Every time she talked with Wen Ye, Xu Yuejia felt that she could always find some differences between her and others.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Wen Ye asked back: "Could it be that you are willing?"
Xu Yuejia: “…” He was unwilling too.
Xu Yuejia stared at her son who was eating meat, and after a few breaths of silence, she said, "It's better to find a good enlightenment teacher as soon as possible."
Wen Ye raised the corner of his lips, touched Xu Yuxuan's head seriously and said: "Xuan'er, look how much your father loves you."
I don't think I'm gloating at all.
Xu Yuxuan didn't quite understand what was said. He just felt that his mother's smile was very strange, just after his father came.
Since they had returned home anyway, Wen Ye couldn't just let Xu Yuejia sit there and watch her and Xu Yuxuan eat the hot pot, so she asked Yunzhi to bring a new set of bowls and chopsticks as well as sesame sauce for dipping.
Wen Ye said, "My dear, have some too. The bone soup base is suitable for your habits."
Xu Yuejia didn't refuse: "Thank you."
However, before eating, Xu Yuejia went to the inner room and changed into casual clothes.
Wen Ye felt a little regretful. She hadn't even had time to enjoy it and it was taken off like this.
It was a rare occasion for the family of three to sit together for a meal. Wen Ye was so kind as to boil a piece of meat for Xu Yuejia and said, "My dear, please try it."
Xu Yuejia didn't know what Wen Ye meant by this, so she just looked at her steadily.
Wen Ye explained: "My dear, don't think too much. Isn't Xuan'er here?"
Hearing this, Xu Yuejia glanced at Xu Yuxuan who was staring at him without blinking, and then nodded towards Wen Yewei to indicate that he understood.
Wen Ye then heated another piece for Xu Yuxuan so that he wouldn't have to worry about the piece in Xu Yuejia's bowl later.
Although Xu Yuejia suddenly returned home for Xu Yuxuan, he finally accepted her actions.
Just for this reason, it was worth it for Wen Ye to boil a piece of meat for him.
Of course, just one piece, no more.
After hearing the rumor, Lu and her two sons, who had hurried back from the Ding'an Marquis Mansion, caught a glimpse of this scene outside the main courtyard gate. Lu stopped and signaled with her eyes that the maids in the courtyard who saw her were not allowed to go in to report.
However, Xu Jinglin smelled the fragrance in the air and opened his mouth to say something, but Xu Jingrong skillfully covered his mouth.
Xu Jinglin: "Wuwuwu!" "Brother, why are you covering my mouth? Don't you want to eat?"
Xu Jingrong glared at him: Of course I want to eat it, but I love my butt more!
Didn't you see that mother didn't even let anyone in to inform them? It was obvious that she didn't want to disturb Second Aunt, Second Uncle, and Xuandi's family of three from having a meal.
Lu didn't care about the quarrel between the two brothers, but she approved of her elder son's timely stopping the younger son's behavior, and then said to Nanny Xian: "Let's go back."
Nanny Xi whispered, "Madam, didn't you come back in such a hurry just to see the Second Madam and the Young Master?"
Lu smiled and said, "Zitan is here. What am I going to do in there? Let's go back to the main courtyard."
She and the Duke had a childhood sweetheart relationship, and the Duke loved her and did not take a concubine. Therefore, she naturally saw some things more clearly than others.
Xu Yuejia didn't eat much. After the meal, he said, "The case is not yet concluded. I will probably have to stay in the Ministry of Justice for a few days."
The Ministry of Justice has rooms prepared for officials of different ranks to rest temporarily. In the past, when there were major cases, Xu Yuejia would often spend the night there.
Wen Ye naturally had no objection. She put down her chopsticks and said, "Then go ahead, my dear."
Xu Yuejia put on her purple robe again, and before leaving, she suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Wen Ye, and suddenly said, "I rode back home in a hurry today, and I'm sure many people saw it. If you need it, you can add fuel to the fire."
Wen Ye was stunned for a moment before she understood what Xu Yuejia meant. Her tone was full of surprise: "My dear, do you mind?"
Xu Yuejia said calmly, "You and I are husband and wife, why would you mind? Besides, I am the one who benefits from this, right?"
The look he gave Wen Ye seemed to be saying: What will happen if I continue to care about this?
