Lin Wei Xi was happy for a while, but suddenly thought of the things described in the book, the joy in her heart suddenly clouded, her smile faded. Gu Hui Yan keenly noticed Lin Wei Xi's changes, his eyes moved, and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Lin Wei Xi shook her head. She didn't intend to mention this to Yan Wang. After all, the story in the heavenly book was too unbelievable. To put it bluntly, she was now catching the wind and catching the shadow, guessing what hasn't happened yet. But when she looked into Gu Hui Yan's eyes, for some reason she trully trust him. It seemed that no matter what happened, the person in front of her was worth relying on. Lin Wei Xi was gradually bewitched. Looking at Gu Hui Yan, she hesitated and asked, "Wangye, what kind of person do you think First Assistant Zhang is?"
Gu Hui Yan's eyes changed suddenly, and even a little surprise appeared on his face. He thought his little wife let her imagination run wild again. She seemed to get caught in memories easily, and sometimes showed the sadness of the world, as if something similar, but not very good things, had happened to her. These looks were absolutely undesirable for her growth experience. Gu Hui Yan just kept these things in his heart, and usually did not reveal them. He thought it was the same situation today, but he didn't expect to hear this question from Lin Wei Xi's mouth.
If she asked it this way, then what she wanted to hear was definitely not about Zhang Xiao Lian's poems and prose, personally and painstakingly teach the emperor and so on. Gu Hui Yan felt strange that with Lin Wei Xi's age and experience, she shouldn't have been exposed to this level of political affairs. Gu Hui Yan thought so, and asked, "Why do you ask this?"
"It's nothing. Only when I saw the emperor today, I realized that His Majesty has grown so tall, not much different than me. Probably next year His Majesty will be taller than me, so I feel a little bit emotional." Lin Wei Xi nervously answered. When she said this in front of Yan Wang, she felt a little bit like showing a little skills in front of an expert. She secretly looked at Yan Wang and asked carefully, "Wangye, I have a superficial idea, but still dare to bring this up to tell you, isn't it ridiculous?"
"No." Gu Hui Yan laughed. He couldn't help but stretched his hand over the low table and rubbed the top of her head. "Why? You can think of this, it's already very good."
The young emperor grew up day by day, but the three courtiers still controlled the government, celebrated peace with song and dance, and buried thousands of miles of thunder and fire, but the people in the imperial court were ignorant and still immersed in this flourishing vanity. Afraid even Zhang Xiao Lian himself had never thought about this crisis. Lin Wei Xi, a sixteen-year-old girl, could look till here only from entering the palace. It was already very rare.
Gu Hui Yan's expression became deep. He saw Lin Wei Xi, who was under his arm, looked at him nervously with her moist eyes, as if the sky was about to collapse in the next second. Gu Hui Yan smiled lightly, and the imposing air around his body also relaxed: "It's still far from that day. There are at least five years of peaceful days to enjoy. What are you worried about? Besides, even if that day comes, there will still be me, nothing will happen."
Because Lin Wei Xi had read the heavenly book, she knew that in the future the implications of First Assistant Zhang's case would be enormous. Even if at present all factions were calm, her heart was always faintly shrouded with dark clouds. Now that Gu Hui Yan said this, her heartstrings really relaxed a lot, so she immediately smiled and said, "Yes there is Wangye."
Lin Wei Xi became more relaxed. Watching Gu Hui Yan's expression, he seemed to also guarding against this matters. Maybe he already expected the scene today from the moment he first entered the capital to assist the government. Who was Yan Wang? Even if Lin Wei Xi was lucky enough to see the future from the heavenly book, she would not dare comparing herself with Gu Hui Yan. Since he already prepared, wouldn't she worry for nothing?
Lin Wei Xi's heart settled after that, and her countenance also relaxed a lot. Although this was Gu Hui Yan's goal, but he still surprised when he saw this: "You trust me just like that? I'm just talking about it. No one can really say anything about the future."
"Of course I believe it." Lin Wei Xi changed her previous depressed looks and smiled at Gu Hui Yan, with a pear vortex looming on her cheek, "Because you are Yan Wang."
The unreserved trust from this little girl could really make a man lose himself, Gu Hui Yan's unconsciously smiled, and his expression also softened.
Gu Hui Yan said he had seven days wedding leave. In fact, when he returned from the palace on the third day, he ended his wedding leave and went back to handle the government affairs.
