Chapter 5 A Brief Fight

So Du Jingyi got up, put on his outer clothes and sat on the bed, then raised his voice and said.

"Who is making noise outside?"

Hearing the movement in the inner room, the noisy outside suddenly became quiet.

Then there was the sound of the door being pushed open, and then a group of people filed in.

The leaders were naturally Yingtao and Lizhu.

Both of them looked a little unhappy, but they endured it.

Following them was a pointed-faced woman wearing green silk brocade.

She was called Madam Jiao.

She was the confidant of Madam Wei, the second wife of the Duke.

It can be said that she was the most respectable in this huge Duke's Mansion.

She had been in charge of the household affairs with Madam Wei for many years.

She had long developed a temperament of speaking to people in a human way and speaking to ghosts in a ghost way.

So before Yingtao came forward to speak, she took two steps forward.

Standing in front of Du Jingyi, she said respectfully.

"Madam, I disturbed your dream so early in the morning. It is my fault, but today is the first day of the general's return home, so everyone in the family is waiting in Yunjin Courtyard, wanting to see the general. I came here so early in the morning to disturb you. Please forgive me, Madam."

Du Jingyi glanced at her and did not speak immediately.

Instead, she looked at the time outside, and it was already noon.

The time for paying respects on weekdays should be the beginning of the morning.

She was almost two hours late now.

No wonder the people from Yunjin Courtyard came here to "deliberately" say something to disturb people's sleep.

It turned out that she overslept.

So it was not easy to get angry back.

So she smiled appropriately and said to Madam Jiao.

"The general came back a little late yesterday and drank a lot of wine, so it took some time for him to wash and brush his teeth, which delayed his greetings to his father-in-law and mother-in-law today. It's my fault."

"What are you talking about, Madam? Our Madam Wei is the kindest. She didn't want to disturb the general and the young lady. It's just that there are too many people waiting in the yard in front, so I sent this old servant to ask."

Ask?

If it was really asking, it wouldn't have woken her up.

This Madam Jiao perfectly interprets what is called the skill of "two skins".

Du Jingyi didn't want to get too entangled with her, so he spoke.

"I hope Madam Wei doesn't blame me. After the general and I wash up, we will go to Yunjin Courtyard immediately."

"Yes, then this old servant will go back and wait."

After saying that, he deliberately glanced at the bed when he left.

Although there were some signs of sleeping, there was no sign of consummation of marriage.

It seems that this young lady who has been in the mansion for three years is still a virgin.

She was a little disdainful in her heart, but she was respectful on the surface.

After leaving the Xitang Courtyard, the Jiao Mama sneered and returned to the Yunjin Courtyard.

Du Jingyi's good mood for the day was gone after she made such a fuss.

"Where is the general? Is he still resting in the study?"

Du Jingyi was not stupid. These people were not rushing to her.

It was clear that the person they wanted to see was her husband, the great general.

So it didn't matter whether she went or not, but the great general had to go.

Lizhu brought warm water and handed it to Du Jingyi to calm her down.

Then she said.

"The general got up at Maozheng and went to the martial arts training ground in the back. He probably did a few sets of boxing to get rid of the drunkenness."

Maozheng?

Looking at his drunken appearance yesterday, Du Jingyi thought he was still asleep like herself.

Unexpectedly, he was very diligent.

It seemed that this "idle" young lady was used to being lazy.

"In that case, let's send someone to tell the general..."

Before Du Jingyi finished speaking, he heard some footsteps outside.

Then he heard a low but clean voice asking.

"What do you want to send someone to tell me?"

Shang Ji walked in with a dragon-like step.

He was wearing a dark blue brocade robe with round patterns, which made him look slender and handsome.

He seemed to have washed.

The stubble on his lips was smooth, but it was slightly blue.

The deep eyes looked at Du Jingyi, as if he was puzzled.

Du Jingyi had just stood up, so he was naturally bare-faced.

But he was as beautiful as a lotus in clear water, naturally without any decoration.

But compared with last night, he seemed to be more tired because he didn't get enough sleep.

Du Jingyi saw Shang Ji coming in, but she didn't make a fuss and got off the couch immediately.

"I meet the general. Madam Jiao, who is beside Madam Wei, sent a message saying that everyone in the family is waiting to see the general, and asked us to go over and pay our respects."

Hearing this.

Shang Ji's face did not change much, and he was still as calm as ever.

But Du Jingyi noticed that when he heard Madam Wei, the ink in his eyes deepened a little.

After a moment of silence, Shang Ji said.

"Since you've come to invite me, I'll go over and take a look. You should wash up first."

Then he looked around, as if looking for a place to sit.

He was drunk yesterday, so he naturally lay down wherever he felt comfortable.

Now that he was sober, he found a problem.

He felt a little more unfamiliar with the main house where he had lived since he was a child.

It's been three years.

Everything here has changed dramatically.

The original stone blue curtains were replaced with autumn-scented moon-shadow gauze.

The yellow pear wood table that used to sit on the kang was also replaced with a complex and expensive style of red sandalwood inlaid with crabapple flowers.

Especially the screen used as a partition.

He remembered that it used to be a cloth curtain, but now it has become a screen with Suzhou embroidery.

It is also finely embroidered with a pattern of crabapple flowers blooming in spring.

It is worth a lot at first glance.

She is indeed the daughter of a merchant!

It seems that the Du family has prepared a lot of good things for her.

He turned to look at Du Jingyi calmly, and then asked.

"Do you like crabapple flowers very much?"

Du Jingyi was slightly surprised.

He is indeed a general who can recapture thirteen cities.

He looks rough, but he is actually very careful and observant.

It has only been a short time since he entered the room, and he can see her preference.

It is really amazing.

Du Jingyi did not think that this matter needed to be concealed, so he nodded.

Then the two of them were silent.

The scene was cold for a while.

It was just like the autumn rain yesterday, which brought a chill to the heart.

After two coughs, Shang Ji was the first to break the deadlock.

Du Jingyi thought that the general was going to talk a lot.

But he never thought that he would say something else again.

"I'll go to the study to read the military newspaper for a while. When you are ready, send someone to call me."

"I understand."

After Shang Ji left, Du Jingyi exhaled lightly.

It must be said that her husband's aura is really fascinating.

He has been a general who is used to giving orders for many years.

Even the soft words coming out of his mouth are like a military order, which makes people have to obey.

"Fetch water to help me wash up."

"Yes, Madam."