"Of course," Wen Ye looked at the round back of the head facing away from him and said with a smile, "Xuan Er has one too."
After she finished speaking, Xu Yuxuan hummed very quietly for a long time, but this time, it was a hum of pleasure.
Wen Ye touched the back of his head and sighed in his heart, he is so easy to coax.
A good boy.
When I went to Xiquan Mountain last time, I brought more clothing items because it was close and it was Lu's dowry farm. This time I am going to Lancheng, leaving Shengjing in a real sense and going to another provincial capital.
In addition to wearing needs, other aspects must also be taken into consideration.
The number of guards alone was twice as many as the time we went to Xiquan Mountain.
Although Mrs. Lu agreed to let Wen Ye go on her behalf, she still had a lot to worry about.
She specifically called the two maids Yunzhi and Taozhi who were beside Wen Ye to the main courtyard and asked Nanny Xian to teach them a lesson.
Wen Ye had no objection to this. The more capable the maids were, the more she could waste.
Nanny Xian could become Lu's right-hand man, so she is obviously a capable and skillful person. Yunzhi and Taozhi will definitely benefit a lot from learning from Nanny Xian.
It took two days to pack the luggage needed for the trip to Lancheng. The day before departure, Wen Ye planned to go back to the Wen family.
Wen Ran has two days off every month to go home, and she calculated that today is the first day.
If I don't go this time, I'll have to wait another month.
After learning about this, Mrs. Lu selected some common supplements and asked her to take them over, believing that a gift is always a good thing.
Married girls in Dajin seldom returned to their parents' home on ordinary days, but while living in the Duke's Mansion, Lu often returned to the Ding'an Marquis Mansion to visit her parents.
I didn't have any extra thoughts about Wen Ye returning to the Wen family.
Ever since Lu married into the Duke's Mansion, she has been the head of the family. She has the final say on all the rules and regulations. She has her own way of dealing with her family, but when it comes to treating them, as long as it is within a controllable range, she never says much.
Wen Ye also picked out some good things to take with her. As she was packing, Xu Yuxuan ran over and asked, "Mother, why don't you take Xuan'er with you?"
Wen Ye looked down at him and said, "I didn't even bring your father."
Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft; Xu Yuejia, who was sitting in the west study handling official business, could easily hear it.
The ink pen stayed on the rice paper for a while before it continued to move.
Xu Yuxuan thought for a moment and said, "Then mother, bring Xuan'er some delicious food?"
“I want to eat chicken wings!”
After he finished speaking, he pursed his lips, obviously looking like he had been craving for a long time.
Wen Ye laughed.
It’s no wonder that the kid is greedy. He has been recovering from his injury for more than half a month. Apart from the stew that Lu prepared every day, the other dishes he could eat were lighter than what Xu Yuejia was used to.
But after eating light food for such a long time, I was afraid his stomach wouldn’t be able to handle a roast chicken.
So Wen Ye said, "There is a chef in your grandmother's house who is very good at making cakes. Xuan'er, do you want to try the jujube cakes he makes?"
Xu Yuxuan certainly wanted to, and nodded vigorously: "Xuan'er wants to~"
Wen Ye suddenly frowned: "But mother's hands are too small, so she can only take one thing at a time."
Xu Yuxuan's eyebrows almost twitched when he heard this. He hesitated for a long time before saying, "Then, then let's have jujube cake~"
After saying this, he pursed his lips, looking expectant and trying hard to hold back.
"Okay." Wen Ye agreed, "Mother will definitely bring it back to you."
Xu Yuxuan nodded: "Yeah!"
After taking care of the little one, Wen Ye walked into the study and said to the big one, "My dear, is there anything you want to eat? I'll bring it all."
Xu Yuejia raised her eyes and said, "I'm fine with anything. I'm not picky."
Wen Ye was not surprised by his answer. He said "OK", turned around and walked out of the study.
The moment she turned around, the corners of Xu Yuejia's lips, which were originally straight, slightly curved for a moment.
The day before, Shen had received a letter from Wen Ye, which told her when she would arrive, so Shen waited for Wen Ran to greet her and asked her to wait for a moment.
Wen Ran didn't know her sister was coming today, so she asked, "Mother, do you have something to tell your daughter alone?"
Shen said, "It's nothing serious. It's just that your fourth sister wants to come back to see you today. She will be here in about an hour."
Wen Ran's eyes were filled with intense joy, but she remained calm when she spoke, "Then I'll stay here with my mother more."
Shen secretly looked at the youngest concubine's daughter in front of her. Since she entered the palace to become the princess's companion, her temperament has become more stable than before, and her every word and action is proper and appropriate.
Whenever he could return home, he would come to pay his respects to her, and his attitude was just right so as not to make anyone feel uncomfortable.
