Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 99

For a long time, the emperor, Ye Shuxuan, and the Ministry of Officials were so busy trying to recruit and select officials, the court and the capital added a group of courtiers and capital officials, and half of this group of officials were under their thirties.

These officials have all sent invitations to the Xiangfu and Houfu, but they have all been shut down - the prime minister is busy, and Yongpinghou is sick and thanking the guests.

In today's capital city, there are four Buddhas: Ye, Yu, Qin, and Xiao. The first two Buddhas can't be seen. Qin Anhuai has not yet returned from the battle in southern Xinjiang, and the remaining Xiao Xun, people are even less hopeful.

But it was Xiao Xun, who had changed from his previous irritable and unreasonable nature, and would not refuse anyone who visited him.If he can drink well, he will take the initiative to invite them to meet again next time.

Gradually, people saw the signs - the leader of the dark guards was a drunkard, and now he made it clear that he made friends with wine.Afterwards, people who drink well and have good wine in their possession are all excited.

Therefore, after Xiao Xun sent Ye Xizhao back to Beijing, he has been very busy, busy going to banquets and making drinking friends.As time goes by, there are a few people who come and go frequently.

When Qiao An and Ye Xizhao learned about these things, they both felt relieved.It couldn't be better for Xiao Xun to be like this.

Although Yu Shaoheng was aloof, he had many officials who admired him, and he had his own connections.But Xiao Xun is different. In the past, Yu Shaoheng was the only known friend.Now the emperor may think that it is normal for the two of them to cherish each other, but after a long time, under the instigation of others, he will inevitably become suspicious and believe that the two of them have joined forces to deceive him.In that case, it will be Xiao Xun who will suffer.One of the duties of the secret guard is to tell the secrets of the officials from all walks of life. If the commander of the secret guard wholeheartedly favors one person, the emperor will be blinded, and Xiao Xun's position will be shaky.

If something goes wrong with Xiao Xun, there is only one end-death.Even if the emperor has some affection for Xiao Xun, he will not allow a person who has countless royal and court secrets in his heart to survive in the world after losing his use value.

Therefore, Xiao Xun is either withdrawn to the end and walks alone, or he has a lot of people in front of him.No matter who you have a good relationship with on the surface, you will not hide what you should tell the emperor.Only in this way can he have a peaceful life.

In the past, Qiao An and Ye Xizhao were worried about the fact that the friendship between the two men was well known, fearing that they would be feared by the emperor.

Fortunately, they always want to be ahead of them and be ahead of them.

Three days after Yu Shaoheng returned to Beijing, Xiao Xun held a banquet at his home at noon to clean up Yu Shaoheng, accompanied by several officials.

Before dinner that day, Qiao An went to the main room and said to Ye Xizhao: "In two days, I will move with my sister to live in the dowry house. The effort is for nothing."

Ye Xizhao knew that this matter must be done, but he was a little reluctant, "It's been so long, and I'm used to living with you."

Qiao An said with a smile: "There is no banquet in the world that lasts forever."

"You and Xiao Xun—"

"My parents always advised me to wait and see, and try not to get into trouble." Qiao An smiled, "If I go back to my mother's house, they will also make them look at me and sigh. Find someone to remarry for me, forget it. It’s not bad, he lives his life, and I live mine.”

Ye Xizhao was very troubled by the current situation of the couple, and he only blamed Xiao Xun for not being up to date - he wanted to spend more time with Qiao An, what kind of friends are the husband and wife?Besides, he should be the one who came to pick up Joan back to the mansion now. Fortunately, every time he came, he brought over the things Joan left in the mansion one after another... "This guy shouldn't marry a wife." In the end, she frowned. Mei said.

Joan just smiled, looked at the time, got up and said, "You should go to the wife's room."

Ye Xizhao sent Qiao An out, and when he turned around to return, he glanced unintentionally and stopped in his tracks.

Chang'an was standing at the gate of the courtyard, whispering something to Zhilan.At first, his expression was as calm and introverted as usual, but in the end, his expression eased, becoming more gentle and concerned, and he asked a few words in a lower voice.

Zhilan has always been generous, but in the end, she slightly lowered her head.

Ye Xizhao's eyes and brows were all smiling, and he turned around slowly and entered the room.

