Jiang Yingxue returned to her room full of worries.
Ping'er saw that she was worried, so he quickly poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to her hand.
With the hot tea in her stomach, Jiang Yingxue gradually gathered her thoughts, "Ping'er, you heard what my cousin said just now! It seems that Jade didn't lie to us."
"What the girl means is..."
"You can ask someone in private to find out why the second lady is so 'sick'?"
"Girl, do you suspect that the Second Madam is ill because of another hidden reason?"
Jiang Yingxue pursed her lips, then looked at Ping'er solemnly and said, "When I was in Yimei Garden in the morning, I felt that the atmosphere between the eldest girl and the second girl in the Hou Mansion was not right. Moreover, last night I said I would take the time to go to the second table.
When my sister-in-law visited me, Feicui's face looked a little weird. I always felt that this matter might have something to do with the older girls. Otherwise, Feicui wouldn't have told us to be wary of older girls. And today's cousin's words further prove this point - Hou Mansion
This big girl is by no means a simple person."
Ping'er's heart twisted at Jiang Yingxue's words.
"Is my cousin here?" A voice suddenly sounded outside the house.
Ping'er was startled, but fortunately Jiang Yingxue was very calm, "Come in."
After a while, the curtain moved and Mi Yue walked in with a smile, "Miss Cousin, my girl said that this white porcelain plum vase is best suited for holding red plums, so I specially asked my slave to bring it to you."
"How embarrassing is this?" Jiang Yingxue stood up hurriedly.
Mi Yue curved her lips and smiled, handing the white porcelain plum vase into Ping'er's hand, and then smiled and said to Jiang Yingxue, "My cousin, please accept it quickly. You are the elder of my girl, and this is what my girl treats you."
A little thought."
"Then please thank Sister Wu for me when you go back later." Jiang Yingxue looked at Miyue gratefully and said.
"Yes, I have remembered this." Mi Yue responded calmly, and then she blessed Jiang Ying Yue and then left.
Jiang Yingyue looked at the shiny white porcelain plum vase in Ping'er's hand and made a decision in her heart.
Regardless of Xie Wu's intentions for showing her kindness, she must not offend Xie Wu. On the contrary, she must take this opportunity to get closer to her.
At the end of the Youshi period, Xie Zheng finally came back.
What surprised him was that Xie Wu was also there.
"Father." Seeing him, Xie Wu stood up and saluted him.
Xie Zheng smiled and let Mrs. Chen take off his cloak. Then, he raised his feet and sat on the chair. Seeing that Xie Wu was still standing, he waved his hand to her and motioned her to sit down, "Used
Dinner?"
Xie Wu nodded, "I've used it."
Wu Qing served tea for the two of them, and then left.
Xie Zheng took the tea and blew it, then said, "Do you have something to tell me?"
Xie Wu nodded again.
"You are really waiting for me here specially!" Xie Zheng glanced at Mrs. Chen with a smile, and then put the tea cup in his hand back on the table.
Mrs. Chen also smiled and looked back at Xie Zheng and said, "No, you came here early in the morning and helped me sort out the accounts for a long time."
"Ledger? Did mother give you the house's ledger?" Xie Zheng said in surprise.
He left early today, so he didn't go to Ronghua Courtyard to pay his respects. Therefore, he didn't know that Aunt Zhu had brought the house steward to pay homage to Mrs. Chen today.
Mrs. Chen smiled and nodded, her slender phoenix eyes so gentle that they seemed to be able to water, she said, "Mother Zhu said that my mother has not been feeling well lately, so she asked me to temporarily help take care of the chores in the house."
"Then you have to have some snacks. If you are undecided, just...ahem..." Xie Zheng raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed twice. Then, he simply turned his face to Xie Wu, "Ah Wu,
If you have time, you can provide advice to your mother."
"By the way, what do you want to say to me?" Xie Zheng said with a smile. After speaking, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Mom, Grandma Luo made plum blossom cakes today, and they should be out of the pan now. Why don't you go get some for Dad to try?" Xie Wu looked at Mrs. Chen and said with a smile.
"Wu Qing..." Mrs. Chen called out Wu Qing's name, but Xie Wu suddenly interrupted her.
"Mother should go in person."
Mrs. Chen was stunned for a moment.
Fortunately, Wu Qing reacted quickly, "What the girl is saying is, madam, don't you have something else to tell Aunt Luo?" After saying that, she did not forget to wink at Mrs. Chen.
No matter how slow Mr. Chen is, he will react now.
Ah Wu has something to say to Brother Zheng alone!
"Yes, then I'll go out first." Chen said and stood up.
"The road is slippery, mother, be careful on the road." Xie Wu said again.
"Okay, I understand." Mrs. Chen nodded, then held Wu Qing's hand and left the room.
"Even your mother is leaving. It seems that what you want to say is very important?" Xie Zheng put down the tea cup and looked at Xie Wu attentively.
Xie Wu smiled, picked up the teapot and refilled Xie Zheng's tea, and then said with a faint smile, "Does father know that there is an extra cousin in the house?"
Xie Zheng frowned, "What's the matter?"
"Nothing, I just heard that my cousin might stay in the house for a long time." Xie Wu added.
"Okay, stop beating around the bush with me and tell me what you have to say." Xie Zheng said and picked up the tea cup again.
