"Brother."

Du Shiyi, who was stunned and looked at the snow plum tree hanging in front of him, heard this voice, and quickly turned around, only to find that it was Du Sanniang. But I haven't seen her for half a year, Du Shisanniang is much taller than before, and she has a slim feeling when she stands there, and there are great changes between her gestures. However, he thought so, and the next moment he saw Du Sanniang's eyes turn red all of a sudden, and then he rushed forward, but just when he was about to throw himself into his arms, he stopped his steps and bit his lip fiercely.

"Be careful to bite your lip to bleed."

Hearing this sentence as before the joke, Du Sanniang was relieved, lowered her head and tried her best to hold back the tears, then raised her head and said word by word: "Brother, I miss you very much." ”

"Silly girl." Du Shiyi couldn't help but stretch out her hand, wanting to rub her head like before, but in the face of her somewhat angry gaze, she unconsciously retracted her hand, sighed and said, "When you sent a letter to you before, you also said that the Cui family was very good to you, I really didn't expect this to happen not long after you lived here...... By the way, when did Mrs. Tai get sick? ”

"Mrs. Tai is an old disease." Du Shisanniang seemed to have forgotten Du Shiyi's jǐng complaint just now, and bit her lip lightly with her braided shell-like teeth, and then said in a low voice, "Mrs. Tai has always been very good to me, and often says that her mother's relatives don't move around much, and now that I am with her, I seem to think of the rìzi she grew up in Fanchuan." She also often told me about the old things of Fan Chuan's hometown, and asked me about the various houses and branches of the Du family...... That day, while talking about this, Mrs. Tai suddenly fainted, and although she woke up later, she changed several doctors in a row to no avail, and even the old doctor from the Tai Doctor Department had been invited...... Mrs. Tai initially did not let to alarm Eleven Lang, and was not allowed to send a letter to Chang'an, until the day before yesterday fainted, the fifth lady immediately ordered someone to send a letter to Chang'an first, and after Mrs. Tai woke up, she persuaded her to allow to send a letter to Songshan. Because Mrs. Tai is most concerned about Shiyi Lang's studies, for fear that he will be delayed. ”

Hearing this, thinking that Mrs. Tai was just whispering in the dormitory, talking about the old things of the Cui family, thinking about such an old woman who is nearly eighty years old, from the early years of Gaozong to the Empress Wei Ruizong to the current Li Longji, he doesn't know how many ups and downs he has passed, he can't help but feel a deep admiration in his eyes. But just listening to her younger brother Du Twelve Lang, who was exiled to Lingnan and never zaijian all her life at that last moment, you can know how much she blames herself in the depths of her heart for not saving the pain of the year, which cannot be saved by no amount of glory and wealth in the second half of her life!

"Brother......" Du Sanniang suddenly asked in a low voice, "If you encounter the situation of the original lady, what will you do?" ”

"Do you mean that you or your future husband will encounter the situation of that Du Twelve Lang?"

Seeing that Du Sanniang's cheeks were suddenly as red as shrimp, Du Shiyi suddenly laughed. He raised his head and stroked the strand of messy hair that fell from her ear, and then said seriously: "If you want me to say, it is right not to act rashly at first, and you can't help others but put yourself in first." However, when people come to Lingnan, they can always find a way to find another way. For example, Pei Xiangguo's nephew Pei Lingxian absconded from Lingnan for a time, and then flourished in the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate?

Even if Du Shishilang couldn't figure it out for a while, there was a way that was worn by drops of water and stones, and it was really moving, could it be that the younger brother still hated his sister for a lifetime? Even if he really holds a grudge and can't forget it, it can be quietly transferred to another place, so that he will not have a difficult life and can enjoy peace and joy in peace. Whether he knows it or not, appreciates it or not, at least he does what he should do as a brother and sister. When the situation is settled, then it is time to try our best to overturn the case and settle the accounts that should be settled back then! ”

Faced with such an answer that was very different from what she had imagined before, Du Sanniang's eyes rippled for a while, and she wanted to open her mouth to praise or agree, but her throat choked for a while. After a while, she lowered her head to hide the water in her eyes, and only then did she realize that a hand gently pressed her shoulder.

"Don't think nonsense, Mrs. Tai is Mrs. Tai, and your brother is your brother!"

At this moment, Zhuying, who had been guarding the gate of the courtyard and had no sense of existence at all, stepped forward, and hurriedly said after curtsimming: "Lang Jun, Niangzi, Cui Shangshu and Cui Fuqing are back!" ”

At the end of November, the holy driver returned to Chang'an from the eastern capital, and Cui Taizhi, who had just moved from the Ministry of Industry to the Huangmen squire a few months ago, and Cui Gezhi, who was the secretary of Taifu, naturally had to return west. However, in the face of the news that their mother was seriously ill, the two brothers immediately wrote to ask for leave, but fortunately, Song Jing was resolute and resolute, and immediately asked the Son of Heaven for permission, and the two immediately galloped back in the starry night. At this moment, the two high-ranking and powerful Cui's mainstays rushed all the way in, and when they reached the door of the dormitory and went up the steps, Cui Gezhi even stumbled and almost fell, although Cui Taizhi was next to him and quickly helped him, but he also galloped in the starry night without stopping, the Zuihou brothers fell to the ground at the same time, and several maids hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

