Xiao Jing was always soft-spoken, but his feelings towards Xie Wanyu had just changed these days, and he felt that she was not as stubborn as before, like a piece of wood.
But Xue Xuening's few words made him shake again.
A separate courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing.
Xie Wanyu placed two sweet potatoes on the charcoal stove, "Let's go to Kyoto City to buy new year's goods together in a few days."
"Okay." Zhu Fang's face showed a look of joy, "I haven't visited Kyoto for a long time."
"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, I plan to buy two velvet flowers." Pei'er said.
Xie Wanyu looked at them with a smile. It was rare that she didn't have to rush around for the big and small affairs of the house this year. In previous years, she was the busiest during the Chinese New Year. She had to take care of things at home, think about giving gifts to Xiao Jing's colleagues, and weigh them. I'm going to buy something for Xue Xuening's room.
In Xiao Jing's words, the widowed sister-in-law is pitiful and they need to help her more.
Thinking of this incident, she felt that she was a fool.
Fortunately, she doesn't have to do this again this year, and she won't wrong herself like this in the future. "Now, King Qin's army should be back, right?"
Because she had no interaction with Tai Shuqi in her previous life, Xie Wanyu didn't have much memory of him.
She only vaguely remembered that he came back in winter, and it was snowing heavily that day. She only saw the embarrassed and desolate back of Tai Shuyi, and then all her thoughts were occupied by Xie Ruan's body.
That day was the beginning of her pain.
"Who knows, we are in the suburbs, and we don't know much about things there." Zhu Fang thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you go and find out?"
"No need, those things have nothing to do with us." Xie Wanyu waved her hand and said.
Xie Ru'an was picked out, and Tai Shuqi's defeat was destined. However, it would be difficult for the only legitimate son of the Xue family to escape unscathed. When the time comes, there will be another good show.
With Xue Xuening's current lack of money, if Xue's eldest son died in the war, she would definitely get a share of the pension issued by the court. Xue Ping was not a vegetarian, and the father and daughter were destined to turn against each other.
I just don’t know if Xiao Jing will shamelessly follow Xue Xuening to ask for money from the Xue family.
"Are the sweet potatoes ripe?" Nanny He, who had been picking up the soles of her shoes, said at this time.
"You can smell the aroma, it must be ripe." Xie Wanyu said as she walked over, and several people shared the sweet potatoes with smiles.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Xie Wanyu asked someone to light a lantern at the door.
In the wilderness, the light of fire can drive away wolves, tigers and leopards nearby.
Lying on the bed, Xie Wanyu tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
Every step she takes must be carefully calculated. The Chinese New Year is approaching, and the Hou Mansion is already in a tight situation. Although it is not that it cannot be revealed, the life of spending a lot of money is definitely gone.
What if the person who comes next time is not Xiao Jing, but Mrs. Xiao?
She can scold Xiao Jing, but she cannot be disrespectful to Mrs. Xiao. If she is accused of being disobedient and unfilial, the Xie family will also be humiliated.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a rustling sound outside the window.
Xie Wanyu suddenly sat up from the bed and picked up the dagger under her pillow.
Suddenly, the window was pushed open, and Xie Wanyu's heart skipped a beat, but she didn't move.
The man took two steps and fell to the ground.
Xie Wanyu was shocked and hurriedly got out of bed.
Taking advantage of the moonlight outside the window, she raised the dagger. Just when she was about to prepare a last strike, the man suddenly moved, and then said in a hoarse voice, "If you dare to strike last, I won't let you go even if you dare... Pass you."
Xie Wanyu heard this familiar voice and hurriedly knelt down, "Tai Shuqi?"
He was groggy, but still responded.
Seeing that he was still somewhat conscious, Xie Wanyu helped him to the bed. He must have been injured. Because he was wearing black clothes, he couldn't see clearly, but the smell of blood on his body was very strong.
He wore a silver mask on his face, which emitted a cold light under the reflection of the moonlight.
"I sent someone to find Dr. Luo." Xie Wanyu said.
"No need, use this." After Tai Shuqi finished speaking, he took out a porcelain bottle from his arms.
Xie Wanyu also reacted instantly. He was wearing night clothes and a mask. He must have returned to Beijing secretly, so he should not be publicized.
She took the porcelain bottle, thought about it, and found a piece of white cloth in the room.
As soon as she turned around, she saw that Tai Shuqi was sitting on the bed with his back to her and took off his coat. On his solid back, the muscle lines were sharp and angular, but there was an obvious scar on the shoulder blade.
The wound was deep and blood was still oozing out.
"What are you doing?" Taishu Ai asked after hearing that Xie Wanyu had not moved.
Only then did Xie Wanyu react, hurriedly lit a candle and walked over.
Only when she got closer did she see that there were many scars on his back, large and small, with old wounds superimposed on the new ones, which was shocking to see.
Inexplicably, Xie Wanyu felt inexplicably distressed for the person in front of her.
She dipped her fingers into the powder and applied it lightly on his wound.
Tai Shuqi's whole muscles suddenly became tense. When Xie Wanyu saw this, she hurriedly lowered her head and blew gently on the wound, regardless of the men's and women's defenses.
It was obviously very painful, but Tai Shuqi's mind went blank at this time, and he only felt hot on his face.
"Your Majesty, are you feeling better?" Xie Wanyu asked.
Tai Shuqi gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay."
Originally, the application of medicine and bandaging was done in one go, but Tai Shuqi found it extremely long. Because Xie Wanyu was nervous, her fingertips would inadvertently touch his skin, and both of them would blush with embarrassment.
After Xie Wanyu stiffly bandaged him, she kept a certain distance from him.
She clenched her fingers nervously. It was the first time in her life that she was so intimate with a man, and this man was not her husband.
Tai Shuqi put on his clothes and then spoke slowly, "I have a lot of official duties, so don't worry, I won't stay long." After saying that, he closed his eyes and looked like he was extremely tired.
Xie Wanyu saw that he had been silent for a while, so she boldly approached him, and then stretched out her fingers to feel his breath.
Immediately afterwards, he opened his eyes suddenly, and a smile slipped through his eyes, "I am just resting, not dead."
Xie Wanyu retracted her hand in embarrassment, "Your Majesty, rest in peace."
After saying that, she walked to the table and sat down.
She didn't have any friendship with Tai Shuyi. He suddenly broke in injured. He must have happened to be passing by. Xie Wanyu leaned on the table and fell asleep unknowingly.
When she woke up, she was already lying on the bed.
But Tai Shuqi was sitting at the table, drinking tea calmly.
"Your Majesty." Xie Wanyu got up from the bed, a little embarrassed. She knew without thinking that the reason why she could lie on the bed was probably because of Tai Shuqi's "help".
"I'm awake." Tai Shuqi glanced at her indifferently, and then said, "How is your health?"
Xie Wanyu answered truthfully, "I originally thought that I would feel better after taking the medicine, but I didn't expect that after taking the medicine from Dr. Luo, my body would become weaker."
