my wife is wonderful

"Is it Sister Yan?" The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo faced the sunlight, squinted her eyes and looked carefully at the group of girls getting off the carriage.

"Grandma, it's Sister Yan who's back! Sister Yan hasn't changed much, she's still as beautiful as before." Lady Yin, the eldest daughter's wife of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, supported the old lady and comforted her.

"Come on, help me over there!" said the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo, as she was about to go down the stairs.

"Mother, I'll go and welcome her. Please don't go down, it will trouble her!" Princess Shanning stopped the old lady and told her daughter-in-law, "Help grandma well!"

As she said this, she lifted her skirt and went down the stairs.

Zhu's second wife, Mrs. Yu, hurriedly followed, "Mother, I'm going to go meet Sister Yan too. I haven't seen her for a few months. I'm going to go and kiss her too!"

Although the old lady was anxious to see her granddaughter, her daughter-in-law was right. She was old and walked unsteadily. If she was not careful and fell, it would be ugly.

As soon as Zhu Yan got off the carriage, she saw many people standing in front of her house. Her grandmother, mother, second aunt, sister-in-law, and cousins ​​were surrounded by a group of maids and servants, looking at her eagerly and excitedly.

As soon as she got off the carriage, her mother and second aunt came trotting over here, holding up their skirts. And looking at her grandmother's expression, if her mother hadn't stopped her, she would have also trotted over to greet her.

Zhu Yan was so excited that she couldn't hold back any longer. Tears flowed down her cheeks. After a moment, her face was full of tear marks. She lifted her skirt and ran forward, wiping her tears with her sleeves.

At this moment, in front of the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, no matter it was the old lady who had been the wife of the Duke for decades, or Princess Shanning who was named a princess since birth, or Zhu Yan who had been taught and trained in etiquette as a standard lady from a noble family since childhood, at this moment they did not look like noble ladies (ladies), who were always reserved and dignified.

The mother and daughter were seen hugging each other. Their crying was not loud, even very small, but the emotional change from repression and forbearance to excitement and relief, not to mention Geng Xingshuang who had the same experience as Zhu Yan, Zhu Yu, Jiang Xuefu and others who were standing nearby and watching this scene also had red eyes.

It was not until the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo shouted that she wanted to see her granddaughter that the mother and daughter separated. Princess Shanning pulled Zhu Yan and said, "Let's go and see your grandmother."

The second wife, Mrs. Yu, trotted around Princess Shanning and held Zhu Yan's other hand.

Zhu Yan looked at her mother on the left, then at her second aunt on the right, and then raised her head to look at her grandmother and eldest sister-in-law at the top of the stairs. All the worry, anxiety, and hesitation she had felt along the way disappeared at this moment.

After the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren finished their excited greetings, Geng Xingshuang, Geng Xingchen and others followed Zhu Yu and bowed and greeted the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo, Princess Shanning and others.

The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo held Geng Xingshuang's hand and smiled kindly, "Good child, you are like my sister Yan. You have suffered a lot this time, but grandma believes in those four words: first bitterness then sweetness, after adversity comes good times, and those who survive a great disaster will have good fortune in the future. You and Sister Yan are both children who will have good fortune in the future!"

"Grandma, you said more than four words. Let me count... um, you just said sixteen words."

Zhu Hang, the second young master of the Zhenguo Mansion, counted carefully on his fingers and reminded the old lady.

As soon as he said this, sisters Zhu Yan, Zhu Yu, Zhu Xuan and Zhu Chun all laughed.

Yu even reached out to knock her son on the head, "You monkey, you even dare to tease your grandmother!"

"Mom, that's Yan Jing. Do you know that?" Zhu Hang covered his head and hid to the side.

After he made such a fuss, the originally somewhat sad atmosphere suddenly became cheerful.

Geng Xingshuang took this opportunity to say goodbye to the old lady and Princess Shanning.

The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo and Princess Shanning knew that the Anping Marquis' Mansion must be waiting anxiously, so they did not keep her.

Jiang Xuefu, Xu Lianyang and Geng Xingshuang went to Bo's house together. Geng Xingshuang looked at Shu Chan and was a little surprised to see that she didn't move.

"Sixth Miss, our Madam asked you to live in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion first, so..."

The maid beside Shu Chan explained somewhat awkwardly.

"Yes!" Shu Chan nodded heavily, "Sister Shuang, my mother asked me to keep Xiaoyu company."

Geng Xingshuang looked at Zhu Yu, who nodded at her and whispered, "Master Shu will be back soon. Madam Shu is a little worried, so she told me in advance. My grandmother, aunt, and my mother also agreed, so Sister Chan will stay at our house for the time being."

Geng Xingshuang nodded. The Zhenyao army returned with a great victory. As the military commander and imperial envoy, Shu Pingkuo naturally returned with the army.

Although the Xie Mansion in Xidi has collapsed and Xie Kun is dead, when Shu Pingkuo returned, Mrs. Shu no longer trusted her husband. She has seen through him now. Now that the Xie family is gone, who knows if he will find another "Xie family" and plan to marry her daughter to someone like Xie Lei in exchange for benefits for himself.

Before the Zhen Yao Army went to war, Shu Chan was able to enter the palace to avoid disaster, but she couldn't go to the palace often. The Anping Marquis's Mansion did not have the ability to stop Shu Pingkuo from coming to ask for his daughter back, but the Zhenguo Mansion could. This is not to say that the Zhenguo Mansion would not allow Shu Pingkuo to come to their house. After all, she was someone else's daughter. If Shu Pingkuo really wanted to come to their house and bluntly expressed that he wanted to take away his daughter who was a guest at home, the Zhenguo Mansion could not refuse openly, but would Shu Pingkuo come to their house?

