Inner courtyard, main courtyard, upper room.

Chu Yu and Amethyst sat on the kang, and sent gifts to the various prefectures in the capital at the end of the proposed month, and at the end of May, although the steward of the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion brought back some earthen ceremonies to Beijing, they were just some children's belongings, and they were not formal human exchanges.

Not to mention other homes, here in the palace of Shan Chun County, there are: July 11, the sixth elder brother Hongjing was born on the first birthday; July 25, the thirty-second birthday of King Chunjun; August 14, Ergege's birthday; August 17 is the birthday of the five grids; August 22, the 35th birthday of the side Fu Jinnara.

Pingjun Wangfu, Jueluo family, Zhaojia family, Wanyan family, Fucha family, etc., all have some favorites in July and August. Although it can be explained to the capital government to buy it, but everyone knows that their husband and wife are in Shandong, so it seems a little coping, where can I catch up with Shandong and send someone back to give gifts It seems to be a heavy feeling?

Whether it is a close relative or a friend, in the status of Cao Hao and Chu Yu, they are not afraid of more etiquette, but they are indispensable; Otherwise, if you complain, if you have a suspicion, you will travel thousands of miles, and you will not be able to solve it for a while, and it will hurt your feelings.

What can Yizhou have? It is not good to send people to the capital to buy it again, so I have to draw up a list first, see what is there at the moment, where it needs to be added or subtracted, and send someone to Jinan or Xuzhou to buy it.

Seeing Cao Hao coming in, Amethyst got up with a smile.

Cao Hao thought of giving Cheng Mengxing a pick-up, and said to Amethyst: "Cheng Mengxing is here, let the kitchen buy wine and food, and give him a pick-up at night!" I was going to invite him to eat and drink, and thank him for helping us repair the garden, but it has been delayed until now, and I haven't gotten this opportunity, but now it is a great good! ”

Amethyst raised her eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, thinking that she remembered Cheng Mengxing, but she didn't ask much, and went out with a smile.

Chu Yu saw that Amethyst was not unfamiliar, and knew that this person should have some dealings with Cao Fu, vaguely, and felt that this name was a little familiar, as if he had heard Cao Hao hear it, but he couldn't remember it. On his round face, he couldn't help but add a little confusion.

Seeing Chu Yu's puzzled face, Cao Hao smiled and said, "Didn't you say that our Wutong Garden is delicate and comfortable?" It is from the hands of this Yangzhou genius, it is the year-old friend of Mr., and it is such a person who is extremely elegant! ”

Chu Yu called Zhu'er, Xiyun and others to come in with water, waited for Cao Hao to change into the long shirt outside, and then said: "I remember that year, I heard the forehead mention that he said that he was a gentleman who was preparing to take the entrance examination in the capital, and he came?" ”

Cao Hao wiped his face, changed into clean clothes, and replied while tying the buckles: "It is this Mr. Cheng who has already passed the first, ordered Shu Jishi, this time he is returning to his hometown to visit relatives, and he happened to pass by Shandong, so he came to visit friends!" ”

Chu Yu said: "Since this is the case, we should really thank you, not only our Wutong Garden, but also the garden in the capital mansion is also very elegant!" Speaking of this, he couldn't help but smile on his face: "If it is compared with our garden in Beijing, this is really a bit of a bad scenery now!" But there's no way, a place with a big palm, a few steps away to the end, even if you can clean up the garden, you can't arrange it! ”

Cao Hao heard the abrupt meaning, helped Chu Yu to sit down by the kang, and asked with a smile, "Chu Yu wants a big garden?" ”

Chu Yu is pregnant, although she is happy, but after all, she is young and extremely shy. When you don't show your feelings, it's better; After showing his pregnancy, he only went out of the house once when he went to the temple to pray for blessings on the eighth day of the fourth month, and then let alone his debut in the Taifu, even this courtyard rarely went out.

Cao Hao is a man in the end, where will he know that his wife doesn't like to move because she is shy? I thought that not liking to move was a symptom of pregnancy, and I was afraid that her body would be weak and not conducive to childbirth, so I persuaded her to move around more.

