Foster son and husband

Chapter 259: Marriage
The small days of this month really don't come at the right time, many things need to be handled by Meimei personally, such as the banquets of the noble ladies, which cannot be refused, when the wife of Weiyuan Hou died, the noble ladies all came to express their condolences, favor One by one, only half of it has been paid so far. Most of the invitations I received this year were for birthday parties, and they were also for women who stayed at home for a long time and looked for opportunities to gather in private. Meimei could only be invited to go out and walk around. Under the host's kindness, he had to drink some wine, and the menstrual blood increased, making him very uncomfortable. When he returned home and told Cuixi in private, Xu Junying heard her and angrily blamed her for not taking care of herself. He needed to lie down to recuperate, so he was not allowed to get out of bed the next day, and asked Cuixi to take good care of him. He ate and drank on the bed, and he came back early after he left the court. He took Heng'er after lunch and took the official documents to read in the study. For three days in a row.

It wasn't until Meimei said that the old days were over, and she would be really sick if she was lying on the bed again, then she was willing to let her get out of bed, and said:

"I asked the imperial doctor, and he said that a woman's childhood is like confinement, but she can't be careless, she needs to rest and recuperate, to make up for it... I shouldn't have attended such a banquet. Wine is a blood-activating thing, and you dare to drink it You’ve lost so much blood, don’t you understand how pale your face is? Don’t do this again in the future!”

"I see, thank you for your concern!"

Meimei responded, complaining in her heart: What a fuss, what a woman does every month is also detoxification, okay?What's wrong with my face, I looked in the mirror when I was doing my makeup just now, it was pink, and I lay down to sleep after drinking chicken soup every day, it's strange if I don't become fat.

Two days later, Meimei checked the account books of the outside business, flipped through the account books of Cyclamen, opened her mouth into an O shape, and Cuixi on the side said uneasily:
"Master Hou said, don't let me tell you yet, wait for him to tell you himself!"

"You call him over!"

Xu Junying just came out of the study: "Who are you calling? Why is there no fruit to eat tonight? I want to eat two slices of pears."

Meimei stared at him and patted the account book: "Want to eat pears? I see that you two are about the same size!"

"How do you talk to Weifu?"

Xu Junying glanced at Cuixi, Cuixi blessed her body, bowed her head and stepped back.

"Look for yourself! There are hundreds of tables of free banquets here and there, but Lu Xiangfeng... how did you do it?"

"How to do it? Sign the note and write the word Xu Junying. Don't you say that it is silver? At first I only wrote ten sheets, but when I found out that they really used them, I wrote another ten or so more. Lu Xiangfeng is Your people still give me face, that's right, if Cuixi gives it to him, I'll give it to him!"

"Don't you want to give it?"

"If it annoys me, I won't give it, what? That one of my subordinates hasn't given up yet!"

Xu Junying smiled and leaned up to sit next to her, with one arm around her small waist: "If my ancestor knew that he gave me this name at the beginning, and later it would be used for this purpose, what do you think he would think? Will he be happy or angry? ? My wife used it for money to open a restaurant, and I used it to invite people to eat and drink!"

Meimei pouted: "You know how to be an officer, it's my fault!"

"You can settle accounts. When we come to eat with cyclists, you only pay for the cost of the food and drinks. We don't want to make a profit. If I give them money to eat in other restaurants, they will make money. That's called deficit!"

Meimei stretched out her hand: "The money for the food and drinks, as well as the commission for the waiters and masters, that's a lot of money, you give it to me!"

Xu Junying patted her hand: "Husband and wife talk about this, should we stay away?"

"Not far! I'm right here!"

The two were laughing crookedly on the couch, Mei Mei snuggled into Xu Junying's arms, and asked him: "Why do you want to pay your own money for rewarding your subordinates? Doesn't the emperor give it?"

Xu Junying kissed her pink earlobe lightly: "Give it! How can I do it if I don't? When I was at the border, I was in charge of military affairs in the Northeast. Alright, I need extra rewards. If the things I do want to be completed quickly and smoothly, I have to use money—in previous years, the emperor would distribute money to me from various places, and I just collected it when I was outside. Back in Beijing, under the watchful eyes of everyone, The account of the household department is clear, so it is not so convenient to withdraw and use silver, you have to pull it out, but you can’t wait for the things to be done, so so far, I have added more than 100 million taels of silver by myself!"

"So much! That's not a big loss? Also, where did you get so much private money?"

Meimei shrank her neck, Xu Junying chuckled: "If you have private money, I can have it too. There is always a way to get it, not just by stealing it! By the way, Meimei, how much money do you have now?"

"I won't tell you!" Meimei hid him with a smile: "I have to guard against house thieves..."

"I'm a house thief?" Xu Junying glared at her: "I'm your husband! Come here, I will take you into the bath for my husband!"

"No! You go first, I haven't finished reading it yet."

Meimei glanced at him guiltily, the two of them were crazy until midnight last night, and they woke up with sore body in the morning, she must have a good rest tonight, she can't play anymore.

But Xu Junying seemed to be looking into her heart, and approached her with a smile: "Let's take a bath, then sleep well, and do nothing!"

Meimei shook her head, and Xu Junying said, "Come here, and I'll tell you something about your money!"

"Cheat me, right? I don't believe it!"

"Don't believe it?"

