The Stepmother is Unkind - Chapter 76

When Yin Mingyu dreamed of dawn, she opened her eyes and found that she was still wrapping her arms around Xie Qin for warmth.

This is a very rare thing. Xie Langjun, who is injured and has to get up in the morning to study, has not woken up today.

Yin Mingyu let go of him, instead of calling out to the maid when he opened his eyes and mouth as usual, he leaned over to take the clothes hanging by the bed and put them on slowly on the bed.

She moved lightly, but still made a rustling sound of dressing.

Xie Qin felt shallow and opened his eyes in the mist.

It was the first time that Yin Mingyu saw Xie Qin’s lazy appearance when he first woke up. He looked at him with hazy eyes, defenseless eyes, and he couldn’t hold back for a moment, and swallowed his saliva without hope.

God is really eccentric.

She couldn’t help but be eccentric…

However, it is probably because Xie Qin is usually very calm and self-controlled, so this rare appearance at this time is particularly special.

Xie Qin’s eyes gradually became clearer, and he remembered what happened last night.

She slept sweetly by herself and didn’t know anything. He couldn’t bear to disturb her, and he fell asleep alone until late at night.

At that time, paintings and poetry collections were no longer the things that disturbed Xie Qin. In the final analysis, there was only one person who disturbed Xie Qin—Yin Mingyu.

Even the maid could see his emotions, but Yin Mingyu didn’t notice it at all.

Someone as smart and sharp as she is, unless she doesn’t care, she can’t be dull at all.

What Xie Qin really cares about is Yin Mingyu’s attitude.

He had never done this before, and he didn’t know how to deal with it, so he immediately took his eyes away from Yin Mingyu and got up and dressed.

Yin Mingyu: “…”

Instantly not cute.

Now that Xie Qin was awake, Yin Mingyu didn’t hesitate, put on his clothes quickly, got out of bed to wash up, and urged Yin’er to arrange breakfast earlier, she asked An to drink old duck soup when she came back!

Xie Qin listened to her full of anger, and his chest felt stuffy involuntarily, so he could only turn around out of sight.

In order for Xie Qin to take good care of her injuries, Mrs. Xie saved them from greeting them in the morning, but Yin Mingyu would still go out for a walk when she got up.

As long as Xie Qin’s shoulder injury does not move, it will not affect his walking, so Xie Qin did not stop after returning to Beijing.

The two walked silently all the way to the main courtyard, and Mrs. Xie was already sitting in the conservatory talking to Mrs. Xie.

Today is New Year’s Eve. As soon as the entire capital woke up, the sound of firecrackers continued outside. Xie Ce’s Mr. Enlightenment was on vacation, and Xie Ce also rested, running around the room with great energy.

As soon as he saw them approaching, he ran to the two of them, shouting, “Father! Mother!”

Yin Mingyu blocked his charge, and then saluted Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Xie, chatted a few words, and then said goodbye to leave.

Madam Xie asked her, “Why are you so anxious?”

Yin Mingyu was honest and answered with a smile: “Grandmother, I taught people to make old duck soup in a clay pot, and they are waiting for me in the courtyard.”

Mrs. Xie was not surprised when she got such an answer, she waved her hand to drive her away, “Let’s go, go and drink your soup!”

Xie Ce looked longing and wanted to drink.

Yin Mingyu said: “Someone will send a jar later.”

Not long after they left, Yin Mingyu really had someone bring a jar. And Xie Qin sat at the table and saw that there was a can of old duck soup in front of Yin Mingyu, only then did he know that Yin Mingyu sent away the original can.

More annoyed.

Yin Mingyu saw that he was staring at her crock pot, and he said with conscience, “Lang Jun, can you and I drink a can of soup?”

Xie Qin agreed, holding a spoon to serve the soup in person, and every spoonful was very sincere.

Yin Mingyu slowly drank a bowl, and when he went to serve it again, the spoon could only take out a little soup and **** of ingredients. He looked at Xie Qin in disbelief and wanted to ask: Are you not restrained? Isn’t it healthy? Is it okay to drink too much?

