Mrs. Li heard about it and hurried to take a look. As soon as she entered the bedroom door, she smelled a strong smell of alcohol.
He couldn't help but sigh: "How much did you drink? It tastes so strong?"
Ah Shu was a little scared. How could any mother-in-law be able to bear it when her daughter-in-law came back after drinking too much? She had to explain: "Actually, it's not much. It's just that the play that opened today is a new play and it's the first time!"
Grandma was so fascinated by it that she forgot to eat the food and drank the wine... a little too quickly."
Old Mrs. Li laughed when she heard this, "Hurry up and ask the kitchen to cook some hangover soup and porridge and feed it to her to save her a stomachache for a while."
The girls breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went to work.
Wu Jingxiang drank a lot. At this moment, she didn't feel uncomfortable physically, but she felt like she couldn't sleep or wake up. Her mind was filled with the woman writhing in pain on the stage.
The man's false apology.
There is also a figure lying motionless on the ground...
And Lin Zhixiu kept asking: If she were a sister, what choice would she make?
Yes, if my plan succeeds but ends up like that, will I still insist on doing it?
Will I be harmed by others in order to realize my ideals?
My mind was buzzing and I couldn't think clearly.
Suddenly she felt someone giving her something to drink. Thinking of the poisonous wine, she was startled and woke up.
"Madam..." It was Ashu, "Are you awake?"
Wu Jingxiang looked and saw that she had returned home. She was so surprised that she didn't realize it at all, "I'm back?"
Ashu said: "Yes, the queen sent someone to follow us. We didn't go back until we got home."
"Are they laughing at me?" Wu Jing asked nonchalantly.
"Well..." Ashu smiled, "Miss Liu laughs the most!"
Wu Jingxiang shook her head and smiled bitterly, "The words have finally fallen into her hands."
"The old lady came just now."
"...Has she..." Wu Jingxiang was a little embarrassed.
"The old lady didn't say anything. She only ordered me to cook sobering soup and porridge for you. No matter what, I have to let you drink some, otherwise your stomach will hurt."
She was stunned for a moment, then finished the soup in the bowl and ate some porridge.
"Clean up for me."
She tidied up a little and went to the old lady's room.
He apologized as soon as he entered the door, "Jingxiang is worthless and had a few drinks. I'm sorry, aunt, for making you worry."
Old Mrs. Li smiled and said, "You don't have to be so careful. Sit down quickly. Do you feel better now?"
"I feel much better after drinking sobering soup and porridge! I'm just a little embarrassed, but I won't do it again in the future," she said in a low voice.
"It's nothing, who hasn't been young yet! I think back then... my eldest brother took my father Li Feng and me to the town to sell food. When things were done, my eldest brother was happy and invited us to have dinner in the town. At that time, we were called
I drank. Normally, my father doesn’t allow me to drink. That time, my eldest brother drank, Li Feng’s father drank, and I drank too.”
She recalled the past with a hint of sweetness on her lips.
"I haven't had a drink since I was a child. After just two drinks, I felt so dizzy that I couldn't walk. My eldest brother laughed at me. In the end, it was Father Li Feng who carried me back."
At that time, she always felt a little inferior and felt unworthy of Father Li Feng. Maybe... Father Li Feng didn't like her that much, right?
But he...has always been very gentle to me.
I still remember his thin shoulders. It was very difficult to carry her, but he didn't let her go.
Now, when I occasionally dream back at midnight, I still feel like I'm lying on his back, swaying.
"That time I realized that Father Li Feng actually likes to drink."
Wu Jingxiang said: "Thanks to your concern, my father-in-law will also comfort me if my husband revives the Li family. Next time I pay tribute to my second uncle, I will go back and ask my grandfather for some jars of good wine!"
"Well, you are filial!" The old lady looked at her happily.
Wu Jingxiang lowered her head and smiled, feeling sad and unable to face this simple old man.
Old Mrs. Li sighed with emotion: "If he were still alive, how happy he would be now! Therefore, time and relatives should be cherished. We think that life is ordinary, but who knows, it is not easy to come by!
"
"Auntie, you know this, you are very wise!"
"Haha, what's wisdom? You mean I'm smart, right?! You don't know, I know these big characters because they were given to me by my father Li Feng. I haven't used them for so many years that I have almost forgotten them!"
"Then, how many words will Jingxiang teach you every day?"
"Ah?! I'm so old, how can I still learn?"
"Of course! You can read and draw! Draw all the landscapes, houses, and cows in your hometown! It will relieve the pain of homesickness!"
