Although the Yang family did not make a big splash when they returned to Beijing, as soon as the Chongwen Mén tax customs passed, everyone who should know it from top to bottom knew about it. And after arriving at the Mirror Garden, Chen Lan immediately sent people to report the news everywhere.

Early the next morning, she got up early, freshened up, and went outside to see the housekeeper's daughter-in-law and mother everywhere, and left Aunt Liu there to take care of the head of the house for the time being, and she went back to the house first. At this time, Aunt Yun had already packed up all the gifts she had brought from Jiangnan this time, and sorted them out according to the categories of each family.

Yang Jinzhou also got up early and just came back from the military department, and at this time he glanced at the full kang gift, he couldn't help but think of Chen Lan's careful and slow picking scene on the previous return trip, and couldn't help asking: "Do you go back to the Hou Mansion first, or go to the eldest princess first?" ”

"Although the identity of the mother is different, since it is a parent, it cannot go beyond the generation. In the morning, I went back to the Yangning Hou Mansion, and then went to my mother's place in the afternoon, and there were some xiǎo things to ask her to bring into the palace. When I got the news yesterday, I said it all. ”

Yang Jinzhou saw Chen Lan saying while directing a few girls to take out the things and put them in the car, so he stepped forward and whispered: "Why are you in such a hurry, wouldn't it be more lenient to visit a family in one day?" Just for a little while, it's inconvenient to say anything, and you're not afraid of the old lady and the eldest princess being angry. ”

"Not for you?" Chen Lan glanced at Yang Jin, and saw that he was a little puzzled, so he didn't answer immediately, but waited for a few girls to go out of Mén with something, and then she whispered, "After all, you just came back, and you haven't summoned you to meet relatives and friends, I am the only one who goes, and I have stayed in each house for a long time, and it is inevitable that someone will say something no." I went to these two close relatives today, and tomorrow I will go to the Korean Mansion and the Du Mansion, and if I have time, I will go to the Weiguo Mansion and the Dai family...... In short, before your affairs are decided, more things are better than less things, they are all in Beijing, and after you decide, I just go out every day to string mén, and others can't take care of it. ”

"Lanlan, you really don't leak."

Seeing Yang Jinzhou laughing bitterly, she straightened his collar and placket, and then smiled and said, "When you meet the saint and everything is decided, then I will go back to see the old lady and my mother." At that time, it didn't matter if you had two more meals, and today you will stay at home. You haven't been idle for a few days in Jiangnan, "Now that you're back, it's rare to be idle, and you should talk to your mother more." ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you!" , The couple laughed for a while, Chen Lan saw that it was not too early, so he didn't say more, and hurriedly walked out. Sitting in the carriage, she couldn't help but open a crack in the curtains, and quietly looked at the capital after nearly three years of absence. Completely different from today's ever-changing era in later generations, those streets and alleys are still the same as before, whether it is a high mén compound or a xiǎomén xiǎo household, there is little atmosphere of change" Even the pedestrians on the street are exactly the same as before, and even walk with a bit of unhurried leisure.

As soon as the carriage entered Yangning Street, she heard the sound of loud talking in front of her, and Suo Xìng raised the curtains, "A little look, I saw that there seemed to be a carriage and horses parked in the west corner, but I couldn't see anything else." When we got closer, there was another conversation between the mén room and the attendant, and after a while, the stopped car slowly drove in, and walked for a while before stopping.

When the carriage stopped, she took Aunt Yun's hand and got out of the car, and then she saw the other two cars parked in front of her. Compared with her oil-clearing car, which has almost no decoration, the previous car looks well-painted, but whether it is the car circumference or the curtain hook curtain, it looks quite old. The latter car is engraved with huā white copper package, and the hidden nails of the enclosure are all bright brass, which looks like a new car that has just been acquired, and it looks quite bright.

