Liu Zhimo calmly looked at the young lady and asked suspiciously, "You are?"He searched through his mind and confirmed that he really did not recognize this girl in front of him.
Tong Wan Rong slowly walked in front of Liu Zhimo, a little embarra.s.sed, but still carried a generous and proper smile on his face, "Senior Brother Liu, can I trouble you to call my father for me? I have something to talk to him about. "
Her eyes were a little greedy as she looked at Liu Zhimo. His gentle and refined appearance completely matched her impression of him as her husband.
Not only was he good-looking, but he was also very knowledgeable.
She had heard her father praise him many times, saying that his ranking would definitely not be too bad in this year"s country level exam.
If she were to miss such a good husband candidate, she would definitely regret it for the rest of her life.
"Miss, I"m sorry. I can"t help you with this matter. If you really want to find your father, you can ask the guard to call you." Liu Zhimo immediately refused Tong w.a.n.grong"s request. Before she could even react, he turned around and entered the Academy.
Looking at Liu Zhimo"s back figure, Tong w.a.n.grong angrily stomped her feet. That blockhead, why couldn"t he see through her?
Could it be that she wasn"t beautiful enough and couldn"t enter his eyes?
When she thought of this, Tong Wan Rong became somewhat unsure of herself. She looked deeply at Liu Zhimo"s back, gave a tender snort, and turned around to walk back to the family"s carriage.
Seeing that she had walked over, her personal servant, Xia He, quickly came over to welcome her. "Young miss, how is it? "Young Master Liu, he …" Why is Miss back so soon?
"Let"s go in first." No matter how bold she was, she couldn"t bring herself to talk about other men outside.
If her father were to find out about this, he would definitely be angered to the point of making her copy the ring.
Xia He covered her mouth and mumbled as she nodded her head and helped Tong Wan Rong into the carriage.
Once she sat down, Tong w.a.n.grong immediately asked Xia He with furrowed brows: "Is she not good-looking?"
"Miss, if you"re not pretty, then no one is." Tong w.a.n.grong had a very good appearance. Her beautiful, gentle, and goose like face, coupled with a pair of beautiful almond eyes, made people feel that this girl was very gentle and virtuous.
Tong w.a.n.grong touched her face, tilted her head and asked Xia He, "Then I"ll go ask Senior Brother Liu for help, why isn"t he willing to help?" She sighed. "Does he not like my look?"
"How could that be? Miss, you"re thinking too much. You"re so good-looking, who doesn"t like your looks? "
"Then why didn"t he agree to my request?"
"Ugh …" Xia He"s mind spun quickly, and then she forced herself to open her mouth, "Young Master Liu is a righteous man, young miss, finding him in public, in order to not let others gossip, he must avoid you."
If the old master and his wife were to know of Miss"s actions, they would definitely punish her for not stopping her.
Thinking about the consequences of this, Xia He trembled in fear.
What did Miss do wrong? The Master, Madam, and the rest would not punish the Miss severely, but would instead blame it on the maidservants.
In order to help her avoid these punishments, she could only try to persuade the young mistress.
"Miss, you can"t go and find Mister Liu like this next time. If you go and find him, he will ignore you." Xia He poured a cup of tea for Tong w.a.n.grong, pushed it in front of her, and softly advised, "Miss, if you like Sir Liu, then you can tactfully hint at Master. Master likes Sir Liu so much, so you must be willing to have a son-in-law."
Tong Wan Rong raised her teacup and slowly sipped her tea. Feeling that Xia He"s words were reasonable, she responded with an "En".
Seeing that Tong w.a.n.grong agreed with her words, Xia He finally let out a quiet sigh of relief. The next time Miss wants to do this, she must do her best to stop her and not let her do anything rash.
She was the one who had signed the indenture contract, so she didn"t want the madame to sell her out.
"Alright, let"s go home!"
"Alright …" Xia He replied as she lifted the carriage"s curtain and let the coachman drive the carriage home.
Liu Zhimo did not know that he had been targeted by other girls, and that he was currently being called to his study by the Mr. Tong for a chat.
"Zi Qian, you won"t miss this year"s homecoming compet.i.tion, will you?"
Two years ago, in order to attract more talented people, the Emperor had consecutively held two years of Imperial examinations. At that time, he would let Liu Zhimo take the examinations.
However, Liu Zhimo was unwilling, and said that he would wait two more years before stepping down.
No way, he could only rely on him.
This time, no matter what, he had to convince him to come out.
Liu Zhimo acknowledged and said that he would be taking the examination this time.
Everything at home was on the right track, so he didn"t need to worry. He could safely take the exam.
The Mr. Tong stroked his beard in satisfaction. Amongst the students, he was the most optimistic about Liu Zhimo.
"Here, these are the articles from the past year. Take them back and take a look." Mr. Tong took out a stack of papers and placed it in Liu Zhimo"s hands, letting him take a look.
Liu Zhimo extended his hand out to take it, then thanked Mr. Tong.
Reading more of the articles from the past would give him some insights.
"After you finish reading these articles, come and discuss them with me."
"Alright …"
Liu Zhimo asked some more questions about the Mr. Tong"s studies. After he finished, he left.
