Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

In Xunchun Courtyard, Xueyun, Xueliu and others were taking inventory of the things that had been delivered in the past few days.

"Miss, except for the new items delivered today, the rest have been sorted into a book. Here is the book. Would you like to take a look?" Xue Yun came to Lin Xi holding a thick book.

Lin Xi was painting, with a vigorous brushstroke, a sturdy and withered bamboo stick jumping out on the paper. After hearing Xue Yun's words, he didn't even raise his head, and said softly, "No need, you have always been good at doing things, I trust you, leave the purple jade Guanyin statue and the "Taishang Sanguang Zhuling Zifu Yanshou Miaoshou Sutra", and put away the rest."

"Yes, young lady, you have been sitting for half an hour. Why don't you go for a walk in the yard to relax?" Xue Yun bowed in response and persuaded Lin Xi in a gentle voice.

"Okay, I'll be out after I finish this picture. Ask the kitchen to prepare some tea and snacks. I didn't eat much for breakfast, and I'm a little hungry now."

Xue Yun covered her mouth and chuckled, "I knew that the girl would be hungry, so I had prepared it long ago. It's the girl's favorite plum drink and bird's nest roll."

Lin Xi then raised her head, her eyes full of sly smiles, "The one who knows me well is Xue Yun."

"Okay, young lady, continue painting. I'll tell Yancao and the others to put it in the yard today since it's sunny. How do you think?"

"Just let my sister arrange it. I'll just wait to eat." Lin Xi smiled brightly.

"You're so grown up, but you're still like a child." Xue Yun shook her head lovingly and walked out.

Lin Xi continued to concentrate on painting. The original owner of this world's parents left her so many good things. Apart from those valuable items, those rare and unique ancient books, calligraphy and famous paintings were truly priceless treasures.

Due to system restrictions, Lin Xi cannot take things away from the small world, but the books she has read, the calligraphy she has copied, and the famous paintings she has admired can remain in her mind forever. These knowledge and experiences will play a huge role in her subsequent tasks and her life after completing the tasks. Therefore, Lin Xi will continue to learn and enrich herself whenever she has time.

But she was so engrossed that she didn't notice He Lanting enter the yard, wave away the maids who wanted to greet her, and go straight into her study.

A shadow fell on the drawing paper in front of Lin Xi. She thought it was Xue Yun urging her again. She was about to ask her to wait for a moment, but when she looked up, she saw He Lan Ting's gloomy face.

"You have the leisure time to write poetry and paint here, but you don't know that there is chaos outside." He Lanting opened his mouth with sarcasm.

Lin Xi heard his unreasonable and sarcastic accusations, and her face instantly turned cold. She frowned and said in a bad tone, "I don't know what crime I have committed to let my cousin break into my study without paying attention to gentlemanly etiquette?"

He Lanting originally came to question Lin Xi with a heart full of anger. His temper got the better of him. Xueyun, Xueliu and several other senior maids were not at home. The remaining maids and servants saw that he looked unhappy and did not dare to stop him. They just let him in smoothly.

He felt that Lin Xi didn't care about her reputation, and the matter with the Chu family had caused a lot of uproar, and any servant could make up a few stories. He also felt that since her parents were gone, he, as her cousin, had the qualifications and responsibility to teach her, so he started by questioning her aggressively.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xi was not intimidated by him at all. She pointed out his impoliteness directly. His body stiffened, and his aggressive momentum instantly reduced by half. He said with a stiff face: "The maids and servants are all here, the door is open, you and I are open and honest, how can we be impolite."

Lin Xi seemed to be amused by him. She put down the brush in her hand heavily and stood up to confront him. "That's a good point. If what my cousin said is true, then all the thieves in the world can be said to have entered the house because the owner's house was open to the public?"

He Lanting had been questioning Lin Xi with confidence, relying on his anger. But now she asked him questions one after another. He was very strong at first, but then his energy declined. He was completely exhausted. He was speechless and defeated. The depression in his chest also dissipated, and regret followed.

Obviously, his original purpose of coming to Xunchun Garden was to express his feelings to Lin Xi and ask her not to marry the second son of the Chu family. However, thinking back to the ambiguous expressions of the maids and old women along the way, and entering the house and seeing Lin Xi's calm and composed look, as if she didn't care at all about the rumors outside, he suddenly felt a nameless anger rising up, and the confession that should have been full of affection turned into a sarcastic questioning.

When He Lanting felt Lin Xi's mocking eyes, he felt like he was pricked by a needle. He lost all his remaining breath and his upright figure became weaker. "I didn't mean that."

