Knowing that he was not only without fault but meritorious, Xie Qian's mood was very good, seeing that it was almost dusk, Ma Wensheng had to rush back to the military department to deal with everything after the victory in Beiguan, Xie Qian symbolically invited Ma Wensheng to stay and eat.

Xie Qian hadn't had a dinner at home for a few years, and it was quite difficult for some old friends to come and have a homely meal. Ma Wensheng is not an unknown person, plus he still has things to do, so he quit, and Xiong Xiu left with Ma Wensheng.

Compared with Ma Wensheng, Xiong Xiu has no sense of existence, just as an observer.

Coming out of the study, Xie Qian looked at the red sunset in the west and the brilliant glow in the sky, and looked a little obsessed...... Today's weather is really good, the temperature is not low, and even the usual shortness of breath and panting are gone, seeing that the New Year is approaching, and the next should be able to have a good year.

The previous haze finally dissipated, thinking that his position in the DPRK and China would be in full swing in the future, maybe Liu Jian would become the first assistant minister after being pushed down......

"Master, are you alright?"

The servant walked out of the house and looked at Xie Qian curiously.

I used to see my lord like a mourner, and I thought that I had to prepare for the future, even if things seemed to be in a hurry, I still had to buy it.

Xie Qian glared at him and scolded: "Bastard, there is no good word, what can happen to the old man and the scholar of the Auxiliary Political University?" ”

The servant secretly screamed in his heart that he was wronged, and when you were with your wife just now, you obviously behaved like you were going to the execution ground...... It's not good, my own master is moody, it's better to mess with less.

"Sir, Madame is inside, are you ...... Go in and have a look? The servant asked tremblingly.

Xie Qian remembered what he had just said to Mrs. Xu, which might make his wife feel worried, so he nodded, the crisis has passed, and it is still necessary to make it clear to avoid worrying his family.

"Lead the way."

Xie Qian said a word and followed the servant into the inner house.

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Mrs. Xu crying there, holding a handkerchief in her hand, constantly wiping her tears, while his granddaughter Xie Hengnu was comforting her.

"Sir, you ...... Are you alright? Seeing that Xie Qian was safe and sound, Mrs. Xu had surprise on her face, and stepped forward to hug her husband, but in the end she held back.

Xie Qian said with a dark face: "Mrs. Command, what kind of system is crying?" ”

"Yes...... What the master taught me was that the concubine was out of shape. The corners of Mrs. Xu's mouth were filled with joy, and she hurriedly wiped away the tears on her face and admitted her mistake respectfully.

Xie Hengnu stepped forward to salute Xie Qian, Xiao Nizi had a touch of shyness on her face, and her beautiful little face was blushing and cute, although she was a little thinner, it was not as unbearable as Mrs. Xu said.

"Jun'er, I heard that you have a bad appetite lately?" Xie Qian asked, only to remember that he hadn't spoken like this to his little granddaughter for a long time, and remembered that the last time they met, he taught her to get close to Shen Xi.

"Hmm."

Xie Hengnu bowed slightly, "Jun'er won't be in the future." ”

"Oh, it's good to be sensible, this is my Xie Muzhai's good granddaughter."

Xie Qian was happy that his granddaughter walked out of the haze of Shenxi, today is really a good day, do you have to celebrate the sunshine of the grandparents and grandchildren at the same time.

I don't want Mrs. Xu to say something inappropriate: "Master, the concubine told Jun'er what you said before......

Xie Qian thought about it, he had just said a lot, and couldn't help asking, "Which one?" ”

"Didn't the master say that if Lord Shen comes back and doesn't dislike our gentleman, he will ...... her"

Xie Qian was furious when he heard this, I said so much useful words, you just remember this sentence in your feelings, isn't this sincere to add to the chaos? Xie Qian said angrily: "How can that kid surnamed Shen be able to marry Jun'er?" Could it be that no one wants the daughter of my Xie family, so I have to be a concubine for him? It's purely a toad that wants to eat swan meat! ”

Xie Qian's tantrum was equivalent to scolding Xie Hengnu with a bloody squirt, and Xiao Nizi suddenly cried aggrievedly and hid her face.

