Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 222
Shu Yueru turned sideways slightly, avoiding the gaze in front of the 'play shed', before Ma Min'er approached, she eagerly stretched out her arms to take her, "I'm sorry, princess, women go first step."

"Mom, Auntie said she would come to my house to eat wontons." Shu Xiaoze spoke softly.

"Mother knows, mother has to go home and prepare for them."

"Oh." Shu Xiaoze leaned on his mother's shoulder, looking at the aunt behind her, "My mother said we should go home and make wontons first."

Ma Min'er waved at him, "See you later."

When Xia Zhen walked to the little daughter-in-law, the mother and son of the Shu family had already left.

Feng Zhiping saw that Xiao Lin was settled by Xia Zhen and his wife, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly surrounded the "play shed" with three floors inside and outside. A guard squeezed into the crowd and whispered in his ear, "It's all done!" .”

The corner of Feng Zhiping's mouth couldn't bear to go on stage, and he looked at the teahouse outside the corner in the distance. In this game, his father won more than half of it, and the rest depends on the execution strength of the government and officials.

Feng Zhiping raised his hand high, another stage was really set up, and the invited folk actors really started to sing "Second Aunt Wang Goes Back to Her Mother's Home". The theater is closed, and the good show at Shifang in the south is starting, everyone go to see it..."

"What kind of play?" When people heard that there was a real play, they all turned their heads.

"Second Aunt Wang is going back to her mother's house."

"What kind of play is this, why haven't I heard of it?"

"New play, of course you haven't heard of it..."

……

In the blink of an eye, the crowd receded like a tide, and none of the old princes could react, "Nephew Xiao, you..." Do you want to continue making trouble?

Xiao Lin squeezed out a smile, "Uncle Wang, it's time for lunch, why don't you go to the building..."

"I won't go, I won't go..." The old eighth prince thought for a while and said, "We have to go to the palace and ask the queen mother, this day will not be passed."

"Yes, we have to enter the palace."

……

After a while, several old princes also left, and their subordinates asked, "Master, we..." He looked at Master Bingma Sifeng who was still motionless.

Xiao Lin's eyes were sharp and cold, "This scene is really well sung."

Of course Feng Zhiping knew what he meant, he cupped his hands and said, "I am also following orders, and I invite Mr. Xiao Haihan."

"Order? Whose order? Your Majesty, Master Feng?" Xiao Lin's thin lips curled up slightly, "Father and son joined forces, and it really is true that father and son are fighting together."

Feng Zhiping lowered his eyes slightly, but did not answer his words.

Xiao Lin snorted coldly, lifted his foot and left the alley.

"Grandpa, where are you going?"

"eat lunch."

"Where?"

"Wherever Xia Er is stupid, I will go there."

The personal guards immediately understood where the master was going, and arranged for the staff in an instant.

-

Liu Zaili was interviewed by Yuantai Emperor Xuanjin Palace, "How is Aiqing resting recently?"

"Returning to the Holy One, the New Year is coming soon, and I don't have time to rest."

"It's true, inside and outside the palace, you are indeed busy with guarding the safety inside and outside the capital with the forbidden army." Emperor Yuantai frowned, "Fortunately, the old grand master collected some money from the national tax, and this year is considered a good one."

Thinking of reaching out to him for money everywhere, Emperor Yuan Tai felt that the old grand master was really kind, he had solved many difficulties for him, and finally he would not have to worry about it this year.

Liu Zaili blinked almost invisible, "Yes, the Holy One is wise."

Emperor Yuan Tai waved his hand, "Let's cousins ​​don't come to these imaginary things. If possible, if there is any inconvenience for the old grand master, you can help."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Zili understands."

"Hmm." Emperor Wutai reached out his hand to take the paperwork on the case, "This Xia Zian didn't know that the tendon was wrong, and he actually led his own guards into the capital. Could it be that he wanted to rebel?" Booklet.

Liu Zaili lowered his eyes, looked at his nose, his nose looked at his mouth, and remained motionless.

"Zi Li, why don't you speak?"

"Returning to the Holy Lord, I have inquired about it. It seems that Xia Zi'an led his guards into the city for some reason."

