Chapter 13 There is a place in Xuanji Courtyard that you cannot go to no matter what
It was still early when they came out of Jingsi Hall. Chen Ting looked at Chen Hao, who was about to follow them back to Xuanji Courtyard as if nothing had happened, and stopped: "I have nothing to do today, I will take you to the academy."
The young man looked at him in disbelief: "Brother! You just got married yesterday, how come you have nothing to do? Go accompany your sister-in-law, why are you staring at me!"
Damn it, he thought he could skip a day of class today! I had already agreed with Wei Zhiang that the two of us would skip classes and go play by the river...How come we were suddenly targeted by the eldest brother!
Chen Ting was not moved at all, and said calmly: "You also know that it was me who got married yesterday, not you."
"Get up!" he shouted in a low voice. Chen Hao, who was rolling on the ground, was frightened and stood up straight immediately.
"Brother, please let me go today... I am not feeling well and cannot go to school." Chen Hao has always had eighteen ways to avoid going to school, and it is especially useful against his aunt. Even if he can skip a morning, it will be good!
"Oh?" Chen Ting narrowed his eyes dangerously: "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
The boy rolled his eyes and pretended to hold his head and said, "I have a headache, brother. I must have caught a cold last night! Ouch, it hurts so much. I can't go to school. I have to rest for a day."
Chen Ting looked indifferent, with a hint of anger suppressed in his eyes. Chen Hao immediately turned his attention to Shen Wangshu who was watching the excitement on the side. His sister-in-law looked gentle and amiable, and spoke softly. His elder brother just led her to walk, so he must like this new sister-in-law very much...
What if I let her speak for me?
My sister-in-law must be easier to talk to than my hard-hearted brother!
Thinking of this, Chen Hao immediately turned his head and looked at Shen Wangshu pitifully: "Sister-in-law, I really don't feel well, can you help me convince my eldest brother..."
The young boy with red lips and white teeth is really irresistible when he acts coquettishly. No wonder the Duke's wife dotes on him lawless. But can Shen Wangshu be easily deceived by him?
"Brother Hao is not feeling well? This is not a coincidence." Shen Wangshu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law knows a little about medicine, and your brother knows a little about boxing. What do you want, Brother Hao?"
The expression on Chen Hao's face changed from pity to shock.
What is his gentle and amiable sister-in-law saying? What did she say with a smile? !
This is clearly a naked threat! It was nothing like what he had imagined!
The expression on Chen Hao's face was so funny that Chen Ting couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, and at the same time he was a little surprised.
The young lady looked gentle and soft, and I thought she would be coaxed by this boy, but I didn't expect such a veiled answer.
Wen Mo, the servant behind Chen Hao, covered his mouth and laughed secretly, watching his young master being escorted obediently onto the carriage to the school.
Chen Ting put his hand under the child's armpit and easily lifted him up and stuffed him into the carriage. Shen Wangshu inexplicably felt that he could also be lifted up so easily.
The child struggled to stick his face out of the carriage, gave his sister-in-law a resentful look, and was quickly caught back by Chen Ting.
Meeting the man's calm gaze, Shen Wangshu smiled and waved at him, saying, "Husband, have a safe journey."
Her smile was gentle and beautiful. The carriage had been driving out for quite some time before Chen Ting came back to his senses. He thought, it takes less than half a quarter of an hour to go back and forth from the Duke's Mansion to Xiaoshan Academy. Could something go wrong in this half a quarter of an hour? What peace is there?
Although he thought so, the slightly raised corners of his lips still revealed someone's joy.
Chen Hao looked at his elder brother's unpromising happiness and curled his lips and said, "It's just one sentence. Are you so happy? I told you many times before that I wish you a safe journey."
Chen Ting's mouth corners immediately lowered, returning to his usual dignified and indifferent look: "When I came back half a year ago, Master Liang told me that your calligraphy is like ghost paintings, not as good as the students in the enlightenment class. Today I want to go and listen to his opinion again."
Chen Hao was scared. He didn't expect that his elder brother would not spend the first day of his wedding leave with his new wife, but would check on his younger brother's academic performance.
It seems that the eldest brother has been seduced by the beauty, why is he still focusing on him?
The sky has fallen on young master.
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Both brothers went to the academy, and Shen Wangshu returned to Xuanji Courtyard with Tao Hong and Lvliu.
I had my head covered the entire time at my wedding yesterday, and I had no idea what the place where I would live in the future would be like. Today I finally had some time to take a look around.
On the way back from Jingsi Hall just now, I saw that the Duke's Mansion was full of carved beams and painted buildings, elegant and beautiful pavilions and towers, and rockery and ponds with exotic flowers and plants, which were a feast for the eyes.
Although both are courtyards, Xuanji Courtyard is much larger than Luoying Courtyard. You can’t walk around it in a whole day. No wonder the ancients could meet the required amount of exercise without leaving their homes.
Shen Wangshu turned around and ordered, "Madam Liang, ask someone to clean up the young master's residence."
We can't be perfunctory about the young master's affairs, lest we give people something to talk about later.
"Everything should be prepared according to the specifications he ordered at Hemingxuan. Make sure they are arranged exactly the same. If there is anything you are not sure about, send someone to ask more."
"Yes." Nanny Liang took the order and went to work. Shen Wangshu returned to the central hall not long after.
Xuanji Courtyard now had a mistress, and all the maids who used to be in charge here came to meet her - actually there weren't many people, as Chen Hao didn't live here on weekdays, and Chen Ting was not often at home, and when he was at home he didn't like servants to follow him, so they only left a few maids and old maids to keep the house clean.
But things are different now. Last night, the Duke's wife pointed a bunch of maids and servants over here to serve the new wife. Nanny Liang was not here, so Nanny Zhang, the old lady from Xuanji Courtyard, stepped forward and said, "Greetings, Madam. My surname is Zhang. I have been in charge of all matters of Xuanji Courtyard over the years. Madam, you can ask me anything you want to know."
The Duke's wife sent quite a number of maids, some of whom were pretty, some of whom were gorgeous and charming. It seemed that they were available for the king to choose from, and it was also a test of the new lady's temperament.
Shen Wangshu asked Aunt Zhang for her opinion and left behind eight neat and clever ones.
There were two very pretty maids among the ones who bowed their heads. One was called Mei Xue, who was tall and slender, with a pair of fox-like eyes. It was said that she had skillful hands in tying hair and doing makeup, so Shen Wangshu kept her by his side.
The other one, named Wutong, looked elegant and could read and do math. She was originally a second-class maid under the Duke's wife and was about to be promoted to first-class, so she was sent here.
Shen Wangshu now only had two maids, Taohong and Lvliu, who had not been properly trained. He needed someone experienced and capable like this. Without saying a word, he brought both of them to his side and placed the others in appropriate positions.
When he first arrived, Shen Wangshu was not in a hurry to take back the power. He still let Aunt Zhang be in charge of the Xuanji Courtyard and asked her: "What do you know about the general? Do you know what his taboos are?"
Nanny Zhang smiled and said, "Madam, you can slowly explore the general's preferences in the future, but there is a place in Xuanji Courtyard that is a forbidden place that no one except the general can enter. Madam, you must remember it."
Shen Wangshu perked up and asked, "Where?"
"There is an unmarked house behind the bamboo forest. You can't go there."
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