Embarrassing for the bride

Chapter 11

In the evening, Que Ya'er received orders from Mrs. Wen, and came back to send a message to Yuzhi, saying that the whole family would have dinner together in the evening, and then let her go to the front hall with the young master.

The nurse just happened to enter the room with two pieces of fabric, and when she heard this, she smiled and said to Yuzhi: "Then lady, please be more careful, everyone will be watching you during this meal."

Yu Zhi was sitting at the table holding a cup of tea and wanted to drink, she smiled and nodded at her, "What the nurse said is very true, I will pay attention."

After saying this, she got up and planned to go to the back room to pass a message to Wen Zhaoling.Who knew that Wen Zhaoling came out one step ahead of her, met her with a gentle smile and said, "Yu Zhi, how about I take you around this mansion?"

As a road idiot, Yu Zhi subconsciously wanted to refuse, but thinking that this was also a good opportunity to recognize the way, she nodded.Go up and hold his arm, and go out with him.

Que Ya'er spontaneously wanted to follow, but the wet nurse tugged at her sleeve, smiled and shook her head at her.Que Ya'er understood immediately, thinking that this was a sweet gesture between the young couple, so she laughed a few times, and obediently stayed still.

The weather was pleasant at noon in April. Yuzhi followed Wen Zhaoling's pace and walked slowly. The spring breeze blowing in front of her was gentle on her face. means forever.Thinking of this, she turned her head to look at Wen Zhaoling, who just turned to look at her, and they looked at each other, Wen Zhaoling smiled slightly, but Yuzhi's face turned red.

Wen Zhaoling's smile is very attractive.

"Yuzhi, how did you live in Mingyue Nunnery before?"

"Huh?" Yuzhi tilted her head to think for a while, shook her head again for a while, and said with a smile, "I can't describe it, but every day I listen to the abbot teacher to give me a lecture, and then give me the medicinal herbs she boiled herself. The medicine is extremely bitter, but after drinking it, my health is getting better and better, so I can bear it." At this point, her eyes lit up, and she looked at Wen Zhaoling, "I will go to Mingyue Nunnery to ask the abbot in a few days. Teacher, see if I can give you some prescriptions for recuperating your body?"

"No need." Wen Zhaoling shook his head with a smile, "My mother has been offering incense there all year round, so naturally she has consulted her old man and taken the medicine given by her old man, but it has little effect."

"I see." Yuzhi nodded regretfully.

Wen Zhaoling turned his head to look at her, curled the corners of his mouth slightly, and didn't speak any more.

The two walked for a while and arrived at the garden in the house.The world is full of fragrance in April, and there are not many bright colors in the garden at this time, but the vegetation is still flourishing.Seeing Wen Zhaoling's breathing became heavier, Yuzhi knew that he must be tired. Considering his poor health, Yuzhi pointed to a convex rock in front of him and said to him, "Let's go there and rest for a while."

Wen Zhaoling nodded, and she helped her to sit there.The two sat and rested for a while, without speaking for a while.Maybe because she felt that the atmosphere was too dull, Yuzhi glanced at Wen Zhaoling's side face, intending to talk about a topic, so as to break the awkward atmosphere.It is not an exaggeration to say that it is embarrassing, because although the two are now husband and wife, after all, they have only just met.

Yuzhi thought for a while, and just about to speak, there was a sound from behind the rockery next to the two of them.She was slightly stunned, and then heard a woman's voice: "Sister Fuqin, are you really willing? The original wife promised well, and you have always done your best to the young master all these years." , but now it’s not a problem at all.”

"Things are already like this, what can I do? I'm just a maid, and I'm a human being if my wife gives me face. If I don't give face, I'm nothing. Now that the eldest and young mistresses have entered the door, is it possible?" Want me to run her away?"

Yuzhi heard it clearly, the voice belonged to Fuqin, but she didn't know who the other girl was speaking.

Just as she was thinking about it, the girl said again: "Sister Fuqin, you really have a hard life. If Mrs. Tai was not in a hurry to fulfill the marriage contract set by the old man, you would not have lost your chance. Now, Mrs. is not in good health because of the young master. , it's impossible to give him a concubine so soon, isn't it?"

Yuzhi quietly turned her head to look at Wen Zhaoling, and saw that he was frowning slightly, seeming a little displeased.

She pursed her lips, it was a coincidence that she ran into these words.When she saw Fu Qin before, she felt that she looked at her a little unusually, but now that she thought about it, it turned out that it was because she blocked her way.

While Yuzhi was thinking, she suddenly stretched out a hand to take hers. The cold touch brought her back to her senses, and Wen Zhaoling had already pulled her up and returned to the original road.

Seeing that he was silent, Yuzhi couldn't say anything, so she was led away silently by him.

After a while, Wen Zhaoling sighed softly, "Yu Zhi, I've wronged you, don't mind, Fu Qin is a very good girl."

Yuzhi glanced at him quietly, then shook her head with a sudden smile, "I don't think Fuqin is bad, and I don't feel wronged. But to be honest, Boyu, you seem to be too kind to everyone I'm going to say something that shouldn't be said, maybe you were too kind to Fuqin before, making her think that you have a heart for her, that's why she has such thoughts. "

Wen Zhaoling looked at her in astonishment, his already pale face became paler, and his dark eyes flickered with light. After a long while, he lowered his eyes and sighed softly, "What you said also makes sense."

Yuzhi took a step forward, supported him while walking and said, "It's no wonder you, you are born with such a nature, the so-called country is easy to change, but nature is hard to change. I can't tell you to change your temper."

Wen Zhaoling also smiled slightly, and nodded, "That's right, that's my nature."

Yuzhi looked down at the road, so she ignored Wen Zhaoling's eyes looking at her with an unknown smile.

