Qiao Wei quietly left the study room, it was already night, and all the rooms were ready to wash, except for the gatekeeper woman and a few maids carrying water and extracts, there were not many pedestrians in the yard.
Qiao Wei walked through the corridor, all the way to the side door.
When passing by Xun Lan's house, I heard Qiuping's soft consoling voice from the window. It was probably that although the servant girl didn't know what happened to the madam and the master, the master was cold and warm-hearted. The master will certainly forgive the madam.
Qiao Wei said in her heart, silly girl, this is not something that can be exposed just by admitting a mistake, your master has done his own crimes and cannot live, so please yourself!
Qiuping comforted Xun Lan again, why does the master love his wife so much, why doesn't the wife make soup for the master herself, as an apology.
When Qiao Wei heard this, she actually felt a little sad for her little stepmother. Qiuping didn't know what happened to her little stepmother and Ji Shangqing, but she blindly blamed it on the woman. It's the tragedy of the times and the misfortune of women!
With emotion, Qiao Wei came to the side door, and the last sentence that echoed in her ear was that Qiuping's master had never touched another woman in so many years, and he had a deep affection for his wife. After the movement, Qiao Wei climbed up the courtyard wall.
Sitting on the courtyard wall, Qiao Wei shook her head amusedly: "My father-in-law really likes you so much, why would he look at another woman's portrait in the study? That woman is younger, gentler, and more temperamental than you, my father-in-law I just like old cows to eat tender grass, why not? Not convinced?"
After saying that, I caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of my eye, and took a closer look, it was Ji Shangqing who came out of Tongyuan and was about to go somewhere to relax.
Ji Shangqing looked at Qiao Wei expressionlessly.
Qiao Wei's eyebrows twitched, and she almost fell off the wall!
Why is father-in-law here? !
How much did he hear just now
Not to mention listening, I am sitting on the wall of Tongyuan right now, the fool also knows that she is not here to enjoy the scenery.
Embarrassing, embarrassing!
Nothing happened to eavesdropping on the corner of the wall, but he was arrested when he climbed over the wall. This is a near miss!
Just when Qiao Wei was thinking about how to explain to Ji Shangqing, Ji Shangqing walked away.
Qiao Wei was taken aback for a moment, looking at Ji Shangqing's back, and then at herself, did she not notice her or did she not
Qiao Wei was about to jump off, but Ji Shangqing turned back, glanced at Qiao Wei, and said, "I'm only one year older than Zhaoming."
Qiao Wei: "..."
…
Qiao Wei returned to Qinglianju, Wang Shu sat on a small chair, shaking her fleshy little chubby legs, and said sternly: "The world is dark and yellow, and the universe is wild. Summer goes, autumn harvests and winter hides. Runyu becomes a year old, Lu Lu regulates the sun. Clouds cause rain, dew turns into frost. Gold produces Lishui, jade comes out of Kungang. The sword is called Juque, and the pearl is called night light. The fruit is precious and the vegetables are heavy. Mustard ginger... Mother!"
Wang Shu saw Qiao Wei, jumped off the chair, threw herself into Qiao Wei's arms, and said with a smile: "Mother, mother, I can recite it! Brother taught me, I can do it all!"
Qiao Wei rubbed her little head, and said with relief, "You're so good."
"Yes, yes! I'm so good!" Wang Shu said, rummaging through Qiao Wei's sleeves, "Mother, where are my things?"
"No wonder you recited it so fast, it's because of your things..." Qiao Wei suddenly felt amused, and raised her hand to touch the purse in her wide sleeve. After touching it, she was stunned.
I was too hungry in the cabinet just now, and finished eating what was in my purse...
Jing Yun looked at Qiao Wei: "Mother, you must have finished your sister's food, right?"
Wang Shu looked at his mother in pain: "Mother, have you really finished eating my food?"
Qiao Wei: "I..."
Wang Shu deflated his small mouth, and cried with a whoosh!
When Ji Mingxiu came back from the palace, he heard his daughter crying as soon as he entered the courtyard, thinking something happened, he hurriedly opened the curtain and came in: "What's wrong with Wangshu?"
When Dad came back, Wang Shu cried even louder.
