Chapter 55 Denial

The piano table was quite heavy, and Xie Wei picked it up with a flick of his toe, and then put the Jiao'an in his hand back upright. At this moment, he looked at Jiang Xuening and seemed to be thinking about whether or not to give him a hand.

How dare Jiang Xuening let him help her?

She fell neither heavily nor in pain. When she saw Xie Wei put down the qin, she quickly propped up the thick woolen blanket and said, "It was Xuening's recklessness. Fortunately, the qin was fine."

Xie Wei glanced at her and nodded, "Yes."

Jiang Xuening: "..."

Surprisingly, he answered "yes"!

She fell down, although it was her own fault and it was reasonable not to blame Xie Wei, but losing such a big person made her feel angry. At this moment, she thought to herself: Zhang Zhe did not get married in his previous life, either because his reputation was ruined by Yao Xi, or because he was unlucky enough to meet her; Xie Wei, like me, never got married in his previous life. Apart from being obsessed with Buddhism and Taoism, I'm afraid it's because of this annoying virtue!

Xie Wei didn't know if she had noticed any dissatisfaction in her heart, but pointed to the qin and said, "You need to be calm and have no distractions when playing the qin. You are not reckless when it comes to things, but you have reckless actions. The more you want to play well, the worse it becomes. As the saying goes, 'haste makes waste.' So I won't teach you how to play the qin today. Learning is useless. You can sit down in front of this qin."

Jiang Xuening sat down according to his words and asked, "What do you want to learn?"

Xie Wei had already turned around and walked to the long table. He picked up a sawn piece of wood and replied, "I won't learn."

Jiang Xuening was stunned.

Xie Wei said calmly, "When will your mind calm down and when will you learn to play the piano?"

Quiet mind?

Isn't learning the piano just a matter of skill?

What is the relationship with restlessness in the heart?

Jiang Xuening felt that Xie Wei had deliberately found a way to harass her. Sitting there, her heart not only remained calm, but also became even more restless.

But Xie Wei also ignored her.

The previous qin, which had been carved for almost three years, was destroyed by an attack on the Tiexiao Tower, causing him to be bored for a while. Now, he has started selecting wooden carved qin again, but plans to chop two qin at the same time.

So it's not too unlucky, both pianos have encountered accidents.

So at this moment, I am repeatedly comparing the few pieces of wood in front of me, trying to pick out the two best ones to use.

Jiang Xuening sat behind the piano, her mind full of thoughts spinning at first, but after thinking too much, she felt bored just thinking about herself.

Sitting here with nothing to do is truly agonizing.

Her eyelids gradually started to fight, and she had no choice but to turn her gaze to Xie Wei. She watched him select wood, measure with a rope and ink ruler, and gesture there, exuding a sense of rigor to harshness. She didn't look like an imperial master, but rather like a nitpicking craftsman in the Tugu market.

And

This person stared at those few pieces of wood, picked up one piece and put it down, picked up the other piece and put it down too. It took half a day to choose, as if it was difficult to make a decision.

Jiang Xuening couldn't help but twitch as she looked at the corner of her mouth: I didn't see it. She's not very good, and there are still many problems.

It was already close to noon when school was over, and the windows in the side hall were also open.

Xie Wei pondered for a while, then selected the wood and looked up. He estimated the time and realized that it was already noon. He couldn't help but ask Jiang Xuening to study the piano here hungry, so he wanted to let her go.

But to my surprise, I turned my head and suddenly caught a glimpse of a white shadow from the corner of my eye.

It turned out to be a little cat like a snowball.

I don't know where it came from, let alone when it came.

He was the size of a palm, with dark blue eyes and a milky complexion. He was squatting on the windowsill, looking inside the hall with a look of eager to jump in and see what was going on. He even let out a low meow.

Xie Wei's eyelids suddenly twitched, his body stiffened slightly, and he calmly took a step back.

Jiang Xuening, who was originally drowsy, woke up a bit when she heard the sound. She looked up and followed the sound, and a bright surprise burst into her eyes: "Oh, where did the little cat come from? How well behaved!"

She stood up and wanted to hug the cat.

Only when he stood up did he realize that he was sitting quietly and couldn't help but stop to look at Xie Wei.

