C42 (1/2)
Xie Jingyi accompanied Lady Xu for a chat about Zi family matters for a while, then went to Xie Jingxi's Jiang Xuanxuan, coincidentally, the Auntie Xue and the Old Madem were both there.
Xie Jingyi sighed in her heart. The cheers and laughter here were in stark contrast to the silence in Lady Xu's room. It had only been a few years since Third Miss had entered the palace, and Feng Shui had already shifted to her side.
”Big sister, why are you here? Come in quickly, it's cold outside.”
Xie Jingxi came over and held Xie Jingyi's arm, while Sixth Miss also ran over and held her other arm. Auntie Xue and the girls greeted each other, then went to discuss the details of Xie Jingxi's wedding with him. Xie Jingyi calmly looked around, the Sixth Miss scurried and became more cheerful, the Auntie Xue was also rather liked by the Old Madem, so it turned out that the thing she understood the most in the residence was these two women, and if they did not say anything, they would have everything.
”Grandmother, Aunt, Father and Bingsheng have matters to discuss, so I will follow you guys to visit. Since New Year's Eve, there is nothing much to do, so go back home and be more at ease.”
”Yes, is your mother-in-law well?”
Although Old Madem didn't really like Lady Xu, but she didn't have any objections towards her big granddaughter. She felt that she was more sensible than Lady Xu, but because of the matters of Lady Xu, Xie Jingyi didn't feel right about staying with Xie Jingxi.
”Grandmother, they are all fine. Yesterday, grandma asked you. She said that she wanted to meet you at your door that day.”
”My wife is pretty good-looking, but it's the big wedding, it's better if they all come. When your third sister is settled, I'll also return to the south, saving me from having to stay here. All of you will feel uncomfortable.”
”Grandmother, what are you talking about?” Xie Jingyi deliberated, ”Mother's abilities are limited, and the family still needs you to be in charge. This matter was her fault, you should give face to Father and us, don't bother about her.”
The old lady was not an unreasonable person, but this matter always came to an end. This was not a matter that could be resolved with just words, as Xie Jingxi was still fine when she was at home, once she marries, the Old Madem and the Lady Xu would have a hard time understanding each other.
Grandmother, I've been looking forward to seeing you. You still want to go back, but we don't trust you to stay with us alone in the south.
”Speak nonsense again.” Old Madem glanced at Xie Jingxi sideways, ”Wait until you are like Young Master, how can you take care of my wife?”
Xie Jingxi's face reddened. Originally, she wanted to say that Gu Yun had his own courtyard and tell her to go live there, but she felt that she was too inexperienced and did not bring up the topic.
Xie Cen and Eldest Young Master talked until dusk before they came out. The Grand Matriarch ordered people to prepare their meals, Xie Jingyi and Lu Bingsheng stayed at the Xie Residence for dinner, causing Xie Cen to become rarely happier, and drank a few cups with Eldest Master. It seemed that the discussion went smoothly, and even Xie Cen, who usually did not drink much, made an exception.
Xie Cen was not one who could drink alcohol, it gave him a headache to drink alcohol, but since he was happy today, he did not feel anything. Only when he had to rest during the night did his headache become even more obvious, thus he decided to call for a bowl of hangover soup from the kitchen.
But before Xie Cen could speak, there was a knock on the door outside. Xie Cen was suspicious, he had never called anyone over, why would anyone come over? Xie Cen put on his clothes and went to open the door, only to see that it was the little girl in the Lady Xu, who was called Chan Er.
Xie Cen frowned, ”What are you doing here?”
The Chan Er carried a tray with a bowl of medicine on it that was steaming hot. When Xie Cen asked her, she bowed and said, ”Master, Madam asked me to bring you the sobering wine and I'm afraid you might have a headache from drinking it.”
Xie Cen was startled, and was a little surprised. He carefully sized up Chan Er a few times, she was dressed in a red waist pinch dress, which made his young face turn red and glossy, and normally, he would not be paying much attention, but when he looked at his under the night sky, he looked extremely charming.
Usually, when the mistress ordered a girl to enter her husband's house in this kind of situation, the meaning was self-evident, moreover, Chan Er was dressed up meticulously, her bashful look could not help but cause Xie Cen's heart to move. Furthermore, ever since the incident with the Nan, Xie Cen had not been into the Aunt Zhao's house much. He had only gone to the Lady Xu's house a few times, and since the Auntie Xue's health was not good, she had always been far away from him. Thus, during this half a year, Xie Cen had almost never been able to get rid of her.
Even if a man in her prime wasn't near beauty, it was hard to avoid a need. Furthermore, after drinking a bit today, she became more motivated, and with a flash, Chan Er entered the house.
Chan Er kept her head down the entire time as she helped Xie Cen drink the sobering wine soup. When the warm liquid entered her stomach, Xie Cen felt a scorching heat coming from his lower abdomen.
”Go and prepare a bucket of hot water for me. I want to take a bath.”
Chan Er originally wanted to leave, but upon hearing this, she could not help but be startled, but she did not resist, and only replied with 'yes'. Very quickly, buckets of hot water were brought in from the kitchen, and Chan Er poured the hot and cold water into the bathtub. Her petite back was stretched out and reflected in the steam, making it hard for people to look away. Xie Cen quietly walked over, and when she was done with the water, she extended her arms out, indicating that she wanted Chan Er to help him change her clothes.
Chan Er's face was flushed red, and her hands that were unbuttoning the buttons on Xie Cen's clothes were still trembling. But to Xie Cen, that occasional contact was the best provocation, and he gave her a heavy look, abruptly grabbing onto Chan Er's hand, and directly carrying her into the bath barrel.
The Chan Er was caught off guard and immediately cried out. The water in the bucket could not bear the weight of the two and splashed all over the ground, causing the Chan Er to call out to the old master tenderly, then half pushed and half obeyed Xie Cen.