Chapter 668, stepmother comes home

  The recapture of Xiqu City soon spread throughout Daxia, and both officials and the people rushed to applaud.

  People care about the result, while officials pay more attention to the process.

  In this way, Jin Lingwei's mysterious Master Xiao entered people's field of vision again.

  Ningmen Mansion, Guo's House.

  Mrs. Guo and Guo Xueming are also discussing this matter.

  Guo Xueming: "Mother, when Chen Jiarou came to look for me yesterday, she accidentally said that many people outside were rumoring that Master Xiao in Northern Xinjiang was a cousin."

  Ms. Guo blurted out and wanted to say that it was impossible, but she thought of the proud and proud face of her master every time he talked about Xiao Yeyang, and then silently swallowed the words back.

Guo Xueming said again: "Mother, I remember, it seems that we haven't seen my cousin for half a year. Even if my cousin is busy, it is impossible to not even show up on weekdays. Do you think the rumors are true? What?"

Mrs. Guo glanced at her daughter, pondered for a while, and said: "You have to ask your father about this. Your father must know it."

  Guo Xueming hesitated: "Father, I probably won't tell us this."

  Mrs. Guo smiled faintly: “It’s definitely impossible to ask directly.” After that, she immediately ordered the kitchen to do a few foods, and then sent the young man at home to the barracks.

  Guo Xueming looked curiously, but didn't quite understand what her mother was doing.

  In the afternoon, Xiao Si came back.

  Ms. Guo called the little girl to inquire for a long time before letting him leave.

  After the guards left, Guo Xueming walked in. Seeing Mrs. Guo's expression of sorrow, he couldn't help asking: "Mother, have you inquired about the news?"

  Ms. Guo looked at her daughter and sighed: "My mother really didn't expect that Xiao Yeyang, who was rebellious when he was a child, would be so prosperous when he grows up."

   Hearing the words, Guo Xueming looked happy: "Mother, do you mean the cousin is really that Lord Xiao?"

  Mrs. Guo nodded: "It must be 100%."

  Guo Xueming puzzled: "How did my mother find out?"

  Mrs. Guo smiled: "Didn't I give your father food today? Two of them were given to Xiao Yeyang. The young man came back and said that your father and Xiao Yeyang have eaten all the food."

  Guo Xueming was confused: "Is there any problem with this?"

Mrs. Guo smiled and said, "The two foods I gave Xiao Yeyang are the ones Xiao Yeyang dislikes the most, but your father said that they have finished eating. What does this mean? It means that your father is helping Xiao Yeyang. Playing the cover, Xiao Yeyang was not there at all."

  Guo Xueming appeared in a daze, and then smiled at Mrs. Guo: "I am still a good mother."

  Ms. Guo smiled triumphantly: "Xiao Yeyang, I may not know very well, but I still don't understand your father, don't I have a good look." As he said, the smile on his face slowly reduced.

   "I thought that Xiao Yeyang would grow up to be a stubborn kid without being educated or restrained in Zhongzhou. I never thought that without the instigation of those in the palace, he would be better as he grows longer."

  Guo Xueming smiled and said, "Isn't this great?"

Mrs. Guo shook her head: "Stupid daughter, Xiao Yeyang wants to be sloppy, and there may be fewer people paying attention to him. Now that Xiao Yeyang is so promising, do you think there will be fewer people who are attracted to him? Jiang family."

   Marriage with the royal family is actually a contest and game between family and family. The better Xiao Yeyang, the more families will participate, and the easier it is for the Guo family to fail.

  Guo Xueming's expression stagnated: "Maybe, we have no chance at all. Cousin has a sweetheart."

  Mrs. Guo coldly snorted, “Xiao Yeyang’s wife can’t be Yan Yiyi’s. The prefect of Yan is also a fourth-rank official. Do you think the emperor’s marriage will refer to Yan’s family?”

  Guo Xueming was silent for a while: “That’s not likely to point to his daughter’s head.”

Mrs. Guo: "In recent years, our family has gradually withdrawn from the court. Your father will return to Beijing after serving as governor. It is estimated that he will take a leisurely job at home. It is so interesting to our family. The emperor should also compensate for one or two talents. Yes."

   said, his face became heavy.

