Rebirth as Hou Menfu

Chapter 55

Qi Haocheng came back in a hurry. After traveling for several days, Qi Haoming took Yingxiu to their yard after a night's rest. When Yingxiu entered, Qi Haocheng hugged Luo Ning and Having to play high and high, running around for more than a month, the whole person has experienced a lot of vicissitudes, and even his chin is covered with stubble.

Seeing them coming in, he handed the child to the maid beside him, walked over and patted Qi Haoming on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "I left in a hurry and didn't have time to see you, this time I brought you some good things .” Qi Haocheng took the brocade box on the table, and opened it in front of Qi Haoming, inside was a good-quality purple Ganoderma lucidum.

Qi Haoming's eyes flashed, and then he smiled, "It really is a good thing!"

Qi Haocheng smiled happily, "I said that my second brother is good at goods, and this time I am most proud of going to the south." After closing the brocade box and putting it away, Qi Haocheng looked at Qi Haoming who was standing in front of him. Yingxiu behind her said, "This is the sibling, right?"

"Brother." Yingxiu smiled and nodded towards him, feeling faintly uncomfortable in her heart.

"Brothers and sisters, your sister-in-law is picking wool materials next door, why don't you go and have a look with her, and pick out the ones you like and take them back to make two cloaks." Qi Haocheng signaled Yanzhi to take Yingxiu out, and went to the next room, Zhuge Yuxin is processing two boxes of wool.

"Brother and sister, you came just in time, come here, these two pieces are just going to be sent to you." Zhuge Yuxin pulled her over and pointed to the two pieces of fur on the couch, which felt extremely thick, "It seems that this is only produced in the north. Yes, there are also in the south.”

"It just happened to meet the biennial trade conference, which is full of special products from all directions. This is the fur from the north. If you meet it, buy some more. Rouge, send this to the madam's yard, send it here Go to the second room." Zhuge Yuxin was tired of tidying up, and sat next to Yingxiu with her back propped up, her cheeks became more plump.

"Brother didn't blame sister-in-law when he came back." Zhuge Yuxin shook his head, "I didn't have time to ask when I came back yesterday. I just opened my mouth this morning. I said I invited my younger siblings, but he didn't say anything."

"That's good." Yingxiu touched the soft fur with her hand, smiling gently...

After resting at home for only two days, Qi Haosheng couldn't wait to go to the other garden, and hurried into the yard without waiting for the notification, and almost bumped into Tweet who came out of the house, Liu Xiuer looked at the person he hadn't seen for a long time, He was speechless.

Seeing their mother suddenly ignoring them, the children walking around on the couch rushed to Liu Xu'er's arms, clamoring to attract her attention, Liu Xu'er withdrew her gaze, and softly coaxed the child in her arms , "Okay, okay, stop making trouble, look who is coming."

It has been several months since I saw these two children last time, but Qi Haosheng seemed to have not seen him for a long time. They already vaguely called daddy. Compared with Luo Ning, these two children were more likely to touch Qi Hao In Sheng's heart, Liu Xu'er saw him pick up one, her eyes were slightly red, and she said clearly, "Haosheng, they didn't even take a name."

Qi Haosheng paused, put the child down, turned around and sat on the couch, hugged Liu Xu'er and kissed her gently on the forehead, "I have already thought of names for them, my brother is Qi Jiting, My younger brother is called Qi Jipin."

Every generation is handed down, and there are characters bestowed in the genealogy. Qi Haocheng's generation has the character 'Hao', and the next generation has the character 'Ji'. When Liu Xu'er heard these two names, a glint of hope flashed in her eyes. , These two children will be included in the genealogy of Nanyang Hou's family.

"You didn't come in time for the first birthday ceremony. My brother grabbed a sword, and my brother grabbed a book." Liu Xu'er motioned Cui'er to bring over the things the two brothers had grabbed. Qi Haocheng looked at the workman. Something not too delicate, frowned, "This sword is cut so rough, what if it gets stuck in the child's hand."

"The big and small things in this Bieyuan are all used by the Hou's mansion. No matter how I am, I can't be as casual as I was in Huafang. It's just a matter of a while." After listening to her words, Qi Haosheng's brows deepened. , Will the Nanyang Marquis Mansion's expenses be so short that it can't set up the things that are used in the other gardens?

"It's just once on the first birthday, how can I just let it go, I'll let someone make a small sword, and let this child carry it with him, it's both civil and military." Qi Haosheng hugged the two children in his arms, perhaps because of their blood relationship Even though they are not very familiar with each other, the two children also like Qi Haosheng very much.

There was a bit of bitterness in Liu Xu'er's heart. Although he looked happy and happy, he seldom spent the night in this garden after the child was born. He wanted to go back to the Nanyang Marquis Mansion, where he had his wife who was married by the matchmaker, the first-born relative. child.

"What's the matter?" Qi Haocheng saw that the two children were a little tired from fighting, and handed them over to the nurse who was waiting by the side. Seeing her leaning on the cushion thinking about something, he walked over and took her into his arms, gently asked.

"It's another year when spring goes to summer solstice, and summer goes to autumn. It turns out that I have lived in this garden for more than two years, but I always feel like yesterday." Liu Xu'er leaned against him, looking at the luxuriant branch. Bamboo is a little sad.

