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Chapter 623: Junior Sister's Expert in Checking Up on Others [5k4, monthly ticket requested! ]

"Xie girl, how long are you going to keep whispering to each other?"

"It's not a whisper, it's a serious matter."

"What is the serious matter that this fairy lady cannot listen to? Could it be that the fairy girl is not suitable? I always feel it is so strange that the three of you stay in the same room and warm the wine...

"Well, actually I can drink a little too. I can dip my finger in it and taste it. Xiaoxuan once gave me a taste of rhubarb wine. It was really good..."

"Xian'er? Senior Brother said you are hundreds of years old, and that you are some kind of old fairy..." She said in a clear and gentle voice, "No, you can't drink. Senior Brother said that when you drink, you tend to burp easily, and your ink smells like alcohol."

"He is the most wicked, bar none."

"Shh, someone is coming, put your head back."

Xunyang Palace, Meiyingzhai, the stairs of the red building.

Xie Lingjiang imitated his senior brother, put his hands into his sleeves, pressed down the little head of the crouching little girl in Confucian clothes, and rubbed it gently.

Noblewoman Xie straightened her back, with a small ink spirit in her sleeve, and walked down the stairs without looking around, passing by a group of maids who were carrying books in the yard.

The chubby-faced maid was directing the maids to put the books brought in from outside in the designated places.

"Hey, where are you going, Miss Xie?" Cai Shou asked curiously.

As she spoke, her eyes moved slightly downward, glanced, and then quickly returned to normal.

"Go back to the next door to get something." Xie Lingjiang said softly, "Sister Gu'er asked you to finish moving this batch of books and take a rest first. We will continue in the evening. Let everyone evacuate the yard first."

"okay."

"You're busy."

Cai Shou watched the graceful back of Miss Xie, who had a dignified and elegant temperament, disappear at the gate of the courtyard.

She looked down at her exposed toes and sighed.

There was some envy in his eyes.

"Ms. Xie has such a great figure, she is worthy of being the noble lady of the Xie family of Chen County."

Girls from ordinary families, as long as they are a little pretty, are good at dressing up and highlighting their advantages through clothes or makeup.

Those who are more sophisticated and intelligent know how to tailor a set of clothes that fits their body shape and is made of high-quality fabrics to highlight their figure.

They are all little girlish tricks and petty comparisons.

But according to Caishou's observation for so long, she found that Miss Xie was different. Not only did she not show off her talent, but it could be seen that she was trying hard to hide this great, no, talent.

For example, make the bra fabric tighter, or wear clothes of the same color, such as bright red, to say goodbye to the sense of layering and visually conceal the broad chest.

It can be seen that she is trying really hard to hide it, but the nutrition is just too much. Well, it seems to be in line with what the young lady often jokes about, that the way of man is to reduce what is insufficient and make up for what is in excess.

Especially Miss Xie, her voice was serious, clear and pleasant.

She no longer had the reckless and impulsive temperament she had in red clothes when we first met in Longcheng, and now had more of a woman's unique charm.

However, some things are still retained, for example, his brows are still strong and upright, giving people a feeling of being inviolable.

Therefore, Caishou and other maids were a little respectful and afraid of this Miss Xie.

But Miss Xie's figure was so attractive that they couldn't help but look at her more.

This feeling is a bit contradictory. I know clearly that Miss Xie is a very decent and proper young lady, a lady gentleman of the Bai Lu Dong Academy.

However, the maids in the courtyard couldn't help but wonder what Miss Xie was like in private in front of Master Ouyang. Did she behave like a little girl?

Xie Lingjiang had no idea that Li Guoer's personal maid was so fanciful and loved reading picture books.

She walked back to the courtyard of Yilanxuan.

First, he found an excuse to send the maids in the yard out.

It is better for the little Mojing not to be seen by anyone except Li Guoer, Yan Liulang and other close people.

Especially the female officials outside the Supervisory Council must not be allowed to know about this.

Seeing that the person had left, Miao Si couldn't bear the suffocation in the sleeve any longer and tried to get out.

"Xie girl, it's so weird, it's really weird, the three of you are in the same room, the more I think about it, the weirder it gets. The main reason is that you are too naive, you can't beat the little Rongzi who likes to play tricks. The same goes for that pretty little princess named Li, she always likes to look at you two, and I don't know what's hidden in her heart, but I always feel that she is not a little white rabbit, you should be careful too."

She poked her little head out and gave detailed instructions.

"What's wrong?"

Xie Lingjiang shook his head:

"We really need to talk about business. It would be weird if we included a little kid like you."

"Why is this fairy lady so strange? Don't I look like someone who talks about serious matters?"

