pampering wife

Chapter 23

The two people on the tower quickly turned around and left. Qingmei waited for the figure to disappear before turning her eyes away. Beside him, He Zilian tugged at her sleeve: "Sister, what are you thinking?"

"It's nothing." Qingmei held her palm, looked at Xu Huaiyuan and He Zimo beside her, with a smile on her face.This is her relatives and friends, without barriers, within reach.But that person is separated by the Tangtang City Moat, the flower building where the brilliance circulates, and the most majestic city gate in the Qi Kingdom.

He was on the tower, she was by the railing, he could only see his figure vaguely, and he was destined not to see her who was insignificant and inconspicuous among the crowd.Sure enough, what Wei Li said was correct, his father was in a high position, and if he could step on the tower to accompany the princess, no matter what his status was, his background must be noble enough.

Qingmei's gaze wandered up the flower building, but her thoughts drifted back to the Meizi Tavern——

She was talking endlessly about wine making, and he listened attentively beside him; he held on to the wine glass and tasted the wine silently, while she sat behind the counter and counted her abacus, occasionally meeting her eyes, just smiling at each other; He walked under the sparse shadow of apricot blossoms, dimming the spring scenery of the surrounding fields, and even the sea of ​​flowers at the valley was always blooming beautifully in her mind.

The moment she saw Wei Li's figure leave, Qingmei suddenly understood what she was thinking - why did she unconsciously cast her eyes on the place where that person sat in the corner?Why do you have to count the time of his return to Wancheng?Why is there that inexplicable expectation in my heart?

It turned out that it was so.

Unfortunately, thousands of miles apart.

After watching the lanterns and walking back, He Zilian was a little worried after all, and asked her in a low voice, "Are you feeling unwell?" He Zimo's eyes also drifted over, and Qingmei said, "Maybe it's because of the night wind blowing cold." Alright, just go back and drink a bowl of ginger soup."

Wu Yujian joked with a smile: "It might be better to drink a bowl of warm ginger wine."

Qingmei raised her smiling face and showed a pair of shallow dimples: "Okay, I'll make a jar of ginger wine to send to my sister later, drinking it to warm my stomach every day."

They walked for a while, and because Wu Yujian lived in Lirenfang, they parted ways.The four of them walked side by side as before, happily praising the rare lanterns they saw tonight, and talking about how beautiful the flower building was, and how excited it was to stand beside the imperial city for the first time.When they arrived at Chongrenfang, He Zimo returned to his residence after sending Qingmei siblings home.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, He Zimo wanted to wait for Qiu Wei's results, and was not in a hurry to go to the Imperial College, so he happened to take Qingmei sisters to familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment.Because Qingmei promised Wu Boren that she would give him wine, and wanted to give Mrs. Gu a few pots to express her affection, she went to the West Market to buy suitable wine making equipment, and then bought fruits.

There are no green plums in this season, so the green plum wine she is good at can't be brewed.After another day, Qingmei finally chose a bag of sweet red dates, a bag of appetizing hawthorn, and a few bags of sweet golden pears. After returning home, she carefully sorted and chopped them, and then chose the best rice wine. into the altar.

Qing Mei looked at the row of ten jars in front of her, and couldn't hide the satisfied smile on her face.

Because Mrs. Xu was worried that Qingmei would waste her studies, she mentioned that she wanted to ask He Zimo to teach Qingmei. Qingmei stopped her before she went to Mrs. He, and tried to persuade her: "Mr. He must now concentrate on preparing for next year's Spring Festival , let's not bother him anymore. Huaiyuan will go to buy books soon and come back, so why don't I study and practice handwriting with him later?"

After finally being able to have a pleasant chat with He Zimo, if he is invited to teach the lessons, his face will immediately become serious, and then he will pick up the ruler and knock non-stop in front of her.Qingmei didn't want to suffer anymore.

When Mrs. Xu heard her mention Chunwei, she didn't dare to disturb her, so she put it aside.She originally lived here temporarily to inquire about the news of the Gu mansion, and when she had time, she tried to find out. Apart from chatting with the neighbors, she also specifically inquired about the little beggars in the market who survived by selling news, and sketched out a rough picture of the Gu mansion. contour--

Gu Shangshu’s main wife, Mrs. Gu, has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Gu Chang’an, is a long-term official of the sixth grade in Yunzhou. The second son, Gu Changqing, is a young talent. Shaoqing, in the minds of countless people, is the son-in-law who rides the dragon quickly, and it is this one who has a marriage contract with Qingmei.The daughter Gu Ronghua is said to be a beauty, but her temperament is unknown.

Because Gu Shangshu is an upright person, and his husband and wife are deeply affectionate, it is said that he only took in an orphan girl more than ten years ago, and gave birth to a concubine daughter as a concubine, but no one knows about it.

Mrs. Xu had only contacted Mrs. Gu through letters before, and after hearing this, she promptly told Qingmei about it.Qingmei was lying across the table, nibbling melon seeds leisurely: "So I have two cousins, two cousins. I don't know what the girl's temperament is. Naturally, the long history from Yunzhou is not in the capital. Qing...wouldn't be stricter than Mr. He?"

"It's better to be strict. Look at your sitting posture, you are so soft when you see Mrs. Gu?"

Qing Mei sticks out her tongue: "I'll pay attention when I get there, just be lazy for now."

Xu smiled and didn't talk about her again: "It's easy to inquire about these things, but it's difficult to inquire about Mrs. Gu's preferences. I haven't seen her for so many years, and I'm afraid of her... Sigh, I don't know what her plan is, we have to There is still a long way to go.”

Only then did Xu truly realize the situation Qingmei was facing——

(End of this chapter)