The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

After hearing this, Xiang Yin thought for a moment and said, "I asked the wrong question. I wanted to ask what aspects of mother made father love her?"

The second uncle rubbed his forehead in annoyance, closed his eyes to calm down, opened his eyes and casually looked at the ginseng soup bowl beside Xiangyin's bed, and said, "Your mother comes from a famous family, with a distinguished family background, and she is also the legitimate daughter. She can help me and support me, and her family also helped me. Isn't this enough to make me love her?"

"That's all?" Xiang Yin seemed a little dissatisfied with the answer, her eyes flickering with a hint of expectation.

"What else do you want?" The second uncle was already showing his impatience and said, "I am telling you these... these are not things you, as a daughter, should ask."

The light in Xiangyue's eyes gradually dimmed, and her body slowly slid down, and finally lay down again. Not only that, she turned her head to the other side and stopped looking at her second uncle.

Seeing this, the second uncle's dissatisfaction finally erupted. He stepped forward, turned Xiangyin's head, and said angrily: "From childhood to adulthood, your father has provided you with good food and good clothes, coaxed you, spoiled you, let you go to the girls' school, and since you like embroidery, I used my connections to find you the most prestigious master. What else are you dissatisfied with?"

Xiang Yin was already weak, and her uncle twisted her head so that she could only hold onto his hand, unable to move. Unconsciously, she shed two lines of tears, but her stubborn temper also came up, and she shouted in a low voice, stubbornly and angrily: "You are all liars! It's all about profit! It's all about profit!"

After all, the second uncle loved his daughter, so he couldn't bear to twist Xiangyin all the time, so he quickly let go of her hand. When he heard Xiangyin's words, he asked in confusion, "My dear daughter, what are you talking about?"

Xiang Yin shed tears, her voice choked with sobs, and she murmured, "It's fake, the love we usually have is all fake, it's all about interests!"

The second uncle sighed with some anguish, "Xiang Yin! What are you thinking about all the time! Xiang Yin! Your father is already in his forties, don't I see things more clearly than you? What about interests? Young people are often trapped by love, and they are always dying for love, but these illusory feelings will slowly disappear with the passage of time. By then, you will turn a blind eye to those advantages that once touched you, and his shortcomings will become unbearable. In the end, it is the common interests that can maintain the stability of the relationship between two people, Xiang Yin!"

Xiang Yin, who had a stubborn personality, closed her eyes silently and completely ignored her second uncle.

Seeing this, the second uncle was at a loss as to what to do. He stood there alone and at a loss. He could only sigh and call out helplessly, "Xiang Yin——"

Xiang Yin did not respond, and Second Uncle remained silent...

After an unknown amount of time, the door was pushed open with a creaky sound. It was Second Aunt who came in with ginseng soup. The silence in the room made her move cautiously. When she reached Second Uncle, Second Aunt asked softly, "Are you asleep?"

Second uncle frowned and shook his head. Second aunt put down the ginseng soup and asked hesitantly, "What did you two say?"

The second uncle looked up and sighed, "It's nothing more than the thoughts of those little girls."

Second Aunt lowered her eyes, exhaled silently, and then as if she remembered something, she said to Second Uncle in an inquiring tone: "Huanhuan comes to see Xiangyin again, and brings a lot of things. What should we do? It's not right to not let her in this time." After saying that, the two of them stared at Xiangyin with sad faces, not knowing what to do.

Hearing this, Xiangyin opened her eyes and glanced at her uncle and aunt, but soon showed disgust and couldn't wait to close her eyes again.

Her second uncle and second aunt saw her actions. Her second uncle pointed at Xiang Yin with a shaking finger and said angrily, "That's outrageous! We are your parents, what are you looking at me like that!"

Second Aunt grabbed Second Uncle's arm and advised, "Master, please calm down. She just has a childish temper. You should go outside first." As she spoke, she pushed Second Uncle out of Xiangyin's room.

When Huanhuan came to the main house and saw her, although her uncle and aunt had adjusted their emotions and expressions, Huanhuan still noticed something strange. After the greetings, Huanhuan took the initiative to ask with concern: "Uncle and aunt look very tired. Is it because of taking care of sister Xiangyin? Is sister Xiangyin seriously ill?"

The second uncle and the second aunt looked at each other. The second aunt stepped forward and said what they had already discussed on the way here: "It's not serious, it's just that Xiangyin is too willful, otherwise she would have recovered long ago."

Huanhuan was very anxious after hearing this and said, "My husband and I are both very concerned about Sister Xiangyin, especially my husband, who specifically asked me to come and visit her."

