Chapter 172 It's not fortune telling, it's life saving
Chapter 172 It's not fortune telling, it's life saving
She thought she had successfully changed the subject and that her second brother had given up on teaching her to read, but she found out that he was waiting for her here.
Xie Lan had a resentful look on his face, and he almost couldn't help but want to snatch back the spiritual rice and mountain products he had just given away.
Yue Changxi felt a little bit sorry for her when he saw how listless she was. But when he thought of the letter from his master, he hardened his heart.
This little sister is very talented and smart. Whether it is studying or learning the mystical arts, she can learn it once and can also draw inferences from it, but she is very lazy.
Every time she was asked to study or learn metaphysics, she had countless excuses to refuse.
It would have been fine if she was still young, but now that she is almost coming of age, I can’t let her be lazy like she was when she was little.
"My master sent me a letter, saying that since you have returned to the capital, I must teach you to read more books.
Since you don't want to live with me in the mansion, then go to the Royal Academy, where the female teachers there can teach you some rules and etiquette."
Xie Lan originally had a look of despair on his face, but when he thought of Xie Changting's official position, he suppressed his joy in his heart and said with embarrassment, "Second Senior Brother, my father is only a seventh-rank official in the Imperial Household Department, which is not enough to qualify for admission to this Royal Academy."
Although Yue Changxi had never met the family of this junior sister, he had learned about Xie Lan's life experience from the letter from Master Ling Feng.
He patted her head comfortingly, "You don't need to worry. Since I asked you to go, I will naturally find a way to solve this problem."
Xie Lan shook his head, "Brother, with my status, if you want me to study at the Royal Academy, I will definitely need to ask for favors and gifts, so forget it.
It's just studying, you can study anywhere. I'll ask my dad to find a college, no need to bother you."
Yue Changxi was just about to say it was no trouble.
Aunt Rong on the side couldn't help it and stared at Xie Lan with envy.
"Mr. Yue is the headmaster of the Royal Academy. If he wants you to study at the Royal Academy, it's just a matter of a word."
Xie Lan's eyes widened in surprise, "Second Senior Brother, you are actually the headmaster of the Royal Academy. How come I have never heard you mention this?"
Yue Changxi glared at her unhappily, "If you hadn't always planned for unexpected situations in the letters you wrote to me, how could I not know?"
Xie Lan didn't expect him to bring this up again, and said awkwardly, "So, Master already knew about it. Why haven't I heard him mention it before?"
"Can you blame the master for this? Every time I ask you to study and learn the mystical arts, you always run away faster than a rabbit. Even if the master wants to say something, I'm afraid he won't get the chance."
"Well, that was because I was young and ignorant before, but I won't do that now." Xie Lan shamelessly excused himself and quickly flattered him, "I didn't expect that Second Senior Brother is so capable and has become the headmaster of the Royal Academy. He really deserves to be my senior brother."
Although there was some flattery in these words, Xie Lan was also sincerely praising him.
Although she knew that this second senior brother was knowledgeable, she never expected that he would become the principal of the Royal Academy at the age of only 30.
It was only at this time that Xie Lan realized that she seemed to be unaware of the identity of this second senior brother.
In fact, she didn’t just not know the identity of her second senior brother, she also didn’t know the identities of her other senior brothers and sisters.
Xie Lan looked heartless since she was a child. In fact, ever since she knew that she would not live past the age of 15, she had never wanted to have too much involvement with these ancient people.
When she was with several senior brothers and sisters in the past, she deliberately kept her distance and never took the trouble to understand their identities.
She only knew that her second senior brother was extremely knowledgeable, and the reason why he chose Ling Feng Zhenren as his teacher was because when he was traveling to study, he accidentally encountered Ling Feng Zhenren performing mysterious arts, and he became curious about metaphysics.
In order to study metaphysics, he took Ling Feng Zhenren as his teacher.
