urge Zhao to marry

Chapter 155
It's really not a faux pas for Mrs. Mu to fall ill. She is old, and she really can't stand it anymore after traveling all the way.

When she saw Chuluo's particularly bright and charming granddaughter, she held her hand and burst into tears: "Zhao Zhao, it used to be grandma who was sorry for you two, seeing that you are well, grandma is relieved, cough cough cough…"

In one's life, it is inevitable that there will be a few regrets.

What Old Madam Mu regretted most was letting her son and daughter-in-law separate for the piece of meat in Xiao Xiuzhu's stomach.

At the beginning, Yu Wanniang was considered a low-marriage, but she was also respectful and filial to herself. After she lost her son one after another, I shouldn't have arranged for her son to have two couples under the pretext of having no children, so that the young couple became increasingly cold.

After they came back yesterday, when they heard that Yu Wanniang was pregnant again, she was even more regretful that her intestines were green.

If I had saved the money for buying a house for my son back then to take good care of my daughter-in-law's doctor and take good care of her body, would their family still be harmonious and beautiful now?

After her son divorced and married Xiao Xiuzhu in, she realized that her good life in the past was due to her daughter-in-law's ability.

Moreover, Xiao Xiuzhu had a lot of thoughts, she just wanted to get something out of her hands, but she didn't want to honor her, and even withheld two concubines, which really made her regret it.

In the end, Tongfang was punished because of Yunan, and she was so angry that she had a miscarriage.

Old people are a little superstitious, and Mrs. Mu wondered if her son was destined to be childless, and Xiao Xiuzhu's miscarriage was the result.

In fact, Mrs. Mu didn't even want to come this time.

No matter how good the capital is, now that she is older, she wants to return to her roots, rather than leave her hometown.

But she was worried that her son would do wrong again for the sake of his future, and that her only grandson would be misled by Xiao Xiuzhu, so she came along desperately.

Seeing that she was getting older, Mu Zhaozhao felt a little uncomfortable, and said, "Grandmother, take good care of your body so that father can go forward with peace of mind."

He also signaled Zisu to open a wooden box: "Grandma, here are ginseng nourishing pills and big honey pills. You can keep healthy after eating them. I'll bring them to you after a while."

These are the famous pills of Huichuntang, which are very suitable for the elderly to take care of their bodies.

There are also some fabrics that Mrs. Meng prepared for her.

After hearing this, Mrs. Mu was gratified by her granddaughter's filial piety, but also felt guilty that she didn't protect their mother and daughter, and finally said: "After all, you are with your mother, and you have a marriage contract, so you should learn sewing from your mother in the future." , learn from the housekeeper, when you get married, you won't be disgusted by your husband's family, don't go out often..."

Mu Zhaozhao is not a person who does not know what is good and what is bad.

But because of this, she felt uncomfortable.

Even Yu Wanniang said that the old lady is not a wicked person, but compared with her granddaughter, she values ​​her son more and expects her son to have a son.

Mu Zhaozhao still remembered that his grandmother still had a happy face the year before last, but now she looks much thinner.

A person's life is good or bad, the most important thing is to look at the spirit, and looking at her now, I know that she will not be doing well recently.

Mu Zhaozhao sweetly said something nice.

Anyway, it doesn't cost money to say good things, right?

On the contrary, the old lady Mu became more and more guilty the more she listened, she felt that she and her son were ashamed of Wanniang, but Yu Wanniang not only failed to teach Zhaozhao to resent them, but instead made Zhaozhao bring so many things to see her.

Hearing the concern of the eldest granddaughter again, he hesitated for a while, taking advantage of the fact that only he and his granddaughter were left in the room, then lowered his voice: "Zhao Zhao, go back and tell your mother that it is the third master Wang who is in the medicinal material business in the capital. There is the Chen family in Yutou County, who encouraged your father and the others to come, I am afraid they are your stepfather's enemies, so be careful, don't be plotted against."

At the beginning, she hated Yu Wanniang for opening her mouth and wanting to get married, and she wanted thousands of taels of silver, which was like digging her heart out.

After a long time, she also wanted to understand that it was Yu Wanniang who could live so comfortably.

What's more, according to Yu Wanniang's love for her daughter, even if she took the money, most of it would be left to Zhao Zhao.

In addition, the current daughter-in-law is far less filial than Yu Wanniang, and has not given birth to a son and a half daughter. Although she still has a relationship with Yu Wanniang, she doesn't want her current husband's family to have an accident, which will hurt her granddaughter.

Mu Zhaozhao didn't expect to hear such useful news from his grandmother, but he was really grateful to her, and nodded obediently: "Don't worry, grandmother, I will tell mother quietly, you must take good care of your body."

