The Stepmother is Unkind

The husband and wife eat together, so the pantry can't just bring Yin Mingyu's steamed crabs, and she didn't ask for other dishes, so most of them were bland.

When Xie Qin did not touch his hands when eating crabs, the maid would take out the crab meat for him.

Yin Mingyu prefers the feeling of eating crabs by himself. He doesn't have a maid Lisuo to get the meat, and he does it himself. Then he eats crab meat and wine happily.

At first glance, Xie Qin was not someone who would share his thoughts with the elders in the family. Yin Mingyu was not worried at all that he would expose her in front of Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Xie. He really did not cover up in front of Xie Qin at all.

Seeing Xie Qin finish drinking a glass of wine, Yin Mingyu also picked up the jug to refill him, "Full?"

"No need." Xie Qin raised her hand and pushed away her jug, "I don't usually drink alcohol, a glass of yellow wine is enough to go to the crab cold, and you don't have to be gluttonous."

Yin Mingyu took back the jug and saw that he was not only not going to drink the second glass of wine, but also had no plans to eat the second crab. He had a new understanding of his self-discipline.

However, there were only four crabs in total. Xie Qin used one. She ate the remaining three by herself. Can she be called gluttony?

Xie Qin also only reminded one thing. Seeing that she was ignoring, he didn't say any more.

After the meal, Xie Qin left the East Courtyard.

Yin Mingyu asked Hong Shu to accompany her for a walk in the courtyard, accompanied by Mei, and the bright moon above her head was more splendid than usual.

While she was at ease, she suddenly found her conscience and asked, "You and Qingyu returned to the East Courtyard, didn't Lang Jun cut off people to serve you?"

Hong silk replied: "Lang Jun spends more time in the study room in the front yard than in the bedroom, and he doesn't like the servant girl to serve. The servant girl and Qingyu are transferred because of the husband..."

The words that shouldn't have been said almost blurted out, she hurriedly stopped and turned away bluntly, "Before there were many people in the East Courtyard, there were not so many errands."

Aren't there more people in the East Court now?

When she said this, it is estimated that she herself knew that it was not credible.

But Yin Mingyu was curious, and did not intend to dig deep into the past of the eldest lady and Xie Qin, so he nodded as if he agreed with her words.

Seeing that she didn't ask, Hong Su breathed a sigh of relief and replied more carefully.

The second day was slightly rainy and a little cooler.

Yin Mingyu didn't need to greet the elders, he lay on the bed wrapped in a quilt until breakfast was ready, and then got up.

A bowl of lamb soup, two ghee pans, and a few dishes of refreshing side dishes, Yin Mingyu finished all of them.

Red silk brought ebony cake and pine nuts, and poured fruit tea for her.

Jin Er asked for lunch and dinner, and Yin Mingyu ordered it, emphasizing that roast lamb legs should be eaten in the evening, which is slightly crispy.

"Yes."

Yin Mingyu lay crooked on the couch, covered with a thin quilt, ate ebony cakes and pine nuts, and continued to read the book she hadn't read before.

main courtyard—

Mrs. Xie, Mrs. Xu, knew yesterday that Mrs. Xie had grounded Yin Mingyu. Please An Shi did not mention her, and left the main courtyard after a while.

Xie Ce, on the other hand, always stretched out his head to look at the door as soon as he arrived in the main room.

At first, everyone didn't pay attention, but when Mrs. Xie found out, it was a little strange, "What happened today?"

Nanny Tong was also puzzled, but it was still Mother Tong. A flash of inspiration flashed, and she guessed: "Old Madam, Young Madam didn't come today..."

Madam Xie Jiang Shi frowned and looked down at Xie Ce.

When Xie Ce heard "Young Madam", his eyes lit up and he looked up at his great-grandmother.

"..." Mrs. Xie tapped his little forehead lightly, "If you don't speak, how will the great-grandmother know what you want?"

Xie Ce opened his mouth and said softly, "I want a sword, a wooden sword, a ball~"

Madam Xie laughed angrily, and tapped his forehead again, "Who was crying yesterday?"

Xie Ce threw himself into his great-grandmother's arms and didn't look up shyly.

Madam Xie patted his head lovingly, and said to Mother Tong, "I remember that Dalang had it when he was a child. You should ask someone to find it and play with Ce'er."

Mother Tong responded and asked someone to go to the warehouse to find it.

Yin Mingyu's sword was made of peach wood. The wooden sword Xie Qin used to play with when he was a child was more expensive and finer in workmanship.

When Xie Cechu got it in his hand, he really liked it, but after waving it a few times and looking left and right, he threw it aside a little boringly.

In the evening, Xie Qin went to the East Court on time for dinner. Regarding the roast lamb shank ordered by Yin Mingyu, he ate a few slices and only ate other light dishes because it was easy to get angry.

Fortunately, he would only remind him that he did not restrict Yin Mingyu what and how to eat, otherwise Yin Mingyu would dislike him again for not being a good friend.

And he left after eating and didn't stay overnight, and it was like this for several days.

Not only the east courtyard, but the entire mansion is paying attention.

No matter how strict the Xie family's family rules are, the people below can't help but talk secretly. Most of them say "Langjun doesn't like the succession of the house", "the husband and wife are not in harmony", but the husband and wife eat together again...

Mrs. Xie, the wife of the Zhang family, naturally knows better, but she understands that her son, if it is really discordant, will not take care of anyone's face at all, and will not go back to the East Court at all.

Yin Mingyu was banned, and her mother-in-law was inconvenient to visit her son's yard, so she planned to ask An Shi to persuade the old lady to release Yin Mingyu's ban.

After arriving at the main courtyard, Mrs. Xie noticed that Xie Ce was hitting the chair a few times with the wooden sword, then threw it aside, and the maid picked it up and put it away.

