46 Fang Yan
◎After enjoying the mood, the couple can enjoy the physical pleasure◎
Early this morning, Yan Qi went to the backyard stables for a horseback ride. Xu Ji saw that he was unhappy and hinted at him. He finally realized that the eldest son was unhappy about the flowers.
"The eldest son can also give flowers to the young lady."
Yes! He can deliver it too!
Why did he foolishly avoid his own wife and let outsiders show him his affection?
Of course he can deliver it!
It is legitimate and natural for a husband to give his wife away!
He wants to give, not only give, but give a lot!
Xu Ji rubbed the back of his head in confusion: "How much is a lot?"
Until there is no more space!
So he took Xu Ji out of the house to look for flowers and a gardener. Filling the entire courtyard would require dozens, perhaps even hundreds, of cartloads of flowers, and the massive task of transplanting them would require multiple gardeners.
In view of the excessive noise and long working hours, Yan Qizheng asked his mother to help him get rid of the people and secretly create a surprise to transform the entire courtyard.
How can those two bouquets of flowers in the vase compare to it?
Look, it's just as Xu Ji predicted: "The young lady will be overjoyed when she sees this!"
Yan Qizheng smiled slightly, looking smugly at the young lady who was staring at him intently. He asked her how she was doing. Seeing her happy, she still hadn't come back to her senses.
"Young Madam?"
"Oh..." Wei Ziyan was finally brought back to her senses by Xu Ji.
"Young Madam, the eldest master asked you what you think?" Xu Ji continued to remind.
oh……
It turns out that the question was not whether she liked it or not, but how she felt about it?
"They look great." Wei Ziyan collected her thoughts and asked, "Did you buy all these?"
Yan Qizheng straightened his back and raised his chin slightly: "Otherwise, who do you hope will buy it?"
“…”
Wei Ziyan also felt that her question was a bit silly: "I mean, why buy so much?"
"One or two pots is boring," Xu Ji couldn't help but interrupt, "The eldest master wants more, until there's no more room!"
“…”
She still didn't understand, and Yan Qizheng raised his chin again, saying calmly, "Don't you want to have the feast outdoors? More flowers, more elegance."
After hearing what he said, Wei Ziyan noticed that the place where they were standing seemed to be a piece of space that had been specially cleared out, which was enough to place two tables.
"But how can I take care of so many flowers?"
"There aren't enough people in the yard? I'll ask my mother for a few more." Yan Qizhen said lightly.
He was overthinking it. Not everyone knew how to take good care of flowers and plants. If the flowers withered from neglect like those before, wouldn't it be a shame to waste so many more?
"Don't worry, Madam," Xu Ji told her, "The eldest master has already arranged for the gardener to come every two weeks to ensure that there are beautiful flowers to enjoy every day."
"We can also help look after it." Leng Xiang responded, and Ping'er and Dujuan also echoed.
"Yeah, yeah, we can too."
"Young Madam—I can do that too!"
The last loud shout came from the direction of the corridor on the left. Wei Ziyan looked in the direction of the sound and found that there were quite a few people standing there without her noticing.
The person who just called out was a servant. He usually swept the fallen leaves in the courtyard. Now that there was no place for him to sweep, he could help clean the garden.
"Are you not worried now?" Yan Qizheng asked.
Everyone is more enthusiastic than her, so why should she worry? Wei Ziyan pursed her lips and nodded slightly.
"Master, there are some extra flowers and fertilizer in the car. What should we do with them?"
A servant asked at this time, and Yan Qizheng threw him a sentence: "Listen to the young lady."
She spoke in a matter-of-fact tone, as if she was really the mistress of this yard.
Wei Ziyan suspected she was wrong again. Perhaps Yan Qizheng wasn't keeping his distance from her because he was "too nice" to her. Otherwise, why would he have gone to so much trouble to create such a garden?