Just like now, she meant it when she said "I'm willing to spend more time with my mother", but she also didn't hide her thoughts about Wen Ye Lai.
Shen suddenly thought of Wen Ye many years ago. When she thought she was the least troublesome among the concubines, she was just like Wen Ran today.
After all, they are sisters. Even if their true personalities are very different, they have lived together for so long that it is inevitable that they will have some similarities.
Not long after Shen finished speaking, Yinshuang came to report that the fourth aunt had arrived.
Wen Ye arrived very quickly, and as soon as he entered the room, he bowed and greeted Shen.
Even the most strict palace maids could not find fault with her.
Shen asked her to stand up and pointed to a seat above Wen Ran for her to sit.
Wen Ye sat over and exchanged a silent look with his younger sister, then looked at Shen and asked, "How has mother been these days?"
The process still had to be completed, and she and Shen were tacitly aware of this.
Shen nodded slightly: "Okay, the whole family is fine."
Wen Ye immediately revealed a 'reassuring' smile and said, "I brought some supplements for my mother."
At this point, she turned to look at her maid and said, "Yunzhi, go with me and take the inventory. Don't miss anything."
Yunzhi bent her knees slightly: "Yes."
Shen thought of the bird's nest she had given Yu Ci last time, and said with a shaky heart, "Why would he give her a tonic for no reason?"
Wen Ye smiled and said, "I didn't intend to bring these at first, but my sister-in-law knew that I was coming back to visit my mother and younger sister, so she asked me to move these from the warehouse."
After less than two words of tacit understanding, the mother and daughter could no longer continue the act.
Shen said emotionlessly, "Madam Guogong, haven't you seen through your tricks yet?"
Wen Ye thought for a moment and replied, "Maybe she saw it clearly, but she likes me very much now. Whether she sees it clearly or not is not that important anymore."
Shen: “…”
It's been so long since we last met, but you still talk the same way.
Wen Ye added: "By the way, mother, I have to go to Lancheng tomorrow, and it may take ten days or half a month to come back."
She didn't mention it in the letter, so Shen didn't know. "What are you going to Lancheng for?"
Wen Ye explained, "The young master is studying at Songshan Academy in Lancheng. He hasn't written to me for many days. I'm worried, but I can't spare the time to go over and see him. So I wanted to help my sister-in-law and make this trip for her."
Shen said: "So that's how it is."
In fact, she only believed half of Wen Ye's words.
She was not the kind of person who would take the initiative to take responsibility, perhaps because the task ahead of her was more difficult than going to Lancheng.
After finishing the performance at Shen's, Wen Ye smoothly took her younger sister back to Xi Cuiyuan.
But before getting up and leaving, Wen Ye said one last thing: "By the way, mother, when I came here, Xuan'er was clamoring for some jujube cakes from grandma's house. Do you want some?"
Shen: "...I'll have someone pack a box for you later."
Wen Ye smiled and said, "Thank you, mother."
Shen urged her, "Let's go."
......
On the way back to Xi Cui Yuan, Wen Ye asked her about her life in the palace. Last time at the full-moon banquet for Liu's daughter, they were in such a hurry that they didn't even have time to say a few words.
Wen Ran replied: "The princess was very kind to me, and I made some very good friends!"
In the past, the only people of the same age that Wen Ran could come into contact with in the mansion were her eldest sister-in-law Yang's eldest son and Shen's nephew from her natal family who was studying in the Shen family school.
There was no other girl except her.
Now she has become the princess's companion, although she has to stay in the palace most of the time, but she is not unhappy at all.
Wen Ye thought for a moment and said, "Are they the other two study companions?"
Wen Ran nodded: "They are very nice to me and even praise me for my intelligence."
Wen Ye smiled and asked again: "Is there any pressure studying in the palace?"
Wen Ran said honestly, "It seems not so. I can complete the homework assigned by the teacher every day on time. However, the princess and Xiu Xiuyan don't like the teacher to assign too much homework."
Wen Ye understood in her mind that the Xiuxiu she mentioned should be the granddaughter of Bachelor Meng, Meng Xiuxiu, and the niece of Mrs. Meng's fourth wife Liu.
The other one is Chen Yanhao, the youngest daughter of the fourth wife of the Honglu Temple Minister.
"Xiu Xiu likes to eat delicious food, Yan Hao likes beautiful clothes and jewelry, and the princess seems to like to try everything." Talking about her new good friends, Wen Ran seemed to have endless things to say.
Wen Ye listened patiently. When she heard Wen Ran say that the princess had failed to climb the wall several times and was caught by the queen every time, her eyebrows raised.
Wen Ran said a lot, and finally said: "By the way, Fourth Sister, I also brought some good things for my nephew."
Wen Ye raised her eyebrows and asked, "What good stuff?"
