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Chapter 556: Naive and childish, easy to bully [Thank you! Goodbye! 43K more to go]

Looking at her silly-smiling daughter, Madam Chai smiled and stroked Chai Zhengzheng's hair, saying, "How could Jing'er be like this? Of course he's happy!"

Chai Zhengzheng thought for a moment and smiled: "Mother is right."

After saying that, Chai Zhengzheng rolled his eyes and looked straight at his mother.

Mrs. Chai, who was in tune with her daughter, looked at her daughter's eyes, glared at Chai Zhengzheng with some anger, and said, "Why, do you want to go and give a gift to Madam Sun?"

Chai Zhengzheng pursed his lips and nodded, then reached out to hold Madam Chai's hand and said, "Mother, our family has been indebted to the Xu family for many times, and Madam Sun is a little old, so we should send her some nourishing things!"

Madam Chai looked at Chai Zhengzheng unhappily. After pulling her hand out of her daughter's palm, she tapped Chai Zhengzheng's forehead and said, "The Xu family is a marquis' family. How could they lack good things to nourish the body?"

"Besides, Madam Sun is already a little embarrassed for being pregnant at such an old age. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for you to rush to deliver the gifts?"

Listening to his mother's words, Chai Zhengzheng frowned slightly, thought for a moment, sighed, and said, "Mother is right."

"Ah."

Mrs. Chai stood up with a smile, picked up the hand warmer from the side and walked out.

After walking two steps, Mrs. Chai stopped and looked back at Chai Zhengzheng.

Mrs. Chai's personal housekeeper also stopped.

Chai Zhengzheng looked at his mother who turned back: "?"

Mrs. Chai thought for a moment, smiled, and continued walking out.

Out of the house,

Sniffing the cool air, the personal nanny beside him looked at Madam Chai and whispered, "Madam, did you want to say something to the young lady just now?"

Madam Chai walked and looked at the scenery in Qiu Sheng Garden and said:
"Well, I want to tell Zheng'er that since Madam Sun is pregnant, any wedding banquets or gatherings in the capital will most likely be attended by the two daughters-in-law of the Xu family. If you meet them in the future, you can let Zheng'er interact with them more."

"But then I thought again, there is no clue about the relationship between Zheng'er and Xu Jia Wulang at the moment, let Zheng'er get too close to me..."

Mrs. Chai shook her head: "It won't do her any good."

The personal nurse beside her nodded repeatedly: "Madam, you have thought it through! With the family background of our Chai family, as long as the news is spread, there will be countless good men in the capital lining up to beg to marry the third lady."

Mrs. Chai smiled and nodded, but sighed in her heart.

Not to mention that his own girl is now secretly in love with him, Xu Zaijing is the legitimate son of the Marquis's mansion, he is both a civil and a martial artist, and he has a relationship with the emperor and the princes.

Once Lady Xu Hou opened her mouth, there would be many noble ladies who would go to the Xu family to propose marriage!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Chai walked out of the yard.

The last hour of Si (after 11:00 a.m.)

Inside the West Water Gate,

Zhu Zhai,

There was a banquet in the main hall in the backyard.

Zhu Qinghu, with a smile on his face, sat at the table inside the house with his two cousins ​​Zaijing and Zai Zhang.

"Come on, let's have another drink, brothers." Zhu Qinghu said, holding up his glass.

After Xu Zaijing picked up the wine glass, he glanced at the screen beside him. Just as he was about to clink glasses with his cousin, he saw the person coming out from behind the screen.

"Hey! Sister-in-law, why are you here?"

Xu Zaijing immediately put down his wine glass, stood up and took a step forward, taking the dishes from Ni Qiqiu, who was pregnant.

"I'm sorry for not hosting you well enough since I'm pregnant, Sanlang and Wulang, please don't be offended!" Ni Qi Qiu said with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, you are serious!"

Zai Zhang also stood up and said with a smile.

Zhu Qinghu had already walked up to Ni Qiqiu and said in a somewhat reproachful tone, "Why did you come out? The maid didn't even know how to stop you."

Ni Qiqiu looked at her husband who was worried and said with a smile: "It's okay, there's still some time before the baby is born!"

Then he looked at Xu Zaijing and the other man and waved his hands, saying, "Sit down! Sit down! Sir, please leave me alone! Continue drinking with your cousins."

