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Chapter 61: The Tempting Suggestion (2)

  Seeing this table, the young master seemed to have suddenly opened his eyes, and Mr. Xi was greatly relieved, saying that he was kind-hearted and also agreed to his request.

  Xiao Yuxiang's eyes rolled around, and she really couldn't see any flaws on Lin Wanrong's body, so she turned to Biao Shaoxia and said: "Brother Biao, did you really write this poem?"

  Kuo Wu-Chang raised an eyebrow and exhaled with a pleased smile: "Naturally. What do you think, cousin?"

  Xiao Yuxiang smiled and said, "If at the time of the imperial examination, Brother Biao had the talent he has today, it's not just a matter of passing the exam, even if he were to enter the Golden Palace and become the top scholar, it would be easily within his grasp."

  Whether it was Xi Shi, Biao Shao Ye or Er Xiao Jie, they all admired poetry so much. For some reason, Lin Wan Rong suddenly remembered the conversation he had with Xiao Qing Xuan by the lake of Xuanwu that day.

  The Chinese nation has a long history, is diligent and brave, and is intelligent and wise. But why did it suffer from bullying in modern times? It's because of the emphasis on liberal arts over science and technology. Xiao Qingxuan, although somewhat arrogant, saw this point clearly. If not for some misunderstandings, the two could have been considered close friends. However, that little girl was prone to violence at the slightest disagreement, which didn't sit well with Lin Wanrong.

  Young Master Biao received praise from his cousin and was in high spirits. That day, he listened to the teacher's lesson without falling asleep for the first time ever.

  The second young lady also stayed behind to listen to Mr. Lin's lesson, sitting behind Young Master Biao, not far from Lin Wanrong.

  Lin Wanrong was a servant, while the young masters and misses sat, he had to stand, and on top of that, this gentleman's endless chatter made him drowsy, and he actually dozed off standing there.

  He was drowsy, but felt someone tugging at his clothes. He opened his eyes to find that Xiao Yuxiang had already sat down beside him and was pulling at his clothes, saying: "Lin San, you'd better sit down too."

  "Young masters and misses are present, where can I sit?" Lin Wanrong hastily said with humility.

  Xiao Yuxiang saw him pretending to be elegant, and couldn't help but hum: "You were so mischievous yesterday, how can you not remember the young master and miss? You're told to sit down and you sit down, don't you feel tired standing there?"

  Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "Since Second Miss is concerned about me, then I'll just have to obey."

  Xiao Yuxiang glared at him and said: "Who pitied you? You rascal, don't talk nonsense."

  Her face had a hint of shyness, completely different from her arrogance yesterday, as if she had been subdued by Lin Wanrong's scolding. Although she was young, she was already extremely beautiful, and this display of shyness left even Lin Wanrong stunned for a moment.

  Lin Wanrong saw that she was half-leaning on her body and didn't dare sit upright on the stool. She said, "What's wrong? Is it still hurting somewhere?"

  Xiao Er Miss lightly hummed and whispered: "Fortunately, I rested early yesterday, otherwise, if Mother found out, you would be in trouble. However, even if Mother found out, I wouldn't say it was you who hit me."

  "It turns out Miss Second is so supportive of me? I'd like to thank you in advance." Lin Wanrong said with a carefree tone.

  Xiao Yuxiang sighed: "My mother and sister don't have the time to talk to me, I don't have any friends either. It's actually you who can chat with me for a bit. If my mother gets rid of you, then I won't even have this last person to talk to."

  The second young lady lightly bit her red lips, her eyebrows tightly furrowed, and on her delicate little face there was a hint of resentment, making one's heart ache.

  It turned out that this little girl had taken herself as a friend, Lin Wanrong secretly felt ashamed and hurriedly said: "Second Miss, since you take me as a friend, I won't decline either. In the future, if there's anything difficult, just come find me. I'm a person who is eager to help and has a strong sense of justice, I will definitely help if I can."

