Chapter 18 Joyful Welcome to the Major General

"Manager Xia, since my wife is pregnant, I and I haven't met with you for a long time, I remember that you used to be silent and didn't talk much, but today when I look at what you said, this mouth is like smeared with honey, and it is becoming more and more flamboyant."

Yan'er tilted her head and looked at Xiao Xiazi with a light smile, while Yan'er secretly wiped her mouth and smiled behind her, looked at Xiao Xiazi, and joked to Yan'er, "I remember, last time I made honey and orange tea for my wife, and I saw that the high-quality honey was missing half a jar, could it be that this was eaten by a greedy person, do you want to tell Mrs. yourself, I'm afraid there is a thief in this house." ”

"No, no, no, two aunts and grandmothers, don't wronged me, look at the two of you, when you don't talk when you see you on weekdays, you say that I can't make a fart, and when I see you, I praise it, and say that I steal Mrs. honey, and I don't dare to borrow ten guts from me, Sister Huan'er, you can eat more of this meal, you must not talk nonsense." Xiao Xiazi hurriedly waved his hand, shook his head again and again, and looked around, as if he was afraid that others would hear.

"Okay, Huan'er, don't talk nonsense, don't tease Manager Xia, the things that Mrs. rewards him on weekdays are much more valuable than high-quality honey, okay, Manager Xia, I'll go in with Mrs. Xia to see how Mrs. prepares breakfast."

"I didn't name ......" Yan'er who was following Yan'er winked at Xiao Xiazi and stuck out her tongue, Xiao Xiazi raised her hand to knock her, Yan'er looked at these two wrongdoers chasing me, and couldn't help but smile and shake her head.

When the three of you chased me into the kitchen, the kitchen outhouse was a fruit area, and when several cooks who were preparing fresh fruits saw the three of them, they immediately greeted them, "Hello Yan'er girl, Mr. Xia." When the three of them saw the cooks standing solemnly, they immediately put away their hippie smiling faces and became serious.

"Miss Yan'er, this is the fruit prepared for Mrs. today, you see, the green plums from Luoyang Jiaqing Fang, the sweet and crisp purple pears, the cheese cherries, the fruity citrus, the sweet and sour plums, the plump and refreshing crystal persimmons, and the crystal clear guava." Xiao Xiazi introduced to Miss Yan'er, and picked up a green plum in front of her eyes and took a closer look.

I saw that there were no dirty stains on the green plum, and it was emerald green, Xiao Xiazi handed it to the cook next to him, "Madame's fruit must be checked clearly, the best varieties must be selected, and each one must be cleaned cleanly. ”

"Yes, Mr. Xia, the little ones will be carefully cleaned again." The cooks listened to Xiao Xiazi's words and began to clean the fruit again, and Yan'er looked at the plates of freshly high-quality fruits placed in the glass bowl, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Miss Yan'er, the water for cleaning the fruit is the spring water that the porter specially went to the top of Baishan Mountain to pick in the morning, it is naturally sweet, Mrs. can eat this fruit with confidence, go inside, and see the hot food." Xiao Xiazi said as he led the smoke to the back room.

"This is Madame's breakfast today, these are all cakes, Zitui steamed cakes, buckwheat pancakes, sesame Hu cakes, this is porridge, lotus seed porridge, purple rice porridge, flax porridge, longevity porridge, each category is served to Madame, Madame can eat whatever she likes."

"Okay, okay, Manager Xia, I'll rest assured that Madame's meal will be handed over to you, I look at these breakfasts are good, Madame hasn't woken up yet, when Madame wakes up, I will send a maidservant to pass the word, and then you will order someone to bring breakfast."

Yan'er walked out of the kitchen, the sky was already bright, Yan'er remembered the nurse in the ear room, and turned to Xiao Xiazi and said, "By the way, Mr. Xia, there is one more thing, you will have three meals a day in the future, and choose four of each type to send to the nurse in the ear room, although the nurse is not used yet, but the dietary nutrition must also keep up, the day is bright, I will go back to Mrs. with Yu'er first, you can be busy." Xiao Xiazi followed Yan'er, lowered her body slightly, waved her hand, and said goodbye, "Guest officer, come back next time." ”

Yan'er and Huan'er were amused by Xiao Xiazi's appearance, and Yan'er put away her smiling face, "Okay, you go and get busy, Manager Xia, you will have to be busy with three meals in the future." As he spoke, he walked away with his son.

