Foster son and husband

Chapter 81 Sweater
Farewell to the queen, the maid led her out of the palace gate, and saw Xu Junying's tall and straight figure, standing in the shadow of flowers and trees waiting, he didn't have the patience to accompany her to look at the lanterns as the emperor said, just one sentence:

"Let's go, go home!"

Strange to say, even though she understood the embarrassing relationship between the two of them, as soon as Meiniang approached Xu Junying, she could still immediately find that sense of security, like, how should I put it, in the vast crowd, he is not My beloved, but he was finally the first person I recognized as the closest and the one I wanted to rely on when I first came to this world.Well, let's just think of meeting a fellow countryman in another place, and it would be nice to get some spiritual comfort from him.

Leaving the palace in the middle of the night, a row of lanterns hung outside the gate of the palace, shining everywhere as bright as day, the cars are like water, the horses are like dragons, and the wives get on the cars to go home. Mrs. Dingguo has not left yet, and she wants to leave when she sees Mei Niang Come here, Mei Niang hurriedly greeted her, Pang invited Ding Guogong to meet her, Xu Junying had to come forward to greet her, and while talking, several other Hou Ye and Madam Hou also joined in, and they said goodbye to each other in one place , Fang left one after another.

The coachman put down the pedals, Mei Niang got on the car, still looking around, stepped on the ground, leaned over, Xu Junying subconsciously stretched out her hand, but she grabbed it very quickly, the two held hands together, and then Quickly let go, without looking at anyone, Mei Niang complained in her heart, and hurried into the car to avoid embarrassment.

Xu Junying didn't ride in the carriage, but rode along with Baoju and Baizhan beside the carriage.

Meiniang sat alone in the car, was in a daze for a while, and secretly laughed: "Okay!Climb to the Queen!The most important thing is that the emperor loves the queen, and the emperor is willing to listen to what the queen says, so there is hope!Take your time, there must be a way for the car to reach the front of the mountain, don't hold back and spend a lifetime locked in the Hou's mansion, good days will come, just be patient!
Seeing some sunshine, I thought spring was here, but I didn’t expect it to rain and snow again two days later. The cold spring can still freeze people to death, and with the strong wind, Mei Niang is afraid of the cold. In addition to going to Ziyun Hall, go to Qiuhua Courtyard Son, the old lady can't make excuses, isn't there Xu Junying?It's fine for him to go every day. What the old lady cares about is his eldest grandson, not Mei Niang.

Tired of reading at night, I took a crochet sweater again. I gave the purple sweater I wove with my heart to the queen, but I was empty again. At least I got a vest. It’s good to wear a vest in spring, and I promised the queen, little Prince, have you found something to do?idle.

Xu Junying walked in, didn't ask Cuisi to take off her cloak, just handed a bundle to Cuisi, looked at Mei Niang and said:

"The empress asked me to give it to you. She said, it's been cold these days, and I asked you to make a dress for the emperor!"

Cuisi brought the bundle in front of Meiniang, and Meiniang opened it to see that there were several kinds of wool with good quality and color inside. After understanding what the queen meant, she felt relaxed, comfortable and warm in the sweater, so she also gave it to the emperor. I want one.

Mei Niang smiled and said to Xu Junying: "I understand, please help me!"

Xu Junying nodded, turned and left.

Mei Niang first chose the bright yellow wool, which is a royal feature. After thinking about it, she put it down and picked another purple one. The one for the queen is purple. They are a loving couple, wouldn't it be better to wear a couple outfit?Next time we knit a vest, we will use bright yellow for them.

After ordering the same pattern, work overtime, ask the three maids to come together in turn, try to grasp it well, so that the stitches are as fine and even as one person's hand, and the third morning, when the sky is bright, let Cuixi carefully wrap the finished sweater , sent to the East Hospital, and handed over to Xu Junying:

"Grandma said: This is the sweater that the empress wants, please wait for the waiter to deliver it to the empress!"

Xu Junying glanced at Cuixi and asked, "Your grandma, are you busy with this these days?"

Cuixi lowered her head: "Yes. Grandma is afraid of the cold, so she doesn't want to go out, except to go to the Qiuhuayuan to pay her respects to her wife, and then do needlework in the room."

Xu Junying said: "Go back and tell your grandma, and also go to the old lady's room to see, how long has she been there?"

"Yes, I will tell grandma when I get back!"

Cuixi responded, and took out another small bag after a while, and handed it to Xu Junying, who took it: "What is this?"

Cuixi said: "Grandma knitted this sweater for Lord Hou herself. The cold spring is also very hurtful. It's windy outside, so Lord Hou should wear it!"

Xu Junying took the burden, was silent for a while, put it on the desk, and said: "Keep it, and tell your grandma how hard it is!"

