During the Spring Festival in the second year of Xining, Xu Lingyi was a little more lively than in previous years.

First of all, Xu Lingyi sealed the crown prince Taibao, becoming the first person in the Great Zhou Dynasty who was both the three orphans and the three dukes, and then Xu Lingkuan, who had been mixed in the Praetorian Guard for more than 20 years, was promoted to the commander of the five cities and horses.

On the blue curtain in front of the Xu Mansion, there is an endless stream of carriages with silver dragon embroidery belts and plain lion head embroidered belts.

Xu Sijin couldn't help but touch his head: "It's mid-February, why are there so many people?" ”

He wore a black coarse cloth robe of crow blue, and traveled day and night, although he looked a little gray, but his eyes were bright, and there was a bit of majesty between his eyebrows, and he was not an ordinary person at first glance. Along the way, it is eye-catching.

"Didn't you say that Master Hou, Fifth Master, and Seventh Young Master were all promoted?" Seeing the familiar black lacquered copper nail gate of the Xu Mansion, Chang'an couldn't help but smile happily, "It must be someone who came to congratulate!" ”

He helped Xu Sijin lead the horse, "Although he was dressed up with Xu Sijin, Xu Sijin's expression looked relaxed and confident, his demeanor was a little more cautious and cautious, the two of them were as tall and handsome, but everyone's eyes would still fall on Xu Sijin for the first time.

Someone immediately discovered Xu Sijin.

"Sixth young master, what about the sixth young master......,..." The steward on duty in front of the door left the staff and stewards who came to send the greetings with a smile, and ran over, "Oops! It's really the Sixth Young Master! The steward said while hurriedly bending down to salute Xu Si, "The little one is for the six young people......,..." He didn't say a word, and gently supported his mouth, "Look at my stinky mouth, when I see my uncle, I won't say anything happy, and now I can't call it "Sixth Young Master, it's time, I want to call it, Uncle Wu Jin", said, and bent down to salute Xu Si "The little one will give you a good old age!" I wish you all the best and every step of the way......"

Before he could speak, the men who heard the movement ran over.

"Uncle, little dog Fu, I have a New Year's greeting for you!"

"Uncle, the little one is auspicious, do you remember, the little sister" is the errand next to the fourth lady, and the little one has given you a New Year's greeting! ”

The command is shouting, like a vegetable scene.

Xu Sijin laughed and instructed Chang'an: "All rewards!" ”

Chang'an smiled and took out the purse that had been prepared and embroidered with a pattern of good luck to reward his subordinates, and gave it to anyone he met.

Immediately, someone said: "Oh, isn't this Brother Chang'an of the Wan Steward's family?" In the end, it's the person next to the uncle, if it's on the street, you can't recognize it! ”

Chang An smiled slightly, not saying much.

The staff and stewards who came to send the worship stickers were all human spirits, so they gathered around, and when the servants of the Xu family were quieter, they straightened their clothes and stepped forward to salute Xu Si.

Xu Si politely spoke to these people.

Ji Min's little servant rushed to report to Mrs. Tai, Eleven Niang, and Xu Lingyi.

After a while, "Manager Bai, Xu Sizhen, Xu Sijie and others all came out.

"Sixth brother!" Xu Sizhen's face was full of surprise, "Didn't you say that you won't be back until late February?" Why did you get home at the tenth day of the first month? ”

"Hurry!" Xu Sijin said with a smile, and greeted Xu Sizhen and Xu Sizhen" and pointed to the seven or eight carriages behind him, "There are things brought to everyone in front of you, you tell someone to clean up, I will go to see my mother and grandmother first!" ”

"Young masters, let's get busy!" Manager Bai stood up considerately, "Just me and Chang'an here!" ”

Xu Sijin nodded, and instructed Chang'an, "Give the things to Manager Bai, and you can go back and rest!" The family is also thinking about you", and then went to the backyard side by side with Xu Sizhen and Xu Sijie.

"How? Are you okay in Guizhou? Xu Sijie asked him with a smile, "Looking at your spirit, it seems to be quite good!" ”

"Of course." Xu Sijin smiled, "Do you think I'm the kind of person who suffers losses?" ”

Before the words fell, two people ran in front of him: "Sixth brother, sixth brother ......"

