Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 23

Yu Shaoheng told her the details of the girls: "That is a relative of my friend, who is good at medicine, but he doesn't often heal others, so you have no way of hearing about it. I haven't asked whether she was born speechless."

Ye Xizhao heard the origin of the girl, and wondered if the word "civilian girl" was just a humble remark.Because of the word "friend" he said, and thinking about the origin of the orchid and bamboo picture, he inadvertently changed the topic: "I heard Mrs. Tai tell me where the gift came from, I really can't figure out what the bet between Master Hou and his friend is."

"..." Yu Shaoheng didn't answer, and his breathing became even.

Can you fall into a dream in an instant?Ye Xizhao didn't believe it.Even if this guy is drunk like a drunk cat, it's impossible for him to be like this. "Master Hou." She added some strength to her hand.

"...." Yu Shaoheng continued to pretend to be asleep.

Originally, Ye Xizhao just said it casually, but his behavior aroused her strong curiosity, and she raised her hand to push him on the shoulder, "What's the matter, Master Hou?"

Yu Shaoheng couldn't pretend anymore, he curled his lips into a chuckle, but said, "It's cold."

Ye Xizhao knew that this was a tactic to delay the attack, so he took off his embroidered shoes and went to bed, and stretched out a brocade quilt for him.

Yu Shaoheng took advantage of the situation and hooked her to his side, "The headache is gone, lie down with me for a while. The person who took the medicine will not come back until later."

"...." Ye Xizhao was forced into his arms and looked at him dissatisfied.

Yu Shaoheng hurriedly took off her headgear, and finally kissed her eyelids, "Go to sleep, your complexion is really bad."

Ye Xizhao laughed at this way of avoiding questioning, "If you have doubts, how can you fall asleep."

Yu Shaoheng had no choice but to tell the truth: "You don't want to know, not to mention that you don't want to lie to you."

Ye Xizhao teased: "Even if you want to cheat, you can't make up a reasonable reason for a while, so you can't justify yourself, right?"

Yu Shaoheng smiled unreasonably, "It's okay to say so."

Ye Xizhao twitched the corner of his mouth, "But this makes people more curious, what should I do?"

Yu Shaoheng thought for a while, and told her the outline of the matter: "My friend and I gambled on one thing, and it took several years to decide the outcome. Therefore, that painting was just one of the bets. At that time, there was nothing more to do, otherwise, how could it have happened?" There are such behaviors."

When Ye Xizhao heard this, he thought it was related to his future for several years, so he didn't look into it any further, his eyes flickered, and he laughed, "I'm really worried that Lord Hou's friend has gone bankrupt."

Yu Shaoheng let out a clear laugh, "It won't happen."

After talking and laughing for a while, the two fell asleep.When Zhilan asked Ye Xizhao softly if he wanted to eat, the husband and wife woke up, only to realize that it was getting late.

Before calling someone to serve the meal, Zhilan first gave Ye Xizhao a bowl of dark medicine, "The prescription says that it should be taken before meals, and it has been hanging out for a while."

Ye Xizhao took it and drank it in one sitting.

Zhilan offered another glass of water.

Seeing his wife taking medicine, Yu Shaoheng thought of his younger sister Yu Shaoyun, "Every time Shaoyun gets sick and takes medicine, the maid will serve her a bunch of sweets and sweets. That's it, and I have to wait for a long time. I am lawless on weekdays, but I am actually useless." Very much."

Ye Xizhao chuckled, "It varies from person to person." Ye Xihan is a big man, and the thing he fears most in his life is taking medicine.This is completely unreasonable.

One of the disadvantages of taking medicine before meals is that you cannot eat as usual.There is a bowl of medicine in the stomach, how can I eat more.This caused Yu Shaoheng a bit of a headache, "It's not good to be left or right, it's always like this, aren't you weaker?"

Ye Xizhao didn't care, "There is no need to take medicine at noon, just take more."

"You always have something to say." Yu Shaoheng joked, and then ordered the people in the small kitchen to carefully prepare some nourishing meals every day.The medicine is three-point poisonous, no matter how soft the medicinal material is, it will hurt the stomach.

In the evening, Ye Xizhao went to bed early.Yu Shaoheng flipped through the collection of poems by the bedside light, and he had to understand everything related to Ye Shuxuan.

Some poems are similar in style to Tang Hongxiao's, with gorgeous rhetoric, but they are not hurting the spring and autumn, and are pleasing to the eye.Some are made to remember some encounters.Reminiscing carefully about the events in Ye Shuxuan's life, many of them can be compared with what he encountered when he was young.

From this, Yu Shaoheng was convinced that this collection of poems was written by Ye Shuxuan.After contemplating for a moment, I prepared to put the collection of poems in the study and read them several times with a sinking heart.

Silent all night.

The next morning, when Ye Xizhao and the Second Madam went to pay their respects, Madam Tai called Xia He and the two young maids into the room and asked, "How about sending these three people to the main room?"

Ye Xizhao and the second wife were both taken aback.

No one would have thought that Mrs. Tai would assign Xia He, whom she valued the most, to Ye Xizhao.

Xia He came to Ye Xizhao with a smile, bowed his knees and saluted, "Madam, you don't think the slaves are clumsy, do you?"

"How could it be?" Ye Xizhao said with an uneasy smile, "You are a maidservant who has served Mrs. Tai for a long time. If you can come to my room, it will be my good fortune." Then he looked at Mrs. Tai and said truthfully, "My daughter-in-law is really I'm flattered, but... I really don't know what to say."