Xu Yuejia retracted his gaze, put on his official hat, turned around, stepped over the threshold, his posture upright, and his figure gradually faded into the distance.
For the first time, Wen Ye began to take Xu Yuejia seriously. He originally thought that he was just a conservative young man, but he didn't expect...
Wen Ye didn't look away until the man disappeared. He said to Yun Zhi, "Go and call Liu Ya over."
Yunzhi bowed: "Yes."
Since Xu Yuejia doesn't mind, Wen Ye will of course accept his kindness in releasing him.
The incident of Jiang family's eldest lady Li injuring Duke Wen's wife and scaring the young master to tears has not yet passed. The story that Xu Yuejia forgot to change her official robes and rode back home after hearing the news that day has spread from somewhere.
When people heard about this, there were some with complex, subtle, and unwilling emotions in their eyes.
How come Wen is so lucky that all good things happen to her?
No matter how things are
When the news got out, many powerful people in Lanjing knew that Xu Yuejia treated his new stepwife differently. Privately, they began to plan to be more gentle and friendly when they met Wen again at banquets in the future.
Just as Xu Yuejia said, he soon gained a reputation for loving his wife, and as for Wen Ye, people were jealous and mostly felt that she was just lucky and had a good life.
In response, Wen Ye said, "Whatever you want to do. You like it so much, right? I can only look at it but not eat it. I'm so happy for you."
However, because of the little bit of affection between her and Xu Yuejia, less than half a day after the news spread, Lord Jiang forcibly dragged Madam Jiang Li, who was lying dead in front of the Changnan Marquis Mansion, back to the mansion.
When Wen Ye heard Taozhi's report, Li had already been confined by Lord Jiang, who said that she was not allowed to go out and embarrass herself.
After Taozhi finished her narration, she said angrily: "It seems that only Lord Jiang suffered no loss at all."
Wen Ye asked her to calm down, and then said: "The case is not over yet, don't jump to conclusions yet."
Taozhi was puzzled: "If the son commits a crime, will it also implicate the father?"
Wen Ye said vaguely: "Maybe?"
sheep
Lord Jiang has more than one son, the eldest son. Seeing that there is little hope of saving the man, he naturally does not want to cause trouble for the Li family and offend the Duke's Mansion again.
This time the Duke's Mansion doesn't care, but what about next time?
Lord Jiang was very angry in his mansion. People say that one should marry a virtuous wife, but he married a crazy woman.
He directly ordered the housekeeper standing in the hall: "Don't let Li out without my permission!"
The housekeeper replied hesitantly, "Yes," and after thinking for a while, he said, "But the young master is still kneeling in the yard."
Lord Jiang said angrily: "Put him under house arrest as well!"
This little son has always been stupid, and Lord Jiang has never liked him and has ignored him for many years.
Anyway, the Jiang family has no shortage of sons. Although the eldest legitimate son has been deposed, in Lord Jiang's heart, the most proud ones are still the other illegitimate sons.
When Aunt Xu heard this, she was looking after her grandson in the eldest daughter-in-law's room.
After listening to the maid's report, Aunt Xu curled her lips and said to her eldest daughter-in-law Wen: "Your uncle is still so ruthless in doing things."
There is clearly still plenty of room for maneuver, but people are forced into a desperate situation.
Li was his legally married wife, and now that she had been humiliated by him like this, how could she face others in the future?
Wen did not dare to talk about the elders casually, and only said:
I'm afraid my aunt will have a hard time in the future."
Before Wen got married, her father and brothers told her about the Jiang family's eldest uncle through her mother.
If the old lady of the Jiang family had not passed away and the two brothers of the Jiang family had separated a long time ago, her father would not have agreed to this marriage.
Now it seems that her father's worries were correct.
Fortunately, her parents-in-law were people who could distinguish right from wrong, and they did not take over her uncle's family's mess just because of their blood relationship.
"Don't worry about her. She did it all by herself. If I were Li, I would have found a few people to beat up your uncle."
Mrs. Wen: “…” No wonder my father-in-law is willing to be 'seriously ill'.
After sighing, Aunt Xu whispered in her daughter-in-law's ear: "I heard that the woman your uncle kept outside gave birth to another son."