It's Xu Sixu and Xu Sicheng.

"Little Seven, Little Eight!" Xu Sijin stepped forward and hugged Xu Sixu's shoulders affectionately, "I was afraid that you had already set off for Henan, but I didn't expect you to be still at home!" I heard that you have sealed the hereditary affairs, congratulations! As he spoke, he let go of his hand, looked Xu Sixu up and down, and teased him, "Okay, don't be three days, I'm going to look at it." He smiled again, "I'll give you a congratulatory wine in Chunxi Mansion later." Then he looked at Xu Sizhen, Xu Sijie, and Xu Sicheng who were present, and said boldly, "When the time comes, everyone will accompany us, and we will not get drunk or return." The solemnity of the superior was inadvertently revealed.

The younger brother who had to take care of him yesterday seemed to have suddenly become taller, not only making his outstretched wings smaller, but also faintly looking back to take care of him......,... The sudden change made Xu Sizhen a little unaccustomed, and he looked at his younger brother with a somewhat complicated gaze, and was a little silent for a while.

Xu Sicheng looked at Xu Sijin's eyes, but he was full of admiration.

After the sixth brother enters Beijing to select the bolt, he will follow the sixth brother to Guizhou! The sixth brother is straightforward and straightforward, he is a real man, and he has to be like the sixth brother.

"Don't get drunk yet!" Xu Sijie scolded Xu Sijin with a smile, "Be careful that your mother knows that she loses her temper!" ”

Xu Si smiled heartily.

The two men in their forties dressed in the costumes of the fourth-grade military attaché walked over and saluted towards them: "Isn't this the prince of the world and the seventh young master...... his eyes fell on Xu Sijin's body, and he couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly said: "Lord Xu, I didn't expect to meet you here?" You've just come back from Guizhou, right? Busy self-introduction: "I am Zhou Jing, the same acquaintance of the Xishan Battalion, and I used to be colleagues with Lord Lin, this is my friend, Sun Ming, the commander of the North City of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses." ”

Xu Sijin smiled and nodded.

Zhou Jingxian warmly invited him: "It's better to meet by chance, it can be seen that we have a fate with adults." If you don't dislike it, one day Brother Sun and I will invite you to dust in Chunxi Building, please be sure to give us a face. He added, "We all came out of the Praetorian Guard, and we are friends with Uncle Lingwu, and this time we are also here to congratulate Commander Xu on his ascension!" ”

"We'll talk about it then!" Xu Sijin smiled euphemistically, "My selection book is in mid-March, and I rushed back early" I just want to have elders do their filial piety for a few more days! "There is no loss of enthusiasm among colleagues, and there is the reserve of superiors.

"Of course, of course!" The two of them were busy and respectful, but they couldn't hide the disappointment in their eyes.

Someone else is slowly walking this way. is also wearing a red official uniform, "The taro who accompanies him looks like Xu Lingkuan."

Xu Sijin is a spirit.

Red official uniform, at least three grades, Xu Lingkuan accompanied" must be a real power figure. If this happens, it will have to be cold for a long time.

He wanted to see his mother sooner!

The thought flashed, Xu Sijin glanced at Xu Si earnestly, and motioned for him to come forward to help entertain Zhou Jing and Sun Ming, and said to the two with a smile: "Two adults, I just entered the door." Before I had time to say hello to my father and mother, I was lost! ”

The two of them were also shrewd people, and before Xu Sichen could speak, he said: "Uncle Wujin, you have taken a step in advance, and we are about to leave!" ”

Seeing that the red official uniform was getting closer and closer to him, Xu Si hurriedly confessed, left his brother and younger brother and walked quickly to the main courtyard.

Xu Sizhen and the others were stunned, and Xu Lingkuan's voice sounded in their ears: "It seems to be Brother Jin'er just now......"

The brothers hurriedly turned around and responded "yes", Xu Sijin had already entered the door of the hanging huā, and almost bumped into Song's mother who was about to go out to inquire about him.

"Oops!" Mother Song pulled Xu Sijin excitedly, "Madam is thinking about you......,..."

You'd better hurry to your mother's house so you don't get stopped!

