Chapter 697: Welcoming the eldest lady home

The Yanguo delegation left Beijing in early August and finally returned to Yanjing in early October.

Arriving at the last post station on the outskirts of Yanjing, it was only thirty miles away from Yanjing City, and it was still early, and the mission saw from a distance that there were many officials waiting at the post station.

Han Mo looked at the heavy Yanjing City under the canopy, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, after more than two months of separation, he finally returned home and was about to see his relatives.

The officials of the post station watched the convoy of the mission slowly approach, arranged their clothes, and stepped forward to greet them.

"Master Hou has worked hard!"

"Lord Han has worked hard!"

"This time, Lord Han sent his relatives thousands of miles away and successfully completed the task, and when he returns to Beijing this time, he will definitely be rewarded by the saints, right?"

"That's not right, Lord Han is dedicated to the country, where is the reward more rewarded."

"It's one thing to be rewarded for merit, it's one thing to care about it, and it's another thing to be rewarded or not, so how can it be confused?"

In a burst of flattery, the officials welcomed Cao Yin, Han Mo and others into the post station to rest for a while, but Han Mo was among the officials, but he didn't see his father Han Xuanchang.

It stands to reason that Han Xuanchang is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the mission returns to Beijing, which is also a great thing, and Han Xuanchang should come out to greet him.

He watched the official uniforms of everyone in the field, not only Han Xuanchang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, did not arrive, but Taichang Siqing was also not present, although there were many people waiting for him, but most of them were low-level officials.

Cao Yin obviously also noticed this, his face did not change, with a faint smile, and asked, "Are Lord Han of the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Siqing busy?" ”

"Back to the Hou Ye * Huang Se, not only are the two adults busy, but the hundred officials in Beijing are very busy today." An official next to him stepped forward and said with a smile: "Lord Hou doesn't know, today is the day of the prince's wedding!" ”

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On this day, Yanjing City is full of lights, gongs and drums are noisy, and melodious music is floating in the sky above Yanjing City.

Prince Yan married Miss Xiao, and hundreds of officials celebrated.

The prince accepted the side room early, but for a long time, he did not set up a princess, and this time to marry the young lady of the Xiao family, the emperor made a decree, and after the wedding, he directly canonized Xiao Mingmei as the crown princess of Yan Kingdom.

This marriage can be said to be a bit hasty.

From the decision of the family affair to the big wedding, but in the past month or so, there have naturally been some waves in the middle, and many officials in the DPRK and the central government have also directly made it clear to the emperor that this family affair is not suitable.

Most of the reasons are that Xiao Mingmei is rude and willful, does not understand etiquette, and it is difficult to be the crown princess.

The excerpt was naturally played by officials from other families except the Xiao family, nothing more than to prevent the holding of this family affair, but the emperor was very persistent this time, and did not waver in the slightest because of the opposition of the officials, and even set the wedding date early in order to seal the mouths of the officials.

There are always many coincidences in the world, and the day the Yan delegation arrived in Yanjing was precisely the day of the prince's wedding.

The matter is a foregone conclusion, whether it is opposed or not, whether there is resentment in the heart, the hundred officials can only express their congratulations, and even more so with the prince's ancestors, it is precisely because of this that only a very small number of officials in Beijing can come out to greet the mission.

Compared with the return of the mission to Beijing, the prince's wedding is naturally more important.

Han Mo was drinking tea at the post station, his expression was calm, but his heart was full of thoughts.

In the past year, the political arena of Yan has been stormy, and the Han family has gradually grown stronger in this round of storms, and even overshadowed the Xiao family.

The emperor lifted up the Han family and set up a strong opponent for the Xiao family.

But in his heart, the emperor naturally never thought about making the family really strong, but just wanted to make the several major families in the court tend to be balanced, restrain each other, and consume each other.

Han Mo knew very well in his heart that maybe tonight, or maybe when the emperor decreed the date of the prince's wedding, many officials who were secretly moving closer to the Han family might have already leaned towards the Xiao family.

This time the big wedding, the momentum of the Xiao family will rise sharply in the near future, and it will also stand up again in the court, while the Han family has been on the rise, and it will inevitably suffer a certain amount of suppression.

Maybe after the Xiao family suppresses the Han family for a period of time, the emperor will have a new trick to mention the Han family again to suppress the Xiao family.

In this cyclical way of checks and balances, the enmity between the two major forces will become deeper and deeper, and the strength consumed will also become greater and greater.

This game does not go to the last move, and no one knows which one will be the winner.

The Han family is still surviving on the edge of the cliff, and if they are not careful, they may fall under the cliff and be crushed.

