Chapter 153: Son-in-law
Mei Niang's carriage arrived at the palace gate and saw the old lady's carriage still waiting at the side of the palace gate, so she stopped for a while. Baoju Bai Zhan was a little surprised that he didn't see the master accompanying him. The driver said that the master had something to do and asked to send the grandmother out first. Bai Zhan bowed and asked if she wanted to wait for the master to come back to the mansion together. Mei Niang asked Cui Si to answer: "The grandmother is not feeling well and has to go first. The old lady and Miss Zhuang will wait for the master to come out before returning to the mansion!"
Baoju and Baizhan looked at each other. Before they could say anything, Cuisi stuck her head out of the carriage and said to the coachman, "Why don't you hurry up? If you can't do it, get off and let me do it!"
The coachman quickly shook the reins, waved the whip, and the carriage drove past everyone.
Baizhan waved his hand, and mounted his horse with several followers, following Mei Niang's carriage closely to escort the young lady back to the mansion. Baoju took another group of people to stay behind to guard the old lady's carriage and wait for Xu Junying to come out.
Turning out of the street, Mei Niang tentatively asked Cui Si to persuade Bai Zhan to let them go back to the mansion first, but Bai Zhan just refused and asked Cui Si to understand him, saying that the Lord had said before that if he failed to protect the young lady, he would not be spared. Mei Niang saw that it was difficult to get rid of them, so she had no choice but to give up the idea of going to Cen's house to see Lin Runan. She was so hungry that she didn't care about it anymore and asked Cui Si to direct the driver to Xiankelai. After two days in the palace, the good food and dishes seemed to have no taste. If she went back to Xu's house at this time, she would have to serve the annoying old woman later. I don't know how Madam Zheng's illness is. I must go to her bedside to take a look. I feel sick just thinking about it. Heng'er is under the care of Cui Xi and Mother Wang. I will take him out to play when I go back tonight. Now the most urgent thing is to have a good meal quietly and comfortably to fill my stomach and replenish my energy.
The group entered the cyclamen from the backyard. Mei Niang did not wear a mask. Before Lu Xiangfeng arrived, she and Cui Lian went directly to the rest room on the back floor and asked Cui Si to arrange for Bai Zhan and the others to eat in the front hall. She also went to the kitchen to order some of her favorite dishes. Bai Zhan refused to follow Cui Si and wanted to follow Mei Niang. Cui Si glared at her with her big watery eyes:
"That upstairs is where grandma rests. Grandpa has never been there. Who are you to go there whenever you want? No need to skip a word.
Bai Zhan was irritated by her and glared at her: "We can just stand downstairs, okay?"
"No! You are standing guard at the staircase like a ferocious monster. When the waiters come to deliver food, who dares to go up? What should I do if grandma is hungry? I gave you food, but you dared to despise it and angered grandma. Tomorrow I will starve you for three days and three nights. Let's see if you can still be so arrogant."
Lu Xiangfeng came hurriedly and saw Cuisi talking excitedly. Baizhan and the others had dark faces and listened helplessly with their heads down. When Cuisi saw Lu Xiangfeng coming, she waved her hand and walked away, saying to him, "These people are here with the young lady. Shopkeeper Lu will prepare a feast for them. Our young lady didn't have lunch, so I'll go to the kitchen to order some dishes for her."
Lu Xiangfeng said hurriedly: "A few fresh river crucians were delivered this morning. Thinking that the girl would come, we kept them in the tank first. Sister Cuisi asked the cook to make fish soup. The girl likes to drink it..."
"Okay, I'll go and take a look!" Cui Si responded, but the person had already left her sight.
Lu Xiangfeng called Bai Zhan and his followers: "Come with me, everyone. We have to eat first, and the girl needs to rest for a while before leaving."
Bai Zhan looked at him and said, "Manager Lu, don't bother with that crazy girl. The girl upstairs is not someone's daughter. She is our grandmother!"
Lu Xiangfeng looked at him with a smile: "Excuse me, little brother, what is your grandmother's name and which gatehouse does she live in? Don't confuse her with the girl I mentioned. Going up this staircase, she lives with our Xiankelai young master, she is the daughter of the Cen family!"
An attendant behind Bai Zhan couldn't help but said, "If you dare to talk nonsense again, what Cen family girl? She is obviously the Qin family girl, married into the Xu Mansion, and is now the wife of Weiyuan Marquis!"
Lu Xiangfeng was stunned for a moment: Marquis Weiyuan? Lord Xu who often comes to Xiankelai to entertain guests? The girl said in front of King Qi that day that she already had a husband, could it be true? And she married the famous Marquis Weiyuan who had made many great achievements! How could it be possible? Lord Xu always paid for the food and drinks when he came to the restaurant to eat. It was his own restaurant, so he had to pay for the food?
He asked hesitantly: "Are you mistaken? Our young master..."
There was a sound of compact and steady footsteps behind him. Before Lu Xiangfeng could turn around, he saw Bai Zhan's face was gloomy and he bowed and said, "Master, you are here!"
Lu Xiangfeng turned sideways and saw Xu Junying standing in front of him with a sullen face, followed by Baoju and several followers.
It turned out that when Xu Junying walked out of the palace, he only saw the old lady's car. He heard Baoju say that the eldest grandmother was not feeling well, and Baizhan went ahead to protect her. He couldn't help feeling anxious, and hurried to the old lady's car and said a few words, explaining that the person he had just met was the King of Qi, and they had something to discuss, and that he had kept the old lady waiting for a long time. The old lady did not blame him, but kindly comforted him, saying that grandmother and cousin Lan were not impetuous people and could wait as long as it took.