A while later, Zhilan entered the door and reported: "Just now Chang'an came to deliver a message. Lord Hou left the Xiao Mansion, and was invited to Tianxiang Tower by the personal servants of the first and second uncles. He will come back later today."

"Understood." Ye Xizhao stood up with a smile, "Serve me to change clothes, it's time to go to Mrs. Tai's room."

Seeing Ye Xizhao's happy face, Zhilan felt a little puzzled.When Lord Hou gets together with people with temperaments like Master Xiao, First Uncle, and Second Uncle, he will inevitably come back with a strong smell of alcohol.The madam is not worried at all, why are you so happy?
Seeing that she was confused, Ye Xizhao smiled even more intensely, and said when changing clothes: "I didn't realize before that Chang'an can be regarded as a good-looking talent."

"Really?" Zhilan replied first, then she was taken aback for a moment, her mind turned quickly, and her expression became flustered, "Ma'am!" Although her voice was low, she was very nervous, "Chang'an will come to the main room to deliver messages from time to time. When Madam Hou Ye was not in the mansion, he often entrusted someone to come to take care of the servants, and the servants gradually became familiar with him. I just talked to him a few more words because my throat was a little sore a few days ago and I couldn't speak. It's hard work, he just asked today..." At this point, I found myself getting darker and more disturbed, "Slaves, slaves have never done anything bad, madam..."

"I only said one thing, and you explained it for a while." Ye Xizhao smiled and patted Zhilan's forehead, "I didn't think about it that much."

"...." Zhilan didn't know how to answer correctly, she lowered her head and waited for Ye Xizhao to get dressed.

Ye Xizhao put the topic aside, and took Xin to Mrs. Tai's room.

After she and Yu Shaoheng got married, at the beginning, she went to Mrs. Tai's room every day before dinner, and sat down for a while after dinner.At that time, due to her indifference to others, the atmosphere was always awkward, especially when eating, it was no less than suffering.Later, Mrs. Tai simply told them that it would be fine to order a meal before dinner every day, and then they would go back to their rooms for dinner.Slowly it became a habit.

It's different now, the family is together and harmonious, and it's been a long time to get together again, and they are happy to sit together every night.

Brother Hao is one year older than Sister Xin, and now he often walks around the ground with the care of his wet nurse, and his speech becomes clearer and more fluent.

Children naturally like to play with children, although Sister Xin can't walk yet, it doesn't affect Brother Hao who likes to stay by her side and play together.No matter what it is, the two little guys always look at what is in each other's hands, and occasionally get into a scrambling situation.

In this situation, the second wife and brother Hao's nurse are always very nervous, for fear that brother Hao will make sister Xin cry. Occasionally, the second wife will even scold brother Hao with a cold face.

Seeing Ye Xizhao, he always sighed helplessly.This is the difference between concubine and concubine. The status of parents in a family affects children all the time.Not to mention that Sister Xin is not a temperament that cares about everything, even if she is a little bully, the second wife can only bear it.

From this, Ye Xizhao prepared two copies of everything and sent them to Mrs. Tai's room.

That night, the third lady didn't show up, saying that she was a little uncomfortable, and she was afraid that the two children would be affected.Yu Shaohuan finished his meal and sat on the teacher's chair as if nothing had happened, watching the two children playing around Mrs. Tai, with a gentle smile on his brows.Occasionally, he would walk over to hug his nephew and niece.

Ye Xizhao couldn't help but think of the child he couldn't keep, Song Xinyao, and naturally, the third wife.

Speaking of which, the time for the third wife to marry into the Hou's mansion is not short, and she can't wait to cover everything, why don't she worry about the children at all?

When Sister Xin was rubbing her eyes and feeling sleepy, Mrs. Tai served tea and said with a smile: "It's getting late, you go back to your room to rest."

When several people got up to leave, Yu Shaoheng came back.

Ye Xizhao glanced at him, saw that he looked normal, but smelled of alcohol, and went straight to Mrs. Tai's room when he came back.

After Yu Shaoheng greeted Mrs. Tai, Mrs. Tai smiled and said, "Drink a lot of bars? Go back and rest."

Yu Shaoheng looked at Sister Xin with a smile and opened his arms.

Sister Xin also smiled, and leaned out of the nurse's arms to be hugged by him.

