Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 76

Qiao Chen soon arrived at the Hou's Mansion, and Qiao An followed him. Let Qiao Chen take Ye Xizhao's pulse first, and then sit on the porch to enjoy the scenery by himself.

Ye Xizhao sent the maid who was serving at the side to express his worries to Qiao Chen.

Qiao Chen nodded with a smile, and stepped forward to feel his pulse.This time, she took a little longer to feel her pulse, and her expression was more focused and cautious than before. It took a long time before she turned to the desk and wrote:

Looking at the pulse condition, apart from being a little weak, Madam is not wrong.It took a long time to get the pulse just now, because I was going to leave the capital for a while recently, so I was a little more cautious.

Ye Xizhao was really worried at first, thinking that he had some kind of disease that he couldn't be happy with, after seeing it, he smiled gratefully, "With your words, I feel at ease."

Qiao Chen smiled slightly, and wrote: There are many women who have nothing wrong with them, but it takes a few years of marriage before they can be happy.Don't be in a hurry, just let it happen.

Ye Xizhao nodded and smiled, "That's true too."

Qiao Chen warned again: Madam doesn't need to prescribe nourishing prescriptions, just eat more nourishing things in your spare time.

Ye Xizhao thanked again.

Qiao Chen also rushed to the houses of several noble ladies to see if the condition was progressing, and informed the future schedule by the way, and left without staying.

Ye Xizhao called Xia He to put away Qiao Chen's note, and turned to talk to Qiao An.

Xia He glanced at the words on the note for a few times before feeling sorry for her—Madam wanted to send a message to Mrs. Tai, so that Mrs. Tai could feel relieved.To put it bluntly, it would be bad if Mrs. Tai thinks that the eldest daughter-in-law is heartless about such things.Keeping Qiao Chen's words in mind, after going downstairs, she found an excuse and went to Mrs. Tai's room.

Ye Xizhao was asking Qiao An: "It's strange today, and I come here to be a guest on my own initiative from time to time."

Joan took a sip of tea gracefully and said with a smile, "Actually, I'm here to say goodbye to you."

"Ah?" Ye Xizhao was taken aback, "Where are you going? Have you ignored the affairs of the mansion?"

"The second master's marriage has been fully explained, and the housekeeper and stewards dare not be vague about such matters. Two days ago, someone from my natal family came to report that my mother was unwell, and her condition worsened after autumn. I have nowhere to go, I have to go back no matter what, and I will be leaving in a few days." After Qiao An explained, she smiled, "I don't know if the second master will be able to come back soon after getting married—I'm going to say goodbye to you for a while. "

"I see." Ye Xizhao nodded, "Then you should go back, don't be too depressed, with your sister, Ling Ciding will recover."

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Qiao An looked at the scenery beside the lotus, "I don't know when I'll have to wait for the beautiful scenery to chat with you about the family affairs."

Ye Xizhao heard the Xiao Suo in Qiao An's voice, and studied her expression carefully, and saw that there was a slight reluctance and deep regret between her brows, and besides, there seemed to be a sense of relief at last.

Why is this?
Qiao An seemed to be the same as usual, but it gave Ye Xizhao a feeling that he had made up his mind to go and had no intention of returning.

Could it be that the... fate between Qiao An and Xiao Xun has come to an end?

Did the husband and wife reach this kind of tacit understanding silently, or did Qiao An want to cut off this relationship between husband and wife decisively?

Because Ye Xizhao knew that he and Qiao An hadn't reached the point of talking about everything, he couldn't express all kinds of intuitions and guesses.

She was just sad and sad because of it.

Speaking of which, the only person she can count as a friend now is Joan.Qiao An is different from the second wife. The second wife is her sister-in-law, and they are supposed to get along with each other in harmony, but Qiao An is an outsider who makes her feel good and appreciate.

"Wait." Ye Xizhao hurried to the room and found a string of Buddha beads that had been consecrated.This is what she asked for at Zhilan's suggestion when she accompanied Mrs. Tai to offer incense.Sending the beads to Qiao An, he said with a smile, "Keep it as a thought, okay? I'm not a person who devotes all my heart to Buddha. It may not be appropriate to send this, but it's a heart after all."

Qiao An stared at the sandalwood beads, and received them, "Coincidentally, I have been reading Buddhist scriptures over and over again these days. Thank you." Then he took a brocade box from the maid, "This is a new gem box from the jewelry shop. Style, I saw that this set was more refined, so I brought it here. It’s not worth a lot, so don’t dislike it.”

Ye Xizhao thanked and took it, "The things you and your sister made must be elegant, thank you very much."

Qiao An smiled, and whispered when she got up: "I have been in the capital for a long time, and only you are worth remembering." Then he said flatly, "I'm leaving."

Ye Xizhao kept her last words in his heart, no matter how he thought about it, he still felt that Qiao An didn't plan to return to the capital.Therefore, at night, when she was dealing with the affairs at hand, she asked Yu Shaoheng for the first time: "Have Xiao Xun and Qiao An been at odds since they got married?"

But Yu Shaoheng asked back: "Is there still a need to ask?"

Ye Xizhao asked again: "How did they get married?"