"Good boy, your mother taught you very well." The old lady Mu looked at her gratifiedly: "You have to learn more rules, and don't listen to your uncle. The sisters of the Xiao family are all greedy people. You If you don't deal with them less, you will suffer."

Anyway, in the hearts of the elderly, their own granddaughter must be good, and those who want to take advantage of their granddaughter are definitely not good people.

Mu Zhaozhao's ability to please and be good-looking is still very good, and he said some nice things to make her happy, so he got up and said goodbye, saying that he would visit her again in a few days.

Since Mu Zhaozhao had already heard the news from his grandmother, he didn't want to entangle with the Xiao family sisters. He directly said that he was going to ask for a doctor for his grandmother, and he took the maids away smoothly.

When he returned to Meng's mansion, Mu Zhaozhao went to Mrs. Meng's place and asked if the Wang family in the capital who were in the medicinal material business had any suspicions with the Meng family.

He told Mrs. Meng everything Old Madam Mu said, and said in a low voice, "Grandmother, can you find out where the Chen family lives as soon as possible?"

Speaking of which, she still doesn't have enough people in her hands, and looking for someone in the capital city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Mrs. Meng's expression also became serious, and she nodded: "Don't worry, I will ask your grandfather to investigate these matters immediately."

Then he asked with concern: "Did they make things difficult for you? Did they ask you to do anything?"

Mu Zhaozhao didn't hide anything, and told everything.

"Don't worry, your grandfather knows a lot of people. We can't get into good academies. It's not difficult to find a few suitable academies."

She is really willing to help, because only they have hope, so they don't dare to mess around shamelessly.

Mu Zhaozhao didn't expect her to agree so happily, and hurriedly said: "Grandmother, don't worry, grandpa still has to tell me how much money he spent, and they have to spit it out when the time comes."

She wasn't prepared to pay money for her help.

When Mrs. Meng heard this, the corners of her eyes wrinkled into smiles: "Hahaha, okay, grandma will remember."

What could be happier for a cheap granddaughter to favor herself?

More importantly, Zhao Zhao said this, which shows that she regards herself as the Meng family.

Qin Mu is now the commander of the Imperial Guard of the fourth rank, and he is also walking in front of the imperial court to protect the safety of the Holy Majesty.

Of course, His Majesty will also assign them to other things.

There is a barracks outside the palace for them to rest, but now that it is close to home, he prefers to go back to his natal home to rest.

What's more, he knew that Mu Zhaozhao was going to visit Mu's family today, wondering if she would be wronged.

So I rushed back after the handover.

Mrs. Meng also understood what he meant, so she asked someone to invite Mu Zhaozhao to accompany them for dinner.

Mu Zhaozhao was a little surprised when he saw that he was in time for dinner: "Cousin, you came back early today."

Seeing that she didn't seem to have been wronged, Qin Mu's mood also improved: "Well, I was busy investigating the Lantern Festival before, but now I'm on a normal shift, and I'll have more free time in the future."

After dinner, Mrs. Meng told her husband what Mu Zhaozhao had heard, "Aren't we going to deal with the Wang family?"

Master Meng stroked his beard solemnly: "There is no blood feud, but the Wang family is also in the business of medicinal materials, and the price of medicines has always been high. One time, when there were many patients with fever in spring, they wanted to cooperate with us to increase the price of soup and medicine. I didn't." Agreed, and we will seldom see each other after that.”

Thinking about it this way, when the Wang family went to collect medicinal materials, they inadvertently found out that the Mu family was Yu Wanniang's ex-husband's family. In order to make things difficult for them, it seemed reasonable to encourage the Mu family to come to Beijing.

It was Qin Mu who felt something was wrong intuitively: "That's a bit of a coincidence. The Daqing Dynasty is so big, how could the Wang family go to Dahe County? How could they know the Mu family by chance? I will let Zixiao and the others keep an eye on the Wang family."

Master Meng nodded when he heard this: "Most of the people I need here have been taken out by your uncle. It's better to let Zixiao take someone to watch the Wang family."

Mu Zhaozhao added: "Pay special attention to people surnamed Chen who come and go in and out of Wang's house."

...

Three days later, before Qin Mu left the palace, he saw Zi Xiao standing beside him holding the horse, and saw him waving quickly.

"Master, I saw Master Yu and the others quietly went to Baihualou."

"Hundred Flower Pavilion?" Qin Mu was taken aback when he heard this, looked at the sun that had not yet set, and wondered if he was delusional.

"Yeah, when the little one came out, the people on their side had already drank good wine." Zi Xiao also felt a little strange: "Now Ling Xiao is leading people to stare at them, and Yun Xiao is leading people to stare at the Wang family. where to?"

