Yan Xiao glanced at Shen Qiyue, who was looking down with a wronged expression, and thought for a moment before saying:
"This isn't your problem. Don't doubt yourself because of someone else's mistake. That bastard probably took advantage of your younger brother's absence to bully you."
It's also my fault for being too busy lately and not checking on you. Go to class as usual tomorrow. If what you said is true, I'll take care of it.
"Sister-in-law, are you... are you trying to avenge me?"
Yan Xiao's words clearly indicated that she was going to support her, which surprised and delighted Shen Qiyue.
She had been worried that Yanxiao would find her stupid, so she kept quiet and didn't dare to tell Yanxiao, but she didn't expect Yanxiao to react like this.
"I'll take a look at it tomorrow. Let's eat first."
Yan Xiao looked at Mu Yunniang, who had been somewhat dazed since the beginning, and said with a smile:
"Yunniang, what are you standing there for? This food will get cold soon, so eat quickly and don't be shy. If you don't like it, just say so, and I'll have the kitchen make a few more of your favorite dishes."
"Okay, then I won't be polite."
Mu Yunniang only came to her senses after hearing Yan Xiao's words. She smiled and picked up her chopsticks to eat, but the expression in her eyes was somewhat complicated.
Although this era did not emphasize that a woman's virtue lay in her lack of talent, it was still rare for girls from respectable families to show their faces in public. Women like her who engaged in business outside the home were actually extremely few.
She was able to do this because she had no parents and no relatives to restrain her.
She had been that man's personal maid since childhood, learning a great deal from him. Now, she had become his mistress, a status that was already beneath her dignity. She no longer cared about the gossip and disdain from the outside world.
Yan Xiao's words and his educational methods for Shen Qiyue made her feel as if something secret was stirring in her heart, a tingling, elusive feeling that she couldn't quite grasp, yet it was real and impossible to ignore.
She didn't understand what it was, but instinctively wanted to get closer to Yanxiao.
It seemed that if she got closer, she could touch that hidden thing more intimately and know what it was.
She had initially thought that Yan Xiao treated her, a mistress, with such courtesy because he didn't have the airs of a general's wife, but now, it seemed that wasn't the case at all.
It's possible that she genuinely doesn't feel ashamed of her status and judges people solely by their character.
She felt that Yanxiao might bring her more surprises in the near future.
The three of them were all preoccupied with their own thoughts, but the atmosphere at the dinner table was very pleasant. After they finished eating, Yan Xiao did as she was told and had Zhao Qian safely escort Mu Yunniang back home.
After Mu Yunniang left, Yan Xiao led Shen Qiyue into the house. After having Qian Qiu Wan Dai fetch paper and pen, she spoke to Shen Qiyue:
"I'm planning to write a letter to your brother. Do you want to write one? If you do, write it now and have Zhao Qian send it out with you."
"Can I write letters home?"
In Shen Qiyue's memory, letters from home were very difficult to deliver, after all, she still remembered the feeling of waiting for Shen Mu's letter back then.
Seeing her reaction, Yan Xiao roughly guessed what she was thinking, and felt even more dissatisfied with that gentleman.
I'm really curious about what he's been teaching Shen Qiyue lately, since she doesn't even know such basic common sense.
She suppressed her anger and patiently explained:
"Things are different now. With your brother's current status, the first thing he'll do after settling down is to get back on the news network. Otherwise, he'll be blind and deaf. A letter from home is nothing."
Shen Qiyue nodded as if she understood, and quickly took the paper and pen to indicate that she wanted to write a letter.
She's been really holding back lately, and she's especially eager to tell her brother about how much prettier her sister-in-law has become.
She had to remind her brother to come back alive soon, and that he also needed to protect his still somewhat usable face.
Otherwise, if her brother were to die unexpectedly, her beautiful and capable sister-in-law would be snatched away by someone else, and who would she cry to then?
Yan Xiao assumed that Shen Qiyue was simply missing her brother, so she glanced at him and looked away before starting to write her own letter home.
Having lived this long, she had never actually written anything like this before, nor did she really know how to write it.
Fortunately, even though I've never eaten pork, I've seen pigs run, so I just used the format I'd read in novels before and wrote it in a very conventional way.
As for whether this format is suitable for couples, she didn't know.
The content is roughly as follows:
Hearing that the general is safe and sound, I am greatly relieved. I hope the general will take good care of himself and return in triumph soon.
Knowing that you are very busy, I should not disturb you, but there is something I feel is very necessary to inform you of.
......
The following content was a brief explanation to Shen Muzhi about his plan to do some small business with Mu Yunniang, and he indicated that he had already reached an agreement.
When they said they were informing him, they really were just informing him; they weren't actually discussing it with Shen Muzhi.
Even so, Yan Xiao felt that she was becoming more and more understanding.
After writing the letter, she sealed it and handed it to Qianqiu, telling her to give it to Zhao Qian when he returned.
Meanwhile, Shen Qiyue was still writing, and it looked like she had already filled two pages.
Yan Xiao didn't have the habit of prying into other siblings' privacy. She glanced at Shen Qiyue and then looked away, saying:
"In July, you can take your time writing. Once you're done, give it to Qianqiu, and she can give it to Zhao Qian along with the other documents. I have some other things to do, so I won't keep you company any longer."
"Okay, sister-in-law!"
Shen Qiyue didn't even look up, continuing to write furiously while muttering to herself. Occasionally, when she encountered a word she didn't know how to write, she would turn to Tangdou, who was literate, and ask her to teach her.
Yan Xiao didn't linger any longer and went straight to the direction of the secret room by herself.
Recently, she has been spending some time there every night after dinner, claiming it's her hobby and that she can only sleep soundly after watching her baby go to sleep.
The servants in the manor all knew about her quirk, and since there were no security issues in the manor, and she didn't allow anyone to follow her, the servants didn't want to embarrass themselves.
In fact, Yan Xiao was transferring supernatural energy to the jade artifact that had already exhausted its spiritual energy.
During this time, her body had become completely familiar with and mastered the level two supernatural ability, and she was slowly able to continue absorbing spiritual energy.
A few days ago, she had already absorbed all the spiritual energy from the landscape jade carving and transferred a lot of supernatural energy into it.
At the current rate, the landscape jade carving can be returned in two more days, and a new one can be brought back.
Moreover, as she received more and more supernatural energy, Yan Xiao discovered that this was also a way to practice using supernatural energy, allowing her to master and apply it more skillfully.
Not only that, but it also allows her body to deplete its spiritual energy saturation at a faster pace, shortening the interval between each absorption of spiritual energy, which indirectly increases her leveling speed.
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