"The ancestor worship has ended, and the prince and the officials should enter the palace at this time." An official said with a smile: "Lord Hou and Lord Han are in a good time, and they will be able to catch up with the banquet of the prince's wedding in the evening." ”

"Commanded by God?" Han Mo raised his head and asked.

The official was stunned, shook his head, and said, "This ...... The Holy One did not decree it. The saint only said that he would wait for the court meeting in three days, and Hou Ye and Lord Han would report on their work. ”

Han Mo said to Cao Yin at this time: "Master Hou, I am also a little tired along the way, after entering the city, Han Mo Xiang will go home first to take a look, I don't know what Master Hou thinks?" ”

Cao Yin said with a smile: "It is reasonable to miss your family, but it doesn't hurt." We are so dusty, it is not good to appear at the banquet, prepare a generous gift, congratulations. ”

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The news of the arrival of the mission in the suburbs of Beijing, the people in the city have naturally received the news, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Mansion sent people to wait outside the city, and when they saw the mission returning, they had already returned to the house.

At this time, the sky has darkened, most of the officials in Beijing are in the palace to go to the prince's wedding banquet, Han Xuanchang, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is one of the organizers of the wedding, so he naturally has to be in charge of the palace.

It's just that at this time, the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Rites is still brightly lit, Mrs. Han, Aunt Bi, Han Qin and a large number of family members are waiting in front of the house, Han Mo has never been abroad, this time not only went to Qingguo, but also went for more than two months, and the whole family is naturally very worried.

It's just in the crowd, but Fan Xiaoqian is not seen in it.

"Here, the young master is back!" In the crowd, Han Qing was also among them, his eyes were extremely sharp, and he was the first to see Han Mo riding a horse towards the mansion, and immediately rushed down the stone steps.

The servants and maids behind him hurriedly descended the stone steps and lined up in two columns in front of the mansion to greet Han Mo.

Mrs. Han went out with a smile, and saw that Han Mo had turned over and dismounted, and stepped forward, Han Mo was about to salute, but Mrs. Han had already grabbed it, straightened her clothes for Han Mo, took a closer look, and said with a smile: "The little bastard is not injured or sick, now I am finally relieved." ”

Han Mo smiled: "If you are injured or sick, you don't dare to come back to see your mother." Seeing Aunt Bi beside him, he bowed down and said, "Auntie! ”

Aunt Bi smiled gently and said: "Mo'er, on the day of your mission, Mrs. was worried every day, and went to the nunnery twice in three days to ask the Bodhisattva to bless you with safety, and it would be good to come back now." In fact, her worries are not under Mrs. Han, if she asks for the blessing of the Bodhisattva, Aunt Bi goes to the nunnery to worship the Bodhisattva in three days and two times, and she also offers the Bodhisattva in her own house, and prays to God to bless Han Mo every day.

Han Qin looked at Han Mo in a military uniform from the side, and said with a grin: "Brother, you are really heroic and extraordinary in wearing this clothes, borrow me for a few days when you go back!" ”

Han Mo smiled and said, "You can borrow it, but you have a body and bones, and before you can put it on, I'm afraid you will be pressed down by this heavy armor." He didn't see Xiao Qian in the crowd, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

Mrs. Han is so smart, how can she not know Han Mo's thoughts, and said softly: "Don't worry, your daughter-in-law is a little uncomfortable, I won't let her come out, it's windy this night, so as not to hurt her body and let her rest in the house." ”

"Uncomfortable?" Han Mo hurriedly said, "What's the matter?" ”

Mrs. Han smiled between her eyebrows, and wanted to say something, but she hesitated for a moment and said, "Just go back and ask your daughter-in-law." ”

Han Mo was worried, but he heard a voice behind him: "Brother, there is no ...... when you get home?" ”

The sound came from the carriage behind, very crisp, everyone actually heard it, and looked at each other for a while, not knowing who was in the carriage, let alone who was shouting "brother" in the car.

Mrs. Han looked at the carriage, and then at her son, showing a look of doubt, but Han Mo was quite embarrassed at this time, and didn't say much, he went to the back first, got into the car, and soon came out, pulled Mrs. Han's arm to the side, extremely embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Mother, child...... The boy brought you a daughter back ......! ”

Mrs. Han was stunned, obviously unable to understand what Han Mo meant, her beautiful eyes turned, as if she understood something, reached out and grabbed Han Mo's ear, leaned closer and scolded in a low voice: "Stinky boy, are you messing with flowers and grass outside and bringing the woman back?" ”

Han Mo was scolded by Mrs. Han like this, he was stunned at first, and then said repeatedly: "Mother, don't talk nonsense, what's the matter, is your son that kind of person?" ”

Mrs. Han thought for a moment and said, "That's the same." When you were in the East China Sea, it was okay for you to live in a room with that girl, so you shouldn't mess ......around! She suddenly thought that she shouldn't say this, and hurriedly covered her mouth, a person in her forties, like a little girl.

