The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

After returning from the hunting ground, Xu Qu always took the initiative to talk to Huan Huan, but was either ignored by Huan Huan or only received a one- or two-word answer that couldn't be any simpler. It is said that a woman's heart is like a needle in the sea. Xu Qu was puzzled and didn't know when and how he had offended his wife.

In the past two days, Huanhuan's mind was confused and anxious during the day, and she tossed and turned in bed at night, feeling entangled in thousands of entanglements. It's not that she didn't feel Xu Qu's initiative towards her, but facing this deliberate teasing, Huanhuan's heart was sad and angry. She was angry that Xu Qu was so mean and still enjoyed deceiving and teasing her. She was sad that Xu Qu's initiative made her subconsciously hold a little hope and a little bit of joy.

Xu Qu was now sitting at the round table with his back to Huan Huan, holding an embroidery support in his hand, sitting weakly on the bedside, feeling depressed, with his mouth pouting, and staring at Xu Qu's back for a long time. One had to admit that Xu Qu was worthy of the words "handsome and elegant", because his figure was very tall even when he was sitting.

However, this person was a complete liar who was playing a trick on her. Thinking of this, she felt a surge of resentment in her heart, and she couldn't help muttering, "Big liar, you big liar!"

Although she felt a little relieved after she finished speaking, sadness rose from her heart again: the love has been planted, how can she extricate herself? Thinking of this, a hint of sadness appeared between her brows. At this moment, she was afraid that even the strongest wine could not dispel her sorrow.

Before lunch, Cheng came to the study and asked Xu Qu, "Sir, the kitchen is here to ask if we can cook the wild boar we brought back from the autumn hunt for lunch today?"

Xu Qu said, "Do you need to ask me about such a trivial matter? You should go and discuss it with the young lady." After saying that, he buried his head in the book in his hand again.

Youcheng didn't take any action after hearing this. He just stood there hesitating as if he had something to say.

Xu Qu caught a glimpse of the figure in front of him still standing there, refusing to move, so he slammed the book in his hand on the table, raised his head and said, "What's the matter? Tell me."

Youcheng then said, "The young lady seems to be in a bad mood these past two days. I am a little afraid to talk to her, for fear of saying something wrong and making her unhappy."

These words really touched Xu Qu's heart. He was worried about this matter.

Xu Qu sat back in his chair, put his finger on his forehead and thought for a while, then said, "You little rascal, tell me, what do you think is bothering the young lady?"

"How would I know this? I just feel that the young lady has been like this since she came back from the autumn hunting trip." Youcheng said with a little hesitation.

"Yeah, I think so too." Xu Qu paused and said thoughtfully: "What happened in the autumn hunt? I didn't hear that anything unhappy happened."

Youcheng took over the conversation and said, "Yes, yes, although the young lady did not catch any prey, she received the prey given by Master Wu and Madam Wu, so it can be considered a gain. The person is also fine, not injured like Master Shen. Autumn hunting is such a good thing, I really don't know why the young lady is unhappy." After Youcheng said this, he was afraid that Xu Qu would be angry, so he looked at Xu Qu's face carefully.

Xu Qu felt just as confused as Youcheng at this moment. He stood up and paced back and forth while analyzing, "Madam, you saved Madam Wu and received the prey as a token of gratitude. It's a good thing that you can gain something. Moreover, Madam Wu is the great-granddaughter of General Jiang Dao, a famous general who founded the country. Such a grateful descendant of a famous family should be a good person. Madam, you can call her by her maiden name affectionately, which means that you may be able to make such a friend. This is a second good thing. Hunting and enjoying the scenery is a third good thing. No matter how you look at it, autumn hunting is a lot of good things. Why did you do this, Madam?"

Xu Qu finally stopped in front of the window and looked out through the raised window sash. The ginkgo tree in the yard began to shed its leaves. The golden leaves surrounded the tree trunk and formed a yellow round carpet on the ground. Huanhuan, wearing a red Feiyan jacket, was sitting on a small stool on the round carpet. The picture was beautiful, but because of Huanhuan's frown, it added a touch of sadness.

Xu Qu looked back after a while and saw Youcheng looking at him with incredible surprise, so he asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Youcheng closed his mouth which was slightly opened due to surprise, swallowed his saliva, and said in a trembling voice: "Sir, you said that Madam Wu is the great-granddaughter of General Jiang Dao?"

Xu Qu was surprised to see him like this again and said, "Yes, that's what Xiangyue said."

Youcheng asked again: "Is it the great-granddaughter named Jiang Liwan?"

Xu Qu recalled for a moment and said, "I heard the Madam call her Li Wan. Hmm? I don't think I mentioned her name just now, how did you know it?"

After hearing what Xu Qu said, Cheng lowered his head guiltily, and then looked up at Xu Qu frequently with uneasiness.

"What's going on? Tell me quickly!" Xu Qu's tone became a little stern.

"Sir, this Miss Jiang Liwan has proposed marriage to you before."

"Oh?" Xu Qu raised his eyebrows and asked, "When?"

"Just two years ago, you didn't even look at the invitation my wife brought you. You just threw it to me and asked me to find a way to get rid of it." Youcheng's voice became lower and lower.

Xu Qu was getting impatient with his hesitating and said in an undeniable tone, "Say it all at once!"

Then Cheng said tremblingly, "In the past, we said that you were a playboy because you were the daughter of a fifth-rank official. We said that you were a granddaughter of a university scholar and that you were not interested in poetry and literature but liked martial arts. When it came to the daughter of this old general, you asked me to make up a reason. I heard that her family didn't care whether she was a playboy or not. They said that they had confidence in their family education and had precedents that could turn people around. Not being interested in poetry and literature didn't matter to a military general's family. So, I made up a reason that you were a good boy and fooled her."

After saying that, he lowered his head very consciously and waited to be punished.

Seeing Youcheng finish his words, Xu Qu was also shocked. He stood there in a daze, unable to speak for a moment.

After a moment's silence, Xu Qu said, "It's understandable that you said that about the situation at that time. It just so happened that the young lady met Miss Jiang now. I think the person who tied the bell should be the one to untie it. So you should go and explain it to the young lady."

Seeing that Xu Qu had no intention of punishing him, Cheng heaved a sigh of relief, and then began to rack his brains to think of a way to explain everything to Huan Huan. He asked, "Sir? Have you told the young lady everything that happened over the years?"

"Tell it all! Everything!" Xu Qu answered without hesitation.

Then Xu Qu watched Youcheng walk to the ginkgo tree in the courtyard, and started a conversation with Huanhuan with a smile: "Madam, are you resting here?"

The one who was in a daze slowly came back to his senses and said, "Well, what's wrong with you again?"

"Yes, Youcheng has something to say to the young lady. Young lady, you see, the yard is not a place to talk, let's go back to the house and talk." Youcheng was so nervous that he clasped his hands together in front of him and persuaded slowly.

Huanhuan seemed to suddenly remember something and asked, "Youcheng, you once told me the truth. Now I ask you a question again. Can you still answer me honestly?"

Youcheng immediately replied, "Of course."

Huanhuan listened and raised his head to look at Youcheng who was standing beside him. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your son has had a good relationship with Master Xie Shen since he was a child, right? Master Xie Shen seems to be older than your son, right? He is still not married at this age..."

Hearing this, Cheng no longer cared about the etiquette between master and servant and quickly interrupted and said slowly: "Madam, Mr. Xie has his own reasons for not being able to come here personally, and it has nothing to do with our family."

Hearing this, he was stunned for a moment and then said, "Really?"

Youcheng advised again: "Young Madam, it's more convenient for us to talk in the room, let's go back and talk."