Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Throwing oneself into someone’s arms, how can one not eat…
Before breakfast, she drank a bowl of bitter medicine that made her feel sick. Xie Yi glanced at her, but said nothing. He picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
He gargled with the tea, rinsing his mouth. Though the medicinal taste lingered, his heart remained filled with joy. Once satisfied, no matter what the young lady did, it was like a cat scratching an itch, bringing only pleasure and no added worry.
On the contrary, Yun Wu's mood was not so good.
She had many complaints to say, such as why he got up last night when he said he was going to sleep, and why he didn't stop when she cried and begged him to stop. Not only did he not stop, but he got tired of listening and covered her mouth, going deeper into the matter with malicious intentions.
But when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say them.
Who told her to take the initiative before all this happened?
She provoked others on her own initiative, and ended up like that. It was all her own fault.
Perhaps Yun Wu's resentful look was too obvious, so Xie Yi put down the book in his hand and looked at her: "Is there something you want to say?"
Yun Wu lowered her head in frustration: "No."
She didn't dare to read today, so she took a pen and paper and scribbled. When Xie Yi approached, he saw that she had drawn a giant turtle.
He reached out and easily pulled the turtle out while Yun Wu was off guard. Knowing he was painting himself, he held it up to admire the sunlight. Yun Wu raised her hand to take it back, but he dodged it.
After Xie Yi finished admiring it, he picked up her brush and wrote his name next to it.
His calligraphy was beautiful, like silver hooks and iron paintings, which would be a fine work under normal circumstances, but now he was using it to scold her. Yun Wu was stunned and momentarily shocked by his shamelessness.
Xie Yi returned the turtle painting and glared at her, "Isn't that what you meant?"
Yun Wu held the painting, unable to refute for a moment.
Xie Yi sat down on the other side of the couch, picked up the teapot on the small table, poured a cup of tea, and sipped it leisurely: "What are you afraid to say? Are you drawing a turtle behind my back?"
Yun Wu glanced at him, lowered her head and muttered something in a low voice. Xie Yi didn't hear clearly and didn't intend to ask any further questions because he knew it very well. At this moment, looking at Yun Wu was like looking at a little bird with its feathers standing on end. It was not intimidating at all, but just a little cute.
He said lazily, "I just want you to know that your husband is in good health. Don't guess next time."
Yun Wu: “…”
Yun Wu muttered again.
"I can't hear you clearly."
Yun Wu's voice was a little louder, but still as soft as a kitten's meow: "On our wedding day, you didn't even..."
Xie Yi said nothing.
Master Huizhen of Jinyun Temple calculated a marriage hexagram for him, but he did not take it seriously. If it were not for Madam Xie arranging for him to marry a young lady to bring good luck, he would not have planned to act according to the hexagram.
The reason she married into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to bring good luck to him, who was known for his frailty, was simply because of the power of the Xie family. He had no intention of getting married, and someone was simply forced to be by his side. Apart from the respect that Third Young Lady Xie deserved, he could not give her anything else.
As for love between men and women, and matters between husband and wife...
At that time, he was indifferent to life and death, let alone romance.
Who knew that it would scare people but not scare them away.
Not only was she not scared away, she would even come to him and ask for his favors.
He is not a real monk. The young lady who was married to him by marriage had thrown herself into his arms. How could he not eat?
Xie Yi only asked her: "Who taught you this?"
"What?" Yun Wu didn't understand for a moment.
Xie Yi pointed at the turtle picture on the table.
His wife is usually as timid as a sparrow. She always believes what others say and dares not to have any improper thoughts. But yesterday she suddenly became bolder and took the initiative to take off his clothes. Someone must have said something behind his back.
Yun Wu opened her eyes wide, she didn't expect that he could even see this.
She didn't dare to hide anything, and there was nothing to hide. Blushing, she told the truth about her conversation with Chen Qiutang yesterday: "...Second sister-in-law told me this because she was thinking about me."
"Where is the book?" Xie Yi asked.
Yun Wu went to rummage through the boxes and found the books she had hidden at the bottom of the box yesterday.
She had originally planned to return it to Chen Qiutang early this morning, but after waking up, she had forgotten about it. Only when Xie Yi mentioned it did she remember it.
The book Chen Qiutang gave her looked just like any other, with a dark blue cover and a serious title. It looked like just an ordinary miscellaneous book. Thinking of its contents, Yun Wu's hands trembled slightly as she handed it over.
