urge Zhao to marry

Chapter 225 Gluttony
In the evening, the old lady forced herself to stand up to attend, and the second old lady's family also came to the Xuanping Hou Mansion to have dinner together.

There were more than twenty masters, sitting at four tables, which seemed lively.

Mu Zhaozhao waited for everyone to put down the bowls and chopsticks, and while everyone was there, he decided to cut the mess quickly and act first.

She smiled at Qing Xiangying and said, "Mother, you gave me four maids before, but Yuhe's deed of sale is still in my hands. I wonder when mother will give me Yuhe's deed of sale?"

After speaking, he looked over at the men.

The meaning is very simple, if you don't give me her deed of sale, then don't blame me for suing you in front of your father-in-law.

Qing Xiangying took a deep breath, so she didn't lose her composure on the spot, but changed the subject, looked at her unpregnant belly and said, "The prince is coming back soon, right? You are pregnant now, and you can no longer serve him. If you don’t have any rooms ready, then I’ll prepare some for you.”

After speaking, he looked at her with a sneer that couldn't hide his complacency.

That meaning is also obvious, if you don't give me Yuhe, then don't blame me for arranging a room for you.

Even if this matter is mentioned anywhere, it is her reason.

For a family like them, when the daughter-in-law is pregnant, the mother-in-law provides a roommate, or arranges a housemate for the husband herself, which is considered virtuous and sensible.

Mu Zhaozhao was not afraid of her, she had expected Qing Xiangying would come to this move, and sighed pretending to be resentful: "Then there is no need for mother to bother, when the son is at the house, he will look at Yuhe differently."

After finishing speaking, she showed a trace of resentment, raised her chin, and looked stubborn: "Mother sent her to Shi'an Residence, isn't she just waiting for this day? But if you don't give me her deed of sale, I dare not let her go." Serve the prince."

When Qing Xiangying heard this, she was not sure whether her words were true or false, and looked at her suspiciously: "Does it have to be Yu He? I remember that the other three women are also very good?"

The main reason is that she has never taken advantage of Mu Zhaozhao's hands. Even though she really wants to see her being left out in the cold by Qin Mu, she always feels a little uneasy in her heart, thinking that she cannot be so virtuous.

On the contrary, when the old lady heard this, her eyes darkened, and she said: "It's just a girl, since the prince likes it, then Xiangying, you should give Zhao Zhao the bond of sale of that girl."

After speaking, he gave Qing Xiangying a warning look.

What a joke, if Mu Zhaozhao were to tell in front of so many people that Yuhe had been used by Qing Haohui, then Mu Zhaozhao would be ashamed, but the two of them would not be happy either.

If you put an innocent woman in Shi'anju, everyone will suspect that her mind is not right. If Xuan Pinghou is also dissatisfied, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Now that their natal family has fallen, and they have to rely on Xuan Pinghou to help clear up some relationships, at this time they must not let Xuan Pinghou be dissatisfied with them.

"Yes, later I'll have someone send that maid's deed of prostitution to Shi'anju." Qing Xiangying dared not say no to her mother-in-law in front of so many people, even if she didn't want to.

But she was not reconciled, and smiled maliciously at Mu Zhaozhao: "I didn't expect that you are also a sensible person. Waiting for a day to set up a table of wine for Yuhe to be lively."

Mu Zhaozhao replied with a dull face.

In fact, she didn't plan to arrange any housemates for Qin Mu, it was just a stopgap measure.

This makes him look virtuous, and when Qin Mu comes back and they talk about it, let Qin Mu himself refuse.

Anyway, if a cow doesn't drink water, it can't force its head to let it drink, right?
Qing Xiangying felt happy when she saw Mu Zhaozhao's unhappy appearance.

After the people dispersed, she deliberately said to the sister-in-law who stayed behind to talk: "Sister-in-law, you heard it too, now that Yuhe is going to come back, can you give me her deed of sale?"

Mrs. Qing looked displeased: "You are her elder, why are you afraid that she will not succeed as a junior?"

"Hey, sister-in-law, you don't know. She came from a small family and doesn't know the rules. If she doesn't like her, she will make trouble in front of Lord Hou tomorrow."

Qing Xiangying also looked helpless: "After all, we are wrong about Yuhe's matter. I still have to talk about Zhilan's marriage with Lord Hou. It's not good to make my husband dissatisfied with me at this time, so as not to cause complications."

After thinking about it again: "Sister-in-law, the two maids beside you look pretty good, you can let them serve Brother Hui."

"As enchanting as Yuhe, it will bring Brother Hui bad."

When Mrs. Qing heard this, she felt no dissatisfaction in her heart. She was also worried that the night would be full of dreams, so she smiled and agreed: "Since you have said so, then I will listen to you."

She's waiting to see the joke now.

When Qin Mu takes Yuhe into the room, Mu Zhaozhao will definitely make use of the problem, and it would be even better if she is so angry that she loses her baby.

Therefore, Mu Zhaozhao went back to freshen up, and received Yuhe's deed of sale from the previous room. After reading it, she asked Mint to put it away, and said with a yawn, "Speak to Yuhe later, and let me She can rest easy."

"Yes, the master is kind-hearted and has worked hard for her." Mint sent it out for her: "If she really goes to Qing's house, she will have a bad life."

However, if things hurt their kind, the rabbit will die and the fox will be sad.

