Chapter 41: The Yang Family's Invitation
, Chapter 41 The Yang Family's Invitation
Yang Yuanqing's hand was a crystal clear snowball, cold and cold, bubbling with a trace of cold air, Bing'er's eyes lit up, she quickly crawled over, stretched out her hand to grab it, and the immature little voice shouted coquettishly: "Give Bing'er!" ”
But Chuchen's hand was faster, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he snatched the snow ball away from Yang Yuanqing's hand, threw it aside, and complained to Yang Yuanqing: "You can't play with such a cold thing!"
When Bing'er saw her mother throw the snow ball, she grinned, and immediately cried, Yang Yuanqing hurriedly held her daughter in her arms and coaxed her repeatedly, "Daddy will pinch Bing'er again." ”
Pei Minqiu sighed helplessly and said to Yang Yuanqing: "Yuanqing, she is only one year old after all, she is still young, don't give her these ice and snow, once she gets sick, it will be terrible." ”
"What does it matter, didn't I play it when I was one or two years old?"
Yang Yuanqing was a little dissatisfied, and said to Chuchen: "You were still running barefoot in the snow when you were two years old, and I didn't see you sick, and I didn't take her out to play, and I couldn't play in the house with a snow ball, I don't want my daughter to become so squeamish." ”
Yang Yuanqing put Bing'er on the bed a little angrily, went out and pinched a small snow ball in, and handed it to his daughter, "Daddy will play with you!" ”
Pei Minqiu and Izuchen glanced at each other, they both smiled bitterly and shook their heads, both of them understood Yang Yuanqing's temper, once Niu Jin came up, no one could do anything about him.
Bing'er took the snow ball, immediately broke into a laugh, played, she grinned, threw her little hand, the snow ball just smashed on Yang Yuanqing's nose, and it shattered all of a sudden, she clapped her hands with joy and giggled, and the people in the room couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh when they saw Yang Yuanqing's snow spots piled up on the tip of his nose, looking embarrassed.
Yang Yuanqing couldn't cry or laugh, wiped the snow off the tip of his nose, picked up his daughter, and poked her neck twice with a hard stubble, "You little naughty, you dare to tease your father and let you know how good your father is!" ”
Bing'er was afraid of itching, her neck shrunk into a ball, and she screamed with joy.
At this time, the housekeeper's wife appeared at the door, and saw that the old man was playing with her daughter, she wanted to speak and stopped, Pei Minqiu glanced at her, walked out and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"Madam, it's someone from the Yang Mansion, and there's a post."
Pei Minqiu took the post, and couldn't help but be startled, it said 'Yiyang Taishou Yang Xuan Award', this is Yuanqing's second uncle came, she glanced at Yang Yuanqing, and called him in a low voice: "Yuanqing!" ”
Yang Yuanqing put down his daughter, walked out and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"Your second uncle is here, waiting in the guest hall." Pei Minqiu handed him the prayer post.
Yang Yuanqing took the post, and he expected the Yang family to come, he nodded, "I'll go see him!" ”
"Husband, do you want me to accompany you?"
"No!"
Yang Yuanqing pointed to the house, meaning to let her accompany the mother and daughter, he was about to walk out, as if he thought of something again, and stretched out his hand to pull Minqiu into the courtyard.
When Min Qiu saw that her husband was going to say something to her, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Husband, what's the matter?" ”
Yang Yuanqing approached her ear, but smiled and kissed her lightly on the face, turned around and walked quickly.
"You're just... Monkey business! ”
Min Qiu scolded him coquettishly, but she couldn't hide the joy in her eyes, her husband didn't snub her because of the arrival of the dust, and the trace of loss in her heart just now because Yang Yuanqing ignored her disappeared with Yang Yuanqing's kiss.
Pei Minqiu walked back to the house, and Izuchen was holding Bing'er in his arms and asked, "Does Yuanqing have any guests?" ”
"It's his second uncle, the Yang family."
