Although Du Mingyou is young, he already has a vague understanding of the matter of "marrying a wife".
'Marrying a wife' is something only adults can do, he is still young.
"Cousin, you are talking nonsense!" Du Mingyou said anxiously, "Studying is for the future to take the imperial examinations!"
Wen Cheng nodded in agreement, then looked at Xu Yuxuan again and asked softly, "Cousin Xuan, who told you that studying is for the purpose of getting married?"
Such a complicated matter must not be something that Cousin Xuan came up with on his own, Wen Cheng thought to himself.
Seeing that no one believed him, Xu Yuxuan became a little anxious. He was already a little slower than his peers in speaking, so this made it even more difficult.
Xu Yuxuan's mouth kept opening and closing as he said, "Father! Father is good at studying, loves studying, and then, then he wants to marry a woman!"
This is what his mother told him, why doesn't he believe it?
It was too late for Nanny Ji, who was not far away, to stop it. She had no choice but to work with the nanny beside Yang to drive the other maids away.
While he was muttering, "Children's words are without restraint, children's words are without restraint."
This way we can comfort each other.
The children present were stunned, Wen Cheng even more so.
Wen Cheng occasionally heard stories about his fourth uncle from his father and grandfather, who always praised him for his decisiveness and meticulousness in handling cases.
So, Fourth Uncle also jokes with Cousin Xuan in private?
It seems that my father, grandfather and cousin Xuan are not the same person.
Or maybe you're not kidding?
Wen Cheng's little heart, which had not yet grown up, began to shake slightly.
Du Mingyou knew a little more about this than Wen Cheng. His grandmother had told him that his father was chosen by his grandmother because he was a good student and became an official. That’s why his grandmother married his mother to him, and that’s how he and his two younger brothers were born.
When you think about it this way, it seems that the purpose of studying is to get married?
Under Xu Yuxuan's extremely confident tone, Wen Cheng and Du Mingyou were successfully led astray.
Wen Che, who was a little slower, suddenly asked, "If I marry a wife, can you help me study?"
Even Xu Yuxuan was stunned.
After a while, Rendong, who was with Nanny Ji, quietly entered the hall and whispered something into Taozhi's ear.
Taozhi's expression suddenly became subtle. She nodded silently to Rendong, then quietly walked to Wen Ye's side and whispered something in her ear.
Soon, the maids that Yang and Wen Hui sent to look after the children came back one after another to report.
Compared to Honeysuckle's quietness, they are much more open.
The maidservant beside Yang said to her, "Madam, the two young masters are clamoring to go to the master's place."
The maid who came before Wen Hui said something similar.
Yang was not surprised and said, "Just lead them over and make sure they don't make any trouble."
Wen Hui didn't have any thoughts at all. In her eyes, it was normal for her son to stick to his father. She just gave him a few words of advice as usual and then let him go.
On Wen Ye's side, the atmosphere had obviously changed.
Wen Ye sighed deeply and said with determination, "Ren Dong, let Nanny Ji carry him over."
Things have already happened. If she wants to stop it now, she can only cover Xu Yuxuan's mouth. Even if the other children don't ask today, they will find a chance to ask tomorrow. It is better to throw the question to Xu Yuejia now and let him explain it to everyone on the spot.
So as to avoid gossip and speculation.
As for how to explain it, Wen Ye believed that Xu Yuejia would have a way.
She should think about how to apologize when she returns.
front hall.
It was said to be the child's full-month party, but the men didn't really talk much about the child. They mostly discussed court affairs or took the opportunity to build relationships in order to pave a smoother path to promotion.
When the maids and nannies brought the young masters over, Father Wen and his sons and sons-in-law were all there.
Wen Cheng came over impulsively, but after seeing so many people in the front hall, he calmed down a little. Wen Che was just there by chance, and he was slow to think about things, so he had not thought of asking his father yet.
Du Mingyou, one of the parties involved, went straight to his father, opened his mouth, but said nothing.
But the word "something's wrong" was clearly written on his face, and everyone present could see it.