Xie Lingjiang placed her hands flat on her stomach. Miaosi stood on her hands and tilted her head up, but she found that she could not see Xie Lingjiang's face as her vision was blocked.

The sun was shining at this moment, and it was at its zenith. Little Mojing only felt that there was a shadow blocking his head, preventing the sunlight from coming in, and even less wind from getting through.

It happens to be a good place for shade.

Miao Si didn't expect this, and her little face was slightly stunned.

Above, Xie Lingjiang, whose expression could not be seen clearly, seemed to shake his head.

"Let's look through some books and talk about the things of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. You won't be interested."

"The Northern and Southern Dynasties? This fairy is familiar with it, but I'm really not interested in it. There is no such thing as a peaceful era. You guys are full and idle, reminiscing about the chaos of war... By the way, Xie girl, this fairy has met many people from your Xie family. Why do I feel that all of you Jiangzuo families like to raise geese?"

Miao Si giggled and said that, then turned around and leaned into Xie Lingjiang's arms, propping the back of her head up with something to cushion it, trying to find a more comfortable position.

However, because he was too short, not only was there no cushion, but his little head was also crushed.

I suddenly felt a heavy pressure that I shouldn't have to bear at this age.

She bent over and looked back, looking up, and said in amazement: "But I didn't realize before that your Xie family has such good nutrition and such a good child..."

"What are you talking about? Stop talking nonsense."

Miao Si was halfway through expressing her feelings when Xie Lingjiang hit her on the head.

She turned her head, waved her fist and shouted:
"That's right. It's hard to say about your literary talent, but girl Xie, you are... in terms of giving birth, you are definitely at the top of all the girls of the Xie family. Who knows, in the future, just like the girl of the Xie family who was famous for her poems about catkins a hundred years ago, you will go down in history... Mmmmm, don't cover my mouth..."

Xie Lingjiang did not show any annoyance on his face, and said softly:

"Big Brother is right. Sometimes I really should tear your mouth off."

She covered the petite body of the little nun in Confucian clothing with her hands and placed it on the table. She bent down, put her pretty face close to her, and whispered:

"Okay, stay in my yard. I asked someone to bring back a few white geese from Jingyi Courtyard. They are locked in cages. I'll have them deliver them to you later. But don't pluck the goose feathers all over the floor again."

"No, I have to take it out on them. Hehe, it would be nice if the merit could be attributed to Xiao Rongzi, if there really is merit in the world."

Xie Lingjiang laughed and shook his head, then touched her little head.

Turn around and prepare to walk away.

"Ahem, Xie girl, did you forget something?"

Miao Si cleared his throat and asked with a straight face.

Xie Lingjiang kept moving and looked at the direction. It turned out that he was not walking out of the courtyard gate.

She walked back into the house, and soon brought out three long lacquer boxes stacked together, returned to the stone table, and placed them in front of Miao Si.

Miao Si could not wait to push open the sliding lid of the top lacquer box with both hands, and a light scent of ink, similar to the scent of a pine forest in summer, floated in the air in front of the table.

Inside the box lay a piece of Yamoji, as black as a crow's feather. It was rectangular in shape, with an oval top, and was simple and without any decoration.

There are two words faintly engraved in cursive script on it: Lan She.

Apparently, there are three similar ink sticks in total.

"Hey."

Miao Si dove into the box. It was unknown whether she had some magical power, but the sticky ink on the ink stick did not stain her clothes at all. Instead, there were endless, thin ink lines that looked like phantoms emerging from the ink stick and penetrating into the delicate white porcelain skin of the little ink scholar.

Some of them have not yet entered her white Confucian robe and Taoist hat. The white Confucian robe and Taoist hat, which were originally plain and looked ordinary, became increasingly "clear", just like the hairs on her white porcelain skin, becoming clearly visible.

This state is similar to the growth of grass and trees in early spring on fast forward, becoming stronger and healthier.

An inky thread that looked like a phantom breath emerged from the ink stick and drilled into Miao Si's body like an earthworm. It was not known whether it was an illusion or not, but the ink stick seemed to gradually shrink.

"Lan She, Wu Jue, Song Shi... Not bad, not bad. It has to be your Chen County Xie family. You have this level of famous family dishes. They are delicious and cooked really well."

The little ink spirit almost jumped up with joy. He opened the three lacquer boxes one by one and listed all the treasures in them.

"And it's obvious that it's been kept in a high cabinet, full of the scent of books... Is it in the study room left by an ancestor of your Chen County Xie family, or in the secret library of your family, where it has been treasured for a long time?"

Xie Lingjiang nodded and said softly, "I asked my aunt to get it from Wuyi Lane. She said that there was an uncle in the family who loved making ink and was reluctant to give it up."

