Looking back at the carriage that didn't look luxurious on the outside, but when he just helped his wife up, there was a different kind of carriage, Yang Jinzhou couldn't help but glance at the horse on the side that looked bored without its owner, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously showed a smile.

Just now I said that I had grown up, but as soon as I saw my sister, I hid in the carriage and hurriedly whispered, this x guy!

Chen Yan in the carriage naturally didn't know what his brother-in-law had turned around. At this moment, there were only the two sisters and brothers sitting next to each other in the carriage, although the light penetrated through the gap between the curtains and curtains in front of him was insignificant, but he still took advantage of this glimmer of light to look at Chen Lan carefully. Now my sister is much better than before she went to Jiangnan, and the person who has always been slender finally shows a little plumpness, he laughed.

"It is said that the water and soil in the south of the Yangtze River raise people, and it seems that it is true. If I hadn't been able to get out, I would have wanted to go to Jiangnan to see you. ”

"You ......", Chen Lan looked at the head that was already level with himself, and couldn't help but stretch out his hand and lightly tap it on the brain, "Schoolwork is important, and besides, I won't come back if I don't go." When you're older, you can get anywhere in the world. ”

"My parents are here, not far away, although we have no father, but the old lady is still there, at most I dare to walk around Gyeonggi." Chen Yan shook his head as if he was plucking a 1n drum, and then naturally climbed Chen Lan's arm, "Sister, I didn't think it before, but since the death of Princess Jin, the fifth sister's ...... When the shipwreck of the Xiangyang Bona Mission was confirmed, I was always terrified, afraid that you would have some bad news. ”

Speaking of which, Chen Lan only felt heavy in his heart. When she first heard the news of the disappearance of Xiangyangbo and the North Korean mission, she hoped that it was just a rumor, but later as the Liaodong army and the North Korean army collided and fought fiercely on the border again and again, the rumor gradually became confirmed. It is reported that Kaicha has coveted the fertile soil of Liaodong and Nuergandu for a long time. But at this time, it may be due to other pressures.

Chen Yan was silent for a while, and then continued: "There is no one in Xiangyangbo's family, after Aunt Luo heard the news, she wanted to quickly withdraw from the marriage and find another good family, who knew that the fifth sister would directly wring her head, and Aunt Luo had to return to the old lady" Now that there is an X courtyard behind the Qingxi Residence, she will take the practice at home. I've seen her several times, and her mouth is worn out, but she just won't change her mind, and she keeps saying things like that, which sounds upsetting 1un! ”

"When I get back, I'll persuade her."

Having said that, Chen Lan remembered that Chen Xi was cold and stubborn, but he didn't have much expectations in his heart, but he really didn't want to watch that kind of Ling Shuang Hongmei wither in the early years; With the rhythmic turning sound of the wheel, in addition to the major events of the imperial court, Chen Yan, who usually wrote letters, almost only mentioned Zhu himself and Chen Ting, whispered about the situation at home, from the second uncle Chen Jiu Shen and the worse his health, the second aunt Mrs. Ma tried to do housework several times but could not succeed, although Aunt Luo said that her name was not right, she insisted on taking care of the huge Hou Mansion in an orderly manner; Until Chen Bing, who got married, returned to his parents' house twice in three days, "Chen Yun is rare to come back all year round, and every New Year's holiday...... By the time he had almost finished speaking, the carriage had already arrived at Chongwen.

Under the old system of the Chu Dynasty, foreign officials entering Beijing for pilgrimage, or being recalled to Beijing to report on their work and transferred back to Beijing, all needed to pass through the Chongwen customs customs, depending on the goods they carried. That being said, after all, this luggage and so on are the personal interests of various officials, and over time, this money for buying the road has become a decreasing specification according to the grade, symbolizing that the number of taels and dozens of taels is collected.

If there is really a two-sleeved official who has a clean car or just a donkey entering the city, they won't even collect the few taels of silver, so as not to cause trouble. But if they meet big people, they straighten their waists and do business, "even without strengths, in order to be this Chongwen tax customs in addition to the official tax, the important thing is the commercial tax." Merchants who unload goods from under the Datong Bridge have to pass from here, "collect taxes from the officials, which can knock on the mountain and scare the merchants, and the quota for this year is easy to complete, not to mention, it is expected to make money."

At this moment, although the Yang family's line is not very ostentatious, there are also four carts for luggage, plus the NV dependents and maids of the four carriages, and more than 20 family members accompanying the family, so naturally they are so alarmed that the prisoner comes out in person. Just as he was preparing to inspect the official documents, Chen Yan, who was waiting a little impatiently in the carriage, asked Xìn to open the car and jumped out of the car, shouting at the six-rank customs supervisor.

"Hu Fat, you polish your move and take a closer look, that's my brother-in-law, don't think it's a big guy from out of town!"

