Madam Hou, Mrs. Cheng, greeted her mother-in-law Geng and a large family from the southwest at the gate of the house.
"I'm sorry for bothering you, sister-in-law." Fourth Master Mu Xin helped Princess Chang Ning to say goodbye to the Cheng family. Princess Chang Ning did not have a princess mansion, and the whole family returned to the Mu family's old house.
"Fourth brother, you're welcome. I just thought the house was too quiet. It became lively when you came back." After Mrs. Cheng finished speaking, she lowered her head and looked at Mu Jie, who was leaning on the leg of her great-grandmother Yan, with a loving look on her face.
Enter the mansion and sit down in the main hall.
Mu Wang could no longer act like a coquettish idiot. Under Geng's stern eyes, he paid his respects to Cheng and called out: "Mother."
Mrs. Cheng smiled lovingly: "This is Wang'er, he's grown so big. He was born so well."
Mu Wang didn't reply, and the monkey was beside Geng.
Mu Yan glanced at him lightly.
After the family recognition was over, Mrs. Geng returned to Songantang, where Aunt Jiang gave her tea.
"Was Mrs. Tai too harsh on Young Master Wang just now? She shocked Young Master Wang so much."
Geng took a sip of tea and said with an unmoving expression: "This is the capital, not Yunnan Prefecture. Yunnan Prefecture has his father, and he can do anything. There are many nobles, relatives, and nobles in Beijing, but no one will help him when he gets into trouble.
.Ms. Cheng is his legitimate mother. How can he gain a foothold in the capital if his reputation for not respecting his legitimate mother spreads."
"Mrs. Jun is also willing to let Master Wang follow him to the capital."
Geng's eyebrows moved after hearing this.
How could she not understand what Jun wanted?
Although Mu Zhan was a concubine, if Yan'er adopted the eldest son, he would be Sheng'er's eldest son. Not only the Jun family wanted the title of marquis to go to Mu Zhan, but she also didn't want Mu Yan to inherit the title.
Although Mu Yan is her biological grandson, if adopted, he will be the heir of Dafang and the grandson of Feng.
If Feng's grandson takes the title, won't her descendants become side branches and common people?
Princess Chang Ning returned to Beijing and handed the sign to the palace. The next day she was summoned into the palace by the queen.
"I heard that you are not in good health. I will ask the imperial doctor to take a look at you soon. How can you end up with all kinds of diseases at such a young age? Jie'er is still young, so you have to take good care of him for his sake."
"Thank you very much, Queen Mother, for your love. My son's health is not up to par, and my father, the Queen, and my mother are worried. My husband has been looking for good medicine for my son. Now that I have returned to Beijing, I have relaxed a lot."
"That's good. Your father married you to Yunnan, not because he doesn't love you, but for the sake of the imperial court and the country. You need to understand his painstaking efforts."
"The son is frightened. The son understands the painstaking efforts of the father. The prince-in-law treats the son very well. He seeks medical advice for the son and does not accept other women. The son is also obedient and sensible. The son appreciates the loving care of the father and the queen.
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"That's good." After Xu Hou finished speaking, he leaned on the soft pillow and coughed a few times.
"Mother, please pay more attention to yourself."
"Well, it doesn't matter."
After a conversation, Empress Xu gave Princess Chang Ning some gifts and had her sent out of the palace.
In the evening, Emperor Yongkang entered Queen Xu's palace and served her with medicine.
"Chang Ning said that the people he met in Songjiang were water thieves."
Emperor Yongkang nodded: "The prince-in-law said the same thing."
"That……"
"Since they say he is a water thief, I will treat him as a water thief."
"Is it already a life-or-death situation in Yunnan?" Queen Xu was a little worried.
"Queen, this is a hereditary title, and Yunnan is far away in the southwest. Just like the Tu Emperor, who wouldn't want to take a bite of such a big piece of fat?"
