Lady of Fortune, Jiao Niang

“I want to take it away.”

Ye Jiao’s words made Dong Da a little surprised.
After all, although this kind of little plant blooms off-season, it dies in one year.
It is of no use except for decoration.
It cannot be eaten or worn, and the flowers are small and pitiful, far inferior to other flowers.

But Dong Da agreed without any hesitation.
If they could make Ye Jiao happy with a stone bud grass, it was extremely cost-effective, in his opinion.

He called the worker on the side to come over and move the stone bud grass.
Ye Jiao said, “Since it grows in stones, put some stones in the flowerpot.”

Ye Jiao remembered clearly that it grew on a rocky surface.
If it was just buried in soil, this little thing would feel bored and would die soon.

Obviously, this plant doesn’t like to eat soil either.

Dong Da immediately smiled and said, “As Young Lady said,” then turned to the boy and said, “Hurry up and find some stones.”

The boy found stones, placed them in the flower pot, and fixed them with mud.
After that, they repotted the stone bud grass.
Its red flower still small, but it looked more energetic than before.

Ye Jiao was thinking about holding the flowerpot by herself, but Xiao Su quickly picked it up and hugged it in her arms.
She said, “Let me carry it.
Young madam, don’t get your hands dirty.”

This was what Xiao Su heard Qi Yun said to Ye Jiao last time.
That person was unwilling to let Ye Jiao touch chicken feed, let alone this potted plant.

Thinking of Xiao Hei with a bald tail, Xiao Su’s nose wrinkled in anguish.

Ye Jiao didn’t insist.
She took Xiao Su into the front hall and asked as she walked, “Manager, is stone bud grass easy to find?”

Dong Da immediately replied, “Not so easy.
It is small, and it can only live for one year.
Ordinary people don’t even recognize it, and it’s hard to find more.”

Ye Jiao felt that it’s a pity, but she is not greedy.

It’s lucky to find one plant.
She can’t force them to get more.

When she arrived in the front hall, Nanny Liu had already brought up the steamed eggs and made two other side dishes.

Ye Jiao went to clean her hands and sat down.
Seeing Xiao Su looking at her steamed eggs eagerly, she couldn’t help but feel happy.
She said to Nanny Liu, “Give her a bowl.
Nanny Liu, you should eat some too.
I’m afraid you will be hungry on the way back.”

Xiao Su laughed immediately, and Nanny Liu didn’t refuse.
After thanking Ye Jiao, she divided the steamed eggs into a couple of portions and ate her portion on the side.
Ye Jiao also served Xiao Su a portion.

Ye Jiao was staring at the little flower of stone bud grass and thought about how to raise this little thing.
She carelessly dug a spoonful of steamed eggs with a spoon and put it in her mouth.

She didn’t know what the steamed eggs were.
She only remembered about it when she heard Ye Bao kept talking about it.

After eating the steamed eggs, Ye Jiao only felt that it was extraordinarily smooth and soft.
She could chew the minced chicken mixed in it, and sesame oil, leaving her mouth full of fragrance.

Originally, Ye Jiao just said it casually, but she couldn’t stop after one bite.
In the end, a bowl filled her stomach.

Feeling her stomach, Ye Jiao sighed with happiness.

It’s great to be a human being.

After eating, Ye Jiao took the Stone bud grass pot and walked back into the ox cart.

As soon as she got home, she immediately returned to her yard.
She walked extremely fast, and Xiao Su had to trot to keep up with her.

When Ye Jiao opened the door, she saw Qi Yun sitting behind the table in his coat.
He looked at her with a little surprise, as if he didn’t expect Ye Jiao to return so soon.

Ye Jiao’s apricot eyes widened, and her soft lips were slightly pursed.

Qi Yun does not understand.
Normally, Ye Jiao liked to talk and laugh.
It was the first time he saw Ye Jiao’s unhappy appearance.
He couldn’t help thinking if his lady was angry?

Afraid of getting the cold into the room, Ye Jiao beckoned to Xiao Su, who was holding the flowerpot and following her, to come in and then quickly closed the door.

When she turned her head, her brows frowned, “Xianggong, you promised me to rest.
What if you got cold?”

‘To recuperate, you have to lie down on the bed.
How could you sit here?’

Qi Yun realized that Ye Jiao was worried about him.
He couldn’t help but smile, put the pen in his hand, and said gently, “I slept for a long time, and my body was sore.
I just woke up for dinner.
I thought it was about the time for you to come back, so I just take a look at the account book.”

