Chapter 125 Chapter 125 As long as Fang Ying comes out to greet him, yesterday...
I almost didn't sleep all night during the beginning of spring.
When she was on night duty, she usually didn't dare to sleep soundly in the first half of the night, for fear that her wife and husband would call for help. But these two people usually didn't wake up in the second half of the night, let alone call for help, so she could sleep peacefully.
So when her husband got up at night, she was just squinting and had not fallen asleep yet. She thought that after serving them two drinks of water, she could go back and sleep. Who would have thought that the two of them would quarrel in the middle of the night.
Lichun was really frightened when her husband called his wife's name. Although the two of them soon stopped making any noise, she did not dare to sleep and kept listening attentively to the inner room.
Occasionally, she would doze off, but would wake up quickly. When the sky brightened, she would think of her husband getting up early to practice boxing. She was afraid of oversleeping, so she didn't dare to close her eyes.
Unexpectedly, the husband did not move until the time was almost up. Lichun saw that he could not wait any longer, so he called out twice through the door, and then the two people inside got up.
Lichun had already informed Xingniang and the others in advance, asking them to be careful. When he went in, he saw that the lady and the husband were not looking at each other, and both looked unhappy.
Ji Yanlang was so frightened by his own guess last night that he couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Later, when he managed to fall asleep, he had nightmares. Now he got up late, so he was naturally in a bad mood.
Fang Ying slept well. When she woke up, she didn't even remember the quarrel at night. But as soon as she sat up, she met Ji Yanlang's scrutinizing gaze, and immediately she remembered everything.
He was going to the camp today. Fang Ying didn't want to continue the quarrel that hadn't ended at night and waste time, so she just dressed and washed herself.
Seeing her cold attitude, not looking at him and not speaking, Ji Yanlang became even more suspicious, but he got up late and had no time to ask any further questions, so he put on his clothes in silence, combed his hair, had breakfast and went out.
But even though he arrived at the cavalry camp, his heart was still with Fang Ying at home.
Now standing in the sun, thinking back to what he had heard and seen about Fang Ying since he returned home, he could not find any fault with her behavior or conduct - he was so angry last night, how could he have speculated about Fang Ying like that?
Besides, their marriage was not something Fang Ying could have achieved just by wanting it, and it had nothing to do with whether she admired him or not. He must have drunk too much yesterday, otherwise no matter how angry he was, he wouldn't have been so confused as to confuse the cause and the effect.
Fang Ying had clearly married into the Ji family first, and her mother and second sister-in-law had discovered her feelings for him later, so why would she think of getting involved in that awful affair that Fang Ying's uncle had arranged? Such bad luck.
Moreover, in the more than one year since he came back from Youzhou, he and Fang Ying have been together day and night, and their feelings have grown deeper and deeper. The mutual understanding between them from discovering that she was pregnant to becoming parents was not fake.
But why did she mention asking him to have a room with her several times? Could she not be sincere? Was she being sarcastic? That didn't seem likely.
Ji Yanlang stayed in the camp for half a day in a daze. In the afternoon, he could not stay any longer, so he said goodbye to his colleagues and left the camp early.
Before arriving home and entering his own courtyard, he was still thinking that as long as Fang Ying came out to greet him, what happened last night would be written off. However, when he entered the house, Fang Ying was not in the room at all.
"The lady is looking after the young lady in the side room." The maid who stayed in the room reported.
Ji Yanlang glanced at her, nodded, and went into the inner room to change out of his official robes. He came out and sat down on the couch. When the maid brought him tea, he couldn't help but ask, "My lady, don't you know I'm back?"
The maid glanced out the window and said carefully, "I will report this right away."
"No."
Ji Yanlang waved his hand, picked up the tea and warmed his hands with it, while staring at the door of the wing room. The tea in his hand was no longer hot, and there was no movement from the other side.
He lost his patience, put down his tea, and said to himself or someone else, "I'm going to see Hong'er too." Then he strode out and went along the corridor to the east wing.
Of course Fang Ying knew that Ji Yanlang had returned. Before he even entered the courtyard, a little girl saw him from afar and came in to answer him. But she thought about it for a long time at home and felt that what she said last night was all from her heart and she was right, so she didn't want to admit her mistake.
Before Ji Yanlang came over, Lichun was carefully advising her: "It's almost time, you can't leave your husband alone all the time."
As soon as the voice fell, Xiang'er outside hurried to the door and replied: "Madam, the husband is coming."
Fang Ying was originally playing with a cloth tiger to entertain her daughter. Upon hearing this, she put the cloth tiger down and picked up her daughter. After hearing the sound of the door outside, she slowly stood up holding Hong'er.
When Ji Yanlang walked in and saw her, he naturally thought that she was coming to greet him, and his expression relaxed.
Fang Ying didn't want to talk to him first, so she just smiled at her daughter and said, "Hong'er, look, who's back?"
Seeing her smile, Ji Yanlang felt relieved and smiled unconsciously. He walked closer and said to Hong'er, "It's Daddy. Do you miss me?"
Hong'er, who is less than three months old, just opened her big eyes and looked at her father curiously, but Lichun breathed a sigh of relief behind her - everything should be fine, right?
Unexpectedly, the lady turned around to look at her, then looked at the cloth tiger on the couch. Lichun understood and hurriedly picked up the cloth tiger and handed it to her husband. The sigh of relief she had just felt was lifted up again.
