Su Liang hurriedly went out, and came back after a while, "Senior brother, it's really a coincidence, I'm here to find you." ”

"Looking for me?"

Fanning was surprised, how did someone from the capital know that he was here?

Fan Ning followed Su Liang to the main hall, only to see a sturdy man standing in the hall waiting, he saw Fan Ning coming in, so he stepped forward and bowed, "Fan Zhiyuan, the villain is Han Xianggong's entourage, and I sent an urgent letter to the Zhiyuan by the order of Han Xianggong!" ”

As he spoke, he pulled out a letter and presented it to Fanning.

Fanning was no longer a prefect, but he didn't want to tell the truth, so he took the letter and asked, "How do you know that I am here?" Have you already been to Mudu? ”

"Exactly, Madame said that the prefect is here in Suzhi County, and we came here on horseback overnight."

"It's really hard......"

Fan Ning gave Su Liang a look and asked him to prepare a little hard money, he didn't have any money with him, Su Liang understood, and hurriedly went down to prepare the silver.

Fanning opened the letter and read it carefully, and after reading it, he asked the messenger again: "Do you have any other message?" ”“

"Han Xianggong said that I hope you can return to Beijing as soon as possible!"

Fan Ning nodded and said, "Please go back and tell Han Xianggong that I will leave for Beijing the day after tomorrow!" ”

"I see!"

The envoy saluted, turned around and left, he was going to rush back to the capital overnight, just when Su Liang came in with twenty taels of silver, and hurriedly sent the envoy out of the house.

Fan Ning sat down and read the letter carefully, the content of the letter was similar to what Su Liang said, Zhang Guifei died, but the letter also said that during Zhang Guifei's serious illness, Zhang Yaozuo and dozens of ministers such as Jia Changchao and Song Zhen wrote to the Son of Heaven, asking for Zhao Wenyun to be appointed as the heir, and to rejoice in the concubine's illness.

But before the Son of Heaven could reply to this matter, the concubine died, and the situation in the court and China was very chaotic and very disturbing.

At this time, Su Liang hurriedly walked in and asked, "What did Han Xianggong say?" ”

Fan Ning handed Han Qi's letter to Su Liang, "Read it for yourself!" ”

Su Liang looked at the letter and said, "I feel that Han Xianggong is still a little vague. ”

Fan Ning smiled: "Han Xianggong's letter actually has only one meaning. ”

"What does he mean?"

Fan Ning said lightly: "Let me enter Beijing immediately!" ”

.........

Fanning stayed overnight at Su Liang's house and returned to Mudu the next day.

In the guest hall, Fanning gathered the family and announced their plans to them, the family looked at each other, Fanning decided to return to the capital tomorrow, which really surprised everyone.

"Husband, if you haven't been summoned to Beijing, will there be any trouble?" Juppe asked worriedly.

Fan Ning smiled and said: "I was not called to Beijing, I was an official outside Beijing, I am not, I just returned to Beijing to report after the expiration of Ding Wei's period, which is completely in line with the regulations of the imperial court. ”

Zhu Pei didn't speak, she secretly complained to her father in her heart, why didn't she summon her husband to Beijing in time and let her husband stay in his hometown, which would miss her husband's future.

At this time, Ouyang Qian asked in a low voice, "Then what should we do?" Do you want to go back to Beijing with your husband? ”

Fanning smiled: "That's why I convened everyone to discuss, I'm going to leave tomorrow, and I guess it's too late for everyone to pack up their things, so be it!" I went back to Beijing first, and everyone began to pack up their things, and after packing up, they also followed into Beijing, and the capital was almost cleaned up, and it is estimated that we will be separated by a month at most. ”

Fanning looked at Zhu Pei again, "Does the lady want to give birth here and then return to Beijing?" ”

"I'll be back right away!"

Juppé said without hesitation: "After packing up our things, we will go!" ”

"What about Ah Qian? Do you want to wait until it's really big? Fanning asked Ouyang Qian again.

