Chang Taifu's mansion is quiet and elegant, and the layout in the house is quaint and simple, which makes people feel a strong bookish atmosphere.

The servants who walked in the room were plainly dressed and orderly, and there was no noise to be heard.

Because of Chang Xi's painting, Tong Lu and Fu Yuanyuan were taken directly to the courtyard where Chang Xishu lived from the side door of the maid, and did not go to disturb the old lady of Changfu.

Chang Xishu stood at the gate of the courtyard to greet the two of them, and his already small melon seed face became more and more thin.

A pair of watery black eyes were filled with mist, and there was endless sorrow in them.

When she saw Tong Lu and Fu Yuanyuan, a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth: "Alu, Yuanyuan, you are here." ”

"Thank you for coming to see me."

Chang Xishu directly led the two to the inner room of the wing, "Because of my sister's business, my mother is too sad and has been sick for several days." ”

She clinged to the silk handkerchief and imprinted the seal, and couldn't help the strings of tears that flowed from the corners of her eyes.

Tong Lu and Fu Yuanyuan glanced at each other, and hurriedly spoke to comfort them.

"Sister, since she and her brother-in-law were outcast, her health has not been very good," Chang Xishu said quietly, "After being pregnant, because she missed her hometown, she couldn't eat or sleep every time, and she became thinner." ”

"That's why my brother-in-law insisted on bringing my sister back, and I begged for the approval of my grandfather and grandmother to move back to the house."

Tong Lu and Fu Yuanyuan listened quietly.

Chang Xishu wiped his tears and continued: "When my sister came back, I didn't know how happy I was, I could eat and sleep, and people slowly gained weight when they saw it. ”

"My father and mother are also very pleased. But I never thought that "she covered her face with a silk handkerchief, "my sister will not be able to pass the stage of childbirth, so it will be gone." ”

After saying this, she threw herself on Tong Lu's shoulder and cried fiercely.

It wasn't until almost a quarter of an hour that I slowly stopped crying.

"Grandmother said that a woman's birth was originally a trip before the ghost gate was closed," Chang Xishu added, "Although my grandfather and grandmother are sad and sad, they can still bear it." My mother was very sad, thinking that if it wasn't for the family's disagreement with this marriage, my sister would not have ended up in this situation. ”

"No one would have expected this kind of thing." Tong Lu opened her mouth to comfort, "Your mother is sick, you should be even stronger and stop crying." ”

Her words sounded direct and rude, but they strangely stopped Chang Xishu's tears.

As he was talking, he suddenly heard the sound of a baby crying in the compartment.

Chang Xi stood up with a sigh of relief: "Sister Yue'er is awake, I'll go and see." ”

Tong Lu and Fu Yuanyuan were stunned, got up and followed.

"This is Sister Xihua's daughter?" There was a nurse in the cubicle who was coaxing the baby who had just woken up, Tong Lu looked at the baby in swaddling clothes, and said with a smile, "It looks so cute." ”

Chang Xishu skillfully hugged Sister Yue into her arms, her eyes full of love: "Mother said that Sister Yue looks exactly the same as when my sister was born." ”

"Why is Sister Yue here with you?" Tong Lu was curious.

"My mother is sick." Chang Xishu explained disappreciatively, and didn't think that there was anything wrong with the girl who was not out of the cabinet taking care of the children for her sister, "My brother-in-law is too sad because of my sister's affairs, and it is not a woman's family." It's best for me to take care of Sister Yue. ”

When Fu Yuanyuan heard this, he looked at Chang Xishu and a touch of deep thought flashed in his eyes.

She didn't think much about it, and teased Sister Yue'er who began to grin with the two.

On the way back to the house, Jade who followed Fu Yuanyuan couldn't help but say: "Girl, the slave maid thinks that it is inappropriate for Miss Chang to raise her sister's daughter in the boudoir. ”

Fu Yuan's round jaw, why didn't she think so?

