The carriage drove into the weeping flower gate, and inside was a spacious courtyard. Although there is no quiet house in the south of the Yangtze River, nor is there any richness in the mansion of the capital, it also has its own spacious flavor.

Taohua saw a row of people standing under the porch of the main house from a distance, and hurriedly called for a stop. This has already reached the inner courtyard, should she be allowed to take the carriage to Mrs. Dingbei Hou? That's just too disrespectful.

"Mother-cousin is here!" The twins rode on horseback, proudly opened their voices and shouted ahead, and then they were lifted off the horse by Shen Shu one by one, "Hey, what is my cousin doing?" We don't come down! ”

Tao Hua got down from the carriage when she saw a tall woman under the porch striding down: "When did you two run to the front?" It's ticklish, isn't it? ”

The woman had rough skin and fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and she looked like she was in her forties. But his face was ruddy, his eyes were dark, he spoke with a lot of energy, and his eyebrows were full of heroism. If you just look at her eyes, you will think that she is a young woman.

Shen Shu stepped forward and smiled: "Uncle, the two of them are here to pick me up, so don't pursue it, right?" ”

The woman glared at her bright apricot eyes: "Do you still intercede with the two of them?" It's been more than a year since I went to the capital, and I don't know how to come back, I haven't settled accounts with you yet! As he spoke, he raised his hand and patted Shen Shu on the shoulder.

Her shot was very neat and fast, Shen Shu didn't dodge, just heard the snap, the corners of Taohua's eyes jumped, and she could feel that the strength of her hand was definitely not small.

"Mother!" Yin Ru jumped down from the wheel, "Cousin, I ran all the way back before entering the door, why did you make such a big effort." ”

Shen Shu just smiled: "Uncle, I didn't come back by myself." ”

Mrs. Dingbei Hou turned her gaze to Taohua, Taohua smiled slightly, stepped forward and bowed: "Uncle." ”

"Hey-" Mrs. Dingbeihou's gaze looked a little sharp, and she quickly swept over Taohua's body, "Get up, let's not pay attention to this." ”

Yin Ru reached out and grabbed Shen Shu's sleeve: "Cousin, grandmother is still waiting in the house, let's go in quickly." ”

Shen Shu was dragged into the house by her, Taohua stood up and looked at Mrs. Dingbei Hou with a slight smile. Mrs. Dingbei Hou also smiled at her, and said politely: "It's cold outside, let's go in." ”

"Thank you, aunt." Momoka bowed her head in a proper manner, and found that the twins were looking at her with wide eyes, so she winked at the two boys.

The house in Dingbei Houfu is very tall and spacious, and the light is quite good, but it is a little cold.

Taohua followed Mrs. Dingbei Hou into the hall, and as soon as she stepped through the door, she heard Yin Ru's bird-like laughter, mixed with the happy voice of an old woman, coupled with the funny maid, it was so lively.

Taohua raised her eyes and saw an old woman with silver sideburns sitting on an Arhat bed above, and Yin Ru was sitting beside her, holding her arm coquettishly. Shen Shu sat on the chair next to the bed, leaned forward, and let the old woman take his hand and look at his face endlessly.

"This is thin...... the old woman squinted her eyes and saw Shen Shu from head to toe, and then from foot to head, looking distressed.

Shen Shu smiled: "Grandmother, you feel so sorry for me, but in fact, there is nothing to do in the capital, and I am still a little fat." ”

"Nonsense." Mrs. Dingbei Hou stared, "It's obviously thin!" In that place in the capital, how can you live comfortably in the northwest? It's going to be annoying that so many things have happened to your family alone! ”

Shen Shu smiled helplessly: "Grandmother-"

"Grandmother," Yin Ru hugged the arm of Mrs. Dingbei Hou and shook it, "Let my cousin go and change his clothes first, it's been hard along the way." ”

Mrs. Dingbei Hou noticed Shen Shu's clothes at this time: "It's time to change it, this, why are you wearing a red one?" Which girl prepared the clothes for you? ”

Taohua raised her eyebrows slightly. It seems that red is really a taboo in Dingbei Houfu?