"I know, I know!" Xu Si didn't wait for her to finish, and hurried to the main house.

Mother Song followed behind him with a smile.

Although it is early spring, the weather in Yanjing is still very cold, and the Xifu begonias and grapevines in the yard have not yet emerged "bare", but in Xu Siyu's eyes, they feel very kind.

The little maid shouted "Sixth Young Master" was back and helped him lift the curtain.

Eleven Niang walked out immediately.

"Brother Jin!" Tears of joy welled up in her eyes.

"Mother!" Xu Sijin hugged his mother, "Are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine! I'm fine! Eleven Niang also hugged her son.

A soft cough was heard behind him.

"Now that you're back, let's go and sit in the house!"

Xu Si followed the prestige and saw his father's somewhat serious but joyful face.

"Daddy!" He stepped forward to salute Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingkuan nodded lightly, "turned around and entered the house."

My father is still the same.

No matter how happy you are, you have to keep a straight face.

Xu Sijin grimaced at his mother.

Eleven Niang glared at him.

He pursed the corners of his mouth, "I followed my father into the house."

The father and son sat down on the big kang near the window in the west room, and Eleven Niang personally poured tea for the two.

"I'll come" I'll come! Xu Sijin hurriedly got up and took his mother's tea, his eyes fell on his mother's face, and he found that his mother was a little more mellow than when he left, and her complexion was better.

He was about to tease his mother when a baby's cry like a cat came from the inner room.

Eleven Niang smiled apologetically at him and whispered, "It's your sister!" He hurried into the inner room.

Xu Sijin was stunned for a moment: "Sister! ”

How no one told him.

Xu Lingyi let out a somewhat uncomfortable "um".

Xu Sijin jumped up: "Many, when did you take a concubine again?" The phoenix's eyes glared at his father.

Xu Lingyi opened his mouth and stammered.

Xu Si said cautiously: "Otherwise, where did I get my sister?" ”

"What nonsense?" Eleven Niang walked out with her daughter, who was only sixty-two days old, and said angrily, "It's your sister!" ”

Xu Sijin's face was full of shock, and he pointed at Eleven Niang: "You, when was your sister?" Me, how did I not know? As he spoke, he couldn't help but look at the red swaddling clothes in the arms of Eleven Niang.

Shi Niang hesitated for a while: "Weren't you shooting targets in those days?" She hugged her daughter to her son, "You went home and rested for two days and left, and you never had a chance to talk to you......,..."

Xu Si pouted dissatisfiedly.

Opportunities are found by man, not by God...... But as Eleven Niang approached, his gaze fell on the face of the baby girl who was looking at him with big dark eyes in swaddling clothes.

She's so small.

The face is probably not as big as the palm of his hand.

The hair of the black crow is like midnight, the lips are red like cherries, the skin is delicate and fair like the first snow, especially the eyes that look at him, which may be the reason for crying just now, and there is a little water, clear and clear like the joy of the mountain stream" makes people's hearts suddenly clear.

Xu Sijin couldn't help but stretch out his fingers to touch her cheek.

The cocoons on her fingertips looked so rough against her blown-up skin.

His hand shrank.

For the first time, I was afraid that she would be hurt by herself, and I was afraid that because of myself, I would destroy her delicate and tender, and I was a little in awe.

Eleven Niang Waner.

Father and son are the same.

Xu Lingyi still doesn't dare to hug her daughter to this day, as if she is afraid of accidentally breaking her. It's not like Brother Jin, who dares to throw it into the air when he carries it......

She handed her daughter to her son: "Do you want to hug?" ”

"Don't, don't!" Xu Sijin took two steps back, feeling as if sweat was coming out of his forehead.

Xu Lingyi felt the same way, and was busy relieving his son: "Okay, you just came back, covered in ashes, freshen up first, let's go to see your grandmother together." ”

Xu Sijin breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at his sister twice, and then bowed to him.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside.

The people in the room were a little surprised.

The voices were getting louder and louder, getting closer and closer to the main house, and I could faintly hear words like "You can't go in".

Eleven Niang frowned.

Someone pulled the curtain in.

"Xu Sijin, you promised me that you would take me to your house to have a look, how can you leave me to those stewards!"

