Embarrassing for the bride

Chapter 20

The sun was setting to the west, and the back mountain of Mingyue Nunnery was silent.Wu Jili sent away Yuzhi's nurse and returned home with mixed feelings.As soon as he entered the door, he saw his mother Wu sitting at the crude wooden table, looking at him with a cold face.Wu Jili pursed his lips and didn't speak, he walked to the side and prepared to cook by himself.Wu Shi was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Ji Li, you are not allowed to go."

Wu Jili paused for a moment as he scooped rice into the rice vat with the shengzi, but he still didn't speak.

"Did you hear what I said? You are not allowed to go to Wen's house!"

Wu Jili sighed, put down the things in his hands, walked to her and sat down, "Mother, is it because of yourself or because of Yuzhi?"

Wu's expression was startled, "You know everything?"

Wu Jili nodded, "You suddenly proposed to go back to your mother's house in Henan because you knew that Yuzhi was going home, and you were afraid that I would do something stupid, right?"

Wu sighed: "It's good that you know, I originally wanted to dismiss you on purpose, she is destined to be the daughter-in-law of the Wen family, although I like her, but your identities are very different, it is impossible to have a relationship." In the end, I'm also doing it for your own good."

Wu Jili lowered his eyes and did not answer.

"Ji Li, since you know the purpose of being a mother, you should understand that you can't go to Wen's house now. Even if Yuzhi didn't ask you to go today, I won't let you go. You know the reason, so I don't need to explain it."

Wu Jili looked up at the two young trees growing side by side in the courtyard outside the door, and said calmly: "I saw Yuzhi that day, and I also saw Young Master Wen."

Wu's expression was ugly, and she snorted, "Why are you so disobedient, you still want to see her?"

Wu Jili didn't reply, but turned to his mother and asked, "What did Mrs. Japanese say to you?"

Mrs. Wu's face became even uglier when she heard Mrs. Wen's three words, "What can she say, it's not those old sayings, hmph, thinking that a few words can wipe out all grievances? How did she treat me back then? She said nothing now. used."

Wu Jili's gaze fell back to the two trees, "Mother, I don't think Mrs. Wen is the one you should hate. After all, if it wasn't for her arrangements, we wouldn't be able to settle down here."

Wu glared at him, "Then who do you want to hate if mother doesn't hate her?"

Wu Jili's eyes were lonely, and it took him a long time to squeeze out the difficult word from his lips: "Father."

Wu's face turned pale all of a sudden, and she was speechless for a long time.Wu Jili continued on the side: "At least Mrs. Wen still knows to visit you every month in the name of Shangxiang, what about Dad? Has he been looking for our mother and son for so many years?"

Wu's face was sullen, her chest heaved violently, but she couldn't utter a complete sentence to refute.

"Mother, do you still disagree with me going to Wen's house?"

Wu snorted coldly, "Don't forget that you are going to Qiu Wei soon, you are not going to take the exam, what are you going to do as a Western teacher?"

"But I can't bear to watch you keep running this family. Since you don't want to accept the Wen family's money, it's okay for me to make money based on my skills, right?"

Wu's expression calmed down, and after a while, he only sighed faintly, "Ji Li, you should understand my intentions, I just hope you don't walk into the Wen family like this, I hope you get a good reputation and go in openly , instead of being kicked out at any time like when I was a mother."

Wu Jili turned his head to look at his mother. The good looks he once had had long since disappeared, his temples had also turned gray, and his hand resting on the table was yellow and dry. Mingming was younger than Mrs. Wen. The last time he stood with her It looks like her elders.When has she been so old?

Although Wu Jili complained to her because of Yuzhi's matter, after seeing this scene, he still didn't disobey her intentions.

"Okay, then I won't go."

His gaze fell back to the two small trees in the courtyard, which he and Yuzhi planted a few years ago.A few years have passed, but it has only been so high.At the beginning, he naively thought that he would grow taller soon, until the branches and leaves intertwined to form a marriage.

