urge Zhao to marry

Chapter 259 Lantern Festival 1
Mu Zhaozhao comforted her in a low voice: "Don't worry, you won't be able to eat hot tofu in a hurry."

"The main reason is that I have to think of a good idea first. Otherwise, if I rashly say to let you get together, Qing's family will be wary of me instead. Isn't this just trying to scare the snake away?"

"Then I'll wait for the good news from the concubine." Wen Huitian naturally understands that it is not so easy for him to think about getting married, otherwise he would not put down his face and ask her for help.

"It's not convenient for me to go out now, so I beg your concubine to take more trouble."

"Your Majesty Concubine has a large number, so that the Crown Prince can fall in love with you."

"The concubine Shizi will have both children and daughters in the future, and she will be in love with the son until the end of life."

Mu Zhaozhao was a little surprised, he didn't expect her to talk to him in such a low voice.

It's not a bad feeling to be flattered by a former lady.

Mu Zhaozhao felt a little drifting, and she still wanted to chat with her, but she didn't expect her to stay away from him as if she had encountered a plague god.

Mu Zhaozhao: The speed of crossing the river and tearing down the bridge is really fast.

Isn't she afraid that she is in a bad mood and doesn't want to bother to help?

However, she saw her lowering her eyebrows and sitting down on the armchair next to Mrs. Qing, with one hand on her stomach.

Mu Zhaozhao instantly understood that Qing's family hadn't known about her childlessness.

They put up with her for the sake of the 'child' in her belly.

If he knew that she had no child, it would be a trivial matter to rub her, so he would continue to pretend to be pregnant.

Thinking about it this way, she is really having a hard time now, so it's no wonder she dared not say anything more to herself.

But how to make them get together, she really has no idea now.

I just hope she can drag it on for a few more months.

At this moment, Mu Zhaozhao didn't know that the opportunity would come so soon.

I don't know, Wen Huitian only hoped that they could settle their affairs before Xia Tian.

The main reason is that in a few months, my stomach will be 'bulging'.

But in summer, when the clothes are thin, it's easy to expose your belly.

What she was worried about was that if Qing's family knew that she was not pregnant, she would die "accidentally".

Anyway, this short half a year is enough for them to accumulate enough reputation for 'treating' themselves, the daughter of a criminal minister, so that if they die in a 'lingering sick bed', they will not delay Qing Haohui's remarriage.

And he is not bad in writing, he has a good appearance, and he can still rely on the Xuanping Hou Mansion, so it is not impossible to marry another noble girl.

Even if it is impossible to marry a noble daughter, it is not difficult to marry a third-rank and fourth-rank daughter.

Therefore, for the sake of his own life, can Wen Huitian not be impatient?

Especially now that her treatment in Qing's family is getting worse and worse.

In fact, she made a mistake. Now that the old man of the Qing family was about to go to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures, the Qing family worried that the old man would die at an untimely time, so they privately used banned drugs to hang his life.

The main reason is that if Mrs. Qing is gone at this time, Qing Haohui, who is a grandson, will have to keep his filial piety for a year.

Then he can't take the imperial examination.

Old Master Qing didn't want to, and couldn't bear to delay his grandson, so he let his son quietly take his letter and go to a Taoist temple to ask for a few pills of longevity. '

The old man not only wanted his grandson to take the imperial examination, but also wanted to see his great-grandson born.

Even if this 'Shoushou Pill' made him unable to get up in bed, he slept more than he was awake every day, and could only rely on ginseng soup to continue his life, but his life was finally saved.

In fact, living like this is also very painful. I have to say that Mr. Qing is not only cruel to others, but also cruel to himself.

When the banquet started, everyone talked and laughed, and the several families got along with each other in a friendly manner.

Mu Zhaozhao sized up the old lady several times in private, and found that although the old lady maintained a superficial smile, the smile didn't reach her eyes at all.

And the delicious food was in front of her, but the old lady didn't move her chopsticks.

Qing Xiangying personally used serving chopsticks to pick up food for her, but she also declined with a smile, saying that she was greedy before and ate a few pieces of dim sum, but now she has no appetite.

Mu Zhaozhao felt that the old lady might be unable to eat because of something on her mind.

Several times, she caught sight of the eyes of the old lady and the second old lady, and it was the old lady who looked away first.

The men across the screen were much more lively than the women's relatives. From time to time, the men were talking and laughing, which made the old lady even more absent-minded after listening to it.

This made Mu Zhaozhao feel like a cat's paws were scratching him, and he wanted to shake the old lady's neck and ask, what did you do without telling us?
But she is also very stable.

Anyway, it didn't delay Mu Zhaozhao from eating a lot of delicious dishes.

I have to say that Qing Xiangying is also a person who really cares about face.

Regardless of whether it is difficult in the mansion, but when it comes to banquets, it is very generous, and the delicious dishes are really mouth-watering.

Even the bowls and plates are exquisite. The inside and outside of the blue and white glaze carved bowl with baby playing patterns are covered with blue and white glaze. A lot of silver.