An eleven or twelve-year-old girl stood in front of Xu Lingkuan and Eleven Niang.

The two of them were dumbfounded.

Although the girl was young, she had delicate features, bright eyes, a double screw bun, a royal blue embroidered peach huā gown, and a pair of horn collars made of silver around her neck, although very beautiful, she looked a little nondescript.

But the two of them are not ordinary, and they immediately recognized that the pair of horns Xiang Ran was Miao ornament.

This little girl "is afraid that she is also a Miao girl."

The two couldn't help but exchange a look, and then looked at Xu Si.

Xu Si was calm, but his expression was calm: "Amu, I didn't tell you, you wait outside, and when I give birth to my parents, I will naturally introduce you." This is Yanjing, not Guizhou. You also promised me that you would follow the local customs. ”

The girl who was called Amu by Xu Sijin immediately looked ashamed, she lowered her head, and muttered: "It's the housekeeper of your family, saying that I can't enter your house, and I can't stay in the kitchen, so you want to arrange me to live in another house called Goldfish Lane......" She said, raised her head, and looked at Xu Sijin with teary eyes, "I, I'm afraid!" ”

Xu Sijin glared at her helplessly, and then hurriedly explained to her mother as if she was afraid that her parents would misunderstand: "Mother, this is Miss Amu, the daughter of Sinan Tusi Shabao, I am in Guizhou, and I have to take care of Shabao a lot, this time I entered Beijing, Amu clamored to come to Yanjing to have a look, so I brought her in......"

Without waiting for Xu Lingkuan and Eleven Niang to say anything, Amu had already stepped forward smartly and saluted, shouting "Abo" and "Zaim".

Xu Lingyi's face was a little pale, but she still nodded reluctantly to Amu, Eleven Niang also felt that this matter was a little inappropriate, thinking that a girl came to Yanjing with her son all the way, Xu Lingyi's face was no longer good-looking, if her attitude was cold and blunt, it would be too unkind, and looking at her son's appearance, it was not like having feelings for this little girl......

"If you come, you're a guest!" Eleven Niang smiled and instructed Amber, "You go and clean up the place where Brother Jin used to live, so that Miss Amu can rest." ”

When Amu heard this, he immediately smiled and bent his eyes, and said straight to Eleven Niang: "Eminem, you are so good!" Then he boldly stepped forward to look at the child in her arms, "Is this Lord Xu's sister?" Can you be pretty? However, it's not quite like Lord Xu. She said, and glanced at Eleven Niang carefully, "Like Eminem." When she grows up, she must be a beauty! ”

When Eleven Niang heard someone praising her daughter, she couldn't help but smile slightly, and said, "Amu is also a bright little girl. ”

"Really?" Amu listened and touched his face happily, "Does Eminem also think I'm pretty?" My dad said the same thing. But Lord Xu said that there are many people like me in their family, and they grab a lot of them. There was a bit of coquettishness in his tone.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but look at her son.

Xu Sijin was greatly embarrassed and glared at Amu fiercely: "My mother asked you to go down and rest, didn't you understand?" How many words! ”

Amu was not afraid, made a grimace at Xu Sijin, and said to Eleven Niang, "Eminem, I took a bath to help you take your sister." I have seven nieces, I'll have children," followed Amber with a worried face.

Xu Sizhen immediately walked in: "Mother, Lu Shangshu came to visit the fifth uncle, I heard that the sixth brother is back, and I want to see the sixth brother!" ”

"Still caught by him!" Xu Sijin muttered to his father and mother in a low voice, "Daddy, father, I'll come when I go." ”

Xu Lingyi was upset by the sudden appearance of Amu, and let out a "hmm" with a cold face.

Xu Si hurriedly pulled Xu Sijin out of the door.

"How did you do it" actually brought a Miao girl back. While walking out with Xu Sizhen, he said in a low voice, "Daddy will never allow you to marry a Miao girl." ”

"Who said I was going to marry her!" Xu Sijin was still full of grievances, "When I left Guizhou, I found Amu hiding in my carriage, and she was found to have not eaten for five days and five nights.

