Chapter 7: Uneasy
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With the reward given by Zhao Jing, the Marquis of Luyang Township, the witch left with her two apprentices with great gratitude.
As soon as the witch left, the people in the mansion who had previously secretly watched the evil-exorcist ceremony in the East Courtyard also dispersed one after another, going to work hard on their own things.
Zhao Yu's brother Zhao Yin also returned to his house, leaving only Zhao Jing, the Marquis of Luyang Township, Zhou, Jingnu and the other two maids, who were still in Zhao Yu's house.
When Zhou led Jingniao to post the few talismans in the house, which was the devil's mansion she received from the witch for a lot of money, Zhao Jing, the Marquis of Luyang Township, called his youngest son Zhao Yu to the front and asked in a tone that was as majestic as ever, "How do you feel?"
At this moment, Zhao Yu was wondering when the father would come back, and he said obscurely: "It's okay, I'm just a little sleepy."
"Um."
The Hou of Luyang Township nodded slightly while stroking his beard. Zhao Yu didn't know if he understood his potential meaning: this ceremony of exorcism was purely a farce.
Given that there was no clue on his father's face, Zhao Yu couldn't help but ask: "Dad, mom, you really believe what the witch said. To be honest, the child doesn't think there is any difference from before."
When the Hou of Luyang Township heard this, he glanced at Zhao Yu a few times and frowned slightly.
At this time, Zhou came over, rubbed Zhao Yu's head and asked affectionately: "What's wrong, huh? It sounds like you are very dissatisfied with that witch."
Zhao Yu thought for a while and said, "It just felt like... I felt like I was cheated, and I was cheated of so much money for no reason..."
Hearing this, the Hou of Luyang Township was slightly stunned, his frown gradually stretched out, and vaguely, it seemed that he could still see the father smiling slightly.
But that was only a moment. After a moment, the Hou of Luyang Township said seriously with a stern face: "You little child needs to worry about this kind of thing..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou gently pushed him, and the latter blamed him dissatisfiedly: "His father, can't you speak well? You have a stern face all day long, don't blame the two children for not wanting to get close to you..."
After saying that, she ignored her husband who was embarrassed and rubbed Zhao Yu's hair and said gently, "Ye'er, as long as you brothers can do well every day, what's the point of spending some money at home?...You said that the witch was cheating, but your father and mother didn't believe it. Will Wei's mother still not recognize my good deeds?... These are just for the servants in the mansion to see them, so that they won't say anything and spread some rumors. Can you understand that if you say that?"
"It turns out to stop the rumors."
Zhao Yu suddenly realized that he said why the parents in front of him were so easy to deceive, and that they were easily deceived by the witch. It turned out that the couple had originally had this idea.
At this time, the Hou of Luyang Township coughed and put on a serious look at his son's life and said seriously: "Spend some money is nothing. The key is to follow this matter. I hope you can learn a lesson for your father. Look at your brother, since he was six years old, he got up every day at the Yin hour and followed Mr. Gongsun to learn knowledge. What are you doing every day? Go up trees to catch birds, go down rivers to fish, do nothing all day long..."
As he spoke, his tone became more and more severe. Zhao Yu also lowered his head unconsciously and did not dare to breathe.
Although he actually knew nothing about the naughty behaviors mentioned by the Hou of Luyang Township.
Beside him, Zhou saw that his son was scolded by his father and did not dare to look up. She advised with heartache: "Husband, I am still young and ignorant..."
"He is ten years old, still young?"
Zhao Jing glared at Zhou and said sternly: "When I was ten years old, I had already taken on the livelihood of the entire mansion. Bo Hu is also ten years old this year. He can already read the Analects of Confucius and the Book of Songs. Look at you again!"
The Bo Hu he mentioned was the face of Zhao Yin, the elder brother of Zhao Yu.
"It's all your mother who gave you!" When she was extremely angry, the Marquis of Luyang Township glared at Zhou again and cursed in a low voice: "A kind mother defeated her son!"
Hearing this, Zhou's face couldn't be stopped, his face suddenly became dark, and he glared at her husband fiercely.
It’s true that the marquis of Luyang Township, who had just been so arrogant, was glared at by his wife, and his momentum couldn’t help but stagnate.
"Anyway, you can reflect on it!"
After leaving a word, the Hou of Luyang Township left with his sleeves.
Looking at her husband's back as she gritted her teeth, Zhou took a deep breath and changed into a kind attitude again and said to Zhao Yu: "Ye'er, don't care about your father's reprimand just now. He also puts high hopes on you, so he is so strict with you... And on weekdays, you are not talking to you, you are indeed a little... so naughty, but I believe that after this lesson, my son will gradually improve, right?"
Listening to Zhou's kind mother tone that coaxes children, what else can Zhao Yu say?
But to be honest, although he was scolded by the Hou of Luyang Township for no reason, considering that he had never experienced scolding from his closest relatives in his previous life, this feeling is actually good.
