Following Zheng Xiu's instructions, Xue Zhi went to inform Princess Guihe that they were going out.
Princess Guihe frowned and said, "You need to recuperate at home for your injuries. How can you travel so far to other places?"
Xue Zhi said indifferently, "I'm bored at home, so I just want to go out and relax. Besides, Ah Xiu and Ah Shao have been in the capital for a while, and I have nothing to do while recuperating at home, so I might as well take them out for a walk. I'm old enough now and know how to take care of myself. Besides, Ah Xiu is by my side, so you don't have to worry." Since
he insisted so much, Princess Guihe didn't insist anymore, and just said, "Then you take enough people with you, and be careful not to touch your wounds. If there is anything inconvenient, return home immediately..."
Xue Zhi agreed one by one.
The uncle and sister-in-law talked for a while, and before Xue Zhi left Changfeng Garden, he went to see Xue Mian.
Xue Mian's little butt was no longer swollen, but he still couldn't walk easily, so he was still lying in bed.
When he saw Xue Zhi, Xue Mian smiled and called him "Second Uncle".
Xue Zhi sat down on the edge of the bed, "Are you feeling better these two days, A Mian?"
Xue Mian nodded, "I'm much better, but I still can't walk. The nanny said I'll be able to get out of bed in two days."
Xue Zhi praised, "You're in good shape, boy. You're worthy of being a child of our Xue family."
"Then Second Uncle, when I get better, will you still take me to play?" Xue Mian looked up at him expectantly with his little face.
Xue Zhi said, "It's one thing to take you out for fun, but Second Uncle also wants to catch you to learn martial arts. I heard that our Ah Mian hasn't learned any martial arts yet, right?"
Xue Mian said a little embarrassedly, "My master in the mansion taught me martial arts for a while before..." But later he felt it was too hard, so he begged his mother that he didn't want to learn anymore, and then he gave up.
Xue Zhi understood and said, "Learning martial arts is not a matter of one day or one night. Although it's a little hard at the beginning, you will benefit a lot in the end. You see, Second Uncle was injured, but he has been recuperating for so many days, and now he is fine, right?"
Xue Mian asked again, "Second Uncle, can I see your wound?"
Xue Zhi nodded, loosened his belt, unbuttoned his shirt, and let him see his bandaged upper body.
Xue Mian knelt up, stretched out his chubby little hands, and touched carefully, "Second uncle is injured in the chest?"
Xue Zhi nodded, and then heard him ask, "Why did Second Uncle tie it like this?"
Xue Zhi looked down and saw that his chest was tied by Zheng Xiu. He said awkwardly, "It was tied by your second aunt. She tied it for fun."
Xue Mian said "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions. In fact, he was a little jealous of his second uncle. When the second uncle was injured, the second aunt helped him. When he was injured, his mother would only let the maids and the wet nurses do these things...
After a while, the two talked, and Xue Zhi said, "The second uncle will go out for a while in the next two days. He will come back in a few days. Then he will come to see A Mian."
"Where is the second uncle going?"
In front of Xue Mian, Xue Zhi couldn't say that he took his wife and children out to play. He was afraid that the child couldn't go and felt bad, so he said, "The second uncle went to the manor to inspect and stayed for a few days."
Xue Mian nodded obediently and didn't ask more questions. In his opinion, the manor was not a good place. In the past, when there were maids around him who didn't do their work well, he asked his mother to send them to the manor.
"Why would Second Uncle go to such a place? My mother said that it is a bad place where people do rough labor and servants who are punished live."
Xue Zhi said, "Yes, that's why Second Uncle wants to go and check to see if those people have done their jobs well."
Xue Mian nodded in understanding, "Then Second Uncle
should go early and come back early." Xue Zhi touched his head lovingly, "Then Ah Mian, you should take good care of your injuries at home. When Second Uncle comes back, I will take you to practice martial arts."
Xue Mian patted his chest and promised, "I will definitely be well when Second Uncle comes back!"
The weather in May was getting colder day by day. However, everyone in Hao Yetang was happily preparing to go out.
Minghui and others packed a lot of things and filled a carriage with goods.
The family was divided into two carriages, one for Zheng Xiu, Fen Ge and Bai Zhu, and one for Xue Zhi and Xue Shao. However, the father and son did not like to sit, so since the sun was warm on the day of departure, they shared a horse and rode slowly beside Zheng Xiu's carriage. Zheng Xiu was worried about Xue Zhi's injury, and from time to time she would open the curtain to warn him.
