Foster son and husband

Chapter 48 Illness
Chapter 48 Sick
A fool does stupid things, Meiniang feels that she is bored.

But just such a boring thing, she has no chance to do it again.

Zheng Meiyu sent a message to Mrs. Zheng that her parents wanted to keep her at home for the New Year. What she meant was that she wanted Mrs. Zheng to send someone to pick her up and return to the residence. Who knew that Mrs. Zheng had just prepared a few packages to send back, but she did not He didn't send a letter asking her to come to the waiting mansion to accompany him, probably because he felt that this niece had been with her for a long time, as a child, she should stay with her parents during the New Year's Eve.

Meiniang carefully helped Mrs. Zheng pack the burden to send back to the Zheng family, imagining Zheng Meiyu's disappointed expression, she was very straightforward: It's best not to come again, the family should find someone to marry.

Mother He took the wives out of the bag, and Chunyue and the maids retreated to the porch outside the door. Mrs. Zheng looked at Mei Niang and said:
"I know you don't like Yu'er, but when you were seriously ill, she was a girl who hadn't left the cabinet. She served your husband and wife in Junying's room without avoiding suspicion, and she lost your reputation, whether it was outsiders watching or us As an elder, you have that kind of meaning in your heart. With the family background of our Zheng family, she is willing to be a concubine, so you don't need to say anything. If Heng'er can't be raised by you, if you have me, you can only ask about this matter Guo Junying, it's settled!"

Mei Niang was stunned: Mrs. Zheng is an overlord who insists on bowing. If she says something like this, she doesn't care whether her wife agrees or not. Anyway, this cousin and concubine must accept it!

What do you mean by losing your reputation?She's obviously stealing a man, okay?The cousin is not dead yet, so she clings to her cousin, she doesn't scold her for shame, it's because of her ancestors, a girl's family, she doesn't avoid suspicion, that's what she asked for, on purpose!
Thinking this way in my heart, I couldn't keep my mouth shut.

From the winter solstice night banquet where everyone laughed and drank freely, and made Mrs. Zheng cry sadly, Mrs. Zheng treated Mei Niang a lot, and kept her closed for two days in a row, not to mention not listening to her report on the affairs of the house, even her son. See, Mei Niang has to be careful, and dare not refute her words at this time.

After pausing for a while, he said with worry on his face:
"Since my mother took Heng'er with me, Heng'er will be my mother's most caring grandson in the future, but Master Hou seems to be very indifferent to Heng'er. If Cousin Yu came in and fell in love with Master Hou, someone else would recruit him." Beloved son, isn't Heng'er...Heng'er is the eldest son, and my wife is worried that Lord Hou is hurting other sons, so I won't wait to see Heng'er in the future!"

Mrs. Zheng's originally stern face softened slightly, she pointed to the couch and said, "You've been busy all morning, and you're also tired, sit down, Heng'er wakes up later, and see him."

"Thank you mother!"

Mei Niang had been standing in front of Mrs. Zheng for a long time, and now she can sit down, and unexpectedly got a chance to get close to her son, she was secretly delighted.

The ancient little daughter-in-law can't afford to be hurt. If she accidentally offends her mother-in-law, she will make trouble, enough to drink a pot.

Mrs. Zheng nodded and said: "You are Heng'er's mother, you must always remember to consider him. Don't worry, since I brought Heng'er to raise him, I will take care of him even more than you! Your cousin Yu has feelings for Junying. It would be great to get a title to serve him, she can't have a baby!"

Mei Niang was surprised: "Mother..."

Mrs. Zheng looked at the door, and said in a flat tone: "No one can take away Heng'er's things! He is the eldest son, and this family business belongs to him! Don't be afraid, Yu'er is my niece. I will support her. She only cares about me. Young girls have never seen the world. It is normal to like good-looking men. She is fascinated by Junying, so I put her in your room. It will be useful when the time comes to help you restrain The girl from the Zhuang family—the old lady must give her to Junying. She comes from a wealthy family, her uncle is still an official, and her status is much higher than that of our Yu'er. Let her give birth to a son, and Junying is biased towards her, so naturally she loves her child. I have thought about all these, and I have prepared for it, whether it is Yu'er, Zhuang's, or even those two concubines. Who can give birth to a boy and a half girl, Junying has only one son, Henger!"

