Lu family's daughter-in-law

Chapter 214 Ending
Ruixue is a prosperous year.

Snowflakes as big as goose feathers rustled down, and Ning Xiang sat in the warm pavilion where the earth dragon was burning, and put Brother Rong who had just fallen asleep in her arms on the kang.Brother Rong is almost four months old, and he has grown a lot. He is lying there comfortably, with the corners of his mouth turned up, as if he is smiling.Ningxiang looked at her son and smiled, and suddenly heard familiar footsteps outside.

"Sister-in-law." The maid Huaping raised the curtain, and A Tao came in, seeing Brother Rong lying on the bed, A Tao was slightly surprised, and asked softly, "Brother Rong fell asleep?"

Ning Xiang nodded and waved to her sister, "It's snowing, why are you here? Is it cold?"

A Tao held the copper hand stove in her hand, took off her cloak outside, sat next to Ning Xiang on the kang, shook her head and smiled: "It's not cold, but I'm warm with clothes. If you don't believe me, sister-in-law, touch my hand." The little hand took the initiative Posted by my sister-in-law.

It's really hot.

Ning Xiang held her younger sister's hand and looked at A Tao with a smile. The 11-year-old girl has watery peach eyes and a face that looks a bit like her aunt Lu's.When she was in Donglin Village, A Tao studied with Pan Shi, and she was already smarter than other girls in the village. After coming to Beijing, she learned the rules from the nunnery for more than three months, and she already has the charm of an official lady.

"What did Mr. Su teach you this morning?" Ning Xiang asked curiously. Chu Wen also hired a female teacher to teach A Tao, and now she is teaching A Tao. , Ningxiang had nothing to do, and she followed A Tao's class intermittently for more than a month. She also specially learned the manners and manners that Mrs. Hou should master.

Lu Cheng is the busiest one. He stays in the study with Chu Wen every day, and even goes out to dinners from time to time. Although Lu Cheng was careless the day he first entered Beijing, he is actually very proud and doesn't want to change his temper, but his manners are very special. Seriously, I will read books before going to bed at night, trying my best to help my son.

Thinking of Anan, Ningxiang's thoughts drifted to the palace, but she couldn't hear what A Tao was saying.

I don't know what method Xiao Luo used to persuade Anan. She and Lu Cheng took turns telling Anan's words, but Anan refused to tell them. On the third day after explaining his identity, he followed Xiao Luo into the palace with a sullen face.The only thing that made Ningxiang happy was that Anan recognized her ancestors, but he still regarded her and Lu Cheng as parents in his heart. The night before he left, he hugged her and refused to let go, saying that he had come to see her for half a month Once, let the mother not forget him, and she must not like her younger brother more than him...

After entering the palace to learn etiquette for half a month, Xiao Luo formally decreed that Anan be the crown prince and Miss Feng the queen.

As early as the day Anan entered the palace, his life experience spread under Xiao Luo's hint. There were rumors about Lu Cheng and Miss Feng in the streets and alleys, but they were quickly suppressed. After all, no one dared to speak out about the royal family.As for the civil and military officials, seeing Anan standing with the emperor with their own eyes, none of them doubted Anan's blood, and after returning home, they repeatedly warned the women in the inner court not to speak nonsense.

Anan became the prince, and Lu Chengningxiang, as the adoptive parents who raised the prince, received more favors when they went out as guests. Even if the couple occasionally made small mistakes, no one dared to laugh at them face to face.But this kind of situation is rare after all. On the contrary, Guoer, who is young and ignorant, once took her new friend to play in the mud. Keep praising Guoer's innocence...

In other words, Guo'er has more face than their parents.

This is not surprising, Guo'er enters the palace every three days, Anan is partial to his sister, not to mention, Xiao Luo also likes Guo'er very much, he often hugs Guo'er in his arms, and even carries Guo'er on his shoulders. , and made an exception to seal Guo'er as Princess Funing.The little girl was so spoiled by the royal father and son that she couldn't think of leaving.

Guoer is not at home today.

Ning Xiang was worried, "Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year, Guo'er won't come back during the Chinese New Year, right?"

Because Brother Rong was too young, Lu Cheng sent a letter to his relatives in Tai'an Mansion in advance, saying that he would not go home to celebrate the New Year this year, and that their family was not stable in the capital, so he did not invite relatives to come to the capital for the time being, and everyone will be better next year It was bustling and bustling, people couldn't go back, and they gave away a lot of New Year's goods... Besides the house, Xiao Luo also rewarded them with a lot of money.

A Tao smiled and said: "That's impossible, I will definitely come back during the Chinese New Year."

Ning Xiang snorted, and decided to take good care of her daughter when she came back, Xiao Luo doted on her, she and Lu Cheng should be strict, otherwise the little girl would grow up to be lawless.

