Nong Zhaohua

Chapter 81

Yan Zhaohua returned to Changning Marquis Mansion again, and lived in Qingqueju, where he used to live. Except for the utensils and furnishings, the layout was the same as before. After Yan Zhaohua settled in Qingqueju, Yan Xiu He sent someone to call her to the study.

Yan Xiu’s study room was stacked with the gifts and things he brought back from southern Xinjiang. After Yan Zhaohua entered, Yan Xiu took out some of his books from the box and said to Yan Zhaohua, “Take the pens in the box on the table. Take it out and put it in the pen washing bowl."

Yan Zhaohua didn't say anything, and did as Yan Xiu ordered, without saying a word of extraneous words from the beginning to the end, as if she also thought that Yan Xiu called her to help him pack his things together.

When Yan Xiu called this daughter up, he was not polite at all, and walked back and forth several times before finally sorting out the things he brought back.

After Yan Zhaohua washed his hands, he was wiping them with a handkerchief. Yan Xiu handed her a box, and Yan Zhaohua asked him:

"what is this?"

Yan Xiu said, "It's for you, see if you like it?"

Yan Zhaohua opened the box, and saw a set of [-] colored glazed bunnies inside, with stunned ears and eyes set with clear rubies, lifelike, with various poses.Looking at Yanxiu, only to hear Yanxiu say:
"I didn't expect you to be so tall in the past two years, and you are still a small one in my impression. Rabbits are just right for you to play with, but now it seems that you are a big girl, maybe you want something else?"

Yan Zhaohua felt his nose sore inexplicably. He didn't speak, but just stretched out his slender fingers and touched a rabbit scratching its ears. After a long time, he curled his lips and closed the box, and said to Yan Xiu:
"Daddy is wrong. I like it very much. There is nothing more suitable for me to play with than this."

Hearing what she said, Yan Xiu also laughed along with him. Yan Zhaohua saw his smile was a bit unfamiliar. Although Yan Xiu didn't often smile at her in the past, he could occasionally see it from Mrs. Xie and Yan Zhaoning. Several times.

Seeing his daughter staring at him, Yan Xiu simply put down the things in his hands, leaned on the table behind him, and said:
"I heard from your grandfather that some time ago, someone beat Aunt Gong's younger brother?"

Yan Zhaohua was opening the box to observe her little rabbit. Hearing Yan Xiu's words, he knew in his heart that it was not easy for Yan Xiu to call her over today, so he didn't look up to see what Yan Xiu's expression was, but just nodded calmly to express his response. She thought that Yan Xiu was going to teach her this behavior again, but she didn't expect Yan Xiu to say:
"Good fight, I've wanted to fight him for a long time."

Yan Zhaohua suddenly looked up at Yan Xiu, only to see Yan Xiu looked at her seriously, Yan Xiu saw the surprise in his daughter's eyes, smiled, and said, "You think I'm going to scold you, don't you?"

Yan Zhaohua was taken in by Yan Xiu's words, lowered his head, and replied in a low voice: "I played a trick so that my grandpa didn't dare to punish me, but in fact I did do something wrong. It's time to meddle in the affairs of the Xie family's backyard. It's causing trouble for Dad."

"What's the trouble? It's not once or twice that I was told by your grandfather. Even if it wasn't about you, he would teach me a lesson. Although he has trained me now, I am quite happy. After all, he is in the hands of my daughter-in-law. It's a loss."

Yan Zhaohua really felt that Yan Xiu came back this time, and he seemed to have changed a little bit more than before. Did she misunderstand Yan Xiu too deeply in her previous life? With his family gone, Yan Xiu is willing to sit down and have a peaceful conversation with his children.

The way she pursed her lips and smiled was really a bit like Xie Wei.Yan Xiu drooped his eyes for a moment, he didn't know why, during this time he always missed Xie Wei when he first met, when he first got engaged, he had many women, but it is undeniable that no one can take Xie Wei's place in his heart, if If Xie Wei wasn't so sensitive, and if she wasn't so strong, maybe after so many years of working together, they could still be a model couple that everyone admires, but it's a pity...

Concentrating his mind and exhaling a breath, Yan Xiu told Yan Zhaohua the topic of today.

"By the way, you heard what I said at your grandfather's house before. The emperor wanted to confer a county head in our house. I don't know if there is a food city, but it is always a title. If you are fine these days, you can Go outside the city to give porridge, I have prepared things and people for you, as long as you show up appropriately."

Yan Zhaohua was taken aback by Yan Xiu's words. Seeing that she didn't understand, Yan Xiu explained:
"What a silly girl, if the emperor wants to make you the head of the county, don't you have to have a good reputation that everyone praises? It's never too late to do good deeds. I plan to build a pavilion outside the city, called Zhaohuating. In the future Every first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, I will go there to give porridge and food in your name..." After thinking about it, Yan Xiu added: "While earning fame for you, it will also accumulate virtue for me. These two years Killed...too many people."