However, he gave in, but Lin Xi did not intend to let him go, and pressed him step by step: "Oh, you didn't mean that? Last time at the corridor bridge, my cousin said the same thing. Could it be that my cousin wants to say that he didn't mean it? I only believe that words come from the heart. I was sitting in the study room, and my cousin came up and asked me questions without knowing the truth. If I don't tell you the truth today, I will go to my uncle even if I have to risk my innocence and ask him to make the decision for me!"

He Lanting knew that Lin Xi was a person who would rather die than surrender, and he also knew that he was indeed wrong, so he quickly took a step back and bowed, "I was wrong, and you can punish me if you want, but I have no intention of belittling you, so please don't get angry and hurt yourself."

He bent over and maintained a salute posture, but did not hear Lin Xi's answer for a long time. He had to straighten his slightly sore waist and look at Lin Xi, wanting to explain again. However, the moment his eyes rested on Lin Xi's face, he was shocked and froze on the spot.

Lin Xi is crying.

There was no heart-wrenching roar, nor any tearful sobs, she just bit her lower lip tightly, her eyes slightly red, and cried silently without saying a word. There was no word of blame, but it made He Lanting confused and at a loss.

He knew that Lin Xi had always been stubborn. When she was young, her family held a banquet and her aunt brought her as a guest. They played together. Lan Xue was naughty and insisted on pulling her to climb the tree and pick branches. As a result, they both fell from the tree. Lan Xue was not hurt, but her clothes were torn. She was scared and cried loudly. She fell harder and her hands and face were broken, but she didn't say a word. She just bit her lower lip tightly, her eyes were slightly red, but no tears fell. Her mother and aunt were distressed and angry, saying that she was a little child and couldn't even cry. It was bad enough that she fell so hard, but she also bit her lips.

Later, when he grew up, his uncle's family went to Langya, and he seldom saw Lin Xi again. The only one or two times they met were just a quick greeting and a few pleasantries. Later, she married Wang Zhuo, and the two had no contact anymore. He gradually forgot about this cousin who had a beautiful face but a weird temper.

The next time they met was the day he returned from his study abroad. She was dressed in plain clothes and light makeup, standing quietly behind her mother. The little girl in his memory, who was as delicate as ice and jade but could never cry, seemed to have grown up overnight and turned into a dazzling gladiolus, attracting his eyes and always falling on her unconsciously.

It seemed that she still hadn't learned to cry. Even after she had experienced the tragedy of separation and the death of both her parents, he had never seen her shed a tear. At the banquet of Princess Hexin, a group of young ladies from noble families were frightened by a group of snakes and their faces turned pale and their tears flowed, but she remained calm and not only was she not afraid of danger, but she also joined hands with him to save everyone.

He Lanting suddenly realized that he should have liked this cousin for a long time, that's why he hid for three years under the pretext of studying abroad when his mother was planning to choose a marriage for him. At the spring banquet surrounded by flowers, he only had eyes for Lin Xi. Now when he saw Lin Xi crying in grievance, he felt equally bitter in his heart.

"Don't cry, it's all my fault, I..." He Lanting was at a loss, watching Lin Xi bit her lower lip until it turned white. He hurriedly took two steps forward to grab her jaw, and gently applied force to force her to loosen her teeth. Seeing a row of deep teeth marks on her lower lip, some of which were bleeding, he felt even more regretful. He quickly let go and opened his mouth to call for someone to ask for the palace doctor.

Lin Xi hurriedly called out to him, "No!"

He Lanting was puzzled, but when he caught a glimpse of Lin Xi's angry eyes, he suddenly realized something. His ears turned red. He and she were alone in the study, and Lin Xi was hurt in such an embarrassing place. If someone saw it, who knows what rumors would spread. So he had to give up in disappointment. Seeing Lin Xi's face full of tears, he reached out and took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, "Wipe your face."

Lin Xi only glared at him hatefully. She did not take his handkerchief, but took out her own handkerchief and wiped her face carelessly. The action involved the wound on her mouth. Her expression could not help but twisted. Then she threw the handkerchief fiercely on the table as if to vent her anger. Then she looked at He Lanting and said, "The eldest master came here angrily to interrogate the prisoner. The poor prisoner doesn't even know what crime he has committed."

He Lanting could hear the annoyance in her words and knew he was in the wrong, so he softened his voice and said, "He is innocent to begin with. How could he be a prisoner? It's all because of that foolish judge who listened to some rumors and lost his mind and made a foolish judgment. I hope Miss will forgive me."

"Whether to forgive or not, you must explain the reason clearly before we can decide."