Lin Wei Xi forced herself to get up early and insisted on personally putting on Gu Hui Yan's Qinwang court dress. Gu Hui Yan saw the corners of Lin Wei Xi's eyes were red, obviously she hadn't completely woken up yet. She only wore her inner clothes, and when she helped him changed his clothes her body slightly shuddered. Even if the earth dragon was burned, it was cold in the early winter morning. Gu Hui Yan pitied the still drowsy Lin Wei Xi, and felt sorry for letting her stood outside in the cold. Several times he asked her to go back to sleep, but Lin Wei Xi shook her head and declined. It was the first time she did this kind of thing for a man. Because Gu Hui Yan's status was high, his court dress was also a bit cumbersome. Lin Wei Xi stretched her hand and strenuously tried to tie Gu Hui Yan's leather belt.
Gu Hui Yan had a wide shoulder, a thin waist, and well-proportioned and long legs, when he stand he looked majestically tall and straight, with one look people would know that he was a military man. When Lin Wei Xi stood in front of Gu Hui Yan she was originally slender, but now she only wore inner clothes with all her long hair draped behind her, and when she embraced Gu Hui Yan's waist to tie his leather belt, it seems like she was taking the initiative to hug Gu Hui Yan. Gu Hui Yan was immaculately dressed and wore a full set of first-grade court dress, and Lin Wei Xi had long hair to waist and simple clothes, this contrast brought an unspeakable romantic feeling.
Lin Wei Xi was a little embarrassed when she was putting on the leather belt, especially when she clearly felt that Gu Hui Yan was looking down at her, his eyes were especially focused. Lin Wei Xi didn't know why, but her hands' movements were a little flustered, and the leather belt was tangled for a long time but it didn't fasten properly. Lin Wei Xi was a little anxious, attending the court was a major event, whether being discourteous or being late was all serious matter. Lin Wei Xi became impatient, but Gu Hui Yan suddenly stretched out his hand, holding her hand to properly tie the leather belt. Gu Hui Yan's palm had some thin calluses, which was a bit rough on her hand, but it carried reassuring warmth. Lin Wei Xi's face turned a little red. She forcibly calmed herself down, took the jade pendant, grand seal, knee-cover and so on, hung them on the leather belt one by one.
After the full set of first-grade court dress were properly put on, the time was already late. Lin Wei Xi took a step back, she felt deeply and intuitively the impact of this dress. She pursed her lips at Gu Hui Yan and smiled, deeply saluted: "Today let Wangye wait a long time. This servant will be here waiting for Wangye to return."
Gu Hui Yan didn't speak. He looked deeply at Lin Wei Xi. After a while, he stepped forward to support Lin Wei Xi's arm, and with a little effort lifted her up. In passing he raised his hand to Lin Wei Xi's cheek, caressed her chin a few times, and then turned away.
When Lin Wei Xi dressed Gu Hui Yan, obviously there were many maids around, but no one dared to intervene. Wangfei turned back and forth to put the clothes for Yan Wang. Yan Wang also looked at Lin Wei Xi intently. Even if Yan Wang didn't say a word, everyone knew that Yan Wang would not allow them to come forward and interrupt.
When Gu Hui Yan left, everyone in the inner room were all relieved. Only then did Wan Xing and Wan Yue dared to step forward, served Lin Wei Xi and asked: "Wangfei, it's still early, do you want to go back and lie down for a little while?"
Lin Wei Xi looked outside, although the sky was still dark, but at the same time the east was already appeared a brighter blue. When she first got up, she was so sleepy, but after changing Gu Hui Yan's court dress, her sleepiness almost completely disappeared. Lin Wei Xi shook her head and said, "I'm already awake, if I go back to lie down it will be a disgrace. Let's change the clothes."
Because Gu Hui Yan was the only one in the mansion that need to attend the court, therefore when Gao Ran came to pay respect, the mother-in-law Lin Wei Xi had been sitting for a long time. Previously Gao Ran waited for Lin Wei Xi for a long time before the tea ceremony. In addition to the matter of entering the palace yesterday, she already knew in her heart that Lin Wei Xi liked to sleep in, so she couldn't help but become a little sloppy when she went out today. Who knows that Lin Wei Xi actually woke up early today. When Gao Ran saw that Lin Wei Xi was already neatly dressed and sitting by the window drinking tea, she was shocked and could only hurried forward and bowed her head and said: "Pay respect to mother. This daughter-in-law is late today. Mother please forgive me."
Lin Wei Xi glanced at her and said nonchalantly, "Didn't you say that you still have burns on your hands? Didn't I excuse you from morning and evening greetings these few days? Why are you here again?"
