Rongxi hall was quiet.
The maidservants and women opened their eyes wide and waited with bated breath.
Xie Jingyijun's face froze slightly, and there was a flash of struggle in his eyes. When the imperial decree granted the marriage, he had expected such a day, but when this day came, he felt depressed and aggrieved.
His former fiancée became his titular mother.
I knelt down to offer tea today, and I will pay her respects in the future.
Xie Jingyi clenched his hands under the sleeves, and smiled bitterly in his heart. All this was caused by his efforts to withdraw from the marriage. Where there is a cause, there will be an effect, he... can only swallow the bitter fruit.
Dingguo Gong Xie Heng saw that his adopted son was motionless, he felt displeased, his brows tightened, he looked at his adopted son with sharp eyes, and said in a low voice.
"Give tea to your mother."
Xie Jingyi took a deep breath, raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Ningbao, who was sitting under his grandmother with a sweet smile, elegant and dignified, who was waiting for him to offer tea.
Xie Jingyi pursed her thin lips into a straight line, raised the corner of her robe, and knelt on the mat that Jiang Ningbao knelt on just now with a straight posture. She glanced at Huang Momo and said with difficulty: "Huang Momo, tea."
Huang Momo smiled and handed over a cup of tea.
Mrs. Xie took a sip of her tea, looked at this scene with a smile, put the excitement in her daughter-in-law's eyes, and burst out laughing, Ningbao girl must have been waiting for this day for a long time.
Xie Jingyi took the tea, raised it respectfully, and handed it to Jiang Ningbao.
"Please... mother to drink tea."
When the word "mother" came out, Xie Jingyi almost exhausted all his energy.
Mrs. Xie, Nanny Huang and the others looked at the freshly baked mother and child with great interest.
Jiang Ningbao, who was sitting upright, heard Xie Jingyi calling her mother, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help curling up. She felt happy and felt very comfortable. She took Xie Jingyi's tea and dipped her lips with a smile, then put down the teacup, generously He gave Xie Jingyi a meeting gift.
A good ink stick in a box.
This ink ingot is glowing with blue and purple light, and there are patterns of flowers and birds engraved on the ink ingot, so it is worth a lot of money at first glance.
"I don't know what you like, so I will give you a piece of Li Mo as a meeting gift."
Jiang Ningbao smiled lightly, her voice was soothing and soft, her eyebrows fluttered, and her gaze was so lively that Xie Heng, Duke of Ding, couldn't help but take another look.
Li Mo...
Duke Dingguo Xie Heng's eyebrows moved, he glanced at his little wife, he didn't expect Li Mo to be in her hands, Li Mo was one of the four famous ink artists in the Dayue Dynasty.
"Thank you... Mother."
Xie Jingyi took the box containing Li Mo, bowed his head and squeezed out four words with difficulty, not knowing what it was like.
He was prepared to bear Miss Jiang Si's difficulty and revenge.
Unexpectedly, she gave Li Mo a valuable gift as a meeting gift.
Xie Jingyi had mixed feelings in his heart.
"You're welcome, we will all be family from now on."
Jiang Ningbao looked at Xie Jingyi's stiff handsome face, her smile became brighter and her eyes were meaningful, the elder of her current fiancé was really cool, and it wasn't a waste of money to send him Li Mo.
This piece of Li Mo has a story.
It was once a life-saving thank you gift from the second wife of the Xie family.
Dingguo Gong Xie Heng keenly caught the flash of cunning in his little wife's eyes, he took a deep look at the ink cartridge in his adopted son's hand, and a smile flashed across his eyes.
"Ningbao is right, Jingyi, get up, we will be a family from now on, and a family should live in harmony." Mrs. Xie showed a satisfied smile, and looked at Jiang Ningbao with a very gentle look.
What the daughter-in-law did was very much to her liking.
Xie Jingyi stood up, holding a delicate ink cartridge in his hand.
"Ningbao, you have now married into the Duke's Mansion, and you will be in charge of the Duke's Mansion in the future. I will hand over the housekeeping rights to you in public here today."
Madam Xie took a sip of her tea and spoke with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, all the maidservants and wives in Rongxi Hall were dumbfounded.
Jiang Ningbao was stunned.
Mrs. Xie actually handed over the power of the housekeeper on the first day she got married. This... this... is like a big pie in the world.
If it was someone else, I'm afraid they would have agreed with ecstasy, but Jiang Ningbao calmly refused: "Mother, I can't help it. I haven't managed the house before, so I can't take on this important responsibility."
The maidservant in the Rongxi Hall was shocked, apparently she did not expect the new lady who entered the mansion to reject the housekeeper.
Mrs. Xie was surprised. She never thought that her daughter-in-law would refuse. Looking at her expression carefully, she was speechless for a while. It seems that Ningbao really doesn't want to be a housekeeper now.
Even Grandma Huang was surprised.
"How about this, you study with me for a while first." Mrs. Xie did not give up. Ningbao is the mistress of the Duke's Mansion. Sooner or later she will have to be a housekeeper, so it's better to get used to it sooner.
"Mother, I want to give birth to a grandson for you and a younger brother for Jing Yi as soon as possible." Jiang Ningbao glanced at Duke Ding's cold profile, his pretty face was flushed, and said shyly.
The huge Duke's mansion belongs to Duke Ding, and Housekeeper Zhao is also a subordinate of Duke Ding.
Housekeeper Zhao took care of all the affairs in the mansion in an orderly manner.
If you want the right to be a housekeeper, you only need to say a word from Ding Guogong.
