Xiao Yi was irritable, especially when he saw Xiao Qiyun's face resembling Zhao Yulan, and he couldn't pity her, he endured it again and again, and then said calmly: "Don't cry, you are big, you don't help take care of your sister, but cry like this, what kind of system?" ”

"Daddy—" Xiao Qiyun stomped his foot.

In the past ten years, Xiao Yi has been lukewarm to Zhao Yulan, but he has completely handed over the inner courtyard to her, and he has never asked, Xiao Qiyun has a few illusions, thinking that this is Xiao Yi's obedience to them, in front of Xiao Yi, how domineering and willful, Xiao Yi has not reprimanded, he is too lazy to care.

Zhao Yulan knew in her heart that every time at this time, she came forward to persuade her daughter to leave, and in order to maintain her authority in the inner court, Zhao Yulan never broke it, and Xiao Qiyun felt more and more that her father loved them.

At this moment, Xiao Yi's depression, Xiao Qiyun misunderstood that she missed Zhao Yulan.

"Daddy, you want to avenge your mother-" Xiao Qiyun twisted her body, stomped her feet and cried, and shouted unrelentingly.

"Qiyun, your mother was victimized, she must be an acquaintance and someone around you, haven't you found a little clue?"

"......," Xiao Qiyun couldn't say.

"That's it, Daddy is upset, now let Steward Xiao help deal with family affairs, think about it, think about it, tell him whatever you think."

Xiao San took the opportunity to ask Xiao Qiyun's maid and old mother at the door to come over and help the three sisters out. ”

Xiao San's wife, Ah Lai, is the son of the former Xiao Mansion, and she is very loyal to her master, and she is alert and keen, and she is one of the few inner courtyard mothers-in-law that Xiao Yi trusts.

Zhao Yulan is in charge of the inner courtyard, initially Ah Lai has been living on Zhuangzi, after Zhao Yulan died, Xiao San had no choice but to let the women brought by his wife's two hometowns take over the inner courtyard, and also searched the next person's room closely, and found nothing suspicious.

Xiao San asked Ah Lai to take care of Xiao Qiyun, and motioned to his wife, it was the master who asked her to ask a few girls to find clues about the poisoner. Zhao Yulan has worked hard for more than ten years, Xiao San and Ah Lai don't believe that she will commit suicide by taking poison, coupled with Xiao Qiyun's unrelenting, the inner courtyard of the Xiao family is now in chaos. Xiao Yi was upset, he couldn't stay at home, and his thoughts about his daughter were even more urgent, so he sent someone to send a post to Qian Xiancong, and made an appointment to meet in the teahouse outside, Qian Xiancong was very strange, he had no intersection with this grandfather, why was there such an invitation?

This is the case of a fair and upright person, even if there is an unexpected invitation, he can agree without burden. It was the county lord of Yujie who thought of Wen Jin, but she was not sure herself, and she didn't mention it to the man.

Qian Xiancong arrived at the appointment on time.

"Lord Qian, Xiao has a matter, hold it in your heart, don't vomit or be unhappy, if there is any offense, please forgive me."

Qian Xiancong was very strange: "Lord Xiao, the well water of the two of us does not interfere with the river water, what is the conflict?" ”

"It's really hard to talk about, Xiao fourteen years ago, his wife came from *** with her children, and she was chased and killed on the road, she went to Huangquan, and took pity on my pair of good children, living in Shanyang......"

"You say, you mean, my family Wen Jin is your lost daughter?" Qian Xiancong asked rhetorically.

Xiao Yi was still a little uncertain in his heart, but when he heard this, he immediately increased his confidence: "Maybe, my daughter was very similar to Mrs. when she was a child, I have a small portrait of Mrs. here, you take a look, if it is a statue, please raise your noble hand and let our father and daughter meet, Lord Qian raised my child, and he is also very intelligent, Xiao Mou is grateful in this life." ”

Qian Xiancong had long been mentally prepared, although he was reluctant, but Wen Jin was still sincerely happy to find his biological parents.

Taking the scroll in Xiao Yi's hand, Qian Xiancong opened it cautiously, and was stunned at the woman in the painting, if he didn't look closely, he would simply think that it was painted according to Wen Jin. Looking closely, the woman in the painting is more cheerful than Wen Jin, and even up and down, there is a wanton and free wild spirit, and the clothes on her body are not the clothes of Jurong people.

