The official duties that Xu Yuejia had recently taken over were somewhat complicated and required discussion with his brother, Duke Xu. Therefore, after dinner, the two went to the study in the front yard together.
The brothers Xu Jingrong and Xu Jinglin dragged their heavy feet, carrying the two small boxes of books, and returned to the East Courtyard with serious expressions.
Wen Ye, on the other hand, was left behind and sat with him for two cups of tea before he got up and left.
Before leaving, there was a small incident.
When Xu Yuxuan saw Wen Ye was about to leave, he left behind Nanny Ji who was taking care of him and subconsciously followed her.
Wen Yeluo walked a few steps behind Xu Yuejia. Seeing that the child was about to touch her dress, she hurriedly walked out of the main hall and put some distance between them.
Mrs. Lu in the main hall saw this scene: "......"
It seems that the ruby was given too early.
Xu Yuxuan stared at the high threshold for a long time, until he found Wen Ye's figure getting farther and farther away, then he remembered to shout: "Mother!"
Wen Ye, who was about to walk out of the main courtyard, quickened his pace upon hearing the voice.
Xu Yuxuan shouted a few times, and then he could no longer see anyone. Suddenly, his mouth twitched, as if he was about to cry.
Mrs. Lu couldn't bear to see Xu Yuxuan like this, so she hurriedly said, "It's cold outside, why don't you bring the young master in quickly."
Nanny Ji quickly stepped forward and brought the young master back.
Xu Yuxuan returned to Lu's arms with tears in his eyes.
Mrs. Lu was so distressed that she said angrily, "Since she won't wait for you, don't go to her tomorrow and leave her alone for a few days."
Xu Yuxuan seemed to understand, and her mouth became even more distorted. She stretched out her little hand and tugged at Lu's sleeve: "Auntie~ Go~"
Lu: “…”
Wen Ye, who successfully "escaped" from the main courtyard, took the box of rubies awarded by Lu from Yunzhi on his way back to the west courtyard, and opened it in front of the snow-white scene.
The pure pigeon blood red exudes a mysterious and solemn feeling.
Wen Ye admired it for a while, and before reaching the west courtyard, he closed the box and handed it back to Yunzhi.
Yunzhi took it and said, "This box that the Duke's wife gave to Madam contains a whole set of head ornaments. I don't think it will be used up."
Taozhi replied, "Then we can make a few more ruby-inlaid gold bracelets."
She remembered that her wife always complained that wearing too many headpieces was cumbersome, but the bracelet was just right.
Wen Ye said, "No, put it aside for now."
Yunzhi was puzzled: "Madam, you are not going to use it?"
Wen Ye sighed, with a hint of reluctance in his eyes, and said, "I would be heartbroken if any of these big red rubies were missing any limbs."
Cloud branches and peach branches: "..."
Back in the west courtyard, Yunzhi went to place the ruby, and Taozhi helped Wenye take off his cloak.
Wen Ye, whose body suddenly felt lighter, stepped into the inner room, and Tao Zhi followed.
It was still early, so Wen Ye found a new storybook, lay on the couch, and read it slowly.
Taozhi was busy preparing plum tea and serving snacks from the kitchen.
The house was filled with the aroma of the incense burner, which was Wen Ye's favorite white wood fragrance.
Yunzhi carefully placed the ruby in Wenye's dowry box. When she came out, she ran into Liuya and Liuxin and immediately asked, "Two sisters, what can I do for you?"
After saying that, he glanced at the four servants outside the courtyard gate who were carrying two wooden boxes.
Liu Ya smiled gently and said, "My dear, we have been ordered to bring these to the Second Madam."
Yunzhi looked surprised: "Did my husband order you to do that?"
Liu Ya nodded: "Yes, is it convenient for the Second Madam?"
Yunzhi regained her normal expression and said, "Of course it's convenient. Please follow me, sisters."
In the inner room, Taozhi sat behind Wen Ye, massaging her shoulders and asked, "Madam, do you think that Mrs. Chen can get rid of this ruthless ex-husband?"
Taozhi was talking about the content of the storybook that Wen Ye was reading at the time.
Wen Ye took a bite of the pastry and said, "Your wife doesn't know either."
