The two of them did not stop all the way, galloping and walking, about a day and a half, and finally arrived at the capital, at this time the capital is very lively, there are many pedestrians in the past, and I also saw a lot of people who came to celebrate their birthdays, they drove the carriage, pulled a lot of birthday gifts, there are also a lot of officials from other places, as well as squires, local tyrants, some are coming to the capital for the first time, the ground is not familiar, and they are asking around.

Shen Jiannan was ignorant, consciously funny, and said in his heart: "On my mother's birthday, I actually invited such a celebrity and powerful person to give a birthday gift, it is really spectacular, my mother has never had a few friends in her life, and she will be very happy today." ”

Shen Jiannan looked at the crowd and found that General Zhang Xinghan was actually among them, and he wanted to step forward to say hello, but he was afraid of revealing his whereabouts, so he still didn't go.

He Manning sighed and said with a smile: "Brother Shen, we finally rushed back, and we finally didn't delay, it's really lucky." ”

Shen Jiannan smiled: "Yes, thanks to this horse, otherwise we may not know when we will be able to arrive, I see that this horse is also tired, and he will have a full meal later." ”

He Manning smiled: "Brother Shen still cherishes animals." ”

Shen Jiannan smiled stupidly and said, "Who made him meritorious, I have to thank it." ”

"Let's go, we're in town." He Manning smiled, humming a little song in his mouth.

"What kind of song are you singing, it's very good." Shen Jiannan asked curiously.

"Huh? No, just humming and playing, Brother Shen, you are laughing at others again. He Manning's face was slightly red, and he was suddenly shy, and said coquettishly.

"I mean really, how can I laugh at you, I've never heard such a nice tune." Shen Jiannan said seriously.

He Manning chuckled and said, "Hey, then you are rare and weird, there are many people who can hum a song like this, but you haven't heard it." ”

"It seems that I really don't know much, I don't know anything, if I can sing a few songs, it's good to cultivate my sentiments." Shen Jiannan couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

"If you're willing to learn, I'll teach you when I have the chance." He Manning teased.

Shen Jiannan was elated and said, "Okay." ”

The two talked and laughed, and before they knew it, they came to the gate of the city, and the brocade guard stepped forward to intercept them, saying, "What kind of person, what is the car pulling?" ”

He Manning said: "It's a birthday wine for Mrs. Shen." ”

The guard walked over and checked it, and found that it was indeed wine, and when he came back, he asked, "Is there an invitation letter?" ”

He Manning said: "I am He Manning, you commanded He Tianshu to know me, haven't you seen me?" ”

The guards hesitated, but because of this matter, He Manning was still dressed as a man, and he didn't dare to let him go after looking at it carefully for a long time.

He Manning understood, and then took off his hat, his long flowing hair fell down his shoulders, revealing his true appearance, and said with a smile: "Do you know me this time?" ”

The guard hurriedly made amends and smiled: "It turns out that it is really Miss He, I was offended a lot just now, and I ask Miss He not to be surprised." ”

"It's easy to say, don't blame those who don't know, then we'll go." He Manning grinned, showing his naughty character.

"Wait, who is he?" The guard pointed at Shen Jiannan and asked.

Shen Jiannan was frightened for a while, and hurriedly lowered his head.

He Manning smiled: "He is the groom I hired to help me deliver wine." ”

The guard said, "Then it's okay, Miss He, please come in." ”

"Hey, let me ask you, why is the inventory so strict today, is there something wrong?" He Manning asked angrily.

The guard replied: "Oh, that's the case, Gonggong Cao ordered, today's old lady Shen has a big birthday, and I am afraid that the thieves in the rivers and lakes will come to make trouble, so I am told to wait carefully and guard carefully, and I must not let a thief in." ”

He Manning said with a smile: "Father-in-law Cao is really delicate, okay, don't be verbose, let's go." With a whip up, he ran towards the city.