The chubby supervisor glanced at the young man who jumped out of the car, xx's eyes froze suddenly, and a smile immediately appeared on his face that was still business. He originally held the official document and refused to open it, he immediately opened the cover, and when he saw the official rank and rank name on the top, he immediately commanded a few words to the deputy next to him, and stepped forward to apologize to Yang Jinzhou, and ran in front of Chen Yan.

"The fourth young master forgives the sin, X's was still wondering when Lord Yang would come, didn't he pay attention for a while? You can rest assured, business is as much as it should be. "I know you're a slippery old thing! Chen Yan snorted angrily, seeing that the team waiting to enter the city had meandered out hundreds of meters, with many trucks and so on in the middle, he said in a low voice, "Your prison should almost come to an end this year." ”

"Hey, Fourth Young Master, aren't you poking at my sore spot? Now that the top and bottom are being rectified, the benefits are more and more meager, and I am bold, this year's output is worse than the three months of the previous terms. It's really impossible to say where I'm going to go after this, and I don't have a reputation, and if I release it, I'm a miscellaneous official, but in the capital, what kind of ...... are my six titles?"

Chen Yan was impatient to listen to his bitter experience, and when he saw that this fat man was going to talk about it endlessly, he waved his hand at him, and then said with a smile: "In the first half of the year, the seven and nine inside the capital were added together, and the tariff was thirty percent more than last year. Don't run up and down and jump up and down, you have offended many people, and you can also reward you a lot. ”

As soon as these words came out, Hu Fat's eyes lit up, but when he was about to thank him, he saw Chen Yan smile and turn around, he had to just stand in place, and the hand couldn't help but take off his hat and touch the top of his head.

That's a ...... Good luck falling from the sky!

As the convoy restarted, Chen Lan, who had just quietly peeked out of the curtain, said to Chen Yan, who got into the car: "Look at you like this, now you have accumulated a lot of contacts, and even the people at this tax customs know each other?" ”

"Once born and twice cooked, Steward Zheng took me through twice, and the master mentioned some more, so it was naturally cooked." Chen Yan didn't pretend to be advanced in front of outsiders at this time, and shook Chen Lan's hand with a smile and said, "Sister, I am a person who wants to marry a daughter-in-law, not an X child, you can rest assured!" ”

"It's too late for me to be happy that you can do it, there is only one "Don't be too smart!" ”

Chen Lan knew a lot about Chen Yan's talent and heart, and he had to remind him at this time. Seeing that Guy X nodded and agreed as before, her heart was relieved. He laughed for a while along the way, until when it was time to arrive, Chen Yan took a deep breath as if he had made up his mind.

"Sister, the third uncle is probably going back to Beijing in the near future. He fought a victory in Suzhou, and the Chijin Wei Mongols, who recaptured the seal, regarded him as a benefactor for reconstruction, and even planned to dedicate several former Yuan Yu objects treasured in the tribe to the emperor, so he was about to enter Beijing to offer prisoners. Although I don't know if people will stay, I am not afraid of 10,000, just in case, I have survived in that place in Gansu for nearly three years, "If the third uncle stays, it will be more difficult to deal with than before." ”

Chen Lan hadn't stopped along the way since he sailed north from Tianjin, so he had just heard the news. At this time, after wrinkling her brows and pondering for a long time, she suddenly looked at Chen Yan and said, "You just said that you were dealing with?" ”

Regretting his words, Chen Yan wanted to be confused, but looking at his sister's persistent eyes, he couldn't help but sigh, and then whispered: "The old lady said before, I will marry you when I see you marry" She has no other regrets, only this title falls into the hands of the third uncle, and she can't swallow the anger in her heart no matter what. If I can, let me take this title back, even if I return it to the court later, I can't cheapen him. I don't care about any uncles and marquis, but the third uncle made us bī like that back then, and almost bī killed the old lady, and I also want him to taste the taste of losing these things! ”

Seeing that Chen Yan said this, his face suddenly showed an expression of no hesitation, Chen Lan sighed secretly in his heart, was silent for a long time, and finally stretched out his hand and held the person tightly in his arms.

"Sister......" Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, and then muttered, "If you think this thing can't be done anyway, sister, I will ...... It's okay if I give up, I don't really want that Raush thing......"

"Needless to say, I don't understand what you mean?" Chen Lan let go of his hand for a long time, then pressed Chen Yan's shoulder, and said word by word, "You have grown up, as long as you recognize the right thing, I will not stop you." There is only one thing I want to say, no matter what you do, you ask yourself if you have a clear conscience. ”

Returning to the Mirror Garden, which had been absent for nearly three years, Chen Lan walked all the way, only to feel that the pavilions and buildings were all exuding a familiar and friendly atmosphere, and his steps slowed down involuntarily. The Jiang family, who was holding Zhuang's mother, waved his hand to stop a girl who was about to call someone, and threw a glance at Yang Jinzhou. Seeing that she stopped and waited for Chen Lan, she walked forward slowly, and her eyes couldn't help but linger on those familiar things.

