Chapter 626 The Predicament of Miss Xie
Song Chunxue was very surprised. She didn't expect Xie Lingyun to trust her so much and tell her her private information directly.
This trust might also be a plea for help, and she couldn't turn a deaf ear to it.
Perhaps it was because she knew about her current relationship with Xie Zheng that Xie Lingyun confided in her for a few words.
"Did you miscarry after your postpartum period?"
Song Chunxue placed her hand on her forearm. "Then you need to take good care of yourself and rest well recently to make up for what you've lost. Don't underestimate this, or it will be difficult to get pregnant in the future."
Marriage is always difficult, and she knew without guessing that Xie Lingyun's situation in her husband's family was probably not so good.
But she didn't intend to ask rashly; no one would expose their wounds to someone they had just met.
“Hmm,” Xie Lingyun looked down at the table, her mood low, “Let’s eat and talk. The food is getting cold. After we’ve rested, let’s go to the temple to pray for blessings together tomorrow.”
"Okay, whatever you say." Song Chunxue was indeed hungry and started eating without hesitation.
The Xie family was very large, with many servants, but few young maids were seen. There were two old women, but they were all doing their jobs quietly and didn't even look around.
After dinner, Xie Lingyun personally led her to Xie Zheng's room.
“My father used to live in this house, so you can stay here for now,” Xie Lingyun said with a smile. “I’ll still call you Aunt Song from now on, so as not to cause any misunderstandings.”
Song Chunxue looked embarrassed. "We don't live together, so just arrange a room for me."
"Huh?" Xie Lingyun realized what was happening and smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry, I took it upon myself to do this."
As she spoke, she turned to look outside the door and loudly instructed, "Xiao Wu, prepare a room for your aunt in this courtyard."
"Aunt, is it alright if we stand a little closer?"
"Okay, that's fine." As long as we don't share a room, everything else is negotiable.
She hadn't thought that far ahead.
Xie Lingyun didn't ask any further questions. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she had her servants change the bedding and then returned to her own courtyard to rest.
Song Chunxue thought to herself that her mother and maternal grandmother had raised her very well.
She was startled awake and realized that she had slept very soundly for almost an hour.
I wonder if Xie Zheng has returned yet.
As they arrived outside Xie Zheng's house, Liu Chunshu happened to come out from inside.
"You're up. The master is back; he's in the study." He winked and lowered his voice, saying, "He's waiting for you."
Song Chunxue smiled slightly and stood at the door without going in immediately.
The courtyard was large, with flowers she didn't recognize growing outside. There were also some unique little trees under the courtyard wall not far away, and the branches of a large tree in the garden hung over the courtyard wall, lush yet not gloomy, peaceful and tranquil.
The warm afternoon sun in summer, combined with the sound of cicadas, creates a refreshing and bright atmosphere.
She withdrew her gaze, took a breath, and calmly went to the study on the left.
Xie Zheng was sitting at his desk writing something. When he heard her coming, he looked up and smiled. "You're here. Wait for me there."
"You go about your business, don't worry about me."
Song Chunxue watched as he changed his clothes. They were probably from many years ago and he hadn't worn them much. The smoky gray bamboo pattern with subtle embroidery made him look like a gentleman, and one could vaguely see his youthful charm.
She poured herself a cup of tea, thinking that she wasn't bad off when she was young, she was just extremely poor.
She shifted her gaze and looked around at the furnishings in the study, thinking to herself that it was indeed a wealthy family's home, with carved and painted beams on the roof that looked very exquisite.
The study is filled with several large bookshelves, displaying books and various exquisite ornaments. On the walls hang large paintings of winter plum blossoms, narrow paintings of carnations, orchids, and various other paintings, covering the entire wall.
Everywhere she looked, there were traces of the past of scholars. Song Chunxue couldn't help but get up and walk towards a yellowed ink bamboo painting. On it were the handwritings of two people, one delicate and graceful, the other vigorous and powerful.
Xie Zheng, who had been watching her closely, came over and pulled her away.
"Do you like bamboo? I'll paint some for you later. I also have some storybooks I read when I was young. Would you like to read them?"
Song Chunxue stood still. "Why are you so nervous? Did you paint this with the child's mother?"
Xie Zheng lowered his head. "Yes, it was drawn right after we got married, and we've never taken it down."
"Why take it off? That's your daughter's own mother. What will your daughter think if you suddenly take it off? Just leave it hanging. I don't mind."
Song Chunxue was pulled to sit down by him, and she found it somewhat amusing.
At this age, no one is a blank slate.
But seeing his uncomfortable look, she decided to let it go.
"You're not going to the palace for anything important, are you?"
Xie Zheng put down his teacup, placed his hands on his knees, and sat up straight, saying, "Yes, the Emperor wants me to return to the capital to take up my post as soon as possible. There is a position that has been vacant for a long time, and he wants me to fill it, but I declined before the new year. I didn't expect that I would come here again for this matter."
"However, I am adamant that I will not return to the capital to take up my post for the time being, and the Emperor has agreed. But I still have to attend many happy events in the families of old friends within the next month. Can you wait for me?"
Seeing his nervous yet expectant expression, Song Chunxue's heart softened.
"Yes, I can. I'm not in a hurry to go home for the autumn harvest. It's good to see what the capital city looks like. Anyway, I can cultivate anywhere."
Although she didn't really want to stay in the capital for long, feeling that this place wasn't suitable for an ordinary person like her.
But Xie Zheng has already said that, and his eyes are fixed on you. Who could bear to refuse?
Besides, he asked so politely.
Before she could finish speaking, Xie Zheng smiled, stood up in front of her, the lines around his eyes clearly visible, and the wrinkles at the corners of his mouth exuding a strong scholarly air.
She instinctively avoided eye contact, thinking to herself, "She really is a shallow woman."
But this face is very pleasing to the eye, especially when it smiles.
"How was your conversation with Lingyun?"
Speaking of Lingyun, Song Chunxue was eager to know about her situation in her husband's family.
"That's good. Your daughter is very well-mannered and sensible. I didn't expect you to have exposed all my secrets over the years. You were secretly laughing when I said I was a bodyguard, weren't you?"
Xie Zheng tried to hold her hand, but Song Chunxue slapped his hand away.
"Sit there. I'm asking you how Lingyun is doing at her husband's house. Did you know she just had a miscarriage?"
"Miscarriage?" Xie Zheng sat down in surprise. "That child always reports good news and never bad news. If you want to know how she is doing, you have to ask Xiao Wu."
As he spoke, he ordered someone to summon Xiao Wu.
Song Chunxue remembered that this Xiao Wu used to follow Xie Zheng in Zhuanglang County, and now he was with her daughter, probably because he was worried about her.
After asking her carefully, Song Chunxue could tell that Xie Lingyun was in a bad situation.
Her husband's father-in-law was a fifth-rank official. When Xie Lingyun and her husband went to the library to buy books, they fell in love at first sight. Later, they met again at someone else's flower-viewing banquet, and soon the two secretly pledged their lives to each other. The marriage was a natural outcome.
However, in recent years, because Xie Zheng, her father-in-law, has been slow to return to the capital, Xie Lingyun has had little contact with her relatives in the Xie family. Her father-in-law felt that she could not help her in her official career and that she had few children, so he arranged for his son to marry a concubine.
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