Mei Xiaotong patted An Huahao's hand comfortingly: "We also thought about it at the beginning, when we arrived in the capital, it was his land, and we would definitely take a step back for the time being." Today, he seems to be in a more anxious hurry than we thought. Could it be that what has happened in the middle of these months? Let's say yes and see what he thinks. ”

An Huahao's face slowed down: "I think so too, it's just that since he's in a hurry, then we have to make a good total, just take advantage of this, and do something." Moreover, he really said that he was right, I want to find out what happened to the Qi family back then, and whether my mother's death has anything to do with that little seal, and whether it has anything to do with him. ”

"If we are outside, it is naturally difficult to check, but if we enter the mansion of that country and get along with him day and night, I can't say that there will be any gains."

Speaking of this, An Huahao looked at Mei Xiaotong guiltily: "It's just that I'm sorry for you, and you want to accompany me to the tiger's den and Longtan to break through." ”

Mei Xiaotong smiled: "What's this?" Let's not say that our husband and wife are one, just go to the Guogong Mansion to open your eyes. Now Grandpa Guo, no matter what the reason, wants you to go back, since there is a request, then you have to pay the price. We weren't angry or bullied when we entered the mansion—"

The husband and wife have decided on it, and Mei Xiaotong said: "Let's just go to this Weiguo Mansion, and my mother and uncle still live in our house, so as not to go in and be restrained." What is the situation in the Patriotic Mansion, we still don't know clearly, in case we are hacked in that mansion, or if we fall into someone else's trap, it will be too late to regret it. ”

An Huahao also means this: "This is natural, my mother is in our family, the same as the old Fengjun, why go to that house to see people's faces?" What's more, there are piles of wives and concubines in the backyard of that man, and there are many people, so we don't know if we can handle it. Not to mention that my uncle is outside, even if we are behind, we can also take precautions. ”

The husband and wife discussed it well, but it was a pity that when Mrs. Li heard it, she jumped up first: "No, since you have to go, my wife won't stop you, but you have to bring me, the old woman, anyway, your uncle wants to stay outside, and he can run errands and do something." ”

"I'm an old woman, I can't run anymore, but I still have a pair of old eyes, and I can keep an eye on it for you. Otherwise, if the two of you go over there, there will only be four eyes, and you can guard against so many people? But I'll go in, don't say anything else, I know more about the things between the women of the back house than you. ”

"Besides, I am Xiaotong, a baby girl, who has never left me in her life, I really want our mother to separate, you don't know what the situation is when you enter that house, I stay outside, hanging my heart every day, can I sleep? Can I eat deliciously? You're forcing me, an old woman, to die—"

As soon as he said that, his eyes turned red, and two lines of old tears came down.

Mei Xiaotong immediately surrendered, "Mother, don't cry!" We promise you, can't we promise you? ”

After speaking, he looked at An Huahao.

What else can Anhua Hao do? I can only smile wryly and nod.

Fortunately, Yang Zongbao didn't say to follow in, but only patted An Huahao's shoulder: "You can go in with confidence, there is me outside." If there is anything, let someone pass on a message. If someone is inconvenient to follow, or there is something difficult, you go to East Street there is a shop that sells paper and pencils, called Han Bao Zhai, the surname of the shopkeeper, find the shopkeeper, ask if there is any Korean paper produced in Qingzhou, and the shopkeeper will know. ”

An Huahao nodded and took what Yang Zongbao said to heart.

Here, Mrs. Li pulled Mei Xiaotong: "Since it has been decided, we have to go into the mansion, we have to prepare early." Is this going to go in before the New Year, or after the New Year? Are there any people in that house, have you inquired clearly? What is the character of Chongjin's father's main house? There are a few women and children in the backyard, what is their personality, don't say that they will inquire clearly, at least they have a number in their hearts, right? ”

"Also, I'll listen to Chongjin first, now his father is in a hurry to recognize you back, don't be polite, take advantage of this time, set the rules when you should set them, and take Qiao when you should take Qiao. As the saying goes, it's not about buying and selling, those of them, who have eyes on the top of their heads on weekdays, if it's so easy to agree, they don't take us seriously. ”

"Let's take a look at them, let them know that we are not so easy to handle, and now they are begging us. Let's explore the tone over there first, and do you live directly in the house or outside? In what capacity? Not to mention anything else, what the other young masters in the mansion have, we have to have it, if you go in, you will be inferior, what are you going to do in there? ”

"Also, I have to explain first, we are from the countryside, and we don't understand the etiquette of their noble families in the capital, if there is anything offended, don't care."