  Xiao Er smiled lightly, covering her mouth: "You're really thick-skinned. I wouldn't dare ask you for anything, as long as you don't hit me there again, I'll be satisfied."

  As she mentioned that place, Second Miss subconsciously stroked her own buttocks, as if the scorching feeling from yesterday had returned.

  Lin Wanrong looked at her buttocks, hehe smiled, thinking that as long as you little girl don't provoke me, how can I beat you up, I don't have the habit of bullying girls like Xiang Li.

  The day was spent in the study. Xiao Yufeng saw that Lin Wanrong was no longer so fierce towards her, and immediately became more talkative. Fortunately, Mr. Xi had never held much hope for the young ladies' studies, so he turned a blind eye. On the other hand, he became even stricter with Young Master Biao.

  Biao Shao Ye heard Biao Mei chattering away with Lin San behind him, his heart itched, but he had been a good student today and didn't want to ruin the new image he had just established, so he endured the whole day.

  It wasn't until the evening that Young Master hastily turned to Xiao Yuxiang and said, "Cousin, where shall we go later?"

  Xiao Er shook her head and said: "I heard Mother say that Sister is coming back tonight, I want to wait for her return."

  Bao Shaoxia's spirit lifted as he said: "Will Jade also be returning tonight? Why don't I go with you to wait for her?"

  Xiao Yuxiang nodded and smiled: "No problem. However, sister said last time that after coming back, she would see how many poems you can recite? Since brother-in-law says so, it's naturally reassuring."

  Young Master Bai's face suddenly changed, and he hastily forced a laugh, saying: "Ah, I see. I just remembered that tonight I have an appointment with Wang Gongzi and Li Gongzi to study some poetry, so I won't be able to go welcome Cousin Yu Ruo. You'll have to apologize on my behalf."

  Xiao Yuxiang nodded and stood up with a gentle smile: "Then I'll go first."

  Young Master Biao was about to respond when he saw that Xiao Yuxiang's gaze was fixed on Lin Wanrong, and this sentence was actually directed at Lin Wanrong.

  What's going on? Lin Wanrong felt a bit surprised and honored, as the master was taking the initiative to bid farewell to his subordinate. It was rare for a servant to reach this level of closeness with their master. It seemed that he still held some sway in Miss Xiao's heart.

  After Xiao Er's departure, the young master was no longer excited. Lin Wanrong knew what the young master was thinking and asked strangely: "Young Master, such a big event as Eldest Miss's return, how can you not go to welcome her?"

  Young Master Biao cried out in a tearful voice: "Lin San, do you think I don't want to go? It's just that my cousin Yu Ruo is a clever and capable person. She wants me to study hard and every time she sees me, she makes me recite some poems. But until now, I've only memorized four lines of the Book of Songs. How can I dare to see her? I'd better stay here and listen to Mr. Lecturer's lessons honestly."

  This Guo Wuchang must have gone through a lot of such torture, looking at his worried and bitter face, Lin Wanrong couldn't help but shake her head and smile wryly. He's so fed up with studying that this young master is quite stubborn.

  "Miss, this is for your own good. As long as Young Master studies hard and earns a good reputation, whatever you request in the future, just mention it to Madame and she will naturally agree." said Lin Wanrong.

  "Lin San, you've been good to me, so I won't hide it from you either. To be honest, I'm not really interested in this poetry book. However, the two lines of poetry you taught me earlier were truly great. Can you teach me a few more?" asked Young Master Biao, trying to curry favor with Lin Wanrong.

  "No problem, young master's affairs are my Lin San's affairs." Lin Wanrong patted his chest and said: "I will definitely do my best to help the young master achieve his wishes."

  Young Master Bai listened with a smile on his face, seeing that Second Miss had already left, he didn't have the heart to pretend to be a good student anymore, and kept pacing back and forth in the room, gazing out of the window.

  Lin Wanrong knew that Master Biao's mind was no longer here, so he said: "Master Biao, listening to this gentleman talk about books is really not interesting. Why don't we go out and look for some inspiration?"

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