Foster son and husband

Chapter 159 Mother-in-law
Xu Junying and Meiniang returned to Xu Mansion, it was Haishi, the carriage entered directly from the side door, and stopped at the Hanging Flower Gate, Xu Junying came over to help Meiniang get off the car, but Meiniang handed him the sleeping Heng'er, and then Jumping down by herself, Xu Junying glanced twice and saw that the women on duty at the second gate were all watching, and couldn't help but want to say a few words to her, but Meiniang didn't look at him directly, and only told the nanny and Xia Lian to take good care of Heng. Son, he twisted his body and walked away, Cui Xi and Cui Lian hurriedly followed.

Mei Niang didn't want to see the scene where Wang Mama and Cui Si commanded Bai Zhan and the others to unload the car. Seeing it, she felt angry and pulled everyone out today. She brought as many belongings as possible, including clothes, gold and silver jewelry, and even The rewards he just received from the palace were carried into the car at once, and he originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of his sister-in-law to give birth to live in her mother's house for a while, trying to find a way not to return to Xu's residence for the time being.She procrastinated in the Qin residence, avoiding Xu Junying on purpose, and even when Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi left, she did not come out to see them off. She didn't say a word about going back to the Hou's mansion, and actively and wholeheartedly accompanied her sister-in-law Feng, and Qin Boqing scrambled to hug the two newborn nephews and nieces, and asked Xia Lian Cuisi to search for a new wooden bucket to fetch hot water for Heng'er to take a bath... After dark, she thought she would be staying at her mother's house, who knows? Knowing that Xu Junying intentionally or unintentionally said in front of Mrs. Qin:
"Mother is sick!"

Mrs. Qin, who was immersed in the great joy of having a baby, suddenly woke up, immediately put down her grandchildren and son-in-law, and personally urged Meiniang to go back to the residence. Mrs. Qin embraced Heng'er who had been excited all day, kissed her, and said:
"Don't be afraid! Heng'er's father is a general with thousands of horses and horses. With him protecting him, how can any monster dare to stop you? The marquis is the head of the family. You are in charge of the affairs of the house. There is an old lady here, and the wife of your in-laws is also the head of the family." If you are sick, if your mother keeps you here, it is not in accordance with the etiquette - go home quickly, it is right to serve your mother-in-law, and I will come to see you in the third dynasty, and bring Heng'er back!"

He couldn't help saying that he insisted on sending her back to the Houfu.

Meiniang is absolutely unwilling to go back with Xu Junying. Her original scruples were Qin Boqing and Henger. Now that Qin Boqing has passed the exam, Henger returns to her side. The emperor and empress owe her favors. She has a little initiative. It shouldn't be a problem if you want to make a fuss first, right?At the emperor's feet, how dare Xu Junying do anything to her?What can they do to the Qin family?She thought about it these days, what is fame?The honor and disgrace of the family should not be borne by a weak woman, sacrificing her freedom and happiness to achieve the prosperity of a family. She is not the real Qin Meiniang and cannot be so great.If Qin Boqing was talented, learned and capable, he would naturally be at the top of the list, and he didn't need to rely on his sister's husband's family. Speaking of which, no matter how powerful the Xu family is, at a certain point it would only be icing on the cake, so it wouldn't be possible to make a champion?If that was the case, why would the sixth son of the Xu family take the exam?
She doesn't believe in those so-called nobles, so there are no scandals and weird things for common people to talk about. If she and Xu Junying make peace, the public opinion and influence it will cause will be less than the year when the Jingguo government favored concubines and killed their wives and forced the eldest son away. some?Time has passed, who has the time to go back and comment on that matter?That was a scandal in Zhang's house, she just reconciled, and there was a reason for that, Xu's house was ordered by Yi to marry another bride, so why not allow her, the old man, to leave the sad place and try to be quiet?As long as Xu Junying cooperates and carefully hides the little affair between Meiniang and Xu Laoqi, I believe this matter will disappear soon.

She has lost confidence and patience with the three-month covenant. Xu Junying's actions have aroused her vigilance. Those who want to marry a bride, why should they care about how outsiders view their current relationship as a husband and wife?It's about to be abandoned soon, it should be gradually indifferent, but he was lucky, in just a few days, the distance between the two of them suddenly shortened, and in front of the guests, they hugged their waists and held their hands. Gu's body belongs to Lao Qi, he doesn't mind, she still has pimples!Wen Jinxuan leaked the rain, he stayed in the upper house unceremoniously, maintained the relationship between husband and wife, and even went around to put pressure on Lu Xiangfeng to force him to recognize his uncle. Is there something wrong with him?Mei Niang thought about it calmly, and came to the conclusion: there is nothing wrong with him, it is because she is too naive!If Xu Junying can marry a new wife like modern people, he must abandon his old wife and treat the newcomer wholeheartedly. The concept of men marrying wives and concubines in this dynasty is very normal, how can Xu Junying be an exception?There may be other reasons for not moving the two concubines in Tsinghua University, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't like groups of wives and concubines. Thinking about it carefully, he still can't let Qin Meiniang go. Without evidence, it can be overturned at any time.

Now the two of them live in the same room, and they are justifiable couples behind closed doors. She feels that his character is guaranteed, but she always puts the bottom line in everything. It is not her style to be too credulous and defenseless. She cannot let him take the initiative like this. As she approached step by step, one day he suddenly backtracked and denied the covenant. Didn't she suffer a lot?
If she wants to plot against her and keep her physically and mentally, it depends on whether the person has the necessary conditions. In her eyes, Xu Junying is a good man, a good man, but he is not the man she wants!

