Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 106

"I'll listen to my sister-in-law's arrangement. Thank you, sister-in-law three, for your kindness."

Fang Fei's correct answer caused Ye Xizhao and Mrs. Tai to look sideways at her, with joy in their eyes.

The second lady looked at Fang Fei with a smile and nodded slightly.

The third lady's smile froze for a moment, and then she smiled and said: "Look, I am busy. My sister is right, I still have to listen to my sister-in-law's arrangement in all aspects, and I am just talking too much."

Ye Xizhao then answered: "Seeing that the New Year's Eve is not far away, it's better for Fang Fei to live closer to me, so as to make it lively. Next summer, let Fang Fei go to the back garden to find a suitable residence .” Having said that, she looked at Fang Fei and asked softly, “How about this?”

Fang Fei nodded lightly, pursed her lips and smiled.

"That's good." Mrs. Tai smiled, "Xi Zhao, you can take Fang Fei back now, she is tired, she should rest first."

Ye Xi Zhaogong claimed it was.

The second and third wives also left.

However, Yu Shaoheng and sister Xin were left behind by Mrs. Tai.

Ye Xizhao took Fang Fei to the main room to have a look first, then took her to the east courtyard of the main room, entered the room, and said with a smile: "I don't know your preferences, so I will arrange it first. If If you don’t like it, tell Mama Gu.” Glancing at the two maids following Fang Fei, she said, “Mama Gu will help you take care of the big and small things in the yard, and your maid is still the one who serves you closely. It will be issued in the monthly routine in the future."

The expressions of the two servant girls who were originally apprehensive turned into joy.

Fang Fei was a little uneasy, "Sister-in-law, my two maids, just like me, don't know the rules of the mansion..." The eldest maids in the Hou's mansion naturally have a much higher monthly rate than before. A maid will become impetuous due to a sudden change in circumstances.

"It doesn't matter." Ye Xizhao said softly, "When they get here, they will naturally do as the Romans do, and the rest is up to you."

Fang Fei thought for a moment, then nodded, "I see, thank you sister-in-law."

Ye Xizhao said again: "You rest first. Before dusk, the needleworkers will come to tailor your clothes. I'll let them work hard, and your clothes will be ready in a few days. The color of the clothes depends on you." Take your pick."

She nodded and thanked again.

Ye Xizhao didn't stay any longer, let Fang Fei rest, and went back to the main room by himself.

Next, Ye Xizhao started working on Mrs. Tai's recognition of Fangfei as a righteous daughter, and discussed with Mrs. Tai who should be invited over.

Mrs. Tai thought for a moment, and said: "On my side, the first one will naturally invite my in-laws over. These days are busy, and the two of us have not been together for a while. Secondly, Mrs. Rong Guogong, Mrs. Dingyuanhou, Mrs. Marquis Wu'an. Then there is the mother of your two siblings. You can handle the rest as you see fit."

Ye Xizhao heard Mrs. Tai's intentions, "Mother means that the guests are all relatives and friends."

Mrs. Tai smiled and said: "Yes, those miscellaneous people, don't invite them, and save Shao Heng from being impatient."

Ye Xizhao nodded and said with a smile, "Then shall we invite Qiao An?"

"That's natural." Mrs. Tai smiled, "She doesn't like to join in the fun, I just want her to come over and get a headache from being quarreled."

Ye Xizhao couldn't help laughing, it was obvious that Madam Tai liked Qiao An very much.Then, in front of Mrs. Tai, write down a list.

Mrs. Tai looked at it and nodded again and again, "That's it." Then he hesitated again, "Shao Heng's side——"

Ye Xizhao quickly took over the words, "I'll take it back and show it to Lord Hou, and let him see if there is anything that needs to be added or subtracted."

"it is good."

Take it back to the room, but Yu Shaoheng didn't even look at it, just say you can figure it out.

Ye Xizhao couldn't help but rolled his eyes at him, "Mother asked me to ask you."

