Due to the three-day rainstorm, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang finally returned to Chen's house in Hechun in the evening.

As the carriage drove into the corner gate, a boy of seven or eight years old greeted him.

"Mother, Aunt Li, you're back." The person who came was Junzi, the youngest son of Mrs. Wang, who had not yet received an errand in the house because of his young age.

"Well, why are you here?" Mrs. Wang asked, her face a little tired.

Several people were a little tired after rushing to the road.

"Why did it take so long?" Chen Feng walked over and frowned and asked, "What happened on the way?" ”

"Steward Chen, it happened to be raining heavily when we came back, so we delayed our return." Mrs. Li said flatteringly, explaining the reason for the late return.

"It rained heavily for three days in a row, and the road was difficult to navigate, so I stayed for another day before I came back."

"Hmm." Chen Feng nodded, and didn't say much, but looking at the two muddy carriages that came back, as well as the wine jar contained in the carriage, Chen Feng's brows furrowed again, and his face was angry.

The carriage of the Chen family has always been extremely noble, made of good materials, and the interior is exquisite, specially designed for the travel of the young masters and ladies in the house, especially this big one, which is extremely luxurious, but the courtyard of the second lady is specially used for the second lady to travel, but now it is good, not to mention that the outside of the carriage is dirty, and the inside is also used to contain some tattered things, which is called how he can explain to the second lady.

"What's in this carriage, don't you know how expensive this carriage is?" Chen Feng was furious and asked.

In the face of Chen Feng's reprimand, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang changed their faces and trembled.

Mrs. Li showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, and hurriedly explained: "Don't be angry, Steward Chen, these are all return gifts from Dr. Xiao, and he also specifically said that this wine is given to the old lady, several ladies and young ladies and the eighth young master, you also know that Dr. Xiao has healed the old lady, and her identity is special, so we can't refuse to be slaves!" ”

"Dr. Xiao sent it back?" Chen Feng was speechless, the masters of the mansion were such precious people, how could they accept these gifts.

"In that case, follow me to your life!" Chen Feng said, it happened that the eldest lady returned home today, and I hope that the second lady will not be angry with him.

"Yes." Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang exchanged a salute and cautiously followed behind Chen Feng.

There was a harmonious and happy atmosphere in Jing'an Hall, and Mrs. Chen was in a good mood, and several ladies in each room in the house led the children to gather together, which was very lively.

Under Mrs. Chen, there was a dignified woman in her forties, with a fair face and a well-dressed woman, who was talking respectfully to Mrs. Chen.

"It's all daughters-in-law, it's not that I'm coming back late." The woman said: "After receiving the second brother's letter that day, the old man fainted in a hurry, and wanted to come back in person, but the emperor summoned him and couldn't pull away, so he ordered his daughter-in-law to come back first. ”

These people are the eldest lady of the Chen family, Xu, the mother of Chen Ningke and Chen Yuanze, Xu's voice was soft and gentle, and she shed tears when she talked about the old lady's condition.

"All the way back, my daughter-in-law is restless, sleepless, worried about her mother's condition, and hopes to see her mother as soon as possible, but unfortunately the rain has been delayed in the past few days, and I hope my mother will forgive."

"It's raining these days, it's hard to walk, just come back safely." Mrs. Chen said, looking at the eldest daughter-in-law who has not been waiting by her side all the year round, when the eldest went to the capital as an official, she took the initiative to let her daughter-in-law also go to wait, and only left Brother Ze in the big house by her side, and only came back during the New Year in the past few years.

"The mother is in good health, and the daughter-in-law is relieved, and the master is also relieved when he knows."

"Write a letter telling the boss not to come back, I'm fine." Mrs. Chen explained to the second lady.

"Mother, how can this be done?" Xu put down the handkerchief in his hand and said, "The master has been thinking about his mother's condition, and he will rush back as soon as the matter is dealt with." When she received the letter from home, she really startled them, and she immediately arranged the house and rushed back, praying along the way, hoping that the old lady would be safe, and that the old man was on the rise, and that the future of the old man could not be ruined.

"I scared the second child that day, so I wrote you a letter to my family." Mrs. Chen said casually, completely forgetting that it was she herself who asked the second child to deliver the letter to Jingli that day.

Liu Shi listened and said with a smile: "No, the old lady was uncomfortable at that time, but the second master was frightened, thanks to Dr. Xiao." ”

The other three ladies in the mansion also chimed in, and the fifth lady even smiled and said: "Yes, Dr. Xiao is still powerful, don't look at her young age, but her medical skills are good." ”

"Well, it's good that Mother is fine." Xu nodded, and when he saw that Old Madam Chen said this, he was completely relieved, and he didn't mention the words of letting the old man come back.

"Huh! Who is Dr. Xiao, isn't it Imperial Doctor Min? Xu was curious, because she knew that the master had personally invited Imperial Doctor Min Fangqi, and now how he had become Doctor Xiao.

She always thought that the old lady's illness could be cured, which was the credit of Min Fangqi, who knew that it was Xiao Ming.

Who is Dr. Xiao?

When she came back from the capital, she didn't know that it was Xiao Ming, not Min Fangqi, who healed Old Madam Chen.

"This Dr. Xiao is Dr. Min's younger sister, a very good little girl, our brother Ze likes this little girl, one sister after another." Liu said, with a light smile.

Chen Yuanze's love to walk with Xiao Ming is obvious to all in the house, Liu Shi didn't feel inappropriate to say this, and there was a smile on his face, like a joke, but unfortunately as soon as the words came out, the atmosphere in the room instantly condensed, and the three ladies in the third, fourth, and fifth rooms closed their mouths, and the third lady even secretly glanced at Liu.

Old Madam Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip gently, as if she hadn't heard Liu's extraneous sound.

Xu Shi laughed when he heard this, and asked as if he was very interested, "Really?" Brother Ze is really naughty, several of his sisters are far away in the capital, and several girls older than him in the house have come out of the cabinet, and for a while they actually regarded this Dr. Xiao as a sister. ”

The Chen family has a big business, and there are many women in the five houses, in addition to Uncle Chen's wife Xu, there are four aunts in the capital mansion, two are filial piety to subordinates, and two are Xu's companions, all of whom have children, so the Chen family has many heirs, and Chen Yuanze ranks eighth.

However, except for Chen Yuanze, who was left by Mrs. Chen's side, everyone else followed Uncle Chen to the capital.

Xu's meaning is that Chen Yuanze has been following the old lady in Hechun, and several sisters in the house have left the cabinet, and it is understandable that Xiao Ming is regarded as a sister for a while.

Even though Xu has a lot of doubts in her heart, she still has to protect her son's reputation.

"No, this Doctor Xiao has a good temperament, and several girls in our house like to get along with her, and our Brother Ze is no exception." The fifth lady smiled, she is a specialized and muddy person.

was interrupted by the fifth lady like this, and the Xu family told the old lady about the anecdotes that happened in the capital, and gently and skillfully avoided the topic of the Liu family.

Liu didn't think it was upset, listened with a smile, and from time to time echoed a sentence or two to please the old lady, and the other three of them also followed along when they saw it, and for a while there was laughter in Jing'an Hall.