Volume 1 Chapter 97 Stormy Weather (Part 1) (Pink Tickets: 780)

  The eleventh girl hurriedly chased after him.

  "Master Hou, let me help you change into another set of clothes!" Her voice couldn't hide the tension.

  Eleventh Sister felt that she couldn't quite grasp Xu Lingyi's train of thought. Like just now, he should have maintained his dignity and not bothered to ask, but instead he asked anyway. And like now, he should be calmly questioning himself in private, but instead he rushed out like a hot-blooded young man!

  What does he want to do?

  Who should I go find?

  The eleventh girl was very flustered in her heart.

  It's been many years since this happened... The time they spent together was really too short, and their understanding of each other was limited, yet it was full of thorns everywhere, leaving her no time to catch her breath...

  As she was lost in thought, she heard Xu Lingyi shout at Lin Bo: "Go and get Wu Ye for me!"

  Call Xu Lingkuan... is it a confrontation or a reprimand?

  No matter what, relying on Xu Lingkuan's fear of Xu Lingyi, they will probably show unusual expressions when going to eat later. And if the old lady finds out, she will definitely ask, and Xu Lingkuan might tell her everything like a bamboo tube pouring out beans...

  Men often rely on their son's identity to speak bluntly, while the mother-in-law attributes the change to the daughter-in-law's meddling and sowing discord. Once this crack appears, it is like a broken mirror, and even if you make ten or a hundred times more effort than before, it may not be possible to mend it again.

  She couldn't help but smile bitterly.

  "Master Hou, Fifth Master has changed his clothes and is going to have dinner at Old Madam's place." Eleventh Lady spoke softly, with a hint of persuasion, "Whatever it is, why not talk about it after dinner? It would also spare Fifth Brother and Sister from worrying."

  Xu Lingyi glanced at Shier Niang and then turned back into the house.

  Eleventh girl's mind was racing, thinking about how to explain herself when Xu Lingkuan arrived... Now that the third madam was targeting her everywhere, she couldn't afford to have any more conflicts with the fifth house. Otherwise, she would be isolated again, and her future days in the mansion would be difficult...

  She walked behind Xu Lingyi into the house with a thoughtful expression.

  Xu Lingyi had already called Chun Wei and Xia Yi to help him change clothes.

  The two little girls were also clever and felt the tense atmosphere in the house, they looked frightened and hastily went to the bathroom.

  Eleventh Sister took the opportunity to ask Dong Qing: "What's with the package?"

  Dong Qing also felt wronged: "Because I'm leaving tomorrow to go live in the courtyard of Jin Yu Hutong in Chengbei for five months, I rushed to finish making the jacket for you. Thinking that a few little maids would come to help me clean up the clothes later, I was afraid they wouldn't understand and would get your jacket dirty, so I specially brought it over..."

  "Why are you crying?"

  Dong Qing didn't say a word, while Bin Ju muttered to the side: "Just now something fell into my eye. I helped Dong Qing blow it for half a day!"

  It's really a coincidence! Even I thought Dong Qing was heartbroken about leaving the mansion...

  The eleventh girl sighed and took the package: "Let me stay here!"

  Dong Qing glanced at Jing Fang: "That Lord Hou..."

  "Never mind," said Eleventh Sister. "You go pack your things!"

  Dong Qing knew he couldn't help at this time and somewhat uneasily replied with a "yes", turning around to return to the back room.

  Eleventh girl put the package on the windowsill of the big kang table in the next room where Xu Lingyi usually sat. Thinking that standing aside like this would make her appear too weak, she went to brew a cup of tea while waiting for time to pass. When she turned back, Xu Lingyi had indeed washed up and changed into a dark blue straight skirt with subtle floral patterns.

  She smiled and handed him a cup of tea: "Lord Hou, have a cup of tea before you go!"

  Xu Lingyi gazed at the calm and gentle smile of Shiyi Niang, thinking of her slightly panicked voice behind him earlier, his heart softened involuntarily.

