In the study, Xu Qingtang and Xu Zengfu chatted with each other, and unconsciously talked about Xu Wen.

Xu Qingtang said: "Zengshou inherited the title of Duke of Wei, and kept saying that he wanted to take Wen'er for his life. Thinking that since Taizong raised the army, Zengshou has secretly reported the news, and his merits are comparable to those of a group of civil and military officials in Beiping, and as the queen mother's brother, he is much closer than you and me, but he must be guarded against. Don't look at the calm of the capital at the moment, but who knows when the saint is going to settle accounts after the autumn? In my opinion, let Xu Wen go to Shandong to settle down, and once the court investigates it, he can immediately take a boat to Liaodong to avoid trouble. ”

Xu Zengfu said: "The second brother is in charge of this matter, let his daughter-in-law go with him, I have purchased a grange in Jinan, and I will give him and his wife a life, hoping to give birth to a son and a half daughter as soon as possible, so as to continue the blood and blood of the eldest brother." ”

After speaking, Xu Zengfu glanced at his son Xu Song and his youngest son Xu Hu, frowned and asked, "Where is Jiang'er's brute?" No one was seen all day. ”

The Xu family hurriedly sent their family to look for it, and found Xu Jiang who was gambling in a nearby family, and his mother, Aunt Wang, who was angry, scolded him a lot, led him to the door of the study and knelt and kowtowed, walked in and whispered: "Two masters, this beast is willing to reform and dare not come in, and now he kowtows outside the door, please redeem this first time." ”

Xu Zengshou sneered: "There are two if there is one, and someone will come out and slap the beast a hundred times before he is allowed to go back to the room." ”

At that moment, a doorman promised to walk out of the door, slapped his two hands randomly through the door, and reported: "One, two, three, four, five???"

Xu Jiang had long been used to being cleaned up, and he shouted in pain when he saw this. After taking a hundred shots, Aunt Wang came out and shouted tacitly: "Go!" Next time, break your dog's leg. ”

Like a fish that has slipped through the net, Xu Jiang rushed into the garden, and saw from a distance that the four children were saluting the old lady, all of whom were only teenagers, wearing red tweed jackets and green velvet hats, with delicate and tender faces and extremely elegant manners. I was stunned for a moment.

The old lady instructed Lamei: "You take them next door to eat." Wait with the teaching, wait for us to finish the drinking order, and then come in and sing. ”

It was already Luzhu's turn here, and he said, "Yuan Mang draws strips." Yulin is full of gardens. It is not advisable to break ground. ”

Momiji teased, "Look. Another inappropriate one came out. Luzhu smiled: "It's just that it's over, and we don't care if it's 'suitable or not'." ”

The following should be Yuan's, Yuan said: "I can't say it either." Please tell the third brother about it on my behalf. ”

Xianning glanced at Xu Hao and shouted: "I can't do it, I can only say it on behalf of others, if I say it repeatedly, I won't follow the order." ”

Yuan Shiyang said: "Isn't there already a precedent? The second sister-in-law ate like this, and asked someone to say, can't I do it? ”

Yuan's brother is the concubine Yuan Rong, because her relationship with Xianning is unusual, and they are used to talking to each other casually.

Xianning smiled: "You also eat half a penny, find someone to talk about it on your behalf, won't it be over?" ”

Yuan Shi changed the hot wine and ate it, while looking at everyone in turn, and chuckled: "I don't know which one of the good deeds is willing to say it for me?" ”

Xu Miaojin was itchy for a moment and asked, "I'll tell you for you, can you make it happen?" "Why not?" Xianning smiled.

Xu Miaojin said leisurely: "The cold comes and the summer comes, and on the Hangai Mountain, the antlers fall off. ”

Everyone applauded together, and Zhong read the books without anyone else, that is, he said: "Baiju Restaurant, Xitang Liuzhong, suitable for raising poultry." ”

Brother Green begged the second sister Cui Tao: "It's my turn, I can't say it, what's good?" ”

Because they are married to each other, the relationship between the sisters is much more intimate than when they were not out of the cabinet, Cui Tao is not the proud character at the beginning, and asked with a smile: "How many words have you got?" Brother Green said: "There are two sentences of book and rest, but they only don't fit one sentence on the imperial calendar." ”

Xu Cuitao said: "That is the case, you read, I and watch." ”

At that moment, Brother Green said: "Set up a feast and offer wine, I can't think of it anymore." Xu Cuitao hesitated for a while, and said with a smile: "This is extremely ready-made, saying that it is suitable to attract guests, isn't it naturally made?" ”

