CHAPTER XIV

The ancestors of the Wen family were in Fengcheng, and Emperor Wenchang specially asked people to buy this house in Fengcheng in order to thank the old man Wen for his admiration, leaving a way out for the Wen family.

After the saint ascended the throne, Old Man Wen was demoted, and his family moved back to Fengcheng, and the original magnificent gate in front of the mansion was demolished and replaced with a simple house-style gate.

The stone shadow wall of the painted pine and bamboo, a simple corridor, there is no grandeur at all, and when you enter a door, you can see the carved beams and paintings, and see the original glory of this house.

Wen Shuse returned to his heart like an arrow, Aunt Tongqing walked in front to lead the way, Xie Shao and Mrs. Xie were three or five steps behind side by side, and the messenger took a few people to Xinyuan Hall according to Mrs. Wen's instructions, and served tea first.

Half a cup of tea, there was a sound of talking outside the house, Wen Shuse's heart tightened, stretched his neck to peek out of the mullioned window, and saw that Mrs. Wen led Aunt Cao and two maids down the corridor, more than ten days of lovesickness and all kinds of changes, I didn't care about whether I would be seen as a joke, I got up and walked out quickly, stepped out of the threshold and stood on the treadway, looking at the old man in front of me, and called in a buzzing voice, "Grandmother." ”

Without waiting for Mrs. Wen to react, she lifted her skirt again, walked down the hall quickly, stepped forward and hugged her, "I miss my granddaughter." ”

Brought up by Mrs. Wen since childhood, the relationship between the grandparents and grandchildren is like that of mother and son, when Wen Shuse was happy, he often threw himself into Mrs. Wen's arms, and after growing up and being sensible, he knew what the rules were, and he had not been so willful for a long time.

Old Mrs. Wen was hugged by her, tears came out, she took a deep breath, and there was nothing left on her side, she only patted her shoulder and said in a dumb voice, "It's good to be back." ”

The grandfather and grandson hugged each other in the courtyard and complained of lovesickness, and the old lady Xie in the house became more and more bottomless, turned her head to look at the bored grandson next to her, leaned over and nodded, "The Wen family, the old fox city, is very deep, whether you can bring your heart back today, it's up to you, I will have a lot of eyes later, think about your brother's daily conversation, you learn two things according to what you learned, so that the old thing can see the rest of mind, and the eldest and the third are the same." ”

The only person in the Xie family who can talk to him like this is Mrs. Xie.

Previously, Xie Shao assured her that Wen Er was what he liked, but now he has become a cocoon.

Without waiting for Xie Shaoying, a group of people outside had already walked up to the house, Old Madam Xie looked solemn, and hurriedly asked Xie Shao, "Can you help me take a look, but are you still in good spirits?" ”

Mrs. Xie also dressed up deliberately today, and when she got off the carriage, she also asked Nan Zhi to make up some gouache on her face, and she didn't know if it was nervous or the effect of gouache, but her pale face yesterday was a lot more ruddy.

Xie Shao nodded helplessly, "Spirit." ”

Old Madam Xie was still not at ease, straightened her waist, got up and said, "No, I have to go to the door to pick up someone." ”

Old Madam Wen raised her feet and was about to cross the threshold, recalling Old Madam Xie's face, she paused in her steps, turned her head and asked Wen Shuse in a low voice, "My face is not bad." ”

Bunshse took her arm and boasted in her ear, "Grandmother is in good spirits." ”

As soon as the words fell, a figure suddenly walked out of the door, and his voice was extremely loud, "Ouch, old sister, we haven't seen each other for a long time." ”

Old Madam Wen raised her head and recognized the old fox in front of her at a glance.

In the past few days, the names of the other party have not been on their lips.

So, the two people who were still lying on the bed together yesterday, with a hard breath, exerted all the mental energy of their bodies, and neither of them wanted the other party to see the slightest haggard.

