Chapter 349 Xie Qian stayed here

After Xie Qian left the morning court, he went straight to the Hanlin Academy.

Just as he stepped in, Xie Qian caught a glimpse of a dark gray figure trotting towards him from the corner of his eye.

The young man's face was still wet, as if he had just washed his face, and his eyes were a little sleepy.

His spirit is good.

"Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord!"

Yu Zhi ran up to Xie Qian and picked up the things in his hand.

He stopped and said excitedly, "Master Xie, look! What is this—"

Xie Qian looked down, onto the old book in the young man's hand.

I saw that the originally yellowed and moth-eaten book was now tidied up and bound again, but the indelible traces engraved on the book by time can still be seen.

He reached out to take the book in Yu Zhi's hand, and asked softly, "It's just an old book that was eaten by moths, did you mend it?"

Yu Zhi smiled shyly, and nodded: "Yesterday, I heard the adults talk about the poetry collection of this 'Qianyao Layman'. I remembered that I had seen such a book in a corner of the Imperial Academy before, so I dug it out overnight. Who would have thought that this book would be damaged, moldy in some places, and worm-eaten in others.”

While scratching the back of his head with some embarrassment, he said: "Fortunately, I learned how to mend old broken books from my grandfather, so I mended it."

Xie Qian slowly flipped through the book in his hand, even though Yu Zhi handled that frivolous book carefully, it still seemed like it could fall apart with just a light touch.

It's just that the familiar fonts and lines on the poetry collection made him unconsciously become more careful with the movements of his hands.

Yu Zhi has rarely seen Xie Qian cherished so much, knowing that he really loves this collection of poems, a comfortable smile appeared on his face.

Xie Qian flipped through it slowly, and then came back from the trance, and said to Yu Zhi: "You repaired this book very well."

There was still a faint expression between the man's stern and frosty eyebrows, but Yu Zhi didn't know why, but in Xie Qian's eyes, he saw a trace of warmth from the melting ice spring.

Yu Zhi was a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Master Xie, you are so ridiculous. It's just that the boy is really ignorant. It is obviously such a good collection of poems. Many places are damaged and the words cannot be read clearly. There is no way to make up for it." go up..."

The young man's words were full of regret, as if he was also feeling guilty because he couldn't restore it.

Xie Qian's voice softened, and he said to Yu Zhi: "It's okay. I'll fix the rest."

Yu Zhi's eyes widened, a pair of smart eyes seemed to be asking - how do you mend it?
But after thinking about it, Yu Zhi also knew that since Xie Qian admired this "Scholar Qianyao", he must have read his poems.

According to his photographic memory, it is not surprising that he keeps it in his heart.

Seeing the serious look on the young man's face, Xie Qian's cold expression softened, and the corner of his mouth curled slightly, and said, "I have my own way. I'll give you a holiday today, go home and sleep."

Yu Zhi rubbed his eyes, then yawned again: "Thank you sir for your understanding...but the boy lives in the Imperial Academy, so it's not good to go to sleep in broad daylight, and let my colleagues watch me. I'm not sleepy, it doesn't matter .”

Xie Qian frowned slightly, and originally planned to nod to let him go, but in the blink of an eye, seeing the book in his hand, he couldn't help hesitating for a moment.

He noticed that the part that was carefully cut with a knife and bound again, as well as the new pages glued with a little bit of paste, were completely integrated with the previous spine, and it took Yu Zhi a lot of energy and mind.

If he didn't sleep all night, he couldn't even complete such a job. I think the boy started in the afternoon.

Xie Qian couldn't help opening his mouth, and said to Yu Zhi: "Wait here, I will come as I go."

Before Yu Zhi could ask in doubt, Xie Qian stepped into the front hall, gave a few words to the steward of the Imperial Academy, and quickly returned to the courtyard.

Still holding the book of poems in his hand, he motioned Yu Zhi to follow his footsteps.

After the two left the Imperial Academy, Yu Zhi was still a little dazed, but due to Xie Qian's reticent temperament, he didn't know how to ask.

It wasn't until he followed Xie Qian to a mansion in the east of the city, saw two stone lions at the door, and raised his eyes to see the two big characters "Xie Mansion", that he opened his mouth wide.

"Thank you sir." He hesitated and stopped in his tracks.

Xie Qian turned his head back with puzzled eyes, as if he was asking why he didn't leave.

Yu Zhi didn't know how to speak, so he followed him into Xie's mansion in a daze.

