Ye Jiao's ears were slightly red when she said this, but the smile on her face couldn't stop.
If it was an ordinary time, they would have gathered together long ago, touching their foreheads to say something sincere.
However, as parents, Qi Yun and Ye Jiao were still very concerned about Xu Bao's feelings, so they didn't move closer together, but slightly distanced themselves. The way I feed a piece of it seems to be inexorably sweet.
Xu Bao was originally a smart and shrewd child. "The Song of the Five Sons" was neither long nor short. He closed his eyes and recited it twice in silence to memorize it.
But when he opened his eyes, seeing his parents leaning together again, Xu Bao turned around obediently, ready to recite the article just now.
These things are not new after seeing too much. Xiao Xubao knows when to talk and when to be quiet.
But when he turned around, Ye Jiao saw it, and pushed her husband away directly, then reached out and picked up Xu Bao and hugged him, smiled and said, "Xu Bao finished carrying?"
Xu Bao raised his smiling face obediently, nodded and said, "It's over."
Qi Yun, who was pushed by his wife, sat upright with a calm expression, coughed lightly, looked at his eldest son with a serious expression, and said, "What do you mean, do you understand?"
Xu Bao immediately raised his chest: "I understand."
Usually in front of Ye Jiao, Xu Bao is cute and well-behaved, and he is never competitive.
But in front of Qi Yun, it was very different. In Xu Bao's eyes, his father was the most learned person in the world, more knowledgeable than the third uncle, and Xu Bao's dream was to be a slaughter for an official, to be a high-ranking official, to manage Dad.
Even though Xu Bao has given up the idea of holding Qi Yun to study for himself every day, his ideal of being a high official has never changed.
Then Xu Bao thought that his knowledge must be higher than his father's anyway, so that he can be a high-ranking official.
So every time Qi Yun asked about his homework, Xu Bao would pay special attention.
Qi Yun knew Xu Bao's ability, so he nodded, reached out and touched his son's hair and said, "Really smart," his voice paused, "As expected of my son."
This is obviously to praise Xubao, but in fact, in the end, he praised himself.
But Ye Jiao was particularly supportive and said with a smile: "Naturally, my husband is too powerful." Then she looked at her son again, kissed the little guy on the forehead, and said, "Xu Bao is also very talented."
Look at this head, you should be smarter than others if you are bigger than others.
Xu Bao was leaning against Ye Jiao's arms with a smile, his big eyes turned around, and he said to Qi Yun, "Dad, what you said is better than Mr. Feng."
When Qi Yun heard this, he looked at Xu Bao and said, "As a disciple, you can't say anything wrong with your teacher."
Xu Bao shook his head and said, "Mr. Feng is already very good, but what daddy said is better than anyone else, I will understand if you say it, daddy is naturally better."
This compliment was sincere and sincere, Qi Yun didn't say anything more, just took it all.
Then I heard Xu Bao say: "If Daddy can be a gentleman, that would be great."
Qi Yun raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect his son to have such thoughts, so he asked, "Why do you want me to be a gentleman?"
Xu Bao looked up at him, and his voice was childish and soft: "The book says, 'It is easy to meet teachers, but difficult to meet teachers', if Dad can be a teacher and teach and educate people, he will definitely be able to be like Mr. Feng's hope. All over the world, the spring light is all over the four directions."
As soon as these words came out, Qi Yun looked at her son in surprise, and Ye Jiao also looked down at Xu Bao.
In the heart of Little Ginseng, Xu Bao is still the soft child who always speaks in repeated words, and his voice is milky and milky, probably because Xubao remembers things early and speaks swiftly, which makes Ye Jiao feel that today's He was no different from when he was two or three years old.
Even if Xu Bao recited poems for himself and blurted out his famous poems, Ye Jiao still felt that he was still young.
But now when Xu Bao said these words, Ye Jiao felt that her children had grown up a lot. Even if Ye Jiao didn't know what it was good to be a husband, but after listening to Xu Bao's words, she felt that being a teacher was a great thing. Good thing.
