And Xu Erlang, who is now remembered by Jin Niang, has arrived in Kyoto at this time, and has even arrived in front of the Pingxi Hou Mansion.

The Pingxi Marquis Mansion is a meritorious family, a wealthy family, and an earlier confidant of the emperor, so he naturally has great power and is rich and noble.

Although Pingxi Hou was defeated a few years ago, he had to hand over his military power, and so far he left the top elite circle, and the Pingxi Hou Mansion seems to have declined. But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, not to mention that the Pingxi Hou Mansion has not yet reached the point of emaciation, especially half a year ago, a daughter in the clan was awarded the title of Jieyu, and His Majesty was deeply favored, and now she is even more pregnant, and the Pingxi Hou Mansion is about to get up again.

Although it is still not as rich and powerful as the earlier one, the four words of "Pingxi Hou Mansion" still reflect a dazzling golden light under the illumination of the sun, forcing people to open their eyes, and the two big lions in front of the door are also majestic, grinning and revealing a fierce and hideous military general.

Xu Erlang occupied the corner of the street for a moment before he came back to his senses, pursed his lips, and shouted to Mohe, "Let's go." ”

The Xu family in Pingyang Town is a distant branch of the Xu family, while the Pingxi Hou Mansion is an inheritance that can only be inherited by the descendants of previous generations. When it comes to the main and secondary, the Pingxi Hou Mansion is the master, and the Xu family in Pingyang Town is the second, and when it comes to respect and humility, the Pingxi Hou Mansion is even more respectful and humble, far from being comparable to the Xu family in Pingyang Town.

Therefore, no matter whether it is reasonable or reasonable, or from the aspects of rules and etiquette, after Xu Erlang came to the capital, the first important thing he had to do was to come to visit.

The people of Pingxi Houfu have seen a lot of executives and magnates, and their vision is naturally high. So when they saw a young man dressed in splendid clothes, with an extraordinary bearing, noble and calm, and came to the door with a servant, they all cheered up.

However, when they learned that the young man in front of them was just a distant relative of the Xu family, this time it was because Chunyu came to the capital, so after specially coming to the master's house to pay a visit, although the expression on his face remained the same, the previous sincere and fearful enthusiasm was all gone.

Xu Erlang didn't care, just arched his hand and said, "I'm tired of the two of you going to pass it on, just say that Xu Runzhi came to visit, and I don't know if the visit will disturb the master's house, and I hope don't be surprised." ”

The gatekeeper saw that he spoke politely and awe-inspiring, even if it was just a distant branch of the Xu family, it didn't look like he was easy to mess with, so after thinking about it, he could only say hello to another person, and then sent the post in.

Xu Erlang waited for a while, and then saw a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper walking over quickly, and walking in front of him was a young man about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a royal blue embroidered brocade robe.

This young man looks delicate and beautiful, and there is a immature youth that cannot be concealed in his expression, but his words and deeds are generous and free, and at a glance, people know that this is a famous son from a rich nest, although he is immature, but he is well-educated.

I saw that the young man walked quickly to Xu Erlang and took the lead in saluting, "Brother Runzhi came from afar, and the younger brother didn't go to greet him, it's really rude." ”

Xu Erlang returned the salute, and then asked, "Your Excellency?" ”

The little boy slapped his forehead, and then he blushed and explained, "I am the fourth son of Dafang, my name is Xu Wenqing, I am fifteen years old this year, and Brother Runzhi can call me Brother Wenqing." ”

As soon as the young man was introduced, Xu Erlang matched him with the information he had collected earlier.

The fourth son of Dafang, that is, the fourth son of Pingxi Hou. The second son of Pingxihou and Pingxihou are the same mother's compatriots, and they are all born by Mrs. Pingxihou.

And the eldest brother of this young man was saved by his eldest brother Xu Dalang, and his eldest brother also died because of this.

It is not difficult to understand that when the people of Pingxi Hou Mansion heard that he came over so solemnly, they sent the son of the prince from this mansion to greet him.

This is a bit heavy. Xu Erlang couldn't stand it, especially thinking that these people were respected and thanked at this time, all of which were exchanged for his eldest brother's life, and his heart burned fiercely.

But he felt uncomfortable, and Xu Erlang didn't show the slightest on his face.

He thanked him solemnly, and said a few more polite words to Xu Wenqing, before being introduced by Xu Wenqing to the Pingxi Hou Mansion.