Mrs. Qin held Mei Niang's hand tightly and led her to the front door. Xu Junying hugged Heng'er and followed Mrs. Qin. Er'er finished lighting up the lantern, and Heng'er also came to join in the fun, holding him in Xu Junying's arms, but leaned over and grabbed Mrs. Qin's shoulder with one hand, trying to climb over her grandmother to find Mei Niang, Xu Junying pulled him back, patted He smiled and said: "Heng'er, don't be naughty, carefully scratch your grandmother's clothes! It's dark and the road is hard to see, your mother can't hold you, it's better to hold you for your father!"

Heng'er watched him speak, and leaned obediently on his shoulder. Mrs. Qin smiled happily when she saw this, and she loved Xu Junying, a good son-in-law, even more in her heart.Mei Niang, however, was extremely unhappy, she stood still on the doorstep, grabbed Mrs. Qin's arm and shook it wildly, acting coquettishly and foolishly, resorting to the trick she used to deal with her mother in her previous life, sometimes she said her stomach hurts, sometimes she was so tired that she was about to die , didn't want to leave, Mrs. Qin just ignored her, and in front of Xu Junying, stretched out her index finger and poked her forehead lightly, teaching:
"Being a mother is not as sensible as before! I have forgotten all the etiquette and rules my mother taught you since I was a child... Hou Ye has a good temper, and everything is up to you. How can a mother not love you? I can’t blame you. I told Mother Wang and asked her to help you remember. It seems that she didn’t do well enough. When my mother has some free time, I will go to live with you for a while and teach you well. Mother is not partial, son and son-in-law, daughter and daughter-in-law are all equally loved and valued. Master Hou was too busy a while ago, but now that the affairs at hand have been straightened out, he can take care of you and Heng'er, and he often finds time to come back to see me, he You are the pillar of the country, you became famous early, you can still abide by etiquette and upbringing, you are filial and respectful to your parents and elders, and your temperament is more docile than yours. After all, you are a child of an aristocratic family, and your qualities are different. It is your blessing to be a husband and wife with Lord Hou I am very pleased and relieved to be a mother, according to your previous temperament, there is no need to worry about being a mother, but now I have to worry about how much you will conflict with the Lord Hou!"

Mei Niang's hope of taking advantage of her mother's family to temporarily escape time was completely shattered, and she felt a little resentment towards Mrs. Qin. This kind and gentle mother has a little bit of climbing the dragon and the phoenix. This is understandable. There is no one in the world who does not want her daughter to marry a noble , parents who enjoy wealth and honor, but she is too much, she is completely on the side of Xu Junying and scolding her daughter, when did it become like this?It was Xu Junying's fault again, and he must have come to Qin's residence frequently on weekdays to show courteousness to Mrs. Qin and win her favor.

As a daughter, she worried a lot about the Qin family. Qin Boqing accompanied her mother back to Beijing all the way because of her younger sister's death. Boldly ran out of the city to look for Lingxuzi, almost offended King Mao Qi, took his life, at least he treated his family, and now they are all healed, Qin Boqing has a strong body, Mrs. Qin is full of energy and blood, her complexion is moist, and she speaks The tone is much stronger, but she actually didn't protect her daughter in order to love her son-in-law, God, what's the reason?

Mei Niang got into the car with anger, Xu Junying stood in front of Cuixi Cuisi, hugged Heng'er in one hand, and helped her up with the other, then handed Heng'er to her, looked at her and said softly:
"You can't do that! You don't even say goodbye, mother-in-law will be sad!"

Meiniang gave him a blank look: "It's not my mother-in-law, I don't care!"

Xu Junying stared at her, unable to say anything, so she turned around and told Cuixi to get in the car to accompany the eldest grandma, and walked up to Mrs. Qin to make a bow and accompany her: "Mother-in-law, forgive me, Mei Niang is really tired, she won't move when she gets in the car, The son-in-law bid farewell to his mother-in-law on her behalf!"

Mrs. Qin smiled and raised her hand to help him: "How can a mother not understand my daughter? After her illness, she completely changed her temperament. Everything originated from the Hou Mansion, and she should recover in the Hou Mansion. Whether the daughter is good or not , I know in my heart that a mother doesn't spoil her daughter in person, and my son-in-law is a smart man, so I expect to understand the intentions of this, and I will take more care of her and Heng'er in the future, and I will try my best to do what I can. For the happiness of your husband and wife!"

Xu Junying was slightly taken aback, then bowed deeply, and bowed to the ground: "Mother-in-law's great kindness, my son-in-law will remember it in my heart! In the past, my son-in-law didn't know what happened to the Houfu, Meiniang's mother and son, and worked hard for the country and family. I can’t say I’m indebted to my wife and children. But now that my son-in-law is back, from now on I only have her mother and son in my heart, please rest assured mother-in-law!”

Mrs. Qin helped him up with one hand, raised her sleeve to cover her eyes with the other, her voice choked with laughter:

"Okay! Good son-in-law! I gave you my daughter, and I will die in peace!"

It's a pity that Meiniang didn't see the touching scene of mother-in-law and son-in-law. She really did what Xu Junying said, sitting in the carriage, closing her eyes and resting her mind, with her arms around Heng'er, holding him in her arms, The son seemed to be tired, leaning against his mother quietly, with a pair of big eyes flickering in the darkness, searching for the light from outside the car.

(End of this chapter)