Foster son and husband

Chapter 165 The Night Visit
166 Night visit
At noon, Baoju went to the water pavilion and reported to Xu Junying: "Dong Neng, Foreign Affairs Officer, is waiting for an answer in front of the front courtyard hall!"

Xu Junying nodded, and said to Mei Niang: "You should go back for lunch. I can't accompany you today, and I don't have to wait for dinner. I may not be back until very late. Don't be busy going to Cen's house tomorrow, and wait in two days." I'll talk about it after I go out... Take care of Heng'er, Ma'am, I'm tired of taking care of you, the imperial doctor will come to see you every day, I told the sixth brother, when Jing Yun is free, he will invite him to come and have a look, you, or Don't get close to them, so as not to fall into the shoes of others..."

He avoided Mei Niang's dissatisfied eyes: "Tomorrow, I will not be able to accompany you to the baptism ceremony of the three dynasties in the Qin residence, and Bai Zhan will follow. Remember to prepare double gifts, besides you and me, there are also gifts from the elders in the house." Prepare everything, the old lady is old, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't go, the wife is sick and can't go, if the second wife and sister-in-law want to go to congratulate and watch the ceremony, let them go together!"

Meiniang remained silent: Who cares about the Xu family visiting relatives in the Qin residence?Run away before dawn tomorrow, don't want them to follow!

Xu Junying didn't say anything, took a deep look at her, walked out of the water pavilion and followed Baoju, passing by where Cuixi was standing, stopped to give a few words of advice, then turned around the rockery and disappeared.

Cuixi walked into the water pavilion and said to Mei Niang: "Why doesn't Grandma give the clothes to Master Hou?"

Mei Niang froze for a moment, then remembered that she was still sitting in Xu Junying's robe, stood up and looked at it, and said: "He is there for official business, so he also needs to go back to his room to change his official uniform - he wants this one." I won’t let him wear it, it’s all wrinkled, and people know that I’m sitting like this, and I’m the one who’s embarrassed. Take it back, wash and iron it, put it away, and it’s best not to let him find it to wear in the future!”

Cuixi couldn't help laughing: "Fortunately, Lord Hou is wearing a strong suit, otherwise he would have to wear this!"

Xu Junying walked out of the rockery, and paused for a while, waiting for Baoju to come up to answer, and when Baoju said that the old lady had entered the palace, he raised his eyebrows slightly: Grandma and Meimei cooperated very well, one was looking for a reason, and the other was delivered to the door Come on, grandma is old after all, he can't blame her for anything, and Meimei, she will not understand his intentions, but she still ignores him like this, which makes him worried and sad!

After thinking about it for a while, he said to Bao Ju: "Tell Xiao Chengzhi that everything is in order, and wait ten miles outside the city! I want to enter the palace, ask Dong Neng to follow, and call back on the way!"

After lunch, Mei Niang played happily with Heng Er on the couch, seeing Heng Er rubbing his eyes with two small fists, she stopped him: "This is not good, your eyes will hurt!"

Xia Lian said: "Brother Heng is sleepy, he should sleep for a while!"

Mei Niang nodded: "I'm also a little sleepy, fetch hot water, wash his hands and face, I'll take him to rest!"

The two girls slept equally soundly, but Meiniang didn't allow anyone to wake her up. When she woke up, it was already the setting sun. When Cuixi said that it was Shen Shi, Xia Lian took Heng'er in her arms. Meiniang washed up briefly and brought Cuixi Liansi came to Qiuhua Courtyard. Although Mrs. Zheng always suppressed her, no matter what, she fulfilled her ambition for Heng'er and let her take over the management of Zhongfu. Without Mrs. Zheng's secret consent and consent, she obeyed under Mrs. Zheng The women in charge who have been in charge for 20 years will not obey her so easily. Mrs. Zheng cultivates her wholeheartedly, and the stewards help her with all her strength. Go for it when the opportunity presents itself.I don't know what the situation between Qin Meiniang and Mrs. Zheng was like in the past. She, Cen Meimei, has to admit that she owes Mrs. Zheng a favor. Now that she is paralyzed by illness, she should try her best to do what she can do for her!
The fourth grandma, Mrs. Gan, is still in Qiuhua Hospital. She is really a good daughter-in-law. She waits on the hospital bed from morning to night. Standing by the bed with a gloomy face, the fourth grandma moved, wanting to feed Mrs. Zheng water or medicine, she ordered Chunyue Dongmei to come forward, otherwise she went to pick up the medicine bowl by herself, and kept laughing without laughing. It is better to let the servants come, the fourth grandma is tired all day, let's take a rest.And Mrs. Zheng also cooperates very well with Mama He. When Chunyue and Mama He are beside her, she opens her eyes. When Gan Shi or Xu Xiaorong approach, she closes her eyes and pretends to sleep, and ignores them. After a while, seeing this scene, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing secretly.

Concubine and concubine are different, maybe any family is like this, Mrs. Zheng is usually aloof, and she is used to being arrogant in front of concubines and concubines. Excuse me.Although she doesn't quite agree with it, but in order for the patient to have a good mood and be more conducive to recovery, Meiniang intends to fulfill Mother He's wish and liberate Fourth Grandma and Xu Xiaorong by the way.

