"Miss, it's so hot in autumn, let's go back to the room. There are two basins of ice here, but they won't help."
The chubby little maid was kneeling on the couch, with a small basin of half-melted ice in front of her. She held a folding fan in her slender jade hands, gently blowing cool breeze to her young lady who was lazily half-lying on the couch reading a book.
The room seemed very hot. The maidservant fanned herself with one hand and wiped the sweat off her chubby face with the other. Finally, she couldn't help but pouting and giving suggestions to her young lady who was reading with great interest, her eyes full of anticipation.
Li Shu, half-lying lazily on the couch, was wearing a pink skirt. The folds of the skirt were like snow and moonlight flowing lightly to the ground. It was embroidered with a dancing blue butterfly. A wide dark purple belt was tied with a bow to tighten her slender waist, making her figure more graceful and giving people a lively feeling.
At this time, Li Shu held the scroll in one hand and pinched a black grape with the other hand and slowly put it into her cherry lips. Finally, she pursed her lips and said:
"Dad is a pretentious man who spends money like water to decorate the study room so beautifully. If I don't stay a little longer, it would be a waste of this elegant room."
After hearing what her mistress said, the little maidservant became as wilted as an eggplant hit by frost.
After Zhu Ping'an said goodbye to Uncle Li, the doorman, he walked to the study room with ease. But when Zhu Ping'an arrived in front of the study room, he could hardly recognize it. A cluster of green bamboos was transplanted in the empty space outside the study room, and a piece of stone was erected in front of the green bamboos. The walls of the study room were covered with vines and many flowers.
If the plaque hanging on the door had not remained exactly the same as before, Zhu Ping'an would not have dared to enter. Just looking at the outside, he would have thought it was the boudoir of Miss Li.
"Uncle Wang. The kid is here to borrow books again."
Zhu Pingan shouted and went into the study. As soon as he entered, he found that the study had also changed a lot.
Not far from the main entrance of the study, there is a pine and cypress bonsai and two gladiolus pots. With gravel and green grass, the study looks more natural and lush. The study is also decorated with green gauze cabinets, screens, bamboo curtains, curtains, vases, tripods, and ancient zithers, which look more beautiful, quiet and elegant than before.
The study room is also full of life, with five or six koi fish by the window and even a soft couch...
Then, Zhu Ping'an and the master and servant on the couch stared at each other. It seemed that Zhu Ping'an's appearance was a bit abrupt, and the master and servant on the couch couldn't react for a while.
Of course, there were not only the master and servant in the room. There was also an old maid taking a nap nearby, and two maids boiling water and making tea, but they were all a little further to the back, so Zhu Ping'an didn't notice them immediately.
Zhu Ping'an didn't expect there to be so many people in the study, so he was stunned for a moment.
"What are you looking at, you toad Zhu Ping'an, if you keep looking at me I will have someone dig out your dog eyes."
Li Shu, who was half lying on the couch, saw Zhu Ping'an staring at her in a daze. She couldn't help but frown and scolded him in a tender voice. Her slender hands quickly held the scroll to cover her exposed graceful neck and collarbone.
Who looked at you? I just didn't expect there would be so many people in the room. I was just stunned for a moment.
Seeing the black-bellied girl covering her neck with a book, Zhu Pingan was very disdainful. Who wants to see your neck and collarbone? I have seen many young women in short skirts and backless clothes in my previous life. Who would be interested in you
"Hey, it's you, bad guy. I almost didn't recognize you." Baozi's maid Hua'er opened her mouth in surprise. "Why are you willing to wear new clothes? Oh, I almost forgot. You have passed the exam to become a scholar."
Baozi, the maid, looked at Zhu Ping'an and exclaimed repeatedly.
The old maid and other young servants in the room were also amazed. They had heard a few days ago that Zhu Ping'an, a good storyteller from Xiahe Village who often came to the mansion to borrow books, had passed the imperial examination. But now they were still curious, because he was a scholar. In their eyes, a scholar was very impressive, and they all called him Master.
"A monkey in human clothing!" The sinister girl Li Shu glared at Zhu Ping'an, and four words came out of her lips with disdain.
Zhu Ping'an has become almost immune to the vicious tongue of the sinister girl.
"It's just luck. I came here to borrow books, but why can't I see Uncle Wang who manages the study?" Zhu Ping'an bowed to the girls, young and old, and asked with a silly smile.
"Accountant Wang and the master are out." Baozi's maid Hua'er started to chatter, "How did you pass the exam to become a scholar? Was it difficult? Everyone said you got first place."
Then several maids started chattering and asking a lot of questions.
It turns out that girls who gossip are all potential reporters.
Zhu Pingan looked at the curious little gossips and raised his lips slightly, "It was just luck."
"hypocritical!"
As soon as Zhu Ping'an finished speaking, the disdain in the eyes of the sinister girl over there became even stronger, and she labeled Zhu Ping'an as a hypocrite again.
Zhu Pingan smiled faintly at this, she was just a spoiled and self-righteous girl! Then, as usual, he went to the bookshelf to look through the books, looking for the books that interested him.
It seemed that the Li family had a lot more books in their collection. There were many annotated books in the Four Books and Five Classics that he had not read. Coincidentally, there were also a lot more policy essays, which he just needed to study. The policy essays were not given much attention in the Tongsheng examination, but in the future provincial examinations, metropolitan examinations, and palace examinations, policy essays were a big part of the game.
"Oh, miss, wait for me."
When Zhu Ping'an was choosing books, the voice of Baozi's maid Hua'er was heard nearby.
"I'm going to change my clothes. Don't follow me. You too, keep an eye on my things so they don't get snatched away by some short-sighted guy."
The scheming girl's voice sounded sarcastic and suggestive.
Zhu Pingan paused while looking for a book. Could this girl be talking about him? Why did he have the inexplicable urge to pull this arrogant, self-righteous girl over his lap and give her a good spanking
After the scheming girl Li Shu left, the maids came over and asked Zhu Ping'an, the new scholar, to tell them about the imperial examination. Their curiosity could no longer be suppressed. Zhu Ping'an had no choice but to promise to tell them about it after he found a good book.
Zhu Ping'an had just picked out a book reviewing policy essays when he was urged by everyone to speak faster.
Zhu Ping'an had no choice but to tell them some things about the Tongsheng Examination, which made them exclaim in surprise.
Not long after, the sinister girl came back from outside. Seeing the situation, she snorted coldly, which scared the maids and old women in the room into silence for a while. However, when they saw that the sinister girl did not stop them, they boldly urged Zhu Ping'an to continue.
When Zhu Ping'an saw the sinister girl coming in, he couldn't help but think of the stupid question in the exam, so he stood up and bowed to the sinister girl.
Perhaps Zhu Ping'an's action was too sudden, and the black-hearted girl seemed frightened.
"I almost forgot to thank you, young lady." Zhu Ping'an bowed and said softly, "This exam is also thanks to you, young lady."
"What...what?" The scheming girl's eyes wandered a little, her pretty face slightly flushed.
"The yellow flower question that the young lady took in the exam last time was luckily encountered by me in the exam." Zhu Ping'an's tone was somewhat grateful. One thing is one thing, although this girl is black-hearted, arrogant and tsundere... but this yellow flower question was really thanks to her.
"snort"
Hearing this, the scheming girl had a smug look on her face, but soon she turned into a standard arrogant and conceited person, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and uttered a "humph" with disdain. (To be continued...)
ps: The next chapter will be updated around 10pm