Xiao Jingxi was not wearing a hood, and the fine snowflakes fell all over his black hair. At first glance, it gave people the illusion of a red face and white hair, but it made his handsome face even more irresistible.
"Why are you here?" Ren Yao waited for a long time to find the voice, she couldn't help but glance at Hong Ying, Hong Ying bowed her head expressionlessly behind Xiao Jingxi, her expression was colder than usual, which made Ren Yaoqi a little strange.
"I can't come?" Xiao Jingxi asked back with a smile, wondering if it was Ren Yaoqi's illusion, but Er Gongzi Xiao said this sentence with a bit of grievance.
"I thought it was Jinglin..."
Xiao Jing smiled and glanced at Hongying, "She is Nanxing, not Hongying."
Ren Yaoqi was very surprised when he heard the words, and looked at "Hongying" again: "Is it Hongying's sister? She looks really similar." No wonder Ren Yaoqi felt that today's Hongying is more reserved and cold than usual. In terms of appearance, the two are almost identical in appearance, so she will admit the mistake.
Nan Xing came forward and saluted again: "Slave Nan Xing, I have seen Miss Ren San." This time Nan Xing's expression suddenly changed slightly, his facial expression suddenly softened a lot, and there was even a smile on his face.
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but be stunned for a while, because such Nanxing was almost no different from the usual Hongying. If Nanxing had always looked like this just now, she would definitely not be able to see the difference.
"I see now?" Xiao Jingxi blinked slowly, with an innocent look on his face.
After Ren Yaoqi reacted, he couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly. Xiao Jingxi meant that he didn't specifically ask Nan Xing to pretend to be Hongying to deceive Ren Yaoqi, although Nan Xing really wanted to pretend to be Hongying. Ren Yaoqi was clumsy, so he didn't recognize it.
Thinking about it carefully, Nan Xing did not say that she was Hongying. When she invited her, it was the master who invited her, not the county master. Ren Yaoqi was a little annoyed, she was really drunk after drinking a little wine, but she didn't notice these details. However, because Hongying was Xiao Jinglin's person, she relaxed her vigilance.
Just seeing Xiao Jingxi's expression now, her teeth itch with hatred.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi staring at him, Xiao Jingxi knew that Ren Yaoqi was angry, afraid that she would just turn her head and walk away, took a step forward without looking, lowered her head and said in a low voice: "It's cold after standing for a long time, go How about walking in the woods?"
Although after getting to know Xiao Jingxi slowly, Ren Yaoqi knew that he was probably trying to gain sympathy by saying this, but she still nodded when she saw the snowflakes falling on Xiao Jingxi's head.
Xiao Jingxi showed a smile, and the "pink pink first core, Ruixue silver outfit" that was full of woods in an instant couldn't match the brilliance he exuded in that moment.
Ren Yaoqi lowered her head and thought silently, she seemed to understand what Xiao Jinglin meant by "beauty and trouble".
The two walked side by side toward Merlin, and Nan Xing and the two maids followed from a distance.
Ren Yaoqi walked for a while and found out that Merlin was very quiet, and there was no one else except them. Presumably Xiao Jingxi had made arrangements before.
She turned her head and was about to speak, but found that Xiao Jingxi's eyes were still on her face. Seeing that she had looked over and didn't turn her eyes away, her heart skipped a beat, and she felt that the previous bit of alcoholism had grown on her face.
"What should you do if you get wet?" Ren Yaoqi turned his head and said.
Xiao Jingxi may have waited for her for a while before the snowflakes fell on her head. It was hard to ask Ren Yaoqi in front of the maids before, she was a little afraid that he would catch a cold.
Xiao Jingxi said with a smile: "It's okay." Then he didn't know how he acted. The snowflakes on his head fell all over the ocean at that moment, and his jet-black hair really didn't exist. Not wet at all.
Ren Yaoqi was stunned for a while, she looked at Xiao Jingxi who was calm and didn't know what to think, and then suddenly smiled.
"What are you laughing at?" Xiao Jingxi turned his head and said.
Ren Yaoqi held back a smile and shook his head.
She remembered that the last time she satirized Xiao Jingxi's words in the letter was weaker than Xiao Jinglin's. Was Xiao Jingxi just showing off to her implicitly to prove that she was not as "weak" as she appeared on the surface? But Ren Yaoqi knew that it was hard to say this in front of Xiao Jingxi, and she still had to leave some for Xiao Jingxi.
It's just that Xiao Jingxi understood Ren Yaoqi's teasing smile on his face. Although he still looked as if nothing had happened on the surface, his ears were a little red.
"Why are you here?" Ren Yaoqi asked him again when he saw that he didn't speak anymore.
At this time, they had just turned a corner, and before Nan Xing and the others followed, Xiao Jingxi stopped and spread his palms in front of Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi was a little surprised. Looking down, he found that Xiao Jingxi's palm was actually a red bean. Looking at Xiao Jingxi's gentle eyes with a smile, Ren Yaoqi's face also turned red. He took back the red beans from Xiao Jingxi's hand, but unexpectedly, he stretched out his hand and was held by Xiao Jingxi.
