The point is how much money was spent on this sweet-scented osmanthus cake?
Wen Ye decided to teach Xu Yuejia a lesson today, "My dear, your feelings cannot be measured by money."
“Although this dim sum shop is small, its signature sweet-scented osmanthus cake is better than other shops.”
Xu Yuejia silently withdrew his hand, and after a moment asked: "So, how much of your salary is left?"
Wen Ye: "...nineteen taels and seven cents."
Xu Yuejia showed a look of astonishment, and then asked: "Besides the osmanthus cake, what else did you buy?"
Wen Ye: "Isn't one serving of osmanthus cake enough?"
Just for such a small portion, she spent a full three hundred coins.
His gaze lingered on her face for a long time, and he said, "I'll trade you the gold leaf."
Wen Ye immediately changed her words: "It's really not enough, it should all be on Hwa Lang-kun."
After receiving the box of gold leaves, Wen Ye felt their heavy weight and his mood improved significantly.
She gave the remaining 19.27 taels of silver to Xu Yuejia without any hesitation.
Then he watched him put the silver coins into the rosewood box that previously contained the rabbit ears.
Wen Ye: “…”
What kind of hobby is this?
The next day, after watching his two sisters-in-law leave, Duke Xu sighed and said, "Your sister-in-law is out again."
Xu Yuejia retracted her gaze and asked, "What do you want to say, brother?"
Duke Xu looked back at him and said sternly, "Nothing."
This time he would only be away for two or three days, which was acceptable to him.
Fearing that he would hear something unpleasant from his brother, Duke Xu said, "Before your sister-in-law left, she specifically told me to take good care of your two nephews. I will leave first."
But once he opens his mouth, he habitually speaks in a boastful tone.
When Lord Xu spoke, his eyes seemed to be saying, Didn't your sister-in-law tell you anything?
Xu Yuejia looked away and said, "Brother, you need to urge Jingrong to do his homework more."
His words expressed his approval.
This time it was Duke Xu's turn to be confused. "What do you mean?"
Xu Yuejia's tone was calm throughout, "When His Majesty learned about Jingrong's performance on the day when Prince Wen was kidnapped, he specifically asked Dean Xu for Jingrong's homework performance for the past six months... After reading it, His Majesty gave him a score of 'brave and complete'."
The emperor could not find the word "wise" in the vermilion corrections throughout the article.
Whose son knows whom best? When Duke Xu heard this, his face almost turned green.
No wonder the emperor rewarded Jingrong with a box of books. This is the reason.
Duke Xu was unable to utter a word for a long while. After finally finding his voice, he stuttered and said, "Jinglin has made great progress recently."
Xu Yuejia did not continue, but asked: "Brother, do you have anything else to say?"
Duke Xu replied, "No, you can go."
Xu Yuejia said "hmm" and turned around to walk into the mansion.
Duke Xu looked at the carriage that had been prepared at the door, turned around and hurriedly chased after it, asking, "Aren't you going to the government office?"
"Yes," Xu Yuejia replied, "but I suddenly felt hungry and wanted to have a snack before leaving."
Duke Xu asked casually, "What snacks?"
Xu Yuejia: "Ye Niang bought me this sweet-scented osmanthus cake personally yesterday."
Duke Xu: "......"
There is no need to explain it in such detail.
The hot spring villa was not far from Beijing, located near the royal gardens, and it took a little over two hours by carriage to arrive there.
On the way here, Lu mostly talked to Shen.
They were the last to get off the carriage. Lu looked at the man who was walking around the hot spring pool with her sister in the distance, and turned to ask Shen: "Was your sister-in-law so lively before?"
Shen nodded slightly: "But not so much."
All along the way, I could hear her chattering all the time.
Lu understood and smiled, "That's just Madam Ye's personality."
There is a hint of protection in his words.
Shen heard it, and she didn't intend to make up anything about Wen Si in front of Lu. However, judging from Lu's reaction, Wen Si's skills have not diminished in the past year since she got married.
Wen Ye made a rough investigation and came back: "The springs of the two pools are separate, and only the northernmost corner gate can be used to access them."
If the corner gate is locked, if you want to enter the next pool, you have to go a long way and go from the west.