"Of course I am reluctant. Except for Miss Xie and your aunt, the Xie family of Chen County used to be very stingy. Last time when I lived in your Wuyi Lane, I was both smart and brave and did not sneak into your secret vault. It is really well hidden."

Xie Lingjiang was helpless: "Big Brother is right, Xiao Miao, you are indeed a bit dishonest and like to steal other people's things."

"Who said what stealing is?"

The little ink spirit, who was very curious about stealing ink, was eating ink in the lacquer box with his back to Xie Lingjiang. He turned around immediately after hearing the words.

Miao Si stiffened his neck and said:
"It's because the follower is useless that I have to go out hunting by myself. That follower was the most useless, no doubt about it. Well, Xiaoxuan is better than that follower. At least Xiaoxuan will bring me some leftovers from Hanlei Mozhai from time to time, although I still can't eat enough... burp~"

She hiccuped, covered her mouth, and then muttered:
"But Xiaoxuan wasn't full either. She didn't mean to starve me. This is called sharing happiness and sharing difficulties. Xiaoxuan is doing well. It would be even better if she didn't follow the big shot of Shangqing Sect back to practice Taoism." "Yes, it's a pity that Xiaoxuan is not here."

Xie Lingjiang said softly with a regretful tone:
"Tell me what you want to eat and I'll get it for you. Don't steal anything anymore."

"I didn't steal, I hunted. Hunting! This is called foraging for your own food, understand? Thank you, girl?"

Xie Lingjiang tilted his head slightly: "God's will, don't let others hunt you."

"How is that possible?"

Miao Si didn't care and waved her hands:

"The big white goose is no match for me. As for the others, my followers can just make a slight move. Generally speaking, the combination of me and my followers is invincible. Unless the enemy comes from the sky, we will just kill them randomly. Xiao Rongzi now has some potential.

"However, he needs to wait for this fairy to teach him a lesson. He is always a little bit foolish. However, since Miss Xie is so virtuous and considerate, I will give him a chance to be my follower. My follower can save my life at the critical moment."

"Save whose life?"

"Of course, this fairy will save him." Miao Si rolled her eyes at Xie Lingjiang.

Looking at the little black spirit in front of him with her hands on her hips, shouting and bragging, Xie Lingjiang was a little puzzled as to how she survived.

What if you run into a tough guy? Do you just rely on your tough talk?

"I'm so full, the fullest I've ever been."

Miao Si touched her bulging belly, lay in the lacquer box in the sun, and sighed.

Xie Lingjiang walked over, poured her a bowl of spring water, placed it on the table, and said softly:
"Then I'll go first. Senior Brother and Sister Guo'er are still waiting for me. You wait here for Goose."

"Go, go, go back quickly. They are alone in a room, and they are always looking at each other suspiciously. In my opinion, you can only meet them at noon in the future, Xie girl. You can't meet them at other times."

"Why is this?" Xie Lingjiang asked curiously.

"Because something is going to happen sooner or later." The little black spirit said seriously.

"..."

Xie Lingjiang said helplessly:
"Okay, go play first. You've had some good ink this time. When you go back, you must listen to your senior brother and help him produce more spiritual ink. He seems to need it a lot recently..."

"You are what you need most."

Miao Si interrupted, shaking her head.

"Thank you, girl. You are already a sixth-rank sage. The spiritual ink can be a great aid to your Qi-refining technique. But you let me give all the spiritual ink to a stinky man."

Xie Lingjiang was calm and said in a gentle voice, "You have to listen to him, understand?"

"No, no." Miao Si raised her head and stood proudly: "He is not even at the seventh rank yet, and I don't know what he wants the spiritual ink for. It seems like he is doing something sneaky. I don't know what bad things he is planning. Fortunately, you, little girl, bribed me, otherwise this fairy lady would definitely thwart Xiao Rongzi's conspiracy."

Xie Lingjiang touched Miao Si's head and said patiently and softly:

"Big Brother must have his reasons for doing this, so you should cooperate with me. If you are really hungry later, you can bear it and come to my place to eat some good ink. Don't worry, I will tell Big Brother to bring you over."

"Why do I feel like I'm having an affair? It's a pity that you already have a man, little Xie." Miao Si turned over, propped up her chin with both hands, and asked her outside the box with a curious look on her face:
"But why did Miss Xie secretly bring it to me without telling Xiao Rongzi?"

At this point, the little ink spirit curled his lips:

"Humph, every time he brings Hanlei ink ingots to seek credit and bargain, they can only be regarded as food rations, especially after he eats too much of the good things you brought, girl Xie. Hehe, this fairy feels that a lot of spiritual ink has been brewed, not bad."

"That's good." Xie Lingjiang smiled sweetly.