Yu Shaoheng just took a look at it, said it was good, and continued to look at Sister Xin who was having fun.

Ye Xizhao looked at Sister Xin, only to realize that what Yu Shaoheng was playing with her at the moment was a handful of ruby ​​beads. He was so shocked that he immediately grabbed Yu Shaoheng's ear, "Why do you play with her everything? What if she broke it?"

Unprepared, Yu Shaoheng frowned slightly in pain, and then smiled: "Xiao Xun asked someone to bring this to Sister Xin." He pointed to a brocade box next to him, "It's full of him Something for Miss Xin."

"..." Ye Xizhao took a breath, and finally said a word, "You two prodigals!"

Sister Xin heard that Ye Xizhao's tone had been in a bad mood, and she looked up at this moment. Seeing that Yu Shaoheng's ears were still pinched, she became unhappy all of a sudden, and turned around to help Yu Shaoheng to stand up, but her little hand was already waving at Ye Xizhao stand up.

Ye Xizhao let go of his hand and opened his eyes wide, "Look at you, how spoiled is she by you? How dare you hit me?!"

Yu Shaoheng felt that she looked very interesting at the moment, so he put his arm around Sister Xin, hooked her with the other, and kissed her puffy face, "Sister Xin will be able to speak soon, already Be sensible—you will bully me less in the future."

"..." He hasn't learned how to walk yet, and he's thinking about talking again... Ye Xizhao pushed him away, turned around and left, "You two, let's go, I don't have time to talk to you."

With this skill, it is better to settle the matter between Mrs. Tai and Fang Fei as soon as possible.

In the next few days, Ye Xizhao and Mrs. Tai looked at the almanac together, and the date was selected on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, and they ordered the invitations to be sent out. After that, they began to arrange the meals for the day and the things that the maids were responsible for.

Apart from these things, Ye Xizhao also ordered Mama Gu to find someone to explain to Fang Fei some of the rules of the day in detail.

After everything was arranged, Ye Xizhao was free and ordered Fang Fei to be invited to the room to talk.

Fang Fei walked in and bowed her knees.

"Sit down quickly." Ye Xizhao pointed to the grand master's chair beside him, and put the embroidery in his hand on the armrest of the grand master's chair.

Fang Fei thanked her. Before she was seated, she saw Ye Xizhao embroidering hosta flowers on a handkerchief, her gaze narrowed slightly, "Sister-in-law still does this on weekdays?"

"Yeah, as a pastime."

"Can I take a look?"

"Naturally." Ye Xizhao smiled and handed the handkerchief to her.

Fang Fei took it in her hand, looked at it for a while, and smiled slightly, "Sister-in-law's embroidery is really good."

Ye Xizhao took advantage of the situation and asked, "Do you also like to do this on weekdays?"

Fang Fei lowered her head slightly, "Well, I've been doing embroidery work for others this year, but I was ignorant and didn't study hard before. When I wanted to learn, no one taught me, and the objects I made were very ordinary. "

Ye Xizhao tasted these words carefully, and couldn't help feeling pity in his heart, and his voice became softer: "If you want to learn, let me teach you, okay?"

Fang Fei raised her eyes to look at Ye Xizhao, a gleam of joy flashed in her eyes, and then she felt a little uneasy, "Sister-in-law is usually so busy..."

"That's right, I can't be with you every day." Ye Xizhao quickly made up his mind, "I'll make a note of this, and I'll invite a master to teach you female red in the future."

Fang Fei became more and more uneasy, "What should I do?"

"This is my job." Ye Xizhao gave her a comforting smile, "We are a family, have you forgotten? You don't need to be polite to me."

Only then did Fang Fei squeeze out a smile.

Ye Xizhao then talked about the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and finally asked, "What do you think?"

"I..." Fang Fei looked at Ye Xizhao seriously, "If I recognize Mrs. Tai as my foster mother, will I have to change my surname?"

