Jiao Wenying came to visit, and for the deceased father's close friend before his death, the Song family must welcome him with a big gift.

Out of solemnity, she brought her daughter Xie Meijun, her grandson Xie Jinzhi and her grandson Yang Chun, as for her granddaughter Xie Mulin and granddaughter Yang Yuan, she didn't have to come forward. Jiao Wenying only brought two henchmen and servants, and did not bring his family's children and nephews with him. As for Xie Jinkun and Ji, they directly said goodbye and left through the back door.

Yang Yuan accompanied Xie Mulin to continue to eat the afternoon tea that had not yet ended in the inner courtyard, but he felt bored: "Every day, one after another, my grandmother and mother only took my brother to meet the guests, but they refused to count me. Where am I worse than my brother?! ”

Xie Mulin smiled and asked, "Are there many guests who come to visit my grandmother?" "Although I knew from the Song family that she would have guests, it was too exaggerated to complain to the point that Yang Yuan complained, right?

Yang Yuan nodded matter-of-fact and said, "It's a lot!" As soon as we arrived that night, a guest came, and yesterday there were three more groups, two of which were even bumped into each other, and they knew each other very well, as if they were former classmates and old friends. There was another one this morning, and it was the Jiao Da outside in the afternoon. I heard that this Jiao Daren has done a lot of work and is very important to the emperor in the court, isn't it? ”

"Lord Jiao is the chief official of the General Administration Department, and he is indeed an important minister of the emperor. He used to take care of my eldest brother, and when my eldest brother returned to his hometown, he got a letter of recommendation from Zhushan Academy, which was given to him by Master Jiao. After Xie Mulin answered Yang Yuan's question, he continued to ask, "Are so many guests who come to visit my grandmother from Beijing?" "If that's the case, it's no wonder that the Song family refuses to enter the city, because it's too conspicuous!

Yang Yuan thought for a while: "There are several people from the capital, but there are also people from the Taiping Mansion, more than a hundred miles away from the capital!" But the farthest away is a guest from Wuhu. He hasn't arrived yet, yesterday he sent a servant to deliver a letter, saying that the elders of his family had passed away, and he wanted to put a birthday wine, he really couldn't take a break, and he could only arrive two days later, so he asked my grandmother to forgive me, and asked the servant who sent the letter to send a lot of gifts, and there were fish and ducks in it. ”

Xie Mulin wanted to taste it, but if he really went back to the city after dinner, he was afraid that he would not be able to catch up with the time when the city gate was closed.

However, she noticed that when the Song family had only arrived in the capital, someone came to visit, and the next day, two hundred miles away, an old friend in Wuhu sent a letter saying that it would be two days late. It can be seen that the Song family did not send a letter to the outside world after arriving in the capital, informing those old friends that she was coming, but had already spread the news, so everyone knew the approximate time when she arrived in the capital, and sent someone to deliver the letter or wait in advance.

But it's also good that it saves time and allows you to see as many people as possible.

Xie Mulin noticed that the Song family traveled all the way from Huyin, and whenever they went to a place, when they needed to visit their old friends, they would bring their daughters and juniors with them, and Xie Jinzhi also had a share. She is passing on the connections of her deceased father and her husband and wife to the younger generations, and the benefits to the younger generations are naturally self-evident. Xie Mulin thought that Xie Jinzhi had stayed in the Xie family's mansion in Pearl Bridge because he accompanied him into the city, and he couldn't stay in the small village outside the city with his grandmother Song, was it a pity to see those old friends of the Song family who came to visit? Anyway, there is nothing going on at home now, and the evidence of the Tao family has been successfully handed over to Lu Shaoqing, so it doesn't hurt for Xie Jinzhi to go out of the city to live with the Song family for a few days, right?

