"That stinky boy, what ability do you have to go to the border to fight for the imperial court? It's just to make a mess for the military masters! When I was breastfeeding him, he was a little doll, not as big as his current fortune! ”

Zhou was scolding, but the corners of his mouth were upturned to look a little proud...... Hehe, Daming's champion grew up eating my milk.

In the minds of all parents, even if their children have the ability, they still think about what they look like when they are less and more important.

Life is only seen for the first time, and it is especially obvious in the attitude of parents towards their children.

Hui Niang comforted: "Sister, Lord Shen is now an important minister in the court, and the emperor sent him to the border to show that he values him." Don't always talk about the things of his childhood, it's all over time. ”

"It doesn't take long, does it? It's yesterday in a blink of an eye, this kid has grown up, and he is about to let me hold my grandson...... Hey, Yun'er still has the ability, she gave birth to one so quickly, and she will give birth to a few more in the future, and my mother will help you bring it. ”

On the way to the capital, the Zhou family had already planned how to give the two daughters-in-law a horse, and thought about how to show her majesty as the "head of the family", but after knowing that Xie Yun'er was pregnant, her attitude immediately changed.

When he arrived at the Shen Mansion, the Zhou family was like a strange guest, looking east and west. Lin Dai couldn't help pouting when she saw it, and secretly thought: "It's really Grandma Liu who has entered the Grand View Garden, should I call you Grandma Zhou in the future!?" ”

"The yard is really big, if my father and I can live in such a house in the future, it will be worth dying." Back in the living room in the front yard, Zhou praised sincerely.

Hui Niang smiled: "Everyone is dead, how can you live there?" ”

Zhou pouted: "Wouldn't it be good to die in it and be a graveyard for me?" By the way, there is no official uniform of Han Wa'er, I want to see, when he went back, I didn't see it clearly. ”

"It's time for my mother to go in and sit for a while, Dai'er, come over and help my mother and lead the way." Xie Yun'er asked Lin Dai to take Zhou to the inner courtyard to see Shen Xi's official uniform, while she herself was left by Hui Niang.

Hui Niang asked, "Mrs. Shen, do you have anything to hide?" ”

Suddenly hearing the title of "Mrs. Shen", Xie Yun'er looked a little unnatural, shook her head and said, "Shopkeeper, don't lift me up, where am I Mrs?" ”

In these years, although all married women can be called "Mrs.", the "Mrs" of the official eunuch family must have a title.

According to court rules, officials had to wait until the nine-year evaluation period had expired before giving titles to their dependents, including wives, mothers, grandfathers, and fathers.

The imperial court has a whole set of edict system, but the time for Beijing officials to obtain the edict is generally shorter than that of foreign officials, and those who have obtained the edict at the end of the three-year preliminary evaluation period abound, such as the university scholar Xie Qian is awarded the edict in the first examination for three years, advanced Wen Linlang, and promoted the father Xie En as his official, and his mother Zou and wife Xu are all enshrined as an official.

"Seriously, Yun'er, what did you not say?" Hui Niang maintains enough respect for Shen Xi, but for Xie Yun'er, who has been a sister for many years, it seems much more casual.

Xie Yun'er's expression was slightly sad, and said: "The war at the border is urgent, I heard that the imperial court suffered a defeat some time ago, so there will be martial law around the capital, although martial law has been lifted now, but what is the situation on the front line cannot be known." There is no news from Xianggong at this time, but I am afraid that he will ......"

Hui Niang's expression was cold, she called Shen Xi "Lord Shen", which seemed respectful and distant, but in fact, she cared for Shen Xi.

Now the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, and even herself, must be protected by Shen Xi in order to gain a foothold in the capital, otherwise a household registration issue alone will be difficult enough for her.

"It's okay, Lord Shen is resourceful, he is a civil minister and not a military general, he doesn't need to be on the front line to fight, as long as the border cities are safe, there will be no problem with his life safety, the only thing is that the news is cut off, which makes people worry about ......"

