In order not to fall into the trap, Du Xiang practiced a few songs hard and pretended to go to Zhao Qingyue.
Zhao Qingyue had a warm attitude and listened attentively, although she felt it was too lacking. Her comments were also very tactful, and she looked dignified and virtuous, like a good cousin.
In order to avoid being criticized too much, Du Xiang always made excuses. When he saw her looking at the account books, he mentioned it while Ji Huai and the old lady were there. Zhao Qingyue took the initiative and said: "It's good to study. It may be useful after you get out of the cabinet." . ”
"If you are free, teach her so that she can be with you in the future." The old lady said.
She was born as a concubine, and no one taught her these things. Song Yi was in charge of her family before. She was very worried about this matter and was a little hostile to Zhao Qingyue.
"My granddaughter-in-law knows that she will teach her cousin well." Zhao Qingyue agreed on the spot.
The Hou family had great businesses, including several in Zhuangzi. Ji Huai only took care of the affairs of the court and never interfered much with family affairs. It was not easy to manage these properties.
Du Xiang didn't want to learn to think, but the old lady deliberately paved the way for her. She also knew the other person's thoughts and had a correct attitude. Whenever she was free, she would go to Zhao Qingyue's yard and see Ji Huai.
Learning how to make an account book is not an easy task. Du Xiang has never been exposed to it at all. Seeing Zhao Qingyue banging the abacus and doing mental calculations orally quickly, she was embarrassed and embarrassed for a while.
She can play the piano a little and draw a few paintings, but she knows nothing about these. The difference is not even the slightest, which feels a bit like humiliating herself.
"Let's just read something simple today. Don't be stressed, cousin." Zhao Qingyue still had a smile on her face and glanced at Qiulan, who then took an account book over.
Du Xiang took the account book and tightened his fingers.
She didn't believe it. She could definitely learn what Zhao Qingyue could learn, and she would learn it better than her!
"Madam, pastries have just been delivered from the kitchen." Qiulan walked towards Zhao Qingyue carrying the pastries.
"Let me try it." After Zhao Qingyue finished speaking, she looked at Du Xiang, "Cousin, don't learn it now, eat some cakes and then learn it."
After she finished speaking, she asked Qiulan to bring another plate of pastries to Du Xiang.
"I'm not hungry." Du Xiang looked at the account, twitched the corners of his mouth, and squeezed out these words.
She can't learn well, and if she doesn't learn well, she will be embarrassed. My grandmother will probably think that she can't do anything, and she can't win the situation for her, and it will be difficult in the future in the Marquis Mansion.
As before, Zhao Qingyue didn't rush her and started eating by herself. Du Xiang gritted his teeth and continued to dial the abacus, looking down at the accounts.
Zhao Qingyue now has the reputation of teaching her, and he is probably laughing at her every day!
Du Xiang was calculating the accounts, which made her dazzled and couldn't help but yawn. It was really difficult to continue reading.
During this period, there was movement at the door, and Ji Huai came.
He was wearing a moon-white brocade robe today, and he was elegant. Du Xiang stopped what he was doing and looked at him, unable to take his eyes away.
"I came at a bad time." Ji Huai looked at Zhao Qingyue with a disturbed look, "Didn't you eat a lot of lunch just now? Are you hungry again?"
Zhao Qingyue took the last bite of pastry in her hand, wiped the corners of her mouth gently, and then said after a while: "Didn't the Marquis say in the past that it would be good to eat more? Now I think I eat too much."
Ji Huai chuckled: "The last few times I came here, I saw you eating a lot."
She took the tea brought by Qiulan and snorted coldly: "Master Hou is saying that I am lazy, don't teach my cousin well, and hide and eat alone."
When Du Xiang heard this, he paused his movements, lowered his head, and tried his best to appear aggrieved.
She felt that Zhao Qingyue was taking the opportunity to embarrass her, but the Marquis Mansion had a huge property, and she wanted to find out more about it for the old lady, otherwise everything would go into the other party's belly.
If it succeeds and the old lady takes notice, she will not settle for a small concubine!
"I didn't say that." The Marquis said in a clear voice. He glanced at Du Xiang, lowered his voice, turned around and walked out, "Don't disturb my cousin's study for now, you come with me."
"Don't worry about me." Du Xiang hurriedly said.
Ji Huai didn't take it seriously and had already reached the threshold. Zhao Qingyue also stood up, leaving only one sentence: "I'll go take a look and won't disturb my cousin."
Before Du Xiang could say another sentence, the two men had disappeared.
Qiulan looked at her absent-minded cousin and couldn't help but sneer in her heart. Only her young lady has a good temper and can be so kind to people with impure thoughts.
The old lady and Miss Du were both thick-skinned, and they didn't know what they were planning.
Zhao Qingyue followed Ji Huai into the study. He walked directly to the desk, stopped and looked sideways at her.
"The Marquis took the initiative to invite me to the study in broad daylight. I would be embarrassed, but you can't blame me this time." She came over quickly, with a smile on her brows and a slight raise in her tone.
She's been pestering him a lot lately, so she's been doing some mischief and often comes to the study to look for him.