"Absurd, really absurd..." Emperor Yuantai burst into anger, "They are all married, and they are grown-ups, yet they are still so childish, saying that they will lead the army to Beijing, so I will punish him, or should I punish him?" It would be a headache not to punish him..."

Emperor Yuantai's words passed by Liu Zaili's ears, and they were immediately sifted through. After sifting through, a bunch of words from the Holy One meant the same thing. For Grand Master Feng's smooth implementation of commercial taxation, in order to prevent the aristocrats from causing trouble, even if To help Taishi Feng save people, Emperor Yuantai had no choice but to let go of Xia Zhen and his wife who were under house arrest in the capital.

Liu Zaili glanced at the scriptures, he had to accept His Majesty's words, and asked, "How does His Majesty plan to punish him?"

"Before and after the new year's day, don't let him enter the palace, and reflect on it." Yuan Tai said.

The Holy Majesty seemed very angry, but said it so casually, Liu Zaili's eyebrows moved slightly, "I will bring your will to the King of Beijun."

"Well, let him reflect at home."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Zaili said, "If there is nothing else, I will retreat first."

"There are still four days until the Chinese New Year, so don't be careless inside and outside the capital."

"Yes, Your Majesty." After Liu Zaili saluted, he left the hall and met several old princes on the way out of the palace, "Uncle, uncle, you are..."

"Zi Li!" Seeing the most favored nephew, the old eighth prince rushed forward, "That Feng man brought the Xia Er fool from the north, and made our shop and property a mess. We have to go to the emperor's nephew to judge .”

Liu Zaili's eyes were dark, but his face was smiling, "I heard that the emperor punished the king of Beijun..."

"Ah so fast?"

"Hurry up?" Liu Zaili squinted his smile, "There are a lot of accusations against him in the dragon case, and the emperor was so angry that he banned the king of Beijun from entering the palace to pay homage and see him."

"that's it?"

"Yes?"

Several old princes came aggressively, half of their momentum was blocked by Liu Zaili's calm words, and they heard the emperor's punishment, one would not be demoted, the other would not be resigned, but they could not meet with the court, what kind of punishment is this?Then they still have to go to the empress dowager and the palace to find the emperor's nephew?
Seeing that they were still in a daze, Liu Zaili smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "My nephew and grandson have something to do, so I'll take my leave first."

Looking at Liu Zaili's back, the old fifth masters looked into the palace, so would it be useful for them to go in and file a complaint?
-

After receiving the tax payment agreement signed by the twelve families, Feng Jiangyi took a deep breath, "Master Zhao, tomorrow is the last morning court this year. After the morning court is over, you will bring the staff from the household department to collect tax money from house to house."

"Yes, my lord, the humble job must have raised the tax, and I will live up to my lord's expectations."

"This is a thankless job. Except for you who are young and have no background, I really can't find any suitable candidates. Thank you for your hard work."

"My lord is serious!" Zhao Yuyan smiled slightly, "Why is this not my chance."

He is a pragmatic young man, Feng Jiangyi nodded, "Hurry up and go home."

"Yes, my lord, Ziqing will wait for you at the office of the government office tomorrow morning."

"Yeah." Feng Jiangyi nodded, he really hoped that all young people would be pragmatic and hardworking to Mr. Zhao, instead of relying on the way of the family and the shadow of their ancestors to get official career opportunities.

-

Shu Xiaoyu helped her mother knead the wontons, while pinching, she looked outside through the crack of the back kitchen door, always thinking who the man outside who was talking to the king of Beijun looked like, but couldn't figure it out for a while.

Withdrawing his gaze, "Mother, that person seems to be the No. [-] son that the neighbors said..."

Shu Yue's brows were not stretched at all, and when she heard her eight-year-old daughter say this, she raised her head, "Xiaoyu, what did your mother teach you, why do you care about the stupid things of the world?"

"Oh, yes, mother, my daughter knows it's wrong." Shu Xiaoyu said, "Daughter understands, just like someone named our wonton as the most delicious wonton, we don't need to pay attention to such a false name."

"Yes, good boy, that's right. You have to understand that being famous is actually very tiring. It's not as easy as being ordinary."

"Mother, I know."

"Yeah." Shu Yueru smiled, "It's finished, let's put them all in the pot."

"Okay mother, let me help you."

