Chapter 95: Family Feast
Liu Rui, a girl, is not easy to move, coupled with Zhu Qian's long-term strict discipline, she deserves to be more quiet, and there are no entertainment things such as TV and the Internet in this era, and even books are pitiful, and listening to stories has become her greatest enjoyment. The little girl's eyes couldn't help but widen, staring at Liu Xin expectantly.
Liu Xin looked at the little girl's cute appearance, like a porcelain doll, and couldn't help pinching her round little face with baby fat, and said: "A long, long time ago, there was a fairy mountain on the vast sea. There is a stone on the top of this fairy mountain, which is said to be a fairy stone left by Nuwa Niangniang in ancient times. This stone stayed on the top of the mountain for I don't know how many years, the wind blew and sun, sucked the aura of heaven and earth, and picked the essence of the moon, and suddenly one day burst open, and a stone monkey jumped out of it......"
Not far away, Qiao'er was taking Liu Yu to play crazy in the snow, and when she turned her head, she saw Liu Rui sitting in Liu Xin's arms, and she didn't know what she was listening to, and a light smile appeared on her face from time to time. Seeing this scene, she couldn't help but be secretly angry, Mrs. promised to let Liu Xin accept her for more than half a year, but Liu Xin didn't even touch her with a finger, and now she was so affectionate to such a little girl, she couldn't help but feel sour, and then thought that they were now father and daughter, and she didn't feel funny about her thoughts.
Qiao'er suffered from gains and losses there, and if she didn't pay attention, Liu Yu fell on her heels in the snow and cried "wow". Qiao'er panicked and hurriedly picked up Liu Yu.
Liu Xin heard his son's cry and didn't know what was going on, so he put Liu Rui down and said, "That's all for today, let's go, go and see what's wrong with your brother." ”
Qiao'er saw Liu Xin coming over, and muttered, "Master, I'm ......"
Liu Xin had already seen clearly, her son just fell, and the snow was already falling quite thick at this time, so naturally it wouldn't hurt anything, but the south was damp, and the snow was different from the north, but Liu Yu's clothes had already wet a lot, so he interrupted her and said: "It's okay, the boy just fell somersault, what are you nervous about." Let's go, go back and change his clothes, if he really catches a cold, Madame will be to blame. ”
Liu Yu just subconsciously cried just now, and when he saw Liu Xin coming over, he showed a smile again, he was having fun, where would he go back. Liu Rui was also hearing the highlights, this story was much better than what her mother told, and she didn't want to go back now. The two sisters and brothers, one left and one right, pulled Liu Xin's hand, where was the coquettish.
Liu Xin was hesitating, and when she saw Zhu Qian coming over, she took the opportunity to say, "Look, my mother called you home for dinner, don't leave quickly." ”
Zhu Qian saw Liu Xin picking up Liu Yu and walking in front, and also took Liu Rui's hand and followed them closely, but quietly reprimanded: "Rui'er, you were too disagreeable just now, how can you pester the master like that, go back and kneel for me for an hour tonight!" ”
Although her voice was soft, it had already reached Liu Xin's ears. Liu Xin turned her head and said to her, "Qian'er, Rui'er is just a child, what are you doing to her so fiercely." ”
Zhu Qian nodded and did not speak. Liu Xin knew that she didn't think so, and sighed secretly, Zhu Qian's thinking was too old-fashioned, and it seemed that she was looking for an opportunity to talk to her.
The newly built state office is very large, with two flower halls in the east and west, which are specially prepared for the guests staying overnight, and like other courtyards, there are many new furniture in the east and west flower halls, especially in the wing room for banquet guests, there is a special large round table, which is not seen in other places in this era.
Liu Xin insisted on arranging today's dinner in the wing room of the East Flower Hall, so that the family could sit around this large round table.
In the past, Liu Xin took turns to eat in the room of the three of them. Ma Yun has always eaten at the same table with Liu Xin, and in her eyes, this is a matter of course. Although Bian Yu felt that something was wrong, he couldn't resist Liu Xinsan's persuasion, and reluctantly agreed to sit with him for dinner. Only Zhu Qian adheres to the dogma that men and women eat at different tables, and she must wait for Liu Xin to finish eating, and then she will hurriedly pick up two mouthfuls of food.
Liu Xin waited for everyone to sit down before returning to his seat and solemnly announced: "In the future, our whole family will sit and eat together like this." ”
Ma Yun originally liked the lively surname, and clapped her hands in agreement: "Yes, there were no conditions in the past, but now with this big round table, they all sit together, and they have the appearance of home." ”
Liu Xin turned her head and saw Qiao'er hugging Liu Yu standing aside, pointed to an empty chair, and said; "You also sit here, we don't need the rules of father and son not having the same table at home."
Although Qiao'er understood what Liu Xin meant, he asked Liu Yu to sit on the table, and he was just touched because he took care of Liu Yu, but she was very excited in her heart, and she was at the same table as the old lady, so she could be regarded as a family with them. Bian Yu's personal maid Xiao Ying'er saw Qiao'er sitting on the chair with a big grin, and she was very angry, hoping that the master could give birth to the doll in her belly as soon as possible, and she could also sit at this big table one day.
