Xiaocao took her leave and left the palace. As Emperor Xuanren had said, Wei Tingyu was waiting for her.
If you have someone who always keeps you in mind, supports you and tolerates you in everything, what else can you ask for? Of course, it is a real blessing to be able to maintain it for a lifetime, but life is still long, so cherish what you have now.
Xiaocao couldn't help laughing, and his steps became lighter.
Wei Tingyu stepped forward and naturally took Xiaocao's hand, "Shall we go back to the Marquis' Mansion to pack up first, and then go to the Wenren Family?"
"Of course." Xiaocao nodded. After all, she was already married, so how could she go back to her parents' home right away? After all, there was a marquis' wife in the mansion. She looked a little cold, but she was actually a very good person. If it was just the Marquis of Pingyang, she would not bother to pay attention to her.
Knowing that they were coming back, all the things in the mansion were prepared. After washing and changing clothes, they went to the main courtyard. It was amazing that everyone was there. All the masters and mistresses of the mansion, except Zhou and Wei Jincheng, the mother and son, were there.
They greeted each other, and then only the wife of Marquis Pingyang spoke to the couple. Occasionally, Yu interjected a few words, and everyone else listened quietly. Marquis Pingyang obviously wanted to say something, but he stopped himself several times. Then he was alone and sullen, drinking tea continuously and filling his stomach with water. In the end, no one paid any attention to him, and he became even angrier.
The wife of Marquis Pingyang was a Buddhist by nature. She originally had nothing to say to Wei Tingyu, so naturally she could not ask him any earnest questions now. She was very particular about everything, so as long as she knew the general idea, that was all.
"As long as you are all well, Tingyu, you and Xuan'er should go to the Wenren family early. I'm sure the Wenren family must be waiting anxiously. There's no need to rush back. You can just stay at the Wenren family for one night." Originally, this evening, anyone who came back from Northern Xinjiang would have a family dinner, which would have been prepared early. But the wife of Marquis Pingyang didn't have one, so she let her son and his wife go back to their parents' home. In this regard, he didn't care at all. As long as the child was fine, she wouldn't ask for anything else.
"How can that be?" Pingyang Hou, who had been feeling depressed, immediately jumped out to object. "You're back now? You're running outside. How can that be decent? Who knows, someone might laugh at our prince marrying into someone else's family as a live-in son-in-law."
"This prince consort is almost a live-in son-in-law of the royal family." The wife of Marquis Pingyang said in a calm voice.
"They are not going to the palace!" Pingyang Hou said angrily.
The wife of Pingyang Marquis was too lazy to say more to him. "You guys go, everyone else can go."
Even though Marquis Pingyang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, the others followed Marquis Pingyang's wife's instructions and said goodbye.
Time and again, Marquis Pingyang's concubines and illegitimate children completely obeyed the orders of his wife, treating him, the unworthy head of the family, as nothing. They should have seen the reality long ago, but Marquis Pingyang was unwilling to accept this and insisted on finding a sense of existence. The result every time was to make himself extremely angry.
"My lord, you'd better take it easy. Tingyu and the others have just returned and are very busy. If you get angry again, your daughter-in-law may not have time to take care of you." Marquis Pingyang spoke in a light tone, without a trace of worldly airs.
"You..." Pingyang Hou's face was really like a palette, but no matter what, he was still the one who gritted his teeth and was depressed. The Marquis's mansion now could only rely on Wei Tingyu and Xiaocao, and they had a bad relationship with him. Pingyang Hou didn't even dare to say harsh words to Pingyang Hou's wife, so if he couldn't figure it out for a day, he would just be depressed and die of depression sooner or later.
Xiaocao didn't send anyone to Wen Ren's house, which means she will go back today. However, before that, Han had already asked people to prepare a family dinner. No matter whether she comes back or not, everyone will be happy if she comes back. If she doesn't come back, there is nothing she can do. After all, she is married. So, why should a girl get married
Han was extremely happy that her daughter had married well and that she often went back to her parents' home. Neither her son-in-law nor her in-laws cared about it. If it were other families, even if they didn't say it, they would be very dissatisfied in their hearts.