The two mothers chatted softly, and it was almost noon when Lu Cheng came back from "school" in the front yard. Brother Rong just woke up, and the father and father were playing with wide-eyed eyes.A Tao ate here at noon, and went to take a break after eating, Ning Xiang carried her son to the inner room, and Lu Cheng followed closely behind.

"Xiang'er, Chu Wen started to teach me the art of war today." Lu Cheng took off his outer robe, looked at his wife who climbed onto the kang to put his son to sleep.

Ning Xiang raised her heart, and asked him nervously: "What are you doing learning the art of war? Does the emperor still want you to lead troops to fight?"

Lu Cheng knew more and more, and became more and more confident when going out as a guest. Ning Xiang was quite proud of her husband, but she didn't want Lu Cheng to be a general at all.The kung fu moves I learned halfway are good for dealing with a few hooligans. On the battlefield, they are definitely not as good as those experienced enemies. Ningxiang is afraid that something will happen to her husband.

"No, officialdom is like a battlefield, and the principles are the same. I won't go to war even if I'm asked to." Lu Cheng put his robe on the screen, lifted his long legs onto the kang, and hugged Ningxiang from behind, "My daughter-in-law She's so beautiful, I want to stay at home with her every day, during the day and at night..." As she said that, her hand became dishonest.

Ning Xiang pushed him, but she didn't. As soon as Brother Rong fell asleep, Lu Chengcheng pulled her into the bed.

"Don't make trouble, aren't you afraid that it will spread and make people laugh?" Ning Xiang didn't want to come during the day and struggled not to cooperate.

"Who would make a joke?" Lu Cheng grabbed her hands with one hand, gnawed at her angrily, and leaned into her ear and told her, "As long as a man is a man, no matter how big or small he is, he is the same in front of his wife. Only when it is spread out will colleagues look down upon it...Xiang'er, when I went out the day before yesterday, I heard that the Master of the Ministry of Rites once loved his concubine in the garden, and was bumped into by his grandson. People are envious, and when the weather gets warmer, let's try it too."

"Shut up, you won't learn anything good all day long!" Ning Xiang pouted at him.

"I won't learn it well. I'll let you try my newly learned moves today." Lu Cheng's breathing became heavier, and he pulled the quilt to cover up the figures of the couple.

Half an hour later, Lu Cheng got out of bed and continued to "study" refreshed.

Ningxiang lay exhausted under the quilt, stretched out her hand to see, there were two strangle marks on her snow-white wrist, she was gnashing her teeth in anger, but she was too tired, she couldn't care less about getting angry after a while, she looked at her son who was sleeping next to her, and closed her eyes. She dozed off and was woken up by her son's crying.

Ningxiang carried her son to her bed, and Brother Rong couldn't wait to bury her in his mother's arms, gurgling to eat.

Ning Xiang took a breath, and continued to scold Lu Cheng in her heart.

After feeding her son, Ning Xiang was no longer sleepy, she was getting dressed, and just after washing her face, Lu Cheng came back and looked at her excitedly after entering the room, "Xiang'er, the emperor said that he will come to our house for dinner tonight, and he won't be here tomorrow." Here we are, let Anan accompany us to celebrate the New Year ahead of schedule." Tomorrow night there will be a palace banquet in the palace, Xiao Luo Anan can't get away.

Ning Xiang was so happy that she hurriedly called two big maids and told them to tell the kitchen to prepare it properly.

"Since it's the New Year's Eve dinner, let's make dumplings." Lu Cheng looked at his wife with emotion. Last year, Ningxiang Atao made dumplings. He hugged his daughter and led Anan Amu to watch. Although a year has passed, last year, The year before last, every year he spent with his son, Lu Chengcheng remembered clearly.

"Okay, I'll make dumplings and let the kitchen make more good dishes." Ning Xiang was happy, and she would do whatever her husband said.

At dusk, a carriage stopped outside the gate of Hou's mansion in the snowstorm. The concierge wanted to go in to communicate, but Xiao Luo refused to let him. He got out of the carriage first, then carried Anan Amu down to the ground, and finally picked up Guo'er, who was wearing a plum red cloak, walked towards the Hou Mansion with an umbrella in hand.Amu is now Anan's accompanying student. The uncle and nephew are studying together in the imperial study. The Taifu's teaching is much stricter than Chu Wen's teaching Lu Cheng. In just three months, Amu Anan has lost his childishness and no longer runs in. Slowly follow Xiao Luo.

Only the dark eyes of the children betrayed their joy, and they didn't come back for half a month, and they were all homesick.

"Mother!" Going around the screen, Guo'er shouted loudly, and the crunchy child's voice pierced through the heavy snow and spread to the backyard.

Ning Xiang had just made the dumplings and washed her hands, when she heard her daughter's voice, she hurriedly greeted Lu Cheng out.

"Don't kneel, it's not the first time you've come back. We agreed that we're all family members. If you're so polite, I won't bring Anan back." Xiao Luo said displeasedly to dissuade the two who wanted to kneel in advance.

