Just when Jia Heng was meeting the emperor, the Xue family's motorcade also entered the capital in a mighty manner. After the prince entered the city, he led a group of subordinates to the capital camp first on the grounds that he was on official business.
The Xue family originally had a shop and a mansion in Shenjing City. Aunt Xue took Xue Pan first and delivered some of the belongings she brought to her mansion.
Then he ordered his servants to drive the car towards Rongguo Mansion, where Ningrong Street is located, with some Jinling specialties and favors.
At this moment, Rongguo Mansion and Rongqing Hall were as warm as spring, and laughter and laughter could be heard from time to time.
Mother Jia was wearing a silk shirt and sitting on the Arhat bed with a smile on her face. She was served by her maids and accompanied by Sister Feng, Li Wan, Tanchun, Yingchun, Xichun, Daiyu, Xiangyun and Baoyu, chatting and laughing.
At this time, a woman came in from the outside, walked around the screen, and said with a smile: "Old lady, madam, my concubine brought my brother, sister, and family to Beijing and got off the car outside the door."
Mrs. Wang's face showed joy and she said, "My sister is finally here."
Jia Mu smiled and said: "I was talking about it just now, but I didn't expect it to be here now."
Mrs. Wang was about to turn around and say something.
At this moment, another woman came from outside and said with a smile: "Old lady, the housekeeper in the East Mansion said that Uncle Heng has returned to the capital with his troops. The decree was passed to the palace and he was promoted to a first-class general, and then he entered the palace. Saint Shane went.”
Mother Jia looked surprised and asked the old lady, "You were promoted to a first-class general. What do you mean?"
In Rongqing Hall, everyone also cast their eyes towards him.
A look of surprise flashed through Danfeng's eyes under Sister Rufeng's willow-shaped eyebrows. First-class general?
Her father-in-law also has this title, right?
Doesn't this mean that in terms of title, Brother Heng is on equal footing with her?
The woman smiled and said, "Old lady, how did I know this?"
A smile appeared on Xiangyun's white and rosy Apple face, and she said, "Didn't Brother Heng lead the troops out? Third sister, you should know, right?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Tanchun.
Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled sweetly: "The third sister is the girl's school secretary of Brother Heng. I heard that the military affairs of the five cities in Beijing have been handled by her first."
Tan Chun's cheeks turned pink at Daiyu's words, and he said in a clear voice: "A while ago, it was said in the newspaper that Brother Heng led the troops to suppress the bandits in the counties of Sanfu. I think he entered the palace for his contribution. It was only because of his eyes that he was promoted to a noble rank."
Everyone was suddenly enlightened when they heard this.
Mrs. Wang glanced at Tanchun, her expression indifferent.
When Jia Mu heard Tanchun's words, she was overjoyed and said: "First-class general, this is consistent with Lian'er's father's title. In this way, we will have two first-class generals in the east and west mansions."
At this time, Sister Feng laughed and joked: "Old ancestor, this is really a double happiness. My aunt just brought my brother and sister over, and Brother Heng also came back and was promoted to a knight. We have to celebrate it properly. .”
Jia Mu smiled and said: "Yes, when we worship our ancestors at the end of the year, we should also say something to our ancestors in the ancestral hall, so that they can be happy in heaven. By the way, Girl Feng, go and send someone to Dongfu. Go over and say that when Brother Heng comes back, let him and his wife have lunch together at our place and discuss whether to celebrate."
When Sister Feng heard this, she called Ping'er beside her and asked her to take the maid to the East Mansion to watch.
At this time, the smile on Mrs. Wang's face had long since disappeared, her eyes were yellow and gloomy, and the original joy of being reunited with her sister gradually disappeared.
It’s Uncle Heng again!
Jia Mu was enjoying the excitement. As she spoke, she looked at Mrs. Wang, smiled and said, "Baoyu mother, you and Feng Yatou, go to the front hall to meet her, and quickly bring your relatives over to meet her."
