After receiving Mu Yan's letter, both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were stunned.
At that time, the old marquis led 300,000 troops to conquer southern Yunnan. After southern Yunnan was pacified, Taizu ordered him to stay in Yunnan to guard it. Until he died of illness, he never returned to the capital. When Taizu learned of his death, he ordered him to be buried in Jiangjun Mountain in the capital.
Only then can we bury the bones in the capital.
At that time, the old Marquis stayed in southern Yunnan. In order to show his loyalty to the royal family, he left his four sons in the capital as hostages, and his two wives also stayed at the ancestral residence in the capital.
Now Mu Yan was sent to southern Yunnan by Emperor Yongkang to quell the rebellion. I don't know how long he will stay in southern Yunnan. Logically speaking, as the prince of the Duke of Qian, he should stay in southern Yunnan to assist Mu Sheng in taking care of the military, government and people's livelihood in southern Yunnan.
"Don't worry, uncle. He may have written this letter in a hurry. He may have written it on the way before arriving at Dian Mansion. Everything is not clear yet, so let's not get into trouble for now and just wait for news from him."
Huo Xi comforted Mrs. Cheng.
She knew Mrs. Cheng's worries. Mrs. Cheng was afraid that she would feel sorry for her when she thought of her own experiences over the years. She was afraid that she and Mu Yantian would be separated from each other, and the times would change, and the loving couple in the past would become strangers.
Mrs. Cheng was not comforted, but wiped away tears.
"You and I are both clan wives, and we both have to stay in the ancestral home of the capital." She has been a widow for her entire life and cannot bear to see her daughter-in-law follow her old path again.
"Uncle, don't worry. Kuan Kuang said that wherever he is, our mother and son will be there. Don't worry about us. My uncle is in his prime, and the emperor is afraid that he will not send Kuan Kuang to stay in southern Yunnan as associate minister. I'm afraid he will return soon.
Jing is reunited with us."
"How long does it take? One year? Five years, or ten years? Our Mu family has been governing that place in southern Yunnan for decades, but we still don't understand how to manage it. How can we achieve success overnight?"
"He should just help quell the chaos. I'm afraid he should come back when the border is stable."
When was that? Now the DPRK and China are discussing the matter of moving the capital. I am afraid that in order to prevent border unrest, the emperor will send Yan'er to be stationed in southern Yunnan.
Mrs. Cheng was worried.
She was extremely happy to see her son and daughter-in-law loving each other and the family of three living in harmony every day. Huo Xi treated her filially, and she had already regarded her as his own daughter. How could she see that the two of them were so different from each other.
"You, please be at ease. If he needs to stay in southern Yunnan for a long time, I will take Xiao Yu'er to look for him."
"You're just talking nonsense. He is the crown prince, and he was originally sent to the capital as a hostage by his biological father. Now that Xiao Yu'er is his only son, I'm afraid he won't be able to leave the capital."
The Mu family is different from other families. In charge of the military, government and people's livelihood of a province, Mu Sheng has stayed in southern Yunnan, and it is impossible to take his son and grandson back. The emperor will not let them leave with confidence.
If the daughter-in-law doesn't want to let go of Xiao Yuer, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the couple to reunite.
"If Xiao Yu'er can't leave the capital, then I can only ask you to work harder to help us take care of him. You can't leave me, and I can't leave him. If we want to be like you and my uncle, I can't make peace.
It seems peaceful."
Mrs. Cheng was shocked and said, "Don't talk nonsense!" How could you see your son, daughter-in-law, and loving couple getting divorced?
But if her daughter-in-law were to remain a widow for the rest of her life like her, with no husband and wife seeing each other, and being trampled on by concubines and concubines, it would really be less of a reconciliation and peace of mind. If given the chance to come back again, maybe she would have the same idea.
Bar.
