() As Tongzhou City got closer and closer, Aqi began to become nervous. Zhong Jinwei knew that this was a sign of timidity due to being close to home. He drove his horse to Aqi's side and talked with her to ease her nervousness.
When we were dozens of steps away from Tongzhou, we could clearly see the Tongzhou city wall. Some places were of different colors from old to new. Gu Baichuan explained to Zhong Jinwei that the places with new colors were probably just built. Jianlu should have attacked them, but they didn't.
Capture it.
Although there were no pedestrians entering or leaving the city gate, there was still a row of soldiers standing on both sides of the city gate.
There are several rows of horses at the door, and they are arranged separately on the left and right. Horses cannot rush in directly, they need to go around a curve. If it is a car, the horses have to be moved out of the way.
When Zhong Jinwei approached, a soldier at the city gate stepped forward to investigate. Wang Pengqi immediately stepped forward and showed his Liangdongchang waist badge.
When the soldier saw clearly that it was someone from Dongchang, he did not dare to neglect him. He hurriedly called his companions and diligently moved his horses away, allowing Zhong Jin to guard them and enter the city.
Just after entering the city gate, before going out, a person suddenly appeared on the road ahead and blocked the way.
Before Wang Peng, who was clearing the road in front, could get angry, the man asked, "Excuse me, is Yan Yingfang in the car?"
Wang Peng was thinking about who Yan Yingfang was, and Archie in the car had already opened the car curtain and looked at the man who blocked the road.
Zhong Jinwei on the side knew that Yan Yingfang was Aqi, and Aqi was Yan Yingfang. Hearing that the person who came was looking for Yan Yingfang, he knew that this person should be someone sent by the Yan family to greet him.
That person was Yan Yingyuan, who had been waiting for a long time. When he saw the only car coming from the direction of the capital, although it was a bit early, he did not dare to let it go without asking, so he stopped the carriage.
Now he saw a girl coming out of the room. Although she was taller, more beautiful, and more elegant than the girl he imagined, he could still find the shadow of the girl from before. At that moment, he tried to call out: "Yes.
Is it strange?"
However, Archie in the car recognized that the person in front of him was his brother. Tears welled up in his eyes and he said in a trembling voice: "Brother, I am Archie."
"Sister!" Yan Yingyuan suddenly felt that his vision was a little blurry, as if he saw the little girl who shouted to play on the swing all day long when he was a child.
Archie jumped out of the car, ran over and threw himself into Yan Yingyuan's arms. He said "brother" with a strong sense of family affection and longing. He had been away from home for seven or eight years and finally saw his relatives again.
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Zhong Jinwei watched quietly from the side without breaking the scene of recognition. He thought to himself: This is Yan Yingyuan! Sure enough, the people who left their names in history are not ordinary people. Just look at this appearance and body shape.
Not an ordinary person.
One is because there are no pedestrians who need to pass through the city gate, and the second is because Wang Peng showed Dongchang's waistband before, so although Zhong Jinwei and his party blocked the city gate, the soldiers guarding the gate did not dare to be dissatisfied and stood there.
While watching the fun.
They knew Yan Yingyuan, and now they were happy to see their brother and sister repeat each other.
After a while, Yan Yingyuan spoke first: "Aqi, who are these people? Is there my brother-in-law?"
When Archi heard this, his face that was still crying turned red. At that moment, he came out of Yan Yingyuan's arms, wiped his tears, and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master, this is my brother from the slave family." Then he said again.
He said to Yan Yingyuan: "This is the young master."
Yan Yingyuan knew what the young master introduced by Archi meant. He was his future brother-in-law, the Earl of Zhongxing.
He looked at Zhong Jinwei and felt that this brother-in-law had an ordinary appearance, but his whole body was filled with a sunny and harmonious atmosphere. He could tell at a glance that he was a kind-hearted person and an easy-to-get-together person. Seeing that he personally escorted the girl back, it should be obvious.
He comes out and is a nice person to girls.
At that moment, he cupped his fists and cupped his hands to Zhong Jinwei and said, "I'm Yan Yingyuan, thank you very much for taking care of Archie."
Facing a historical figure and his future brother-in-law, Zhong Jinwei did not dare to make excuses. He got off his horse and raised his hand and said, "Zhong Jinwei, I have met my brother-in-law."
When Archie heard this, the blush that had just faded suddenly filled his face again. Yan Yingyuan laughed loudly, his straightforward character was very to his liking. At that moment, without further ado, he said to Zhong Jinwei: "Okay, I recognize you.
This brother-in-law."
