“Wait!”
The King of Qi stood on the veranda with his hands behind his back, looking down at the family of three in the yard:
"Since you are here, I will at least take care of your dinner. It just so happens that the famous restaurant Xiankelai in Beijing has sent a lot of delicious dishes. My princess and I can't finish them all, so let's eat together!"
Meimei hated the way he pretended to be. Is the prince so great? He was so arrogant.
He raised his chin and said arrogantly, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the meal! However, I appreciate your kindness. Usually, people are proud to eat Xiankelai's dishes during festivals, but our family doesn't eat them!"
"So what do you eat?"
"Your Highness, you must not know that there is a new private restaurant called Cen's in the capital? The dishes there are famous for their unique freshness and exquisiteness. They usually don't serve takeout. We only eat Cen's private dishes!"
Xu Junying raised the corner of his lips and turned his face away. He knew that what Meimei called the newly opened Cen's private restaurant was just a small kitchen that had been recently built in the Tsinghua Court of Hou Mansion. Meimei was too good at playing tricks on people. If the King of Qi took it seriously and couldn't find the restaurant after searching all over the capital, wouldn't that annoy him
The King of Qi was really struck by her. He pointed at her and said, "What do you mean? You go and eat better food, but you send us some bad food. What do you think of us?"
"Who said Xiankelai's food is bad? After your princess became pregnant, she didn't want to eat anything but Xiankelai's food. I simply sent the best chef to your palace, but the store was too busy during the solar terms and I sent him back... I haven't asked you yet! You asked Shan Yong to bring back so many good things from the fiefdom, but you didn't give them to my son. You even said you wanted to recognize him as Ji'er. What do you think my son is? Is he so worthless?"
The King of Qi was stunned for a moment: "That woman is so obedient? How stupid! I just said that. There are enough things. I thought she is close to you and would secretly give you some... Come on, send the carts of items brought back this time to Weiyuan Hou Mansion!"
Xu Junying hurriedly said, "Thank you, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi! The Princess of Qi has already sent a cart of fruit, we can't ask for more, Meimei just said it casually!"
"It's none of your business if it's sent to me!"
Qi Wang Zhaoheng waved his hand: "Come here!"
Heng'er looked up at his parents, and Meimei said, "For the sake of the carts of dried fruits, go over and pay your respects!"
Xu Junying didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The King of Qi glared at her: "How can you be a mother like you? Don't teach your child bad things!"
Heng'er stepped forward, saluted properly, and called out in a clear and loud voice: "Hello, sir!"
The King of Qi said, "What sir? How many times have I taught you? Call me daddy! Look what fun things I brought you?"
He winked at a guard in the yard, and the guard raised his head and whistled into the air. Then a black goshawk flew out from the roof, circled and slowly landed in the yard. With its wings folded, it was about the size of a duck, and its two brown eyes rolled around. It was not very scary, but its raised hard beak and hidden claws should be enough to hurt people. Heng'er was overjoyed and ran over without fear, wanting to pick up the goshawk, thinking it was a harmless hen. Meimei screamed anxiously:
"Heng'er, don't touch it!"
Xu Junying had already taken a few steps forward and carried Heng'er away, but the goshawk was still perched there steadily, not moving at all.
The King of Qi snorted contemptuously, supported himself on the carved railing along the corridor, jumped down, blew a whistle, and the eagle on the ground flew towards him and landed on his outstretched arm.
"Come here, Heng'er. This is a little goshawk. It's about the same age as you. I rescued it by chance in the mountains and specially trained it for such a long time. I brought it back just to keep you company. Do you like it?"
"like!"
Meimei rolled her eyes. The King of Qi was the King of Qi. Even the toys he gave to his children were different from others.
"Heng'er, think about it carefully. Look at its sharp beak and claws. It will hurt you!"
"No, mother, teach me to blow the whistle, and it will recognize me!"
"Hmm? What did you call me?"
King Qi looked at Heng'er and said, "Call me daddy!"
Heng'er looked at the little goshawk on his arm, clasped his hands together, and said in embarrassment: "I have to ask my father about this!"
"Your father agreed!"
"Then you have to ask your mother first!"
"Cen Meimei, say something!"
Meimei looked at Heng'er. When did this little brat become so smart? If he were in modern times, he would be sent to learn how to play football!
She glanced at Xu Junying and said, "Husband, let him call?"
Xu Junying nodded. The King of Qi had been making a fuss for a long time. It seemed that he really wanted to be Heng'er's foster father. Meimei said to Heng'er, "It's up to you. Go ahead!"
Heng'er shouted to King Qi joyfully, "Daddy!"
The King of Qi smiled and said, "Boy, how can it be so easy to call me daddy?"
The official historian next to him came over and taught: "Master Heng, you must kneel down and kowtow to show respect!"
Heng'er frowned: It seems that my mother has taught me that a man has gold under his knees, and he should kneel only to his parents, ancestors and the king!
His frown soon relaxed again. Daddy is like a parent, after all, and isn’t the adult the king
He figured it out without asking his parents. He knelt down in front of the King of Qi, kowtowed three times, and shouted, "Daddy!"
