The two of them went to the main room and sat down.
After listening to Wen Qingzhu's words, Wen Mingxuan fell into deep thought.
"Why does sister suddenly want me to act smart?"
Wen Qingzhu thought of the deal she made with Wen Qingxin yesterday.
Even if it is only half successful, it will be beneficial and harmless to Wen Mingxuan.
Wen Qingzhu pondered for a moment: "I can't tell you this matter for the time being. I'm afraid that if I tell you, you might reveal the truth."
"Then, okay." Wen Mingxuan nodded obediently, knowing that his sister would not harm him.
The two chatted for a while, and Wen Qingzhu was about to leave.
There were footsteps in the corridor outside.
Ah Qi walked to the door and stepped aside, and said to me, Wen Qingzhu and Wen Mingxuan: "Miss, Master, the Third Master has brought guests over."
As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Wen walked in with Jiang Yuancheng.
Wen Qingzhu and Wen Mingxuan immediately stood up and saluted.
After asking them to sit down, Wen Qingzhu and Wen Mingxuan also sat down at the bottom of the table.
Wen Shuquan asked Wen Qingzhu: "Why do you have time to see Xuan'er today? Aren't you in poor health and need to recuperate?"
"A flower snake appeared in the east courtyard. Aunt Yue and her servants are catching it. In order not to disturb me, Aunt Yue asked me to come to Zimingtang to rest first."
Wen Qingzhu explained slowly, his eyes not falling on Jiang Yuancheng for a second.
Although she knew that Jiang Yuancheng had been scrutinizing her.
"How come there are snakes in the yard?" Wen Shuquan frowned, but he didn't expect that Wen Qingzhu came here because of this.
"Maybe it's because the vegetation hasn't been taken care of in time. Aunt Yue said that we should take good care of it in the near future." Wen Qingzhu was still respectful and humble.
Uncle Wen was silent for a moment. It was not uncommon for snakes to appear in places with lots of vegetation.
He glanced at Jiang Yuancheng and thought of what Jiang Yuancheng said just now.
He was very moved.
"Xuan'er, have you finished copying the Tao Te Ching?" Wen Shuquan suddenly asked Wen Mingxuan.
Wen Mingxuan quickly stood up and apologized: "I'm sorry, father, I only copied half of it."
"It's too slow. Come to the study with me and I will teach you personally." Uncle Wen stood up and walked to Wen Mingxuan.
Wen Mingxuan also stood up quickly. He already understood his father's thoughts.
He looked worriedly at Wen Qingzhu opposite.
But he found that Wen Qingzhu kept his head down, holding a teacup in his hand, touching the temperature of the teacup with his fingertips.
"What's wrong?" Uncle Wen frowned. He found that his legitimate son seemed not to be very obedient.
Wen Mingxuan quickly looked away, lowered his head and said, "Then father won't accompany the fifth young master?"
Wen Shuquan looked back, looked at Wen Qingzhu and said, "Be with the Fifth Young Master well."
"Yes." Wen Qingzhu put down the tea cup and stood up in response.
Uncle Wen left with Wen Mingxuan, taking the servants with him as well.
Even Green Tao was summoned away.
Inside the main room, it suddenly became quiet.
Wen Qingzhu finally raised his head, looked at Jiang Yuancheng and asked, "If His Highness does not attend the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet at the Duke's Mansion, he should also attend His Majesty's Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet."
Jiang Yuancheng looked at Wen Qingzhu with calm eyebrows.
Even when she asked questions, the expression on his face never changed.
Wen Qingzhu raised the corner of his mouth, continued to pick up the tea cup, and quietly touched the temperature of the tea cup.
After a long time, Jiang Yuancheng finally spoke: "The last time Miss Wen went out, she went to Fu Mansion."
As soon as these words came out, Wen Qingzhu stopped moving in his hands.
She slowly raised her head and looked at Jiang Yuancheng with unkind eyes: "Are you following me?"
Jiang Yuancheng shook his head slowly: "No, I just accidentally met Miss Wen when I was passing by Wanrentang."
