Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 63

When Yu Shaoheng and Ye Xizhao rushed to the other courtyard, the turmoil was over.

Xiao Xun was lying lazily on a deck chair in the yard drinking.

Yu Shaoyun sat in front of the stone table, fascinated by an unsolved game of chess.

Seeing the husband and wife, Yu Shaoyun smiled and stood up.

Xiao Xun didn't move, and said: "The guy has been sent away."

Yu Shaoheng asked, "What's going on?"

"He wanted to break into the courtyard and talk to Shaoyun face to face, but I didn't allow him, so he moved his hands every time he came and went." Xiao Xun took a sip of wine, "Don't worry, he will have to lie down for a month before he can get off the ground."

Ye Xizhao felt relieved when he heard this.If it was someone else who hurt Zhong Liming, she would be worried, but Xiao Xun was different.

Yu Shaoheng smiled, and asked Xiao Xun again: "Are you going to guard another courtyard in the future?"

Xiao Xun twitched his lips recklessly, "Yes, I will be Lord Hou's dead man in the future, and I will take care of the other courtyard day and night."

Ye Xizhao couldn't help laughing.

Yu Shaoheng walked to the stone table, looked at the chess game, and frowned slightly, "Haven't figured it out yet?"

Yu Shaoyun shook his head in frustration, "If I want to come out, what am I doing with it? I have already called someone to invite you over."

"Stupid." Yu Shaoheng smiled and raised his hand, flicking Yu Shaoyun's forehead with his knuckles.

"You and sister-in-law go back quickly, don't be angry with me here." Yu Shaoyun pushed Yu Shaoheng to turn around, "Mother will be worried if you delay for a long time."

Xiao Xun and Ye Xizhao at the side heard this, and only then did they realize that what Yu Shaoyun was guarding was the problem Yu Shaoheng had left for her.

Seeing that there is nothing wrong here and Xiao Xun is watching over here, Yu Shaoheng felt relieved, turned around and said to Ye Xizhao, "So let's go back quickly."

"Yes," Yu Shaoyun turned around and pushed Ye Xizhao to Yu Shaoheng's side, "Sister-in-law, don't miss me, go back with eldest brother."

Ye Xizhao nodded and smiled, "I'll see you some other day."

The two returned to the mansion, and went to Mrs. Tai's room to reply.Mrs. Tai will hear about this kind of thing sooner or later, you can't hide it, you can only tell the truth.

Mrs. Tai thought for a moment after hearing this, and smiled, "If someone else forcibly breaks into the Marquis's mansion, it is always inappropriate for the three of you brothers to fight with others, and you will be criticized by others, and even punished by the emperor. Xiao Xun is different. Nothing to worry about."

Yu Shaoheng nodded, "In addition to Xiao Xun, Shaoyun also has Mr. Wei by his side, and there is nothing wrong with him in other courtyards."

"That's exactly the reason. Princess Ping'an will visit the door at some point in the future. If Shaoyun comes back, if Prince Jing's son comes here with an excuse, it will be a really difficult time." Mrs. Tai smiled, "Just let Shaoyun live in another courtyard."

The husband and wife chatted with Mrs. Tai for a few more words, and then returned to the lotus.

During this period of time, Yu Shaoheng took the official documents back to the room, and sat opposite Ye Xizhao on both sides of the desk, each busy with his own business.

Ye Xizhao checked the accounts for a while, and got a little impatient, and asked Zhilan to cut half of the watermelon soaked in the well water.

Zhilan quickly delivered the watermelon and prepared two small spoons.

Ye Xizhao smiled and took the tray containing the watermelon, waved his hand, "It's still the same as before, the three of you just eat the remaining half."

Zhilan smiled and said she was stepping down.

Yu Shaoheng finished his work at hand during this time, raised his eyes and saw Ye Xizhao eating with gusto, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Are you going to share some with me?"

However, Ye Xizhao pointed to the account book and the abacus, "Looking at these troubles today, can you help me?"

Yu Shaoheng moved a chair and sat down, glanced at the account, "How can you thank me?"

Ye Xizhao scooped up a small piece of watermelon and brought it to his lips, "I'll feed you melon."

