swear not to be concubine

Chapter 19

Jian Yan only felt that Xu Zhongxuan's eyes were like a lake in a cloudy sky, dark and deep, bottomless, and she couldn't see through what kind of person this would be.

That's right, how could he be such a simple person to be the second in command of the Ministry of Rites at such a young age?
She turned her head away, and at the same time made up her mind that she should keep a respectful distance from Xu Zhongxuan in the future.She couldn't see what kind of person he was, but when he looked over, she just felt that it was like a magic mirror, and all her ugly little thoughts could not hide in front of him.

But in fact, Xu Zhongxuan's gaze just turned around a little bit on her body, and then looked at Xu Miaoning who was standing beside her.

Xu Miaoning had always been a little afraid of her big brother. When she met his gaze, she felt a shiver all over her body. She hugged Jian Yan's arm with both hands as if asking for help, and stammered: "Brother, big brother, this , this is me, my cousin."

Jian Yan secretly sighed in her heart, Xu Miaoning's introduction is really not good, it's nameless, it's just my cousin, what's the matter?
So she hung the humanoid pendant of Xu Miaoning on her body, and at the same time she leaned down to face Xu Zhongxuan, and said in a soft voice: "Jian Yan has seen the eldest son."

Let me introduce myself.

Xu Zhongxuan also bowed his hands to her, nodded, and called out politely and distantly: "Miss Jane."

His voice was light, like beating jade and gold.

At this time, Jian Yan asked Xu Miaoning in a low voice, who is the girl standing beside Xu Zhongxuan, and when she knew that it was Wu Jingxuan, she also smiled slightly, bowed low and bowed, He said, "Hello Miss Wu."

Wu Jingxuan's spring eyes had been sizing up Jian Yan secretly, when she met Jian Yan and saluted her, she hurriedly returned the salute, with a gentle smile on her face: "Hello, Miss Jian."

After seeing each other, Jian Yan felt that she and the two of them had nothing to say, so she simply had a slight smile on her face, but turned her head slightly, looking at the tender yellow leaves drawn from the camphor tree next to her. .

Xu Zhongxuan's voice could be heard slowly: "Sanmei, are you here to find Jin'er?"

Xu Miaoning was about to cry, and the hand holding Jian Yan's arm became tighter and tighter.

Why is she so desperate that she has to come to Xu Miaojin to get the new purse she just got?But just in front of him, he ran into the elder brother.

It's just that she has already come, and her elder brother must believe her lie to her face.

So she made a bitter face and said, "Yes, yes. I, I just want my fourth sister to meet my cousin."

"Jin'er caught a cold yesterday, just took medicine and fell asleep, you can come back later."

As if Xu Miaoning had been pardoned, she was eager to make a sound, and immediately wanted to pull Jian Yan and turn around and leave.But suddenly Xu Zhongxuan's voice sounded faintly: "How about the "Jin Feng Tie" I asked you to read a few days ago?"

Hearing the words "near Fengtie", Jian Yan's eyes twitched.In fact, she has often read Mrs. Wei's post these years, and when she heard these three words, she felt very familiar.

Xu Miaoning was about to cry, and her voice became softer and softer: "I, I just made one."

"Fifty. Give it to me next time I take a bath."

Xu Zhongxuan's voice may not be very loud, but it is light and firm, and there is no room for comment at all.

Officials in this era take a bath once every five days, fifty sheets on five days, which means ten sheets a day.Jian Yan silently lit a piece of wax for Xu Miaoning in her heart.

She thinks she finally understands why Xu Miaoning is so afraid of Xu Zhongxuan now.If she had such a big brother, she would probably be caught blind.

Just looking at Xu Miaoning's mournful face, she felt a little unbearable.

So she stretched out her hand, patted the back of Xu Miaoning's hand lightly, then turned her head, with a polite and decent smile still on her face.

"I still have something to do with my cousin, so I won't bother the eldest son and Miss Wu."

After all, she nodded to the two of them as a salute, then turned around and took Xu Miaoning away.

Jian Yan didn't realize that Xu Miaoning's hand holding her arm loosened until she walked a long way.

So how afraid is this girl of her elder brother?She remembered that when she was a child, only her elder brother was afraid of her.Because if her elder brother made her unhappy, she would cry directly, and it was guaranteed that her elder brother would come over to comfort her immediately.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared in Jian Yan's eyes.

"Cousin," at this time Xu Miaoning pulled her arm, and she turned her head to look over, the smile in her eyes did not fade, and she asked, "Huh? What's wrong?"

Xu Miaoning looked at her piously, at this moment she only felt that Jian Yan's smiling eyes were like Wang Qingquan, extremely moist.