The servants of Xie's mansion obviously did not expect their lord to return to the mansion so early, followed by a young man in a gray robe with a sleepy face.

Without waiting for everyone to guess, Xie Qian ordered: "Fuya, tidy up a guest room and come out, it's in my yard. In addition, order to boil hot water and prepare clean clothes for him to wear."

Fuya responded and stepped back.

Yu Zhi felt an indescribable embarrassment——

Thank you, sir. Are you taking him back to sleep?

Fortunately, the servants of Xie's mansion are used to not talking and asking too much, Xie Qian took Yu Zhi back to the yard, and no one looked at him strangely along the way.

However, before Yu Zhi could let go of the breath, he heard a familiar voice: "Uncle Yu?"

Ah Zhi came out from the study, with a surprised expression on his face, he stood aside and looked at Xie Qian, then at Yu Zhi.

Yu Zhi nodded at A Zhi, for a moment he didn't know how to talk to him.

Fortunately, Xie Qian saved the boy's embarrassment in time, and only asked Ah Zhi: "Have you finished practicing today's big characters?"

Looking at the time, it is obviously not the time for Ah Zhi to finish practicing calligraphy.

The boy stuck out his tongue, understood the meaning of Xie Qian's words, and agreed: "Thank you, grandpa, I'll go back and practice calligraphy."

After finishing speaking, Ah Zhi obediently returned to the study.

Yu Zhi hesitated, and whispered to Xie Qian: "Master Xie, I just went back to Xie's mansion with you, isn't it too good..."

There was no change on Xie Qian's face, as if he couldn't understand why Yu Zhi had such concerns, he asked him, "What's wrong?"

Yu Zhi coughed lightly, and muttered: "It's not wrong, anyway, my lord, you are the boss, you have the final say..."

Xie Qian rarely interacts with young people of Yu Zhi's age, most of the children are afraid of his majesty in front of him, even though Ah Zhi has become familiar with Xie Qian, most of the time he is regarded as a strict teacher Yes, never kidding.

Yu Zhi was probably dizzy from sleepiness, so he uttered such a nondescript sentence from his mouth. After he finished speaking, he himself regretted it, and just stood aside in embarrassment, scratching his head.

Xie Qian didn't take Yu Zhi's words to heart, and just gave orders to himself: "After the hot water is ready, take a bath to relieve fatigue, then go to sleep, wake up and eat."

Yu Zhi was very surprised at how Xie Qian said such homely words in a cold tone, as if his mother was whispering in his ear, thoughtful but not too wordy.

He responded, hesitated again, and asked one more question: "Does your lord still want to go to the Imperial Academy?"

Xie Qian shook his head, raised his hand slightly, and said: "The Imperial Academy has nothing important to do, I'll go and finish the poetry anthology first."

Yu Zhi smiled and nodded yes.

He took the clean change of clothes from the servants, and followed Fuya to the bathing place. While soaking in the hot bath, he was thinking messily in his mind——

It seems that Mr. Xie is not so cold!
Yu Zhi yawned, feeling drowsy.

He seldom stays up late, and since he can remember, he has never had a night without sleep.

Just now he followed Xie Qian back home, he felt top-heavy, and now soaked in hot water, he really felt like falling asleep.

Fortunately, Yu Zhi woke himself up with self-control——

He is now in the Xie Mansion, so don't be ashamed!
The young man put on his clothes in a daze, went to the guest room, and fell asleep on the bed, but he couldn't even hear Fuya's voice beside him...

When Yu Zhi finally woke up, he didn't know what night it was, let alone where he was.

The sky seemed to be brightly lit, but the light in the room was relatively dark. Yu Zhi opened his eyes in a daze, moved his body, and felt that he was trapped in a soft place, and he didn't even have the slightest intention to get up.

If only I could sleep a little longer...

He was thinking like this, but he smelled a vague smell at the tip of his nose, which was completely unfamiliar to him.

But probably because of sleeping in this smell for several hours, the strangeness gradually became familiar.

Yu Zhi's consciousness slowly came back, and then he remembered that he was brought back to the residence by Xie Qian because he stayed up all night, and now he is in the guest room of Xie's residence.

He sat up, looked around subconsciously, and thought in his heart - the guest room looks really big; moreover, isn't this kind of decoration a bit overdone?

When he finally saw the wooden couch at the other end of the bedroom, and the desk next to the collapsed edge, an open book was placed on the desk...

Obviously Xie Qian stayed here before!

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like