Cuixi breathed a sigh of relief, took a step back, saluted, and left quickly.

She, Cui Lian and Cui Si are not fools, why can't they see the gap between Master Hou and Grandma?Cui Si bitterly blamed that damn cousin, but she and Cui Lian felt that the matter was not that simple. Grandma was underestimated in the waiting mansion, and no one took care of her. Master Qi took care of her righteously. After giving birth to Brother Heng, Qi Lian Grandpa even sent many valuable and good things. Although they were all moved away by the cousin, grandma accepted them at that time. Drive away the women in the yard, don't use so many servants and girls, but how do you know that no one outside saw Qi Ye come in with things?Hou Ye is not at home, my uncle and sister-in-law are very close, others will always look bad, and gossip, they persuaded grandma at that time, but grandma didn't think so, afraid that someone would pass the word to Hou Ye, which would cause the couple The birth rift has become like this now, and Lord Hou wants to stop his wife and remarry again. Grandma's life in Hou's mansion will be difficult in the future.

Cuixi, Cui Lian, and Cui Si grew up in the Qin Mansion. Although the Qin Mansion has gradually declined, they have long regarded it as their home. The wife is kind and treats the servants kindly. They underestimated the matter of servants, and the three of them came to the waiting mansion as the dowry maids of the young lady, and wholeheartedly obeyed his wife's instructions, and together with Mama Wang, they served and nursed the young lady. , Miss died and lived again, as if she had changed herself, she looked down on the glory and preciousness of the Hou Mansion, and she wanted to leave the Hou Mansion. Cuixi and the others understood and agreed, but Mama Wang refused, and Mama Wang was determined. Adhering to his wife's wishes, he suppressed them and asked them to do everything possible to help Lord Hou and grandma reconcile, even if the two wives are side by side, as long as they don't leave Hou's mansion, otherwise, the reputation of grandma and the Qin family will be ruined!

Cui Xi Cui Lian and Cui Si secretly dissatisfied: There are quite a few women who are married to Li, and there are some who marry better, and their natal family also enjoys a prosperous life?What kind of character is grandma? After leaving the Hou's house, she is not afraid that she will not get married, but she is afraid that the matchmaker will step on the Qin family's threshold!

But Mama Wang has been in charge of them since she was a child, and she had to listen to her words, so she had to follow Mama Wang's order without affecting grandma's plan. The sweater came to be brought into the palace by the Marquis, and Mama Wang silently stuffed the sweater that Grandma had knitted earlier into her hand, and told her in a low voice, teach her how to say it, and be sure to let the Marquis accept it.

Cuixi shook her head and smiled as she walked: "It's finally done. The Hou Lord accepts it, so I don't mean to dislike it."

Then I thought again: Grandma's craftsmanship is exquisite, the first one was woven for him, and the emperor and queen also wore it. Does the Hou dare to dislike it?

Cuixi finished her errands and left happily, but she didn't know that Xu Junying in Wenjinxuan was stunned at that sweater for a while, and there was a reason for accepting this sweater, the emperor always wore sweaters knitted by Meiniang Well, if he doesn't have a husband, what will people think?
He laid the sweater flat on the table, the clean and refreshing sky blue after the rain was his favorite color.The stitches are fine and the patterns are elegant and elegant. He recalled that day when Mei Niang was listening to him at the stone table in the courtyard, she lowered her head and twisted the woolen yarn, so that the stitches and threads were twisted and turned into a piece of clothing?

He slowly unbuttoned his coat and took off his jacket. He never liked to wear thick and stuffy woolen vests. He looked at the sweater again and again to make sure which side was in the front and which side was in the back. He slipped his head in, and the clothes were not too big. , I am so thick and strong, but I can still wear it, wrapping my body lightly, it feels warm, and the length of the elastic cuffs is just right, Mei Niang seems to have measured his body.Suddenly remembering that night when he was drunk and "drunk with tea", he was extremely uncomfortable, his whole body was weak, his limbs trembled slightly, Mei Niang came to the bed and touched his face, forehead, and grasped his hand...

Last night when she got on the bus at the gate of the palace, she was usually absent-minded and almost fell out of the car. He naturally stretched out his hand and was held tightly by her. Her hand was soft and warm, and the sharp nails made him painful. His heart stopped beating at that moment, from clasping to letting go, in just a moment, it seemed like a long time had passed, it wasn't a battle to remind him, but he forgot to ride a horse, and planned to follow the carriage home.

Xu Junying felt confused and uneasy. It was just a little messy at first, but now?