Although Jiangnan is a water and soil nurturing people, this is home!

Chen Yan also noticed his sister's strange expression and eyes, and looked up at the surroundings, but he didn't see anything particularly attractive, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed, so he said amusementingly as he walked: "Sister, after you leave, I will come to visit for a while about every month." The people you left behind are all reliable, but after all, the master's house is gone, and no one is watching, so it is inevitable that there will be lazy and slippery. So, up and down probably have a headache for me, the miscellaneous owner, anyway, when you come back, I can let go of this matter. ”

"You come every month?" Chen Lan came back to his senses for a moment, and then turned his head to stare at Chen Yan, "I see that there are a lot of Hu basins in the courtyard, and there seem to be a lot of ...... around those X lanes."

"I asked people to plant the tree, and the gardener was also recommended by me, and as for the hu, what is placed outside is just a decoration, and the real good hu is all in the greenhouse. In the past few years, the family has bred a lot of products, plus the rewards in the palace, the masters, and the relatives of the eldest aunt, and dozens of rare treasures have been placed there. As for the furnishings in the house, I have also accumulated a lot, sister, I will send you what you like immediately. ”

Hearing this, even Yang Jinzhou, who had not spoken much next to him, was dumbfounded for a while. He walked over with his hands behind his back, smiled at Chen Yan slightly, looked at Chen Lan and said, "Whatever good things are left to your sister, anyone who has to say that the fourth brother is really true." I'm still thinking, after all, we are not here, even if the house is repaired, and the garden is served, it will definitely not be maintained so perfectly" It turned out that he was always watching. Thanks to him. ”

"You kid ......", Chen Lan couldn't help but burst out these four words, stretched out his hand to rub his head like he did when he was a child, but his hand was stretched out but now it was out of reach, so he could only caress his face, and said with a smile, "I don't know what blessings I have, to have a capable brother like you." ”

"Sister, I should say that I am blessed to have a sister like you!"

Chen Yan straightened his chest angrily, but after all, his face showed joy that he couldn't hide, and then he didn't care about Yang Jinzhou's presence, and took Chen Lan's hand: "By the way, between the Cherish Blessing House and the Yiqing Pavilion, wasn't there originally a lotus pond x bridge flowing water?" Before, the master gave me two pairs of cranes, and I raised one pair in the Hou Mansion to relieve the boredom of the old lady's sixth brother, and the other pair was placed there. After raising for a whole year, that pair of cranes is already a little bigger than the beginning, you go with me to have a look! ”

Seeing that Chen Lan was involuntarily grabbed by Chen Yan and walked forward, Yang Jinzhou, who was behind, looked at the pair of unusually harmonious figures of the sister and brother, and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened. In those days in Jiangnan, he only watched Chen Lan write a letter to his family almost every three or two days, but in order to avoid frequent mailings, "he could only gather together for ten days and half a month to bring back to Beijing."

And when she talked to him, she couldn't put it between the lines, "Actually, it's still Chen Yan's younger brother."

Fortunately, he is finally back, and she and the X guy will be reunited! However, thinking about how much time has really passed, in the blink of an eye, even Chen Yan has grown up enough to start a family.

was pulled by Chen Yan to look at the crane, and went to the greenhouse to take a turn, seeing that Yang Jinzhou was always following behind him unhurriedly, Chen Lanfang had to remind his younger brother who was full of excitement, and pulled people to Xifuju. It's just that the Jiang family looked at Chen Yan, who was apologizing, but his face was full of smiles.

"It's okay, he hasn't been separated from you for so long since he was born, what is the point of being happy for a while? Brother Yan'er is also yes, what is there to apologize for, we have been gone for more than two years, and you still take care of this house for us, I haven't thanked you yet. Come whenever you want in the future, this mirror garden is always open to you. "Thank you, Auntie! Chen Yan nodded happily, but when the Jiang family wanted to leave him for dinner, he shook his head and said, "It's not too early, I also have to go back to report to the old lady, it's not good to go back later, anyway, there will be opportunities in the future." But aunt, although you and your sister and brother-in-law came back by water, they were too tired all the way, so they had to rest early. Seeing Chen Yan stand up and solemnly salute and say goodbye, Chen Lan wanted to wait for a few words, but he squeezed his eyes at her after seeing guy X: "Sister, rest well, I'll wait for you at home tomorrow!" ”

This sentence of Bi Lu made Chen Lan unconscious. Aunt Yun sent him out, and she asked about the menu for this dinner. Knowing that they were all light and refreshing vegetables, and there was only one assorted casserole for Ru food, she couldn't help but praise the kitchen for being thoughtful, but Zhuang's mother smiled.

