"Since that's the case, let's hurry up and settle down on the house that we honor our grandmother, so we can tidy it up in advance, so as not to wait until the amnesty is granted to prepare it, which would be too hasty."
Now that everything that needs to be arranged at home has been arranged, Gong Zhuoliang relaxes and thinks about tidying up the house for the East Mansion as soon as possible. As for the places he picked, they are all not far from their homes now. Master Qiao and Mrs. Qiao are here, if they still live next to each other like they are now, it is purely for self-displeasure, Gong Zhuoliang is too lazy to deal with them, and it will save them from putting on airs in front of Qiao Yingze again.
Qiao Yingze naturally had no objection to this, and while he was speaking, his servants sent a reply letter from Bocheng.
"What does mother-in-law mean?"
Qiao Yingze saw that Gong Zhuoliang looked a little emotional after reading the letter, so he asked a question. When Gong Zhuoxiang told them about the adoption, they sent a letter to Mrs. Wu in Bocheng to inform her about it, and hoped that she would respond to it. It is understandable that although Gong Zhuoliang has been adopted into the main family in name, it will not affect the mother-child relationship between them.
"Mother said she is very good, so we don't have to worry about her, she is proud of us."
Gong Zhuoliang was very moved by Wu's sincere love and consideration. For example, for the sake of her son's reputation, even after leaving the Gong family, she still lived reclusively and was willing to be lonely. In order not to become a burden to her son, she even gave up her family relationship Le, took care of the orphans and widows of the Gong family as an excuse not to go to Beijing with them, but now, seeing that her son is going to belong to someone else, she still has no complaints, but is even more pleased with her son's achievements...
"When it's your mother-in-law's birthday, go back and spend more time with her, kowtow for me, and when the children grow up, take them with you."
Folding the letter he had read and putting it back into the envelope, Qiao Yingze touched Gong Zhuoliang's face, then gently kissed his lips...
The next day, Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang sought out Qiao Yingxuan to fix the house together. Although Qiao Yingxuan was reluctant to live far away from them, he also knew that this arrangement was the most secure, so he didn't say anything more.
At the beginning of October, the Gong family chose an auspicious day to officially adopt Gong Zhuoliang to the family. Mrs. Gong was very fond of this youngest son and grandson, and Master Gong was also very optimistic about Qiao Yingze, and took him with him like Gong Zhuoxiang. Qiao Yingze really benefited a lot from being taught by his side, and Gong Zhuoxiang was there to help him. The wider his vision, the more calm his words and deeds will be, and his temperament will be outstanding.
It's just that things in the world can't always go as expected. Since the New Year, the current Holy Majesty's health has become worse and worse, and almost all government affairs are on His Royal Highness. Among the several princes, except for the fourth prince who is a lowly mother and concubine, still Outside of obscurity, the second prince and the third prince were almost obviously competing with the crown prince, and the young princes also either took the initiative or were forced to stand in line.
And the most direct impact of this battle for succession on Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang is that Mr. Qiao was not included in the list of amnesties for the world on the birthday of the Holy One. In the place of exile, she couldn't afford to be ill. The old lady spent a lot of money to buy off the guards and guards, and saved Master Qiao's life. God was nagging, and the old lady herself was already grey-haired.
It wasn't until September of the 44th year, when Gong Zhuoxiang passed the provincial martial arts examination and Yang Yingmo was diagnosed that she was pregnant again, that the dark clouds over the Qiao family finally lifted.
In mid-October, the current emperor passed away, and the second and third princes staged a mutiny. When His Royal Highness was facing a crisis, it was the fourth prince, who had always been neglected, with the force of a thunderbolt to secure the verdict and help the prince ascend the throne. The name of the country was changed to Qianwu, and the forty-fourth year of Hongzheng was the first year of Qianwu.
After the prince succeeded to the throne, he once again pardoned the world, and Master Qiao finally regained his freedom. However, due to his long illness, his body was already very weak, and his mind was also dull. It took half a year, and it was not until April of the second year of Hongwu that he left for Beijing. At this time, Qiao Yingxuan's second son, Qiao Minyi, was born safely. If there is a lack of guards, he can accompany the guards. If he is lucky enough to gain the trust of the Holy One, it will be of great benefit to his future career development.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Since the elders of Qiao's parents came to Beijing, Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang resumed the greetings three times a month, and at the insistence of the old lady, they would still have reunion dinner in Dongfu on the night of the fifteenth of every month.
