With the arrival of the New Year, there was a light snow in Taiyuan City, and early in the morning of the 29th rì, an ox cart slowly drove into Taiyuan City.

In the ox cart sat Yang Yuanqing's aunt Shen Qiuniang, Shen Qiuniang was over fifty years old at this time, and the wind and frost of the years had quietly dyed her temples white, and the corners of her eyes and forehead were also covered with fine wrinkles.

But between her eyebrows and eyes, she still maintained the beauty of her youth, she lifted the curtain on the ox cart, and looked curiously at this capital city second only to Chang'an and Luoyang, this was her first time in Taiyuan.

Like other cities, Taiyuan City is also full of the atmosphere of the New Year, with chicken and bacon hanging under the eaves of every house, and long bamboo poles are erected in the courtyard, and various flags and flags are carried on the bamboo poles, fluttering in the cold wind.

From time to time, you can see someone light a fire in front of the house, throw the bamboo tube into it, and the bamboo tube bursts open in a moment, and the sound of firecrackers sounds, which means the beginning of the New Year's plague and evil spirits.

She also saw people throwing 27 sesame seeds and 27 adzuki beans into the well, reciting and praying, which is the custom of warding off plagues.

"Auntie, the customs here are the same as ours!"

The one who spoke was a girl who was a girl of the age of 仈jiǔ, she was smart and well-behaved, her name was A Lai, she was an orphan at the foot of Heng Mountain, she lost her parents at the age of three, and she was adopted by Shen Qiuniang, Shen Qiuniang loved her very much, this time she came to Taiyuan, and she came with her, and she could also talk on the road.

Ah Lai spoke in a local accent of Hengshan, she had never left Hengshan, she had been studying the northern official dialect for two months, although the accent was still very strong, but she could barely understand what she was saying.

Shen Qiuniang smiled slightly, "The New Year in the south and the north are much the same, in fact, many of our customs in the south are passed down from the north, such as Yuan rì standing a banner to ask for good fortune, such as marrying a daughter Yuan rì to go back to her parents' house, and burying old shoes in the yard, which means that there will be a 'son of the seal ribbon', and at the beginning of the dawn of the night, the broken broom used at home is burned in the courtyard." These customs were originally absent from the south, but were transmitted from the north. ”

"I see!"

The little girl remembered something again, and asked curiously, "Auntie." Uncle Yuanqing is a big official! ”

"Hmmm! His official is not small, he can be said to be the biggest official in the world, but you can't call him Yuanqing, that's what I call him, you can just call him Abel according to the customs of your hometown, but you are a junior, you have to learn to kowtow to your elders. Do you understand? ”

"Auntie, I remember."

Shen Qiuniang thought of Yuan Qing again in her heart, he was already thirty years old! Twenty years have passed, who would have thought that the child who was hunting and raising his family would become a generation of kings.

For some reason, Shen Qiuniang was also a little nervous in her heart, although Yang Yuanqing was the child she raised and her son-in-law. But thinking of his identity, Shen Qiuniang felt an invisible pressure.

This is also one of the reasons why she has always refused to come to live with her daughter, she is not used to this kind of life within the high walls of the deep palace. What's more important is that she can't let go of the children in Nanhua Palace, groups of orphans come in, and when they grow up, they leave one by one, and they can start a family and have children, which is her life's work.

"Old lady, the palace has arrived!" Outside the ox cart, a palace steward who had come to pick her up pointed to the gate in the distance and smiled.

Shen Qiuniang really didn't like this housekeeper very much, she was too attentive along the way, and she secretly called her the queen mother. made her very disgusted, but he was indeed very hard, and Shen Qiuniang was also grateful to him in her heart.

"Steward Chen, I have worked hard for you along the way, I will tell the princess truthfully, thank you for your care."

The butler smiled happily. "The old lady is too polite, this is what I should do, it's just that I didn't serve well all the way, and I ask the old lady to take care of me."

