Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 139 A Heart

As the weather gets colder, getting up early every day becomes more and more torturous for students. The number of braziers in Shu Xiaoxiao's room has been reduced from two to one, but she still wants to lie down a little longer every morning.

Life without air conditioning was really unbearable with the alternating hot and cold weather. Even Shenbao no longer ran around. He lay in his little bed every day, as if hibernating, without moving at all, which made Shu Xiaoxiao, who walked every day, extremely envious.

In such weather, everyone would like to put on two more layers of clothes. In the back kitchen of the academy, Aunt Kong's daughter Yu Xing was struggling to choose clothes.

Originally, the person with the highest status in the academy was Yun Qinghan, and her target was also Yun Qinghan. Unfortunately, he was too difficult to approach. Every time she finally found an opportunity to reach the back mountain, she would be discovered and driven away before she could get close to Prince Yun.

She went to the back mountain without telling her sister, and she didn't see anyone. Her sister also discovered something. During this period of time, her sister kept a close eye on her, and she had no chance to go out alone.

Now her sister has been engaged and has been busy these past two days preparing her dowry and sewing her wedding dress, so she finally has the chance to go out.

But she was also more anxious because her future brother-in-law was a cook. She had seen him before. Although he was not short, he was a little fat. His appearance was the type that you would not be able to find him in a crowd. Maybe it was because he stayed in the kitchen cooking all year round, and there was a lingering smell of oil smoke on his body.

The betrothal gift was only five taels of silver, and she didn't think about what she could do with the money. A meal for a rich young master would cost her more than that. Her mother and sister were very satisfied and kept praising the man's sincerity.

I really don't know what her sister likes about her. Not only did she nod, but she also happily sewed a wedding dress. She would never marry into a family like this. There are so many young masters in this academy. If she marries a scholar or a student, she may even become an official's wife in the future. It's not better than marrying a cook who is nothing. Her mother and her sister really have no ambition at all.

Unlike her, if she marries into a wealthy family in the future, the money she earns from her fingers will be enough to support her mother and sister for the rest of their lives.

Yu Xing was thinking while packing her things quickly. Small items like gloves, hats, and scarves have become popular in the academy recently, and she was immediately attracted to them. Aren't these great tools for communicating feelings?

Fortunately, her sister's marriage was settled, and her mother was in a good mood these two days. She pestered her mother to buy some good materials, and she and her sister made a set carefully. Of course, her sister made it for her brother-in-law.

Although she didn't know the size, she just made it a little smaller according to her brother-in-law's, but it should be about the same. She just finished it today. Her sister went to deliver something to her brother-in-law, so she had to go out quickly to see if she could find a chance to contact Prince Yun today.

After walking around the back mountain twice, she didn't see anyone. She didn't dare to break into the yard, for fear of being caught by the guards as an assassin. She could only go to the intersection where Chief Chu came back. In this way, she would be able to meet Prince Yun when he came back.

Yun Qinghan looked at the woman who suddenly fell at his feet, his face expressionless.

"Master... Master, Master, I... I am Yu Xing'er. The weather is getting colder. Here are the gloves I made. Master, please accept them. They are a token of my love."

Yu Xing'er stood up, lowered her head and raised the thing in her hand shyly.

Yun Qinghan glanced at Huo Feng, without even looking at Yu Xing, and left directly. He had seen many people like him and they were not worth his attention at all.

Huo Feng grabbed Yu Xing'er's arm and threw her aside, his face full of murderous intent: "Where are you from, and why are you in the academy?"

Judging from her clothes, she doesn’t look like a maid, nor does she look like any lady. Yet she dares to run and hang out in front of the prince. She’s quite brave!