Hui Niang said comforting words, Xie Yun'er finally felt a little relieved, Xie Yun'er didn't dare to show it in front of Lin Dai these days, it was rare for Hui Niang to confide in and understand.

Hui Niang is like a big sister, which makes Xie Yun'er feel extremely warm.

Hui Niang forced a smile, but when she turned around, she quickly wiped the tears that were about to overflow from the corners of her eyes.

"Hahaha......"

Zhou's trademark laughter came from the inner courtyard, which was extremely harsh.

Hui Niang and Xie Yun'er crossed the moon gate and entered, and saw Zhou standing in front of the hall, holding an official uniform and laughing proudly, Hui Niang stepped forward and asked, "What is the beauty of my sister?" ”

"I just want to see what is the difference between the official uniform of the sixth grade and the fifth grade, but I was stunned for a long time and didn't see it." Zhou looked at the official uniform carefully with doubts.

Lin Dai hurriedly explained: "The complement is different. ”

Zhou Shi glanced at it again, but still didn't understand the point, shook his head and said, "It's all birds, what's the difference?" ”

The official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty complemented the sons, the civil officials used birds, and the military generals used animals.

The civil official uniform is a first-grade crane, a second-grade golden pheasant, a third-grade peacock, a fourth-grade cloud goose, a fifth-grade white pheasant, a six-grade heron, a seventh-grade emu, an eighth-grade yellow bird, and a ninth-grade quail.

Hui Niang understood a little better, and said with a smile: "Sister, if you think you can't see clearly, when Lord Shen becomes a fourth-rank official in the future and wears a big red official robe, it will be easy to identify at that time." ”

"That's right."

Zhou's face was full of expectation, "It's good, if only I could live to see this day." ”

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At dusk, Zhou and Hui Niang did not go back to the new home arranged for them by Xie Yun'er, and stayed to have dinner together.

At the dinner table, Zhou asked about the current situation of Shen Xi, asked him whether the official was going well, how he handled the world, and what troubles he needed help......

The person who asked is not annoyed, and the person who explains is not annoyed, but the listener next to him is a little annoyed.

Among the observers, Lin Dai glanced up at Zhou from time to time, as if to say, "Why hasn't Grandma Zhou left yet?" Hui Niang was a little congested.

This sister really has nothing to do, what difficulties does Lord Shen have, can you, an ordinary woman, help solve it? When you come to the capital, the more you care about Lord Shen, the more trouble you will cause.

After eating, Zhou held the hot tea bowl and sighed: "Along the way, I can't mention how happy I am to hear those ordinary people say good things about Han Wa'er...... Now that he is in the capital and is not in power, the villagers know that Han Wa'er is good, and they are grateful to him. ”

Xie Yun'er nodded and said, "Mother, Xianggong has indeed done a lot of things in the past two years, and the people should remember him." ”

Some time ago, Xie Yun'er also heard these rumors on the street, and asked Shen Xi in person after returning home, Shen Xi was surprised when he heard it, because he told the court that the great drought in North China was originally through Xie Qian's mouth, and I don't know why even ordinary people know that it was him who played the music? Later, it was speculated that Xie Qian might have found someone to spread the news, in order to create a good reputation for him among the people!

"I'm afraid he's proud...... Han Wa'er has been in this life, except for the fact that I suffered a little bit in Peach Blossom Village before the age of six, and the road after that was too smooth, do you think this can be good? If he makes a mistake, he may not even be able to do it...... No, now I have to find someone to write a letter, so that he can return to Beijing as soon as possible, and become a civil official in the capital An'an Shengsheng to teach the prince to read, how good? ”

Hearing Zhou's words, Xie Yun'er glanced at Hui Niang, and her face was full of embarrassment.

Even officials like Shen Xi can't write letters to their families at will, so how can people write letters to the border? And I don't know where to post it.

Hui Niang persuaded: "Sister, the journey to the north is tiring, today is the first day to Beijing, let's go back and rest early, Lord Shen should be back in a few days." ”

"Oh."