"Then your Majesty will just watch?"
"Of course, their internal affairs must be resolved internally. If they can't solve the problem, chaos will arise, so I will take care of them all."
After Emperor Yongkang finished speaking, he felt pain in his heart when he saw Empress Xu's sick face: "In a few days, I will send the fleet to go overseas to find medicine for you. I heard that there are many Western medicines overseas with miraculous effects. I will help you then."
Once you find the medicine and come back, your illness will be cured."
"Concubine, thank you for your love, your majesty. My body is not up to par, so your majesty needs to worry about it."
When Mu Yan returned to Beijing, he sent Kan Er to choose some gifts and send them to the Huo family.
Huo Xi declined and accepted the offer. Hearing what he said about the excitement in the capital, his men paused.
Kan Er told several exciting things, including the return of the Marquis of Xincheng to the capital. Huo Xi glanced at him.
He didn't know if it was just a coincidence or if the other party had guessed something. Huo Xi remained calm and only told him about the foreign goods he had sold in Songjiang and how they were sold in the capital.
"That's because you are selling less. The capital has a population of one million, the royal family and nobles are numerous, the rich have too much money in their pockets to spend, and they are very fond of those rare goods from abroad. My young master bought a foreigner's savings
When we saw the box of ornaments and spices, our ladies were very happy and praised our young master for his discernment."
Huo Xi smiled: "Our store is small and has limited money. We just tried to buy less to test the market's reaction, for fear of losing money. Unexpectedly, it sold very well."
"There are a lot of people in your shop in Sanyuan Lane. Every time I pass by, the shop is packed with people. My purchasing manager says you are cheap and good-quality. Many shops are begging me to come to my shop, but my manager
I just like shopping at your place.”
"Thank you so much. I can't repay you. Didn't my family buy some foreign fruits last time? Come to the store tomorrow and I'll make some food for you."
Kan Er was very happy: "That's great. My young master is thinking about it. He said he doesn't know what kind of fruits those are, they look so weird."
After telling the time to pick it up tomorrow, Kan Er was about to leave.
Before leaving, he remembered something again and took out a thick letter from his arms and handed it to Huo Xi: "It's from Shangyong. The young master said that if you have a reply, you'd better give it to me and I'll forward it to Jixiang Pharmacy for you."
Someone will bring it to you."
Huo Xi stared blankly at the letter handed to her, not daring to reach out.
Sent by Shangyong.
Seeing her stunned, Kan Er sighed secretly and handed the letter forward an inch further: "Such a thick letter, maybe it's all good news."
Huo Xi took it blankly and looked up at him.
"Hurry up and take it back to your aunt. I'm afraid your aunt is looking forward to their news. She should be very happy."
Huo Xi lowered her eyes and nodded: "Yes, my aunt should be very happy."
After Kan Er left, Huo Xi locked herself in the private room in the backyard. With trembling fingers, she rubbed the letter for a long time before opening it.
After reading it, I burst into tears.
Alive, all alive. Although there are many difficulties, they are all alive. Grandfather, grandmother, uncle's family, second uncle's family, everyone is alive.
Huo Xi covered her mouth and whimpered.
Grandfather said that the whole family was here, but his beloved daughter was missing. Grandfather said that he missed his daughter and his granddaughter Ning. The child liked to listen to stories, and he had not finished telling her the allusions to Meng Qiu, which made people sigh.
My grandmother said she was shocked to hear the tragic news about her beloved daughter and woke up crying several times at night. She said it was a long way to go and it broke her heart not to be able to make her favorite cakes for her granddaughter.
Huo Xi read the letter several times and saw her grandparents' temptation in the letter.
They must have figured out what he meant at the end of the letter. Grandpa must have read his handwriting.
But why didn't they ask about their brother?
When my maternal grandfather’s family was in exile, my younger brother was already about ten days old.
Sorry, it’s even later today. I’ll post two chapters later, a little later.