Since Yuan Lingbai returned to Luoyue City from Xiye, he temporarily lived in Fu Yunhe's mansion, and lived like a fish in water.
He also made a small contribution in Xiye this time, and won Xiao Yi's title of Jin. Now he is a hundred generals in the Southern Border Army, and he was incorporated into the God Arm Army, temporarily under Fu Yunhe's command.
Yuan Ling Bai was overjoyed, and only felt that Xiao Yi was really his big brother, and southern Xinjiang was his world, so he ran to the military camp every day, thinking of his own little idea: my sister is going to marry in Luoyue City soon, and everyone said it was far away. The married girl is hard work, in order to support my younger sister, I might as well find a girl in Luoyue City to marry, so that I can justifiably stay in southern Xinjiang like Little Crane!
Yuanling Bole thought about it contentedly, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible, so he planned to write to his mother Yuncheng to let her know first.
In the afternoon of this day, when the sun was just setting to the west, Yuan Lingbai followed Fu Yunhe out of the camp in Luoyue City and went back to Luoyue City together.
After the two horses passed through the city gate, they galloped through the streets in the city. Suddenly, Fu Yunhe in front let out a "wow" and reined in the horse rope to slow down the speed of the horse.
Yuan Lingbai behind him also slowed down. He was about to make a sound when he heard Fu Yunhe shouting with a smile: "Mother, Xia'er!" After speaking, Fu Yunhe quickly turned over and got off the horse.
Only then did Yuan Lingbai see outside a shop in front of him, Mrs. Fu was being supported by a maid, about to get into the carriage. Han Qixia was standing beside Mrs. Fu. Behind the two of them, five or six servants were holding a pile of gift boxes. It was obvious that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had just bought something from the shop.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law both looked in the direction of Fu Yunhe and Yuan Lingbai when they heard the sound, their faces beaming with joy.
Yuan Lingbai got off his horse right after him, and stepped forward to greet Mrs. Fu and Han Qixia, "Auntie, cousin Xia!" While clasping his fists together, Yuan Lingbai unexpectedly found another familiar face next to him, and couldn't help but Take a second look.
I saw a girl in her twenties, wearing a pink beanie with ten kinds of brocade makeup, standing on the other side of Mrs. Fu, holding a peony bun, her appearance was so familiar.
Yuan Lingbai couldn't help blurting out: "Mingyue!"
Qu Jiayue also saw Yuan Lingbai who was following behind Fu Yunhe, her eyes flickered and she remained calm.
After she came to Luoyue City, this was the first time she saw Yuan Lingbai. When she was in the capital, Fu Yunhe and Yuan Lingbai were all bad-ass dandies, just because they were right in the capital. Xiao Yi, now they are living a prosperous life in southern Xinjiang with their backs leaning on Xiao Yi
I really have to admire the luck of some people!
Unlike her, who can only plan by herself!
"Cousin He, Cousin Bai." Qu Jiayue took a step forward, bowed to the two of them as if nothing had happened, and explained with a smile, "My father is going back to Xiye soon, so I came out here today to buy more for him. It’s easy to take things to Xiye, I didn’t expect to meet my cousin and cousin Xia in this shop by such a coincidence.”
"It's a coincidence." Fu Yunhe responded lightly, and stopped talking.
Qu Jiayue didn't care, she looked at Yuan Lingbai again, and warmly greeted him: "Cousin Bai, you just came back from Xiye with my father, right? I heard from my father that you were in Xiye You have made military achievements, and now you are a hundred generals, congratulations to my cousin."
Yuan Lingbai casually said: "It's just a hundred generals." His attitude was also lukewarm.
The smile on Qu Jiayue's beautiful little face became even brighter, and a gleam flashed in her eyes, and she continued: "Cousin He, Cousin Bai, and Cousin Xia, we grew up together since we were young. Thinking of being able to reunite in southern Xinjiang, this may be a kind of fate, why don't we go out for an outing together some other day?"
Looking at Qu Jiayue's warm and attentive smile, Yuan Lingbai frowned slightly. Although they are all relatives, they have met each other in the palace and various gatherings in the capital from time to time since they were young, but it's just to save face, Qu Jiayue has never had much contact with them.
"Little Hezi and I are busy with military affairs recently, so we won't join in the fun." Yuan Lingbai refused politely and helped Fu Yunhe together.
Qu Jiayue's face froze, and the surrounding atmosphere was strangely quiet for a moment. When everyone almost thought she was going to throw up her sleeves and leave in anger, she smiled again, sighed "It's a pity", and then put forward the question to everyone as if nothing had happened. He took his leave and boarded a black-painted flat-topped carriage.
Qu Jiayue's carriage flew towards the north of the city, and soon drifted away
"Hey," Mrs. Fu suddenly sighed, and said with emotion, "I haven't seen her for so many years, she used to be a bit savage, but now she has become deep-minded."
Thinking of Qu Jiayue's experiences over the years, Mrs. Fu also felt a little bit embarrassed.
Back then, Qu Jiayue was a shining pearl among the beauties of the royal capital. Who would have thought that she would be married to Xiye and served two generations of Xiye King? Who would have thought of Fu Yunhe, Han Qixia, Yuan Yuyi, etc.? They will find their own piece of world in this southern border!
