At dinner time in the evening, there were only three people left.

Tan Jian was not at home, so the entire dining room became deserted, and two of the three people did not want to eat.

Xiang Yi more or less understands that Yang Zhen doesn't want to eat. After all, she only misses Tan Jian in her heart, so how can she want to eat?

But that uncle doesn’t really want to eat it either?

However, Xiang Yi couldn't take care of him for a while and could only coax Yang Zhen to eat some. Don't wait until Tan Jian returned home and found that his bride was hungry and thin.

She only looked at Yang Zhen, while Tan Ting sat aside and looked at his wife.

When dealing with others, she was always considerate and considerate, just like the Qiqiao exquisite heart, but when it came to him, she was somehow not half as good as others.

Tan Ting thought again of her answer he heard in front of the door when he returned home early today.

He silently put a chopstick of vegetables into her bowl. When she saw it, she also took two dishes for him.

When Tan Ting saw it, he sighed in his heart.

She is not as straightforward as her younger siblings, and it was all his fault in the past, so what more can he expect?

But he couldn't help but look at her one more time.

If they had children, would she be any closer to him?

Today is the fifth day.

...

Tan Ting returned to the room early in the evening.

Seeing that he was back, Xiang Yi thought that he was anxious to make the small seal for him, so he told him.

"Uncle, can you please bring back the small seal, and I will carve the corners carefully."

These words made Tan Ting's heart warm. The small seal was already done very well, but she still wanted to keep improving for him.

"Are your eyes tired?" he asked softly.

Xiang Yi said no, "I have recently learned a new technique, which can be used on that small seal. I will give it a try."

Tan Ting choked a little.

It turned out that it was not for him, but to improve his skills...

He stopped talking, washed himself in silence, and sat on the bed to read.

Xiang Yi looked at the man who had sat on the bed early and confirmed the time again.

It's still quite some time before the usual rest time.

Xiang Yi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought that today was the fifth day.

Qiuzhaoyuan sent incense to Qingkan that time, and she did as Zhao asked, but he seemed shocked, pulled up her clothes and said not to do that, and that they would not have children before leaving Qingkan.

After that, we set out on the road. The cabin was not like a wing in a house, and all the inconveniences were gone.

Now that we've arrived in the capital, it's Friday time again.

Seeing that he went to bed early to read, Xiang Yi naturally understood, put down what he was doing, washed up and went to bed.

Tan Ting quietly looked at his wife.

He couldn't help but think about the last time he smoked incense.

If she was still so reluctant and didn't want to get close to him, but had to do it, he wouldn't force her.

But her expression was as usual today. Maybe she felt his gaze and looked over quietly.

In the quiet tent, the moment the two people's eyes met, the candle outside the tent crackled.

This sound seemed to shake the two people's slight stiffness.

Tan Ting's eyes fell calmly on his wife.

She was only wearing an off-white tunic today. The hairpin ring had come apart, but the lustrous black silk hair had also come loose, falling on her slender back and shoulders.

She lowered her head slightly in his gaze, and her fair and slender neck was completely exposed from the collar.

The small light outside the tent was bright for a while.

Xiang Yi whispered a little shyly.

"Master, please dim the lights outside the tent."

His voice became more and more cold and gentle.

Tan Ting's heart couldn't help but beat a beat, and he immediately followed her instructions and suppressed the overly bright lights.

...

In the tent, the hot and humid air filled the entire tent like hot spring water.

Xiang Yi felt like his body fell into the scalding boiling water, and the heat from the man's chest melted him into the water.

This was how they used to be, with something more or less between them, and no more entanglement between legs and arms.

However, Xiang Yi's back was completely supported by him. He held her close, pressing her down with his hot chest, squeezing out the last air between the two.

The atmosphere in the tent became more and more humid and hot, and there seemed to be a strong and beguiling aroma flowing in the room without incense.

Xiang Yi had no strength left to resist. She was panting continuously, and her eyes were filled with wet moisture.

