I was reborn before the divorce

Aunt Shen asked her to stay and talk with her. The two of them chatted about the fashionable clothing materials in Jinling. Xie Yunqi, who was doing nothing, suddenly said, "Your Majesty will be away from home for half a month to a month during the summer vacation. Your sister-in-law really has the heart to leave her nephew and niece at home for so long."

Aunt Shen didn't respond. She handed Lan Jie'er in her arms to the mother-in-law and said nonchalantly, "It's not easy for women, especially married women. If you have children, you have to live for them. You are yourself first, and then you are a mother. Don't say anything bad about your sister-in-law again, understand?"

Xie Yunqi hummed a few words in dissatisfaction and stopped talking.

Aunt Shen asked the maid to take Yi Ge'er and Lan Jie'er back to the house for a nap. After the maid left, she asked, "You have been in the capital for a year. Are you used to it?"

The north is different from the south. Now the weather has gradually become drier and cooler. At this time, the Xie family always cooks some sweet soup to moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. I was not used to it at first, but after four years, I no longer have dry coughs and asthma.

Shen Lingyi said, "I'm used to it, but the autumn in the capital city is really not as good as that in Nanjing. Every time at this time, I really want to go home."

Aunt Shen's wooden and old-fashioned face gradually showed some sadness. She leaned on the pillow, was silent for a long time, and said thoughtfully: "Yes, how can it compare to Jinling..."

Seeing how attached they were to Jinling, Xie Yunqi asked with confusion in her almond-shaped eyes, "Is Jiangnan really that good?"

Xie Yunqi married not far away. Her husband's family was the Kong family in the south of the capital. It was only an hour's walk from the Xie Mansion, and it was even faster on horseback.

Aunt Shen looked at her daughter lovingly and smiled, "Yes, it's a pity that you don't have that kind of insight." Xie Yunqi married not far away. Her husband's family was the Kong family in the south of the capital, which was only an hour's walk from the Xie Mansion, and it was even faster on horseback.

Xie Yunqi shushed Shen Lingyi and said with a hint of meaning, "No wonder Cousin Duan went to Jiangnan and never came back for so many years."

Shen Lingyi listened and felt that the Duan family sounded familiar, but he could not remember where it was. It was getting late and Shen Lingyi could not stay for long. When he was about to get up and go back, he suddenly thought of something, "Aunt, the food cooked by the cooks in the west courtyard is terrible. I really want them to go back to Hanzhong to work."

Shen Lingyi bit her lip and looked anxiously at Aunt Shen who was sitting on the couch, with a hidden expectation in her heart.

She remembered that in her previous life, the housekeeper of the West Courtyard insulted the housekeeper of the East Courtyard for some reason. When Zhao found out, she was so panicked that she kept pacing back and forth in the room. Finally, she called herself in and asked her to go to the East Courtyard to apologize to the lady on her behalf, saying that she had already punished the housekeeper.

Shen Lingyi was puzzled at the time and did not agree, because he was really curious, how could such an arrogant and domineering person like Zhao be afraid of his aunt who was a vegetarian and a Buddhist?

After asking the older servants of the Xie family privately, they found out that Zhao was a servant born in the Xie family. The family's indentures were in the hands of the mistress of the Xie family. Although she could usually suppress the East Courtyard, that was because Madam Xie was kind-hearted and didn't want to care.

As the saying goes, when you beat a dog, you have to look at the owner first. A housekeeper offended someone close to her. Aunt Shen had a good temper, but she was not a soft persimmon. She sent Zhao's trusted housekeeper to the countryside to look after the farm that same day.

After three years, he came back, tanned and thinner, looking like he had done a lot of rough work. Every time he went to Zhao's room to pay his respects, Zhao would bring up this matter from time to time. If he hadn't gone to the East Courtyard, Huilan wouldn't have suffered so much in vain...

Aunt Shen's voice was a little worried. She said in a deep voice, "You are the legitimate master of the Xie family. It's up to you to decide." She turned to look at Mrs. Kong and said, "Bring the servant's indenture of the cook in the west courtyard over here and give it to Lingyi."

"It's causing trouble for aunt."

I was a little flattered that my aunt agreed so readily. Thinking about how I seldom came to greet my aunt in my previous life, I felt very guilty.

Aunt Shen looked at her knowingly and smiled, "What's there to thank me for? Speaking of which, the West Courtyard is really upside down, with no distinction between master and servant. It's time to reprimand them."

Her aunt gave her the confidence to thoroughly clean up the servants. She said to her aunt with gratitude: "Aunt, you really love Yi'er..."

Xie Yunqi sat on the side, with a confused look on her face, as if she didn't understand what they were saying. Suddenly she thought of something and asked, "Why didn't my second brother take you with him when he went to the palace today?"

Shen Lingyi's eyes dimmed for a moment, and he said casually: "It's so hot in summer, what's the point of watching others play polo while eating dust? It's better not to go, anyway, your brother won't take me out..."

In the past, Shen Lingyi would have immediately found reasons to prove to herself that Xie Yun loved her and didn't let her do anything because he was afraid that she would suffer. But now, she clearly knew the truth and could no longer lie to herself.

Aunt Shen seemed to have thought of something, and her tone was a little hesitant: "I suddenly remembered something that happened when Erlang was a child..."

Xie Yunqi was very curious about her second brother, who was taciturn and looked like a banished immortal from the mountains, and asked, "What's wrong with my second brother?"

Aunt Shen looked strange, as if she had made a great decision, and she spoke slowly: "Don't you remember? When Erlang was eight years old, he got a puppy from somewhere. You all pestered him to take it out and show it to you, but he refused."

Xie Yunqi rolled his eyes, thought for a while, and shook his head, "I can't remember..."

Aunt Shen pointed at her and said angrily, "You ran to your father and asked to see the puppy, but now you don't remember it at all."

Xie Yunqi seemed to remember something and snorted coldly: "Second brother is so petty. Look, even his dog is useless, and now he doesn't want to leave. I don't know who he will live with..." He raised his eyes and caught a glimpse of his mother's serious eyes, and quickly stopped talking.

Shen Lingyi didn't take it to heart. She took over the conversation and nodded solemnly: "Your second brother is really petty. I think he takes after his aunt."

Xie Yunqi wanted to respond, but she glanced at Shen's mother and saw that she was trying to stop him, so she stopped talking.

Aunt Shen sighed and stared at Shen Lingyi for a while with a complicated look. After a while, she slowly said, "Lingyi, you can't say these words in front of Erlang. Don't lose face for him. Only in this way can we have a harmonious relationship."

Shen Lingyi smiled slyly, "I won't let him hear it." Then he continued, "What about the puppy at the end? I've never heard that he has a dog."

Aunt Shen's eyes flashed with regret, "It was a long time ago, I don't remember it clearly."

Shen Lingyi nodded. She also wanted to raise a little yellow dog before, but Xie Yun was not sure because he didn’t like dogs. Could it be that he had been bitten by that dog?