Xiaoqing blushed. "Don't talk nonsense. Who wants to be Madam Xu?"
Hu Xinyue smiled but did not say anything. She knew that she could not be too hasty.
It was enough to plant a seed in Xiaoqing's heart. No, the seed had long existed in Xiaoqing's heart. It existed in everyone's heart. It was the desire for freedom. What she did was just sprinkle a little dew.
"Let's go. It's time for lunch. Without mana, I get hungry easily."
They randomly found a tavern to have a meal, and the two continued to tour.
Little Qing observed carefully and found that Hu Xinyue did not come out to play any tricks. Instead, she was truly immersed in the scenery. During this period, she laughed and fooled around casually. No matter how others looked at her, she did not care at all.
They only returned home in the evening.
Xu Xian had just finished preparing dinner. Although it was just ordinary porridge, he made it very exquisite.
Although there was no need to eat in this house, to be able to gather together at a time like this, their mood was naturally joyous.
Hu Xinyue sat cross-legged on the chair without a care for her image. She stretched and said, "Phew, so tired!"
She picked up a mouthful of food with her chopsticks. "Although the taste is not bad, it's too simple. Aren't you rich?
You need to make at least a hundred dishes. "
"Bang." Xu Xian's chopsticks landed on her head. "A hundred dishes. Can you finish them?
Also, are the dishes I made only passable?
You should say, 'Ah, it's too delicious. I don't know how to describe it. What if I can't eat it in the future?' "
"Ah, it's too delicious. I don't know how to describe it. What if I can't eat it in the future?
Disgusting. "Hu Xinyue looked at Xu Xian as if he was a country bumpkin." Finish?
Isn't one mouthful of a dish enough? "
"Where did you come from, Empress Dowager!"
Bai Suzhuo looked at them with a smile. She hesitated for a moment, then picked up a mouthful of food for Hu Xinyue.
Hu Xinyue looked up at her, then lowered her head and continued eating.
Xu Xian noticed that Xiaoqing was in a daze, so he asked with concern, "Xiaoqing, didn't you have fun today?"
Xiaoqing reacted, "Ah, it's nothing. I just met two scoundrels and was killed by a fox."
Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen were both startled. Why would they be stained with blood when they went out to play?
Hu Xinyue took over the conversation and briefly explained what had happened.
Xu Xian frowned and said, "Although those two scoundrels only have themselves to blame, aren't you being too ruthless?" However, he didn't think that it was a big mistake.
A scoundrel who wanted to do evil was killed. If this matter was reported to the authorities, it would not be considered a crime. On the contrary, she should be called a chastity woman who was not inferior to a man.
In this era, the word "adultery" was a huge taboo. There were countless cases of "a wife committing adultery with another man and her husband killed them both". Most of them would not be punished, but if it was in the modern era, they would definitely be charged with murder.
The laws of heaven were much broader. For example, in Lanruo Temple, the ghosts used gold and silver to lure and kill passersby. Not only were there no heavenly troops or generals to eliminate the demons, even a heroic swordsman like Yan Chixia couldn't be bothered to care.
It could only be said that in different eras, people's mentality was very different. The ancient people's thoughts were different from the modern people's.
Hu Xinyue giggled, "Punishing evil is promoting good. Young Master Xu should reward me."
Xiaoqing thought of what Hu Xinyue said at that time. She wanted to say something but stopped. Since even Xu Xian thought that there was nothing wrong with what she did, then it was fine. Moreover, she killed those two people, didn't she do what she wanted?
Only Bai Suzhen seemed to feel something and sighed in her heart, "She really hasn't changed." No matter how right her words and actions were, she couldn't agree with the mentality when she did these things.
After the meal, Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Hu Xinyue was disdainful of their time-wasting behavior and went back to her room to rest.
Bai Suzhen said worriedly, "Sir, I'm a little worried about Xiaoqing."
"Hmm?" Xu Xian turned his head.
Bai Suzhen didn't know how to explain, "You don't know, Xiaoyue, she … she kills people just for fun. She does everything for fun, she doesn't care about anything else."
Xu Xian washed the dishes and didn't look surprised at all, "It should be, it can really be said that her heart is punishable.
But in fact, no matter how strict the law is, it must at least guarantee one thing — not punishing the heart.
If she really killed innocent people, I won't spare her today.
But no one has the right to interfere with other people's thoughts, at most they can interfere with other people's actions. "
She suddenly felt that she could understand Yan Chixia's original thoughts. Maybe it was because she stayed in this era for too long, unconsciously changing her views.
Bai Suzhen pulled on Xu Xian's sleeve, dissatisfied with his disrespectful attitude, "I'm worried about Qing 'er. Her temperament is a little wild, plus her mind is simple and easily influenced by others. I don't want her to become like that."
