Chapter 23 Bathing Like Twin Ripe Peaches

Whether Gao was happy or not, Xie Yunshuo had to pack up as soon as possible and go with her to Zhixingzhai to pay her respects in the morning and evening.

The Xie family doesn't have many red tape and the rules are not strict.

This is because most of the male members in the family are military generals, and the family members are rarely together. Therefore, whenever someone is unemployed at home, the children must visit him every morning and evening so that the family can be reunited.

However, just one day later, Jiang Si was in much better spirits when she left the hospital to meet her father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Her somewhat arrogant mother-in-law finally came to her senses and treated her well.

Yesterday, I also gave Xian Yi Ju extra supplements for her monthly supplements to help her build up her body.

Even if Jiang Si had had a slight estrangement with Xia Rongyi earlier, there was nothing left now.

She is a person who knows how to repay kindness and is loyal. She returns the favor to others. Moreover, this is her mother-in-law, and whether it is filial piety or wifely virtue, she must respect and love her and not disobey her in the future.

Even if there are grudges, she will treat them well and be a qualified daughter-in-law.

What's more, Xia Rongyi intends to win her over.

A wise person will assess the situation and take advantage of the wind to sail. Besides, Jiang Si is an extrovert by nature. If she wants to please someone, there is nothing she cannot win over unless the other party has a preconceived grudge against her.

The two came to Zhixingzhai. Unlike yesterday, today only the eldest family's family was allowed to sit in the inner room of the main house.

Xie Xingxiu and Xia Rongyi had both gotten up. Xia Rongyi was talking to the maid, arranging for the eldest son and his wife to stay and have breakfast together.

I learned about Jiang Si's taste preferences yesterday, so I need to make more careful preparations today.

After the two entered, Nanny Qin beside Xia Rongyi thoughtfully led them to sit on the armchairs placed in front of the couch.

After Xia Rongyi and the others finished speaking, Jiang Si immediately stood up and called out, "Father, Mother."

Xie Yunshuo glanced at her in surprise.

Seeing her posture, everyone thought she had something important to say, even Xie Xingxiu and Xia Rongyi were nervous.

Thinking that the young couple had some quarrel yesterday, Jiang Si wanted to complain to them.

But seeing that she was smiling, she didn't seem to be angry.

The way she stood up straight frightened the two elders and made them feel confused.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Si's next question was, "Did you sleep well last night? I noticed some dark circles under your eyes, but you had nightmares last night and were restless, so you couldn't sleep well."

This is how Jiang Si says good morning at home.

When greeting elders by their respectful titles, stand up and speak, and ask about their health, mood, sleep, etc.

Since we have to wake up at dawn and dusk, how can we just sit in front of our elders as if it were a perfunctory job and think that counts as it?

Parents love their children deeply, and children should also give back in return.

Therefore, Jiang Si treated Xie Yunshuo's parents as if they were her own grandmothers.

She didn't think it was inappropriate. People are all made of flesh and blood, not stone. The more they are warmed, the softer their hearts will be. There will be feelings between people only when there is give and take between them.

Xie Xingxiu and Xia Rongyi both glanced at Xie Yunshuo inconspicuously.

Seeing him stand up and greet Jiang Si like her, he suddenly felt a different mood.

The two children were as considerate and intimate as the young children closest to their parents, with pure hearts.

The two elders were unexpectedly happy.

The children of the Xie family are all generous and enthusiastic, but lack meticulousness and care.

Every day when I come to say good morning, I just sit in this room and answer a few questions from my parents.

It is the most common interaction between parents and children.

This was the first time they had ever seen Jiang Si take the initiative to care for her elders and ask such sincere questions.

People tend to be rougher towards their family members than towards outsiders, especially children towards their parents. Unexpectedly, it was the daughter-in-law Jiang Si who could see that the two had not slept well and had dark circles under their eyes.

This proves that she is not just superficial, but genuinely concerned.

Xia Rongyi did not sleep for a long time yesterday, thinking about her son and daughter-in-law.

Knowing that they were living in separate rooms, I couldn't help but worry about Xie Yunshuo's future. What should I do if they continue like this?

The man has no feelings for his wife. If the illegitimate child is born first, what should he do with it in the future?

These things have far-reaching consequences and cannot be figured out in just one or two thoughts, especially the tit-for-tat between Jiang Si and Xie Yunshuo. If they have a concubine's son, he can be brought up by Jiang Si and regarded as a legitimate son.

Things like these made Xia Rongyi sleep for only an hour in total. She felt listless when she woke up in the morning. Her face looked haggard, so she put on more powder and forced a smile.

Unexpectedly, he was recognized by his daughter-in-law.

If this were another mother-in-law, she would take advantage of the situation and then say that she was worried about her offspring, using this as a warning to her daughter-in-law, urging the two young couples to consummate their marriage as soon as possible to continue the family line of the eldest house.

But this was also Xia Rongyi's first time being a mother-in-law, and she couldn't say it in front of everyone.

So she talked about something else to ease the situation.

"I've never had a good sleep. I tend to overthink a lot and can't calm down."

This is also the truth. Which mistress doesn't have things on her mind? There are people in the mansion, accounts, chores, family interactions, festival matters... There is no free time.

Especially at night, even though I feel sleepy, I always can’t fall asleep because I am thinking about things.

Xia Rongyi has a tranquilizing soup, but after drinking it for a long time, she seems to have gotten used to it and still has trouble sleeping occasionally.