When Yan'er returned to Zhiqiu Courtyard, she saw that the maids were busy working in and out, and secretly said in her heart that Mrs. must have gotten up, and hurriedly pushed the door in, and the maids were waiting for Mrs. to wash and groom, Yan'er hurriedly called the maids to go to the kitchen and notify the people in the back kitchen to bring breakfast over.

"Madam, breakfast will be served soon, and you can wait a moment." Yan'er walked to Mrs. Luohan's bed, and the white and tender young general was lying beside Mrs. Luo, staring at the roof without blinking with big eyes.

"Madam, you see that the young general looks really gratifying, very well-behaved and cute, I wasn't tired of Madame last night." Yan'er was about to lean down and pick up the young general, but was stopped by Ye Wanqiu, "Yan'er, you don't have to hug him, just let him lie down, he's used to hugging all day long, this kid is really well-behaved, Yan'er, come and sit next to me." ”

Ye Wanqiu patted the edge of the bed and called Yan'er over, she looked at Yan'er, she was a little reluctant, this girl, she looked delicate, thoughtful, and there was work in her eyes, if she really got married in the future, I am afraid that it will be difficult to find such a caring girl.

"What do you command, Madame?" Yan'er walked to Madame's side suspiciously, it was rare to see Madame look like this.

"Yan'er, I remember that you are almost past your birthday, this year is your year of success, look at you, wearing this bird and swaying, and today I have a little powder, but it is really glorious." Ye Wanqiu took Yan'er's hands and gently touched Yan'er's hair with her hands.

"Mrs. Hui, Yan'er will be fifteen years old in two months, why did Mrs. ask about Yan'er." When Yan'er saw Mrs. like this, a trace of uneasiness flashed in her heart, but there are also elderly servants in the General's Mansion, so she didn't do anything wrong, Madam......

"Yan'er, in the year of Xuan, the woman is about to get married, do you have someone in your heart? If not, I asked the general last night to help you keep an eye on it, and I will definitely be able to find you a good mother-in-law. ”

Ye Wanqiu touched the step shake on Yan'er's bun, this step shake, when Yan'er wore it for her for the first time, she saw the starlight in Yan'er's eyes, and after wearing it a few times, she found an excuse not to like it, and rewarded Yan'er.

"Madam, did Yan'er do something wrong, made Madame unhappy, Madame can clearly say that Yan'er will definitely change in the future, but beg Madame not to drive Yan'er out of the General's Mansion, Yan'er must be cautious and subtle in doing things in the future, just ask Madame to let Yan'er stay in the General's Mansion." Yan'er hurriedly got off the edge of the bed, knelt on the ground, her shoulders cringed, and she was already choked up after she finished speaking.

"Madam, please don't drive Sister Yan'er out of the house." Seeing this, Hu'er immediately knelt down and pleaded with his wife.

"Yan'er, what are you doing, get up quickly, who said that he was going to kick you out of the house, if you don't get up again, I'm going to be angry, sit next to me." When Ye Wanqiu saw that Yan'er reacted so much, she hurriedly sat up straight and said a little anxiously.

Seeing this, Yan'er hurriedly got up and sat down next to her wife, Ye Wanqiu looked at the tearful Yan'er, a little crying and laughing, "You stupid girl, how can you serve me all your life, you should also find your own lover, find your own happiness, do you really want to stay in the General's Mansion and be an old girl for a lifetime." ”

"Madam, Yan'er was born humblely, how can she be worthy of those high-ranking and dignitary sons, Yan'er is willing to stay in the General's Mansion for the rest of her life to serve Mrs., being able to serve Mrs. in the General's Mansion is Yan'er's greatest blessing, Mrs. doesn't have to worry about Yan'er so much, Yan'er is grateful to Mrs. for her heart." Yan'er wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with the corner of her clothes, stared at Ye Wanqiu with dark eyes, and said sincerely gratefully.

