Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 145

Ye Xihan was dissatisfied, and said solemnly: "Ye Xizhao! This rabbit has just been put on the shelves, but yours is about to be roasted!"

Ye Xizhao raised his eyebrows, "I don't care about you, why should the three of us accept you as one?"

"Because I'm your big brother!"

"You are my big brother, so you should let us go."

The two brothers and sisters argued seriously over this trivial matter.Yu Shaoheng and Ye Xilang looked at each other and smiled.

At this moment, Jianian came over, carrying a wooden bucket.

Ye Xizhao caught a glimpse and asked with a smile, "What is it?"

Jian Nian smiled and replied, "The live fish I got in the afternoon, I just packed them up."

"Really?" Ye Xizhao waved at Jia Nian, "Hurry up and bake it for me."

Yu Shaoheng couldn't help laughing and teasing, "Can you?"

Ye Xizhao was confident, "No, but you guys will teach me." As he spoke, he asked Jia Nian to follow him to Ye Xilang's side, and said with a smile, "You grilled fish for me when you were young, I remember that ,delicious."

Ye Xilang got up, gave the chair he was sitting on to Ye Xizhao, and pulled an unpadded stool to sit down, "Now I will teach you."

"Okay." Ye Xizhao didn't show politeness to him, sat down happily, and learned from him how to put the fish on the sliced ​​bamboo sticks, and then put them on the fire to roast.She is good at cooking in the kitchen. For this kind of thing, she has always enjoyed it before. Today, it is because Yu Shaoheng made an exception that she is so interested in learning.

Ye Xilang always reminded her to pay attention to the heat, telling her when to turn over and when to add seasoning.Even though they were guarding the bonfire, they were still worried that she would be cold and not used to such occasions, so they ordered the maid to get her a thick and warm cloak, or ordered the maid to fetch a small wine cup so that she could drink some wine to warm up.

Under Ye Xilang's hand-in-hand guidance, Ye Xizhao ate the first grilled fish that he made by himself. With a smile on his face, he narrowed his eyes and tasted it, and then nodded repeatedly, "Mmm! It's delicious!"

Yu Shaoheng looked at Ye Xizhao, who was very satisfied and happy at the moment, and couldn't help being infected by her emotions, and then teased Ye Xihan: "Xi Langbi, you will take care of Xi Zhao."

Ye Xihan clinked glasses with him first, and then smiled after drinking it all: "Indeed, Xi Lang looks like a bigger brother than me. When I saw Xi Zhao in the past, I always complained to her and asked her opinion, But Xi Lang is different, he is always the one who cares and takes care of Xi Zhao."

Yu Shaoheng filled each other's glasses with wine, and after clinking glasses again and drank them all, he said slowly: "You are not bad now."

A few people roasted a few hares according to their temper, and roasted fresh fish together, and distributed them to the servants of the other courtyard, and then went back indoors, drinking and chatting over exquisite side dishes.

When the night was dark, the two brothers said their goodbyes, and Yu Shaoheng and Ye Xizhao sent them outside the gate of the mansion, watching the figures of the two of them riding their horses go away at a high speed.

Ye Xizhao looked at the vast snow-colored wilderness, still had no intention of going back, and murmured: "Looking at them now, it's like..."

Yu Shaoheng asked, "What is it like?"

"It's like seeing you standing with the second and third masters in the past."

"After all, we are brothers, and we need to support each other for the rest of our lives."

Ye Xizhao smiled knowingly, put his hand in his palm, and walked back slowly.

On the second day, the husband and wife went to a nearby temple, prayed for a few peace talismans, and returned to the Hou Mansion on the seventh day of the lunar new year—still couldn't let Sister Xin go, three or two days away was the limit.

When the two of them entered Mrs. Tai's room, Sister Xin was playing happily with a pile of toys. When she saw her parents, she was stunned for a moment before her big eyes lit up. She stood up and ran jolting Towards the kang, with a childish voice in his mouth, he called: "Daddy! Mother!"

Yu Shaoheng hurried to the side of the kang, stretched his arms and let his daughter fall into his arms.

