Da Suining

Chapter 232 The big happy event

According to the news from the palace, Imperial Physician Lu resigned from office and never set foot in the Imperial Hospital again.

The Xiangfu didn't invite the doctor again, but went outside to grab the medicine, and boiled it for Xiangyan to drink when he came back.

The maidservants boiled the medicine, and Tang Xiaoniang fed it to Xiangyan herself: "These are all good medicines, one pair of medicine costs one tael of silver. After you drink it, your body will get better."

The black soup has a fishy smell.

Most of the traditional Chinese medicines are herbal medicines. Although earthworms, centipedes, scorpions, and seahorses are used as medicines occasionally, they still smell like traditional Chinese medicines.

The medicine that Tang Xiaoniang brought had a strong fishy smell, Xiangyan sniffed it, and she retched and burst into tears.

"Hurry up and drink it, it won't help your body if it gets cold. You have hurt your body and need to take good care of it." Tang Xiaoniang persuaded, stirring the medicinal soup with a spoon.

"Crack." Xiang Yan pushed the medicine bowl away, Tang Xiaoniang didn't expect such a thing, she couldn't hold it steady, the medicine bowl flew out and hit the ground, broke, and the medicine soup flowed all over the floor.

"You... took the maintenance medicine with great difficulty. Why are you so self-willed? It's a waste of your mother's heart. You... mother is doing it for your own good."

"Is mother really doing good for me?"

"of course."

"Mother, I'm afraid I'm lying to the children. Now I... I'm different from before. I heard it really clearly outside my mother's bedroom that night."

"What did you hear?"

"I heard my mother talking to my father, saying that I was pregnant with a small evil, which made the ancestors of the Xiang family ashamed. She said that this child would definitely not be born, and she would go outside to get some abortion medicine for me to drink. Mother can It’s really cruel to boil the miscarriage medicine so quickly.”

The spoon in Tang Xiaoniang's hand fell to the ground.

Xiang Yan actually overheard Xue Ye's conversation with Xiang Daying.

After being exposed by Xiangyan, Tang Xiaoniang lowered her head, but she had no choice but to say: "Yan'er, you have been my mother's pride since I was a child. Although my mother is not a real wife and her family background is not noble, but you are good-looking. , and then made up for everything, you are the most beautiful girl in Qingcheng, and the one you are going to marry in the future is the son of a prince and noble family in Qingcheng, why are you so confused, it is so easy to... just let others Taking advantage? From now on, what kind of good family can you marry? Thinking of this, my mother's heart is about to break."

"How does mother know that I can't marry a good man?"

"Oh? Then you tell mother, who is the father of the child in your womb?"

"The father of the child in my belly is also here in Xuanguo..." The dimples on the corners of Xiangyan's mouth were slightly blooming, she sat on the bed with her knees hugged, and looked at the cotton-like snowflakes outside the window and let out a long breath: " My child's father is more respectable than princes and nobles, and his family's property may not be worth even ten of our prime ministers."

Tang Xiaoniang gave a "thump" in her heart: "Why, you found an old man? Don't be older than your father?"

"Where did mother want to go, he is about the same age as me."

"Then who is he?"

"Mother, don't worry, he will come to propose marriage in a short time. But... if the mother dares to touch the child in my stomach, then he will definitely not let it go. It will be unlucky for us at that time. After all, what I am carrying in my stomach is a priceless treasure."

Tang Xiaoniang only brags as Xiangyan.

What is pregnant with a priceless treasure.

What will come to propose marriage.

At her age, she has seen through the rhetoric of those men. Of course, these rhetoric are usually too many to count.

Back then when she was serving in the palace, a little eunuch hooked up with a maid who was doing laundry, and said that there was a kind of witchcraft in her hometown, even if an eunuch practiced witchcraft, he could turn back into a real man within a year.He also said that after leaving the palace, he would go back to his hometown to buy two acres of land, and live a good life with the laundry maid.As a result, the laundry maid received a sum of money from the An family when she left the palace and had to leave it to him.He gambled when he got the silver, lost it all and cheated the next one. The poor old lady spent half her life washing clothes in the palace, and finally got dozens of taels of Anjia silver, but she was wiped out.

The maid was only cheated for money, the eunuch was inhumane, but the old maid still had a clean body.

Xiangyan was even more unlucky, if she didn't have money, she couldn't keep her innocence. For more than three months, her belly was protruding day by day, and she couldn't hide it even if she wanted to.

For this reason, Tang Xiaoniang couldn't sleep well at night.

Even the night before, she had a nightmare, dreaming that Xiangyan gave birth to a pair of twins, and the two children followed her and called them "grandmother".

She ran wildly on the long street, and the two children kept following her for some reason, yelling "grandmother" one after another, and passers-by all looked up, with mocking expressions on their faces.