Zhou thought that his son was about to go crazy, so he was happy for most of the day, but at night he suffered from gains and losses, for fear that his son would have an accident at the border, and people would not be so energetic.

Xie Yun'er took the family to send her mother-in-law and Hui Niang to the door, and as soon as she opened the door, she saw a girl sitting on the steps at the door.

"Maybe it's a beggar, Lu'er, take some food out and let her eat and leave early!" Xie Yun'er turned around and greeted.

"Whose child is this, there are also little beggars on the ground in the capital? It looks quite well-behaved and clever. Zhou looked at the girl.

When the girl saw Xie Yun'er, she quickly stood up, stepped forward to grab Xie Yun'er's hand, and asked, "This is Mrs. Shen, right?" ”

"Are you ......?"

Xie Yun'er hurriedly took two steps back, although she didn't have a habit of cleanliness, she didn't want to be soiled by this dirty girl's clothes or hands.

"The slave maid is a member of the Li family in the capital...... Now that the whole of my Li family has been imprisoned, only Lord Shen can help...... Woowoo woo ......"

Hearing this girl mention the Li family, Xie Yun'er suddenly remembered that this old mansion in Xie Mansion seemed to be bought back with the help of the Li family...... Of course, it was Shen Xi who helped repair the painting in exchange, which was a fair trade, and it was not a great favor from the Li family, but Shen Xi helped the Li family more.

"The Li family? What's wrong? Xie Yun'er's face was puzzled.

The Li family has a big business and a lot of industries, and such a big family is considered a first-class family in the capital, but for some reason something happened?

The girl cried: "It's all my young master's fault, he got too close to the son of the Gao family...... It is the son of the Gao Shilang family of the household department, a few days ago, the court sealed the Gao family, and someone from the criminal department said that we bribed the Gao family, not only arrested people, but also sealed the shop and house, the Li family does not know any big people, my young lady...... In prison, he told me that I must find Lord Shen, and only he can help the Li family out of danger. ”

Zhou and Hui Niang listened to it for a long time, but they didn't understand what this girl meant.

Zhou frowned: "What is the relationship between Han Wa'er and the Li family, how can they ask Han Wa'er to help if something happens?" ”

Xie Yun'er frowned and said, "Mother, I'll explain to you when I go back, this matter is a bit complicated." This girl, it seems that you have also gone through some hardships, but my lord is still stranded at the border and has not returned, it is really difficult to help, if the lord comes back, the concubine will definitely tell you. ”

"Please, Madame must tell Lord Shen about this." The girl knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, but even if she broke her head, it was useless, because Shen Xi was indeed not in the capital.

And Xie Yun'er has a certain dislike for the Li family, especially Miss Li Er, mainly because the Li family "will take revenge" at the beginning, and later she noticed that Miss Li Er's appearance was outstanding, and she noticed it when she came to Xie Mansion to give gifts in person, and she unconsciously had a strong sense of crisis.

Xie Yun'er knows her position in Shen Xi's mind, and she needs to take care of Shen Xi's family...... However, in terms of beauty, she is not necessarily stronger than Lin Dai, she is several years older, and she will be old and decrepit earlier. The second miss of the Li family is also a good hand in running the family, and she is younger than her, if Shen Xi has any unclear relationship with this second miss Li, it will have a certain impact on her.

"Don't worry, girl, there is a bit of broken silver here, you can take it and live a good life first. When Lord Shen comes back, the concubine will talk to him in detail. Xie Yun'er made a promise.

The girl thanked her and left, and when she left, Hui Niang turned her head sideways and reminded: "It seems to be a dispute between powerful people, it's best not to cause trouble for Lord Shen." ”

Xie Yun'er looked at Hui Niang in surprise.

Wasn't the big shopkeeper the most enthusiastic about helping people before?

Even people you don't know can be treated like relatives, why did you suddenly change sex today, unlike the previous sister Sun who saved people in danger. (To be continued.) )