Zhu Qinghu looked at the maid who came forward to help him, then he let go of her hand and said, "Well, go slowly when you go back."

The maid bowed and said, "Yes, my lord!"

After Ni Qi Qiu supported his waist, turned around and walked behind the screen with the maid, Xu Zaijing and the others sat down again.

"Sister-in-law is too polite."

Xu Zaijing said.

Zhu Qinghu smiled and said, "She is still restless even with her big belly. She keeps walking around. I am so worried when I see her big belly."

Zai Zhang nodded in understanding, "When Hua Lan was pregnant with Zhong Er, I was also worried."

As they talked, the three cousins ​​continued to drink and eat.

"Has the marriage of the cousin of the Fang family of Lijingmen been decided?" Zhu Qinghu asked, looking at Zai Zhang while holding his chopsticks.
Zai Zhang nodded: "My uncle told us when we went to Fang's house yesterday."

Zhu Qinghu took a bite of the dish and said with a thoughtful look in his eyes: "Is the Huang family of Shoushanbo of Lijingmen also nearby?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "That's right, cousin! The Fang family and the Huang family are not far away. My third brother and I even went to pay New Year's greetings to the Shoushan Earl and his wife."

Zhu Qinghu nodded and said, "The Huang family's kid is pretty good. Many of the comrades who came to pay New Year's greetings these past two days have talked about him."

After that, Zhu Qinghu poured himself a glass of wine and said, "Did my uncle tell you about the end of the month?"

Xu Zaijing and his brother looked at each other and nodded, "Yes, my father said that he would leave for the camp after the Lantern Festival just in case."

"Not bad!" Zhu Qinghu picked up the wine pot and filled Zai Zhang and Xu Zai Jing with wine, and said, "After I leave Beijing, my family will still rely on my brothers to take care of it."

"What are you talking about, cousin!" Xu Zaijing frowned and held up the wine glass and said, "You should be fined three glasses of wine!"

Zai Zhang nodded in agreement: "Taking care of the family is the responsibility of the younger brothers. What my cousin said deserves a drink."

"Great!" Zhu Qinghu raised his glass with a smile.

It was said to be a penalty drink, so Xu Zaijing and Zai Zhang also drank three cups.

After drinking three cups, Zhu Qinghu said, "Your sister-in-law is almost due. Let's ask Doctor Ren to go to the Marquis' Mansion to take care of her in two days."

Xu Zaijing nodded heavily and said, "My cousin is right. Mother is about this age."

The three cousins ​​ate and drank, and the Zhu family had no relatives in Bian Jing who needed Xu Zaijing and his companions to visit for the New Year, so around 3 p.m., Xu Zaijing, Zai Zhang and his two sisters-in-law returned to Quyuan Street.

Youshi (around 6pm)
The sky was already dark, there was no moon in the night sky, only twinkling stars.

Outside the West Water Gate,

Xiaoya Lane,
Ni's House,

In the main bedroom,
Ni Tengyue, the eldest son of the Ni family, sat behind the table holding a brush, looking at Xiaodie, who was pregnant, in the candlelight with surprised eyes, and said, "Madam, you actually know this allusion?"

Xiaodie held the needle and thread in her hand and said with a proud smile: "Of course I know. She told me about it once before when I was with my mother."

Ni Tengyue smiled and nodded, saying, "This young lady has a wide range of knowledge. Madam, light and darkness hurt your eyes. You can sew clothes for your younger brothers and sisters tomorrow!"

Xiaodie shook her head and said, "Sir, it's okay! I can sew this kind of work with my eyes closed."

Looking at Xiaodie who was looking up and talking to him while sewing non-stop, Ni Tengyue smiled and nodded.

"Sir, I heard you say that several of Li's classmates have their favorite folding fans. I was thinking of finding a piece of good material and sewing one in a couple of days."

Before I finished speaking,

"Dang, dang, dang!" The sound of knocking on the Ni family's door was heard.

After the couple looked at each other, Ni Tengyue picked up his clothes and walked out, shouting, "I heard it! I'm coming!"

Xiaodie followed a few steps and said, "Sir, is it my sister?"

Hearing this, Ni Tengyue walked faster.

Soon, in the darkness of night, the four members of the Ni family got on the carriage together and headed towards the inner city.

