Chapter 285 Children's Words
Xu Junying came back at the last minute of the first hour of the lunar calendar. Meimei smelled the alcohol on him as soon as he entered the room. Xu Junying sat down opposite her, staring at her face, as if he wanted to study her facial features, and he refused to look away for a long time.
Meimei glanced at him and put down the book: "I was waiting for you just to tell you: from now on you sleep in the study and I sleep in the bedroom. Okay, I'm tired after a day, I'm going to sleep!"
She got off the bed and put on her embroidered slippers. As soon as she stood up, she fell into his warm and broad arms. Xu Junying hugged her tightly, stroking her soft hair with his cheek, his voice full of longing and affection:
"Meimei! I miss you, so much!"
Meimei leaned into his arms and closed her eyes. He was not wearing an official uniform, and the material of his robe was soft and comfortable. Waves of heat came out from under his clothes, and the familiar masculine scent quickly surrounded and permeated her. Meimei did not resist and let him hold her like this. She heard her own lazy voice saying:
"Junying, I missed you too! I thought you and Heng'er would welcome me home, but I didn't expect you to give me such a big surprise!"
Xu Junying's breath was choked, and his tone was rapid and decisive: "I was wrong! I shouldn't have drunk too much, there was medicine in the wine! Meimei, don't worry, nothing will change, I am still yours, only yours!"
Meimei put her arms around his waist, hugged him tightly, took a deep breath of his breath, and then let him go:
"Let go, let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm tired and I'm going to sleep. There's a reason why people get drunk and have sex. You have a low alcohol tolerance and poor self-control, and you drank so much tonight. If I were another woman, would you be holding me in your arms and going to bed with me again?"
Xu Junying's body stiffened, and his arms loosened for a moment, but then tightened immediately: "That's not the case! You have to believe your husband, I really drank the medicinal wine! That night was definitely a plot, you can arrest Baoju and ask him, they were all drugged and fell asleep at the same time... Tonight, envoys from vassal states are coming, and the emperor is giving a banquet. I can't disobey the emperor's order, so I only drank three cups!"
Meimei pushed him and said, "Take a break first and talk about it tomorrow. I'm really tired!"
Xu Juying held her still and whispered, "Meimei, I don't want to sleep in the study!"
"Then on the couch!"
"No! I'm with you, I...I won't move."
Meimei said calmly: "I'm sorry, I can't trust you now, and I don't want to see you sleeping next to me. If you still care about me, let me go to sleep!"
Xu Junying held his breath and sighed, then bent down and picked her up: "I'll take you to bed!"
After placing her in bed and covering her with a thin blanket, Xu Junying sat beside the bed and looked at her: "Go to sleep, I'll sit for a while and then leave!"
"Then please turn off the lights for me when you leave. It's okay if you sleep next to me."
Xu Junying's eyes lit up, but dimmed again after hearing Meimei's next words: "I will get sick tomorrow and go back to Cen's house!"
After saying that, Meimei ignored him, lay on her side, and soon fell asleep.
It's not that I'm heartless, I'm just too tired. The journey is tiring and my heart is tired too.
Xu Junyingzhong reached out and gently stroked the top of her head, sliding down from her cheek, lingering on her shoulder, feeling the rhythm of her breathing, a doting and satisfied smile on his face. He got up and fixed the gauze curtain, walked to the table, blew out the lights, and lay down on the beauty couch beside him. He did not go to the study, as it was too far away and he could not feel Meimei's breath.
When Meimei woke up the next day, Xu Junying had already gone out. Heng'er ran in and threw himself into her arms. He looked up and smiled, shouting at her:
"Mother!"
Meimei smiled and said, "What did Heng'er forget?"
Heng'er stood up quickly and bowed politely: "Greetings to mother!"
Meimei sighed and held him in her arms. Such a young child, who can't even speak complete sentences in the modern world, Heng'er has to learn the rules. She wanted to stop him from teaching, but that was not possible. He was born and raised here, and he had to grow up here and seek a future. He had to adapt to the surrounding environment and understand everything he should learn and know.
Kissing her rosy little face, she asked, "Heng'er, you're so hot, did you run?"
"Heng'er is going to see father off!" Heng'er said with a smile: "Father said that Heng'er wants to accompany mother and make her happy!"
Thinking of Xu Junying, she would think of Wu Ziyao and the incident between them. Meimei immediately put away her smile. Heng'er was very sensitive, and his little face was full of tension as if he was infected:
"Is mother ignoring father?"
Meimei was stunned: "You saw that mother ignored father? Who taught you to say that?"
Heng'er shook his head: "If mother doesn't smile, she is ignoring father.
He pouted: "Don't ignore your father!"
Meimei looked at him and couldn't help wanting to play the trick her parents often played when they argued when she was a child, smiling and coaxing her:
"Heng'er, live with your mother and don't need your father anymore, okay?"
Heng'er looked at her, and a layer of mist instantly covered his big, dark eyes. The next second, strings of tears hung on his slightly curled long eyelashes:
"Heng'er wants a mother! Heng'er also wants a father!"
