Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 180

His wife is gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable and courteous, as Huang Junyao saw at first sight, he was quite satisfied in his heart, and when he was satisfied, he thought of a matchmaker. This matchmaker is the king of Beijun!
Huang Junyao suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was much heavier. He went out early and returned late, and tried his best to deal with various matters inside and outside the government office. He was so busy that his newlywed wife couldn't see him.

That night, he didn't return until late at night. When he came back, he found his wife was still sitting by the bed, waiting for him while doing embroidery work.

"Didn't I tell you, don't wait for me, go to bed early."

Tian Yuqing put down the embroidery work in her hands, stood up, smiled softly, and came over to help him put the robe he took off on the hanger, "How can I not wait for you, you are my husband."

Huang Junyao apologized a little: "I came back too late!"

"Your husband is a man, you should put your career first. I don't blame you, but you come back from a hard day and there is no one to bring water and change clothes at night. Isn't it my negligence as a wife?"

"Qing'er—" Huang Junyao murmured emotionally.

"Husband, the bath water has been put away, you should wash up and go to bed early."

Huang Junyao nodded, his heart was filled with little happiness. His wife really looked like a mother, if she looked like a younger sister... He didn't dare to think about it, and hurried into the inner room to take a bath.

For some reason, Huang Yihan wanted to go to the capital, especially to see what Big Brother Qiu was doing in the capital, did he forget her, if she was forgotten, how would she survive?

Jing Luo searched around a few times before finding her in the small garden, "Yao Niang, madam is looking for you."

"What do you want me to do?"

"The eldest son got married, and there are still some bills that have not been settled. I want you to go over and help settle the bills."

"Oh." Huang Yihan turned around from the railing listlessly.

Jing Luo said: "Yao Niang, when your sister-in-law is married for a full moon, she can come out to do things with you. By then, you will have companionship, and you won't be so lonely."

"Lonely?"

"Yeah, Yao Niang, there are several sisters in other people's families. In our house, there are only you and the eldest son. The eldest son is not only older than you, but also a high-ranking official. He can't be with you at all. Now it's better." , you can be with your sister-in-law now, and you have someone to keep you company."

"Is that right?"

"Of course it is." Jing Niang looked at her puzzled.

"Oh." Huang Yihan looked up at the distant sky, always feeling empty in her heart.

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In Beijing, what was supposed to be a lively and happy event turned into a sad and ridiculous event. Mrs. Ma cried in front of Mrs. Ma, "Mother, what should I do? Qi Meng squandered all the money that was sent, how can we live this day."

Mrs. Ma's face drooped, and she really wanted to shake her face, but she was no longer in charge of the family. She knew that the daughter-in-law was crying in front of her, and it was fine if she cried.

Ma Chengzu was impatient with the woman crying, so he got up and left the side room. When Ma Qimeng saw his father going out, he took the opportunity to follow him, sticking to his side, and asked as he walked, "Father, when Hui'er is favored, our family It's getting better."

Ma Chengzu turned his head and glanced at his son, wanting to say something, his lips moved, then turned back, thinking to himself, to be favored?What's the use of petting for a day?Hui'er's personality is the same as her own, she is upright and upright, she doesn't know how to flirt, so how can there be long-term favors, only long-term favors can support her mother's family, but if... He raised his head, if Min of the old six family My son is in the palace, maybe he can seize this opportunity to be favored and be favored for a long time.

After the empress had served the emperor, when Luqi went to the Yushan room again, the father-in-laws were much more enthusiastic about her. Not only did she quickly give her what she wanted, but they also gave other good things.

Eunuch Yu leaned forward and asked in a low voice: "Miss Lu, did the emperor say something to your empress?"

Luqi didn't understand what he wanted to ask, so she picked up what she could say and said, "The Holy Majesty said that there will be fresh mung bean cakes on the market at the end of July, so I asked my mother if she likes it."

When Eunuch Yu heard this, his eyes narrowed, "Hungry Ghost Festival has just passed, and I'm twenty today, and there are only a few days before the end of the month."

"Yeah, it's only a few days before the end of the month." Lu Qi repeated after him.