Ye Xizhao smiled helplessly, turned to Mrs. Tai, shook the old man's arm and asked, "Mother, do you miss me?"

Mrs. Tai smiled and said: "I think, of course I think very much. Sit down quickly." Then she quickly ordered Yuanyang, "Don't serve tea to Madam, but make a bowl of bird's nest and lotus seed soup."

"Thank you, mother." Ye Xizhao sat down with a smile, took out the peace talisman and handed it to Mrs. Tai.

Mrs. Tai ordered someone to put it away properly, and then asked with a smile: "How are the plum blossoms in the other courtyard?"

"It's really gratifying. Mother will go with me next year."

"Okay, if you have time in the coming year, you can accompany me."

Sister Xin and Yu Shaoheng got tired of it for a while, and went to play with toys for a while, then went to look for Ye Xizhao, carrying a small purse in one hand, and raised it up for Ye Xizhao to see, "Mother."

Ye Xizhao weighed it and asked, "What's inside?"

"Hmm..." Sister Xin rolled her big eyes, "Red envelope, red envelope for mother." As she spoke, she opened the purse, revealing a small gold locket inside.

"Is this for me?" Ye Xizhao was moved, and asked in a low voice, "You want to give your red envelope to mother?"

"En!" Sister Xin replied seriously, and put the purse into Ye Xizhao's hands.

Ye Xizhao felt his heart was about to melt, he lowered his head and kissed Sister Xin's forehead.

Mrs. Tai explained with a smile: "This is a big red envelope sent by the child of the Jing family to Sister Xin. There are more than a dozen little gold coins. I asked Xia He to take it to the main house. Only one was left. , let sister Xin play with it."

Ye Xizhao held sister Xin into his arms, kissed her daughter's little face, and raised an eyebrow at Yu Shaoheng with a smile, "Did you see that?"

Yu Shaoheng naturally understood what she meant, and smiled lightly, "It should be so."

Mrs. Tai couldn't help laughing, and patted Ye Xizhao on the shoulder, "Mother and daughter are united, the older they are, the more they will kiss you, you just need to rest assured."

Ye Xizhao said coquettishly: "Mother, can't you bear not to expose me?"

Mrs. Tai and Yu Shaoheng laughed at the same time.

Afterwards, Mrs. Tai talked about the affairs of the mansion in the past few days: "Except that the emperor ordered someone to come over, there is nothing else. Shaohuan and Si Niang will help with the big and small affairs in the mansion. After a year, I became more sensible."

In the evening, the whole family sat together, after dinner, when Ye Xizhao was serving Mrs. Tai to rest, he said that he wanted to go to the palace to see Yu Shaoyun.

"Alright, you can go." The wife said, "She dare not tell me anything, for fear that I will overthink it. You can go with her and talk, if you can, please say a few words of comfort."

Ye Xizhao said yes.

But on the morning of the second day, Eunuch Wei came over early in the morning, because Yu Shaoyun wanted to see Ye Xizhao, and said that if Sister Xin should go out, she could also enter the palace.

After changing clothes, Ye Xizhao went to the courtyard, saw Xin'er was digging the soil in the garden with a small shovel, he couldn't help but asked, "Can't you play with some elegant things?"

Sister Xin stood up and wiped her face with her dusty little hands, and there was a smudge on her fair little face.

Ye Xizhao rubbed his forehead, "Hurry up and wash your face, change your clothes, I'll take you into the palace to see your aunt, okay?"

Sister Xin hesitated for a moment, then pouted, "Not good."

"Then—" Ye Xizhao looked at his daughter helplessly, "you play with the wet nurse, and then go to the grandmother after a while, or go to the outer courtyard to find the father. I will go to see my aunt by myself."

Sister Xin said without hesitation: "No."

"Then I'll take you to wash your face and change into nice clothes, okay?"

"not good."

Ye Xizhao closed his eyes and let out a breath, "I don't have time to talk to you about Che Rulu. Tell me, what do you want? Are you coming with me?"

