At sunrise on the morning of the fifth day after the Lantern Festival, a simple carriage drove out of the Dingguo Mansion, and sitting in the carriage were Xia Shuanghan and Xia Chaoyang brothers and sisters. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 As for Xia Jingzhi, he rode another horse, and before Xia Shuanghan's brother and sister, he left the gate of the Guogong Mansion and went to the Hanlin Courtyard.

"Ah, I can finally go home." The carriage left the Dingguo Mansion, and on the street that gradually became bustling, Xia Chaoyang opened the curtain of the carriage and looked out: "It's better to be at home, although the Guogong Mansion is carved and painted, clothed and fed, but the rules are too cumbersome, and you can't do anything, and you can't feel comfortable." ”

"You and your father live in the outer courtyard, the situation is better, last night was just a few polite words with Grandpa Guo, Shizi Ye and Lu Wuye (Lu Shaoyun's uncle), sister, I am in trouble, there are so many female dependents in the backyard of the Guogong Mansion, it is really difficult to deal with it." Especially the wife of the prince, Xu, in the face of Xu's extremely hypocritical smiling face, Xia Shuanghan almost wanted to brush his sleeves away.

"Fortunately, my sister doesn't have to marry into such a high-ranking family in the future to intrigue." Xia Chaoyang, who learned that the marriage contract between the Lu and Xia families would be dissolved in a year, said: "My sister is suitable for living a free and independent life like the Rong people. After the husband and wife got married, they lived their own small life behind closed doors, without the concubines making trouble, and there was no trouble from the parents-in-law. Only when the parents are old, they and their siblings take turns to take care of the elderly at home. It's really worry-free to live like this. ”

"When Chaoyang grows up, if you want to find a girl from the Rong clan to be your daughter-in-law, my sister will definitely raise her hands in favor." Xia Shuanghan's words contain obvious jokes, but unfortunately, Xia Chaoyang is not an ordinary Han boy, other people's boys may feel embarrassed or shy when they hear their sister make fun of his future marriage, but Xia Chaoyang has been numb because of the influence of Rong customs and being teased many times by his sister. So, Xia Shuanghan waited for Xia Chaoyang's unashamed answer.

"That sister has to have a good relationship with Uncle Hazlu's successor, don't wait until I grow up, Uncle Hazlu is old and doesn't want to go into business, so I won't even be able to see a Rong girl when the time comes."

Xia Chaoyang's Hazlu Bo is the leader of a Rong caravan that travels back and forth between Guanwai and the capital every year. Eighteen years ago, when Xia Jingzhi and his wife just settled in the capital, Xia Shuanghan's mother accidentally met a friend of the same clan Hazru in Dongshi. To this day, although Xia Shuanghan's mother has passed away, the friendship between Xia Shuanghan and the Rong caravan led by Hazru is still deep.

At dusk, after returning home, the Xia Shuanghan sisters and brothers who had been busy for a day had dinner with Xia Jingzhi, who had returned from duty, and the father and daughter were taking Xia Chaoyang's homework in the study (the school will resume after the first month, Xia Chaoyang's homework can not be left behind), and the Liu couple in the courtyard next door led their children to the door.

In the front yard, Xia Jingzhi entertained the Liu father and son in the main hall; In the backyard, Xia Shuanghan received Liu Zirun's mother Li and the lively and lovely Liu Mingzhu in his house.

The Xia family had long expected the Liu family to come to the door, after all, Xia Shuanghan was so seriously injured in order to save Liu Zirun and Liu Mingzhu, if the male and female masters of the Liu family did not come to thank them and express their concern, it is estimated that the reputation of the Liu family will be terrible in the future.

In the inner courtyard, Xia Shuanghan greeted Mei Xiang with tea and snacks, and calmly accepted the gift of Li's mother and daughter, and then chatted peacefully with Li's.