Although she had learned from Wenren Taibo that Xiaocao and the others were safe, Han was still a little anxious. She couldn't put her mind at ease unless she could see them in person.
"The princess and her husband are back..."
Upon hearing this, Han rushed out of the house without saying a word, unwilling to stay any longer.
Therefore, just after Xiaocao and Wei Tingyu got off the carriage, Han also arrived at the gate. She quickly walked up to Xiaocao, grabbed her and looked at her carefully. Xiaocao also cooperated and turned around twice. Han's eyes were red. Her daughter now looked just like when she first came home. How could she not feel distressed? However, as long as she was well and recovered slowly, she held back her tears and said, "It's good that she's back, it's good that she's back. Come on, let's go in."
Other people from the Wen family also came out one after another. It was quite complete, including other married girls who came back with their husbands and children. It can only be said that according to Xiaocao's current status, this was a very normal thing.
One said, “I’m glad you’re back,” another said, “You’ve lost weight,” and still others said, “Your mother was so worried.” It was very lively.
Han carried Xiaocao and walked in front, surrounded by female relatives. Wei Tingyu and other grown men fell behind. They had no chance to talk from the time they were welcomed into the palace. At this moment, Wenren Taibo was asking Wei Tingyu about the affairs of the northern border. Although they had exchanged letters before, the war situation was undecided at that time and private letters rarely involved the war. It was not a big deal now.
Wei Tingyu did not hide anything. He knew that the people of the Wen family wanted to know the most about Xiaocao's capture, so he explained it in more detail. In order to build momentum for Xiaocao, he publicized her use of medicine to achieve extraordinary success in the battle against Liuqi. The specific method was not clear to the important officials in the court.
After hearing this, Wenren Taibo was silent for a moment. He didn't know what to say about Liu Qian's failure in such a thing. At the same time, "Xuan'er remained calm in the face of danger, was good at seizing opportunities, and acted decisively. Many people are better than her." However, Wenren Taibo was also aware of the danger. After all, if Liu Qian discovered it in advance, the consequences would be disastrous.
Wei Tingyu nodded in agreement. As for what Wenren Taibo was thinking, Wei Tingyu had naturally thought about it as well. However, it was all in the past and there was nothing to say. Next time... there wouldn't be a next time.
“But the daughter raised by the Li family…” Wenren Taibo frowned. She was once the most talented woman in the Kaiping Imperial City, but she ended up doing those things. Thinking of those amazing poems, he felt like there was something stuck in his throat.
Wei Tingyu seemed to know what Wenren Taibo was thinking. "Father-in-law, you don't have to worry too much. Those poems were originally stolen by Li Ruoshui. Her age, experience, and talent all show the limitations of her knowledge. How could she write those poems with broad ideas and profound artistic conception? Suspicious, I checked it in depth. She got a book of ancient poems from somewhere. The poets in it are different, and some have not been published. All of them show that she is just a thief."
After learning about what Li Ruoshui had done, not only Xiaocao hated it, but Wei Tingyu did too. However, Xiaocao had no research in this area, and the poems he remembered were far less than those of Li Ruoshui, so he could only use his identity to suppress him. Wei Tingyu collected all those poems together, and also took some unpublished ones from Xiaocao, mixed them together, and made the book look old. Without being very rigorous, he was able to confirm Li Ruoshui's identity as a thief. After all, Li Ruoshui simply could not stand up to scrutiny.
"Is that so?" Wenren Taibo's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. As a writer, most people despise those who plagiarize others' works, not to mention Li Ruoshui who is so shameless. "This matter must be clarified. Those magnificent poems cannot be tarnished by such a woman." Knowing that Li Ruoshui did not write them, Wenren Taibo no longer had complicated thoughts about those poems. He still liked them.
