Xue Shao looked at the charcoal basin in the room and said, "Is there too much charcoal in the room? Do you feel stuffy?" He then considerately opened the window.
The cold winter wind blew in all of a sudden. Xue Zhi, who was still wearing thin pajamas, couldn't help but shiver.
"Dad, are you feeling better now?"
Xue Zhi said with a stiff face, "Much better." It couldn't be better. I was almost frozen to death.
Xue Zhi said again, "Then change your clothes quickly. Xue Mian should be here soon." As he spoke
, he took the clothes prepared by the maid to the bedside. Xue Zhi had no choice but to change his clothes quickly in the biting cold wind.
Bai Shu also set out breakfast outside. Since Xue Zhi took the two children to practice boxing, the staple food for breakfast in Haoye Hall has changed from porridge to steamed buns.
Zheng Xiu was afraid that Xue Shao would choke when eating steamed buns, so she asked Bai Zhu to make small steamed buns with milk. It was just right for the child to eat one at a time. The steamed buns had a little milky aroma, but they were not sweet, so they would not make people sick even if they ate too much.
She originally wanted to make it for Xue Shao, but Xue Zhi thought it was right after tasting one, and he could eat twenty or thirty of them every day.
After the father and son finished their breakfast, Xue Mian also came from Changfeng Garden.
Xue Zhi took them to practice boxing, but he was always absent-mindedly thinking about Zheng Xiu. Fortunately, the boxing techniques were all well-known, so they did not make mistakes and were laughed at by the two children.
Zheng Xiu went to the old lady in Bihe Garden, and the old lady had already started her morning class.
Zheng Xiu thought that the old lady was probably not satisfied with her behavior in the past few days, so she didn't say much. After greeting the old lady, she knelt on the cushion beside her and chanted sutras with her.
After more than an hour, the old lady finished chanting and called her up.
The old lady asked about Ah Zhi's injury.
Zheng Xiu said honestly: "The doctor said that he just needs to rest. The wounds have scabbed over after the recent dressing changes. I'm just waiting to rest until after the New Year, and then I'll go on duty."
The old lady couldn't help but say: "It's the New Year again. It's going by so fast year after year. You have a lot of things to do during the New Year, so if you're busy, you don't have to come."
When Zheng Xiu was at home, she took care of all the big and small things before the New Year, and she was indeed very busy. After arriving at the mansion of Duke Qing, Minghui and the others were very helpful, and she had more and more free time day by day.
The old lady looked at her with a calm gaze, and in fact, she did not necessarily like her very much. In the past, she was allowed to come and visit often, but she was afraid that she would not be able to establish herself in the mansion of Duke Qing.
Now, everyone in the mansion of Duke Qing knows that Xue Zhi protects her very well, so naturally, she does not need help.
Because of Xue Zhi's matter, Zheng Xiu still wanted to hide with the old lady, but since the old lady said so, she obediently agreed, said goodbye and went back to Hao Yetang.
In Hao Yetang, the two children had already gone to the front yard for class, and Xue Zhi had nothing to do and was still waiting for her. He knew that Zheng Xiu was probably angry, and was worrying about how to coax her. As soon as
Zheng Xiu returned to Haoye Hall, she asked Fen Ge, "Is the Second Master still at home?"
Fen Ge said, "Yes, the Second Master has specially instructed the servants to prepare breakfast and heat it on the stove, and serve it as soon as the Madam comes back."
Zheng Xiu was indeed a little hungry, so she asked Fen Ge to prepare breakfast. She sat at the dining table in the outer room and did not go into the inner room.
Xue Zhi's ears were too sensitive, and he came out with a shy smile when he heard the movement.
He had a flattering smile on his face, and Zheng Xiu pretended not to see it.
"Ah Xiu, you got up so early today, did you go to your mother's place?"
Zheng Xiu nodded and ignored the question that was deliberately asking for conversation.
After a while, Fen Ge came in with breakfast, and Xue Zhi stood up attentively and set the table for her personally.
"How can you go out without having breakfast? You look so thin, you should eat more." As she spoke, she couldn't help but recall the feeling of last night. Although she was drunk and pretending to be crazy, she was still somewhat rational.