"However, we also have to pay attention. If Yanyi is really fascinated by Yeyang, in case he has done a great job in northern Xinjiang, and a fool begged the emperor to marry him, then we would be vomited to death. NS."

  Guo Xueming was a little anxious: "Mother, what are we going to do?" If I said that I had married my cousin before, it was because of the family's proposal. After seeing the cousin himself, she was also happy in her heart, and even had some vague expectations.

  Mrs. Guo pondered: "Don't worry, let me think about it."

  In mid-September, Daohua handed the latest batch of pills to Deshou and asked him to send someone to northern Xinjiang. Seeing that Gu Jian looked bored and worried that he was bored at home, she proposed to go out to relax.

  Gu Jian showed a move. In order to take care of his elder sister, he had hardly gone out in recent years. Now that her elder sister is gone, he also wants to walk around while his body is still strong.

   So, Daohua sent a letter to her family, explaining the reason, changed into men's clothing, and left Taohua Village with Gu Jian.

  The two have no destination. They just walk around at will, see the local customs, see the beauty of the mountains and rivers, and taste the food from all over the world.

  In a blink of an eye, it’s October.

  One day in early October, several carriages stopped in front of Yan's House.

   "Who is it, leave as soon as it's okay, this is the prefect's house, so you can't park randomly."

  An old lady with half-white hair got down from the carriage and looked at the gate of the prefect’s house, with a little fear in her heart, but when she thought that she was the mother of the prefect’s wife, she immediately raised her chest.

   "I am the mother of your prefect wife, so please let your wife come out to greet you."

   Hearing this, the concierge looked at each other a bit. Isn’t the madam’s natal family only two uncles? I haven’t heard of an old lady.

  Although full of doubts, the concierge did not dare to delay, and quickly went into the backyard to report.

  Ms. Li's face sank instantly after hearing the porter's words, and she asked Xiao Si to go over and drive the person away without even thinking about it.

  Who knows, the old lady was a shameless person. When she heard that Mrs. Li didn't recognize her, she immediately rolled around, crying and making noises, and cursed Mrs. Li for being unfilial. In a short while, hundreds of people gathered to watch her.

  In just a short time, news that the prefect’s wife did not recognize his mother was spreading on the streets and alleys.

  Ms. Li was so angry that she would go out to theory immediately.

  Han Xinran saw that Mrs. Li's face was wrong, and worried that the trouble would get worse, so he hurriedly stopped people and sent someone to call Yan Wenxiu.

After Yan Wenxiu arrived, he asked Mrs. Li directly: "Mother, the old lady at the door is really a grandmother?"

  Mrs. Li gritted her teeth and said fiercely: "What grandmother, your grandmother died a long time ago, that person is just your grandfather's remarry later, I really didn't expect that she would have the face to come to the door."

Yan Wenxiu frowned. He knew a little bit about his grandfather's family. This step-maternal grandmother was not a good companion. The mother and two uncles suffered a lot on her hands. The mother married an old man, and then the two uncles struggled to not want the family property and separated from her before leaving with her.

  Such a thing is left in any family, and will never come and go again. That step-grandmother dared to come to the door, but she was really ashamed and skinless.

After being silent for a while, Yan Wenxiu said: "Mother, can't let her continue to make trouble like this. This year is my father's last year as the prefect, and he will be assessed at the end of the year. The loss of the military rations before has left a stain on my father's political achievements. , Now our family can't spread any bad reputation."

Mrs. Li's brows were frowning deadly: "Then you have to invite the old witch in? You haven't contacted her. I don't know how shameless that person is. Once contaminated, it will be like a dog skin plaster. Don't take it off."

  Yan Wenxiu: "Things are already like this. Let's call people in first. Once we enter the mansion, we will be in control of things."

  Mrs. Li rubbed her swollen forehead and nodded: “After calling people in, put them in the yard and don’t let them go.”

  Yan Wenxiu nodded, then walked away quickly.

  Yan Wenxiu came to the gate and watched Mrs. Li’s stepmother Li Wang bringing her son and daughter-in-law, grandchildren and granddaughter over, as if he was running away, his heart sinking slightly.

  This family obviously came here prepared!

  Although he was bored, Yan Wen didn't show up on his face. He watched Li Wangshi's performance silently. Until the other party could no longer perform, he called people into the house.

  (End of this chapter)