After the New Year, in late winter and early spring, it is the most cold to the bone. Ah Xing's wedding date was set for April 20, which was the auspicious day of the Celestial Treasurer. My birth date is in late February and early March, and I will try to return to Beijing before the 14th. The house began to be cleaned with great fanfare, and the girls and mothers-in-law were so busy that their feet did not touch the ground, and Ah Xing was in charge of affairs, which was even more harsh than Fang Fujin, and only my house was wiped three or four times inside and out. The minister in charge invited two embroiderers from Suzhou to embroider a wedding dress for Ah Xing, from the year to the year, either the people of the Internal Affairs Office said that the pattern was not in order, or Ah Xing disliked the rough embroidery, tossed for several months, and finally gave her my wedding dress that year.

I was close to giving birth, my belly was very big, and I went to the palace for a banquet in the Chinese New Year's Eve, but I didn't frighten Concubine De, she was afraid that it would be dark at night, so she hurriedly sent someone to send me back to the house after dinner. After the Spring Festival, she sent the imperial doctor to take turns to protect the fetus in my house, and from time to time let her personal grandmother go out of the palace to visit, she tightened a string all day long, and she was more anxious than me.

Finally waited until the fourteenth to return to Beijing, the spring cold was steep, and the tips of the treetops and buds were frosted, Hongchun ordered people to clean up the street in front of the house, and outsiders were not allowed to move around. The people in the house were neatly dressed and waiting on both sides of the street, Ah Xing helped me to stand against the pillar, and from time to time there were small guards who came to pass one by one: "The general has arrived at Donghua Gate...", "The general has entered the Qianqing Palace...", "The general has left the palace..."

From dawn to noon, fourteen men and horses could be seen coming from afar. Everyone knelt down in unison, and I was the only one standing, even Ah Xing was prostrate on the ground. Fourteen rode horses and walked slowly from the end of the street. Ordinary people followed the guard of honor and did not stop until martial law. At the bottom of the stairs, Zhang Fangfang greeted the front first, and waited for the fourteenth dismount.

The crowd shouted in unison: "The slave (slave maid) knocks to the general." ”

Fourteen threw away the long whip in his hand, lifted his robe and walked in front of me a few steps, his face was full of beard, and he grinned: "Weiwei..." A thousand words, but at this time there was only one sentence, I said: "Fourteen..." Ah Xing shouted from the side, "Amma, how long has it been since you shaved your beard?" Fourteen didn't look at her, but strode into the house and said to me, "Can you move?" Do you want to hug you? His face was serious, and it was obviously a pampering word, but it sounded like he was giving orders.

I followed him, not bothering to answer his words, and asked anxiously, "Are you tired?" Have you eaten? Ah Xing was ignored by the two of us, pouted in displeasure, and happily dragged his head behind as a little tail in the blink of an eye.

Fang Fujin and Hongchun's daughters-in-law stood together, she held the little brother in her arms, thinking that Fourteen would always see the eldest grandson, and she could say two words, seeing that Fourteen and I entered the house, she wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Hongchun, and said: "Ama is tired of boating and driving, he must be tired, wait for him to eat, and later, let's go into the courtyard to ask for peace." ”

Hongming is a little older, and he has been raised in the palace for a while, not only abiding by the rules, but also knowing how to understand etiquette. He asked Fang Fujin and Hongchun to say goodbye, and didn't say anything else, just ran silently to my yard. The low-level slaves such as cooks and sweeping girls who were not qualified to go out of the house knelt at the gate of the courtyard, and when I and the fourteenth entered the house, everyone did not dare to delay, and the chickens and dogs were busy.

The girls serve water, serve tea, and then serve and change clothes, wash their faces, comb their hair, and a large group of people walk around the house. My stomach was so big, I had stood for a long time just now, and I was more tired than Fourteen, leaning on the stool hand and watching Fourteen wash and dress.

He was thinner than before, and he used to look like he still had a little flesh on his body because of his strength, but now there was no extra flesh except muscles. His face became more and more angular, and after taking off his battle robe and changing into civilian clothes, the whole person was no longer a prince and nobleman, but a handsome scholar. Not only was he thin, but he was so dark that I suspected that I would not be able to find him when the lights went out at night. Then there is a full beard, like a Kanto bandit, and I don't know how long I haven't shaved it. But even so, when he had washed his face, combed his braids again, and found a eunuch to shave his head and beard, he had become a handsome uncle again when he was ready to eat.

Because it was his first meal back home, I ordered Fujin, Hongchun and his daughter-in-law, Little Brother, Hongming, and Ah Xing to eat together in the flower hall. Fang Fu Jin Hongchun has been waiting in the corridor for a long time, just waiting for the call, they entered the house together to make a big salute, fourteen was very happy, and laughed loudly: "Get up, your own home, don't be stubborn." "In the past two years, we have been with him less and more apart, and we have become a little stranger to each other, he has the majesty of a general in his gestures, with a smile on his face, but even I feel intimidating.

