Noble Lady

Chapter 26: A Confidante with Beautiful Sleeves

"A true man should cultivate himself, manage his family, govern his country and bring peace to the world. If you can't even take care of your own family, how can you rule the country and bring peace to the world? If you can't even control a woman, what's the point of reading so many books of sages?"

He Minzhi was bewildered by Liu's scolding, "Mother, what happened at home today? But Xue was disrespectful to you again. I'll go now..."

"No need."

Before he could utter the words "Let's settle the score with her", he was interrupted by Liu.

"You've been busy outside all day, go back and rest early."

He Minzhi was scolded harshly, without knowing what went wrong. Liu was usually the most patient when talking to him, but in fact, she was not impatient at all and left with a sullen face.

He wanted to ask clearly but there was no one to ask.

Today in the Hanlin Academy, I was scolded by two senior editors in turn just because I used the wrong paper when copying a roster. One of them said that he was the top Jinshi and didn’t know what kind of paper to use for different types of books?

One scolded him for having read so many years of sage books, saying that he couldn't read with any kind of paper or pen.

The two of them scolded him severely but no one stood up for him.

I thought I could talk to my mother and relieve my stress when I got back.

Who knew that I would be bullied outside and also be bullied at home, and I was so angry that I was full of it.

He Minzhi didn't eat the meal anymore and went to the study with a lot of anger.

Ji Minrou felt that her chance had finally come.

After He Minzhi went to the study, she quickly brought the food and drinks that had been prepared long ago and followed him.

Shi Tou benefited from her, so naturally he didn't stop her.

Ji Minrou entered the study without any obstruction.

At that time, He Minzhi was full of anger and was writing with his brush to vent his dissatisfaction.

The four characters "Qingyun Zhishang" are written in a style of flying dragons and dancing phoenixes.

Unfortunately, it has only the form but no spirit, and is very empty.

"My cousin's handwriting is really good." Ji Minrou stood beside him for a long time with food and drinks in her hand. She waited until he finished venting and put down his pen before praising him loudly.

He Minzhi paused and looked at her happily, "You know how to read too?"

Ji Minrou shook her head. "I can only barely recognize a few words, how can I say I understand them? I just think from the bottom of my heart that my cousin's handwriting is really good."

He Minzhi had heard too many compliments in the past, so she had a high opinion of herself and never took others seriously. She certainly didn't take this young widow cousin who could barely read and whose husband had died seriously.

He was caught in the middle of this unexpected situation. The more he looked at her, the more he liked her. Her words became more and more beautiful, and every word touched his heart.

……

Furong Curie.

Xue Chenyu walked around the yard and thought the moonlight was nice, so she asked Yuzhu and the others to set out some tea and snacks, and lit two lamps, making the yard bright and spacious.

However, Furongju and the main residence of the He family were only separated by a wall and a door, so the noise from the other side could still be heard to some extent.

Yumei had just gone to see the excitement with great interest and came back to report that as soon as He Minzhi returned home, the old lady called him to Ciwenyuan to scold him.

Yuzhu became worried, "Miss, Lord He has returned home. Will it happen again..." She ran to the door and shouted like last time.

"No, and I'm afraid he can't come today."

She has already closed the door. If He Minzhi was smart and didn't want to be turned away again, he wouldn't run to her.

Besides, Ji Minrou had been in the He family for a few days, sleeping on the broken wooden bed with an old dressing table discarded by others every day, and she could no longer hold back.

Today is a great opportunity for her.

As she was speaking, Yumei came running over eagerly, "Miss, Miss, that cousin has brought some wine and food into the study."

"Well, keep watching over there. No matter what happens, don't alert the enemy."

"Yes, girl." Yumei went there again with great interest.

Xue Chenyu: I have worked hard to pave the way for her for so long, and now it’s finally time to take action.

If Ji Minrou doesn't behave herself, she will have to replace her.

A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and when she looked up, she saw Yuzhu with a frown on her face, "Miss, that cousin's husband just died not long ago, she..." She couldn't be still thinking about the girl named He, right?

Xue Chenyu smiled but said nothing.

Yuzhu's expression changed from shock to confusion. It seemed that she could not understand this behavior.

Xue Chenyu also felt that she didn't need to understand. "Alright, don't make it hard on yourself. You should actually be happy. If they don't mess around, how can your daughter divorce the He guy?"

Yuzhu went from doubt to determination, "Yes, the girl is right."

Only by doing something bad can one have something to hold against him. Just by saying a few unpleasant words like before, the whole family ganged up on the girl and bullied her. No one would think it was right for the girl to divorce him if people told others about it.

But if a woman dared to do this to her husband's family, she would have been drowned in spit.

This world is so unfair to women.

……

study.

"Hey, why is my cousin here?"

Ji Minrou put down the food and wine, raised her head and revealed her thin little face, which was the size of a palm. She looked again as delicate and frail as a willow in the wind, with sorrow in her eyes and brows.

"Cousin, please don't blame your aunt. Even though she gets angry and scolds you, she actually worries about you more than anyone else."

He Minzhi flashed a look of impatience, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Thank you, cousin, for bringing me food... How did you get the wine?"

"It was Rou'er who acted on her own initiative. Rou'er originally thought that since my cousin was unhappy, maybe he would feel better if he had a couple of drinks and wrote some poems to vent his feelings. And it was just fruit wine, it wouldn't be..." intoxicating.

He just frowned slightly. Ji Minrou immediately tried to take the wine jug away nervously, but found that she couldn't lift the jug because He Minzhi held it down tightly.

She became even more flustered. "Don't famous scholars all emphasize the beauty of being slightly tipsy? Why don't you have a drink, cousin, and try to find that feeling of inspiration? Maybe you can leave behind a masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages."

After saying this, he lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong.

It turns out that He Minzhi looks down on this kind of thoughtfulness and gentleness.

But these two days, she was probably angry with Xue Chenyu, and now Ji Minrou seemed to be fine in every way.

Even at this moment, he felt that she was the kind of confidante he was looking for.

"Cousin, would you like to talk to me?"

Ji Minrou pretended to look at the door, "I'll just deliver the meal and leave. This is the study after all. If I stay for a long time, wouldn't that be against the rules?"

"Is there anything in the He family that I can't decide? If I say it's in accordance with the rules, then it's in accordance with the rules."

Ji Minrou reluctantly gave up the idea of ​​leaving and poured him some wine.

Then he pulled a chair and sat next to him.

"Come to think of it, Auntie's anger today was also caused by Madam."

Ji Minrou briefly explained what happened today in a calm tone.

To sum up, when Liu heard that her son had been bullied in Furongju, she called Xue Chenyu over in anger to teach him a lesson.

But she ended up suffering an even bigger setback and was completely embarrassed.