Lu Shen endured it for a while, but when he saw that the woman didn't pay any attention to him, he finally asked, "Do you really feel uncomfortable?"
Lin Rong closed his eyes and really didn't want to speak. He hummed and said, "It's my little day. It hurts so much."
Lu Shen had never cared about these things about women, nor did he know about them. After getting married, I began to understand the taste of marrow. I warmed my hands and touched Lin Rong's lower abdomen. She saw it was cold: "Go to sleep, I'll keep it warm for you."
In fact, Lin Rong had never had any pain in his childhood. He didn't know whether it was due to several serious illnesses that weakened his body or because he caught a cold in the snow. But this time it was very severe. By the time he arrived at Yongzhou City at nightfall, he was already sweating from the pain. , hugging Lu Shen's arms, complaining feebly: "This is all your fault!"
Lu Shen was scolded and laughed a few times: "Yes, it's all my fault."
When they arrived at Junhou's residence, Lin Rong asked Lu Shen to carry him down and carry him all the way to his dormitory, Yanshan Courtyard. Lin Rong hurriedly wrote a prescription for activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis, warming the meridians and dispersing cold. Lu Shen took it and immediately told Shen Yan: "Go grab the medicine and bring it in."
After struggling like this until midnight, Lin Rong finally felt better. Seeing Lu Shen still sitting by the bed, she really didn't want to deal with him and said, "Go to sleep. I'm much better." She seemed to remember this scene when she was in Xuanzhou. When the guy heard that the woman was menstruating, he had a gloomy expression on his face. Why can he stay here today? He should have left long ago?
Lu Shen nodded and seemed to have no intention of staying the night: "Okay, you can sleep."
Lu Shen came out, went to the corridor, and asked: "Is the old lady asleep?"
Shen Yan said: "Not yet. The old lady never sleeps very much. She only goes to bed at dawn."
Lu Shen hummed and went to the old lady's Rongjing Hall. When he entered, he saw the lights brightly lit and the maids' compliments. The woman who guarded the door saw it from a distance and immediately saluted, alarming everyone in the room. After a while, an old nun came out and said in a low voice: "Why did the Lord arrive at this time and didn't ask anyone to send a message back? It's strange that the old lady's eyes are twitching today. It turns out there is a happy event."
This was Lu Shen's nanny. She had stopped serving people for a long time and often came into the house to talk to the old lady. As soon as he entered, he saw the old lady still sitting there smoking a hookah. He took a closer look and said to her left and right: "Why do you look so thin?"
Lu Shen kowtowed and said, "Is grandma still healthy?"
Seeing this, the old lady was full of smiles and hurriedly asked Lu Shen to get up. Fortunately, she asked a few more questions about military and political matters. She sighed for a long time: "So, it only takes these three or five years to bring peace to the world. You My father knows how happy he is."
On the other hand, he asked again: "Last month was your mother's birthday. You promised to come back, but you didn't know what was holding you back." Then he asked suddenly: "I heard that you brought the girl back in Qingzhou. A concubine? You are the same. No matter how much you love a girl from a small family, there is only so much you can do. If you ask your eldest sister and fourth sister-in-law to serve as a concubine, I’m afraid you won’t be able to bear the blessing..."
Lu Shen listened quietly for a while and then interrupted: "It's not a concubine, she is the Cui family of Jiangzhou, her grandson's first wife."
The old lady was immediately shocked and asked the old lady next to her: "Didn't you say it's gone? Your mother told me last two months that she even had a funeral?"
The old lady immediately answered: "Yes, he said he had a nose and eyes. He said he committed suicide in Bomendu."
Lu Shen frowned and said solemnly: "Who spread this rumor and dared to arrange my inner affairs? She was just recuperating in Xuanzhou. Now that she is feeling better, her grandson immediately ordered her to come to Yongzhou to meet her elders. .”
The old lady looked outside and saw no one there to pay her respects. She is a kind old lady who has never cared about family affairs and only enjoys glory and wealth. When she saw her grandson, who had always been cold and cold-faced, covering up for Mrs. Cui, she smiled and said, "Oh?"
