Shaoyin did not return to the Marquis of Wu'an's residence.
I usually live in the villa, and I arrange any social contacts in the villa. Sometimes when I go out to attend other people's appointments, I still go to Biezhuang when I come back. Occasionally, the carriage will pass by the gate of Wu'anhou Mansion without stopping.
Han'er never went back. He usually studies with the crown prince in the palace, takes a vacation of ten days and a half a month, and then goes to a villa outside the capital when he leaves the palace. If you have nothing to do, you don't want to go back to the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, and if you have anything to do, you don't want to go back to see Qin Jinye again.
As Qin Jinye wished, no one in the mansion can overwhelm Xu Yaoyue, and there is no mistress to serve, rounding up, she is the wife of the main house.
However, the fact is not as he thought, there is still not much smile on Xu Yaoyue's face.
"What else is bothering you?" He approached her puzzledly.
Xu Yaoyue had accumulated a lot of bitterness in her heart, but this man didn't understand it at all, and asked her with a surprised face, which made her even more resentful!
She turned her head away and said nothing.
"Come here!" Seeing that she didn't say anything, Qin Jinye went to ask the little maid beside her.
The little servant girl looked into the room, then looked at Master Hou's majestic face, blessed her body, and whispered: "Many servants don't respect my aunt, and my aunt is upset."
"What auntie!" Qin Jinye yelled, "Madam Xu!"
The little girl's eyes widened suddenly, her face showing disbelief, then she hurriedly lowered her head to hide her shock: "Yes, Lord Hou!"
"Hmm." Qin Jinye nodded, clasped his crutch lightly with his fingers, and asked again: "Who disrespects Madam? How?"
The little maid gave a few examples.
how to say? Xu Yaoyue is in charge of the affairs in the mansion, so no one would dare to disrespect her. But the problem is that she is an aunt, not a serious master.
Although Lord Hou dotes on her, she is just an aunt after all! Besides, those who have no sons under their knees and who have nothing to rely on are not as good as them!
Besides, anyone with a discerning eye knows where this Aunt Xu came from, and they all look down on her from the bottom of their hearts, not to mention respecting her, as long as they don't pooh her a few times in private, Aunt Chen and others who were kicked out before, All have more face than her.
If you look down on her in your heart, it will be difficult for the servants to develop respect. Some people listen to her arrangement on the surface, but talk badly in private, and some people are not convinced on the surface, and want to contradict her.
Xu Yaoyue is not stupid, why can't she feel it? Especially before Shaoyin moved out, she slapped her so openly, without a word of explanation afterwards, and Qin Jinye did nothing, which established her status and made her even waist-high. Can't straighten up.
Taking pains to manage the entire Hou Mansion, Qin Jinye doesn't understand her hard work, let alone understand her grievances, Xu Yaoyue finds it extremely boring!
"Yue'er, I have already dealt with those servants who don't know their dignity, don't be angry."
After hearing what the little maid said, Qin Jinye understood what Xu Yaoyue was angry with, and immediately picked out a few unruly ones, severely punished them, and then gave them a reprimand in the mansion, making them treat Xu Yaoyue as a serious master, and no one is allowed to mess with her angry.
Xu Yaoyue wiped her tears angrily: "They treat me like their master and look down on me, what's the use of it!"
Qin Jinye doesn't care about internal affairs, he doesn't understand!
Sometimes there is no need to say anything when you are intimidated by a person, all you need is a little unpredictable look in your eyes and some specious behavior, which is enough to distress her!
Qin Jinye frowned when he heard this. Why doesn't he understand where the problem lies
But this is something he can't help, if that woman doesn't die for a day, he can't help Yue'er to the throne! Murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and then he calmed down quickly. Now that Han'er has grown up, if he really does something, Han'er will definitely not let him go, unless he is with Han'er...
"Okay, don't cry, I'll think of a way." He hugged her and said.