"Mother is very compassionate to her children, this daughter-in-law is very grateful, and want to get closer and be more filial to mother, how dare to neglect."
Lin Wei Xi was no stranger to this kind of routine. If their position were changed and she was pitied by her mother-in-law because of the injury, and being exempted from morning and evening greetings, her lips would say grateful, but her action also didn't dare to really not going. In Duke Yingguo Mansion, Lin Wei Xi was accustomed to seeing her grandmother's, Duke Yingguo madam, ways of doing things. Her mother, as the daughter of the Grand Princess, also never dared to neglect paying respect in the morning and evening. In Lin Wei Xi's impression, only in those few days when her mother Wei shi's had premature delivery, because she could not get out of the bed, she was exempted from paying respect. Later, Wei shi's health deteriorated and she could not get up to serve her mother-in-law.
Lin Wei Xi thought of Wei shi, and inevitably also recalled Han shi and Han shi's son, her former shu younger brother. Thinking of these unpleasant old acquaintance, Lin Wei Xi's enthusiasm was waning, and the expression on her face became more and more indifferent: "Shizi Consort has a heart. No wonder I always listened others praised Shizi Consort for her filial piety. I heard that even before you married you already had a good name. Today it seems that name is really not in vain."
"Mother is absurd. These words are just other madams giving face to this daughter-in-law. To have a name for filial piety in the capital was just a fluke. How dare this daughter-in-law take it seriously? Mother shouldn't say this again. This daughter-in-law is really embarrassed."
She spoke modestly, but deliberately told her that Gao Ran indeed had both talent and filial reputation before she was married. Lin Wei Xi smiled, put down her teacup, and looked at Gao Ran with a smile: "The fame of Shizi Consort is actually this big, my Yan Wang Mansion is really fortunate to have you as a wife. Since Shizi Consort was famous before getting married, then surely serving your parent-in-law, doing housework, needlework and cooking, all would be no problem."
Gao Ran's face became a little stiff, for some reason Lin Wei Xi's words made her seems like a maid serving on someone. But even if she was unsatisfied also there's no other way. The world's requirements for the daughter-in-law were precisely to be like a maid in front of the mother-in-law, like a perfect person in front of the husband, and like a bodhisattva in front of the servant.
If Lin Wei Xi really ordered Gao Ran around like a maid, Gao Ran actually could do nothing except to spread the tears to cheat sympathy outside.
Lin Wei Xi wiped the corners of her lips with a kerchief and hold the armrest to get up. Gao Ran upon seeing this, even if her heart felt crooked, she could only hurried forward to help. "Be careful, mother."
After Lin Wei Xi stood up, she silently shook Gao Ran's hand. She walked to the front hall and asked, "Is Shizi Consort already have breakfast? If you still have not, you can have it with me here."
Gao Ran quickly said "Do not dare". Today she was late paying respect. If she had breakfast at Lin Wei Xi's place, wouldn't that leave a fodder for gossip? In contrast, Gao Ran would rather be hungry.
Lin Wei Xi was just asking, in her heart she did not want to eat at the same table with Gao Ran. She sat down at the dining table, and the maid brought the refreshment tea, which was still steaming, every dish was exquisite and delicate, and it was worth looking at. After Lin Wei Xi sat down, Gao Ran hurriedly stepped forward and said to the servant girl who was serving food, "I'll serve mother to eat, you withdraw."
Seeing that Lin Wei Xi did not say anything, the maid passed the chopsticks to Gao Ran with both hands, then bowed her head and stepped back.
Lin Wei Xi smiled politely: "Shizi Consort still has injuries on her hand. It's too hard for Shizi Consort to do this kind of things."
"Serving mother-in-law, how can it be called hard work?" Gao Ran still smiled softly, not showing any stiffness or embarrassment. Lin Wei Xi's eyes only moved a little, and Gao Ran would put the dish that Lin Wei Xi had looked at into Lin Wei Xi's bowl, without her need to say any words. Lin Wei Xi had seen Gao Ran fawn on her grandmother like this when she was still in the Duke Mansion. Although she felt that Gao Ran was just putting on an act of filial piety, she had to admit that Gao Ran's ability on serving people was much higher than her own. If it changed to Lin Wei Xi, she definitely would not be able to do things like serving tea personally or serving dishes diligently, whether for female elders or for her husband.
She used to look down on Gao Ran's style very much, but now Lin Wei Xi changed her position and suddenly found that she was quite comfortable. No wonder the Duke Yingguo madam always said that Gao Ran is good, being served so attentively, who wouldn't say good?