Chapter Ninety-One: Seeking an Heir
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, even if the year is over, Zhao Luoyan also returned to the academy, and his life has entered the normal life again.
When Qianning's small day came like this, Liu's face couldn't hide the disappointment, sighed, and ordered Li's mother to offer a few more incense candles and pastries before sending her son Guanyin, and made it clear to Cui's and Tian's family, and wanted to pick a day to go to the Fahua Temple outside the city to pray for blessings.
Tian and Cui didn't know Liu's thoughts, and they also sighed that Zhao Luoyan had never been able to make Qianning's belly bigger even if he listened to Yuxuan for such a long time, but it was a pity that he naturally approved Liu's request.
The eldest lady wants to take the news that the eldest and young grandmothers are incense and begging for children in the Hou Mansion.
On the night she heard the news, Lian Chengmei was refreshed, and even ate an extra bowl of yellow rice and red date porridge for dinner, and the pickled cabbage that Mrs. Lian specially asked someone to bring from home, and she ate it very deliciously.
After eating, he also called his subordinates to listen to Yuxuan, saying that he wanted Qianning to help put on the pillar incense, apply some sesame oil money, and bless the little brother to be born healthy and healthy. The arrogant look was so angry that the dew and the others drooped their faces.
As soon as Lian Chengmei left, she couldn't help but complain: "What kind of person is this, he hasn't been born yet, how do you know that it's a brother, it's obvious that he's here to show off." If God had eyes, he wouldn't let her get her wish. After saying that, he took a sip.
Turning his head, he saw Qian Ning slapping with a calm expression, and the dew was even more angry: "Grandma, everyone has bullied you, why are you still indifferent?" ”
Qian Ning put the thread in her hand back into the basket, and looked at the dew indifferently: "Then what do you think I should do?" Quarreling with her? Not to mention that she is still pregnant. Even if she questioned what she said, she didn't pay attention, but people didn't say a word about me, what can I do? ”
Dew thought about it. But this is the case, but I feel aggrieved: "Then can't she be bullied like this?" I thought that the prince and his grandmother had a good relationship, and they could raise their eyebrows, but who knew that they would still be bullied. ”
Qian Ning also knew that Lu Shui was upset for herself, so she pulled her to sit over: "It turns out that in the Lu family, there are many more things that have been wronged than now, although some people don't like me." But there are also mothers, Mengying, who feel sorry for me and like me. Wouldn't it be nice to live happily for the sake of people who like to care about themselves? As for those disgusting ones, they don't have to be taken to heart at all. ”
Hearing that Qian Ning didn't mention Zhao Luoyan, Lu asked cautiously: "Grandma, you won't push the prince aside again." Live your own little life, right? ”
Qian Ning patted her hand: "Didn't you just say it." The relationship between the prince and me is getting better, how can I turn him away? ”
Dew was relieved.
"Grandma, it's time for medicine." Feng'er took a bowl and walked in gently.
After this hope was disappointed, Liu paid more attention to Qianning's body, originally had to drink soup once a day, but now it has been changed to one soup and two medicines, and the medicine is still very bitter. Every time she drank it, Qianning had to eat several candied fruits to suppress the nausea from her throat to her stomach.
Feng'er respectfully brought it to Qian Ning, the black potion. Qian Ning really wanted to refuse, but thinking of the eagerness and hope on Liu's face, she had to drink it in one go.
"Grandma, your preserves." Feng'er skillfully handed over a small food box.
Qian Ning closed her eyes and grabbed two of them and sent them to her mouth.
It's really bitter, I haven't drunk such a bitter medicine since I was a child!
"What's in this medicine? Why is it so much more bitter than before? "I used to drink all the prescriptions prescribed by Feng'er, and I deliberately took it to Langzhong outside to see it, saying that it was medicine, but in fact, it was mostly conditioning, so there was no particularly strong primer in the medicinal materials, and the taste was still drinkable. But after this little day, the Liu family seemed to be ruthless, from diet to daily life, he personally inquired about everything, and this tonic was prescribed after inviting the Jinke Holy Hand in the city to come over and call the pulse. It's just that Feng'er knows how to heal, and she is still in charge of decoction.
"The slave didn't see the prescription, I don't know what the specific herbs are, but when I smelled it, it seemed that a lot of Coptis had been added, so it was so bitter." Feng'er replied respectfully.
Although it is a good medicine and bitter taste, it is not the right symptom, and it is useless to drink too much...... The person who made the poison couldn't be found everywhere, so why did he keep drinking medicine and soup to beg Guanyin? Qian Ning feels terrible when she thinks about it. Thinking of Liu's urgent appearance again, I felt even more ashamed, how should I be good......