June 30th was the 100-day ceremony for Qiao Yingxuan's second son, Qiao Minyi. Although due to the national funeral, there was no banquet for guests, but the old lady, who has always liked the excitement since entering Beijing, sent someone to pick up Qiao Yingze's family and Qiao Yuanyin early A mother and son came over, but Zhang Lin came later because he was on duty.
Let the grandchildren sit around, and put the little ones on her big couch, the old lady smiled contentedly.
The personable magistrate at the time is only in his forties now, but he is as old as an old man in his sixties, but I don't know if it is because he has become so confused that he is almost demented, so now he only knows how to eat and sleep, On the contrary, Mrs. Qiao's body is getting better and better. On the contrary, Mrs. Qiao is very thin. Mo Yitian is shrewd and decent, and Mo Tiantian is noisy and loses her temper, which makes people feel uneasy. Fortunately, she looks very normal today, so the family Gathering together seems to be very harmonious.
"Zhuo Liang, Ze'er is going to take the Jinshi examination next spring. He has always been weak. You will have to take care of him carefully in the next few months."
Mrs. Qiao wanted to call Gong Zhuoliang to her to get closer, but because the other party was a man after all, she waved her fingers and still didn't call him over, but spoke to him with a smile through Qiao Yingze. As for Yang Yingmo, who was still standing behind her, her attitude was always indifferent.
Now she sees it clearly, what can a niece of her own clan be like, she is not as helpful as an outsider in times of trouble, besides, the eldest daughter-in-law is the son of the palace family, and his own brother is the big red beside the current emperor Man, it was thanks to their family that my Xuan'er had the opportunity to work in front of the Holy Majesty, so it's nothing for a mother who is ashamed to curry favor with Xuan'er.
Besides, he is a man who can't give birth to children, and Qiao Minyan's child will inherit their family's wealth in the future, but Xuan'er's own... It's that Gong Jinxian who is a bit of an eyesore, and I really have to replace my grandson Watching the family property, he can't let him go past Qiao Minyan in the future.
"It's... mother-in-law."
Gong Zhuoliang's hairs stood on end when Mrs. Qiao said a few words, especially when she was staring at her with "bad intentions", the word Gong Zhuoliang's mother-in-law almost gritted her teeth.
Ever since Mrs. Qiao came to Beijing, she has taken great care of the couple. Although Gong Zhuoliang deeply felt that this was a weasel giving the chicken New Year's greetings, but because she was Qiao Yingze's own mother after all, and Qiao Yingze was not showing it on the face, but he was in a good mood. Because of the "harmony" of the whole family, he was much more relaxed, so he swallowed the irony and coped with acting with her in a family drama, but he only had contempt for this woman in his heart.
Gong Zhuoliang still remembers how Mrs. Qiao treated herself and Qiao Yingze when she was dressed as a woman, but she thought that she was just a younger brother who filled the house and didn't know the details. Lai Ke is really no different from a clown.
"Mo girl, come and sit next to grandma, and look at our little Minyi, how cute it is."
The old lady frowned slightly and looked at Mrs. Qiao and Gong Zhuoliang, then she turned her eyes to Yang Yingmo standing behind Mrs. Qiao, who was sweating profusely with a pale face, and beckoned her to come and do it on the couch.
Ever since Yang Yingmo was confinement, her mother-in-law has always picked on her faults. Although Qiao Yingxuan persuaded her, men can't understand the way women deal with people, and although the old lady can control her in front of outsiders Mrs. Qiao, but now it is different from that in Bocheng. Qiao Yingxuan, the head of the family, respects his mother, so he can't shame her too much, so for Yang Yingmo, the granddaughter-in-law, the old lady can only protect her when she sees her. maintain.
"Thank you grandma."
Yang Yingmo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and after blessing Mrs. Qiao, she sat on the edge of the couch. Looking at Mrs. Qiao's attitude towards Gong Zhuoliang, and thinking about how she treated herself, she felt really aggrieved.
If there are other things, Yang Yingmo can bear it. After all, the mother-in-law of the family is born from the daughter-in-law, but Mrs. Qiao shouldn't insist on taking a concubine for Qiao Yingxuan when she came to Beijing. She kept scolding herself for being a jealous woman. If Qiao Yingxuan hadn't kept her promise to her and pushed the matter away, Yang Yingmo would have died. If so, she would have already hurt her body. Even the doctor said that if she wanted to get pregnant again, she might be Need to feed for a few years...
