Chapter 162: Sweet Honey
searched for Mei Zijin, who was missing Shui Qingqing, but accidentally found her in a tavern on the side of the street.
It turned out that Shui Qingqing quietly left the capital on Laba without warning, and no one knew where she was, not even herself, and she didn't know where she was going.
Later, sad and desperate, she went all the way south, and finally stopped in Laiyan County and opened a tavern, ready to die here.
During the time she left, Shui Qingqing was also in pain and sadness, there was no one she knew, she was alone every day, and she didn't know where she should go? !
Fortunately, not long after leaving the capital, she picked up an orphan girl who sold herself to bury her mother on the road, Shui Qingqing spent money to bury her mother for her, and wanted to give her some money to let her go home, but the girl said that there was no one at home, so she was left alone, and she must follow her to repay her kindness.
Shui Qingqing happened to be alone and lonely, so she left her by her side and named her Xiaohuan.
The master and servant went all the way south and soon came to Laiyan County.
Shui Qingqing saw that the weather was getting colder and colder, so she simply took Xiao Huan to settle down in Laiyan County, and spent money to turn this small shop in the alley into a tavern, selling wine in front of the business, and leaving the courtyard in the back for the master and servant to live in.
Shui Qingqing's winemaking skills were highly praised by Lu Lin, who had tasted fine wine all over the world, so as soon as the tavern opened, business was very good. One of the master and servant was responsible for making wine, and the other was responsible for selling wine, and their lives were full and harmonious.
Shui Qingqing thought that she would live like this in the future, but she didn't expect that Mei Zijin would come to the door so quickly......
The moment the curtain was lifted, Mei Zijin's eyes appeared in front of him every day, and the face of Allure, at this moment, Mei Zijin's silent heart was so happy and excited that he wanted to jump out of his heart, and the whole person seemed to come back to life.
And the moment she saw Mei Zijin, Shui Qingqing was also shocked, she couldn't believe her eyes, and said in a daze: "Master Hou, why are you here?" I...... I'm not dreaming......"
Before she could finish speaking, her body had already fallen into Mei Zijin's arms.
He hugged her tightly, his eyes were red, and he said hoarsely: "You are so ruthless, just leave me a word...... My son and I have worked so hard to find it! ”
It wasn't until she felt the familiar smell on his body that Shui Qingqing believed that she was not dreaming, tears fell down, and she wanted to ask him a thousand words in her heart, but when the words came to her mouth, she didn't know where to start, the pain in her heart and the thoughts about him and Yun'er all turned into tears rolling down the corners of her eyes, and in the end, she choked up and said: "How does Master Hou know that I am here...... Is Yun'er here too? I miss him so much......"
I haven't seen each other for nearly a month, but the two seem to have been separated for so long, and when they meet again, they are happy and sad.
And Xiao Huan, who was standing on the side and was always vigilant against Mei Zijin, was dumbfounded at this time......
Half an hour later, Xiaoxi, Sanshi and others who got the news rushed to the tavern to see Shui Qingqing with everyone happily and excitedly.
Looking at Yun'er and Xiaoxi, Shui Qingqing was suddenly reborn, holding her son who missed her day and night, and her eyes were full of excitement.
The county magistrate who came to Yanxian County did not know that he had learned the news that the Marquis of Dingguo had come to Yancheng at that time, and he also learned that the proprietress of this tavern was actually the county lord of Guanqing, so he was so frightened that he led a group of officials to kneel outside the tavern and invited Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing to go to the exquisite flower garden they prepared to live temporarily.
But I finally found Shui Qingqing's Mei Zijin, and I didn't want to go there, let alone be disturbed, I just felt that with Shui Qingqing by my side, even if the humble tavern was also a paradise on earth, I was not interested in any flower garden at all.
Therefore, this year's Chinese New Year's Eve and Spring Festival, Mei Zigen's family, leading the three stone husband "women", but spent a warm time in this small tavern. Like ordinary people, it is the same, and it is very real and happy......
Although Mei Zijin refused the kindness of the county order, she asked the county order to find the best doctor in Yancheng to see Shui Qingqing, for fear that there would be a slight mistake between her body and the precious child she had just conceived in her belly......
At this glance, the doctor told Mei Zijin a great news that Shui Qingqing was very likely to be pregnant with twins.
Hearing the doctor's words, Mei Zijin was so happy that she couldn't speak, she just took Shui Qingqing's hands, looked at her for a moment and smirked happily, completely lost her usual cold and indifferent appearance, let the outside see it, I couldn't believe that the man with a happy smirk in front of him would be the famous and terrifying god of war of the enemy.
