Mo Yanliang

Chapter 123 Grand Master Returns to Beijing
The reason why the Ming family was favored by the Empress Dowager back then was not only the kinship, but also the character.

Her father's official position is not high, but she has a flexible mind and a cheerful personality, and she has been very good at interacting with people since she was a child.

It's a pity that the person she married was Yan Chengyu. From the day she got married, her heart became colder and colder every day. She didn't have the heart to fulfill the responsibility of being the housewife.

Today, 20 years later, she has already adapted to the life of staying out of the house, and she hates Yan Chengyu even more, so how can she help him win people's hearts.

The person Yan Chengyu didn't want to mention the most was Empress Xiao Su, but he still responded: "I must pass on what my mother said to the Ming family."

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Twenty miles away from the capital, a convoy of more than a dozen carriages was driving slowly on the official road.

The grey-haired Taishi Xia lifted the curtain of the car to look at the scenery outside the window, with a faint smile on his clear face.

Half his life in the ups and downs of the officialdom, he was already tired of intrigue with others. The leisure and ease of the past few years seemed to be stolen, which really made people nostalgic.

If the eldest granddaughter hadn't personally gone to Yunqi Mountain to urge him, he didn't know when he would embark on the journey home.

Of course, that doesn't mean he doesn't want to go home.

He missed the mansion he built with his own hands, the children, and even more the woman who accompanied him from childhood to old age.

"Daddy, it's your turn."

The little boy sitting opposite him was about the same age as Xiao Yi, with two big black grape-like eyes embedded in his chubby face, looking extremely cute.

The old servant Fusheng's eyelids trembled violently a few times.

The people in the mansion didn't know that the Grand Master had taken in such a little guy, and he was terrified when he heard that he had a father.

The old lady was pampered since she was a child, and after she got married, she was spoiled by her husband. If she misunderstood that the grand master secretly gave birth to a baby, what would happen?

Taishi Xia put down the curtain of the car, smiled at the little boy, "Huaijuan has thought it through, don't regret later."

When Xia Huaijuan heard what he said, his self-confidence suddenly lost seven or eight points.

He frowned, and carefully looked at the chess game on the small table several times.

Grand Master Xia took the tea cup that Fu Sheng handed over and took a sip.

"Is it less than twenty miles away from the capital?"

Fu Sheng hurriedly said: "The pavilion we passed just now is exactly twenty miles away from the North City Gate.

Is the grand master a little hungry, there is a good restaurant five miles ahead. "

Grand Master Xia smiled and said, "Someone go tell Ling Yan that the speed can be accelerated, and let's go back to the mansion for dinner."

"Yes." Fu Sheng agreed while taking out a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake: "Young master, you are hungry, let's eat some snacks first."

"Thank you Uncle Fu Sheng." Xia Huaijuan was really hungry, thanked him and took the small plate.

Regardless of his young age, he has very good living habits. He wipes his hands clean with a handkerchief before eating snacks, and his eating habits are also very gentle.

Fu Sheng sighed again.

This little guy is quite sensible, and his small appearance is also attractive. I think the old lady will accept him after knowing the truth.

The official road was very wide and smooth, and the carriage didn't feel bumpy after speeding up, and it arrived at the North City Gate in less than an hour.

The guards of Taishi Mansion have been waiting here for several days, and welcomed them into the city.

After another half an hour, the group finally returned to the Grand Master's Mansion.

Xia Lingyan and his wife took the children back to the room to freshen and change clothes, while Xia Taishi waved to Xia Huaijuan: "I will take you to see your mother for my father."

Xia Huaijuan was a little agitated, stretched the corner of his clothes like an adult, and followed Grand Master Xia to the inner house.

Looking at the smile on his master's face, Fu Sheng finally understood what he wanted to do.

Regardless of the grand master's age, the old lady has been married for nearly forty years, but the two of them are not like ordinary old couples. The best result is to respect each other as guests.

He clearly wanted to tease the old lady, so he deliberately concealed the young master's matter.

This is the sweetness of youth turned into a mellow wine, just smelling it will make you drunk.

Really...

Fu Sheng didn't know if this feeling was envy, but it tasted pretty good anyway.

The old lady had already received the news, and hurriedly ordered Nanny Cheng to re-do her makeup.

She is not a few years younger than Taishi Xia, but she looks much younger.

The only few white hairs were easily hidden in the bun, and there were no wrinkles on the face. The previous makeup was perfect enough.

But she is still dissatisfied with herself in the mirror, and she always feels that she has aged a lot in the past two years.

Red Polygonum on the side feels similar to Fusheng, envious of the decades-long friendship between the old Taishi and the old lady.

After changing a set of jewelry and repainting her eyebrows, the old lady finally had a smile on her face.

A woman is a person who pleases herself. She knew that she had to wear a floral skirt when she was seven or eight years old, let alone now.

Although her husband won't dislike her just because she's old, she can't give others a chance to dislike her.

Mother Cheng smiled and said, "It's already pretty enough, the slaves can't look away."

As soon as the words were finished, the voices of maids and women greetings came from outside.

The old lady put down the comb and walked out of the inner room with a smile on her face.

Taishi Xia looked at his neatly dressed wife with a smile.

He has known each other for nearly 50 years, and he can't remember how many times the two have experienced separation and reunion.

But in his heart, his wife is still the cute but clumsy little girl Yuxue when he first met.

Just as the old lady was about to speak, she saw a small head protruding from behind her husband.

"Huaijuan, this is your mother." Grand Master Xia pulled the little boy to him.

The old lady frowned.

The child's appearance is about the same age as Xiao Yi's, that is, five or six years old.

She is over 50 years old, where does she have such a young son?
His wife's reaction was completely different from what he had imagined, Taishi Xia really didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

If it were someone else's daughter-in-law, the slap would have already reached her face.

But his daughter-in-law didn't realize what was going on.

This trust is really not blown out...

Mother Cheng secretly pushed the old lady.

Master, really, no matter how old people are, they still make such jokes.

The old lady Bisheng didn't think in that direction at all, and she was stunned!
The old lady pursed her lips, and finally came to her senses.

Well, thanks to her thought that the old man treated her wholeheartedly, it turned out that he had already raised his son outside!
But she thought about it and something was wrong.

This child is five or six years old. Six or seven years ago, my husband didn't run outside. Apart from going to the court to handle official business, he came home on time every day. There would never be such a thing.

Just as he was thinking, Xia Huaijuan had already walked in front of the old lady, raised his small face and showed her a big smile.

"Mother, I am your son Huaijuan."

Xia Taishi almost failed.

This child is really familiar. He clearly said that he could be called mother, but he directly called her mother.

(End of this chapter)