Chapter 78: The Widow
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Since many months ago, Xue Su has been looking forward to the construction of the steam room, and now that the charcoal stove is finally installed, she secretly recalled the content of the secret recipe in her heart, first asked Chunlan to send water in, carefully scrubbed her body, surrounded it with a cotton cloth, and then walked to the stove, scooped water and poured it on it.
The temperature on the volcanic rocks was extremely high, making a hissing sound, and the water vapor diffused in the room, and the hot people were sweating profusely.
Xue Su felt that his throat was about to smoke, so he simply took a sip of almond milk, and his cheeks were steamed into peach pink under the surging heat, which was indescribably delicate and moving.
The effect of the steam room is about the same as that of the hot springs, and it makes the skin delicate and smooth, but everything should be done in moderation and not in excess, as if you stay here for too long, you may faint.
Xue Su cherishes her face, she doesn't want the little girls to see her embarrassed virtues, otherwise how can she, Mrs. Hou, still stand?
Qiu Ju was already waiting in the ear room next door, the carved wooden doorman was about to open, she smelled a fragrant fragrance in front of her nose, and when she looked up slightly, she saw the master walking out with her snow-white shoulders and neck.
Qiu Ju has long known that his wife has a good skin, and her figure is also exquisitely tight. But at this moment, I only feel that my skin can't find a single flaw, smooth and soft like a shelled egg, she wants to touch it with her hands as a woman, no wonder Hou Ye is so obsessed with his wife.
Sitting on the round stool in front of the makeup box, Xue Su took some cool flower dew and patted it on her face, and gently touched it with her hand, I don't know if it was an illusion, her cheeks seemed to be three points slier than before.
Although there are many private restaurants in the capital, none of them have a steam room, which is also a novelty.
For women, as long as they can make their appearance beautiful, no matter how high the price is and how bizarre the things are, there will still be no shortage of customers who buy them. Thinking that Yan Ruyu would become famous in the capital, Shui Runxing's eyes couldn't help but show a smile.
After tidying up, Xue Su took the carriage back to the Hou Mansion, and before he could enter the door, he saw two people, one big and one small, sitting on the steps, which looked like they should be a mother and daughter.
The woman is not very old, she is in her early twenties, her skin is white and tender, her waist is thin and her breasts are round, and she has a beautiful appearance, which is already a good appearance. The little girl next to her followed her, but she was only seven or eight years old, so she could see a little cute.
Seeing Xue Su, the woman bowed her head slightly, revealing her snow-white neck.
"Go and ask what's going on?" Xue Su gave Qiu Ju a command.
The little maid snorted, walked quickly to the woman, I don't know what to say, and when she came back, the maid showed a trace of embarrassment on her face, "Master, this is the widow of the soldiers under the command of Master Hou, wasn't there a war in the border city before?" This woman's husband is gone, their mother and daughter have no pillars, and all the fields in the family have been occupied by the clansmen, and they can't survive in their hometown, so they came to the capital to join the Hou Ye......"
Hearing this, Xue Su couldn't help frowning, she never thought that there would be such shameless people in the world, bullying orphans and widows, and taking away the land that people relied on for their lives, where is this to make money? It's clearly fatal!
Turning this thought in her heart, she walked up to the woman, with a smile on her delicate face, and said softly, "My name is Xue Su, and I am the wife of the Marquis of Fuguo, if my sister-in-law does not dislike it, please go into the mansion to rest." โ
The mother and daughter rushed from Luoyang to the capital, all the way, I don't know how many sins they have suffered, how much they have suffered, at this moment they heard the soft voice, the woman suddenly turned red, and choked up, "Madame's great grace, the little woman is toothless and unforgettable, Aya'er, don't you want to thank Madame?" โ
The little girl named Aya'er was obviously a little shy, and her voice was as small as a mosquito humming, "Aya'er thanked Mrs. โ
Along the way, Xue Su learned that the deceased lieutenant's surname was Zhou, and the woman took her husband's surname, so he called her Zhou. instructed Steward Li to clean up the two side rooms and settle the mother and daughter, and then sent someone to deliver a letter to Chu Qinghe.
Zhou Aya'er didn't know how long she had been hungry, her stomach was gurgling, although she couldn't make any good dishes at this hour, but the chicken soup was simmering on the stove in the kitchen, and the next bowl of silver silk noodles was still ready to eat a little belly.
Soon the kitchen maid came over with noodles, and the mother and daughter did not raise their heads to eat.
Xue Su sat on the side, smelling the smell of chicken soup, and felt a little panicked, not knowing what was wrong.
After eating and drinking, Zhou's whole body trembled slightly, and he knelt down in front of Xue Su with a plop, and said in a hoarse voice, "More ladies take it in, the little woman is in Luoyang, and she was almost forced to die by the old people of the clan, if you don't hand over the land deed and the deed, someone will ruin my reputation and slander me for stealing people, the little woman is cheap, and it is nothing to sink the pond directly, but Aya'er is only eight years old, she is the only daughter of her husband, she can't die!" โ
"Sister-in-law Zhou, you stand up first, the ground is cold, don't suffer the wind and cold."
As he spoke, Xue Su made a gesture to help Zhou up.
