The first night was too late, and when An Changqing woke up the next day, the sun had slipped into the house through the window screens. It had just snowed at night, and it was white outside, and the light winter sunlight reflected from the snow, scorching the eyes.
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An Changqing yawned in a daze and opened his eyes. An Fu, who was waiting outside, heard the movement and pushed the door in and asked him if he was up.
"What time is it?" An Changqing asked, looking at the sky.
"A quarter of noon."
"It's so late?" An Changqing was slightly surprised, and looked outside, the sun was indeed shining: "Why didn't you call me earlier?"
"My lord gave the order before going out." An Fu winked and said, "I said that the young master was tired yesterday, so I asked you to sleep a little longer."
An Changqing: "..."
An Changqing glared at him and said, "Prepare water, I want to wash."
An Fu laughed twice and hurriedly went to prepare. An Changqing lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and the pain in his knees had disappeared. Lifting up his trouser legs and looking at it, the bruises are a bit more terrifying than yesterday. But last night, Xiao Zhige rubbed him with medicinal wine for a long time, and after the bruises dissipated, the swelling and pain disappeared a lot. It hurts only when you press it with your hands.
He was watching, when An Fu came in with his toiletry utensils, and saw the injury on his knee, like a noisy goose who was suddenly strangled by his neck, he gasped and said in surprise: "Father-in-law, son... How did you get hurt? That's it..."
After asking, I patted my head again, wondering why I asked such a stupid question.
How else can I do it? Must have done it last night...
He looked at An Changqing distressed and worried, and said cautiously, "Would you like to call a doctor to have a look?"
Wang Ye is too cruel. He thought that those rumors could not be believed, but now it seems that they are not all groundless. My son is so delicate and tender, how can he be so tossed
If Concubine Yu found out, she wouldn't feel bad.
"..." An Changqing knew what he was thinking when he saw his expression, and said with a straight face: "Shut up! It's okay, you are not allowed to tell your mother."
An Fu reluctantly said "oh" and had to wait for him to wash first.
After washing and changing clothes, Wang Fugui came to him and asked him to report the two things he had previously explained.
First, all the accounts of the Zhuangzi shop in the house were counted, and he asked him where they put them.
The second is that Zhuangzi in Qingyun Mountain has been repaired, and Zhuangtou also sent ten trained maids over and asked him how to arrange it.
"The account book is moved to the prince's study, and it is placed in the empty ear room; the maids will teach the rules first, and then they will be sent to Qingwu Academy after they have learned it."
- Qingwu Courtyard is the courtyard where Yu and An Xianyu live now.
Wang Fugui said yes.
An Changqing asked again, "Are Zhou Helan and her mother okay?"
Wang Fugui replied: "Doctor Hu has already prescribed medicine and is taking medicine, and Mrs. Zhou looks much better; Mr. Zhou has come to look for it twice, but you are not in the mansion. He also asked the old slave for work, Just thinking that it is your guest, the old slave did not dare to arrange it rashly."
After bringing people back from Qingyun Mountain, An Changqing placed Zhou Helan and her son in the hospital, and asked Hu Zifei to help with diagnosis and treatment. It was only later that he was busy with Zhuangzi's affairs, and was suddenly called into the palace. He only went to see the mother and son once in the middle, and the rest were taken care of by the housekeeper Wang.
He thought about it and said, "I'll go take a look."
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An Changqing went to the guest house, but did not want to meet unexpected people in the guest house.
"Mother? Yu'er? Why are you here?"
An Changqing stepped into the yard and saw Yu Shi, An Xianyu, and Zhou's mother sitting under the porch, and three women were sitting in one place, embroidering together. It's just that Mother Zhou's movement of holding the needle looks awkward.
The three stood up to meet him, and Mrs. Yu said first: "I'll come and sit down when I have nothing to do. But why are you here now?"
"I'm here to find Helan." An Changqing looked at Zhou's mother: "Auntie's health is better?"
Zhou's mother waved her hands again and again, and said in the unskilled Ye Guan dialect: "My name is Mu La, and it's fine for the young master to call me by my name."
The Xi Ding people are nomadic people, they have no surname, but only a given name.
An Changqing smiled and shook his head. Although he helped Zhou Helan's mother and son, he also had the heart to gather Zhou Helan, but he didn't really plan to let their mother and son go to the palace as servants. Zhou Helan is by no means a thing in the pool, and it is best to be his right-hand man. If his temple here is small and Zhou Helan will not be able to accommodate him in the future, and he can let Zhou Helan help Xiao Zhige, it will be considered that the fat water will not flow to outsiders.
So he treated mother and son with courtesy from the beginning.
Seeing that he was unwilling, Zhou's mother didn't say much, but said, "He Lan is studying at the back, I'll go and call him."
"I'll just go find him." An Changqing didn't want to disturb their interest, so he lifted his foot and went behind to find Zhou Helan.
Zhou Helan was indeed reading a book, and it was only when An Changqing arrived at the door that he reacted, and hurriedly put down the bookstore to meet him.
"You don't need to be so polite in the future." An Changqing said helplessly, "I heard from Butler Wang that you went to look for me earlier?"
Zhou Helan stood up straight according to his words and said, "Yes, the young master hired a doctor for my mother and gave us a place to live. Helan has nothing to do all day, and it's really uncomfortable."
