Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Chapter 387 World 76

Soon, an hour passed, and Young Master Qi walked into the main courtyard with an incredulous look on his face, with Yin Yin watching him with concern beside him.

Old Madam Qi asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Yinyin replied, "I don't know, my uncle suddenly became like this."

Hearing Yin Yin's words, Young Master Qi came back to his senses and excitedly said to his parents, "Father, Mother, didn't you say that my eldest brother was smart when he was young? I think Yin Yin is even smarter than my eldest brother. I only taught her the Thousand Character Classic three times, and she can already recite half of it."

"Really?" Grandpa Qi and his wife turned their attention to Yin Yin and asked her to recite it for them.

Yinyin wasn't shy at all. She put her little hands behind her back, quickly finished reciting the poem, and then looked expectantly at her grandparents.

Grandpa Qi and his wife were in high spirits and didn't notice her actions. Instead, they asked Young Master Qi, "Why did you suddenly decide to teach Yin Yin the Thousand Character Classic?"

Could Young Master Qi admit to having ill intentions? He could only awkwardly shift the topic to Yin Yin, reminding her, "Father, Mother, Yin Yin has finished reciting; you should reward her."

Grandpa Qi and his wife were a little confused. Was there a reward for reciting texts?

Young Master Qi picked up Yin Yin and sat down next to Old Madam Qi before saying, "I promised Yin Yin that if she can memorize it within a few repetitions, I will give her a different reward."

"So..." Young Master Qi said with a fawning expression, "Father, let me go to your storeroom and pick out some things."

Grandpa Qi glanced at him, neither scolding him nor directly refusing him, but instead pressed on to the question in his words: "Yinyin has memorized so much, do you recognize all the words in it?"

Before Young Master Qi could speak, Yin Yin declared confidently, "Yin Yin doesn't know how!"

Madam Qi asked with a smile, "Yinyin, you can't read, how did you memorize the book?"

"My uncle read it," Yin Yin said without hesitation, attributing her talent to her good memory and ability to read the Book of the Sky.

At her current age, if she could recognize half a thousand characters in such a short time, that would be incredibly impressive.

Madam Qi patted Yin Yin's head: "You can memorize it after hearing your uncle recite it a few times. Our Yin Yin has a really good memory."

Grandpa Qi thought so too: "A good memory is a gift, but you also need to be able to recognize the characters. Why don't you let Yinyin go to study with your uncle in a couple of days?"

Yin Yin feigned confusion: "Uncle is already teaching Yin Yin to read."

“This is different,” said Old Master Qi. “Today your uncle is just teaching you to recite it, but you can’t recognize or write the characters, and you don’t know what they mean or what the stories are.”

"So your uncle can't teach you. Tomorrow, we'll have your uncle's teacher teach you."

As he spoke, Old Master Qi glanced at Young Master Qi: "If, Yinyin, you catch up with his pace in no time..."

“Absolutely not,” Young Master Qi quickly interrupted him. “I’m much better than Yin Yin. Yin Yin is so young, it’s a long way off if she wants to catch up with me!”

Old Master Qi raised an eyebrow but didn't speak, but Young Master Qi felt the mockery more intensely than if he had said many words.

Young Master Qi cleared his throat but didn't say a word for a long time.

Yinyin knew that Old Master Qi genuinely wanted her to study, and he also genuinely wanted to use her to give Young Master Qi a warning.

However, since she had already benefited, whether his reasons for agreeing were pure or not was of little significance.

Yinyin raised her little face and echoed Young Master Qi: "Uncle is so amazing, I definitely can't catch up with him!"

With Yin Yin's support and trust, Young Master Qi became much more diligent in his studies.

Although he's still not exactly outstanding, compared to his previous performance, it's like night and day.

Just like his studies, Young Master Qi's martial arts skills also improved considerably, and Old Master Qi and his wife chose to let Yin Yin follow suit and learn as well.

Their attitude and behavior were exactly what Yin Yin wanted.

Yinyin just wanted a chance to reveal her true colors, but she didn't need them to pay too much attention to her.

Even the path that Yin Yin planned for herself didn't quite fit their ideal of a noble lady.

Being an outstanding noblewoman is truly exhausting, and achieving one's goals is even more difficult.

Young Master Qi originally thought that Yin Yin was too young to keep up and would give up on her own soon, refusing to attend classes anymore. Unexpectedly, Yin Yin not only attended classes on time every day, but also learned very well.

Now, Young Master Qi truly felt a sense of urgency, and he paid much more attention to his studies, spending less time going out to meet friends.

It wasn't that Young Master Qi didn't want to see his friends, but rather that while he was out, Yin Yin was still at home studying, which meant the gap between them was narrowing.

Fortunately, just when Young Master Qi felt he was about to give up, someone from the palace came and said that Consort Shu had asked the Emperor and Empress for permission to bring Yin Yin into the palace to stay for a few days.

Once she entered the palace, Yin Yin would be unable to attend classes for at least several days. Young Master Qi, relieved, took the initiative to help her with everything.

Old Madam Qi praised him, but Marquis Qi just scoffed and said he'd rather not see it than bother her.

Although Consort Shu sent someone to pick her up, Old Madam Qi was still worried. She originally planned to go herself and personally take Yin Yin to the palace, but she had been sick with a cold a few days ago and had only recovered a few days ago. She was still recuperating, so after thinking it over, she decided to ask her youngest son to go instead.

Young Master Qi hadn't left the house for quite some time, so he was naturally happy to get into the carriage.

Sitting in the carriage, listening to the bustling sounds of the city that he hadn't heard in a long time, Young Master Qi was filled with emotion, but he didn't forget his business.

He whispered to Yinyin, "Once you're in the palace, be careful. If Consort Shu uses you as a pawn, don't just stand there like a fool and let her do as she pleases, understand?"

"Does Auntie know how?" Yin Yin looked somewhat bewildered.

"Who can say for sure?" Young Master Qi gently tapped Yin Yin's forehead. "When you get to your parents and aunt, don't tell them it was me who said that."

"Otherwise, I won't buy you any of the snacks you want."

Yinyin quickly covered her mouth with both hands to express her determination.

Young Master Qi smiled and said nothing more.

When the carriage reached the busiest street, it was suddenly blocked by a crowd.

Before Young Master Qi could speak, his brows furrowed, the coachman took the initiative to report.

"Young Marquis, it seems something has happened up ahead. There are a lot of people gathered, and the road is blocked."

Upon hearing this, Young Master Qi casually ordered, "Send someone out to tell the city patrol guards."

Not long after the Qi family servants left, the city patrol guards arrived.

"What are you all doing here!" The city patrolman shouted, and the crowd that had been blocking the road dispersed almost instantly.

Only then did Qi's groom see the situation in the crowd clearly.

"Young Master, it seems that the young master of the Liu family is being harassed by someone ahead."