Chapter 283: Entrance
When the Emperor brought the prince back to the palace, the Empress Dowager naturally had to go back with them. Just as the Emperor guessed, Wu Ziyao covered her face with a veil and got into the carriage with Old Madam Xu. Xu Xiping and the servants led the guards back to the city.
Xu Junying rode into the city, thinking about what happened last night all the way, regretting it a lot. If he had gone home directly last night, everything would have been fine. It would not be too late to report to the imperial manor this morning. However, he met Eunuch Lu who was delivering things from the palace at the city gate. He said that the emperor was accompanying the prince at Yiyun Villa outside the city, and had been muttering for the past two days that the prince should come back. Xu Junying thought that Meimei was not at home anyway, and Heng'er was grown up and had wet nurse Xia Lian to take care of him, so he would not cry or make a fuss. So he followed Eunuch Lu to the imperial manor. This trip caused trouble!
The emperor was very happy to see him coming, and took him to have dinner with the empress dowager, Prince Qi, Princess Su De and other royal family members. The emperor and his ministers went into the study and talked for a long time. When they came out, it was already silver outside. A bright moon hung in the sky, exquisite and beautiful. The emperor was in high spirits, and ordered people to bring out fine wine and delicacies, and watch the moon and drink with Xu Junying. He invited several civil servants who came with him to join them. After a few drinks, the empress dowager brought Prince Qi and his wife, Su De, and Wu Zi Yao over, and they also sat down together. They drank and watched the moon and chatted, and tasted wine under the moon. Occasionally, civil servants recited poems to liven up the atmosphere. The emperor was in a good mood, and asked Prince Qi to beat the drum and Wu Zi Yao to dance with the sword. Wu Zi Yao's sword dance was indeed beautiful. Under the bright moon, she had a graceful posture and fluttering clothes. Her sword style was flexible but not without aggressiveness. In the silver light, strings of sword flowers were flying around, and many people looked like stars in their eyes. They lowered their heads, and could not tell the position of the cups and dishes on the table for a long time.
Xu Junying didn't drink much, and he glanced at the sword dancers. Perhaps because of preconceived notions, Wu Ziyao threatened Meimei with a sword, which made him very angry, so he didn't like Wu Ziyao's sword dance. Bai Zhan said that according to the situation in the hotel with the Qi Wang guards, the young lady was agile and agile, and she might be able to dodge, and it might not be possible to really hurt her. He rebuked Bai Zhan: That's because the young lady accidentally learned a few moves, what if she doesn't know anything? What if she is so scared that she can't even dodge? Wouldn't she be hurt by Wu Ziyao, and will it be useful to regret it then?
After the sword dance, the emperor asked Ji Qing to go back to the study and bring a piece of beautiful jade to reward Wu Ziyao. The queen mother smiled and asked the maid to bring out a pot of wine and gave it to Wu Ziyao, asking her to pour a glass for the emperor, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, and everyone present. Wu Ziyao did as she was told, and when she walked in front of Xu Junying, she looked at him with a pair of clear eyes and called softly, "Brother Junying!"
In public, Xu Junying couldn't do anything, so he nodded slightly: "Pour the wine!"
Wu Ziyao looked at his handsome face, which was slightly gentle under the moonlight, and was a little dazed. The emperor smiled and said, "Ayao, next time you come to the Hou Mansion, let's see if you dare to be naughty again. Your brother Junying is very scary when he gets angry, right?"
Wu Ziyao knew that this was the end of the rift between her and Xu Junying, so she happily stepped forward to pour wine for Xu Junying and said sweetly, "Thank you, brother Junying, for forgiving Ayao. Ayao won't dare to do that again!"
The Queen Mother sighed, "Look at this poor child, she's so scared! How could a man really be so mean to a girl like you? Your brother Junying must have had some trouble that day, and he took it out on you! Your Majesty, please stop drinking after you finish that glass of strong liquor, so as not to get drunk. Change to lighter sake and drink slowly. Someone, change the sake and serve the emperor and the ministers well. It's late, Ayao, let's go back and rest!"
Everyone stood up with the emperor and respectfully sent the empress dowager back to the palace. Princess Qi, Su De and other female members of the family followed him back to rest, leaving the men to continue admiring the moon and drinking.
As expected, sake was replaced on the table. A palace maid brought the wine jug to Xu Junying's table and then left.
Xu Junying was not good at drinking, and when everyone poured themselves a drink, he raised his empty cup to agree. The emperor understood his trick and waved his hand. An eunuch came up behind Xu Junying and served him the wine. Finally, the wine went into his stomach.
Afterwards, he was drunk, his legs were weak, and he leaned over the table and heard the emperor laughing and clapping his hands:
"It's really interesting. This guy is drunk again! He gets drunk even after drinking sake. Can you please improve yourself a little bit?"
Ji Qing's voice said, "Someone, send Weiyuan Hou back to Ziyuan to rest!"
He was carried away by someone. There were palace guards in the emperor's Lanyue Garden. Shouldn't Baoju take over after leaving Lanyue Garden and returning to Ziyuan where he lived? Someone else supported him at the door, but it was definitely not Baoju and his friends. He could feel that they were unfamiliar people.
After walking for a while, I climbed the stairs, pushed the door and entered the room. What I smelled was a wisp of incense. What was this? It was the scent of a boudoir. How could it be where he lived?
But he couldn't open his eyes. Someone changed his clothes for him and pushed him to lie flat on the bed. After that, there was no movement. He thought he could fall asleep next, but he felt more and more dizzy and his body was getting hot. Was it because of the alcohol? Some thoughts grew wildly in his mind. He missed Meimei. Meimei, where are you? Come quickly! Your husband misses you and wants you!