Who knew that Xianning directly asked the maid to pour two glasses of wine and sent them to the two, and they were surprised: "Why is this?" ”

Xianning snorted: "Why did you come to ask me? When this order was issued, it was originally said that one person said a song, and it was not said that two people combined a song, or that it was just a whole thing, this decision was inevitable, and it was better to sit quietly than to do such a chaotic order. ”

Xu Cuitao and Xu Luge looked at each other, unavoidable, but had no choice but to eat a glass of wine, Xiao Yushi took this opportunity to prepare, and said: "Scales and feathers are flying, in the reeds of Qinghai, it is appropriate to hunt." ”

When everyone heard this, they slapped their knees and praised: "This is a clever word." ”

Zhang Haiying picked up the wine and said with a smile: "Although this order is elegant, it just failed to punish one person. Therefore, if I say it, it will become easier and easier, so that my sister may not use this order in the future. Anyway, I won't say it on my behalf, and I will be punished by this cup, so it's good to add luster to it. ”

After speaking, Zhang Chai poured a glass of wine and ate it himself, Xu Miaojin nodded and smiled: "I see, what a smart girl." ”

The old lady saw that the wine order was almost over, and ordered the female singers to come and serve, and the two female teachers came to the front of the steps, withered the strings and arranged the flute, and everyone listened to the sound of silk and bamboo, because they were in a hurry to listen to the music, and they didn't want to punish people, but only urged Li Meng to finish quickly.

Li Meng wanted to sit next to Xu Hao before, with aggrieved straight tears, Mu Ningxue changed places with her when she saw this, so the little girl smiled, as satisfied as when she was a child, and at the moment she was tilting her head and thinking about it, Xu Hao deliberately teased her and didn't help.

At this time, the sister-in-law of Zhiyan, who was standing in the pile of daughters-in-law on the ground, called the black tent, smoked too much when she was carrying wine, and at this time she heard the sound of the pipa orchestra.

The daughters-in-law standing next to them laughed first, Xu Hao looked over, Zhiyan's sister-in-law stood with a blank face, and turned around to knead her stomach vigorously, which made Li Meng realize it, and said loudly: "The palace is depressed, and in the lotus pond, the frog is crowing." ”

The big guy can't help but laugh. Hearing this, they burst into laughter in an instant, and the wives couldn't help it, and laughed.

The old lady didn't know why, and was about to ask, when the two female teachers who were over forty years old came in with musical instruments, and the four children resumed their girls' makeup, and the orchestra moved, singing a lazy thrush.

said that at this moment, except for Xu Jiang, he didn't go in, but he had to lie in the corner and listen to the music secretly. There was also a young woman who looked at it from afar. The tears on her face were rolling down, and it was Zhulan, who had been married for many years.

It turned out that Zhulan was shaken by Xu Hao's side several times, but finally obeyed her parents' orders and chose to marry the Xiucai family on the other street. A young man named Xue Zhen.

At first, the husband and wife were very affectionate. Later, Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne as emperor. Xue Zhen was recommended to be an official in Beijing, but after becoming an official, he no longer looked like a humble gentleman in the past, and his true nature was exposed. gambled and drank with a group of colleagues all day long, and was impeached by the imperial history in less than a year and lost all of his official positions, and was dismissed from the identity of Xiucai, and since then he has no way to become a leader.

At that time, Xu Jiayuan was an enemy of the imperial court in Beiping, who was not a low-key person who was trembling? They don't dare to interact with each other.

Fortunately, Xu Hao has concealed many scandalous things about the minister's wife, these women know how to report, all those who are related to the Xu family have been reported by villains, often openly and secretly there are people who help dredge and intercede, plus some colleagues in the guard system are nostalgic, Li Jinglong and other friends also help vigorously, and Zhu Yunwen has done a decent job in this regard, so it is rarely difficult for the Xu family.

After capturing the capital, Xu Hao was also grateful for this, and there were very few ministers who were affected by Zhulian, otherwise he would have to set off a bloody storm to avenge the people he knew.

It is said that Xue Zhen broke the jar and broke it, at first he ate in various casinos, and gradually got tired of it, no one paid attention to him, his parents died of illness in a fit of anger, and the family wealth was basically scattered.

In the past two years, the clothes on his body are worse than those called Huazi, the porridge and rice are not complete, and he owes a huge amount of gambling debts, all relying on some savings in Zhulan's hands to pay off.

