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Brother Ping and Sister An happily took the gift box from Xiao Yi's hand, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your father's reward!" Then he looked back at Du Hengshuang and said, "Mother, we have finished eating Shou noodles, can we go back to the room to see the gift from my father?" ”

Du Hengshuang was stunned when he listened. Although these two children still have admiration for Xiao Shiji, after telling them about "Heli" last night, they still quietly changed the affectionate "father" to a more polite but more distant "father".

"Go, go, go." Fang Yuniang said with a smile next to her, "If you're hungry, let someone bring you snacks to eat." ”

Brother Ping and Sister An saw that their grandmother agreed, so they smiled and nodded to each other's mother, and made a grimace at Du Hengshuang, before happily holding the gift box back to their room.

Their adoptive mother and maid-in-law hurriedly followed.

Du Hengshuang asked Xiao Yi to sit down to eat and listen to him talk about the situation in Chang'an.

"The family is fine, and now the second master is in charge. Uncle went to live in the barracks of the city gate guards, and only came back once in a while......" Xiao Yi said slowly, "Uncle is now focused on the martial arts hall he organized in addition to guarding the city gate. An Guogong and other generals and lieutenants all remembered what they promised their uncle, and set a date to go to the lecture hall to give lectures to those children and teach them archery. ”

Du Hengshuang smiled and said, "Lord Xiao can be quiet and calm. Doing something good is better than anything else. ”

Xiao Yi hurriedly said: "Madame is right. He arched his hand again: "Madame rode alone to retreat from the enemy this time, and the uncle was very appreciative, but let the little one say to Madame that fighting is a man's business, this time, it was the man of Daqi who couldn't stand Mrs. and Princess Pingle, thinking that he would never let a woman go into battle to kill the enemy again, and let the Turks laugh at the men of Daqi who were dead." ”

Du Hengshuang was speechless for a long time, and said with a smile: "Is that what your uncle really said?" ”

"It's true. Word for word. Xiao Yi hurriedly stood up and said.

Du Hengshuang shook his head. "Thank you for the bother." And he said no more.

Xiao Yi stayed in Dingzhou for two days, looked around, and then said goodbye and went back.

Du Hengshuang took the family to Xiahou's house as a guest.

The Xiahou clan has been hundreds of years away from Dingzhou, and the houses are naturally not comparable to other places. Even the imperial palace of Chang'an City. For the time being, it is not as large as the Xiahou family's house.

Xiahou Yuan walked beside Du Hengshuang. Seeing the look of amazement on her face, she said with a smile: "Our family is a little better than those houses in Chang'an, but it is still not as good as the five surnames and seven wangs." You haven't seen the ancestral house of the five surnames and seven wangs, have you? That's what really makes a 'prestige'. ”

Du Hengshuang really hasn't seen the ancestral house of the five surnames and seven wangs. She has only seen the house of the five surnames and seven wangs in Chang'an. Of course, they were all bought later, not the ancestral homes they had been operating for thousands of years.

For example, the Cui family's house in Chang'an City in Qinghe is where the Cui family's two-bedroom residence is gathered. Although it occupies a large area, it cannot be compared with the ancestral house of the Xiahou clan at all. It looks like it's the size of a small cross-courtyard.

"No wonder the big house of the Cui family in Qinghe still controls the clan power of the Cui family." Du Hengshuang said thoughtfully, "Look at this ancestral industry, it is very remarkable if it falls into their hands." ”

"It's a pity, there was originally only one princess in the big house of the Qinghe Cui family, but unfortunately this princess was abolished again. Now the big room is declining, and only the second room can top one. Xiahou Yuan sighed. Their Xiahou clan is also a scholar clan, but it is still a little worse than the scholar clan with five surnames and seven wangs, and it is between half a catty and eight taels with the Luoyang Xu clan.

Du Hengshuang pursed his lips and chuckled, and followed Xiahou Yuan into the middle hall of the upper room in their inner courtyard.

As soon as he stepped on the steps of this central hall, Du Hengshuang was startled.

I saw that the middle hall was crowded with people, and it was actually people from the Xiahou family waiting inside.

Du Hengshuang smiled bitterly and whispered to Xiahou Yuan: "Is it necessary to let them all come?" "She just came to visit Xiahou Yuan, the other people in Xiahou's family, it's not that she doesn't want to see them, but these people have a higher status than her, so do you need to wait for them?

Xiahou Yuan smiled without saying a word, took Du Hengshuang to the house, and said to the people in the house: "This is Du Hengshuang, the wife of the Qin State who was personally sealed by His Majesty. He also introduced them to Du Hengshuang about the people of their Xiahou family.

These people are all close relatives of Xiahou Yuan, uncles, aunts, cousins, cousins, other cousins and sisters, and there are even a few white-haired old ladies sitting in the hall.