Although they have scolded each other thousands of times in their hearts, they still have to keep their dignity when they meet, Mrs. Wen smiled, "But isn't it, it's been almost half a year, I heard that the old lady had an illness a few days ago, and she should have gone to visit, but who knew that she was tripped by the office of the house, and asked the old lady not to blame." Saying that, he instructed Nanzhi, "Old Madam Xie is weak, where is the general tea, go get some warm and replenished ......"

Old Madam Xie's face stiffened slightly, "It's just that I have a toothache for a while, and there is nothing wrong with it, so I worry about the old sister." On the other hand, he said, "The old sister turned around and hugged her sick, and I was too busy to get out of my body, so I couldn't come to visit ......."

When the girl was young, she was better than anyone's relatives, and when she got married, she was more hurtful than anyone's husband, and when she had children, she was better than anyone's children, and in her later years, in addition to family honor, it was who had a harder body and bones.

The spirit does not admit defeat, and the kung fu on the mouth does not give in.

It is precisely because the two of them were familiar with each other before, and they had sat together and chewed the root of the tongue of many families, the old lady of this family has a loss of virtue and cannot be deeply acquainted, and the old lady of that family is thoughtful and careful.

Now that the two have made such a laughing stock, both sides can expect that with the other party's mouth, they must have arranged themselves behind their backs.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and when they entered the house, Mrs. Wen's attention was removed from Mrs. Xie, and her eyes probed towards Xie Shao.

In the past, she only heard of his name, but the first time she saw someone today, when she saw that face, it immediately reminded her of the letter that Wen Shuse brought back, saying that she was blinded by the third son.

Physiognomy is indeed a girl who likes him, but he is good-looking, and he can't be eaten as food, in terms of conduct, where is he comparable to the eldest son......

Seeing someone come in, Xie Shao got up and saluted, "The younger generation has seen the old lady leisurely." ”

Ruyi Sun Xu, who didn't please his heart, married a loser who moved Fengcheng, and the two losers came together, how should they live in the future, Mrs. Wen was not interested, nodded politely, and did not speak.

The maid and maid re-loaded the new tea, and for a while only the "jingling" sound of the porcelain tea lid was left in her ears, and then it was completely silent.

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent, no one spoke, and everyone knew the embarrassment in front of everyone, but no one was willing to pick it out first.

In the end, it was Mrs. Wen who spoke first and politely asked Mrs. Xie, "Xie Fushu is not at home?" ”

Old Mrs. Xie was not a little precautionary, and replied truthfully, "The old lady of the Ruan family fell last month, and she went to Yangzhou with her child half a month ago. ”

"No wonder." Old Madam Wen gently put down the teacup in her hand, "When Xie Servant was an official, his reputation was resounding, his knowledge was difficult to understand, he was selfless with an iron fist, and he was honest with others. ”

In the matter of substitution, she and Xie Laoshi each played fifty boards, and no one could blame anyone.

But her own granddaughter has been married for more than ten days, she is counting the hours to live, she thanked the old thing for a little conscience, she should have come to give her an explanation, but pretended to be deaf and dumb, and also rose up the trick of detaining people, and even didn't let the door back.

It's really old and immoral......

Mrs. Xie's eyelids jumped, this was sarcastic that her character was not even as good as her own son......

This box did not admit defeat, "Speaking of fame, where can I compare to Master Wen of your mansion, a generation of emperors, and a gentleman of the lord of a country, who dares to be above the Wen family in terms of integrity." ”

The two old ancestors, who were half-cut into the ground, began to argue with tongues, and the people below were nervous and didn't dare to say a word.

Wen Shuse has also experienced this experience, and he can't help but secretly say in his heart, it turns out that the older generation of people quarreled, like the juniors, digging up the ancestors and sarcastic children and grandchildren......

The two ancestors also noticed it in time, and in front of the juniors, they didn't seem to look very good.

