Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 245 Reporting Match
Who said no?Xia Zetao muttered to himself, "I don't know what will happen if my father finds out the news?"

what will happenOf course, the same expression was on the same face, Mrs. Xia really sighed and sighed, "My lord, what do you say..."

The elder laughed, "The Xia family has many sons and grandchildren, isn't that great!"

"It's really..." The old lady sighed and laughed, "That's the truth!"

In fact, in ancient big families, it was very common for a son to be older than his grandson. One was that there was no birth control in ancient times, and you could have as many children as you wanted. The second is that some rich masters take their concubines to have children, and it is also possible that the second generation is younger than the third generation.

As a county king, Xia Zhen's every move was watched by many pairs of eyes, and Emperor Yuantai was one of them. He sat behind Longzuo, and in front of him stood his celebrity——Junwang Yancheng.

"Zi Li, is the news true?"

"Return to the Holy One, it's true." Liu Zai returned from saluting, and a sadness flowed backwards in his eyes, which almost made him lose his composure.

Emperor Yuantai stroked his beard lightly, and said slowly, "According to age, Xia Zi'an is no more than two years younger than Xiao Zilin. It's too late to have a child now. He must be very happy if he is happy at this time."

What he said really hurt Liu Zai, who heard it. That was the woman he had been thinking about, and now she was doing something for others. He just wanted to find a place to lick the wound secretly.

"Zi Li—"

"The minister is—" he replied with force.

"It's going to be August soon, and it's almost September. My son Yunbao is about to get married. How about the prevention and control in the capital?"

"My lord, everything is under the control of my minister."

"Well, that's good." Emperor Yuan Tai nodded: "Zi Li——"

"The minister is—"

Emperor Yuantai said: "Zhao Shangshu has talked about it twice in front of me. You choose a good day and decide on your own marriage."

"...Yes, Your Majesty!" After a pause, Liu Zaili bowed his head in salute.

Emperor Yuantai looked at the courtier who was not happy, and found that he couldn't see through him. Logically speaking, being able to marry the daughter of the Shangshu family is also a match of strength and strength. He should be happy. Why don't you think about it It looks like getting married, do you have other ideas?
Sensing the Holy Majesty looking at him, Liu Zaili quickly raised his head, "Holy Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will leave first."

"Go back."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liu Zaili saluted and exited the palace where the emperor worked.

Was he worried about something, or was he on guard against something? Emperor Yuan Tai touched the three mustaches again, his eyes darkened.

Liu Zaili, who wanted to find a place to heal his wounds alone, met Xiao Lin at the gate of the palace, and the two saluted each other, "Zi Li left the palace so early?" Xiao Lin raised his head, it was the afternoon when the sun was strong.

"Some small things, after reporting back, they will come out." Liu Zaili showed a businesslike smile: "Brother Zilin, this is..."

"It is also a small matter to ask the Holy One."

"Oh." The other party refused to say it, and Liu Zaili didn't take it seriously, but he had heard vaguely that he seemed to be preparing a ship to go to the south, and smiled slightly, "Then hurry in, I'll go first."

Xiao Lin raised his hand, and the two went their separate ways.

Concubine Xiao Gui was very happy when she heard that her younger brother was coming, and beckoned the palace servants to come over, "Send someone to wait in front of the Holy Majesty's hall, and ask Zi Lin to come and see me."

"Yes, ma'am, I will arrange it now."

The fetal gas has stabilized, and Concubine Xiao is in a good mood. She saw her parents a few days ago, but she did not expect her younger brother, who had been sheltering outside, to come back. She felt as if she hadn't seen him for a long time, and she really wanted to see him.

Xiao Lin soon met Emperor Yuantai, "Minister Xiao Lin has met my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

"Get up."

"Thank you Lord Ron."

"Are you back?" Emperor Yuan Tai put down the pen in his hand, a rare softness appeared on his serious face.

"Yes, let the Holy One miss you."

Looking at his brother-in-law who didn't hold any official position, Emperor Yuantai leaned back slightly on the dragon chair: "I heard that you live in Xicaogou in Xia Zhen?"