After all, there is an old saying that goes, and elders scold you, which means that you still have expectations for you, otherwise, that is the worst.
He nodded and said, "Mom, I know my father scolded me for my own good."
“Huh?”
Zhou's face showed a look of surprise, and then he intimately hugged Zhao Yu in his arms, rubbing his face against Zhao Yu's cheek.
"Good guy, for your mother's good guy, you have really become sensible... Okay, it's getting late. You and Jingnv take a break and after half an hour, you will go to the northern house to have dinner together."
After reminding his son, Zhou took the two maids away.
Half an hour later, Zhao Yu took Jingnu to the northern house in the mansion for dinner. After all, it was a regular meal at night, and the whole family would gather together to have dinner. The only difference from the past is that since yesterday, Jingnu has sat next to Zhou and had dinner with Zhao Yu's family.
When the Marquis of Luyang Township saw it yesterday, he didn't say anything. Obviously, he had already known about his wife's arrangements.
It is worth mentioning that when Zhao Yu saw his father that night, he was surprised to find that there were a few red lines on his father's neck. He asked curiously: "Dad, what's wrong with your neck?"
Hearing this, Jingnv was surprised to find that the corner of her mouth, who was sitting next to her, was inexplicably raised, but the Luyang Township Hou in front of Zhao Yu seemed to be a little angry and angry, and scolded with a stern face: "Don't you understand the principle of not talking about food? Don't you be allowed to speak when you eat!"
With such a strict father, even if the whole family gathered together to eat, he rarely had any communication. Zhao Yu's brother Zhao Yin even ate quickly. He took a few bites of rice randomly and said goodbye to his parents on the pretext of going back to the house to read a book.
Looking at the brother's back as if he was leaving, Zhao Yu secretly bet in his heart that this brother was eating so fast, it was definitely not to go back to the house to read books as soon as possible.
When his brother Zhao Yin left, he gave his younger brother Zhao Yu a look of "I'll leave first, you can do it yourself."
After dinner, the Marquis of Luyang Township went to his study. Zhou kept Zhao Yu and Jingnu chatting for a while, and it was not until around the Xu hour that he sent Zhao Yu and Jingnu back to the house to rest.
It is worth mentioning that before Zhao Yu and Jingnu were about to say goodbye to Zhou and went back to bed, Zhou pulled Jingnu aside and whispered a few words to Jingnu, which made Jingnu blush.
Although Zhao Yu did not deliberately eavesdrop, he still vaguely heard a few words such as "You are still young", "Don't let that child do whatever he wants", "Sooner or later", etc.
Zhao Yu was not stupid. After thinking about it, he guessed the rough idea. He was speechless and thought to himself: It would be better to pretend that he didn't hear it.
In ancient times, there were not many attractive things. Ordinary families should fall asleep around the hour of Xu. However, when they passed by their brother Zhao Yin's house, Zhao Yu saw that the candles were still lit in the house. He didn't know if Zhao Yin was still reading a book with a lamp at this moment.
Mostly, this young master in the mansion is really working hard in learning and has set a good example for his younger brother.
But unfortunately, neither Zhao Yu nor Zhao Yu at this moment regarded this brother who studied hard as a role model at all.
Look at the candlelight printed on the window, Zhao Yu returned to his house without hesitation and prepared to go to bed.
Strictly speaking, there is nothing to say about two children about ten years old sleeping on the same bed, but Zhao Yu and Jingnu still feel a little embarrassed and shy.
Zhao Yu is because he is mentally older, while Jingnv is purely because of precocious puberty. In this era, it is not rare for ordinary daughters to get married at this age.
"Young Master, you...you first..."
Pointing to the bed, the quiet girl said with a blushing face. At the end of the day, she explained the reason why she slept outside the bed: it was convenient for Zhao Yu to call her at night, such as blowing up the lights, closing the windows, etc.
Zhao Yu didn't think much about it, took off his coat and lay on the bed.
After a while, the quiet girl blew out the candle, then took off her coat sparsely and crawled onto the bed.
The two of them were each wrapped in a bedding.
Maybe it was because of embarrassment that neither of them spoke.
But to be honest, Zhao Yu didn't think that there would be any beauty for two little guys to sleep together. Compared to this, he cared more about his future. Who made the witch who was nagging did not have the real ability to drive him, the "evil spirit" back to his original world?
And does this mean that he can only continue to replace the original owner of this body?
To be fair, there is nothing wrong with accepting all this. You see, there is the gentle and doting mother Zhou, the father of Luyang Township, Zhao Jing, who is strict but has a lot of affection, Zhao Yin, the elder brother who still wins on his younger brother despite lacking communication on weekdays, and the concubine Jingniao who is lying beside the bed at this moment, who is like a child bride in the future.
Compared to being lonely and unclothed in the previous life, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?
With his hands on his pillow, Zhao Yu couldn't think of any dissatisfaction.
Chapter completed!