Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 253

Fu Xiaoyou said with a smile, "In the past two months, the Duke of Luoyang has been working in the shop by himself every day. Not only that, he has also traveled extensively with the caravan, and his experience has increased a lot."

"You mean, he's not a dude anymore?"

"That's right, I've started to do practical things." Fu Xiaoyou lowered his head to eat, took a bite and said, "He basically broke up with his cronies, and stopped eating, drinking and gambling."

"No way, walking around the alley can make him change so much?" Gu Dun didn't believe it.

"There are some people who are not bad in nature and lack the opportunity for epiphany. Duke Luo is one of them." Fu Xiaodao.

Gu Dun blinked.

"Some people don't look bad, but when they are confused, their lethality is very powerful." Fu Xiaodao looked at him meaningfully.

"Your brother, what do you mean by that?" Gu Dun stared.

Fu Xiaoyou ate with his head down.

"There is a brother, there is a brother, don't eat it first, you understand it!" Gu Dun died of anxiety.

He grabbed Fu Xiaoyou's hand holding the chopsticks, and smiled helplessly at him: "General Gu, you..." He didn't know how to speak.

"What am I, what are you talking about!" Gu Dun was really anxious.

Fu Xiaoyou heard about his family affairs from General Gu’s colleagues. He was born in a wealthy family with a good family background. He was the second child at home. He was very naughty and mischievous when he was a child. His father sent him to a private school to study. As a result, he often cut classes and went to the small town to play around. Even fighting until the age of 16, the family couldn't control him anymore, so they sent him to the army. I thought it would be a good material for marching and fighting, but compared with the children of aristocratic families, he can only be a member fierce general.

Although General Gu is mischievous and brave, he is a well-known filial son in the army, but this filial piety seems to be only for his mother, why?I heard that his father often beat him and his mother often protected him, so he didn't like his father and was filial to his mother. He heard that when he returned to his old home, he would listen to and do what his mother said.

This kind of "filial piety" is too narrow. We all know that the love of a father is different from that of a mother. He will not ask for his children's health, but he will strictly demand his children. This is also an expression of love. In Fu Xiao's view, General Gu My dear love is a bit doting, and General Gu's filial piety is a bit "foolish filial piety". For a daughter-in-law, if she meets such a husband, she will feel guilty.

Fu Xiaoyou scratched his head, in order to be able to eat, he had no choice but to say: "General Gu, the last time we went to inquire about something, we encountered a case where a husband beat his wife, do you still remember?"

"I'll keep a record of such trivial matters." Gu Dun didn't care.

"You..." Fu Xiaoyou had a headache, "Why didn't the concubine let General Zhang and General Li follow, but insisted on you, why didn't you use your brain?"

"But what do these mother-in-law and mother matters have to do with me?"

"You..." Fu Xiaoyou didn't bother to talk to him, and said directly: "Did the husband beat the wife?"

"Yeah?" Gu Dun thought about it carefully, as if there was such a thing.

Fu Xiaoyou continued to ask: "Why do you want to fight?"

Gu Dun thought about it carefully, and said, "It seems that the rice is burnt..."

"Why is it burnt?"

"This... how do I know?"

Fu Xiaoyou shook his head: "If it was Aunt Shi who burned the rice, would you still be able to beat it?"

"I..." Maybe not, Gu Dun blinked: "Sister Ju is not so stupid, how could she burn the rice?"

Fu Xiaoyou sneered, "That woman usually doesn't know how to overcook her rice."

"what……"

"It was because she was sick that day and fell asleep in bed. Her mother-in-law filed a complaint against her son without asking about it, and then the son stretched out his hand and beat the mother-in-law without asking why."

"Sick...sick...ah..."

"Yes, general, that man didn't inquire about these matters at all, and beat his wife without asking for nothing. General Gu, your temper is just like that man's. You can't think about anything. If you don't ask clearly, how can the princess be at ease? Aunt will marry you."

"I..." He really didn't know how to ask about such a trivial matter. Gu Dun was dumbfounded by what he said. Would he treat Sister Ju like this in the future?
Seeing that the food was cold, Fu Xiaoyou picked up the plate, asked someone to make some hot food and rice, mixed it, and ate the lunch while standing by the cooking table.

