The sun is indeed getting stronger in May.
Just like Yun Chu's previous life, April was still cold and springy, but from May to May, the temperature soared, making people feel dizzy due to the heat.
Not even a quarter of an hour after I stood there, I saw the boy running out and saying, "Thank you, sir, and madam, please come in with me."
Yunchu thought that Marquis Xuanwu would deliberately embarrass Xie Jingyu, but he didn't expect that he would let her in so quickly.
This was the first time in her two lifetimes that she had entered the Xuanwu Hou Mansion.
From the pavilions, waterside pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings, it can be seen that the ancestor of the Qin family was a man of great taste.
The boy took them into the garden, where summer flowers were blooming and butterflies were fluttering everywhere. As soon as they walked in, a dog barked suddenly.
A large dog as tall as a man rushed out from the side and barked at Xie Jingyu. Xie Jingyu, a scholar, had never seen such a posture before, and he was so frightened that he backed away.
Yunchu stood still and didn't move. The big dog had a rope tied around its neck, so it couldn't bite them at all.
"Mrs. Xie is so courageous!" Qin Mingheng came out, "Mr. Xie, a man eight feet tall is not as good as a woman, tsk tsk."
Xie Jingyu's face turned ugly.
He lowered his head and cupped his hands and said: "Master Hou, the official and his wife came here to plead guilty. Yesterday, the Marquis took the prince to the Xie family for a drink. It was to give the Xie family face, but the official did not teach the son well, causing the dog to be injured." After the death of the prince, Quanzi's legs were ruined in this life, and he was sent to Zhuangzi by the lower official to reflect. He received the punishment he deserved. I also ask the Lord Marquis to have a lot of money to give the lower official a chance to atone for his sins."
Yun Chu took the inkstone from Tingshuang and handed it over respectfully with both hands: "This is an extremely rare Songhua inkstone. Please accept it with your approval."
Qin Mingheng didn't like reading, and he didn't like the Songhua Inkstone at all, but this was the inkstone given by Yun Chu himself.
He walked over, took the inkstone, took a look, played with it in his hand, and looked at Xie Jingyu: "Master Xie doesn't think that if he brings his wife to the door to apologize, I won't pursue this matter, right? "
Xie Jingyu secretly clenched his fingers: "Please give me a clear explanation, Lord Marquis."
"Five years ago, Mr. Xie came to your door and asked me to come up with an extremely rare miracle medicine." Qin Mingheng smiled on his lips, "What price did Mr. Xie pay at that time? Do you still remember?"
Xie Jingyu's heart sank.
Five years ago, on the eve of his wedding to Yunchu, his mother Yuanshi's condition suddenly worsened. She vomited blood all day long and was asleep most of the time.
Ever since he was sensible, his mother had fallen ill on the bed. His greatest hopes were to be among the officials and bring glory to the Xie family, and to cure his mother's serious illness.
How he wished his mother could sit on the main seat and drink the wedding wine between him and Yun Chu.
He asked around and finally learned that Marquis Xuanwu had a magical medicine passed down from his ancestors, which was said to be able to cure all diseases.
He relied on the Yun family's connections to visit the prince's mansion. When he knelt in front of Xuanwuhou and asked for the magic medicine, Xuanwuhou made a request that made him tremble when he recalled it.
"Master Xie, can you let me come to your wedding night?"
He still remembered Xuanwu Hou's sinister expression when he said these words, and wished he could eat him alive.
Only then did he know that Marquis Xuanwu, who was married to a daughter of the Luo family, actually had unusual thoughts about Yun Chu, the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion.
"What are you thinking, Mr. Xie? His face is so ugly?" Qin Mingheng's joke deepened, "It's all my fault for my poor hospitality. Come and serve Mr. Xie, Mrs. Xie, some tea."
The maid came up with two cups of tea and placed them in front of Yun Chu and Xie Jingyu.
Yunchu's upbringing taught her that when the host brings tea to her as a guest, she must take a symbolic sip regardless of whether she is thirsty or not. This is the etiquette of being a guest.
She picked up the tea cup and brought it to her lips.
"lady."