Xu Junying and Meimei shook their heads: "The newly opened Hongtong Bank in the capital, you have 690 million taels of silver, as part of the money, go in!"

Meimei's eyes widened: "How do you know... this amount?"

Xu Junying laughed tremblingly: "What stock are you investing in? The treasurer of the money belongs to me! Thirty-six million nine million taels, it's considered entering the house!"

"Ah—no!" Meimei wailed, "I'll ask Lu Xiangfeng to withdraw tomorrow!"

"What are you going to do? It's so good, the whole family is about to enter the house! Okay, okay, what's yours is yours, and what's mine is yours, so you're right—come on, wash up and go to bed!" "

Meimei huddled in his arms, crying in her voice: "Lu Xiangfeng, idiot, why don't you inquire about it? I don't want to mix with you officials—the money is not all mine, there are also Li Qiuge and the others, there are many others of……"

"I know." Xu Junying coaxed her softly: "I won't let you suffer—what's the matter with being an official? You're still married to an official! Lu Xiangfeng is very discerning. Kung Fu, Shopkeeper Qian may not want him as a shareholder. Don't worry, Shopkeeper Qian is a genius, and you will surely make money!"

"You're a liar! You've run out of money—Treasurer Qian is a master of deceit, coaxing Lu Xiangfeng to buy shares, you are empty-handed white wolves... woo woo woo... scoundrels!"

"Hehe! Hahaha...Memei, why are you so smart?"

The next day just after dawn, Xu Junying got out of bed lightly, and Meimei crawled out behind him. Xu Junying was surprised: "Today the sun came out from the west?"

Mei Mei put on embroidered cotton slippers and ran to the clean room ahead of him: "The sun hasn't come out yet, how do you know where to come out from!"

One of Xu Junying's cotton slippers was kicked away by her, and when she jumped over to put it on, she couldn't catch up with her, so she knocked on the door outside:
"Hurry up! I'm going to be late, it's not good to be late for the court!"

Meimei opened the door and came out, shaking his face with water beads: "Qingyan made it for you, the hot water is in the basin, and the handkerchief is hanging there!"

Xu Junying grabbed her and said with a smile: "Then why don't you come and serve as your husband..."

"Okay, I'm afraid you will be late even more!"

"Forget it, I'll do it myself."

Coming out of the clean room, Meimei has already changed her clothes, Cuixi is combing her hair, Cui Lian and Cheng'er are laying out breakfast outside, Xu Junying asked Meimei:
"What are you going to do today?"

"Get out!"

"It's just going out, why are you so nervous?"

"I can't help it, I have an appointment with someone, and I have to be on time - Cuisi, hurry up and change into the official uniform!"

Cuisi came over with the official uniform and helped Xu Junying put it on, but she couldn't buckle the jade belt well, either it was fastened or it was loose. After putting on the hairpin on Meimei's head, she came over and fiddled with it twice. Trish smiled and said:
"It's still the young lady's ingenuity!"

"No, I made a mark on the jade belt, didn't you see it? The buckle will fit right there!"

While talking and walking outside, Heng'er ran in, stopped two steps away, and bowed in a dignified way: "Father! Mother! Heng'er please greet me!"

Meimei smiled: "How good! Come to eat! Ask your father if he wants to eat?"

"I don't want to eat? I'm not that stupid!"

Xu Junying sat down in the upper seat: "Just take a few quick steps on the road."

Meimei served the porridge for him first: "Let's take the car, it's not good to go on the road just after eating!"

"How can you be so particular, what can you do when you are marching?"

Xu Junying handed Heng'er a white-faced bun: "By the way, you haven't said where you're going today, who are you dating?"

"With Mrs. Changle Hou, she invited me to see the flowers bloom."

"Watch the flowers bloom?"

"Yes, she planted a strange kind of flower. As soon as the sun shines on the flower bone, it will burst into full bloom. The moment is very beautiful and shocking!"

"It's so well said, I want to go and see it, Heng'er, go with mother!"

Heng'er begged Meimei: "Mother, take Heng'er, Heng'er wants to see flowers!"

"Well..." Meimei pondered: "Today, mother has something to discuss with Mrs. Changle Hou. You should stay at home with grandma and take you out next time, okay?"

"Okay, mother, please remember!" Heng'er replied, biting the cornbread with relish.

"Don't worry, I won't forget!"

Xu Junying failed to install a spy, so he had to ask himself: "What's important?"

Meimei glanced at him: "What else can happen? Sixth Master's marriage!"

"Huh? Haven't talked yet? I've checked everything I need to check. You guys are too slow!"

"The girl doesn't want to marry!"

Xu Junying had another surprised expression: "Why? Don't you like the sixth child, or the Houfu?"

"Do you think that every girl cares about the family? She takes care of the family and brother. If the sixth child comes to the door, maybe she will agree!"

"It's unreasonable, that's impossible!"

Xu Junying put down the bowl: "Eat slowly, I'll go first!"

Meimei got up and took Heng'er to the corridor to send him to the porch. Baoju was already waiting there. Xu Junying walked a few steps, turned her head and said to Meimei:

"Tell the sixth, forget it if it doesn't work, find another one, there will always be a good one!"

Meimei held Heng'er and stood on the porch watching him, biting her lips and secretly laughing: This guy seems to have completely forgotten what he has done, and he must come to the door, so what can he do?
　Not knowing if she can get out of the second watch, Ah Rou tried her best. . . . . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)