As if responding to his call, a soft body climbed on top of him. He was overjoyed: Meimei? He hugged her tightly regardless of everything...
He couldn't remember what happened afterwards. Xu Junying closed his eyes tightly, wishing that the dark horse would take him and hit the city wall. What he was sure of was: he really hugged that body! And when he woke up this morning, Wu Ziyao was lying next to him, naked, with her arms tightly hugging one of his thighs, which was also naked! The shock at that time was like the sky falling and the earth collapsing. The first thought that flashed through his mind was what to do if Meimei pushed the door open and saw him? He immediately rolled over and got out of bed. Seeing his robe draped over the head of the bed, he picked it up, ran into the bathroom, scooped up water and poured it on himself... When he put on his clothes and walked out, the room was full of people. The Queen Mother, Su De, and Princess Qi were all staring at him. Wu Ziyao was buried in the quilt and sobbing. The Emperor came in from outside the door and pointed at him:
"Don't say anything, it's too late! Set a date and marry her!"
Xu Junying returned to the Qinghua Courtyard of Hou Mansion with a cold face. Baoju had sent someone back to inform Cuilian, and briefly told her about the affairs of the Lord Hou in the imperial farm outside the city. Cuilian was angry and resentful. She went to find a few herbs that the young lady had brought back from Qiancaotang on the Dragon Boat Festival, but had not used up, and dried and put away. She pressed them into the pot and ordered the maid to add water and boil the herbs. When the Lord Hou came back, the medicinal soup was carried to the clean room bucket by bucket, filling the large bathtub. Xu Junying went in to take a bath. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but feel angry. Was she disliked him and was afraid that he would come back with some disease? He wanted to curse, but he held back. In the end, he was in the wrong and was deceived and lost his virginity. When he woke up in the villa, he saw Wu Ziyao beside him, and quickly grabbed his clothes and went straight to the clean room to wash. When he got home, Cuilian asked him to soak in the medicinal soup without saying a word. As someone around Meimei, she was thinking about her master. What could he say?
After taking a shower and changing his clothes, he saw Heng'er sitting outside waiting for him obediently. He was unhappy and didn't want to talk. He just stretched out his hand, and Heng'er ran to him and threw himself into his arms, hugged his neck tightly, kissed him on the face, and called him father. Xu Junying was greatly comforted and walked into the study room with Heng'er in his arms. Not long after he sat down, he saw Ma Wei coming to report:
"The old lady is back, and Miss Wu is in the car!"
"Where are we?"
"Reply to the master: We have arrived at the entrance of our Houfu Lane!"
"Stop her! Don't let that woman enter the house!"
"But the old lady...I heard that she was not feeling well and took medicine at the Imperial Manor."
Xu Junying felt a little headache, rubbed his forehead with his hand, thought for a while and said: "Tell the old lady that it's my words: If you really want to bring her in, go through the back door!"
"yes!"
Ma Wei left, and Heng'er moved in Xu Junying's arms. Xu Junying put him on the desk and asked him, "Heng'er, your mother will be back tomorrow!"
Heng'er clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Dad is back! Mom is back too! Heng'er is so happy!"
Xu Junying smiled: "If mother comes back and ignores father, will you help me?"
Heng'er looked at him puzzledly. Why would his mother ignore his father? He didn't understand, but nodded firmly: "Help!"
"Good son, so good!"
Outside the gate of the Hou Mansion, the old lady trembled as she got out of the car. Ruiyu supported her and raised her cane to point at Ma Wei:
"What did you say? Say it again?"
Ma Wei lowered his head and said, "Madam, the Marquis has ordered that Miss Wu II cannot enter the Marquis's residence!"
Master Xu's second master Wu Xiping got off his horse and walked over to him, shouting, "How dare you! How dare you speak to the old lady like that? The second Miss Wu was brought back by the old lady. Who is she? How dare you stop her!"
Ma Wei bowed and said, "Second Master, I am just following your instructions!"
The old lady was furious: "Where is your master? Tell him to come out and tell me. He did something and I, your grandmother, cleaned up the mess for him, but he is still being so hypocritical!"
Ma Wei replied: "Mr. Hou is handling official business and cannot come. That's all I can tell you!"
"Humph! Do I have to take the young lady in?"
"I have no choice but to obey Lord Hou's orders! Please understand me, old lady. You are not allowed to enter the main door!"
The old lady blinked and said to Ruiyu, "Let's go in the car instead of going through the main gate. Let's go in through the side door!"
Ma Wei hurriedly said, "Reply to the old lady: You can't enter through the side door either!"
The old lady snorted coldly: "Just try it, who dares to stop me!"
Ma Wei said softly: "No one dared to stop the old lady, the door was closed!"
"you!"
The old lady rolled her eyes. Xu Xiping hurried forward to support his mother and angrily scolded Ma Wei: "Where is Baoju? Why did you take over? If you make the old lady angry, do you know what the consequences will be?"
Ma Wei simply bowed his head and said, "In reply to the Second Master, Baoju neglected his duty last night and caused the Lord Hou trouble. He has gone to receive a hundred military sticks. I think he will have to lie down and recuperate for a month or two. I am here to take his place! I have followed the Lord Hou for many years, through life and death, and I will obey his orders, no matter what the consequences!"
The old lady and Mr. Xu were stunned on the spot. Would it be any use saying this to the people coming from the military camp?
The old lady took a breath and said, "You kid, so you don't want me to go home?"
"I dare not!" Ma Wei said, "Does the old lady have to bring Miss Wu Er into the mansion?"
"Of course, you have to go in! Miss Wu Er can't enter the Hou Mansion today, so I will sit here and wait for your Lord Hou to arrive!"
"Master Hou said that if you must come in, please enter the mansion through the back door!"
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