Compared to the carriage, there were two groups of people standing at the entrance of the second mén, and the people who were surrounded in the middle and looking at her were also dressed in different ways. The two faces, which were once quite similar, were now almost reversed. Chen Bing's amber sè embroidered origami huā's skirt "green sè water wave dress, although the face is fine, but the style huā is a little old-fashioned, coupled with her dull skin sè, lack of jīng qi expression, more and more people look older. And Chen Yun is a big red makeup huāxiǎo jacket covered with a red sè auspicious cloud pattern jacket, an orange sè vanilla-edged skirt, the bright face sè plus the gold cui on the head, the whole person is jīng Shen Yiyi.

Seeing Chen Lan go up the steps, Chen Yun smiled and lowered the steps to greet him, called the third sister, and held his hand for a long time to ask for warmth, but Chen Bing stood still and didn't move, until Chen Yun pulled Chen Lan up, she looked Chen Lan up and down for a while, pinched the handkerchief and said with a smile: "You are all Mrs. Yipin, and it is not good to dress up when you go back to your parents' house, and people who don't know think that your brother-in-law is unhappy now, and she can't afford to wear those lines." You look at the fourth sister, just now the wife and her husband have sealed the six pins, this is immediately silk silk gold and silver beads, everyone knows when you go out, the fourth brother-in-law is chūn proud! ”

Chen Yun's face immediately changed, and she glanced at Chen Lan as if she hadn't heard it, and she still had a faint smile on her face, and then she smiled casually: "My master has gone from seven to six grades, and it is the happiest time for me to dress up, so I naturally follow it, where do I dare to compare with the third sister?" is the second sister's house, which is also a big family, unlike our xiǎoménxiǎo household, which naturally only has these cheesy things. ”

"You...... Okay, sure enough, now that men have some talent, you have confidence! Chen Bing laughed angrily, and as soon as he raised his hand, his finger almost touched Chen Yun's face, "Look at it, if your man is really prosperous, he should dislike you, the wife who was born in a good family!" What kind of thing are you, back then, xiǎo meant to welcome, and when you were proud, you were public, white-eyed wolf! ”

Seeing that Chen Yun was annoyed, the two sisters were about to argue in these two mouths, Chen Lan finally couldn't stand it anymore, coughed heavily, and then said lightly: "It's already this season, what else is there to mention about the old things back then, I didn't come to Ran to make people look at jokes!" It's rare to get together today, not to mention sisterhood, but also to watch the same Hou Mansion for the sake of the same house, do you still plan to let others chew their tongues and watch the excitement after you go home? ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, Chen Bing thought of the girl who came with him and the girl given by his mother-in-law, Chen Yun remembered that there were also people who were accompanied by Mrs. Su Chen, and they were all silent for a while. Because of such a incident at the mouth of Mén, "when the three sisters entered the second mén and walked all the way along the road", no one spoke, and the people who visited the people who visited along the way also held their breath, and the atmosphere around them was extremely stiff for a while.

It wasn't until he entered the main room of Liao Xiangyuan to meet the Zhu family that Chen Lan smiled and gave the gifts one by one, that the atmosphere eased a little. Although he didn't expect to meet Chen Bing and Chen Yun today, Chen Lan even brought a copy of them, in addition to the lake pen and Xiangfei bamboo pen holder, there was also a beautiful purple clay pot for his brother-in-law Yang Ai and brother-in-law Su Yi, in addition, a cloisonne incense box was added to Yang Ai, and four new books produced by Jinling Academy were given to Su Yi.

Although there was nothing golden at all, Chen Bing and Chen Yun were both the housekeeper's daughters-in-law, and the expressions on their faces gradually flattened.

Because Chen Xi still avoided it, "The one given to her was naturally taken by people." In contrast, Zhu looked at the big jacket that Chen Lan shook off, and his face was full of smiles for a while. She didn't care that this fabric was the new huā of Nanjing Weaving this year, and she didn't care that the other nobles in the capital hadn't started yet, what she cared about was Chen Lan's heart of the stitches, so she told Zheng's mother to put it away, and when it was October, she took it out and wore it, and she glanced at other Western materials and other things, "The smile on her face is even bigger."

"I should take care of myself in Jiangnan, and I'm still busy with all this needlework, and it's not like no one at home does it for me!"

