Foster son and husband

Chapter 181 Protection
The imperial decree requires Meimei to enter the palace to accompany the queen on [-] days, but Xu Junying has not returned yet. The emperor discussed with the queen in private, and the queen invited her out of personal affection. Mei knew what was going on, but she couldn't refuse. She dragged Lin Runan into the palace every day. The palace was gorgeous and magnificent, and the beauty of the imperial garden was unforgettable. Her favorite was the imperial garden. Others, I don't think so. No wonder, no matter how noble and magnificent a place is, it is just a cage, where an emperor and three thousand beauties are locked up. It is enough to get acquainted with that kind of life. If you really live it, you must die of depression.

Relying on the queen's power, the emperor asked Ji Qing to make arrangements and explained that almost no one in the palace made it difficult for her. She lived a relaxed and happy life in the palace these days, except when she went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to pay her respects, it seemed as if she had been harassed again. Thinking back to the days when I was courting Mrs. Xu in the Xu Mansion, I feel aggrieved when I think about it. I thought that the old woman was a bit compassionate and snobbish, but not too much. Who would want to be a wolf grandma, showing her true colors is disgusting and hateful , it would be superfluous to take another look.

The queen mother is not easy to get along with, she knows it, the queen told her to be very careful in front of the queen mother every time, and she couldn't break any rules, she followed them all. Fortunately, the queen mother didn't make things difficult for her. Indifference is indifference, as it should be The elders still pay attention to etiquette, every time they receive her gift, they ask her a few words in a simple way, and sometimes give her some small objects or a few bags of fructose to take back to Heng Er, and then send her away, as if they don't want to. Looking at her more, it's still the same. Meimei already thinks that the queen mother is much better than the old lady Xu, at least she doesn't make weird things about her.

She didn't expect that the queen mother ignored her because of the emperor's sake. The emperor would not let Xu Junying's family members be touched.In addition, the queen mother is partial to the youngest son. Although the king of Qi has military merits, he has become more self-willed and reckless. The queen mother came forward and insisted on confronting the emperor's brother. She was so anxious that she could quarrel with the emperor. After all, it was mother and son. The emperor would not do anything to her. The king of Qi was different. If the emperor was annoyed, he would One reason can clean him up!The Queen Mother wished to see the eldest son become the emperor, but she didn't want the younger son to suffer, and the King Qi caused trouble. She could only follow the emperor during this time, in case the emperor blamed King Qi's fault, she could say a few words to protect the whole family. protect him.Therefore, Meimei entered the palace to accompany the queen according to the imperial decree. Even though the queen mother didn't like Meimei, she didn't act too much.

Xu Junying had already sent a secret letter back to report to the emperor. The reason for the postponement of his return was that the king of Wei had been investigated and the palace of the king of Wei had been stolen. There was enough evidence to question him about the crime of treason. Tens of thousands of private soldiers recruited and raised all kinds of so-called strange people... The royal palace also copied the crown, dragon robe and "Edict of the First Emperor"!
The emperor was furious, and decreed that all the henchmen of the king of Wei should be executed, and the king of Wei was escorted to Beijing to wait for his disposal.

It was not until the evening of March 28 that Xu Junying returned to the capital in a hurry.

During the exchange of secret letters, the monarch and his ministers only talked about government affairs and never mentioned personal matters. Baoju also sent another letter to report what happened at home to Xu Junying. Xu Junying thought that the emperor would stop the queen mother in time and prevent Yizhi from leaving the palace. Too slow, not only divorced his wife and Yizhi went to Xu Mansion, but also passed it to Meimei through the hand of King Qi. As soon as Meimei got Yizhi, she ran out of Xu Mansion and lived in Cen's house!

Just after Xu Junying received the letter, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood after a cursory look. After he had to read it carefully twice, he saw that the emperor issued an imperial decree ordering Meimei to enter the palace every day to accompany the queen, and she didn't have time to wander around. She breathed a sigh of relief again, thinking that Meimei had the Queen Mother's order in her hand, she had a headache, and wished she could finish her work and run back to the capital.

When he finally came back, he controlled himself not to go to Cen Zhai to meet Meimei in a hurry, but went to the palace to meet with the officials of the relevant departments who were working with him. Go out of the palace and go home.

When he came out of the palace, his heart was at ease, and the emperor said to him privately: The decree of divorcing his wife has been withdrawn, and Ji Qing has destroyed it!Starting tomorrow, Meimei will no longer enter the palace to accompany the queen, you can take her back to Xu's mansion.

Xu Junying rode around the Cen's house with his entourage, but he didn't go in after all, so he turned his horse and went back to Xu's mansion.

The Xu Mansion in the middle of the night was quiet and quiet, and the silence of the night was broken by the sound of "Master Waiting!" In the inner courtyard, several lights were quickly lit up, and there were people walking around wearing clothes and shoes. Entering through the gate, you first go to the front hall and walk around, then pass through the second hall, and walk through the patio across the courtyard. As soon as you reach the second gate, you see your uncle and second master Xu Xiping, bringing Xu Junlang and Xu Junqiao hurriedly, with a smile on his face Haha:

"Junying is back? It's been hard work! Come on, first go to the side flower hall to sit down and have a cup of tea. Are you tired? Are you hungry?"

Xu Junying saluted his uncle, and said with a smile: "My nephew is on a long trip this time, and the emperor's order is in him, so I will go as soon as I go. I can't explain it. It's been a long time since I came back, and my uncle is tired of taking care of everything at home. Okay? Is grandma okay? Heng Er doesn't know what's wrong?"