Xie Qin drank the soup unhurriedly, raised his eyes and asked, “What?”

In a blink of an eye, his eyes fell on the spoon again, and he asked, “But I drank too much? I still have some in my bowl…”

With that said, he raised his hand to bring his soup bowl to Yin Mingyu.

Yin Mingyu raised the corner of his mouth and declined.

She is definitely not disgusted, she is wrong, who asked her to give away Xie Qin’s soup first?

Anyway, she still has a bean paste bag.

Although Xie Qin was slightly relieved from the suffocation, seeing that she didn’t eat well, she couldn’t bear it, so after the meal, she instructed the maid to prepare another old duck soup for Yin Mingyu for breakfast tomorrow.

In the evening vigil, all the Xie family gathered in the main courtyard after offering sacrifices to their ancestors.

The head of the Xie family sat down with Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Xie, and Xie Qin accompanied him.

The firecrackers and fireworks outside were endless, and the thick window paper could not stop the splendor of the fireworks suddenly pierced.

Yin Mingyu’s heart was itching, and Xie Ce also kept lying beside the window, looking out through the window paper no matter whether he could see it or not.

Finally, when it was dark, Yin Mingyu put on the fur cloak, and Xie Ce also climbed down from the chair and wanted to go out with her.

Madam Xie didn’t stop her, she only taught the maid to dress Xie Ce more.

The head of the Xie family watched Yin Mingyu and Xie Ce disappear into the house, stroked their beards, and said with a bit of gentleness, “Ce’er is much more cheerful, excellent.”

Xie Qin looked sideways at the door for a moment, then got up silently, put on his cloak and went out.

Patriarch Xie noticed that he was stroking his beard for a while, and said with a stern smile: “Jing Ming… is also more cheerful, eh.”

Xie Qin asked the attendants, walked all the way to the garden, stopped under the cloister, and looked at the two close relatives beside the plum tree, one big and one small.

The garden is full of lanterns, and the dim yellow light shines on Yin Mingyu’s face. She always had a smile on her face, and was pointing at Mei Hua and saying something enthusiastically, Xie Ce also agreed.

From time to time, fireworks bloomed in the night sky, and her eyes shone brightly.

In Xie Qin’s eyes, this scene was extremely warm and beautiful, and he couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth.

In the distance, what Yin Mingyu and Xie Ce said had nothing to do with “beautiful pictures”.

Yin Mingyu said: “Red bean paste, pine nuts, almonds…steamed cakes, green circles…everything can be squeezed into plum blossoms.”

Xie Ce raised his head and asked brightly, “Is it delicious?”

Yin Mingyu nodded solemnly, “Is it better to eat, don’t you pay attention to the color and flavor of the food?”

Xie Ce said, “I want to eat.”

Yin Mingyu also wanted to eat, “I will let the pantry cook it tomorrow.”

Xie Ce nodded seriously, “I will do it tomorrow.”

As soon as Xie Qin approached, he heard the unpleasant words of the two, and immediately put away the self-assured smile on his face, and glared at Yin Mingyu lightly.

The change in his expression was too obvious, Yin Mingyu saw it, and with hindsight, he was sure that Xie Qin was really wrong in the past two days.

But it’s normal for an elegant person to have more problems.

As for Xie Qin, an awkward and upright and elegant person, Yin Mingyu’s eyes moved slightly, then he just walked over and asked softly, “Lang Jun, are you in a bad mood?”

Are you finally going to find out?

Xie Qin gave her a cold look without saying a word.

Using the cover of the cloak, Yin Mingyu quietly put his hand into the sleeve of Xie Qin’s cloak, touched his hand, and drilled into his palm.

It took two days before she wanted to coax someone. If she was taught to coax easily, she would not cherish it.

Therefore, Xie Qin pushed her hand away without any other action, and said lightly, “You are more serious.”

