Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 121

When they arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, under the slight bumps of the carriage, Sister Xin fell asleep.Go to Meng's room, put Xin'er in the Nuan Pavilion, and then sit down to talk.

Ye Xizhao didn't go around the bush, and said directly: "Mother, I'm here this time, and I still want to tell you about my second brother's marriage."

Meng frowned slightly, and then said tactfully: "I remember you said that the affairs of your natal family are not your business."

Ye Xizhao smiled and said, "I have nothing to do, I just came to tell you about my second brother."

Meng smiled bitterly, "What can you say? It's nothing more than how good your second brother is, how talented he is, and ordinary women are not worthy of him. You are also the mistress of a mansion, even if you don't have concubines around you, you should Understand my calculus."

"I understand what you care about, but I also understand how difficult it is for the second brother." Ye Xizhao said frankly, "Mother, don't just worry about yourself and the eldest brother, but also think about how the second brother has lived these years. If the two Brother is your own, don't you feel sad looking at it?"

Meng Shi was indifferent, "Why do I need to imagine impossible things." Afterwards, his tone became a little bit of blame, "Do you have to say these things that don't sound good to me?"

Ye Xizhao smiled, and his voice became softer: "Mother, I always remember something from my childhood."

Meng Shi said patiently, "What's the matter?"

"I forgot how old I was. I just remembered that it was one afternoon in winter. My eldest brother and I went to play in the second brother's room. My eldest brother and I were frolicking on the big kang, running around, and I felt that the nurse and maid always reminded me to be careful." It was too annoying, so I kicked everyone out. The second brother has been tinkering with a broken small object on the ground, smiling at me and the elder brother from time to time. Later, I was chased by the elder brother, and I staggered when I ran. I fell to the ground. It was the second brother who rushed over to catch me, but even though he said he had started practicing martial arts at that time, he was still weak and protected me, but his head was on the edge of a stool. "

Meng's eyes were blank as if he wanted to remember but had no memory at all.

Ye Xizhao continued: "The maid and nurse heard the movement and rushed over. When they saw that my face turned pale from fright, they immediately took me to your room. The eldest brother and the second brother followed. You reprimanded the maid After being nursed, I reprimanded my second elder brother head and face, and you wouldn't listen to any explanations from me and elder brother, so naturally you didn't know that the top of my second brother's head was swollen because of me."

After hearing the meaning of these words, Meng shi lowered her eyelids and drank tea to hide the emotion in her eyes.

Ye Xizhao's smile turned sad, "When I was young, there were a lot of things like this, and I remember this one most clearly. At that time, I felt very wronged for my second brother, but my second brother didn't say anything. When he saw me, he asked me if I was frightened, and didn't mention whether his head still hurts. Thinking about it now, he knew from that time that he was a bastard, and he was destined not to be favored by you. "

Meng asked, "Do you think I did something wrong?"

Ye Xizhao answered irrelevantly: "When I was young, I always wondered why you treated those concubine sisters so gently, and treated my second brother like a different person. My second brother is obviously such a good person. When I was older, those concubines Sister and aunt will do what they like again, and always say bad things about second brother in front of you. Because of these things, I have never been able to get close to those people, and the same is true for elder brother. At that time, elder brother and I comforted second brother: ignore it For others, the three of us are brothers and sisters. My eldest brother started to alienate my second brother when he was a teenager. I won’t say the reason. You should know better than me. Fortunately, I never alienated my second brother. Fortunately, my eldest brother Now I have a deep brotherhood with my second brother."

There was a pause in her voice, and she said again, "This is not to say that you are right or wrong, I don't mean that. I just want to tell you that in the prime minister's mansion, except for the second aunt, I know the behavior of the second brother best. As you or sister-in-law think."