For a moment, Mrs. Fu couldn't help feeling a sense of reminiscing about the past. She seemed to have thought of something, and said: "Ahe, Mingyue asked just now, will you go back to Xiye with her father?" Mrs. Fu thought I was worried that Fu Yunhe and Han Qixia were newly married, but if Fu Yunhe went to Xiye again and the young couple separated, what would they do? !
Fu Yunhe seemed to have seen Mrs. Fu's thoughts, he put his arms around her shoulders, and comforted her softly: "Mother, don't worry, elder brother told me to stay in Luoyue City."
Mrs. Fu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at her son and daughter-in-law with softer eyes.
At this time, Yuan Lingbai said with a smile: "Auntie, have you bought all your special products?" As he spoke, Yuan Lingbai glanced at the gift boxes in the hands of the servants, admiring Mrs. Fu and his mother With the same level of purchasing power in Yuncheng, "If you have nothing else to do, why not come with us to Bixiaotang to find big brother for dinner, and I'll stop by to see my sister." ..
Every time Mrs. Fu felt that the children Fu Yunhe and Yuan Lingbai had grown up and took on responsibility, the next moment she would be choked up by their sudden incoherence.
Look at what Yuan Lingbai said, "cracking rice" is a serious matter, and "seeing my sister" is "by the way"!
Mrs. Fu wanted to discipline this brat, but she didn't know where to start, so she could only say to herself, forget it, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. These foolish boys can be regarded as fools have foolish blessings.
Mrs. Fu originally wanted to say, let the children go to Bixiao Hall by themselves, so she won't join in the fun, but before she could say anything, Fu Yunhe took out a piece of tissue paper from his sleeve and handed it over, saying : "By the way, mother, at noon my elder brother sent me a letter, saying that Liu Niang entrusted someone from the palace to send it to southern Xinjiang."
A letter from Liu Niang from the capital? ! Mrs. Fu's attention was immediately attracted, she completely forgot what she was going to say, eagerly accepted the letter, and then heard her son continue: "Liu Niang said she has it!"
Liu Niang is pregnant? ! Mrs. Fu's eyes lit up, and so did Han Qixia. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couldn't help but exchanged glances, feeling happy for Fu Yunyan.
Mrs. Fu hurriedly opened the piece of tissue paper, and Han Qixia also leaned over to read it. They had hoped that Fu Yunyan's letter would contain more information about her pregnancy, such as how many months she had been pregnant, and how her condition turned out. Well, Fu Yunyan's letter only briefly mentioned the matter, but spent some pen and ink talking about the recent ups and downs in the capital.
Mrs. Fu almost didn't even have the strength to sigh, her daughter really broke her heart!
Mrs. Fu put away the letter paper and said helplessly, "Let's go, let's go to Bixiaotang."
After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got into the carriage, a group of carriages and horses galloped in the direction of Bixiaotang, and Mrs. Fu's mind in the carriage had completely gone to Fu Yunyan in the capital. She originally planned to stay in Luoyue City again. Leave it for four or five days, but now I can't wait to return to the capital early
When the group of them arrived at Bixiao Hall, the golden sunset just started to set on the horizon, and at a glance, the city was full of smoke.
Fu Yunhe, Yuan Lingbai and the others are regular visitors of Bixiaotang, and the servants in the mansion are also very familiar with them, and immediately a little maid led them to a side hall of Shuzhi Hall.
In the side hall, the table had already been set, and some cold dishes had already been served, while Nangong Yue, Lin Shi and Yuan Yuyi were sitting at the table talking and laughing at Yan Yan.
Fu Yunhe and his party hurried forward to salute, Mrs. Fu did not expect that she happened to run into her in-laws when she came to have dinner occasionally, and a trace of embarrassment flashed in her eyes.
Everyone quickly greeted each other and took their seats.
"Sister-in-law," Yuan Lingbai glanced at the cold dishes on the table, and said to Nangong Yue with a playful smile, "There is a saying: it is better to be late than to be in time. It seems that the time for us to eat is just right."
Hearing Yuanling Baili put the word "cengfan" on his lips confidently, the corner of Mrs. Fu's mouth twitched, and Yuan Yuyi even supported her forehead feebly. She was really ashamed to recognize this second brother.
Nangong Yue laughed, and said boldly: "Don't worry, take care of yourself!"
The four words caused everyone to burst into laughter, and the atmosphere in the hall was very relaxed.
Han Qixia's eyes lingered on Nangong Yue's swollen abdomen, and said, "Yue'er, I remember my grandfather said that your delivery date should be a few days away, right?"
"Yes." Nangong Yue replied, touching her abdomen, with an extremely gentle expression on her face.
Her due date is approaching, so during this time, everyone around her is trembling, no matter where she goes, there are people around her to support her, fearing that she will start early at any time.
Everything for the production has been prepared, but Mrs. Lin still has to check it every day, lest she miss something.