Yin Mingyu’s hand was still in his cloak, and even when he saw his duplicity and slander, his fingers crossed the inside of his wrist, sliding down a little bit, until his fingers passed between his fingers and held it.

She gently leaned on Xie Qin’s arm, her voice very soft, “Lang Jun~”

Xie Qin’s ears were a little itchy, thinking that the relationship between husband and wife was not easy, and they agreed to treat each other frankly. Yin Mingyu didn’t know the source of his emotions. It was really inappropriate to treat him coldly.

Moreover, as a man, he should have a broader mind, and he can’t teach Yin Mingyu a woman to always take the initiative to show her favor.

Xie Qin quickly persuaded himself, and immediately returned to hold Yin Mingyu’s hand.

It was too much to teach people that it was not very solemn. He also adjusted his big sleeves and covered the hands of the two people tightly and without traces.

When Yin Mingyu got his response, he thought it was all right, and wanted to take it back, but when she moved, Xie Qin’s hand tightened a little, and the strength was not heavy, but she was not allowed to pull away.

Yin Mingyu gave up and stood side by side with Xie Qin under the plum blossom tree, watching Xie Ce run and jump like a happy bird.

The three stayed out for about two quarters of an hour before returning to the main courtyard and continuing to keep the year old.

Yin Mingyu couldn’t just sit and watch the new year. After asking Mrs. Xie for instructions in advance, he asked people to prepare food and drink, and the family drank around the fireplace.

Later in the day, Mrs. aunt and Bai Zhixu arrived, and the head of the Xie family was very strict, and it was just a normal meal, but it was not easy to stay in the conservatory with his concubine, niece, and daughter-in-law, so he went to the main room alone.

After Xie Qin came back, he was also with his father.

In the conservatory, Bai Zhixu approached Yin Mingyu with a slightly ambiguous smile, “Cousin-in-law and cousin are in good spirits, and we also enjoy plums and fireworks.”

She usually knew where her cousin-in-law was, and she would definitely look for it, but today she learned that her cousin went with her, so she didn’t follow her.

Yin Mingyu was ashamed to teach her what to say. Holding the wine glass with two fingers, he joked in turn, “If my cousin gets engaged next year, maybe my cousin-in-law will accompany me to enjoy the plums and fireworks next winter.”

Except for the early death of his father, Bai Zhixu has never experienced hardships. His parents have a good relationship. When he arrives at Xie’s house, Xie’s family is also simple in personnel. Seeing that his cousin and sister-in-law are in a harmonious relationship, he naturally yearns for a life of love between husband and wife.

But she is a boudoir girl, and she is thin-skinned about this kind of thing. Before Yin Mingyu said anything, she blushed shyly and was speechless.

Yin Mingyu looked at the girl’s shy face, didn’t say anything, picked up the wine glass and drank slowly.

The girl Sichun is very beautiful, who hasn’t thought about it? You will know when you grow up, you have to be a woman who loves herself more, and it is easier to take the initiative.

The candle wick crackled, Xie Ce kept the old age with the elders for the first time this year.

When Yin Mingyu saw it, he rubbed over and poked his head lightly with his fingers. With a little force, he pulled Xie Ce’s head to the other side.

Xie Ce’s head was heavy, one of them couldn’t sit still, and his body also leaned over with his head.

The moment he was about to fall, he woke up from his drowsiness, waving his limbs to stabilize his body, and his two little feet landed on the kang again.

Yin Mingyu held the wine glass steady and couldn’t help laughing.

Xie Ce didn’t know what was wrong, and smiled at her stupidly.

After a while, he began to feel sleepy again, and this time his whole body was shaking, a while ago and a little later.

Yin Mingyu started poking him on the shoulder, Xie Ce leaned forward, she poked his shoulder back, Xie Ce went back, and she pressed him against his back.

Xie Ce slept with his mouth slightly open, but he just couldn’t fall asleep properly.

The auntie sat by the stove, “Thanks to my niece-in-law for not having children of her own, I owe my hands too much.”