Wen Qingzhu took a deep breath.
This Jiang Yuanguo did not go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.
But that day, he was being followed by Jiang Yuancheng, and he didn't notice it at all.
It seems that outside the Wen Mansion, her power is still very weak.
"Miss Wen used the card in the hand of County Master Pingshu. Miss Lei, who has a better relationship with County Master Pingshu, doesn't have the card in the hand of the County Master, but you do. It seems that the County Master treats you very differently."
Jiang Yuancheng's words were like the beat of a drum, hitting Wen Qingzhu's heart one after another.
The hands under her sleeves were clenched into fists.
Since he came here specifically today, it is very likely that he guessed something.
Just now, Wen Shuquan deliberately sent everyone away so that he and Jiang Yuancheng could be alone.
Did Jiang Yuancheng give Wen Shuquan any benefit
"It's just the county master's love." Wen Qingzhu replied lightly.
What is Jiang Yuancheng's purpose of coming here today
Just when he was puzzled, Jiang Yuancheng spoke again.
"Ms. Wen, I appreciate you very much. You are different from other daughters."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness." Wen Qingzhu's heart was completely in suspense.
Jiang Yuancheng had never praised someone so highly before.
Even the poor scholar he admired most.
There was another strange silence, and the two people kept looking at each other.
Wen Qingzhu remained vigilant, and his mind was spinning non-stop.
What is his purpose
Jiang Yuancheng kept examining Wen Qingzhu, gathering all the information about her in his mind.
No matter how he analyzed it, the result was that she turned out to be the most suitable woman for him.
The first time he met Wen Qingzhu, this question felt inexplicably familiar.
He does not believe in past and present lives.
For Wen Qingzhu to be able to pay him such attention, he must be one of a kind.
Jiang Yuancheng once again took the initiative to break the silence and said solemnly: "Qingzhu, I proposed marriage to your father and decided to accept you as my concubine."
"Huh?" Wen Qingzhu was suddenly stunned.
Is this Jiang Yuancheng's confession to him, or is he here to inform her of this
Looking at the face in front of him that was filled with hatred, Wen Qingzhu's stiff expression began to crack.
Slowly, an extremely strange expression appeared on her face.
Shocked, weird, vicious, sneer, ridicule...
Countless emotions were mixed together, making Wen Qingzhu's face seem to be torn apart.
Jiang Yuancheng looked at her expression and slowly frowned.
He thought that Wen Qingzhu would be surprised, reserved, pretending to be calm, etc.
Only the disdain that gradually developed in the end was absent.
That's right, Wen Qingzhu raised his chin slightly in the end and looked at him with half-squinted eyes.
There was an aura of disdain from head to toe.
"Your Highness, are you worthy?" An exaggerated and crazy smile appeared on Wen Qingzhu's face.
The five short words seemed to be squeezed out from the gap between the teeth, and each word was like a hammer, hitting Jiang Yuancheng's heart.
When Wen Qingzhu said the last word, Jiang Yuancheng's face suddenly turned dark.
He was prepared to pay double or more the price to discuss this matter.
But Wen Qingzhu sneered at his words.
Wen Qingzhu didn't care about Jiang Yuancheng at all, but put down the tea cup, stood up and left the room without any regrets.
Jiang Yuancheng's words still echoed in his mind.
Compared to last time, he seemed to respect himself enough.
But hearing his words, Wen Qingzhu felt sick and wanted to kill him quickly for no reason.
But not now, although Wen Qingzhu is fully capable of killing Jiang Yuancheng calmly.
After walking out of the house, Wen Qingzhu saw Lu Tao whose mouth was covered and his hands held down by two servants.
Her eyes instantly revealed murderous intent: "Let her go."
The cold voice seemed to come from hell, leaving no room for doubt.
Seeing that the two servants subconsciously let go of their hands, Lu Tao rushed over crying.
"Miss! Are you okay?"
Lu Tao stopped in front of Wen Qingzhu, looked her up and down, and couldn't help but shed tears.
