After all, she is a young man whom she truly loves, and Lu cannot do what Wen Ye did.
Children are thin-skinned, so you need to be more considerate of them.
Lu said, "He is such a young boy, how could he have any other purpose in showing filial piety?"
"You are Xuan'er's mother, why do you wrongly accuse him?"
The last sentence from Lu sounded a little lacking in confidence.
No matter how Mrs. Lu tried to excuse Xu Yuxuan, Wen Ye knew that she actually believed it.
She poured a cup of green plum tea for Lu and said, "Okay, sister-in-law, let's not talk about outsiders. Come and try the green plum tea I brought back from Juxian Building. You will definitely like it."
Whenever Lu woke up from a nap, no matter how long she slept, she would always feel a little sleepy and needed to eat some sour plums to relieve her sleepiness.
Nanny Xian was just about to go to the small kitchen to urge them to prepare the plums quickly, but she didn't expect to meet Wen Ye soon after she walked out of the main hall.
Lu lowered his head and took a sip, then commented seriously: "It's really good. Is it the new tea launched by Juxianlou?"
Wen Ye: "Yes, there is a limit of 300 pots per day. Fortunately, Sister Jingxian reminded me to make a reservation earlier."
Otherwise, by the time they finish lunch and go to buy it, it will be too late.
Lu also used a piece of cake made from sun-dried green plums ground into powder. It was sour and sweet, very good.
When she heard Wen Ye mention "Sister Jingxian", she asked, "Is the sister Jingxian you are talking about the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites?"
Wen Ye: "That's her."
Lu had some impression, "She was a nice girl. I remember Shuyan always had a good relationship with her."
Wen Ye also took a piece of green plum cake to eat, and then said: "I am Sister Jingxian who I met through Shuyan's cousins."
Hearing her calling her "cousin" on the left and "Jingxian's sister" on the right, Lu didn't think too much and said, "The daughter of the Xue family is already over one year old, you call her sister?"
Wen Yeton said: "Sister-in-law, have you forgotten?"
The green plum cake was quite delicious. Lu couldn't help but take another piece and asked, "What did I forget?"
Wen Ye lowered his voice: "I just celebrated my 21st birthday not long ago."
Faced with the fair, round face that suddenly approached her, Lu was speechless for a while.
She really had forgotten about it, mainly because judging from her daily behavior, she didn't seem like she was only five years younger than her.
Mrs. Lu often felt that since Wen Ye married into her family, she seemed to have gained a daughter.
As for the eldest daughter of the Xue family, Lu remembered that she got married a year after she came of age. Now the child is a little over one year old, so no matter how you calculate it, she can't be more than twenty-one.
Wen Ye is indeed the oldest among the group.
In fact, she agreed to the marriage between the Xu and Wen families not only because of her second brother's insistence, but also because Lu was more satisfied with the fact that the two men were not much different in age. The girls she had been looking for before were all girls from aristocratic families who had just come of age.
She was fifteen or sixteen years old, seven or eight years younger than her second brother. Although she was a well-educated girl from an aristocratic family, she was still somewhat naive.
Zi Tan is even less eloquent than his elder brother. No matter how you look at it, he is not a good match for any of the girls from the aristocratic families that he is looking for.
It was rare for women in Dajin to remain unmarried until the age of twenty. When the two families first came into contact with each other, Shen had explained to her about Wen Ye's previous marriages. To be honest, she did have some opinions in her mind at the time.
Looking back now, Lu realized that she was too narrow-minded. A woman's marriage is not something she can decide on her own.
The problems all come from the man's family, and have nothing to do with Wen Ye. She is the one who is being dragged down.
Thinking of this, Lu looked at Wen Ye again, her heart softened, and she immediately changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me what interesting things you encountered when you went out today?"
When Wen Ye saw that Lu's eyes suddenly turned kind when she looked at her, she was shocked and felt a little strange.
What did Mrs. Lu come up with that she didn't know?
Wen Ye suppressed this strange feeling and replied, "Nothing interesting happened, but today we happened to run into the failed scholar I caught in the manor before. He was finally exiled."
Mrs. Lu had heard Duke Xu mention it before, but she didn't know it was today. She said, "For such a wicked person, exile is the least of the punishment."
"Oh, by the way, I heard that His Majesty intends to select another study companion for Princess Changle," Lu suddenly remembered this and said, "Did he choose your younger sister?"
Wen Ye hadn't gotten a definite answer from Xu Yuejia yet, so he could only say, "My dear husband did mention it, but he said His Majesty is still considering it."
Mrs. Lu confirmed, "It should have been decided. One of the two previous reading companions of the princess was the niece of your sister Liu's husband's family. According to her eldest sister-in-law, the candidate has been confirmed to be a girl from the Wen family, that is, your younger sister."