Stars shift,

the next day,
Early in the morning, the sky brightened,
Xu Zaijing, who had already finished his exercise, was having breakfast in his mother Sun's courtyard.

After these two days, Sun's mentality has been adjusted well, and she no longer has the embarrassment and shyness she had when she first found out. Even Xu Xingdai and Xu Xingzhong have become much more sensible, and they tiptoe around their grandmother and dare not mess around.

However, Xu Minghua, Marquis of Yongyi, would still giggle foolishly from time to time, causing Sun to glare at him from time to time.

In other families, it is the mother-in-law who takes care of her daughter-in-law during the confinement period. Xie and Hualan, who might have to take care of their mother-in-law during the confinement period in the future, did not dare to say anything when they saw their mother-in-law glaring at their father-in-law.

Xu Zaijing put down his chopsticks, leaned over to take the towel from Hua Xiang's hand, wiped his mouth, and was about to speak.

Behind the large screen, the cotton curtain was lifted by the maid, and Hualan's close mother Cuichan ducked and walked in through the curtain.

After smiling and bowing to everyone in the hall, he said, "My Lord, Madam, great news! Our relative Zhu family had a baby boy last night!"

"what?"

"what?"

Everyone in the hall looked surprised.

Xu Zaijing and Zai Zhang looked at each other and said, "Yesterday, my cousin's wife said she would give birth on a certain date. Now..."

Sun smiled and said, "It's a boy! Good, very good!"

Xu Minghua of Yongyi Marquis Mansion nodded and said, "In this case, my elder sister can finally put her worries to rest."

Sun smiled and glanced at Mother Zhu who was standing beside her. Mother Zhu understood what she meant and said to Cui Chan, "Cui Chan, let's go and give the visitors some money."

"Hey!"

Cuichan responded with a smile.

The beginning of the Si hour (after 9:00 a.m.)

Nanjiangtang Lane, Rong’s House, Huixueyuan.

Mrs. Rongxian's wife, Dou, looked at her beautiful sister-in-law Rong Feiyan who was sitting in front of her, with some envy and jealousy in her eyes.

The wife of Marquis Fuchang is not a very nice person, but the children she gave birth to are all prettier than the last.

Although Madam Dou was born in the Duke's Mansion, she had an ordinary appearance and had never experienced the admiration of others since childhood. When she saw the appearance of Rong Feiyan when she raised her head, she was naturally envious.

Rong Feiyan looked at Dou in front of her with a smile and asked in a surprised tone: "Sister-in-law, what did you say?"

Dou, who was shaken by Rong Feiyan's smile, came to her senses and said, "Well, sister, I mean, the master doesn't have any concubines in Bozhou, right?"

Rong Feiyan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, why are you asking this? How could my brother have a concubine?"

Dou forced a smile and said, "Today, the master said that an old friend from Bozhou came to Bianjing, and he asked for 500 strings of silver as travel expenses."

Hearing this, Rong Feiyan put away her smile, frowned and thought for a while, then said, "There is an old friend of my family in Bozhou, and I think his surname is Hua."

Dou heaved a sigh of relief and nodded, "Oh, that's good! That's good!"

Rong Feiyan rolled her eyes and continued, "But how could it cost 500 strings of silver to come to Bianjing from Bozhou?"

Dou quickly replied, "The master said he wanted to buy a good horse for his old friend, so he can come faster."

"Oh." Looking at the pregnant Dou, Rong Feiyan said "oh" without comment.

The aunt and sister-in-law talked some more, and then Dou stood up and said goodbye.

After leaving the house and walking on the corridor, Dou turned around and waved to Rong Feiyan who was seeing someone off. Then, she held the arm of her personal maid and walked towards her own courtyard.

On the way, Dou took a deep breath and said, "My sister-in-law is so pretty. I wonder which family's young master she will marry in the future."

"Miss, I heard that several dukes and marquises want to marry Miss Feiyan!"

Dou shook her head and laughed, "Those drunkards are not worthy of the attention of Concubine Rong in the palace."

The maid glanced at Dou and said, "Miss, when we returned to the Fuguogong Mansion two days ago, there was something you may not know."

Dou: "Well? If you have anything to say, just tell me."

"Yes, young lady! I heard that the Duke's wife wanted to arrange a marriage for our third young lady with the third son of the Duke Lu family, but it didn't work out."

