Ajiu

Chapter 79 The Xu Family
This is Xu's first return to her natal family after she got married, and everyone in Duke Wei's mansion attaches great importance to it.As soon as Xu's car arrived at the street, the butler continued, "Grandma Liu, the Duke and Mrs. Guo are looking forward to you." When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, his nephew Xu Qian had been waiting for a long time, "Aunt Liu, you can count yourself here!" Uncle Six, little cousin, this way please."

Mrs. Xu has been away from home for many years, looking at the four big characters "Wei Guogong's Mansion" flying in front of the door, she is full of emotion, "Aheng, Ajing, Arlene, this is my grandfather's house." The three brothers were curious and envious , "Mother, my grandfather's house looks really grand!" Mrs. Xu smiled softly, yes, Duke Wei's mansion, can it not be grand.

A family of five entered the hall. Wei Guogong and his wife were sitting at the top, and there were many people sitting or standing on both sides. There were dozens of Xu's brothers, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces. "Grandfather has so many family members." The three brothers Pei Heng, Pei Jing, and Pei Lin were amazed when they saw so many people.

Mrs. Wei Guogong, who was sitting at the top, burst into tears, "Ayi, Liu Yaer, you are finally willing to come back!" Wei Guogong smiled, "I have been thinking about it for a long time, the child came back so easily, you are crying " Xu also shed tears, "Father, mother, my daughter is not filial." Weeping and embracing Mrs. Wei Guogong.

Xu's sisters-in-law came over to comfort her, "Grandma Liugu has finally come back, so she should be happy." But Mrs. Wei Guogong hasn't seen her biological daughter for many years, and Mrs. Xu hasn't seen her mother for many years. They can't persuade them.

Wei Guogong did not look at his wife and daughter, but cast his eyes on the three children in front of him.Good, very good, Ah Heng, Ah Jing, Arlene, all of them are good children.

Third Master Pei took his youngest son, Pei Lin, and complained in a low voice: "My lady, you are crying like this. You know that you miss your parents. If you don't know, you think I bullied you." Pei Lin and his father have a good understanding , stretched out her small hand to hold Xu's skirt, "Mother, don't cry, if you cry again, people will think you have been wronged in our Pei family." Poor Xu was crying sadly, after hearing this Two words, but want to laugh.Want to cry and laugh at the same time, very uncomfortable.

Third Master Pei turned to Wei Guogong, and said as if expressing his heart: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law treats his wife with great respect and love. It's great. She cried like this, but it's not because my son-in-law bullied her." The three brothers Pei Heng, Pei Jing, and Pei Lin Nodding in agreement, looking serious.

Mrs. Wei Guogong was also sad, but she wanted to laugh after hearing this.She took the veils handed over by her daughters-in-law and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Liu girl, don't cry, if you cry again, the son-in-law should be in a hurry." She joked and slowly shed tears.

Mrs. Pei and Mrs. Xu took their three sons to kowtow to Duke Wei and Mrs. Wei Guogong. Mrs. Wei Guogong smiled, "Get up, get up." She beckoned to the three grandsons, and they looked at each other holding hands, and they seemed to like something. "Grandpa, take a look, the children are so handsome!" Wei Guogong smiled, "Not only handsome, but also gentle." The couple looked at their grandson with great satisfaction.Mrs. Wei Guogong ordered someone to take three sets of the Four Treasures of the Study, and three embroidered purses embroidered with monkeys on the horse, and gave them to the grandchildren as meeting gifts.The three brothers of the Pei family saluted and thanked, Mrs. Wei Guogong smiled so hard that she couldn't see her eyes, "Good boy, let's play with it."

There is a family banquet at noon, but there are also plays and wine.A stage was set up in front of the big flower hall, with fluttering sleeves, melodious qin music, pleasant to the ear. In the flower hall, a floor-to-ceiling old mahogany carved screen separated the male seats from the female seats. The family listened to the music and narrated the family life. Can't say enough.

Xu's sister-in-laws and nieces looked on coldly, Liu Gu's grandma's face was rosy, delicate and beautiful, obviously life was going very well, they were happy for her, but also felt a little puzzled.She was so high-minded that she almost became Mrs. Hou, but later she married the youngest son of a civil official family, and she has no fame so far, so she is willing to do so?It's really unexpected.

