Compared with the gossip news in Langzhou City, it is a different scene in the Governor's Mansion.
Originally, everyone thought that Peng Qingying's return home would cause an uproar. From the moment Li Yuan stepped into the backyard with Peng Qingying's hand, many maids turned pale, thinking that this was the case. I'm afraid I'm going to make a fuss.
Wang Jingyao was already familiar with Peng Qingying, and even though she was surprised, she accepted it happily. Her adoptive mother, Mrs. Liu, just smiled reservedly. After all, in her heart, it was a good thing for Brother Yuan to have many wives, concubines, and many children. But when Emperor Zhou E saw Peng Qingying, everyone began to be worried.
But Zhou Ehuang's performance was shocking. He actually took Peng Qingying's hand with a smile, without showing any signs of jealousy. Even Li Yuan was a little surprised.
After all, there has been a precedent. I still remember that when Li Yuan asked Zhou Zong to take a concubine in Yangzhou Mansion last time, he made Emperor Zhou E stay behind closed doors for many days. Although Emperor Zhou E gradually acquiesced and accepted Wang Jingyao's existence, this time When I bring a new person home quietly, there will always be some trouble. You must know that the last "new person" Wang Jingyao has not officially been welcomed into the door...
Li Yuan was even mentally prepared. If Emperor Zhou E showed jealousy or even lost his temper, he would have to strengthen his husband and resolutely resist Emperor Zhou E's unhealthy trend of not allowing him to take concubines.
However, Zhou Ehuang's calm acceptance made Li Yuan feel like he had been punched in the face. The more this happened, the more uncomfortable he felt. If there was a real commotion, it would be fine. It was calm, and they even entertained Peng Qingying enthusiastically, and shouted "Sister, sister" non-stop. What does this mean?
Is there some kind of storm brewing? There is always calm before the storm, and there are many ways to compete for favor in the back house.
Li Yuan inexplicably thought that those expensive gifts from Peng Qingying had worked? Peng Shiyu personally allocated sets of precious jewelry from Kukang of Dongxi Prefecture and sent them as dowries. Each of Li Yuan's adoptive mother, wife and concubines had one set. That was a big deal. Could it be that Emperor Zhou E was knocked down by a sugar-coated cannonball?
After thinking about it, he stopped it in time. Emperor Zhou E was the daughter of the richest man in Huainan, so how could she fall in love with these things...
After holding it in until late at night, Li Yuan finally couldn't help but have a showdown with Zhou Ehuang, and the couple started a conversation about the matter in the bedroom.
"Madam, you, why are you not angry at all about me marrying Qingying back home?" Li Yuan sat on the edge of the bed and asked before taking off his clothes and going to bed.
Zhou Ehuang sat in front of the dressing table and untied her headdress, her long hair hanging loosely on her shoulders, making her figure appear slender and plump. Although he had been married to Li Yuan for some time, Zhou Ehuang, who had been raised well since childhood, did not relax because of his comfortable life. Instead, he paid more attention to appearance than before. Of course, his charm in Li Yuan's eyes had not diminished.
"Mr. Lang, do you want me to be angry?" Emperor Zhou E replied without turning his head, just taking off the accessories on his head with his fingers.
Li Yuan smiled awkwardly and said: "That's what I said. How could I want you to be angry? I'm just surprised that you have no reaction to this matter."
Emperor Zhou E suddenly stopped what he was doing, turned his head and looked at Li Yuan calmly and said: "In your eyes, do you think I am a jealous and rude woman?"
Li Yuan hurriedly smiled and said: "Where are you thinking? In my heart, you are the best woman in the world. In my heart, you are always as stunning as when we first met. Please don't misunderstand me... I just think that your reaction to today's matter is so calm, which is completely different from the last time I proposed taking a concubine. Well, your temper has become so good, do you feel aggrieved?"
