Sorry, My Wife Has a Hole in Her Brain Chapter 21 Part 2

The next day, Su Wenqing went to the appointment as scheduled.

The Xie family was worthy of occupying the first place among the five great families. Their gate alone was twice as big as that of the Su Mansion. It was made of the finest nanmu wood, and a black plaque with the words "Xie Mansion" hung on the top.

Su Wenqing followed the maid leading her to the inner courtyard with her head lowered.

The garden scenery and architectural style of the inner courtyard were quite different from those of the main gate. At first glance, one could tell from the gate of Xie Mansion that it was the residence of a high-ranking official. The entire gate looked solemn and majestic, while the inner courtyard was very elegant, with waterside pavilions, winding corridors, and pavilions under the wisteria trees. Every blade of grass and every tree looked elegant, and every brick and tile were exquisite.

Su Wenqing recalled the scene when he first saw Xie Shian at the Spring Banquet. A man and a pigeon were standing under a thousand-year-old crape myrtle tree. His light blue wide-sleeved brocade casual clothes were blown by the east wind, adding color to the scenery. He looked gorgeous but not expensive, elegant but not vulgar. His style was not much different from the style there.

"Miss Su, this way please."

Su Wenqing took a deep breath, and after thickening her face, she followed the maid into the main hall. She put on a gentle attitude, bowed her head and said, "Greetings, Madam Xie."

"Please sit down," Madam Xie, Liang Yun's voice was very soft, like the breeze in the valley, very comfortable to listen to, "This is the new buds of Longjing tea, try it and see if it suits your taste."

Su Wenqing took the opportunity to look at Madam Xie a few times while she was talking. Madam Xie maintained her beauty very well. Apart from the slight crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, there was no sign of aging. Her temperament was elegant and dignified, yet there was a kind of charm that people get as they aged.
But... what the hell was that flash of excitement in her eyes??? Is she excited because she finally got a chance to help his son drive away a white lotus???

*White lotus: someone whose appearance looks pure, but is the opposite inside

Su Wenqing silently took a sip of the tea. With such a good temperament, she would scold her in a roundabout way, so it shouldn't be too harsh, right?

Madam Xie, Liang Yun, sized up Su Wenqing inconspicuously. She smiled and said, "Actually, I specially invited you here this time because I have an unreasonable request."

Here it comes, the rich lady sees through the white lotus’ true nature and forces her to leave her son.

Su Wenqing lowered her head and held the teacup, her eyes rolling around. She waited for a long time but there was no next word. She wondered why Madam Xie took a deep breath after saying that. It made her so anxious.

Su Wenqing reacted after some time had passed. She quickly put down the teacup and said sincerely, "Madam, please tell me, as long as I can do it, I will definitely help."

It’s just a small matter of leaving your son, don’t be embarrassed, come on, throw money at me!

Liang Yun deliberately breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. "The other day, Jin Wangfei held a spring banquet at Beishan. I heard that Miss Su also attended?"

I won’t move unless the enemy does. Su Wenqing nodded and smiled, intending to wait slowly for Madam Xie to get to the point.

Liang Yun coughed a few times while holding the silk handkerchief, pretending to be weak and said, "You should have heard about my health condition. I am bedridden all day long. I am just delaying my end one day at a time."

Su Wenqing nodded and blinked sincerely, waiting for what was to come.

Liang Yun said: "The Spring Banquet is held once a year. I wanted to attend it, but my body can't stand the fatigue of the journey."

Su Wenqing continued to nod sincerely.

Liang Yun said: "During the drinking game at the Spring Banquet, there is a painting of a peony by Miss Su, which is 'the most beautiful among all the flowers'."

Su Wenqing: ?? Wait, not to mention how those three peonies which were there just to make up the numbers became the most beautiful among all the flowers. Why does the direction of this conversation feel a bit wrong?

Liang Yun said: "I have heard people talking about it and I admire it very much. I just regret that I was not there at the time and could not see the original work. I wonder if Miss Su can draw me another one so that I can see this innovative method?"

Su Wenqing:??

???

????? ????? ???

She only had money and love in her mind. She was the embodiment of the word salty from the term“salted fish”, she was not even worthy of the word fish...

Salted fish: Originally a Cantonese slang term for a dead body. A person who has given up the rat race (has no ambition and doesn’t strive for anything), has all the limpness of a corpse are also known as “salted fish” (咸鱼 xián yú)

Liang Yun's eyes were filled with melancholy. "I know this request is a bit difficult, if you don't want to..."

"No, no, no," Su Wenqing wiped her face, "It's just a small matter, Madam Xie is too polite."

Liang Yun's melancholy and morbid expression disappeared immediately after hearing this. "Someone, bring up the prepared paper and ink."

Su Wenqing: ...What frail and sickly? What bedridden? They are just excuses to refuse attending social events.

Liang Yun also realized that she might have exposed herself a little. She covered her lips and coughed lightly, explaining, "I am currently editing a book. I have tried various ways to draw the peony for the illustrations, but I am not satisfied. When I heard that Miss Su has innovated a new way of drawing, I have been itching to try it. I hope Miss Su will not think that I am being abrupt."

Even if she put aside the fact that Madam Xie was Xie Shian's mother and she was someone who could not be offended, Su Wenqing had a very good impression of Madam Xie. Madam Xie had a temperament as elegant as an orchid, and she had a kind of wisdom that came from the accumulation of years, but her every frown and smile revealed a lot of childlike innocence. Su Wenqing felt very comfortable getting along with such a person.

Su Wenqing cleared her mind from the scenes of "the madam of a wealthy family forcing a little white lotus to leave her son" and adjusted her mindset in a second. She picked up the brush and started to paint while trying to clear Grandpa Bai Shi’s name. "There were too many people at the Spring Banquet that day, and I didn't know how to explain this on that kind of occasion. In fact, I saw this painting method by chance at a book stall, and I learned it because I thought it was interesting. It's not my own creation."

Liang Yun was slightly surprised when she heard this. She looked at Su Wenqing biting her thin lips and trying hard to perfect the appearance of her peony drawing. Suddenly, she understood why this little girl in front of her made her son look at her differently.

Yes, she admitted that she specially invited Su Wenqing to her house not only for the peony painting method, but also because she wanted to meet the object of the rumors about her son.

How could she not know her own son's character? The fact that he had jumped into the water to save her himself could perhaps be explained by the critical situation, but the fact that he had allowed the rumors that arose after the rescue to be left unaddressed was something worth pondering.

She didn't believe that her son would not understand the consequences of ignoring rumors about unmarried man and woman. Otherwise, how come she had never heard any gossip about her son with the ladies who often came to Xie Mansion in the name of bringing her supplements over the years?

What surprised her even more was that her son actually sent someone to investigate the little girl from the Su family. Regardless of the reason for the investigation, any sort of investigation must be to consider the future relationship between the two parties. If it was in the court, it would be a question of whether they would be enemies or friends, but here...

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