Wei Ren and Xing'er didn't come back after playing until dusk. When he came back, he not only brought a lot of things to eat, but also sent Xing'er to the room.

At the door, the little girls rushed over, "Mr. Wei, what about the fried chestnuts you promised me?"

Wei Ren asked the boy to hand over two large bags of fried millet seeds to Gui Zhu: "Share it with everyone."

"Thank you sir..."

Wei Ren asked the boy to take another bag of candy, "This is for everyone too."

"Wow, Mr. Wei, you are so kind." The little girl Juhuang took it happily, "Since Mr. is so kind, we won't bother me and Sister Xing."

"Yes!" The girls scattered in a hurry.

Xing'er shyly walked into her room, Wei Ren followed into the room, the servant stood outside and reached out to close the door, Xing'er was not used to it, turned around to open the door, but he blocked it.

"this is not good."

Wei Ren lowered his eyebrows, reached out and hugged her.

"Hey, this is not outside, don't be like this."

Wei Rencai ignored her, and rested his forehead on her shoulder, the small shoulder was soft and comfortable, he couldn't help but sigh twice.

Myolie's face and ears were red.

Wei Ren saw her red ears and bright eyes, so he couldn't help but go up and kiss her.

"You..." Xing'er was so frightened that she stretched out her hand to stop it, but he pinched the outstretched hand, and he held her ear tip gently... the word N is omitted below.

-

Xia Zhen returned to the backyard late recently, and there were frequent wars in the north. He was a little worried, so he wrote to his grandfather in Yizhou. What should the Xixia people do if they bypass Liangzhou City and go to Pingding area?
Ma Min'er saw him worried, "How about you apply to the emperor to return to the north?"

Xia Zhen reached out and touched her stomach, "No..."

"The father's side..."

"Grandfather has already transferred the troops, so there should be no problem."

"Oh."

If there is no problem, his brows won't be so tight, and Ma Min'er didn't point it out, and took his hand, "The New Year will be one month away, and the nomads in the north will probably cease fighting."

"Yeah." Xia Zhen followed her daughter-in-law to the dining table, and ate with her mind down.

The couple finished their dinner quietly, washed up and went to bed, nestled in the big warm bed, covered with quilts and chatted, "Today, I played with Brother Zhang, his wife, and my son all day."

"Oh." Xia Zhen gently caressed the little daughter-in-law's arm with one hand.

"From her tone, she wants to go home and reunite with her family for the New Year."

Xia Zhen tilted her head to look at her daughter-in-law, said nothing, then turned her head again.

Ma Min'er smiled, and put her arms around him, "Next year we will be able to celebrate the New Year with our parents and grandparents, right?"

"Probably." Xia Zhen's answer was not loud, but in a low voice, hovering in the room, with a hint of deep homesickness.

This topic is not good, so Ma Min'er quickly changed it: "General Gu wants to marry Aunt Shi, but he is not yet enlightened, so I don't agree."

Xia Zhen chuckled: "Don't expect every man to live a good life."

"I don't care about other people, but my little sister, the people around me, if I can make them live a good life, I will try my best to make them live a good life. Liu Zaicheng is a fool. General Gu is better than him. And nothing less, how can I safely marry the people around me to them."

"I heard that Liu Zai is now spending all day on business."

"Assuming he is sincere, he wants to marry Yue'er." Ma Miner pouted proudly.

Xia Zhen buried the quilt, "Go to sleep."

"Oh." Ma Min'er covered her stomach and buried herself in the bed.

-

In a heavy snowfall, the new year of the Great Wei Dynasty came. In this new year, the emperor did not suppress Xia Zhen. He had no excuse not to participate in the worship and other activities in the palace.

Fortunately, women with big bellies were not allowed to participate in many activities during the Wei Dynasty. Ma Miner escaped the catastrophe and stayed at home to raise her baby until the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, all kinds of affairs in the court finally came to an end, and Xia Zhen could finally stay at home with his daughter-in-law, "I heard that Concubine Xiao Gui in the palace is about to give birth?"

"Yeah." Xia Zhen helped the little daughter-in-law walk around the room to digest food. He wanted to say that his mother was about to give birth, but the words came to his lips, and he didn't mean to say them.