Then, Amethyst saw that there was something wrong with Chu Yu, and she was better in the yard, so she followed Lianqiu to ask her about her pregnancy reaction, and listened to Mrs. Han and Mrs. Lu nagging about taking care of the child; But when she went out of the yard, she was more depressed between her eyebrows, as if she didn't want to see people with such a big belly, so she told the maid in the inner house not to go to the garden after dinner, and deliberately set aside a place for her.

The garden is not a big deal, and because he went to transfer others to avoid it, Chu Yu didn't like to go after a few times.

Listening to Cao Hao's questioning, Chu Yu looked up at her husband, who looked very good, stretched out her white and fat little hand, and replied unexpectedly: "Chu Yu still thinks that he is too fat!" ”

Cao Hao looked at her frowning slightly, and couldn't help but regret for a while, she was a little older, so she was pregnant and gave birth, and there were no parents and relatives around.

Cao Hao blamed himself very much, sat next to Chu Yu, held her fleshy right hand and said: "It's all my fault, I wanted you to be two years late and get pregnant when you were older, who would have thought ......" Before the words were finished, Chu Yu's lips were covered with his left hand.

Chu Yu said with a little disgust: "Don't say that, Chu Yu is full of joy, Chu Yu has a baby!" As he spoke, he put down his left hand that covered Cao Hao's lips and gently stroked his bulging belly, as if he was touching the most precious treasure in the world, his eyes were bright, and his face was full of indescribable joy.

Cao Hao couldn't help but gently put his hand on Chu Yu's belly, it was really indescribable, it would really meet when the baby kicked his legs and stretched his arms. Now the husband and wife have long forbidden intercourse, and the topic of the boudoir is mostly about the child in the womb.

Both of them are first-time parents, and sometimes they will be too happy to catch the baby kicking.

Although in Cao Hao's heart, daughters and sons are the same, and there is no meaning of "preference for sons over daughters" or "preference for women over men", but in order to let Chu Yu avoid the pressure of family inheritance, let her raise her well after giving birth, and postpone the time of the second birth by three or five years, he still hopes that the first child will be a son.

Cao Hao remembered his previous life, because he was an old man, he had little interaction with his father, and in comparison, he was more dependent on his eldest brother; In this life, it is another era of "strict fathers and loving mothers".

It's okay to be older, when Cao Yin is young, in front of him, there are few times when he doesn't wrinkle his face. Whenever a father and son meet, no matter when and where, they must first reprimand them sharply, and then they can speak with a cold face. It's like his son, if he doesn't get a few words of scolding, he won't be able to make a profit, and he will become a rebel in the family.

At first, Cao Hao was still a little uncomfortable, especially when he returned to the weaving mansion after falling into trouble. However, when he saw Cao Quan laughing and talking to him, he turned his head and immediately glared at Cao Song, mouthing a "bastard thing", and reluctantly found that this model was like the common sense of fathers and sons getting along in this life.

Chu Yu saw Cao Hao rubbing his stomach, silent, and asked cautiously, "Is the forehead angry with Chu Yu?" Isn't there a guest in the front yard? Would it be rude to delay like this? ”

Cao Hao smiled: "What kind of games I want to take this child in the future?" If he is disobedient, he has to teach two lessons and kick twice, who makes him dishonest, and before he comes out of the stomach, he knows how to bully his little mother! ”

"Little Mommy?" Chu Yu listened to this fresh word, and Cao Hao nodded: "Isn't it a little mother?" You are born late, and the child will not be 16 years old when he is born. ”

This time there was a long time in the inner courtyard, after all, there were guests in front of him, and it was as Chu Yu said, if it was delayed for a long time, it would be a little rude.

Cao Hao stood up and said to Chu Yu: "I'll go to accompany the guests to eat wine, and I will invite Amethyst to accompany you to eat later!" I have a gift for you, tomorrow morning while the weather is still hot, I will take you to Nancheng to have a look, but I don't know if it suits you! Even if it doesn't agree, it's nothing, it's not like everyone is there! ”

The words in front are clear, but the ones in the back are confused, Chu Yu wanted to ask, but Cao Hao had already picked up the curtain and went out.

