Xu Yuejia returned to the West Courtyard at the hour of Xu.
At that time, Wen Ye's black hair was being dried, and her long hair hung down behind her body and on both sides of her chest. She sat in front of the dressing table to "take care of her skin."
Hearing Yunzhi's message outside, Wen Ye looked in the bronze mirror, looked at the face in the mirror, and smiled with satisfaction.
If the full score is ten, Wen Ye gave himself a nine in his heart, one point more because he was afraid that he would get lost easily if he scored too high.
After admiring her own beauty, Wen Ye turned to look at the visitor and said, "The hot water is ready, my dear, go take a bath and you will feel better."
Her attitude towards her husband is so considerate that no one can find fault with her.
However, Xu Yuejia, who was the first to discover her true face hidden under her gentle and peaceful face, stared at her quietly for a long time.
Wen Ye blinked for a moment as if confused.
Relatively silent, Xu Yuejia walked straight past her and entered the bathroom.
Wen Ye didn't care much and continued to admire herself in the mirror.
After about a quarter of an hour, Xu Yuejia changed into a frosty white nightgown, her hair slightly wet, and she walked to the bed all damp.
There were two distinct quilts on the bed, one neatly placed on the outside, and the other bulged in an arc, indicating that someone was obviously hidden inside.
Xu Yuejia was silent for a moment, then lifted the quilt, lay down flat, and let his hands hang on his waist and abdomen.
A very standard sleeping position.
Wen Ye's entire face was exposed from under the quilt, with a few strands of black hair covering her snow-like cheeks that were stained with a little rouge. She looked at the serious person and smiled silently, "My dear?"
Xu Yuejia turned her head slightly towards Wen Ye, her voice rather cold: "How many times?"
He didn't look enthusiastic.
Wen Ye was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what Xu Yuejia meant. Thinking of her wedding night, she couldn't help but frown.
"My dear, let me think about it for a moment."
Xu Yuejia caught a glimpse of her and saw that she was actually looking deep in thought, and was speechless again.
Wen Ye didn't let Xu Yuejia wait too long. After all, the beginning of something like this is all about the atmosphere and feeling.
"Then let's do the same as last time." Wen Ye said frankly.
It was just the right time for her to feel whether his skills had improved.
On their wedding day, they slept in separate quilts. Now that they wanted to have sex, they naturally had to use one quilt.
So Wen Ye lay back down, wrapped tightly in the quilt.
The attitude is firm and obvious.
Xu Yuejia was silent for a moment, then stood up and folded the quilt covering her body neatly back to the end of the bed.
Wen Ye saw his actions and immediately generously opened a corner of the quilt, silently inviting him.
When the big palm covered her waist and abdomen, Wen Ye relaxed, and felt something in her heart. Her body followed the feeling, and her lips moved up and left as soon as they touched.
Xu Yuejia paused, the warmth in his Adam's apple seemed not to have completely dissipated, and his eyes deepened as he looked at Wen Ye.
In the dim candlelight, a figure floats on the bed curtains.
Wen Ye has always felt that as a husband, he can be affectionate or not towards his wife, but at least he should be strong.
She raised her eyes and looked at Xu Yuejia, restrained herself for a moment, and finally chose to close her eyes and enjoy the coming tide.
......
It was the hour of Yin, and it was still dark. Today was a grand court meeting, so Xu Yuejia woke up an hour and a half earlier than usual.
Wen Ye had been in a state of light sleep for most of her two lives. Suddenly, there was someone beside her, and she could vaguely sense it even in her dream.
Xu Yuejia sat up and was about to get out of bed when a head popped out from under the quilt. The owner of the head looked a little tired, with lazy eyes: "My dear, you're up now?"
Xu Yuejia responded coldly: "Well, the court meeting cannot be delayed."
Wen Ye nodded dazedly: "Then go ahead, my dear. I'll sleep a little longer."
Last night's tenderness and consideration disappeared without a trace.
Everything seemed to be Xu Yuejia's illusion.
The softness and warmth in my palms...
Xu Yuejia regained her composure, got out of bed, and when she had half-raised the curtains, she turned around and said to the person who had not yet fallen asleep, "I recently took over a case that was quite complicated."
After hearing this, Wen Ye's eyes became clearer. She raised her eyes and looked at the man for a moment, then said, "I understand what you mean, my dear."
She sat up, holding the quilt in her arms. The coldness drove away some of the sleepiness on her face. "My dear, just go to work on the case. I will not disturb you again."
Being passionate doesn't mean liking it frequently. Wen Ye was worried that he couldn't find a reason to drive people back to the front yard tonight.
Seeing the dryness on her face, Xu Yuejia paused and said, "Thank you."
Then turned around.
When Wen Ye heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched and he looked at Xu Yuejia's departing back, his steps still heavy and powerful.
