The convoy commanding the envoy's palace set out from Hezhou in early February, and finally arrived in the capital when there were still five or six days left in March.

This journey is still tiring and painful, and it is unbearable, but it is much better than when I came to the capital a few years ago.

Although at the beginning of the departure, the people who were freezing in the cold really suffered a lot. But the closer it is to the capital, the temperature rises along the way, the flowers are red and willow green, and there is a grand scene of recovery of all things everywhere, which really makes everyone's mood better.

There is plenty of time, and the trip is not too rushed. In addition, Xu Erlang has the heart to accompany a few more children to make up for the lack of their previous growth process, so whenever he encounters a place with unique scenery, he has to stop and take them to watch, or simply stay for one night and leave.

With their parents by their fathers and mothers, a few children got tired and sat in the carriage, looking through the open windows at the gorgeous scenery outside, as well as the vendors who passed by from time to time; When they are full of energy, they pat their horses and compete with each other to see how long they can ride; Then the father will take them to the mountains and forests to hunt, the mother will also make some unique snacks for them to taste, and the father and mother will also teach them to make paper kites, and then accompany them to put the paper kites high.

The most beautiful thing in the world is nothing more than this, so everyone, including Changle, doesn't feel that the journey back to Beijing is difficult. With such a rare opportunity, I really can't wait for a longer journey back to Beijing.

However, no matter how much everyone looks forward to it, the capital is already in front of them.

It was still Chang'an Changping who came to pick up people, and the two boys were different from the immature and young three years ago, and at this time they had a texture between teenagers and adults. They have grown taller, with some blue stubble on their faces, and their voices have become low, they have really grown up.

Chang'an is more stable than before, and his gestures are full of square and docile; On the other hand, Changping, his temperament is still jumpy, and after asking Jinniang for peace, he took the triplets over and threw them directly into the sky. The children squeaked and screamed from above, laughing hoarsely and cheering my brother up, "A little higher, I'll be almost up to the clouds in the sky." Changping made a gesture of "heha" twice, and spit into his palm very childishly, and then threw a few people higher.

When the pedestrians came and went at the city gate, some were disdainful, and some sighed and appreciated. This one said, "The adults of this family are very generous, and the children and brothers have thrown a few of the little ones into the sky, and they have not come forward to take care of them." ”

The one said, "These brothers and sisters have such a good relationship, they must all be damned." If there is a concubine among them, they shouldn't get along so well. I don't know if I thought of something sad, and suddenly sighed, quite a bit of regret.

Some people were more sharp-eyed and said hesitantly, "The leader of the lord, I look a little familiar, as if I saw it a few years ago." ”

"To tell you the truth, I feel the same way."

They racked their brains to dig out the information of this group from the depths of their minds, and finally crossed their minds, slapped their thighs and shouted, "I remember, it is Lord Xu, the commander of Liaodong." ”

"Yes, yes, that's him. He sent his sister-in-law to marry three years ago, and when he passed through the city gate, I was guarding the city gate. Oops, I remember that there are triplets in the adult's house, no wonder I see those two little boys and think they look familiar. ”

"Two little boys have shown up, but what about the other one? No wonder I didn't think about it for a while, twins don't come often, but after all, I've seen them. But triplets, I know this grain of Lord Xu's family. If another little boy had also shown up just now, I would have remembered the identity of their family for the first time. ”

The other laughed at him, "Stupid, isn't it?" The triplets of Lord Xu's family are two little sons and a little girl. That girl should be five or six years old now, and she will show up and ask you to point out what they look like. The girl was appointed to sit in the carriage with her mother. ”

Everyone was chattering, and the discussion was so lively. At this time, Chang'an Changping had already led everyone back to their residence in the capital.

In front of the Xu Mansion, there were already several people standing at the door waiting.

There is Pian Pian with Brother Qi, and Xuanxuan accompanying Qing'er, and it is not Mother Xu who is standing at the front of everyone when she looks at it.

As for Father Xu, he must still be putting on the old man's shelf, waiting for his son and daughter-in-law to go and see him. Wouldn't it humiliate him to let him come over to pick up his son's family in person? He's a father, he's shameless?

The family was very happy to see each other, and Xu's mother wanted to take her son's hand and sigh, "I finally went home, and I can finally stay at home more this time." Xu Erlang still didn't like physical contact with people, and his hand moved slightly, as if he wanted to move away. After Xu is eyes saw the white hair on Xu Mu's sideburns, his heart was touched, and he didn't dodge it in the end.

