Chapter 22

Ye Shuxuan was talking, and turned around to find the orchid picture he was talking about, "Come on, take a look."

"No need." Ye Xizhao looked disgusted.

Ye Shuxuan raised his eyes and stared blankly, "What's the matter? Don't you like appreciating paintings most in the past?"

"It's true, but now it varies from person to person." Ye Xizhao said seriously, "I don't understand why Dad still values ​​the Tang family so much?"

"Do you need to ask? We are distant relatives and family friends with the Tang family. I watched Hong Xiao grow up..."

Ye Xizhao interrupted aloud: "Those were all things before the change in the marriage. Why do you think that the Tang family won't remember the resignation of the prime minister's family?"

Ye Shuxuan was very surprised by such words, and pondered for a moment before arguing: "Who can't see that it was difficult for the powerful people in the Hou family? Who doesn't know that you are my real apple? I will take your life as a trifling matter?"

Ye Xizhao lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then tried his best to turn his brain to analyze: "Master Hou Zhanjie returned to the court, the Prime Minister returned the Tang family's marriage, and I made a marriage with Lord Hou - the total amount of time is only more than ten days. Why can't I think that my father prefers a son-in-law like Hou Ye? And why can't I think that this is a play made by my father and Hou Ye? Ordinary officials, between the original number one scholar and Yongping Hou, would choose the latter. Those who get married. Dad never thought about these things?"

Ye Shuxuan nodded slightly, and then argued: "There is some truth to what you said. Some idlers did say such things in secret. But why would the Tang family think so? They always knew that I want you to marry a talented person An outstanding person does not need a high family background, the most important thing is your life's stability."

"But no matter why, you didn't do it. You are a member of the officialdom. Apart from speaking harshly and even unscrupulously with Lord Hou, don't you always have a friendly face with friends and enemies? Unless you really match your words with deeds, you can only make people think that your words are wrong. Heart, bear grudges." Ye Xizhao smiled melancholy, "Similarly, if the Tang family believes this, they will not and dare not turn against the prime minister, but will continue to gain your trust and value, waiting for the time to retaliate, and It can be said that I imitated your actions. The Prime Minister's House is in trouble, and it is not easy for the Hou's House to clean up the ties, and our two families are supposed to be hated by the Tang family, so why not kill two birds with one stone?"

Ye Shuxuan's complexion changed a few times, and after pondering for a while, he said, "I'm very pleased that you, a daughter's family, can have these conjectures and insights. If the Tang family is replaced by another family, I will indeed think so, and I will take precautions in every possible way, otherwise, I can't." Survive all these years in the officialdom."

Ye Xizhao didn't answer, and waited for the next sentence.

Ye Shuxuan said slowly with emotion, "But Xizhao, in this life, there are only three or two true confidants, and there are only a handful of young people who really fit my eyes. I have known Hong Xiao's father since childhood, and we are like brothers. When you and Hong Xiao were three or five years old, we talked about getting married. Since Hong Xiao came to the Xiangfu, I regarded him as my son-in-law, and he never let me down. He treated me respectfully and filially You will not be ignorant of this. I am a lover, and I can't let go of the love of these years, and I can't believe that the Tang family will hide evil intentions from me." Afterwards, he looked at Ye Xizhao with confusion, "I am deeply moved by the love of my confidant. I have told you many things about earth-shattering, and you also said that it is enough to have a confidant in life. Now, you no longer believe it? Is it all out of concerns and suspicions of the overall situation in your heart?"

"...." Ye Xizhao didn't know how to refute for a moment.The word confidant is indeed valued and trusted by too many people for a lifetime, and even for many men, the comfort brought by that kind of affection is better than that of relatives, fame and fortune.There is no evidence, only some empty speculation, how to overthrow the father's cognition that cannot be called fault.In desperation, she had no choice but to say: "Then, in the future, Dad will treat the Tang family just as he treats the Marquis now. Is it okay to keep the water in government affairs? The relationship between confidantes and father and daughter should be equal, right? Daughter You won’t lose your confidant because of nothing out of nothing. People’s hearts are unpredictable and people will change. Thinking back to the past, you would never have thought that I would say these words now.”

Ye Shuxuan's brows widened, and he said with a smile: "I wouldn't talk about government affairs with the Tang family father and son, and the chats are all insignificant things."

"Are you laughing at me for unreasonable worry?" Ye Xizhao pointed it out with a smile, and then pretended to be wronged, "You still didn't take it seriously, I said it for a long time, and it was useless."

