After getting ready, the wife of the Marquis of Pingyang formally handed in a visiting card to the Wen family, and only after receiving a response did she calmly bring Wei Tingyu to the door. The engagement had been made, the engagement cards had been exchanged, and the marriage certificate had been issued—although the marriage certificate did not have a date for the wedding—the two families could visit each other like normal relatives, with annual gifts during festivals and no absence for ordinary events, big or small.
Compared to the arrogant and disgusting look of Marquis Pingyang, the wife of Marquis Pingyang is polite and considerate. Although she has been a vegetarian and chanting Buddhist scriptures for many years, she is quite pure and has no worldly airs, but she is also approachable. As a result, the servants who were originally quite dissatisfied with the Marquis Pingyang's mansion found it difficult to feel bad when they met her.
Han received the wife of Marquis Pingyang and Wei Tingyu.
Seriously speaking, Han had a problem with Wei Tingyu because of Xiaocao. Apart from that, she had a good impression of Wei Tingyu. Now that the matter was settled, although she didn't admit it, she treated him as her son-in-law and had some pity in her heart, so she didn't look at him coldly. When she spoke, she even showed some concern for his health.
Han was also not unfamiliar with the wife of Marquis Pingyang. After all, they were almost the same age and of the same generation. They had quite a lot of interactions when they were young. But later, the wife of Marquis Pingyang lived a secluded life and gradually stopped appearing in public. It has been more than ten years now. When they met again, she could still remember her appearance when she was young.
—It’s such a pity to marry a man like Marquis Pingyang.
Especially after the conversation, some of the familiarity was restored, and Han's feeling became even deeper. Of course, Han would not vent her anger on Pingyang Hou for his actions. In fact, if it were not for Pingyang Hou's stupid move before, after knowing the relationship between the two children, if Pingyang Hou's wife had come forward to negotiate the marriage, there would definitely not have been so many troubles.
Halfway through, Han asked someone to call Xiaocao over. Whether or not to marry her in the future was one thing, but after all, she was the "future mother-in-law", so she still had to meet her.
The wife of Marquis Pingyang had known about this daughter-in-law for a long time, but this was the first time she saw her after so many years. She looked very much like her mother, but her personality was quite different. Marquis Pingyang not only liked this daughter-in-law, but also felt grateful to her. During the years when her son was away, she was very grateful for his company. Pulling Xiao Cao, he rarely smiled, took off the bracelet on his hand and put it on her hand.
Xiaocao can now accept the gifts from elders without batting an eyelid, as the saying goes, one cannot refuse a gift from an elder. Besides, this is a gift from her mother-in-law. Xiaocao smiled and thanked her, but she felt a little embarrassed because of the other party's different status.
Turning back, she met Wei Tingyu's smiling gaze. At that moment, Xiaocao seemed to see tiny starlight in his eyes.
Well, okay, it’s a little literary and exaggerated.
It has been more than twenty days since his identity was revealed. According to the normal marriage process, this is actually quite short. Normally, it would not go this fast. However, if it is too much trouble, the time would seem to pass very slowly.
Xiaocao has been staying at the farm with Wei Tingyu for more than ten days. Although no treatment has been found, Xiaocao's proper use of medicine has had some regulating effect on his body. He can eat more than before, and acupuncture is used as an auxiliary treatment to stimulate his body's functions. More importantly, Xiaocao can let him sleep well at night. Therefore, although he has not gained weight, his energy and spirit seem to have really improved a lot, giving people the illusion that his health is getting better.
Of course, this is just an illusion, but it is good to have such an effect. If your condition improves, you can always live longer. With more time, maybe you can find an effective treatment.
Xiaocao walked naturally to Wei Tingyu's side, stretched out her hand to feel his pulse, and asked, "Have you taken your medicine on time these past two or three days?" It was like asking a disobedient child who was about to fall down secretly behind her back.
Wei Tingyu was a little helpless, "Xuan'er, is my credibility in your heart so low now?"
