The Male Wife

The kitchen utility room.

Dong Lai gently knocked on the door of the miscellaneous room, and after a while, the door was opened from the inside, Dong Lai looked around behind him, and after confirming that no one was there, he immediately walked into the hut.

Qiuyi came out from the corner, glanced at Donglai, and thought that Jiang Linzhi was really unlucky, he was regarded as half a useless person in Jiang's family, and now even the servant who had served him for most of his life had turned against him. People don't say it's difficult, that's about the same.

Donglai coughed dryly, cleared his throat, and said, "Qiuyi, I, you are not allowed to spread the fact that I came to see you today. If the second master finds out about this, I will lose my life."

Dong Lai noticed the sarcasm flashing across Qiu Yi's face, and sneered in his heart, but his face was full of flattery.

"With the old lady and the young lady guarding you, are you still afraid of a sick child?" Qiu Yi said disdainfully, "Hurry up, tell me if you have anything to say, I have to go back to serve the young lady, before it's too late." Now, madam should blame me."

Dong Lai agreed, with a shy face, flatteringly said: "Hey."

Qiuyi rolled his eyes, looked at Donglai unkindly, and said, "Tell me, weren't you very loyal to Jiang Linzhi before, but now...you must have bad intentions."

Donglai waved his hands in a flustered expression, and said sincerely: "Sister Qiuyi, you must never bring up such rebellious words in front of the eldest young lady, I am not... thinking about staying in the east courtyard all the time, I guess... "

Qiu Yi said coldly: "I believe you know what kind of temperament the eldest young lady has. Don't lie to others, otherwise you will have a better end."

Dong Lai lowered his head, blushed, and after holding back for a long time, he stuttered: "A few days ago, Wang Fu in the Young Madam's courtyard got married. I heard that the Young Madam personally pointed out married, so I also..."

"Okay, I will mention it to the eldest young lady." Qiuyi nodded in satisfaction, raised her chin, and said, "Say, what did you ask me to say?"

Dong Lai put his right hand by his face, took a step forward, and said in a low voice: "Just now I accompanied the second master to the front yard, and happened to meet the second young lady and the third master in the front yard, and they were quite close. I just can’t hear what they’re saying.”

Qiu Yi swallowed her saliva, feeling excited, but felt that the matter could not be so simple, so she deliberately said: "What's so strange about this?"

Dong Lai smiled and said intentionally, "If the matter is really that simple, why did the second master turn around and go back to the yard without even saying hello to the third master?"

Qiu Yi asked curiously, "Did Second Master lose his temper after returning to the yard?"

"And if the second master is really indifferent, do you think I can be free to see sister Qiuyi now." Dongzi smiled flatteringly from the beginning to the end.

Qiu Yi nodded, not sure if she would believe Dong's words, after a while, she coughed dryly and said: "It's getting late, I have to go back and report to the Young Madam."

Dong Lai agreed with an "hey", trotted to the door, opened a door, and after sending Qiu Yi away in person, it didn't take long before he tiptoed away.

Xiyuan.

As soon as Qiuyi returned to Xiyuan, she found Hu Xiayun, and she finished what she just knew with embellishment. After she finished speaking, she added, "Ma'am, I think this is strange. I am worried that he is not I really want to rebel against the East Court."

Hu Xiayun pursed her lips, tasted it carefully, and then said: "What are you afraid of. It doesn't matter whether he is sincere or false, as long as the news is true, don't worry about it."

Qiu Yi swallowed, and said: "Ma'am, if there is really something between Pei Cheng and the third master, if the old lady finds out about it, wouldn't things get worse?"

Before he finished speaking, Qiuyi was interrupted by Hu Xiayun, who scolded: "Shut up. Don't talk about such unsubstantiated words, otherwise it will be spread, and it will become our Xiyuan's fault in the end."

Qiu Yi agreed in a shy way.

Hu Xiayun narrowed his eyes, and said with a half-smile, "Don't say anything about it beforehand. Remember, no matter how far things between Pei Cheng and the third master have progressed, don't leak anything in front of the old lady. Do you understand?"

Qiuyi raised her head, glanced at Hu Xiayun quietly, and suddenly understood what Hu Xiayun was thinking. She shuddered, feeling that Hu Xiayun's methods were too clever for no reason.

Hu Xiayun had a cold face, "Do you understand!"

Qiu Yi's face turned pale, and he said repeatedly: "I understand, I understand, I understand."

"Get out if you understand." After the night of the Lantern Festival, Hu Xiayun's attitude towards Qiuyi was not the same as before. On the contrary, it was another maid, Chunyi, who was doing well by Hu Xiayun's side recently.

At least it's better than the current autumn clothes.

When Qiu Yi withdrew unwillingly, she happened to run into Chun Yi who came in with a tray, their gazes crossed in mid-air, neither missed the disgust that flashed in each other's eyes.

East Court.

After Pei Cheng coaxed Jiang Yanzhi to sleep, it was already getting late. As soon as he walked out of the house, he saw Donglai's figure quickly passing by the courtyard gate. The figure has disappeared at the door.

Frowning, Pei Cheng walked a few quick steps towards the gate of the courtyard, poked his head out and saw that there was no figure of Dong Lai on the path outside the gate.The servant standing at the far door glanced at Pei Cheng, and said cautiously: "Madam, do you have any orders?"

