Ever since he came back, Qi You felt that something was off about Chu Xiang today. At first, he thought it was because she had gone to Lü Liu's place and gotten into a fight with her, and his heart even skipped a beat in excitement.

  It's been a while and I feel something is off.

  As I said earlier, there is no hint of bitterness in his tone.

  It's just that his weak appearance is really unbearable to look at.

  Because Qiyou returned early today, dinner was also finished a bit earlier.

  Under the tree, two people sat facing each other, as usual, Yun Shu just brought over the boiled water and then retreated.

  It seems as if there are only two people left in the entire courtyard, along with a profusion of fresh flowers.

  First, as before, he took out a teapot and poured tea for the two of them after removing the lid.

  Looking at the petals swirling in the teacup in front of him, Qi You couldn't help but ask, "Is this also tea? Why does it look like flower petals?"

  Hua Ru Chu leaned in and took a sniff, satisfied with covering the lid, although it wasn't her absolute favorite, she was willing to drink it from time to time.

  "This is floral tea, it's made from flower petals, if Zhenmei hadn't come over, I would have almost forgotten that we still had this tea."

  He filled up the cup in front of him and asked again, "How's the taste?"

  "First cover it for a while, and then I'll let you have a sip to taste the flavor."

  "Excellent."

  Looking at his expression, Hua Ruochu couldn't help but laugh and cry, "You don't have to think about how to benefit from everything you see."

  Qī Yòu's face stiffened.

  He indeed thought of those nobles in the palace, and the flower tea looked fine as long as it didn't taste too bad. Just for the sake of elegance, they would also like it.

  "I'm used to thinking about these things."

  He has made it his instinct to use everything around him for the prince and to seek more for himself.

  Qī Yòu lowered his gaze, covering up the awkwardness in it.

  He has been like this since he was a child, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. But now, he doesn't want to be underestimated as before.

  "There's nothing wrong with this, I just feel it's too tiring. Occasionally, you can also enjoy it in a simple way and see how the taste is."

  Looking at the teacup in front of me, I follow the direction of the cup to the hand that is holding it as straight as possible, and then along the arm, looking towards the person opposite.

  His eyes were very dark, without any impurities, and even his smile was simple, as if he couldn't understand the twists and turns in his heart at all.

  But he knew she understood.

  He held onto her hand as if grasping a cup, looked into her eyes, and Qiyou lowered his head to take a sip, filling his mouth with floral fragrance.

  It feels a bit sticky, not a taste that men would like.

  And it's also faded a bit.

  "Don't you dislike it?" Hua Ru withdrew her hand and asked as before.

  Qī Yòu nodded and picked up his own cup, taking a sip to suppress the fragrance of Osmanthus in his mouth. "I prefer drinking this kind."

  "I also prefer that one, but women are more suitable for drinking flower tea, which has a beauty and skin care effect, there should be someone who likes it."

  Qī Yòu raised his head and looked at her, "Are you willing?"

  "It's nothing difficult, just some simple things that are easier to make than tea leaves. My maids can all do it. Now that the flowers are in full bloom, it's a good time to make flower tea. However, I don't want my people to show up, so if you need it, just send a few people over to learn."

  Qī Yòu looked at her and saw that she was speaking sincerely, without any pretence or coercion, so he nodded, "Alright."

  After a moment of silence, Hua Ru Chu suddenly said: "Qi You, I'm not feeling well today, do you want to go to which aunt's house..."

  Qī Yòu Dìng looked at her for a long time, and for the first time, Huá Rú Chū took a step back to avoid eye contact.

  Saying such things is equivalent to sending her own man to another woman's bed, she didn't think it was that easy.

  "Is today's languor due to physical weakness?"

  Hua Ru nodded in agreement, "En, belly hurts, body has no strength."

  "Since you're feeling unwell, why didn't you stay home and rest properly instead of going out?"

  "With the tea garden's affairs still on her mind, and now that she had found a suitable craftsman, she thought of going to take a look; it was only after returning home that her daily life began."

  The two of them were deadpan as they talked about this, but Hua Ruojin's face still couldn't help but look a bit awkward, and she pretended to be angry, saying: "Husband, you're talking more than usual."

  This is an obvious fact and Qi You did not deny it.

  It's probably because he spoke more fluently in front of Ru Shi at first, and outside, he said a few more words.

  It's just a few more sentences, and it's not obvious if you're not very familiar with it.

  "Don't like?"

  Hua Ru Chun hastily shook her head, "Nothing like that, being able to chat like this, I feel very comfortable."

  He didn't think so either? Qi You refilled the water in both of their cups, until night fell and the wind picked up. After they returned to the house, neither of them mentioned going to someone else's place.

  Actually slept with him for the whole night?

  The next day, Qi You was dressed up and sat in front of the dressing table, looking at the person in the mirror. The man was quietly sitting there waiting for her.

  Just with this attitude, she felt her heart soften.

  If things go on like this, it will be a mess.

  Qī Yòu suddenly raised his eyes and met the gaze in the mirror.

  Hua returned to her senses and said: "From now on, I will go to the main courtyard to pay my respects. Should we mention Zhen's birthday later?"

  "Grandma has a lot on her mind, don't bother her, if she remembers, she'll mention it herself." After a pause, Qi You added: "You're not feeling well, why not rest for a few more days? Grandma knows you're not feeling well and won't blame you."