"Grandmother, you forgot, I just got married." Shen Shu pulled the hem of his clothes, "Naturally, you have to dress festively." I've also brought back my granddaughter-in-law for you. ”

As he spoke, he got up and turned back to greet Taohua: "Come and give a gift to my grandmother." ”

The little maid next to her quickly ran out and spread the mat on the ground, Shen Shu took Taohua and kowtowed on the mat.

"Hey-" Mrs. Dingbei let out a long sigh of unknown meaning, and said slowly, "You are a family matter, and you have suffered too much......

Shen Shu didn't get up after kowtowing, but smiled: "It's okay to have a lot of good things." ”

Mrs. Tai couldn't say anything, so she had to say, "Get up quickly." Bring that face. ”

Shen Shu stood up, turned around and helped Taohua up again, and said with a smile: "What good things does my grandmother want to give, do you have my share?" ”

Mrs. Tai was amused by him again: "There is nothing good for you!" As soon as your daughter-in-law comes back, do you want to rob her? ”

There was already a maid next to her who came over with a box, which was a pair of red gold heads inlaid with jadeite, and the jadeite was only the size of a finger's belly, but it was green and shining like water, and the color was excellent. Taohua took it and thanked her, but Mrs. Tai sighed and said, "Thank you, this was originally prepared for him a long time ago, and it can finally be sent out after all these years." As he spoke, he glanced at Taohua, "Shu'er, he likes these white jade jadeites and the like, and he can't see those red and bright colors, this, I think you also know." ”

Taohua had noticed it since she saw Yin Ru just now, it seemed that in the entire Dingbei Hou Mansion, only the two of them were wearing red clothes. Yin Ru is a water-green long jacket, Mrs. Dingbei Hou is a dark purple long jacket, and Mrs. Tai is wearing a honey-colored placket jacket, and even the jewelry on her head is mostly white jade jade or beeswax. The maids and ladies below were all blue-brown, and there was really no bright red. Thinking about it, it turned out that only Dieyi often wore pink, and there was nothing else.

In contrast, Taohua wore a two-color gold embroidered water-red jacket, wore a red gold Huiluan hairpin inlaid with rubies on her head, and the maids around her were also tied with red head ropes, which looked very festive, but it seemed to be incompatible with the color of the entire Dingbei Hou Mansion, and it looked very abrupt.

Taohua looked around, and said to Mrs. Tai with a smile: "I know what my grandmother has taught me." "Anyway, the Dingbei Hou Mansion has taken great care of Shen Shu, because he can't see red, no one in the entire mansion wears red, this is his own children and grandchildren, and the family may not be able to do this, after all, there is no reason to let the elders accommodate for the younger generations. Of course, Shen Shu is the prince, which is probably one of the reasons.

Mrs. Dingbei Hou said a few words lukewarmly, and finally only got a soft sentence from Taohua, but there was no follow-up. When he wanted to ask questions, he was inevitably a little too aggressive, so he had to wave his hand.

After worshipping Mrs. Tai, you should come to visit Mrs. Beihou. The maid turned the prayer mat around, and Shen Shu took Taohua to worship again.

When he bowed down twice, he held Taohua's hand until he knelt above the prayer mat and did not let go, kowtowing to each other. Mrs. Dingbei Hou looked at his hand, glanced at Mrs. Tai with a somewhat complicated expression, and called the maid beside her: "Quickly help up." ”

Naturally, there is also a greeting gift. Mrs. Tai sent a complete set of head noodles, and Mrs. Dingbei Hou sent a pair of jade hairpins and a pair of jade bracelets, all of which were excellent mutton fat white jade, and sure enough, there was no red at all.

After paying homage to the two elders, Mrs. Dingbei Hou looked around the room and said, "Where did the eldest daughter-in-law go?" ”

The maid beside her hurriedly said, "Mrs. Shizi is in the kitchen." Two yellow sheep were sent early this morning, and Mrs. Shizi was asking someone to make a roast leg of lamb. ”

When Mrs. Tai heard this, she hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, Shu'er likes to eat this the most - hey, I should call Chef Xue back to make it myself." ”

The maid smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mrs. Shizi has already thought about it, and she will call someone to pick up Mother Xue early in the morning." ”

Shen Shu smiled at Taohua in a low voice: "Mother Xue is a must when she makes roast lamb legs, and I have loved her craftsmanship since I was a child." Because of his age, he has already asked his son to take him home to enjoy happiness two years ago. ”

As soon as Shen Shu's words fell, he heard a voice answer at the door: "Mother Xue was so happy when she heard that her cousin was crowned the king of the county, and she shouted that she wanted to come back on an errand." A tall young woman in a blue gown stepped in, her belly bulging high, and she was still walking fast.