At this time, Izuchen had already gotten the news, her mother was here, she was waiting at the gate early, Pei Minqiu also came out to greet her, she knew in her heart that this was not just Izuchen's mother, this was actually the mother in her husband's heart.

Shen Qiuniang saw her daughter from the car window, and waved to her happily, "Niuniu! ”

"Mother!"

Izuchen's heart was about to explode with joy, she rushed forward, grabbed her mother's hand, and complained a little: "Why did you only arrive today?" ”

Shen Qiuniang came out of the ox cart, she hadn't seen her daughter for seven or eight years, she saw that her daughter had grown into a mature young woman, quite a bit like her own appearance back then, she was happy and sad in her heart, she combed her daughter's hair on her forehead, and said with a smile: "There is snow on the road, and the ox cart is moving slowly, by the way, what about Bing'er?" ”

Shen Qiuniang thought of her granddaughter, and suddenly remembered that her daughter had also given birth to a son, she actually forgot, she couldn't help patting her head and complaining to herself, "Look at my pig brain, and a baby grandson, how did I forget?" ”

Chuchen hurriedly turned around and pulled his daughter up, and said with a smile: "Don't kowtow to your grandmother soon!" ”

Yang Bing knelt down timidly, "Bing'er kowtows to grandmother!" ”

"Good boy, get up!"

Shen Qiuniang hurriedly pulled her granddaughter up, she had a deep affection for Yang Bing, when the child was born, she was the one who helped her daughter raise her, Yang Bing stood up, Shen Qiuniang found that she had grown up, tall and beautiful, and she was exactly the same as when she was young, she was stunned for a moment.

"Out of the dust, Bing'er is really exactly the same as when you were a child."

Shen Qiuniang sighed, "I feel as if I have returned to the past. ”

Yang Bing blushed and explained with an embarrassed smile: "Dad also said that I was very similar to my mother when I was a child, and said that the second brother was like him, tiger-headed and tiger-brained." ”

"Then your dad must treat you like a baby."

At this time, Pei Minqiu also slowly walked up and said with a smile: "Auntie has worked hard all the way. ”

Shen Qiuniang had seen Pei Minqiu before, and she knew that this was the princess of Chu, the future queen mother, so she hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "Xiaomin see the princess!" ”

was so frightened that Pei Minqiu grabbed her, "Auntie, don't be like this, you are not an outsider, you are the grandmother of the children, just call me Minqiu the same as before." ”

Shen Qiuniang didn't want to embarrass her, so after thinking about it, she smiled and said, "Okay then!" I'll still call you Minqiu the same as before. ”

Chuchen saw the little girl hiding behind his mother, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Mother, who is this little girl?" ”

Shen Qiuniang stretched out her hand to pull her out from behind her, and introduced Dong'an with a smile: "Her name is Ah Lai, she is my adopted child, and she has never left Hengshan, so I will take her out for a walk this time." ”

Ah Lai immediately knelt down obediently and kowtowed, "Ah Lai has seen the eldest mother and the second mother." ”

She forgot for a while, and actually spoke her hometown. The voice is crisp and sweet, and the appearance is delicate and well-behaved, but it is also likable, and I like it in my heart. pulled her up, "We have a lot of children in the house, so we just want to play with you." ”

She turned around and instructed her daughter, "Bing'er, take this little sister back to the house, and you will take care of you." ”

"Hey!"

Yang Bing liked her in his heart, and hurriedly agreed. led her into the house.

Pei Minqiu said with a smile: "After talking so much outside, let's go into the house and rest!" ”

Everyone surrounded Shen Qiuniang and entered the palace......

Today is the last day of the previous dynasty, tomorrow is the Chinese New Year's Eve holiday, the affairs of the imperial court are also extremely busy, Yang Yuanqing got the news sent by his wife early, and was busy until noon, and then hurried back to the mansion.

