Du Min was overjoyed when she heard her mother's relief, but she still said with concern on her face: "Sister-in-law said that if you make up for that little thing, it will cost about seven or eight thousand taels of silver......

Mrs. Du stretched out her finger, poked her daughter's forehead fiercely, and scolded: "You really plan to be penniless?" It's not easy for my wife to save some money, only 5,000 taels, you can make up the rest yourself! ”

When Du Min heard this, tears flowed down again: "Mother...... You, aren't you asking for my life...... When I go back, my lord can't say that he still wants to mention me......"

Mrs. Du said irritably: "Take a break!" If you go back to your parents' house, it won't cost you so much to provide for your old age! ”

Du Min closed his mouth tightly at this time.

Mrs. Du said to herself: "Do you think my five thousand taels are easy to take? Your sister-in-law has long regarded all the things I have here as Kai'er's! In the past two days, I have to ask someone to secretly take some gold and silver utensils out to be pawns, so that I can make up this money for you! ”

"And you, you said that you made up for Shen's things, but you just spit out what you ate! Why, when you took it home, you were so happy, and now it is so difficult for you to get it back? ”

*

Du Mingxin had already arrived at the Duke of Wei's mansion, but found that together with the wife of the Duke of Wei, Ding Juan, and the sisters Yuan Ying and Yuan Rong, they were all standing at the gate to greet her.

She hurriedly got out of the carriage and smiled embarrassedly: "I'm just temporary, I want to come to see Mr. and my two sisters, how can I work Mrs. You also come out!" ”

Mrs. Yuan pretended not to notice that Du Ming didn't mention Yuan Rong in her heart, so she just took her hand affectionately and said with a smile: "While you are not married, I just want to receive a few more gifts from you!" When you get married, all of us will have to bow to you! ”

Du Mingxin was a little embarrassed, and he wanted to go directly to Mr. Jiang, but he was pulled into his courtyard by Mrs. Yuan, drank two teas, and said a car before he had to get out.

Ding Juan sent her to see Mr. Jiang, and smiled with her on the way: "Obviously, I went to your house the day before yesterday, why did you come here again today?" ”

"Sister Ding doesn't want to see me?" Du Mingxin smiled, "I also came out hiding from housework." ”

Seeing that she didn't mean to say anything further, Ding Juan didn't ask in detail, but whispered to her about Mr. Jiang: "Do you know that Mr. Jiang's hometown is still related or something?" ”

Du Ming thought about it, shook his head, and said, "Mr. never mentioned it, and I never asked." But listening to the accent of Mr. Speak, it seems that he is from Beijing, and most of his favorite dim sum is Beijing-like. ”

Ding Juan nodded and said, "I can also see this, Mr. has never contacted anyone in the days that he has lived in my house, as if he doesn't recognize anyone in Beijing." ”

"But what's the matter?" Du Mingxin asked.

"Not really." Ding Juan shook his head and said, "It's just that my mother-in-law seems to be an old acquaintance with her husband, and the words she occasionally reveals are a little incomprehensible." ”

"Duchess of Wei? The husband and her old man are different generations! ”

"Yes," Ding Juan said, "I feel like a junior in the world's friends, but Mr. has no clan to find, so I'm confused." ”

"Speaking of old acquaintances of my husband, I do know one." Du Mingxin thought of Mr. Wu You of Songyang Academy, "His real name is Ran Zongmin, a great Confucian in the previous dynasty, and later resigned from the government to teach incognito in the academy. ”

"How do the two of them call each other?" Ding Juan asked.

"I don't know," Du Mingxin shook his head, "In Kaifeng before, Mr. Wu You went to Shuiqingyuan a few times, but no one was present when the two of them spoke. ”

While talking, the two had already walked to the small courtyard where Mr. Jiang lived.

Mr. Jiang was still cooking tea under the eaves of the porch, and when he saw the two of them coming, he smiled and said, "What did Princess Jin and Ah Juan say?" Both of their faces were tense. ”

Du Mingxin walked up to her quickly, snuggled her arm and smiled: "Even you make fun of me!" ”

Mr. Jiang smiled: "Ouch, don't tear my clothes, it's cold, my old man is cold!" ”

She poured two cups of hot tea and handed them over, and then said with a smile: "When the marriage decree came down, I was still worried about you, for fear that someone would order the mandarin duck score." Later, Mr. Wu You wrote a letter, and I learned that someone and King Jin had long known each other! ”

Ding Xuan's eyes widened and exclaimed, "Really? Originally, I said that you grew up in a village in the countryside, and you were pitiful. Who would have thought that a prince's husband would come back, but I was worried about the ancients and worried about it! ”

Du Mingxin blushed and said angrily: "What kind of old acquaintance, I was still a man at that time!" ”

"Tut-tut," Ding Juan covered his mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, "Together with our Jin Wangye's eyes are not very good, I can't see clearly whether it is a man or a woman!" ”

A few people were talking and laughing, and a maid hurriedly came over to find Ding Juan: "Grandma, the young master just now dug out a bird's nest in the garden and fell down from a tree!" ”

Ding Xuan's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly bid farewell to Mr. Jiang, and then hurried to the garden.

There were only Du Mingxin and Mr. Jiang left in the small courtyard, she moved the chair to Mr. Jiang's side, sat down and said, "After I go to the palace, will you move in with me?" ”

Mr. Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said, "I'll live in Beijing until you get married, and then I'll go back to my Shuiqingyuan." ”

Du Mingxin pursed his lips and said sullenly, "Don't you just want me to support you?" At that time, I came home from Songshan, and if it weren't for you, I really don't know what kind of situation I would have ended up in......"

Mr. Jiang patted her hand and said with a smile: "I just lack someone to accompany me, it just so happened that Ran Zongmin asked me for help, and you are also clever, so we have our fate in the past few years." You don't have to think about feeding me or anything, you don't owe me. ”

Du Mingxin hugged her arm, leaned on her body, and said faintly: "I have had no mother since I was six years old, and in the past few years by your side, I have the feeling of being cared for and loved again." If you're gone, I'll feel like I'm a motherless child again......"

Mr. Jiang touched her head and said with a smile: "When you get married, you will soon be a mother, do you still pester people to hurt people?" In the future, the king of Jin will love you. ”

"That's different!" Du Ming's eyes were red, and he remembered that when he was in Shui Qingyuan, he saw Mr. Jiang standing in the small courtyard countless times, facing the north and looking forward.

"You just follow me!" Du Mingxin said coquettishly, "In the future, I will have a few more children and make the house lively, are you happy to see it?" ”

"A girl who is not ashamed!" Mr. Jiang smiled, "Before I got married, I talked about having children!" ”

"Isn't that just in front of you......"

"We'll talk about it then!" Mr. Jiang's tone finally loosened a little.