Yan Zhaohua looked at Yan Xiu, and it seemed to overlap with the disappointed look when he drove Yan Ruiqian out of the house in the previous life. She suddenly came back to her senses, she didn't know why she suddenly remembered that scene, but she was sure of it. Yes, Yan Xiu must have been very disappointed when he kicked Yan Ruiqian out of the house in his last life, just because Yan Ruiqian made the servant girl's belly big on the eve of his marriage. In Yan Xiu's view, this is unforgivable. It can't be that lack of self-control. Later Yan Ruiqian was kicked out of the mansion, and the family of the sister-in-law who was already engaged stepped forward to withdraw the marriage. I heard that the sister-in-law could only marry far away from Beijing. take responsibility for things.

The heart that had been hardened all this time suddenly felt a little soft, but Yan Zhaohua immediately put away the soft heart, and said to Yan Xiu:
"Will the title of county lord reduce your reward?"

Yan Xiu looked up at Fangliang, as if he was thinking. After a while, he said to Yan Zhaohua: "I won't lower it, because the emperor will not continue to give me real power in a short time, and I will be promoted to the first class in the Marquis Mansion. Conferring a daughter as county lord, this is what I have earned in the past two years, if there is a little more reward, I will be in danger."

Yan Zhaohua understands what Yan Xiu said. After all, Yan Xiu has the military power in his hands. After this reward, the military power will be taken back. It is just a reward on the table. The emperor is still very generous. Giving Yanxiu's daughter a title is something that the emperor can decide with a wave of his hand, but military power is different from real power, and whoever is assigned to it has to go through in-depth consideration.

"Okay, let me tell you that you don't understand. I have prepared everything for my younger brothers and sisters. You can take them with you later and distribute them to them. I will go to the palace for a banquet in the evening, so I won't come back to eat."

After Yan Xiu finished speaking, he pointed to a small pile of things on the table. They were divided into several boxes, and the corresponding names and assignments were written on the outside of the boxes. Yan Zhaohua asked Ranxiang and Qingzhu to come in and hold them Then he left from Yanxiu's study.

Yan Zhaoning lost her temper in the yard. Except for the two little maids who served her closely, everyone in her yard was replaced with new ones, and there was no one who wanted to find someone to investigate for her.

Just now, she wanted the woman at the door to help her find out what Yanxiu's study and Yan Zhaohua's Qingqueju were doing, but the woman not only refused to do it, but even said that the housekeeper clearly stated that no courts were allowed to inquire. How could Yan Zhaoning not be angry about the news from various courts? This woman has no eyesight, so it's okay to compare her with a mere chief executive. What kind of onion is this general manager?When Zhang Ping was the manager in the past, who in the mansion was not for her to send?Don't talk about inquiring about things, even doing other things, there are too many people. How can Yan Zhaoning not feel that there is a gap? The most important thing is that her yard has been cleaned up, and all the people left by the former Xie family have disappeared. , and replaced by faces that had never been seen before.

Yan Zhaoning was not happy, but she had been angry in the room for so long, and only two little girls came in to comfort her, but the servants outside didn't pay any attention to her, so she couldn't help but go outside and said:

"You bastards, even if my wife is gone, I'm still the young lady of the Yan family. If you treat me like this, I will definitely tell my father, and let him drive you all away! Drive them all away!"

As soon as Yan Zhaohua walked outside Yan Zhaoning's courtyard, he heard her say this, went in and replied directly:

"What did they do to you?"

When Yan Zhaoning saw Yan Zhaohua walking out from behind a blossoming crabapple tree, he was startled, and hated these servants even more in his heart, so he didn't even come in to tell her about Yan Zhaohua's coming.

Seeing Yan Zhaohua, the mother-in-law who was kneeling on the ground turned her knees and kowtowed to Yan Zhaohua, and said, "Miss, the third miss asked the servants to inquire about the affairs of Master Hou's study and the courtyard of the eldest lady. As I said before, it is forbidden for servants and maidservants to impart gossip in private, and the servants and maidservants are only obeying orders, and there is no intention of disrespecting Miss San."

After Yan Zhaohua heard this, he raised his hand to the woman, and the woman stood up, stepped back in small steps, Yan Zhaohua asked Ranxiang to hand the things over, and said:
"This is a gift brought back by Dad. He will go to the palace for a banquet later, so let me bring it to you all."

Yan Zhaoning took a look at what was in Ranxiang's hand, it was a handful of beads the size of a fingernail, each one was about the same size, it looked like it should be quite valuable, Yan Zhaoning grabbed a handful and looked at it in his hand , then stared at Yan Zhaohua suspiciously, and said:
"What did Daddy give you? It must be worth more than this, right?"

Yan Zhaohua smiled and replied, "It's just a set of glazed rabbits, not worth as much as you."

This sentence is not a lie, glazed products are not as valuable as pearls, not to mention, such a bead of the same size would cost several thousand taels at least in the market.

But Yan Zhaoning didn't believe Zhaohua's truth, and believed that what Yan Xiu gave to Yan Zhaohua was definitely better than what was given to her. She said:

"Yanbo's rules are pretty good. From now on, don't always think about inquiring about other courtyards. Live your own life, and no one will treat you badly."

After saying this, even Yan Zhaohua didn't believe that Yan Zhaoning could do it, let alone Yan Zhaoning himself.

(End of this chapter)