Before she could figure out what was going on, the news that "the eldest master built a garden for the young lady" had spread quickly outside the courtyard.
Some maids and old women quietly ran to the gate of the courtyard, took a look at what was going on, and then told everyone about it.
Word spread quickly from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Within half an hour, everyone in the mansion knew that "the eldest son dotes on the young lady."
The two concubines and two maids were playing cards together. Concubine Ru sighed and said, "I didn't expect that the eldest master would really like the girl from the Wei family."
"That's right." The old woman sitting opposite her also expressed surprise.
"At first, everyone thought that the young lady from the Wei family wasn't liked by the eldest master, and that he had no choice but to marry her. She would inevitably be ignored. But now... she's getting more and more popular!"
Another maidservant beside her also clicked her tongue: "This young lady from the Wei family is quite capable. It hasn't been long since she got married, and she's already won over our eldest son!"
Aunt Hui still had some doubts: "How can a man change his mind so easily if he doesn't like a woman?"
"Don't you remember? The eldest son was determined to break off the engagement, saying... even being a concubine was out of the question. How come he suddenly changed his mind?"
"Is this a show?"
"Who are you putting on a show for?"
"That's right," Aunt Ru said with a smile, picking up on the two maids' words. "I've only heard of women pretending their husbands are nice to them just to save face, but I've never seen a husband pretending to be nice to his wife just to save face."
Before Aunt Hui could say anything else, Yan Qizhu, who was sitting on the other side studying the recipe, suddenly said, "Stop guessing. Big brother really likes big sister-in-law."
When Aunt Hui heard her daughter's words, she turned her head and asked, "You know this now?"
"Of course I know. Big brother said it himself."
When the others heard this, they immediately became interested: "What did the eldest master say?"
Yan Qizhu curled his lips.
That day, the eldest brother found her and said that the eldest sister-in-law had interceded for her and would not fine her monthly allowance.
The eldest brother said that since the eldest sister-in-law married him, he would not let her suffer any injustice and asked her to remember the lesson and never do it again. She then asked the eldest brother, do you really like her?
"The eldest master admitted it?" Aunt Ru couldn't wait.
Yan Qizhu nodded.
"My eldest brother said 'Yes, I like her'."
"That's it." Aunt Ru laughed, "I didn't like it before, but I love it after I married her!"
The other two women also laughed: "Our eldest son is slapping himself in the face!"
In Jingsiyuan, Madam Yan also got the news. She hadn't wanted to join in the fun, but since it was rare for her son to take the initiative to please his wife, she was really curious about what he would do.
By the way, as a mother, she can help.
So, before it got dark, Mrs. Yan asked Xing'er to move to Fuxi Hall.
Seeing is believing. The abundance of flowers in the courtyard dazzled even Mrs. Yan. She was already a cheerful person, and seeing such a scene made her even happier.
As soon as she entered the room and sat down, Mrs. Yan couldn't wait to offer advice.
"It would be a shame to leave such a nice yard unused. Why not hold a banquet and liven it up?"
The Hu Zhou Kingdom inherited some customs from the previous dynasty, including the "Fangyan" (fragrant banquet), which was a traditional way for couples to promote harmony in their relationship.
Although the word "banquet" is mentioned in the name of Fangyan, there were no other guests and only the couple participated.
The couple would prepare a feast in their home, sit opposite each other and enjoy the feast, or watch a play. After enjoying themselves, they would then engage in sexual pleasure...
Wei Ziyan's heart was beating fast, and she didn't dare to respond. She secretly looked up at Yan Qizheng. But he was also looking at her, and he seemed to be at a loss as to what to do.
Madam Yan watched the two of them looking at each other shyly, so she simply acted like the mistress of the house and made the decision for them.
"Then it's settled!"
Mrs. Yan came in a hurry and left in a swift and decisive manner, leaving the two people embarrassed and speechless for a while.
"you……"
"you……"
After a long silence, they both suddenly spoke at the same time and stopped at the same time.