Ren Yaoqi moved his hand, but didn't pull it out, he couldn't help but glared at him, a little embarrassed: "You..."
Nan Xing, who was about to follow the corner, moved his ears, glanced at the other two maids, and stopped.
Mulberry glanced at Nan Xing and stopped subconsciously, but Apple still wanted to follow, and Nan Xing grabbed his arm. Apple looked at Nan Xing inexplicably, and Nan Xing also looked at her but didn't say anything, so the two of them stood there with big eyes and small eyes.
"Where is the reason for taking back what was sent out?" Xiao Jingxi took Ren Yaoqi's hand firmly in his own and whispered under the cover of his sleeve.
The hot touch of the palm made Ren Yaoqi's half arm hot, even hotter than the other hand holding the small heater. She was about to break free, but Xiao Jingxi let go of her hand.
Ren Yaoqi lowered his head and retracted his hands, holding his stove tightly with both hands.
"I read the letter and came here." Xiao Jingxi whispered.
Ren Yaoqi: "..."
Xiao Jingxi was afraid that Ren Yaoqi would become angry, so he bent the corners of his mouth and continued to walk forward. Ren Yaoqi also followed.
The two of them just walked slowly in the Merlin without speaking. There was only the squeaking sound of their boots stepping on the snow, but they felt a sense of peace and tranquility in their hearts.
Not knowing how long it took, Ren Yaoqi looked at the road and said in a low voice, "Let's go back." She was afraid that she would be out for too long and someone would come over there, although she knew that Xiao Jingxi must have sent someone around. It's not good to stay outside for too long.
Although Xiao Jingxi wanted to keep walking with her like this, it would be better if he didn't go to the end, but he also understood what Ren Yaoqi was thinking, so he nodded and said with a smile, "Okay."
The two found another way to go back.
"I'm afraid things in the south are almost over." Xiao Jingxi said suddenly.
Ren Yaoqi was stunned for a while before realizing that what Xiao Jingxi was talking about was about the Ren family's industry in the south.
"It's really fast." Ren Yaoqi sighed without any emotion.
The Ren family's property in Jiangnan is almost half of the Ren family's land, but it was swallowed up in just a few months. No wonder Ren Yaoqi heard that Mrs. Ren was busy with his illness recently. Who advised him to do so? do not listen.
"Is it the hand of the Han family?" Ren Yaoqi asked, remembering what Han Yunqian said last time.
Xiao Jingxi nodded: "Yes." After a pause, he added, "It's the hand of Han Jiajing."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and joked: "You are getting more and more handy at business without capital."
Although he was despised, Xiao Jingxi was not annoyed, and smiled at Ren Yaoqi: "You allowed me this."
Ren Yaoqi squinted at Xiao Jingxi, and didn't argue with him anymore. Compared to being thick-skinned, she was willing to bow down.
"I'm afraid there will be some turmoil in the Ren family next." Although he knew that Ren Yaoqi was not afraid, Xiao Jingxi still comforted him in a deep voice, "But don't worry, your father will receive an official appointment from Yunyang Academy. It's not so easy for the Ren family to control your room."
Ren Yaoqi was taken aback when he heard the words.
There are many teachers in Yunyang Academy, but not all of them are officially appointed, because after being officially appointed, it is equivalent to having an official position, under the control of Yanbei Wangfu, and it is no longer Yunyang Academy. It is the salary of Yanbei Wangfu, which is the difference between a white body and an official body.
If Mr. Ren San received the official appointment of the Yanbei Palace, it would really not be so easy for the Ren family to control the three rooms as before.
In this era, the clan's control over the clan is absolute, and the laws of the imperial court are not as binding as the clan's patriarchal law, especially in Jiangnan, where a word from the patriarch of a big family is more useful than a parental official.
It's just that in Yanbei, due to some historical reasons, the Yanbei clan has a relatively weak control over the clansmen, especially in Yanzhou, where the Yanbei Wangfu sits, no family dares to disagree with the decrees issued by the Yanbei Wangfu and the Yanbei Wangfu. challenge.
When Yanbei was just out of the control of the Liao people a few decades ago, there were also several aristocratic families who relied on their deep roots in Yanbei and wanted to put the clan law above the law. Since then, there has never been a "thorn head" in Yanbei's aristocratic family.
If Mr. Ren San has an official body, then he and the Yanbei Palace are the monarch-subject relationship. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be achieved. It is absolutely impossible for the Ren family to go beyond the Yanbei Palace to control Mr. Ren San. The master also has some freedom in handling household chores.
It is not easy to receive an official appointment from the Yanbei Palace. After being appointed, there will be a seventh-rank official position in the imperial court, so there has always been a limit on the number of people.
Generally speaking, there must be at least ten years of teaching experience and certain academic achievements. Mr. Ren San was young, and he had just arrived at Yunyang Academy. There were many people older than him, so it would be difficult to convince the public.
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The chapter I wrote last night was not sent out for some reason, please forgive me~
More at night.