Chapter 229: Promotion
Facing the emptiness of the room, Song Wenxiang let out a long sigh of relief, came back to his senses and shouted outside: "Someone." ”
The Xu family, who was ordered by Shen Lan to wait outside the house and wait for instructions, hurriedly entered the house, and Song Wenxiang saw her come in, so he said with a pleasant face: "Mother Xu, where is your wife?" ”
"Back to the master, the wife is discussing with the people on the stove what to cook for the master." Xu replied.
Song Wenxiang was a little surprised, but when he heard this, he was both happy and a little disappointed, and the joy was naturally that Shen Lan was so attentive to himself, but the reason for the loss was that Shen Lan's mind at this time was not for herself, but then she was a little relieved to think that it was she who finally got the benefits.
"You went to ask your wife to stop her work, I haven't seen her and the stone for a few days, I finally came back, and I still haven't spoken to their mother and son." Song Wenxiang opened his mouth and said, except for a hurried glance at Shen Lan and Shi when he entered the door before, he hadn't seen their mother and son appear until now, which made him a little disappointed, but just after speaking, he remembered that Shen Lan was pregnant before, but now she has no stomach, it seems that the second child is only afraid that she will be born, so she said: "Wasn't Mrs. pregnant before?" Will the child be born male or female? Where is it now? ”
Xu, who originally wanted to leave, listened to Song Wenxiang's words, suddenly stopped, turned around and replied: "Mrs. has added a little boy to the master, and he is asleep in the wife's house at this time, and Xiangling is watching in the house." ”
After hearing that Shen Lan gave birth to another son, Song Wenxiang was in a very complicated mood. However, he still showed a happy look on his face and said, "Okay, great, but in there?" ”
Saying that, Song Wenxiang pointed in the direction of the bedroom, Xu nodded, and Song Wenxiang only then spoke: "You go down." ”
Xu retreated, and Song Wenxiang turned around and walked towards Shen Lan's bedroom, but stopped when he walked to the door, and after thinking about it a few times, he reached out and planned to push the door, this was the first time he entered Shen Lan's bedroom. I was a little nervous and uneasy. After all, the sage once said that a gentleman does not deceive the dark room, did his actions at this time violate the way of a gentleman? In this way, the movements of the hands stopped, and I stood outside the door and thought about it, but there was no result.
Shen Lan, who had just stepped into the door, saw Song Wenxiang standing at the door hesitantly. I couldn't help but say strangely, "What are you doing?" ”
A sudden voice interrupted Song Wenxiang's hesitation. Turned around sharply. looked at the woman who entered the door, but she didn't know how to react.
"What are you doing standing in the doorway?" Shen Lan slowly walked over with the stone and asked, while looking at her door strangely. Is there something strange about it?
"I want to go in and see our newborn child, but I'm afraid I'll disturb him." Song Wenxiang pretended to speak calmly.
After listening to Song Wenxiang's explanation, Shen Lan didn't think much about it, but took her son's hand, led her son to her and said, "Stone, don't call dad yet." ”
Shi was still a little strange about this father who suddenly appeared, he was secretly looking at this person when he was brought into the house by his mother, he didn't look friendly, so Shi was still a little frightened in his heart, but at this time his mother spoke, and shouted timidly: "Dad." ”
Song Wenxiang lowered his head and smiled at the stone, squatted down and cautiously stretched out his hand and said, "Come, dad hug you." ”
The stone hesitated a little, looked up at his mother, only to see his mother nodded, then let go of his mother's hand, and carefully moved towards the father who suddenly appeared, Song Wenxiang was very patient in the whole process and stretched out his hand, and waited until the stone moved to the place where he was within reach, and hugged the stone into his arms, and said happily: "Stone, do you want to be a father?" ”
Suddenly picked up by a stranger, the stone was still a little frightened, but the mother said that this person was not someone else, but his own father, so the stone still suppressed the fear in his heart, and tried to pretend not to be afraid, but this person did not feel uncomfortable holding himself, so he relaxed after a while.
"Alright, let's go inside." Shen Lan watched the father and son interact on the side, and saw that her son was not so resistant at this time, so she smiled and spoke, and Song Wenxiang, who had already reported to the stone, nodded with a smile, and followed Shen Lan into the house with her son.
Shen Lan stretched out her hand and pushed open the door, only to see a little girl in the room sitting next to a cradle doing needlework, and at the moment the door was pushed open, she hurriedly stood up, bowed her head and said, "Mrs., master." ”
Shen Lan answered and asked, "Is the little boy awake?" ”
"Back to Mrs., the little boy hasn't woken up yet." Xiangling replied.
