I wish for a long time

Early the next morning.

In the morning of early spring, the sun is still mild, the charcoal fire in the house is about to burn out, and there is a hint of coolness in the air.

Qi Shaoan woke up leisurely, rubbed his eyes, but when he dropped his hands, he found that Ye Jiu was no longer beside him.

With some doubts in her heart, she propped herself up, picked up the small coat beside her, and put it on her shoulders, "Little rain?"

After calling twice, there was a knock on the door outside, and Li Yu walked in with a tray.

"Miss, you are awake."

Xiao Yu smiled briskly, and put the porcelain bowl on the tray on the small table beside the bed.

"Liu Yu, what time is it?"

Qi Shaoan squinted his eyes, it was already bright outside the room, as if he had realized something, he hurriedly asked.

Xiao Yu handed her the spoon, "It's almost time, what's the matter, miss."

After two seconds of thinking in Qi Shao'an's head, he suddenly began to fasten the belt of his small coat in a panic, and pointed to the closet next to him, "Xiao Yu, quickly bring me a plain skirt."

Seeing this, Wei Yu quickly pressed her arm, "Miss, what are you doing?"

Qi Shao'an frowned slightly, and said anxiously: "Madam Lin wants me to go to Ziru Garden today, it's already this hour, I'm sure I'll be ridiculed."

She was a little annoyed, she blamed herself for snoozing and forgetting the time.

No, blame the person who disappeared early in the morning!

She gritted her teeth, and there was a hint of shame and anger in the movements of her hands.

Seeing Qi Shaoan hurriedly putting clothes on herself, Wei Yu couldn't help laughing.

Qi Shaoan froze for a moment when he heard the words, and looked at her suspiciously.

After laughing enough, Wei Yu said: "Brother Ye said before he left, Miss, you don't need to go anywhere today."

Qi Shaoan opened his mouth slightly and blinked, "Ajiu?"

Wei Yu nodded, and handed the porridge bowl in front of her, "Miss, you don't need to ask anything, just take care of yourself."

Qi Shaoan was helpless, "What did she know?"

Wei Yu shrugged, "I don't know what Brother Ye knows, but before Brother Ye comes back, I want to watch Miss and rest in this room."

Qi Shaoan frowned when she heard the words, she probably guessed what Ye Jiu was going to do, but judging by the situation, this guy has been gone for a long time.

She gritted her teeth secretly, Ye Jiu, she was using her mind on her.

Qi Shaoan wrapped his clothes subconsciously, took a deep breath, and said, "It's okay if I go out to get some air."

Wei Yu nodded without hesitation, "The young lady drinks this bowl of porridge first."

Qi Shaoan accepted his fate and took the porridge bowl.

"By the way, brother Ye asked someone to buy three packs of pastries, and the young lady should eat them too."

Qi Shaoan: "..."

……

In fact, Ye Jiu didn't go anywhere, he just drank tea leisurely in Xihetang, the dining hall of Hou Mansion.

"What are the two mothers doing in a daze? This is the tea I brewed myself. Come and taste it, both of you."

Ye Jiu put down his teacup, and with a warm smile on his face, he pointed to the two chairs beside him.

Nanny Peng and Nanny Tian nodded, with their hands intertwined in front of their bodies, a little embarrassed.

"This...how can this be, we two old ladies, how dare we bother the prince to cook tea for us..."

Ye Jiu waved his hand and interrupted, "The two are old people in the mansion, and they are also my wife's teaching nuns. They have worked hard and made a lot of achievements on weekdays, so they deserve it."

After Mammy Peng thought for a moment, Nanny Wada gave her a wink, she calmed down a bit, then walked to the chair with small steps, and sat down carefully.

Seeing this, Ye Jiu chuckled, "The two nuns behave well, and my wife will definitely learn something in the hands of the two."

Nanny Peng held the teacup in both hands and smiled, but felt something was wrong.

Ye Jiu didn't speak any more, and started drinking tea seriously.

The house was quite quiet for a while.

Mommy Peng and Mommy Tian couldn't guess what kind of medicine the new young master bought in the gourd sitting on the seat, seeing Ye Jiu drinking tea without raising his head, they also felt their mouths were dry, so they picked it up and took a few sips.

The eerie silence continued, Ye Jiu didn't speak, and the two nuns couldn't open their mouths either.I don't know if it's the hot tea or something else, but some beads of sweat are already oozing from Nanny Peng's forehead.

Ye Jiu suddenly put down his teacup lightly, and said with a light smile, "What do you two think of the tea?"

When Ye Jiu opened his mouth, the two nuns were taken aback for a moment, and then praised repeatedly, "Master's tea is really wonderful!"

"Does that feel a little bitter?"

Nanny Peng nodded, "It's really a bit bitter."

Ye Jiu looked at Nanny Tian again, "What does Nanny Tian think?"

