0p0 Chapter 198 Testing Qingxuan!
Chapter 198 Testing Qingxuan!
Looking at the beautiful woman before him, Jin Hui didn't know why, but when he met Mu Xin Nuan's bright and clear eyes, he suddenly felt a chill as cold as frost in his heart! He felt that his hands and feet were a little cold.
No matter how much Mu Xin Nuan wanted to kill or chop him up when she saw him, she absolutely could not show it at this moment.
"Ah Xuan, we didn't know you had guests here. Your cousin and I just wanted to come and see you. We haven't seen you go to the backyard for a few days, so we came to see if you've fallen behind on your studies and were too embarrassed to come."
As soon as Mu Xinnuan entered, Mu Qingxuan left the table and quickly went to Xinnuan's side. "Sister, I miss you so much. We're in the same mansion, but I haven't seen you at all these past few days."
"What's wrong? Were you punished?" Mu Xin Nuan's voice was warm and gentle, and with her sun-like eyes and brows, Mu Qing Xuan felt very lucky just to see her.
"No, my father has recently been having me read some books on the art of governing a country. In addition, he wants me to compare the teachings of Confucius and Mencius with Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching to see what I can learn, and then write a policy essay related to governing the country for him. I'm reading history books right now."
Mu Xin Nuan nodded. "If you're writing policy essays, you do need to know some major historical events. Alright, you can continue reading. I won't bother you any longer."
"No, please! Sister, you've come all this way to see me, so please sit a little longer. Those two boys have gone to the martial arts arena to practice their fighting skills, they should be back soon. Sister, come, have a seat. Cousin, please have a seat too."
Liu Tingting covered her mouth and smiled, "So Ah Xuan can still see me? I thought you only had eyes for your eldest sister."
Mu Qingxuan smiled somewhat embarrassedly before introducing, "By the way, this is the second young master of the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion. This is my eldest sister, and that is my cousin."
"Greetings to Young Master Jin."
"Greetings, ladies."
After exchanging greetings, Mu Xin Nuan glanced at the room, which was slightly dimly lit, and frowned slightly. "Ah Xuan, didn't I tell you that you shouldn't read if it's too dark in the room? It will hurt your eyes. If you really want to read, you can go outside."
Mu Qingxuan scratched his head. "Sister, I was too anxious and didn't notice for a moment."
"Let's go outside and sit for a while. It'll be good for your eyes to get some sunshine."
Mu Qingxuan smiled shyly. Hearing her sister's words of concern always made her feel especially warm.
The four of them went outside and sat down together. The sunlight, slightly golden, poured down, bathing everything in the world. Such bright and beautiful weather truly made people feel warm and happy.
Mu Xin Nuan lowered her head slightly. From beginning to end, her attention was only focused on her younger brother. Looking at his young face, she wondered when he would truly mature.
Now, a wolf in human skin was sitting next to him, chatting away. To Mu Xin Nuan, this scene was incredibly irritating!
She had no right to blame her younger brother, after all, she had died at his hands in her previous life. Her misjudgment of people back then was not only due to her gullibility and stupidity, but more importantly, because Jin Hui was always a smooth talker who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals!
She was well aware of Jin Hui's selfishness. The important thing now was to find a way to make Ah Xuan understand him, so that he wouldn't be deceived or used by him again.
Since Mu Xin Nuan and the others were women, Jin Hui felt embarrassed to stay any longer. Moreover, strictly speaking, this was their first meeting, so he should be careful not to leave her with an overly frivolous impression.
Mu Xin Nuan asked Liu Tingting to check on Zhuang Zhuang, while she asked Mu Qing Xuan to accompany her as they strolled around the courtyard.
"Is Ah Xuan very familiar with Young Master Jin?"
Mu Qingxuan shook his head, "We're not exactly close. He came with Prince Jin a couple of times before. Today he said he just happened to be passing by, so he came in to take a look."
"Take a look?" Mu Xin Nuan frowned. She didn't believe that Jin Hui had simply come in to take a look.
Could it be that he came here to conspire with Mu Xinyao to spread some information?
"Ah Xuan, what do you think of this Second Young Master Jin? Compared to the Young Master Jin, who is more worthy of your friendship?"
Mu Qingxuan thought for a moment, "I think the two of them seem to have similar temperaments, but if you look closely, you will find that they are actually quite different."
"Oh? What do you say?"
“Young Master Jin exudes a gentle and refined elegance from his appearance to his very bones, but this Second Young Master Jin doesn’t seem to be like that.” Mu Qingxuan said, frowning slightly, as if he was thinking about what words would be more appropriate to describe him.
"The refined and gentle demeanor of the Second Young Master Jin seems to be a deliberate act. How should I put it? It seems to be a deliberate act to please the Young Master Jin, or to imitate the Young Master Jin."
Mu Xin Nuan was slightly taken aback, not expecting that her younger brother could see through her so clearly!
Compared to herself, her younger brother's judgment of people should be more accurate! In that case, she felt much more at ease.
"So what do you think of Second Uncle?"
Mu Qingxuan shook his head. "Although my second uncle is somewhat talented, his vision is too short-sighted. His perspective and stance on issues are really not commendable. Compared to my father, he is far inferior."
"How did you tell that?"
"It's very simple! First, there's the 100,000 taels of silver he embezzled while he was in office. Since he wanted to be transferred back to the capital, he wouldn't dare to touch that silver! As a local official, this behavior was truly disheartening. If it weren't for my father and grandfather pulling strings to get him to return the silver, he would probably be dead by now."
"That makes some sense. While it may seem like you're far from the emperor's reach when you're serving in a remote area, in reality, a single misstep can lead to the failure of all your efforts."
"Furthermore, regarding their return to the manor, didn't Grandfather already reprimand them? They've clearly committed a grave mistake, so how can they still think about returning home in style? I don't know if my second uncle has lost his mind or what, but he's actually capable of doing something so foolish! It's truly shameful."
After hearing her brother's words, Mu Xin Nuan's opinion of him immediately changed drastically.
It seems that Mu Qingxuan has really grown up. I won't have to worry about him being led astray anymore!
"So what do you think of Second Aunt?"
Mu Qingxuan chuckled lightly, "Sister, she's such an obvious shrew, do we really need to overthink it?"