Seeing that she didn't understand, Eunuch Yu didn't say much, but just reminded: "Hurry up and take the food box back, be careful that it will spoil in the hot weather."

"Oh yes, it will be rotten." Luqi hurried away with the food box.

After she left, a group of young father-in-laws and cooks gathered around, "Will the emperor still go to Jieyu Palace?"

"Will do."

"Oh, then it's possible to be favored, then we have to be careful."

"No, if we are favored once, life for us little slaves will be difficult."

Ma Hui'er still feels like falling into a dream, sitting on the edge of the bed, it seems that the bed still has the warmth left by the Holy Majesty, the Holy Majesty actually saw me, met me, it's great, it's great.

Ma Hui'er stood up and turned around happily twice, feeling like her mood was flying, but before she could stop, someone called outside: "Is Ma Jieyu there?"

Who will call yourself?Ma Hui'er left the inner sleeping hall and went to the outer hall, "Who are you?"

"Why, Jieyu turned his face and refused to recognize anyone after being promoted to the third class?" Once, the average-looking beauty pursed her lips with jealous eyes.

Ma Hui'er really doesn't know her. Since entering the palace, she doesn't like to deal with people, and no one comes to her. She stays in the palace, which is almost like being in prison.

The other beauty had a softer attitude, "Mamei, I heard that you have been promoted to the third class Jieyu and won the emperor's flop. We are here to congratulate you."

"Thank you, may I ask if you are—" Ma Hui'er didn't know her.

"My surname is Jiang, everyone calls me Jiang Meiren."

When someone came to congratulate her, Ma Hui'er was very polite: "Jiang Meiren, since you're here, please sit down as you please, you're welcome."

"Oh, I really think of myself as a superior master, why don't you just sit around, don't be polite, what are you?" The middle-looking woman actually gave her a slap while talking: "Pa——"

Ma Hui'er covered her face, she couldn't believe that there are such unreasonable people in this world, "How can you hit someone at will?"

"Why not?" The woman of medium beauty shrieked, "I just inquired about it. There are no capable people in your natal family. I heard that the emperor doted on you once. It seems that there is a good harvest of grain in the north. You are in a good mood. Don't think that you will be rewarded if you dote once. There is a second time, you just got shit luck, do you understand! Hmph..." After the woman finished speaking, she walked away with her head held high.

"Gou Meiren, wait for me!" Jiang Meiren turned her head and smirked at Ma Hui'er who was covering her face, "Sister Ma, that's fine, just hit me, you wake up early, so you don't have a sweet dream. Once the sweet dream wakes up, There is nothing, and the taste is even more painful, don't you think so?" After finishing speaking, the sneer at the corner of his mouth couldn't be stopped.

These two women, one with a straight knife and the other with a soft knife, killed people without blood. It was the first time Ma Huier saw that she had no grudges against them, and she had never even met them face to face. She just came here and beat herself blatantly. , Watch out for yourself, she didn't come to her senses until Luqi came back.

"Ma'am, what's the matter with you?"

Ma Hui'er thought she would cry a lot, but in the end, she sat down on the chair as calmly as if nothing happened, "I'm hungry."

"Oh oh oh." Luqi was frightened by the cold empress, but she didn't expect to say that she wanted to eat so calmly.

Ma Hui'er lowered her head to eat, she had never eaten up all the food in the bowl like today, and wiped her mouth with a silk towel: "Luqi—"

"Ma'am, what's the matter?"

"Go and inquire, is it true that the king of Beijun has come to the capital? Also, did sister Min come with him?"

"Oh." The empress has never inquired about these things before, why did she want to inquire about these things today, although Lu Qi was puzzled, she nodded and was ready to go out to inquire.

Ma Huier pursed her lips and shouted: "Wait a minute, I want to see Brother Yi, please help me find out, how can I meet you?"

"Brother Yi in the Imperial Academy?"

"Ah."

"Okay, I see." Luqi felt that the empress who had seen the Holy Majesty had changed, and she was a little afraid to recognize her, but she seemed to like such an assertive empress.

