"Uncle can't come back for lunch today?" Wen Yi looked sideways at Shu Ping outside the door, feeling a little disappointed in her heart.

Shu Ping lowered his head: "Yes, the uncle said that he had something to discuss with Mr. Hu, so he couldn't come back at noon, so let the grandmother eat first." The uncle also said that the grandmother should not treat herself badly because he did not come back, he must eat well, rest well, and when he comes back in the evening, he will talk to the grandmother. ”

"Got it, you go down." Wen Yi picked up the half-made men's home cotton shoes on the kang side again, and started to stay.

She knew that Liu Dongxing was very busy, but now that the situation in King Kang's Mansion had calmed down, King Zheng had also been ambushed, and the military affairs were taken over by Captain Zheng, and the Kangnan garrison was not allowed to interfere in a small matter, and the soldiers on the other side of the garrison had returned to the barracks, and there were still some days left for the big training after spring. Liu Dongxing once mentioned that he only needs to do some simple paperwork now, and before the opening of the government office after the year, he can squeeze out some leisure time to accompany her. Seeing that the New Year is about to come out, but on the first New Year after their marriage, their husband and wife have not even eaten a serious reunion dinner together, which is really unreasonable. He's going to have to make up for it anyway.

However, as soon as he finished saying this, he got busy again, and said that he had said in the morning, and when he had sent off the people from the garrison, he would go to Hu Jinquan to discuss a few things, and then he would come back to have lunch with her, and then he would stay at home for leisure in the afternoon, and if there was nothing to do in two days, he would accompany her back to Pingyang to visit her grandmother, Mrs. Lu, and stay in Guzhuang for two days and then rush back, which happened to be the day of the opening of the government. Now it seems that this plan is about to come to naught.

But there's no way around it. Although she was a little unhappy in her heart, Wen Yi still told herself that she had to be considerate of Liu Dongxing, he was busy with business, and it was also for this family. They are still young, and when they are busy during this time, there are countless days and nights to spend with each other.

Wen Yi picked up the needlework again and started to make shoes, and it didn't take long for Dong Que to report: "Grandma, Miss Six is here." Wen Yi didn't get up when she heard this, but just put her shoes back in the sewing basket, and showed a smile to Wen Hui who came in the door: "Why does my sister have time to come?" I heard in the morning that you're going out today. ”

Wen Hui sat down opposite her and said, "The weather is very good today, it is rare to have such a good sun in winter, I originally planned to accompany my mother to the temple to eat fast, but I just received a letter from my hometown, my mother didn't want to go out, so I didn't force her." ”

Wen Yi hurriedly asked, "What happened to my hometown?" Or is there news coming from the capital? ”

Wen Hui replied listlessly: "The old man really plans to send the old lady back, just wait for the Flower Dynasty Festival, if the weather is warm enough, he will set off, even if it is delayed for some time, it will not be later than April." ”

Wen Yi felt that something was wrong when she heard it: "Master...... Planning to send the old lady back? "Isn't the old lady planning to come back?

Wen Hui sneered: "It's good that you understand it in your heart, isn't that what it is?" The old man has been an official in the capital for more than ten years, although he is not high-powered, but he is also stable and has never lost face. As soon as the old lady went, she made trouble one after another, could the old man have any ideas in his heart? It's a pity that he wants the reputation of filial piety, but he doesn't want to go against the old lady's wishes, and the best way is to ask her to return to her hometown to recuperate. After all, the old lady is used to the life of Gu Zhuang, and when she suddenly moves to the capital, she will always feel unaccustomed to it, and her health will not be good. Since the old man is filial, it is naturally impossible to sit idly by and watch the old lady suffer. ”

Wen Yi heard a lot of resentment in her words: "Is this what you said in the letter, or did you guess it yourself?" ”

Wen Hui's face was careless: "The letter was written by my brother, so naturally I won't say it explicitly, but there are still some hints between the lines, I can guess it at a glance, and this is not a difficult thing." ”

Wen Yi coughed lightly and opened the topic: "Auntie and uncle are coming back, are aunts and you planning to go back?" It's almost spring, and you've been in Cannes for a long time. ”

Wen Hui glanced at her: "What?" Disgusted with us? Is this to drive us away? ”

"What do you say?!" Wen Yi couldn't help grinding her teeth, "You have lived in my house for so long, what kind of mistreatment have I had?" Is it not eating well, or is it not living comfortably? Or maybe the girl waits for her heartlessly?! I'm just casually asking, and you say this kind of thing, I really recognize you for nothing! ”

Wen Hui snorted and laughed: "I just asked casually, and you gave me a look." Okay, okay, it's me who is wrong, I shouldn't have said such a thing, my sister will compensate you, right? After that, he got up and bowed to Wen Yi.

