"Why is your hand so cold?" Yan Jinqiu touched Hua Xi Wan's hand and frowned. His large palm tightly wrapped around Hua Xi Wan's hand, "The weather is so cold. In the future, if you have anything you want to say, just call her to the fu to stay with you for a few days."
"Didn't you say that the scenery in the snow is the best? Why are you so vulgar now?" Hua Xi Wan's other hand held the hand stove, allowing Yan Jinqiu to hold the umbrella with one hand and hold her hand with the other.
"As long as it's for your health, it doesn't matter if it's vulgar." Yan Jinqiu smiled and simply let go of Hua Xi Wan's hand. He reached out and wrapped his arm around her shoulder as they continued to walk forward.
Hua Chu Yu, who silently followed behind the two, thought, Your Highness Xian Wang, when you show off your love, can you at least consider that there are other people behind you?
When they returned to the main hall, Yan Jinqiu pulled back his arm and then straightened his clothes. He handed the umbrella to Mutong beside him and walked in with Hua Xi Wan, shoulder to shoulder.
The originally lively main hall quieted down when the husband and wife walked in. After greeting them politely, everyone was led to the dining hall by the younger members of the Hua family to sit down.
The Hua family invited Yan Jinqiu and Hua Xi Wan to sit at the head of the table many times, but Yan Jinqiu refused every time. He bowed to Hua Hesheng and said, "Daren Mount Tai has kindly invited us. Ziling should not refuse. But there are elders present, how can a junior sit at the head of the table? Daren Mount Tai, please grant Ziling's wish."
Yan Jinqiu gave Hua Hesheng enough face. Hua Hesheng was naturally happy, but on the surface, he could only put on an awkward expression and invite Old Madam Fu to take a seat. Then, he and the members of the Lu Clan sat on either side of Old Madam Fu.
Although Yan Jinqiu let the three elders sit in front of him, the rest of the Hua family didn't dare to sit in front of them. Therefore, Yan Jinqiu and Hua Xi Wan sat down below Hua Hesheng. No one said anything. Instead, they praised them for their filial piety.
Although the old lady was still in good health, she was still an elderly person. Therefore, although the dishes on the table had the meaning of good luck and good fortune, most of them were light or sweet. After a few bites, Hua Xi Wan felt that her mouth was full of sweetness.
Because it was a family banquet, everyone paid attention to the liveliness. There was no need for servants to serve the dishes. Some of the dishes that suited Hua Xi Wan's taste were slightly far from her. Fortunately, there was Yan Jinqiu, who was the length of a hand, present. She did not have the danger of starving or being disrespectful.
"Jiejie, why aren't you eating? Is it not to your taste?" Because of the previous matters, Hua Qing Mao felt guilty towards Hua Yiliu. Therefore, after Hua Yiliu returned to the fu, he often cared for her. Seeing her suddenly not move her chopsticks, he asked in a small voice, "Are you not feeling well?"
"It's nothing." Hua Yiliu's face was sickly pale. She smiled at Hua Qing Mao and then lowered her head to continue eating the dishes in her bowl that were not to her taste. After so many twists and turns, she was used to the fickleness of human nature. It was not important if the dishes were not to her taste.
She lived alone in a courtyard in the assistant minister fu after her divorce. Because of her mother's coldness towards her, the servants in the courtyard were lazy. If it wasn't for the constant care of her younger brother, Hua Qing Mao, as the di daughter of the assistant minister fu, she would have been treated harshly by the servants.
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Thinking about her mother's hateful face and how much she had suffered as a mother because her first child was a daughter, Hua Yiliu felt that she and her mother were both pitiful and laughable. Hatred rose in her heart. If when she had given birth to her, she had disdained her as a daughter and caused her to hear gossip. Why didn't she strangle her to death when she did not know anything?
This way, she would not have to suffer, and her mother would not be gossiped about because she had given birth to a daughter. Wouldn't everyone be happy?
"Xian Wang Fei and Xian Wang are really deeply in love." At the same table, Luo Taitai's voice was low, but it was enough to ensure that the people at the next table could hear. "I'll say something out of line. Just now, when I saw Wang Ye and Wang Fei walk over hand in hand, if I had not seen Wang Fei before, I would have thought that the two of them were an immortal couple in a painting."
Hua Yiliu smiled coldly. This Luo Taitai had once said behind her back that Hua Xi Wan had such an appearance and that if people knew, it would cause trouble. She also said that Hua Xi Wan was lazy and not a woman suitable for marriage and family. Now, she had turned around and changed her face. She was really able to bend and stand as needed. It was admirable.
After the banquet ended, everyone sat down in front of the stage in the fu and started to watch the actors perform on the stage. Hua Xi Wan's first role in her previous life had been as a female lead. She had put on a thick costume, but in less than two minutes, she had been stabbed to death by a guard because she had tried to assassinate the male lead.
In order to play this one minute minor role, she had gone to a friend who studied drama to learn how to sing and act. Thinking about her previous life, it felt like a lifetime had passed.
"Clang!" The sound of a teacup shattering came from behind her. Hua Xi Wan turned around and saw Zhang Furen sitting awkwardly on the chair. A teacup had shattered in front of her, and the tea that had spilled on the ground was still steaming.
"Dimei, what are you doing? Is the tea too hot?" Jang raised his chin slightly, his expression slightly arrogant as he said, "Come, change the tea for Zhang Furen."