The son came back, but he was so busy that he couldn't see anyone all day, and Princess Ning was so anxious that she had to find an eyeliner and blocked her son in Qingwu Winery.

Opening the door of the private room, only the son was lying half-lying on the wooden floor with his robes half-covered. From the eyes of Princess Ning who came here, it was not because of that kind of thing that the clothes were loosened, but because of the hot weather. Yes, she waved her hand and asked his attendants to wake him up quickly and straighten his clothes.

Liu Zaili saw his concubine mother, picked up his lazy behavior, stood up, and saluted her: "Concubine mother, why are you here?"

"Sleeping here, isn't the bed at home not as good as this?" Ning Wang stared into the private room, and the waiter closed the sliding door casually.

"Mother, help the Holy Majesty with something, and take a rest on the way after finishing."

"The Holy Majesty didn't let you go back to the mansion, did he?" Concubine Ning was so angry that her teeth itch.

"Understood, mother concubine, I will go back immediately."

Concubine Ning said anxiously: "Zi Li, don't play tricks, I heard that the Holy Majesty has granted a wedding day, why did you refuse?"

"Concubine Mu, I didn't refuse, I just postponed it until next year."

"At the end of next year, what's the difference from the year after next?"

Liu Zaili's expression was indifferent: "Mother Concubine, don't worry, the Holy Majesty has said it, so you can prepare with peace of mind."

"You... you, you really want to piss me off." Concubine Ning said again: "A few days ago, Zhao Shangshu personally invited your father and you to have a few drinks, why did you push it?"

"Mother and concubine, didn't the father go, I'm really busy."

Concubine Ning shouted: "Does that mean you want to see your father? You want to see your future son-in-law. You are really going to die of anger as a mother and concubine."

"Mother, don't be angry, let's go home."

Concubine Ning stood still: "Shangshu Zhao sent someone to invite again, will you go tomorrow? If you don't, I won't go back today."

"Mother--"

"Will you go?" Concubine Ning was angry and impatient, why doesn't this child understand, go to Zhao's house as a guest, get in touch with the little lady's family, and meet the little lady by the way, how good it is to get along.

Liu Zaili finally understood that his mother was determined to let him go, so he nodded, "Okay, listen to mother."

"It's more or less the same." Princess Ning finally smiled, and patted her son: "This is for you to get along with each other before marriage, which will help increase your relationship."

Liu Zaili grinned, lowered his head, put his hands on his mother's back, and led her out of Qingwu Winery, looked up at the night sky, and another night was coming.

A crescent moon hangs on the tip of the tree, and the dense moonlight shines on the ground through the leaves. The night is so quiet and serene.

Sitting in the carriage, looking at the last quarter moon outside, Liu Zaili felt his heart was looking forward to the end of the month, and Er Niang was coming, which made his always calm heart feel a kind of faint sadness flying endlessly, Ru Xiaocao was filled with inexplicable melancholy, and his confused thoughts made him at a loss what to do.

The hardship of traveling, especially the ancient carriage, is really a test of physical strength and endurance, not to mention Zhao Suxin, even Ma Miner lost a few pounds.

When she was about to reach the capital, Zhao Suxin couldn't take it anymore. After a thunderstorm, she fell ill and had to find a good inn to rest for a day or two, waiting for her body to recover before going on her way.

Ma Min'er was always worried about Xiao Wu's health, "How is it, Dad, is Xiao Wu okay?"

"It's really weird. This child sleeps at night and also sleeps when driving during the day. When we wake up after resting, he wakes up too. Look... the little eyes are opened again."

Ma Qifeng was a little proud of holding his youngest son, thinking that his seven or eight-month-old son would not be able to bear the long journey, but he didn't expect to be like a normal person.

Ma Xiaowu opened his mouth, yawned, and opened his eyes completely, looking fat and white, like a glutinous rice dumpling.

"Xiao Wu...Xiao Wu, you're awake!" Ma Min'er teased her little brother, so cute.

The eight-month-old Ma Xiaowu already knew a little bit about human affairs. When he saw his sister teasing him, he smiled happily and used his hands and feet together, as if he wanted her to hug him and return his teeth.