The hand was suddenly patted by the old lady, and Yang Yingmo came back to her senses in shock, only to find that she had unconsciously clenched the veil tightly, and let go of her hand in a hurry, facing the face that showed no abnormality at all. The old lady smiled gratefully.
The adults have their own topics here, and the children also have their own ways of playing. Qiao Minyan, who is already four and a half years old, is still very attractive. Although he is lively and active by nature, he has the air of a good brother. He takes good care of Gong Jinxian. He has to lead his younger brother when he walks. The younger brother chooses what he likes first, and he will bring food to the younger brother when he eats. When the younger brother smiles, he also laughs. When the younger brother is unhappy, he anxiously coaxes him. He was so cute, and when his younger brother was picked up, he just followed him closely, as if he was afraid that someone would drop him, which made everyone laugh.
As for Gong Jinxian, he is already very smart at the age of three and a half. Under Qiao Yingze's hands-on teaching, he can write a few more big characters than Qiao Minyan, but in terms of personality, he seems to have learned it completely. Gong Zhuoliang, when he gets better, he can be liked by capable people to the bottom of his heart, and when he is unhappy, he will toss others first, but because of his ability to act like a baby, he can always make people reluctant to touch him when they hate him so much, such as now The children of the Qiao family were obediently trying to please the old lady, hoping to get delicious candies from their grandmother or great-grandmother, but he sat there with his arms around Qiao Minyan and snuggled up to him, without moving. He also domineeringly refused to let Qiao Minyan pass by, and was only allowed to play with him.
Although he is still young, the sensitive Gong Jinxian can feel that the people in the second uncle's family, except for the second uncle and the third uncle, are not close to him. She really loves her, but this great-grandmother is better, but her smile when she looks at herself is different from when she looks at Qiao Minyan.
"elder brother."
Two-year-old Zhang Lu was sitting across from Qiao Minyan and the two of them, looking at the plush toy in Gong Jinxian's hand for a long time. He climbed up to the two of them and sat down, calling out to them in a childish voice, but his good upbringing made him know that he could not ask for things from people other than his parents, so he just sat there smiling and watching Gong Jinxian play, round The two sweet dimples on the round face are very pleasing.
"... This is for you to play with."
Gong Jinxian squinted his eyes and looked at Zhang Lu, and suddenly felt that he was cuter than the plush toy in his hand. After his eyes flashed, he smiled beautifully, held the toy in both hands and stuffed it into Zhang Lu's arms, and then took the opportunity to touch it. Touching his face, and lightly poking his dimples, I thought it would be nice to exchange a small doll for a bigger doll to play with.
"Thank you brother."
Zhang Lu happily played with the plush toy in his arms, and obediently let Gong Jinxian touch his face, and from time to time, he would take a bite of the sweet milk cake that Qiao Minyan fed him—the big brother would do it when feeding the little brother. Feed him together, so in Zhang Lu's still very simple mind, he engraved the cognition that following the two brothers will have fun and delicious food!
The same as snuggling up to the old lady obediently, just looking enviously at Gong Jinxian and their little uncle Qiao Yingran and younger brother Qiao Minren, the active Qiao Yiyue blinked her eyes when she saw her younger brother staring at the toy all the time Suddenly stood up. Because they were all placed on the big couch where the old lady was sitting, she ran up to the three of them in a few steps, reached out and grabbed the plush toy in Zhang Lu's arms, and when the adults realized, She had grabbed the toy and held it in her arms, and then ran back to her brother to play with him.
The three children were obviously startled by her, but before the owner, Gong Jinxian lost his temper, Zhang Lu had already burst into tears, grabbing Gong Jinxian with one hand and pointing at Qiao Yiyue with the other, as if He was crying, but at a young age, he was obviously not good at expressing himself in words. In the end, he could only cry and call out to his closest mother, and stretched out his hand in her direction.
"Lu'er, be good, stop crying."
Qiao Yuanyin hurriedly hugged her son distressedly and softly coaxed her up. From the corner of her eye, she looked at the old lady who didn't care what Qiao Yiyue did, and she hugged her son and returned to her seat without saying anything.
As the son of a concubine, Qiao Yuanyin knew her son's status in her natal family, and she was incomparable to Qiao Yiyue and Qiao Minren, the elders of the concubine. I am willing to rush to the Dongfu of my mother's family to join...
"You child, how can you grab something from your brother?"
