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 was keenly aware 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 before talking 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 had not seen each other for a long time, and we all missed each other, but we suppressed our thoughts in our hearts and went through the process completely.
They took the children to visit Mother Liu. The children who could walk walked on their own and knelt down to Mother Liu. Those who were still in their arms did not have so many rules and were allowed to be held by their mother to visit Mother Liu.
Mother Liu was also happy. She hadn't spent time with her daughters-in-law and grandchildren for a long time. Now they were all back. There were so many children and grandchildren in the house. How could she not be happy?
She smiled and took the prepared gifts, and gave them to each of her daughters-in-law. One for those with children, and two for two children. Anyway, they would never be out of stock.
Finally, amid the joy, the family gathered in a hall for a simple meal. After Liu Bei had eaten, he just 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 mansion, so they were assigned to different courtyards by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei's allocation was considered well thought out. Guquan 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 the 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 would be nice 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 relationship between them being 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 one else in the same area as her. 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 long-awaited reunion between husband and wife, Liu Bei also made some appropriate arrangements after careful consideration.
He first went to see Zhen Qing, who lived 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 Zhongshan Kingdom during the previous war, Liu Bei had an idea and thought of the possibility today, so he bought some local specialties from Wuji County and some family products made 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 looked 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 and passed by Zhongshan Kingdom when I came back. 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, wait for you to come, and give them to you. How about it? 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 and a half for you..." Zhen Qing and Liu Bei hugged for a while.
, I 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. Moreover, remember, whether you have children or not, I I will treat you well."
"But······"
"I know it will be very stressful for you to watch other sisters have children, 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 best 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, made Liu Bei feel that the emotional process was faster. After coming out of Zhen Qing, 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 for 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 a lot of great things. I know all about them. We in Liangzhou are frightened when we hear about the things Lang Jun has done these days. The reason for letting us stay in Liangzhou is to protect us. We will not be so unreasonable. "
Yan Lu also helped.
"My 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 lamented this very much.
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, Liu Bei was still aware of that slight sense of alienation, and it really felt like they were treating each other with respect.
Liu Bei has only now gained 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 husband and wife's kindness 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 coming out of 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 from 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. When they 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.
Of course, from an objective point of view, Liu Bei did not do anything sorry for them. He also took good care of them, provided them with good food, clothing and good use at all costs, and provided them with the best medical resources, so they were not lacking in anything.
Even when he left Liangzhou and was no longer with them, Liu Bei
It was also very hard to do things. I personally went to the battlefield twice, fighting life and death, fighting against heaven and earth, to protect their safety.
Understanding is necessary, understanding is absolute hooray. 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.