Wen Ye still remembered this sister from the Liu family. She was one of the close friends who had celebrated Lu's birthday last time. She was from the same family as her second sister-in-law from her natal family and was the fourth wife of the Hanlin Academy's Mansion. One of Princess Changle's study companions was the daughter of her eldest sister-in-law from her husband's family.
Seeing her hesitation, Lu said, "But don't worry. Your sister Liu said that although her eldest sister-in-law is not a good person, her niece is easy to get along with. It can be said that bad things bring good things. Anyway, your younger sister is the princess's companion, not the daughter-in-law of her eldest sister-in-law, so nothing will happen."
"As for the situation in the palace, it is even simpler. Let me tell you..."
Wen Ye smiled and interrupted, "Sister-in-law, these gentlemen have told me about this."
It would be a lie to say that she wasn't surprised. Lu was surprised: "Zitan would tell you this?"
Although the situation in the palace was simple, it still took a lot of time to explain. Lu really couldn't imagine the scene of her second brother and his wife describing the things in the palace.
Wen Ye nodded, then said, "My dear, your explanation is simple. I am still not clear about some details. How about you tell me again, sister-in-law?"
Xu Yuejia was reluctant to tell her some old gossip, but maybe she could dig out some from Lu.
After hearing what Wen Ye said, Lu finally understood. It seemed that her second brother only told her sister-in-law about some relationships, but did not discuss the closeness or the grudges.
Lu picked up some things to say and said, "In fact, the situation in the palace is quite simple. Apart from Concubine Shu who accompanies the Empress Dowager, most of the concubines of the previous emperor are in the temporary palace. Only a few of them live in Ningshou Palace with Concubine Shu. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has never selected beauties, so there are not many concubines in the harem."
Wen Ye asked, "Is this Concubine Shu the mother of King Wen?"
Lu lowered her voice a little: "The Dowager Concubine Shu was on good terms with the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor was finally able to... half of the credit went to the Dowager Concubine Shu's family."
The late emperor did not like your Majesty's legitimate son and intended to suppress him, so he deliberately married your Majesty to a wife with an unprominent family background.
Lu said, "Although the Queen Mother is from the Duke of Wei's Mansion, her relationship with her natal family is average. If you meet someone from the Duke of Wei's Mansion in the future, you don't need to deliberately get close to them. Just treat them with a normal attitude."
Wen Ye immediately asked: "Why is it normal?"
She really wanted to know.
Lu pursed her lips and said, "This matter should not be spread outside."
Wen Ye shook her arm: "Sister-in-law~"
Mrs. Lu couldn't stand her like this, so she thought for a moment and said, "I'm going to tell you today, and after you listen to it, you'll just have to keep it to yourself."
Wen Ye assured sincerely: "I am very strict with my mouth and never talk in my sleep."
Lu was speechless again.
But in the end, he whispered in her ear: "When the Duke of Wei saw that His Majesty was in a critical situation, he wanted to change his flag and join the Ninth Prince. If it weren't for Concubine Shu who blocked this for the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother would have probably fallen into the trap of her own brother."
After His Majesty ascended the throne, he did not clean up the Duke of Wei's Mansion, but chose to deal with it coldly, just to save some face for both parties.
Finally, Mrs. Lu sighed, "The little princess in Concubine Shu's belly was not born because of this."
Wen Ye suddenly realized: "No wonder the emperor dotes on his half brother, Prince Wen."
Lady Lu: "Prince Wen is the only child of Concubine Shu. Your Majesty is a filial son. For the sake of the Queen Mother, he will naturally treat them well."
Moreover, given King Wen's personality, he posed no real threat.
Lu couldn't help sighing occasionally. She had met Concubine Shu several times, and she couldn't imagine that such a smart and gentle woman would give birth to a...
Lu didn't know how to describe it, it was hard to describe anyway.
......
After learning a lot about the previous emperor's harem from Lu, Wen Ye returned to the West Courtyard with satisfaction.
However, before leaving the main courtyard, she quietly left behind the rabbit-hair brush that Xue Jingxian had given to Xu Yuxuan, and whispered to Lu to remember to put it in Xu Yuxuan's school bag.
This kid thought he could get away by staying in the main courtyard?
After digesting all this, Wen Ye was still thinking about one thing. Although she herself did not realize it, compared to the ladies she had made friends with recently, she was indeed much older than them.
Wen Ye went straight to the inner room, sat in front of the dressing table, and repeatedly stared at the woman in the bronze mirror who was still as beautiful as when he first saw her.
Putting aside the filter she uses for her appearance, she is still very beautiful.
