Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 260 Ask Ji Feng
Everyone was gossiping, Yunzhen and Yunfang took the opportunity to step off the stage, and they were supposed to come to see the joke, but when others saw the joke, they were so angry that they cursed secretly, they deserved to marry a petty official who couldn't get on the stage, At that time, you will be defeated.

Tomorrow is the day of Dalang's big wedding. It stands to reason that his father could live in the mansion yesterday, but it will be noon soon, and he still hasn't come. Come?I still blame myself for not inviting...

"Da Lang...Da Lang..." The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, and he quickly stopped the eldest son who was heading towards the living room.

"Father, what's the matter?" Ma Dalang was entertaining guests, and a few friends who had traveled far had arrived, and he was arranging accommodation.

"Your grandfather was able to come over last night, but it was already lunch time, and he hasn't arrived yet. I don't know if he was delayed on the way, or..." He didn't say the latter words, because it was his father after all.

Ma Dalang glanced in the direction of the door, his grandfather, third uncle, brother in the hall and others didn't come, could it be that he was delayed on the way, "I'll ask the boy to inquire about it."

Ma Qifeng waved his hand, "Dalang, you and Weifu go to meet him."

"Father..." I was busy, Ma Dalang saw father's earnest eyes, so he had no choice but to nod, "Okay, let's meet."

The father and son let the Chen family drive the horse and greeted them all the way.

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Mrs. Ma San has been urging people since she got up in the morning, urging everyone to move quickly, "Qimeng, are you alright?"

"I'm ready."

"Then go and call your father."

Ma Qimeng hugged the teapot, sat on the chair with his buttocks motionless, Erlang swayed his legs, squinted his eyes and sipped tea, looking like he was enjoying himself.

"I'm talking to you, did you hear me?" Mrs. Ma San frowned anxiously.

"What's the rush? Tomorrow is the real day?"

"What tomorrow? Logically, we are going to have a banquet today. As the third brother, what will you look like if you don't go?"

"What does it look like? The sixth brother has long stopped paying attention to my third brother. He knows that there is a front seat today, but he didn't send someone to pick us up last night, but let's forget it. We have to pick up my father. In the end Just come here when sending out wedding stickers, and see what it looks like."

Mrs. Ma San put on a serious face, "I can do all the rituals that people should do, but you still have to let people come to pick you up now. Don't you mean to make people unhappy."

"I don't care, the main thing is father, he Ma Lao Liu doesn't take father seriously."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mrs. Ma San really didn't want to talk to him, "Hurry up and ask father in the study."

"I dont go."

Mrs. Ma San was so angry that she waited in her head, and shouted: "Mother Xu——"

"Ma'am, the old slave is here."

"Is Yihui back yet?"

"Go back to madam, not yet."

Hearing this, Ma Sanfu was so angry that his face turned blue. After Meier left, he asked her to take care of his elder brother, but no one could be seen. How could he take care of him? He still wanted him to ask his father to leave quickly, but in the end...

"Okay, I see." The husband didn't move, Ma San Madam had no choice but to go to the old lady first, "Mother, it's time, we should set off, look..."

"I've been to your father's study just now. He didn't move. I talked to him, but he ignored me. I didn't bother to talk to him."

"Mother, but the time..."

Mrs. Ma knew the embarrassment of her daughter-in-law, "Forget it, let me call you again."

"Thank you mother."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hurried to Ma Chengzu's study, unexpectedly Ma Qimeng also arrived.

This man didn't do anything all day long, as if he had been bitten by insects, Mrs. Ma San sulked secretly, and went into the study with him.

Anyway, it wasn't her own grandson who got married, Madam Ma was so angry that she sat aside and watched how her son and daughter-in-law urged the old man.

"Father..." Ma Qimeng said with a three-point smile: "Your calligraphy is getting more and more majestic, and your writing is really good!"

Just as he was about to transfer his inheritance, he heard his son's slippery and vain praise, Ma Chengzu shook his hand, a large sheet of paper was completely useless, put down his pen, and threw the large sheet of paper into the trash can beside him to go.

Seeing his father's cold face, Ma Qimeng shrank his head and stood aside.

