Chapter 35: Returning to the Door
Huimen, also known as Baimen in the capital, refers to the first time a woman goes back to her parents' home to visit relatives after getting married. Newlyweds usually return to their parents' homes three days after they get married, and for the bride, this is the first time that the bride has returned to the place where she grew up, and the son-in-law comes together to become a double door.
The carriage slowly stopped at the gate of the Wen Mansion, Mo Yan jumped out of the carriage and reached out to help Wen Ye, who knew that she turned around, and walked down from the bench on the other side with the help of Wanzhao, perfectly missing his courtesy.
"Hey......"
Mo Yan sighed lightly, this is not the first time this kind of thing has happened. The tacit understanding between the two of them had already made him miserable, and he had to take some action now.
"Clear sky, the evening light will be handed over to you."
"Okay."
Qingtian got the order, quickly stepped forward and whispered softly in Wanzhao's ear, and the two entered the alley opposite the Wen Mansion one after the other. Wen Ye looked at Mo Yan blankly and asked.
"What are they?"
"Xu has something to go out, let's go."
Mo Yan raised his hand to hold her wrist, and the two of them strode across the threshold of the Wen Mansion.
"Thank you, Moro."
The head of the Wen Mansion beckoned his subordinates to unload the two large boxes, and Xiaochun personally carried a small box into the Hou Mansion. Mo Yan looked at it at a glance, and secretly became angry in his heart.
"I asked Lao Li to prepare a return gift, are you still satisfied?"
Wen Ye nodded and smiled, naturally satisfied because she thought about her so carefully and thoughtfully.
"And what is this?"
Mo Yan pointed to the small box in Xiaochun's arms, he clearly sent two large boxes, why is there suddenly a small one now, isn't it a special treasure for someone?
"I'm sorry, in the small box is what His Majesty gave you and me at the wedding banquet, I brought a few things privately, if you are not pleased......"
Mo Yan interrupted Wen Ye's explanation, blaming him for being too anxious, which made Wen Ye misunderstand him.
"I'm not displeased, what you give you is naturally yours, and it doesn't matter if you have it."
Mo Yan has never cared much about those jewels and jades, but he doesn't care about those things, but about her so-called "big brother".
"But for your brother?"
Wen Ye pursed his lips and stood in the courtyard with a smile, opened the small box and took out the contents one by one to show Mo Yan.
"This is the inkstone for the eldest brother, this is the wild ginseng for the second brother, and the ...... for the fourth brother"
Wen Ye stopped talking and closed the box, among the things that Emperor Yan rewarded, the most valuable was the pair of night pearls.
"Why don't you say it? Do not be anxious, what is given to you is yours. ”
The corners of Mo Yan's mouth curved, it seemed that Wen Ye had taken care of every Wen family member, and it was indeed him who was too worried.
"It's a pearl of the night."
Wen Ye was a little shy, giving such a treasure to a teenager to play with, and she could do this kind of thing, after all, she had seen countless treasures in the palace, and a night pearl was nothing in her eyes, but in the eyes of outsiders, this move was still too loser.
"Yes, it seems that you are very partial to this fourth brother."
Mo Yan smiled faintly and followed the head of the Wen Mansion to continue walking towards the main courtyard, Wen Ye saw that he was not displeased, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and followed closely.
"That's natural, he is the youngest child of the Wen family, and the family naturally favors him."
Mo Yan is the only son of Cheng Yanghou, and he has never experienced the emotions between brothers and sisters, Cheng Nuanxin can be regarded as half of his brother, if she feels the lost family affection again in the Wen family, it is not bad, but Wen Yan's words and deeds still made him care a lot.
"The two brothers seem to be nice to you too."
Wen Yewan smiled, today's Mo Yan seemed to be very interested in the Wen family, especially her two brothers.