Yan Qizheng paused and asked softly, "What do you want to say?"
Wei Ziyan lowered her head and twisted her handkerchief, her voice as soft as a mosquito: "Why didn't you tell your mother...that it wasn't appropriate?"
Of course he felt that—
Yan Qizheng stopped himself from thinking, cleared his throat, and said seriously, "Don't worry, I'll talk to Mother later. You know her well, if she gets excited and I contradict her directly, she'll get angry."
It turned out that he had already considered it. Wei Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded silently.
The two fell into a speechless state again.
"There's one more thing," Yan Qizheng almost forgot to tell her, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has agreed to release Liu Yu'er, and Shouzhong has taken her to the Wu Mansion."
"Really?" Wei Ziyan perked up. "Sister Liu has already gone to the Wu Mansion?"
"Um."
"Great! Sister Liu has finally escaped from her misery." Wei Ziyan was so happy that she immediately regained her usual lively demeanor. "Can I go to the Wu Mansion to find her?"
"I have to ask Shouzhong when it's convenient."
That's true.
Wei Ziyan thought about it calmly.
Young Master Wu had just gotten married and suddenly brought a woman back home. He must need some time to settle down.
"If you can't wait, you can write a letter and send it over first." Yan Qizhen reminded him considerately.
What a good idea! Wei Ziyan smiled at him excitedly, "I'll go write it now." After that, she left him leisurely and walked away.
well……
Yan Qizheng raised his head and let out a sigh.
It seems that all the trouble he went through was not as good as Liu Yuer.
"Meow--"
Bai Er was behaving coquettishly at his feet. Yan Qizheng bent down and picked it up, poking its face and rubbing its head.
"Tell me, why are you so hard to coax?"
White Ear: ...
The next morning, when Wei Ziyan woke up, there was still no one around her, but Yan Qizheng did not go out and went into the study again.
They had breakfast together and exchanged a few words, and it seemed that the symptom of "disappearing in her sight" had disappeared from him.
Wei Ziyan sat in the yard and guessed for a while, then went back to the house and quietly started doing needlework.
Yan Qizheng had built such a large garden for her, and she was very grateful. Since gifts are always good, Wei Ziyan also wanted to give something back.
In "The Story of Yingying and Her Husband", her husband bought a lot of rouge and powder for Yingying. In return, Yingying embroidered a sachet with her own hands and gave it to her husband.
Yan Qizheng was indifferent to things like fragrance, so Wei Ziyan planned to embroider a purse. However, she was not as dexterous as Yingying, and her needlework was a bit rough. After embroidering for a long time, she looked left and right and felt embarrassed to show it to the world.
"Miss, don't you have ready-made shoes?" Qiu Luo reminded her, "Miss, why don't you give him the shoes you made for him before? Isn't that perfect?"
Yes! Wei Ziyan almost forgot about the existence of those boots.
The workmanship of other people's embroidery workshops is much better than hers, and they are much better than Wei Ziyan!
but……
Recalling the story in the book, her husband received a sachet made by Yingying herself and wore it with joy every day. When he was away from home, he would hold it in his hands to ease his longing for Yingying. Wei Ziyan picked up the embroidery needle and continued working.
At worst, if this one is not embroidered well, I can just embroider another one.
Practice makes perfect. You will definitely be able to do it if you embroider more.
Qiu Luo saw the young lady's determination and smiled as he imitated his uncle's words: "The young lady really cares about him."
Wei Ziyan's face flushed, and Du Juan happened to come in at this time and handed her two letters.
"Young Madam."
Her hands were not empty, so Qiu Luo took it for her and asked her, "Miss, do you want to see it now?"
The two different names, one before and one after, suddenly made Wei Ziyan ponder and she remained silent for a while.
"What's wrong, miss?"
