Foster son and husband

Chapter 9

It was too cold outside, so I held brother Heng and played in the room for a while in the afternoon, coaxing him to sleep, and the nanny came to take him away. Mother Wang and Cuixi rushed to tell her what happened yesterday when she was drunk, Wang Mother was especially worried, saying that she brought the ladies to spoil the old lady's forest and offended the old lady, and she was afraid that she would be punished.

Ning Rulan asked Hongye, a maid beside her, to bring some balm and scented tea. Hongye said that the housekeeper led the convoy to transport fresh meat and vegetables back to the mansion last night. He and the third grandma just felt sorry for Lin Zi and didn't eat dinner.The third grandma fell ill in bed after yesterday's incident, and will no longer be in charge from today.

Mei Niang knew that she escaped the blame by being drunk, and Ning Rulan must have been scolded miserably, she was very sorry, and asked Hongye:
"Is your grandma okay? Did you invite the doctor to come and see?"

Hong Ye bowed her head and said: "It's just Xiao Fenghan, the third master invited a doctor to come, and he prescribed a prescription to take the medicine, and he is taking it now!"

Mei Niang said: "You lead the way, I'll go and see your grandma, it's all because of me!"

Hong Ye smiled and said: "The third grandma knew that the eldest grandma would think so, so she asked the maid to tell the eldest grandma that she is fine, and she will recover after resting for two days. But the eldest grandma, who was so drunk yesterday, needs to be taken care of. The old lady's side You don’t have to go too fast, just say that you also feel the wind and cold, and it will not be too late to go to greet the old lady after two days. The wind was tight last night, and the heavy snow fell this morning. It is difficult to walk in the yard. Brother, there is no need to go out!"

Every word and every word is caring, afraid that she won't be able to stand the old lady's scolding, Mei Niang is very moved, in this mansion, except for a few servant girls who are close to her as a dowry, maybe her husband can't treat her better than Ning Rulan, right?

She looked at Mama Wang: "Mom, do we have something better? The third grandma gave me balsamic tea, so I should give the same in return, right?"

Mama Wang said awkwardly: "Grandma has been ill for a long time and has no contact with the outside world. There is nothing new about this personal thing!"

Hong Ye hurriedly said: "Third Grandma knows about Grandma. The balm and scented tea were originally given by Grandma's natal family, and they were not bought with money. They are not worth anything. Don't be too polite, Grandma!"

Mei Niang was a little stunned, her sister-in-law who was like a good friend was ill, and she didn't have any valuable condolences to send!

Hongye bowed to her, said goodbye and went back, but saw the warm curtain at the door lifted, Xu Junying stepped into the room, her tall and straight body blocked Hongye's way.

Hongye was taken aback, and hurriedly bowed her body and saluted: "Slave servant please greet Lord Hou!"

Xu Junying nodded, and when Hongye left, she beckoned to Cuisi: "Go to Baoju and ask him for the red cloth bag in the study in the East Wing. Take it here."

Trish responded and walked out.

Seeing Xu Junying coming in, Mama Wang, Cuixi and Cuilian hurriedly saluted and followed them out.

Meiniang and Xu Junying were the only two left in the room, and Meiniang gave him a blessing and said, "Master, please sit down!"

She had visually measured that Xu Junying was about 1.8 meters tall, with a standard golden ratio figure. She stood in front of him only up to his shoulders, and talked to him with her face up. No wonder she felt depressed.

He picked up the small teapots that had just been brewed on the table and poured a cup of hot tea for each of them, while looking for something to say to him: "Have you had your lunch, Lord Hou?"

After asking, I feel very sad. Husband and wife should not just ask "Have you eaten?" as soon as they meet!

Quickly added: "Brother Heng came to play for a while, and fell asleep again. I let the nanny carry me down!"

Xu Junying didn't answer her words, his handsome face was expressionless, he took a sip of tea from the teacup, and said to himself: "You and Ru Lan did what they did yesterday, it's not very appropriate, just pass it. Next time remember: this This kind of thing should be told to the man!"

Mei Niang lowered her head, Xu Junying raised her eyes and looked at her: "Playing around like that, I don't know how to restrain myself, now everyone knows that Mrs. Weiyuan Hou has a capacity for alcohol and can drink. When you go out as a guest in the future, there will be times when you get drunk!"

Mei Niang blushed: "I will never get drunk again!"

Xu Junying pursed her lips lightly. He couldn't believe it when he heard the news yesterday. Qin Meiniang, who has always been cowardly, has such courage and ability?It's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice, Ning Rulan couldn't hold a banquet, but she used a hundred catties of beef, some vegetables, snacks and fine wine to entertain the noble ladies to their satisfaction, and they all got drunk.Thinking of the court officials who came to be guests yesterday, they couldn't help laughing and hugging their wives to go home, so they thought it was funny.

The emperor summoned him this morning, together with the empress, they curiously questioned the reason why Mei Niang came back from death, he almost couldn't answer, and Chang Lehou, An Yuanhou and others who accompanied the chatter said with a smile:

"Brother Xu, is this embarrassing? Brother Xu's good name is being praised in the boudoirs of the capital now!"

Xu Junying wondered: "What reputation do I have to pass on?"

"Naturally, it's not about how you bravely killed the enemy, but about how much you love your wife! My wife woke up last night and cried to me, saying that she was sick a while ago, and I ignored her. It's not as good as Weiyuanhou's - Mrs. Weiyuanhou was ill for a month, and Weiyuanhou stayed by her side day and night, taking good care of her. When she held her breath and "died", Weiyuanhou still never left her, and put her in the coffin thickly, But she was not allowed to close the coffin lid, and stood by the coffin and talked every day, hoping with all her heart that she would come back to life again, and in the end, the wish was fulfilled, and the dream came true..."

