Dong Lei looked at Dong Shu crying because of his words, but he looked a little helpless and didn't know how to comfort Dong Shu.

Just when Dong Lei was anxious to go out and find someone to help comfort Dong Shu, Dong Shu also restrained his emotions, looked at Dong Lei and said, "Brother Lei, is the family okay?" ”

"Okay, Miao'er gave birth to a son, and his husband's family is not happy. My father and mother are in good health, and my younger brother has been reading books for a few months now, and he has grown a lot. Dong Lei looked at Dong Shu and told him all about his family, then his face turned red and he continued embarrassedly: "Also, my family affairs have also been decided." is the second daughter of a merchant in the county, and his maternal grandfather has also been an official, but the grade is not high. ”

As soon as Dong Shu heard that Dong Lei's family affairs were decided, a happy smile immediately appeared on her face, "Brother Lei is not young, it's time to settle the family affairs." After saying this, Dong Shu paused and continued: "You didn't write to me earlier, so I can prepare some congratulatory gifts for you." This will be prepared in a hurry, and I don't know if it will be in time. ”

"No, no." As soon as Dong Lei heard that Dong Shu was going to prepare a congratulatory gift for himself, he already knew that his cousin's identity had changed in recent months, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Everything has been prepared at home, and I also know that it is inconvenient for you to go back to the capital, so when I enter Beijing again at the end of next year, just bring her to show you." ”

Dong Lei will finally choose a merchant girl to marry, the most critical reason is that the merchant girl will not dislike his identity, and she can help herself in business in the future.

The most important point is that the girl has a good temperament, he has been in contact with her twice, and she is a neat and troublesome person. Her family is not an eventful one, he thinks that such a family is the best, and he will not use the power of the Xu family to do anything in the future.

Although Dong Lei said so, Dong Shu insisted on preparing a congratulatory gift for him.

Dong Shu understands that no matter what the outcome of the matter at the end of the year is, she will not be able to go back to Xiahe Village next year to attend her cousin's wedding, so it is necessary to prepare congratulatory gifts.

Dong Shu was too insistent, Dong Lei didn't persuade him after two sentences, so he had no choice but to give up.

Because of this busyness, Dong Shu was in a much better mood in the next two days, and because she was preparing a congratulatory gift for Dong Lei, Mrs. Xu also learned that Dong Lei was going to get married after the next year.

"You are not young, and you are the eldest son in the family, and when you get married, your father and mother will be relieved." Mrs. Xu would say such things because she knew the situation of the Dong family, and knew that the Dong family now relied on Dong Lei, and if she wanted to change her court, she also had to rely on Dong Lei.

Although the youngest son of the Dong family is still studying, Mrs. Xu knows that the child is not a clever person, and he will be tested at most in the future, and it will be difficult to take the exam.

If you can't lift people in the exam, you won't be able to be an official, so in the future, it will be Dong Lei who can really support the Dong family.

What's more, Dong Lei has not become a merchant now, he is just a steward hired by the Xu family, and when his son is born in the future, according to the temperament of her third daughter-in-law, he will definitely take more care.

With such a relationship, it only takes two generations for the Dong family to really change the court.

Dong Lei arrived too late last night, and met with the other stewards of the Xu family this morning, and he didn't have time to visit Mrs. Xu until this meeting.

Because Dong Lei is Dong Shu's cousin, Mrs. Xu did not use the attitude of seeing the housekeeper, but came to see Dong Lei with the attitude of seeing her in-laws.

Dong Lei could sense Mrs. Xu's concern for him, so after hearing that Mrs. Xu cared about his family, he nodded with a smile: "What the old lady said is that the father and mother in the family are also so nagging. Dong Lei looked at Mrs. Xu and said this, and after a pause, he continued: "Old lady, today I was chatting with other stewards, and I felt that the recent rumors in the capital seemed to be a little wrong, I wonder if I heard any news at home?" ”

Dong Lei hesitated for a long time before he asked this question.

Mrs. Xu didn't expect Dong Lei to be so meticulous, and she could guess that the recent rumors in the capital were wrong through chatting with other stewards.

Raising her eyes and glancing at Dong Lei's nervous expression, Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "There are indeed some things, but it doesn't matter, you don't need to worry." After saying this, Mrs. Xu thought for a while, and then said: "Shi Qiu estimates that even if he comes back a year ago, it will be until the end of the year." Or you should hurry back in two days, so that you can hurry up on the road and get home before the end of the year. ”

What Mrs. Xu said was actually a little inappropriate, but she was an elder, and this could also be understood as the concern of the elders for the younger generations.