After a while, beads of sweat dripped from his forehead and gradually stopped.

Xiang Yi no longer had the strength to speak. She was thinking about how to support herself to get up and wash up, but she didn't expect his big palm to fall on her waist again.

And he didn't pick her up to wash her off in the bathroom like last time, but leaned over again.

this? !

Xiang Yi couldn't help but open his eyes in surprise.

Her too shocked look made the man pause for a moment.

"What's wrong with Yizhen?"

Xiang Yi couldn't tell him directly, so he could only ask him.

"Uncle...won't you stop?"

The man thought about this question for a moment and asked her another question.

"How about tomorrow...?"

Tomorrow? !

Xiang Yi couldn't help but blurt out.

"Tomorrow is not the fifth day..."

Yes, except for the time when Zhao sent incense, they only had such intimacy on the fifth day.

After hearing this, Tan Ting cleared his throat and gave his wife a dull look.

"Yizhen, let's have a baby."

These sudden words made Xiang Yi's thoughts dazzle.

However, before his thoughts were over, he had already lightly pressed her hand to her ear, leaned over and pressed it down again.

...

At the end, Xiang Yi could no longer tell the time.

The small lamp outside the tent that he had extinguished seemed to light up again. Xiang Yi bit his lip in a daze and then let it go. The fine sweat on his forehead merged into a stream, and mixed with the sweat falling on his chin. Being caught.

Tan Ting gently looked at his wife in his arms.

Her face was red and her eyes were filled with water.

Small beads of sweat gathered on the tip of my nose.

Her lips had never been so bright and moist before, and now they were filled with red immediately after she bit them, like cherries soaked in sugar water.

Tan Ting was stunned for a moment, couldn't help but lowered his head, and the corner of his lips came to her red lips.

The hot and humid air in the tent enveloped the two of them.

But even though they were so close, the two of them had never had their lips and tongues intersect, not even a light touch.

As soon as the man came close to her lips, Xiang Yi subconsciously turned his head.

Both of them were startled.

The cold air, squeezed to the edge by the damp heat, suddenly turned over and passed through the gap between their lips.

Is she too tired?

Tan Ting stared at his wife blankly for a few seconds, then moved closer to her lips without force, but moved lightly and faster.

After a while, the tent finally became quiet.

Tan Ting hugged his wife directly and went to the bathroom.

Tan Ting had already ordered someone to prepare a large bucket of water and directly carried his wife into the bathtub.

It's just that the barrel is not that big, so Tan Ting turned around and stepped in, so it was a little crowded.

Xiang Yi was no longer used to facing him in a place other than a bed, so he washed himself in a hurry, then supported his limp body to leave.

Tan Ting was stunned for a moment when he saw that she was about to leave.

Without wanting to take another breath, Xiang Yi slipped and fell into the man's arms instead of walking.

When he looked up again, he saw the smile in his eyes.

Water splashes were lifted up and then fell down, hanging on Xiang Yi's face.

It was rare for Tan Ting to see his wife in such embarrassment and a little panic, so he couldn't help but look at her a few more times, then gently raised his hand to wipe away the water droplets on her eyebrows and the tip of her nose.

There was also a drop hanging on my lips.

He moved his fingertips downward, wiping away the water droplets, and at the same time, he gradually lowered his head and approached the lips again.

He thought that kissing should be normal between husband and wife.

She was probably just a little tired just now.

However, when he came closer again, he saw his wife avoiding his lips again.

The air in the bathroom became stagnant.

Tan Ting was stunned. She had hurriedly pulled out of his arms and left quickly.

Only the empty wind in my arms is left.

...

The next day, soothing incense was lit in the study.

But the effect of the soothing incense was obviously not significant. Tan Ting sat in front of the desk and couldn't help but think of her two avoidances last night. He also thought of her younger siblings asking her about missing someone, and her answer was "I never did." ".

