56 Betrothal
After a while, Xu Junying whispered, "Well, what do you think of Baoju and Baizhan?"
Meimei asked knowingly, "What?"
"They have been with me since they were young, and they volunteered to follow me in the mansion and obey my orders. They are all high-ranking officers in the outside world. Are they worthy of your other two girls?"
Meimei said contemptuously: "What's so great about it? If the three girls wanted to get married, they would have followed the King of Qi's people long ago. Wouldn't that be much more glorious than following your people?"
"Cen Meimei!"
Xu Junying gritted his teeth, and the two stared at each other for a long while. Meimei said in a bored tone, "Does my person have to marry your person?"
"This is customary! What right do the King of Qi's people have to ask for my wife's dowry maid?"
Meimei felt embarrassed when he said that. "That was before. The King of Qi came to ask me. He wanted to give Cuixi and Cuisi to his subordinates just like you did. I refused, and the two girls didn't want to either. Later, you saw Cuisi meet the King of Qi and you were scared to death!"
Xu Junying used his index finger to lightly trace her dark eyebrows: "Didn't you let him know that you were married at that time?"
Meimei blinked: "I was in Xiankelai at that time. With Cen Meimei's status, I was not married!"
Xu Junying looked into her eyes and teased, "Oh, by the way, I remember who said that at that time? They said that if I liked Cen Meimei, I would bring her into the mansion..."
Meimei pushed him: "No! I haven't heard of that!"
Xu Junying laughed wantonly: "You haven't heard it, but you said it!"
Baoju's voice came from outside the car window: "Master, Madam, we have arrived at Qianxilefang!"
"knew!"
Xu Junying agreed in a calm voice, but did not let go of Meimei: "Tell me, who will give it to Baoju!"
Meimei thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back and ask them, whoever is willing will be the one!"
Xu Junying chuckled: "Is there any need to ask? Two on this side and two on that side, I'll give them to you, distribute them!"
"Marriage is a big deal, what do you think it is?"
Meimei frowned: "I don't like your two servants very much. Cuilian and the others may not like them either... I thought you would give the Ruibao and Ruizhu to them!"
Xu Junying said seriously, "I can guarantee that they are all good men. You don't like them... That's because I didn't know the truth at first and wasn't good enough to you. They did some things to make you angry, but now things are fine, aren't they? You should look at them differently! Ruibao and Ruizhu, they didn't like them, so they sent them away!"
"Okay, let's talk about it when we get back. Get out of the car and do some work first!"
After walking around the music hall, Xu Junying said, "The sounds and colors seduce people and encourage the trend of reveling in pleasure. If you enter such a place, anyone with a weak mind will be led astray!"
Meimei looked at him and laughed: "Really? What do you mean by sensuality? This isn't a brothel or a pleasure boat. Most of the people who come here are people with refined tastes. They come here purely to enjoy the singing, dancing and string music. How can you make it sound so unbearable!"
"Exquisite taste?" Xu Junying snorted, without commenting, helped Meimei into the car, and went to Liu Jingyun's embroidery shop.
This time, Liu Jingyun had enough time to put on her veil, and she bowed to Xu Junying and Meimei with grace. She was tall, well-spoken, and dignified, graceful, and elegant, and Xu Junying actually felt that she was a good match for his sixth brother, Xu Junxuan.
On the way back, he told Meimei that he would send someone to investigate her past, and then he could go with Lady Changle Hou to discuss marriage with Liu Jingyun.
Meimei rolled her eyes at him: "Why don't you check me out?"
Xu Junying smiled: "If possible, I will go - to get rid of all your friends like Zhang Jingyun!"
Meimei was sweating. Men can be very jealous.
Arriving at Qiancao Hall, Doctor Duan first took out a red brocade box and opened it. Inside were ten white porcelain bottles. Xu Junying and Meimei were very familiar with it. It was given by Lingxuzi. Then he took out a blue brocade box, which also contained ten white porcelain bottles, but each of them was of a different style. Doctor Duan pointed to the bottom of the box and said:
"Each has different usages. The master has left a note with instructions. Please read it carefully, Madam!"
Meimei nodded, and Xu Junying stood by and watched with a blank expression.
Finally, they took out five shiny black clay bowls with big sealed mouths. Meimei was stunned. Doctor Duan said:
"This medicine is special, it's not like this, it's hard to store. There are pills inside, too. Go back and store them underground. Each bowl needs to be taken on time and in the right amount every day, and it must be finished within a month, otherwise it will weather too much and lose its medicinal effect!"
Xu Junying asked, "What disease is it that requires such medicine?"
Doctor Duan said, "I just followed your orders to keep the medicine until Madam comes to get it today. I don't know anything else!"
Meimei smiled and said, "I know about this. I'll tell you when I get back!"