"Neizi is not a pure Miao person, her mother is a Han Chinese, the former minister Su Junlan was unjustly exiled***, and later multiplied there, and the mother of Neizi is Su Junlan's great-granddaughter."

"Oh!" Qian Xiancong replied sullenly, although he felt that it was a matter of time before Xiao Yi came to him, and he had always hoped that Wen Jin would recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, but when it really came to this day, he found that he felt very uncomfortable, as if he had been dug up and empty. Unconsciously, this lovely girl has been regarded by him as a family member and a daughter, and he is really reluctant to send it out now.

"Lord Qian, I don't know, how similar are Echo and Uchiko?"

"Seven or eight points." Qian Xiancong replied subconsciously.

Xiao Yi was ecstatic, and he was about to kneel as soon as his legs bent: "Thank you Lord Qian for raising her daughter!" ”

Qian Xiancong grabbed it: "Don't, don't be like this, Lord Xiao, Qian is ashamed, how can there be nurturing love." Xiao Yi was stunned, and his heart sank.

"It was Ling Ai who helped revitalize the Qian family."

What he said made Xiao Yi breathless.

"Lord Xiao, please sit at home, Qian Mou, let your father and daughter meet."

"Lord Qian, Lord Qian, Xiao has one more thing to ask for." Xiao Yi explained that the matter was not clear back then, and asked for Wen Jin to live in the Qian family for the time being.

Qian Xiancong couldn't help but smile: "Hehe, I'm very reluctant to let Jin'er leave, it's you who want her to stay, but it's not me Qian Xiancong who is cheating." ”

"Naturally, this is nature, the little girl consumes everything in the Qian family, Xiao Mou must bear it with all his might, and ask Lord Qian to give Xiao someone some face."

"Don't mind, Lord Xiao, Jin'er is in my house, and it doesn't cost a penny to someone, you must have heard that she is very good at housework, and she has created a fortune by herself, so you don't have to bother about this."

Xiao Yi was dumbfounded, it turned out that those rumors were true, he thought it was a smoke bomb released by Qian Xiancong, in order to find a good in-law for his daughter.

Qian Xiancong felt that sooner or later he would have to pass this level, so he simply accompanied Xiao Yi to go back to the house directly to see Wen Jin. He asked Xiao Yi to sit and wait in the living room of the outer courtyard first, and he went to the door to explain the reason to Wen Jin.

Only then did Wen Jin completely figure out why she had been dressed as a man since she was a child, why He scolded her without a good voice, why Qian Xiancheng and Wei, and even Qian Wenhan didn't know that they were girls.

She didn't know whether to thank He or scold her.

Qian Xiancong saw that Wen Jin was stunned and didn't speak, and was a little nervous: "Jin'er, you also know that Xiao Guogong has thought that you are gone all these years, I don't know how sad it is, now that you have come to the door, you are still, or-" Speaking of this, he had no words, he was very reluctant, his eyes were a little red, he thought of his son, old Jiao's, old Jiao's, crushing your bones and scattering ashes, it is difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart.

Wen Jin and Qian Xiancong were silent for a long time before she whispered: "Daddy, in my heart, you and the county lord's mother are my father's mother, the second uncle and second aunt, as well as Brother Wen Han and sister-in-law, are my relatives." ”

One sentence made Qian Xiancong's heart soften like water: "Jin'er, if you are wronged in the future, you must tell your father, and your brother and I will support you." ”

"Daddy-" Wen Jin choked up, tears raining down, she really couldn't bear this warm home.

After Wen Jin's mood calmed down, Qian Xiancong asked the maid to bring water, let her wipe her face, and hide the traces of crying, and then took her to the hall between the inner and outer courtyards, and invited Xiao Yi to come over to meet.

Xiao Yi's daughter, who had been thinking about him for so long, was standing in front of him, but he looked at it again and again: "Ying'er? Are you Ying'er or Meiduo? ”

"Her name is Wen Jin in my house."

"Oh, Wen Jin, Jin'er, this name is good, it's better than me, your brother's name is Yu'er, just enough to follow."

Xiao Yi didn't know what he was talking about, he said incoherently excitedly: "You know what? You're my daughter, you look exactly like your mother, and I know who you are at a glance. Tears rolled down her cheeks, "Jin'er, my daughter, I finally found you." ”

Wen Jin was not a hard-hearted person, and he couldn't help crying at the moment, Qian Xiancong walked out, ten years of tempering, and only made his appearance look tough, but he couldn't make his heart indifferent, he stood outside the hall door, looked up at the sky, forced back his tears, and stopped when he heard the crying in the house, so he turned back.

