Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Acting like a spoiled child
Yun Wu boiled some medicine in the small kitchen, and in less than half a day, the news spread throughout the Duke's Mansion.
"What?" Madam Xie put down her cup and looked at the maid standing in the middle of the room in surprise: "Sanlang is willing to drink the medicine?!"
Chun'er nodded repeatedly: "I saw it with my own eyes! The Third Young Mistress personally brewed the medicine and brought it to San Langjun. San Langjun didn't even say a word, he just picked it up and drank it all in one gulp!"
The little maidservant recreated the scene by talking and gesturing, wishing she could bring everyone to see it with their own eyes.
Meng Qingtong had come to talk to Madam Xie, and happened to run into the maid's report. She was beaming with joy after hearing it: "Third brother is willing to take the medicine now. This is great news. It was difficult to get him to take the medicine before, even the eunuchs were unable to persuade him. Ah Wu has only been in the mansion for a few days, and he has already been persuaded."
Mrs. Xie nodded, her expression gentle.
Xie Yi refused to take the medicine, which was a headache for the entire Duke's Mansion.
He was in poor health and, as a rule, needed daily medication. He had been fine before, but ever since he jumped into the water to save someone, his demeanor had changed drastically. Not only was he depressed, he even refused to take his medicine. Why would a patient refuse to take medicine? But he was an adult, unruly, refusing to listen to anyone's advice. He would close his ears and pretend to be dead after a few words of persuasion, which was a real headache.
Madam Xie said with relief, "I was originally worried that she was too soft-hearted and couldn't control Sanlang. Now it seems that I was worrying too much."
Chen Qiutang cracked melon seeds and listened with great curiosity. "I think Third Brother has a bad temper too. Sometimes his words can be really irritating. Ah Wu told him to drink medicine, and he just drank it obediently? Is he really that obedient?"
"I think Sanlangjun is a soft-hearted person. If Ah Wu acts coquettishly, Sanlangjun won't be able to resist." Aunt Cui said, "Master Huizhen is the most accurate. This marriage divination is very auspicious!"
"That's right." Meng Qingtong agreed with a smile: "Awu is his wife, so her words naturally carry more weight than ours."
Chen Qiutang muttered, "When we tried to arrange a marriage for him earlier, he was extremely reluctant."
Madam Xie pondered for a moment, then asked the little maid, "What does Third Young Madam do on a daily basis?"
Chun'er scratched her head and told the truth, "The Third Young Madam is quiet and doesn't like to go out. She usually just walks around the yard or goes to the garden to admire the flowers and watch the fish. She doesn't have any special hobbies. The Third Young Madam has only been here for a short time, so I haven't observed anything yet."
Mrs. Xie frowned slightly: "Sanlang doesn't go out often anymore, and now he has a dull personality."
As she spoke, she looked at her eldest daughter-in-law. Meng Qingtong understood and continued, "Lady Cheng'an will be hosting a banquet at her home in a few days and has invited many female relatives. It's a good opportunity for me to take Ah Wu to meet them."
Upon hearing this, Chen Qiutang quickly put down the melon seeds in her hand and said anxiously, "Sister-in-law, why are you having fun without me? I want to go too!"
Meng Qingtong smiled and said, "Of course you are indispensable."
…
Xie Yi was willing to take the medicine, which made everyone in the Duke's Mansion happy. When Lord Xie returned home in the evening and heard about this, he specially praised Yun Wu at the dinner table.
But after dinner, Yun Wu started to have a headache again.
As usual, she boiled the medicine given by Doctor Hua, decocted three bowls of water into one bowl of water, and brought the hot soup to Xie Yi.
Xie Yi was leaning on the couch reading a book. He smelled the medicine but didn't move his eyelids, and kept turning the pages of the book.
"Husband," Yun Wu urged, "It's getting late. You should rest after taking the medicine."
Without even looking up, Xie Yi slowly turned a page of the book and said, "I don't want to drink anymore."