Sister Xin frowned, "No!"

"Then I'm leaving." Ye Xizhao never expected his daughter to rely on him more than Mrs. Tai, and told the wet nurse at the side, "Don't let her play with these things all the time."

The nurse said yes.

Ye Xizhao replaced Feng Lan and Xin Zhu, and walked out of the courtyard.

"Mother!" Sister Xin called out behind her.

Ye Xizhao muttered: "I don't know what happened today, this doesn't work, that doesn't work..." He quickened his pace while speaking.

Sister Xin's voice was obviously sad, and she kept calling for her mother.

Ye Xizhao couldn't help but stamped his feet and looked back, and saw his daughter was chasing after him quickly, and there were crystal tears on his little face.She froze in place.

"Mother..." Sister Xin pursed her lips and walked faster.Caught off guard, she staggered, her small body fell to the ground, but she was still whimpering, "Mother, I want mother..."

Ye Xizhao immediately wet his eyes, his heart ached beyond words, hurriedly ran to Sister Xin, hugged her, and comforted her in a random way: "Don't cry, Sister Xin won't cry, mother won't leave , don't cry..."

Sister Xin didn't stop crying because of this, and sobbed extremely aggrieved, "Mother, don't go. Don't let mother go."

Ye Xizhao immediately became unprincipled and had no position: "Alright, alright, if mother doesn't leave, I will take you with me wherever I go."

Sister Xin sniffed and rubbed her eyes with her small hands.

Ye Xizhao carried Sister Xin back to the room, coaxed her to wash her face, and changed into clean and beautiful Kesi clothes.

Xia He smiled from the side: "Miss is afraid that Madam is not in the mansion, isn't it? —— Adults can't understand children's thoughts, and Miss can't explain clearly."

"Is that so?" Ye Xizhao then thought of the little golden curly that his daughter gave him yesterday, and then thought about the situation just now, and couldn't help cursing himself for being too late.Afterwards, with a gentle smile on her face, she asked Sister Xin: "Mother will take you to a very beautiful and interesting place, do you want to go?"

Sister Xin's eyelashes were still flickering with tiny teardrops, but she was still a little hesitant.

Ye Xizhao held Sister Xin's chubby little hand, "Go with your mother, come back soon, and stay with you all day after you come back, okay?"

Sister Xin's hesitation gradually eased.

"Just listen to me." Ye Xizhao smiled and took Sister Xin's cloak, and carried her out.

When Sister Xin saw Yu Shaoyun, she was already smiling.When Ye Xizhao asked her to call her aunt, she happily responded.

Yu Shaoyun was overjoyed, and ordered the maid to bring the prince's usual toys to Sister Xin, and smiled at Ye Xizhao: "I thought you wouldn't bring her here, so I just asked someone to mention it."

Ye Xizhao explained: "In the past, it wasn't that she didn't want to, it was because she didn't want to follow me, but now it's different."

Yu Shaoyun smiled and nodded, "I mentioned a few words." Then he said, "Let the two children go to the Nuan Pavilion to play together, let's talk."

Ye Xizhao nodded, and when the two of them were left talking, they inevitably brought up the matter of Concubine Shu's miscarriage.

Yu Shaoyun smiled coldly, "She tried every means to find opportunities to harm me, and I let her suffer the consequences."

"It's just that?" Ye Xizhao caught the confusion and disappointment in Yu Shaoyun's eyes, and felt that it was closely related to the emperor.

Yu Shaoyun didn't hide it either, "Of course not. There are other ways to solve this matter, and I'm going to take a gamble."

"The most important thing is that you are happy." Ye Xizhao glanced at Yu Shaoyun's abdomen, "For the sake of the child, don't damage the foundation of your body because of excessive worry."

Yu Shaoyun smiled gratefully, "What do you say, brother?"

Ye Xizhao spoke softly and slowly, "He said, you have been refusing to ask him to help; he said, he only wants you to live a better life, and the Yu family's honor and disgrace will not be left to you."

