Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 7

"Master Hou's words are still hard to answer. My concubine is not in the first place, all I can do is to fulfill my duty and serve with all my heart." While speaking, Ye Xizhao came to Yu Shaoheng and bowed respectfully, " Master Hou has been busy for half a day, are you tired? I will resign as a concubine."

Yu Shaoheng stood up and brought her in front of him, "Are you angry?"

"No." She has no reason and right to be angry.

Yu Shaoheng's tone was gentle: "It's just a casual question, which makes you unhappy."

Ye Xizhao slightly raised his eyebrows.Just ask?She didn't believe it.

Yu Shaoheng stroked her hair, "In the past, I always thought that you were cold to me because of the change in your marriage. But, I never asked you, and I always had suspicion in my heart." Even, I always felt that he treated her The affection is too humble.

Ye Xizhao asked: "Does Hou believe my concubine's answer?"

Yu Shaoheng couldn't help laughing and said, "Of course."

Believe it or not.Ye Xizhao thought in his heart that if he was not careful in the future, it would probably arouse his suspicion again.

Suspiciousness, I am afraid it is a common problem of all men in officialdom.

When will he be able to trust her from the bottom of his heart, just like his affection for her.

Yu Shaoheng took her hand, "Don't worry about unnecessary things, just stay by my side." His affection and doubts for her are both in the same place, and it is almost strange that they are not contradictory and do not affect each other.

Ye Xizhao looked into his shining eyes, "Of course I will stay with Lord Hou, so why leave?"

Yu Shaoheng smiled deeply and slowly.

Ye Xizhao asked him to take a nap, but he returned to the main room but did not take a nap, and continued to do needlework because Mama Wu would return later.

Sure enough, after a while, Zhilan and Mama Wu walked in the door one after the other.

Mother Wu has a fair complexion, a round face, and a plump body, but she has become more and more plump in the past two years.

"Back?" Ye Xizhao raised his eyes and smiled.

Mother Wu smiled, and after saluting, she said: "Remember Miss, she hurried back after taking care of the housework."

Zhilan ordered the little maid to serve tea, "Madam has been busy for a while, let's take a rest."

As soon as the words fell, Mother Wu said: "Go down, I will talk to Madam."

Zhilan pursed her lips, neither speaking nor moving.

"You are—" Mama Wu smiled wryly, "I was sent to another hospital for a few months, but my temperament hasn't changed at all."

Zhilan replied stiffly: "The servant is waiting for Madam to speak."

Mother Wu was so choked that she couldn't speak.

The cause of the past is the result of today.Ye Xizhao used to rely too much on Mama Wu, which made Mama Wu gradually develop the habit of ordering others around her. Some of the rules that should have been lost long ago.

Although Ye Xizhao already felt something was wrong, and he was suspicious of Mama Wu, he couldn't change his face immediately.In the final analysis, the past love cannot be wiped out after all.Furthermore, even the change should not appear too abrupt.

She smiled to smooth things over for the two of them, and handed a plate of puff pastry horseshoe cake to Zhilan, "You and Hsinchu both like this, so share it with her."

"Thank you ma'am!" Zhilan left with a smile on her face.

Ye Xizhao pointed to Xiao Zhuzi again, "Sit."

Madam Wu sat down, "Why did you call this girl back again? She is very stubborn."

"There is no perfect person." Immediately, Ye Xizhao talked about Fei Cui's return to the Prime Minister's Mansion, "There is not enough manpower, so I called Zhi Lan back."

"It's all my fault for not doing my best." Madam Wu smiled apologetically, "There are always three or two big maids in the main room, and they don't look good, why don't I find another smart one to come over?"

In her previous life, Madam Wu hired a few maids who worked as servants in the main room. One jadeite later became Tang Hongxiao's concubine, and the other two later became Yu Shaoheng's concubine...

Ye Xizhao resisted not frowning, "No need. In a few days, I'll ask Mrs. Tai to appoint one."