"I remember that my mother is also due in the first month of the month. I'm afraid she will give birth soon." Ma Min'er looked at him.

"Ah."

Ma Min'er urged: "Then we have to hurry up and prepare gifts!"

"Don't worry, I've prepared everything, including Concubine Xiao's."

"Oh." Ma Min'er smiled, and now she is really treated like a queen dowager, don't ask anything, don't think about it, just take care of her stomach.

-

In the Imperial Palace of the Great Wei Dynasty, Concubine Xiao's Hall, Concubine Xiao Gui who was having dinner suddenly had a stomachache. Seeing that the empress was screaming in pain, Dagong hurriedly called: "Quick, hurry up, the empress is probably on the move."

After a while, Concubine Xiao Gui's forehead was covered with sweat, and big beads of sweat fell down, "It hurts...it hurts me to death..."

The maid in charge hurriedly arranged for the master to give birth, while not forgetting to send someone, "Come here, send someone to report to the emperor."

"Yes, Auntie."

"Come here, go to the queen and ask for more manpower."

"Yes, auntie."

"Come here, report to Xiao Guogong's mansion and Huaiyi County Wang's mansion."

"Yes, Auntie."

Several people marched together, and rushed to report.

-

When Xiao Lin received the letter, he had already had dinner and was practicing calligraphy with his child. Shu Yueru was very nervous, "Do you want to enter the palace now?"

"Wait." Xiao Lin replied after pondering.

Shu Yueru didn't understand royal rules, she would listen to what a man said, but she hurried down to prepare, if he wanted to enter the palace, not only would she have to change her clothes, but she would also bring necessary gifts.

Xiao Lin prepared the most senior nanny for her, no matter if it was in the palace or in the ceremonies of major mansions, she was good at it. Shu Yueru made rapid progress in her studies under her hand in hand guidance. .

Xiao Xiaoyu also stood by her mother's side, and followed to learn how to be the head of the family and host the Zhongwei.

Half an hour later, Shu Yueru came to Xiao Lin's side again, "Everything is ready, you can enter the palace at any time."

"Yes." Xiao Lin told her to sit down, "Don't worry!"

"Oh."

After waiting for another hour, it was getting late, Xiao Lin asked Shu Yueru to take the children to sleep first, "If there is any movement in the palace, I will go directly to the palace, and I will bring you news tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Shu Yueru nodded gently, "It's cold at night, you should wear more."

"I know."

After arranging all the children, Xiao Lin went to the study, and the staff finally waited for him, "Master——"

"Sit down, it starts, it's not that fast."

The staff member smiled lightly, "Master..."

"Don't forget, I have three children. Back then, when Xiaoyu was born, Ah Ru was in pain for two days and one night before giving birth."

"It's the old man who is impatient." The staff member cupped his hands.

Xiao Lin asked the staff to sit down again, but he still didn't sit down, and said with a smile, "It would be great if I were born at dawn tomorrow."

He looked up and glanced, but Xiao Lin didn't say anything, he squinted and thought.

-

In the palace, Emperor Yuantai heard the report and asked the queen to tell the queen, "Send more people who should be sent, rewards who should be rewarded."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The servant stepped back cautiously.

Emperor Yuantai's expression was not turbulent. The one who should criticize the paper should think about the country's affairs. He has more than ten children and has become numb. Concubine Xiao, but for Emperor Yuantai who was not confused in his forties, it was just a matter of taste.

Fang Yuyuan has been with him all the time, and he has seen all the actions of Emperor Yuantai. He finds that he is getting more and more confused about his master who has been serving him for decades. Now that he doesn't understand, he is more cautious up.

-

The queen sat dignifiedly in the hall, arranging Concubine Xiao's delivery in a leisurely manner, "If you don't have enough manpower, you can continue to look for me."

"Thank you Queen Empress."

"Hurry back and serve your master."

"Yes, empress, the servant girl will leave first." The little palace maid hastily withdrew.

The queen stood up, and the maids who were close to her hurriedly came over to help her, "No matter who comes from Concubine Xiao's palace, or what request they have, they will be satisfied."

"Your Majesty—" the grand maid hesitated to speak.

The queen glanced at her, "Don't do what you want to do."

"Yes, empress, the servant girl knows."