The man looked like a wimp, and Mrs. Ma San patted her heart secretly. She couldn't hold back, she could vomit blood, she slowly expressed her face, and squeezed out a dignified smile: "Father, it's getting late, we should go gone."

Ma Chengzu frowned, glanced at his daughter-in-law, sat down on the chair, and reached for a cup to drink water, as if he had forgotten that there was a happy event to do.

"Father, you..." Don't forget that the eldest son of the sixth family is married, Mrs. Ma San just barely asked.

Ma Chengzu straightened his face, and he was too intimidating to speak.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other, and they didn't know how to speak. It's possible that they really have to wait until tomorrow, but they are relatives. According to the etiquette, they have to eat the front table today.

Just when Mrs. Ma San was at a loss, Ma Qifeng ran into the study panting, "Father, my son is not filial, he is late." He bowed down to accompany Ma Chengzu.

Ma Dalang also apologized with his father: "I'm sorry grandpa, it's my grandson who is unfilial, please forgive me grandpa."

It took a long time for Ma Chengzu to lift his old eyelids, and lowered his head to drink tea.

Ma Qifeng saluted again, "Dalang will have a happy event tomorrow, and invite father to have Dalang's wedding wine."

"Yi Chu respectfully invites grandfather." Ma Dalang also invited.

Ma Chengzu drank the tea in a leisurely manner, while Ma Qimeng stood by and gloated. He never came to ask his father for advice on such a big matter, nor did he come to ask himself for help. He really didn't take my father and me seriously. If I don't give you some color to see, I really don't know how to respect my elders.

While waiting for his father to let go and leave, Ma Qifeng felt guilty, as if he had really neglected his relatives, but... but... oh... that's all, it was indeed his own fault. If he had the opportunity, he would come over to ask his father for advice, let the third brother help.

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Ma Miner and Xia Zhen teased their son, and forgot the time of the banquet. When she realized that she was hungry, she felt strange, "Why hasn't the banquet been held yet? Do you have to wait for someone?"

Shan Xiaodan had already sent someone to inquire, and he answered in a leisurely manner, "Mrs. Ma, Mrs. Ma's family hasn't come yet."

"grandfather?"

"Yes."

Ma Min'er blinked and looked at Xia Zhen, "Are you hungry?"

"It's okay." Xia Zhen reached out and hugged her son. The little daughter-in-law was going to take care of the housework, and she walked around leisurely, but she didn't speak to her son. Fan'er, who was four months old, already had something to communicate with. Desire, pointing at something, it's a pity that my father doesn't talk to me except to look at me.

Sigh, dad, you talk so much to mother, why don't you tell me, Xiao Fan'er couldn't get a response from dad, she pursed her mouth and wrote all over her face, I'm not happy...I'm not happy... ...Looking all over for my old lady, but I don't know when my old lady is no longer in the room.

Several tables were waiting for dinner, and Aunt Niu was in a hurry, so she went to Mo Wanyi to ask what was going on and how long it would take to start the dinner. As soon as she arrived at the entrance of the main hall, she met Ma Erniang.

"Young lady..."

"Auntie, what's the matter?"

"I don't know either. I'm about to ask Madam."

The two entered the main hall together, "Madam..."

"Aunt Wan, what's going on?"

"Your third uncle and his family haven't come yet." Mo Wanyi was also anxious.

"Grandfather, shouldn't the elder brother invite you long ago?"

Mo Wanyi forced a smile: "I sent the happy posters and invited them. Maybe last night Da Lang should go over and invite my grandfather over."

"Oh." Ma Min'er pursed her lips and did all the etiquette. As for inviting him again in person, it depends on the deep relationship between the two parties. The result is that grandfather is not so 'thick' that he doesn't need their invitation. The point; and father is not 'thick' enough to invite another trip in person.

Life, family love... Really... Ma Miner was filled with emotion, "When did dad and brother go?"

"It is estimated that the lunch banquet will take another hour."

Ma Min'er thought about it, "Bring some snacks, let's serve the guests first."

"it is good."

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Although it was the front seat, it was also the seat. Ma Qifeng and his son felt very sorry for keeping the guests waiting for a long time. Of course, they did not blame the grandfather. As the grandparent of the family, he has the right to ask his children to be filial.