Shen Shu was taken aback when he looked at it: "Cousin-in-law, you, are you happy?" ”

As soon as Taohua heard it, she knew that this young woman was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Dingbei Hou couple, Leng. Shen Shu gave her popular science, and Dingbei Hou has three sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Yin Jun, is twenty-five this year, and married his wife Leng a few years ago, and is the daughter of the Northwest County Commander. After that, she was pregnant with a child in the middle, but because of the extreme cold in the northwest that year, many Beiban cattle and sheep froze to death, and the frenzied siege of the city in the hunger and cold, and Mrs. Dingbei Hou also personally went to the city wall to resist the enemy. As a result, when the enemy retreated, she also had a miscarriage, and the child did not see the light of day.

Because of that miscarriage injury, Mrs. Dingbei Hou did not give birth to her daughter Yin Ru until her eldest son was ten years old, and she was only fourteen years old this year. Because she has waited for many years to come to such a child, and she is a girl, the whole Dingbei Hou Mansion is very fond of her, and even her twin brothers are compared.

The twins are named Yin Li and Yin Li, eight years old this year, two very lively and active brothers, and their favorite thing to do is to disguise each other as each other and deceive the people in the family.

Mrs. Dingbei Hou can be regarded as having many sons and blessings, but when she came to the Leng family, she had been married for several years and there was no news, so Shen Shu was really surprised and happy when she saw that the Leng family was pregnant, and then he became scared.

Although Leng's surname is Leng, and he is also fair-skinned, he really seems to be a little cold, but his temperament is as bold as Mrs. Dingbei Hou, although she has a big belly, she still walks like the wind, only suffering the maid behind her, following behind her with open hands, with a trembling face.

Shen Shu was also frightened, and asked Taohua in a low voice: "My cousin is like this, but is there any obstacle?" ”

Taohua laughed in a low voice: "My cousin-in-law is only five months old, and the tire gas is stable, so there is nothing to hinder." Leng's face is white and red, quite good-looking, and his steps are also light, as a pregnant woman, he can be regarded as a first-class good.

These words fell into Leng Shi's ears, and he couldn't help but glance at Taohua with a little surprise. Shen Shu had already left the northwest when she was pregnant, and it was not mentioned in the letter afterwards, so as soon as she entered the door, Shen Shu was so surprised.

Since Shen Shu is like this, Taohua must not know that she is pregnant, but she said that she is pregnant. It must be known that the size of the belly varies from person to person when she is pregnant, at least none of the Langzhong in the Northwest can tell her pregnancy without checking the pulse or asking the monthly letter.

Knowing that Shen Shu married a wife, the Leng family was like everyone in the Dingbei Hou Mansion, surprised and disgusted. No matter how you say that the death of Concubine Xian was caused by the battle in the palace, the relatives will inevitably be angry with the imperial doctor. If they meet the Jiang family on the road, the people in the Dingbei Hou Mansion can probably maintain their sanity and live in peace, but the Queen Mother forced such a Jiang family girl to Shen Shu, and wanted the Jiang family to become a family with them, which was unbearable.

Leng Shi looked at Taohua carefully. Just when the Dingbei Hou Mansion was angry because Shen Shu was accused of marrying the daughter of the Jiang family, Shen Shu came with a letter, saying that Taohua was his own wife, and even the Queen Mother's marriage was facilitated by him.

The name Jiang Taohua did not enter the ears of everyone in the Dingbei Hou Mansion when the news of the marriage came. As early as nearly two years ago, news came back that Shen Shu went to Wuxi and bought medicine in Jiang's pharmacy.

Of course, it was a letter written by Dieyi, in which she complained fiercely about the eldest girl of the Jiang family, but in the end, she had to admit that the Jiang family's medical skills were outstanding, and she diagnosed the hidden disease of the guard fifteen.

