Jian An Kee

Note 1: In fact, very little cotton was planted in the Central Plains at this time, and there may be some in the south of the Yangtze River, which does not belong to the scope of mass production.

prelude

I lay weakly on the bed, allowing some people who didn't know the truth to surround me.Among them, my grandmother was the most emotional. Although she was restrained by self-restraint, she still glared at Gongsun Shao; Zhu'er squeezed in front of me, wiping her tears frequently, but instead asked me to comfort her.

Gongsun Shao was distracted, accepting accusations or glaring from everyone.As for Dr. Na Lu, although he was asking for my pulse with a serious face, his face was actually flushed and he was not concentrating.

I closed my eyes and felt that the baby was sleeping peacefully in my womb, so I slowly relaxed.

Grandma urged me to take a good rest, and then said to Gongsun Shao seriously: "Young master come out with me, I have something to say to young master."

Taking advantage of everyone's inattention, I gave Gongsun Shaofei a gloating look. His eyes were blank, and he followed grandma to the outer hall, leaving only Zhu'er in the room to bring me tea and water.

I lay down impatiently for a while, struggling to sit up, but Zhuer refused to do so, shaking her head was a firm determination.Seeing her serious face, my heart felt warm again.

At noon the next day, or after twelve o'clock, I got up and went to the yard. Everyone bowed their heads in fear and said nothing. The sun was very strong, there was no wind, and the whole world seemed to be still.

"What happened?" I murmured, and ordered someone to go to the east courtyard to invite the master.

"Poor guy..." Seeing Gongsun Shao's lack of sleep, I couldn't help laughing, "Tell me, buddy, how did you suffer yesterday?"

He kept a straight face, and after a while he aggressively forced me into the small space between the pillar and his arm (and took care not to touch my poor distended belly).

"Oh, no, no, honey you need to calm down." I held up my hands and said emotionally, "Please calm down, I was wrong."

He leaned into my ear and gritted his teeth and said: "Yesterday, my subordinate fell into your hands. Do you know what nonsensical things your grandmother said to my subordinate?"

"I'll make amends to you, Mr. Gongsun." I swallowed, and answered swearingly.

"how to say?"

"Sorry honey, I didn't know that trick would bother you so much, it was just my little joke about being a bored pregnant woman."

"Madam, you need to sincerely apologize to me." He complained.

"how to say?"

"Hmm..." He turned his head away, as if thinking.

I waved his arm away and frowned: "Let me sit down, I'm not feeling well."

He smiled lowly: "Don't act, it's better for us to settle the matter now, otherwise the lady will turn around and deny it."

"Oh, Mr. Gongsun, back then I asked you... No, when we reached an agreement to ask you to pretend to be the master, it was because of the situation. I was wrong yesterday, so please let me go."

He was very satisfied with the answer, let go of the hand that imprisoned me, and relaxed his muscles: "Well, yes, you have to compensate me for a day's vacation."

"Ahem, of course." I laughed dryly.

Zhu'er was drying clothes in the yard, and she had seen Gongsun Shao and me here a long time ago.After he had walked far enough, he came up to me and asked timidly, "Miss, are you okay?"

"Uh, of course...not."

"Miss, Gongsun guards him..."

I stood on the steps and turned my head to the direction where there was no sun melancholy: "I can't help my mother... The leisurely days will always pass."

Act One

I invite Doctor Lu to today's luncheon.

As the head of the family, Gongsun Shao, that is, my husband, naturally took the lead.I sat on his right and Dr. Lu sat on his left.

Before the meeting, I leaned into his ear and asked, "Gongsun Shao, you seem to be the chairman. Did you train before?"

He raised his eyebrows and raised his eyebrows: "Master, I am self-taught."

I looked at him curiously, and suddenly found that he no longer had a trace of quackery in his body, replaced by the slutty style I am most used to.Perhaps, he also had a past that he was unwilling to announce to everyone.

"Excuse me," I whispered still close to his ear, "Shao, do you have any connection with the former Gongsun Zan, or the current Liaodong prefect Gongsun Kang's family?"

The sandalwood chopsticks in his hand broke with a "bata", and the smile on the corner of his mouth widened: "Ma'am, it's very impolite for you to inquire about my private affairs like this."

"Come on, if I take the liberty, I should know that there is no relationship called 'mutual trust' between us."

"That makes sense." He turned his head and bowed his head to the peach-blossom Doctor Lu who had applied a thin layer of rouge and powder.

I suppressed my displeasure and raised my glass to toast.

The banquet is halfway through.

"What's her name?"

"Who are you referring to?"

"That little girl with good medical skills and good looks, who has a miserable life experience."

"Oh, please pay attention to your wording. My husband thinks your performance today is too generous."

"Come on, Gongsun Shao, do you think I need to be nice to my husband's new love? Pay attention to the key points and answer my question."

"If I remember correctly, her name is Lu Cui, Shan Kai."