The cook and the shop waiter were all separated by the guards in the backyard, sitting on a small stool to rest, curious about the characters in the main hall, but unfortunately they were blocked, they couldn't move, and they couldn't see.

-

In the main hall, Ma Min'er was playing rock-paper-scissors with the twins, "Ah, I won again!" She clapped her hands happily, looking very happy.

The twin boys looked at each other, their mouths puffed up, "Auntie, why are you so good, can you tell us why you are so good?"

"This... this... I also guessed, I don't know why it is so powerful..."

The twin boys were confused by Ma Min'er's answer, and they all stretched out their hands and rubbed their heads, "Then what should we do, we can't win against you."

Having won two four-year-olds, Xiao Lin was still as happy as a child. Xiao Lin, who was sitting carelessly on the only chair in the main hall, had already scratched Xia Zhen N times with his eyes, and asked his wife to release the water. My son won once.

But Xia Zhen didn't seem to have seen his hint, either watching the first or second play, or picking her own fingers, very leisurely.

Xiao Lin couldn't bear it any longer. He stretched out his hand and pulled the two children into his arms to sit, "I'll help you win him."

"But I don't know you..." One of the twins struggled to get down, but was gently blocked by Xiao Lin's arm.

The other Ozawa, who was a little quiet, frowned, and gently moved his small face to Xiao Lin's shoulder, "Why does it smell like a father?"

"Uh, brother, what did you say?" Xiao Xun, who was struggling, stopped moving, and asked curiously with round eyes.

"It smells like a father." Ozawa said again.

"Let me smell it." Xiao Xun pulled up Xiao Lin's clothes with both hands, and sniffed vigorously with his nose, "Wow, it really smells like Dad."

Ma Min'er looked at Xiao Lin's darkened face, and leaned closer to her brother Zhen. You can't blame me for this, you insisted on holding the child. She lowered her head and picked up her husband's hand to pick his fingers together, which seemed quite interesting.

Phew... Xiao Lin let himself be calm, calm and calm, I don't care about the idiot from the north, yes, I don't care about him, whoever cares will be pissed off.

"Uncle...Uncle, why do you smell like a father?" The curious baby Xiao Xun asked with his head tilted.

"I..." Dressed luxuriously, with hairpins and gold crowns, very different from the usual coarse linen clothes and wooden hairpins, Xiao Lin didn't know how to face his immature and lovely son.

For this ordinary little family that is not known to outsiders, the effort he has put in is beyond what ordinary people can imagine. Seeing his wife and children is really like being a thief, but it has preserved his enjoyment of life as an ordinary person.

"Did you use Daddy's taste too?" Seeing that the handsome uncle didn't answer, Xiao Xun asked with his head tilted.

"Yes, I used my father's taste." Xiao Lin followed his son's words, and his voice was low, gentle and soft, which was different from the carefree and loud words when ordinary people dressed up.

"Oh." Xiao Xun looked displeased, pouted her lips, "Then can you not use Daddy's taste?"

"My……"

"Because this taste can only belong to our father."

Xiao Lin's hair was black, and he raised his eyes to look at Xia Er and his wife. They were snickering, and they almost kicked them with their long legs casually.

Kick, kick, Xia Zhen raised her eyebrows, squeezed the hand of the little daughter-in-law, with a smirk on her face, making you unmarried to the outside world, making you have children without knowing it, mother, I am two years younger than you , the son does not know where it is!It's all because my daughter-in-law is too young for making me hold my grandson late.

Seeing Xiao Lin holding his shit, Ma Min'er smiled unreasonably.

The children don't know that adults come and go, probably because they haven't seen their father for a while, Xiao Xun nestled his little head in Xiao Lin's shoulder, he couldn't help but regard this man as his father, and was so happy almost on him.

When Shu Yueru came out, she saw the two children crawling on Xiao Lin's body. She was stunned for a moment, then pretended not to know anything, and put the tray on the table, "Gentlemen, the wontons are ready, please come and eat."

"Thank you shopkeeper Shu!" Ma Min'er stood up and helped bring the bowl to her table, "Ah, it smells delicious, thank you."

Shu Yueru forced a smile, and brought the wonton in front of the man with her own hands, "Eat it!"

"I don't want to eat." Xiao Lin glanced at it.

