When Xiao Ningxuan hurried all the way back, the Yongning Marquis Mansion and the Rui Wangfu were already safe and sound, but they couldn't help but sigh when they remembered their brilliant niece.

Mrs. Tai saw that her little son rushed back all the way, her face was tired, and she was distressed for a while, and Mother Qi even commanded the little maid to be busy pouring tea and water for the fourth master.

When Xiao Ningxuan breathed a sigh of relief, Mrs. Tai looked at her youngest son impatiently and asked, "But did you see your brother-in-law?"

Xiao Ningxuan was surprised for a while, knowing that the Jiangnan corruption case shocked the government and the opposition, and the cabinet had already been overwhelmed by the Qin Cha before he arrived in the capital.

"What's wrong?" Mrs. Tai saw her youngest son's uncomfortable expression, her heart sank little by little, after Lin Qing sent a letter, she urged Xiao Ning to rush to Huaizhou, and later met Prince Rui and the princess were in mourning, and the eldest son hurried to urge him to come back. Did you come back before you saw anyone? Or ......

With such heavy news, it is impossible for the huge Yongning Marquis Mansion not to know, for fear that he was suppressed and did not tell Mrs. Tai, Xiao Ning Xuanzheng hesitated whether to talk to the eldest brother first, but he didn't want Mrs. Tai's sharp eyes to look at him tightly.

Although he is now the deputy commander of the soldiers and horses from Wupin and Wucheng, and his official position is not high, he holds important positions and is reused by the emperor, but in the face of his fierce mother, he can't hide it, and finally he said it.

When Mrs. Tai heard this, she immediately had a burst of angina, and she almost couldn't stand, but thanks to Qi's mother behind her, she didn't fall.

Mrs. Yongning Hou gave birth to two sons and a daughter, the eldest son Xiao Yunting attacked Yongning Hou, and the younger son Xiao Yunxuan made up the deputy commander of the soldiers and horses of the five products and five cities, each of whom was capable. Only one daughter, Xiao Yunfei, married Lin Qing, the prefect of Huaizhou, who passed away many years ago, leaving only a small medicine jar Lin Xi, who was still in tears before she died, and asked people to bring a message to her mother, and she must take more care of her son.

Mrs. Tai secretly wept every time she remembered her daughter's delicate appearance at home. Now that the only bloodline of my beloved daughter is alone, she helps the spirit to go to the remote place in Liangzhou, and it is even more uncomfortable.

However, such a serious matter was hidden from all the people in the Hou Mansion, and Mrs. Tai was secretly angry, and immediately called Yongning Hou and his wife into Chongjin Hall, regardless of the three seven twenty-one first scolding Yongning Hou.

"Okay, good, Hou Ye is really capable, the son-in-law has such a big thing, but no one has told the old woman, it can be seen that the old man is always disliked, it is better to prepare a coffin for the old woman and bury it directly, so that I don't feel happy to see it every day!"

When Yongning Hou heard that the fourth master had gone to Chongjin Hall without returning to his courtyard, he knew that something bad was going to happen, and now when he heard Mrs. Tai say such heavy words, he was immediately frightened and knelt on the ground.

Xiao Jinping's matter has not passed, and if it is rumored that he is disrespectful to his mother, he will not do it.

"Mother is wronged, it's not that my son is hiding it from you, it's really for Ping'er's affairs that I didn't care about anything else, and I just found out about my brother-in-law's affairs!"

Mrs. Tai was even more angry when she heard this, "I don't believe this even if you deceive ghosts and ghosts, you and your son-in-law have never been with me, but I didn't expect that when your brother-in-law encountered a great disaster, you also stood by and watched! What a Marquis of Yongning, don't you know that I don't know? The grain merchant Li family gave you a generous gift and asked your brother-in-law to act conveniently, but Lin Qing refused to do so, and you accepted the benefits and refused to spit them out, so you handed over the evil, and finally took the road of Jinzhou to calm down. He knew that the emperor intended to move Jiangnan, so he pulled down his face to write a letter to you, but you just ignored it, and watched him being killed by a traitor, and now he died unjustly, have you ever thought about what your nephew should do, Xi'er is the only blood of your own sister! Even if you go around a little bit, it is good to save your brother-in-law's life!"