In addition to thanking for saving his life and caring about Xia Shuanghan's injury, there is actually an important hidden theme in Li's question, that is, Xia Shuanghan's family affairs. Xia Shuanghan was recuperating in the Lu family, and the Li family knew about it, and she had a scar on her face, and she might be disfigured, and she had also heard from her son. Although the Li family did not like Xia Shuanghan to become their daughter-in-law, both the Li family and her husband believed that after all, Xia Shuanghan was injured for the Liu family, and if the Xia family lost the family relationship with the Dingguo Mansion because of the injury and disfigurement, then it was necessary and responsible for their Liu family to marry Xia Shuanghan into the door of the Liu family. After all, people can't be ungrateful, it hurts others to lose such a good family affair, and if their own family doesn't compensate for it, it's not appropriate to do anything, not to mention that in terms of conscience and morality, the Liu family has always had their own persistence for generations.

I have long understood what the Liu couple was thinking about Xia Shuanghan, how could they tell the truth about their decision to dissolve the marriage contract? First, it was her own intention to return her parents, and it had nothing to do with the Liu family; Second, she has always regarded Liu Zirun as a classmate in her heart, and there is no love between men and women; Third, accepting the thank you gift of the Liu family is already a last resort (if you don't accept it, it will be troublesome), if she causes Liu Zirun to lose the good family affairs of the minister's family, then the kindness between her and Liu Zirun in two lives is unclear. Therefore, Xia Shuanghan's attitude resolutely showed that there were no problems with his marriage contract with the Duke of Luguo, and then he comforted the Li family even more, and wished Liu Zirun the title of the gold list in the spring and started a family as soon as possible.

At this point, the Xia Liu family was very happy, and finally turned over the events on the night of the Lantern Festival.

After the first lunar month, the schools and academies in and around the capital city resumed one after another, and while Xia Chaoyang was busy, Xia Shuanghan was also busy.

On the first day of the second lunar month, this day is the first day of rest ushered in by Xia Jingzhi after the Lantern Festival. After lunch, Xia Jingzhi was copying a few solitary books borrowed from colleagues two days ago in his study, and Xia Shuanghan knocked on his father's study door with a few calligraphy and paintings at this time.

"Daddy, my daughter has made a few calligraphy and paintings in recent days, and I want to ask my father for some advice."

"The injury hasn't healed yet, and you're painting again?" Xia Jingzhi looked up at his daughter who was standing at the door of the study, the scab on her forehead had not yet receded, and said helplessly and connivingly: "Since you can't be idle, you must paint, so take it in." ”

"Yes, Daddy." Xia Shuanghan crossed the door with a paper roll, and after his father had tidied up his desk, he unfolded his paintings and spread them on the table.

Calligraphy and painting, this is a skill that Xia Shuanghan has never discarded in the previous life. In the days after marrying Lu Shaoyun, Xia Shuanghan always chose to learn calligraphy and paint in order to pass the time in Qingfeng Courtyard during the day. Occasionally, when he went to the street with Lu Shaoyun, Xia Shuanghan also turned a blind eye to the shops of clothes, jewelry, pastries and delicacies, and always went straight to the most famous antique calligraphy and painting workshop in the capital - Zhenqu Pavilion. There, she appreciated many authentic masterpieces and gained a lot of knowledge.

"Well, good, good! In the past, I heard others say that people who come back from a turn in the ghost gate will always have a great improvement in some aspect, and the father originally didn't believe it, but today, he can't help but disbelieve it. Xia Jingzhi stared at the paintings spread out on the table with bright eyes, and couldn't help but sigh: "Frost's paintings are really a lot better, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is about to catch up with his father." If it weren't for the fact that the skills and brushstrokes of the paintings are the same as your original works, my father would really suspect that someone had drawn them for you! ”

"Daddy has won the prize." Hearing his father's praise, Xia Shuanghan was so excited that he couldn't say anything. You must know that in her previous life, whenever Xia Shuanghan felt that her painting skills had improved, she could only sigh in her heart, "No matter how good the painting is, my father can't see it anymore", the regrets of her previous life can be made up for in this life, how can she not be excited?