"Oh, that's great!"
"Why are you so happy?!" Li Feng strode in with great joy on his face!
"Ouch, you're back so early today?!" Old Mrs. Li was happy to see her son.
"It's early for today! Didn't you... go to Prince Cheng's Mansion today?" Li Feng asked.
When her husband walked in, Wu Jingxiang stood up and said with a smile: "Don't mention it, the empress entertained us to watch a show and drink. I drank too much! They laughed me to death."
"Ah?! Could it be that Lin Niangniang was trying to make you drink?! Okay! Come back, I'll help you make you become His Royal Highness!"
Wu Jingxiang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, "Can you drink His Highness King Cheng? I heard that he has quite a drinking capacity!"
"I'm even better than him! It's just that I let him down on weekdays!" Li Feng said with a smile.
"Haha, just now my aunt said that my father-in-law liked to drink, so he must have a lot of alcohol!" She said unknowingly that he should have called Li Feng's father uncle.
But no one paid attention to it. The old lady said, "His father likes it, but he has never drank openly. I really don't know how much he drinks. However, since Li Feng is so good at drinking, he must have followed his father's lead. I take it for granted."
Damn, it’s just a glass of wine!”
The three of them were chatting and laughing, which was probably the most heartwarming scene after Wu Jingxiang came in.
"Mom, Jingxiang, I gave two sheep as a gift today and asked the kitchen to clean them up. Then...ask Chang Ge if she can eat these smelly things and how she wants to eat them."
Wu Jingxiang agreed, "Okay, I'll ask Chang Ge."
She walked out of the room, leaving mother and son to talk.
I feel a little empty in my heart...
————In Prince Cheng’s Mansion, Li Cheng looked at Lin Zhixiu in a daze.
"You have it...really!"
Although before, he really wanted to have a child with her. Seeing others having children, he secretly wondered why she couldn't get pregnant!! But she really did...
He began to worry again. We are so good, so what does it mean to have a child in the middle? How annoying!
He knows that ordinary women...certainly not like Li Fei, will be the closest to the child when they have a child. Even the husband will have to stand aside!
What should I do then?! What a hindrance!?
Especially, I heard that you can’t do that if you’re pregnant! How can this be done?
God, how come it’s here so soon?!
So he looked at her belly blankly, not knowing what to do.
Lin Zhixiu was annoyed just by looking at it, so what's the point of this pig's head?!
There were only the two of them in the room, and Lin Zhixiu spoke without scruple, "Now that I'm pregnant, I have to sleep well. If you are by my side, it will affect me, so you move here..."
"Don't even think about it!" Li Cheng looked anxious. Where did I go now? I'm useless now. "No, if you keep telling me, I'm in a hurry! Why did I affect your sleep? It was he who affected you."
Are you going to sleep?" He raised his face towards her belly.
"You're talking nonsense again!" Lin Zhixiu was annoyed.
"I didn't! It's him! I...I can tell you, I want a daughter, not a son! You have to be careful about giving birth!"
Lin Zhixiu stared at him, too angry to speak... this bastard!
"Don't pull her down, I'll raise it myself and take it back to my hometown!"
"You're talking nonsense again! Humph, I won't do it. If you have a child, you won't want me anymore! I won't do it!" He sat down next to her. His big head didn't dare to use force, but he also arched his body against Lin Zhixiu.
Sniff, just like a puppy.
"Did you hear that? If you can't have children, then you don't want me... Humph... I don't..."
Lin Zhixiu was a little helpless. When people found out that he was going to be a father, they were so happy that they couldn't stop laughing. What happened to this man?
————That night, Li Cheng didn't sleep well. He didn't dare to move for fear of being scolded, so he lay upright all night.
The next day, before the excitement had passed, I told the emperor listlessly about Lin Zhixiu's pregnancy.
The emperor had mixed feelings when he heard the news, but seeing his son like this, he was angry.
In the past two days, he has been displeased with him, so he immediately pointed and scolded him, "This is a good thing! You are going to have a wife! What do you mean by looking like this? Who are you showing it to? I think you really want to be beaten."
Got it!"
Li Cheng quickly explained: "My son was so happy that he didn't sleep all night last night, so he was a little lack of energy! Father, you want to have a grandson... no, a granddaughter, don't you give me some reward?"
"Fuck you! Go and get to work! And...your wife, that's not for show. Concubine Lin is the daughter of a concubine! You're putting off your business. When I get down to business, I'll give you a hard time."
I’ll punish you severely!”