It's just that these are all his own wishful thinking. At that time, Yuzhi just said that the yard is too empty and needs to be lined with two trees...

When the news of Wu Jili's resignation came, Yuzhi was reading with relish in a book of scriptures in his room.After Que Ya'er told her the news, she was a little surprised, as if she didn't expect it to be like this.It stands to reason that even if Ji Li is thinking about his mother, he should take over this job.

She couldn't figure it out, but she wanted to tell Wen Zhaoling the result, so she put down the book and went to find him.She had been avoiding him for two days, and she didn't know what was going on with him these two days, and he always teased her at every turn, which made her feel ashamed and annoyed.She was afraid that if she couldn't control it alone, if his mother found out, she would be out of luck.No matter what, the last time Wen Zhaoling vomited blood at her house was still lingering in her mind, and she didn't dare to do him like that again.

After thinking wildly for a while, I arrived at the door of the study.The doors and windows of the study room were closed, Yu Zhi thought that Wen Zhaoling was the only one in the study room, but when he walked up to him, he heard the voice of another person in the room, it was the voice of a middle-aged man with a thick heart.Yuzhi thought about it, and it took a while to remember that Wen Zhaoling said that Mr. Gu was coming today, so it must be this one in the room.

This Mr. Gu is a doctor who is in charge of treating Wen Zhaoling's illnesses. It is said that he went out of town some time ago, and he came back this time to see Wen Zhaoling again.Yu Zhi hadn't seen him yet, so she couldn't help being curious, she didn't leave for a while, she just stood outside the window and listened to the conversation between the two.

"Boyu, do you want to keep doing this? Now that you're married, it's risky to do things."

"What Uncle Gu said is that I have already told Uncle, and he is already making arrangements for me."

"Since you have already made up your minds, then I won't say much. I went to Suzhou this time, but I think it's a good place. You might as well go and have a look if you have time."

There was a moment of silence in the room, and Wen Zhaoling's voice sounded again: "I can take Yuzhi with me from now on."

"Huh, Yuzhi? Is that your newlywed lady?"

"Exactly."

"Hehe, okay, now you've got your wish, right? But it's that little girl?"

Wen Zhaoling said with a smile in his voice, "It's her."

Yuzhi listened in confusion, couldn't connect these few sentences, and didn't know what he wanted to express, but it was certain that none of the words had anything to do with Wen Zhaoling's body, didn't he say he was coming for a follow-up visit?

Yuzhi was hesitant to knock on the door, but before reaching the door, the door opened by itself. Wen Zhaoling walked out of it, and saw her slightly stunned, "Yuzhi? When were you here?" He asked earlier Everyone retreated and saw her reading in the room, thinking she would not come out, but they didn't expect her to be at the door.

"I just arrived. I heard you talking, so I didn't go in. Now the talk is over?"

Wen Zhaoling frowned slightly, not knowing what she heard.A middle-aged man walked out of the room, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, fair skin, short beard, wearing a crimson robe, and cupped his hands at Yuzhi, "So this is the eldest young mistress, and this is the first time Gu has seen her."

Yuzhi heard Wen Zhaoling call him Uncle Gu just now, and hurriedly returned the salute, "Uncle Gu, you are too polite, Yuzhi is a junior, I should be the one to greet you."

Mr. Gu stroked his beard and smiled at Wen Zhaoling, "Boyu is so lucky, the young lady has a dignified appearance, and she is respectful and courteous. She really deserves to be from everyone."

Yuzhi raised her head in embarrassment, and met Wen Zhaoling's eyes, with a half-smile, "Indeed, Yuzhi has always been docile and dignified."

Yuzhi turned her head in embarrassment.He did it on purpose.

Wen Zhaoling sent Mr. Gu out until he reached the gate of Wen's house. Mr. Gu stopped and asked Wen Zhaoling, "You haven't told the young lady yet?"

Wen Zhaoling nodded, "After a while, I don't want to involve her now."

Mr. Gu pondered: "Boyu, forgive me for asking something that shouldn't be asked. Although you like her, can you trust her?"

