Chapter 26 Help Ah Xu...
“Tick-tick—”
The dripping water in the room recorded the passage of time regularly.
The woman lowered her neck, and her black hair cascaded down onto her gauze skirt.
Rong Jianxue retracted his hand and looked at the back of his hand, stunned for a moment.
It was very hot, as if it wanted to penetrate his skin, pierce his flesh, and drill into the old scabs between his bones.
Rong Jianxue realized it belatedly and curled up her joints.
She still had her head lowered, her neck long and white.
I don’t know how long it took.
A hint of compromise flashed across his cold eyes, and he spoke in a hoarse voice, "I'll write a class schedule for you. Tomorrow, you'll have him teach you accounting according to the schedule."
As he spoke, Rong Jianxue stood up, turned around and tried to get some paper from the bookshelf.
But he didn't take a step forward.
The next second, a soft hand grabbed his wide sleeve.
Just like that rainy night in the ancestral hall, she grabbed his clothes and said softly, "A Xu, I'll go with you."
The woman gently grasped his sleeve, her voice hesitant and trembling.
"Sir... help Ah Xu..."
The candlelight in the room stopped crackling, and the man stood there motionless.
The force on the sleeve was clearly light, but he didn't break free at all as she held him.
For some reason, Rong Jianxue suddenly remembered that many years ago when he was studying at Randeng Temple, he had asked Master Miaofan a question.
What is compassion?
The master smiled and said: "Give happiness to all sentient beings and relieve the suffering of all sentient beings."
The force on the sleeve was as light as a feather: "Sir... help Ah Xu..."
"Besides you, I don't know who else I can rely on..."
All living beings suffer, and all living beings have no happiness.
He saw her suffering.
She cried, as if she was devoutly worshipping her own gods and Buddhas.
I don’t know how long it took.
Finally, Rong Jianxue slowly turned around, stood tall and graceful, and looked down at the woman with tearful eyes from above.
Tears hung on her long eyelashes, and when she looked up, her eyes were full of trust and sadness.
Her black hair spread all over her body, and she looked like a water fairy who had fallen into the mortal world, with clear and bright eyes.
She raised her eyes to look at him, the candlelight and tears in her eyes flickered a few times, like stars.
Like the mournful Buddhist sound in a mountain temple, the Buddha has kind eyes and the Bodhisattva has lowered brows.
Pei Jingxu heard a man's cold and solemn voice from above.
"Quit him, I'll teach."
Suddenly, Rong Jianxue seemed to hear the Buddha in the distance sighing and saying, "Buddha has mercy on me."
The night is like water, and the water is quiet.
--
When Pei Jingxu returned to the west courtyard, it was already dawn.
Seeing that she was in a good mood, Hongyao guessed that her plan was going well.
"Girl, you're back."
Hongyao stepped forward and let Pei Jingxu sit in front of the bronze mirror. She readily helped her remove her makeup and comb her hair.
Pei Jingxu was indeed in a good mood. There was a faint smile on the corner of her lips, and her beautiful face became even more seductive.
"Tell the accountant tomorrow that he doesn't need to come." Pei Jingxu hummed a little tune.
"yes."
Hongyao smiled and asked while combing Pei Jingxu's hair, "Miss, what should we do next?"
Pei Jingxu narrowed his eyes and looked at himself in the bronze mirror.
“A few days ago, was Prince Chen Qianfan punished by the emperor to kneel down?”
"How did you know about this, young lady?" Hongyao was a little surprised. "This matter was widely reported not long ago. It was said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince failed to manage the refugees, causing many grain vendors in the capital to raise prices, which in turn caused the refugees to loot the grain. The government punished His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by making him kneel outside the Golden Throne Hall for two hours!"
Pei Jingxu chuckled when he heard this, but a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
Of course she remembered.
She still remembered that Crown Prince Chen Qianfan was also one of Bai Shutong's followers.
At that time, because grain dealers everywhere refused to sell grain to Prince Chen Qianfan, he set his sights on the grain shop owned by Pei Jingxu.
