In fact, Xie Yushu had briefly considered having Chu Jinyu become Han Zhongyu's apprentice, but considering that Han Zhongyu was always so busy that he probably wouldn't have time to teach Chu Jinyu, she didn't bring it up.
Now that he heard that Han Zhongyu was willing to come down from the yamen to teach him, he was naturally overjoyed!
After all, the books that ancient students read were completely different from what she learned. Although she had read some ancient classics, they were still far inferior to the systematic teaching here. For example, those eight-legged essays gave her a headache just looking at them, let alone tutoring Chu Jinyu.
With Han Zhongyu to do it for her, she was naturally happy to agree and readily agreed!
Han Zhongyu's little scheme got its wish, and he happily ate an extra bowl of rice!
He originally intended to tutor Chu Jinyu, but due to the heavy workload of official duties, he had no choice but to settle for second best and let Chu Jinyu stay at the mansion after school so that he could check his studies in his spare time, give him some pointers, and also help Xie Yushu with some of the burden.
Okay, he admits it. He just wants to get more involved with Xie Yushu so that the heartless person won't kick him out of her circle one day!
Although she seems amiable and kind, you can tell from her attitude towards Xiao Yi that she is ruthless. Her man ran away, but she acted as if nothing had happened and lived a prosperous life. It seems that she had done everything she could and didn't care about the outcome!
If I don't get more involved with her, she might just cut ties with me one day if she's unhappy!
Alas! How can there be such a cold-hearted woman in the world!
There are so many women who are gentle and tender, devoted and faithful to each other until death, so why did he fall in love with this woman who was so rational that it was outrageous, saying "If you have no feelings for me, I will leave you"?
The road to love is fraught with difficulties, truly turning the young man's head white with worry!
Although Han Zhongyu was sentimental, he pretended to be indifferent on the surface. After the meal, when Xie Yushu took her leave, he said that he had just gone to Lanting to talk to her about something. So the two of them took their horses and accompanied Xie Yushu back to the manor.
To their surprise, they ran into Xiao Yuanhang, who had come looking for Xie Yushu, as soon as they stepped out of the city gate!
That night, Xiao Yuanhang went to Xie Yushu to express his true feelings, but was thrown back to the Xiao family by Xie Tianqi and the others. He was afraid of losing face and secretly resented it for a whole day.
Then he recalled the beautiful face of Xie Yushu that he had seen under the hazy moonlight. Even her scolding and cursing had a unique charm. He felt more and more regretful. How could he have been so blind to break off his engagement with Xie Yushu!
Looking at Xie Yujiao, who is now involved with him, besides being competitive and unreasonable, she has no likable qualities whatsoever!
It has to be said that Xiao Yuanhang's little scheme perfectly demonstrates the inherent weakness of men—their fickleness, infidelity, and tendency to be easily swayed by beauty!
After finally making it to Xiao Yan's wedding day, Xie Tian only managed a few perfunctory words to the newlyweds before retreating back to his room.
Of course, after the incident in Xiejia Village, Xiao Yan and the others who had just started to get cocky quickly shrank back, and their wedding was far from the grand spectacle they had imagined.
Not only were they beaten, but Xie Yushu also humiliated them in public. The group felt ashamed to face anyone. In addition, their arrogant and petty behavior when they gained power had already offended almost everyone in the village. So even though Xiao Yan's marriage was considered quite good by the standards of the village, her wedding day was extremely quiet!
Most people just took a token amount of food, ate a quiet meal, and left. Even when Xiao Yan wanted to show off her dowry, no one came. After Xiao Yan got on the donkey cart and left, she was left with a mess.
Xiao Yuanhang was preoccupied with how to win Xie Yushu back, ignoring the mess at home. He refused Xiao Yan's request to go to the groom's house to support him, using the excuse that there were things to do at the academy.
Upon arriving at the academy, he didn't even bother to visit his lover, Qiu Hong. Instead, he asked for leave from the academy and rushed off to Tai'an Prefecture.
Although I didn't know where Xie Yushu was, she had been providing free medical care in Tai'an Prefecture for a long time, so I found out after asking around a bit, which led to the encounter at the city gate.
Thanks to Chu Mingzhu's attentiveness, Xiao Yuanhang was dressed in an indigo brocade robe with a matching sheepskin cloak, making him look somewhat respectable.
But Xie Yushu, who knew his nature well, felt disgusted when she saw him. Moreover, Xie Yushu did not think that he had come to find her, and had no intention of paying attention to him at all. She continued to ride back on horseback, chatting and laughing with Han Zhongyu.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuanhang came up to him himself and started talking...
"Sister Xie, wait a moment, I have something to tell you!"
Xie Yushu's hands were itching again, but she suppressed her adult impulse and patiently said...
"I have nothing to say to you, get out of my way!"
"Sister Xie! Listen to me, it really wasn't my intention to break off the engagement with you. It was Xie Yujiao who seduced me!"
You've always been the one I've always loved!
I know this past year has been tough for you, and it's all because of me. If I had just married you back then, none of this would have happened. I've always wanted to make it up to you!
Really! I don't mind that you were divorced. As long as you're willing, I'll go back to the Xie family and propose marriage again!
Xie Yushu finally couldn't take it anymore, raised her riding whip and lashed it across Xiao Yuanhang's face, finally silencing him!
"How could you be so rude! I genuinely wanted to make it up to you!"
Xiao Yuanhang couldn't believe Xie Yushu actually dared to slap him. He covered his face with one hand and questioned her.
Han Zhongyu also coldly rebuked
"Where did this scoundrel come from, daring to stop people in broad daylight and spouting nonsense! If you dare to say another word, don't blame me for being impolite!"
As soon as Han Zhongyu finished speaking, Li Guang, the guard who had been afraid of disturbing his master and Xie Yushu's conversation, hurried over. Seeing Xiao Yuanhang blocking his master and Xie Yushu's horse, he reached out and grabbed Xiao Yuanhang by the back of his neck, pulling him aside and scolding him.
"You audacious scoundrel, daring to disturb the lord's carriage! You're itching for a beating, aren't you!"
Han Zhongyu knew who this person was almost the instant he opened his mouth. Thinking of what Nanxing had said about what he had done, he felt disgusted. Moreover, this person dared to harass Xie Yushu in front of him. Han Zhongyu wished he could beat him up on the spot.
However, he had been a gentleman since childhood and could not bring himself to beat up a group of scholars in the street. Anyway, he wouldn't be able to cause trouble for long, so he was just waiting to be severely punished by the law in court!
Xie Yushu clearly thought the same thing as him. Xiao Yuanhang was a piece of rotten dog shit. It would be too dirty to hit him. A vain, arrogant, shameless, and heartless person like him should be brought back to his original form and made to lose everything he wanted most. That would be the best punishment for him!
However, Xiao Yuanhang was clearly unaware that Xie Yushu and the others already knew his background.
Hearing Han Zhongyu refer to himself as "this official," and recalling the rumors circulating in the village a few days ago about the governor personally reading the imperial edict to Xie Yushu, and knowing that Xie Yushu had previously saved the imperial envoy Han, she stepped forward, solemnly performing a student's salute, and boldly guessed...
"Student Xiao Yuanhang greets Your Excellency the Governor!"
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