Chapter 182: A Woman Disguises as a Man
Zhou Yue is much calmer than the emperor imagined, the girl has said more than once openly and secretly that she is good-looking, from the anger at the beginning, he has slowly become accustomed to it.
"Anything else?" The emperor hopes that Mai Xiaohuan will stimulate his nephew again, maybe he can't hide it, so he jumps out from behind!
There is also ...... "The son of the world has no habit of being a gentleman, and whoever is good to him wholeheartedly, he will remember it in his heart." "Your Majesty, I really can't boast anymore, or if you ask him about his shortcomings, I promise to be able to say a lot.
"Xu An, you go and choose a few tribute satins and a few sets of jewelry to reward Xiao Huan."
"The people's daughter thanks the emperor for the reward."
The emperor was happy, turned his head and asked about the Qu family's father and son, Mai Xiaohuan stood aside obediently, the palace is not fun at all, it is better to go back to Qu Wen to fight!
Finally staying up to leave, Mai Xiaohuan bowed down with his father-in-law and Qu Hao, and then bent down and exited the imperial study.
"Uncle Huang, didn't I let you keep Qu Hao? Why didn't you mention it! Zhou Yue ran to the door and looked around for a long time, then turned around and complained dissatisfiedly.
"Don't forget that Mai Xiaohuan's corn and potatoes haven't been successfully planted yet! Qu Hao quit at this time and let a person who doesn't understand the situation pass, do you think the two of them can cooperate well? ”
"Xiao Huan's new Zhuangzi is in Pingliang County, and not in Tongbei County." You just don't want to withdraw Qu Hao, to put it bluntly, you just want to see him difficult for himself and against himself.
What's the matter, there is no one on the side of the stinky boy Mai family to compete with you, if you replace Qu Hao, there will be no one who is your opponent, do you really think that marrying a daughter-in-law is an easy thing? I was picked on by my father-in-law's family back then! Why do you want to hug a beautiful woman so easily?
Zhou Yue will dislike the emperor's reward for Mai Xiaohuan for too little, and for a while, he will find fault with the emperor's questioning and not paying attention to skills, why don't you ask Mai Xiaohuan if he has a good impression of himself!
Stinky boy, the emperor left his seat, came over and kicked Zhou Yue: "Uncle just help you ask her if she wants to marry you, I really don't know if you marry a daughter-in-law, or if your uncle wants to marry a daughter-in-law, if you dare to be verbose, Uncle will give Mai Xiaohuan to Ouyang Yan, hurry up and go back!" It's all been wasted for you. ”
Let's go, I secretly saw my sweetheart through the gap in the screen, and heard her praise herself, Zhou Yuemei walked out.
"Mai Xiaohuan actually said that you don't have the habit of being a gentleman, is it necessary for my uncle to tell her about someone running to Piaoxiang Pavilion and listening to Xiaoqu for several days!"
Zhou Yue was stunned, there are pit friends and pit subordinates in this world, and he has never heard of the emperor giving eye medicine to his nephew, so he doesn't have to do it!
"Haha, haha, let's go! I'll spare you this time, and next time I dare to be verbose, my uncle will go to Miss Mai to complain, hum! ”
If the bad girl hears about this, she may want to go crookedly! Back then, the maid who climbed the tree could be mistaken for her "person", and after hearing the news, she would definitely think that she had a good relationship in the Piaoxiang Pavilion. It seems that people can't have a stain, they will leave a handle, be threatened and used by others, how can they find a way to cover up this matter and not let her know!
The best way is to let her leave the capital as soon as possible and go back to the villa, but Qu Hao will not get married in more than half a month, and it is too unrealistic to let her go now, she can't send people away, and it will be even more worth the loss to arouse her suspicion.
Mai Xiaohuan, who returned to Qufu, exhaled deeply and entered the palace, which was as thrilling as going to the battlefield, although many people dreamed of going to the palace to see, she never wanted to go again.
"Xiao Huan, go see your stepmother! She must be worried about you. Mai Xiaohuan was left, and the father and son went to the study.
"Father, don't you think the emperor pays too much attention to Xiao Huan, it stands to reason that it shouldn't be like this! The corn and potatoes have not yet been planted, so give them now, sooner! ”
Qu Zhiyi agreed with his son's point of view, but he couldn't figure out the trick of it.
"Prince Chen once talked to his son, he went to Pingliang County this time, ostensibly to supervise Xiao Huan to plant those two crops, but in fact, he went for her."
Could it be that he really wants to marry Xiao Huan, even if Zhou Yue doesn't care about King Chen's opposition, will the Queen Mother nod? How did the emperor be persuaded by him!
The father and son fell into deep thought, unable to guess how sincere Zhou Yue was to Mai Xiaohuan and how things would develop next......
Mai Xiaohuan was not as deep and far away as the Qu family's father and son thought, and she didn't think about Zhou Yue at all when she was summoned by the emperor. When she saw the Lin family, she was coquettish for a while, and handed over all the emperor's rewards: "It's not practical to take these things back at all, you can keep them!" ”
How can it be done, this is the emperor's reward, and it is not easy to give it away. One of the mother and daughter had to give it, and the other resolutely refused to accept it. When Qu Zhiyi's father and son came over, they were still in a stalemate, and no one refused to retreat.
