Good morning Mr. Zhongtang

Chapter 53

In the early morning of the second day, Tong Wanrou got up and dressed neatly, and then went to wait outside Li's room to meet her. After Li got up, she was surprised to see her waiting, and felt relieved that this daughter-in-law would always remember her duty.

The mother and daughter were both in a good mood, and went to the back kitchen to prepare breakfast together.

Because Li Rongbao rested in the Li family's yard yesterday, the breakfast was richer and more delicate than usual. Tong Wanrou stayed in the palace for two years, so she naturally learned a few things from the royal chef in the palace. Now she is the only one People can also make a big dish with seven plates and eight bowls.

Today she showed off her dim sum skills and made rose cakes, crispy pan-fried buns and steamed tofu. Li Shi made flower rolls and made bee cakes. I heard that my father-in-law loves to drink bean juice with bee cakes made by my mother-in-law Son.

After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law put the breakfast on the table, Li Rongbao and Fu Heng walked in hand in hand. Fu Heng's expression was no longer playful as before, but he kept the etiquette of father and son, monarch and minister, and treated Li Rongbao well-behaved.

Li Rongbao looked at him like this, and wanted to say something, but when he saw Li Shi and Tong Wanrou's probing eyes, he waved his hands and asked everyone to sit down together.

"I'm going to Shanxi at the beginning of next month at the latest. Shanxi is no better than the capital, and the folk customs are tough, so don't take it lightly, you know?"

Li Rongbao took the bee cake from Mrs. Li, but still did not forget to tell Fu Heng.

After Fu Heng nodded, he lowered his head and took a sip of the porridge. Tong Wanrou rolled up his sleeves and put a chopstick of pickles for him on a small plate beside him. Fu Heng secretly smiled at her. Li Rongbao watched their little actions, He couldn't help but set his eyes on this daughter-in-law who he hadn't looked at well since entering the door.

Two years of court life made her look a lot calmer, and her beauty is indeed beautiful, no wonder she will tie her son's heart, but a beautiful servant does not last long, and said with eyes closed:
"By the way, who are you going to bring with you to Shanxi? Do you want me to prepare for you?"

Fu Heng looked up at Li Rongbao, shook his head lightly, and said, "Ama doesn't need to worry about it, the emperor has sent four or five confidant guards to accompany me to protect it, so it seems safe."

Li Rongbao looked at the serious Fu Heng, then quickly glanced at Tong Wanrou and said:

"I'm not worried about the guard. I'm talking about...a woman. My daughter-in-law is always a lady. It's always bad to go to Shanxi with you in public. If you are afraid of being lonely on the journey, you can..."

Before Li Rongbao finished speaking, he was interrupted by Fu Heng and said:

"Ama, I'm Wanrou's husband-in-law. She follows me out, how can I show her face? With her following me, I think I won't be alone. If I leave her at home, I'm the one with both ends of my heart, and I'm always restless. "

Li Rongbao was stunned by Fu Heng's words, and when Li saw this, he smoothed things over and said:

"Wanrou is at home, why are you so uneasy?"

Fu Heng looked at Li Rongbao, and naturally knew what he was planning. Dang even looked at Li Shi, and stopped talking happily.

The atmosphere at the dinner table froze immediately, Tong Wanrou flipped down her chopsticks, and said solemnly to Li Rongbao:
"Ama, don't worry, my daughter-in-law will definitely take good care of my husband. Although Wanrou is a weak woman, she also understands the principle of marrying and obeying her husband. My husband went to Shanxi to take up the post. How can a wife enjoy happiness at home? It's no better than marching and fighting. I can't help you, but I can take care of them within my ability. Please rest assured, Ama."

Tong Wanrou's statement made Fu Heng secretly wink at her happily. Li Rongbao saw that she had already said that, so he couldn't say anything more, and gave away the idea in his heart of taking this opportunity to give his son a few concubines. pressed down.

He sighed secretly, but he wasn't too worried.

Heng'er is still young after all, and the daughter-in-law here is indeed quite pretty, she can be affectionate and lingering when she is young, but looking at it in a few years, he is not worried that his son will not learn to take concubines.

After breakfast, everyone had their own thoughts, and since Tong Wanrou said those words, everyone had a tacit understanding and didn't say anything more.

After breakfast, Fu Heng went outside to attend an appointment, and bid farewell to some of his close friends in the capital.

Li Shi and Tong Wanrou were sitting in the flower hall collecting flowers and talking, Wu Yiniang came with several gift boxes and cloths, Tong Wanrou didn't know why, after Wu Yiniang gave her a friendly smile, she went to Li Shi's side, He bowed politely and said:

"Mrs. Side, these were rewarded to me by my lord last night. I dare not accept them. I will show them to you today."

Tong Wanrou looked at Wu Yiniang in surprise. What happened at home during the two years she entered the palace? She went to take care of her again, and she was grateful for all this, obeyed her mother-in-law, and asked for instructions in every possible way.

Mrs. Li glanced at those things, smiled and said to her:

"You just accept what the lord gives you. What are you doing with me? You don't need to thank me. Letting the lord go to your room again is not my credit, but your own ability. You just need to serve the lord well." , will you miss these in the future?"

Fifth Yiniang's face overflowed with joy, and she complimented Mrs. Li even more:

"Ji Yao will never forget Madam's great kindness to Ji Yao. In the future, if Madam has any errands, just ask Ji Yao to do it."

Mrs. Li looked at Ji Yao with a smile, and nodded gently to her, and then Fifth Aunt Ji Yao moved the things back.

After she left, Tong Wanrou couldn't help asking:
"Mom, what's going on? You and Fifth Aunt..."

