"Surname Shao?" Shu Shi looked at his son and daughter suspiciously.

Xia Zhengqian came with her, and lived together for more than ten years, and never heard him say that he had any relatives or friends in the capital. So Shu subconsciously felt that this guest was coming for his son or daughter.

As for listening to that ear when she was eating in Xuanping Houfu, she didn't care much about it because it didn't matter, she didn't expect that this Shao family was the one who went to the palace to see the emperor.

But he didn't want Xia Zhengqian to be slightly surprised, so he calmly said to his subordinates: "Invite them to the main hall." ”

The subordinate agreed and retreated.

Xia Zhengqian stood up and said to Shu Shi and Xia Jin, "Let's go together." ”

Shu Shi became more and more puzzled: "Let's go together?" Why? She looked at her son, and then at her daughter, and she didn't know why.

Usually when guests come, it is natural that the male guests are received by the male host in the outer courtyard, and the female guests are received by the female hostess in the inner courtyard. Unless it is a close relative in the family, there is no reason for the hostess to take her daughter to greet the foreign man.

"Sister Jin has a great kindness to the Shao family, and they are specially here to thank her, it will be better if you go out with her. Besides, we are small families, there is no need to pretend to be wealthy and noble, and we don't have to be too rigid about the rules. ”

Shu Shi was stunned by these words. You know, Xia Jin just said a big reason just now, I want her to pretend to be high-end and high-grade, and all the rules are according to the wealthy family. Now that her husband has come up with a counter-argument, she doesn't know who to listen to.

If she had stayed in the past, she would have listened to her husband in everything, and he would have been whatever he said. But in the past two or three years, their family of four, the quality of life and status have improved rapidly, from nothing to owning a big mansion in the capital, hundreds of acres of fertile land, and tens of thousands of taels of silver. to refuse the Luo family's family affairs without pressure, and to be able to marry Miss Hou Fuyan as a daughter-in-law, everything is due to Xia Jin.

Economic status determines the status of the family, and what Xia Jin said now is more effective than Xia Zhengqian in this family.

So Shu Shi was confused.

Xia Jin was also a little surprised by his father's words.

In her impression. Xia Zhengqian is the most disciplined. At first, she disguised herself as a man and went out. Xia Zhengqian agreed very reluctantly.

Xia Zhengqian glanced at Xia Jin and said to Shu's family: "If you really follow the rules of a wealthy family, Sister Jin will have to be locked up at home all day." Can't go out. Our daughter, the eagle in the sky, can be kept at home as a caged bird? So you have to be flexible in this matter, and talk about the rules when you should talk about the rules. You don't have to be rigid when you shouldn't be talking about rules. ”

As soon as her husband explained this, Shu Shi was relieved. Nodding approvingly, "That's true." Our daughter is a hundred times stronger than other men. "How many people can get the emperor and the queen mother to reward the house and land?

But after saying this, she was worried that Xia Qi would be too distracted. And hastened to add; "Our Brother Qi is not bad, he was selected for Xiucai at a young age, and he will be a big official like Hou Ye in the future. It's not impossible. ”

Xia Jin was feeling warm because of his father's words, so he heard his mother say such a sentence. I couldn't help but laugh and said; "Lord Hou is a knighthood, not an official, because he is related to the royal family or has great merit, he is rewarded by the emperor and can be hereditary, just like the prince."

"That's okay, my son is very capable anyway." Shu Shi was rare and stubborn.

Xia Qi's face turned red when he was praised by his mother, and reminded: "Let's go to the main hall quickly, you have to praise your son and daughter, and you will praise it when you are free." ”

The family laughed.

Everyone walked to the main hall together.

The main hall is located in the second courtyard, which is far away from the inner courtyard. When they arrived, the Shao family was already sitting in the hall.

Entering the door, Xia Jin was stunned. She naturally knew that the Shao family who came to visit was the one she helped to intercede. However, it should only be the person in charge of the Shao family who wants to thank him. And he was exiled, and he was exiled to the far north. The people who were unjustly exiled were already depressed, and coupled with the difficult environment, there was not one out of ten people who went with them. So even if the whole family comes, it's only four or five people, right?

But she didn't want to see men and women, more than a dozen people, large and small. The oldest is in his sixties, and the youngest is only two or three years old. The vitality of this family is really tenacious.

Xia Zhengqian entered the hall, and before he could see the person clearly, a smile appeared on his face, and he bowed his hand and said, "Hello is late, forgive me." ”

Then I saw that the room full of people became sluggish. The room, which was very lively just now, became silent in an instant.

"Everyone, this is ......" Xia Zhengqian touched his head and didn't know what to do, looked at the people in the room blankly, and turned his face to an old man in his sixties.

The old man stood in front of the first seat, and although the clothes he wore were not luxurious, he was in good spirits, his eyes were bright, and he stood there without moving, without speaking, and he had a majestic air that could not be ignored.

This person should be the head of the Shao family.

Hearing that the room suddenly became silent, the middle-aged man who was fascinated by a calligraphy on the wall with his back to everyone turned around, saw Xia Zhengqian, and couldn't help but "Huh", walked quickly to the front, stood in front of Xia Zhengqian, and looked at him carefully.