Miao Si suddenly said:

"Miss Xie, don't be so self-satisfied. You have to express your kindness to him. It's not that you want to ask him for a debt, but you can't give it away in vain, understand? You have to... write an IOU. For men and women of the human race, that means signing a marriage contract, otherwise the big pig's hoof will take it for granted."

Xie Lingjiang seemed to lower his head and think about it, but in the end he didn't say anything. He quietly cleaned up the stone table and turned around to leave.

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to report to Miss Xie about Xiao Rongzi's recent performance."

Miao Si watched her back, suddenly tilted her head and spoke.

Not far away, Xie Lingjiang paused, and did not speak, as if waiting for her to continue.

"Hmph, I knew that you, Xie girl, care about this the most, but you're too embarrassed to ask. Are you afraid that it would seem like you're supervising him? You clearly think so, but you refuse to admit it. You're really saying one thing and thinking another. You'll suffer a great loss if you act like this, especially when you meet the most unethical Xiao Rongzi." She was so disappointed in him.

Xie Lingjiang turned around and glared at her.

Miao Si shrank his head and said seriously:

"Don't worry, Xiao Rongzi has been very well behaved at home recently. He goes out early and comes back late every day. Although he sometimes comes back a little late at night and eats dinner outside, he has never stayed out overnight. Seeing his serious face every time he comes back, he must be busy with official business and comes back after working overtime.

“I didn’t bring any messy women home, and that debt-looking fairy from the Overwatch Council never came back.

"Besides being a bit naughty, Xiao Rongzi has been behaving well recently. Occasionally, I find him getting up at night and hiding in the study room. I don't know who is so unlucky to be targeted by him..."

After saying that, Miao Si patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, with me here, no bad woman can get in. I will definitely help you keep an eye on her, little girl Xie."

After Miao Si finished speaking, Xie Lingjiang pursed her lips and turned her head, as if she hadn't heard it. She reminded him with a normal expression:
"Don't run around, wait for me and Senior Brother to come back."

"Oh, go ahead and see what they are doing upstairs."

Miao Si waved goodbye.

After Xie Lingjiang left.

She happily ate Yamo for a while by herself.

The yard was empty and silent.

After a while, a maid came in and brought a few cages of large geese.

"Whoosh", someone walked in, and the figure of the little nun in Confucian robes on the table disappeared. In the lacquer box where Ya Mo was missing, an identical ink stick appeared again.

The maids did not notice the ink stick in the lacquer box. They put the goose cage away and left one after another. In the lacquer box, the "ink stick" moved slightly, and in the next moment it was about to change back and start riding the goose to pluck feathers.

at this time.

"Meow~"

A streak of white lightning flashed down from the top of the wall of Meiyingzhai, and parkour swooshed along as if it was in an empty space.

On the table, there was a "pop" and the lacquer box vibrated.

Miao Si looked up dazedly and saw a furry paw resting on the edge of the box.

"You...what do you want to do?"

A kitten's head popped out, looked at the "talking ink stick", and tilted its head in confusion.

"The big goose belongs to me!" Miao Si immediately shouted alertly.

There is a kind: Meow?

……

"Why are you peeking at this princess?"

"I didn't look at Your Highness. I was reading a book."

"You'd better be reading a book."

"But if Your Highness Princess doesn't look at me, how do you know that I looked at Your Highness Princess?"

“I felt it in my peripheral vision.”

"I am also peripheral vision."

"Are you sure it was afterglow?"

"Afterglow."

On the third floor of the red building, in a study room filled with new books, Li Guoer and Ouyang Rong stared at each other for a while.

Ouyang Rong thought for a moment and pointed at the table:

"Your Highness, would you please read these poems and essays a few times?"

"I won't read it. It's obvious that you wrote it perfunctorily. It's boring. It's all about jade plates, round gods, and other things. It's a mess."

Ouyang Rong sighed.

Li Guoer walked to the table, where there was a small stove warming up sake.

She lowered her head, poured a glass of wine, and took a sip alone. Her expression could not be seen clearly, and her tone was cold:

"Recently, I've been receiving gifts quite frequently. Master Ouyang, please accept them. You are being too attentive to me for no reason. You are not going to give me another hairpin to wear, are you? You are being too polite..."

Before Ouyang Rong could speak, light footsteps were heard at the stairs and someone was approaching.

"What do you mean by not being polite? What about the hairpin? Big Brother, Little Sister Guo'er, what are you two talking about?"

Xie Lingjiang walked into the study room holding a stack of hardcover ancient books and asked curiously.

The atmosphere was quiet and no one answered.

Xie Lingjiang looked around and saw that one of them was warming up the wine, while the other was flipping through a book, neither of them looking away.

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