The farm they were going to was just outside the capital, and although the journey was slow, it would only take half a day to get there.
The interior of the carriage was padded with satin, and Fen Ge stuffed a large round flower pillow behind Zheng Xiu, while Bai Zhu made tea in the carriage, so they did not feel the bumps were uncomfortable.
Seeing their rare happy expressions, Zheng Xiu said, "If you feel bored in the carriage, just sit on the side and look at the scenery outside."
Fen Ge smiled and said, "How can I feel bored when I am chatting with the Madam?"
Bai Shu also said, "I don't feel bored either."
The Madam's willingness to bring them out was already a favor, and the two of them would naturally not forget their duties for the sake of having fun.
The master and his servants sat together, and Fen Ge and Bai Shu began to tell her some funny stories in various ways to make her happy.
Zheng Xiu listened quietly and said a few words from time to time.
After leaving the city and walking on the official road, the carriage went a little faster than before.
Zheng Xiu lifted the curtain, stuck her head out and said, "Azhi, go slower, be careful of your wounds."
Xue Zhi smiled and nodded, and asked the driver to slow down.
Xue Shao was riding on the horse, eager to try, wishing the horse had wings and could fly.
Zheng Xiu added, "Shao, keep an eye on your father and don't let him do anything reckless."
Xue Shao suppressed his excitement and nodded in agreement.
As he was talking, Zheng Xiu saw a carriage parked far ahead on the road, with a group of people gathered beside it.
The official road was flat but not particularly wide, and with this group of people blocking the way, their carriage could not pass. And there were people riding horses or driving carriages behind them. Their carriages were large, and if they stopped, the road would be even more blocked.
Xue Zhi also noticed it and asked the servant beside him to go over first to understand the situation.
The servant rode away, and soon returned to report, "Someone's carriage ahead has had an accident and cannot move forward."
Xue Zhi said, "There is no village in front and no shop behind, and it is not convenient to repair the car. Who is the family in front?" Seeing that the red lacquered carriage in front looked quite standard, and there were so many people serving it, it should not be a small family. If they have some friendship, then it would not be a big deal to let them ride with them.
The servant said, "I took a look through the curtain, and it seems to be the eldest daughter of the great scholar Xie."
Xie Yi? Xue Zhi couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows.
When Zheng Xiu heard the name of the daughter of the great scholar Xie, he felt that she sounded familiar, and when he thought about it again, he remembered - wasn't this the talented woman of the time that Zheng Xiu admired the most in the past?
After she arrived in the capital, Minghui also told her some gossip and interesting stories about the capital. She also remembered that Fen Ge mentioned this talented woman who was admired by young talents of the time. She was already in her twenties and still unengaged. It was obvious that she was overwhelmed by the choices. Zheng Xiu was very curious and asked her about some things. Fen Ge also started to talk, but later... Later, it seemed that Ming Hui said that Fen Ge had no job to do, so she called her over. The gossip was over.
Zheng Xiu really respected this talented woman from the Xie family, so she said, "If they don't leave, we can't move forward. Why don't we invite Miss Xie to ride with us in the city and leave this narrow road first?" Xue Zhi
said embarrassedly, "It's not a good idea."
Zheng Xiu smiled and said, "What's wrong with this? If you don't want to, I'll get off the car and tell them in person."
They didn't stop moving forward when they talked, and now they were not far from the Xie family's car team.
Xue Zhi had no choice but to listen to her and asked the servant to go and invite people. Zheng Xiu was afraid that the servant might offend others, so she asked Fen Ge to go with her.
After a while, Fen Ge and the servant came back, and behind them was Xie Yi, a famous talented woman of the time.
Xie Yi was wearing a jade-colored skirt with embroidered branches and piled flowers, and her hair was combed in a golden thread and eight-treasures bun, on which was pinned a dazzling golden thread and ruby-inlaid double phoenix-inlaid kingfisher hairpin. She had willow eyebrows, a fair face, bright eyes, white teeth, a pair of narrow phoenix eyes, and a deep red teardrop mole under her left eye.
When Zheng Xiu saw her, there were only four words in her mind - "so gorgeous, so beautiful"!
…She had always thought that a so-called talented woman should be as timid and beautiful as Lin Daiyu, but she didn't expect it to be such a radiant beauty!
Xie Yi was supported by a maid in a pink stand-up collar jacket and walked slowly forward. She walked slowly, with lotus flowers under her feet, and the hairpin on her head trembled slightly with her every move. Whether it was her appearance, expression or movements, it was hard to take your eyes off her.
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