Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 42

The next moment, Ye Xizhao's figure was gently taken outside.Looking up, it was Yu Shaoheng.

"...Master Hou, why are you back at this time?" Ye Xizhao was surprised.

"Mother told me to come back." Yu Shaoheng examined her, "Are you all right?"

It was only now that Mrs. Tai realized that Ye Xizhao had been accidentally injured, she hurriedly came forward with a wry smile, "Look... oh..."

Ye Xizhao hurriedly said: "It's okay, Madam Tai, don't worry."

Yu Shaoheng lifted her face and looked at her neck.

"Master Hou, I'm really fine." Ye Xizhao tried to stop him.

"Don't move!" Yu Shaoheng was inexplicably agitated, his sword eyebrows were slightly frowned, and the hand that was dragging her chin was slightly exerted.

Ye Xizhao looked at him helplessly.

Two crumbs splashed onto her neck and got embedded in her skin.He raised his hand to gently pinch, and quickly removed them one by one.Then he held the hand she had just covered for inspection, there were a few small blood-red dots on the back of the hand, and took out the debris as usual.

Mrs. Tai has calmed down, she took Ye Xizhao's hand loosely, "Go inside, I'll apply some medicine for you."

Ye Xizhao nodded obediently.

"Mother, what happened?" Yu Shaoheng asked.

"You...you can ask her." Mrs. Tai glanced at Yu Shaoyun, losing her temper again.

After entering the room, Ye Xizhao applied ointment on his hands, but still calmed Mrs. Tai's emotions, "No matter what it is, don't get angry, your body is the most important thing."

Mrs. Tai hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Family, I will not hide anything from you. Shaoyun went to Zhuojun to find someone. That's why I was so anxious when I heard that she was in Zhuojun that day. "

"Oh? Who is that?"

"It's a young servant who used to be an errand in the mansion." Madam Tai lowered her voice and became more depressed, "Shaoyun always went with that young servant during the year when he kept fighting and causing trouble. Later, he was punished to face the wall at home. After thinking about it, the two of them got together to drink secretly... Later, I naturally couldn't tolerate that boy, and really wanted to beat him to death, but Shaoyun refused to agree, and even agreed to go to study abroad in order to save him I just spared that boy, but I couldn’t stay any longer, and let him pack up and go back to his hometown—and he is from Zhuojun.”

Ye Xizhao never thought that there would be such a thing.

"This time, I was worried that Shaoyun would go to find that boy, but it turned out - I ordered people to go over there to investigate, and it really happened!" Mrs. Tai suppressed her distress, and exhaled, "Tell me, what is this?" What's the matter? But now this matter is not about that boy's business after all, and my anger naturally falls on Shao Yun's head."

"Madam Tai—" Ye Xizhao became a little worried when he heard this, "Are you going to tell Lord Hou about this?"

Mrs. Tai nodded helplessly, "Shao Heng didn't know about this at first, so why not just tell him everything now and let him make up my mind for me. I can't control that evil."

Ye Xizhao quickly advised: "Mrs. Tai, please calm down. If the Lord Hou finds out about this matter, he may punish Shaoyun in a certain way. What should we do if the matter becomes serious? From the point of view of my daughter-in-law, you might as well wait a little longer. You can choose a time to talk with her." Shaoyun calmly talked about it."

Mrs. Tai was noncommittal.

Ye Xizhao just felt that Yu Shaoyun had a boyish temper in his bones, so it was unlikely that he would have anything to do with that boy.Seeing that Mrs. Tai seemed to be cruel, she said again: "Shaoyun is not young anymore, he has a sense of proportion in everything. Besides, he is not young anymore. If he is often punished by Lord Hou, who will dare to come to propose marriage in the future? Others are indispensable. I thought she was as naughty as ever."

The last few specious words were originally added randomly by Ye Xizhao in a hurry, but they unexpectedly moved Mrs. Tai.After a moment of silence, he nodded, "Then listen to you first, if you can't ask why, I will hand her over to Shao Heng."

Ye Xizhao couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, "It couldn't be better."

Mrs. Tai looked at her hand, feeling very sorry, "I didn't hit that useless one, but you got hurt for nothing..."

"It's just a small matter, you must not take it to heart." Ye Xizhao changed the topic, and put a few account books in Mrs. Tai's hand, "My daughter-in-law came here this time because she is dull, and she came to ask Mrs. Tai about something."

"Then I'll take some time to take a look. I guess after reading it, I'll know what you want to ask, and I'll talk to you when the time comes."

"Ah."

Mrs. Tai and Ye Xizhao turned outside.

The two brothers and sisters outside were in a stalemate, one looked at him with a cold face, and the other remained stubborn and silent.

Mrs. Tai said: "Shao Heng, go back to the room and find some better medicine for Xi Zhao, there is actually nothing to do here, you go."

Yu Shaoheng looked at Ye Xizhao, was silent for a moment, did not object, and went back to the room with Ye Xizhao.

"What happened?" he asked.

Ye Xizhao decided that it would not be too late to talk to Mrs. Tai after she got something, so she said with a smile, "What can be the matter? Mother and daughter are in a hurry, and they just got stuck for a while."

