The eldest grandson Xiangyu, the eldest grandson of the arrogant and unruly granddaughter since childhood, has finally been promoted to a mother. When this great news came to Yingong's ears from the mouth of his son Sun Jing, the old man who was over sixty years old smiled and closed his mouth with joy.

It is undeniable that Duke Yin and the eldest grandson family did treat the eldest grandson Xiangyu and his mother Wang badly, but since the eldest grandson Xiangyu was nine years old, Yin Gong has always regarded this precious granddaughter as a pearl in the palm of his hand, and has praised her many times as the most amazing wizard of the eldest grandson family so far. Moreover, Duke Yin was secretly worried more than once, worried about whether this granddaughter, who secretly hated the eldest grandson's family, and who had the ability to overthrow a country, would pull the eldest grandson's family into a situation of no return in the future.

For this reason, Yin Gong once had murderous intentions against this precious granddaughter, after all, he really can't guarantee that if he is not there one day, with the stupidity of his son Changsun Jing, will he be able to grasp this talented granddaughter Changsun Xiangyu and be able to investigate her plan against the eldest grandson's family.

God is pitiful, granddaughter eldest grandson Xiangyu was subdued by grandson-in-law Xie An, it is undeniable that this is the most fortunate thing that Duke Yin has felt so far, after all, Xie An's existence is undoubtedly to put a layer of shackles on the eldest grandson Xiangyu, who has always acted unscrupulously, so that she can no longer do anything out of the ordinary.

In a flash, after the shackles of his grandson-in-law Xie An, another ...... was added to his granddaughter

"The end of the ...... Hehehe......"

In the back garden of his house, Yin Gong smiled and looked at the spring plums blooming in the snow, and slowly muttered the nickname of his great-grandson.

With a chuckle, Yin Gong's head couldn't help but think of the calm and cold words of a little girl after being scolded.

[Someday, I will call you the eldest grandson......]

Yin Gong still can't forget it, the deep hatred in the eyes of the little girl at that time, and the chill that flooded his whole body after he heard that sentence, the chill that he remembered to this day.

"Something has changed, hasn't it? The eyes that used to be as cold as frost and not like a human being......"

Caressing a flower branch, Yin Gong muttered.

"The end of the word...... Hehehe, what an anxious little ghost! ”

From the side, the eldest grandson Jing showed a little doubt on his face when he heard this, and asked curiously, "Why did my father say this?" ”

......The smile on Yingong's face froze, and he glanced at his son helplessly, secretly sighing how this steady, righteous but stupid son could give birth to a genius as talented as the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

Yin Gong guessed well, his great-nephew, that is, the son of his grandson-in-law Xie An and his granddaughter's eldest grandson Xiangyu, was born on December 30 of the fourth year of Jingzhi of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

――Time goes back to the end of December of the Great Zhou Jingzhi――

At that time, Xie An had already swept away the rebellion of the three kings, except for Li Shen, the king of Qin, and Li Cheng, the king of Anling, who were buried in the fire together and there were no bones, the other two princes who participated in the rebellion, namely Li Yan, the king of Chu and Li Xiao, the king of Han, Xie An ordered their bodies to be put into coffins and sent back to Jijing.

After all, no matter what you say, Li Yan and Li Xiao are also the children of the Li family with imperial blood, how to punish it, this matter has to be decided by the Zongren Mansion, and it is not Xie An's turn to intervene and other outsiders, even if Xie An is the secretary of the Criminal Department, and is also in charge of the Great Prison Temple.

After that, Xie An reorganized the army under his command in accordance with the suggestions put forward by the military advisor Liu Qing, and selected soldiers in good health from the Great Liang Army to fill the Jizhou army, and obtained 60,000 elites, after all, the grain and grass on hand was really not enough to supply nearly 100,000 people. Even, even if it was 60,000 soldiers, Xie An had to greet the counties and counties in advance on the way to reinforce Jiangdong, and asked the local magistrates to supply grain and grass to reduce the burden of rations on the Zhou army in the southern expedition.

Taking advantage of the half-month free time when the Jizhou soldiers and the Great Liang Army were reorganized, Xie An sent the Jinling people and the Dongling people to find the burial place of Liu Qian, the second generation commander of the Taiping Army, that is, Liu Qing's biological mother, after all, he promised to bury his brother-in-law Liang Qiuhao with his beloved woman before his death.

Finally, on the fourth day, Xie An heard about the so-called [Zishan].

"No wonder I can't find it...... It was originally called Zigui Mountain! ”

After hearing the report of the Dongling assassin, Xie An glanced at Liu Qing with some displeasure, after all, he had said Zishan and Zishan many times, but Liu Qing had never corrected him, and let him be wrong again and again.