Ye Shuxuan's smile was intertwined with comfort and pampering, "What are you talking about, you are doing it for my own good, how could I ignore it? In the future, I will remind Xihan to distinguish between public and private, so don't worry."

"Then I'm relieved." For the time being, I can feel a little relieved—Ye Xizhao added something in his heart, and then left, "Something happened to the Hou's mansion this morning, so Master Hou and I have to go back early, and after a while Come again."

"Okay." Ye Shuxuan looked at the picture of orchid and bamboo on the case again, "This congratulatory gift is too expensive, I'll just take a look, you..."

Ye Xizhao frowned and said angrily, "Do you want to return the congratulatory gift carefully selected by Mrs. Tai and Lord Hou? Is this slapping the Houfu's face, or is it slapping yourself? You can tell."

"Aren't I uneasy? What are you in a hurry for?" Ye Shuxuan smiled gently, "I listen to you, as long as you come back from time to time and talk to me like this, you can listen to everything, right?"

Only then did Ye Xizhao smile in relief, and turned to leave.When I walked to the door, I thought about something, and asked back, "Does Dad have a collection of poems? All the poems are poems written by you when you were young."

Ye Shuxuan was surprised, "How did you know? I don't remember telling you."

"How would I know if I didn't say it? I can't remember when I said it." Of course, the fact is that I haven't heard my father say it, because that collection of poems was one of the evidences of Tang Hongxiao's impeachment in the previous life. Ye Xizhao Without waiting for a response, he continued, "Can you lend me a few days? Let me also read your masterpiece."

Ye Shuxuan was rarely embarrassed, "What are you looking at? It's just a lot of absurd words written when I was young."

Ye Xizhao seriously threatened: "I want to watch it, otherwise my daughter will only talk to her mother when she returns to her mother's house in the future, and ignore you."

Ye Shuxuan laughed loudly, "How dare you!" Then he compromised, "Wait, I'll find it for you."

After getting the collection of poems, Ye Xizhao left contentedly, chatted with Mrs. Meng for a while, found the second wife, and ordered someone to inform Yu Shaoheng and Yu Shaoqian, and the four said their goodbyes and left.

Back at the Hou Mansion, in the main room, when he was helping Yu Shaoheng change his clothes, Ye Xizhao smelled the strong smell of alcohol and couldn't help frowning, "Why did Lord Hou drink so much again?"

Yu Shaoheng raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, "Go and ask your good brother—he pestered me for a long time to drink wine, and asked me back and forth no less than dozens of times—is it true that he will stop neglecting you."

"He's messed up again, thanks to Hou Ye who patiently agreed for so long."

"I'm really a little drunk today." Yu Shaoheng said the truth, but his behavior seemed to be an excuse for himself——before he finished speaking, he hugged her, bowed his head and asked for a kiss, until she was out of breath before giving up, and expressed satisfaction Touching her blushing lips, "Go to the mother's room and come back after a bit of a massage. Are you tired today?"

"It's okay." Ye Xizhao touched his hot cheeks, then went to change clothes, and heard something during this time:

In the morning, the third lady's family came over to apologize to Mrs. Tai.

In the afternoon, the third lady came back with her mother dragging her frail body, knelt down to Mrs. Tai to admit her mistake, and cried for a long time before returning to the room.

This time, the third wife did a lot of harm to herself and her natal family.

If I knew today, why did I do it at the beginning?
On the way to Mrs. Tai's room, Ye Xizhao analyzed the temperament of the third lady, and then thought of Madam Wu's reminder, guessing that the third lady would probably blame her for the crimes she had encountered, and harbored resentment.

Sometimes, what some people can't face and admit is that they are asking for trouble for themselves. They will subconsciously shift the responsibility to others, but refuse to reflect on whether they are at fault or not.The third wife is this kind of person, and so were she and her father and brother in the past.

Thinking of this, Ye Xizhao gave Hsinchu instructions: "Let everyone in the room remember that in the future, you must separate yourself from the third lady in everything." After pondering for a moment, he added, "It's fine if there is nothing wrong with each other. Find faults, ignore them, and let me know in time."

Mrs. Tai believes in the principle that family and everything prosper. If the head of the house and the third wife are constantly at odds, after a long time, the people in the two rooms will make Mrs. Tai disgusted.

"Please remember, servant girl." Hsinchu replied, "Zhilan went to order someone to take the medicine according to the prescription. After returning home, servant girl will tell her in detail."

Ye Xizhao smiled, "Yes, when Zhilan is happy, she is eloquent, and when she is unhappy, she is sharp-tongued. When you are free, try to persuade her to change her temper."

