Ninety-eighth bowl of soup (3)
No matter how Lan Fang objected, Pei Deyong had the final say in this Hou's mansion. Even though she was not happy to cry and obstruct, my brother was carried to the courtyard of the main room.
Brother is still young, not yet two years old, walks tremblingly, speaks unclearly, and Lan Fang doesn't take him much on weekdays, because Wei Yinglan gave birth to a daughter but gave birth to a son herself, Lan Fang felt very sad Satisfied, he posed for the Eldest Young Master's spectrum. She was originally a maidservant in Pei Deyong's study, knew a few words, and had a bit of literary talent. After Wei Yinglan married in, Lan Fang devoted herself to reading and writing, and wanted to find some common topics with Pei Deyong. When her brother was born, she thought in her heart that she should not be underestimated. In the future, her brother will be promising, and she is waiting to enjoy the blessings.
Children are very forgetful, so they won't think about it if they don't see each other for a few days. It's not like Wei Yinglan's sister, if she can't see anyone for a while, she won't play, she has to find her mother. She is a delicate little girl, loves to be coquettish and caring and well-behaved, no wonder it's gone, Wei Yinglan's heart is broken.
Qing Huan held her brother in her arms, the little guy was small, with round eyes, white and tender skin, red lips and white teeth, not to mention how cute it was. He looks very much like Pei Deyong, he was carved out of the same mold, but he has nothing similar to Lan Fang. They are usually taken by the wet nurse, but they are obedient and not annoying, but they are full of curiosity. Because they seldom come to Wei Yinglan's house, they feel fresh, and they turn their big eyes around to look around.
Qing Huan stretched out his hand to poke her tender cheeks, but he was not angry, he stretched out his little hand to hug her finger and stuffed it into his mouth to gnaw. Recently, it was the time when his teeth were erupting, and he had to gnaw twice on everything he saw. Qing Huan chuckled, this was the first time his wife laughed after Suisui's death, and the servants around him all secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Madam is kind-hearted, they have all received favors, Miss is gone, Madam is seriously ill, and the servants who know how to repay their kindness feel bad.
Seeing the madam reaching out to touch the tender face of the young master, the nurse next to her felt her heart drop into her throat. She is from Lanfang, and her brother has always been taken care of by her. Qing Huan is good at teasing her brother. She is obviously gentle, but in her eyes, she becomes a wife who wants to harm the young master. Look at the terrifying expression on that face. What kind of big move is going to hurt people! After all, my brother came out of Lanfang's stomach, and because she was the nurse who took care of my brother, she also gained a lot of fame. Anyone in the Hou Mansion saw her and called her mother politely.
"Ma'am, I'm afraid my brother is hungry. Give him to me." As he said that, he was about to hug him, but he stretched out his hand, but was pushed away by the maid beside Qing Huan.
The servant girl's name is Xiaohuan, she came from Wei Yinglan's natal family, and she is loyal to Wei Yinglan. "Madam didn't say anything, what's the matter with you here? Don't back down!"
The wet nurse did not retreat, and looked at Qing Huan with a pair of eyes: "Madam, please do me a favor, my brother is so young, if you have any dissatisfaction, just come as a servant! My brother is innocent!"
There were still tears in her eyes. If anyone saw her, they would definitely think that Mrs. Hou was narrow-minded and viciously wanted to kill the concubine. When the wet nurse cried, Xiaohuan's expression turned ugly: "What do you mean, madam is taking care of her own child, and you are still here to worry about it? You are full of nonsense, I am afraid that someone will pull you out and beat you up with dozens of boards." obedient."
Qing Huan said flatly: "Pull her down." She didn't mean to keep her.
The nurse turned pale with fright, and shouted: "I am my brother's nurse! How dare you treat me like this! My aunt is the one who takes care of me! My brother was brought up by me!" After that, she begged Qinghuan, " Madam, spare my life, Madam, please forgive me, Madam has a lot of people, my brother is used to being taken care of by my servants, and I can’t live without others! If my servants are not here, my brother will cry!”
"Really?" Qing Huan took her finger out of her brother's mouth, wiped it with a handkerchief, and smiled impersonally. "so what?"
"It's just a nurse, she really takes herself seriously." Xiaohuan sneered, and asked someone to drag the nurse down. I already said it when I brought my brother, everything is ready for Madam, what does it mean for Lan Fang to ask the wet nurse to follow, do you want to put an eyeliner next to Madam, or do you want to be separated from Madam? It's just that there are always people who don't know how much they weigh, and that makes the whole Hou Mansion a mess.
Not only the wet nurse, Qing Huan, all the servants who used to take care of my brother, have been replaced. At first, my brother cried when he couldn't find a familiar wet nurse. The new nanny hugged her and fell asleep after feeding.
The little one nestled on the bed, almost negligible. Qing Huan also went to bed after washing up, the little guy sucked her thumbs and fell asleep, she stared at it for a while, her eyes were extremely gentle, the soft and tender child was as cute as a fluffy animal.
