Is my wife farming today?

The little boy's brown pupils burst into light.

"Really? But, only ten copper coins are enough. I...can't find someone with so much silver."

She declined and took the flower basket in his hand, got on her horse and said, "There is no need to look for the rest. I am in a good mood today, so I will reward you!"

After that, she rode away, leaving only the little boy behind. After chasing for a while, she put the two silver ingots into her pocket as if she had found a treasure.

Tufu's Mansion.

"Thank you, Miss Second."

He is Dugu Xiwei's personal attendant, Pearl.

"Pearl, are you ready to go out?"

Pearl saluted and stood up, "Yes, the young master has a pearl hairpin that was accidentally broken today. I am about to send it to Zhu Yu Pavilion for repair. Is the second lady here to see the young master? I will go and inform you."

"No need, go ahead on your own, I'll come see him and return the horse on the way."

Pearl smiled gently, "Second Miss is really a trustworthy person."

She declined and handed the horse to the servant guarding the door, and walked in. No one in the Taifu's house did not recognize her.

When she comes back here, it's no different than going back to Xie's house.

Walk all the way to Dugu Xiwei's "Chen Shuang Residence".

Before she even entered the courtyard, she heard several coughs.

"Why don't you lie down? Why don't you go to the window to blow in the wind?" She scolded.

Under the small window that was propped up, Dugu Xiwei looked over with a dark expression.

The fluffy white fox fur cloak made his chin pointed, his skin clear and white, and a pair of dark eyes stared at her blankly.

Decline strode in and placed two flower baskets decorated with small white flowers on the table beside the bed.

"Why are you here? Ahem..." Dugu Xi tightened her cloak gently with a slight movement.

"Come and see you."

There was a strong medicinal smell filling the room.

His eyes slowly shifted from the two flower baskets to Xie Xie.

"You skipped class again." The tone was affirmative rather than questioning.

After refusing, he sat down at the small round table, touched the teapot and it was still warm, and poured himself a cup of tea.

"Anyway, you're not giving lectures anymore, so there's no point in me going."

Hearing this, Dugu Xi's lips moved slightly.

"Are you really planning to stay like this without learning or skills?"

Xie despaired and gave him a glance, intuiting that he seemed not to be in a good mood today.

He took the initiative to explain, "Now that I have taken over the family's accounts, I will have to worry about the food and clothing expenses of the whole family. Isn't it considered unlearned? Besides, I have already made it clear to Mr. Xie today. , I won’t study too much in the future.”

She didn't mention the necessary conditions Xie Shen said.

Dugu Xi frowned as she listened. She had long heard that the husband of the Xie family was in poor health. After his early death, General Xie had no intention of renewing his marriage. As a result, most affairs in the Xie family's backyard were left to the steward next to General Xie. .

The stewards are all girls. Even if they are older and calmer, they are probably not good at controlling such trivial matters in the backyard.

If the stewards were like this, why would General Xie hand over the government's accounts to Xie Jue?

According to etiquette, if you want to hand it over, it should be handed over to Xie Hong, the daughter of the Xie family.

"I heard from my mother that your eldest sister's marriage will be held in a few days. By then Jiang Wulang has passed the door, and these trivial matters will naturally not fall on you."

Xie Xie didn't know that most things in the backyard were left to men to take care of, so he didn't think there was any shame in being a girl taking care of it.

He said straight away: "Who cares? It's just a little money anyway."

Dugu Xiwei was quite critical of her behavior of not treating herself as an outsider.

He preached softly: "Family scandals should not be made public. This is an internal matter of the Xie family. You should not bring it up to me."

He declined and raised his lips and smiled, "Am I considered an outsider with you?"

"By the way, I haven't told you yet. Yesterday I won the Rizhao Kingdom at the symposium. Your Majesty promised me three things."

"Although His Majesty gave me a jade pendant last time, he still didn't announce that I would break off our engagement with the Ninth Prince. This time she promised me three more things. These two things will not be added together. Your Majesty also Can you be so dishonest and not admit your fault?" Dugu Xi heard the sound and walked over from the window.

Sit down farthest from her.

Xie Xie raised his eyebrows, a little dissatisfied with his meticulous and polite behavior.

But I know his temper well, and there is no point in blaming him. He is stubborn and may not listen.

Dugu Xi whispered softly: "His Majesty has been delaying in announcing it. Maybe he has other plans. You rashly requested the order, just in case..."

He didn't tell the whole story.

He declined but thought about what he was going to say.

She was resolute, "I don't care what your Majesty means. When my eldest sister gets married on the 15th of this month, I will immediately go to the palace to request a decree. No matter what, I must let your Majesty promise you to me."

"You!" He coughed angrily.

She declined and poured him a cup of tea, then moved two positions closer and stroked his back.

Dugu Xi turned slightly to avoid her hand.

Her face immediately sank.

Got up and stood up.

Seeing this, Dugu Xi coughed even more violently, covering his heart with both hands, his face as pale as paper.

He immediately lost his temper when he refused.

"What exactly do you want me to do? Can't you tell me clearly?" She sighed and sat back down. "I'm not good at guessing men's intentions. If you do this, it will only make me feel that you don't want to marry me. I."

Xie Xie never likes to be sloppy in doing things.

Even if she had already had the idea of ​​marrying Dugu Xiwei in her heart, she would not really force him unless he really didn't want to.

But right now, she really doesn't want to continue the misunderstanding.

Simply tear open the vague window paper between the two of them.

Dugu Xi said lightly: "Did you stay in the palace last night?"

Decline was stunned.

Where is this?

Some can't react.

"Who said I stayed in the palace last night?" She felt inexplicably aggrieved in her heart.

Dugu Xiwei continued: "Ruyi waited outside the palace gate until he was imprisoned, but you didn't come out."

Is this what it was for?

He refused to laugh or cry, "Yes, the Ninth Prince managed to keep me here last night, and I didn't come out until after the palace confinement. It was already late at that time, and I couldn't come to give you a horse. I came as soon as I woke up today. If you don't believe it, you can Call Jiang You to come in and ask."

"Jiang You is yours."

He declined and stood up and called: "Jiang You, come in!"

Jiang You stood outside the door.

"Miss, what's wrong?"

"Tell Mr. Dugu, did I come back last night? Did I stay in the house?"

Jiang You answered truthfully: "Miss returned to the house during the second watch, and everyone in the master's room also knows it."

Xie Rui was surprised, "Doesn't that mean Master Xie also knows that I'm coming home late?"

"Yes, when the lady didn't get up earlier, the master asked someone to ask."

"Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier!" she scolded.

Jiang You felt aggrieved, "You didn't even ask."

"I didn't ask you, why didn't you take the initiative to explain it?"

Jiang You listened silently, not daring to argue anymore. He thought to himself: How angry the young lady is with Mr. Dugu.

Not long after, Dugu Xiwei finally interrupted her, "Okay, this matter is my fault."