Where can Ouyang Qian stay alone in her hometown, she hurriedly said: "Anyway, it's a boat, there is really no problem, she will be very happy." ”

Fanning nodded, "Then let's decide!" I'll leave first tomorrow, and after everyone packs up their things, they will return to Beijing immediately, and this side will be entrusted to the third uncle to take care of. ”

Everyone left, and Fan Ning said to her mother Zhang Sanniang: "Aunt Caixiang also let her enter Beijing!" ”

Zhang Sanniang shook her head, "Her parents talked to your third uncle and wanted her to remarry." ”

Fanning was stunned, "When did this happen?" ”

Zhang Sanniang said hatefully: "About half a month ago, I didn't tell you about this, in fact, the person who remarried her parents found it last fall, and they were also their fellow villagers, surnamed Jiang, about forty years old, made a little money, opened a teahouse in Kunshan County, and his wife died of illness last summer, leaving two daughters, and they met at the beginning of the year." ”

Fanning's face was a little gloomy, the imperial court has always encouraged widows to remarry, widows remarry was very normal in the Song Dynasty, but it would also cause a lot of contradictions, mainly the division of property and children in the ex-husband's family.

If Aunt Caixiang didn't have a child, it doesn't matter if she remarries Fan Ning or not, but she gave birth to a son to her father, if she remarries, what will happen to the child?

After a while, Fanning asked, "What does the third uncle mean?" ”

"Your third uncle said that both parties have met, and the remarriage is estimated to have been finalized, and the key is how to deal with the child's affairs, and I want to discuss this matter with you in the past two days."

Fan Ning pondered for a moment and said: "It's okay to remarry, but the child must stay, give her 3,000 yuan as a dowry, and the Fan family will be kind to her." ”

Zhang Sanniang nodded, "That's what your third uncle meant......"

As soon as Zhang Sanniang's voice fell, a little maid came to report: "The three members are outside!" ”

The third member is Fan Ning's third uncle Fan Tieniu, he has moved to Mudu Town four years ago and bought a mansion covering an area of 20 acres, Fan Ning's land and industry in his hometown and his father Fan Tiezhou's medical hall and pharmacy are all handed over to him to take care of, he is now the second largest member in Mudu Town, second only to the Liu Yuan Master of Yanying Academy.

After a while, Fan Tieniu walked into the lobby quickly, his appearance has not changed much, he is still as strong as before, but after all, he is more than forty years old, and he also understands the sophistication of human feelings, and he is no longer as honest and weak as before.

"A-Ning, I just heard Pei'er say that you have to go back to Beijing tomorrow?" As soon as he entered the lobby, Fan Tieniu asked.

Fan Ning nodded, "I received a quick letter from Han Xianggong, hoping that I will return to Beijing as soon as possible, the time is relatively urgent, and I plan to leave tomorrow." ”

"What about you?"

"They pack up and leave, third uncle, I want to bring the old lady into Beijing as well."

Fan Ning's grandmother Yang currently lives with her third uncle Fan Tieniu, don't look at the old lady's back bent into ninety degrees, over seventy years old, but her ears are not deaf, her eyes are not dazzling, her body is very healthy and long-lived, she basks in the sun every day, grows some vegetables, and raises a few chickens is her biggest hobby, everyone has their own fate, among all the granddaughters-in-law, the old lady's favorite is Aya, and Aya will go to chat with her and bask in the sun every few days.

Fan Tieniu smiled bitterly, "Your grandfather's tomb is here, I don't think she will leave, I persuaded her to move to Mudu Town that year, and your father and I persuaded her for half a month, and she reluctantly agreed, it's too difficult to let her leave her homeland, forget it, I advise you not to toss her." ”

Zhang Sanniang also persuaded: "The old lady is used to the water, soil and climate here, she is really not used to going to the capital, so let your third and fourth uncles take care of her!" ”

Fan Ning didn't think about it realistically, so he had to nod, "Does the fourth uncle often come to visit the old lady?" ”

"I didn't come here many times before, but since you handed over the two restaurants in Mudu Town to him last year, he came over every once in a while to see the old lady by the way."

