Xuan Yu was obviously very kind to Xie Yong, and directly gave a large mansion in a distinguished and luxurious area to the Xie family, and turned it into the Xie family's ancestral property, and the government would not take it back in the future.

Although the Xie Mansion is noble, it still cannot be compared with the original mansion of the first aristocratic family. The Xie Mansion is relatively smaller in area and is a house with seven rooms. The first three rooms belong to the outer house, and the last four rooms belong to the inner courtyard where the female family members live. The quite spacious back garden is located in the sixth door, and the seventh door is the back room where the maids live. The back room is separated by a narrow alley and is facing the high wall of the street.

Mother Xie's courtyard, Songhe Garden, is located in the fifth entrance. It is the most spacious and spacious, and it is close to the back garden, making it convenient for the elderly to relax.

The new house of Xie Yong and Yuan Yizhi is located in Qingyue Garden, the main courtyard at the fourth entrance. There are ancillary courtyards on the east and west sides of the main courtyard, where Xie Yong's two wives, Linglong and Qingdai, live respectively.

If Xie Yong had more children in the future, his daughter would be able to move into the boudoir in the back garden of the sixth house when she grew up, while his son would have to move to the outer house in the third house when he grew up. This is a strict distinction between men and women.

Xie Yong's wedding today is no less grand than when he married Ding Jinxiu. Although Ding Jinxiu's father was once the prime minister, he still cannot compare with the power of the original family. However, Ding Jinxiu is the first wife of the legitimate daughter. Today's Yuan Yizhi is the concubine. She always seems weaker in name and position, but there are more guests today than in the past.

Xie Yong was still entertaining guests from all walks of life in the front yard. Yuan Yizhi, led by the little maid, had already walked into Songhe Garden where Xie's mother lived.

Xie's mother lives in the east room of the main room. She is lying on the big bed at this time, leaning on a thick big pillow behind her, with a cloth covering her forehead. Her face is a little pale, and her complexion is really not good.

When Xie Yong's father passed away, Xie's mother was only thirty-two years old. She has been a widow for seventeen years now. A woman of a family has worked hard to raise her son. She is about to reach the age of knowing her destiny, but her son insists on marrying a "broom star". Xie's mother feels that she is lucky that she is not angry to death.

Mother Xie is tall and thin, and her hair is already gray, but it is neatly combed. Even when she is lying on the bed, her hair is not messy.There were deep wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and mouth, which made her look very stern. Compared with those pampered and plump ladies, the marks of vicissitudes of time on Mother Xie's body were much more obvious.

Yuan Yizhi looked at Xie's mother and sighed inwardly.

Comparatively, if she were in Xie's mother's position and her only son married a broom star, something might happen to her son after consummating the marriage with the broom star. Then she might not be as open-minded as Xie's mother, so she didn't complain about Xie's mother's behavior.

"Mom, are you feeling better?" Although Yuan Yizhi was a concubine, she was a lady from Yuanfu. This was the first time she met Xie's mother in such an embarrassing situation, but she still greeted her mother gracefully.

Xie's mother was lying on the bed, half-squinting her eyes, and glanced sideways at Yuan Yi. She saw that she was wearing a bright red palace satin coat and skirt. The coat was embroidered with gold and silver threads with a pattern of flowers blooming on branches.

Xie's mother frowned unconsciously. She didn't like too voluptuous women as her daughter-in-law, but the twenty-year-old Yuan Yizhi was obviously more attractive than the underdeveloped Ding Jinxiu who was sixteen or seventeen years old. Her son didn't know if he would be smitten.

"I can't die." Xie's mother replied coldly to Yuan Yi.

Yuan Yizhi smiled and did not take Xie's mother's indifferent tone seriously. He turned to ask the mother-in-law who was waiting beside Xie's mother: "Mommy, did you suffer from dizziness before? Do you have any pills for backup?"

Aunt Zhao is Xie's mother's dowry wife, and her husband is the outside housekeeper of the Xie Mansion. She is the inner housekeeper and has considerable power in the Xie Mansion. She is very loyal to Xie's mother, but she is also very discerning. She has been scrutinizing the new husband since Yuan Yi came in.Yuan Yizhi not only has a refined appearance and elegant temperament, but also behaves generously and without restraint. Even though he knew that he was being made difficult by his mother-in-law, he did not complain. I wonder if it is because the city is too deep, or if he is really well-educated and good-natured?

