Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 260 Warmth
Gongsun Ling was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, looked down at the wine jar on the low table, and then looked back at Gongsun Lan.

Seeing her brother's hurt look, Gongsun Lan knew that she had spoken too seriously, but she stiffened her neck, pursed her lips, and didn't speak back, but looked at her brother stubbornly.

"Who said I'm going to return the wine?" Gongsun Ling said, "I just said you can't keep it, I'll keep it for you!"

After finishing speaking, he fished out with his long arms, holding the three still sealed wine jars in his arms, and the other one had been opened, and the one that was constantly emitting a strong fragrance was held in his hand, "That's right. The fruit wine brewed by myself, from the young lady’s house, it’s not good to get drunk.”

"You!" Gongsun Lan glared at her brother, "Gongsun Ling, you're going too far!"

But Gongsun Ling would not pay attention to her words, and walked out of the door with a drink.

Gongsun Lan stood there furiously, her eyes fell on the door curtain, but she was puzzled, did Xin Niang really give her wine to eat, or did she have some other intentions?She obviously brought the wine after hearing that her brother liked to drink wine. Could it be a coincidence?

Shen Siniang hadn't returned from Gongsun's house yet, but news from the Shen family reached Qi Wang's residence.

"My lady, it was said at the door that Shen Shangshu sent a servant to tell my lady to go home before the Cold Clothes Festival on the first day of October." Dan Xin said with a frown.

Shen Xinniang lowered her eyes when she heard this.

"Does my lady want to go back?" Dan Xin asked hastily, "then Master Shen is definitely trying to take advantage of this matter to beg my lady! Is he begging for help? Clearly relying on his own status, he wants to force my lady ! It's annoying to see!"

Jin Xiang tugged at the corner of Dan Xin's clothes.

Dan Xin snorted, "I know who I am, and I know that I shouldn't say this, but I just can't help it. How can I be like this for my father? Try to think of such a cheap and good thing! Crooked ways!"

"That's his nature, do you still expect him to change?" Shen Xinniang said lightly, "I'm too lazy to deal with him, so I asked someone to go back, saying that I won't be going back this year's Cold Clothes Festival. I went back to Wu Xing earlier, and I have already worshiped my mother."

"That's it?" Dan Xin asked.

Shen Xinniang nodded, "Let's go back like this."

"Then can master Shen give up?" Dan Xin shook her head and muttered in a low voice.

"Don't let it go, let's talk again." Shen Xinniang waved her hand, lowering her head to think about something.

"Is there something on your mind?" Jin Xiang was on the side, asking carefully.

Shen Xinniang shook her head and smiled lightly, "It's not something on her mind, but thinking about the future." While speaking, she raised her hand slightly, and the soft palm slowly fell on her lower abdomen. It's only about a month now, and she can't even feel it at all. Seeing that little life, but where is he, accompanying her for a while, day by day, growing up little by little.

This is really a wonderful and indescribable process, full of beauty and expectation.

Jin Xiang covered his mouth and smiled, "It must be a young prince! Whether he looks more like a lady or like a prince, he is a very handsome young prince. I don't know how many young ladies he will fall in love with in the future!"

Shen Xinniang looked down at her belly and chuckled when she heard this, would she be a young man, or a young lady?This is her child, her and Fang Yan's child.Some maternal radiance could not help but appear on her face, the slightly raised corners of her mouth had a pleasant smell like sunshine, ever since she found her own smile, it was always beautiful when she smiled.The beauty that can be glamorous is different from the smile at this time.How can she understand her state of mind at this time when she has no children and no mother.

Dan Xin asked Shen Shangshu to go back, and went into the kitchen to cook.Wouldn't it be a waste to have good wine without good food?

She tried her best to make Shen Xiniang and Shen Siniang sisters sit together and have a meal.Unexpectedly, the prince, who has been busy recently, came back earlier.

"I haven't eaten with Xin'er for many days, did Xin'er ever miss me?" Fang Yan held her in his arms, and asked softly in her ear.

Shen Xinniang shook her head, "I see you every day, what is there to read?"

Fang Yan was taken aback when he heard the words, "I see you every day, don't you need to read it? I missed Xin'er when I was in court!"

"You are so inattentive in court, do the Holy Majesty and the ministers know?" Shen Xinniang raised her eyes to look at him and said.

Fang Yan raised his hand and gently scratched the tip of her straight nose, "So what if you know? Just read it, how?"

"My lord, my lady, do you want to serve dinner?" the servant girl asked from outside the curtain, interrupting their conversation.

Shen Xinniang raised her voice, "Set the meal, bring some wine, and send a portion of the meal to Si Niangzi."

The servant girl took the order to retreat, but Shen Xiniang sighed softly, "I was planning to have dinner with Si Niang, but you came back suddenly, and she had to be alone again, I told you to pay attention to the suitable person for her, did you pay attention? "

Fang Yan nodded again and again, "How dare you forget Xin'er's instructions? I have been paying attention, but there is no one that is very suitable. How can Xin'er's younger sister marry at will?"

Shen Xinniang nodded, but did not speak.When the grape wine was put on the food table, Fang Yan was once again amazed by Shen Xinniang's craftsmanship, "I always knew that Xin'er was a superb cooker, but I didn't know that she was also a good wine maker!"

Shen Xinniang chuckled, "I know a lot, you don't have to worry, you can learn slowly in your lifetime."

Seeing her lack of modesty, Fang Yan laughed.

The atmosphere was harmonious and warm, the maid whispered something, Jin Xiang was smiling all the time, but her complexion suddenly turned cold.