Someone wants to ask, when Ma Min'er got married, the Ma family was not like this!To Ma Chengzu, Ma Min'er was just a concubine's granddaughter who married into someone else's family, so how could she compare with her grandson.

But the daughter-in-law that the grandson is going to marry is the granddaughter of a powerful official in the court. Isn't it enough for him to come over for a wedding with enthusiasm?Wedding wine must be drunk, but whether it is hot or not is another matter.

It's fine if you don't give face to your father, but the daughter-in-law married by the elder brother is the eldest granddaughter of Mrs. Feng, the grandfather must give everyone some face, but when Ma Min'er saw the big brother Ma Yihui standing beside her grandfather, she I understand, my grandfather may have taken Joe, but deep down, he must be disappointed and unwilling.

The eldest grandson he cultivated had not yet established a family and had yet to succeed in his career, but he saw that his neglected grandson married the eldest granddaughter of a powerful official who had served as the third young prince like him, and it turned out that someone else was in the ranks. Sangong became a popular official, but he himself...

Ma Min'er shook off the unhappy mood in her heart, and let her family happily welcome tomorrow's big wedding, "Brother, it is true that we were rude, and we must pay attention to it in the future."

Ma Yichu nodded, "Yes, Second Sister, I understand. After you leave, I will often go to my grandfather's place, and plan to spend the New Year with them as well."

"Brother is right to think so. After all, after we leave the capital this time, we don't know when we will see our grandfather again. Let's do our best to be filial and not leave any regrets in life."

"Ok, I know."

Ma Qifeng blamed himself all the time, "I was supposed to go there last night, but Da Lang was about to get married. When I was happy, I was so happy that I lost my head."

Maybe it was because Le was dazed and cut deep, but in fact it was because Ma Qifeng became truly independent. He finally no longer had the mentality of relying on the family and worshiping his father as heaven.

The daughter gets married, the eldest son gets married, and he takes on the role of the father, and he has an additional identity-grandfather, he has reached the same identity as the father, and has become the "heaven" that others rely on, and the "paternal authority" that weighs on the heart Finally unloaded, finally walked out of worship, and lived my own life.

Maybe every family has such a thing as inviting a grandfather, and it's not special. Generally speaking, Ma Dalang's big wedding is still very lively and brilliant. The capital city is also very cool.

For the parties involved, Mayi is a young couple, but they don't know what to do or not. They are rushing to live, to be themselves in a down-to-earth manner, and to live simply. This is life.

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Emperor Yuantai smiled and looked at Mrs. Feng, "You got married so soon?"

"My lord, my granddaughter has passed the legal marriage age for two years, it's time to get married." Feng Jiangyi replied with a smile.

"Oh, so that's the case." Emperor Yuan smiled gently.

"Yes, my lord."

Emperor Yuantai sighed thoughtfully, "I married my daughter, you married your granddaughter, and Zili got married again. In the past two years, there have been many happy events."

"Thanks to the great blessings of the sage, our Great Wei Dynasty is getting better and better." Feng Jiangyi continued the emperor's words.

Emperor Yuantai shook his head, "It would be even better if the southern barbarians and the northern barbarians don't come out to make trouble."

"The barbarian rebellion has been around for a long time, and it is really not easy to eliminate them."

"It's still the old master who understands my suffering."

"Your Majesty has worked hard!"

Emperor Yuantai rested his head on his hands: "I don't work hard, it's the Liming people in the frontier who work hard."

"The saint has a heart of holiness, which is the blessing of the people of our Great Wei Dynasty."

What is the person in power most afraid of when chatting with his subordinates? The most fearful thing is that the subordinates understand what they mean, but they always play tricks, making him unable to speak any more. look.

The elders of the three dynasties said that being with a king is like being with a tiger, but after being with three tigers, they always know when the tiger's butt cannot be touched and when the tiger's whiskers cannot be touched.

Emperor Yuantai always wants him to take up the topic of the northern war today. He is not bad as a grand master, and he is not bad to be among the three princes. , a favor of the highest order.

He not only participated in and controlled the direction of the enthronement, but also cleared the way for the emperor to clear up the differences; He has become the enemy of the Liu family's clan, and once he loses power, how many mad dogs will bite him.