Nanny Tian was a little embarrassed, "This old slave thinks the tea is a bit sweet."

Ye Jiu nodded, "Thousands of people have different tastes. The same cup of tea has different tastes in different people's mouths. So do you think this tea is good or not?"

Nanny Peng was taken aback when she heard the words, the brown pupils in the slightly sunken eye sockets became deeper and deeper, she seemed to understand what Ye Jiu was going to say.

Nanny Tian sneered, "Master's tea is naturally good..."

Ye Jiu laughed softly, "What Tian Nanny said is absolutely true, tea is good tea, but the tasters are different."

She turned to look at Nanny Peng, "Nurse Peng, what do you think?"

Nanny Peng's eyes sank, she stabilized her mind, and straightened her back slightly, "Although what the young master said is correct, this tea falls in the tea garden. The tea master makes her sweet what she needs, and makes her bitter." It can be bitter, and what the tea looks like depends entirely on what the tea owner thinks."

Ye Jiu glanced at her after hearing this, but he was not angry, he still smiled lightly, and scraped off the foam on the tea.

At this moment, Nanny Tian finally felt that the two of them were unusual. She glanced at Ye Jiu and then at Nanny Peng who was sitting stiffly, not knowing what to do for a while.

"I heard that Nanny Tian's daughter is also working in the Hou Mansion?"

Madam Tian, ​​who was suddenly named, wanted to cry, she quickly replied: "That's right, girl Pan'er is fourteen this year, and she will be a big girl under Madam's hands."

Ye Jiu smiled slightly, "Is that so, two days ago I heard the boy say that Brother Ji from Nanping Lane has taken a fancy to your Pan'er, let me see..."

Grandma Tian got anxious when she heard this, she kicked her legs and stood up, "Young Master, this is absolutely impossible! Let's not say that Brother Ji is Ye Xianglang, just look at his crooked face and bowed legs , how good...how good..."

With a deep smile hidden in Ye Jiu's eyes, he looked at her with a slight smile and said nothing.

Nanny Tian was stunned for a while, then she understood in an instant, and quickly bowed to salute, "Young master has a lot of work to do, so you don't have to worry too much about the people in the back yard. This old slave will just take care of you for the young master."

Only then did Ye Jiu smile in satisfaction, and said, "Then there will be Nanny Laotian."

She turned her head to look at Nanny Peng again, but at this time, Nanny Peng's face was already very ugly, and she was even holding onto the handle of the chair tightly with one hand.

"Nurse Peng, your son will be twenty-six this year."

Mother Peng was startled, her eyes drifted a little, "Yes."

Ye Jiu supported his forehead with one hand, twirled the teacup with the other, and said casually, "I heard that he has already participated in the scientific examination twice, and he will try Qiuwei again this year, right?"

Nanny Peng finally couldn't sit still anymore, her eyes widened a little, looking at Ye Jiu, the corners of her lips trembled a little.

At this time, her heart was like the cold winter in March. The person in front of her, after all, would be the head of the Marquis Mansion in the future. If he interfered, it would be a waste of time for her family to study for a lifetime!

Up to now, if she still doesn't understand Lin Shizi's thoughts, then she is really muddy.

"My Bin'er relies on the young master."

Nanny Peng stood up and saluted, then paused, and said softly: "There is too much tea in the tea garden, the master can't take care of it, so the old slave won't cause trouble for the young master."

Ye Jiu smiled when he heard the words, "It's easy to say, but this is an overkill. If the harvest is not good in the future, shouldn't the two of you make up for it?"

Nanny Peng and Nanny Tian trembled when they heard the words, with a bad premonition in their hearts.

Sure enough, the two of them watched helplessly as their young master took out a booklet from his arms and shook it lightly——

Not counting the head and tail, it was five or six meters long!

The two of them were dumbfounded. Looking at the densely packed small characters on it, they both stuttered, "Master, what are you..."

Ye Jiu raised that harmless smile, "This is a collection of famous foods in the whole city of Kyoto. My wife doesn't eat much, so you two can work hard and send five dishes every day."

Mommy Peng and Mommy Tian almost dropped their mouths on the ground, so what? ?

If the famous food in the capital is all over the place, they will have to give up their old life.

But after thinking about it, there are so many servants in the house, just order them to go.

Ye Jiu seemed to have seen through their thoughts, and smiled lightly, "My wife, Jingui, I don't worry if you do it yourself."

"..."

……

Ziru Garden.

Mrs. Lin waited for Qi Shao'an for a while, and was about to send someone to call her, but Ye Jiu came unexpectedly.

Mrs. Lin was surprised and delighted, her brows relaxed, "Why did Jin'er come to mother's place today?"

There was a loving smile on her face, Jin'er rarely set foot in her Ziru Garden on weekdays, but today was the first time she was willing to come here, how could she not be happy.