"Then what do you want to eat?"

"I don't want to eat anything."

She lost her child's tantrum again, Shu Yueru moved her body, blocked the eyes of Xia Zhen and his wife with her body, and flirted with Xiao Lin, there is someone here, and there is a child in your arms, "Eat something , Ozawa has not been in good health for the past two days, and he hasn't eaten, so feed him a little."

The voice was so low that Xia Zhen and his wife, who were sitting three steps away, couldn't hear it.

Xiao Xun felt strange, it seemed that Niangqin had never said such a thing to other guests!But it is a child after all, sitting in Uncle Gao's arms, very comfortable, I have long forgotten that he is a stranger.

Unhappy, Xiao Lin tilted his head slightly, just in time to see Ma Min'er scooping up a spoonful of wontons for Xia Zhen, and whispered softly, "Let's go home to eat sauced pork at night."

"You burned it yourself?"

"Yup!"

Xia Zhen happily lowered her head to eat wontons.

Xiao Lin felt a sour taste in himself, and reached out to get the small white spoon handed over by his wife, just touched it, and retracted his hand again, with an unhappy expression on his face.

Shu Yueru had already seen the young couple of Xia's family, she really had no choice but to scoop up a spoonful of wonton and brought it to his mouth, Xiao Xun thought her mother gave it to her, so she opened her mouth to pick it up, but was caught by the beautiful The uncle picked him up halfway, staring at Mengmeng, turning to his mother for a while, and turning to the beautiful uncle for a while, he was really confused.

Seen like this by her son, Shu Yueru took another scoop and gave it to her son, and gave it to the younger son, so she had to give it to the older son, they were only a little behind in time, and as a result, the father and son took turns to come, and Shu Yueru Feed three bowls of wontons.

Ma Min'er and Xia Zhen ate quickly, and they had already finished eating. They watched shopkeeper Shi feeding the first and second children, "Young Master Xiao, are you not afraid that others will find out?"

"Don't you guys know?" Xiao Lin snorted coldly while the mother-in-law was feeding her son.

"We are very tight-lipped and won't speak to the outside world."

"..." Xiao Lin was so angry that his eyes popped out, "How did you know?"

Ma Min'er smiled and said, "Someone saw you leaving Shuji Restaurant and changing clothes in the carriage at the corner of the alley."

"Who?" Xiao Lin thought, there are at least dozens of hidden guards around each time, how could they be discovered by others.

"Hee hee, Mr. Xiao, you often walk by the river, so there are shoes that don't get wet." Ma Min'er got up, "Thank you shopkeeper, I'll come to your house next time to eat wontons."

Xiao Lin snorted coldly: "Not welcome."

"Then don't come!"

"you……"

Xia Zhen took the little daughter-in-law's hand and left the shop.

"Hey, have you paid for the wontons?" Xiao Lin called out.

Looking at the childish man, Shu Yueru reached out and pressed his shoulder, and smiled at Ma Min'er who turned her head, "Princess, let's go, come back next time."

Ma Min'er lowered her head and took out a dozen coins from her purse, "I'd better give the money, so as not to be remembered as if I owed much."

"Princess, you are too polite."

"Xiao Xun, Xiao Ze, Auntie is gone, see you next time."

"Goodbye." A pair of twins waved to Ma Min'er together.

Xia Zhen and his wife disappeared in Shuji Restaurant.

Shu Xiaoyu has been hiding in the entrance of the main hall, seeing Xia Zhen and his wife walking, trot forward, "Father—"

"Xiaoyu—" Xiao Lin put down his son and put his arms around his daughter.

"Father, it's really you." Shu Xiaoyu was very happy when she saw her mother feeding her and she was sure that this was her father.

"Yeah, how did you recognize it?"

"Although you are dressed nicely, I just recognized it." Shu Xiaoyu raised her face triumphantly.

"You are really good." Xiao Lin, who was full of food and drink, regained his energy, "Let's go, Dad will teach you about painting."

"Okay!"

The twins hugged Xiao Lin together, "Father, is it really our father?"

"Of course!" Xiao Lin let go of his head, and then put it in his hands, his fluffy hair fell down, covering his heroic eyebrows and eyes, his handsome face was not so ostentatious, just like an ordinary commoner.

