Southern Qi Fenghua Record

Even though Xia Houshu had a lot of doubts and confusions in her heart, in front of Yu Wenke, thinking of the old mausoleum king and various forces behind him, she couldn't continue to intensify the conflict, so she had to compromise: "I blamed my recklessness last time. He almost hurt the son by mistake, for this reason my cousin has already punished me to shut myself up at home and think about it for several days, and then took me to sleep in Xiangshan Mountain to suffer and suffer, and I hope that the son will have a lot, so don't care about me."

Yu Wenke was very surprised by her answer, staring straight at her, thinking that the person who was lying down and being a small person in front of him was Mo Zhen whom he knew in the past?Could it be that he is holding back some bad idea?

He sent someone to investigate Mo Zhen's identity secretly, but he didn't expect to find out that among the family relatives of the Xiahou family, there really was a relative as far away as the Mo family.It's just that the Mo family is few and far between, and after several times of baptism in the battlefield, there is no one to head the family now.So leaving an orphan like Mozhen, and being raised by a good general of the Xiahou Clan, seems to make sense.But when he checked further down, he found that the servants of the Duke of Yue's mansion said that they had never heard of a cousin named Mo in the mansion, but only heard that there was a Mr. Mo Xiaofeng among the staff.

However, not long ago, when Xia Houyi was going to Sleep in Xiangshan, the Duke of Yue's mansion suddenly reported that Xia Houyi was traveling with a cousin named Mo.

This news sounds very deliberate.So he became even more curious about Mo Zhen's identity.

Of course Xia Houshu didn't know what Yu Wenke was thinking in his heart, but he only remembered Xia Hou Yiqian exhorting her to avoid Yu Wenke.She thought for a while, then said: "Just now, the son said that he appreciates my character, so he knows that I have absolutely no intention of offending, and he will not care about the past with me after thinking about it. But I still have important things to do, so I will leave first." gone."

Yu Wenke was noncommittal, but seemed to understand why she just admitted her mistake and apologized.He still stood in the middle of the door, refusing to back down, and said, "What's the urgent matter? Since we met today, why don't we go have a drink?"

"Thank you, my son, for your kindness. I accept it with all my heart. It's just..." Xiahou Shu raised the rouge in his hand, "Since I promised Brother Xiahou that I would prepare the princess's birthday banquet for him, I have to keep my promise." Then his eyes glanced Glancing at him, "Would you please step aside?"

Yu Wenke coughed lightly, and avoided his body with a smile.

After bidding farewell to Yu Wenke, Xia Houshu didn't have the mood to continue shopping anymore. She put away the rouge and went straight to the Duke of Yue's mansion.

She brought the Duke of Yue's mansion with her, but she didn't rush in. Instead, she walked around the alley, checked again and again that no one was following her, and then hurried to a corner of a courtyard, and skillfully flipped along the big sycamore tree next to her. He went in, then walked through several yards with ease, pushed open a small door, and slipped into the Qingfeng Pavilion where he lived.

As soon as she breathed a sigh of relief, she turned her head and saw Zhong Yuqing sitting on the porch drinking tea, followed by Butler Li and a group of maids who were over fifty years old. Everyone looked at her in horror, while Yunxi and Yu Hu knelt aside and kept winking at her.

Xia Houshu immediately understood what was going on - whoever returned to his own home would have to dress himself up like this, and sneak around, and if he didn't know, he would think it was a thief.

Now that he was caught, Xia Houshu no longer deliberately concealed and dodged.She sighed secretly, and greeted Zhong Yuqing respectfully.

Zhong Yuqing gently put down the teacup, her appearance was decent, and she was not angry.She half-closed her eyes and looked her daughter up and down, as if she had already guessed Xia Houshu's whereabouts, and she was not in a hurry to get angry, but said gently as usual: "Shu'er, how do you explain this time?"

Xia Houshu had already learned from Yunxi's hint that she did not confess truthfully, so he immediately put on a grievance, and said in a voice like a mosquito, "I just went out for a stroll."

Zhong Yuqing turned her phoenix eyes and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid it's not that simple?"

But today's matter is really that simple.

Xia Houshu quickly said, "My daughter is telling the truth."

Zhong Yuqing hadn't completely calmed down because of Xia Houshu's forged identity to enter the Changqing Gate. She originally wanted to pay Xia Houyi so that their brothers and sisters would have nowhere to conspire. She couldn't bear to challenge her bottom line.

Zhong Yuqing pointed to a maid kneeling behind Yunxi and Yuhu and said, "Come and see."

Xia Houshu followed the trend and looked over, and it turned out to be Cuiyan.

Cuiyan kowtowed to Zhong Yuqing in fear and fear, without even daring to take a look at Xia Houshu, she stammered and said, "Third girl is indeed going out a lot recently, and Sister Yunxi coaxed us to say that the girl is lethargic and told us not to go out." Disturbance in the room."

The entire Qingfeng Pavilion was arranged by Zhong Yuqing. Xia Houshu didn't expect everyone to be as sincere to him as Yunxi and Yuhu, but Cuiyan was the maid who was in charge of washing and grooming, and she served her closely, so Xia Houshu treated her They are relatively friendly, and Yunxi and Yuhu usually treat them well, but she never thought that she would pull Yunxi into the water in order to show her loyalty to Zhong Yuqing.

Xia Houshu's gaze immediately swept towards Yunxi in front of her, only to find that Yunxi's left face was a little red and swollen, with finger marks still remaining, with such a force...Only the mother-in-law next to her mother could strike so hard, so she From the corner of her eye, she took a glance at Aunt Fu Pei who was standing next to Zhong Yuqing.

The latter was calm and relaxed, looking like he was watching a good show.