Lu Shen brought the tea to the old lady: "Cui is young and ignorant. Please ask my grandmother to teach her more. If she can learn a little bit from her, she will be able to use her for life."
The old lady laughed and scolded: "Slippery, you've got my idea." But she finally accepted the tea: "Since you recognize her, you recognize Jiangzhou Cui family. You have to understand this truth!"
In Lu Shen's heart, she is her, and Mrs. Cui is Mrs. Cui. Even if she is open-minded, she does look down on her and does not intend to treat her as an in-law. When her grandmother said this, she finally said yes.
The old lady added: "I don't have anything here, I just rely on you as a hozen. But your mother is afraid that she won't be able to let go."
Lu Shen nodded, talked for a while, and then withdrew. As soon as he reached the door, he saw the wife's housekeeper waiting there: "Madam, I heard someone reported that the prince is back. Please come over." Talking. He also said that although the ruler has made a rule that no one in the yamen is allowed to greet or send you, your own family will always send a letter back and ask someone to pick it up. "
Lu Shen didn't answer and walked slowly to Tingtao Courtyard. The maid opened the door curtain and said, "Your Majesty!"
The wife was sitting on the sandalwood Taishi chair. When she saw him come in, she put down the teacup and asked, "Have you brought that Cui back?"
Lu Shen only replied with one word: "Yes!"
The wife sneered twice and asked, "Where is Hang Qing?"
Lu Shen replied: "It's still under trial!"
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The wife snorted: "There is no need to interrogate her. I ordered her to do it. You know very well, and I have told you before that I am impatient to see the Cui family. Now I only want to ask you one sentence. Do you really want to take that person seriously?" Cui Shiyi treats him as a wife?"
Lu Shen replied: "The elders make the decision and the emperor grants three matchmakers and six betrothals for marriage. How can we not keep our word?"
The wife curled her lips and sneered twice, her red eyes with slightly fine lines raised slightly, showing a bit of youthful elegance: "Well, well, well, well, well, you are a man of great nature like your father. He dares to do anything. As long as he takes it seriously, he will be the enemy's. My daughter also accepted it. If he were alive to see you being so filial now, I would not hesitate to praise you. I am so lucky!"
Lu Shen pursed his lips and stood there, neither answering nor retorting. He remained silent for a long time. After a long while, he brought tea and placed it on the small table next to his wife: "Why would mother say this? Why would father be like this in Japan?"
The wife looked at Lu Shen, as if he was still babbling when he was one or two years old, and he suddenly became Yue Zhi Yuanting, a prince bearing the burden of the world. The alienation between mother and son cannot be changed, and she was supported by sadness for a moment. His head was weak and he waved his hands: "Go ahead, I'm tired."
Lu Shen said yes, stood up with his hands behind his hands, and tipped over the colorful bowl with lotus pattern. Two red pills immediately rolled out: "It's better for mother to eat less of these pills. Before leaving, father told me Mother, take care of yourself, this is not the way to take care of yourself. Although Ms. Cui is young, she is steady and aware of the general situation, and she will be able to be filial to her mother for her son. The mother enjoys the happiness of her family, and the son can live up to his father's great trust before his death."
At the mention of her late husband, the wife seemed a little startled, and her face became softer: "Okay, you have to imitate your father. Of course I have nothing to say. Just ask me to like that Cui family. I'm afraid it will be harder than climbing to heaven."
Lu Shen said: "Serving your uncle is a woman's duty. If Ms. Cui falls short, mother will just discipline her."
After saying that, he bowed and left. Shen Yan stepped forward and replied: "Hang Qing was tortured last time. I don't want to have a high fever yesterday. I asked a doctor. It's not going to be better anymore."
Lu Shen ordered: "Send her back to my wife's Tingtao Courtyard."
Lu Shen walked slowly and unknowingly arrived at Yanshan Courtyard. The courtyard was quiet. When he opened the door, he saw a small colored glass lamp lit in the inner room. The glass cover had been modified by Mrs. Cui and was now mottled. Revealing some warm orange light: She has always been like this, no matter where she is, she can always make her life as comfortable as possible.