But soon, Xu Bao shook his head again, clenched Qi Yun's fingers and said, "Not yet."
Seeing this, Qi Yun, who was just startled by his own child, couldn't help but say, "Why, don't you like it anymore?"
Xu Bao pursed his lips and muttered, "Daddy is busy, so he has less time to read books to me. If he teaches others, he will be even more busy. Xu Bao doesn't want it."
As soon as these words came out, without the maturity just now, he was still that childish little guy.
Qi Yun couldn't help but smile lightly, and Ye Jiao also reached out and rubbed her son's chubby face.
At this time, Xiao Su knocked on the door and said, "Master, Mama Mo said that the young master and the girl are awake."
Ye Jiao looked at the time and felt that it was time for dinner, so she thought of bringing them in for dinner.
However, Qi Yun said first: "Xu Bao, why don't you go and have dinner with your younger brother and sister?"
Xu Bao has always liked to pester Ye Jiao, but he listened to Qi Yun's words. Without Qi Erlang saying anything more, Xu Bao let go of Ye Jiao's hand, stood up on the soft couch, and was held by Qi Yun. He stood on the ground by himself, and then Little Fatty saluted his parents, then opened the door and took Xiao Su's hand to leave.
When Ye Jiao saw Qi Yun pulled Xu Bao away, she knew there was something she didn't want Xu Bao to hear, so she asked, "Xiang Gong, do you have something to tell me?"
Qi Yun nodded, but did not speak immediately, but let someone set the meal first.
Because Ye Jiao is delicious, the Qi family's small kitchen always cooks food in different ways. As long as you do it well, you will be rewarded with money. Therefore, the cooks in the small kitchen work very hard.
In addition to the dishes that Ye Jiao had seen before, there was another dish that Ye Jiao had never seen before.
She held the chopsticks, and instead of picking them up, she turned to look at Qi Yun.
Seeing this, Qi Erlang picked up a bowl and gave Ye Jiao the soup, and said slowly, "This sea cucumber is very fresh. I got some from the restaurant, so I brought some to my family."
Speaking of ingredients, the villain has seen a lot, but she mostly stays in the mountains, and all the birds and beasts walk on the ground. It is rare to see things in the sea, and there is inevitably curiosity in her eyes.
Qi Yun continued: "Sea cucumbers are tasteless and difficult to cook, but this sea cucumber is very tasty when handled properly. Use small sea cucumbers, soak them to remove the sediment, then boil them in broth three times, and then take the chicken broth and meat. The soup is simmered until it is thoroughly cooked, and finally the mushrooms and fungus are simmered to make a soup.
It was clearly just a pot of slightly darker soup, Ye Jiao had no idea of what to eat, but after Qi Yun said it, Ye Jiao had an appetite.
It seemed that every time he tasted something new, Qi Yun would tell Ye Jiao how to do it, and every time he said it carefully and attractively, Ye Jiao always put it into his mouth involuntarily.
At this moment, she took a spoon and took a bite, and she felt that the mouth was full of deliciousness, soft and crisp, like a tendon, but more elastic than a tendon.
After only one bite, Ye Jiao fell in love.
Seeing her wide-eyed smile, Qi Yun also smiled and said to Xiao Su, "Who made this soup?"
Xiao Su hurriedly replied, "It was made by the master chef of the restaurant."
Qi Yun didn't find it strange, after all, this dynasty didn't pay much attention to ocean fishing. Sea cucumbers are rare and not easy to come by. Ordinary cooks probably haven't seen them before, and it's normal that they don't know how to deal with them. He didn't say anything, just pipe : "Sending ingots of silver to the restaurant is only the money for this dish."
Although sea cucumbers are not common, a dish of silver is a bit expensive.
However, Xiao Su knew that this was giving money to the master, so she responded and quickly went out to spread the word.