"Yes, my lord."

"You have quite a few inns and restaurants, right? Why do you want to live there?"

Xiao Lin saluted: "Go back to the Holy Lord, live in your own restaurant and inn, and everyone treats me like a master, it's not fun."

Emperor Yuantai raised his eyebrows: "Is that so?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I like to be casual and live a life of alcohol."

"That's true." Emperor Yuantai had a smile on his face, as if he agreed with his minister's words, "Otherwise, you wouldn't have given up any position."

Xiao Lin stood quietly, listening respectfully to Emperor Yuantai's emotion: "Then you came to see me today..."

"Return to the Holy Majesty, the minister is going to take his wife and children to the south for fun, and do some business by the way."

"play?"

"Yes, my lord."

Emperor Yuantai sighed greatly, "I think so too!"

"My lord, you are the king of the country..."

"That's all..." Emperor Yuantai interrupted the minister's emotion: "I just feel emotion, Zilin don't talk about the truth, when will I go, and when will I come back?"

Xiao Lin replied: "Return to the Lord, we will leave in two days and return to the capital before Princess Yunbao's big wedding."

"Just over a month?"

"Yes, my lord."

"Is it too late?"

"Go back to the Holy Lord, take the sea route, all the way to the south, don't stop."

"I see." Emperor Yuan Tai nodded, "Then go back early."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your permission." Xiao Lin bowed when he heard the emperor let go.

Emperor Yuantai said: "Since you want to go out, let's go see your sister."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xiao Lin bowed and retreated.

At the door, the servants of the imperial concubine hall were waiting at the side. When they saw him coming out, they hurried forward, "The king of the county..."

"lead the way."

"Yes, the king of the county!" Unexpectedly, there was no need to waste words, and the palace staff happily led the way to the imperial concubine hall.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the siblings who hadn't seen each other for two or three months finally met. Concubine Xiao's eyes even leaked tears, "I haven't come to see my sister for so long, have you forgotten my sister?"

"You are my compatriot sister, how could that be?"

"Why not, since your wife and children were exposed to the world, you seldom come to see me. If it weren't for the many New Year etiquettes, I would have the opportunity to see you."

"My lady..."

"Look, I don't call my elder sister, but my empress, so I have more birth points." Although Concubine Xiao Gui is an older sister, her coquettish tone clearly shows that she is a younger sister who is acting coquettishly to please her.

Xiao Lin smiled helplessly.

Concubine Xiao waved her hands around, "You all step back."

"Yes, ma'am."

The palace people withdrew from the hall one after another, leaving only Xiao Lin and his brother.

"There's no one here, so they can always say something intimate to me." Concubine Xiao Gui was both happy and somewhat complaining.

Xiao Lin lowered his eyes slightly, then raised them again, "From the end of last year until now, I have sold many shops."

"A few days ago, my father told me." Concubine Xiao Gui asked, "Is this really the case?"

Xiao Lin nodded.

Concubine Xiao Gui lowered her head and rubbed her belly, "I...I got pregnant with great difficulty, so I dare not help you in front of the emperor..."

"Your Majesty, please don't open your mouth." Xiao Lin interrupted her sister's words.

Concubine Xiao Gui raised her head again: "But in our Xiao family, except for the shop money, there is no one who holds important positions in the court. I..." She rubbed her stomach with her hands, and it goes without saying who will be her emperor's backer in the future.

Xiao Lin didn't answer.

"Zilin—" For the sake of the emperor in her belly, how could Concubine Xiao not plan early.

"Your Majesty, I... know it well." Xiao Lin suddenly replied.

"What are you going to do?"

Xiao Lin said: "You will know later."

"In the future...how long?" Concubine Xiao Gui leaned forward slightly, eagerly waiting for his answer.

But he said: "Madam, I'm going to go to the south."

"Why are you going to the south?" Concubine Xiao Gui asked one sentence after another, her uneasiness was written all over her face.

Xiao Lin smiled helplessly: "My lady, besides being a trader, what else can I do?"

"Zilin..."

Xiao Lin interrupted her: "Mother, don't think too much, take care of your baby with peace of mind, and giving birth to a child is what you should care about now."