The second uncle forced a smile and said, "You two are really thoughtful as a brother and sister-in-law. I would like to thank you and Qu'er on behalf of Xiangyin."

Huanhuan smiled and replied, "Uncle, you're welcome. It's our duty." Thinking of Xie Shen's request, Huanhuan asked again, "Is it convenient for me to go see Sister Xiangyin?"

Second Aunt stammered, "This... Xiangyin drank the medicine and fell asleep..."

The second uncle said in a nonchalant tone, "Hey - Huanhuan came here specially to wake her up."

Huanhuan waved her hand hastily and said, "That's not necessary. I have some candied fruits that Xiangyin likes to eat but can't be kept for too long. I also have some other things for Xiangyin. Please help me bring them to Xiangyin. I won't bother you anymore and will leave now."

Second Aunt said politely, "Take it easy. You finally came here. Please sit for a while."

She bowed slowly, stood up and said, "No, maybe next time. Second uncle and second aunt should also take care of their health and not overwork. If there is anything you need help with, just tell me and my husband."

After she finished speaking slowly, her uncle and aunt politely saw her out the door.

After watching them slowly leave, the second uncle sighed to the second aunt, "Send the things to Xiangyin."

Second Aunt then sent someone to help her take the things into Xiangyin's room.

The noise of moving things did not attract Xiangyin's attention, so Second Aunt had to take the initiative to talk to Xiangyin.

As she opened the lid of the box, she spoke to Xiangyin in a gentle voice, "Xiangyin, your elder brother specially asked your sister-in-law to bring a lot of things to see you. Look what's there. Oh, your favorite candied fruit! It's from Su's. Look at this box again, wow, it's full of embroidery patterns, silk threads and embroidery. Your sister-in-law knows you very well. Look at the embroidery, this bright red flower, hmm, it's not as good as yours. Look, this flower is not embroidered well, it looks like a bean..."

Hearing this, Xiangyin opened her eyes and stood up. When Second Aunt saw her like this, she hurried over to help her up and brought her to the gift.

Xiang Yin recognized the handkerchief she had embroidered for Xie Shen at a glance. The bright red bean in the lower right corner was embroidered by her personally, hidden among several small red flowers. The embroidery thread for the red beans was carefully selected by her, there was no mistake!

In the middle of the handkerchief, a huge rock is outlined with thin ink lines, a clump of reeds grows around the rock, and a few water waves are drawn next to it. The word "peacock" is faintly written in the upper left corner. Isn't this the "you should be like a rock, and I should be like a reed, the reed is as tough as silk, and the rock is immovable" in the Yuefu poem "The Peacock Flies Southeast"? Before, when Xiangyin went to deliver tonic soup to Xie Shen, the two had discussed this poem many times. At that time, the two often admired, lamented, and sighed. Unexpectedly, it has now become a proof of their mutual understanding!

Xiang Yin was deeply moved, with tears in her eyes, staring at the handkerchief, thinking: Was the embroidery thread meant for me to finish the image? I already knew what Brother Shen meant! But in this situation, I was afraid I couldn't hold on any longer. I wondered if I would end up dying for love like the person in the poem...

Thinking of this, Xiang Yin's tears fell. Second Aunt panicked and said hurriedly: "You were fine just now, why did you become like this suddenly? I thought you would like this gift from your sister-in-law."

This reminded Xiang Yin that this must be from Brother Shen, so why was it sent by Sister-in-law? So she asked, "Where is Sister-in-law? I want to see Sister-in-law."

Second Aunt advised: "She has gone back. Next time she comes... Or, Xiangyin, as long as you promise your parents, you can go to see your sister-in-law now. You can see anyone you want, except..."

"Don't even think about it!" Xiang Yin's voice was weak due to sadness, but her tone was extremely firm. "I want to see my sister-in-law. You can't lock me up. You two liars! Hypocrites!..."

"Nonsense!" Uncle suddenly pushed open the door with a clang.

The worried Second Aunt didn't know what to do. When she saw Second Uncle, she immediately stepped forward and grabbed his arm, saying, "Master, when did you come? Xiangyin..."

"Don't pay attention to her! We spoiled her too much in the past! That's why she became more and more lawless! Let's go and let her do whatever she wants!" After saying that, the second uncle pulled the second aunt away and slammed the door shut.

Xiangyin was the only one left in the room. She held the silk handkerchief in her hand, sometimes silent, sometimes smiling, sometimes crying...