  "It's been a few days since I've taken a break. No matter how good the reason is, it can't be used all the time. I just went to pay my respects and that's all."

  Since they parted ways and lived their own lives, she had been lazy for many days under the pretext of missing home. Although the old lady did not blame her, it was not right to be like this all the time.

  Let's just stop here, maybe next time we can use this excuse again.

  Qī Yòu looked at her and nodded in agreement, believing that Rú Chū could handle household matters well.

  After having breakfast, the two of them left the courtyard together.

  Going out of the mansion and going to the main house is on the same road, and they can walk together for a long time.

  "I'll be back sooner." Qi You said and left at the fork in the road.

  Hua Ru Chu stood there watching the man's back disappear around the corner before she took a step towards the main courtyard.

  No matter how turbulent his mind was, he should pretend to be completely unaware of it.

  As they entered the house, it was bustling inside. Qi Lin didn't know what he said, but it made the old lady laugh loudly.

  She saw her come in and couldn't help but smile.

  Hua Ruchu bowed and greeted her, standing stiffly at the lower seat, without raising an eyebrow, "Grandmother, I haven't come to visit often these days, it's the unfilial daughter-in-law."

  "This child, who wouldn't miss home after marrying far away? Besides, you're still helping Yu'er with her worries, Grandma is delighted!" The old lady pulled her to sit beside her, patted her hand comfortingly, and looked at her carefully for a few moments before smiling: "You look better now, it's good that you've opened up."

  Qilin covered her mouth and smiled, "Now the Qilin Mansion is spreading the news everywhere. Since Yu'er became a relative, he has been staying overnight at the new madam's place every night. The concubines can't even see him once, Mother, don't laugh, but the daughters-in-law are all envying her, when did Father ever treat me like this? Niece-in-law is really lucky."

  Hua Ru's heart sank as she felt a chill run down her spine; this was an insult right in front of her face.

  What is most important to the elderly? Descendants.

  Qī Yòu is the eldest grandson, and naturally, the old lady wants to have a legitimate great-grandson as soon as possible. Newlywed, Qī Yòu dotes on her, and there's nothing wrong with that.

  But if she couldn't get pregnant and was still favored, even the old lady wouldn't tolerate her.

  No woman is willing to share her husband with others.

  When it comes to being someone else's husband, they absolutely have the heart to be ruthless.

  Qilin's words were clearly enviable, but the meaning behind them was multifaceted.

  As expected, the old lady's eyebrows first furrowed and then relaxed. "Yu'er wants to be a father, and I want to hurry up and hold my great-grandchild. Daughter-in-law, you must work harder."

  Hua Ru's face turned red as she nodded softly, her shy and demure demeanor making the old lady laugh again. "You child, why are you still so shy?"

  "Needless to say, just look at her, her face is so red it's about to bleed, and yet she still looks quite pretty."

  No matter how two people tease her, Hua Ru always looks like she wants to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

  After a while, the two of them also lost interest. When Qi You moved the account book in, the old lady waved her hand and said, "Alright, don't just stand there, go back to your own business."

  "Yes, I won't disturb you anymore, let's go together as before."

  "Alright, Grandma, I'll take my leave."

  As she walked out of the main courtyard, Qi Lin's smile gradually faded away. She turned her head to look at Hua Ru Chu, who was silent, and said in a soft voice: "I'm jealous of you. At that time when I got married, Master didn't stay with me all night either. You're very lucky."

  Hua Ru's face was filled with happiness that couldn't be hidden, and she replied softly, "My husband treats me very well, I'm really very lucky."

  "I wish you good luck all the time."

  Qilin stopped in his tracks, his expression complex as he gazed at Hua Ruochu's bewildered face, unable to help but let out a cold laugh.

  There are very few people with such a good heart among the descendants of aristocratic families.

  If it weren't for his cold and unfeeling demeanor scaring off many people, if the Qi family's prosperity hadn't declined, the position of the Qi family's eldest grandson's wife wouldn't have fallen to her.

  A woman who has nothing is actually happier than her, why?

  Hua Ru's almost distorted face made her take a step back in fright, exclaiming, "Second Aunt..."

  Qilin turned down his eyes and left.

  "Second Aunt..."

  She saw him off until he disappeared from view, and then she stood there for a while, before leaving with a puzzled expression.

  Back in the house, Hua Ru asked strangely: "Why does Qi Lin have hostility towards me?"

  "Is it because the old lady treated you well and she's taking care of you?"

  Taking over the warm tea handed by Yun Shu, Hua Ru Chui took a sip and shook her head, "It doesn't seem like she's guarding against me, but rather it seems like she dislikes me. What did I do to make her dislike me?"

  "You didn't even go out and walk around, how could you have offended her? Change seats with me, I'll fix your hair."

  Her scalp was a bit uncomfortable, Hua Ru had just moved to the edge of the table and sat down, still pondering Qi Lin's unusual attitude towards her.

  She took off the hairpin, untied the bun that was tied too tightly, and used her fingers to comb a loose hanging horse tail on one side. She intended to put the hairpin back on, but Hua Ru Chuu shook her head and stopped her, "Don't use these, change them."

  Knowing Miss's preferences, Yun Shu smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'll go get it now."

  P.S: Lin Zhixuan, my love, tonight is the last episode of I Am a Singer, I really want to go to the scene.

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