wjnovel Chapter 1391 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
Chapter 1391 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
Late at night, Xu Shan and Yi Xiaolan returned to the house, and the entire Yan family fell silent.
As Yi Xiaolan lay down, he finally spoke: "Xiaolan, who has upset you lately?"
Yi Xiaolan, who had been keeping her eyes closed, paused for a moment, then opened them again. By the dim candlelight, she looked at Xu Shan's face, not understanding why he asked that question.
"what happened?"
“You’ve been neglecting Zhen’er lately, while paying extra attention to the other three children. That’s a bit much. Zhen’er hasn’t done anything wrong, has she?”
“Zhen’er is still a seven-year-old girl. Don’t you think this is inappropriate?” Xu Shan’s voice was already a bit stern. Thinking of how his daughter had returned without any regard for the consequences, he felt even worse and found it hard to be satisfied with Yi Xiaolan’s actions.
If she has any complaints, she should just say them; why target her daughter?
“How have I neglected Zhen’er? She doesn’t even like what I’m teaching her,” Yi Xiaolan’s temper flared up immediately. “I want to teach her, but she has to be willing to learn, right? Don’t think that just because she’s not with me, I’m neglecting her.”
"Yue'er is willing to learn the zither with me, and Yanzhi is willing too. Even Qing'er will listen from the side. Only our daughter is going to work as a blacksmith. You can't expect me to go to the blacksmith shop with her, can you?"
Seeing that Yi Xiaolan completely denied it, Xu Shan was also a little helpless. The matter was clearly different from what Yi Xiaolan said, and it was not like that at all.
The neglect he was referring to was not what the other party was saying at all.
“You know it in your heart,” he said.
Yi Xiaolan suddenly stood up: "What do I know? Xu Shan, in the middle of the night, are you deliberately trying to cause trouble?"
"Keep your voice down, it's the middle of the night," Xu Shan reminded her. "It wouldn't look good if you made a scene at the Yan family's house."
"You know it won't look good if this gets out, so don't make me angry, or I'll make a scene. You know my temper; I'm not one to swallow my anger." Yi Xiaolan was truly furious and suddenly regretted her decision. Why did she choose Xu Shan in the first place?
If they weren't in such a hurry, and had waited a little longer, it probably wouldn't be her and Xu Shan anymore, but...
Another face unconsciously surfaced in her mind, and recalling her experience at Peach Blossom Manor, she became even more unwilling to face Xu Shan.
Looking at it now, Xu Shan really has a lot of flaws, and she's becoming increasingly difficult to please.
"Stop talking, I'm going to sleep," she said, turning her body away and closing her eyes, giving Xu Shan no chance to speak again.
After failing to communicate, Xu Shan couldn't fall asleep. He lay on his back with his eyes open, wondering what was wrong with his wife.
Even if she doesn't have a good temper, she's never been this irritable before.
He didn't think about it any further and fell asleep without realizing it.
When he woke up early in the morning, Yi Xiaolan was not by his side. He asked the servants of the Yan family and learned that she had gone out early in the morning.
"Did you bring any guards?" Xu Shan asked with concern.
For Yi Xiaolan's safety, he specially hired several guards at a high price. Of course, they were from the Yan family, since he couldn't always take advantage of the Yan family. Asking for help naturally required giving something in return.
Xin Shun said, "Yes, she brought it. My wife is still very cautious about this."
"Didn't the kids go with you?" Xu Shan suddenly asked.
Xin Shun said, "No, Miss went to the blacksmith shop early this morning. Young Master Yanzhi is practicing martial arts, and Miss Yue'er is with him. Young Master Qing should be going out with you and Master later."
Yan Qing followed her out; this had been arranged yesterday.
Xu Shan rubbed his head. He had taken the matter to heart. Zhen'er didn't seem to have thought much about it, which was good. That way, she wouldn't be sad. He couldn't understand what his wife was thinking.
Meanwhile, Yi Xiaolan, who had gone out early in the morning to stroll around the streets, didn't know where to go and wandered aimlessly until her eyes fell on a jade shop. She glanced at it casually and realized that the sign on the shop's door looked somewhat familiar.
She quickly realized that this was the pattern on the jade pendant that Shen Linsu had given her.
Is this shop owned by Peach Blossom Manor?
Yi Xiaolan walked towards the jade shop without much hesitation.