"Father, let me hug you for a while, you go wash up and eat something." Ma Min'er stretched out her hand.

"Xiao Wu is very heavy, you can't hold it." The daughter was reluctant to be without her father, and the father was even more reluctant to part with his daughter.

"Father, if you hug like this again, be careful not to hug your grandson with your arms."

"Ah..." Ma Qifeng was startled by his daughter's words.

"Father, I know you love your children and don't want them, but you have to take care of yourself."

"I... isn't he still young, and he has to go on his way again."

"Father, it's not good for you to hold him in summer. When he sleeps, you put him in the bamboo basket, and when he walks..." Ma Min'er patted his head, "I'm stupid, Dad, just wait." , I'll ask Yuemei to make you a back strap."

Seeing her daughter running away in a hurry, Ma Qifeng hugged her son and turned back to the room. Mo Wanyi had already tidied up the room. Seeing him come in, "Hurry up and put the child on the bed, let him play by himself, and let your arms rest." a bit."

"it's okay no problem."

"Farewell, I can't even stand looking at it, let it go quickly, I'll take a look at it, you go and see how Sanlang and Siniang are doing, they seem to be quite tired."

"Oh." Speaking of other children, Ma Qifeng finally put his youngest son on the bed, "Play by yourself for a while, Daddy will be right back." Some discomfort, but was calmed down by his caress, lying on the bed, moving around freely.

Mo Wanyi looked at her husband's back and smiled happily. Along the way, she met many people and things, but her husband was the one who held the child. He was really a good man at home.

Ma Yue'er couldn't take it anymore, got out of the car, took a breather, and went back to her room to sleep without energy. After Ma Qifeng entered, he helped her straighten the screen window and asked the little girl to prepare more boiled water, "When she wakes up Yes, let her drink."

"Yes, master, Yan'er knows."

"You can sleep too."

"Thank you, master." Yan'er happily replied.

Ma Qifeng went to his son's room again. The boy was full of energy, didn't sleep, and was eating. "Eat less cold food, and be careful of your stomach."

"Understood, father." Ma Saburo said.

"Sleep for a while if you have time, and refresh yourself."

"Yeah." Ma Sanlang said, "Father, we'll be there soon."

"Hurry up, there are still two or three days to go."

Ma Sanlang said: "Father, I forgot about the capital city."

"You were only six or seven years old at the time, so it's normal if you don't remember."

"Oh." Ma Sanlang said again: "It seems that the second sister has forgotten, I still have some shadows, the second sister doesn't seem to remember what the capital looks like at all."

For some reason, upon hearing San'er's words, Ma Qifeng thumped in his heart, "Your sister is a girl from a boudoir, and few come out. I don't know what the capital is like, it's normal."

"But the second sister is just like a boy, she knows a lot!" Ma Sanlang said casually while eating.

"Okay, got it, let's eat yours." Ma Qifeng smiled, "I'm going to rest for a while, if something happens, call Dad, you know?"

"Got it, Dad."

Ma Qifeng came out of San'er's room, turned his head to look at the rooms where the North County King and the others lived, sighed slightly, turned back to his own room, but did not go in, but stood in the corridor, watching from a distance. He seemed to be enjoying the shade, squinting at the clear summer sky, Ling Niang, is Er Niang by your side?Could it be that you couldn't bear to see my oath not fulfilled, so you sent another second mother back?
Yuemei was taught the carrying belt by Ma Min'er, she felt very happy, although she didn't know what it was used for, but she was very serious, asked carefully, and then even forgot to eat, and kept Make the moon rise, and happily bring it to the master.

"Ma'am, can you take a look?"

Ma Min'er had already taken a shower, and quickly reached out to take it, "Yes, that's it."

Shan Xiaodan said from the side: "Yuemei hasn't had dinner yet."

"Didn't I say I'm not in a hurry?" Ma Min'er raised her head.

"Ma'am, when I get something novel, I just want to finish it in one go." Yuemei smiled slightly.

"It's the same temper as mine." Ma Min'er said, "Miss Shan, let Aunt Shan get some food for Yuemei."