No matter what, Aunt Zhao thinks that Yuan Yizhi is not a simple woman. Not to mention the powerful background of her natal family, she herself is afraid that it will not be easy to deal with. It is probably even more difficult for her old lady to deal with Ding Jinxiu than it was before.

Aunt Zhao bowed to Yuan Yizhi and then replied respectfully: "Back to Madam, the old lady has been suffering from dizziness for seven or eight years. It doesn't matter if she pays attention to her daily maintenance routine. She is just tired and can't get angry. She still has some pills in stock, and she just took them."

Yuan Yizhi nodded, stood in front of the bed, looked at Xie's mother's complexion, and then said: "My daughter-in-law has just entered the house and she is so tired that my mother is sick. It is all my fault. If you need anything else, please feel free to ask me."

Yuan Yizhi had a smile on her face and spoke sincerely. No matter whether her virtuousness was fake or not, Xie's mother couldn't get angry at this time.

Although Xie's mother treated her daughter-in-law harshly, she was from a scholarly family and was not the kind of country girl who only knew how to play tricks. However, she refused to let her son consummate his new wife tonight, so she had to pretend to be sick, leaning on the big pillow and moaning, looking very uncomfortable.

When Yuan Yizhi saw that Xie's mother was silent and just humming with her eyes closed, she sat down on the stool in front of the bed and asked Aunt Zhao how long it would take for the doctor to arrive. Then she said to the maid Zhiwei: "Go to the front yard and tell the master that I will stay with my mother-in-law tonight and not go back."

Mother Xie glanced at Yuan Yi again and said nothing.

Not long after Zhiwei went out, Xie Yong came back with her.

Xie Yong's eyes quickly glanced at Yuan Yizhi, and saw that she was dignified and gentle, not impatient or irritable, with no trace of impatience or resentment on her face. A trace of relief and warmth flashed in his cold eyes. Then he walked to Xie's mother's bed and said, "Mom, my son will also be waiting by your side tonight. Yizhi has just entered the door and doesn't understand anything. Let her learn a little while."

Chapter 2(1)

Old people get tired easily. Mother Xie didn't want to pay attention to the handsome newlyweds in front of the bed, so she turned her back and pretended to sleep. Unexpectedly, she actually fell asleep in a daze.

When she woke up, the midnight drum was ringing outside.

The bedroom was quiet, with only one candle burning silently. Through the curtain in front of the bed, a soft yellow light came through.

Xie's mother saw her new daughter-in-law Yuan Yizhi sitting at the square table under the window, her right hand supporting her cheek, her head tilted down little by little, and she was dozing off.

Yuan Yizhi got up before dawn to dress up and couldn't get any rest during the whole day. Now she had to stay up late to accompany her mother-in-law. No matter how young she was, she couldn't hold on any longer.

Xie's mother naturally knew how hard the wedding day was. Seeing that Yuan Yizhi was actually willing to wait in her room obediently on the wedding night without crying or making trouble, Xie's mother couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

Just as she was about to ask Yuan Yizhi to rest, the door curtain was gently lifted, and her son Xie Yong walked in. Mother Xie quickly closed her eyes and pretended to sleep with an inexplicable guilty conscience.

Xie Yong was holding a tray in his hand, with two bowls of duck blood and vermicelli soup on it. There was also a thick feather satin cloak lined with rabbit fur, with a sable collar and piping draped in his arms.

Xie Yong put the tray on the table, then gently covered Yuan Yizhi with his cloak. He looked back at the bed and saw that his mother was still sleeping, so he softly woke up Yuan Yizhi and asked, "Yizhi? Eat something before going to sleep to warm your stomach."

Seeing with her own eyes how tender and considerate her son was to his daughter-in-law, his cautiousness was unprecedented, and Xie's mother couldn't help but be greatly stimulated.

The son actually served his wife soup and put on clothes with his own hands. Is this really her indifferent son?

He had never treated Ding Jinxiu like this before!

She was so considerate to her daughter-in-law, but she only looked at her from a distance as a "tired and sick mother". Feeling the difference at this moment, Xie's mother became more and more resentful and sad.

It is said that raising children will provide for old age, but her son only cares about being close to his wife and does not care about his mother at all. This is simply unfilial!