Zheng Xiu frowned and said, "You sit farther away, I can eat by myself."
Xue Zhi said innocently, "You eat yours, I'm not bothering you."
Zheng Xiu wanted to say that you standing in front of her was the biggest hindrance. But there was a maid standing in the room, so she didn't say it.
Xue Zhi sat down next to her with a thick face, asked the maid to serve him a bowl of porridge, and accompanied her to eat another breakfast.
After eating, Zheng Xiu put down the bowl and chopsticks, and Xue Zhi immediately stopped.
Zheng Xiu didn't care whether he was full or not. She waved her hand and asked the maid to clear the food off the table.
She knelt in the small Buddhist hall for a long time and wanted to rest. Xue Zhi followed her closely. She went to the kang next to the bed and lay down. He sat down beside her and used the beauty beater to massage her legs.
Ming Hui and others retreated tactfully. The lady had been angry for a whole day and night. If she didn't vent it, she would get hurt.
Zheng Xiu leaned on the kang and flipped through the storybook for a while. Xue Zhi massaged her legs with measured strength and didn't dare to make any unnecessary sounds.
The more he acted like a good boy, the more Zheng Xiu couldn't punish him and the more suffocated she felt.
Xue Zhi massaged her legs while watching her face. Seeing that she was silent with a dark face, she finally surrendered and said, "Good Ah Xiu, I was wrong. You can beat me or scold me as you like. Just don't hold your anger in anymore, or you will hurt yourself."
Zheng Xiu threw away the storybook and glared at him fiercely, "Do you still know that you are wrong?"
"I am wrong, I really know that I am wrong." Xue Zhi said very solemnly.
"Where is wrong?"
"I am wrong... I shouldn't drink outside, and I drank too much..."
"What else?"
Xue Zhi's voice dropped, "I shouldn't have gone crazy because of alcohol."
Zheng Xiu still glared at him angrily. This attitude of admitting mistakes is indeed good, but she admitted her mistakes too quickly, and she didn't look like she had repented at all.
Xue Zhi put his head close to her face again, and said pitifully: "Hit me. It doesn't matter how much it hurts."
Zheng Xiu couldn't help laughing and said: "Am I so fierce in your heart that I would hit you if I disagree with you?"
"No, no," Xue Zhi shook his head and denied it quickly: "My Ah Xiu is the most gentle."
"Stop flattering me!" Zheng Xiu snorted, "Stand outside."
Xue Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief. If he was punished to stand, the matter should be over.
He immediately stood up and stood by the window outside the house.
Zheng Xiu sat on the kang next to the bed, and the window was slightly opened, so the two of them could see each other.
Minghui and others saw Xue Zhi standing outside, and they didn't understand why, so they came in and asked Zheng Xiu: "Madam, the second master is just..."
Zheng Xiu started reading the storybook again, and said without raising her eyelids: "Don't pay attention to him, he feels stuffy in the room, so he stands outside for a while."
Minghui, Fen Ge and Bai Zhu looked at each other, understood and didn't ask any more questions, and quickly retreated. After leaving
the house, the youngest Bai Zhu couldn't help but say: "Our madam is so amazing, even the second master listens to the madam."
Minghui couldn't help laughing and said: "You are the one who talks too much, be careful that others will hear and make up gossip. Our second master just feels stuffy and comes out to get some fresh air."
The three of them smiled in tacit understanding again and said no more.
They whispered to each other while Ruizhu, who was serving in the outer room, was watching. She had been in Hao Yetang for such a long time, but she had not been allowed to enter the inner room, let alone serve the master closely. When Zheng Xiu and Xue Zhi went out, Minghui stayed with her and followed her closely, treating her like a thief. She was also holding back her anger. Among all the maids in Hao Yetang, she was always the top one in terms of appearance and seniority. Now, not only was she left idle, but she had lost the dignity of a senior maid. She
thought about it, went to the small kitchen to get some hot water, made a cup of hot tea, and took it outside.
Xue Zhi was staring at the winter scenery in the yard in boredom, when suddenly a graceful maid appeared in front of him.
"Second Master, it's cold outside. Please have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up." Ruizhu lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and spoke softly.
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