"Before the marriage was settled, Xiao Xun went to Longcheng for business, and someone went to propose marriage, and he met Qiao Chen before he met Qiao An, and felt that Qiao An's temperament should be as docile as Qiao Chen, plus the clock Li Jing wanted to marry Qiao An again, so she agreed to the marriage."

"that is it?"

Yu Shaoheng smiled and asked: "What else?" Then he continued, "After the marriage was settled, he only heard that Qiao An was a martial arts practitioner since childhood, and that he and Zhong Lixuan were rumored to be gossiping. It’s hard to go back on your word.” After thinking for a moment, he recalled, “After the two got married, at first I saw Qiao An treat him with a low eyebrow, but then for some reason, they started to quarrel. She can be regarded as the general's daughter, but Xiao Xun's words are very relentless, and there is no way to ease things up. The discord has always been because of these."

"Qiao An is actually a martial artist?" Ye Xizhao thought about it, but couldn't think of any difference in Qiao An's behavior from ordinary women.

"It's absolutely true. Even Xiao Xun, if you really fight, you may not be her opponent—the Dragon City Chief Soldier was also a well-known figure on the battlefield a few years ago."

"Then... how did Xiao Mo get hurt to protect her?" Ye Xizhao didn't understand this.

Yu Shaoheng smiled, "This is what makes Qiao An so annoying now. She looks like an outsider until the moment of life and death, and she doesn't care about the safety of the people in the Xiao family."

"Then it must be that the Xiao Mansion has chilled her heart, otherwise how could it have become like this? She has slowly started to care about me, and the people in the Xiao Mansion treat her better, so she won't be so indifferent." Ye Xi Zhao firmly believed in this.

"It makes sense. After all, it's Xiao Xun's family affairs. I don't care much, so I have no way of knowing who is right." Yu Shaoheng looked at her, "Why do you care about Qiao An so much?"

Ye Xizhao pursed his lips, told the ins and outs of Qiao An's visit during the day, and finally said: "I always feel that she doesn't plan to return to the capital?"

"Sure?"

"En!" Ye Xizhao nodded heavily.

Yu Shaoheng put down the official document in his hand, thought for a moment, "I really want to find an opportunity to ask Xiao Xun." It's not a good thing that the good brother's pillow wife is going to leave.Moreover, in Xiao Xun's state of being completely confused about family affairs, he really should be reminded.

This attitude was exactly what Ye Xizhao wanted, and he was overjoyed when he heard the words, "It would be great if you could do this."

This topic ended, Yu Shaoheng asked: "Qiao Chen came to feel your pulse?"

"Yes." Ye Xizhao searched for a while, and showed him what Qiao Chen had written.

Yu Shaoheng looked at it and said with a smile: "Everything makes sense. Don't take these things to heart. I'm not in a hurry. Why are you in a hurry?"

"Who is impatient?" Ye Xizhao gave him a white look, "I just want to know what's in my mind. If I don't do this, Mrs. Tai will be upset in the future."

Yu Shaoheng had no choice but to coax her with nice words, "I know you are the most sensible, so it's finally over?"

Ye Xizhao, however, kept his eyes on him, "Do you dare to say that you are not afraid of anything wrong with me?"

Yu Shaoheng said calmly: "Don't be afraid. What Qiao Chen said is the most reasonable, and everything should be resigned to fate. I have killed too much in the past, even if I am destined to have no children, it is also reasonable."

"You are really..." Ye Xizhao said in his heart that he is really blessed, this husband will take the responsibility for himself no matter what, but the problem is... anyone who hears this statement will feel very uncomfortable, right? ?Afterwards, he intentionally changed the subject, "Then when you found out that Song Xinyao was interested, do you still remember what you said?"

Yu Shaoheng said the truth, "That was said with malicious intentions—we hadn't stayed together for too long at that time."

"..." Ye Xizhao was silent, but smiled sweetly.

In the days that followed, the Empress Dowager's birthday and Enke's affairs went hand in hand.The emperor values ​​filial piety, and spent a lot of energy and effort on these two matters.

Yu Shaohuan, as someone who was placed high hopes by the whole family, never let everyone down. He got a very good rank in the palace examination, and was appointed to an official position that seemed to be an idle position but could be promoted by doing something.

This result has actually exceeded everyone's expectations, and everyone in the Hou Mansion is overjoyed.

Occasionally, when Ye Xizhao thought of Ye Xihan, he would feel a little bit disappointed——Yu Shaohuan's Beijing official, in all respects, was actually in a better situation than Ye Xihan, who was a fourth-rank official in other places.

But at this time, I can only investigate the antecedents and let myself look at this kind of thing calmly.Having said that, although Yu Shaohuan is a concubine, he was born in a family like the Marquis's Mansion, and he is the pride of heaven among his peers. Besides, he really put in too much energy for fame, and he deserves it. Qualifications feel unfair.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Mrs. Tai went to offer incense, so Ye Xizhao naturally accompanied her there.And on this day, Yu Shaoheng also spared the whole day to go ahead.

