C47

The moonlight was hazy like a light muslin, and Shen Jun, who had just come out of the courtyard, had a smile on his face.

Every step he took was slow, and his mind was filled with everything that he had heard from Master Song in the Song Residence today, as well as the cold expression of his mother.

His old mother, who was clearly a sensible person, was now dissatisfied with the Feng family and with her husband because of their relationship. It was true that Aunt Cui was her niece, and it was also true that she and her big brother shared a mutual love. However, she was the most clear about the reason behind it. But now they were blaming the innocent.

So that was why the Feng family slowly lost their power?

It was because his old mother had started to change her impression of the Feng family from now on. She began to force the causes of the discord in her family onto her body, and after years of accumulation, when the Feng family successfully transferred his big brother to the capital as an official, his old mother's heart became even more ruthless? She silently acknowledged all of Aunt Cui's actions.

Shen Jun smiled as he thought of his past life. His footsteps paused as a chill rose up from the bottom of his heart.

In this world, no one could escape from the feeling of being high and mighty, even the women in the backyard.

At this moment, the night wind blew on Shen Jun's smiling face, causing it to feel just as cold as the temperature in his heart.

He slowly clenched his fingers into a fist, thinking of the two people he met in the afternoon... It was about time for him to make a trip to the capital. Coincidentally, his second brother had sent a letter asking him to go to the capital to become his disciple.

Shen Jun smiled as he made up his mind. Once again, he took a step forward. The moonlight that reflected on his face illuminated the determination in his eyes.

The next day at dawn, the servants of the Shen Mansion stood up to sweep the area. Their busy figures quickly controlled the commotion to a minimum.

Xiu Ying rarely woke up early. When she was ready to go to her room, Madam Feng had just woken up. Seeing his daughter so early, he was also surprised. "You didn't sleep well yesterday?"

Madam Feng asked. She carefully examined her daughter's face and saw that she was brimming with energy. Her almond-shaped eyes were clear and bright. It was impossible to tell that he had not rested at all.

"Yes, I slept well. I woke up early instead." Xiu Ying walked forward with a smile and picked out some jewelry for Madam Feng with the little girl.

The Feng Clan was naturally happy that their daughter was spirited, but they also felt that their daughter was somehow different. From time to time, their probing gazes would land on the little girl's body, but they were unable to resolve it.

When the mother and daughter pair were preparing to go to the Kang Ning courtyard to pay their respects, someone was sent over to tell them that the old lady had left last night because she was tired. Today, they were exempt from paying their respects. The mother and daughter then sat at the table and called over the mother and son to have their breakfast together.

Xiu Ying teased Xiang'er for a bit, causing him to only reveal a few small teeth as he smiled. He happily stole a joss stick on his face before letting Ping'er carry the bag to school.

Aunt Wang also heard about yesterday's matter and said with some worry, "Is Miss still going to the academy? If you want me to say it, why don't you invite a female teacher who is also skilled in feminine etiquette to separate the girls and young masters from each other? "

"Let's do it like this first." Lady Feng looked at her daughter bathed in the morning light. "We can wait until we're a year or two before we part, but then we'll encounter some small matters." In the beginning, she and her cousin had been in the academy until they were ten years old. It was only then that the family started hiring female teachers.

Those years of learning from the female teacher had been the most boring years of her life. It had been so boring, and yet so restrained by rules and regulations.

His daughter was still young now, so it would be good if she could have some fun for at least a year or two.

Today's academy was somewhat deserted.

When Xiu Ying arrived, a majority of the people were already in their own seats. There were only 10 or so students in total, Young Master Song's seat was empty, Shen Lian was punished to miss, Shen Yu Guan took 2 days off because he fell in the water, it looked a lot emptier.

Xiu Ying walked slowly to her seat as usual. Chen Jiayi covered her left cheek with her hand and whispered, "Why haven't your two sisters come today?" The second concubine's sister was here, but the two of them had never taken the initiative to talk to anyone. It was so quiet that it was almost as if they didn't exist. Chen Er was too embarrassed to ask.

"He's on leave. He should be here in two days." Xiu Ying didn't want to say that she was ugly, so she said it half-heartedly.

At this moment, she sensed Du Yicheng's gaze and felt her body tense up. She thought about how she had actually hugged him yesterday.

It was a real mess then, and I'm a little embarrassed now to think about it.

Fortunately, his gaze only stayed on her for a moment before he shifted his gaze away.

Yesterday, all of the cousins present turned to look at Yu Ying with concern, but who knew that as soon as they turned their heads, they would meet Du Yicheng's cold, dark eyes? It was as cold as a winter's icicle.

Everyone was scared to the point that their faces turned pale. They hurriedly pretended that nothing had happened and turned their heads to look in front of them. They didn't dare to move even a little bit.

This little overlord was really the kind of guy who would throw his fists at the slightest disagreement. Young Master Song's teeth were both gone. It was better for them to avoid contact with this cousin of theirs in the future.

Their cousin was truly pitiful. How could she have offended this little overlord?

Xiu Ying didn't know she was being pitied by her cousins. She was feeling relieved when Du Yicheng shifted his gaze away and steadied his emotions. She then arranged the books for him to teach.

Mu Yu knew that he didn't know about the fight at the academy yesterday, so he acted like the kids were being naughty. Today, Xiu Ying sneaked a peek at the little tyrant who had his books seized. He pursed his lips and was expressionless, so she wanted to retract her gaze. Unexpectedly, the other party looked over.

Their gazes met in midair.

Xiu Ying's face heated up. The image of her hugging someone's waist yesterday flashed through her mind. She slowly adjusted her eyes in annoyance, and then she also straightened her head. As if nothing had happened.

Her stiff movements startled Du Yicheng, and he wanted to laugh.

She seemed to be in an awkward position. He caught her peeking at him, so he was embarrassed? Du Yicheng's gaze landed on her face again, and finally, he found some clues on her slightly reddened ears. The curve of his lips widened.

He was truly embarrassed.

Du Yicheng withdrew his gaze in satisfaction. He never thought that this powerful little girl would be shy. Yesterday, when he was scared out of his wits, she actually rushed up to hug him.

He really wasn't afraid. What if he didn't notice and hurt her?

When Du Yicheng thought of how she had hugged him by the waist yesterday, his heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but glance over at her.

It wasn't that there were no sisters in his house, but he had never hugged those sisters nor had he been hugged by those little girls. When they saw him, they would always hide far away. He had never thought that the girl's hug would be so soft.

It was so soft that it was like she was boneless even when she hugged and coiled around him. So thin, so soft, like the touch of his hand on her cheek.

It was so soft that it could melt into mush. Even if he had the guts to touch her, he was still afraid of hurting her … As Du Yicheng thought this, his heart thumped heavily once more.