Chapter One Thousand and Eleven

Although the fourth master's words were ruthless and seemed a little unkind, but when he said this, the loss and bitterness flashed in his eyes, as well as a little resentment, but he couldn't hide Erfu, who had been paying attention to him, it seems that the fourth master remembered the incident when Concubine De Niangniang handed him over to Queen Tong Jia to take care of him for honor.

Maybe when Queen Tong Jia takes care of the fourth master, she may not be as attentive as Concubine De, and she may not see the fourth master as a tool to compete for favor, otherwise she will not hand over all her inheritance to the adopted son of the fourth master after her death, but in the heart of the fourth master, there is still a lack of family affection that is implicated by the blood, especially when the fourth master noticed how Concubine De loved the little brother of the fourteenth child, he didn't say it, but it didn't mean that he wasn't jealous. is not jealous, just because the fourth master is not good at expressing himself, this thorn has always been stuck in the heart of the fourth master.

Thinking of this, Erfu took the fourth master's slightly cool hand with some distress.

"Let's talk about this then, if we give birth to a little Gege, no matter how much we talk about it now, it's not all nonsense. She smiled and reassured, but she didn't continue to say more about this matter, and turned her head to mention the invitation sent by the tenth and fourteenth Fujin, so that the fourth master wanted to make time and accompany her to go over to congratulate her, especially the matter of Yinyu's side, if the fourth master was not present, it would inevitably cause unnecessary gossip.

When the fourth master heard this, he nodded and said, "The master has written it down." ”

"It's rare that you can stay in the house for a few days, Ming'er and I will go around the street." Seeing that the fourth master was not interested, Erfu didn't know how to comfort him, so she could only try to say something else to divert the fourth master's attention, but she looked at the cold face of the fourth master, and couldn't think of what to say for a while, she was stupidly stunned, remembering that she was going to see Bai Jiao in Xuancai Fang tomorrow, and said softly.

"Good. The fourth master gave a one-word answer concisely and clearly.

Seeing this, Erfu was completely speechless, but fortunately, she was not a particularly chatty personality, so she saw that the fourth master was chatting lightly, and she didn't rack her brains to think about other topics, and pulled the fourth master into the outer arhat bed and sat down, shook off the soft-soled embroidered shoes under her feet, curled up her legs, leaned on the soft Hangzhou silk elastic ink pillow behind her, picked up the needlework placed next to her, and continued to bow her head and work on her new research tricks.

The two of them sat on one side of the tea table alone, with a small tea table with melon and fruit glass plates in the middle, one of the hands gently and neatly turned the jade rosary, and recited the Taoist scriptures with slightly closed eyes, and the other was doing needlework with his head down and a quiet smile on his face, although there was not much communication, but there was a warm atmosphere circulating around the two, and even Shilan and Shiqing, the two palace maids, tiptoed out of the upper room, leaving the whole room to the couple.

This atmosphere lasted until dusk, when the sky was getting darker.

Erfu rubbed her slightly sore neck, sat up straight, raised her eyes and glanced at the fourth master on her side, called Shilan loudly, lit the candlesticks all over the room, and ordered someone to call Hongxuan, who lived in the front yard, and Xiaoqi, who had not yet moved to Tingyuzhai, to come over for dinner, and arranged these, then got up and went to the inner room to wash his hands, and came out to set up a meal outside.

Two thick and brown-red Eight Immortal Tables were carried into the outer room, and before the palace maid could set up the chairs, Xiao Qi, who was relatively close to the main courtyard, ran in from a bounce, followed by a snowball that was eating meat.

She trotted all the way to the fourth master, and she didn't see the courtesy, so she directly reached out and asked for a gift.

"Don't mess with you Amma, come and wash your hands quickly. Erfu was afraid that the fourth master would be in a bad mood, so she was angry at Xiao Qi, who was a little unruly, and was frightened by Xiao Qi, who had been pampered by the fourth master since he was a child, and hurriedly chased in and urged.

However, her worries and cautions were obviously a little superfluous.

The fourth master raised his hand and touched the top of Xiao Qi's hair, was silent for a moment, shook his head and said: "I heard that Xiao Qi has not studied well with Mr. Female these days, and the homework that Mr. Female has explained has not been completed seriously, so the gift that Ama planned to give to Xiao Qi is gone." ”

"Ama is bad, Mr. has praised Xiao Qi. Xiao Qi grabbed the hem of the fourth master's sleeve and made trouble unrelentingly.

"Could it be that Ama is mistaken, how could Ama remember that Xiao Qi was beaten and punished by Mr. because he didn't finish his homework in time several times, and the big companion next to you was beaten and punished by Mr.!"