Qin Meiniang, she had been confusing him since the night of her resurrection, and he would fall into those colorful eyes if he was not careful.The former Mei Niang was not like this. When she was newly married, her eyes were weak and timid, which made people feel pity. After giving birth to Heng'er, her eyes were dark and gloomy, like a bottomless well. to her heart.Crawling out of the coffin, she was completely changed, she was weird, her eyes were as bright as stars, even when she was showing weakness, her eyes did not dim.She is very strong, this Qin Meiniang, she is not weak.

If it's true, as those strange stories and stories say, souls swap bodies, and she's not Qin Meiniang, that's fine!
Xu Junying sighed slightly, flattened the sweater, put on the outer robe, and called Bai Zhan loudly, so as to dispel the strange thoughts in his head, and prepared to go out to the court.

Xu Junying entered the palace through the front gate, instead of following the crowd to the palace room to wait for the court, but entered the inner palace through the Huairen Gate on the side, he didn't need to wear a waist card, his face was a pass, but he didn't It will be more polite, only go to the middle gate, and then go inside, there are concubines and maids walking around in the inner garden, and you will definitely not enter it casually.Ask the servant guarding the middle gate to call Eunuch Liu, the head of internal affairs, and hand over the burden to him:
"This is something that Madam Hou Weiyuan presented to the Empress Empress, please please send it in!"

Eunuch Liu said with a smile: "The empress asked about it yesterday, and it happened just in time, the waiter has worked hard! The Sa family will send it in, so that the empress can be happy!"

Xu Junying and Eunuch Liu bowed their hands to each other and walked away.

The queen received the sweater, unfolded it, and was overjoyed and very satisfied. Hearing the servant's announcement that the emperor was coming, she quickly got up to meet her, looking light and agile, which surprised the nuns and maids beside her.

The emperor also quickly supported her, and said: "Walk slowly, don't be in a hurry! I don't care if it's late or not, I always come to accompany the queen to have breakfast first, lest you refuse to eat well."

The queen said with a smile: "The concubine got another good thing today, the emperor has a look!"

The emperor was very interested: "What is it?"

The queen shook off the sweater: "Look! Isn't the emperor a rare sweater that his concubines wear? I asked Meiniang to knit one for the emperor too!"

The emperor was really overjoyed: "Ah! This Qin Meiniang is really extraordinary, she can weave as soon as she says she wants to weave? Isn't she a weaver girl who came down to earth? She has the same color as you! Good, good! I like it!"

The queen cast a coquettish look at him: "The emperor speaks well, you can't talk nonsense outside - if Meiniang is the Zhinu descending to earth, she won't be worthy of the general Xu Junying!"

"Yes, she should match the cowherd..." The emperor unfolded his sweater to watch, and suddenly remembered something, and laughed loudly:
"You really can't talk nonsense. You know that the sixth king of Qi has a weird temper since he was a child. He raised a cow when he was seven or eight years old. At that time, we called him Niu Lang!"

"Where's the cow? Where did it go?"

"Where else could he go? He took other people's cows from outside the palace and brought them back. After raising them for several years, he died of old age... Sigh, let's not talk about him, you foolish child!"

The queen smiled and beckoned the maids to come over, and together they helped the emperor take off the dragon robe, took off the thick heart-protecting wool vest inside, put on the sweater, and then put on the vest again, but the emperor blocked it:
"This sweater is great! It's fluffy, warm and breathable. The woolen vest is too stuffy and uncomfortable to wear. In this weather, this sweater is enough!"

The queen said worriedly: "Your Majesty, it's windy outside!"

The emperor waved his hand: "It's okay, it's the east wind, weak and weak, and it has a layered outer robe, so it's warm enough!"

After having breakfast with the queen, he walked all the way to the Qinzheng Hall. The emperor saw Xu Junying standing beside the jade railing talking to An Yuanhou, and waved his hand to prevent the servant from delivering the report. He walked over quietly and pulled off his collar:

"Let me see, what color is your sweater?"

Xu Junying grabbed his hand: "Your Majesty, so many people are watching!"

"Just look at it, what do they know?"

The emperor let go of his hand in dissatisfaction: "Your style is not the same as mine! I also like this sky blue color, why don't you give it to me?"

He flicked his sleeves and said with a smile: "This sweater is much better than the woolen vest. It's relaxed and warm, so uncomfortable! Did you have to wear it long ago and just didn't tell me?"

Xu Junying said: "No, I just put it on!"

The emperor patted him on the shoulder and laughed: "You are honest! What good things do you have on you that you can hide from me? Fortunately, you gave it to me and the queen, otherwise..."

He leaned close to Xu Junying's ear and said, "If you grab it, you have to grab it!"

Xu Junying pushed him away: "The emperor was joking, the time has come, let's go to court!"

The emperor pointed at him, and surrounded by guards and servants, he walked into the Qinzheng Hall with a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)