Foster son and husband

Chapter 18
Chapter 18
The next morning, when she woke up and saw the warm and bright sunlight shining on the carved lattice windows, Meiniang's mood rose from the bottom to the top of the mountain again.

What's there to bother about?Days go by, crying or laughing can't stop the passage of time, those who have the opportunity to be reborn should know how to cherish the time, and should not be discouraged by a little problem, wanting to stand firm in another world and live a beautiful life At ease, in addition to living next to Xu Junying, a big tree that is good for shade, you can also rely on your own efforts!

Let's show the tenacity and energy of the working women in the previous life. It depends on people's efforts. There may be few opportunities in this world, but as long as you keep your health and enthusiasm, and keep going, I believe you can find a smooth path and a good home for yourself!
Mama Wang took care of all the affairs of the Tsinghua University, and urged the maids in the courtyard to clean up the residual snow in the courtyard, pile it under the flower tree, boil hot water until grandma got up and wash her face, and taught the nanny and Cuisi to take good care of Heng. Brother, check whether his clothes are thick enough, and send Cheng'er and Ping'er to the kitchen to get breakfast... Cuixi went out of the room to report that Grandma had woken up, and Mother Wang hurried to tell Cuixi and Cui Lian , Be sure to serve carefully and help the grandma to dress up.Although Qi Ye is new in the mansion, he is a young man, unmarried and had children, and the mourning hall is only set up in the courtyard where he lived before his death. In the month, the second master ordered the mansion to remove the mourning clothes, men and women, old and young, up and down, how to dress up and down, how to play and laugh as before, make sure not to let the mansion be too deserted, so as not to make the old man indulge in pain ,affect health.So Ms. Wang was at ease and boldly asked Cuixi to try her best to wear the best and most gorgeous jewelry and clothes for the grandma--today, the husband and wife will always meet when the Lord is waiting for Muxiu, so the Lord Hou must see that the grandmother who recovered from illness is very beautiful. Decrease instead of increase, as bright as a blooming rich peony.

Meiniang came back to life, Mother Wang thought it was a gift from God, she had nothing in her life, all hope was only on Meiniang, the young lady who grew up with her breasts was like her own daughter in her heart, As long as Mei Niang gets better, she is willing to do anything!

She is the clearest about Meiniang's situation before her serious illness. She once cried and begged Meiniang to let her go. Anyway, except for the eldest wife, no one will know about it, so just pretend nothing happened and wait patiently. Grandpa lived and brought up Brother Heng, but Mei Niang's heart was ashamed, and her soul dissipated with the passing of that person, leaving only a body, not eating or drinking every day, not saying a word, just wanting to die quickly... …

After Mei Niang died, Lord Hou summoned her together with Cuixi, Cui Si, and Cui Lian, beat them with words, and promised to treat them kindly. Wanting to hear, Hou Ye looked at them coldly, and finally said:

"I won't force you. Since ancient times, there have been masters and slaves who were buried at the funeral. They have completed the righteous festival and won a good reputation. If you don't want to die, you can send them to the countryside together after the grandma's funeral. Don't come back in this life!"

I used to be afraid that Master Hou would secretly attack and kill their dowry servants. She is old, but it's fine. Poor Cuixi, Cui Si, and Cui Lian are just young, and Master Hou will not allow them because of Mei Niang's secret, but the real The only one who knew about it was her nanny, and the three maids got involved without knowing it. If they died because of this, it would be really wronged.

Meiniang completely forgot about the past, Wang Mama secretly rejoiced, she was in the heart, she used to persuade Meiniang to hide the past and treat Lord Hou with all her heart, but Meiniang shed tears and said she couldn't do it, now she wakes up, finally enlightened, and is willing to spend money for Lord Hou Thinking about it, Ms. Wang made up her mind to do her best to help Meiniang win the Lord Hou's love again. Only in this way can Brother Heng have a chance to be the eldest son and Meiniang can keep her glory and wealth!
After she was dressed, Mei Niang walked out of the room in a fresh and beautiful way. She wore a bright yellow satin embroidered silk brocade gown with eight pink skirts, and her hair was combed into a double bun of dragon girls, surrounded by golden branches and trembling pearls. The string fell straight to the shoulders, a pink face that was blown to pieces, no need to apply any rouge and gouache at all, hugged Brother Heng to bask in the sun for a while, teased the thrush in the gold mesh cage, the cheeks were natural Two peach-colored red clouds floated from the ground, and the soft and delicate lips like flowers seemed to be painted with lip balm, bright red and moist.

She deliberately got up late today, waiting for Brother Heng to wake up, planning to hug him to greet the old lady, and let the old lady see her great-grandson by the way.