At that time, everyone in the Dingbei Hou Mansion did not take this matter too seriously. Everyone understands why Shen Shu wants to go to the Jiang Family Medicine Hall, but the second room of the Jiang family is far away in Wuxi, and Shen Shu will eventually go to the capital.

Who knows that the changes in the world are often unexpected. A year later, Jiang Taohua's name appeared again, accompanied by a prescription to stop bleeding and thousands of packets of medicine, and Shen Shu mentioned this Jiang woman again in the letter, and the tone was completely different from before.

For hemostasis, not only the Yin family, but also the entire Northwest Army are welcome, the price of this medicine is low, but the hemostatic effect is very good. The Jiang family was willing to donate this recipe to the Northwest Army free of charge, which reduced the hatred of the Dingbei Hou Mansion for the Jiang family by □□ points.

However, this does not mean that they are completely unconcerned about the Jiang family, and it does not mean that Mrs. Dingbei Hou was not angry when she saw Shen Shu's letter revealing her intention to kiss the Jiang family a few months later.

That letter caused a storm in the Dingbei Hou Mansion, and Mrs. Dingbei Hou was the first to object-the death of her only daughter was inseparable from the Jiang family, and now she wants to give her daughter's only flesh and blood to the enemy?

In that letter, Shen Shu recounted the matter of treating the epidemic with the Jiang family, and said that his eye disease may be a hidden family disease, which was passed down by blood, and not caused by Jiang Fang's misuse of medicine.

This statement initially surprised the Yin family, and Mrs. Dingbei Hou immediately sent people to inquire about the relatives of the old Dingbei Hou and Mrs. Dingbei Hou's mother's family, and almost searched all the relatives within the five suits. However, facts have proved that no one in either the Yin family or Mrs. Tai's mother's family has ever suffered from this kind of contempt.

This incident made the good impression of the Dingbei Hou Mansion towards the Jiang family wear out. The Yin family may be able to accept that Jiang Fang's medication was wrong, but they can't accept that the Jiang family not only whitewashed the peace, but also wanted to blame the Yin family for the cause of Shen Shu's eye disease.

However, this nephew is the prince after all, and he admires the Jiang family so much in the letter, and Mrs. Dingbei Hou is not easy to oppose stubbornly, so she has to feed back the results of the investigation and remind Shen Shu as tactfully as possible: The Jiang family is deceiving him.

Not long after this letter was delivered, Shen Shu's next letter arrived. In the letter, he did not mention the matter of contempt, but told Mrs. Dingbei that he was going to marry Jiang.

The first letter said that he still wanted to marry, and the latter letter said that he wanted to marry. And accompanied by the news that the Queen Mother was married, and the holy decree had been issued, it simply made everyone in the Dingbei Hou Mansion angry-of course, this anger was mainly directed at the Queen Mother, and in addition, it was the Jiang family - if it wasn't for her clever words to coax Shen Shu and detain his eye disease black pot to the Yin family, how could Shen Shu plan to marry her as a wife? After all, even if you don't look at the old grievances of Jiang Yin's two families, just from her origin, she is not worthy of being the princess of the county at all.

The wood has become a boat, and it is the person selected by Shen Shu himself, Mrs. Dingbei Hou has to pinch her nose to persuade Mrs. Tai - maybe the Jiang family can teach her husband and children after getting married, and then she has a lot of medical skills, even if she usually takes care of Shen Shu's body, it can be regarded as useful.

Dingbei Houfu endured this breath for a long time, and an epidemic broke out in the northwest. At this time, the reputation of the Jiang family for curing the epidemic near the capital had gradually spread, and the Dingbei Hou Mansion also had some hope for her, so he rode quickly and reported the news to Shen Shu.

It is difficult to describe the mood of everyone when the Dingbei Hou Mansion received the reply. The Jiang family immediately revealed the name of the epidemic and the mode of infection, and the Marquis of Dingbei did what she said, and sure enough, it was caused by a batch of furs at the beginning of the epidemic, and found mules and horses that were also infected with the epidemic in the homes of merchants who trafficked in furs.

However, although Jiang pointed out that these diseases with different manifestations all have the same source, she also said that she had no panacea for this disease, and she could only do her best to obey the fate of heaven.

