Chapter Ninety-Five: Father-in-law

When it was time for lunch, two little monks carried a large basket of vermilion lacquer food boxes and brought special dishes from the temple.

Mrs. Zhenguo sent people to the gate of the courtyard to look at her several times, but she didn't see Si Hongrui and Xia Qingyunyun coming back, so she was anxious to wait, so she called the maid Chunxiu and helped her out of the courtyard.

"It's autumn, the wind is cool on the mountain, Madame be careful not to blow." Chunxiu went back to the house and took a gown of Xiangyun yarn and draped it over his shoulders for his wife.

The master and servant were gossiping, and from a distance, they saw Si Hongrui and Xia Qingyun coming down from the back mountain, laughing and chatting happily as they walked.

When the two approached, Chunxiu whispered in Mrs. Zhenguo's ear and smiled: "The master said that Miss Xia looks like Mrs. when she was young, but now that I look at it, Miss Xia and the old man are also a little similar!"

The speaker was unintentional, listening to it intentionally, and Chunxiu's inadvertent joke caused another ripple in Mrs. Zhenguo's just calm heart.

He commanded his servants to set the table in the courtyard, and to serve the meal, and to clean their hands, and to sit down around the table.

Si Hongrui learned to use a short gun in the morning, and seeing that his wife was in a particularly good spirit today, he was very happy, so he called Zhang Pengze to accompany him and have two drinks.

Xia Qingyun can also drink, but one is the first time they met, and the other is that Mrs. Zhenguo can't drink wine, so she took out a small tube of Bitan Drifting Snow that she had with her, asked Chunxiu to take a clay pot, and poured some spring water from the gourd to boil.

The pottery cup in Jietai Temple is made of black pottery, which is larger than the usual one, so she directly puts the tea leaves into the bottom of the cup and flushes it into boiling water.

The tranquil aroma wafts through the heat, and the smell is refreshing. Taste it lightly. The tooth tongue is fragrant.

Looking closely at the cup, the bottom glaze of the black pottery cup is glazed, the tea soup is clear, the leaves can be counted, and a white jasmine flower is floating on the surface of the water, just like a blooming snow plum.

"What kind of tea is this, how can it be so fragrant and pleasant?" Mrs. Zhenguo was overjoyed, and took a few sips before putting down the cup and asked.

Seeing his wife's praise, Si Hongrui also picked up the pottery cup and tasted it. The tea soup is light and moderate. The aftertaste is sweet and mellow, and it is immediately full of praise.

Xia Qingyun blinked on a whim, revealing a delicate smile. "I read a poem. The name of the tea is hidden in the poem. Let's see who guesses first! ”

"Wait," Si Hongrui put down the cup and said with interest, "It's not enough to just guess the riddle." Let's get a lottery, ma'am, what do you say? ”

"It's good! Wait for me to think about it. Mrs. Zhenguo smiled and lowered her eyes.

She just looked at it secretly, and sure enough, as Chunxiu said, the demeanor between Xia Qingyun and Si Hongrui's eyebrows became more and more similar, and when the two of them spoke, they both liked to raise the eyebrows on the right; When he moans, he also likes to wrinkle his nose; When I laugh, I have a shallow, looming dimple on my cheeks.

Her heart moved slightly, she smiled and raised her eyes to look at her husband, "If we guess it, how about Miss Qingyun recognize us as a stepfather and mother?" ”

"Good!" Si Hongrui slapped the table, laughed, and then asked, "What if you can't guess?" ”

Mrs. pursed her lips and looked at the girl beside her, "If you can't guess, we will recognize Miss Qingyun as a righteous daughter!" ”

"Poof!" Chunxiu couldn't help but laugh behind her wife, she quickly covered her mouth, only showing a pair of smiling eyes, looking at Xia Qingyun with an embarrassed face.

Zhang Pengze's beard also trembled, okay, the left and right are yours, and you have made up your mind to accept the Qingyun girl!