"Cousin, you were so amazing just now that you weren't afraid of my elder brother at all. You didn't even know that when I faced my elder brother just now, my calves were shaking. If you weren't by my side, I would have scared you straight away. Get down."

Seeing her admiration for herself, Jian Yan couldn't stop the smile in her eyes getting stronger.

Xu Zhongxuan is not her elder brother, and he won't force her to practice calligraphy, so why should she be afraid?

But she still wanted to tease Xu Miaoning, so she asked: "You are so afraid of your elder brother, why, is your elder brother very fierce?"

Xu Miaoning tilted her head and thought for a while, then shook her head: "Actually, he is not fierce, at least I have never seen him lose his temper with us. But even if he doesn't speak, he just stands there, looking at us coolly. When you look at me, I feel scared."

Jian Yan knew that this was the aura accumulated by the superiors over the years.Even if he didn't speak and just stood there, most people would still feel nervous and be in awe of him.

"And cousin, do you know? My elder brother is not human. I heard from my mother that my elder brother can read at the age of three, master the Six Classics at the age of seven, and pass the No.12 Jieyuan in the provincial examination at the age of 1. He won the No.1 Huiyuan in the general examination, and then he was the No.1 champion hand-picked by the emperor in the palace examination, which is amazing."

Jian Yan nodded.At his age, Xu Zhongxuan was in the third grade. This is the legendary academic master, and he must be a super academic master.But speaking of it, her brother was a top student in her previous life, and the senior she had a crush on was also a top student.Her brother has never been in the top three in the exam since he was a child, and her senior is even more powerful. He ranked first in the city in the college entrance examination, with full marks in English, mathematics, and comprehensive science. So even if he went to college, his photo is still It was still posted in the school window, urging them all the time to learn from him.

Xueba has seen a lot, so when she heard these glorious deeds of Xu Zhongxuan, Jian Yan seemed very calm.

So Xu Miaoning admired her even more for a while.Because when other people first heard these things about her elder brother, they all showed shock or admiration.

"Cousin," Xu Miaoning hugged Jian Yan's arm tightly again, raised her head, looked at her sincerely, and said sincerely, "I will follow you from now on."

Because the cousin is not afraid of the elder brother.From now on, wherever her elder brother is, she will drag her cousin along with her, and if the situation is not good, she will immediately hide behind her cousin.

After hearing her childish words, Jian Yan couldn't help but laughed again.After laughing, he patted the back of her hand and said: "If I were you, I wouldn't think about messing with anyone, but hurry back and finish the fifty "Closing Posts" to be serious. "

Xu Miaoning let out a long wail, and her bright eyes immediately dimmed.

At the same time when Jian Yan and Xu Miaoning left Ning Cui Xuan, Wu Jingxuan asked Xu Zhongxuan with a shy face: "Cousin, I still have some calligraphy to ask you for advice, you, are you free?"

She knows that Xu Zhongxuan Su likes calligraphy, so she has been practicing calligraphy hard these days, just wanting to use this as a medium to communicate with him more.

Xu Zhongxuan frowned indistinctly with his long eyebrows, but when he turned his head, he couldn't see the slightest difference.

"I still have some things to deal with, so I'm not free for now." His voice sounded very gentle.But no matter how gentle she was, she still refused, "If my cousin likes calligraphy, I still have a few copybooks. I'll ask Qi Sang to send them to you later."

The smile on Wu Jingxuan's face stagnated, but she could only say: "Then I will trouble my cousin."

Xu Zhongxuan nodded to her, then turned and walked towards his study.Qi Sang, who was waiting at the side, also hurriedly followed.

His study is behind the merlin.In the plum tree in early spring and February, the plum blossoms have already bloomed, but the leaves have not yet grown out. There are only clusters of black-brown curled branches swinging back and forth in the steep spring breeze.

Wu Jingxuan stood on the bluestone steps of Ningcuixuan, watching Xu Zhongxuan's figure walk through the plum trees until he passed through the moon gate and was no longer seen.

Seeing this, Xue Liu, the maid standing behind her, sighed secretly, and then persuaded: "Girl, we should go back too."

The wind blew her long hair from the sideburns, and gently brushed her soft and fair cheeks.

She withdrew her gaze and stepped down the steps.

There are clumps of emerald cloud grass growing beside the steps, with blue-green leaves and slender stems. When the wind blows, they tremble back and forth.

"Xue Liu," she said suddenly, "that Miss Jian just now, go and find out her background."

Just now she had been secretly looking at Jian Yan, and saw that although she was young, she was only thirteen or fourteen years old, but her appearance was exquisite and beautiful. My heart tightened.

(End of this chapter)