It was cold, and the moonlight sprinkled frost on the bluestone pavement, and the wheels ran over, making a cold and hard creaking sound.

When they arrived at the door of Qiao's mansion with red lanterns, the curtain of the car was lifted by the little girl, and the young man with a long and jade body walked out of it and walked inside with a piece of silver frost.

As soon as I entered the gate, I heard the sound of the piano.

Qiao Mo stopped to listen.

The sound of the piano is calm and peaceful, like the chirping of birds and insects in summer in this cold night, low and gentle, which makes people relax when they listen to it.

Looking at the dim lights, Qiao Mo couldn't help but speed up his pace.

"The master is back." The maid curtsied to Qiao Mo.

Qiao Mo waved his hand to signal the maid not to disturb his wife, who was playing the piano, and walked in with light steps.

Xu Jinghong sat in front of the piano table, tuned the strings with his bare hands, raised his eyes and glanced at the door, and then stood up.

As soon as the sound of the piano stopped, the young child sleeping on the cot began to pout and hum.

Xu Jinghong smiled helplessly at Qiao Mo, sat down again and continued to stroke the piano.

The peaceful sound of the piano sounded, and the toddler rolled over and went back to sleep.

Qiao Mo entered the cubicle to change clothes and clean his hands, turned back to look at the sleeping child, and gently touched her cheek.

The sound of the piano gradually stopped.

Xu Jinghong walked over, raised his hand to arrange Qiao Mo's collar, and asked, "Are you hungry?" ”

"I'm hungry."

Xu Jinghong instructed the maid to put the supper in the east, and told the nurse to take care of the little master, and the two went over to eat together.

The earth dragon burned in the east for a while, and the house was as warm as a spring day.

Qiao Mo sat opposite Xu Jinghong, took a few sips of the hot tea offered by the maidservant, and said apologetically: "There are a lot of things in the yamen these days, and the time to accompany you and the children is getting less and less. ”

Xu Jinghong smiled faintly: "What's this, you can't delay the business, Ling'er has me to take care of it." ”

Qiao Mo and Xu Jinghong have a similar temperament after getting married, and with the passage of time, the relationship between husband and wife has become stronger, and they have a daughter named Qiao Ling, who is now almost four years old.

When it comes to his daughter, Xu Jinghong's always cold eyebrows and eyes softened: "This girl is getting more and more difficult, and she always wants me to play the piano at night before she is willing to sleep." ”

Qiao Mo smiled: "Ling'er follows you, and she will definitely become a master of piano art in the future." ”

Xu Jinghong glanced out the window.

In the past two years, glass windows have become popular in the capital, and many wealthy families have replaced them with such windows, which are bright and warm.

At this moment, the glass windows are covered with beautiful frost flowers, blocking the outside view.

Xu Jinghong retracted his gaze: "In terms of piano skills, I think Li San's sister is above me." ”

Qiao Mo and Qiao Zhao are brother and sister, and Xu Jinghong is naturally called an aunt and sister-in-law.

"She has dabbled in many aspects, and she is not as skilled as you are at the piano."

Qiao Mo said casually, but Xu Jinghong looked at him in surprise.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Jinghong frowned and said calmly: "I always feel that you are polite to Sister Li San in front of me." ”

It seems that they are brother and sister, closer than her relationship with Qiao Mo.

Qiao Mo appreciated Xu Jinghong's calmness.

He already needs to spend too much energy on the court, and he really doesn't need a wife who is deep in mind and has to be guessed by people in every move.

Qiao Mo laughed: "It's not polite, I do think so." ”

"By the way, Sister Li San has a letter." Xu Jinghong had a sparse temperament, and it was just a matter of doubt, so he got up and went to the study, and came back with a letter after a while, and asked Qiao Mo, "Do you want to see it?" ”

Although Qiao Mo wanted to see it very much, in the eyes of the world, he and Qiao Zhao were just brothers and sisters, and he didn't take the letter written by his sister to his wife, so he asked, "What did the sister say in the letter?" ”

"Sister Li San said that she is all right in the Northland, and her second child will be born in the spring and summer of next year."

Qiao Mo's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "That's good, I thought that she would not adapt to the climate of the Northland, and her life would be more difficult, but now it seems that I am too worried." ”

"Sister Li San and the king of Zhenbei are in love with each other, and they are accompanied by their families, so they will adapt to it no matter where they are."

Qiao Mo nodded: "I just don't know if their second child is a boy or a girl." Speaking of which, they've been to the Northland for more than three years, and we haven't seen their eldest son, Brother Chun, yet. ”

"Why don't we take Ling'er to see it in the spring of next year?"

The light under Qiao Mo's eyes dimmed: "There are many things in the yamen, and I can't get out." ”

He is different from Shao Mingyuan.

Shao Mingyuan was crowned the king of Zhenbei, although he was not called to enter Beijing in the future, but he was the only king with a different surname in the dynasty, and he was the most noble person in the fief from then on.

But he took the most orthodox path of the imperial examination, with his own ability and the support of the Yue family, it has been smooth sailing in the past few years, but he does not dare to slack off for a moment.

Not to mention that the yamen is busy, even if he is free, he wants to go to the north, I am afraid that his wife's grandfather Xu Shoufu is the first to object.

The husband and wife spent the night supper, washed and went to bed.

The next day, Xu Jinghong opened his eyes, but found that Qiao Mo did not go to the government before dawn as before.

"Today is not a day off." Xu Jinghong thought about it and affirmed.

Qiao Mo laughed: "Yes, I took a leave of absence and will accompany you at home today." ”

"It's not my birthday." Xu Jinghong became more and more confused.

"Guess again."

"The evening ceremony has also been done."

Seeing that Qiao Mo still nodded, Xu Jinghong simply gave up: "I can't guess, my husband will tell me." ”

"Today is the day when we have been married for five years, and we should celebrate a little."

Xu Jinghong was stunned.

It turns out that the day of marriage also needs to be celebrated? Isn't it that the husband has been working hard for days and wants to take the opportunity to be lazy?

Xu Jinghong glanced at Qiao Mo suspiciously.

"Look at the gift I have for you."

After Xu Jinghong cleaned up, Qiao Mo took her hand and went to the inner study.

Xu Jinghong glanced at it and noticed the changes in the inner study.

Originally, in order to coax her daughter, she had moved the piano placed in the study to her daughter's residence, and the piano table had long been empty, but at this moment, there was an extra piano on the rosewood piano table.

Xu Jinghong walked over quickly, the appearance of Guanqin was a joy, and then he plucked the sound, and the joy could not be concealed: "This is the famous piano 'Duyu'?" ”

Qiao Mo looked at Xu Jinghong, and there was a shallow soft light in his eyes: "Back then, you gave your righteous sister the famous piano 'Bingqing' which was rumored to be a good story, and now I give the lady "Duyou", and I hope that the lady will accept it with a smile." ”

Xu Jinghong's beautiful eyes were full of brilliance: "Where did the husband get the 'Duyou'?" ”

Thousands of dollars are easy to get, famous pianos are hard to find, and she now believes that her husband is not asking for leave to be lazy.

"After getting married, I asked someone to look for it, but I didn't expect to find it after all these years."

"Thank you, I love it." Xu Jinghong made no secret of his joy at getting the gift he liked.

"Please play a song for me."

Xu Jinghong knelt in front of the piano and played.

In the melodious and cheerful sound of the piano, Qiao Mo smiled slightly.

He thought that the moon in the north and the moon in the capital were as bright as the moon in the capital.