Lying on the bed, the queen squinted her eyes and twitched the corners of her mouth, "The Xiao family... is just an empty shell with a superficial appearance, so there is nothing to be afraid of." After speaking, she closed her eyes and fell asleep gently.

-

As expected by the staff, Concubine Xiao Gui gave birth to a dragon son on the nineteenth day of the first lunar month. The day was good, the timing was good, and it was a sign of auspiciousness.

Ma Shurong's daughter is nineteenth, and her son was born on the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, another nineteenth, an excellent number, Concubine Xiao couldn't help but her frail face looked like a flower blooming, she tilted her head to look at Swaddle: "Haohao...what a good name, my son, you have to grow up quickly..."

The palace maid lightly tucked the corner of the noble concubine's quilt, "Your Majesty, go to sleep for a while, and see the little prince when you wake up!"

"En." Xiao Guifei fell asleep contentedly.

Xiao Lin and Xiao Guogong entered the palace at dawn and knelt in front of Emperor Yuantai: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, for getting another prince."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Yuantai's face was pale, and he hooked his lips into a smile. In fact, he really wanted to say, congratulations on having a grandson of the emperor, and you can be proud in court, but who is he? He is the most sacred person in the Great Wei Kingdom. would say something like that.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yuantai smiled and said, "Thanks to my concubine for giving birth to the dragon son, I want to reward the Xiao family."

"My lord..." Xiao Guogong looked at the emperor in surprise.

Xiao Lin obviously wanted to frown, but he also showed a look of joy.

Emperor Yuantai saw everything in his eyes, and said softly, "I want to promote the Xiao family's children."

This is for a real job, Xiao Guogong immediately knelt down on his knees to thank his father, and Xiao Lin knelt down with his father, "Thank you Lord Long En, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Emperor Tai of Yuan Dynasty said that when he conferred an official position, he acted very quickly. After the twenty princes and three dynasties, his imperial decree came to Xiao Guogong's mansion, which shocked the capital. Concubine, the previous Concubine Rong Shu can't compare with her at all."

"Isn't that right? The Ma family has only been promoted by one rank from sixth to fifth rank, but in the Xiao family, nearly five ranks have been promoted, and all of them are fat men. It really is the difference between being favored and not being favored, and giving birth to a prince and a princess. what!"

……

The whole Xiao Guo Mansion was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and it was even more lively than New Year's Eve. Duke Xiao rewarded everyone in the mansion, including the most humble servants.

Emperor Yuantai's pulling operation not only aroused the jealousy of the courtiers, but also the calm empress was not calm anymore. She frowned and sat in the inner room squinting, motionless.

The big palace maid waved her hand, and all the palace maids went out, she said softly: "Your Majesty..."

"Say something!"

"Your Majesty, will the food, housing and transportation in Concubine Xiao's Hall continue as before?"

"It's not the same as before, don't you want a reward?" The queen looked gloomy.

"No, no... this is not what this servant means." The palace maid was so frightened that she quickly knelt down, "What this servant means is, do you want to withhold money..."

"Hmph..." The queen snorted coldly, "This is making enemies for my son."

"Don't dare, dare not, even if you kill the servants." The palace maid trembled all over.

The queen glanced at the grand maid, and sneered, "Don't be smart about me."

"Yes, ma'am, the servant realizes his mistake."

Concubine Xiao Gui's confinement is full of people flying around in the palace, but she is very comfortable, "Finally I feel proud, I want to ask the Holy Majesty for an order, and my son's full moon banquet must be held grandly."

"Your Majesty, even if you don't tell me, I think the majesty will do something for you."

"Haha..." Concubine Xiao Gui looked at her son in the cradle with such pride that she wished to let everyone in the world know that she, Xiao Yun, was the most powerful woman in the Great Wei Dynasty.

-

In mid-February, Xia Zhen received a letter from his father, and his mother gave birth.

"Is it a man or a woman?" Ma Min'er asked anxiously.

"Girl." Xia Zhen replied softly.

"Sister-in-law!" Ma Min'er was so happy that she almost leaned back, "Such a young sister-in-law, apart from my family, no other family has it."

"Sister-in-law and uncle are younger than children, there are many of them." Xia Zhen reminded dissatisfiedly.

"Uh..." Yeah, why did I forget, this is ancient times, Ma Min'er smiled awkwardly.