When he came to the city, He Manning said: "Brother Shen, you should also change your clothes and wash your face, how can you go to see Aunt Shen when you are dirty." ”

Shen Jiannan said: "No, it's better for me to dress up like this, there are many people, and I can't let Cao Jixiang and others know my whereabouts, so as not to cause trouble." ”

He Manning said: "What you said is also right, then go directly to the East Factory." ”

When he arrived at the East Factory, He Manning dismounted and entered the door, while Shen Jiannan led the horse behind, lowered his head, and came to the courtyard, there were already a lot of people, Shen Jiannan led the horse directly to the warehouse, and several guards followed to move the wine down.

Aunt Shen and Xue Qi, Cao Jixiang were sitting in the courtyard, He Manning stepped forward one by one, and said with a smile: "Aunt Shen, congratulations, may you be as blessed as the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan, forever young and beautiful." ”

Aunt Shen smiled and said, "Man Ning, you can talk with this little mouth, but I'm fifty years old, and I'm not young anymore, let alone beautiful." ”

"Aunt Shen is not old at all, you see that there are no wrinkles on your face, and you are still so energetic when you smile." He Manning praised for a while, and he was embarrassed to praise Aunt Shen.

"Manning, did you get the wine I asked you to fetch it?" Xue Kui asked.

"Uncle, don't worry, it's safe and sound, it's all pulled back, and now it's been unloaded and preserved." He Manning smiled proudly.

Xue Kui sighed: "These wines, or after the guidance of friends, brewed more than 100 catties, have been hidden underground for many years, but I don't know what the name of this wine is, it's a pity." ”

He Manning said eagerly: "He already has a name, his name is Jian Nanchun." "It's about elation.

"Jian Nanchun? Where did you find out? Xue Kuichi asked.

He Manning consciously seemed to have said too much, and almost said Shen Jiannan, hesitated for a moment, and then smiled: "I met a friend on the road, and we drank some wine together, which was the name he gave me." ”

Aunt Shen hesitated and said, "Jian Nanchun, isn't this my child's name, Manning, have you seen him?" ”

He Manning smiled: "I haven't seen Brother Shen, the person with this name is just a down-and-out scholar." ”

Xue Kui doubted: "This name sounds very loud, the person who can give such a name must not be an idle person, but I don't know where your friend is now, can you let us see it?" ”

He Manning sighed: "I let him come, but unfortunately he left after we finished drinking." ”

Cao Jixiang was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "I think this name is from Shen Jiannan, Jiannan is his name, spring, it is spring, isn't it spring now, could it be that he is disguised, and you don't recognize Miss He?" ”

He Manning said angrily: "You mean that my eyes are not good, who is Brother Shen, how can I not recognize him." ”

"Man Ning, don't be rude to Gonggong Cao." Xue Kui shouted.

He Manning made a gesture and said lightly: "I'm sorry, Gonggong Cao, don't be like me." ”

Cao Jixiang smiled: "No, no." "Thinking about things in my heart, I seem to be absent-minded.

Aunt Shen sighed: "Where did my son go, why did he get out of the predicament and didn't come back to see me, is there really anything important about him?" ”

He Manning wanted to tell her, but there were many people present, and when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back.

Xue Kui secretly discovered He Manning's abnormal behavior, and had a certain number in his heart, so he didn't ask more questions at the moment, just sat quietly, and carefully observed around, he was looking for Shen Jiannan, because he knew that Shen Jiannan must be back, and in this courtyard, he must not be willing to appear in front of everyone, so he and Manning concealed it.

Cao Jixiang said with a smile: "Mrs. Shen, don't think about this first, the birthday celebration is about to start, the people from all over the place have almost arrived, and I will invite them out to pay your birthday greetings later, now let's serve the food first, please enjoy a few songs and dances to help the fun." After clapping his hands twice, ten women in their prime quickly came in from outside the door, wearing heavy makeup, and came to the center of the compound, accompanied by the performance of the drum master next to them, and began to jump.