Shen Xinniang took a look at her, brought food for Fang Yan, but didn't speak, until the two of them finished their meal, the food table was removed, and the light tea for gargling was served, Fang Yan glanced at Jin Xiang and said: "What's the matter, Speak."

Jin Xiang cleared her throat, looked at Shen Xinniang worriedly, then looked at the prince's face, and didn't dare to speak for a moment.

"What's the matter?" Shen Xiniang couldn't help raising her eyebrows slightly.

"Madam, the servant girl said, don't you be angry?" Jin Xiang said cautiously, "Shen Shangshu asked the boy to answer at the door again, saying that the river channel near the ancestral tomb of his hometown will be diverted, and the tomb of the late wife...maybe, maybe... ..."

Shen Xinniang snorted coldly when she heard this.

Jin Xiang immediately shut up, not daring to speak any more.

Fang Yan put down the teacup, looked sideways at Shen Xinniang, "What's the matter, so I can know?"

Shen Xinniang pursed her lips, and looked up at Fang Yan's deep and focused eyes. The self in his eyes was like a blooming peach blossom, shining brightly.Knowing that he would be worried, Shen Xiniang took a deep breath and said: "Shangshu Shen forced me to go back to worship my mother. What this means is that if I don't go back, I will move my mother's tomb out of the ancestral tomb."

Hearing this, Fang Yan fixed her eyes on her, and then slowly said, "Why are you angry, Ling'er?"

With the sound of "Ling'er", the room was instantly silent, only in the sight of the two of them looking at each other, there seemed to be thousands of troops galloping past.

Fang Yan's hand was still in Shen Xinniang's, but Shen Xinniang suddenly raised her hand and pushed his hand away, "I'm telling you what to do, you haven't finished your business yet, right? Hurry up and do your work."

The tone is obviously much colder than before.

Fang Yan sighed softly, "I was wrong, don't be angry."

"You're right, go get busy." Shen Xinniang got up and walked to the inner room.

Where did Fang Yan really dare to leave? He got up in a hurry and followed behind, "I was wrong, I said wrong, and I thought wrong. You will always be Linger in my heart, but you are not just Linger .”

Shen Xinniang put her hand on her lower abdomen, there seemed to be a thriving life inside, trying to grow, although she couldn't see it, couldn't touch it, but she couldn't ignore it.

"Our child." Shen Xinniang said suddenly.

Fang Yan nodded again and again, her gaze was very hot on her lower abdomen.

"You look forward to him and love him very much. Before he was born, you already want to give him the best." Shen Xinniang said.

Fang Yan nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of tenderness.

"Isn't it the Qin family back then?" Shen Xiniang raised her eyes and said.

Fang Yan's back stiffened slightly, "Yes, tomorrow, I will accompany you back."

"I'll go back by myself." Shen Xinniang said slowly, "I'm not Shen Xin, I was originally an orphan, so the Qin family can be considered my mother, what a daughter should do, I should do it too."

Her tone was gentle and calm, as if she knew that she was pregnant, her heart became more mature and soft.

Fang Yan nodded heavily, "Xin'er, I was really wrong just now. Tomorrow, I will accompany you back. Don't refuse. This is what I should do. I should be grateful to Mrs. Qin and to remember Shen Xin back then."

Only then did Shen Xinniang nod and smile, "Go get busy, I'll wait for you tomorrow."

Fang Yan helped her sit down by the bed, squeezed her soft hands, and nodded with a smile.

The next day Fang Yan went down to court, and without delay, he rushed back from the palace in the afternoon before.The family has already prepared a carriage and a small gift, since it is decided to go back, it is better to take care of these small details.

When the carriage went to Shen's house, Shen Shangshu had already got the letter, and while asking the people in the house to sweep the path to meet him, he secretly sent someone to inform Yu Miao.

Fang Yan helped Shen Xiniang get out of the carriage in Shen's courtyard, looked around the courtyard, with a smile on his lips.

Shen Shangshu greeted him at the door early in the morning, the "dumb daughter" who was sent out of the house in a small sedan chair by him in the past, but now he needs to bow down to welcome him respectfully.

The world is really ironic.

Fang Yan tightly held Shen Xiniang's hand, both of them ignored Shen Shangshu's compliment and walked straight to the courtyard of the ancestral hall.

After paying homage to their mother, the two of them came to the hall of the front yard again. Shen Shangshu, who was sitting in the upper seat arbitrarily, immediately rushed down with quick legs and feet, and respectfully invited King Qi and the princess to take their seats.

"Shen Shangshu decided to ask the concubine to come back. What is his intention? Is it the diversion of the canal, the concubine needs to decide, or is it the cold clothes festival, the dignified Shen Shangshu's mansion can't afford to add clothes for the late wife?" Fang Yan looked at Shen with a half-smile. Shang Shu asked.

Shen Shangshu was extremely nervous when he heard the words. He had inquired about it before, saying that Prince Qi was very busy during this time, and he often left the palace only when night fell. Home?It must be his eldest daughter crying and complaining beside him!This daughter really doesn't look forward to being well at home!Fortunately, he didn't miss so many land deeds from General Yu in order to protect his daughter!

"No, it's always the concubine's mother. When Qin Shi was alive, she missed Xin Niang the most. Now that Xin Niang is doing well, Qin Shi should know. I have no intention of being an official." Shen Shangshu hurriedly explained with a smile on his face.

Shen Xinniang looked at him coldly and didn't say much.

Shen Shangshu was a little anxious, how could Prince Qi sit on Mount Tai and leave in no hurry?General Na Yu is now waiting at his residence, waiting to see Xin Niang alone.If Prince Qi doesn't leave, how dare he ask General Yu to meet Xin Niang?

(End of this chapter)