By the middle of the twelfth month of the twelfth lunar month, all the troops heading to Liaodong had returned to the court.
On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, there was heavy snow in the sky. Song Wende and Xiaoyun, together with the sisters Song Qinghuan and Song Qingyan, set out early in the morning to meet the army outside the city gate.
It's been more than half a year since Song Youyu left, and he hasn't even sent a message to his family.
Although he knew that there were people in Liaodong who were looking after him, the Song family was only one person, so he was worried about it.
Before the Song family's carriage left Jinyu Lane, people from other families rushed over to strike up a conversation.
For half a month, with Empress Dowager Jiang behind her, the Song family's limelight could not be blocked.
The Chinese New Year is just around the corner. Trying to cultivate friendships in the name of giving New Year gifts will simply send away one wave after another.
There was even a banquet, and the posts were piled high.
Xiao Yun was no longer surprised to be hit on when she just went out.
The whole process was full of polite smiles, asking three questions and answering one, and then Song Wende concluded.
Sisters Song Qinghuan were sitting in the carriage at the back. They listened to Xunmei's vivid description of what had happened before, and the two of them raised their heads and laughed.
In the past half month, both Song Qinghuan and Song Qingyan had truly felt what it meant to be popular in the eyes of the Queen Mother.
Empress Dowager Jiang intended to promote the Song family, and on the grounds that the Song family's daughter had saved her life, she sent people to invite Song Qinghuan every three days.
Hui Hui went into the palace empty-handed, and came out with a large amount of rewards.
Not limited to jewellery, clothes and fabrics, sometimes there are also ancient books and paintings, dim sum dishes made by the emperor in the palace, and the Song family also got a basket of green leafy vegetables as tribute.
You know, in this winter, a basket of green leafy vegetables is worth a bag of gold.
Empress Dowager Jiang promoted the Song family in this way, intending to use her as a pawn. Song Qinghuan could not resist, so she followed Empress Dowager Jiang, which made Empress Dowager Jiang take notice of her even more.
However, in just half a month, everything in Kyoto seemed to have changed. Whoever saw the Song family would not smile and show some dignity.
Even Yan Jiaojiao, who openly mocked Song Qinghuan as Song Yueli at the Zhang family's flower banquet, still had to lie low and not dare to offend her again.
Song Qingyan had never had someone hold it like this before. After the initial novelty, she felt a little uncomfortable. She smiled and then asked Song Qinghuan: "Will our tree be bigger and attract the wind?"
It is said that it is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide timely assistance.
In the past, when the Song family was in decline, these people stayed away and could not even hide.
Now that they have been promoted by the Queen Mother, they all rushed out and racked their brains to establish some connections.
How can we have close friendship with such a family?
Not to mention that the current glory of the Song family was given by Empress Dowager Jiang, not by the descendants of the Song family. If Empress Dowager Jiang takes back all these favors in the future.
If they fall from the clouds into the mud again, these people will come up and step on them.
Song Qingyan was young, but her thoughts were far-reaching. Song Qinghuan gave her an appreciative look.
He nodded and said, "But if we don't follow our wishes and make the tree bigger, we will be even more troubled."
What does the Song family have? Nothing. Empress Dowager Jiang seems to be repaying Song Qinghuan for saving her life, but in fact she is asking the Song family to rely on her.
Only those who have nothing will be able to desire power more when they taste the taste of power.
It's a pity that the Song family is in ruins. Queen Mother Jiang had this intention, but she made the wrong calculation.
But precisely because the Song family had nothing, they could not resist Queen Mother Jiang's wishes. Since she was using the Song family, the Song family must also behave well.
Both sisters knew it very well, and it was clear that these words did not need to be said.
They looked at each other immediately and didn't mention the matter again.
The snow this winter has been heavier than in previous years. It has been snowing for four or five days in a row, and the snow has reached up to my knees.
It was also today that the army returned in triumph, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent people to clear the snow, and the carriages were able to move around.
Xunmei rarely went out with Song Qinghuan. She couldn't bear to lift the curtain and looked at the heavy snow outside, muttering: "It snowed too much this year, so we have to get up early every day to clear the snow."
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Song Qinghuan also forgot about it and laughed: "In the past, I asked you to sleep in and sleep too much, and your bones were rusty. Now I don't ask you to move around."
Si Qin, who was sitting next to her, also laughed and said jokingly: "It's just her. She can't wait to dig a hole and hibernate during the weather."
The master and servants were all young, chatting and laughing along the way, and did not feel that the time was difficult, and they arrived at the city gate in a short time.
The great victory in Liaodong was a great joy for the Dali Dynasty. In addition to the family members of the army, there were also many passionate people outside the city gate to greet them.
There were so many people that the carriage couldn't move, so the whole family simply dismounted and walked instead.
Song Qinghuan was afraid of the cold, so she wrapped herself in a thick white fox fur cloak and held a heater in her hand. She walked quickly as soon as she got off the car, trying to find a place to hide from the wind.
Song Qingyan had no one to accompany him, so he kept up with him in a hurry, leaving only Qi Beihou and his wife behind.
Song Wende himself was unable to hold up the wall, but he still had high expectations for his son.
He had initiated Song Youyu himself when he was a child, but later he gave up as his son became more and more outrageous.
The Song family had only this single seedling and was thrown into the bitter cold places like Liaodong. Song Wende also felt distressed.
Now that he was back in glory, he was extremely happy. He rubbed his hands and walked away and said to Xiaoyun, "I don't know if this brat has grown taller and stronger in the past half year since he left."
Without waiting for Xiaoyun to speak, he said to himself: "He has been spoiled, and he probably suffered a lot in the bitter cold land of Liaodong. I'm afraid he may have lost weight."
"By the way, before you go out, can you tell the cook to prepare all his favorite foods?"
Xiao Yun walked side by side with Song Wende. When he heard this, his eyes and eyebrows were filled with smiles, and he responded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I remember everything Jing Yu likes to eat. His yard is also intact, and someone cleans it every day."
Come on, just come back and live."
The couple kept talking to each other, and soon they lost sight of the Song sisters.
The bustle outside the city gate is full of heads. At this moment, no matter whether they are dignitaries or ordinary people, they are all crowded here.
As soon as the hour came, the sound of neat steps came closer and closer. Before they even got close, the people crowded in the two lanes had already started to get excited.
It was snowing heavily today, so Empress Dowager Jiang did not follow her out of the palace. Emperor Chengxing greeted the army outside the city gate, said some high-sounding words of encouragement, and rewarded the army.
Song Qinghuan and Song Qingyan were at the front of the crowd. They looked around and couldn't see Song Youyu.
At first, he thought he was blocked by someone, but when Emperor Chengxing led the heroes back to the palace and the army returned to the camp along the same route, the Song family had not yet found Song Youyu.