I'm going to send her back, and she'll give me a chance to die." She is also clever, and ordinary people can't look down on her at all. I'm really afraid something will happen to her...... Otherwise, "how would I have confessed to him?" As he spoke, as if he remembered something, he hurriedly pulled Xu Sizhen's sleeve, "Fourth brother, are you very familiar with the big families in Yanjing?" ”

"It's usually cooked!" Xu Si looked at his younger brother and said strangely, "What are you going to do?" ”

"No, nothing!" Xu Sijin said a little hesitantly, "It's just that when I entered the city, I saw someone coming in with incense...... Across the carriage, listening to a good voice...... "a suspicious red cloud appeared on her face" and rushed to her carriage ......"

Xu Si was stunned: "You, you won't be?" ”

After the words were spoken, Xu Sijin instead had a kind of relief that "the matter has come to this, it will not be worse than this", and he smiled and put Xu Sizhen on the shoulder: "Fourth brother, I am now in the countryside of Guizhou, unlike you who were born in Yanjing, you know everyone who grew up in Yanjing and Yanjing, so you can help me!" When the time comes, I will make you a few lanterns of the Miao people in Guizhou to ensure that they are very different from Yanjing! ”

When Xu Sichen heard the lantern, his heart moved, but he soon showed an awe-inspiring look: "No." The life of the parents, the words of the matchmaker. Do not do such a private grant. ”

"Ouch, can't I help it?" Xu Si excited, "You are my brother, don't be busy with me for this little thing, who else can help me?" Besides, I'm not engaged or regretting my marriage, and Miss Wang is not a person who has an in-law's family......,......

"Miss Wang?" Xu Sichen grabbed Xu Sichen's feet, "Which Miss Wang?" Have you already figured out people? ”

Xu Sijin smiled: "It's your good friend Wang Yun's sister!" The eldest daughter of Lord Wang! ”

"No way!" Xu Si's head shook like a drum, "Daddy said, I want to find you a general's woman, their family is a civil official." And Lord Wang's family is from a small background, there is only one son and one daughter under his knees, and he is weak, not to mention his father, even me, I will not agree! ”

"You don't agree......,... Xu Si hugged his chest and said slowly, "Then, then I have to come to the door myself!" ”

"You, you ......" Xu Sizhen didn't know what to say, and held back for a long time before saying, "Don't forget, you are now the general soldier of Guizhou, and you are a member of the three grades, not Brother Xu, Brother Cheng, if something happens, everyone will only think that they are still young and ignorant, if you make any jokes, where can you put your father and mother's faces!" ”

"Then you can help me!" Xu Sijin didn't care about it, "Otherwise, how do I know what to do?" ”

This younger brother has been strong since he was a child, and when he grows up, it will be smooth sailing, if he is horizontal, maybe he will really rush to the Wang family and recommend himself...... Xu Sizhen thought of Xu Sijin's mother hanging out for two hours in the wind and rain when he was a child and did not beg for mercy, and he only felt a splitting headache: "You let me think about it, you let me think about it carefully!" His tone softened.

A hint of cunning flashed in Xu Sijin's eyes, and he smiled and grabbed Xu Sijin's shoulder: "Good brother, whether I can marry or not depends on you!" ”

Xu Sizhen's mind suddenly appeared with his father's cold face.

He shuddered.

Over there, Xu Lingyi and Eleven Niang were worried about Amu.

"As long as my son likes it, I like it too." Eleven Niang patted her daughter gently, "But is Amu willing to leave Guizhou?" Brother Chen can't stay in Guizhou for the rest of his life! ”

The daughter and son are completely two temperaments, one naughty and the other docile.

Xu Lingyi walked around the room with his hands behind his back: "What does he like?" He was young and knew what he liked and what he didn't like. This matter cannot be left to his temperament. Marrying a Miao man as a daughter-in-law, I will never agree to it......"

"Life is only a few years. It's rare to meet someone who is in love. If Brother Jin likes it, I'll say yes. Eleven Niang ignored his anger, and slowly carried her sleeping daughter into the inner room, "Didn't you say, what kind of daughter-in-law does Brother Jin marry, let me choose?" ”

Xu Lingyi looked at his wife's back, speechless for a long time, thinking about what way to make his wife change her mind, and she was still in the dark about the trouble Xu Sizhen encountered......

(ENDS)

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