Mei Niang was stunned: "Does mother want them to eat Bizi Tang?"

Mrs. Zheng snorted: "What do I do when I have nothing to do? If they are willing to cook soup for them, they must be willing to eat it, and the old lady doesn't allow it. Anyway, remember, everything is for Heng'er. I'm here, so you don't have to worry about this!"

Meiniang opened her mouth slightly, and looked at Mrs. Zheng adoringly: "A real iron-fisted woman, what do you mean by strategizing and winning thousands of miles? I knew that with this solid defense, no woman could give birth to Xu Junying's seed and threaten Heng'er." For the benefit, she doesn't have to jump up and down and hold it so hard.

While she was secretly relaxing, Mrs. Zheng said again: "As for you, you are just recovering from a serious illness. It is important to take care of your body, and you are not busy giving birth for the time being. Wait until Heng'er is seven or eight years old, and you will not be too late to give birth!"

Mei Niang's face flushed, she lowered her head and said: "My wife understands! My wife and Lord Hou...are still separated."

Mrs. Zheng showed an understanding expression, and said in a strange tone: "Don't worry, take your time. Junying is a kind child, and you are a rare beauty. Even if he has a bride, he will not be willing to let go of you!"

Mei Niang tasted her words, but she didn't know what she wanted to express. Xu Junying has a bride, but she is still reluctant to part with her. Is it because of kindness or lust?

Forget about him, anyway, he just doesn't care who he marries from now on, as many chickens as he wants will do.

Happily playing with Heng Er for a long time, Mrs. Zheng kindly allowed her to have dinner with her son, and then she asked Xia Lian to hug Heng Er away.

But I feel a lot more relaxed, and many small problems have been solved: I got Madam Zheng's understanding, and Madam Zheng relieved her heart, so I don't have to be wary of Xu Junying's dating anymore.Finally seeing Heng'er, Heng'er still remembers the trick she taught: when meeting her mother, kiss her face close to her face, smear her face with saliva, but she doesn't feel sick when she's wet, instead, she hugs Heng'er and kisses her again. Dear, love keeps coming out of my heart like a spring, that is maternal love, it is a pity that Qin Meiniang's soul has drifted away to nowhere, a heart of pity for the son is still alive, I cannot but praise how great a mother is .

The sky had completely darkened, Cuixi and Cui Lian walked ahead with lanterns, Cui Si supported her, the road was invisible, there was thick snow everywhere, and it was soft under the feet, Cui Si kept reminding she:

"Grandma be careful, don't step into the snow pit!"

She made a joke: "Just don't lead me into the pool!"

The master and servant were chatting and laughing. As soon as they stepped into the gate of Tsinghua University, they saw Wang Mama rushing up:

"Oh, my grandma, why did you just come back, Mr. Hou... He's not feeling well!"

Mei Niang looked at her: "I'm not feeling well, please doctor, what can I do?"

Ms. Wang blinked her eyes: "Of course the doctor wants to invite you, Baoju has already gone. Ruibao came to report to the room, and said that the confession by Master Hou was just a little uncomfortable, so don't let the old lady know... You are grandma, Mrs. Hou, you have to Go and guard the waiter!"

Meiniang missed her warm upper room with several pots of charcoal fire, and walked straight in: "East Garden is as cold as an ice hole, why don't you go?"

"Grandma is obedient, this is not a joke!"

Meiniang stamped her feet, and turned to the Moon Cave Gate in the East Garden: "Okay, listen to what mother says, and go and guard it!"

Xu Junying's bedroom was drenched in the cold, and he didn't even light an extra lamp. The light was a bit dim, so Mei Niang walked in and ordered repeatedly:
"Bring in two pots of fire, and light a few more lamps!"

Going to open the curtain, Xu Junying took off his outer robe, wore a white fine woven cotton jacket, half-lyed on the bed, covered with a thin satin quilt, frowned and closed his eyes:

"Go back, I'm fine. I'm going to sleep, no fire, no more lights!"