“It’s better to go back and lie down.
You can’t catch a cold anymore.” Ye Jiao stepped forward and wanted to help him, but she saw Qi Yun still wearing his bedclothes and hasn’t changed.
Outside was quite cold, and Ye Jiao was blown by the wind.
Fearing that the cold from her body would affect him, Ye Jiao stopped.
“Go and lie down by yourself.
I’ll watch you from here.”

After Qi Yun woke up, he didn’t feel dizzy.
On the contrary, he felt comfortable, which is rare for him.
But after listening to Ye Jiao’s words, Qi Yun felt warm inside and did not refuse.
He immediately got up and went to bed, covering himself with a quilt.

After he wrapped himself up, Qi Yun looked at Ye Jiao with a calm expression, “Why do you come back so early today?”

When she saw him being obedient, Ye Jiao’s eyebrows relaxed, and she said with a smile, “I am worried about you, so I’m back.”

Her words are direct and frank.
Little ginseng has always said what she has in her heart, but it sounds caring in Qi Yun’s ears.

It was warm, and it was showing her heart.

Ye Jiao didn’t notice the slight changes on Qi Yun’s face.
She went on to say, “I went to the medicine garden on the way back and brought this plant back.”

Xiao Su stood aside obediently.
After hearing what Ye Jiao said, she immediately raised the flowerpot in her arms.

Qi Yun only glanced at it, then said, “Stone bud grass is rare, and it is not easy to find.”

Ye Jiao was a little surprised, “Do you know it, Xianggong?” Dong Da clearly said that the plant is not very common.

Qi Yun didn’t think this was strange and said slowly, “I usually have nothing to do.
I read a lot of various books, and I will remember anything written in the books.”

“Xianggong is really amazing!”

“What’s so amazing about this.” Although he said that, Qi Yun still had a smile on his face.

Ye Jiao insisted.
He could remember everything that was in the book, so her husband was much better than others.

But soon, Qi Yun seemed to have thought of something.
He raised his head and asked, “Did you not greet Mother after you came back?”

Ye Jiao shook her head honestly, “No.”

Qi Yun smiled and said, “It’s better to go and greet her.
We brothers, no matter where we went, we must go and let my mother know when we come back.
You are married to me and will be regarded as half of my mother’s daughter.
When you go home, it’s better to tell my mother.”

Ye Jiao always listened to what he said and immediately nodded, “Okay, I will remember.”

“You don’t have to say anything when you go.
Just say that everything is fine when you went back to your family this time.”

Ye Jiao attributed this as one thing she needs to learn after being a human and replied very obediently, “Okay.”

But before going out, Ye Jiao told Xiao Su, “This pot of stone bud grass should be placed in a sunny place inside the house.
Don’t move it out.”

Seeing Xiao Su nodded, she went out to Liu-shi‘s yard.

Xiao Su immediately went to place the flower pot, but there was a surprise that could not be concealed on her face.

She worked as a helper in the Qi family’s house for nearly two years.
From the first time she saw Qi Yun, she had never seen this second young master Qi having such a good temper.

Usually, he doesn’t speak, and his face is stern, like a living dead.

Don’t say about laughing.
Even if he said something, she never heard him say it several times.

But just now, Qi Yun smiled so softly at Ye Jiao, and his voice was warm.
Although his face was still pale, he had a lot of vitality.

Xiao Su suddenly felt that she had misunderstood the second young master before.
He just had an ugly expression but was gentle in his heart?

But when Xiao Su set the flowerpot and turned to look at Qi Yun, she met his cold face.

His face is white and around his eyes are black.
His expression is gloomy, just like his usual scary appearance!

Xiao Su’s back was cold, and her body froze.
She just wanted to slap herself from her thoughts just now.

‘What are you thinking about!

The gentle second young master just now was an illusion!’

Qi Yun sat up halfway from the bed, leaning against the pillow and looking at Xiao Su with his gloomy eyes.

Xiao Su bounced up like a rabbit, standing upright.

Qi Yun never thought of embarrassing her and asked indifferently, “Why did Jiao Niang come back so early?”

He asked his wife the same question, and Ye Jiao said she was worried about Qi Yun.
She did think so in her heart, but Qi Yun did not really believe it.

Xiao Su didn’t hide anything.
As if pouring beans from a bamboo tube, she clearly explained what had happened in the Ye family.

Qi Yun frowned slightly when he heard that the Ye family was not ready for Ye Jiao to return home.

Qi Yun let out a soft cough when he heard Ye Jiao avoid Ye Ersao.

When he heard about Ye Bao’s yelling, Qi Yun said, “Okay.”

