Foster son and husband

Chapter 199
Xu Junying didn't follow, Meimei sat at the pineapple carved round table in the inner room, and didn't even know when he would leave. Heng'er's noise disappeared, and Cuixi came in and said softly:

"Master Hou asked the nanny to hold Brother Heng and went to the Hou Mansion together. Cuisi wanted to follow. Master Hou said: There is Xia Lian over there, no need!"

"Can you pack Heng'er's change of clothes and take it with you?"

"Cui Lian made a burden, only brought two sets, and a few extra pairs of pants... Lord Hou said, he will come back early in the evening!"

Meimei breathed a sigh of relief, but said: "It's the same wherever you live, and Heng'er is getting older, so I don't worry about where I live!"

Cuixi peeked at her, thinking: You speak lightly!Mother and son are connected, if Heng'er doesn't come back, I'm afraid that a sleepy person like her won't be able to fall asleep tonight!
Meimei thought of something, and asked Cuixi: "Didn't the sixth master come here last time? He came to announce the good news to me personally and thanked me for his success. He said that it was the credit that I gave him the Zijin Inkstone. At that time, the master was not at home. I asked you and Cui Lian to prepare a congratulatory gift, but Lord Hou just now blamed me for not congratulating his sixth younger brother on being promoted, which is really strange, why didn't the sixth brother tell his brother about it? Instead, I was blamed!"

Cuixi said: "The congratulatory gifts I prepared together with Cui Lian were gifts from the palace. According to the young lady's wishes, I chose the most expensive ones. I think the Sixth Lord was busy with too many parties after being elected. Forget it, there are some!"

Suddenly seeing Cui Lian rushing in, panicked and almost bumped into an embroidered tree, Cui Xi wondered: "What's the matter? It's not Cui Si, she doesn't even look when she walks!"

Cui Lian's face was pale: "Cui Si is in the garden ahead, she knelt on the side of the road, and was slapped... I was just about to walk over, but I didn't let them see, and ran back!"

Meimei was stunned: "Cui Lian, what are you talking about? This is our family, and even Lord Hou won't touch you guys at will, who dares to be so bold?"

Cui Lian's eyes turned red: "Young Madam...Young Madam, hurry up and get ready to go out, the old lady is here! There are also a few old ladies of the same age who are not recognized by the servants and servants. On the same level, if it is the wife of the clan or other honorable family, the young lady will not be able to cure her anger for a while, so she has to talk to the old lady carefully..."

Cuixi understood Cui Lian's meaning, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Meimei: "Come in like this quietly, and don't let the housekeeper pass the news, the old lady is here to make trouble on purpose! Young madam, hurry up Once you put on your makeup, you must never contradict her. You can only respectfully follow her as much as possible and coax her for a while. There is a hundred battles at the door. He must have gone back to the marquis. The old lady came to the door How can Lord Hou rest assured? He will come back quickly—— Cui Lian, you just asked someone to ask Bai Zhan, but did you call Master Hou?"

Cui Lian looked at Mei Mei, and suddenly approached, with her hands restless, messing with her hair, while saying: "I've asked someone to ask, I guess I'll be back by now!"

Meimei pushed her away: "Cui Lian, what are you doing?"

Cui Lian said: "Young Madam is the one who contradicts the old lady. I heard that the old lady is the one who bears grudges the most. I'm afraid it won't work if you say good things to coax her. Now the young lady is only a patient, and she has to pretend to be weak..."

Meimei was angry and laughed, but there was nothing she could do. It seemed that there was no better way at the moment: "Damn girl, you have more ideas!"

Just as he was talking, the voices of the servants came from the yard, obviously Cui Lian had confessed, shouting: "The old lady is here! The servants have seen the old lady!"

The old lady Xu stood in the yard with a cold face, with her right hand leaning on the vajra wood crutch that Xu Junying brought back from the palace and a gift from the emperor, her left hand was supported by Ruixue, panting slightly, her eyes stared at the door of the upper room .On the left side of her is Mrs. Fang from the Changle Hou Mansion, on the right are Mrs. Chen from the Anyuan Hou Mansion, and Mrs. Liang from the Changxing Hou Mansion. Four elders of the same rank, the same age in their 60s, On weekdays, because of eating fast and chanting Buddha on time, going to temples to recite scriptures and listen to the altar preaching by the master, they all meet together and have some contacts. Today, she invited three old ladies to Qingyage, the most famous jade shop in the east of the city, to choose Buddhist beads. , passed by the street in front of Cen’s house, and told the elders that grandson Xu Junying’s other courtyard is nearby, but I don’t know where it is. Mrs. Liang smiled and said: “I don’t know where my other courtyard is. What kind of grandmother are you still!"

After Mrs. Xu heard this, she ordered Mother Ji to send someone to find out the way, and then brought the old servants to come together, saying that she wanted to drink a cup of tea, take a break and then return.

But he didn't expect to come to the gate of Cen's house. The door didn't know the old lady, so he stopped him from entering. He wanted to report to the inside first, but was scolded by the old lady. The family members who followed him caught the door and couldn't help but say a few big mouths, old lady Chen said :

"Should be punished! My master doesn't know me, what kind of slave is this!"

Then came the butler, who was also slapped. Bai Zhan came out and saw the old lady. He was startled and hurriedly greeted him. When he was about to send a report, the old lady said: "I can't enter my own house, so replace the servant who guards the gate." What does it mean? Those who don’t know think my old lady is messing around! I’m going to report it now, who will I show it to? Whoever dares to go, I’ll break his leg!”