If he hadn't completed his task beyond expectations last night and still looked like he had some energy left, Wen Ye would have thought he was just trying to be brave.
But could it be that Xu Yuejia's action of agreeing to give one free for three last night was so that he could say those words more easily this morning?
No matter what the reason is, as long as she enjoys it.
Wen Ye stopped thinking about it, stretched out a leg and kicked away the quilt that Xu Yuejia had covered herself with. She occupied the entire bed alone, stretched her limbs, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
When I woke up again, it was already noon.
Yunzhi and Taozhi walked into the inner room carrying a dry towel filled with hot water.
Wen Ye applied hot water to her face.
Taozhi murmured to the side: "Why do I feel that Madam is more beautiful today than yesterday?"
Wen Ye rinsed his mouth and looked back at her.
But I didn't intend to explain.
After getting dressed, Wen Ye walked out of the inner room and asked, "What do you want to eat for breakfast today?"
Taozhi said, "Hongxing cooked mutton soup today."
Wen Ye's eyes lit up, and he said in a relaxed tone: "Give me a bowl of mutton soup, and you can take care of the rest."
Taozhi knows her preferences best.
Then Wen Ye said to Yun Zhi, "Go back and get some silver from my silver box and give it to Hong Xing."
The reward money was changed from a string of copper coins to a few pieces of silver, which can be regarded as a good upgrade.
Yunzhi should be it.
Wen Ye has always trusted Yunzhi to handle matters like this.
After all, Yunzhi and Taozhi were both good seedlings that she had personally trained.
Wen Ye had consumed a lot of energy yesterday and was thinking about making up for it today, but Hong Xing had already prepared mutton soup early in the morning.
It is really timely.
At the dining table, Wen Ye drank a bowl of soup and had some breakfast snacks. Suddenly, he thought of Xu Yuejia who had gone to court before dawn.
He also worked hard last night.
So Wen Ye asked, "Is there any more mutton soup?"
Taozhi replied: "There are still quite a few."
Wen Ye wiped his mouth and said, "Before lunch, pack a food box and have the servant deliver it to you, my dear."
Taozhi was surprised for a moment, then quickly replied, "I'll go and tell you in a moment."
Wen Ye was thinking that if only one person was filling the gap, it would be awkward as the gap would widen in the future.
Near noon, at the Ministry of Justice office.
Recently, a murder case occurred in Xishi. The people involved were the nephews of the current Minister of Personnel Han. Jingzhao Yin could not withstand the pressure from Minister Han, so he had to secretly report the matter to Xu Yuejia, the iron-faced and selfless Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, in advance in order to maintain his innocence.
The Minister of Personnel had the support of the Yongchang Marquisate, and Jingzhao Yin could not afford to offend him. After reporting to Xu Yuejia and receiving a positive reply, he immediately reported the case to the Ministry of Justice with all the facts.
With Xu Yuejia in the Ministry of Justice, other officials are no longer as restrained as before when handling cases.
Everyone in the court knows that the current Minister of Justice has already reached retirement age. The reason he is still serving as Minister is because the Vice Minister of Justice, Xu Yuejia, is still too young.
For this reason, the emperor rejected the old minister's retirement letter three times, but considering that the old minister Jiang was old, the emperor exempted him from the morning court.
It can be said that the current Ministry of Justice is almost entirely controlled by Xu Yuejia.
The emperor has taken a liking to Xu Yuejia. It would be a lie to say that no one in the court is jealous.
At such a young age, he was promoted to the third rank. Everyone would be jealous and envious. Many people would never reach this level in their lifetime, or they would end up here after working hard all their lives.
The end of others is the beginning of Xu Yuejia.
However, he has never been overly arrogant and always acts based on legal evidence without showing any mercy.
However, it was also because of this that the Ministry of Justice, which was tainted by corruption during the previous emperor's reign, was cleaned up in just a few years after the emperor ascended the throne.
When the servant of the Duke's Mansion brought the food box over, Xu Yuejia had just finished interrogating the prisoner and came out with the smell of blood on his body after changing his clothes. Someone came to report: "Minister Xu, someone from the Duke's Mansion has arrived."
Xu Yuejia frowned when she heard this. At this time...
Before he could think about it, the official Wen who came to inform him said, "It was your servant who came here with the food box."
The dishes in the government office canteen were average. As long as one had some simple food at home and could not go home for lunch, one would ask the servant to deliver the meal.
There were a few people who did not mind giving up the meals provided by the government canteen, among them was Xu Yuejia.
For him, food seems to be just for filling his stomach.
Director Wen was somewhat surprised, and thought to himself that the hardships of working in a government kitchen were something that no one could truly endure.
