A strong wind filled with the coolness of autumn blew through the courtyard, and the yellow leaves on the trees fell off the branches with the wind, flying wildly in the air.
Indoors, Ji Xuan sat in front of the desk writing prescriptions.
A corner of the paper was lifted by the wind, making a rustling sound.
He placed the pen on the penholder mountain, took out the paperweight and pressed it down, and then continued to write the prescription, calmly and calmly.
The rice paper on which the prescription was written didn't have a drop of excess ink on it.
Xu Nuo was cleaning the tea sets and asked him: "When will you respond to Tianfu Academy?"
Ji Xuan stopped writing and looked at his hand. He didn't say what day it was, but just said: "I made an appointment with Ye Shiwulang."
Seeing that he didn't say much, Xu promised not to ask again.
But seeing that his face was still pale, he was worried that if he went back now, the Ji family would be worried, so they said, "My eldest brother and Erlang are both in the house today. Do you want to go find them? I will take you there."
Ji Xuan nodded as a promise.
Xu Nuo gave the prescription to Qiyue to get the medicine, and took Ji Xuan to find brother Xu Pingyi, and then sent Hu Ling back to the backyard.
Two days later, Xu Pingyi packed his luggage and prepared to go to Tianfu Academy. Lu and Xu Nuo saw him off.
After going out, he found the Ye family's carriage parked outside the door. Ye Qingchen heard the noise and got out of the carriage and said hello to Mr. Lu.
Obviously, the two will go to Yingtianfu Academy together.
Ji Xuan once said that he and Ye Qingchen made an appointment to go together.
In an instant, Xu Nuo knew that Ji Xuan originally planned to return to the academy today, but he had to give Hu Ling an acupuncture, so it was postponed.
Xu Nuo felt sorry for disturbing Ji Xuan's original itinerary, but was unwilling to expose his deliberately concealed good intentions.
After Ji Xuan gave Hu Ling acupuncture for the second time, he promised to send him away and handed him a book.
When Ji Xuan saw the cover, his eyes, which were always as calm as lake water, suddenly widened, and his clear face was filled with surprise.
He took the book with both hands and opened it carefully. His eyes seemed to be filled with stars, shining brightly.
"Liu Niang, where did this book come from?" Ji Xuan was very surprised, with a rare surprise in his tone.
When he was in Suzhou, Zhu Shang spent a lot of effort looking for this book. After several searches, he found no clues. It was even difficult to determine whether the book existed. Ji Xuan also regretted this for a long time, but he didn't expect to meet him here today.
Seeing Ji Xuan's reaction, Xu Nuo smiled proudly, knowing that she had given the gift correctly.
She smiled and said: "Hu Ling asked me to give it to you as a thank you. As for the book, I don't know where she got it from, but you must accept it, otherwise she will get it the next time she feels uncomfortable." I dare not look for you."
Ji Xuan knew Hu Ling's character and did not refuse. He carefully held the book in his arms and nodded happily.
This medical book is enough for him to study for half a year.
From then on, Hu Ling went to Yingtian Mansion every half month and asked Ji Xuan to help her recuperate. Her mood was no longer so easy to fluctuate, and she became much more energetic.
In October, Xu Qian got married.
In November, there was a heavy snowfall in Bianjing, and the outside of the house was completely white overnight.
The stove in the room was very hot. Xu Nuo sat on the couch wrapped in a quilt, opened the window a crack, and stared outside blankly.
"Madam, madam!"
Qi Qi walked through the snow and ran to the window and opened it completely.
A gust of cold wind rushed into the room, and Xu Nuo felt a strong chill on her face, but her body was completely unaffected because she was wrapped in a quilt. She asked eagerly: "Are you here?"
Qi Qi nodded and said: "Madam, please come out quickly, otherwise it will be like last time and you won't see anything."
Xu Nuo stood up in a hurry, threw the quilt on the couch, stepped on his shoes, and ran out with Qiyue before he even had time to put on his cloak.
The two of them ran all the way to the side door, tiptoed and leaned against the wall to look out.
Chun Tang, who was wearing a goose-yellow jacket, was talking to a tall man at the side door.
Xu Nuo turned around and gave Qi Qi a thumbs up, and then looked at the two people at the side door intently and listened to their conversation.
This man could make Chun Tang laugh with almost every word he said.
Promise could only see the man's profile from this direction, and he could tell that he was a young and handsome boy, no more than twenty years old.
She always felt that this person looked familiar when she looked at him from a distance, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.
When Chuntang started to say goodbye to the man, Xunuo and Qiyue looked at each other with a snicker before leaving in a hurry.
Chuntang seemed to hear something and turned around to look over, but saw no one, only the corner covered with snow.
Xu Nuo returned to the house and straightened her messed up hair. Qi Yue Jiang quickly wiped the snow stains from their shoes.
After pretending not to go out, he happened to hear Chuntang's footsteps.
Chuntang walked directly into Xunuo's house. After entering, she handed Xunuo a paper bag and said, "Madam, chestnuts are the best on snowy days."
"Where did the chestnuts come from? Did you go to the market just now?" Xu Nuo took the steaming chestnuts, took out one and bit it open, the aroma lingering on the tip of his nose.
She grabbed a few more and then handed the paper bag to Qiyue.
Chuntang didn't expect Xu Nuo to ask her this, so she looked away from Lizi and said, "I asked the grandma who buys vegetables in the kitchen to help bring it from West Street."
Qi Qi was about to bite a chestnut when she heard what Chuntang said. She spat out the chestnut and retorted: "The nanny in the kitchen is the most difficult to deal with. How can she be willing to help carry things?"
"I made a pair of shoes for that nanny, and she agreed to help me, so she was willing." Chuntang tried her best to appear indifferent.
"I heard from Grandma Li that the food for the kitchen was bought early in the morning, and it's time to have lunch. It's been nearly two hours, but these chestnuts are still hot?" Xu Nuo suppressed laughter and continued to tease Chuntang. .
Chuntang was startled and realized that Xu Nuo made sense. She realized that she couldn't make it right, so she simply stopped explaining, "Madam!"
"Tell me, who is it? They braved the heavy snow to buy chestnuts for you, but you turned around and gave them to me. Aren't you afraid of breaking their heart?" Xunuo stretched out his hand to pull Chuntang and asked her to sit down.
Chuntang didn't expect that Xu Nuo would know about this, so she didn't dare to sit down. Instead, she knelt down and said, "Madam, I realize that I was wrong. Please punish me. I will have no contact with him in the future."
As a maidservant, the master has no intention of marrying her, and she is not allowed to have contact with men at will, otherwise it will ruin the master's reputation. She had done something so bold and excessive that she dared not beg for the promised forgiveness.
Xu Nuo hurriedly jumped out of the quilt, helped Chuntang up, and complained: "Why are you kneeling down like this? I didn't say you were not allowed to meet again."
Pulling Chun Tang to sit on the couch, Xu Nuo patted her hand earnestly and said, "Tell me who it is, and I'll help you see how they are doing."
"Madam, how do you know?" Chuntang's face turned red.
Seeing the worry on her face, Xu Nuo said, "When you got hairpins in the summer, I thought about your marriage, but I thought you were not too old, so I wanted to keep you for two more years. But if you are in these two years, If you find the right person, I will never say anything and will let you go."