What the? Is it possible that Liu Qing remembered wrong?

After the little trick was exposed, Liu Qing's pouting and sullen expression showed that this girl was clearly fooling Xie An.

On December 11, Xie An and Liu Qing took Gou Gong, Mo Fei, Ding Qiu and other Dongling and Jinling assassins to present the urn of Liang Qiuhao, the third commander of the Taiping Army, and finally found the tomb of Liu Qing's biological mother Liu Qian.

It can be seen that the tomb was once carefully cared for, so there are few thumb-thick vines and thin trees around the tomb, but there is no lack of weeds everywhere.

"It seems that no one has cared for it for at least half a year...... "Gou Gong squatted on the ground after lighting three sticks of incense for the owner of the tomb, surveying the surroundings and judging them.

"Half a year...... Is it? Xie An sighed slightly, you must know that since he led the Great Liang army to attack Jiangnan, it has been almost exactly half a year.

It is not difficult to guess that when Xie An raised troops half a year ago, Liang Qiuhao must have come to pay respects, and perhaps stood in the position where Xie An was standing and expressed his longing to the beloved woman in the tomb.

It's a pity that I don't ......

[Tomb of Liu Shiqian...... Established by the servant Chen Bei ......]

Looking at the words on the tombstone with cold eyes, Xie An whispered, waved his hand and said, "Dig!" ”

[Really digging?] ]

The Assassins of Dongling looked at each other. Although they have done a lot of hurtful things in the past, it is definitely the first time that they have dug up people's graves like this.

Perhaps noticing the hesitation of his brothers, Gou Gong coughed and said in a deep voice, "Didn't you hear what your lordship said? Dig! ”

When the Dongling assassins heard this, they didn't say a word, picked up the hoe and began to dig the grave, only to see Liu Qing's eyes twitch, perhaps, she didn't expect Xie An to really do this.

Not long after, the Dongling assassins dug up a coffin, and it is not difficult to guess that this is the coffin of Liu Qing's biological mother Liu Qian.

"Whew...... It's okay, it's okay! For some reason, showing a relieved look, Xie An said repeatedly, "Be careful, be careful, don't alarm the deceased!" ”

On the side, Liu Qing pursed her lips with disdain.

[All the graves have been dug up, and what do you say not to alarm the deceased......]

Glancing at Xie An, who had a relieved expression, Liu Qing suddenly asked strangely, "Xie An, right now, my mother is buried here alone...... But what if my mother and my father were buried together? ――Do you really want to move my father's bones elsewhere? ”

"So I said...... It's okay, it's okay! Xie An grinned.

Maybe he didn't understand Xie An's words at first, Liu Qing frowned slightly, and after he understood, he glared at him fiercely.

"Daring!"

But apart from this sentence, Liu Qing didn't say much, and it can be seen that the family relationship between her and her parents is indeed very weak.

It's no wonder, after all, Liu Qing's biological mother Liu Qian died when she was four years old, and since then, Liang Qiuhao and Yang Yu have raised her, and as for her biological father, Liu Qing has never seen her at all, but she has vaguely heard her mother mention it, I don't know if it was because she was tired and sick when she fled, or what, because the years were too long, Liu Qing couldn't remember.

"My lord, it's done!"

One of the Dongling Assassins hugged his fists towards Xie An, and as Xie An had ordered, they dug another deep pit next to Liu Qian's coffin.

"Get out of the coffin!"

Xie An glanced back at Gou Gong, who understood, and commanded a few of his brothers to place a brand-new coffin in the newly dug deep pit, in addition to Liang Qiuhao's urn, there was also a set of armor and swords in the style of the general of the Zhou Dynasty.

This is the funeral thing prepared by Xie An for his brother-in-law Liang Qiuhao.

Of course, this is contraband, and it was changed by Xie An's craftsmen in Xiangyang in private, after all, Liang Qiuhao is not only not the general of the Zhou Dynasty, he is even a thief, and it stands to reason that he is not qualified to use the armor and weapons of the general of the Zhou Dynasty as funeral goods.

But Xie An learned from Liang Qiugong that if his brother-in-law Liang Qiuhao had not had the serious illness when he was seven years old, and had not been buried in the ancestral grave because of his fake death, with his outstanding talent, how could he not have achieved his long-cherished wish at that time and become a general in charge of the world's military power?

And Liu Qing obviously also noticed the set of armor that was not like an ordinary product, and while secretly sighing at Xie An's affection and righteousness, he still said mercilessly, "If the imperial historian in the court of the Zhou State learns about it, he will definitely participate in you!" ”

"So what? ――In recent years, the Honfu has often been invited to the Imperial Historian for tea! ”

Listening to Zhou Guodang's ruffian-like tone of Shangshu of the Criminal Department, Liu Qing shook his head speechlessly.