  No matter how calm and composed she usually looks, she is just a little girl who is only a few years older than Jing Jie, and when she sees herself getting angry, she will also be flustered and at a loss...

  His gaze at Shiyi's eyes softened a bit more, and he picked up his tea cup to take a sip.

  Xu Lingyi's icy demeanor began to thaw, and Eleventh Sister let out a sigh of relief. After he drank the tea she handed him, his anger had dissipated by about half.

  For a while, the atmosphere in the house became calm and peaceful.

  "What is this?" Xu Lingyi looked at the package on the kang table - he recognized it, it was the package that Dong Qing had in his hand just now.

  "Oh!" said the eleventh daughter with a smile, "Winter Green made this little jacket for me. She said she was going to the Goldfish Alley and brought it over especially for me. Who knew something got into her eye, and she rubbed it for half a day, just in time to meet us on our way back." As she spoke, she opened the package in front of him, revealing the red silk jacket inside.

  Xu Lingyi had already figured it out.

  Again she poured tea and again placed the burden in front of him, having spent so much thought on it. The eleventh daughter just wanted to explain things to him.

  Afraid of misunderstanding oneself...

  There was a hint of a smile on his face.

  The eleventh girl saw his expression clearly and was stunned.

  Even if you're relieved, there's no need to laugh!

  We have to find a way to figure out this guy's temper, otherwise we'll always be led by the nose and the situation will be too passive.

  She was secretly making up her mind when a little maid came in and reported with trepidation: "Your Lordship, the Fifth Master has arrived!"

  "Let him in."

  The eleventh girl found Xu Lingyi's gaze becoming sharp again.

  It's best for me, as the sister-in-law, not to interfere in the matters between two brothers.

  She smiled and said: "I'll go make a cup of tea for Fifth Uncle." With that, she didn't wait for Xu Lingyi to say anything, turned around, lifted the curtain and left.

  Xu Lingyi knew that his younger brother had always been afraid of him, and when they met, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He didn't want Eleven to see this. Anyway, Xu Lingkuan was after all a big man, and it wasn't good for him to be seen as weak in front of a woman. Just thinking about how to explain things to her, she unexpectedly found an excuse to leave on her own.

  He couldn't help but nod secretly.

  At first, I didn't reject this marriage, not only to shut other people's mouths but also because of her intelligence, thoughtfulness and tact when we were in the small courtyard together!

  Before he knew it, Xu Lingkuan had already shuffled in.

  Xu Lingyi suddenly thought of her brother, and the anger that had just subsided flared up again: "What's going on? Ah! Mother told me earlier that all those with the zodiac sign of the cow in the household should avoid the west wing, I thought it was only people from mother's quarters and your quarters. I didn't expect everyone with the zodiac sign of the cow to have to avoid each other? Do you know how many people in our household are born in the year of the cow? And what about the Red Lantern Alley side, where you all live for half a month at home and half a month at the Hou's residence, do you even know how many people with the zodiac sign of the cow are on the old master Hou's side?"

  He was caught off guard and Xu Lingkuan didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

  "Speak up!" Xu Lingyi looked at his brother's bewildered expression and became even more enraged. "Who said this? Which one of the astronomers from the Imperial Observatory said it? Was it Monk Fashan or that numbskull Changchun?" He pointed outside the door, "Go ask Changchun. Isn't he good at calculations? Let him calculate, let him calculate how many years he has left to live!"

  Xu Lingyi's voice was not loud enough to be called thunderous, but it wasn't small either. Eleven Niang held the tea tray and stood under the eaves of the house, listening clearly.

  She was startled.

  Unexpectedly, Xu Lingyi was so disgusted with that Taoist priest named Changchun!

  "What did he say? Are you going to make our lives in this house unbearable?"

  Xu Lingkuan had come to his senses and hastily acknowledged his mistake: "Fourth brother, I won't dare again! I'll go talk to Danyang right now." As he spoke, he lifted his foot to head outside.

  "Give it back to me!" Xu Lingyi looked at him with a messy appearance and felt that she was angry for nothing.

