When people encounter critical situations, they sometimes feel at a loss, and sometimes they react quickly, which is different from usual.

Song Jianing was very glad that she reacted quickly this time. She glanced at the recipe in Guo Xiao's hand. She said helplessly: "Okay, it's just that this is a lonely book. Brother, be careful, don't break it."

Guo Xiao looked at her deeply and nodded expressionlessly.

Song Jianing smiled and led his younger brother away easily.

Guo Xiao stood there, his eyes chasing the petite figure, but his hands were clenched tighter and tighter. When Song Jianing and his brother walked away, Guo Xiao opened the recipe again and looked at the painting that had just glanced at. As he looked at it, a sneer appeared on the corner of the man's mouth. Liang Shao was indeed inappropriate.

After a turn of his steps, Guo Xiao directly returned to his Yihexuan.

Linyuntang, Song Jianing lay on the bed after lunch, secretly wondering how to deal with Guo Xiao when she saw him. She took Mao Ge'er and Shuang'er to go with her. Guo Xiao would never dare to do anything to her. She was not in danger of her body, so she could only explain the painting. The painting... When she thought of a solution, Song Jianing suddenly felt ironic.

In her previous life, Liang Shao gave her to Guo Xiao, hoping that Guo Xiao would help him to rise. In this life, she did not intend to use Guo Xiao to deal with Liang Shao, but since Guo Xiao insisted on coming over, she would not have to disturb her mother's stepfather, so she simply let Liang Shao's career be cut off in Guo Xiao's hands. Is this considered a cause and effect?

Thinking of the grudges that had lasted for two lifetimes, Song Jianing was not sleepy at all. He only pretended to close his eyes when Shuang'er came in and asked her to wake her up.

After washing and changing clothes, Song Jianing went to his mother's place to pick up his younger brother first. Lin heard that his daughter was going to Yihexuan to pick up the book, so he didn't think much about it.

This afternoon, Song Jianing was lying on the bed for half an hour. Guo Xiao didn't sleep at all and sat in the study. When Song Jianing and his brother came, he picked up the recipe, walked out of the study, and went to the hall to meet the two brothers.

"Brother!" Brother Mao ran towards his elder brother happily.

Guo Xiao picked up his younger brother, nodded to his step-sister, and then sat in the main seat. He didn't mention the recipe yet, but asked the maids to serve pastries. The fragrant yam jujube cake, Mao Ge'er sat in his brother's arms and ate a few pieces in a row. Although Song Jianing was greedy, she was not greedy for the food that Guo Xiao gave, and only served tea to taste slowly.

After Brother Mao had enough food, Song Jianing smiled and said to Guo Xiao: "Brother insisted on waiting for me to speak. Do you really want to be greedy for my recipes, right?"

Guo Xiao touched Mao Ge'er's head and the corners of his lips raised slightly. He once thought that his step-sister was simple and everything was written in his eyes, but after an unexpected fall on the steep slope and having experienced his almost flawless concealment, Guo Xiao no longer dared to believe anything about his step-sister. This girl was pure and complicated, and he couldn't see through it.

"I have something to discuss with the fourth girl, you can take Brother Mao to the yard to play." Guo Xiao put down his younger brother and ordered Shuang'er.

Shuang'er looked at her master.

Song Jianing glanced at the open hall door panel. He knew that Guo Xiao was going to talk about the painting, so he nodded and smiled and said, "Just play here, don't go far." After all, he had to be on guard against Guo Xiao.

Shuang'er smiled and coaxed Mao Ge'er to go out with her. She was originally a second-class maid next to the lady. In the past, the prince would talk to the girl alone before the eldest girl got married, so she didn't think it was wrong to be alone with the fourth girl now.

After Shuang'er left, Ashun also retreated under the eaves of the corridor, only Brother Mao's childish voice came in from time to time.

Song Jianing turned his head and asked Guo Xiao in confusion: "Brother is there anything wrong?"

