Xiao Yu naturally could not refuse Li Yan's request. After all, Wen Xin's true identity has been exposed, and it is reasonable to let Li Yan meet her mother. In addition, he can also understand Wen Xin's mother's affairs that concealed from him about the old ministers of the Liang State. After all, it is appropriate for him to leave a way out for him.

Although Li Yan is not an outsider, he still needs someone to accompany him to enter the inner house of Duke Song's Mansion. It just so happened that Xiao Yu's second son Xiao Cuo, who was supposed to be Li Yan's nominal father-in-law, was also there, so he took Li Yan to the small courtyard where Wen Xin's mother lived.

Speaking of which, the relationship between Xiaocuo and Li Yan is really complicated. He was originally Wen Xin's father, but since Wen Xin adopted him to his brother who died early, he has become Wen Xin's nominal uncle. Now that Wen Xin's real life experience has surfaced, Xiaocuo should be Wen Xin's clan uncle, which has also made the relationship between him and Li Yan become more and more distant.

Xiao Cuo is in his forties this year. He does not inherit the good looks of their old Xiao family. Now he looks like a handsome guy in his thirties. He has a long face, phoenix eyes, long eyebrows and short beards on his jaw, which adds to the charm of a lot of mature men. I heard that Xiao Cuo looks very similar to Xiao Yu when he was young, which is also one of the reasons why Xiao Yu is extremely fond of this illegitimate son.

Xiao Cuo is now in the Ministry of Rites, so it is impossible to say that his talent is learned. He is also humble and polite, and he does not have the bad temper of his father Xiao Yu. I heard that he was just appointed as a doctor last year. If he rises again, he can become a minister, only under the Shangshu.

Li Yan and Xiao Cuo had met long ago, so they were not restricted. In addition, Xiao Cuo also knew the true identity of Wen Xin and his daughter. Therefore, the two had some topics to talk about, and they soon arrived at the small yard where Wen Xin's mother lived. But before Li Yan could approach, he heard a woman crying in the yard, and it sounded more than one person. Li Yan could tell the voice of Wen Xin, and the other one was probably Wen Xin's mother.

"My father-in-law, it seems that we are really not the time to come. Otherwise, I'll wait here for a while before going in?" Although Xiao Cuo is not Wen Xin's biological father, at least he raised Wen Xin since childhood, and he also heard Wen Xin say that. Xiao Cuo also favors Wen Xin's daughter, and simply raises her as her biological daughter. It is precisely because of this that Li Yan insists on calling the other father-in-law. Xiao Cuo disagreed at the beginning, but he couldn't resist Li Yan, so he had to make a decision.

Since Xiao Cuo came to the vicinity of this courtyard, he seemed to have a hint of nervousness on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his mind. After Li Yan finished speaking, he realized: "Ah... no need, I haven't seen Xiande for a long time, so I'll be here to accompany Your Highness!"

Wen Xin's mother was originally Xiao Xian's Concubine Wei De. After the fall of Liang State, she regarded the word "virtue" as her name to show that she would never forget her identity.

Li Yan looked at Xiao Cuo's unconscious appearance and felt a little strange. In his impression, this father-in-law has always been an extremely calm person. No matter what happens, he can keep a calm face. But now the other party shows a strange tension, and the reason is to meet Wen Xin's mother, is it...

Thinking of this, Li Yan carefully observed his father-in-law, and the more he looked, the more he felt. Although Wen Xin's mother was Xiao Cuo's nominal concubine, there was actually nothing deviant between the two. Since Wen Xin's mother could become Xiao Xian's concubine, she must be a very beautiful woman. This can be seen from Wen Xin. Xiao Cuo and such a beautiful woman often get along with each other, and with the other's noble background, it is natural to have a relationship.

Although Xiao Cuo and Wen Xin's mother are not young, as a later generation, Li Yan has a very understanding of this kind of relationship. After all, it is nothing to fall in love at dusk, let alone a relationship in his prime. However, no matter how understanding is, Li Yan does not intend to intervene, so it is fine if Xiao Cuo, the other party is Wen Xin's mother. If things are messed up, they may also involve themselves, so there is no need to cause such trouble.

A pair of father-in-law and son-in-law waited outside the door for a long time, but finally waited until the crying in the yard dissipated. After waiting for a while, Li Yan went forward and knocked on the door. As the heavy footsteps came from outside the door, Li Yan knew at the moment that it must be Aunt Hu who came with Wen Xin. As expected, the tall and big Aunt Hu opened the door.

Aunt Hu opened the door and saw Li Yan and Xiao Cuo standing outside. She was stunned at the moment. She couldn't figure out how they were together? So after a while, she reacted and said, "Your Highness, please come in. Madam has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Li Yan was not surprised when he heard Wen Xin's mother expecting that she was coming. From the mouths of Lu Hong, Aunt Hu and others, he had learned that his mother-in-law was not a simple woman, otherwise he would not be able to control Lu Hong and other people after Xiao Xian died.

