Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 21

How could Yu Shaoheng not see her awkward little thoughts, turned around and said with a smile, "I'll call Chang'an to invite someone here."

Zhilan walked in, she was very happy to ask why, Xiao Yingying and Ye Xizhao went to the next room, prepared a pen, ink and paper, and waited beside her.

Yu Shaoheng avoided going out and watched the scenery in the courtyard leisurely.

A moment later, a woman in her twenties walked into the room, dressed in purple as light as smog, her face was as bright and soft as a moon.

Ye Xizhao had never expected this girl to be so outstanding in appearance and demeanor, and was slightly amazed.

After the doctor saluted respectfully, he stepped forward to feel his pulse.Zhilan took advantage of this gap and whispered about the illness that had troubled Ye Xizhao for a long time.

The doctor said nothing, just nodded.After opening the prescription, he wrote a few words on a piece of paper: "Men's daughters can't speak, and I hope my wife will take care of my disrespect. My wife needs to take care of her illness and take medicine every morning and evening. After a while, The daughter of the people will go to the Hou Mansion again."

After watching it, Ye Xizhao secretly lamented that no one is perfect, so naturally he didn't show it on his face, and nodded with a smile, "Thank you."

The doctor saluted and withdrew.

Ye Xizhao lowered his eyes to appreciate Langzhong's beautiful plum blossom script, and sighed softly: "There is only one flaw, otherwise it is perfect?"

Zhilan was also a little melancholy, "Yes, it's a pity."

"Put it away, and order someone to grab the medicine after returning home."

Zhilan also knew that she couldn't immediately start the matter in the prime minister's mansion, and said it was her answer.

Yu Shaoheng walked in and informed Ye Xizhao, "I'll go ahead."

Ye Xizhao was very curious about how he found this doctor, but this was not the time to talk about these things, so he nodded with a smile.She can't leave the flower hall for too long, and turn back after grooming.

Arriving outside the gate of the flower hall, a cheerful voice came from behind: "Xi Zhao, is that you?"

Ye Xizhao paused, his expression changed slightly, his back straightened a little stiffly.This person is Feng Huixuan, her close friend in the boudoir, Aunt Feng who was sent to Yu Shaoheng's side by her in her previous life.

"Ma'am, it's Miss An Guogong's fifth lady." Zhilan was surprised, Miss Feng Wu was a close friend of the lady's boudoir, but why did she feel that the lady didn't want to see this person?

"I got it." Ye Xizhao put on a joyful smile as he turned around, "Huixuan, long time no see."

Feng Huixuan sped up her pace a little, came to Ye Xizhao, took her hand affectionately, and said in a crisp voice, "It's not your fault, I don't step out of the gate, every time I go to the Hou's mansion to see you. I guess You will not be absent today, you deliberately came to make fun of it."

Ye Xizhao said apologetically: "It's not appropriate these days." Then he walked into the flower hall, "Go in and talk."

The two sat next to each other, and Feng Huixuan said, "How about I visit you in a few days? I always miss you very much, and besides, I can talk and laugh with you and relieve my worries."

Ye Xizhao met Feng Huixuan's gaze with a smile, shook his head in embarrassment, and tactfully evaded: "I'm afraid the Hou's mansion will be a little busy these days, when I have free time, I'll go to the Duke's mansion to see you."

"Is that so..." Feng Huixuan lowered her eyelids in disappointment.

Ye Xizhao guessed whether this disappointment was due to not being able to reminisce about the past as he wished, or because he could not go to the Hou's mansion as a guest, so he said with a smile: "We have known each other since childhood, and we are in the capital together, so we still need to think about how many days will be reunited sooner or later." Is it?"

Feng Huixuan just smiled, "That's the reason. I just miss you too much, and life is very boring."

What is the reason for the boredom?Ye Xizhao became suspicious in a short period of time, and every word he heard, he would guess whether there were ulterior motives.Obviously jealous, but also to deal with it in a pleasant manner - Ye Xizhao forced himself to do this, but he couldn't get used to it so quickly, he just felt tired.

Fortunately, after talking for a while, the meeting started.Ye Xizhao wanted to sit with Meng Shi, sister-in-law Xu Shi and others, while Feng Huixuan was invited to the back table by the maid.

During the meal, Ye Xizhao recalled what happened in the past, and was in a trance for a moment.

Ye Xizhao remembers the scene in the previous life very clearly:
Feng Huixuan cried and complained that her parents sent her to be a concubine in the home of an official who was over fifty years old on purpose because the Duke's mansion was about to fall.In desperation, she had no choice but to fend for herself. After much deliberation, the only one that could save the Duke's Mansion and solve her predicament was the Hou Mansion.So she begged Ye Xizhao to try to make her Yu Shaoheng's woman, saying that she just wanted a place to live.If you can't do what you want, you might as well die.

