Foster son and husband

Chapter 72 Search
After discussing a few more things, Meiniang felt hungry and wanted to go down for breakfast, so Lu Xiangfeng collected the account books and led her master and servant three downstairs, all the way to the restaurant in front, and went up to the second floor, Meiniang used to The private room was told that someone had occupied it, and when Lu Xiangfeng was about to speak, Meiniang waved her hand and said:

"Forget it, everything is about the customer, let's just change it!"

The waiter Huang Fuxing looked at Lu Xiangfeng in embarrassment: "But there is no one left. The private rooms on the second floor to the fourth floor have been booked..."

Lu Xiangfeng wondered: "There are so many private rooms, and all of them are booked after opening the door for a while?"

Huang Fuxing said: "A nobleman ordered it. He said that he hadn't eaten the dim sum from our cyclamen for a long time. He called his subordinates to come with them. Everyone has already arrived. We just delivered the tea and snacks. We were sweating from running!"

Lu Xiangfeng looked at him, nodded, then turned to Mei Niang and said, "Miss, would it be better to go back to the room earlier?"

Mei Niang glanced at the seats outside, settled on a seat facing the window, and said, "No, just sit under the window over there, and you can watch the street view while eating."

Huang Fuxing hurried over to wipe the table again, and said courteously: "Miss, please sit down, I'll go get you some refreshments!"

Mei Niang spoke hard, and asked casually: "The nobleman brought so many people to have breakfast, have you heard where he came from, what name?"

Huang Fuxing tilted his head and thought for a while: "I seem to have heard them mention 'King Qi', and the little one was busy leading the way, so I didn't look carefully!"

Meiniang was stunned: King Qi?No way, I meet this person everywhere I go!Don't eat breakfast, hurry up, don't want to see that unlucky guy again!

Seeing Huang Fuxing approaching the stairs, Mei Niang called him: "I suddenly thought of something, I'm leaving now, I don't want to eat breakfast, don't send it here!"

Lu Xiangfeng persuaded: "No matter how busy you are, you can't miss dinner. Our cyclamen dim sum is famously delicious. Girls and sisters, try it anyway!"

Mei Niang glanced at Cui Xi and Cui Si, and said with a smile: "Okay, pack three or four food boxes, we'll take them in the car to eat, and bring some back for my wife to taste!"

The wife she thought of was not the one in the Hou's mansion, but Mrs. Qin, her mother in this life.

Lu Xiangfeng ordered Huang Fuxing to do it, Huang Fuxing hurriedly went downstairs, and came up again halfway down, saying that the tent downstairs was looking for the shopkeeper, so Lu Xiangfeng went downstairs first, Meiniang brought Cuixi and Cuisi just about to go down, walked At the corner, as soon as the door of the elegant room opened, the tall and straight, cold and handsome King Qi came out, followed by Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi who were not wearing masks.

Mei Niang couldn't dodge in time, and met Qi Wang Zhengzheng, knowing that he was wearing a mask, and he couldn't recognize him, so he still showed a little panic, and what was worse was that he couldn't avoid looking at each other. Qi Wang's clear and beautiful eyes were like With some kind of magical power, it caught her gaze, and couldn't take it back for a while, until Zhang Jingyun said: "Your Highness, please!"

Only then did she suddenly realize that she hurriedly took a step back, bowed her head and knelt down. When a commoner woman meets someone called "His Royal Highness", she still dares to stare like this, isn't she courting death?
Zhang Jingyun naturally recognized her at a glance, and kindly reminded her: don't attract King Qi's attention.

With his head down, looking at the pair of black thick-soled rhinoceros leather boots under King Qi's dark purple brocade-embroidered panlong robe, he secretly urged: Hurry up, Hurry up, the girl has no time to hang around with you!
King Qi also found it strange that he couldn't see what this woman looked like, but he was almost caught in her star-like eyes, looking at the three women kneeling at his feet, as if smelling the disgusting smell of sweet and greasy powder , he frowned, looked away, and strode downstairs.