For a while, there was laughter and applause in the courtyard, and Aunt Shen also watched it with relish, completely forgetting about Shen Jiannan.

Shen Jiannan and the guards finished carrying the wine, then led the horse to the steps of the door, bolted the horse to the doorknob, and sat on the side of the steps, and silently watched the song and dance.

Suddenly, there was a message from outside the door, and Yang Zhaofeng came to congratulate him on his birthday. Cao Jixiang waved his hand, the song and dance retreated, Yang Zhaofeng stepped forward, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Shen congratulations, the old man wishes sister-in-law a long and healthy life, happiness and happiness." ”

Aunt Shen hurriedly got up and stepped forward to greet her, and said with a smile: "Yang Daxia is here, I'm really happy, please take a seat." ”

Yang Zhaofeng said with a smile: "I heard that my sister-in-law has a birthday, so I rushed back from Henan in the next place, and I also brought a small birthday gift to my sister-in-law, and asked my sister-in-law to take a look." ”

When the words fell, several people outside the door came in carrying a sedan chair, and everyone looked at the sedan chair with curious eyes, all guessing what would be inside the sedan chair, Shen Jiannan was also very curious, but he couldn't guess either.

"Sister-in-law, guess first, what's in there?" Yang Zhaofeng shook his finger at the sedan chair and asked.

Aunt Shen was confused and said with a smile: "This sedan chair is sitting, could it be that it is my son Jiannan in it?" ”

After hearing this, Shen Jiannan wanted to appear immediately, and his mother was eager to see it.

Yang Zhaofeng shook his head and said, "I'm really sorry, I didn't find Shen Jiannan, you can guess again." ”

Aunt Shen pondered for a long time, and said for a long time: "Shouldn't it be a girl?" ”

Yang Zhaofeng said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Shen is really joking, girl, Gonggong Cao doesn't have it here, do you still need me to bring it back outside." ”

Aunt Shen sighed: "Then I really can't guess what it is." ”

Cao Jixiang said lightly: "Yang laughed, don't sell it, let's ask someone to invite your gift." ”

Yang Zhaofeng said with a smile: "Please come out, doesn't Father-in-law Cao also think that this is a person?" ”

Hearing this, Cao Jixiang seemed to have guessed wrong, and Chi asked, "Isn't it?" ”

Yang Zhaofeng got up and came to the sedan chair and said, "Okay, I won't hang everyone's taste, everyone, please take a look." After that, he opened the sedan curtain, and everyone was stunned, and said "wow" in unison, "What a beautiful baby".

Shen Jiannan didn't see anything inside because he was behind the sedan chair, so he really wanted to go up and take a look.

It turns out that the sedan chair is placed in a stone statue of the Antarctic fairy carved with jadeite gemstones, look at the jadeite body is crystal clear, the color is bright, exquisitely full, the figure image is carved lifelike with every knife, it is really a lot of effort.

Cao Jixiang was stunned, just because he had never seen such a good craftsmanship, it was even more perfect than the piece of jade he lost. Xue Kui couldn't help but step forward and admire it carefully.

After the uproar, the stone statue was lifted out and placed on the table, Yang Zhaofeng introduced: "This fast jadeite is a pure natural generation, without any processing, his procurement time has been more than 600 years, it is the period of the five dynasties of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Emperor Wu of Liang was martyred when the baby was buried, in the next is also a coincidence, only to get, all over the search for master craftsmen, it took a whole year to carve to complete, the Antarctic fairy Weng is known as the birthday star in Taoism, is the main longevity, today dedicated to the sister-in-law, is wishing the sister-in-law more blessings and longevity. ”

Aunt Shen sighed and sighed: "Yang Daxia is such a heavy gift, how can I bear it." ”

Yang Zhaofeng said with a smile: "Hey, just a birthday gift, it's not a tribute, and it's useless for me to keep it, my sister-in-law is kind-hearted, I hope this stone statue accompanies my sister-in-law, it is the sword with the hero, the sister-in-law is kind-hearted, and the stone statue complements each other, so don't shirk it." ”

Cao Jixiang stepped forward, walked around, couldn't help but admire, and said, "It's really a rare and genuine product." ”

Aunt Shen is extremely happy, she has never been so happy in her life, everyone gathered today, only Shen Jiannan did not arrive, which also made Aunt Shen regret a lot, and she was happy and sad.

