Disaster relief is tedious and important.

It stands to reason that Shen Tingjun has just been out of tolerance for three months, and this errand should not be arranged for him in any case.

But disaster relief has always involved too many lives.

And because there are too many materials involved, there are always people who want to eat and take cards. As a result, the supplies that were originally budgeted to be abundant were not enough in the hands of the victims.

Baiguan knew these things, and Emperor Longqing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was also clear in his heart.

If there is a way, Emperor Longqing doesn't want his henchmen to be so tired. But isn't there really no one to call for it?

Emperor Longqing has sent all the ministers in the court who are authoritative enough to provide disaster relief. But there are too many state capitals implicated in this disaster, and there are only a few in total who are authoritative enough and young enough in the court. He has no one at his disposal, and even the prince has sent him to the northeast to lead the disaster relief.

He couldn't pull some of the elders out, after all, the elders were too old. Even if they took the initiative to ask for help, he didn't dare to use them. They are all old people, half of their necks are buried in the soil, and their arms and legs are even more rusty, if they break their arms and legs, or die directly, he, the emperor, will not be able to explain to their families.

It was precisely because of these considerations that Emperor Longqing had to order Shen Tingjun again and asked him to personally lead the team to the northwest to preside over the disaster relief in the northwest.

Shen Tingjun is indeed enough to deter people.

He was born with the appearance that no one should enter, coupled with a terrifying momentum and a powerful official. This time he went south to Minzhou, and he thoroughly investigated the salt tax case, and even handled a treason case.

It can be said that Shen Hou is now the time when his prestige is grand, and the officials in the northwest know that he is leading the disaster relief this time, even if they are more careful, they have to accept it.

With the cooperation of these officials, the disaster relief here has actually gone smoothly. But no matter how smooth it was, it never made Shen Tingjun smile. But after seeing Sang Xuanyue's letter, he was really in a good mood, and the tense expression on his face was also relieved.

The officials in the northwest are naturally curious about this, but Shen Hou is not easy to contact, and the people around Shen Hou are even more difficult to please and buy. Yes, even if they are the same curious as Cheng Yi, they can only endure it.

Time flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it is December, and the disaster relief has come to an end.

The rest can be handed over to the local officials, and Shen Tingjun is ready to leave for Beijing.

It was also on the night before returning to Beijing that officials in the northwest carefully looked for a beautiful woman to send. But in the end...... Don't talk about it.

After Shen Tingjun and his party left, the officials in the northwest dared to whisper behind their backs.

Don't underestimate the gossip of these officials, if they really talk about other people's gossip, they will be ruthless.

An official whispered: "I haven't heard of anything fancy about Shen Hou." ”

"There are still some, everyone didn't spread it before, saying that the Lord of Evergreen had left, and he had the heart to remarry Shen Hou......"

"Isn't this the end of the matter? That county lord is now locked up by His Majesty, and I heard that even Prince Rong was inexplicably mixed with a copy and fined 100,000 taels of silver. Isn't there gossip coming out, saying that Shen Hou is leading the way behind this matter? ”

"Then who knows if it's true or not. But this Hou Ye has all stood up this year......"

"I heard that there is no heir yet."

"The Wu'an Hou Mansion of Nuoda always needs a bloodline to inherit."

"Hou Ye won't love Jiao'e, love Longyang, right?"

"Shhhhh But who's going to know? I heard that the beauty sent by Lord Zhizhou didn't even enter the door, so she was sent back by the guards next to Hou Ye. ”

There are different opinions, but no one can guess why this famous Hou Ye doesn't love Nu Jiao'e?

Don't you have someone else in mind? Or, do you really don't like those delicate and quiet boudoir daughters, but like such a graceful young man?

In a sigh of speculation, Shen Tingjun entered the capital.

first went to the palace on a business trip, and then was naturally left for dinner by Emperor Longqing.

Emperor Longqing really liked this courtier.

Look at how beautifully this errand is done, and how neatly it is handled. His Sheng'er is still in the northeast and has not come back, but it is the hardest bone in the northwest, and Ziyuan has gnawed it down for him.

Emperor Longqing was so happy that he let Shen Tingjun accompany him for dinner, and the two drank a few glasses of imperial wine. After that, Emperor Longqing gave him a lot of silk and satin pearls and jade treasures, and with a wave of his hand, he was finally willing to let his henchman go home to see his old mother.

Besides, Shen Tingjun walked out of the palace gate, and it was already dark outside at this time.

