When people encounter a critical situation, sometimes they will be at a loss, and sometimes they will react quickly, which is different from usual.
Song Jianing was very fortunate that she reacted quickly enough this time. Glancing at the recipe in Guo Xiao's hand, she reluctantly said, "Okay, it's just an isolated copy, eldest brother, be careful, don't break it."
Guo Xiao gave her a deep look, and nodded expressionlessly.
Song Jianing smiled, led his younger brother, and walked away with ease.
Guo Xiao stood where he was, his eyes chasing after the petite figure, but the hand behind him clenched tighter and tighter. When Song Jianing's sister and brother walked away, Guo Xiao reopened the recipe and looked at the painting that he just glanced at. Looking at it, a sneer appeared on the corner of the man's mouth, this Liang Shao really had a bad heart.
As soon as his footsteps turned, Guo Xiao directly returned to his Yihexuan.
In Linyuntang, Song Jianing lay on the bed after having lunch, secretly thinking about how to deal with Guo Xiao after seeing Guo Xiao for a while. She took Brother Mao and Shuang'er together, Guo Xiao never dared to do anything to her, and there was no danger to her body, so the only thing left was to explain the painting. That painting... Thinking of a solution, Song Jianing suddenly felt ironic.
In the last life, Liang Shao gave her to Guo Xiao, hoping that Guo Xiao would help him rise to the sky. In this life, she did not intend to use Guo Xiao to deal with Liang Shao, but since Guo Xiao had to come over, she didn't need to disturb her mother's stepfather, and simply let Liang Shao's career break in Guo Xiao's hands. So, is it karma
Thinking of the grievances of her two lifetimes, Song Jianing was not sleepy, she only pretended to close her eyes when Shuang'er came in to wake her up.
After washing and changing clothes, Song Jianing went to his mother to pick up his younger brother first, and Lin didn't think much after hearing that his daughter was going to Yihexuan to pick up books.
This noon, Song Jianing lay on the bed for half an hour, Guo Xiao didn't sleep at all, and was sitting in the study all the time. Hearing that Song Jianing's sister and brother were coming, he picked up the recipe, walked out of the study, and went to the hall to meet the sister and brother.
"Big brother!" Brother Mao ran towards his brother.
Guo Xiao picked up his younger brother, nodded with his stepsister who was saluting him, and then sat on the main seat. He didn't mention the recipe for the time being, and only asked the maids to serve the cakes. The fragrant yam and jujube mud cake, Mao Ge'er sat in his brother's arms and ate a few pieces in a row. Although Song Jianing was greedy, she was not greedy for the food delivered by Guo Xiao, and only slowly tasted it with tea.
When Brother Mao had had enough, Song Jianing smiled and said to Guo Xiao, "Brother has to wait for me to speak, don't you really want to be greedy for my recipe?"
Guo Xiao touched Brother Mao's head, the corners of his lips slightly raised. He used to think that his step-sister was pure-hearted and wrote everything in his eyes, but after an accidental fall on a steep slope, he had learned his step-sister's almost flawless concealment ability, and Guo Xiao no longer dared to believe anything his step-sister said. This girl, pure when pure, is complicated, and he can't see through it.
"I have something to discuss with the four girls. You take Brother Mao to the yard to play." Guo Xiao put down his brother and instructed Shuang'er.
Shuang'er looked at his master.
Song Jianing glanced at the open hall door. Knowing that Guo Xiao was going to talk about the painting, he nodded and said with a smile, "Just play here, don't go far." In the end, he had to guard against Guo Xiao.
Shuang'er smiled and coaxed Brother Mao to go out with her. She used to be the second-class maid next to Mrs. Tai. In the past, when the eldest girl was not married, the eldest son would talk to the eldest girl alone, so she did not feel that it was inappropriate for the eldest son to be alone with the fourth girl.
After Shuang'er went out, Ah Shun also retreated under the porch, only the childish voice of Brother Mao came in from time to time.
Song Jianing turned his head and asked Guo Xiao suspiciously, "Is there something wrong with eldest brother?"