"It's okay, let's go back to the east courtyard." Wen Qingzhu reached out and wiped Lu Tao's tears. ,
The two people quickly left Zimingtang.
After returning to the east courtyard, Lu Tao was restless.
Wen Qingzhu went to the backyard to look at the medicine garden, but she always felt that something must have happened to Wen Qingzhu.
Otherwise she wouldn't have that cold look in her eyes.
When Lu Tao saw Wen Qingzhu being followed by Shaoyao, she spoke to Mrs. Ji, turned around and ran into the house.
She went directly to Mother Ye: "Mom, I want to learn martial arts and protect the young lady in the future!"
Mother Ye was sorting out the account books and was stunned when she heard her words: "Why do you suddenly want to learn this? What happened today?"
After Wen Qingzhu came back, he didn't say much and went directly to the medicine garden.
Mother Ye thought everything was fine.
Lu Tao shook his head: "Yes, today the Third Master sent everyone away and asked the young lady to accompany His Highness the Fifth Prince alone. I originally wanted to go in, but was held down by the Third Master's people three times. , it’s all my fault, how can I let the young lady go to see His Highness the Fifth Prince alone, he is a bad guy!”
After hearing this, Mother Ye dropped the account book in her hand to the ground and panicked: "What did you say! The young lady was left alone by the third master to accompany the fifth highness?!"
"Yes! Then the lady suddenly walked out of it. It didn't seem to happen, but they must have said something." When Lu Tao thought of Wen Qingzhu's look at that time, she trembled all over.
She really felt that Wen Qingzhu wanted to kill someone at that time.
"Wait! I'm going to find the lady!" Mother Ye put down the account book and hurried to the backyard.
…
At night, the east courtyard is extremely quiet.
Wen Qingzhu lay on the bed, eyes closed, and spent three hours awake.
When he suddenly opened his eyes, Lu Tao's voice came from outside: "Miss, are you still not asleep?"
"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Wen Qingzhu simply stood up and sat up.
As soon as he opened the curtain, he saw Lu Tao lift the curtain and walk in.
She didn't light a lamp and came in directly in the dark.
The watery moonlight outside shone on the window paper, dispersing some of the darkness in the house.
"Slave, I can't sleep. Come and chat with the young lady." Lu Tao came over and sat down on the edge of Wen Qingzhu's bed.
Wen Qingzhu fell silent.
During the day, Ye's mother came to her and asked her about what happened during the day, but she didn't say anything.
But Mama Ye mentioned that Lu Tao wanted to learn martial arts.
"Do you really want to learn martial arts?" Wen Qingzhu's bright eyes shone with little silver light in the darkness.
Lu Tao nodded desperately: "Yes! I really want to learn! I don't want to be controlled by others anymore! That time today when I was held down and couldn't move! It was really hard for me! I can't help you at all, miss."
Hearing Lu Tao's words, Wen Qingzhu's frozen heart suddenly melted.
No matter what time, Lu Tao is always thinking about her.
"I'm sorry for making you worry." Wen Qingzhu reached out and hugged Lu Tao.
This is no longer the past life, and she is not fighting alone.
So what if Jiang Yuancheng targets her again
This time, she won't be fooled again.
"Small, miss." Lu Tao was stunned for a moment.
Why did the young lady suddenly become so gentle
However, she immediately thought that the young lady had always been so gentle.
Lu Tao laughed and put his arms around Wen Qingzhu's waist: "Don't worry, young lady, I will protect you from now on and will never let anyone hurt you!"
"Okay, then I will find a master for you tomorrow." Wen Qingzhu leaned on Lu Tao's thin shoulder, with a warm smile finally showing on his face.
Early the next morning, before Wen Qingzhu got up, Shaoyao reported outside.
"Miss, Miss Eleven is here."
Wen Qingzhu simply put on his clothes and simply asked Lu Tao to take care of his appearance before letting Wen Qingxin in.
"Is Seventh Sister feeling better?" Wen Qingxin opened the curtain and walked in.
Wen Qingzhu yawned, and his eyes were bruised.