After the banquet, Mrs. Wei Guogong and his daughter went back to talk privately. Mr. Pei, Pei Heng, Pei Jing, and Pei Lin were called to the main courtyard by Wei Guogong.When Wei Guogong saw his grandsons for the first time, he was very surprised, they were always gentle and not at all fierce.Pei Heng and the others didn't know what their grandfather looked like in normal times. Seeing that he was kind, they got close to him.

Mrs. Wei Guogong asked countless things in detail, and nodded with satisfaction, "Ayi, I know you are like this, mother is relieved. You don't know, when you just got married..." Mrs. Wei Guogong didn't go on, but Xu's I understand, "Mom, I know." In those years, not only the parents were worried, but the in-laws were also worried, right?How could they not know how they lived absent-mindedly.Not to mention parents-in-law, even a careless person like Xianggong is not ignorant.How did he treat himself in the past few years, and what is the situation in the past few years?Different.No one is a fool, and the people next to the pillow don't know if they have given their sincerity.

"Mother, my husband and I are really very good." Xu said with a smile.

Mrs. Wei Guogong laughed at her, "I said all the shameless words, so it can be seen that what I said is true." Mrs. Xu threw herself into her arms and acted like a baby, and refused to follow her. Mrs. Wei Guogong smiled and coaxed her, and the mother and daughter had a long fight.

"By the way, mother, dad doesn't seem to go out very much, doesn't seem to take care of things?" Mrs. Xu straightened up from Mrs. Wei Guogong's arms and straightened her temples. "He has always been the head of the princes, but now he seems to have retired. I’ve been wondering, but it’s hard to write and ask.”

Mrs. Wei Guogong sighed, "Ayi, your father won't tell you that he...he was injured, very seriously."

He had won the battle in Tianqing's fifth year, but he was almost killed by an arrow in the chest.

"Ayi, your father told me after the fact that he had a very bad premonition before he went out to fight." Mrs. Wei Guogong said distressedly: "As expected, although he won, he won by a narrow margin." hard.

Xu was shocked, "It's a serious injury, how serious is it? Where did you get the injury, tell me, tell me quickly!" She asked eagerly, her voice full of grief.

Mrs. Wei Guogong patted her comfortingly, "I got an arrow in my chest, but it's okay, it's okay now. Ah Yi, don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Xu's tears rolled down her face, and she felt very scared. With an arrow in her chest, her father almost died ...

Mrs. Wei Guogong gently wiped her tears, "Stop crying, my dear daughter, it's all over." The more she persuaded, the more Xu cried, and her father was hit by an arrow in his chest. I don't know, how embarrassing it is.

"Your father's retirement made the Marquis of Jinghai tremble." Wei Guogong's wife wiped Xu's tears while smiling and said: "He, now he can be regarded as No. 1 in the army."

At the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, it was intended to divide the military power.There was once a Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, which was later changed to the Five Armies Governor's Mansion, with left and right governors in the front, back, left, right, and center.Among them, the Zuo Dudu of the Chinese Military Commander's Mansion is the most critical position among the ten governors, and Jinghai Hou is the current Zuo Dudu of the Chinese Military Commander's Mansion.

"The Cao family is originally the queen's in-laws. His father retired and he took power. I can imagine it." Xu didn't feel any difference.

Mrs. Wei Guogong smiled, "Your father keeps his job, but Jinghaihou is ambitious. He, I'm afraid he wants to be a relative of the emperor." Mrs. Xu was puzzled, "He wants to do it, let's do it, it has nothing to do with our family "Mother, what are you doing telling me these things.

"Perhaps it has something to do with the Pei family." Mrs. Wei Guogong smiled, and told about the fact that the tenth prince often went to the West Garden, and that Queen Zhang treated Mrs. Jinxianghou and Mrs. Jinghaihou particularly favorably, "Ayi, this matter It's not good for your family. If the tenth prince is really interested in that precious girl of your family, but Empress Zhang is interested in someone else, I'm afraid your girl will suffer."

Things in this world are always unfair to women.If a man got close to a woman, but in the end the man married someone else according to his mother's order, how embarrassing the woman would be.

