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Chapter 726: My Senior Sister is not me, how can I know this feeling [ask for monthly votes! ]

"Long Ling——"

"Long Ling——"

In the quiet courtyard, the crisp sound of jade colliding can be heard from time to time inside and outside the lobby.

Yu Nianyuan looked at the lively and cheerful Zhao Qingxiu in front of him with some helplessness.

She had put down the bowl and was held by Zhao Qingxiu's hand, walking back and forth in the courtyard, stopping to look at everything.

It could be a swing that has been solidly repaired, a thick bench for two people to sit on, a cozy main room, or a kitchen with traces of two people's activities.

Zhao Qingxiu smiled gently, pointing at the objects in the yard that bore traces of life, and introduced Tan Lang's craftsmanship and the Gu family to Yu Nianyuan.

She held Yu Nianyuan's hand and wrote carefully on the palm of his hand.

Yu Nianyuan watched silently for a while without saying anything, but every time Zhao Qingxiu introduced something, she would look at it carefully without being perfunctory.

But the lady in white never spoke.

I just heard Junior Sister say that she and Tan Lang were able to advance through complementary cultivation and unexpectedly obtained the trapped dragon phenomenon because "he was not part of their destiny."

From then on, Yu Nianyuan stopped replying and remained silent for a long time. No one knew what he was thinking...

In the corridor of the courtyard, Yu Nianyuan stared at the blind and mute seventh junior sister who was surprisingly lively and cheerful today for a long time, and suddenly spoke, interrupting Zhao Qingxiu who was writing on her palm with great interest:

"Xiao Qi, when you mentioned this in your previous letter, I discussed it with my senior sister. We don't rule out the possibility that it was the effect of the tortoise-shelled longhorn beetle. The reason you were able to recover your state of mind and resume your cultivation speed this time might be that the half tortoise-shelled longhorn beetle you swallowed formed a strange combination with the half tortoise-shelled longhorn beetle he swallowed. By chance, this rare and bizarre dual cultivation effect was created."

"Oh."

Zhao Qingxiu tilted her head slightly, and wrote with anticipation on her face:

[Are you happy, sisters?]

Yu Nianyuan nodded: "Of course I'm happy for you."

After she finished speaking, she saw Zhao Qingxiu couldn't wait to continue writing:
[Then I can’t live without Tan Lang in the future. It’s really destined that I can’t live without him, Second Senior Sister, don’t you think? I need him for my cultivation. What should I do, Second Senior Sister…]

Yu Nianyuan felt that if the Seventh Junior Sister had not been blind and wearing a ribbon, she would have definitely raised her starry eyes secretly to peek at the reaction of her Senior Sister after writing this line. Maybe her pitiful look would really make people soften their hearts.

The lady in white did not comment, and said:

"Xiao Qi, do you know that this method is against the precepts? This technique is not the Great Dao after all. The function of half a tortoise-shell longhorn beetle cannot be maintained for a long time. There will always be a day when you will drain it all. If I am not mistaken, this kind of dual cultivation with clear distinction between the strong and the weak will cause a great loss of energy to the weaker party. Aren't you afraid of draining him dry, Xiao Qi..."

Zhao Qingxiu's writing action interrupted her:
[Second Sister Guessed Wrongly]

"What guess was wrong?"

[Tan Lang is very energetic. I was worried and checked on him, but I found that he was in good health. He did not lose his energy, but became stronger instead.]

Yu Nianyuan was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "It's hard to say, after all, it doesn't seem to be the right way."

Zhao Qingxiu asked:
[How can I believe it, Senior Sister? Or I can investigate it as well]

Yu Nianyuan was somewhat speechless: "He is a man, what can I investigate? How can I investigate? Xiaoqi, don't make trouble."

Zhao Qingxiu suddenly turned around and looked outside the courtyard and asked:
[The two Miss Fangs are outside. Why don't you let them come in and sit for a while? Let them accompany Second Senior Sister. I'm leaving now. I'll entertain you when I come back.]