"Zilin..." Xiao Guifei looked down at her stomach, "How can I feel at ease when you are not in the capital?"

Xiao Lin turned his head and looked around, "Don't panic, ma'am, someone will take care of you."

When Xiao Guifei heard this, she looked up in surprise: "Really?"

"Ah."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Concubine Xiao finally felt relieved, "Then you should come back earlier."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Zilin will be back at the beginning of September."

"it is good."

-

In the queen's palace, Princess Rainbow is pestering her to go out of the palace to spend the summer, "Queen mother, you just agree."

The queen shook her head: "People who are about to get married, don't mess around!"

"Mother..." Rainbow Dash acted like a baby.

It was useless, the queen still shouted: "Come here, take the princess down and let her learn etiquette."

"Yes, empress." The old mother stepped forward and approached the princess, "Princess, please—"

Rainbow Dash saluted her mother and left the palace angrily.

The queen felt a headache, and the palace servants at the side hurriedly took cooling oil and approached her, but she stopped her with a wave of her hand. She frowned, "What time is it, this child is still so noisy."

"Your Majesty, Princess Rainbow Dash is young and ignorant, and she just needs your teaching." The caring middle-aged palace man smiled and stood beside the queen to comfort her.

"Alas..." The queen sighed, "If all the children turn to him, how can I worry about it?"

"Your Majesty, you not only have both sons and daughters, but you are also a couple. It looks like some people, even though they are favored, their stomachs are only moving now..." The palace man said while quietly looking at the Queen's expression.

The queen pursed her lips almost invisible, reached out to pick up the teacup on the table, and lowered her head to sip the tea.

"Your Majesty... let's..." the palace man tried to speak.

"Don't move." The queen immediately understood what the palace man meant.

"Your Majesty, why?" The palace servants were puzzled.

"Didn't you say that I not only have sons and daughters, but also twins."

"Yes, what the empress said is true." The palace man touched the queen's words and continued: "His Royal Highness is 16 years old. Although he does not have a real position, the Holy One still often teaches him personally, and the seventh prince is also 12 years old. Those people really have nothing to fear.”

The queen glanced at the palace man, and the look was very sharp. The palace man was so frightened that he quickly kowtowed and saluted, "Your servant has become more behaved, damn it... Please punish the queen."

The queen drank tea slowly, and only after a quarter of an hour did she say, "Recently, how many of you are married?"

"Master Hui, apart from Concubine Xiao Gui and Ma Shurong, there seems to be another Jieyu."

"Your Majesty is really young and vigorous, okay... okay..."

The palace people couldn't understand what the queen said, so they didn't dare to repeat it.

"Get up."

"Thank you Queen Empress."

"The weather is hot, so the palace people should not walk around at will."

"Yes, empress." The palace servant didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, but she didn't dare to ask any more, the empress empress would do whatever she asked her to do.

Ma Hui'er has been staying quietly and securely in her palace, living her own life. Although the emperor didn't visit many times during this period, her basic necessities of life did not seem to be affected. good.

"Your Majesty, recently, the empress's rewards have decreased a lot."

Ma Hui'er was making clothes for the child in her belly, when she heard Luqi's words, she bit off the needle and thread in her hand, "Is there something missing here, or is everyone missing."

Luqi thought for a while and said, "When I went to Yushanfang to pick up the dishes, I paid special attention to inquiring about them, and they seemed to be missing, especially for those who are pregnant."

"That's right." Ma Hui'er picked up the clothes and looked at them, thinking that what she did was okay.

"Your Majesty, the servant did not understand."

Ma Hui'er smiled softly, "Our empress is benevolent, let us give birth to the prince and daughter safely!"

"Niang Niang, what do you mean..." Luqi thought for a while, and suddenly understood.

"Well, it's just what you think."

"Oh oh oh, this servant understands." Lu Qi smiled, "Madam, as long as we don't eat the food brought by other concubines, this child will..."

"En." Ma Huier nodded calmly.

The maid at the gate please report the matter, "Your Majesty, there is a letter from your natal family."

