Jingbei Palace, compared with the previous Jingbei Hou Mansion has not changed much, only the previous Guangliang Gate, replaced by a more majestic and atmospheric palace gate, the five-bay gate building, connected to the door of a pair of gilded copper unicorns, is also given by the current emperor. According to Qiu Chen's original intention, these were not originally planned to be purchased.

Aman followed his brother all the way to Jingbei Wangfu Street, and there were naturally people who had been waiting for a long time in the palace, and when they saw Afu Aman's brothers and sisters from afar, they rushed up with infinite joy. Two of the young women rushed forward, tearfully calling out, "Big girl! ”

Aman was also surprised and delighted, and hurriedly grabbed the reins of the horse, jumped off the horse, and shouted happily: "Aunt Yufeng, Aunt Qingxing, how can you work to welcome you out in person?" ”

Yufeng and Qingxing have been married for a long time, and now they have already given birth to children, and they have changed from a big girl to a housekeeper, but they are still the most faceful in front of Qiu Chen...... That is, when the eldest girl returned home, Yufeng and Qingxing had different feelings for watching Aman grow up, so they invited themselves out to greet Qiu Chen.

"Ouch, why did the big girl say that......" Qingxing's mouth was still faster than her heart, wiping her eyes, and smiling and disgusting.

Yufeng held Man'er's hand, looked up and down, and then pulled Qingxing by the hand, took a step back and was about to salute, but Man'er stretched out his hand to hold it.

"The two aunts don't want to be polite, let's take me home quickly......" Holding Yufeng and Qingxing one by one, he walked towards the west door where he used to go.

"Big girl!" Yufeng stopped Aman with a smile and said, "Today, the eldest girl has returned from a long trip, and Madame has ordered to open the door early in the morning and wait!" ”

Aman smiled after being slightly surprised, and nodded in response. Walked over and took a look, sure enough, the gate of the five palaces, the middle door was wide open, the guards and the shark fins of the men were lined on both sides, lined with the five open doors, the double eaves gatehouse, and the royal pen book hanging high on the lintel: Jingbei Palace, four golden characters, the momentum is majestic and extraordinary.

Although their brothers and sisters are not Qin Zheng's blood, their stepfather has never been negligent in treating them, whether it is Ah Fu's studies, imperial examinations, or Ah Man's schoolwork, medical studies, and even the daily life of the two brothers and sisters, Qin Zheng is all concerned and considerate, no different from Qin Yun and Qin Kuang. Yes, Aman truly regards this as his home. Ah Fu is a little older, and he may have some thoughts, but he also respects and trusts his stepfather Qin Zheng very much. Undoubtedly, this is also his home.

Aman paused slightly in front of the door, looked back at his brother Afu, the brother and sister looked at each other and smiled, Yufeng and Qingxing took a step back, Aman took a breath, took a step, stepped on the steps of Jingbei Palace, and then crossed the high threshold and stepped into the middle gate of the main gate of Jingbei Palace.

Inside the door, in front of the shadow wall of the majestic wall, Qin Zheng, who was surrounded by everyone, stood there with Qiu Chen in his arms, and had been waiting for a long time.

Man'er saw the figure standing in front of the crowd at a glance, a long-sleeved gown with moon-clear embroidered magnolia flowers, and a sixteen-panel horse-faced pleated skirt in indigo...... The thin and delicate face is still the same, the elegance is still the same, but the indifference is no more, the calmness is no more, Qiu Chen saw Man'er step into the door The moment he saw Man'er stepping into the door, tears fell uncontrollably, like broken pearls.

"Man'er ......" called softly, and as soon as he spoke, he choked and couldn't cry.

"Mother's ......" Man'er also instantly turned red, called out, ran forward in three or two steps, pounced in front of Qiu Chen, and knelt down, "Daughter...... Unfilial! ”

"Whoa...... Man'er, Man'er get up, ......" Qiu Chen choked up, and hurriedly bent down to help Man'er, while carefully looking at it, making sure that his daughter was intact and refreshed, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the mood of the two of them eased slightly, Qin Zheng spoke in harmony next to him: "Madam, Man'er has been tired all the way, you better let her go in to freshen up and rest first." Now that she's back, it's not too late to say anything slowly......"

Qiu Chen is not a person who is too emotional, and the reason why he is so excited is that he is really a mother-daughter connection, and it is difficult to help himself when he reunites after a long absence. Listening to Qin Zheng's persuasion, he restrained his emotions, wiped away his tears, wiped his little face with a handkerchief, took Man'er's hand and said with a smile: "I'm happy and stupid...... Let's go back to the house and talk! ”

The mother and daughter turned around and walked inside, and four pink and cute buns jumped out of the crowd.

Qin Yun is already seven years old, Qin Kuang, Qin Zhao, and Qin Xi are also five years old, which is the most naughty age. Qin Yun was deeply impressed by the eldest sister, and remembered that the eldest sister took him to ride horses, shoot arrows, and also take him to fish, catch shrimp and pick lotus flowers in the back garden...... Yes, I was very happy when I saw Man'er, but I didn't dare to come forward to disturb when I saw my mother and eldest sister close, and I was free at this time, so I jumped up immediately, grabbed Man'er's other hand, and shouted: "Eldest sister, you can come back, if you don't come back, this year's lotus canopy will be over again......"

Qin Kuang Qin Zhao Qin Xi triplets are young, when Man'er left home, they were only more than three years old, less than four years old, and they were not impressed by the eldest sister, seeing such a beautiful sister at this time, Qin Kuang and Qin Zhao immediately came up with doglegs, and the two faces that were not very similar had the same bright smiles, and they called sweetly with a shy face: "Sister...... Sister ......"

