Firstly, I couldn't get used to sleeping in the inn, and secondly, I had to go on a journey, so I got up early.
Brother Lin was the most attentive person. When he saw Yin Xiaoxiao, he felt something was wrong and asked in a low voice: "Mom, did you not sleep well last night?"
Brother Ting also frowned: "Fifth Aunt, why are your eyes a little red?" That's not right! You didn't sleep well, and the circles under your eyes are blue and black. This redness and slight swelling are clearly signs of crying hard.
The two daughters-in-law also expressed their concern implicitly.
Yin Xiaoxiao was a little embarrassed to be looked at by everyone so much, and responded vaguely: "It's nothing."
It's really embarrassing. After so many years, she has been holding on strong. As soon as she left the capital, she dreamed of her husband who had been dead for many years, and she cried sadly for a long time. Her eyes were swollen from crying, and she couldn't hide them even if she wanted to.
What a shame!
Brother Lin didn't ask for details, but only warned with concern: "Mom, please stop riding horses today and take a carriage instead!"
Yin Xiaoxiao said: "I don't want to ride in a carriage, I will continue riding a horse."
Brother Ting blurted out: "My eyes are so red and swollen, what if I can't see the road clearly? It's too dangerous to ride a horse like this, so I'd better take a carriage!"
Yin Xiaoxiao: “…”
Yin Xiaoxiao glared at the outspoken Brother Ting and said, "I'm very good at riding, so you don't need to worry about it." After saying that, he left with a sullen face.
Come on! This is so irritating!
Brother Ting looked innocent and looked at Brother Lin: "I kindly remind the fifth aunt what's wrong!"
Brother Lin rolled his eyes: "Come on, don't be nauseous. Don't you know my mother's temper? She wants to ride a horse, and no one can stop her. Let us two brothers also ride and follow her!"
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Traveling a long way, everyone thought it was new and interesting at first. After traveling for more than half a month, the novelty faded away and all that was left was fatigue.
Yin Xiaoxiao felt tired after riding horses for days. After a few days, she finally got into the carriage and passed the time chatting with her two daughters-in-law.
Mei Yun is her biological daughter-in-law, so she is naturally closer to Yin Xiaoxiao. Liu Yan has a gentle and graceful temperament, and is quite lovable.
Spending time together day and night, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked and laughed, and were quite harmonious.
Mei Yun and Liu Yan talked privately, and they often felt happy: "My mother-in-law was born in a general family, and I heard that she was very skilled. Before we got married, I was worried about how to serve my mother-in-law in order to satisfy her. I didn't expect that my mother-in-law was so kind to me."
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"Yes! The fifth aunt has an upright temperament, an open mind, and a moderate manner in words and deeds. She is admirable and respectable! We are lucky to have such elders."
The two were good friends when they were in Shu, and later went to the capital to study together and became classmates. Now they are married to two brothers and become sisters-in-law. The relationship is so close that it is not much better than the direct sisters. Together they are
, there is almost endless things to say.
Mei Yun suddenly sighed sadly: "We will arrive in Quanzhou in a few days. We will settle down in Quanzhou, and you and your wife have to go to Fuzhou."
Liu Yan was also filled with sadness: "I can't let you go either."
Speaking of which, the emperor has taken great care of his two nephews. He specially ordered them to come to Fujian together. Quanzhou and Fuzhou are only three days away, so it is not difficult to meet them.
Liu Yan suddenly laughed in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, I am about to arrive in Quanzhou. My husband has been in a very low mood these past two days. He secretly shed tears last night."
Mei Yun burst into laughter. They had known each other since childhood and were very familiar with each other. There was no need to worry when speaking: "I really can't tell that Prince Ning, who has a rough appearance, can be so sentimental."
Liu Yan pursed her lips and smiled: "Don't talk about you, I wouldn't have thought of it!"
Brother Ting is quite tall and very strong among young men of his age. He also has a bad temper and often frowns and stares. No matter how you look at it, he looks like a heroic man of eight feet.
Who would have thought that Brother Ting is full of emotions, sensitive and fragile in private?
Perhaps it is also because Brother Ting has had no father or mother since he was a child. The child without a father and a mother was raised by Yin Xiaoxiao as his own son. He has a deep affection for Yin Xiaoxiao and has a special brotherly relationship with Brother Lin.
Friendly.
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As Quanzhou approaches, Brother Ting's mood becomes lower and lower day by day.
On this day, we finally arrived at the last posthouse outside Quanzhou. We stayed here for a night to renovate, and we should go our separate ways tomorrow.
Brother Ting felt a strong sense of reluctance in his heart, and a trace of confusion that he couldn't put into words. He even felt vaguely sad about being abandoned.
No matter how nice Aunt Wu treats him, she is not his biological mother after all. Aunt Wu will always live with Brother Lin. From now on, he will be alone...
Brother Ting didn't take a bite of food, he just sat there in a daze, his eyes flashing with water again.
Liu Yan: "..."
Seeing such a scene for the first time, she felt heartbroken and pitied him, and comforted him for a long time.
After watching it for five or six nights in a row, no matter how soft-hearted she was, she still had the urge to turn against him and beat him up.
"If you don't eat, the food will get cold." Liu Yan said softly, "After dinner, I will go with you to say goodbye to Fifth Aunt and the others."
As soon as he heard the two words of farewell, Brother Ting finally shed the tears he had been holding back for a long time: "I'm not going! You have to go alone!"
He doesn't want to be separated from them at all!
Seeing that Brother Ting was in a bad mood, Liu Yan did not argue with him about his bad tone and continued to gently persuade him: "Fuzhou is very close to Quanzhou. Haven't you thought about it a long time ago? There will be a period of time in the future.
I will go to Quanzhou to stay for a few days."
Brother Ting said with red eyes: "I want to go to Quanzhou with them tomorrow."
Liu Yan: "..."
Liu Yan couldn't bear it anymore and finally glared at her: "You are out of Beijing on a mission, how can you be so willful? At least you have to go to Fuzhou to settle down before thinking about getting together. When the time comes, you have to write a letter to the emperor first,
You can only go to Quanzhou with the emperor's permission, so as not to commit the crime of leaving your post without permission."
"If you keep crying like this, I won't let you go. Just go to Fuzhou alone!"
Brother Ting: "..."
As soon as Liu Yan's face became sullen, Brother Ting was immediately flustered. He quickly wiped his tears with his sleeves, laughed and apologized, and after a lot of effort, he finally managed to coax his sweet wife.
The young couple's quarrels and angry outbursts came and went quickly. They soon reconciled and sat down to have dinner together.
After dinner, the two went to Yin Xiaoxiao's house together.
Brother Lin and his wife came one step ahead, and they didn't know what they said before. Brother Lin's eyes were actually a little red.
Brother Ting was startled and was about to ask when Yin Xiaoxiao looked over with a smile: "Brother Ting, Brother Lin and I have already discussed it. Tomorrow they will go to Quanzhou. I will go with you to Fuzhou and wait for you to settle in.
