Chapter 154 Returning Home
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"What do you mean by your people and my people? You and I are husband and wife, we are inseparable, aren't we all one family?"
"A family?" Mei Niang smiled: "Besides you, who else do Baoju and Baizhan see? Have they listened to me? No skipping words.
Xu Junying looked at her: "If they dare not listen, you can do whatever you want with them!"
Really? Mei Niang's eyes turned. Some of Xu Junying's words could be believed, but some should not be believed. He was very good at playing this game. If she didn't want Bai Zhan to follow her all day, and ordered him to disappear, he would obey openly, but not secretly, right? Forget it. She was too lazy to have any relationship with him. It was annoying to pretend to be a family everywhere.
She said to Lu Xiangfeng, "Go down and do as Lord Hou says! Lord Hou and his men are soldiers who defend their country. Common people can't afford to offend them. Don't bother with them. Stay away from them in the future. If you can't avoid them, just be careful to deal with them!"
Xu Junying saw her eyes moving and her clever eyes flashing, and felt vaguely uneasy. As expected, he felt very upset when he heard her leave him far away with just one word.
He glanced at Lu Xiangfeng who was about to leave after bowing, and said, "Every family has its own rules, and the store must also set some rules: Shopkeeper Lu, teach everyone in the store that from now on, you can no longer call her Miss, but only Young Master. She is no longer a Miss from the Cen family, but my Young Madam! What the Young Madam said is right. These people under my command are all brave warriors who have guarded the border for many years and sacrificed their lives on the battlefield. Although they are a little rude, they are loyal and will never dare to be disrespectful to the Young Madam!"
He ordered Cui Si: "Go down and call up the precious horse Bai Zhan!"
"This is Xiankelai. This room is where I rest and work. Not everyone can come in. If you want to give orders, please go back to the mansion!"
After Mei Niang spoke, Cui Si stood motionless by the door with her head lowered.
Xu Junying pursed his lips tightly, his pupils contracted and expanded, and his expression instantly returned to normal. He said to Cuisi gently: "Grandma is angry, go ahead and do as I say!"
Mei Niang was speechless. When Xu Junying called himself "master" to the servants, it was a warning. She could ignore it, but Cui Si and the others were afraid of it.
Cui Si looked at Mei Niang again. Mei Niang lowered her eyes, which meant she tacitly agreed. Cui Si then walked out and soon led Bao Ju and Bai Zhan in.
Xu Junying said to Mei Niang, "They were originally slaves born in our mansion. They followed me since they were young and made many military achievements on the battlefield. Now they are fifth-rank generals who are under the emperor's command. Their whole family has escaped from slavery, but they are unwilling to leave the mansion. They are willing to follow the original rules and serve me. You are my wife, how dare they disrespect the mistress?"
He looked at Baoju and Baizhan. The tacit understanding between the master and servant was not fake. The two men immediately knelt down neatly. Baoju lowered his head and said, "We swear to follow you till death. We will never disrespect you. If we do anything wrong or offend you, we are willing to accept the punishment and die with no regrets!"
Who can't play this trick? Mei Niang glanced at Cui Lian. That girl was no pushover. She was thoughtful and eloquent. She said:
"You don't even know what you did wrong, who dares to punish you? It's against the law to kill you, only a fool would do it! Grandma is tired today, she's eating, don't be an eyesore here, get up!"
Baoju was confused. Cuilian seemed to say that he had really done something wrong but refused to point it out. Of course he didn't dare to get up and just stared at Cuilian in a daze. Xu Junying was both angry and amused. Cen Meimei was so eccentric that she made the people around her into spirits.
I have to remind Baoju and Baizhan: "Since you have offended Manager Lu, you should apologize; Baizhan followed and protected Grandma, I didn't ask you to disobey Grandma's orders..."
Baoju and Baizhan woke up from their dreams and bowed their heads. Mei Niang said, "I don't care about officials with high ranks, but I should look at generals who risk their lives to defend the country and maintain peace in a different light. Men have gold under their knees, so you don't have to kneel, stand up and talk!"
Baoju stood up and bowed to Lu Xiangfeng to apologize: "I just wanted to pull Shopkeeper Lu, I didn't know how to use my hands, but I hurt Shopkeeper Lu? I'm so sorry! We are family, so we should not talk behind each other's backs. I was wrong, Shopkeeper Lu can do whatever he wants, I have no complaints!"
Shopkeeper Lu returned the greetings repeatedly: "No, no! No one is hurt, no one is hurt..."
Mei Niang bit the tip of her chopsticks and glared at Xu Junying. The food on the table was cold. She had a good lunch and it turned out like this. She was planning to take a nap here, but it seemed like that was not going to work as she had ruined everything because of him.
Xu Junying smiled slightly and didn't care. If the food got cold, she could order hot food. If she was tired, she could go home and rest. No place outside was suitable for her to rest. Only when she returned to Qinghua Courtyard of the Xu Mansion and lay in the upper room that she had redecorated beautifully and warmly, would he feel at ease!
Cen Meimei appeared out of nowhere, and he thought it was a gift from God, or compensation to him. Everything was going smoothly. She lived as the eldest lady of the Xu family, and he loved her from the bottom of his heart. With his lovely wife and young children, and now with him guarding them by their side, they were a happy family in the eyes of everyone. How could he allow her to leave and let his dream become a bubble again?