Mrs. Li pondered and explained, not only Mei Xiaotong listened, but even An Huahao pricked up her ears.

Listening to Mrs. Li's words, An Huahao was suddenly ashamed, he was still thinking too simply, and he didn't know that there were so many doorways here.

If you really thought that you would go in in a daze, you didn't make it clear in advance, and you didn't say anything about the hardships you suffered later.

It seems that Mrs. Li is right, this backyard matter, her old man can see it more clearly than herself and Xiaotong.

This made her old man follow in, and she could really watch more for them.

In the evening, I discussed with Mei Xiaotong again, how to put forward conditions with Song Hong, and what kind of conditions to put forward, so that I could step on Song Hong's bottom line and strive for the greatest interests for my family.

I didn't fall asleep until midnight.

Although there are plans, everyone is as usual, how to live their lives, how to live, not in a hurry, and I can't see the meaning of entering the national mansion.

Even on the second day, the two went to Du's house with gifts.

Du Xiuyan, the second child of the Du family, is back, which can be regarded as the first time they met.

Although Du Xiuyan and Du Zhongjing look somewhat similar, their personalities are completely different.

Du Zhongjing glanced at it, although he had it in his heart

Intended, but the face is still upright.

Du Xiuyan may be in charge of the supply of medicinal materials in the Chinese medicine shop at home all the year round, with a lingering slightly bitter smell of medicinal materials.

Before he spoke, he was smiling, and when he spoke, it was like a spring breeze, so he apologized to Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao first, saying that the matter was delayed, and he could only see him today.

I also thanked Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao for the meeting gift, and the atmosphere was harmonious for a while.

Compared with Du Zhongjing, Du Xiuyan has more businessman mellowness, and his speech is also extremely witty, which made the children sitting with him cover their mouths and laugh for a while.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, Du Zhongjing apologized very apologetically for the last time the house was warmed, and asked Du Zhijun to come forward to make amends.

An Huahao grabbed Du Yuanjun: "Senior brother doesn't have to be so polite, we are a family, why bother with this?" There is something at home, the two senior brothers are not at home, Brother Jun, as the eldest son and eldest brother, should go back to take care of one or two, this is also his filial piety and courtesy, what is wrong? ”

Seeing An Huahao's eyes getting more and more in his eyes, he thought about it in his heart, and pretended to reprimand Du Yuanjun: "Your uncle and aunt have a lot, don't care about the mistakes you make, what are you still doing?" Don't thank your uncle and your aunt for going? ”

Du Yuanjun was scolded by his father, and he felt a little aggrieved in his heart, and when he looked up, he saw Du Zhongjing glaring at him.

He was a very smart child, and he immediately understood, and he stepped forward to thank him, and said that although he had only stayed for a while that day, he had been taught a lot, and he admired it very much, and he did not know when he would be able to listen to it again.

What do you say, I admire my uncle the most, and I can't wait to follow my uncle day and night to receive some teachings and so on.

The corners of Du Zhongjing's mouth curled, and he said: "After this child came back that day, he said that he benefited a lot every day, and if he wasn't thin-skinned, he would have moved to your house to live." I plan to wait for the next year, and I want to send him to Evergreen Academy, so that I can fulfill my filial piety for me and my second brother, and I can also accompany my father and mother; Second, after the township examination of Evergreen Academy, there were nearly 20 people in one academy, which is really rare, so let this child go to that academy, and I can't say that there will be some edification in the future. ”

"Because of this plan, it happened that he had been teaching their master to go back to his hometown in the previous academy, and the new master was a little unsuitable, so I simply let him go home. I'm a little worried, I'll go to Evergreen College next year, but can I keep up? If my brother-in-law is free, I don't need to teach him specifically, just take it with me, so that he can see more and see more, which is also good. ”

Having said this, with the current relationship between the two families, An Huahao naturally can't shirk it.