Pei Deyong knew that she was still sad, so he didn't come to disturb her during dinner, but he still slept here at night. The servants waited for him to wash up, and he went to bed with him. Qing Huan ignored him, and he didn't speak, just looked at the only cub who was carefree and only knew to sleep.
After a long time, the night was late, and the two were still relatively silent. Pei Deyong didn't know if his wife was asleep or not, he didn't dare to touch her now or take the initiative to talk to her, anyway, he was different from himself before. In the past no matter how noisy she was, he always smiled, neither angry nor annoyed, but he didn't care. Wei Yinglan is his wife, yes, he respects her, but he still doesn't understand what "love" she wants. "... Yinglan."
In the dark night, not being able to see the other person's eyes, Pei Deyong gained some courage, as if he had found his usual self, and he was no longer so timid.
Qing Huan didn't speak, Pei Deyong thought she was asleep, and sighed softly, but he never thought that she would suddenly say: "Master Hou, are you still familiar with what you promised me? In the future, brother will be my child, right?"
Pei Deyong nodded: "Yes."
"That's good." Qing Huan smiled slightly, but Pei Deyong was invisible. "In this case, please ask Lord Hou to do me another favor."
Pei Deyong was taken aback for a moment.
Early the next morning, Lan Fang came to say hello to his wife. As for the matter of asking for peace, although it is a rule, there are many wives and concubines in a rich family, and the main room is generally not willing to see any concubine concubines. Apart from making rules, they don't even bother to look at them on weekdays. When Wei Yinglan first got married, Lanfang was still a housekeeper, and at first she came to pay her respects obediently, but later she was helped by her aunt and gave birth to a son, so she never saw anyone again.
It is normal for Pei Deyong to have a concubine girl before he got married. Compared with other people who have had many concubines before marriage, Pei Deyong has one and only one concubine, and because he has never given a title to his unmarried wife, it is already very rare. Wei Yinglan knew about this before she married in. Although she felt uncomfortable, she couldn't say anything. So after marrying in, she didn't want to see Lan Fang at all, she was not harsh, and completely treated him as if he didn't exist.
Lan Fang also had a deep affection for Pei Deyong. She was originally a girl serving ink, but it was Pei Deyong's mother who saw that she was well-behaved, handsome, and well-figured, so she made the decision to show off to Pei Deyong. Pei Deyong is not good at romance, he is a military commander, and he really doesn't have much interest in the relationship between children. Except for his wife Wei Yinglan who can make him helpless and make mistakes, he treats everyone the same, even Lan Fang who gave birth to a son for himself.
When she was still a maidservant, Lan Fang was afraid that she would be handed over to a servant at will. Later, she became a housekeeper. She admired the handsome and tall Pei Deyong, and thought in her heart that even if Lord Hou wanted to marry a wife in the future, she could still be by his side. Serving is enough, and then - people's greed is like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger, and there is no saying that they will stop voluntarily.
After giving birth to her son, Lan Fang already had the feeling that she could be equal to Wei Yinglan, and she even had a strange ambition, thinking that she could one day be right again.
Brother is her magic weapon and also her reliance. But who can guarantee that Wei Yinglan will not have a son in the future? so…
Letting Wei Yinglan take her brother away is just a stopgap measure. It is impossible for Lan Fang to really give her child to Wei Yinglan to raise, so she came here early in the morning in the name of asking for peace, because it was still early, and she didn't let anyone report it. , just stood outside and waited.
Qing Huan, who was still sleeping inside, knew it, and didn't care too much, tricks and tricks are useless to her, so just stand if you like, there is still snow today.
Lan Fang knew that the second master was resting here yesterday, otherwise she wouldn't have stood outside for so long. But it was already snowing, and seeing a thick layer on her shoulders, it was freezing cold, the soles of her shoes seemed to be soaked, the master inside did not wake up, and the servants who passed by her did not ask a question.
What she said by herself is that she must persevere even if she cries to death.
My brother had to breastfeed and pee at night, and got up several times back and forth at night. Qing Huan and Pei Deyong didn't sleep well, so at dawn, the two adults and a baby were still sleeping soundly. When they woke up, the snow was already palm-deep, the breakfast was hot and cold, and the water for washing and washing had already been prepared.
It was only at this moment that Xiaohuan came up to report that Auntie was coming, so she waited outside in the corridor.
The snow was falling too hard, so even though there was no one to greet her, Lan Fang took the initiative to go to the corridor to avoid the snow, but she was still terribly cold. Entering the room this time, a gust of hot air mixed with the smell of food rushed towards her face, which really made her feel uncomfortable when she was about to freeze to death.
Pei Deyong sat and had breakfast, glanced at her, and frowned: "What are you doing here in this weather?"
Although Lan Fang looked pitiful, it was a pity that her face was flushed from the cold and her nose was like a clown's. No matter how beautiful a beauty becomes like this, she has no sense of beauty. She sniffled, and said in a weak voice: "My servant, my servant is here to say hello to Madam, and... I want to see my brother. He is so young, so this servant really couldn't bear to... I was so worried that I stayed up all night."