Hua Xi Wan saw that Jang was making things difficult for her adopted sister-in-law. Her brow furrowed slightly, but as an outsider, it was not good for her to interfere.
"Are you scalded?" Zhang Shao took a few steps forward and carefully picked up his wife's hand. Seeing that the back of her hand was red, his heart ached. "Why is it so hot?"
"Dimei, there's no need to be so affectionate. Come, summon an imperial physician for Zhang Furen." Jang put on a fake smile as he watched his dimei and sister-in-law act so intimately. His expression did not look too good. "It seems that we have not treated our guests well."
Was Jang out of his mind? Even if she really did not like Zhang Shao and his wife, she should at least treat them politely for the sake of her parents. Zhang Shao's parents were already old and needed someone to serve them. What good would it do her to offend Zhang Shao so badly?
Or did she think that if Zhang Shao was adopted by her parents, he would get a lot of family property and a title, so she was angry and disliked Zhang Shao and his wife?
Hua Xi Wan did not know that Jang's relationship with her husband and children was very strained because of Hua Yiliu's matter. Hua Zhiming also did not sleep with her. She was now treated as invisible by her three family members at home.
She was unhappy but had no place to vent. Now that Zhang Shao and his wife had come to her door, she could not bear it.
She had to stop being mean. To put it bluntly, it was just that inexplicable sense of superiority that supported her to do such a thing.
"Elder Sister, you are too serious. We husband and wife were originally people who lived ordinary lives. Because of God's great kindness, the two of us were able to serve Father and Mother. We are very grateful. Marquis and Marquess are both magnanimous and upright people. How could they treat us poorly? " Zhang Shao's face was cold as he bowed to Jang, "My wife's body is not well. Elder Sister, please forgive us for our rudeness."
Finishing, he turned to apologize to the old taitai and Hua Hesheng and prepared to leave with the others.
Hua Hesheng had a good impression of Zhang Shao so he did not make things difficult for him. Instead, he sent for a taiyi to wait at Zhang Fu. The Lu Clan also sent for someone to bring over burn ointment for Zhang Furen to apply to relieve the pain.
In the eyes of the Lu Clan, Zhang Furen did not have the bearing of a noble family. But that so-called noble bearing was nurtured with gold and silver. The Jang prided herself on being noble and looked down on others only because she ate and dressed better than others when she was young. To be honest, the things that the Lu Clan had done did not seem like something a woman of a noble family would do.
Hua Xi Wan saw the husband and wife walk in front of her to take their leave. She politely reached out to help Zhang Furen who was bowing to her. She said gently, "Furen, you should use less strong food. Otherwise, it will not be good if it leaves a scar."
"Many thanks for wang fei's concern. Chen fu will remember."
The Jang coldly watched as the Hua family politely sent off Zhang Shao and his wife. She felt more and more uncomfortable. Right now, she was an outsider in the Hua family and was isolated by the family.
The old taitai was unhappy that the Jang had ruined such a lively birthday banquet. However, there were other people present so she could not act out. She pretended not to see anything and focused on the stage.
Hua Xi Wan and Yan Jinqiu did not stay long. After sitting for a while, they stood to leave. When Hua Xi Wan left, she had a package in her hands. Inside the package was a beautiful fox fur cloak.
Stroking the soft fox fur on the cloak, Hua Xi Wan said to Yan Jinqiu who was sitting beside her, "Two years ago, I wanted Mother to make a fox fur cloak for me. Mother agreed. However, because the Emperor decreed a marriage, Mother was busy preparing the dowry for me and put aside the matter of making a cloak."
"Two years have passed. Mother still remembers what she promised me … …" Hua Xi Wan smiled. She hugged the fox fur cloak and said, "Mother and Father have raised me for more than a decade. I'm afraid I will never be able to repay this favor in this lifetime."
"They treat you well because they love you. It's not because they want to repay you. True feelings can't be measured by how much they are worth." Yan Jinqiu looked at the cloak in Hua Xi Wan's hands. The fur was very pure and there was not a single strand of other colors. The stitching was very natural and there were no signs of stitching. It was enough to see that the person who made the cloak had put great effort into it.
"You are right," Hua Xi Wan smiled until her eyebrows curved, "I was wrong."
Reaching out to touch her hair, Yan Jinqiu smiled silently.
When the Jang returned to the fu, she smashed a tea set. Looking at the empty room and the frightened servants outside, she sat down in a daze.
After an unknown amount of time, she heard the sound of the night watch outside. The room was already dark and the lanterns hanging in the corridor outside were already lit.
"Come, light the lanterns."
She stood and rubbed her slightly hoarse throat. She suddenly realized that because she had sat for too long and didn't want anyone to come in, there was no charcoal in the room. Her hands and feet were so cold that they almost lost feeling.
When the servant girl came in, she couldn't help but ask, "Where is Lao Ye?"
"Lao Ye is resting in the study."
"And Young Master?"
"Young Master is still studying. He said he needs to focus on studying for the imperial examinations next spring."
The Jang was slightly comforted. Then she asked, "I asked the kitchen to make Young Master a nourishing soup every day. Is it to his liking?"
The servant girl paused in the act of cutting the wick. Then she said, "I'm not sure." In fact, Young Master had the servants take away all the soup that Madam had sent.
But she couldn't say this. Madam wouldn't want to hear it.
The Jang's expression changed slightly. Then she sighed, "I understand. You may leave."
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