"After asking someone, I found out that Lu Sanlang has always admired Miss Feiyan and refused to agree no matter what."

Dou thought for a moment and asked, "Lu Sanlang?"

"Humph!"

Dou snorted coldly with a straight face, saying, "He is also a good-for-nothing."

After walking a few more steps, Dou said to herself, "Ah! My sister-in-law's monthly allowance is too much. I must find a way to marry her off as soon as possible!"

The personal maid at the side whispered, "Madam, half of Miss Feiyan's monthly allowance comes from the money from the manor and shop awarded by Concubine Rong, and it does not come from the public expenses of the Marquis's Mansion."

Dou glanced at her personal maid and said, "Lingse, those manors and shops were given to the Rong family by Concubine Rong, not to my sister-in-law."

Taking her eyes off the bowed maid, Dou touched her belly and said, "In other words, it's a reward for the child in my belly! I can't let her waste my child's things like this."

The maid Lingse nodded repeatedly and said, "Madam is right! But if Miss Feiyan gets married, she will have to bring a lot of dowry. When the time comes..."

Dou thought for a moment, lowered her head and touched her belly, and said, "When the baby comes out, I will find a way to get as much as I can."

The maid Lingse glanced at Dou and said, "But, Madam, will the prince and the marquis agree?"

Dou sneered, "Why can't I agree to this? I'm doing this for the good of the Rong family! And for the future of the Rong family!"

As she spoke, Dou touched her belly again and continued walking towards her courtyard.

In fact, Dou had another thought in her heart: "It would be great if this sister-in-law was no longer around, so I could save a lot of dowry!"

Dou was three years older than Rong Feiyan. When she was a girl in the boudoir, she participated in the elegant gatherings among the noble ladies in Bianjing and saw the limelight of her favorite sister Rong Feiyan.

If it was just the limelight, it would be fine, but Rong Feiyan has been very outstanding since she was a child, with a very beautiful white face, a slightly raised delicate chin, and a slender and graceful neck, making Rong Feiyan look like a proud swan. When she looks at people, her eyes have a kind of arrogant and cold air that keeps people away from her.

It was true that Dou liked the handsome Rong Xian! Moreover, when she first married into the Rong family, Dou was always afraid of the cold and arrogant. The housekeeper's sister-in-law took care of the housework, and she herself was embarrassed, treated harshly, and ridiculed.

but!

Dou had not expected that Rong Feiyan was proud and cold outside, but extremely gentle and easy to talk to at home, and even the power of housekeeper was handed over to her at the first opportunity!
The words "naive, childish and easy to bully" were almost written on Rong Feiyan's forehead.

Dou got pregnant again soon after her marriage!

The occurrence of these situations gradually changed Dou's mentality.

After all, Dou came from the noble Fuguo Mansion, and she looked down on the Rong family.

The contrast between Rong Feiyan's inner and outer appearance made Dou feel that "you, Rong Feiyan, are just so-so, you just have a good appearance."

Dou couldn't help but smile as she imagined Rong Feiyan's unhappy marriage in the future and her crying return to her parents' home.

"I'm really curious, how will she beg me and my husband when she cries?"

A faint thought passed through Dou's mind.

After a few days,
Hebei East Road,

Bozhou City,

In a residential courtyard,

in the sun,
The horse with messy fur was eating the grass in the trough.

There was a strong and handsome young man who was concentrating on tying feathers on a long arrow.

After tying him for a while, the young man put his hands to his mouth to warm them.

At this time,

Someone was standing at the gate. After looking into the somewhat shabby courtyard, he hesitantly shouted, "Is this the residence of the Huaya Prison?"

The young man looked up and nodded, saying, "Brother, my family cannot bear the title of a mansion! I wonder what you want from Hua Ya Jian?"

The courier bowed and said, "There is a letter from the Fuchang Marquis' Mansion in Bianjing, signed by Hua Rong, the prison guard."

The young man put down the arrow, grabbed his purse, stood up, and said, "I am Hua Rong! Fuchang Marquis Mansion?"

As he spoke, Hua Rong walked quickly forward, took out a few dozen coins from his purse and handed them to the courier as a reward. Then, amid the courier's thanks, he opened the bamboo tube.

(End of this chapter)