Chapter 31

Wu Jili's departure was completely buried under the hustle and bustle of Mr. Wen's return to Beijing.Wen Mansion was in a panic to welcome Mr. Wen back to the mansion, obviously did not expect him to come back at this non-yearly and non-holiday time.Of course, there are some exceptions among these people, and that is Mrs. Wen.When everyone was jumping around and rushing to the gate, she was sitting leisurely in the hall drinking tea, quietly accompanying Mrs. Tai.

Mrs. Tai has long been used to her appearance, so she also goes with her.

Wen Zhaoling took Yu Zhi, Wen Zhaoye took Jin, Li, and Aqin to the gate of the mansion.After a while, they saw a person from a distance, one on a horse, coming first. The person on horseback was dressed in dark blue casual clothes, and his figure was majestic. When he got closer, he saw that it was the face of a middle-aged man.

Yuzhi originally thought that this was the first to report the news, but she didn't want to hear Wen Zhaoling and others calling her father in unison, so she realized that this was Mr. Wen himself.She looked behind him, but she didn't see the attendants and the sedan chair, and wondered if it was possible that he returned home first by himself?

Just as he was thinking, Master Wen got off his horse and came to him, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, then looked at the door, and finally landed on Yuzhi, "Boyu, is this your wife Dong Qiang?"

Wen Zhaoling nodded and said yes, the questions and answers between father and son were as serious as the superiors and subordinates among officials.

Yuzhi immediately blessed him after he asked, "Yuzhi has met father-in-law."

Master Wen nodded, "Time flies so fast. You are already this old. Now that you are married, you can live a good life with Boyu. If he dares to bully you, just tell me."

Yuzhi quickly said yes, not daring to be vague.She raised her head and glanced at him quietly, but saw that he had lost the majesty he had just now, and instead smiled kindly at her.Yuzhi's heart warmed up. Seeing his attitude towards Mrs. Wen before, she thought he was indifferent to others, but it seems that's not the case.

Master Wen turned around and asked about Wen Zhaoye's situation. Wen Zhaoye didn't dare to let him know about Daimei's incident when he made a fuss some time ago, otherwise it would not be so easy to pass the test.Then he asked about A-Qin's homework, A-Qin was still feeling lost because of Wu Jili's matter, she was rarely quiet, but was praised a lot.In the end, he asked about Mrs. Li's situation, probably because he thought of his third son who died young, Mr. Wen's face was a little bad.

Wen Zhaoling said to him: "Father, hurry up and enter the mansion. Grandma has been waiting for a long time."

Master Wen turned his head and looked at him, as if he was about to say something, but in the end he just nodded, "Okay, let's go into the mansion."

On the one hand, a servant had already led his horse to the backyard, and everyone followed him back to the mansion.

Mrs. Tai couldn't wait for a long time, she was supported by Nanny Luo to the entrance of the hall, saw that figure walking towards her from a distance, she hurriedly went up to her, "Yanzhi, you are finally back."

Master Wen took a step forward and kowtowed to her, "Mother, the child is back, and the child cannot always be by his side to fulfill his filial piety. I hope mother will forgive me."

Mrs. Tai's eyes immediately shed tears when he said this, "Get up quickly, what are you talking about, Wan Qing will take care of you at home, everything is fine, you don't have to worry."

Wanqing is Mrs. Wen's boudoir name, Yuzhi heard it for the first time, and it took her a while to realize it.

Master Wen got up and stood still. After hearing this, he finally glanced behind Madam Tai.Mrs. Wen finally put down the teacup in her hand, stood up and walked over, stopped in front of him without raising her eyes, and just said plainly: "My husband has worked hard all the way, the hot water for bathing is ready, The food is also ready, my husband should go to take a bath first, and we can eat later."

Mrs. Wen pursed her lips and stared at her for a while, then snorted suddenly, "Very well, Madam is always considerate in doing things, I am really thankful Madam." After speaking, he turned his head and bid farewell to Mrs. Tai, and was led to the residence by a servant went.

Yuzhi was startled when she saw Mr. Wen's cold appearance suddenly changed from the good temper just now. She turned her head to look at the others, but they all seemed to be familiar with it. It seemed that they were used to it. Mrs. Tai had a normal look on her face, and she just muttered: "Whatever you do, let's have a cup of daughter-in-law's tea first."

Yuzhi couldn't help thinking, maybe one day these two people will be friendly, but it will be abnormal.

By the time Master Wen arrived in the living room after taking a bath, the sun was already setting.The whole family sat quietly in the hall and waited for him. Seeing him coming in, Mrs. Wen immediately called Fuqin to order the kitchen to serve the food.

This meal was eaten very carefully, and everyone held their breaths, only the tapping sound of the bowls and chopsticks could be heard on the dinner table.After a while, Master Wen spoke to Wen Zhaoling, "Boyu, since you are married, have you thought about what you will do in the future?"

The chopsticks in Wen Zhaoling's hand paused, "Father, you don't have to persuade me to seek fame, my son has no intention of officialdom."

Master Wen frowned, his face a little displeased.Mrs. Tai hurriedly smoothed things over: "Okay, it's rare to come back, don't talk about this at the dinner table, Boyu has just got married, and other things are not in a hurry."

Master Wen's expression softened, and he nodded, "What mother said is true."