The little boy's deliberately suppressed cry broke Meimei's heart. She quickly wiped his tears and pressed him against her shoulder, comforting him as gently as possible: "Okay! I want both! Mother and Heng'er were just joking, why did Heng'er take it so seriously?"
Heng'er sobbed a little: "Father told Heng'er that mother ignored him!"
"When did you say that?"
"yesterday!"
Meimei gritted her teeth: Damn Xu Junying, he had pulled Heng'er into his camp so early!
I haven't been home for many days. Cuixi has been accompanying Sixth Grandma Liu Jingyun to take care of the affairs of the inner courtyard. I heard Cuixi say last night that Liu Jingyun is very capable. According to the reply from the housekeeper, she handles affairs very well without any hesitation. The housekeeper said that Sixth Grandma has inherited the true teachings of the first grandma. Meimei smiled. Before the Liu family suffered a disaster, they may not have power, but their wealth should not be inferior to that of the Hou Mansion. When Liu Jingyun married into the Hou Mansion, she was not surprised at all when facing the luxury and splendor of the Hou Mansion. During the days when she followed Meimei in Ziyun Hall, she was calm and composed, as if she had heard about the things the housekeepers said and the various accounts of money in and out that were reported hundreds of years ago. Meimei knew that she had the ability, so she simply let her take care of Ziyun Hall and was happy to rest for a day or two.
After Liu Jingyun finished handling the affairs, he returned to Qinghua Courtyard with Cui Xi at noon. He bowed to Meimei and briefly told her about the various situations in the mansion in the past few days. Meimei smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sixth brother and sister-in-law! I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you again during this period. I went on a long trip with the queen this time and I feel a little unwell..."
Liu Jingyun looked at her worriedly: "Sister-in-law, you really don't look very well, right? Tell brother to ask the imperial physician to come and see you?"
"Nothing, just tired!"
Liu Jingyun lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "It's okay for you to take a rest, sister-in-law. I'll take care of the chores in the mansion. If there's anything that needs your help, I'll ask you."
Meimei held her hand and said, "I'm happy for Master Liu. You are so much like him! You are both gentle and kind, courageous and responsible, and you don't care about things or avoid suspicion. It's great!"
Liu Jingyun smiled and said, "I am different from him. I only take on people and things that are worth taking on... My sister-in-law treats me honestly, and I also treat her sincerely!"
Meimei smiled and said, "I was right about you. I finally married you!"
As they were talking, Ruiyu from Jinhua Hall came in with Cuilian, bowed to Meimei and Liu Jingyun and said:
"Blessings to the eldest grandma! Blessings to the sixth grandma! The old lady said that Jinhua Hall has been too quiet these days, so today she specially invites the gentlemen and grandmas to come over for a gathering, a meal, and a drink of the newly acquired good tea, so that it will be lively and lively. I will come over to invite Master Hou and the eldest grandma!"
What a lively and fun place! Meimei snorted inwardly. When did the old lady become so sensible? She invited her to Jinhua Hall. Who doesn't know what she is planning?
Then he smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work!"
"I dare not! This is my duty!"
Ruiyu looked at Liu Jingyun again and said with a smile: "I was going to go to Wenhua Court to invite Sixth Master and Sixth Madam, but since Sixth Madam is here..."
Liu Jingyun nodded with a smile and said, "It's Lao Ruiyu. I understand. I'll go back and let Sixth Master know. We'll go together!"
Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Junxuan should be back home soon, so Meimei let Liu Jingyun go and sat alone on the couch, holding her chin and thinking seriously about the unexpected incident that had given her a headache.
When Xu Junying entered the room, he saw her sitting there quietly, lost in thought. His heart ached, and he couldn't help but come over and hug her. Meimei felt his breath, quickly moved in, and said coldly:
"Don't be like this, you are different now. I don't like you hugging me. If you force me to hug you again, I will run away!"
Xu Junying put away his heartbroken look, tightly closed his lips, and looked at her coldly: "What's the difference between me and you? I'm still your husband! You can't do this to me, it's not my fault at all! I don't acknowledge her. If the old lady wants to keep her by her side, then let her stay with the old lady. I definitely won't want her!"
"Xu Junying, do you know what 'a fly won't bite an egg without cracks' means?"
Xu Junying gritted his teeth, clenched his fists and pounded the edge of the couch, but his tone softened: "Meimei, please! I...I am really wronged! The Queen Mother, she is so outrageous!"
Meimei stood up and tugged at her dress: "No more talking, the old lady just sent someone to invite us to go to Jinhua Hall to see the newlyweds!"
"you!"
"Are you going or not? If not, just take Heng'er home to eat. Heng'er doesn't like going to Jinhuatang anyway. I'll go by myself!"
She walked around the other side, slid down the couch, and turned back to Xu Junying before leaving: "In the future, don't tell my son about things like who ignores who! Although he is young, he is sensible. Don't give him unhappy emotions. He should have a happy childhood!"
A hint of surprise flashed across Xu Junying's face: "Meimei, I just..."
Meimei walked inside and waved her hand without looking back: "I want to change clothes!"
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