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Chapter 43: Gossip about the adoptive mother

Tomorrow is the Qiao Qiao Festival.Goods suitable for the Qiqiao Festival are sold everywhere in the East Market, West Market and Zhongjie.Even the trees on the roadside were decorated with red and green colors and were decorated with joy.

Cheng Yu will go back to Border Pass after the festival.He had been a widower for many years, not only because he had feelings for his late wife, but also because he felt ashamed of his wife and daughter and was unwilling to renew his relationship.Although his daughter is back now, he is not willing to change his old habits for many years.After a month's rest, he felt so idle that grass would grow all over his body, and he was eager to return to Xuanfu Town as soon as possible.

"This year we have won several battles on the border. Tatars and Oaras have sent envoys to express their goodwill. When the emperor was happy, he rewarded the meritorious officials. Yesterday was the last day before the festival, and the emperor also gave two ministers' children. Marriage granted." Master Sun and his wife rarely went shopping today. They passed by Chengcheng Mansion and came in to gossip.

"Ah! How worried is Li Shilang of the Ministry of War? His daughter has been married to someone else since she was a child. Although the husband has not officially accepted the appointment, both families are well aware of the matter. The emperor's proposed marriage made Li The eldest girl promised Master Lu's son, isn't that a mess?" Mrs. Sun continued to gossip:

"We just heard before we went out that Miss Li threw herself into the river last night. It was said that she had already fallen in love with Mr. Xu, who was married to her, and she cried by the river for half the night!"

"Alas! This is really a beating of a mandarin duck." Cheng Yu shook his head and sighed: "Master Lu can't keep it off his face. I'd better not have any grudges when marrying him in the future."

Mrs. Sun laughed and said, "That's right! When you marry a daughter, you are worried that her in-laws and husband will not treat her well and she will be bullied at her husband's house. We, Haitang, have been married for a few years. I wonder if General Cheng has a family that he likes now?"

Cheng Yu quickly shook his head: "No, no, Haitang just came back. We are honored to renew the relationship between father and daughter. I really want to keep her for two more years to enjoy the family relationship. It will not be too late to discuss after she is seventeen."

"My daughter is a caring little cotton-padded jacket. It's a pity that we don't have a daughter, otherwise I wouldn't be able to bear her getting married." Sun Yang Fuxu agreed.

Mrs. Sun nodded, "That's also the reason, then I know it in my heart. I saw that Miss Li was pitiful, and I was afraid that the emperor would mess up the mandarin ducks and miss Haitang's life!"

"One more thing, this year's Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, I want to take Haitang to the palace to see more of the world, get to know some girls in the Beijing circle, and meet some interesting ones, which will also make it easier for her to make sisters and friends." Sun The lady thought about it and then said.

Cheng Yu bowed and smiled and said: "You are Haitang's adoptive mother. I really know everything about raising the girls in the boudoir, but I don't know anything about it! I couldn't ask for a foster mother to take the trouble!"

Sun Yang smiled and said: "You don't have to thank her, she should thank you. For many years, she has been envious of the various tricks of other families' raised daughters, and her son ignored her. Now there is a Begonia for her to play with. I don't know. How happy."

Mr. Sun and his wife came to visit. Someone had already gone in to inform Haitang. Before Mr. Sun could finish his words, Haitang had already arrived at the main hall.

"Father and mother, the festival is only tomorrow, so you guys got there early." Haitang smiled and stood next to Mrs. Sun, and Mrs. Sun took a hand. "Your adoptive mother wanted to see the fun, but she didn't want to walk! There will be many people on the street tomorrow, so she won't be able to walk on the carriage, so she came out early today." Master Sun explained with a smile.They had a very good relationship as a couple. Haitang felt that this was how the relationship between husband and wife should be. She also thought that if her mother was still alive, she and her father would be in such harmony, with the husband singing and the wife following.

"Your adoptive father is teasing you! At the end of this year, your adoptive brother is going to get married. In the past two years, his prospective father-in-law's family has declined. We want to prepare more things for his future daughter-in-law. Today, we are in the store for the festival. There are a lot of goods, so I went out to shop, and when I met He Yi, I picked a few pieces."

After talking for a while, Master Sun and his wife stood up to leave.

Haitang thought that she would find an opportunity to sell the prepared pills in a drugstore. If she had some money, she would also like to give her sister-in-law a few cents.

"What are you thinking about, idiot!" Her brother came in and saw her dumbfounded. He went over and patted her on the head.

"Aren't they all beaten stupid by you? I'll tell my father to go!" Haitang said with his eyes widened and his cheeks puffed out.

Han Bai was not afraid of her, and said calmly: "Then... your Qiao Qiao Festival gift has arrived, do you want to go see it? At this moment, your sworn brother is not in the capital, and you don't have any other brothers to accompany you when you go out. !”

Haitang immediately went over to please her and said: "My brother is the best brother in the world, and my step-brother is the second best. I was stupid on my own, but my brother slapped me and I got better. Brother, you really can cure the disease." , wonderful rejuvenation!"

Cheng Hanbai laughed loudly and led his precious little sister out.Last month, he ordered a small carriage for his sister, and the two little girls could fit comfortably in it.The compartment of this pony carriage is small and sturdy. You can directly enter the second door to get in and out of the car. It is more convenient for my sister to go out.

Half a month ago, he asked his sister what gift she wanted for Qiqiao Festival, and her sister said she wanted a horse.Han Bai asked someone to find out that the largest horse farm in Kyoto was actually the prince's property.

Han Bai grinned and went to Prince Chu to buy a horse.

When the prince heard that it was a gift for Haitang, he was so sleepy that he met the pillow, which was just what he wanted!Then he asked people to rush to pick a group of Dawan horses to go to Beijing. He just sent someone to Cheng Mansion to say:

The good horse has been won.

(End of this chapter)