At dawn the next day, there was movement inside and outside the Heyan Hall.

The old lady is old, and although she is in good spirits, she has significantly less sleep time.

She looked at the sky outside, drank half a cup of warm water under the service of Grandma Cui, and asked, "Is it a rest today?" ”

Mama Cui: "Your memory is as good as ever, isn't it Xiu Mu today?" ”

"That breakfast time is pushed back, Da Lang must come to eat with me today."

Mama Cui smiled when she heard this, "Master Hou is filial, but whenever you have time, you will definitely come to greet your wife." ”

The old lady listened to Mama Cui's words, and her heart was even more cheerful, and her eyebrows and eyes were crooked.

Da Lang is indeed good in everything, because he has grown up in the palace since he was a child, he feels that he can't be happy under his parents' knees, and he feels guilty. As long as you are in the house, you will definitely come to say hello sooner or later. If she is unwell, she will wait at the bed day and night. Looking all over the capital, how many filial children and grandchildren can there be like Da Lang? What's more, Da Lang himself also has heavy responsibilities and is busy with official business.

Thinking of her eldest son, the old lady felt even more relieved. can think that Da Lang is still unmarried, and the old lady has a headache again.

Just when the old lady sighed, the voices of the maids asking for peace sounded in the courtyard, and Shen Tingjun, the Marquis of Wu'an, came over.

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The Shen family started with military exploits, but the ancestor of the Shen family was far-sighted and knew the truth that rabbits and dogs were cooked and birds were hidden. It was because after being awarded the title of Marquis of Wu'an, he conveniently handed over the military power, and on the grounds that he was seriously injured and inconvenient to be on duty, he simply received a leisure life.

is also because the ancestor of the Shen family knows the current affairs and knows the advance and retreat, and the emperor treats the Shen family more and more.

The three generations of descendants of the Shen family have successfully completed the transition from martial arts to literature, and when it comes to Shen Tingjun's generation, Shen Tingjun is one of the leaders, not only when he was still young, but also the first "three yuan and first" since the founding of the country.

The identity of the Shen family has changed magnificently, but most of the descendants in the house still retain the habit of practicing martial arts every day. For example, Shen Tingjun, the Marquis of Wu'an, is now, but if it is not a big court meeting, he will definitely practice martial arts for half an hour every morning. In addition to inheriting the swordsmanship left by the ancestors, it is also to strengthen the body, just in case.

Shen Tingjun's hair was still wet when he came in, he was wearing a jade crown, his black hair was half draped over his shoulders, and he was wearing an ink-colored round neck, which made the whole person more and more upright, handsome, and introverted.

The old lady was distressed when she saw it, "It's already autumn, and now it's cold day by day, even if you are healthy, you have to pay more attention." In the future, don't run around with your hair wet, get sick again, and have no one around to take care of you......"

The mother played the same old tune, and Shen Tingjun pretended to listen carefully, but did not say a word. When breakfast was served one after another, Shen Tingjun helped his mother to sit down at the table, and the two ate together.

The old lady has a limited time to see her son every day, and in the past, the eldest man had to go to the yamen on an errand after breakfast, and after leaving office in the afternoon, he needed to stay up late to review the file because of the complexity of the file; or there is a summons in the palace to enter the palace to meet the emperor; No matter how bad it is, there is a banquet for the prince, and colleagues and friends get together. Because of this, most of the big men can't return home on time. The old lady cherished the time with her son more and more, and the mother and son talked from time to time, and the table was not deserted at all.

Today, the old lady asked about Shen Tingjun's return yesterday night, Shen Tingjun gave his mother a bowl of red dates and white fungus lotus seed soup, and responded to his mother's question, "Yesterday, Zhijun took a concubine, and Haosheng and I went to the Xinchang Marquis Mansion to eat wine. ”

The old lady said "ah", "Zhijun and concubines?" I remember in a trance that he just accepted a beautiful concubine at the beginning of the year, and it has only been half a year, and he has accepted another concubine to enter the door, and he doesn't care about it in the Xinchang Marquis Mansion? ”

Thinking of the situation of the Marquis of Xinchang's mansion, the old lady couldn't help but sigh. "Zhijun is the son of the Hou Mansion, he has been married for four or five years, right? So far, there are no heirs, and it is no wonder that the Marquis of Xinchang is anxious. ”

Speaking of which, the Xinchang Marquis Mansion is a kind family, and the daughter-in-law has not moved for four or five years, so she arranged a concubine room for the prince, and changed it to an ordinary family, and the daughter-in-law who has been married for half a year is not pregnant, and the elders in the family should urge the doctor to recuperate.

However, I only accepted a beautiful concubine at the beginning of the year, and now I have a concubine, which is too frequent.

Moreover, Zhijun's daughter-in-law is not pregnant, and the previous concubine has not been pregnant for half a year, so this must be a problem with the female dependents, not something wrong with Zhijun?