"It won't be too long. When this baby is born, I will ask my father to take you back." Qi Haosheng felt a pain in his heart, and seemed to see the helplessness of Liu Xuer in Huafang when he rejected him two years ago .

"What if Mrs. Shizi's birth is still a daughter?"

A look of coldness flashed across Qi Haocheng's eyes, "Since she can't give birth to a son-in-law, I, Qi Haocheng, already have an eldest son, so I should take you back home." Liu Xu'er smiled and gently held his ring. Holding the hand around his waist, "In this way, I can see you often, so I don't have to guard here."

Qi Haosheng hugged her even tighter. For Liu Xuer, who only wanted to be together and not ask for others, this was an obsession a long time ago. He wanted to complete it, and the more he clamored in his heart, the more difficult and dangerous the road ahead , the less he fears, the more he wants to overcome.

But the proud and dazzling Zhuge Yuxin made him feel a little surprised. This woman was completely out of his control. She didn't mind which aunt's house he went to, and she didn't mind what he did when he came to Bieyuan. She only asked Leaving a legitimate son, Qi Haocheng felt even more like a child-bearing machine, who didn't need anything else but a son.

There are two women with huge contrasts, Qi Haosheng prefers the one who is easy to control, the one who can guess clearly...

After August, the weather gradually turned cooler. Yingxiu asked Baoqin to take the finished cloak to the yard to dry in the yard, and then put it away. In the afternoon, the shopkeeper in the shop delivered the account book. The last time the rectification was done, Qi Haoming put her in. Yingxiu went to Qi's mansion to ask for the Qingbi family's life deed, and asked her elder brother and second brother to go to two Zhuangzi separately.

This time the ledgers sent over were much clearer and clearer. After seeing the six shops, Yingxiu suddenly stared at the last one selling rouge and gouache and had some ideas. When Qi Haoming came back at night, Yingxiu asked him about the A shop where Gongzhong buys rouge and gouache.

"What do you think, Xianggong?" Yingxiu handed him a piece of fragrant pancreas. Yingxiu suggested this to Mrs. Qiao when she was in Qiao's Spring Square last time. Qi Haoming took it in his hand and smelled it, "It's more fragrant than ordinary Some."

"It's not like we have a Zhuangzi who is free for a season. Why don't we open a workshop to make some soap and rouge and sell it to the lady." Ordinary people can't afford soap, but the black soap looks like it. Shu Xin, the ones that Qiao's family gave that day won the favor of many wives and ladies, so Yingxiu thought about improving it and selling it in the shop.

"You made this, my lady?" Qi Haoming looked at the several pieces of soap in different colors in the small box, and took a look at them one by one. They did have different fragrances. Let the nearby Zhuangzi set up a workshop and let Qingbi and his elder brother take care of it."

The next day Yingxiu asked Ziyan and the others to collect some petals, washed them and dried them, then ground them into a fine powder, mixed with some water and ground them finely until the powder was completely dissolved in the water , filter the water to remove the scum, mix it with the ingredients for making pancreas, and burn it together. After the slurry is melted, use a small fire to smoke it with specific flowers for half a day, and then pour it into a mold and put it in a cool place to form. piece.

Just after finishing some work, Qingbi walked in with a letter, saying that it was sent by Master Shen, and asked her to open it personally.

Since Yingxiu got married and returned home, there was almost no contact with her natal family. Mrs. Shen was worried about the dowry and didn't want to see Yingxiu. Yingxiu didn't bother to be that filial daughter, so she saved even writing letters.

Yingxiu asked Ziyan and the others to continue working, and took Qingbi back to the house. Master Shen mentioned the Qiao family in his letter, and asked Yingxiu to help him as a matchmaker. Shen Yingyun's sister-in-law, the youngest daughter of the second wife of the Kangping Palace, Gongsun Yingying.

In the letter, Shen Heye wrote that Gongsun Yingying was an extremely virtuous woman, well-educated, and well-matched with Qiao Jinze. The second wife conveyed it to Mrs. Li through Shen Yingyun, and Mrs. Li asked Shen Heye to write a letter to Yingxiu so that her Come out and talk to the Qiao family.

After reading the letter Yingxiu, she directly lit the candlestick and burned the letter. The Kangping Palace and the Qiao family are at odds, so how could she fall in love with her cousin? My elder brother doesn't even have an official job, but it's not necessarily the case when he comes back from Luzhou. Grandpa lives in a first-rank official, and the eldest uncle is of high rank. Some people really think that they can gain some relationship with her.

"Qingbi, ask someone to inquire about the situation of the second room of the Kangping Prince's House, and then inquire about Miss Yingying." The aunt must have given them a lot by making her father pull down and tell Yingxiu about this matter. The good thing is that Yingxiu only remembers that the master of the second bedroom has no official position, and is just raised as an idler in the Kangping Palace. If King Kangping is gone and the palace is separated, the situation of the second bedroom will be much more embarrassing.

The most straightforward way, besides marrying a rich daughter-in-law with a large dowry, is another way is to marry her daughter to someone like the Qiao family who has a position in the court and can help Look at your own son.

If this is the case, my father will benefit a lot from it, Yingxiu thought, picked up the knife at the side, and cut off the candles spreading from the candlestick, without considering her situation in the Nanyang Marquis Mansion, how many days did she marry? He was in a hurry to let her find something for them. There was nothing worth nostalgic about such a Shen family.

(End of this chapter)