Of course, the Tenth Prince and your precious girl are not men and women, but boys and little girls, but the truth is the same, people have immediate worries without long-term concerns.

Mrs. Xu snorted, "My little Ajiu is well-behaved, so she won't be deceived!" Mrs. Wei Guogong smiled, "That's good, and I'm relieved. To tell you the truth, even though it's a matter of Pei's family, I don't care about it. Take your time and worry about that precious girl of yours."

Mrs. Xu was very touched, "You love me so much, because of me, you even take care of the big and small affairs of the Pei family!" Mrs. Wei Guogong pushed her away with a smile, "Go, go, stop being passionate, who will love you Crying and crying, annoying to death."

The words that the mother and daughter had saved for several years had to be said in this half day, but they always felt that it was not enough.It's time to say goodbye, Mrs. Xu is reluctant to let go, and Mrs. Wei Guogong holds her daughter tightly.

Mrs. Fang seemed to know what was going on with the two of them, so she sent her mother-in-law on a special trip to say, "The third grandma has not returned to Ning for many years. My wife's intention is to let the third grandma stay at her mother's house for a few days before returning. Grandma's filial piety." Mrs. Wei Guogong was overjoyed and rewarded the wife sent by Pei's family. Mrs. Fang was very satisfied.Look, Liu Yatou's mother-in-law is really knowledgeable.

Mrs. Wei Guogong said, "Young master, go back, Ayi, you will take the children to live, and you will not arrange a yard for you, but live with your mother." Mother, do you stay together day and night?Mrs. Xu agreed, "Success, I'll be with you."

Her mother and daughter had a good discussion, but after Mr. Pei found out, he refused to agree, "How can I separate from my wife? Mother-in-law, this is not right." He smiled slightly, with gentle eyes, and refused to leave Wife, go back to Pei Mansion alone.

Mrs. Wei Guogong was so happy that she couldn't find Bei, "Then, you stay too? I don't know if my in-laws and their wives would mind." Mr. Pei smiled and said, "My parents must have nothing to say."

Sure enough, after sending his mother-in-law to Pei's mansion, Mrs. Fang smiled and said, "He is the youngest and the most mischievous. If he doesn't make trouble at home, I would love it. Go back and tell your wife that if the dog and grandchildren have If it is inappropriate, please take care of her." The mother-in-law listened with a smile, said countless flattering words, and happily returned to the manor.

Madam loves grandma Liugu so much. Mrs. Pei promised that grandma Liugu will live in her natal house, and grandpa Liu will also live in her natal house. Madam won't give a lot of rewards for this good news?

The mother-in-law reported to Mrs. Wei Guogong with a smile on her face, and Mrs. Wei Guogong smiled and ordered, "Reward her." The mother-in-law happily kowtowed and went to receive the reward.

Mrs. Wei Guogong ordered someone to tidy up an elegant and clean courtyard for Xu's family of five to live in.However, Mr. Pei also stayed, so she couldn't dominate her daughter at night, and she couldn't let my son-in-law stay alone in the empty room.

The daughter is gone, but the husband is here.Wei Guogong was very surprised that he did not rest in the outer courtyard as usual, but came to his wife's main room, "Seeing Ayi like this, madam, I am very happy." The reticent Wei Guogong smiled slightly, his eyebrows stretched.

"My father-in-law has been promoted and the family is prosperous. These are nothing. The most rare thing is that my son-in-law treats her wholeheartedly." Mrs. Wei Guogong smiled happily, "Master Guo, this is really wonderful."

Wei Guogong glanced at his wife with a smile, "Why is that unreasonable? What about my three good grandchildren? Madam didn't mention it at all." The son-in-law is good, but the grandson is even better, you know.

Mrs. Wei Guogong couldn't help teasing him, "I can't see it, the Duke of Guo is actually a loving grandson!" Wei Guogong smiled, "There is no grandfather in the world who doesn't love his grandson."

The couple were talking, and Wei Guogong mentioned that he remembered that Mr. Pei had donated a prison student, so that he would end up in the next test.Mrs. Wei Guogong frowned, "Master Guo has good intentions, but what if the son-in-law is wrong and thinks that we have underestimated him and feels unhappy?" Wei Guogong was stunned, "So, Madam quietly asked Ayi to hear what my daughter meant." Mrs. Wei Guogong nodded, "Okay, I will ask tomorrow."