Yu Nianyuan said calmly:

"They are not tired, so they don't have to sit."

Zhao Qingxiu asked:

[Did they do something wrong that made Second Senior Sister unhappy?]

Yu Nianyuan spoke:
"Not really, but if you like to meddle in other people's business, don't bother. Besides, there's no need for you to come in, because we're leaving soon."

Zhao Qingxiu immediately turned around and walked to the lobby.

Yu Nianyuan asked softly, "Where are you going, Xiaoqi?"

Zhao Qingxiu wrote obediently: [Pour the tea, Second Senior Sister, have a sip of tea before you leave]

Yu Nianyuan narrowed his eyes and asked:

"Xiao Qi, why are you staying here? Why don't you go with Senior Sister?"

Zhao Qingxiu shook his head:
[I have to attend Tan Lang's aunt's birthday party, so I don't have time today]

Yu Nianyuan pursed his lips and said, "My senior sister told me to take you away immediately after seeing you. Don't stay here. After all, it's dangerous under the enemy's nose."

Zhao Qingxiu took Yu Nianyuan's hand and wrote hopefully:
[I have been here for such a long time and nothing happened. It won't be a big deal if I stay here for a while. Second Senior Sister, can you help me take a letter back and give it to the Senior Senior Sister? I will talk to her in person about Tan Lang's matter. Second Senior Sister, can you help me speak up and help me with Tan Lang?]

Yu Nianyuan's tone was calm but firm:

"If it was before, it was possible, but now, it's not possible."

Zhao Qingxiu asked anxiously: [Why? ]

"Because it's unrealistic. I know there's one thing you don't like to hear, and many people don't like to hear it, which is 'I'm doing this for your own good'. But Senior Sister is really thinking from the perspective of someone who has experienced it, and she wants to do this for your own good. You can say that Senior Sister and I are the heads of the family, and we are trying to separate the couple, but if we see it but don't say anything, and watch you walk down a path that we think is wrong, then we are unworthy of being called family."

Yu Nianyuan paused, and said softly but emphasized: "Senior Sister has something to say, and you must say it."

She reached out and touched Zhao Qingxiu's eyes, which were covered by the sky-blue ribbon, and said softly:

"If it were in the past, I might have objected to your suggestion regarding your Tongfu and would have stood on your side, but now, judging by the current situation..."

Yu Nianyuan shook his head and said sincerely:
"The attitude of the senior sister on this matter is indeed not wrong. In addition, I have to tell you first that I have collected a lot of information this time. Some things are confirmed without a doubt. I came here after thinking clearly from a conventional perspective, and the suggestions I gave you are also the same."

Zhao Qingxiu insisted and wrote:

[I am different from Tan Lang. My senior sister is not me, so how can she know this feeling?]

Yu Nianyuan suddenly asked:
"Xiao Qi, do you know that tomorrow is the celebration ceremony of Xunyang Grottoes to celebrate the completion of the Donglin Giant Buddha?"

Zhao Qingxiu was stunned:
【Tomorrow?】

"Yes, tomorrow."

Yu Nianyuan looked around and said in a suggestive tone:

"It seems that you often stay in this yard, and no news can get in."

Zhao Qingxiu lowered his head and was lost in thought for a while.

[Sister, please wait for me. We still have half a day. I will go to the birthday ceremony first. I will go with you tomorrow to deal with the matter of the big Buddha. After that, I will go to persuade the eldest sister in person. You don’t need to bother me.]

Yu Nianyuan shook his head and said only three words, leaving no room for rejection:
"You're not allowed to go."

There was also a tone between the lines of Zhao Qingxiu's words that could not be refused. Yu Nianyuan was a little surprised. It was rare to see Seventh Junior Sister being so firm:

[Second Senior Sister, I must go to this birthday ceremony]

Yu Nianyuan explained:
"I mean, you are not allowed to go today or tomorrow. Go back to Jianze now. Fifth Junior Sister wants to see you and needs your help."