Mei Niang raised her head, and receiving Zhang Jingyun's concerned gaze, she greeted with a smile, indicating that she was fine, and watched him and Lingxuzi disappear at the stairs.

When the celestial guest came to the gate, King Qi boarded the chariot, turned his head and said to Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi: "You two, please do not follow me. I will just roam around the city in the car for a while, and then I will go back to the palace to rest. .”

Zhang Jingyun said: "Your Highness must be careful, the wound cannot be opened again!"

"I know!"

Lingxuzi said to Shan Yong and the other two guards who were following him: "Your Highness hasn't eaten much. When you return to the palace, you must eat some food before taking the pills!"

Shan Yong cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, Taoist priest, I will remember, I will take care of it myself!"

Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi were about to turn back to Xiankelai, when three or five middle-aged men with stately attires and dignified bearing walked up the street on the left, striding with their chests out, they soon walked to the door of Xiankelai, Zhang Jingyun glanced at the corner of his eyes, and said softly to Lingxuzi:
"Let's go, I can't eat any more this early!"

The two had just taken two steps when they were stopped by one of those people: "Stand!"

Zhang Jingyun paused, turned around, and as if he had just realized, he slightly bowed and saluted those people: "So it's the seniors, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Zhang Wuyang put on a strict father's face, pointed to a man with two tufts of beautiful beard who looked like a Confucian general nearby and said:

"This is my old robe, Zeng Jianyu, the commander of the South Defense Command, and my great uncle. I have just returned to Beijing for two days. Come and get acquainted!"

Zhang Jingyun bowed respectfully to Zeng Jianyu: "It's very fortunate for me to see my face!"

Zeng Jianyu smiled and nodded: "Sure enough, it's not a false rumor. The eldest son's excellent character and appearance are exactly the same as Naifu's when he was young!"

Lingxuzi next to him heard this and lowered his head, afraid that people would see the inadvertent smile on his face.

What annoys Zhang Jingyun the most is that people say that he looks like Zhang Wuyang, wishing he could ruin that face, he often wears a mask, and was only recently forced by the emperor to show his true face.

Sure enough, he didn't hear Zhang Jingyun utter a word, Lingxuzi thought that it would not be good for Zhang Wuyang to lose too much in front of his colleagues, so he raised his head and bowed to those people with a smile:

"Xia Xueyuan is Mr. Zhang's good friend. I have met Uncle Zhang and some adults! Are you here to drink tea at Xianke? I have important things to do with Mr. Zhang. I can't stay with you for a long time. Please forgive me. ! Adults please!"

He let Zhang Wuyang and the others sideways, and led a few steps towards the gate of Xiankelai. Zhang Wuyang patted Lingxuzi's shoulder with satisfaction:
"Good nephew! You and Jingyun have been friends for many years and are like brothers and sisters. If you have to, go back to the residence with him. The Jingguo residence is his home and yours too!"

Lingxuzi responded: "My nephew remembers it!"

Zhang Wuyang glanced at the indifferent Zhang Jingyun, turned around and strode forward, walking into Cyclamen first.

Zeng Jianyu said to him as he walked: "The temperament of the eldest son is also the same as that of Brother Zhang when he was young. Really, it is rare to have such a similar father and son!"

Zhang Wuyang laughed: "I'm kidding! This kid won't accept the good ones, and only accept some useless ones!"

Zhang Jingyun stood there expressionless, Lingxuzi pushed him: "Let's go, or go back and continue to drink tea and have breakfast, I'm not full yet."

Zhang Jingyun glanced at him: "You man, what kind of politeness do you have with him?"

Lingxuzi said: "He is your father after all. If you don't care about the relationship between father and son, why can't you leave when he yells to stop?"

Zhang Jingyun sneered: "Father-son relationship? I wish I could pay him back to him, and settle the matter with him!"

Lingxuzi sighed: "Speaking of it, I am similar to you. I didn't even recognize my father before, and I didn't have that person in my heart. Master often took me to travel, and let me go around by myself. My father came to visit every year. , I can’t see each other every year, the master just didn’t let me know. But in the end he met me, on the rugged mountain road, my father didn’t ask me who I was, but he held me tightly, with tears running down his face full of dust. , At that moment, I knew that my blood was connected with him, I don't remember him, but he always puts me in his heart... the hearts of parents in the world, even if they become monks and practice, they dare not bear them!"

