Time Travel: The Noble Family

Chapter 162: Chapter 68: Tingzheng’s Progress

Tingzheng had been eagerly awaiting, and finally the day to go home for the holidays came. He took a carriage back to the Lian Mansion early in the morning. It had been a month since he had last seen his sister, and he was desperate to return and find her.

Li Han received the news and hurried back, exclaiming, “You’re going home and you don’t even say a word to me, is that fair?”

Tingzheng made a sound of surprise, “Why do I have to tell you when I’m going home?” His sister had said she would come to visit him when she had time. Now, nearly a month had passed, and he had not even seen Elder Sister Lian’s shadow. Tingzheng felt deeply resentful that Yueyao did not keep her word. Now that he finally had a holiday, he could not wait to go home and see his sister.

Li Han was fuming, “Can’t you at least invite me to your house?” What a blockhead, and to think he had been so good to him, giving him all the good food, fun, and useful things. It was unbelievable that he never thought to invite him home, such a lack of conscience.

After thinking for a moment, Tingzheng said, “I need to ask my sister first. If she agrees, I’ll invite you to my house next time.” It wouldn’t be proper to bring Li Han home without his sister’s permission.

Li Han was seething, “You need your sister’s permission to invite me to your house, are you even a man?” He was about to explode with frustration, such an idiot.

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Tingzheng ignored Li Han’s provocation, got on the carriage, and urged, “Let’s go.”

Watching the carriage pull away, Li Han muttered, “I won’t be nice to you anymore, I won’t give you anything nice to eat or play with.” Who would want to deal with such a big idiot.

The servants attending to the little master held back their laughs. Ever since Young Master Lian had arrived, the little lord was extremely cherished. He was constantly calling for his ‘younger brother’ and insisted on bringing Young Master Lian wherever he went. After Madam had said that he should behave more like an older brother and stop being mischievous—no more climbing trees for birds or catching fish in the lake—they had less trouble on their hands.

Upon returning to Lanxi Courtyard, Tingzheng was disappointed not to find Yueyao. Mu Qiu hurried to comfort him, “Don’t worry, young master, the lady will be back by noon.” Yueyao kept returning to Lanxi Courtyard every day at noon, even though Old Madam Lian was also concerned for her, but Yueyao insisted on it.

The reason why Yueyao insisted on making the trip back and forth every day was not without cause. She remembered the Great Grandmaster had once said the reason why children of large households often died young was due to overindulgence. She also said it’s not good to only sit indoors; it’s better for one’s health to move about frequently. Yueyao had always followed the Great Grandmaster’s advice while at the nunnery, and her health had been very good. Persisting for these few months, her health had improved significantly. The clearest sign was that she hadn’t fallen ill again, and she had also grown taller. Continuing at this rate, she would surely grow quite tall in the future.

Brother Zheng was somewhat disappointed but knew his sister had always been studious, so he went to the study to do the schoolwork assigned by the tutor. Looking at the characters he had written, he thought his sister would be overjoyed to see how much he had improved.

As soon as Yueyao stepped out of Jingsi Garden, she knew Brother Zheng had returned. She hurried back. Arriving at Lanxi Courtyard and hearing from the maid that Brother Zheng was in the study doing schoolwork, she walked in with a smile on her face.

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Looking up and seeing Yueyao, Tingzheng immediately put down his brush, walked over to Yueyao, and took her hand, “Sister.” He hadn’t seen his sister for a month, and she hadn’t changed at all.

Yueyao touched Brother Zheng’s head, “Brother Zheng has grown taller.” Not only had he grown taller, but his complexion was also rosier, and his overall demeanor much better. He even seemed more spirited than before, showing a child’s vitality, which indicated that he had been better off at the Li Mansion than by her side.

Upon hearing this, Tingzheng quickly showed Yueyao his schoolwork, “Sister, look at the homework I’ve done.”

Yueyao examined it carefully and nodded, “Mhm, Brother Zheng has made great progress.” Seeing the schoolwork Tingzheng had done, Yueyao knew that he was now studying the Thousand Character Classic.

Yueyao quickly asked about what concerned her the most, “How is Mr. Zhu treating you?” Yueyao was very afraid that Mr. Zhu would find Tingzheng’s abilities lacking and would not teach him properly. Although Tingzheng always said in his letters that he was doing well at the Li Mansion, she still needed to hear it from Tingzheng himself.

Tingzheng’s face lit up with a smile, “Sister, don’t worry, Mr. Zhu is very good to me, even better than to Li Han.” Mr. Zhu wasn’t as strict with him as he was with Li Han, always praising him and criticizing Li Han.

Yueyao nodded, “Tell sister about what you’ve learned during this time.” She needed to verify before she could be sure.

Brother Zheng nodded vigorously, “Okay.” Then he gave a brief introduction to what the tutor had taught him. Although he spoke simply, the process of narration revealed that Tingzheng had learned quite a bit.

Yueyao was very pleased, “Mhm, Brother Zheng has not been lazy, sister is very happy.” Given Tingzheng’s pace of learning, it was not easy to have learned so much in half a month. This confirmed that Mr. Zhu had been conscientious in teaching Tingzheng. Yueyao was truly reassured now.