Outside the door, Shu Lan heard the call of his wife, and opened the door and came in with a few maids who had already been arranged.

Shu Lan came to the two of them and said with a blessing: "Miss Yu, this is a few accompanying girls personally selected by Mrs. for you, see if you are satisfied." ”

Ah Ying moved her gaze with Shu Lan's introduction.

"These two are first-class maids who serve you closely, Fang Mo and Bixi. Fang Mo is 16 years old, Bixi is 15 years old, they are all the same age as you, what can you do with her directly. ”

Ah Yu nodded.

Shu Lan said again: "These four are second-class maids who are served, staying in spring, Danxia, Wenqiu, and winter, and are responsible for your daily life. If you don't like their names, you can change them at any time. ”

After arranging the maid, it was almost afternoon, and Mrs. Guo was afraid that Ah Ying would be tired and too hard, so she left first, so that Ah Ying could rest for a while.

Ah Yu stretched and walked around the courtyard, Fang Mo came over and said, "Girl, the room has been cleaned up." ”

Ah Ying nodded and smiled, and said, "Fang Mo, I have something here that I need to trouble you to go." ”

Fang Mo said: "The girl just orders." ”

"You go to the money shopkeeper in June Spring, and ask him to help me pass a message to my son, and just say, I have returned home, and everything is safe."

"Yes"

Fang Mo was slightly blessed and retreated.

An hour later, Mrs. Guo came to Mulan Courtyard with someone, saying that lunch had been prepared and that she would have a meal with her. Ah Ying cleaned up a little and walked towards Mrs. Guo's "Ask Zhuxuan" with Bixi.

Although Bixi is one year older than Ah Jin, she is also a little girl with a lively personality and a lot of words, and she introduced many things to Ah Ying along the way. For example, how many aunts does the master have, how many young masters and girls are in the house, and where do they live, etc.

When I arrived at Wen Zhuxuan, there were already a week of people sitting around the table in the front hall.

As soon as Ah Ying entered the door, he saw Guo Shiqin, the head of Guo Guogong, and immediately called out to his uncle.

Guo Guogong was stunned when he saw Ah Ying at first glance, just like his wife, looking at Ah Jin's figure and face, there was a moment of illusion like a world away.

This girl is really like the eldest brother. When Guo Guogong sighed silently in his heart, he had already gotten up and walked over, and Ah Ying hurriedly greeted him when he saw this.

"Uncle, you're back." Ah Ying choked up a little, and then she showed the performance of her relatives.

Uncle should be the closest relative of Guo Mansion besides his father. At that time, everyone in the Guo family was opposed to her father taking her and her mother back to the house, only the uncle was the most determined, always standing on their side, and in private, he also took care of them a lot, and it was precisely because of this that the uncle and the old house in Runzhou tore their faces and brought the whole family to Jiangning.

"Okay, after so many years, I'm finally back..."Guo Guogong took Ah Jin's hand, and was so excited that he couldn't express it, Mrs. Guo watched it from the side, and hurriedly said: "Master, let the child sit down, let's talk while eating." ”

Guo Guogong came back to his senses, "Yes, come!" Sit down. ”

Ah Ying sat down next to her uncle, next to her second brother Guo Yu and second sister-in-law Shen Dongyu, then Guo Yan and Aunt Yue, Aunt Cheng, and there was a vacant seat next to her uncle and aunt opposite, and then next to her third cousin Guo Chuan and cousins Guo Ying and Guo Qiang.

As soon as Ah Ying sat down, the second brother next to him said, "Ing'er, is the journey smooth?" ”

Among the juniors of the Guo family, Ah Ying and Guo Yu are the most familiar, so they are not polite, and said straightly: "It went very well, but I encountered a little delay in Yuanzhou." ”

"I heard that the serial case in Yuanzhou a few days ago has just been solved, and many residents have been killed. Guo Chuan, the third brother on the other side, heard this and suddenly spoke.

Ah Ying was still chuckling in her heart, but when she saw that Guo Chuan was just asking casually, she replied calmly: "I met a friend in Yuanzhou, and I only stayed for a few more days." But I've heard about the serial case, but fortunately, the case has been solved, otherwise many people would have suffered..."

When Mrs. Guo heard this, she frowned, patted Guo Chuan, and said angrily: "Hey, your sister has just come back, and the family is finally sitting together, so you can't say anything else, what kind of case is it a good idea, I see that your mind is full of cases!" ”

"Yes, yes, Mother said yes! My fault, I'll punish myself first! Guo Chuan smiled heartily, and after that, he tilted his head and swallowed a glass of wine.

"Mother, third brother, this is an occupational disease! I'm afraid I can't change it for a while! Guo Ying said with a smile.

Ah Ying is actually not familiar with Guo Chuan, it turns out that he has only met a few times, and when he heard him say this, he was still a little curious, so he asked, "What is the third brother doing now?" ”

Guo Chuan raised his eyes and said: "Haha, I'm an idler now, I used to help in Dali Temple, but my temperament is not very compatible with those individuals, and I resigned after a few years." ”

On the side, Guo Yu received: "Don't listen to his nonsense, what kind of idler, he is now a calligrapher, he writes a pair of words casually, everyone is rushing to ask for it!" ”

"The third brother is so powerful!" Ah Ying sighed.

"Don't dare to be, the second brother is really teasing me, what kind of calligraphy everyone, if this is spread, you must not be scolded to death! It's just a casual way to pass the time! It's the second brother, and now his career is getting smoother and smoother..."

"Okay, okay, today is a great day, don't be humble if you are one or two." Mrs. Guo really couldn't stand it, and the brothers praised each other.

