Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 69

Arriving by the lotus, Joan sat for a while, pointed upstairs, "Can I go up and watch the scenery?"

"Naturally." Ye Xizhao led her to the corridor on the second floor, and called for refreshments to be delivered to the bamboo and wood coffee table.

Qiao An sat down safely, sipping tea, looking at the surrounding scenery beside the lotus, pursed her lips and smiled for a while, "This place is very elegant, I really envy you."

Ye Xizhao smiled and said, "Come here if you have nothing to do."

Qiao An nodded, narrowed her eyes comfortably, and then talked about Zhong Lishan, "Princess Ping An wants to become a regular visitor to the Hou Mansion, right?"

"Maybe."

Qiao An thought of something, and smiled, "I almost forgot that Liu Yuping is the concubine of your second sibling."

"That's right." Regarding Liu Yuping's matter, Ye Xizhao was a little bit dumbfounded.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult when we arrive at the palace." Qiao An shook his head lightly, "I wonder if you heard about it? Liu Yuping's concubine's natal family was investigated by the government for a reason a few days ago, and the result must be bankruptcy."

Ye Xizhao had never heard of it, but he was not surprised, "Master Xiao or Prince Jing's House?" If Xiao Xun did this, he would cut off a new source of income for Prince Jing's House; To do this is nothing more than being too annoyed and using that family to vent their anger - anyway, they have already lost their face, and they are not afraid of making another joke.

"I really haven't asked anyone to ask." Qiao An thought for a while, "It's all possible." Then, when talking about the marriage between the Hou Mansion and the Guan family, "There is no objection there, you can just find someone to come to propose marriage."

Ye Xizhao nodded in response, and then said with a smile: "Thank you for helping me bridge this matter."

Qiao An also laughed, not intending to take credit, "You don't need to thank me, Master Xiao meant it." After that, he got up and said, "You must be very busy, so I will come to bother you in a few days."

Ye Xizhao didn't keep him either, just smiled and said: "Don't break your promise, I'll order someone to invite you over in a few days."

Qiao An joked: "There are both beautiful scenery and beauties beside the lotus, so I am naturally happy to come and sit here often."

Ye Xizhao went back with a smile full of compliments: "Guarding the beautiful scenery, it would be great if there are beauties coming and going." After that, he sent Qiao An out.

After Qiao An left, Ye Xizhao went to Mrs. Tai's room.Since she was free, there was no need for Mrs. Tai to deal with Zhong Lishan alone.

Xia He followed around and whispered what he had seen and heard when he was at the Chuihua Gate.

Ye Xizhao's expression froze.Zhongli's life was ruined by Qiao An - Zhong Lishan's words really made people think about it, what kind of past did Qiao An have with Zhongli's and Xiao Xun?Thinking about the conversation between Qiao An and Xiao Xun, the relationship between husband and wife is very weak, does it have anything to do with Zhong Liming?
Arriving at the Grand Madam's Courtyard, Ye Xizhao put away these complicated thoughts and went into the room.Unexpectedly, Yu Shaoyun was also present.

After Ye Xizhao met Mrs. Tai and Zhong Lishan, Yu Shaoyun smiled and came to sit aside holding her hand, and asked in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, I put on the clothes you made for me today, okay?" nice?"

Ye Xizhao narrowed her eyes and saw that Yu Shaoyun was wearing the pink dress she made herself a few days ago. The material was sent to her by someone from the Meng family, and it was very light and soft.Against such a delicate color, Yu Shaoyun's complexion is more snowy and her face is more charming.She nodded sincerely, "You look good, you look good in anything you wear."

Mrs. Tai listened to the words of the two aunts and sisters-in-law, and said with a smile: "Your sister-in-law's needlework is better than yours."

"Yes." Yu Shaoyun raised his hand and touched the hairpin on his head that matched the color of the clothes, "These are also given to me by my sister-in-law."

Mrs. Tai smiled and nodded again, "Your sister-in-law can dress up, and she can also dress up you."

The mother and daughter sang together, as if Zhong Lishan was not present.

Zhong Lishan didn't care, she looked at Ye Xizhao with a smile, "Madam is so virtuous, it's really admirable."

Ye Xizhao also replied with a smile: "The princess is absurd."

