On the second day of October, it began to rain in the capital, and it did not shine until the afternoon.

At this moment, it is autumn, an autumn rain and a cold, even if the daylight is good, this afternoon is a little cold and cold.

In Qingliu Hutong, the wife of Zuo Shaoqing Li of Guanglu Temple took her daughter out of the house, and specially ordered the people below to bring thicker cloaks.

Mrs. Li's carriage went out of the house, and before it reached the entrance of the alley, someone stopped it.

The person who stopped the car was a forty or fifty-year-old mother-in-law, supporting a little lady in her twenties.

The little lady combed the woman's hair, held up a big belly almost full-term, and looked tired and dusty.

Although the handlebar style is not refreshing, in the face of a pot-bellied woman, her temper has been restrained a little: "Is there anything wrong with the two of you?" ”

The little lady looked into the depths of the alley, and the mother-in-law smiled and said, "This little brother, Xu Shilang of the Ministry of Industry lives here, right?" Which one is it? ”

The handlebar immediately replied, "Inside, the old tree is facing it." ”

The mother-in-law thanked her, took two steps back and made way out.

The carriage was about to move, and Mrs. Li heard the conversation outside, opened the curtain of the car, looked the two up and down, and said, "Is there something going on with the two of you looking for Xu Shilang's house?" Looking at this appearance, it seems that he came from a long journey, is it a relative of the Xu family in his hometown? ”

Before the Xu family entered the official career, their ancestors were businessmen, and they also had many industries in their hometown.

Not only the Xu family, but also many families in Beijing are like this, from time to time there will be relatives from their hometown to defect, and the Li family itself also has relatives who come to look for it, but seeing that the woman is still coming to the door, Mrs. Li is the first time to see her.

The mother-in-law replied: "Our lady is not a relative of the Xu family's hometown, but we are here to defect, and we have chased all the way from Jingzhou, which can be regarded as arriving in Beijing." ”

The little lady shook her head at the mother-in-law, smiled at Mrs. Li, and followed the handlebar-style instructions to the alley.

And Mrs. Li, the mother-in-law's words just now made her eyes straighten, and she poked her head to look at the back of the little lady.

Although the identity is not mentioned in the mother-in-law's words, it is clear enough that "Jingzhou" is coming.

The Xu family is implicated in Jingzhou Mansion, isn't it Xu Yan, who only came back from Lianghu last month?

Moreover, it is still "chasing......

The little lady's belly ......

Thinking about it like this, Mrs. Li was impatient to go out, so she asked people to turn around and go back to the house to see what movement would happen outside the Xu family, and asked people to go to Mrs. Qin in Xilin Hutong to report a message.

Lord Li is a subordinate of Lord Qin, and Mrs. Li was originally going to visit the Qin family today, but the matter in front of her is much more important than a visit.

Getting first-hand news and sending it to Mrs. Qin is the right way.

Mrs. Qin must have thought the same way.

Besides, the little lady walked outside the Xu family with her big belly, and the mother-in-law knocked on the door of the Xu family.

The porter looked at the two of them in complete discoloration.

The little lady said, "Is Lord Xu in the house?" The Qu clan of Jingzhou Mansion asked to see the adult. ”

Xu Yan is resting today, sorting out materials in the study, and what he has seen and heard in the two lakes in the past year, and the experience of disaster relief and reconstruction, must be recorded one by one for future reference and recall.

When the concierge came up to report, Xu Yan frowned and pondered, and he couldn't remember what Qu Niangzi was for a long time.

It's just that when officials are in the two lakes to help them in disaster relief, they often meet people asking for help, big and small, and everyone will respond to those who can help solve them.

Xu Yan also had some of them, some of them were done, and some of them were shelved because of the actual situation, he thought, Qu Niangzi was probably one of them who asked for help.

"Invite someone in," Xu Yan finished speaking, thinking that the other party was a female dependent, and it was not appropriate for him to meet him in the study, so he got up and went to the flower hall, and said to the people around him, "Invite Mrs. to the flower hall too." ”

The messenger lowered his head and said, "That lady said that she would not enter the mansion, so she said a few words to the lord outside the mansion." ”

After listening to this, Xu Yan didn't think much about it, so he responded.

Some people are like this, they have to deal with the government, but they are afraid of being an official and are unwilling to enter the gate of the government, and it is not surprising that a woman refuses to enter the official's mansion.

Since they met outside the mansion, there was no need to wait for the Yang family, Xu Yan walked out of the mansion, looked at the lady Qu, and asked, "Is there anything wrong with this lady?" ”

As soon as Qu Niangzi saw Xu Yan, tears fell down her eyes, her eyes were full of mist, and she didn't say anything, just cried.

When people ask for help, most of them encounter injustice, and they cry when they see the official, seven or eight times out of ten.

Xu Yan was not surprised, nor did he persuade him, so he brought a stool to the door and asked her to sit down first.

Qu Niangzi sat down according to her words and leaned on her mother-in-law to weep.

The mother-in-law hugged Qu Niangzi and said to Xu Yan: "Lord Xu, the mother's parents have passed away, and you have already arranged the aftermath of the two of them, and when you return to Jingzhou Mansion, you have already set off to return to Beijing."

Only you can call the shots, our lady will chase all the way, poor yo, with a big belly, sick all the way, the road is entangled, and finally got here.

Even if you are embarrassed, you should give an explanation and an idea. ”

Xu Yan naturally also saw Qu Niangzi's belly, and secretly sighed, "It's not easy for a woman", it's already difficult to survive pregnancy, and you have to walk so far, and the hard work can be imagined without words.

has to come to him with such hard work, probably because the family has encountered an uneven situation.

Xu Yan said: "If you have something, you can say that if you can help in the future, you will definitely not shirk it." ”

Qu Niangzi raised her teary eyes and asked, "Then how do you place the child in my womb?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the green tendons on Xu Yan's forehead jumped suddenly, and he suddenly felt that things were not simple.

He took a step back and hesitated, "What does Qu Niangzi mean by this?" ”

"I know that adults are embarrassed, and I also know that I shouldn't be looking for them, at the beginning, adults said that when they leave the two lakes and return to Beijing, you and I are strangers, but ......" Qu Niangzi took a deep breath, with perseverance in her eyes, "You pretend not to recognize me, I'm not sad, but what about children?" I know your good wife in the family, and I have never thought of entering the house, but the child is the blood of your Xu family, follow you Xu Shilang, he will have a good future in the future, I should give birth in half a month, give birth, the child to you, I will go back to the two lakes, as you said to be a stranger. ”

Xu Yan was dumbfounded when he heard this, he didn't think that a person would come out of Haoduanduan and say that he was pregnant with his child in his womb.

What's going on?

Not to mention that Xu Yan was surprised, the servants of the Xu family in the concierge were all shocked.

The Xu family has always been serious in the way of husband and wife, unless there is nothing in the main house all the year round, otherwise they will not accept concubines and do not accept rooms.

Not to mention Xu Yan and Xu Chi, Mrs. Xu didn't have a partial room, but the previous wife died and remarried.

Such a Xu family will make a child outside?