He opened the curtain and saw that the little girl's black hair was scattered on the pillow, and her little face was slightly red from sleep. She must have no pain in her lower abdomen at this time. Lu Shen took off his robe, hung it on the screen, lay on the bed, hugged the little woman around his waist, and rested his chin on her forehead.
Lin Rong was in a daze, and the band around his waist was a little tight. He patted his hand and asked, "What's wrong? Didn't you go to sleep elsewhere?"
Seeing that he didn't reply, Lin Rong said again: "You haven't had dinner, are you hungry? I just ate a dish of rice bran-soaked pork with clear sauce. It tasted very good. There is still some left. Can I ask the maids to bring it to you?" "
Lu Shen snorted dissatisfied and put a little force on his hands, forcing Lin Rong to open his eyes. Seeing that his face was gloomy and his whole body seemed to be exuding an unusual aura, he muttered: "If you don't sleep at night, follow me." Who was arguing? I didn’t mess with you!"
Lu Shen didn't answer and was silent for a long time. Lin Rong almost fell asleep again before he heard a voice above his head, asking: "If you have a child in the future, will you ask someone else to take care of it?"
When Lin Rong heard this, he immediately became alert, his back felt cold, and there was no trace of sleepiness at all: "You...what do you mean by this? You promised me not to have children within a year? Besides, I just had my menstruation. I can’t give birth even if I want to.”
After thinking for a while, he added: "If you are really anxious, bring over Miss Wang from Qingzhou. I think you are not tired of her and she is a good person..."
Lu Shen then exerted a little force on his hand, which made Lin Rong feel the pain, so he had to answer: "If I have a child, I have to be responsible for him after giving birth to him. How can I leave it to others?" After thinking about it, he said, "I must teach him well." He must not develop a bad temper."
Lu Shen then hummed with satisfaction, let go of his hand, went to hook the woman's green hair, and said softly: "My grandfather's ancestral home is Yongzhou. He was an official in Luoyang and was a farmer. He liked beautiful bamboos and planted them all over the house. You have quite a reputation as a scholar. Your mother, the eldest princess Zhao Yuansong, was arty and galloped in. She said, "Mrs. Cui wants to appreciate the bamboo." My mother was at home at that time, and she scolded her, so she was whipped like a little maid. , I was ill for more than half a month before I recovered."
Lin Rong's scalp went numb after hearing this. It can be imagined that the eldest princess's domineering temper was even worse when she was young. She was also favored by the emperor, so she could do such a thing. She lamented in her heart: Are you coming to settle accounts with me again? ? At that time, I hadn't come to this unfortunate place yet?
Lin Rong thought for a while, and in order to have a good night's sleep tonight, he quickly admitted his mistake and said, "It's my fault. I'll pour tea to your mother tomorrow to apologize."
Seeing that his words were not sincere, Lu Shen snorted: "Is it easier for you to talk about such a thing?"
Lin Rong hummed repeatedly and yawned: "Can you sleep now?"
After a long while, Lu Shen said: "Because of this old incident, if my wife does something wrong, you should be more considerate of her, but... don't make yourself too wronged."
At this time, men put their parents and clan first, and his wife was just a person with a foreign surname. Lu Shen would not do anything to her mother. This was reasonable. He just told himself not to be too wronged. What did he mean?
Lin Rong stood up, and her black hair scattered on Lu Shen's chest: "The sage has said, filial piety is filial piety, filial piety means obedience, my wife doesn't like me and doesn't want to see me, you should obey her, you shouldn't take me back. If she comes to Yongzhou, I'm afraid she won't have a good life this year."
Lu Shen snorted, pinched the woman's waist with a pair of big hands, pulled her down, and tucked her into the brocade quilt: "You do think of good things." At the same time, he thought, how could this little woman cause him to be wronged? People, thinking about their strong temperament, it would be fine if they didn't fight, but they would have a headache for a while.
The next day, when Lin Rong woke up, Lu Shen's shadow was no longer around him. All he could see was a red mandarin duck curtain. He immediately frowned: "The pain was severe last night and the light was dark, so I didn't pay attention."