Follow Aunt Hu into the yard where Wen Xin's mother lives. The yard is not big. There are no other houses except the main room and the wing rooms on the left and right sides. However, the yard is very elegantly arranged. There is only a winding gravel path from the main door to the main room. Flowers and plants are planted in the rest of the room. In front of the right side, there is a very tall duck-footed tree. The thick shade covers the small half of the yard. There is a stone table under the tree. Five stone benches are placed in the shape of plum blossoms around the stone table. Wen Xin and a middle-aged beautiful woman were sitting there and whispering. She must be Wen Xin's mother, Zhou, and the Virtuous Concubine of Nanliang.

"Son-in-law pays homage to my mother!" Although he had been married to Wenxin for so long, it was the first time that Li Yan had officially paid a visit. So when he saw Zhou, he immediately bowed and said, while his eyes were secretly looking at the virtuous concubine of Nanliang.

"Your Highness, the civilian woman should not be such a great gift!" Zhou looked at Li Yan with a sharp look, and then said with a smile. The virtuous concubine of Nanliang was only forty years old, and her eyebrows were very similar to Wen Xin, but unlike Wen Xin's elegant and quietness, this virtuous concubine exuded a mature and beautiful atmosphere. In addition, both of them were red and even a little swollen. Obviously, they were crying very hard just now.

"My mother, please be polite. Since you are Wen Xin's mother, you are naturally my mother!" Li Yan's mouth is sweet and thick-skinned, and he has no prince's airs, so he can say anything, so Zhou's impression of him is very good.

"Hehe, Your Highness, Your Highness, please take a seat!" Zhou smiled sweetly and pointed to the stone bench next to Wen Xin and said.

After Li Yan thanked him, he walked over and sat down. However, Xiao Cuo was also with him. After Li Yan sat down, Xiao Cuo was left alone standing there, which seemed a little embarrassed. Zhou seemed to not like Xiao Cuo very much. He frowned and looked at the other party, and then said, "Mr. Xiao, my daughter and Your Highness have something to say, are you avoiding it?"

This is Zhou's courtyard. Apart from the three of them, there is only one Aunt Hu, so there is no need to act any more. Right and Xiao Chou are directly called Mr. Xiao Chou. However, Wen Xin felt a little embarrassed when she heard that her mother wanted to drive Xiao Chou away. After all, in her heart, she still regarded the other party as her father.

"Xiande said that I actually have nothing to do, I just want to see you. Since you have something to do, I will take my leave first!" Xiao Chou only arrived, and Zhou called himself Mr. Xiao directly, instead of calling him husband like before. His face immediately became dark. After saying that, he turned around and left the same way.

Looking at Xiao Cuo's back as he left, Wen Xin finally spoke: "Mother, no matter what, my father is also our benefactor. How can you be so cold to him?"

"Wenxin, since you all know your life experience, why do you still call Xiao Cuo the father?" Zhou said with displeasure.

Li Yan realized at this time that although Xiao Cuo had a good impression of Zhou, the virtuous concubine of Nanliang, Zhou also discovered that it was just that she might not have planned to remarry Xiao Cuo for various reasons, so she was so cold.

"My mother calms down. Wen Xin is a person who values ​​love. He has had a father-daughter relationship for more than ten years for his father-in-law. Naturally, he cannot change his words for a while." Li Yan naturally would not let Wen Xin and his daughter get unhappy because of a trivial matter, so he hurriedly interrupted the road.

Hearing Li Yan's words, Zhou's face returned to normal. He then looked at Li Yan a few times, suddenly showed a smiley expression, and asked, "I heard that your highness will return to Chang'an this time, Concubine Yang wants to take concubines for you?"

When Li Yan heard this question, he immediately looked at Wen Xin with a wry smile. There was no need to ask that it must be what she told her mother. Sure enough, Wen Xin also showed an embarrassed expression, lowered her head and did not speak.

"Your mother, my mother is also in a hurry to hold her grandson, so she came up with such a solution. But I actually don't agree much, so I plan to delay for a while, just wait until Wenxin and I have a child, and then ask my mother to take back Cheng's life, the matter will be left unresolved." Li Yan hurriedly defended himself.

Li Yan's words were okay to fool others, but today they obviously used the wrong object. After hearing Li Yan's words, Zhou smiled coldly, glanced at him and said, "Hmph! Have a child? Then I want to ask you, if the two of them did not complete their marriage, how could they have children?"

Zhou's words were shocked by Li Yan's ears, and then he looked at Wen Xin helplessly. Although you have a deep affection for your mother and daughter, you don't need to say anything to your mother, right?

But what Li Yan didn't expect was that Wen Xin also had a shocked expression. When she saw Li Yan's gaze, she immediately shook her head and defended herself: "Husband, it's not me, I don't..." (To be continued...)
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