into the bosom

Chapter 319
"Don't say no! I don't want to be a widow!" Xu Jiao glared at He Lianshu.

He Lianshu looked at her, with little smiles in his eyes, took the bowl of hangover soup, raised his neck and gulped down the bowl of medicinal soup.

Xu Jiao took the empty bowl with a pale expression, "Go and rest!" Then he went out with the empty bowl.

He Lianshu turned his head to look at her back, the moonlight in his eyes was like water.

After Xu Jiao sent the bowl out, he went back to the clean room to wash. When he came out, He Lianshu was already lying on the couch breathing evenly. Xu Jiao put light steps on his way to make sure he was asleep, and hummed softly. Said, "I'll forgive you for now."

After dimming the candlelight, putting down the curtain, Xu Jiao tiptoed past Helian Shu and entered the inner side of the bed.

The light in the curtain was very dark, she lay on her side with her arms on her pillow, and looked at his somewhat blurred silhouette in the darkness with her eyes open.The night before, she fell asleep a long time ago, and this was the first time in her knowledge that they shared the same bed in a true sense. It was quite novel.It was so novel that she didn't feel sleepy at all.

At this moment, the person beside him turned over, raised his hand to hook her waist, and pulled her into his arms. A helpless sigh sounded above his head and said, "Sleep quickly!"

"Aren't you asleep?" Xu Jiao felt that she had been fooled.

"I was asleep, but I was woken up by the rustling movement of a certain little mouse." He was very sleepy, and his voice was hoarse and magnetic. This pleasant voice can still make people's ears pregnant kind of.What's more, under the circumstances, Xu Jiao's ears suddenly became hot, and the heat was uncontrollable, spreading to all limbs, making her restless.

"Don't move!" He Lianshu's hand on her back was tightened as a warning, and his voice was full of exhaustion, "I'm really tired, let me sleep well."

Hearing what he said, Xu Jiao immediately didn't dare to move, and lay stiff in his arms. After a while, probably feeling hot, he let her go, turned over, faced outside, breathing Gradually smooth and even, presumably fell asleep.

Xu Jiao breathed a sigh of relief, and lay stiff for a while, then turned over and curled up in a ball, closed his eyes, and fell asleep in a daze.

It wasn't until she fell asleep that He Lianshu, who thought he had fallen asleep long ago, rolled over and lay flat on his back, looking sideways at her back lying on her side like a hill, her eyes were full of helplessness, he withdrew his gaze, and stared straight at her. Looking at the roof of the tent in the darkness, two rolls rolled in his throat.

The curtain hung down, and the whole bed was like a closed space, the nostrils were filled with the fragrance of her body, not too strong, but the fragrance permeated the nostrils, followed like a shadow, every breath could not be avoided.

He Lianshu smiled wryly in the dark. He already knew that sleeping with her was a kind of torment in itself. Tonight she was peaceful and didn't do anything. If she did something in the future. God knows, he came to invite Is the self-control that I am proud of still effective?

Unfortunately, everything has only just begun.

Xu Jiao didn't know a certain person's psychological torment at all, but she slept very soundly that night.When I woke up early in the morning, there was no one beside the pillow. When I reached out to touch it, it was already cold, and I didn't know how long I had been walking.Asked by Negative Xue, He Lianshu really took Su Le and others out of the mansion before dawn, and left a message saying that he would not go back to the mansion if he was not free today.

He is a busy person, but she, why does she seem to have nothing to do all of a sudden?No, she patted her cheek, this mentality is not good, she doesn't want to become a yellow-faced woman if she doesn't pay attention!
Just as she was thinking about finding something to do, Hongying came and presented a box, saying that Lang Jun asked her to bring it to his wife before leaving.

When I opened it, it was full of ledgers, rosters, and pairs of cards.

Xu Jiao let out a soft "ah", and suddenly remembered something that she accidentally forgot.

Now that she is married, it's not just as simple as marrying He Lianshu.She is now the hostess of this huge Helian Mansion.

He Lianshu used to be a bachelor, and the whole house was specially refurbished before they got married.This mansion is not small, and there are naturally many people waiting on it.Food and clothing expenses, personnel allocation, and money management are all things.

It's not that Xu Jiao has never learned housekeeping from Mrs. Zhao before.But Hengwuyuan is only a little older, and it's just the mother and daughter's food, both of whom are old, and with the capable help of Qin Niang, it's very simple.

But this Helian Mansion is almost starting from scratch.