After the grandfather and grandson finished their words of mutual understanding, they hurried back to the mansion. Halfway through their journey, they met an attendant specially left by Bai Zhan, who reported that the young mistress did not return directly to the mansion, but went to visit the immortal.
Xu Junying signaled his followers not to make a sound and asked the guide to speed up the pace and send the old lady back to the mansion. He apologized and said that a colleague had invited him to a dinner party and he could not accompany his grandmother. Mei Niang had been with the queen last night and had not slept all night, so he let her rest and they would go to Jinhua Hall together to pay their respects tomorrow. The old lady nodded in agreement, and he brought Baoju out and hurried to Xiankelai, where he saw Baizhan and Lu Xiangfeng standing at the stairs talking.
Lu Xiangfeng bowed to Xu Junying and said, "Greetings, Marquis Weiyuan!"
Xu Junying's expression changed several times, and he forced a smile: "Manager Lu, your boss is Cen Meimei, how do you usually call her?"
Lu Xiangfeng lowered his head and said, "In reply to Lord Hou: We call you Young Master Miss!"
"Your girl, Cen Meimei, she is my wife!"
Lu Xiangfeng was silent for a while, then said, "I dare not pretend to be your son-in-law!"
Baoju scolded: "How outrageous!"
Xu Junying waved his hand: "Take me to see her!"
Lu Xiangfeng looked at the stairs and said hesitantly, "Please wait a moment, sir. I will go and tell them!"
"No!"
Xu Junying followed his gaze and looked up, then stepped onto the stairs. Lu Xiangfeng tried to stop him, but Baoju grabbed him and held him down, unable to move. As Xu Junying walked up, he said:
"Don't scare Shopkeeper Lu, let him go!"
In the rest room on the third floor, Mei Niang was lying on the couch, her eyes closed and she was drifting off to sleep. Suddenly, she heard Cui Lian, who was standing by her side, shout, "The Lord is here!"
She seemed to see Xu Junying walk in from the door. How could it be possible? That guy was entangled by the King of Qi and had to send the old lady and Zhuang Yulan back to the mansion. How could he have the time to come here? She just thought it was a dream and continued to lie down, ignoring it. But she felt the edge of the couch beside her sink, and someone sat down next to her, with a warm palm on her forehead. She clearly heard Xu Junying's voice, soft and anxious, leaning against her face and asking: "How are you? What's wrong with you?"
Mei Niang took great effort to open her eyes and saw a magnified handsome face, which was so close to her face that it seemed that she would touch him if she moved casually. The pair of bright eyes looked at her intently, and the eagerness and warmth in his eyes made the face seem a little strange.
Mei Niang was stunned for a moment, then immediately came to her senses: It was really him, the lingering Xu Junying, who followed her!
Needless to say, it was his good subordinate Bai Zhan who was responsible for this, and someone sent him the letter on the way!
Mei Niang's sleepiness had mostly disappeared. She stretched out her hand to push Xu Junying's face away, turned over and got up: "Why is Lord Hou here?"
Xu Junying helped her up and said, "Why can't I come? I'm worried if you don't go home, so I have to come over to see you!"
"What's there to worry about? This is my store. I'm free here and I want to take a good rest. I haven't had a good meal since yesterday. I didn't even have lunch today. I wanted to eat in the store and then go back to see Heng'er!"
Xu Junying smiled: "Count me in, I am just like you, accompanying the emperor, I don't eat well, I don't rest well, let's make up for it today!"
As they were talking, Cuisi brought people up with food boxes. Cuilian helped put the steaming food on the table, laid out the bowls and chopsticks, and invited the two to come over and eat.
Mei Niang was very helpless. She had wanted to relax and have a big meal without any restraint, but her little plan was ruined.
They had no choice but to make do with it. They were hungry, so Cui Lian served them each a bowl of fish soup. Mei Niang said, "You can go and eat too. You don't have to wait on me."
Xu Junying nodded and said, "Cui Si and Cui Lian should go. By the way, ask Manager Lu to prepare two tables for Bao Ju and the others. They haven't had lunch yet."
Speak of the devil, here comes Lu Xiangfeng, stumbling in. He saw Mei Niang and Xu Junying sitting opposite each other, drinking their soup quietly. He heaved a sigh of relief and bowed to both of them.
Mei Niang saw that he looked unhappy, and his blue satin robe was wrinkled on the chest, as if he had been pushed. She asked with concern, "What happened to Shopkeeper Lu? Did you fall down?"
Lu Xiangfeng smiled bitterly: "No, no, it was someone around my aunt, uncle..."
Mei Niang guessed what was going on and became unhappy: "Who is your uncle?"
Xu Junying put down the bowl: "Cen Meimei! Have you forgotten what I said again? You are my wife, and I am his son-in-law!"
"How can there be such a son-in-law? He hits people right away and still treats them with good food and drinks. Is this reasonable?"
Xu Junying glanced at Lu Xiangfeng and asked, "Who hit you?"
Lu Xiangfeng said hurriedly: "Miss, don't be angry. I didn't explain it clearly... It has nothing to do with my uncle. It was the one around my uncle who wanted to teach me and correct me!"
"What did they teach and correct you about?"
"I called the young master "Miss", but they didn't allow it, saying... "Young Madam!"
Mei Niang hates that Xu Junying always has people following him, and for this reason she also dislikes Bai Zhan and Bao Ju, so she takes this opportunity to teach them a lesson.
"Who are they? The people who dare to teach and correct me, the head shopkeeper of the Xiankelai Restaurant, don't want to live anymore!"
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