Nanny Ji opened the food box and saw a piece of cake as big as a child's palm. After thinking for a while, she decided to cut one of the pieces of cake in half.
Dinner is only an hour away, so it is better to have less snacks now to fill up the stomach.
Xu Yuxuan watched as her piece of cake suddenly became smaller, and complained in a low voice: "Mammy, it's missing!"
Nanny Ji asked Rendong to take away the rest, and pointed to the cake on the table that was obviously missing a corner and said, "It's not missing. This old servant has been watching. Young Master, please eat quickly."
The cake was soft, and Nanny Ji prepared a small spoon for Xu Yuxuan so that he could eat it by himself.
Xu Yuxuan pursed her lips, loosened her grip on the spoon, and the spoon fell to the ground. She turned around and ran into the study.
As the number of storybooks increased, Wen Ye added another bookshelf. Now she was standing in front of the bookshelf. She looked so serious that if you didn't know her, you would think she was selecting masterpieces.
Xu Yuxuan ran and walked for a while, and finally came to Wen Ye, and said in a complaining tone: "Mother, the nanny stole my things~"
Wen Ye had only mentioned the word "cake" a few times today, and Xu Yuxuan hadn't remembered it yet.
Wen Ye carefully flipped through the story summary on the front page of the storybook, took the time to glance at him, and said, "Are you trying to say that Mammy stole your cake?"
Xu Yuxuan nodded, "Mother, can you help me?"
Wen Ye laughed and changed another one. She probably guessed that Nanny Ji felt that one cake was too much for Xu Yuxuan, so she cut off half or most of it, and it was discovered by this boy.
Wen Ye had never raised a child, so as to how much Xu Yuxuan could eat at one time, it must be Nanny Ji who had always taken care of him who knew best.
Xu Yuxuan came to her to complain, but it can be said that he found the wrong person.
Finally finding a satisfactory script, Wen Ye looked down at Xu Yuxuan and said, "You don't even eat the little cake your mother brought you, why would your mother help you?"
Xu Yuxuan's eyes were confused, and his mind was a little confused, but he still said softly: "Xuan'er ate it~"
Wen Ye pinched his fleshy chin, and then said sternly: "So go back and eat quickly. After you finish eating, your mother will definitely seek justice for you."
Something seemed to be wrong, and Xu Yuxuan was pushed out of the study step by step without being able to figure it out.
Nanny Ji had been waiting in the hall. When she saw Xu Yuxuan being "driven" out of the study, a smile flashed in her eyes. She stepped forward and greeted him, "Young Master, do you want some more cake?"
Xu Yuxuan hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded affirmatively: "Eat!"
After I finished eating, my mother helped me~
Xu Yuxuan sat back on the stool, picked up his own small spoon, and started eating bite by bite.
When you eat snacks you have never tasted before, the feeling you get is always different.
Xu Yuxuan only felt that the little white flower on top was like water when it entered his mouth, and it slid into his stomach.
Xu Yuxuan spent nearly two quarters of an hour eating a small cake. When he was about to finish the last bite, Nanny Ji handed him a glass of warm water and said, "Didn't the young master prepare a birthday present for the Duke's wife? Should we send it over now?"
Xu Yuxuan's face showed an expression of realization, "I want to go!"
As for asking his mother to help after dinner, Xu Yuxuan had unknowingly forgotten about it.
But how can a two-year-old child remember the birthdays of his elders and prepare birthday gifts in advance?
Everything was taught in advance by Nanny Ji. Mrs. Lu regarded Xu Yuxuan as her own son. As a younger generation who was loved and cherished, she had to show some appreciation on the elder's birthday.
Even if it's just a few words of blessing.
Xu Yuxuan was unable to do anything else at his age, so Nanny Ji quietly taught him a few words to celebrate his birthday.
But even though it was just two words of blessing, Lu was still very surprised. It was the first time she heard Xu Yuxuan say such a long string of words.
In comparison, the other three items on the table looked even more "ordinary".