After thanking Doctor Duan repeatedly, Xu Junying asked Baoju to leave an envelope of silver. Doctor Duan had no choice but to accept it after several attempts to refuse.
In the car, Xu Junying asked Meimei what the pills in the black bowl were. Meimei said:
"Didn't I remind you long ago to check Jingyun and the others' pulses? You kept dragging your feet and didn't take the initiative to find them."
Xu Junying said, "Why are you taking my pulse if I'm fine? Don't listen to Bai Zhan. My body is not as fragile as he says!"
"Then why do you get sick after drinking? There is a prohibition order in the army. It's fine if you don't drink. But when you return to the capital and have more social events, you can't help it, right? I asked Jingyun to take your pulse when he sees you, and asked him to prepare this medicine for you personally - your stomach is not in good condition, you must take medicine!"
Seeing Xu Junying's frowning face and unwillingness, she coquettishly snuggled into his arms, put her hands around his neck, and smiled charmingly and sweetly: "You are mine from soul to body now! I have the final say on how to train and nourish you!"
What else could Xu Junying say? She felt like she had fallen into a jar of honey. Her heart, liver, intestines, and lungs were all sweet and her whole body was numb. Without saying anything, she lowered her head and captured Meimei's lips. The sudden passionate kiss almost suffocated her.
It took him a while to let go of Meimei, his eyes clear and soft: "Meimei, I listen to you, I'll eat whatever you tell me to eat!"
Suddenly, Baoju was heard saying outside the carriage, "Master! I saw the Second Master heading north of the city. I'm afraid he was heading to Lianzi Lane. The Second Madam's people were following behind him, but the Second Master didn't notice!"
Xu Junying was stunned for a moment and wanted to stand up, but Meimei simply sat on his lap and held him down, "Don't get involved in this, just let him be! The Second Madam must have some suspicions, otherwise she wouldn't have followed him so closely, maybe she has followed him many times!"
Xu Junying looked at her and smiled slightly: "Okay, as you say! The riot in Hou Mansion has just been quelled, and something happened in Xi Mansion again. You are happy to see this, right?"
Meimei cried out: "Who do you think I am?"
Xu Junying just smiled and told Baoju: "Let them go!"
After a stroll outside and a happy afternoon, Meimei became depressed when she returned to Hou Mansion. Xu Junying said that the old lady might not be having a good day today, so he pulled her and Heng'er to Jinhua Hall. Fortunately, the old lady was really in a bad mood and ignored them. She let them bow and waved her hand weakly, meaning to let them go.
Meimei was very happy that she didn't have to accompany him for dinner. She amused Heng'er all the way, and the mother and son laughed cheerfully. Xu Junying watched with a smile, but in her heart she was thinking that if the incident with her second uncle came to light, her grandmother would be angry again.
Fortunately, nothing happened the whole night. Tsinghua Court was quiet and peaceful. After the family of three finished their meal, with Xu Junying there, Meimei couldn't take Heng'er to bathe in public with the maids. Although everyone liked to look at the little naked boy's white, tender and cute arms, legs and little figure, and everyone wanted to reach out and pinch him, after all, it was not modern times, and Xu Junying, the feudal lord, probably wouldn't be able to stand it. So forget it. She gave Heng'er to Cuisi and Xia Lian to wash. While Xu Junying was in the study, she quickly bathed and changed her clothes, looked at the account books on the couch, and then began to take out the wool yarn and organize and wrap it with Cuixi and Cuilian. Once the weather got cooler, they could knit sweaters. This year's tasks were heavy. Heng'er had grown up, and there were two nephews and nieces from her mother's family, and Rulan's soon-to-be-born baby... After giving it to Rulan's child, the other children in the mansion had to be given some. At least one should be given to each of them. Let's mobilize a few maids to knit together.
Xu Junying came out and asked her to help him take a bath as usual. Meimei had no choice but to help him do so. As they had agreed, she had to help him take a bath every night until the scab on his chest fell off.
His scoundrel nature was exposed again. He went crazy and hurt himself, but wanted her to bear the consequences!
After rubbing his back, he went to the front to wash. Xu Junying lay comfortably in the bathtub, eyes closed and motionless. Meimei washed his face, blew gently, and teased him a few times, but there was still no movement. Did he fall asleep? Yes, he hardly slept last night. He accompanied her to the street during the day, and just went to the study to read a book. Let's sleep, it will be less embarrassing to wash like this, and it will also avoid being teased by him. This guy used to say that he had no interest. He was a little careless on the night of consummation of marriage. He just took care of himself and asked for endlessly. Later, he found that he suddenly understood a lot and was getting better and better... Meimei admired the handsome man while washing Xu Junying's body with confidence, and she was also thinking about it. Suddenly, Xu Junying pulled her into the bathtub without warning. The overflowing hot water rushed out. Meimei screamed, her whole body was wet, and she heard him whispering in her ear with a smile:
"You just won't listen! I told you to wait for me, but you insisted on taking a shower first. Will you dare to do it again tomorrow night?"
