Shao Jing and Shi Zhizhou and other officials, Wu Qiye, Song Ruhai and other wealthy businessmen, businessmen, and local celebrities held a grand welcome banquet for Ah Jiu.

The feast begins in the afternoon and lasts until late at night.

Tian Youwei was worried about Shao Jing in her heart, but she didn't dare to sleep for fear that Ah Jiu would embarrass him, and after coaxing Brother Xi to sleep, she sat under the lamp and painted and waited for Shao Jing.

The drum sounded for the third watch, but Shao Jing still didn't come back, she couldn't hold her breath, and asked Ke'er to tell Lao Zhoutou to check the situation.

Lao Zhoutou came back after nearly four watches, but he and Ruyi brought in the drunk Shao Jing, accompanied by a few strange men, saying that they were Shang Guogong's guards and helped.

Tian Youwei's eyes flashed when she saw those people coming in, looked around, and didn't like it very much, so she quickly thanked and rewarded them and sent them away.

When she brought the decanting soup in and was about to pour it to Shao Jing, she saw that he suddenly opened his eyes, which startled her: "Are you awake?" ”

Shao Jing sat up slowly, his eyes were clear, and he was not drunk at all: "I haven't been drunk, but if I don't do this, I'm afraid I will really drink to death." ”

"Did he embarrass you?" Tian Youwei handed over the decanting soup, looking at his tired appearance, very distressed.

"It's fine." Shao Jing didn't want to talk about it, but said: "Pack my bags tomorrow, I estimate that I will report to the capital before the year." ”

Tian Youwei frowned: "Didn't you go back together?" Why do you have to go first? ”

"Ah Jiu said that he inspected the coastal defense, which was only related to the Mingzhou Mansion and had nothing to do with the Municipal Division. I'm not allowed to participate...... This means that he is indeed going to do it. I thought about it, it was better to go directly to Beijing to report on my work, or I might be able to turn defeat into victory. ”

Shao Jing asked Tian Youwei to sit down, stroked her abdomen, and said in a low voice: "You look like this, tired of traveling, how dare I let you toss with me?" ”

After the debriefing, there is no conclusion on whether to leave or stay, whether to be promoted or demoted, and it is indeed inappropriate to rush around. What's more, Shao Jing is not here, and there must be someone here in Mingzhou to keep an eye on it, in case Ah Jiu Hu does something wrong.

Tian Youwei thought of this, so she said: "Okay, you can go with peace of mind, don't worry about us, I will take care of my family." ”

Shao Jing nodded: "I will come back as soon as possible." ”

Early the next morning, Ke'er knocked on the door: "Master, there is a strange person outside, saying that he came to visit our adults on the order of Shang Guogong." ”

Tian Youwei was originally drowsy, but a spirit woke up, and she held Shao Jing: "You rest, I'll take a look." I guess most of them were dead eunuchs. ”

Since Shao Jing was "drunk" last night, it was naturally not suitable to meet guests, so she could only come forward to deal with it.

She didn't bother to clean up, so she pulled up her hair at will, put on a guest clothes, and went to meet guests with sleepy eyes.

The dead eunuch stood in the main hall, looking up at the paintings on the wall with his hands behind his back, and a young guard of about seventeen or eighteen years old followed, carrying a food box in his hand.

"Long time no see, don't come unharmed." Tian Youwei said hello, and the dead eunuch turned around, looked her up and down with cold eyes, and finally landed on her bulging lower abdomen, and said slowly: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Madame looks very good." ”

Tian Youwei smiled: "Thanks to the blessing of the saint, our family is doing well." You may be seated. ”

The dead eunuch said lightly: "There's no need to sit, our family came to visit Shao Tiju according to the instructions of the grandfather and sent him a pot of sobering soup." ”

Tian Youwei was embarrassed: "My grandson was drunk last night, and he hasn't woken up until now." ”

"It's okay, our family has seen people with our own eyes, so it's better to go back and have an affair with my grandfather." The dead eunuch raised his leg and walked outside the house, really planning to break into the inner house directly to see Shao Jing.

"Wait." Tian Youwei stepped to block the way of the dead eunuch, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few years, why haven't you grown?" ”

The dead eunuch was furious: "Who are you scolding? ”

"This is an official's house, how can you let you break in if you want? Didn't you smear Shang Guogong's face? Tian Youwei said: "Do you believe that I sued my grandfather and told you that you couldn't eat and walked around?" ”

The dead eunuch gritted his teeth: "Are you going to sue?" ”

"You think I wouldn't dare?" Tian Youwei didn't give an inch.

The dead eunuch was silent for a moment, and then suddenly smiled: "Then what do you want?" ”

"No, it's to tell you that guests must follow the rules of the host, and they are not allowed to enter the house without invitation. Now, you can go in. Tian Youwei stepped aside and made a "please" gesture.

The dead eunuch stared at her and smiled coldly, turned around and stepped inside.

Shao Jing was still asleep, and the dead eunuch watched for a while, leaving the food box and leaving.

Tian Youwei called Shao Jing up, and the couple checked the pot of sobering soup together.

It's just an ordinary pot of decanting soup, and there's nothing wrong with it.

"What does he mean?" Tian Youwei was tired.

"Temptation." Shao Jing comforted her: "Don't think too much, rest in peace, I will arrange it before leaving." ”

After the dead eunuch left, it was calm for two consecutive days, and Shao Jing "raised" for two days before going out to see Ah Jiu again.

Ah Jiu never proposed to inspect Haiphong, but only dragged everyone to drink and chat, and did not refuse the beauties sent by the local gentry officials.

Two days later, Shao Jing proposed to go to Beijing to report on his work.

Ah Jiu was lazy: "At this time, I went to Beijing to report on my work?" But it's not a year? ”

Shao Jing said very diligently: "The ministry is big, and the New Year is small." Originally, I wanted to accompany you on the inspection, but since you don't need to be accompanied by a subordinate official, the subordinate should go to Beijing to report on his work. ”

"That's fine. I wish you a smooth journey. Ah Jiu smiled and raised his wine glass to Shao Jing, the corners of his narrow eyes flashing with cold light.

Today, there is no longer any possibility of harmonious coexistence between the two sides, only life and death.

Shao Jing will not forget everything Ah Jiu has done, and Ah Jiu will not forget everything Shao Jing has done to help Xiao Yang.

In the middle of the month, Tian Youwei reluctantly sent Shao Jing away.

After Shao Jing left, the house suddenly became empty, Tian Youwei didn't want to cause trouble, and even the social interactions between the female dependents were mostly pushed off under the pretext of being pregnant.

Grandma Wu Qi took pity on her for dragging her pregnant belly alone and it was not easy to take Brother Xi with her, so she wanted to take her over to live with her, but Tian Youwei politely refused - it was a sensitive time, it was a personal relationship, and it was not good if someone was detained for collusion between officials and businessmen.

Because the merchant ships did not go to sea at this time, the market at the end of the year was the most idle time, Zhang Cheng personally sent Ximei over, and asked Ximei to live with her, Tian Youwei was very welcome.

When a person is pregnant, she is already sensitive and thoughtful, and with Ximei by her side, she will be much more down-to-earth.

Within two days, I received the news that Shao Jing had arrived in Beijing safely, saying that Xie would come over to accompany her and take care of her, so that she could recuperate in peace.

Tian Youwei put down half of her heart again, and carefully prepared a room for the Xie family, and the days passed quickly.