Xie Wei frowned and didn't pay any attention to her gaze. He raised his voice and called out, "Someone here."

The eunuch who was serving outside the palace immediately came in and said, "Young Master, what instructions do you have?"

Xie Wei's eyes froze with frost, and with a flick of his finger, he wanted to point to the snowy little cat on the windowsill. However, when he was about to point, he withdrew his hand and said, "I don't know which palace's cat slipped out and came here. Take someone and ask. The Fengchen Palace is a clean place for reading, so don't let these little things come in and disturb you in the future."

The eunuch suddenly felt a little trembling and quickly said, "Yes."

Then he quickly stepped forward and picked up the little cat.

Dao said, "I'll send someone to ask. We will strictly inspect from now on and not let these little things enter the palace."

Jiang Xuening opened her mouth slightly and watched as the eunuch carried the cat away. She was already dissatisfied with Xie Wei, but now she added three points. She turned her head and wanted to secretly vent her anger with her gaze.

Just turned around and suddenly felt a little strange——

Was Xie Wei so far from the window sill at first?

When the eunuch picked up the cat from the windowsill and exited the hall, he also casually put down the ink line in his hand, turned around, and walked to the other side of the desk to pick up a newspaper. The distance from the cat throughout the journey was more than one zhang.

Jiang Xuening suddenly felt an indescribable strangeness, and an unprecedented bold idea emerged from her mind.

In her previous life, she also kept cats.

Once, holding a chubby flower cat while strolling around the imperial garden, I saw Shen Jie walking with a group of ministers, discussing affairs between the court and the public. Naturally, I stopped to pay my respects.

But unexpectedly, when she bent over, the flower cat jumped out.

With just one jump, he jumped to Xie Wei's feet and reached out his fleshy paws to grab Xie Wei's hanging clothes, as if jumping up to catch a butterfly, with a cute and innocent demeanor.

She was immediately amused.

As soon as I lifted my head, I saw Xie Wei's face turn black. My gaze shifted from her cat to hers, and I took a step back.

Jiang Xuening was the empress at that time, but she was not afraid of him. She only thought that he disliked her for forming cliques and profiteering like other courtiers, so even her cat also despised her. She didn't give a good face, so she bent down and picked up the cat, hugged it in her arms, and said coldly to the cat, "Look at you, even if you're playful, don't look at who you're fighting for. Fortunately, our Grand Tutor is magnanimous, otherwise we'll come back and skin you!"

After speaking, she turned her head and left.

I didn't even take a second look at Xie Wei's expression.

Although I feel that this speculation on Xie Wei is somewhat unbelievable, if

Did Xie Wei really dislike her at that time?

"..."

The eunuch had already carried the cat out, but Jiang Xuening watched Xie Wei with a hint of cunning thinking in her eyes. But before Xie Wei's gaze turned back to her, this kind of thinking immediately disappeared completely, as if she had not considered anything just now.

"Mr. Xie?"

Xie Wei still stood far away from the windowsill before saying, "It's getting late, you're still not quiet. Learning to play the piano takes a lot of time. Let's go back today."

Jiang Xuening finally finished his thought and immediately bowed and said goodbye.

Unexpectedly, just as she was about to leave, she walked to the door and heard Xie Wei calmly add, "Come back tomorrow afternoon."

With a clang, her foot slipped and tripped over the threshold, narrowly avoiding falling!

After finally standing firm, I was so angry that my whole body was filled with smoke.

At the end, he could only grind his teeth secretly and pause word by word, saying, "Mr. Xie's high praise and kindness, the students will come again tomorrow!"

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Coming out of the Fengchen Hall, she realized that she was so angry that she didn't even bring the qin back. She had intended to turn her head to retrieve it, but the thought that Xie Wei might still be in the hall immediately dispelled the idea.

Anyway, she won't practice the piano when she goes back.

Placing the qin with Xie Wei also saves the effort of moving it back and forth.

So he walked back empty handed.

It's only a few steps from Fengchen Hall to Yangzhi Zhai, and there aren't many palace people passing through the path.

Just walking, I heard a burst of laughter and laughter.

Some of them are somewhat familiar.