This can even be considered as two villages.
Perhaps because its previous owner was the current emperor, the scenery here exudes nobility everywhere.
Pavilions, terraces, rockery and jade stones.
The smoke is lingering and drifting, it is simply a paradise on earth.
Under such circumstances, Wen Ye's career ambition suddenly soared.
She even began to recall seriously, when the previous emperor was in power, besides the Ninth Prince, who had the most supporters, and is there anyone still alive now?
And what cases is King Wen investigating recently...
Is it convenient to go and pick up a bargain?
After bathing, put the warm leaves into the water first.
She was so ambitious just a moment ago, but her career ambition was instantly washed away after she was immersed in the spring water.
Wen Ye felt that every pore on her body was opening up, and it was extremely comfortable.
A faint, fresh medicinal aroma lingers in my nose, as if my bones and muscles are floating.
Wen Ye leaned against the edge of the pool, raised her head and breathed slowly. Forget it, this one is enough.
What kind of career-related concern kept her from enjoying the hot spring?
Wen Ran was the second one to go into the water. Soon her little body felt warm and her skin became red and slippery.
Wen Ye couldn't help but tickled her twice.
Wen Ran stepped back while laughing, begging for mercy: "Fourth sister~"
Almost bumped into Shen who came later.
Wen Ye stopped immediately, turned back to a serious look, and called out, "Mother."
Shen reached out to support Wen Ran, who was about to fall into the pool, and said to Wen Ye, "Be careful not to bite Xiao Wu."
Wen Ran wanted to make amends for her sister, but she didn't want to hurt Shen's good intentions. She thought for a moment and said, "Fourth sister didn't have to do much. It was me who was unstable. Fortunately, I have mother."
Shen leaned against Wen Ran. She glanced at the other side of Wen Ran without saying anything.
Wen Ye met Shen's gaze and said with a smile, "Mother, is it comfortable to take a hot spring bath?"
Shen said modestly: "Not bad, you are thoughtful."
Wen Ran patted the water with her hands and continued, "Fourth sister, I like it too~"
It would be even better if Princess Xiu Xiuyan and they were here too.
Wen Ye discovered that her younger sister's personality had become much more cheerful since she entered the palace as a companion.
She said, "Fourth sister will tell the people here that you can come anytime you want in the future."
Lu was still changing her clothes. Wen Ye draped his arms over the sides of the pool, his left hand just enough to reach over Wen Ran and touch Shen's shoulder.
She accidentally pointed with her hand and said, "Mother too."
Shen noticed something on his shoulder: "......"
After a moment, she turned her head to glance at the fingers that were touching her shoulder, raised her eyes and said, "The Duke's wife is coming."
When Wen Ye heard this, he withdrew his hand immediately.
Shen looked at her silently, her face showing a slightly strange expression, and said: "So you are still afraid."
Wen Ye looked confused: "What did mother say? Ye Niang doesn't understand."
Shen: "You are much more coquettish now."
Wen Ye chuckled: "I have a good foundation, and my sister-in-law takes good care of me, so it's hard not to be spoiled."
Shen: “…”
"What are you talking about?" Lu walked towards them slowly and asked.
Wen Ran was the first to shake her head; she didn’t quite understand.
Wen Ye smiled and replied, "My mother said that I have become more timid, and I replied, 'That's not true.' I had my mother before, and I have my sister-in-law after I got married. How can I not become more timid?"
Mrs. Lu did not doubt her words. From the conversation along the way, it seemed that Mrs. Shen might be a little harsh in her words, but she never let on any personal feelings.
Although she did not have deep feelings for Wen Ran, as her stepmother, Shen never neglected her responsibilities.
Sometimes, she even vaguely saw the shadow of Wen Ye in Shen.
Later I thought that after all, they had lived under the same roof for more than 20 years, so they would have influenced each other to some extent. These similarities actually proved the harmonious family tradition of the Wen family.
It seems easier to understand why Wen Ye has developed the personality he has today.
Lu leaned against Wen Ye and spoke to Shen through the two sisters: "Thank you for your hard work in the past, Madam Wen."
Shen said with a slightly wooden face: "It's not hard."