"Jin'er, Daddy hasn't found the murderer behind you, and the house also needs to be vigorously rectified, for the sake of safety, I don't dare to take you home for the time being, you just live at Uncle Qian's house first, and I will send daily necessities, okay?"

"Daddy, I want to recognize Lord Qian as my godfather, and Lord Yujie as my godmother."

"Okay, that's the best!" Xiao Yi agreed again and again, looking at Qian Xiancong with expectation.

"Hehe, Jin'er, why don't you hurry up and salute me?" Qian Xiancong smiled all over his face. A stepfather is also a father, and in this era, he is respected as much as his own.

Qian Xiancong sent people to arrange incense tribute, and also invited the county lord of Yujie, Wei and Qian Xiancheng to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth on the incense, and then accepted Wen Jin's kneeling and confession gifts.

Xiao Yi accepted Qian Xiancong's request, had a meal at Qian's house, and left alone.

When he returned home, Xiao Yi felt that the He family was also a benefactor who saved his daughter, so he sent someone to inquire, planning to give the He family a sum of money so that she could spend the rest of her life in peace, but he didn't know where He could find it if he had already sent Guo Gonggong to the royal manor as a servant.

In the evening, Xiao San took Ah Lai to report to Xiao Yi, Xiao Qiyun and her sister Xiao Liyun, insisting that their mother rarely interacted with outsiders, and only occasionally entered the palace, or let people spread the word, and had dealings with Concubine Qiao.

It was because Concubine Qiao had a face by the side of the Empress Dowager that Zhao Yulan, who entered the palace to visit relatives, was given this family business, Xiao Yi didn't think much about it, after all, Concubine Qiao was Zhao Yulan's dependence.

On the same day, Shen Mingxi accompanied the people of Miao Jiang to the capital, according to the old practice, stayed in the Siyi Hall of Taichang Temple, and the Ministry of Rites sent people to teach them the etiquette when they met them, because in the end, the emperor would also set up a banquet to entertain, so the time was arranged more, and it took about 20 days to be received by the emperor.

Yuhe couldn't wait to ask Shen Mingxi to take her to the capital to play, and even wanted to see someone who was very similar to herself, Shen Mingxi was pestered and had a headache: "Lord Yuhe, not for the time being, only after the emperor summons you, you can go to see others." ”

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, you want to suffocate me, Mr. Shen, then my last request, if you don't agree, I won't listen to you."

"What requirements?"

"You take me outside for a walk." Afraid of being rejected, Yuhe hurriedly raised his right hand, "I promise to be obedient." ”

Shen Mingxi nodded helplessly, Yuhe lowered her head and smiled secretly, she is very good at making impossible demands first, and then lowering the price, so as to achieve the goal she wants in the negotiation.

Shen Mingxi didn't expect Yuhe to be innocent on the surface, but in fact, he was a lot more cautious, and he was fooled all of a sudden. He reported to Taichang Siqing, arranged guards, and then borrowed small men's clothes and personally accompanied Yuhe around the street for a day.

Yuhe has lived in the mountains since he was a child, and he climbs up and down every day, and his physical strength is very good, and he only turns Shen Mingxi's legs straight, so he is embarrassed to go home.

The little girl fell in love with Shangjing at once, although it was not as beautiful as the mountains and rivers of Miaojiang, but all kinds of prosperity dazzled her and dizzy.

There is a case board street in Beijing, which is the most lively, walking a tightrope, playing monkeys, showing martial arts, singing, storytelling, and all kinds of snacks, Yuhe is holding a sugar gourd in his left hand, a fried quail in his right hand, and the guards behind him, there are those who help her get pea cakes, some help her get fried cold noodles, and those who help her hold windmills, kites and other toys, if it weren't for Shen Mingxi being tired and miserable, his whole face is as black as the bottom of a pot, it is estimated that he will not be able to run the role of a porter.

Yuhe's stomach was overwhelmed, his eyes were overwhelmed, and he was reluctant to go back, Shen Mingxi really had no choice, so he promised to wait for him to rest and then take time to come out to play, so Yuhe reluctantly returned to the Siyi Pavilion.