Fang Fujin hugged the little brother to Fourteen, and Fourteen took it with his own hands, teased it in his arms, and asked, "Can you choose a name?" Hongchun replied: "Back to Amma, I haven't chosen a name yet, if Ama has time, I still bother to give the little brother a name." Fourteen bowed his head and said in a deep voice: "When Weiwei gives birth to Lin'er, I will let the Internal Affairs Office choose the word again." ”

When they spoke, I couldn't interject, so I sat quietly next to me and drank tea.

There are many people in the family, and I seem to have a distance from Fourteen, maintaining the etiquette of Fujin and Lord Belle, and I didn't say anything about myself, nor did I show affection and affection in front of others, but I seemed to be unfamiliar, and I didn't even say a few words.

Even I am like this, not to mention Hongchun's daughter-in-law, seeing this situation, I don't dare to come out.

Dinner was unusually difficult, and Fourteen kept a straight face. Hongming used to be naughty, but after learning the rules, he relented. Ah Xing thought about his daughter's family, and he was speechless. Hongchun saw that Fourteen didn't speak, and he didn't dare to provoke the conversation. Not to mention Fang Fujin, Hongchun's daughter-in-law, etc., the only one who is still a little vibrant is the little brother, who is cooing and always loves to laugh.

After eating, everyone sat in the side hall and drank tea, without saying a few gossips, Zhang Fangfang stood on the threshold with a thick stack of folds on a vermilion lacquer plate, and said, "Master, the eight hundred miles that have just arrived are urgent." Fourteen smiled at the crowd and said, "I have a lot to do, so let's disperse." Fang Fujin, Hongchun and others knelt down, and Hongming and Ah Xing also went.

Fourteen entered the little study, and the room was quiet again, as if he had never come home at all.

I think he's different, the last time he went back to Beijing, I felt it, but it wasn't as strong as it is now. I stood outside the study through the door curtain, Zhang Fangfang withdrew from inside, saw me standing, was startled, and said, "Fujin..." I hurriedly shushed and signaled him not to make a sound, but it was too late, Fourteen heard it, and he said, "Is it Weiwei?" Come on in. ”

Zhang Fangfang turned around and lifted the curtain, I was tired from my waist, and I held on to the door frame before crossing the sill. Fourteen sat behind the Qingyu case, and was looking down at the file, his hands moved quickly, his eyes were ten lines, and his mouth was facing me: "Is there something wrong with you?" "I'm a little aggrieved, I've been married to him for more than ten years, and he has hardly spoken to me so indifferently. At this time, I don't seem to be his Fujin, but his subordinates, his minions. I found a chair and sat down, and said angrily, "It's okay! ”

If he stays in the past and listens to my bad tone, he will always coax, and even if he doesn't, he should always ask me what's going on. But now he didn't raise his head, just dipped his pen in ink and wrote something quickly on the paper.

After half a ring, he called: "Zhang Fangfang!" ”

Zhang Fangfang bowed inside, and when she saw me sitting, she snorted silently for a thousand times before saying, "What do you command?" Fourteen sorted out a few folds on the table and said, "Order someone to send them to Anan urgently for eight hundred miles." Zhang Fangfang responded and retreated with a fold. I played with a teapot in my hand, and made a loud noise, and when I knew I was doing it on purpose, he walked up to me and said, "How long have you been sitting?" But what do you have to say? With a blank look in my eyes, I stared at the porcelain bowl between my fingers and said, "I have nothing to say." ”

I was forced to look up at him with my cold index finger holding up my chin, and he smiled and said, "Angry? I was about to open my mouth to speak, but he leaned over and kissed me softly on the lips. The warm touch, the familiar and intimate taste, made my heart warm all of a sudden, my whole body softened, and all the arrogance disappeared in an instant.

I couldn't help but close my eyes and revel in his kisses.

When night fell, the girl whispered outside: "Master, the slave and maid come in and light the lamp." Fourteen straightened up and pretended to be nothing, "Come in." The girl leaned in, blessed me and the fourteenth, and lit the candle with a wax skewer. Fourteen looked at the folds on the table, sighed and said, "You go to bed first, you still have folds to see." I said to the girl, "Go and bring my pillow," and then to the fourteenth, "I want to accompany you." Fourteen finally raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You are pregnant, you should rest more." ”

I said, "You have just returned home, and you should rest more." ”

You come and go, and you show your kindness. We looked at each other and smiled, and Fourteen still sat back in the Qingyu case, and said, "Hurry up and watch, I'll sleep with you after reading it." I hummed, and Minqiu took the soft mattress into the room, laid out a stool for me, and waited for me to sit down. I ordered her again: "The front man sent a jar of Biluochun, you can boil a pot and send it." ”

Min Qiu belched, picked up the candlestick lamp to the brightest, and then slowly retreated.

The lamp was dim, I sipped tea, flipped through old idle books, shrunk and leaned back in the big stool, and felt a little uncomfortable after sitting for a long time. I muttered, "Fourteen, have you finished reading?" I am tired. Fourteen didn't drink a sip of tea, he raised his head, his eyes were bloodshot, he looked at me, threw away the pen, and directly hugged me horizontally, and whispered: "You go to sleep first." ”

I put my hands around his neck and said, "No, I'm going to wait for you." Fourteen walked out, touched my forehead with his cheek, and said, "I'll finish reading it soon..."