Lihoumen

Chapter 20 Let's Rest Here

Upon hearing the sound, the couple came out of the inner room. The dining table was already filled with food. Shen Han walked to the table and first pulled out a chair for Qingqing. After she sat down, he sat down opposite her.

The couple sat together and had a reunion dinner for the first time.

Usually, there were only Qingqing, Grandma Lingzhi and three people in Lan Ya Ju. When the door was closed, there were no rules. Qingqing always let Grandma and the other two share the house with her. Today, Shen Han was here, and many new servants were added to the yard. Obviously, they had to follow the rules.

The couple was eating here, and there were two or three little girls serving them.

The little maids served the two of them food in an orderly manner. No matter what they wanted to eat, as long as Shen Han gave them a look, the little maids would understand and put the dishes on the plates in front of them.

Don't underestimate Shen Han, he is just a military general, but the nobility of this young master from an aristocratic family is engraved in his bones. He makes no sound when he eats, and even his chewing movements are elegant.

Eating, the most common thing in the world, is done by Shen Han like a banished immortal without any worldly touch.

Qingqing also followed the rules taught by the etiquette nanny, but it was so rigid that it felt like chewing wax. The delicious food didn't taste good at all.

After finally finishing the meal, Qingqing felt half of her body was stiff.

After the maids cleared the tableware, Shen Han took the tea for rinsing his mouth handed to him by the little girl. After he rinsed his mouth gracefully, he began to speak.

"These maids are newly transferred here. If you can't use them well, just go and ask the eldest sister-in-law to replace them."

Qingqing was about to answer when she suddenly realized something. She hurriedly took the tea from the little girl beside her, rinsed her mouth with her sleeves, and pressed the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. Then she replied to Shen Han: "It's nothing to be accustomed to. In fact, there is not much work to do in my yard."

Shen Han looked at Qingqing for a long time, then he slowly said, "These maids are not just for work."

Seeing Qingqing's confused look, he waved his hand to dismiss the serving maids and said to her in a slow tone, "You are my wife, the legitimate mistress of this mansion. If you are too easy to talk to, others will naturally look down on you. The clothes you wear, the jewelry on your head, and even the maids in the yard are all your appearance. If you want to live a comfortable life in this backyard, you must have these necessary appearances."

After hearing what Shen Han said, Qingqing nodded, then lowered her head again, sniffed and replied: "I understand."

Seeing this, Shen Han lowered his eyes to look at her and asked tentatively: "Are you crying?"

Qingqing wiped her eyes quickly and replied, "No."

Shen Han was silent for a while, then said, "I know that you have suffered a lot of grievances here during the years when I was away."

When Qingqing heard this, her heart suddenly ached. She suddenly felt an urge to throw herself into Shen Han's arms and cry.

She held back her tears and even smiled as she looked at him and replied, "My status is so different from the women in this mansion that I cannot get along well with them. But it's no big deal. They don't like me, but I have my own way of living."

Shen Han stared at her and asked, "Do you regret it?"

"Regret?" Qingqing raised her eyes, clear as autumn water.

Shen Han explained: "Do you regret marrying me? Do you regret coming to the Marquis' Mansion with me?"

Qingqing replied without thinking: "No."

Shen Han smiled.

There was a hint of joy in that faint smile.

He was an extremely handsome man, but not one who liked to laugh. But now he looked very nice when he laughed like this.

He smiled, as if teasing her, and said, "That's good."

In the west of Wujin, the summer sky gradually darkened, and the crimson afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled into the house, adding a touch of ambiguity. Qingqing's little heart couldn't help but beat wildly again.

She lowered her head deeply, afraid that Shen Han in front of her would notice the blush on her face caused by shyness, and even more afraid that he would hear her frantic heartbeat.

"Sir, young lady, it's getting late. I asked the maids to prepare some hot water. Sir, please take a bath and wash up."

Nanny Sun was knocking on the door outside, muttering at the perfect time.

This time, Qingqing's face suddenly turned red and felt like it was burning.

When Shen Han heard that it was Grandma Sun's voice, he stood up and opened the door himself, saying, "We have a lot of new servants, so let them do the work from now on. Grandma, don't work so hard."

"It's not hard, it's not hard!" When the old lady saw Shen Han, her face was as happy as a flower.

She raised her eyes and glanced at Qingqing standing inside, then turned to Shen Han and repeated, "The hot water is ready. I'll ask them to bring it in. You can take a bath and rest here today."

Having said that, without waiting for Shen Han to speak, the old lady asked the little girl outside to fetch water into the bathroom.

The little girls were busy, accompanied by the sound of water splashing in the bathroom. Qingqing was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to look at Shen Han's face.

"Thank you, grandma." Shen Han looked calm and spoke politely to the grandma.

"You are too polite, my dear son-in-law. Today is a beautiful day with a full moon. I will order them to change into a new quilt." After saying that, the old lady called the little girls to get the quilt from the green gauze cupboard.

Qingqing couldn't hold back any longer. She walked forward slowly and winked at the old lady, saying, "My husband has some government affairs to attend to today and will be leaving soon. Grandma, please stop busying yourself."

The old lady was the one she brought to the Marquis' Mansion, and the way the old lady behaved might make Shen Han think that it was her idea.

It was as if he was desperate for him to stay overnight.

This is so embarrassing.

The old lady knew what Qingqing meant, but she seemed not to understand. She was busy making the bed while she replied, "No matter how busy you are, you have to rest, right? This is the yard of the son-in-law and the young lady. From now on, no matter how busy the son-in-law is, he should rest here."

As she spoke, the old lady had already taken out a new quilt from the gauze cupboard. It was made of bright red satin and had auspicious patterns of dragons and phoenixes embroidered on it.

It was the same set they wore on their wedding day.

Qingqing's face was two shades redder than the satin surface.

After finishing her work, the old lady took the little girls out. Before leaving, she did not forget to close the door tightly.

There were only two people left in the room, and Qingqing was so embarrassed that she didn't even dare to raise her head.

"It's getting late and you're still sick, so you should go to bed early." Shen Han finally spoke.

Qingqing nodded.

Shen Han said: "You haven't recovered yet. Let them bring the medicine in. I'll go take a bath first."

Qingqing nodded again, and Shen Han took his pajamas and strode to the bathroom.

(End of this chapter)