The watermelon tastes cool and sweet.The smile in Yu Shaoheng's eyes grew stronger, "Okay."

For Yu Shaoheng, these things are simple and trivial matters.While helping her to settle the accounts, she can also be distracted from chatting with her.

Thinking of the chess game in the other courtyard, Ye Xizhao scolded him solemnly: "You have never played a game of chess with me."

Yu Shaoheng glanced at her with a smile, "How is today?"

Ye Xizhao shook his head, "How can I do that, you haven't finished these things for me yet."

"Then tell me, who is busier now?"

"...." Ye Xizhao took another small piece of watermelon and put it into his mouth, "Shut up."

Yu Shaoheng's previous words were actually out of apology, "It's been hard for you for a while. When I have free time, I will spend a good time with you."

"You don't have any free time." Ye Xizhao no longer had any hope for this, "I won't be like this after a while, just don't work too hard."

Yu Shaoheng couldn't help laughing, pointing out a fact: "I always want to blame me, but I always give up halfway."

"Yeah, why am I so worthless?" Ye Xizhao also laughed, "I always feel unbearable halfway."

Yu Shaoheng brought her closer, "Come on, let me teach you some shortcuts to manage your accounts."

Ye Xizhao happily smiled and said, "Okay!"

Yu Shaoheng gave her advice starting from clearing the accounts, and then told her the tricks of reading and checking the accounts one by one.Since she was new to this and had no experience at all, she might not be able to understand the shortcut if she pointed out the shortcut first.Now that she has figured out some ways, it would be great to give timely advice, so that she can get twice the result with half the effort in the future, so that she won't spend too much time on these things.

It was only then that Ye Xizhao realized that in many cases, it was possible to tell if there were any loopholes in the books at a glance, and there was no need to bother to check them carefully.

Yu Shaoheng saw that she was listening intently, her bright eyes were shining with joy, and she could see that she understood it completely, so he couldn't help but smiled and praised: "It's really smart, you can understand it with just one point."

Ye Xizhao was self-aware, "You're making fun of me again. There are not many women in the world who ask your husband to teach you about these things."

After this day, Ye Xizhao slowly applied the shortcut he taught himself to practical affairs, and gradually became handy.

After the second lady heard about the Guan family, she went to find Ye Xizhao and said, "I've heard about Miss Guan Fourth, who was born in the [-]th year, and her appearance is superior to ordinary people, and the Guan family has a good style."

Ye Xizhao smiled and said, "With your words, I feel more at ease."

On Qiao An's side, after two days, he ordered someone to come over and hand over the invitation, saying that if Ye Xizhao was free, he would go to Xiao's mansion around the end of the next day.

Ye Xizhao immediately went to talk to Mrs. Tai.

Mrs. Tai's opinion is: "She is not a procrastination person. She put things on the agenda so quickly, she should be thinking of an earlier result. You just go ahead."

Ye Xizhao also had the same opinion, and immediately said yes with a smile, and then ordered someone to answer the question.

On the second day, Ye Xizhao went to Xiao's residence.

When they entered the main room, the mother and daughter of the Guan family hadn't arrived yet.

Qiao An said apologetically: "Only after careful questioning, I realized that the messenger forgot to tell the time there. I have ordered someone to come over to invite me again, and I hope Madam will not blame me."

Ye Xizhao smiled, "It's okay, Madam don't need to worry about these details."

After being seated, the maid served refreshments.

Qiao An looked at Ye Xizhao, and just as she was about to say something, she heard a servant girl's eager voice outside: "Princess, princess, please wait a moment, let the slaves report first..."

"What is the report? After the report, it's nothing more than pushing back and refusing to meet each other! I don't know where your mistress of the Xiao Mansion is so arrogant!"

The person who spoke was very strong.

Qiao An smiled and explained to Ye Xizhao, "It's Princess Jing and Princess Ping'an."

Before the words were finished, Concubine Jing and Zhong Lishan rushed in angrily.

Qiao An and Ye Xizhao stood up and saluted.