Ye Jiao, on the other hand, finished one bowl, and did not immediately go to serve the second bowl. Instead, she looked at Qi Yun and said, "What did you want to say before? Say it."
Qi Yun gave her chopsticks and fresh bamboo shoots, and said in his mouth, "The one who came today told me two things."
Ye Jiao nodded, but did not speak, but waited for Qi Yun to speak.
Then he heard Qi Yun say: "The first thing is to ask when my parents will enter the capital. The marriage between the Meng family girl and Saburo is about to start."
Ye Jiao kept this matter in mind all the time. Since there were only two brothers from the Qi family in the capital, and the elder brother and mother were not in front of him, the Liu family entrusted San Lang to Ye Jiao, asking her to serve more snacks, while Ye Jiao entrusted San Lang to Ye Jiao. Jiao also cares about Qi Ming. Marriage is a major event in life, so she naturally needs to think more.
After listening to Qi Yun's words, Ye Jiao nodded: "It's almost the same, my mother told me before that the dowry has been prepared, as long as the emperor bestows the marriage, it can be delivered to the capital immediately, but, mother He also said that we must first buy a house for Saburo."
Qi Yun's hand holding the chopsticks paused slightly, and then said softly: "This is the second thing, the emperor gave Saburo a mansion, and he will return to Saburo when he wants to come."
Ye Jiao first smiled when she heard the words, thinking it was a good thing, but seeing that there was no smile on Qi Yun's face, she was a little puzzled: "Don't you feel good about it?"
Qi Yun didn't hide it from her, and said directly: "I can't say whether it's good or not, but I think this house is a little hot, and I can't hold it securely."
Chu Chengyun said that it was because Qi Ming gave him an idea, so he had to give it to Qi Ming's house.
However, what was the idea and whether it would cause trouble for Qi Ming? Chu Chengyun didn't say anything about it, and Qi Yun didn't ask questions either. He just felt that this house was not easy to live in.
Ye Jiao didn't know so much inside information, she always said what she had in her heart, but this time she was just as candid: "Previously, Xianggong said that the emperor treats Saburo well, just like a brother treats a younger brother, I think he will never treat Saburo well. Push into the pit."
Qi Yun thought about it carefully and felt that what his wife said was reasonable.
Now that Qi Ming has firmly stood behind Chu Chengyun, they will inevitably be tied together in the future, whether it is good or bad, it cannot be controlled.
Taking a step back, Chu Chengyun is no longer what he used to be. If he can protect Queen Meng with a ruthless heart, he can naturally find a way to protect Qi Ming.
Isn't this time looking for the Xiao family to block in front of him to protect Qiming
Thinking of this, Qi Yun felt a lot more open-minded, and said softly: "Each has a future, and there is something to give."
Ye Jiao, on the other hand, was eating the bamboo shoots attentively. Hearing that, she raised her head and looked at Qi Yun. She wanted to ask something, and saw that Qi Yun handed her another quicksand bag, so she couldn't remember to ask. dinner.
After eating, Qi Yun went to repair books for the two elders of the Qi family and invited them to come to Beijing. Ye Jiao sat on the side with a fan and fanned herself, then fanned Qi Yun, and got up to grind ink for Qi Yun.
Ordinary people would find it annoying to grind with a grinding block, but Ye Jiao regarded it as fun and worked extremely hard.
And Qi Yun also enjoyed the fragrance of red sleeves. Even though his wife was not as fragrant as written in the book, it had the sweetness of sweet-scented osmanthus and the milk fragrance after drinking a bowl of milk, which made Qi even more. Yun felt comfortable.
This made Qi Yun, who was writing letters, always look at his wife from time to time, but staggered his eyes when Ye Jiao looked over.
The man seems to have divided himself into two halves, one half is writing a family letter in a serious manner, and there is no omission in the wording, while the other half is looking at the beautiful girl in front of him, and a bunch of words to describe the beauty popped up in his head. I feel that nothing is better than hers.