The ancestors of the Xu family were knighted by military merits. Because they were fighting outside all the year round, they married relatively late. In Xu Junying's generation, most of the men abandoned martial arts and went to literature. The tradition of late marriage has not changed. They all marry after the age of 21. The seven men except The sixth and seventh masters are the same age, unmarried, and each of the four older brothers has married wives. The third master Xu Junya and the third grandmother Ning Rulan have not had children for more than two years after their marriage, and the other three families have children.The Xu family is now four generations living under the same roof. The great-granddaughters of the first line include Xu Junlang, the second son of the second wife, and the eldest sister of Bai Jingyu, the second grandmother, Xu Meilian, who is three years old; The son, Xu Meihui, is two years old; the second concubine, the fifth master Xu Junqiao, and the fifth grandmother, Fang Shi, gave birth to the eldest grandson Shen, who is two and a half years old; Mei Niang, as the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law, gave birth to the eldest grandson Heng, who is nearly seven months old.

It was the first sunny day after the snow, not only Mei Niang would have the idea, but all the other houses also had this idea. They hugged their brothers and sisters one after another, and came to Jinhua Hall to kowtow to the old lady Xu.

It is rare that the two wives are looking good today, so they came here together by appointment. The second master, Xu Xiping, also happened to be resting. He got up early and read some history books. When the sky was bright, he came to say hello to the old lady. There was a lot of chatter and conversation, and all the people in the warm pavilion, old and young, were sitting in the hall. The old lady Hanyi was playing with her great-grandson. Although she was happy in her heart, because Mrs. Zheng was there, she was afraid that she hadn't recovered from the grief of losing Xiao Qi. It's not good to be overly happy. The grandchildren and granddaughters-in-law are also sensible, and they only talk softly without too much noise.

Just listen to the announcement from the corridor: "Grandma is here!"

The warm curtain was opened, Mei Niang dressed up like a fairy concubine, walked in with a smile, and said crisply:

"Ah! Heng'er and I are late! Confess to the ancestor!"

The nanny came in behind her with Brother Heng in her arms. Brother Heng was wearing a small red padded jacket embroidered with unicorns and a warm hat inlaid with jade pieces and trimmed with rabbit fur. Loved by others, he was influenced by his mother, and happily yelled loudly to the people in the room. He didn't know what it meant, but it was just a greeting.

The lightness and liveliness of the mother and son was like a spring breeze blowing, causing all kinds of laughter to resound in the room. Xu Xiaorong and the sisters rushed to stand up, greeted Mei Niang, teased around Brother Heng, the old lady laughed, But he yelled loudly, asking to carry brother Heng to her.

Others couldn't help raising their voices, and even the children who hadn't dared to speak up before started to make noises, some wanted to drink water, some needed to pee, and it was a mess.

Mei Niang bowed to the old lady first, and when she saw the second master Xu Xiping sitting next to her, she hesitated for a moment, then looked at Xu Junying who was beside her, Xu Junying had no choice but to bow to Xu Xiping and said:

"After this illness, Mei Niang has forgotten many people and things, please don't blame uncle!"

Xu Xiping looked at Mei Niang, smiled and stroked his beard and nodded: "Well, I met Imperial Physician Su, and I heard from him that my niece and daughter-in-law are blessed, if you forget the past, forget it, the most important thing is to take care of your body first!"

Then Mei Niang bowed her head and said with a deep blessing: "My niece and daughter-in-law are rude, please forgive me! My uncle is blessed and Jin'an!"

Then greet Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Gui in turn.The concubines of the two rooms stood behind the two wives, and Meiniang only smiled and nodded at them. Mother Wang taught that there are good concubines and concubines among the concubines of the two rooms. No one can tell.

Mei Niang took Brother Heng from the nanny's arms and brought it to the old lady. Ruixue stepped forward to catch it and put it on the old lady's lap. After a while, he smiled and said:
"This good boy is white, fat, strong, and really painful! He doesn't really look like his father, but he looks more and more like the old marquis—his real grandfather! He's a lucky one... Ruixue, who just passed yesterday I bought that box of candied dates as a gift to Nanny Heng'er, let your eldest wife remember that from this month onwards, the monthly payment will be doubled for her, and you have to be more careful when you bring your eldest great-grandson with you!"

The nanny was surprised and delighted, she was stunned on the spot, Mei Niang glanced at her, she woke up, quickly knelt down and kowtowed, bowed her head and retreated.

Mrs. Zheng showed a smile on her face, and said considerately: "Grandmother is tired? Chunyue hugged Brother Heng and went to play!"