There were two pieces of cake left. After Nanny Ji carried Xu Yuxuan away, Wen Ye asked Liu Ya to take them away, and she and Liu Xin each had a piece to taste.
Yunzhi and Taozhi followed him, so they had enough food and drink, and their work was not too heavy.
Liu Ya and Liu Xin shared a lot of the burden for them, and Wen Ye was thinking about raising their "salary" a little.
As for Xu Yuejia, Wen Ye recalled that he ate the cake neither fast nor slow for the first time, which probably meant that he didn't like it.
Xu Yuejia has been very busy since the beginning of the year. Although no new cases have occurred, the Ministry of Justice has accumulated a lot of old and wrongly judged cases, all of which are problems left over from the previous emperor's time. Almost 90% of them need to be sorted out again.
Two days later, Duke Xu was waiting in the front yard for Xu Yuejia.
I didn't see anyone until the hour of Xu.
Xu Yuejia walked into the study and saw her brother. A hint of fear flashed across her eyes and she asked, "Brother, is there something wrong?"
Duke Xu didn't know what to say, and asked uncomfortably, "Do you know what your sister-in-law did on your eldest sister-in-law's birthday?"
Xu Yuejia walked around the desk, turned around, put the book in her hand back on the bookshelf, and replied calmly, "I know."
Duke Xu sighed, "I don't know where my sister-in-law learned this trick from. She used a birthday cake and fireworks sticks arranged in the shape of a 'heart'. She coaxed your sister-in-law into submission with just one mouth and she still can't forget it today."
Xu Yuejia only knew that she had prepared the cake, but she didn't know that Wen Ye had prepared anything else.
But thinking of her two bookshelves full of storybooks, it doesn't seem surprising that she can achieve this.
Xu Yuejia pursed her lips slightly and looked up: "So, brother, is this the reason why you came here today?"
Duke Xu said bluntly: "The birthday gifts Jingrong and Jinglin sent were directly compared to rubbish."
Xu Yuejia said bluntly: "It shows that my brother is not attentive enough."
Duke Xu choked.
Xu Yuejia added: "Brother, it's time for you to work hard too."
Duke Xu had a complicated expression: "...Zitan, do you understand what I mean?"
Xu Yuejia was unmoved. He brought back some old case materials from the Ministry of Justice and prepared to take a look at them before going to bed: "What does this have to do with me?"
Duke Xu: "Of course it has something to do with you. As your wife, your sister-in-law should pay more attention to you. At worst, there is Xuan'er, or she can stay in the West Courtyard and eat and drink well. The Duke's Mansion will not treat her badly. Why do you always cling to your sister-in-law? As her husband, you should know how to restrain your wife's words and actions."
Xu Yuejia remained calm from beginning to end: "Isn't it good for the sisters-in-law to get along well with each other?"
Duke Xu was slightly dissatisfied: "That's too harmonious."
"Your sister-in-law always liked the birthday gifts I gave her in previous years, but this year she suddenly changed her attitude." What Duke Xu didn't say was that even your son's two sentences of congratulatory speech outshined those of the three of them.
Xu Yuejia: "What does this have to do with Ye Niang?"
Duke Xu: "Of course it has something to do with her. You are my sister-in-law's bedmate. How could she learn this trick? Don't you know anything about it?"
Xu Yuejia paused for a moment and replied, "I know."
Duke Xu immediately said, "Tell me about it."
Without even a second's thought, Xu Yuejia decisively said no: "I advise you to find another way."
Not everyone can easily gain the experience of reading storybooks for many years.
"Also," Xu Yuejia added, "Brother, please be careful with your words."
Duke Xu: "......"
"It's my brother's fault." Duke Xu sighed, "Although they are all Liuyunzhai jewellery, the styles are different every year. But your sister-in-law insisted that the birthday gifts I gave her in recent years are all the same, and she is tired of guessing."
