Mrs. Yan accompanied Mrs. Huo outside the city for a few days, and the next day after she came back, she was invited by Mrs. Tang Shangshu to live in Zhuangzi outside the city for four or five days, and within two days of coming back, she was invited by her sister-in-law Mrs. Qian to go to Zixia Nunnery to make a vow, and stayed for another four or five days.

The affairs of the house are all taken care of by the eldest grandmother Zhao.

Li Wenbin accompanied Grandma Zhao all the time, and then went to Zhao's house, knelt down two cups of tea in front of Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao, was scolded for a bloody dog, and then promised countless conditions when he came back, made seven or eight poisonous oaths, and made countless promises, Grandma Zhao reluctantly raised her hand and let go of his private acceptance of Aunt Yang.

As for Aunt Chen, Grandma Zhao made it clear that it was not her responsibility, and Mrs. was still alive!

Li Xuezhang was busy for seven or eight days, met countless people, listened to I don't know how many reports, gossip, and not idle words, and finally figured out the general situation in the capital.

Li Xuejue and his second wife Guo didn't dare to make trouble openly, but his family Lin Ge'er was castrated as a eunuch, and no one took a breath for them, which was far better than Lin Ge'er being castrated, and became the biggest hatred in the hearts of these two couples.

Li Xuejue looked at his eldest brother Li Xuezhang again, just looking at the eyes of the enemy who killed his father, there was nothing to do, and he was making trouble in a different way, and the second wife Guo Shi was even more day and night, staring at the ditch with both eyes, even if the slightest wind blew, they would make a big fuss, saying that Changfang bullied them.

Chen's and his son are still in the East Cross Hospital, Chen's head is full of urgency, trying everything he can, using all means, and constantly making people talk to Li Xuezhang, Seventh Brother is sick, she is sick, Seventh Brother's nurse is sick, Seventh Brother is sick again, and he didn't sleep all night......

Li Xuezhang looked for Mrs. Yan seven or eight times in a row, when Mrs. Yan was outside, she must not be able to go back to the house, even if it was inconvenient to talk, as for the one or two days, two or three days in the house, or Li Xuezhang was busy meeting people and being seen, and seeing Mrs. Yan, Li Xuezhang explained the things while stringing up, Mrs. Yan couldn't go out, they all changed hands and handed them over to Grandma Zhao, as for Chen and her son, Li Xuezhang was not good at opening his mouth to order the placement, and Mrs. Yan seemed to have forgotten.

For more than half a month, Li Xuezhang felt that something was wrong, he thought about it alone for most of the night, got up early in the morning, and asked someone to hand over the message to Xu Huan, he wanted to come to the door to ask Mrs. Huo for peace.

Xu Huan quickly replied, and Mrs. Huo happened to be at home.

Li Xuezhang took a green silk car, quietly arrived at Xu's mansion, and Xu Huan greeted him at the second gate and took him in.

As soon as Li Xuezhang saw Xu Huan, he was not with him first, he was guarding his parents' filial piety, and during the three-year filial piety period, it was not suitable to go out to visit guests. Xu Huan politely and affectionately said that with the close relationship between the two families, he didn't have to mind these vulgar etiquette at all.

Li Xuezhang followed Xu Huan into the main hall and greeted Mrs. Huo, who ordered this snack and that soup one after another, and set up most of the soup and snacks on the table.

Mrs. Huo's enthusiasm and thoughtfulness made Li Xuezhang's heart relax a lot, and after chatting for a while, Li Xuezhang cut to the chase, "...... Old lady, I have come here to ask the old lady for help. ”

"If there is anything, you just have to say, as long as our grandparents and grandchildren can help, they are all a family, you just have to say." Mrs. Huo was refreshed.

"It's Yan." Li Xuezhang's speech was a little vague, but he could still hear clearly and clearly say that since he came back, Mrs. Yan was almost not in the mansion, and he obviously ignored the affairs of the government, especially the Chen family and the seventh brother. “…… Old lady, I always feel that I am too careful, Yan's virtuous and generous, I know very well, such a thing as anger and temperament is definitely not something she will do, but ......"

Li Xuezhang smiled dryly and smiled bitterly, "I really don't understand, I think the old lady can give me some pointers." ”

"This matter ......" Old Madam Huo wrinkled her brows and dragged a long voice, glanced at Xu Huan, who was slightly bowed and listened carefully, and sighed, "Really, speaking of which, I have long wanted to ask you, your little son, Xingqi, right?" Brother Qi'er, how old is this year? ”

"It's three years old, he was born in the wax moon, and the birth month is small, in fact, it's only a little more than a week." Li Xuezhang was a little vaguely embarrassed, and he couldn't tell why.

"The old lady and the old lady in your house, I didn't have it in the month last year, at that time, your seventh brother was also one year old, and it has been more than a year since I was born, why don't I hear anyone say that you have added a brother to your house, but I'm old, but there are many times when I don't have two, have you heard of it?"

Old Madam Huo looked at Xu Huan and asked, Xu Huan replied honestly: "I haven't heard of it, it's not that the wife is not the same, it's that they didn't tell us in the house, sister, and Brother Shan, they don't know, they all only found out on the day the seventh brother and his mother returned to the house." ”

"Look at it, what you said about it, it's not a day or two, it's been a month or two months, Yan's matter has been happening more than a year ago." Old Madam Huo said and sighed a few times.

Li Xuezhang was stunned, then realized, and suddenly showed embarrassment, "This, old lady, it's not that Yan didn't tell you about this, it's me...... I thought, it's not a big deal for a concubine to have a child...... At that time, I was busy with official business, and I was out of the year...... I was negligent in this matter, thinking ......"

Old Madam Huo's face was gloomy, "So that's the case, dare to love this seventh brother, it was the day he was carried into the door by his mother, Yan only knew, it wasn't you who told her, she saw it herself, I see that you are also an understanding person, how can you do such a foolish thing?" ”

"I ......" Li Xuezhang was embarrassed, he had long thought about writing a letter to Yan, but he felt that it was best to not know how to write, so he dragged it out day by day until the day he came back.

"One or two beautiful concubines, that's all a trivial matter, you added a brother, such a big thing, you shouldn't keep silent, and keep it from now, how can this be hidden?" Although Old Madam Huo said reproachful words, her attitude was extremely gentle.

"I was negligent in this matter. At the beginning, Chen said that he was pregnant, I was thinking, Chen's scholarly family, extremely smart and reasonable, full of poetry and books since childhood, talented, as the saying goes, there must be a mother must have a son, I was thinking, if Chen is destined to give birth to a son, maybe it is an extremely smart and rare.

The old lady also knows that Xiao Changfang's three sons have poor qualifications, not to mention that they can shine on the lintel, it is difficult to support the family, and when I think of this, I really can't sleep at night.

Xiao Qi's eyes are very dark and bright when he is born, and when he is less than a year old, if you talk to him, he will be able to understand.

Old lady, such a smart child, will definitely have a great future in the future.

Xiao Qi is my son, and he is also the son of the Yan family, in the future, he can hold up the long house and shine the lintel, isn't it also for me and the Yan family to win glory? ”

Li Xuezhang looked at Mrs. Huo, Yan understood these truths better than him.

"Changfang, I see that the fourth brother is more promising, he made the Qipin County Order at a young age, I heard that he did it very well?" Old Madam Huo looked at Xu Huan.