Kingfisher and Fengxiao opened the curtain and came in: "Sixth Grandma, do you want to get up?" While ordering the little girl to bring hot water to cleanse the noodles, and handed over hot tea and green salt to rinse the mouth, Lin Rongqi said: "Sixth Grandma, what is this name? ?”
Feng Xiao brought the clothes and helped Lin Rong put them on: "Although the Lord is the head of the house, he was often absent from the house in the past, and he has never married a wife. Now this title is still the same as when the master was alive, and has not changed." He knelt down and smoothed the corners of his skirt: "My lord, I am going to meet my relatives in Rongjing Hall today. Aunt Yu who is beside the old lady came early in the morning. It was Junhou who said that my lord didn't sleep well last night and asked him to wait a moment." Waiting."
Lin Rong asked the two girls to press them in front of the makeup mirror, dress up, rubbed their necks, and said dissatisfied: "Are you okay? This gold hairpin collar is too heavy, and my neck is broken."
Kingfisher and Fengxiao said with a smile: "County Lord, bear with me, today is such a big day, you have to dress up, but you can't just insert a white jade hairpin and forget about it."
Aunt Yu was an old acquaintance from her days in Xuanzhou. When she saw Lin Rong, she greeted her and bowed, a little more kind and respectful than before: "Thanks to the Lord, I can serve you in front of Sixth Grandma again."
While leading Lin Rong to Rongjing Hall, he explained for her: "It is cold at this time, and you are not feeling well. The old lady has given instructions to meet the family first, and wait a few days for the New Year's Eve memorial ceremony. It is a complete etiquette to pay homage to the ancestors and recognize the relatives in the clan."
"Nowadays, there are not many people in the house. Above are the old lady, the wife, and several old aunts, and below are the second grandma, the fourth grandma Yu, and a few girls. Oh, the eldest aunt is here when she goes home to visit her relatives. The other four The house was ordered to leave by the branch office."
Rongjing Hall is on the central axis of the mansion, not far from the Yanshan Courtyard where Lin Rong lives. With just a stick of incense, he saw an auspicious five-bat-patterned screen wall in the courtyard. When he walked around, he saw pines and cypresses and other trees. , different from the gentle and beautiful southern gardens, it is more heavy and steady. Several maids in blue satin vests stood on the platform. When they saw people coming, they squatted down and opened the curtains: "Grandma Six is here!"
As soon as Lin Rong entered, he felt the heat rushing towards his face. In front of him was an old lady with silver hair sitting in green wrinkled silk. Next to her stood four or five female relatives in beautiful clothes. There was a brocade cushion placed three steps away. Aunt Yu Grandma led her forward: "Grandma Six, this is the old lady."
Lin Rong immediately knelt down and saluted: "My granddaughter-in-law, Mrs. Cui, wishes to greet my grandmother." One of the maids presented the forehead wipes, shoes and socks made by the bride, which Kingfisher and Fengxiao had already driven out in Xuanzhou in the past. , now just take it out and use it.
The old lady also gave her something else. She smiled and ordered someone to help her up. She took her hand and sat in front of her. He looked carefully and saw that her face was fair and her eyes were very clear. She had a majestic appearance. Wearing a golden phoenix with jade feathers and a golden phoenix, she wore a snow-green dark plum placket, and an emerald pleated skirt with flowering peach brocade. She nodded with satisfaction, pointed at the crowd and said, "What a pretty girl. When you come here, you will do me a favor." They all competed."
This statement made everyone laugh, but Lin Rong just lowered his head and looked shy: "I don't dare!"
The eldest aunt yelled twice and pushed Grandma Yu out: "What the old lady said is really biased. I'll forget it. My parents made me look ugly, so there's nothing I can do about it. Why did the fourth brother and sister ask you to gather in a pile? After I left, Qianer praised me as one of the most talented people in Yongzhou."
The words were humorous and made everyone laugh. The old lady smiled and pinched her: "You come to expose my shortcomings. Naturally, when this new wife comes, she should be praised first. You guys are all half-new and not old." of people.”
After everyone laughed for a while, the old lady took Lin Rong's hand again and pointed one by one: "This is your mother, this is your second sister-in-law, your fourth sister-in-law, and several younger sisters. We have a young man in our family, so we can't do anything about these." Relatives."