"Jun'er, Jun'er......" Mrs. Xu wanted to chase out, but was stopped by Xie Qian.

"Let her go, really, what a big girl doesn't even understand the least human feelings, the granddaughter of a dignified cabinet scholar, where is Shen Xi's stinky boy worthy of her!" Xie Qian said with a glare.

Mrs. Xu asked tentatively, "But master, why did you say it before...... Do you want to give Jun'er to Lord Shen? ”

"It's not ......"

Xie Qian was speechless for a while, at that time he was thinking that he was finished, and the Xie family would return to his hometown in the future, and the family would work hard to live, it would be better to fulfill Xie Hengnu, and at the same time he felt ashamed of Shen Xi in his heart, he always called this kid on weekdays, this time Shen Xi obviously made a good suggestion, but he misinterpreted it, and he was also greedy for merit, and almost delayed Shen Xi's career, so he thought of sending his granddaughter into the Shen family.

But with the great victory at the border pass and the great joy of Longyan, Xie Qian not only did not have to worry about being responsible, but was more valued by Emperor Hongzhi. Thinking that he is a dignified cabinet scholar and gives his granddaughter to others as a concubine, won't he be laughed at when he says it?

Xie Qian usually cares about face the most, even if he admires Shen Xi very much, he will never do anything that damages his reputation and prestige, as if he will never tell others about using Shen Xi to do things for him.

This is the dignity of being a Cabinet Scholar!

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The border war has not completely ended, Shen Xi is still stranded in Yulin City, and the long-distance migration team of the Lu family and the Shen family has finally arrived in Beijing.

On this day, when the two families entered the city, Song Xiaocheng was ordered to greet Shen Xi on behalf of him, and the carriage team alone dragged on for a long time, with the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce and the Carriage and Horse Gang gaining a firm foothold in the capital, the current scenery of Song Xiaocheng is better than when it was in Tingzhou Mansion.

"The big shopkeeper, Master Shen, Mrs. Shen, please get into the carriage, and the little one will drive the carriage for you personally!"

Song Xiaocheng was full of smiles, but to say that he didn't mind at all in his heart, it was difficult for a strong man, in the end, after the two families came, he changed from a person in charge to an obedient follower, and he could no longer be as unscrupulous as before in the future.

Zhou's eyes wandered through the crowd, trying to find his son. Since she was hijacked by thieves on the road, she has become cautious, and no longer dares to show off, and then she is very low-key when she travels, setting off early in the morning, and after noon if there is no big town in front of her, she would rather stay than hurry.

"Xiao Lang...... Xiao Lang...... Where's my son? Zhou looked around, but didn't see anyone from Shen Xi.

Shen Mingjun didn't care too much, and went up to help Song Xiaocheng tidy up the car, Hui Niang walked to Zhou's side and comforted: "Sister, Lord Shen is busy with official business on weekdays, how can he have time to come out to greet him?" ”

"That's the same, my son is for the emperor......"

Speaking of this, Zhou subconsciously glanced around, like a frightened mouse.

Hui Niang thought to herself, this is a snake bite for ten years and afraid of the well rope.

Song Xiaocheng said with a bitter face: "Two ladies, you don't know anything, Lord Shen...... Accepted the dispatch of the imperial court and went to the border on business, saying that he was coming back from the lunar month, but it was the beginning of the lunar month, and he hadn't seen anyone else. There is no news at this time, I know that the border pass is not very stable at present, the capital is still under martial law a few days ago, and only the city gate will be opened for an hour sooner or later, and it has just been lifted in the past two days......"

Hui Niang nodded suddenly: "No wonder, the more you go to the capital, the more nervous the towns become, and when you pass through the checkpoint, the inspection is called a strict one, which should be to guard against the secret agents of the Tartars." ”

Zhou nervously pulled Song Xiaocheng's sleeve and asked, "How is it possible?" My son is a civil official and teaches the prince to read, why did he go to the border to fight? ”

This question stumped Song Xiaocheng, how could he know the specific situation with his identity.