He Manning was a ghost, he saw his thoughts, bowed his head and said a few words in Aunt Shen's ear, only to see the corners of Aunt Shen's mouth smiling, her eyes affectionate, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, I'm sorry, I'll go in and change my clothes first." ”

Everyone sent them off in unison.

Seeing Aunt Shen and He Manning enter the house, Shen Jiannan swaggered in while everyone else was admiring the jade gems, and no one saw it.

Yang Zhaofeng was busy outside, and everyone present asked him questions about jadeite gemstones, and he answered them one by one, which can be described as overwhelming. Even Xue Kui had forgotten what he had noticed before, and he joined in the fun.

"Manning, where is my son Jiannan?" Aunt Shen couldn't wait, and as soon as she entered the house, she didn't have a firm foothold, so she began to ask.

He Manning looked around and said, "Don't worry, he should appear immediately." ”

As soon as the words fell, Shen Jiannan flashed out from behind the screen and said affectionately: "Mother, the child has come to see you." He strode forward, fell to his knees, and reported to his mother.

Aunt Shen was surprised and hesitated: "It's really my son, why did he look like this, my mother is very distressed." ”

Shen Jiannan got up and said: "Mother, I'm in disguise, I'm afraid of being discovered by others and causing trouble, we will meet in the house, you will go out for a while and you will still be the same as when I didn't come back, don't say that you see me, and I am still like this, celebrating my mother in the distance, but I can't sit at the same table." ”

Aunt Shen smiled with tears in her eyes: "Okay, good, it's good that my son comes back safely, Jiannan, you have suffered a lot these days, right?" ”

Shen Jiannan wet his eyes, choked up and said: "I'm fine, but I've been entangled in trivial things, so I got out and rushed back to pay my mother's birthday." ”

As he spoke, he knelt on the ground again, kowtowed three times, and said, "The child wishes that his mother will be healthy and live a long life." ”

"Okay, okay, get up, my good boy, let my mother take a good look at you." Aunt Shen hurriedly pulled it up and looked at it carefully.

Shen Jiannan asked, "I don't know how my mother lived in my absence?" Are you sick? ”

Aunt Shen said with a smile: "I'm doing well, I don't have any illness, I have Manning to take care of me, this child is considerate and very good at serving people, if I am bored, she can always come to talk to me and relieve my boredom." ”

Shen Jiannan turned to He Manning and said, "Thank you so much, Miss He, Brother Shen can't repay him, please accept my worship." He bowed deeply.

He Manning hurriedly said: "Brother Shen, it's too obvious for you to say this, Aunt Shen is like my own mother, I should take care of her, and Aunt Shen is also very good to me, so don't be polite in the future, I can't stand others being polite to me, as if I am an outsider." ”

"Okay, Brother Shen won't be in the future." Shen Jiannan smirked for a while, and then said to his mother: "By the way, mother, you were arrested by Xue Yuhu that day, and I was about to save you, but I was caught by Shangguan Wuxian and others halfway, but I don't know how you came back, mother, I have been very worried?" ”

Aunt Shen sighed: "They arrested me just to lure you into being fooled, Miss Liu once risked her life to save me, and was almost killed by them, and then I heard that you were arrested by Shangguan Wuxian and them, then Xue Yuhu miscalculated, I didn't expect to be arrested by others first." ”

"And then?" Shen Jiannan asked curiously.