"If you want to say thank you, Yan'er, you are the noble person of the young general, if Yan'er has no place in his heart for the time being, I will put this aside for the time being, and when Yan'er is interested in someone in the future, you have to tell me, I am the master for you, but you are not allowed to hide it."

Ye Wanqiu gently patted Yan'er Xiangxiang's shoulder, her brows furrowed, this girl's reaction was so strong, seeing her say this, she couldn't force it anymore, no matter what, Yan'er could stay with her for a while.

"Madam, Yan'er knows, if Yan'er really has someone in mind, she will definitely tell Madame." Yan'er's face couldn't help but blush, she felt that she was still young, she didn't understand the love of her children, she didn't know what it was, and she didn't know what love was, but seeing that the general treated his wife so well, this is love.

"Madam, let's have some breakfast, Madame must be hungry, there are a lot of delicious things to eat today." Yan'er saw the maids come in with breakfast, and hurriedly instructed the maids in the house to put the big desk in front of the lady's bed, and the maids put the breakfast on it, and a long empty desk was full in the blink of an eye.

"So much, how can I finish eating." Ye Wanqiu lifted the quilt, sat on the edge of the bed, looked at the table full of food in front of him, frowned slightly, and looked at the dazzling array of delicacies, as if he had no appetite.

"Madam, the general specially explained to the back kitchen, saying that Madame has always been slender and weak, and this has just given birth to a child, and her physique is even weaker, so you can take advantage of the opportunity to make up for it in confinement, don't let down the general."

"Madam, you can eat whichever you like, Madame has exhausted too much energy and physical strength since she was pregnant, and during the confinement period, you have to cultivate well and make up for this body, and when the general comes back, we still have to give an account to the general." Yan'er opened the four-eared porridge jar, and then opened the glass jar containing the cakes, and a burst of fragrance came to the nose.

"Then I'll eat a little bit, or the general will have to talk about it later." Thinking of the general's thoughtfulness towards her, Ye Wanqiu really felt a little hungry, and in the future, she would personally take the young general, which would not make up for her body, it was really not good.

After the lady finished breakfast, Yan'er waited for the lady to change into clothes, and combed the lady's hair bun, and the sun was three poles, Mo Lin had already returned from the court, and hurriedly returned with the green dragon and the red tiger, Ye Wanqiu saw the general enter the house, and hurriedly called the maid who was withdrawing from the breakfast to retreat.

"General, the concubine still has some untouched breakfast, general, you are tired from going to the court, let's eat a little." Ye Wanqiu looked at the general, a smile floated on her face, and when the general was by her side, she felt extremely relieved.

"I'll take a look at how the meal is going today, if it doesn't suit Madame's appetite, I will have to punish the cooks of the back kitchen." Mo Lin looked at the full food on the table, some of the food did not move at all, and some of the food also ate a little, this autumn, the appetite has always been so small, no wonder it is so thin.

"General, don't punish those cooks, the food is quite delicious, but the general doesn't know me, I have always eaten little, and I tried my best to eat more today." Ye Wanqiu picked out the largest cherry from the glass jar containing cherries and handed it to Mo Lin.

Mo Lin took the cherry, a mouthful of stuffed into his mouth, the sweet taste filled his mouth, his heart also blossomed, today, the emperor, heard that the general's mansion was happy with the young general, and placed high hopes on him, impassioned, and rewarded many rare treasures, the general's mansion was once again blessed by the emperor's blessings.

"Wanqiu, you have made a lot of contributions to the General's Mansion, when you went to court today, the emperor also greatly rewarded the General's Mansion, you just gave birth to a child and your body is weak, and now you are also a mother, it is hard to take care of the child, but you have to force yourself to eat more."

Mo Lin took Ye Wanqiu's jade hand, put it in his big palm, rubbed it gently, and looked at the child sleeping next to Wanqiu, the child was also well-behaved and sleeping soundly.