Du Hengshuang suppressed the surprise in her heart, walked over slowly, and greeted these people with Fang Yuniang and Du Hengxue.

As soon as these people saw Du Hengshuang, they were really stunned for a moment, but they immediately returned to their normal colors, greeted them in return, and were orderly.

After seeing Du Hengshuang's amazement at first, the eyes of these people were attracted by Fang Yuniang again.

Xiahou Yuan introduced to them that this was the mother-in-law of Mrs. Qin.

The pupils of the oldest lady sitting on the top shrank suddenly, and her eyes were like a fine light, and she looked at Fang Yuniang fiercely.

Even a rough-minded person like Fang Yuniang felt this person's scrutiny, and couldn't help but look back at her several times.

The old lady smiled at her busily, and then lowered her head to drink tea to hide the horror in her heart.

Fang Yuniang has always been a person who does not give her heart, and when she saw the old lady laughing, she didn't think much about it, she laughed a little, and lowered her head to drink tea.

Xiahou Wushuang sat next to his great-grandmother, looking at Xu Yanchao sitting upright next to Fang Yuniang, without looking at her, he was very anxious, and he couldn't sit still on the chair like twisted candy.

Old Madam Xiahou looked at her with a smile, then looked at the fine person carved out of the jade by Xu Yanchao, and asked the other lady in a loud voice: "You are the wife of Jingzhao Yin Xu Shao?" ”

Fang Yuniang hurriedly stood up and said, "Exactly." ”

Old Madam Xiahou took the opportunity to look at her carefully for a long time, and beckoned, "Come here, sit on my side." ”

Fang Yuniang raised her head in some surprise.

Xiahou Wushuang hurriedly stood up from the old lady Xiahou with a smile, and said to the other party's concubine: "Mrs. Xu." This side please. As he spoke, he ran down briskly and pushed Fang Yanniang up, but he swaggered to the position where Fang Yanniang had just now, and happened to sit next to Xu Yanchao.

Xu Yanchao raised his eyebrows and whispered, "What are you going to do?" ”

Xiahou Wushuang stuck out his tongue, "What can I do?" It's my great-grandmother who wants to talk to your mother. ”

"That's your great-grandmother?" Xu Yanchao's brows furrowed even tighter, "...... What about your grandmother? ”

Xiahou Wushuang said: "It's gone." My grandmother was in poor health and passed away very young. My dad was raised by my great-grandmother. ”

Xu Yanchao glanced at Xiahou Wushuang, and then at the shrewd old lady above, and suddenly felt a little worried about his mother. Don't be in between words. It was wiped out by others......

Fang Yuniang didn't think so much about Xu Yanchao, she only felt that this old lady looked at her very kindly, just like a long-lost relative, but with a little alienation. In short, it makes her feel very complicated. For the first time in my life. She didn't open the conversation to talk to anyone. Just keep saying "um", "yes", "you said yes", and echo the old lady.

Du Hengshuang and Du Hengxue were also surprised that the old lady looked at each other's concubines differently, but they didn't show it on their faces. While smiling and chatting with the people around him, he took care of his three children.

Xiahou Yuan waited for everyone to be familiar with it, so he asked everyone to go to the flower hall to sit down.

Old Mrs. Xiahou seemed to have a very good impression of Fang Niang, and when she sat at the table, she deliberately let her sit beside her.

Fang Yuniang was at a loss, and she didn't know how to eat a meal.

Du Hengshuang and Du Hengxue were very comfortable, chatting very speculatively with several female relatives of the Xiahou family.

Xu Yanchao was stumped by Xiahou Wushuang, and at the same time took care of Brother Ping and Sister An'er to eat together, and there was no extra mind to share it with Fang Yuniang.

After eating lunch, Du Hengshuang and the others were led to the water corridor hall in the backyard to rest.

Xiahou Yuan came over and invited Du Hengshuang to drink tea in the tea room.

Du Hengshuang knew that she was invited to see the portrait of his grandfather, so he took Zhishu out with him.

Xiahou Yuan's tea room is also in a corridor near the water.

As soon as Du Hengshuang entered, he felt a cool sense of water rushing to his face, which was very refreshing, and he couldn't help but praise: "It's so fragrant with mint flavor, and jasmine." ”

Xiahou Yuan smiled: "Your nose is really good." The mint smell is good, and the incense burned in this incense burner today is added with jasmine peppermint oil. As he spoke, he served tea to Du Hengshuang.

Du Hengshuang sat down on his knees, picked up the teacup, sniffed it lightly between his noses, and immediately relieved his afternoon fatigue.

