Rebirth as Hou Menfu

Chapter 69

Yingxiu looked at Chen Baolin who didn't understand anything like she did back then, and said softly, "You will only live together after Jiji, at least you won't make too many enemies in the Ruyang Palace."

"My aunt told me that I was pure-hearted, and she was afraid that I would be bullied there, so I went to my wife's maid who helped me." A look of sadness flashed on Chen Baolin's face. In fact, she was not linked to the wife until she was married Chen Baolin's aunt was also a gentle woman who came from an ordinary small family. The aunt was always afraid that she would be bullied, but she couldn't follow her.

Yingxiu looked at her, and suddenly she couldn't speak those instructive words. She couldn't teach her in front of Chen Baolin how to treat her in the same way. She married into the Su family in such a high-marriage way.

After seeing off Chen Baolin, Yingxiu felt tired. After falling asleep, when she woke up, it started to rain. Lying on the bed, she could hear the sound of raindrops hitting outside the window, crisply hitting the tiles on the roof. jump.

It was raining and it was getting dark quickly. Baoqin saw that Yingxiu had woken up. He opened the curtain and put a coat on her. "Young master is back. Seeing that the young lady is asleep, I went to the study."

Yingxiu straightened her hair, got up and left the room.

The water in the ditch under the corridor has turned into a small stream. The air is less stuffy and more fresh. Standing in the corridor, Yingxiu reached out to touch the wet pillar, and the coolness slowly flowed along with the rain. It slipped into his arms, and Qi Haoming's voice came from behind, "Don't catch a cold."

Yingxiu withdrew her hand, turned her head and smiled, "It's already summer, why is it so easy to catch a cold, when did you come back?"

"Not long after I came back, I went to my father's place." Yingxiu stood behind him, pushed the wheelchair and walked slowly towards the house, "Did father ask you about your recovery?"

"Well, I also asked about the separation."

Yingxiu pushed him to the side of the couch, and Qi Haoming propped himself up and sat on it, "Separation? Why did father suddenly mention this to you?"

"Fourth Uncle came back and told Father how many rooms to share."

"Does the elder brother know?"

"Brother, he doesn't know yet." Yingxiu stopped her needlework and looked up at him, "Father only looked for you, not brother?"

Qi Haoming nodded, Yingxiu's heart sank a bit, regarding the separation of the family, the Marquis of Nanyang didn't look for Qi Haocheng who was the son of the prince, but instead looked for his own husband-in-law, what does it mean.

"Then father decided to split up?" Yingxiu continued to work on the needle and thread in her hand, seeing that there was nothing unusual on Qi Haoming's face, she was not so worried.

"Father just asked me, if we split up in the future, should we live in Nanyang Marquis Mansion, or find another yard to live in?" Qi Haoming was also a little surprised by his father's sudden arrival. , must be looking for another yard, and my father said that they should stay in the Nanyang Marquis Mansion, which seems to be more mysterious.

"It doesn't seem to be the time yet." Yingxiu was silent for a while, put down the brocade preacher in her hand, and said, "Brother doesn't have a son yet, if we follow the rules of the Nanyang Marquis Mansion, this family can't be separated for the time being."

The meaning revealed by Nanyang Hou seems to be getting more and more dissatisfied with Qi Haosheng. As the master of the entire Hou Mansion, he has to consider not only the future of his son, but also the future of the entire Nanyang Hou Mansion. Gao, the imperial court will change its master sooner or later. It is not yet clear who will come to power in the future. Maybe he has already had opinions on these old heroes. The identity of the future owner of the Hou Mansion must satisfy the Xinming Lord.

"If you move out, then you and your children will be safer. Now that the mansion has been affected a lot by the outside world, Zhuge Yutong has such a big hand when he is married. How could he not have the intention of Prince Qing? The left and right are just a concubine Forget it, after sacrificing, there will still be a daughter-in-law who will sit firmly in the position of concubine, and with the support of Nanyang Marquis, the Ninth Prince will be more likely to win." Qi Haoming did not express his opinion on Nanyanghou's words, and now with his current situation, it is not the time at all. .

"The draft is about to start. The marriage of the Ninth Prince should be decided this year. I don't know which girl will fall into the eyes of Concubine Zhang." Yingxiu has experienced the disputes in those years, but it lasted for a long time Well, it should be after the Ninth Prince had his eldest son and became king that this secret struggle was really brought to the fore.

"Of course it was sent by the Zhang family. How could Concubine Zhang allow someone from another family to occupy this?" Whether it is the position of empress dowager or empress, as long as there is this opportunity, Concubine Zhang will not let other people occupy it. It's cheap.

"Big cousin, she seems to belong to that Zhang family too." Yingxiu suddenly remembered that her eldest cousin Qiao Jinxian's wife, Mrs. Zhang, and Concubine Zhang Guifei came from the same family. Standing beside the emperor all the time.

"That's still from the same line as Concubine Zhang. Originally, the status of that line was not so high. Later, as Concubine Zhang became more and more powerful, the house of Zhang's family also rose with the tide. Only your cousin can marry your cousin. Brother." Qi Haoming saw that her brows were getting deeper and deeper, and stretched out his hand to gently stroke her brows, "Don't worry, Mr. Qiao has been here all his life, and at this last moment, there will be no such trouble. .”

Yingxiu raised her head and couldn't say anything. Grandpa was indeed murdered by her eldest cousin and sister-in-law at the last moment. Afterwards, she was rehabilitated, but her body was not as good as before. At that time, it was difficult for her to protect herself in Nanyang Hou's mansion, and she didn't have the face to go to Qiao's house to see him.

