We drank a lot of alcohol on the Double Ninth Festival. It took me two days to recover my senses. Xie Yuancheng wasn't much better off; he said he slept for a day before he felt better.
"Haha~" When I heard him say that, I lay on the bed laughing so hard that I couldn't stop. I was amazed that he still dared to give me so much alcohol.
“Ying’er~ Just keep smiling. It’s getting cold outside. After the Double Ninth Festival, winter will be coming soon. Do you want to go out for a walk? Take advantage of this crisp autumn weather and I’ll take you to see the maple forest.”
I stopped laughing, turned to look at him, then pinned Xie Yuancheng down and stared at him with a suspicious look.
“Ying’er, there were no maple trees planted in the manor back then, and even if there were, they were scattered around. It would be better to go outside and take a look.”
"I'm not going. If I see any people pouting and calling me 'Madam' or 'Lord' when I go out, I'd rather not look at them."
I'm really scared of those people in the city right now. It's better to stay home and play with the kids. I leaned on Xie Yuancheng to stop him from getting up, but he just picked me up and moved me to the side.
“Really, when we went out on horseback and were drinking, didn’t you say you wanted to see the bright red maple forest? There’s a place outside the city that’s very beautiful, with ginkgo trees all around, all yellow.”
"Your description of 'a patch of yellow' is ambiguous. Don't use adjectives carelessly." I shook my head, hugging the blanket. "No, no, I'll stay home. You don't take what I say seriously just because I've been drinking."
"Ying'er~" Xie Yuancheng came over and pinched my cheek, his touch so light it was almost imperceptible: "I want to see it, come with me to see it, we're just going out, we're not going to do anything."
I thought about it and decided it would be good to go and take a look. I don't know if I can go back to the capital this year, but the shopkeeper is a reliable person. He is indeed a good person. He will come to help us when he knows we are in trouble. Sometimes doing good deeds will bring good results.
"We'll go out the day after tomorrow, travel for a day or two, and come back without any problems."
"Why should we spend the night outside the city? It would be much better to go home."
"Yes, I will follow Ying'er's arrangements."
Xie Yuancheng continued to lie down next to me. I thought he didn't have much to do. But when it was broad daylight, he got busy. When I took Xizhi to find him, he hadn't even eaten, and his pen never stopped moving.
I held Xizhi in my arms and watched him busy, bringing him things from time to time. I wanted to persuade him to eat something, but as soon as I finished one thing, another thing came up.
"Mother, go away~" Xi Zhi pointed to the door. He knew that his father was busy and he couldn't be disturbed. I went over to grind ink for Xie Yuancheng before leaving.
I was worried he'd get distracted, but when he got busy, his focused expression made me both feel sorry for him and fond of him. Xi Zhi pulled me to walk by the small lake, and as soon as we arrived, Li Ruowei came over carrying a stack of books.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing here?"
“I’m taking Xizhi to see Yuancheng, but he’s so busy he’s going crazy. Let’s wait until he’s done before I take Xizhi to visit him.”
"I don't think you can wait any longer. He's going out, and he'll move all the later things to the front. Linyang is different from before. If the small things every day aren't done well, it will be very detrimental to the future."
"Sisters, are you busy with a lot of things?" What I wanted to say was that I could actually help out.
Li Ruo smiled and nodded: "Of course, but if you come to help, we'll be even busier. Just play with Xi Zhi and do whatever you want every day. Don't worry about us."
When Xi Zhi saw Li Ruowei, his face turned red. Li Ruowei made him kiss her cheeks twice before leaving. Xi Zhi, who is so young, is already infatuated with a girl. He waved his little hand and said goodbye to his aunt.
"You little rascal." I picked up Xizhi and rubbed his little face. He's just like me. "Tell me, you're not even embarrassed in front of your mother, so why do you blush when you see your aunt?"
"Mother~ Hehe." I wish Xizhi could answer. Every time I hold him, Xie Yuancheng says we are like two versions of each other, so he spoils Xizhi so much that Su Ling complains.
"Haha~" When Xizhi saw me looking at him, he laughed happily. I snuggled against his little body and laughed even harder, always leaning back.
"Alright, if you laugh again, Mommy will drag you to the swing."
I carried Xizhi back, while Suling and Yan'er became fascinated with embroidery. After listening to the teacher's lesson, the two little ones went to learn from the nannies. Their little hands were still very soft and they weren't very strong, so the nannies just let them watch.
When I arrived, Su Ling was looking at a handkerchief. When she saw me, she asked me to choose one for her. Her eyebrows and eyes resembled mine, and the rest of her features looked quite like the Ninth Prince.
Xie Yuancheng sometimes jokes that seeing Su Ling is like seeing his father. I've never met my parents-in-law, so I just use Su Ling's appearance as a reference for them.
The baby is already so small, and her outline is already showing. If her mother and the others come over and see Xizhi, I wonder if they'll mistake her for me.
"Hahaha~" I followed them to watch the old lady embroider. The little ones laughed as they watched, and they laughed very happily. They could be happy about such a small thing.
For two nights in a row, Xie Yuancheng would lie down and sleep as soon as he got back. I had to help him back to the hot spring to lie down, otherwise he could have slept in the hot spring.
Just like he said, on the morning of the third day, he changed my clothes. I looked at the men's clothes I was wearing, which was my favorite dark green outfit.
"Didn't you say you'd feel uncomfortable seeing me in this outfit? Why are you letting me go out in it today?" I stared into Xie Yuancheng's eyes, and he actually lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Ying'er~" Xie Yuancheng, having been stared at by me for too long, wrapped his arms around my waist and wouldn't let go: "If you keep looking, I won't let you leave!"
"Okay, if anything seems wrong outside, we'll come back. We don't want to stay any longer."
I touched the jade belt around my waist. It was my favorite piece of broken jade, and it was especially beautiful. Wearing it felt like I had an extra talisman.
"Did I make you look too handsome? Why don't you put on a fake beard?" Xie Yuancheng looked at it for a few moments and actually went to get me a fake beard.
"No need, we're just going out to see the maple forest in autumn. We need to look our best so as not to embarrass you."
I touched his hand and tugged at Xie Yuancheng a few times before leaving. He was wearing a black robe with a red tassel embroidered with a lovebird pattern outlining the collar, which was faintly visible.
这个男人就是知道在我面前展现出吸引人的一面，我们出门去的时候，走的是正门。想不到李若微拉着嫣儿站在门口，见到我们出来，她们脸上都愣住了。
我担心嫣儿以为舅母穿着有问题，蹲着身子看她：“嫣儿，舅舅和舅母出门去，你在家里帮忙照顾一下弟弟妹妹啊~”
嫣儿小嘴动了下，眼睛里面又有光了：“舅母~嘻嘻~”我见她笑得后槽牙都露出来了，这才起身。
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