Lin Jinyong's face was iron-green as he stared at the book in front of him.

  Where she had scraped with the silver knife, a hole suddenly appeared, not very obvious, but indeed it was broken after being scraped too hard. This hole, without asking its origin, except for Lu Xian, no one else dared to make this vicious move.

  Miao Ya timidly looked at Lin Jian Rong's expression and whispered: "Young Master said that this is Mr. Zhu's treasured book, not something that can be solved with a casual apology or some money, Seventh Young Master will still have to ask Mr. Zhu to be his teacher in the future, how can he leave a bad impression? He has no other choice, so he asked Miss if she wants to ask Madame to help?"

  "How could he?" Lin Jinrong still held a grudge and now added new hatred. In her impression, Lu Xian had two great hobbies: one was playing chess, and the other was collecting books. He must win at chess, and his love for books was like his life. So when Lu Xian got angry over this book, she wasn't surprised, but she didn't expect him to use Mr. Zhu's precious borrowed book to humiliate her into apologizing. His own books were not easily lent to others, yet he used someone else's book to wantonly destroy it. It seemed that she had underestimated his shamelessness.

  Miao Ya lowered her head and played with her fingers, stiffening her scalp and saying in a low voice: "Young Master Shao said that as long as the girl sincerely repents and apologizes to him, he will not pursue it further."

  "He's dreaming!" Lin Jing smiled slyly: "You go tell him, since he doesn't cherish it so much, this book will stay with me then. I wonder what he'll use to repay Master Zhu! In the future when Seventh Young Master comes to pay respects, I'll let Seventh Young Master take this book to give to Master Zhu and say it was found in the corner of my family's west wing!" Do you think she's just an ordinary naughty little girl who did something bad and is afraid of being punished by adults? She isn't! She doesn't believe that Master Zhu will go listen to Lu Xian slowly explaining, saying that his cousin was mischievous and took the book or something. If such words could come out of Lu Xian's mouth, he wouldn't be Lu Xian anymore.

  Miao Ya glanced at the book twice, her lips moved slightly as if she wanted to say something but ultimately held back, and replied softly before leaving without mentioning it again.

  Lin Jinyong picked up the book, wanting to slam it to the ground, but out of respect for Mr. Zuo and his habit of being frugal, he restrained himself and turned around to gaze at the dark blue sky outside the window, letting out a long sigh.

  "Litchi couldn't help but ask, 'Miss, why do you dislike Young Master Lu so much?' Not wanting to marry into the Lu family and having a grudge against Lu Xuan were two completely different concepts, she was very perplexed."

  Lin Jinyong withdrew his gaze and said with a scowl: "Because some people are born with a face that invites dislike."

  On this day, many things happened, and Litchi's mood was also somewhat unquiet. She went to get the needle and thread and sat beside Lin Jingrong, doing needlework while carefully saying: "Miss, you said that Young Master took this book and made it into this state, how does he plan to explain it to the various gentlemen?" Even if Lin Jingrong apologized to him, in the end, she still had to explain it to the various gentlemen.

  Lin Jiran said with a bad temper: "Need to ask? He has taken a fancy to our family's collection and wants to take advantage of it, then push all the blame on me, making me suffer punishment again and apologize to him, killing three birds with one stone."

  "What? He's so bad?" Lychee was shocked to see that the elegant and refined Young Master Bai turned out to be such a sinister and twisted person.

  Lu Xian would not have really hidden Mr. Zhu's books, but Lin Jianrong had to say that in order to feel comfortable. In fact, she also wanted to know that if she really fulfilled Lu Xian's wish, how would Lu Xian solve the hole on the book? Ask someone to repair it?

  The lantern suddenly exploded with a "pop", and Miao Ya happily walked in, placing the lacquer box in front of Lin Jinyong's face, smiling and saying: "Miss, have some fruit." Then she called out to Lychee and asked where Guan Yuan had gone.

  "She didn't feel well, so the girl let her go down and rest first." Lychee glanced at the lacquer box and saw that it was filled with five kinds of fruit candies: plum sugar, sugar broad beans, honey bullets, honey dates, and milk sugar lions. She smiled and said, "Oh my, Miao, these are all so delicious, who gave them to you?"

  Miao Ya carefully looked at Lin Jie Rong and said: "It was given to me by Young Master Biao. Actually, he's not a bad person..." Seeing Lin Jie Rong raise an eyebrow, she immediately changed her words: "Oh, I mean, he's not too bad... He said he'd buy my second brother a good fishing net... Miss, try some, it's really delicious." Earlier, she had gone back empty-handed and nervously told Lu Xuan what Lin Jie Rong had said, but Lu Xuan didn't get angry or anything, instead calling for Chang Shou to bring her fruit to eat. It was actually Chang Shou who glared at her with a scowl, how annoying.

  Lin Jinyong got up and went inside: "You eat, I'm a bit tired today."

  Miao Ya hurriedly said: "Miss, can I take this book back?" Lin Jinrong didn't respond and forcefully slammed the curtain. The blue fabric curtain flew up in a half-circle arc, swaying several times like a swing before slowly coming to a stop.

  The girl was still angry with herself for the first time, although she was only muttering to herself, Miao Ya felt very wronged and looked at Lychee with a sad expression: "Sister Lychee."

  Lychee let out a soft sigh and said in a low voice, "Foolish girl, you were bought off with just a fishing net and a box of sugar?" Lin Jingrong was so resentful towards Lu Xian, but the people around her began to defect one after another. First, it was Guiyuan who didn't have the decency - although Lu Xian had put the blame on her head and given everyone an excuse to save face, the truth was still the truth, and Lin Jingrong would feel uncomfortable whenever she saw Lu Xian in the future. Next, Miao Xiao was easily bought off and even spoke up for him, which made Lin Jingrong even more furious.