Pei Cheng said, "Where did you come and go?"

The servant looked confused and said: "I don't know, Donglai, he just returned to the second master's yard, so he must have something to go out."

The doubts in Pei Cheng's heart were even worse, "What are you going to do, do you need to be busy until now?"

The servant sneered and said, "This servant doesn't even know about it. If Madam is curious, can this servant go and find Donglai?"

Pei Cheng waved his hands, suppressing the doubts in his heart, "It's okay." Then he turned and walked into the yard.

Donglai gently opened the door and walked in. There was no one in the room. He walked towards the bed. The bed curtain had been lowered. In the dim light, he could only see the general position of Jiang Linzhi. , but saw the expression on the other person's face.

Dong Lai breathed a sigh of relief and didn't dare to speak.

After a long time, the sound of pages turning could be heard in the room, and Jiang Linzhi said casually, "It's done."

Dong Lai lowered his head, "Yes. I just don't know if Qiu Yi will tell the master at Xiyuan what the slave said."

"It's not something you should worry about." Jiang Linzhi glanced at Donglai coldly.

Dong Lai reflexively licked the dry corners of his mouth. Er Ye had a bad temper after he came back from the front yard. He was probably really angry. Things. Minions..."

"What to say and what not to say, I don't need to teach you." Jiang Linzhi turned another page, his eyes full of impatience.

Donglai didn't dare to say anything.

After the candles in the room were half lit, Jiang Linzhi said coldly: "Go down."

"Yes." Dong Lai heaved a sigh of relief, turned around and quietly left the house.

The next day.

After breakfast, Pei Cheng offered to accompany Jiang Yanzhi to learn characters. Jiang Yanzhi was stunned for a moment, his face could not hide his excitement: "Okay."

Pei Cheng, who was still absent-minded at first, twitched his mouth slightly when he heard the words.

It's a pity that when Pei Cheng dragged Jiang Yanzhi into the yard, he saw Donglai leading the doctor out of the house, paused, and then walked up quickly.

Donglai's eyes were sharp, and he saw Pei Cheng when he entered the yard. After sending the doctor away in a hurry, Donglai walked up to Pei Cheng in a hurry and said, "Ma'am, Master Yanzhi."

Pei Cheng pursed his lips, sensitively sensed that something was wrong with Dong Lai, and said, "Why is the doctor here? Is Second Master not feeling well?" Dong Lai nodded, and then he looked suspicious: "Second Master is not feeling well today, it should be at night. The wind blows. That's why the second master just ordered the servant to tell the madam not to send young master Yanzhi over for the next two days."

Jiang Yanzhi looked up at Pei Cheng. He understood the meaning of Donglai's dialect, and even more understood that Jiang Linzhi, who had been teaching him to read and write during this period of time, was ill.

It's just that there is still a clear relationship between this person and others.

Jiang Yanzhi didn't care much about Jiang Linzhi, so naturally he wasn't worried about Jiang Linzhi's physical condition.

Pei Cheng frowned. When he took Jiang Yanzhi to the front yard to relax last night, he also met Jiang Linzhi.It was fine last night, why is it sick today.

"Donglai, you take Yanzhi back to the room first." Pei Cheng looked at the closed door, looked down at Jiang Yanzhi, and said in a strong tone: "Go back to the room to practice calligraphy by yourself, and wait for me to go back and check."

Jiang Yan reluctantly followed Donglai and left.

Pei Cheng motioned to the two servants standing guard at the door, the servants quickly pushed the door open, and Pei Cheng walked in.

As soon as he entered the room, Pei Cheng could smell the vague smell of medicinal soup in the room. He walked towards the inner room, took a few steps, and said, "Second Lord, are you asleep?"

Jiang Linzhi's voice came from inside the bed curtain, and he said, "Why are you here?"

Pei Cheng choked on this obvious unwelcome sentence, then pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Second Master is not feeling well, let me come and see."

Jiang Linzhi said lightly: "You have just recovered from a serious illness, and since you know that I am unwell, you should stay in your yard well."

Pei Cheng avoided this topic, walked to the half-open window on his own, looked at the bare grass in the backyard, seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be asking Jiang Linzhi, he said: "Listen to Dong The servants of the courtyard said that the flowers and plants in this courtyard have to be replaced every year, and I don’t know if the soil here is not suitable, or there are other reasons.”

Since Pei Cheng guessed that these flowers were poisoned to death, Pei Cheng has been testing Jiang Linzhi intentionally or unintentionally.

Jiang Linzhi narrowed his eyes, clenched one hand into a fist, put it on his lips, coughed softly, and then said: "Madam thinks there is a reason.

"They probably don't fit here." Pei Cheng looked away, walked to the round table and sat down.

Jiang Linzhi said nothing, "Go back."

This is already very straightforward words to drive people away.

Pei Cheng pursed his lips, looked around, and said: "The servants are all clumsy, they can't serve the second master well, and I'm fine...I'll stay with the second master."

Jiang Linzhi twitched the corner of his mouth, neither refused nor agreed, but said, "Go and pour me a cup of tea."

Pei Cheng: "..."

He thought that Jiang Linzhi would chase him away.But unexpectedly, the other party compromised like this.

Pei Cheng was a little surprised.