High lanterns hung over the gatehouse, casting large white halos. There seem to be scattered snowflakes falling in the sky, and this day, it will snow again.

The carriage of the Marquis of Wu'an was waiting outside the palace gate, and Cheng Yi drove it himself, and Cheng Lin supported him.

When the two saw Hou Ye leaving the palace, they hurriedly greeted him.

Cheng Yi handed the fox fur and stepped forward to put it on Shen Tingjun, but Shen Tingjun waved his hand and refused.

Seeing this, Cheng Lin said, "Master Hou is wearing thin clothes, so let's get in the car quickly." It's going to snow again, but it's really cold. ”

As they spoke, the three of them had already reached the carriage. Shen Tingjun got into the carriage, Cheng Yi was sitting and driving outside, and Cheng Lin came in to wait.

There was a charcoal basin in the carriage, and the charcoal basin was burning vigorously, and the charcoal fire was scarlet. There is a small one next to the brazier, on which are decanting soup, hot tea, and a pot of piping hot ginger soup.

Shen Tingjun saw this familiar configuration, and his eyebrows and eyes instantly softened.

Seeing this, Cheng Lin took the opportunity to say, "The old lady knew that you were going to dine with Your Majesty, so she didn't prepare food for you, but only prepared some soup for you to quench your thirst." Master, why don't you drink some ginger soup to warm up. ”

Shen Tingjun only said: "Pour tea." ”

After drinking a cup of tea, it was already snowing heavily.

When the three of them arrived at the gate of the Wu'an Hou Mansion, the ground was already snow-white.

Now the hour is not early, it is earlier than the usual time for the old lady to rest. But even so, Shen Tingjun still didn't stop and walked directly to the Heyan Hall where the old lady was.

Along the way, most of the rest of the houses in Wu'anhou's Mansion have turned off the lights, only the old lady is here, and the lights are bright when you look at it from afar, so it can be seen that she has not fallen asleep.

Shen Tingjun strode in, and the maids and ladies in the courtyard saw him coming, and they all greeted him in surprise. The woman was clever, and she went to the main room in three or two steps and reported to the old lady.

Sure enough, the old lady's excited voice sounded in the house, "Da Lang is back?" Hurry up, heat up the brazier in the house again. ”

When Shen Tingjun walked into the flower hall, it was lively here, and the old lady turned around the group commanded by the maids and women, but there were cheerful smiles on her face.

Shen Tingjun bowed when he came in, and the old lady hurriedly grabbed him and told her son to get up quickly.

The last time Shen Tingjun returned home from Minzhou, because there were still many trivial things to deal with in the future, it was because after he arrived in the capital, he only went to the mansion to order a mao, and then lived in Yamen.

Finally, the verdicts of the two cases were settled, the files were also filed, and he could finally return home. But before he could rest, he was sent to the northwest again.

After all, the old lady hadn't talked to her son for four or five months. The old man thought in his heart that he didn't want it, but now he saw his son naturally holding his hand and didn't let go.

"I've lost weight, and I look a little darker." The old lady looked at her eldest son distressedly, "You don't have to go out again when you come back this time, right?" ”

Shen Tingjun sat down on the chair with her mother, and replied gently, "I don't need to go out again in the near future, but I may have to go out after the year." ”

The old lady didn't ask him, it's not the New Year yet, why did he count the itinerary after the New Year? The old man didn't want to ask, and she didn't want to ask, after all, she was reluctant to let her son leave her side, so she pulled down her face and was not very happy.

Seeing this, Shen Tingjun was silent for a moment and said, "It's a good thing, if you know what your son is going to do, you will be overjoyed." ”

The old lady scolded her son, "What else can make me ecstatic now, unless you are willing to become your own son and let me hold a big fat grandson next year." ”

Shen Tingjun raised his eyebrows and smiled, and for a moment, he really wanted to tell his mother the truth. However, now is not the time.

If he wants to marry Yue'er and enter the door, he must have his mother's consent to this matter.

However, Yue'er is now pregnant and should raise the baby with peace of mind. And in the mother's yard, the discipline has been somewhat loosened in the past few months, and people's hearts have also fluctuated a little. He couldn't guarantee that something would come out of his mouth and into his mother's ears and not be passed on to any other place, so he wouldn't say it yet. Again, his mother valued his heir too much, and when she learned that Yue'er was pregnant, she couldn't wait to take her back to the capital, and put her under her nose to watch and guard.

And Yue'er must be unwilling to return to Beijing, at least, she is definitely not willing to enter the capital and enter the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion in such an unknown way.

