Wen Ye had a tentative idea.
But Xu Yuejia turned around and walked out.
Wen Ye had no choice but to follow him and saw him sit down directly.
He stood straight, looked serious and never smiled.
It didn't seem like he was going to have a meal, but rather to handle some difficult official business.
Wen Ye glanced behind him and asked, "Why is there no one here to serve you dinner? Where is Liu Xin?"
Yunzhi and Taozhi, who were about to leave, looked at each other. This Mr. Xu still needed someone to serve him before he could eat? Their wives didn't need that!
"I don't need anyone to serve me when I eat." Xu Yuejia finally raised her eyes and looked at Wen Ye.
"Is that so?" Wen Ye sat opposite him, "I was thinking the wrong thing."
"If you need it, don't worry about me." After Wen Ye sat down, Xu Yuejia spoke again.
Wen Ye picked up the chopsticks and said, "I'm just like you, I'm not used to it."
Eating is an enjoyable thing. If you delegate the task to others, how can you enjoy it?
Xu Yuejia's taste tends to be light, and in the past, when he dined alone, there was never any spicy or salty food on the table.
There are two more items on the table today.
Wen Ye's chopsticks only reached for those two dishes.
Xu Yuejia's gaze at that moment was not so easy to ignore. After Wen Ye chewed slowly, she raised her eyes and asked softly, "My dear, is the food not to your taste?"
"No." Xu Yuejia ate quietly, her tone normal and no one could tell what she said.
Wen Ye felt that she knew too little about Xu Yuejia, and she glanced at a certain dish.
After a moment, Wen Ye used the serving chopsticks beside her to pick up a piece of spicy chicken for Xu Yuejia and put it in his bowl, saying, "My dear, try this dish. It's very appetizing."
"Thank you." Xu Yuejia ate the chicken in the bowl in front of Wen Ye with a polite and distant attitude, and then said, "Not bad."
Then I still didn’t touch the two dishes of Wen Ye.
Wen Ye couldn't help but ponder upon seeing this. He remained silent for a long while, with the only sound on the dining table being the occasional clatter of bowls and chopsticks.
Xu Yuejia was used to not eating later than seven in the evening, so she only ate half a bowl of green-stem rice, a bowl of soup, and a few chopsticks of meat and vegetables, and then stopped.
Wen Ye put down his chopsticks with regret, and waited for the maids to clear away the food and bring two cups of tea before he spoke carefully: "My dear, I did something wrong today."
Xu Yuejia paused as she picked up the teacup and asked, "What's the matter?"
"After lunch, I was bored, so I played cards with Xuan'er and the maids. If you lose, they will stick notes on your face. I'm not very lucky, and Xuan'er got a lot of notes on her face."
After Wen Ye finished speaking in a gentle and unhurried voice, she looked at Xu Yuejia quietly, waiting for his reaction.
"Leaf brand?"
"That's about the same." Wen Ye said casually.
Xu Yuejia put down the teacup, looked at Wen Ye, and said in a cold voice: "You and I are husband and wife."
Wen Ye's eyes flickered with something: "So?"
Xu Yuejia paused for a moment, her mind was filled with her impolite request last night, and her rather artificial voice just now. After looking at her face for a moment, he said, "If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."
Wen Ye was surprised for a moment, then said directly: "I don't know how to be a good wife and mother."
Xu Yuejia's eyes were deep, and after a long silence, she said, "Just stay within your means and don't treat Xuan'er harshly. That's enough."
"What about today?"
Xu Yuejia said calmly: "It's good that you know it in your mind."
The smile on Wen Ye's face suddenly became more genuine: "I understand, my dear."
"By the way, my dear." Wen Ye said again, "I am not feeling well today, so..."
Xu Yuejia: "...I'll go back to the front yard to rest."
Wen Ye was not lying, her period had indeed come.
Otherwise, why would she leave such a beautiful woman alone and not enjoy her?
From last night to her recent test, it can be seen that Xu Yuejia is a man who has demands on his wife while also fulfilling his responsibilities as a husband.
He knows that he cannot give his wife warm care, so he will take the initiative to make concessions in many other areas.
After the test, Wen Ye knew what to do in the future to be as carefree as before.
Xu Yuejia's attitude was an unexpected and very good start for her.
As for the child, Wen Ye's smile became more obvious. She hoped more than anyone else that he could grow up safely.
After Xu Yuejia left, Yunzhi and Taozhi went into the house and helped Wen Ye wash up.
Today's harvest was quite rich. Wen Ye was so happy that he wanted to take a hot bath. Unfortunately, something happened and he could only think about it in his heart.
After my hair was dried, it was already the hour of Hai.
It was still early and Wen Ye couldn't sleep at the moment. She was flipping through the notebook she hadn't finished reading during the day.
Taozhi came over and asked, "Madam, would you like some midnight snack tonight?"
When still at the Wen family, if Wen Ye didn't eat much at night, he would basically have an extra half meal after 11 p.m.
Taozhi and others have gotten used to it.
Wen Ye finished reading the last page. She liked the ending of the story. When she heard Tao Zhi's voice, she closed the storybook and looked up and said, "I want to eat egg fried rice. Ask Hong Xing to make half a bowl."
There are no elders in the mansion, so she doesn't need to visit her parents every morning and evening after getting married. Now that she has basically dealt with Xu Yuejia, she will definitely sleep in tomorrow.
If Wen Ye doesn't have a midnight snack, he will definitely wake up hungry tomorrow morning.
Half a bowl of egg fried rice is ready in a cup of tea.