Thinking that Shen Mingxi was like an old fox, calming his grandfather and father, but he couldn't run out of his palm, Yuhe was very happy. Besides, Wen Jin, recognizing relatives has almost no effect on her, the Qian family now, not only has a pregnant woman, but also a mother and a small baby, there are too many places to worry about, before, there was Webster's help, now, Webster's heart is on the little granddaughter, Nan Nan gets up in the morning and sneezes, Webster can be nervous all day, lest he catch a cold. The county lord of Yujie is getting bigger and bigger, Wen Jin is really not at ease, but whenever she is a little free, she has to accompany her for a walk in the garden, all day long, she is so busy that her shoes hit the back of her head, and she has no time to feel sorry for herself, feeling the twists and turns of her life experience. Even if the Queen Mother's marriage is like a sword of Damocles hanging above her head, she doesn't know when it will fall, making her life fall into a quagmire, Wen Jin has no time to take care of this. Wen Jin can also give a Q from time to time, paralyze himself, and leave his troubles to the final showdown of fate.

At this moment, Wei Chenglan's family came to Beijing. It's been more than a year, how is my sister's family doing in the capital, how can he rest assured if he doesn't take a look at it with his own eyes?

Wei Chenglan knew that Qian Xiancong, his sister's little brother-in-law, was more reliable than his brother-in-law, but when he heard that Qian Xiancong was married by the Queen Mother and married a county lord who was more than ten years younger than him, he was worried about the life of his sister's family. Although Qian Wenhan's letter put the flowers that the family said in brocade, the good ones couldn't be better, and they couldn't make Wei Chenglan feel at ease.

Wei Chenglan went to the capital, there is another purpose, his son Wei Lianggong, this year is also seventeen, but he can't find a good gentleman, Wen Han back then, in Shanyang County Wang Juren to study, Wang Juren later, still want to go one step further, come to the capital to participate in the Spring Festival, never go back, Shanyang has been rich in recent years, the shops in the county are open one after another, and the people who study well are also leaving one after another.

Some people used to be trapped by money and couldn't continue scientific research, but now, when the economy is good, how can they stop fighting? Merchants have a low status, and they all hope to have an official to protect them, so even if they are relatives who turn the corner, they are willing to support dozens of taels of silver, and if they win, they will have a protective umbrella for the rest of their lives.

Wei Chenglan was really distressed for his son, and he didn't want to trouble his sister and nephew, but he really couldn't help it.

Since Wei received the letter from her brother, she began to look forward to this day, although the two families have only been separated for more than a year, but she feels that they are decades long, she really hopes to visit her aunt, and most importantly, she misses her youngest daughter Liangxi very much.

There are big rules in the wealthy family, only on the first day, Qian Xiancheng and Wei Shi brought in once, saluted the lord of Yujie County, and also let Wen Jin and Yanran salute him, and took the opportunity to meet the niece Sun, and then, he was arranged to live in the outer courtyard, unlike in the mountain village before, you can also sit at a table to eat and chat at will.

Ge Shi is still so neat and neat, her youngest son can already walk, and he can also say a word, let kowtow, let him kowtow, let him do it, and make the lord of Yujie very strange, and he will not let go.

In the circle of noblewomen in the capital, there is a rumor that pregnant women have more contact with little boys, and it is very likely to give birth to boys, so the lord of Yujie begged Qian Xiancong to let Ge live in Beijing for a few more days, and then go back when she gave birth.

"Wen Jin intends to let the Wei family live in the capital, and is convincing, it is better for you to have such intentions."

"Then, let your brother and sister live in our yard first, so that I can see Xiao Liangkui every day, I think, every time Liangkui speaks, the baby dances in the belly, as if playing with him."

"Really?" Qian Xiancong excitedly stretched out his hand and gently stroked his wife's belly, "Is it the same as me talking to him?" ”

"It's different, when you speak, he listens obediently, and when Liang Kui speaks, he kicks and punches, just like he is playing."

"Then let Liang Kui stay, don't worry, the Wei family brothers are very good, and the Wei family brothers and sisters are also good."

Wei was also worried that his brother was coming, and the county lord was unhappy, but he didn't expect Qian Xiancong to propose to keep him, so he was naturally willing to do it. Ge has four children and has rich experience in childbirth, so Wei asked her to teach the county lord of Yujie more, this rural woman with solid eyes, as soon as she has time, she will talk to the county lord of Yujie a few words, but let the pre-birth phobia of the county lord of Yujie dissipate a lot.

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