Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 106 Confession
  Li Lingjuan happily took the cloth and needle and thread, returned to her room, and began to make her purse seriously.

Her family background is average, and she usually does needlework with her mother, Li Cui, to supplement the family income.

She used soft rags to skillfully piece together a delicate little pouch, with a bright little flower embroidered on it.

She showed the purse to Li Cui and said, "Auntie, look at the purse I made. Is it beautiful?"

Mrs. Li Cui took the purse and looked at it carefully, with a satisfied smile on her face, "Beautiful, so beautiful! My girl is very clever and the purses she makes are beautiful."

"I'll give it to Brother Zhao." Li Lingjuan said and was about to go out.

Mrs. Li Cui grabbed her and said, "It's getting dark soon. Let's go tomorrow."

"Why is it getting dark?" Li Lingjuan pouted, having to wait another night to see Brother Zhao.

The next day, she happily took her purse to Zhao's house, but Zhao Yin was next door. What she saw was Zhao Wangshu, "You are so beautiful, like a fairy."

Zhao Wangshu smiled, "Thank you for the compliment. I wonder if Miss Li is here. What's the matter?"

"I'm here to see Brother Zhao and Young Master," Li Lingjuan said.

Zhao Wangshu was sure that she heard the word brother, her eyes flashed slightly, "My brother is out and not at home."

After hearing this, Li Lingjuan felt a little disappointed. She lowered her head and said, "Then I'll go back."

"Miss Li, since you are here, please come in and sit down. My brother will be back soon."

"Then trouble Miss Zhao." Li Lingjuan smiled happily. .

Zhao Wangshu smiled slightly and led her into the house.

The maid brought tea, Zhao Wangshu poured a cup of tea and handed it to Li Lingxuan, "Miss Li, please drink tea."

"Thank you, Miss Zhao." Li Lingxuan took the cup and took a sip.

"Where is Miss Li from?" Zhao Wangshu took the initiative to chat with her.

"A native of Caozhou, Shandong."

"Caozhou, that place is a good place, with simple folk customs and beautiful scenery." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

Li Lingjuan smiled and nodded, "Yes, our place is very beautiful, especially when the peonies are in full bloom, the entire Caozhou becomes colorful and beautiful."

"I really want to have the opportunity to visit Caozhou." Zhao Wangshu's eyes showed a look of yearning.

"If there is a chance, I will definitely let Miss Zhao feast her eyes." Li Lingjuan secretly thought that when she marries Zhao Yin, Zhao Wangshu will be her sister-in-law, and she can invite her to see the peonies.

The two were chatting happily when Zhao Yin came back. It was Zhao Wangshu who asked the maid to call him over from next door.

"Brother, Miss Li has something to ask you." Zhao Wangshu went out, leaving two maids in the house.

A strange man and woman, for the sake of Li Lingjun's reputation, she couldn't let them be alone.

Li Lingjuan looked at Zhao Yin with admiration in her eyes, and said in her voice: "Brother Zhao."

Zhao Yin trembled, "Li, Miss Li, what can you do?"

Li Lingxuan bit her lip, with a blush on her face, "Brother Zhao, I came here to tell you that I, I like you."

Zhao Yin was stunned. He didn't expect that Li Lingxuan would suddenly express his feelings so frankly. Looking at the shy girl in front of him, he didn't know how to respond.

Li Lingjuan handed the purse to Zhao Yin, "Brother Zhao, this is the purse I made for you. I hope you like it."

After saying that, she rushed out of the door. Zhao Yin came back to his senses and said, "Miss Li, I can't accept this purse."

He chased him out. Zhao Wangshu, who was standing on the corridor of the west wing, looked at the two of them, one running and the other chasing, both of them a little dumbfounded. What is going on?
  What did the two of them say? About to fall apart?
  Zhao Yin rushed to catch up with Li Lingxuan in front of her discharge, "Miss Li, please take back this purse."

"Brother Zhao, I made this purse specially for you."

