Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 2

In the seventh year of Yuanqi, the capital Yongping Houfu.

In the evening of March, the setting sun shines at night, and the sweet fragrance of flowers blends into the warm wind and flows into the room.

Ye Xizhao leaned on the beauty's couch, looking at the shadows of the branches and leaves fluttering on the window screen.His body was still weak, but his heart was full of joy.

After being stunned at the beginning, I accepted the fact of being reborn.

In the end, life treated her kindly, allowing her to get her previous wish and get a chance to do it all over again.

But this period of rebirth is not the best, and she already respects Yu Shaoheng like ice, that is to say, she has already broken his heart.Not to mention the others under the same roof of the Hou Mansion.Some people are already thinking of watching a joke, but in her previous life she was in the arms of others, and now she needs to spend some effort to reverse it.

I got up and went to the dressing table, and found a small brocade box.Inside the brocade box, on the big red silk cloth, there is an exquisitely crafted white magnolia flower hairpin.

This illness was caused by this white jade hairpin.Yu Shaoheng brought it to her, but she didn't look good, and asked him to reward the maid who served him closely.

Yu Shaoheng had been patient with her to the extreme, immediately brushed off the teacup on the table, and said coldly: "Apart from vulgar things, you really can't tolerate elegance in your eyes!" After speaking, he walked away with a flick of his sleeves.

Ye Xizhao was very angry at what he said, so he went to the back garden to relieve his worries that afternoon, and when he came back, it happened to be a spring rain, and he fell ill due to some humidity.

Yu Shaoheng has an unshakable habit. Every day when he returns to the mansion, he has to come to the main room to change clothes, and then he and her go to Mrs. Tai's room to say hello.

In the previous life, Ye Xizhao hated this kind of thing the most, and the first thing to get rid of in this life is naturally this bad habit.

When he ordered the maid to prepare tea, Yu Shaoheng came back with a cold handsome face when he entered the door.

"Master." Ye Xizhao bowed his knees and saluted.

Yu Shaoheng raised his eyebrows invisibly, it was rare for her to treat him like this.

Ye Xizhao smiled slightly, and said in a soft voice, "Master Hou, go change your clothes first, and I will go to greet you with Master Hou later."

Yu Shaoheng nodded slightly, and went to change clothes first.

When he was seated on the Arhat bed in the hall, Ye Xizhao took the teacup from Hsinchu, "Your Majesty, please have some tea."

Yu Shaoheng raised his hand to take it, and brushed the tea leaves floating in the cup with a tureen.After drinking a few sips of tea, he went to Mrs. Tai's room with her.

Stepping over the bluestone bricks and passing through the hallway, Yu Shaoheng had already left Ye Xizhao behind, stopped at this moment, looked back and waited.

Under the light and shadow of the setting sun, Ye Xizhao was wearing a light pink soft satin brocade trousers and a light green pleated skirt.Because of her beautiful face, snowy skin, and exquisite figure, she stands out from others in whatever she wears.

To his surprise, she was wearing the white jade hairpin on her cloud-like bun.

Ye Xizhao noticed that his eyes were fixed slightly, and he didn't say a word of thanks, but just smiled apologetically, then raised his plain hand, and stroked the jade hairpin.

Yu Shaoheng's eyes seemed to be soaked by the rays of the sun, with gentle ripples.It was only for a moment, and then his gaze returned to cool and cold.

When we arrived at Mrs. Tai's room, the second master Yu Shaoqian, the third master Yu Shaohuan, the second wife and the third wife were already seated, and they were chatting with Mrs. Tai about family matters.

Several people were a little surprised to see Ye Xizhao enter with a smile.It's not unusual to see Ye Xizhao, what is unusual is her smile.

After seeing each other, Mrs. Tai asked Ye Xizhao, "How are you feeling?"

Ye Xizhao pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Mrs. Lao is concerned, my daughter-in-law is fine."