Taozhi was almost pissed off by the hero in the storybook and sighed, "I really want to see the ending first."
Wen Ye shook his head: "Taozhi, when reading a story, it is best not to read the ending first, because it is easy to lose interest in continuing to read."
Taozhi was puzzled: "What if the ending is not what we want? Wouldn't it be a waste of anger?"
Wen Ye took a sip of plum tea and said casually, "You can draw a circle and curse him."
Taozhi was confused: "Why draw a circle?"
Wen Ye turned around and glanced at her, his expression slightly mysterious, "Because it works better that way."
Taozhi: “…”
The lady is teasing her again!
"Madam, Liu Ya and Liu Xin want to see you." Yun Zhi pushed the door open and came in to report.
What are they doing at this point?
Wen Ye was curious and puzzled, but she was too lazy to go out again, so she said, "Let them in."
As soon as Liu Ya and Liu Xin stepped into the inner room, they felt a quiet and peaceful fragrance.
There seems to be a faint sweet fragrance in it.
The last time they entered here was the wedding night of the Young Master and the Second Lady. That night was filled with joy. But when they came here tonight, apart from the interior layout, they didn't find anything familiar here.
In just half a month, so much has changed.
When people are in this situation, they can't help but want to relax and be lazy.
After the ceremony, Liu Ya and Liu Xin looked at each other silently.
Wen Ye sat up straight, with a thick blanket covering her legs, and asked lazily, "What's the matter?"
Ever since the last time the rules for reporting accounts were set, Wen Ye seldom met the two maids from the West Courtyard. She had Yunzhi and Taozhi by her side, so she didn't need to get used to new people.
If there really is anything that needs their help, Yunzhi and Taozhi will be there to pass on the message.
"Replying to the Second Madam." Liu Xin leaned back slightly and said, "My Master ordered the servants to carry two boxes of things over, saying that they are for the Second Madam."
When Wen Ye heard his words, he suddenly became alert. Could it be that this man had finally come to his senses?
She cleared her throat and asked, "What are they?"
Two whole boxes. It would have been fine if Xu Yuejia didn’t spend any money, but why was he so generous when he did?
I don’t know if it was Liu Xin’s illusion, but she always felt that the Second Lady in front of her cared most about the two boxes of things rather than her husband’s feelings.
Liu Xin collected her thoughts and said respectfully, "I don't know."
Wen Ye became more interested and said quickly, "Have someone carry it in."
The servants could only wait outside the courtyard, and the walk from the courtyard gate to the inner room had to be carried by the maids.
After the box was carried in, Liu Ya waved away the maids and closed the door of the inner room again.
The two boxes were quite heavy, several times larger than the wooden box that Wen Ye used to store books for Xu Jingrong.
Wen Ye: "Open it quickly."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ya and Liu Xin walked over and opened a box each.
On the other side, the master and servants, especially Wen Ye and Tao Zhi, couldn't stop looking forward to it.
The boxes were all locked, but Liu Ya and Liu Xin brought the keys when they came.
As the lid of the box slowly opened, Wen Ye looked over there.
What is the result.
It turned out to be two full boxes of books and scrolls!
Liu Ya knew that Wen Ye loved reading. The bookshelf in the west study was built by her. Seeing the two boxes of calligraphy and paintings, she couldn't help but say, "My dear, you really understand Second Madam. You know that you love reading."
Wen Ye closed the book with the words "Book of Songs" written on the cover, with a blank expression on his face.
As expected, you can't expect too much from men.
"Yes." Wen Ye's lips curled up, and her voice became colder as she turned around and gave the order, "Yunzhi Taozhi, go and keep the gift from your husband."
"It's getting late. You should all leave." Wen Ye thought for a moment and added to Liu Xin, "Thank my husband for me."
"Yes, Second Madam." Liu Ya and Liu Xin retreated together.
After leaving the main hall of the west courtyard, Liu Ya expressed her doubts: "Why do I feel that the Second Madam doesn't like it very much?"
Liu Xin said sternly, "You think too much. The Second Madam clearly asked me to go and thank my husband, so how could she be unhappy?"
Liu Ya couldn't help but frown and whispered, "Really?"
Liu Xin glanced at her and said, "Okay, I'll go to the front yard, and you can go back to your room."
