However, motherly love is time-limited.
Wen Ye took Xu Yuxuan on the swing for half a minute, then stood up and carried him back into the house with one hand.
The wind is blowing.
If you keep playing, you'll definitely get cold.
Xu Yuxuan was half-held and half-hugged by her, his two short legs kept flapping in the air, and he shouted: "Mom, do you want to play again~"
Wen Ye relied on his small size to fool him: "The box you gave me can only be played with for a short while."
When Xu Yuxuan heard this, he stopped struggling and was quietly carried into the inner room by Wen Ye.
It's just that his expression looks a little lost.
It was almost lunchtime, and Wen Ye thought it was almost time, so he asked Tao Zhi to set the table.
Since Mrs. Lu is not at home, it is very likely that Xu Yuxuan will have his meal at her place.
Wen Ye glanced at the pouting child and couldn't help laughing.
"Mother!" Although Xu Yuxuan was young, he could tell that Wen Ye's smile was unusual.
"Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you." Wen Ye suppressed his smile.
But not long after, he returned to his old ways.
This continued until after lunch, when Wen Ye had eaten and drunk enough and had played enough, so she said, "Mother, it's time to take a nap."
Xu Yuxuan hurriedly said: "Xuan'er wants one too!"
Next to them was the courtyard where Xu Yuxuan lived in the west yard. If he wanted to stay, he could stay. Wen Ye had no objection: "Then let Nanny Ji carry you over."
Xu Yuxuan shook his head and held on to Wen Ye's legs tightly. He was very proficient in this move now.
Wen Ye could figure out what he meant by this time, and said, "Want to sleep with me?"
Xu Yuxuan nodded.
Wen Ye pondered for a moment and said, "It's not impossible, but you have to listen to me."
Xu Yuxuan's eyes suddenly lit up, "Yeah!"
Wen Ye said "OK", turned around and asked Nanny Ji to strip Xu Yuxuan down to his pajamas. The child was round and plump even without his clothes, and sat on the edge of the bed.
Wen Ye lifted the quilt and said to him, "Hurry up and lie down."
Xu Yuxuan immediately used his hands and feet to crawl into the nest prepared for him by Wen Ye, and lay down obediently.
Nanny Ji watched from the side, her hand stretched out out of habit stopped in mid-air, and she forgot to retract it for a long time.
Wen Ye covered him with the quilt, turned around and said to Nanny Ji, "You stay here first."
Then he went to the side room to wash up briefly and came out.
Nanny Ji was watching the whole time. Wen Ye glanced at her, opened the bed curtain, straddled his long legs, and climbed onto the inside of the bed.
Then he said, "You go out, let Taozhi come in to replace you."
Nanny Ji raised her eyes for a moment, and finally replied, "Yes."
Wen Ye didn't care what she was thinking. She didn't like someone watching outside when she slept, but now that there was a precious child, she still had to leave someone in the room.
But even if someone wants to stay, it has to be someone he is familiar with, otherwise Wen Ye is afraid that he won't be able to have a good nap.
Taozhi came in quickly, and Wen Ye asked her to find a stool to sit on, and wait for Xu Yuxuan to fall asleep and then watch him carefully.
Xu Yuxuan, whose head was covered tightly with only his head exposed, rolled his eyes and asked in confusion: "Mother?"
Wen Ye covered herself with the quilt and lay down while responding, "What's wrong?"
"No, sleep together?" After Xu Yuxuan said this, his little hands and feet moved under the quilt.
Wen Ye leaned to her side, her hands on her head, looked at him, and smiled slightly: "Aren't we in the same bed now?"
"You are sleeping in your father's place, under the same quilt he usually sleeps under. Isn't that good?"
Xu Yuxuan was instantly bypassed and muttered blankly: "Okay..."
Wen Ye: "Then close your eyes and go to sleep."
Xu Yuxuan obeyed and closed his eyes immediately, but his eyeballs were still moving.
But the child fell asleep quickly and soon fell into a deep sleep.
When Wen Ye saw this, he yawned, grabbed the quilt and rolled into the innermost part, leaving only the back of his head exposed.
Shortly after lunch, Lu, who had just returned from the farm, heard that Xu Yuxuan had taken a nap in the west courtyard.
