Chapter 13 Chapter 13 "Can you drink the medicine?"...

On the way back, Yun Wu kept thinking about what had just happened.

She didn't know how much Xie Yi had overheard from behind the wall, but since he had heard it, he must have known that she and Ye Huaiqing had been engaged. Yun Wu knew she was innocent and hadn't done anything inappropriate with Ye Huaiqing just now, but now that her husband knew about it, she couldn't help but overthink it.

Yun Wu thought to herself, and couldn't help but secretly glance at Xie Yi who was leaning on the cushion with his eyes closed.

Xie Yi opened his eyes and met her gaze: "Why are you looking at me?"

Yun Wu was startled. She didn't know how he noticed her little action with his eyes closed. She immediately felt extremely guilty: "No...no."

"Then why are your eyes so wide?"

Xie Yi raised his hand and was about to reach out, but Yun Wu quickly closed her eyes, thinking that he was going to pinch her face again, but she only felt his hand brushing past her cheek and gently patting her shoulder, smoothing out the wrinkles on her neck and shoulders.

This was the mark left when she helped Xie Yi out the door and he pressed down on her.

Xie Yi smoothed out the wrinkles that bothered him, leaned back on the cushions, and glanced at her lazily: "What are you hesitating about? Can't you just say it directly?"

Yun Wu thought for a moment and then asked bluntly, "Why are you eavesdropping on our conversation from behind the wall?"

Xie Yi raised an eyebrow: "Eavesdropping?"

Yun Wu nodded seriously.

He was hiding behind the courtyard wall. If he wasn't eavesdropping, what was he doing?

Being sneaky is not what a gentleman does.

Xie Yi folded his arms and looked at her: "You guys are talking so loudly, there's no need for me to eavesdrop. I just heard a commotion outside, and it was a man from outside talking to my wife. Shouldn't I come out and take a look?"

Unlike the Duke's Mansion, the Yun family residence wasn't large, and Yun Wu's courtyard was even smaller. From inside, he could clearly hear the noises outside. So, he hadn't done it on purpose; rather, he was concerned and had come out to check on the situation.

Therefore, she misunderstood his concern as sneaky eavesdropping, and it was Yun Wu's fault.

Yun Wu lowered her head in self-blame, twisting the corner of her clothes with her fingers, and said softly, "I'm at home, nothing will happen to me."

Xie Yi snorted softly.

That's hard to say.

Judging from what he saw and heard today, it seemed that his young wife was not having a good time at home.

The sisters returned home on the same day, but their treatment varied considerably. While the Yun family's parents were warm and welcoming, seemingly unmistakable, it was easy to discern whether they were sincere or not. The Yun family was more polite than friendly towards the two of them, and while he was self-deprecating, the mother and daughter's gloating was genuine.

She clearly had an engaged fiancé, yet today that idiot accompanied her sister back to her parents' home. So, it seemed she wasn't necessarily willing to marry into the Duke's mansion to bring good luck.

Yun Wu was hesitating, wondering whether she should apologize to him for her misunderstanding, when she suddenly heard the sound of cups colliding. She turned around and saw Xie Yi suddenly coming over. An enlarged handsome face flashed in front of her, staring at her intently.

Yun Wu subconsciously lowered her head to see if there was anything inappropriate about herself, and felt uncomfortable under his gaze.

"What's wrong?" she asked cautiously.

Xie Yi leaned his upper body towards her, his elbows resting on the small tea table, very close to her. The carriage was shaking, and his breath would brush her cheek from time to time.

At such a close distance, everything is clear, such as her slightly trembling eyelashes, the corners of her lips pursed nervously, her dark pupils looking at me panickedly, the delicate texture of her skin, and even the tiny hairs on her cheeks are clearly visible.

Xie Yi held his chin up and looked at her critically: "Nothing special about her."

Yun Wu didn't quite understand: "What?"

"Although she is quite pretty, she is not stunningly beautiful. Why is it that Master Huaiqing is obsessed with her?" Xie Yi asked himself, answering: "Is it because we are both timid? We got together."

Yun Wu: “…”

The regret in Yun Wu's heart disappeared completely in an instant, and a strange emotion filled her chest.

She had never been angry when facing Ye Huaiqing's entanglement, but now she was really annoyed.

Yun Wu finally figured it out: "Did you do this on purpose?!"

I don't know when she started to have such bad intentions. She picked up the dishes from the table on purpose. She used the excuse of feeling unwell to rest, but she eavesdropped on her conversation with Ye Huaiqing behind the corridor. This was also intentional.

Xie Yi responded calmly: "So what?"

"you……"

"Isn't I always helping you? Now your parents think we're in love, and that Mr. Ye has come to you to express his true feelings." Xie Yi said sarcastically, "What a pity, he's already married. Otherwise, after I die, maybe you two can continue your relationship."

Yun Wu felt anger rising, her cheeks flushed slightly with anger. She glared at him angrily: "You, you shut up!"

Xie Yi didn't care at all.

Her anger was nothing to him. Who would care about the anger of a little bird or dog on the roadside? Even if it got angry and its fur stood on end, it would still be a fluffy ball, not threatening at all.

