The Possession of My Beloved

    Mother's grief and grievance subtly affected Li Lan, so Lian Lilan chose the former without hesitation between her cousins ​​Cui Xingzhou and Zhao Quan. There is no other reason. Zhao Quan's temperament is too similar to that of his father Lian Hanshan.

    She doesn't want to be like her mother, looking at the glory of others and complaining all day long.

    Because she had already figured out Cousin Cui's temperament and preferences, she knew that he liked women who were gentle and understanding, filial to their mothers, and put their aunts first in everything, winning the concubine Chu The love of her, finally being able to marry into the palace, can be regarded as making up for the resentment of her mother's life.

    Thinking of this, Lian Lilan's heart was relieved, she felt that she really shouldn't have persuaded her mother before, and took the inferior route. It's getting late, she has to go to bed quickly, she will be refreshed tomorrow, to please her future mother-in-law, and to let her cousin see her virtuous virtue...

    Because the concubine's birthday banquet was imminent, Cui Xingzhou's long-married sister Cui Fu also returned to her parents' home with her two-year-old son Jin'er.

    Her husband is the son-in-law of Duke Qing, and the mansion is also in Yanzhou, in another province. It is not easy to come back again.

    Before rushing to the birthday banquet hall, Cui Fu asked Cui Xingzhou, who specially came to see her nephew Jin'er, and asked with a smile, "You went to Zhennan for business a few days ago, and I asked you to bring it for me. Han Xiangzhai's fat powder is back, have you ever bought it?"

    Cui Xingzhou shook the rattle to tease his nephew, and thought for a moment: "I bought it...and I gave it away as a gift. I'll buy it for you tomorrow."

    Cui Fu glared at her younger brother: "Hanxiangzhai's fat powder must be ordered in advance, because the pollen is mixed with chrysanthemum juice from northern Sichuan before the frost, and it was not ordered this year. , I have to wait until the golden autumn of the coming year... Which beautiful woman made my brother Zhou Zheng's always fascinated, and gave me the fat powder I finally settled on!"

    Cui Xingzhou did not expect that the fat powder he gave to Liu Miantang had so much attention. At the beginning, Liu Miantang diligently mended his jacket, but he just followed the etiquette and gave her the fat powder in his arms.

    Now that my sister is making fun of him about this, he doesn't say anything, just teasing his nephew Jin'er.

    Cui Fu has a bright temperament and will not annoy her brother because of a box of fat powder. As for Hongyan, whom her brother met outside, she thought she was well-behaved and lovely, so she attracted his liking.

    Cui Fu is different from her mother Chu, she doesn't like her aunt Lian Chu and her daughter who is always asking for cheap.

      It means that the father is not a good person, and the life of the sister is very hard.

    Every time this happens, my aunt's words make my mother cry.

    And now, the mother has finally survived, the younger brother succeeded the king of Huainan, and the aunt moved forward like a different person, complimenting the mother's natural fortune, and the thought Er stuffed her daughter into the palace.

    Cui Fu was married far away and didn't care about her family's affairs.

    So Cui Fu is happy to see that Cui Xingzhou has another beauty.

    However, the siblings were also in a hurry, so Cui Xingzhou went to the front hall to meet the guests.

    The birthday banquet in the palace is very lively. The water banquet will be held for five days, and local famous actors have been invited to the stage.

    However, compared to previous years, there are still fewer guests and friends who come to the palace to celebrate their birthday this time.

    Cui Xingzhou understands that this has a lot to do with someone in the DPRK impeaching him for owning troops.

    Long live today has always been quite afraid of several kings with different surnames canonized by the previous emperor. Now that the bandit situation in Zhenzhou has greatly improved a year ago, Long live naturally can't wait to kill the donkey.

    The wind direction is the most important in officialdom. Now that the spring breeze can't blow the boundary of Zhenzhou, there is naturally a bright mind to understand the holy will, and he is unwilling to come.

    In all social gatherings, these are unavoidable, and Cui Xingzhou is used to it early in the morning.

    After the banquet, the tea party in the garden began. The King of Huaiyang went to the study to rest under the pretense of being too drunk.

    There was no one in the study at this time, Cui Xingzhou was sitting alone at a sandalwood desk, looking at the blue sky beyond the eaves by the window.

    On the table are several letters asking for relatives. The first few copies belonged to the nephews of the future Yuezhang Lian family.

    Because it was delivered by my aunt, I always have to admire it. But these few officials are really unbearable, and just now at the banquet, my aunt pushed the sluggish uncle to say that my uncle was not good at being a lobbyist, and he was stumbling and stumbling.

    Lingquan Town has set up a net, waiting for the rebels to throw themselves into the net. Where is there room for someone to make trouble?