Xie Jingyu shouted out loud.
Yunchu stopped drinking tea and turned his head: "What's the matter?"
Qin Mingheng leaned on the chair: "Why, Mr. Xie, do you think there is something wrong with my tea?"
Xie Jingyu squeezed the cup tightly.
Didn't he expect this scene when he brought Yun Chu to the door?
Five years ago, Yun Chu exchanged that night for his mother's life.
Today's Yunchu is no longer the innocent eldest lady of the General's Mansion. Why not use her one night to exchange for the peace of the Xie Mansion?
He had obviously made such a decision, but why did he hesitate when he saw the cup of tea.
For the first time, he discovered that he was really an extremely hypocritical person.
Xie Jingyu spoke slowly: "Be careful when the tea is scalding."
Yunchu lowered his eyes: "Thank you husband for reminding me."
She handed the tea cup to her lips and took a sip. Without swallowing the tea, she wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and spit the sip of tea on the handkerchief quietly.
Although her movement was very small, Qin Mingheng, who had been watching her from the corner of his eye, naturally saw it.
He couldn't help but smile mockingly. He didn't put anything in the tea, but she was so vigilant that she didn't drink a sip.
Five years ago, the drink she drank with Xie Jingyu contained a secretive medicine that could make a strong man fall asleep.
At this time, Mr. Luo came with his maid and said with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Mr. Xie, and Mrs. Xie have come to visit. Mr. Marquis, please stop worrying about what happened yesterday."
Not to mention that the second young master of the Xie family had a broken leg and was sent far away from the capital by the Xie family. This meant that the Xie family had given up on this child.
Although this child is just a concubine and cannot be compared with the prince of the Hou family, the Xie family and his wife have already achieved this step. If the Hou family still cares about it, it will be a bit unreasonable.
"I got good tea there. Madam Xie, please go and sit in my yard for a while." Luo Shi smiled and said to Yun Chu, "It's just noon. Madam Xie, would you like to have lunch with me again?"
Naturally, Yun Chu would not refuse, so he got up and followed Luo to the backyard.
As soon as the two of them left, the smile on Qin Mingheng's face disappeared completely, and he said in a cold voice: "Master Xie, you haven't left yet. Do you want to stay and dine with me?"
Xie Jingyu clenched his fist and said, "I'll take my leave."
Seeing his figure disappear at the door of the Hou Mansion, Qin Mingheng's expression became even colder.
Such a selfish and despicable villain, how could he be worthy of Yun Chu? Why did Mrs. Yun blindly marry Yun Chu to such a despicable person?
He walked to the study and pressed a button. There was a studio at the end. The walls were all covered with portraits of the same woman, and there was a handkerchief on the table.
He took down a portrait and murmured: "Yunchu, I'm sorry for you. If I resist the decree and don't marry Luo, will I be able to marry you..."
Marquis Xuanwu was an idle title with no real power. He didn't understand why the emperor wanted to grant him a marriage when he was still the heir apparent.
As long as he waits for two more years, when Yunchu reaches the age of hairpin, he can persuade his mother to come to the house in advance, but after all, it is too late.
He married a daughter of the Luo family and she became the wife of the Xie family.
Yunchu drank tea in Luo's courtyard and ate with her. She was very careful and secretly spit out everything she ate in her mouth on the handkerchief.
It's not that she is too defensive, but that Marquis Xuanwu and Xie Jingyu are obviously not dealing with them, so she must deal with them carefully.
After chatting with Luo Shi for a while, she realized that the rumors from the outside world were true. Apart from Luo Shi, there was no other woman in the Xuanwu Hou Mansion.
Which man in this dynasty does not have three wives and four concubines? Marquis Xuanwu could do this for Luo.
After the time was almost up, Yun Chu said goodbye to Luo, and then went to the front yard to meet Xie Jingyu.
The boy in the front yard told her that Xie Jingyu was discussing something in Marquis Xuanwu's study, and asked her to sit in the side hall of the study for a while.
Yun Chu nodded and went to sit down in the side hall.
There are ice basins placed on all sides of this side hall. Even if the sun is strong, you will not feel the heat at all.