Unexpectedly, Brother Heng didn't want Chunyue, so the chubby slapped Chunyue's plain hand away, and turned back to lie on the old lady's shoulder. The old lady was overjoyed:

"Oh, my good great-grandson, I know that I am closest to my great-grandmother!"

She pointed to Zhuang Yulan who was sitting on the left, smiled and said to Brother Heng: "I don't want Chunyue to hug me, but I want her to hug me?"

Brother Heng glanced at Zhuang Yulan. Zhuang Yulan was a little uneasy, but she still stretched out her hand cautiously. Unexpectedly, Brother Heng leaned over to her very readily. Zhuang Yulan embraced her full of joy and surprise. Walking past Xu Junying, her face flushed with excitement, the old lady smiled from ear to ear, patted Brother Heng on the back, and praised repeatedly:
"Good boy, really good boy!"

Meiniang teased Brother Shen who staggered to her side, she recorded the actions of the old lady and Zhuang Yulan out of the corner of her eye, and quickly glanced at Xu Junying. talking.

She took Brother Shen'er's little hand and said with a smile: "Does Shen'er want to play with Heng'er?"

Brother Shen nodded: "Shen'er wants to play with Heng'er!"

Mei Niang then turned to Fifth Grandma Fang and said, "I see that Shen'er's hair is a bit thin, did he not sleep well at night?"

Fang quickly replied respectfully: "Exactly! There is always a scene at night when you sleep, I think Brother Heng is really well raised, what can Grandma do?"

Mei Niang said: "Drink more bone soup, eat more fish, and bask in the sun, and you will grow better. It's rare that the sun is warm today. Why don't you take the children to the yard to play and bask in the sun?"

Fang did not refuse: "Okay, let's take the children out after telling the old lady?"

Mei Niang looked around: "The one sitting with the third master is the second master, right? Second grandma didn't come today?"

Fang covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said softly: "Second Grandma is keeping filial piety for the old man of the Bai family. She has to kneel on the snowy mat when she is doing the dojo, but her childhood has come. It is not a joke for a woman to let the cold invade her body at that time. Yes, she is the most coddled, she just got someone to complain to the old lady, she can't get up!"

Mei Niang also said softly: "Do you want to go and see her?"

Mrs. Fang was about to answer when she suddenly saw the old lady get up, and was helped by Ruixue and Ji's mother to the inner room. She ate fragrant rice porridge in the morning and drank an extra cup of tea, and she was going to go in after sitting down for a while.

But when she heard an exclamation from the soft couch, Zhuang Yulan jumped up holding Brother Heng, she just stretched her skirt, seeing that Brother Heng was about to fall to the ground by her, Madam Zheng screamed, Meiniang and Sitting Xu Junxuan who was not far away arrived at the same time, seeing Xu Junxuan catch Brother Heng, Meiniang pushed Zhuang Yulan backwards with her backhand and fell on the edge of the couch.

Zhuang Yulan's face was pale, and she sat sideways holding her skirt with both hands, staring blankly at the angry Mei Niang. Xu Junying hurried over and asked with concern:
"What's wrong with Lan'er? Are you okay?"

Brother Heng who was frightened cried out at this time, and Mrs. Zheng hugged him from Xu Junxuan's hand in distress, and patted him gently.

Feeling Xu Junying's cold eyes shooting at her, Meiniang calmed herself down, tried to adjust her facial expression, and said softly:

"Is Cousin Lan okay? I think you're on the verge of falling, so I have to give you a hand, otherwise you'll step on the ground, and you'll be miserable if you fall—you're not like Brother Heng, he is small and light, so you should fall down." It doesn't hurt, if you fall like that, you probably won't be able to get up!"

Only then did Zhuang Yulan cry aggrievedly: "I didn't do it on purpose, Brother Heng, he, he stained my skirt..."

Only now did Mei Niang discover that Zhuang Yulan's brand new lotus-colored skirt was wet a lot, and she couldn't help but feel very refreshed: I tell you to pretend!The big girl wants to please her cousin by holding a baby, but she has no experience in holding a baby, is it a loss?

But deliberately looked at Xu Junying nervously and said: "Oh! What should I do? Our Heng'er is really outrageous!"

Xu Junying frowned and said: "You are a mother, how can you not be sure about your own child? Lan'er is so..."

Mrs. Gui smiled and said: "Don't panic, this is a good thing! Don't underestimate the boy's pee, after Lan'er gets married, the first child born will most likely be the same as Brother Heng! "

Ruixue helped the old lady in, and when she heard about it, she also smiled and comforted Zhuang Yulan: "This is worth crying too? Brother Heng gave you a gift, you should thank him! Ruihong Ruiyun helped Miss Lan to change clothes stop."

(End of this chapter)