Guo Xiao glanced at her, put the recipe on the table over her side, and said calmly, "See for yourself."
Song Jianing blinked blankly, picked up the recipe, and turned the first page gracefully, as if she was reading a book in her own boudoir. Guo Xiao's eyes locked on her face, seeing that she was actually reading the sequence in front of the recipe line by line, his index finger clasped his knee twice, and finally reminded: "There is something in the book."
Song Jianing was shocked, and quickly turned it over, and soon found the painting. Seeing it clearly, Song Jianing opened his mouth dumbfounded. After a while, he tilted his head and asked Guo Xiao in confusion, "Brother, why does the woman in this painting look a bit like me? What does that line of poetry mean?"
She is simply like a little girl who has not yet been enlightened in the affairs of men and women.
Guo Xiao was dubious, stared at her and said, "Scholars like to convey love through poetry and painting. Liang Shaoming sent you a recipe, but he actually wanted to send him a painting that he made by himself. As for the poem, he said, because of your ice-faced hibiscus. It was so good that he didn't want to read and went out to find Fang."
Song Jianing didn't expect Guo Xiao to say it so straightforwardly, and the surprise in his eyes matched a girl's surprise when she learned that she was told by a man in poetry. After being surprised, Song Jianing's face sank, and he immediately threw the recipe onto the table, angrily saying, "I, I didn't even know this was hidden in the book, otherwise I would never have accepted it!"
Guo Xiao still didn't believe that she really didn't know, but he was sure that his stepsister really had no intention of Liang Shao.
That's enough.
Picking up the portrait that fell on the ground, Guo Xiao stuffed it back into the book, got up and said, "He's not right, if he's an outsider, I'll definitely expel him out of the house and make decisions for you. But he's the only grand-nephew of the grandmother's family. It also involves your reputation, An An, I can only guarantee that he will not disturb you again, and when his spring break is over, I will find a way to transfer him to leave Beijing, and I will not be able to become a Beijing official in this life."
This is exactly what Song Jianing wants. Liang Shao is eager to rise to the top, but he can only be a local official in this life. For an ambitious official like Liang Shao, being depressed is more uncomfortable than killing him.
"Thank you eldest brother." Song Jianing bowed his head, with mixed feelings in his heart.
Guo Xiao looked at her tender and lustrous cheeks, and clenched his hands. In the end, he couldn't say anything. He only whispered, "I'm your eldest brother, I should take care of you."
Song Jianing didn't know what to think, but at this moment, Brother Mao ran back, thinking that the yard wasn't very fun. Song Jianing took the opportunity to leave, but Guo Xiao couldn't hold it back, so he took the recipe and went out with her for a while. Song Jianing and his brother returned to Linyuntang, and Guo Xiao turned to look for Liang Shao.
Liang Shao was lying in bed reading a book, when he learned that Guo Xiao was coming, he immediately put down the book, jumped up, quickly put on his shoes, and just about to get up, he caught a glimpse of a tall figure stepping into the door, but the first thing Liang Shao saw was in the hands of a man. The familiar cookbook. For a brief moment, Liang Shao's whole body seemed to have frozen blood, and he sat stiffly by the bed, unable to react.
How did this cookbook get to Guo Xiao
"Retreat." Guo Xiao walked in front of Liang Shao and said coldly.
His imposing manner was terrifying, and Liang Shao's servant fled out in a panic.
Liang Shao's palms were sweaty. Before he could think of an excuse to turn around, Guo Xiao moved first. He took out the picture in the recipe, and threw the recipe into Liang Shao's arms very casually. His voice was colder than the ice layer condensed on the lake of Guogongfu: " The spring season is approaching, and my cousin had better study behind closed doors. If you tell me again, I hear that my cousin has free time to take a stroll in the garden…”
"Don't worry, Shizi, I was confused once, and I will never dare to be confused again." Liang Shao got up with a white face, bowed his head, and gave Guo Xiao a big gift like a servant: "I just ask Shizi to give me a chance to reform, don't Tell my aunt, if I make my aunt disappointed and angry, even if I die a hundred times, I will not be able to forgive my sin."