Jiang Si listened and smiled slightly. "Yesterday, Xian Yi Ju picked some sweet osmanthus flowers. I'm going to make some sachets. I know two herbs that can calm the mind and relieve worries that can be added to the sachets. When the sweet osmanthus flowers are dried, I'll make two more and give them to my mother to hang above her bed for her peace of mind."

When she said these words, she was very different from others.

There is no flattery or fawning, but for some reason, it just attracts the attention of others unconsciously.

She is decisive, assertive and confident, and both her expression and tone are just right.

When Jiang Si said this in front of General Xie and his wife as if they were her own family, everyone was surprised that this daughter-in-law had such a side to her.

Xia Rongyi praised her for her thoughtfulness.

Jiang Si said, "Yesterday, mother increased Xian Yi Ju's salary. Mother cares for us, and the younger generation should love us even more. Our family is harmonious, which is better than anything else."

Xie Yunshuo looked at Jiang Si's back and was distracted for a moment.

What medicine did Jiang Si take wrongly?

Suddenly, it transformed from a porcupine covered with quills into a round, furry, silver-lined Persian cat.

Looking at the looks and expressions of her father and mother, she knew that they were delighted and happy at the moment, and their hearts were softened by her coaxing.

She was not like this in front of him.

Not to mention saying a few nice words, he was too stingy to even smile.

This made Xie Yunshuo very alert. He always felt that Jiang Si did this because she had something to ask for, so he tried his best to please his parents.

What did she need her parents to decide? It was naturally related to him.

He has already given her the main wife, what else does she want?

Xie Yunshuo was suspicious and kept waiting, but Jiang Si never spoke.

But after she finished her sweet talk with her parents, she didn't mention him a single word.

Afterwards, Xia Rongyi asked her to sit down quickly, and Jiang Si stopped talking only after she sat down and drank tea.

She took two sips of warm tea and felt happy.

Although this was not her own home, she was a little bit deliberate in her presence, but who doesn't want everything to go smoothly in their life, with fewer complaints and criticisms, and more caring and laughing words, even if they were insincere.

Jiang Si doesn't care about so many things. Whatever she thinks is good is good.

After the second brother and third sister arrived, the family had breakfast and the two returned to Xian Yi Ju. Before Xie Yunshuo could figure out what Jiang Si's plan was, she suddenly spoke in a sweet voice.

He couldn't understand her anymore.

Especially as soon as she returned to Xian Yi Ju, the lovely look she had shown in front of her parents in Zhixing Zhai disappeared without a trace.

Her eyes were indifferent when she glanced at him, showing neither dislike nor change.

Xie Yunshuo stopped thinking about her and went to the martial arts field as he had thought yesterday.

With nothing to do, he prepared to practice his spear skills with the palace soldiers.

Cavalry mostly use long spears.

Xie Yunshuo's dragon spear is made of copper and weighs nearly 100 kilograms. It is difficult for others to lift it, but he can wield it with one hand with great vigor.

Therefore, under the long sleeves, when the arms are raised to exert force, they are strong and sturdy arms developed through years of spear practice.

Xie Yunshuo stayed in the martial arts arena until before lunch, practicing swordplay, climbing high poles, practicing sparring with palace soldiers, and even earning a mount.

After doing all the things I needed to do, I cleared my mind and thought about nothing, and I felt much better.

When I returned to Xian Yi Residence, I could smell the rich fragrance of pears and flowers before I even entered the yard. The whole yard was filled with sweet aroma.

Although there lived an old enemy who was hostile to him, putting that aside, Xie Yunshuo actually had a good impression of being back in his own yard with a strong atmosphere of life.

Xie Yunshuo walked into the courtyard and paused for two steps outside the small tea room.

Qiu Ze explained to him, "My dear, Madam's pear candy is almost ready. It's fragrant and sweet. She just gave each of us a can of syrup."

Sugar was an expensive commodity, and ordinary people usually couldn't afford to eat it. Jiang Si used four loads of pears to make pear candy, which made the servants in the yard enjoy the treat.

"I understand." Xie Yunshuo responded calmly.

He seemed to be completely unconcerned, but in fact he was much better than when he returned in the morning.

After a morning of hard training and sweating a lot, Xie Yunshuo ordered Jiaoshan to prepare water for a full body bath and to clean himself thoroughly.

In the past, Xie Yunshuo bathed in the main room, with a screen as a fence, and never in another room.

Therefore, Jiaoshan had the bathtub and bathing supplies placed in the main room as usual.

But because he forgot to tell Jiang Si, the pear candy was still drying, so Jiang Si suddenly went back to the house to rest.

The maid outside the door didn't know whether she should stop Jiang Si. Before she could say anything, Jiang Si walked in directly.

Although there were two screens blocking the view and the person bathing could not be seen, Xie Yunshuo could still be seen standing in the bathtub through the screens.

Through the half-obstructed screen, the outline of his slender figure was vaguely visible.

Like the ups and downs of rocks, rising and falling suddenly.

Like fields and woodlands, with gullies crisscrossing.

Like a glass cup, it is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.

Like two ripe peaches, plump and round.

Caught off guard, Jiang Si was shocked and stunned. She knew that she should not look at something inappropriate, but she still stared at him.

He also reminded: "Xie Yunshuo, don't turn around, I just want to see behind you."

Xie Yunshuo was so frightened that the soap pancreas in his hand fell into the water, with a loud splash, which coincided with his heartbeat.

The water was making too much noise in the shower. When did she break in?