"Madam, listen to me, I really am not..."
"Nothing? You came to me early in the morning and told me that it's too cold to sleep in the study? Do you want to come back to sleep? Don't even think about it. If your son doesn't come back for a day, you can't even think about going back to the room to sleep. Someone, please add two quilts to the master's study." Xiao The lady walked to the door with her clothes on, her anger still lingering.
Xiao Yu quickly waved his hand and winked at Madam, "Madam, my back pain is coming again. Why don't you help me take a look? I will send someone to send a letter to my son later. If his father is ill, can he not come back?"
"You..." Mrs. Xiao saw her husband's eyes and changed her words: "Huh, come in then."
"No, didn't Madam just say that if my son doesn't come back, he won't be allowed to go back to his room? Let's go to the study." Xiao Yu took Madam and left.
The two maids in the room looked at each other strangely, suppressed their laughter, and whispered: "The master must be missing his wife. Tell the housekeeper that the master and his wife are busy, so don't let anyone disturb you."
Arriving at the door of the study, Mrs. Xiao shook off her husband's hand and said, "How old are you if you are not serious? You don't know what to say if you restrain yourself and let the servants see you?"
What? ? ?
Xiao Yu's old face turned red. Do you think I brought you here for a meeting?
Carefully dragging his wife into the house, Xiao Rui had already packed his clothes and was ready to go out at any time.
"Ah? Rui'er!"
"Shh, my son came back quietly this time, so don't make it public." Xiao Yu quickly reminded.
Xiao Rui's mother-in-law made Mrs. Xiao's eyes turn red instantly. She felt distressed when she saw her son was skinny and dark.
"My poor son, you have become like this in just a few months. My mother almost doesn't recognize you. Aren't you just helping the court build a few houses? The court is full of people, you..."
"Mom, aren't you just tanned? I was even darker than this when I went on a study tour before. It doesn't matter. I'll be tanned after a few days of rest after I finish my work. When the child grows up, he will always go out to do some big things." Xiao Rui comforted explain.
Xiao Yu nodded and said in praise: "Yes, Da Lang has grown up. A man has ambitions in all directions and makes great achievements. How can he stay in the house with his parents all day long?"
Mrs. Xiao turned around and rolled her eyes, Xiao Yu's voice immediately lowered, and whispered: "Dalang, dad supports you. Time is running out. You have to talk to your mother quickly, and I will go and look after you."
Pfft...look out? This is in your own home, and you act like a thief.
"Mom, I won't be able to get away if I don't come back. I'm busy. It's not that my father won't let me come back. You can't let him sleep in the study all the time. It's the dead of winter, what should I do if I'm freezing?"
Mrs. Xiao spat: "He deserves it, you old man, the prime minister. I asked him to send someone to replace you for two days, but he just ignored me. What's the use of him? There is an underground fire tunnel designed by you in the study." , although it’s not as good as the heated kang in the bedroom at home, it’s still warm enough and won’t freeze him.”
Xiao Yu's lips twitched at the door, thinking to herself, this prodigal old woman, do you think the court is your own home? As prime minister, can I interfere in government affairs at will?
"In about three months, the construction site will be completed. From now on, I will come back once a month. Please let my father go. Although he is the prime minister, he is an upright man and never uses power for personal gain. You should support him."
Xiao Yu said quickly: "Yes, the Chinese New Year will be in less than a month, and my son will come back to celebrate the New Year soon..."
Xiao Rui winked, meaning I'm about to stop him, please don't speak.
"Don't you know when the Chinese New Year will be celebrated? Do you need to remind me?" Mrs. Xiao said angrily.
Here……
Xiao Rui suppressed his laughter and said to himself that he usually listened to his father when it came to family matters. He thought he was the leader inside and outside, the prime minister in court, the head of the family when he came back, and a quite successful man.
Unexpectedly, I misjudged him and found out that my father had become like Fang Qiao. Everyone in Chang'an knew that the most henpecked person in the Tang Dynasty was Prime Minister Fang Qiao Fang Xuanling, who only married one woman and did not even dare to take a concubine.
Now it seems that is it a characteristic of the Tang Dynasty that the prime minister was henpecked?
After chatting for about twenty minutes, Xiao Rui climbed over the wall again and left quietly.
In the study room, Xiao Yu handed over a handkerchief to help his wife wipe her tears, licked her smiling face and said: "Madam, you see, my son is still filial, and he never forgets to come back to see us despite his busy schedule. You see, my son has said so, I Can I go back..."
"Go back? Okay, I'll let you go back if you stay in the study for another ten days." After saying that, Mrs. Xiao drifted away.
"Hey! Madam is indeed reasonable, then I will let someone deal with it... Wait, what did Madam just say? In ten days? In ten days it will be the Little New Year. At that time, the construction site will be off work, and my son will come back to celebrate the New Year. I This... has been causing trouble for a long time, why don't you let me go back to sleep?"
Mrs. Xiao walked to the door and glared: "Only you and I know that my son is coming back. No one in the house knows. If I ask you to go back now, won't my son's secrets be exposed?"
ah? ? ? Yes, that's right.
"Madam, wait a moment, your eyes are still red..."
That morning, there was an interesting story in the Duke of Song's Mansion: The old man, who had been sleeping in the study for many days, went to find his wife early in the morning to have a private chat. Unexpectedly, because the wife missed her son Xiao Rui, the couple had a disagreement and ended up falling short. Mrs. Xiao finally wiped away tears and ran away, and once again uttered cruel words. When her son Xiao Rui was not seen again, she went to the palace to see His Majesty in person.
Later, she did go, but apparently she was going to see His Majesty, but in fact she was going to visit the Queen and her future daughter-in-law, Xiangcheng. But this matter was spread by outsiders, which shows that there are different opinions.
Xiao Rui, who knew this, couldn't help but sigh, I kept it secret. This acting ability is way ahead of my father's, and it shows his ability. No wonder he was named the Imperial Lady.
In the Chang'an County government office, the county magistrate Liu Rengui received complaints from people. Some people claimed that their family members were killed in the street last night, and they came to complain and drum.
Liu Rengui sent someone to inquire about Wuhou's Yamen. General Wuhou frowned. Li Xiaochang, the militarist Anjun Prince, was here yesterday. Didn't he say he would not pursue the case? Why did you change your mind this morning?
Without thinking too much, he asked someone to tell Chang'an County the truth.
After verification, Liu Rengui found out that the person who came to report the case was not the Prince of Nghe An, nor was he seeking justice for Li Ngian. They were the driver's family.
It turned out that the coachman's body was sent home early in the morning, and the Nghe An County Prince's Palace gave him a fairly fair amount of money to settle the matter. The coachman's wife wanted her son to inherit his father's business and continue driving carriages for the palace, but they refused. That coachman belongs to the second young master. Now that the second young master is gone, who will use you when you are gone and the tea is cold?
Seeing that the people at the Nghe An County Prince's Palace were unkind, the coachman's wife and son wanted to track down the culprit and get more compensation out of greed and resentment, so they came to report the crime.
The watchman last night was summoned again, and the Chang'an County government sent people to Ngee'an County Prince's Mansion to inquire. At the same time, they asked for evidence related to the case, namely the carriage and horse. In addition, the body of the coachman was carried to the county government office for autopsy.
Li Xiaochang, the king of Ngee An County, said angrily: "How to do this? Didn't someone tell the driver's family not to cause trouble? What's going on?"