However, Xu's mother didn't catch her son's hand in the end, because Jinniang was worried that Xu Erlang would not give face, which would lead to a cold scene, and still when Xu Erlang hesitated, she took the lead in stepping forward and grabbed Xu's mother's hand.

Mother Xu doesn't mind whether the hands in her hands are her son's or her daughter-in-law's, as long as the children come back safe and sound, she is happy.

She is becoming more and more emotional now, perhaps because she is getting older and can't stand the cold taste, so she likes the warmth of her children and grandchildren more and more.

In particular, the son is good, the daughter-in-law is filial, and the children have not seen each other for a few years.

Mother Xu's eyes swept over Changle, Xiaoyu'er, and Changqi, and then looked at the children of the Erlang family led by Brother Rong. The girls' families are delicate and cute, and the petty bourgeoisie is also like a jade tree. Mother Xu was happy in her eyes, if she didn't take into account her dignity and identity, she really hated to pick up the two little ones and call them "heart and liver".

After the group entered the mansion, they went straight to Heyan Hall, and Xu's father sat on the old sandalwood chair in the middle of the flower hall.

Seeing each other again after three years, Xu's father is getting older and older. When I saw him three years ago, his hair was still black and white, but now when I look at it, it turns out that the steamed buns are gray.

Xu's father and Xu's mother are similar in age, and Xu's mother looks a lot older, but because of proper maintenance, looking at the woman who is about forty years old, she looks much younger than her actual age. On the other hand, Xu's father looks more than ten years older than his actual age.

If it seems to those who don't know, Xu's father and Xu's mother are husband and wife? I'm afraid that there are many people who think these two are father and daughter.

Father Xu's eyes were cloudy, and he also had age spots on his hands, and his hands and feet were even shaking uncontrollably. Even in the eyes of Jin Niang, a person who doesn't understand medicine, this is not a sign of longevity.

Jin Niang is an adult, after seeing Xu's father's appearance, although she was shocked, she covered it up. But a few small ones won't work. Especially Changzhou, Changhui and Changqi, looked at the old lady sitting on the top suspiciously. Is this their grandfather? It's not like that.

They have limited memory, but in their limited memory, grandfather should also be a mentally strong old man, who scolds his uncle loudly at every turn for being a "stinky boy", and rudely throws shoes at his uncle.

The old man and the old lady, this world is very different.

However, my father and mother didn't show any strange looks, so there is no doubt that this is my grandfather. I just don't know what kind of crime my grandfather has suffered, so he gets old so fast?

If you get hit ...... That shouldn't be possible. His father's official position was promoted so smoothly, and he was still in such a high position as the commander of Liaodong, which can be regarded as a giant. Even if some people in the court don't like their father, it can't detract from their father's prestige.

In this case, outsiders will only coax the grandfather at home, who will block him, make him uncomfortable, and give him sin?

This suspicion is eliminated as soon as possible, and then the rest can only be...... Could it be that my grandfather had some incurable disease?

If so, it's not that hard.

After all, Sister Changle's medical skills are superb, and she can live the flesh and bones of the dead - that's right, in the eyes of a few small people, my sister's medical skills are so superb. They don't accept rebuttals, and anyone who doesn't believe in their sister's medical skills is a bad person.

Now that they're back, I'm going to let my sister nurse my grandfather from tomorrow. Once the lesion is cured and the body is nourished, even if it cannot be eradicated, it will always be able to prolong its life by a few years.

A few small hearts crackled, but they made a serious appearance on their faces, knelt down to salute Xu's father and Xu's mother.

Father Xu's cloudy eyes can no longer see the children and grandchildren below, he is dazzled, and his body is broken, which is all done in the early years.

When he was young, he was full of lights and wine, and his life was chic and wanton. When I get old, I understand that it's just an early enjoyment of what should be enjoyed later.

But what's the use of understanding this now? There is no regret medicine in the world, and there will be no reversal in the world, all you can do now is wait for death.

After leaving from Heyan Hall, Xu Erlang asked Chang'an Changping to lead a few small ones to walk in front, and he walked behind with Jinniang, Pianpian, and Qing'er.

Brother Qi in Pianpian's hand is now less than two years old, but the little guy is well nourished, he is really a little meat and egg, and he holds it heavily.

The little guy recognized his life, and Jin Niang stretched out her hand to hug him and lay down on the neck socket of Pianpian shyly. When Jinniang looked away, she looked at her curiously.

Xu Erlang reached out to pick it up, but the little guy didn't let him hug it. In the end, Pian Pian disliked the pain in holding his arm, so she said that she let Brother Qi go to the ground and let him chase a few brothers and sisters to play.