"The second brother is a cool and good businessman, he is the head of the Wen family, he loves rare herbs the most, and gave me a lot of precious pills before I got married. The eldest brother has exquisite medical skills, benevolence and benevolence, and this return to Beijing is also a call from the Taiyi Bureau, saying that he wants to set up another "medicine" in Guozijian, imitating the Taixue three-way method for medical teaching, so I chose a piece of Qushui pattern inkstone, in fact, I also like it. ”
Mo Yan frowned nervously, but tried his best to restrain his emotions, and finally asked what was in his heart.
"Do you like medicine or ...... Other? ”
Wen Ye smiled "poof", and finally understood why he was abnormal today, it turned out that he had been secretly eating it, and if he had known earlier, he wouldn't have to bother so much.
"How?"
Mo Yan stared impatiently, Wen Ye smiled without saying a word, lowered his eyes and blushed, and said in a low voice.
"I like that inkstone, and I'm a little reluctant to give it."
"I have a piece of fine landscape inkstone, and I'll send it to you when I get home."
Mo Yan breathed a sigh of relief, his mood went up and down, which was even more exciting than riding and shooting with people. Wen Ye smiled happily when he heard this, and his eyes flashed with joy.
"This is naturally excellent, thank you Zhou Lang!"
While the two were talking, Wen Jian came out of the main hall. Wen Ye hurriedly saluted when he saw Wen Jian coming, and Mo Yan also saluted according to the rules.
The three of them entered the main hall and sat down, and the maids served tea and tea fruits. Wen Ye ate very happily, on the one hand, it was the familiar taste of Wen Mansion, and on the other hand, Mo Yan was because of her taste, both of which were worth being happy for her.
"Second brother, can you take us to the Wen family ancestral hall? When he returned to the door today, Mo Lang should have officially bowed to his parents. ”
Wen Yeyan glanced at Mo Yan beside her, she had become more and more proud recently, and made a decision without asking his opinion at all. Mo Yan smiled faintly, the expression on his face was just right, not spoiled or cold.
"Okay, please come with me."
Wen Jian saw that Mo Yan had no objection, so he nodded in agreement and led a few people to the side courtyard in the south.
The first time they went back to their parents' home, the couple should have visited the woman's parents, which was an indispensable etiquette, and Wen Ye's parents had passed away, so it was common sense to go to the ancestral hall to worship.
"Miss, please."
Xiaochun habitually handed over three sticks of incense, Wen Ye hesitated but still took it in his hand, everyone present looked at it, but no one said a word.
"Little Marquis."
Manager Li handed the two pillars of incense to Mo Yan, and of course Mo Yan also noticed the extra pillar of incense in Wen Ye's hand, and he naturally knew that the extra incense was given to the real Miss Wen San.
"Father and mother, this is the daughter's husband, and I have come to visit you two elders."
Wen Ye said that he and Mo Yan knelt on the futon together and bowed, and Mo Yan immediately got up and walked out of the ancestral hall, he knew that Wen Ye must have something to say to that person in his heart.
"Little Hou Ye, the incense ...... in the hands of the little lady"
Manager Li came out with Mo Yan and lowered his voice to tell Mo Yan about his discovery.
"I saw it, you don't have to care, I know about her."
Mo Yan knew that Manager Li was a kind reminder, but he couldn't tell Wen Ye's true identity to others for the time being, and one more person knew was one more danger.
"Yes."
Manager Li is not entangled, the little marquis has always had his own considerations, and since he already knows that he is inconvenient to say anything.
It didn't take long for Wen Ye and Wen Jian to come out, and Xiaochun, who came out last, turned pale, and rushed to the main gate of Wen Mansion with his head down when he left the ancestral hall.
Wen Jian beckoned the group back to the main hall, where tea and snacks were served again, as well as a variety of fresh fruits. Wen Ye couldn't help but eat a few more when she saw the lychee, Wen Jian asked her to eat more and quickly asked the maid to withdraw.
"Second brother!"
Wen Ye nuns, and finally went back to his parents' house, he still took care of himself, but in the Hou Mansion, she ate lychees and ate until she could, but she couldn't enjoy herself when she returned home.
"You're hungry again, go get the ice cream."