When Xiao Qi heard this, he cried and mourned, flattened his mouth, and looked back at Erfu as if asking for help.

Seeing this, Erfu stepped forward in a timely manner, walked to Xiao Qi's side from the outside, raised his hand and patted Xiao Qi's shoulder, and said softly: "You girl, as soon as you see Amma, you know that you want a gift, why don't you think about caring about Amma these days outside, it's really unfilial." ”

"Eniang, Xiao Qi hasn't had time to ask yet!" Xiao Qi blushed and said coquettishly, as she spoke, she turned her head, returned to the fourth master's side, and chattered about the fourth master's experience outside these days.

Erfu was actually quite curious about the experience of the fourth master outside, so he also sat next to him and acted as a background board.

Seeing this, the fourth master hooked his lips and smiled, and picked a few interesting little things to talk about, but about how he designed corrupt officials to show their feet, and how he turned a large number of officials into criminal ministers, causing many local big families to break down their homes, he didn't say a word, and when Hongxuan came over, he directly interrupted the conversation, and beckoned Xiao Qi and Erfu, who listened with relish, to go outside to eat.

"Amma, you will continue to tell Xiao Qi the story later, okay!" Xiao Qi, who was listening to the enjoyment, said coquettishly.

"Okay, okay, Amma promised. The fourth master replied with a smile, raised his eyes and looked at Hongxuan, who was sitting at the bottom, nodded slightly, and beckoned the big guy to move to the outside room to eat.

Outside, Shilan had already led the little palace maid to put all the dishes sent from the kitchen on the table one by one.

Today is the second day of the fourth master's return home, Xiaoshengzi not only prepared a few dishes with very exquisite kung fu, but also specially took out a small jar of good wine from the wine cellar, the blue and white porcelain holding pot, the faint aroma of wine wafted out from the mouth of the pot, mixed with the fragrance of vegetables, it can really be said to complement each other.

Because after nightfall, there will be a table for a reception banquet in the flower hall, so the small kitchen does not prepare the main food.

However, Xiaoshengzi still specially prepared a soup that can barely be regarded as a staple food - corn and chicken soup, the fatty free-range chicken and tender corn are mixed together and stewed to taste, with carrots and fungi with a lot of vitamin content, it tastes sweet and refreshing, one bowl per person, although it can not be eaten all-you-can-eat, but it can also cushion the stomach, so that when you go to participate in the reception banquet at night, you will not feel too full, you can't eat the prepared delicacies, and you don't have to wait for the banquet hungry.

The family sits together and eats, and there is no need to pay attention to the rules of eating and sleeping.

The fourth master tasted a chopsticks of cabbage leaves and steamed shredded ham, savored the salty aroma of the ham and the sweetness of the cabbage leaves, and said with a smile: "I haven't eaten Xiaoshengzi's good dishes these days, and the master is really worried about this!"

"If you like to eat, then let Xiaoshengzi cook it a few more times, and it's not a good dish left and right. Erfu smiled and said casually, but never mentioned sending Xiaoshengzi to the study in the front yard to serve this kind of thing, after all, the small kitchen in the main courtyard was in charge of her and Xiao Qi, Hongxuan, and even the food of everyone in the millet group who was still feeding, if there was no reliable person to take care of it, she really couldn't rest assured, so she couldn't be generous.

The fourth master didn't think about the idea of asking people from the main courtyard, nodded with a smile, tasted other dishes, and was persuaded by Erfu to drink a bowl of chicken soup that he didn't like to drink, and soon ate half full, he was a little reluctant to leave the table and carry the wine jug, and added a glass of wine for himself, sipping it with taste, squinting his eyes like a hungry old cat, although he was outside these days, he didn't lose his own mouth, but when he ate alone, he always felt that he didn't know the taste of food, and now he was beside his own wife and children, and on the left hand sat the delicate and lovely Xiaoqi and the gentle and beautiful Erfu, and on the right hand side sat Hongxuan, who had just seen the edgeSuch days are called life.

"Hongxuan is also older, accompany Ama for a drink. He knew that Erfu's alcohol was not good, and the wine was not good, so he didn't think about pulling Erfu to drink two glasses together, but instead hit the idea on Hongxuan, who was gradually growing up, and smiled and beckoned Su Peisheng to find a wine cup and put it in front of Hongxuan, and said loudly.

In this regard, Erfu was very unhappy, "Nonsense, the children are still young, where can I drink!"