After hearing this, Mrs. Lu didn't take it seriously. In order to hurry back home for lunch, she didn't rest much on the farm the whole morning.
"Let Xuan'er sleep wherever he wants to take a nap." Lu entered the warm room and sat on the kang. Qingxue poured her a cup of hot tea.
After Lu drank a few sips, her body finally began to warm up inside and out.
Bai Mei said, "Madame Ji said that the young master slept with the second lady and he hasn't woken up yet."
Mrs. Lu paused while drinking tea, raised her eyes and asked, "You haven't woken up yet?"
Bai Mei: “Yes.”
Lu asked again, "Xuan'er has been in the West Courtyard all day today?"
Bai Mei nodded: "Second Madam ordered someone to build a swing under the corridor this morning, and took the young master to play for a while. Nanny Ji said that the young master was very happy and ate a few more mouthfuls of lunch."
Mrs. Lu put down her teacup and lost her appetite for the snacks that Qingxue handed over. She spoke with a hint of sourness without even realizing it: "Mother and son really know how to enjoy themselves."
After Duke Xu finished training the soldiers of the Western Suburbs Camp for the Emperor, he could not spare any time and went to the Ministry of Works to take up a part-time job. He worked with the people in the Ministry of Works to study weapons that are more suitable for the soldiers of the Jin Dynasty. It is said that the work has been quite effective in the past few days, so he often leaves early and returns late.
Not to mention Xu Yuejia. In the twelve months of a year, I have never seen him truly idle for a single month.
As for Mrs. Lu, this time of year is her busiest time. She has to check the bank affairs, festival lists, gifts from in-laws, etc. She never has a moment of leisure.
Even Xu Jingrong and Xu Jinglin were catching up with the homework assigned by the teacher before he left, so that they could have a good new year.
In the entire Duke's Mansion, Wen Ye is probably the most leisurely person at the moment.
No, now Xu Yuxuan should also be included.
Lu has been married into the Duke's Mansion for nine years, and her life has been like this every year. This year, there is a new member, Wen, and people are afraid of the contrast. She works hard every day for the whole family, but Wen can eat, drink and swing in the west courtyard.
She hadn't sat on that swing for many years.
Of course, Lu had no mood to play on the swing now. She just felt that Wen was living too comfortable a life.
Good days should be lived in a low-key manner, otherwise they might bring trouble.
Wen Ye had just woken up from a wonderful nap when she was told that there were still three farms in the mansion that had not been inspected yet and she had to go.
These three estates are all under Xu Yuejia's name and should be under the management of Wen Ye.
Wen Ye really wanted to ask, has her name been written?
But who is Lu's disease? We can't let a sick person go to work while he is sick.
Although she suspected that Lu was most likely faking illness.
Fortunately, Wen Ye asked around and just went to check whether there were any false information in the harvest of the farm and the accounts handed over by the farm boss.
They were afraid that the landlords would falsely report their harvests and oppress their tenants in order to obtain rewards from their masters.
The village is outside the city, a bit far away, but if everything goes well, we can still get back on the same day.
Apart from the fatigue of traveling, there is nothing else.
Wen Ye is a person who can find fun in life, so just think of it as experiencing an ancient version of farm fun.
Wen Ye asked Yunzhi and Taozhi to pack some clothes quickly.
Taozhi asked as she packed her clothes: "Madam, didn't the Duke's wife say that the three manors were not far away and that we could return in one day? Why did you ask us to pack our clothes?"
Wen Ye glanced at her faintly: "Sister-in-law just said 'if everything goes well', but what if it doesn't go well?"
After that, she thought for a moment and reminded him, "You two should bring two more sets."
The next morning, Wen Ye wrapped himself in a thick cloak, held a hand warmer, and got on the carriage.
Hot tea and freshly cooked breakfast had been prepared in the carriage. Wen Ye accidentally got up late and had to have a quick breakfast in the carriage.
The three villages were connected together, and Wen Ye chose the one in the middle as his base.
Wen Ye took a deep sleep in the carriage. When he woke up, he asked and found out that he had only traveled halfway.
The carriage drove for more than two hours, and it was almost noon when we arrived.
Wen Ye got off the carriage and looked into the distance. The distance was white and endless.