This was the truth. She had not had much contact with Wen Ye in the past. She did not like her aunt and concubines' children to come to the main courtyard every morning and evening to pay their respects. Except for the first and fifteenth days of the month, she would send a nanny or a maid to report any matters.
If we talk about hard work, it has to be Aunt Chang.
Wen Ran looked at this scene and felt it was a little strange. She whispered in Wen Ye's ear, "Fourth sister, the Duke's wife is like another mother."
She originally wanted to say "like an aunt", but then she thought the analogy wasn't quite right, so she changed it to "mother".
Wen Ye agreed. Judging from Lu's attitude towards her, wasn't she just like another "mother"?
The casual remark "elder sister-in-law is like a mother" has come true.
Lu continued to chat with Shen, and the two of them had quite a lot to talk about, as they had similar views on many things.
Wen Ye was sandwiched between the two of them. After soaking for a while, she half-embraced Wen Ran and left the place, allowing the two people who were addicted to chatting to have a good chat.
They didn't go far, they just switched places with Lu.
Before coming down, Wen Ye asked the maid to wash some fruits and make some fruit tea.
Sitting on a small wooden table by the pool, Wen Ye picked up a grape and fed it to Wen Ran, then tasted a piece of watermelon himself.
Even though he hadn't drunk a drop of alcohol, he felt a little tipsy.
The taste is indescribable.
At this moment, Wen Ye finally decided to block the northern corner gate and completely divide the manor into two. The medicinal soup pool here would be reserved for Lu's younger sister and Shen's family to come and bathe in in the future.
The ordinary pool next door, ahem, has another use for it.
You can't soak in a hot spring for too long at a time. Wen Ye felt it was about time, so he got up and sat by the pool, pulling Wen Ran up with him.
On the other side, Lu and Shen also went ashore with the help of their maids.
Lu said, "It's good to soak in this medicinal spring pool."
All the fatigue left by the busy days ago was gone, and she felt refreshed now.
Shen agreed, "Yes, as people age, their bodies are not as strong as they were when they were young. This soak today has really relieved some of the pain."
After hearing this, Wen Ye continued, "Then mother, please come often in the future."
Lu nodded: "Then don't forget to leave a sign for your mother."
Wen Ye said "OK".
Due to the terrain, even though this manor now belongs to Wen Ye, anyone other than her who wants to enter here needs to show a special token.
When the emperor bestowed this manor, he asked the craftsmen to make more than 20 identical "authentic tokens" and gave them to Wen Ye together with the deed.
It's like it's free.
Lu invited Shen to sit down and chat. She said, "We are enjoying the bath, but I don't know how things are going at home."
Shen was not worried about this. She was still very confident in her vision of choosing a daughter-in-law: "Jingyun has been married to the Wen family for seven years and is experienced in doing things. I am not worried. But Runiang is younger and has a small child. If I had known earlier, I would have let Jingyun take care of her alone for the time being."
The reason why the household affairs were divided into two was because Shen considered that the Wen family would have to split up sooner or later.
Liu was of a more gentle disposition, and Shen was afraid that she and her second son would become careless after they separated in the future.
Seeing that Shen was not worried at all, Lu said it would be a lie to say she was not jealous.
"Both the girls from the Yang and Liu families are good. Madam Wen made good choices in choosing these two daughters-in-law."
Shen replied slowly, "The Duke's wife is not bad either."
That's the feeling. They are so similar.
Lu looked for Wen Ye subconsciously.
After hearing Lu and Shen talking about the housekeeper, Wen Ye prepared to sneak away, but he was discovered by Lu.
Lu looked at Wen Ye who was about to escape, and was unable to utter a word for a long time.
People are afraid of contrast. Lu looked at Shen's face and sincerely doubted whether she could maintain the same appearance as Shen when she reached her age in the future.
Shen has two capable daughters-in-law, what does she have?
Since he failed to escape, he simply sat down again. Wen Ye picked up a wooden stick, picked up a piece of fruit and fed it to Lu's mouth, saying obediently, "Sister-in-law, have a piece of melon."
Lu: “…”
Maybe there is a younger brother or sister who is always trying to please me and seems to never grow up.
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