Thinking of leaving the house, maybe this pot-bellied appearance will be seen, Chu Yu was a little worried. But since it was her husband's intention, looking at her expression, it seemed that she had put a lot of thought into it, where would she open her mouth to refuse?

It's just that what the hell is it, you can't take it back to the house, you need to go over and see it for yourself. Chu Yu pondered for a while, but couldn't guess the answer.

Amethyst finished arranging the banquet in the front yard in the kitchen, and then took the maid to deliver the food to the main courtyard.

Chu Yu was still thinking about it, and Amethyst smiled and said, "What is the county lord thinking about?" Let's eat first! Don't be hungry, make the little master in your stomach uncomfortable, and toss the county lord again! ”

In a word, Zhu'er, Cui'er, Xiyun and Xicai, who came in to serve, all laughed.

Chu Yu waited for Xiyun and Xicai, went to the jade yuan bracelet on his wrist, washed his hands, and sat back on the kang.

Amethyst persuaded her several times, saying that since her body is inconvenient, she should not bring these hairpin ring jewelry for the time being, so as to save the trouble of taking them back and forth.

Chu Yu refused, because her body was slightly bloated and fat after showing her pregnancy, she paid more and more attention to dressing, for fear that something bad would fall into Cao Hao's eyes. Fortunately, after she married into the Cao family, she no longer used lead powder, and after she became pregnant, she listened to Cao Hao's words, and no longer painted rouge on her face in addition to painting thrushes. Therefore, I gradually got used to it.

Although Amethyst is not married, seeing that Chu Yu is fine in front of Cao Hao, she is very uneasy in private, and she also vaguely guesses some reasons. She wanted to open her mouth to persuade her, but when the words came to her mouth, she swallowed them back raw.

Although I know that my uncle is a compassionate person, if his wife is pregnant, it is reasonable for a man to take a room and wait.

No matter how noble a woman in the world is, she is bound by etiquette, and the word "jealousy" must not be touched.

The county lord is so uneasy, in addition to being afraid that her husband will empathize with her, she is also secretly guilty, thinking that she has committed the evil act of "jealousy".

If this baby wins a man in one fell swoop, it is okay, otherwise, I am afraid that my uncle does not want to, and the county lord will help her husband take a concubine for the sake of her husband's family. When the time comes, even if you feel sad, you will still smile and be a "sensible" daughter-in-law.

Thinking of this, Amethyst felt a headache, and her mind couldn't help but be a little messy. I don't know whether to believe in my uncle's dedication, or to think that "men in the world are so lucky".

If it is "dedication", then what is the reason for the woman in the garden house in Nancheng? If it is "Bo Xing", from small to large, which one looks worse when waiting around him? Let's just say that Zhu'er and Cui'er, who are waiting by his side now, are also outstanding in appearance, not to mention the Xiyu who is not welcomed in the capital mansion, but he doesn't see him to take a look and say more.

When it was time to eat, Chu Yu was still thinking about what kind of gift it was, and couldn't help but say to Amethyst, ask Amethyst to help think about it. She spent the whole day in the yard, and people became stupid, and after thinking about it for half an hour, she still couldn't guess what the gift was.

The matter of the garden house in the south of the city, Amethyst heard it a few days ago. Then after Cao Hao sent away the servants over there, he asked Amethyst to choose two stable people to go over to look at the house. Because there was a rumor like "Jinwu Zangjiao" in the middle, Amethyst didn't know the bottom in her heart, so she didn't want to ask more, so she didn't know much about it.

However, now that she heard Chu Yu say that she was going to Nancheng to see the gifts, Amethyst finally breathed a sigh of relief and was happy for Chu Yu in her heart. I can't complain that my uncle has been going out early and returning late these days, coming and going in a hurry, as if he is busy, it seems that he is cleaning up the garden over there.

Looking at Chu Yu's expectant expression, Amethyst smiled and said, "The county lord can't even think of it, where would the slave and maid think of it!" However, the slave maid thought that since it was prepared by the uncle, it must be a good gift that suits the county lord's thoughts! ”

I want to say that the uncle doesn't say it directly, but he wants to surprise the county lord, since that's the case, why should he talk too much and disturb the interest of this little couple. Thinking like this, Amethyst refused to say more.

