Seeing that Wen Ye had lost a lot of weight recently, Mrs. Lu remembered that there was a manor with a garden in Xiquan Mountain in the suburbs.
The place is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with dense forests blocking the sun, cool breezes and refreshing air, making it a perfect place to escape the summer heat.
It's definitely not possible to live here permanently, but it's possible to stay here for half a month, just in time to avoid the hottest time of summer.
Mrs. Lu was worried about Wen Ye going there alone, but luckily she had attended all the banquets she was supposed to attend recently, and there was nothing important happening in the mansion, so it would be nice to take the children there to play.
As for Duke Xu and Xu Yuejia, they were not included in her consideration.
The two of them have to go to work, so they are definitely not free, and the Duke's Mansion cannot be left without anyone.
She had been planning to keep Nanny Xian to prevent the servants in the mansion from causing trouble while she was away.
After Qingxue came back from the West Courtyard, Lu instructed her servants to ask for a half-month leave from the teachers of Xu Jinglin and Xu Yuxuan respectively.
After breakfast, Xu Jinglin learned that he would not have to go to class for the next half month. He happily hugged Xu Yuxuan who had just arrived at the main courtyard.
Xu Yuxuan hurriedly pushed him: "Second brother, let me go~"
He can hardly breathe.
Lu quickly ordered someone to separate the two men and reprimanded Xu Jinglin: "How can you be so ignorant of your limits? Can't you see that your third brother is in pain?"
Xu Jinglin touched the back of his head, then belatedly apologized: "Brother Xuan, I was just too happy."
Xu Yuxuan exhaled deeply, then shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter!"
He knew his second brother didn't mean it.
Qingxue went to the west courtyard this morning and met Nanny Ji. She told her about Lu's plan.
Nanny Ji then took Xu Yuxuan to the main courtyard to inquire about the details.
Upon learning that the Duke's wife really wanted to take the young master to Xiquan Mountain, Nanny Ji immediately said, "Then I will go back and pack the young master's luggage first."
Lu hummed and said, "You go, Xuan'er will stay in the main courtyard for now."
Nanny Ji nodded and said, "Yes."
Xu Yuxuan didn't know where Xiquan Mountain was, but he was very happy to know that he didn't have to go to class.
Seeing the two brothers laughing in unison, Lu couldn't help but laugh too, saying, "Are you so happy to be out having fun?"
The two brothers nodded.
Xu Jinglin suddenly said: "It would be even better if Big Brother was here too."
Xu Yuxuan is also smart. His elder brother can tell stories while practicing swordplay.
If he hadn't mentioned it, Mrs. Lu would have almost forgotten that she had a son. She had received one or two letters in the past three or five days.
Now she hadn't received any letters from her eldest son for more than half a month. She thought he had gradually adapted to life in the academy.
Mrs. Lu said to her youngest son, "Your elder brother wants to study. Wouldn't it be better if I and your second aunt were with him?"
Xu Jinglin didn't dare to say no and just nodded.
Xu Yuxuan asked, "Is mother going too?"
Lu turned his gaze towards him and said in a softer voice, "Yes."
"And Mammy?"
Lu nodded.
Xu Yuxuan asked again: "Will father go?"
Lu shook her head.
Xu Yuxuan: "What about the great uncle?"
Lu: "He won't go either."
This time Xu Yuxuan asked the reason: "Why?"
Lu explained, "Your uncle is busy, so he won't go this time."
The adults seemed very busy. Xu Yuxuan sighed in a fake manner and said, "Okay then."
Seeing his clever look, Lu asked curiously, "What did you learn from your mother all day?"
Xu Yuxuan shook his head: "No."
Lu stared at him for a while, and suddenly said, "Your mother really loves you."
Having been the Duke's wife for so many years, she could tell at a glance whether someone was sincere or not.
Some things cannot be judged superficially.
Xu Yuxuan nodded, as if in agreement, and suddenly remembered something, leaning into Lu's arms and said, "Hello, Auntie~"
Lu smiled, touched his face and said, "What did Xuan'er eat for breakfast? His mouth is so sweet."
Xu Yuxuan shook his head quickly: "I drank porridge, not roast chicken."
Lu: “…”
Where's the roast chicken?
In the evening, after Xu Yuejia returned home, Wen Ye was still packing.
We'll be staying here for half a month, so there's a lot of things we need to prepare. But we don't need to bring too many people. Yunzhi and Taozhi are enough.
As for Xu Yuxuan, I believe the Lu family already has a set of rules.
If worse comes to worst, there is still Madam Ji, an all-round madam.
Wen Ye was standing in front of the bookshelf, choosing a book carefully.
When going out with Lu, we can’t bring anything too outrageous, so we’ll just choose two travel books.
Xu Yuejia stepped into the study and saw her picking out books. She paused for a moment, walked over and asked, "You're bringing a storybook with you when you go out?"