Duke Xu could only occasionally tell this kind of thing to his younger brother Xu Yuejia. If he told it to his two sons, it would reach his wife's ears within half an hour.
When Xu Yuejia heard the words "all the same", she didn't know what she remembered, and her expression was briefly subtle and indescribable.
Reaching out to flip through a page of information, Xu Yuejia finally looked up and asked, "Brother, do you have nothing to do recently?"
Duke Xu met his brother's gaze without any hesitation: "I completed the task assigned to me by the emperor half a month ago. Not long ago, I also helped the Ministry of Works improve a type of arrow with a long-range shooting range."
Duke Xu has always been clear about the distinction between public and private affairs, never procrastinates, and always finishes one thing before taking on the next.
Xu Yuejia said, "I heard from the Emperor today that the Sixth Battalion has a batch of weapons that are not matched. If you have nothing to do, you may go and check it out yourself."
Duke Xu was about to agree subconsciously, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he swallowed them back.
There has to be a first come first served approach to solving problems. Duke Xu said, "When you have time, you should have a heart-to-heart talk with your brother and sister-in-law. Not only for your own sake, but also because I am your brother."
Is there something wrong with the Sixth Battalion? He has to investigate.
Without waiting for Xu Yuejia to reply, Duke Xu said before leaving: "By the way, please ask for me how the cake is made."
In the evening, Wen Ye had just come out of the side room when Tao Zhi went into the inner room to report that Xu Yuejia was heading towards the west courtyard.
Wen Ye was somewhat surprised. Usually at this time, didn't Xu Yuejia usually stay in the front yard?
After Xu Yuejia finished washing up, Wen Ye was already lying on the bed, still holding a storybook in her hand.
Before Xu Yuejia came close, Wen Ye chose to directly point out, "My dear, I am not feeling well today."
Xu Yuejia froze in her attempt to lift the quilt. After a long moment, she said, "...you think too much."
"That's good."
It's no wonder Wen Ye thought too much. A man always has some needs occasionally, and Xu Yuejia is not incompetent. He suddenly went back to the west courtyard to sleep at this time. As a mature woman, it was natural for her to think of that incident.
After Xu Yuejia came up, Wen Ye closed the storybook and asked, "My dear, do you have something to ask me?"
It has nothing to do with that. There must be some other reason.
Xu Yuejia would not do such a thing for no reason.
"Yes, there is one thing." Xu Yuejia did not hide the secret for Duke Xu and said, "My brother asked me to ask you for the recipe for making cakes."
Wen Ye: “That’s it?”
Xu Yuejia hummed and looked at her.
Wen Ye met Xu Yuejia's eyes and refused: "No."
She told Yao because she knew that what Yao learned would not affect her.
If Duke Xu knew the recipe, what place would she have by Lu's side?
So Wen Ye said, "Why don't I just pretend that you haven't been here today?"
"......"
Xu Yuejia didn't think much about getting the prescription for her brother, but she still asked, "Is the prescription important?"
Seeing that his expression was indifferent, Wen Ye guessed what he was thinking, which seemed to be not very firm.
Knowing what was going on, Wen Ye curled her lips slightly and said, "Brother, if you want to please my sister-in-law, you should figure out a way yourself. If you learn from me, my sister-in-law may not like it."
"What would you do if I wanted to eat it?" Xu Yuejia suddenly asked this question.
Wen Ye: "...I think longevity noodles are more suitable for your temperament."
And she vaguely remembered that Xu Yuejia's birthday was in autumn, which was still early.
"Everything in our hearts is unique." Wen Ye said seriously, "My dear, do you understand?"
Xu Yuejia's eyes were calm: "Are you reminding me?"
Wen Ye almost didn't understand what he meant.
Her own birthday seemed not far away.
After thinking for a moment, Wen Ye said, "I am different from others. I like to take the initiative to ask for things."
A double entendre.
Wen Ye lay down neither quickly nor slowly.
Before closing her eyes, she said, "My dear, please wait."
Xu Yuejia: "......"
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