urge Zhao to marry

Chapter 209 Inner Court
Mother Jin was also regretful, she only blamed her coming at the wrong time.

They all knew in their hearts that even the old lady would not want to refute Madam Hou's face.

I only hope that Master Hou can hear the news when he comes back.

If Master Hou could speak, then Madam would be willing to compromise.

But Xiulan's luck is not very good, Hou Ye went out to socialize with people today and drank a few more drinks, returned to the yard and mumbled a few words, then fell asleep.

And no one dared to speak loudly outside Mrs. Hou's courtyard.

After Fangyun heard the news, he saw Brother Han's whole body was hot, and Xiulan's eyes were swollen from crying. She didn't forget to change the wet kerchief on the child's forehead, and she was also a bit sad, so she quietly advised her: " Taking advantage of the darkness of the day, why don't you go beg the concubine Shi Zi?"

When Xiulan heard this, she wiped away her tears: "Yes, yes, I will go and beg the concubine."

Then he said to her: "My good sister, Xiaoling is still brewing medicine outside, please take care of brother Han for me, I will go to ask the imperial concubine right now."

Those medicines were left over from the past, and they didn't dare to give them to their children before. Now seeing that the children's illnesses are getting worse, there is really no other way, so Xiaoling is asked to make medicines.

"Okay, let's go!" Fang Yun agreed.

Mu Zhaozhao's main dish at night was duck. The village sent over twenty ducks that had been cleaned up. He and his sister-in-law showed their skills and made salted duck in sauce and salted duck that could last longer, as well as braised duck in braised sauce. and stewed duck.

This duck meat has less fat, it doesn't taste greasy at all, and the meat is very delicious.

Especially the stewed duck, stewed with rice wine, add some dried bamboo shoots and mushrooms, it tastes not a bit fishy, ​​and even the duck soup is particularly mellow and delicious.

"The stewed duck is delicious, but I prefer salted duck." Mu Zhaozhao wanted to eat more, but his stomach began to protest, and he was really full.

She could only put down her chopsticks, and looked at the salted salted duck with reluctance: "Tomorrow, let them buy some more ducks, and make them into sauced salted duck. Anyway, how many months can it be stored?"

Mint responded with a smile, saw her standing up with her stomach in her hands, and almost laughed out loud: "Is the imperial concubine going to eat?"

"Take these away and eat!" Mu Zhaozhao came to the door, and when he heard the strong wind blowing outside, he said lazily, "Don't go out, I'll just wander around the house a few times."

Mint responded with a smile, let Hongxiu and the others come in to clean up the dishes, and made her a cup of scented tea.

At this time, Hongfang came in from the outside, and after blessing her body to salute, she said a little uneasy: "Concubine Shizi, Miss Xiulan, the housekeeper of the Hou Ye, came and said that the young master had a severe fever, but Doctor An is not here. I can't get out, so I come to ask the concubine Shizi to help me ask the doctor."

Bo He glared at the little servant girl: "Are you confused, aren't you? There is an old lady, Madam Hou, in the mansion. You let the concubine be in charge of Lord Hou's room. When the time comes, the lady will blame her, and the concubine will be punished. "

After all, everyone knows that Mrs. Hou really has a small heart, and she has long disliked the concubine Shi Zi.

And if the concubine Shizi helps, she will end up as a human being inside and outside.

After all, the concubine Shizi is the daughter-in-law, but she is in charge of the people in the father-in-law's house. It's not nice to say it, and she will feel that the concubine Shizi's hand is too long.

Hongfang and the others are all good at it, but they really haven't learned the rules well. In the past, they learned the rules from Zisu and Mint. Now seeing Mint staring at her, they couldn't help shrinking their necks, and whispered Muttering: "Anyway, even if the Crown Princess doesn't help, Madam won't like the Crown Princess."

Mu Zhaozhao was still thinking about what his wife meant, but he couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Haha, what you said is also reasonable."

Sister Wen also came in from the outside, rushed behind Mu Zhaozhaofu, and then glanced at them and said, "Does the imperial concubine know what's going on outside? I think she is making a lot of trouble, maybe the other side of the main courtyard is also staring at the imperial concubine?" "

She was also eating in her own room, and she came out only when she heard the crying, not because she was afraid that she would get into the muddy water, but because she wanted her to take the opportunity to win people's hearts.

"Then do you think I should help?" Mu Zhaozhao also sighed sadly: "I'm not going out to look for trouble, but this matter still found me."

Sister Wen also frowned: "When she makes a fuss, Shi Zifei is no longer a human being."

"If you don't help, if something happens to the young master, the madam will push it on you, saying that you are heartless and ruthless, that's why you will cause accidents to the young master."

"But if you help hire a doctor, Madam will blame you for being nosy, even meddling with their inner court affairs, because you didn't take her seriously."

Mu Zhaozhao laughed after hearing this: "Come on, since there are no human beings inside and out, let's help. No matter whether Xiulan dragged me into the water because of anxiety or kindness, the child is innocent."

After Mu Zhaozhao finished speaking, he glanced at Mint: "You go and let Zixiao go to Huichun Hall, and ask a doctor who is good at treating children to come over and say that I am not feeling well."

Mint responded and hurried out.

Hongxiu and the others also packed up their dishes and left.