Xu Xian stopped what he was doing and said with a smile, "You're just like a mother who is worried about her daughter becoming bad!"
Bai Suzhen pulled Xu Xian's ear, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm discussing with you, Sir!"
Xu Xian said, "I also don't want to, but this is what I think. I also hate Hu Xinyue's method, but it's not completely unreasonable, it's just that her position is different from ours.
Xiaoqing is not a child, she will make her own choice, this is also her freedom, even if it's us, it's best not to interfere. "
If one's own will is used as a benchmark to regulate everyone, then those who don't meet the standards are all heresy, but those who have such 'righteous' thoughts are not far from evil.
Bai Suzhen said angrily, "Aren't you afraid that Qing 'er will become bad?
I must talk to her. "
Xu Xian said, "It's not that serious, right? Let me tell you, in fact, I have also tried to become bad."
He was not single-minded to protect world peace since he was young, after all, sometimes doing good deeds is also very painful, it's normal to give up and feel indignant.
Bai Suzhen listened to his story, a thoughtful look on her face, making him decide to be a bad person, it must be a very serious matter!
"But at that time, even if I fought for a lot of benefits, I still felt very unhappy, like throwing a land animal into the sea. Although I didn't drown, I always felt uncomfortable all over. Thinking that although there are many bad places on the land, it's still better than here, so I went back.
Saving people, helping people is fine, it's not for benevolence, righteousness, or morality, it's just for my own happiness.
If I really doubt my own path, I might as well try something else.
People are the happiest when they are themselves!
Compared to letting her be a good person, I want her to be happy more. "
Bai Suzhen smiled and said, "Sir, I'm going to be jealous if you act like this."
Xu Xian looked at her with a surprised look, "You can also be jealous?"
Bai Suzhen's face turned red, "Ah!
How can it be. "She quickly lowered her head to wash the dishes.
"I've already washed it."
In a pavilion not far away, Xiaoqing leaned against the railing, looking at the stars in the sky, her long ponytail dancing with the night wind.
The night sky was exceptionally clear, a dazzling river of stars flowed across the sky, countless stars flashing in it, it's deep and beautiful beyond words.
"What a surprising man, I thought you would be flustered and exasperated!" Hu Xinyue's laughter made Xiaoqing raise her head, looking at her coldly.
Hu Xinyue didn't mind, she also sat on the railing, "Do you think he knew you were eavesdropping, that's why he deliberately said such intimate words, so that you will be moved, and from then on, you will be dead set on him.
That sentence, 'Compared to letting her be a good person, I want her to be happy more' is very graceful. "
Xiaoqing glared at her, too lazy to refute, but said, "What did you mean by what you said today?
Let me say it first, I think what you did today is very boring. "
Hu Xinyue chuckled, "Are you bored? Then find something more interesting to do!"
Early the next morning, there was a hurried knock on the door, as soon as the door was opened, an old man rushed in, bluntly asking for Xu Xian.
This person was none other than Xu Xian's teacher, Old Teacher Song.
With the rise of Xu Xian's reputation, he was no longer the poor scholar from before. Now, he was undressed and looked like a distinguished scholar.
Originally, he was just a sloppy villager, but now there was a rumor that he was a hermit who lived in seclusion, teaching Xu Xian, the peerless genius. Many rich families fought for him to be the teacher of their children.
In the living room, Yun Yan served tea, but the old man only held Xu Xian's hand and asked, "Hanwen, tell me, it must be a rumor. You said that none of the scholars in Jiangnan have real talent, and all of them are good-for-nothings. If you don't believe it, come and try it!"
Yun Yan's expression was a little strange, and she lowered her head even more.
Xu Xian said two words softly, "It's true."
This made the old man's heart skip a beat, and then he said, "But it's not me, it's my wife's words!" Only then did he recover.
"That's good, I still have some face, and I will help you to quell this rumor, saying that it's just the nonsense of a shallow woman.
Sigh, now that you are a tall tree that attracts the wind, you should be more humble, Confucius said … Mencius said … "Old Teacher Song tried to persuade him.
Xu Xian just thought to himself, it's really not fun to be ridiculed by a group of people, the rumors spread very quickly!
However, this was also within his expectations, he was famous at a young age, and inevitably attracted jealousy.
Usually, it was not too obvious, but at this time, there would be people fanning the flames, and they could not wait to use him as a target.
Since the words had been spoken, once it spread, it did not matter whether it was true or false, or who said it.
Not to mention the so-called face of the old man, even the leading scholars of the literary world would not be able to easily quell the rumor, unless he admitted defeat.
"Hey, old man, who are you calling a shallow woman?" With a clear shout, Hu Xinyue walked out gracefully.
"Sister Yan 'er, go, let him see how powerful you are."