Men and women ate at separate tables for lunch, with the exception of children, who were seated at the girls' table.
On the left of Wen Ye is his younger sister Wen Ran, and on the right is Xu Yuxuan.
Xu Yuxuan was small, and when he sat on the stool, he was only half a head taller than the dining table.
With Nanny Ji personally feeding Xu Yuxuan, Wen Ye really only cared about herself. Compared with other sisters' attitudes towards their sons and daughters, Wen Ye seemed much more heartless.
The truest appearance of a stepmother was vividly portrayed by Wen Ye at this moment.
Today, the rule of 'no talking while eating and no talking while sleeping' was broken. The men at the table kept talking, so Shen didn't restrain them.
Wen Ye ate a lot while the people at the table were talking.
I heard that the lunch was personally supervised by my eldest sister-in-law Yang, and it was indeed extraordinary, with every dish hitting the taste buds.
"This is delicious." Wen Ye tasted a slice of ham. It tasted better than any she had eaten before, so she gave a slice to Wen Ran who could hardly hold it.
"Thank you, Fourth Sister." She said gently.
Xu Yuxuan still remembered that Wen Ye left him in the morning, and his round puppy eyes were still watery.
When Nanny Ji saw Xu Yuxuan staring at the ham slices in Wen Ye's porcelain plate, she thought he wanted to eat it too. After thinking about it, she also picked up a slice and put it in her bowl.
Ham is salty and Xu Yuxuan is still young, so Nanny Ji feeds Xu Yuxuan light meat dishes.
It's just a slice of ham, it's okay to eat it occasionally.
Who would have thought that when Nanny Ji fed the ham to Xu Yuxuan's mouth, he was rejected.
Nanny Ji said kindly, "Young Master, this is the same as what the Second Madam put in her plate."
Xu Yuxuan shook his head like a rattle and said, "No! No!"
At that time, Wen Ye was about to continue eating his own meal. When he heard the movement beside him, he turned his head to glance at Xu Yuxuan, then raised his head and asked, "What's wrong with him?"
Nanny Ji explained, "I saw that the young master seemed to be staring at the ham in the lady's bowl, so I thought he wanted to eat it, so I took a piece. I didn't expect that I misunderstood his intention."
Hearing this, Wen Ye's gaze returned to Xu Yuxuan and she paused. The child's eyes were obviously staring at... Wen Ye turned around and saw her little sister Wen Ran taking small bites of the ham that she had picked for her.
Children's possessiveness sometimes comes out of nowhere.
Nanny Ji finally realized it and said hesitantly, "The young master might want to eat the one picked by Madam herself."
Wen Ye: “…”
There are many conditions for having a meal.
Wen Ye finally accepted it, otherwise she would make the child cry and she would not be able to enjoy the delicious food in peace.
With a piece of ham sandwiched by Wen Ye, Nanny Ji continued to feed her.
Just when Nanny Ji thought everything would go smoothly, Xu Yuxuan pursed his lips again after eating the piece of ham, a familiar and obvious sign of resistance.
But a pair of eyes blinked and stared at Wen Ye.
Nanny Ji had no choice but to ask Wen Ye for help: "Second Madam, look at this..."
Wen Ye's expression faded a little, and he asked, "What dish would you like to eat, Xuan'er?"
Xu Yuxuan pointed at the one that was closer and said, "Meat!"
Then Wen Ye used the serving chopsticks to pick up the meat...and the vegetables beside it.
Then he said, "Come on, Xuan'er, eat meat."
Xu Yuxuan stared at the vegetables in the bowl with wide eyes, then raised his head and called to Wen Ye, "Mother?"
Wen Ye suddenly stroked the back of Xu Yuxuan's head lovingly and said, "This is meat. It was Nanny Ji who deceived you before. She wanted to steal your meat."
All children are protective of their food. When Xu Yuxuan heard this, he immediately turned around and looked at Nanny Ji with an accusing look.
Aunt Ji, who was holding a small bowl and a small spoon, said: "......"
What kind of magic did the Second Lady have that tricked the Young Master into believing whatever she said?
Shen, who was sitting at the top, couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted, "Alright, stop teasing Xuan."