Zhou Ehuang frowned slightly, sighed quietly, walked gently to Li Yuan, gently put his hand on Li Yuan's shoulder and said: "Mr. Lang, I admit that I am indeed a little jealous, but which woman in the world is not jealous? Who is it?" Are you happy that your husband keeps having new people in his house? But I also understand that the wife is the husband's guide and cannot change this matter. Instead of doing this, it is better to be more generous.
Do you think I am not angry in my body and mind? But now you are the dignified Grand Governor of Langzhou and the military governor of Wuping, and I am your headmistress. Do you want to embarrass you publicly? If you lose face, how can I lose face? After I figured this out, I felt less uncomfortable. Besides, sister Qingying was kind to me when the thieves entered the house last time, and she is a kind-hearted person. "
Li Yuan swallowed and said in surprise: "Do you really think so?"
Zhou Ehuang frowned and said, "Don't you believe me, sir? Or are you talking about how miserable I was before?"
Li Yuan said hurriedly: "I believe it, of course I believe it! It's just that you are so reasonable, I feel a little guilty."
Zhou Ehuang said lightly: "Are you really guilty? If you are, just send sister Qingying back, and sister Jingyao, and drive them all away. Will you not feel guilty?"
Li Yuan was stunned. Zhou Ehuang gently poked Li Yuan's chest with his finger and said with an angry smile: "Look at Mr. Lang's dejected look, as if he wants to cut out your heart. I'm teasing you, just say Jingyao." , we sisters have been together for a long time, and she is also kind to me. Now we are a family. If you want to drive her away, I won’t be able to rely on you.
Hey, anyway, marrying a concubine is also a marriage, marrying three or five is also a marriage, having one more sister makes me more lively, and I don’t want to be a bad person. By the way, don’t you know that you are Qingying’s concubine?
When you went to Dongxi a few months ago, Peng Shiyu left her little sister in our house as a hostage. At that time, I knew that this sister would come in sooner or later. Including when you went to Xizhou to declare the decree this time, I knew you were going to bring her back. I even ordered people to clean up your residence in advance. Didn't you see that? "
Li Yuan opened his mouth in shock. When he returned home today, Peng Qingying's residence was immediately arranged. At that time, Li Yuan was still amazed at the efficiency of the maids in the palace, but he did not expect that Zhou Ehuang had arranged it long ago.
"This Qingying is indeed a good woman. I believe in your husband's vision. Also, I also understand that marrying Qingying will be beneficial to the overall situation. After all, her brother is the lord of Dongxi and the leader of Dongxi. The land has just belonged to our dynasty, so the husband naturally has some reasons for marrying her, and it is just for the sake of important things, so I can't refuse her, nor can I treat her badly."
Li Yuan suddenly realized that this was probably the key point. Emperor Zhou E was worthy of being the daughter of the founding father of the country. She calmly analyzed the importance of Peng Qingying's identity to the current situation. She must have thought that she married Peng Qingying out of overall considerations.
But Li Yuan actually didn't think so at all. He really had a crush on Peng Qingying and felt that not marrying Peng Qingying would harm her for the rest of her life, so he had such a result. Unexpectedly, it happened unexpectedly, making Emperor Zhou E think that he had a plan.
Emperor Zhou E said to herself again: "I know that your husband is someone who wants to do great things. As your wife, I naturally have to understand you, serve you well, and do my best to take care of the house. This is also my responsibility as the head wife. , now I just hope that my belly can be more confident and give birth to a son and a half daughter for my husband.
Since I married you, I have devoted myself wholeheartedly to you, even if I have to die for you. In the future, if you feel that a girl from that family is good for you, just marry her and bring her home, and you won’t be a bad concubine. Don't think that I am someone who cares about everything. As long as things go well for your husband, even if you ask me to give up the main wife, I will be willing to do so. "
Zhou Ehuang almost shed tears when he looked at Li Yuan. Li Yuan didn't feel good about it. He remembered that he had been fighting abroad before and after getting married, and suddenly felt that he cared too little for his wife.
