Chapter 18 Chapter 18 "Go make me some medicine."...
When Yun Wu first entered the Duke's Mansion, he admired the scenery here. The garden had rockery and clear ponds, lush flowers and trees, and was more beautiful than a garden. Exotic flowers and trees were planted on both sides of the road, and the vegetation was lush, creating an extraordinary scenery.
Whenever walking on the road, Yun Wu would slow down and appreciate the scenery around him.
But walking on the same road, Xie Yi had no interest in appreciating the scenery. He had seen many more magnificent scenes. At this moment, he absent-mindedly returned to the familiar gate of the courtyard where he had lived for several years. It was rare that he paused for a moment when entering the door.
Yun Wu was no longer visible under the sycamore tree in the yard. The tree's shadow was swaying, and only her embroidery basket remained on the empty rattan chair, with a half-embroidered handkerchief in it.
There was no one in the main house, nor in the inner room.
Xie Yi finally found her in his study.
Yun Wu picked up a book from the bookshelf, leaned against it and began to flip through it, looking focused.
The sunlight filtered through the carved wooden windows and fell on her. The brilliant midsummer sunlight cast a golden glow on her, making her skin appear fair and her eyelashes appear long. She lowered her head slightly, revealing a slender, snow-white neck, as light and soft as mist.
Xie Yi didn't go in to disturb her. He leaned against the door with his arms folded and looked at her.
It was as if I had never seen him before. When we met for the first time, I looked him over from head to toe.
Just like the weeds on the roadside and the wild birds on the treetops, a few months ago, Xie Yi would not have even taken a second look at them.
But now they were a married couple, living under the same roof, sleeping in the same bed every night, and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, they would spend their entire lives together. It was inevitable that he would have to look her in the eye sooner or later.
The person is still the same person, without any change, as timid and docile as ever, with a tiny bit of stubbornness, which he only uses to argue with him.
Then I will give him a cold look.
Is it worth her taking seriously the gossips spread by insignificant people?
He stood there for a while.
As Yun Wu turned the pages of the book in her hand, she raised her head and rubbed her sore neck, and saw him standing at the door. She was so frightened that she almost dropped the book in her hand.
This was Xie Yi's study. She hadn't informed Xie Yi when she came in. Even though she was considered half the owner of this courtyard and had been allowed to come and go freely, she was caught red-handed, and Yun Wu inexplicably felt a little guilty.
Perhaps the study room symbolizes a more personal territory, as traces of Xie Yi were everywhere here, even more than in the bedroom, giving Yun Wu the illusion that she had intruded into his territory.
She quickly put the book back on the shelf, lowered her head and wanted to leave, but Xie Yi stepped in first.
He sat down at the desk, which was spotless as the servants cleaned it every day.
The pen, ink, paper and inkstone were all there, all arranged according to his original writing habits, but the inkstone was dry and the brush hairs were dry, indicating that the owner had not visited it for a long time.
"Come here." Xie Yi tapped the table with his index finger: "Pour me a cup of tea."
Yun Wu was a little reluctant. She looked around and saw that there was no servant in the study, so she had to go and make a cup of tea.
When she brought the teacup over, she saw Xie Yi flipping through a book in his hand. It was the one she had just read. Yun Wu was stunned for a moment. She wanted to take it back, but she didn't dare to reach out and snatch it from him. She grabbed a handful of air in a tangled manner.
Xie Yi picked up the teacup, but when he felt the scorching heat, his movements stopped at his lips. He lowered his eyes to glance at the white mist in the cup, and the hot air hit his face, so he put down the book in his hand.
"Next time you read, you don't have to be sneaky." He said calmly, "Except for my desk, you can do whatever you want everywhere else."
Yun Wu was stunned for a moment, then understood what he meant and looked at him in surprise: "Is it okay?"
Xie Yi nodded casually: "Can you understand all the books here?"
Yun Wu shook her head: "Some of it is too profound and obscure, I don't quite understand it."
What she was reading just now was a collection of simple essays. Compared with the other books on the bookshelf, she found it from a corner. Unlike other books, it did not have any annotations left by the owner. They might have been accidentally mixed in.
Xie Yi nodded slightly: "I think so."
Yun Wu: “…”
She secretly widened her eyes: What does this mean?
Are you looking down on her?
But she only received her education in school and saved money to buy some books. She had no great scholar to teach her, and her father Yun would not guide her. She only relied on reading randomly on her own, and she really did not have broad knowledge.
Xie Yi sneered, "If you had read more, you wouldn't have been so fooled by the old and outdated writings of those sour scholars."
Yun Wu: “…”
Without waiting for Yun Wu to come up with a rebuttal, he stood up and walked towards the bookshelf, and soon returned with a few old books.
"If you want to read, take a look at these first." Xie Yi put the book down: "If you don't understand anything, you can ask me."
Yun Wu immediately threw the words that were half brewing in her mind to the back of her mind, looked at him with joy, and then looked at the books on the table, as if she had obtained some great treasure, and she was so cautious that she even picked them up.
The book was old, with creases on the cover, showing it had been carefully preserved over the years. Yun Wu stroked the spine, feeling a mixture of surprise and delight: "Can I read it?"
Xie Yi looked at her reaction with amusement and asked, "Why not?"
She was like a little bird that had found food for the winter, she was extremely satisfied and happy, and her short fluffy feathers all over her body were glowing with glory.
It no longer looked indifferent and ignored people as it did a few days ago. If it really had the body of a bird, it would take the initiative to rub the fingertips of people who gave it food.
Xie Yi snorted lightly: "It's just a few books, is it worth you being so happy?"