Seeing that Ye Xizhao was speaking with confidence, Meng Shi calmed herself down and said, "You should have imagined why I treated Xi Lang and your concubine sisters like that. Don't give them a chance to surpass you and Xihan. Although you are married to Lord Hou, you will not know my difficulties. You should also imagine that when Xilang left the mansion alone to seek a future, it was because I tried to make your father stay there I underestimated Xi Lang at the time, and let him fend for himself under disappointment. I don’t think it’s wrong, my life’s hope is you and Xi Han, and many mistresses behave like this. I’m just worried now.”

"No wonder you are so worried." Ye Xizhao finally understood, "Second brother is very clear about the grievances he has suffered, are you afraid that he will hold grudges against you?" He laughed, "Why? Why don't you care about my elder brother when you go to war with the army? Why bother with you after returning home? He has no ill intentions towards my elder brother, so how can he care about old things with women and children."

"..." Meng Shi was speechless for a moment, she hadn't really thought about this.

"Men are looking at the overall situation, why are you standing still?" Ye Xizhao said, "It's better to find a good marriage for my second brother and marry him in a good way, so that you can make up for any faults." gone back."

Mrs. Meng was a little moved, but then she sighed again, "What kind of person should I find for him? Find someone with a higher family status than your sister-in-law to come in. What if you don't accept your sister-in-law? What if a sister-in-law and two have a gap and make a fuss?"

"How can you look at this matter like this?" Ye Xizhao couldn't help but laugh, "It's the same for whoever marries my second elder brother. Just keep your own life in peace and stability. Who will seek troubles to fight with sister-in-law? Let's talk about it." , the eldest sister-in-law is the eldest daughter-in-law, and she has already presided over the middle marriage. With many backgrounds of good background, she can't take care of the inner house as usual? It can only be said that she has limited ability after all, and cannot bear the title of mistress of a family. "

Meng Shi had a hint of a smile, "Let me tell you, why is everything so simple?"

Is this considered to be moved by yourself?Ye Xizhao was overjoyed, and said again: "You guys are really looking for troubles for yourself, don't you know everything when you look at the Hou's mansion? My second younger brother and sister never fight with anyone when they enter the door, hasn't she learned After all, what good is it to be a host? The eldest daughter-in-law has nothing to do, if she can live a leisurely life and her husband has an official position, who would be willing to suffer so much?"

"That's true, what do you think?"

Ye Xizhao then mentioned Yu Shaohuan's matter again, "It's not like you don't know about the ins and outs of the third master of the Hou Mansion—a concubine daughter who is considered a good family background may not be able to live in peace, let alone someone from an ordinary family. Is she a lady? I agree with my father's idea, it's better to find a lady from a good family, who doesn't bother to make a fool of herself, even if she wants to make trouble, her mother's family will not indulge her to discredit the family. "

Meng shi pondered for a moment, and smiled as usual, "You child, you are not what you used to be, and what you say makes sense."

"So, you just listen to what Dad wants, so that there will be no gap between you, and the second brother will still be grateful to you, why not do it?"

"You are straightforward." Meng said with a smile, "Let me think through what you said, and I have to talk to your sister-in-law."

"What are you talking about?" Ye Xizhao raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's up to you and dad to decide on this matter—my second brother's marriage is different from that of my concubine sister, so my sister-in-law shouldn't interfere, what can I tell you? It shouldn't be."

When Meng heard this, she was very emotional, and hurriedly persuaded: "Your sister-in-law will not hide anything from me. Speaking of which, the matter of the third master of the Hou family's remarriage was not also handled by you at the beginning?"

"What's the matter?" Ye Xizhao explained, "At that time, I consulted Mrs. Tai for every detail, and Lord Hou also said that marriage is feasible, whether it is done by me or Mrs. Tai. Besides, at that time , it was when the imperial concubine first entered the palace, Madam Tai was not in the mood to care about family affairs."

Meng Shi smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I understand. Am I afraid that you will not get along with your sister-in-law in the future?"

"It's just a matter of fact. She really didn't do this properly. It's fine if she doesn't persuade you well. Why do you continue to add trouble?" Ye Xizhao said after appealing to her opinion, "I won't tell her anything about this matter. , It just depends on what she thinks."