    This kind of business, he will not explain it to his aunt and cousin.

    The King of Huaiyang doesn't like women who make their own decisions. No matter whether his aunt's proposal today means Lian Lilan, he will beat the drum for his cousin's family.

    So he didn't even read the remaining "family letters" and threw them into the incense burner beside him.

    There were a lot of guests in the front hall, but Cui Xingzhou felt lazy for a while and didn't want to do human entertainment. The atmosphere of the palace was noisy and lively, but he just wanted to be quiet.

    So I brought only the little servant Mo Ru, out of the palace through the back door, and got on the boat along the river bank.

    Although it was spring at this time, it was still cool at night. He drank some wine at the birthday banquet, and when the cool wind blew, he felt a little overwhelmed.

    The boatman asked the little servant where he was going, and he looked at the prince who was sitting on the side of the boat, but couldn't tell the direction, only let the boatman drive aimlessly all the way, less than half Shi Chen came to the dock in Lingshui Town.

      Pay attention to his whereabouts, and you can sleep all night.

    So Cui Xingzhou slowed down and let the boatman dock, and then accompanied by the stars all the way, walked all the way, and came to the North Street to lock the door.

    Let's talk about Liu Miantang, since he bought the shop, he has urged the craftsmen to repair the shop.

    It only took a few days to take care of the shop, but the husband did not know where he went with Zhao Shenyi to socialize, and he was not seen.

    Today, when she went to the street to ask the carpenter to come back and build the shelves, she thought that the official should be able to turn back, but at night, the door knocker really rang.

    Liu Miantang quickly got up when she heard the sound from the door of the house.

    In the past few days, she was afraid that when her husband came home in the middle of the night, she would be greeted with a unkempt face, so before going to bed, she asked Li's mother to help her braid a long twisted braid on the side of her ear.

    When she heard her husband's footsteps, she had changed into a fitted pleated skirt, put some rouge on her lips, then pulled her embroidered slippers, and greeted the door neatly with her head and face. , smiled shyly at the official: "The official is back!"

    Because it was already dark at this time, Cui Xingzhou planned to sleep quietly in the wing for the night, but who would have thought that Miantang had not slept yet, and greeted him without waiting for him to enter the wing. .

    And not allowing him to speak, the little lady raised the curtain and waited eagerly for him to come in.

      Although she has experienced some ups and downs in the past few years, she probably has a good appearance and has suffered from the pain of a man, and she has never been made to suffer from the hardships of sleeping in the air. Her skin was white, and her beautiful eyes revealed an unsullied innocence.

    With such a pair of eyes, people can't help but let their guard down. It's no wonder that the two shopkeepers sold the shop to her at a low price.

     While thinking lazily, Cui Xingzhou involuntarily stepped into the house full of fragrance.

    With the experience of the first two night raids by officials, Miantang, who thought she was a bride and had to start all over again, has made full preparations.

    In the past few days, she took Mama Li to buy bacon and prepared enough eggs, grain and oil. Even if someone is hungry at night, they can immediately cut the meat into slices and fry the fragrant rice to eat.

    In addition, she also bought a big bathtub, but it cost a little to boil water and firewood, so after buying it, Miantang was reluctant to use it herself, thinking about bringing the officials back, and the heat is still boiling Put two large iron pots with hot water, let him soak in warm water and relieve fatigue.

    So when Cui Xingzhou came in, Miantang happily led him to look at the newly added property behind the screen.

    "The craftsmanship of Pei Niangzi's family at the head of the North Street is well-known, so I ordered one at her house, because they are all neighborhoods, she also charged me half of the money. What! After a while, I will ask Li's mother to boil hot water for the officials to bathe..."

     Halfway through the words, Miantang smelled the strong smell of alcohol coming from Cui Xingzhou, and hesitantly said: "Is the official drinking?"

    He was in a dreadful mood today, and he was too lazy to pretend to be a husband. He just wanted to lie down like this, and no one would bother him.

    If this woman has malicious intentions, this is the best chance... Although Cui Xingzhou is drunk and worried, he still thinks of this point with self-deprecation.

    He closed his eyes and listened to the faint footsteps coming from the room. When Liu Miantang walked outside the door, he didn't know what to say to Mama Li, and came back after a while.

    It turned out that Miantang just went to carry the water basin, wet the towel and wiped Cui Xingzhou's face.

    At this time, if it was a maid in the palace, she would naturally observe her words, and would not dare to delay the rest of the prince, let alone put the wet wipes on his face without the prince's call.

    But Liu Miantang is not a maid, but a serious lady who thinks she is Cui Xianggong. The aroma of the wine is naturally mellow and sweet in the jar, but after entering the stomach, after an hour or two, the smell will be unbearable.