Mythical Three Kingdoms

”Eh?” Xin Xianying jumped over with surprise, ”I have a gift too?”

”Don’t you want it?” Chen Xi said as he patted Xin Xianying’s head. This time, Xin Xianying didn’t show any displeasure at Chen Xi patting her head.

”I will definitely come.” Xin Xianying raised her hand happily. Previously, during New Year, due to many customs, she rarely went out, and as for New Year gifts, apart from prepared new clothes, there wasn’t much else.

”Xianying, can you help me think, what should I give your Sister Jian’er and Sister Ran’er?” Chen Xi squatted down and asked softly, having no one to refer to. It seemed like others didn’t have the habit of giving gifts to the ladies during New Year.

”Sisters, Sister Mi’er wants you to find her, so Sister Jian’er and Sister Ran’er probably do too.” Xin Xianying shook her little head, thinking.

”Forget it, you go play then. Oh, keep your distance from Boyan, he seems to have a thing for little girls.” Chen Xi waved his hand, indicating for Xin Xianying to go play on the side.

That’s to say, Xin Xianying is at the age where a piece of candy could lure her away. Chen Xi recently noticed Lul Xun having some strange looks toward Xin Xianying, and the snacks made for Lul Xun mostly ended up eaten by Xin Xianying when Chen Xi saw them.

With the approaching New Year, there is plenty of food at home, and Chen Xi never minds if someone snacks on them, so Xin Xianying often sneaks over to eat. The Chen family cook is undoubtedly the best in the world, yet Xin Xianying doesn’t gain weight, probably because she runs a lot.

But, for Lul Xun to give his snacks to Xin Xianying, what is that about? Lul Xun seemingly keeps an eye on Chen Xi’s surroundings and occasionally pays attention to Xin Xianying. Could he be eyeing Xin Xianying?

”Boyan?” In Xin Xianying’s mind, a guy who is always reading and thinking, with snacks placed beside him that he doesn’t eat, appeared, and then she helped by eating them all~

”That guy.” Chen Xi nodded and said, ”Chen Ying seems to be making snacks for the New Year, you appear to like some of the sweets.”

Lul Xun, who was reading in the study, suddenly sneezed, and the maid accompanying him quickly poured him a cup of hot tea.

”I have a feeling that something is not quite right. By the way, don’t bring me snacks later; I need to focus on my reading.” Lul Xun frowned and said to the maid.

After discovering that his teacher had taken on another disciple, Lul Xun went into a determined state. Although his teacher was not responsible and seldom taught him before, he was unique, but now it seemed somewhat dire. Dire indeed!

Thus, Lul Xun felt it necessary to work hard to showcase his abilities, so his master would recognize his excellence. As for the junior sister, she should indeed just get married; one disciple for the master is enough. Lul Xun noted that Xin Xianying wasn’t as pretty as Mi Zhen.

Additionally, Lul Xun held some thoughts for Mi Zhen. Although Mi Zhen could be frighteningly willful and overly spoiled by the Mi Family, it couldn’t be denied that Mi Zhen’s mathematical skills made Lul Xun want to cry!

Probably due to her merchant family background, both Mi Zhen and Zhen Mi, along with Wu Yuan, had a frightening sensitivity to numbers. Just through self-study with books, their mathematical level was already terrifyingly high.

Although in this era, it’s often of no use, occasionally showing off could still be cute. At least like Mi Zhu, Lul Xun, and Lu Yu, those who studied mathematics would willingly concede. By the way, Mi Zhu is gradually letting Mi Zhen handle Mi Family’s business.

Mi Zhen seems to be doing quite well, at least there’s nothing wrong reported from Mi Family, which is why she hasn’t been seen at Chen Xi’s Residence lately because she can no longer wander around doing nothing like before.

Mi Zhu cannot always be a businessman not appearing in officialdom; the same goes for Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping. They all must take up official positions.

These merchants who initially supported Liu Bei are sure to receive a satisfactory response, and Chen Xi’s suggestion was to create an independent department specifically to handle commerce, with Mi Zhu being the undisputed choice for the head of this Nine Ministers Rank department.

Currently, the near central Nine Ministers structure under Liu Bei’s command is almost fully established, even directly handling the Nine Ministers’ affairs without major issues.

There was once a thought to establish the Six Ministries, but then it was felt not to be the right time, so Chen Xi postponed implementing the Three Departments and Six Ministries system for later.

Lul Jun had hinted to Mi Zhu in this aspect, and he didn’t mind that Mi Zhen was two or three years older than Lul Xun. Naturally, Lul Xun also went along that time, and Mi Zhu was very satisfied with Lul Xun, but Mi Zhen wasn’t.

Actually, Mi Zhen didn’t know what she was unsatisfied with, but Lul Xun paid attention to Mi Zhen. Males are visual creatures, from eight to eighty, they all like elegance.

Lul Xun, even as a genius, couldn’t escape this circle; natural as it is, Mi Zhen is beautiful, alongside her math skills left Lul Xun in awe. Although she was willful, Lul Xun submitted.

Having never been bullied by a girl from childhood, Mi Zhen left a deep impression on Lul Xun, not only as willful but as a top student, of course, her beautiful figure was also an impression.

However, before it started, it fizzled out, so Lul Xun didn’t dwell on it, starting to diligently study military strategy, strategic tactics, and understanding the world’s affairs, striving to absorb the essence from Chen Xi to grow quickly.

After going out once and returning, before he even submitted his assignments, he received a terrible message that his teacher had taken on another disciple. Moreover, Xin Xianying, who doesn’t study much, sometimes had words that struck profound thoughts, making Lul Xun feel threatened.

This is one important reason why Lul Xun pays so much attention to Xin Xianying. He didn’t view the other as a girl but treated her as someone like Lu Yu.

Lul Xun’s opponents are determined by the level of threat regardless of gender, and Zhuge Liang is the biggest opponent. Although Zhuge only sees Lul Xun as a junior and completely disdains his presence, Lu Yu is the second opponent but is now pushed aside by Xin Xianying.

At least Lu Yu didn’t vie with Lul Xun for the master’s favor, but Xin Xianying is now the junior sister, and as the senior brother, it’s necessary to prove he is the master’s most outstanding disciple. Forget eating, he needs to spend all his time mastering military strategy!

Of course, the most crucial point is Xin Xianying being too dazzling. She barely studies yet sometimes speaks astonishing words, and Lul Xun always feels her perspectives differ from his, often reaching completely different conclusions, causing Lul Xun immense pressure. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)