The person who opened the door was not Zeng Cheng, but a very innocent girl of fifteen or sixteen years old. She was not surprised when she saw Liu Ziguang, and said with a smile: "The master is back."
Liu Ziguang was just wondering when a middle-aged woman with a dignified and kind face walked out of the back room. She was his mother-in-law, the empress Nangong who was the concubine of the dynasty. The empress was wearing an ordinary chinchilla skin cassette jacket, and her gray hair had faded.
Everything turned dark. When he saw Liu Ziguang coming in, he smiled and said, "It turns out that my uncle is back."
Immediately afterwards, Zeng Cheng also came out of the back room with the support of two maids. His belly was very high and his face was red. It seemed that the temperature in the room was very high. When he saw his daughter coming out, the empress quickly shouted: "My son, be careful.
, don’t get cold." Liu Ziguang suddenly realized, and hurriedly took a few steps, hurriedly greeted his mother-in-law, and then helped Zeng Cheng into the house.
When I opened the cotton curtain and entered the main room, I was immediately greeted by a warm atmosphere. The radiators in the corners were all made of fine white copper. The furniture in the house was all made of mahogany. The floor was covered with thick Persian carpets.
He looked like he was stepping on clouds. When did his home become so luxuriously decorated? Liu Ziguang looked around, but before he could speak, his wife said: "Uncle, if you hadn't made money from doing business outside, we wouldn't be able to buy these belongings."
I can’t afford a maid, and Xiaocheng will give birth next month, so you won’t blame me for adding some things on my own initiative, right?”
This was a message from his mother-in-law asking him to help him tell the lie. Liu Ziguang quickly said: "It should be, it should be, for the safety of mother and son, we are willing to spend any amount of money." At this time, he understood in his heart that Empress Nangong was worried about her daughter and left the palace.
Come live in this alley with me. This humble residence is not as good as the inner courtyard of the palace. There are two more people living there. No, they are three noble people. They have to buy something. There are only a few people in the family, and Zeng Cheng is in poor health.
Again, it is necessary to dispatch several palace maids to serve as messengers, but my mother-in-law is very thoughtful.
It is now the end of the first month, and February will be full. When the tenth month of pregnancy is completed, the little Marquis will be born. It will be less than a month. During this period, Liu Ziguang will not go out again even if he kills him. He walked to Zeng Cheng,
She picked up Zeng Cheng's hand and stroked it: "Madam, you have worked hard." Seeing that the young couple seemed to have something to say, the old lady found an excuse and took the maid to the side room.
Zeng Cheng's belly was already very high. She put Liu Ziguang's hand on her belly and said with a happy face: "Master, please touch it. The baby is moving around. He must be a boy, otherwise he won't be so naughty." Liu Ziguang said
He said: "Girls can be naughty. I like both boys and girls." There was a slight movement in his hand, which must be the fetus kicking its legs. Liu Ziguang simply put his face against it and listened carefully. The happiness of the two was beyond words.
After talking for a while, Liu Ziguang found out that his mother-in-law had quit her job two months ago and moved in to take care of her daughter. It happened that a letter from Nanyang brought Liu Ziguang money to support the family, which amounted to three thousand taels.
It was huge, so the old lady took charge of the house and bought a lot of things, and also bought three beautiful and clever little maids, and her living standard skyrocketed. Liu Ziguang nodded and said: "No matter how much money we spend, it is appropriate, and our future life should also be appropriate."
It’s getting better, I’ve made a lot of money these days, and I won’t have to go out for the next few months.”
Not to mention the warmth and happiness here, let’s talk about the Marquis of Zhenwu Mansion. Peng Jingwei and Liu Maomao, who had lived in Hongshan for half a month, received a quick notice from the mansion that the master was back, so they quickly packed up and returned to the mansion.
Look at what gifts the master has brought them. A group of people are riding tall horses. The horses are covered with tiger skins. The horses have antlers on their heads. Kites are standing on their shoulders. The hounds are following the horses. Dozens of men in front of the team are holding high eyebrows.
With a short stick, he led the tamed beast to clear the way. For a time, chickens and dogs were flying on the road, and the people couldn't hide. The officers and soldiers of Yingtian Mansion and Wucheng Army and Horse Division did not dare to ask. Who didn't know that this was the flowery beauty of Zhenwu Hou's family?
Love.
People all the way came to the door of the mansion noisily, got off their saddles and immediately came to knock on the door. Liu Fu opened the door and was dumbfounded when he saw the scene. The eldest lady did not come, and the master went out again. I was afraid that something big was going to happen in the mansion.
The lady let him in and quietly sent Pegasus to fetch Liu Ziguang.
Peng Jingwei and Liu Maomao swaggered towards the door of the mansion. Xiao Xiaotian and Xiaotian ran in front of them to clear the way. Suddenly, they heard scolding above their heads: "Two bitches." Liu Maomao looked up and laughed: "Flowers and birds.
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It turned out to be a colorful big parrot, squatting on the eaves and looking at them with a scornful attitude. Peng Jingwei followed Liu Xiaomao's gaze and laughed out loud: "What a big parrot, really."
You're smart and can talk." The parrot didn't appreciate it and continued to curse: "Two little hooves."
This time, they stirred up a hornet's nest. The expressions of the two little devils changed, and they whistled. The kite in the servant's hand flapped its wings and flew over. The parrot screamed strangely: "Oh my God." It fanned the flowers.
The wings fled to the back house, avoiding the pursuit of the kite. Peng Jingwei and Liu Xiaomao looked at each other and chased after each other.
