Good morning Mr. Zhongtang

Chapter 40

Mrs. Li listened to the lecture for an hour, and the presiding master personally sent them to the gate of the mountain. The family bid farewell to the master, got into the two-horse carriage of Fucha Mansion, and went back.

Fu Heng's horse had just stopped in front of Fucha's mansion when Old Liu, the concierge, hurried out to lead the horse for him, saying:

"Oh, Master Ninth, where have you been? The master has asked people to search the house, and told us to let you go to the study as soon as we see you."

Fu Heng didn't seem too surprised by Lao Liu's words. Instead, Li Shi and Tong Wanrou who got off the carriage were more surprised. Li Shi said to Fu Heng:
"Did you sneak out and go to the White Horse Temple with us before you finished talking with your ama?"

"..."

Fu Heng glanced at Tong Wanrou, and without answering Mrs. Li, he said to Old Liu: "Okay, okay, I understand, I'll go in a while."

But Lao Liu refused to let go: "No, Master Ninth, the master said, I will let you go immediately when I see you!"

Fu Heng still had a reluctance on his face. Tong Wanrou was really anxious to see Lao Liu. Presumably, she was forced to be anxious by her father-in-law. Although she didn't know what her father-in-law said to him, she was so disgusted with him that even the study room didn't like it. She is willing to go, but Tong Wanrou knows that no matter whether Xianggong is willing to go or not, he will eventually go, because he is not a person who disregards the overall situation, so he probably just wants to procrastinate a little bit.

Then he said aloud: "Xianggong, since father-in-law has already said it, don't delay..."

Fu Heng pouted coquettishly at her, and then reluctantly followed Lao Liu to the study.

Looking at her son's back, Mrs. Li couldn't help shaking her head: "This child can also listen to you, the older he is, the more disobedient he is."

Tong Wanrou looked at Li Shi and smiled, and then took the initiative to help her walk in. On the way, Tong Wanrou couldn't help asking:
"I don't know what father-in-law wants to discuss with Xianggong, why is he in such a hurry."

Mrs. Li sighed slightly: "What else can he discuss with Heng'er. Your grandfather has made great achievements in reporting the nine admirals, but now he is forced to stay in the capital by the emperor. A fifth-rank official has become a second-rank official, and the emperor's reuse of Hanchen has caused a great uproar in the court, your father-in-law must have asked Heng'er to tell him about serving in front of the imperial court."

Tong Wanrou was surprised: "Is my grandfather promoted to be a second-rank official? That's great."

Mrs. Li smiled bitterly: "It's good, but it's too late. No one thought that the current emperor would dare to reuse an old man who was always rumored to be pedantic by the outside world, let alone a Hanchen , now everyone is guessing when your grandfather offended Shengyan and was demoted back to his hometown to farm the land."

Tong Wanrou laughed at what Li said, and said: "Since I have been promoted, there is absolutely no reason to be demoted. However, I am afraid that it is not easy to talk about the matter before the emperor."

She has stayed in the palace so she knows that when the imperial errand looks envious of others, seeing the holy face every day, she has many more opportunities to make meritorious deeds than ordinary people, but, as everyone knows, accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger, you don't know , Lord Long Live is in a good mood today, is there anyone who will offend Lord Long Live, and then get hurt by Chi Yu... Now that Xianggong is working in front of the imperial court, if something really leaks out, even the officialdom will come to an end.

No wonder Xianggong took the opportunity to sneak out of the house, because he was really embarrassed.

After returning to the small courtyard, Mrs. Li went to the Buddhist hall, Tong Wanrou also returned to the room, took a comfortable hot bath, and was sitting in front of the mirror combing her hair when the door was opened.

She poked her head out to see that it was Fu Heng, so she didn't hide much, she was still wearing a thin embroidered jacket and sitting in front of the dressing table made of incense sandalwood.

"Father is willing to let you back? Didn't you sneak away again?"

Tong Wanrou held her wet hair in her palm and combed it one after another, she couldn't help joking.

Fu Heng walked behind her, took the comb in her hand naturally, hooked a stool with his toes and sat down, combed Tong Wanrou's hair carefully, and then answered her question:
"Why am I running away? He can't ask anything about me, and it's not an option to force me to stay."

Tong Wanrou turned her head and smiled at him, she knew that Xianggong was a conservative.

"Some things really cannot be said, as long as they are said, it is wrong, and some mistakes cannot be corrected at all."

"..." Hearing Tong Wanrou's words, Fu Heng couldn't help but stop combing her hair, turned her around, stretched out his hand to scratch her chin, and said with a smile:

"After a month of training in the palace, the way I speak is different. After all, I am going to be the aunt in charge. As soon as I open my mouth, I can't help but admire and admire."

Seeing the cunning in his eyes, Tong Wanrou couldn't help but hit him on the shoulder, angrily trying to snatch the comb from Fu Heng's hand, but Fu Heng dodged it first, Tong Wanrou lost her balance and fell into Fu Heng's hand. Only then did he realize that he had fallen into someone's trap and wanted to struggle, but it was too late.