Yu Shaoheng didn't believe it.

Ye Xizhao looked down at the small injury on his hand, "I was injured here, but you still remember those..."

Yu Shaoheng couldn't help laughing, "I wish you were so squeamish." Afterwards, he ordered someone to serve him well, and said apologetically, "I rushed back here on purpose, and I have to go back to the Ministry of War."

"Go ahead."

In the afternoon, Yu Shaoyun came to the main room listlessly, and first asked Ye Xizhao, "Does it hurt?"

Ye Xizhao shook his head, and continued to sit in front of the embroidery frame and work.

Yu Shaoyun lazily fell on the side of the big kang, closed his eyes, and remained motionless for a long time, as if he had fallen asleep.

Ye Xizhao was about to call someone to fetch the brocade quilt, but Yu Shaoyun said softly, "I'm going to find him this time."

He, referring to the boy.

"Before I left Beijing last year, my mother ordered someone to beat him and broke one of his legs, and sent him back to his ancestral home. In fact, I always pestered him to drink, talk and laugh together. But when he was beaten, he lost everything His faults are all on him..." Yu Shaoyun turned his back to Ye Xizhao, "I have nothing to say with my eldest brother, my second brother doesn't like to talk, and my third brother always looks at the faces of my elder brother and my second brother to act...No one Take care of me, I'm the apple of the eye, but my life is actually very boring."

Ye Xizhao's needle and thread stopped.

Yu Shaoyun sighed softly, "Mother really made a fuss this time. When I went to Zhuojun, I just gave his family some silver taels and told them to move to a better place to find a leisurely livelihood. He is actually very smart, so he stayed in Houfu , No one can tell whether he will be valued by the elder brother in the future. But now...he is farming at home, and I secretly went to see him in the field...I think he has been hurt by me. I feel uncomfortable, you know? I said I don't know where I am wrong, but he is innocent, that's for sure. He has a broken leg, how can he live this life?"

Ye Xizhao sighed.

Yu Shaoyun's voice became lower and lower: "When he was kicked out of the house that time, I ran to see him off, and I kept crying and crying. But he didn't blame me at all, he smiled very honestly, and kept saying it's okay, it's okay, Let me listen to my mother and elder brother's words in the future. He was alone and suddenly became so miserable, but he refused to blame me, but kept comforting me..." After finishing speaking, she raised her hand and wiped her face.

Ye Xizhao came to Yu Shaoyun's side and handed her a handkerchief.

"I hate this world! Boys and girls talking and laughing together will make people feel like an enemy. The way my mother handled that matter really dissatisfied me. This is also the reason why I wrote perfunctory letters. I feel like I have nothing to say. Now I just took a detour to compensate someone, and she is so angry again." Yu Shaoyun suddenly turned around and looked at Ye Xizhao, "Sister-in-law, tell me that I did something wrong. If I owe someone a debt, shouldn’t I make up for him? Now, Mother doesn’t know how to punish their family. Mother is angry, so she can use him to find a punching bag, but who should I turn to for judgment? What do you think Mother thinks? It's really puzzling. I've known since I was a child that I'm the concubine's daughter. How could I be entangled with a servant? Is there no other real relationship between people? Are you in love?"

Ye Xizhao understood the ins and outs clearly, and felt sore in his heart. It took him a while to restrain his emotions, and comforted him softly: "You can tell Mrs. Tai what you said. Mrs. Tai is a sensible person, and she will not remain indifferent."

Yu Shaoyun curled his lips, not quite believing it.

Ye Xizhao continued to comfort patiently: "If you have something to say, you just don't say a word. How can you just rely on the number of people to beat and scold you? You still have to say anything. After all, I have never seen that boy before. It's embarrassing, and Madam Tai will not be indifferent when she hears it. But you didn't mention a word, and now you are at the age of talking about marriage, Madam Tai will of course pay special attention to your words and deeds."

"What's the use of talking, mother might have done something to their family." Yu Shaoyun sighed and shook his head, "You don't know, mother is really cruel, it's too scary."

"If you say something, maybe their family can be saved; but if you don't say it, their family may be in the dark for the rest of their lives." Ye Xizhao paused, and thought for a while, "Let's end this matter." , just don’t meet that boy again. It’s good for him, as if he associates with you, it will only cause trouble.”

"I understand, I am simply his evil star."

"Then what are you waiting for?" Ye Xizhao urged, "Wash your face and go see Mrs. Tai."

Yu Shaoyun sat up when he heard the words, but was terrified, "She's going to smash me to death with a teacup in the morning."

Ye Xizhao laughed softly, "Yes, you were the one who hit it, and I was the one who was unlucky."

Yu Shaoyun turned his head to look at Ye Xizhao's neck, and smiled embarrassedly, "It's all my mother's fault for speaking so loudly that I didn't even hear you enter the door."

Ye Xizhao smiled even more, "Don't talk about that, I'll accompany you to see Mrs. Tai, okay?"

"Okay." Yu Shaoyun breathed a sigh of relief, "with you here, my mother can always suppress her anger. I talk to her, and you just listen and see if she is embarrassed to beat me and scold me."

(End of this chapter)