After a few busy days, Pei Che first went back to the government office to handle his official duties, then went back to the Taifu Mansion to take care of some affairs. He went to bed early before it got dark, and slept until the next morning.
At three quarters past the hour of Mao, there were three knocks on the door, and a crisp voice was heard outside the door.
"Master Taifu, Jiang Shiyuan is here!"
The person on the bed raised the corners of his mouth before opening his eyes.
Jiang Shiyuan stood at the door with a smile on his face. There was a cloth bundle hanging on his chest. In the bundle was a cat. The cat stuck its head out and looked around curiously.
Jiang Shiyuan was still wearing men's clothes today, a moon-white round-necked robe with a black belt with gold edges around her waist. She was not wearing any makeup, and it was difficult to tell whether she was a man or a woman.
Seeing no one answered, Jiang Shiyuan looked puzzled: Did I remember it wrong?
She remembered that Pei Che always got up at 15:30 in the morning, without any thunder, wind or rain.
By this time, you should have gotten up to practice calligraphy.
Practice calligraphy for an hour, then have breakfast.
Speaking of strictness, Pei Che was strict with himself, very strict, just like what was written in the Pei family's heavenly rules.
That's not right. The servant said Pei Che didn't leave the room.
Jiang Shiyuan was wondering when a steady voice came from the room.
"Enter."
Jiang Shiyuan pushed open the door, took the cat in his arms, and strode in. When he saw the situation in the room clearly, he paused.
Pei Che seemed to have just stood up and walked out from the inner room. His black hair was long and he was wearing a white nightgown with loose collar. When he moved, the texture of his chest was faintly visible...
Jiang Shiyuan's eyes could not help but move from the man's superior face, along his high nose bridge, thin lips, and well-defined Adam's apple, and then spread downward to his vaguely visible...
No, no, no, no.
Jiang Shiyuan realized what he was looking at, turned around with a red face, and covered General Cat's eyes with his hands.
Not enough cats, not enough cats.
"Master, I didn't know you were still asleep. Should I disturb you?" Jiang Shiyuan turned his back and said in panic.
There was a light snort from behind, and footsteps walked towards the locker room nearby.
"Are you in a good mood?" Pei Che's voice came from behind the screen.
Jiang Shiyuan turned around, walked outside the screen, and said with a smile: "Yesterday when I woke up, I received many invitations to my mansion. The girls from various mansions invited me to enjoy the flowers and drink tea."
"And then?" Pei Che continued to follow the daily routine of a girl, and responded from behind the screen.
Jiang Shiyuan, who was outside the screen, continued to chatter, "That's not the point. The point is, Miss Yang San from the Censor's House, Miss Bai from the Vice Minister's House, and Miss Sun Xiao from the Duke's House, they gave me three sets of dowry and wrote letters to thank me. They praised me a lot in the letters, almost praising me to the sky."
Jiang Shiyuan glanced behind the screen and said, "Master, do you know what a piece of rotten wood will become after being praised?"
"What will it become?" Pei Che pretended not to know her teasing and was completely attentive.
"It will turn into a slightly proud piece of rotten wood."
Jiang Shiyuan's voice was full of joy, and this joy seemed to be contagious, and the man behind the screen also raised the corners of his lips.
Jiang Shiyuan heard the laughter coming from behind the screen and his smile widened.
Once again, the tutor pasted her name on the commendation list.
The Luming Academy, which was built 100 years ago, now dominates the entire capital.
"But I think that the credit for that night goes mainly to the Grand Tutor. Without the Grand Tutor's support, I wouldn't have the guts. So -"
"To thank the Grand Tutor, today I, a dedicated book boy and a mighty cat guard, will serve the Grand Tutor. Is the Grand Tutor going to the government office today?"
Jiang Shiyuan picked up the cat general in his arms, raised it above his head, and passed it over the screen.
The general responded to the situation very well and roared at the mighty tiger behind the screen: "Meow--"
Pei Che was amused again behind the screen, and then refused.
"Need not."
Jiang Shiyuan refused: "Why not? Master, you don't have to be polite."
The man behind the screen paused and said, "Because I was suspended."
"ah?"
Suspended?
The joy on Jiang Shiyuan's face froze instantly, and the pride just now turned into guilt.
Is it because of her?
Pei Che was fair and honest. He had never made a mistake in his duties since he entered the government. He was praised by everyone in the court and outside the court. He had never had a single flaw. But now he was punished because of her and was even suspended from his post.
She should have thought of it earlier.
She was only concerned with venting her emotions, without considering the impact on Pei Che.
It was all her fault. She had caused him trouble again, and she was so smug just now.
Jiang Shiyuan pursed his lips, too ashamed to raise his head.
늀놇At this moment, Pei Che's voice came from above his head.
"Jiang Shutong."
Pei Che walked out from behind the screen at some point. He was wearing a moon-white round-necked robe, a black gold-woven belt, broad shoulders and a narrow waist, looking unrestrained and dashing.
"It's a lie."
Jiang Shiyuan was stunned. Pei Che could actually play such a trick?
Was he going to avenge her for teasing him just now?
Jiang Shiyuan raised his eyes to look at Pei Che, and then he noticed the clothes Pei Che was wearing - the same color, the same style.
Jiang Shiyuan was confused. She felt that the clothes Pei Zanxue sent looked familiar. Could it be that the clothes she was wearing were Pei Che's old clothes?
Pei Che stared at him that day, because of this?
After figuring out something, an inexplicable sense of shame swept over him, and Jiang Shiyuan's face instantly turned red to his ears.
Oh my God, Pei Zanxue harmed her!
Jiang Shiyuan was still in a daze. Pei Che had already finished washing up and was about to go to the study. Jiang Shiyuan hurriedly followed him.
It was late autumn and the fog was heavy. The morning light was dim. Pei Che left the bedroom and walked through a long corridor. From a distance, he saw several large boxes placed at the door of the study.
Without waiting for him to ask, Jiang Shiyuan quickly stepped forward and opened the box.
I saw that the box was full of various ancient books and classics neatly stacked.
Pei Che was startled: "Is this what you said you would give me before?"
Jiang Shiyuan nodded.
Pei Che looked at those books. Every one of them was a book he was familiar with and had been collected on his bookshelf.
"How long did it take?"
He himself is well aware of how extensive his bibliography is.
Because it was difficult to collect and he had read it thoroughly, after it was burned that year, he only made a list of books and did not ask anyone to collect them again.
"I just collected them not long ago." Jiang Shiyuan replied, "Although the Grand Tutor didn't blame me back then, I have to correct my mistakes. The Grand Tutor also said that if you make a mistake, it's never too late to mend it."
Jiang Shiyuan raised his head and looked at Pei Che. The words that had been lingering in his heart for years were finally spoken out today.
"Master, Jiang Shiyuan has returned the burned book."
"Can you forgive her youthful ignorance and recklessness?"
Pei Che looked at her, and a different kind of tenderness spread in his heart. She was not ignorant or reckless, on the contrary, she was fearless and brave.
"Jiang Shiyuan, do you want the Master's praise?"
Jiang Shiyuan nodded heavily: "I do."
Before he finished speaking, he felt a sudden warmth on his lips, a gentle touch, like a dragonfly touching the water, or more like a butterfly's wings passing across his heart.
"Well done, Master. I'm proud of you."
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