"That's good." Mrs. Tai saw that the second room and the third room had fallen into silence because of the presence of the elder couple, she waved her hands and said with a smile, "Forget it, let's go back to our rooms for dinner."

Several people stood up to speak together.

Mrs. Tai called Yu Shaoheng and asked: "Is there any dish you want to eat? I will order someone to send it to the main room."

Yu Shaoheng said without thinking, "I'll go back to the lotus."

Mrs. Tai almost frowned.

Ye Xizhao took the words respectfully: "Daughter-in-law instructs the small kitchen to cook some delicious meals for Master Hou."

Only then did Mrs. Tai put on a smiling face again, "Okay, okay, let's go back to the room."

The couple just left.

Mrs. Tai looked at the backs of the pair of Bi people, her smile faded a little, and she sighed silently.

She is indeed quite critical of the eldest daughter-in-law, but now that it has come to this day, she still has to plan for her own benefit.What she is looking forward to now is nothing more than that the long house will soon spread its branches and leaves.No matter what kind of youthful disposition, having an heir will naturally make her feel at ease and stable.

It's just that the days when young couples share the same room, the past two years can be counted on the fingers... This is the most difficult thing.

When he reached the gate of the main house, Yu Shaoheng stopped, "I'll go back to the lotus."

How could Ye Xizhao hope that the progress of recovery would advance by leaps and bounds, he had expected this move, so he nodded and stood sideways.

Yu Shaoheng turned around and strode away.Against the background of flowers and green trees, the posture is like a pine, and the steps are like the wind.

Hsinchu followed the husband and wife back and forth, and had already seen Ye Xizhao's heart, no matter what the reason was, they were delighted.At this moment, Xu Xu supported Ye Xizhao, and when he walked into the room, he said softly: "Madam, do you want me to go to the lotus to invite the Marquis at night..."

Ye Xizhao said: "No need."

Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, so there is no rush.

When returning to the room for dinner, Ye Xizhao told Hsinchu: "Send someone to the other courtyard tomorrow, and let Zhilan come back in a few days." Roughly calculating, Zhilan has also been sent away for several months.

Hsinchu's eyes lit up.She and Zhilan are both Ye Xizhao's dowry maids, and they are as close as sisters, so they are naturally full of joy when they hear this.After thanking her, she continued: "Zhilan's temperament, the more she cares about who she is, the more outspoken she is. Last time, she annoyed Madam by speaking hurriedly, so... Madam, don't worry, after she comes back, the servant will try her best to persuade her."

Ye Xizhao smiled, "It's fine."

As soon as the words fell, Fei Cui walked in, looked at Hsinchu, and asked with a smile, "Why is Sister Hsinchu so happy?"

"It's nothing." Hsinchu responded, and found an excuse to go out.

Fei Cui is also a big maid, but she only entered the main room of the Hou Mansion a few days ago under the recommendation of Madam Wu.And Madam Wu is Ye Xizhao's nurse, and she can be half of Ye Xizhao's family in everything, which makes Hsinchu lose half of Jade's head invisibly, but there is nothing she can do.

In his previous life, Ye Xizhao lived his life in a muddle, so he couldn't think of these things, but now it's not the past, he can only think of more.Glancing at Emerald, his eyes flickered slightly.

Fei Cui added half a bowl of soup for Ye Xizhao, and said softly: "Madam, Master Biao...he... is going to get married."

Ye Xizhao was indifferent, "Good thing." Suppressing the hatred that would arise when he thought of Tang Hongxiao, his voice was still calm, "You seem to be very sad."

Fei Cui couldn't tell whether the speaker was sad or happy, and couldn't hear the emotion contained in the tone, she pondered for a moment and said: "There is the daughter of the speaker over there, compared with Madam, she can only be regarded as Xiaojiabiyu..."

Ye Xizhao raised his eyelids, his eyes were as cold as water, "Why do you compare yourself with me?"

Fei Cui said with a sneer: "What Madam said is that others have no right to compare with you."

Ye Xizhao was silent.