Xie Mulin decided to discuss with Xie Jinzhi for a while, did he ask the Song family what he meant, and whether he would like to let his heir get this light and share a little of his grandson Yang Chun's resources? If the Song family is willing, of course it is the best, if she is not happy, the Xie Mulin brothers and sisters will not complain. But knowing that there are benefits, there is no reason to let it go without saying a word, Xie Mulin thinks that he should fight for it.

Jiao Wenying didn't stay long, and she left in less than half an hour. Song then led a group of people to send him out of Zhuangzi until the carriage he was sitting in disappeared at the end of the path, and then returned.

When she entered the village, Xie Meijun's face was still a little heavy, but when she saw her daughter Yang Yuan, she greeted her and asked, "Mother, are you worried?" She smiled, "It's nothing, it's just a little tired." You just got impatient, didn't you? Hungry or not? It's still early for dinner, Mr. Jiao sent us some Beijing specialties, and there are two boxes of dim sum in it, do you want to try it? ”

Yang Yuan's eyes lit up and he nodded desperately. Xie Meijun smiled and pulled her daughter to see the gift from Jiao Wenying, and called her son Yang Chun over by the way.

Song nodded to Xie Mulin and Xie Jinzhi: "You come with me." I have something to say to you. ”

She took the first step back to the courtyard where she lived, and the Xie Mulin brothers and sisters followed behind, separated by a distance. Xie Mulin looked left and right that no one was approaching, so he pulled his brother's sleeve: "Did something happen?" I saw a serious look on my aunt's face. ”

Xie Jinzhi whispered: "Grandmother and Aunt Fang Cai were talking to Master Jiao in the house, and Brother Chun and I were all sent out, so I don't know what they said in the house. Presumably the news from the DPRK and China? Lord Jiao is mostly kind enough to remind us of something. ”

Xie Mulin also heard it solemnly, frowned, and asked his brother in a low voice: "Brother, do you want to consider moving here for a few days?" There was nothing to do at home, if you lived with your grandmother, you could also meet those old friends of the Song family, or the grandfather's classmates, friends, protégés, or something. It's good for you, right? ”

Xie Jinzhi nodded and said, "Grandmother also mentioned this to me just now." Master Jiao instructed me that Ming'er and his eldest brother would visit his house together, and that he would bring a few articles that he had done recently, and he would look at them. I plan to come back from Jiao's house tomorrow and move over with my luggage. ”

Xie Mulin suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "Since the heir grandmother has opened her mouth, the second brother will do it." You don't have to worry about it at home, with me watching, big brothers and sisters will also help. ”

Xie Jinzhi nodded, and pulled his sister into the house of his grandmother Song.

Song asked the two of them to sit down, hesitated for a while, and then said, "There are some things that I can't do in person, but it's okay for you two children to come forward." In a few days, His Royal Highness King Yan should be about to enter Beijing. If he had known that your brothers and sisters were in the capital, he might have summoned them. If you can really see His Royal Highness King Yan, or Princess Yan and Lord Yanwang, just help spread a few words. ”

Xie Jinzhi and Xie Mulin were both taken aback: "King Yan wants to enter Beijing?!" "The news was so sudden, they hadn't heard anything about it before.

Song sighed: "Reasoning, people like us should not be involved in the affairs of the royal family and the royal palace. It's just that your father is now an official in Beiping, and he has been taken care of by the Yan Wangfu, so if he has a chance to return, he should naturally not retreat. Although Master Jiao came to mention it in private, it may not be in line with today's intentions behind it, but it is just difficult to say it clearly on the surface. ”

Xie Jinzhi asked with a solemn face: "Grandmother, what message does Lord Jiao want us to send to His Royal Highness King Yan?" ”

Song sighed: "It's still about the heir of the Yan Wangfu. Master Jiao said that Jinshang intended to succeed a prince to King Yan as his heir, but King Yan knew Jinshang's intentions, but he did not go to the original harmony for a long time, which made Jinshang puzzled and a little unhappy. Today, King Yan was urgently summoned to Beijing for this purpose. If King Yan refuses to accept today's proposal, he is afraid that he will hurt his family. ”