"It's really not easy to see you!" Princess Jing's round face was tense, she looked at Qiao An with anger, and then she sat down on the Luohan bed with three dimensions.

Zhong Lishan didn't care about etiquette at all, and sat down on the other side of the Arhat bed.

"Madam Commander of the Dark Guard, Madam Yongpinghou," Concubine Jing's eyes wandered between the two women, "It's even better if you are all here. Madam Yongpinghou, what happened in the other courtyard of your Houfu two days ago?" , do you know? I will give an explanation right now!"

Ye Xizhao had an innocent face, "I am an ignorant person, so I don't know what the concubine is referring to?"

Concubine Jing asked: "Xiao Xun seriously injured my son in the other courtyard of your Marquis Mansion, how could you not know?"

Ye Xizhao calmed down, "I really don't know who I am." Then he asked, "Why did the eldest son go to the other courtyard of the Marquis Mansion?"

"...." Princess Jing couldn't answer.

Zhong Lishan reminded at this time: "The one who hurt my brother is not from the Hou family."

Concubine Jing immediately turned her finger on Qiao An, and said sternly, "I have come to ask you for an explanation many times in the past two days, but you refused to meet each other. You are too arrogant!?"

Qiao An's voice was calm: "The concubine can't give an explanation. It is not the concubine who hurt people. What is the meaning of the princess entering the house?"

Concubine Jing sneered, "What do you mean? Xiao Xun has been missing, and the palace couldn't find him, so I had to come to the palace to ask if you know his whereabouts."

"My concubine has found the wrong person. I haven't seen Xiao Xun for a long time." Qiao An looked around the interior furnishings, "If my concubine wants Xiao Xun to make up for it, I will bring it back to the palace if I see what suits my heart. Naturally, Xiao Xun's men If it is not allowed, there is nothing I can do to stop it."

"...." Concubine Jing was so angry that her expression changed, "How can the palace see these things in your palace?"

"So much better."

Zhong Lishan couldn't stand it anymore, and stared at Qiao An coldly, "You are so brave, do you know who you are talking to!"

Joan pursed a disdainful smile, "I have self-knowledge and know that what I say is not pleasing to the ear, but the princess and the princess want to ask a woman to discuss the right and wrong of the man outside. What is the reason for this?"

Concubine Jing stood up and said angrily: "Look at what you mean, do you intend to tear yourself apart from the palace?"

Qiao An laughed, "Xiao Xun has seriously injured the eldest son, is it possible that the princess is still counting on the harmony between the two families to come and go frequently?"

"Okay, you can remember this, don't regret it in the future." Princess Jing stepped forward, "Let's go!"

Joan's smile grew stronger, "No."

After the turmoil passed, Qiao An and Ye Xizhao sat down again, and the maids changed the refreshments. Everyone was calm, as if nothing had happened just now.

Qiao An raised her finger and pointed at the teacup, "Madam, try it, this is something the maid learned from my sister to cook, and it's quite new."

Ye Xizhao nodded with a smile, took a sip of tea, and tasted the aroma of plum blossoms, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly, "How can there be a fragrance of plum blossoms under such a solar term?"

Qiao An said: "My elder sister is the best at these things. I haven't asked how to do it. I only know that you can drink tea with the aroma of plum blossoms in summer, but you can drink tea with the aroma of lotus flowers in winter."

Ye Xizhao praised sincerely: "It really is a clever idea."

Joan smiled wryly.

Ye Xizhao thought, is this bitterness due to Qiao Chen's inability to speak?

After that, the mother and daughter of the Guan family arrived.

Joan introduced in the middle.

Mrs. Jiang, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, has a gentle face, she is a woman who is easy to approach, and her speech is gentle and polite.

Miss Guan Si's boudoir name is Si Niang, her figure is neither fat nor thin, she has a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes, her complexion is fair, her cheeks are white and rosy, the corners of her lips are naturally slightly raised, she seems to be smiling even if she is not smiling.Guan Siniang is not a one-in-a-million beauty, but she has an extremely pleasing appearance.

After Ye Xizhao looked it over, there was only one thought in his mind: it was her.In order to prevent Jiang from feeling that she was difficult to get along with, she always smiled when gossiping.