Xu Wenqing said as he walked, "My father has been idle at home since he handed over the military power last year. In the spring of this year, there was news of the invasion of the Japanese in the southwest coastal area, and the commander of the southwest navy division is very old, and he has plans to be a master in the past two years, and his father is often called into the palace by the saint during this period of time to discuss the candidate for the next commander of the navy. It's just that Brother Runzhi also knows that it is difficult to determine the matters involving interests in this officialdom without arguing for three or five months. No, I've been discussing it for more than half a month, and I haven't discussed a clue. Father has spent all his time on this these days, and he was summoned to Beijing by the Holy Chuan early this morning, otherwise, when he heard the news of Brother Run's coming, he would definitely see you as soon as possible. ”

"Now that my father is gone, Brother Runzhi will go with me to see my mother and the old lady first, okay?"

"Okay, everything is arranged by Brother Wen Qing."

The old lady of Pingxi Hou Mansion is Pingxi Hou's stepmother, that is, the woman who married the old Pingxi Hou. Now Pingxihou's biological mother died in childbirth after giving birth to two sons, and the old Pingxihou was still in the prime of life at the time, so under the control of his parents and father-in-law, he remarried the noble daughter of the Liu family.

This noble woman is virtuous and gentle, and she is not a troublemaker and vicious character, after marrying in, she rarely interferes in anything that involves the interests of the original son, and because of her behavior, even if the old Pingxihou dies, the current Pingxihou also respects this stepmother, and the mother-son relationship is okay.

Pingxihou's attitude towards his stepmother naturally affects Mrs. Pingxihou, so this lady also respects her stepmother, and usually comes over to ask Ann to talk in her spare time, accompanying her to be funny, and it can be regarded as a model of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Now Mrs. Pingxi Hou is accompanying the old lady, still talking about Xu Erlang, "When I came over to give the festival gift a year ago, I mentioned it in the letter, saying that Xu Yi was selected and was ready to participate in this year's Spring Festival. I'm pinching the days here, counting that these days should come, but I haven't seen anyone. Fortunately, I came to the door today, otherwise I would have worried that he would get lost and lose himself in the middle of the road. ”

The old lady laughed twice, and then she thought of something and asked her, "Is it the brother of Xu Ao, who died saving his son?" ”

"It's him. I heard that he was originally going to join the army, but after Xu Ao's death, his father and mother had palpitations, and forced the two children below to abandon martial arts and literature. Xu Yi also has some skills, and he also has some talent in reading. This year, Enke won the show, and then won the lifting in the autumn, which can be regarded as a rare all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and a young man. ”

As the lady in charge of the Pingxi Hou Mansion, although most of the affairs in the mansion are now handed over to the wife of the prince, Mrs. Pingxi Hou is undoubtedly the one at the helm.

Although she is far away in Kyoto, she knows all the branch people of the Xu family very well, in case anyone asks her to be caught off guard, and even more so in case some people act recklessly everywhere in the name of Pingxi Hou and implicate the Pingxi Hou Mansion.

The Xu family in Pingyang Town is naturally within the scope of her "monitoring", and she "valued" the Xu family in Pingyang Town so much before, because Xu Ao was a captain of Zhengliupin Zhaowu at a young age, and he was on an errand under his husband's account, and he belonged to a class of people who had a bright future and needed to show goodwill, so she naturally cared. Therefore, it is also appropriate to take care of the Xu family in Pingyang Town.

The old lady sighed, "It's not easy to get such talents, they are easy to educate in people like us, and in that barbaric place, I don't know how much work it takes adults." But listen to the meaning of your words, his father and mother are also useless, so this child can have this future now, I am afraid that this child has good ability, otherwise, I am afraid that his father and mother will miss the future. ”

"That's not what it means."

"Anyway, he is the brother of the son's life-saving benefactor, and now he has come to the scientific expedition, which should be food, clothing and housing, but it must be arranged."

"I know. has already instructed Wan'er to arrange it. Wan'er grew up beside us since she was a child, and we can rest assured that she does things, and now that she has arranged it, she will definitely not treat the child badly. "Wan'er is now Mrs. Shizi, and she is also the maiden niece of Mrs. Pingxihou, because Mrs. Pingxihou likes it, she often comes to play when she is young. When he grew up, he successfully married into the Pingxi Hou Mansion, and his life was also rare and smooth.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked about Xu Wenqing, who picked up the person, and was saying that it was time to show Wen Qingxiang this year, he was not young, and it was time to marry his daughter-in-law and enter the door, when he heard the maid outside the door coming to pass the word, "Old Taijun, madam, the fourth son and the second son Xu are here." ”

The old lady and Mrs. Pingxihou hurriedly asked the two of them to come over, and when the door curtain was opened, Xu Wenqing was heard shouting, "Grandmother, mother, I took Brother Runzhi over." ”

Mrs. Pingxihou replied in the house, "What is the name of Brother Run, how polite." Our own family, you should call yourself cousin. ”

At this time, Xu Wenqing and Xu Erlang had already walked in, the young man was delicate and beautiful, Xu Erlang was handsome and handsome, standing together, Xu Wenqing was pressed by Xu Erlang.

