On the day of the funeral of Marquis Yongchang, it snowed for the first time. It rained heavily all day and all night, turning the entire capital into silver. When leaving Yongchang Marquis' mansion, Xu Qingmo looked at the heavy goose-feather snow in the sky and said softly: "Next year , it will be a good harvest year!”
Later, it was reported that the Crown Prince of Yongchang had refused His Majesty's request to be granted the title of Marquis, and only wanted to be a Crown Prince. He even forced His Majesty to give up the title of Marquis of Yongchang.
The emperor felt guilty about the death of Marquis Yongchang, and the queen even more so, so he stopped pursuing Meng Hetong's crime. It didn't take long for rumors to spread in the capital that Meng Hetong was a dandy.
Xu Qingmo was very sad, but there was nothing he could do!
Hua Ying came back from Jiangnan not long ago. When she came back, she brought a lot of specialties from Jiang Nan in big and small bags. As soon as Hua Ying had straightened her front legs, Qu Lian rushed in with her back legs: "Girl, girl..."
"What's wrong?" Hua Ying had just changed her clothes. As soon as she went out, she saw Qu Lian rushing back and stopped her quickly.
Qu Lian gasped for air, but she still endured the stinging pain in her chest and said loudly: "Master Hou, Master Hou is back!"
Xu Qingmo, who was still in the room, suddenly opened the door: "What did you say?"
It took Qu Lian a long time to slow down her breathing: "The Marquis has returned to Beijing and has already entered the palace to report on his duties!"
Xu Qingmo was stunned for a long time, and then counted the days. It was indeed these two days, and the memory of her previous life was a little blurry. She couldn't remember the days clearly. She only remembered that she and her mother were guarding the door of the mansion until the evening. , my father and eldest brother just came back from the palace, and then it started to snow.
Therefore, in my memory, Ning Yuanhou came back during a heavy snowfall, and today is when the sun is shining brightly.
Not long after, the maid next to Mrs. Xu came to send a message, saying that the Marquis was back and asked her to wait at the door together.
Xu Qingmo changed into warmer clothes and hurried to Mrs. Xu's yard. When Ning Yuanhou came back suddenly, Mrs. Xu was not prepared for anything. At this moment, Mrs. Xu hurriedly asked her servants to clean the yard and dry the quilts and clothes. The whole yard was busy.
Xu Qingmo looked at Mrs. Xu who was in a panic, and stepped forward to hold her hand: "Mother, father is going to report on his work. It will take some time before he comes back. Don't be too anxious!"
"Yes, yes, yes, look at me, I was so busy that I forgot!" Mrs. Xu clapped Xu Qingmo's hand repeatedly, "Your father is really coming back, and he doesn't know how to say hello to the family. What happened now? I’m in a hurry!”
Seeing the surprise and joy in Mrs. Xu's eyes, Xu Qingmo couldn't help but laugh: "My father was probably busy reporting on his work, so he didn't have time to tell my mother!"
"Yes, business matters are important, business matters are important!" Mrs. Xu said as she helped organize them together.
Later, after the house was tidied up, Mrs. Xu couldn't sit down, so she walked back and forth in the house for a long time, and finally took Xu Qingmo with her to wait outside the house.
The cold wind was blowing, and after a while, Hua Ying standing next to her had a runny nose due to the cold. Xu Qingmo quietly handed the Tang Pozi in his hand to Hua Ying, while he gathered up his fox fur and wrapped it tightly.
At this time, Hua Ying had to admire Xu Qingmo's foresight. When she went out to change clothes before, Hua Ying stopped her from coming, thinking that she was wearing too thick clothes. But now, Hua Ying doesn't feel that way, and even thinks that she Very wise.
Just as the sky was getting darker, Xu Qingmo saw his father riding a tall horse not far away. He came slowly, and snowflakes fell in the sky, just like the father in his memory, coming from the snow.
Ning Yuanhou dismounted from his horse and walked quickly to Mrs. Xu and Xu Qingmo: "It's such a cold day, why are you waiting outside without fear of catching a cold?"
"Father!" Xu Qingmo looked at Ning Yuanhou and called softly,
When Ning Yuan saw Xu Qingmo, his majestic face suddenly revealed a bit of tenderness. He stretched out his hand and gently touched her head: "Mo Mo has grown so tall!"
Xu Qingmo looked at her father in front of her, her eyes slightly red. She remembered that the last time she saw her father, he was already lying in a cold coffin. He was so thin that he was not human. How could he look so majestic now?
Ning Yuanhou noticed Xu Qingmo's sadness and carefully took out a paper bag from his arms: "I remember that you like to eat walnut cakes from the palace the most. When I was debriefing today, I saw His Majesty had it on hand, so I shamelessly asked Your Majesty for it. Get the reward!"
Xu Qingmo looked at the paper bag in Ning Yuanhou's hand, and tears fell down. She couldn't hold it back for a moment, and stretched out her hand to hug Ning Yuanhou: "Dad, Mo Mo misses you so much!"
"Mo Mo..." Ning Yuanhou looked at Xu Qingmo in his arms and was stiff for a moment, but then he smiled and patted Xu Qingmo on the back, "Silly girl, am I not back? Let's go in first. It’s cold outside, let’s go in first!”
Xu Qingmo did not continue to be pretentious and followed Ning Yuanhou in. However, his eyes were red and his nose was red. Xu Yanquan laughed at him for a long time, and then he was beaten by Ning Yuanhou.
But Ningyuan Houfu has not been so lively for a long time!
During dinner, Mrs. Xu prepared a table full of dishes that they liked to eat. When Marquis Ningyuan saw it, he looked at the maid next to him and said, "Let's make a seabass, you ladies like to eat it!" "
The maid was stunned for a moment, then smiled and went to prepare.
During the meal, Marquis Ning Yuan first chatted a few words about home affairs, and then talked about the death of Marquis Yongchang: "I found out on the way back that the Hubu Yamen was bombed so easily, and the Minister of Hubu cannot escape responsibility. , now that all the civil and military officials in the dynasty are panicking because of this incident, he actually plucked himself clean, it’s really ridiculous!”
After hearing what Ning Yuanhou said, Mrs. Xu hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Earlier, you were working outside. I was afraid that you would be worried, so I didn't tell you that Lin Shaoyang, the youngest son of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, had previously plotted against Yan Yan. Quan, drugged him, and arranged for a prostitute, if Mo Mo hadn't been wary and prepared in advance, who knows what trouble might have happened!"
Marquis Ning Yuan frowned more and more: "He has been an official in the court for decades. He is an old man. His thoughts are normal, but his actions are too unmeasured and go too far!"
Xu Yanquan didn't want these things to disturb the family's rare gathering, so he quickly interrupted: "Father went to check the salt tax this time. Did the journey go smoothly?"
"It's not too smooth, but it's a near miss!" Ning Yuanhou put down the chopsticks in his hand, feeling helpless, "Today's officialdom is a mess of black water. It's time for His Majesty to start rectifying it. It can't be like this anymore. Let it go!"