"Miss Li, thank you for your kindness, but we have only met once, so I can't accept your wallet." Zhao Yin insisted not to accept the wallet. Li Lingjun had no choice but to take back her purse and go back with tears in her eyes, but she was not one to give up easily.

From that day on, Li Lingjuan often came to see Zhao Yin under the guise of playing with Zhao Wangshu. It's a pity that Zhao Yin wants to study poetry and books, so she can't see him most of the time and can only chat with Zhao Wangshu.

On this day, Zhao Wangshu asked Xu Danyang out and introduced her to Yao Shanzhi. He heard the person at the table next to him say: "He had been cut thirty-six times all over his body. His tongue was cut off, and the two ounces of meat underneath were also cut off." He disappeared and became a eunuch."

"Stop talking, these words will reach King Kang's ears, and you won't be able to live without it."

They fell silent, and Yao Shanzhi snorted coldly, "This is his retribution."

"Who?" Zhao Wangshu asked puzzledly.

"Lin Chao."

"I don't know which righteous man is doing harm to the people." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

That night, Lin Chao died from his injuries.

In a small courtyard of Qunfangzhai, a beautiful woman was hiding under the quilt, laughing silently, laughing and bursting into tears, "This beast can finally no longer harm people."

After hearing the news, Yun Hao drank all the tea in his cup and said, "It's better to die."

Zhao Wangshu took this matter as gossip and had no idea that she was almost kidnapped by people sent by Lin Chao.

However, Lin Chao's death made King Kang angry. He asked the emperor to investigate the matter thoroughly. For a while, the atmosphere in the capital became tense.

What eased this tension was the great victory at the border and the beginning of spring.

On the eighth day of February, the sun shone brightly in the capital. Many people who participated in the general examination said: "This is a good sign."

There was a sea of ​​people outside Gongyuan. It is said that there were nearly 5,000 people taking part in the exams today. According to the practice of this dynasty, the number of people who were selected in the spring was only over 300.

Looking at so many exams, Zhao Cheng felt that he was overachieving in this subject, so he patted Zhao Yin on the shoulder and said, "Son, it's up to you."

As a father, he was already ashamed of having the same subject as his son. But if he passed the subject one grade later than his son, he would really lose face.

This spring was his first time to take the test, and it was also his last time.

"Don't put pressure on my dear grandson." Mrs. Zhao Cui pushed Zhao Cheng away and said to Zhao Yin: "Brother Yin, don't be nervous, just do your best."

"Grandma, I understand." Zhao Yin smiled.

The entrance inspection for the joint examination is more stringent than that for the provincial examination.

Watching the father and son enter the Gongyuan, Mrs. Zhao Cui took her daughter-in-law and granddaughter and prepared to go back. After squeezing out of the crowd, she met Li Lingjuan and her mother, Mrs. Li Cui.

"Xiao Yue'er." Li Lingjuan called.

"Lingjue." Zhao Wangshu is half a year older than Li Lingjuan, but Li Lingjuan has always refused to call her sister.

Zhao Wangshu knew what Li Lingjuan meant. She wanted to marry her eldest brother and be her sister-in-law, but of course she couldn't call her sister.

Li Lingjuan is a warm and cheerful girl. She loves straightforwardly and boldly. Zhao Wangshu quite likes her.

The adults went back first, and Zhao Wangshu took Li Lingjuan to go shopping. The two of them wandered around the busy market, looking at this and playing with that.

Zhao Wangshu was attracted by a stall selling jewelry. She took Li Lingjuan's hand and walked over. Picked up a bell hairpin from the stall and gently inserted it into Li Lingxuan's black hair.

"Does it look good?" Li Lingxuan asked with a smile.

"It's so beautiful." Zhao Wangshu praised.

Li Lingjuan shook her head, and the bell made a crisp sound. Seeing her happy look, Zhao Wangshu bought a hairpin and gave it to her.

"Give it to me?" Li Lingjuan hugged Zhao Wangshu, "Xiaoyue'er, you are so kind."

(End of this chapter)