Afterwards, Zhong Lishan continued the topic before Ye Xizhao came, intentionally or unintentionally talking about some gossip in the palace that she had heard.

Why did Zhong Lishan say these things, whether what she said was true or not, Mrs. Tai and Ye Xizhao couldn't see through it for a while, after all, Yu Shaoyun never mentioned to them what the palace man told her was right and wrong.

Yu Shaoyun has been listening quietly and never speaks to her.

When Zhong Lishan left, it was already time.Ye Xizhao took Mrs. Tai's place and sent her out of the Chuihua Gate.

After Zhong Lishan gave his speech, he hesitated for a moment, stood still, and said: "Madam, what I just said about the affairs in the palace is not empty words."

Ye Xizhao responded casually.

Zhong Lishan's smile became bitter, "I came to the door at first to meet Madam, and to see how I am different from Madam. I made a big joke before, and I knew I would be looked down upon and despised by others. It is really out of good intentions to bite the bullet and come here this time."

Ye Xizhao's eyes were slightly concentrated, and he looked at Zhong Lishan with a more serious look.

"Don't worry, ma'am, if I have nothing important to do, I won't come to disturb you. If I come to the door, I will definitely not do something low. Even if I am treated like nothing by Yongping Hou, I still don't want his relatives to go on business, and I don't want him Sad and lonely." Zhong Lishan's smile slowly dissipated, and her tone was very sad, "I made such a incident before, but it was to cut off the way to get married. It is enough to live a stable and comfortable life. Madam really doesn't need to worry about me." After speaking, she hurriedly turned around and got on the sedan chair to leave.

Ye Xizhao turned around slowly and walked back.If these words are true, then Zhong Lishan is worthy of respect.Don't settle down, don't want to commit yourself to others, just want to look at Yu Shaoheng from a distance, wishing him well, doing this for the person you love, compared to those who do anything for love, it's too rare.

Back in Mrs. Tai's room, Yu Shaoyun said with a puzzled face: "What Zhong Lishan said just now, nine times out of ten I have heard the palace people say it, and there is not a single false statement."

Mrs. Tai narrowed her eyes and thought, "Thinking about it, every sentence is a gentle reminder of who to get close to and who to stay away from. Those who keep you away are actually people who are close to Prince Jing's mansion."

After hearing this, Ye Xizhao believed what Zhong Lishan said just now, and felt even more regretful.

Mrs. Tai waved her hand, "No matter what others say, it still depends on how you respond in the future, just be more careful." Then she explained to Ye Xizhao, "When Shaoyun came over, it happened that Princess Ping'an came over. Let's sit together and talk."

Yu Shaoyun nodded, and then said, "Today, my sister-in-law will teach me how to cook a few dishes, and let my mother have a good time."

Mrs. Tai joked: "When your sister-in-law cooks, I am a real treat; if you cook, I am asking for trouble."

"If my cooking is too unpalatable, it's because my sister-in-law, the master, didn't devote himself to teaching me. No wonder I'm not to blame." Yu Shaoyun smiled and pulled Ye Xizhao out, "We'll have dinner in the mother's room at noon, and I'll go to the lotus in the evening, okay? "

"Okay, I will cook for you at night."

Mrs. Tai watched the two go out, her expression turned lonely at first.After her daughter entered the palace, she had to deal with everything by herself, without her and her daughter-in-law taking care of her everywhere.Then, another smile.In any case, the two aunts and sisters-in-law are as close as sisters now, and they will have to help each other inside and outside the palace in the future, which is a good thing after all.

There is no way to avoid it, and all people can do is to accept it and think for the best.

At dusk that day, Yu Shaoyun came to the bank of the lotus and happily helped Ye Xizhao cook.

The small kitchen next to the lotus is located in the top room downstairs.Before Ye Xizhao moved in, it was just a decoration, and after moving in, everything needed was prepared.

The second lady ordered someone to bring a jar of fruit wine brewed by herself, but no one came.Although she felt that what happened to Liu Yuping was caused by Aunt Qi's previous unwiseness, but for Liu Yuping, no matter how weak the sisterhood is, they are people who have been under the same roof for many years, so she still feels pitiful to some extent.Therefore, I have been a little depressed these few days, saying that I am sick and staying in the room.

