school days in ancient times

The son-in-law asked some trivial things about Ye Mian's study in school, and Ye Mian answered them one by one. Seeing that the son-in-law was playing with the tea set and cooking tea for him, he hurried forward to help.

Ji Dasizheng of Xingsi Pavilion also loves the elegant tea art, Ye Mian has studied this method carefully in order to curry favor with him before, so although he is a bit tricky in front of the son-in-law, he can still help him , so as not to add to the chaos.

On the face of the son-in-law, he looked only a few years older than his elder brother, which made people feel dazed for a while, but Ye Mian didn't dare to treat him as an equal, and he was respectful and respectful in his heart and actions. He didn't stop him about tea, and occasionally gave some pointers, and the two cooperated tacitly.

The emerald green tea soup in the blue-glazed tea kettle of the Yue kiln was boiling, and Ye Mian scooped it into a plain cup with a delicate bamboo teaspoon. One cup bowed slightly to respect the concubine, and the other cup was quickly placed on the tea table in front of Zhuang Jue.

Having been left out all night for no reason, Zhuang Jue, who sat alone and sulking, finally stretched his eyebrows.

The son-in-law held up the teacup, his fingers were as delicate as porcelain in his hands, and he shook his head and smiled lightly.

Several people sipped some tea, and when Ye Mian got up to pay his respects, the son-in-law turned his head and said to Zhuang Jue, "Ji'er, go out and wait for now, I have two words to say to Fourth Young Master Ye alone."

Ye Mian and Zhuang Jue were taken aback.

After Zhuang Jue went out, the son-in-law looked at Ye Mian and said softly, "I talked to Jue'er for a while before tea, and he told me a lot about you."

Ye Mian blushed.

The son-in-law smiled apologetically and said: "After listening to what he said, he has offended you a lot, but he doesn't know it. I am his father, so I will make amends to you first."

Ye Mian hurriedly waved his hands, saying he didn't dare.

The son-in-law said again: "Pu'er is domineering and stubborn, because he has been just like Ah Xiang since he was born. He has all the things in the world and rarely catches his eyes. But if he likes something, he will ignore it and just be domineering Treat it as your own, if he messes with you in the future, you can't talk about it with your father and brother, but come and find me, you are still young, you must not bear it by yourself and let him hurt you."

After Ye Mian came out of the son-in-law's study, he felt a burst of emotion in his heart, this Zhuang Jue only inherited his father's appearance, but his temperament was not at all.

what a pity......

As soon as Ye Mian came out, Zhuang Jue pulled him aside, put a cloak on him, and asked casually, "What did my father say to you?"

Ye Mian ignored him, "Since I kicked you out, I can't tell you."

Zhuang Jue paused, but he was self-aware. He hummed and said, "It must be because I am overbearing and unreasonable."

Ye Mian laughed, "How do you know?"

Zhuang Jue hugged him and sat on the vermilion lacquered railing of the corridor, wrapped his arms around his waist and said in a muffled voice: "I am aware of these problems, I just need to correct them slowly, so that I won't be like my mother and my father. It took ten or so years to know how to put it away, and I was wronged by him for all those years."

Ye Mian's eyes widened, "The princess is angry with your father?"

"how?"

"I thought..." Ye Mian coughed, and said with some embarrassment, "I thought it was your father who would be restrained by the princess more."

Zhuang Jue shook his head, "My mother only cares about me and the progress of the dealer's foundation in the past few years and refuses to compromise. For the rest, no matter how big or small, as long as the two of them agree, they will only follow my father in the end. The difference is that my mother has nothing to do How long will it be?" Zhuang Jue sighed and whispered: "Why bother, it's better to save some effort."

Ye Mian: "..."

"It's just," Zhuang Jue's thin lips were tightly pursed, with a trace of doubt: "My mother deliberately made me arrogant and arrogant since I was a child, but my father didn't like the temperament I developed very much. I have also listened to his trial in the past two years. Trying to improve, but not doing well.”

Ye Mian frowned. The princess and the son-in-law have different duties and responsibilities. Naturally, the requirements for the eldest son are completely different, but they all forget that Zhuang Jue is only 15 years old. How can they be as good as the two of them in everything? meaning.

Ye Mian stretched out his arms from the cloak to wrap his arms around his neck, raised his head to coax him and said, "Change it if you can, and forget it if you can't." Anyway, I have my own way to deal with you.

Zhuang Jue kissed him on the eyes, looked at him and whispered, "Don't go back tonight, how about you stay with me?"

Ye Mian shook his head, looked at him and said seriously: "I'm different from you. I went with you behind my parents' backs. It's not an exaggeration to say it's a 'big rebellion'. Now I'm still gnawing at the mansion. How can I have the face to violate the curfew? Secretly invite you?"

Zhuang Jue thought for a while and said, "You chew on me."

Ye Mian glared at him, "What do you call me?"

Zhuang Jue was dissatisfied, and muttered: "How can I be the same as my father back then, so I have to wait for face. Back then, my father refused to enter the capital to be the son-in-law. My mother knelt outside the palace with the intention of dying, and almost died. .”

Ye Mian frowned, and argued with him: "This is not all about face..."

"I know what you think in your heart," Zhuang Jue interrupted him, "it's just what you care about, but I don't care about it. We are not like a man and a woman getting married when we are together. If you care about these things, you will only tell people about me in the future." It’s your Ye Mansion who come to the door.”

