Chapter 18 She is very protective of her shortcomings. The autumn sunshine is still beautiful, and it is time...
The weather is still nice in autumn, and it is the season for eating crabs.
Warm wine was paired with fat and yellow crabs. The crabs were disassembled using the exquisite crab disassembly tools. Yun Yang wiped them with a handkerchief, but the yellow fat was still all over his hands.
She likes to dismantle the crabs herself, and always feels that they are more delicious when she enjoys them after they have been fully prepared with anticipation.
The maid poured ginger tea to dissolve the coldness of the crab. Yun Yang took two sips, and the warm wine was digested by the hot tea. She touched her face with the back of her hand, and felt the warmth on her hand, and she kept shouting that it was hot.
"Second Miss Yun, there's a letter from Youzhou." The maid Rong'er said softly, raising the letter in her hand.
Yun Yang shook his head, and the sleepiness was dispelled. After washing his hands, he hurried to take it. He staggered as he took a few steps, and the necklace on his waist colliding with the forbidden steps made a pleasant and crisp sound.
I opened the letter and saw it was my father's handwriting.
In addition to the care in the letter, there was also a not-so-thin stack of silver notes.
Daddy said in the letter that these were for her expenses at the Xue Mansion, and she should not save them. The money in the house was for her and her sister to spend, and Daddy would be angry if she saved them.
Also, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, so he told her to remember to buy some gifts for Old Madam Xue and her brother-in-law Xue Yu.
He also asked Yunyang to say hello to Old Madam Xue and Xue Yu.
It seemed that the alcohol was rising up, and Yun Yang felt a little hot in his eyes.
Daddy didn't mention missing her in any of the letters, but she could imagine her mother and dad choosing their words under the candlelight.
She has been naughty since she was a child and was often punished by being spanked on the palm of her hand. Every time, her mother would raise her hand high and then gently put it down. She would cooperate very well and whimper a few times. Her elder sister would cover her face and cry out in pain, "Stop hitting me, stop hitting me." When her elder sister put her hand down, she was clearly smiling.
She remembered that when she was seven or eight years old, she was playing hide-and-seek with her friends in a haystack. She hid so deep that the children couldn't find her. Perhaps she was tired and her head felt heavy, so she fell asleep in the haystack.
When she was awakened by the shouting, she ran home and saw her mother's face full of tears and several blisters at the corners of her mouth. Her sister rushed forward and covered her behind her, saying that she had not taken good care of her younger sister.
Dad was furious and anxious. He raised his whip and looked at her pitiful and embarrassed appearance. The whip finally hit the open ground...
Yun Yang tilted her head back, the petals in her hair swaying in the wind. Her fair skin, bathed in sunlight, looked as if water could be squeezed out of it.
The feng shui of Shangjing is nourishing, and there are maids serving her every day in Xue Mansion, using the best ointments to anoint her face and hands, and to scent her hair. Yunyang is like a willow leaf with new buds, with skin and bones that are translucent and whiter than before.
Her originally thin figure gradually became more graceful, the roundness of her cheeks gradually faded, her chin became pointed, and her eye sockets became deeper, making her eyes look big and bright. She had a natural beauty like an uncarved jade, which made it increasingly difficult to ignore.
At this moment, he was silent, gazing at the void with a worried look, like a weak willow swaying in the wind.
The maidservant had a vague feeling that the naughty Second Miss Yun had grown up. It seemed like just yesterday that she was grabbing the balls with both hands. She had never been so serious before. Suddenly, she was like a grown-up girl.
Yun Yang sat on the stone bench with his head down for a long time before he said, "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will go home."
As the days passed, the lessons at the Xue Mansion clan school were about to end, and the teachers had to prepare the young men for the next spring imperial examination.
Without the huge mountain on his back, Yun Yang felt a lot more relaxed. When he had nothing to do, he would go out to play and visited every corner of Shangjing.
Sometimes when she ran into a noble lady who intended to "accidentally meet" her brother-in-law Xue Yu, she would put her hands on her hips and "persuade" her to leave. When her brother-in-law found out, he scolded her for being unreasonable, and she would pout and stare at him eagerly.
