Chapter 133 The Sickly Villain in a Female-dominated World 4
After lying in bed for five days, Lin Qing was finally allowed to get out of bed. Qingshu first carefully helped her wash up with soft cotton cloth, and then took out a coat embroidered with green bamboo patterns and put it on her.
The moment her feet touched the ground, Lin Qing had a sense of unreality, as if she was stepping on soft cotton. Holding the hand of the waitress, she walked back and forth in the room several times before she got used to the feeling of having solid feet on the ground.
The yard was shrouded in a thin mist like a veil, and dewdrops were on the bamboo leaves in front of the window. This green bamboo forest was planted by the original owner to show off his elegance and noble aspirations.
The morning breeze was still a little cool. Lin Qing couldn't suppress the itchiness in his throat. He clenched his fist against his pale lips and coughed twice.
"My dear wife." These days, Chen Xi got up early every day to visit and learn how to take care of Lin Qing. Today was no exception. "Your body is not well yet, so you'd better be careful."
He carefully looked at the lady's expression, and was relieved when he found that she had no other symptoms except two dry coughs.
"I'm fine." Lin Qing felt helpless. Everyone around her treated her like a paper figurine that would fall down with a gust of wind.
"Xilang came so early today too." She changed the subject and smiled: "Have you had breakfast?"
"Not yet." Chen Xi shook his head and carefully looked at the lady standing by the window who was a little shorter than him.
In fact, although Lin Qing was thin due to illness, her height was not short in the entire Yun Dynasty.
"In that case, Xilang, please have dinner with me. I haven't been in a good mood these days. I fell asleep before I could talk to Xilang for a few words."
The words were a little too intimate, and Chen Xi stared blankly at the smiling eyes of the person in front of him.
The waiters brought lunch boxes and placed half of the table with soup. The gray-brown medicinal food was steaming, and the table near Chen Xi was full of exquisite snacks, white steamed buns with thin skin and big meat, soft and plump steamed rolls, and steamed jujube cakes decorated with some light yellow flowers. The sweet aroma made people drool.
Seeing his wife eating the black medicinal food without changing her expression, Chen Xi felt a little uneasy and even had difficulty swallowing the date cake in his hand.
Although the medicinal food looked like a dark dish, it actually tasted quite good. Lin Qing looked at the man who looked like a young wife opposite her with a smile, and asked with a bad taste: "How old is Xilang this year?"
"nineteen."
One year younger than the original owner, and still a young girl, Lin Qing thought, supporting his chin. However, in Yunchao, if a man is not married at the age of 19, he is already considered an old bachelor.
"Is your home also in Qingchi County? Is it far from the Lin Mansion?"
"My home is in the west of the village." Chen Xi looked straight at his wife. "There are my aunt, father, mother and two younger siblings in my family. We make a living by growing a few acres of thin land."
Lin Qing was amused by his serious answer. He couldn't bear to bully the honest man any more. Thinking of his miserable life in the original book, he felt even more sorry and showed some pity on his face.
"What does Xilang do on weekdays?"
Chen Xi lowered his eyes cautiously, not understanding why his wife always looked at him with strange eyes.
"I usually help my father with household chores. Every morning I go to the mountains to collect grass for pigs, and then come back to feed the chickens and ducks. While my father is working, I help look after my younger sister and brother. Last year, my aunt accidentally fell and injured her leg, so I followed my mother to do farm work."
At this point, he smiled gratefully: "When the husband went to the house to propose marriage, he specially invited a doctor to treat the lady's leg. The lady's leg injury has improved a lot."
Is that so? Lin Qing thought to himself. It seems that except for the original owner, all the members of the Lin family have good character. How did such an evil bamboo shoot emerge from the good bamboo?
In the east room, after receiving the news that his daughter and her husband were getting along very well, Master Lin was stunned. He looked at the dowry beside him in confusion, "Is this news true?"
"That's right. I heard that the lady and the young husband not only had breakfast together, but also chatted for a long time. If they were not tired, they would still be chatting together now." Knowing what the husband was thinking, the bridegroom said jokingly.
"It would be nice if they could live a good life, but Qing'er may seem gentle, but in fact she is very arrogant..." The husband felt a headache looking at the account book in front of him. Although Xilang looked a little rough, he was honest and sincere, and she married into the family for the sake of surprise. If he didn't treat her well, wouldn't that be destroying his relationship with her?
"Feiyun, from tomorrow on, let the young man come to my place to study every day." He paused and continued, "Let's invite a teacher to teach him how to read and write. I remember that among the master's retainers there is a scholar named Wang. Ask someone to prepare a generous gift to invite him."
Since his daughter liked to learn to read and write, he found someone to teach Xilang how to compose poetry and songs, so that the two of them would not have any disagreements in the future.
It rained in the afternoon, and the sound of raindrops hit the green tiles on the eaves, playing a lively melody.
It was at this time that Lord Lin received a letter from his sister.
"My dear, my sister said that Yong'er would come to our hometown to visit for a few days. She is probably on her way now." Lin Hanxin was surprised and a little timid. Her sister married a rich man. After they got married, he went to Yuyang County to take office. In the second year after their marriage, she gave birth to the princess Lin Rong. Although they were blood relatives, they were not familiar with each other except for the few times they met during the Chinese New Year.
Mrs. Lin took the letter and read it carefully, frowning slightly, thinking to herself, could it be that this Rong Jun got into trouble and came to his hometown to seek refuge? It seems that I have to ask someone to go to Yuyang County to ask around. My sister led a caravan to Yuyang County last month and she will be back soon.
After folding the letter, he raised his head and smiled: "This is good news. Rongjun finally came this time, we must prepare well. The Xingrui Courtyard behind the east room is still empty, I will have someone clean it up."
"Yeah." Lord Lin nodded continuously, walking back and forth in the room excitedly, "Do you have enough servants at home? Do you want to buy a few more?"
"It's probably too late to buy now. I dare not assign servants to Yongjun without knowing their details. Why don't you write a letter to A-mei first and ask them what the rules are, so that we can make preparations." The husband took a sip of hot tea and looked leisurely at the rain curtain outside the door, feeling a little annoyed for no reason.
"Okay, I'll write the letter now. My dear, you are very thoughtful." The master walked hurriedly towards the study. The heavy rain outside the porch wet the hem of her robe.
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