Zhang Jingyun lowered his head, and it took a long time before he laughed: "I can't let go, so you are destined not to be a real person in this life! Don't come to deceive me, I am far from your situation. Let's go, let's go in and buy two boxes of fresh out of the cage Come with me to the Song Mansion, I should go see my grandfather and grandmother!"

When the cyclamen came to the backyard, Meiniang brought Cuixi Cuisi into the carriage, Lu Xiangfeng brought two waiters to deliver four baskets of hot desserts, Lin Amao flicked the horsewhip, and the carriage left slowly, heading for the Qin Mansion in the west of the city.

In the Qin Mansion, the slightly dilapidated courtyard is full of festive atmosphere. Qin Boqing is already well, but Mrs. Qin and Feng Shi don't let him get out of bed too early. Sometimes I see the tears of my mother and wife, and I understand their painstaking efforts, so I don't talk too much. They just say what they say, and just let them take a few books and put them on the bed. When I have enough sleep, I lean over the head of the bed to read a few times.After taking a few doses of medicine prescribed by Zhang Jingyun, Mrs. Feng felt that her body was not so limp and weak, and the faint pain in her stomach was gone. In addition, her husband's illness had recovered, and the coughing in the middle of the night became less and less. Tianjiao can also support the little girl to walk a few steps with a cane. She is very happy and feels more relaxed. The courtyard was decorated with colorful New Year signs and New Year pictures, red couplets, brand new red lanterns, and even the flowers and trees in the courtyard were tied with red silk, which made Mrs. Qin smile.

When Mei Niang came back, she added a lot of laughter to this happy little house.

Four cages of celestial beings came for dim sum, first placed on the altar table, Mrs. Feng, under Madam Qin's guidance, burned incense and prayed, waited until half of the incense was burned, and then divided the dim sum, up and down, two per person The dim sum was still steaming. The whole family gathered in Feng's room and ate around the table. They specially allowed Qin Boqing to get out of bed. Qin Boqing sat on Feng's left side and Meiniang on his right. He broke the dim sum with a smile and found that it was Sesame stuffed, I handed it to Mei Niang:

"Brother got a sweet one, here it is!"

Mei Niang got a meat bun, ate it deliciously, shook her head and said, "I don't like desserts, you can give it to sister-in-law!"

Qin Boqing wondered: "Don't you love desserts the most? Since I was a child, I have always robbed me of them. If you don't want them, when did you change your taste?"

Seeing Mrs. Qin also looking over, Meiniang pursed her lips and smiled: "Houfu's taste is different from ours. I always like to make desserts. If you eat too much, you will get tired of it."

Mrs. Qin nodded: "Then don't eat it, Qing'er should eat it while it's hot."

Mei Niang took the dim sum from Qin Boqing's hand, and gave him another one filled with pure meat: "People who are coughing, don't eat sesame stuffed ones, eat this!"

Mrs. Feng looked at their brothers and sisters with a smile, Madam Qin was touched and sighed: "My son, you have loved your elder brother since you were young, so you should treat Lord Hou like this!"

Mei Niang wiped her lips with a kerchief, and said with a smile: "Mother, this love is mutual, and my brother loves me too!"

After Qin Boqing got well, he heard from Feng Shi that Mei Niang had told Mrs. Qin about all kinds of things in the Hou Mansion, and when she saw her mother's complexion was slightly gloomy, she hurriedly smoothed things over:

"My younger sister went back today and told Lord Hou: When my brother is well, I will visit Lord Hou and give Heng Er a red envelope!"

Mei Niang responded, and Madam Qin smiled again: "That's exactly what it should be!"

The whole family sat and talked, Cuixi came in from outside and winked at Meiniang, knowing that she couldn't stay for long, she stood up and said goodbye, but she only dragged Mrs Feng and said:
"Sister-in-law see me off, mother, sit still and don't move. Brother, it doesn't matter if it's raining or snowing, just sit in the house and don't be too busy studying. You don't have enough energy. Just talk to sister-in-law. Wait until the sun comes out." , so I went to sit in the courtyard and bask in the sun!"