Pei Minqiu sighed, "I have never seen such a cold family relationship, my father, mother, brother, and uncle are all here, but it's like a stranger, I haven't entered the Yang Mansion until now, let alone seen the Yang family." ”
Chuchen sneered and said: "It's not strange at all, the Yang family is heavy and light, can't tolerate Yuan Qing, and his so-called mother, who is vicious, has been eager to starve Yuan Qing to death since he was a child, why did Yuan Qing join the army at the age of ten, in the final analysis, he was forced by the Yang Mansion, I have seen through this family, all of them are mediocre, jealous and jealous, do not know how to forge ahead, and live in the halo left by their ancestors all day long, and now that Yuan Qing is a big official, they came to try to pull him back, but why was they so categorical when they drove people away? Such a family will only be despicable! ”
Pei Minqiu was stunned, from Izuchen's tone, she heard a trace of deep resentment towards the Yang family, and after a moment of silence, she asked cautiously, "Do you still hate the Yang family?" ”
Izuchen shook his head and said: "I hated them when I was a child, hated them for killing my father, selling me and my mother into slavery, and even forcing my mother to marry a dirty man, now I can't hate them anymore, it's not worth my hatred, after all, there must be gains, I met Yuanqing there, and I also learned martial arts." ”
"Out of the dust, Yuanqing said that your martial arts are very high, right?" Minqiu asked curiously.
"It's all small martial arts, and compared to him, it can't be on the stage."
Speaking of this, a trace of naughtiness also swelled in Izuchen's heart, she plucked a golden hairpin from her hair, and with a flick of it, the golden hairpin shot out like lightning and hit the rope on the door curtain, 'Wow! With a bang, the entire door curtain fell to the ground, which really startled Minqiu and the two maids.
Chuchen suddenly realized that he shouldn't show off his martial arts in front of Minqiu, and hurriedly apologized: "Minqiu, I'm sorry!" ”
Pei Minqiu smiled, "When Yuanqing leaves Beijing, I want to live with you, at least I won't be afraid in my heart." ”
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In the living room, the tea on the table was already cold, the tea bowl had not been touched at all, Yang Xuanyu was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, he was a little uneasy in his heart, and he didn't know if he could complete the task assigned to him by his eldest brother on this trip today.
Yang Xuansheng was transferred to Yiyang Taishou at the beginning of this year, this time to return to Beijing for the New Year, and also prepare for a report at the beginning of next year, which is the will issued by Yang Guang last year, and the chief officials of all counties in the world will return to Beijing to report on their work after the New Year.
Yang Xuanqi is one of the only two people in the Yang family who have a good relationship with Yang Yuanqing, and the other is Yang Wei, yesterday the Yang family held a family meeting, and unanimously agreed to abolish the punishment of Yang Yuanqing four years ago, admitting that he was a member of the Yang family, and also admitting that the punishment against him was unfair.
Yang Xuanyu sighed secretly in his heart, he still remembered what he had said at the clan meeting back then, 'You will regret this decision one day!' After four years, this day has finally arrived, but it was he who finally came out to clean up the mess?
Yang Xuanxuan hated and was helpless in his heart, this was the family's decision, and he could only obey.
"Second uncle, long time no see!"
Yang Yuanqing's deep voice came from behind him, Yang Xuanxuan turned around, only to see Yang Yuanqing appear at the door, still as tall and mighty as before, but Yang Xuanxuan still felt that he was different from before, the most obvious thing was that there was a hard stubble on his lips, giving people a sense of toughness and coldness, and his gaze was no longer as sharp as before, but became unfathomable.
The real scary isn't yelling, it's being silent.
Yang Xuanxuan smiled bitterly and said: "The last time I saw you, it was two years of great cause, and it has been more than two years since this time. ”
Yang Yuanqing smiled and waved his hand, "Second uncle, please take a seat!" ”
The smile on Yang Yuanqing's face and calling him the second uncle made Yang Xuanyu feel a little at ease, he sat down, and a maid brought two bowls of hot tea and put them on the table.