In the study room in the front yard, Liu Xin reported to Xu Yuejia word for word.
Xu Yuejia paused for a moment and asked, "Has Madam read it?"
Liu Xin lowered her head and said, "No, I just asked Yunzhi and Taozhi to put it away carefully."
Xu Yuejia's expression remained unchanged as she continued to work at her desk, but her voice became a little colder: "I understand. You may leave now."
Liu Xin said "yes" and left the study.
In the study, Xu Yuejia closed the memorial he had just written, and the corners of his lips twitched slightly for a man who was usually emotional.
In the west courtyard, Wen Ye's good mood was disrupted by Xu Yuejia's two boxes of calligraphy and paintings, and he could no longer regain his good mood. He stopped reading the storybook.
She just took a look and saw that the two boxes of calligraphy and paintings were not masterpieces of a noble family and would not fetch much money if they were sold.
Xu Yuejia was here purely to cause trouble for her.
Wen Ye thought carefully about how she had offended him, and the only thing was that soup that night that made people misunderstand that he was not capable.
It seems that men in the world really care about people paying attention to and questioning whether they are "capable".
Taozhi was also angry, but she had to sort out the two boxes of calligraphy and paintings with Yunzhi. The lady asked them to take out all the calligraphy and paintings and put them on the bookshelf of her husband.
Taozhi put the books on the shelf one by one and roughly took note. There were almost thirty books in total. This was just one box and there seemed to be two layers at the bottom.
Yunzhi saw her angry look and comforted her, "Okay, hurry up and get it ready. We still have to help Madam take a bath later."
Taozhi sighed deeply and quickened his hands.
When she picked up the book on the second-to-last shelf, she couldn't help but exclaimed, and hurriedly pulled the person next to her: "Yunzhi, look!"
Yunzhi moved slower than her. When she heard the sound, she looked over and was also surprised: "Is it, is it Jin Yezi?!"
Taozhi hurriedly urged her: "See if you have it!"
Yunzhi came to her senses and started digging with Taozhi, and found that there was also silver leaves on her side, about the thickness of a book.
She hurriedly said, "Go tell the lady!"
On the soft couch, Wen Ye was sitting cross-legged in meditation, looking as if he was in a state of enlightenment.
Taozhi rushed in and said excitedly, "Madam! My husband has laid a thick layer of gold and silver leaves at the bottom of the box!"
Wen Ye suddenly opened his eyes, fixed his gaze on Tao Zhi, and asked anxiously, "Really?"
Taozhi nodded vigorously.
Wen Ye immediately retracted the circle he had just drawn in his heart, and at the same time revealed a very gentle smile.
She told Taozhi, "Go and make a pot of good tea for my husband and some light supper. You should take care of yourself even though you are busy with official duties."
Taozhi bent her knees and said with a smile, "I will go and give the order now."
A quarter of an hour later, in the study room in the front yard, Xu Yuejia fell into a brief silence as he looked at the table of midnight snacks.
She always seemed to do things he never expected.
In the west courtyard, Wen Ye, feeling better again, picked up the storybook again and read it with great interest.
Tonight, Xu Yuejia is her good husband.
One day's work is done one day at a time.
Tomorrow he will be Xu Yuejia again.
The next day, Wen Ye got up early for the first time ever. He counted all the gold leaves, silver leaves, cloud branches and peach branches and packed them in boxes.
There were six boxes in total.
Wen Ye looked happy and gave each of them a small handful early in the morning.
Taozhi's eyes brightened when she received the reward, and she asked, "What would you like to eat for breakfast, Madam?"
It was snowing outside again. Wen Ye thought for a moment and said, "I'll have a bowl of green vegetable and pork noodles, some wontons, some fried dumplings, and a plate of crispy melon."
Just as she finished speaking, Yunzhi came in through the curtain and said, "Madam, there's a message from the main courtyard, asking you to go to the main courtyard after dinner."
Wen Ye paused, raised his eyes and asked, "Did you say anything?"
Yunzhi replied: "No details were given, only that I asked my servant to remind Madam to bring all the account books of the West Courtyard."
Wen Ye: “…”
It seems like it’s too early to be happy.
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