Although Xu Yuxuan was young, he could still taste the unpalatable vegetables. He realized that his mother had deceived him, and he was abandoned and deceived, so he turned his accusatory eyes to Wen Ye again.
Wen Ye sat like an old monk in meditation, and even asked him again: "Besides meat, what else do you want to eat?"
Xu Yuxuan could no longer bear the grievance, and pointed at a dish of green vegetable in front of him and said, "Meat!"
After what happened before, Xu Yuxuan became a little smarter.
Wen Ye raised his eyebrows slightly for a moment, then used the serving chopsticks to pick up the "meat dish" that Xu Yuxuan pointed to.
When Xu Yuxuan saw that there was another vegetable in the bowl, his round little eyes were filled with confusion.
Next, whenever Xu Yuxuan pointed at the meat, Wen Ye would pick up some vegetables for him. Whenever Xu Yuxuan was so anxious that he was about to cry, Wen Ye would immediately pick up a piece of meat to comfort him.
It happened so many times that even Nanny Ji became numb.
What can I say? At least with this meal, the Second Lady cured the young master of his bad habit of not liking to eat vegetables.
Shen, who had been watching, said: "......"
She just knew it.
Wen Yuwan: “…”
My mother was right. My fourth sister was indeed different from others.
Wen Lan: “…”
The fourth sister still has a childlike innocence.
Wen Hui: “…”
Wen Ye is a bit pleasing to the eye when she's not teasing me.
It is said that this kid must have done a lot of bad things in his previous life, so he had the bad luck to become Wen Ye's adoptive son in this life.
I heard that he is only two years old. Wow, it’s a long day and he has a lot to endure.
According to the custom of Dajin, one cannot stay overnight at one's parents' home on the day of returning to one's parents' home.
Usually leave before 3 p.m.
So after lunch, Wen Ye went to Xi Cuiyuan again.
That morning, after her "brainwashing" and the evidence of her rosy and energetic face, the aunt had already believed that she was living a good life in the Duke's Mansion.
This trip is to say farewell.
After all, the next time we see each other will probably be when my second sister-in-law Liu's child is one hundred days old.
In less than two quarters of an hour, Wen Ye brought Yunzhi and Taozhi out of Xi Cuiyuan, followed by Aunt Chang with red eyes and younger sister Wen Ran.
Wen Ye didn't look back.
Separation is inevitable, so let's do it decisively.
When Wen Ye arrived at the gate of the Wen Mansion, Nanny Ji was carrying Xu Yuxuan into the carriage. Xu Yuejia was standing beside the carriage and turned her eyes to her with a sense of purpose.
The cold wind blew, and Wen Ye paused for a moment, then quickened her pace, approached the sedan chair, and apologized softly, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
When there are outsiders around, you still have to pretend.
Xu Yuejia: "...No problem, get in the sedan."
Wen Ye hummed and walked into the carriage without any hesitation.
It was almost evening when they returned to the Duke's Mansion. Wen Ye went back to the west courtyard, Xu Yuejia went straight to the study in the front courtyard, and Xu Yuxuan was carried back to the main courtyard by Nanny Ji and others.
A family of three, 'home' is not even one.
Main courtyard.
Having not seen Xu Yuxuan for most of the day, Lu had already been sitting in the main hall waiting for him.
This afternoon, Duke Xu came back from the western suburbs camp. He had nothing to do at the moment, so he also sat in the main hall.
The child was tired, so Nanny Ji carried back to the main courtyard the already asleep Xu Yuxuan.
When Lu saw this, she immediately asked the maid who was taking care of Xu Yuxuan to take him back to the room and take good care of him.
Nanny Ji was left behind for questioning.
In addition to asking about the Wen family's attitude towards Xu Yuxuan, more attention was paid to whether Wen Ye and Xu Yuxuan, mother and son, got along well with each other.
Nanny Ji's answer was not biased. Although the Wen family was not particularly enthusiastic about Xu Yuxuan, Xu Yuxuan also had what the other grandchildren had.
Except for the twins born to the legitimate daughter of the Wen family, Mrs. Wen Shen had the same attitude towards the children of the other concubines, including Xu Yuxuan, neither friendly nor cold.