Now that he has let himself intervene in the war in the north, he doesn't want to, he has to leave a way out for himself, I'm sorry, my lord, I'm getting old, and the more I live, the more timid I am, please forgive me.

A pair of monarchs and ministers went through the trick silently. In the end, Emperor Yuantai couldn't bear it and spoke first, "There are rumors outside that Xia Zhen is going back to the north?"

"The minister didn't hear it."

Emperor Yuantai almost shook the bag in his hand, thinking, don't think I don't know, your granddaughter's wedding date was originally in December, but now it's moved up to September, unexpectedly... I haven't heard of it?

Don't think that the emperor can be unscrupulous, and when he meets an old fox like Feng Jiangyi, he still has to endure his temper: "Well, Xia Zi'an, this boy, does not know his father. .”

Haha... Feng Jiangyi laughed in his heart, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are finally in a hurry. If you are in a hurry, you will issue an imperial decree. Why are you still holding it? If you take it again, you won’t lose three cities and five towns. But a large amount of land in the north!
For the sake of the land of the Great Wei Dynasty, Feng Jiangyi said leisurely: "Maybe Xia Zian thinks his father can handle it."

"Maybe...can handle it?" The old fox finally answered, and Emperor Yuantai chuckled.

"but……"

I finally got down the steps. When I heard the word 'but', Emperor Yuantai frowned, "What does the old grand master want to say?"

"However, the five northern prefectures are very large. The veteran feels that General Xia may not be able to take care of them. I am afraid that he has more energy than energy."

"Yeah, yeah, I think so too, but Xia Zian, I'm afraid he's playing wild in Beijing and doesn't want to go back to the north." Emperor Yuan Tai frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, you are a gentleman, you have to teach the naughty child, let him go back to the north as soon as possible."

I bah... If I could directly make an order, I would have made it a long time ago, and I was still talking to you here, Emperor Yuantai laughed angrily, "Old master, my granddaughter is married to someone else, so I have to inquire about her life Are you doing well?"

It seems that the Holy Majesty is determined to ask Xia Zian to write a letter to ask him to go back to the north, and he has to remind himself that in order to keep the treasury's money and food tight, the Holy Majesty really does everything he can.

Thinking of this, what else can Feng Jiangyi do?It seems that I can't get any money and food for Xia Zian.

My brother-in-law is already married, and everything in Beijing is almost ready. Xia Zhen is now waiting for the emperor's decree. As soon as the decree arrives, he will immediately return to the north and take back the land.

Zhuang Hao knew that Xia Zi'an was going back to the north. During this time, he often took his wife to the Beijun palace as a guest, either to have a meal or play chess, enjoying the little time together.

"The weather is getting colder and colder, your son is so young, can he handle it?" Zhuang Hao saw Xia Zhen playing chess and holding his son in his arms, he couldn't help but make a condescending sentence.

Xia Zhen kissed the top of his son's head and smiled, "My Xia Zhen's son, how can he be afraid of freezing?"

Zhuang Hao laughed, "If you hold it in your mouth for fear of melting, and hold it in your hand for fear of falling, can you let your son follow you all the way back to the north?"

Xia Zhen smiled without saying a word, and said, "I wanted to rush back to the north a few years ago, kill the enemy, and take back the lost counties and counties, but now no one is in a hurry, and no one is in a hurry to write a letter for the land of the Great Wei Dynasty. Distressed, what am I in a hurry for?"

Hearing this, Zhuang Hao shook his head, "Everyone acted according to the wishes of the higher authorities, oh...if only I hadn't attached a horse."

Xia Zhen chuckled, "If you don't have a horse, your voice won't reach Heaven."

Zhuang Hao laughed, too.

Princess Baoyun learned how to make dim sum with Ma Miner. The two made sweet taro balls. After they were ready, they put them in the food box. "Go, give them to pay."

"it is good."

The two of them left the kitchen together and went to Xia Zhen's study. Before reaching the gate of the yard, the gatekeeper frowned and was talking to the guard Zhuang Hao standing at the gate of the yard, his voice was not loud.

"Brother Hong, that man insists on seeing Mr. Fu, speaks crazy words, and begs me. What do you think, do you want to inform him?"

"No, that's a lunatic, not qualified to see Mr. Fu!"

(End of this chapter)