Ji Mingxiu stepped forward and hugged a little bun with snot and tears in his arms. He lived in the palace for a few days, and was quarreled with by King Zhao and General Mu. It was rare to go home, and the little guy cried again. up.
Ji Mingxiu couldn't help but pinched her chubby face: "Why are you crying? Missing daddy?"
"En!" Wang Shu sobbed and nodded, buried his little head in his arms, tears and snot all over him.
Jing Yun looked at his younger sister occupying Daddy Ming, and said with gusto, "It's not that younger sister misses Daddy, it's because mother ate her candies and snacks, and she got angry."
Qiao Wei stood by her son without hesitation, looked at her crying daughter with her arms in her arms, raised her eyebrows and said: "That's right, a few pieces of candy and snacks, just eat it, and cry .”
Wang Shu cried even louder.
She had saved those things for a long time, and she was reluctant to eat them, so she secretly took them out at night and licked them, but her mother ate them up...
Qiao Wei: No wonder they are all so sticky! So it was licked by you? !
Wang Shu cried until his clothes were soaked in sweat.
Ji Mingxiu hugged her and coaxed her softly, "Mother has finished eating you, so Daddy will buy it for you?"
Wang Shu looked at Ji Mingxiu tearfully: "Really?"
Ji Mingxiu took the handkerchief from Qiao Wei and wiped her nose: "I also bought two more bunches of candied haws."
Wang Shu stopped crying instantly!
Bi'er took the siblings back to the house to change their shirts. Qiao Wei stepped forward to untie the belt of his court clothes. Ji Mingxiu didn't expect her to undress himself. He took a deep look at her, then raised his arms, Make it easier for her to move.
Qiao Wei wrapped her hands around his waist, untied his belt, and hung it on the shelf: "Is the court affairs going well?"
Ji Mingxiu looked at her without blinking: "In half a month, the Southern Chu envoys are leaving, and there are a lot of trifles."
"Then why are you back?" Qiao Wei paused as she unbuttoned her hand.
He held her hand: "I promised to take you to see the lantern festival. Today is the last day. After tonight, the lantern festival will be over."
The lanterns bought for the two children that day were trampled by the crowd. He said that he would take her and the children to the street to pick up lanterns. I've been busy catching my little stepmother lately, but I forgot about it. She, a mother, forgot about it, so it's hard for him to remember it.
Qiao Wei's heart was warm, and she took the regular clothes and put them on for him.
Ji Mingxiu lowered his head and kissed her cheek.
The place that was kissed seemed to be burned by fire, and it suddenly turned red.
Ji Mingxiu smiled lightly, raised Ruyu's slender fingers, and caressed her lips ambiguously and tenderly.
The tingly and numb feeling went from her lips to her heart, as if a pool of spring water had opened up in her heart, Qiao Wei felt a little dizzy.
Ji Mingxiu smiled even more, and lowered his head to kiss her lips.
"Mother, mother! We are done!"
Wang Shu ran in with his short legs.
Ji Mingxiu's lips were close at hand, and her breath fell softly on the corner of her lips. He stopped when he heard Wang Shu's voice, and Qiao Wei's eyelashes trembled slightly. into his arms.
"Mother! I miss you!" Wang Shu hugged Qiao Wei's neck and said softly and coquettishly.
Qiao Wei said angrily: "Now don't you blame mother for eating your candy?"
Wang Shu shook his head like a rattle: "It's not strange, it's not strange!"
Dad said he would buy a new one! Dad bought it, it must be better than her hidden one! There are also two bunches of candied haws!
Jing Yun also changed his clothes and went inside. He was wearing a brocade suit of the same color and style as Ji Mingxiu, with a tight waist, slender lines, stern eyebrows, and a relaxed temperament. Both father and son had peerless good looks, standing together Son, it makes the girls don't know where to put their eyes.
After Ji Mingxiu changed her clothes, Qiao Wei also changed into the same style of white silver fox short jacket and light pink waist skirt as Wang Shu. Both mother and daughter were pink and tender, so beautiful.