By this time, the Dongling congregation had begun to fill in the soil and put the tombstones that had been removed back into place.

"Wait!" Raising his hand to stop the Dongling assassins, Xie An frowned and looked at the words on the tombstone, and suddenly said, "Replace this tombstone!" - Gou Gong, you are good, you can write! ”

"Yes, sir!" Gou Gong clenched his fists and took the order, took the pen and ink, and after the Dongling assassins polished a wooden plank, he hung the pen and asked, "My lord, how to write?" ”

"Hmm......" Xie An paced back and forth while thinking, and said slowly, "Liu Jiqian of the old dynasty...... Husband ......"

"......" The corners of Liu Qing's eyes twitched, but she didn't speak, just looked at Xie An coldly.

may have noticed Liu Qing's gaze, Xie An also felt that it was a little inappropriate to write like this, coughed, changed his mouth and said, "Well, just write, admirer Liang Qiuhao ......"

"Do you want to write your uncle's real name?" Gou Gong was taken aback.

Xie An nodded and said in a deep voice, "Hmm, that's it!" - Finally, Xie Anli, a native of Guangling! ”

Ding Qiu and Mo Fei glanced at each other, and secretly glad in their hearts that Xie An had not added the four people of the Criminal Department, otherwise, if they were known by the imperial historian of the court in the future, it would not be a problem with a set of forbidden generals' armor.

But after thinking about it, with Xie An's great exploits, I'm afraid no one will doubt whether he secretly communicated with the Taiping Army in private, after all, this Master Shangshu Ling of the Criminal Department wiped out most of the Taiping Army in one fell swoop.

After everything was over, Xie An asked everyone to put on the tribute wine brought before, and chatted to worship Liu Qing's biological mother Liu Qian and his brother-in-law Liang Qiuhao, and secretly sighed in his heart that this pair of men and women who obviously had a good impression of each other could not come together in the end because of their identity.

To Xie An's surprise, Liu Qing also paid a respect.

"Unexpected ...... Calm down! Looking at Liu Qing's expression carefully, Xie An said with a strange expression. After all, as far as he knew, Liu Qing had been extremely resistant to him Xie An burying Liang Qiuhao and her mother Liu Qian together. The reason is nothing more than that Liu Qing admires Liang Qiuhao, who is like a father and a brother, and doesn't want to give him to her mother who she hates deeply.

"What do you mean?" Hearing this, Liu Qing glanced at Xie An and said coldly.

In fact, even Liu Qing was quite surprised that she watched Xie An so calmly bury Liang Qiuhao, whom she had loved before, with her mother Liu Qian.

"Yes, of course...... Want to open it? Looking at Liu Qing's increasingly cold eyes, Xie An hesitated for a while, but finally didn't say anything too explicitly.

"Humph!" Liu Qing snorted lightly and did not answer, but a little wave rose in her heart.

[Strange...... There is no uncomfortable feeling, this ...... Could it be ......]

Secretly glanced at Xie An, who was still puzzled, Liu Qing's face was slightly red.

"You...... Blushing what? ”

"You want to care?! ――Can't you be windy?! ”

"Wind?" Xie An glanced at the white smoke rising vertically when burning paper money with a strange expression, and his eyes looked at Liu Qing more and more strangely.

Just when Liu Qing was embarrassed and angry, several Dongling assassins hurriedly rushed under the mountain, and the person in the lead was even more familiar, it was actually the fourth brother of Gou Gong and Mo Fei, who was greedy for money and was extremely stingy.

Stunned, Gou Gong stepped forward and asked, "Fourth, aren't you Lingling serving the second lady?" What are you doing here? ”

"II...... Second brother, the younger brother is here to tell the adults about the great joy of the ...... Ah, my lord, great joy, great joy......" After a little explanation with Gou Gong, Qian Xi saw Xie An at a glance, ran to his lord, rubbed his hands and smiled, "My lord, the second lady is about to give birth, Jin Ling'er...... No, it's the third lady, and the third lady specially asked the little one to come and deliver the good news to the adults! ”

"Xiangyu?"

"Second lady?"

"The woman?"

Xie An, Mo Fei, Liu Qing, and many of the Dongling and Jinling assassins present were stunned when they heard this, and after being stunned for a while, except for Liu Qing, who secretly pouted, the rest of the people all showed happy smiles on their faces.

