After the emperor left the capital, there was an inexplicable sense of vigilance in the capital.

The nightlife in the capital seemed to have suddenly disappeared by more than half. Before three quarters after the evening, the streets were deserted. The gatekeepers had closed the city gates early, and outsiders were not allowed to move around freely.

The moon was above the willow trees. The Cheng residence was quiet at the moment. No one was walking around and everyone had gone to bed.

Liu Yunniang lay next to Minminer in the tent covered with embroidery threads. It was already a little hot in early summer. Minminer was wearing a small bellyband, with a bulging belly. She slept with her legs spread out. After lying next to Liu Yunniang for a while, she turned over and moved away from Liu Yunniang, muttering, "Mom!"

Liu Yunniang couldn't help but laugh. She propped up her elbows and reached out to lift the quilt to cover her daughter. She saw a layer of sweat under the little girl's neck.

The short hair on her temples was also damp.

Liu Yunniang couldn't sleep, so she simply lifted the curtain and got out of bed. She took a round fan embroidered with peonies from the shelf, sat beside the bed and gently fanned Minmin.

This girl went out to watch a play with Master Liu today. The child had tender skin and could not wear a hat. After the play, they wandered around for the whole day. I heard that walking from the beginning of the street to the end of the street was not enough, so she pulled Master Liu to go to the fish pond to play in the water. Master Liu persuaded her and bought a string of sticky candies before the girl agreed to go home.

Her face is still red and it hasn't gone away even after applying floral water. I'm afraid she's been exposed to the sun.

Normally I would stay together for a while before falling asleep, but tonight I just washed up quickly with my eyes closed and went to bed.

"Oh, I must have inherited this naughty nature from my husband!" Liu Yunniang would not admit that she was as naughty as she was when she was a child.

I also thought of my husband who was on a business trip. He was a worrying guy and never wrote more than a few words in a letter home!

It made her always think about him!

It was quiet at night, and Liu Yunniang felt even more uncomfortable. How nice it would be if she could be with him in such a quiet time, listening to each other's heartbeats, feeling each other's body temperature, and hearing his deep, heart-rending laughter~

I can’t even think about it, it makes my mouth dry and my body numb!

Liu Yunniang was not wearing shoes either. She walked barefoot on the floor. The cool and smooth ground soothed the heat in her heart a little. She picked up the teapot on the table and leaned over to pour a cup. The white jade green glaze teacup set off the emerald yellow tea soup, which was crystal clear. Liu Yunniang picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. The crystal clear water droplets slid along her chin into her small clothes, leaving a watermark.

Alas, I don't know how the families of the generals survived these days~

Liu Yunniang looked at the stars and thought about the infatuated men and women in ancient times. She couldn't help but smile. What is love?

Isn't it that you are the wind and I am the sand, lingering to the end of the world~

You are the grasshopper on the vine and I am the flower on the vine. If you poke me, I will reveal my spring beauty to you.

Well, I haven't written a love story for a while. Anyway, I drank a lot of herbal tea tonight and I can't sleep, so I might as well write one~

After a few days, Liu Yunniang gave the manuscript to Cui'er and asked Cui'er to deliver it to Rong Liulang's bookshop.

Cheng Deqing was a reserved, jealous man. If he was unhappy, he would vent it. She didn't want to offend him, so she went to the bookstore and the opera house every day, trying to avoid Zhu Chenggong.

This made Zhu Chenggong sigh for a long time.

Madam Liu, you are so unlovable. I have never done anything disrespectful to you. For your husband, I can't even be your friend.

The personal servant stood aside, watching Zhu Chenggong holding the manuscript, and watching the maid who delivered the letter walk further and further away, looking so lonely, and he also laughed in his heart.

Who doesn't know your little thoughts?

Since ancient times, men and women have been strictly separated. Although the customs of Daqi people have become more open, it is not allowed to think about married women.

It's obvious that Mr. Cheng is not someone you can easily mess with. You should just focus on earning money!

Or at least he could marry a mistress to take care of the household chores. The old lady's nagging is giving him, a servant, a headache.

Zhu Chenggong had no idea what the servant was thinking. He sat by the window, holding the manuscript, and slowly opened the newly delivered "Family History".

The handwriting is beautiful and the story is graceful and moving. I finished reading page by page in one sitting. I even forgot to drink a cup of tea. I was very impressed by the story.

What is love?

Is it that the young Marquis Lu Sheng is asking for it but cannot get it, or is he waiting silently?

Was it that Gong Qingjin, the daughter of the Shangshu, was imprisoned because of love and could not bear the humiliation, so she jumped off the Liusheng Cliff?