The courtyard where Wen Zhaoling lives is on the east side of Wen's house, and there is no other courtyard beside it. The courtyard where the second child Wen Zhaoye lives is not close to the current Li's.Therefore, the environment where Wen Zhaoling lived was very quiet, which shows that the Wen family has put a lot of thought into his body.The two of them had nothing to say all the way, and it didn't take long when they returned to the residence. In fact, if they hadn't heard Fu Qin's words by chance, the two of them might have walked around for a while longer.

At the gate of the courtyard, Yuzhi looked up, only to find that there was a name above the courtyard, and it was called Boyuju.Pointing to the three big characters, she said to Wen Zhaoling, "This name is really straightforward."

Wen Zhaoling laughed twice, "Yes, it was chosen by my uncle, he is a talented man, but when the family asked him to pick characters for each garden, he chose such a simple name. My house is called Boyuju, my second brother's is Zhongheju, and my third brother's is Shuquanju..." At this point, he paused and his eyes darkened.

Yuzhi remembered that her third younger brother had passed away a year ago, and knew that he must be in a bad mood because of this thought, so she quickly changed the subject with a smile: "Then where is your uncle now, why haven't you seen him before?" ?”

Wen Zhaoling came back to his senses and replied as he walked into the courtyard: "My uncle doesn't come back often now. He doesn't want to seek fame, but likes to do business. Grandma is very sad about him, thinking that he is a member of the lost family. So it is inconvenient for him to come back and make her feel uncomfortable. What's more, my father is still in an official position. This dynasty has a definition between officials and businessmen. Officials' family members are punished for doing business. He is now a pseudonym outside, let alone It’s convenient to come back. Now his whole family lives in Suzhou City, and he only comes back once a year during the Chinese New Year.”

Yuzhi nodded, "So that's the case."

There are still many things in this family that she doesn't know, and she needs to find out little by little.

Time passed quickly, and it didn't seem long after the two returned to the courtyard, someone came to invite them to the front hall for dinner.Yuzhi remembered what the nanny said, and specially dressed up, changing into a light red dress embroidered with peonies.Wen Zhaoling changed into a black long gown, and the two of them took Magpie Ya'er along with them and went all the way to the front hall.

When I arrived in the hall, I found that Wen Zhaoye, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li had already arrived, and they were all standing on one side. People were setting up banquets at the table, but Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Wen had not arrived yet.Yuzhi followed Wen Zhaoling and greeted Wen Zhaoye and his wife lightly, but smiled when greeting Mrs. Li, and instinctively regarded her as an acquaintance.

Li walked two steps closer and said with a low smile to Yuzhi: "This dress is pretty tight, and it makes my sister-in-law even more beautiful." After she finished speaking, she turned to Wen Zhaoling, "Isn't it, brother?"

Wen Zhaoling glanced at Yuzhi with a smile, and nodded, "Liu Niang said so."

When Yuzhi heard him call Li's Liuniang, she seemed to be very familiar with her. Then she remembered that the wet nurse had mentioned that Li's family was also from an official family, including the second youngest wife, Jin's family. These three families seemed to be quite related. , Presumably the Wen family brothers and the Jin family and Li family have known each other since childhood.

Yuzhi was thinking about this, when someone poked her back suddenly, she turned her head curiously, and met a pair of round eyes and a grinning mouth.

"Qin, are you here?"

Aqin nodded with a smile, but grabbed Wen Zhaoling's arm again, and called out sweetly, "Brother."

Wen Zhaoling patted her head with soft eyes, "Aqin, I heard that you've been skipping classes recently, do you think the tutor you hired is not good enough?"

A-Qin puffed her cheeks, "Brother, why are you staring at me for learning this and that like everyone else?"

Wen Zhaoling smiled and shook his head, "Brother is doing it for your own good."

Aqin leaned her neck back and was about to argue, when suddenly she heard a moderate cough coming from behind her, she took a step back and hid behind Wen Zhaoling, paused, then grabbed one of Yuzhi's arms again, She whispered, "Sister-in-law, I'll sit with you later."

Yuzhi was staring at the direction from which the cough came, Mrs. Tai walked in with Mrs. Wen's support, followed by Mrs. Tai's nanny and Fuqin.After hearing this, she turned her head to look at Ah Qin, nodded, "Okay."

Seeing Wen Zhaoling's attitude towards Ah Qin, Yuzhi knew that even though she was a concubine in the mansion, she still received courtesy, otherwise she wouldn't have come here to have dinner with her.So it shouldn't be a problem to sit with yourself.

The servants set up the bowls and chopsticks, Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Wen took their seats, and several people also took their seats.Mrs. Tai looked up and saw A-Qin sticking to Yuzhi's side, she said with a smile: "A-Qin is very familiar with your sister-in-law, so I got attached so quickly."

Aqin smiled sweetly and replied, "Aqin is also attached to grandma."

Mrs. Tai laughed twice, looking at her with loving eyes.Yuzhi didn't expect A-Qin to be so liked by Mrs. Tai, so she couldn't help but look at A-Qin more.When she retracted her gaze, she happened to meet Mrs. Wen's eyes diagonally opposite. She was looking at Ah Qin with a look of disgust on her face.

Yuzhi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that Aqin was the daughter of Mrs. Wen's concubine. Could it be that Mrs. Wen hated Aqin because she hated her mother?She said in her heart that it was not good, if she said so, now that Aqin is so clinging to herself, maybe there will be some rift between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law again.

She was thinking to herself, but Mrs. Wen suddenly called her: "Yu Zhi, you will be in Guining tomorrow, you should get up early tomorrow."

Yuzhi hurriedly agreed, feeling relieved that she could go home tomorrow, which was finally good news.

(End of this chapter)