Although Shui Qingqing was happy, she still kept her senses, she didn't dare to believe the doctor's words, she was grateful to be pregnant again, how could she dare to hope to be pregnant with twins?!
But Mei Zijin couldn't help but think of the dream she had before, thinking that she had picked two big and bright figs on the golden fig tree in the dream, and she was sure that Shui Qingqing's belly must be pregnant with twins, and they were two girls!
When he thought of his daughter, Mei Zijin was like eating honey, his eyes were full of smiles, and he offered Shui Qingqing's belly like a baby, and he couldn't touch it cold, and even he was unusually careful when he touched her belly.
Not only that, but he also gave an ear to Xiaoxi and Xiaohuan, the two maids, telling them to be careful and careful to serve Shui Qingqing.
Even Yun'er was driven to his bed to sleep with him, for fear that Yun'er would kick Shui Qingqing's stomach when she kicked the quilt.
In this way, Shui Qingqing didn't say that if she made wine again, she would go up the stairs, and Mei Zijin would hug her, for fear of hurting the two daughters in her stomach......
Mei Zijin's 'excessive' behavior not only surprised Xiaoxi and Xiaohuan, but even Shui Qingqing was extremely unaccustomed to it.
She protested many times, but Mei Zijin seemed to be lowered, watching Shui Qingqing's belly getting bigger and bigger, more and more happy and careful, and she couldn't wait to guard her belly for twelve hours, and watch the girl in her belly grow up quickly......
For all of Mei Zijin's unusual actions, only Sanshi was calm.
Because Sanshi knows how rare and precious the daughter Shui Qingqing is pregnant with in her belly is for a family that has always only given birth to a boy but not a girl, and it is rare to give birth to a female baby in three or four generations of heirs......
Not only has the Dingguo Marquis Mansion always had thin heirs, but what is even more amazing is that the heirs born are all men, and there are no girls, as if they have fallen under a spell.
So, this time, Mei Zijin learned that Shui Qingqing was pregnant with a daughter, and she gave birth to two daughters for him at a time, how could she be unhappy and excited!?
Sanshi comforted Shui Qingqing and said: "The county lord is content, if you let Mrs. Hou know that the county lord is pregnant with the little county lord, I am afraid that ...... I'm afraid it's even more 'terrible' than Hou Ye. ”
After listening to Sanshi's explanation, Shui Qingqing silently swallowed the words of complaint in her mouth, and said with a puzzled face: "Why is Master Hou so sure that I am pregnant with a girl in my belly?" ”
Sanshi blushed and said: "That day, the county lady brought the official ladies and women who came to Yancheng to the tavern to meet the county lord, and when they were chatting outside, they happened to hear it when the Hou Ye passed by. Say yes...... It is said that if you dream of melons and fruits, you will give birth to a daughter. And on the day Hou Ye found the county lord, he happened to dream that he picked two golden figs with the county lord, so he ......"
Xiao Xi and Xiao Huan listened to it with a magical face, and they understood it even more clearly, nodding their heads like chickens pecking rice, which was described as such.
The two people who were still complaining that Hou Ye was too 'excessive' before, were actually scolded by Sanshi's words, and like Mei Zijin, they also decided that Shui Qingqing's belly was pregnant with two daughters, and began to happily buy all kinds of pink and red flower fabrics to make clothes for the little county lord in Shui Qingqing's belly, which made Shui Qingqing cry and laugh, and quipped: "If you are born a boy, what can you do with these pink flower clothes?" ”
Xiao Xi and Xiao Huan said in unison: "Master Hou even had a dream of having a baby, and he can't be wrong." ”
Xiao Huan also added: "As the saying goes, a girl is closer to her father, so Master Hou will never dream wrong, Miss must have two little lords in her belly." ”
Since knowing that Shui Qingqing was actually the lord of the county, Xiao Huan's admiration for Shui Qingqing became even greater, and he and Xiaoxi rushed to serve Shui Qingqing every day, and there was a sense of competing for favor, which made Xiaoxi quite complaining.
In this way, the days were spent happily in the days when Shui Qingqing raised a baby. Winter goes to spring, and it comes to the flowery April day in the world.
Because Shui Qingqing was pregnant with a child and was a twin, Mei Zijin and his entourage stayed in Jiangnan for more than three months, until Lu Lin rushed over from the capital and personally escorted Shui Qingqing, Mei Zijin dared to set off to return to the border.
Lu Lin came to not only reassure Mei Zijin, but also brought good news to Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing.