After hearing this, Sister Feng stood up from her seat and said with a smile: "Old ancestor, I'm going."
Mrs. Wang nodded, forced a smile to herself and said, "Well, let's go there."
After saying that, he took Jin Chuan, Yu Chuan and other maids and women out of Rongqing Hall and headed towards the front hall.
In the front hall, Aunt Xue, Baochai, Xue Pan and others sat on nanmu chairs, and servants had already served them tea.
Along the way, Aunt Xue entered from the front door, the smile on her face getting brighter.
I thought to myself that it was indeed the mansion of a century-old prince. Not to mention anything else, the layout of the courtyards and the servants and maids all exuded wealth, honor, and dignity.
Baochai was also sitting on the nanmu chair beside him at the moment. The girl's crystal clear eyes glanced at the furniture in the hall, and she felt a little surprised.
Although this girl has always advocated simplicity, it does not mean that she knows nothing about antiques and furniture. On the contrary, she knows her family well.
Xue Pan was sitting on the chair, as if there were thorns under his buttocks, swaying this way and that, looking around, and in Aunt Xue's eyes, she was also a little annoyed, and said: "Pan'er, sit down and wait."
Xue Pan smiled and said: "Mom, why don't you see Brother Bao who was born in my aunt's family with a jade in his mouth?"
"I'll be here in a moment." Aunt Xue said.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of clattering in the back hall and the sound of jingling rings, and then a person flashed behind the screen, it was Mrs. Wang, her maid, and her mother-in-law.
Mrs. Wang stood there for a long time, staring at Aunt Xue, and called affectionately: "Sister!"
Aunt Xue was also stunned for a moment, looked at Mrs. Wang, and also called: "Sister..."
Then the two sisters hugged each other. Once they met, they were filled with sorrow and joy, and they started talking about it while crying and laughing.
Here, Baochai also came forward to comfort his mother, and then Sister Feng, Jin Chuan, Yu Chuan and other Mrs. Wang's maids also came to comfort her.
Xue Pan scratched his big head, neither standing nor sitting. With his big eyes holding a pair of copper bells, he peeked at Sister Feng, who was slender and smiling, feeling a little scared.
Xue Pan knew Sister Feng when he was in Jinling, and he was often teased and teased by Sister Feng when he was a child.
The sisters talked about Qi Kuo, and Aunt Xue led Baochai, Xue Pan, Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng to meet each other. After that, the guests and hosts took their seats.
Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "My sister, my nephew and my niece have traveled a long way, and the horses and saddles are very tiring. Is the journey going smoothly?"
These words were just a small talk.
Aunt Xue smiled and said: "It's not too tiring, and the journey went smoothly. It's a coincidence that I met Brother Heng from Dongfu in Huayin, escorted him to the capital, and met him at the city gate. He’s the eldest brother.”
When Mrs. Wang heard Jia Heng's name, the smile on her face froze for a moment, and then when she heard her brother's face, smile lines appeared again on her face. She did not mention Jia Heng, but said softly with a kind smile: "Brother, he is a good person. He leads the people to pick up my sister."
This time it was Aunt Xue's turn that the smile on her face froze.
She finally came back to the scene just outside the capital, and realized that her eldest brother was not here to pick up her family at all, but to pick up Brother Heng from the East Mansion.
This is when Xue Pan was looking at Sister Feng, but he saw that Sister Feng's eyebrows were raised, and she glared at her with phoenix eyes. She quickly looked away and said with a chuckle: "My uncle seems to be the one who took over cousin Heng. It's a coincidence."
Aunt Xue: "..."
Mrs. Wang: “???”
Baochai glanced at his brother, his moist apricot eyes drooped, and looked at Sister Feng who looked stunned at first and then showed a strange expression, feeling somewhat helpless.
Fortunately, this awkward atmosphere did not last long. Xue Pan started a new job again. He looked at Sister Feng and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I haven't seen second brother Lian in a few years. Where is second brother Lian?"
Sister Feng: "..."