Xiaocao nodded without hesitation. Some medicines are more effective when taken directly after being decocted. So, even if he could hardly eat it, Xiaocao still hoped that he would drink it. However, knowing from Huayu and the others his "great achievement" of refusing to take medicine despite his serious illness, Xiaocao couldn't help but worry that he would not take the medicine if she didn't watch him.
Wei Tingyu couldn't help but hold his forehead, "I promised you to live as long as possible, and I promised not to lie to you again, so no matter you are around or not, I will definitely do what you said." He couldn't help but smile, "If you are so worried, just stay with me every day."
"Cough..." Han coughed lightly.
Wei Tingyu finally came to his senses. It seemed that he had been too frivolous by mistake.
Xiaocao was also a little embarrassed, but sometimes, you have to be thick-skinned, so she pretended to be calm, "Mom, you talk to the wife of Pingyang Marquis, I'll take Tingyu to get treatment."
Han was helpless with her daughter's crooked elbow. She waved her hand helplessly and said, "Go, go." What else could she do? As she was her own daughter, she could only follow her will.
Wen Xin came in to help carry the wheelchair holder out and pushed him away. However, Han saw the wife of Marquis Pingyang staring at the door in a daze, and she felt a little strange.
After a while, Pingyang Hou's wife retracted her gaze and spoke softly, "During the years that Tingyu was away, I never let him come back. When he came back three years ago, he had grown up, and Xuan'er was with him most of those years. If it weren't for Xuan'er, I dare not imagine what he would look like. In these three years, although we didn't meet many times, there were still a few times every month, but I never saw him smile, except just now. His smile seemed to be only more than ten years ago, when he was still very young."
The wife of Marquis Pingyang did not show any emotion. She just stated a fact gently and calmly, but it made people feel sad and distressed for no reason.
"I owe him so much, but even if I want to compensate him, I don't know where to start. He doesn't need anything given by others."
Han understood what she meant, but did not respond. The wife of Marquis Pingyang did not say anything else either, and the two of them talked about other things.
Xiaocao brought Wei Tingyu to her own courtyard. Although it was the first time for this person to set foot here, everything needed for his treatment was available.
The two maids who had followed Xiaocao out before knew something about the situation, but the others were completely clueless. So, when they saw their daughter being so familiar and intimate with this "son-in-law", they were somewhat confused. Even if they were engaged, they were not married yet, and they should have only met each other a few times. How could they give people the impression that they were a couple with a very good relationship
However, they are not allowed to interfere in their master's affairs. They should do their own duties well, not do what they should not do, not look at what they should not look at, and keep what they should not say to themselves.
Wei Tingyu was already accustomed to Xiaocao's treatment process, so when it was time to undress, there was no third person present, so he was naturally calm. However, before the acupuncture began, Wen Renying rushed in, and the maids outside didn't have time to stop her.
Xiaocao quickly pulled the blanket over Wei Tingyu. Wen Renying vaguely saw a little bit of it and quickly covered her eyes and turned around, "Fourth sister, I didn't see anything." She was about to run away.
"Stop." Xiao Cao called her helplessly, "Seventh sister, why are you here now? Is there something wrong?"
Wen Renying turned around and smiled apologetically, "Um, brother-in-law, I didn't mean to disturb you. Next time I will remember to ask and let the maid pass on the message in advance."
However, the title of "brother-in-law" obviously pleased Wei Tingyu, and he smiled unconsciously, "It's okay, it's your fourth sister who is going to give me acupuncture."
"Oh, so that's how it is." His expression and actions were a little exaggerated, as if I had misunderstood.
"You mischievous ghost." Xiaocao pointed at her in the air, "What's the matter? If nothing, just go and play by yourself." Xiaocao waved his hand in pretending to be impatient.
"There's an old saying that girls are extroverts. My fourth sister doesn't love me anymore and ignores me now that she has a brother-in-law. I'm so sad." He was still pretending to rub his eyes.
Xiao Cao couldn't help but stepped forward and pushed her out, "Hurry up, get out, get out, get out..."
"I was right, so are you angry and embarrassed, fourth sister?" Wen Renying continued to tease her with a fearless look.
In the end, he was locked out by Xiaocao.