"You husband and wife have a good discussion, which is better than anything else. If Xiao Yu'er can leave, you will take him to southern Yunnan to reunite with Yan'er. If not, I will take Xiao Yu'er to stay in the capital. He is my life
, it’s just a good time for our grandparents and grandchildren to be company.”
"You're right to think so. Don't worry, let's see what he says after he settles down. Then we'll discuss what to do. They all say that when you marry a chicken, he will follow the chicken. Of course, it's worth it. Where am I, and you don't
Are you looking forward to adding more grandchildren?"
"Why don't you look forward to it! I just hope that you will be harmonious and give me more grandchildren. Then you can just follow Guan Ke. Xiao Yu'er has me. I will guard the ancestral home for you."
Because Mu Yan's letter stirred up the emotions of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and because of Huo Xi's enlightenment, Mrs. Cheng felt a lot relieved.
While waiting for Mu Yan's letter, at the end of August, Zhang Fu led his army back to Beijing in triumph.
After receiving the seal of command, Zhang Fu and Nian'er returned home to reunite with their families. When the family members saw that the father and son had returned safely, they all nodded in celebration.
The next day, before Zhang Fu could rest, he led a pair of children to Liuhe Town.
Seeing each other again after several years, Li Shimian and Ma were in tears when they saw Nian'er, who had grown into a man. Their grandparents and grandchildren held each other's arms and cried.
Zhang Fu knelt down in front of his parents-in-law, kowtowed and apologized.
Ma thought of her daughter who died young and still couldn't let go of Zhang Fu.
"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, and two uncles, it's all my fault that Rou'er passed away early because of my failure to investigate. It's hard to make up for the past mistakes even if you say a thousand words and ten thousand. My son-in-law is going to apologize to his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Punishment.”
Li Dian collected Li Dianzang, thinking that his family had gone through more than ten years, no matter how hard it was, and no one in the family was missing, but his sister who was married to a wealthy family in the capital died early, and he felt depressed.
Ma thought that her children and grandchildren were all well and happy, but she was only pregnant with her only daughter, who was born in ten months. She could not even see her in a dream, so she turned around and wiped away tears.
Li Shimian looked at his two grandsons and remembered the past. He sighed and stepped forward to help Zhang Fu up.
"The past is over, and what happened to Rou'er is not your fault at all. It's because she was unlucky and couldn't live together with you. It's because she was unlucky. Get up."
Zhang Fu didn't move, "Please punish me, father-in-law. Over the years, every time my son-in-law thinks of Rou'er, his heart twists and he can't sleep at night. He looks forward to seeing his parents-in-law, but he has no face to see you. His heart is always suffering, and he just wants to
Just go with Rou'er..."
Zhang Fu also shed tears.
I saw her once when I was young and never forget it. I often took the opportunity to wander around the Li family just to see her. I also often went to the Imperial College to pester my father-in-law, just to get his approval and marry Rou'er to him...
On their wedding night, he slowly lifted her hijab and saw her delicate, flower-like face drooping down, her shy and happy look, which disturbed his heart and made him still remember it.
Huo Nian looked at his father who was kneeling on the ground in tears. He couldn't bear it and glanced at Huo Xi, who stopped him with his eyes.
The two siblings left the hall, leaving the father-in-law and several others talking in the hall.
"elder sister……"
Huo Xi looked at the boats moored at the small pier in Zhuangzi and saw them rippling slightly in the clear waves of the river, and she lost consciousness.
"You have never met my mother, so you don't know how good she is. She is good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is humble and courteous, respectful and gentle. She always has a smile on her face. Everyone in the family likes her. People in Beijing still remember her.
, and praised her as a role model for women..."
Over the years, Huo Xi still couldn't let go of her mother who died young.
But she didn't want to force these things on Nian'er. He was different from her.
"Fortunately, your father is a good person. You should listen to your father more and learn more from him. Only then can you comfort your mother when you grow up. In the future, you should visit your grandparents often when you have free time to fulfill your filial piety for your mother."