"Okay." I folded my hands on my knees and looked away for a moment: "She's looking at us, it's really rude to whisper at a banquet."

"My husband agrees with your point of view."

I drank a pint of wine throughout the luncheon, and barely tasted it.After the banquet, I said to Dr. Lu: "Miss Lu, I don't have extra time to prepare for today's banquet. I'm afraid it's a rush. Maybe the variety of dishes is not rich enough."

"Where, ma'am, I appreciate your hospitality." She bowed and saluted me.

"That's good." I smiled and said with deep eyes, "Once you are hungry, as long as there is food, I am afraid that the lady will not be picky?"

Her face froze, I got up and said to Gongsun Shao: "Husband see off the guest for me." After saying that, I walked inside with a flick of my sleeves.

Second act

I lay in bed holding a giant cotton (Note 1) stuffed duck without saying a word.

"Miss, what is this?" Zhu'er stroked the duck's big butt curiously.

I buried my face under the duck's wings and said sullenly, "I asked the weaving workshop in Wu County to make ducks out of cotton."

"Ah!" She screamed: "So fat, with such a small head, it's actually a duck? This servant thought it was a monster bird."

"Nonsense, the monster bird is so cute." I gave her a blank look.

"But the servant doesn't think it's cute at all. What do you think?" She tugged at Le Ling who was cleaning up.

Le Ling said solemnly: "If Miss likes it, she is cute."

"Sister Le Ling, you are a sycophant!"

"I don't. Sister Zhu'er is the flatterer. You are the one who loves to flatter young ladies."

"You talk nonsense!"

I ignored their arguing and said to myself, "Have you ever had a mentality, a possessive mentality. Even if it's just an illusion, you feel unhappy because of a loss that doesn't exist?"

"I don't understand what Miss is talking about." Pearl helped me clean up the clothes and ducks that had been kicked to the floor.

"Forget it, you call grandma to come and accompany me."

"Yes."

Grandma came in with two maids, each holding a large plate of dishes, all of which are famous local dishes.I frowned and looked at it again, but I had no appetite at all.

"Girl Lan, for the sake of the child, you should also eat more." She advised me like this.

I nodded silently, took a bowl of clam soup into my hand, drank half of it in a small sip, and said with a smile on my face, "Grandma, I drank it."

"Silly boy, don't hold back your grievances by yourself." Grandma sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and patted my arm comfortingly: "Master, he did something wrong, the most hateful thing is that surnamed Lu, It's not easy for you to come forward, grandma will send her away tomorrow, so that my granddaughter won't be sulking every day in the room!"

I lay back on the bed without making a sound, and laughed in my heart: If Dr. Lu is really driven away, then Gongsun Shao's face will be bright.However, for the sake of possible potential threats, of course she couldn't leave.

Act Three

My cousin Zhou Jun came to see me when I was nearly seven months pregnant.It's not that I wasn't worried, but I couldn't hide it after all, so I simply went out to welcome him.

His eyes moved from my face to my stomach and then to Gongsun Shao's body.

I covered my mouth and snickered: "Brother, you look like this, could it be that you have taken a fancy to Mr. Gongsun?"

He tightened his face and smiled dryly: "Alan, you're making jokes again."

I went over to greet him, and stretched out my hand: "Brother found me not far away, so please come in and have tea and rest."

His mandibles haven't closed yet, and his eyeballs are still glued to my swollen belly, and he staggers when he walks.

After the host and guest sat down, I said, "I don't come here for anything. I'm fine here. Why did you come here?"

"Alan, don't say that, your family is also worried about you."

I burst into laughter, touched my swollen belly, and did not hide my contempt: "It's a strange thing, no one remembered me when I left, except for the eldest brother. And the eldest brother just happened to be named Zhou, which is really strange. What a coincidence."

He sighed deeply: "Alan always pretends to be old, and makes things difficult for yourself from time to time."

"I'm not a child." I raised my eyebrows, "Brother, let's have some tea."

He lifted up his robe and sat down on the floor, looked around, and said: "Well, it seems that the younger sister never wrongs herself."

"Don't worry, brother."

Seeing me pouring tea for him, he couldn't help frowning: "Little sister, big brother really can't get used to this kind of thing."

I shook my hand: "The taste of tea has been popular in the south of the Yangtze River for decades, and scholars from the north of the Yangtze River flock to it. Brother, you need to learn more before you can deal with them."

He laughed, "little sister, let me tell you the truth."

"Well, just don't ask me whose child I'm having."

"Little sister!"

I signaled the servants to back down, and said coldly, "Brother, as you can see, Uncle's former subordinate pretended to be my husband. Because, no matter what, I am not sure that I will gain a foothold in this small mountain village as a non-commissioned official."

He lowered his head and folded his hands on the short table, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "So, is that General Sun's child?"

I said in amazement, "Ah, of course, otherwise who else? Don't worry, if it was a boy, I would not selfishly keep him around. He would belong to his father."