Xu Yuejia thanked Master Wen and then walked out of the house. The servant of the Duke's Mansion saw the person coming and quickly stepped forward and said, "My dear, this is the mutton soup that the Second Madam asked me to bring. The Second Madam said that my dear has been worried about the case all day and needs to be nourished."
Master Wen, who had not walked far, could not help but slow down his pace and prick up his ears.
Xu Yuejia was silent for a moment. After a while, she took the food box and said, "Go back and tell my wife that I know."
The servant rubbed his hands and said "yes", and Xu Yuejia let him go back.
Xu Yuejia was carrying a lunch box and turned around and bumped into the eavesdropping Mr. Wen.
Master Wen said nervously, "I will leave now."
He escaped like a wolf.
Xu Yuejia lowered her eyes and looked at the food box in her hand, standing there for a long time.
Less than an hour after lunch, the officials who stayed in the Ministry of Justice learned through Director Wen that the Minister's wife had specially prepared mutton soup for Minister Xu to nourish his body.
Wen Ye, who was hiding in the west courtyard, knew nothing about this.
Wen Ye only drank one bowl of the mutton soup cooked by Hong Xing, and gave another bowl to Xu Yuejia. There was a lot left, so Wen Ye asked Yunzhi to send a portion to the main courtyard.
Mrs. Lu had given her a lot of good things before, so she had to express her gratitude to him.
Hong Xing's cooking skills are no worse than the cook in the Duke's Mansion. Wen Ye is confident that Lu will like it.
Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month. Duke Xu and Xu Yuejia both went to court early in the morning, then one went to the barracks and the other stayed in the Ministry of Justice. Therefore, on this day, they only went to the main courtyard for dinner.
Wen Ye brought mutton soup to the main courtyard. At lunch, Lu served a bowl to each of her two sons, and she and Xu Yuxuan each had half a bowl.
Xu Yuxuan is still young and should not eat too much.
As for Lu, it is mostly because overeating is not conducive to maintaining a slim figure.
After drinking half a bowl of mutton soup, I felt half full.
Therefore, Lu was in no hurry to eat, but said to her eldest son who was busy eating, "Even though I have lifted your confinement today, it does not mean that this matter is over."
Xu Jingrong continued to eat, his voice muffled and unclear: "I know."
Lu's expression was stern, and she continued, "You will be nine years old next year. I have discussed with your father and will send you to Songshan Academy in the spring."
Xu Jingrong paused and said nothing, as if he agreed.
Lu was slightly satisfied.
The Duke's Mansion had always invited great scholars to teach Xu Jingrong individually, so Xu Jingrong had not gone to the academy until he was eight years old.
Now Lu feels that he should be sent to academy to let him suffer and hone himself.
Apart from Shengjing Imperial College, Songshan Academy is the most famous of the three academies in Dajin. The Xu family of Lancheng is a local big family. There is a rule in the family that direct descendants cannot enter the court. This Songshan Academy was opened by the direct descendants of the Xu family.
Lancheng is neither too close nor too far from Shengjing, and is just the right distance for a day’s journey.
West courtyard.
Wen Ye took a nap and just as she was about to wake up, Tao Zhi came to report: "Madam, I just found someone hiding outside the gate of the west courtyard."
But when she went to check, she couldn't see any shadow.
"Oh?" Wen Ye stretched slightly. She didn't plan to get up right away. She was going to do a simple modern yoga exercise on the bed first.
Taozhi saw that her wife started doing those weird movements again and had no intention of letting her help her dress, so she just waited by the side.
She also said, "Do you need me to call a few people to guard it? It would be bad if some thief ran into our west courtyard."
Wen Ye glanced at her and said, "What kind of place is the Duke's Mansion? What kind of thief dares to run here? Have you forgotten what your husband does?"
Taozhi scratched her head and asked, "What should I do? I did see a sneaky figure."
Wen Ye finished opening his shoulders and said, "Then call a few people to guard and see who it is."
After getting the approval, Taozhi rubbed her hands and said, "I will go right away."
Taozhi didn't let Wen Ye wait for long. Within a quarter of an hour, Wen Ye heard Taozhi exclaim in surprise: "Young Master?!"
Then Yunzhi came in to report: "Madam, the young master from the East Courtyard is here."
After Wen Ye finished the last move, he asked, "What is he doing here?"
Yunzhi shook her head: "Young Master didn't say anything, he just said he wanted to see you."
Wen Ye got off the bed and asked, "Where is the person?"
Yunzhi replied: "Taozhi has been invited into the house."
"It's so cold outside, it's not good to let the young master wait in the yard."
Wen Ye turned and went into the side room to get dressed. A moment later, Yunzhi pushed open the door of the inner room and Wen Ye walked out.
Xu Jingrong heard footsteps behind her, got down from her chair, waited for Wen Ye to sit down, and then performed the evening salute to her in a proper manner.