"That's right." It was hard to say how far the poems that Li Ruoshui took out had spread. It was impossible to ban them completely, so the only thing they could do was to correct them and return them to their original owners.
The person who greeted him at the gate did not include Wen Renying. After he went in, he saw her. It turned out that she was pregnant. She was already nine months pregnant and was about to give birth.
When Wen Renying got married, she was not even sixteen, so Xiaocao asked her to take her time. Fortunately, the Chen family had no objection. Now she is almost old enough. Xiaocao felt her pulse and said, "She is in good health."
"When you had the accident, Ying'er was so frightened that she had a miscarriage. Fortunately, it was Doctor Lin who saved the fetus." Han still felt a lingering fear when she thought about it now.
Xiaocao felt a little guilty, but was also glad that her adoptive father was in charge of the imperial city.
"Mom, why are you saying all this?" Wen Renying was smiling, her whole body was plump and in good spirits. It seemed that the Chen family had put a lot of thought into her. "I was originally worried that the baby would be born and my fourth sister wouldn't come back yet, but now it's all right. But, fourth sister, as your younger sister, isn't it a bit unreasonable for me to get married and have a baby before you?"
Han also subconsciously glanced at Xiaocao's belly. "Ying'er, what you said makes sense. I didn't talk about it before in Northern Xinjiang. Now isn't it time to prepare? You studied medicine and are very good at gynecology. You are proficient in many things. I won't say anything more to you as an experienced person."
Xiaocao was not shy about this matter. "Tingyu and I have no problem with fertility. I will take care of my body and I believe we will have a baby soon."
"That's good, that's good." Han was happy, thinking to herself that once she had a child, her daughter would not run away casually. It would be best if she had one every two or three years, so that she would have more children to avoid being a problem. She had experienced five stillbirths, so she knew the situation best.
Madam Wenren has been in poor health recently and has not been out. Xiaocao and Wei Tingyu went to see her and took her pulse. Since she was taking the prescription written by Doctor Lin, Xiaocao did not prescribe any other medicine.
The whole family was having a lively and harmonious time, and no one would be so blind as to cause trouble at this time.
After lunch, in the afternoon, three or five people gathered together to chat or play. Any things on hand had been arranged in advance, so they were naturally very leisurely.
Xiaocao also learned about the situation in the imperial city. It was a tense time when the spring examination was officially held this year, but it was not delayed. Compared with previous years, there was more silence and solemnity, especially during the palace examination. Emperor Xuanren simply and crudely used the affairs of the northern border as the topic. Although it did not involve the war, it also involved people's livelihood, so that the students from the north won the first place. You know, in the imperial examinations, the south has always had more advantages. In ten imperial examinations, there were probably only three times when students from the north entered the top three, which shows how big the gap is. This time, Emperor Xuanren took the opportunity to have a tantrum, and they really turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside the window. So they might as well go home and study. Why bother taking imperial examinations or being officials
Many people were droopy and couldn't raise their heads.
Then there is Chen Wenzhen. He was originally going to be transferred out this year, but Wen Renying was pregnant, and due to the war, all departments were overloaded. He had a lot to learn and a lot to do, so he stayed. He is young now, so it wouldn't hurt to have three more years of experience - this is completely different from Wen Renying's previous life. However, Wen Renying no longer worries about his future career. Even if he can't reach the same heights as in her previous life, it doesn't matter. She has her sister to protect her, and her husband and all that. Well, it doesn't matter.
Then Wen Renxu came back to report on his work. He stayed at home for two months. Now he has been promoted two levels and moved to a new job.
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The wife of Marquis Pingyang was kind and gracious, so Han did not hesitate to ask Xiaocao and the others to stay for one night, and Xiaocao naturally did not refuse.
There will be a celebration banquet in the palace tomorrow, which will last from noon to night. There will also be rewards according to merits in the morning, and the celebration will last almost the entire day. So we have to go to the palace early and go to bed early at night.