"This..." Ye Xizhao had never been in contact with this kind of thing, and he really didn't think about it, so he couldn't help feeling ashamed, and just asked, "What do you think?" Logically speaking, Fang Fei should follow Yu family name?she thought.

"I want to change it, and at worst I want to erase my surname. I am no longer from the Tian family." Speaking of these, Fang Fei's eyes became a little cold.

This is the Tian family, but the Tian family has brought too much pain to her and her mother.Ye Xizhao walked over and put his hand on her shoulder, "I don't think Mrs. Tai will object. Her old man wanted you to become a family with us. I will talk to Mrs. Tai later."

Fang Fei thanked softly, but no joy flashed in her eyes.

That's right, whoever changed, to the point of being ashamed of the surname, even if the situation improves, there is no way to let go of some things.

Ye Xizhao asked again: "Is the place okay? Is there anything missing?"

"No." Fang Fei said gratefully, "Mama Gu has thought of everything, and she lives very well."

Ye Xizhao knew that Mama Gu was honest and simple, and because of this, she was allowed to work as a steward in Fangfei Courtyard.Seeing Fang Fei's sincere voice at this moment, she felt relieved.

The two talked for a while, Fang Fei left, and Ye Xizhao went to Mrs. Tai's room.

Mrs. Tai heard Fang Fei's thoughts, and sighed: "I think I hated her father's side - that side is really despised. It's good that she has such thoughts. I planned to let her follow the Yu family. surname."

"I'll let Fang Fei know."

Mrs. Tai said again: "Don't worry about any disturbances due to Fang Fei in the future. Since Shao Heng asked Xiao Xun's subordinates to help, he also asked them to investigate everything carefully. If anything is inappropriate, people will not easily bring it. No more, and there is no plan to recognize people in the mansion."

Ye Xizhao smiled and shook Mrs. Tai's arm, "I've thought about it a long time ago, does mother regard me as a goose?"

Mrs. Tai laughed hehe, "Isn't this just another reassurance for you?"

After Ye Xizhao said goodbye, he went to Fang Fei's place first, told her what Mrs. Tai wanted, and then went back to the main room.

A little maid came up to greet her, saluted and said: "When madam went to Tai Furen's room, Lilac from Third Madam's room went to the east courtyard."

Ye Xizhao asked, "What are you going to do?"

"The third lady personally made some cakes for Miss Fangfei, and Ding Xiang sent them over." The little maid said in a clear and clear voice, "But Miss Fangfei didn't even see anyone, and said that she would follow the lady when she had time some other day. Go to the third lady's room."

For some reason, Fang Fei seemed to dislike the third lady.And what is the third lady planning?Ye Xizhao raised his eyebrows, "Our third wife thinks too far. Go and tell Mama Gu that people in the third lady's room are not allowed to go to the east courtyard in the future. If the third lady wants to see Fang Fei, she needs my permission first. Not to mention that Fang Fei has such an attitude that makes her feel at ease, even if she intends to make friends with the third wife, she will not be able to do so.

"Yes!" The little maid ran out and went to the east courtyard to spread the word.

On the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the ladies invited by Ye Xizhao came to the door one by one.The reception area is located in the flower hall which is converted into a warm pavilion after winter.

Mrs. Meng came early on purpose, sat with Mrs. Tai, and talked affectionately.

After that, Mrs. Dingyuan Hou Fujing, Mrs. Dong of Wu'an Hou's Mansion, Mrs. Guo Tai and Mrs. Guo of Dingguo Duke's Mansion came one after another.Ye Xizhao and his second and third wives welcomed the people to the Nuan Pavilion.

Qiao An didn't come too late today. Seeing that Ye Xizhao was busy, she went to sit and talk and laugh with Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Meng. It is said that Mrs. Xiao seems to be a different person.

After the guests arrived, Mrs. Tai cleared her throat, and said the outline of Fang Fei's matter, and she wanted to regard her as a righteous daughter.

