On the second day, the army was entangled and ready to be pulled, and Emperor Xuanhua took Empress Chen and hundreds of civil and military officials to send off all the sons on the city tower.

As the commander-in-chief, Xiao Xinrong drank the send-off wine, smashed the wine jar directly to the ground, and shouted: "Let's go!"

A loud horn sounded in the air, and the army slowly walked out of the city tower, and the hundreds of officials watched the people leave before they dispersed.

With the departure of the army, the people in the capital returned to their former peace, and their lives were not affected at all.

Chen Rui waited left and right for more than half a month before he looked forward to his mother and a pair of younger siblings.

I received the news on this day, and waited on the dock early, and when it was almost noon, I saw a boat docking, and with a group of people coming down from the boat, Chen Rui stretched his neck to look for it in the crowd, and coldly heard the voice of someone next to him calling his brother.

I saw a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl waving her hand and shouting at herself, looking at her sister Chen Yue, Chen Rui hurriedly pushed aside the crowd to greet her, Chen Rui's mother Zhang and his younger brother Chen Cong were waiting impatiently in the same place, seeing him Zhang pulled and asked: "Son, what are you doing in a hurry to take our mother to the capital?"

Chen Rui said: "Go back and rest first, this matter is a long story, and I will tell you carefully when I go back and settle down." ”

A group of people sat on Gu Lai's carriage, and Chen Yue, who was lively and active, kept lifting the corner of the window and couldn't help but let out an exclamation, and Zhang couldn't help but ask: "Son, is this a good test, and we were only picked up after becoming a big official?"

Chen Rui said with some embarrassment: "There is no high school this time, and the name is Sun Shan." ”

"What are we all doing if you didn't pass the exam? Tell me what you are doing, my family's land has also been sold by me, this is to go back to my mother, I can only drink the northwest wind, what kind of sin have I made, raising you unfilial descendants!" As soon as Zhang heard that Chen Rui had passed the examination, he directly began to sit in the carriage and howl.

"I said that if you don't let the land be sold, you have to listen, you have to sell, now it's okay, we can only beg for food on the street without land. Chen Cong, who had been sitting next to him after getting into the carriage and not saying a word, couldn't help but say at the moment,

"What do you know? Master Chen gave a full five taels of silver for that piece of land, where can you find such a high price, and now that the land is gone, how can I live!"

"Okay, mother, this is the capital is the foot of the Son of Heaven, you have to be more restrained like this, who said that taking you over is to drink the northwest wind, your son is now the future son-in-law of the Hou Mansion, you just wait for the fragrant and spicy food." Chen Rui said proudly.

"What are you talking about?" After listening to Chen Rui's words, Zhang didn't care about crying, sat up from the car, pulled Chen Rui and asked, "How old is the Hou Ye you are talking about?"

Chen Rui said with a smile: "A very big official, a celebrity who returns to the emperor's side, how big an official do you say." ”

"It's so magnificent, isn't it bigger than the official capital of our county lord?" asked Zhang.

Chen Rui was amused by his mother's words, and said: "Even the county master has to kowtow when he sees Hou Ye, Hou Ye leads tens of thousands of soldiers, and he is the first general in my dynasty to seal Hou Ye, mother, you say this official is not big." ”

Zhang couldn't help but look at it, his eyes lit up, and Chen Yue next to him asked, "Is that brother rich, can he buy me some beautiful clothes and jewelry?"

"Clothes, clothes, you know what to wear! Zhang scolded impatiently, turned his head to Chen Rui and said with a smile: "Son, tell your mother how you became the son-in-law of the Hou Mansion, then what kind of person is my future daughter-in-law?"

As soon as she heard this, Chen Yue, who had been scolded, also pouted and leaned over, and Chen Cong also pricked up his ears to listen.

The carriage soon arrived at the courtyard rented by Chen Rui, the courtyard is not a courtyard with two rooms, one upper room, two east and west ear rooms, Chen Rui has no plans to buy a maid for the time being, and it is enough for the family to live.

Rao is like this, Zhang's family is already satisfied, Zhang's asked vigorously when to go to the future daughter-in-law's house to meet him, Chen Rui has this plan, but this matter can't be rushed,

"You rest for a few days first, make a few new clothes, and after I tell the old lady, I will see that the old man has set a date for his mother to come to the door. ”

"It should be, it should be, we can't be too shivering when we come to the door for the first time, and let people look down on it. Zhang was thinking in his heart, and he didn't know how much silver it would cost to make new clothes, and the thought of spending silver made Zhang feel distressed.

At this time, Chen Rui handed over a money bag, Zhang opened it and saw that there were hundreds of taels of silver, his eyes lit up in an instant, he took out an ingot, put it to his mouth, bit it with his teeth, and asked, "Son, where did you get this silver, there are so many of them?"

Chen Rui pretended not to care and said, "This is just my pocket money in Xiahou Mansion these days. ”

"That's all there is to pocket money, it seems that the Hou Mansion should be very rich, brother, then I can buy jewelry and clothes. Chen Yue said happily.

Chen Rui saw that his sister was wearing a coarse cloth shirt with white shampooing, and thought of the silk silk on Miss Fuzhong's body, nodded and said, "First make you two silk clothes, and put them on the golden hairpin." ”

Chen Yue was overjoyed when she heard this.

"What kind of silk can be bought for a money-losing goods, and the net money is spent on a few pieces of coarse cloth. Zhang said dissatisfiedly on the side.

When Chen Yue heard this, her face instantly collapsed.

"Mother, listen to me, in a few days we will go to the Hou Mansion to visit, the first time you come to the door if you wear shabby, it will be looked down upon, Mother still go to the ready-to-wear store to make a few beautiful and popular clothes, and in the future, we will invite a matchmaker to come to the door, and we must not leave a bad impression on the people in the Hou Mansion. ”

When Zhang heard Chen Rui say this, he nodded stupidly.

Chen Rui made such a big move, Wang Chong directly reported to Xiahou Shuang after finding out, Xiahou Shuang didn't expect Chen Rui to be so fast, but he could bring the whole family to the capital, and then it was time to go to the door to propose marriage.

Thinking of this, Xiahou Shuang came to Yanhe Hall.

Since the second brother was on the list, the old lady was happy for a while, and her appetite also improved, at this time she was using ginseng soup, and when she saw Xiahou Shuang, she put down the soup cup in her hand and said: "The frost girl is here, hurry, bring her a bowl too." ”

After taking it, Xiahou Shuang also pursed her lips and took a few sips and asked, "I haven't seen the third sister these days, I don't know how the third sister is now?"

At the mention of Xiahou Yan, the old lady snorted coldly: "Don't mention this evil obstacle! If she doesn't come out of the province to cause trouble, she will make our mansion a laughing stock!"