For some reason, more than one hundred people who were sentenced to death in the autumn for illegally minting silver were taken to Caishikou before the autumn.
Yun Yang was shopping in the east of the city. When he heard about the execution at Caishikou, there was a bit of pity in his eyes. No matter how big the mistake he had made, his family was innocent, but now they were implicated.
The women who were picking beads in front of the stalls scattered and went back to their homes. Thinking of the horrific scene of people's heads falling to the ground, some of the girls even started to vomit on the spot.
When Yun Yang was a child, he watched butchers slaughtering sheep and cattle. It was like a roc spreading its wings and hating the sky for being too low, or a pony spreading its feet and finding the road too narrow. At that time, he did not find it scary, but rather very curious. However, hundreds of lives were going to be lost in a moment, and a little fear arose in his heart.
Just as I was about to leave, I heard some discussion.
"The sentence in this case is far too severe. My sister-in-law's daughter worked as a maid in a family sentenced to death, and she wasn't spared either. She's only sixteen years old, and she'll be on the road with everyone else soon."
"That's right. I heard from my wife that after this case was handed over to the Ministry of Justice, Lord Xue of the Ministry of Justice kept a tight grip on it. He would rather kill a hundred people who were involved than let one go!"
"That Lord Xue is the one from the Xue Mansion in the south of the city? He looks so gentle and refined, but how could he be such a ruthless wolf!?"
A man lowered his voice and said, "Those who steal a hook will be executed, and those who steal a country will be made a marquis. Look at those noble families. What did their ancestors do to get rich? Which one of them is not ruthless? If they are not ruthless and don't show off their abilities by arresting a few people, how can they remain noble for generations? Hey, the dirty deeds of these wealthy families are beyond our imagination... Especially that Xue Yu, you see he looks like a decent person, but do you think he is doing human things?..."
After he finished speaking, someone suddenly pressed down on his shoulder. The man turned around and saw a woman with a cold face, saying fiercely: "What did you say? Say it again!"
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In the Fushan Pavilion of the Xue Mansion, the candlelight was still burning, and a tallow candle as thick as a child's arm was burning.
It was late at night when Xue Yu came back. After changing clothes and taking a shower, he washed away all his fatigue, but he could still smell a faint smell of blood.
In fact, from the moment the verdict was written, the smell of blood was always there.
After sitting in the armchair for a while, pinching his brows and listening to Si Qing's report on the affairs of the mansion, Xue Yu felt an unconcealable annoyance in his heart.
The Xue family has a large family, and he is not the only one serving as an official in the court. In addition to helping each other in the court, they also have to balance the relationships between the various families in the mansion, which is very trivial and boring.
"By the way, young master, Miss Yun had a fight with someone today in the east city market and came back injured. When the old lady sent people to look for the villain, he was nowhere to be found." Si Qing said truthfully.
Xue Yu paused, and said with a sullen face, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Is the injury serious?"
The master and servant walked quickly along the edge of Qing Lake towards Jinxiang Pavilion where Yunyang was.
Xue Yu couldn't imagine why Yun Yang would start a fight with someone, especially a man. Why?
Although Yun Yang has learned some martial arts, she is still a weak woman. It is okay for her to playfully fight with men, but if they really fight with real fists, she will definitely suffer.
When we arrived at the Jinxiang Pavilion, the windows of the embroidery pavilion on the second floor were closed, but under the eaves were hung some colorful and exquisitely shaped tassel pendants. The golden tassels were matched with intricate aromatherapy balls. When the wind blew, the tassels clashed and rang, and the fragrance lingered.
In addition, the bamboo couch in the courtyard is covered with colorful fine linen carpets, bamboo tubes are placed under the Xiangfei bamboo to collect dew, and brand new straw hats and straw sandals are hung on the walls.
The ordinary courtyard looks lively because of these small gadgets of different colors and shapes.
These didn't exist before she came.