Ye Xizhao and Yu Shaoyun understood what the second wife was thinking, but they couldn't persuade them.What happened to Liu Yuping was a joke, but it was caused by a fight between men. As a woman, there was nothing she could do except wait and see what happened.

After preparing the meals, Ye Xizhao and Yu Shaoyun went to Mrs. Tai's room and brought some dishes that Mrs. Tai liked.When Mrs. Tai was telling the two of them to go back to their room for dinner, Yu Shaoheng entered the door.

Yu Shaoyun twitched the corners of his mouth and said aggrievedly: "Brother, do you still remember who I am?"

Yu Shaoheng smiled, "What's this called?"

Yu Shaoyun looked at him eagerly, "I was about to enter the palace, but you never showed up, and you really didn't give me a word of advice?"

"Yes." Yu Shaoheng slowly sat down, "Don't always try to contribute to the family, that's my business. I just want you to live well and live happily. You have done enough for me."

"What else?" Yu Shaoyun was worried that he was as busy as before, so he sat for a while and went out again, came to him, and shook his arm, "In the future, I won't be able to make you angry all the time, and it's even rare to see you. Say a few words."

Yu Shaoheng smiled, but his eyes were extremely sad and lonely.

Ye Xizhao looked at the two brothers and sisters, his nose was sour, and tears welled up in his eyes.She looked away, trying to restrain her emotions.

Mrs. Tai got up and went to the ground, came to Ye Xizhao, took her hand, "Follow me inside, and see the new clothes." She was also afraid that Yu Shaoheng would go out in a while, so she made room for the brother and sister Have a good talk.

Ye Xizhaoxu supported Mrs. Tai and went to the inner room.

After Mrs. Tai took her seat, she realized that Ye Xizhao had already shed tears. She forced a smile to comfort her and said, "Look, it's worse than me. Don't be like this. It's a good thing. No one else can ask for such a blessing. Be happy." of."

Ye Xizhao nodded vigorously, wiped away his tears, and tried his best to smile.

After a while, Yu Shaoyun walked in and said with a smile: "I asked my elder brother to put down the things at hand and go back to the lotus to have dinner together."

"Go, go quickly." Mrs. Tai smiled, "Your second brother and three will come over later, and now go to pick up the signature dishes there in person, and the two of them will accompany me to eat."

The husband and wife went back to the lotus with Yu Shaoyun for dinner.

Yu Shaoyun was very happy, and Gu took a jar of blue bridge for himself, and wanted to have a few drinks with Yu Shaoheng.Ye Xizhao couldn't handle drinking, so the siblings made her drink fruit wine for fun.

Yu Shaoyun said to Ye Xizhao: "Sister-in-law must not know that when my three brothers were young, they often went to the wine cellar to steal wine. As for me, I just watched them outside."

Ye Xizhao chuckled, "Is there such a thing?"

"Indeed," Yu Shaoheng continued, "after we stole the wine that father kept privately, we took Shaoyun outside to hunt wild rabbits and roast them. Shaoyun always felt that the wine was bitter and spicy, so he never drank it. But when we are caught by our parents, we still have to be punished with us."

Yu Shaoyun smiled slyly, "Actually, Dad is just pretending. Every time he said fiercely that he would not give me food for a whole day, but every time he would go to my room and bring me delicious food." Then he sighed wistfully again, "Speaking of it in detail, it's actually my father who spoiled me."

Yu Shaoheng nodded in agreement.My father had only this apple of his eye, and he really spoiled her so much when he was a child.

During the dinner, the siblings ate and talked, telling Ye Xizhao interesting stories about their childhood, and the speed of drinking was getting faster and faster.

Ye Xizhao was secretly envious of Yu Shaoyun's drinking capacity.

The two brothers and sisters didn't want to drink freely, so they ordered as much as they could.After the meal, Yu Shaoyun took Yu Shaoheng's hand, "You play a few games of chess with me tonight, and talk, okay?"

"it is good."

Ye Xizhao called someone to prepare refreshments for the two of them, watched the chess game for a while, and then went to the next room to deal with the accounts.Other housewives mostly start to deal with these things early in the morning, but she likes to deal with them at night after she is familiar with them.