Zhao Qingxiu shook her head in confusion.

The lady in white rolled up her sleeves gently and retied the sky-blue ribbon that had become loose due to the violent shaking.

She moved gently and patiently, and said:
"We don't want to care about the whole thing of matching families. We in Yunmeng Jianze never look at status or wealth. We only look at moral character. Many disasters in the world are not caused by poverty, but by human nature." Many lessons that the seniors of the Female Monarch Palace have learned at the foot of the mountain can be attributed to the word human heart. It is something more terrifying than an evil dragon. A single thought in the human heart can nourish thousands of evil dragons.

"It is easy to kill an evil dragon, but it is hard to deal with the human heart."

【Tan Lang is a good man】

Seeing that she was writing with great force and clearly showing resistance, Yu Nianyuan asked directly:

"Do you know his identity outside?"

【Jiangzhou Officials】

Yu Nianyuan nodded:

"Well, not only is he an official, but he is also a high-ranking official. His last name is Ouyang and his given name is Rong, but do you know his courtesy name?"

Zhao Qingxiu was about to write something when he suddenly stopped and didn't write.

But Yu Nianyuan had already read it out:

"His courtesy name is Lianghan. He is the scholar of Xiuwen Academy and the governor of Jiangzhou appointed by the false emperor. He was the one who built the Donglin Buddha and issued the Yue Women's Order in Jiangzhou himself, including the Fang sisters. Do you know why they left without saying goodbye these days? They haven't come to see you for a while? Xiaoqi, didn't you notice anything unusual?"

Zhao Qingxiu's body began to tremble, and her fingers also trembled.

Yu Nianyuan said softly:
"He should know that you are a Yue girl. As for whether he knows your identity as a Yue virgin, we still don't know. Looking at the way he dealt with the Fang sisters and Master Yizhi, and the leniency he showed... he does value you and is afraid that you will be sad, but his overall position is still on the side of the court. From the fact that he issued the order to restrict Yue girls and helped the female official of the Imperial Observatory to draft our wanted order, it can be seen from these things that, except for you, he will not be lenient when dealing with us 'rebels in the Tiannan Jianghu'.

“This boy is far from being as simple as my senior sister and I thought before. He is very particular about what he does and is definitely a smart person.

“But your senior sister and I don’t like people who are too smart, especially those who are too smart but have crooked butts. They are particularly hateful.

"And the smarter a man is, the easier it is for him to play with people's hearts, because it's too simple. And I heard that you are not the only woman he has. You can wait for him for ten years, but he has not waited for you for ten years. Xiaoqi, you are too romantic and sincere. Such a smart man is not a good match, and it is easy for him to be in love but not live long."

Yu Nianyuan held Zhao Qingxiu's trembling hand and said slowly:

"So, don't indulge in the fantasy you have created. Let alone the conflict between us and him and the unjust actions he has committed, even though I understand his position and difficulties, Senior Sister and the other sisters of Jianze will never forgive him. How are you going to convince everyone?

"There is one more thing. I wonder if you have ever considered that the big Buddha will eventually collapse, and he and the Xunyang Palace need the credit of the big Buddha to report to the empress. The collapse of the Buddha is equivalent to dereliction of duty. If he knew that you are a virgin Yue who cannot be cleared, a key traitor in the eyes of the court, and that it was your senior sisters who destroyed the big Buddha, how should he choose?
"Is it to give up my future, abandon my people, and go into the mountains with you to practice in Yunmeng?
"Or, do you want to take you straight into the government and continue your career? Then you will be his biggest weakness and the biggest weakness for his enemies to attack him. We are just waiting for the day when the truth will be revealed. Before that, will you sleep well?

"Even if he chooses the former, you will bear a huge guilt for the rest of your life. He studied hard for ten years, but just because of an impulse, his future is ruined. He has to live in seclusion in the mountains. In the days to come, he will always resent you. Why bother?

“One person can endure hardship, but two people can’t, because they will feel that their hardship is caused by the other person.