These two little maids have their own thoughts, Zhu Qian, who was also a maid in the state pastor's mansion, was already cramped and uneasy sitting on the chair, although she was also a noble lady when she was in Nanyang, but the rules in the family were very big, and when her ex-husband was eating, she could only serve on the side. She could accept sleeping in the same bed with Liu Xin, but now eating at the same table with the old lady was incompatible with her education in the past, and she felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.
Liu Xin did this today, in fact, to make her change, so she has been secretly observing, taking in the changes in her expression, frowning, and asking, "Qian'er, where are you uncomfortable?" ”
Zhu Qian replied in a panic: "No, no." I am fine. ”
Liu Xin smiled, looked at Bian Yu again, and said, "Since there is nothing uncomfortable, let's eat quickly." When a family is together, it is necessary to live happily and harmoniously, and not to always take those noble and lowly things to heart. ”
Bian Yu said generously: "The concubine just remembers the words of the master." ”
Zhu Qian only responded softly. Liu Xin knew that this matter was in a hurry, so she didn't say anything, just kept putting vegetables into their bowls. Ma Yun was very happy, and seemed to have returned to the scene of eating with classmates and colleagues in the past, and told jokes at the table.
For dinner, except for Zhu Qian, everyone ate happily, even Liu Rui became a lot more cheerful, and was amused by Ma Yun from time to time, forgetting that her strict mother was sitting beside her. As soon as the job was lost, she went to pester Liu Xin, wanting to hear him continue to tell the story. Zhu Qian knew that Liu Xin would definitely rest in Bian Yu's room tonight, so she hurriedly pulled her away. Or Liu Xin saw that the little girl was always pouting, and came out to persuade: "Rui'er, go back with your mother first, and your father will tell you tomorrow night, until you go to sleep, okay?" ”
Liu Rui followed her mother back with a reluctant face.
Ma Yun said strangely: "Husband, Rui'er, this child was disciplined by her mother like a stuffy gourd, and she usually doesn't talk much to me and Yu'er." What kind of story did you tell her to make her listen to you like that? ”
Liu Xin triumphantly whispered three words in Ma Yun's ear, "Journey to the West." ”
Ma Yun was stunned for a moment, then covered her mouth and smiled: "No culture, it's a story set in the Tang Dynasty, and it's still hundreds of years away." ”
Liu Xin became even more proud, and whispered: "With you and me, I'm afraid the Tang Dynasty will never appear again." It doesn't matter if there is really a Tang Dynasty later, because the uneducated person is not me, but you. ”
Ma Yun couldn't understand and asked, "Why me?" ”
Liu Xin smiled evilly: "Because I told Rui'er that this story was told to me by her eldest mother." ”
Ma Yun was so angry that a pair of pink fists rained down on Liu Xin, gritted her teeth and said, "You villain, you dare to plant a blame on me!" ”
Bian Yu watched the two of them flirting there from a distance, and had the heart to come, but he couldn't take a step. In the evening, she waited for Liu Xin to lie down, and finally couldn't help asking, "Master, what did you just say to your wife, you are so happy." ”
Liu Xin asked in surprise, "Oh, are you watching from the side?" ”
Bian Yu blushed and said "um" softly.
Liu Xin hugged her into his arms, patted her on the back gently, and said, "If you want to hear what we say in the future, just walk over by yourself, and the family will have the appearance of a family, and you don't have to be so careful everywhere." ”
Bian Yu thought of the appearance of the two of them, her pretty face turned even redder, and she said delicately: "How embarrassed are people." ”
The beauty in her arms had rarely been coquettish with him like this before, Liu Xin knew that today's arrangement for Zhu Qian had played a role on Bian Yu, and she began to release herself. Liu Xin always loves her own women, looking at the beautiful woman in front of her and gradually bulging her belly, thinking that she is the famous Empress Wuxuan, but now she is giving birth to children for herself, and she can't help but feel unreal in her heart.
Bian Yu saw that Liu Xin was a little distracted, and asked with concern, "Master, what are you thinking?" ”
Liu Xin smiled and said, "I'm thinking, how can Liu be able to marry such a beautiful woman." ”
Listening to Liu Xin's words, Bian Yu suddenly shed two lines of tears.
Liu Xin said strangely: "It's so decent, why are you crying?" ”
Bian Yu wiped his tears, changed his smile again, and said: "Don't blame the master, the slave family is also pregnant now, and I can't help but think of my parents, the second elder is long gone, and I feel a little sad for a while." When I was a child, I heard my father say that there was a gentleman who divined for the slave family, saying that the slave family would be unspeakably expensive in the future, but I didn't expect to really marry the master today. ”
Liu Xin knew that in her eyes, she was a great official. Although he always thought that Bian Yu was Cao Ying's stepwife Bian, he was never sure. Hearing her say this, she was even more convinced that she was the future Empress Wuxuan, and couldn't help but have the heart to try her again, so she said: "Yu'er, you are about to become a mother, have you ever thought about what to name your child?" ”