Mrs. Tai laughed, "I understand, I understand. This is the person I chose after a few days of deliberation, you just accept it with peace of mind." What she understood was Ye Xizhao's joy and concern, and her joy lay in her importance, What worries her is whether she won't get used to it without Xia He - she can't say this, because she is afraid of being misunderstood because she doesn't want Xia He.

"Thank you Madam." Ye Xizhao respectfully saluted.

The second wife laughed and said: "If I knew there was not enough manpower, I would have been able to replace the eldest maid in the wife's room. My daughter-in-law has already sent away all the servants in the yard." Then she said to Ye Xizhao, "Sister-in-law, I But I envy your good fortune from the bottom of my heart."

This made everyone present laugh.

Mrs. Tai replied: "One day you will not have enough manpower, you can choose the people in my room."

The second wife thanked her with a smile, and then joked, "Then the daughter-in-law will start to check whether the servants are at fault when they go back."

Ye Xizhao looked at the second lady with a smile, his eyes showing appreciation.This woman is very intelligent, if the third wife is changed, there will be a lot of trouble today.

After that, Ye Xizhao will go back and arrange a place for Xia He.Xia He and the two little maids started to pack their belongings, and went to the main room the next day.

Ye Xizhao and the second wife quit at the same time, and then said with a smile: "Have the second siblings visited the third sibling?"

"No, I was just about to ask sister-in-law what she meant. Why don't we go together in the afternoon?"

Ye Xizhao originally had this in mind, and happily replied: "Okay." There are still some extravagant work to be done.If the two of them were indifferent to the third lady, it would not be the case.

At this time, Xia He was called to the front by Mrs. Tai, and said: "I want you to go there, firstly, to slowly teach Xi Zhao what you have learned about housekeeping, and don't make it too obvious; secondly Come on, if there is any rift between the husband and wife, you can work around it and persuade her more."

"Please remember, servant girl." Xia He's voice was a little choked up, "This servant girl is really reluctant to part with Mrs. Madam."

"What are you talking about? It's not like we won't see each other anymore." Mrs. Tai smiled. "As long as you children are what I value and correct when you know your mistakes, I will give her a good future. After all, I have already entered When you are old, Shao Heng's first wife will be the master of the house in the future. You are still young, and you have to do your best in the main room, so you can hope to live a life without worries."

Moved, Xia He shed tears, "This servant knows the painstaking efforts of Mrs. Tai."

"You don't have to worry about anything else. Take ten thousand steps back, if Xi Zhao returns to the way it used to be, I'll call you back again." Mrs. Tai raised her hand and helped Xia He wipe away her tears, "Happily Go. If it’s nothing serious, you don’t need to tell me. From today onwards, you’ll be from Xizhao, and you can’t keep thinking about me. No one can tolerate half-hearted servants, do you understand this truth?”

Xia He tried her best to put on a smile, "Understood."

Ye Xizhao returned to the room and finished eating. After Yu Shaoheng went to the study, he called Hsinchu and Zhilan to the front, told about Xia He, and said: "Don't think about it, you are all Linglong's darlings. You should know what kind of temperament Mrs. Tai is and what her plans are right now. Therefore, in the future, you don’t need to feel inferior, and you shouldn’t be bullied and refuse to help, understand?”

Zhilan smiled and said, "Of course I understand! This is a good thing."

Hsinchu was thoughtful, "Hsinchu, Xia He, and Zhilan, these names sound like they came from the same house, and they are related to Sister Xia He."

Zhilan nodded frequently, "That's what I said."

A few words between the two of them made Ye Xizhao feel relieved.As for Xia He's residence, Ye Xizhao ordered people to arrange it to be similar to Zhilan's room in Hsinchu.When a bowl of water is level, the three maids feel at ease.

In the afternoon, Ye Xizhao and the second wife went to visit the third wife together.

On the way, the second lady was a little depressed, "It gives me a headache just thinking about it. I have nothing to say to her. We just meet and greet each other on weekdays. At this time, I don't know what to say to comfort her."

Ye Xizhao laughed, "I'm not as good as you. Just go through the motions."

As he approached the courtyard, he heard someone talking in a low voice behind him. Before Ye Xizhao turned back to watch, he heard a woman calling her loudly:
"Xi Zhao."

Ye Xizhao turned around in surprise, "Hui Xuan? Why are you here?"

Feng Huixuan stepped forward and said: "When the third lady was in the boudoir, the two of us were quite acquainted. Yesterday, I heard my mother talk about the third lady, so she handed over a post. The third lady replied that if I am not shy, I can come here at any time. Sit down and come over."

Ye Xizhao asked, "Why have you never heard of it?"

Feng Huixuan replied, "There's no need to tell you. Besides, I came here to see you. I said yesterday that I miss you very much. I can kill two birds with one stone."

"So that's how it is." Ye Xizhao smiled, and then he was introduced by the second wife and Feng Huixuan.While the two were exchanging pleasantries, many thoughts, guesses and memories rushed to their minds, and some lingering puzzles finally had answers.

Before his eyes became cold and sharp, Ye Xizhao lowered his eyes and suppressed his emotions.No matter how cold the eyes are, what's the use of being seen by others, it's better to be colder and tougher in the future.

(End of this chapter)