When Yang Anxuan came to visit his mother at the back house, Mrs. Yuan couldn't help but shed tears of sadness when she saw her son. Mrs. Dong was actually there too, shedding a few tears with her.
Yang Anxuan knew that Yang Li had married Yin Zhongkan's concubine Yin Benzhi in Jiangling a few years ago. He heard from Mr. Dong that Yin Benzhi would not bring Yang Li to Xiangyang until spring.
While they were chatting, sister-in-law Lu came out to pay her respects after hearing the news. Yang Anxuan saw that his sister-in-law looked haggard, and Yang Lin saw that she was timidly hiding behind her mother.
Yang Qiu held his niece in his arms and said with a smile: "Quickly call Third Uncle and ask Third Uncle to give you a gift."
Yang Anxuan looked at Yang Lin with a smile. Yang Lin finally plucked up the courage and softly called "Uncle Three" before diving into Yang Qiu's arms.
When leaving Runan, Yang Anxuan prepared two carriages of gifts, packed them in boxes and cages, and Yu Fei had them delivered to the back house as instructed.
Yang Anxuan came to the courtyard, found a few boxes, and carried them into the house.
There was a note on the box cage. Yang Qiu ran over to look through it and found a small box with her name written on it. She smiled at Yang Anxuan and held it in her arms.
Yang Anxuan first delivered the box for his mother and Dong. Dong opened it eagerly, and when he saw the sparkling satin in the box, he exclaimed in surprise: "This is Yun brocade! Thank you very much Anxuan."
Brocade began to be made in Soochow in the Three Kingdoms. Yun brocade got its name because of its bright color and beauty like clouds. It is said that every inch of brocade is gold, and it is difficult for ordinary people to get it.
Years ago, the King of Kuaiji specially gave fifty pieces of Yun brocade to reward Yang Anxuan for his victory in Liyang and to show his favor. Yang Anxuan brought forty pieces as gifts when he came to Xiangyang this time.
When Yuan, Lu and Yang Qiu saw Yun Jin, their eyes lit up, but they knew that it must be among the gifts Yang Anxuan gave them.
Yang Qiu couldn't help but open her box, said "Ah" softly, and hurriedly closed the lid again. The treasures inside were shining, full of rare treasures.
Yang Anxuan waved to Yang Lin and said, "Lin'er, come quickly, this is a gift from your third uncle."
Yang Lin was a little timid, so Lu pushed her daughter gently and encouraged: "Lin'er, go quickly and see what good things your third uncle has brought for you."
Yang Anxuan opened the box, took out a doll from it, and shook it in his hand. This is a lady puppet, with her hair tied in a high bun, her face clearly depicted, her clothes painted with paint, her cotton top and red and yellow floor-length skirt very exquisite.
Yang Lin was immediately attracted to the doll, staring at it with dark eyes, and was a little timid about stepping forward. Yang Qiu recognized at a glance that this was the latest doll. They sold it for 500 yuan each in Huijuxuan. They said it was a new product from the capital.
He reached out and took it from Yang Anxuan's hand and started playing with it. He looked up and saw his niece watching eagerly beside him. He sheepishly put the puppet into Yang Lin's hand and warned: "Lin'er is fun, don't break it. If When you get tired of playing, let me play with my aunt for two days, and she will give you something in exchange. Third brother, do you have any other interesting things in this box? Why don't you bring some to this slave?"
Everyone laughed, and at this moment Yang Qiu turned into a child who had not grown up again.
Dong found a sandalwood box at the bottom and said with a smile, "An Xuan, what kind of treasure is this?"
Yang Anxuan said: "When Li'er got married, Yu was far away in Runan and could not give her a wedding gift. This box of jewelry was a dowry given by Yu to my fourth sister. Please give it to Aunt Dong, please."
Mrs. Dong opened the box and saw that it contained gold hairpins, gold ornaments and beautiful jade, which were worth at least a hundred gold.
After closing the box, Mrs. Dong stood up and bowed to Yang Anxuan Yingying, saying, "Aunt Dong thanked An Xuan for Li'er. It's her blessing that Li'er has a brother like An Xuan."
