Chapter Seventy-Three: The Heart Knot
Cui Mengzhang woke up again, unconsciously dripping with cold sweat. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Pei Zheng, who was staying with him, slept lightly, woke up immediately at the slightest movement, his eyes were so clear that he seemed to have not fallen asleep, he turned his head sideways, his beautiful and dignified little wife was like a dehydrated fish, gasping for breath, and he patted her back comfortingly.
Unexpectedly, Cui Mengzhang bounced away in panic and dodged his touch.
Pei Zhengwen's hand froze in mid-air, he slowly lowered his hand and asked, "You've been having nightmares for the past few days." ”
His bland elaboration.
Cui Mengzhang shrunk down to the wall and pursed her lips before realizing what she had just done. "Master Hou, I ......"
"There's something that makes you nervous. He asked.
Cui Mengzhang wiped the sweat from his head, lay down again, tucked the corners of the quilt, for fear that Pei Zhengwen would be angry, and pondered to speak: "A few days ago, I read a script, which tells the story of ghosts and monsters in the mountains, strange and terrible, I don't realize it during the day, but I always dream at night." ”
In fact, she did have something hidden in her heart, since she received Pei Shuo's letter and learned that he and Pei Xingzhi were on the way back to Beijing, a big stone hung in her heart. She can hide from the first day of junior high school, but she can't hide from the fifteenth, she can leave Pei Shuo in Nanxun County on the grounds that the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday is short and she has just entered the cottage to adapt to learning, but now, as the New Year approaches, she has no reason to stop Pei Shuo from coming back.
If she wanted to stop it, Pei Zhengwen would not agree, and her father-in-law would not agree, it would be unpleasant in vain, and no one would be at peace.
But the thought that the evil god was coming back would greatly affect her fate, and her heart was weighed down by the boulder. So I always dreamed at night, dreaming that Pei Shuo was going to take her life, and then calculating the time, his arrival in the capital was within a day or two, and her nightmares became more frequent, but she couldn't say these words to Pei Zhengwen, so she could only hold it in her heart.
Pei Zhengwen said: "Demons and monsters are terrible, I'm afraid that my evil god will affect you." ”
Cui Mengzhang's heart chuckled, and secretly screamed that it was not good, did her reaction stab Pei Zhengwen?
Since she married into Pei's mansion, the degree of food and clothing is naturally not a problem, she is the biggest hostess in the house, there is no mother-in-law on the top, there is no sister-in-law on the bottom, there are younger siblings, and the room has long been divided, the only concubine keeps her duty, and her life is happy, and there is nothing to worry about at all.
If there is any regret, it is Pei Zhengwen's attitude towards her, and the evil god Pei Shuo who will affect her fate.
The former respects her as a guest, respectful but not close, and the latter, she begs to send Pei Shuo far away, away from him, and not let him affect her life.
"Where did Master Hou say, you are everyone's hero, and you are also the hero in my heart. Cui Mengzhang took advantage of this to get close to Pei Zhengwen, and pillowed his head on Pei Zhengwen's chest, his strong and powerful heartbeat beating.
But as soon as she was on the pillow, he shifted her position so that she rested on his arm, away from his chest, and his hand stroked her long hair. Cui Mengzhang felt a little lost in his heart, and changed the topic with his spirit: "Shuo'er's return should be tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, should I go and ask a cook to pick them up and wash the dust?"
"In the past two days, I have to go to the military camp on the outskirts of the city to order troops, and I should not be able to come back in time. Pei Shuo and Pei Xingzhi are still young, so they will be exempted from washing the dust and giving them an extra dish. Go to sleep. ”
Cui Mengzhang nodded and slowly closed his eyes.
Pei Shuo and Pei Xingzhi only came back in the afternoon.
When the subordinate saw the carriage stopped, he helped Pei Shuo down, unloaded the car with numb hands and feet, and moved the luggage down from the carriage.
After days of wind and dust, Pei Shuo and Pei Xingzhi's faces were slightly tired.
As soon as they stepped into the door, a maid handed them a screwed handkerchief to clean their faces, Bai Yun followed behind Pei Xingzhi, and her eyes couldn't help but look everywhere, this is the Pei family, the founding of the Marquis Mansion!
