Xia Shang's thoughts were a little wandering because everything was not going well.
When I first entered the capital, I didn't know everything, couldn't control everything, and unexpected things happened one after another. I always felt a little uneasy in my heart.
Hearing that Jia Shangjie raised his tone, Xia Shangcai came back to his senses and pretended to be flattered: "Your Excellency is a high official in the imperial court, and ordinary people are just a small scholar. Why..."
"Hey!" Jia Shangjie interrupted, "Young Master Xia, please don't belittle yourself. I have always respected talented people. Since the Young Master is a scholar, he is also a learned person. After hearing what happened to the Young Master, I also feel sorry for the Young Master's failure in the Spring Examination.
regret."
Xia Shang smiled bitterly and cupped his hands.
"I heard that the young master is willing to stay alone and study alone, but he is actually looking for opportunities to prepare for the spring examination next year."
"I do have a plan."
"But there are many diseases in the world. If you want to become an official, you don't have to be talented and knowledgeable. I'm afraid it will be difficult for someone like me, who has no money and no power, but only has a literary talent, to go to high school."
"What do you mean, sir?"
"Young Master and I are destined to be together. If I am willing to recommend Young Master, I would like to have Young Master..."
Xia Shang interrupted in shock: "Sir, are you serious about what you said? If I can be recommended by you, I... wouldn't I... but... but you and I... why... why..."
Jia Shangjie looked at Xia Shang's incoherent words and smiled with satisfaction: "There is no free lunch in this world. I am recommending this person for you, so naturally I want you to do some small things for me."
"My lord, it doesn't matter what I say. No matter what happens, as long as the younger generation can do it, I will spare no effort."
"It doesn't matter! I don't want your money, nor do I want you to be my disciple. I just want you to be Miss Li's companion in a good and peaceful way."
Xia Shang looked puzzled: "How do you understand this?"
"First of all, of course, it is to ensure the safety of Miss Li, and secondly, it is to play a good role in supervision and guidance. You must know what Miss Li learns, what she says, and what she does. I am also very concerned about this. I will make arrangements.
When you are here alone, you not only have to read to the lady, but also report to this person about the lady's actions throughout the day when you come back."
Xia Shang looked solemn and lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, do you want me to monitor the young lady?"
"It's not surveillance, this is also some concern from the elders to the younger ones. Do you understand?"
"I understand! This little thing will certainly not let you down."
"It's best if you understand better. To tell you the truth, Li Youlan did not come to Beijing voluntarily to study. She came here for her own purpose. This matter is related to the rest of my life and that of his father, Li Yi. If it is completed well, it will lead to great success."
, a smooth journey is a great good thing for you, me, and her. I'm just afraid that this girl is young and ignorant and has a petty temper. If the whole thing is not completed well, then we may both be destroyed. You and her
Naturally, there will be no good results."
Xia Shang pretended not to understand and swallowed seriously: "Is it really so serious?"
Jia Shangjie nodded: "So sometimes it is inevitable that things will go against the wishes of the young lady. You'd better be mentally prepared and guide her from the side, and you can't teach her to do whatever she wants."
Xia Shang nodded and said nothing.
"Okay, if you understand clearly, then go ahead."
Xia Shang said goodbye solemnly and turned around. There was a trace of doubt in his brows, but his heart seemed to be more open-minded.
What matters need to be entrusted to a girl who is only sixteen years old? And it is also related to the career of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Admiral of the Jingzhou Navy?
After thinking about it, Xia Shang only felt that there was one possibility, which was related to Li Youlan's marriage. Otherwise, a little girl would not be so repelled.
But there must be some hidden secret in this, otherwise it wouldn't be so troublesome.
After thinking about it, it seems that this matter is not what I should be concerned about. After all, this is just a transit station. When the time comes, I will naturally leave.
So Xia Shang also gathered his thoughts, returned to his room, and fell asleep.
Not long after Xia Shang drove away, Jia Shangjie's door was pushed open before he could leave.
Hearing a loud "bang", Li Youlan cried so hard that she ran to her adoptive father: "Father, I want to change to a book boy. This book boy is really annoying."
"Why is Duan Duan so good? It was you who wanted him at first, and now it's you who don't want him."
"I didn't know that person's bad intentions at the beginning. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have asked him to accompany me at all."
"Youlan, don't be so petty. You should know what the purpose of your coming here is, and don't let small things ruin big things. I think this summer is not bad, and reading with you is not important."
"This is not a small matter..."
"Okay, don't talk anymore. My adoptive father still has a lot of official matters to deal with. Even if you want to find a new companion, you won't be able to find one in a short while. Your adoptive father promised to help you find one, but before that, you have to
Let him go to school well. Do you understand?"
Li Youlan said leisurely: "I know."
He said he knew it, but he didn't feel it in his heart.
Li Youlan looked at her adoptive father's leaving figure with many doubts in her heart.
Why did my adoptive father's attitude change so much in just two days? I thought that if I asked for a new reading companion, my adoptive father would readily agree, but why was it so unclear? He said that he wanted to find a new one, but no matter how he sounded, it sounded like that
I'm perfunctory myself.
…
Let’s talk about the Xia and Shang Dynasties. Since entering Beijing, they have never had a day’s sleep.
How can you get used to hanging out with the boys from the other garden and having the house full of stench?
It's just that Xia Shang was good at self-restraint. Although he was extremely uncomfortable physically, he didn't take it seriously mentally and endured it for several days.
But it is true that he has not slept well in the past few days. Today, he has been traveling long distances for a day, and his body is already very weak. Xia Shang is completely exhausted after such a torment.
When I came back today, I didn't care about anything and fell asleep. I don't know what the world is about.
I thought I would be able to sleep comfortably tonight, but I didn't expect to be woken up again in the middle of the night.
Looking at the person in front of him who woke him up, Xia Shang really had the urge to rush up and slap him twice, but the other person was also very impatient: "Go quickly! The lady is calling you."
"What tricks are you doing in the middle of the night?"
"Go quickly! It won't be good if you wake others up again."
Xia Shang had no choice but to put on his clothes and go out.
As soon as he went out, the cold night wind hit him, making Xia Shang feel chills. The sleepy little maid Ping'er in front of the door pouted her little mouth: "Why are you so slow?"
Xia Shang looked at the night sky: "What kind of plane is your lady flying in this middle of the night?"
airplane?
Ping'er was stunned for a moment and didn't bother to figure it out. She just said, "Miss, you want to practice calligraphy. Go over and wait for her."
"What? Are you crazy for practicing calligraphy in the middle of the night?"
Ping'er shrugged: "Anyway, I've brought it here. You can go or not if you like. I still have to go back to my room to sleep!" (To be continued)