People are not their own family's relatives, managing them strictly is not good, and not managing them is afraid of accidents and failing to fulfill the trust of the Yang family. This task is really difficult to handle, Tao Shi is extremely worried that Wu Xiang will come up with another trick. Fortunately, for the next half day, Wu Xiang was quiet and didn't say he wanted to ride a horse or do anything else, but just sat in the carriage talking to Lin Shiquan. Chun Ya went to ask around and said that Lin Shiquan had been telling Wu Xiang about his hometown's customs and people, which Wu Xiang found very interesting.

  "Fortunately, there's Ah Quan; otherwise, he would have run back and forth on horseback a few more times and that would have been the end of me. Wu Xiang, this kid, usually looks so refined and well-behaved, how did he become so mischievous and hard to manage?"

  Gong's mother smiled and said, "I've heard that people who are arrogant and overbearing often have a bit of a wild streak. And what about Wu Ershao, who became famous at such a young age? He must have been spoiled by everyone since he was little, so how could he be a good person? Otherwise, why would Wu's wife be so happy when she heard that you were going to Qingzhou?"

  "Yes, I know his family, but after all, we don't have much contact with each other. How can I know what kind of temper he really has?" Mrs. Tao clasped her hands together and joked: "Bodhisattva, please bless this child to follow me to Qingzhou and back again without any trouble, and everything will be fine."

  Lin Jinyong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mother. Wu Ergou won't cause you any trouble." Actually, he wouldn't dare to cause big trouble, but small troubles were hard to avoid. To be honest, although they had known each other in their past lives, they hadn't really interacted with each other privately. It wasn't until today that she discovered Wu Xiang also had a playful and childish side.

  At dusk, everyone finally arrived at the post station on their way from Pingzhou to Qingzhou.

  Due to Qingzhou's proximity to Daxing, the official and private tax offices were thriving, and many merchants and travelers came and went, as well as officials from the government. Although this station was not small in scale, it was still packed with people.

  The Lin family rarely ran on this road, and the steward went to contact the residence. The post housekeeper didn't care about it at all. It was still the Wu family's steward who relied on his familiar face to give the post housekeeper a lot of benefits and said a lot of good words before barely clearing out a small courtyard in the corner and squeezing the car, horse, and people inside.

  So it doesn't matter what kind of male-female segregation, as long as people's living arrangements are properly arranged, that's all there is to thank heaven and earth.

  After a long bustle, everyone was settled in properly, and the food was also arranged and brought up. Mrs. Tao had given orders earlier that all expenses for the Wu family would be borne by her, and they were treated equally with the Lin family, so there was no distinction between you and me, only masters and servants, and they started eating dinner lively.

  Mr. Lin San had a bad face for Lin Shiquan, like a thorn in his eye, and he would make things difficult for him whenever he could. But when it came to Wu Xiang, the newly-minted number one scholar, he was extremely polite, often dragging out stories about Wu's nephews this and that, drinking small cups of wine, and talking about refined topics related to calligraphy and painting that he thought Wu would be interested in.

  Wu Xiang didn't drink, and wasn't familiar with him either, still a bit annoyed. Smiling reluctantly to get past it, he pulled Lin Shenzhi away to whisper something. Lin Shenzhi slipped back over, quietly tugging on Lin Jinyong's clothes, saying in a low voice: "Fourth sister, Wu Erge says he wants to compete with you at blowing the sheng. He asked if you brought one, and if not, he has prepared new ones, telling you not to be afraid of losing."

  The fruit is for this, Qiao knows that Wu Xiang will not admit defeat, but did not expect him to choose this time to challenge. Lin Jianrong thought for a moment and said in a low voice: "Tell him, I'm not afraid of losing." I also brought it with me, but today is not like usual, how can I compare with him? There are plenty of opportunities in Qingzhou, why rush?

  As soon as the words fell, Lin Shenzhi had not yet had time to go and pass on the message, when he saw Wu Xiang already standing up and making a bow to Lin Sanlao: "Loudly said:" The young nephew has a wish that has not been fulfilled, today is an opportunity, I want to ask Aunt and Uncle to fulfill it.

  Mr. Lin San exclaimed: "What's the matter?" And then he turned back to Mrs. Tao with a self-satisfied smile and said: "Look, we can actually help the new jinshi."

  Although Tao knew that Old Master Lin was joking, he felt that his expression and tone made him look like a dwarf next to Wu Xiang, very flattering and shameless, so he looked down and pretended not to hear.

  Lin Sanlao saw that she was ignoring him and couldn't help but secretly resent it. He turned his head to ask Wu Xiang, "Noble nephew, just speak up, as long as I can do it, I will not refuse."

  "It's nothing big." Wu Xiang turned around and smiled brightly at Lin Jian: "I lost to Fourth Sister in a flute-blowing contest last winter, and I've been hung up about it ever since. In my spare time, I've been practicing hard, hoping that one day I can win back. Earlier, Fourth Sister went to the countryside, and I was busy preparing for the exam, so there was no chance to compete. Today is a good opportunity, please ask Uncle to allow Fourth Sister and me to have a contest."

  Mr. Lin was taken aback for a moment, then readily agreed: "What's the big deal? It turned out to be such a small matter, let's compare and see who wins or loses."