Having said that, Zhu pulled someone to sit beside him, and asked Chen Lan carefully for a while, "While talking, the outside world reported that Mrs. Ma was here, and everyone in the room hurriedly got up. And Mrs. Ma entered the room and greeted Zhu with a smile, her eyes turned on the two NVs, and after she sat down, she suddenly said to Chen Bing: "Since you are back today, why don't you bring Brother Yuan over?" ”

What about this?" Zhu's face suddenly froze. But Mrs. Ma happened to be facing sideways, where did she notice this, and when Chen Bing heard this, the condensation on her face disappeared at once, and was replaced by a face full of sè: "Mrs. Tai said that the child is too xiǎo, and the weather is cold, and she is afraid that she will be sick too much, so she said that she will wait for the season when the chūn is warm and then bring it out to the old lady to see, and the mother-in-law and Xianggong also mean this." ”

Speaking of children, Chen Lan is fine, but Chen Yun's face is a little unnatural. Sure enough, when Mrs. Ma heard this, she smiled and nodded, and then looked at Chen Yun as if she hated iron and steel, and said: "You, Cheng Tian is too virtuous, and the people in the room are moving one after another, and now there are already two nv children out of the house, if those xiǎo hooves are preempted by you and give birth to a eldest son, what kind of face do you have as a lady of the right brand?" Uncle has a good future, and there will be no shortage of plans for the boss and colleagues to send NV people, if you don't hurry up now, what will you do in the future, do you still have to wait until the old people are yellow? ”

The more she spoke, the more energetic she became, and the conversation turned to Chen Lan again: "Even the third aunt nǎinǎi, you are too." Speaking of which, several of you are the same age, and Wu is a happy event in the same year, and it has been more than three years now, and it is always not a way to have no children. Although the third aunt is not the xìng son who is greedy for nvsè, it is inevitable that the manly husband will not act on the spot, in case there are some indiscriminate nv people outside to find mén, it is better to ...... at home", "Okay! Hearing this, Zhu Shi finally couldn't help it, slapped the armrest and snorted softly, and saw Mrs. Ma turn her head in a sneer, she said word by word, "You can take care of the affairs in your own house, they have all come out of the marriage of the aunt, and their own affairs will be out of proportion?" ”

Mrs. Ma's heart disease for many years is that she didn't give birth to a son when she was young, and those concubines gave her a room to prevent thieves, so she only survived such a concubine as Chen Yun, and the only concubine was also raised at a few years before she was gone, and when she was old, she had to endure her husband pulling people into the room one by one, but she couldn't say anything against it. Although it is not satisfactory after getting married, she has a big fat son in the first child, so in front of the more and more proud Shu NV and nephew NV, she naturally wants to put the score of her elders on a table, but who would have thought that she would say such a sentence without saying two sentences, and she was stopped by her mother-in-law in one gulp.

She responded with a flickering look in her eyes, and was thinking about saying something more, when Zhu Shi said bluntly: "Bing'er Yun'er is also rare to come back, your mother and NV want to come and have something to say, you can go to Ziningju to talk, save yourself from being restrained in front of me." Lan'er has been gone for the past two or three years, and I also have my own words to ask Jiāo to replace her. ”

Although Chen Bing was staring at Chen Lan, it could be seen that she didn't look at herself at all, and she couldn't help but feel bitter in her heart, but she also knew that in Zhu's place, she didn't want to overpower Chen Lan no matter what" Therefore, seeing that her mother Mrs. Ma was a little hesitant, she threw a look, and then stood up first and bent her knees to Zhu, and then glanced at Chen Yun with a smile.