"One person can be sacrificed, but two people cannot, because the one who sacrifices will always look down on the other."

Zhao Qingxiu's little face, with her eyes covered by a ribbon, looked around, seeming a little confused.

Yu Nianyuan heard her somewhat disordered breathing.

The lady in white closed her eyes and decided for her:
"Xiao Qi, don't go anywhere. Don't go to the birthday ceremony, and don't go to tomorrow's event. Go back to Jianze. I'll take care of the rest. The senior sister won't blame you. Also, with me here, your husband Tong will be safe. No one can touch him. I can guarantee this to you right now...

"Xiao Qi, do you know that last time he captured our people, Senior Sister asked me to come here to meet him and take his head off, but now that won't happen. He is considered your family, we won't hurt him.

"With this result, it will be easier to report to the senior sister. Otherwise, you will go back empty-handed without bringing you back. The next time it's the senior sister, I won't be able to stop her. I'm telling you this frankly."

The last words of Yu Nianyuan slowly fell.

Zhao Qingxiu didn't know whether he heard it or not, and just stood there in a daze.

The atmosphere in the yard was silent for a while.

Just when Yu Nianyuan was about to speak again.

Zhao Qingxiu's body suddenly stopped shaking, and she reached out to touch the gift box on the table.

Yu Nianyuan held the gift box with her jade hand and said word by word:

"Little, Seven."

The sky-blue ribbon covering Zhao Qingxiu's eyes had turned darker, as if it had been soaked in water. She lowered her head and wrote some words.

Yu Nianyuan looked intently.

[I know. I...I don't care.]

Zhao Qingxiu buried her head like an ostrich, clumsily holding all the gift boxes into her arms, not letting any of them out.

She squatted down on the spot and continued writing on the ground with her straw-thin fingers:

[I don’t care who he is outside, when I go home he is Tan Lang, this is home]

Yu Nianyuan gradually frowned, and Zhao Qingxiu hugged his knees and lowered his head.

The two of them, one standing and one squatting, were in a silent stalemate.

After an unknown amount of time, Yu Nianyuan suddenly spoke:
"How about this, Senior Sister is the one who makes the decision. I can give you another choice."

Zhao Qingxiu, who was squatting on the ground with her knees hugged, slowly raised her head.

Still holding the gift box tightly.

……

The residence in Huaiye Lane is filled with joy today.

From morning to afternoon, the maids and stewards inside and outside the house were filled with joy and festivity in their footsteps.

Inside the house, at the gate of Yinbingzhai.

Ouyang Rong was standing on tiptoe to paste a red couplet.

Halfway through the application, he touched his right eyelid. It had been twitching from time to time since he woke up this morning.

It is said that blessings come on the left and disasters come on the right, but no serious person would believe this. To be practical, it is just eye fatigue.

Ouyang Rong muttered softly.

"Little Rongzi!"

Miaosi suddenly jumped out from her sleeve, she touched her chin and asked seriously:

"You said...will the embroiderer also prepare a generous gift for me?"

Ouyang Rong smiled immediately.

He discovered that people would actually laugh when they were extremely speechless.

"She doesn't even know you, so what could she give you?" Ouyang Rong asked in confusion, "Is it a mirror? Look at yourself there?"

Miao Si seemed to be kindhearted by nature, and could not hear any mockery. He tilted his head and said:
"But she knows you have so many women. Women have a strong sixth sense. She must know me, the fairy, or she may have prepared gifts for the missed sisters."

Ouyang Rong immediately gave the arrogant little Mo Jing a slap on the face:
"I don't know you well, so don't talk nonsense. Besides, I haven't settled the score with you for the last time you complained. If the embroiderer knew, she would dislike you no matter how high or low she is."

The wonderful thought in the sleeve sighed:
"If I had known, I would have jumped out last time and said that you were a heartless man. I would have scolded you like Xie girl, pretending to be a sister."

Ouyang Rong:?

(End of this chapter)