Wen Renying was "sad" for a while, then shrugged and walked away. Could she say that she just wanted to take a closer look at her fourth brother-in-law? He was really good-looking, especially his smile, which gave her a feeling of being as bright as the sun and the moon. It would be great if such a man could live a peaceful and stable life with her fourth sister. What a pity...
What a pity, really. Many people will have such feelings after meeting Wei Tingyu.
However, Xiaocao never thinks about these things. She only focuses on what she should do and tries her best. Even if the final result is not so satisfactory, at least there will be no regrets. Of course, this happens to others. As for what will happen to Wei Tingyu, Xiaocao will not make unnecessary assumptions until it comes to that step.
The treatment process took a long time, but in the end no one came to disturb them, regardless of whether other people in the Wenren Mansion had any other speculations.
By the time Xiaocao and Wei Tingyu came out of the house, it was already lunch time. Han had already had the table prepared and they sat down. As for Wei Tingyu, Han asked Wenren Yang to come out and keep him company.
Wen Renyang is a complete nerd. On weekdays, he eats very quietly. He can review his lessons in his mind while eating, but he is truly unaffected by anything and remains unmoved by anything.
However, the situation today was a little different. Wen Ren Yang seemed to want to embarrass Wei Tingyu and hardly moved his chopsticks.
Who is Wei Tingyu? From the attitude of Xuan'er's relatives towards herself, we can roughly know whether they know the truth of the matter. Obviously, the sister-in-law before belonged to the group that knew, while the brother-in-law in front of him belonged to the group that didn't know.
It is normal for brothers to help their sisters to investigate their future husbands. Besides, as far as Wei Tingyu knows, Xuan'er has a very good relationship with her twin brother. In the beginning, among Xuan'er's four brothers and sisters, this one was the only one who was sincere and pure in accepting Xuan'er at the first moment. For this reason, he was very patient with Wen Renyang. He didn't eat much and hardly moved his chopsticks.
Wen Renyang has a gentle personality, except when he is discussing academic matters with others. But once he enters his home mode, the situation seems to be completely controlled by him. Whether it is a gentle discussion or a tit-for-tat, it is all up to him. He did not seem so gentle at the beginning.
Wei Tingyu was quite patient. Wen Renyang was a little angry, but Wei Tingyu basically accepted it, and he was gentle and tolerant. Even when he couldn't accept it, such as when he encountered something more unusual, he could easily make it go away and seemed to be at ease.
Before, he had only heard of his brother-in-law's name, and never cared whether it was true or not. After formally meeting him, he had to admit that he was indeed a man of great learning. However, in Wei Tingyu's opinion, he was still relatively immature in some areas, with little experience and limited to books. This was not a problem for him now, but if he wanted to achieve his own success, this was obviously far from enough. Wei Tingyu patiently and subtly guided him, leaving some traces on this unpolished jade in his own way.
As the discussion progressed, Wen Renyang seemed to gradually forget his original purpose. From being aggressive and even a bit aggressive at the beginning, his voice later clearly showed some excitement and joy, until he said, "Fourth brother-in-law, you are so awesome," and his words came to an abrupt stop.
Wei Tingyu smiled slightly, said nothing, and ate something as if he didn't notice.
Wen Renyang spent some time to ease his embarrassment, and didn't say anything more afterwards. However, at least Wen Renyang's "hostility" towards Wei Tingyu was much less. It was not until he put down his chopsticks, rinsed his mouth, wiped his mouth, and asked Renyan that he slowly spoke, "Although Wei Shizi is very powerful, I still don't quite approve of your marriage with Fourth Sister."
"Well, if it were me, I wouldn't agree either." Wei Tingyu said softly.
"But mom said that fourth sister agreed to it herself. When I asked her, she said the same thing. I thought there must be something I don't know about this. I know what kind of people mom and dad are. When it comes to the lifelong affairs of us brothers and sisters, they will not easily compromise because of power."
Wei Tingyu nodded. He could understand this. Such parents were rare and many people would envy them, including him.
"But as long as it's what my sister wants to do, I will support her."