The people in the yard were all dumbfounded. Although they already knew that this family was good-looking, how could they be so good-looking
Jing Yun and Wang Shu also put on clothes for the two Bai. Xiaobai's is the little pink jacket that Qiao Wei made last year, and she can still wear it this year, like a little pink peach; Dabai is one size bigger than Xiaobai , it was made by Bi Er, a green and green jacket, worn on the white and fat body, it looks like a green cabbage.
Dabai frantically bit his clothes!
The family of four happily boarded the carriage.
Wang Shu and Jing Yun had never strolled at night before, and they were so excited that they occupied a window, opened their round eyes, and watched the scenery along the way without blinking.
"Wow! What a big bun!" Wang Shu pointed at a bun stand, drooling.
Ji Mingxiu put his arms around her, afraid that this restless thing would jump out of the window in agitation.
Qiao Wei hugged Jing Yun, Jing Yun was very quiet, but his eyes were shining, and he could see that he was very happy.
Changliu Street was crowded with people, and the carriage could no longer drive in when it reached the intersection, and the family of four got out of the carriage.
Talented and beautiful, a pair of fairy-like little cute babies, holding two pink and green little white dogs in the arms of the cute babies, the eyes of passers-by have cast their eyes on them, the colorful lanterns are shining brightly in the dark night, it is dazzlingly beautiful , but the appearance of this family made the lanterns on the whole street lose their color.
grunt~
Wang Shu's stomach growled.
She rubbed her deflated (drum) flat (drum) belly, and said weakly, "Daddy, I'm hungry."
Jing Yun said: "But you ate so much at night."
"Not much!" Wang Shu said.
Jing Yun snapped his fingers and counted earnestly: "One braised lion's head, half a bowl of braised pork, one braised fish, one brine pig's trotter, half a plate of chestnut roast chicken, two bowls of rice, one cup of bird's nest, and two grapefruits. Oh, not much really."
Wang Shu stuck out his tongue.
But I'm really hungry!
Ji Mingxiu took his wife and children to the stall last time.
Business is good today, and the tables are full, so the proprietress went to the next door to borrow a pair of tables and stools for the whole family to sit down.
Ji Mingxiu is a regular customer, the proprietress recognized him, Qiao Wei also met him once, it was the first time I saw Xiao Baozi, but the proprietress' eyes were dazzled.
Such a beautiful child, as if walking down from a painting!
"Wang Shu and Jing Yun eat spicy food?" Ji Mingxiu asked.
Qiao Wei nodded: "Eat, they don't pick their mouths."
I also eat meat, green vegetables, and even bitter gourd. Some people like it very much, but if they don’t like it, they don’t waste it just to fill their stomachs.
Ji Mingxiu rubbed the heads of the two little guys distressedly, and ordered a portion of each flavor of sesame balls.
The proprietress smiled and said, "We just started selling glutinous rice balls a few days ago. You are regular customers. I'll give you a few bowls."
On this day, it is really pleasant to have a bite of salty sesame balls and a sip of sweet soup.
Qiao Wei smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
The proprietress happily complied.
The skin of the mochi ball is thin and crispy, and the inside is sweet and glutinous. It is the most suitable for children. Wang Shu ate ten of them in one breath, red bean filling, mung bean filling, sesame paste filling, egg yolk filling, beef and bean curd filling... I ate all of them, and I couldn't stop exhaling from the spicy beef and tofu.
Qiao Wei fed her a sip of rice wine glutinous rice balls. The glutinous rice balls were so sweet and glutinous that she squinted her eyes.
Jing Yun didn't eat much, and he only ate three or two in half a day. He fed Xiao Bai a small sesame ball stuffed with red beans.
Xiaobai loves red beans, so he gnawed on them.
Jing Yun went to feed Dabai again.
Dabai turned his face away in disgust.
Food without blood is a corpse! Corpse! Corpse!
The noble cloud mink does not eat corpses!
Qiao Wei stuffed a small sesame ball with red bean filling into Dabai's mouth.
Dabai took a bite...
Well, it's delicious.
The whole family was full, Ji Mingxiu settled the bill, and took his wife and children to choose lanterns.
Wang Shu shouted excitedly: "Wow! What a big lotus lantern! I want this!"
Ji Mingxiu was going to buy it, but Wang Shu called out to a red carp lamp again: "Fish! Such a big and fat fish! I want fish!"