Ye Mian was speechless, the first emperor died of depression a few years after the eldest princess married to Jinling, he was afraid that he died of anger...

Ye Mian covered his mouth, "Keep your voice down, don't let your father listen."

Zhuang Jue took a bite of his tiger's mouth, looked at him for a long time before saying: "Tomorrow I will go to Lingnan with the sixth prince and people."

Ye Mian was stunned for a while, then asked in a daze, "Why do you suddenly have to go so far away?"

Zhuang Jue nodded, "When you fell asleep with me, what we discussed with my father was also decided temporarily."

Ye Mian clenched her lips unconsciously, "How long will you go to work before you come back?"

At this time, there is no high-speed transportation, and it will take three or four months to go back and forth to Lingnan. Sure enough, Zhuang Sui said, "I'm afraid it will take four or five months to return to Beijing."

Ye Mian didn't speak, but only pulled his sleeves tighter, which was embroidered with python patterns and dark flowers with silver thread.

Zhuang Jue asked him with a chuckle, "Are you reluctant to part with me?"

Ye Mian was absent-minded all the way back to the servant's mansion, and he was unconsciously dazed when he went to study in the study. Taking a breath, he covered his mouth and cried softly, "My ancestor, why is there a piece of this mouth broken, but where did it touch?"

Ye Mian came back to his senses, shook his head, and said perfunctorily, "I accidentally bit into cakes when I was eating outside."

Bao Nian hurried to find him the balm, but before he could paint his lips, he heard noises outside.

"Are there any rules in the middle of the night?" Baohe frowned and opened the door to have a look. After a while, he turned around and said, "It's not in our courtyard. I'll ask people to find out."

After a while, the little girl that Baohe sent out came back in a panic, bit her lips and said, "It's Bihua Pavilion, it's said that the eldest young mistress has gas in her fetus, it's not looking good, the main courtyard has already passed .”

Ye Mian was startled, and all the maids in the study were also startled, and quickly sent another second-class maid to guard Bihua Pavilion.

Ye Mian put on the cloak hanging on the side and was about to rush over, but was hurriedly stopped by Yi Nong and Yi Cui, "Fourth Young Master, just study here, it's not easy for men to get involved with women."

Ye Mian was anxious, "But my elder brother is not in Beijing, so there are so many rules!"

"It's because the young master is not here that you can't go," Yinong pulled him back, and coaxed him: "You are old, be obedient, the madam has already gone, and the master is also in the outer courtyard, there is nothing wrong with it."

Ye Mian was in a hurry, so he had no choice but to ask the maid who went to Bihua Pavilion to inquire about the news to come back more frequently to report.

Yao Hui Xuan was like other courtyards in the Shi Lang's mansion, brightly lit all night, until the fifth watch, the maid came back to report that the other side had stabilized, and the master and wife had all returned to the main courtyard.

Ye Mian heaved a sigh of relief, this is his elder brother's eldest son and the eldest grandson of Ye Mansion, the two of them value it very much, if something goes wrong, Ye Mansion will not be able to celebrate the New Year this year.

Ye Mian went to school the next day, and he kept this matter in mind, and when Yao Huixuan returned from school, he asked the maids around him.

Baonian Baohe and the others all had a strange look on their faces, Yi Nong stepped forward and smiled and said to him: "It's all right, the eldest young lady's natal Marquis's residence has invited an imperial doctor from the palace, and she has already guarded in Bihua Pavilion." One day, it was said that it had never happened again."

Ye Mian was slightly relieved, but before he could be waited on by someone to change his clothes, Madam Liu who was beside the Qiu family came to invite him to the main courtyard, and Bao Nian hurried forward to stop him, "Our young master hasn't finished eating yet Woolen cloth."

Nanny Liu gave her a sharp look, and lightly reprimanded her: "Stop messing around, Madam has lost her temper this time, you just have to be careful."

Ye Mian was taken aback, and asked her, "What happened?"

Grandma Liu looked at Ye Mian's complicated face, but she only sighed and said, "Fourth young master will follow this old slave to the main courtyard, Madam will tell you about it."

After Ye Mian followed Mammy Liu out of Yaohuixuan, Bao Nian stamped his feet resentfully, and said angrily, "That bastard in Bihua Pavilion is just chewing on the root of his tongue! That fire persimmon was brought by our master to the young mistress It's true, eat more and eat less, what to eat with it, but can our fourth young master look after them for them?"

Yicui frowned and "hush" her, "You can keep your voice down, the youngest mistress has ordered not to make noise, and she is also protecting the fourth young master. If our master listens to your words, we will provoke you."

Bao Nian grabbed the handkerchief and said bitterly: "I didn't say anything wrong with the young mistress, but those crooked people in the yard went to cry and complained in front of the master and wife. What are they doing?"

In the main courtyard, Ye Mian was scared out of his wits in front of Mrs. Qiu, his face turned pale, and he muttered to himself: "Is it because I ate the persimmons I sent...I... ...I didn't know that my sister-in-law couldn't enter this thing."

Qiu was so angry that he had a headache, stroked his forehead with one hand, and patted him heavily on the back with the other, sternly reprimanded: "How many times have I told you that you are not allowed to find outside food for your sister-in-law, you just don't take it to heart. Go, the imperial doctor has stayed in Bihua Pavilion for a whole day and dare not leave, if something happens, how are you going to explain to your eldest brother!"