Chapter 187
Madam Zhou calmly changed the cup of tea before saying, "Madam, the young master is different from the marquis."
To put it bluntly, Shen Jun was a spoiled brat when he was young. It was only after he got married that he became more mature and composed. But Shen Rang was different. He achieved the highest honors in the imperial examinations at a young age, something Shen Jun could not match.
But Zheng didn't think so: "Different? What's the difference? What's the use of being young and promising? Once you get home, you'll be blindfolded by women and won't be able to see anything."
Mrs. Zhou sighed and said nothing more.
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After that day, the Marquis's residence returned to its usual tranquility.
Yunxi's life returned to its usual tumultuous state.
It was already late autumn, and the weather was getting colder every day. Shen Rang and Yun Xi had moved to the warm pavilion of Ji Bai Residence, but Yun Xi still had to get up early every day and brave the cold wind to pay her respects to Yun Wan.
Taking advantage of the cold weather, Yun Wan would always make Yun Xi stand in the windy corridor for an hour at a time, while she would leisurely have breakfast in her bedroom before calling Yun Xi in.
Every time Yunxi went in, her pretty face was red from the cold, even tinged with a faint purple. Her hair, which she had styled herself carefully in the morning, was always disheveled by the cold wind, and she looked extremely disheveled.
But the more disheveled she looked, the happier Yun Wan felt when she saw her.
Early that morning, Yunxi woke up groggily. It was pitch black outside, and she could only hear the howling wind and the sound of rain being whipped up and pounded against the window.
As soon as Yunxi made a move, Shen Rang pulled her into his arms.
"It's raining. Send someone to tell the young mistress that we're not going today." His voice was hoarse.
“That won’t do,” Yunxi said. “Zirong, lie down for a while longer. I’ll be back soon.”
Shen Rang is on leave today, so Yun Wan won't make things difficult for her.
Shen Rang sighed, his arm around Yun Xi's waist tightening slightly: "I'm sorry you've suffered."
“What do you mean by suffering?” Yunxi said softly. “Now I can be with you openly and honestly. Besides, the Jibai Residence is much better than that back room.”
More importantly, even though Yun Wan finds her disagreeable no matter what, she no longer dares to treat her the way she used to.
It's just getting up early every day to greet her; it's nothing to be ashamed of.
"Alright, I have to get up, or if I'm late, the young mistress will eat me alive."
Helpless, Shen Rang had no choice but to sit up with her.
"I'll go check if breakfast is ready. You can have a couple of bites before you go."
"Um."
Yunxi sat in the room doing her makeup, listening to the commotion outside, and turned to say, "Jixiang, you don't need to come with me today."
He had to leave Yun Wan with the impression that Ji Xiang was unwilling to suffer with her.
Jixiang nodded.
After Yunxi finished getting ready and had breakfast with Shen Rang, she got up and left.
It was raining heavily and the wind was even stronger today. Le'an was a martial artist and had great strength in his hands, but the umbrella wasn't sturdy enough. Before he had taken more than a few steps, the umbrella had already flipped over and broken.
Fortunately, we weren't far from Jibai Residence. Le'an said, "Auntie, I'll go back and get a new umbrella!"
The rain was so loud that even though we were very close, we had to shout.
Yunxi pulled her back: "No need, changing to another one won't help us go much further. Let's just hurry over here."
Anyway, everything that was going to get wet is already wet.
Upon hearing this, Le'an nodded, and the two of them quickened their pace, heading towards Liuyun Garden.
When they arrived at Liuyun Garden, they found that the bamboo curtains under the eaves to keep out the rain had been lowered, but the corridor was completely filled with objects of all sizes. Only a narrow path, barely wide enough for one person to pass through, was left at the very edge, and maids passed by from time to time. Apart from that, there was nowhere else to stand.
Upon seeing her approach, a maidservant from Liuyun Garden said, "Young Madam's belongings are precious and cannot withstand the rain. Madam, please wait in the courtyard!"
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