Rebirth as Hou Menfu

Chapter 6

Mr. Qiao took another sip of tea, and simply said the words to his son, "Concubine Zhang has endured for so many years, just such a son, do you think she has really acquired Buddha nature? He is a mediocre person, how many people are running around underneath, Shao Zhi, you also go to say hello to your younger brothers and sisters, by the way, ask Jinxian to bring his wife back, they are already married, don’t be so accommodating Those gangs got mixed up in an irregular way."

Master Qiao didn't dare to wait any longer, so he wrote a letter and sent it out overnight. The sky gradually turned pale, and occasionally insects could be heard from the yard. Master Qiao opened the door of the study, and the cool breeze of the early spring morning blew on his face. Still aching from the cold, the night watchman at the door leaned on the wooden stakes in the corridor and dozed off, the whole capital was quiet.

After a while it will be time to go to court. The two fathers and sons of the Qiao family stayed up all night. When it was almost dawn, they changed into court clothes and went out, boarded a carriage and headed to the palace.

Yingxiu woke up from the dream, the sky was not yet bright, she was used to waking up at this time every day, she always had to stare at the top of the bed until the sky was bright before she could feel completely at ease. Basin gently pushed the door open and came in, put the basin on the shelf, opened a window first, went to the bed and pulled up the tent and hung it aside, "Miss, it's time to wash up and have breakfast. I want to go to Zhuangzi with my wife to see the finished soap."

After Yingxiu changed her clothes and had breakfast, she went to Mrs. Qiao to invite Ann. Mrs. Qiao looked at her slightly bruised eyes and sighed. No one mentioned Shen Heye asking her to go back. matter.

Mrs. Qiao took Yingxiu to the carriage, and the group soon arrived at Qiao's small village in the countryside around the capital. There were many farmers living there, and there were many pigs in the village, so it was more convenient to obtain materials.

When Yingxiu arrived, the pancreas were almost done, and the pancreas made with lard fat was a little lighter in color than the usual ones. Yingxiu picked up a piece that was drying and smelled it under her nose. Then picked it up and smelled it, "Miss, this smell is lighter than the one you made or bought."

Yingxiu heard that this is the problem with several pieces. The spices added to the pancreas will also volatilize during the melting process. At the beginning, because she made a small amount, she also used flower fumigation, but if flowers are used in this village The workload of Xun is relatively large, "Auntie, Xiu'er thinks, should I make the shape of the soap better, so we use it as a gift, and they will be happy if it is more beautiful."

Yingxiu asked the craftsmen to pick up the wood that was molded at the beginning, and signaled them to carve flowers at the bottom. In spring, there were some unknown small flowers growing in the corner of the wall in the yard. The pink and tender flowers were very beautiful. Yingxiu asked Baoqin to pick some After washing, let the craftsman put it in the liquid that has not yet been molded, and then print it out with a carved mold, let it cool in cold water, buckle it out, dry it, and show it to Mrs. Qiao.

The pink and tender little petals can be faintly seen in the cute shape of soap, which even Mrs. Qiao likes, with a faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus. Packed in a box, the wives and ladies who get it will definitely like it.

"Thanks to our embroidery, otherwise, my aunt would be very worried about the Chunfang." Mrs. Qiao ordered the craftsmen below to make a new batch of soap according to the mold, Yingxiu smiled implicitly, " It would be great if I could help my aunt, there are so many things to be arranged in Chunfang, Xiu'er is just doing her bit."

"There are a bunch of bastards in Qiao's house. Your eldest cousin is coming back soon, and some girls from your second uncle's family will also come over this time. You can be regarded as companions." Mrs. Qiao looked at Yingxiu every time. When this immature face has a calmness that is different from her age, she always feels distressed. The life in the Shen family is not as easy as she said.

"Cousin Shiya is coming too, Second Uncle can rest assured." Mrs. Qiao also smiled eagerly, took the towel from the maidservant and wiped her hands, "Commander Shangguan will come with her."

"Yeah, the second brother-in-law is coming too, so the cousin will not have a good time." Yingxiu laughed along with her. Qiao Shiya is an unusually naughty one among the many descendants of the Qiao family. Like a little boy, the commander in Qiaofu's mouth is Shangguan Ling, the second son of General Shangguan's family. Yingxiu met him once, riding a horse through the street with a heroic spirit, and he was a perfect match for his second cousin.

"They planned to return to the capital to hold the wedding, so Shangguan Commander came back first, and it happened that Chunfang took your cousin along, otherwise your second uncle would not be willing." The marriage with Shangguan Ling was also a coincidence between the two of them. Just half a year after their engagement, Jin Lu called her brother-in-law first, and the second cousin was not annoyed, her arrogance was comparable to that of a man.

Qiao Shiya's wedding date was set in September, so Mr. Qiao asked her to come back earlier, and while there was still half a year left, even if it was a temporary hug, she had to come out like a housewife.

This arduous task belongs to Mrs. Joe.

"Is Cousin Ruomu coming back?" Yingxiu took Mrs. Qiao's arm and looked around the Zhuangzi. The group boarded the carriage and went to Qiao's house. After opening the curtain of the carriage, they could see the lush scenery of the countryside along the way. , compared to Qiao Shiya's aggressiveness, Qin Ruomu, the eldest cousin of her aunt, is a model among the ladies in the capital, knowledgeable, sensible, gentle and virtuous, married for two years and had a son, and now she is pregnant.