"Father, what a father." A pair of twins were very happy.

Shu Yueru was a little worried, "Zilin—"

"fine!"

"Will it affect you?"

Now it's Xiao Lin's turn to comfort his wife: "I'm nothing, it will affect you and your children, don't worry, except for this trouble, we will still live as before."

"Oh." Shu Yueru looked out the door and sighed, "Take the children to the backyard, I want to open the door for business."

"Ah."

-

When Xia Zhen and his wife arrived home, they actually saw Liu Zaili. Xia Zhen's eyebrows were all curled into characters, and he didn't even greet him. drink tea.

Ma Min'er could only smile: "Prince Yan Jun, please sit down."

Liu Zaili smiled lightly, "No, I'll pass on the holy will."

"Holy will?"

"Ok!"

Ma Min'er glanced at Xia Zhen, then at Liu Zaili, waiting for him to speak.

"The Holy Majesty sympathizes with your hard work, and will not call you into the palace after the year after year."

When Xia Zhen heard this, she immediately put down her teacup and walked up to Liu Zaili, "I think it's the punishment for my [-] soldiers entering the city at will."

Liu Zaili smiled and said nothing, which means you are right.

Xia Zhen sneered, and raised her hands towards the palace, "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness."

Liu Zaili didn't care about his attitude, and raised his hand towards Ma Min'er, "I have something to do, so I'm leaving."

"Thank you, Prince Yan, for coming."

"You're welcome." After speaking, Liu Zaili turned around and left the Prince of Beijun with his guards.

With a sigh of relief, Ma Min'er looked at Xia Zhen and leaned over her shoulder.

Xia Zhen took the little daughter-in-law's hand, "It's better this way, so I don't have to socialize and socialize, it's so annoying."

"Since you don't care, and I don't care, let's close the door and live our own lives."

Xia Zhen nodded, "Let's go to my father-in-law's house for the New Year. There are so many people."

"Okay!" Hearing this, Ma Min'er was so happy that she almost jumped up, "When the weather gets warmer next year, we'll go to Xicaogou and enjoy the bright spring scenery there."

Xia Zhen nodded, "You enjoy the spring, I'll go to train, so that I won't be overwhelmed by the decadence in Beijing."

"Haha..." Ma Miner was overjoyed, "Brother Zhen is mighty."

-

It was only on the 28th of the new year that Feng Jiangyi knew that the Holy Master had banned Xia Zhen and his wife's feet in disguise, "It was all to help me."

"Father..." Feng Zhiping stood in front of his father, his whole body seemed to be three or five years old, because of his father's affairs, he had endured this period of time.

"Alas..." Feng Jiangyi sighed again, "However, that's okay, for Xia Zian, being young and successful may not be a good thing, it can hone his character."

Feng Zhiping nodded, "Our Feng family's life is not easy, and we have become the enemy of all the dignitaries in the capital."

Feng Jiangyi stood up from the grand master, and disturbed his robe: "Go, go to the Beijun Prince's Mansion, I will eat pot with Erniang."

"Father, the king of Beijun has gone to his father-in-law's house."

"Then go to Ma's house, we are old friends anyway."

"Okay, then I'll prepare the carriage."

After walking a few steps, Feng Jiangyi said, "Take Yaoyao with you, and call Master Xiao Zhao along the way, let's go to celebrate the Spring Festival first."

"Yes, father, I'll do it right away."

-

When Zhuang Hao arrived, he didn't expect Feng Taishi and others to be there, so he smiled and said, "Is it just me?"

"Of course, come on, come and sit down..." Feng Jiangyi smiled and waved his hands. All these years of experience have contributed to this tax reform, and he is full of gratitude.

The servants of Ma's family hurriedly led the future Mr. Fu Ma to sit on the upper seat, and set the table and chopsticks for him.

Ma Meier hugged the child and sat next to her husband, sitting among the crowd, finally passed the torment, everything finally settled, her heart was finally settled, that's great!

"Since everyone is here, come here, everyone stand up, let's toast to the New Year." Ma Min'er stood up with a smile and raised her glass to everyone.

Feng Jiangyi took the lead and stood up, and said with a smile, "I thank Zi'an and Erniang for borrowing this glass of wine!"

(End of this chapter)