Mrs. Tai was so angry that she slapped the table with a crackling sound, but Yongning Hou just bowed her head and let it be scolded, Liu couldn't bear it, so she couldn't help but interject: "Mother blames Hou Ye, for Ping'er's matter, the saint has already reprimanded Hou Ye, I have thought about it in the house behind closed doors during this time, how can I know about Jiangnan's affairs? And my brother-in-law is too upright, even for my nephew, I should think about it a little more!"

It's okay for Liu to not say anything, but as soon as he said it, Mrs. Tai pointed at her nose and scolded: "Do you think there's nothing wrong with you? Hou Ye has always had a good character, so how could the Li family find his way, it wasn't your good brother who introduced it to you, and you saw that Qian was open-minded and asked Hou Ye to intervene in this matter!

Liu's face stiffened when he heard this, and he was about to defend himself, but he heard Yongning Hou scolding in a low voice: "Shut up yet." Liu lowered his head suddenly.

"Mother is angry, how can my son be such a confused person, I also want to help, but the fact that my brother-in-law is widely implicated, even the two princes are involved, he is going to expose all the corruption in Jiangnan at once, how can those people let him go. Although his son is the Marquis of Yongning, he is only a minor official of the fifth grade, and Ping'er's matter has caused the saint to be unhappy, how can he have such great ability to save him! If he can, the son does not want his brother-in-law to die unjustly!"

Yongning Hou kowtowed heavily on the ground, and his voice was clearly visible. Xiao Ningxuan couldn't bear it, so he knelt down and pleaded, "Mother, the eldest brother has no choice, the danger is that he is also related to others, and the nephew can save his life is also in the face of the Yongning Marquis Mansion." ”

Mrs. Tai didn't know, she just felt sorry for her daughter and nephew, she just covered her handkerchief and cried.

Mother Qi gently calmed Mrs. Tai's breath and whispered: "Old lady, there is no way for my uncle to leave, but the young master is still there, his half-old child is in the countryside of Liangzhou, and his health is not good, but how can you eat, you have to be the master of the young master!"

Yes, his grandson, who has no pain, remembers that when he was a child, he saw Lin Xi like a kitten, his cry was thin and weak, and he had to drink medicine before he ate a few mouthfuls of milk, and now that his father and mother are gone, isn't he the only one he can rely on?

Yongning Hou glanced at Qi's mother gratefully, and immediately promised: "Mother rest assured, my son will send someone to Liangzhou, Xi'er will live in Yongning Hou Mansion in the future, he is the flesh and blood of his son, this Hou Mansion's serious young master, in the future, marriage and marriage will be from Hou Mansion, and his application will only be better than his brother, and he will never slack off." In the future, whether it is a career or a business, it will be up to him, and his son will arrange it for him. ”

This lady believed in her eldest son, and when she heard this, her face eased, she nodded, and when she saw that her son and daughter-in-law were kneeling, she said, "Get up." ”

Yongning Hou finally breathed a sigh of relief, so he instructed Liu: "In the past few days, you open the treasury and arrange Lanyue Xuan, and you can move in directly when Xi'er comes." ”

Liu's face immediately changed when he heard this, "Lanyue Xuan is what the Hou Ye promised to Heng'er, his daughter-in-law is pregnant, and what she sees is about to give birth, Zizhuxuan looked fine when she first got married, but now she is too young." ”

Yongninghou glanced at Mrs. Tai, but the old lady squinted her eyes and didn't say anything, so she stroked her beautiful beard, thought about it and said: "Xi'er is not in good health, Lanyue Xuan is warm in winter and cool in summer, which is conducive to his recuperation, as for Heng'er...... You are also thoughtful, so let's open up the Meijingyuan behind Zizhuxuan and give it to him, doesn't he always praise the scenery there?"

Liu twisted the handkerchief, unwilling, a sick son without a father and no mother, how can he compare to the eldest grandson of the Hou Mansion, that Lanyue Xuan is the best courtyard in the entire Hou Mansion, Zizhuxuan is not comparable to Mei Jingyuan, just look at the meaning of Mrs. Tai, and are very satisfied with the Hou Ye, these two mothers and sons agreed, I am afraid that it cannot be changed.