Mrs. Guo understood and looked back at Mama Linxi, who immediately retreated with a group of people in the house, leaving a few henchmen and servants to guard at the door.

Ah Ying looked at the vacant seat next to her uncle and seemed to guess something, and sure enough, the next moment, a tall and straight man came in from the back room.

"Come, Qi'er, sit here!" Mrs. Guo waved her hand at her eldest son, Guo Qi.

Guo Qi propped his hands on his knees, his back straight, and when he saw his sister who had been separated for many years, he said loudly: "My sister still remembers me." ”

Ah Ying smiled: "That's nature. Although she only has a one-sided relationship with her eldest brother, she is extremely impressed. ”

Guo Guogong looked at the table of children in front of him, all of whom had grown up, and really sighed that time had flown by.

"Madame is right just now, today is a great day, Qi'er and Yu'er are back, our family can sit together and have a meal, it can be regarded as the first reunion of our Guo Mansion in so many years, if Jingshu and Kang Le are also there, it will be even better..."

"Father, since it's the day of reunion, we should be happy! My aunt and sister-in-law will definitely be happy if they know about it! Guo Ying said.

"That's it, my sister is right, come and have a drink as a family!" Guo Chuan raised his glass and said loudly.

"Come!"

Everyone raised their glasses, smiling, Ah Ying drank wine, looking at the family at this table, and was also happy from the bottom of his heart. Over the years, the eldest brother Guo Qi and his sister-in-law Xue Kangle have been stationed on the northwest border to prevent Xishu from attacking, and they have never returned home for five years.

When her aunt Guo Jingshu was young, she was also a generation of female generals, who accompanied Tang Emperor Li Junyu to fight everywhere, and finally married into the royal family, gave birth to a son, and became the emperor's favored concubine Niangniang, but once she entered the palace, she was as deep as the sea, and since then she has rarely been able to see her family.

Today's moment is undoubtedly the most anticipated and happiest day for the Guo family in many years.

After lunch, Aunt Yue took Yan'er down for a nap, Shen Dongyu went back to the room to take care of the children, and the rest stayed in the front hall to chat with Mrs. Guo. Guo Guogong pulled Ah Ying to the side of the study.

"Yu'er, what are your plans to come back this time?" Guo Guogong looked at his niece and daughter, full of sorrow.

"I'm going to stay here for a long time." Ah Yu said.

"It's good to stay for a long time, you are in Jiangning, and my uncle always feels at ease... Now the situation on the northwest border is delicate, maybe one day, this battle will start, Miaojiang is in the border area, although Xishu is afraid, but there is no guarantee that there will be any new situation. Although our Guo Mansion has just gained a foothold in Jiangning now, at least my uncle can still keep you safe..."Guo Guogong said earnestly.

"The second brother told me about the eldest brother at the border... I wonder if the eldest brother came back this time, is there any emergency? Ah Ying asked.

Guo Guogong sighed, "The emperor has just conquered the world, and the support of the four major families in Jiangning is indispensable. Although your eldest brother's matter at the border has been concluded, it is definitely not so simple, the person behind it is very hidden, and there is no evidence, and we can't do anything about it. This time Qi'er came back, but also for the border emergency, a few days ago the border suddenly had a lot of Nanping people, although these years, Nanping and other countries have done their best, always maintain neutrality, but it is difficult to guarantee that he will not collude with Xishu, if this is the case, it is extremely detrimental to border stability. ”

Speaking of this, Ah Ying remembered that night at the Bamboo Horse Station, the man who had fought with him, the dart he used was the thing of Nanping, if this is the case, then the Nanping forces have infiltrated from the border to the vicinity of Miaojiang.

Guo Guogong saw Ah Ying pondering, and said slowly: "Yu'er, if you live for a long time this time, you also need to have a proper identity to facilitate your actions." Your uncle and I thought, if you want, we will say to the outside world that you are the youngest daughter of our Guo Mansion, who has been frail and sick since she was a child, and has only returned to her home recently... After all..."

Ah Jin's thoughts were interrupted, and when she heard her uncle say this, she sighed silently in her heart, but she pretended to be unwilling, "Uncle... Is my mom and dad gone? ”

When Guo Guogong heard this, he hurriedly said: "Yu'er, uncle didn't mean that. Over the years, we have also been looking for the whereabouts of our eldest brother and sister-in-law, but my uncle didn't say..."

"Uncle," Ah Ying raised her head and interrupted Guo Guogong softly, "Uncle, I know... After so many years, I have already prepared for the worst, but I want to know what happened back then, what happened back then, why my father and mother suddenly disappeared, and why, my mother suddenly sent me back to Miaojiang..."

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June Spring.

"Bring it to me?" The brocade-clothed man shook the folding fan, sat on the couch, and asked strangely.

Shopkeeper Song said in a deep voice: "The girl who passed the message did say so, saying that her girl asked me to tell my son." ”

"Oh?" The man shook his fan gently, as if recalling something.

Shopkeeper Song said again: "Before the shift change, I also specially asked the shopkeeper Qian, and he said that the girl who delivered the message came to us last night, or did the son personally bring it." ”

"Last night? … Have you ever been here? The man asked.

"I don't know."

The man asked, "Whose girl is it that sent the message?" ”

"Say yes, Guo Guogong's Mansion, Miss Yu?" Shopkeeper Song is also a little strange, he has been in Jiangning for many years, but he has never heard of it, when did there be a girl in Guo Guogong's mansion...

The man nodded, seemed to have a general understanding of the situation, smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Okay, I know, Lao Song, you go and get busy first." ”

Idle, idle, after so many years, you can be regarded as bringing a girl back...