Li Yuan stood up, hugged Emperor Zhou E in his arms and comforted him: "How can my wife say these words? How can the relationship between you and me be measured by things like status? It turns out that I am just a military general without any foundation. You Doesn’t the Zhou family also dislike me? No one can compare to the feelings between you and me.
I am busy with official duties and wars are coming one after another, but you can take care of my housework so that I don't have to worry about my family affairs. This is your greatest contribution. From now on, these words will never be allowed. If you spread the word, you want others to poke my spine. Could it be that I am a person who likes the new and hates the old? "
Zhou Ehuang lowered his head with tears in his eyes and said: "I don't dare to talk nonsense anymore. After hearing your words, Lang Jun, I will die without regrets."
Li Yuan raised his sleeves to wipe her tears. He saw her face was full of pear blossoms and had a special charm. He was greatly moved and whispered: "Isn't what you care about most now is that your stomach is not moving? In fact, this is normal. I have been married for several months. We often go out to fight. Let’s be affectionate and affectionate in the future. Are we still afraid that we won’t be able to have a baby? Come on, come on, I’ll make you pregnant tonight..."
Zhou Ehuang's peach blossoms floated on her pear, and she said with a shy smile: "Aren't you going to accompany Qingying? After all, she has just entered the house, so you have to teach her to guard the empty room alone? And sister Jingyao, you have never been there since arriving in Langzhou. In her room?"
Li Yuan smiled and said: "You are a little too generous... Tonight is a beautiful day. Why do you want to do it yourself for your husband?"
Emperor Zhou E groaned a few times, then hurriedly leaned into the curtain. That night, Li Yuan loved Emperor Zhou E several times and comforted his wife, who looked a little heartbroken...
However, what Li Yuan didn't know was the conversation the next morning between Emperor Zhou E and his maid Qiu'er while they were walking in the garden. If Li Yuan heard such a conversation, his eyes would probably jump wildly.
When the master and servant were walking in the backyard garden in the morning light, Zhou Ehuang whispered to Qiu'er: "Qiu'er, the words my mother taught me before are indeed useful. My husband, my husband, seems to be better to me, and he also He said he would never bring in a concubine again."
Qiu'er followed silently with her arms held up, grinning and whispering: "Of course it works, the old lady's words are golden words. In fact, I can see that the one I love the most in the Governor's heart is you, so of course I can't listen to those words.
Don't blame me for talking too much. If you want to gain a firm foothold in the future, even if you are full of jealousy, you must bury it in your heart, just like you did with the previous one... Noisy is useless, and it will only bore men. "
"Well, you know Lang Jun quite well, and it's better to be a bystander." Zhou Ehuang said with a smile, knowingly or unknowingly.
Qiu'er seemed to have been told something that was on her mind. She blushed and said: "If the Governor really promises not to take concubines in the future, it would be the best. After all, if they marry into the house one after another, I will be really worried." One day, someone will covet the position of the principal wife. To be honest, I don’t want your position to be taken advantage of by others after you. You must know that the Grand Governor is your queen and has single-handedly supported you until today..."
"Shut up!" Zhou Ehuang seemed a little angry. He glared at Qiu'er and sighed: "You, I don't know what to say to you. I must never say such things in the future! What a great man Lang Jun is, who can marry He is my blessing, Emperor Zhou E, and the luck of the Zhou family.
Naturally, I will not give up my position as the principal wife to anyone else, and I also believe in your husband's affection for me. In the future, these women must be united rather than excluded. That's all, you won't understand it for a while, but I know how to do it. "
Qiu'er lowered her head and said, "I'm too talkative. I won't dare to talk anymore. Of course I will listen to my wife in everything."
Zhou Ehuang closed his eyes and said: "To truly win a man's heart and his respect, you have to rely on yourself in the end. As a woman, you should naturally treat him wholeheartedly."