She took Gan Shi's hand, walked a few steps away from the bed, and said with a smile: "Take a rest! You see, the women and girls in the room are all the ones that the wife is used to, and they can best guess the wife's mind. We may not be able to do it." If you want to be better than them, let them do it! You and your second sister have worked hard for the past few days, so you should take a breath!"

Gan's eye circles were reddish, how could she be willing to do such a thankless task?My daughter has also caught a cold these past few days, and she keeps coughing at night, so she can't take care of her. The mother-in-law, Aunt Lin, took her daughter away, just to let her concentrate on serving her wife, and her husband Xu Junting also asked her to be filial and try her best to guard her in his wife's hospital bed. Before, be sure to serve your wife well.

Mrs. Lin said: "For yourselves, but also for the uncle! The poor uncle goes out early and returns late every day. He is busy with official duties, so he doesn't know if he can have a meal at ease... I am useless, and I have let down our lady in vain. Uncle's mother. The current eldest wife is amazing. She never let us get close to him since she was a child, and she couldn't do anything for him. He just grew up like this... and now he can still take care of you He is a dear brother, and he has the same heart for you as the old marquis. If you can share everything, you should take care of it. Don't let him worry about the affairs of the house and don't tire him. It's right!"

Xu Junting's words were very short, but they nailed her to death: "My brother is running around outside, my sister-in-law is busy with the affairs of the house, and I am often away from home during the day. You don't have to do anything, just stay in Qiuhua Courtyard, go serve your wife!"

Gan clearly knows that Mother He hates her here, but she can only bite the bullet and guard cheekily. The eldest wife has been ill for the past few days, but the elder brother has been here a few times, and the elder sister-in-law does not show her face. If she is a sister-in-law If they don't come, there is no long-term daughter-in-law in front of the eldest wife's hospital bed. If it spreads out, people will laugh and scold, and it will lose the face of the Xu family's long-term house. Mrs. Lin and Xu Junting will blame her when they find out.

When she heard Mei Niang say: "From tomorrow onwards, you don't have to come here, just rest indoors!"

He and Xu Xiaorong couldn't help but looked at each other, with a little bit of joy on their faces, and Mother He who was next to her also turned her head to look at Meiniang, with a pleasant surprise on her face.

Xu Xiaorong was clever, and pretended to say: "Sister-in-law is busy with work, so she can't stay in front of her all the time, we have nothing to do, let us serve the wife!"

Mei Niang smiled and said: "I really have something to do, I can't stay in front of my wife's bed all the time, I just try to find time to come over and see if Mama He and Chunyue are there, that's enough. You always have to come over every day to say hello , just like in the past, just ask at the door! The spring is humid and warm, the atmosphere in the house is not very good, and the light and shadow are dark. If there are too many people in the room, it is not suitable for patients, so there is no need to stay here. Mama He I will make arrangements for myself, and only one or two people will stay in the house when there is nothing to do. Later, I will teach Chunyue and the others a set of massage techniques, massage for the eldest wife according to the time every day, and gossip with her at the same time. She can't talk now. , but she can listen, talk more, say what she likes to hear, try to make her happy, this is conducive to recovery!"

Mother He looked at Mrs. Zheng, saw her open her eyes, walked up quickly, and said with a smile: "Madam heard what Grandma said? Grandma said she would massage her body for Madam, would Madam agree?"

Mrs. Zheng closed her eyes and opened them again. She did it three times in quick succession. Mama He almost shed tears, and leaned down to Mei Niang: "Old slave obeys Grandma's words and will definitely take good care of Madam!"

Mei Niang nodded: "I will work hard for you from now on. If the Lord Hou is not busy with official duties, he will come to visit sooner or later to say hello, but I am busy. Recently, the queen in the palace often calls me to go, and the second grandmother will help with the affairs of the house. I have to ask from time to time——I will explain it to you. All the servants, women, and girls in Qiuhuayuan will have their monthly money doubled. Mama He and the sisters in the upper room should double it! Be sure to take good care of your wife. Don't be sloppy, if you let me know that my wife has suffered a little bit of wronged and sad, everyone in this room will be severely punished, and no mercy will be given!"

Ever since the eldest wife got a sudden illness, Mother He's face has been full of sorrow. Just now, she heard that Meiniang would not let the fourth grandma and the others come to serve her, and her expression relaxed. Now, hearing Meiniang say these words, she really wants to kneel down and face Meiniang. Mother kowtows, this grandma is really different. In the morning, she refused people thousands of miles away, and seemed unwilling to care for and ignore his wife. Now she suddenly changed her mind, and she wholeheartedly defended her so that she would not suffer. After all, my wife is amazing. I didn’t miss it before, and she supported the right person. After all, the grandma knows how to be grateful!