Ye Jiu saluted as usual, her eyes fell on the surrounding maids, and she said softly, "You guys go down first."

Rong Huan and Wan Han froze for a moment, then turned to look at Mrs. Lin.Mrs. Lin nodded slightly when she saw this, and the two of them took the girls out.

"It seems that Jin'er has something to discuss with my mother."

The smile on Mrs. Lin's face slowly froze, and her eyes were a little disappointed.

Ye Jiu sat on the seat next to him and nodded, "Exactly."

Mrs. Lin put away the unnaturalness on her face, looked outside the door, and seemed to understand something, "Your wife hasn't come to Ziru Garden today."

"She won't come."

Ye Jiu answered bluntly. Mrs. Lin was taken aback when she heard the words, and turned to look at her, "You did it."

"Yes."

Ye Jiu paused for a moment, then simply said, "She won't come today, nor will she come in the future."

"I have already invited two nuns to teach in our courtyard, so don't worry about it anymore."

"Snapped--"

Madam Lin suddenly slapped her palm on the table, and the two teacups trembled, making a crisp sound.

"Jin'er! If you go on like this, something will happen!"

"If I don't do this, something will happen!"

Not to be outdone, Ye Jiu met Mrs. Lin's eyes with determination.

Mrs. Lin looked at her straight for a few breaths, her eyes only showed a little sadness, she sighed softly, "I am doing it for your own good, you are too young to know people, so what does Miss Qi think of you?" can not tell."

Seeing that her tone softened, Ye Jiu couldn't continue the blunt attitude just now, so she pursed her lips and poured tea for the two of them.

"An'an was indeed born in the small place of Yuncheng, but these days, you can also see that her etiquette is bad?"

Seeing that Mrs. Lin didn't answer, Ye Jiu sighed, and continued: "Besides, she never disliked me when I was poor, and she never abandoned me when I was in trouble. Do you know her intentions better than I do?" is that clear?"

Mrs. Lin lowered her eyes, and her eyes fell on the floor tiles. She was silent for a moment, and her voice was a little low:

"Mother just wants you to be safe, and doesn't want anyone or anything that might hurt you to get close to you, not even a little bit...not even a little bit."

She raised her head and looked at Ye Jiu with sparkling eyes, "Mother has lost you once, and I don't want to experience it again."

Mrs. Lin's eyes were too complex, full of pain, remorse, and deep meaning that she couldn't understand.

Ye Jiu fell silent.

She knew that she was not Lin Shijin, but there was such a mother in front of her, who loved her child so much, and she felt inexplicably sad in her heart.

"But if you do this, will Jin'er really be happy?"

Ye Jiu's voice was a little hoarse, Mrs. Lin heard it, and her fingertips trembled slightly.

Violet...

Ye Jiu looked at the palm prints on her hands, and her heart was in a mess. She didn't know what identity she should use to talk to this Mrs. Lin.

Ye Jiu?Lin Shijin?

Each of them has its own attachments and its own obligations.

Even Lin Shijin, in her opinion, is just a name that lives in memory.

She finally clenched her fists and looked at Mrs. Lin, "Aiwujiwu, because of Uncle Bai, because of Jin'er, and because of you staying, I can regard this Hou Mansion as a part of me, manage it, and protect it. Therefore, we I sincerely hope that you can love what I love too."

Mrs. Lin was stunned suddenly, Ye Jiu's eyes were as sincere as pearls, and four words remained in her mind.

Love what I love.

After a long time, she sighed slightly and said softly:

"Tomorrow, I will set off for my mother to go to the Jing'en Temple on the outskirts of the city, to praise the late emperor, to pray for the Holy One, and to make atonement for the Marquis Mansion."

Ye Jiu was startled when he heard the words, "Jing'en Temple?"

Mrs. Lin nodded, "The cause I planted can only be solved by me, and only in this way can the Holy Majesty's suspicion of the Hou's Mansion be avoided."

Ye Jiu pursed his lips, "How long?"

"January."

There was a sudden silence in the room, and the two sat opposite each other without speaking.

Mrs. Lin took a sip of her tea and smiled softly, "I'm not in the mansion these days, and the whole Hou Mansion rests on your shoulders. You should ask your Uncle Bai for advice on everything, and you must not act recklessly."

She then shook her cuffs again as if undoing it, and the smile on her lips grew stronger, "Jin'er has been very smart since she was a child, I believe you will be able to do this properly."

Ye Jiu: ...

Take a look, now even the escape route for doing something wrong is blocked.

Mrs. Lin raised her eyes and glanced at her, feeling a little helpless, "Don't want to be like this, even if you cause any trouble, there will still be mother to take care of it for you."

Then she looked at Ye Jiu with tenderness in her eyes, "You remember, the Hou Mansion will always be your home."

The author has something to say: Alright, things are cleared up, and I will return to the plot tomorrow, chirp chirp chirp.