Yu Shaoyun was still smiling, but tears were shining in his eyes, he didn't turn his face to look away, and after a while he looked at Ye Xizhao again, "I used to be self-willed and refused to ask you to help me, nor would I tell you about my sorrows and joys in detail. "

Ye Xizhao smiled understandingly, and then asked: "It won't happen in the future, will it?"

"No more. No matter how proud or frustrated you are, you will tell the truth." Yu Shaoyun smiled gently, "In the future, you will often come to the palace to see me."

"must."

After this reunion and this conversation between sisters-in-law, Yu Shaoyun's heart became much brighter. Apart from taking care of everything in the palace every day, her mood and appetite improved a lot.

On the night of the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhong Liye returned to see the Queen Mother, and then came to the main palace.

Yu Shaoyun leaned on the beauty's couch and read a book, fruit dishes and a glass of fine wine were placed on the high table on the left, and a burning charcoal stove was on the right.After the ceremony, a court lady brought a seat to Zhong Liye, and brought a jug of fine wine and a gold bottle.

Yu Shaoyun sat back on the beauty's couch and glanced at him occasionally when turning the pages of the book.His expression has lost the impatience and anger before leaving the palace, and his eyes have turned back to a deep and peaceful expression that makes it impossible to see his emotions.

After Zhong Liye drank three glasses of wine, he said to her: "My mother has already told me about Concubine Shu, saying that Concubine Shu did it on her own, and that it was the maids in her palace who gave her the abortion pill."

Yu Shaoyun also responded with calm eyes and voice: "The concubine already knows."

"But—" Zhong Liye smiled meaningfully, "I'm dubious."

But Yu Shaoyun smiled from the bottom of his heart, "The emperor will investigate thoroughly."

"That's not necessary." Zhong Liye smiled wryly, "Don't say that I have wasted a few days, even if I investigate thoroughly immediately, I will never know the truth. The person who taught Concubine Shu was her own words. I don't think she is that smart, and even There is no such inferiority; if it is someone else, that person is thoughtful and decisive, and no one can catch him."

"Oh?" Yu Shaoyun slightly raised his eyebrows, "There are still such people?"

"Naturally. This makes me think that the harem is interesting."

"When the emperor said this, the courtiers also felt the same."

Zhong Liye got up and went to her side, leaned over, and slowly dropped his hand to her abdomen, and slowly swam around, "Do you want this child to be a prince or a princess?"

"The concubines let nature take its course."

"I hope it's the prince." Zhong Liye's hand fell on her cheek again, holding up her small pointed chin, "The prince in front of you was you who wanted to add to your family's icing on the cake, and you didn't have any sincerity towards me back then. This child is different, you had a pulse when you fell in love with me." He smiled deeply, "If an heir is obtained through schemes and calculations, it will always make people feel unhappy, don't you think so?"

Yu Shaoyun did not avoid his gaze, and replied calmly: "If the emperor is jealous of his concubine, he is trying to impose a crime on him. The concubine has nothing to say." She has always understood that his intuition is often frightening; He understood that what he said just now was just based on his intuition and a little clue - he was testing her, and if she showed a little panic, his guess would be confirmed.

Zhong Liye stared at her for a long time, and finally smiled helplessly, "Where did Yu Shaoyun, who used to be so kind to me, go?"

Yu Shaoyun laughed, "How dare the concubine stay the same."

Zhong Liye stood up and looked at the wine in her hand, "This wine is not for drinking—you put a glass of wine on this day every year—to whom are you offering sacrifices?"

"Worship the moon." Yu Shaoyun answered fluently, but he had to admit in his heart that he was observant.

"Very elegant." Zhong Liye walked out, "Concubine Shu has nothing to recommend, I heard that she has a lot of sisters in her family."

"The emperor is interested, just choose a few." Afterwards, Yu Shaoyun stood up and saluted, "The courtiers and concubines send the emperor respectfully."

Zhong Liye stopped and looked back, "You are very generous with this kind of thing."

Yu Shaoyun didn't suppress his emotions, and laughed lightly.

(End of this chapter)