In addition, whether it is grilled venison, braised lamb chops, ham and fresh bamboo shoot soup, steamed duck fermented in wine, rouge goose breast, and wind-marinated civet are all very good.

In this winter, the price of vegetables is ridiculously expensive, but there are several vegetables in this banquet.

Especially the stir-fried four flavors made of lentils, fungus, puffed tofu, and carrots are bright in color and refreshing in taste.

There are also vegetables such as honey yam, ghee eggplant, and emerald tofu, which also taste very good.

Even Mu Zhaozhao, who doesn't like to eat vegetables and has a very picky tongue, can't pick out the bones from the eggs.

I can only admit in my heart that today's banquet has cost Qing Xiangying a lot of thought.

Because it was so delicious, he was reluctant to put down his chopsticks. Anyway, in the end, she was a bit full.

She glanced at the table of good dishes, and there were still a lot left.

The main reason is that in order to maintain their light body, most of the female relatives just picked up a few chopsticks.

When they all put down their chopsticks and started talking, Mu Zhaozhao also put down his chopsticks with a bit of regret, and listened to their gossip about marrying daughters and daughters-in-law in different provinces.

The old lady was not in the mood to listen anymore, she was fidgeting because of the second old lady's stare, and said with a smile: "Today is the Lantern Festival, we elderly people are afraid of falling apart when we go out."

"But you young people are light-legged, so if you should go to see the lanterns, you should go to them; if you want to go around the street, you can go around, and you don't have to guard us old people."

After finishing speaking, he looked at his daughter-in-law again: "Xiangying, take your second aunt home for me, I want to go back and rest."

When Mu Zhaozhao heard this, he glanced at the old lady in surprise, no matter what she meant, he seemed to be chasing someone away.

She wondered in her heart: Why does the grandmother want to avoid the second old lady because she feels cheap?
"Hehe, it's still early." The second old lady stared at the old lady and smiled: "Old sister-in-law, I have a few words to say to you, shall I take you back? By the way, I can talk to you."

It's normal to say this.

Anyway, after the second old lady said this, no one suspected that something was wrong.

After all, they have been sisters-in-law for decades, and now that they are getting older, I am afraid that they want to talk about things that will happen a hundred years later, which is really not suitable for young people to listen to.

Today's Lantern Festival is a day when women's relatives can go out in an open and honest manner.

Even Qing Xiangying didn't take her mother-in-law's words to heart, instead she looked at Xuan Pinghou expectantly, hoping that he could accompany her to enjoy the lanterns.

Xuan Pinghou did not live up to her expectations, and said with a smile: "The private rooms in the Zhuangyuan Building are not easy to book, I just reserved two private rooms in the Yingke Residence next door, let's go outside together, shall we?"

After speaking, he looked at his eldest son eagerly: "You can also go around, even if you don't want to go to the street to join in the fun, you can still watch the fun in the private room."

It's sad to say it, because I and my eldest son haven't gone out to enjoy lanterns together for more than ten years.

That's why he asked for two private rooms on purpose, because he knew that the husband and wife were reserved in front of him, so he asked for two private rooms, so that they could feel more at ease.

Qin Mu's original excuse was that Zhaozhao was pregnant, so they stopped going out to join in the fun.

But now because Xuan Pinghou spoke first, it was not easy for him to say what he had prepared.

Fortunately, Mu Zhaozhao was clever and held his stomach: "Oh, I ate too much, and my stomach is a little full."

After finishing speaking, I felt that this excuse was a bit bad, and it was a bit sloppy.

Qing Xiangying sneered when she heard the words, but her tone was very gentle: "I wanted to talk about you before, you eat a lot."

Looking at Xuan Pinghou again, he explained: "However, some women like to eat and drink when they are pregnant. I am worried that if I say it, it is not good for her not to eat enough."

Mrs. Qing also smiled and echoed: "That's right, fortunately, they are all close relatives, otherwise people would think that your stutter is missing in the house."

Mu Zhaozhao was not happy to hear these words, and she weakly defended herself: "The main reason is that I am timid. We almost lost our lives in the Zhuangyuan Building during the Lantern Festival last year, which made me panic when I think about it now." .”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Qin Mu: "Cousin, why don't you go with father and the others? I'll just go back and lie down for a while."

But Qin Mu supported her nervously: "No need, I don't worry about you, I will accompany you back and let Dr. An go and show you."

After finishing speaking, Chong Xuanping waited for them to hold their fists together: "Thank you for your kindness, father. Today is the Lantern Festival. Everyone, go outside to enjoy the lanterns? We will excuse you first."

After finishing speaking, he carefully supported Mu Zhaozhao to go out, and he did not forget to tell the unknown woman beside him: "Go invite Dr. An to live in Shi'an."

In fact, not only did Qin Mu not get along very well with his brothers and sisters, but he was also relatively unfamiliar with his cousins. What's more, he is now in an important position, and he is often by the emperor's side, whether it is in actions or in words and demeanor. In the meantime, he was a little more dignified, making his cousins ​​see him like a mouse seeing a cat.

Therefore, Qin Mu didn't go, and everyone was not affected at all. Instead, they happily talked about the lively scene on the street.

(End of this chapter)