Han Mo knew that she was talking about Liu Rumeng, and his heart was gloomy.

"Yes, it's not the woman you messed with, so who is it?" Mrs. Han immediately asked, "What brought me a daughter?" Tell me what's going on! ”

Han Mo was helpless, so he could only say the matter very succinctly, mainly saying that Red Sleeves was seriously injured because of himself, if it wasn't for Red Sleeves blocking that arrow, he would definitely die, but now although he woke up and his injuries have improved, he lost his memory, and he lied to her that she was his sister Yunyun in order to let her recover well.

When Mrs. Han heard this, her eyes were red, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said continuously: "What a good girl, Mo'er, are you okay?" ”

Han Mo shook his head and said, "The child is fine, it's just that this girl ......!" ”

"She saved your life, and I naturally want to accept this daughter." Mrs. Han said poignantly: "What a good girl, don't worry, I will take good care of her in the future......!" ”

The subordinates of the Han Mansion saw Han Mo's mother and son whispering on the side, and then saw Mrs. Han first pulling Han Mo's ears, and finally wiping her tears with a champa, and they all looked at each other for a while.

Han Qin held Aunt Bi's hand and looked at each other, looking dazed, not knowing what their mother and son were talking about.

Han Mo was still a little worried, and said in a low voice: "Mother, this is ...... What about my father's side? ”

"Don't worry, I'll settle this matter, and your father won't be able to oppose it." Mrs. Han immediately straightened her chest and said: "Thank you for your kindness, the girl saved you, if he doesn't accept this daughter, I can't spare him." ”

Hearing Mrs. Han say this, Han Mo's heart disease along the way was finally lifted.

But seeing Mrs. Han twist her waist over, call aside all the people in the house, and whisper for a while, everyone in the house showed a strange look, and then heard Mrs. Han raise her hand with a handkerchief, and said solemnly: "You all remember it for me, just do as I instruct, if anyone shows a flaw, be careful that the old lady picks his skin." ”

The crowd even claimed that it was.

Mrs. Han pointed to a few maids and said, "A few of you, hurry up and clean up the empty courtyard behind the east courtyard, and the others ...... Queue up to welcome the eldest lady home! ”

The maids hurried back to the house, and the others were all lined up in two rows in front of the house.

Everything was ready, Mrs. Han glanced at Han Mo, twisted her waist and walked to the side of the carriage, and said softly: "Sleeve, you are back, you miss your mother!" ”

Han Mo listened to Mrs. Han's soft voice, and for some reason, when he was moved, the hairs on his body stood up, and he only felt that his mother was really a powerful actor.

Han Mo lifted the curtain and helped Red Sleeves get out of the carriage, Red Sleeves recuperated all the way, although the internal organs were not fully recovered, but they were already able to walk on the ground.

Mrs. Han saw that the red sleeves looked delicate, and immediately liked it even more, and hurriedly stepped forward to hold the red sleeves' hand, her eyes were red, "Sleeves, I'm sorry for you!" ”

Red Sleeves was obviously a little frightened, shrunk back, and leaned into Han Mo's arms, Han Mo had already patted her on the shoulder, and said softly: "Silly girl, my mother is here, and I don't call my mother yet?" ”

The red sleeves were stunned, and when they saw Mrs. Han's kind eyebrows and beautiful appearance, they were a little dazed for a while, and they were silent for a while, and finally said softly: "Mother...... Mother! ”

Mrs. Han saw that Red Sleeves was pale and pitiful, thinking that this girl almost died to save Han Mo, her heart was sour, and she gently hugged Red Sleeves, then she took her hand and said, "Sleeves, it's home, let's go home!" ”

Han Mo and Mrs. Han walked to the house with red sleeves left and right, Aunt Bi had already come forward, Han Mo introduced Red Sleeves to Aunt Bi and Han Qin, and had their own words, several people surrounded Red Sleeves, just like the eldest lady.

Over there, Han Qing had already waved his hand and said loudly: "Welcome the eldest lady back to the house, welcome the eldest lady back to the house!" ”

Red Sleeves is slightly older than Han Qin, so she is called the eldest lady, but Han Qin, the real eldest lady, is going to be called the second miss.

As soon as Han Qing called, the rest of the people in the mansion bowed down and said in unison: "Welcome the eldest lady back to the house!" ”

Red Sleeves was a little scared at first, but Han Mo held her hand, and a warmth spread throughout her body, and when she saw everyone smiling kindly one by one, her heart was even warmer, and she couldn't help but smile, beautiful and incomprehensible.

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ps: 4,000 words big chapter, the second update today, try to catch up with the third update.

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