Chapter 172 Another joy
It is a custom in Beijing to visit relatives and friends during the twelfth lunar month, give New Year gifts, and have year-end tea.
Wen Mingqian lived in Wuqiu Nunnery and it was not convenient to entertain guests, so he made some extra gifts and sent them from house to house, which was considered as a courtesy.
The weather was sunny that day, and Wen Mingqian was sitting by the window reading.
Aoshuang brought in a pot of narcissus with a smile, and wrapped it several layers of cotton wool to avoid freezing the flowers.
"It smells so good!" Wen Mingqian put down the book with a smile and said to Aoshuang, "Why did you come back only one day after going home?"
"It was my mother who drove me back, saying that the family has so many people that they don't need me!" Aoshuang put the flowers on the desk and said with a smile, "ask me to come over and serve my mother well."
It turned out that Wen Mingqian thought that every family had a lot of things to do in the twelfth lunar month and he had nothing to do, so he asked Aoshuang to go home to help her mother.
What's more, she hasn't been back home many times since she came here, so she must be homesick, and her family misses her too.
So I sent Aoshuang home, but she only stayed at home for one night and then came back.
"How is everyone at home?" Wen Mingqian asked her.
"Everything is fine, you still need me to bring it to my wife." Aoshuang said, untying the cotton wool, revealing a bunch of daffodils, and the fragrance in the room suddenly became stronger.
"These flowers are really well grown." Sang Er came closer to take a closer look and couldn't help but praise, "I have seen many daffodils, but they have never bloomed as well as this one."
"My father took care of this with his own hands. He loved growing flowers the most. Knowing that I was coming back, he chose the best one and asked me to give it to my wife." Aoshuang said, "I thought there would be no good scenery in winter. To enjoy it, put potted flowers in the house, which can be regarded as adding to the scenery. ”
The three people were admiring the flowers carefully, and only heard footsteps outside the window.
Sang Er asked, "Who is coming?"
Aoshuang went out to greet him and opened the curtain but didn't recognize him.
"It's Mother Zhao here," Sang Er said with a smile, "Aoshuang, this is Mother Zhao from Yongqing Uncle's Mansion, the roommate of Grandma Liu who came back last time."
"Hello, Mother Zhao, please come in quickly." Aoshuang said with a smile on her face, "I have only been serving the lady for a short time. I am rude, please forgive me."
"What a clever girl," Zhao's mother praised Aoshuang as she came in. "She is worthy of being trained by my lady."
"Mother Zhao, please take a seat. Is it cold outside?" Wen Mingqian gave up his seat with a smile.
"The weather is nice today, not too cold." Mother Zhao said with a smile, "I came today specifically to invite my wife to be a guest at our house tomorrow. Our girl is waiting for you!"
"Really? I haven't seen her for a few days, which is strange." Wen Mingqian said, "I wonder what she is busy at home? I guess she is also busy entertaining guests, right?"
"In previous years, our girl took care of these things, but this year, Madam is busy," said Zhao's mother. "Madam, you don't know yet, right? Our girl is pregnant again, and now she is just concentrating on raising the baby. Don’t care about anything else.”
"Cui Yi is pregnant again? How many days has it been?" Wen Mingqian was very happy, but then couldn't help but worry, "It's only been more than three months since the last miscarriage. How is she doing now? Is she safe?"
"Everything looks fine now. I don't vomit much. I'm just a little sleepy, but my appetite is surprisingly good. I'll know when I see you tomorrow. No one who has nothing to do with our girl is here. I just want to talk to you, Madam." "You must go," Mother Zhao said, "Tomorrow our house will send a car to pick up the lady and take these two girls with her."
Of course Wen Mingqian would not refuse, and responded with a smile: "Of course we will all go there, as long as Cui Yi doesn't mind the noise."
On the second day, Wen Mingqian took the Zhou family's car with him and two girls. When we arrived at the Zhou family, we found out that the Zhou family's master, his wife, and Zhou Jingsan had all gone out to visit, and only Liu Cuiyi was left at home.
"Let me take a look, she looks very good!" Wen Mingqian saw Liu Cuiyi and couldn't help but look at her carefully.
To her surprise, Liu Cuiyi looked really good, which was very different from the last time she was pregnant.
"Sister also noticed that I look good," Liu Cuiyi was very happy, "can you tell that I have gained weight?"
"It seems that I have gained some weight," Wen Mingqian took a closer look, "and is even more beautiful."
"Sister, don't make fun of me. I'm afraid that in a few days I will be so fat." Liu Cuiyi sighed, "But I can eat, and I have to eat five or six times a day. I was pregnant before and couldn't eat anything. Even the soup makes me feel nauseous. For some reason, everything tastes delicious and I can’t stop eating it.”
"It shows that the child is strong, but don't eat too much. The child is too big, and you will be the one to suffer." Wen Mingqian said.
"Who says it's not? I thought it would be better to eat more in the first few months, but later on I would have to eat less." Liu Cuiyi said, "By then, a large fetus and dystocia will be very dangerous."
"Girl, our old lady sent Mother Li and Grandma Yu here. She said she was here to ward off evil spirits and stabilize the fetus." Mother Zhao came in and said.
After hearing this, Liu Cuiyi couldn't help but frown slightly and said, "My mother is going to do this again. They are not allowed to come in. Just send them away!"
Seeing Zhao's mother standing there motionless, she said: "Just tell them that I have already invited them. How can I ask them a second time? Give her some money and send her away!"
Liu Cuiyi is no longer as obedient to her own mother as before.
"The hairpin on my sister's head is so beautiful. Is it a new one?" Liu Cuiyi asked, looking at the twisted white jade hairpin on Wen Mingqian's temple.
"The eldest princess rewarded it. If you like it, give it to you." Wen Mingqian said and took it off his head.
"This can't be done. If you give it to me as a reward from the eldest princess, wouldn't you be betraying His Highness's wishes?" Liu Cuiyi waved her hands hurriedly, "But I can borrow it for a try. If it's suitable, I can do the same. Go buy one.”
"Sang Er, come here, you can restyle Cui Yi's hair. Her current hair style is not suitable." Wen Mingqian said.
Sang Er came over and gently untied Liu Cuiyi's bun, letting her hair fall down. Sang Er couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong?" Liu Cuiyi turned her head slightly and smiled at her.
"No...nothing..." Sang Er calmed down and said, "I'll give you a simple bun!"
"Okay, I'll help you." Liu Cuiyi smiled with a hint of meaning on her lips.
Sang Er rolled up her hair in a few strokes and put on the white jade hairpin.
Liu Cuiyi took pictures left and right in front of the mirror, and was very satisfied: "Sure enough, Bai Yu is still majestic, Biyu is always a bit petty."
Sang Er couldn't help but feel a little distracted.
A blurry profile always flashed before her eyes, which coincided with the profile of Liu Cuiyi in front of her.
She pinched herself secretly and told herself not to think wildly. It was probably because she was dazzled and saw something wrong.