Chapter 2 Went to He Mansion
"Didn't the Third Young Master go to Minister He's residence? Didn't I ask you to tell the Third Madam in the afternoon?" Chu Huang looked at Chu Hong.
Chu Hong finally remembered, but she only said discontentedly, "I was busy making incense for Madam this afternoon and forgot." She then turned to Yu Huatang and said, "The Third Young Master said he went to the Minister He's residence and might not be back for very late."
After listening to this, Yu Huatang lowered his eyes, said goodbye softly, and returned the same way.
Only then did she realize that he had come back for Minister He.
Zhao Yan and Minister He's daughter are childhood sweethearts, and Minister He is very supportive of him in political affairs.
Even though she seldom went out, she knew that someone in the court had falsely accused Minister He of corruption. In order not to implicate his daughter, Minister He immediately arranged a marriage for He Rongjin, and chose the second son of the Yongchang Marquisate.
Shangshu He and the Left Prime Minister were good friends from the same court, while Zhao Yan and He Rongjin had an inexplicable relationship.
He must be very worried. A respected elder was falsely accused, and his childhood sweetheart was about to leave someone else...
She thought as she walked, many maids had seen her dress along the way, and they probably all knew that she was waiting for Zhao Yan.
But he went to He's house, which made her look ridiculous...
If it weren't for her, the person Zhao Yan should have married was He Rongjin, the son of the left prime minister and the daughter of a minister. They had similar personalities since childhood, what a story of a talented man and a beautiful woman.
Three years ago, a fifty-year-old man in Quanzhou saw her on the street and came to his house to propose marriage, saying that she was his fourteenth concubine.
The master was very rich, and that night they surrounded her yard.
Cousin Yu Hui and his nephew finally knocked out a few guards and brought her to the capital with a jade pendant they had never seen before.
The Yu family was also a family of officials decades ago, but the family had declined and she was the only girl in her father's generation. Later, they encountered a storm at sea and Yu Huatang became an orphan. Fortunately, she was sheltered by her cousin's family and grew up.
On the way to the capital, her cousin told her that many years ago, the ancestors of the Yu family and the Zhao family were classmates, good friends in the same court, and had even been engaged.
But because the Yu family offended the powerful and was exiled to Quanzhou, the two families lost contact.
When she stood at the Left Prime Minister's residence holding the engagement jade pendant, she was full of anxiety and uneasiness. Her cousin comforted her and said that she could try her luck, maybe their family would recognize her.
Sure enough, the grandfather of the Zhao family immediately agreed to the marriage, but Zhao Yan did not like her, and He Rongjin had to wait until this year to be arranged into a family marriage.
However, she hadn't come to the Zuo Xiang Mansion intentionally at that time. She was simply desperate and had no idea about his relationship with He Rongjin...
But no one would think so, everyone thought she was greedy for fame and fortune.
He thought so too...
She returned to Jingya Hall, washed off her clothes, sat on the bed, and looked out through the window.
The night wind was blowing alone, the sky and the earth were pitch black, and an indescribable melancholy came over her.
What will he be doing...
Did Miss He cry?
Will he comfort her...
Time passed by like a dripping water. It was so late and he still hadn't come back. Could it be that he was going to stay overnight at He's house?
Her heart tightened and she clutched a corner of the quilt.
The night wind continued to blow, and the cold moon shone on her alone.
At this moment, there was a noise coming from the outer courtyard, and she listened carefully...
My father-in-law has returned a long time ago, my eldest sister has been married for a long time, my second brother usually doesn't like banquets and will rush home as soon as the morning comes. Although my fourth brother likes to play, his sister-in-law He Lingfei is very capable, so my fourth brother will also come back before dark.
Now, he is the only one left...
She swept away her melancholy, walked out of the room, and listened to the movements in Lanyuan, the side room next door.
He lived in Lanyuan for three years after his marriage.
It is actually very convenient to get there from Jingya Hall. You can just turn the corner and pass through a bamboo forest.
But what reason should she use to go see him? She had put so much effort into making the colorful lanterns, and if she sent them to him now, wouldn't it seem too deliberate, as if he would think she came for a purpose...
It was still a little cold in the late spring nights. Zhao Yan hadn't lived at home for two months. Would he have enough clothes to wear tomorrow? Would he need new ones?
Although his maid Bai Yi would prepare it, she was still his wife. Wouldn't it appear more sincere if she delivered it personally? Probably...
She persuaded herself, took out some early spring clothes from the closet, and walked towards Orchid Garden.
As she passed by the bamboo forest, she rehearsed over and over in her mind what she was going to say. She just had to say that she was delivering clothes.
Her heart was beating fast with nervousness. She stopped in the bamboo forest to calm herself down and continued walking.
As soon as she entered the Orchid Garden, she saw a handsome figure. His hair was loose, and he looked like an immortal in the sky in the middle of the night. He was leaning against the corridor, looking up at Shu Yue, and the moonlight sprinkled on his face like flowing water, which was indescribably moving.
She stared blankly and forgot to move forward.
This feeling brought her back to three years ago, when he was just as charming and gentle as ever. He politely called out to her uncomfortable face, "Miss Yu."
The movement here interrupted his thoughts and he looked over.
Yu Huatang looked at him nervously, and after a while she spoke, "Husband...you're back..."
She felt a little frustrated, and the courage she had just mustered was gone when she saw him.
He ignored her expression and said calmly, "Why are you here so late? Is there something wrong..."
Yu Huatang remembered and said quickly, "My husband hasn't been home for a long time. I was worried that Chunri didn't have enough clothes, so I brought a few over..."
"There are clothes here, and the maids will arrange them." Zhao Yan said as he walked towards the door.
She was a little at a loss, standing in the corridor not knowing what to do. She saw that he didn't look like he wanted to talk to her.
She thought to herself with self-mockery that if it was the talented He Rongjin, he would probably come over and chat with her.
Even if it was the maid Bai Yi, he might come over and say a few words...
After a long while, she regained her voice, "Husband, tomorrow..."
"I have something to do tomorrow, you go back first." Zhao Yan interrupted her.
His tone was so cold, even though he was a little impatient, he still maintained politeness. Just like when she first met him, he spoke to her politely even though he was unhappy.
He is truly a well-educated nobleman who never gives others embarrassment.
Three years ago, she might not have understood the hidden meaning in his words, but now she has understood that she has disturbed him by coming here.
She suddenly felt a little regretful. Why did she come here tonight? Just like the clothes in her hands, she was redundant.
Bai Yi heard the noise and came out of the room. "Third Madam, come here." Seeing the clothes in her hands, she said, "Madam, you have worked hard. I have prepared the clothes for the young master this morning."
Look, even the maids would do things in advance, so she, as a lady, seems a little stupid now.
She couldn't stand it any longer, and stopped looking at him or Bai Yi. "It's late, my husband, please go to bed early..."
After saying this, she knelt and saluted like the noble ladies in the capital.
She had never learned these things before, and she made a fool of herself when she bowed to her mother-in-law and elder sister for the first time. After that, she practiced secretly until she saw that she was properly and virtuously behaving in the mirror, and then she was satisfied.
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