To persuade Gan and Xu Xiaorong to leave, Mei Niang called Chunyue Dongmei and taught them some massage techniques. After an acute stroke, in order to prevent joints and muscles from twisting and deforming, there is a set of corresponding nursing massage techniques that she learned in her previous life. I do it for my grandma several times a day, and I am very proficient. While teaching, I will talk about the nursing knowledge of stroke symptoms. Several girls have different levels of cleverness, and their acceptance ability is also uneven. After teaching for a long time, except for Dongmei, I can do it all. After confirming that Dongmei's movements are completely correct, Mei Niang asked Dongmei to teach them slowly, while she got out of bed and put on her shoes, and said to his wife, asking Mama He to take good care of them and keep them on time. Feed my wife medicine, help her eat, pay attention to scrubbing and other things, and then go back to Tsinghua University, when the sky gets dark, she has to go back to see Heng Er.

Sure enough, Xu Junying didn't come back for dinner, Mei Niang was very happy, pulled a soft rattan chair, and Cuixi and Cui Lian fixed Heng'er in it with a soft cloth towel, and pulled them to the table to eat together, Heng'er was very happy, completely Not caring about being "tied up" softly, he sat down for a while, looked up and around in the wicker chair, and stood up quickly by holding on to the armrest of the chair or the edge of the table, reaching out to grab the food on the table, grabbing Stuffing everything into her mouth, Cuixi said worriedly while taking care of him:

"Grandma better stop eating chicken legs in front of Brother Heng, he is imitating the example!"

Mei Niang tore some chicken and stuffed it into Heng'er's mouth, while preventing him from snatching the chicken leg in her hand, she said with a smile: "I'm afraid he will break the rules and manners? You should not be influenced by those old women, don't worry, eat as you please ! It’s really not easy to live in these days, no matter how simple and carefree it is to live with no one, don’t you feel tired and panic when you always care about the opinions and thoughts of outsiders in everything?”

Cuisi came over to wipe Heng'er's hands with a hot towel, and said with a smile, "Yes, I think Grandma is absolutely right!"

"Little hooves! What do you know? Just chattering here!"

Mother Wang walked in with Xia Lian from the door, and Cuisi hurriedly bowed her head and stood aside.

Meiniang had no choice but to put the half-gnawed chicken leg on the plate. Seeing this, Heng'er shouted, and Meiniang smiled and said to Mama Wang:
"Mom, please sit down and have dinner together!"

Ms. Wang said: "It's different now. Lord Hou will come back at some point. There are still rules to be followed. Cuixi and the others can no longer eat at the same table with you, and neither can I!"

Mei Niang lowered her eyes, halfway through the meal, she didn't want to argue with her: "Okay, I understand, just pay attention in the future!"

Ms. Wang looked at Heng'er again, asked Cuixi to untie the soft cloth, frowned and said, "What did you say? You are so ignorant to tie up Brother Heng! Xia Lian, hug Brother, Let grandma eat well."

Meiniang drank the soup slowly, finally waited for Mama Wang to go out, then continued to eat her chicken leg, Heng'er also came over from Xia Lian's arms, Meiniang had to hug him, Cui Lian wanted to feed him but refused If you insist on eating a chicken leg with Meiniang, you and I will eat up four chicken legs, big and small, before you give up.

After dinner, a few people teased Heng Er, and carried the big wooden basin to the upper room, poured hot water for him to bathe, Heng Er likes to play with water, Nezha was like a sea, he threw most of the large basin of water out Cui Xi, Cui Lian, Cui Si and Xia Lian, including Mei Niang, like the white, fat, delicate and tender babies the most, and they all rushed to wash him, kneading and kneading Heng The sons were used as toys, big and small, and they had a lot of trouble, laughing so hard, but fortunately, Mama Wang didn't come over, otherwise seeing this situation would be another lecture.

At the time of Haishi, Meiniang had also bathed, and Xu Junying hadn't come back yet. Mama Wang came over and urged Xia Lian to take Heng'er down. Meiniang refused to budge this time and insisted on keeping Heng'er to sleep with her. Mama Wang's persuasion failed many times. There is no other choice but to tell Cuixi to be more vigilant when she is on duty at night, and to pay attention to Henger's movements at night.

Sleeping for a long time during the day, Mei Niang sat on the couch and read the account book, Heng Er didn't sleep, he sat by himself and slowly flipped through the literacy cards that Meiniang made for him, Xia Lian went down to rest with Mama Wang. So, Cuixi and the three maids were still sitting around as before, doing their own things, looking after and coaxing Heng'er from time to time. Changed his appearance, he was surprised at first, and stared blankly for a while, Meiniang winked at him mischievously and stuck out his tongue, Heng Er curiously stretched out his hand to touch Meiniang's face, Meiniang couldn't stand it, she quickly turned back, Heng Er Looking at Meiniang who was sitting upright, she breathed a sigh of relief as if she was relieved from a heavy burden. Several people couldn't help laughing. Meiniang hugged Heng'er in her arms distressedly, kissed him and said:
"My dear son, your mother is exercising. What are you worried about? Don't be afraid, it's fine!"

The mother and son were laughing, when they suddenly heard the report from the mother-in-law outside the door: "Second Grandma is here!"

Meiniang was startled: It's so late, what is Bai Jingyu doing here?
(End of this chapter)