Wen Yi turned her head and closed her eyes, before glaring back: "Okay, don't talk nonsense, you talk seriously, what are you going to do?" Although my aunt and I discussed how to deal with it when my aunt and grandmother came back, if the day came, if my aunt insisted on teaching you a lesson, my aunt, as a daughter-in-law, would not be very obstructive. After all, the Gu family is a famous family in the local area, and they have always attached great importance to benevolence, filial piety, etiquette and righteousness. If you do enough of the etiquette, the uncle and grandmother will be at a loss, and the patriarch can still help to play the round, if you refuse to do enough of the etiquette, then no one can help you! "It's not that she underestimated Wen Hui, can the latter's sex really be a courtesy for being a granddaughter in front of the old lady? It's really worrying.

Wen Hui smiled and said lightly: "Etiquette or something, even if I do enough, if she can't get used to it, she will still pick out a bunch of thorns." Besides, this time the lord sent her back, although it was in the name of filial piety, but she was not sure how to be angry in her heart, she couldn't be angry with the lord, and didn't she toss hard for me, a granddaughter who was not angry? My mother told me not to go back, but to live here in Cannes, and only said that she was here to be your companion. The ninth brother-in-law's identity is not as good as before, and the old lady is in the way of your husband and wife's face, and she will never dare to send someone to force me to go back, but the ninth sister is afraid that she will have to keep me for a little longer. ”

"What's so hard about that?" Wen Yi said, "If the eldest uncle and grandmother really send someone to pick you up, I will come forward to keep you." It's just that you stay, and it can be said that you are my companion, so what should the eldest aunt do? If you go back, I'm afraid you'll be angry. ”

Wen Hui is not worried about this: "My mother has a fate, a child, and a mother's support, and she has done enough etiquette, what can she do if she picks thorns?" My lord is in the capital, and no one else in my hometown can suppress my mother, as long as my mother doesn't deflate herself first, who can toss her? Of course, grievances are inevitable, but my mother said that she will not take any more grievances to heart, as long as the old lady does not hurt our brothers and sisters, she will go. Of course, I don't plan to make my mother too sad, I will send someone to pick her up every one or two months to stay for a few days, and the old lady will naturally not dare to stop you if you come forward. ”

Wen Yi listened funny: "Sounds like you're going to take advantage of my momentum?" It's just that my father-in-law is only a fourth-grade military attaché, so I don't dare to offend your family's old command. ”

Wen Hui curled the corners of her mouth: "Don't underestimate your man too much." He is a four-grade person, but in this chaos that has just subsided, who can't see that he has made a great contribution? Don't cover it up for him, it's not just King Zheng who is making trouble this time, right? I'm afraid that the former Kang Wangfu was also involved, otherwise why did the prefect seal the city gate for a few days for a thief before the Chinese New Year? But in the encirclement and suppression of rebels? ”

Wen Yi couldn't help but marvel at her: "The truth can be deduced just from a little rumor outside, the sixth sister is really a smart person!" There was a bit of chaos in King Kang's Mansion, and several ambitious old servants of the palace colluded with King Zheng to rebel, but the government had already caught them, and other people from King Kang's Mansion also helped. Now that the danger of Cannes is gone, my father-in-law has some credit in it, but it is also indispensable for the help of others. ”

Wen Hui smiled: "You have been hiding from me for these days, and you are finally willing to tell me the truth." Although this kind of merit cannot be received by one person alone, it can be seen that each person's holy family has come to him. King Zheng thought about the chair on the Jinluan Palace, everyone knew it, but there had been no trouble all these years, and everyone pretended not to see it, but His Royal Highness had been wary of him. To tell the truth, the emperor died early, and he was born to a palace person, so it is not worth a question, but King Zheng is the only surviving eldest brother of His Royal Highness, and he is not lost to Tai in terms of background, but because the saint does not want to see people from his foreign family, he ordered him to be a vassal early. Even if he doesn't rebel, with these points alone, His Royal Highness can't allow him to be a vassal king comfortably. In the past, when I was with Zheng Lijun, I heard her mention that she wanted to calculate who the He family was, and that person would lose his official position or something. The affairs in the palace are decided by Concubine Zheng, but when it comes to matters in the court, Zheng Lijun usually asks His Royal Highness in advance, which shows that he has long been wary of the people around King Zheng. Kangcheng is only two days away from Qingzhou, and when Taidai Sheng was dealing with the government, he sent the ninth brother-in-law here to be a garrison with troops, which must have the intention of containing King Zheng. With such a heavy responsibility, if the ninth brother-in-law is not his cronies, I don't believe it! With the support of Tai and the great achievements, it will naturally be a smooth progress in the future. Although the old lady is old and confused, her eyes can still be used, how can she not see such a simple truth? Of course, she didn't dare to offend your husband and wife. ”

Wen Yi poured her a cup of tea wordlessly, and specially held it in front of her: "After saying so many things at once, isn't my sister thirsty?" ”

Wen Hui raised her eyebrows: "It's just right, my mouth is dry, thank you sister." With that, he took the tea and drank it down.