Once inside, I realized that this place was indeed extraordinary.
She touched the jade pendant in her sleeve pocket, but didn't intend to take it out. However, when she did, she suddenly felt calm.
The shopkeeper was very polite. Seeing that she was just looking at him, he didn't say anything and even served her tea.
Yi Xiaolan thought to herself, "As expected of a shop in Peach Blossom Manor, it makes me feel just as comfortable as the manor itself." She bought two pieces of jade that she liked and didn't leave. Instead, she sat there drinking tea and chatting with the shopkeeper.
Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.
In the afternoon, Azhen returned from the blacksmith shop and saw that Yi Xiaolan was in a rare good mood, guessing that she must have encountered something good.
After a moment's thought, Azhen understood: Could it be that he went to the shop at Peach Blossom Manor?
When she arrived here, she strolled through all the streets. Peach Blossom Manor does indeed have two shops here.
She didn't pay much attention to it; recently she had actually been working hard to forge a weapon, striving to create a decent one.
Yi Xiaolan, however, went out every day to stroll around the jade shop. Seeing this, the shopkeeper enthusiastically recommended a good place to her: on another street, there was a teahouse where storytellers would tell tales and interesting stories every day, ensuring she would never be bored.
Yi Xiaolan didn't take out the jade pendant. At first, she thought the shopkeeper was getting annoyed by her constant visits.
When she arrived at the teahouse and saw the same sign, she immediately changed her mind. She figured they probably just thought she was bored and that's why they recommended the Peach Blossom Manor teahouse.
Ever since she learned about this place, Yi Xiaolan would go to the teahouse whenever she had free time.
When Xu Shan found out, she didn't think much of it and thought it was good that she had a hobby.
On this day, Yi Xiaolan entered the teahouse early in the morning and accidentally bumped into someone. She apologized, looked up, and saw an unfamiliar face, but those eyes seemed somewhat familiar to her.
But she didn't think much of it and was about to walk into the teahouse.
Unexpectedly, the person who was about to leave turned back and stayed by her side.
Just as she was on guard, about to say something, the other person's voice pierced her ears like a thread: "Mrs. Xu."
It's a familiar voice; who else could it be but Shen Linsu?
In an instant, Yi Xiaolan was filled with surprise, and even a little joy.
Shen Linsu smiled and nodded at her: "It's been many days. I wonder if Madam Xu is satisfied with the jade ornaments in my shop?"
"We've got some new products lately, Mrs. Xu, are you interested?"
Yi Xiaolan invited the person into the private room, her heart pounding.
Inside the private room, Yi Xiaolan felt somewhat awkward, realizing that her decision seemed a bit inappropriate. However, it was too late to say anything now, so she could only bite the bullet and ask, "Master Shen, why are you dressed like this? How did you know I bought something at that jade shop?"
“It’s a coincidence. I have some business to attend to recently and it’s inconvenient to show my face, otherwise everyone in the martial arts world would know. That would be troublesome,” Shen Linsu said. “I happened to come here to take a look, and the shopkeeper mentioned that a beautiful lady liked to sit in the shop and drink tea. After hearing his description, I guessed it was you.”
"It's been many days since I last saw you, Madam Xu. You look quite haggard. Has something happened to you recently?"
Yi Xiaolan sighed, feeling inexplicably wronged, but she didn't say anything.
"How long will Master Shen stay here?" she asked instead.
Shen Linsu said, "The matter is a bit complicated and will probably take some time."
Hearing this, Yi Xiaolan was actually quite happy.
Seeing that Yi Xiaolan didn't explain why she was unhappy, Shen Linsu didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he told her some interesting stories.
After a while, someone from the jade shop actually brought over some new styles of jewelry for her to choose from.
Yi Xiaolan wanted to buy it or refuse, but she couldn't resist Shen Linsu's insistence. He spoke gently and was always so considerate; she didn't know how to refuse.
A-Zhuang noticed that Yi Xiaolan had been looking radiant lately and her temper had improved considerably, so she knew something was amiss.
That day, she went out first, pretending to go to the blacksmith's shop, but actually to observe Yi Xiaolan's whereabouts.
Before long, she leaped onto the roof and was not surprised at all to hear the two people talking and laughing in the private room below.
She knew Shen Linsu would come looking for her, and she knew Yi Xiaolan wouldn't avoid him; she fell for that. (End of Chapter)