As the prescription sent by the letter proved this, according to the prescription and care, as Jiang said, ninety percent of the patients with herpes and boils are getting better, but those with diarrhea, cold, fever and even convulsions are not in good condition, and some people die almost every day. If it weren't for the prestige of the Dingbei Hou Mansion in the northwest, it might have caused panic among the people by now.

Because of these things, it is difficult for the Dingbei Hou Mansion to welcome Taohua. Although the Leng family is the granddaughter-in-law, she has not experienced the days when Mrs. Tai lost her daughter and Dingbei Hou lost her sister, but she also had a bad impression of Jiang. However, after looking at it carefully, she had to say that in terms of appearance and bearing, the Jiang family and this prince's cousin are really a perfect match.

"Cousin-in-law, this is Taohua." Shen Shu smiled and took Taohua's hand and took a step forward, "Taohua's medical skills are good, if my cousin-in-law needs anything on weekdays, just look for her." ”

Out of the corner of his eye, Leng caught a glimpse of his sister-in-law rolling her eyes on the side, and then looked at Shen Shu holding someone's hand, and secretly smiled bitterly in her heart - it seems that the letter written by her mother-in-law is of little use to this cousin, and Jiang really has such a great ability that he refuses to believe the facts in front of him?

"My cousin and sister came from afar, and they worked hard all the way." Leng's family has also prepared a meeting gift, and when they meet each other, they don't need to make any big gifts, just a blessing, but it is also convenient, "After eating for a while, let's rest early." The house is still where my cousin lived, and nothing has changed. The northwest is not as prosperous as the capital, my cousin and sister go and see, if there is something missing, just tell me. ”

"Thank you, cousin." Taohua accepted the gift, and it was Yin Ru and the twins who gave her a gift.

With Shen Shu mentioning, Tao Huabei's meeting gift was naturally in line with the minds of several people. The twins each had a short knife made of fine iron, and they were so happy that they immediately ran out to plague the flowers and trees in the yard.

Mrs. Dingbei Hou seemed to have no opinion on the two younger sons playing with knives, and even the maids were not allowed to follow. Taohua saw two Tao boys chopping and chopping trees from the window, and couldn't help but be a little worried. Shen Shu saw what she meant, and laughed in a low voice: "That knife is not sharp, it doesn't matter." When they are ten years old, they are not allowed to use the sword. ”

It doesn't seem like a very safe thing to use a sword at the age of ten......

Yin Ru put the pair of beeswax-inlaid steps to the side casually, and said with a smile: "Cousin-in-law, I'm afraid I've only seen pampered children in the capital and the south, but I've never seen us in the northwest, so I'm scared, right?" There is a war with the Northern Barbarians every year, and I heard that one year the battle was particularly fierce, and even teenage children went to the city. If my cousin-in-law encounters it, I'm afraid I'll be even more frightened. ”

Taohua said calmly: "My cousin is right, war has always been the most cruel, not to see it with your own eyes, it is difficult to understand. She didn't say anything to Yin Ruduo anymore, and turned to Mrs. Dingbei Hou: "Uncle, I don't know where my uncle is now, and when will he come back?" ”

"He's in the camp." Mrs. Dingbei Hou said with a smile, "You can't come back until the evening, you can rest first, and it's not too late to see you in the evening." ”

Taohua glanced at Shen Shu: "I heard that Guardian Yin said that the northwest has seen smallpox again, I want to be able to meet my uncle immediately to discuss this matter, I can't wait any longer." ”

Mrs. Dingbei Hou raised her eyebrows: "Can you cure smallpox?" "That's not what the news sent back by Yin Zhongxing said.

"I can't." Momoka shook her head, "Once smallpox is infected, there is no cure for it. I'm—"

Before she finished speaking, Yin Ru had already sneered: "It turns out that there is no good plan." Cousin-in-law, since you don't have a good plan, what are you asking my father to come back for? I'll see you later in the evening. ”

Shen Shu frowned slightly, and wanted to say something, but seeing that Mrs. Dingbei Hou still swallowed, and was about to say something to round the field, Taohua had already pressed his hand in his sleeve, and said calmly: "Smallpox is more important than cure, I can't cure these people who have smallpox, but I can find a way to make those who don't get it no longer get sick." ”