It was like when she was caught by the teacher for doing something wrong in school. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Xie Yi's expression.
Xie Yi took it and scanned two lines, then glanced at her from behind the book.
Yun Wu's cheeks flushed red at the look in her eyes. She lowered her head and twisted the corner of her clothes, wanting to explain something, but she stammered and couldn't speak.
But Xie Yi said nothing, retracted his gaze, and continued reading without changing his expression. He even turned several pages back, reading with great interest.
Yun Wu was embarrassed at first, but he was so thick-skinned reading pornography right in front of her that she threw her shame behind her and reached out to grab the book from his hand: "Stop reading!"
"Only you can see it, but I can't?" Xie Yi raised his hands to avoid her movements. He was tall, and when he stood up straight, Yun Wu couldn't reach him even if he raised his hands higher.
Yun Wu still wanted to snatch it, but he took a step with his long legs and dodged to the side, and he also put the sinful book into his arms.
Xie Yi jokingly said, "Since you've read the whole thing, leave the book with me. It contains quite a few curious things. We'll test the contents of the book some other day to see if they're true or not, so you don't make wild guesses again."
Yun Wu was both embarrassed and angry. She opened her eyes wide and managed only one sentence: "This is my second sister-in-law's book. I want to return it to her."
"You're right. Second Sister-in-law is thinking about us two. She's really kind-hearted." Xie Yi touched the stiff book in his arms through his clothes and said with a smile, "I really want to give Second Sister-in-law a big gift as a token of my gratitude."
Yun Wu: “…”
How can there be such a shameless person in this world!
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When Yun Wu saw Chen Qiutang again at dinner time, she didn't dare to look at her.
She had a good relationship with her two sisters-in-law, especially Chen Qiutang. She had just come up with the idea of sending a gift yesterday, and now she saw that she suddenly ignored her. She was very puzzled. She originally wanted to ask her privately about the progress, but after dinner, as soon as she said a word, Yun Wu ran faster than a rabbit and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"That's strange." Chen Qiutang lowered her head to tease Nuan Jie'er: "What happened to your third aunt?"
Nuan Jie'er was full and felt dizzy sitting in her arms. Her reaction was slow: "Third Aunt, bird."
"By the way, your third aunt's bird is still with us."
Chen Qiutang carried her daughter back to the yard. As soon as she entered the door, she heard the chirping of the little bird. Hearing the bird's chirping, Nuan Jie'er immediately came to life and ran to see the bird.
In the room, Erlangjun Xie Fei was holding a thin rod to tease a bird. The little bird was jumping around in the birdcage, chirping clearly.
Chen Qiutang had been annoyed by the bird all day and was now impatient: "It's already noisy enough, and you're still teasing it. Where did you find such a noisy bird?"
Xie Fei honestly put away the rod and said sheepishly, "Isn't this specially found for Sanlang... Oh, Sanlang also had someone send something over just now."
Puzzled, Chen Qiutang went to look and saw a basin of bright red coral on the table. The color was brilliant and magnificent, and it shone brightly under the candlelight. It was obvious that it was worth a lot of money.
"Is this a gift from Sanlang?" Chen Qiutang couldn't let go of the pot of ruby coral, sighing, "Sanlang is so generous. Two years ago, for my father-in-law's birthday, Lord Liu also gave him a coral bonsai, but it didn't seem as beautiful as this one. He gave you such a big gift out of nowhere. What is he asking you to do?"
"He didn't say anything, just said it was a thank-you gift." Xie Fei was also puzzled: "I didn't do anything for him. I just helped him find a chattering bird recently. It can't be that bird, right?"
The couple looked at the lively and chirping little bird in the birdcage and shook their heads in unison.
With Xie Yi's personality, he wouldn't even have time to get angry after getting such a bird, so how could he possibly send a thank-you gift? And such a large thank-you gift at that?
Xie Fei looked at her puzzledly: "What did you help Sanlang with?"
Chen Qiutang couldn't figure it out either.
Since she couldn't think of it, she stopped thinking about it. She happily picked up the ruby coral bonsai and brought it into the house. She chose a suitable place for it in the house and began to admire it.
Since it was a thank-you gift from Xie Yi, she would accept it. It would be a waste not to accept it!
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