Zhang Qi stared at Yuan Jiao Shi with wide eyes and a tongue-tied expression.

  She had imagined that when Yuan teacher saw her again, what would he say, was he directly agreeing to her request or making her change another condition? Or, had he let go?

  She thought and thought, but never expected that Yuan would be so cunning. As a renowned scholar himself, he was prepared to use etiquette and rules to make her surrender. Looking at him like this, it seemed that this method was something he had come up with after two days of thinking.

  In Yuan's delighted smile, Zhang Qi also smiled at him.

  This is a particularly true, particularly pure and particularly lovely smile.

  Zhang Qi hadn't recovered from laughing, and suddenly clutched her stomach, groaning softly. Her face pale, she looked at Yuan Xun with wide eyes, saying painfully: "Teacher, I have unbearable stomach pain, please let me withdraw."

  Having said that, Zhang Qi didn't care whether Yuan Jiao agreed or not. With both hands clutching his stomach, he stumbled out of the school building.

  Yuan's eyes widened in surprise!

  This Zhang Shi Ai Qi is really good at being a lazy bum! She actually dares to pretend to be ill and escape, where has she even half the demeanor of a husband... Ah yes, she's not a husband, she's a young aunt, truly, it's indeed difficult to raise women and petty people!

  It shot up in one breath and blocked Yuan's chest. What a good idea he had thought of for several days!

  Zhang Qi stumbled out of the school, guessing that the girls would no longer be able to see her, but Yuan, who was standing on the platform, could still see her. She suddenly straightened up from her slouching posture, looking spirited and refreshed, and took two big strides forward. Then, she quietly turned her head back, stuck out her tongue at Yuan, who was staring at her in surprise, and made a big, exaggerated face.

  After ridiculing him fiercely, Zhang Qi walked back to her own room with a light step.

  In the house, several maids were present. Seeing Zhang Gui come over, one of the maids stepped forward and bowed, saying: "Young lady, the mistress said that as soon as you return, go to her place for a visit."

  It's come as expected.

  Zhang Gui nodded and did not return to her room. She turned around and walked towards Zhang Xiao's courtyard.

  Zhang Xiao sat in the main room and saw her come in, holding a smile and saying: "Ah Gui has arrived? Sit down."

  "Thank you, mother."

  After sizing her up, Zhang Xiao took a sip of tea and spoke in a gentle tone, "Yesterday, Ah Gui saw the Emperor, did she gain anything?"

  Zhang Qi lowered her head and said respectfully, "The eunuch took Ah Gui to the emperor's location in the Daotang." Upon hearing the word "Daotang", Zhang Xiao became even more focused. "In a pavilion, Ah Gui saw the emperor. The emperor let Ah Gui approach him, he looked at Ah Gui for a while and asked a few questions about embroidery before ordering Ah Gui to withdraw."

  "What did Your Majesty say when you withdrew?"

  Zhang Qi shook her head.

  Zhang Xiao sat up straight.

  She understood. The emperor must have appreciated Zhang Yi's talent and wanted to see her appearance in the daytime. Unfortunately, her appearance did not satisfy the emperor.

  She nodded. Zhang Xiao asked again: "Then, Ah Gui returned to the mansion?"

  As soon as these words came out, Zhang Qi's heart skipped a beat.

  After some thought, she said in a low voice: "As soon as they left the palace gate, A'gui met the Prince of Guangling, and later also met Xiao Langjun."

  As expected, Zhang Xiao had already received the news and was not surprised at all. She ordered: "Continue."

  "Yes. The Prince of Guangling said that on that day, he casually pointed at Ah Qi, but unexpectedly got rejected. At the time, he pushed away the girl chosen by Your Majesty and the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he was. Today, when he saw her, he wanted to take a good look. Later, Xiao Lang came and wanted Ah Qi to go back with him. But the Prince of Guangling refused. He took Ah Qi towards the west city. In the end, it was still Xiao Lang who chased after them and had a quiet conversation with the Prince of Guangling, only then did he let Ah Qi go."

  Zhang Gui felt that although Zhang Xiao and the Empress Dowager did not allow Zhang's daughter to be with Xiao Mo, they truly loved Xiao Mo. This love was almost as much as their own children. Therefore, in this conversation, she praised Xiao Mo and belittled Prince Guangling, purely to curry favor with Zhang Xiao.

  Zhang Qi knew that even if RAO was very knowledgeable, she would not know that Xiao Mo ended up in a desperate situation. For someone like Xiao Mo from a prestigious family, it was easy to cover up such unfavorable news.

  Zhang Xiao hesitated for a moment and asked again: "I heard that Xiao Mo told you, he will propose to Ah Jin?"

  Zhang Qi looked at Zhang Xiao Shi with a hint of fear and replied in a low voice: "Yes."

  "Did he say why?"

  Zhang Qi lowered her head, biting her lip. "A Qi vaguely heard Xiao Lu mention that he said his family's Lang Jun had said that Qing Xiu Gongzhu wanted to be his heart's desire. However, what kind of person is his family's Lang Jun? His legitimate wife has already been promised to their own cousin, even if she were his heart's desire, there would only be one, and by his family's Lang Jun's side, there was no position for a Gongzhu."

  Zhang Xiao raised her head.

  She stared at Zhang Qi, and towards the suddenly tearful her, Zhang Xiao's anger in his heart was completely gone.

  Her daughter is a fool, hearing that Xiao Mo wants to marry herself, she is so happy that she doesn't know what's going on. But why didn't Xiao Mo tell others about such an important thing, and instead told Zhang Qi? Isn't it clear that Zhang Qi is more important than her own daughter?

  At that moment, Zhang Xiao even made up her mind that if it really came to that point, when her daughter went out, she would give Zhang Qi some medicine to eliminate future troubles.

  Now that Zhang Qi has spoken, Zhang Xiao suddenly understood the meaning of Xiao Mo. What he truly loves should be his own daughter? As for doting on Zhang Qi, it was all an act for the princess's sake, in order to shift the princess's anger onto Zhang Qi.

  Zhang Qi, but just a rake.

  She nodded and said, "I understand, you can go back now."

  "Yes."

  Zhang Qi slowly retreated back.

  Lowering her head, Zhang Qi walked out of Zhang Xiao's courtyard.

  Just as Zhang Qi had expected, for several days in a row, Xiao Mo did not have any news at all, and he had never entered or left the Zhang residence.

  Zhang Jin initially eagerly awaited his proposal, but after learning through her repeated inquiries that the madam had no intention of giving in, she then hoped that Xiao Mo would slow down and propose. She waited until she thought of a plan, which made the madam and her mother completely agree, before he came to propose again.

  As for Zhang Qi, her plan was to get close to Zhang Shi-er Lang and Zhang Xuan. In Zhang Qi's mind, Xiao Mo and Chen Ou had already been taken care of, she just needed to show off a bit more of her talent and gain the recognition of Zhang Shi-er Lang and Zhang Xuan, perhaps they would be moved by her and help her take a look at those high-ranking officials from humble backgrounds.

  In this era, the aristocratic families and humble households were strictly separated, with no social interactions between them. Zhang Gui was a young lady from a noble family who wanted to befriend a talented young man from a humble background, but there was simply no opportunity for them to meet.

  But what she didn't expect was that Zhang Shi'er had gone out to socialize two days ago and didn't know when he would return. Zhang Xuan was the same, for over a dozen days, his figure hadn't been seen in that pavilion.

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