Chapter 2: Having a Wife and a Family (3)
The two of them almost stuck together, and they wanted to become like one person. Zhao Xiu suddenly felt that he had a feeling of happiness.
Zhao Xiu lowered his head slightly, looked at Wang Miao's handsome pink nose and said, "When it comes to the Xia Yuan Festival, the autumn harvest of the people is basically over. I heard Meng Xin say that the grain prices in Liaozhou this year are very low, and the people of Liaozhou have lost a lot of income as a result. I'll have to go to the countryside to see if it's going on. The silver in the hands of the people of Liaozhou depends on the grain harvest, this year's grain harvest is bumper, and the silver in the hands of the people is less than in the past, how can I feel at ease? ”
Wang Miao didn't quite understand what Zhao Xiu said, but only knew that her husband had another trouble.
Zhao Xiu asked as he walked, "How long have you not been out of the house?" ”
Wang Miao didn't know why Zhao Xiu asked this question. "Hmm~ I usually stay in the mansion, take care of the affairs of the palace for you, the fifth brother, and basically don't leave the mansion. Besides, I don't want to go out, so Miao'er wants to stay at home and wait for the fifth brother to come back. ”
Zhao Xiu gently scratched Wang Miao's nose with his fingers. "You, how can I say hello, there are housekeepers in every courtyard of the palace, what do you care? Besides, there is Meng Xin, he is the steward of the palace, you can just throw him to do anything. You don't have to go out for a walk, don't stay at home all day long. ”
In Zhao Xiu's mind, he still adheres to the idea of another world, and always feels that he should not bind his wife at home. The reason why he pouted to let Wang Miao out of the house was that he wanted Wang Miao to go out to relax, and second, he wanted Wang Miao to enter the sight of Liaozhou officials. The things in the restaurant made him feel that the family members of the original officials were also a force to be reckoned with.
Wang Miao really felt that she was a little wronged, it stands to reason that if a woman wants to come to the Lord, she can't leave the house at will. It is the duty of a wife to stay at home and be a husband and a housekeeper. But in Zhao Xiu's eyes, it was redundant.
Wang Miao pouted and said, "How can a woman run outside the house if she has nothing to do......"
In Wang Miao's eyes, her husband was indeed different, but she definitely didn't expect that Zhao Xiu's thoughts were even weirder than what he did.
Zhao Xiu was very helpless in his heart, and secretly thought in his heart, "It seems that it is not easy to convince this little girl. ”
Zhao Xiu straightened his body and said with a serious face: "In this way, I will explain a few things to you, and you must do it for me." Zhao Xiu had no choice, so he could only order Wang Miao in the tone of the prince.
"What's the matter, you say?" As soon as Wang Miao heard Zhao Xiu explain what he was doing, he immediately came to his senses.
Zhao Xiu said solemnly: "In two days, in the name of Princess Cheng, you will send a post to the family members of the officials in Shangjing, and invite them to come to the palace as guests." ”
"Huh? Visiting the palace? I am not familiar with the families of these officials in Liaozhou. ”
"What are you afraid of? Wouldn't they get acquainted with each other if they invited them to the palace a few more times? I see that you stay in the palace every day, and you don't have a Jinlan sister. You're a girl, how can you not have someone to talk to yourself? ”
As the two of them spoke, they had already passed through the middle courtyard and came to the west courtyard. Zhao Xiu and Wang Miao almost passed the arch of Cuixiu Garden together, and came to a colorful world, the whole Cuixiu Garden is more like a garden, the yard is full of colorful flowers, and there are even many rare medicinal herbs.
Wang Miao replied in a low voice: "Why is what you said so similar to what my mother said." ”
Zhao Xiu asked, "Mother? What did the mother say? Wang Miao held Zhao Xiu's arm, and along the way, the maids and maids in the entire palace avoided it, and they didn't dare to step forward to disturb the conversation between the two.
Wang Miao said: "Mother also said to let me move around more and find two good sisters to sit in the house." But I have been in Liaozhou for a short time, but there are really few people who can speak to themselves. There's just one, too."
Zhao Xiu is also really curious, Wang Miao's shy temperament, can he still have a confidant? This made Zhao Xiu very happy. Although Zhao Xiu stayed in the palace, he was still dealing with things in the East Courtyard most of the time, and he didn't have time to accompany Wang Miao at all, and he was afraid that Wang Miao would be lonely, so he wanted to find someone to talk to Wang Miao.
Zhao Xiu hurriedly asked, "Who?" ”
Wang Miao frowned, "It's Lian Hongjin, the daughter of General Lian, the chief soldier of Liaozhou." ”
Zhao Xiu was a little surprised, "Lian Que has a daughter?" How many wives did he marry, and he didn't give him a child, when did he have a daughter? ”
Wang Miao shook her head and said, "Hongjin is not General Lian's biological daughter, she is the only daughter of General Lian's brother. Hongjin's father died of illness. She and her mother were left in the house, and General Lian brought their mother and son to Nanning, and it didn't take long for Hongjin's mother to pass away. General Lian raised her as her own daughter, but she was alone in Lianfu, and she was bullied by the ladies of Lianfu all day long, and her life was not easy. ”
Liaozhou General Soldier Lian Que is Zhao Xiu's confidant, and it is also a good thing that Wang Miao has such a Jinlan friend in Lian Mansion.
Zhao Xiu said: "In this way, in two days, you invite her to the palace as a guest and come to talk to you, so that you will not be bored and panicked for a day." ”
Wang Miao's face was excited, "Really? ”
"Of course it's true." Zhao Xiu replied affirmatively.
"Great." Wang Miao was overjoyed.
The two of them walked into the west courtyard with a spring breeze on their faces, and the people in the courtyard were naturally very happy when they saw how happy the two masters were.
The stone road in the west courtyard is paved very wide, and the two of them walk unhurriedly, enjoying the beautiful scenery on the side of the road from time to time.
An arch appeared in front of the two people, and after passing through the arch, they arrived at the main house of Cuixiu Garden, where Wang Miao lived. A discordant scolding sound reached the ears of Zhao Xiu and Wang Miao, Zhao Xiu was in a good mood, but now he was very disappointed.
Wang Miao listened to the voice behind the arch very familiar, Wang Miao was also afraid that Zhao Xiu would be unhappy, looked at his face and said: "I'll go and see first, you still enjoy the flowers in this yard, the flowers in the yard are all new varieties that my mother sent to transplant to Cuixiu Garden." ”
Wang Miao is the main mother, and it is naturally her responsibility for the subordinates in the house to have such a thing. After Wang Miao finished speaking, he hurriedly walked into the main garden of Cuixiu Garden, leaving Zhao Xiu alone to stay outside the arch.
Ping is Zhao Xiu rarely cares about things other than the East Courtyard, and he doesn't know what happened in Cuixiu Garden. However, the quarrels between the people in the palace were always Wang Miao's negligence, and Wang Miao naturally solved them.
Wang Miao walked into the main garden, and saw five old women standing in the garden, two of them scolding without showing any mercy. One person kept persuading on the side, and the other two stood aside as if watching the excitement, pouting a few words from time to time.