So now Jiang Ningbao only wants to live a newly married life with the Duke of the country sweetly, and the housekeeper should be handed over to the old lady who is getting healthier and healthier.
Xie Jingyi who was on the side heard the newly appointed adoptive mother shyly say that she would give birth to a younger brother for him, so she couldn't help but clenched the ink cartridge in her hand, feeling complicated and unspeakable.
Mrs. Xie said oops, patted her forehead and said angrily: "Yes, yes, Ningbao, you are right, I am so confused, I forgot that you and Ah Heng just got married, let's add a younger brother to Jingyi first , let’s talk about the housekeeper later.”
Dingguo Gong Xie Heng said calmly: "Mother, the matter of the heir depends on fate, so don't be in a hurry."
Jiang Ningbao: "..."
Mrs. Xie: "..."
Suddenly, Mrs. Xie's eyes widened, and she belatedly realized that her son was standing in front of her. She didn't feel any discomfort and couldn't help asking in shock.
"Ah Heng, the evil spirit on your body... what's going on?"
As soon as these words came out, the rest of Rongxitang finally noticed something was wrong.
Oh my god, the Duke of the State actually stood in front of the old lady. They did not forget that the Duke of the State used to talk to the old lady from a distance, but now he can talk at close range.
Moreover, they did not feel discomfort.
The frightening aura of the Grand Duke seems to have disappeared without a trace.
"Mother, you finally found out?" Jiang Ningbao pursed her lips and smiled, her eyebrows and eyes curved.
Xie Jingyijun was startled.
Most of the evil spirit on the adoptive father seemed to have disappeared, and the remaining part should be suppressed by the red sandalwood beads.
The shocked Mrs. Xie immediately stood up excitedly and grabbed Jiang Ningbao's hand when she heard Jiang Ningbao speak.
"Ningbao, this... what the hell is going on?"
"Mother, don't worry, just listen to me carefully." Jiang Ningbao smiled and comforted Mrs. Xie, and did not hide it, and explained the reason in detail.
She and Grandpa Guo tried three times last night. The blending of water and milk can indeed purify the evil spirit, but it cannot be eradicated, and once the evil spirit has faded to a certain level, it will not fade again.
Jiang Ningbao is also very helpless about this.
It seems that this evil spirit has really accompanied the Duke of the country for the rest of his life.
Duke Ding didn't care, he was already used to the existence of evil spirits.
Mrs. Xie took a deep breath, calmed down the beating heartbeat, and asked cautiously.
"Ningbao, you mean that as long as Ah Heng has the red sandalwood Buddha beads to suppress the remaining evil spirits that cannot be eradicated, he can be like ordinary people, right?"
Nurse Huang on the side was also nervously waiting for Jiang Ningbao's answer.
"Yes, mother." Jiang Ningbao nodded with a smile.
Mrs. Xie was so excited that she almost cried with joy, she suddenly remembered the assertion of the holy monk, took a deep look at Jiang Ningbao, and suddenly realized.
"So it is, so it is."
No wonder the holy monk said that Ah-Heng will live a long life and have a full house of children and grandchildren if Ah-Heng finds the person he is destined for.
It's only because Ningbao can purify the evil spirit on A-Heng's body.
Mrs. Xie happily took Jiang Ningbao's hand and patted it: "Ningbao, Ah Heng left it to you." Then she looked back at the tall and handsome son in front of her, and said something.
"Heng, you can't let Ning Bao down, you know?"
"Mother, don't worry, Ningbao is my wife, and I will treat her well for the rest of my life." Dingguo Gong Xie Heng glanced at his little wife, and promised with a serious face.
Jiang Ningbao was delighted, and showed a bright smile to Duke Ding.
Mrs. Xie smiled gratifiedly.
Looking at this scene, Xie Jingyi unconsciously pursed her thin lips, feeling that she was superfluous.
Perhaps the original adoption was a wrong decision.
"I was tired all day yesterday, you two hurry back to rest and come over to have lunch together at noon." Mrs. Xie urged with a smile.
Jiang Ningbao and Ding Guogong left Rongxitang.
Back in the yard, Jiang Ningbao decided to go back to sleep.
It was the newlywed Yan Er, Duke Ding of course slept with her.
In Rongxi hall, sandalwood is curling up.
Old Madam Xie was smiling all over her face, and she was in a great mood to taste tea. Huang Momo, who was at the side, was also happy to see the old lady so happy, but it was less than half a cup of tea, Old Madam Xie suppressed her smile and sighed.
"The Buddhist beads in Ah Heng's hand won't last long."
Huang Momo was taken aback, and couldn't help but said: "Madam, you can ask the eminent monk of Qingshui Temple to consecrate another string of Buddhist beads."
Mrs. Xie was silent.
If she could, she would have gone to Qingshui Temple long ago. How could it have been delayed until now? The Buddhist beads in Ah Heng's hand are special and unique.
Fortunately, his daughter-in-law Ningbao can purify the evil spirit. After a while, without the Buddhist beads to suppress the evil spirit, Ah-Heng will at most be the same as before, and ordinary people can't get close.
This is already the best result.
Mrs. Xie told herself silently, not to be greedy.
On the other side, Xie Jingyi returned to the yard with the ink cartridge, and took out Li Mo inside, but after seeing the note stuck on the bottom of the ink ingot, a trace of astonishment flashed across his handsome face.
This ink ingot turned out to be a life-saving thank-you gift from my mother back then.
Now it is back in his hands in this way.
Xie Jingyi looked at the pitch-black ink ingot in front of him, and when he thought of the word "conscience" on the note, a look of embarrassment flashed in Xie Jingyi's eyes.