If the imperial concubine sends Yuhe away in order not to cause trouble, they will feel a little scared in their hearts, deeply afraid that Yuhe's today will be their tomorrow.

But now seeing the concubine Shizi dealing with his wife because of Yuhe, they liked their master even more in their hearts.

In the next few days, the snow continued intermittently, and it might be more than one meter deep when one foot fell.

Mu Zhaozhao was very fortunate that he had prepared enough food and vegetables before, and the Meng family also sent him a carriage of various vegetables and fruits on the ninth day of the lunar new year. Now he can live in peace even if he can't go out to buy.

But the kitchen of Xuan Ping Hou's mansion was not well prepared.

"What did you say?" Qing Xiangying heard the words of the woman in charge of the kitchen, and said angrily: "The charcoal fire is gone? Isn't there enough meat? How can there be not enough rice and noodles? I think you have eaten them all. right?"

The woman in charge was so frightened that the fat all over her body trembled, and she said with a bitter face: "Madam calm down, the old slave was planning to buy more, but after thinking about it, the Zhuangzi should also send New Year's goods over, so I don't think so. It is necessary to buy too much, but it has been snowing for almost ten days, and Zhuangzi may not be able to deliver it in a short time."

Qing Xiangying took a deep breath and remembered this.

At that time, she handed over 2000 taels of money in the public account to her husband, and privately gave 1 taels to her father, and then the money in the public account was a little tight.

She didn't dare to buy too much, anyway, the Zhuangzi would send it.

But now that it snows heavily and the Chinese New Year is approaching, the price of goods has skyrocketed, making people reluctant to buy them.

But if she doesn't buy it, the Zhuangzi can't send it in in this weather, what should she do?
It's also fortunate that Xuan Pinghou didn't understand these things, otherwise he would definitely be disappointed in himself.

Mrs. Qing didn't expect her sister-in-law to be so unreliable, so she paid attention to her: "You just let your daughter-in-law take care of the kitchen, and pay her the money according to the usual purchase bill, and then she can only pay for it herself. .”

Qing Xiangying was a little moved when she heard this, and then she hesitated when she thought of Mu Zhaozhao's willingness to suffer, "Then what should she do if she doesn't want to? She will definitely use the excuse of being pregnant to refuse."

"As a mother-in-law on your side, if you are willing to let her be the housekeeper, then you think highly of her, and you are justified no matter what."

It was only after Mrs. Qing gave Yuhe's deed of sale that she learned from her son that he spent a thousand taels of silver to redeem him, and she felt that she was at a big loss.

Therefore, now that there is an opportunity to make Mu Zhaozhao suffer and make Mu Zhaozhao difficult, she is full of energy and encourages her desperately.

In the end, Qing Xiangying was persuaded by her sister-in-law.

In fact, she is also reluctant to touch her dowry. Now that the public is running short, she wants Mu Zhaozhao to make up for it.

In Xuanping Hou Mansion, the snow on the main roads is cleared several times a day, so it is still possible to walk around.

When they came to Shi'anju, it happened to be in the middle of the afternoon. Shi'anjuli, sister-in-law and the others led the maids to make several flavors of spring rolls, and fried meatballs, vegetarian balls, and radish balls.

Anyway, the yard is full of tangy fragrance.

Mu Zhaozhao has a good appetite, but neither Mother He nor Nanny Wen dared to let her eat too much of these fried foods, and only let her eat a little of each.

Mu Zhaozhao still wanted to eat after eating, and looked at them eagerly: "I'm so hungry, and the child in my belly still wants to eat."

Sister Wen has learned a lot of things that pregnant women should pay attention to from Mother He these days, and she is very calm when she hears the words: "Concubine Shizi, you should bear it? lest Shizi come back and see you circle around for several times, and won't recognize you as him It would be bad to marry the concubine who came in."

Mu Zhaozhao held his heart in his hands, and looked at her with despair: "Nurse, are you forcing me to go on a hunger strike?"

Sister Wen nodded calmly.

She didn't want to hit Shi Zifei like this, but Shi Zifei's appetite was so good that she wanted to eat anything. Originally, it was less than one hundred catties, but now it was at least about one hundred and ten catties.

She didn't want the concubine to be too fat, because she was afraid of dystocia or something.

Now in her heart, she hoped that the imperial concubine Shi Zi would quickly get angry and throw up whatever she ate, so she wouldn't have to stare at her like this.

She was afraid that if she didn't stare at her, she would eat too much.

Mu Zhaozhao touched his round and tender face, and lay down on the couch with a look of lovelessness and wailed: "Don't stop me, I'm going out for a run, I'm going to dance the baizuo, I'm going to kick the shuttlecock."

"It's because you didn't let me move that I accumulated a lot of fat..."

At first, when Mu Zhaozhao was thinking about it, Nanny Wen and Mother He would explain her and comfort her.

But after listening to it for more than ten days in a row, they can act as if they didn't hear it, and gossip about their parents by themselves.

At this moment, Mint hurried in.

Without waiting for her to speak, Mu Zhaozhao joked with a smile: "What's the matter? You're flustered, as if you've seen a ghost in broad daylight."

Mint hurriedly said: "Concubine Shizi, it's Madam and Mrs. Qing who came here together."

When Mu Zhaozhao heard this, he murmured in a low voice, "No wonder you look so panic-stricken. Seeing them coming is indeed the same as seeing a ghost in broad daylight."

(End of this chapter)