If he hadn't seen Song Hong a few days ago, he would have agreed with his mouth.

But now, An Huahao showed hesitation and embarrassment.

Du Xiuyan is very good at reading people's faces, and immediately played a round: "Big brother, junior sister and brother-in-law must be in a hurry when they first come to the capital, not to mention that the Chinese New Year is about to be, and their yard is."

I just bought it, I'm afraid everything is not quite satisfactory, and I have to clean it up slowly. If you let Brother Jun pass, won't it add to the chaos? If you wait for the New Year, then your brother-in-law will be free, and you will always have to associate with your classmates and friends. ”

Du Zhongjing still has a bit of the city government in the end, after listening to Du Xiuyan's words, he was stunned in his heart, and said with a smile on his face: "It's because I didn't think about it, what the second child said is very true, it's not too late to say this when you are free, brother-in-law." ”

An Huahao said: "It's not that I excuse myself, but I am afraid that I will not be empty this year." Why don't I take a test of Brother Jun'er's homework in a while, and see where he has learned now, whether his homework is solid or not. After getting to the bottom first, I will assign a few more homework to Brother Jun, and let him make up for the missed homework first. After waiting for the next year, I will have time to take Brother Jun to meet my classmates in Jing County. ”

Du Zhongjing saw that An Huahao said sincerely, and offered to take the test homework, and immediately had a happy look on his face, "Then it will be troublesome brother-in-law." Brother Jun, why don't you go and show your homework to your uncle? ”

Du Yuanjun hurriedly saluted and invited An Huahao to his courtyard.

An Huahao had to agree.

Here, Du Zhongjing threw his son to An Huahao for the test on the front foot, and after thinking about it, he repaid Mei Xiaotong and took the test.

Du Xiuyan on the side shook his head, looking at the nephew and son who couldn't sit still for a long time below, and didn't dare to leave, and his butt only twisted around on the stool, like a nephew and son with thorns.

Carried the two of them and took them out.

Out of the yard, Du Xiuyan patted his son and nephew on the shoulder and let them go to play by themselves.

While frowning, he beckoned his henchmen over: "You go and inquire, but what is the difficulty of the Song family these days, or is there someone making it difficult?" ”

The henchman nodded, and went down quietly.

Du Xiuyan pondered whether the Song family had encountered difficulties, otherwise An Huahao had a difficult face, and it seemed that he couldn't say anything?

Anyway, this junior sister is a closed disciple personally accepted by her father, it is her own family, although his Du family is not a big family in this capital, but if someone really wants to bully him Du family, it depends on whether he agrees or not.

An Huahao and Mei Xiaotong didn't know what Du Xiuyan was thinking, only one was examined, the other was examined, and finally finished the exam, and was left for lunch, before they were stuffed with a lot of things and sent back to Song's house.

The eyeliner left by Song Hong over there, looking at the Song family's side of the scene, except for a trip to Du's mansion, An Huahao basically studied at home.

Occasionally, classmates from Evergreen College go out for a party, so they go generously and come back generously.

It's Gu Zikai, although there is also a yard around here, but now that it's all the New Year, he only sends someone to clean it up, and occasionally comes to stay for a night or two, but he hasn't come here for several days.

On the side of the Li family, Li Jiu Shao is so busy that he doesn't have enough time to sleep, and it is the end of the year, and the stewards and shopkeepers from all over the country are going to come to the capital to collect the accounts, day

Heaven dizzies when he looks at the account book.

While still distracting from the rouge shop, he had already sent a few items of rouge gouache to his sisters, so that they could try it and use the rouge gouache he sent at the banquet after the year.

Although the girls of the nine young years are picky, they first heard that this is the rouge gouache used by Concubine De, where is there anyone who is not tempted.