The selection of wet nurses was carefully selected. During the previous birth, the wet nurse went wrong, so Anniang, Baihui and the others became more careful in choosing the wet nurse and the diet of the wet nurse. Alright, five or six wet nurses were selected, and Bixiaotang opened a small kitchen to take care of the meals, so as to prevent any loopholes that might be taken advantage of.
As her delivery date approached, Lin came to accompany Nangong Yue most of the time, looking at her daughter's high swollen belly, her whole body was as tense as a bowstring.
Not only Lin's, but everyone else felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, Han Qixia was no exception, she couldn't help talking to Nangong Yue about some precautions for Lin Pan, and Lin's echoed and supplemented from time to time.
Compared to other people's panic, Nangong Yue was quite content, and turned her back on Lin and Han Qixia: "Mother, Sister Xia, I'm fine. This is my second child, and everything will go well."
This theory is correct, Han Qixia smiled shyly.
Lin also understands in her heart, but a woman's childbirth is like stepping into the gate of hell, how can she not be worried as a mother.
Seeing Lin's slightly frowning eyebrows, Nangong Yue rubbed her stomach and said with a smile: "Mother, sister Xia, you see, my luck is good, the delivery period in late March, the temperature during this period is just right for confinement." , if it’s midsummer in July or August, it won’t suffocate me to death.”
After thinking about it, Lin finally showed her face, nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, Yue'er, you have a good day when you give birth to Brother Yu."
Nangong Yue blinked, and said jokingly: "It can be seen that our Brother Yu and Nannan are well-behaved."
Before her words fell, a clear and loud milk voice came from outside the house: "Mother, brother Yu, be good!"
Wearing a small purple robe, Xiao Tuanzi ran into the hall with a flower basket in his hand, followed by two tall and tall young men, one with a bright smile and the other with a gentle smile, walking leisurely in the courtyard.
Fu Yunhe and Yuan Lingbai hurriedly stood up to salute the two, with a loud voice: "Brother, Marshal."
The two who came in after Xiao Yu were naturally Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai.
It turned out that the marshal also came over to have a meal with the elder brother. Fu Yunhe and Yuan Lingbai exchanged a look in tacit understanding, and smiled tacitly.
The little guy rushed to Nangong Yue and the others with a flower basket, and saw a basket of lavender lilacs in the bamboo flower basket, and the strong fragrance of the flowers rushed to his face
"Mother, grandma" the little guy generously gave them flowers one by one. Nangong Yue, Lin Shi, Mrs. Fu, Yuan Yuyi and Han Qixia all had a share, coaxing them all to smile, look at that I really wish I could give my heart to Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yi was a little speechless, blinked at Nangong Yue suspiciously, and asked silently: Who did this brat learn how to buy people's hearts? !
Nangong Yue lowered her head halfway, biting her lips to hold back a smile. Except for Xiao Yi, everyone probably knows the answer to this question. Like father, like son.
"Brother Yu is so good!" Mrs. Lin was so moved by the lilac flowers, "Grandmother used these petals to make sachets for you and your sister, okay?"
Xiao Xiaoyu nodded vigorously, beckoned to Mrs. Lin again, and kissed him to express his joy.
Mrs. Lin hugged him on her lap, and the women asked him what he learned and what he did today, happily
Amidst the chatter and laughter, after the maids asked their master for instructions, they began to serve the dishes one by one. The aroma of the food permeated the hall, mixed with the faint scent of bamboo wine.
Both the host and the guest enjoyed this dinner.
After serving hot tea after dinner, Mrs. Fu revealed the real purpose of her trip: "My wife, Yue'er, I came here today to say goodbye. I plan to leave for the capital in three days." Thinking of Fu Yunyan's usual careless appearance, Mrs. Fu couldn't be relieved. Anyway, if you want to leave, let's leave a few days earlier.
In the hall, there was a moment of silence.
Of course Fu Yunhe and Han Qixia knew that Mrs. Fu would return to the capital sooner or later, but they originally wanted to keep her for a few more days. Now that Mrs. Fu looked like this, they naturally understood that she most likely was for Fu Yunyan.
Parents in the world. Lin also guessed the same, feeling quite emotional in her heart. After her daughter was born, she and Nangong Mu were going back to Jiangnan, and Wangdu couldn't take care of it for a while.
Mrs. Lin looked at Mrs. Fu, and sighed gratefully: "My wife, Liu Niang will trouble you!" Thanks to the presence of the Fu family, she and Nangong Mu were relieved to keep the young couple Nangong Xin and Fu Yunyan in the capital. .
"Where is it!" Mrs. Fu laughed.
Fu Yunhe and Han Qixia quickly exchanged a look, knowing it well.
Fu Yunhe knew that Mrs. Fu had made up her mind, so she didn't want to persuade her any more. After pondering for a while, he suggested: "Mother, I'll hold you a practice banquet the day after tomorrow."
Mrs. Fu didn't hold back, and readily agreed.
Fu Yunhe looked at Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai, and invited: "Brother, Marshal, when the time comes, you will also come to my residence to join in the fun!"
Before the two of them answered, Xiao Xiaoyu raised his hand impatiently and said, "Me, and me!"
The little guy's voice echoed loudly in the hall, making everyone laugh and dispelling the melancholy of the upcoming parting