Soon, Li Niu Niu brought the latest news about the Mu family.

Mu Xianyun woke up, and the Mu family suddenly agreed not to split up.

Those who knew the inside story of the Mu family should just let it go. After all, as long as the Mu family patriarch and his wife were still standing behind Mu Xianyun, it would be difficult for the Mu family to split up!

However, Li Yinyin noticed that Mu Xianyun didn't seem to come out much after waking up from this fainting spell.

Mu Xianyun had already passed the county and prefectural examinations and was a candidate for the imperial examinations. He was qualified to take the provincial examination in August. Could it be that his fainting spell had actually awakened him?

After all, she hadn't "accidentally" stumbled upon Mu Xianyun and Xi Jiangyue's secret rendezvous. Although Xi Jiangyue had a long face because of it, what did that have to do with Li Yinyin?

Perhaps what people in this world fear most is being nagged.

In the morning, Li Yinyin was feeling bored and worried that she wouldn't be able to watch a play. However, she bumped into Mu Xianyun, who rarely came out, as soon as she went out in the afternoon.

"Sister Yinyin," Mu Xianyun greeted her from afar before stopping. This time, he was very polite.

Li Yinyin glanced at him again, but in that one glance, she sensed something was wrong.

Mu Xianyun was handsome, and as a scholar, he also possessed a refined, scholarly air. He usually liked to imitate his teacher's manner, adopting a gentle and jade-like demeanor, but he was still young and his cultivation was not yet perfect, so there was always a sense of incongruity.

But today, upon seeing Mu Xianyun, his smile was just right, and his demeanor was graceful. In particular, his gentle elegance, which seemed to be ingrained in his very bones, could not have been cultivated in just a few days.

Suddenly, Li Yinyin felt as if she could see the erudite and shrewd Grand Tutor from the later stages of the story, the male supporting character who ended up all alone, leaving many feeling a deep sense of regret.

and many more.

Li Yinyin couldn't help but take another closer look at him.

Could it be that?

"Yinyin, little sister?" Mu Xianyun tilted his head. "Why do you suddenly act like you don't recognize me?"

Li Yinyin frowned and took a step back, her face full of vigilance: "Who are you?"

These words made Mu Xianyun's eyes widen, and also startled the maid who was with her.

Mu Xianyun stared at Li Yinyin for a moment, his eyes showing interest: "What are you saying, little sister Yinyin? I'm your brother Xianyun."

"You're talking nonsense," Li Yinyin retorted righteously, "Mu Xianyun isn't as good-looking as you!"

Mu Xianyun looked somewhat bewildered: "What?"

Li Yinyin deliberately looked him up and down before saying, "You must be some kind of seductive ghost who possessed Mu Xianyun's body, that's why you suddenly became so handsome. That's what they say in the storybooks!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Xianyun and the maidservants who followed her breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for praising me, Sister Yinyin," Mu Xianyun said earnestly, then added in a serious tone, "Perhaps it's because I've been reading a lot lately."

"It is said that there are houses of gold and the spirit of a gentleman in books. Perhaps I have obtained this spirit."

"Really?" Li Yinyin feigned innocence, but inwardly she scoffed.

There's no such thing as "a gentleman's spirit comes from books." He just made it up because he figured there were hardly any scholars in the village besides himself, and he couldn't find any source for it.

After he nodded, Li Yinyin stopped going out to play and turned to walk back.

"Then I'll go back to my studies. If this qi can really beautify and nourish the skin, I'll definitely read seventeen or eighteen books on it!"

Li Yinyin led her maidservant into the room and immediately had the door locked. She then told the maidservant to go about her business and that she would return later.

Since they had already entered the mansion and were being watched by a gatekeeper, the servants were not afraid of anything happening and left as instructed.

Mu Xianyun, who was left behind, watched Li Yinyin run away. He was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but smile, his eyes full of tenderness.

"So the spoiled and willful you I remember was actually just a cute and adorable little girl. No wonder Li Chengming dotes on you so much."

"However, you really are a perceptive young girl; you were the first to notice that something was wrong with me."

Mu Xianyun spoke very softly, and no one heard him except himself; his voice quickly dissipated with the wind.

Just as he was about to leave, a soft voice rang out.

"Brother Yun, you're finally out!"

A cold glint flashed across Mu Xianyun's face, but he quickly put on a bitter smile again: "Little Moon, I'm sorry, you should know about my family's situation. I think I'll be able to go out very rarely since then."

"If I don't want my family to fall apart, I need to pass the imperial examination as soon as possible."

"Therefore, I can only succeed in the college entrance examination this August, I cannot fail."

Xi Jiangyue was always an understanding girl. When she heard that he couldn't go out because of the exam, she immediately said, "Of course the exam is the most important thing. Brother Yun is so capable, I believe you will definitely achieve your goal."

“It’s not that easy,” Mu Xianyun said with some worry. “I need to pass the Xiucai exam, and then I need to go even further and try to become a Linsheng (a student with government stipends) so that I can reduce some of the burden on my family.”

“Little Moon, can you wait for me?” he said, his eyes full of expectation. “Once I pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, I will ask my mother to come to your house to propose marriage.”

Upon hearing this, Xi Jiangyue nodded shyly and immediately ran away.

She didn't dare turn around and didn't see that the moment she turned, Mu Xianyun's expression turned cold.

Li Yinyin peered out from behind her door, taking in everything, and felt a sense of relief.

Fortunately, I used to find lip reading interesting and learned it from others.

But this world is really too strange. Mu Xianyun and Xi Jiangyue are talking openly in front of my house, and no one is listening?

Oh, no, except for myself.

Li Yinyin rubbed her face and turned to walk back.

It seems that Mu Xianyun is indeed not the same as before, while Xi Jiangyue has not changed much.

However, Mu Xianyun's attitude towards Xi Jiangyue seems a bit off.

If he were reborn from his previous life, he would definitely seize the opportunity to win over Xi Jiangyue, the woman he loves.

He did manage to win it, but his final expression didn't seem to have any good intentions.

Isn't it Mu Xianyun?

But his attitude towards the Mu family doesn't seem like it. If it weren't for Mu Xianyun himself, the first thing he would have done upon waking up was probably to follow the wishes of the eldest and second branches of the Mu family and immediately separate the family.

All I want is to survive until the finale, why is it so difficult?

In the beginner world, the problems only arose at the end, and were still within a manageable range. How come in this world, things are already in chaos before even the first five minutes of the first episode have started?

Could God please grant me another older sister so I can win without even trying?

"Boom boom boom!"

Before she had taken more than a few steps, Li Yinyin heard someone knocking on the door.

"Why is the door locked in broad daylight?"

That voice sounds so much like the eldest brother's personal attendant.

"Coming, coming," the gatekeeper said slowly as he opened the door. "Oh, it's Xiao Liu. What brings you back all by yourself?"

"Master has given instructions, Uncle Fu, please let me in quickly," Xiao Liu said as he entered the room. Before he could even head to the main courtyard, he saw Li Yinyin, who hadn't gone far.

“Miss,” Xiao Liu said with a smile, “Master has a gift for you and instructed me to bring it to you!”

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