Xu Jiao flipped through the roster, but saw that there was only a thin page. After inquiring, she found out that the lack of manpower for the wedding earlier was due to the appointment of His Majesty and dispatched from the palace.

Dude, it's a lot of work just for the staff.Without manpower, how will this huge mansion run?
Xu Jiao thought, Governor Helian is very majestic outside, but who knows that he doesn't care about everything in the mansion, and now he can just throw this mess on her head?
She was worried about being bored just now, but now she has no time to be bored.

When Xu Jiao was frowning at the box with her forehead swollen, Lingxue came in hurriedly and announced "Madam is here".

This lady is naturally not Xu Jiao, so it can only be Mrs. Zhao.

Xu Jiao was taken aback, and hurriedly got up from the couch with her shoes on. Just as she walked out of the inner room, she saw Mrs. Zhao coming from the courtyard gate with Qinniang and Banlan. She hurriedly went up to meet her, "Mother."

She took Mrs. Zhao's hand, and although she didn't ask any questions, Mrs. Zhao understood, "My uncle sent someone to pick me up. I didn't want to at first. You've only been married for a few days, so I'm just rushing here." My son-in-law lives at home and is afraid of being gossiped by others. But the person my uncle sent to pick me up said it was my uncle’s intentions. Whether it’s him or you, they are not afraid of gossip. With him around, probably no one dares to gossip. Let me do him a favor. He said that he is busy with official duties these days and he is afraid that he will neglect you. He is worried that you are not used to things in this mansion, so let me accompany you. He has talked about this , I naturally couldn't shirk it. So I came here."

Xu Jiao was very pleased when he heard it, he smiled, took Mrs. Zhao's arm and said, "It's great that mother is here, I'm worrying now. There are only two masters, me and him, in this huge mansion." , although it has been repaired, many yards are useless. If they are locked up as before, they will be abandoned in a short time. But maintaining yards is expensive, and ah, our mansion There is really a shortage of manpower, and I am so worried that my head hurts, since my mother is here, she must help me to straighten things out."

She shook Mrs. Zhao's arm pitifully, her voice soft and coquettish.

Mrs. Zhao raised her index finger and poked her on the forehead lightly, "I see, I'm afraid my uncle picked me up for this purpose, you, after all, there are fewer things to do, so it's a big deal Son, can you be so worried?"

"What's so difficult about it? If there is a shortage of people, we can just buy them. There are always more people than this mansion, but they don't know the details, and even the relationship is complicated. It's better to find a reliable toothmaid, buy some clean and innocent ones, and use them at the same time." While slowly training, at that time, those who need it will be promoted to be in charge, let them help you manage the people below, everyone performs their own duties, you only need to be the general manager, and then nothing will go wrong."

Mrs. Zhao said the matter in a few words, Xu Jiao nodded straightly, the housekeeper has many ways, and a mansion is like a company, so naturally she can't do everything by herself, so, she only needs to be a CEO, but this The operation of the various departments under his hand still needs the heads of the various departments, as well as the shrimp soldiers and crab generals under him.

Although Xu Jiao still didn't know what to do in detail, after listening to Mrs. Zhao's explanation, she finally had some confidence in her heart, her eyes were bright, she looked at Mrs. Zhao with admiration, and gave her a thumbs up, "Mother is really sharp!"

Mrs. Zhao gave her an annoyed look, and then sighed, "Forget it, I'll teach you slowly these few days! If my own daughter didn't teach well before she got married, I can only take care of this mess. gone."

Xu Jiao didn't care about these things anymore, he cheerfully took Madam Zhao's arm, and then flattered her, "It's great to have my mother here, so I won't be afraid of anything."

Mrs. Zhao is not a procrastinator, so she immediately asked Qinniang to find a familiar and reliable matchmaker.In the next two days, the mother and daughter selected the servants of the mansion together, and arranged them one by one, one carrot and one hole, so that everyone had something to do and someone would take care of everything.According to the management model of later generations, Xu Jiao formulated a system of rewards, punishments and promotions. Mrs. Zhao looked at it coldly and thought it was feasible. Seeing that Xu Jiao had a charter in his heart, he acted more calmly, and seeing that the mansion was running well. According to Xu Jiao's method, there will be no troubles, and everything will be in order soon.

Madam Zhao felt relieved and said goodbye to Xu Jiao, "I have been out for a few days, although you are not afraid of gossiping, but after all, there is no reason to stay at the son-in-law's house and not return, so I will go back in the afternoon."

