Chapter 14
Seeing that woman getting off the car, Fang's face remained unchanged, but the glitter in her eyes disappeared just now. The little girl who was holding Fang's face suddenly turned pale, but Fang grabbed the little girl's arm and her long nails were embedded directly into the little girl's arm.
Xun Qingran sighed in his heart. Aunt Xin followed Master Xun to the city, so he naturally had to come back. It was not Master Xun, but he brought a new woman back from outside. He even helped the concubine in front of his wife. Fang felt uncomfortable and didn't have to lose his composure.
Because they were in the second gate, everyone just met with the gifts. When they returned to the main room, Xun Qingran and a few girls, as well as Xun Junhui, who had just returned from school, saluted Mr. Xun again. Master Xun waved his hand and asked several people to sit down. Then Aunt Wu came to see him. Master Xun drank tea without raising his head. Aunt Wu pouted and stepped back. Then Aunt Xin greeted Fang.
Just outside, Xun Qingran noticed that two girls had originally followed Aunt Xin to the city, one named Qiuju and the other named Baihe. Now Baihe is gone, replaced by a raw face, who is also fourteen or fifteen years old, and is quite beautiful. In addition, there is an extra woman next to Aunt Xin. Aunt Xin only brought Qiuju when she entered the house. However, Fang naturally saw what Xun Qingran noticed. Therefore, his eyes were only on Aunt Xin and Qiuju. Aunt Xin squatted down to salute, but Fang did not shout immediately. Master Xun coughed, and Fang took back his mind, pulled his face, and let Aunt Xin get up.
Aunt Xin Yingying stood up, her eyes flashed over Xun Qingran and others, and she smiled with a hint of shyness.
Three years ago, when the late emperor reborn, a civil servant wrote a poem, which was reported by someone, saying that he was ill-behaved, missed the previous dynasty, and ridiculed the world. The late emperor was furious and ordered people to investigate carefully. As a result, some poems and essays were found. A large number of literati and officials were arrested and imprisoned, involving thousands of people, and everyone was in danger. These people involved were seriously sentenced, some were sent to the northwest and northeast borders for labor, and a large number of officials were dismissed from office.
At that time, a clan relative could not bear it and pleaded for these people at the court meeting, believing that those suspicions were completely false and were picking up the bones. In private, it was reported that the clan relative mocked the late emperor for not studying and learning from Qin Shihuang to burn books and bury scholars. The clan relative, whose ancestors were the legitimate son of Taizu of the dynasty, did not inherit the great throne for some reason. The late emperor was very taboo, so he took the opportunity to attack and ban him.
This clan is usually unruly and likes to learn miscellaneously. He has a small show at home, so he will naturally be sold at this time.
Master Xun was also implicated at that time. He was dismissed from office and took his luggage back to his hometown in Yingchuan. When he left the city gate, he met these actors selling them, but no one dared to buy them. Master Xun saw Aunt Xin at a glance in the car. He had gone to the family home to listen to the drama, and he was deeply impressed by Aunt Xin and had long admired him. Now that the beauty is in trouble, Master Xun is passionate and immediately took out the money to buy Aunt Xin regardless of everyone's obstruction.
For three years, Aunt Xin has been favored as new.
"You all go down, your mother and I have something to say." Master Xun said to Xun Qingran and others, and then turned to Aunt Xin and told him: "You should go back to your yard to rest first. If you want to eat, send someone to the kitchen to ask for anything."
Everyone came out of Fang's house, and Aunt Xin greeted me diligently, "The master brought some gifts from the city and asked him to put them on my side for the second master and several girls. I also bought some gadgets. The second master and the girls didn't dislike him, so they went to my yard to sit."
"You're welcome, aunt." Xun Shuzhi and Aunt Xin stood closestly and answered first.
Aunt Wu snorted coldly, pulled Xun Shuzhi's neck of clothes, and signaled her not to pay attention to Aunt Xin.
"Of course there are Sister Wu, too." Aunt Xin added hurriedly.
"Dad bought the gift, so I will give it to me naturally, so there is no need to worry about Auntie." Xun Shulan glanced at Auntie Xin coldly and took the girl to leave first.
Xun Shufang's eyes flashed, as if she didn't hear Aunt Xin's words, but said, "Chunxi looks like new shoes. I'll go and see it, so I can make a pair of shoes for the master." Then she left, but instead of walking out of the yard, she went to the ear room next to Fang's house.
"I guess my aunt is tired when she comes back from the city, so I won't bother you today." Xun Qingran said.
Of course, she won't go tomorrow, not because she has any objections to this Aunt Xin, because she is afraid of being jealous of Fang.
This is a decent step, and Aunt Xin smiled gratefully.
"Girls will come whenever they have time. After a while, I will send gifts to the girls."
Looking at Aunt Xin's slender waist, Aunt Wu couldn't help but look down at her bucket waist, confirming that she could not match, spat hatefully and whispered: "Little Fairy, see how long you can still slept."
Xun Junhui's yard is in the same direction as Xun Qingran's, and the siblings can walk the same way.
Seeing that there was no one around, Xun Qingran said, "It's a coincidence that the master came back early, otherwise he would have to find a way to invite him... You are all ready."