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  It's not worth arguing about, but if your own daughter plays the sheng, can you just let these rough and unrefined people from the courier station listen to it? Tao Shi looked at Lin San with disdain and patiently advised Wu Xiang: "Young master, there are many complicated things going on here, and it's noisy. If you play now, who knows if others will find it disturbing? Why don't we wait until we get to Qingyuan to compete? Your cousins, both boys and girls, also know how to play. With more people, it'll be lively, and your aunt can be the judge, she's an expert."

  Mr. Lin San, although he heard that Tao Shi was sarcastic about his pretending to understand, also didn't dare to refute Tao Shi's words, so he put on a stern face, lowered his head and just focused on eating and drinking, slamming the wine cup with infinite resentment, making it clang loudly.

  Wu Xiang, however, was not to be deterred and smiled apologetically: "Auntie, we're just playing inside the house, it's not bothering anyone. If they don't want to listen, then that's their loss. It's extremely rare for a woman to play the sheng anyway, if we don't go out and say anything, no one will know it was Fourth Sister who played it. Right, Fourth Sister?"

  Taoshi was somewhat unhappy, why didn't this person listen to the greeting? Can't even wait for a moment, it's too much. But it wasn't good to refuse Wu Xiang again, so he turned his head and looked at Lin Jianrong, meaning that Lin Jianrong should reject him himself.

  Lin Jingrong's emotions were complex, although she had long known that this trial was inevitable, but she didn't expect Wu Xiang to be so eager and determined to compete with her. His series of actions told her that just now he let Lin Shenzi go over and talk to her, not to ask for her willingness, but to formally inform her that whether she was willing or not, she had to compete with him. Similarly, regardless of whether Lin Sanlao and Tao Shi agreed or not, they had to compete.

  This attitude actually makes people feel a little uncomfortable. In the past, when Wu Xiang's competitiveness was directed at others, Lin Jianrong just watched with a detached attitude and thought it was fun. But today, when he faced himself, she realized that dealing with such an unmasked sharpness was not easy. Although so many things have passed, under such pressure, Lin Jianrong still wants to make Wu Xiang lose again. Unfortunately, Tao has already made it very clear that at this moment and in this situation, she must refuse.

  Lin Jinyong said in a low voice: "Wu Ergou, this kind of occasion is actually not very suitable..."

  Wu Xiang interrupted her and smiled: "Fourth sister, are you afraid of losing?"

  Unabashed ambition, such a person has never lacked admirers and worshippers. Perhaps a suitable setback would make him more memorable. The key to a suitable setback is a matter of degree. Lin Jianrong wasn't afraid that Wu Xiang would lose face, but she didn't want Wu Xi to be too humiliated either. Here, in front of just these few people in the house, it wouldn't matter if Wu Xiang lost, but once they arrived at Qingzhou and were in front of the Tao family's sisters and brothers, if Wu Xiang lost, he would likely feel even more uncomfortable. Maybe that would make him remember more deeply, but at the same time, it could also lead to other unexpected emotions. Although she was gambling, she had to be cautious every step of the way. Lin Jianrong looked at the Tao family, seeking their opinion with her eyes.

  Wu Xiang noticed and softly begged: "Aunt, aunt, I'm just in this room, let someone close the door tightly, no one will know."

  Tao was somewhat helpless and didn't know what to do with him, so he just sighed and nodded in response.

  After dinner, Gong's mother led the way to clean up the house, and even lit a stick of incense. Then she stood at the door, seriously acting as the door god.

  Lin Jinyong didn't use Wu Xiang's prepared trick, but instead asked Litchi to open her personal belongings and took out the flute given by Tao Shunqin. She was determined to make Wu Xiang concede defeat willingly, even if it meant cheating. What did she have to fear? Her rebirth was already the greatest cheat in life, and she just wanted to live well and not dwell on this.

  Wu Xiang saw this and also took out his own familiar good flute, seriously tuning it for battle.

  Taoshi smiled and looked at Wu Xiang: "Xianzhong, everyone sitting here is from my family, aren't you afraid we'll be biased?"

  Wu Xiang smiled but didn't speak, his eyebrows and eyes full of confidence.

  He admitted that he was indeed inferior to Lin Jianrong earlier, but not necessarily now. The effort he put in this aspect was only slightly less than the effort he put in his studies, and even surpassed the effort he put in chess. On that day, Lin Jianrong won him carelessly in the snowy plum blossom shadow, although he conceded defeat with a smile at the time, the feeling of being unable to bear it was completely different from the feeling after losing to Lu Xian, so much so that he had never forgotten it.

  Tao saw that he wasn't speaking and his expression was extremely serious, so she didn't bother him either, and instead went with Lin San Lao Ye...

  Lin Xian listened quietly as the two of them competed.

  Wu Xiang elegantly bowed to Lin Jinyong and smiled: "Fourth sister, you first."

  Lin Jinrong did not decline and sincerely played a piece of music.

  Autumn's chill is cool, the moon's color is cold and clear. The border town is a thousand miles away, the soldiers are frozen in armor, sitting around the fire at night, sleeping with their helmets as pillows: The river water flows quietly, the boat fires are scattered, travelers think of their hometowns, singing to the moon: The wind blows through the wutong trees, the night birds cry sadly, that person gazes at the moon, filled with sorrowful thoughts...

  "Sorry about that." Lin Jinrong was slightly out of breath, his eyes cast downward as he put down the flute and bowed to Wu Xiang: "Please, Second Brother Wu."

  Wu Xiang gazed at her with a strange and contemplative look in his eyes.

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