"Young Master?" The maid Rong'er came forward upon hearing the commotion. Following Xue Yu's gaze, she explained, "These were bought recently by Second Miss Yun at the market and she came back to decorate them."
Xue Yu nodded, "Is she asleep?"
Rong'er said, "The second young lady came back, bathed, applied medicine to her wounds, read for a while, and then curled up in the recliner to sleep. Oh, the second young lady also wrote a letter, saying she would give it to you when you come back."
"I'll go see her." Xue Yu said.
When I opened the door, I found the room was quiet and there was a faint fragrance in the air. It was not like the usual girl's powder scent, but the quiet and pleasant fragrance of bamboo leaves, with a hint of sourness.
Xue Yu glanced across the table and saw a few Buddha's hands placed in a wide-mouthed basin in the shape of a lotus throne. The orange-yellow Buddha's hands matched with the light pink lotus made him feel cheerful at the first sight.
The air in my nostrils was filled with the scent of Buddha's hand soaked in bamboo leaf water.
Xue Yu walked around the screen and entered the inner room.
A girl in a plain white undergarment was lying on a recliner, her long hair cascading to the ground, a letter still clutched in her hand.
She closed her eyes, the moonlight barely shining on her fair face, and her thick eyelashes were like small fans, casting a light blue shadow on her face.
Half of the body is lying on its side, with peaks and valleys scattered all over the place.
Xue Yu frowned. How could such a delicate and beautiful body fight with a man in the street?
He stared at her for a long while. She seemed to sense something, and she raised her neck slightly, making a humming sound. As she moved, the originally tightly fitting collar of her clothes was torn open, revealing a faint red. The thin straps outlined the softness of her slender and tender white neck, making it look full and plump, which made one's blood boil.
Xue Yu's pupils trembled slightly, and he looked away in panic.
"Young Master..." Rong'er came in with her skirt lifted, only to see the young master turning around and giving her a cold and captivating look.
Rong'er subconsciously stepped back from the threshold, her heart trembling slightly as she whispered, "I'll leave first. Master, call me if you need anything..."
Xue Yu walked closer and bent down to pick up the letter on the ground. On the envelope was written: Dear sister.
Yun Yang turned over, revealing the other half of his face.
There was a scratch on the moon-like smooth face.
The mark was red and swollen.
Xue Yu suddenly stood up and strode out.
Xue Yu said in a stern voice as Xu Qing came forward, "Find the person who fought with her."
"It was too chaotic at the time. A criminal was being executed in the east of the city. There were too many people watching, so the man slipped away. The old lady sent people to search the east of the city, but they couldn't find him." Si Qing said.
Xue Yu's eyes were as dark as the night. Although he had no expression on his face, he had an imposing and cold aura. Just as he was about to leave, he heard Yun Yang's door creak open.
"Brother-in-law?"
Xue Yu took a breath, turned around, and returned to his normal tone, "Well, I came to see you."
Yun Yang rubbed his eyes, took in the person in front of him, and said hesitantly, "What time is it? Brother-in-law, you just came back? Um, what are you looking at me for?"
"Why did you fight with others?" Xue Yu asked.
Yun Yang tilted his head and thought for a moment, "That guy was being too blunt, so I wanted to teach him a lesson."
Xue Yu sneered: "You're going to beat someone up in the street just because you're being outspoken? What? You failed to beat someone up, but you got beaten up in return?"
Yun Yang hissed, and Xue Yu then saw that her arm was wrapped in white cloth with blood stains on it.
Rong Er hurried forward and said distressedly, "Sir, please stop talking about the Second Miss. This wound is so painful for me. The Second Miss is still an unmarried young girl. What will happen if she gets a scar?"
"Can the medicine be applied?" Xue Yu frowned.
"I've applied medicine. I used the best medicine to stop the bleeding, and applied powder to promote healing. But the wound is still very long. I was shocked when I saw it." Rong'er said.
When Yun Yang saw someone pleading for her, she raised her sleeves to cover her face and sobbed.
In fact, Yun Yang knew that she was impulsive when she came back from outside the mansion. How could a girl from the boudoir fight with others in the street? Although Mrs. Xue did not blame her, Yun Yang also vaguely realized that she had done something wrong and was impulsive again.