Yang Xuanyu took out a red envelope, put it on the table, pushed it to Yang Yuanqing and said with a smile: "When you got married, I was not in the capital, and I didn't celebrate in time, I'm really sorry, this is a congratulatory ceremony." ”
Yang Yuanqing glanced at the envelope and said with a faint smile: "Is this the second uncle's He Yi?" ”
Yang Xuanyu showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, he wanted to be sloppy, but he still couldn't hide Yang Yuanqing's shrewdness, so he had to say helplessly: "This is the congratulatory gift given to you by the Yang Mansion, every Yang family has it, Yang Wei also has it, just like you, there is nothing special." ”
"If it's the He Yi given by the second uncle, I'll accept it, and if it's the He Yi given by my father, maybe I'll accept it too, but the He Yi of the Yang Mansion ....."
Yang Yuanqing shook his head and pushed the envelope back, "I'm sorry, I don't accept it!" ”
Yang Xuanyu's face changed, he was just about to speak, Yang Yuanqing snatched the conversation, and said with a smile: "This time I came back from Jiangdu, I specially detoured to Jingling County to sweep my mother's grave, not far from the second uncle's Yiyang County, I knew it earlier, I went to see the second uncle, I feel that the Jingchu area is good, it is worthy of being the land of fish and rice, it is richer than the Central Plains, but the population is not as dense as the Central Plains." ”
Yang Xuanyu knew that he didn't want to talk about family affairs, but there were some things that he had to say, he didn't continue the topic of Yang Yuanqing, but muttered: "Yuanqing, you will be weak in a few days!" ”
"If the second uncle wants to stay in the capital, I can find a way to transfer the second uncle back, how about it?"
One of the two said east, the other spoke west, each said their own words, Yang Xuanxuan smiled and said: "The weak crown needs to be taken by the father for you, and the ancestors are also worshipped, how about it, go back to Yang's mansion!" The family temple of Yangfu is open just for you. ”
Seeing that Yang Yuanqing was silent, Yang Xuanyu had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and said sincerely: "It was indeed the Yang family's mistake to expel you back then, everyone has recognized this mistake and is willing to make amends to you in person, Yuanqing, you are a person outside after all, if there is a family to support you, you have the power to do whatever you do, and the financial resources of the Yang Mansion will definitely surprise you." ”
Yang Yuanqing sneered, "I don't think the Yang Mansion has much financial resources, even a family with a thousand acres of land to care about, I really can't imagine how rich it will be?" ”
Yang Xuanxuan's face flushed, and he hurriedly said: "That's not a matter of financial resources, but a family rule, first and then a concubine, so everyone can't figure it out for a while, and now the Yang family is willing to add a special family rule for you, a particularly excellent concubine, which can be regarded as a concubine." ”
Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "It seems that the Yang family still doesn't realize the root of their crisis, and Yang Wei will also become a general in the future, but now the Yang family is reluctant to give him even a small mansion, does it have to wait for him to become a general before the Yang family knows that he regrets?" ”
Yang Xuanyu was silent, he knew very well that Yang Yuanqing had said the root of the Yang family's weakness, but this was not something he could change, and he was speechless for a while.
Yang Yuanqing glanced at him, and smiled again: "I told the second uncle one thing, it happened this morning when I faced the saint, the saint has given me the word, 'Huqing', from now on, the second uncle can also call me Yang Huqing, and on the first day of the first month, I will worship my grandfather's spirit, so I don't have to go back to Yang's mansion." ”
Yang Xuanyu's heart sank, he understood, and couldn't help gritting his teeth and said, "It turned out to be the emperor!" ”
"Nope! It's not just the emperor's problem, but the Yang family hasn't thought about it clearly at all, with my current official title, where will the Yang family put me? ”
Yang Yuanqing smiled faintly, "Is it to be the patriarch heir?" Or just make a glossy signboard hanging at the gate of the Yang Mansion? ”
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