The courtyard that Wan Qingmiao arranged for Xu Jiang was adjacent to Xizhi and Wan Sheng's courtyards, and was called Tingyun Pavilion.
The yard was large and very quiet. To make it easier to take care of her, Wan Qingmiao moved his mother to live with Xu Jiang. He also sent all the maids in his mother's room and yard here to be dispatched by Shan Bo and Liu Mei.
Shan Bo looked at him with new eyes. Although the young man was still childish and a little silly, he was thorough and efficient in his work. Therefore, he stopped bullying and teasing him, but instead gave him some advice on some personnel interactions.
After a few interactions, the two became quite close.
Because Wan Sheng also fell ill a few days ago, Wan Qingmiao had to take care of his father while managing the family business. He went out early and came back late every day, so he could only come to Tingyun Pavilion to visit his mother in the morning and evening.
Now that he had some free time, he came to the yard more often, but every time he saw Xu Jiang, he always had an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Xu Jiang saw it all, but did not ask any questions and pretended not to see it.
After holding it in for a few days, Wan Qingmiao finally couldn't hold it in anymore, so he invited Xu Jiang to the yard to talk alone.
Xu Jiang knew his intention, but she still asked, "Why did Master Wan invite me here?"
"This..." Wan Qingmiao looked at it for a few seconds, then looked away evasively, and said "I" for a long time, but couldn't utter a complete sentence.
"If nothing else, I'll go back to the room first." She was afraid that Xizhi would wake up and look for her.
"Wait." Seeing that she was about to leave, Wan Qingmiao hurriedly stopped her and asked shyly, "Are you really your mother's daughter?" After asking, he felt that this question was so strange and he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet.
It seems that Wansheng told him everything.
Xu Jiang did not deny it and nodded generously, "Yes, I was your daughter before she married your father."
Seeing her so calm, Wan Qingmiao also calmed down, "No wonder I felt like I had seen you before when I first saw you." Wan Qingmiao's gaze fell back on her face, "You look a bit like mother."
Xu Jiang smiled slightly.
Wan Qingmiao added: "When he smiles, he doesn't look like him anymore."
"Your father said the same thing." The father and son looked alike and spoke alike.
The two looked at each other and both felt a little curious.
"No wonder Shan Bo asked me to call you Sister that day." Wan Qingmiao said a little embarrassedly, "It really is Sister."
"You can call me whatever you want." After spending the past few days together, Xu Jiang also understood Wan Qingmiao's personality. Although he was spoiled when he grew up, he was not arrogant. He was kind and enthusiastic, respectful and filial, and a little simple, which made people involuntarily want to be more tolerant of him.
"This... I can't say it out loud for the moment." Wan Qingmiao scratched his face. He was not used to it yet.
Xu Jiang narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay, Master Wan, please do as you please."
Master Wan felt awkward again. "Since we're all family, don't call me that so strangely. Mother gave me the name Zhenji, so you can call me that from now on."
The road is smooth and the hermit is chaste.
Xu Jiang laughed and said, "I can't bring myself to call you that right now, so I'll just call you Master Wan."
Master Wan was embarrassed.
Xu Jiang chuckled, "Just kidding, Zhenji."
The word "Zhenji" broke the strangeness between the two, and they immediately became much closer. The word "Sister" that Wan Qingmiao couldn't bring herself to call out also slipped out naturally.
"Sister."
Xu Jiang sighed in her heart. Ever since she learned about her life experience and became related to those nominal 'brothers' by blood, Xu Jiang felt disgusted. But now, facing Wan Qingmiao, although she often envied and even envied him, she could never hate him.
Ultimately, it all comes down to a person's character. Even if Wan Qingmiao and she weren't half-siblings, she would still be happy to make friends with them.
"Zhenji, how old are you?"
"I'll be crowned next year."
"A few months."
"The second day of April." Wan Qingmiao asked, "Where's my sister?"
Xu Jiang's smile faded a little, "I don't know." The day Xu Yuan picked her up was June 22nd, but for her, this day was no longer a good day, but a nightmare.
As for the real birthday, only Xizhi should know, if she still remembers it.
Wan Qingmiao felt a little embarrassed, so he changed the subject and asked, "Last time I heard that my sister is getting married in March next year?"
"Yeah." Xu Jiang smiled and said, "Good things are happening at the same time. After my wedding, it will be your coming-of-age ceremony."
Wan Qingmiao stroked his hand and said, "Then we can be considered a happy couple." Then he said regretfully, "It's a pity that your wedding ceremony is held in the capital, and I can't organize it due to my grandmother's mourning period, nor can I attend your wedding."
According to etiquette, Wan Sheng and Wan Qingmiao should both be at home mourning for the old lady. However, because they were merchants with a large business portfolio and a complex schedule, the Wan family's first and third wives were responsible for the mourning period. They only had to observe daily fasting, refrain from banquets, avoid weddings, and be responsible for the expenses of the first and third wives during the three-year mourning period.
"It's good that you have this intention." Xu Jiang expressed her understanding.
Wan Qingmiao asked curiously, "What's my brother-in-law's name and what kind of person is he?"
Xu Jiang coughed twice. "His surname is Lou, his name is Yunchun, and he's a very good person."
"So what does his family do?" Wan Qingmiao asked, then suddenly remembered that he had mentioned earlier that the family was an official, so he changed his question and asked, "What position does he hold in the court?"
"He works at the Dali Temple, as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple."
"He's in charge of criminal cases?" Wan Qingmiao frowned. "Isn't that very dangerous?"
Xu Jiang recalled the 'ferocious' look of Lou Yunchun when she first met him, and nodded with a smile, saying, "He looks quite fierce." But in private, he was gentle and considerate.
Wan Qingmiao frowned even more tightly, and said in a tactful way, "My husband should find someone with the character of my father, who knows how to care for others. Someone who is too fierce will only hurt others."
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