He lowered his eyebrows and said: "Jingrong has met the second aunt."
Wen Ye stayed there. I haven't seen him for a few days. Was he taken away?
"Please sit down." Wen Ye said, "What's the matter with you coming to the West Courtyard?"
Xu Jingrong raised his head, still looking a little awkward, and said, "My nephew is here to apologize to Second Aunt."
Wen Ye thought of something, raised the corner of his mouth, pretended to know nothing and said: "Really? Tell me, what do you want to apologize to me for?"
Xu Jingrong: "I misunderstood Second Aunt before. I thought you would treat Xuandi badly, so I offended Second Aunt in front of Mother."
Wen Ye took the tea that Tao Zhi handed over, lowered his head and took a sip, then raised his eyes and looked at him and said, "Oh? What did you say? Tell me about it?"
Xu Jingrong widened his eyes, as if he had not expected Wen Ye to play against the norm.
He lowered his head: "It's not a good thing to say, Auntie, you'd better not listen to it."
Wen Ye said calmly: "It's okay, you say, I'm not angry."
Xu Jingrong raised his head subconsciously: "Really?"
Wen Ye glanced at him and did not miss his subconscious action of covering his buttocks. Under his expectant gaze, she nodded.
After getting the guarantee, Xu Jingrong was willing to speak.
It's not that he was afraid that Wen Ye would be angry, but his butt had already suffered two consecutive setbacks, and if it happened again, it would definitely be ruined.
Xu Jingrong whispered, "I said, I said that the second aunt is a vicious stepmother."
Yunzhi and Taozhi, who were standing by, were both furious when they heard this. How could the young master make up such nonsense about their wives?
Wen Ye, the person involved, responded calmly, "What else?"
Xu Jingrong shook his head: "No more."
He now knows that it was his third cousin from his maternal grandparents' side who had evil intentions towards his second uncle, and he fell into her trap. His mother asked him what kind of person his second aunt was, and as a family member he should not listen to outsiders' opinions, but should learn to see for himself.
And the third aunt is that outsider.
To make a conclusion based on only one side of the story from an outsider is to not trust your family enough. He is the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, and this is the last thing he should do.
After two beatings, several days of house arrest, and the testimony brought back by Aunt Qingxue, Xu Jingrong has completely repented.
Seeing that he was sincere in admitting his mistake, Wen Ye said, "Second Auntie forgives you."
Xu Jingrong felt relieved when he heard this, and his tone gradually became relaxed: "Thank you, Second Auntie."
But the next moment, his face fell again.
Wen Ye saw it and asked, "Anything else?"
Xu Jingrong shook his head and nodded: "My mother said that she would send me to the academy in the spring of next year, and I could only go home once a month."
Wen Ye raised an eyebrow and asked, "You don't want to go?"
Xu Jingrong gradually opened up: "What I hate most is reading. Second aunt, you don't know that the words in the book are so densely packed together like ants. It gives me a headache just looking at them."
Wen Ye said calmly, "Really?"
Xu Jingrong continued to talk, oblivious to the impending danger: "I want to be a general in the future, like my father, grandfather, and grandfather-in-law, fighting on the battlefield! But my mother insisted that I go to school!"
"Sister-in-law doesn't allow you to learn martial arts?" Wen Ye asked again.
Xu Jingrong shook his head and said, "Not really. My mother said that if I want to continue learning martial arts, I must study."
Wen Ye put down the teacup and said in an almost gentle tone, "You still have to listen to your mother. I'll give you a gift later. I guarantee you'll like it."
Mrs. Lu's gentleness only existed when Xu Jingrong was five years old. Wen Ye's treatment of him this time almost made him think he was back in his childhood.
Xu Jingrong couldn't help but think in his heart that his third aunt was even worse than what his mother said!
"What gift?" Xu Jingrong asked unconsciously.
Wen Ye smiled: "It's a secret."
So, Xu Jingrong, who had been feeling awkward and nervous when he came, returned to the East Courtyard with full of expectations.
As soon as the others left, Taozhi angrily said, "Madam! The young master said that about you, and you still prepared a gift for him!"
She couldn't bear it any longer.
Wen Ye said leisurely: "I haven't told you what I want to give you yet, don't be angry yet."
When Yunzhi heard this, she asked, "What does Madam plan to give?"
Wen Ye smiled maliciously and said, "I remember the list of books I bought for my little sister is still there, right?"
Taozhi vaguely understood: "Yes, I have been keeping it well!"
Wen Ye turned his gaze towards her and instructed, "Pick out a few of the most obscure and difficult-to-read books and send them to the young master. Tell him that these are the good wishes that I, your second aunt, have for him."
As for the vicious stepmother, Wen Ye had never thought about it.
But for now, she is looking forward to being a vicious aunt.
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