The emperor lost his temper, but he didn't expect that when his stupid son heard this, he would be even more angry than him, "Father! My son is afraid of hearing this! How can you hurt your son's heart? His eldest son actually has such a title.
Ming'er, listening to this makes my heart feel like a knife. You still say that!"
He stood there angrily, looking at the emperor.
Without thinking, the emperor took out the fold in his hand and threw it at him.
Li Cheng actually hid.
The emperor yelled: "You bastard! How dare you hide?"
Li Cheng said: "In the past, my son would not dare to hide. But now, my son is going to be a father! He must be dignified, otherwise, you are embarrassed to let your granddaughter know that you beat her father!"
The emperor was so angry that he gasped, "I am beating people, not being beaten, what is there to be embarrassed about?!"
"What do you think you are doing? You should be beaten even if you deserve it!"
"Come on, I told you a good thing, but I didn't get a reward, but you were beaten and scolded. I will complain to your granddaughter when I get back!" Then he turned around, shook his head, babbled all the way, and left.
The emperor "..." this bastard!
Big Fatty Chen was snickering beside him...
————Feng Jinling has a little girl named Xiao Juaner next to her. She is fair and plump, and has a pair of very lively eyes. She is good at talking, quick at work, delicious, and gets along well with the people in the kitchen.
When I have nothing else to do, I hang out in the kitchen, helping others, getting some food, and getting to know everyone.
Concubine Lin's food in the West Courtyard is cooked separately in the West Courtyard. But the ingredients are purchased together with her here.
Everyone in the kitchen knows that Mrs. Lin likes to eat fish. Every time Xiyuan comes over to buy things, there are always a variety of fish and fresh shrimps. Those who buy in the kitchen must be extra attentive to pick them up and eat them well.
And buy fresh ones.
But in the past two days, the orders from the West Courtyard did not ask for fish.
The buyer was a little strange, so he murmured a few words. Juan'er heard it, and she rolled her eyes without asking any more questions.
Returning to the courtyard, he told Feng Jinling about the situation.
Feng Jinling seemed to be honest and dull, but in fact he was very smart. After hearing this, he thought: Maybe this concubine Lin is pregnant.
Pregnant people are most afraid of these fishy things.
Ah, finally there has been a big change.
She couldn't sit still in the house and wandered around the garden.
Unknowingly, I walked to the rockery and looked at the closed door. This side and the other side looked like two families.
Two days ago, I heard the sound of silk and bamboo, and the empress was about to entertain her guests again. Princess Cheng's face that day was extremely ugly.
Entering the palace was a little different from what Feng Jinling had imagined before.
She didn't expect that this concubine Lin would be so bold and unscrupulous. She didn't care about the rules of the official concubine or the concubine's greetings.
I have been here once or twice, and the prince has been with me from beginning to end.
The precautions are extremely strict, there is really... no chance to make a move.
She touched her purse. She always had some "things" ready on her body. As long as there was a little chance, she could seize it immediately when others were not even aware of it...
But, really, there is no chance at all.
Concubine Pang would find trouble for her from time to time. What a fool. Just thinking about it, I dealt with her several times.
But what's the use?
That princess has a noble status, but I don't see any tricks.
There is news that she is pregnant. What will the princess do if she finds out?
Everything must be moved, otherwise there will be no chance at all.
————Grandma Wang hurriedly returned to the main room, "Madam, I heard a message."
She whispered a few words to the princess.
The princess turned pale and said, "What do you mean..."
"It is said that the bitch in the West Courtyard likes to eat fish. But the smell of fish is what people who are pregnant for the first time are most afraid of. So, the bitch's taste has changed. One of the bad things is that she is pregnant!"
The princess' face suddenly changed, and she clutched the veil tightly with both hands. Although she knew this was inevitable, it still made her feel sore and painful.
She was even more anxious to know what news her brother had, so she returned to her parents' home.
Her brother is not here.
"Sister-in-law, where is my brother?" she asked as she came up.
"I don't know either!" Her sister-in-law replied calmly and then she was speechless.
The relationship with Princess Qing and her sister-in-law has always been very good. Now, she was speechless after hearing her reply. After taking a look, her sister-in-law looked ugly.
I can't help but feel annoyed, why do you always look like this when you see me recently?
Do you dislike me because I didn't mix well?
It seems that if we don’t have blood relatives, we are separated by heart!
She was too lazy to say anything else, looked indifferent, and left.
Her sister-in-law looked at her back: I was in a bad mood. She didn't ask me, but she asked me where your brother was. How could I know where he was?!