My wife is very good, and it is beyond ordinary words.
After Qi Yun finished writing the letter, he picked it up and blew it. After the writing on it was dry, he handed it to Ye Jiao and said, "Jiao Niang, help me to see, but something has happened."
Ye Jiao took it and was about to sit and watch, but Qi Yun grabbed Ye Jiao's wrist with her backhand. She didn't use any force, she just held it vacantly.
But the little ginseng turned around naturally, sat on Qi Yun's lap, found a comfortable position, leaned on the man's chest, grabbed Qi Yun's arm and wrapped it around her waist, letting her It wouldn't slide down, and Ye Jiao's eyes were always on the letter.
Obviously what she did was charming, but Ye Jiao's face showed no meaning at all.
Qi Yun didn't do much, just hugged her and read the letter with her.
Ye Jiao stared at Qi Yun's words intently, and then muttered, "When will I be able to write words as beautiful as Xiang Gong?"
As soon as Qi Yun heard her mention it, she thought of Ye Jiao's words that were always lying on the ground and curled up in a ball, and she couldn't help but curl her lips and said, "Jiao Niang's writing is very good, don't force it."
Ye Jiao stared at him, her cheeks bulging slightly: "My husband lied to me, what's wrong?" She obviously knew it herself, but she couldn't make out her own words.
Qi Yun replied calmly, "It's easy to recognize, Jiao Niang's words are unparalleled in the world, and no one can write it like this again."
This was like a compliment, Ye Jiao laughed first, but soon felt that something was wrong.
Where does this mean that her handwriting is good? Obviously laughing at her!
Even Ye Jiao acquiesced in her heart that her writing was not good-looking, but at this moment she straightened up and opened her mouth to bite the back of the man's hand.
But she was reluctant to work hard, so she just wanted to nibble and let go.
Who knew that Qi Yun suddenly stood up, causing the little ginseng to subconsciously stretch out his arm and hug the man's neck tightly.
Qi Yun, on the other hand, hugged her horizontally and said indifferently, "Miss, is there any omission in the letter?"
Ye Jiao looked at the letter that Qi Yun had taken away and put it on the table, and shook her head.
Qi Yun looked down at her, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up: "Then don't look at it anymore, it's late at night, why don't we rest."
Ye Jiao understood what Qi Yun meant and did not object at all. Instead, she hugged the man tighter and nodded with a smile.
Then Qi Yun carried Ye Jiao into the inner room.
A few years ago, Qi Erlang would never be able to hold Ye Jiao, even if Ye Jiao was not fat and lighter than an ordinary woman, but at that time, Qi Yun would probably touch her waist with a cough. The sticky lantern is still fragile, not to mention hugging people, and it can't lie flat even with a little effort.
It's different now. Qi Yun's body is in good shape, and Ye Jiao is also taking good care of him. Even if he still needs to be careful all the time, it's not a problem to hug Ye Jiao.
Ye Jiao was worried at first, but seeing that Qi Yun hugged her and walked a few steps without shaking, she let him go.
But after entering the inner room, none of them saw a small wooden horse on the ground.
This is something that Xu Bao just played with, and it was placed on the ground casually. To say that this little wooden horse is not a small object, it can be seen normally, but Ye Jiao is staring at Qi Yun, while Qi Yun is holding a person Without seeing their feet, neither of them noticed.
So, Qi Yun kicked the small wooden horse, and the next moment he tripped and unconsciously took a step forward.
It was hard to hold on, but Ye Jiao, who was in Qi Yun's arms, came out of the man's arms.
Fortunately, there was the bed in front of her, and the mattress on it was soft enough that Ye Jiao didn't feel pain when she was "pushed" on her head, but she was a little confused.
But Ye Jiao forgot that she was still holding her husband's neck tightly. As a result, Qi Erlang, who had managed to stand firm, was dragged onto the bed by Ye Jiao before he could pull Ye Jiao back.
