Chapter 8 Who is playing the piano?
At this time, the wife of Ningyuan Hou, who was of ordinary appearance, was leaning on the wooden couch in the yard holding a hot water bottle, basking in the sun to keep warm.
Occasionally, one or two servants passing by the manor house would observe this scene and suppress their surprise. This lady didn't look particularly well-dressed, yet she was bathed in a golden glow, like the goddess of the Nine Heavens described in the storybooks...
No wonder the Marquis was willing to fall out with the old lady and her son in order to marry this first lady. She is truly stunning.
After they were surprised, they felt regretful.
What’s the use of a woman being beautiful? Now that she has lost her husband and has been sent to the farm by the old lady, she is afraid that she will be a widow in this farm for the rest of her life.
Sang Ru caught a glimpse of these people's pitying expressions and felt annoyed. He knew what these people were muttering in their hearts. It just so happened that his wife's current situation was indeed not optimistic.
A sound of piano came like torn silk and broken jade, like a lonely smoke in the frontier, going nowhere in the vastness, with a deep sadness.
Yu Qinghuan slowly opened his eyes and asked curiously, "Who is playing the piano?"
She calmed down and listened carefully, and felt that the sound of the piano did not seem to come from far away. Could there be other people living in this village?
Seeing Yu Qinghuan's curiosity, Sang Ru immediately said, "I'll go and ask."
After a while, she came back and asked, "Madam, there's someone playing the piano in the neighboring farm. I heard from the people there that he plays for half an hour every day. Our yard is close, so we can hear it clearly."
Yu Qinghuan: "Do you play it every day?"
Sang Ru nodded. "That's what I heard from the people in the village. Madam, why don't you go inside and rest?"
She couldn't tell whether the sound of the piano was good or not, so she was worried that it would disturb Yu Qinghuan's mood.
Yu Qinghuan was basking in the sun, not wanting to move. He smiled and shook his head, "Let's stay here."
This person has superb musical skills and her music is sad and beautiful. She must be a girl, but she is filled with sorrow and has no idea what kind of predicament she is in.
Seeing that it was getting late, Sang Ru asked in a low voice, "What would you like to eat tonight, Madam?"
Thinking of food, Yu Qinghuan finally felt a little more energetic. She was having her period and couldn't do that kind of thing. She thought Xie Zhili would not come to the farm in the next few days.
“Just let people watch you make some simple dishes.”
Sang Ru immediately understood what his wife meant. She wanted to ask Chef Gao to cook a few of her favorite dishes while the Second Master was away.
She smiled happily, "I will go and tell the kitchen right away!"
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In the evening, Xie Zhili returned to the manor. Almost at the moment before Yu Qinghuan had his meal, the carriage slowly drove into the manor.
Qing Zhui, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately stepped forward and offered his hand, "Master."
Xie Zhili took off his cloak and asked, "Did anything happen in the village today?"
Qing Zhui thought about it. A lot of things happened in the village that day, but if there was anything special...
He immediately thought of another person and was filled with righteous indignation: "Master, Sang Ru, who is by the Madam's side, just ordered Chef Gao to cook a table of delicious dishes, but didn't pay!"
You have to know that Chef Gao was hired by his second master at a huge expense, and even the money for buying vegetables was paid from his second master's private account. This lady really doesn't consider herself an outsider.
Xie Zhili suddenly asked, "Did your brother ever ask the eldest lady for money when he took her to Xifeng Tower?"
Qing Zhui was stunned for a moment, "It should be... no?"
Xie Zhili sneered, "Brother didn't ask her for money, why should I?"
What's the big deal about taking a woman to Xifeng Tower for dinner?
He invited the chef himself, so that Yu Qinghuan could eat her favorite dishes every day and be happy every day.
Qing Zhui was dumbfounded and stood there in a daze. His own master always wanted to compete with the eldest master in everything, but they were a couple, while to the second master, she was a widow. How could they be compared, right?
He immediately chased after him, wanting to have a good talk with his second master. He said that since he hadn't married yet, he couldn't spend his money on these things.
Xie Zhili suddenly took out a prescription and threw it to Qing Zhui, "Go to the kitchen and ask someone to boil the medicine according to this prescription."
Qing Zhui took a look and found that it was still the same painkiller prescription, but it was missing a few ingredients that were specially added to relieve the trouble caused to the old man.
His face changed immediately. The eldest lady was so beautiful that she had bewitched him. It was impossible that his second master had also been bewitched, right?
At this time, Xie Zhili had already arrived at the dining area at the manor, and saw Yu Qinghuan just picking up the chopsticks and preparing to eat.
Sang Ruxian, who was standing by, saw Xie Zhili coming in and was a little surprised, "Second Master?"
Yu Qinghuan paused for a moment while holding the chopsticks, and looked up, only to see the tall Xie Zhili standing at the door, blocking most of the light outside. It was a little blurry, and she could only see his cold eyes. In an instant, the dream of that day flashed through her mind... gradually overlapping with the scene of last night.
It wasn't until Xie Zhili stepped into the room and saw that face clearly that she silently swallowed her saliva, put down her chopsticks, pulled up the corners of her mouth, raised a smile and asked, "Have you had your meal yet?"
Xie Zhili responded, "I haven't used it yet."
The journey from the capital back to Zhuangzi was not short. He was originally a little tired, but when he saw the smiling face in front of him, he felt inexplicably relieved.
Thinking of this, Xie Zhili stared at Yu Qinghuan, the light in his eyes gradually dimming...Did she smile at her elder brother like this in the past?
Yu Qinghuan felt her scalp tingling under his stare. Xie Zhiwen had never given her such a look before. It was a little gloomy, and no one knew what he was thinking.
She could barely keep the smile off her face and said hastily, "If you don't mind, why don't you sit down and have dinner with us?"
Xie Zhili nodded slightly, with a bit of coldness as if he wanted to invade everything of Yu Qinghuan, and walked to her side and sat down.
Yu Qinghuan looked at Sang Ru beside her and motioned her to add a set of bowls and chopsticks.
Xie Zhili's eyes fell on the dishes on the table. Xie Zhiwen liked spicy meat and vegetables, and of the five dishes in front of him, four were vegetables, and the only meat dish looked light.
A couple with such different tastes will not last long even if one of them does not die.
Noticing Xie Zhili's gaze on her, Yu Qinghuan silently lowered her face, trying to block the man's aggressive gaze with the long black hair hanging by her ears.
The pretty face was obscured, Xie Zhili frowned slightly, and suddenly raised his fingertips to hook Yu Qinghuan's silky hair, and when he tucked it behind her ear, he vaguely smelled the faint fragrance coming from her hair.
Xie Zhili's action came suddenly. When his fingertips brushed against the ear bone, the warm touch caused Yu Qinghuan to shudder.
At this time, there were only the two of them in the room. It was not yet night, and they were not on the couch. The man's scent was beside her, and she suddenly clutched the hem of her skirt.
Seeing the fair complexion in front of him, Xie Zhili's fingertips slowly moved back from Yu Qinghuan's ear bone, all the way to the red mole behind her ear. He rubbed it repeatedly with his fingertips, appreciating it, and opened his thin lips slightly, "The beauty mole behind your ear..."
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