He didn't want to wronged her, let alone the child. Thinking about it this way, it is the best choice to let Yue'er stay in Minzhou to give birth with peace of mind.

But even if they stay in Minzhou, he should tell his mother about his thoughts, let her know that he is interested in someone and is eager to marry......

Shen Tingjun gossiped with his mother.

As he spoke, he didn't know when he talked about the Sang Xuanyue sisters and brothers.

It was also at this time that the old lady suddenly slapped her forehead and said, "Long before you returned to Beijing last time, Qing'er's child asked someone to send a lot of special products to the house. At that time, I also asked the next person, saying that his children's family had not left Beijing, and he had no relatives next to him, where did he get his specialties? The next person said that it seemed to be sent by the girl who twisted the moon, and the girl also found her brother-in-law. ”

Sang Xuanyue went south to find her brother, and the old lady also knew about this matter.

She sighed in her heart more than once at that time, saying that the child of Twisting Moon is affectionate and righteous, whoever marries back, it is really a great virtue in the previous life.

After the moon went south, she also specially told Mama Cui to pay more attention to the affairs of Yingtian Academy. If Qing'er is in trouble, they can help.

As a result, it didn't take long for Qing'er to take a long vacation to go south, and when she came back, she was not what it used to be, and she became a child of an official family.

The old lady said, "Who would have thought of this?" If they had known that their eldest brother had become a great official in the south, they should have sent their brother and sister over earlier. In this way, they will also suffer less. ”

That being said, Sang Fuyue has amnesia, and this is not something that can be controlled by manpower.

And if it weren't for Sang Xuanyue who didn't give up and gritted his teeth and insisted on finding someone to the end, maybe their brothers and sisters would have missed it.

The old lady thought of Sang Twisting the Moon and sighed again, "This girl is really a good girl, and she is also a blessed person." ”

Shen Tingjun didn't say anything when he heard this, but his face was quite relaxed. The old lady was afraid that if she said something at night, her son would not be happy to listen to it. Who would have expected that the son's face was kind and smiling, and he would accompany her old mother to say some gossip, and he was also happy.

Seeing this, the old lady became more and more happy in her heart, and her conversation became even higher.

She learned yesterday that her son would enter Beijing today, and she couldn't sleep at night. I lay down at dawn, and I slept until late afternoon.

It is also because of this that although it is past the old lady's sleeping point now, the old lady does not feel sleepy at all, and her spirit is very good.

The old lady asked Shen Tingjun again, "I heard that their eldest brother is an official in the Minzhou Naval Division, isn't that General Sun from the Minzhou Naval Division?" In this way, have you also dealt with that General San? ”

Shen Tingjun bowed: "I've been back and forth a few times." ”

"Then how is his temperament, and how do you like to treat Screwing and Qing'er? How is the woman in his family, who dislikes this pair of younger siblings who suddenly appeared? ”

Shen Tingjun replied one by one, "General Sang...... He is a man of temperament, and he is quite happy with a pair of siblings. Mrs. Sang is a heroine among women, with a hearty temperament and a ...... to the moon A pair of younger siblings have never disliked, but have a lot of love. ”

He also talked a little bit about the Lei Mansion and the three nephews of Sang Xuanyue.

As soon as the old lady heard this general situation, she let go of the heart that she had been carrying.

However, thinking of the first half of the sister and brother's rather bumpy life, she also sighed, "I hope they will come to a good life in the future." ”

It's a pity, "Twisting the moon should have settled in Minzhou this time, right?" She is so good-looking, and now she has a good background, if her brother and sister-in-law really love her, they will find her a good family to marry. I can't say that the next time I hear the news of that girl, it will be her marriage. ”

Shen Tingjun gently put down the teacup and did not echo the old lady's words. The old lady didn't care, but said happily: "If that's the case, then God blesses it." To tell the truth, my mother really likes that girl from the bottom of my heart, if she can marry back to the capital in the future, my mother will have one more place to hang out. Speaking of which, I also have some fate with that girl, if she goes out, my mother must prepare some thick makeup. Da Lang, you are well-connected, you help your mother listen to the letter over there, if there is good news about the moon, you remember to come back in time to tell your mother, your mother can prepare things in advance, and she is happy for that girl. ”

Shen Tingjun responded, "Okay." ”

The old lady said something that was not there, and as she spoke, she couldn't help but yawn. Seeing this, Shen Tingjun stood up, "It's late, don't stay up, if you want to say something, it's not too late tomorrow." My son has taken a few days off, so I'll be at home with you. ”