This time, she was unable to pull her hand back, and then she saw him holding her hand with one hand, and gently kneading her knuckles with the other.
"You've been wiping for a long time, are your hands tired?"
Qiao Yuyan was still kneeling on the Arhat bed, and Wen Tingyuan was still sitting. Looking from her angle, she could see the row of long eyelashes on his slightly drooped eyelashes and his serious expression.
There was a slight numbness on her knuckles, and Qiao Yuyan felt as if a puppy was gently biting her. However, it didn't feel like biting on her fingers, but rather like biting somewhere in her heart.
Grinding.
This made her feel restless and her fingers trembled slightly.
"What's wrong?" Wen Tingyuan seemed to notice something strange about her, and raised his eyes to ask her in confusion.
Qiao Yuyan quickly pulled her hand back, glanced at her, and blurted out, "The window is not closed tightly, it's a bit cold."
After saying that, he quickly got to the ground and said, "I'm going to ask someone to bring a smoke cage over. It's getting late, so go to bed early!"
After saying that, he felt that it would not be a good idea to settle in early, but then he changed his mind. It was just that he was not used to it here. He was so open and honest that he didn't think much about it at all.
Thinking about it this way, Qiao Yuyan felt that it was ridiculous that she was so nervous right now.
By the time Wen Tingyuan's hair was dry, it was indeed getting late.
Qiao Yuyan yawned and lay on the bed still wrapped in her quilt.
I just closed my eyes and waited for a long time, but couldn't fall asleep. Maybe I drank too much tea as Wen Tingyuan said.
I don’t know where he got the tea, but it tasted exactly like the wild Lushan Yunwu he drank in Jiangzhou.
For her, it was the taste of her previous life, and she didn't expect that she could still drink it.
Back in Wen Tingyuan's small courtyard of the Xu family, she tasted two plates of tea cakes and a pot of Lushan Yunwu, which was enough to kill an entire afternoon.
Even now, this is still the most pleasant smell in her memory.
But because of the familiar taste, she drank a little more and fell asleep.
The room was very dark at the moment, with only the dim light coming from outside falling into the tent, and those faint lights slowly sinking like dust.
In the darkness, my hearing became more sensitive than usual.
She could hear the shallow breathing of Wen Tingyuan, who was lying not far from her.
In the past few days, they slept in the same bed, but he slept outside, lying on his back, sleeping in a regular posture. When Qiao Yuyan woke up the day before yesterday, she found that he was still in the same position, as if he had been moving all night.
But Qiao Yuyan knew that she didn't sleep well at night. Every day after going to bed, she turned her back to him and leaned as close to the bed as possible.
However, when she woke up the next morning, she was still sleeping haphazardly with her arms and legs spread out.
Fortunately, Wen Tingyuan didn't mention this even a word, probably because he didn't care much, or maybe it was because of his self-cultivation.
With all these messy things in her head one after another, Qiao Yuyan felt that she seemed to be more awake.
I couldn't stay in the same position while I was awake, and soon I started to feel numb in my hands and legs.
But she couldn't keep turning over.
What does it mean to be alone and alone, lying on the same bed with her moving around all the time?
Although logically speaking, Wen Tingyuan should not think wrongly, but it is not good.
Qiao Yuyan thought about it, and she felt more and more uncomfortable lying down. What was even more frightening was that she felt more energetic.
"Tell you not to drink too much tea at night."
Qiao Yuyan was startled when she suddenly remembered his voice behind her, and then she felt a wave of heat spread from the back of her head to her cheeks, "You... why aren't you asleep yet!"
"I heard you weren't asleep." Wen Tingyuan's voice was a little hoarse than usual, probably because he had been lying down for so long.
"I……"
Qiao Yuyan was just about to say something to make the atmosphere less awkward, when Wen Tingyuan's hand patted her back.
Very light and gentle.
Once, then again.
"Okay, go to sleep! Turn over if you want. Only when you lie down is comfortable can you sleep."
When he said this, Qiao Yuyan heard the faint smile in his tone.
It was the same smile as when I took her to buy candied haws on a stick.
The heat on her face slowly subsided, the chaotic thoughts in her mind slowly disappeared, and her whole body relaxed.
Fortunately, she was so nervous here. In fact, in Wen Tingyuan's eyes, she was still just a child!
This was the last thought in Qiao Yuyan's head before she fell asleep.
Wen Tingyuan heard her breathing become gentle and long, and slowly put down his hand.
He half raised his body, using the light coming from outside the tent, he saw the girl's sleeping face, and smiled silently.
When I woke up early the next morning, it was already bright outside and the people next to me had already gotten up.
Qiao Yuyan quickly got up, opened the curtain, and saw the tall figure behind the screen, "What time is it? Why didn't you call me?"
"Just when I was about to call you, you woke up on your own." There was a hint of smile in Wen Tingyuan's voice, which made people feel relaxed.
Outside, Qixi and Pinlan heard the commotion and came in holding toiletries.
After breakfast, the two of them went to Yi'anju together. Just as Wen Tingyuan said, they arrived neither early nor late. They were not as good as the diligent Mrs. Wen who was always diligent, but they arrived a little earlier than the sisters-in-law.
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From today on, she can no longer be considered a bride. Serving Mrs. Wen for meals is a necessary task.
The other sisters-in-law were not polite to her either, and they were doing different things tacitly.
After saying goodbye, Wen Tingyuan went to the front yard and said he had something to discuss with Wen Qiongyu.
Qiao Yuyan stayed to accompany Mrs. Wen, and Mrs. Third and Mrs. Fifth were also there.
The third wife, Mrs. Zhou, has an outgoing temperament, loves to talk and be lively. Mrs. Wen dotes on her very much and spends her time with her on weekdays.
The fifth wife, Mrs. Lin, is only in her thirties. She is completely opposite to Mrs. Zhou. She is shy, talks too much and will blush.
Qiao Yuyan knew that she and the fifth master Wen Qiongxu were very affectionate. Both of them loved reading. Apart from Wen Tingyuan, the fifth master was the only one who did not have a concubine. However, they had a bad relationship and only had one daughter.
It seems that Mrs. Wen was very dissatisfied with Mrs. Lin because of this. In her previous life, Qiao Yuyan once caught Mrs. Lin secretly crying over this matter.
Here, Qiao Yuyan secretly observed their interactions. When Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Wen were talking lively, she listened quietly.
When Ms. Lin rarely opened her mouth and blushed, she would smile and join in the conversation.
His attitude was tepid, neither humble nor overbearing, which surprised Mrs. Wen.
When the maid served the second refreshment, Zhou suddenly asked Qiao Yuyan with a smile, "Sixth brother's homework, and the outside business, I'm afraid I have to leave it to my sixth brother and sister to help take care of it, right?"