Reborn as the Savior of a Short-lived Father and Son

A pair of eyes may be misty, brows may be wrinkled, and the mouth may be flat. There must be some grievance and confusion, but soon they will purse their lips, as if to say that it is not a big deal and to comfort themselves that it is okay.

She just walked forward with her head down, not noticing Shao Xingjian standing on the side of the road.

After she walked away, Shao Xingjian turned around and walked into the embroidery workshop.

The leading embroiderer was not surprised to see that it was a man who came in. Instead, she smiled and asked, "Sir, do you need to buy some nice fabrics for your wife?"

Shao Xingjian: "What did the girl in red buy just now?"

The embroiderer was smart. She guessed it after a quick look. She smiled and said, "That girl bought a piece of cloth. I think she wants to make clothes. She has good skills. I even persuaded her to come to our embroidery workshop to be an embroiderer."

But looking at the way this young man is dressed, the girl should not need to be an embroiderer.

But she was reduced to making handkerchiefs for money.

All I can say is that it’s really hard to guess what these young people are thinking.

As she spoke, she took out the handkerchief that Yu Qinglian had just sold and said, "This is the handkerchief embroidered by that girl. Look, the embroidery is not much worse than that of our embroiderers."

She can embroider a lot of things, and the things embroidered on each handkerchief are different.

Shao Xingjian was holding pear blossoms in his hand, and white pear blossoms were quietly blooming on the light pink handkerchief.

He put away the handkerchief, looked at the embroiderer, and handed over the heavy purse. "No matter how many handkerchiefs she brought, I will take them all. If she comes again in the future, please leave the things she brought for me."

The embroiderer nodded repeatedly. Seeing that the young man was not a stingy person, she was naturally willing. After all, she could make money without much effort, so why not do it?

Shao Xingjian returned home and put the handkerchiefs in his study. As for why he bought these things, he himself had no idea and could only attribute it to a momentary impulse.

There have been too many things going on these days, and he would probably have to deal with a lot of trouble tomorrow. Shao Xingjian asked the servants to prepare some water, and planned to go to bed early today.

But just as he reached the door, he heard some noise in the room. He paused slightly and pushed open the door, and sure enough, he saw Yu Qinglian sitting at the table, studying patterns on the fabric.

She was still a little embarrassed, and it was obvious that she was trying her best to make it look less obvious.

Seeing him come in, Yu Qinglian stood up hurriedly, put down the cloth in her hand, reached out to take his outer robe, and saw the fatigue between his brows, and asked softly, "Are you tired?"

Shao Xingjian did not answer, but looked at her in silence for a moment, then asked, "Mother said you are willing to stay in my room and serve me, are you sure?"

He deliberately emphasized the word "serve", but Yu Qinglian nodded as if she didn't hear him. "It's my honor to serve the eldest master."

He squinted his eyes and looked at her, trying to find the slightest sign of something unusual on her face, but apart from some shyness that was difficult to conceal, there was no other emotion on her face.

"If this is the case, your dream of leaving home and marrying a man of your dreams will no longer be feasible in the future."

That may not be the case, Yu Qinglian lowered her eyes and thought, the world is so big, she will always meet someone who doesn’t mind her experience and truly loves her.

Even if she doesn't meet him, it doesn't seem to matter. Perhaps it's because she has done so many ridiculous things in recent period of time that her courage has grown.

Perhaps, it would be nice for her to live with her aunt alone, and she doesn't necessarily have to find a good husband to marry.

Of course, it would be even better if the lady could really give them a large sum of money as promised when they leave.

Obviously, Shao Xingjian couldn't know what she was thinking, so she answered, "What will you do if the eldest master gets tired of me in the future?"

How would Shao Xingjian know?

He never had a concubine or a maid, and he never sent anyone away.

However, Shao Jinsheng had welcomed many concubines into his house, and he had seen some experience. He replied, "If you are willing, you can stay in the mansion. If you don't want to..."

Yu Qinglian blinked, waiting for his next answer.

However, she waited and waited, but what she got was Shao Xingjian's dark face, "Do you really want to leave?"

Yu Qinglian: "...Of course not, I'm just afraid that the eldest master will get bored soon, so I'd better make some preparations in advance."

Shao Xingjian was a little upset, and his conversation with the Crown Prince today was not very pleasant. He was worried that his gloomy face would affect her, so he simply waved his hand and said, "Go back."

Yu Qinglian tightened her grip on the corner of her clothes and bit her lip, "I won't reply."

Seeing Shao Xingjian looking over, she mustered up the courage to say, "If I still can't stay, Madam will replace me with someone else."

Her voice became quieter. “I’ll stay here and won’t disturb you.”

He didn't know whether it was out of his own selfish motives or because of what she said about replacing her with someone else, but Shao Xingjian somehow made her stay. However, he attributed this to the need to deal with his mother in order to avoid the trouble of replacing her with someone else.

When Shao Xingjian came out of the bath, Yu Qinglian was still studying the cloth. The cloth looked very good, jade white in color, and it shone with fine light like silk.

He glanced at them and said nonchalantly, "There are so many plain clothes, why not make some in different colors?"

"Others don't look good," Yu Qinglian replied, "I'm used to wearing plain colors."

She raised her head and smiled slightly, the joy on her face deepening a little, "This is not made for me, it's made for Doctor Gu."

She had nothing else to repay Gu Qinghe, so she had to express her gratitude in the way she was good at.

Yu Qinglian had made up her mind that after Gu Qinghe's dress was finished, she would go back and make one for Miss Mingxuan. Last time at the princess's mansion, she helped her, and she hadn't had time to thank her yet.

Just saying thank you verbally is a bit too superficial.

After a slight pause, Shao Xingjian pursed his lips and said, "Come here."

Yu Qinglian put down the cloth and walked over with some confusion. Shao Xingjian remained calm and said, "It's getting late. We should rest."

……

The candlelight went out. Yu Qinglian folded her hands on her abdomen and breathed carefully. Shao Xingjian next to her breathed slowly and seemed to have fallen asleep.

She wanted to turn around, but was afraid of waking him up, so she froze and dared not move.

Shao Xingjian was indeed very sleepy until he was pulled over and hugged by Qinglian. He did nothing but rest his chin on Qinglian's shoulder, closed his eyes and said, "Next time you want to lie still, do it in your own room."

Yu Qinglian: "..."

However, after this episode, she was indeed not so nervous anymore. She closed her eyes and fell asleep without knowing when.