Xie Yi watched her reaction with great interest. His young lady, who had come to celebrate with him, had a gentle personality, seemingly without a temper. Even when met with cold faces and harsh words, she never complained. It was rare to see her angry like this. Her eyes sparkled, and she seemed to have a certain vitality...

Suddenly, she lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering, and something sparkling fell. Xie Yi subconsciously reached out to catch it, and caught a drop of hot tears that fell into his palm.

He suddenly froze.

Soon, he withdrew his hand quickly as if he was burned, and his upper body, which had leaned forward, slowly straightened back.

But the temperature of that tear was so obvious that he couldn't ignore it. Half of his attention was diverted to the strange feeling in his palm, and he suddenly felt uneasy.

He thought it was understandable if Yunwu scolded him and beat him, but she just started crying.

Could it be that she is made of tears?

Xie Yi rubbed his palm against his knee. The water stain was quickly absorbed by the fabric, but the strange feeling did not disappear. Low sobs came from the side. He coughed and said dryly, "Don't cry."

Yun Wu said nothing, clutching her sleeves to wipe her tears. After a while, a small dark mark appeared on the sleeves.

Xie Yi sat up straight, and when he saw it out of the corner of his eye, his vision was burned. "I was just talking nonsense, don't take it seriously."

Yun Wu sniffed, her eyes red and aggrieved. She quietly defended herself, "Since you've heard everything, you should know that I have no connection with Master Ye anymore. Not now, and certainly not in the future. I've acted innocently, you can't say that about me."

“…”

"I'm not the kind of person who's fickle. You don't need to test me... Even if I say I'm willing, you won't believe me."

“…”

She cried without making any noise. Besides the tears, her shoulders and neck trembled slightly. Xie Yi raised his hand, then lowered it, and then straightened his back even more, straighter than a wooden sculpture.

"It's my fault," he said. "I won't talk about it anymore."

Yun Wu wiped her tears: "Really?"

"real."

Yun Wu didn't say whether she believed it or not, nor did she say whether she forgave him or not.

Whether it is true or false, we will know it in the future. It is useless to say it now.

But she just brushed it off so lightly, and Xie Yi felt a little uncomfortable.

The carriage was still driving on the streets of the capital. There was a lot of noise outside, but the carriage was extremely quiet. He glanced at Yun Wu out of the corner of his eye, but Yun Wu just looked outside the carriage, counting the shops the carriage passed by.

"Ahem."

Xie Yi covered his lips and coughed lightly a few times.

Yun Wu turned around when she heard the voice.

Although they had just had an argument and her eyes were still red, when she heard her husband's sickly cough, she immediately reached for the teapot and poured a cup of hot tea.

"Are you okay?"

Xie Yi's face turned pale, and he turned his head away and said, "Nothing's wrong, just caught a cold, nothing serious."

Yun Wu closed the half-open window.

Xie Yi stroked the smooth, rounded wall of the small cup in his hand and casually said, "There's a jewelry store not far ahead. Want to stop and take a look?"

Yun Wu was bewildered: "Husband, do you want to buy some jewelry?"

"…Is there anything you want?"

"thing?"

"Jewelry, or something."

My second brother seems to often use some little gadgets to appease people. Since they are all women, their preferences should be similar.

Yun Wu thought about it and shook her head slightly: "No."

The Xie family had prepared a generous betrothal gift when they proposed marriage. The Duke's Mansion had everything. Whatever she wanted was prepared by someone, even the dressing table was full. She had nothing to lack for the time being.

Xie Yi: “…”

He lowered his head in silence and took a sip of tea.

The tea was warm, but inexplicably hot.

Yun Wu seemed to sense something. She looked up at his profile, thought for a moment, and then said, "There's something I don't know what to do, and I'd like to ask for your help. Is that okay?"

"What's the matter?" Xie Yi put down his teacup and said casually, "Is someone in the mansion giving you a hard time? If so, I can handle it."

"Can you take the medicine?" Yun Wu asked.

Xie Yi: “…”

Yun Wu pressed on, asking earnestly, "Doctor Hua said you need to take medicine three times a day. You didn't take it when you left this morning. Can I make some medicine for you when we get back?"

Xie Yi was silent for a moment, then changed his tone: "This one won't work, let's try another one."

Yun Wu felt a little disappointed, but she didn't force it. She said considerately, "Forget it, besides this, I don't have anything else to trouble you with."

Xie Yi: “…”

After returning to the Duke's Mansion, Yun Wu went into the small kitchen.

Hot mist was rising from the medicine stove. After three bowls of water were slowly boiled into one bowl of water, she wrapped the handle of the medicine pot with a cloth and poured out a bowl of black medicine juice.

Then he brought it to Xie Yi while it was still hot.

Xie Yi: “…”

He looked down at the medicine bowl in front of him, then looked up at his new wife.

The almond-shaped eyes of the person opposite were sparkling, as if a little bird begging for food had come to peck at his window again, with its black eyes wide open, waiting for him with a sharp gaze, and would not stop until it got the food.

Yun Wu pushed the medicine bowl towards him and looked at him expectantly: "Husband, drink it while it's hot. It won't be good if the medicine gets cold."

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Drink it, there will be more to drink later.