The side courtyard not far away is Yang Anshen's residence.
Mrs. Lu took her daughter to the main room. Mrs. He was uneasy while holding her son. The faint laughter made her feel anxious. She dropped the cup, which made her son cry "Wow!"
Yang Anxuan's smooth career made He feel like a thorn in his heart, filled with jealousy and hatred. Yang Anshen often whispered in Yang Anshen's ears that Yang Anxuan wanted to keep the family business in mind, and told him to be wary of Yang Anxuan. At first Yang Anshen didn't take it seriously, but the more he talked, the more he said it, leaving a mark on Yang Anshen's heart. Last year's food raising was the result.
He knew that Yang Anxuan was closer to Lu. From the gifts he received during the New Year, he knew that she was only half as good as Lu.
He gnashed his teeth every time he received a gift. Yang Anxuan clearly despised it.
Himself, otherwise Dong would also be a concubine and would receive more gifts than herself. What is even more annoying is that she is not even as good as Dong's concubine Yang Li.
After learning that the noodle shop business was owned by the Yang family and managed by two sisters, Yang Li and Yang Qiu, and each of the two women received 10% of the profits every month, He was jealous and wanted to take a share of the pie.
This time Yang Anshen ignored her crying and said bluntly that the family had an agreement with Yang Anxuan and could not change it.
When Yang Li got married, the He family made another fuss, saying that their daughter had a foreign surname and should no longer share profits from the family, and that she wanted to take over Yang Li's job in running the noodle shop.
Yang Anshen tried to mention it in front of his father, but was scolded so much that his resentment towards Yang Anxuan inevitably increased.
After handing her son over to the maid, He lay on the couch and didn't think about it. …
There was a banquet in the inner hall, the wine and food were fragrant, and the Yang family gathered together, laughing and having fun.
Yang Anxuan was a junior, so he toasted one after another, and his third uncle Yang Siping drank three glasses of wine in a row. When he returned to the banquet, he was already drunk.
After eating a few mouthfuls of food, Yang Anxuan said, "Sir, I heard that Mr. Xi is also in the house, why don't you invite him to come with you?"
Yang Quanqi said somewhat unnaturally: "Xi Gong and his family set out to return to Beijing on the eighth day of the first lunar month."
It had been two days since he left, and Yang Anxuan was anxious, wondering if he could catch up. Yang Anxuan said: "Oh, you still want to go and see Mr. Xi off. How can you help Mr. Xi so much today?"
Yang Quanqi put down his wine glass and frowned. Xi Hui was a pain in his heart. Yang Anxuan mentioned Xi Hui as soon as he came, which really made him unhappy.
"Mr. Xi has already been away by boat for two days. I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up. Let's talk about it when we meet him later." Yang Quanqi said with a serious face.
Yang Anxuan knew that Xi Hui's trip was dangerous, so he ignored his father's expression and said anxiously: "I'm afraid there are people who don't want to see Duke Xi come to Beijing, so they want to escort him because of his kindness."
Yang Quanqi said angrily: "When you say who doesn't want to see Xi Hui come to Beijing, do you mean that my father will send people to hunt him down? It's ridiculous."
The cheers in the hall fell silent. Yang Anxuan stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Sir, please calm down. I'm talking about Yin and Huan."
The three families of Huan, Yin, and Yang formed an alliance in Xunyang, and everyone ended happily. Only Xi Hui, the governor of Yongzhou, suffered a disaster and was recalled to the capital to serve as minister. It can be imagined that Xi Hui hated the three of them, and he would definitely target the three of them when he returned to the capital. people.
Xi Hui was kind to Yang Quanqi and could not attack him, so he could only let him return to the capital. However, Huan Xuan and Yin Zhongkan did not want to see Xi Hui go against them after returning to the capital, and there was a high possibility of intercepting him on the way.
Yang Anxuan's words touched Yang Quanqi's pain, and he shouted angrily: "With a villain's heart, Yin Gong is a benevolent and righteous gentleman, and Huan Xuan also has a good reputation, how could he do such a thing. If you want to send Xi Hui away, go ahead." "
After saying that, Yang Quanqi stood up, flicked his sleeves and left.