Yan Yingyuan is a capable man. If his own sister entrusts someone to someone else, even if the other party is an earl, even if the emperor grants marriage, he will probably have to weigh the other party's weight. Historically, when Jiang Yin failed, he faced Jianlu
Would rather die than kneel, this is the expression of this character.
Then Yan Yingyuan asked the other two people, and Zhong Jinwei introduced him to Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng one by one. After hearing this, Yan Yingyuan was secretly surprised that his brother-in-law was escorted by someone from Dongchang, and he had a lot of background.
Yan Yingyuan greeted and thanked the soldiers guarding the gate, and then walked home with Zhong Jinwei and the others. Archie also had to walk, so he followed Yan Yingyuan, listening to Yan Yingyuan and Zhong Jinwei chatting, while looking around, looking for
Everything in memory.
When Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng saw Zhong Jinwei dismounting and walking, they did not dare to ride again. They immediately led the horses and followed Zhong Jinwei, with the carriage following behind.
Along the way, Zhong Jinwei could tell that Yan Yingyuan was a celebrity in Tongzhou, and from time to time he would see passers-by saying hello to him.
After all, Zhong Jinwei couldn't hold back his curiosity and said jokingly: "My brother-in-law is very popular in Tongzhou. Everyone says hello to you."
Yan Yingyuan smiled and explained: "It's just that my archery skills are better. In addition, if the Tatars attack the city this time and kill a Tatar, the villagers will remember it."
Zhong Jinwei suddenly remembered that Yan Yingyuan relied on his archery skills to defeat the pirate Gu San Mazi in history. Thinking about it, his archery skills should be very powerful.
The two of them talked while walking, and soon they arrived at the entrance of the alley in the royal city. When Archie arrived here, he had completely remembered it, and it was basically the same as when he left. Thinking of the scene of his departure, tears could not help but flow out again.
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At this time, a sister-in-law came out from the door of Yan's house, holding a broom in her hand. Hearing the movement at the alley, she looked up and saw that Yan Yingyuan came back with someone, so she knew that she had received it. At that moment, she quickly turned around and went in.
The loud voice floated all the way to the entrance of the alley, and Zhong Jinwei heard clearly: "Come, come, sister-in-law of the Yan family, your son and daughter are at the door."
There was silence inside for a while, and soon, many people crowded out from inside.
Zhong Jinwei knew that the protagonist at this time was Archi, so he wisely took a step back and let Yan Yingyuan and Yan Yingfang go first.
When they arrived at the door, Mrs. Yan had already come out with her daughter-in-law and grandson.
Archie recognized his mother immediately. Her appearance had not changed at all, but her temples were grayer than when she left home.
"Mom...!" Archie shouted and rushed over. The mother remembered her daughter more than the brother. She hugged Archie right at the door, hugging each other and crying.
When the neighbors next to him saw Archie wearing a mink coat and walking in style, they really didn't dare to recognize that this rich and powerful girl was actually a girl from the Yan family when she was a child.
When the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried, they both woke up and began to persuade each other, "It's such a happy thing, why cry."
So, naturally, I started to introduce my sister-in-law and nephew. It was fun to recognize my former neighbors.
Yan Yingyuan stayed with Zhong Jinwei and did not go over to join in the fun.
It was Archie who remembered Zhong Jinwei and went back to introduce Zhong Jinwei.
Zhong Jinwei didn't dare to say nonsense this time, and bowed to Mrs. Yan in a polite manner. The Yan family knew who this young man was by looking at Archi's expression and words, and immediately looked at him carefully.
If you can pass the test of Yan Yingyuan, of course it will be no problem for the mother-in-law. There is a saying, the more the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she likes him.
The neighbors began to leave in a sensible manner. After all, the daughter who thought they would never see each other again in this life returned to her hometown richly. They knew that the family had a lot to say.
Gu Baichuan saw that the Yan family was small and had no stable or a place to park the carriage, so he reported to Zhong Jinwei, moved the two boxes in the car into the house, and then asked Wang Peng to take the three horses to the county government office.
Someone will take care of you. The carriage will leave on its own after paying the bill.
When it got dark, Zhong Jinwei learned that his neighbors had pooled their money to serve a meal at the restaurant. He immediately decided not to let the neighbors pay. All the neighbors in the alley went to the restaurant to dine, and all the expenses were covered in Archie's name.
As a result, people in the whole alley started to go out to have a big meal in a lively manner. Some secretly regretted having eaten lunch or even breakfast today.
Just as the meal was bustling here in Tongzhou, in the capital, Liang Shixun, the Marquis of Baoding, and Li Fengxiang, the eunuch and eunuch in charge of rituals and the current admiral of the capital, met at their so-called old place.