Mrs. Li put a saved flower on Tong Wanrou's hair, making her more beautiful, and then said:

"Your mother, I just figured it out. If you want to survive in this family, you can't rely on fighting alone. The eldest lady used to cooperate with other concubines to suppress and bully me. I endured it, but I endured it for more than 20 years. What benefits do children bring, so I decided not to bear it anymore. Anyway, I have had this exclusive dream for more than 20 years, and I should wake up. If a man really wants to treat you well, he will not make you wait for 20 years. He cheated Me, then why do I have to give him all my sincerity. When you are on the scene, I will act, and everything is about the overall situation. "

Tong Wanrou looked at Li Shi's hands playing on her temples, stared at her eyes, and asked stupidly:
"What's the big picture?"

Seeing her cute staring eyes, Mrs. Li couldn't help laughing, scratched her nose, and said dotingly: "You, it's in vain for you to stay in the palace for so long."

Tong Wanrou smiled again, and said to Mrs. Li:
"Mother, can you be sure that the overall situation will be facilitated?"

Seeing her being mischievous, Mrs. Li didn't intend to hide it: "Seventy to eighty percent, I have already talked about this matter with your grandfather, and he said that as long as the Guerjia family really fell, he would still be willing to help. "

Tong Wanrou nodded, and Mrs. Li said again: "I heard from my lord that the Guerjia family may not grow any longer, and my lord has the intention to avoid it. It has been more than half a year since I have been in the Guerjia family's room, and I have ignored it to the outside world. The man who wears the Guarga family."

Tong Wanrou thought of the Guerjia family's strong appearance in the past, and now she is afraid that it will fall hard. However, such a family marriage does not have much true feelings in it. The father-in-law would marry for the reputation and status of the Guerjia family. She, then today it is entirely possible to neglect her in order to preserve the Fucha family.

"Because I'm not a first wife, my children are looked down upon wherever they go. If I don't seize this opportunity again, I'll be really sorry for you."

Tong Wanrou knew that a large part of what she did was for Fu Heng and her sister. When she was grateful for her mother's greatness, she couldn't help asking:

"What about Fifth Aunt? Why did Mother get so close to her? I heard that Fifth Aunt's background is not very..."

Without waiting for Tong Wanrou to finish speaking, Mrs. Li took the lead and said, "It's not clean. I know."

"..." Tong Wanrou was puzzled: "Mother knew she was still so close?"

"That's why I let her come close. I want to work in the mansion, and I can't do without help. The other aunts are too ambitious and have the capital. Only the fifth aunt came from a brothel. No matter how much the adults dote on her in the future, her The identity is also there, and those who cannot sit in high positions, since I have made up my mind about the path I will take in the future, I will definitely not cultivate a woman who may threaten my position in the future."

It was only then that Tong Wanrou suddenly realized that she admired Li Shi's plan for a rainy day. Seeing Li Shi like this, it was not difficult to imagine why the concubine Xian in the palace was so outstanding.

The mother and daughter are doing their best to make each other's lives better. Tong Wanrou feels that this is what a normal family should look like with such a family that cares about each other. Such a family can become a harbor, Let them come back to rest when they are tired, and then set out with new dreams to realize one by one, and then, everyone enjoys the beauty after the dream is realized, this is life, isn’t it?
Although the eldest wife Guarjia has not abdicated yet, anyone with a discerning eye can feel that Li's status in the family has risen, because, in the past half a year, the big and small things in the mansion have gradually become a matter of getting Li. The point where it can only be carried out with the permission of Mr. Shi.

Fu Heng and Tong Wanrou were going to Shanxi to take up the post together, and this result was beyond everyone's expectation.

Fu Heng entered the palace two years ago as a fourth-class bodyguard. In a very short period of time, he was able to gain the trust of the emperor, and he jumped up and down again and again. He was really popular.

Everyone has eyes and has seen everything. Fu Xin, the sixth son who entered the palace with Fu Heng back then, has been in the guard camp for two years, serving as his fourth-class guard. He has not heard of any outstanding achievements or qualifications from him. mediocre.

Mrs. Li arranged a lot of carriages and horses for them, because Fu Heng was going to serve as the governor of Shanxi. How exaggerated Fu Heng's management is, even Li Rongbao can't say anything, let alone other people.

The night before his departure, Mrs. Li pulled Tong Wanrou into the room, insisted on giving her several 1 taels of banknotes, and told her to keep her bouquet, but the expenses for their trip to Shanxi were kept by the general ledger. Additional expenses.

Tong Wanrou felt uneasy, so she told Fu Heng about the matter. Seeing that she was uneasy, Fu Heng comforted her in turn:
"Okay, okay, since my mother gave it to you, then you can accept it. She is also worried that you are a woman, and if you go to a place where you don't know where you live, if I can't be relied on, you can come back by yourself."

Tong Wanrou couldn't laugh or cry at what he said, and asked instead: "Are you unreliable?"

Fu Heng pretended to think, and said to Tong Wanrou after a long time: "My mother didn't give me any money, and all the money I got from the mansion is with you. A man becomes bad only when he has money, but I don't have any money around me. How did it go bad?"

When he said this, his expression was wrong, and he leaned close to Tong Wanrou's ear stickily, and said softly:
"Now my lady, you are really a little rich woman. You must not become bad. As a husband, I will serve you well..."

"Don't make trouble!"

Tong Wanrou was tickled by his warm breath, and couldn't help dodging, but he caught her right in the face, and after a whirlwind, she was carried on his shoulders and thrown onto the bed.

"what--"

The moment she exclaimed, Fu Heng had already pulled down the curtains on both sides, and then only heard a commotion inside the curtains, and then gradually calmed down, turning into a blushing sound.

(End of this chapter)