Perhaps realizing that she did it on purpose, Xu Yuejia did not respond.
His eyes fell on the letter in her hand, and he asked, "What's the matter?"
Wen Ye followed his line of sight, glanced down, and replied, "Nothing, I just wanted to pick up Cheng Ge'er and little sister to come over for a day."
Finally, she added, "My sister-in-law agreed."
Xu Yuejia looked puzzled for a moment, then sighed and said, "If you want, do it as early as possible."
Wen Ye was puzzled: "Why?"
After standing there for a long time, Xu Yuejia poured herself a cup of tea and took a sip before replying, "The emperor intends to choose another study companion for Princess Changle."
Wen Ye had a bad feeling: "Could it be my little sister?"
Xu Yuejia: “Yeah.”
Wen Ye had never met the emperor, and she didn't know Princess Changle. The only impression she had of this royal father and daughter came from Xu Yuejia.
She asked, "Why do we have to choose one?"
Xu Yuejia: "They said that the two companions were too young to keep up with Princess Changle's learning progress."
Wen Ye said in disbelief: "My little sister is only seven years old."
"Besides, didn't you say before that the Emperor chose a reading companion for the princess in order to make her look less... ahem... stupid?"
Wen Ye pronounced the last word "unintelligent" very lightly, which showed her strong desire to survive.
Xu Yuejia glanced at her and said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood the princess's thoughts."
Wen Ye was surprised for a moment, and couldn't help but become curious: "How do you know everything?"
"Of course, His Majesty told me."
"Then why did His Majesty tell you everything?"
Xu Yuejia was silent for a few breaths, and then said, "Your Majesty is kind and amiable, and when encountering problems...he likes to 'discuss' with his subjects."
Wen Ye said "Oh" expressionlessly: "So that's how it is."
It means talking a lot.
She understands.
Judging from Xu Yuejia's attitude, it was almost certain that her younger sister would enter the palace to be the princess's companion. Wen Ye sighed silently, walked around the desk, approached Xu Yuejia, and wanted to give him his seat.
Her eyes suddenly softened: "It's not time for dinner yet, why don't you tell me about the situation in the palace?"
Xu Yuejia did not move, but sat on the soft couch where Wen Ye usually lay, and said: "The Queen Mother worships Buddha and does not care about palace affairs. The Emperor is sensible, the Empress is wise, the Crown Prince is stable, Prince Duan and his princes and princesses are still young, and as for Princess Changle... according to the Emperor, she is smart and intelligent."
The first part is probably the truth, and the last part is probably the filter that the father uses to look at his daughter.
Wen Ye raised his own doubts: "Is Prince Duan the youngest son of the Queen?"
Xu Yuejia nodded: "Your Majesty has few children. Apart from the three born to the Queen, there is only one prince and two princesses."
Wen Ye had some idea in his mind and said, "It seems that the emperor values the queen very much."
Of the three children born to the Queen, one was named Crown Prince at the age of seven, and the other two also had titles.
This was different from what was written in the novels she occasionally read in her previous life, which made Wen Ye feel a little relieved.
Wen Ye didn't care about the future and only looked at the present. It was impossible for her to be the princess's companion in the palace for her whole life. As long as there were no changes in the palace during this period, it would be fine.
The emperor is in his prime, only a few years older than Duke Xu. Even if he really becomes the second late emperor in the future, it will be 20 to 30 years later.
However, Wen Ye still asked some more questions about the palace.
For example, which palaces the more outstanding concubines came from, what their temperaments were like, and which concubines gave birth to the remaining little princes and princesses.
After a series of questions, Xu Yuejia remained silent.
He is not a member of the palace, so how could he know everything that goes on in the harem?
After Wen Ye finished speaking, she leaned forward and said, "My dear, why don't you say anything?"
Xu Yuejia thought for a moment and said, "The birth mother of the two princesses is Concubine Luo, and the birth mother of the third prince is Lady Yu. The family backgrounds of these ladies are not prominent, so you don't need to worry."
Wen Ye poked his head out: "That's it?"
Xu Yuejia stood up and said before leaving: "I don't know what you want to know."
Wen Ye: “.......” Boring.
It is hard to imagine how the emperor usually chats with Xu Yuejia about family matters.
Isn't it boring to look at a piece of wood?
Based on the information he learned from Xu Yuejia, Wen Ye wrote another letter.
It was already the afternoon of the second day when Shen received the letter sent by Wen Ye.
My second daughter-in-law is due to give birth in less than a month, and there are a lot of things going on in the mansion. I received a letter from Suzhou yesterday saying that my cousin's marriage has been decided, and we in Shengjing need to send a gift over.
