There was a smile of surprise in the corners of Jiang Shi's eyes and eyebrows, and he looked much happier and more excited than when he learned that he was the top scorer.
He asked Yu Tanqi, "Tanqi, are you going to make me underwear before the wedding?"
She snorted: "Otherwise, I have nothing to do?"
He looked at her small hands in his hands, his eyes full of love.
"Your hands have never sewed, and I wouldn't want you to do this for me."
She deliberately said, "Then I won't do it anymore?"
Yu Tanqi thought Jiang Shi would be anxious, after all, this was a traditional wedding custom.
When a man receives underwear made by a woman and wears it, it not only represents that the two have a good relationship, but also that the woman will be a virtuous and capable wife.
Yu Tanqi does not want to be a virtuous and capable woman. Such a description is a means for men to restrain and oppress women. It seems to be a compliment to women, but in fact it is a disguised bullying.
Who says women must be virtuous and capable? Not only do they have to wash clothes and cook for men, working themselves to death, but they also have to give birth to children and prevent men from being seduced by other women.
Yu Tanqi couldn't understand what benefits being virtuous and capable could bring.
Good reputations are all fake.
Jiang Shi, however, did not show any displeasure. He nodded repeatedly and said gently, "You don't have to do it. I'll do it for you."
Yu Tanqi was stunned. "How can you help me with this? Is it not good?"
"How can it be bad? Husband and wife are one. It doesn't matter who does it."
"I haven't married you yet."
"You're going to marry me eventually."
After Jiang Shi said this, Yu Tanqi felt a little embarrassed.
It seemed that she had never made anything for Jiang Shi herself, but it was Jiang Shi who had been making things for her.
First it was cooking, then Rouge, and now he even has to help her with needlework.
When she thought of Jiang Shi's well-jointed hands holding needle and thread for embroidery, the picture was so beautiful that she quickly stopped imagining.
"Don't worry, prepare for the Spring Examination first."
Perhaps, it is not impossible for her to learn needlework for him.
Jiang Shi said gently, "I can learn needlework in my spare time."
He didn't just talk about it. From then on, he would spend half an hour every day learning needlework.
Yu Tanqi felt distressed and wanted to stop him, but he refused.
Whenever Yu Tanqi wanted to pick up the needle and thread, he stretched out his long hand to prevent her from touching it.
"Tan Qi's hands are so beautiful, they can't be pricked with holes by needles. And you are so afraid of pain, how can I bear to let you get hurt by needles for me."
"But I would also feel bad if you were pricked by a needle and bled."
She saw the blood beads on his fingertips caused by the needle, and her eyes were filled with heartache.
"It's okay. It doesn't hurt."
He wiped the blood off the paper and began to learn how to thread the needle again.
She watched from the side, feeling both distressed and helpless.
But he was in high spirits.
"I want to embroider a sachet for you first and give it to you before New Year's Eve."
It is now September, and the autumn is bleak.
It got dark early, and Yu Tanqi was afraid that Jiang Shi would turn on the light to learn needlework at night, so she kept staring at him and urged him to read more and write more.
Every day when Jiang Shi sent her back to her room for bed, she would wrap herself in the quilt, with only her fair, round head exposed, and stare at him sternly, saying, "Go back and go to bed. You are not allowed to read or write, and you are not allowed to secretly learn needlework."
Jiang Shi laughed and kissed her on the lips.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's go to sleep."
Yu Tanqi looked at him for a long time, then said worriedly, "If I find out that you didn't listen to me, I'll be very angry."
His fingers gently stroked her pink cheeks and whispered, "Don't worry, I dare not disobey you. Go to bed. It's already late."
Yu Tanqi was indeed sleepy. He closed his eyes and said sleepily, "I'm going to sleep, Zi'an, good night."
"Good night, Tanqi."
He leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.
After leaving Luqi Courtyard and returning to Shaoguang Courtyard, Jiang Shi looked at the needle hole on his finger, remembered Yu Tanqi's repeated instructions, hesitated for a moment, and still did not pick up the needle and thread.
Yu Tanqi also forbade him to read or write anymore.
Jiang Shi lowered his eyes, slowly clenched his palms, and whispered, "Danqing."
"I'm here."
"Is there any unusual movement?"
The capital city today is only calm on the surface, but in fact, there are undercurrents in the former dynasty and the harem.
Yun Xuan went to stop Yu Tanqi again and could not hide the fact from Jiang Shi.
After Jiang Shi came out of the Autumn Examination Hall, he naturally caused Yun Xuan a lot of trouble again.
He directly sent people to capture Rong Ze, a general under Yun Xuan.
Rong Zeming is ostensibly a civil official from a humble family, but in reality he is the legitimate son of a king of a different surname whose family was confiscated and exterminated more than ten years ago. He escaped by chance, changed his appearance, and stayed in the countryside for more than ten years, thus avoiding disaster.
In the past two years, Rong Ze has been giving advice to Yun Xuan. Not only did he help Yun Xuan hurt many people of Jiang Shi, he also almost harmed Yu Tanqi. Although Rong Ze's experience is indeed touching, Jiang Shi does not intend to let him go easily.
Yun Xuan was unwilling to give in and caused the emperor to become seriously ill again. The Sixth Prince was powerful in the court and had been conferred the title of Prince. He was the first prince to be conferred the title of Prince, and his title was "Qin".
In the harem, Yan Qingyu was named Concubine Hui.
The queen was busy taking care of the seriously ill emperor, and Yan Qingyu was given the power to assist in managing the six palaces.
The situation in the former court and the harem seemed to be only favorable to Yun Xuan and the Sixth Prince.
Although the emperor soon named the eldest prince the Prince of Jin, in the eyes of civil and military officials and the people in the capital, it seemed that the sixth prince was the best candidate for crown prince in the emperor's mind.
Today's autumn is much more bleak and cold than in previous years.
Once the emperor is seriously ill and there is a young and energetic prince, a power struggle is inevitable.
After Jiang Shi won the top prize in the autumn examination, more and more people wanted to visit him every day, but he refused them one by one and didn't want to see anyone.
Soon it was the spring examination in March of the following year.
Yu Tanqi once again wore red and sent Jiang Shi into the examination room.
"come on."
Yu Tanqi clenched his fists and made drumming gestures in front of Jiang Shi.
Jiang Shi also clenched his fists and bumped fists with her.
Before entering the examination room, he whispered something quickly in her ear and quickly turned around when the girl's cheeks turned red.
Yu Tanqi wanted to punch him but didn't have time to throw it. He looked at his back and snorted.
Linlang and Taohua were a little curious about what Jiang Shi said that made Yu Tanqi blush instantly.
Linlang gestured for Taohua to ask.
Tao Hua then asked directly: "Miss, what did the prince say to you?"
Yu Tanqi's eyes looked a little unnatural, and he said vaguely: "Nothing, he just said that he would definitely pass the imperial examination and asked me to wait for him at home."
"Why is your face so red, young lady?"
"Hot."
Yu Tanqi pretended to be calm, fanned his face with his hands, turned around and walked towards the carriage.
"It's only March now, why do you feel hot, young lady?" Taohua asked.
"You're wearing too many clothes. Let's go back quickly. I need to take off my clothes and change."
How could Yu Tanqi possibly tell them what Jiang Shi had said to her?
Because what he said was—
"On the wedding night, when your name is on the imperial examination, a single moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold coins. Tan Qi, wait for me."
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