Rebirth as Hou Menfu

Chapter 68

Qi Zhongzhou is the old man of Nanyang Hou, and also the most mischievous one. Qi Zhongyang married and had a son a few years after Qi Zhongzhou was born. He almost grew up with his nephew. After Nanyang Hou passed on the title to Qi Zhongyang, the burden of taking care of Qi Zhongzhou was also It fell on Qi Zhongyang.

When he was five years old, the third daughter of the Zhou family was born. Qi Zhongzhou went to visit with Mrs. Hou. He wanted to tease the baby, but when he entered the delivery room and saw the baby lying in the cradle, Qi Zhongzhou withdrew his hands. The little thing that clenches its little fist on its chest and looks at itself with wide eyes is really cute.

Qi Zhongzhou couldn't help stretching out a finger to poke her little cheek lightly. Zhou Churou didn't cry but instead looked at him. Qi Zhongzhou fell in love with him at the time, and said directly to Mrs. Hou who was chatting, "Mother, I want her to be my wife in the future."

As soon as the child's words came out, everyone who was present at that time was overjoyed. Qi Zhongzhou's expression was still very serious. He pointed to Zhou Churou who was in the cradle and repeated, "Mother, I want to marry her!"

In Qi Zhongzhou's concept at the time, this little doll was very fun and funny, and he liked it very much. The second brother said that if he likes it, he should take it home, but other things can be brought back directly, and the female doll should be married. Therefore, Qi Zhongzhou decided that he wanted to marry her.

Everyone laughed and didn't take this matter to heart. Tong Yan said nothing, but Qi Zhongzhou didn't follow him after he went back. After asking his second and third brothers, the young Qi Zhongzhou knew that marrying a daughter-in-law is not just talking about it. Now, I have to let Mrs. Lao Hou go to Zhou's house to say goodbye, and if I give something, it will be considered my own. I am afraid that if I am not careful, I will be preempted by others. Qi Zhongzhou will start pestering Mrs. Hou whenever he has something to do.

After two months of turmoil, Qi Zhongzhou still didn't give up, so the old Hou Ye took this matter seriously. It's not like there are no baby relatives, and the Zhou and Qi families are well-matched. Even if he can't be pulled back, the old Hou Ye is really afraid that he will do something like go to the Zhou family to snatch the little girl back.

Many years later, when Zhou Churou made fun of Qi Zhongzhou about this matter, he always lamented, who is not young and frivolous.

One is ignorant at the age of five, and the other is ignorant of the five senses. The baby's marriage has been settled in this way, and the two families have also made a serious marriage proposal. When the two are of the right age, they will formally come to propose marriage.

Qi Zhongzhou didn't understand this at that time, he knew that this girl would be his little lady in the future, so he ran to the Zhou mansion more diligently, and the first thing he said when he entered the door was, I'm coming to see my wife.

Qi Zhongzhou was still young, and Zhou Churou didn't understand anything, so the Zhou family just went in and out with him, and there were children on both sides, so what could happen.

Ever since Zhou Churou could remember, Qi Zhongzhou, his fiancé-in-law, had often appeared by his side, would bring him fun and delicious food, and accompany him to write and draw pictures. At that time, Qi Zhongzhou was already 11 years old, and if he went in and out of the Zhou Mansion so blatantly, it would not be good for the reputation of the two families.

Qi Zhongzhou nodded and agreed, turned around and immediately regretted it, if you don't let me come, then I will come secretly, after so many years, the Zhou family has been mixed, Qi Zhongzhou really knows all the mothers-in-law who went down to the door, from the academy After leaving school, he ran to Zhou's Marquis's door, slipped in with some money, not to mention the help of Zhou's brothers, it was almost impossible to guard against.

Although the two have a marriage contract, what should be taboo should still be taboo, not to mention that they are both famous families. If there is any scandal, it will not sound good. Qi Zhongzhou began to reduce the number of times he went to Zhou's house, and every time he went, he almost had to crawl. Going in through the wall of Zhou Churou's yard, Mrs. Zhou changed the gatekeepers several times in order to guard against her. The woman guarding the gate is too tough!

Sitting in a woman's boudoir, from birth to marriage, many of them have never seen their future husband-in-law. As far as I can remember, Qi Zhongzhou's figure has never been broken, and it has long been deeply engraved in my heart. It is not as simple as seeing other women only once or twice.

When Qi Zhongzhou was 13 years old, Mrs. Laohou passed away, and Qi Haoming, who was five years old, had no one to take care of him again. Qi Zhongzhou seemed to have grown up overnight. He took Qi Haoming's hand and left the mourning hall, solemnly assuring that it doesn't matter if grandma is gone. , fourth uncle will take care of you.