Shen has been very busy lately, and when she found out it was a letter from Wen Ye, she was puzzled.
There was only Nanny Han by her side. She didn't hold back when she spoke. She opened the envelope and muttered, "What is Wen Si trying to do now?"
The envelope was opened, and three or four pieces of paper fell out. Shen was silent.
She automatically ignored the first one which was filled with words like "greetings and care" and looked carefully at the rest.
After reading it, Shen had just put the letter away when her eldest daughter-in-law Yang arrived.
The wet nurse previously prepared for Liu's child recently caught a cold. Yang was afraid that it would have an impact, so she arranged a new one. Now she came to report the matter to Shen.
Shen asked her to sit close to him. After listening to Yang's story, she said, "I trust you to do the work. I will follow your arrangement."
After receiving Shen's affirmation, Yang smiled. Seeing that Shen looked unwell, she hurriedly asked, "Mother, what's wrong with you?"
It was not good to tell her daughter-in-law about something that was not confirmed, so Shen said, "Your fourth sister wrote to me, saying that the young master of the Duke's Mansion went to the academy, and the mansion was too quiet without a child. So I thought of asking your fourth sister to write back and ask Cheng'er and Ran'er to come over and play if they were free."
Yang remembered that the Duke's wife's second son was not much older than her eldest son, but she also knew that the Duke's wife's family had a suitable nephew, so why would she go so far away and let her own son Cheng go?
Probably just by chance.
The reason why the Duke's wife did this was definitely for the sake of the fourth sister. The fourth sister was living well in the Duke's Mansion, so there was no harm in the children of the two families playing together occasionally.
Yang's mind was as clear as a mirror, and she said, "Cheng'er has been studying very hard recently, and I just wanted to give him a day off."
Shen nodded and said, "We'll discuss a date later. You can take Cheng'er and Ran'er with you."
Yang agreed.
In the evening, Wen's father came to the main courtyard, and Shen told him what was mentioned in Wen Ye's letter.
After hearing this, Father Wen said, "What a coincidence. Today, after I got off work, Zi Tan came to tell me about this."
Shen was slightly surprised: "Really?"
Father Wen glanced at Shen and said, "How could I lie to you about this?"
After Shen was stunned for a moment, she thought to herself, Wen Si is quite capable.
Father Wen thought she was worried that Xiaowu would offend the princess when he entered the palace, so he said, "Don't worry. I asked the great scholar Meng today. His eldest son's daughter is now the princess's schoolmate. The princess treats her well."
Mr. Meng's granddaughter is one year younger than Ran'er.
After Xu Jingrong went to the academy, there was no one to show Xu Yuxuan sword skills.
Xu Yuxuan was very depressed for two days.
Fortunately, at this time, the teacher that Xu Yuejia had hired for him finally moved into the Duke's Mansion, and Xu Yuxuan no longer had time to "feel sad about the passing of time".
That day, Xu Yuejia brought Xu Yuxuan to pay a visit.
Wen Ye had nothing to do, so he followed along.
Xu Baili is over fifty years old, but he looks very healthy, has an elegant face, and speaks in a very easy-going manner.
When he saw Xu Yuejia, he said in a familiar voice, "My brother Zitan, it has been more than two years since we last met in Wuzhou."
After Xu Baili finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Wen Ye and said with a gentle smile: "This is my sister-in-law, right?"
Wen Ye was silent.
Before coming, Xu Yuejia didn't say that this person was his sworn brother whom he met outside.
Just as she was struggling over what to call him, Xu Yuejia spoke up: "I never admitted it."
Xu Baili laughed and said, "No problem, I don't mind."
Wen Ye glanced at Xu Yuxuan, who was staring at Xu Baili curiously, and suddenly became full of expectations for his future enlightenment life.
Xu Baili took out the gift he had prepared for Xu Yuxuan and said, "Your name is Xuan'er, right?"
Xu Yuxuan nodded: "Yes~"
Xu Baili handed over the gift and said, "Here, this is a little thing I bought in the West Market."
Xu Yuxuan took it in confusion and studied it carefully for a while. Finally, he seemed to remember something and said, "Xuan'er has it!"
Xu Baili raised his eyebrows and looked at his serious father, expressing doubt: "Really?"
Xu Bailisi was not serious at all. Xu Yuxuan became closer to him subconsciously. He nodded his head and said, "Mother will buy it!"
The expression on his little face was extremely serious.
"Oh?" Xu Baili turned his gaze to Wen Ye and said, "I was wondering when my brother Zi Tan would develop such a hobby."
Xu Yuejia: "......"
Wen Ye tried to hold back his laughter.
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