When the couple recalled the embarrassing situation back then, they both sighed.Originally, he favored Chen Yong as his son-in-law, but who would have known that he had such a dirty affair, and his mother was determined to protect his shortcomings, and did not think about A Yi's niece at all, so she had no choice but to withdraw the marriage.Ah Yi, the youngest daughter from the first line, was forced to marry far away in a hurry, how panicked?Wei Guogong and his wife recalled the past, felt more pity for A Yi, always felt sorry for A Yi, and wanted to make up for her.

"My in-laws' new appointment as minister and the grant of a mansion seem to be happy events, but there is a hidden danger in it." Mrs. Wei Guogong recalled her worries again, "I told Ayi, but she didn't take it to heart. She said , her little Ajiu is very well-behaved and will not be deceived."

The couple smiled wryly.Won't be cheated?The little girl is from every family, and a prince has been trying to please her since she was a child. Who can guarantee that she won't be tempted?When Ajiu grows up, if the tenth prince marries someone else as his concubine, won't Ajiu be heartbroken?
"The in-laws may have other ideas." Wei Guogong said slowly: "If the Pei family has a way to deal with it, that would be the best. If things don't go as planned, when that day really comes, ma'am, our Xu family is not afraid of offending anyone, nor Gossip, marry a little girl from the Pei family and come in."

Mrs. Wei Guogong nodded, "Grandpa Guo is right, it should be so. The Pei family treats the girls of the Xu family well, and the Xu family will also treat the girls of the Pei family well, and will not let her be wronged."

In the Pei family, Pei Shangshu also mentioned this matter to Mrs. Fang, "What is Queen Zhang's plan, do you think I don't know? The tenth prince is a man anyway, so what's the disadvantage if a man and a woman get close? But It's just a romantic affair. But the woman is different, if she is not careful, her life will be ruined."

"She clearly likes the eldest lady of the Jinghaihou Mansion, but she turns a blind eye to the tenth prince's frequent visits to our little Ajiu..." Pei Shangshu paused for a moment, his expression cold, "It's nothing more than that, it's not my child, so I don't feel bad."

Mrs. Fang was very angry, "Such a heart is worthy of a mother's honor?"

When my husband and son-in-law were only a small county magistrate, he was able to love the people like a son!

Empress Zhang's intentions can be said to be sinister.On the one hand, she likes Cao Huiyin to be the concubine of the tenth prince, and on the other hand, she doesn't care whether the tenth prince frequently goes out of the palace to see Ajiu. If this continues, one can imagine what the result will be.By the time the tenth prince and Ajiu grow up, it is very likely that the emperor has changed. At that time, she will be in power, and she will appoint Cao Huiyin as the princess for the tenth prince. As for Ajiu, it will become a joke.Either she will marry in a remote place in desperation, or she will be the second concubine of the tenth prince with a low eyebrow, the prospect is bleak.

"What's your majesty's intention of letting the tenth prince out of the palace?" Mrs. Fang felt bored for a while, only to realize that her husband was only angry with the empress, but not the emperor.

"Your Majesty mentioned euphemistically that because of the difficult life of the tenth prince, he promised Empress Zhang that she would be in charge of the tenth prince's upbringing and marriage." Pei Shangshu said briefly: "He almost forgot about it, Empress Zhang Reminder, I just remembered. At that time, the tenth prince already liked little junior sister very much."

At least the emperor had no bad intentions.When he let the tenth prince out of the palace, he didn't have any other candidates for the tenth prince in mind.

"Then, what should we do now?" Mrs. Fang asked: "I don't care what evil she is doing, I just want our little Ajiu to be safe and sound. Master, little Ajiu should live a sweet life, Don't worry or worry."

"That's natural." Pei Shangshu smiled, "No one can make our little Ajiu cry, no matter how high your status is. Ma'am, little Ajiu follows you, you take good care of her, if a man with a foreign surname wants to see her, It doesn't matter who it is, it's not allowed."

Little Ajiu, grandpa wants to protect you well and prevent you from being harmed in the slightest.

(End of this chapter)