Zhang Sanniang said beside her: "A-Ning, let your third uncle sit down and talk!" ”

Fan Ning asked Fan Tieniu to sit down, Zhang Sanniang asked the maid to serve tea again, Fan Ning smiled: "Let's go back to Beijing, the house here will be taken care of by the third uncle, and there is also a warehouse, and I will hand over the key to the warehouse to the third uncle." ”

"This is a trivial matter, you can rest assured! I'll keep things in my hometown in order. ”

Fan Tieniu groaned and said: "I came today about your aunt, her parents found me yesterday afternoon, saying that her remarriage has been decided, and she will marry in a month, let me talk to you." ”

Aunt Caixiang's parents lived in the same house that Fanning had first bought, of course, but only lent it to them, and once their daughter remarried, the house would be repossessed.

Fan Ning nodded, "I can agree to remarry, the key is that the child must stay, he is the blood of the Fan family, and he can't be taken away from her." ”

Fan Tieniu smiled: "Of course I won't let go of this, they also agreed, the child can stay, but they have to compensate." ”

Fan Ning immediately said: "Give her three thousand taels of silver as a dowry, and the land and old mansion left to her by her father will be converted into one thousand taels of silver, a total of four thousand taels of silver, once she remarries, she will have nothing to do with the Fan family." ”

"That shouldn't be a big deal, besides..... One more thing. Fan Tieniu's words became slurred.

Zhang Sanniang next to her smiled: "It's all my own people, is there anything else that Tie Niu has to say?" ”

"Sister-in-law, it's hard for me to speak!"

Fan Ning's heart moved, and he asked with a smile: "Could it be about Ming Xiao?" ”

Fan Tieniu sighed and said: "You also know that my son's surname is Lu, and he will inherit the Lu family's property in the future, I only have three daughters under my knees, I have always wanted to have a son of the Fan family, and the eldest brother also promised to pass on Ming Xiaoxiao to me, because the child's mother refused, so this matter did not work out, and now the child's mother wants to remarry, and the child cannot be taken away, you can see if you can ......."

Fan Tieniu gave birth to four children, except for the eldest son Lu Min, the other three are daughters, Fan Ning's father Fan Tiezhou promised to pass on his youngest son Ming Xiao to him, but the concubine Caixiang resolutely did not agree, so there was no success, and now Caixiang wants to remarry, so that Fan Tieniu sees hope again.

Fan Ning doesn't care, as long as his four-year-old brother is a child of the Fan family, it is the same if he is handed over to the third uncle to raise, the key is that Aunt Caixiang remarries, and his mother Zhang Sanniang may not have the energy to take care of this child.

Without waiting for Fan Ning to speak, Zhang Sanniang said: "I have no opinion, I want to take Zhen'er, I don't have so much energy to take care of him." ”

Fan Tieniu's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked at Fan Ning with hope, Fan Ning groaned and said: "Since it was promised by his father, then he will pass it on to the third uncle, and he doesn't need to change his name and surname anyway, in addition, his father's medical hall, pharmacy and old house in the town are left to him, and when he grows up, I will arrange his future." ”

Fan Tieniu was overjoyed in his heart, jumped up with excitement, and hurriedly said: "You can rest assured, whether it is my son or the eldest brother's son, he is the son of the Fan family, and he will still inherit the eldest brother's future." ”

Fan Tieniu arranged the rest of the matter again, and then got up to say goodbye.

Fan Ning kept sending him out of the gate, and smiled at the third uncle: "Amin and the second uncle and I will take care of him in the capital, and the third uncle won't have to worry." ”

"I'm not worried, boy! If it's really not a material for reading, let him do a strange stone business with his second brother. ”

"Let's read with peace of mind first! I really can't read it. ”

"Alright! Then I wish you a smooth journey tomorrow. ”

Fan Ning smiled and nodded, and watched the third uncle go away.

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