"Qiuluo," Wei Ziyan put down her needlework and took the letter. "From now on, regardless of who's in front of you or behind your back, you should still call me 'Young Madam' like Dujuan and the others."
"Huh?" Qiu Luo was stunned for a moment, but he didn't think it was wrong and responded readily, "Okay, I understand."
There were two letters, one was a reply from Liu Yuer, and the other was a letter from Wei Tingzhou.
The former replied in a letter that everything was fine and advised her to rest and recuperate first. He also said that since he had just arrived at the Wu Mansion and there were many inconveniences, there was no need to rush to visit her, as there would be plenty of time to reunite in the future.
The latter expressed his deep gratitude for the inkstone she gave him, saying that his injury was no longer serious and he would be back to work in the Eastern Palace in two days. He asked her not to worry and that it was not worth the trip to visit him.
After reading the two letters, Wei Ziyan couldn't help but feel as if a dark cloud had lifted. The bad things were over, and good things were approaching. It was time to celebrate.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through her mind. Wei Ziyan stood up, lifted the hem of her skirt, hurried out of the house, and ran straight to the study on the east side.
"Would you like to host a banquet?"
It was already a surprise to see her sudden visit, and Yan Qi was even more surprised when he heard that she wanted to hold a wedding banquet.
"It can't be called 'Fangyan' either." Wei Ziyan explained to him.
"I want to follow my mother's wishes and change it up a bit. I want to invite my second brother, third sister, and fourth brother to come, and invite a few good friends to have some fun together."
"Three or five good friends..." Yan Qizheng's voice sank slightly, "Who do you want to invite?"
There was no one. Wei Ziyan counted them: "Sister Liu, Miss Wu Er, Young Master Wu Er... and Young Master Wei."
"Do you want to invite Wei Tingzhou?" Yan Qizhen raised the last word.
"Oh, he saved me, and I haven't thanked him in person yet."
Wei Ziyan didn't notice the change in Yan Qizhen's expression at all. She supported herself on the desk with both hands and asked him back with a pair of bright eyes.
"Who are you planning to invite? Please post it with me."
"No need! I can tell for myself."
Yan Qizhen's tone was very hard, and Wei Ziyan finally noticed something, and a trace of suspicion flashed through her mind.
"You... don't want to hold a banquet?"
Wei Ziyan realized that she was being abrupt and should have discussed it with him first and asked what he thought instead of saying that she wanted it right away.
Yan Qi was looking up at the guilt welling up on her face, the answer on the verge of coming out twisted several times on his lips. Finally, he replied indifferently: "No, just don't get tired."
"Of course it's the eldest master's true words!"
Back in the house, Wei Ziyan asked Qiu Luo to consult about the truth of the last sentence, and Qiu Luo answered without hesitation.
"Young Madam, you're not feeling well yet, and you've never handled anything like this before. Isn't it normal for the eldest master to be worried that you might be tired?"
Yes, Wei Ziyan also felt so, but it always felt a little weird.
"The eldest master is willing to spend time building a garden for the young lady, so why wouldn't he even want to host a banquet?"
Qiu Luo's words were so convincing that the more Wei Ziyan listened, the more she agreed with him, and she put her slight concern behind her.
The "fragrant banquet" was scheduled for three days later. After Wei Ziyan sent out the invitations, she received replies from everyone who wanted to attend the event as scheduled.
After learning that Yan Qizheng only intended to invite Minister Yu, Wei Ziyan began to prepare. Actually, she didn't need to do anything, but she could think of the dishes, drinks, and games to entertain her, and then she could talk and assign tasks.
This was the first time Wei Ziyan had organized all these, and she felt fresh and excited. She had even considered doing it during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
At first she didn't notice, but later she discovered that there were osmanthus buds in the yard. By the Mid-Autumn Festival next month, the whole yard would be filled with the fragrance of osmanthus. Wouldn't it be wonderful to drink tea and admire the moon here?