Without waiting for Qianning to be entangled, Liu took her and Mengqian on the road to Fahua Temple.
Before leaving, Mengying took Qianning's hand pitifully: "I really want to go, sister-in-law......"
A few days later, the Li family was going to have a banquet and sent a post to the Hou Mansion, although it was to invite the ladies and grandmothers and girls from all over the mansion, but who didn't know that the focus was on Meng Ying? Cui's Mengying jumped out of rudeness, and she was going to detain her to do embroidery work in the past few days, firstly, to determine her temperament, and secondly, to prepare some hand-made gifts, but not to please the future mother-in-law?
Compared with the Li family's enthusiastic exchanges, the Chen family is much cleaner, not only did they not have the return gift of the dumplings they gave last time, but they also did not see the next post invitation as a guest.
Liu also felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy, this time he came to Shangxiang, not only to ask for an heir, but also to seek a marriage and harmony for Mengqian. With these two layers of consideration, you can't bring Meng Ying here.
So no matter how abrasive Mengying was in the past two days, no one nodded her head and let her go out, so there was a scene full of tears when she saw her off.
Meng Ying slammed on Qian Ning like a koala, and Meng Qian said coldly on the side: "You are still the daughter of the Hou Mansion, where is there a trace of rules to speak of, but don't stop falling down." ”
Qian Ning carefully pulled Meng Ying down and comforted her softly: "Don't you like to eat vegetarian food in Fahua Temple?" Brought back to you in the evening. Anyway, you don't like to be confined in the temple, that is, to eat that bite, just wait at home to eat. ”
Meng Ying rolled her eyes, nodded aggrievedly and agreed.
When she got into front of the carriage, Qianning lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked back, and Meng Ying walked back slowly.
Liu closed his eyes and turned the Buddha beads: "Mengying's child used to only play with Qian'er, but now there is one more of you." ”
Meng Qian snorted and glanced at Qian Ning: "The sister-in-law is exquisite, but she coaxed the third sister very happy." ”
Qian Ning sniffed out a hint of vinegar: "Where, it's just a fate." It's not as deep as the second sister and the third sister. ”
Mengqian turned her head and no longer paid attention to Qianning.
Liu recited the scriptures silently, and Qianning was also happy to be quiet, closing her eyes and recuperating.
After staying in the car for almost half an hour, I finally arrived at Fahua Temple. I got out of the car, stretched my waist, breathed in the fresh air, and couldn't help but feel refreshed.
When I was a child, I stayed in Zhuangzi for a short time, and I loved the mountains and rivers, farmland and orchards the most, and I still remember running around with my sister in the woods, and I went into the water to touch the fish in the summer, which was really free, but it was a pity that I stayed for less than a year and returned to Lu's house.
Now I see the stretching hills again, and there is an inexplicable familiarity and intimacy.
Liu Shi saw the excitement in Qianning's eyes, "After the incense and listening to the scriptures for a while, the two of you can walk around at will, it is difficult to get out, and you can breathe a good breath." ”
Great, Qian Ning shouted in her heart, if she was allowed to listen to the scriptures in the temple for a long time, she would really be suffocated. Liu's words are like an amnesty.
The abbot of Fahua Temple had been waiting for a long time, because they were all female dependents, so he specially opened a meditation room, and only invited Liu and the other three to enter.
It is not the first time for Liu to come, and he is also very familiar with the abbot, so he made the purpose clear when he came in: "In my life, I have no husband and son, and now I am pointing to this girl and daughter-in-law, the girl has set a family, and she will get married in two years, leaving me and my daughter-in-law to depend on each other. ”
The abbot knows the sound and knows the elegance, the heirs of the Hou Mansion are well known, and the long house has no descendants, this young grandmother is shouldering a heavy responsibility.
The abbot lowered his eyes slightly, "Madame has always done good deeds and accumulated virtues, and the Buddha must be blessed." The eldest and youngest grandmother is physically strong, and she must be able to give birth to a big fat grandson for her wife. ”
Liu Shi was happy to hear it, "I asked the abbot to say it." ”
The two talked about incense and oil money again, and talked about scriptures and scriptures.
Qian Ning and Meng Qian listened boringly, and got Liu's approval and came out to go around.
This Fahua Temple is the largest temple in the suburbs of Beijing, and the incense is also very good, Qianning and Mengqian are the daughters of large families, so naturally they can't mix with those ordinary pilgrims. The little novice led them to a wing room in the backyard to rest.
Qian Ning didn't want to stay in the house, so she pulled the little novice and asked, "Little master, is there a clean place to walk around here?" (To be continued.) )