Ji Yanlang seemed to be teasing his daughter, but in fact he was always glancing at Fang Ying out of the corner of his eye. He had seen what had just happened, and he glanced at Fang Ying when he took the cloth tiger.
Fang Ying seemed not to notice, her eyes still fixed on Hong'er, and the smile on Ji Yanlang's face suddenly faded.
After all, they had been married for two years, so it was not impossible for him not to notice that Fang Ying was deliberately ignoring him.
Ji Yanlang shook the cloth tiger a few times nonchalantly, and Hong'er supported him by stretching out her little hands to grab it. Unfortunately, her father was muttering about her mother in his heart at this moment: She doesn't think that she has done nothing wrong, and it's all my fault, so she's waiting for me to humble myself and apologize, right?
Why? He was indeed at fault the previous times, so he should have apologized. But what had he done wrong last night?
He didn't force her to sleep with him, he just wanted to lend her a hand. She refused, and not only did he back away, he also made her argue with him, even asking him to take a concubine.
Ji Yanlang's anger, which had originally subsided, suddenly surged up again, urging him to get to the bottom of things with Fang Ying.
Fang Ying held the child for a while, and her arms began to ache. Seeing that he was distracted, she called the nurse, "Why do I feel a warm current? Can you check if he has urinated?"
Ji Yanlang came to his senses and stepped aside.
Fang Ying placed the child on the couch, glanced at the sky, and said, "It's already this time."
Ji Yanlang also took a look, but Fang Ying still ignored him and asked Lichun to help her get dressed. Then she walked out and asked someone to go to the kitchen to get the dinner menu.
"Make some pigeon soup. The side dishes from yesterday were delicious and appetizing. My husband got drunk yesterday and didn't have a good appetite for breakfast. Tell them to bring some more..."
Ji Yanlang was following behind, and when he heard her mention him, he pricked up his ears and heard her say that she was drunk, which made him even angrier.
Isn't this just saying that he was drunk and causing trouble last night, and that he was wrong? She even used his poor appetite for breakfast as evidence. Wasn't his poor appetite for breakfast because she was angry?
Ji Yanlang wanted to refute, but seeing Xiang'er there, and remembering that she still had to go back to the Fang family, he had to hold back and said nothing.
When Fang Ying reached the door, she made way and waited for Ji Yanlang to go first. However, he was still sulking, so he stopped as well. Seeing that she didn't leave, he looked over with a puzzled look on his face.
The couple finally made eye contact from the moment Ji Yanlang left home in the morning.
Fang Ying's eyes were calm, and she gestured, inviting him to go first.
When he was about to go out, Ji Yanlang remembered that he should go first. He sneered and strode out.
Fang Ying paused for a moment and looked at Lichun: See, he is not here to make peace or admit his mistake!
Lichun saw that his wife's eyes were about to pop out, so he quickly supported her arm and said with a smile: "The wind is really strong today, please leave quickly so that they can close the door and don't let the wind blow on me."
Fang Ying reluctantly left the room, but when she returned to the room, she stopped pretending and just pretended that Ji Yanlang was not in front of her.
Seeing this, Ji Yanlang simply went out for a round of boxing, which not only made up for the morning's training but also relieved a lot of the anger in his heart. Unfortunately, when he returned to the room and saw Fang Ying ignoring him, the anger that had been relieved instantly returned.
When dinner was served, although the two sat down at the same table, they ate separately. They ate quietly and truly practiced the art of eating without talking.
Ji Yanlang had no appetite, but Fang Ying was eating with relish as usual. He couldn't help but become suspicious again: Does she really have me in her heart?
Ji Yanlang thought about the matter again with a sullen face. He felt that he still couldn't jump to conclusions. He glanced at the pitch-black sky outside and suddenly said, "Make the bed in the inner room for me."
Ever since Fang Ying finished her confinement, they had been living in the warm room and sleeping on the kang. It was obvious what he meant when he suddenly asked someone to make the bed. As soon as he finished speaking, the already quiet room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
None of the maids dared to answer, and they all looked at Fang Ying quietly.
Fang Ying didn't embarrass the maid and said calmly, "It's so cold, how can I let my husband sleep in the bed?"
Ji Yanlang's heart was in a knot, waiting for her next words.
"I'll go to the side room." Fang Ying didn't look at Ji Yanlang and ordered, "Xing Niang, go and warm the quilt for me."
Seeing that her husband's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it, Xingniang dared not disobey. She stepped back while desperately winking at Lichun.
Lichun's mind raced, and he finally came up with an excuse to stop Xingniang: "Wait a minute, you left without even asking which quilt it was."
She smiled apologetically and turned back to report to Fang Ying, "My lady, I'm afraid you forgot that you had those quilts from the confinement period thrown away because you thought they smelled of blood."
Xing Niang quickly replied, "Yes, yes, yes, I was confused. How could I have forgotten this?"
"Don't you have a new winter quilt?" Fang Ying knew that the two of them were deliberately delaying, hoping that she would change her mind. However, she would rather go to the east wing to take her daughter to sleep than stay here and face Ji Yanlang's expression. "Just go get it from the box."
While his wife was talking, Lichun kept looking at her husband, hoping that he could stop them and say something to ease the situation, and maybe the two of them would reconcile. But his husband just stared at his wife fiercely, neither saying a word nor looking at her.
How could she know that Ji Yanlang was not thinking about reconciliation at this moment, but was thinking: Sure enough, it turned out after one try! What I said about having loved him for a long time was all a lie!
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Author's words: Hong'er: Why don't you just let me play with the cloth tiger... [rolling eyes]
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