The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 115 The house is full of clouds (1)
It got dark early in winter, and when Zhao Chen came back from the palace, the Hou Mansion had already lit up the lanterns.

Ah Ju also lit the fox lantern in the house.

She was leaning on the hot kang, holding her daughter wrapped in a big red swaddle in her arms, telling her stories in a soft voice.Of course Cancan didn't understand, but she stared at her mother with big black eyes. She looked at her eyes for a while, and her lips that kept opening and closing for a while. Then he continued to stare at his mother, occasionally yelling "Ahhh", or a clear and short excitement, or an adult's inexplicable question, as if he was talking to his mother.

Familiar steady footsteps sounded outside, Ah Ju shook her daughter's little hand: "Daddy is back, does Cancan miss Daddy?"

Cancan grinned, and kicked her short legs in swaddling clothes twice.

Zhao Chen didn't enter the house right away, he took off his cloak outside, drank a cup of hot tea and walked around with the stove in his hands, making sure that there was no more cold outside, then he opened the curtain and faced his wife on the kang. The woman smiled and said, "What are you playing?"

"I asked Cancan if she misses you. Let me give you a hug." Aju sat up on her knees, and handed her daughter to her husband.

Zhao Chenwen took the daughter who was not as heavy as a saddle. Seeing her staring at him with a little novelty, his heart immediately softened. He lowered his head and wanted to kiss his daughter on the cheek, but stopped before touching her, and said to his wife next to him :"come over."

"What's wrong?" Ah Ju asked while leaning forward.

Zhao Chen scented her face, and asked with a smile: "Is it cool?"

Ah Ju was stunned, and then understood what he meant. How dare he be afraid that his lips would be cold so that his daughter would not be afraid of her?

"Liang, don't kiss Cancan." Aju said angrily.

"That's it..." Zhao Chen first laid his daughter on the side of the kang, then raised his legs and knelt down in front of Ah Ju, pressing her back with one hand and lifting her chin with the other, with a gentle smile in his eyes, "Then I cover her Go kiss her again when it's hot." After speaking, he sucked his wife's rosy and plump lips.

Ah Ju started to want to laugh and hide, and couldn't help hugging the man's generous back.

Cancan lay obediently on the side, watching the two most familiar people doing strange things there, watching for a while and then looking at the red lantern above their heads, grabbing with her two little hands, enjoying herself.

After the lingering kiss, not only Zhao Chen's lips became hot, but his whole body became hot.He pinched his wife's bulging part punishingly, knowing that no matter how hot it was, he couldn't continue, so he let go cruelly, turned around to tease his daughter, and his tall figure enveloped Cancan's surroundings.

"Does Cancan miss Dad?" Zhao Chen asked expectantly.

But Cancan wrinkled her face and kicked her legs vigorously, gnashing her teeth.Zhao Chen didn't understand why his daughter was angry, he held his daughter's little hand and coaxed her gently, Cancan didn't buy it at all, his face became more and more wrinkled, his big eyes turned left and right, and when he saw his mother approaching, he curled his lips and was about to cry.

Zhao Chen was wronged and wronged, what did he do, or did his daughter really dislike him that much?

Seeing him sluggish, Aju felt inexplicably wanting to laugh, and moved her to a bright place under her pitiful eyes, pointed to the lantern and said, "You're blocking her from seeing the lantern."

Zhao Chen suddenly realized, seeing his daughter grinning at the lantern, he also forgot the unhappiness just now, moved to the daughter's side, knelt down there and played with Cancan's little hands.Cancan had a lot of strength, grabbed her father's finger and held it tightly, smiling at her father with her big eyes open.Zhao Chen also smiled, taking advantage of his daughter's happiness, he quickly kissed her on the cheek.

Their father and daughter looked at each other happily, Ah Ju sat aside and watched quietly, and reminded after a while: "It's time for a banquet ahead, you go over now?"

Hearing this, Zhao Chen sat up cross-legged, hugged Cancan to his lap, held his daughter's head in his left hand, and let her hold his daughter's head in his right hand, then looked at his wife and asked, "What did they say when they came here? Do you follow carefully?" Let me talk." On the way back to the courtyard, Chen Shou had already told him everything about the Zeng family after they entered the mansion, only Chen Shou couldn't know about the conversation in Wangzhuxuan.

Zhao Chen has always been careful, Ah Ju didn't know what he meant when he asked this question, but he said it all.

Zhao Chen looked down at his daughter, and smiled at her from time to time, Ah Ju wondered if he was listening, but when she mentioned what Madam Tai said when she left, Zhao Chen raised his head and looked at her intently , Ah Ju was quite uncomfortable being looked at by him, turned his head and said, "What are you looking at?"

"Why is your voice getting lower and lower?" Zhao Chen handed Cancan to his wife, and he moved to Ah Ju, hugging her and asking.

"Why didn't I feel that?" Ah Ju lowered her head and refused to admit it.

Zhao Chen couldn't see his wife's careful thinking, although she had no choice but to think wildly, but he liked his wife being so sour occasionally, she didn't like to say that she liked him, the only way to let him know how much she cared about him.Kissing his wife's delicate cheeks, Zhao Chen held both his mother's hands and said: "Don't worry, I have everything, you can take care of it with peace of mind."

Ah Ju looked at the hands held together by the family and nodded.

"Then I'm going over there, you eat first, let the kitchen save some for me, I have to fill my stomach when I come back." Zhao Chen got up and went to the ground, saying while putting on his boots.

"You drink less." Ah Ju told him worriedly.

Zhao Chen gave her a reassuring look, leaned over and touched Cancan's chubby hand, and then he really left.

Ah Ju looked at the slightly shaking curtain, slowly lowered her head, and kissed her daughter.

