The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Wei Ming also knew about the relationship between Minister Qin and Ji Yuxiu. She suppressed a smile, but ultimately felt sorry for Ji Yuxiu.

Ji Yuxiu did not stay here long. The girls' school has been very busy lately. The first imperial examination is coming soon, and they need to prepare well, especially the thirteen girls.

Li Huaijiang has rarely come to the girls' school recently; I heard she's fallen ill again and is lying in bed at home.

Shen Hanyu calculated the time; Jin Chui had been in Suzhou for quite a while now, and she wondered if he had found any useful information.

Back in the classroom, Shen Hanyu held her book and began studying the next material to prepare for what was to come.

The fact that the wedding date is undecided has relieved a lot of her stress.

If Zhou Yurong hadn't been pushing her so hard, she really wouldn't have wanted to go down the path of marriage.

Fortunately, this move wasn't too bad.

After returning to the manor, Shen Hanyu saw that Liang Siyu had come back.

Liang Siyu returned from her business trip to Yucheng, bringing back quite a few things.

Seeing Shen Hanyu return from the girls' school, he had his servant hand over the things he was carrying.

Lin Yun blushed as she accepted the gifts, most of her family members of the same age were there.

"Now that you are all in the girls' school, I don't have much to give you, so I've prepared a set of these for you."

Although he had some disagreements with Lin Yun, he still maintained his composure and prepared something for her.

Liang Ruoxue was not very interested. Liang Siyu gave her a purple brush and some exquisite trinkets. If she had to choose, she would still prefer jewelry.

Liang Ruoyan lost her focus and could only force a smile, her mind still preoccupied with the imperial edict.

Liang Sihan came over and looked around, but left when she didn't find anything she liked.

Liang Siyu sat down and looked at Shen Hanyu: "I haven't had a chance to congratulate my cousin yet."

Shen Hanyu looked up but didn't say anything.

Lin Yun walked up to Liang Siyu and said, "Brother Liang, I was so sorry for causing you trouble before because I was so ignorant."

She looked ashamed, as if she had mustered up the courage to speak out.

Seeing her sincerity, Liang Siyu waved her hand and let it go.

"If you know your mistakes and can correct them, there is no greater good."

Lin Yun smiled, and the atmosphere between the two eased considerably.

"Brother, I'm leaving now." Liang Ruoyan saw that her face didn't look good and got up to leave.

Shen Hanyu took the gift and left.

Liang Siyu went to see Xu Ying. As soon as Xu Ying saw Liang Siyu, she warned him: "Lin Yun is still in the mansion. Stay away from her. The marriage with the Qi family is just around the corner in the second half of the year. Don't cause any trouble at this critical juncture."

Liang Siyu understood this principle very well.

“Mother, even if you hadn’t told me, I would have stayed far away from her.”

"Then why did you give her something to remember her by? Sigh, I understand girls like Lin Yun best, but I just can't send her away for the time being."

Liang Siyu said calmly, "She's in our family now, so I can't show favoritism to her, or I'll end up with a bad reputation."

Xu Ying was persuaded and nodded: "It's good that you know what you're doing."

Lin Yun has been quite well-behaved lately and hasn't given Xu Ying any reason to find fault. However, Xu Ying still warned her a few times, and Lin Yun was quite sensible. It's just unknown whether she will do anything else after seeing Liang Siyu return.

After several days of hard work, Liang Siyu went back to rest after meeting with the elders in the household.

Because Liang Siyu returned to Chang'an, Qi Jiaying came over in the afternoon and met with Liang Siyu, I don't know what she brought over.

Liang Siyu personally escorted Qi Jiaying out. Lin Yun happened to be carrying something and ran over there. When she saw the two of them together, she was immediately stunned.

Qi Jiaying saw Lin Yun again, and this time she sensed something was wrong.

Liang Siyu wasn't there the time I saw her before, so I didn't notice anything wrong.

Qi Jiaying glanced around, then looked at Liang Siyu with a smile.

Liang Siyu saw Lin Yun but ignored her.

"I'll take you back first."

Qi Jiaying said "okay".

Just as the two were about to leave without looking back, Lin Yun ran over.

"Brother Liang, this is an apology for what I couldn't give you last time."

Lin Yun took out a purse she had embroidered herself. Liang Siyu didn't want to take it and was about to refuse when a hand reached out from the side.

Qi Jiaying took the purse and examined it carefully.

"This embroidery pattern is quite good, lotus flowers." Qi Jiaying chuckled. "Miss Lin's hands are truly skillful."

Lin Yun lowered her head and clenched her fists.

Qi Jiaying gave a compliment, then took the purse and left with Liang Siyu.

Only after Lin Yun disappeared from sight did Liang Siyu apologize, "I'm sorry to have troubled Miss Qi."

Qi Jiaying didn't think anything of it.

"This Lin Yun, is it because she is going to attend a girls' school in Chang'an that she has been staying in the Marquis's residence?"

Liang Siyu nodded, "Once the girls' school is established in Yucheng, she won't need to stay here anymore. She will leave before our wedding."

Qi Jiaying narrowed her eyes. With Xu Ying looking after things in the mansion, nothing should go wrong.

"Even so, Young Master Liang should still be careful."

Qi Jiaying looked somewhat helpless; she didn't want anything to happen to her fiancé before their wedding.

Liang Siyu nodded in agreement and saw her onto the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Qi Jiaying clutched her purse.

If Lin Yun dares to give away even her personal purse, what else wouldn't she dare to do?

She believed Liang Siyu, but not Lin Yun.

Qi Jiaying handed the purse to Lingxing.

"Just deal with it."

It's safest to just throw this kind of thing away.

Lingxing nodded: "Miss, that Miss Lin from the Marquis's mansion doesn't seem to be well-behaved. She dared to act like that in front of you. Who knows what happened when you weren't here?"

Qi Jiaying smiled and said, "It's alright. Although I was worried, Young Master Liang usually stays at the Hanlin Academy, and Lin Yun goes to the girls' school, so the two of them rarely have the chance to meet."

Lingxing gave a soft "oh," but she was still very worried. As long as Lin Yun didn't leave, it meant Qi Jiaying would have to worry every day.

When the Qi family suffers a loss, Qi Jiaying will become nothing more than a topic of conversation.

"girl."

Miao Cui rushed in and whispered a few words in Shen Hanyu's ear.

Shen Hanyu frowned, a hint of disgust flashing between her brows.

"I see."

Seeing that Shen Hanyu already had a solution, Miao Cui was no longer in a hurry.

"By the way, young lady, Young Master Pei just sent word that Jin Chui will be returning from Suzhou soon."

"Did you bring any other messages?"

Miao Cui shook her head and said no.

That means we'll have to wait for Jin Chui to return to find out. Shen Hanyu wasn't in a hurry; the more thoroughly this matter was investigated, the better. She hoped that Yu Qi wasn't lying to her.

Tonight, a feast will be held at the mansion to welcome Liang Siyu and wash away the dust of her journey. Shen Hanyu and Liang Fangrong will go together.

Looking at her daughter beside her, Liang Fangrong felt as if there was an insurmountable chasm between them.

She was also completely unaware of her engagement to Pei Du beforehand.

"Miaoyi," Liang Fangrong called out.

Shen Hanyu turned to look at her.

"Have you really thought things through regarding your relationship with Young Master Pei?"

"It's really weird."

Shen Hanyu chuckled.

“You ignored Zhou Yurong’s harassment of me before, but now that it’s about Pei Du, you’re asking me if I’ve thought it through.”