"Fourth sister, the old lady is going to keep someone to talk to herself, what are you still doing here? Our sisters haven't seen each other for a long time, so let's go to Ziningju and talk about our hearts! However, Chen Yun respectfully bowed to the Zhu family and said: "Old lady, the Su family is not as good as the Hou Mansion, most of the people are newcomers, and most of them are slippery. Today, I still learned that the third sister returned to Beijing, so it was easy for me to come back, and I also wanted to say to the old lady and the third sister. Just yesterday, "the old man suddenly received the order to transfer the ...... of the military department"

"Wait, my uncle has transferred to the military department?" Zhu's face suddenly became solemn, and she looked at Chen Yun for a while, and when she saw him nodding slightly, she said to Mrs. Ma and Chen Bing, "It's okay, it's rare for the fifth girl to come back, leave her to talk to me." Go first, and if you want to go back, send someone to come and talk to me." ”

This undoubtedly means that Chen Bing doesn't have to go back to Liao Xiangyuan, and at that moment, Chen Bing's face suddenly turned blue and ugly, "Mrs. Ma hates it even more." However, as soon as Chen Yun got married, Aunt Liu simply went to the nunnery to eat fasting and chant Buddha, and she didn't even show it in front of her, and it was even more rare for Chen Yun to come back after she got married. At this moment, she had to glance at Chen Yun with a vicious gaze, and then turned to leave.

As soon as the people in the way left like this, the room suddenly became empty, and it was a lot empty," Chen Lan finally felt that his ears were clear. Therefore, she naturally took Zhu's arm and asked with a smile: "Old lady" xiǎo Si said yesterday that she was waiting for me here, "Why is she not here now?" ”

Zhu originally wanted to ask about Su Yi, but when Chen Lan asked Chen Yan, she immediately put that in advance, and said with a smile: "He even asked for leave, if he is fine, of course he will wait for you at home, but today Du Ge Lao happened to be resting, and he sent someone early in the morning, and called someone over in a hurry." When he left, he was still complaining bitterly, but it was a pity that he couldn't read his book when he rode a horse, and he didn't know if he could pass this hurdle today. ”

"The fourth brother is smart and clever, no matter how he studies and learns martial arts, he is willing to work hard, Du Ge always looks at his son-in-law, and the more he looks at it, the happier he becomes, where will he really embarrass him?" Chen Yun was not in a hurry to talk about his own business, and joked with a smile on the side, "Besides, I heard that the cabinet has not stopped going up and down before, and Du Ge invited the fourth brother to come over because of the rare duty, which shows this important heart." After the examination, if the fourth brother is angry, maybe Du Ge will be happy for a while, and it is not necessary to reward him with something. ”

has been going back and forth for more than two years, and seeing Chen Yan grow up as a chéng person, Chen Lan is the happiest in his heart. At this time, although Chen Yun's words were a bit flattering, they were pleasant to the ear after all," so she couldn't help but smile at Chen Yun.

"Fourth sister, don't praise him, I don't know what he will be angry when he hears it." She paused, and felt that Zhu seemed to shake her hand gently, and then she asked with a smile, "The fourth sister just said that her brother-in-law was transferred from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the military department yesterday?" You must know that the imperial history is noble, and the brother-in-law has only been promoted to the sixth rank not long ago, why did he suddenly go to the military department? "I also wondered, but when the master came back, he was very happy, saying that he had transferred the martial arts division member Wailang. Although there are still two Lang Zhong above, even I know that this Wuxuan Division is the most sought-after shortage. I am in charge of the entry and exit of the house, and I have not seen the master use a large amount of silver, and this féi lack fell from the sky, which is really unsettling. Chen Yun saw that Zhu's brows were furrowed, but Chen Lan was thoughtful, knowing that he had said enough, so he took the opportunity to show an embarrassed expression, "The old lady and the third sister don't laugh at me, I don't know anything, I always feel that the lack that has fallen from the sky makes people's hearts go up and down."

"He only blindly cares about getting promoted and making a fortune, and having you help him watch it is a blessing that he can't cultivate in ten lifetimes!" Zhu shook his head for a while, then looked at Chen Yun and sighed, "I didn't expect you to get married, but people don't have the same impatience as before, and this person has grown a lot in dealing with things and thinking about things, and he is much better than your sister." I knew ...... earlier, ""

The conversation came to an abrupt end. And Chen Yun lowered his head as if he didn't understand, but the hand holding the handkerchief unconsciously used his strength. What's the use of saying that now? She has already seen that Mrs. Ma and Chen Bing's mother have been selected by the son of Runing Bo, but in the end, because her father lost her title, she is in a mess, and now the Yang family is not even as good as an ordinary official eunuch; The third uncle, Yang Ninghou Chen Ying, also gave Chen Xi a lot of effort, and Aunt Luo even borrowed Luo Guifei's power to choose Xiangyang Bo, who directly had the title, but now Chen Xi is watching the widow; Chen Lan is the best married, but how much hard work is there in the future?