Rongshou Hall.

Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Zeng sat side by side in the north. On the left of Mrs. Tai was Zhao Yunting, and after a gap was the three brothers and sisters of Zhao Qing.On the opposite side of Mrs. Zeng sat the third master of the Zeng family, Zeng Wenye, the second eldest son of the Zeng family, and Zeng Xuerou happened to be sitting with Zhao Yi.

No matter what people in the room were thinking, they were talking and laughing.

When Zhao Chen came in, apart from the elders, the younger ones all stood up to greet him.

Zhao Chen glanced at each of them, and first bowed to Mrs. Zeng's mother and son: "Cheng Yuan has seen his aunt, grandmother, and third uncle, and he came back late because of something in the yamen. He has to wait for the two elders. Cheng Yuan is really unfilial."

"It's okay, it's okay, Chengyuan was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the emperor at a young age, it's too late for my aunt to be happy, stand up straight for me to see. Well, it's exactly the same as your father when he was young, no wonder they are so promising, they are a few times better than you Uncle is much stronger." Mrs. Zeng boasted enviously.

She gave birth to three sons. The eldest was once the fourth-rank prefect of Liaodong Prefecture, but unfortunately died young. Could it be that he can only take care of household affairs, fortunately he has some knowledge, so he brought it here this time.

"You are too much." Zhao Chen smiled humbly.

Mrs. Zeng shook her head and looked at her son. Third Master Zeng smiled and introduced his nephew to Zhao Chen: "Cheng Yuan, this is Wen Ye's cousin from your uncle's family. He is two months younger than you. I won the seventh place in the first class, so I will stay in the capital this time in preparation for next spring, I heard that you are also very knowledgeable, do you have time to give some advice to Wen Ye?"

"My cousin is busy with official affairs, Wen Ye dare not disturb my cousin, I would be very grateful if my cousin would call Wen Ye once or twice when he is free." Zeng Wenye said politely, the young man with clear eyebrows and eyes, was a man of talent.

Zhao Chen politely declined: "Don't dare, I've only read a few books, so I don't know anything about the imperial examination, but your cousin also won the examination this year, you two can discuss more in normal times."

In fact, there were two cousins, Zhao Qing and Zhao Han, but Zeng Wenye understood who Zhao Chen was referring to, and nodded to Zhao Qing directly: "What my cousin said is right, I just made an appointment with my cousin."

Zhao Qing smiled, Zhao Han lowered his eyes, his face turned pale.

Zhao Chen smiled without saying a word, his eyes fell on the girl beside him.

Zeng Xuerou saluted with a smile: "Xuerou has met her cousin."

Zhao Chen nodded and sat down.

Zeng Xuerou glanced at him, pursed her lips, and returned to her seat. Sensing Mrs. Zeng's implicit gaze, Zeng Xuerou secretly clenched her hands, and looked towards Zhao Chen from time to time while eating, feeling affectionate and timid.

After the meal, everyone drank tea and talked, Zhao Chen suddenly looked at Zeng Xuerou: "I heard from your cousin that you like Cancan very much, but when I went to visit Zhuxuan today, just in time for Cancan to fall asleep, your cousin is very sorry. Cancan sleeps late at night, and is probably still awake, do you want to go and have a look?"

Zeng Xuerou was so shocked that she couldn't help but look at Mrs. Zeng. Seeing that both Mrs. Zeng and Mrs. Tai were smiling, Zeng Xuerou suppressed the nervousness in her heart and nodded, "Cancan is still awake, great, she gave birth She's so pretty, I've always wanted to hug her."

Hearing this, Zhao Chen stood up, bowed his hands and bid farewell to several elders: "Grandmother, please talk slowly, I will take my cousin to see Cancan first."

"Go, go, I'll send your cousin back to her after teasing later." Mrs. Tai said with a smile, and when she looked at Zeng Xuerou again, she became more and more satisfied.Sure enough, her natal family was different. Before she could do anything, the eldest grandson found out by himself, and made decisions for his cousin as soon as he came back. His wife didn't care for Xue Rou to touch her daughter, so he led others to touch her.

Mrs. Zeng was also very satisfied.There are four granddaughters in the family, and all three are of suitable ages. She chose to choose the big granddaughter with the best appearance and bearing. The other two granddaughters also wanted to come, but it was too ostentatious, and it seemed that their family wanted to marry their daughters. like.One succeeded in Zhao Chen's eyes, and with the cooperation of Mrs. Tai, it would not be a problem to drive away the Lin family within a year or two. At that time, my granddaughter would marry into the Hou's mansion immediately, and with the help of Zhao Yunting and his son in the court management, there would be hope for the family to return. It's Beijing.

Master Zeng San and Zeng Wenye both showed joy, but Zeng Wenye looked at Zeng Xuerou with an undetectable regret.

Only the Zhao family members stared at Zhao Chen with strange expressions. Fortunately, the men said that Zhao Yi's face turned pale, and he didn't know what he thought of.

Zhao Chen didn't pay any attention, nodded to Zeng Xuerou, and walked out first.Zeng Xuerou bowed her knees to salute, Xiaobu followed, and her maid followed behind with her cloak in her arms.

The winter night is cold, and the small lanterns can't shine too far.Chen Ping was holding a lantern and walking in front of Zhao Chen on the left, while Zhao Chen led the walk without saying a word.His steps were too big, Zeng Xuerou had to walk quickly to keep up, and while walking, she stared at the back of the man in front of her with complicated eyes.This cousin is not worthy of her in any aspect. He really has a crush on her?

Zeng Xuerou didn't quite believe it, but she couldn't think of what Zhao Chen was going to do by taking her to see Zhuxuan so late.

Ah Ju was also taken aback by Zhao Chen.

(End of this chapter)