One was lying down, the other was lying on his stomach, and no one spoke when their eyes met.
Qi Yun read from Ye Jiao's eyes the pity of "Xiang Gong, you really need to take care of him more", Qi Erlang wanted to justify himself, but the next moment, he felt a tightness in his waist.
Then, the position was changed. Erlang of the Qi family, who had always been calm and self-controlled, lay on the bed with a blank face, looked at Ye Jiao who was sitting on his waist, and asked, "Jiao Niang, how are you... I'm not... "
However, Ye Jiao felt that she was tired to her husband just now, and felt extremely distressed.
So she stretched out her hand to hold Qi Yun's face, leaned down and kissed, comforting: "It's okay, I know, Xianggong take your time, don't worry."
Qi Yun: …
"Don't move this time, I'll come, but remember to rub my waist tomorrow."
Qi Yun was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of a picture, and his ears turned red.
And all his explanations were swallowed back by Qi Erlang himself, just nodded and agreed.
Since it was a good thing, Qi Yun had no reason to refuse.
In the end, the night was very unforgettable. The only thing that puzzled Qi Erlang was why the energetic lady was still rubbing his waist the next day...
My wife, is she really a goblin who harvests yang and replenishes yin
A few days later, when the cicadas in the capital began to chirp, the house that Chu Chengyun ordered to reward Qi Ming was finally renovated.
This yard was originally confiscated real estate. It used to live in a fourth-rank official. He was banished from Beijing during the purge of officials, and the mansion awarded to him was taken back by the royal family.
Although it is said to be rewarded to Qi Saburo at the moment, but if you want to live in it, you still have to renovate it.
It is said to be repaired, but in fact, the craftsmen sent are only responsible for the general correction of the house and the courtyard, repainting the walls and columns, and it looks like a brand new house, but the flowers, plants, tables, chairs, benches, and pots and pans are inside. Small objects, everything has to be rearranged.
On the day of Qi Ming's move, Qi Yun and Ye Jiao also went to help Qi Ming make arrangements.
Because moving was a messy affair, Ye Jiao didn't bring her children, she only brought her capable mother-in-law and servant, Ye Jiao instructed people to set up furniture in the house.
When the big things were finished, Ye Jiao, who was in the details, didn't care about the details. Instead, she called Ren Yazi to choose a servant for Qi Ming to serve, Chang Sui.
Originally, he had to pick some girls, but Qi Yun said that Qi Saburo didn't pay much attention to his life. In the past, Liusi served him personally, and he would not need a girl in the future.
"Let's wait for Saburo to get married, and let Miss Meng Wu choose another maid." Qi Yun said these words lightly, but only he himself understood the meaning.
His own Saburo counted Xiangmomo. Before, the Fourth Miss Zhu could give up her face and slammed hard at his door. Who knows if there will be people who will make trouble in the future.
Qi Yun, who was almost touched by the maid in the study once, felt that it was a good thing to be vigilant about everything.
When Miss Meng Wu was constantly staring at her, it would be better to stifle the calamity that might endanger the marriage between the two.
Ye Jiao just chose the little servant, and then found a few capable women from home to take care of her in the kitchen, and she could be considered worthy of placement.
Qi Ming stayed by Ye Jiao's side the whole time, and was extraordinarily well-behaved.
Although he has a general understanding of how to be an official, he doesn't know anything about running the house. Qi Ming is very grateful that his sister-in-law can come to help. Naturally, he will not say a word, just take care of the little tail behind Ye Jiao, Ye Jiao said what he asked, very well-behaved.
When everything is settled, they will have time to go to the front hall to rest.
As soon as Qi Yun sat down, he saw Qi Ming stand up, bowed to him, and said solemnly, "Thank you second brother for renting the yard to me earlier."
As soon as these words came out, Qi Yun subconsciously looked at Tie Zi.
