Qi Younian saw Ji Xiaotang say this, and his expression was calm, so he was relieved. Because he saw Ji Xiaotang, he did not go to the nunnery, but accompanied Ji Xiaotang to the outside of the nunnery.

"My mother doesn't talk much, but she's a nice person." Qi Younian told Ji Xiaotang that he actually regretted that he had no chance to arrange for his mother to get along with Ji Xiaotang before.

Regarding Qi Younian's words, Ji Xiaotang nodded in agreement.

Qin is a mother who is no better for Qi Younian, and she is also a keen mother.

Because Qi Younian was accompanied, Ji Xiaotang walked very slowly. But as soon as he left the gate of Jingci Nunnery, he heard hurried footsteps behind him.

"Fifth brother, fifth brother."

Ji Xiaotang and Qi Younian turned their heads at the same time.

It was Qi Younian's third brother who chased after him.

"Fifth brother, the spirit has come to visit, and my mother asks you to come over immediately." When Third Master Qi arrived, he immediately said to Qi Younian, and then turned his gaze to Ji Xiaotang.

"Give the county lord a salute, Qi San is a rough person, if there is anything rude and offensive, please bear with the county lord." He didn't talk to Ji Xiaotang first, but sent a message to Qi Younian first, which was rude.

Ji Xiaotang had seen Third Master Qi just now, and looked at him again at this moment.

Qi Sanye is in his early twenties, not tall, but very stocky, and there are quite similarities between his eyebrows and Qi Younian, but the outline is not as clear and handsome as Qi Younian.

"Third Master Qi is polite." Ji Xiaotang politely said to Qi Sanye.

"There are a lot of county lords, so Qi San will bring the fifth brother over. The matter here is not less than the fifth brother for a while. Qi San's arm was on Qi Younian's shoulder.

He is very skilled in this action, and it seems that the relationship between the two brothers is good. However, at this moment, Qi San should not be close to Qi Younian.

He should have been instructed by the Qin clan. is a deadlift, and Qi Younian must be pulled away from Ji Xiaotang.

The Qin clan is really ......

Ji Xiaotang shook his head with a smile.

"In that case, you don't have to send me off, Ayou, I will come to the spirit to accompany my grandmother another day."

Qi Younian looked at Third Master Qi, and quietly Ji Xiaotang, seeing that there were guests coming outside the door, he nodded. Said yes.

When Ji Xiaotang returned to Xinhuatang from Jingci'an, Mrs. Ji asked her worriedly what the Qin family had told her.

For example, the Qin family was worried that Ji Xiaotang would hurt Qi Younian. Second Mrs. Ji was also worried that the Qin family would hurt Ji Xiaotang.

"Mrs. Hou thanked me, she should have guessed Ayou's intentions." As for what the Qin family said, don't let her meet Qi Younian again. Ji Xiaotang didn't say a word.

Time is like water. On the day of preparing for the wedding, Ji Xiaotang lived a quiet and lively life, and almost every day he had to be taken by Mrs. Ji, Yang and others to see the newly purchased dowry.

Even if Ji Xiaotang is used to seeing pomp, he still thinks that her dowry is too generous.

Ji Xiaotang proposed to be more frugal.

Second Master Ji and Second Mrs. Ji relied on her in other things, but this one refused to obey.

"The dowry sent by the prince is there, and our dowry can't be meager." Second Master Ji said with a smile.

Qin Zhen had already chosen an auspicious day to come over for an appointment, and the dowry was added by two percent in accordance with the rules of the imperial court for marrying a princess. expressed Qin Zhen's admiration and attention to Ji Xiaotang.

"If you can't afford it, it's okay, and our family can't afford it. And. And your uncle, if the dowry prepared for you is less, your uncle will definitely not come back. Second Master Ji continued.

Ji Xiaotang understood his father's intentions, and felt that he owed her, so he wanted to compensate her more in the dowry.

"There is Princess Qi in front, let's always keep a low profile." Ji Xiaotang raised this point.

And this point, Master Ji Er and Mrs. Ji Er have also taken this into account, so they also specially visited.

"Princess Qi married back then, and it was a dowry of one hundred and twenty-eight lifts." Yang said.

