After waiting for a day, Duke Xu found Xu Yuejia again and asked, "Did you find out anything yesterday?"
Xu Yuejia, who had just been 'driven out' of the West Courtyard, pursed her lips and said, "We were discovered."
Duke Xu said: "Alas..."
In fact, I feel that it is just good-looking but useless.
Before Duke Xu spoke, Xu Yuejia spoke again: "Don't worry, brother. I will help you test it again in two days."
Duke Xu was a little suspicious: "Second brother, have you tried it before?"
Xu Yuejia: "Of course."
Duke Xu recalled the smile on his wife's face when she mentioned his brother's wife, and gradually put aside his doubts.
This person is indeed quite good at misleading people.
Duke Xu decided to give Xu Yuejia another chance: "Second brother, time waits for no one."
Xu Yuejia: "Brother, you better be more patient."
At the same time, in the west courtyard.
Taozhi helped Wen Ye to press the green medicine and asked, "Madam, why didn't you let my husband in just now?"
Wen Ye lowered her eyes, concentrating on the work at hand, and replied casually: "He came in and delayed things."
Taozhi didn't understand: "Huh?"
Wen Ye looked up at her and gave a simple reason: "My husband came to find out what birthday gift I will give to my sister-in-law this year on behalf of my elder brother. If he sees this, won't the surprise I prepared for my sister-in-law be ruined?"
Thanks to her strong will, even though she was blinded by beauty, she did not tell Xu Yuejia what she would give.
Two more days passed.
That night, Wen Ye was using a towel soaked in warm water to wipe off the facial cream on her face.
Xu Yuejia fulfilled his promise. He walked to the dressing mirror and asked, "What birthday gift have you prepared for your sister-in-law?"
Exactly the same lines, not even a change in tone.
It was exactly the same as two nights ago.
Wen Ye also replied skillfully: "Tell my husband, the surprise will be gone."
Xu Yuejia: "Really can't tell?"
Wen Ye shook her head: "No."
Wen Ye rubbed her cheeks with her palms and thought to herself, so tender.
Xu Yuejia: "Okay, I understand."
The first phase of the 'Redeem Promise' process is now complete.
Xu Yuejia added: "I'll go wash up."
Start the second phase.
Wen Ye: “…”
It's going to fall again.
Wen Ye occasionally felt that Xu Yuejia was quite similar to her in some ways, for example, they both liked to focus on "describing" the second half of a process.
However...where did Xu Yuejia learn these 'shady' methods?
She loves it so much.
With only a few days left until Lu's birthday, Duke Xu only learned two words from Xu Yuejia: secret.
Even the slowest person should react.
Duke Xu was a little sad that his brother, who was so sincere to him, actually lied to him.
After learning part of the truth, Lu laughed and said, "Second brother actually joked with the Duke?"
Duke Xu corrected her: "This is not a joke, it is a lie."
Fortunately, he did not rely entirely on his second brother. In addition to golden cake rolls, he learned two more things.
Mrs. Lu said indifferently, "This shows that the relationship between my second brother and Ye Niang is getting closer."
Duke Xu didn't understand: "Can you explain it this way?"
Lu nodded: "Of course."
Duke Xu suddenly said seriously: "Then should we also try to trick our second brother or sister-in-law?"
Lu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Why are you causing trouble at a time like this?"
Duke Xu was slightly disappointed: "Oh."
…
Lu's birthday this year was similar to previous years, and he invited close friends to his house for a gathering.
Wen Ye's birthday gift was delivered to the main courtyard early in the morning.
After learning from Xu Yuejia that Duke Xu had specially made snacks for Lu Shixue this year, Wen Ye gave up his plan to make a cake.
She didn't want to be the culprit that caused the "breakdown" of the relationship between Lu and Duke Xu.
Always leave some room for others so that you can meet again in the future.
Although Wen Ye has repeatedly kept a low profile, the facial masks and skin care creams she personally prepared are still loved by Lu and several of his friends.
It's not that they are short of it. Any lady with a little money would buy such skin-nourishing products. What they envy is the relationship between Lu and Wen Ye.
The instructions and precautions alone took up several pages, which shows the sincerity of the person who prepared this set of skin care products.
Lu had a very happy day.
In the evening, after seeing off her friends one by one, Lu returned to the main courtyard.
Duke Xu was already there, and there was a box on the table.
Lu raised her eyebrows, walked over and asked cheerfully, "Jewelry? Open it and have a look."
Duke Xu: “No.”
"Guess again." There seemed to be some pride in his tone.
Lu was surprised: "It's not the case anymore?"
Xu Guogong opened the box and said, "It's a snack!"
Lu suddenly realized, "No wonder Jinglin is not here today. Are you stealing his job?"
Duke Xu defended himself: "Jinglin, no way, these are all snacks I made myself."
Lu looked at the dim sum for a while and said, "Why do they look like the dim sum at Yufang Garden?"
Duke Xu coughed awkwardly and said, "I learned this at Yufang Garden. Don't you like the snacks there the most?"
Duke Xu was quite disappointed to see that Mrs. Lu did not look surprised at all.
Mrs. Lu seemed not to notice and said, "I never eat these sweets at night. Did you forget, Duke?"
Duke Xu was filled with regret that he had actually forgotten her habit.
Lu stared at him quietly for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "Please help me pick one."
Duke Xu recovered immediately and introduced it to Lu in high spirits: "This golden cake roll is my specialty!"
If humans had tails like animals, then at this moment the tail behind Duke Xu must be flying high and swinging from side to side.
......
The next day.
Wen Ye, who had just returned from the main courtyard after having a meal, sighed, "My dear, I am such a good person."