Since she has married into the Su family, she must at least be optimistic about Su Yi's future, otherwise, once her husband suffers a setback, with that heart, he may be even worse than her father Chen Jiu!

"Fourth sister, how is your sister-in-law's marriage now?" , Chen Lan suddenly asked, and when she saw Chen Yun's face change, she couldn't help but move in her heart. Sure enough, the next moment, Chen Yun said extremely reluctantly: "It's all the previous family who has been picking up all day long, and she has all been dissatisfied with the few families I worked so hard to find, and she is only waiting for the dragon to be attached." You must know that Wan'er is two years older than me, this is just wishful thinking, and it is a shame that the old man is also in favor of waiting for the results of the Ministry of Rites. ”

"What is possible?"

With this voice, Chen Yan broke through the mén curtain and broke into the house. Seeing that Chen Yun was also there, he was stunned, and with a smile, he put a big burden in his hand on the empty seat on the east side of the kang, regardless of 3721, and then saluted one by one. When Zhu asked him to sit in the car, he salivated and sat next to his grandmother.

"I'm really tired, Du Ge Lao interrogated me for half an hour, and almost even asked him in a cold sweat, but fortunately he wasn't trained." Chen Yan exhaled as if he had palpitations, and then pointed to the thing next to him and said, "Not only that, but I also got a lot of colors." There are wild fungus and shiitake mushrooms sent by relatives in Du Ge's hometown, pickled pickles and pickles, and ......"

"Stop, you can put these things on the old lady's kang casually?" Chen Lan couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it for a while.

"Sister", where can I be so ignorant? I sent those local products directly to the old lady's kitchen, and those pickles and the like were put away by the girl for the old lady, in case of stomach. It's not good to use it. As for these ......," he smiled, and then he stood up and stepped forward to untie it, but saw that there were a bunch of bottles and cans and other things inside, "I heard that it was some rouge huā powder from the West, Du Ge always wrote poems to win the lottery when he was driving in front of the palace, and kept some for Zheng'er's sister, and some for others, and the rest of the brains were given to me." Those who see it have a share, and the fourth sister might as well bring some back. ”

Chen Yan had never had any other brothers and sisters in his eyes except Chen Lan in the past, but at this moment, seeing him say this, he picked out four things and smiled and held them over and stuffed them for her. After talking and laughing for a while, she knew that her ancestors and grandchildren "had something to say when they reunited after a long absence, so they left and went home."

As soon as Chen Yun left, Chen Yan immediately revealed his true form, sat down beside Chen Lan and asked, "What is the fourth sister doing?" Is there something wrong with the fourth brother-in-law? ”

"How?"

Although she knew that the Zhu family must not be angry, Chen Lan still got used to it, stretched out her hand and flicked a finger on Chen Yan's brain, and saw her younger brother blinking her eyes and looking at herself, so she told the truth of the matter. As a result, I saw Chen Yan pouting angrily.

"I thought it was a big deal, this is the daring feeling! I heard about it when I went back to the Hou Mansion last night, and when I went to the Du Mansion this morning, I deliberately inquired with Du Ge Lao, and I heard that it was the right deputy Du Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who didn't like the fourth brother-in-law like a sour scholar, so the Wu Xuan Division happened to be in a uproar because of the previous military election fraud, and there was a vacancy for a while, so he hurriedly swept people out of the mén, no, people were really happy to take office. After saying this, he took the tea handed over by Chen Lan next to him, drank it bitterly, and then said casually, "However, Du Ge Lao also added, this is the official statement, just listen to it, the right deputy Du Yushi doesn't like the fourth brother-in-law, but he is the proud mén of Yuanfu Song Ge Lao."