So, Xie An, who was happy in his heart, paid homage to Liang Qiuhao and Liu Qian again, and hurriedly led everyone to Lingling. However, during this period, he did not forget to ask Ding Qiu to return to Xiangyang to inform Fei Guo, Ma Dan and others of the news, and asked them to rush to Jiangdong directly after the rectification was completed, and meet Xie An halfway. After all, if the Jizhou soldiers want to turn around and go to Jiangdong, they will inevitably pass through Lingling.

But unfortunately, Xie An finally failed to catch up with the moment when the eldest grandson Xiangyu gave birth to a child, and at noon on December 30, the eldest grandson Xiangyu gave birth to the first boy of the Xie family for her husband Xie An, and took the nickname Momo.

I have to say that when he saw the haggard face of the eldest grandson Xiangyu after giving birth, Xie An felt distressed, and secretly thanked the gods and Buddhas of the heavens that he didn't actually believe in, after all, the eldest grandson Xiangyu was originally weak, and now the mother and son are safe, which made Xie An finally let go of a boulder in his heart.

"I ...... I look at ......."

Rao is Liu Qing, who doesn't like the eldest grandson Xiangyu in his heart, can't help but step forward to see the chubby baby, and even, there is a faint envy in his heart.

After a lively period of activity, the Dongling people and the Jinling people went to prepare a banquet, after all, it is the New Year, and the second mother of their own family gave birth to a son, how can such a festive event not be worth congratulating?

Glancing at Jin Ling'er and her daughter Nini in her arms, and then at the eldest grandson Xiangyu and her son Mo Mo in her arms, Xie An only felt that his heart was filled with the warmth of family affection.

He used to know everything, but now he has so many relatives.

With all kinds of emotion, Xie An's eyes swept over the people in the room one by one, Jin Ling'er, eldest grandson Xiangyu, and Qin Ke'er......

wife, daughter, son, and Wang Xin and Liu Qing, two sister-like little girls.

This kind of warmth of the whole family gathering together makes Xie An feel extraordinarily warm.

It's a pity that there are still a few absentees at the reunion family banquet at the end of the year, such as Liang Qiugong and Liang Qiu Wu in Boling, Liang Qiu Hao who died on the battlefield, Yi Yi who runs the family business alone in Jijing, and Yi Yi's brother-in-law, who is a general of the Taiping Army, withered sheep......

Of course, the warmth is only in Xie An's opinion, and as for Jin Ling'er and Qin Ke'er's eyes, the two women who are playing on the side of the bed after dinner, their eyes can be called lightning and thunder, and they are in full swing.

"The concubine heard about it, the general of the White Water Army, the great hero whose martial arts are comparable to Liang Qiuhao, was designed by you to eradicate ......"

Smiling, the eldest grandson Xiangyuyu took a white piece in his hand and landed on the chessboard, cutting off Liu Qing's vitality as a big dragon.

"Oh? Really? - The eldest grandson military division does not leave the house, but he knows everything about the world, admire and admire! Quietly, Liu Qing also dropped a son on the chessboard, forcing the eldest grandson Xiangyu's white son to a dead end.

"What did Liu Junshi say, giggle......" Eldest Sun Xiangyu raised his eyebrows.

"Hehe......" The corners of Liu Qing's eyes twitched slightly.

The eldest grandson Xiangyu and Liu Qing looked at each other and chuckled, seemingly smiling, but no matter who they were, they could feel the tense and pressing atmosphere that erupted from their eye collision. Looking at the chessboard again, the two of them come and go, competing with each other, and for a time it was a five-five indistinguishable victory and defeat game, until the final game was also a tie.

“……”

Looking at Xie An's moving expression in hugging his son Momo, and then at the eldest grandson Xiangyu and Liu Qing who were like fighting cocks, Qin Ke'er shook his head slightly.

"That's right," the eldest grandson Xiangyu seemed to think of something, pushed the chessboard, and said to Qin Ke'er, "Sister Ke'er, the concubine gave birth to the good news of my Xie family's son, and you haven't sent a book to Sister Xiaowu, you are very good at writing, it's good to write a family letter for your sister......"

"Write...... What to write? Qin Ke'er's forehead was slightly offended.

"You don't need to write, you just draw a portrait. I'm really looking forward to it, I don't know what kind of expression Sister Xiao Wu will have when she sees it, giggles......"

Compared with the gnashing of teeth of the future Liangqiu dance, today's eldest grandson Xiangyu can be described as a spring breeze.

As Yin Gong expected, now, where does she still remember the resentment towards the eldest grandson's family, her heart is full of love for her husband Xie An and her son Momo, and she wants to teach her son everything she has learned in her heart, but unfortunately, the son who was born during the Jingzhou Bingge War in her arms, that is, the future son of the Xie family, does not seem to be very interested in Xuewen......