  Xu Lingkuan heard his brother calling him and didn't dare to leave, so he turned back and stood in front of Xu Lingyi with his hands hanging down.

  Xu Lingyi took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and his voice was three points lower than usual: "I also look forward to you having a big fat baby! This is what the astrologer said, so there must be some basis for it. Usually when you come back, you only go to your mother's place, so I misunderstood that your mother and you were avoiding me. When my mother asked me, I just agreed. It's not good for you to tell your fourth brother and sister like this, in case they misunderstand us as being insincere. Why don't you discuss it with your fourth brother and sister? All the people born in the year of the cow should avoid coming here, and maybe even Old Master Hou's place will be disturbed and unable to rest peacefully. How about you move to the mountain villa in Shanxi to live? This way, either our side or Old Master Hou's side can visit you at any time."

  "Danyang has said this before." Xu Lingkuan said hesitantly, "But Xishan is in the west, governing metal, and Danyang's five elements lack wood. This metal and wood are mutually destructive..." As he spoke, he glanced at Xu Lingyi, whose face was cold and stern.

  This younger brother has put his mind and eyes in useless places...

  Xu Lingyi let out a soft sigh and said, "You just go tell your younger brother and sister. They'll know what to do."

  Xu Lingkuan had always trusted this brother, "oh" he said softly: "Then, I'll go back and change my clothes."

  Xu Lingyi waved her hand: "Go quickly! Otherwise, when your mother can't see you later, she'll worry about you."

  Xu Lingkuan left at the sound of his name being called.

  Eleventh Girl hastily retreated to a side room before Xu Lingkuan left, and only entered with the tea after he had gone.

  "Hey, has Uncle Five left?"

  Xu Lingyi didn't answer, but instead said: "Do you want to change your clothes? If not, let's go now!" There was a hint of fatigue in his tone.

  The eleventh girl saw that his complexion was not good, and thinking that the lady was still waiting for everyone to arrive before dinner, she smiled and measured herself: "I think my clothes are okay."

  Xu Lingyi saw that she suddenly spoke with a hint of teasing, knowing that she must have heard him lose his temper and wanted to ease the atmosphere. But at this time, he really didn't feel like socializing. His face still had a cold expression, and he lifted his foot and walked out the door: "Let's go!"

  The eleventh girl let out a sigh of relief.

  The blizzard is finally over!

  She hastily handed the tea tray in her hand to a little maid beside her and quickly followed.

  Arrived at Tai Furen's place, unexpectedly Er Furen had already arrived.

  She wore a half-new, half-old sapphire-blue Hangzhou silk jacket, with her raven-black hair styled in a bun. Her entire body was unadorned except for the pair of pearl earrings hanging from her ears, exuding elegance and refinement.

  Sitting properly beside Mrs. Tai, he asked Xu Siqin and Xu Sijun about their studies for the past few days. Not only were the people in the room sitting upright, but even Xu Sijian was not as mischievous as before, standing properly on one side listening.

  Seeing Xu Lingyi and Shiyi Niang, the second lady smiled and stood up: "Fourth brother, fourth sister. You're here!"

  Eleventh girl was busy giving a courtesy to Second Lady, but her eyes were secretly fixed on Xu Lingyi, discovering that his attitude was very respectful.

  "Second sister-in-law!"

  The two ladies hurriedly returned the courtesy.

  The old lady smiled and said: "Alright, alright, there's no need for such politeness among family members. Please sit down quickly!"

  Xu Lingyi sat down in the armchair beside Madam Tai. Eleventh Sister stood behind him.

  The second lady smiled and said to Xu Lingyi, "The learning of the eldest young master and the second young master has made some achievements now. I think it's time to change to a more learned teacher!"

  Xu Lingyi smiled and said: "I had thought about it before, but I just didn't have the right one, so I kept putting it off."

  The old lady smiled and said: "This kind of thing can't be rushed, it will come eventually, just take your time to look for it."

  The eleventh girl's heart moved slightly and she fell into deep thought.