Qin Jinye dealt with some servants, but Xu Yaoyue was not respected by the servants. On the contrary, there were more people who disrespected her—she was just a concubine, or a disgraceful concubine, and she was called only when the wife was in poor health. In charge of internal affairs, do you really take yourself seriously? They are not even allowed to say a word, and let Lord Hou punish them!
There are more people against her. Unless Qin Jinye changes all the servants in the mansion, this knot cannot be untied.
Qin Jinye is a vigorous and resolute person with a tough temperament, and he really replaced more than half of the servants in the mansion, leaving only a few low-key and law-abiding ones. However, it was even worse—
I don't know where it started, but rumors gradually spread in Beijing that the fifth girl of the Xu family was not bitten by a snake, but entered Wu'anhou's mansion and became Wu'anhou's concubine.
When Qin Jinye was stopped by his colleagues for questioning, he was startled and angry: "Nonsense! Who is talking nonsense!"
I can't find it out.
Every family has many servants, such as maids, maids, servants, grooms, nurses, etc., who have contacts with each other. If this matter had been strictly investigated from the beginning, it might have been found out, but now that it has spread so widely that almost half of the capital knows about it, how can it be investigated
The female family members of the Xu family went out to be guests, and when they were asked, they were all very angry: "Absurd! Absurd! Who is it that slanders my Xu family's family style so much?!"
Only a few people knew the truth about Miss Xu Wu's death. Most people, including the girls who have not left the cabinet, the boys who are studying, and the aunts who are married out, got the news that Miss Xu Wu was bitten by a snake and died without timely treatment.
Everyone was very angry, and at the same time they were tired of clarifying, let Qin Jinye speak out!
What can Qin Jinye say? He wanted to tell the truth, but if he did, Xu Jiafei would tear him apart!
"Nonsense!" he said, "Xu's family is upright, how can there be such absurd things? I don't know what kind of scumbag is talking nonsense. If this Marquis catches him, he will cut his tongue!"
It doesn't matter what he clarified, now Xu Yaoyue's identity is completely confirmed, she is the daughter of a peasant family, because of filial piety, her marriage was delayed, and she was accepted as a concubine by Marquis Wu'an.
It's over.
Xu Yaoyue lay on her back on the bed, her eyes wide open, her heart ashamed. Now that things have come to this, how will she rectify the situation in the future
"Yue'er, don't be annoyed, it doesn't matter." Qin Jinye coaxed her, "If I want to straighten you, what do I have to do with others? Even if you are not the daughter of the Xu family, can't I right you?"
Xu Yaoyue twitched the corner of her mouth, but didn't.
fart! It's all bullshit! She shouldn't have believed him!
Xu Yaoyue fell ill again. This time, she was so disheartened that she even refused to take care of the house's internal affairs. What is there to manage? She is a concubine, what is she doing with such effort
She didn't care, and the house gradually became chaotic. Qin Jinye didn't notice it at first, until gradually, the recipes began to be unrefined, and sometimes even sand could be eaten in the food, and when going out, the fruit in the carriage was not fresh, the tea was damp, and even once, The wheel is broken, stop on the road and can't walk!
That's all, for some reason, the horse had diarrhea and started to defecate on the street!
Qin Jinye had lost a lot of people, and finally understood that it is impossible for the mansion to have no one in charge. He coaxed Xu Yaoyue, but Xu Yaoyue ignored him. I have no choice but to go out of the city and find Shaoyin in the Biezhuang on the outskirts.
The end of the new year is approaching, and the road is frozen hard in the twelfth lunar month, making it very difficult to walk. Qin Jinye took the carriage and bumped all the way, and finally arrived at Biezhuang.
Led by the servants, he went to the other village.
Then he saw an incredible scene.
"What are you doing?!"
In the pavilion next to the hot spring, a weak and beautiful woman is leaning in the arms of a tall and handsome man. express his concern.
Qin Jinye was furious! Leaning on crutches, he strode towards the pavilion.
In the pavilion, Shaoyin heard his angry shout and looked over in a little surprise. Unhurriedly, he slowly stood up straight and said, "Why is Lord Hou here?"