Wen Zhaoling sighed, "I do believe her, but I don't know if she believes me or not."

Mr. Gu was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed again, "I didn't know you were still so helpless, but if she treats you sincerely, she must believe you."

Wen Zhaoling pursed her lips, "Let's talk about it later, if she finds out, she will inevitably be troubled by then."

Mr. Gu squinted his eyes and looked at the sky, "I probably know your plan. You didn't plan to stay at Wen's house any longer, did you?"

Wen Zhaoling smiled, turned around, and looked around the mansion, "I suddenly remembered what my grandfather told me when I was young."

"Oh? What?"

"Acquisition of merit and fame, the glory of the lintel."

Mr. Gu laughed twice, and patted him on the shoulder, "Why did you suddenly think of this?"

"I'm just thinking about how much freedom I'll lose in the future if I really do that. In comparison, my current arrangement is the most suitable." He paused, and added: "It's also suitable for Yuzhi, With her temperament, it is really depressing to spend her whole life in such a big family."

Mr. Gu sighed, "If she understands what you mean, she should also believe you."

Wen Zhaoling pursed his lips and smiled, "Perhaps it will be fine once we become husband and wife."

Mr. Gu was taken aback, and then laughed again, "I didn't expect that she would take what I said to my wife seriously. That's really hard for you."

Wen Zhaoling waved his hand, "No way, this is also an expedient measure. If I am in good health, I will not only have to shoulder the responsibility of shining in the family to obtain fame, but also shoulder the responsibility of spreading my branches and leaves to recruit wives and concubines, which will be even more burdensome. "

Mr. Gu smiled and nodded, "What you do is farther than what you see."

Wen Zhaoling shook his head, "I think I'm really ruthless..." He walked into the door while talking.

Mr. Gu sighed softly behind him: Such a person should grow up in the countryside and mountains, with bamboo fences and cottages, green mountains and green waters, turbid wine among flowers, fishing by the lake, and a casual life with the one he loves, but why was he born here? Wealthy family?
He didn't exaggerate just now, what Wen Zhaoling does is always farther than what he sees, when he saw him for the first time, he felt that he was not simple, this feeling was like his bohemian uncle, even stronger than him .It's just that Wen Zhaoling is good at hiding. If you don't trust a person, maybe that person will only see him with a sickly gentle smile forever, but can't guess his heart...

When Wen Zhaoling returned to the house, he saw Yuzhi was looking at the medicinal herbs on the table, reaching out to fiddle with them from time to time, and seeing him enter the door, he asked curiously, "Is this left by Mr. Gu?"

Wen Zhaoling nodded, "Well, he said these are good medicines for the body."

Yuzhi said "oh", and told Que Ya'er to put it away.

"By the way, I just wanted to tell you that Ji Li said that he doesn't plan to come to Wen's house as a teacher."

Wen Zhaoling was slightly surprised. According to his understanding, Wu Jili should come.He still remembers the way he looked at Yuzhi on the street that day, with clear affection in it, but now he turned down the opportunity to enter Wen's house, he must have guessed right.Ji Li, Ji Li, Uncle Ji...

Wen Zhaoling looked at Yuzhi in a blink of an eye, "Will you go to Mingyue Nunnery with your mother to offer incense next time?"

Yuzhi was a little surprised why he would suddenly ask this, but she nodded truthfully, "Go, mother-in-law has already ordered, but the Dragon Boat Festival is coming, and I may not be able to go on the first day of the new year, and it will be the fifteenth."

Wen Zhaoling nodded, "Then I will go with you next time."

"Huh? Why do you want to go to Mingyue Nunnery?"

Wen Zhaoling smiled, "I haven't been there for a long time, I want to see it."

Yuzhi was surprised, "Have you been there before?"

"Yes, I have been there once. Didn't I mention to you that the Wen family once sought medical treatment from Mingyue Temple? I went with my mother that time."

Yuzhi was stunned, Wen Zhaoling looked at her and smiled without saying a word.In fact, it was that opportunity that allowed him to meet her for the first time.

(End of this chapter)