It turned out that Liu Yin was also pregnant, with severe morning sickness, and she didn't want to eat anything, but wanted to eat the meal that the old lady had cooked for her before.
So, his beloved wife was nameless, so he had to put down the business in his hand, take Liu Yin back to the capital, and take root in the Hou Mansion.
And the old lady has the company of her youngest son and daughter-in-law, plus she is busy taking care of her daughter-in-law and the grandchildren in her belly, she is no longer empty and lost, and she is so happy that she can't close her mouth every day.
Lu Lin sighed: "The people of the Hou Mansion withered before, but now they are thriving, and they are finally lively!" ”
After learning the news of Liu Yin and Nameless, Shui Qingqing and Mei Zijin were also very happy, and they were also happy for the old lady, so that the old lady who stayed alone in the mansion was finally no longer lonely and sad.
In this way, making all preparations, Mei Zijin and his entourage began to set off towards the border pass.
Along the way, in order not to get tired of Shui Qingqing, the itinerary went very slowly, and everyone took advantage of the most beautiful season in the south of the Yangtze River to travel all the way to the mountains and rivers, which was very comfortable.
Lu Lin was even more happy, lingering in various taverns along the way to taste all kinds of fine wines in Jiangnan, and from time to time taking advantage of the rest of Mei Zijin's husband and wife, he went to the gentle fragrance of Jiangnan.
On this day, they traveled to Gusu City, and as usual they wanted to stay overnight, Lu Lin took the opportunity to go to the largest Qinglou Yihong Courtyard in Gusu City to see the Oiran.
But this time, Lu Lin didn't go happily as usual, and returned happily.
When I returned, I had a nausea on my face like I had swallowed a dead fly.
Mei Zijin's mind was all about serving Shui Qingqing and the girl in her belly, and she didn't notice that Lu Lin's expression was wrong.
And the older Shui Qingqing gets, the more tired her body is, and she doesn't pay much attention to Lu Lin. However, Xiao Huan beside her watched Lu Lin come back with a disgraced face, and mocked angrily: "Doctor Lu didn't meet his favorite Oiran today?" But I've heard that there is a new Oiran in Yihong Temple, but she is very beautiful, called a white rose, and you haven't met it? Or, the white rose was robbed, are you late?! ”
After listening to Xiao Huan's words, the discomfort on Lu Lin's face became worse, and he glanced at Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing with a light and heartless eye, and scolded Xiao Huan with a white face: "You little girl, even your master doesn't dare to take care of me, but you take care of me?" Be careful that I put 'medicine' in your tea to make you stretch your stomach for three days and three nights......"
The bickering between the two made Shui Qingqing laugh.
Shui Qingqing was happy, and Mei Zijin was also happy like honey in her heart, and looked at Lu Lin and quipped: "What are you lacking in?" Could it really be that Xiao Huan said it, what did you go to grab the white rose and missed? ”
Hearing this, Lu Lin's expression froze, his face was blue and white for a while, and he looked extremely embarrassed.
After a while, he finally said with a calm face and hesitation: "Do you know who that white rose is? ”
Seeing that his description suddenly became serious, Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing couldn't help but be stunned, and even Xiao Huan couldn't help but be curious, and blurted out: "Could it be that this white rose is actually someone you know?" ”
As soon as these words came out, Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing were shocked, and they instantly understood in their hearts, and they all looked at Lu Lin in shock.
Lu Lin nodded helplessly at the two of them, and said abruptly: "It's her ......"
In the late spring in the south of the Yangtze River, the warm breeze is slightly drunk and drunk, and the Yihong Courtyard is even more drunk and golden, a grand scene.
Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing, who were sitting in the private room on the second floor, were in a mixed mood.
After a while, the gilded door was pushed open, and Bai Lingwei, who was wearing a white "color" dress, stepped in, but when she saw the two people sitting at the table, the smile on her face suddenly froze, but she looked at Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing as if she had seen a ghost.
"You ...... Why are you here? ”
Lu Lin, who was standing behind Mei Zijin, coughed unnaturally.
Bai Lingwei looked at him, suddenly came to her senses, and said in a daze: "Could it be that Fang just left suddenly...... Who is you?! ”
Bai Lingwei knew that Mei Zijin never visited the Qinglou of the "brothel", but Lu Lin was a frequent visitor to these places.
And just now, it was obvious that a customer ordered her, but after she arrived, the customer disappeared inexplicably.
She was still strange just now, but now when she saw Lu Lin's flushed face, she realized in her heart that it was Lu Lin who discovered her.