Perhaps it was difficult to divert the attention of the baby from the womb, Chu Yu hesitated for a long time that night, and finally couldn't help asking.

Cao Hao wanted to hide it for another night and surprise her tomorrow morning, but when she saw her eyes and a look of "I want to know, I want to know" on her face, her heart softened, and she gently held her in her arms.

Chu Yu was very well-behaved, and he didn't look like a little adult in front of him, and whispered: "Chu Yu wants to know, otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep!" As he spoke, he raised the jade pendant hanging on his chest: "In addition to this, this is the second time that Eyu has given Chu Yu a gift!" His voice was full of joy and anticipation.

Cao Hao was full of guilt and sighed. Chu Yu has been married to him for a year and a half, and she is busy with this and that all the time, and she rarely has time to accompany her. All his thoughts are on the situation in the court and the safety of the family, where do I want to love my little wife.

Seeing Cao Hao sighing, Chu Yu felt uneasy, and muttered, "Did Chu Yu say the wrong thing again?" ”

Even if Cao Hao was careless, he also discovered Chu Yu's abnormality. Cao Hao frowned slightly, thinking in his heart, is this the same as not liking to move, is it pregnancy syndrome? Inadvertently, how did you become so timid and pitiful?

Although Chu Yu endured it, tears still slowly overflowed. Perhaps because he was afraid that Cao Hao would see it, he lowered his head and grabbed Cao Hao's arm with both hands.

The hot tears fell on Cao Hao's skin, which made him feel distressed, and he hurriedly sat up, helped Chu Yu up, and asked with concern while wiping her tears: "What's wrong?" But do you miss Eniang? ”

Chu Yu's eyes were closed, but the tears seemed endless, and she couldn't wipe them away.

Cao Hao also panicked, I don't know what happened to make Chu Yu aggrieved like this? Although he didn't become a thief, he couldn't help but feel weak when he thought of the two sisters in Nancheng. Could it be that some news has reached Chu Yu's ears? This is really wronged, I have already planned to know with her tomorrow morning?

"But...... What kind of nonsense gossip did you listen to, and your heart was not happy? Cao Hao continued to ask.

Chu Yu was still crying, the tip of her nose was slightly red, and she looked very pitiful.

Cao Hao was hesitating whether to "confess" immediately, and Fang saw Chu Yu shaking his head gently, and then whispered: "Chu Yu...... Chu Yu ...... I'm so scared ......."

Seeing Chu Yu's weak and helpless appearance, in addition to being full of distress, Cao Hao was also a little annoyed, could it be that he was a person who could not be trusted and relied on? What is the reason that Chu Yu suffers silently, but he is unwilling to tell himself?

Where would you be willing to get angry? Although Cao Hao was a little depressed, he still said gently: "What is Chu Yu afraid of? Are you afraid of the pain of childbirth? Don't worry too much, I'll be with you when the time comes, and the two of us will wait for the baby to be born together! ”

Chu Yu finally stopped crying and muttered, "Chu Yu is afraid of giving birth to a daughter!" ”

This birth of a boy and a girl can only rely on luck, although he is also looking forward to being a son because of various concerns, but he does not want Chu Yu to bear such pressure, so as to save the disappointment and sadness when he gave birth to a daughter. Therefore, he frowned and said, "What about my daughter?" I like my daughter the most, not much better than the Tao boy! This little mother is really eccentric, and she is not afraid of the baby in her belly hearing it! ”

Chu Yu whispered: "Chu Yu also likes her daughter, but she is worried that she will disappoint her father and mother!" ”

This father and mother naturally refer to Cao Yin and his wife in Jiangning, Cao Hao shook his head: "Stupid or not? Don't do this in front of your mother! Don't forget, our family is also the sister of the first tim, and my mother will have me three years later! ”

Chu Yu didn't expect this before, but now that he heard Cao Hao mention this seriously, he really thought that he wanted to be left, and his face was a little more ashamed. He smiled uneasily and a little shyly, but his brow was still unfurled.

After Cao Hao dismissed his wife, he thought that everything was fine now, but he saw that Chu Yu's face was very stiff, not like the appearance of a knot in his heart, so he took her hand and didn't know where to persuade for a while......

(To be continued)