Hsinchu chuckled, "That's natural, the servants have to persuade her."

When I arrived at Mrs. Tai's room, it happened that Yu Shaohuan was going out.He looked very lonely, forced a smile, exchanged some pleasantries and left.

He was the one who was hurt the most in the whole incident.The day before, maybe I was still looking forward to the situation after the birth of the child, but today it has become such a situation, and no one can bear this gap.

Mrs. Tai was sitting on the big kang, she couldn't hide her tiredness, when she saw Ye Xizhao, she cheered up and asked, "Why did you come back so early? There are so many guests, and there will be banquets at noon and evening, you should help entertain the guests." It is."

Ye Xizhao said respectfully: "Master Hou should be recuperating at home, it's not suitable to be busy all day, besides, there are other things in the house." Then talking about the congratulatory gift, he said anxiously, "Daughter-in-law didn't know that the congratulatory gift was so expensive, so she took it... …”

Mrs. Tai waved her hands and smiled: "This is Shao Heng's idea. It was won by him from a bet with his friends. It would be a perfect gift for the Prime Minister. You don't know that the three brothers don't value elegant things. Someday, she will throw it to anyone casually, let alone Shaoyun..." When it came to her daughter, she had a headache and changed the subject unconsciously, "I always suspect that she was cast in the wrong baby, and she is more beautiful than the boy. Children are still naughty."

Yu Shaoyun is Yu Shaoheng's fourth younger sister. She has studied literature and martial arts with her three elder brothers since she was a child. She is smart and cunning.A year ago, this eldest lady became more and more naughty after she reached Jiji, she slipped out of the house from time to time, and competed with others many times, and there were several famous children who were beaten by her.

Seeing that Yu Shaoyun is about to become a curse, and there is a danger that he will get a lot of notoriety and be unable to get married. In addition, Yu Shaoheng is busy with government affairs and has no time to discipline him. Master Yan sent Yu Shaoyun out of the capital.

Ye Xizhao knew that Mrs. Tai would miss her daughter no matter how much she had a headache, and said with a smile, "Shaoyun has been away for a year, Mrs. Tai ordered someone to bring her back to the capital, right?"

"Well, I heard that it's a bit quieter now." Mrs. Tai smiled, "Let her come back around the Dragon Boat Festival. Shao Heng is not as busy day and night as he used to be, and he has time to help me discipline her. "

"It couldn't be better."

Then, Mrs. Tai briefly talked about the third lady, "It's not too late for a good student to take care of him for a few days before returning home, but he came back so eagerly to admit his mistake, and cried for a long time. If the root cause of the disease is lost, who is to blame?"

What Ye Xizhao said was not appropriate, so he didn't answer.

At the end, Mrs. Tai said: "I don't want to be idle today. I will assign you tomorrow the servant girl's affairs. Don't come here at night. I am really tired. I will take a rest later. I don't know when I will wake up."

"Yes. Mrs. Tai wants to rest." Ye Xizhao resigned.

Back in the room, Ye Xizhao took out the collection of poems brought back from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and presented it to Yu Shaoheng, "I brought it back from the Prime Minister's Mansion, Lord Hou, have a look?"

In this collection of poems, some words have the meaning of offense in the eyes of people with ulterior motives.In the previous life, this was one of Ye Shuxuan's crimes.

Yu Shaoheng leaned against the head of the bed, narrowed his eyes slightly, and kept rubbing his brows and forehead with his knuckles while flipping through the pages.

"Headache?"

"Yeah." Yu Shaoheng looked at the handwriting on the page.

Ye Xizhao went to move a chair to the bed, and let Yu Shaoheng lie on the bed.

Yu Shaoheng smiled knowingly, "Don't be tired."

"It's nothing more than a little effort." Ye Xizhao massaged some acupuncture points on his head with his fingers, "When I was a child, my father always took care of me like this whenever I had a headache. As time goes by, I will remember it."

When did Yu Shaoheng admit that Ye Shuxuan loved his children very much, but he did not do things properly, he smiled and said: "It's Ye Xiang's handwriting, but the lines between the lines don't resemble his temperament. Is it a copy or an old work?"

Ye Xizhao didn't tell the truth, "It's just that I didn't know this, and I didn't ask the result, so I let Lord Hou take a look."

"I'll take a good look."

"Don't worry, rest if you feel uncomfortable." As long as he is willing to watch.Ye Xizhao put the collection of poems aside, and asked doubts in his heart, "Where did Hou find that girl today? Is it because she was born unable to speak?"

(End of this chapter)

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