An Yuanhou went on to say: "Yes, yes, my wife was still nagging this morning, which gave me a headache! I said Brother Xu, now you have become a gentle and loving man in the hearts of all the women in the capital, but It’s hard for us, being blamed by Madam every day, if we don’t do this well, we don’t do that enough, in short, we’re not as good as Marquis Weiyuan, alas!”

The emperor laughed, and the queen looked at Xu Junying with approval.

Xu Junying's head is getting bigger: I just told Meiniang not to talk nonsense, who would allow her to praise him so much in front of the ladies?
In fact, how could he treat her well?After she died, he took a symbolic look at the bed, leaving everything to Rulan and the women in charge. He only ordered her to wear all her good and expensive jewelry and clothes as much as possible. A lot of rare jade wares were buried with them, and everything was done solemnly and luxuriously for the sake of face. The dead are dead, and the living must continue to live. You must earn a good reputation for yourself.

Last night, Meiniang was drunk, so he went to greet the old lady. The old lady blamed Meiniang for being heartless and thoughtless, and her husband's younger brother hadn't died for a hundred days, and she Dare to take everyone to have fun in the mansion, destroy her purple leaf forest, ruin her plum forest... Is there still a grandmother in her eyes, who cares about her sick mother-in-law?In front of the old lady, Xu Junying had no choice but to admit her mistakes and take responsibility for Meiniang, what else?Mei Niang is his wife after all. She solved a problem for the family in a woman's unique way. Excuse me, with so many old and young masters in the family, who is willing to lose face and go around borrowing meat and vegetables to hold a banquet?If it spread like that, the Xu family's face would not look good. On the contrary, Meiniang was clever, and took advantage of the newly blooming plum forest snow scene in the courtyard to organize some fresh and interesting hospitality banquets. The host and guest enjoyed themselves and avoided embarrassing incidents.

Ladies are the best at comparing and imitating. After Mei Niang started, there are several honorable families in the city today, who are preparing to hold such an open-air banquet, admiring plum blossoms and winter peonies, and enjoying each other in the beautiful courtyard forest. Cutting the meat and eating it on the barbecue is said to be fun and enjoyable.

That is to say, the officials and ladies of the court in Beijing and China are locked in the deep house all day long. They have never seen the hardship and freedom of wild life, so they feel fresh and curious. They sit and eat barbecue and drink fine wine. Scenery, just feel like a child player's house.Military officers like Xu Junying who were born in the army, what situations have they not experienced?There is a fire to barbecue and eat at ease, but without fire and water, it is not so fun to drink horse blood and eat raw meat!
Cuisi came in with a bag in her hand, Xu Junying motioned her to put it in front of Meiniang, and said lightly:
"The old mountain ginseng given by a friend in the Northeast is very hard to find and of high quality. It was originally intended to be given to the old lady. You damaged her purple leaf forest and plum blossoms and made her unhappy, so you take it Go ahead, send it before dinner, let her scold you a few words, calm down the resentment in your heart, at least you can get more food!"

Meiniang hurriedly responded: "Yes, I know!"

She was thinking about how to solve this matter, the old lady of the Xu family smiled kindly, but she is actually an old man with a deep reputation in the city, if she hadn't been so cheeky and stuck to her like a cowhide band, the old woman wouldn't even look at her .In the past, Mei Niang didn't want her to be seen, that's why she was so neglected, there was so little food and use in the room, and no one came to visit after she was alive, let alone the time when she was dying of illness, who would remember she.

Inheriting Qin Meiniang's body, her soul and mind are thousands of miles apart. First, she doesn't want to be bullied. Second, no matter what, she must live a comfortable and prosperous life. She must not wrong herself in this regard. Third, for the sake of She can live a beautiful and comfortable life, she wants to strive for the top!In this big mansion, the identity is established, the status is not high, there is no right and no money, according to what Cuisi said, there is food to eat, two clothes to wear, too little money to move, Brother Heng wants to pay extra To find a mouthful of milk to cook porridge to eat, I have to go to ask the mother in charge several times.Thinking of her son being wronged and the maids in trouble, Meiniang felt as if she was being scratched by a cat - she had to fight for it, she had to have her own money, and she wanted her son to enjoy the best things. This dynasty is the same as the previous life, without power Connections, absolutely no way!
Xu Junying's gift was just a stepping stone to win back the old lady's favor.

Mei Niang was contemplating herself, Xu Junying didn't say anything, he couldn't sit still for a while, got up and left.

Only then did Mei Niang realize that the teacup in front of him was already empty, and she didn't even remember to refill it for him, no wonder he didn't leave.

What kind of relationship did the husband and wife have?Why so indifferent?She doesn't remember the past, wouldn't he take the initiative to express something to her?

Mother Wang and Cuixi came in, Cuisi opened the red silk cloth bundle, inside were five neatly wrapped ginseng, it looked really good, Mei Niang didn't know how to identify it, but Mother Wang was well-informed, tsk tsk praised it I can't help but say that such old wild ginseng is a rare thing, and it must be available for hundreds of years.

Meiniang thought to herself: Xu Junying gave her five such rare objects at once!Could it be that he just listened to what he said and took it all to the old lady?

Hundred-year-old wild ginseng, in modern times, is worth several million, and she is reluctant to give it to the old lady. If the old lady eats so much old wild ginseng, she will become a fire-breathing monster if she doesn't get bored to death.If she doesn't eat it and give it as a gift, she will still lose money, no, she can't give it all away!

Instructed Mrs. Wang to pick out two, tie them with red silk ribbons, and put them into brocade boxes, and tie the others with red silk one by one, put them in brocade boxes, and put them away.Seeing that the time is about the same, let Cuixi hold the two wrapped ginseng, and the master and servants come to the old lady's room.

(End of this chapter)