Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

He Lanting was not the only one who couldn't sleep tonight. Duke Anguo He Tongguang looked at Xie, who had her back to him and said nothing, and sighed deeply, knowing that he would probably have to sleep in the study tonight.

He had been reading memorials in the Palace Administration Office all day and returned home dizzy. Before he had time to sit down and eat a hot meal, Zhenzhu, who was beside Xie, came to report to him that Xie had dismissed all the servants since she came back from the palace in the evening, saying that she wanted to rest for a while. But now it was two hours and she still hadn't come out, and she hadn't touched the dinner that was brought in.

He Tongguang frowned immediately, took off the mountain crown on his head and handed it to Zhenzhu, and asked in a deep voice: "But you are not feeling well, have you asked the court doctor to see you?"

Zhenzhu took it respectfully, with a worried look on her face. "I saw that Madam had not eaten a single bite of her dinner, so I immediately asked the court doctor to come over. But Madam just lay in bed and said she was fine, so I asked the court doctor to leave."

"Nonsense." He Tongguang scolded lightly, but he had some guesses in his heart. He ordered Zhenzhu, "Ask the kitchen to prepare some easily digestible food and send it over in half an hour." After saying that, he strode towards the bedroom.

"Yes." Seeing He Tongguang's actions, Zhenzhu's face lit up with joy. She responded quickly and turned to go to the small kitchen.

He Tongguang arrived at the bedroom door, only to find it pitch black inside. He couldn't help but sigh, pushed the door open, fumbled to the candlestick, lit up all the lights in the room, then walked to the bed, brushed aside the bed curtain, and looked at Xie who was lying on her side with her back to him.

"Ting'er is about to get married, how come you, as a mother, are still like you were when you were young and don't care about your own body when you get angry?" He Tongguang sat down beside the bed and sighed helplessly.

However, Mrs. Xie did not respond at all, as if she had fallen asleep. However, He Tongguang knew from her obviously disordered breathing that she was not asleep at all, but just didn't want to pay attention to him.

"Arou, if it is because of Ting'er's entry into the palace today to ask for an imperial decree to grant a marriage, your husband would like to apologize to you. It was indeed my fault. I should not have kept it a secret from you along with Ting'er." Xie's nickname was Jiarou, and He Tongguang called her like this at this time, obviously intending to apologize.

Xie's breathing became more rapid, but she still did not turn around. He Tongguang shook his head helplessly and could only lower his voice, "Even if you are angry with me, get up and have dinner first. When you have the strength, I will take all the beatings and scoldings from you. Okay?" After saying that, he put his hand on her shoulder, trying to pull her over.

After hearing what he said, Xie finally took action. She sat up suddenly, turned around, and said to He Tongguang with raised eyebrows, "Duke Anguo is a man of foresight and strategy. Not only did he make Concubine Cen's efforts go in vain, but he also played me, his first wife, around in circles. Seeing that I have been worried these days, you two must be laughing at me for being stupid. How dare I hit or scold you?"

He Tongguang knew that he was in the wrong, and he also knew that with Xie's temper, it was just some angry words. Seeing her face full of anger and her tone full of grievance, he felt even more guilty and reached out to pull Xie, "Arou, what are you talking about? Even if you give me a hundred courage, I dare not say a word against you."

Xie didn't buy his tricks. She slapped his hand away and turned away. "Don't change the subject. I just want to ask you, when did you decide to let Ting'er marry Xixi?"

He Tongguang felt guilty when his thoughts were exposed by her, and then said seriously: "Madam, you are very observant, let me explain in detail."

"Hurry up and speak!" Xie couldn't stand his procrastination.

The Duke of Anguo, who was dignified and solemn in front of outsiders, was humble and respectful in front of his wife, and honestly explained what he had done in the past few days.

"It was really strange that Ting'er and his friends fell into the water on the Mid-Autumn Festival. I heard from Lanzhi and the other two girls about what happened to them on Chang Street, so I sent people to investigate. As expected, it was Cen Ji's doing. This man is narrow-minded and vindictive. He will not stop until he gets my niece. Instead of being on guard against thieves all day long, it is better to cut off the source of his troubles and completely stop him from thinking of her."

"It just so happens that Brother Ting came to me again and said that he had been in love with my niece for a long time and wanted to marry her. Over the past few days, I also know that she has a good personality and is a good match for Brother Ting. So I thought of taking advantage of the situation and facilitating their marriage. It would be best to ask His Majesty to grant the marriage, and we must not let the Cen family know in advance to avoid any obstruction. So I thought of waiting for an opportunity to act."

"When the palace maid came to deliver the message that day, I knew the time had come. I discussed with Ting'er that on the day you entered the palace, he would also go to the palace to ask for the imperial decree. These days, the spies in the palace sent a message saying that His Majesty would go to the Imperial Concubine's palace for lunch every day. Today, you happened to be there, so His Majesty would definitely bring Ting'er with him when he went."

"Then their marriage is a golden promise that cannot be changed. Moreover, only our family and Concubine Cen know about the marriage. If anything goes wrong, His Majesty will definitely suspect Concubine Cen, and the Cen family will definitely not dare to take any action."

He told Xie the whole story in detail and without reservation. Finally, after glancing at Xie's expression, he added, "I didn't mean to hide it from you. I wanted to tell you clearly in advance, but Ting'er said to me that if I told you in advance, you would definitely tell your niece. If she didn't want to, you can't keep secrets, so you would definitely reveal it in front of Concubine Chen, and then this plan would be in vain..."

After saying all this, He Tongguang silently apologized to his son in his heart, "Son, don't blame daddy for harming you. Your mother is very angry now. Daddy has raised you for so many years, so you have to bear the consequences for daddy this time."

"Okay, okay, I, Xie Lingyi, have lived an honest life. It would have been fine if I had married an old fox, but now the son you gave birth to is also a little fox. You and your son are in cahoots with each other, and you have made Xixi and I go around in circles." Xie picked up the cloth pillow behind her and smashed it at He Tongguang.

He Tongguang quickly caught it, and then quickly jumped onto the bed and wrapped Xie in a quilt, tied her hands and feet, and said with a wry smile: "Madam, what are you talking about? I know you love Xixi and have always wanted to find a good marriage for her, but looking at the whole Jiankang, where can you find a better husband than our Tingge'er? Instead of marrying her to those families who only know the appearance but not the heart, it is better to keep her in our own home. This way, she will not be wronged, and you can rest assured. It is also worthy of her parents who passed away long ago, right?"

Xie was held tightly in his arms. She wanted to struggle, but after hearing what he said, she gradually stopped moving. Her shoulders drooped. She was obviously persuaded. She closed her eyes, turned around and stared at He Tongguang, "Let me go!"

"Madam, are you not angry anymore?" He Tongguang did not let go, obviously afraid that Xie would attack again.

"Who has the time to get angry with an old vegetable farmer like you? Tell Zhenzhu to come in and take my dowry book. I want to prepare a good dowry for Xixi."