"My mother is staying in the pot, just wait for her to pass."

"Then you take her there quickly." Ma Min'er said happily, "I'll show Dad the braces to try."

Ma Min'er excitedly went to Dad's room, stood outside and shouted: "Dad, can I come in?"

"Come in." Ma Qifeng opened the door for his daughter himself, "Why don't you sleep?"

"Father, look at the back strap." Ma Min'er held up the strap, "It can keep your arms from being hurt, and save you from pain when you get old."

It's really dad's caring little padded jacket. All Ma Qifeng's thoughts in the afternoon flew away at this moment. She is my daughter, a daughter that no one can take away.

"Cross left and right, how do you do it?" Ma Qifeng reached out to take the strap.

"I'll help you." Ma Min'er took back the belt and helped her father fasten it on her body, "I used Xia Zhen's belt buckle."

"Won't it be bad for you, child, to take something from the prince?"

"It's okay, what's his is mine, and what's mine is still mine."

"You child, the more you talk, the more outrageous you are."

"Haha...Father, don't be serious, just kidding." Ma Min'er said as she tied the knot, "Aunt Wan, is fifth brother awake or asleep?"

"I'm playing now."

"Hurry up and try."

Under Ma Miner's whimsical thinking, a successful baby daddy was newly released, "Haha..." Even Ma Miner couldn't help laughing.

The ancients used back straps, it's really... really weird...

"Father, don't hold your brother with both hands, put them by your side, he won't fall off, really, you relax..."

Ma Qifeng always felt that his son would fall, and he looked nervous and careful, but he was always relieved when it came to his daughter, and put down his hands, trying not to hug his son, but his son writhed and thought it was fun, and he really didn't fall .

Ma Qifeng walked around the room twice, his son was sitting in the sling in front of him, playing by himself, it was quite interesting, the key was that he was not tired.

He waved his free arm, "Huh, is that really the case?"

"Okay, Dad."

"Great, so easy."

Ma Min'er said: "Aunt Wan, we women can do the same. This way we can take care of the children and do other things without delay."

Mo Wanyi smiled and said, "Only you, Er Niang, can come up with such an idea."

"Hee hee, lazy people have their own ways."

"Haha... yes, lazy people have their own ways." Ma Qifeng followed with a smile.

Early the next morning, Ma Qifeng took his son downstairs to have breakfast with his back strap. Xia Zhen's father and son's eyes almost popped out of the strange outfit, "Brother Ma, what are you..."

"Min'er said that my arm is not good, and helped me get a belt, slowly, slowly..." Ma Qifeng was too embarrassed to continue.

Xia Zhen stroked her forehead, do I want to take care of my son like this in the future?

Ma Min'er always got up late in the morning, and when she went downstairs, everyone had already gotten used to Ma Qifeng's strange costumes, and Zhang Nianmei played with Xiao Wu from time to time, which was very interesting.

"Brother Zhang, do you want me to make one for you? Go home and take your son."

"Not yet."

"When was it born?"

"There are still two months."

"So, my sister-in-law was pregnant during the Chinese New Year?"

Ma Min'er didn't feel anything when she said this, but everyone who heard it turned their heads in embarrassment.

"Old... old sister, what are you doing with this?" Zhang Nianmei also blushed.

Ma Min'er curled her lips: "I don't care about you, do you want this back belt?"

"Yes, can you please give me a few if you don't want to."

"Haha..." Ma Miner was overjoyed, "Brother Zhang, I just want you to be like my father, not for you to take it back and use it, understand?"

"You can manage..."

Zhang Nianmei didn't dare to say anything under Ma Miner's staring eyes, "Okay, I got it, I got it, I will recite it."

"That's right, this is what a father looks like." Ma Min'er said with satisfaction.

Xia Zhen shook her head, "Hurry up and have breakfast."

"Oh, here we come." Ma Min'er hurried to Xia Zhen, "How is Auntie, is she feeling better?"

"Well, it's better." Xia Zhen replied.

"Then what does she want to eat in the morning, and has she served it?"

"I want to eat fine rice porridge, my father has already served it."

"Oh, all right."

(End of this chapter)