Xia Zhen lowered her head and continued to read the letter.

Ma Min'er said from the side: "Father must be very happy to have a daughter after an old age."

"Yeah." His father's joy was indeed on paper, and Xia Zhen didn't lie.

"Ah..." Ma Min'er looked forward to it, "I really want to see my sister-in-law with my own eyes, she must be very cute, just like you, Brother Zhen."

The first half of the sentence can still be heard, but the second half of the sentence...Xia Zhen's eyebrows curled into horoscopes, and she stretched out her hand to touch the little daughter-in-law's belly in dissatisfaction, "It's just as long as the son looks like me."

"Hey, brother Zhen, you are wrong. People say that daughters look like fathers and sons look like mothers. If you miss your son, he must look like me."

It didn't make people happy, Xia Zhen's eyebrows were all knotted.

"Haha..." Ma Min'er was overjoyed, "Let's not talk about you, hurry up and get ready to attend the twenty prince's full moon banquet."

"What's the rush, there are still two days left."

Ma Min'er clicked her lips, "Sure enough, she is the concubine whom the Holy Majesty favors. This full moon banquet is really grand."

Xia Zhen sat down on the couch indifferently, picked up the tea in her hand, and sipped it slowly.

"Brother Zhen, what are you thinking?"

"It's nothing."

"I don't believe it, you must be related to political affairs." Ma Min'er curled her lips.

Xia Zhen smiled lightly, "You are the only one who is smart."

"Hee hee!" Ma Min'er sat next to him, "I want to give birth too, my stomach is so heavy that I can't sleep well." She pouted aggrievedly.

"Soon...soon..." Xia Zhen quickly put his arms around her and coaxed her softly.

"What's coming soon? It will take more than two months. It's a long time!" Ma Miner clings to Xia Zhen's body and acts like a spoiled child.

But don't blame her, her stomach is getting bigger every day, her legs and feet are a little swollen, it's uncomfortable, plus her stomach is big, it's hard to turn over, and she can't sleep well at night, Xia Zhen sees all these, the life of a little wife It's really hard.

He hurriedly carried her to the couch, stretched out his hands to massage his legs and feet, "Is it better?"

"Well." Ma Miner thought about it, "I want to control my diet and move around more." She thought about the things to pay attention to during pregnancy, searched and found that there was very little knowledge about pregnancy in her mind, and she knew that she would In ancient times, she should at least learn some exercises for pregnant women. If the fetal position is not correct, she can correct it through exercises for pregnant women.

Xia Zhen was massaging while watching the little daughter-in-law in a daze. Since her belly got bigger and bigger, she liked to be in a daze more and more. I heard from Aunt Shan that she was pregnant for three years and seemed to be true.

As she was thinking hard, Ma Miner subconsciously pinched the jade water drop hanging around her neck. It would be great if there was a TV in the jade water drop. She could follow the TV to learn how to do maternity exercises for psychological comfort.

When the little daughter-in-law was in a daze, she pinched the jade water drops she gave her, and Xia Zhen was no stranger to it.

Xiaowen shouted from outside, "Master, the general from Xicaogou is here to report the matter."

"Let him wait."

"Yes."

Xia Zhen straightened up, "I'm going to do business in front, and I'll have dinner with you when I come back at noon."

"Okay." Ma Min'er nodded, and saw him off on the bed.

"Don't send it away."

"I took the opportunity to get up and move around."

When Xia Zhen heard this, she stopped talking and let her walk to the door.

Ma Min'er went back to the inner room and walked around the room, "Miss Shan, you can go outside and do your work, I'm fine by myself."

"Young Madam, I don't worry about you being alone." Shan Xiaodan didn't want to go out.

Ma Min'er wanted to see Yu Shuidrop, "It's okay, just stand at the door and listen to it."

"I……"

"It's all right."

Shan Xiaodan felt that Madam wanted to be alone in the room, so she no longer forced herself, nodded, went out, and said worriedly: "Call me if you have anything to do."

"Ok, I know."

When there was no one in the room, she picked up Yushuidrop again, "It's been a long time since I saw the video, and I don't know if I'm doing well in modern times." As soon as she finished speaking, Yushuidrop had a video.

(End of this chapter)