C5

Her identity in the Xie Clan was no better than a Xie Zhangyue. Even if she could borrow some strength to deal with him today, what would happen in the future?

"Xin, I heard you're not feeling very well. Don't stand here and take the wind."

It was as if YaQi didn't notice the kneeling Xie Zhangyue as she said to her in an exceptionally cordial manner, "Let's go in and chat."

Before Xie Zhangyue left, he didn't forget to bend his body to remind Xie Zhangyue who was kneeling on the ground. "This slap, treat it as a congratulatory gift from me sending second sister to you for studying too hard."

After Xie Zhangyue left, Xie Zhangyue raised his head. The hatred burning in his eyes seemed to want to burn a hole in his back.

Princess Yaoqi had always been a person who didn't like to read books. The study room in the mansion was basically the place where Yan Jiuke frequently visited. However, after Princess Zhizhong returned to her own residence, she went straight to her own study. When she pushed open the door, she saw her own ninth brother sitting upright in his study as usual.

"Nine, help me find a few books." Yan Jiuke looked up and glanced at her. He suspected that the reason she was looking for the book was because she was here to play with it.

"What books do you want?"

"Aiya, it's a historical record, the Qin Sutra, the Hundred Family Court."

Yan Jiuke held the book in his hand and said sarcastically, "Qingfeng can't read, why is he flipping through books randomly?"

Princess Yaoqi argued, "It's not what I want, it's what a friend of mine wants!"

Miraculously, Yao Zhi Princess, whose father was not fond of her mother, had a bad temper because of her own ninth brother. She couldn't find another friend that she liked in Yan City while holding a lantern. This time, Yan Jiuke had the interest to listen to the story. He indifferently put down the book and said, "Oh."

Princess Yaoqi had always been a talkative person, so she couldn't hold back any longer. She narrated everything that had happened today at the Xie Clan's estate in the middle of the afternoon.

"It's my real brother. I only heard her say bad things about me when I got closer!"

Yan Jiuke once again picked up the book, flipped through a few pages, and with a nonchalant expression, he said, "So you severely punished her?"

Yaoqi rubbed her nose, denying it, "No, I just gave her a slap."

"How is your friend?"

"Zhang Shen, when she talked to me today, she was always absent-minded. Maybe she's not fully recovered yet."

For some reason, Yan Jiuke's mind had been playing back that day in the study like lightning. She took the initiative to throw herself into his arms, and very quickly, her stubborn, unwilling to beg for mercy. The images crossed each other, as if they were two people. Wanted to capture him?

"What else did she say to you?"

"It's nothing. She just told me not to forget to send someone to deliver a book to her."

Yan Jiuke slightly raised his brows, feeling that this matter was becoming more and more interesting.

Ever since he slapped Xie Zhangyue, he didn't know if he had learned to be a good boy or not, but it was rare that he would come looking for Xie Zhangyue's bad luck. Xie Zhangyue spent a few peaceful days within the mansion. One of the maids, Lu'er, had returned from the Internal Affairs Bureau. Perhaps she had been bullied by the Internal Affairs Bureau, but as soon as she lifted the curtain, her anger was completely focused on Xie Zhangzhen, who was sitting in an easy chair reading, "Reading all day is useless!"

Finished speaking, he threw the curtain and left. Xie Zhangzhen did not take it to heart, so her reading was naturally useful. The Xie Clan was definitely not a place to stay for a long time, she did not study in order to get into the Imperial Examinations, although in the past few years there had been very few people who had relied on their own true abilities to get into the Imperial Examinations, it was still the most honorable path for her to leave the Xie Clan. She had no choice but to take a gamble. Furthermore, the books borrowed from Yaoqi were very interesting. The originally boring history of the imperial court would occasionally produce two lines of annotations, which were always unique and could be understood in half the work of an unknown master.

"Miss, Miss, the mansion is decorated with lanterns and decorations, what do you think is the good news?"

To Xie Zhangzhen, this was the greatest joyous event since the Grand Princess had passed away. However, this was a taboo that had its own ears and walls, so she was unable to say these words out loud. "I can't guess, just what kind of joyous event is this?"

"Old master is celebrating the new year!"

Xie Zhangzhen was unfamiliar with this marquis until now. He didn't know where this happiness came from.

Ling'er had an expression of disappointment. "At that time, Miss will be celebrating her birthday. Even if you don't want to, Madame, you have to release Miss from your confinement."

Ling'er looked at her surroundings, then leaned in close to Xie Qianshen and whispered, "At that time, all the dignitaries and dignitaries of the imperial court will come. The Ninth Prince will also come."

After saying that, Ling'er gave Xie Changshen a look filled with self-experience, as her face suddenly turned red for some reason. She had been wondering why the Xie Estate had been so quiet these past two days. So it was because there was no way she could do anything about it.

"Miss, Miss has arrived." Following Lu'er's shout from the other side of the wall, the curtains were pushed aside once more and the Xie Family's eldest daughter walked in swaying from side to side.

This was the first time they had met since the punishment they had received. Xie Zhangzhen was also able to clearly see the appearance of this young miss.

How to describe it?

She seemed to be a daughter raised in the south of the Yangtze River. Her figure was slender and her eyes were beautiful, looking forward to life. Any man who saw her would feel slightly tipsy. She took a few steps forward and took Xie Chang's hand, and said earnestly, "Ever since my sister was punished last time, I have been feeling very sorry for you, but I don't know if my sister's health is better now?"

As she spoke, her eyes inadvertently glanced at the book on Xie Zhangshen's lap. When she clearly saw the familiar handwriting on it, she suddenly tightened her grip on Xie Zhangshen's hand.

Xie Zhangzhen's hand tightened around his own. His hand began to ache, and he pretended to be as sincere as he replied, "Thank you elder sister for your concern. My body has already recovered and I'm fine."

He tried to pull his hand away. Xie Zhangyi let go of her hands and smiled gently. "I wonder what kind of medicine little sister has used recently. If there's anything missing, please send a servant girl to my Ru Yi Pavilion to get it."

These two sentences were said in a very generous and appropriate manner, much like the words of a great beauty who had a good heart. It's just that …

Xie Zhangzhen knew very well that when she was about to die from illness, Xie Zhangyi had not come to deliver medicine. When she was about to recover, he had asked her if she wanted medicine. This Miss Xie had really picked the right time. Xie Zhangzhen thought that he had a lot of experience in dealing with such intelligent people. All he did was play dumb and show them off. If he made them happy, he would show off his fox tail.

Xie Zhangzhen forced himself to think about the days when he was oppressed by Chu Huai Nan in the Kingdom of Qi and the next moment, two streams of tears came out of his eyes, "Only big sister truly treats me well in the Xie Clan."