In Baochai's eyes, the smile on Sister Feng's face stagnated at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then the sharp phoenix eyes under the willow eyebrows seemed to flash with a cold light.
A sentence suddenly flashed through Fang's heart, "Which pot should not be picked up..."
In fact, Jia Lian has not returned to Sister Feng's house for several months. Even if he comes back, he spends the whole night in the study, not knowing what he is doing.
Sister Feng knew that Jia Lian was "disliked" by her some time ago and was waiting for her to keep quiet and let her take the initiative to reconcile. However, Sister Feng, who "must be strong in life", just endured it, even if it was a long night and she could not sleep alone.
Fortunately, at this time, Zhou Rui's wife said softly: "Second grandma, I heard from the boy in the front yard that the second master is back and took Brother Rong to see him."
Hearing this, Sister Feng smiled and said, "Really? Then you take the young master cousin to meet the second master and the master."
When she saw Xue Datou, she felt a little annoyed.
Zhou Rui's family smiled, looked at Xue Pan, and said, "Young master, come with me."
Xue Panyuan felt uncomfortable sitting here. Hearing this, he felt as if he had been granted amnesty, especially when he had met Brother Lian when he visited relatives in Jinling a few years ago.
Xue Pan looked at Aunt Xue and Baochai with a smile and said, "Mom, sister, I'm going to find Brother Lian."
Aunt Xue looked at Xue Da's head and said with a smile: "Go."
After Xue Pan left, Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "The old lady is in the backyard. She is looking forward to her sister coming over. Let's go there together."
Aunt Xue smiled and the two of them went arm in arm.
Over here, Sister Feng accompanied Baochai to Rongqing Hall and asked curiously: "Why did we meet Brother Heng on the way?"
Baochai said softly: "It was a coincidence. Cousin Heng was stationed in Huayin County, and he happened to meet the class teacher, so we went with him."
Sister Feng smiled and said: "Your cousin Heng, that is a powerful person."
Baochai responded with a smile. He was a man of few words and did not continue to say more.
While the two were talking, they arrived at Jia Mu's courtyard.
Jia Mu, on the other hand, listened to the report. Surrounded by a group of maids and mothers-in-law, she came under the eaves and looked at Aunt Xue and Baochai with joy on her face.
Baoyu, Daiyu, Yingchun, Xichun, Tanchun, and Xiangyun all also cast their gazes on Baochai.
Baoyu, in particular, looked attentively, with a smile like a "crazy man" appearing on his face like a full moon.
How come this Xue family girl is so white? Rather like a snowman piled up in snow.
Xiangyun tugged on Daiyu's sleeve, smiled and nuzzled at Baoyu.
Daiyu held the handkerchief and looked at the girl opposite her with her bright autumn eyes under her smokey brows.
She has a honey-colored face, an onion-yellow satin-forged cotton skirt, and a red cloak. She has a plump appearance, an elegant manner, a pear-shaped smile, and a flawless white face.
Seeing Xiangyun tugging on his sleeve, he couldn't help but glance at Baoyu, his starry eyes flashed, and then... he turned around and continued to look at Baochai.
Aunt Xue walked forward quickly with a smile and said in greeting: "Old lady, after seeing you for several years, your old body has become stronger and stronger."
Jia Mu smiled and came forward to say hello.
Sister Feng said with a smile: "Old ancestor, it's cold outside, so why don't we talk about it inside."
Jia Mu agreed with a smile, and then pulled Aunt Xue into the inner room of Rongqing Hall. The guests and hosts sat down and talked with a smile.
Not to mention how the three members of the Xue family talked with Jia Mu and others after entering Jia's house.
But he said that Jia Heng left the palace and returned to Ningguo Mansion.
It was around noon, Qin Keqing was talking to You, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You in the backyard, while waiting for Jia Heng to return. Ping'er was also sitting beside him.
Qin Keqing said softly: "Yesterday, Sister-in-law Feng said that Uncle Wang will have a baby in a few days. I am thinking about what to give him. Sister You, do you have any ideas?"