One hundred and twenty-eight lifts, for the princess's grade, it is also very beautiful. Weiwu Houfu was such a daughter at that time, and she was still a concubine, so the dowry was very rich.

"We are also one hundred and twenty-eight, and we will not go past her, lest people make irresponsible remarks." As for the content of the dowry, of course, it will be much richer. The face is for everyone to see, indicating Ji Xiaotang's courtesy, and the lining is their heart for their daughter, as well as Ji Xiaotang's weight.

In addition to gold and silver rulers and other things, Ji Er took Ji Xiaomu and invited people to help these days, and bought four granges for Ji Xiaotang around the capital.

Master Ji Er has lived in Qingyuan for many years, and he has done some research on the affairs of Nongsang, and these four granges have their own uses.

The nearest grange to the capital is smaller, only 100 acres, which is specialized in planting fine vegetables, melons and fruits, and stocking poultry and livestock, which is convenient to be transported to the palace every day for Ji Xiaotang's daily consumption.

The other two larger granges are far away from the capital, each with 100 houses, and the fertile land is poured. The production of these two granges is enough for Ji Xiaotang's expenses for several lifetimes.

In addition, the second master Ji also thought of a lot of methods, and bought a hot spring village for Ji Xiaotang on Luoxia Mountain, thirty miles outside the capital.

The hot spring Zhuangzi has beautiful scenery and hot spring springs, which is an excellent pastime.

Second Master Ji and Second Mrs. Ji were very thoughtful for Ji Xiaotang.

In addition to the Grange, the two also bought a three-entry house for Ji Xiaotang in the capital, as well as a few shops.

There is also a foreign goods shop in the capital that is opened in partnership with the Wanjia fleet, and now the customers are welcome, and the income is quite rich, and the second master Ji has given the shares of the Ji family to Ji Xiaotang.

"It was your idea, and this shop should be yours. If we don't give it to you, your uncle will give it to you when he comes back. ”

Master Ji Er was afraid that Ji Xiaotang would oppose it, so he always piggybacked on Master Ji San.

Ji Xiaotang's heart is warm, behind this rich dowry, is the deep love of his family. Money is only one aspect, in the capital where it is not easy to live, the Ji family has put a lot of effort into running so many suitable farms, houses and shops in such a short period of time.

Master Ji Er is actually a person who doesn't like to deal with chores. But for Ji Xiaotang, he goes out almost every day these days and personally takes people to choose for Ji Xiaotang.

Every choice she makes. Every sacrifice made is worth it.

"It's all given to me, and I will marry a daughter-in-law in the future, but I'm afraid I won't be able to afford the dowry." Ji Xiaotang lowered his eyelashes to hide the fluctuations in his eyes, and then raised his head and said with a smile.

"That's it." Mrs. Ji Er smiled, hugged Changsheng in her arms and patted her. "We feel sorry for our daughter, and we also feel sorry for our son, me and your father. Naturally, there are bodies that you have not seen that are left to immortality. ”

"It's all for Sister A, and I'll talk to Sister in the future." Changsheng said suddenly.

Everyone was stunned for a while, and when they understood what Changsheng was talking about, they burst into laughter.

Changsheng didn't feel like everyone was laughing at him. On the contrary, it is beautiful. Sister treats her well. What's wrong with her sister, and her brother-in-law, that is, Prince An, also likes him very much.

Changsheng's words were remembered by everyone present for a long time, and until Changsheng became an adult, some people would take out this sentence to tease him.

In the blink of an eye, it has entered July, and the summer heat has gradually subsided, but the situation of Daqin's internal and external troubles has not improved significantly.

Xinhuatang continued to receive good news.

Ji Xiaolian is in the palace. It was very loved by Queen Han, and was fortunate to be visited by Emperor Longqing. He was made a nobleman.

Several of the nobles who stayed in the palace were all very good-looking, but Ji Xiaolian was able to come out on top among them. She was the first to be favored by Emperor Longqing, and she was also promoted to a position.

This was a happy event, but everyone in Xinhua Hall did not express much joy, except for one person.

Since being rejected by Ji Er and Ji Xiaotang, and being reprimanded by Mrs. Ji, Master Ji made a gesture of changing his mind and moved to a familiar Taoist temple for a while.

Second Master Ji knew that Master Ji was going to study gossip feng shui with those immortal elders. It's just that the research they did was very different from that of the ancestors of the Ji family.