But with the start of scientific research, Qi Zhongzhou spent less and less time in Nanyang Hou Mansion, and occasionally went to Zhou Mansion to see Zhou Churou. Most of the time, he couldn't take care of Qi Haoming. In the palace, he was mixed with a group of princes.

Rumors gradually increased in Nanyang Hou's mansion, saying that the old Hou wanted to be a virtuous man but not a long-term elder. The master often takes the second young master to and from the palace but rarely takes the eldest young master. It can be seen that even Nanyang Hou loves the second young master very much.

Another year passed, after Qi Zhongzhou passed the exam, before the results came out, Qi Haoming came to play with him that morning, pestering him to teach him how to write, because Qi Zhongzhou hadn't seen Zhou Churou for a long time , so I let Qi Haoming sit and write for a while, he went to Zhou Mansion, and taught him when he came back in the afternoon.

No one is watching, how can a six-year-old child be so determined that he can sit and write for a long time. When Qi Zhongzhou came back, he heard Qi Haoming accidentally fell into the water in the garden in the morning. Now he has a high fever and is unconscious. Awake.

Qi Zhongzhou stayed by his bed for several days, feeling more and more guilty in his heart. If he hadn't gone to the Zhou mansion, if he had accompanied him to write, even if he had gone to the small garden, he would have watched him fall into the water and no one would have come. rescue situation.

It took as long as a month before Qi Haoming's condition stabilized, but after waking up, his lower body was unconscious.

When Qi Haoming looked pale and looked at Qi Zhongzhou calling fourth uncle, Qi Zhongzhou couldn't take it anymore, he was not worthy of doing anything like fourth uncle, and all kinds of things in Hou's mansion let him down even more.

Zhou Churou heard that the Nanyang Marquis had visited Qi Haoming once, and saw Qi Zhongzhou who was also haggard, and felt very distressed. She gave him a newly embroidered purse, and asked him to take good care of herself, so as not to wear herself down.

The doctor said that Qi Haoming's leg might never recover for the rest of his life, not to mention that Nanyang Hou couldn't accept it, Qi Zhongzhou even couldn't accept this fact in his heart. Seal it to Zhou Churou.

When Zhou Churou received his letter, she was discussing with the nanny how to change a patterned embroidered handkerchief. After reading the letter, Zhou Churou shut herself up in the room for a long time without saying anything. .

"Mother, he will be back."

This wait has actually passed for more than ten years.

In her life, no one has ever appeared like Qi Zhongzhou. When she was young, she had no choice. She made a baby kiss, and when he left, she still made a choice for her, find a good man to marry, don't worry anymore wait for him.

There is no one person who can touch her heart, the more she grows up, the stronger the feeling of existence, recalling the little things of those nine years, Zhou Churou can't hate that person, the longer she stays in the palace , the more she realized the powerlessness in his heart.

The family forced her to marry, so she left home and went to the palace to accompany the queen's cousin. At the age of 16, there was finally news of Qi Zhongzhou's return, but before she could leave the palace, she heard that someone had run away. One after another, every year she will carefully select the fabric, choose the pattern, think of the words he should like, and embroider it on it.

As time passed, the initial reluctance gradually faded away. She began to persuade the Zhou family and the Marquis of Nanyang who came to visit. There were many news in the palace, and there were many disputes. She stayed by the queen and was used to seeing all kinds of people. , the yearning for the agreement that the two of them had made at the beginning became more and more yearning.

Her girlfriends of the same age are all married and have children. Qi Zhongzhou has come back more often these years. Zhou Churou never took the initiative to look for him. It was not until she learned from Princess Ding that Qi Haoming's leg injury could recover that she came to Qi Zhongzhou After returning, I went to Nanyang Marquis Mansion.

It seemed that he hadn't been away for so long, but the time was suddenly messed up, jumping back more than ten years, when the dark red flashed on Qi Zhongzhou's cheek, Zhou Churou knew that everything had not changed except time.

He made so many decisions, so she also decided to let the queen give her a marriage, and Qi Zhongzhou agreed. He only asked Zhou Churou one question, if he would not come back.

"This is your home. You will come back one day. Even if you die like this, knowing that you are like me, I won't feel wronged."

Some waiting, after a long time, will gradually fade away, will gradually be forgotten, and in the end, I can no longer remember that person and those things at the beginning.

And there is some waiting, the longer it takes, the more mellow and intense it becomes.

As for Qi Zhongzhou, the original decision made it difficult for him to turn back. Because of guilt and intolerance, he chose to leave Nanyang Hou Mansion to find medicine for his nephew. Because he was sorry, he left a letter hoping that she would no longer remember him. He was not heartless, But once he leaves, he must be responsible for the choices he made.

God didn't make too much of a joke about them. He still wanted him to come back after going around. If Zhou Churou married someone, he would never marry again in this life. The best years were left to the other party. How can time be forgotten if it wants to pass away? Clean.

(End of this chapter)