Chapter Ninety-Six: Fame
An Mingchen had just come back, and she must have been very tired from the exhaustion of the journey, and she didn't want to worry him about these trivial things.
"Dad beat the eldest sister to make me angry, and now the eldest sister sees me like a mouse and a cat, and it's too late to hide." Huangfu Xue smiled. An Mingchen looked at her, and felt that her smile was not up to the bottom of her eyes. Forget it, since she won't say that he's already back, he'll figure it out.
When they returned to Huangfu's house, it was already dark, and the two went directly to the front hall, Huangfu Zhengxiong was waiting for them, An Mingchen pulled Huangfu Xue forward and saluted, "Dad, let your old man worry about me during this time, my son-in-law is not filial, please accept my worship." ”
"Quick, quick. You're a great hero right now. Who doesn't know that you An Mingchen has done a great deed, and our Huangfu family has also been stained. Huangfu Zhengxiong was rarely so happy, and pulled An Mingchen to sit down. Huang Fuxue only saw the eldest sister at this time, and the third sister and they all came.
Since the events of that day, Huang Fuxue has not seen Huang Fuyue for a long time, and looking at his impatient face, he thinks that his father should have called someone here. The third sister's body has improved a lot, and this time has been extraordinarily peaceful, the entire Huangfu family seems to be calm, but Huangfu Xue doesn't think so, the third sister's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and she is about to give birth, the eldest sister is worried about the family property of the Huangfu Xue family, and is she really willing to give away the family property of the Huangfu family to others?
But these are not what she should worry about, An Mingchen is back, he must have suffered a lot during this time, and he must make up for it with him while he is free these days.
"Virtuous son-in-law, this time has been hard, you have done such a great deed, tomorrow the old man will open the ancestral hall, tell the ancestors of the Huangfu family, and tell them that our Huangfu family is not only a family of merchants, but also a well-known figure in the court."
"Dad, as the governor of Jiangnan, it is what I should do to control the floods and save the people. There's really no need to go through a lot of work. An Mingchen thought of something, and the smile on his face faded a little, "There is one thing I may never have said, in fact, I was separated from my family because of the flood. ”
"Oh, there's such a thing?" The entire Huangfu family knew that An Mingchen was an orphan without a father or mother, and originally thought that he didn't know who his parents were, but he didn't expect that he was separated because of the flood. Huangfu Xue saw that his expression was a little dignified, and stepped forward to take his hand. An Mingchen turned his head and shook his head at her, "I'm fine." ”
"Let's pass the past, now you are the son-in-law of our Huangfu family, and the Huangfu family will be your home in the future." Huangfu Zhengxiong was happy today, and he said everything with a smile on his face. An Mingchen said thank you, Huangfu Yue looked at this scene, his eyes were not eyes, and his nose was not his nose.
Since the last incident, Daddy obviously began not to see him, during this time she lived in a simple house, she was afraid that Daddy would become more and more disgusted with herself, and today she finally got Daddy's permission to come to the front hall, she was full of joy and thought that Daddy had forgiven herself, who knew that it was for her second brother-in-law.
Hmph, it's just a flood control, what's the big deal, using it like this to mobilize the people?
"Virtuous son-in-law, you are tired all the way, I think it must be hard work, today is not early, you rest early, tomorrow early in the morning, we will open the ancestral hall to tell the ancestors about this good thing." Huangfu Zhengxiong made up his mind that he would not change it again, and An Mingchen had no choice but to agree when he saw this.
"Dad, you also rest early, I heard from the housekeeper that you have been busy all afternoon, be careful that you are tired." When she entered the door just now, the housekeeper secretly told her that Huangfu Zhengxiong had started to arrange for the opening of the ancestral hall tomorrow because of An Mingchen's matter, and he would do everything himself in the afternoon, and he didn't stop until ten in the evening.
When Huangfu Xue first heard about it, she thought that what the housekeeper said was a bit exaggerated, but now it seems that the housekeeper is still conservative. From the time she crossed over to the present, it was the first time she had seen him so excited, just as long as the old man was happy, it was just to open the ancestral hall, and they agreed.
Huangfu Zhengxiong has always been ashamed of the second child because of the last incident, in fact, this time he was happy to open the ancestral hall, and felt that An Mingchen gave the emperor's parents a face, and the other was to give the second child a dignity, he was old, but he was not old and confused, he still saw clearly who was right and who was wrong, but sometimes, as the head of the Huangfu family, many things could not be solved, not right and wrong.
"Okay, Dad knows you care about Daddy, so you all go back." Huangfu Zhengxiong waved his hand. Seeing this, Huangfuyun hurriedly stepped forward and congratulated the two, "The second brother-in-law is now famous, and the emperor also appreciates the second brother-in-law so much, and the second brother-in-law is afraid that it won't be long before he is promoted." My sister is here in advance to congratulate the second sister and the second brother-in-law. ”
"Hypothetical." Huang Fuyue snorted disdainfully. The sound was not loud or small, just enough for everyone present to hear. Wu Hu stood aside, and when he heard this, he reached out and pulled his sleeve, "What nonsense." ”
Because of Huangfu Yue's affairs, Wu Hu was also extremely low-key during this time, he originally thought that he had learned a lesson from the last time, but now it seems that it is still not profound enough. Wu Hu was afraid that An Mingchen would be unhappy, and when he saw that Huangfu Yue was indifferent, he said apologetically, "Second brother-in-law, I'm really sorry, she hasn't been in a good mood lately, and she doesn't speak in tune, don't mind." ”
"We all know the temperament of the eldest sister, they are all a family, so naturally we will not be suspicious because of a few words, don't worry, eldest brother-in-law." Huangfu Xue deliberately said the family very loudly, and its purpose was self-evident. But Huang Fuyue didn't seem to understand.