"How does this work?" Xia Qingyun blushed, she originally wanted to adjust the atmosphere to help the fun, but she didn't expect to be firmly trapped by Mrs. Zhenguo's circle, but this is a sweet and happy doughnut!

"What, is it possible that the girl doesn't look down on us?" Si Hongrui squinted at Xia Qingyun. followed her to learn marksmanship for a long time in the back mountain, and the two quickly became acquainted with each other, and he even directly called Xia Qingyun a girl.

"No, it's not," Xia Qingyun hurriedly waved his hand, looked left, Si Hongrui smiled in his eyes, and looked right, Mrs. Zhenguo's face was full of expectations, so she had to cry and laugh, and nodded helplessly.

"Girl, hurry up, just let Doctor Zhang be a witness, Doctor Zhang, it's hard work!"

Zhang Pengze arched his hand and was speechless excitedly. God, the prince of Zhenguo wants to accept a righteous daughter, this has to be said, but it is a major event that has caused a sensation in the government and the opposition of Qi State! I am fortunate to be a witness, don't talk about Xia Qingyun in the future, even the Yao family of the Hua family will follow the big light!

Chunxiu is a discerning person, ran to the house and took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, moved the dishes and chopsticks, and spread the paper in front of Xia Qingyun.

Xia Qingyun is not hypocritical, licking the ink, reciting aloud while waving a pen.

"Biling picks up the tip of the buds, draws the clear spring at the bottom of the pool, fluttering what it looks like, and the snow and plum are scattered in the world."

She had just finished writing here, and Mrs. Zhenguo over there also took a brush, glanced at it a few times, smiled and hung her wrist, and mentioned four beautiful characters at the top of the four-line poem: "Bitan Drifting Snow"

Si Hongrui saw the poetry on the side, and also took the pen, and inscribed a poem of seven words in the blank space: "A pot of plain porcelain is full of spring, and the flower floating tea is green and smoky." I am fortunate to have the taste of the gentleman, and the dust heart is indisputable. ”

"Good tea, good name, good poetry!" Zhang Pengze slapped his hands in admiration, causing Chunxiu to also slap him.

"Miss Qingyun, can I guess the name correctly?" Mrs. Zhenguo asked with a smile.

Xia Qingyun smiled, stood up generously, and bowed to Si Hongrui and his wife, "Little girl Xia Qingyun, meet your father-in-law and mother-in-law!" I wish my father-in-law and mother good health and a long and blessed life! ”

Si Hongrui laughed heartily, raised his glass and toasted Zhang Pengze three times in a row.

Chunxiu hurriedly came over to help Xia Qingyun up, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Miss!" ”

"Qingyun, we will be a family in the future!" Mrs. Zhenguo held her hand tightly and was reluctant to let go, her eyes full of indescribable love.

After eating for a while, Zhen Guogong and his wife took Xia Qingyun to chat for a long time, and carefully asked her about the situation at home, the harvest of the tea garden, and the tea business. Hearing that Xia Qingyun was going to open a teahouse in Zhili, Mrs. Zhenguo asked about the opening day again.

It wasn't until the sky was dark that Xia Qingyun and Zhang Pengze came down from Wanshou Mountain.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhang Pengze sighed with emotion: "Miss Qingyun, you are really rich and noble!" If the emperor knows that you have been accepted as a righteous daughter by the Zhenguo Princess, he will have to make you a county lord! ”

The tree is very popular, and she has jumped from an unknown small peasant girl to the righteous daughter of the town and country, and when it spreads, I don't know how many people will be blushing.

She gently rubbed the jasper phoenix bracelet on her wrist, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle, please keep it a secret for me for the time being, if the Duke and Mrs. Zhenguo don't talk about this matter to the public, we won't tell others." ”

"I know how to measure." Zhang Pengze nodded, although Xia Qingyun is still a civilian now, he believes that in the near future, her identity will definitely change dramatically. (To be continued......)