"Yan'er, you go to the ancestral hall to prepare everything, and then go to the door to inform Qinglong, let him go to the front yard to inform Manager Guo, the ancestral hall will worship the ancestors at noon, and everyone from the general's mansion will be present." Mo Lin turned his head to Yan'er standing beside him and said, this girl is careful in her work, and she can rest assured that the trivial matters of worship in the ancestral hall will be handed over to her.

"The slave and maid receive the order, and then go and inform it." Yan'er blessed Mo Lin and hurriedly walked out of the house.

"Qinglong soldiers, the general asked you to go to the front yard to inform Chief Manager Guo, and at noon the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, you have to inform everyone to be present."

Yan'er opened the door and saw Qinglong and Chihu standing at the door, the two of them were dressed in military uniforms, heroic posture, and looked up at Qinglong, he was not as dark as Chihu's complexion, but white and pure like a scholar.

She couldn't help but look at Qinglong a few more times, and it happened that Qinglong's eyes were also staring at her, she couldn't help blushing, and hurriedly lowered her head, and blessed Qinglong again, and without waiting for Qinglong to reply, she hurriedly walked to the front yard.

"Hey, I haven't replied yet, why is Miss Yan'er in such a hurry to leave, am I so scary! But she was so frightened that she ran away in a hurry. Qinglong looked at Yan'er's slender back, touched his chin, and asked the red tiger next to him.

"I saw that her face was red when she looked at you, Qinglong, Miss Yan'er won't like you! If you fancy you, then you have picked up a big bargain, everyone up and down the autumn courtyard knows that the girl Yan'er is beautiful and kind, and the third lady is the most spoiled by her. Chihu slapped Qinglong's shoulder with a heavy fist, and barked at Qinglong with a mouthful of big white teeth, as if he had picked up a big bargain.

"What do you think, I'm a rough person, how can the Yan'er girl look down on me, okay, let's go to the front yard quickly, today is a big day, don't miss the hour, when the general blames it, we can't eat and go around."

Qinglong patted Qinglong on the shoulder, and the two walked towards the front yard, along the way, Qinglong didn't know why, Yan'er's face appeared in his mind, she was not as usual today, as if she was particularly radiant, Xu was a little dressed up today.

Although they are the general's personal soldiers, they always go to Zhiqiu Courtyard with the general, but they don't have much contact with the servants of Zhiqiu Academy, and they usually just take a photo with Yan'er Girl, and they don't have a short greeting with their parents.

"You're still a rough person, look at your fine skin and tender meat, you're more girly than a girl, if you wear a woman's clothes, you won't be fascinated by those boys, haha." Walking on the road, Chihu looked at Qinglong's white glowing complexion, and he couldn't help but start teasing him.

"You are a talented girl, and you can only say this to me, if others dare to say this, see if I don't cut his tongue." Qinglong wiped his right hand towards his neck, and the red tiger's tongue curled inward, and he stopped his mouth.

The two were in a hurry, they walked to the front yard, Qinglong went to inform Guo Yan, Guo Yan sent a few small servants to Liuli Courtyard and Xueliu Courtyard to inform, after a while, the eldest lady Su Mengli and the second lady Liu Yiyi came with the slaves and maids in the courtyard, everyone gathered in the courtyard, the red tiger was sharp-eyed, and at a glance he caught a glimpse of Chunchan who was standing at the back of the slaves and maids and cowering.

"The eldest lady, the second lady, the general instructed to worship in the ancestral hall on time at noon, and asked the two ladies to move to the ancestral hall." Qinglong said with a fist at the two ladies.

"It's still early at noon, let's wait so early, what about the general, hasn't the court come back yet?" Liu Yiyi yawned, for some reason last night, she didn't sleep well all night, and she pretended to be in her heart.

"Back to the second lady, the general is still in the Zhiqiu Courtyard, and the general will come later, the sun is shining, the two ladies still go to the ancestral hall to sit and drink tea, so that they can rest."

Qinglong looked at the second lady's face, and sure enough, as he expected, the second lady immediately pulled down her face, her face gloomy.