"Hmph, pretend, all of them are pretending to be good people here, if it's really like what the second child said, why would they treat me like that day. And the third child, don't think I can't see that you are currying favor with the second child, but unfortunately, the second child doesn't look down on you two idiots at all. ”
Huang Fuyue spoke mercilessly and even a little aggressively, Huang Fuyun had red eyes, and lowered his head aggrievedly with a handkerchief, "Eldest sister, how can you say that about us, the second brother-in-law finally came back and made a great contribution, we are a family, say congratulations, but the eldest sister, you keep saying that you are the eldest in the family, why don't you say a word or two of greetings to the second brother-in-law, or do you think that the second brother-in-law is not worthy of your greetings." ”
"Tsk, look at this sharp tooth, third child, this is your true face, you pretend to be well-behaved and filial in front of your father on weekdays, and this is this virtue in private." Sneered and turned around, "Dad, do you see clearly, this is the little daughter you are protecting." He speaks so viciously that he is not a good person if you want me to say. ”
"Enough, the old man is tired, you all go back." Huangfu Masao rubbed his temples and turned to leave the front hall. Huang Fuyue looked unwilling, why, even if his father was partial to the second child, he still protected the third child like this, if it continued like this, where would the property of the Huangfu family still have his share.
Huang Fuxue didn't want to participate in their fight, so she pulled An Mingchen and smiled, "It's not early, let's go back early." ”
After the two left, Huang Fuyun and Zhong Lin also left, and they were left in the room, Wu Hu didn't look at Huang Fuyue, and strode towards the door.
"Wu Hu, you stop, just now they bullied me together, forget it, as my husband, not only did you not help me a word, but you even helped those people to teach me a lesson, are you crazy?" Huangfu Yue glared at Wu Hu viciously, her eyes full of disappointment.
Once upon a time, they were also an envious couple, but since when did they start to dislike each other and drift apart, during this time she was injured, and every day she hoped that he could come over to comfort him, even if he was not comforted, it would be good to come back and see him, but, day by day, he didn't even have a shadow, and he didn't come back all day long, if it wasn't for An Mingchen coming back, would he still refuse to go home.
"Who are you Huangfu Yue, the eldest lady of the Huangfu family, you want the wind to be windy, you want the rain to be rainy, I am just a subordinate of the Huangfu family, where is it worthy of being involved with the eldest lady." There were some things that he didn't want to say, because he knew that even if he said it, it might not be useful, but in the end, he really didn't want to watch her betray her relatives, "Lady, some things can't be too anxious, otherwise, if you are not careful, you will lose everything." ”
Wu Hu left without looking back this time, Huangfu stomped on his heels angrily, came to the courtyard, and blocked him directly, "Where are you going, are you going to that fox spirit, Wu Hu, don't forget that you are now the son-in-law of the Huangfu family, if you do anything to be sorry for me, believe it or not, I asked my father to kick you out of the Huangfu family." ”
"Naturally believe, okay, don't make trouble, I still have something to do, you can go back first." Wu Hu didn't want to entangle with him too much, so he pushed him away and walked to the side, Huang Fuyue was unwilling, caught up and stopped her, "Wu Hu, what do you mean by not being at home all day, don't you want to live with me?" ”
"What do you think, I just want you to be calm and calm by yourself. But now it seems that you don't understand my intentions at all. Wu Hu seemed to be used to her being so unscrupulous, thinking about talking to An Mingchen, so he left after a few casual words.
In the west courtyard, An Mingchen sat at the table and chatted with Huangfu Xue, when the maid came in, "Uncle, eldest aunt is asking to see you outside the door." ”
An Mingchen thought of something, got up and said a few words to Huangfu Xue and went outside. Wu Hu stood in the pavilion, saw her come out, turned around and took two steps to this side, "Mingchen, it's been hard this time, look at you've lost a lot of weight." ”
"Fortunately, it's all for the imperial court. The eldest brother-in-law came to me because of Xie Wuyi's matter? ”
Wu Hu likes to deal with smart people, there are some things that don't need to be said, as long as the other party can see it with a look and a movement, "It's really because of this, but I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, since you left the capital, Xie Wuyi's side hasn't looked for me once, and I have also asked someone privately, and Xie Wuyi's side has really not moved at all recently." ”
He went to Jiangnan for a month, and it was almost two months back and forth, and it was really illogical that there was no movement at all on Xie Wuyi's side for such a long time, or was it that they were not as calm as they appeared on the surface, but their movements were more secretive?