Zhao Xiu leaned on his grandmother, watched Qin Cha and his entourage escort Zhao Jiong and the Jiang family's master and servant out of the gate of Fengxian County, and looked up at the Zhang family: "Grandmother, when will we know the verdict of the case?" ”

Zhang's expression was faint, and he touched his granddaughter's head: "When they return to Beijing, they are all about to enter the moon, if the Dali Temple trial is faster, there will be results before the spring of next year, but if the Dali Temple is slow, it may have to drag on for a year and a half." ”

This case is the emperor's concern, she is not worried that Xiao Changfang can overturn the case, the problem is that King Ying does not know when the flaws will be revealed. King Guangping has already made it clear that the case may drag on for a year or two, and she is already mentally prepared. As long as the murderer can finally be brought to justice, she doesn't care about waiting. Although she will feel aggrieved and complain in her heart, the emperor's throne is guaranteed by the county grandfather, and she can't tolerate King Ying destroying the county grandfather's hard work.

Zhao Wei took Zhang's other hand and whispered, "It's been a long time." Zhao Xiu was not very convinced, but thinking about it, even in modern times, the court may have to wait for a year and a half to decide a case, and the judgment of this ancient Dali Temple is probably about the same? But this is obviously a big and important case, and the emperor is concerned about it, can't it be handled as a special case? The emperor's patience is really good.

She was sneering in her heart, when she heard Zhang say, "Let's go home." She quickly grabbed her grandmother's hand tightly.

After returning to Fengxian, Zhao Xiu saw the scenery of this small county for the first time. This county is really "small", and I don't know if the width of the east and west is enough for one kilometer. It is said that in the previous dynasty, it was still a small thousand households, after the founding of this dynasty, because Emperor Taizu was a native of Jiading, with Jiading as the center, the surrounding area was upgraded to Shanghai Mansion, and the small castle originally called Qingcun Thousand Households was upgraded to the county seat. The main roads in the city are in the shape of "ten", which are called East Street, South Street, West Street and North Street, which divide this small county town into four parts. The place where the Zhao family lives is in the southwest of the county seat, across the street from the Department of Classics and History, the distance is not more than 100 feet.

Zhao Xiu and the others bid farewell to Qincha, that is, at the West City Gate not far from home, they want to go home, they only need to turn around and walk more than 100 meters to the door of the house, which is very convenient.

But in this short distance, their ancestors and grandchildren could not finish the journey, and only halfway through, some villagers came to report to them: "Old lady Zhao, there is a mother-in-law outside the west city gate, saying that she came from the capital, and she used to wait in front of the old lady, her man fell ill at the city gate, she and her son and daughter were crying, two little dolls, not yet ten years old, strange and pitiful." The little girl begged someone to come to the Zhao family's old house to report the news. The old lady sent someone to take a look, but did she recognize it? ”

Zhang was surprised, who could this mother-in-law be? Suddenly, she thought of someone, and before she could say this person, Qiu Ye had already exclaimed: "Could it be Mama Lu?" Lu's mother's youngest daughter and youngest son are all under the age of ten. ”

Zhao Xiu also remembered that Zhang's dowry girl Lu Ma, after marrying a slave in Jiannan's Hou Mansion, has been outside for Zhang's affairs, when Zhang took his son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and grandchildren to Fuling back to Fengxian, he didn't plan to live in the old family, so he bought a house in the capital in advance, and transferred most of the things that the family got over, and Lu's mother and family were responsible for taking care of the house. After the death of Zhao Zhuo and his wife, the Zhang family had too many things to take care of, and she didn't take care of this house in the capital, and she planned to take her grandchildren to live in her hometown for a few more years. Before King Guangping returned to Beijing, she asked him to help carry a letter back to Beijing to Lu's mother, telling the other party to take care of the house, why did the other party suddenly come? Could it be that something happened to the house in the capital?

Zhang also thought of this, frowning slightly between his eyebrows, and his face was worried. She asked Qiu Ye to hurry back to the old house to inform Wang Siping, and asked Wang Siping to send someone to pick up people at the city gate to see if it was really Lu's mother's family who came, and then invite a doctor for them to take a look, but don't really fall ill.

When Zhang took the child back to the courtyard of the old house and sat down, Wang Siping also came over to report: "Back to the old lady, it is indeed the Lu family, she and her man Lu Changxiu, with their little daughter and little son, set off from the capital on the seventh day of October, and hurried all the way. Maybe he was too tired on the road, so Lu Changxiu fainted at the city gate, and he had invited a doctor to come and see, it was not in the way, just rest for two days, and he didn't even have to drink medicine. The old slave had already asked the Lu family and the two children to freshen up, and they would come to greet the old lady in a while. ”

While the Zhang family breathed a sigh of relief, he also added a little worry: "Did the Lu family mention it, why did their family of four rush to Fengxian?" But what happened in Beijing? ”

Wang Siping said: "The old slave was also worried, and asked the Lu family, she said that the news came before, saying that when the old lady and the second master and the second wife fell into the water and died, the eldest lady and the uncle and the eldest grandmother had hit the idea of the old lady's private property, and she avoided it, but the family was not having a good time, so as soon as she received the letter from the old lady, she knew that the old lady and her brother and sister were safe and sound, but there was no one around, so she rushed over to wait. Her man was not at ease, so he also brought the child with her, and now the small house in the capital is watched by their eldest son. ”

Zhang let go of his worries and put a shallow smile on his face: "Really, is there still a shortage of people to serve in my hometown?" She helped me take care of the house, and she ran two or three thousand miles to wait for me. She complained, but she was happy in her heart, she had just met a few ruthless subordinates, although Lu Ma's actions were a bit self-assertive, but they were even more loyal and reliable.