Hui Niang said: "Sister, don't worry, let's go to the house and ask Lord Shen's relatives." ”

Originally, when Shen Mingjun and his wife went to the capital, they should live in Xie Mansion, but Shen Xi was not at home, and there was always some inconvenience in the house, so Xie Yuner specially rented a yard for Shen Mingjun and his wife in the Hair Fang next to Jishui Lake, so that there was a distance from Jiaozhong Fang, where Shen Xi's mansion was located.

As for the house prepared for Hui Niang, it is next to the residence of Shen Mingjun and his wife, which is also the pattern of the two families living next to each other when they were in Tingzhou Mansion before.

Although Xie Yun'er respects the Zhou family very much, she doesn't want her in-laws to interfere too much in her life, and any daughter-in-law wants to live her life behind closed doors, unless her husband is incapable or not independent enough. Although Shen Xi is young, Xie Yun'er can feel that he is already the backbone of this family, with Shen Xi here, there is no need to rely on his mother's family and in-law's family, and the family can live well.

Xie Yun'er did not go out of the city to greet her in person.

As the wife of the court official, her husband is not at home, in order to avoid gossip, it is best not to go out of the door, and at the same time she is still raising the fetus, at this time she is five months pregnant, the pregnancy symptoms are obvious, in order to give birth to the first child safely, Xie Yuner does not even do housework on weekdays.

Now Xie Yun'er is really the head of the family, and she takes care of the whole family, but she just uses her brain and mouth, and she doesn't need to spend too much physical strength.

However, this aroused Zhou's dissatisfaction...... I went all the way to Beijing, and you didn't come to greet me? Is this the attitude that a daughter-in-law should have?

So as soon as he settled down in the small courtyard of the Birthplace, he took Hui Niang to find Xie Yun'er and Lin Daixing to ask for the guilt.

When Xie Yun'er took Lin Dai and a few maids out of the house, Zhou saw Xie Yun'er's obviously bulging belly, and immediately threw aside the anger that almost erupted, regardless of her posture and demeanor, jumped out of the car and walked to Xie Yun'er, touched her bulging belly and asked, "Is this ...... Is this Hanwa'er's? ”

One sentence made the people present cry and laugh!

Hui Niang was angry and laughed, and said, "Sister, what are you talking about?" ”

Zhou shook his hand and slapped his mouth, and scolded: "Look at my stinky mouth, it's not Han Wa'er's or anyone's, this is my Shen family's Ming Media is marrying a good daughter-in-law who welcomes the door...... Hey, Dale, why are you so discouraged? ”

Holding his good daughter-in-law in one hand, as soon as he turned his head, Zhou began to find trouble with Lin Dai.

Lin Dai thought to herself: "Sure enough, if he is not at home, my mother will bully me." ”

"I ......"

Lin Dai lowered her head and pursed her lips, looking very aggrieved.

Seeing Lin Dai's crying appearance, Zhou blinked, as if he understood a little: "Oh, that must be Han Wa'er's partiality...... Okay, Dale, don't be sad, when he comes back, I will make him treat you better, so that you can get pregnant as soon as possible...... Yun'er, don't you say? ”

Hui Niang watched from the side, thinking, this sister really showed her mother-in-law's face to her daughter-in-law.

Xie Yun'er invited Hui Niang and Zhou into the courtyard, and took them around for a walk, and the more Zhou looked at it, the happier he became: "This is the courtyard where big families should live, compared with this, our home in Tingzhou Mansion is much inferior." Han Wa'er...... When will he be back? ”

Xie Yun'er's expression was slightly gloomy: "Xianggong has not written back since he went to the border, and now he doesn't know the specific situation. However, it stands to reason that he should be back before the end of the year. ”

Zhou's people didn't notice anything abnormal, but Hui Niang's eyes were sharp, and she found that Xie Yun'er's words flickered when she spoke, and she might have something to hide. (To be continued.) )