"Okay, I see." Meng Shi said, "I'll ask your father in two days and hear his plan."

Ye Xizhao breathed a sigh of relief, and after talking for a while, it was finally a waste of time, so that he didn't have to go into details with his father anymore.

After that, Ye Xizhao went to Xu's room.

Seeing Ye Xizhao, Mrs. Xu was a little surprised, and said with a smile, "What's the matter when you come back?"

Ye Xizhao just said: "It's okay. Sister Xin didn't have time to talk to you on her first birthday, so she came back today."

Xu took the teacup from the maidservant and handed it to Ye Xizhao, "I'm just a little weird—isn't today Lord Hou's birthday?"

Ye Xizhao explained: "Hou Ye's birthday is only to eat a bowl of longevity noodles in the morning, and to have a good meal with Mrs. Tai in the evening."

Mrs. Xu said with a smile: "I originally thought that there would be many courtiers coming to congratulate at night. After all, the house was full of guests on the first birthday of Sister Xin. Now everyone knows that Yongping Hou has a man who looks exactly like you. Daughter, she is very smart and well-behaved."

Ye Xizhao just smiled, followed the child's topic, asked Tao brother, chatted for a while, before leaving, said: "My second brother's marriage has not yet chosen a suitable person?"

"Not yet." Xu frowned slightly, "I really don't know what to do."

"If you don't know what to do, it's better not to do anything." Ye Xizhao smiled half-smile, "Second brother is a person with an official position. Marrying a wife is not a trivial matter. It's not okay to find someone at random. In my opinion, sister-in-law might as well ask Ask your father and let him decide."

Xu's expression was a little stiff.

Ye Xizhao laughed again: "There are several ladies from famous families in the Hou's Mansion, who went to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting with Mr. Wei. I think they are all good, but I am willing to lead the red line for my second brother."

"Xizhao." Xu said hesitantly, "I have also heard of some people who have frequent contacts with the Marquis's Mansion. They are all high-ranking officials. Yes, should I respect it or..."

Ye Xizhao pretended to be surprised, "You are doing your duty. How can you be half shorter before people get home? What is the relationship between sisters-in-law and family status?" Then he got up and said, "I Hurry up and go back, and talk to my sister-in-law later."

There was no way to say what Xu wanted to say.

On the way back, Zhilan talked about the second concubine of the Prime Minister's mansion, "I have inquired about it with my old acquaintances. Since the second master came back, the second concubine has been doing needlework and tending flowers and plants in the room every day. Grandpa's marriage has never come to fruition, and she is not in a hurry, nor has she mentioned this matter to Xiangye or Madam."

"Second Aunt, don't worry at all." Ye Xizhao smiled with appreciation.From this point of view, his father was really interested in Ye Xilang's marriage, and he didn't intend to back down, otherwise, his mother and the Xu family would probably have arranged a marriage with someone else at will.She could imagine how the Second Aunt who could teach someone like Ye Xilang couldn't.

After returning to the mansion, he heard about the affairs of Duke An's mansion.

Several officials have impeached An Guogong. From An Guogong's past mistakes in government affairs to his inability to manage his family and teach his children, they have summed up a lot of crimes.

It is said that the emperor was very interested in watching it, and today he even ordered Xiao Xun to go to the palace, and ordered him to quickly verify whether it was true or not that Duke An favored his wife and killed his wife, within ten days.

To investigate a case within ten days, only the commander of the secret guards could do it.Because of this, the officials who were originally in charge of investigating the case had nothing to say.

Xiao Xun is not in a hurry about this matter, he is more annoyed by another matter——

In the afternoon, Xiao Xun went to Yu Shaoheng's study, and asked directly: "I heard about you inviting Tang Hongxiao into the Marquis's residence. I saw that you didn't send me a letter, and Xi Zhao didn't mention it to Qiao An." , I thought Tang Hongxiao didn't explain the reason to you, and asked his subordinates to continue to investigate like a fool——Yu Shaoheng, if there is another brother like you, I will be pissed to death within three years."