At this moment, a minion's voice came from outside the door: "Master Hou is back." โ
The imposing man dressed in a dark robe strode into the main hall, and as soon as he saw Zhou's mother and daughter, he asked, "Is your husband Zhou Hongyong?" โ
"Exactly."
Probably afraid of the notoriety of the Fuguo Marquis, the Zhou family who was kneeling on the ground trembled, his beautiful face was a little pale, and there were tears in his eyes, this delicate appearance was really pitiful.
Chu Qinghe didn't even look at the woman, and walked to his little wife by himself, the two of them were shoulder to shoulder, one was tall and the other was petite, like a pair made in heaven.
"You stand up first, Brother Hongyong sacrificed his life for the country, but the clan is like a blood-sucking leech, not only taking away the rewards of the court, but even being insatiable, forcing the two of you to die, and relieving your heart to live in the mansion, I will send someone to seek justice, and it will not be too late to return to Luoyang at that time."
Zhou's mother and daughter saw the ugly faces of the clansmen, and almost escaped death before coming to the capital, where are they willing to return to their hometown?
Zhou Aya'er's little face showed obvious reluctance, and she pouted, "Uncle Hou, can Aya'er live in the capital?" There are a lot of people here, and there are monkey ......"
Even if Chu Qinghe was unapologetic to the adults and was very majestic, but in the face of the only daughter of his lieutenant general, his eagle eyes couldn't help but soften a little, and he muttered for a moment, "If you don't want to go back to Luoyang, Uncle will buy a house in the city, and you will have a place to live in peace in the future." โ
"Absolutely never!"
Zhou exclaimed, his face full of fear, "It is a great kindness for you and your wife to take us in, how dare the little woman ask for the general's mansion again?" Please don't do that, or the little woman will be shameless. โ
Saying that, Zhou's knees bent slightly, and he wanted to bow down again, Chu Qinghe was not easy to support as a man, so Xue Su reacted quickly, hurriedly pulled her arm, and smiled politely.
The woman's appearance is already very gorgeous, and Xue Su has been carefully taken care of, and it is not an exaggeration to praise the glamorous one.
Zhou is also a famous beauty in Luoyang, and the matchmakers who were married before marriage were about to break the threshold of the family, but she didn't respond to any of them, and finally married Zhou Hongyong. At this moment, Zhou was completely compared to others, and Zhou felt uncomfortable, but because of Xue Su's identity, she naturally wouldn't show it.
In the end, men and women have to avoid it, Chu Qinghe comforted the mother and daughter for a while, and then asked Steward Li to take people down.
Xue Su took a sip of tea slowly, stared at the man without blinking, and said slowly, "The house must be bought, after all, Aya'er will have to marry in the future, and it is nothing to live in the General's Mansion at a young age now, and in a few years, I am afraid it will not be appropriate." โ
Regarding the affairs of the back house, Chu Qinghe has never interfered, and left it all to his little wife to take care of.
The rough fingertips lightly tapped the red lips, and he said, "You look at the purchase, there is plenty of money in the treasury, and it won't cost a lot of money to buy a second-entry house." โ
Thinking of the soldiers under his command who lost their lives on the battlefield, Chu Qinghe's face was slightly gloomy, and he couldn't help sighing.
Seeing his appearance, Xue Su couldn't help but feel a little distressed, and before he could say the comforting words, he covered his mouth and retched.
"What's going on?"
With a look of worry in his eagle's eyes, Chu Qinghe held his little wife's shoulders and said urgently, "Go and ask for a doctor!"
The people in the courtyard were in a mess, Xue Su had a faint guess in her heart, but she was not sure, she followed Wang Youqing in her previous life, she was pregnant at the time, and she felt very disgusting in the first few months, she vomited whatever she ate, and she was as thin as a firewood stick.
Don't......
Lowering her head slightly, Xue Su hid the tears in her apricot eyes, at this moment her heart seemed to be poked by an awl, it was very painful, her flesh and blood died under the wheels back then, if she was really pregnant with Chu Qinghe's blood, she would definitely protect it well and not repeat the mistakes of the past.
The old doctor hurriedly entered the house, checked the woman's pulse through a layer of silk handkerchief, and felt the pulse like a bead under his hand, he said firmly: "Congratulations to Master Hou, Madam is pregnant, you don't have to worry too much." โ
Hearing this, Chu Qinghe didn't react for a while, his handsome and resolute face showed a little stunned, and it took a long time before he overflowed with deep ecstasy. couldn't help but hold his little wife in his arms, and turned around desperately, the man's voice was hoarse:
"I'm going to be a dad! I'm going to be a dad! โ
Xue Su was so frightened by him, the sadness in her heart was like winter snow meeting boiling oil, disappearing in an instant, the pink fist beat the man's thick back, and she couldn't cry and laugh:
"Why don't you put me down? I was very dizzy. โ
Chu Qinghe's heart was shocked, he hugged the woman to the chair, and asked with worried eyes, "Is it uncomfortable?" It's all my fault, I'm too presumptuous. โ
It's just that she is pregnant, Xue Su doesn't feel how expensive she is, and her surname Chu is so cautious, it's really unnecessary. She asked Qiu Ju to take the red envelope and send it to the old doctor, and then pursed her lips and lowered her head and smiled sullenly.