"Sister Xin is good." Yu Shaoheng spoke softly, and immediately said goodbye to Mrs. Tai, carried Sister Xin out of the door, and asked as he walked, "Do you miss Daddy?" After speaking, he kissed Sister Xin's small face Son.

Sister Xin didn't like the smell of alcohol on his lips, she frowned and dodged it, and then touched her face with her little hand, as if to wipe away the smell of alcohol.

Yu Shaoheng laughed loudly.

Ye Xizhao and the others couldn't help laughing behind him.

Back in the main room, Yu Shaoheng took Sister Xin to the East Wing Room, and then returned to the bedroom.

Ye Xizhao was going to help him change his clothes.

But Yu Shaoheng hugged her figure, his lips turned from her ears to his lips, pecked, and the tip of his tongue penetrated.

"Your smell of alcohol... is annoying..." Ye Xizhao complained vaguely.

Yu Shaoheng hugged her sideways, and turned to the large canopy bed.

Ye Xizhao suspected that this guy was drunk, so when he fell on the bed, he raised his hand and pushed him, and asked with a smile, "The drunk cat is back?"

Yu Shaoheng smiled, "Drunk. I don't know how much wine I drank, but I didn't eat much."

Ye Xizhao traced his eyebrows, "May I go and cook for you?"

But Yu Shaoheng kissed her again, his hot palms stuck into her skirt, "My delicacies are here."

Ye Xizhao looked at him, not knowing how to react.Just now she ordered someone to prepare hangover soup, but the servant girl will bring it at some point.

Immediately afterwards, Yu Shaoheng pulled off the quilt and hugged her in his arms, "Go to sleep. I won't tire you."

He was really difficult to deal with, who was a little drunk. She wished she was exhausted, but he was just the beginning.Ye Xizhao bit his lip, his face flushed slightly, and his heart was touched.

After a while, his breathing became even.

The maid took the hangover soup to the outside of the screen, Ye Xizhao said softly that there was no need.Then she wanted to get up and undress to make the bed, and tried to take her hand out of his palm, but he refused, and always held her hand tighter, hugging her body tighter.

Ye Xizhao tried a few times but it didn't work, and in the end he could only try to sit up halfway, holding it with one hand and removing the hairpin on his head with the other.In the end, An Ran lay down, snuggled into his arms, and slowly fell asleep.

Because of the alcohol, Yu Shaoheng fell asleep until the next morning.Ye Xizhao had to wake him up because he wanted to say hello, so he let him go and went to wash up.

Today, the third lady went to the wife's room, but she looked sullen.The second wife was a little confused, and after leaving the house, she said to Ye Xizhao in a low voice: "What's the matter? Suddenly something bothered me."

Ye Xizhao smiled and said, "That's right, it was fine the past two days." But he knew in his heart that if it was the third wife, she would be upset now.

Back in the room, when having dinner with Yu Shaoheng, Ye Xizhao asked Chang'an: "Has Chang'an been with you since childhood?"

"Yes. When I was a few years old, he practiced martial arts with me. It's been so many years." Immediately, Yu Shaoheng asked again, "Why do you ask this?"

Ye Xizhao pursed his lips and smiled, "A casual question."

Yu Shaoheng put down the bowls and chopsticks, got up and rubbed her face, then turned to the outer courtyard to meet with a steward.

After eating, Zhilan came in to report that the calligraphy and painting screen had been mounted.

Ye Xizhao ordered: "Place it by the lotus."

The third lady sat on the big kang by the window, looking sideways out of the window with a sad face.

After thinking about it, she felt that she didn't need to go back to her mother's house to ask questions. What good could she gain by seeing her father and forcing him to admit so many things for so long?It's nothing more than embarrassment between father and daughter, and they will even be reprimanded by their father.

But what happened if I told her about these things?According to her parents' orders, she will marry into the Hou's mansion no matter what.If you tell her this earlier, she won't be happy in vain, and she won't make people laugh.

Thinking about it carefully, since she entered the door, she has tried her best to seek benefits for the third room, and in her dreams, she is hoping that her husband's future will be better, even better.However, after being busy for so long, who would miss her?
Since Yu Shaohuan got married, he was respectful in front of Mrs. Tai, humble in front of Yu Shaoqian, and taciturn in front of her.Even, 20 days a month, he would be busy in the study until late at night, so he would not go back to his room to rest.