Xia Houshu pursed his lips, and said: "Daughter does go out of the house often these days, but she just wanders around casually. If mother doesn't believe it, just blame her, don't involve others."

Zhong Yuqing didn't take it seriously, glanced at Yunxi, and said seriously: "You don't have to rush to excuse her, just because she lied to me, she should be dealt with by family law!"

Seeing that it was useless to explain, Xia Houshu had no choice but to smash the jar: "Mother, this really has nothing to do with Yunxi. I let her hide it from you. If you want to punish me, just punish me."

"It's against you!" Zhong Yuqing finally gave up patience, and slapped the small mahogany table next to the chair. Even the teacup that had just been put down trembled, not knowing whether the palm hurt or not.

Then she took a deep breath, pointed at Xia Houshu and yelled sharply: "Look at what you look like in your clothes? You are not a man or a woman. It was the same a few days ago! Tell me, what are you doing!"

Seeing that her mother was really angry, Xia Houshu didn't dare to continue to argue. She lowered her head as if admitting her mistake, and racked her brains to think of a solution.

Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in her mind, and she immediately took out the rouge she had just bought, presented it to Zhong Yuqing with both hands, and said aggrievedly, "Mother really blamed her daughter."

Zhong Yuqing froze, looked at her daughter, and then at the rouge in her hand.What does it mean?In front of everyone, just take a box of rouge and try to bribe her?

How courageous!

It was still Qingfang who was clever, and immediately took it with empathy and presented it to Zhong Yuqing.

She has been with Zhong Yuqing for more than ten years, and others are only strict with the princess of Xuanhe County, but they don't know that the princess actually indulges this precious daughter in many places, and she is reluctant to punish her severely, otherwise every time Xia Houshu makes a mistake , not just scolding, copying books and grounding.

Zhong Yuqing had originally put on a stern attitude only out of anger, but now seeing her daughter turning around and the maid beside her helping to smooth things over, she took the box of rouge and opened it to have a look. Apart from the strong fragrance, there was nothing wrong with it. An exception was found.She couldn't help frowning deeply, and said, "What does this mean?"

"Mother, you haven't forgotten that your birthday is coming soon, have you?" Xia Houshu looked at Zhong Yuqing with a surprised face, and after thinking about the potential of this method, he continued to play the caring little padded jacket, "Daughter often goes out recently, just to give mother Looking for a satisfactory birthday gift. But mother has everything, and daughter thought about it, so she chose this box of rouge, do you still like it if you look carefully?"

After talking, Xia Houshu briefly introduced the wonder of this box of rouge.

"Birthday gift?" Zhong Yuqing was still puzzled, and it took him a while to remember that he was 43 years old this year.Since her eldest son died young, she seemed to have no intention of celebrating her birthday for many years. Seeing her daughter's earnest smile, she was in a daze for a moment, and couldn't help but fell into a long memory, vaguely remembering that she was still a young girl who hadn't left the court Knowing and cherishing each other with Xia Houyuan, they tied the knot and continued to have children, but more than twenty years have passed in a flash, and their daughters are as old as themselves back then...

"I knew you forgot!" Xia Houshu didn't intend to give his mother extra time to think about whether he was fooling her again, and he didn't want to see his mother think of bad things in the past, so he hurriedly offered sweet words, "I was originally I plan to keep it from you, and wait until your birthday to surprise you, but since you found out, my daughter wishes you good luck in the East China Sea, a beautiful face, and a smile always!"

Women are soft-hearted and afraid of getting old, and Zhong Yuqing is no exception.Especially at her age, and having experienced the pain of losing a parent and child, age seems to be more difficult for her.

After a while, Zhong Yuqing came back to her senses, and glanced at the box of rouge lightly. It seemed that it was indeed different from ordinary rouge, so she half-believingly said, "I don't want you to be lying to me."

"Daughter dare not!" Xia Houshu immediately became docile like a little sheep, "The eldest brother is gone, and the second brother is not at home. The daughter also wants to make her mother happy. Please forgive me for the sake of my filial piety." This time."

Seeing that Xia Houshu began to act obediently again, Zhong Yuqing knew that she would not be able to find out the truth.

Qingfang was also bewitching at the side: "Princess, you see that this rouge complements your complexion more, and the third girl is filial and knows what you like. From the perspective of slaves, the third girl already knows that she is wrong, so please forgive me." This time." Then she looked at Yunxi and Yuhu, and said, "Don't be lazy, you two, and the three girls will have to keep up when they go out again."

Yunxi and Yuhu quickly answered "yes".

Even the loyal servant girl beside her was absolving Xia Houshu and finding the steps for everyone. What Zhong Yuqing didn't understand, she didn't want to be a villain, and she didn't want to play cat and mouse with her daughter.There is a saying that if she is not deaf, not dumb, and not a family member, if she, as a mother, can't learn to turn a blind eye, she will be pissed off by the children under her knees long ago!

Zhong Yuqing sighed and said: "None of you brothers and sisters is worry-free! Yi'er is about to reach the crown and is not steady. As for you, you dress up all day long and go out to fool around. You don't have the demeanor of a lady. I think You brothers and sisters want to join forces to piss me off!"

Seeing this, Xia Houshu hurriedly got up and hugged Zhong Yuqing's arm to please him, saying, "Don't be angry, my daughter already knows her mistake, so I promise I won't be an example!"

Zhong Yuqing was not yet confused, so she said: "You clever ghost, you can pretend to be cunning and fool me. If you are not punished today, you will not learn a lesson." Looking at Li Butler at the side, she said sternly, "Order, without my permission, no one is allowed to let the third girl go out, otherwise the family law will take care of her."

Steward Li took the order and answered yes respectfully. The maids and women next to her were all silent, and they secretly peeked at the little master, wishing to put their eyes on her.