This word, although he was not angry, silenced Xiao Su immediately.

Qi Yun really didn’t expect that the Ye family did not understand the rules so much.
They couldn’t even do a good job of maintaining their faces.

Usually, people would close the door and take care of their own house.
If people know your family’s mess, they will lose face.

This time Liu-shi asked Ye Jiao to go back to give her a chance to see clearly, and don’t have any contact with that family in the future.

However, it seems that the Ye Family is less reliable than expected.

From now on, it would be best if they are at peace.
But if they are restless…

Qi Yun thought of this and calmly waved his hand to let Xiao Su withdraw from the room.
The little girl immediately went out, closed the door carefully, and then ran away without looking back.

Qi Yun lifted the quilt, put on his shoes, walked to the table, and picked up the account book.

After turning it over, he took out Ye Erlang’s IOU.

He opened it and took a look.
Qi Yun calmly put the paper that he intended to destroy before into a wooden box.
He locked it, opened the cabinet door, and put it in.

He took the account book on the table back to the bed.
Qi Yun put on his coat and covered himself with a quilt.
He half leaned against the bed head and opened the account book calmly.

At this moment, Ye Jiao came back.

When he saw his wife, Qi Yun’s cold face immediately melted, and his expression was gentle.

Seeing that Qi Yun was still in bed, she also laughed.
She put the food container in her hand on the table, “You slept a lot in the morning, and you missed the time to take your medicine.
It’s better if you take it now.
Wait.
I will bring it to you after I change my clothes.”

Qi Yun let out a soft “um,” his face especially calm.

When to take these medicines is the same.
He has been taking medicines since he was born.
He drank bowl after bowl of bitter medicine, but his body didn’t feel better.

As the years went by, when others smelled the bitter medicine and swallowed it painfully, Qi Yun could take it twice a day without changing his face.

It seems that he drinks too much bitter medicine, and his tongue becomes insensitive.

If he missed his medicine before, Qi Yun wouldn’t care.
Now it’s different.
He wants to live, so he needs to drink the medicine he has to drink.

Ye Jiao took out a dress she usually wore and walked behind the screen not far from the bed.

Qi Yun had the ledger spread in his hand.
He glanced at the screen and then retracted his gaze.

The screen in his house is not those fine stone screens that the official family usually uses, but a simple wooden screen with plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum carved on it.
Although there are holes in some places, it looks impenetrable.

This screen is usually used to cover the bathtub and is also used for changing clothes.

Qi Yun didn’t think about peeking.
He liked and felt something for his wife, but he was upright and accustomed to gentlemanly ways.
He focused on the ledger at the moment.

He was also pondering.
He was waiting for his death before, so he didn’t care about business, but now he has to work hard even for the little lady.

Qi Yun holds the ledger of the family’s liquor store and drug store in his hand.
No matter what happens in the future, he must make enough money for Jiao Niang.

At this time, Qi Yun heard Ye Jiao’s voice coming from behind the screen, “Xianggong, mother said that you don’t have to go to accompany her for dinner in the next few days.
Your body is important, so don’t walk around.”

“Okay.” Qi Yun replied.
He unexpectedly looked up and saw a woman’s clothes hanging on the screen.

The outer shirt is exquisite, the skirt is simple and elegant, and there is a plain undergarment, with a thin strap hanging down, shaking slightly.

Qi Yun inexplicably thought of the morning after their wedding.
The woman squatted beside his couch, with a thin band of undergarment behind her neck, revealing her bright white shoulders and slender neck…

When Ye Jiao stepped out from behind the screen after getting dressed, she saw Qi Yun leaning on the pillow to read the account book.

He looked very focused, but Ye Jiao saw his ears glowing red.

In the blink of an eye, she reached out to touch it.
She felt the heat in his ears.

Ye Jiao was a little surprised.
She thought he was uncomfortable again and hurriedly reached out and feel his wrist.

Because Ye Jiao’s way of reading his pulse was different from others, Qi Yun thought she was just worried about him.

She touched for a while but found nothing unusual.

Ye Jiao looked at him with some doubts.
She tilted her head, her voice still soft and waxy when she said, “Xianggong, what’s wrong with you?”

Qi Yun stared at the ledger and moved his lips mechanically, “It’s okay, maybe the room is too hot.”

Ye Jiao didn’t doubt him.
Thinking that she might have supplemented him too much yesterday, she smiled and let go of his wrist.
She got up and went to the table to get the medicine bowl.

Qi Yun took a deep breath the moment she turned around.
He felt that the doctor was right.

His imagination is too much!