The three adults saw the little boy frowning and relaxing his brows, and they knew what he was thinking. The King of Qi laughed and said:
"Good son! I've thought about you for a good reason. Take it! Your mother would call a white horse "Little White". I guess you, a goshawk, would be called "Little Black"?"
Heng'er excitedly stroked the little goshawk in his arms, his mouth cracked to his ears: "Yes! Let's call it Xiao Hei!"
The King of Qi smiled and patted his head: "Like mother, like son - I've already named it, Xiao Hei!"
"Oh, good black boy!"
"Heng'er, don't hold it too tight, or it might grab you!"
Meimei looked at the King of Qi and said, "Okay, Your Majesty, please go back to the palace to accompany the Princess. Ji'er has also accepted it. It's time for us to say goodbye and go home!"
"Don't leave!"
The King of Qi took Heng'er's hand and led the way to the inner courtyard: "You have to eat this meal here tonight. No matter what dishes are sent, whether they are good or bad, our two families will enjoy them together! Besides, Heng'er hasn't paid his respects to his mother yet."
As a result, she stayed in the Prince of Qi's mansion until very late at night before returning. The night banquet at Jinhua Hall had ended long ago, but fortunately, the Prince of Qi had people send several carts of good things. In addition to the local unique cloth, carpets, and jade, there were also the old lady's favorite sweet and soft candied fruits, and rare and precious dried fruits. After cracking the hard shells, the fruits inside were really delicious. Meimei asked the maids to carry a few bags to Jinhua Hall, and also took some rare cloth and carpets, saying that the Prince of Qi had just returned to Beijing and brought local ceremonies to honor the Queen Mother. She just gave some to the old lady to taste. The last time it was given by the princess, this time it was the Prince of Qi who personally asked someone to send it. No matter how uncomfortable the old lady was, and no matter how much she wanted to pretend to be indifferent, she still couldn't resist the temptation from the royal family. She stroked the carpets with novel patterns and strange weaving methods, and asked all kinds of questions. When she heard that she could get good things that the Prince of Qi used to honor the Queen Mother, she became happy unconsciously, and the coldness on her face gradually eased.
On the way back to Tsinghua Courtyard, Xu Junying handed Heng'er to Cheng'er and asked them and the maids to go first, while he and Meimei stayed behind. Taking advantage of the thick night, Meimei lay softly on Xu Junying's back and sighed: "I'm so tired today, I'm almost dead from exhaustion!"
Xu Junying said distressedly: "You don't have to come over, I can do it myself, I will leave after a few words, but you have to sit for so long!"
"I want to be with you!"
Meimei rubbed her cheek against his neck: "It's not easy. The old lady is willing to endure her displeasure and talk to me, and I can also patiently explain to her - in fact, I can ignore her faults. After all, she is your grandmother. As a descendant, you can't ignore her... I don't want you to be embarrassed!"
Xu Junying turned around and kissed her: "I have been paying respects to Jinhua Hall as usual, and I have paid all the due respects to her. I have not neglected her, including the first wife, and I have been taking care of her as usual! I will do all these. In this mansion, I want you to live happily, let me see your smile every day, I don't want you to be wronged, I like to see you being arrogant and domineering and bullying others, whoever dares to bully you, I will... slap her away!"
Meimei pinched his shoulder lightly: "Imitate my speech again!"
Xu Junying smiled and said, "It's Baizhan. This kid follows you every day and has learned all kinds of new words from you. He talks nonsense in the guards and makes the guards seem like they came with you!"
Meimei laughed so hard that she almost choked: "These two people around you are really good at it, they are going to be fathers soon!"
Seeing that he was silent, she bit his earlobe and said, "Don't be angry, I'm controlling my days these past few months not to bother you, but... I'm not taking contraceptive pills anymore!"
Xu Junying paused: "Really?"
Meimei said shyly: "I dare not lie to my husband! Starting this month, I will no longer restrict you... If you are pregnant, we will give birth!"
"Meimei! Meimei, can you please... come down? Let your husband kiss you!"
"No, I'm tired and want to sleep. Go back and take a shower!"
Xu Junying was overjoyed: "Okay, we're here, let's take a shower together and then go to bed!"
"You and Heng'er have already washed!"
"You're sweating. Let me wash with you again!"
Meimei regretted it deeply, and in a moment of weakness she told him the truth, telling him that she was ready to have children for him. After that night, Xu Junying never let her go. Every night when they went to bed, he kissed and coaxed her, and used all kinds of soft and hard means to make her submit to him, passionate and focused. Meimei understood his feelings and was eager to prove that her man was really hurt. After hesitating, she actively cooperated with him, immersed in sweet love every night, but she didn't expect that after the 16th, her "relative" would come as expected, disregarding everything. Xu Junying was greatly hit. Meimei had no choice but to play the role of a psychologist again, and tried her best to counsel him for several days. She served him gently and considerately during the day, and hugged him to sleep at night. It was not until her period was over and someone was full of energy and back to normal, attacking her like a hungry wolf in the night that she realized that she was too naive... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)