Liu Yiyi wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she still stopped, with so many people present, she was not easy to get angry, besides, the eldest lady didn't say anything like a dumb person, and she didn't want to be a spearhead like last night, after all, there were many people, and there were many people who wanted to bring her down.

"Hey, I'm dizzy from the sun this day, I wiped the makeup powder that the general gave me last time, and now I'm getting sunburned by this sun, but it's also sticky and panicked, and the general also told me that this is a treasure from the Western Regions, and it seems that the objects in the Western Regions are not as good as those in Chang'an City." Liu Yiyi wiped her slightly sweat-stained forehead with a handkerchief, and made a gesture.

"Sister, let's go, it's a big day today, but you can get people tanned, and you can't make up for it after a few days of makeup." Su Mengli looked at Liu Yiyi's self-deceptive appearance, and felt a little ridiculous, the general had not entered her Snow Willow Courtyard for a long time, how could he talk to her so much, pursed her lips and smiled, she suddenly felt sad for Liu Yiyi, what is the difference between herself and Liu Yiyi, the general is afraid that he has long forgotten about Liuli Courtyard.

"Sister, let's go." Liu Yiyi followed Su Mengli, Guo Yan, Qinglong and Chihu, slaves and maids followed behind, and the group walked to the ancestral hall of the Xijin Courtyard.

"Wanqiu, you just gave birth to a child, you are resting in Zhiqiu Courtyard, and I will ask Huan'er to take the child to the ancestral hall later, and after the worship, I will go back to Zhiqiu Autumn Courtyard." Mo Lin stood up, but was grabbed by Ye Wanqiu.

"Huan'er, help me up and change my clothes, worship the ancestors for such a big thing, how can the general break the rules for me, the eldest lady and the second lady gave birth to a child, and the next day they also dressed up and went to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors, how can I lie here and wait for you to come back."

"You're different from them, you've always been weak, and I can set a precedent for you." Mo Lin pressed Ye Wanqiu's shoulder, looking at the thin shoulder, although every lady gave birth to a child and had to go to the ancestral hall to worship her ancestors the next day, but Ye Wanqiu could not go, who called her his favorite woman.

"General, don't put me in the whirlpool, my background is not delicate, if I make an exception this time, the general will not be able to explain to the two sisters in the future, I don't want the general to be embarrassed, and I will fall into the handle in the future." Ye Wanqiu was talking, and her right hand had already stood up with her hand holding Huan'er's hand.

"I am still the head of this general's mansion, and whoever dares to talk nonsense, I will cut out someone's tongue." Mo Lin watched Ye Wanqiu get up, but he didn't stop it, he said so, but worshipping ancestors is a big deal after all, if this case is really broken, Su Mengli and Liu Yiyi will not say anything, but Su Mengli's father, King Su Jun, is afraid that he will not be happy.

If there is any more gossip, it will be a real headache, the two ladies gave birth to daughters to worship, and the three ladies gave birth to a boy and were pampered and proud not to worship, this patriarchal hat was tightly buttoned on him.

Ye Wanqiu sat in front of the dresser, and Huan'er combed her hair, "Madam, today is a good day, Madame has to wear a gorgeous hairpin." ”

Huan'er chose a shiny step swiped with rubies for Ye Wanqiu, Ye Wanqiu put it back in the dressing box, and instead chose a small green hairpin, "Huan'er, just wear this, as long as the general and the child are by your side, every day will be a good day in the future." ”

Ye Wanqiu smiled at Mo Linwan, who was standing behind her, this was her true words, and it was also her heart's words, today was indeed a good day, it stands to reason that she should dress up in red and green, but she knows that women are jealous, so she doesn't need to stimulate the two sisters anymore.

"Wanqiu, you have always been happy, rely on you, call Xiao Xiazi over." Mo Lin commanded to the maid at the door.

"Xiao Xiazi, prepare a sedan chair for Mrs., and Mrs. will take the sedan chair to the ancestral hall to worship." Mo Lin stepped forward and gently touched Ye Wanqiu's shoulder, "Don't shirk anymore, otherwise I'm really going to be angry, I'll go first, you dress up, just go over before noon." ”