Lin Rong saw the courtesy one by one, and everyone returned the courtesy one by one. After some delay, they had dinner in the old lady's room and then dispersed.
The old lady told her: "We don't have many rules in our house. We only need to come once every three to five days at dawn and dusk, but there is an important matter. Your mother has always had a headache and is not in good health. Now she is a general servant in the house. Most of it is taken care of by your fourth sister-in-law. Now that you have recovered from your illness and come back to the house, you will naturally pick it up. "
Lin Rong was shocked in his heart, with a hint of hesitation on his face: "I'm just afraid that I'm young and won't do well, but will make mistakes?"
The old lady curled her lips: "What's the point of housework? I just know the rules and regulations in my heart, so that my servants won't be deceived. Besides, this is what Sixth Brother meant."
What does Lu Shen mean? Lin Rong then remembered that he hadn't seen anyone else in the past half day. After thinking about it for a moment, Fu Shen said, "Thank you, grandma, for teaching me."
The old lady patted Lin Rong's hand: "You two, you two, are finally together. This time next year, you can really thank me if you call me a grandson."
Lin Rong didn't need to respond to such words. He just lowered his head as if shy, and the old lady smiled again.
He ordered Nanny Yu to send her out. As soon as she reached the door, she saw the wife leading Grandma Yu Fourth out. She looked at her seriously and said, "Come with me. I have something to tell you."
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The lady just frowned and said this, then walked away with a group of girls and women.
On the other hand, Grandma Yu Si stood there, looking apologetically, and said: "My wife has had a bad temper these days and has become a little more impatient. Yesterday, she had a headache and even me suffered from it?" Brothers and sisters, please don’t worry too much. After a long time, you will know that my wife is the kindest person and the easiest to get along with."
While accompanying Lin Rong to his wife's courtyard to listen to the Tao Courtyard, he whispered softly: "Just now, the old lady ordered the sixth brother and sister to take charge of the reception. The burden on me has finally been lifted. Although there are few people in the house, things are going on. The old lady, my wife, and several old aunts and grandmothers are all elders, so they have to worry more. There are established practices everywhere else, and there is a mother who has been in charge for many years, so it is difficult to make mistakes. "
Along the way, Lin Rong saw her talking about all the things in the house, and she analyzed them clearly and openly: "In short, they are all pretty much the same common people."
Lin Rong nodded and said thank you sincerely: "Thank you, fourth sister-in-law, for teaching me!"
When the two arrived at Tingtao Courtyard, the wife was already sitting in the hall discussing matters, and there were many maids and women standing in the corridor holding account books, waiting for a reply. I don't know what happened inside, but I heard the voice of a woman slapping her in the face and begging for mercy: "This slave deserves to die. Please spare me this time. There will be no next time." "
A maid saw Lin Rong and two people walking over and bowed hurriedly: "Fourth Grandma, Madam is looking at the warehouse inventory. Last year, more than a hundred pieces of organza were missing. Can you please come in?"
When Grandma Yu Si heard this, she hurried into the hall, and the mother-in-law's begging for mercy stopped. For a while, the girls and women went into the hall to go about their business in an orderly manner. Except for the occasional question and answer, there was not even a trace of cough, but Lin Rong and his servant were left to hang out in the corridor.
Even though the green bird was so steady, when Lin Rong turned pale in the cold wind, the wife did not let her in. She lightly stamped her feet and whispered in Lin Rong's ear: "What does this look like? It's the mother-in-law giving her daughter-in-law There are no rules to do things like this, isn't it just making the servants laugh?"
Lin Rong patted her shoulder: "Don't worry!" He leisurely went to look at the larks, thrushes and other birds hanging on the corridor. After an unknown period of time, the girls and women who were busy gradually dispersed, and then a nanny came. : "Grandma Six, please come in."
Lin Rong nodded and stepped in. He saw his wife propped up on the red sandalwood chair, her face turned red and her forehead was sweating. Next to her, Grandma Yu Si was standing and fanning herself. Lin Rong paused and realized that it was the coldest winter and there was a thick layer of snow outside. In such cold weather, his wife was only wearing a blue-gray single-collared dress.