Qin Mu frowned slightly, and asked humbly, "Don't ordinary fireworks places open for business after dark?"

Zi Xiao nodded: "Yes!"

Then he quickly defended himself: "Master, the younger one is also a decent person, he rarely goes to that kind of place, and he doesn't know when the door opens."

Qin Mu first went to the teahouse where they settled down and changed into ordinary clothes, and Zi Xiao modified his face. He looked as if he was ten years older, and went outside to eat a bowl of shredded pork noodles.

When they came outside Baihualou, it was already dark.

The Baihua Pavilion was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the sound of silk and bamboo accompanied by the man's hearty laughter, and the woman's coquettish voice could be faintly heard.

It is now early May and the weather is getting hotter.

At this time, Ling Xiao, who had been staring at this side, also quietly came out to talk to them, and then quietly disappeared into the darkness.

Zixiao also changed her clothes on the carriage, wearing a white jade crown with her hair tied, wearing a vermilion gold silk cloud pattern straight down, a belt inlaid with red jade around her waist, and a suet jade pendant hanging on the belt, holding a folding fan in her hand At first glance, you can tell that this master is not short of money.

On the contrary, it was Qin Mu, who was wearing a half-worn blue dress and followed him with his head down. At first glance, he would be regarded as the guard of the young master in front.

The fragrant old bustard saw Zi Xiao, as if seeing a gold ingot, and hurried up to greet him personally: "This young master is very nice, please come inside, our Baihualou has delicious wine, food and beauties, absolutely It can make the son-in-law feel at ease."

When Zixiao thought that the real master was following behind her, she felt a little nervous. Hearing what she said, she also went upstairs directly: "Prepare a private room for me. Since it is Baihualou, I have no choice but to use Peony. Let the peonies from your side come over."

The old bustard apologized with a smile on her face: "Grandpa, we have white peony, purple peony, yellow peony, Er Qiao, and Dou Lu, let them all come and choose for you?"

Zi Xiao didn't expect that she really had so many peonies here, she only hated that kid Ling Xiao, and only said that they were ordering peonies.

Fortunately, when he came to the private room on the second floor, he saw signs hanging in front of the doors, Shaoyao Pavilion, Narcissus Pavilion, etc., and immediately said: "Then I want the Peony Pavilion, and I want Bai Mudan to serve me."

The old bustard was obviously eloquent: "Master, I'm really sorry, there are already guests in the Peony Pavilion, why don't you go to the Shaoyao Pavilion? It is said that peony is the favorite of spring, why have you ever envied peony? From this, it can be seen that this peony is no worse than peony. What do you say?"

Zi Xiao was also dissatisfied and dismissed a few words, and imitated the behavior of the dude to the fullest, and finally went to Shaoyao Pavilion, and ordered another table to wait.

As the 'guard', Qin Mu also dutifully handed over a ten tael silver note to the old bustard.

The old bustard took a look, and the smile on his face couldn't be maintained any longer: "Master, our white peony costs 30 taels of silver, plus the table top-quality noodles cost 20 taels of silver, a total of 50 taels of silver." silver."

Qin Mu almost blurted out: black shop.

Although he didn't like this kind of place, he also came here when he was entertaining, but he didn't pay the bill, and he didn't mess around. He just made excuses and left after eating.

I really don't know how expensive it is?

With a dark face, he handed another 50 taels of silver notes to the old bustard, not forgetting to withdraw the earlier ten taels of silver notes.

The old bustard forced a smile, but hurried out to call someone: "Hurry up, let Bai Mudan come to Shaoyao Pavilion to serve the distinguished guests."

Qin Mu waited for her to leave, and asked in a low voice, "Are all the places of fireworks so expensive?"

"How is it possible? Dozens of copper coins are enough for the near ones, and fifty taels of silver for the middle ones."

After finishing speaking, he realized that he seemed to know too much and revealed something. He forced a smile and said weakly: "But the order here seems to be oiran, so it's a bit more expensive?"

Even in the land of fireworks, the cost of hundreds of taels is very small, and 50 taels of silver is already considered a lot of money.

Qin Mu ignored him.

When they came in, they found two guards staring at the woman at the door of the Peony Pavilion nearby.

It can be seen that those people have not left yet.

They also quickly brought in fine wine and a few plates of cold dishes and cooked food. Taking advantage of their inattention, Zi Xiao quietly poured some powder into the flagon and shook it.

Soon, a young and beautiful woman in a white skirt, Tingting, walked in, her eyes were soft and charming: "Master, is my servant here to serve you?"

(End of this chapter)