By then Qi Zheng’s maternal grandfather will have arrived as well, and bringing his parents over, it would be so nice for the whole family to be reunited!
Three days later, everything was ready.
The garden has two tables for dining, a place for entertainment, and a place for tea and rest, all arranged, just waiting for a few good friends to come.
As one of the hosts of the banquet, Wei Ziyan dressed up carefully today to show her seriousness, and even asked Du Juan to do a unique hairstyle for her.
Divide your hair into several braids, and make wings on each side. From the back, it looks like a flying butterfly.
Ping'er and the others praised: "Young Madam looks really good today!"
Wei Ziyan was also feeling very happy. As she was looking in the mirror, Leng Xiang came in and reported, "Madam, Miss Wu Er has arrived."
So early!
"Hurry, hurry, hurry." Wei Ziyan happily went out to greet them.
As soon as Wu Guanshu entered the yard, she looked around in amazement and was called over by a voice called "Yuzhen".
"Wow, your yard is incredible, so beautiful! No wonder it's called 'Flower Feast'. I don't even need to eat anything, I can feast my eyes just looking at the flowers."
Wei Ziyan was amused by Wu Guanshu's words. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she asked her, "Why aren't you with your brother and Miss Liu?"
Wu Guanshu showed regret on her face: "Something happened at home this morning, so my brother and Miss Liu couldn't come."
Wei Ziyan was startled: "What happened?"
"My sister-in-law had a quarrel with my brother and she insisted on going back to her parents' home."
“…”
Wei Ziyan's heart tightened: "Is it because of Sister Liu?"
Wu Guanshu nodded silently and comforted her: "Don't worry, I don't think Miss Liu took it too seriously, and her family didn't take it out on her."
It might not matter once or twice, but it will inevitably become annoying over time. Wei Ziyan thought to herself that she would discuss with Yan Qizheng later and bring Liu Yuer to the Yan Mansion.
Before the others arrived, after admiring the flowers, Wei Ziyan pulled Wu Guanshu to sit down and have tea.
Wu Guanshu mentioned what happened before and after Guanyun Villa: "Brother asked me to say for him that he has let you down."
"My father threw my brother into jail, beat him with dozens of sticks, and carried him back home."
"My sister-in-law seems very distressed, but my brother won't let her into the house. Sigh...sometimes I feel sorry for my sister-in-law, too. I don't know who to side with."
Wu Guanshu kept rambling on and on, and when she heard the end, Wei Ziyan was quite touched: "A girl's fate really depends on what kind of father she has."
Fortunately, his father has never had the ambition to marry into a wealthy family, he just wants her to be safe and happy.
"Do you know?" Wu Guanshu changed the subject when she mentioned her daughter's fate. "Wei Tingshuang is going to participate in the selection of the eighth prince's concubine."
"Yeah?"
Wei Ziyan was very surprised. She still remembered Wei Tingshuang standing here that day, acting as her usual self.
"Is she...willing?"
"She's the eldest daughter of the Wei family. What can I do if she doesn't want to?" Wu Guanshu took a sip of tea and sighed, "Sometimes I'm really glad that I'm just a concubine's daughter."
Wei Ziyan was the only daughter in the family, and while she didn't feel the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children as deeply as Wu Guanshu did, she could still understand it to some extent. She comforted Wu Guanshu: "You have a brother who loves you and will never let you marry unhappy."
Wu Guanshu curled her lips and revealed a shy and innocent smile after hearing her words. Wei Ziyan couldn't help but feel moved: "Do you have someone you like?"
"No, no." Wu Guanshu quickly denied it.
Wei Ziyan didn't believe it: "Tell me, I'll take a look for you?"
"No……"
The two were discussing this topic back and forth when someone rushed into the yard and interrupted their chat.
"Come on, sis! There are so many flowers!"