Ji Mingxiu went to buy "fish" again.
Wang Shu: "I don't want fish! I want a puppy!"
Ji Mingxiu: "..."
Jing Yun chose a little golden dragon. The little golden dragon was made lifelike, as if it could breathe fire and flames.
The boss brought the little golden dragon to the table, looked at the ready-to-moving crowd, and pressed his hand with a smile: "Everyone, please be patient, the Golden Dragon Lantern is the treasure of our shop. The highest price gets it, starting from 100 Wen."
As soon as the words fell, a romantic young man raised the fan in his hand: "Five hundred Wen!"
There was an uproar in the crowd.
It's just a paper lamp. If you give such a high price at once, won't you be too prodigal
The boss laughed and said, "This young master paid five hundred wen, but there are higher ones? If not, this young master returned with the dragon lantern in his arms."
"One tael!" A middle-aged man offered a high price.
Not to be outdone, the folding fan boy said, "One, two, five hundred!"
"Three taels!" Someone shouted out the high price again.
"Five...five...five liang!" The fan boy shouted with a blushing face.
Qiao Wei shook her head, and a paper lamp shouted five taels of silver. This group of people is really crazy.
"Fifty taels."
Ji Mingxiu said lightly.
The crowd fell silent with a swish.
Qiao Wei looked at Ji Mingxiu as if she had seen a ghost. Does this guy know how much fifty taels is? It can feed Mrs. Luo's family for several years!
Everyone also looked at this "lunatic" at the same time, and saw that he was dressed in white, tall and strong, with a jade mask on his face, which covered the upper half of his face, revealing a clean and delicate chin, slightly pursed. The red lips are indescribably cold. His eyes were like a bottomless deep pool, just looking at them like that made people fearful.
Intuition told them that he was going to order this lamp, no matter how much the price was increased, he would have a way to increase it even higher.
Just look at the robe he is wearing, it is not a fabric that can be bought in ordinary cloth shops.
The boss knocked on the table: "Fifty taels, is there a higher one? If there is no dragon lantern, it belongs to this young master."
"I'll pay one hundred taels."
An arrogant voice resounded in the crowd.
A path was automatically divided among the crowd, and a young man in Tsing Yi with a handsome face and haughty brows walked over slowly. It was Little General Mu of Nanchu Divine General's Mansion.
Little General Mu has a handsome face and an extraordinary demeanor. He is a son of an extraordinary family at a glance.
The price suddenly increased to one hundred taels, and everyone couldn't help being interested, looking at the two curiously, wondering who would win.
Ji Mingxiu said calmly, "Little General Mu is in great interest."
Little General Mu walked to his side with a half-smile, glanced at Qiao Wei and the child on the other side, and said, "I heard that this is the last day of the Lantern Festival. If I miss today, I won't be here until I leave the capital." There will be no Lantern Festival, so how can I miss it so easily?"
Everyone smelled a faint smell of gunpowder. It seems that this young master knows this family and the relationship is not very good
Little General Mu saw the mink in the arms of the two little buns. The two minks had been dressed beyond recognition, but he still recognized at a glance that the mink in the arms of the little boy was the cloud mink he had raised. The one seemed to be an ordinary ferret, just full moon, milky.
But he vaguely felt that he had seen this little milk mink.
Jing Yun didn't like the way he looked at Dabai, as if he wanted to snatch Dabai away, he paused, looked at the stand and said, "Two hundred taels."
Everyone was startled, and Qiao Wei was also startled. If she heard correctly, her son just... asked for a price
The boss was stunned for a moment: "This young master... two hundred taels?"
Jing Yun said, "Yes."
The boss's surprised eyes fell on Ji Mingxiu's face, and Ji Mingxiu said: "My son called the price, didn't you hear?"
"Listen, listen, I heard it!" The boss broke into a cold sweat, "Is there any higher one? Without this light, it will be..."
"Three hundred taels." Little General Mu raised his finger.
Jing Yun did not hesitate: "Four hundred taels."
General Mu smiled: "Five hundred taels."
Everyone looked at Little General Mu contemptuously. Isn't it too shameless to compete with a child for the light
Jing Yun didn't even raise his eyelids: "Six hundred taels."