Madam Wu looked suspicious, and then asked politely: "If Mrs. Tai appoints... is it reliable?"

Ye Xizhao asked back in surprise: "How did you say that? The one appointed by Mrs. Tai is the most reliable one, right?"

Mama Wu hesitated to speak, and then smiled and said: "That's the reason." Then she asked, "I just heard someone say that you went to Master Hou's study? Did it..."

Is there another dispute? ——Ye Xizhao guessed that this was what Mama Wu wanted to ask, and smiled, "It's nothing."

Mother Wu's expression froze, and then she put on a smiling face, but stopped asking questions.

Ye Xizhao also said: "Go back to your room and rest."

Mama Wu immediately said she was stepping down.Although they only talked a few words, she still noticed that Ye Xizhao was different from the past, and she was eager to find out what happened during these days.Ye Xizhao has always valued and even relied on her, and she also knows Ye Xizhao's character best, but now she feels that she is in a fog, which means that she is slack and negligent, and may even lose her job.The thought shocked her into a cold sweat.

Ye Xizhao took a sip of tea, recalling where Mama Wu went after she lived in another courtyard in her previous life.At that time, she had been crushed by the cruel reality, and she was in a trance every day.Mother Wu should have left the other hospital on the grounds of family matters, and did not show up again when she was seriously ill.

At that time, Hsinchu was already married to a young servant in this mansion, and she was pregnant, but she still visited other courtyards every now and then.

Not to mention Zhilan, she takes good care of her every day and never slacks off.

Such a comparison makes Mama Wu feel even more chilled.But after trying his best to think back, he couldn't find any obvious fault of Madam Wu, and even, she never tried to tell the truth in front of her.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Xizhao turned the corner.Mama Wu has been in the rich family compound such as Xiangfu and Houfu for many years, so she is naturally very scheming and not easy to be caught.Besides, if there are evil intentions, it is enough to send people like Fei Cui to her one by one.

Because these thoughts lingered in his heart, Ye Xizhao was a little depressed.

When Yu Shaoheng came back, he could see the strain in her smile that was too late to hide.When we went to Mrs. Tai's room together, he asked, "Who messed with you again?"

Ye Xizhao was taken aback by the question, "No."

"Then why force a smile with me?" Yu Shaoheng said this on purpose.

Ye Xizhao thought about it, and laughed because he exaggerated, "No, it's just a little tired."

In fact, Yu Shaoheng just wanted to tell her: "If there are difficult things, just let me know."

"Keep it in mind." In the future, when you raise your eyebrows, of course you should discuss anything with him, but now is not the time.

When Mrs. Tai saw Ye Xizhao this time, her attitude became a little softer, and she repeatedly praised the delicious cakes she made.

Ye Xizhao smiled, "As long as you like it, my daughter-in-law will send it in different ways in the future."

"Then I'll be lucky." Mrs. Tai said, and glanced at Yu Shaoheng.

Yu Shaoheng was drinking tea with his eyes closed, with a stern expression on his face.

Mrs. Tai has heard that Ye Xizhao cooks for him personally, seeing that he is still the same as before, she feels annoyed again.It is true that the incident of the third wife's happiness made her anxious about the eldest son, and her anger rose accordingly, but she didn't know that the eldest son was used to hiding his emotions in front of everyone—except Ye Xizhao, of course.

At this time, Yu Shaohuan and the third wife came in.

"Isn't it already exempting you from the morning and evening meditation?" Mrs. Tai felt a headache when she saw the third lady.Originally, she wanted to be out of sight and out of mind, but the third lady refused to let her do so.

The third lady said with a smile: "Madam Tai is lenient, and my daughter-in-law doesn't dare to be proud of being favored."

"You can't be like this in the future, you have to be obedient." Mrs. Tai's tone showed a trace of impatience, "You should be more cautious than before."