"You don't like to play anymore?"

Mrs. Xie was accustomed to saying: "He is a child at heart, and he gets tired of playing a few times a day."

Mrs. Xie frowned slightly when she saw him sitting obediently beside the old lady, more quiet and pampered than the little lady.

The old lady was fond of Xie Qin in the early years, but not to Xie Ce's level. Even if she pity him for losing his mother at birth, it is a bit too much.

But Mrs. Xie did not directly persuade her mother-in-law about this matter, but said according to her previous intention: "Mother, it is not appropriate for Yin to be grounded when she is newly married. If you are angry, you might as well teach her to come out."

Before Daye was founded, the Central Plains were in constant turmoil. Mrs. Xie was also the housekeeper’s wife who could support the Xie family’s house. Yin Mingyu was also in a hurry. She had been waiting for someone to go down the steps for a long time. .

At this time, when her daughter-in-law mentioned it, she replied with a sullen face: "Then let her be discharged from the hospital."

Xie Ce jerked up, climbed to the bed, and asked for the wooden sword again.

Seeing this, Mrs. Xie smiled and said, "Look at this child, it's not childlike."

Mrs. Xie agreed with a smile, looking at Xie Ce, but a little thought flashed in her eyes.

East Court—

Yin Mingyu received the news that the ban was lifted, and finally confirmed that the biggest stumbling block for her to eat and drink in Xie's house was Mrs. Xie's mother-in-law.

Xie Family Master and Xie Qin's father and son are both busy with official business, and Xie Qin has already stated his attitude and will not care about her.

Mrs. Xie looked stern, but in fact she handled it very well, with a clear pulse.

Only Mrs. Xie is filial to Mrs. Xie, but her housekeeper has the trust of Mrs. Xie, and Mrs. Xie listens to her advice.

Therefore, Yin Mingyu had to temporarily end her brief idle pleasure days with regret.

Her regret even affected her appetite, so she decided to fast and take a bath to wash away her decadence and welcome a brand new day.

After Xie Qin was seated, he saw the table full of light vegetarian dishes and looked at Yin Mingyu with doubts in his eyes.

Yin Mingyu is the sentimental Yin Er Niang today, and said quietly: "I think I have eaten too much flesh from all living beings, so I have suffered some bad karma..."

Xie Qin was silent for a moment, then asked sharply, "Have you gotten angry?"

Yin Mingyu's expression was stagnant, and he put away those strange appearances with a sullen face, and buried his head in eating vegetables with chopsticks.

A smile flashed in Xie Qin's eyes.

After the meal, Xie Qin did not leave directly, but sat in the main room drinking tea.

Yin Mingyu didn't drink tea at night, yawned slightly, got up and said, "Langjun is free, I won't accompany you."

After she finished speaking, she entered the inner room, and Jin'er and Yin'er also followed to serve.

Qing Yu and Hong Su looked at Xie Qin carefully and lowered their heads.

Xie Qin finished drinking a cup of tea, glanced at the inner door, put down the tea cup, got up and left.

Qingyu sent him out, Fang walked to the courtyard, and a person walked out from the door of the corner courtyard. Xiaosuanbu hurried to Xie Qin, and shouted shyly and cowardly, "Langjun..."

It is Zhucao.

She observed it for a few days. When Xie Qin came today, she waited in the corner of the courtyard gate. When she found that someone was leaving, she seized the opportunity and walked out.

Xie Qin thought at first that Yin Mingyu's maid called him, stopped and turned his head, seeing who was coming, he turned back indifferently, and stepped out of the hospital door without looking back.

Zhu Cao was nailed to the spot at once, her eyes were red in shame, she turned around and ran back to the corner courtyard.

In the main room, Yin Mingyu got the news from the red silk, and stood behind the window watching the excitement.

Unexpectedly, the story started, but ended unfinished. Yin Mingyu couldn't help but snorted and lay back on the couch bored.

Hong Su didn't know how to react to her attitude, so she looked at Jin'er and Yin'er.

Yin'er followed step by step to the couch, worried: "Ma'am, Zhu Cao is so restless, if something happens in the future, or Lang Jun really accepts her, it will be bad for you."

"What can she cause?" Yin Mingyu didn't care, "If Lang Jun really means it, there is no red grass, and red grass and green grass..."

"But…"

Yin Mingyu waved his hand, "After all, it's the pass room left by my sister-in-law."

Besides, this person is not useless...

On the other side, when Xie Qin returned to the front yard, he was called by the head of the Xie family.

The situation in the DPRK is tense. Their father and son, one is an important minister in the DPRK, the other is a messenger in front of the emperor and is responsible for drafting edicts, and the Xie family is on the cusp.

Both of them are busy and cautious, and they can't make mistakes and burden the house.

The settlement of the marriage has indeed reduced some troubles, but in this position, the people who are in the muddy water still want to drag them into the water, and the father and son have to talk about it alone almost every day.

After talking about the business today, the Xie family head said: "It will be autumn hunting in a while, and you need to bring your female relatives with you. Your mother is worried that Yin's mistake may have gone wrong, and is considering whether to push it off for her for the time being."

Autumn hunting is actually an event organized by the royal family of Daye for the civil and martial arts of the whole dynasty. It is a major event in the autumn capital every year. It usually takes three to five days, especially for people with young men and women, they will hardly miss such a feast. .

Yin Mingyu, as the step-wife of the Xie family, and the previous Weiyang County Lord, really had to make an appearance at the right time.

Xie's parents considered it because of Yin Mingyu's temperament, but Xie Qin was not worried, "There is no need to push it away."

She knows better than anyone to seek advantage and avoid disadvantage.