Sister Wen looked at her with admiration in her eyes: "The concubine Shi Zi made a good excuse, and the servants of Shi'an Hall will be more loyal to the concubine Shi Zi in their hearts."

Even if she is herself, the people who are willing to serve her are not so hard-hearted.

Moreover, Mu Zhaozhao used her own discomfort as an excuse, and later asked the doctor to stop by to take a look at the young master. Even if the wife is dissatisfied, she cannot be angry with the concubine.

Mu Zhaozhao smiled brightly: "It's all taught by the mother."

In fact, she also thinks that because she is smart, she can get along like a fish in water in the inner courtyard of the deep house.

When the doctor came here, Qing Xiangying also heard the news.

She has been staring at Xiulan, just trying to force her to kneel in front of her, planning to let Dr. An come back when the child has only one breath left.

But I didn't expect that Mu Zhaozhao would dare to step on his own face to be a good person.

She blushed angrily, and asked her mother-in-law to call Mu Zhaozhao.

Mu Zhaozhao was not surprised that Mrs. Hou saw her. Anyway, seeing Mrs. Hou's ugly face, she was very happy in her heart.

She stared at her viciously and said, "I don't know what's wrong with Shi Zifei, so I sent someone to invite a doctor? Could it be that I dislike Doctor An's medical skills?"

Mu Zhaozhao thought to himself, Dr. An is your man, no matter how good his medical skills are, he would not dare to use them.

Therefore, she pretended to be shy, and touched her belly: "Mother, I was very nauseous before, and the maids reminded me that I haven't changed my wash this month, so I was worried that I was pregnant because of this reaction. Hurry to call the doctor."

Qing Xiangying didn't expect to hear the bad news, and exclaimed, "What? Are you pregnant?"

After finishing speaking, seeing her rounded face, I also felt that I was careless, why didn't I think that she was pregnant?

"Unfortunately, I'm not pregnant yet." Mu Zhaozhao also touched his stomach with regret on his face: "The doctor said that my body is weak, and I feel sick when I blow cold wind during the day."

Only then did Qing Xiangying breathe a sigh of relief, and glanced at her, wondering how she could be so thick-skinned and dare to say that she was weak.

From the look on her face, you can tell how healthy she is.

"Okay, calm down from now on." Qing Xiangying didn't want to just let her go, and said, "I don't think there is anyone in the world who is a daughter-in-law like you. He has never made up his mind. Can you see it?"

She subconsciously forgot that when Qin Mu went out, he made a special arrangement with Lord Hou, saying that the winter was too cold and the concubine's body was weak, so she would not have to worry about it in the morning and evening.

Mu Zhaozhao knew that she would not let him go so easily, and if he said the words of Lord Hou's forgiveness, it would not be nice to spread the word, so he agreed straight away, and said sincerely: "As long as mother does not Just dislike me for being clumsy and unable to serve others, my daughter-in-law actually wants to listen to my mother's teachings."

Xiao Mian, I'm so smart, I'm sure I can make you speak up, and I won't let you go to Ding Xing again.

"Well, why don't you just come here at Mao Shizhong?" Qing Xiangying didn't intend to let her enter the house to serve, but planned to let her drink some northwest wind.

She lowered her eyes and vaguely remembered that the girl's house should not suffer from the cold, otherwise it would be detrimental to the offspring.

At this moment, she was very excited, and only hated herself for thinking of this now.

Otherwise, she would have forced her to come every day to give herself a morning and evening routine.

When the next morning, Qing Xiangying glanced at the person next to the pillow who was sleeping soundly, she quietly got up and went to clean the room, and asked in a low voice to the maid who came to serve: "What time is it now? Is the princess here?"

"Returning to Madam, it's already past Mao Shizhong, the concubine Shizi came on time, and she's still waiting in the corridor!"

Seeing that it was still dark outside, Qing Xiangying smiled when she heard the cold wind blowing outside. Standing on the porch at this time, Mu Zhaozhao must be freezing.

There was a smug smile on the corner of her lips: "Go ahead and say that Master Hou is still awake, let her wait."

In this way, even if it spreads, she will take it for granted.

After all, her father-in-law is still awake, and her mother-in-law is too embarrassed to let her daughter-in-law in.

The servant girl responded in a low voice, and seeing that she looked good, she dared to whisper in a playful way: "Ma'am, Master Hou also helped a lot, and even God is on your side."

Under the verandah, Mu Zhaozhao was wearing a thick fox fur and was holding a stove in his hand. After hearing what the maid said, he was also very calm: "Father is not awake yet, so it's really inappropriate for me to go in. I'll just wait."

Fortunately, she had prepared early and was dressed thickly. There was still a thick new padded jacket inside the fox fur, and there was also a fur vest inside. Even in the cold wind howling and the dripping water turning into ice, she didn't feel cold.

The servant girl glanced at the fox fur on her body, and understood that she might not be really cold.

Standing beside her, Zhichun, who shielded her from the wind, asked softly, "Concubine Shizi, can you still bear it?"

Mu Zhaozhao felt that the clothes were a little heavy, but it was still within his tolerance, so he said in a low voice, "It's okay, when we go back, we'll eat mutton pot with some spicy peppers, it's delicious to warm up."

Zhichun is also a foodie. Hearing this, he couldn't help swallowing: "What the concubine Shizi said is that it's really great to be able to eat hot pots in winter."

(End of this chapter)