Nice view.
Wen Ye was standing still and admiring the scene when a gust of cold wind blew past.
Wen Ye: “…”
Forget it, let’s go into the house quickly.
Duke's Mansion.
Mrs. Lu got up late today on purpose, had a leisurely breakfast, and sat on the kang in the warm room, holding a book in her hand, which was just a Book of Songs. On the table was a pot of hot tea and a plate of snacks.
After flipping through a few pages, Lu asked, "Has the person left the house?"
Nanny Xian said, "Madam, before you even got up, the Second Madam had already left for the manor."
Lu curled her lips: "Finally it's her turn to be busy and I can rest."
You know what, this feeling is really good. No wonder Wen is willing to stay in the west courtyard all day and not come out.
Nanny Xian didn't know what to say. It was the first time she saw the Madam like this. It was as if she had returned to her childhood and the spoiled temper of a little girl.
The second wife is really capable.
Mrs. Lu drank a sip of hot tea comfortably. Just as she was about to taste a snack, Qingxue came in from outside, bowed and said, "Madam, the eldest aunt has arrived in Shengjing."
She couldn't eat or put away the snack in her hand. It was clearly a good day, so she chose today on purpose because she was "sick".
Lu asked, "Didn't you say you would arrive tomorrow?"
Qingmei replied, "They said they almost encountered an avalanche on the way. The eldest aunt was afraid of another accident, so she asked the driver to hurry up overnight. I guess they are almost in the city now."
The person who came to the Duke's Mansion to report the news was a guard who had followed the eldest aunt for many years, and Qingmei recognized him.
This eldest aunt is another biological sister of the old duke, two years older than Aunt Xu who married into the Changnan Marquis's Mansion.
She married a woman of lower status back then. Unfortunately, her husband died of illness within two years.
The eldest aunt has been exiled with her son in the past few years and has never returned to Beijing.
Last year, her son got married in his place of residence. As the journey was far, Lu doubled the gift and sent someone to deliver it urgently.
When her daughter-in-law came home, the eldest aunt felt that she must take her daughter-in-law back to Beijing to meet her parents this year.
So the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left their son/husband behind, and took a group of servants and guards, and set out from Lingcheng, thousands of miles away, back to Shengjing.
As agreed in a letter early in the morning, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would come to Beijing and temporarily stay at the Duke's Mansion. The Lu family's courtyard was ready and they would be waiting for them to move in after they arrived tomorrow.
But no matter how much they planned, they didn't expect that the two of them would arrive in Beijing ahead of time.
Mrs. Lu was helpless. She put down the Book of Songs and snacks in her hands and got off the kang.
After getting dressed, Lu began to give instructions: "Ask the kitchen to prepare hot soup and hot food, and send a few people to the courtyard where the aunt lives to check if there is anything missed. Remember to light the incense that the aunt likes to smell."
"Forget it, I'll go to the yard myself." Lu sighed deeply.
She is just a hard-working person.
On a farm in the suburbs.
After Wen Ye warmed up on the kang in the house, it was time for lunch.
The food at the manor is more casual, without the exquisite presentation of the food at the Duke's Mansion, but it tastes good nonetheless.
When going out, there are not so many rules, so Wen Ye directly ordered a big stew.
There were chicken nuggets, pork ribs, potatoes, eggplants, beans grown in the greenhouse, etc. in one pot, all stewed until soft. There were also pancakes stuck around the edge of the iron pot, which tasted very delicious when dipped in the soup.
Wen Ye heard that there were geese raised on the farm.
It's snowing heavily outside. Look, God is helping her.
Wen Ye plans to stay at the manor for two nights and have goose stewed in an iron pot tomorrow.
The west courtyard of the Duke's Mansion.
Informed of the news that the eldest aunt was about to arrive, Lu sent people to the government office and the weapons forging camp of the Ministry of Works to inform Xu Yuejia and Duke Xu.
Xu Yuejia hadn't been home for two days. It snowed heavily along the way, and her clothes were soaked when she arrived home.
Xu Yuejia went straight to the west courtyard, walked into the main house, and entered the inner room.
But he found the house was empty, without any trace of the former bustle.
He paused and looked around subconsciously.
