Zheng Ren smiled and said, "It's already very good. Thank you for your trouble."
"Why are you so polite to me, Dad?" Zheng Xiu smiled playfully, "I also have my own selfish motives. I will come to live here in the future, so I will naturally strive to make the decoration comfortable and elegant."
The father and daughter smiled at each other.
Xue Zhi listened from the side, feeling a little sour. Why did he feel that he had no status when his father-in-law and brother-in-law came?
Zheng Yu was curious about everything and ran to see his room. There was not only a complete set of home furnishings in it, but also a lot of fresh little gadgets, all of which were bought for him by Xue Shao during this period. Zheng Xiu asked someone to pack them up and send them over.
Zheng Yu was so happy that he couldn't wait to go into the room and play.
Zheng Xiu took the maid and went around every room. Only Xue Zhi and Zheng Ren were left in the main room.
Xue Zhi still felt a little guilty towards Zheng Ren. He had coaxed and tricked Zheng Xiu from Shiniu Town to the capital in the name of entrusting her to his care, which separated the father and daughter for half a year.
"Father-in-law, have some tea." Xue Zhi poured tea for Zheng Ren attentively.
Zheng Ren glanced at the servant who was serving in the room. Xue Zhi understood and asked everyone else to leave first.
After everyone left, Zheng Ren calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip, then slowly said: "Axiu has been in the capital for some time, thanks to you for taking care of her."
Xue Zhi hurriedly said: "Father-in-law, you are embarrassing me. A Shao and I relied on Axiu's careful care in the capital."
Zheng Ren changed the subject, "Did you buy or rent this house?"
Xue Zhi said honestly, "I bought it."
Zheng Ren had a plan in his mind. He brought his son to find his Axiu. If his Axiu was ready to divorce Xue Zhi, their family would return to Shiniu Town. But now Xue Zhi has bought a big house for them to live in. It seems that he is not going to let his daughter Ah Xiu leave.
Zheng Ren stared at her with burning eyes, and Xue Zhi looked more and more guilty, but at this time, he had to bite the bullet and say: "Father-in-law, since the marriage, I have never stopped thinking about Ah Xiu. It will be the same in the future. Don't worry, I will take good care of her."
Take good care of her? Zheng Ren thought about it. His daughter's complexion was indeed much better than when she was at home. She was also well-rounded and looked very different.
It is said that a long journey reveals a horse's strength, and a long time reveals a person's heart. He and Xue Zhi have known each other for quite a long time. Zheng Ren was not confident that he could find another man better than Xue Zhi for his daughter.
However, we cannot just listen to Xue Zhi's one-sided opinion on this matter. We also have to listen to what his Ah Xiu said.
Zheng Ren changed the subject again, "You have a brother and sister-in-law above you, right? Your eldest brother is ill, and your sister-in-law is still the housekeeper at home?"
Xue Zhi did not understand why he suddenly asked this for a moment, and just nodded.
"Your sister-in-law... probably doesn't like Ah Xiu, right?"
Zheng Ren is worthy of being an elder who has experienced the ups and downs of life,
and he hit the nail on the head. Xue Zhi explained: "My sister-in-law has a cold personality. She stays in her Changfeng Garden all year round and doesn't care about the household affairs of our Haoye Hall." The implication is that although Princess Guihe does not like Zheng Xiu very much, this will not affect Zheng Xiu's daily life.
Zheng Ren showed an expression of "as expected", and he was not just guessing. The only elder left in the Duke of Qing's Mansion was Princess Guihe. If the sisters-in-law were harmonious, Princess Guihe would definitely send someone to express her concern when he came this time. Instead of ignoring her like now.
"My mother and Axiu are very close, and Axiu often goes to the small Buddhist temple to accompany her to recite scriptures." Xue Zhi added, "Now Axiu has also been personally conferred a third-rank imperial decree."
The imperial decree was sent from the palace in the first month of the year, and everyone in Haoye Hall celebrated with joy.
Zheng Ren didn't care about this. It was indeed a great honor to be granted an imperial decree. But firstly, no matter how high the imperial decree was, it couldn't be compared with Princess Guihe. If she wanted to embarrass Zheng Xiu in the future, Zheng Xiu would still be speechless. Secondly, Zheng Xiu was not a person who valued fame and fortune, otherwise she would not have chosen to marry Xue Zhi, who was penniless and a hunter.
"Is your body recovered now? The snake venom earlier..."
Xue Zhi was already sweating because of his question. Zheng Xiu married him on the one hand because of the situation, and on the other hand because she felt that he was poisoned by the snake and owed him. He had not yet made his identity public at that time, so he couldn't explain it clearly. But after revealing his identity later, he could fully demonstrate his physique that was immune to all poisons. You
could say he was selfish or had a bad heart, but he never explained it again. When Zheng Xiu asked about it later, he said he had asked the prince for medicine, and he was fine under the careful treatment of Doctor Yu.
"What are you talking about? It's so noisy." Zheng Xiu had checked all the rooms and returned to the main hall. Seeing them sitting together and talking, she smiled and said.
Xue Zhi was as if he had been pardoned, and immediately said, "I didn't say anything, just chatting casually."
Zheng Xiu responded, then turned to Zheng Ren and said, "Dad, I asked Bai Zhu to prepare dinner here, how about we eat together?"
Zheng Ren certainly had no objection.
Zheng Xiu said to Xue Zhi, "Are you staying with us? I'll ask someone to bring A-Shao over."
Xue Zhi was embarrassed by Zheng Ren's burning gaze and was worried about not being able to get away. So he said, "It's too troublesome for A-Shao to run back and forth. I'll go back to accompany him. After dinner, spend some time with your father-in-law and A-Yu. I'll pick you up before curfew."
Zheng Xiu nodded and watched him leave.
Zheng Xiu also noticed something was wrong and turned to his father, "Why is A-Zhi acting strange? What did you say to him?"
Zheng Ren picked up the teacup in front of him and took two sips of tea leisurely. "Just chatting."
Both of them were so mysterious. Zheng Xiu was both amused and helpless.
The ingredients for dinner were all bought by the maids in the new house, fresh and affordable. Zheng Xiu and Bai Zhu skillfully prepared four dishes and a soup, which was not as good as the exquisite craftsmanship of the chef in the Duke of Qing's mansion, but it was full of homely feeling.
Zheng Ren and Zheng Yu had not eaten Zheng Xiu's food for a long time, so naturally their appetites were opened. At the dinner table, the family talked about some interesting things at home, and they were happy and laughing.
After dinner, two maids cleared the table. Zheng Xiu saw that it was getting late, so she asked Zheng Yu, "Ayu, do you want to stay here, or go back with your sister?"
Zheng Yu hadn't seen his sister for a long time, so naturally he wanted to go back with her. But then he thought of coming to such a strange place like the capital. If he accompanied his sister, his father would be alone here, so he said, "I'll sleep here. I'll go play with my sister and A'shao tomorrow."
"Don't leave in a hurry. I have something to say to you." Zheng Ren suddenly said.
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