Fu Heng locked her in his arms, and looked at her cheek so close at hand, didn't he sigh:
"Oh, I haven't seen you for more than ten days. My wife has lost weight again. It hurts me to see my husband."

Tong Wanrou was amused by his excellent performance in singing and acting: "You have lost a lot of weight too. We are called husbands and wives."

Fu Heng looked at her and smiled, admiring Tong Wanrou's description: "That's right, the husband sings and the wife follows. Hmm... Then the husband is going to rest next time, the lady would like to go with her?"

Tong Wanrou glanced seductively at him, and deliberately pressed her lips close to his and said, "As a wife, you should follow her."

"..."

Fu Heng had never seen such an enchanting Tong Wanrou before. Finally, he couldn't hold back and hugged Tong Wanrou, bit her soft lips lightly, and whispered in her ear:

"Little goblin, see how I can punish you."

The two of them fell heavily on the bed, and the curtain at the head of the bed was quickly lowered. After a short while, there were bursts of low voices, enchanting the night and enchanting the dawn.

The next day, the exhausted young couple didn't want to get up until the sun was high, which was something they had never experienced since they got married.

Mrs. Li set up breakfast, and sent someone to watch outside the door several times, but they didn't open the door. As someone who had been there, she naturally knew the reason for this, so she just shook her head and reluctantly withdrew the people.

After the two got up, Mrs. Li wanted to cook lunch for them again, but Fu Heng said to her again:
"Grandfather asked me to go to the post station for dinner today, and asked me to bring my daughter-in-law with me. Would you like to go with me?"

Mrs. Li frowned in confusion: "When did your grandfather ask you out?"

Fu Heng shrugged and replied: "I met him in the palace once, and he made an appointment. I forgot to tell you before."

"..."

Faced with Fu Heng's laughter, Li Shi looked like he wanted to beat him up, but in the end he couldn't do it. Fu Heng was not beaten, so he came up to him with a smile, and said to Li Shi:
"Why don't you go with us. Grandpa's place doesn't need a pair of chopsticks for you."

There was a light of "I want to go very much" in Li's eyes, but after the fleeting joy, he recovered his composure, shook his head and said:

"Forget it, your grandpa is in the limelight now, and your grandma is worrying. If I go to see your grandpa now, maybe you will misunderstand me." After Li finished speaking, she regretted Sighing, she said to Fu Heng and Tong Wanrou: "You guys go. I'll stay at home. Anyway, Fifth Aunt invited me to play leaf cards in the afternoon, so I have something to do anyway."

Fu Heng and Tong Wanrou looked at each other, then walked out of the yard holding hands.After sitting on Fulu, he had already led the horse guarding the door, and the two rode together and walked to the post station.

While walking, Tong Wanrou couldn't help asking Fu Hengdao:
"Sir, is this fifth aunt getting too close to our mother recently?"

Fu Heng rubbed on the top of her hair, smelling her fragrance with the tip of his nose, and said:
"It's almost nothing. Fifth Yiniang has been in the mansion for many years, and she has always been very peaceful, and she can't make any big waves. Perhaps she has seen her mother's status in the mansion rise recently, so she is in a hurry to post it. .”

"..."

After hearing Fu Heng's explanation, Tong Wanrou nodded in reassurance. After all, Fifth Yiniang just got close to her mother-in-law and didn't do anything bad. Her worries were completely superfluous.

The two rode horses to the post station to look for Li Zheng. Although Li Zheng had just been made a servant of the Ministry of Officials, the mansion had not yet been settled, so he still lived in the post station.

The official at the station told him that Mr. Li went out with his friends early this morning, and asked them to pass on a message to those who came to see him, saying that the meeting place has changed to Shili Pavilion in the suburbs, and they asked you to buy two catties of flower carvings and five catties of beef , five catties of mutton, some vegetables, fruits and snacks, take them with you.

Fu Heng and Tong Wanrou couldn't help being overwhelmed by the grandfather's unreasonable behavior, and Fu Heng couldn't help complaining:
"Hey, this old man is too much, isn't he playing with his grandson?"

Tong Wanrou stared at him for a long time before saying coldly to Fu Heng:
"Isn't the old man just playing with his grandson?"

"..."

Fu Heng touched his nose, pinched Tong Wanrou's cheek as if complaining privately, then hugged her waist, put her on the horse's back again, and then turned over and sat on it.

Remembering that their grandfather told them to take things to the suburbs, the two returned to the city helplessly, bought the things that their grandfather asked for, and then rode their horses to the suburbs.

Compared with Fu Heng's complaints, Tong Wanrou felt very fresh, not to mention that she had never been to the suburbs for an appointment, let alone eating in the countryside, it must be free and unrestrained.

In addition, the sun is just right today and the cool breeze is refreshing. If you can find a secluded bamboo forest, spread a piece of silk cloth, place some delicious wine, melons, fruits and dishes, and drink and eat with your loved ones, that picture is just a dream. It feels good to think about it.

This kind of joyful mood of instant enjoyment made Tong Wanrou even feel disappointed that she was going back to the palace next evening, and she was full of anticipation for her and her husband's first trip to the countryside.

(End of this chapter)