Chapter 1191 Days
In August, even the tea mountain villas covered by lush forests dozens of miles away from the imperial city can still feel the sweltering heat, but it is much better than the roasting on the stone road in the imperial city.
In addition to the local farmers in the villa, all the mansions lived in noble officials from the imperial city, or rich families from all over the world. I used to rely on iced tea and cattail fans to resist the scorching heat, but now it is easier to use the air conditioner.
But some elderly people are not used to air conditioning. They prefer the natural coolness, take a cup of herbal tea, take a cattail fan, and lean on the reclining chair under the shade of the trees in the yard, the gentle breeze, coupled with the shaking of the cattail fan, often squinting the whole afternoon. It is more comfortable than staying in an air-conditioned room.
Of course, those who have the conditions to choose are a minority, and most of them still like the suitable temperature in the air-conditioned room. Whether it is sleeping or chatting, the torment of the scorching heat will not touch it.
The largest house in Cha Shan Zhuang has been empty for a long time. It originally belonged to the former left minister Ye Lansheng, but after Ye Lansheng died, the Ye family disappeared overnight, and the house was in the hands of the Imperial City Yamen. It was finally sold, but it has not been sold until now. I don't know if it's too expensive or unlucky.
Not too far from the Ye family's old house is the second largest house in the villa: Baifu.
The White Mansion was originally quite big, but later, because the head of the family, Bai Changqing, married two beautiful wives, and his in-laws were wealthy merchants in Jingxi, he spent money as a dowry for his daughter, and replaced his own house in Chashanzhuang, which was next to the original White Mansion. The land, and then the Bai family started the expansion, and now the second largest house in the Chashan Villa is here. The truth in it is so clear that no one else can say anything strange about it.
There are actually not many people in the Bai family who still live in Chashanzhuang. Bai Changqing's sons had fiercely opposed the matter of Bai Changqing's continuation before, and were sent to other places by Bai Changqing in a rage. Now living here are Bai Changqing, his two lovely wives, and two little babies born at the end of last year.
That's right. Bai Changqing became a father again in her seventies, and the two children were born almost at the same time, less than five days after the first and the second.
The birth of two new lives also gave Bai Changqing new strength, as if the whole person's mental outlook had taken on a new look. Moreover, the practice that was a little slack in the beginning has now been picked up again, and there are rumors that Bai Shangshu is still looking for high-quality pills in the auction house, hoping to impact the realm of cultivation.
This is preparing to live a few more years!
The two babies are now able to bump and walk on the ground, and their short legs are trembling, looking cute.
A man and a woman. The boy came out first, named Bai Xichen, who was born by his younger sister Xu Zhidi. And the girl came out later, named Bai Xiling, who was born by her sister Xu Zhiyuan.
The two children are now two treasures in the White House, and there are twenty or thirty people around them. As mothers, the sisters of the Xu family don't have much time to worry, and they are well-trained. They were very young at first, and after more than half a year, they have completely recovered to their pre-baby appearances. How can their youthful and beautiful appearances look like women? They all look like girls themselves.
Not only all the servants in the Bai Mansion know that Bai Changqing loves his two little wives, but everyone in the Chashan Villa knows it, and even all the well-informed people in the temple know it too.
There are also rumors that Bai Changqing is obsessed with women, and now even the banquets among colleagues are less attended. There is no distinction between men and women in tongue biting, and there is no distinction between men and women in terms of viciousness.
But Bai Changqing didn't care, no one dared to gossip in front of him anyway, and even these people had to be respectful to him on the surface. As for the secrets, he was too lazy to care, and he couldn't care.
Everyone else said that Bai Changqing was fascinated by two young women. But only Bai Changqing knew that she had hit a blessing! The two beautiful wives are not only beautiful but also gentle, they are also obsessed with him and love him dearly. Although it sounds nasty to say it, Bai Changqing really felt the enthusiasm and vitality of his youth in them, and felt like he was decades younger.
What Bai Changqing cherishes even more is that he feels that he has had great luck since he met the Xu family sisters. Before Ye Lansheng was such a big case, he suddenly chose to leave Ye Lansheng and the civil servants who seemed to be the same at that time, and changed his family to the side of His Majesty who was still the Seventh Prince.
Under the general environment at that time, almost everyone regarded Bai Changqing as a fool for this choice, and he himself was very disturbed. But in the end, the facts proved how correct his choice was. Otherwise, where is Bai Changqing still in the world at this moment? Presumably the entire Bai family also disappeared in smoke, right?
People, sometimes you have to trust your fate! Believe in luck!
In Bai Changqing's view, the two sisters Xu Zhiyuan and Xu Zhidi are his luck, the second spring of his family and career!
In this way, Bai Changqing doted on his two wives more and more. Now that he has a child, this doting has not diminished, but has become more substantial.
During the day, Bai Changqing works in the Yamen. The Xu family sisters in the tea mountain villa are relaxing at home. Either sew some clothes and hats for the baby, or write and draw together in their own small study, or talk about some personal topics.
Today is the day when the two sisters made an appointment to practice calligraphy together.
In the past, when they were being trained, handwriting was a compulsory course for them, and they would be punished if they failed to write well, but now handwriting has become their leisure.
"Yesterday when I was tidying up my husband's study, I saw a lot of memorials sent by His Majesty to the Ministry of Households for my husband to read in person. There are no less than twenty copies. I have never seen so many before."
"Well, I also discovered it two days ago. Hee hee, but I think your majesty's handwriting is not good-looking, and my husband's handwriting is better."
The two women sat side by side in front of the table, chatting while practicing calligraphy. The study room we talked about is Bai Changqing's study room, which belongs to the important place of the Bai family. Normally, servants are not allowed to enter it. So the Xu family sisters are responsible for cleaning and tidying up the study. This is also an important window for them to understand Bai Changqing's official affairs.
"Talking nonsense again! Your Majesty is also something you can talk about?"
"Sister! What's the matter! There is no one else here, so what does it matter if we say a few words between sisters? Don't you think Your Majesty's handwriting is ugly?"
"Puff!" Xu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Ugly is not ugly, but it is indeed not as good-looking as my husband's handwriting. But, why do you think my husband is receiving more and more memorials from His Majesty now?"
This is considered to be down to business.
But Xu Zhidi curled her lips, shook her head and didn't speak. I heard Xu Zhiyuan continue to say: "Does this mean that your husband is now more and more valued by His Majesty? If this is the news."
"Sister! Why do you say this again?"