Wen Yi smiled: "I understand what you said, it's hard for you to see it so clearly." However, with the blue eyes of His Royal Highness, even if we can shelter you for a while, we are not omnipotent. No matter how I say it, I am also the daughter of the Gu family, and I am the younger generation of my uncle and grandmother, if you go too far and provoke her temper, I have to teach you a lesson, and I can't stop it. I'll teach you a good one, when King Zheng rebelled before, and the imperial court sent a large army to suppress it, the uncle of the Jiang family made a great contribution, and it is likely that there will be a reward later, which is a great joy for the Jiang family! If the uncle of the Jiang family is promoted to an official with this merit, for the eldest aunt, won't it be equivalent to adding a big backer? My sister might as well go back and persuade the eldest aunt to let her be closer to her brother, even if it is to write a letter to express condolences, the Jiang family was frightened, if they can release more kindness at this time, they will repay the favor, and they must be willing to protect the eldest aunt more. Okay, what do you do with my mother's brother who doesn't rely on me? ”

Wen Hui's eyes lit up, and she straightened up: "What you said is true?" I've never heard of my uncle making a contribution. ”

After all, Wen Hui's mother and daughter live in the inner house, if no one communicates, how can they know these things? Besides, this happened just a few days ago, and the rumors haven't had time to reach Cannes. Wen Yi hurriedly explained the whole thing briefly, and Wen Hui suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine, my mother actually just can't pull it down." The little uncle is the only concubine of the grandfather, the first two uncles died in the prime of life, and eighty percent of the Jiang family's huge family business was brought over by the grandmother from her mother's family, but it fell into the hands of the irrelevant little uncle, and the mother couldn't bear this breath. But the younger uncle has not meant to swallow up the property over the years, but has always taken more care of the wives and children of the two eldest uncles. As long as the mother is a little closer to them, the little uncle is naturally willing to reconcile with her. My mother's family became a high-ranking official, and my mother had the confidence, even if she came to the old lady, the old lady didn't dare to bully her openly. The squire is not very stable, and if there is a case in the future, our family will have to rely on relatives to pull it! ”

Wen Yi smiled slightly: "If you really have this intention, write a letter and send it quickly." I asked my husband to help me inquire about where the Jiang family is staying now, and my aunt can also send some things over to condole. ”

Wen Hui nodded in response, and looked at her with some amusement: "Recently, I saw that you were a little cold to my mother, far less warm than when my mother first came, and I felt strange in my heart, and I thought that my mother accidentally offended you by saying the wrong thing." Today, it seems that you are still very good to my mother. ”

Wen Yi's smile stiffened slightly: "Where did this start?" My sister misunderstood. ”

Wen Hui glanced at her with crooked eyebrows: "Okay, okay, just take it as a misunderstanding." I have one more thing for you, and you must help me. ”

Wen Yi frowned: "What are you going to do?" ”

Wen Hui smiled: "Don't worry, it's not a big deal." Since I plan to stay in Cannes for a long time, it is naturally not good to keep bothering you. Didn't you say before that you could borrow me from another house if you rented another house? I won't lend you for nothing, I'll pay the rent myself, can you take me over and have a look? ”

Wen Yi remembered the excuse he said earlier, and hurriedly said, "What about living here?" When your grandmother and brothers come, and you live here, and you can be with my grandmother, isn't it better than living alone? Besides, you are also the daughter of a good family, how can you not be with your relatives and live alone in a house? ”

"What's the fuss?" Wen Hui glanced at her, "You have a small place here, don't think I didn't see it, since my mother and I came here to borrow it, the ninth brother-in-law and you want to meet, you have to run across the courtyard, and the trouble of coming and going is dead." You say that there is no reason for your daughter's family to live alone, and I want to say that there is no reason to drive the master out of the house in order to entertain relatives! While your grandmother and they haven't arrived yet, this house is still full of people, hurry up and clean up the house first, so as not to be in a hurry. ”

Wen Yi thought about it for a while, and said a little reluctantly: "If you want to move out, you are not allowed to live alone." You go and tell your aunt about this, no matter which room your aunt or grandmother is, ask an elder with age and status to be your companion. Also, the house I rented is a little farther away from here, so let's rent another one near the left, so we can live nearby and take care of each other. When my uncle and grandmother sent someone, I also had the confidence to tell them that I had asked you to be my companion. ”

Wen Hui said impatiently: "How can I not understand this? It's just that I've asked people about the nearby rooms, and there is no one to rent recently, but the one you rent is just empty, you take me over to have a look, if I don't like it, it's not too late to discuss. ”

Wen Yi had no choice but to respond: "Ming'er, I'll tell them to clean up, and then invite my sister to go." ”

Wen Hui jumped up with a smile and took her hand: "What are you waiting for Ming'er to do?" The weather is good today, let's go! (To be continued)