Even though he was panicking, Meng Hetong decided to keep this matter in his heart after much hesitation. He remained silent and didn't say anything or tell anyone. He just put the talisman on his heart and protected it carefully.
When the news of Yan Junuo's pregnancy came out, Xu Qingmo was fighting with her wedding dress. In fact, the embroidery of the wedding dress had basically been completed, but in order to prevent others from gossiping, Xu Qingmo had to let her do whatever she wanted. She embroidered a flower herself.
After finally waiting for Mrs. Xu to go out, Xu Qingmo quickly handed over the needlework in his hand to Hua Ying, then walked to the window and looked at the sycamore tree outside to relax his eyes: "Who sent the news?"
"Xiangye!" Qu Lian said softly, "I have already seen two doctors, so there can be no misdiagnosis!"
Xu Qingmo sneered, then turned back to look at Qu Lian: "How did Zhu Han know?"
"Xiangye has already gone to inform, I think it won't take long!" Qu Lian looked at Yan Junuo, "What are your plans, girl?"
Xu Qingmo took a deep breath, then stretched out: "Zhu Han is a successful person. Let her go on her own. Let's order some of the dowry piled in the yard when we have time!"
When Qu Lian thought of the dowries piled up in the yard, she couldn't help but have a headache. Mrs. Xu was afraid that she had treated Xu Qingmo badly, so she just returned all the betrothal gifts sent by the Meng family, and there were a lot of things from the palace. , plus the dowry left to her by Xu Qingmo's biological mother, the yard was already full.
But Mrs. Xu still felt that something was missing. She actually found a lot of shops and bosses from her dowry, and added them all to Xu Qingmo's dowry. Not only Xu Qingmo, but also Ning Yuanhou couldn't stop her.
"The dowry prepared by our eldest lady is almost as good as the dowry that the princess received when she married into the house!" Hua Ying said in a low voice, "There are many girls in Beijing who got married with ten miles of red dowry, but how can anyone carry it? The dowry is all solid!”
Xu Qingmo suddenly remembered that when the servants brought in the dowry a few days ago, there were several dowries that bent the pole.
"In the final analysis, we ladies are still afraid that the girl will be wronged by others!" Hua Ying stared at the needle and thread in her hand and said with a smile.
The wedding day is coming soon. According to the rules, Xu Qingmo and Meng Hetong are not allowed to see each other anymore. Their mansions are just a street apart, but they can't see each other. Xu Qingmo is fine and has no special thoughts, but Meng Hetong Just like a child who can't eat candy, he often climbs over the wall in the middle of the night.
The angry Marquis Ning Yuan personally patrolled and caught him several times, but he was always thrown out of the main entrance!
But this Meng Hetong was used to being a playboy, so he had no sense of shame at all. He was so angry that Marquis Ningyuan entered the palace overnight and had a quarrel with the emperor. In the end, he had no choice but to scold Meng Hetong. He just settled down.
"I feel that in a little while, Marquis Yongchang will come to visit again!" Qu Lian suddenly said.
Xu Qingmo was stunned for a moment, then remembered: "Today is the Qiao Qiao Festival, are you all ready for lanterns?"
"Qu Lian should have prepared it. I don't have a sweetheart, so there is no need to prepare this thing!" Hua Ying glanced at Qu Lian and said with a smile.
Xu Qingmo followed Hua Ying's gaze and looked at Qu Lian. Seeing her face flushed, he said with a smile: "I don't know if Yu Sheng, that stupid guy like a stone, has prepared lanterns. Otherwise, I'm afraid he will be scolded at night." Got it!"
"Girl!" Qu Lian blushed and turned away, refusing to pay attention to them.
Because it was the Qiao Qiao Festival, even Marquis Ningyuan had to make time to spend time with his wife. Naturally, he would not restrain the young people at home from letting them go out to play. What's more, Meng Hetong was a discerning person. He had just left the house half a month ago. Isn't it because I come to him every day and say nice things to him for this day of begging for cleverness?
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Princess Zhengyang to come with a smile: "Why don't you clean it up!"
"What are you packing?" Xu Qingmo sat there, gritting his teeth and staring at the ball of silk thread in his hand.
Princess Zhengyang stepped forward, took away the silk thread in her hand, and then said: "I'm afraid you have forgotten the day when you are doing embroidery. Today is the Qiqiao Festival, and everyone from Yongchang Marquis is here, and you are still here with these people." The threads are facing each other!"
"Come now!" Xu Qingmo stood up with a nonchalant look on his face, "Let's go!"
"What?" Princess Zhengyang quickly grabbed her, "Is it possible that you just plan to go out like this?"
Xu Qingmo lowered his head and looked at himself: "Is there anything wrong?"
Princess Zhengyang's face was full of helplessness: "Today is the Qiaoqiu Festival after all. When we go to the lantern festival later, there will definitely be people there, so just go and be careful not to be outdone by other girls."
Xu Qingmo was helpless: "Who wants to compete with other girls? You all know what I look like, and Meng Hetong knows it best."
Princess Zhengyang frowned: "No, go and change your clothes quickly. Don't just watch Hua Ying and Qu Lian. Go and help clean up!"
"no need……"
Xu Qingmo was urged by Princess Zhengyang to change her clothes. She chose a red and white skirt. The upper body was milky white and gradually turned red from the waist on.
Princess Zhengyang also personally helped Xu Qingmo put on makeup, and also painted peach blossom makeup on his forehead. Princess Zhengyang looked at Xu Qingmo in front of her and couldn't help but praise: "How beautiful!"
Xu Qingmo turned around and glanced at himself in the mirror. His face was really like a peach blossom, and he was charming with every frown and smile!
Even Hua Ying and Qu Lian looked a little distracted.
"The girl is still so beautiful!" Qu Lian stared at Xu Qingmo for a long time and murmured.
"It's my sister-in-law who paints well!" Xu Qingmo smiled, picked up the hairpin on the side and put it on his hair.
Princess Zhengyang took the hairpin from Xu Qingmo's hand and said with a smile: "You are a natural beauty, and mine is just the icing on the cake at best!"
Xu Qingmo stared at herself in the mirror for a long time. She rarely dressed herself up so carefully. She never cared about her appearance. Although she often heard people say that she was good-looking, she didn't take it to heart.
But today, after being dressed up like this by Princess Zhengyang, I actually saw the tenderness and beauty of my daughter's family in her.
After everything was ready, when Princess Zhengyang took Xu Qingmo out, she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked someone to get it. What she got back was two masks.
"Today is the Qiao Qiao Festival. They said that the girls' families will all wear masks and wait for their sweethearts to come to them!" Princess Zhengyang said, putting a mask on Xu Qingmo.
