I sighed outside. Xi Zhi and Su Ling still can't speak clearly; it's already good enough that they can call out to people. Yan'er is older than them, and her voice is still childish, but it's clear.
"Madam, the young masters are studying; let's not disturb them."
“I know, but they’re still little kids, and they’re already learning these things.”
"You've misunderstood. The Marquis and the eldest daughter have always lived like this. Although we younger ones aren't very clear on the details, my sister has mentioned it."
"No way?" I started imagining Xie Yuancheng and Li Ruowei being slapped on the palms by their teachers when they were kids. It was so funny.
I guess it's royal instruction. I'd better not worry about it. Xi Zhi likes to move around a lot, and he looks so cute. He's starting to look more and more like me. Xie Yuancheng only ever holds him!
This little man used to say he liked daughters, but now he's become a huge fan of Xi Zhi. Su Ling has been holding my hand and complaining about it several times. Although I can't understand what she's saying, I can guess what she means.
Bizhu and I went back first. When we opened the clothes, we found that several of them were clothes from the Western Regions. I knew he always remembered these little things. I was just saying that one piece would be enough, but he made four, and they were even different colors.
"My lady, the Marquis loves you so much! These clothes are only available at the border."
Bizhu only knows how to praise them. I told her to put the clothes away first, because I wanted to see the wedding dress that was hidden at the bottom of the trunk.
"That set of clothes?" Bizhu asked hesitantly. "The Marquis put your wedding clothes, shoes, and socks in Ying'er's residence. I only saw them once when I went to clean."
"At Ying'er Residence? I went there last time, but she wasn't there." I carefully recalled the scene when I went in last time; there were only paintings, nothing else.
"Behind the painting, what looks like a small courtyard from the outside is quite different once you go inside. It must be those brats who ruined the painting that the Marquis worked so hard on, which is why you didn't see it."
“Let’s go take a look. The three little ones are all busy right now, and I don’t have anything to do.”
"Well, after what happened last time, the Marquis forbade us to get close, but if Madam wants to go, she certainly can, she just needs the Marquis to accompany her."
"What? I'm the lady of the house, even I can't go!"
"Madam misunderstands. It's not that you can't go, but Ying'er Residence has been renovated after what happened last time. If you want to go, you'll have to talk to the Marquis."
I was a little happier then: "You should have said so earlier. We could have gone to see it after they fixed it."
Now I don't have to do anything. I asked Bizhu to take me out for a walk. The mansion has been expanded by half. There is a small lake with ditches and a couple of boats.
Even without leaving the house, you could easily spend a whole day here. I visited several places, and I feel a little embarrassed. Xie Yuancheng added the character "盈" or "诚" to every place he visited; how short of words must he be!
"Madam, would you like to sit on the boat?" Bizhu handed me a fan. It was still a bit hot after walking for a while. I shook my head, wanting to go with Xie Yuancheng.
"Is there anywhere else we can go?" The small lake is planted with lotus flowers, and these walkways are built on top of them.
Those restless girls, seeing the dramatic changes in the Marquis's mansion, began to stir, thinking they could climb the social ladder, but in reality, they had no way out.
"Also, there's the Hundred Flowers Garden. The Marquis said the Lady looks especially beautiful under the flowers. It's just that the trees planted now won't be fully grown until next year or the year after."
"Okay, let's go for a walk somewhere else." I fanned myself with a small flower fan. He really put his heart into it; it's very quiet here.
He'd already set up the drainage system here; every spot has bamboo valves for drawing water, so now we don't even need to carry water. I don't know how he figured it out, but looking at all those densely packed, secret things gives me a headache.
I used to wander around my place and rarely came here, so I was surprised to find that things had changed so much. After they stopped letting me do anything, I started coming here every day.
I'm looking at the water bamboo with Bizhu. There are no crawling animals or small animals here. I really don't like these things; I don't like cats, dogs, or rabbits.
"Ying'er, I've been looking for you for ages." Xie Yuancheng's voice came over, and before I could turn around, he picked me up and carried me away: "This place was just too big back then, it wasn't easy to find you."
"What's wrong? Didn't you go out? I came out to check, so you won't be able to find me if you get lost again~"
"I won't let you go the wrong way. You have a sedan chair but you choose to walk to see things. Next time you come out without calling me, I won't let you leave the courtyard!"
"You stingy guy~ Put me down right now." I was just about to talk to him about something, and Xie Yuancheng only let go when he saw that I wanted to get down.
"What are you two doing? I want to join in." I tugged at his sleeve. They were both busy; I couldn't just stand by and watch.
"Ying'er, you always worry so much. What will become of you in the future?"
“I’m not worried about anything.” I looked at his hair, which was still the same as before: “I’m worried that you guys are too busy and I’m not doing anything, just playing around, and I feel uneasy about it.”
"But we don't have anything for you to do. Ying'er is happy every day and doesn't have any worries. She will stay young forever."
"What?" It took me a while to process what I was saying. Then I remembered complaining to Xie Yuancheng about how I was afraid of getting old: "You don't mean I should do nothing all day and then I won't get old, do you?"
I asked him the same question last time, and he said yes. Everyone gets old, and even with the most advanced treatments, there will still be signs of aging.
“Yes, Ying’er is afraid of getting old, and I don’t have any magic.” Xie Yuancheng came over and put his arm around me to walk forward. “I’ve already told my sister that she’s a girl and should enjoy life, but she says she can’t stay idle. If I say anything more, she’ll beat me up.”
But Ying'er is different. I'm your husband, and I can handle all these things. You just need to live well and stay by my side. Don't worry about the children; your parents never worried about me and my sister before.”
I'm totally defeated by him. He always remembers this: "You're so mean, how could I ever live without you?"
"That's for the best, so you won't always want to run away. Look at me, no one else in the world treats you like I do."
"Yes, there really is no one else but you." I hugged him and kissed him wildly, not caring whether anyone was around.
Xie Yuancheng held me around the waist, worried that I would fall. It's nice to be pampered, but I still need to do something for Xie Yuancheng in the future, otherwise I'll become useless.
I want to stand with him instead of always hiding behind him. If we grow apart in the future, he will be exhausted, and I will be unhappy. We will both get hurt.
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