Xu Shichu teased the drunken Luo Changqing for a long time. Seeing that he hadn't slept for a long time, he got impatient and directly pressed an acupuncture point on the back of his neck, and he immediately fell into a drowsy sleep.
Only then did Xu Shichu come out with satisfaction, and said to Shu Qi who was guarding outside: "The Prime Minister has gone to sleep. Please ask the servants who are keeping watch to pay attention to him, in case he vomits or wants to drink water and no one is around to take care of him."
Shu Qi agreed.
Early the next morning, the newlyweds had to serve tea to their parents and elders, and Xu Shichu had to attend as a tool. She wasted half the night with Luo Changqing last night and had to get up without getting enough sleep, so she went to the hall My face didn't look very good when I was there.
But there was one person who looked worse than her, and that was Luo Changqing, who was hungover last night.
Luo Changqing's face stiffened when he saw Xu Shichu arriving, his eyes became erratic, and his slightly pale face made him look a little fragile.
Xu Shichu glanced at him but did not speak.
"Last night... thank you for your hard work, madam..." Luo Changqing coughed slightly and said to Xu Shichu with an unnatural expression.
Xu Shichu looked at him and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. Thinking of his drunken character last night, his unhappiness about getting up early disappeared and he became happy.
"How do you know I worked hard? Do you remember what you did last night?" Xu Shichu asked him deliberately with a smile.
A hint of pink suddenly appeared on Luo Changqing's pale cheeks. He lowered his narrow eyes and whispered, "I don't remember. It was Shu Qi who said you took care of me for a long time last night."
"Oh... So that's it..." Xu Shichu said in a long voice, half smiling but not smiling. It was obvious at a glance that Luo Changqing remembered what he had done, but he didn't expect that he would dare to do it and pull the book aside. It came out as an excuse.
Seeing Luo Changqing's embarrassed look, Xu Shichu suddenly became even happier and deliberately stared at him intently, making him stiff.
"Aunt?" Du Zhao, who was hugged by Ya Huan, rubbed his eyes and stretched out his hand in a daze for Xu Shichu to hug.
Only then did Xu Shichu turn her attention to Xiao Pangdun, so she didn't see Luo Changqing breathing a sigh of relief.
"Are you hungry?" Xu Shichu touched his soft belly and asked.
"I'm so hungry." Xiao Zhaozhao pouted, his chubby hand hugged Xu Shichu's hand, and he replied in a sweet voice.
"Wait a little longer. We can have breakfast when the eldest young master and eldest mistress arrive." Xu Shichu told him.
Luo Changqing placed a plate of snacks on his side of the table in front of Xu Shichu and said, "Eat some snacks first to fill your stomach. Don't starve yourself."
"Thank you, uncle!" When Xiao Zhaozhao saw the food, he immediately became energetic and said to Luo Changqing with a sweet smile.
After Xiaopangdun had eaten several small snacks, the newlyweds arrived belatedly.
"My wife and I are late and have kept our elders waiting for so long. I hope my father and step-wife will forgive me!" Luo Rui said embarrassedly when he saw that Luo Changqing and Xu Shichu had already sat down and had been waiting for a long time.
"It doesn't matter, it's still early." How could Luo Changqing be willing to blame his son and daughter-in-law? He immediately understood.
The servants on the side finally had the opportunity to serve hot tea. Luo Rui and Qin Mei knelt on the futon, respectfully served tea to Luo Changqing and Xu Shichu.
Xu Shichu gave the two gifts as usual, and said a few words to encourage them to live a good life, and then completed this step.
"This is my natal nephew, Du Zhao, Zhao Zhao. Say hello to your cousin." Xu Shichu introduced Du Zhao to Qin Mei. Xiao Zhaozhao looked at Qin Mei curiously with his big black eyes and said hello obediently: "Hello, cousin."
"Hello, Cousin Zhao." Qin Mei responded with a smile. She had already known the master of the Prime Minister's Mansion when she was at home. Naturally, she knew that Du Zhao was a distant relative adopted by the step-wife of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Since he was a foster relative, then Naturally, it would not affect her future heirs, so when she saw Du Zhao now, she could treat it calmly.
After the ceremony and acknowledgment, it was finally time to have breakfast. Xu Shichu had just sat down and washed his hands. He was about to pick up the handkerchief to wipe it dry, when suddenly a pair of hands stretched out from the ground and picked up the handkerchief to wipe it with her. Got up.
When Xu Shichu saw it, it was his new daughter-in-law Qin Mei. She quickly broke away from her hand and said, "Hurry up and sit down to eat. I don't need you to serve me."
Xu Shichu was not her serious mother-in-law, so what kind of joke would she make to serve her meals? Even her serious mother-in-law, Xu Shichu, didn't have this habit!
So she refused without hesitation.
Qin Mei looked a little at a loss and looked at Luo Rui hesitantly, as if asking for his opinion.
Luo Rui glanced at his father, then at Xu Shichu, who even moved farther away from Qin Mei, pursed his lips, and then said: "Since the step-wife doesn't need you to serve her, then you can sit down and have a meal with us. "
Although Qin Mei was happy that her husband said this, she still pretended to refuse: "This...isn't it good? It's against the rules."
"What's wrong? Rules are only rules if people are willing to use them. If I say you don't need them, don't use them. Just go back to your seat." Xu Shichu said hurriedly.
"Our family doesn't care about such rules, Mrs. Qin, you don't have to." Luo Changqing also spoke.
Qin Mei then sat back next to Luo Rui.
Xu Shichu felt particularly uncomfortable eating this breakfast for the first time because there was a strange step-daughter-in-law who looked at her from time to time. Even if she pretended to look at her casually, Xu Shichu was such a keen person, so it was natural that he would look at her. I noticed her hidden gaze.
Although he didn't know why this step-daughter-in-law cared so much about him, Xu Shichu thought that he didn't have much interaction with her in the future, so he didn't care.
She would not be an evil mother-in-law and ask Qin Mei to set rules, so there would be no mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problems. She just hoped that she and Qin Mei would not be in conflict with each other.
After breakfast, Xu Shichu couldn't wait to leave with little Zhaozhao.
Qin Mei followed Luo Rui back to her yard, and sighed to Luo Rui in a low voice: "The step-wife is so beautiful. I have never seen a more beautiful woman than her..."
Luo Rui paused and saw her innocent and ignorant look, and said, "Don't judge the appearance of the elders. Although my step-wife is not my biological mother, she is my father's wife after all. We must also respect her. She She is a quiet person and won't embarrass you, so you don't need to pay too much attention to her."
Qin Mei felt aggrieved when she heard her husband's words that seemed to blame her: "I, I just sighed for a moment, my husband just said so much about me..."
"Okay, okay, my step-wife won't interfere with anything. You don't have to greet her, just treat her as a relative you don't see often." Luo Rui quickly coaxed his beloved wife.
"No need to say hello? Is that okay? But, she is my mother-in-law. If I don't go to say hello to her, will she really not blame me?" Qin Mei asked in disbelief. She never knew which family Your daughter-in-law does not need to pay her respects to her mother-in-law.
