A waning moon hung in the sky, emitting a faint silver light that sprinkled on the ground, reflecting a faint human figure. Under the bleak night, Wen Chengfang knocked on the courtyard door gently.

"Crunch-" The dilapidated wooden door slowly parted, and an old man poked his head out and welcomed Wen Chengfang in.

If you want to say that he is honest, Yue Shaoan thinks that he is not a clean official, and Zhuo Yan's honesty is raised by Yue Shaoan, all the financial power, Yue Shaoan has handed over to him, and his own food, clothing, housing and transportation are all raised by Yue Shaoan, for him, money is just a bunch of numbers, there is nothing at all, as for the other people, Niu Ren, Zhang Heng, Liu Tong, Ma Min, Gao Chong...... Wait, they all have their own needs, and Yue Shaoan is also trying his best to meet them.

As for Niu Qing, his own family affairs are there, and he himself doesn't have to worry about anything, as long as he realizes his ideals.

On the other hand, Wen Chengfang, a child of an ordinary civilian family, has always relied on his own ability to achieve his current status, and he can be so not greedy or arrogant, which is really commendable.

He has a lot of power in his hands, but he has always only eaten the court's fortune to live, even this house was given to him by Yue Shao'an, he didn't even renovate it, and the courtyard gate that was destroyed during the war was only replaced with two ordinary wooden doors, and there were very few people in the family, and it was not like other wives and concubines, and there was only one wife so far.

Such a person can be said to be a model for hundreds of officials, but Hu Yishan's matter still damaged his reputation to a certain extent. However, Yue Shaoan had to do this, because Yue Shaoan valued him, so he was even more strict with him.

The old butler who greeted him in the door had been with him for many years, and he was in a heavy mood today, so he didn't say anything, just nodded, and said hello.

Wen Mansion, in fact, is also very large, but Wen Chengfang's family has few people, only lives in the front of the house, the back is basically empty, he looked at the bright lights in his bedroom, knowing that his wife has not slept yet, but today he really doesn't know how to tell her these things, when he supervised the construction in the city, he got the news that he was demoted, and his wife must have known.

His wife has suffered for so many years with herself, the earliest time she has no fame, she has no regrets, and then embarked on a career, but she has repeatedly failed to achieve her ambition, and she is about to reach the age of not being confused, I thought that this body was so mediocre in the past, and her talents could not be displayed, but she did not expect to meet the emperor, the weight of the emperor, so that she was determined to make a career.

However, before he had time to show his ambitions in the city, he was demoted because of this matter, and he really felt that he could not face his wife, so he stood in front of the door and stared for a while, sighed slightly, and walked towards the study.

I'll sleep in the study tonight, and I'll talk about it tomorrow, he thought like this, as if he could make himself a little lighter, but the sadness between his brows didn't stretch, he lowered his head and walked slowly.

Just when he was about to get to the door of the study, suddenly, a gentle girl came over: "Xianggong? Tired, right? Don't be busy today, go back to your room and rest. ”

Wen Chengfang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly looked up, only to see a beautiful figure standing there in front of the study, her eyes were unusually gentle, and her handsome face had a slight smile, but the hair that was blown by the wind and a trace of tiredness on her cheeks showed that she had been standing here for a long time.

"Madam......" Wen Chengfang was moved, but he felt a little guilty, his eyes covered with red silk slowly closed, opened again, pursed his lips, and wanted to say something, but he just swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, nodded, and couldn't say a word.

Wen Chengfang's wife was very understanding, knowing that her husband was feeling sad now, so she didn't say anything, but still walked to his side gently, with a distressed look on her face, cut the messy hair on his sideburns, and walked back to the room by his arm.

The two were speechless all the way, only revealing a trace of warmth and a faint sadness.

When a person reaches middle age, he can still have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for, that's it, that's it! Wen Chengfang thought about it, shook his head, and unconsciously, stretched out his arm and put his arm around his wife's shoulder.

His wife meekly leaned her head on his shoulder, and when she walked to the door, Wen Chengfang let go of the hand that was holding his wife's shoulder, gently pushed open the door, and walked in.

The two entered the house, and his wife helped him sit at the table, and said softly: "Xianggong sit down for a ......while", and then he moved lightly, and slowly walked out again, and after a while, a food box walked in.

In the food box, there are some side dishes that Wen Chengfang likes to eat on weekdays, as well as a pot of sake......

When his wife fiddled with everything, Wen Chengfang reached out and grabbed her hand, but the other hand was clenched into a fist, and slowly released, not a feeling in his heart, he looked at his wife's handsome face, for a long time, and only said one sentence: "Madam, I'm sorry for you......"

"I know that Xianggong must be so busy that he forgot to eat, so he proudly made a few things you like to eat, eat some and then sleep!"

Wen Chengfang nodded, at this time, what else could he say?

A glass of sake filled the glass, Wen Chengfang slowly lifted it and put it to his lips, however, before he could drink it, the door of the closed room was gently knocked.

"Is Fang'er back?" The old voice rang out.

Wen Chengfang's wife hurriedly said, "It's my mother who is here, I'll open the door......" As she spoke, she hurriedly walked to the door and opened the door.

Outside the door, an old woman who was old and in good spirits stood there, supported by a maid beside her, and when she saw her daughter-in-law come out, she turned back to the maid and said, "You go down first." ”

The maid said yes and left.

Naturally, it was Wen Chengfang's wife who took over from the maid, she held the old woman's arm and said: "Mother, it's so late, if you have something, call the people to order, we just go over, why did you come in person?" ”

"It's okay!" The old woman whispered, "When did he come back?" ”

"Just go back."

"Oh!" The old woman nodded and walked into the house, at this time, Wen Chengfang also rushed to hear the sound, took over from his wife to hold his mother, and Wen Chengfang's wife turned around and closed the door tightly after freeing her hand.

After the two helped the old man to the table and sat down, the old man told Wen Chengfang to continue eating, but Wen Chengfang had no appetite, and his mother entered the room late at night, and it was bound to be another thing, so he asked: "Mother, what do you have to say, just say it......"

The old woman was about to speak, but Mrs. Wen hurriedly answered, "Mother, what do you want to drink?" ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, waved his hand, and interrupted the conversation. After that, the three of them chatted for a while, and every time the old woman was about to speak, Mrs. Q always found a topic to diverge.

After doing this several times, Wen Chengyi sensed the meaning, and when his wife wanted to interrupt his mother again, he made a sudden look, and Mrs. Wen shook her head and closed her mouth when she saw Wen Chengfang's appearance.

Next, Wen Chengfang conveniently motioned to his mother to continue, what the old woman said was not as Mrs. Wen expected, and did not directly ask Wen Chengfang to help Hu Yishan, but talked about Wen Chengfang's uncle, saying that Wen Chengfang's father died early, how did his uncle help them, and how to be a man, how to ......

Hearing these in her ears, Mrs. Wen sighed slightly, knowing that what she had to say was coming after all.

Then, I heard the old woman say: "Son, your uncle is such a single seedling, if a mountain has three long and two short, the Hu family will have no queen...... This time, no matter what, you have to beg the emperor and his old man to let him let go of a mountain, even if it is in exchange for my old life......"

"Mother......" Wen Chengfang shouted softly, but his teeth were clenched, he didn't know how to continue, and he was very conflicted......