The matter of official selection has not yet been settled. Tan Ting's first official official position has a lot to do with it. In the past two days, officials from the clan have written to discuss the matter with him.

This was a very important matter, but Tan Ting was inexplicably not in the mood to discuss it in detail.

He felt that he shouldn't be like this, but his thoughts couldn't help but wander.

Maybe it was because he had not done well before and ignored her for too long...

Tan Jian had been to Bo Yun Academy for a few days.

He remembered that he wanted to send Xiang Yu to Boyun Academy to study, but the siblings did not agree.

I don’t know what their siblings think about it.

She shouldn't refuse his help and let Xiang Yu go to Boyun Academy to take the exam by himself, right?

Although their husband and wife were not as close as others, they were still more than estranged.

Tan Ting thought that when Tan Jian came back and asked about the situation in the academy, it would be better to send Xiang Yu there as well.

He didn't do well in the past, but now it's time for him to get closer to their siblings.

Thinking about his wife, Tan Ting's thoughts wandered away for a long time before he slowly came back to his senses and fell into the things on the desk.

...

Gyeonggi Province, Boyun Academy.

Tan Jian stayed here for two consecutive days, and by the third day he could no longer hold back his urge to go home.

But when he resigned as the Academy Headmaster and was about to leave, he found that the outside of the academy had been blocked with water for some time.

Tan Jian didn't want to go down the mountain, so he asked and found out that today was the time for the spring exam results of Boyun Academy to be released.

Boyun Academy has specially reserved places for ordinary students from poor families to study in the academy. These students with real ability need to pass the exam before they can enter.

Tan Jian, a son of an aristocratic family who received preferential treatment, could not help but admire the scholars from all over the country who came to take the exam.

He couldn't help but glance at the big red list. They were all the names of poor students who had passed the exam.

The list is not long, and you can see the end in just a few glances. Most people are still off the list, but there are also a few people who are on the list.

It's just that Tan Jian glanced down a few times and suddenly saw a familiar name.

He rubbed his eyes and looked again. In disbelief, he called the boy next to him to help him confirm it again. He couldn't help but swallow.

"Xiang Yu?! Brother Yu also came to Boyun Academy? Why did he get in by himself?!"

He had heard what his elder brother meant before, and it seemed that he wanted Xiang Yu to come to Boyun Academy to study with him. He didn't know What happened next? Xiang Yu didn't come together.

He was still puzzled, but he didn't expect that Xiang Yu came to the academy to take the exam. Although his ranking was a little lower, he actually passed the exam!

I don’t know if Tan Jian’s voice was too loud, but someone heard the sound and looked over to him.

The man glanced at him, raised his eyebrows, and turned to leave.

Tan Jian quickly stepped forward and grabbed him.

"Brother Yu?! It's really you!"

Xiang Yu passed the spring exam of Boyun Academy this time. He was about to go home and tell Xiang Ning and then write to his eldest sister when he met Tan Jian.

He didn't want to have anything to do with the Tan family, so he just bowed his hand politely when he saw Tan Jian.

But Tan Jian stopped him and refused to let him go.

"Why did you come to take the exam on your own? Does your sister-in-law know?"

He said, and called Xiang Yu again, "I just want to go home. Come home with me. My sister-in-law will be very happy to know that you passed the exam."

He After saying this, Xiang Yu was startled.

"Second Master Tan, are you saying that my eldest sister has also come to the capital?"

Tan Jian quickly said yes, and told him that his eldest brother made a special trip to sail north with his sister-in-law by his side.

Xiang Yu was stunned for a while when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, the Tan family uncle actually took his sister with him.

What does this mean?

Didn’t you wish you could never go home for ten years? Aren’t they just looking down on people from poor families?

How has this changed?

Xiang Yu didn't want to talk to Tan Jian anymore. He just said that he knew and would go to the capital to find his eldest sister.

But Tan Jian was still surprised, "Won't you come with me to stay in Beijing for a few days?"