Wen Jian didn't eat Wen Ye's coquettish laipi, so she should have taken all the lychees on her table. The Yellow Emperor has a cloud in the internal scriptures: there is a festival in eating, a regular life, and no vain work, so he can form and be with the gods, and end his days and live a hundred years old. This has always been the family rule followed by the Wen family, and Wen Ye has also adhered to it in the past three years, and he forgot about it after not seeing her for a few days, for fear that he would be spoiled in the Hou Mansion.
"Why don't you see the eldest brother and the fourth brother?"
Wen Ye took a grape and sent it to her mouth, she thought at first that the fourth brother was embarrassed to come out, and the eldest brother must be with him and couldn't be free, so she didn't ask immediately. In the blink of an eye, they have been here for half an hour, not only is the eldest brother Wen Yan not there, but even the fourth brother Wen Chen, who has always loved to be lively, did not come to say goodbye, which is a little too much.
"The fourth brother has been suffering from fever in the past two days, and the eldest brother has been taking care of him in the East Hospital."
Wen Jian frowned slightly, he felt distressed when he thought of Wen Chen's sick appearance, he had lived in the capital for a long time for three years and didn't often visit him, how could people not feel distressed when he got sick as soon as he came.
"Sick? I have vacated the West Courtyard, wait for the fourth brother to get well and let him live in, now that the eldest brother and you are in the capital, he will not go back to Qiongzhou to stay in the capital. ”
Wen Ye blamed himself a little, after all, Wen Chen came to the capital because of her relatives, the summer heat was unbearable and he was in a hurry, he had never been in good health, and if he didn't take good care of him, he was indeed prone to illness.
"My eldest brother and I thought the same thing, and when he got well, he found a academy in the capital to study, and I heard that the White Horse Academy in the west of the city is good, but you need a recommendation from the local government or a literati to get in."
Wen Jian frowned, he had been dealing with Shangjia Gongzi all the year round, and he knew Yanqing among the literati in the capital, but now he was far away in Youzhou as a magistrate, and he really didn't want to trouble him.
"I am familiar with the banquet master of the White Horse Academy, and I will handle this matter, and my brother doesn't have to worry about it."
"Then please leave it to my sister-in-law."
Mo Yan took the matter down in a few words, and Wen Jian began to look at him differently, but he didn't expect that the unruly little marquis would take the initiative to take care of the Wen family's affairs.
"Hey, they all complain that my marriage is in a hurry, and I toss Chen'er tightly, otherwise I won't get sick."
Wen Ye was still immersed in Wen Chen's self-blame for being sick, Wen Jian couldn't stand it for a while, and couldn't help but laugh.
"You are also a member of the Wen family, there are many causes of fever, how do you know that it was contracted on the road, or blame him for his weak body, let him learn more riding and archery in the future."
"Leave it to me."
Mo Yan once again agreed to Wen Chen's matter, which surprised everyone present. If it was because Mo Yan had acquaintances in the White Horse Academy, then he would not have been an ordinary concern for him to teach Wen Chen to ride and shoot in person.
"That's naturally good, let's have lunch today and then leave!"
Wen Jian was really happy today, and even wanted to have a few drinks with Mo Yan in the evening, but Wen Ye was still worried about Wen Chen, who was sick.
"We'll come back in a few days when the fourth brother is well, it's not too late to eat, drink and play, the second brother remember to give him the night pearl!"
Wen Jian nodded repeatedly, Wen Ye was the only one in the Wen family who still regarded Wen Chen as a child, but she also knew Wen Chen's preferences best, and knew that he liked some novel things.
"I'll send it over in a moment, and he'll be pleased. I'll leave the matter of the academy to my sister-in-law, thank you very much! ”
Wen Jian said some more about the money houses and restaurants in the capital, and some things that he had taken stock of recently, and seeing that it was about to be lunchtime, Wen Ye got up and prepared to go back.
As soon as the group walked to the gate of the Wen Mansion, a woman in a dark coat jumped down from the oncoming horse and said loudly to Wen Yeyi.
"Miss, I'm late."