Chapter 496 Home is Here
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Song Yuntang burst into laughter.
Xia Ning, Jinshu and Guiping looked at this scene and covered their mouths and laughed quietly.
Xu Qingye glanced in the direction of his wife. He was not embarrassed by her laughter. He smiled helplessly, picked up the towel beside him and wiped the urine stains on his son and himself.
Although Song Yuntang was laughing, he was very clear about what he was supposed to do.
"Rosewood, Lanxin, go get some water. Both my husband and Haoting need to take a bath."
Rendong and Lanxin responded and hurried to the backyard.
Xia Ning stepped forward and took Hao Ting from Xu Qingye's arms, "Sir, please go to the house first. The water will be here soon. Young Master, I have subordinates and Jinshu here."
Xu Qingye nodded and stood up.
Seeing this, Song Yuntang also went into the house and searched the closet for clothes to wear after his bath.
"It's already autumn, and we need to buy new clothes. I don't know how A Rao and Xiao Yanzhou are doing. If they open the clothing store earlier, we won't have to go out and hire a tailor to make clothes."
There will be a housewarming party tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I’ve already asked someone to invite them.
These days, she had nothing to do, so she drew pictures at home based on the fabrics and textures available in Daxia, and had already finalized 18 ready-made garments.
There are six sets for men and twelve sets for women. I just want to see how they turn out.
Xu Qingye held up his sleeves that were soaked by his son's sweat.
"The winter in the capital is much colder than in Anyang County. Remember to ask the tailor to make thicker clothes for you and Hao Ting."
Song Yuntang nodded.
"Fireplaces have been built in the main hall and the flower hall, and there are also kangs in several courtyards. When my parents and grandparents come over, it shouldn't be too hard for them to endure."
She took the clothes and turned around to look at him raising his sleeves. A smile appeared on the corner of her lips again, but she didn't laugh out loud because she was afraid of embarrassing him.
Xu Qingye glanced at her.
"Laugh if you want to. I won't find it too embarrassing."
When she smiled and took Xu Qingye's clothes to the west wing room, the water in the bathtub had already been filled.
The servants all knew their limits, and with Song Yuntang's instructions, they knew exactly when they should be there and when they should not be.
For private matters like bathing, except when Song Yuntang couldn't see clearly, the two of them were not used to having someone serving them.
So after the water was drawn, except for Xu and Xia Ning who were taking care of Hao Ting in the west wing, everyone else retreated to the outside of the courtyard, waiting to come in only when called by the master.
After arriving in the capital, the conditions in the west wing room I rented were limited, and there was no bathtub in the room, so I just cleaned up quickly every time.
Today, they both took a bath and felt all the fatigue of the day disappear, feeling refreshed.
After taking a bath, Song Yuntang went to the west wing, teased Hao Ting, and watched him fall asleep before returning to the main house.
When I turned around to close the door, I suddenly fell into a warm embrace.
She was startled, but quickly calmed down.
"I thought you went to bed first."
"How can I sleep if you haven't returned to your room yet?" The man rubbed his tall nose against her neck, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Hao Ting is asleep?"
Song Yuntang got goosebumps from his actions.
"Yeah, I'm asleep."
As soon as she finished speaking, she was picked up by the man and said, "It's getting late, we should go to bed."
"good."
Song Yuntang smiled lightly and hooked his neck, slowly moving closer to the man's lips. Looking at his beautiful wife in his arms, the man's breathing couldn't help but become heavier.
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This was the second time Xu Qingye touched Song Yuntang after she gave birth.
The first time was a few days ago in the rented courtyard. He was worried that she might not be able to handle the noise after giving birth, and he was also worried that the noise would be too loud and might be heard by Xie Yingwei who lived in the main house at the time. He treated her with extreme caution, as if she were a fragile porcelain doll.
This time, perhaps because they were in their own yard, Song Yuntang was more enthusiastic and the man was particularly moved.
The noise in the main house eventually reached the west wing.
Fortunately, the child was not woken up. He smacked his lips and went back to sleep.
Xia Ning, who was sleeping next to the cradle, heard the noise and quietly lifted the quilt to cover his head.
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The next day was August 15th, the Moon Festival. When Song Yuntang woke up, it was already 8 o'clock in the morning. Xu Qingye was not in the house at that time.
Looking out the window, she sat up in bed in shock.
"Jinshu, prepare water."
"yes."
After a while, Jinshu brought water into the house.
"Madam, are you hungry? There's breakfast in the pot, and Nanny Wang will bring it over soon."
Song Yuntang took a handkerchief from the shelf and put it in the basin.
"Where's the uncle?"
"It's a moonlit night today, and the son-in-law went out early in the morning. He also specifically told me not to disturb Madam's sleep." Jinshu looked at Song Yuntang with envy, and was really happy for her, "The son-in-law is so good to Madam!"
When I was working for the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, I heard people say many times that the Hanlin Academy was a stepping stone for cabinet ministers.
She had been in the capital for six years, and had heard many rumors about men abandoning their wives and children after becoming successful.
Now that the son-in-law has entered the Hanlin Academy, his future is bright, and he still treats his wife as before, which shows that his character is precious.
Song Yuntang pursed his lips and smiled, his face felt hot when he thought of what happened last night.
"It's the evening of the moon today, I think he should be going to the Hanlin Academy."
Xu Qingye told her when he came back from duty the day before yesterday, that because the southern region had just experienced drought and locust plagues, the people were starving and many refugees had flowed into the capital. The palace advocated frugality. Palace banquets were a huge expense in the imperial palace. Except for the New Year festivals and the reception of important foreign envoys, all other palace banquets this year had been cancelled.
But since it is a festival after all, the Hanlin Academy will still have their own way of celebrating.
As a newcomer, Xu Qingye naturally cannot be absent.
I just don’t know when I can come back.
But thinking of his character, she felt relieved. After all, home was here and he would always come back when it was time. She was not without her own things to do.
After breakfast, Song Yuntang began to instruct the servants to prepare the things needed for tomorrow's banquet for the guests.
Although it was just a small party and not many people were invited, it was the first banquet she hosted and she couldn't lose face.
Xu Qingye came back at 9:00 p.m.
Song Yuntang was a little surprised that he thought he would be back later, but he didn't expect him to be back before noon.
"Why are you back so early?"
Xu Qingye put down the lunch box in his hand.
"It's nothing serious. It's just a group of officials reciting poems and writing couplets. I just showed up. Today is a festival, and it's important for me to come back to accompany you and Hao Ting."
Song Yuntang looked at the food box on the table.
"What's this?"
"I brought back the moon cakes from the palace." Xu Qingye said, taking her son from her arms. "Try it. How does it taste compared to the moon cakes from Anyang County?"
This is his usual habit.
She was worried that she would have backache if she held the child for too long, so after returning home, whenever she saw the child in her arms, she would take him into her arms.
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