She instructed Wang Siping: "Arrange a place for their family of four, clothes and food are according to the previous rules when they were in the house, and add an extra 20% to them, since Lu Changxiu is sick, give him a few days off, so that he can rest well, if tomorrow is not good, immediately invite the doctor to come and see, don't take it to heart." He is no longer a young and strong offspring, these twenty days of hard work, rushed here from the capital, I don't know what the body has broken into, don't let him hurt his vitality. The two children should also be taken care of, and when they have finished breathing, they will talk about the mission. After a while, when the Lu family finishes eating, you let her come over, and I have something to ask her. ”

Wang Siping respectfully agreed, and turned around and repeatedly told his subordinates to be polite to Lu's mother and family, and take care of them more carefully. He has been a big housekeeper for decades, what has he never seen? This Lu family must be the old lady's confidant, otherwise even he, the big housekeeper, wouldn't know that Xiao Erfang bought a house in the capital, why was she ordered to see the house?

It can be said that the Lu family guards the foundation of the small long house, which shows how much his family is valued, and now their family of four has left their errands in the capital and traveled all the way to see the old lady, if they change to another master, maybe they will blame them for their negligence, but the old lady not only did not mind at all, but was also very moved. I am afraid that this family will have a bright future in the future, and he will have a good relationship, and if he leaves the Zhao family in the future, he will be able to have one more connection.

After Lu's mother ate, she brought her two children to kowtow to Zhang's. She was obviously much thinner than when she last met, and she had a little gray hair on her head, and when she saw Zhang, she couldn't help but keep falling tears: "Old lady, I can count myself as seeing you, it's good that you're safe, my brother and sister are safe, but I pity our second master and second wife, why did you go?!" Those who kill a thousand knives, against the flesh and blood brothers, how can they do this! Before he finished speaking, he already cried out loud.

Zhang had already let go of his grief, but at this time, he was infected by Lu's mother's sadness, tears overflowed his eyes again, and he lowered his head and choked silently.

Autumn leaves followed with tears, the master and servant in the house cried together, Zhao Xiu listened in the room, feeling sad, and glanced at the little brother Zhao Wei, Zhao Wei also sobbed quietly.

Zhao Xiu silently bowed her head, sighed, jumped off the chair, ran out with her little brother, came to Zhang's feet and pulled her sleeve: "Grandmother, don't be sad, crying broke your body, what should I do with my brother and me?" ”

Zhang choked and looked at his grandson with tears on his face, hugged him and his granddaughter Zhao Xiu suddenly, and continued to bow his head and shed tears, but after only a short while, he let go of them and wiped away the tears: "Don't cry anymore, it's come to this, and it's useless to cry more." Zhuo'er will feel uncomfortable when she sees us like this in the spirit of heaven. ”

Qiu Ye also stepped forward to help Lu's mother up: "Mom, don't cry, our old lady is getting better, my brother is sick, and there was a cough before, and finally there is an improvement, as soon as you come, the big guys will cry, in case the old lady is too sad and falls ill again, what should I do?"

Lu's mother hurriedly wiped her tears: "It's me who is not good, I shouldn't make the old lady and my brother and sister sad." He pushed his children again: "Don't cry." The two children wiped their tears as well.

Zhao Xiu carefully looked at Lu's mother's two children. Her youngest son looks only seven or eight years old, only a little older than Zhao Wei, but he is clever and quite strong. Her youngest daughter is older, almost nine or ten years old, she looks very delicate, but she is a little darker and thinner, her arms and feet are as thin as bamboo poles, and her newly changed clothes are obviously long enough, but she is swaying badly when she wears them, for some reason, she looks very shy and scared, and when she saw Zhao Xiu looking at her, she lowered her head in a panic.

Seeing her daughter's uncompetitive appearance, Lu's mother glared at her and asked Zhang's for guilt: "Old lady, forgive me, this girl has never seen the world, and she has been afraid of life since she was a child, so she really doesn't know how to be polite." We only have this one daughter, and I am too pampered on weekdays to teach her well, which is my fault. ”

Zhang smiled slightly, she didn't care, she now trusts Lu's mother, loves Wu and Wu, and doesn't think there's anything wrong with Lu's mother's daughter, and said: "It's common for children to be afraid of life, what are you staring at her?" Just teach it slowly. Autumn leaves, you take their sisters and brothers down to eat the fruit, and the Lu family stays. ”

Qiu Ye responded, smiled and beckoned the young lady of the Lu family and the brothers to go out, and the Zhang family urged Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu to go back to the room to review their homework. Zhao Wei went back very obediently, and Zhao Xiu picked up the book after returning to the room, but his two ears were recording the movement in the room.

Lu's mother complained to Zhang's family: "The old lady has been away from the capital for less than ten days, and there is news from there, saying that the boat you and the second master, the second wife, and the brother and sister are on capsized, and the owner and servant of the boat have no survivors, and they want me to take the family to Shandong to take care of the funeral, and the house will be handed over to the people they sent to take care of it." I was bluffed into something, but after thinking about it, I felt that it was wrong, okay, how could four or five ships only capsize? Are all the shipwrights dead? If something really happens, they should help with the aftermath, and it makes no sense to wait for our subordinates to come over from Beijing to cook. Besides, even if our husband and wife go to Shandong, why do we have to go with a few children? They don't want to take advantage of the opportunity, do they? That's not going to work! I went to the government and said that Mrs. Jiannanhou wanted to take advantage of the absence of her mother-in-law and uncle to take away people's private property. ”

Zhao Xiu secretly praised Lu's mother in the room.

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