Chapter 119 When will you comfort me?
"Forget it if you didn't even listen. What do you mean by forget it? Can you at least give it a listen?"
"You've also seen the second daughter of the Right Army Governor-General. You caught her ball during the autumn hunt. Two days ago, you accompanied Li'er and Lin'er out to play, and Lin'er said she was there too."
"You have met twice now, what do you think?" Qiao Ruoying looked at him expectantly.
Ming Zhouhe swallowed his words and said, "Okay, you decide."
"If not, I'll find another one..." Qiao Ruoying reacted and stood up excitedly, "Did I hear correctly? You agreed?"
"Um."
Qiao Ruoying was delighted and couldn't help but confirm again: "Did you really agree?"
"I promised, you heard me right."
Qiao Ruoying stared at him for a while, then asked suspiciously, "You agreed so readily, could it be that you've already had feelings for her?"
Ming Zhou and Pian Tou thought for a moment and said, "Not really. I just have a good impression of him. I think he's a nice person, not annoying."
I do remember that on the day of the Qiuhun Qiu game, the other team's eyes were very bright when they looked at me, and they were very fierce in grabbing the ball.
After receiving the confirmation, Qiao Ruoying stood up and patted him on the shoulder. "I will send an invitation to Mrs. Lin to discuss the engagement. Don't regret it."
The sun is rising from the west, and my son has actually agreed to get engaged. I have to settle it as soon as possible before he regrets it.
Ming Zhouhe looked at her hurried back and smiled helplessly.
Miss Lin Er is really good.
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The snow had been falling non-stop since the first day it fell, sometimes just a few grains, sometimes like goose feathers. By the winter solstice, the sky finally cleared up.
The winter solstice is a big day, and today is a banquet at the mansion. The snow has just stopped, and the ground is still fluffy. Shi Li, wrapped in a fox fur cloak, walks from the West Mansion to the East Mansion. A "squeaking" sound can be heard under her feet.
Tokime Rita stepped twice before continuing walking.
When she went up to the corridor, she saw Mingzhao still standing there looking at her, with a smile on his face, as if he had just come back from outside.
Shi Jianli walked up to him and said, "You came back early today."
It is not yet noon.
"Well, I came back after arranging the military affairs." Mingzhao leaned over to look into her eyes, gently took off the hood on her head, and touched her face with the back of his fingertips.
His fingers were a little cold, and Shi Jianli's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her head tilted back.
Mingzhao still had a gentle smile on his lips. He pulled her wrist and put a gold bracelet inlaid with pearls and gemstones on her hand. "Apology."
"I forgive you." She narrowed her eyes slightly.
He gave her one piece almost every day, and no two pieces were the same. Now, many of the things in her jewelry box are gifts from him.
Mingzhao gently stroked her head and continued walking towards Fushou Hall with her.
In Fushou Hall, the old lady was being supported by Nanny Li as she circled around the stove.
"Old lady."
"grandmother."
The two greeted.
"Here we are." The old lady looked at them and said, "It's quite early in the morning."
"Yes." Mingzhao helped the old lady over and said, "Grandma, have you loosened up your legs? Let me help you walk two more laps."
The old lady nodded with a smile, then turned to Shi Jianli and said, "Li'er, sit down. How is your injury recovering?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore. It will be fine after the blood scab falls off in a few days. I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you feeling recently? Are you sleeping well and eating well?" Upon hearing this, Shi Jianli sat down obediently.
The servant came up to serve her tea.
"I'm fine. But you, while recovering from your injuries, even embroidered a headband for me. It's really sad."
"Of course not. There's nothing to do staying in the house. If I don't come to see you, I can only show my love for you in other ways. I hope that when you see me, you will remember that there is a person like me in the West Mansion."
The old lady smiled heartily, pointed at her and said, "When it comes to being eloquent and loving, who can compare to you?"
"Let me hear what Li'er said to make our old lady so happy." Yuan Yuhe came in from outside and said with a smile.
"Aunt." Shi Jianli wanted to stand up.
"Sit down. No need to stand up to greet me. Don't strain the wound." Yuan Yuhe waved her hand, sat down beside her, took her hand and looked at her. "You look better day by day."
"After taking so many supplements, your complexion will naturally be good."
When Shi Jianli said that she was tired of eating it, several important masters in the mansion asked the chefs in the kitchen to make those tonics in various ways.
Qiao Ruoying came in at this time, with a smile on her face even more obvious than Yuan Yuhe's.
Yuan Yuhe teased, "People are always in high spirits when they are happy. I haven't seen the smile leave your face these past few days."
"That's right. With so many children, I've already settled half of the lifelong affairs of that last 'tough guy'. I feel relieved. Zhu He finally doesn't have to be a bachelor anymore."
The younger generations came in one after another, greeting the elders one by one, and the Fushou Hall was very lively.
Mingzhao let go of the old lady's arm and found a seat next to Shi Jianli. While his younger brothers and sisters were talking to the elders, he leaned over to Shi Jianli and whispered, "Yaoyao is very good at coaxing people. When can you coax me too?"
Shi Jianli glanced at him sideways, gently pushed his arm, pursed her lips slightly and did not respond.
Mingzhao sat up straight, still smiling, and pointed at the plate of roasted hazelnuts on the table. "Want some? I'll peel them for you."
She nodded.
Mingzhao also took a piece of opened wood and peeled the hazelnuts one by one, placing the kernels on the plate in front of her.
From time to time, he would chat with his elders, or be dragged to play chess or mahjong, and half an afternoon would pass like this. The whole family would eat dumplings and have a dinner together, and then Mingzhao would send Shi Jianli back to the yard.
After more than a month of recuperation, the blood scab had fallen off long ago. As long as she paid attention to her diet and medication on a daily basis, the scar was not deep after the scab fell off. Lanxing and Xianyue applied scar removal cream on the scar on Shi Jianli's back twice a day. After two months, the scar was lightened to just a small mark.
This year is a cold winter, and there is always snow in the capital, with layer upon layer of snow piling up.
December was already the dead of winter, and Shi Jianli didn't like to go out. She stayed in the house to warm herself by the fire. But Mingzhao always came to her after his shift no matter how cold it was. However, he rarely entered her yard. He would just deliver things to her and leave.
Her injuries had healed greatly, and Mingzhao could no longer enter the house under the pretext of visiting her. Although they were an engaged couple, it was not appropriate for them to meet too often.
As early as mid-November, the government gave the teachers a holiday, so the private school was also closed. When the teachers came back in the spring of next year, Shi Jianli would stay comfortably in the house and do his own things.
Mingyue, on the other hand, often came to see her temporarily, partly because he wanted to come, and partly because Mingzhao bribed him with money, using it as a pretext to see Shi Li when he wanted to.
At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, Mingzhao also told Shi Jianli that the Fourth and Seventh Princes had been found guilty of many crimes and had been demoted to commoners by the Emperor. Meanwhile, the Fifth Princess and Concubine Jiang were paralyzed by the cold in the cold palace.
The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is the Little New Year. Shi Jianli sits at the desk and checks the revenue of each shop this year. Lanxing and Xianyue also sit beside her, flipping through the account books with a rustling sound.
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