Xiahou Yuan waited for her to take a sip of tea before he said with emotion: "I only think you are more similar to my great-grandfather, but my great-grandmother is obviously more interested in your mother." If you want to say that you two have nothing to do with our family, I don't believe it if you kill me. After speaking, he was in a very low mood, looked down and saw that the water on the tea stove was boiling again, and he hurriedly picked it up and added a sip of tea to Du Hengshuang.

Du Hengshuang smiled, "Let me see the portrait of your great-grandfather." ”

Xiahou Yuan nodded, stood up on the table, walked behind the screen and took out the portrait, came to Du Hengshuang and knelt down opposite her, and unfolded the portrait to her.

"Look, isn't it alike?" Xiahou Yuan pointed to Du Hengshuang to see.

Du Hengshuang was stunned when he saw it. The man in the portrait was wearing a hat crookedly, standing sideways in front of a large city gate, looking back and smiling. The portrait is very realistic, and it makes her look very familiar. — like the shadow of herself she sees in the mirror every day......

If the person in the portrait was changed into women's clothes, Du Hengshuang would definitely think that it was her......

However, that person clearly behaved like a man, without the slightest femininity.

This is the so-called person who is extremely beautiful, regardless of gender.

"The side hat is merry, just looking at this painting, you can imagine your great-grandfather's extraordinary demeanor back then." Du Hengshuang praised cautiously, and was a little embarrassed, as if he was praising himself, extremely embarrassed.

Xiahou Yuan thought about it, and seemed to notice Du Hengshuang's embarrassment, and said with a smile: "This word comes out of your mouth, it does mean something." ”

Du Hengshuang chuckled, rolled up the picture, returned it to Xiahou Yuan, and said sincerely: "It is indeed very similar to me, but I really have nothing to do with your Xiahou family." It's just that things are similar, and people are the same. You don't have to mind. ”

"Really? You really don't have anything to do with our family? Xiahou Yuan's eyes widened, and he felt that the seed in his heart had rekindled from the ashes......

Du Hengshuang smiled, "Little prince, you don't have to be like this. As far as I know, my mother's maiden family is just an ordinary family in Chang'an City, and it has nothing to do with your famous Xiahou family. If my mother really has something to do with your Xiahou family, in Luoyang back then, our mother and son would not have been squeezed by others and almost bankrupt and lived on the streets. If it weren't for the great Sima of Luoyang at that time, that is, the Jingzhao Yin Xu Shaoxu of Chang'an City today, our mothers and sons might not be in this world. ”

With their mothers' and sons' appearances, once they live on the streets, the end must be worse than death. And the three of them are all temperaments that would rather be broken than broken, so the end must be extremely miserable.

"Oh? And what's going on? Xiahou Yuanda was interested and hurriedly asked.

But Du Hengshuang was still young at that time, and he didn't remember the specific situation, but he remembered that the people of the Du family clan came up and down to force them to hand over the property of their father Du Xiancheng, saying that Du Xiancheng was dead, and their family had no son, either their property would have to be handed over to the public, or Fang Yuniang would adopt a son of the Du family, and then hand over the property directly to this adopted son.

Both of these choices are to push their orphans and widows into the fire pit.

"And then?"

"Later, of course my mother refused. There are some people who come to the door every day to provoke, and my family is scared away, and there is only one Qian Bo, who can take care of the front door, but can't take care of the back door, which is really embarrassing. Du Hengshuang smiled bitterly, "After that, Lord Xu appeared and helped my mother keep the family property, and then my mother gave my father filial piety for three years and remarried him." ”

"I see." Xiahou Yuan nodded thoughtfully, "It's really hard for you." ”

Du Hengshuang stayed at Xiahou's house for most of the day before returning home.

After they left, Xiahou Yuan went to ask Mrs. Xiahou: "Great-grandmother, do you think Shuang'er is very similar to great-grandfather?" ”

Old Madam Xiahou smiled leisurely: "It's very similar." However, her mother is more like a person. ”

"Like whom?" Xiahou Yuan was very interested, his purpose was originally to ask Old Lady Xiahou why she was more interested in the other party's concubine. - If you want to talk about the degree of similarity, it is obvious that Du Hengshuang is more like......

Old Madam Xiahou glanced at Xiahou Yuan, and didn't want to tell him, but changed the topic with a smile and said, "You are very unusual to that Mrs. Qin Guo?" Could it be that my great-grandson, whose eyes are above the top, finally moved his heart? ”

Xiahou Yuan's face turned red, and he sneered: "...... Not so obvious, right? ”

"Not so obvious?" Old Madam Xiahou sneered, "You might as well look in the mirror yourself, when you look at others, that look is eager to swallow them!" ”

Xiahou Yuan subconsciously pinched his brows, and said, "Huh? So obvious? No wonder she is so detached, a picture of drawing a line with me......"

…… (To be continued......)

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