Chapter 22: Father and Son Meet
Chu Zhi watched coldly, and found that since the arrival of this Yun Niang, everyone has been unconsciously charmed by her, and they are all revolving around her, with such a charm, she must be very favored by Chu Luo, no wonder although she is only a concubine, she can be so comfortable in front of Mrs. Hui.
You must know that the status of concubines was extremely low in ancient times, and it was natural for the husband's family to give them away, or to buy and sell, or to beat or scold, and the status of the maid was only slightly higher than that of the maid at home, and Mrs. Hui was a flat wife, as long as she was ruthless, no matter how she bullied Yun Niang, she would only have a reputation for being jealous, and she would not bear any criminal responsibility.
"Thank you, Aunt Hui." Chu Jue said sweetly, and couldn't wait to reach out his tender white hand to pick up a piece of candied fruit, and grinned at everyone, but he didn't put it in his mouth entirely, but took a bite gently, and chewed slowly with a smile.
"Jue'er, don't eat two more fruits." said a word to Chu Jue in an almost coquettish tone, and Yun Niang explained softly: "Jue'er is changing her teeth these days, and she shouldn't eat more sweet and greasy sweets, otherwise she will cry again when she has a toothache." ”
"Then when I go back, let Ji'er rinse her mouth and clean her teeth with green salt water." Mrs. Hui gently pinched Chu Jue's smooth face, and wiped the juice from the corners of her mouth with a silk scarf.
Yun Niang smiled, thanked Mrs. Hui for her guidance, turned her head to look at Chu Zhen on the side, and chuckled: "I heard that Qian'er was sick two days ago, which really scared me, and I thought about coming over to help, but I was afraid of contracting the disease, so I turned around and passed it to Jue, and then I heard that Zhen'er's condition has improved again, and I am also much relieved, now I see that Zhen'er is really fine, then I am also relieved." ”
Yun Niang said this, in fact, it is not to show hypocrisy, although the medical skills of the Song Dynasty are not as developed as in later generations, but they also vaguely understand the truth of germ infection, and there is that children in the Song Dynasty are prone to die, and for children who have not yet grown up, the protective measures are very strict, and there are many taboos. Yun Niang is understandable to do this, you must know that even the palace is so good, but Emperor Renzong has died three sons in a row, and now he doesn't even have a prince who inherits the throne, which shows how bad the living environment of babies in the Song Dynasty is.
"Sister Yun has a heart." Mrs. Hui smiled, obviously agreeing with Yun Niang's reason, because when Chu was young, she did the same.
"Thank you, Aunt Yun, for your concern." Chu Zhi said with a salute.
Hey, Yun Niang also sensitively noticed that Chu Zhi seemed to have become a little different, recalling that when Chu Zhi saw him before, he was either anxious and restless, his face was red, or he was talking and talking, where was he so calm and calm as he is now, and Chu Jue on the side didn't have so much thought, with a slightly round and lovely little face, as if he was thinking, but his eyes never left the candied fruit not far away, and he quietly swallowed saliva.
"Sister Hui, it's okay if Qian'er is fine, after a day of tossing, Ji'er is also tired, it's time to go back and rest." Yun Niang's mind was in a hurry, and her coquettish smile was still the same.
"Little children do have to go to bed earlier." A shallow smile appeared on the corner of Mrs. Hui's mouth, and she got up to see her off.
"Aunt Yun, little brother, go slowly." Sending people out of the attic courtyard, Chu Zhen smiled and waved, and then returned to the hall with Mrs. Hui.
"Hostage ......." Mrs. Hui sighed faintly, wanting to comfort Chu Zhi, but she didn't know where to start.
"Mother, you're tired too, hurry back to your room and rest." A day has passed, and the negative emotions in Chu Qian's heart have long faded, knowing what Mrs. Hui wants to express, it is nothing more than Chu Luo doing this for his own good, Chu Zhen didn't want to listen, and said with a look of concern.
"Mother is not tired." Mrs. Hui only felt warm in her heart.
"Mother is not tired, the child is tired." Chu Zhen said with a smile, but to tell the truth, I spent a morning in Bianliang City today, and I spent energy making gifts in the afternoon, and I really felt a little physically and mentally exhausted.
"Childe read a book in the room for a day today." Qiu'er interjected with a smile on the side.
"Quality, is it true?" Mrs. Hui's beautiful eyes were sparkling, and the corners of her lips were filled with a sincere smile.
"Fake." Without waiting for Chu Zhen to answer, a majestic voice sounded, and I saw Chu Luo with a calm face, striding in from the outside, staring at Chu Zhen coldly.
"Husband-kun (lord)." Mrs. Hui and Qiu'er hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.
"Finished reading a book for a day?" Ignoring Mrs. Hui's Qiu'er, Chu Luo's eyes shone with a cold light, and he approached Chu Qian, and said with a sneer: "It's just a joke." ”
This is "my own" father? Chu Zhen looked at it silently, calculating the time, he had already traveled a few days, and it was the first time he saw me, this father really "cared" about his son, and he stared at himself "eagerly" as soon as they met.
"Father." Glancing at Mrs. Hui, who had an anxious look on her face, Chu Zhi lowered her head and saluted respectfully.
"Hmph, fortunately, I still have my father in my eyes." Chu Luo raised his head and scolded angrily, but he always felt that something was wrong in his heart, and the corner of his eye looked at Chu Qian, and suddenly understood that the root cause came from this kid.
I saw myself before, this kid is like a mouse seeing a cat, and he will only say hello to him, or he will do something wrong and be cowardly and quibble, how can he be so steady now, and when he sees himself coming, if it weren't for Hui'er's reminder, he wouldn't even be polite, but he was sneaking up on what he was looking at there.
"Why is my husband so angry?" Glancing at Chu Zhi worriedly, Mrs. Hui asked cautiously, and the beautiful willow eyebrows were quietly locked, adding a bit of weak beauty.
"You ask him." Chu Luo's gaze seemed to soften a little, but his tone was still so stiff.
"Quality, what did you do wrong to make your father angry?" Mrs. Hui asked softly.
"The child didn't." Chu Zhen still lowered his head and looked down, without the slightest nervousness, and replied calmly, although he didn't think he had done anything wrong, Chu Zhen also knew in his heart that Chu Luo should have come to ask him about the morning.
"And said no! Where have you been this morning? Chu Zhi's performance surprised Chu Luo greatly, but he still looked angry on the surface.
"Go out of the lower gate and spend the Dragon Boat Festival with the people in the city." Chu Zhi replied respectfully, but there was a look of indifference in his bones.
"Good! Good! Good! , let you reflect at home, but you go out to play, it seems that you take my words as the wind in your ears. Somehow, a surge of anger surged in Chu Luo's heart, and he shouted violently.
"Husband, he's angry, the hostage is just a child's heart, greedy for play, not deliberately forgetting your instructions." Mrs. Hui was anxious, and stepped forward to hug Chu Luo's arm tightly, with a hint of sadness in her voice.