At that time, Mrs. Tai couldn't bear Ye Xizhao anymore, and said that if she had no intention of restoring the relationship between husband and wife, she would start to take a concubine for Yu Shaoheng.Every time the Meng family went to the Hou's mansion, they always mentioned the matter of their sons and heirs again and again, sighing.

These things came together, which made Ye Xizhao willing to do this favor, and brought this matter up with Mrs. Tai.Mrs. Tai agreed after considering it, and only asked her to persuade Yu Shaoheng to agree.

Regarding Yu Shaoheng's matter of taking concubines, even Mrs. Tai couldn't say anything about it, and always put it off for a few years before discussing it.Ye Xizhao couldn't get Yu Shaoheng to agree, he just said that he quarreled once.After a long time without any results, Feng Huixuan always came over crying and dying, forcing her to hand over the matter to Mama Wu and Fei Cui to take care of it.

The final result was that Feng Huixuan appeared indoors when Yu Shaoheng was taking a nap by the lotus.

Ye Xizhao came after him.The second and third wives also heard about this, and went to watch at the same time.What they saw was Feng Huixuan standing in front of the bed in disheveled clothes, and the third wife made a fuss, causing Yu Shaoheng to reprimand him in a deep voice, so he dared not speak nonsense.

In this way, Yu Shaoheng accepted Feng Huixuan under the premise of the concerted efforts of the family members.

Naturally, this caused Yu Shaoheng to be furious.Mrs. Tai acquiesced in this kind of thing, and Ye Xizhao's handling of this matter made him too disappointed and annoyed.

A few days later, Feng Huixuan was carried by a small sedan chair, walked into the Hou Mansion through the side door, and became Aunt Feng.

Yu Shaoheng ordered the cancellation of the banquet on that day and declined the guests.When Feng Huixuan went to the main room to offer tea, he severely punished all the servants by the lotus. A group of people were beaten to pieces in the courtyard, forcibly turning the happy event in the eyes of others into blood dripping.

Both Ye Xizhao and Feng Huixuan turned pale with fright.

At this moment, Yu Shaoheng gave Ye Xizhao a cold smile, picked up Feng Huixuan, and left indifferently.

He didn't mention anything about the main house, and he never sent Mama Wu and Fei Cui.

Thinking about it now, it was at that time that his affection disappeared.If you are dead, you won't waste any more energy.

After that, she really lived a pure life, and the husband and wife seldom talked about it. Later, the matter of adding a concubine to him was also spread by the servants.Yu Shaoheng's answer to her has always been only one word: yes.

At that time, the entire family knew about this matter, but no one dared to spread a word about it.Now the feeling is really unbearable.

It was a family scandal, and Yu Shaoheng was plotted by his relatives. The root cause is unbearable.

I don't want it anymore, I don't want it anymore... Ye Xizhao secretly pinched himself, trying his best to break free from the memories.She has done too many stupid and wrong things, and it's useless to think about it. It's better to think about how to warm his heart that was broken in the previous life.

After the banquet was over, the theater troupe came on stage, the maids prepared the bridge cards, and made room for people to take a nap, and the female relatives spent time according to their preferences.Ye Xizhao was not interested in either of these, so he watched the play patiently for a while, and quit on the grounds of changing clothes.As soon as she went out, Feng Huixuan caught up and said with a smile, "Where are you going? How about going to enjoy the flowers?"

"I would like to, but my father urged me to go to the study to talk."

Feng Huixuan asked sadly: "Are you so busy?"

"It's true that I'm busy, and Master Hou also said that he would go back home earlier." Ye Xizhao walked away, "Excuse me."

Feng Huixuan raised her voice and warned: "When you are free, you must let me know."

Ye Xizhao didn't speak, went back to the small courtyard where he lived before leaving the pavilion, and changed his clothes.When going to the study, Mrs. Meng came over.

Ye Xizhao asked: "Why doesn't mother take a break?"

"I still miss you."

Zhilan smiled and took out the prescription and presented it to Meng Shi, "Master Hou has asked someone to prescribe the prescription for the eldest lady, Madam, don't worry." She naturally changed the title, and then vividly described the doctor's visit.

Meng's heart was relieved, and she smiled very comfortably, "It's hard for Lord Hou to accommodate you. If I let you, I don't know how long it will be delayed."

Ye Xizhao just smiled unreasonably.

Zhilan smoothed things over: "Ma'am, don't blame the eldest lady, it's the slave who sends the message through, the thought of saying this to a big man makes me terrified."

Meng Shi thought, yes.

While talking, Ye Shuxuan sent someone to call Ye Xizhao.

Ye Xizhao turned to the study.

Ye Shuxuan was sitting in front of the table, seeing his daughter's bright eyes and sweet smile, he couldn't help but feel a little brighter.