"If I don't come, don't you want to talk to him—"
Shaoyin interrupted him in displeasure: "What are you talking about? I just had some wine and my feet are a little soft. Mr. He kindly helped me. What's wrong?"
Her eyes were moist and full of affection, but none of them were aimed at him.
There was only unconcealable ridicule directed at him: "It can't be that Hou Ye and my sister are not clear, and everyone else is dirty, right?"
"You!" Qin Jinye's face was livid with anger, and he raised his crutches, about to tap her on the shoulder.
However, he was blocked by a man with a handsome face, and there was a bit of contempt in his displeased eyes: "Marquis Wu'an would rather have his wife fall to the ground than someone else to help her. No wonder there are rumors in Beijing that Marquis Wu'an loves his wife so much. Like jewels like jewels!"
After being stabbed, Qin Jinye was so angry that his chest ached violently, he pointed at them and said, "You lonely men and widows are here—"
"Where are the lonely men and widows? Doesn't Master Hou think that we are not here?" The maids standing around the pavilion said.
Qin Jinye glared away: "Slap your mouth!"
The maids pursed their lips and patted their lips lightly.
They are people close to Madam, and they receive Madam's salary. They have seen Hou Ye's shameless behavior in the past few years, and they all disdain them!
"You, you are..." His gaze shifted back to Shaoyin and the man, and just as he was about to say something more, Qin Jinye looked at the man's appearance and suddenly felt something was wrong, "You are, yes, He Zhiyan?!"
If this person shaved his beard, wouldn't he be He Zhiyan? !
"How dare you appear in Beijing!" Qin Jinye was furious, and pulled out a special long sword from his crutches, pointing the tip at the man, "You have been allowed to escape for four years, this time you will never escape again!"
He Zhiyan smiled.
Supporting Shaoyin to sit down, with one hand behind his back, his face was calm, and he said without haste: "Marquis Wu'an has misunderstood, I have already gone ashore."
"Impossible!" Qin Jinye immediately said, "Don't make excuses!"
Just as He Zhiyan was about to say something, someone pulled his sleeve suddenly. He looked down and saw a weak and beautiful woman looking up at him. She pointed at the teapot with her thin fingers, "I'm thirsty."
There are no redundant words, just "I'm thirsty". It was as if when we met back then, even though they were in a hostile relationship, she could naturally say "It hurts", "You scratched me", "I can't get up".
It's like being coquettish, and it's like talking casually.
Almost four years have passed, and He Zhiyan thought about what she is like now. What I didn't expect was that she hadn't changed at all.
"Yeah." He responded, reached out to grab the teapot, poured her a cup of tea, and placed it in front of her.
This scene almost burned Qin Jinye's eyes, and couldn't help saying: "Mr. X!"
Shaoyin's face darkened, and he raised his head suddenly, raised his hand and splashed tea on his face: "Your Majesty has a nightmare, I'm here to wake you up."
He Zhiyan's expression also sank. He arrived in the capital half a month ago, and he only came to see Shaoyin today, only half a quarter earlier than Qin Jinye. When she saw him, she got up in surprise, but her figure swayed, and he just reached out to support her.
Then he smiled.
Yes, pouring tea for her is a bit unclear.
But did Qin Jinye and Xu Yaoyue make it clear back then? In doing so, she felt like an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Realizing that he was being used, He Zhiyan was not angry, but rather happy. She was still her, the she he knew.
"Two months ago, I turned my back on the dark and turned to the bright. Marquis Wu'an should go and find out." He flicked his sleeve and robe, put one hand behind his back, raised his chin slightly, and said to Qin Jinye with cold eyes.
Qin Jinye didn't believe it, but he had a certain understanding of He Zhiyan's character. He was the most cautious, cunning, and thoughtful person.
If he hadn't gone ashore, how dare he appear in the capital and visit his wife grandly
Did he really turn his back on the dark
But why doesn't he know
The emperor didn't tell him either.
Qin Jinye's face gradually became gloomy. His right foot was abolished by He Zhiyan, why did the emperor accept He Zhiyan's abandonment of darkness? What did he do? !