That's it.
There are no ornate decorations, grand pomp.
There are less than five maids, the appearance of ordinary dress is not as good as the shaking green fragrance of the other courtyard, the material looks still comfortable, the granite bricks stepped on under the feet reveal a rough atmosphere, the house is square, not as delicate and beautiful as the other courtyard in Nanxun County.
Bai Yun came to a conclusion and couldn't help pouting.
But soon, she regretted it, who said it couldn't be compared, this area alone was worth two other courtyards!
She walked out of breath, her face was pale, her eyes were looking straight at the ground, she was afraid that she would turn black as soon as she raised her eyes, and then looked at Pei Shuo and Pei Xingzhi who were walking in front, she didn't breathe, the maid who followed by her looked as usual, she was the only one, the sideburns on her forehead were wet and sticking to her forehead, the sweat on her back was wet and dry, the wind was blowing cold, and even a smell of sweat wafted in, and the lily fragrance of the lavender was not used!
Only she is the most embarrassed.
Pei Shuo asked, "Father, I'll go and say hello to my father first." ”
The housekeeper replied that the founding marquis went to the barracks to order troops, and he thought about it for a while, so please go and see Cui Mengzhang.
Cui Mengzhang received them in the flower hall.
She dressed up today, when she married in, she was not as old as Erjiu Fanghua, not much older than Pei Shuo, I was afraid that I couldn't suppress this evil god, so I asked Mama to dress her up, wearing the popular pearl crown in Beijing, the north pearls are bright and huge, but the narrow blue-gray short gown, inlaid with red embroidered straight-necked shirt, white Luo wide pants, carefully described the eyebrows, looks stable and dignified and old.
Pei Shuo saw his stepmother for the first time, although she was dressed up deliberately, he still saw through her age at a glance, felt awkward, and saluted and greeted: "Madame is well." ”
The mother who didn't shout unexpectedly really relieved Cui Mengzhang, she couldn't bear such a big son, not even a stepson!
Cui Mengzhang responded with a smile, Jianlan brought a wooden tire lacquer tray, with two sachets on it, one for Pei Shuo and Pei Xingzhi, they thanked each other in turn, Cui Mengzhang then spoke: "I think you are all tired, I won't leave you to talk, let's rest and go, Xingzhi, go back quickly, your mother nagging you every day." ”
Pei Shuo was keenly aware that Cui Mengzhang didn't like him.
It just so happened that he didn't like her either.
The two went out of the flower hall together, Pei Xingzhi and Pei Shuo parted ways, and when Honeysuckle saw that Pei Shuo was not going back to the courtyard, but walking in the direction of the Zhengqi Courtyard, he asked with a lot of mouths: "Young Master, aren't we going back?"
"My father is here, and since I'm back, I have to go and greet my grandfather. ”
In the flower hall, Cui Mengzhang was relieved, and his finger pointed at the tea bowl and trembled slightly.
Jianlan hurriedly made tea for her and sent it to her mouth, the hot tea flowed into her stomach, she felt calmer, patted her chest and said to Jianlan: "Pei Shuo is really the person who spoils me, just now he stood in front of me, I felt that someone choked my throat, my chest was tight and nauseous, and he will live at home for a long time in the future, until next year, when the grass grows and the warbler flies, he will leave for Nanxun County, how is this good?"
Jianlan comforted Cui Mengzhang: "Madam, the eldest young master is over seven years old, and he lives in the outer courtyard on weekdays, and he won't meet often, so just bear with it." Don't think too much about the second lady's heavy words, if you really talk about it, Aunt Feng is the person closest to the eldest young master, and it doesn't necessarily mean that there is anything bad about her, the third young master is healthy and safe. You allow the slave to say boldly, evil, it may not be true, and the yin and yang are not necessarily true, but the Pei family will not be wrong if the woman is not prosperous. ”
Cui Mengzhang unconsciously reached out and stroked her abdomen, if she was pregnant, there was a chance that she would be a son.
"Mouthy. ”
Jianlan noticed that her wife's mood had improved, and she had more smiles on her face, and she tossed her wife a lot these days because of the gossip of the second lady. (To be continued.) )