Wen Ye shook his head: "No, I plan to find an interesting travel journal to take with me."
She remembered that she had bought some before, but she couldn't find them now.
Xu Yuejia glanced at the bookshelf filled with "The Analects" and "Three Character Classic" and said, "The travel notes are not here."
After saying this, he walked to the other side, accurately found the travel notes that Wen Ye needed from his original bookshelf, and gave it to her.
Wen Ye took it and flipped through it quickly. It was indeed a genuine travelogue.
She said, "I forgot where I put it, but you remembered it."
Turning around and putting the two travel notes into the wooden box, Wen Ye said, "Okay!"
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew from behind her. She turned around subconsciously and saw Xu Yuejia fanning her with the Luo fan she had placed beside her. Surprise flashed in her eyes and she asked, "My dear, are you in a good mood today?"
Xu Yuejia: “No.”
Wen Ye glanced at the Luo fan in his hand, which didn't quite match him, and asked, "What is this?"
It's easy for people to feel uneasy when they are served like this for no reason.
Xu Yuejia looked at her quietly and said, "Don't you feel familiar?"
Wen Ye was stunned, and then some blurry images flashed through her mind. So was there really a snail girl fanning her at night?
She thought it was a dream.
No, it’s not the Snail Girl, it should be the Snail Man.
"So, it's Langjun?"
"Um."
Wen Ye met Xu Yuejia's slightly deep eyes, swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue, and said with a deflection: "Even more beautiful."
She spoke sincerely.
Xu Yuejia: "......"
Xu Yuejia said silently: "No more?"
Wen Ye tentatively replied: "Keep going?"
This is her truest thought at this moment.
With him fanning me at night, I did sleep more comfortably.
Xu Yuejia's breathing stagnated, and she said, "Forget it."
Wen Ye tried to save the situation by saying, "I understand your intentions."
It is rare to see a man fanning his wife at night, and the emotion in Wen Ye's words was genuine.
She just speaks faster than her brain.
She rarely acted like this when she was in the Wen family before. It seemed that she was living too comfortably in the Duke's Mansion.
Xu Yuejia didn't really want to delve into it, but when his emotions/lust took over, he would inevitably behave inappropriately.
He actually remained calm for a whole day.
"I don't mean anything else." Xu Yuejia suddenly didn't know how to explain.
After a long pause, he said, "You don't have to bear any burden."
Xu Yuejia's words were cryptic, but Wen Ye still understood them.
She actually thought that she didn't understand.
To be honest, she had never expected the current scene.
Wen Ye is now even more uncertain.
The kidney exercise was going well when one of them suddenly expressed an additional idea.
Changing lanes is a dangerous thing.
Wen Ye didn't want to lie to Xu Yuejia, "I won't feel any burden, but I'm afraid that my husband won't be able to accept it."
Xu Yuejia asked back: "How do you know I can't?"
Doesn't he mind?
Wen Ye thought for a moment and said, "Then everything will remain the same as before?"
Since we are here, we should make the best of it. After all, we still have the Lu family.
And maybe Xu Yuejia will figure it out one day.
Xu Yuejia: "Okay."
Today was an accident. He didn't stay calm long enough.
He was not a greedy person before.
Although Wen Ye was used to being heartless, after this incident, she still felt some changes in Xu Yuejia.
I never thought about it this way before, and thought it was all due to Xu Yuejia's own cultivation.
Looking back now, that is not entirely true.
A silent atmosphere spread between the two of them until their eyes met again.
Xu Yuejia: "...I'll go wash up."
Wen Ye: “…”
She didn't seem to mean that.
But it's rare for someone to take the initiative.
The next morning, Xu Yuejia saw the mother and son out of the house and did not look away until they got on the sedan chair.
Duke Xu, who was standing nearby, was still mumbling to Lady Lu: "Isn't it too little to bring just these few guards? Why don't I go too?"
Lu rejected his suggestion and said, "What's missing? My second brother is not going, so why are you following him?"
Duke Xu had no choice but to take a step back: "Then come back earlier."
Wen Ye opened the curtain, glanced at Xu Yuejia first, and then urged Lu, "Sister-in-law."
Xu Yuxuan popped his head out from below and waved to Lu: "Auntie, come up quickly~"
Seeing Xu Yuxuan calling her, Lu stopped talking to Lord Xu and said, "I know what I'm doing. Don't send me off."
With the help of her maid, Lu got into the carriage without looking back.
Duke Xu: "......"
Wen Ye was still lifting the curtain, and said to the child who was squeezed into her arms, "Say goodbye to your father quickly."
Xu Yuxuan then waved to Xu Yuejia and said excitedly: "Father, let's go~"
Xu Yuejia said 'hmm', then turned his gaze to the person behind him and said, "Be careful on the road."
Wen Ye replied: "I understand."
Xu Yuxuan interrupted: "I know~"
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