Wang left, and Huo Xi watched her lead the servants away.
Huo Nian walked out of the darkness and stood next to her.
Huo Xi glanced at him disapprovingly, and Huo Nian pursed his lips, "Sister, I'm just worried about her scolding her..."
He eavesdropped on purpose. He wanted to know what the grandmother, whom he had never met, thought of their siblings.
"Sister, doesn't she want us to go back home?"
"Don't worry, my sister will handle these matters. It doesn't matter if she agrees or disagrees. Your surname is Zhang, and no one can change it."
Huo Nian pursed his lips and stretched out his hand to hold Huo Xi tightly. Huo Xi smiled at him. The two siblings stood under the eaves for a long time.
Wang returned to her mansion, and not long after, Zhang Fu heard the news and hurried to her yard.
"Mother, have you gone to see the two children?"
Wang raised her eyes and looked at him: "Yes. Are you running here in such a hurry, are you afraid that I will bully them?"
Zhang Fu said nothing.
Seeing him like that, Mrs. Wang was a little angry: "My blood is also bleeding on them, what can I do to them? Eat them alive or skin them alive?"
"They have been living outside since childhood and hope their mothers will show them more care and consideration."
Mrs. Wang snorted, "I'm afraid they didn't expect my care." Thinking of Huo Xi's words that contradicted her, Mrs. Wang was still a little angry.
"When they are brought into the house and they understand their mother's temperament, they will be intimate with her."
Ms. Wang disapproved in her heart, "Let's wait until we get him back."
Sister Ning keeps saying she wants Wu to die. Can a princess of the country die casually?
If you come in, you won't have to disturb the peace of the whole house, and make the people of the capital laugh for nothing.
Zhang Fu frowned and disapproved: "Mother, they have been living abroad for a long time. Sister Ning has also reached the age of marriage. It is time to take her back to the house to make a marriage for her. Nian'er is also old. Take her back.
In the mansion, after the Chinese New Year, I will arrange for him to enter the Imperial College to study."
"Send him to the Imperial Academy? What will happen to Xie'er? Do you want him to drop out of school?"
Zhang Fu was stunned and forgot to understand.
"I will ask the Emperor for another place, and the Emperor will certainly agree."
"Which royal family has fewer children? Once you open your mouth, others will be stupid and won't know how to speak?"
Zhang Fu was silent.
"Is it the Chinese New Year and the yamen are opening their seals? Do you still want to apply for a seal for Huo Nian?"
Zhang Fu said nothing.
"I'm telling you, don't even think about it. Please seal your front foot, and I will kneel at the palace gate with my back foot."
"Mother!"
"If you really don't like Jie'er, and your second brother and third brother's family, you can choose one of them to adopt..."
"Mother!" Zhang Fu interrupted her.
His eyes were full of disbelief, "I have my own heir! And the title of Duke of England was not inherited from my father. It was conferred by me through my military exploits in the north and south!"
Mrs. Wang seemed to have thought of this too, her face was a little embarrassed, and she avoided Zhang Fu's eyes.
Zhang Fu calmed down and spoke kindly: "Mother, the children are pitiful. They have been away from home all these years and have not been able to enjoy any good things at home. Now I can no longer just leave them in other people's homes and let others feed them."
"They are pitiful? Have you ever thought about it, we are a family! They have been raised outside for a long time, and they may no longer have a family in their hearts. If they don't care about the family, why would the family want them?"
"Mom, both children have been raised well. Nian'er is pure and kind. He is not that kind of person."
"You don't need to say more, I have my own thoughts on this matter."
Zhang Fu felt heavy in his heart: "Mother, are you doing it for the family, or are you afraid of something?"
"What a joke, what can I be afraid of!"
"Mom, both children are sensible. They will not do anything detrimental to the family. They just want to go home."
"It's not that I don't let them go home, it's that they don't agree with my opinion."
Zhang Fu closed his eyes, this didn't make sense.
Zhang Fu didn't come to Huo's house for a few days. Except that Huo Nian was a little disappointed, Huo Xi didn't pay much attention to it. Their family still lived their lives as they should.
You should still go visit the people you should visit, and still give the gifts you need to give. After the New Year, shops will be opened, and goods returned from the East will be sold. People in all parts of the capital must also keep in touch and maintain good connections.
The shops and houses sent by Zhang Fu were all in the inner city, and the family did not want to live there, so they just tidied them up and planned to rent them out after the New Year.
Their family does not lack a place to live. Huo Xi also has a big house in the inner city, which is only occupied by a few servants all year round.
They can't live here yet.
Soon, the days slipped to the Lantern Festival.
The capital usually has a curfew, but from Yuan Day to Lantern Festival, there is a curfew. Especially on Lantern Festival, the capital is decorated with lanterns and colorful lights.
We walked around until early the next morning and it was extremely lively.
Huo An was eager to give it a try and wanted to go into the inner city and take a cruise to watch the lights.
Yang and Huo Erhuai knew that someone was watching their house, so they remained unmoved. Huo An went to tease Huo Xi.
Huo Xi didn't plan to go out, she just wanted to coax him and hang the lantern at home for her family to appreciate.
Scare him: "There are a lot of people outside. What if someone steps on An An's beautiful shoes?"
An An lowered his head and looked at his little feet, then lifted his toes. They were new shoes, embroidered with his favorite tiger head, and he really liked them.
"An'an can stop wearing these shoes and replace them with an old pair that won't be stepped on. You can also replace your clothes with old ones."
"...But there are a lot of people taking pictures outside. If An An is snatched away, she won't be able to see her parents, brother and sister."
Waving his little hand: "Don't be afraid, brother has martial arts and can protect An An. I can also let Mu Yu and the others hold me."
Well……
"Wouldn't it be better for us to hang up many, many lanterns at home? We invite my uncle, aunt, Mr. Qin, and people in the alley to come and watch the lanterns. It will be just as lively, okay?"
An An looked at Huo Xi calmly, blinking.
No matter how he grinded it, the nanny just disagreed. He only said one thing, but the sister said many things and refused to let him go to the city to enjoy the lanterns.
An An's little face was aggrieved and deflated, and she suddenly started howling. It wasn't just a howl, but tears fell from her eyes.
After coaxing him for a long time, he didn't get it right.
It was not until noon that someone from Zhang Fu came with news, saying that they had booked a private room in a restaurant and asked the Huo family to go to the city to watch the lanterns. If they were worried about the crowd, they could sit upstairs and watch the lanterns.
It is not difficult for the British government to find an elegant room with a good view in the busiest part of Lantern Street.
Huo Xi remained unmoved.
After a while, Mu Yan also sent someone to spread the news, asking his family to go to the city to enjoy the lanterns. He also made a reservation and asked someone to bring a message to Huo Xi.
When Huo Xi heard this, his eyes flashed, and he called Zhufeng and others to give them some instructions.
He also told Yang and Huo Erhuai that the whole family was going to watch the lanterns. Yang and Huo Erhuai heard that it was Huo Xi's arrangement, but they nodded in agreement and made some preparations.
An An was very excited when he heard that his sister was finally willing to take him into the inner city to see the lights.
With his head held high, he said that his sister still loved him, and when he cried, her sister couldn't resist him. Hum. An An would still cry next time. An An liked her sister the most.