"Go down, the master comes back and wants to see the little boy, I have it here." Shen Lan commanded.
"Yes." Xiangling hurriedly packed up the needle and thread in her hand, lowered her head and bowed her body and retreated from the other side of the ear room.
After Song Wenxiang entered the house, he couldn't help but look around, Shen Lan's bedroom was very spacious, and there was a kang near the window, but it was only the size of a couch, and a mattress was laid on it and a kang table was placed, which was suitable for resting.
Shen Lan walked to the cradle, bent down to check on her youngest son, who was still asleep, the cradle was covered with a thick futon, a small wooden piece was tightly wrapped in it, and a velvet hat woven with wool was worn on her head, and a small face was calm and peaceful because she was asleep, and then Song Wenxiang also hugged the stone and surrounded her.
"He slept so soundly......" Song Wenxiang didn't finish speaking, a small hand covered his mouth, looked down, only to see the stone with a cautious face, the hand covering his mouth was also stone, now seeing him looking at him, he suddenly whispered: "My brother is sleeping, he is growing, and he can't speak loudly." ”
Hearing this, Song Wenxiang couldn't help but stiffen, and nodded vigorously, and then the stone let go of his hand, with a serious face, Shen Lan on the side looked at the appearance of the father and son, smiled silently, and then said softly: "Let's go and sit on the kang table." ”
Song Wenxiang nodded, although he really wanted to see his youngest son again. But after all, people are sleeping, and the eldest son looks like an eldest brother, for fear that he will wake up the child, so he still listens to Shen Lan to sit at the kang table for a while, and by the way, he can also talk to Shen Lan.
Shen Lan took the lead and walked to the side of the kang, after taking off her shoes and getting on the kang, she stretched out her hand and pushed the window open a little, at this time the temperature outside was still a little cold, and as soon as the window opened, it was naturally a little cold and the wind came in, and it blew in head-on. However, Song Wenxiang has long been accustomed to the severe cold in the north. I didn't think much of this cold wind, but I couldn't help but say, "Opening the window will blow to the children." ”
"It's okay, it's good to change the air after all." Shen Lan replied that the stone had been placed on the kang by Song Wenxiang. At this time, he was looking at Song Wenxiang curiously with big black eyes. Song Wenxiang sat on the kang under his watch. However, instead of learning from Shen Lan to take off her shoes and come up, she sat on the edge of the kang with her legs hanging outside.
"That's right. Why did you come back at this time? Shen Lan couldn't help but ask, it was very strange for Song Wenxiang's sudden appearance, the year before last was to prepare grain and grass, so what about now? What's more, the year in the second half of last year was not very good, and it has been turbulent, how can this person have time to come back from the army?
"I came back with the prince of Chu Ning, and I won't go to the frontier when I come back this time." Song Wenxiang replied slowly.
Shen Lan didn't understand a little, she was not sensitive to the situation outside, although she knew that several vassal kings outside were fighting with the orthodoxy of the imperial court, but in this place far away from the center of the situation, and then the news was blocked, Shen Lan really couldn't understand the situation outside, of course, he was still no stranger to King Chu Ning, he was the vassal king of Chu, and Jixian County was in the fief of King Chu Ning, and the people in Chu could not know who the emperor was, but they couldn't know who King Chu Ning was.
"Oh, is that so?" Shen Lan nodded, but didn't ask him why he changed from a soldier guarding the border to a sergeant with King Chu Ning, after all, Shen Lan felt that he was not very familiar with Song Wenxiang, and besides, this was not something that should be discussed as an ordinary person, anyway, Shen Lan still had the idea of participating in this kind of infighting at the moment.
Song Wenxiang faintly felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say what was wrong, but at this time, he could talk to Shen Lan so closely, and he could face Shen Lan without scruples, he was a little excited, after all, he had faced Shen Lan before, but at that time he always restrained himself and always kept the etiquette of gentlemen's friendship as light as water, but now his whole mind only fell on the other party finally becoming his rightful wife, so he no longer had to abide by those damn etiquette.
