Chapter 613: One Day for a Husband and a Hundred Days of Favor
When he returned home, Liu Bei originally wanted to visit Han Ning and Han Xiaodie first, but after considering the situation of the other concubines, he keenly realized that the current situation required formal procedures.
So he didn't go to see anyone alone, but called everyone into the main hall of his home.
First of all, let the wives and concubines who have never returned to Luoyang's home formally pay homage to their old mother. First, go through the process and finish what they need to do, and then talk about anything else.
Among his wives and concubines, only Han Ning and Han Xiaodie had gotten along with their mother. The rest had never met their mother. This was their first meeting.
We haven't seen each other for a long time, and we all miss each other a little, but we suppress our thoughts in our hearts and go through the process completely.
They brought the children to visit Mother Liu. If the children could walk, they walked by themselves and knelt down for Mother Liu. Those who were still in their arms did not have so many rules and were allowed to be held by their mothers to visit Mother Liu.
Mother Liu was also very happy. She had not spent time with her daughters-in-law and grandchildren for a long time. Now they were all back. She was full of children and grandchildren. How could she not be happy?
She smiled and took the prepared gifts, and gave them to each of her daughters-in-law. One gift for those with children, and two gifts for two children. Anyway, they would never be out of stock.
Finally, amidst the joy, the family gathered in a hall and had a simple meal.
After Liu Bei had eaten it, he ate a little symbolically, but it still meant something.
After a simple dinner, everyone returned to their respective rooms. There were enough rooms and courtyards in the general's palace, so they were assigned to different courtyards by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei's allocation was considered well thought out. Gu Quan had considered the overall situation and their personal situations, and wanted to maintain peace in the backyard as much as possible.
Naturally, Han Ning and Han Xiaodie were in the same courtyard. They were the first wives and concubines to follow Liu Bei, and their relationship was very close. It was natural for them to live together without any trouble.
It is natural for the Gong sisters to live in the same courtyard. It is natural for two sisters to live together.
Cao Hui and Xia Houhan lived in the same courtyard, and their families had a very good relationship. They had known each other since childhood, and they were close friends. It was good to have someone to take care of them if they lived together.
Gai Ning and Yan Lu were in the same courtyard. Although they didn't know each other before, the fact that they were both from Liangzhou made them feel naturally close to each other in the small world of Liu Bei's backyard.
The last one, Zhen Qing, lives alone in a courtyard and does not live with anyone else.
On the one hand, there are not enough people to allocate, and on the other hand, Zhen Qing was born in Hebei, and there is no other person like her in the region. Moreover, she has a cold temperament and likes to be quiet and alone. Let her live alone, which can be regarded as fulfilling her wish.
In the drama of the reunion between husband and wife after a long separation, Liu Bei also made some appropriate arrangements after careful consideration.
He first went to see Zhen Qing, who was living alone in a courtyard and was not pregnant. He talked to her for a while and gave her some local specialties and luxuries from her hometown that he personally selected -
When he passed through the Zhongshan Kingdom during the war, Liu Bei had an idea and thought of the possibility today, so he bought some local specialties from Wuji County and some special family products produced by the Zhen family themselves.
Liu Bei felt that Zhen Qing would miss the things from her hometown after being away from her hometown for a long time, so she would be very happy to bring her some.
As expected, Zhen Qing was surprised when she saw it.
"How did Mr. Lang get these? Did someone go to Zhongshan Kingdom to buy them?"
Liu Bei smiled.
"I led troops to Youzhou before. When I came back, I passed by Zhongshan Kingdom. I thought that this is your hometown and you have been away from your hometown for so long. You must miss your hometown very much, so I bought some. Your family also prepared some and took them with them.
Come back, and when you come, I will give them to you as well. How about that? Are you satisfied?"
“Satisfied, very satisfied.”
Zhen Qing stroked the gifts with a smile, then as if something had happened, she sighed slightly and fell into Liu Bei's arms.
"Mr. Lang, I'm sorry that you remember me so much, but I couldn't give birth to a son or a daughter for you..."