Facing Xu Yuejia's puzzled eyes, Wen Ye continued shamelessly: "If I hadn't insisted on not telling my husband what birthday gift he would give to my sister-in-law, my brother might not have been able to make delicious snacks."
At the dinner table today, she clearly felt that the atmosphere between Mrs. Lu and Duke Xu was different from usual.
If she had given in to the temptation and told Duke Xu about it, she wouldn't have had the success she had yesterday.
After listening to Wen Ye's nonsense, Xu Yuejia nodded slightly: "That's true."
Wen Ye's words gave Xu Yuejia a lot of inspiration.
So much so that when Duke Xu came to him to settle accounts later, he also said the same thing: "If I had found out that day, would you still insist on learning how to make dim sum?"
Duke Xu hesitated and said, "No."
Xu Yuejia: "So, brother, you should thank me sincerely, that's the right thing to do."
Duke Xu: "......"
When he is stupid???
Before early summer, Xu Yuejia added another martial arts class for Xu Yuxuan.
Start with the basics.
Xu Yuxuan was well taken care of by Mrs. Lu, and there was no sign at all that he was a premature baby.
In order to keep him, Xu Mingyue drank a lot of pregnancy-preserving medicine. Although medicine is poisonous, Xu Yuxuan has rarely been sick in recent years. If it weren't for Lu's careful care, he would probably only be able to learn some fancy moves like his father Xu Yuejia.
Martial arts classes are scheduled in the morning.
After practicing like this for a while, Xu Yuxuan liked to swing his fists a few times in the yard every morning after getting up.
Before he even performed any moves, a look of strength appeared on his little face.
Even when he felt proficient, he did not forget to come to Wen Ye to show off.
Under the bright sunny day, the boy insisted on performing a piece for Wen Ye.
Wen Ye didn't care much about his martial arts class. He turned around and asked Nanny Ji, "Is Xuan'er talented in martial arts?"
Nanny Ji frowned for a long time, looking hesitant, not knowing where to start.
Wen Ye: "Okay, Ma'am, you don't have to say anything more. I understand."
Nanny Ji heaved a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that the Second Madam understands."
The clear blue sky was cloudless, and Wen Ye could only feel the breeze passing by when she was sitting on the swing and rocking gently.
She looked at Xu Yuxuan, who was being held in the corridor by Ren Dong, and said, "Don't go to the courtyard. Perform a piece for mother in the corridor."
If we don't let this kid have a go, there will probably be no peace.
Xu Yuxuan broke free from Honeysuckle's arms, ran forward in two steps, picked up his small wooden sword, stood more than ten feet away from Wen Ye, raised the small wooden sword in his right hand, and began to pose, saying at the same time: "Mother, I'm going to start!"
Wen Ye waved her Luo Fan and said perfunctorily, "Mother is watching."
He had only practiced for more than half a month, so there wasn't really any special moves. Wen Ye watched with interest and realized that the boy was just practicing randomly.
But after finishing, he walked up to her and asked happily, "Mother, is Xuan'er okay?"
Wen Ye thought about it for a while, and when he could no longer wait, he said, "Not bad."
Good is good.
Xu Yuxuan immediately laughed happily.
After being praised, he no longer wanted the little wooden sword and ran around in the yard.
After a while, he ran into Xu Yuejia, who was coming from the study in the front yard after finishing her official business on her day off.
Xu Yuxuan rubbed his sore nose, raised his head to see who was who, and shouted, "Father."
Xu Yuejia steadied him and asked, "What are you doing?"
Xu Yuxuan happily replied: "I practiced swordplay for my mother to see, and she praised me!"
Hearing this, Xu Yuejia raised her eyes and looked at the leisurely woman in the corridor, who was playing with the small wooden sword that Xu Yuxuan had "lost".
Xu Yuejia carried Xu Yuxuan back to the corridor.
Wen Ye saw him and said, "My dear, would you like some fruit?"
She pointed to the table.
Xu Yuejia: “No need.”
Then he added, "I'll go into the house for a while."
Wen Ye didn't understand what was going on. She just went in. What did he mean by telling her specifically?
A moment later, Xu Yuejia came out holding a long sword that had not been opened for a long time.
When Wen Ye saw it, he asked, "What is this, my dear?"
Xu Yuejia said frankly: "I haven't practiced for a long time, so I'm not very good at it. I have nothing to do today, so I thought I'd try to get a feel for it."
Wen Ye's eyes lit up immediately and said, "Then I'll wait and see."
Xu Yuejia picked up the long sword and came to the yard.
When Xu Yuxuan saw this, he also quietly moved over, with the father and son separated by some distance.
One held a sword, the other was bare-handed.
Wen Ye looked at this scene and couldn't help laughing: "Is this a father-son competition?"
Xu Yuxuan nodded heavily: "Yes!"
Xu Yuejia said calmly: "Just practice casually."
Wen Ye: "Okay, then I'll be the referee."
After a moment, the wind from the sword arose, like ripples on the surface of a quiet lake caused by a breeze.
If Wen Ye was someone who understood martial arts, he would definitely be able to see many flaws in Xu Yuejia's every move.
But she didn't understand.
At this moment, in her eyes, she could only distinguish between beauty and ugliness.
A face as cool as the moon and sword moves as light as floating clouds.
Kill.
Seeing that his mother's attention was drawn to his father, Xu Yuxuan, who was punching with all his might, became anxious and tried to call back Wen Ye with his voice: "Mom! Look at me!"
After hearing Xu Yuxuan's call, Wen Ye took the time to take a look.
Although she admitted that Xu Yuxuan was cute, she still preferred handsome men.
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