Where did Tang Xiaoniang suffer such humiliation.

Xiang Yan remained calm as usual, Tang Xiaoniang felt uneasy: "Your stomach cannot be hidden, and you don't want to have a baby."

"Didn't mother hear what the doctor said? My body is different from ordinary people. If I conceive, I may not be able to have children in the future. Does mother want me to die alone? Who would want to marry a woman who can't bear children?"

"But... will that person marry you?"

"He will, he said he will marry me."

"You can't believe a man's words. Even your father's words, I only dare to believe half of them."

"He is different from my father. He treats me very well. It is hot in summer. He is such a noble person, he is willing to condescend to fan me. I love fried lentils. Every time we meet, he buys them for me. If he sells lentils The peddler didn’t come, so he asked along the road to find someone’s house, and once it was raining, he was afraid that my shoes would get wet, so he carried me for a long distance, you know, he never did this to others.”

These details that moved Xiang Yan were worthless to Tang Xiao.

What she cares about is when he will marry Xiangyan: "In the current situation, if he really loves you, he will quickly let the matchmaker come. If your father and I are still satisfied, even if he pays a little dowry, he will marry you as soon as possible." .”

"He will come to propose marriage soon." Xiang Yan vowed.

After hearing Xiang Yan's words, Tang Xiaoniang felt more and more that Xiang Yan had been deceived.

In Xuanguo, which serious son fell in love with a girl, didn't he go home with three matchmakers and six hires?That's good, it's better to strike first.Nowadays, people don't know where to be happy and happy, leaving Xiangyan alone to suffer from pregnancy.

As soon as the lights were turned off at night, Tang Xiaoniang kicked Xiang Daying awake in panic.

The maid heard the applause and came, handed Tang Xiaoniang tea to drink, and handed her a dry towel to wipe off her sweat.

The snowy night was long, the roofs were all white, and a thick layer of snow covered more than half of the Xiangfu.

Tang Xiaoniang's forehead was covered with sweat, and she regained her composure after drinking a cup of tea.

Xiang Daying was kicked by her so suddenly that his legs cramped, and he struggled to lie back and consciously stayed away from Tang Xiaoniang.

"Master, I had a nightmare again just now." Tang Xiaoniang saw the maid retreated and closed the door, she lay back and whispered, "I dreamed that Yan'er... gave birth to a monkey... that monkey jumped I was so happy, I just jumped in the courtyard of our Xiang family, sometimes jumped to the roof, sometimes jumped to the gatehouse, and no one in the whole Xiang family could subdue it."

"Go to sleep, don't think about it." Xiang Daying turned around and turned his back to Tang Xiaoniang.

Tang Xiaoniang knew she was bored, so she could only sigh and close her eyes.

Just before I could sleep for a cup of tea, I dreamed that Xiangyan married a butcher. The butcher was tall and thick, with beards all over his face, and was twice as tall as Xiangyan. Dogs and cats were killed. As soon as Tang Xiaoniang expressed her dissatisfaction, the butcher chased after her with a knife. Tang Xiaoniang was so frightened that she could only run forward with her eyes closed, dancing, and gave Xiang Daying a face There were three bloody cuts on it.

"Come here, light up the lamp, and go to the study." Xiang Daying spent that night in the study.

Xiangyan stroked her belly, leaned on the soft pillow, and ate a piece of longan offered by Chunyu.

Longan is so sweet.Sweet to the throat.

Xiangyan couldn't eat such a sweet thing, so she asked Chunyu to step on the ladder to get a brocade box from the bottom of the box. Inside the brocade box was a belt embroidered with pearls.

The excellently embroidered belt was a gift from Guo Kai.

Xiang Yan held it in her arms and rubbed it: "Is it still snowing outside?"

"It's still falling, it hasn't stopped all day and night."

"Tomorrow, no matter what, you go to that inn and ask the shopkeeper to send a message, just say what I say, and ask the second prince to meet at the inn the next day."

This inn can be regarded as the place where Xiangyan and Guo Kai stayed together.

Occasionally, the two meet here.

After all, the inn is well-decorated, the service is thoughtful, and the food is the best in Qingcheng. The most important thing is that it is expensive. This has chosen a large number of people. The two corridors on the left and right of the door extend to both sides, and the meals are served in the room, which is excellent for guests who need to keep confidential.

And the waiter on the cabinet can also help pass messages and things.

Xiangyan then made an agreement with Guo Kai that people around them would come to the inn every now and then to inquire about the news, so that they could meet each other conveniently.

Counting it, I haven't seen Guo Tang for several days.