Qiao Yingxuan, who has always loved children, was a little embarrassed, hugged her daughter and patted her little hand, and wanted to take the toy back to Gong Jinxian, but Qiao Yiyue, who was spoiled and domineering by them, was not willing to let go, and twisted for a long time Seeing Qiao Yingxuan's stern face, he threw the plush ball on the ground angrily, and ran into the old lady's arms crying to act like a baby... She also knew who was the most powerful in this family.
"Forget it, forget it, what does she know at such a young age, she deserves the face of your father."
The old lady didn't take the children's little conflicts to heart at all, she thought it was just grabbing a toy, what a big deal it could be, and it was worth the adults getting angry.
"Grandmother, as the saying goes, three years old are old, and Yiyue is a girl from every family. It's not good to be so domineering. Let her know the rules."
Qiao Yingxuan smiled in embarrassment, picked up the plush ball doll, patted the dust, handed it to Gong Jinxian with a small face, and patted his head apologetically, thinking that he seemed a little too indulgent The children are gone, if he didn't share all the good things his daughter had with his brother on weekdays, he wouldn't just remember to praise her, but ignore her. Most of the good things are 'robbed'... The family doted on the two children and gave them whatever they wanted.
"Second brother, it's just a toy. If Xiaoyue likes it... I'll ask the servant girl to sew some new ones for them tomorrow."
Seeing this, Qiao Yingze also spoke a few words of persuasion. Although the maid behind her had ready-made toys in her hands, since their young master had a strong desire to control his own things, he, as a father, did not dare to take the children's things casually. Give it away, lest I feel distressed when I see my son's pitiful little appearance when I go home.
"Xiao Xian'er, what are you going to do?"
Everyone else was listening to the grandparents and grandchildren talking, but Gong Zhuoliang had been paying attention to his son's reaction. Seeing that Qiao Minyan also stopped smiling, he coaxed his younger brother not to be angry with a childish voice, while Gong Jin Although Xian was pouting and getting angry, he didn't avoid Qiao Yingxuan's comfort. He just looked at the toy in his arms and seemed to think about it. The child was carried down, brought back to Qiao Yingze's side and asked in a low voice.
As the male 'daughter-in-law' of this family, Gong Zhuoliang has been keeping a low profile when facing the old man and the others since they entered Beijing, so as not to remind them of his women's clothing, and he also knows that although the old lady didn't say anything , but for Qiao Yingze and his matter, most of them still disapproved in their hearts. It was just that they lived far away in Xingcheng and received too much care from him, so they were embarrassed and couldn't interfere with them, so they acquiesced.
"Daddy, this one's not good, give that one to my little brother."
If it was Qiao Minyan who was robbed, this generous baby might just give the toy to his younger sister, but Gong Jinxian doesn't have such a good temper. Something for that bad girl. Thinking of this, Gong Jinxian gave Gong Zhuoliang the previous plush toy, emphasizing that it was "not good", and then took another plush toy of a small animal from the servant girl's hand, and pulled Joe Min Yan ran up to Qiao Yuanyin, put his arms around Qiao Yuanyin's leg and wanted to play with his brother... No, he coaxed him to play.
Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang, who knew their son's temper, looked at each other and smiled, and didn't take the children's little conflict to heart, and let them play on their own.
Over there, Qiao Yuanyin was amused by Gong Jinxian's cute little appearance, so she put Zhang Lu on the couch and sat down again, and then hugged Qiao Minyan and his brother together, seeing how they were coaxing their son, she felt in her heart Also very happy.
The toy turmoil temporarily came to an end, and the adults turned their attention away from the children, but after a while, Qiao Yiyue seemed to be attracted by Gong Jinxian who had a toy she didn't have. Always let her elder brother Qiao Minyan ignore her, so he called his brother to play with her aggrievedly, this really made Gong Jinxian furious, and hugged Qiao Minyan's arm Don't let him move, humming in his mouth and saying that this is my brother, I won't play with you!
"That's our elder brother. You are a child of someone else's family. It has nothing to do with our Qiao family!"
Qiao Yiyue also always disliked Gong Jinxian, who was prettier than her, and she shed tears when he was so angry, pointing at him and crying, but when her words came out, all the adults who didn't care at all changed On the contrary, Gong Zhuoliang hooked the corners of his mouth, as if he didn't care about it at all.
A three-year-old child can know what's going on in this house or that house. Such words can only be imitated from adults.