Du Ziyu touched his son's thin shoulders and leaned over to ask, "What's wrong?"
Du Mingyou hesitated. He subconsciously felt that it was not appropriate to ask his father this question in front of so many people.
Compared with Du Mingyou and Wen Cheng, Xu Yuxuan seemed less cautious.
Even though there were so many people here, he still walked up to Xu Yuejia bravely, wanting his father to help him prove that he was not lying.
He tugged at the sleeve of Xu Yuejia's robe, "Father, please help Xuan'er and talk to my cousin~"
Everyone originally thought that Du Mingyou was in trouble, but when Xu Yuxuan spoke, everyone vaguely realized that he was not the only one.
Nanny Ji seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Xu Yuejia glanced at her, and after some preparation, she lowered her eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"
I don’t know if it was because everyone’s gazes were too intense or what, but Xu Yuxuan’s voice suddenly became much lower. However, a few people who were nearby could still hear it clearly.
Xu Yuxuan whispered: "My cousin doesn't believe that my father is good at studying~"
Nanny Ji heaved a sigh of relief.
Xu Yuejia frowned, feeling that it wasn't over yet.
Sure enough, before he could think about it, he heard Xu Yuxuan speak again: "My cousin loves to study and doesn't want to marry a woman."
"Father loves to study and marry a woman."
Xu Yuxuan pouted slightly: "Different!"
He can't figure it out!
Xu Yuejia: "......"
After hearing this, Du Ziyu hurriedly asked his son, "What did you say to your cousin?"
Du Mingyou said aggrievedly: "It wasn't Mingyou who said that. It was my cousin Xuan who said that. He said that my fourth uncle married my fourth aunt because she was well educated..."
Based on Xu Yuxuan's previous words and his own understanding, he came up with this explanation.
Although Du Mingyou's voice became smaller and smaller, the ears of several people present were still not deaf.
So this was a private conversation between the couple and their son accidentally heard it?
Even Du Ziyu felt a little embarrassed at this moment. He looked at Xu Yuejia, and like his son before, he opened his mouth but didn't know where to start.
It seems like nothing I can say is appropriate.
Father Wen pretended to cough, trying to break the awkward atmosphere, but he found that his cough seemed to make it even more awkward.
The eldest and second brothers Wen looked outside, admiring the flowers in the vase not far away, which were just picked and put in the vase not long ago and still had water droplets hanging on them.
So beautiful.
The gentle and kind husband, the fifth son of the Wang family, lowered his head and looked at the ground silently.
I thought to myself that the floor of Yue's house was very clean, without a speck of dust.
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet, and Xu Yuxuan seemed to realize that something was wrong. He turned around and wanted to seek Nanny Ji's "protection", but Xu Yuejia stopped him in time and "tied" him up in her hand.
Xu Yuxuan was nervous for a moment, raised his head and called softly, "Father?"
Xu Yuejia lowered her head and looked at him for a moment, then raised it and explained slowly: "Father-in-law may not know that Xuan'er's current enlightenment teacher is the cousin of the side branch who is the dean of Lancheng Songshan Academy, Xu Baili."
Father Wen suddenly realized: "It's him."
Sure enough, the couple's private conversation was not overheard by the child, Father Wen thought to himself. Although he had only met Xu Baili a few times, he had a deep impression of him.
He was Xuan Ge'er's enlightenment teacher, so everything today is very clear.
Father Wen deliberately changed the subject: "It's rare that you can invite him to Shengjing."
The others thought similarly to Father Wen. They had never met Xu Baili, but they had all heard of some of his deeds.
If it were him, I could understand.
The Xu family of Lancheng has rules and regulations passed down by their ancestors to restrain the younger generations of the family.
In the past hundred years, there has only been one unexpected incident like Xu Baili. This person has an eccentric personality and unpredictable words and deeds. It really seems like someone who could say such words to "fool" Xu Yuxuan into studying with him.
When Xu Yuxuan heard the name "Xu Baili", he was a little confused, "Sir?"
He looked around, but the gentleman was not there.