People's mouths are on their bodies, and people's words are scary. Even if she didn't want that person to slander her brother-in-law, she couldn't just hit him.
Is it possible to beat up everyone in the world who dislikes Xue Yu? That's right.
But she just protects her brother-in-law because Xue Yu is her brother-in-law!
"Crying? Fighting in the street, you're quite capable. My Xue family hasn't produced such a hero in hundreds of years." Xue Yu looked her over and was relieved to see that she had no other injuries. However, anger surged in his heart, "You've suffered a loss and a beating, and you know how to cry?"
Yun Yang paused in her sobbing, still covering her face as she argued, "Who said I was beaten?! We were fighting, fighting each other! I didn't suffer any loss, I beat him so hard he could barely get up. The wound on my arm was caused by him pushing me, and I lost my balance and bumped into the stall next to me!"
"Even though he's injured, he's still so eloquent. It seems his injury isn't serious." Xue Yu said coldly.
"Wuwuwu, I'm injured and you're still blaming me. You don't stand with me against the outside world. You, you, Xue Yu, you big bad guy!" Yun Yang's sobs became more heartfelt.
Xue Yu's nameless anger was gone after she cried. Looking at her crying with her face covered, he felt as if his heart was tightened by something. He was extremely irritated and wanted her to stop crying quickly.
Rong'er watched and smiled secretly. Second Miss Yun was really brave. Not only did she fight with people in the street, but she didn't shed a single tear even after suffering such terrible injuries when she came back. But when she saw the young master, she pretended to be weak and started crying. She was just pretending to cry, but she actually got into the crying and shed a few real tears.
After all, he is a person with a child's heart.
Xue Yu sighed, walked forward, and slowed down his tone, "Don't cry. Tell me, what's the reason?"
Yun Yang lowered his eyes and said nothing.
"Yun Yang, tell your brother-in-law what's going on." Xue Yu said.
"That person said, brother-in-law, you deliberately sentenced the illegal silver minting case too harshly, saying that you are cruel and ruthless." Yun Yang said slowly, looking up at him with a firm gaze, "Brother-in-law, you are not that kind of person."
Xue Yu was startled and lowered his eyes to look at Yun Yang. Her long black hair was piled softly on her shoulders, her eyes were clear and bright, and there were still red marks on her snow-white face... Xue Yu held his breath, and the feeling of his heart being slowly tightened came again.
"I'm not that kind of person?" Xue Yu said in a low voice, as if asking her, or as if asking himself.
"Of course!" Yun Yang said firmly, his face filled with righteous indignation. "My brother-in-law is investigating the case impartially, rehabilitating the chaos and restoring order to Dazhao. Privately minting silver is a serious crime, and it deserves a severe punishment. Only by punishing it can we demonstrate the fairness of our Dazhao laws. As for those who have been unjustly implicated... I can only say it's fate. Since we enjoy the protection of our father's family and husband's family, we must be prepared to share the ups and downs one day."
"Isn't it because the prosperity and prosperity of the entire family, and the prosperity of a hundred years, depend on him, that I cannot afford to make a single wrong move?"
Xue Yu stared at her in silence.
Yun Yang thought that she had said something wrong, or that she was caught pretending to cry. Her face suddenly turned red and she lowered her head to look at the ground.
Is it too obvious that he is protecting his own shortcomings?
"So, you fought with others in the street because of me?" Xue Yu said.
Yun Yang thought for a moment, nodded, raised her misty and moist eyes, reached out and tugged at his sleeve, and called him softly, "Brother-in-law...don't be angry."
Her voice was soft and thin, rarely gentle, and her face, which looked as if she was about to cry, was very endearing.
Xue Yu's heart was pounding and he felt short of breath for some reason.
After a while, he reached out and smoothed the loose hair on her temples, saying, "I'm not angry. Leave this matter to me. Don't be afraid. Just take good care of yourself."
"Hehe, it's great to have my brother-in-law's support." Yun Yang said with a smile.
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