Yun Wu was stunned: "Not drinking anymore? Did Doctor Hua change the prescription? Then I will go to Doctor Hua tomorrow to get the new medicine..."
"The prescription hasn't changed, I just won't drink it." Xie Yi revealed half of his face from behind the book, his eyes slightly curved, a teasing look in his eyes: "I promised you that I would drink the medicine, and I drank it today. I have done what I promised you, so we are even now."
Yun Wu was dumbfounded: "But you only drank it once!"
Xie Yi shook his head and said calmly, "When you made the request, you didn't say how many times you wanted me to drink."
Yun Wu: “…”
But he didn't say he would only drink it once!
This is simply unreasonable.
"How can you expect your illness to heal if you only drink it once?" Yun Wu softened her tone and advised, "For your own health, you should listen to the doctor. Doctor Hua said you need to drink this medicine three times a day to get better..."
Xie Yi's gaze fell back on the book, scanning the lines of ink characters, and he said casually: "I know my own body well."
“…”
There was no sound nearby.
Xie Yi paused, suddenly remembering that in the eyes of his newly married young wife, patients who did not take their medicine obediently were guilty of the heinous crime, and his words simply confirmed this impression.
Xie Yi calmly turned the page back to the previous one, rereading the part he had just missed, and added, "I've been taking this medicine since I was a child, and it hasn't helped me much. It's the same whether I take it or not."
Yun Wu whispered, "Maybe I can't get better if I don't take the medicine."
Xie Yi: “…”
He couldn't explain it in a few words. He closed the book with a snap, stood up and walked into the inner room: "I'm going to sleep."
Yun Wu: "That medicine..."
Xie Yi: "No!"
Seeing him walk into the inner room without looking back and lie down on the bed, Yun Wu withdrew her gaze and looked down at the untouched medicine on the small table. The dark medicine reflected the warm light of the candlelight, and white mist curled up.
Yun Wu was very worried.
Why doesn't he want to take the medicine?
When she lay down on the bed, she still couldn't figure it out.
If she were a frail patient, she would definitely take the medicine obediently and get better soon. What's wrong with being a healthy person?
It is easy to persuade yourself to take medicine, but it is the most difficult to persuade others to take medicine. Xie Yi refuses to take it if you try softly, and she cannot accept it if you try hard, leaving Yun Wu at a loss as to what to do.
She turned over dejectedly, but as soon as she moved, she suddenly remembered something and her body froze.
Sure enough, a chilling voice came from behind: "Move closer."
Yun Wu obediently moved to the edge of the bed.
Fortunately, the bed in the Duke's Mansion was large enough to leave room for one person between them, so she didn't fall under the bed. However, the quilt was not enough.
Yun Wu was too embarrassed to fight with the patient for the quilt, so she held onto the leaky corner of the quilt and waited for a long time. She guessed that the patient must have fallen asleep, then she gently moved back and wrapped herself completely in the quilt.
Xie Yi opened his eyes in the darkness.
He looked at the dark pattern on the top of the bed curtain in silence, feeling the person next to him approaching little by little. The sound of fabric rubbing against each other was as sharp as thunder in his ears, and the body temperature was getting closer and closer. The smell of another person, which was different from the familiar one, also lingered around him.
Too close.
He endured it again and again, wanting to remind her, but he heard the breathing of the person next to him gradually become lighter. He turned his head and saw only a peaceful sleeping face.
Too many things happened today. As soon as Yun Wu closed her eyes, she fell into a deep sleep.
It's not a good idea to argue with a sleeping person, so Xie Yi had to close his eyes again and let himself get used to the feeling of having another person around him.
…
Although Xie Yi refused to take the medicine, Yun Wu still got up early the next morning to boil the medicine.
Chun'er fanned her with a palm-leaf fan, wondering, "Third Young Madam, why doesn't the young master take his medicine again?"
Yun Wu shook his head dejectedly.
Chun'er sighed beside him.