Or did the treacherous minister Shen Jing let go of his hatred, resign from his post and disappear into obscurity? Was this a betrayal or a fulfillment?

The downfall of the three families and the wasted lives of the three individuals were all wrong in the end.

Lu Sheng and Gong Qingjin, who are over fifty years old, met by chance at the farm. They smiled at each other with tears in their eyes. Everything was like a passing cloud, and it seemed that so many years had passed in the blink of an eye. They had to live well for the rest of their lives, and then bid farewell reluctantly~

Hey!

Zhu Chenggong let out a long sigh!

Madam Liu is such a lovely, lively and charming young lady who lives such a vibrant, cheerful and enthusiastic life. Why is it that every time I write a story about her, it is always a story full of sadness?

There are so many regrets in the world, can't we let the young men and women in the storybooks have a happy reunion? !

The shopkeeper saw that Zhu Chenggong was frowning, and guessed that the storybook must be some sad and complicated story. He hurriedly bent over to take the storybook, picked it up with his fingers, and opened it to read it carefully.

After a while, a line of tears flowed across the weathered cheeks, and the shopkeeper sighed, how could there be such a tragic love in the world!

Oh, even though he is old, he couldn't help but have tears in his eyes!

Not to mention the young girls and young women who are thinking about love in their boudoirs!

This book is bound to be a big seller!

It has been a while since Madam Cheng wrote such a touching, sad and mournful book!

After Cui'er delivered the manuscript, she saw that it was still early in the morning, so she stopped by South Beauty to pick out some rouge and powder.

The rouge and powder used by the lady are all specially supplied by South Beauty. Speaking of this, Cui Er can't help but puff out her chest and look proud~

As the head maidservant of the master's only daughter, every time she went to the counter, it was like returning to the Liu Family Silver Shop in Qiantang. The shop assistants, young and old, would enthusiastically call her Sister Cui'er! Uncle Bao in the backyard workshop would also smile and say, "Little Cui'er, you're here~" when he saw her.

Just then, she walked in with a heroic and confident look. Xiao Luzi, who was greeting the guests, suddenly brightened up her eyes and said, "Sister Cui'er, come in quickly."

The shopkeeper was the same one who had watched her and her wife grow up. When he saw her come in, he smiled and nodded.

Many of them are old people who followed from Qiantang. When Cui Er came here, she was greeted with great warmth and felt very relaxed and happy.

A guest at the side looked up and Cui'er was stunned. The man had already covered his face with a handkerchief and walked out the door.

Cui Er couldn't help but murmur to herself, "Isn't this Princess Fu'an? How come she is so gentle and chaste?"

Xiao Luzi came up to her and started a conversation. "She is actually a county lady? I never expected her to have such aura. She also lives in Rush Grass Lane. She is said to be the family of a member of the Ministry of Works. Her mother-in-law brought home a baby girl a few days ago."

Cui Er gave Xiao Luzi a deep look and said, "You know so much!"

After saying this, he held the package that the shopkeeper had taken out and returned to the mansion.

"Madam, you don't know, guess who I met?" Cui'er looked mysterious.

Liu Yunniang was painting flowers on a rabbit lantern woven from thin bamboo threads with her orchid fingers. The little girl Minminer, upon hearing the kitchen maid's daughter bragging about the year she went to the street to see lanterns, how beautiful the lanterns were and how lifelike the flowers were painted on them, begged Liu Yunniang to buy her one.

This is not a holiday, and there is no Taobao. If you place an order today, it will arrive tomorrow. Where can you find lanterns? The old ones left in the mansion are not liked by me.

Master Liu wanted to coax his granddaughter, "It's easy to make a lantern." As he said that, he ordered people to get rice paper and thin bamboo, and rolled up his sleeves to start working.

After a while, she had made a rabbit-shaped lantern, and then she squinted her eyes and carefully pasted the rice paper.

Then he spread his hands and handed it over to his daughter, "Nannan, you have asked everyone to teach you, so drawing flowers should be a piece of cake~"

Little Princess Minmin looked at her mother with admiration, and her pair of starry eyes almost made Liu Yunniang burst into tears with cuteness.

Liu Yunniang rolled up her sleeves and began to draw patterns to fulfill the little ancestor's wish.

Hearing Cui'er's words, she chuckled without even raising her head and said, "I won't ask. Let's see if you can hold it in?" She had a sly look on her face, and the tassel hairpin on her head swayed gently, like a butterfly about to flap its wings and fly high. She was still as beautiful and charming as a sixteen girl.

