In the future, he’s going to be the Chancellor Shen, a position beneath one person yet above tens of thousands.
As for her, in order to save her own skin and protect the Ye Mansion, there’s still a long journey ahead.
Her eyes felt gritty, and a sense of mourning overwhelmed her like a fierce storm, making it hard to withstand.
In a moment when Ye Zhi wasn’t paying attention, the Little Traitor looked at her wistful green little figure and murmured, "Dummy."
The days passed leisurely, neither too fast nor too slow.
Three teachers lectured, and two students listened intently while taking notes.
In the blink of an eye, it was August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival.
During major holidays such as Spring Festival, New Year’s Day, Lantern Festival, Qingming, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, the academy would give students leave ranging from one to four or five days, depending on the holiday arrangements.
This Mid-Autumn Festival is one of Daqing’s important holidays, so academies nationwide gave students three days off~
Ye Zhi and Shen Chen had attended classes for over two months, so the teachers decided to grant them three days off as well.
Fourteen-year-old Ye Lin, who studied at the Imperial College, also returned to the Ye Mansion; he was the legitimate son, born to the Ye Family.
The Imperial College was neither too far nor too close to the Ye Mansion.
Next year he’ll have to compete, and even if there’s a ten-day break, he’s too lazy to return; he’s set on securing the position of Cloud Envoy.
Ye Lin, with martial training, was handsome, charming, and full of righteousness.
"Ah Zhi, you’re still asleep, wake up, wake up, come out and play with your brother." Ye Lin knocked on the door with a "bang, bang, bang"!
He returned late yesterday, and after dinner, it was already dark, so he didn’t chat with his sister.
Today he visited early, having heard that Ah Zhi cared a lot about a certain boy.
She even begged their mother to let him join her in private lessons and meals, how annoying.
The brother’s indulgence towards his sister was deeply evident in Ye Lin, a true standard of being overly protective.
"Ah, ah, ah!" Ye Zhi was about to explode, disregarding her image, she angrily got up and ran barefoot to open the door, scolding her brother fiercely.
"I don’t want to, I want to sleep, it’s still so early, go find someone else, don’t bother me."
Heaven knows she had to wake up early every day, finally a chance to sleep in during the holiday.
Ye Lin reached out his long fingers, gently rubbing his sister’s soft hair; she was like a small cat with bristled fur.
He smiled slightly and said, "Brother will take you to Shuyu Pavilion for breakfast, don’t sleep anymore."
"I don’t want to, eat what? I... huh, brother, you said Shuyu Pavilion?"
At the mention of Shuyu Pavilion, Ye Zhi instantly lit up, her eyes opened wide, her charming smile reappeared to confirm:
"Brother, you mean the Shuyu Pavilion in the city center on Changchun Street?"
"Yes."
"Then you go wait for me in the main hall, I’ll wash up and we’ll head out." With that, she turned her head, her crisp voice calling in the northwest direction, "Ah Tao, Ah Tao, I’m awake, bring water here quickly, I’m going out soon."
Seeing Ye Lin still standing there, she urged, "Brother, go wait for me in the main hall, I’ll be ready soon."
Without waiting for him to respond, she slammed the door with a "bang."
Her petite body hopped over to the wardrobe, picking out clothes. If anything could truly move her?
Undoubtedly, it’s food.
Shuyu Pavilion is considered the pinnacle of the culinary world, exclusively serving high-ranking officials; one needs a special Jade Token to enter, and the dishes inside are quite expensive. A casual meal starts at a thousand or two thousand taels and up...
Definitely reserved for aristocrats.
Her total wealth combined doesn’t even reach a thousand taels, hence she has never been inside.
She had begged her father and mother to take her for an experience recently, but they refused, saying that studying is most important now, she could go later instead.
Bang, bang, the knocking resumed. "Miss, it’s me, I’ve brought the water."
"Come in."
Ah Tao, beaming, carried the water basin in, placing it on the stand in the room.