Man'er likes these younger siblings very much, and speaking of which, the three little things were delivered by Man'er himself...... Looking at such two sweet smiling faces, how could Man'er resist it, he couldn't help but let go of his mother's hand, and only had time to smile at Qin Yun, so he bent down, one in each hand, and grabbed the little hands of his two younger brothers: "Chang'er? Liang'er? It's so big...... I've grown a lot taller! ”

Qiu Chen stretched out his hand to grab one or two of your aggrieved Yun'er, and said with a smile: "You have been gone for a year, they are both five years old, and they have grown up naturally......"

As he spoke, he beckoned Qin Xi again, stroked his little daughter's braids and said, "Jiu'er, don't you talk about your eldest sister every day?" Now that the eldest sister is back, why don't you step forward? Hehe, my little Jiu'er also knows that she is shy? ”

It's okay if she doesn't say it, as soon as she says this, the little girl Jiu'er is really embarrassed, twisted her body and threw herself into her arms, hiding her whole little face.

Qin Zheng leaned over, dug his little daughter out of his wife's arms, hugged his little daughter with one hand, and hugged his wife with the other, beckoning his children to sit in a purple bamboo sedan chair outside the second gate, and went all the way into the weeping flower gate to the backyard.

Aman freshened up, changed into a jade-colored narrow-sleeved waist-cinching jacket, tied a lilac-colored pleated rhombic gauze long skirt, the bun was simple and elegant, only saved a jasper flower and grass hairpin, held a fan in his hand, and only brought Meizi alone, and came to Mu'en Courtyard briskly.

Far away, a mother-in-law saw it on the door, and reported it layer by layer.

This kind of days of layers of courtyard walls and doors are almost familiar to Man'er since she was a child, but returning to this environment again makes her feel inexplicably depressed.

As soon as she arrived home, she missed the richness of the mountains and forests and the freedom of the mountains and wilderness for no reason...... She could laugh and shout freely, without paying attention to the rules or the stares of the girls......

Slightly distracted, she remembered her mother's heroic appearance when she rode a horse, and her mother's smile in the workshop and in the Zhuangzi...... Those pictures are too beautiful, and the beauty has always been engraved in her memory, but it has been too long since the time has passed, and the picture is a little yellowed......

Mother, the reason why she gave up those freedoms, the reason why she gave up so freely...... In the eyes of many people, it is just clinging to wealth and flying on the branches!

But Man'er couldn't help but think at this time, if her stepfather was not the Hou Ye, if her mother had a choice, would she be more willing to stay in Zhuangzi or run around in the workshop?

With an indifferent smile on his face, Man'er Shi Shiran stepped into Mu'en Courtyard and walked all the way into the backyard along the cloister. Qingxing had already opened the curtain to greet her, Man'er took two steps over, smiled and thanked Qingxing, and entered the door.

On the main hall, Qin Zheng and Qiu Chen sat opposite each other on the wooden couch, Jiu'er leaned on Qin Zheng's arms, and Ah Fu, Yun'er, and Chang'er Liang'er sat on the chairs they started in turn. Mama Chen, Mama Lin and Yufeng stood behind Qiu Chen, and a few girls stood in the corner of the room from afar, waiting.

Seeing Man'er come in, Yufeng smiled and took a brocade mat and put it in the hall.

Man'er stepped forward in a proper manner, knelt on the brocade mat, kowtowed to Qin Zheng and Qiu Chen to say goodbye, and only got up after the ceremony, Qiu Chen stretched out his hand and pulled Ah Man to sit beside him, looked at it carefully, and began to ask about the smooth journey.

The mother and daughter just said a few words, and Liang'er Chang'er couldn't help but squeeze over, chattering and asking all kinds of questions, which made Aman's question dumbfounded, and also made Qin Zheng and Qiu Chen laugh.

Looking at this situation, it is unrealistic for the two of them to say anything privately, and then seeing that it is not early, Qiu Chen looked at Qin Zheng and ordered: "Tell to set the meal!" In the Bibo Pavilion at the back! ”

As soon as I heard the Bibo Pavilion, Man'er was also bright-eyed, in Beijing, her favorite place was the Bibo Pavilion, living near the water, reading and painting were excellent, inviting three or five friends, drinking and talking was also the best place, the interest came, and you could also watch the waves and enjoy the lotus, and even directly boarded the boat to go to the lotus leaf from it, pick a few flowers that bloomed at the beginning, or find three or two lotus pods, peel them off and throw them into the mouth of one, the sweetness reveals a trace of bitterness, different deliciousness, all feel comfortable and happy.

The Guanlan Pavilion in Sanshanpu is indeed magnificent, but it lacks the gentleness and beauty of Bibo Pavilion, as well as this delicate and delicate ......

Standing on the terrace of Bibo Pavilion, Man'er suddenly realized.

The mountains and countryside are certainly free and enjoyable, but in the deep houses of the capital, they also have their own exquisite and delicate beauty...... She seemed to understand a little why a person who liked to be at ease like her mother was willing to be trapped in this narrow courtyard...... Life should be enjoyable and dripping, and naturally it must not be without this delicate and subtle, gentle as water.

Looking back again, Man'er just saw her mother and stepfather looking at each other and smiling, between her soft eyebrows and eyes, they were full of peace and tranquility, and there was no resentment. And the stepfather on the other side, the iron-blooded hero in the eyes of outsiders, and the general who expanded the territory, at this time, retreated from indifference and bluntness, and looked at his wife's eyes so gently.

Retracting her gaze, Man'er's mood brightened up a lot, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but bend up and smile.

------Off topic------

Relatives who must come every month come to the door, and a certain Su is about to raise his body, and the time is undecided......

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