"Has father thought about taking a concubine?"
"Ahem..." Xie Zheng suddenly choked on the tea in his mouth. He couldn't hold the teacup in his hand and splashed all over himself. However, he didn't care about it. He didn't even have time to put down the teacup before he threw it at him.
Xie Wu looked over and said, "Awu, you, what did you just say?"
Xie Wu reached out and took the tea cup from Xie Zheng's hand.
Xie Zheng couldn't help but cough a few more times, "Ah Wu, why do you ask that?"
"I just want to tell my father that grandma seems to be thinking of putting someone next to you, and this person might be this cousin." Xie Wu said lightly.
"Impossible!" Xie Zheng retorted without thinking.
Xie Wu looked at Xie Zheng quietly without saying anything.
In the end, Xie Zheng was defeated by Xie Wu's calm eyes. He frowned and looked at Xie Wu, the embarrassment on his face could not be concealed, "Awu, you, you are asking these questions at such a young age.
do what?"
The soft cushion under his butt now seemed to have a needle hidden in it, and it was so pricking that he could hardly sit still.
But Xie Wu didn't even move her eyebrows.
Knowing that he couldn't hide, Xie Zheng pursed his lips again and again, and finally took a deep breath and decided to show his face, "When I married your mother, I promised her that she would not take concubines in this life." After saying that, Xie Zheng raised his hand to cover his face.
He couldn't help but cough twice more.
I'm afraid he is the only one in this world who would be forced to ask such a question by his own daughter!
Seeing those two suspicious red clouds igniting on Xie Zheng's face, Xie Wu couldn't help but become a little silent.
There was no need for Xie Zheng to lie to her. Moreover, he did not have any concubines by his side in these years. This shows that he kept this promise in his heart! Moreover, if his father really had a crush on Jiang Yingxue, Jiang Yingxue would not have had to use it in his previous life.
Such a dirty trick!
Xie Wu lowered her eyes and thought for a moment.
It's a pity that she was not close to either Xie Zheng or Chen in her previous life. All she could recall was Chen's hysterical voice yelling and accusing her father, and the tears she shed on the ground when her grandmother ordered her to kneel down in the courtyard...
"Ahem!" Xie Zheng, who hadn't waited for Xie Wu's response for a long time, couldn't help clearing his throat and coughing twice. After coughing, he found that his throat was a bit dry, so he simply picked up the teacup and raised his head to fill it up.
The tea was poured down.
After drinking a cup of tea, Xie Zheng felt much better.
Anyway, having said this, Xie Zheng simply raised his hand to pour himself a cup of tea, and then continued to say to Xie Wu, "Awu, in fact, your mother has been wanting to take you back to Ningxia these years, but due to various reasons, she always failed.
She couldn't make the trip, so she was always worried in Ningxia. On the one hand, she felt sorry for you, and on the other hand, she was afraid that you would resent her when you grew up... In fact, you had a younger brother, who was older than Brother Xu, but that year you suddenly had a high fever.
We didn't retreat for seven or eight days in a row. A letter was sent from the capital to let us be mentally prepared. Your mother was anxious and scared at the time. She had nightmares all night long, clamoring to go back, but Ningxia was really not at peace at the time. Your mother saw
I didn’t agree, so I simply had someone hitch a carriage and drive to the capital on the main road, but an accident happened before I had gone very far..."
Xie Zheng said, suddenly raising his hand and pouring another cup of tea down his throat.
The tea that had just been poured out was still very hot. Xie Zheng felt as if a fire had been lit in his throat, burning his throat and making his eyes hurt.
At this moment, a cold hand suddenly held his palm.
It's Xie Wu.
Xie Zheng smiled, took out his hand and patted Xie Wu, saying, "Wu, don't hate your mother. If you want to hate, then hate me! But... you can ask me these things, it means that you
I'm actually thinking about your mother in my heart, I'm very happy!" After saying that, he patted Xie Wu hard twice.
"Ahem." Xie Wu couldn't help but cough.
Her words were interpreted to mean something else. Xie Wu thought that her face was not thick enough to accept her words without changing her expression.
"So, don't worry! I have you, your mother, and A Xu, that's enough!" Xie Zheng looked at Xie Wu and said loudly.
Xie Wu didn't expect that Xie Zheng would give her the answer so readily. For a moment, she was a little stunned.
"What, you don't believe it?" Seeing that Xie Wu didn't speak, Xie Zheng raised his eyebrows and smiled again.
Xie Wu shook her head, "I don't disbelieve my father, I just feel a little surprised."
Xie Zheng smiled faintly. He turned around and looked ahead calmly. He pondered for a while before slowly speaking, "Over the years, I know that I have not been a good husband or a good husband."
A father! I have already owed you and your mother, and I don’t want to owe anyone else any more! And..." Xie Zheng changed his subject, and his tone became brisk again, "Your grandfather often said that women are the most troublesome, and it is difficult to deal with one.
A few more will be hard for gods to handle! He doesn’t have that blessing, and I, as a son, don’t dare to have that blessing!”
At this time, even Xie Wu couldn't help laughing.
Because these words really sounded like her grandfather's tone.
In this life, she must keep a close eye on Jiang Yingxue and never give her a chance to destroy the relationship between her father and mother!