Meimei splashed water on him: "You bad guy! What's the point of washing together? Look, the water has been poured out. There is no hot water. How can we wash?"
Xu Junying smiled and pulled her into his arms: "Aren't there a few buckets by the wall? Just pour them in later!"
Meimei wanted to struggle, but he held her tightly. Her wet clothes tightly wrapped around her delicate body. Her waist was straight, highlighting her round and plump breasts. Xu Junying's blood rushed to his head, and he tore off her shirt. He lowered his head, took the bright red fruit into his mouth, and sucked it to his heart's content. Meimei raised her head and moaned softly. She was limp and allowed him to take off her clothes. Under the bright candlelight, her perfect body was exposed. Xu Junying trembled all over, and his lips reluctantly moved away from her plump breasts and covered her flower-like bright and tender lips. He teased, lingered, attached, and kissed her passionately. He heard her moan again intoxicatedly, and held her body with both hands. His strong and solid body could not wait to press on her...
The feeling in the water is different, with a different kind of pleasure and joy. Meimei clung to Xu Junying and kissed him with all her might. Xu Junying could still control himself at first, telling himself to be gentle, but in the end he was completely out of control, full of dominance and strength, but in the water, Meimei's sense of oppression and suffocation was greatly reduced, and the only thing left was the satisfaction of being filled and full, and Xu Junying's extremely high-frequency twitching impact brought her endless happiness. Under the shining light of the candlelight and water in the room, the two of them were passionate and entangled to death. The moans of ecstasy and ecstasy escaped from the half-open door of the clean room, and spread farther and farther. The girls who were wrapped in woolen threads by the couch had already run away. The door was closed, and the sheepskin lamp on the table emitted a faint orange halo, illuminating the carved bed. The brocade quilt had been spread, and two sets of middle clothes were neatly placed side by side...
It was late at night, and there was only the moonlight in the East Courtyard, with no lights in sight. Baoju was walking under the corridor of Wenjinxuan, and was not paying attention when a foot stretched out from behind a pillar, tripping him. Fortunately, he had practiced hard lower body skills, so he kicked the opponent as he jumped up:
"Come out! What are you doing sneaking around like that?"
Baizhan popped his head out from the other side, gnawing on a chicken leg in his hand.
Baoju said, "You are a reincarnated hungry ghost. Whenever you have time, you run to the kitchen to look for food!"
"I didn't go tonight. Li Liancai gave it to me. He just changed shifts and had dinner."
"Eat yours, you still have time to stop me."
"I say... is what you told me at dinner true?"
Baoju drew out his dagger, took out a piece of wood from his pocket, walked out into the moonlight and slowly cut it:
“It can’t be fake!”
Bai Zhan was about to throw the chicken bone, but Bao Ju pointed at him and said, "Wait till tomorrow to clean the yard for a hundred days!"
He quickly took back the chicken leg bone and said with a bitter face: "Why do I feel like the young lady is playing a trick on me? That girl... I'm afraid of her! Can we switch?"
"What nonsense! The rules set by the young lady are: marriages are based on age. Cui Xi has already been engaged, and that one is two months older than Cui Si. She chose me! What's mine is mine, and I won't change it even if Jinshan comes to me! If you don't like it, you can give it up. Master said..."
Bai Zhan was silent for a while, then sighed, "Forget it, that's her! If she still argues with me every day after I marry her, I'll learn from the old lady and give her a slap in the face, maybe she'll behave herself!"
Baoju smiled, his hands still moving. Baizhan approached him and said, "What are you doing? Is this another toy that the young lady asked you to make for Hengge'er?"
"No!" Baoju raised the round wood particle in his hand and shook it in front of his nose. "Is it fragrant? This is a very rare southern osmanthus. Not only are the flowers and leaves of that tree fragrant, but even the branches are fragrant! And the material is hard and will not rot. I have specially collected it, but I can only find a few pieces of material, which is only enough to make an exquisite makeup box for the young lady. Do you know how much silver it is worth? I'll scare you to death if I tell you! I'm going to the workshop to get a makeup box today and bring back the scraps. I say you can take it if you can use it! Of course I can use it - look, one by one, one day I can make a string of beautiful fragrant beads!"
Bai Zhan stared blankly: "Who are these beads for?"
"Who else can I give it to?"
Bai Zhan scratched his head: "You can do this, but I can't do anything. What should I do? Okay! Let me know when you send the incense beads, and I will spend one month's salary to buy her a jade bracelet. It will be much better than your wooden one!"
Baoju sneered and shook his head: "I know nothing. I'm too lazy to tell you!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)