Mrs. Wen: “…” Her mother-in-law said this to her again.
When she first got married, Wen was relieved to find that her mother-in-law was a dignified and kind person.
However, within a few months, she found that the breathing in her chest had loosened earlier.
My mother-in-law is a good one, but she is often at a loss for words.
This simple murder case was easy to handle and the result came out within a few days. The perpetrator Jiang Ming was directly sentenced to death by beheading, and the people who instigated Jiang Ming were exiled to varying degrees after the evidence was verified.
Originally, the emperor would not have intervened in such a small case, but because it involved the official's son, he paid some attention to it. Who would have thought that Lord Jiang thought that since he had caused a sensation in the city by confining Li, the Duke's Mansion would not blame him.
Who would have thought that this matter would reach the ears of the emperor? Everyone in the Shengjing noble families knew that the late emperor had treated the current empress dowager and the emperor's first wife and son harshly.
After the new emperor ascended the throne, what he hated most was those court officials who treated his first wife coldly and ignored his legitimate son.
This Lord Jiang is really brave, he even dares to provoke the dragon's wrath.
Lord Jiang certainly knew this, he just didn't expect the situation to develop beyond his expectations, to the point that even the emperor in the palace heard about it.
By the time he learned about this, the decree to demote him was about to arrive at the palace.
He was demoted several levels and became a minor official of the sixth rank with no real power. This was because the emperor gave him some face because he and the Marquis of Changnan were brothers from the same father and mother.
In this kind of situation, no one with any brains would come forward to plead for Lord Jiang. Those who were on good terms with the Jiang family wanted to stay away from them.
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What was dramatic was that Lord Jiang's legitimate wife, Li, became emboldened by the emperor's decree and regained the final say in the mansion. In the end, it was Lord Jiang who was confined to the mansion.
When Deng Wenye knew about this, she was directing a few servants to build a swing.
Taozhi said she was tired. She took a glass of water from her sister Yunzhi and asked slowly, "Madam, are you still listening?"
Wen Ye said without hesitation: "Let's watch them build the autumn camp together."
Taozhi: “…” Then her inquiries were in vain.
Yunzhi, who was standing by, couldn't help but curl her lips when she saw this.
Wen Ye stood in front of the two of them with a smile on his face.
As the saying goes, raise soldiers for a while before they are needed. She asked Taozhi to send some food over from time to time, just for today.
Look how enthusiastically they are working now.
The swing was set up under the porch. According to Wen Ye's request, a legless chair was made and then a soft cushion was tied on it so that no one would be bothered when sitting on it.
Xu Yuxuan had never seen a swing, and there was no swing in the main courtyard, so Lu was afraid it was unsafe.
There was even less in the East Courtyard. Xu Jingrong didn't like playing this, thinking that only girls would like it. As for Xu Jinglin, he only cared about eating.
So Xu Yuxuan kept circling around the half-built swing, his eyes sparkling with curiosity and love for new things.
After a while, he called Dada to run to Wen Ye, pointed at the swing and then at himself, raised his head and asked, "Mother? Me?"
Wen Ye smiled and shook her head, saying ruthlessly: "Mother did this for her own amusement. It has nothing to do with you."
Xu Yuxuan became anxious when he heard this, and immediately reached out to hug Wen Ye's calf, calling softly: "Mother~"
Wen Ye snorted, "This trick doesn't work on me."
If it was Lu, she would have fallen into Xu Yuxuan's "aunt-in-law" trap long ago.
Xu Yuxuan was dumbfounded, this was the only trick he knew.
Unable to think of any other solution, he had to continue holding Wen Ye's leg tightly.
Calling again and again: "Mother~Mother~Mother..."
Lian Yunzhi and Taozhi both felt that the young master was a little pitiful, but Wen Ye remained unmoved. As soon as the swing was ready, she had someone carry Xu Yuxuan away, and she sat on it herself, swinging slightly.
Xu Yuxuan called her "mother" several times, but failed to evoke even a bit of maternal love from her.
It's still a bit cold in winter, so when spring and autumn comes
In early summer, put a table nearby, put some food and tea on it, and read a storybook while enjoying the autumn breeze from time to time.
It feels wonderful just thinking about it.
