All Xu Yuejia could think of at the moment was what book she had borrowed from the library of Songshan Academy that she had not told herself before.
After thinking about it, Xu Yuejia finally expressed her guess: "Don't tell me that you didn't go to borrow books yesterday, but secretly put some books in the library."
Wen Ye was speechless after hearing this, and after a while she found her voice and said, "My dear, you have a good imagination."
Is she such a person who doesn't know her limits? What kind of stimulation did Xu Yuejia receive to make her think so much about him?
Xu Yuejia said silently: "It's good that it's not."
Wen Ye: “…”
There seems to be a real communication barrier between them.
Such a big thing happened in Lancheng. After half a month, the news spread all over Shengjing.
Mrs. Lu received Wen Ye's letter in advance and learned the exact time they would return home. When the time was almost up, she asked the kitchen to stew a tonic soup.
It was already past dinner time when Wen Ye and Xu Yuejia returned to the Duke's Mansion, but Mrs. Lu had prepared a separate meal for them, which was kept warm on the stove.
When Wen Ye and Xu Yuejia had almost finished eating, Lu ordered someone to bring the stewed tonic soup.
Wen Ye looked at the soup, which was made of something he couldn't tell, and said with a struggle, "Sister-in-law, I only ate two bites of the food from Yunzhilou."
Mrs. Lu said, "Of course I know, that's why I made this nourishing soup for you."
Xu Jingrong, who was sitting opposite, answered skillfully: "Fortunately, you only took two bites, unlike me, who still has to drink bitter medicine for half a month."
After hearing this, Wen Ye compared the two silently, and felt a little better.
At least her bowl doesn't smell bitter.
Seeing Wen Ye drink it, Lu smiled with relief. After a moment, she looked at Xu Yuejia and said, "Second brother, you drink one bowl too."
Only after watching the two finish the tonic soup did Mrs. Lu let them go.
Wen Ye collapsed on the couch after returning to the west courtyard.
Good support.
How can I sleep with this posture?
After a pause, she leaned on her elbows and looked at the man, probing: "My dear?"
Xu Yuejia took off her coat and said without turning her head, "I have to go to the palace tomorrow, so go to bed early tonight."
No matter how Wen Ye tries to distance herself from what happened these days, her contribution is indelible.
Before she returned, the imperial decree to summon her had already reached the Duke's Mansion.
Wen Ye felt a little regretful in his heart, but he said, "I haven't said anything yet."
Having said that, she lay back down again.
Xu Yuejia turned around and walked towards her, her eyes showing concern: "Are you feeling bad?"
Wen Ye responded weakly: "Yeah."
Xu Yuejia went to pull her, "Go out for a walk and help digest the food."
After being pulled up, Wen Ye fell into Xu Yuejia's arms and said in a deliberately soft voice, "My dear, accompany me."
Xu Yuejia's earlobes turned slightly red: "Stand still first."
Wen Ye was being naughty and hooked his neck: "You can't stand properly."
If you can't eat meat, drinking soup will do.
Xu Yuejia: "......"
The next day, it was dawn.
Wen Ye was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt an itchy sensation at the tip of her nose. She opened her eyes with great effort and saw a chubby face.
It’s Xu Yuxuan whom I haven’t seen for a while.
It was almost midnight when they returned to the mansion yesterday, and Xu Yuxuan had already gone to bed.
Seeing Wen Ye finally wake up, Xu Yuxuan withdrew her hand guiltily and called out in a disguised voice, "Mother~"
Wen Ye rubbed her eyes, not caring about his previous little action, sat up and asked him, "Who brought you here?"
"It's Mammy."
Wen Ye glanced at his feet in socks and asked, "Did Madam Ji help you take off your shoes?"
Xu Yuxuan shook his head and answered honestly: "It's my father."
"Father is missing again~" Xu Yuxuan said with a hint of dissatisfaction.
Wen Ye raised her eyebrows and didn't ask any more questions.
Xu Yuejia should have gone to court.
The noise in the house was heard outside, and Taozhi, who had been waiting for a long time, came in carrying a copper basin.
Yunzhi, who was following closely behind him, walked up to him and smiled warmly, "Young Master, can I help you put on your shoes?"
Xu Yuxuan said obediently: "Okay~"
Then he stared at Wen Ye without blinking, as if he was afraid that she would disappear like his father.
The child's gaze was so intense and undisguised that it was hard for Wen Ye not to notice it.
After a simple breakfast, she said, "Stop staring at me. Mother won't run away."
Having his little thoughts exposed, Xu Yuxuan's guilty eyes rolled around.
She still refused to admit it: "Xuan Er didn't~"
Wen Ye didn't argue with him, but said: "Mother has good news, do you want to hear it?"
Xu Yuxuan tilted his head: "What is it?"
Wen Ye's eyebrows curved and she smiled sincerely: "Mr. Xu is back too. He will be able to continue teaching Xuan'er tomorrow. Isn't Xuan'er very happy?"