"It's snowing too much. Everyone is sitting in the mansion, hugging Mrs. Tang, or sitting around the stove. Few people go out for a walk. Does the third girl really want to ask the second prince to meet?" Chunyu held a long wooden Chopsticks, asked while turning the charcoal fire.

"I said I want to see you, and of course I want to see you."

Chunyu hurriedly placed the wooden chopsticks on the side of the basin, and said respectfully: "The third girl wants to see the second prince, and the second prince must also want to see the third girl. Since she fell last time... the third girl hasn't seen the second prince for several days. .The servant girl will go to Laisheng Inn to inquire about it, and then let the person on the cabinet pass a message."

"Go quickly." Xiangyan looked at Feixue outside the window: "This snow will not stop for a while, you go now."

Chunyu braved the severe cold to go to Laisheng Inn.

It didn't take long to come back.

As soon as he entered the room, a gust of air-conditioning was brought in, and the charcoal fire in the room was flickered by the wind and snow.

"What's the matter?" Xiangyan got off the bed barefoot before putting on her shoes: "What did you say at Laisheng Inn? He hasn't gone out for a few days, does he miss me very much?"

Chunyu shook his head.

"The second prince didn't leave any news?"

Chunyu shook his head again.

"Are you dumb?" Xiangyan twisted Chunyu's arm: "You can't even say a word? You can only shake your head, right?"

Chunyu quickly knelt down: "Maybe...maybe...the second prince is very busy in the palace..."

"What's he busy with? He doesn't like reading."

"Maybe... maybe it's snowing heavily and the road is hard to walk, so I didn't send any news. The second prince was going to see the girl every two days before." Chunyu held back her tears: "The servant has already followed the person who came to the inn People have said that the third girl needs to see the second prince for something, so let them send a message."

Xiangyan walked back to the bed blankly.

Chunyu hurriedly took Mrs. Tang and put it at her feet: "Third Miss, don't catch a cold."

Whether her feet are cold or not, Xiangyan no longer cares.

The most urgent thing is to see Guo Cheng.

Xiangyan went to Sheng Inn in person.

It was already the appointed day, although the wind and snow continued and the north wind howled, Xiang Yan still wrapped her cloak and went out.

When she arrived at Sheng Inn, her embroidered shoes were already wet, and her body was getting heavier and heavier, so Xiangyan leaned on the cabinet and panted for a while.

Chunyu went to exchange news with the cabinet.

The waiter on the cabinet shook his head: "That said, the master is busy with homework recently, so he can't come out."

Busy with homework.

Xiang Yan bit her lip.

Whenever Guo Kai is busy with his homework, it is really a ghost.

Guo Cheng is a person who suffers from headaches when he reads books.

"Please help spread the news." Chunyu begged.

"People have already said that I'm busy with homework. It's better not to pass it on."

"Did you forget which family we belong to? If you want to spread the news, you will be pushy." Chun Yu rolled up his sleeves.

Xiang Yan took a tael of silver and put it on the cabinet: "I don't want you to run away in vain, just say, I have a very good thing to tell him, and let him come to see me once in three days, and don't wait after the expiration date. Not every day."

Sure enough, Guo Cheng appeared at the Laisheng Inn three days later.

The two met at the inn and told the servants to wait in another room, Guo Kai and Xiangyan went up to the second floor.

The wind and snow were very heavy, and the window was so white that pedestrians could no longer be seen, and the roof of the carriage was also covered in white snow.

Guo Kai covered Xiangyan's body, and it took a long time to pant heavily and roll to the side to lie down, kneading Xiangyan's legs and said, "Little beauty misses me so much? I can't bear this world of ice and snow?"

Xiangyan kissed Guo Cheng on the cheek.

"Didn't you say that there is a great thing? What kind of good thing? Let me hear it."

"Is it because you don't want to see me without good things?"

"Nonsense, you don't know if I miss you or not. I miss you every day so much that I can't sleep. It's just recently that my father asked me to study with the boss and the others every day. I managed to sneak out. Look at today's Xue, I can't stop seeing you." Guo Kai said, turning over and leaning on Xiangyan's body again: "It's getting colder and colder, it's not easy to see you, you need to have fun."

"You're in a hurry." Xiangyan smiled grinningly, "It's as if I've never seen a woman before."

"It's just that I've never seen you so beautiful, let me see you well." Guo Kai arched his mouth into Xiangyan's neck as he spoke: "Little beauty, what is the great thing, you should tell me, if you don't Say, I'll just... start..."

Guo Kai put his hands into Xiang Yan's clothes, and touched up along his belly button.

Xiangyan held his hand and put it on her stomach: "What did you touch?"

"I touched... your skin is really smooth."

"Then do you want to marry me?"

"Want to dream."

"Then I will tell you a very happy event."

(End of this chapter)