Noble Lady

Xue Huai really surprised Xue Chenyu.

She thought the child was just talking, but now that he asked to find a husband, it was obvious that he was serious.

"Then could my eldest sister help me find a good husband?"

Xue Chenyu looked at Mrs. Xue for instructions.

Madam Xue said, "In the past, your father, in order to educate you, spent all his efforts to find a good teacher for you."

"You've driven away all those well-read old gentlemen and caused your father to offend everyone. Now you want your sister to find you a good teacher?"

Then, he added with great regret, "Besides, we don't know whether what you said about studying hard is true or not."

"If you act on impulse and then give up halfway, the man your sister has worked so hard to find for you will run away again. Wouldn't that mean your sister's efforts will be wasted, and she will have to offend others because of you."

Originally, Xue Chenyu had no intention of teaching her brother in front of Chen Lizhu, but Miss Chen San just wanted to watch some fun, so she simply obliged her.

It was not a new thing that Xue Huai, the young master of the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, had driven away several gentlemen. This was no less embarrassing than another one.

"Ping'an, can you promise that if I help you invite your teacher back, you will concentrate on studying?"

"I promise." Xue Huai said solemnly, "No, I can swear. I, Xue Huai, swear here that if I ever disappoint my elder sister in hiring a teacher for me again, I will never be able to lift a gun again."

Xue Chenyu and Mrs. Xue looked at each other: This oath is really poisonous to him.

"If you can do this, I will definitely find a suitable husband for you no matter how much effort I have to put in." Xue Chenyu said solemnly.

Mrs. Xue also nodded in agreement.

This is how the matter was settled.

After talking for a while, the servant came to say that lunch was ready, and Mrs. Xue led the children to the dining room.

The Xue family has rules, but they are not that strict. Chen Lizhu, who is used to abiding by the rules, felt like she had opened the door to a new world and integrated into it very comfortably.

Perhaps all the dishes on the table were to her liking, so she ate two bowls of rice before reluctantly putting down her chopsticks.

I can't eat any more.

She was genuine and unpretentious, and Mrs. Xue liked her and invited her to visit her home more often when she was free.

Chen Lizhu also agreed.

After dinner, Xue Huai said he was going to study, and Xue Luoyan was taken away by him to keep him company.

Reluctant Xue Luoyan: ...He is reading his book, why does he have to drag me into it?

Xue Chenyu thought it was a good idea for her to read more books while she was still young, so she said that she could bring her favorite food and take her hiking, but she had to read books.

For the sake of food and fun, it's like having a carrot hanging in front of it to entice the lazy donkey to pull the mill harder.

After taking a walk to digest the food after dinner, Chen Lizhu said she wanted to go home.

Xue Chenyu sent her to the door, but before getting in the car, she suddenly remembered something and turned back.

"Miss Xue, I know a student. Although he is not a famous scholar, he is also a well-educated man who has taught many children."

"If your brother simply wants to relearn the lessons he learned in the past few years of elementary education to lay a solid foundation for future study at an academy, he would be a good choice."

"I wonder who Miss Chen San is talking about?"

"My half-brother, Chen Mingxuan."

If it were someone else, Xue Chenyu might not recognize him, but she really knew the name Chen Mingxuan.

Because this person is none other than the fourth place winner of this year's spring imperial examination.

He was not selected into the top three in the palace examination. According to the normal procedure, his name should have been entered into the list of the Ministry of Personnel and he should have been sent out to serve as an official. However, he requested to teach at the Imperial College, and the emperor finally agreed.

It caused a sensation at the time.

Unexpectedly, he was actually the illegitimate son of Duke Chen?

"I've read Master Chen Mingxuan's writings and I think he's a man of remarkable literary talent. Now that he's a teacher at the Imperial College, I don't think he'd be willing to teach at the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, would he?"

Xue Chenyu did not ask Chen Lizhu about her half-brother, but only expressed her own doubts.

"Don't worry, Miss Xue. I think your brother really wants to study. If you don't mind, I can ask for you."

"Of course that would be great! Master Chen Mingxuan is a successful Jinshi and a professor at the Imperial College. If he could really come and teach my brother, it would be a blessing for our Wu'an Marquisate."

Chen Lizhu nodded and said that she would pass the message to Xue Chenyu after she got the results.

Xue Chenyu then handed the matter over to her with confidence.

After Chen Lizhu left, he told Qiuhua to arrange people to see if they could find out the relationship between Chen Mingxuan and the Chen Guogong Mansion.

A person who passes the imperial examination is a treasure in any family, because it means an additional path for the family's future career.

Even if he is a bastard's son, there is no reason for Duke Chen's Mansion to remain silent about it.

But the fact is, the name Chen Mingxuan has never had anything to do with the Chen Guogong Mansion.

If Chen Lizhu hadn't revealed it today, she would probably never have known that the two sides were actually related.

Thinking of this, Xue Chenyu felt that Chen Lizhu's trip today was not in vain.

She seemed to be deliberately trying to expose the relationship between Chen Mingxuan and the Chen Guogong Mansion, or perhaps she wanted to promote Chen Mingxuan, an unknown figure, so that more people would know him.

The Wu'an Marquis Mansion needs a teacher, but a family like theirs, with its dark history, might not want a good teacher to come.

The existence of Chen Mingxuan and their Wu'an Marquis Mansion can complement each other.

However, Xue Chenyu didn't have too much time to think about these things. At present, her main focus should be on the He family.

Using the excuse of finding a teacher for Xue Huai, Xue Chenyu left the Marquis' Mansion early.

She still wanted to find a weapon for self-defense, but this time she learned her lesson. The blacksmith shop might not have it, so she might as well go to the pawnshop.

It was Chen Lizhu who reminded her that wealthy and powerful families might not be as glamorous as they appeared.

Since there is a bastard like Chen Mingxuan being hidden away by the Duke of Chen's Mansion, it is also possible that other families would secretly pawn their treasures to maintain their dignity in order to look good on the surface.

To do this, you have to go to the largest pawnshop in Kyoto.

It can be said that Xue Chenyu is lucky.

When she arrived across the street from the pawnshop, she saw a familiar-looking man approaching from afar. He was not wearing a hat to cover his face, and was dressed in men's clothes. He was looking around in a hurry.

Isn’t that Du Jingyuan, the granddaughter of General Du, who used to like to show off by stepping on her?

"Qiuhua, go see what she wants to pawn. If there's something I want, you can buy it."

Qiu Hua hesitated for a moment, "Miss, that's from General Du's mansion. If she goes there...she recognizes me, so she might not be willing to sell the things to us."

In fact, Qiuhua's words were implicit.

The other party not only recognized her, but she and Xue Chenyu were now sworn enemies.