The third lady thought that Mrs. Tai was the heir of the nervous Yu family, so she quickly glanced at Ye Xizhao and flashed a smug smile, "The daughter-in-law is more respectful than obedient."

"Sit down quickly." Mrs. Tai ordered someone to bring a chair.

Xia He walked in, stood in front of Yu Shaoheng, and presented a post with both hands, "It was sent by the servant."

Yu Shaoheng put down the teacup.

Mrs. Tai casually asked, "Where did it come from?"

"Yes..." Xia He, who has always been eloquent, hesitated for a moment before saying, "It was sent from Prince Jing's mansion. I heard that the prince asked Hou Ye to have some tea and enjoy the flowers."

As soon as the voice fell, Ye Xizhao found that the atmosphere became subtle. For a moment, the room was so quiet that a needle could be heard.Yu Shaoheng withdrew his hand to accept the post.

From her point of view, King Jing is a powerful person whom Tang Hongxiao clings to, and he is someone who has evil intentions towards the Prime Minister's family, so of course she hates him.But what happened to Mrs. Tai and others?

She looked sideways at the expression of the third lady.Among these few people, the only one who can tell the clue from the face is the third lady.

The third lady was looking at Ye Xizhao, smiling meaningfully.

Ye Xizhao was even more suspicious.

Yu Shaoheng withdrew his hand halfway, and confessed indifferently: "Order someone to answer and say that I don't have time to spare." He didn't even use the excuse of the old injury.

Xia He obviously relaxed, and walked briskly when going out.

Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Second regained their composure, and chatted in harmony, as if nothing had happened just now.

Ye Xizhao couldn't ignore it, and kept this matter in his heart.After returning to the room, she paid special attention to Yu Shaoheng's emotions, but she didn't see anything abnormal.

After eating together, Yu Shaoheng leaned on the big kang by the window, and took a book of poems to read.

Ye Xizhao found it strange.She no longer regards him as a murderous martial artist, and recognizes him as a man with both intelligence and martial arts, but she never thought that he also has such a leisurely attitude, and she always feels that people who practice martial arts cannot tolerate such things in their hearts.Looking at the book again, it has been torn.

Yu Shaoheng noticed her gaze, and he only thought that her heart was itchy when she saw the poems and books. Without raising her eyelids, she beckoned to her: "I'll test your poems and songs."

"Okay." Ye Xizhao sat down beside him.

Yu Shaoheng threw the book aside, lay on his back, folded his arms behind his head, and became more and more lazy, "I say the first sentence, and you answer the next sentence. If you don't agree with the next sentence, you will be fined to drink a glass of water. How about it?"

Ye Xizhao couldn't help laughing when he heard the way of punishment, and asked again, "Only Master Hou is the examiner?"

"One question per person."

"Okay." Ye Xizhao smiled and ordered people to prepare water.

The two people asked each other questions from easy to difficult, and after a while, no one could beat the other.During this process, Ye Xizhao had gone from being afraid of him being stumped to admiring him, so he couldn't help asking: "Master Hou joined the army at a young age, how did he manage to take care of both civil and military affairs?"

Yu Shaoheng told her: "It's boring to be in the army. When I have free time, I only drink and read books. Besides, my mother has always hoped that I will become a civil servant. Since I was a child, I have been forced to recite poems and read the Four Books and Five Classics."

There are such things, Ye Xizhao can imagine that his childhood was very hard.Then look at the time, "It's getting late, let's call it a day, shall we?"

"Okay. Continue tomorrow." Yu Shaoheng lazily got up.

Ye Xizhao turned to take a bath, the steam was thick, his mind was full of what he said just now, it took a while to remember what happened when he said hello, and he said to Zhilan who was serving at the side, "It's just a post, Mrs. Tai and others can It's not a show of joy and anger, what do you think is going on? Have you ever heard of any troubles between Prince Jing and Lord Hou?"

Zhilan asked back, "Madam, haven't you heard?"

(End of this chapter)