Du Mingyou understood that all this was told to him by his cousin's enlightenment teacher. He paused for a moment and quietly asked his father, "Is what my cousin's teacher said true or false?"
Du Ziyu: “…”
With Xu Yuejia's explanation, this sudden episode was quickly forgotten by everyone.
Fortunately, there were no outsiders present before the children came over.
Otherwise the misunderstanding will be huge.
After the full-moon banquet, on the way back to the Duke's Mansion, Wen Ye sat quietly in the carriage, not even reading the storybook.
Xu Yuxuan also crossed his legs and sat upright properly.
Glance at Xu Yuejia or Wen Ye from time to time.
After leaving the front hall of the Wen Mansion, Nanny Ji explained everything to him again and again. Xu Yuxuan remembered one thing: he could not mention father and mother at the same time in front of outsiders.
Otherwise, father and mother would be angry with Xuan'er, and others would laugh at them.
Xu Yuxuan didn't know why he couldn't laugh.
Is it bad to laugh?
He likes to smile when he eats delicious snacks, and he will also smile when he is not studying.
After returning home, Wen Ye asked Nanny Ji to take Xu Yuxuan back to the side courtyard first.
In fact, Nanny Ji was not sure whether it was the young master's enlightenment teacher who said such words to the young master, and she did not dare to ask.
But at this moment, looking at the second wife's expression and actions, her heart seemed to suddenly open up.
She silently picked up the little boy and turned to the west courtyard.
At the same time, I couldn't help but worry about the second wife.
Xu Yuejia entered the west study. Upon seeing this, Wen Ye waved away the maids in the yard, asked Taozhi to close the door before leaving, and ordered that no one could disturb her without her permission.
After doing all this, Wen Ye came to the study and immediately admitted her mistake and promised: "Don't worry, my dear, I will never speak nonsense in front of Xuan'er again."
She walked over, carefully observed Xu Yuejia's expression at the moment, and then boldly hugged her neck, moved closer, and whispered submissively: "If it really doesn't work, how many times can I 'beg for forgiveness' tonight?"
Xu Yuejia's eyes finally turned to her. He pushed away the two hands on his neck without wavering, and said coldly: "Do you think I am you?"
Wen Ye asked: "What's wrong with me?"
Xu Yuejia glanced at her and said, "More than a month ago, who said that we should cultivate our character? What happened?"
Wen Ye thought about it and realized that he had been breaking his vow for nearly half of the past month.
Not letting her hold her neck, Wen Ye went down, but failed to get an inch and still pressed forward, holding Xu Yuejia's thin waist.
Xu Yuejia's body stiffened, and she said, "Don't even think about letting this go."
Wen Ye didn't move, and smiled, "What are you thinking about, my dear?"
She was clearly shutting down.
This time, Xu Yuejia did not remove the hands that were on her waist that might be "dishonest" at any time. She said in a slower tone: "Xuan'er is at the age of learning how to speak. It doesn't matter what you do in private in front of me. But when you are with him, you still have to be more restrained."
Seeing that he didn't seem to be very angry, Wen Ye immediately came up with a plan in her mind, "I will listen to you, my husband."
Then she asked, "How did you solve today's incident?"
Xu Yuejia: “Not solved.”
Wen Ye was puzzled.
Xu Yuejia said calmly: "I just told your father who Xuan'er's enlightenment teacher was."
He said nothing more than the rest.
What other people think of is none of his business.
Wen Ye understood and pretended to be serious and said, "My dear, you have changed."
Xu Yuejia glanced at her and said, "A man of bad company becomes a black sheep."
Wen Ye curled her lips slightly but did not refute.
"Is the young master still angry?" Wen Ye said calmly, "'Bearing the responsibility and apologizing' doesn't have to be limited to the night."
Xu Yuejia: "......"
He should be angry for a while.
Wen Ye tempted him further, "The maids are not here, and Xuan'er has gone back to her own yard."
"It's just me and my husband."
"My dear, your earlobes are so red, and so is the back of your neck."
"My dear, you feel a little hot, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"My dear, ..."
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