Wen Ran looked around, and then asked the maids who followed them to disperse. She dared to whisper in Wen Ye's ear: "These are the notes that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince used during his enlightenment~"
When Wen Ye heard this, his expression suddenly became serious and he asked, "How did you get it?"
Wen Ran explained, "Don't worry, Fourth Sister. These were given to me by the princess. I didn't think it was a good idea to accept them at first, but the princess took me to see the Empress. Then the Emperor found out about it and said that these books would just gather dust in the warehouse. When he learned that I wanted to give them to my nephew, he let me pick out a few."
Although life in the palace is good, it is still different from home. Wen Ran now vaguely understands some of the differences.
Wen Ye's expression softened a bit. She was mainly worried that her little sister had fallen into someone's trap. When she heard that there was a clear way out, she was no longer worried.
"That's good. The palace is different from home. The princess treats you well, so you should treat her sincerely." Wen Ye wanted to tell her, "Don't think about the future, just live well in the present."
She is only seven years old, and Wen Ye doesn't want to say too many words to make her careful or attentive. Wen Ye understands this sister. She is more mature than her peers, but this maturity is still a little immature at the moment.
Nodding gently: "I will!"
Wen Ye turned curious: "But how did the notes used by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince end up in the Princess' hands?"
Wen Ran told her what she knew, "The princess said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave her all kinds of questions every day, and she couldn't answer them, so His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave her those notes for reference."
"The princess also said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince never seems to get tired and is even busier than his father every day."
Wen Ye understood that this Crown Prince was most likely a little roll king.
She then asked: "If you bring them back, the princess will be left with no references, right?"
When Wen Ran heard Wen Ye's question, she suddenly smiled shyly and said, "The princess said that with me, there is no need for those notes."
Wen Ye immediately touched her head and said with a smile: "Isn't it because I praise you for being smart?"
Wen Ran nodded shyly and said, "Xiu Xiu and Yan Hao also told me to eat more meat every day, so that no problem will be difficult for me in the future."
There was something she hadn't said to Wen Ye yet. Xiuxiu and Yanhao also told her that as long as she learned it, they wouldn't have to suffer so much every day.
Wen Ran didn't understand why studying was painful before, but after she made good friends in the palace, she understood that everyone likes different things, just like Xiuxiu likes to study delicious food, and she also likes to eat, and is happy every day, as if she has no worries.
And there was Yanhao. Although she always delayed handing in the homework assigned by the teacher, the jewelry and clothing styles she drew on paper were the most beautiful Wenran had ever seen.
She also said that when she grows up a little, she will be able to put on rouge and powder like her mother and sister-in-law at home, and she will study them then.
They like eating and beautiful jewelry and clothes, just like she likes reading, there is no difference.
Wen Ye was very happy that Wen Ran was able to make good friends. No matter what the future would be like, at least now, they were sincere to each other.
Wen Ye did not stay at the Wen Mansion for dinner.
After spending more than an hour talking with his younger sister and aunt in Xi Cui Yuan, Wen Ye returned home with a full load of the "sincerity" of his aunt and younger sister.
It was noon when we got back to the Duke's Mansion, just in time for lunch.
Wen Ye walked into the main hall, and a little cannonball rushed over from the left. It stopped when it was almost in front of her, and said expectantly: "Mother, Xuan'er's date cake~"
Wen Ye smiled maliciously and said, "There's more than just date cakes."
Xu Yuxuan's eyes lit up even more. "Chicken wings?"
He also wants to eat chicken wings.
Wen Ye shook his head. When Xu Yuejia came over, he asked Tao Zhi to open the wooden box and said, "This is the advanced version of the Enlightenment Notes that your aunt gave you."
Xu Yuxuan's eyes widened immediately.
Xu Yuejia picked up a book and flipped through it. She scanned the handwriting and felt it was familiar. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
Wen Ye nodded and then briefly told him what had happened.
After listening to this, Xu Yuejia said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Wen Ye said: "Originally, there was a little bit, but after my younger sister told me what happened, I stopped worrying."
But with his guarantee, she felt more at ease.
After she finished speaking, she looked down at the dazed child and smiled playfully: "Xuan'er, do you like the gift your aunt gave you?"
Xu Yuxuan expressed his refusal with his actions and turned around and ran away.
As if this would get rid of those ruined notes.
A quarter of an hour later, Xu Yuxuan was holding notes in one hand and jujube cakes in the other, feeling both painful and happy.
Xu Yuejia glanced at the food box and saw nothing but jujube cakes, so she asked, "Where's mine?"
Wen Ye drank the soup and said, "Didn't you say anything is fine?"
Xu Yuejia pursed her lips.
Wen Ye used the soup to hide the expression on his face. After teasing Xu Yuejia for a while, he laughed and said, "I'm just teasing you. You said it's up to you, so naturally I have the final say."
"Wait till night."
Xu Yuejia: "......"
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