Sicang's words made Yun Zishu understand the situation more clearly, and she also had a clearer understanding of her goals.
She stayed in the house for two consecutive days without going out or seeing anyone. She only learned about the situation in Qingchen Residence from Aunt Ren three times a day.
In the past two days, Li Xue exchanged money for a lot of food. Anyway, she was a woman with no fingers on the spring water. She never knew the prices outside. She wanted to eat roast chicken, and the cook asked her to give her a tael of silver, so she gave it.
Already.
If you want to eat fish or shrimp, just one tael of silver.
If you want to eat honey-glazed squab, it costs one tael.
In short, as long as you want any dish, just pay for it. After the kitchen steward and the cook reported to Her Royal Highness, the money was divided equally, and everyone was happy.
During this period, Li Xue inevitably had some unpleasantness with Xiao Yunheng due to food issues. For example, fish and shrimp are two kinds of food, and Xiao Yunheng was seriously injured and could not eat them at all. But Li Xue wanted to eat, so she ignored this.
When she knew that Xiao Yunheng couldn't eat, she could only look at him with a guilty look on her face: "Brother Heng, I'm sorry, I... I don't know..."
Mrs. Side, who has always been known as gentle, considerate and considerate, actually didn't even know what her husband could and could not eat if he was seriously injured. Xiao Yunheng couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in her.
Thinking about how Li Xue had become more and more perfunctory in taking care of him these past few days, only caring about herself when it came to eating, and her disappointment growing more and more, Xiao Yunheng's attitude couldn't help but become a little cold.
After entering the mansion, he stayed in bed for nearly ten days. The doctor changed the dressings and decoctions every day. Xiao Yunheng got better day by day. Although he still needed to rest, he could barely get out of bed and walk around.
On this day, with Li Xue's support, Xiao Yunheng walked all the way from Qingchen Residence and arrived at Qifeng Hall to see Yun Zishu.
"I want to see Yun Zishu." Xiao Yunheng stood at the foot of the stone steps, looking at the maid guarding outside, with a natural order in his tone, "You go in and pass the message."
The maids standing outside the door seemed not to hear.
Xiao Yunheng frowned and looked at them with displeasure: "Are they all mute?"
"Young Master Xiao has not recovered from his injuries, and you can't wait to show off your power?" Leng Yue walked out of the palace and looked at Xiao Yunheng calmly, "Why are you so angry at the maids when you have nothing to do?"
Xiao Yunheng looked at her coldly: "I want to see Yun Zishu."
He deliberately emphasized the words "this consort" in his tone, intending to emphasize that he and Yun Zishu are still husband and wife. Even if he is seriously injured, and even if he temporarily lives in the princess mansion, he is still the male master here.
"The prince-in-law has come at a bad time." Leng Yue looked at the sky, and it was just after noon. "Her Royal Highness the Princess is taking a lunch break. If the prince-in-law is willing to wait, just stand here and wait for a while. If not, then go back to Qingchen Residence and wait.
When Her Royal Highness the Princess wakes up, she will summon the Prince Consort again."
The implication is very clear. Now the master of the princess's house is the direct princess Yun Zishu. No matter whether you are the consort or the prince Xiao, it is not easy to see the princess. You must abide by the rules.
Whether you are willing to see him or not depends on the mood of the princess.
"Why are you, a maid, so unruly?" Li Xue said unfairly, "Yun Zishu——"
As soon as the words came out, thinking of the slap she received last time, Li Xue paused and quickly changed her words: "I mean, Her Royal Highness the Princess and Brother Heng are husband and wife after all. Even if Brother Heng did something wrong in the past, he is sincere now.
To apologize, I hope that Your Highness the Princess will be magnanimous and not argue with Brother Heng. From now on, husband and wife will treat each other as guests and treat each other as equals, wouldn't it be good?"
"Respect each other as guests, and treat each other with eyebrows?" Leng Yue smiled lightly, "Didn't Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Side do a good job? It seems that they really treated each other with eyebrows. My princess did not want to disturb the love between you two, so she took Mrs. Side into the house.
From now on, the two of you will cultivate your relationship well and no one will bother you."
Li Xue's expression changed. She also wanted to raise a case with Brother Heng without anyone interrupting her.
But Qingchenju is too shabby, and it doesn’t matter what she wants. She has endured this kind of life for so many days, and she wants to continue to endure it?
"Her Royal Highness the Princess is taking a lunch break. No one is allowed to disturb her." Leng Yue said, "You two should go back first."
Xiao Yunheng looked at this bold maid coldly, standing here waiting? Go back to Qingchen Residence and wait for Yun Zishu to summon her?
Did Yun Zishu regard him as a minister or a subordinate?
"I'm here to sue for peace with her." Xiao Yunheng had to lower his body, "Please go and inform her and say that I come with sincerity and there are some things I want to say to her face to face."
"The princess is taking a nap, Mr. Xiao, don't you understand?" Leng Yue frowned, with a cold and distant attitude, "Young master Xiao insists on seeing the princess now, does he mean to ask me to wake the princess up? He won't even let her take a nap.
Is this what Young Master Xiao calls sincerity?"
Xiao Yunheng was speechless by her, and he almost couldn't get up since he was holding his breath in his lungs.
Leng Yue ignored him and turned around to return to the palace.
Li Xue said weakly: "Brother Heng."
Xiao Yunheng stared coldly at Leng Yue's back and hesitated for a moment: "Yun Zishu will take a nap for up to half an hour. Let's wait here for a while."
It's not a short walk back to Qingchen Residence from here, and the round trip is still a bit strenuous for his current body.
Standing here and waiting can actually show his sincerity.
Although it was uncomfortable just standing like this, he could bear it. The most painful period was over, and the pain he felt now was nothing.
Seeing this, Li Xue could only nod.
It's just that although the climate is comfortable in the spring season, it's obviously not comfortable to stand in the sun for a long time. Especially in the past two days, the weather has been getting hotter, and it feels like early summer is coming.
Li Xue couldn't bear it after standing for a while. During this time, she took care of Xiao Yunheng and did everything by herself. She was already a little tired, and her skin looked haggard and duller than before. If she was exposed to the sun again, I'm afraid it would affect her appearance even more in the future.
.
So Li Xue turned around and looked at Xiao Yunheng hesitantly: "Brother Heng."
Xiao Yunheng looked at her.
"Let me help you sit over there." Li Xue pointed to the corridor, "Let's sit over there for a while to avoid being dazzled by the sun."
Xiao Yunheng looked at the direction she pointed and said calmly: "Sit on the ground?"
Li Xue choked: "I..."
"I am also a young master of the Xiao family, and you want me to sit on the ground like a beggar?" His tone was slightly cold, "Does it make sense for people to see you?"
Li Xue's eyes were slightly red, she lowered her head and said, "I...I'm just worried that Brother Heng won't be able to stand it if he stands for a long time..."
"Okay, why are you crying? What did I say to you?" Xiao Yunheng was impatient, crying at every turn, and getting annoyed just looking at him, "If you want to stand, be respectful, if you want to sit, be upright. The ancient sages taught us to stand with the right posture.
I'm just telling you some principles of behavior and dealing with things, I'm not blaming you."
Li Xue bit her lip, with a slightly aggrieved taste: "I...I know, Brother Heng, don't be angry with me."
If Xiao Yunheng did this in the past, as soon as her eyes turned red and her aggrieved and forbearing expression appeared, he would immediately feel so distressed that he would almost always respond to her request.
Li Xue used this trick to coax Xiao Yunheng into a state of elation and despair.