Guan Siniang obviously didn't know why she came here, and she didn't hide her surprise and admiration when she saw Ye Xizhao.Two years ago, when the unparalleled Marquis Yongping got married, Ye Xizhao was the one who was envied and hated by many ladies.Nowadays, the husband and wife are not seen by many girls in the boudoir, and they can only imagine the demeanor of the couple through other people's mouths.Guan Siniang is no exception, so her gaze always follows Ye Xizhao's every frown, smile and every move involuntarily.Whenever Ye Xizhao looked at her with a smile, he would show an uneasy and shy smile because of wanton scrutiny.

Jiang originally thought that it was the old matriarch of the Hou Mansion who came here today, but she did not expect that it was Ye Xizhao who came here.But he was soon relieved, seeing that the old matriarch relied heavily on Ye Xizhao.How could she not understand that it's the same for anyone who marries the third master of the Hou's Mansion. In the future, the old lady may not necessarily like her from the bottom of her heart, but she must not dislike Ye Xizhao.

In addition, Jiang has more or less heard of Ye Xizhao's arrogant and indifferent temperament. The most important thing is that Ye Xizhao is indeed qualified to be estranged and indifferent to others.However, after chatting for a long time today, I only felt that the words of the person in front of me were mellow and pleasant, and his expression was gentle and polite.She thought, it can be seen that the rumors are misleading, and indeed they should not be taken to heart.

Qiao An watched from the side, and the thoughts of the three fell into the eyes of an outsider like her, so it was obvious at a glance.

After Mrs. Jiang and Guan Siniang said their farewells and left, Qiao An sent the guests back, looked at Ye Xizhao twice, and said with a smile: "In a few days, Madam must be a well-rounded person."

Ye Xizhao smiled knowingly and asked, "How do you say that?"

Qiao An just said: "Women should be like this, after all, there are very few people who are impatient with anything like me." Then they talked about the business, "What do you think of Si Niang?"

Ye Xizhao said truthfully: "I feel very good from the bottom of my heart, but this is not something I can decide. I have to go back and report to Mrs. Mingtai."

"I understand." Qiao An said, "If Madam Ritai has any objections to seeing Si Niang, Madam can ignore me and just order someone to send the post to Guanfu."

Ye Xizhao looked at Qiao An, smiled and sighed, "You really are impatient for everything."

Joan was drawn to laugh, "I didn't lie to you."

Unknowingly, the two women spoke more casually.

Ye Xizhao said again: "If you want me to ignore you, it's not okay. If Mrs. Tai has no objection, I still want to come over and ask you to spread the word among them. After the two families have no objection, the Hou Mansion will invite someone to propose marriage and protect the matchmaker—— Only then can I stop annoying you."

Joan nodded, "Okay. It's fun to be bothered by you, so feel free to come."

Only then did Ye Xizhao take his leave.Because getting along with Mrs. Tai became more and more casual, she didn't go back to her room to change clothes after returning home, so she went to Mrs. Tai's room.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Meng was in Mrs. Tai's room, and the two of them were talking lively, and they laughed in surprise after entering the door.

"Xi Zhao is back." Madam Tai explained, "Prime Minister's Madam did not come to see you, she came here specially to ask me to be your companion."

"Really?" Ye Xizhao was very happy when he heard this, and walked briskly to Mrs. Tai's side, and asked in a low voice, "So, you didn't complain behind my back about how stupid and ignorant I am?"

Mrs. Tai was provoked into laughing, and raised her hand to pat Ye Xizhao's small face, "You child...it's too late for me to praise you, so there's no complaining. Just now I was saying that you are so tired these days Thinner."

Seeing the intimacy between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Meng was very happy for her daughter from the bottom of her heart.Looking at the sky, he got up and said, "It's getting late, I should go back too, and come back in a few days."

Ye Xizhao couldn't help sighing, "Look, you really left me alone, and when you see me, you rush to leave."

The two in-laws couldn't stop laughing about it.

In the end, Ye Xizhao sent Meng Shi out.