"Can't mother stay for two more days?" Xu Jiao took her arm, with a pitiful expression on his face, "As you can see, Ashu is too busy to go home all day, and I guard this huge mansion by myself. , can you rest assured?"

"Don't worry! What do I have to worry about? You are a child who looks squeamish and indifferent, but is actually smart and has a plan in his heart. Now he is married to A Shu. He is a calm, well-thought-out and thoughtful child. It's important, he has you in his heart, so he will protect you, tell me, what else do I have to worry about?" Mrs. Zhao said with a smile, she raised her hand and gently brushed Xu Jiao's hair from the sideburns behind her ears, her eyes Remote and loving.

For some reason, that gaze made Xu Jiao feel a little flustered. She couldn't help but roll into Mrs. Zhao's arms, and said shamelessly, "Don't worry! My mother has to worry about me for the rest of her life."

Mrs. Zhao smiled and smoothed her hair, "Silly boy, you are already married, why are you still acting like a child?"

"I am a child. With mother, I will always be a child." Xu Jiao snorted, and after a moment of silence, she hesitated, "Mother, have you heard from father recently?" What Xu Jiao was really worried about was this matter. That time after He Lianshu found Mr. Jiuyi's "book boy" to lie about, Mrs. Zhao seemed to seldom mention cheap father.

This time I came back and lived for a few days, but I never mentioned it once.Xu Jiao felt that something was wrong, and asked Qinniang and Banlan in private, but they said that Madam didn't mention cheap father very much when she was at home, but she was as usual, and there was nothing unusual about her.

Xu Jiao thought over and over again, but still couldn't feel at ease, so he simply tried to find out.

Mrs. Zhao paused slightly for her hand that was running along her hair, but it was only a pause, and then continued to stroke her hair again, with the same strength and frequency as before. "A letter came. It said that the injury is almost healed. After the injury is healed, it will set off and return."

Mrs. Zhao's tone was very flat, and there was nothing unusual about it.Xu Jiao raised his head from her arms, squinted his eyes and smiled at her, "Now mother can't worry, right?" He seemed to be smiling sweetly, but actually he was staring at Mrs. Zhao's reaction.

Mrs. Zhao nodded and said, "Yes! As you said, your father is such an old man, can't he still take care of himself? I am separated from the mountains and rivers, so what can I worry about, but embarrassing myself, let me You are just worried. Don't worry, mother has figured it out, and in the future, don't worry about him. "

Xu Jiao couldn't see any clues from Mrs. Zhao's expression, she nodded with a smile and said, "It's best if mother can figure it out." She lowered her eyes, covering the emotions in her eyes.

"By the way, speaking of your father, have you put away all his paintings?" Mrs. Zhao suddenly remembered this, and asked again.

Xu Jiao nodded, "Of course it's well received. It's just that I'm busy these days, and I still put it in a cage. I have time to look at it in the future." Then, he looked at Mrs. Zhao suspiciously and said, "Mom, but Want to see it?"

Mrs. Zhao shook her head, "No, I'm just asking casually, it's just what you put away."

It seemed that he was just asking casually, and never mentioned it again.

After lunch, Mrs. Zhao really asked Qin Niang and Ban Lan to clean up and prepare to go back to Jing Mansion.

Xu Jiao had to quietly call Qinniang and Banlan to the side again and told them to take care of Mrs. Zhao, and to report in time if there was anything unusual.

Mrs. Zhao insisted on leaving, but Xu Jiao couldn't keep them, so she personally sent them outside the gate of the house.Seeing Mrs. Zhao's carriage slowly driving away from the gate of the mansion, she felt an indescribable emptiness in her heart.

Seeing this, Negative Snow laughed softly, "Ma'am, I really don't want to part with my mother." Who would have thought that the Princess and Madam Zhao would have such a deep mother-daughter bond?

Xu Jiao lowered her eyes and raised her hand to press her heart, always feeling uneasy.

"Go back!" After a long time, the shadow of the carriage was gone, and she faced Xuedao.

The two master and servant turned around, but there was the sound of a carriage rumbling behind them.

The two stopped, looked back, and saw a carriage coming towards this direction, and stopped slowly in front of the gate of the mansion. One person lifted the curtain and jumped off the carriage, and saw that he was standing at the gate of the mansion. The two of them, Xu Jiao and Xu Jiao, paused for a moment, then they came forward, put their right hand on their left chest, made a solemn salute, and said in the words of a Wei official who is not familiar with it, "I have seen Princess Yingyue, give me Greetings, princess."

(End of this chapter)