Yu Shaoheng smiled, pointed to the seat, and waited for Xiao Xun to take his seat before saying, "I thought you had already found out."

"Aren't you talking nonsense? No matter how fast my people move, how can they be faster than you talking?" Xiao Xun patted the desk with his hands, "Give me the evidence."

Yu Shaoheng pointed to the letter on the case, "Take it away."

Xiao Xun put away the letter, still a little angry, "If Tang Hongxiao didn't go to my mansion to find Qiao Chen today, I wouldn't know about it. I asked him casually if he could tell the truth, but he just said let I'm here to find you. If I wait for news from my men, I'll have to wait a day or two."

"What is Tang Hongxiao looking for with Qiao Chen?" Yu Shaoheng was more concerned about this.

Xiao Xun regained his laziness, "Aren't your subordinates also pervasive? Go and investigate."

Yu Shaoheng smiled, "Ten altars of fine wine."

Xiao Xun struggled a bit, "You mean what you say?"

"Ah."

Xiao Xun laughed, "He came to Qiao Chen to talk about medical books. What do you think his purpose is? How about adding ten jars of wine?"

Yu Shaoheng didn't have the patience to guess and guess, "The ten jars of wine are gone, so I won't give them away."

"You are getting worse and worse!"

"Then do you want to tell me?" Yu Shaoheng pursed his lips and smiled, "Did he borrow medical books from Qiao Chen, or did he send medical books to Qiao Chen?" There was an answer as soon as he spoke, "The latter."

Xiao Xun nodded, and said: "That's right. The Qiao family has collected many rare medical books since Qiao Chen studied medicine when he was young. Wherever Qiao Chen lives, the medical books are there. Tang Hongxiao has a medical book in his book How many people have been sent to collect books among the people, and I am afraid that many rare medical books have been accumulated in their hands now. Going to Qiao Chen is nothing more than borrowing and giving books." Then he thought about it, "Qiao Chen When I asked him why, he just said that he wanted her to save the world and save more people. But I don't think it's that simple."

Yu Shaoheng didn't answer.

Xiao Xun didn't finish the sentence, but just sighed: "One person's relationship with another person can be the reason why he wants to become a demon, or the reason why he wants to become a Buddha. It's really mysterious." After a moment of silence, he spoke again. Said, "If I were you, I would thank him."

Yu Shaoheng was noncommittal, but just called Chang'an: "Take ten altars of fine wine and send them to Master Xiao today."

Xiao Xun also smiled, "I have to send it as soon as possible. I'll wait when I return home."

After Chang An left, Yu Shaoheng instructed Chang An again: "Tomorrow, order someone to ask Qiao Chen what Tang Hongxiao said to her and what he asked her."

Chang An didn't know, so, "Will she tell the subordinates? Rather than that, it's better to ask Master Xiao."

"Yes. Qiao Chen won't go into details with Xiao Xun."

The evening meal was prepared by Ye Xizhao himself.

When the family was sitting around eating together, Yu Shaoheng and Ye Xizhao toasted Madam Tai with a glass of wine.

The so-called birthday, in Yu Shaoheng's view, is actually the day when his mother struggled with pain for herself.Therefore, if his birthday is allowed, he has always had a meal with Mrs. Tai, and he has never celebrated it with friends and staff.

Mrs. Tai's eyes were a little moist, but her smile was full of relief.

After the meal, the three couples accompanied Mrs. Tai to gossip about the family affairs, and when Mrs. Tai served tea, they said goodbye and went back to the room.

Ye Xizhao settled Sister Xin, returned to the dormitory, and said to Yu Shaoheng, "Will you go to the lotus with me?"

Yu Shaoheng looked too lazy to move, "How do you say?"

"You are stupid, of course I put the gift for you there."

Yu Shaoheng slightly raised his eyebrows, smiled and stretched his arms around her, "Isn't my gift here?"

(End of this chapter)