Xu Junlang and Xu Junqiao lowered their heads and remained silent. The second master was sweating on his forehead and coughed twice in embarrassment. Just as he didn't know what to say, Xu Junya and Xu Junxuan also rushed over. They both bowed to Xu Junying and Xu Junya happily Said: "It will be good when the elder brother comes back..."

Master Xu Er hurriedly said: "The old lady always said that she didn't sleep well recently, and she might not fall asleep even if she lay down. At this time, she got the news and thought she woke up too. Why don't Junying go to see grandma first? For your sake, don't say anything." Noisily going out to run errands, her old man is worried every day, and can't even eat tea and rice!"

Xu Junying nodded: "I'm so worried about grandma! Now that I'm back, it's natural to visit grandma first!"

The Jinhua Hall was brightly lit, and the second son had dinner with him, and went back after talking for a while. Mrs. Xu had no one to chat with her recently, and she was bored. The old man had little sleep. A lot of things were in chaos, and I couldn't sleep, so I asked Ruixue Ruiyu to wait in front of the bed to do needlework to accompany me, and suddenly I heard the woman in the corridor whispering that the front yard called the waiter to come back, I don't know if it is true?She hurriedly got up and asked to go to inquire again. If she came back, she asked Master Hou to come to the upper room of Jinhua Hall. Just as she was talking, Xu Junying came.

After saluting and greeting Anbi, the sons and grandchildren sat around, Mrs. Xu looked at Xu Junying with loving eyes, and said distressedly: "Alas! Why are you so thin and dark again! It's the same as when I just came back from outside the customs last year! I’ve been there for a few days, what a pity! I must not have eaten enough outside, Ruixue, let them cook some delicious food, and let the waiter make up for it!”

Xu Junying said with a smile: "Grandma, don't worry, grandson is just worried about the family. He has been traveling day and night for a few days, so he is tired. Rest for two days and he will be fine! Just came from the palace, the emperor gave him a banquet, and the food was very good. Can't eat any more!"

The old lady Xu gave an oh, nodded and said: "That's all! Tomorrow, grandma will ask them to make nourishing and delicious food for you... But I'm very tired? Ruixue Ruiyu prepares hot water, and waits for the master to wash. Rest here, grandma, grandma has something to tell you tomorrow morning!"

Xu Junying hurriedly stood up and said: "It's late at night, grandson shouldn't disturb grandma's rest, and she has to worry about grandson. Grandson also has to go to Qiuhuayuan to visit his mother, and then return to Tsinghuayuan for many days." I don't see Heng'er, mother and son, but I want to see them too!"

Master Xu Er and the old lady exchanged glances, and the second master said in a little embarrassment: "Junying, don't worry, listen to uncle: Heng'er and his mother, they are gone!"

Xu Junying's face changed, and she looked at the second master: "Not here? What do you mean? Please tell my uncle clearly!"

Xu Junlang quickly explained: "Father has no other intentions, just want to say: Sister-in-law and Heng'er are not in the Tsinghua Institute in the mansion, their mother and son...their mother and son have gone to live in a private house!"

"Why do they want to live in a private house?"

Xu Junying put on a cold face: "I just left home for more than 20 days, and my wife is gone when I come back! The Weiyuanhou's mansion is so big that there is no room for Weiyuanhou's wife and son. If it spreads, what will people think? I am burdened. The emperor ordered me to go out on business, but my wife and children are not safe at home, how can I serve the country with peace of mind?"

The second master raised his hand and wiped his forehead, stammering: "This... this..."

The old lady Xu put away her kind face and straightened her face: "Junying, you haven't come home for more than 20 days, the whole family is worried about you, I worry about you day and night, I can't sleep well, and I can't eat well. When you come back, is this how you treat your uncles, brothers, and grandmother? Then the Qin family is not as gentle and virtuous as she appears on the surface. You come from the palace, you should have heard from the emperor: she disobeyed her elders first, and the queen mother issued a decree to divorce her wife. The emperor accepted the order of divorcing his wife because you were away on business, and allowed her to enter the palace to accompany the queen, but instead of being ungrateful, she was self-righteous and took Heng'er out of the house overnight. No one forced her, you The younger brothers went to stop her and were insulted by her, and your uncle tried to persuade her to go home, but she refused to see her, who can bear such a naughty girl?"

Xu Junying said coldly: "Thank you grandma for your concern! I have been away from home since I was 14 years old. My family members should get used to it and don't have to worry about me! It's true that I came from the palace. I'm talking about business matters with the emperor, not personal matters." I didn’t mention it, I don’t know what my grandmother meant by the decree to divorce my wife! My grandmother said so badly about my wife’s family that I could only do it in front of my family in Jinhua Hall—at the beginning, the emperor personally visited her home for me. The bottom line is that she came from a prominent family in Yuezhou, from a scholarly family. From her father-in-law, she has been an official for three generations. Her father-in-law died early due to illness, and the family was reduced to poverty. However, she was strictly disciplined by her mother-in-law since she was a child, and she was able to read and write. The emperor will not give me a marriage casually, he has eyesight and insight! If the Qin family is really as bad as grandma said, will the emperor let her enter the palace to accompany the queen? The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the family of the public, There are so many wives out there, but she is the only one who is valued by the empress, what does that mean? Her talents and virtues are beyond comparison with ordinary women!"

　No matter what, No. 12000 actually stopped changing. . . . . .I can’t make it in time, I’m going home for the Qingming Festival, climbing mountains, going out in the green, drilling the woods, I’m exhausted, I ask my ancestors to bless me, it’s said that Ah Rou met a snake today, it feels like my ancestors have changed. . . . . .According to the requirements, I will get four changes tomorrow, [-], it is terrible, I don’t know if it can be done, try my best!
　　Dear friends, cheer for Ah Rou!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)