Lu Wan'er is the legitimate daughter of Marquis Zhongyi, a family of military generals. She has been good at wielding swords and guns since she was a child. Looking at the pretty lady, she is extremely powerful.
In the academy, Lu Waner was first in riding and shooting every time, and was better than many young men in the men's academy. But as soon as she came to play chess, calligraphy and painting, everyone cried when she heard about it, sad when she saw it, and the master shook his head.
Shen Zhuo took a deep breath and stood firm with a grin. Very good, she will be as strong as Lu Waner in this life.
When the two of them climbed the fourth tree in the west courtyard, they finally found Xie Ze.
It was a young man, about in his early twenties, sitting in front of the window writing.
His back was straight and he maintained an upright posture. In fact, his facial features are not particularly outstanding, but his temperament is clear and clear, and his bones exude a clear air, with a proper bookish air, which makes the whole person look elegant and indifferent.
The window is open, and several green bamboo clumps in the courtyard are swaying gently in the wind, making it a quiet and comfortable scene.
"This is Master Xie, he is indeed handsome~~~~~" Lu Waner was lying on a branch of a tree, muttering softly, her eyes shining brightly.
Although Xie Zhe's face at this time was very young, there was still a hint of what he would look like in the future. He was the man Shen Zhuo met many years later, the man who poured wine to pay homage to Shen Yao after her death.
The Tiansheng Dynasty also talked about the great defense of men and women, and also advocated the concept that women should stick to the inner house, support their husbands and teach their children, and follow the three obediences and the four virtues. But for thousands of years, the entire dynasty has been prosperous and peaceful. Even if there are occasional turmoils and wars, it can hardly damage the foundation of the country.
If the country is prosperous, its people will be open-minded; if the people are safe, the public will be tolerant. Therefore, the restrictions on women in real life are actually very loose.
Young ladies in twos and threes can be seen everywhere on the streets of Kyoto. Pretty wives go shopping together, even watch operas, listen to music, and go to gardens.
Although the students of Mingshan Academy's Girls' School are being escorted to copy women's virtues and memorize women's commandments every day, very few of them follow the rules, especially the "Mingshan Witch Group" headed by Shen Zhuo.
There are six main members of the witch group, namely Shen Zhuo, Lu Waner, Meng Qinglian, Xiao Yushu, Zhang Jingyi and Wen Mingyun.
All of them are powerful princes and noblewomen. Not only are they noble in status, but they are also extremely thick-skinned. They are not afraid of being beaten or punished no matter what. Moreover, they are very sweet-tongued and all of them are quirky.
Mistakes are made every day, but they are not big mistakes of principle. They were driven away but couldn't be driven away, and the punishment was useless... The masters had a headache when they saw them, and they just hoped that they would get married soon and not come to Haohao Mingshan Academy again.
During the embroidery class that day, Shen Zhuo and others found excuses to sneak out.
Several people gathered in the pavilion in the small garden of the academy. Each of them took out some exquisite dried fruit preserves and shared the food while chatting.
"Wan'er, did you also take a peek at Master Xie?" Zhang Jingyi smiled and slapped Lu Waner's shoulder.
"Tch~ I didn't peek, I did it openly!" Lu Waner raised her head high and snorted disdainfully.
"Yes, I lay down on the tree and watched openly, but Master Chen caught me." Wen Mingyun sipped melon seeds and smiled slowly.
"The academy does not stipulate that students are not allowed to climb trees and take shortcuts to find the master. They must walk. What if the master catches us? Anyway, we are not punished." Lu Waner continued to hum.
Shen Zhuo used this fallacy that day, which made Master Chen so angry that his beard trembled, and he angrily tossed his sleeves and walked away.
Indeed, there is no rule against climbing trees in the academy regulations. Because tree climbing is a subject in the academy.
The academies have to teach basic martial arts, and tree climbing is a must in practicing Qing Kung Fu, which cannot be banned at all.
"Is Mr. Xie really that handsome? How about I go to the West Wing another day?" Meng Qinglian held her chin in her small hands and murmured softly like a weak willow supporting the wind, "I remember that Mrs. Zhang, who teaches guqin, also lives in the West Wing. "
"Qinglian, if you go to find Mrs. Zhang with Qin in your arms, you will be beaten out." Xiao Yushu said expressionlessly.
"Xiao Yushu, what do you mean?" Meng Qinglian stared, her eyebrows stood up, and her weak and gentle posture disappeared in an instant.
"Literal meaning. To be, to be, beaten, to come out." Xiao Yushu raised her eyebrows and repeated word by word, with a faint smile on her face, "If you still don't understand, do you want me to Write it down?"
"Xiao Yushu, let's see if I don't tear your mouth apart!" Meng Qinglian said and threw herself at Xiao Yushu, and the two of them immediately twisted into a ball.
Shen Zhuo and others neither stopped nor stopped the fight. Instead, they stood up at the same time and hid aside.
"You two should stay away from each other. The clothes I'm wearing today are the clothes newly given by the Crown Princess. If they get damaged, my mother will have to twist my ears off!" Zhang Jingyi pulled Shen Zhuo and Lu Waner in front of her, with a look on her face. He shouted in disgust at the two people who were fighting.
Pulling hair, pulling sleeves, stepping on shoes, throwing melon seeds...the two of them were having a good time.
"I have fallen in love with Master Xie and want him to be my brother-in-law." Shen Zhuo suddenly said quietly.
"ah?!"
"What did you say?"
All the girls in the pavilion were shocked. They all looked at Shen Zhuo dumbfounded. They were so frightened by her bold remarks that even the two people who were fighting stopped.
"My sister is going to get her haircut by the end of the year, and the marriage proposal will follow immediately after the wedding."
"I think Mr. Xie is very good. He is scholarly, elegant and handsome, and his age matches my sister. The Xie family in Qingling comes from a noble family. Although the family does not have much money, it is better than having a clean family background and a good family tradition." Shen Zhuo He stretched his fingers and spoke one by one.
"But, shouldn't your parents have the final say on your sister's marriage?" Zhang Jingyi was still in shock.
Shen Zhuo curled his lips and muttered: "My parents look at each other based on their family status, and the quality of their character can only be judged by what people around them say casually. How reliable can that be?"
"Instead of asking my parents to give my sister a random selection of mandarin ducks, wouldn't it be better for me to make a selection for my sister first? When I have made my choice, I will report it to my father and mother for the final decision."
In her previous life, Shen Yao was married to the fourth prince at that time. Later, Xiao Cheng, the king of Yi, became his main concubine. In the end, he was tricked by his favorite concubine and shot to death in the Nanling Mountain Col by random arrows.
Shen Zhuo will never let sister's tragedy happen again.
In this life, both Ajie and myself must stay away from the princes of the Xiao family and not get involved at all.
As soon as Shen Zhuo said this, the pavilion fell silent.
The marriage of a noble daughter from a noble family has always been based on "the words of the matchmaker and the orders of the parents", which are about family interests and political power.
In the eyes of outsiders, all of them are eldest ladies of the royal family, who grew up with a silver spoon in their mouths, but in fact they have no control over many things.
Shen Zhuo's proposal deeply touched them.
"Jiaojiao's idea is not bad. But it would be too hasty for you to conclude that Mr. Xie is a marryable person based on just one encounter." Wen Mingyun said, tapping her chin thoughtfully with her fingers, "Let's do this. Let’s think of a way to check Master Xie’s character.”
"Okay, okay~~"
So the six people gathered together head to head...