Fei Cui tentatively said: "The young ladies of the Prime Minister's Mansion have all prepared congratulatory gifts, Madam—" She knew that Qinggui was as arrogant as Ye Xizhao, and whether she cared about any man in her heart, it was impossible to express her heart with any form of gift.

Ye Xizhao smiled, "What do you think?"

"The servant is ignorant and dare not guess Madam's mind." As Fei Cui said, she took out a small red silk package from her sleeve, "This is a gift from Master Biao to Madam."

Of course Ye Xizhao knew that inside was a suet jade bracelet and a handkerchief with love poems written on it.Frowning, tapped his knuckles on the table, "Put it here. Step back."

"Yes."

Ye Xizhao no longer had any appetite, looking at that smear of red, his eyes were filled with disgust.After lighting the lamp, he picked up the square handkerchief with his index finger and middle finger, brought it to the candle flame, lit it, looked at the jade bracelet, and told Hsinchu: "Destroy it."

Right in front of Ye Xizhao's eyes, Hsinchu smashed the jade bracelet to the ground, then went to find stones and crushed them bit by bit.

Ye Xizhao went to the dormitory again, found two things that Tang Hongxiao had donated in the past, and asked Hsinchu to destroy them before taking a bath.

It is true that there is a care about preventing problems before they happen, and another part of the reason is that it is necessary to use this method to draw a clear line from the mistakes of the previous life.

Of course, I also understand that emeralds cannot be kept.

Jade from the previous life became Tang Hongxiao's concubine later, her words and deeds can be said to be used by Tang Hongxiao, but it can also be seen that Tang Hongxiao is using Ye Xizhao in a roundabout way.

If this is the case...you will see yourself as a joke again.

Ye Xizhao sighed softly, he couldn't think of anything more remorseful and angry than this.

Early the next morning, Ye Xizhao counted the time and went to pay his respects to Madam Tai.

The people in the second and third rooms have asked An to leave.

The maid is putting breakfast on the table, a plate of crystal shrimp dumplings, a plate of tofu skin buns, and two light side dishes.

When Mrs. Tai saw Ye Xizhao, her eyebrows were crooked with a smile, "Your body is just right, so you should take care of yourself. You know, I don't care about these vain gifts."

Ye Xizhao smiled and said, "Mrs. Tai is considerate, let alone my daughter-in-law."

"Sit down quickly." Mrs. Tai ordered someone to bring a chair, looking at the smiling face in the morning light, she felt that the room was a bit brighter.He sighed in his heart: She is a beautiful woman after all, otherwise, how could Shao Heng not marry her at the beginning.

Ye Xizhao first served a bowl of glutinous rice and lotus seed porridge, and handed it to Madam Tai before he sat down.

Xia He at the side wondered secretly: Did the sun come out from the west?
The lady said: "Have you eaten before coming here?"

"Ate."

Mrs. Tai didn't let her go any further, ordered someone to serve tea, and after eating a crystal shrimp dumpling, she said: "Yesterday, Mrs. Xiangfu ordered someone to send a post. Come to see you today."

Ye Xizhao said uneasily: "I'm afraid I have listened to the alarmist words of the servants... It's all because of my daughter-in-law's failure to live up to expectations."

Mrs. Tai said softly: "Mothers are like this. They don't want to listen to the slightest disturbance of their children. You will know when you have children in the future."

One sentence made Ye Xizhao bow his head, but he said in his heart: According to the current situation, where are the children?

Mrs. Tai glanced at Ye Xizhao, and added intentionally or unintentionally: "Shao Heng has a childish temper. Although he is three or two years older than you, he still wants you to accommodate him and wrong you."

Ye Xizhao blushed and stood up awkwardly, "It's because my daughter-in-law was ignorant in the past."

"No matter who is right or who is wrong, I will feel at ease if I go for the good in the future."

Ye Xizhao said respectfully: "My daughter-in-law is stupid, she needs some advice from Mrs. Tai in the future."