Mrs. Tai is the happiest.A few days ago, Xia He heard that there was nothing wrong with Ye Xizhao's health, so she told herself to just wait for the good news with peace of mind and patience, and she would not show any impatience in her words or deeds in the future.Regarding this matter, she had suffered a lot when she was young - she had nothing to do with the old Hou Ye for a few years after she got married, and under the circumstances of her natal family and mother-in-law, she took two concubines for the old Hou Ye successively However, after taking the concubine, perhaps because of the relaxation of the mind, on the contrary, they soon became happy and had a pair of children one after another.

The current Ye Xizhao is not the same as when she was young. As a mother-in-law, she will not imitate her mother-in-law, but will only show more patience.After all, the young couple are so harmonious and beautiful, what is there to worry about?

When they arrived at the temple, Mrs. Tai told Yu Shaoheng to just accompany Ye Xizhao around the temple. It was her business to offer incense and draw lots, and they didn't need to accompany her.

Yu Shaoheng nodded and said yes, when he was about to walk forward with Ye Xizhao, he saw Xiao Xun and Qiao An.

Ye Xizhao felt that his gaze was slightly fixed, and followed his gaze to look over.

Qiao An's expression was cold and indifferent, and Xiao Xun's expression was not much better.The two seem to be strangers, but they are clearly husband and wife...

She couldn't help frowning—what's the matter?It seems that the contradiction is deeper?
And Qiao Chen quietly followed behind the two, with a sad expression on his face.

Qiao An walked up to Ye Xizhao, "Let's go talk elsewhere." Then he turned around and replaced Qiao Chen.

Ye Xizhao also followed Qiao An and Qiao Chen to another place, walking in the temple.

The two men only exchanged thoughts and emotions with their eyes, and fell behind for a while, trailing behind the three women.

Qiao An whispered: "I was grounded by the man behind me, and I couldn't go anywhere except with him. He ordered his subordinates to find out whether my mother's illness was serious or not, and he found another good doctor to go and treat her." , I was not allowed to go back to my hometown to see a doctor. Even my sister was grounded.”

Ye Xizhao turned around and glanced at Xiao Xun, feeling very upset - this was too overbearing and unreasonable.The next thing I thought of was, is it because Yu Shaoheng asked Xiao Xun that the two sisters were blocked from returning home to visit their mother?
If so...

She really regrets it.

Joan said mockingly again: "I didn't intend to come here today, but he insisted on dragging me out—I don't know what to make of it."

Ye Xizhao could tell that she missed three words in this - I don't know what he was going to "use me" for.

Qiao An is also very angry now, otherwise, she would not have expressed her helplessness to her.Unable to appease, Ye Xizhao took Qiao An's hand and asked, "What kind of rift do you guys have? Can't you just say it openly and clear up the past?"

The sadder Joan was, the brighter his smile, "No. After I married him, I tried my best to explain it for a long time, but he didn't believe it. He never believed me, and he even held prejudices." Narrowing his eyes, "Prince Jing has always been his heart disease. The two have been at odds for a long time. How can I gain his trust? After all, since he is such a person, why should I waste my time trying to please him?" ?”

Ye Xizhao was full of worries about the two sisters, "But if this continues, it won't work."

Joan's voice was a little decadent: "Let him go. Just eat and die."

By now, Ye Xizhao could be sure of one thing - no matter what the reason was, Xiao Xun had already broken Qiao An's heart.If it weren't for this, Qiao An wouldn't have done his duty to the Xiao family but didn't care about the life and death of the Xiao family.

It was only at this time that she fully recognized this point - if Qiao An has been prejudiced or even contemptuous of Xiao Xun since she married into Xiao's residence, she doesn't need to take care of the inner house with all her heart, and can just hide away like she did in the past two years.But Qiao An has never been like this, even to the point where he wholeheartedly seeks a way for the Xiao family to make money, otherwise, a person with such a temperament would definitely not go to the point where he would mention common affairs from time to time and worry about money.

This couple, perhaps in the eyes of many people, believed that it was Qiao An who caused Xiao Xun to be angry and impatient, but in the eyes of Ye Xizhao today, he felt that the heartless person should be Xiao Xun.

Irritable, impatient, harsh words - Yu Shaoheng is the same with most people, but even in the days when he confronted her, he would always say something when she was so angry that he couldn't bear it It's a heavy sentence—and Xiao Xun is not, at least, when she heard the husband and wife quarreling outside the room last time, Xiao Xun was tit for tat, and there was no intention of giving in or tolerance in his words.

Men and men treat women differently.

It should be that Xiao Xun hurt Qiao An to the point where there was no way out, which made Qiao An want to leave.

But now, Xiao Xun even cut off Qiao An's last retreat.

With such a state of mind, when he saw Zhongli Dan and Zhonglishan appearing in front of him—Ye Xizhao's first reaction was to look back at Yu Shaoheng and Xiao Xun—

Yu Shaoheng took time out of his busy schedule to come here today, and Xiao Xun forced Qiao An to come here... What is the intention of these two men?Was it intentional to deepen the conflict with Prince Jing's residence?

Ye Xizhao was only worried about Qiao An, who was badly injured by the fight between men.

She just felt more and more that Xiao Xun was too cruel.

(End of this chapter)