Bai Lingwei, who was standing at the door, was smeared with a thick rouge on her face, but her face was still extremely uncomfortable, and she smiled miserably at Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing: "What, did you come to see my jokes?" Or are you still refusing to let me go, and you want to arrest me and punish me?! ”
Mei Zijin didn't look at her anymore, asked Sanshi to take a stack of silver tickets to her, and said coldly: "Take it to redeem yourself, and the rest of the money is enough for you to live well for the rest of your life." ”
Shui Qingqing said: "If the old bustard refuses to let you go, the Hou Ye will help you come forward when the time comes......"
"Shut up!"
With a loud shout, Bai Lingwei interrupted Shui Qingqing's words.
She shook the silver ticket in her hand and sneered, "Are you sympathizing with me?" Oh, I Bai Lingwei don't need your sympathy, I'm doing well now, someone loves someone every day, and someone is vying to be courteous to me, no longer have to guard the deep back house, and guard a man who doesn't love him. Get out of here, I don't want to see you again! ”
When she first heard Lu Lin say that the popular oiran of Hongyi Courtyard was actually Bai Lingwei, Shui Qingqing thought that she was like Sheng Yu before, and she was coerced by others.
Because of the Bai Lingwei she knows, although she is vicious and selfish, she also has her arrogance, and she has always regarded herself as the eldest lady of the Hanlin family.
Shui Qingqing still remembers that when she first saw her in the Hou Mansion, when Xia Cicada introduced her, she was proud and arrogant, like a rose blooming on a high branch, which made people dare not pick it.
When did she fall into such a situation?!
Shui Qingqing wanted to say something more, but Mei Zijin got up with a dark face, pulled Shui Qingqing and walked out, and said coldly: "Let's go, there is a miasma of smoke here, don't stain your eyes!" ”
After that, he didn't hesitate anymore, and left without looking back.
Lu Lin and Sanshi also hurriedly followed.
Looking at the figure of Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing leaving together, Bai Lingwei collapsed and shouted: "Shui Qingqing, seeing the way I am now, are you particularly happy to relieve your hatred?!" Don't forget, you are all the one who harmed me now, and it was you who caused me to be like this......"
Hearing this, Shui Qingqing looked at Bai Lingwei who looked like she was crazy with compassion, and sighed: "From beginning to end, I have never harmed you. Everything you have today is the end of your own iniquity...... Even if you hadn't escaped from the nunnery that day, you wouldn't have ended up in the field you have now, and Xia Chan wouldn't have died tragically......"
Shui Qingqing's words made Bai Lingwei's whole body tremble violently, and the next moment her face was already pale, her body fell to the ground, and the tears in her eyes crossed the disguised face covered by rouge and gouache, "exposing" the pale despair inside, and even her body was trembling......
It turned out that after Bai Lingwei escaped at the assassination scene last time, after escaping the capital with Xia Chan, because the silver on her body was exhausted, Xia Chan went out to beg for her, but she was frozen to death in the suburbs, and Bai Lingwei was rescued by a passing Jiangnan businessman and brought back to Jiangnan.
Originally, Bai Lingwei wanted to be a concubine for the small businessman, but she didn't expect that the little businessman's friend actually recognized her identity, and after Bai Haoqing was sentenced to beheading, the little businessman was afraid of implicating him and drove Bai Lingwei out.
Bai Lingwei, who was desperate, went to Yihong Courtyard to sell her body in order not to starve to death......
From the moment she stepped into Yihong Mansion, Bai Lingwei's heart was already dead. And the moment she fled out of the capital, she couldn't help but regret that she didn't obey her mother's last instructions and spend the rest of her life in the nunnery.
And now, she has long lost her last self-esteem and soul for a bowl of rice, and has become a walking corpse......
Outside the house, it was the most lively time in Hongyi Courtyard, blowing, playing and singing, soft and glutinous language, and the song and dance of the warbler and the swallow were lively, but Bai Lingwei was like sinking into the abyss, and she couldn't see anything except despair in her heart......
Leaving Jiangnan and going all the way north, Mei Zijin and his entourage finally arrived at Zhangcheng, a border pass, in late spring and early summer.
Returning to Zhangcheng, after half a year of repair, it has already been restored to its original appearance, and the subordinates who arrived first have already built a spacious and magnificent mansion on the bank of the river with the best scenery in Zhangcheng, and it has become the new home of Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing to settle in the border pass.
The new home is bordered by the wide and clear river in the north, and the military camp garrisoned by Mei Zijin's army in the south. Not far from the east is the lively street market of Zhangcheng, and on the right is the handsome Daishan, which is actually a good place to live.
