After dinner, Xu Lanyin took Min Jia out to digest the food, and first went to the north room of the west wing to take a look at Xu Lanyin’s temporary residence.
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Aunt Xu will sleep here for the next two days."
The little girl looked happy.
After leaving the west wing, the little girl pulled Xu Lanyin out of the courtyard, and Mother Liu and Zhangqi followed behind them.
After walking through a flower path and passing several pavilions, we unexpectedly arrived at a stretch of clear water. Green willows wrapped around the bank, the water rippled, and the afterglow of the sunset fell on the broad water, like dancing golden butterflies.
Min Jia pulled Xu Lanyin with his left hand, stroked his ear with his right hand and listened.
Xu Lanyin also listened carefully and said with a smile, "There really are frogs croaking."
The little girl looked up at Xu Lanyin and smiled. It was really not easy to have someone who understood you.
Her eyes were curved with a smile, her teeth were white as glutinous rice, and her pink mouth was like peach petals.
Xu Lanyin felt that if the little girl didn't look very much like a Minhu, then she probably looked more like her mother, who must have been a rare beauty.
Xu Lanyin cupped her little face and wanted to say, "You're so beautiful," but then changed her words and said, "Sister, you're so smart."
After listening to the frog croaking for a while, the little girl finally pulled Xu Lanyin back to the yard at the urging of Mother Liu.
When I came into the house, the little girl was already sleepy.
After she asked Mother Liu to wash up, she asked the little girl to bring the two small houses into the bedroom and place them on the small table.
Seeing her looking at her expectantly, Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Good night, sister. Aunt Xu will be here with you tomorrow."
The little girl was then led into the bedroom by Mother Liu.
After spending most of the day in a carriage and part of the day as a kindergarten teacher, she was exhausted. Xu Lanyin went to the west wing to rest on the bed for a while before going to the outer study with Banyue, who had come over with Zhangqi.
The sky was full of stars at this time, and Butler Hao was wandering outside the gate of the outer study.
Seeing Xu Lanyin coming, he stepped forward and said with a smile, "Everything is ready. The girl playing the zither is in that pavilion."
Banyue and Zhangqi went to the side room of the wing, while Xu Lanyin and Butler Hao entered the study and living room.
The room was arranged the same as last time, or rather, it had never changed. Even the first chair on the left was right next to the bed.
Butler Hao entered the side study, and after a moment Min Hu and Zhao Wu, who were having a secret conversation, came out.
Zhao Wu smiled at Xu Lanyin and went to wait for her in the wing room. Minhu looked at Xu Lanyin with a different look. It seemed that Zhao Wu had already told him everything about his life and how she had saved him.
Minhu smiled and pointed to the chair beside the Luohan bed, asked Xu Lanyin to sit on the first chair on the left, and he sat on the Luohan bed.
Butler Hao personally served tea to Xu Lanyin and sat on the other side at Minhu's suggestion.
Minhu seemed to be waiting for Xu Lanyin to let him lie down or lean back in his chair. He felt conflicted, at once relieved and a little irritated. The irritation was because the thought of falling asleep under her "comfort" and gaze once again made him panic, a feeling he tried to suppress but couldn't.
Xu Lanyin didn't let him lie down, but smiled and said, "Master Min must not know how smart and cute Jia Jie'er is."
The voice is clear and the face is full of smiles.
Her words successfully pulled Minhu out of his thoughts. Raising an eyebrow, he asked, "Miss Xu said Jia'er was smart?"
Xu Lanyin nodded and said, "He's not just smart, he's much smarter than other kids his age."
When talking about Min Jia, Min Hu was no longer as distracted as before, and recounted this girl who gave him a headache, "Jia'er was indeed an extremely smart child. When she was a little over one year old, she could call all the elders in the family. When she was two years old, she could recite more than a dozen poems and recognize words. At the age of three, she could not only recognize words and recite poems, but also write a few simple words. Everyone said that she would grow up to be a talented woman like Cai Yan... Before, I was an official in Jiaodong, and she lived with her mother An..." He paused, and continued, "Jia'er and An lived in the capital. Two years ago, An suddenly fell seriously ill and passed away. Jia'er was extremely sad and could not get out of the shadow. Not only did she stop talking, she also became like an idiot. I couldn't bear to leave her in the mansion, so I kept her by my side..."
He narrated calmly, but when he said the word "An" for the first time, his eyebrows frowned and a flash of hostility passed through his eyes.
The peaceful Minhu's expression changed when he talked about his wife, which surprised Xu Lanyin very much.
Moreover, he could now bring his young daughter with him, but he had not brought his wife and daughter with him when his wife was still alive. Xu Lanyin knew that Min Hu had other brothers who were with their parents, so there was no need to leave his daughter-in-law with her parents-in-law to honor them...
Xu Lanyin guessed that Minhu and his wife must have had irreconcilable conflicts during their lifetime.
Xu Lanyin recounted the time she'd inadvertently noticed Min Jia missing her mother and wanting to be with her. She said, "...In every child's heart, their mother is the most beautiful and their role model. Instead of avoiding the issue out of fear of hurting her, it's better to confront it directly and let her remember her mother's beauty and love for her. That way, she'll be much happier. For example, today, when I told her that little story, she laughed several times and even took the initiative to pull me to the pond, motioning for me to listen to the frogs croaking... Her aphasia might be related to a knot in her heart. Once that knot is untied, perhaps she'll be able to speak again. So, Jia Jie'er's situation is relatively optimistic, and Lord Min needn't worry too much."
Minhu nodded repeatedly. He had heard about Xu Lanyin and Minjia's interactions, and he could see that Miss Xu's methods made Minjia much happier. Indeed, letting a child remember their mother's good qualities makes them happier than letting them know her bad qualities...
His smile brightened, feeling that his daughter's future wasn't as bleak as he'd imagined. This Miss Xu was Dr. Zhang's apprentice. Not only had she inherited the old doctor's Ruyi Regenerating Cream, she'd also learned hypnosis and the ability to read people's expressions...
He was fortunate to have this girl under his wing, which would bring him many benefits both in public and in private… Thinking of “public”, his earlier panic was suppressed.
Xu Lanyin noticed that Min Hu was in a very good mood, so she changed the subject and said, "Hypnosis can be effective in treating insomnia, but it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. To completely cure insomnia, the most important thing is to adjust yourself. I think Lord Min's insomnia is caused by psychological pressure." Afraid that he would be unhappy with her guessing at his thoughts, she quickly explained, "I've also heard some rumors about Lord Min. He's been outstanding since childhood, and such people tend to think more than others and have greater psychological pressure than others. However, insomnia caused by psychological pressure, as long as it is adjusted and channeled, is easier to treat than insomnia caused by other reasons..."
He also talked about some tips on how to relax your mind.
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