Mrs. Qiao pulled her to sit over, the carriage bumped slightly, and stepped into the official road, "It depends on whether the Jiang family agrees, after all, Ruomu is still pregnant."

Yingxiu leaned on Mrs. Qiao and said coquettishly, "If Mrs. Jiang is as good as my aunt, I will definitely let my eldest cousin come over."

At the beginning of April, all the people who received the invitations from Qiao's house came to visit Qiao's house one after another. Yingxiu originally helped Mrs. Qiao's back, but now she stayed in Mrs. Qiao's yard, sitting beside Qiao Shiya, Next to Mrs. Qiao sat the pregnant Qin Ruomu.

"I was thinking that you would be too sick to come over, but I didn't expect Son-in-law Jiang to accompany you here." Mrs. Qiao held Ruomu's hand with a smile on her face, while Qin Ruomu's face was filled with happiness, half angry and half angry. She said shyly, "Original mother-in-law said that I am too heavy to come here for now, but my husband knows that I haven't come back for a long time, so..."

"That's why I came here specially to accompany my cousin!" Qiao Shiya hung her legs on the chair, smiling mischievously, Ruo Mu blushed even more when she teased her like this.

Three years is also a newlywed, and she is pregnant with a second child within two years, which is also a manifestation of their good relationship. Mrs. Qiao glared at her, "No one is right, they are all about to get married, whether you sit or not, you You're even younger than Xiu'er."

Qiao Shiya pursed her mouth, and stretched out her hand to hold Yingxiu's arm, "Grandma, I can't do anything right. If Yingxiu and I go to live with my father for a while, they will be the same as me. It's suffocating."

Mrs. Qiao had nothing to do with her, she smiled and scolded, "Succeed, you are going to harm your sister. You have been in the mansion to learn the rules from your aunt in the past six months. When you go to the general's mansion, you can't do this."

Qiao Shiya lost her temper as soon as she heard the rules. Although the general's wife is not difficult to get along with, her carefree temper is far behind that of the general's wife's eldest daughter-in-law. Yingxiu saw her With this aggrieved look, he and Ruo Mu smiled unceremoniously, "Well, you all know how to make fun of me, see if I don't treat you properly!"

"Cousin, I was wrong, I don't dare to do it again next time." Yingxiu was thrown on the couch by her and scratched, and she couldn't finish her words with a smile. Let out a breath, "It's useless to know you're wrong, let's see the trick!"

Yingxiu was dodging, Wang Mama came in with Shangguan Ling, Qiao Shiya got up quickly and pretended nothing happened, sat back on the bed and cleaned up the messy Liuhai, Yingxiu saw that an outsider came in , got off the couch and ran into Mrs. Qiao's wing room to clean up, followed by Baoqin, complaining a little, "Miss, Miss Biao can't be too violent."

Yingxiu's face was still blushing, and she tidied her hair in front of the bronze mirror, and the clothes around her collar were torn apart a little, "She has a lively personality and no malice. We had a quarrel and didn't hear anyone coming in."

Baoqin helped her tidy up her clothes, put on the hairpin again, and when she went out again, Qiao Shiya was complaining to Shangguan Ling, "Our room is full of female relatives, so you don't even need to say anything when you come in to see grandma." , Cousin Yingxiu was scared away by you."

"Where is the second brother-in-law who scared me away? It's my cousin who scared me." Yingxiu smiled and called out to the second brother-in-law on purpose, Shangguanling nodded at her, "I came in with Ms. Wang, You played crazy again so you didn't hear it."

Yingxiu envied their noisy appearance, the cousin's vexatious behavior was to ensure that that person would always tolerate her, "Okay, okay, I'm still bickering, I've been here with my old lady for long enough, you all go out Go out, stay here all day, what's the point, there are so many ladies and ladies outside." Mrs. Qiao drove them to the garden, Qiao Shiya gave Shangguanling a look, stepped forward to help Ruomu and Yingxiu out of the house together.

Mrs. Qiao looked at Shangguan Ling's helpless expression, "My granddaughter is straight-tempered, she is the most careless one, and she is the one I worry about the most."

"Don't worry, old lady, I will definitely take good care of her, and I will definitely not let her be wronged in the general's mansion." Shangguan Ling clasped his fist at Mrs. Qiao, solemnly promised, and then Mrs. Qiao nodded in satisfaction, " Go, all go for a walk in the garden."

The garden of Qiao's mansion is very lively now, the pavilions are full of people, and there are several tables set up in the open space, which are filled with some melon and fruit plates. Mrs. Qiao invites people who are often on the move. The ladies and wives of several families are very familiar with each other.

Yingxiu helped Ruomu into the garden, and Qiao Shiya followed Shangguanling to Qiao Jinze's side. Yingxiu and them were not very familiar with each other. Some of them had seen it before, and it might be from the memory of the previous life. After becoming the imperial concubine, she has participated in many large and small gatherings.

"Xiu'er, you go chat with them, I'll be fine here." Yingxiu helped Ruomu to a round table and settled down. There were a few girls at the same table chatting there, Yingxiu turned to them She smiled kindly, and beckoned the servant girl to come over and pour some tea, "I won't go there, I haven't participated in this for many years, and I'm not familiar with it."

Ruo Mu also heard at home that Jiang and Chen's family intended to get married, but the Jiang family didn't mention it anymore. At the end of March, they quickly arranged another marriage for the third son of Jiang. People, if you don't leave the door and don't step on the ground, it shouldn't be a problem.

(End of this chapter)