"Madame also said that they are not staring according to the map, and the menus are all set by the four princesses."

"It's him again!" Chen Lan laughed as he spoke, "This x, Yue Yu Dai is addicted." ”

"It's not good, and it saves you the hard work of just coming back." , Although Yang Jinzhou praised Chen Yan a lot for his uncle, he had to say that after three years of not seeing him, Chen Yan not only did not have an estrangement, but became so close to his sister that he did not avoid him, a serious husband, and he stood aside like an outsider, which was really depressing. Therefore, at this moment, Uncle X is gone, and he finally feels that his stiff back can be relaxed temporarily, so after making a joke, he can't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Back at his home, Jiang Shi was also comfortable, "At this time, after washing his hands in the copper basin, he took several sips of hot tea. She suddenly asked Zhuang's mother next to her, "Jun'er hasn't woken up yet?" ”

"Old lady, I got up early and ate y, and I still fell asleep."

"Alas!" , Jiang sighed deeply, "There was a deep helplessness on his face, "I just hope that Mr. Bi can come back safely and don't leave him a poor child." ”

Speaking of this topic, Chen Lan and Yang Jinzhou were immediately silent. After the Jiangnan incident was decided, "although the imperial court could not say that it had completely taken over Jinling Academy, it had mastered important things after all, and the next commercial taxes and acres of land, etc., although the progress of each step was calculated in inches, it was already a breakthrough." However, after the envoys of Nanyang and Dongyang made the pilgrimage, it was a hidden household affair in Liangjiang and Fujian, followed by the war in Liaodong, and at the critical moment, the Wa Kingdom even came to H to kick it, so Mr. Bi was never heard from again. At first, he could deceive the X guy, but later, he could only say what he could say to Jun'er.

Although Mr. Bi only diagnosed Chen Lan once and then drifted away, he left several complete and detailed Y prescriptions and instructions, these three years in Jiangnan careful recuperation, plus physical fitness "Chen Lan feels that his body is not the same as before, every year when she goes out or travels, she is no longer out of breath, and she is also a lot more nervous every day." The reason why there has been no movement until now is because she is still taking contraceptive soup.

After all, there may only be one chance, and she can't risk herself and her child.

Due to the fatigue of the journey, the Jiang family ordered to go down early, and the servants up and down the mirror garden did not have to come over to say hello, everything would be said tomorrow, so after dinner on this day, she called her daughter-in-law early to go back to rest. Although it was not far from Xifuju to Yiqing Pavilion, Chen Lan took Yang Jin around and walked slowly all the way, stopping and seeing, and he arrived in front of the hospital in a quarter of an hour. After stepping into the courtyard, "she saw a person walking up to her" and bowed deeply.

"Qin Fang?"

Chen Lan saw the young man's combed bun and outfit, and was stunned for a moment and shouted. Sure enough, the young man raised her head slightly after getting up, it was the big girl who had served her for many years. Seeing the water flashing in the person's eyes, she couldn't help but hold the person's hand to look up and down, and sighed at the end: "Although I specially asked the fourth brother to do your business, I didn't see it with my own eyes after all, and I was always a little apprehensive in my heart." Seeing you like this now, "I'm finally relieved." ”

"It's all the grace of the lady."

Qin Fang has always been reluctant to speak, and at this time she whispered such a sentence, seeing that among the three big girls behind Chen Lan, the only one she was familiar with was Yun'er, who squeezed her eyes at her, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then whispered: "In a blink of an eye, everyone is already old." Madame, you're not here, I'm still in charge of things in this Pleasure Pavilion with my face salivating, and now I'm back, this key is ......"

Seeing that Qin Fang was holding a large bunch of keys in both hands and asking J to come over, Yun'er behind Chen Lan couldn't help but laugh: "My sister has become a parent, or this cautious xìn." "That is, among the few people around me, you jumped out, and you stayed until now, and everyone else has a family, and the red snail can walk." ”

Chen Lan sneered without looking back, and when she heard Yun'er, she suddenly stopped talking, she told Aunt Yun to come forward and take the key, and said a few words to Qin Fangyan, asking her to come over tomorrow morning, and she took the others into the house. At this time, all the suitcases and cages had been put away, and she didn't have the strength to say anything, so she directly asked people to put hot water in the bathroom and take a shower, and then lay on the bed groggily. It wasn't until the burning breath came from her neck that she moved slightly.

"If you make trouble again, I won't be able to get up tomorrow."

"It's all home, what does it matter if you can't get up? If you're not embarrassed, you're ...... on the boat."

"You still say!"

The coquettish anger was blocked the next moment. Middle. In the face of the scorching demand," she remembered when she was on the boat, and finally reached out to wrap her hand around his shoulder, and the whole person seemed to be weak and boneless.

Yes, already home.