Jiang Xuening's footsteps suddenly stopped, and as she looked forward, she couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Under the crimson palace wall outside the Yangzhi Zhai, stood a young man dressed in a Tianshui blue robe, tall and upright. Even though he was not galloping at this moment, his long eyebrows and starry eyes exuded a hint of fierceness.

Just by mistake, when I saw her, my eyes darkened.

===Kunning Section 70===

Yan Lin forgot what he was saying and also forgot what he wanted to say next. Even many people standing beside him and in front of him seemed to have disappeared, with only the beautiful figure ahead in his heart and eyes.

Shen Zhiyi, Xiao Shu, and others met Yan Lin. They were going to Kunning Palace to pay their respects today because they were going back to Yangzhi Zhai, and their group of noble sons were going to Fengchen Palace to find Mr. Xie. Therefore, they traveled the same way and only bid farewell here.

Shen Zhiyi and Yan Lin have known each other since childhood and are considered playmates.

She was about to say that Ning Ning had been detained by Mr. Xie today, and it was uncertain if he would meet her at the side hall. However, halfway through, Yan Lin's gaze crossed the crowd and looked behind them.

So I turned my head and took a look.

When she saw Jiang Xuening, she was extremely surprised and quickly waved and called out to her, "Ning Ning, you have come out. We are so worried about you!"

If it were normal, Jiang Xuening would have been amused by Shen Zhiyi. She couldn't have thought about Shen Zhiyi holding her hand and urging her to learn from Xie Weixue well before, and would have even hinted at her worries about not being worth it.

But now he can't laugh at all.

She walked over silently.

Xiao Shu, Yao Xi, and others were present, their gaze wandering between her and Yan Lin.

Accompanied by Yan Lin were several young men who were unfamiliar with each other, dressed in luxurious attire, all of whom were expected to be invited into the palace by the emperor to listen to the lecture on the feast day.

One of them looks very small, only fourteen or fifteen years old.

The station is closest to Yanlin.

First, he saw Yan Lin looking towards Jiang Xuening, and then heard Shen Zhiyi call out "Ning Ning". He clapped his hands and, as if he had a sudden realization, smiled at Yan Lin and said, "Is this the second girl from the Jiang family? Yan Lin used to hide from us, so today we can see her!"

Both inside and outside of the conversation, one actually knows about the relationship between Yan Lin and Jiang Xuening.

Everyone laughed teasingly as they all laughed.

Only Yan Lin did not smile.

It was clear that she was so happy, but with a word from King Yanping, he pulled him into an abyss without a bottom, making him feel that the girl in front of him was clearly standing in front of him, but as distant as the clouds in the sky.

The young man in a blue robe, with a still youthful face, said solemnly, "Your Highness, don't joke. I'm just playmates with Miss Jiang Er, and it's okay in private. If any nonsense spreads to my father's ears, it will be light for me to scold and scold, and it will be heavy for Miss Jiang to clear her name. Please be cautious, Your Highness."

The young Prince of Yanping was momentarily stunned.

Shen Zhiyi didn't even react.

Xiao Shu next to her moved her eyebrows and looked up at Yan Lin, somewhat surprised.

However, after being surprised, You Yue and others immediately turned into gloating: After causing trouble for a long time, the Crown Prince Yan didn't take her seriously!

Yan Lin looked at Jiang Xuening with an extremely serious gaze, as if one glance would make her disappear, wanting to engrave her in her heart.

There is clearly a place that has broken open and is bleeding.

But he curved his lips and smiled at her, saying, "Your Highness Yanping is young and speaks without hesitation. I hope Miss Jiang Er won't be surprised."

"..."

At this moment, Jiang Xuening's eyes were moist.

She had to quickly bury her head in order to cover up her embarrassment.

Others may not understand, but where can she not know?

The Yongyi Marquis's Mansion is in imminent danger. Yan Lin has already known and truly loves her, so he will no longer rely on his past youthful nature, nor will he long for the whole world to know that he likes her

. On the contrary, he wants to distance himself from all relationships with her.

I don't want her to be implicated or tarnish her reputation, just like Zhang Zhe voluntarily withdrawing from the Yao family.

Her fingers hanging on her side quietly clenched, forcing tears back. She also looked at the young man, wanting to answer something, but in front of these many people, she couldn't say a word.

I dare not say more.