He feels guilty and certainly doesn't dare to come to the door.

Although Mrs. Shu had been deceived by her husband's hypocritical face for more than 20 years, she still had some understanding of his character of flattering the powerful and bullying the weak. In the past, because he was her bedside man, he treated her and her daughter well. As for what happened outside, although she advised him, she could only pretend not to see it and deceive herself. When the carriage arrived at the Anping Marquis's mansion, it was almost noon. When the gatekeeper of the Anping Marquis's mansion saw Jin Bao and Zhan Pei sitting on the shaft of the carriage, he shouted excitedly, one of them ran into the house to report the news, and the other ran to meet them.

"Is the Sixth Miss back? The Master and the Mistress have been sending people to check on her!" Before the servant had even finished his words, Hualian ran out holding up her skirt.

"Girl, are you back? Girl, you are finally back! The master, the mistress, and Madam Yang are all waiting for you inside!"

Seeing Geng Xingshuang, Hualian laughed and cried at the same time. She looked Geng Xingshuang up and down, then knelt down with a plop, "Your servant greets you, young lady!"

Geng Xingshuang quickly helped her up, "Hurry up, I'm fine."

After an absence of nearly half a year, when she saw the mansion with its vermilion gate again, she felt quite emotional.

But before she could sigh for long, she walked in surrounded by Geng Xingchen, Jiang Xuefu and others.

As soon as she entered the gate, she saw her father Geng Wen and her third uncle Geng Yan striding towards her.

"Dad! Third Uncle!" Geng Xingshuang called out loudly with a smile.

"It's good that you're back!" Geng Wen looked at his daughter who seemed to have grown up a lot after only half a year away from her. He reached out and touched her head, and said in a gentle voice.

"Your mother and Madam Yang were waiting in the outer courtyard, but they heard that you went to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion first, and thought you would have lunch there, so they returned to the inner courtyard first. Now that they hear that you are back, they must be in a hurry to come out."

Sure enough, just as Geng Wen said, Ruan and Hu Fengwei went all the way to the Chuihua Gate.

The feeling of returning from a long journey, especially after being hijacked, the excitement of reuniting with my family, and the gratitude for surviving the disaster, are too great to describe in words.

After everyone had recovered, lunch was served in the kitchen. After lunch, Xu Lianyang and Jiang Xuefu said goodbye and left first.

"Let's come back on the eighth day of the New Year!" the two said before leaving.

Geng Xingshuang looked at Hu Fengwei, thought about it and reminded her: "Aunt Fengwei, Brother Yang Liu is also coming back today."

Aren't you going back to see your son? She was really afraid that he would show that kind of resentful look again, "I think you are my mother's biological daughter, and I was picked up." That was really not like him. Thinking of this, she couldn't help rubbing her arms.

Unexpectedly, Hu Fengwei waved her hands generously and said, "He still has to go to the palace to see the emperor. He won't be back until dark. Besides, even if he comes back, he is too old to go back home to look for his mother. It doesn't matter whether he goes to see her early or late. I asked my second sister-in-law to stay at home to take care of him. He won't starve anyway. But Shuang'er, you have lost a lot of weight recently. You just came back and you must be exhausted from the journey. Let the maid help you wash up and take a nap. We can talk after you have rested."

Brother Yang Liu, maybe, perhaps you really were picked up.

Geng Xingshuang was indeed a little tired, but there seemed to be one more thing, "Grandpa and grandma..."

"Forget it today. You can go and pay your respects early tomorrow morning!" Geng Wen waved his hand.

Geng Xingshuang knew that Geng Xunxia and the people from the second house not only didn't want to see her now, but were probably cursing her in their hearts, cursing her for coming back too early, or even cursing her for coming back alive.

Because the eldest son of the Anping Marquis's Mansion, Geng Shulou, was seriously injured, although he was able to return to Ningdu this time, due to his serious injuries, he and some other injured soldiers were walking behind, and it would take several days to reach Ningdu.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the palace was much more lively than that in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion and the Marquis Anping's Mansion.

Emperor Sheng Ning naturally praised him highly, and all the court officials were even more complimentary. They praised the emperor for his wisdom and bravery, for sending the Zhen Yao army to resist Yao Mu, which not only drove Yao Mu away but also captured Yao Mu's Gaofeng City, and they also praised General Zhu and other soldiers for their wisdom and courage and their great contribution.

"This achievement can ensure that our Daning border will be stable for at least ten years."

"Ten years is too short. It should be at least twenty years. Without twenty years, Yaomu won't be able to recover. He won't dare to harass Daning anymore."

"Humph, even if they come, there's nothing to be afraid of. Just fight them when they come. When they reach Yaomu Wangcheng, they will be afraid."

The court officials were speaking enthusiastically. Emperor Sheng Ning was sitting at the top, looking at the officials below with a warm smile on his face. He was naturally happy and even excited.

But when he took a look at the positions of the princes, his excitement faded a lot.

The first two seats were empty, and although the third one was occupied, that person was smiling appropriately, accepting toasts from time to time, and toasting Zhu Yue and other generals who had returned from the great victory. He spoke words of praise, and looked like he was in good hands, as if he was doing what he was supposed to do. However, the occasional gloomy look on his face betrayed his inner unrest.

Then there is the fourth son, who looks innocent and doesn't care about anything. The fifth seat is vacant, as the son has returned but is injured and cannot attend the banquet. The sixth and seventh are not as good as they are still young.

Emperor Sheng Ning was very upset, but he quickly suppressed his upset, smiled again, picked up the wine cup on the table, stood up and said: "My fellow ministers, drink this cup with me!" (End of this chapter)