The thick mattress on the couch was neatly stacked, and there were no snack plates on the tea table.
Xu Yuejia turned around and went to the west study, where the thick mattress on the couch that had been placed there at some point was neatly stacked.
Just when Xu Yuejia was confused, there was a noise in the courtyard.
In the courtyard, Nanny Ji followed Xu Yuxuan nervously and said, "The Second Madam is really not here. Let me carry the young master in to take a look."
The roads were slippery on snowy days and even adults could easily fall if they were not careful, let alone Xu Yuxuan, a child who was only a few days away from turning two.
Xu Yuxuan turned away to refuse and was about to walk by himself, but his steps slowed down obediently.
Xu Yuejia left the study and walked outside, just in time to meet Xu Yuxuan who had just walked down the corridor.
Xu Yuxuan raised his head and shouted, "Father."
Xu Yuejia said "hmm" and asked at the same time: "Are you here to look for your mother?"
Xu Yuxuan nodded, looking a little reserved: "Go find mother and play together."
Xu Yuejia glanced at the empty yard and said, "Your mother is not here."
Xu Yuxuan immediately said: "Look for it!"
Xu Yuejia said calmly: "I don't know where your mother is."
Nanny Ji heard this and quickly explained, "It's like this. The Duke's wife felt a little unwell after inspecting the manors yesterday, but there were still several manors waiting to be inspected in the mansion, so the Duke's wife asked the Second Madam to go in her place. The Second Madam left the mansion in a carriage before noon this morning."
"I have already told the young master about this, but he insisted on coming here to see it in person."
After listening to this, Xu Yuejia looked at Xu Yuxuan who was standing in front of her and said, "Did you hear that? Your mother is not in the mansion."
Xu Yuxuan lowered his head and replied softly, "Xuan'er heard it."
Xu Yuejia added: "It's cold outside, come to the study."
Xu Yuxuan still listened to his father's words, but the threshold was a bit high, and he was wearing thick clothes, so he couldn't get through, so he looked up at Nanny Ji.
Nanny Ji quickly stepped forward, bent down, picked her up, and followed Xu Yuejia into the house.
After entering the study, Xu Yuxuan asked Nanny Ji to put him down, and then climbed onto the couch.
He remembered that this was where his mother often stayed.
Xu Yuejia sat behind the desk, reading quietly.
For a long time, the only sound between the father and son was the sound of turning pages.
Xu Yuxuan blinked, twisted his body, turned around, turned his back to Xu Yuejia, and looked out through the window paper.
After a moment, Xu Yuxuan couldn't help but turned around and called out, "Father."
Xu Yuejia raised her eyes when she heard the voice and asked in a gentle voice, "What's the matter?"
Xu Yuxuan pointed his little finger outside and said softly, "Swing."
Xu Yuejia looked in the direction he pointed, and saw that Xue had stopped at some point. After a moment of silence, she said, "Want to sit?"
Xu Yuxuan nodded.
"Take good care of her." These words were said to Nanny Ji, meaning approval.
Xu Yuxuan's eyes lit up, and he then twisted his body off the couch, motioning for Nanny Ji to carry him out.
Xu Yuejia lowered her head and continued reading.
As a result, before the page was turned twice, Xu Yuxuan came back.
People also become listless.
Xu Yuejia didn't know what he was doing, so she asked, "You don't want to sit down anymore?"
Xu Yuxuan shook his head: "I want my mother."
Xu Yuejia pursed her lips and said, "Your mother has gone to the farm and will not be back until the evening."
After hearing this, Xu Yuxuan sniffed slightly.
At this time, Nanny Ji said with some concern: "My dear, you don't know that it was the Second Madam who held the young master in her arms on the swing yesterday."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuejia glanced at Xu Yuxuan, who had looked at her with desire for some time, and stopped.
He thought for a moment and said, "How about I teach you to read?"
Xu Yuxuan looked confused.
Xu Yuejia didn't wait for his reaction, but stood up and changed a book from the bookshelf.
Turning to one of the pages, Xu Yuejia read: "Anyone who cannot be frugal with himself will inevitably take from others."
"What this sentence means is..."
Xu Yuxuan consciously took a half step back.
I don’t understand. I don’t understand a word.
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