Lu Qi looked at the master, straightened her body, "Come in, present."

"Yes, ma'am."

The palace people clasped their hands slightly and saluted.

The little maid on duty handed the letter to Luqi, and it finally reached Ma Huier's hands. She opened it and looked. It turned out that her mother had told her that Cousin Min was pregnant.

"It's a happy event." Ma Huier smiled.

"Ma'am, what's the happy event?" Lu Qi asked.

"Cousin Min is pregnant." Ma Hui'er said, "Luqi..."

"The servant is—"

"Take two pieces of plain gauze, crimson gauze, makeup brocade, and cloud silk brocade that the emperor rewarded me, and let the palace servants take them out, and give them to my mother, and ask her to pass them on to cousin Min."

"Yes, the servant girl knows." Lu Qi hurriedly arranged to go.

Ma Hui'er rubbed her belly lightly, and thought to herself, if Cousin Min is here, will she not leave the capital for a year or two?

But I heard that cousin Hui from the uncle's family will take part in Chunwei next year. What kind of results will he have in the palace examination? Will he become his natal family's helper?

-

Liu Zaili, who came out of the palace, did not go back to his residence, nor did he go to his private courtyard. The carriage was swinging on the street, and his followers didn't know where he was going. With Chiba's close body, the carriage drove to the princess's private restaurant - Yazhuxuan.

Qianye found that although the master entered the door, he didn't say anything, so he could only order wine and serve food for him according to the usual practice. Stay alone quietly.

"Bring more wine..."

Chiba, who was kneeling on the floor at the door in a daze, didn't expect Grandpa to drink up the wine so quickly, and was taken aback for a moment, only to find that he was half leaning on the cushion.

The private room of Yazhuxuan does not have a tall Eight Immortals table, but sits cross-legged on the floor, with a small table in front of it, and a cushion behind the small table. People who drink are tired or drunk, and they can just fall down and sleep. Until dawn, no one will come to disturb.

Qianye got up immediately, opened the sliding door, and called out softly: "One more pot."

"Yes, Guard Qian!" The doorman immediately turned to the wine room, and handed a jug of wine to Qianye.

Qianye gently closed the door, put the jug on the small table, and did not forget to say, "Master, you never want a second jug, this is an exception, so drink less."

Liu Zaili raised his misty eyes, "It's your business, when will it be your turn to be talkative."

"Yes, sir, I'm too talkative." Qianye knelt and sat at the door again after finishing speaking, quietly glanced at the master who was in a bad mood, and thought, what's the matter with the master, could it be that he was scolded by the saint?
He thought about it, it was not right, the master once said that eating the king's salary and doing things for the king, there are always things that don't suit the king's wishes, and being scolded is also an inevitable thing, he doesn't mind, why is that?

Could it be that he was trapped by love, but he didn't have any women around him, so why would he feel sad about Fengyue?Could it be...Qianye suddenly thought of what Qianye had inquired about. He heard that Princess Beijun was pregnant. Could it be related to this matter?

Qianye looked at the master with eyes full of sympathy and sadness, sir, why bother, the concubine of Beijun knew the king of Beijun before you, I... Qianye swallowed, it really is a bad fate, moo, what if It would be great if someone came to persuade you.

But the master never told anyone, so who can persuade him?Qianye was worried, so she had no choice but to press her mind and quietly accompany her master.

As the commander of Long Xingwei, Liu Zaili strictly controlled his alcohol consumption, not to exceed three taels, but tonight, he already drank double, and he was about to reach a catty soon.

During the drunkenness, he was still very self-disciplined. He didn't let his subordinates take any more wine. He stood up, and the soles of his feet were a little fluttering, but fortunately, he steadied himself, "Go back!"

"Master, where are you going back?" Qianye hurriedly stepped forward and asked cautiously.

where?Liu Zaili raised his misty eyes, "I want to be alone."

"Oh, I understand." That was a private house, and Qianye quietly arranged for people to return to the house while waiting for the owner to leave the private room.

When the carriage turned to Changjie Avenue, the night was already very deep. Summer nights are always so intoxicating and charming. The dark blue sky is full of stars, big and small, which are extraordinarily dazzling.