He asked, but Xiang Yu just shook his head, thanked him coldly for his kindness, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.

As soon as he left, Tan Jian touched his nose and did not dare to pester this little ancestor who even his eldest brother dared to confront, and hurried back to the capital.

Brother, it’s true. How can you let Xiang Yu take the exam by himself?

...

the capital.

When Tan Ting returned to the main courtyard from the study, he saw his wife watering the flowers in the courtyard.

When I saw him coming, I still said "Uncle is back".

If she hadn't avoided him twice last night, Tan Ting would have always felt warm in his heart when he heard her say this, but now after listening to it, he just felt depressed.

There was nothing unusual about her behavior on weekdays, and there was nothing strange about her even on the bed, but at certain intimate moments, she suddenly avoided her.

Tan Ting didn't know how to ask her, or what to say.

But I heard a sudden noise outside, and then footsteps came to the quiet courtyard door.

Yang Zhen shouted outside.

"Brother and sister-in-law, the second master is back!"

When the siblings saw their brother coming back, their eyes were bright. It was obviously a useless thing, but she seemed to have seen something delicious.

Tan Jian was also very happy and held Yang Zhen's hand tightly.

The two came over to salute Tan Ting and Xiang Yi.

Tan Tingqian asked a few questions about his visit to the academy, and he answered them one by one. Tan Ting nodded.

Unexpectedly, he suddenly turned to Xiang Yi and said something.

"Sister-in-law, I saw Brother Yu. Brother Yu is so impressive. He passed the spring exam of Boyun Academy and was on the list!"

Xiang Yi suddenly heard the news about his younger brother.

She was stunned for a moment, and then the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.

"Seriously?"

"Seriously! I saw it with my own eyes, and I also met Brother Yu," Tan Jian touched his nose, "It's just that he refused to come to Beijing with me."

Xiang Yi told Tan Jian not to mind, thinking of his younger brother At such a young age, I actually passed the exam at Boyun Academy, and I couldn't help but feel happy.

But in the next breath, he noticed a shocked and questioning look on the side.

Tan Ting looked at his wife and fell silent.

She really refused his help and asked Xiang Yu to take the exam at Boyun Academy?

Tan Ting felt a sudden pain in his heart.

Xiang Yi also noticed something was wrong and looked at him uneasily.

She felt that she might have to explain. For example, Brother Yu decided to take the exam himself, and the gentlemen from Qingzhou Academy brought him here, but inexplicably, she felt that she couldn't explain it clearly at all.

She didn't speak for a while, but Tan Ting didn't continue to ask like that. He just retracted his gaze in silence, turned around and went to the study in a low voice.

Xiang Yi couldn't help but follow him two steps, but stopped again when he was really about to leave.

...

As soon as Tan Jian came home, the entire Tan family's old house became lively.

But it was time for Yang Zhen to return home. Now she was looking forward to Tan Jian's visit, and happily took Tan Jian back to Zhongqing's Mansion.

They had to go back to the bride's natal family first, and then visit the Lin family's aunt.

However, Tan Ting and Xiang Yi were different. On the next day, Tan Ting took Xiang Yi to Lin Mansion.

The couple had not even spoken half of their usual words in the past two days.

However, before arriving at the Lin Mansion, Tan Ting looked at his wife gently for a while, and then told her some matters concerning the Lin family.

Then he said softly, "...If you feel any discomfort, just ask someone to send a message to Zhengji. I will always be there."

Mrs. Lin is dignified and has a decisive temper. The family is quite famous, and Xiang Yi has heard about it.

She has already thought about Mrs. Lin, and she probably won't be close to her.

Listening to Tan Ting say this, her heart couldn't help but feel relieved, "Thank you, uncle."

But after she entered the Lin Mansion and separated from Tan Ting, she went to Mrs. Lin's courtyard and sat there for half an hour, but she didn't know anything at all. Not even a single figure of the eldest lady was seen.