She understood that no matter how smooth her father was in the officialdom, if Yu Shaohuan was an idiot who couldn't support him, all his efforts would be in vain.In the past, she always cared about him with all her heart, and didn't care where he slept, and she didn't have a concubine anyway. Seeing his official career getting better and better, she was happy for him and herself from the bottom of her heart.

During the days when the long house and his wife were sent to Mumu Island, he devoted all his energy to his official career, while she was busy taking care of the affairs of the mansion every day.That was the hardest time for her, but also the most satisfying time.

Knowing that it shouldn't be, she was still thankful that Lord Hou had such an incident—without this incident, how could the three of them stand up straight in the mansion?
Knowing it was wrong, she still ordered someone to inquire about Ye Xizhao's right and wrong about marrying herself into the Marquis Mansion.From this, she discovered that some people you admire in your heart just have a reputation that is envied by others, but they have too many shortcomings in how they behave.In her eyes, Ye Xizhao was too sentimental, and it was because of it when he was at odds with Master Hou, because of it when the couple was happy, and because of it when he followed him to Mu Mu Island.

Indeed, Ye Xizhao went to share joys and sorrows with Lord Hou, and Mrs. Tai only had Lord Hou as his legitimate son. For the old man, the eldest daughter-in-law was the benefactor of her son in trouble.But what about another angle?As the eldest daughter-in-law of the Hou family, shouldn't she stay in the mansion to support the family when her husband is in trouble?What is that if it is not sentimental?She felt that such a person was simply not worthy of being the mistress of a house.

With this kind of thinking, she couldn't give up, and gradually made her feel that Ye Xizhao was just a name, not worthy of her high regard, and even began to feel a little contemptuous, regretting that she once admired an apprentice A vase with its table.

In the end, the days in the Hou Mansion went smoothly, and she really hoped that Yu Shaoheng would never come back.

Who would have thought that God would not wish her a favor.

It was also from that time that he felt Yu Shaohuan's indifference towards him.He is no longer so busy, but he is still willing to rest in the study.What maintains the relationship between husband and wife is that he sits in the room every night, reads a book for a while, and then goes to the study.

She didn't understand whether it was because he felt that he was ignorant and didn't take the initiative to hand over the right to head the house, or because he simply didn't like her.

Could it be that in her eyes, she is not as good as a Song Xinyao?

What bothered her the most was actually the things about Yu Shaohuan.

This man has already had a precedent for divorcing his wife once, and it was Master Hou who made the decision.It can be seen from this that the position of his wife in Yu Shaohuan's heart will never be comparable to Mrs. Tai and his elder brother.What if one day I become a thorn in the side of the elder... Will she end up like Song Xinyao?
She shivered violently, then said in a panic, and ordered Ding Xiang: "Follow me to see Mrs. Tai!"

Seeing Mrs. Tai, the third lady smiled and said: "Mother, Lord Hou has returned, and I don't think my sister-in-law is as weak as before. So, let the affairs of the mansion be taken care of by my sister-in-law?"

Mrs. Tai looked at her and said with a smile: "There is no rush. For the safety of your sister-in-law's body, let her live and take care of her for a while. You still need to work harder."

"..." The third lady originally thought that the lady would nod her head readily, but she didn't expect such an attitude. She was happy but not sure, "Why don't you ask sister-in-law first about this matter?"

"No need." Mrs. Tai waved her hand, "I made the decision for her. People are prone to get sick in winter, and she should be more cautious with her small body. This matter is settled like this, and we will bring it up next year."

The third lady saw that although Mrs. Tai looked gentle, but her attitude was firm, she had no choice but to say goodbye.

That night, the third lady told Yu Shaohuan about it.

Yu Shaohuan replied casually: "Since mother said so, you should do it."

"I know." The third lady spoke softly, "It's getting late, shall I wait for you to rest?"

Yu Shaohuan smiled gently, but then got up and went out, "Brother asked me for something, I have to go to his study. No need to keep anyone waiting."

The third lady looked at his back and almost cried out of anger.How long Hou Ye can talk to him is obviously his prevarication.

All night long, the third lady tossed and turned.She went back to her natal home in the morning of the second day. She was already confused by Yu Shaohuan's attitude, so she wanted to talk to her mother in detail and give her an idea.

(End of this chapter)