Fu Heng sniffed all around, and finally sniffed around Xu Mingwei's neck and ears. Xu Mingwei pushed him away impatiently. "What, you're a dog?"
Seeing that she was finally willing to take him in the eye, Fu Heng giggled, and pouted: "You didn't smell the vinegar that just happened?"
Only then did Xu Mingwei realize that he was just playing around with him in a different way. She snappily snorted, "Who likes to be jealous of you, you really know how to put gold on your face."
Even though he said that, the color on his face eased up a lot. Seeing that she had a smile on her face again, Fu Heng could not help but heave a sigh of relief, thinking that if he had explained it clearly in the beginning, it would not have caused all these things to happen later on.
The two finished their noodles and went to bed early. Fu Heng hugged her waist, his chin softly rubbing against her hair, his heart filled with the warmth and contentment of having just passed a clear day. Their first conflict after marriage had been settled by his concessions, but what about later?
Fu Heng recalled the comment she made earlier about the old man who had lost his wife. Listening to her words, when a man dies and gives birth to a wife, he should be lonely until the end of his life and never get involved with another woman. Only then would he be truly loyal and devoted to his wife. How laughable is this argument that men have rarely been required to be loyal since ancient times! If she thought the same way, then he had given in to the situation with Qing Mei, would Xu Mingwei grow more ambitious and demand more from him in the future? Fu Heng felt a bit of discomfort in his heart. The owner he wanted, shouldn't be like this.
But at the same time, he also liked to see how she would fight for his jealousy … Fu Heng couldn't help but fall into a dilemma. He couldn't figure out what he wanted for a long time.
Xu Mingwei didn't think as deeply as him, and with his warm body temperature pressing down, she almost fell asleep immediately after touching the pillow. From the very beginning, she had not wanted to seriously win this battle of cucumber defense. Surprisingly, she did not lose and only regarded it as a reprieve given by the heavens. The psychological construction was well done. After a period of sadness, the depression in her stomach had all turned into soup, and she had fed the noodles to her internal organs.
A dreamless night passed before daybreak. The sun had risen high in the sky before the two of them got up. After finishing their breakfast, they were talking in the hall when Wan Rong walked in with an angry look and raised her head to look at Fu Heng.
Fu Heng thought to himself, what did he do to provoke this girl this early in the morning? Xu Mingwei looked at the strange scene, and asked: "Yesterday you were drunk, and you still haven't stopped drinking? Whose family has the guts to make number one in our house so angry? "
Wan Rong realized that she had lost control of herself in front of his master, and immediately suppressed her temper and laughed, "Grandmother, quickly don't use your servant as a joke, if you make them hear it, they will turn around and make fun of you. "Auntie Qing has been waiting outside for a long time. She said that she wanted to pay respects to you. Look, do you want to meet her or not?"
Hearing that, Fu Heng subconsciously looked towards Xu Mingwei's face, only to see that her smile did not decrease one bit, and she said to Wan Rong: "In the past, there was no such thing in our house, but it seems to have been a bit cold on her. Since she had already waited for most of the day, she told her to go to the front and sit down. When I woke up in the morning, I didn't think about meeting anyone. Wan Rou, come in and change your clothes with me. "
When Fu Heng heard this, he frowned and said unhappily, "It's just a concubine, and I still have to work hard for you, the mistress. There's no hurry to send her back in two days even if we have to establish the rules. "
Wan Rong and Wan Rou stood there, looking at Fu Heng, then looking at Xu Mingwei, they didn't know who to listen to anymore. Xu Mingwei did not really want to see Qing Mei, but since Fu Heng had said it like that, he went down the stairs and smiled at Wan Rong and Wan Rou: "I agree, to pick up some suitable materials for her to take back with her, tell her that I have something on, and that I will call her over when I have time."
Wan Rong secretly giggled when she heard this, and then went her own way. She didn't manage to keep the man last night and came to find him early in the morning. Wasn't it obvious that she was here to touch their master's bad luck? It would be great if he didn't beat her up.
At that time, Wan Rou picked out a blue silk cloth from the treasury, which was given to him by the Lady Helan for him to use. They looked new, but in reality, they were all dyed with the same old cloth. Even the maidservants in their courtyard didn't wear such material. But for those families that couldn't even afford muslin, this kind of material was also excellent.
When Qing Mei heard Wan Rong's words that she did not have the time to see her, a look of disappointment flashed across her face, but at the same time, dissatisfaction appeared on her face. Although she despised the idea of Xu Mingwei giving her a deeper color, she was still happy. She also knew that Xu Mingwei did not like her, so after taking her things and thanking her a few times, she stood up and went back.
Wan Rong's eyes were sharp, how could she not see what Wan Rou was doing? She smiled and glanced at her, "Naughty!"
Wan Rou laughed and said, "He's also a blind person, holding him like a treasure. He's the kind of person that only women in our courtyard would wear!"