“What did you say?” It’s a shame that there are no children…

Madam Xie glared at her, then turned to Yin Mingyu, and said angrily, “Don’t mess with him, teach him to lie down and sleep well.”

Yin Mingyu didn’t feel anything about what his aunt said. Children don’t use it to play. When he grows up, some people hate dogs, and when he grows up more serious, it won’t be fun.

But when the old lady spoke up, Yin Mingyu held Xie Ce’s head, put him down, and pulled the quilt to cover him.

After a while, Mrs. Xie couldn’t bear it. Mrs. Xie persuaded her to go to sleep, but Mrs. Xie didn’t force it.

Others kept the New Year’s Eve until dawn, wishing each other New Year’s greetings, or giving or receiving New Year’s money, and it was only in the afternoon that they had time to go back to sleep.

Yin Mingyu woke up from time to time, and saw that she was on Xie Qin’s body again, and woke up left and right, but couldn’t fall asleep again for a while, so he pushed his fingers slightly away from Xie Qin’s neckline and gently rubbed his collarbone.

Xie Qin felt itchy, grabbed her hand, opened her eyes slightly, turned her head to the side, and found Yin Mingyu, “I have to go back to Yin’s house tomorrow, why don’t you sleep?”

It’s a pity that Yin Mingyu didn’t see how he woke up yesterday. He lay on his side, raised his head with his elbows bent, and asked him directly, “Lang Jun is in a bad mood? Why?”

Xie Qin felt the coolness of her fingertips, took her hand and put it back into the quilt, silent for a while, and asked, “Why do you like peach blossoms?”

Yin Mingyu raised his eyebrows. Although he didn’t know why he suddenly asked this question, he answered calmly, “To ward off evil spirits.”

“Exorcism?”

This reason is really outrageous, but it is in line with Yin Mingyu’s style.

Yin Mingyu’s hand was under the quilt, and he was not very honest. He slowly circled and said lazily, “Hasn’t Langjun seen my peach wood sword? It has been hung on my bed since I was a child.”

She approached slowly again, pressed Xie Qin’s arm, and asked, “So, why is Lord Lang in a bad mood?”

Answer her, do you think she likes peach blossoms because of Han Jing?

Xie Qin was silent, and for the first time he couldn’t say anything.

Yin Mingyu asked softly, “Isn’t it agreed to treat each other frankly?”

Xie Qin turned over, put one hand on top of her, deliberately misinterpreted her words, put it close to her ear, and said in a low voice, “Then let’s be honest…”

Yin Mingyu’s shoulders were a little cold, and seeing his cunning, he asked amusingly, “Isn’t it going to go back to Yin’s house tomorrow?”

Xie Qin directly blocked her lips.

The candlelight swayed gently, and the mandarin ducks crossed the necks on the tent curtains.

On the second day, under the ambiguous eyes that the maids exchanged quietly, the two groomed as usual, and got into the carriage on time to go out.

Yin Mingyu was as usual, as soon as he got on the carriage, he ran to the dim sum dish familiarly.

Xie Qin was serious, coughed lightly, and invited: “Shangyuan Lantern Festival, will you and I travel together?”

Yin Mingyu readily agreed.

Xie Qin’s eyes widened immediately, and he picked up the book and read it leisurely.

However, when Yin Mingyu returned to her mother’s house, she asked Yin Mingruo, the fourth mother, to go to the lantern fair. Yin Mingruo readily agreed in front of Yin Mingrui, the third mother who was inconvenient to go out.

A few days before the lantern festival, Bai Zhixu also talked to Yin Mingyu about the lantern festival and wanted to play with his cousin.

Yin Mingyu also agreed.

On the day of the lantern festival, Xie Ce, this little doll, didn’t know where to catch the fact that they were going out to play.

If it was in the past, Mrs. Xie would never allow him to go out at this time, but since he suffered a minor illness a few years ago, he has been running outside a lot, and he is very sturdy, so Mrs. Xie didn’t stop him and let Yin Mingyu directly. Take him to the light show.