He walked briskly outside the back hall and heard bursts of laughter coming from the hall. Looking from afar, I saw two old men, my aunt and my teacher, sitting in the middle, and his wife, concubines, and children sitting on both sides. Everyone talked and laughed, describing the feelings of parting.

The women were together, mostly talking about children, and naturally there were a lot of topics, laughter, and excitement, but as Yang Yuanqing walked into the lobby, the hall suddenly quieted down, and looking at him together, Yang Yuanqing stepped forward quickly. knelt down in front of his aunt, his eyes turned red all of a sudden, and he choked up and said, "Yuan Qing knocks to see my aunt!" ”

Shen Qiuniang was also sad, and hurriedly helped him up, seeing that he was more mature and majestic than last time, she couldn't help sighing. "Yuanqing, my aunt has always missed you, and I have wanted to come to see you several times, but thinking of your identity, I really don't dare to come, as long as you are doing well, I will rest assured."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, looked at his aunt and said: "The identity is only external, in front of my aunt, I will always be the child you raised since childhood, in my heart, you are my mother." ”

Shen Qiuniang's tears welled up, she hurriedly turned her head away, wiped away the tears, and nodded tearfully, "Child, my aunt understands your heart, and our mother and daughter are the same as before." ”

At this time, Pei Minqiu clapped his hands and smiled: "Since Yuanqing is back, then you can start eating, the children are hungry early, let's eat!" If you have anything to say, talk slowly after eating. ”

Everyone got up with a smile and walked towards the dining hall next to them......

After lunch, everyone went back to the room, Yang Yuanqing and his aunt came to the courtyard of Chuchen, they sat down in the living room, and Chuchen and Minqiu also sat aside.

Only then did Shen Qiuniang ask with concern, "Yuanqing, how is the situation of your uncle's family?" Why haven't I heard you mention them, as if I heard that they were in Chang'an? ”

"It's been changed back a long time ago, my uncle is now serving as the magistrate of Shangdang, and the whole family is in the party, although my uncle's ability is a little mediocre, but he has a good reputation, building bridges and paving roads, persuading farmers to build schools, and he is very popular with the people."

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing asked again: "Is my aunt still running on both sides of Wujun and Hengshan now?" ”

Shen Qiuniang shook her head, "Yes, now I don't dare to go to Wu County, after Shen Faxing was destroyed by Li Mi, the Shen family also suffered, I heard that hundreds of masked people attacked the Shen Mansion at night, and the Shen family was almost killed by more than half, only some women and old people survived, men and children were all killed, the casualties were very heavy, even the head of the family Shen Bai was beheaded, the family property was looted, and some people recognized the masked man as Shen Faxing's old department pretending. ”

Shen Qiuniang has always had a grudge against the Wuxing Shen family, and her brothers and nephews in this room are in Dunhuang, so she has nothing to feel sorry for what happened to the Wuxing Shen family.

But Yang Yuanqing was taken aback, Shen Bai was actually killed, and the Shen family was almost wiped out, which ...... He didn't even know that he planned to reuse the Shen family after recovering Jiangnan and making them his relatives, but he didn't expect this accident to happen.

Izumi was also surprised, "Mother, when did this happen?" ”

"It was the third day of Shen Faxing's defeat, when there was a great chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, Li Zitong was also killed, and there were fleeing soldiers everywhere.

This unexpected news disrupted Yang Yuanqing's plan, he originally planned to defeat Li Mi, and the famous family in Jiangnan led by Wu Xing Shen went out to stabilize the situation in the south, but now something happened to the Shen family, which made him have to change his plan.

It really didn't work, so he used the Yu family and the Xie family to come forward to appease Jiangnan, and at this time, Yang Yuanqing thought of Dongjun Taishou Yu Shinan......

[Let's guess who destroyed the Shen family by taking advantage of the chaos, and Lao Gao laid the foreshadowing before]. )