Meng took Ye Xizhao's hand, "Looking at your current situation, I am really relieved. But don't be too tired, you really lost some weight."

Ye Xizhao said softly: "I just took over these tasks, and it was somewhat difficult. But Lord Hou is always there to help, and he has adapted, don't worry. If you have nothing to do in the future, you really need to come to the Hou's mansion from time to time. Mrs. Tai is fine now. It's very relaxing."

Meng couldn't help sighing: "Your sister-in-law is just like you are now when she entered the prime minister's mansion, but your elder brother still can't make me feel at ease, and still dare not let your elder sister-in-law preside over Zhongfu—if your elder brother is still like you In the past, when I was extravagant, I always took money with your sister-in-law in private, and it didn't take long for the family to be empty. My days of enjoying happiness are still far away."

"Isn't my elder brother getting better recently?"

"How can you let go of a bad habit that has been cultivated for several years?" Meng Shi smiled wryly and shook her head, "We still have to wait and see for a year or two."

Ye Xizhao nodded in agreement, "It should be so."

"Let's not talk about your elder brother." Meng changed the subject, "Have you heard about it? Recently, your father invites Lord Hou to the Prime Minister's mansion at noon from time to time, and the two talk while eating, but it's not what it used to be."

"That's great, they are friendly, so we don't need to worry about anything." When Ye Xizhao said this, he cursed in his heart: That guy never mentioned this.

"That's right." Mrs. Meng took a small jewelry box from the maid, "This is the object you asked me to hire a skilled craftsman to make a few days ago, and I brought it here today by the way."

Ye Xizhao took it, opened it and looked at it, his eyes were extremely soft.

After Mrs. Meng left, Ye Xizhao went back and told Mrs. Tai about Guan Siniang's matter in detail.

"If you look at the combination of eyes, this matter is considered settled." Mrs. Tai said, "It's okay for me to meet you, just look at the arrangement."

Therefore, after Ye Xizhao returned to the lotus, he ordered Xia He to send someone to the Guan Mansion to spread the word in a day or two.

In the evening, Ye Xizhao was fine.When Yu Shaoheng was dealing with official business, she sat in front of the embroidery frame embroidering the calligraphy and painting screen, talking to him from time to time.

Knowing that she had a good impression of Guan Siniang, Yu Shaoheng said with a smile, "Close eyes are the best. If Mother is also satisfied, I will let the third brother get married in autumn."

Ye Xizhao has other plans for this: "I'd better ask the third brother what his plan is - he has recently been away from going out to socialize, and stays at home all day studying hard. It seems that he intends to get fame first before marrying a wife. Marriage is determined in advance. Come down, Mrs. Tai will be very happy, and there is no need to rush to get married."

"It makes sense." Yu Shaoheng's attitude towards this matter is all right. "Actually, even if the third brother is not the material for studying, he doesn't need to worry about his future. As long as he is enterprising, he will not worry about having a way out. Even if I It's inconvenient to come forward, and the second brother will help him plan his future."

"That's right." Ye Xizhao felt that what he said made sense, "I will discuss it with Mrs. Tai in detail in the future." Seeing that he was about to finish the matter at hand, he went to the dormitory to get something, and came to him again, feeling tired into his arms, "close your eyes."

Yu Shaoheng was a little surprised, "Why?"

"Just be obedient." Ye Xizhao kissed his eyelids, "You'll find out after a while."

Yu Shaoheng also closed his eyelids, and after a while, he felt something extra on his neck, opened his eyes, and looked at each other.

Under the carefully woven red silk thread is a pendant, and in the middle of the silver ring is inlaid a crabapple flower carved from pigeon blood ruby.

Ye Xizhao put his arms around his neck, "I never gave you anything before. Do you like it?"

Yu Shaoheng picked up the pendant, looked at it carefully for a while, and said calmly, "Why did you give me this thing?"

Ye Xizhao looked at him dissatisfied, "Can't you guess?"

"I thought, Haitang, it was a heart disease that has troubled you for too long."

Ye Xizhao smiled brightly, "Today I left this heart disease to you. Either you also treat it as a heart disease, or you are just like me—fortunately."

(End of this chapter)