Wen Ye was wishful thinking. Xu Yuxuan, who failed to sit on the swing, had tears welling up in his eyes. His little mouth twitched, but he didn't cry out loud.
Nanny Ji stood aside in fear, she couldn't understand why the Second Madam couldn't give way to the young master, it was just a swing.
Besides, the west yard is so spacious, we can even build a second one.
Wen Ye swung slowly for a while before landing on the ground. She stopped and waved to a child with red eyes: "Come here."
Nanny Ji was still standing up for Xu Yuxuan in her heart. She thought that after this incident, the young master might treat the Second Madam coldly for a couple of days, but she never expected that the Second Madam would just say two words in a casual tone: "Come here."
The young master's mouth was no longer stiff, and his expression was no longer aggrieved. He walked over with small steps, as if what had just happened had never happened.
Still sweetly called the second wife: "Mother~"
Nanny Ji said: “…” She couldn’t understand it at all.
Wen Ye sat on the swing, reached out and touched Xu Yuxuan's chubby face and asked, "Do you want to sit?"
Xu Yuxuan's eyes regained their brightness and he nodded like a rattle: "Xuan'er wants to sit!"
Wen Ye suddenly sighed: "But this is a swing that my mother took great pains to make, and I want to sit on it forever, so why should I give it to you?"
Xu Yuxuan tilted his head and thought of a sentence: "Are you the mother?"
Wen Ye retorted righteously: "You are still my son, why don't you give way to me?"
Xu Yuxuan opened her mouth slightly, but it was unclear what she said.
Wen Ye continued: "However, if you really want to sit, it's not impossible."
Xu Yuxuan immediately moved closer to her, with an expression of "you say, I listen".
Wen Ye bent slightly, looked at Xu Yuxuan in the eye and said, "I spent a lot of money to make this swing. You don't pay anything and just want to sit on it for free?"
"Silver?"
Xu Yuxuan had no idea about silver, but he still knew it was a good thing.
I don't know what the child was thinking, but he turned around and ran to Madam Ji, dragging her out, shouting, "Go back! Go back!"
Nanny Ji didn't know what had happened to the young master all of a sudden. She looked at the second wife and saw that she didn't say anything, so she could only bless her husband.
He took his leave, bent down, picked up Xu Yuxuan, and went back to the main courtyard as he wished.
The New Year is coming soon. There are many things to do before the New Year, and Lu is not often at home. She needs to go to various farms outside the capital to check the accounts. Although it only happens once a year, the Duke's Mansion is a large family and business, and it will take seven or eight days to finish.
Xu Yuxuan lived in the left wing of the main courtyard. When Nanny Ji brought him back, Lu had been out for more than an hour. Both Nanny Xian and the maids Qingmei and Baimei had taken him away.
Even if Nanny Ji wanted to complain, she had nowhere to go.
Xu Yuxuan returned to his room, immediately asked Nanny Ji to put him down, and then ran towards the bed.
Xu Yuxuan kicked off his little leather boots, climbed onto the bed, and after a while pulled out a small jewel box from inside.
When Nanny Ji saw it, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "When did the young master hide this box in the bed?"
Even she didn't know.
The small box contained the New Year's money that Mrs. Lu and Duke Xu gave to Xu Yuxuan every year, as well as the occasional pocket money they gave him on weekdays.
Even though Xu Yuxuan had no money to spend now, he still had to give Lu some money. If he didn't, he would feel like something was missing.
Nanny Ji used to think the same as Lu, but now, she suddenly had a premonition...
Perhaps it was Nanny Ji's reaction that made Xu Yuxuan feel a secret sense of accomplishment, and at this moment he looked a little proud.
Xu Yuxuan held the small golden box and waited for Nanny Ji to put on his shoes. As soon as they were done, he said, "Let's go find mother!"
When Nanny Ji heard this, her expression became complicated, but she didn't say anything. She just followed Xu Yuxuan's request and carried him to the west courtyard again.
In the west courtyard, after Nanny Ji and Xu Yuxuan and their group left.
Taozhi tried to hold back, but couldn't help asking, "Madam, are you trying to cheat Young Master Yin Zihua?"
Wen Ye glanced at her and said, "What do you mean by deceiving? How can it be called deceiving when a son takes the initiative to be filial to his mother?"