"If my sister-in-law and Concubine Zhang come from the same lineage, I'm afraid that the court will misunderstand my grandfather and form a party for personal gain." Yingxiu expressed her doubts in her heart, "Grandpa has worked for two emperors all his life, so it's inevitable that he will be in a high position. It is enviable, and it is hard to guarantee that someone will take advantage of it and make grandpa bear some crimes."

"Your majesty is a discerning person, and Grand Master Qiao is the emperor's former tutor. As long as Grand Master Qiao is upright, even if someone makes use of it, it won't be of much use." Yingxiu was silent. The former emperor was a discerning person. Gao, the princes are getting older. Those who get married and have children are all staring at their own seats. They have long been suspicious of the people around them. I am afraid that the closer they are, the more suspicious they will be. Companion to the king is like a tiger. How can it be so simple to talk about.

"I think you want to go to Qiao's house for a walk, why don't you send a post to Shangguan General's Mansion and invite your cousin to go back and see Mrs. Qiao." Qi Haoming saw that Yingxiu's face was still a little pale, thinking that she wanted to Now that he's at the Hou's mansion, his days are few and far between. The lady is pregnant, and it's easy to get bored if she stays here all the time. He might as well let her go back to Qiao's house to relax.

"That's okay, my cousin gave birth at the beginning of the year, so I asked my cousin to send some things over there, and now I should go and have a look in person." Yingxiu nodded, straightened her waist and lightly hammered the hammer, Qi Haoming pulled He sat her up and rubbed her waist slowly, "Take Baoqin and Ruizhu over there."

"When I went to pay my respects yesterday, my mother mentioned that I couldn't serve you because I was pregnant, so why don't you show your face to the maids in the yard?" Yingxiu's brows relaxed a little, she looked at him teasingly and smiled.

"Then lady, are you going to turn the faces of those maids in the yard, Qingbi or Ziyan, or Ruizhu?" Qi Haoming pinched her nose and smiled.

Yingxiu glared back at him, "You think well, they will all choose a good marriage in the future, if you like, go to your mother to ask for it."

"Having a wife to serve as my husband is already very satisfying. The bed in the room is too small to sleep any more people." Qi Haoming saw her Xiaoyuan's eyes stare, and his smile became even happier...

A few days after the post was sent out, Qiao Shiya came over to pick up Yingxiu and go to Qiao's house in person. Qiao Shiya didn't have many days to take the baby with her when she was born. She is a big idler, and the request Mrs. Shangguan gave her was that we will take care of your birth.

"Last time I went back to see grandma. She missed you. She was happier than anyone else when she found out that you were pregnant. But she is too old to come to Nanyang Marquis Mansion to see you. This is good. You go to see her."

"I heard you say this, and I'm worried about grandma's body."

"She likes to make trouble, how dare she make trouble in grandma's yard, that concubine is heavier than you now."

Yingxiu smiled. What she was more worried about was that her eldest cousin was instigated by Zhang to do something harmful to the Qiao family. Otherwise, how could grandpa be wronged for no reason.

After arriving at Qiao's house, Mrs. Qiao personally greeted them at the door. Looking at Yingxiu's pregnant belly, she finally showed a sense of relief after many days, "Come on, the old lady has missed you for a long time."

The biggest reason why the Qiao family has a happy relationship is that there are no concubines. As long as they can have children, Mr. Qiao and even the previous generations of the Qiao family will not allow concubines to disturb the backyard. Mrs. Qiao is very fond of Shiya and Yingxiu. Treat her as her own son, rely on her husband to be an official, and the family does not have any titles to inherit, so it is naturally simpler than those princely and duke residences.

"Grandma, Xiu'er is here to see you." In the courtyard, Yingxiu looked at Mrs. Qiao, who had turned gray and her eyes were slightly wet. When she married into the Nanyang Marquis Mansion, what worried her most was far from the Shen Mansion. , but this Qiao family. She is glad that she was reborn this time, and did not reject this grandparent's family that she could rely on.

"Come on, come on, sit down, that girl Shiya didn't come to see me when she was healthy, so you are here."

"My husband knows that Xiu'er misses grandma and aunt, so let me come over and have a look, and come out to relax." Yingxiu's first pregnancy is very stable, and even morning sickness in the first few months is rare, well-behaved It made Yingxiu feel that this should be a daughter.

"Okay, it's good that he has that kind of heart. Has your father ever visited you?" Mrs. Qiao felt relieved when she saw Yingxiu's rosy complexion. It's not too late for the child to come, and they will be married in less than a year. The two children should get along very well.

"No, my father only wrote me a letter. He wanted to say goodbye to cousin Jinze, but I didn't reply." Yingxiu's eyes were no longer sad, and that home was no longer home. As usual, Yan's mother was asked to go to Shen's house to announce the good news, but what she got was only some weird words from Mrs. Shen.

"He told your cousin Jinze about marriage, whose family is it? Then Shen Yinghui is only 11 years old this year."

"It's the lady from the Kangping Prince's Mansion, Gongsun Yingying." Yingxiu paused, and told them about it again. The second young master has an affair, and now she is the second young mistress of the Tang family, and there was a lot of rumors in the Kangping Palace at that time, how can my cousin like such an undisciplined person!"

"Of course I'm not worthy of my cousin, so I didn't reply to my father's letter. I was also in Kangping Palace after what happened. I just think that Miss Gongsun is really a bold person."

"This Shen Heye is becoming less and less serious. He is not very old, and he is confused one after another. Why is it his turn to intervene in Miss Kangping's marriage? The idea is all on our heads." Qiao The old lady snorted coldly, said with a slightly sullen face...

(End of this chapter)