A round of bright moon hangs high in the sky, with a faint light, like a thin veil, pulled from the sky to the nearby street, like a layer of silvery diamonds, shining brightly.

The wind on a summer night is always exciting, it blows slowly, it is extraordinarily fresh and cool, in the carriage, Liu Zaili yelled: "Stop—"

"Grandpa, what's the matter?"

"I'm going down for a walk."

"Master... the night is already very deep." Qianye persuaded.

Liu Zaili glanced at his men, Qianye didn't dare to go against his will, quickly asked the groom to stop, opened the curtain, and let the master out of the carriage.

The moonlight was hazy, casting Liu Zaili's tall figure, he walked with his head bowed, looking at his lonely shadow, the corner of his mouth was slightly drawn, and he smiled like a self-deprecating, even he himself couldn't stand the depression, and suddenly raised his head.

What made me know you, and what made us have no fate, because I was happy with you, I laughed, and because I couldn't get close to you, I was in pain.

God, why did you let me meet her, since I met her, I never thought about letting go, why?Why do you torture me like this, leaving me with no choice... so that I can't choose anything else...

The starry sky did not hear his heart, nor did he see his sorrow, it was still so clear and transparent, it ignored the joys and sorrows of the world.The boundless darkness in the distance is gradually fading away by the brighter and brighter light. In the silence, the summer night is so peaceful but so lonely.

"Master..." Qianye rushed forward to help him, but was waved away by him, "Leave me alone!" Xiaobu hurriedly walked, walked, and suddenly ran wildly, as if letting his heart run against the night, to be able to not sad.

——Thousands of years later
Modern Ma Min'er searched for three months before finding Jin Hanlai who avoided him. He was in a top private hospital. When she saw her husband, he had lost less than a hundred catties.

"Han Lai... Han Lai, what's wrong with you!" Modern Ma Min'er was so frightened that her limbs became cold, she rushed to the side of the hospital bed, and threw herself into his arms, tears like rain.

Jin Hanlai, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by someone, and opened his eyes forcefully, "Min...Min'er..."

"Han Lai...Han Lai..." Modern Ma Min'er stretched out her hands and caressed his thin and shapeless face, "Why...why didn't you tell me..."

"I...I want to wait until I'm done and tell you..."

"Come on, John, my husband...you...how can you treat me like this, why don't you let me share the difficulties with you!"

"Min'er..." Jin Hanlai raised a hand to gently caress her back, "I...I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for you until you grow old..."

"No... no, you will, you will..."

Jin Hanlai was seriously ill and his eyes gradually blurred: "Do you still remember the scene when we first met ten years ago?"

Modern Ma Min'er looked up suddenly in shock, "Han...Han, I...che..."

"Oh, I forgot, you were in a car accident, and you forgot all the past...all..." Jin Hanlai's arm suddenly drooped, and the electrocardiograph at the head of the bed creaked, causing the medical staff to rush in, " Mr. Kim...Mr. Kim..."

"Han...Han Lai..." Modern Ma Min'er was pushed aside by the doctors and collapsed on the ground.

"First aid, cardiac arrest...immediately...quickly..."

"Yes, doctor..."

The medical staff worked together and finally pulled Jin Hanlai back from the brink of death.

The attending doctor quickly arrived at the door. Modern Ma Miner, who was supported by the nurse on the chair, saw the doctor coming and jumped up, "Doctor, my husband..."

The doctor took off the mask: "We have been waiting to match Mr. Jin's kidney, but there has been no suitable one. If this continues, Mr. Jin may be..."

"Give him mine!" Hyundai Ma Miner shouted without thinking.

"You..." The doctor glanced at the woman in front of him, "Here...we're going to make a match for you. Only when the match is right can we know if it's suitable."

"Hurry up, what are you waiting for!" Hyundai Ma Miner shouted anxiously.

The doctor looked at her, paused, and said, "Mrs. Jin, I didn't hit you, the ratio of successful couple matching..."

"I don't care, hurry up..."

(End of this chapter)