Master Ji was too addicted and took a crooked path on this.

But as long as he doesn't cause trouble, there are some gods chattering, and everyone can tolerate it.

Ji Xiaolian was left in the palace, and she was still the person in the eyes of Empress Han, and Master Ji knew the news and moved back from the Taoist temple. At that time, he used the name of going home to help Ji Xiaotang prepare for marriage.

Now, Ji Xiaolian's nobleman, Master Ji is beaming, just waiting for the news of Ji Xiaolian's pregnancy in the palace one day, and he, the emperor's father-in-law, will definitely be able to recover.

"The title of Marquis of Cheng'en, we have it in the founding of Great Qin, but no one has added it yet. In the future, I don't want this title either......"

The rules set after the founding of the Great Qin Dynasty crowned the queen's father as Chengenhou, but after the sealing, this Chengenhou could not have other official positions and errands.

It's just that this rule has never been enforced.

The founding emperor's father-in-law died early, and he was still righteous in the expansion of the territory for the Great Qin, and he had already been given another higher title, and the canonization of the Marquis of Cheng'en was empty.

After that, there was no more Chengenhou.

The emperor's fathers-in-law were all important ministers of the court, and almost no one dared to propose to crown them as the Marquis of Cheng'en and give up their authority at the same time. This is especially true in recent generations.

The queens of these generations are all from the Han family.

And the Han family, starting from Han Yi's grandfather, has been the head of the cabinet.

When Master Ji said this, he was sure that Ji Xiaolian could be the queen, and he could also hold great power in the court.

When Second Master Ji heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

"Big brother is drunk, in this case, don't mention it again in the future." Second Master Ji persuaded Master Ji and explained how powerful it was.

Ji Xiaolian is in the palace, even if she is favored, she can't go beyond Queen Han, even if Queen Han has never had children. And the Ji family is by no means the opponent of the Han family, the elders of several dynasties.

If Master Ji said this, if the legend went out, it would bring disaster to Xinhuatang.

Second Master Ji said it in a loud voice, and Master Ji was stunned by what he said, and muttered that he would never say it again. He did have some wine.

Second Master Ji sighed, fortunately, only he and Ji Xiaomu were present.

"Big brother is like this, it's not a way after all." Second Master Ji discussed with Second Mrs. Ji.

Ji Xiaotang heard it next to him, and fell into deep thought.

Ji Xiaolian's matter did not make Xinhuatang anything. But the good news that came next made Xinhuatang very excited.

Master Ji San is back.

Master Ji San's fleet arrived at the wharf of Wanjia Village, but Master Ji San did not disembark at the wharf. did not go to Qingyuan, but together with Wan Jiashu, he continued to go north with several big ships, took the North Canal, and landed at Tongzhou Wharf.

When the Ji family got the news, they immediately sent Ji Xiaomu to Tongzhou to greet him. went with Ji Xiaomu, as well as people from King An's Mansion and the imperial court. Master Ji San went to sea this time. is also shouldering the mission arranged by the imperial court and Qin Zhen, and now he will enter Beijing immediately when he returns, except for Ji Xiaotang. This is also one of the reasons.

For the arrival of Master Ji San, the entire Xinhua Hall was busy.

Mrs. Ji Er thought about arranging a courtyard for Mr. Ji San, so she discussed with the Yang family, but Mrs. Ji immediately stopped her.

"Don't give him another yard. Let him live in my courtyard. He won't be able to stay for a few days in total. My yard is spacious and has many houses, and it is usually empty. "Mrs. Ji seems to mean that she is afraid that everyone will arrange trouble in the yard. But everyone can hear what she really means.

The old lady misses her son so much, and when she finally comes to live in her son for a few days, she can't wait for him to be in front of her eyes all the time, where can she let him go to another yard.

Mrs. Ji Er and Yang both laughed.

To say a man who has grown up. Although I haven't married yet, I should have another yard. That's how it's convenient. Moreover, when Master Ji San came back this time, he must have brought a lot of people, and he had to follow him to live in Xinhuatang.

Ji Xiaotang told Mrs. Ji these words.

