Songyue said: "Madam, have you forgotten that Alang's vacation has ended and it's time to go back to work." She looked at Qingrong's expression and said, "It can be seen that Madam usually cares too much about Alang.
not enough."
Qingrong nodded, but her tone was neither salty nor cool, "Maybe so. I'll ask Yun Niang to come over soon so that I can arrange some new errands for those maids and servants."
Songyue responded, "Yes."
Xue Shao's affairs in this courtyard were all handled by Mrs. Lu on her behalf before. Now that she is married, it will be handed over to her. She took advantage of these few days to organize everything inside and outside the Lide Hall.
Everything was rearranged and arranged.
Xue Shao was away from home all day today and didn't come back until dinner time. Qingrong felt a little awkward seeing him again, but Xue Shao seemed to know what she was thinking and walked towards her and held her hand.
, “What’s for dinner tonight?”
There was still a servant standing in the room, so Qingrong did not move away, always caring about his face. She smiled lightly and said: "Today, I don't have much appetite, so I asked someone to steam the fish."
Xue Shao nodded and took Qingrong to sit down together.
Qingrong just took a sip of tea, and when she heard this, she choked. Songyue quickly stepped forward to help her. Qingrong couldn't help but glared at Xue Shao, "No." She just drank it all day long.
Tea is just for soothing your throat!
Xue Shao lowered his head and smiled, saying: "That's good."
Qingrong changed the topic, "How many days have you taken off? How busy have you been recently?"
This is to the point. In a few days, he may really be busy, so I went to the peak today to find him. He said: "The war with the Turks is currently in a stalemate. Although we have won a few games, we still have to return to the court."
It will take some time. Recently, the Ministry of War has been busy with food and fodder."
Qingrong nodded without making any comment. She said, "Then you won't have time to go back to the house the day after tomorrow?" Around the sixth day after the wedding, it was time to return to Ning, that is, to return to her parents' home.
"Yes." This was the first time he went to the Lu family as Qingrong's husband. How could he not be free? No matter how busy he was, he should go.
Qingrong hummed and agreed.
Thinking of what happened last night, Qingrong was still a little angry, so she didn't want to talk to Xue Shao much at night, and was afraid that he would pull her into mischief again. Xue Shao became even more indifferent when he saw people, knowing that he had offended people yesterday.
The two of them were lying on the couch, Qingrong still facing away from him. Xue Shao said, "Qingrong, are you angry?"
Qingrong wanted to pretend that she was asleep, but she still agreed to him. She closed her eyes and said in a muffled voice: "No."
Xue Shao smiled, knowing that for Qingrong, sometimes what she said was different from what she was thinking. "I know you, you are angry."
"I know you still ask? On purpose?"
Xue Shao faced her. He didn't know how to coax. He quickly admitted his mistake. He whispered: "I didn't mean it. Please forgive me."
Qingrong said: "Then why are you?"
Xue Shao turned over, put his hands under his head, and lay down flat. His tone was a bit naughty, "You know, if a person who always doesn't have enough to eat can eat meat for once, he will naturally want to eat meat."
Enjoy your meal."
Qingrong had turned around after hearing this. She looked at him with some shame and anger. Xue Shao looked at her like this and said word by word: "Only in this way can you have fun."
Xue Shao laughed as he spoke. Qingrong closed her eyes and decided to ignore him, "Let's rest."
He hummed and saw Qingrong facing him, but he still refused to close his eyes. After her breathing gradually became shallow, Xue Shao fell into a deep sleep.
Before Qingrong returned home, Mrs. Lu specially asked Mrs. Su to pick out a few generous gifts for Qingrong to take with her, and Xue Shao followed her instructions and accompanied Qingrong back.
Wang and Lu Wenzhong knew that Qingrong had returned home and had already been waiting at home. Xue Shao was the first to see his father-in-law and mother-in-law. Because he was a man who fought bloody battles on the battlefield, he couldn't help but become nervous. Sitting at the banquet, he was also nervous.
With a thorn in his back, he was afraid that he might not do well in some way and make Lu Wenzhong and the Wang family dissatisfied.
Wang looked at Xue Shao, smiled and said, "Changxuan has a calm temperament, and looks exactly like our Qingrong."
Qingrong pursed her lips and snickered, while Xue Shao coughed twice with a guilty conscience. He smiled and said, "Compared to Qingrong, my son-in-law still has many shortcomings."
These words made Lu Wenzhong and Wang feel comfortable. Wang said: "It's easy for you two to come together. Please stay longer so that you can chat with me and your grandpa."
Lu Wenzhong said: "Hey, if Changxuan has official duties, how can he stay for so long?"
Xue Shao hurriedly said: "There is nothing important today, so it doesn't matter. Qingrong thinks about her parents very much, so it is appropriate to stay longer."
Qingrong glanced at Xue Shao in surprise. Seeing his nervous and cautious expression, she couldn't help but purse her lips and snicker, "Just follow Auntie's advice."
After the meal, Mrs. Wang mentioned that she had recently obtained some good prescriptions. She heard that they were from a real person and were very effective in recuperating the body. She asked Qing Rong to go with her to get them, leaving Lu Wenzhong and Xue Shao at the table.
superior.
Qingrong finally came back, and naturally there was a lot to say between mother and daughter. The two were walking in the courtyard, Wang held Qingrong's arm and asked, "How is Xue Shao treating you?"
Qingrong smiled and nodded, her tone neither salty nor bland, "Very good."
Mrs. Wang nodded happily. She could probably tell that during the meal, Xue Shao's eyes were always on Qingrong, picking up vegetables and handing chopsticks. She was originally worried that he was just doing kung fu for her and Lu Wenzhong to see. Now
It seemed that she was worrying too much.