At least Dong Lei was not uncomfortable after hearing Mrs. Xu's words.

However, he didn't directly answer Mrs. Xu's words, only said that he hadn't seen Dong Shu for nearly a year, and he wanted to talk to her more, and he didn't have enough experience in managing things, and he wanted to ask other experienced stewards in Beijing for advice.

As for going home, before he went out, he considered that the road to the north would not be so smooth, so he had already agreed with his family in advance that he might not be able to go back before the year.

Dong Lei said so, and Mrs. Xu couldn't say anything more to tell him to go back quickly.

And Mrs. Xu can also see that because of Dong Lei's arrival, Dong Shu is in a very good mood, so even for her daughter-in-law, she can't say anything similar to catching Dong Lei.

Dong Lei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Mrs. Xu didn't speak again.

It's not that he doesn't leave the capital, but that he has been in charge for several months, and every time he makes a decision or encounters a big thing, his intuition is very accurate.

This time I found that there seemed to be something going on in Kyori, and it was out of his realization.

Moreover, he felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere of the Xu family, although no one said it explicitly, but he could feel it.

It's just that Dong Lei also saw after a few days of temptation that his cousin didn't know much, so he slowly affirmed that the incident in the capital this time must have an impact on the Xu family, otherwise Mrs. Xu would not hide it from her cousin.

After determining such a thing, Dong Lei became more and more reluctant to leave at this time.

He arranged for several guys who had gone to Beijing with him before to go home, and they had all helped him escort things to the capital together, but now he decided to stay in the capital and not go home for the New Year, but it was not good for them to accompany him.

Dong Lei gave each of them a sum of silver, and asked them to bring letters and gifts to their families, so they stayed in the Xu family's guest house and waited with peace of mind.

Dong Shu asked Dong Lei when she learned that Dong Lei was not going home for the New Year, but Dong Lei insisted that he didn't understand something about managing the store and wanted to discuss it with several experienced stewards in the capital.

The most important thing is that he told his family before going out that he might not go back for the New Year, and he wanted to stay in the capital to participate in the Zhou banquet on New Year's Eve before going back.

As soon as he heard Dong Lei's words, even Dong Shu couldn't say anything.

She now only has one child in Yuan Xi, and Yuan Xi's washing and full moon are all in Xiahe Village, according to her mother-in-law's wishes, Yuan Xi's first birthday must be a big deal.

If it really comes to that time, no one from my mother's family is present, it is indeed not good.

Because of this thought, Dong Shu never asked her cousin when he would go home.

Just taking advantage of this time, she can also have time to prepare more gifts for his marriage, and since the villagers in Xiahe Village have brought her gifts, when her cousin goes back, she will also prepare some things for him to bring back.

Dong Lei waited for another two days, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Dong Shu hadn't asked him again.

After all, he was just guessing, and he didn't even find any evidence, everything was just because of his intuition.

On this day, it has reached the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and it is about to reach the new year, but Xu Shiqiu still has no intention of coming back.

However, there is Dong Lei in the family now, although Dong Lei is not a member of the Xu family, but after all, he is Dong Shu's cousin, and he can also be regarded as Xu Shiqiu's uncle.

Although Yan Ye is the grandson-in-law of the Xu family, his identity cannot be said openly after all, so although he is closer than Dong Lei's identity, it is inconvenient to come out.

However, although it was inconvenient for Yan Ye to appear openly, he secretly went to see many people during this time.

Especially the person who secretly belonged to the prince's lineage before, and later had been in contact with the Sun family, Sun Lao can be sure that they will not betray Yan Ye.

This time, Yan Ye went to meet these people as a member of the Sun family, and there were a few sharp-eyed ones, and they could see that the lower half of Yan Ye's face was somewhat familiar.

Of course, they only felt a little familiar, but they didn't dare to guess Yan Ye's identity at will, after all, whether it was Yan Ye's true identity or the Sun family that Yan Ye represented this time, it was not something they dared to offend easily.

However, among these people, Ye Jingde is not included.

When the prince was still there, Ye Jingde was only a teenager, he had not yet married, and he had no power of his own, he lived in the palace, and he was a prince with no sense of existence.

This time, on his way home outside the palace, he occasionally saw Yan Ye's side face, although it was only a glance, but he still doubted Yan Ye's identity.

And Yan Ye just walked by in a hurry that day, and didn't notice that his identity had been guessed.