“…… The uncle is still hospitable and lives with his grandmother, and it will not be good to quarrel with his grandmother when the time comes. ”

"I'm not afraid of arguing, and I don't like him to be noisy." Mrs. Ji immediately said, "I am happy when he brings more people back, which shows that he is not alone outside." ”

Mrs. Ji has made up her mind, and she refuses to listen to any objections.

Everyone exchanged glances, and in the end, they all agreed with Mrs. Ji.

Mrs. Ji was very happy, and she personally took someone to clean up the house for Master Ji San and prepare something that should be needed. Everyone was afraid that she would be tired, but seeing that she was more energetic than usual, they didn't say anything.

Ji Xiaotang naturally followed to help, and she knew better than anyone else in the family about Master Ji's preferences, including Mrs. Ji.

As a mother, Mrs. Ji certainly knows her son very well. But when my son grew up, he refused to tell her a lot of things, and he has always been outside in the past few years, and there have been a lot of changes.

The closest person between the Ji family and Master Ji San is Ji Xiaotang.

Mrs. Ji squinted her eyes with a smile when she saw Ji Xiaotang quickly preparing things for Master Ji San.

"Xiaotang is the closest to her uncle. The two of them have been in love since childhood. "This is said to the Yang family, and the Ji family from Qingyuan has long known this. Mrs. Ji told the Yang family about the interesting stories of Master Ji San and Ji Xiaotang when they were children.

It turned out that Master Ji San took Ji Xiaotang's naughtiness, she knew it.

Ji Xiaotang couldn't help laughing.

……

It was getting late, but it was lively in front of the second gate of Xinhuatang.

Master Ji San had already arrived in Tongzhou in the morning, this was because he specially urged the fleet to go quickly, rushed to Tongzhou in the morning, did not rest in Tongzhou, changed the carriage and horses and immediately went to the capital.

Master Ji San hopes to see his family soon.

And everyone in Xinhuatang also hopes to see Master Ji San as soon as possible.

The people of Xinhuatang, led by Mrs. Ji, heard that Master Ji San had arrived at the city gate, so they went to the second gate to greet them.

"Why haven't you arrived yet, is there something happening on the way?" Mrs. Ji asked Ji Xiaotang anxiously.

Ji Xiaotang couldn't help laughing.

"Grandmother, you've asked this five times in less than a quarter of an hour." Ji Xiaotang told Mrs. Ji, "Grandmother doesn't want to go out, and I didn't pay attention to it when I entered Beijing, there is also a section ......of road from the city gate to us, and there are many pedestrians on the roads in this city, and it is not good to run horses. ”

"Hey......" Mrs. Ji agreed, Ji Xiaotang had almost told her these words, and she didn't understand this truth, but she was anxious.

"It turned out that he was far away at sea, and I worried about him and missed him. Now that I know that he has entered the capital, not far from me, I should have put my mind at ease, but my heart has become more and more raised, and my heart is also very anxious. ”

"Old lady, this is human nature." Everyone laughed and persuaded Mrs. Ji.

While he was talking, he saw a little guy who had just left his head running over and saluting in front of everyone.

"The third master is back and has arrived at the gate." The little guy shouted loudly.

Mrs. Ji immediately said yes, and subconsciously stepped forward two steps before standing still again. This is still because Ji Xiaotang is holding on to the side.

The daughter-in-law who was in charge next to her stepped forward and gave the little girl a big red reward. The little guy smiled, and he knew that it was the best errand to be able to report the news, and the reward he received was a few percent more than he expected.

The little servant saluted and thanked him, and then he hurriedly ran back.

As soon as the little guy turned around the shadow wall, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps on the other side of the shadow wall.

"Mother......" Ji San's old man has not arrived, and the voice has come first.

"Wenda ......" This familiar and somewhat unfamiliar mother made Mrs. Ji's eyes moisten immediately, she took a step, and with Ji Xiaotang's support, she staggered towards the shadow wall.

Master Ji San had already turned the shadow wall at this time, strode in front of Mrs. Ji, fell to his knees, and hugged Mrs. Ji's thigh.

Master Ji San is dark again, and he has grown taller again, and even his shoulders are wider than before.

These two years of experience have allowed him to grow from a handsome teenager to a handsome and high-spirited adult man.

Mrs. Ji leaned down and hugged Mr. Ji San.

Both mother and son laughed with tears. (To be continued......)