So after thinking about it, he said: "Master Hou's meaning is that the concubine is not disobedient, and my nephew is also distressed, but my brother-in-law has just left, and my nephew is going to keep filial piety for three years. It's better to wait for the time being, after a year and a half, my nephew has fulfilled his filial piety, and we will take it over again......"

At that time, Lanyue Xuan had already joined Zizhuxuan, and he couldn't let the eldest grandson move his position. However, she suddenly saw that Mrs. Tai's face was gloomy, and she squinted at her, so that she couldn't go on.

Mother Qi couldn't help but smile and said: "Madame's intentions are good, but my uncle has no serious relatives in Liangzhou for a long time, and my cousin is weak, where is the good medicine and good doctor in that remote place, I don't even care about my body for the sake of filial piety, if my uncle has a spirit in the sky, I will also feel distressed." Hou Ye asked someone to pick it up, and my uncle must be happy, otherwise he wouldn't have written to Hou Ye before. ”

Xiao Ningxuan nodded again and again, he felt guilty because he didn't receive his nephew, "Now the weather is getting colder and colder, and the road will be frozen in a few days, and I don't know if Xi'er can survive it, let's take it back, where can I keep filial piety." Besides, it's almost the New Year, so you can't let your nephew live alone by himself. ”

These words simply went to Mrs. Tai's heart.

Yongning Hou saw his mother looking at him, so he flicked his sleeves and said to Liu: "Do as I say, where is so much nonsense." Seeing that Mrs. Tai looked tired, she said, "It's getting late, the mother should also rest, and the son will arrange it early tomorrow morning." ”

asked An and his brother went out together, Liu pouted, didn't dare to say more, and followed.

Early in the morning of the second day, a fast horse set off from the Hou Mansion and left the capital. Three days later, the eldest young master Xiao Yuheng took leave from the Hanlin Academy, and set off for Liangzhou with a few subordinates, a few guards and a carriage.

Liangzhou, Linjia Village

Fang Xin turned his horse's head and went to Lin Xi's carriage, and said, "Young Master Cousin, I have arrived in Linjia Village, and my aunt's hometown is here. ”

Halfway through, Fang Xin's people caught up with Lin Xi quickly, and thanks to these strong men along the way, Xiang'an arrived in Liangzhou without incident.

Lin Xi looked at the dilapidated village sign at the entrance of the village, speechless for a long time, and secretly said that it was not easy for his father to be able to study and be admitted to the Jinshi.

Lin Xi came to Liangzhou with only a dozen people, and the rest remained in Huaizhou to watch the Lin family's property and his mother's dowry. Before leaving, he counted his belongings, but found that he was still an out-and-out rich second generation, with a house, fertile land, a fruit mountain and a shop, and there was no shortage of antique jade calligraphy and paintings, all of which were Mrs. Lin's dowry.

When Zhou's mother took out a stack of thick silver tickets, Lin Xi couldn't help but be stunned for a long time.

Zhou's mother also laughed at him, "What's this, Mrs. is the only concubine of Yongning Hou, Mrs. Tai and the old marquis have saved a lot of dowry since childhood, if it weren't for Mrs. to marry the master, there will be more precious things such as antique jade. ”

Lin Xi smacked his tongue, "That's too much, it's 20,000." ”

"Not much. Zhou's mother carefully put away these silver tickets, and said: "Mrs. Tai is also afraid that Mrs. will suffer hardship, the old man is poor and white, and even the dowry is scraped together, and Mrs. will have to paste silver into it with him, but fortunately, although the old man has a clean sleeve, he is not a soft bone that will use his daughter-in-law's dowry, or Miss can't look at it and secretly subsidize some households, and the master doesn't know." ”

Saying that, he couldn't help but sigh for a while, "Fortunately, when those officers and soldiers searched before, our people kept Mrs. Dowry to the death and didn't dare to let them touch it, otherwise the young master would suffer." ”

Lin Xi twitched the corners of his mouth, his father didn't save a penny, but his mother had already wrapped up the rest of his life, the young lady of the family was really extraordinary, and now the people around him were also his mother's companions, loyal.

Because of his confidence, even if he returns to this poor country, Lin Xi is not afraid, and to be honest, he also came out of the countryside, thinking of his parents in his previous life, he couldn't help but close his eyes, and when he looked at this village again, he not only had a sense of intimacy.