While busy at the desk, while listening to the conversation between the brother and sister from time to time, I feel that the atmosphere is very warm, but I can't feel happy about it.It couldn't be easier for Yu Shaoheng to coax his sister to be happy now.But it was too difficult for him to be happy from the bottom of his heart.

After finishing the matter at hand, my mind started to feel dizzy.She was ashamed of how much she drank.Because Yu Shaoyun was still there, it was difficult to go back to the dormitory to rest, so he fell on the desk, intending to take a short rest, but soon fell into a dream.

Xinzhu Zhilan, who was fanning at the side, couldn't laugh or cry, and was hesitating whether to wake up Ye Xizhao, when Yu Shaoheng and Yu Shaoyun walked in.

Just as Zhilan was about to reach out to shake Ye Xizhao, Yu Shaoyun waved her hand to stop her, quietly walked up to her, and whispered: "Brother and I are here to let her rest early, don't bother us." Ye Xizhao hugged her.

Yu Shaoheng looked at Yu Shaoyun helplessly.

Yu Shaoyun raised her eyebrows, "Are you still afraid that I will throw her to the ground? I have learned martial arts from you."

"Don't be verbose." Yu Shaoheng pointed to the dormitory, "Speaking again will wake her up."

Yu Shaoyun smiled narrowly, turned into the dormitory, and carefully put Ye Xizhao on the bed. When he stood up straight, he narrowed his eyes to look at Ye Xizhao's sleeping face, "It really looks good no matter what."

Yu Shaoheng smiled and returned to his seat in front of the chess game.

Ye Xizhao woke up in the early morning of the next day, and Yu Shaoheng had already gone out.While washing and washing, Zhilan smiled and told about what happened last night, and she felt warm in her heart.

The day before Yu Shaoyun entered the palace was the day Mrs. Tai went to the temple to offer incense.Because Yu Shaoheng specially set aside a whole day to accompany Yu Shaoyun, and Yu Shaoyun is not suitable to go out at the moment, the two brothers and sisters stayed in the mansion, and Ye Xizhao accompanied Mrs. Tai to the temple.

Mrs. Tai knew that Ye Xizhao was just accompanying him out of good intentions, and she was more interested in offering incense and praying for blessings, which was not forced.From this he smiled and said, "You don't have to accompany me, just go and look around."

Ye Xizhao knew that he was not as pious as Mrs. Tai, and that being with her would make Mrs. Tai scruples, so she said yes with a smile, and took Zhilan to a stone wall engraved with scriptures in the temple to read carefully.

It was at this time that she heard Joan's voice:

"Didn't you say you sent someone to watch me? Why did you come here in person?"

Ye Xizhao looked back and saw Qiao An and Xiao Xun walking here leisurely.The woman is beautiful, the man is handsome, they are a perfect pair of lovers, but it is a pity that the pair of lovers are not like each other——

Xiao Xun said innocently: "It's more reassuring to do this kind of thing by yourself." When he saw Ye Xizhao while speaking, he cupped his hands and said, "Sister-in-law."

Ye Xizhao turned sideways to return the salute, and smiled at Qiao An.

Qiao An found a reason to drive Xiao Xun away, "I'm going around with my sister-in-law, you stay away from us."

Xiao Xun refused to leave, "You don't need to worry about me, I can meet anyone wherever I want, no one dares to make irresponsible remarks."

Joan frowned impatiently, "We're talking, what's the matter with you standing by?"

"You can ignore me."

Joan's voice turned cold, "You are neither a ghost nor a eunuch, how can we turn a blind eye?"

"..." Seeing that they were about to quarrel in front of Ye Xizhao, Xiao Xun held back his anger and turned around to go elsewhere.

Qiao An pursed her lips and came to Ye Xizhao's side, "Today is a coincidence."

Ye Xizhao nodded and smiled, "Indeed, I came here with Mrs. Tai, and I didn't expect to meet you."

"After staying in the mansion for a long time, it is inevitable that I will be restless and irritable. Come here to calm down."

After that, both of them stared intently at the scriptures on the stone wall.After all, this is not a place for gossip, just now Qiao An just wanted to shake Xiao Xun away.