Ye Xizhao took his seat, with a lively tone: "Father, I'm here to ask the teacher about his crimes, and talk about your tit-for-tat confrontation with Master Hou."

Ye Shuxuan's face darkened when he heard Yu Shaoheng's name, and he said displeasedly: "It was he who contradicted the elders first, what do you want me to say?"

"But father's words are really harsh." Ye Xizhao advised, "You should also keep pace with the times when looking at people, and you can't just remember the past grievances."

"I can't wait to forget it all, how can I forget it?" Ye Shuxuan couldn't calm down when talking about the past, "Although you and Hong Xiao were just engaged, which courtier didn't know? Where is Yu Shaoheng? I retired first, and forced an engagement and marriage later. I have lived half my life, and was completely humiliated by a young man, but you tell me, is he planning to embarrass me?"

Back then when Yu Shaoheng forced him to have no way out and was in such a mess, he haunted his mind almost every day.As for Yu Shaoheng at that time, he was hiding in the city at a young age, and his behavior was domineering and decisive.In contrast, it undoubtedly became a great shame and humiliation in his life.

Facing the son-in-law who has humiliated him, who can be calm?The most terrible thing is that when it comes to government affairs, he can only keep the water in the well with Yu Shaoheng. If the two sons-in-law and Weng confront the court, they will be laughed to death by the world.As a result, there was always a lot of anger in his heart, but the only way to vent it was cynicism.Moreover, he always suspected that he had offended the Hou's family in the past but didn't know it, and worried that Yu Shaoheng would attack the Xiang's family at any time.

Ye Xizhao said in a low voice: "At the end of the day, isn't it because my elder brother has done something wrong? Does it make sense to blame others for taking advantage of the failure of his son?"

Ye Shuxuan lost all confidence, "It's true that I was incapable of disciplining that matter, Xihan really should be restrained." Then he waved his hand slowly, "Don't pursue his faults, knowing too much is of no benefit .”

Ye Xizhao didn't respond to this, and then made a long story short, "For the sake of us two brothers and sisters, can't we clear up the past with Lord Hou? Just talking about me, I am worried every day, and I am in a dilemma. If you still insist on those muddled thoughts, let How do I deal with myself?"

Ye Shuxuan's attitude towards this matter was similar to Yu Shaoheng's, "How can I clear up my suspicions? It's true that I spoke harshly to him, which was out of the style of my elders, but what about him? Just a few words will make you angry!"

Xi Zhao had voluntarily agreed to the marriage for the Prime Minister's house back then, which always made him feel guilty.Now they are in a pair with Yu Shaoheng, and they seem to be very harmonious, which can't be better for the overall situation.Why didn't he want to let the Ye family's prosperity continue from generation to generation, but... the knot in his heart can be untied in an instant.

Ye Xizhao couldn't help but laugh when he heard it.Indeed, none of the people around her could compare to Yu Shaoheng in terms of irritating people.But the gratifying thing is that the attitudes of Weng and son-in-law have eased a little, and they will work hard in the future.Thinking of this, he excused Yu Shaoheng: "Master Hou is a person with a cold face and a warm heart, so take it easy in the future."

Ye Shuxuan sneered: "Youth is a success, and there are three generations of glory in the Yu Mansion. Even if the face is cold and the heart is cold, who can say anything?" He took a deep look at Ye Xizhao, and sighed softly, "Your mother, these two days He also told me a lot, as long as he treats you sincerely and kindly. Father owes you, and there is no way to repay it in this life."

Ye Xizhao followed the trend and said, "No longer being at odds with Lord Hou, this is the great care that father has for his daughter."

"I... do my best."

Only then did Ye Xizhao call Zhilan to bring in the gift, "This is a special gift that Mrs. Tai ordered me to bring, I heard that it was chosen together with Lord Hou." After speaking, he opened it and couldn't help being taken aback.

It was a picture of orchid and bamboo, which was made by famous masters in the previous dynasty, and it was hard to find.The inscription on the side is a five-character quatrain, which naturally means praising people for their integrity and integrity.

Ye Shuxuan's hand slid across the scroll, his movements were cautious, his eyes became bright, it could be seen that this gift was sent to his heart, but he said stubbornly: "I am a person who confuses black and white, how can I afford such treasures. "

Ye Xizhao laughed, "Isn't that a rush?"

"The handwriting of famous masters is really extraordinary." Ye Shuxuan was completely immersed in the joy of appreciating the authentic works, and it took a while to come back to his senses, thinking of one thing, "Speaking of painting, Hong Xiao has improved a lot. Let me have a look at a picture of orchids. Now among my disciples, he is probably the only one who has become a master..." He was talking to himself, but he didn't realize that Ye Xizhao had frowned and turned cold.

(End of this chapter)