Chapter 358 Falling

"It's nothing, she just got into a fight with someone." Li Zhuangsheng said angrily.

"It was my fault at that time. I apologize to you!" Li Xiuyu bowed to Xie Jiangqing.

"Oh, it's okay, I've forgotten it!" Xie Jiangqing showed a bright smile on her face, "We were all children at the time, and I was also wrong!"

"What happened then?" Hu Mengdie glanced and asked with a slight smile.

"Oh, at that time, my brother and Xie Jiangqing were inseparable all day long, and I was a little jealous, so I had a quarrel with her."

Li Xiuyu said it lightly, as if it was not a big deal.

“Inseparable?” Hu Mengdie tilted her head. “This is indeed the first time I’ve heard of this.”

"There's nothing much to say. It's just kids playing around. I forgot about it a long time ago. Haha!" Xie Jiangqing laughed on the surface but was secretly gritting her teeth in her heart.

Are you a little jealous? You are very jealous, right? You still want to use me as a pawn, why should I do that? Why don't you argue with Zhu Zhixue with the same momentum you had when you argued with me before?
Dare to treat everyone equally!
"Hahaha, my husband is so popular!"

Zhu Zhixue grabbed Li Zhuangsheng's hand, tiptoed slightly, and kissed Li Zhuangsheng on the lips in front of everyone, seeming very proud.

Instantly, everyone's expressions changed dramatically. Hu Mengdie lowered her eyes, seemingly not noticing. Li Xiuyu gritted her teeth, her smile stiff. Xie Jiangqing looked puzzled, and turned away unnaturally. Yi Yunshui pretended to cover his mouth to make a scene, feeling sorry that the good cabbage was taken away by the pig. Yao Xingyu nodded slightly, as if approving. Lin Yuehua drank water silently, having to find something to do.

Li Zhuangsheng didn't bother to observe the expressions of the crowd, because he felt that Zhu Zhixue was jealous. This was not a kiss, but a "bump", which hurt his mouth while declaring his sovereignty.

"Oh, you're showing your affection without even telling others about it, right?" Yao Xingyu said with a smile.

Zhu Zhixue felt a little embarrassed to do such a thing in public. She blushed but boldly took Li Zhuangsheng's arm.

She glanced at Li Xiuyu, feeling a sense of revenge. She glanced at Hu Mengdie and Lin Yuehua again, then quickly looked away.

"Ahem, look quickly, everyone." Li Zhuangsheng took a deep breath, walked quickly to a stone, and turned on the tour guide mode again, "Please look at the stone inscription over here!"

He was pointing at a stone tablet with the inscription "Sacred Edict: Your salary is the blood and sweat of the people. It is easy to abuse the people, but it is hard to deceive God." However, because it is in traditional Chinese characters, most people can't understand it.

Li Zhuangsheng gave a brief explanation of this stone, saying that in ancient times, such a stone would be set up in the government offices of prefectures and counties to warn officials.

"Why is this stone here?" Zhu Zhixue asked puzzled.

"Because it's next door to Huangpai Street, this was where the county government was located in ancient times." Li Zhuangsheng smiled, "But this shouldn't be the original one, the material looks too new."

"Is this thing useful?" Xie Jiangqing stretched out his hand and patted it.

"It may be useful at first, but it will be useless after a while. Those who should be greedy will be greedy, and those who are not greedy will not be greedy even if there is no stone." Li Zhuangsheng shrugged indifferently, "It's just like a study plan for the holidays. You have to make a list every time, but those who know how to study will study even without a study list, and those who don't know how to study only make a list for themselves."

"Then I must be a corrupt official." Zhu Zhixue muttered.

Li Zhuangsheng smiled, and everyone walked up to the stele corridor, with a museum and apricot garden on both sides. The "apricot garden" was listed as one of the "Ten Scenic Spots of Duliang" by Mi Fu, and there are also poems left. Li Zhuangsheng introduced the origins of each one, not giving others the opportunity to talk about other topics.

"Your brother is quite eloquent..." Yi Yunshui smiled softly at Li Xiuyu.

But unlike the flattering tone in her voice, what she thought in her heart was that although this man knew a lot, he loved to show off too much, like a child.

"He is like this, he knows a lot of random things..." Li Xiu Yu said with a smile on his face.

Although no one knows where Li Zhuangsheng got these little-known facts, and no one knows when Li Zhuangsheng started to be so relaxed in front of girls.

Is it because of Zhu Zhixue? Because he has a girlfriend, he is not as shy as before in front of girls? Thinking of this, Li Xiuyu felt inexplicably anxious and uncomfortable. No, he can't let Zhu Zhixue threaten his position. Absolutely not.

Climbing up the stairs, they arrived at the "Glass Spring" and saw eye-catching inscriptions on the stone wall, such as "The First Spring" and "When the Moon Comes, the Wind Comes".

Next to it are small characters "expel the Japanese invaders and return our land to us", which were carved during the Anti-Japanese War.

The Glass Spring is an ancient pavilion with hexagonal eaves, built against the mountain. There is a dragon head on it, and spring water gushes out from the dragon's mouth, filling the pavilion.

"Under the pavilion halfway up the mountain, there is an old moss coin, a broken glass is used to draw in the green spring. A piece of jade toad cannot be retained, it flies into the mirror sky in the deep night."

Li Zhuangsheng was reciting "Glass Spring Immersed in the Moon". Yao Xingyu, who was standing beside him, said coldly, "It's just an ordinary little broken spring. Why do you write about it so well? These writers just like to brag!"

After walking for a long time, they decided to rest by the glass spring. The afternoon sun was particularly bright, the mountain was quiet, and the grass and trees were new.

"Who has nothing to do, sitting and feasting in an empty mountain?" Li Zhuangsheng sighed softly.

"What are you talking about?" Li Xiuyu sat casually on Li Zhuangsheng's lap.

"It is said that Su Shi wrote a poem here. I like this line very much." Li Zhuangsheng smiled.

Zhu Zhixue blinked her eyes, looked at Li Xiuyu sitting on Li Zhuangsheng's legs, and pursed her lips in silence. Is this how Li Xiuyu and Li Zhuangsheng get along? So relaxed and natural... It's not something that can be compared to my deliberate performance.

They really look like an old couple who have been together for many years.

"Indeed, there are not many people in the First Mountain." Li Xiuyu looked around. At this moment, they were the only group next to the Glass Spring.

"Because today is Tuesday, who else has a day off except us sophomores?" Li Zhuangsheng stretched.

The atmosphere is pretty good now. Everyone is not arguing or quarreling, and it's so nice to be in harmony. I really hope that the tranquility at this moment can last forever.

"They are brother and sister and have a really good relationship." Hu Mengdie walked to Zhu Zhixue and sighed softly.

Zhu Zhixue suddenly clenched her fist, turned her head and looked at Hu Mengdie again, and couldn't help but say: "You..."

Hu Mengdie blinked: "What's the matter?"

"Do you know what the relationship between the two of them is?"

"Aren't they siblings?"

Hu Mengdie looked as if it was a matter of course.

Zhu Zhixue wanted to say something but stopped herself, forced a smile, shook her head, and walked towards Li Zhuangsheng.

"What's the story behind this Glass Spring? Why is it called Glass Spring?" Zhu Zhixue pushed Li Xiuyu away and sat on Li Zhuangsheng's lap, asking coquettishly.

"Oh, this..."

"Ouch!"

Li Zhuangsheng was just about to start talking when he was interrupted by Li Xiuyu's exclamation. After Zhu Zhixue pushed Li Xiuyu away, Li Xiuyu actually staggered and fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)