The old lady turned these things in her heart, and then left them behind. After all, it's someone else's house, and it's useless for her to worry too much. However, the Marquis of Xinchang Mansion accepted two concubines for the prince one after another, and if Tingjun was around......

The old lady was crazy, she looked at the graceful and dignified eldest son beside her, "There is no one around you to serve, do you also give you ......?"

"Mother, today's crab roe dumplings are good, mother, try them. However, the crab is cold, and the mother is weak and not greedy, so it is good to taste one. ”

The old lady's words were blocked, and her face became dazed. Shen Tingjun couldn't bear it in his heart, and asked his mother as if changing the topic, "I saw the lights on in the Rose Garden last night, but there were guests coming?" ”

The old lady was shocked, and hurriedly talked about the matter of Sang Twisting the Moon as if it were idle talk. Shen Tingjun listened silently and did not make a speech, and when the old lady was full of sorrow and vaguely mentioned that Zhou Baolu was doing things inappropriately, Shen Tingjun spoke, "Mother feels annoyed, no matter what." Tinglan is about to return to Beijing with the banquet master's study tour, inform him of the matter, and let him deal with it himself. ”

When the old lady heard this, she immediately turned her mind to where her youngest son was, and asked Shen Tingjun, "Did Tinglan write to you?" Where has he gone now? Are you sure you're going back to Beijing soon? ”

Shen Tingjun talked to the old lady about Shen Tinglan again.

The mother and son chatted and ate, and before they knew it, time passed. As for the maid outside, it was said, "The second lady and the third lady have come over with a few young masters and girls." The two of them put down their chopsticks and asked the maid to clean up her things.

When the second lady and Zhou Baolu led their children in, they saw the old lady sitting on the rosewood Taishi chair carved with roses on the top, and on the first chair under her, sat the solemn and cold eldest brother, who was patiently listening to the old lady's words while casually drinking tea with a tea cup.

The second lady and Zhou Baolu first saluted the old lady, and then hurriedly saluted the eldest brother.

Shen Tingjun and the others don't see each other, and they mostly meet at the old lady's place in the past. In front of the old lady, the eldest brother is quite warm. But this eldest brother is tough-handed, iron-faced and selfless, and he has always been cold and solemn, and when they came forward to salute, he only bowed his head slightly, and he didn't say a word at all. In addition, he is in a high position and has a commanding demeanor, so not to mention the juniors in the house, even the second lady and Zhou Baolu, in front of this eldest brother of the marquis, they all talk less than usual.

On weekdays, there are the second and third masters in the house beside them, and now the second master is ordered to patrol the border, and the third master is out with the banquet master and son, and the two brothers are not warmed up, and the house is quiet.

Fortunately, a few children came forward to salute, which somewhat alleviated the embarrassment.

The second lady has two sons and a daughter, the two sons are twins, the eldest son Rongxun and the second son Rongxi, the brothers just turned six years old this year, and they are the eldest young master and the second young master of the Wu'an Hou Mansion. At the beginning of the year, the two were sent to Guozijian to study, and they could only return home on every day off.

The second lady also has a daughter, Rong Xin, the little lady of the Wu'an Hou Mansion, who just turned four years old this year.

Because Wu'an Hou Mansion does not have playmates of the same age, there are several cousins of the same age in the uncle's family. Rong Xin is lively and clever, and she is not afraid of life, and from time to time she has to go to her grandfather's house to live for a few days. This time I lived for the longest time, nearly half a month, or the second lady personally sent someone to pick up people at her mother's house yesterday, Rong Xin learned that her brothers were going to rest, so she reluctantly went home. Otherwise, I will have to stay at my grandfather's house for a longer time.

There are three brothers and sisters in the second room, plus Rong'an from Zhou Baolu in the third room, and there are also four juniors in the mansion. The children are all white and tender, their faces are either delicate and ignorant, or pretending to be old, even if they are as indifferent as Shen Tingjun, when facing a few children, their cold complexions are also relaxed, and the gentle voice makes a few people get up without courtesy.

The old lady was overjoyed when she saw a few grandchildren.

Although she doted on Rong An from her own son, before Rong An was born, there were only two children in the house, Rong Xun and Rong Xi, the two were twins, and they were both white and delicate, and the old lady also loved something. As for Rong Xin, the little girl is soft and glutinous, like a glutinous rice dumpling. She is lively and active, speaks milkily, and runs to Heyantang several times a day. Rong Xin is also very close to her grandmother, biting her ears and telling her secrets from time to time, the two grandparents have a deep relationship, and after not seeing each other for so many days, the old lady also panicked.

The old lady hugged Rong Xin's heart and babbled like a treasure, which was a little snub to Rong An. Zhou Baolu didn't show it on his face, and he was so angry in his heart that he was angry.