Looking at her grandmother's expression, Xu Qinghuan whispered: "What is grandma worried about?"
Mrs. Xu patted Xu Qinghuan's hand: "It's none of your business. It's just that I went out this time and met the Tan family in Changzhou, and they came with me again."
That Tan family.
When my grandfather was injured on the battlefield, the ancestor of the Tan family tried his best to bring him out. The grandfather survived, but the ancestor of the Tan family died, leaving behind a pair of young children. The Tan family was not a well-off family, and experiencing this kind of thing was like
As if the sky was falling, my grandfather and grandmother couldn't bear it, and they had been taking care of the Tan family for many years.
The brothers and sisters of the Tan family also had their duties. The younger sister married the local county magistrate. Unfortunately, both husband and wife were not very old, so they both left early, leaving not a single daughter.
That elder brother, the eldest man of the Tan family, knew that he was not capable of being an official, so he did some business to support the family. Although the family fortune was not rich, he was living well. He gave birth to two sons, and he had a successor. Mr. Tan was not strong in body.
Not so good, he passed away a few years ago, leaving only Mrs. Tan living with her two sons.
After Mr. Tan passed away, Mrs. Tan managed the family very well.
A few years ago, Mrs. Tan suddenly fell in love with a string of relatives, so she wandered into Beijing and moved into the Anyi Marquis Mansion.
Originally, my grandmother was very happy for the Tan family to come, but Mrs. Tan was not a light-hearted person. She used the name of Anyi Marquis Mansion to socialize everywhere, but her grandmother found out and kicked her out.
I thought that the two families would cut off contact from now on, but I didn't expect that the Tan family came here again this year.
Something happened to her father and brother in her previous life, and the Anyi Marquis Mansion plummeted. After Fengxiang's case was settled, she returned to the capital. It seemed that Mrs. Tan also came to see her, but she just kowtowed in front of her grandmother and said a few words to her.
left.
Mrs. Xu frowned and said: "I refused to let her follow me. She insisted on coming to see me every day. I walked very slowly along the way, but she was so patient... Sigh... It takes a lot of effort, and I don't know what to do.
What."
After Mrs. Xu said this, she saw Xu Qing laughing happily.
"You can still laugh out loud." Mrs. Xu shook her head.
"It's a good thing to come to our door," Xu Qinghuan said. "My granddaughter has always felt that the biggest trouble is never what's in front of us, but what's hidden behind us that we can't see.
If someone comes to our door, as long as we deal with it carefully and solve one thing, we will have less worries, isn't that a good thing?"
"You kid," Mrs. Xu reached out and scratched Xu Qinghuan's nose, "you just know how to talk and please people."
Xu Qinghuan took Mrs. Xu's arm and said, "Grandma is so busy with her travels, so I'll go back and rest first. If anything happens, I'll settle it slowly. I've prepared sweet-scented osmanthus cake for grandma."
"What about me?" Xu Qingyue looked over with bright eyes.
"It's none of your business."
"Then I will snatch it from you and eat it."
Following the chirping sounds of the two people, the carriage stopped at the door of the Anyi Marquis Mansion.
Anyihou, Xu Changting, the two ladies and Xu Qing'an immediately stepped forward to greet Mrs. Xu.
"Mom, you have worked hard all the way."
Before everyone could say a few words, Mrs. Tan hurriedly came to see her.
Seeing Mrs. Tan, Mrs. Anyihou was slightly startled, but she immediately reacted and greeted everyone in with a smile.
Mrs. Xu walked forward, followed by the women of the Xu family, and Mrs. Tan walked at the end with a smile on her face. When no one was paying attention, she raised her head and glanced at the four words "Anyi Houfu"
.
"Madam, let's go in!"
The girl's voice came and Mrs. Tan turned her head. At some point, Xu Qinghuan walked up to her.
"Okay, go in, go in." Mrs. Tan covered everything with a smile.