During the day, Shui Qingqing took Yun'er to walk by the river with her stomach upright, or go to the market to buy snacks to eat, and when Mei Zijin came back from the barracks, she could also take Yun'er to Daishan to ride a horse, or go to the school to teach him martial arts.
Lu Lin stayed here, not only because the people at the border were simple, the days passed slowly and leisurely, and there were fewer disputes and distractions, but more importantly, after watching Shui Qingqing's belly get bigger and bigger day by day, Mei Zijin was worried that she was in labor, and she was even more worried that something would happen to her, and Lu Lin must personally guard her after giving birth.
And there is another reason why Lu Lin is reluctant to leave, but he has found a new joy in life, that is, fighting with the eccentric Xiao Huan......
Soon, Xiaoxi was also pregnant, and Sanshi, who was upgraded to be a father, seemed to have the infection of Mei Zijin, and he was also nervous and happy......
Happy days always pass very quickly.
In the blink of an eye, it was Yun'er's birthday again.
The two-year-old Yun'er has grown into a little adult, speaking smoothly and in a set way, but she looks very much like Shui Qingqing.
Everyone was busy holding a birthday banquet for Yun'er, and Lu Lin led Yun'er to walk around the yard and teased him: "Alas, the new rice is on the market, and the price of the old rice is about to fall." If your mother's sister is born, your father who likes the new and hates the old will no longer like you - Yun Gongzi, you are going to fall out of favor, are you sad? ”
Yun'er frowned and thought about it, and said seriously: "It's my father who has fallen out of favor." My mother said that with my sister, my father can no longer sleep in our bed, and the bed should be left for my sister to sleep in. ”
Hearing this, Mei Zijin, who was passing by silently, was inexplicably nervous and lost in his heart, he knew that what Yun'er said was true, he was really going to face the situation of falling out of favor and being disgusted immediately.
After thinking about it, Mei Zijin suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly whispered to his subordinates behind him, asking him to do it immediately.
Yun'er's birthday banquet, although it was not a big "operation", but the border generals all sent gifts to Yun'er, and Mrs. Hou and the nameless Liu Yin, who were thousands of miles away, also prepared exquisite gifts for him early and sent them to him.
The family had a birthday banquet with Helele, but in the evening, Mei Zijin's subordinates brought in a big bed.
This mahogany bed was twice as large as the usual bed, but Mei Zijin's subordinates had found more than a dozen craftsmen in the city to make it according to his early instructions.
Looking at this 'big' bed, Shui Qingqing looked at Mei Zijin in puzzlement, and the latter smiled proudly: "In this way, giving birth to a girl is enough for our family of five to sleep." ”
Shui Qingqing didn't understand what Mei Zijin meant for a while, but Yun'er saw through her father's 'conspiracy' on the side, and said disdainfully: "Mother, my father is afraid of falling out of favor." I'm afraid that our bed won't let him sleep. ”
Mei Zijin, who was punctured by her son, didn't blush, helped Shui Qingqing to walk into the house, and said, "Don't stand for too long, Lu Lin said that your delivery date is just a few days, you must be careful......
However, before Mei Zijin's words fell, Shui Qingqing's steps were stagnant, and she felt a hot current surging down her lower abdomen, and her stomach began to throb for a while, and she couldn't help but support her belly and frowned: "Master Hou, I'm ...... I'm afraid I'm going to give birth......"
Hearing this, Mei Zijin was so shocked that he hurriedly picked up Shui Qingqing and went to the delivery room that had already been prepared, while urgently instructing his subordinates to prepare the things to be produced, the five experienced midwives who had been raised in the house for a long time, and Lu Lin all ran and got busy......
Because she was pregnant with twins, it was even more difficult to give birth, Shui Qingqing was in pain for a day and a night, and finally gave birth to a pair of pink and jade daughters safely.
The moment he saw the two daughters, Mei Zijin, who was guarding the delivery room, took the two daughters into his arms at the same time, looked here, and kissed the other, and was so excited that he burst into tears......
In this way, after Shui Qingqing successfully gave birth to a pair of baby daughters, Yun'er did not fall out of favor as Lu Lin said, because the two younger sisters liked this brother very much, and when they heard Yun'er's voice, they laughed happily.
As for whether Mei Zijin has fallen out of favor, Tuan Zijun doesn't know, so he can only guess by all the dear visitors!
However, Tuan Zijun can quietly tell everyone that Liu Yin also gave birth to a big fat boy for Nameless, which is very healthy. (big smiley)
(End of book!) )