Hearing the sound, Wei Ziyan knew that it was Yan Qifeng and his sister. She asked Wu Guanshu to sit down for a while and went out to greet them. Unexpectedly, in addition to the sister and brother, the second brother Yan Qikuan also came with them. He and Qifeng each carried a lunch box.
"My mother said I can't come empty-handed." Yan Qikuan's face was indifferent, as distant as usual.
Wei Ziyan pretended to ignore it and asked him and Qifeng at the same time: "What good stuff is in here?"
"pastry."
"pastry."
The two brothers said in unison.
Yan Qikuan added, "My mother did it."
Yan Qifeng also added, with a tone of boasting: "My sister did it."
"Thank Aunt Ru for me." Wei Ziyan thanked Yan Qikuan first, then Yan Qizhu: "Thank you, Third Sister. It's perfect with my Imperata Root and Silver Flower Tea."
Wei Ziyan led the three of them inside, and after a couple of laps around the garden, they came before Wu Guanshu. She instructed Qiu Luo to put out the snacks in the food box while introducing them to each other.
Yan Qikuan greeted Wu Guanshu without needing an introduction. Yan Qifeng, seeing the new sister, took a few more curious glances. Yan Qizhu and Wu Guanshu were about the same age, and they soon struck up a conversation.
Wu Guanshu tasted the Qiqiao pastry made by Yan Qizhu and praised it highly. She enthusiastically asked for the production method.
Yan Qikuan sat next to her and calmly reached out to pass the Ruyi cake he brought to her.
The scene was harmonious and Master Wei had also arrived.
To Wei Ziyan's surprise, Wei Tingshuang actually came! She had only politely mentioned at the end of the invitation, "If your sister is also interested, you are welcome to join us for the banquet."
Since they were here, Wei Ziyan naturally welcomed them and invited them in warmly.
Wei Tingshuang looked her up and down, then glanced around the garden from left to right. A hint of sarcasm played on her lips: "I'm just telling the truth. There's no need to be so anxious to prove it to me, right?"
"Tingshuang," Wei Tingzhou said solemnly, "forget what I told you."
Wei Tingshuang curled her lips, turned her head and walked forward.
"I'm sorry, my sister said something without thinking. Please don't take it to heart." Wei Tingzhou apologized.
"I naturally won't take it to heart, don't worry, Master Wei."
Wei Ziyan had a smile on her rosy cheeks, her eyes were bright and showed genuine joy, and Wei Tingzhou couldn't help but laugh slightly.
The day before yesterday, Ting Shuang came back and said she wasn't doing well, so he came today to see for himself how she was doing. Besides his worry, he was also a little conflicted.
I hope she lives a good life, but I also meanly hope she...
Not having a good time...
"You look good," Wei Tingzhou quietly retracted his gaze, "and your hair accessories are very unique."
Wei Ziyan touched the back of her head, keeping a smile on her face: "Is Master Wei's injury healed?"
"It's all right now." He lifted his injured arm and showed her how it worked. "I can now hold a pen and write. It's just a minor injury, nothing to worry about."
"In any case, I have to thank Master Wei for saving me." Wei Ziyan said sincerely, "If I hadn't happened to meet Master Wei, I might not have been so lucky."
He had indeed happened to pass by that day, but he had already spotted the Yan Mansion's carriage parked by the roadside. She was inside, her face pressed against the window. He reined in his horse and stopped, until the men in black suddenly snatched the carriage away.
Afterwards, he felt lucky that he didn't want to leave.
"Young Madam, you're too kind." Wei Tingzhou's brows relaxed. "Isn't it good fortune for me to be able to feast my eyes here today?"
"Master Wei is really good at talking."
"From the bottom of my heart."
Just as the two of them were chatting and laughing, an unruly voice suddenly emerged: "When did Chao Fenglang become able to speak?"
The voice sounded familiar. Wei Ziyan looked through Wei Tingzhou and looked behind him.
At first glance, I didn't see the person who spoke, but what caught my eye was Yan Qizhen's solemn and serious face.
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