Bai Zhan didn't dare to move anymore, and let the old lady's group rush into the second gate, and he immediately rushed back to Master Hou.

It should be Cuisi's bad luck. When she came out, she met the old lady. She was almost in a dream, and she just stayed for a while. The old lady looked at Ji's mother coldly, and Ji's mother shouted: "No rules girl, Seeing the old lady, is it like this? Don't kneel down yet!"

Where did Cuisi dare to disobey, she quickly knelt down on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Slave please greet the old lady!"

Ji's mother said: "Give you a long memory, come here, and give her ten mouths!"

Immediately, a strong old woman came up, bowed left and right, and struck with a wave of her hands. Cui Lian who came after him saw it hiding behind the flowers, and ran back in fright.

Standing in the yard at this time, Mrs. Xu pointed to the door of the upper room, smiled wryly, and said to the old ladies in a low voice deliberately: "Look at my granddaughter-in-law, she sits comfortably without saying anything because of such a loud noise." Greeting grandma and guests...you can see it with your own eyes this time, it's not that I usually speak ill of my granddaughter-in-law, the girl from a small family, not to mention the rules, and she is rude and ignorant, she really can't stand on the stage! An Yuan There is still a young man in the Hou's mansion who is unmarried? Old sister, you have to be careful, don't marry such a person for your grandson... Our Hou's mansion is in such a mess, it is not good to marry a wife!"

The old lady Xu said without taking out her handkerchief, and raised her sleeves to wipe away her tears: "I am disheartened now, a good eldest grandson, who worked so hard to raise her, and just like this is a disaster for her! Living in one place, with one heart and one mind, and now they are all separated... separated!"

Mrs. Liang and Mrs. Fang felt sad for Mrs. Xu when they saw her like this, and hurriedly comforted her: "Don't cry, don't cry, we are getting older, and we don't know how many days we can live. Don't be so idle, let's take it easy." If you don’t, you won’t see anything!”

Old Mrs. Chen became more angry, and seeing that there was no movement in the upper room, she couldn't hold back: "What kind of granddaughter-in-law is this! The old grandmother doesn't welcome her when she comes, wait for me to go and see her!"

Let the maid help her, and just about to go forward, she heard an exclamation from the door of the room: "Young madam! Slow down, young madam!"

The old ladies were taken aback, and looked up together, only to see Meimei walk out the door with disheveled hair, pale complexion, staggering drunkenly, with the support of Cuixi and Cui Lian, Cuixi was still shouting:

"Young madam, young madam, are you okay? After being ill for so long, suddenly getting out of bed is like this, young madam can't hold on! The old madam is kind, knowing that young madam is not in good health, so she can't go far Welcome, I will not blame you!"

The old lady Xu stared blankly at Meimei swaying here and there, her whole body limp, she came to the front with the support of Cuixi and Cui Lian, knelt on the ground with a grunt, and kowtowed her head, her voice was as weak as if she was on the verge of dying. dead patient:

"Grand...granddaughter-in-law, please greet... grandma and... distinguished guests!"

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Fang was in a state of confusion. She didn't remember that she was sympathetic to Mrs. Xu. She hurriedly leaned over to help her: "My son! What are you doing out of bed when you're so sick? Girls Hurry back and lie down, the ground is cold, if you catch a cold carefully, your illness will get worse!"

Meimei just fell on the ground and couldn't get up. Just now Cuixi peeked out from the crack of the window secretly, and probably guessed that the status of those old ladies is not low. She was determined to destroy Meimei's reputation, deliberately caught Meimei's mistakes, exaggerated them, and then spread them through these famous old ladies, and Meimei's reputation as a villain in Beijing If the word spread, not only would I be rejected and despised by the noble ladies, but my natal family behind me, Qin Boqing who had just won the first prize, and Heng'er who was growing up would all be affected.

Memes couldn't help but get angry because of this, it was really tiring to have a grudge with this old lady, she insisted on refusing to let her go, she didn't want to pay attention to it, she thought about what the queen said, and thought that she could stay here, it was hard to fly Now, I gritted my teeth and made up my mind: fight with these people!Hanging around and fooling around, intrigue, right?Let's see who is tougher than whom!

Immediately adopted Cui Lian's idea, I feel that pretending to be sick is the most reliable way, and you don't need to bother to talk too much, just pretend to be pitiful, pretend to be weak, can you eat me?

Mrs. Chen looked suspiciously at Mrs. Xu, and then at Meimei: "Oh! My daughter-in-law is so ill, how dare you avoid this hospital to recuperate?"

Cuixi and Cui Lian followed Meimei and knelt down on the ground, supporting Meimei from left to right. Cuixi kowtowed to the old ladies while crying, and said:
"Slave servant Cuixi, please greet the old lady and distinguished guests: Our young lady has been alive since she died of illness a few years ago. There is a lotus pond in it, the water is heavy, and it will never get better. The doctor said that the young lady has a lung disease that is easy to pass on to others, and she needs to move to a remote yard in Dangyang to raise her. It is not suitable to see too many people, so as not to hurt others Sick, the young lady thought that there are many relatives in the Houfu, and the whole family should not suffer, so she went to the other courtyard and lived there for two months. After a few days of recovery, she went to the street to buy some embroidery. Who wants to come back? Then he fell ill again, hired a doctor, took a lot of medicine, but didn't get better, he was in bed all day long, just woke up to take medicine, and heard the servant woman in the yard report that the old lady had come, and he struggled to get out of bed, talking for a long time I can’t go back to pay my respects, and I’m bothering the old lady to come and see if it’s not in compliance with the rules and etiquette, so I’m just holding on..."

　Second watch. . . . . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)