The kite flew very fast and flew into the back house first, but with a scream, an arrow was stuck in the kite's wing, and it staggered down. The two ladies were furious and walked a few steps quickly to the door of the back house.
However, he saw that several servants standing at the door were unknown people. They did not know the new servants, but the servants knew them and said bossily: "Two concubines, please come inside. Grandma is waiting for you.
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Peng Jingwei was furious. Although it was only a matter of time before she married Liu Ziguang, she hadn't gotten married yet. Even if she got married, she wouldn't have a low-level status like concubine. So of course she would be angry to be called concubine. Although Liu Maotai was not
She knew the meaning of the title concubine, but the arrogant expressions of those people made her extremely unhappy, and she suddenly became angry.
Peng Jingwei knew that this mysterious grandma was definitely not her sister Peng Jingrong, but a new woman found by Liu Ziguang. The anger, jealousy, and hatred of the kite being shot all made her feel angry, and she whipped her:
"Slave dog, do you have any right to speak here?"
The new servants are naturally the people from the Song Dynasty brought by Zhao Wen. These people are used to staying in the palace. They are either the chief eunuch or the high-ranking guards with royal weapons. Naturally, they all move with a sense of arrogance. In their eyes,
, even the status of the male host Liu Ziguang is far inferior to that of their master, His Majesty the Emperor.
In this small Earl's Mansion, they would not take anyone seriously except Zhao Wen.
Peng Jingwei and Liu Xiaomao were both used to being pampered, and they couldn't bear to see anything in their eyes. How could they tolerate these servants riding on their heads? They were beaten with whips until they ran away with their heads in their hands, and then kicked the door directly. The door to the inner house was only ajar.
With one kick, the two vicious dogs, Big Xiaotian and Big Xiaotian, broke free from their chains and rushed into the door with ferocious barking, followed closely by two young ladies with stern eyebrows and cold eyes.
After walking around the screen wall, I saw that the main hall at the first entrance to the inner house was full of people standing under the eaves. They all had dark skin, good looks, and luxurious clothes. Some were holding incense burners, holding Ruyi, and some were holding tea trays.
There are beautiful girls, strong men, and beardless guys of both genders. Among them is a Taishi chair covered with tiger skin, on which sits a stunning woman, covered in luxurious furs, holding a cup in her hand.
The hand stove is inlaid with gold and jade, which is priceless. The parrot that can only curse is standing on the armrest of the Taishi chair, still full of unclean words: "Here come the two little hooves."
Needless to say, this woman is the current head of the Earl's Palace, the Supreme Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Wen. Zhao Wen took a quick look and recognized that the Liu Xiaomao in front of her was the person she had met in the Palace of the Song Dynasty last year.
Needless to say, the pretty little girl is pink and tender, she is also Liu Ziguang’s daughter-in-law. Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Zhao Wen felt unhappy in her heart. Why are these two girls more aggressive than me? They always use their feet to open the door.
As the head of the family, he must take charge of the family and teach these unruly girls a lesson.
Zhao Wen frowned slightly, stretched out her little hand, and a little monkey wearing a fox armpit fur coat sitting next to her immediately handed over a cigar obediently, then deftly struck a match and lit it for Zhao Wen, and Zhao Wen took a puff.
He blew out a burst of smoke, and the eunuch beside him said: "Why don't you come over and serve tea to grandma?"
This is a folk rule. Lower-class female relatives such as concubines and aunts must kowtow to the main wife and serve tea to show their superiority and inferiority. Naturally, Peng Jingwei did not follow Zhao Wen's example. Not only did she not kowtow, she also pointed at her and yelled at her.
"Who are you? Why are you sitting here gesticulating? Don't you know that there is only one lady in the Marquis Palace who is my sister!" Liu Mao Mao also waved his little fists and meowed wildly, staring at the parrot with a pair of almond-shaped eyes.
He didn't let go, which made the other parrot's hair stand on end. The feathers all over his body exploded. He didn't dare to curse anymore. He fluttered his wings and hid behind Zhao Wen. When Xiao Xiaotian saw his master showing off his power, he also got mad at the people in the yard.
Barking, the huge dog's mouth was drooling, its sharp teeth were exposed, and the iron chain was stretched into a line. If it hadn't been pulled by someone, it would have pounced on the monkey wearing a fur coat.
Peng Jingwei's followers heard the commotion in the back house and followed them. These people were originally from the Iron Guard and were very loyal to the second lady. When they saw that there were many people on the other side, while the second lady was weak, they surrounded them with shouts and cheers to help.
Zhao Wen's chief eunuch suddenly became angry: "Servants are not allowed to enter the back house, don't you understand these rules?" The other party ignored him and just yelled.
Butler Liu Fu hurried over and introduced Zhao Wen's true identity to Peng Jingwei, but Peng Jingwei didn't accept this trick. No matter how noble her status was, she couldn't be more than her sister's eldest grandmother. Even the eldest princess of the dynasty was not outside.
We just live alone, why should this new Mrs. Yehuchan from overseas be the head of the family?
There was an unseemly noisy scene in the yard, and Zhao Wen finally couldn't bear it any longer. She was not a gentle person to begin with, and she also liked to play hardball. Seeing that the other party was not convinced, she patted the Taishi chair and stood up, shaking her shoulders and pulling on her fur cloak.
He shook it off, revealing the deerskin outfit underneath. He said coldly: "If you're not convinced, let's just make some gestures."