But after all, Mrs. Wang has lived for most of her life, so she doesn't understand her daughter. She said: "Since they treat you well, why do you still ignore them? You don't know that between husband and wife, there is a need for love."
Are there any comings and goings?"
Qingrong was immediately seen through, and she was a little embarrassed, "Auntie, how could I ignore you? I should have done it, and I did it one by one, and there was nothing wrong with it. We treat him as if we were guests. Could it be that this
not enough?"
Wang smiled and sighed, and said to Qingrong: "I thought you didn't feel anything? It turned out that you noticed it, but you pretended not to know and didn't want to respond."
"This marriage is not pure. Manpower and coincidence accounted for most of it. I didn't ask for anything when I agreed. No matter how deep my affection with him is, it would be fine if we can live in peace and harmony like this."
Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "That's fine. I know you are a child with your own ideas, so I won't say more. I think it is good, but who knows if one day I will lose my mind.
Can't you tell what's true and what's false? Your grandpa usually says that there's no final answer to anything. It's like this today, but it might be like this tomorrow. Who knows?"
Qingrong knew what Wang meant, she smiled clearly and said: "I understand what grandma means, I know, you don't have to worry."
Wang patted her hand and smiled.
"By the way, how are you doing with Qingrong in the palace these days?"
Mentioning this, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but sigh, "Well, you haven't been here these days, and I don't want you to worry about your wedding, so I sent someone to inform you. The news from the palace, Si Niang returned to the palace, but it has just passed.
After two days, Concubine Xian had a miscarriage."
Miscarriage! Qingrong stopped and was shocked. She couldn't believe it was true. "Aniang? That child?"
Ms. Wang shook her head regretfully, "How long has it been? The fetus is not even stable, how can it be saved?"
Qingrong's expression also became serious. She didn't expect that Liu Yuniang's pregnancy and smooth delivery would be so difficult and difficult. Then she heard Wang said: "This pregnancy is already hard, and with this toss, I'm afraid that Concubine Xian's body won't be able to bear it.
"
"What about Si Niang?"
"I don't know yet. I haven't heard anything happened."
Qingrong asked again: "Is this...an accident or man-made?"
Wang shook his head, "I don't know about that."
Qingrong lowered her eyebrows and was silent for a moment, then said: "Aniang, this marriage is the intention of Her Majesty the Queen. Now that everything is going well, it stands to reason that I should go to the palace to pay homage. My daughter also wants to see Si Niang and Xian Fei, otherwise it will be a waste of time.
I'm worried, what do you think?"
Mrs. Wang walked forward. After thinking about it, she felt that it was all right. She nodded, "You might as well go and take a look."
Wang and Qingrong talked for a long time, and then went back to the room to get some prescriptions. After spending this time, the sun was already halfway through. When they went back, they found that Lu Wenzhong and Xue Shao were no longer in the room.
, Qingrong asked the servant.
"Alang and my uncle went to the study."
Study? Qingrong was surprised. She didn't think her grandfather and Xue Shao had anything in common. When Wang saw this, she was very happy and wanted to keep them at home for dinner, so Qingrong naturally didn't refuse.
Perhaps Xue Shao and Lu Wenzhong got along well in the afternoon. At dinner, he was no longer as reserved as in the morning, and the atmosphere between the four of them became more harmonious and natural.
As the sun sets, Qing Rong and Xue Shao prepare to leave.
Xue Shao was led by Lu Wenzhong to drink some wine and became a little drunk, so he took a carriage with Qing Rong. He asked: "What did my mother-in-law say to you? You seemed a little absent-minded during dinner."
He had an insight into her thoughts. Qingrong shook her head and said: "Things in the palace." She didn't want to say more. In addition to feeling that she had nothing to do with Xue Shao, she also felt that Xue Shao could not be of much help in the imperial court.
The atmosphere in the car was a little stagnant. Qingrong changed the subject and asked: "What were you and my grandfather doing in the study this afternoon? Did you talk for so long?"
"Play chess." He looked quite proud, "My father-in-law said that I am good at chess."
Qingrong was surprised, "You know how to play chess?"
Xue Shao nodded. Qingrong didn't know that Xue Shao could play chess, and he was very good at it.
Xue Shao stared at her, as if he had seen through her, and said calmly: "There are many things about me that you don't know."
Qingrong's face stiffened for a moment, but that was true. She looked at Xue Shao's profile in a daze, and she really didn't seem to know him very well.
For a long time, she just said yes and said nothing more, thinking only about what she heard in the afternoon.
The Xue family did not pay attention to those red tapes, and Mrs. Lu did not ask Qingrong to go to her room every day to take care of herself at dawn and dusk, and to serve her daily needs. The eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Su, and the second sister-in-law, Mrs. Qin, each had children to take care of, so they did not go there often. Qingrong
She felt that she was also lazy, so she only went there every other day. She also heard from the servants in the house that only the third sister-in-law, Mrs. Yang, never left the ground to greet Ms. Lu.
Twice, Qingrong also met Mr. Yang. After chatting several times, Mr. Yang became very close to Qingrong and came to Lide Hall to talk to Qingrong for several days.
Hearing Qingrong talk about wanting to go to Lingbao Temple to offer incense on the 15th, Yang's eyes lit up, "Do you really...want to invite me to go with you?"
Qingrong is funny. She always feels that this Yang is a few years older than her, but her temperament is still like that of a young lady. "Of course it is true. I see that my third sister-in-law is idle on weekdays. Why don't you come with me?"