When everyone heard this, they were naturally very emotional, and they all accused Fang Fei's biological father of being born in vain.

When the ceremony started, the three Yu Shaoheng brothers were also present at this time, and among the visitors, some brought their young ladies, so Ye Xizhao ordered the servant girl to take them behind the screen for a while.

Under Mrs. Guo's auspices, Fang Fei was sent to the Nuan Pavilion, where she knelt and kowtowed slowly.

Mrs. Guo said from the side: "The past has nothing to do with you. From now on, you are the Yu family, and Mrs. Tai is your mother."

Fang Fei called "Mother" obediently, and under the guidance of Mrs. Guo, she bowed to the three couples.

Afterwards, Mrs. Tai and the sister-in-law gave Fang Fei carefully selected gifts, and the three brothers gave Fang Fei a big red envelope respectively.

Mrs. Guo also earnestly told Fangfei to be filial to Mrs. Tai and respect her brothers and sisters in the future, and Fangfei responded one by one.

From then on, Fangfei became part of the Yu family and changed her name to Yu Fangfei.

When the three brothers were leaving, everyone got up to see them off, and when they watched the three go out, the Nuan Pavilion fell into a moment of tranquility.The words of the few ladies who were talking in a low voice behind the screen fell into everyone's ears:

A little girl sighed, "Have you seen Lord Hou? He is so handsome."

Another person immediately said: "I didn't see it, I just saw that Mrs. Yu's flower-sleeved jacket looks so good, and the begonia flower hairpin on her head is also..."

Mrs. Tai raised her voice and laughed: "Which two naughty ghosts are they? Why don't you let me out?"

Mrs. Guo said: "Whoever told you that your son and daughter-in-law are so enviable, if I were their age, I would have to stare at them."

Everyone laughed in unison.

The second lady took Ye Xizhao's hand and walked to the side, patted her heart and said, "I'm finally relieved. Otherwise, I'm really worried that some people will have Fang Fei's idea. Now it's all right, Fang Fei will be up to you and Lord Hou in the future." Take care of it, whoever wants to die, just go and make Hou Ye angry."

Although the second lady usually doesn't say anything, she can see everything clearly in her heart.Ye Xizhao shook the second lady's hand with his backhand, and said with a smile, "I'm the same as you."

When Qiao An was leaving, she teased Ye Xizhao: "Who can compare to your luck? ——I got another sister-in-law on the way, and I think she will be a caring person for you in the future."

Ye Xizhao laughed, "Being more and more slick."

Qiao An smiled, and said again: "Xiao Xun said that when you have free time, you will take Miss Xin to your house for a sit-down."

Ye Xizhao couldn't help but think of the thing that guy used precious stones to make toys for Sister Xin, so he told Qiao An, and finally said: "I don't dare to take Sister Xin there easily, Sister Xin will be caught by him and Hou sooner or later." Grandpa is used to lawlessness."

Joan laughed uncontrollably, "Worried about it. Aren't girls just used to pamper them when they are young? It's better to be older."

Ye Xizhao didn't dare to be so optimistic, "I hope so."

Qiao An said again: "I also know you are busy, and the weather is cold right now, so you can take Miss Xin there after the New Year's Eve."

"must."

The facts are exactly as Qiao An said, before the New Year's Eve, Ye Xizhao was busy preparing for the big and small events of the New Year, so he sent someone to the other courtyard to invite Mr. Wei to the mansion, and discussed with Mrs. Tai to invite a famous master The female celebrity who guides Fang Fei.

Fangfei learns poetry etiquette with Mr. Wei every morning, and does needlework with the master in the afternoon. When she has free time, she goes to Mrs. Tai's room and talks with the old man. Day by day, her complexion improves a lot and she becomes more lively.

Fang Fei's attitude towards the three elder brothers was more like that of elders, no matter which one she saw, she would become respectful and cautious.