She was just a woman and had no one to rely on. Moreover, Pei Jingxu had a bad reputation. No matter where she complained, no one would sympathize with her.
So, Shen Qianfan sent people to disguise themselves as thieves late at night and robbed all the food in her grain shop.
The grain shop was part of her dowry. After it was stolen, Rong became even more disgusted with her. She taught her a lesson for not knowing how to run a business and transferred all the other shops under her name to her.
Later, after Bai Shutong returned to Beijing, Shen Qianfan fell in love with her at first sight. After learning that Pei Jingxu had "bullied" his lover, he sent people to frame and beat her many times. He also asked her to perform for Bai Shutong in front of civil and military officials at a palace banquet.
Shen Qianfan...
Pei Jingxu uttered these words.
This time, she wanted to see if he could still destroy her shop in her hands.
"Bring over all the fake account books from those shops. I want my good husband to look them over tomorrow."
"yes."
--
Early the next morning.
After Rong Jianxue returned from court, he changed into a moon-white robe.
The incense in the study was replaced with the fresher scent of agarwood. He sat at the desk and picked up the account book that he knew by heart.
Seeing this, Jiang Hui smiled and scratched his head: "Master, didn't you tell the Second Lady to come back this afternoon? Why are you preparing so early?"
Rong Jianxue's brows were calm, and her expression was slightly serious: "She has already been delayed for half a month. The progress needs to be accelerated."
It was not enough to just learn how to read accounts. The agreement she signed with her mother also included an item about running a shop.
Therefore, he had to find time to take her to the shop to learn in person.
In fact, time is very tight, so he needs to connect those contents together to save some time.
Jiang Hui smiled and was about to say something when he saw a servant come to the door and report: "Master, there is a young man outside who wants to see you."
Rong Jianxue frowned slightly when she heard this and put down the account book in her hand: "Who?"
"He didn't say his name, he just asked me to give you this token." As he said this, the servant handed over the token.
The moment Rong Jianxue saw the token, his eyes turned cold and his brows furrowed. "Let him in."
"yes."
Soon, the young man was led by a servant into the east courtyard and came before Rong Jianxue.
"I'm honored to meet you, Master Young Master." The man raised his eyebrows slightly and bowed to Rong Jianxue.
Rong Jianxue's face was gloomy, and his voice was serious: "Nonsense! As the crown prince, how can you leave the palace alone without your guards?!"
Shen Qianfan has always been in awe of this Master Young Master. He bowed slightly and said, "Master Young Master, don't worry. I have the secret guards following me. I will be fine."
Rong Jianxue's tone became even colder. "There are many assassins in the capital today. The Prime Minister and I have both been assassinated. The assassins are clearly targeting you, Your Highness. You must not take it lightly."
"I understand, I understand," Shen Qianfan said, dressed in a blue and purple robe, like a child from an aristocratic family. "It's just that my father has been in a bad mood these days. He said that I don't know how to govern a country and asked me to learn more from Master Shaofu."
Rong Jianxue closed her eyes slightly and said in a cold voice, "If Your Highness has any questions, you can ask in the palace. You shouldn't go out of the palace alone to ask."
"The palace is boring, so students should just take a walk."
Shen Qianfan smiled, then bowed and said, "Regarding the 'On Governing a State' that you taught me a few days ago, I do have a few questions that I would like to ask you."
Rong Jianxue closed the account book.
He stood up, walked out of the study, and pointed to the stone table under the tree in the courtyard: "Let's talk there."
Shen Qianfan spent the entire morning asking Rong Jianxue questions.
As a crown prince, he did have many things he didn't understand about governing the country and the people. When Rong Jianxue was seven years old, he had already memorized these national policies and theories, which was much more profound than Shen Qianfan's.
It was not until after noon that Shen Qianfan's problem was finally solved.
"Your Highness is not yet familiar with the content of the third chapter. You will need to continue reading and understanding it after returning."
"Thank you for your teachings, sir."
"Also..." Rong Jianxue wanted to give some more instructions.
Not far away, a clear and soft voice came: "Ah, there are guests..."
Pei Jingxu appeared in the east courtyard holding a book.
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