In Gaoyangguan, someone sneezed hugely.
Under a banyan tree with green buds, Xiao Yuan was lying leisurely on a wicker chair with his legs crossed.
He rubbed his nose, stretched again, and put his hands back behind his neck. After adjusting to a comfortable position, he continued to stare at the blue sky without any clouds in a daze.
He had a chance to return to the capital before New Year's Eve, but he applied to stay in Gaoyangguan and was scolded by his grandfather who wrote three letters in a row.
Finally, he replied with a long letter and took out an extremely precious cedar picture from his collection, which somewhat calmed his grandfather's anger.
He just wanted to go back in June, just in time to celebrate Liu Niang's birthday.
Unexpectedly, now I have to go back early.
The deputy capital commander died suddenly last night. As soon as he woke up today, he was sent on an errand to bring the news of the deputy capital commander's death back to Beijing.
He was good at riding and shooting, and was one of the top masters in Gaoyang Pass. The news of his death was a major matter arranged by the deputy capital. He had to convey it back to the capital and the Yang family as soon as possible. This job undoubtedly fell on him.
When Xiao Yuan was thinking about which stations to change horses on the way back to Bianjing, he heard footsteps.
"Captain Xuanjie, get ready." A soldier walked in from outside the courtyard.
When Xiao Yuan heard this, he jumped up and looked no longer lazy. He picked up the baggage on the side, threw it to the soldier, and said, "Let's go!"
Xiaobing caught the baggage and looked up at Xiao Yuan who was striding away, his eyes full of reverence.
Colonel Xuejie was highly regarded at a young age and had such good abilities. No wonder he was able to convince everyone who looked down on him and said he was just a playboy within a month after arriving at Gaoyang Pass.
The two men rode horses and disappeared into the loess in the blink of an eye.
Xu Mansion.
Xu Nuo stared at Lu for a moment and frowned slightly.
She had never seen her mother smile so much.
Suddenly, she realized that her mother was happy about her eldest brother's affairs, which was why she showed such an uncontrollable and joyful expression. A trace of doubt in her heart dissipated. She said: "Mom, my child never cares about these things. I just leave them to you." Chuntang will do it.”
"Chuntang can't follow you all your life. Now that you have grown up, you should learn to choose your own clothes. There is a lot of knowledge in what kind of clothes to wear for certain occasions, and it is no more simple than the knowledge in the books your father taught you. Take your mother over and see what clothes and hair accessories Chuntang has chosen for you. For the cultural gathering in two days, your dress should neither be too elegant nor too ostentatious."
As Lu spoke, she pulled Xu Nuo up.
The two walked side by side on the verandah, and Xu Nuo asked: "Mom, did Fourth Sister write you a letter after she married that man?"
Xu Nuo doesn't like Xu Qian and doesn't want to ask more about her affairs. But he just met her husband's family today and wanted to ask about her current situation.
"I wrote that this kid has suffered a lot because he is strong." Lu sighed after finishing her words. What Xu Qian did earlier had already chilled her heart. She read those letters but never replied.
Lu's understanding of Xu Qian's post-marriage situation mainly came from information obtained by Grandma Li.
One month after the marriage, Zhang Xian took the two maids who lived with him as concubines, and later in the year he took Xu Qian's maid as his concubines.
People like Xu Qian, who grew up being pampered, naturally couldn't bear this.
When one of Zhang Xian's maidservants became pregnant, Xu Qian forcefully forced the maid to drink Luozi Decoction.
Mrs. Zhang found out about this and punished Xu Qian to kneel in the ancestral hall all night.
The next day, Xu Qian returned to Suzhou's Xu family in anger.
Mrs. Ding had always hated Xu Qian. When she saw her coming back in such a mess, she thought of ways to torture her, making things difficult for her and ridiculing her all the time.
When Xu Qian left the Zhang family, Zhang Xian did not look for her, not even a letter. However, Xu Qian was tortured so miserably by Ding that she could only beg her grandmother Zhang to send her back.
After that, she never paid attention to Zhang Xian and those concubines.
Mr. Zhang always liked Xu Qian. Ever since Xu Qian bowed her head to him and no longer disliked him, she stayed in her room for more than half of every month.
The two were at odds every day, and Mrs. Zhang was so angry that she broke several precious tea sets.
"If she can give birth to her eldest son, she will be able to rest assured in the future, but..." There was no movement in her stomach for a long time.
Thinking of what Granny Li said, Mrs. Lu shook her head helplessly.
When the two arrived at Mingjin Pavilion, Mrs. Lu took a look at Xu Nuo's suitcase and her usual hair accessories, and asked Nanny Li to pick out some more fabrics to add some spring and summer clothes for her. The hair accessories were also according to the latest fashion. I sent over a few sets of new looks.
Mrs. Lu looked at the clothes and hair accessories that Chun Tang had matched with Xu Nuo, and then she left with peace of mind.
Two days later, Xu Nuo went to Ye's house to attend a cultural gathering with Xu Pingyi and Xu Pingqi.
As the three of them walked towards the carriage, Xu Nuo suddenly asked, "Brother, did you ever hear about Hu Sanniang's illness when you were in the academy?"
Xu Pingyi was stunned for a moment. He was about to say no, but he swallowed the words and said, "I heard Bo Chi say it once."
Xunuo frowned and asked, "Song Dalang, what did he say?"
She never understood how the head of Jiaren County knew about Hu Ling's inability to control his emotions. Only a few people from the Hu family knew about it, including Xiao Yuan, Zhu Shang, Ji Xuan, and her. These people would never tell This matter is related to the Lord of Jiaren County.
She suddenly realized yesterday that Hu Ling might have been seen when he went to Yingtianfu Academy, so she asked her eldest brother.
"He asked me if Hu Sanniang was crazy. I said I didn't know, so he jokingly said that your sixth wife has the best relationship with the Hu family's Sanniang. How could you not know." Xu Pingyi told Xu Nuo while recalling.
Xu Nuo nodded thoughtfully. Song Jiao was close to Ding Mo, and the two of them were also on good terms with the head of Jiaren County.
Hu Ling's condition may have really been passed on to Jiaren County Lord from them.
Song Jiao must have seen Hu Ling when he went to Ji Xuan for acupuncture.
"Is the house in Jixuan Academy close to Song Dalang's?" Xu Nuo wanted to ask more clearly.
"It's Ye Shiwulang's house right in the middle." Xu Pingyi replied.
Xu Nuo suddenly realized, and his face suddenly became heavy.
Xu Pingyi was confused by Xu Nuo's question, but Xu Pingqi noticed something and said hurriedly: "Brother, Sixth Sister is just asking random questions, don't pay attention to what she said."
"Erlang!" When Xu Nuo heard what Xu Pingqi said, he shouted angrily that he wanted to beat him.
"You two, stop making trouble and leave quickly." Xu Pingyi pushed the two people who were fighting towards the carriage.
When the three of them arrived at Ye Mansion, they left separately because the men's and women's seats were at different doors.
When Xu Nuo went in, he saw Lu Jiuniang as expected. She was talking to the elders of the Ye family, making several ladies laugh.
The ancestral home of the Ye family is in Suzhou, and the old man and his wife are both in Suzhou. Only a few of Ye Qingchen's uncles live in the Ye Mansion in the capital.
When Xu Nuo came in, the wife of the Ye family called her over and said, "The sixth lady is taller again. Our second lady has really good taste."
The second lady in the woman's mouth is Mrs. Ye, the tea-ordering master.
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