Zhen Qing and Liu Bei hugged for a while, then felt a little depressed.
It was a bit embarrassing to think that several other sisters were so capable and got pregnant one after another, but as a daughter of the Zhen family, she failed to give birth to a son and a half for Liu Bei.
Liu Bei smiled and hugged Zhen Qing tightly.
"You are a living person. Don't always think of yourself as an object for having children. Having children depends on luck. This is not something we can decide. And, remember, whether you have children or not, I
I will treat you well."
"But……"
"I know that watching other sisters have children will make you very stressed, but you can't force this kind of thing. When fate comes, it will come naturally."
Liu Bei lowered his head and scraped her little nose affectionately: "From now on, we will always be together and never be separated again, so at worst I will work harder on you to teach you to catch up with the progress of the others. You see,
good?"
These words made Zhen Qing blush, and her low mood was swept away.
For some reason, Zhen Qing, who finally got married to Liu Bei, felt that the emotional process was faster for Liu Bei.
After coming out of Zhen Qing's side, Liu Bei went into Gai Ning and Yan Lu's yard to talk to them.
Liu Bei talked to them about his life in Liangzhou and the scenery and interesting things he saw on the way to Luoyang. Then he apologized to Gai Ning for not being able to accompany her properly and letting her bear the hardships of pregnancy for ten months.
I'm sorry about that.
Gai Ning held the child in her arms and shook her head at Liu Bei.
"Lang Jun has done many great things. I know all about them. We in Liangzhou are frightened when we hear about the things Mr. Lang has done these days. The reason for letting us stay in Liangzhou is to protect us. We will not be so ignorant.
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Yan Lu also helped.
"The husband is an upright man, how can he indulge in a little girl's courtyard? If so, I'm afraid we will be regarded as temptresses who bring disaster to the country and the people."
Liu Bei was very impressed by this.
They are really "understanding". It can even be said that they are a little too "understanding". They don't show any emotion at all, and they seem to be full of understanding and righteousness.
Of course, that slight sense of alienation was still noticed by Liu Bei, and he really felt a bit respectful towards each other.
Liu Bei now has a deep understanding of the meaning of this idiom.
But there is nothing that can be done about it. The union between them is not the result of free love. Not to mention that it is somewhat political, it can be regarded as politics deciding everything.
Not having a sense of alienation is the problem.
However, as the saying goes, "a couple's love will last for a hundred days," and family affection will come out everywhere. For thousands of years, many people have been like this. The future is long, so Liu Bei is not worried.
After leaving the small courtyard of Gai Ning and Yan Lu, Liu Bei went into the small courtyard of Xia Houhan and Cao Hui, looked at the children in Cao Hui's arms, and talked with them.
It's still the same, the attitude of understanding the righteousness, the slight sense of alienation, and even the feeling of deliberately wanting to prove one's virtuousness and please Liu Bei.
Compared with the four of them, Zhen Qing, who is not pregnant, expressed her attitude more clearly, and the emotional distance between her and Liu Bei is shorter.
This made Liu Bei very emotional.
It is said that men want women who understand them, but they don’t like women to be petty and come home from hard work every day. They just want to see hot meals prepared by their virtuous wives.
But if a woman really stops being petty and behaves like a respectful guest, that cautious sense of alienation is really unacceptable to men.
I want to be virtuous, but I also want the intimacy of a petty person. There really aren’t that many things in the world that offer the best of both worlds.
So when it comes to people, sometimes it’s just one word: cheap.
Naturally, from an objective point of view, Liu Bei did not do anything to regret them. He also took good care of them, provided them with good food, good clothing, and good use regardless of cost. He also provided the best medical resources, so they were not lacking in anything.
Even when he left Liangzhou and was no longer with them, Liu Bei worked very hard. He personally went to the battlefield twice, fighting life and death, and fighting against heaven and earth to protect their safety.
Understanding is necessary, understanding is absolute long live.
It's that feeling of alienation that's stuck in my chest and feels uncomfortable.
However, when he came to the small courtyard of the Gong sisters, that feeling finally disappeared.