After hearing this, Lu's expression eased.
She didn't have much interaction with Mrs. Wen Shen. If it weren't for her second brother's marriage to Mrs. Wen, she would have only known about Shen.
Lu did not ask the Wen family to treat Xu Yuxuan as their own grandson. She was already very satisfied if she could treat him the same way as other concubines' children.
Lu looked relieved and said to Lord Xu beside her: "It seems that I was narrow-minded at the time. Zi Tan's vision is better than mine."
Duke Xu asked, "Are you relieved now?"
Lu nodded, and then continued to ask Nanny Ji: "How are Wen and Xuan'er getting along?"
Aunt Ji: “This…”
Lu: "Tell the truth."
Nanny Ji did not dare to delay and quickly told Mrs. Lu and Duke Xu everything about Wen Ye and Xu Yuxuan from the time she left the Duke's Mansion to the time she left the Wen family.
After listening to this, Mrs. Lu was silent for a long time, and her eyes turned calmly towards Qingmei who went to the Wen family with her.
Qingmei nodded slightly at her.
Lu: “…”
On the contrary, Duke Xu laughed twice and said to Lady Lu: "It seems that the mother and son get along well."
Lu glanced at Lord Xu and said, "You are just too careless."
Duke Xu seemed unaware, but thinking of his eldest son who was still under house arrest in the East Courtyard, he asked, "Where is the West Courtyard?"
Lu and Duke Xu were childhood sweethearts and had been engaged since they were young. The couple had always had a good relationship and had long since formed a tacit understanding with each other.
Duke Xu often spoke without coherence, and others might not understand him, but Mrs. Lu could understand him clearly.
"When your son is released from confinement, let him go to the West Courtyard to apologize himself," said Lu. "Besides, he still needs to take good care of his butt."
The most important thing is that Lu Xinrou's problem has not been resolved yet. Lu plans to wait for the snow to melt in two days and then go back to Ding'an Marquis Mansion in person.
The days after returning home were as peaceful as usual. The only thing that made Wen Ye happy was that Guishui was finally over.
For this purpose, Wen Ye asked Taozhi to prepare hot water so that she could take a good bath.
The whole room was filled with steam without any chill, and Wen Ye lay comfortably in the bathtub.
I was bored during the period, so I asked Taozhi to bring me a book to read.
This time it is a serious book, a book that can calm the mind.
Wen Ye flipped through the pages for a while and suddenly sighed.
Taozhi, who was waiting outside the curtain, walked over and asked, "What's wrong, Madam?"
Wen Ye closed the scripture and shook his head: "I just suddenly had an epiphany."
Taozhi didn't understand. How could one understand something by taking a bath?
Before Taozhi could ask, Wen Ye said, "Taozhi, go to the front yard to find Liu Xin and ask her to persuade her husband. It's a cold and snowy night. You can't neglect your health for work. You've been busy these days. You should have a good rest."
Taozhi: "I will go right away."
As I walked, I wondered why the lady suddenly cared so much about Mr. Xu.
After hearing Taozhi's report, the people in the front yard were also confused.
In the days since the husband and the second wife got married, anyone with a discerning eye could see that their relationship was average.
What's wrong with the second lady tonight?
Although she couldn't understand the meaning of Wen Ye's action, Liu Xin still went into the study and reported everything to Xu Yuejia truthfully.
Xu Yuejia: "......"
Liu Xin added her own guess at the end: "Maybe the Second Madam is worried that you didn't enjoy your dinner properly, my dear?"
The Ministry of Justice had an urgent case today, and it was already past the hour of You when the case was dealt with, so Xu Yuejia had dinner outside before returning home. After returning home, he went straight into the study and did not go back to the West Courtyard.
That's why Liu Xin made such a guess.
Xu Yuejia remained silent, and Liu Xin didn't dare to guess anymore.
After a long while, Xu Yuejia said, "Go back to the West Courtyard and tell my wife that I will be back tonight."
There seemed to be a hint of helplessness in his words.
Liu Xin was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said, "I'll go right away."
After turning around and leaving the study, Liu Xin couldn't help but think more. Could it be that this was what the Madam meant when she asked Taozhi to say this?
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