Xun Junhui naturally understood what his sister was saying, "Everything is ready, so don't worry."
"Well, just say whatever my sister needs to do." Xun Qingran nodded and told Xun Junhui the news that Baozhu found. "It seems good news. If the master can return immediately, the wife will hide it from everyone and not let everyone know. I wonder what it will be?"
"I have a guess that I should be almost inseparable. Recently, I went to my husband's house and met my husband's friend from the capital. I heard that the current emperor's attitude towards the literary, calligraphy, and prison of the late emperor was a little loose."
"Is it because the master is expected to recover?"
"I guess yes. The eldest girl in Duke Anguo's mansion is a noble man in the palace. She knows some inside information, which is normal. It should be that the official order has not been issued yet, so the wife doesn't want to promote it."
Xun Qingran was very happy to see her younger brother so keen and analyzed it well. She was very informed in this yard, but because she could not leave the house, the things outside were thanks to this younger brother.
Xun Qingran was a little jealous. In this era, the status of men and women was very different, and the resources they could obtain were naturally very different. However, she was more pleased. Some of them were also unfavorable. At the same age as Xun Junhui, she was so young that she could not rebel or be decadent under the suppression of her mother, and she was not rebellious or decadent, and she was cheerful and motivated outside.
"The mansion is going to be lively. I hope that through this happy event, you can make it easier for you to enter the family tree." Xun Qingran said sincerely.
In this dynasty, the legitimate and illegitimate are still clearly distinguished from legitimate and illegitimate, and the inheritance of titles is from legitimate and eldest. However, the concubine's son also has equal inheritance rights for the family property. The Xun family did not have titles to inherit. The reason why the Fang family has always blocked Jun Hui from entering the genealogy and suppressed him was on the one hand because of the jealousy of women, and on the other hand, it was because of his fear of him separating the property.
In the room, Fang handed the letter from the capital to Master Xun. After Master Xun read it, he called the sender to ask carefully.
"It's great, finally there's a day to make a comeback." Master Xun was happily walking around the house, "I have to tell the news quickly."
Fang smiled and stopped him and said, "Master, there is no formal document yet, so it is not appropriate to make a big fuss. It is better to wait until the county has an official document. Perhaps the second master's affairs will turn around. It is not better to say it together at that time, it will not be the same day or two."
Master Xun thought about it and felt that what Fang said was reasonable.
Fang ordered someone to prepare the meal, but it turned out that she was vaguely looking forward to Master Xun coming back today and preparing the dishes that Master Xun liked.
When the happy event was over, Fang treated each other so diligently, Master Xun stayed to have dinner with Fang.
"We live in the countryside, and the marriage of several daughters is a bit delayed. Now, we must also plan to get up early. The girls in our Xun family cannot be hasty in their marriage. I am planning to send a letter to the Beijing area and ask the relatives to help see the right family. The master will be reinstated and there will be more families in the future." After dinner, Fang sent the people who served the house and said to Master Xun.
"Okay, my wife is still thoughtful." Master Xun repeatedly praised Fang's virtues.
"It's getting late, and the master and his wife have a lot to say. Do you want someone to get the master's bedding?" Madam Chang, who was waiting outside, came in with a smile and asked.
Master Xun hesitated for a moment and agreed. Madam Chang was so busy that she went out happily, but an old lady from Aunt Xin's yard brought the bedding over.
"Your concubine is resting." Master Xun asked casually when he saw this woman.
"Go back to the master, the aunt hasn't stopped yet. It was said that the master had just returned and was about to get together with his wife, so he asked the servant to send the master's bedding over. The servant waited outside for a while, and when he heard that Madam Chang wanted to put the bedding in, he hurriedly sent it in."
My beloved concubine is not jealous and is so virtuous and polite. Master Xun felt very satisfied, "Go back and let the concubine rest early."
Fang saw everything in his eyes, and felt very angry, but he was reluctant to destroy the atmosphere. In recent years, except for the New Year Festival, Master Xun rarely had dinner with her, let alone stay overnight. She also thought of a way to deal with Aunt Xin, but Aunt Xin was very obedient and flirtatious, and she was favored by Master Xun, so she never succeeded.
"The master and his wife have dinner together. You give me a piece of food, I give you a piece of food, oh..." The people who served Fang's house were all happy. Fang's management of the backyard, but the owner of this family was Master Xun. Master Xun valued Fang's family, and their servants were hard-working.
Madam Chang smiled, "You came late. When the master and his wife got married, that's what's the good thing."
If it is not good, how could the Xun family have children from other women ten years after giving birth to the old man?
Madam Chang just turned around and asked someone to prepare bath water, and Fang waved to her from the house.
"Go and ask Chunxi to come in and serve."
Madam Chang was stunned.
The next day, Xun Qingran deliberately came to Fang's room to pay his respects. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he felt the atmosphere was a little weird. Xun Qingran wondered, Master Xun must have stayed here last night, shouldn't he be happy this morning? Why do you feel that everyone holds their breath and keeps their voices even more depressing than usual?
"The third girl is here." The little girl raised the curtain, and Xun Qingran stepped into the house, couldn't help but scream, but a tea bowl flew towards her.
Chapter completed!