"besides……"
He squinted at Yun Wu and said, "The tea is too hot."
Yun Wu immediately said, "I'll go get you a new cup!"
As she spoke, she reached out to grab the cup, but was reluctant to put down the book in her hand. She had to take care of both and was in a panic.
Xie Yi raised his hand to hold the cup: "Forget it."
He paused and glanced at Yun Wu. She had just gotten what she loved. Her almond-shaped eyes were sparkling, brighter than the sunlight in the sky, and her joy was about to turn into tangible substance and dissipate.
Just a few old books that were no longer needed made her so happy. The last time he saw her like this, he brought a bowl of bitter medicine to him.
Xie Yi looked away and looked at the rustling shadows of the sycamore trees swaying in the breeze outside the window. A few birds were perched on the rattan chairs, curiously peeking towards the embroidered basket.
He said, "Go make me some medicine."
Yun Wu looked up in surprise.
Xie Yi had a cold face. Noticing her incredible look, he said unhappily, "What are you looking at? It's just that the weather is too hot. I'm drinking some medicine to cool down."
…
This isn't just a one-time drink.
After dinner, Yun Wu went to the small kitchen to boil the second bowl of medicine for the day and tentatively brought it to Xie Yi. Although his face looked more stinky than the bitter medicine, he stared at the black medicine for several times, but finally picked it up and drank it.
Yun Wu didn't understand why he suddenly came to his senses, but it was a good thing that he was willing to take the medicine. She took out the medicine bag from the cabinet and placed it in the most convenient place in the small kitchen. She happily made medicine for him three times a day.
There is no shortage of servants to boil medicine in the mansion, but she is used to doing these things, and she does them happily and diligently. If she doesn't do more, she will feel guilty.
Because Xie Yi not only lent her books to read, but also explained things to her when she encountered something she didn't understand.
Yun Wu didn't know why he suddenly became so kind, but since it was good for her, she happily accepted it and made medicine for him on time every day to repay him for solving his problems.
Of course, she didn't have many questions that needed Xie Yi's personal answers every day.
The book Xie Yi had lent her was old, likely one he'd used before. It still had annotations, similar to those on other books in the study. Yun Wu secretly compared them, and found the handwriting to be more childish than the others. It had a touch of the style he'd become later, but it hadn't quite reached its peak. She didn't know how old he had been when he read this book.
With the help of those annotations, if there were parts she couldn't understand, she would combine the annotations and almost understand them. If there were parts she still couldn't understand, she would copy them down, collect and organize them, and leave them for Xie Yi to answer in the evening.
Reading books is not very interesting, but Yun Wu usually has nothing to do, so she found some fun now. She even refused Chen Qiutang's invitation to play Pai Gow several times.
Sitting in the house during the day, eating chilled fruits, from day to night, I would overread without realizing it.
Sometimes Chun'er would have to urge her: "Third Young Madam, it's getting late. Let's study tomorrow. I think Zhao'er doesn't study as hard as you do!"
Yun Wu put the book down embarrassedly: "How can I compare with Zhao Ge'er? I just started reading and I'm just getting excited."
She closed the book, picked up the questions she had copied today, and was about to go look for Xie Yi, but when she looked up, she found that he was not sitting in his usual seat by the window.
Looking into the inner room, there was no one on the bed.
Yun Wu wondered, "Where is my husband?"
Chun'er said, "Sanlangjun went to the study and hasn't come out yet."
Yun Wu put herself in his shoes and understood. He must have been just like her, engrossed in a book the moment she picked it up, completely losing track of time.
As it happened, she didn't make medicine for Xie Yi after dinner today, so she rolled up her sleeves and went into the small kitchen, picked up a packet of medicine, and made him a bowl of fresh, black and bitter medicine.
Xie Yi has been taking a lot of medicine lately and has finished all the medicine packets given by Dr. Hua.
Yun Wu held the tray and thought to herself: I have to go to Dr. Hua to get some more tomorrow.
She walked to the study and was about to raise her hand to knock on the door when she heard voices coming from inside.
She stopped in confusion. The voice inside was very low and the content was not clear. She could only make out that one voice was Xie Yi's, and the other voice was unfamiliar, not like any other voice at home.
Yun Wu turned her head and glanced at the moon in the sky.
It's so late, and someone is visiting?
It's really strange.
Since she entered the Duke's Mansion, she rarely saw Xie Yi go out, and this was the first time she saw him have friends visiting.
Yun Wu didn't bother him and went back with the tray.
After a while, seeing that it was getting late, Xie Yi slowly returned to his room to go to bed.
As soon as he stepped into the door, he smelled the bitter smell of medicine. He frowned slightly without saying a word. When he looked up, he saw a bowl of familiar medicine on the table, the one he didn't drink in the evening.
Xie Yi first used his hand to feel the temperature of the bowl wall.
The weather has been hot recently, and hot medicines cool down slowly. After being delayed for a while, they are now at the most suitable temperature for consumption.
He glanced around the room. Yun Wu had just finished bathing and was sitting in front of the dressing table in her outer clothes. Her jewelry had been removed, her hair was loose, and a wooden comb was combing her cloud-like black hair. She saw him coming back in the bronze mirror and turned to look at him, "Husband."
Xie Yi nodded slightly, picked up the bowl and drank the medicine silently.
"Did you have a guest just now?" Yun Wu asked casually, "Who came so late?"
Xie Yi glanced at her casually: "What guest?"
Yun Wu paused: "Just now in your study..."
"I'm the only one in the study."
"……Yeah?"
Did she hear it wrong?
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