  Miao Ya was extremely wronged: "What kind of person am I? Even the golden mountains and silver seas can't compare to how well Miss treats me. I just, I just think that Young Master Bao is not bad. Earlier, Miss treated him like that, but he didn't do anything, Miss tore up this book and scolded him, but he still didn't do anything, instead giving good things to me and my brother. I just wanted to make Miss angry, and get angry with others, isn't it still oneself who suffers...?" It turned out that this little girl was feeling guilty because earlier, when Lu Xiang fell into the water, not only did she not cause trouble for the siblings, but instead gave them things with a smile.

  Silly girl, this hole was actually made by that "good" young master himself. Earlier, he also used his siblings to threaten the young lady. Miao Miao is so innocent and lovely that Lychee can't bear to tell her the truth. She smiled and stuffed a dried plum candy into Miao Miao's mouth, coaxing her: "Good Miao Miao, the young lady knows your heart. She's just tired for now. Take the candy and eat it on the way down. If the young master asks you to do anything else, just tell him that the young lady doesn't like it."

  "Exactly, I'm in a difficult situation."

  The immortals are fighting, but aren't the little ghosts suffering? This is still because these two masters have a soft heart. If they were to encounter someone like Lin Wu, Liu or Qi, this bit of grievance wouldn't even be considered a grievance. Lüzhi smiled and handed that book wrapped in white silk to Miao Ya, saying softly: "Take it away and tell Young Master that the young lady won't be naughty again. She just has a strong mouth, but actually her heart is already regretful, she can't put down her face."

  "Hmm!" Miao Ya excitedly hugged the book and lacquer box, jumping up and down as she ran out. Lychee gently lifted the curtain to take a peek inside, but saw Lin Jin Rong lying on his side in bed, motionless with his back to her. Suddenly, she felt like laughing - it had been a long time since she'd seen him so childish.

  Miao Ya rushed to the west wing's entrance in one breath, and was about to dash inside with her head down when someone grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back. "Little girl, what are you running around for? You don't have any discipline at all!" It was Gong Mama.

  "Good, mom." Miao Yu, who feared Gong Mama the most besides her own mother, forced a smile and dodged past Gong Mama's side with a quick turn of her eyes.

  Gong Mama saw clearly, one hand grasped her collar from behind, and shouted: "What are you doing? What's in your hand?"

  "It's the sugar candy that Master Bao gave me!"

  Gong Mama raised the white handkerchief wrapped book and narrowed her eyes: "What's this?"

  Miao Ya's eyes fluttered as she pondered how to respond, when Lu Xian walked out from inside with a smile and said: "Miao Ya, have you girls finished looking?" Then he stretched out his hand towards Gong Mama and said straightforwardly: "Mom, this is Mr. Zhu's treasured book, it's very precious. Fourth sister was curious and borrowed it to take a look."

  Gong Mama was silent for a moment, smiled and handed the book to Lu Jian, silently measured Miao Ya at a glance, and bid farewell.

  Lu Xian swept a glance at the white silk on the book and asked Miao Duo: "What did it say?"

  Miao Ya hurriedly said: "Our girl won't be naughty again in the future. She just puts on a strong front with her words, but actually she's been regretful for a long time, it's just that she can't swallow her pride."

  Lu Xian had been holding back for a long time before finally curling up the corners of her lips, and her smile was like the clouds parting to reveal the moon: "Alright, you tell her, I won't bother acknowledging her."

  Miao Ya nodded and curiously asked, "Young Master, how do you plan to mend that hole? Do you need needle and thread or fabric? Do you want me to go find some for you?"

  Lu Xian finally couldn't help but burst out laughing, but didn't respond to Miao Yu's words and went straight into the house. Changshou looked at him with disdain and whispered: "You're stupid if you say you are, and you won't even admit it when you're wrong! Using needles and thread to mend books? You must have thought of that, but isn't that mending a book bag instead of a book? Want to know? Ask me!"

  Miao Ya was furious, but she strongly wanted to know how to make up for the book, so she endured and said: "Changshou, please tell me, okay?"

  "Listen up." Changshou's nostrils pointed towards the sky: "I'll tell you, but you won't understand, stupid girl!"

  Miao Ya's cheeks puffed out like goldfish, and with a fierce movement, he raised the lacquer box in his hand and slammed it onto Zhang Shou's head. The contents of the box - plum sugar, sugar peas, honey pellets, honey dates, and milk sugar lions - spilled out all over Zhang Shou's body.

  Miao Ya burst out laughing and raised her chin, saying: "Is it sweet? I'll eat the leftovers, consider it a reward for you! No need to thank me!"

  "Die, you little scoundrel! You're looking for death!" Cháng Shòu took a quick glance at Lù Jiān's silhouette on the window and cursed in a low voice, reaching out to grab Miáo Yuè.

  Miao Ya ran early to the gate of the courtyard and spat at him: "Long life long, short life short..."

  This name was given by the old master himself, just to get a good omen, meaning that the second young master would live for a hundred years. How could this dead girl be so cheap with her words? Longevity was furious and didn't care that she was a guest in someone's home, took off her shoes and threw them at Miao Yu, Miao Yu dodged quickly, and the shoe hit the door with a dull thud.

  Miao Ya pinched her nose and picked it up, hahaha laughed, didn't look at it and threw it far away. Changshou shouted loudly and was about to rush over recklessly to avenge, but heard Lu Jian say in a low voice from inside the house: "Changshou, come in."

  Changshou couldn't help but stand still, staring dead at Miao Ya who was running away with a smug look, her eyes brimming with tears.

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