Ji Huai shook his head helplessly, as if there was nothing he could do to her. Then he took a wooden box over and opened it, revealing the two things inside.
Zhao Qingyue took a few steps forward, staring intently, and kept getting closer.
These are two hairpins, one of which is a gold wire inlaid with precious stones, and the other is a gold wire dotted with green flowers. The body of the hairpin is exquisitely made and the carvings are lifelike, which shows the exquisite craftsmanship.
She had seen a lot of good things, but she was also attracted to them.
"If you think about it, I rarely give you jewelry. The ones I had in the shop last time were not worthy of you, so I found these two pieces, thinking you would like it..."
"I like it!" Before he finished speaking, the joy on her face was already revealed. She reached out and picked it up, "Did the Marquis give it to me? Are these two pieces mine?"
"Are you so happy?" He saw a smile in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth curved.
"Yes." She nodded heavily, took out the hairpin and looked at it carefully. She looked at both of them without concealing herself, "I like both of them, and they were given by the Marquis. Just treat them as greedy. , I can’t bear to give any of them to my cousin.”
Ji Huai smiled: "I tried every possible means to find it, so naturally I gave it to you. Does it have anything to do with her?"
Zhao Qingyue's eyebrows were crescent, and she picked up the hairpin and handed it to him: "Master Hou, put it on for me and see if it looks good."
He took it, took a step forward, and slightly covered her black hair with his hand. Perhaps he had never helped the woman wear these jewelry before, and she seemed a little clumsy and cautious.
Just as she was about to put it on, she suddenly put her arms around his waist, very intimately.
Ji Huai paused, put the hairpin into his hair, and said warmly, "Okay."
The person holding him instead retracted his hands and hugged him tighter.
He lowered his eyes and looked at her, pondered for a moment and then said, "I can't look carefully at you like this."
"Master Marquis gave it to me. It's naturally beautiful." She said firmly, raising her head in his arms and facing him with a fair and delicate face, smiling, "I like it very much."
Ji Huai looked at her, with a smile on his lips and a bright mood. He took the initiative to take another one and put it on her carefully: "As long as you like it."
As soon as he put it on, she stood up on tiptoes and placed a kiss on his lips, as gentle and sultry as a dragonfly touching water.
Zhao Qingyue saw that his expression did not change, his expression flickered, and then he quickly restrained himself. The corners of his mouth even showed a slight arc: "Aren't you saying I'm sorry? You are so proactive."
"No one else." She said, standing up on tiptoes again, pretending to kiss his other side. She originally thought he would hide, scolding her for being so unruly during the day, but she didn't expect that he wouldn't move and saw her stop. Halfway through, his sword eyebrows were slightly raised.
The two of them were close, their eyes facing each other, and her clear and bright beautiful eyes were looking at him lovingly. Ji Huai couldn't help but lowered his head and covered her delicate lips. Unlike the gentle and probing in the past, Ji Huai was a little bit more... A touch of dominance.
Zhao Qingyue kept moving back, leaning against the desk. His hand clasped the back of her head, prying open her teeth and going deeper.
"Boom."
The boy outside heard the sound of items falling and walked quickly to the door. He looked at the closed door and stopped silently, never daring to step forward.
Seeing that Ji Huai didn't say anything, he turned around and left again.
The Marquis doesn't like being served, and he is probably busy, so he shouldn't bother him.
Du Xiang had been looking at the account book. When he saw the sunset in the west, there was still no sign of Zhao Qingyue. Instead, Qiulan stood aside politely. From time to time, he would ask her if she wanted more water or tea. She looked extremely respectful, but there was a smile in her eyes. It made her very unhappy, even disgusted.
She waited for a while, but Zhao Qingyue still disappeared. Qiulan took the initiative and said: "If cousin is tired, why don't you go back and rest? Madam, please take your time, there is no need to rush."
"Where has my cousin gone? It's been a long time." Du Xiang pretended to be confused.
"I don't know, I don't know, but there must be something wrong." Qiulan replied.
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Du Xiang couldn't sit still anymore, so the maid who was waiting for the old lady came and asked her to come and have a meal.
She quickly got up and walked out.
During this period, she learned that Zhao Qingyue and Ji Huai went to the study room and didn't come out all afternoon, and her mood suddenly became even more depressed. The other party must have deliberately used his cousin to keep her cold!
When the old lady asked, she looked disappointed and mentioned a little about what happened this afternoon. Seeing that the old lady's face was slightly dark, she pretended not to know and ate in silence, with a happy look on her face: "I have made a lot of progress in the past few days. My cousin taught me Very attentive.”
"Who knows whether it's true or not? Aren't you going to leave me alone this afternoon?" The old lady snorted coldly, "I will talk to your cousin about that matter again in the next few days. It is probably Zhao Qingyue who caused the trouble."
Du Xiang didn't reply.
at the same time.
Zhao Qingyue, who had slept for several hours, woke up on the floor of the study room. Her eyes were charming, as if she was still glowing with spring. Recalling the scene that happened, she was so shy that the tips of her ears turned red.
It's over.
The Marquis was also dragged down to the mortal world by her, and he actually did such ridiculous behavior on the desk.
She thought, wishing she could hide under the quilt and not see anyone.