Mrs. Qin and Qin Boqing agreed, Meiniang helped Feng Shi out, and when they reached the front hall, Cuixi presented a purse, and Meiniang passed it to Feng Shi:
"This is 2000 taels of silver. My brother is getting well. After the new year, I will visit relatives and friends, meet sages and students, and there will always be entertainment outside. Give him some. He doesn't need to be supervised. He will study hard. Sister-in-law Inconvenience, tell the girls to take care of it carefully, and he will always give you a reputation when you take the exam at the end of February!"

Feng couldn't hide the smile on his face, but pushed back the bank note in his hand: "Your brother's disease was said to be extremely difficult to cure in autumn, and he coughed up blood a few times. My mother said that our master was also like this before." Illness missed the future. If my sister hadn’t ventured out of the city that time...I asked Lian’s sister-in-law about that day, it was really too dangerous! My sister’s heart for her brother and sister-in-law, sister-in-law will remember! You can’t always want your own, you can’t It’s still useful. I have a plan for your brother’s examination money—a few acres of land from the dowry outside the city, and I’ll sell it!”

Mei Niang couldn't help but put the silver ticket into her armhole: "What land are you selling? I sold the dowry just a few days after I got married. Does my sister-in-law want my family to scold my brother? Take it, remember that I used yours. Ming, you have property shares outside, and you will be able to share dividends from next year, so you don’t have to worry about money, you just spend it!”

While Feng Shi was in a daze, Meiniang let go of her, smiled and waved, and took Cuixi Cuisi away.

On the official road outside the city covered with thick white snow, King Qi drove slowly, heading straight for Guiyun Villa.

Shan Yong followed on horseback, and worriedly said to King Qi in the car: "It's hard to walk in the snow, the car shakes a lot, I've been sitting for too long, lie down!"

King Qi leaned on his seat and said lazily: "Go your way, stop talking nonsense!"

After a while, he scolded angrily: "You idiots have this little ability, and you can't find anyone! He clearly came out of the city that day and went to the front of Guiyun Villa. He said he was visiting friends, so he was at home. Everyone in the city said their surname was Qin, ranking second, but I still can't find them!"

Shan Yong frowned: "Master, there are many people with the surname Qin in the city, and most of them have been checked, and there is no such name as Qin Er..."

"Bastard! Did he fall from the sky, or pop out of a rock?"

King Qi was agitated, and punched hard on the wall of the carriage, Shan Yong was startled: "Master! Don't be angry! Take care of yourself! They are all looking for you, how many people have been looking for them all the time! Maybe there will be news tonight. The second son of Qin is thin, and he couldn't stand the cold that day, and his face turned blue when the wind blew. It has been snowing heavily for the past few days, and it is difficult to travel. Maybe he wants to wait for the weather to clear I’m going to visit you again, I’ve just returned to the city from the villa, and I’m going back to visit again, I’m afraid..."

"Stop talking! What if he comes? Go!"

"Yes, the road ahead is smoother, so the car can go faster, the ones behind, keep up!"

The chariot gradually accelerated, and the guards rode to keep up. The hoofs of the horses were chaotic, and snow and fog rose up wherever they passed.

　It's late in the New Year's Eve, and I can't calm down to code words. The sound of firecrackers outside the window, the children are very naughty, throwing one at a time, setting off firecrackers randomly, a bit noisy, but it doesn't feel annoying, it's the taste of the year.If there is a double update today, it will be after the New Year's Eve dinner.

　　Dear friends, you are also busy preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner, hehe, tonight’s meal is the most sumptuous in a year, and it must be left until tomorrow, which means abundance and surplus every year. Big cities may ban fireworks. The city is free, at twelve o'clock tonight, the fireworks will bloom enthusiastically.

　　Here's my best wishes to all of you: Happy Chinese New Year, more than enough wealth, health and safety, always smiling!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)