Everyone in the inner hall looked at each other, Yang Siping stood up and sighed: "An Xuan, your father has gained a bad name due to Xi Gong's incident. You have mentioned it again and again. No wonder your father is unhappy. I will go with you tomorrow to help you relax."
After drinking, everyone got up one after another, and the banquet broke up unhappy.
When Yang Anshen returned to his residence, Mr. He was looking through the gifts distributed by Mr. Yuan under the lamp. Things were piled messily on the table, including five pieces of silk and satin, a set of celadon tea sets, and some gold and silver ornaments for children, but there was no brocade.
When Mrs. Lu returned home with the gift, Mrs. He had sent her maid to find out that the gift from Yang Anxuan included two pieces of cloud brocade. She had seen this item in the Meifeng Courtyard and knew that it was very valuable and rare.
When the gift was delivered into the house, He opened it and looked through it without waiting for Yang Anshen to come back. Unexpectedly, the whole bamboo box was empty and Yun Brocade was not found.
Seeing Yang Anshen come in, Mrs. He was ashamed and angry. She pushed the silk and children's accessories on the table down the table, and lay on the table crying.
Yang An was confused and asked: "What kind of monster is this?"
The maid reported in a low voice: "The gift that the third master gave to the lady is not as good as the eldest lady, there is no Yun brocade."
Yang An frowned deeply and remained silent. He came to He's side and tried to persuade her. He whimpered louder, causing the baby in her arms to start crying too.
Yang Anshen was upset by crying, so he simply got up and went to the study.
On the table were ten-knife cloud festival paper and a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstones, which were gifts given to him by Yang Anxuan.
Annoyed, Yang Anshen flicked his sleeves, his pen and ink rolled to the ground, and he cursed bitterly: "The family is not at peace."...
Yang Anxuan did not stay, and left the government office to go to the post house, where Yu Fei lived with his accompanying guards.
From a distance, I could hear laughter and laughter in the house. When Chen Yu and others heard that Yu Fei was coming, they came to meet him one after another. When brothers meet again after a long absence, they must have a good time and drink.
Yang Anxuan raised the curtain and entered the house. Everyone was surprised. He should be drinking in the house at this time. Why did he come here? What happened?
Yu Fei stood up and asked, "General, what's the matter?"
Yang Anxuan said: "Xi Gong has gone south. I am afraid that someone will do something bad to him, so I want to catch him at night and escort him. Chen Yu, do you have a fast boat?"
Chen Yu ran the family's water business for the Yang family. Yang Quanqi repeatedly recruited Chen Yu to join the army, promising him the position of Sima of the Ministry, but Chen Yu did not agree. He was waiting for Yu Fei's arrangement. .
Yu Fei followed Yang Anxuan and fought in all directions. He felt that Yang Anxuan treated people with sincerity and did not have the arrogance of a nobleman. He was the legendary Ming Lord.
After forming life-and-death friendships with Yin Ji, Meng Longfu and others on the battlefield, Yu Fei found that he gradually fell in love with military life and might find it difficult to leave.
The one-year appointment between Yang Anxuan and him had already passed, and both of them knew it, but they just didn't make it clear.
Yang Anxuan's words revealed his intention to recruit Chen Yu. Yu Fei nodded to Chen Yu and said, "If you have nothing to worry about, please go back to Runan with Yu this time."
Chen Yu was overjoyed and said with a smile: "My little brother obeys your order. Prefect Yang, I have two fast boats in my hands, which can travel more than three hundred miles a day with the wind and the current."
Xi Hui took a passenger ship to go south, which could travel about two hundred miles a day. Yangkou was more than five hundred miles away from Xiangyang, and he was afraid it would be too late to set off again.
"Chen Yu, prepare your speedboat and bring more good hands, I will chase you all night long." Yang Anxuan said with a serious expression.
Most people don't dare to sail at night, but Chen Yu and others can't help it. An hour later, Yang Anxuan took sixteen of his subordinates and more than twenty of Chen Yu's subordinates on two fast boats, taking advantage of the moonlight to go south along the Mian River.