An Changqing smiled and said, "There is something for you to do."
Zhou Helan looked happy: "Young master, just tell me!"
An Changqing said: "Can you settle the account?"
Zhou Helan nodded: "Yes."
"That's good." An Changqing thought that he would not know, and was going to invite a bookkeeper to teach him, but now that he said he would, he saved the trouble and said, "Then you will come to the main courtyard early tomorrow morning to find me, Read the ledger with me."
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After talking about business, the two went out together. When they got to the front yard, they saw Mrs. Yu, leaning on his side, instructing Mother Zhou on her embroidery skills in a warm voice. Although Zhou's mother looked a little sick, she was in good spirits, smiling and threading the needles according to Yu's instructions. On the other hand, An Xianyu smiled and watched from the side, and the atmosphere was very pleasant.
Zhou Helan stopped and watched for a while before saying in a low voice, "I haven't seen my mother so happy for a long time."
After he was ten years old, his father disappeared suddenly, and his mother took him to Da Ye to find his father, and he never showed a smile. The past few years have been wasted in finding her father, perhaps because she knew that there was little hope, and she was seriously ill and did not want to drag him down. She was determined to die and didn't even say anything.
Although An Changqing didn't know what he had experienced, he could understand this feeling somewhat, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It will be better in the future."
Zhou Helan smiled at him, took a step, and called her mother,
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An Changqing sat with him in the courtyard for a while before returning to Qingwu Courtyard with the Yu family. On the road, Mr. Yu was mostly talking, while An Changqing and An Xianyu listened.
Back at Qingwu Courtyard, An Xianyu went to set up the embroidery tent. After Mr. Yu sent the servants outside, he pulled An Changqing and whispered, "You and the lord... are you okay?"
An Changqing didn't understand the meaning for a while, and said naturally: "Okay, what can be wrong?"
Yu patted him and said anxiously, "Mother is asking you about that..."
In the end, it was her son's affair. She shouldn't have asked about it, but she still had something in her heart, and she was really worried if she didn't ask clearly.
An Changqing was thin-skinned, and her face turned red all of a sudden. She was embarrassed to say that they didn't even have a marriage, so she grumbled and complained, "Mother, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
Yu was anxious: "When you two had sex... was there anything unusual?"
"Abnormal?" An Changqing was stunned, "What can be abnormal?"
Yu looked at his expression and saw that he was indeed full of doubts, so he was relieved, and said, "It's nothing... It's just that Mother heard the rumors from outside, and I'm afraid that you won't tell Mother if you are wronged."
"It's all arranged by others." An Changqing became angry when he heard the rumors, and said unhappily, "Mother don't listen to the nonsense outside, the lord is doing well, and it is also good for me."
Yu shi smiled: "Yes, I won't listen to it in the future."
The two were talking when An Xianyu came over. This topic is not suitable for girls who have not left the cabinet, so I stopped.
An Changqing said: "I just forgot to mention that there are ten maids sent from Zhuangzi, and my mother and sister will choose a few to keep them by their side, and the rest will be reserved as rough envoys. Nian, I will send you to Zhuangzi again."
"New Year's Eve?" Mrs. Yu hesitated: "It's enough for us to live in the palace these days. Why don't we go to Zhuangzi earlier."
An Changqing had actually thought about this too, but he couldn't bear to ask him to leave his mother and sister at Zhuangzi for the Chinese New Year.
"The lord didn't say anything. Who else dares to gossip?" An Changqing said affectionately, "Mom, just rest assured and nothing will happen."
"It's Yu'er, isn't it boring to be in the house all day? In two days, I'll invite a female gentleman for you. You can study with him. When you go to Zhuangzi, let the gentleman go with you."
The expression on An Xianyu's face, who had always been quiet, became lively, and her voice was clear.
Yu Shi, who was on the side, joked: "Your sister will be happier when she hears that she is studying. What if she marries into someone else's family in the future?"
An Xianyu's face turned red, and she hung her head and twisted her handkerchief without speaking.
On the other hand, An Changqing remembered the news that An Fu had received, and after thinking for a moment, said: "Speaking of marriage... There is already news from the Zhongyong Hou Mansion."
The cheerful atmosphere suddenly condensed, Yu Shi frowned and said, "What did you find?"
An Xianyu also fell silent, looking at him eagerly.
"We won't know until tomorrow." An Changqing shook his head: "Don't worry, this marriage won't happen, it's just that Yu'er will be wronged and slandered for a few days."
Yu sighed and touched her daughter's head distressedly. On the other hand, An Xianyu was uncharacteristically. She hesitated for a while while twisting her handkerchief, then gathered up her courage and said, "I'm not afraid of those rumors... I-I don't want to marry him."
Ever since the last time I went back home, I heard An Changqing say that Wu Junshu may have raised the outer room, and An Xianyu's former young daughter's mind has faded. Although she was accustomed to being submissive and taciturn, perhaps it was the steadfast protection of her mother and brother that gave her courage. For the first time, she revealed her true thoughts.
She doesn't want to marry.
An Changqing's expression was complicated. For a long time, she touched her head in her anxious eyes and nodded in agreement: "Okay, if you don't want to marry, we will not marry. We will never let you be wronged again."