I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 80 Boating on the Lake
After changing into official uniform and going to the Bureau of Astronomy for duty, Tang Taishicheng brought her a gift specially today, "I heard that there was a happy event in the family of Xiao Song recently. I was unable to attend the promotion banquet, so I prepared some small gifts to congratulate Xiao Song." Tang Taishicheng heard that this marriage was arranged by the Imperial Master himself, which was the first of its kind in Chang'an City.

The officials of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau bowed and congratulated them one by one, and Song Lingyi went up to the second floor after responding to them one by one.

Behind the long desk, Ye Xuan was sitting lazily reading a book, and there was a cup of hot tea on the desk.

Song Lingyi came forward, smiling: "Thank you Master for helping the Song family with their marriage yesterday. I really have no way to repay you..."

Ye Xu'an didn't even raise his head. "Since I know I can't repay you, I'll just recite two more books."

"..." Song Lingyi sat down with a gloomy smile. After a while, she asked tentatively, "My mother said that the master took the girl away?"

Ye Xu'an put the book down, his expression was unusually serious, "Disciple, you have memorized so many books during this period of time, I want to test you."

So sudden?

"...Master, please give me a question."

"Which acupuncture points should be used to treat mental illnesses?"

Song Lingyi was stunned. Mental illness... Are you referring to that girl? I heard from the lady that she was taken to Zhou's house and almost killed Mrs. Zhou by mistake. I think she was hit and had some mental problems. The master took her away, partly because he was afraid that the Zhou family would kill her, and partly because he wanted to cure her illness.

Song Lingyi thought about the contents of the book carefully, "I should prick Baihui, Shaoshang, Shenmen..."

Ye Xuan nodded with satisfaction, picked up the book on the table and continued reading.

Song Lingyi really couldn't understand Ye Xuan'an. He accepted her as an apprentice but didn't teach her the basic skills. Instead, he asked her to memorize medical books. How could one become proficient in medicine in just a few years?

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Everything in the palace remained the same as before. No matter how turbulent the court was, it could not affect the small temple of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau. Since Yu Youzhi was impeached by Hua Simiao last time, he has been unusually honest.

The fifteenth of this month is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and all officials have a three-day holiday.
On this day of family celebration, the Zhou family formally proposed to the Song family, and chose the 30th of this month as the auspicious day for the engagement banquet.

On the second day of the holiday, Song Lingyi received an invitation from Li Hewei, inviting her to go boating on the lake the next day.

It rained early in the morning and the weather was pleasant

When they arrived at the place, they found that Li Hewei had booked the entire pleasure boat. She was wearing a plain skirt with a twig pattern, which made her look gentle and generous. When she saw Song Lingyi coming, she called her "Lingyi" very eagerly and took her on board.

Song Lingyi felt Li Hewei's enthusiasm and was slightly surprised. She recalled that when she first entered the palace, they couldn't even eat at the same table, but now they could actually go swimming on the lake hand in hand.

After boarding the pleasure boat, Li Hewei led her into the cabin with a mysterious look on his face.
It turned out that there were not only the two of them boating on the lake today, but also Xie Yanshu. He was obviously well prepared today, not only was he dressed elegantly, but he also played the zither. A gentleman with a clear character, handsome as he was, he always felt awkward.

Li Hewei held Song Lingyi's shoulders tightly, not letting her leave, while listening with admiration, "My cousin is so outstanding! He can compose poems and play the zither, and he is also good at riding horses and shooting arrows..."

"Uh…"

After the song was over, Xie Yanshu looked up at Song Lingyi nervously and found that she was not as intoxicated as Li Hewei, but just looked at him indifferently.

Li Hewei made room for the two of them

The two people in the cabin were awkward for a long time, and Xie Yanshu was a little depressed: "You... don't like listening to music?" The cousin said that girls all like this, and she even planned it for him.

Song Lingyi was silent for two breaths.

Walking to the window, she saw the mountains on both sides of the river, and the beautiful scenery. She said slowly, "Xie Yanshu, do you know about the engagement between the Zhou and Song families?"

"Knowing" her second sister's turbulent love life was a lesson for her. In this dynasty, she had to agree with the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words.

Without waiting for Song Lingyi to say no, Xie Yanshu took the lead and said, "I know your concerns. I also know that private transactions will be criticized. I will not let you become the target of public criticism. I just want to know your thoughts today... As long as you are willing to take that step, I will work hard for the rest of the way, no matter how difficult it is."

Song Lingyi turned around and looked at him calmly, and asked, "How are you trying?"

Do you want to change the people around you just by saying you like me? The status of a family is a very realistic issue. The gap that the Song family is trying to cross is not even as big as the tip of the iceberg of Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

The first thing she learned from childhood to adulthood in her previous life was restraint. If she couldn't get something, she would restrain her desire for it. Without desire, there would be no disappointment.

"In a few days, I will ask your majesty for permission to inspect the northern part, and return to Beijing before the middle of the first lunar month. When I come back, I will ask your majesty to grant me a marriage. Your majesty has always loved me, and coupled with my achievements in inspecting the northern part, he will definitely not refuse." Xie Yanshu said very seriously, and it seemed that he had thought this idea over carefully.

Winter has arrived in the north, and it is extremely cold. How could Xie Yanshu, a young marquis with luxurious clothes and delicious food, endure the hardship of staying in the north for half a year...

Moreover, true love in the world is ever-changing. If she gives him a chance and gives her true heart now, who knows if he will turn it into a sharp blade to stab her in the future.

"Why do you have to do this... If you miss me, there may be a girl who is more compatible with your family background and personality in the future. The me you think of may not be the real me, and you don't even know me."

Xie Yanshu was unwavering: "No!"

What can't you do? Song Lingyi looked puzzled.

"There won't be a better girl than you."

"..."

"How about we make a bet?" Xie Yanshu said.

"What are you gambling?"

"Before I come back from the north, I will guard my heart. Just give me a thought. If I still want to marry you after I come back, will you marry me?"

Song Lingyi never thought that one day someone would ask her for a wish. A fifteen-year-old girl has a lot of hope and a future to look forward to. She doesn't know how happy it is to wait and how rare it is to have hope. Or maybe she has never understood it.

But at this moment, she suddenly wanted to give it a try, to make a big gamble, regardless of winning or losing.

After a long silence, he changed the rules: "The prerequisite is that I have no one in my heart."

"……it is good"

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On the 26th of this month, Xie Yanshu embarked on a journey northward for inspection, and two officials from the Censorate also traveled with him.

Time passed quickly, and the withered tea-colored leaves fell down, as if the trees could not bear the chill of early autumn and shivered violently for a while.

More than a month has passed since the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Song Lingyi was getting more and more comfortable with the business and study of the Bureau of History, and Ye Xu'an was missing more and more days at work, and he was often nowhere to be found. In his spare time, Song Lingyi would listen to the officials of the Bureau of History discussing astrology and feng shui on the first floor, and learned a lot.

The will of heaven and the will of the people are the same. Sometimes, observing humanities is like observing astronomy, and observing politics and religion can also predict good and bad luck.

Studying day after day made her character more calm and humble.

(End of this chapter)