The moment he walked out of Mr. Tong"s study room, his good friend Xiang Yunfei grabbed him by the shoulders.
"Zi Qian, did the Mr. Tong give you so many more a.s.signments again?" When Xiang Yunfei saw the piece of paper in Liu Zhimo"s hand, he immediately clicked his tongue, "The Mr. Tong treats you so well!"
From his slightly raised voice, one could tell that he had said the opposite of what he wanted to say.
Liu Zhimo pretended not to hear the meaning behind his words, and turned to glance at him: "After I finish looking, I will show it to you."
Hearing that, Xiang Yunfei shook his hands fiercely, "No no no, don"t let me see, you read it slowly yourself!" He didn"t want to be a bookworm. If he was pressured by so much homework, he would die.
Liu Zhimo had been cla.s.smates with Xiang Yunfei for three years, and knew him as a person. He was quite intelligent, but he didn"t like reading books.
He came to the academy to deal with his family, so he didn"t want to be nagged.
"Aren"t you going to take the test this time?"
With a swoosh, Xiang Yunfei spread the fan in his hand, gently shook it, and said while shaking his head: "I will definitely be leaving, it"s hard to say how I will do."
If he didn"t take the exam, his father would break his legs. For the sake of his own life, he would obediently take the exam!
As for the results of the exam, they were not in his consideration.
Liu Zhimo looked at him again, and said indifferently: "Stay behind after school, I"ll help you review what you don"t know." He was on good terms with Xiang Yunfei, so he did not want to see him take the exam.
"There"s no need for that, right?" Upon hearing Liu Zhimo"s words, Xiang Yunfei became dejected and shouted loudly, "Zi Qian, you should go back to your work. Don"t worry about me, it"s true …"
Liu Zhimo turned his head and looked at Xiang Yunfei quietly. Xiang Yunfei swallowed his saliva and laughed: "Then … Then I will have to trouble you, Zi Qian. "
He wasn"t even very afraid of his father, but he was afraid of Zi Qian.
Zi Qian is really a black-hearted person, if you offend him, don"t you know how you died?
If he wanted to take revenge, he would never use force.
Liu Zhimo acknowledged indifferently and continued walking towards the cla.s.sroom.
Xiang Yunfei could not endure the loneliness anymore. He hooked his arm around Liu Zhimo"s shoulders and whispered into his ear, "Hey, Zi Qian, do you know that our Mr. Tong has a very beautiful daughter?" He once accidentally saw Mr. Tong"s daughter, causing his eyes to light up, "Mr. Tong likes you so much, could it be that he wants you to be his son-in-law?"
He thought about it carefully. There really was such a possibility.
Liu Zhimo stopped for a moment, turned his head and looked at Xiang Yunfei, then said very seriously, "I already have a fiancee. In his eyes, no one was more beautiful than his Ling"er. "Next time if you speak nonsense, I"ll sew your mouth shut."
"What?" You"re getting married on the tenth day of next month? " Xiang Yunfei looked at Liu Zhimo in shock, "You … Do you really have a fiancée? Was he really going to get married on the tenth day of next month? Are you kidding me? "
Although he was on good terms with Liu Zhimo, he had never gone to Liu Zhimo"s house, nor had he heard mention that he had a fiancee.
He couldn"t be spouting nonsense, right?
Xiang Yunfei earnestly sized up Liu Zhi Mo, seeing his serious face, it did not seem like he was talking nonsense, he instantly sucked in a breath of cold air, and that was true.
"You … Is your fiancée good-looking? "
"Hmm …" Liu Zhimo lifted his leg and walked two steps before saying, "On the tenth day of next month, if you are free, you can come and drink a cup of wedding wine."
Xiang Yunfei blinked, then quickly followed, looking at Liu Zhimo, he chuckled, "Zi Qian, I have known you for a few years, but I have never been to your house before. How about I play with you for two days tonight?" It just so happened that after tomorrow, there would be no need for him to go to school.
He remembered that Liu Zhimo said that his family lived in the countryside, and he wondered if it was fun there?
He hasn"t been to the countryside yet!
Seeing Xiang Yunfei"s yearning face as he looked at him, Liu Zhimo raised his eyebrows and made a sound of agreement.
He had known Xiang Yunfei for a few years, so if he wanted to go to his house to play, he would naturally not oppose it.
Xiang Yunfei had originally thought that if Liu Zhimo had rejected him, would he have continued to pester him and followed him back?
Who would have thought that Liu Zhimo would agree so readily.
He was so happy that he didn"t know how to react.
Liu Zhimo ignored the dazed Xiang Yunfei and headed straight back to the cla.s.sroom.
When Liu Zhimo entered the cla.s.sroom, Xiang Yunfei finally reacted and called all the way in.
He ran in front of Liu Zhimo, and said while grinning: "Zi Qian, wait for me after school! I"ll go home and pack up my clothes so I can come find you!" He wanted to experience life in the countryside, hehe …
If only he could see Liu Zhimo"s fiancee. However, he could only think about it in his heart, he wouldn"t even be able to see the bride until the day of the wedding.
But when he went to Liu Zhimo"s house and saw Li Qingling and heard his introduction, he was immediately dumbfounded.