He felt a little regretful. If he had cared more about her and found her when she was just resurrected, things wouldn't be like this now. He let her go for four months, and she grew wings. In his admiring gaze, she wanted to fly away, but no! She couldn't! Once she landed in his house, she would be his wife. He swore that he would hold her tightly and never let her go!
The three-month alliance was a delaying tactic. She was not Qin Meiniang, or even a woman of this dynasty. The three obediences and four virtues seemed unimportant to her. She was smart and clever, had the ability to be independent and the courage to break free from the shackles. It would not work to force her. The only way was to use other methods to trap her without her knowing, and then move her with his true feelings, so that they could become a truly loving couple.
After dinner, with Xu Junying watching over her, Mei Niang had no intention of staying in Xiankelai. Lu Xiangfeng brought some important account books and receipts. She glanced over them and reviewed them. After finding out that there were no major changes in the store, she asked Cui Si and Cui Lian to help Lu Xiangfeng pack up the bills and asked him to take them back. She also prepared to return to the Hou Mansion.
Baoju and Baizhan arranged the carriage and horses in the backyard, and Xu Junying accompanied Mei Niang down. The followers saw that the young lady had changed her face again. This was the true face of the young owner of Xiankelai that they had seen in the past. Although they were surprised, they did not show any special expression. They just secretly reminded themselves to be careful and not to bump into this strange young lady.
The young master of Xiankelai, who is said to dare to fight even the King of Qi, is a beautiful young man who is both civil and military, but unexpectedly, he is the wife of the lord! Without the mask, she is a delicate and beautiful woman, charming and breathtaking; with the mask, although she is also elegant and beautiful, she reveals a proud and unruly temperament. When walking together with the cold and stern Weiyuan Hou, it is hard to tell who is more imposing between the couple.
Just before Mei Niang got on the car, she saw Cui Si hurriedly coming out of the back door. She asked her what was going on, and Cui Si said, "Manager Lu asked me something..."
Mei Niang nodded: "I understand, get in the car!"
Xu Junying helped Mei Niang get into the car, but stopped Cui Si: "When you reply to the master, you can't just say half of it. I don't like it! Tell me, what's the matter?"
Cui Si was helpless. She looked around and whispered, "Shopkeeper Lu asked me, 'Why don't you see Cui Xi? What happened to her?'"
Xu Junying frowned: "How do you answer?"
"I said I was sick. I really was sick!"
Xu Junying waved his hand: "Get in the car!"
Cui Si climbed into the car, and Mei Niang sat in the car, taking off her mask and shaking her head: Xu Junying is so gossipy and meddling in other people’s business!
They were silent all the way back to Tsinghua Courtyard. It was almost evening. Heng'er was sitting on the couch eating dinner, Xia Lian coaxing him to play, and the nanny feeding him. When he saw Mei Niang and Xu Junying coming in, he danced with joy and grinned, with rice grains falling down. Mei Niang couldn't help laughing, and when she saw Heng'er opening his arms to crawl over, she waved her hands:
"Heng'er, can you eat first? I'll go in and wash my hands, take a shower, and change my clothes, then I'll come back to accompany Heng'er!"
Heng'er was not willing to listen. He quickly crawled over, grabbed her clothes with his little hands, stood up, threw himself on her, held her face and started to bite it. Mei Niang screamed, "Heng'er...what are you eating? Steamed meat pie? Ah - my face! Heng'er, you are so dirty!"
Everyone in the room laughed. Mei Niang and Heng Er were arguing with each other. Xu Junying picked Heng Er up and Heng Er pulled his ears. The nanny tried to stop him: "Heng Er, let go!"
Heng'er refused to let go, so Xu Junying looked at him and said, "Let go. Children should not grab adults' ears at will."
Heng Er stared at him with his round eyes and refused to let go, so Xu Junying had no choice but to say:
"If you let go, I'll reward you—I'll play with you!"
Heng'er couldn't speak, but he could listen. He immediately let go of her hand with a smile. Mei Niang said, "What are you playing? Throwing high again? No! He just had a full meal."
After saying that, he reached out for Heng'er, but Heng'er clung tightly to Xu Junying's arms, frowned and waved at Mei Niang, mumbling something. Mei Niang pretended to be angry: "You're not coming? Okay, I'm leaving, you can play however you like!"
After saying that, he really turned around and left. Heng'er started to cry loudly. Mei Niang came back, took Heng'er from Xu Junying's hands, patted him and said, "Don't cry, don't cry. I'll turn back if you shout. Tears are worthless, right? Stop right now!"
Heng'er stopped crying with tears in his eyes. Mei Niang said, "Smile!"
Heng'er opened his mouth and revealed a few little white teeth.
Xu Junying didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You... you are a mother! You can only teach your child to be smart, how can you make him cry and laugh at the same time."
Mei Niang wiped away Heng'er's tears and said with a smile: "Everyone has his own way. Heng'er, you are very smart!"
Heng'er stopped crying with tears in his eyes. Mei Niang said, "Smile!"
Heng'er opened his mouth and revealed a few little white teeth.
Xu Junying didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You... you are a mother! You can only teach your child to be smart, how can you make him cry and laugh at the same time."
Mei Niang wiped away Heng'er's tears and said with a smile: "Everyone has his own way. Heng'er, you are very smart!"
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