The old lady and Mrs. Pingxihou didn't expect Xu Erlang to look like this, so she immediately exclaimed, "What a beautiful man." This is full of courage and has the style of my Xu family. ”

Mrs. Pingxihou also said, "When the master comes back and sees Erlang's appearance, he loves you very much, and I am afraid that I will arrest you back to the barracks." ”

Xu Erlang was jokingly bowed his hand again and again, and saluted the two elders, before he sat down at the signal of Mrs. Pingxi Hou.

A few people exchanged pleasantries, and Mrs. Pingxihou asked him how his family was? When did you leave? Did the road go well? Where are the companions, if they do not have a good place to live, they can stay temporarily in the outer courtyard. also asked Xu Erlang if he was sure to be on the list? How's the review going?

Xu Erlang replied one by one, and finally said, "The kid has shallow knowledge, and the poetry and books in his belly are limited. This time, I don't want to be on the list, I just want to have a long experience, and I can get it in three years. ”

"Okay, okay, just have a clear goal. You are already young, and you are not in a hurry overnight, you are steady and steadfast, and when you accumulate a lot of money, it is easy to want to be a junior soldier. ”

Mrs. Pingxihou said again, "The lord also has a few friends in Beijing, and he also has some face-saving feelings with several mountain chiefs of the academy. If Erlang wants to visit them these days, I will arrange it here. ”

Xu Erlang didn't shirk this, thanked him respectfully, and then talked about something else.

The old lady is old and has limited energy, and Mrs. Pingxi Hou also has other things to deal with. After a few people chattered a few words, Mrs. Pingxi Hou asked Xu Wenqing to take Xu Erlang to the cleaned up guest house to live temporarily.

These arrangements were also expected by Xu Erlang.

He is a person with a branch line, but no matter what he says, his surname is Xu, and he didn't come to the capital to live in the master's house, but ran out to rent a house to live. If he really acted like this, not to mention how the people of Pingxi Houfu thought of him, and as far as outsiders were concerned, this was also a portrayal of clan disharmony. No matter who it is, it's not good.

Not to mention that his biological brother also died because of saving the prince of Pingxi Hou, so the hospitality and care for him can only be better, and if he is a little careless, he will definitely be said.

In this situation, Xu Erlang's desire to go out and rent with Suqian and others is simply wishful thinking.

Fortunately, although he temporarily lived in the Xufu Guest House, this guest house was obviously selected and arranged for him. Not only is the scenery elegant, the location is secluded and suitable for reading, and even in the corner of the yard, there is a small corner gate leading to the outer alley, which is much more convenient to enter and exit than to walk through the gate. No matter when you go in and out, you won't alarm others, which is convenient.

Xu Erlang settled in Pingxi Hou Mansion.

In the evening, Pingxi Hou came back from the palace, heard the news of Xu Erlang's coming, and also saw him in person.

Just like Xu Erlang's earlier imagination, Pingxi Hou Sheng's tall and mighty, four-sided faces and the cold and solemn aura on his body made the whole person more and more majestic.

However, when he saw Xu Erlang, his eyes softened a lot, and after the initial hesitation, Pingxi Hou sighed and asked Xu Erlang to sit down, "You and your eldest brother have three points of imagination." ”

Before Xu Erlang came, he had already thought of all the issues that Pingxihou could mention, and he said coldly about the eldest brother, Xu Erlang only tingled his heart for a moment, and then returned to normal, which was also within the scope of his vision.

Pingxihou looked at the unfamiliar and somewhat familiar face of the young man in front of him, and said apologetically, "Xu Ao died to save the world, but at that time, there was a shortage of soldiers, and it was too late to collect his body. When Shizi escaped from danger and turned around to look for Xu Ao's body, where could he find anyone. There were corpses and corpses everywhere, and the flesh was bloody and the enemy could only be distinguished by their clothes, but it was impossible to tell who the corpse was. ”

Xu Erlang forcibly endured the blood that gushed into his throat and asked, "How did you confirm that my eldest brother died?" ”

When the news was first delivered from the battlefield, it had been nearly a month since the battle. Xu Erlang was grief-stricken and was about to rush to the battlefield, but was stopped by Xu's father and mother who heard the news.

In the words of Xu's father and Xu's mother, Pingxihou will not be untargeted, since it is said that the eldest brother died in battle, that person will definitely be gone, Xu Erlang will go over in person, and it will not help. Again, it was freezing and snowy at that time, and the two were also worried that Xu Erlang would have a good one on the road, and then they would have to suffer the pain of losing their son.

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