Chang'an Changping and the triplets waved in front of them when they heard this, holding various flower branches or toys to attract Brother Qi'er's attention. The little one's eyes were straight, and he ran over.

The little guy walks very steadily, but because he is too arrogant, he is reluctant to go to the ground. The resentment of this is very big, "Obviously he is a boy, and he is more noble than a girl." ”

Jin Niang couldn't help laughing, "It's not that I thought it was too difficult for my brother-in-law to get this heir." ”

Pian Pian blushed a little when she heard this, but she couldn't say that Li Hehui's heir was not easy and was not her pot. Speaking carefully, she has some responsibility. After all, if according to what Li Hehui said, she agreed to marry when he expressed his intentions, then now I am afraid that Brother Qi will add a few younger brothers and sisters.

This thought came to her mind uncontrollably, and her face suddenly turned red, and then she was annoyed. It's all to blame on Li Hehui! If you want her to be pregnant again, I brainwash her every day. It's a pity that she is not firm in her thinking, and now she has almost been brainwashed by him.

Leaving Li Hehui aside and not mentioning it, seeing that Brother Qi had caught up with his brothers and sisters, and ran away after their butts, Pian Pian got down to business. "Dad's body, I'm afraid it's not the appearance of longevity."

As she spoke, her eyes turned red.

Dad is a father, although he is a little irresponsible, and the result is not good for their brothers and sisters, but the blood relationship is there, and she, as a daughter, also hopes that her father can live a long life.

But seeing that his body is aging day by day, and the whole person has lost his spirit, and his heart is like a dead waiting to die, Pianpian's heart is finally uncomfortable.

She said, "There is no warning, and my father's body will be corrupted when it is said to be corrupt." I remember clearly that my father ate half a big elbow the night before, but when he woke up the next day, his mouth was crooked, his eyes were slanted, and his body was still a little disobedient. ”

There was no one in charge in the house, but Tonghe took the second brother's post as soon as he heard the news and went to invite the doctor from the Tai Hospital. The doctor has real skills, and he has been conditioning his father's body for half a year, but he has been conditioning well. But that's all there is to it, no more.

She hid her father's affairs strictly and didn't let the people in the house talk nonsense. I couldn't bear the fact that my father's concubines were thinking too much, and I didn't know where I cried in my father's room after hearing the news. So, my father knew that his body was in deficit and it was not the news of longevity.

There is no man who is not afraid of death.

After Father Xu learned the news, the thread he was carrying in his heart suddenly broke.

He doesn't know what's going on with his body?

He knew it all right.

But just because you're still young, you can come with your heart. The children didn't let him go to the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, okay, he didn't go, but he got a few concubines at home, and he was still happy. The children said that he should pay attention to his health and usually eat less things that are too greasy, even when Chang'an Changping came back from the academy, he always clamored for him to walk around the house a few more times, and he exercised.

At that time, he hated their noisy ears and hurt, and those words went in and out of the left ear and out of the right ear.

He felt that he would have many years to live, and it would not be too late to recuperate when he was old. But he never thought that he had been paralyzed once a few years earlier, and the imperial doctor had also given the doctor instructions for him to follow, but he thought it was a fart, and he didn't hear a word in his heart.

The fate that led to today's situation was all his own doing. It's a pity that it's too late to regret it now.

Pian Pian said, "I persuaded my father, saying that the imperial doctor said that as long as you have a good life, you may live for another twenty-three years." "It's not a lie, after all, there are real-life examples. But Xu's father was already frightened, so he only thought that this was deliberately said by Pian Pian to coax him. He didn't trust his daughters, but he believed in the words of those concubines, which was also sarcastic.

Pian Pian continued, "Twenty or thirty years, that's not a lot. After all, Father Xu is now nearly fifty years old, and if he lives for another twenty-three years, in this era when the average age is not more than fifty, he will definitely live a long life.

It's a pity that what others say doesn't work, and Father Xu is now only trapped in his dying nightmare, and he can't pull it out.

Jinniang was also embarrassed when she heard this, and patted Pianpin's hand, "I'm sorry for you, you are a girl's family, and you have to take care of everything at home, my brother and sister-in-law have to thank you." ”

"Sister-in-law, you just say kind words, am I not my father's daughter? Even though I'm married, this is my father, and I can't ignore him. Besides, aren't my brothers going to be overburdened with official duties and can't get out of their bodies? Otherwise, my brothers still dislike me for doing things and don't want to use me. ”