After Wen Ye finished eating, he walked around the house a few times before turning off the candles and going to bed.
The next day, the weather became even colder, with occasional light snow.
Wen Ye slept until 9:00 p.m., and after slowly waking up, she wrapped herself in a thick blanket and sat on a soft couch not far away. She looked out the window at the floor covered with a layer of pale bluestone, and belatedly said, "It's snowing."
The snow seems to have come a little early this year.
It was almost noon, and Wen Ye had a simple breakfast, a bowl of wontons and a few fried dumplings.
It was too cold outside and Wen Ye didn't want to go anywhere. After walking around, he returned to the couch, hugged the small hand warmer, covered himself with a thick mattress, read a new storybook, and warmed himself with a sip of hot tea from time to time.
Leisurely but also long.
It would be even better if life in the future could go as smoothly as what happened today.
Main courtyard.
Seeing that the snow outside was getting heavier, Lu thought about it and decided not to let Nanny Ji carry Xu Yuxuan to the west courtyard.
Lu also had a general understanding of what happened in the West Courtyard yesterday. It was that the mother and son were playing mahjong with two maids and they always lost. And since Wen couldn't bear it anymore, they turned to Xuan'er.
Although it was not a big deal, it was the first time in the mansion.
Madam Wen was not harsh towards her concubine's daughter, so it is likely that she rarely or never taught the Wen family how to be a housekeeper.
Now the two brothers are as close as ever, but when the next generation grows up, the Duke's Mansion will have to be divided sooner or later, and by then the Wen family must be able to stand on its own.
Lu has some plans in mind, but there is no need to rush for now. It will not be too late to bring it up after this month.
We need to give Wen time to adapt.
Xu Yuxuan, on the other hand, didn't move after taking just two bites of his lunch after it was placed on the table.
After noticing this, Mrs. Lu asked softly, "Xuan'er doesn't like these dishes?"
Xu Yuxuan pursed her rosy lips.
Nanny Ji, who was waiting on the side, spoke up and suggested a possibility: "The young master had a hot pot lunch yesterday. Maybe that's why?"
Sure enough, when he heard the word "hot pot", Xu Yuxuan's eyes lit up.
The meals on the table were all carefully prepared by Mrs. Lu, but Xu Yuxuan was still thinking about the hot pot he and Wen Ye had eaten yesterday.
Lu couldn't tell what she felt in her heart, perhaps she felt a little jealous.
It's a good thing that Lu suppressed such messy thoughts and Xuan'er and Wen were able to get closer.
So she said, "Take these away and change to a hot pot."
Fortunately, she and Xuan'er were the only ones having lunch today. There wasn't much food prepared, and they didn't eat much, so everyone in the yard finished it.
Not a waste.
After changing the diet, Xu Yuxuan consumed a lot more.
Lu couldn't help but laugh and scratched his little nose: "Next time, if you want to eat something, just ask Auntie."
Xu Yuxuan nodded shyly.
Shortly after lunch, Qingxue returned from Ding'an Marquis Mansion.
In such weather today, Mrs. Lu did not let her two sons come to the main courtyard for fear that they would catch a cold.
The weather was bad and the school was postponed for one day. Not long ago, Nanny Xian came to report that Jinglin was practicing calligraphy in the house. As for Jingrong, he was whipped twice on the buttocks by the Duke yesterday and is still lying on the bed sulking.
Mrs. Lu didn't care. All the people in the East Courtyard were hers. She knew that the boy had hidden a bag of cakes under his bed out of anger.
So if you skip a couple of meals, it won't hurt you much.
The servants in the mansion had asked Nanny Xian to investigate secretly, but nothing was found so far. Lu was now even more suspicious that someone in the mansion had said something to Xu Jingrong.
Qingxue took a step forward and said respectfully, "Madam, when the Crown Prince and the Second Young Master were staying in the Marquis's Mansion, the Third Young Lady happened to be in the Mansion as well, and she came into contact with the Crown Prince many times."
"Lu Xinrou?" Lu's expression changed instantly. "What did she do in the Marquis' Mansion?"
Lu Xinrou is Lu's cousin. Lu's father is the eldest son, and he has two younger brothers with the same father and mother. Lu Xinrou's father is the second son. He has always been idle. For many years, he relied on the influence of his ancestors to make a living as a fifth-rank official.
After the Marquis's Mansion was divided, Lu's father was not close to his second brother and only sent him gifts during festivals.
However, it was the second aunt of the Lu family who often brought Lu Xinrou to the Marquis' Mansion.
As for Lu Xinrou, Lu always kept a certain distance from her from the beginning to the end. This cousin was corrupted by her mother and her mind was never right, but she thought she had concealed it well.
Qingxue replied, "Madam Hou said that it was the Third Lady's mother who wanted the Third Lady to stay in the Marquis' Mansion for a while longer, so that it would be easier to discuss marriage in the future."
Lu Xinrou is fifteen years old this year and has already reached the age of marriage. Given her father's character and official position, it is impossible for her to marry into a powerful family.
Mrs. Lu understood Lu Xinrou's thoughts almost instantly: "She dares to think so!"
As the eldest daughter in the family, Lu knew that she had a heavy responsibility. As for her only two cousins, she never thought of giving up even though she had married into the Xu family.
Mrs. Lu knew that Lu Xinrou had complicated thoughts, but she never expected that she would set her sights on Jingrong's second uncle.
He also secretly encouraged his nephew to become hostile to the Wen family.
At this moment, Lu was furious: "Go and ask the prince to come over to me!"
Lu Xinrou couldn't scold him for the time being, but her stupid son was close by.
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