Old Madam Wen looked at Wen Shuse and said in a harmonious voice, "I haven't come back for so long, I must be thinking about your courtyard, go and take a look." ”

As soon as Wen Shuse got up and left, Old Lady Xie suddenly woke up.

What is she doing......

In a few words, he was irritated by the old thing and lost his mind, so he only cared about the comfort of his mouth, forgetting the purpose of his coming today, and hurriedly turned around and said to Xie Shao, "Elder talking, it's boring for you to listen here, go and accompany Shuse." ”

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Coming out of the house, Wen Shuse took a sharp breath, looked back at the door worriedly, and asked Xiangyun beside him, "You won't fight, will you?" ”

Xiangyun shook his head, "Definitely not, the old ancestor still has to save face." ”

is also, as young and vigorous as her, she didn't do anything with Xie Shao that night, knowing that she couldn't let go of her ancestors, but if she didn't vent it, the anger in her heart couldn't be eliminated.

It just so happened that she was going back to the yard, not to pack up her things, before leaving, the things in her house were resold and exchanged for silver tickets, and there was nothing to pack.

went back to the yard, just to meet Ming Wanrou next door.

Last time, she was punished to Zhuangzi, Ming Wanrou blamed herself so much that her eyes were swollen from crying, who knew that when she came back, she didn't have time to say hello, so she was carried to Xie's house.

Now that the whole Fengcheng knows that Xie San married her Wen Er, they don't know what the urgency has become.

The houses of the Wen family and the Ming family are adjacent to each other, and there is only a passage between the courtyard walls of the two families.

Aunt Qing was brought into the house by Wen Shuse, and asked her to rummage over the fish that had not escaped the net, with only auspicious clouds beside her.

The wooden ladder was erected, and Xiangyun climbed up first to call people, "The lady of the Ming family ......"

The other side quickly responded, "Is it the second lady?" My lady has been thinking about the second lady for several days, and she can't eat, so she bothers the second lady to wait for a while, and the slave will go to call the lady over. ”

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After Xie Shao came out, Wen Shuse was gone.

The two ancestors in the room behind him are estimated to have a big battle, and it is inconvenient for him to stay here, he has never been to the Wen family, and he does not know the way.

If you don't know the road, it's not good to rush in.

I was about to go out for a walk and come back in, when I looked down and saw the brocade curtain in the crook of my arm, so I had to give up and walk towards the corridor on the right.

Halfway through, a young man suddenly came from the opposite side, hurriedly greeted him, and greeted him from afar, "Third son." ”

This person Xie Shao knows that Wen Meng, the eldest son of the Wen family, went to the Eastern Capital with Uncle Wen half a year ago, presumably because of family affairs in the house, so he rushed back.

Xie Shao nodded in return, "Eldest son." ”

"I heard the people below report that the third prince arrived at the house, but I was late, and the etiquette was not careful, and I hope the third prince will forgive me." Raised his hand sideways and invited, "The cold house has prepared some coarse tea, and I hope the third prince will not dislike it." ”

Wen Er's father and brother are not there, and it is reasonable for him to be entertained as the eldest brother.

Xie Shao happened to have nowhere to go, "I'm bothered." ”

Wen Meng took the exam last year as a tribute, and with Uncle Wen's face, he entered the Hanlin Academy first, and was appointed to the Hanlin Imperial Academy.

Wen Meng chatted with Xie Shao all the way, and soon arrived at a courtyard, and the view was blocked by a rockery when he entered the door, Wen Meng raised his hand, "Third son, please come here." ”

Xie Shao walked forward, and after crossing the rockery, his vision instantly widened, and he saw a long case in the hall opposite at a glance.

Uncle Wen was making tea, and there was a guest in front of him.

Hearing the movement behind him, the guest carrying this side slowly turned around, it was the Shaoqing of Dali Temple that Xie Shao had seen in Pei's house yesterday, Pei Yuanqiu.

"Idle? Isn't that a coincidence? ”