Because You had previously been the hostess of Ningguo Mansion, she had experience in giving gifts to relatives and friends.
Youshi chuckled and said, "I remember that there seems to be something valuable in the warehouse, so just give it to me, but my sister always has to discuss this matter with her brother-in-law."
Qin Keqing smiled sweetly and said, "Yes, I just wanted to wait for my husband to come back to make up my mind. Speaking of which, it has been a while. Why hasn't my husband come back yet?"
As he said that, he looked at the orb on the side and said softly: "Go and have a look in the front yard."
Not only was Qin Keqing a little anxious, but Second Sister You and Third Sister You sitting beside her also raised their eyes and looked out from time to time.
And just after Baozhu left for a while, the noise of the maids and the mother-in-law was heard outside the inner hall.
Baozhu also went and came back, saying: "Grandma, uncle is back."
As soon as these words came out, all the warblers and swallows in the hall showed varying degrees of joy on their faces and went out to greet him.
Jia Heng was also walking on the corridor at the moment, accompanied by Qingwen, and said in a charming voice: "Master, why have you been gone so long?"
Jia Heng chuckled lightly and said, "How long has it been? I originally thought it would be good to come back before the New Year. I don't want everything to go smoothly, but I don't want to delay the New Year. By the way, how are you doing, Madam?"
Men are like this. Once they have an "affair", they will feel doubly guilty towards their wives when they return home. But if a woman has an affair, she wishes her husband would die outside and sleep with the pretty boy every day.
Of course, there are also shameless ones who even think about eating and sleeping here and there.
"Grandma You and the others talk to relieve their boredom, raise flowers and plant grass. They just miss the young master." Qingwen said softly.
Jia Heng nodded and smiled.
Qingwen's cherry lips twitched, and for some reason, her heart filled with anger.
However, after walking a few steps, Jia Heng asked again: "What about you? How are you doing recently?"
Qingwen's eyebrows were curved, and her mood became brighter again. She chuckled and said, "I'm practicing calligraphy. However, a few days ago, I sewed a winter coat for the young master, and I was thinking about how to send it to him? Why don't you give it a try?" , see if it fits.”
Jia Heng chuckled and said warmly: "I seem to have grown taller recently, and I don't know if it still fits me. I'll try it later."
Speaking of growing taller, for some reason I think of the eldest princess of Jinyang.
While the two were talking, they walked to the pink screen wall and saw that Jia Heng didn't know what was going on. Qingwen's cheeks were slightly hot, her eyes were lowered, she looked at the embroidered shoes under her feet, she bit her lips, and her slightly trembling voice was laced with traces. With no trace of shame, he said softly: "Young Master, you have been so busy this journey, why don't you take a shower and change clothes first?"
When Jia Heng heard this, he couldn't help but freeze his body, suddenly turned around and looked at Qingwen, and was about to say something.
But he saw Qingwen, who was absent-mindedly, bumping into his arms, saying "Ouch", raising her head, pouting her little cherry mouth, with a slightly foxy melon-seed face, and peach cheeks. Angry.
"Go to the back hall first, then wash up when you get back." Jia Heng said with a smile, rubbed Qingwen's forehead, and in the girl's annoyance, turned around and walked quickly through the Moon Gate.
Qingwen Guazi's face was as red as a cloud, she stamped her feet angrily, and muttered: "If you treat me like a child and touch someone's forehead, why don't you touch it as you should..."
The young master has grown taller, and she has grown taller too.
Qingwen snorted softly, straightened her chest, and thought to herself that she would have her own reasons when she takes a shower later.
Thinking like this, he twisted his waist and chased Jia Heng like a weak willow supporting the wind.
Jia Heng came under the eaves of the corridor and saw Qin Keqing, Youshi, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You. His eyes fell on the bright-faced beauty in a pink dress, and he called out: "Keqing."
After staying in the camp for such a long time, it would be unrealistic to say that he has no anger at all, otherwise he would not have made the same mistake that every man would make with Princess Jinyang.