After that, Zhulan did some needlework at home, and lived hard for a meal, Xue Zhen even sold his wife several times, but fortunately, Princess Lin'an asked her family to order the male matchmakers and women in the capital one by one. "If someone is a mediator and dares to sell Zhulan, they will definitely be sent to the official for re-investigation, and even the person who marries him will have to suffer a lawsuit.

When Xu Cuitao heard this, she was worried that she would anger her younger brother, her identity was sensitive and she was not easy to get ahead, so she ordered someone to secretly release her words, "Zhulan swore that if someone bought her, she would either hang the beam or swallow silver, and she would never follow anyone else." ”

Therefore, Zhulan became famous in the capital, no one dared to buy her, and Xue Zhen had to die of this idea. Now that the Xu family has returned to the capital, how dare Princess Lin'an, Xu Cuitao and other insiders tell Xu Hao what happened to Zhulan?

Who doesn't know Xu Hao's reputation in the capital? Therefore, Xue Zhen killed him and didn't dare to go to Xu's mansion to fight the autumn wind, but he met Xu Rong and others on the road a few times, licking his face and asking for a loan, the problem is that this matter has spread throughout the Xu family, and when he sees him like this, he looks down on him more and more, and refuses to help.

Xue Zhen, who had no money to spend, took Zhulan out of anger and forced his wife to come to Xu Mansion to ask for benefits, Zhulan couldn't come over last night, and when she arrived in Xiao's room, she talked about her suffering, and said that she hadn't eaten for two days, and tears fell from her eyes.

Xiao couldn't bear it, gave her fifty taels of treasure bills and five buckets of white rice, and asked someone to send her home, leaving Zhulan to live for a night.

Zhulan took a bath and changed into a new dress, facing this long-lost four-year wealthy life, she felt that she had no face to see Xu Hao and other former sisters, and she couldn't help but feel sad and regretful.

At this moment, Zhiyan was passing by her, looking at the emaciated woman in front of her who looked like she was in her thirties, and exclaimed, "You, you are Sister Zhulan?" ”

Zhulan, who had mixed feelings, was speechless and burst into tears first, and Qiu Xiang, who happened to be blessed, was dignified and led three or four children over.

To say that Qiu Xiang's husband had money to take a concubine, but after Xu Hao learned about it, he called him to his side and reprimanded him, and never dared to mention it again.

After the Battle of Jingyan began, Qiu Xiang's husband traveled thousands of miles to Liaodong to serve Xu Hao, and now he is a hereditary thousand households, and Qiu Xiang was named the wife of the three products.

Zhulan sighed deeply, thinking that she looked down on Qiu Xiang the most back then, marrying a member of the Xu family, and she was still a vulgar martial artist, how could she know that it had only been a few years? Their experiences are already very different.

Because they are all from Xiaojia Village, they all grew up together, Xue Zhen claimed to be a scholar who had always disdained to cling to the Xu family, and was ashamed to deal with Xu Hao, who was a brocade guard, and had ridiculed Qiu Xiang and his wife more than once for their lives as slaves, and they never came to the Xu family once after they got married.

After becoming an official, Xue Zhen was very invincible, and even his cousin Xue Wen looked down on him, not to mention Qiu Xiang and his wife, and threatened countless times that he knew that Xu Hao was a chaotic minister and thief, and now Xue Wen is already a dignified six-rank official.

"That's fate." Zhulan sighed faintly and forced a smile at Qiu Xiang.

"The blue clouds, the yellow flowers, the west wind is tight, and the northern geese fly south. Who is drunk with frost in Xiaolai? On the autumn river, there are tears of separation. The car returned to the east, the horse went west, Mo Nai, a long sigh. ”

The tune is witty, the strings are harmonious, it is really the song of Lingyun Cracked Stone, and everyone listens to it with a long heart. Zhiyan suddenly looked up, and saw that Zhulan had listened to it as if she was drunk, and the two springs of autumn water were full of water, and she didn't know why, she only felt sad.

Qiu Xiang stepped forward and shook Zhulan's trembling hands, and said hatefully: "Why are you still in love with that beast of your family, follow me to see the young master, you are more knowledgeable than me." The young master has said many times that the world is big, and women can live well without relying on men. Go, you can't be indecisive anymore, otherwise you have to die in his hands. ”

At this moment, Xu Hao slowly turned his head and stared at them pulling and pulling, and after the initial shock, his eyes gradually became as cold as a knife.

This made Li Meng, who was lying in his brother's warm arms, frightened and bleak, and didn't dare to move. (To be continued......)