"Lan Niang, how are you these days?" Yuan Hao stretched out his hand and gently grabbed Shen Lan's hand, Shen Lan's body suddenly stiffened, a deep sense of fear came from the heels, and the smile on her face disappeared unconsciously, Shen Lan knew that this was not right, and it was not good, but some things would not dissipate because of time, in fact, Shen Lan was still a little afraid of Song Wenxiang, it was not that Song Wenxiang had been violent to her, but the things that ignored her and blindly forced her did not dissipate, in fact, as time passed, that fear became more and more profound.
Feeling Shen Lan's stiffness, Song Wenxiang was a little strange, and couldn't help asking, "Lan Niang, what's wrong with you?" Isn't it uncomfortable? ”
As he spoke, he let go of Shen Lan's hand, got up and wanted to touch Shen Lan's forehead, Shen Lan was subconsciously startled, and dodged his hand, Song Wenxiang was stunned, and Shen Lan, who was sitting, also knew that her movements were inappropriate, so she hurriedly said: "I'm fine, probably because the wood made a noise to me last night, so I was a little dizzy." ”
Looking at the faint smile on Shen Lan's face, Song Wenxiang was still suspicious, but after all, he was not the real Song Wenxiang, and he didn't know what Shen Lan's actions at this moment meant, so he sat back in a daze, and asked worriedly, "Why didn't you invite a nurse?" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but say a little melancholy: "Is there not enough money at home?" ”
Seeing that Song Wenxiang was not angry because of his actions, and there was no need to force himself, Shen Lan felt a little relieved, and when she heard Song Wenxiang ask, she hurriedly replied: "No, last year's year was not good, and I didn't recruit a nurse for fear of being blind." ”
Hearing Shen Lan say this, Song Wenxiang couldn't help but feel a little heartache in his heart, Shen Lan is a woman who bears such a big family, and she has to be cautious everywhere, she can still rely on herself a few points in the past, but now she is afraid that her eldest brother may not be able to help her a little, and even if the eldest brother has a heart, he can't fight with the government.
"It's okay, I'll go find two nurses in a few days, you can be more relaxed, and you also let the people in the house start packing up, and we will move to Jinzhou Mansion to live." Song Wenxiang smiled and comforted.
Shen Lan was a little confused by what he said, so she asked, "Why do you want to go to Jinzhou Mansion?" ”
Although the news is closed, but Jinzhou is not far away, the news over there has not yet come, Jinzhou at this time is not a good place to go, there is a war over there, is it really good to run to that place at this time?
"Don't worry, I'm now the guard of the Golden State Mansion, so you take the child and live with me in the General's Mansion, and there will be nothing wrong." Song Wenxiang smiled and reassured, this time he came back to take Shen Lan's mother and son to his side, anyway, Jinzhou is not far away.
General's Mansion? Hearing this lofty term, Shen Lan was somewhat incredulous, but she had also heard that heroes came out of troubled times, and saw that Song Wenxiang got a lot of benefits in this chaos, he was originally just a small captain, but now he has been promoted to a general in just one year, is this the speed of a rocket?
Shen Lan wanted to ask, but after all, the two of them were not familiar with each other, and Shen Lan didn't like to get along with him more, so she was obviously curious to death, but she refused to ask him a word, but instead wore a smirk on her face: "That concubine congratulates the master on his promotion." ”
Song Wenxiang on the other side also felt very strange when he heard Shen Lan's words, but after all, he was an imposter with a weak heart, so where did he dare to ask carefully, so although he was dissatisfied with Shen Lan's performance at this time, he still nodded happily and replied: "Joy and joy, isn't the lady also the general's wife?" ”
Shen Lan smiled reluctantly, thinking in her heart whether she should be more careful with Song Wenxiang, after all, now that this person has become a general, if he provokes the other party to be unhappy, he is afraid that it will not be good, and the world is not peaceful now, he has to rely on him in many ways, Shen Lan originally thought that it was okay to live a good life, but now it seems that things are not so simple, after all, this is a powerful society, no matter how much money you have, you can't live a good life, but you have to be more and more careful.
In the past half a year, Shen Lan has been harassed and blackmailed by various officials and sergeants, if it weren't for the fact that there are two available people around her, she would have been bullied so much that she doesn't even have scum left, and she has money to open the way, so she can barely maintain the stability of the house, but she doesn't dare to be as wanton as before, it's not because she just has money and no power, and there is no male owner at home. (To be continued......)
PS: Because both of them are impostors, Xiao Wu's current arrangement may be a little unsatisfactory, there is no passion and no tenderness, but the time has not yet come, so brothers and sisters don't play Xiao Wu, if you want to fight, throw the monthly ticket and kill Xiao Wu, haha