Cui Tai's wife and children are all in Chang'an, this time he was the only one who went first, and ordered others to take care of the affairs of the capital and chased after him. At this moment, he stood up with difficulty holding the handmaid's hand, and saw Cui Wuniang hear the voice. Without waiting for Cui Wuniang to speak, he hurriedly asked, "How is A-Niang?" ”

"Fourth uncle, grandpa." I saw Cui Taizhi and Cui Gezhi, but Cui Wuniang avoided answering Cui Taizhi's question, and personally opened the curtain and said, "Please go in and meet your grandmother." ”

Cui Wuniang's words and deeds were like this, Cui Taizhi and Cui Gezhi couldn't help but feel that their hearts suddenly sank into the bottomless abyss. When the brothers entered the east room together, they saw that the old mother on the short couch was gradually sitting up with Fu Yuan's support, and they hurriedly stepped forward, one holding Dude's shoulder, and the other holding Dude's hand tightly. Cui Taizhi settled down and said in a deep voice: "Ah Niang, I and Fuzhi are back, back!" ”

Seeing her husband die young, and her second son also died early, but she was happy to see that the other two sons seized the opportunity to revive their family reputation in the midst of all difficulties, and brought one title after another to himself, Dude already felt that he had no regrets in this life. At this moment, she held Cui Zhizhi's hand tightly, looking at Cui Taizhi, who had grown early after being demoted to the place, and now has gray temples, and said in a hoarse voice: "Taizhi, you have just moved to the Yellow Gate Squire, and when you are appointed, I am going to burden you." ”

"Auntie, what are these words!" Cui Taizhi took a deep breath, forced a smile and said, "If A-Niang really sympathizes with me, she will take care of her illness, so that I can go back on vacation as soon as possible." Isn't that right? ”

"Yes, the fourth brother is right." Cui Gezhi didn't want to think about it, so he nodded again and again, and said with the same forced smile as Cui Taizhi, "It's just an ordinary minor illness, just let your mother recuperate with peace of mind." Auntie, lie down first, right? ”

"I'm old, and you still comfort me with words that lie to children?" Du De smiled bitterly, but he didn't lie down according to his words, but said to the two of them word by word, "I have already explained everything that should be explained, and you two brothers have already been able to take charge on their own, so I don't need to say more." There is only one thing, and you have to depend on me. ”

Cui Taizhi and Cui Zhizhi glanced at each other, and almost didn't think about it, so they said in unison: "But please ask A-Niang to command." ”

"Although there are many children of the Cui family now, your two brothers and sisters are old after all, and the next generation is far inferior to you in terms of talent and courage. Don't look at the current world of Chengping, but if the Cui family goes on from generation to generation, it may decline. Du Shisanlang and Du Shisanniang have no elders, and they seem to be in the middle of the family, but Du Shijiulang's character is the best choice, and what is even more rare is that he has a good relationship with Shishilang, and he is extraordinary, with outstanding conduct, Du Shisanniang is also smart and sensible, and she can understand internal and external affairs with a little bit of Wuniang. Therefore, you might as well set a family matter, whether it is marrying Du Shisanniang as the daughter-in-law of the Cui family, or marrying a daughter in the past, let Du Shijiulang be the son-in-law of the Cui family, and it should be a helper in the future! ”

She won't be wrong, although she just has the same surname, but the ancestors of the two families have some friendship after all, compared to the younger generations of her mother's family who are very enthusiastic when they seek officials, but they deliberately keep their distance, lest others say that the Du family is a powerful person, and Du Shiyi, who is neither humble nor arrogant, is really much stronger!

"Ah Niang......" Cui Gezhi immediately nodded heavily after the initial shock, "I understand this matter, I will choose to order someone to go to Youzhou to deliver the letter, and talk to his brother and sister's uncle Du Fu in detail!" ”

Du Shiyi's branch has obviously declined, and it is not his mother's family, Cui Taizhi originally had a trace of unhappiness in his heart, it can be seen that Cui Shizhi agreed cleanly, and he was clearly willing to let his children marry this family business, he couldn't help but be stunned. However, thinking that he and his wife had already made friends with the three school-age children in Chang'an, he just acquiesced and did not say anything.

After receiving the promise of his young son, Dude suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief, and then slowly lay down. Although there were countless words to say in her heart, in the company of her two sons, she only closed her eyes slightly, and a smile appeared on her face. In a trance, the grand scene of the wedding appeared in front of her eyes again.

Qinghe Cui's family is famous, and the Du family is also a generation of eunuchs, Guanzhong surname, when the two surnames are married, the guests are full of friends. Her husband is knowledgeable and ambitious, and she teaches her children to be kind to their brothers and concubines in the house, if it weren't for the turbulent seas, they would have been able to grow old together. Although it is so late now, she will soon go to Jiuquan to accompany him.

She is not worried about her son, she only hopes that her grandchildren can compete and be worthy of the family business created by her grandparents!

Holding his mother's hand, which was gradually getting colder, Cui Gezhi suddenly trembled, and then shouted loudly. When the two healers rushed in from outside, tossed around the couch for a while, and then when he and Cui Taezhi said those words that he couldn't believe with panic, Cui Zhizhi only felt that his eyes were dark, and an indescribable bitterness surged up in his throat. All he could hear was a burst of exclamations all around, and then he didn't know anything.