Xu Yuxuan opened her mouth wide in disbelief, and there was not a trace of joy on her face.
He subconsciously took two steps back and said, "Mother, Xuan'er has something else to do, so I'll leave first~"
Wen Ye watched him leave and said calmly, "You ran pretty fast. It seems your leg injury has healed. I was thinking of giving you a few more days off, but now it seems that's not necessary."
Nanny Ji, who was a few steps behind, happened to hear every word.
Poor little boy.
After breakfast, Lu led Wen Ye into the palace.
Taking into account that Wen Ye had never been to the palace before, the empress dowager carefully called Lu to come along when she summoned him.
Having Lu by his side did relieve most of Wen Ye's tension.
It was a smooth journey.
On the other hand, regarding the case of the rebellious king of Lancheng and his followers, after the morning court session, the emperor summoned several ministers to discuss the matter in the Qinzheng Hall.
Although it was discovered in time, a careful investigation revealed that the remnants of the rebel king had still extended their hands to the court.
This time the emperor was not lenient. Anyone who was involved in the conspiracy, no matter how serious it was, was dismissed from his post, his property was confiscated, and he was either exiled or executed.
Anyone who pleads for mercy will be punished equally.
After discussing the treatment of the rebellious prince's followers, the emperor left Xu Yuejia alone and said, "If it weren't for your wife's keen observation, I don't know how much more suffering my brother would have to endure."
Xu Yuejia nodded: "Your Majesty, you are honored."
The emperor said, "Before you came back, I had been thinking about what reward to give. In the end, it was the empress who reminded me, Xu Qing, you have been married for nearly a year, but you have never asked for an imperial decree for your wife."
Xu Yuejia paused and said, "It was my negligence."
The emperor was surprised when he heard this: "I thought you would decline."
It seems that Xu Yuejia values his wife very much. Thinking of this, the emperor immediately came up with a plan in his mind.
Xu Yuejia: "What does the emperor want to hear from me?"
The emperor pretended to cough and said, "I want to make up for the fact that King Wen splashed water all over you. I will add another box of oriental pearls to your wife's reward."
Xu Yuejia said in an unchanged tone: "I have never taken this matter to heart."
Having been a monarch and a minister for many years, the emperor could understand the meaning of the other party's words.
To show his sincerity, the emperor said, "I suddenly remembered that there is a nice hot spring villa in the suburbs of Beijing. How about giving it to your wife today?"
Who made him have such a disappointing brother?
Xu Yuejia: "I thank Your Majesty on behalf of my wife."
I didn't expect Xu Yuejia to agree so readily.
The emperor, who had been thinking of waiting for Xu Yuejia to refuse before offering to give her another box of rare books, said: "......"
Xu Qing, you were not like this before.
Where is the Xu Yuejia who used to regard money, fame and fortune as dirt?
Wen Ye came out of the Queen Mother's bedroom smoothly, and after getting on the sedan chair, he finally couldn't help but sneeze.
Lu asked hurriedly: "Are you feeling unwell?"
Wen Ye shook his head: "My nose just suddenly itched."
Seeing that she was really fine, Lu continued, "Judging from the gifts from the Queen Mother and Concubine Shu, they have a good impression of you."
Wen Ye said sweetly: "Of course, my sister-in-law's vision is not wrong."
It took Lu a moment to realize what she meant.
He took a detour and included everyone in.
Including herself.
Mrs. Lu said helplessly, "Now that you have made great contributions, in addition to the rewards from the Empress Dowager and Concubine Shu, there must be other rewards from the Emperor and Empress. I guess it's time to confer an imperial decree on you."
"Given my second brother's personality, I don't know when he will think of taking the initiative to ask for an imperial decree for you. But it's good to do it this way now. You earned this imperial decree yourself, so you have more confidence."
Wen Ye didn't expect this. She thought it was at most some reward of gold, silver and jewelry.
But who would complain about too much reward?
The imperial decree was delivered to the Duke's Mansion that day, along with a large number of rewards.
Among them, the hot spring villa in the suburbs of Beijing is the most eye-catching.
Even Lu was surprised. The previous rewards were already very generous, but this hot spring manor at the end did not seem to be the style of the emperor.
Lu couldn't help but ponder, could it be that the Empress had the final say in adding it?
Wen Ye didn't care about it too much, he just muttered in his heart that the emperor was quite generous.
After Lu left, Wen Ye said, "This hot spring manor is still the one that suits me best."
Xu Yuejia: "As long as you like it."
Wen Ye felt something was wrong, turned to look at him, and said tentatively: "Don't tell me that the hot spring manor was a reward that you asked the emperor for."
Xu Yuejia replied, "It was the Emperor who took the initiative to mention it."
He just didn't say no.
Wen Ye was relieved: "That's good."
Otherwise, she will not feel at ease when she goes to the hot spring in the future.
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