As soon as he said this, he suddenly jumped up, put on his cloth shoes, and hurried to the inner room, knocked down a stool in his haste, and almost tripped himself, Mei Niang helped him, and found him It was terribly hot.

Mei Niang said: "Master Hou, are you feeling bad? I'll help you in."

Xu Junying waved his hand: "Go back, there are girls here!"

Seeing him disappear in the inner room, Meiniang asked Ruibao: "When did Lord Hou get sick?"

Ruibao said: "Master Hou has always been in good health. I have never seen him get sick. When I came back this afternoon, I heard Bao Ju say that Master Hou had a stomachache and then a headache. After going to bed for a while, he started running to the inner room and I vomited several times... Master Hou has been refusing to invite the doctor, saying that it would be good to carry it. Just now Baoju came to beg him again, and he agreed. Baoju is going to invite the imperial physician. The imperial physician's office is far away. Master Hou is like this I ran and pulled it dozens of times, but what should I do, grandma?"

Meiniang guessed that Xu Junying's round was about the same, and told Ruizhu: "There is hot water in the corridor, pour a bucket and let Bai Zhan send it in, and continue to boil the water for later use."

She crossed her arms and leisurely pointed her forehead with a finger: "Let me think about it: stomachache, vomiting, it should be something bad to eat and catch a cold... catch a cold? Ah! Why is the fire still on?" Didn’t bring it in? Where’s the lamp? You only listen to Lord Hou and not me, right? Tell you, you have to listen to me tonight, otherwise Lord Hou won’t get better so quickly!”

Immediately, two pots of burning fire were brought in, followed by four or five lamps, illuminating the room brightly.

Mei Niang sat comfortably by the brazier, and continued to talk to herself: "I have a fever and a headache again, why? A cold? Or a bad cold!"

Ruibao and Cuixi stood aside and looked at her, Meiniang ordered: "Go, give me a copper spoon, a bottle of vinegar, some salt and a small silver spoon!"

Ruibao turned around and left, Meiniang saw Bai Zhan helped Xu Junying out, so she quickly stood up and went to help him to bed:

"Master Hou is busy!"

Xu Junying glanced at her: "What is this for? There are so many lights, it's too bright, I don't like the smell of fireworks, so take them all away!"

Mei Niang said: "The charcoal used in our house is all high-quality silver frost charcoal, and there is no fire smoke. The room of the Hou Ye is too cold. When the imperial doctor comes in from outside, he will also warm up and write prescriptions. Bright lights are needed!"

"You don't need so many lights, do you?"

While covering him with the quilt, Mei Niang turned her head to look at him, and said with a smile: "It's exaggerating, Rui Zhu, take two and go!"

She touched Xu Junying's quilt and blamed: "How do you serve? Master Hou's quilt is so thin, it's winter, don't we have thick quilts or something?"

Ruizhu lowered her head: "Go back to grandma: yes..."

Xu Junying said: "I don't want a thick quilt, this is warm enough!"

Knowing that Xu Junying didn't like touching him, Mei Niang suddenly stretched out her hand and touched his forehead, scalding hotly: "Master Hou, you've caught a cold, you've caught a cold! It's because you can't cover it well and don't wear it warmly!"

Xu Junying really turned to the beginning: "That's not the case!"

This is indeed not the case. He went back to the mansion in the afternoon and went to see the old lady directly, thinking that he would not have to come over for dinner at night, but Zhuang Yulan, Xu Xiaowan and Xu Xiaomin roasted a kind of fruit on the fire to eat. Xu Junying told the old lady He was about to leave after a few words, so he hurriedly brought two of those fruits with both hands, and let him eat them, and said with a smile that they were very nutritious things, the kindness was hard to refuse, he took them and ate them, but he felt uncomfortable all over when he came back. My head hurts, my stomach hurts, I vomit after defecation, and finally I feel hot.

I didn't let it spread, because I was afraid that the old lady would be anxious if she found out, and Yulan would be embarrassed. She couldn't possibly hurt his heart. Maybe the fruit was not cooked, or he ate something that contradicted the fruit.

(End of this chapter)