Guo Xiao snorted, disdain to listen to such high-sounding words, and turned away.
Seeing the tall figure disappearing into the doorway, Liang Shao's legs softened and he fell down, covered in cold sweat. Anger, remorse, fear, fear, and fear flashed through his heart. After a long time, Liang Shao's eyes slowly fell on the cookbook that fell to the ground. A few months of planning was ruined, Liang Shao was furious, and when he picked up the recipe, he was about to tear it up. Half of the spine of the book had been separated, and Liang Shao's heart moved.
Her portrait...
Thinking of Song Jianing's charming and stunning face, Liang Shao was still reluctant to give up. He opened the page and wanted to put away the portrait. However, he flipped back and forth several times, and looked around the bedside, but couldn't find the painting. Liang Shao was puzzled, and when he thought about it carefully, he remembered that Guo Xiao took away his paintings.
Guo Xiao, did you expect him to collect it privately
Liang Shao smiled wryly, as expected of the heir of the Duke's Mansion, he was as careful as a hair.
Yihexuan, a quiet and quiet study, Guo Xiao stood in front of the desk and carefully took out the painting hidden in his sleeve. The woman in the painting, with eyebrows like a crescent moon and almond-shaped eyes, stood there tenderly, looking over with a smile, and seeing the painting was like seeing a person. Lively, Guo Xiao has to admit that Liang Shao, a virtuous scholar, really has some skills in dance and writing.
Taking the scissors, Guo Xiao cut out the two lines of poetry Liang Shao wrote for her, leaving only the portrait. Poems are thrown into the small bamboo basket beside the desk, draw...
Guo Xiao raised his eyes, then walked to the bookshelf, took down a military book from the top floor, stared at the portrait and continued to read it for a full quarter of an hour, the man finally put the portrait on the page, clipped it, and put the heavy military book back in its place. .
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Song Jianing didn't know what Guo Xiao and Liang Shao said, but she never bumped into Liang Shao again in the next month or so. According to Liu'er, Liang Shao really studied hard this time. Even Mrs. Tai is not easy to go there. Song Jianing not only relieved her hatred, but also faintly worried. In her previous life, she honestly served Guo Xiao as a prisoner, and had never experienced Guo Xiao's way of doing things. Now, it seems that Guo Xiao is just like his people, cold and ruthless.
If one day Guo Xiao doesn't want to be a big brother...
Song Jianing shivered, not daring to think further.
After a heavy snowfall, the capital ushered in another New Year's Eve. As usual, there was an endless stream of exchanges, banquet after banquet, and the table was full of big fish and meat. When the people of the Duke of Wei's mansion were busy attending the banquet, Liang Shao did not go out alone. On the ninth day of the second lunar month, his first spring festival began.
Mrs. Tai sweated on behalf of her nephew, Song Jianing was heartbroken, knowing that Liang Shaoneng passed the jinshi examination.
However, at the end of March, the talented Liang Shao was released on the list in the spring, and he actually fell out of the ranking!
Song Jianing was extremely shocked. After the shock, he happily ate an extra bowl of rice, and it was even better that he was not even a local magistrate.
Since he didn't pass the exam, Liang Shao had no reason to stay in Beijing anymore, so he resigned from Mrs. Tai on the day the list was released, and Mrs. Tai said she kept him for one more night. In the early morning of the next day, Song Jianing went with her mother to see Liang Shao off. Looking at Liang Shao's smiling face, Song Jianing tasted the feeling of raising her eyebrows for the first time in her life.
As soon as Liang Shao left, Song Jianing ate another bowl of rice. Before the bowl of rice had turned into the flesh of her chest, a decree suddenly came down from the palace, calling for unmarried girls from 13 to 17 years old in the Beijing government's palace. Palace, choose a concubine for the third prince, King Shou, and the fourth prince, Prince Gong!