Taozhi: "...Madam, I can't say anything better than you."
Wen Ye took a piece of cake and ate it while sighing, "Being so strong that you have no rivals is also a kind of loneliness."
Peach branches are full of shock.
Yunzhi waited silently by the side without saying a word.
But in my heart I was thinking, Taozhi, why are you messing with the Madam?
Wen Ye ate a small plate of snacks and finally waited for Nanny Ji to come back carrying Xu Yuxuan.
Xu Yuxuan and Bei Wenye were still sitting on the swing. Their anxious expressions disappeared instantly. They held the small golden box and walked straight to the swing with small steps, one deep and one shallow.
Walking towards Wen Ye.
He wouldn't even let Nanny Ji help him.
Fortunately, the ground had been cleaned and was smooth and dry, otherwise I would have fallen twice.
"Mother, here!" Xu Yuxuan walked up to Wen Ye and handed over the small jewel box with both hands, saying, "Silver!"
Wen Ye took the small box, but did not open it immediately. Instead, she said, "It really is there."
She glanced at Nanny Ji who was approaching.
Nanny Ji understood and immediately explained, "This was hidden by the young master himself in the bed. I was not aware of it."
Wen Ye was a little surprised after hearing this, and then he tapped Xu Yuxuan's head and said, "I didn't expect you to know how to hide your private money at such a young age. You are amazing, kid."
Wen Ye suddenly thought of the gold and silver leaves that Xu Yuejia had sent to the west courtyard before, and finally understood.
It turns out that it was inherited from my biological father.
Xu Yuxuan didn't know what Wen Ye meant, but he vaguely heard that it was a compliment to him, so he smiled widely. Wen Ye: "...Then I'll open it."
Xu Yuxuan nodded his head heavily, without a trace of reluctance on his face.
Taozhi, who was listening at the side, always felt that the lady's tone just now was like the wolf grandmother in the Little Red Riding Hood story she had told her and Yunzhi before.
The small brocade box has no lock, only a hidden button, and can be opened easily.
"So many." Wen Ye looked at the little golden pig in the brocade box and the silver horns stuck in the cracks. The little golden pig was probably made by Lu specifically for Xu Yuxuan, and was used as a red envelope on birthdays or New Year's Day.
You know what, this little golden pig looks quite similar to Xu Yuxuan.
Wen Ye secretly compared the two.
"Mother, do you like it?" Xu Yuxuan leaned closer and asked with his head raised.
Although Wen Ye is not as obsessed with money in this life as she was in her previous life, but now there is a box of little golden pigs in front of her. She is not a saint who has renounced all emotions and desires, so how can she not like it?
So she nodded and admitted: "Mother likes it, but these are yours, Xuan'er."
Xu Yuxuan thought that Wen Ye didn't want it, so he couldn't sit on the swing, so he immediately became anxious: "Give it to mother, mother wants it!"
Finally, he added: "Xuan'er, don't do it!"
Wen Ye originally just wanted to cheat... um, to tease Xu Yuxuan for a few dimes. After all, life needs some fun to be interesting.
She didn't expect that Xu Yuxuan would give her a box of little golden pigs at the first opportunity, which made her feel a little bit reluctant.
When he grows up and recalls this scene today, he will probably feel very regretful.
Wen Ye couldn't bear it anymore and immediately closed the box, turned around and handed it to Yun Zhi, and said earnestly: "Put it together with the previous ones, keep it safe."
Yunzhi held the brocade box in her hands, looking at a loss.
Madam really cheated the young master out of his money.
When Xu Yuxuan saw Wen Ye put it away, he quickly looked at the swing she was sitting on, showing his greed. Wen Ye immediately said generously: "Come and sit on mother's lap, mother will take you to fly!"
Xu Yuxuan was still young, so it was impossible for him to sit on the swing alone, so Wen Ye had to hold him on her lap and swing from side to side.
Wen Ye held him in her arms with one hand and held the rope of Qiu Gan with the other. There was no need for the maid to push him. She just kicked twice with her feet and the child in her arms started laughing.
Wen Ye was also happy, as she got a box of little golden pigs.
She was so happy.
Xu Yuxuan didn't feel much after losing the box of little golden pigs.
But he felt the warmth from his mother.
He likes it very much.
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