After saying this, she had already put Su Peisheng in front of Hongxuan and brought it to her own hand, and at the same time, she did not forget to urge the fourth master to drink a few glasses, although it is said that drinking a few glasses less is also good for the body, but considering the workload of the fourth master, she is still unwilling to let the fourth master develop the habit of drinking a few glasses every day, and even the snuff used by the fourth master, she has already asked the imperial doctor to replace it with a refreshing sachet.

The fourth master also knew Erfu's kindness, but in the end there was a feeling of being ruined, so although he put down the wine glass, he looked a little sad and couldn't lift his energy, and after sitting for a while, he put down his chopsticks and left the table.

"Eniang, are you too strict with Amma?" Seeing that the fourth master walked out of the upper room like a ghost, Hongxuan also put down his chopsticks, he looked at the wine glass and the jug that Erfu put in his hand, and reminded him.

"You're not in good health, so naturally you have to pay extra attention. Erff said with a smile.

"But ......" Hongxuan still wanted to say something, but before the words could be spoken, she was interrupted by Erfu waving her hand, she smiled and shook her hand, and added a bowl of soup for Xiaoqi and Hongxuan, and then said, "Don't worry about your Amma, concentrate on eating, and later go to the flower hall for a banquet, I don't know how long it will be tossed, and then the food made in the big kitchen, Eniang is not worried about you two little guys eating into your stomach." After saying that, she looked at the direction outside the door with some unease.

In the end, the fourth master is not a man who is used to being controlled by his wife in modern times, machismo, even if he knows that he does it for his own good, but it is inevitable that he will feel a little uncomfortable, especially in front of the child, if he does not solve the misunderstanding as soon as possible and untie the knots in the heart of the fourth master, lest he be exploited by others and push the fourth master to the side of other women.

With this thought, Erf couldn't eat anymore.

She drank the chicken soup in the bowl in two gulps, pulled the wet handkerchief beside her and touched the corners of her mouth, then put aside the chopsticks, got up and left the table, followed the footsteps of the fourth master, and walked out of the door of the upper room.

As soon as she went out, she happened to see the fourth master sitting in the pavilion, hooked her lips and smiled, and walked over.

"But do you feel uncomfortable being managed by me?" she sat opposite the fourth master prettyly, beckoned the maid who followed behind her to bring hot tea and snacks, and saw that everyone was far away, so she asked in a low voice.

"Nope. The fourth master replied lightly.

"Then why did you just take a few bites and put off the chopsticks, but let Xiao Qi and Hongxuan worry about it!"

"......" The fourth master heard this, raised his eyes and looked at Erfu, did not speak, but his face was much softer, he picked up the tea bowl that Erfu sent to himself, took a shallow sip of tea, moistened his throat, was silent for a moment, pursed his lips, and said in a deep voice, "In front of the child, you are so disregarding the face of the master, the master is a little unhappy, but the master also knows that you are for the good of the father's health, but this heart is a little awkward, so I want to come out to breathe, sit here and blow the wind, this mood is much better." ”

"You know I'm doing it for your good, I'm really afraid that you think I'm provoking your authority!" Hearing this, Erfu's heart was also a lot more relaxed, she smiled and pushed the box on the table in the direction of the fourth master, and joked softly, but she didn't forget to remind the fourth master to take care of his body, and never drink too often, especially not to be greedy for too much.

The fourth master usually pays attention to maintenance, and there is a full-time doctor around him to regulate his body, of course, Bill also understands this, he nodded slowly, and explained softly: "Don't drink too much, the master is very measured." ”

"Of course I believe in Ye's self-control, but Hongxuan is still young, so he can't drink. Erph continued.

"Hongxuan is not young, he has been secretly drinking with his brothers when he is his age, and it is impossible for our brother from someone like us to not drink at this age, and he will suffer outside in the future. In this regard, the fourth master also has his own reasons, he smiled lightly and took a sip of tea, and talked about the ridiculous things he did when he was a child.

Although Erfu also knew that the fourth master had some truth, he didn't refute it, nodded with a smile, as if he was ingenious, and as if he was admitting his mistake, he whispered: "It's the concubine who is too careful, but it's not to blame the concubine for being cautious, Hongxuan is only so old, and the concubine is naturally afraid that he has no self-control, and he will become addicted to it as soon as he tastes it." ”

"Ye understands your worries, so it's not that Ye didn't continue to let Hongxuan drink!

Okay, this matter is over, let's hurry back to the room, otherwise Xiao Qi and Hongxuan will cry urgently, look at the two little poor standing at the door and looking at it, you really don't feel distressed!" The fourth master got up with a smile and came to Erfu's side, patted Erfu's shoulder, and then raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the door of the room, and joked softly.