That yard was Qi Yun's private property. Not many people knew about it. Ye Jiao wouldn't say it, so it could only be Tiezi.
Tie Zi immediately covered his mouth and shook his head, trying to prove his innocence.
Qi Yun raised his eyebrows and suddenly thought that the person in the palace knew it too. Chu Chengyun revealed to Qi Ming that it was reasonable, and there was nothing to investigate, so Qi Yun said lightly to Qi Ming: "It's okay, you rent a house with money. , I rented the money to you, this is a business, there is nothing thank you."
Having said that, Qi Ming knew in his heart that the location of the yard was good and the location was good, I'm afraid it would be difficult to buy it.
Even though his second brother often tossed him, he took into account everything that should be considered, and Qi Ming even felt that writing big characters in boxes and boxes was Qi Yun's training for him.
The second brother is indeed a very good person.
Seeing Qi Ming's moved face, Qi Yun didn't say anything, just drinking tea without saying a word.
At this moment, Liu Si came in and said, "Master, Master Xiao is here."
Upon hearing this, Qi Ming said, "Please go to the study and wait for me." Then Qi Ming said to Qi Yun and Ye Jiao, "Brother Xiao came to me and thought it was business."
Qi Yun nodded, his expression unchanged: "Go ahead."
Qi Ming just left.
And after he left, Qi Yun whispered: "This Master Xiao, I think he is the former champion, Xiao Yuanbai."
Ye Jiao smiled and said, "Last time I was in front of Saburo's house, I saw them sharing a car. Later, Saburo also asked me for a peach blossom cake to give to Lord Xiao. I think the relationship is very good."
As soon as these words came out, Qi Yun was silent.
Because Qi Yun paid more attention during this time, he could vaguely find out that Qi Ming's idea was to reform the imperial examinations, add law subjects, and employ talents only.
This is not achieved overnight. The first emperor was slowly implementing it while he was alive, and now it is just to be determined.
Of course, there are dangers in it. Talented people will naturally violate the interests of some high-profile families. It is normal for them to be unwilling, and they will also interfere with the interests of many scholars and officials. These people will inevitably hold a grudge against Qi Ming.
However, Xiao Yuanbai was the one who made the case, and Qi Ming's name just followed, and the one who advocated the implementation was Prime Minister Meng, and the one who Zhu criticized was Chu Chengyun.
These people are placed in front of them, and it is a copper wall and an iron wall, and no one can move.
Especially the Xiao family, they started in Hedong, and they are one of the most powerful families in the capital. Many powerful families are looking forward to them. As long as the Xiao family is released, the matter is half.
Originally, Qi Yun thought that Xiao Yuanbai stood in front of Qi Ming and helped him block most of the sharp arrows, which was probably a hint from Chu Chengyun, but now, looking at it, this Xiao Zhuangyuan has a close relationship with his third brother. .
Seeing that he didn't speak, Ye Jiao became a little curious: "Xiang Gong, what are you thinking?"
Hearing this, Qi Yun held Ye Jiao's hand and said softly, "I think, Saburo's ability to make friends is much better than his ability to read."
Going out and recognizing a righteous brother is the future emperor, the colleague who works in the yamen is the dignitary in Hedong, and even the lover who crossed the horse and paraded the street at first sight is the prime minister.
Saburo doesn't have many friends, but all of them are very useful.
Ye Jiao could hear it vaguely, and was about to ask when she saw Tie Zi trotting into the door.
Qi Yun looked at him and said, "Take a good breath before talking."
Tie Zi obediently stood up straight, took a few deep breaths, and then said, "Master, just now, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess sent someone to say that General Ye returned to the court in victory and was stationed at Shili Pavilion, and he will enter the capital tomorrow."
The author has something to say: Qi Ming: The second brother treats me very well, so I must write big characters to sharpen my will!
Qi Yun: No, I just punish you
Qi Ming: The second brother must have taken into account my thoughts, that's why he said that!
Qi Yun: ... oh
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