My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Chapter 98 Relief

The autumn wind brought a chill, and it started to rain lightly outside.

Gradually, the rain became heavier, and the powder scattered in Yunjin Courtyard also completely disappeared with the rain and the storm.

 As if it had never appeared.

When the teapot reached the bottom, Du Jingyi shouted "Cherry" outside.

She knew very well what her young lady wanted to do, so when she entered the door, what she brought was not tea, but a pot of Yueming incense.

 Perfect for calming down and relieving tension.

 Perhaps this thing really works, or maybe the sister-in-law figured it out herself.

 Therefore, after half an hour, she started to laugh crazily.

"I underestimated you in the past. Sixth brother is right. I really shouldn't keep you under control. You always feel that you have to be protected by me. You have done a good job in this matter. Although you have made some calculations, you can't. In the end, they are the ones to blame."

“I am very relieved that Dongyuan and the General’s Mansion will be handed over to you in the future.”

At this moment, her smile was no longer as twisted as before, but more of a relief.

 It is letting go of one's own abilities and being free from one's past obsessions.

Du Jingyi understood clearly, so he replied sincerely.

 “Thank you sister-in-law for your trust, I will definitely live up to your expectations.”

 “Well, there is one more thing I want to ask you.”

 “Is it Ping’er?”

 Sister-in-law nodded solemnly.

"This child was very talented when he was young. Later, he suffered some blows when his father passed away, and he was brought up in the back house by me all the time. But he is only thirteen, and he shouldn't live like this all his life. If you can do something about it, , just help him."

 When she said this, it was with earnestness, even a bit of pleading.

Du Jingyi has known before that how sincere her sister-in-law is to her son, so naturally she will not put on airs about this matter, so she nodded and replied.

“Don’t worry, sister-in-law, we and I will never refuse anything we can do for Ping’er.”

Hearing this, the sister-in-law's eyes were a little red.

 A family, they have always been a family.

After the misunderstanding was resolved, the sister-in-law also stood up and prepared to leave. Du Jingyi said with a smile.

"In another half month, the renovations in the General's Mansion will be almost complete, and my illness should be cured. Then, with my sister-in-law, Ping'er and Xue Niang, how about we go see the new house together?"

　　“Okay, it’s up to you.”

 The two of them looked at each other and smiled, their relationship getting deeper than before.

After finishing his words, he was just about to go out when he saw Cai’s mother walking in with a serious look on her face, saluting the two of them.

 “The old slave has seen the eldest lady and the young lady.”

"What's wrong?"

“The lady in Yunjinyuan just sent a message, saying that the Duke’s birthday banquet will be held in six days. I asked the young lady to get well as soon as possible, and then she will attend with Mrs. Wei to preside over the overall situation.”

Du Jingyi smiled lightly and said.

"I already admire this Mrs. Wei. What can we do if the trouble is like this?"

“She is not easy to deal with. My mother-in-law suffered a lot from her when she was still alive.”

Sister-in-law Liu has always respected Mrs. Gu, so she dislikes Mrs. Wei ten thousand times.

 Neither liked her sudden rise to power nor the "brothers and sisters" she gave birth to.

Du Jingyi thought for a while and then said comfortingly.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, we will all attend together when the time comes. Last time, the general also said that he asked me to get to know the ladies in Sui'an City, so as not to know any of them in the future and make people laugh at the general's mansion."

"Don't worry, I can help you with this. I used to follow my mother-in-law, and I made a lot of friends with those ladies."

 She has been prosperous in this mansion for a few years.

Although it was short-lived, there were only a dozen or so wealthy families, and the people coming and going were just a group of people.

Even if you become rich, arrogant, or calm, your appearance will not change. Therefore, my sister-in-law Liu can really help in this regard. “Then I would like to thank my sister-in-law in advance.”

“Well, I’ll make up a list and send it to you when we get back. You should get familiar with it first, and it will be much easier to remember when you see it face to face.”

"good."

At this point, the sister-in-law Liu didn't stay much. After she left, Yingying and Lizhu came in to wait on her.

Li Zhu now goes out for two hours every day and learns kung fu from Liu Xun in a secluded courtyard.

 At the moment, they don’t want to disturb the people in Dongyuan. When they go to the general’s mansion in the future, they can practice in the general’s mansion openly, which saves them a lot of trouble.

 Because Du Jingyi was "sick", Shang Ji would ride his horse back in the past few days.

　　We often arrive after dark and leave before dawn.

 Du Jingyi felt exhausted just listening to the tossing and going back and forth on the road.

So, after seeing Shang Ji come in again that night, she hurried forward and helped him change clothes and wash himself.

Although Shang Ji felt a little uncomfortable, it was because he was serving the maid.

Now it was his wife who took action, but he quickly adapted to it and felt at ease.

When Du Jingyi touched his hand, he felt the roughness and coldness of the touch.

It’s October now, and although it’s not so cold that people don’t want to move, it’s certainly not warm either.

 So she spoke as soon as she opened her mouth.

"General, there is no need to go through such trouble. It would be better to come back three or four days ago."

 “You feel sorry for me?”

Shang Ji didn't hesitate and asked immediately.

 There was some joy and imperceptible pride in his expression.

“Not really, I feel bad that the horse is always running back and forth, it’s so tiring.”

Du Jingyi also had a tough mouth, so he didn't fall into his trap and just replied like this.

“Then ask someone to prepare more good grass for it. It will not be tired after it has enough food and drink.”

　　While saying this, his fingers even scratched Du Jingyi's skin intentionally or unintentionally.

 It can be broken by blowing a bomb, and it is white and delicate.

How to look at it, how tempting it is.

Du Jingyi blushed and glared at Shang Ji, wondering why this dignified general acted like a disciple.

So he put the veil into the warm water in the copper basin and took two steps back.

“General, you’d better do it yourself, I’m not good at serving others.”

 What she said is true.

 After all, since she was born, she has lived her life with clothes to stretch out her hands and food to open her mouth.

 It’s just that she is not arrogant.

 If we really want to talk about it, I'm afraid Shang Ji is more capable of serving others.

You must know that he started out as a soldier in the military camp. Even though his grandfather was a marshal, there was no back door for him.

 That's why the current Hu Ben Army is so convinced by him.

 Because this is the respect and following that comes from real guns and real knives.

Shang Ji also knew that she was a little shy, so he didn't say much, smiled and washed away all the dust himself.

 Then I changed into a pair of comfortable regular clothes before I packed up.

Now he is no longer averse to washing and changing his whole body first thing when he comes home, and it has even become a habit.

Sometimes he feels that there is a big difference between having a wife and not having a wife.

 (End of this chapter)