General Mu's smile faded: "Seven hundred taels."
Jing Yun: "Eight hundred."
Little General Mu couldn't laugh at all: "Since you like it so much..."
Jing Yun smiled: "If you don't have any money, my father can lend it to you."
General Mu's mouth twitched: "One thousand taels!"
Everyone was frightened.
One thousand taels, you can buy a paper lantern factory, is this person stupid
Everyone looked at Jing Yun curiously, expecting what surprise he would give, but Jing Yun just said calmly: "The lamp is yours."
General Mu was stunned.
Qiao Wei embraced Jing Yun and kissed her. As expected of her son, he must be so cunning and cunning when dealing with enemies. Who told him to snipe at her? It's all right now, buy a broken lamp for 1,000 taels, and return to Nanchu, it's no wonder that people don't laugh to death.
Qiao Wei smiled and said: "Why is my son so sensible? In ancient times, Kong Rong gave up pears, but now I have my son give up lamps. General Mu, enjoy your lamps, you are welcome."
The boss walked up to him with the little golden dragon: "My lord, one thousand taels."
Looking at the extremely ordinary lantern, Little General Mu's face turned black to carbon!
A black figure came out from the alley, looked at the family of four who were gradually going away, and lightly raised the corners of their lips: "Isn't this the end of the day?"
"Daddy, hug me." Tired from walking, Wang Shu lay in Ji Mingxiu's arms.
Ji Mingxiu picked her up, the little guy was not light, and hugged her so painfully.
Qiao Wei led Jing Yun to the front.
After they walked for a while, Ji Mingxiu moved his ears and stopped in his footsteps.
The footsteps of the man in black robe also stopped.
Ji Mingxiu didn't look back, and lowered his right hand, making a gesture.
The crowd was like a tide, and almost no one noticed his movement. However, when the black-robed man continued to catch up, a plum blossom dart flew towards him. The man's eyes trembled, and he pinched it with his backhand.
The plum blossom dart suddenly exploded, and white powder rushed towards his face. The man hurriedly flicked his sleeves, covered his mouth and nose, and looked in the crowd for a moment. Qiao Wei and his party had disappeared.
The man looked at the plum blossom dart on the ground, and slightly raised the corners of his lips: "Yan Feijue? That blacksmith."
…
The family of four strolled to the end of Changliu Street. Jing Yun picked out a tiger lamp, and Wang Shu picked out a small golden peach. The two of them held the lamp and were very happy. After that, Ji Mingxiu led the two little guys to buy He bought a lot of snacks and stuffed Wang Shu's small purse to the brim.
"Are you going home?" Qiao Wei asked.
Ji Mingxiu tucked her wind-blown hair behind her ears: "Want to go back?"
Qiao Wei nodded, she finished all the shopping, ate and drank, there was nothing to be dissatisfied with.
Ji Mingxiu took her hand, and the family got into the carriage. Qiao Wei opened the curtain and looked at the retreating scenery: "This is not the way back home."
Ji Mingxiu stroked her hand: "Go to the courtyard."
"Why do you want to go to the courtyard?" Qiao Wei asked.
"Near." Ji Mingxiu said.
Have it? Isn't it about the same
The carriage stopped in the courtyard, and Lu Zhu came out with a smile: "Young master! Young madam! Jing Yun and Wang Shu are here too?"
When the people in the courtyard heard the commotion, they ran out one after another. Ji Mingxiu hadn't been to the courtyard since his wedding, so they didn't need to worry about it.
Wang Shu hugged Xiaobai in one hand, and a small golden peach lantern in the other, bouncing into the yard: "Uncle Yang! Sister Luzhu! Sister Yuanyang! Sister Queer..." With a sweet mouth, he called everyone.
Everyone was so happy from ear to ear.
Chef Yang joked, "Why did you buy a peach?"
Wang Shu said playfully: "My father bought it!"
Lu Zhu greeted them to the East Chamber: "It's so late, I thought the young master and his wife won't be here, and they are all ready to be locked up."