At the beginning, the cloth from the auspicious dyeing workshop was also offered to Concubine De first, and after Concubine De cut clothes and wore them on her body, she was appreciated by the emperor and became popular.

Since then, the capital is a good cloth more expensive than silk, and the capital cloth is expensive for a while.

Who doesn't love that brilliant color? As a member of the Li family, the auspicious dyeing workshop is their family, but they can follow behind Concubine De and wear the fresh color of the cloth.

has received the envy and jealousy of some wealthy ladies in the capital, which has made the sisters of the Li family also have some limelight.

Now I heard that this rouge gouache was also used by Concubine De, and the news was bright, so I thought of the concubine's birthday banquet, it is said that Concubine De didn't know what rouge gouache was used, it was simply glamorous, and now the grace has gone to the next level.

The concubines in the palace were all asking which rouge gouache was used, and when the news spread outside, those time-honored rouge gouache shops were about to be trampled on, and no one could find the one used by Concubine De.

At this moment, I heard Li Jiushao say that this is the rouge gouache used by Concubine De, everyone was overjoyed, and they opened it on the spot to try it, and it was really red, sweet, fragrant, and moist.

Where is there no agreement? I just can't wait for the banquet after the New Year to come soon, so that they can also surprise the four seats.

Song Hong's Li family and Gu family, who were most worried, had not had any contact with An Huahao in the past few days, which made Song Hong let go of half of his heart.

But this An Huahao, as in the past, did not show half of the abnormality, but Song Hong couldn't sit still.

What he said, that kid didn't take it to heart? Or do you already feel that you won't do anything to him, so you have no fear?

Song Hong suddenly had some indescribable feelings in his heart.

After he put down those words that day, he realized that as long as An Huahao was not stupid, no matter what aspect he considered, for the sake of his future future, in order to overturn the case for the Qi family, or to protect the country girl, he would agree to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.

Take precautions, since you want to recognize An Huahao back, although he is currently the dominant family in the Weiguo Mansion, he still has to go through the clan in the end. Although the clan is now headed by him, if he really wants to recognize An Huahao back, I am afraid that there are people who are not happy, and there will be some twists and turns, and he has to deal with this matter in front.

Also, if you recognize such an eldest son out of thin air, you can't say anything about your wife for the time being, but you have to ventilate on your own mother's side.

Last time, he didn't go into the backyard for many days for An Huahao's matter, and was stabbed to his mother's side, although he prevaricated in the past, but he knew that his son Mo Ruo's mother, he knew that his mother's side didn't believe his words, but he didn't want to ask more.

Back then, he wanted to redeem Qi Huanhui

Come, raised outside, others don't know, but I haven't hidden it from my mother.

At that time, his mother said that it was inappropriate, and asked him to dispel this idea, thinking about the past feelings, whether to send Qi Huan away from afar, or stay in the house, and be a maid by her side, wait for the limelight, change his identity, and let Qi Huan marry a personal family, it is better than following him without a name or a point.

But where was he willing to do it at the time? As long as I think of my fiancée, a woman who should belong to me, I can't bear it when I marry someone else in the future and have children for someone else.

Later, Qi Huan left with a big belly, and when she found Qi Huan later, she was already dead, leaving An Huahao, who was crying.

When he settled An Huahao and returned to the capital, it was the time when the situation in the capital was treacherous, and the Song family was crumbling at that time, even if it was the old duchess of the country, she had no time to scruple about a Qi Huan.

Later, maybe the old Duchess guessed something and never mentioned Qi Huan again.

Song Hong actually mentioned Qi Huan's mother and son to the old Duchess again, and he was a little weak-hearted.

Sure enough, I heard Song Hong say that Qi Huan left a child, and he left that child outside for more than 20 years, and now he wants to recognize this child.

The Buddhist beads in the old Duchess's hand fell on the table at once, and she looked at Song Hong in surprise, and her cloudy eyes flashed a few remorse, "You...... How do you do such a thing? Are you worthy of Qi Huan, worthy of that child, worthy of the Qi family, and worthy of your conscience? You-"

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