It's just that she and Chang Xishu are new acquaintances, and some things are inconvenient to say directly.

She clearly saw that Tong Lu's eyes also flashed with different colors at that time, but even her friends for many years didn't open their mouths to point this out, and it was even more inappropriate for her to do so.

What can be done is to keep this secret, as long as it is not spread, it should not have much impact on Chang Xishu's reputation.

"Maybe it's because her mother is sick, so Xishu took care of her for a few days."

When I returned to the Guogong Mansion and went to Haitang Residence to greet the old lady, I learned that Fu Yuan, the sister-in-law of the big house, was coming back for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the old lady's face was full of joy.

The next day is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

According to the usual practice of the Guogong Mansion, the dinner should be a reunion banquet with the Qi Mansion.

The Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet is set up in the wedding dining hall.

Because it is a reunion banquet, a huge round table is set up in the wedding dining hall, which can accommodate more than 30 people to sit down at the same time.

Fu Yuanzheng's return to the house made Grandpa Guo and the old lady very happy, and the smiles on their faces continued.

Grandpa Guo asked Fu Yuanzheng a few questions about studying in the academy in public, and encouraged with satisfaction: "Yuanzheng, there are still two years to go in Qiuyu, and it is not long to say that it is not long, and it is not short to say that it is short." ”

Fu Yuan was busy standing up and listening to the teachings of Grandpa Guo.

Grandpa Guo looked at Fu Pingshan, the eldest son beside Fu Yuanzheng, and sighed in his heart.

Fupingshan's knowledge is mediocre, and he took the exam three or four times before he finally hung his tail in the exam, and then he refused to continue to take the autumn exam no matter how much he persuaded him.

If it weren't for the support of the Pingguo Mansion and the Xingping Marquis Mansion, it would be wishful thinking to achieve the position of the right temple of Dali Temple.

Silently looking away, Grandpa Guo looked at his second son Fu Pingyuan again, and suddenly felt proud.

Eighteen-year-old champion!

His son!

"Yuan Zheng, it seems that your second uncle is studying to ask for advice, and he will strive for high school in one fell swoop!"

"Yes." Fu Yuan is bowing down.

The feast officially began.

The reunion family banquet is not too particular about food and sleep, and the old lady will have a family meal with her grandchildren from time to time, and the grandchildren will also whisper among themselves.

"This is the second sister Yuanyuan? I haven't seen him for a few years, and my eldest brother is almost unrecognizable. ”

During the banquet, Fu Yuanzheng looked at Fu Yuanyuan with a smile like a good brother.

Fu Yuanyuan looked back respectfully: "Yuanyuan has seen the eldest brother. ”

"The eldest brother heard a few days ago that the third prince of the Xuanning Hou Mansion was not kind to the second sister on the street," Fu Yuanzheng looked concerned, "He was arrested by the officers and soldiers of the Beicheng Terracotta Division and squatted in prison for two days before being released." The second sister wasn't frightened, was she? ”

Fu Yuanyuan's eyebrows raised slightly, and he shook his head with a light smile: "Brother Xie cares." ”

"When the eldest brother heard that Peng Changwu was taken away by the Beicheng Terracotta Division, he was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, and he recuperated for many days after returning home before recovering." Fu Yuan was curious, "It is rumored that it is the second sister's hand, but is this the case?" ”

"That's right."

Fu Yuanyuan deserved to be refreshing and neat, but it made Fu Yuanzheng stunned, and after a pause, he smiled and said, "I don't want the second sister to have such skills." ”

Fu Yuanyuan smiled humbly and did not answer.

Mentioning this in front of so many elders, she believed that Fu Yuanzheng was definitely not doing it as he pleased.

Sure enough, Fu Yuanzheng saw that she didn't speak, and laughed to himself: "Big brother is not talented, I have studied kung fu in the academy for a few years, I don't know if I have the honor to learn from my second sister?" ”