"You know we're coming?" Qiao Wei was slightly confused, and looked at Ji Mingxiu who was beside her. Didn't she just drop by recently
Lu Zhu was stunned, and smiled coyly: "How does the servant know? The servant is looking forward to it every day! Come in, it's cold outside."
A group of people entered the East Wing. The walls of the East Wing were pasted with big red happy characters, dragon and phoenix incense candles were placed on the table, and the beds and curtains were in the same red color. It was as festive as a brand new wedding room.
There are delicate plum branches in the vase on the table. The stamens on the branches are blooming, exuding a faint fragrance of plum.
Looking at the brand-new house, Wang Shu said pleasantly, "It's so beautiful!"
It was Lu Zhu who was dressed up, and was praised. Lu Zhu was very happy, and asked with a smile: "Are you hungry? Maid let the kitchen make some supper?"
"Okay!" Said Wang Shu, who could never get enough to eat, sitting on a chair.
Qiao Wei stroked her puffer-like belly and said, "I can't eat today, I can't sleep if I eat too much, and I'll ask Uncle Yang to cook something delicious for you tomorrow morning."
Wang Shu curled his lips: "But I haven't bought my candied haws yet."
Ji Mingxiu said: "Brother Seventeen went to buy it. When you open your eyes tomorrow morning, you will be able to see candied haws."
"Really?" Wang Shu's eyes lit up.
Ji Mingxiu nodded.
Wang Shu jumped to the ground: "Then I'm going to sleep!"
Luzhu took the two little guys down to take a bath, Yuanyang and Queer brought hot water, and Qiao Wei also took a comfortable bath in the hot water. When she came out, Ji Mingxiu had finished washing and was sitting on the big red quilt .
Both of them were wearing red pajamas, as if they had returned to the night of their wedding.
Qiao Wei took off the cotton cloth on her head, and her hair was covered with blue silk, like a black brocade that suddenly spread out, smooth and soft: "Where is the child?"
Ji Mingxiu put down the book: "Sleeping, Luzhu is guarding over there."
Qiao Wei felt relieved, walked to the dressing table and sat down, and gently wiped her wet hair with a dry cotton cloth.
Ji Mingxiu walked behind her, took the cotton cloth from her hand, and wiped it for her carefully. The warm fingertips ran through her hair and pressed gently on her icy scalp, warming the tip of her heart. A little hot.
She leaned gently against him.
Ji Mingxiu's stern expression showed a hint of softness, and he gently rubbed her hair, probably because it was too warm, Qiao Wei yawned and fell asleep in a daze.
Qiao Wei was awakened by a burst of kisses, and when she woke up, she found that the lights in the room had been turned off. She was lying under him, with a soft bed behind her. He kissed her gently, piously and tenderly.
Ji Mingxiu saw the light in her eyes: "Are you awake?"
Qiao Wei gave a hum, and looked at him in a daze. The night was dark, but his eyes were like gems, shining brightly, shining into her heart in an instant.
Realizing what he was going to do, Qiao Wei woke up halfway from her sleepiness, opened a pair of shiny black eyes, and stared at him blankly.
"Do you want to continue?" Ji Mingxiu pressed her weakly, with his lips on hers, and asked softly.
Qiao Wei opened her mouth, she couldn't think of a reason not to continue, the children were asleep, there were no emergencies, and her sunflower water was finished, it seemed that it was time to consummate the house.
But she... was inexplicably nervous.
Is she not the only one who is nervous
He also had no memory of what happened that night. For him, this was almost the first time.
Ji Mingxiu kissed his lips comfortingly: "Don't be afraid."
The magnetic voice is so nice that it can make people's ears pregnant.
Qiao Wei's heart felt numb, and she grabbed his skirt with her bare hands, blushing and said, "You, take it easy."
"good."
Ji Mingxiu's kiss fell down again, different from the gentleness before, this time, with a little domineering, as if he wanted to swallow her whole.
Qiao Wei was fascinated by the kiss, and unconsciously hugged his strong waist.
The clothes slipped off, and the moment their skin touched, their bodies trembled slightly.
He let go of her lips and kissed her tenderness.
Qiao Wei could feel the surge of emotions, her mind went blank, and her body gradually opened up for him.
Like a flower bud that had been waiting for a season, it finally bloomed slowly under him.