Xie Lan didn't know why the third sister chose Ling Feng Zhenren as her master. She only knew that in addition to the mysterious arts, she also liked to play with poison. However, she remembered that the third sister's father seemed to be a military commander, but she didn't know what his specific identity was.
It seems that the fourth senior brother had a conflict with his family and ran away from home. He accidentally revealed his wealth and was almost killed by a villain. He was accidentally rescued by Master Lingfeng, and then he returned to Sanqing Mountain with him.
As for the eldest senior brother, Xie Lan had no impression of him at all. She only heard her master mention that the eldest senior brother had left Sanqing Mountain before she was old enough to remember. Seeing that Xie Lan didn't speak, Yue Changxi thought she was looking for an excuse to avoid studying at the Royal Academy.
He immediately said, "I have something to do and need to leave the capital tomorrow. You can go with me to the academy to get an admission card. After I have arranged the matters of the shop, you can report to the academy with the admission card."
Xie Lan knew that she couldn't hide this time. Since her second senior brother was the president of the Royal Academy, he would definitely not let her study in another academy.
She could only comfort herself that she was originally planning to go to the academy. It would be good to go to the Royal Academy. With the protection of her second senior brother, she could dig melons with more confidence.
Even if you accidentally cause some trouble in the future, you don't have to worry about being fired.
Seeing Xie Lan was about to leave, Rong Mama finally got anxious and hurriedly stopped them, "Wait, don't go."
Xie Lan frowned impatiently, "Why haven't you left yet?"
The Xie family accepted the silver, but the eldest daughter of the Xie family refused to acknowledge it. Rong Mama was very angry and wanted to ask the coachman to help her take Xie Lan to the Pingnan Marquis Mansion.
But Aunt Rong never expected to meet Yue Changxi, and she never expected that he was actually Xie Lan's senior brother.
Xie Lan was not clear about Yue Changxi's identity, but Rong Ma had been with the wife of Marquis Pingnan for many years and had accompanied her in and out of many mansions of the powerful and wealthy, so she was naturally familiar with Yue Changxi's identity.
Although he is just a mountain head, Yue Changxi's grandfather is the emperor's most trusted tutor, and his father is the Minister of Rites.
Although Yue Changxi did not hold a position in the court, it did not mean that he had no ability. It was just that compared to being an official, he preferred to be a free and easy head of a mountain.
However, Rong Mama heard Pingnan Hou mention to his wife a few days ago that the emperor intended to let Yue Changxi be the prince's grand tutor.
Knowing that Xie Lan had such a senior brother, how could Rong Mama dare to have any other thoughts.
I could only say with a smile, "Miss Xie, our Madam has been waiting for you for a long time, could you please come with me first?"
When he saw Madam Rong, Yue Changxi remembered that when he came here, this old woman seemed to be making trouble, and his eyes instantly revealed displeasure.
"Whose maid are you from? What do you want from my junior sister?"
Fearing that Yue Changxi would think she was bullying Miss Xie, Madam Rong quickly explained, "Shanzhang Yue, I am the housekeeper of the wife of Marquis Pingnan. My wife heard that Miss Xie is very skilled in the mystical arts, so she wants to ask her to help tell a fortune."
It turned out that he was looking for Junior Sister to tell fortunes. Yue Changxi's expression eased, "Junior Sister, why don't you go and tell fortunes for the wife of Marquis Pingnan first? I'll have someone send the admission notice to your house."
"Go back and tell your wife that you should ask whoever collected the money to tell your fortune."
Aunt Rong originally thought that since Yue Changxi had spoken, Xie Lan would definitely listen, but she didn't expect that she would still refuse.
"Miss Xie, it was your grandmother who collected the money. You are a member of the Xie family. If your grandmother collected the money, it is equivalent to you collecting it. How can you not acknowledge it?"
Seeing that she was still unmoved, Rong Mama could only grit her teeth and said, "Master Yue, to be honest, my wife did not come to Miss Xie to have her fortune told, but to save my young master..."
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