So, when Xie Qin came back from the front yard to pick up Yin Mingyu out, he found a big one and a small one, two oil bottles next to her.

With them, they have to bring more followers and guards…

Xie Qin’s upbringing rarely spoke harsh words, but the moment he saw Bai Zhixu and Xie Ce, the word flashed in his mind.

And Bai Zhixu sensed his cousin’s emotions and greeted awkwardly, “Cousin.”

Xie Qin nodded coldly.

Xie Ce didn’t have any thoughts anymore, and jumped up to Yin Mingyu’s side, holding her fingers in his little hand, raised his head and said cutely, “Mother~”

Xie Qin frowned and scolded lightly: “Not decent, be more prudent!”

Xie Ce blinked and walked steadily to the side away from his father, holding his mother’s hand steadily.

Xie Qin took a breath and stepped forward.

When the group arrived at the Lantern Festival and got off the carriage, Xie Qin saw the Yin family carriage and Yin Siniang who got off the carriage.

There was no fluctuation in his heart. There was no difference between two oil bottles and three oil bottles.

The crowd gathered, Yin Mingyu introduced Bai Zhixu and Yin Mingruo to each other, and then went straight to Suzaku Street, the long street where the lantern festival was held.

Suzaku Street is the main street of the capital, starting from the south gate of the capital and ending at the gate of the imperial city.

The Shangyuan Lantern Festival is the biggest event of the year in the capital. There is no curfew for three days in a row.

The prosperity of a dynasty can be most intuitively reflected on the faces of the common people.

The moon is bright and bright, the long street is brightly lit at the foot of the emperor, and the people come to the lantern festival one after another.

Because of Bai Zhixu’s appearance…and Xie Qin’s appearance, it’s too ostentatious. As soon as Yin Mingyu went to the street and saw a stall selling masks, he led the crowd straight over and asked them to choose.

Xie Ce sat in the nurse’s arms, and at a glance, he caught the mask of a red fox, and pointed at the mask with his little finger, “Mother, I want it!”

Yin Mingyu raised his eyes and saw that the mask was an adult. While letting the stall owner take it off, he chose a small red fox mask next to it and let Xie Ce wear it by himself.

Xie Ce naturally liked the big one, but he couldn’t wear it, so he accepted the small one.

The little hand held the mask face, and spoke from behind: “Mother, look at me!”

Yin Mingyu glanced at him, handed the red fox mask to Xie Qin, and then chose a white fox mask and tied it behind his head.

Over there, Yin Mingruo and Bai Zhixu also chose masks and walked over.

Xie Qin held the red fox mask with one hand, watched Yin Mingyu’s face hide behind the mask, then tied the mask in his hand to his waist, and bought a white fox mask from the stall owner when paying, and put it on his face.

The crowd continued to move forward.

Yin Mingruo was smart and winked. Seeing Xie Qin’s move to change his mask, he gently tugged at Bai Zhixu and said, “Sister Bai, let’s go back.”

Bai Zhixu followed her line of sight, glanced at his cousin, and nodded knowingly.

The guards were not far or near, so Nanny Tong held Xie Ce and followed behind Xie Qin and Yin Mingyu without getting too close.

In front, there are people performing parades along the street, wearing various traditional costumes, dancing the dance of blessing, and walking slowly.

Xie Qin held Yin Mingyu’s wrist and leaned towards the street, protecting her from crowds.

Then he turned his head to look at Xie Ce and the others, and seeing that they were all under the protection of the guards, he turned back to watch the performance.

On the second floor opposite them, there was a gathering of a group of scholars, including Chu He.

When the scholars heard the sound of dancing and music on the street, they knew it was the beginning of the parade performance.

Holding the wine glass, Chu He saw Xie Qin who was very conspicuous in the crowd at a glance. Even Xie Qin was wearing a mask, he recognized him from his body and temperament.