Madam sent her to this courtyard to help the Third Young Lady, but she ended up pouring out a few bowls of unfinished medicine and was of no help at all. Yesterday, she reported to Madam the good news that the Third Young Master was willing to take the medicine. Madam was happy and even gave her a reward. But who knew that she had poured out the medicine again last night?
Now, she smelled the bitter smell coming from the medicine stove, and her mouth also felt bitter.
Chun'er suggested, "Third Young Madam, how about you act a little coquettishly towards Mr. San?"
Yun Wu was shocked: "Acting like a spoiled child?!"
Chun'er nodded seriously, imitating the words of the masters in the mansion: "Young Master is soft-hearted and doesn't respond to harsh words. Maybe he will be willing to take the medicine? Usually, if Er Langjun acts coquettishly and submissively with the Second Young Madam, the Second Young Madam won't mind him going out to drink with his friends."
Yun Wu: “…”
But Yunwu doesn't know how to act like a spoiled child.
The medicine pot was bubbling with steam. She wrapped the handle with a cloth and poured out the medicine, thinking absentmindedly: What does it look like to act coquettishly?
She had seen Yun Hui and Madam Yun act coquettishly, with a sweet, innocent look and a sweet voice. It wouldn't take long for Madam Yun to give in and surrender. Yun Wu couldn't learn to act coquettishly. If Madam Yun didn't fall for her coquettishness, then the way mother and daughter interacted shouldn't apply to husband and wife either.
couple?
How did stepmother treat daddy when she asked him for something?
Yun Wu brought the medicine into the room, and Xie Yi had already gotten up.
He got up early today. The bitter smell of medicine coming from the small kitchen was pervasive. He could smell it even with the doors and windows closed. He woke up to the bitter smell.
It was hard to be in a good mood when he woke up early in the morning and smelled such an unpleasant smell. Even looking at the bright sunshine outside the window and the lush greenery in the yard, he couldn't be happy.
How did he marry such a stubborn donkey? !
I told you not to take the medicine! I don't want to take the medicine! Do I have to take this medicine?!
Xie Yi had a sour face as he watched Yun Wu walk past the window with a tray in her hand, and he was ready to spray venom with a malicious look on his face.
After she put down the medicine bowl, Xie Yi raised his head: "You..."
What came into view was a twitching face. Her eyelids were trembling as she blinked at him, with half of her face wrinkled together. Her face, which had originally been pleasing to the eye, was now grinning and looked very hideous.
Xie Yi frowned, narrowed his eyes, and stared at her dangerously: "Are you scolding me?"
Um?
She was winking.
Yun Wu was puzzled, thinking that it was her first time and she was not very good at learning, so she gave up the seductive look. She cleared her throat and called out in a pretentious manner: "Husband~~~~"
Xie Yi stood up suddenly, staggered backward, and almost tripped over the chair.
He looked at Yun Wu as if he had seen a ghost, as if he had heard the words of an evil spirit demanding his life. Yun Wu had not expected his reaction to be like this; it was different from what she had expected, and also different from the Yun father she had seen before.
But any reaction is better than no reaction. She encouraged herself mentally and opened her mouth to speak, but Xie Yi raised his hand to stop her: "Stop!"
Yun Wu closed her mouth and looked at him innocently.
Xie Yi felt his forehead throbbing. He stared at her face, which was as innocent and pure as white jade, for a long time. In the end, he didn't say a word and walked out with a big stride.
Yun Wu looked at his back in confusion as he quickly left.
The freshly brewed medicine was still beside her, but no one was interested. She quickly called out, "Husband, you haven't taken the medicine yet!"
Xie Yi ignored her and walked straight out of the yard, his figure disappearing at the door.
Only Yun Wu was left confused.
She looked back at Chun'er and sighed helplessly: "This is useless."
Chun'er: "..."
Isn’t the Third Young Madam usually very good at acting like a spoiled brat?
Why do I feel like I’m possessed by a ghost today?
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