It was only then that Yuzhi knew that Master Wen had the intention of letting Wen Zhaoling enter the court as an official. She remembered that Wen Zhaoling was secretly doing business. If Master Wen knew about it, wouldn't it be a mess.

Mrs. Wen originally wanted to talk about Wen Zhaoye, but Mrs. Tai had already opened her mouth, so she had no choice but to stop talking and just concentrate on eating.Yuzhi noticed that when Mrs. Wen picked up vegetables for him, she would always remove the green onions from the vegetables before serving them to him, and she felt a little weird again.If he was as indifferent to him as he seemed on the surface, how could he be so considerate and meticulous?
After dinner, Wen Zhaoling and Wen Zhaoye were called to talk by Mrs. Wen. Mrs. Tai was not feeling well some time ago, and she just recovered a little bit, and asked about Ji Li again. Yuzhi couldn't leave, so she had to sit quietly with her listen.Mrs. Wen only said that Wu Jili had something to take care of at home, so she suddenly resigned. Mrs. Tai didn't ask any more questions when she got the reason, only Aqin looked sullen with her head down.

They sat for a while, Mrs. Tai said that she was tired, and Mrs. Wen got up to send her back. Before leaving, she told them that they could go back and rest.Yuzhi also felt uncomfortable with the two sisters-in-law and the silent Aqin, so she bid farewell to the three and went to Boyuju first.

Following Que Ya'er all the way, when Yu Zhi passed a courtyard, she stopped in a strange way and asked Que Ya'er: "When did people live here?"

Que Ya'er followed her gaze. Candles were lit in the courtyard room, and the bright light almost spilled out of the courtyard.Que Ya'er replied, "Maybe it's where Mr. Wen lives."

Yuzhi frowned, could it be possible that Mrs. Wen still lives in a separate room from Mrs. Wen?

Just about to leave, a few drops of rain suddenly fell from the sky.Que Ya'er yelled in a panic: "Why is it raining suddenly? Miss, you take shelter at the corner of the yard, I'll go get an umbrella."

Yuzhi obediently stood at the gate of the courtyard, let the eaves above block the rain, and said to Que Ya'er: "Then go quickly, I'll wait for you here, go back quickly, don't get wet."

Que Ya'er complied, and hurried towards Bo Yuju.

Yuzhi originally thought that Wen Zhaoling was still talking to his father in this yard, but who knew that he didn't hear anything, maybe he had already finished talking and went back.

The sound of the rain was getting louder and the sky was getting darker. Yu Zhi shrank to the corner of the courtyard gate. Standing alone at the gate of her father-in-law's courtyard at this time was really unreasonable.Just as she was thinking, a voice came from the courtyard, Yuzhi was startled, and breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that Mrs. Wen had already arrived here, so standing here would be fine.

Mrs. Wen's voice was very low, mixed with the sound of the rain that was getting louder, she couldn't hear it clearly. Yuzhi didn't want to listen to others at first, but when she heard Ji Li's name, she paid attention again.

Mrs. Wen's voice was intermittent, and Yuzhi subconsciously leaned towards the source of the voice, only to hear her say to Mr. Wen: "The child is already nineteen, do you want to see him?"

Master Wen didn't answer, but just snorted for a long time: "Madam is really virtuous."

Mrs. Wen didn't make a sound.

After a while, Master Wen asked again: "What did you say his name was?"

"Ji Li, Wu Jili."

"Ji Li..." Master Wen murmured, "If you don't have an uncle, how come Ji..."

There was no other sound except the sound of rain, Yuzhi heard these words intermittently, and felt a little weird.Why do you feel that Ji Li's identity is a bit unusual after listening to Mr. Wen and his wife?Otherwise, why would you suddenly say that you want to see him, and have something to do with the deceased Third Young Master?

Just as she was thinking, there was a sound of footsteps in the yard behind her. Yuzhi didn't care whether it was going to rain or not, so she quickly lifted the corner of her skirt and headed towards Boyuju. It was so dark that she couldn't see the road and couldn't care about it.

He ran a few steps in a hurry, and when he almost fell, he caught her firmly with both hands, and then covered her head with an umbrella, and Wen Zhaoling's voice sounded with a hint of a smile: "You are so flustered! do what?"

Seeing that it was him, Yu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, "Why are you here in person? Where's Que Ya'er?"

Wen Zhaoling took her by the hand and brought her to him, "She got wet in the rain, so I came by myself, but you couldn't wait? You ran so fast just now."

Yuzhi grabbed his arm and smiled, "No, it's just that it's my father-in-law's residence, so I can't stay for a long time." After saying this, she turned her head to look at the yard behind her, and found that the gate was closed.

Wen Zhaoling followed her gaze, and said in a sad voice, "Mom and Dad must be arguing again."

Yu Zhi was taken aback, "Arguing?" She thought she closed the courtyard to rest.

Wen Zhaoling smiled, and the melancholy just now was gone, "It's okay, they have been like this all the time, if they quarrel, they will never let others hear, so we just pretend we don't know."

Yuzhi nodded, thinking that this is really a strange couple.

The two walked close to each other to the door of Bo Yuju, and when they were about to enter, Yu Zhi thought about it, and then asked the doubts in her heart: "Bo Yu, Ji Li...does he have anything to do with the Wen family?"

(End of this chapter)

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