Anan's eyelashes trembled, he didn't like to hear it.

Guo'er looked at the emperor's uncle, snorted, and twisted her body to go down: "Then I won't go to the palace to play, neither I nor brother will accompany you."

Xiao Luo laughed, kissed Guo'er's face, touched Anan's head, followed Lu Cheng and his wife into the room, knowing that Ningxiang and Anan couldn't let him go, Xiao Luo thoughtfully talked to Lu Cheng outside, letting The mother and the others went to the house to catch up on the old days.

"Is Anan tired from studying?" In the inner room, Ning Xiang sat on a chair, supported Anan's shoulders and asked with concern, looked up and down, and smiled, "Anan seems to have grown taller again." Others regarded Anan as The prince, Ningxiang still regards the prince as her son in private.

"I'm not tired. The Taifu praised me yesterday." Anan stared at his mother intently. In the palace, he missed her the most.

Guo'er was lying on the kang teasing her younger brother, when she heard this, she stood up, touched the top of her head and told her mother, "Mother, I have grown taller too!"

Ningxiang glanced at her daughter perfunctorily, and continued to ask Anan.My daughter will stay at home tonight, so don't worry.

Guo'er saw that her mother was being perfunctory, and complained, "Mother prefers brother."

Ningxiang didn't expect her daughter to look at people's faces, and she was a little embarrassed. When she looked up and saw her younger brother standing in front of the kang, she felt guilty, and quickly called Amu to her, asked the same question again, and continued to ignore her daughter.Anan originally wanted to spend more time with his mother, but when he saw his sister's mouth was getting higher and higher, he went over to play with her in a sensible way.

After asking about the children's daily life and studies in the palace recently, Ning Xiang was very pleased. In fact, every time the children came back, Ning Xiang could see that they were more sensible, especially Anan, who treated her and Lu Cheng the same as before. When Feng Yan glanced at the servants in the mansion, his eyes were cold, more majestic than the emperor.

Will he become a cold-faced emperor when he grows up?

Ningxiang looked at Anan with a full smile, and couldn't help thinking wildly in her heart, wondering what the children would look like when they grew up.

After sitting for a while, dinner was ready, the maid asked outside if the meal was passed, Ning Xiang answered, and led the children, big and small, out of the house.

A square low table was placed on the kang, Xiao Luo Anan sat on the east side, Guo Er was next to her elder brother, A Mu was next to her, A Tao was next to Ning Xiang, and Ning Xiang and Lu Cheng were sitting on the west.Fearing that Xiao Luo would be upset by the crying of the child, Ning Xiang handed Brother Rong over to the nurse for the time being.

The dumplings that were just served were steaming, and bowls of dumplings filled the dining table, dispelling the cold of winter.

After the wine was warmed in the kitchen, Lu Cheng poured wine for Xiao Luo first, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, this is the best wine we have here, how about you try it?"

Xiao Luo nodded, picked up the wine glass, and drank it in one swoop. It is definitely not as good as the tribute wine in the palace, but it also has a kind of simplicity.

"Anan, you pour a glass of wine for your father, and another glass for your father Lu Cheng."

Xiao Luo looked down at his son, privately he allowed his son to continue calling Lu Cheng's father, but only in private.

Because of the secret that only the two of them knew, and because Xiao Luo was very kind to Guo'er, Anan had accepted the emperor's father, stood up obediently, held the wine pot in a dignified manner, and poured it for the emperor first. Go up, then pick it up, and respectfully said: "Please drink, father."

Xiao Luo smiled and took the wine cup.

Anan looked at his father on the opposite side, and turned around with the jug in hand. Lu Cheng looked at his son, and turned his body to facilitate Anan's pouring.Well, Anan also picked up the wine glass, and when he looked up at Lu Cheng, there was more intimacy in his phoenix eyes than when he was looking at Xiao Luo, and the corners of his mouth slightly turned up when he opened his mouth, "Please drink, daddy."

Lu Cheng was very satisfied, and he also threw it all together.

Just when everyone thought that Anan was going to go back, Anan suddenly turned to his mother, put the wine cup that his father had just put down in front of her, and poured wine for her, "Take mother to drink."

Ningxiang's eyes were wet all of a sudden, she rarely drank, she took the wine cup handed by her son without hesitation, and swallowed it in one gulp, but unfortunately she was so passionate, her throat didn't cooperate, she choked, she turned her back and coughed.I don't know who laughed first, when Ning Xiang calmed down and turned around, she saw that everyone at the table was laughing at her, they were as honorable as the emperor, and they became family members at this time.

Ning Xiang also smiled, and praised her son gently: "A Nan is so good, go back quickly."

Anan hummed, looked at his beautiful mother, and calmly returned to his seat.

The laughter continued, lingering and scattered, and floated out of the window. Snowflakes seemed to hear it, and gradually became gentle.

(End of this chapter)