This time, it was the turn of the Xia family to be sluggish.

This man is ...... It is carved out of the same mold as Xia Zhengqian. If it weren't for the different clothes and temperament, walking on the street, Xia Qi and Xia Jin would be able to treat him as their father.

Could it be ......

A thought suddenly jumped into Xia Jin's mind.

Over there, the old lady standing next to the old man asked in a trembling voice, "You...... You...... Are you surnamed Shao or surnamed Qin? ”

Seeing that Xia Zhengqian was still in a daze with the middle-aged man, and his mother and brother didn't react, Xia Jin responded: "Qin? No, our surname is Xia. ”

"Natsu?" The old lady was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to look at the old man, "Old man, how can it be surnamed Xia?" ”

The old man ignored her, but gestured to Xia Zhengqian: "Is your father so tall, with big eyes, a high nose bridge, and a mole on the left wing of his nose?" ”

Xia Zhengqian had been woken up by Shu's push, reacted, shook his head and said, "No." My dad was of medium height, with small eyes and no moles on his nose. ”

Xia Jin nodded.

She heard Xia Zhengqian talk about it, saying that Xia Zhengshen looked very similar to the deceased Mrs. Xia. Xia Zhengshen is of medium height, with small eyes, a slightly collapsed nose, and a very ordinary appearance; Xia Zhenghao is more like an old lady. Xia Zhengqian is not similar to the old lady and the old lady, compared to Xia Zhengshen and Xia Zhenghao, he can be regarded as dignified. Once Xia Zhenghao drank wine, and joked that Xia Zhengqian said that he had taken all the advantages of his parents' appearance.

"Isn't it?" The old lady shook as if she had been punched.

A woman next to her hurriedly supported her and comforted: "Mother, Master Xia looks so similar to Xianggong, it won't be not." Maybe Uncle Qin just entrusted his uncle to someone else to raise. ”

This sentence was like a heart booster, which made the old lady's eyes immediately rejuvenate. She hurriedly asked again: "Then do you have a jade pendant on you?" There's a shape carved into it. She held out her hand and gestured.

I don't know if it's too excited, or the pattern is more abstract, the old lady gestured for a long time, and Xia Jin didn't see what she was drawing.

But there are jade pendants.

And Shu Shi had already shouted: "Yes, my lord has a jade pendant." As he spoke, he pushed Xia Zhengqian, "You take out the jade pendant and show it to the old lady." ”

Xia Zheng took out a jade pendant from his arms and held it in front of the old lady.

The old lady's eyes were staring at the jade pendant, but her tears fell drop by drop like pearls with broken threads.

And the old man Shao, who had been pretending to be calm, couldn't help it at this moment, took the jade pendant with trembling hands, looked at it, and when he raised his head, tears flowed down his eyes, and he shouted to Xia Zhengqian: "My son, I found you so hard." Stretched out his hand and hugged Xia Zhengqian, crying loudly.

Everyone else kept wiping away tears.

The man who looked exactly like Xia Zhengqian didn't cry with everyone, but looked at Xia Zhengqian blankly, as if he wanted to see flowers on his face.

"I—I'm really your son?" Xia Zhengqian didn't shed tears, he stiffened himself and stood in Old Man Shao's arms, looked at Old Lady Shao, and asked with a stammer, with a look of longing and disbelief in his eyes.

He longs for his mother's love, otherwise he would not have been abused by the old lady for so many years and still be filial to her. Later, I heard the old lady say that he was not her biological mother, and his mother was a woman in the Qinglou, and he almost visited all the old women who came out of the Qinglou during that time, but found nothing.

Unexpectedly, on the first day he stepped into the capital, on such an unexpected occasion, he actually found his biological father and mother.

"Yes, you are my son!" The old lady said with tears in her eyes, "I just gave birth to twin sons. As a result, someone came to report that someone had accused us of treason, and the emperor was about to send someone to arrest us. This is a felony and will be beheaded all over the house. Your father said that he wanted to keep a Shao family's seed, and when the time came, he said that I only gave birth to one child. So let a loyal family member, Qin Linsheng, hug you and escaped.

Later, Cen Yi and the others helped to intercede, and the Queen Mother also helped to speak beside her, saying that the evidence was insufficient and could not convince the public, which would chill the hearts of many soldiers. The emperor changed the beheading to exile. Hearing the news, we asked people to look around, but they didn't find Qin Linsheng and you. I had no choice but to go north. ”

"Then, why was I adopted by the Xia family again?" Xia Zhengqian completely believed it in his heart, but he still had doubts in his heart. Of course, this question is not to ask the Shao family, but to talk to himself.

After all, Old Lady Xia is good to him, and even sometimes better than Xia Zhengshen and Xia Zhenghao. Because of this, he never doubted the authenticity of being Mrs. Xia's biological son.

"Maybe Qin Lin is alive and dead, entrusting you to your adoptive father." The old man wiped his tears, and his emotions slowly calmed down, "Anyway, with Yu Pei, you are my Shao Xuanlin's own son." (To be continued)