But it seemed a little dry, so Wen Ye moved closer and rubbed the sides of her nose with her fingertips, then immediately called Taozhi to help her get the facial mask.
Wen Ye consulted a doctor and prepared the facial cream herself according to her own condition.
The paste is green in color and has a similar effect to the hydrating facial masks of later generations.
The previous bottle was used up, Taozhi took a new bottle and said, "Madam, can I help you apply it?"
Wen Ye refused: "No, I'll do it myself later."
"Let's set the table first." Wen Ye said.
Xu Yuxuan is staying in the main courtyard today. Xu Yuejia has not been seen at this hour, so she will definitely not be back.
Wen Ye had dinner alone.
Wen Ye doesn't plan to read the storybook tonight. She plans to take care of her whole body.
Wen Ye admitted that she was somewhat pretty, but still far behind Lu.
This is my innate condition, and there is no way to change it. If I don't take good care of myself, I might be rejected by the Lu family one day.
At the hour of Xu, Xu Yuejia returned home.
He went straight to the west courtyard and stood in front of the door. Yunzhi knelt down and bowed to him.
Xu Yuejia stepped into the hall and saw the west study room which was obviously empty. She turned around and asked, "Where's the Madam?"
Yunzhi lowered her eyes and replied, "Madam is in the room."
After hearing this, Xu Yuejia turned and walked towards the inner room.
He pushed open the door of the inner room, and his eyes swept from the dressing table to the bed, but what came into view was a green face.
Xu Yuejia stopped in her tracks.
Wen Ye was seen sitting cross-legged in the middle of the bed, with his arms hanging naturally on his knees.
Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Wen Ye slowly closed her eyes and said calmly, "My dear, you came home early today."
Xu Yuejia was speechless for a long time after hearing her tone which sounded like enlightenment.
He stared at her for a while and asked, "What's that on your face?"
Wen Ye replied: "I apply facial cream. My skin has been a little dry lately. I want to hydrate it."
Xu Yuejia didn't say anything else, just said: "I'll go wash up."
Wen Ye: “…Oh.”
She seemed to have forgotten something.
Wen Ye suddenly felt a little confused. When Xu Yuejia came out from the side room, she had already washed off the facial cream on her face and continued to sit cross-legged in meditation.
Xu Yuejia walked over and asked, "Are you going to sit like this all night?"
Wen Ye slowly put away her legs, sat on the bed, and said seriously: "It is like this, my dear, I decided to go to bed early and get up early for a month to cultivate my body and cultivate my character."
Xu Yuejia said without comment: "Can you bear it?"
Wen Ye: “…”
It's the uncertainty that causes the entanglement.
Xu Yuejia sat over, lifted her own quilt, and lowered her eyes without looking at her. "I have no opinion."
Wen Ye looked at his face. Today he looked cold and abstinent for the first time in a long time. She swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
He changed his words and said, "It just starts... tomorrow night."
Xu Yuejia said calmly: "It's up to you."
After a moment, Wen Ye lifted up the belt of Xu Yuejia's pajamas in front of him, and thought regretfully, beauty can mislead people.
Fortunately, she had specially taken a flower petal milk bath today and was going to have a good beauty sleep, so now Xu Yuejia got the advantage.
The next day, the sun rose high in the sky.
Xu Yuxuan sat on a small stool, staring blankly for a long time at the rabbit-hair brush he took out of his school bag.
Why is there more?!
At this time, Xu Baili, holding a cup of tea, slowly walked to sit opposite him and glanced at the desk.
He asked casually, "What's going on?"
Xu Yuxuan looked at the rabbit hair brush that was the same as yesterday but different, and pouted: "It's all bad!"
Xu Baili raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter? Why don't you talk to me, sir?"
Xu Yuxuan used the limited vocabulary he had to stutter out the story of the 'rabbit hair brush' incident, and finally he held his chin with his hand and frowned as he said, "Xuan'er is so pitiful~"
Xu Baili didn't seem surprised and said, "Your father was indeed wrong in this matter."
Xu Yuxuan agreed from head to toe: "Yes!"
"In that case, today we won't learn how to hold a pen. How about playing a word recognition game?"
Xu Yuxuan nodded repeatedly and said, "Sir, you are the best~"
Xu Baili accepted his compliment and said, "Then you must listen to me and learn to read carefully in the future."
Xu Yuxuan's eyes sparkled: "Okay!"
Xu Baili took out an enlightenment book and said, "Let's get started."
Xu Yuxuan looked obedient.
Xu Baili would never tell the students in front of him that the box of rabbit-hair brushes was his suggestion to his brother.
The Xu family has many young people, and in this regard, Xu Baili believes that he is more experienced than Xu Yuejia.
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