Guo Xiao glanced at her, put the recipe on the table over her, and said calmly: "You can read it yourself."

Song Jianing blinked blankly, picked up the recipe, and opened the first page with a delicate posture as if he was reading a book in his boudoir. Guo Xiao's eyes locked her face, and seeing that she was actually reading the preface in front of the recipe line by line, he pressed his index finger twice on his knees, and finally reminded: "There is something in the book."

Song Jianing was shocked, and quickly flipped it out, and soon took out the painting. After seeing it clearly, Song Jianing opened his mouth blankly, and after a while, he tilted his head, and asked Guo Xiao in confusion: "Brother, why does the woman in this painting look a bit like me? What does that line of poetry mean?"

Just like a little girl who has not yet learned about love affairs between men and women.

Guo Xiao was half-believing and half-doubted, staring at her and said, "The scholar likes to convey his feelings through poetry and paintings. Liang Shaoming gave you a recipe, but in fact he wanted to give him a painting made by himself. As for that poem, he said that because your ice-faced lotus blooms so well, he has no intention of studying and going out to find the fragrance."

Song Jianing didn't expect Guo Xiao to say it so bluntly. The surprise in his eyes was exactly what a girl was surprised to learn that she was being expressed by a man with poetry. After being surprised, Song Jianing's face sank, and immediately threw the recipe on the table, and said angrily: "I, I don't know that this is hidden in the book, otherwise I would never accept it!"

Guo Xiao still didn't believe that she really didn't know, but he was sure that his step-sister really had no intention of Liang Shao.

That's enough.

Picking up the portrait falling from the ground, Guo Xiao returned to the book and stood up and said, "He is not upright. If he is an outsider, I will expel him out of the house and make decisions for you. But he is the only nephew of the grandmother's family. This matter involves your reputation and An An. I can only guarantee that he will not disturb you again. When his spring exam is over, I will find a way to transfer him from Beijing and will not be able to become an official in this life."

This is exactly what Song Jianing wanted. Liang Shao was eager to rise to the top, but he could only be an official in the local area in this life. For an ambitious official like Liang Shao, it was even more uncomfortable to be depressed and unsuccessful than to kill him.

"Thank you, brother." Song Jianing lowered his head, feeling mixed in his heart.

Guo Xiao looked at her white and tender cheeks and clenched his hands. In the end, he couldn't say it. He just whispered: "I am your elder brother, it's time to take care of you."

Song Jianing didn't know what to think. At this moment, Brother Mao ran back and thought the yard was not very fun. Song Jianing took the opportunity to say goodbye. Guo Xiao could not keep him, so he went out with her with the recipe. He walked with her. Song Jianing and his brothers returned to Linyun Hall. Guo Xiao turned around and went to find Liang Shao.

Liang Shao was lying on the bed to read a book. When he learned that Guo Xiao was coming, he immediately put down the book, jumped up, quickly put on his shoes. Just as he was about to get up, he caught a glimpse of a tall figure stepping into the door, but the first thing Liang Shao saw was the recipe he was extremely familiar with in the man's hand. In just a moment, Liang Shao's blood seemed to have solidified all over his body, and he sat stiffly beside the bed, unable to react.

How did this recipe come to Guo Xiao’s hands?

"Get back." Guo Xiao walked to Liang Shao and said coldly.

His aura was intimidating, and Liang Shao's servant flashed out in panic.

Liang Shao's palms were covered in sweat. Before he could think of the excuse of turning around, Guo Xiao moved first. He took out the portrait from the recipe and threw the recipe into Liang Shao's arms very casually. His voice was colder than the ice condensed on the Duke's Fuhu Lake: "The spring exam is approaching, so it's best for me to study behind closed doors. If I ask me to hear that my cousin has the leisure to stroll in the garden..."