It’s really that Xie Qin’s temperament is too unique and outstanding.

Chu He shouted loudly, “Jing Ming!”

Xie Qin looked up, and the two looked at each other.

Chu He raised his glass slightly to salute him, and Xie Qin nodded slightly in return.

A large gathering like a lantern festival is a mixed bag. Just as the two of them were going back and forth, a thief took advantage of the chaos and ripped off a man’s purse, turned his head, and burrowed into the crowd.

The middle-aged man who was stolen felt that something was wrong with his waist, and his hand felt empty. When he was in a hurry, he pointed the finger at the other young man beside him, “Thief!”

The young man naturally denied it, and the two changed from a quarrel to a fight, which gradually spread to those around him.

At this time, the performance queue had just passed the middle, and under the hustle and bustle of the people, a few people were pushed into the prayer queue. It happened that one person in the queue was performing a fire-breathing performance. The flame was too long to dodge and burn one person’s clothes.

“fire Fire!”

“Help!”

Some of the people around are evading, some are going up to put out the fire to save people, and some are unable to move under the crowd, trampling on each other…

In an instant there was chaos.

Xie Qin immediately raised his hand to protect Yin Mingyu and step back, but Yin Mingyu left behind a sentence, “You go to take care of Siniang and cousin”, and had already squeezed Xie Ce.

Xie Qin didn’t catch her, so he had to turn around to find Bai Zhixu and Yin Mingruo.

And Xie Ce was sitting in Nanny Tong’s arms. One second, she was still amazed by the fire breathing. The next second, Nanny Tong couldn’t even hold her tightly. She moved with the crowd crookedly, and the guards were also scattered on the ground.

A thief-eyed, short man squeezed to the nurse’s side, stretched out a large rough hand, grabbed Xie Ce’s thin arm, and pulled mercilessly.

Xie Ce cried out in pain, but the cry was drowned out in the noisy human voice.

Only Nanny Tong, she heard the truth, but in the crowd, she had difficulty moving. Although she tried her best to protect Xie Ce, she was afraid of hurting him. Jun a little bit away from her arms.

Suddenly, a plain hand clamped the man’s wrist, and then the other hand slapped the gangster’s face heavily.

It was Yin Mingyu.

And the gangster was beaten suddenly, and he was stunned in pain, the movement of grabbing the child slowed down, and his hands were loosened.

Nanny Tong’s face was full of tears of fear. When she saw the young lady hitting the bad guy, she hurriedly stood on tiptoe and tried to grab Xie Ce back, while screaming at the guards.

Her voice alerted the gangster, who instantly looked at Yin Mingyu fiercely, then touched the waist with one hand, and pushed the person in the middle with the other.

He is most likely a vicious outlaw.

Yin Mingyu’s heart froze, and with her Cuju foot strength, she kicked the gangster’s next three ways without hesitation.

“what–“

A shrill cry resounded all around, and in an instant, everyone stopped and looked at the place where the cry was heard.

The whole light show seemed to be silent.

The dagger in the gangster’s hand fell to the ground, and he covered his crotch with his hand.

On the second floor, Chu He’s wine glass fell, and the scholars subconsciously followed suit.

The people around the villain watched him roll their eyes in pain, backed away quietly, and looked at Yin Mingyu in horror.

A lantern that the little lady had been carefully guarding also fell to the ground, and when she heard someone next to her exclaim “it’s on fire”, she quickly reacted and hurriedly stepped on it.

The guard pushed aside the crowd and immediately held down the gangster, not daring to look at his young lady at all.

Only Xie Ce, who had forgotten his fear, looked at Yin Mingyu with bright eyes, feeling that her stature was extremely large, and shouted excitedly, “Mother!”

Yin Mingyu taught the guards to pick up the dagger and eased the lingering emotions before passing the way that the crowd spontaneously gave way to Xie Ce, and replied casually, “Yes.”

Full of tall people.

No matter how high or low, the people around are all looking up.