"So be it! Put the jewelry with your stepmother, and then take it out and put it in the dowry when you get married. Leave one for your mother and your future sister-in-law, and you can bring back two for your family to see. Qu Hao stood between the two and persuaded him.
All right! Mai Xiaohuan asked Qu Wen when she had a holiday, and she wanted to invite this foodie to go out for a walk. Qu Hao asked her where she wanted to go, taking advantage of her vacation these days to try to fulfill her wishes.
"I still don't bother the groom-to-be, if you want to have fun, you have to find Qu Wen."
was blushing with the shame of Mai Xiaohuan's prospective groom, Qu Hao played this little girl who dared to make fun of her brother's teasing smile, turned her head and ran away. is still shy when she is about to get married, Mai Xiaohuan covered her mouth and laughed "giggle, giggle" and laughed.
"Second master, second lady, the old lady spoke, please go to the room tonight to eat, the old lady has reserved a place for Miss Xiaohuan by her side." The old lady's personal maid gave the three people a respectful salute and reported.
"I know, I'm bothering the girl to come over for a run." The grandmother beside Lin handed over a bulging purse, and the maid pretended to excuse herself twice and put it into her sleeve, and happily went back to her life.
Lin looked at her husband with an inexplicable smile in her eyes, the Qu family prides themselves on being high-minded, but in fact they are snobbish from top to bottom. Yesterday, she ignored Mai Xiaohuan, but today when she saw that the emperor summoned her, she suddenly became enthusiastic, and asked her to say that these people are good!
"Ahem! I still have something to deal with in my study, so I'll go first, and I'll see you in the room at dinner. Qu Zhiyi's old face was hot, and he turned his head and walked away in embarrassment.
"This father and son are really carved out of a mold." I'm embarrassed and slip away. At this point, the Lin family still admires his youngest son, who has reached the realm of invulnerability.
The stepmother was embarrassed to count the two, but she didn't dare to echo it, Mai Xiaohuan smiled silently, turned around, and didn't hear Lin's complaints.
Against the backdrop of the setting sun, Qufu looks quaint and warm, with maids in pea-green vests carrying trays of exquisite dishes in and out of the dining room.
The old lady warmly invited Mai Xiaohuan to sit beside her, Mai Xiaohuan shook her head and excused herself, she didn't want the people in Qufu to talk about her lack of rules behind her back. Since you must keep yourself at the main table, then sit next to your stepmother.
"Xiao Huan looks like a blessed child, his younger brother and sister have a good eye, and we can only be jealous on the side." The eldest lady praised both Lin and Mai Xiaohuan in one sentence, she is worthy of being the housewife, and her ability to meet the source is great.
Mai Xiaohuan stood up and bowed deeply to the old lady and the eldest lady, thanking them for their hospitality, although he didn't have a good impression of them in his heart, he had to at least maintain the superficial relationship for the sake of his father-in-law.
When the meal was almost over, Qu Wen came over again: "Second brother will rest the day after tomorrow, how about taking you out for a walk?" ”
Second brother, hearing this title, the corners of Mai Xiaohuan's mouth twitched, where does this guy look like an elder brother, he knows how to exploit himself all day long, and he is simply a child who has not grown up.
happened to want to go out for a walk, Mai Xiaohuan nodded, and when asked where she wanted to go, she said that as long as it was a fun place, it would be. Because the new clothes for the ceremony were worn today, the next day Lin found the embroidery lady and re-measured Mai Xiaohuan, and chose the material and color.
"Do you want to make a men's outfit for my body first? Can you get out tomorrow morning? Mai Xiaohuan asked the embroidery girl, she wanted to go shopping in men's clothes, so casual.
Because Mai Xiaohuan is not a real lady, the Lin family's requirements for her are not so strict, let the embroidery girl do it according to Mai Xiaohuan's requirements, she remembers that the righteous girl likes blue, so let's make a royal blue robe.
When the two children were dressed up and were about to go out, they were discovered by Qu Zhiyi, Xiao Huan had already entered the eyes of the emperor and the prince of Chen, it didn't seem appropriate to dress up like this! Qu Zhiyi discussed with Mai Xiaohuan whether he could change back into women's clothes and go out again.
"Father-in-law, it's more convenient, I still want to go to the theater and watch juggling with Qu Wen! It's too inconvenient to squeeze around in a skirt. "I'm not really a famous lady, can my father-in-law ask if you don't have so much!
Qu Hao looked at Mai Xiaohuan and said that this is good, as long as you bring a few more entourages. If the emperor or Zhou Yue knew that Mai Xiaohuan was an unwilling to be restrained and liked to be at ease, maybe he wouldn't have beaten her idea!
The son is still young, can a man put down a comfortable and comfortable life, and is willing to accompany her to suffer and suffer, is this kind of mind easy to change? Since the emperor looks at Mai Xiaohuan differently, it means that he has some liking this nephew and daughter-in-law, will he easily backtrack?
However, seeing that this girl had no intention of going back to change her clothes, and the youngest son looked like he was in a hurry to go out, Qu Zhiyi had no choice but to rest and persuade the two of them not to separate or run too far when they were outside.
"The master still said about me, I think you are getting more and more verbose!" Lin made a joke of her husband.
What do you know, if something happens to Xiao Huan, Zhou Yue knows that he won't be angry? Will the emperor be happy?