…
When Mrs. Xu left Beijing, she did not expect that so many things would happen at home.
Fortunately, things within the Fengxiang clan were settled, and Qing'an followed him back obediently.
"How are you doing in Qing'an recently? Have you made any progress?" Mrs. Xu sat down, took a sip of tea, and looked at her grandson.
An Yihou sat there with an upright posture, coughed and said, "Talk to your grandmother."
Xu Qingan glanced at his father who had a straight face and said nothing.
An Yihou's eyes were sharp: "On the contrary, talking, boxing, kicking... riding and shooting... reading... tell me if you have made any progress." He has been practicing with his son morning and night these days, and even he feels that he has become much stronger. Now that his mother is back,
, he should also grow his face in front of everyone.
Such step-by-step guidance should be called a "loving father".
Xu Qingan looked at his father's bright eyes and felt that he should be more modest: "There is not... much... progress."
An Yihou's eyes suddenly stood up.
"Okay, okay," Mrs. Xu saw that something was wrong, and immediately said, "Take your time, just come back. Seeing that you all have smiles on your face, I feel relieved. Everyone is safe and sound. Please give me some advice."
what."
Mrs. An Yihou stood up and said, "My daughter-in-law will help my mother to rest for a while."
Several mothers and sons left in a filial manner.
An Yihou could only sigh alone. Maybe he picked it up from outside, but he didn't understand his thoughts at all. It was better for his daughter.
"Brother," Xu Changting came over and said, "Let's go to the study!"
The fifth brother had something to say to him. The two of them entered the study. Xu Changting told his brother exactly what he heard from Li Xu: "I think Li Xu is right. Those who run private ships are all ruthless.
, we must be on guard against it.”
Wang Yun actually did such a thing.
"You really know people but not their hearts," Xu Changting said angrily, "I don't know how many officials like this there are in Zhou Dynasty."
Mentioning these, Xu Changting said: "Brother, Lord Hong, the Minister of War, has always hated smuggling. I would like to introduce Li Xu to Lord Hong."
An Yihou frowned slightly. Qing Huan's last words were in his ears, and he was wary of the Li family and his son.
"Changting," Marquis An Yi called his younger brother, "How did Li Changyan save you?"
"We all met by chance," Xu Changting knew what his brother meant, "Brother, I have only been with the Li family for a short time, but I always feel that they are not bad people. As time goes by, people's hearts are exposed. Whether it is Li Changyan or Li Xu, they have done good things.
, no matter how you think about it, they are not treacherous people. If my brother can't believe it, you can just watch them for a while. If there is something fishy between the two of them, I will immediately cut off contact with them.
How can Li Xu know this when he sees him?"
Neither brother could persuade the other, so the topic had to be dropped.
Xu Changting didn't understand why his brother's attitude was so firm.
…
The Xu family gathered together for a reunion dinner.
Sisters Xu Qinghuan and Xu Qingyue accompanied Mrs. Xu to talk. It was not until Mrs. Xu's gentle snoring echoed in the room that they quietly left.
Xu Qingyue wanted to stay in the Hou Mansion and talk to her sister all night, but she had just returned home and naturally had to stay with her mother for a few days.
"I'll come back tomorrow."
The two sisters reluctantly parted at the Chuihua Gate.
Back in the house, Meng Lingyun was already waiting.
"How's it going?" Xu Qinghuan asked.
Meng Lingyun said: "The people from the yamen asked many families around the Taoist temple, and they all said that the two Taoist nuns were very well-behaved. There was an old woman who often lived in the Taoist temple. She also complained for the two Taoist nuns. She
I went to Shuntian Mansion with two good people every day. I heard that the two good people saw the Taoist nun washing the ground. It was because there were children who soiled the clean ground. It seems that the Taoist nun will be released soon."
The two Taoist nuns had only lived in the Taoist temple for a short time, but so many people spoke for them.
Xu Qinghuan said: "Let's go see the old woman tomorrow."