"Don't worry, Prince, I've been confused once, I'll never dare to be confused again for the second time." Liang Shao stood up with a white face, bowed his head and bowed, and gave a big gift to Guo Xiao like a servant: "I just want the prince to give me a chance to reform myself. Don't tell my grandma. If my grandma is disappointed and angry, I will never forgive my sins even if I die a hundred times."

Guo Xiao sneered, disdaining to hear such high-sounding words, and turned around and left.

Seeing the tall figure disappearing at the door, Liang Shao's legs weakened and he fell down, his whole body covered in cold sweat. His anger, regret, fear, fear, and fear quickly passed by his heart. After a long time, Liang Shao's gaze slowly fell on the recipe that fell to the ground. After several months of planning, Liang Shao was furious and picked up the recipe and tore it torn it. Half of the spine had already separated, and Liang Shao's heart moved.

Her portrait...

Thinking of Song Jianing's charming and charming face, Liang Shao was reluctant to leave. He opened the pages and wanted to close the portrait. However, after searching back and forth several times, he searched around the bed, but he couldn't find the painting. Liang Shao was puzzled, and after thinking about it carefully, he remembered that it was Guo Xiao who took his painting away.

Guo Xiao, did he expect him to collect it privately?

Liang Shao smiled bitterly, and he was worthy of being the prince of the Duke's Mansion, and he was indeed as careful as his hair.

Yihexuan, in the quiet and quiet study room, Guo Xiao stood in front of the desk and carefully took out the painting hidden in his sleeve. The woman in the painting had her eyebrows like a crescent moon, her almond eyes were lively, and she stood there with a cute smile, looking over with a smile, seeing the painting as if she was seeing someone. It was vivid, Guo Xiao had to admit that Liang Shao, a hypocritical scholar, really had some skills in his writing and ink.

After taking the scissors, Guo Xiao cut down the two lines of poetry written by Liang Shao for her, leaving only the portrait. The poem was thrown into the small bamboo basket next to the desk and painted...

Guo Xiao raised his eyes, then walked to the bookshelf, took off a military book from the top, stared at the portrait and continued to read for a quarter of an hour. The man finally put the portrait on the page, put it in, and then put the heavy military book back to its original place.

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Song Jianing knew nothing about what Guo Xiao and Liang Shao said, but in the next month, she never met Liang Shao again. According to Liu Er, Liang Shao really studied hard this time, and even the Madam didn't go easily. Song Jianing not only relieved his hatred, but also had a vague worry. She honestly used Guo Xiao as a forbidden body in her previous life and had never experienced Guo Xiao's methods of dealing with things. Now it seems that Guo Xiao does everything like his people, cold and cruel.

What if Guo Xiao doesn’t want to be the eldest brother one day...

Song Jianing shivered and didn't dare to think further.

After a heavy snowfall, the capital ushered in New Year's Eve again, and there were still constant social gatherings. The banquet followed by the banquet, and the table was filled with big fish and meat. When everyone in the Duke of Wei was busy attending the banquet, Liang Shao stayed alone and the first spring exam began on the ninth day of the second month.

The grandmother was worried for her nephew, and Song Jianing felt calm and knew that Liang Shao could pass the imperial examination.

However, at the end of March, Liang Shao, who was extremely talented, failed the first place!

Song Jianing was shocked and was so shocked that he happily ate an extra bowl of rice. It would be better if he failed the title, so he could not even be a local magistrate.

Since he failed the exam, Liang Shao had no reason to stay in Beijing. He resigned to the Grandma on the day of the release of the list. The Grandma insisted on keeping him for one more night. The next morning, Song Jianing went to see Liang Shao off with his mother. Looking at Liang Shao's smiling face, Song Jianing tasted the feeling of being proud for the first time in his life.

As soon as Liang Shao left, Song Jianing ate another bowl of rice. Before the rice could be turned into the flesh on her chest, a decree suddenly came from the palace to summon an unmarried girl aged thirteen to seventeen from the first to ninth ranks of Beijing to enter the palace to choose a concubine for the third prince, King Shou and Prince Gong!
Chapter completed!