No matter how sincere or false these words are, they are very pleasing to the ear.Mrs. Tai smiled kindly from the bottom of her heart, "Shao Heng bullies you in the future, just tell me."

Ye Xizhao was completely ashamed and did not hide it, he left and went back to his room with a sense of shame.

Mrs. Tai turned to ask Xia He: "Master Hou rested by the lotus again yesterday?"

"Yes."

Mrs. Tai couldn't help touching her forehead.Married someone who was as beautiful as a fairy and came in, but she hadn't heard about it for a long time, and she refused to take a concubine... Who can see clearly what the eldest son of her is thinking?

In the afternoon, Mrs. Meng came to Hou's mansion, sat in Mrs. Tai's room for a while, and then turned to the main room.

Ye Xizhao went to the courtyard to meet him.

Seeing that her daughter was in good shape, and she even swept away the coldness of the past, and showed a bright smile, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "Is your body alright?"

"It's nothing at all." Ye Xizhao said with a smile, "Did Mother just have a false alarm?"

"It's not."

The mother and daughter sent their servants to talk in Dongci room.

Gossiping a few words, Ye Xizhao talked about Fei Cui, and said with a wry smile: "This girl is good at everything, but she always mentions the Tang family in front of me, which is really embarrassing."

Meng's expression froze, "There is such a thing?" Then he thought about it, and was overjoyed, "I thought you were sick because of the marriage over there, so I feel relieved after hearing your words. "

Ye Xizhao frowned slightly, "What does the marriage over there have to do with me?" What's more, she was depressed, even her mother thought so, what about others?What about Yu Shaoheng?

Meng Shi smiled, thought for a moment, and brought the topic back to the matter of jadeite, "What do you plan to do?"

"It's not easy for me to make a move. After all, I'm in the Hou's mansion. It's not too important to be serious. After thinking about it, it's best to hand him over to you."

Meng Shi nodded again and again, "That's exactly the reason." Then she thought about Mama Wu, "Where is she? She brought the jade to your room."

Ye Xizhao replied: "It is said that something happened at home, and I went back to the countryside a few days ago."

Mrs. Meng thought about it, and decided not to act hastily, "I'll find a reason and take Fei Cui back for interrogation. If you don't do anything about Mrs. Wu, you can keep her, otherwise, leave it to me. Before you have a conclusion, you can Be careful everywhere."

"I see."

Afterwards, Mrs. Meng held Ye Xizhao's hand and asked with concern: "Master Hou treats you—"

The corners of Ye Xizhao's lips curled up, "Master Hou treats me well, mother don't have to worry."

"Speaking of which, it was hard work to marry you back then. I see, as long as you are happy every day, you won't have to worry about raising your case." At this point, Meng couldn't help persuading, "It's not me. Speaking of you, your temper is really cold and hard sometimes, you have to restrain yourself in the future."

Ye Xizhao nodded in agreement, and also believed that the matter of Fei Cui would make her mother suspicious and even wary of Tang Hongxiao, which was her real purpose.

When Mrs. Meng was about to leave, she saw Jade standing outside the hall door, and said warmly: "Tomorrow, a batch of high-quality clothing and jewelry will be sent to the Prime Minister's house. Jade, you come back with me, and help me pick some tomorrow—you were in the old days. Zhao's life is not short, so I understand her preferences."

Ye Xizhao nodded, "That's fine."

Unexpectedly, Fei Cui prevaricated and said: "Before Mama Wu went back to the country, she was most worried about Madam, and repeatedly told her servants to serve her wholeheartedly and not to leave the main room." She glanced at Ye Xizhao and said, "Besides, Zheng Now there are only two big servant girls in the room, Numaid and Hsinchu, and the lady is still weak, if the servant walks for half a day, Hsinchu may not be careful enough to wrong Madam."

Hsinchu listened from the sidelines, her pink face flushed, didn't this clearly mean that she was incompetent?

(End of this chapter)