Beginning on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Mrs. Tai was worried that Ye Xizhao was too busy and exhausted, and saw that the second and third wives had completely become idlers. The former was afraid of being criticized, and the latter followed the former. Ridu helps Ye Xizhao arrange big and small affairs.The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are so busy that they can't take care of Sister Xin. Yu Shaoheng is also so happy, and occasionally when he goes to the outer courtyard, he will take Sister Xin with him.

After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, the next day, Yu Shaoheng, Mrs. Tai, and Ye Xizhao entered the palace.Yu Shaoheng went to the emperor's side, while Mrs. Tai and Ye Xizhao took sister Xin to meet the queen mother, and paid New Year's greetings to the queen mother with a group of wives.

The Empress Dowager coaxed Sister Xin for a long time, and was induced to laugh. Thinking of Yu Shaoyun, she asked the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to take Sister Xin to Yu Shaoyun's place: "The imperial concubine has recovered, and it's the day of reunion again. Go sit down and talk."

Mrs. Tai and Ye Xizhao thanked each other and transferred to Yu Shaoyun Palace.

Yu Shaoyun's palace was decorated more and more luxuriously, and his body was really recuperated, and his complexion was as bright as before.Holding Sister Xin in his arms, he turned around and ordered someone to bring the little prince over.

Mrs. Tai saw her grandson with a loving smile on her face.

Yu Shaoyun said: "I don't know why, I love to cry too much, and I feel flustered when I hear him cry again... Sigh, how good would it be to be like our sister Xin?"

Because there were no palace people present, Mrs. Tai smiled and said: "You loved to cry when you were young, and made endless noises. Didn't the child follow you?"

But Yu Shaoyun smiled coquettishly and said, "Mother, then who am I following?"

"You..." Mrs. Tai couldn't laugh or cry.

Ye Xizhao laughed lightly.

Considering that the Hou Mansion is full of people coming and going today, the three of them talked for a while, and Mrs. Tai and Ye Xizhao said goodbye and left.

Outside the palace gate, it happened that Yu Shaoheng also came over, and the group boarded the carriage and returned home.

After returning to the mansion, there was another round of welcoming and sending off.The red envelopes for rewarding servants and children of the same generation flew out like snowflakes.

On the second day of junior high school, the husband and wife returned to Xiangfu, and the situation was similar with minor differences.

For the next few days, there were big and small things happening every day. At night, Ye Xizhao would sleep with his pillow on his head, exhausted.As in previous years, I often slander in my heart: Where is this Chinese New Year?It is clearly a crime.

When it came to the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Ye Xizhao muttered when he got up: "Be patient for a day or two, and this year's festival will be over."

Yu Shaoheng had already got up and had just returned from sword practice, when he heard her words, he sat by the bed and asked with a smile, "Are you tired?"

"Nonsense!" Ye Xizhao fell down and kicked him lightly, "You don't care about me, you only have Ming Xin in your eyes."

Yu Shaoheng grabbed her ankle and laughed, "Are you jealous?"

"Yeah!" Ye Xizhao nodded solemnly, "You don't care about me, and Ming Xin doesn't care about me, so mother still cares about me."

Yu Shaoheng smiled heartily, leaned over her body, and sucked her earlobe, his voice was vague and ambiguous: "How about you rest today?"

"What am I doing?" Ye Xizhao pushed him, "I still have to prepare for tomorrow's Lantern Festival."

"Who cares who?" Yu Shaoheng slid his cool hand into her shirt, "Have you counted how long I've been hanging out? It's hard for me to stay with you wholeheartedly."

"Yu Shaoheng," Ye Xizhao laughed angrily, "You're making a fool of yourself. You don't want to accompany me, you obviously want to accompany Mingxin."

"I was wrong." Yu Shaoheng rubbed her slightly red earlobes, "I'll start staying with you now."

"You bastard," Ye Xizhao turned around impatiently, his voice lowered, "Don't make trouble, let me save some strength to get up."

"Since you said so," Yu Shaoheng lifted her skirt, "Don't plan to get up today."

(End of this chapter)