After a while, Ye Xizhao caught a glimpse of a man's figure out of the corner of his eyes, and looked sideways in surprise.

The man was about the same age as Yu Shaoheng, with a tall and straight figure, phoenix eyes and thin lips, and an air of arrogance.He was staring at Joan with deep and gloomy eyes.

From the man's bandaged right hand, Ye Xizhao guessed that the man was Zhong Lijing.

Qiao An also found the man at this time, whispered: "Excuse me." Then he turned to leave.

"Joan." The man called out to her.

Qiao An paused, hesitated for a moment, and looked at the man, "What are you doing? Do I know you?" Then she winked at the maid beside her, who left in a hurry.

The man smiled ironically, "It's hard for you to say such a thing."

Joan glanced at the man's injured hand, "It's useless?"

Men default.

There was a smile in Qiao An's eyes, "Ordinary people can't use their left hand to hold up chopsticks to practice calligraphy in their entire lives, but you will specialize in this skill in the future. It is different from ordinary people, and we are gratified."

The man was not annoyed, but said in a nonchalant voice: "Poisonous woman, she is a perfect match for that guy."

Qiao An smiled and asked knowingly: "Who is that guy? Is it Mr. Xiao who single-handedly destroyed you?"

As a spectator, Ye Xizhao couldn't help laughing secretly after hearing what the two said.Undoubtedly, this man is Zhong Liming. He and Qiao An are indeed old acquaintances, and it is clear that they have a deep grudge.

Xiao Xun leisurely paced over, reached Qiao An's side, and asked in a harmonious voice, "Meet an old friend?"

"Yes." Qiao An swept away the indifferent attitude before, and said with a soft smile, "Where did you go just now? I don't know if I ordered someone to take care of me."

Xiao Xun actually said softly: "I was negligent."

The two sang together, making it clear that they were showing affection to Zhong Liming.

Zhong Ligan stared at the two of them for a moment, then turned and left.

Xiao Xun smiled apologetically at Ye Xizhao, "Sister-in-law, let's go first." Then he took Qiao An's hand, "Go home!" His tone became indifferent at this moment.

Ye Xizhao watched Qiao An involuntarily being walked away with Xiao Xun's wrist clasped, and then looked at Xiao Xun's back and pace, which were clearly full of anger, and secretly broke into a cold sweat for Qiao An.

Xiao Xun and Qiao An entered the main room.

"Get out of here!" Xiao Xun coldly dispatched his servants, then watched Qiao An sneer, "How does it feel to use me?"

"Is there?" Qiao An said casually, and sat down safely.

"How many times have you met him there?"

"Today is the first time." Joan didn't even look at him, "If you don't follow, he won't look for me, can't you even figure it out?"

"I don't understand." Xiao Xun came in front of her, pinched her chin with his hand, and made her look at him, "Just like I have always wondered whether it was your parents' intention to marry me, or you just married me. Use me to take revenge on him—but what is the reason? What kind of entanglement did you have with him? Why did he hate you from love?"

"I'm the one who wants to marry you. I don't know why he is like this. Why do you keep forgetting your identity as the commander of the dark guards in front of me? You can check it out."

"I can check it out, but I have been unwilling to do so for a long time, because I don't want to face the result of the speculation coming true."

"Then there's nothing you can do, just keep guessing." Joan grabbed his hand, which was getting stronger and stronger. "These days, you've been behaving weirdly, and you're always trying to provoke me. What do you want?"

"What should I do? Keep an eye on you, and I won't give you any chance to get close to Zhong Liming." Xiao Xun smiled cruelly, "I'm getting more and more confused about your thoughts, and I'm worried that you will become the Xiao Fu, Hou Fu If you are unintentional, if Prince Jing's House finds an opportunity to take advantage of it, how can I deal with the aftermath?"

There was a flash of pain in Qiao An's eyes, but then he smiled calmly, "I will not go to offer incense in the future, and I will not go anywhere except the Hou's Mansion that you allowed to go."

"It couldn't be better like this." Xiao Xun glanced at the dormitory, "In the future, as long as I have nothing to do at night, I will go back to my room and go to bed. You are my wife, and you should do your best to share with me."

"...." The irrelevant words left Qiao An speechless.

"Any objection?"

"No."

(End of this chapter)