The maids and old women serving around all covered their mouths and laughed. Master Liu also laughed, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked out of the door.

Cui Er pouted immediately, "Madam, why are you like this? It's so boring. I won't tell you. Humph! You can't guess, I met the Princess of Fu'an today. If her appearance hadn't changed, I wouldn't have believed it. She's gentle and kind, like a good wife and mother. She's much better than before!"

"Xiao Luzi said that she was a female relative of Zheng Dadi, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Works. So she must have remarried."

"Princess Fu'an? If you hadn't mentioned her, I would have forgotten her. She has a gentle and kind face and seems to be living a good life. I guess she married into a kind and good family."

"Yes, yes," Cui'er cleverly changed the cinnabar pen for Liu Yunniang, and took out a brass rooster from her sleeve pocket and handed it to Minmin'er with a smile, "Miss, here, I went to the street to choose it for you, do you like it?"

When Minmin saw the new thing, she stopped sticking to Liu Yunniang and happily took the bronze rooster. "Thank you, Aunt Cui~"

Cui Er was so confused by Min Min Er's sweet talk that she said, "Girl, play like this, press its body, and it will jump up."

Seeing that the lady also looked curious, she did not hide her curiosity and whispered, "What a coincidence. I just happened to go to Fuyun Street to pick up the belt hook for Er Shunzi, and I saw this little thing on the shopkeeper's shelf. As soon as I saw it, I guessed that the girl would like it."

Liu Yunniang pointed at the cunning look of this girl with a pen and couldn't help laughing. This girl, even after getting married, is still so slick all day long. No wonder Er Shunzi looked so worried before leaving.

"I remember a time when she was on the street before. At that time, she was the wife of the Marquis of Jingyang. Her face was gloomy and haggard. It was completely different from now!"

"So, if a woman marries the right man, it's like a second life. You have a lucky life!" Liu Yunniang said jokingly.

Cui Er was also shameless and said carelessly, "Yes, yes, yes, I was born with a good fate, and you, Madam, are also blessed with both fortune and luck~"

When the maid heard her tone, she grinned again~

In Anyuan Marquis's Mansion, the Crown Prince's wife Lin Wanwan is not so lucky. Alas~

The Marquis's wife was in menopause, and she was constantly making trouble. Song Qi was away on a campaign, the old Marquis was not at home, and the Marquis of Anyuan was having an affair with his concubine. The Marquis's wife was so angry that she dumped it on Lin Wanwan and the servants all day long.

She either complained that the food was too salty, or that the bed was too hard, or that the chirping of the birds in the tree in front of the window disturbed her sleep.

Even if you are just drinking a cup of tea, you have to say something unfavorable!

In short, there are all kinds of unpleasant reasons to control my wife~

It's all because of this daughter-in-law's bad luck. Other families have children and grandchildren around them early on, enjoying the happiness of family life, but she has been nagging for so long, but she can't even see a shadow of them~

Lin Wanwan stood there calmly, listening to the Marquis's endless nagging.

Seeing that she was like a pillar, the Marquis's wife did not try to comfort her, but just stood there blankly, getting even more angry.

"Look at you like this. If others see you like this, they will think that I am a mother-in-law who is being unreasonable and bullying my daughter-in-law. I have never hit or scolded you, so why do you have to act so hypocritically? Forget it, get out of my sight and leave me alone~"

Lin Wanwan knelt down and saluted, forcing a smile on her face. "Mother, that's not right. I'm worried. I heard that buckwheat husks can clear the brain and improve eyesight. Using a buckwheat pillow can improve eyesight, clear away heat and calm the nerves, and help you sleep better. I've asked someone to buy some. I'll go back and make one for you so you can sleep better at night."

"Go, go!" The Marquis's wife waved her hands impatiently. The old women in the room all looked reluctant. It was embarrassing and disrespectful to the Crown Prince's wife. Fortunately, the Crown Prince's wife was gentle and considerate, unlike the daughter-in-law of the Lu family, who was born into a military family and was stubborn and confronted her mother-in-law.

Lin Wanwan smiled as she walked out of the door. As soon as she stepped out of the yard, her face darkened.

She couldn't help but stroke her belly with one hand, her brows filled with worry. She hoped that God would bless her and let her give birth to the baby as soon as possible so that she could please her mother-in-law.

I guess by then my parents-in-law will be happy and life will be better.

I don’t know where Brother Song Qi is now. I hope he can come back soon.

A willow branch extends out of the wall, covered with new green leaves. Year after year, life should have a purpose.


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