As for Fu Heng who sent Wan Rong and Wan Rou away, for some reason, a heavy weight had fallen from her brows. She stood there silently for a long time, not knowing what she was thinking.
Xu Mingwei was too lazy to bother with him. Although it was called maternity exercise, it was actually similar to the yoga of her previous life. It was just that it was a lot more gentle, paying attention to regulating breathing and stretching out one's body.
After finishing a set of exercises, Xu Mingwei began to sweat profusely on her back. Without her orders, Lady Jin familiarly touched the back of her clothes to wash it. She was in the midst of calming her aura, but the moment she turned around, she saw Fu Heng standing behind the door and staring at her. She was shocked, and she shouted angrily, "Why are you hiding there without making a sound, your heart is about to be scared out of you."
Fu Heng looked at her deeply, then said after a long while, "Today, I had an agreement with Yuanshan to go to the outskirts of the capital to enjoy the Plum Blossom, and I wouldn't even be back in the afternoon. You can eat by yourself at home, don't wait for me."
Throwing down these two sentences, Fu Heng left with a sigh. Xu Mingwei was confused by his actions. Ever since Qing Mei came over, he had been keeping quiet and did not know what happened to him.
Wan Rou reckoned that when Fu Heng walked far away, she treated the matter of him giving the cloth to the others as though it was a joke and told the story to the rest of the people in the room. Xu Mingwei then threw Fu Heng's strange appearance to the back of his head. During the day, he would practice a little bit, read a little bit, and make a little bit of clothes with the girls.
Today, Fu Heng returned late as well. Xu Mingwei was waiting until she fell asleep before she was awoken by the cold wind. Opening her eyes, she realized that it was not the cold wind that was coming in from the outside, but rather the snow that he brought along with him.
"You're back? Would you like some hot soup noodles from the kitchen? " she asked with a yawn.
Seeing that he had woken her up, Fu Heng's eyes showed some regret, and said softly: "You sleep, I'll take care of it myself."
Xu Mingwei was tired, hearing him say that, she closed her eyes and went to sleep. The next morning, when she woke up, Fu Heng had already gone out early. Hearing what Wan Rou said, she did not even eat breakfast at home, and seemed to be in a hurry.
After repeating it a few times until the first month of January, Xu Mingwei gradually came to a realization, and then she released her and ignored everything else, allowing her to enter as she pleased. After asking the Old Lai family to go to the back, they called for Cherry, Yao Lan and Li Hong.
The three concubines didn't know why their mistress suddenly looked for them. They looked at each other, but lacked the courage to do so.
Xu Mingwei changed into a new set of clothes and came out. The three of them immediately and carefully greeted her, and lowered their heads, not daring to look around anymore.
"We are all family, there is no need to be so courteous. Last time, your grandpa only had his eyes on the green plums, so it was not good for him to arrange all of you together. It was already the first month of the new year, so it was not enough for Qing Mei to wait on him at home. The day after tomorrow is a good day, and the wedding wine will not be served. Each of you will have a table in your rooms to liven up the excitement, and you will have earned your place. After receiving a copy from my aunt, if there's anything that's lacking, you can just come find Wan Rong in my room. The yard will be ready in two days. You can tidy it up when you go back and wait for someone to call for you. I have a big belly right now, so I don't have the energy to care about these things. If there was anything that the servants aren't considerate of, they would tell Wan Rong. We'll be family in the future, so don't blame yourself for being negligent. " She said with a faint smile.
The three people's faces were filled with joy. How could they dare to be picky about it? They hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to express their gratitude. One voice after another fell into Xu Mingwei's heart but was like a knife cutting through her heart, forcefully cutting off all emotions from her past.
"Get up. The things that should have been done earlier had been left behind the moment I carried myself with a lot of things. Meng Ting, Meng Yang, why aren't you helping your aunts up? "
Cherry heard the impatience in her tone, and immediately pulled Li Hong who was by the side up, and said respectfully, "We servants are nostalgic towards Grandmother, so we shouldn't say too much. "Since you are busy, I will not disturb you any further. I will head back to pack up my things, and when you are free, I will talk to my servants again."
His words were spoken in an extremely appropriate manner, causing Xu Mingwei to look at her twice, and laughed, "There's nothing else good to send off. Wan Rong, bring two muslin gowns for your aunts and bring them back. It seems like this weather is unnecessary, but once the snow melts, there will be a lot of mosquitoes below. "
Cherry Blossom and the others naturally expressed their gratitude. It wasn't easy for him to send them out, so Old Lai let out a long sigh, "Grandmother, why do you have to go through all this trouble?" Since Young Master didn't say it out loud, one day was a day. If these few thoughts are more active, when the entire Aunt Xiang comes out, wouldn't that mean that they have used rocks to smash their own feet? "
Xu Mingwei shook her head and laughed, "Aunt can be at ease with this. If he could accommodate the people who came out first with my son, the entire room would have been filled with Aunt Xiang's smelly aunts. If you want to stretch your head, it's a blade. If you want to shrink back, it's a blade.