in spring

Chapter 332 Returning to the Capital
The day to go to Beijing was finally set. Chunying directed the family to load their luggage onto their boat one by one, and turned to Hu Fei and said, "I brought so many things, but there are many people who want to give gifts? What places should we visit when we arrive in the capital?" , you have to make a list for me, and if each family has any preferences or taboos, they must also be explained together, so that I can distribute the gifts."

Hu Fei seemed to be a little absent-minded, his eyes were only looking in the direction of the front yard, and when he heard his wife's question, he just said "huh" casually.Chunying felt strange, so she gave him a slight push: "Did you hear that? Now that I'm still in the border of Jiangnan, if there is something I can inquire about, I'll go and inquire first. If something is missing, it's easy to make up for it."

Hu Fei responded, eyes still looking towards the direction of the front yard, Chunying wondered: "Who are you waiting for?"

"It's nothing..." Hu Fei just replied, and saw Lao Zhang approaching from the front, he rushed to meet him, the two whispered, Hu Fei showed a satisfied smile on his face, whispered a few words, and then Returning to Chunying's side again, she said with a smile, "Don't worry, I asked someone to buy it after I inquired about the preferences of each family. I guarantee that there will be no mistakes! The news is very reliable!" After finishing speaking, she blinked her eyes.

Chun Ying understood it as soon as she heard it.He is guarding the Royal Intelligence Bureau, and he is close to the water, so he is afraid that he will not get any news?But in this way, with his status, there are not many people who can give gifts.She looked back at the piles of satin, brocade, gauze and cotton, and frowned: "How many families are you going to send?"

"The two youngest sons of the adoptive father are about to get married. Half of them are sent to Wen County Prince's Mansion, and some are reserved for the palace. Don't worry, I know it well, and I won't mess around."

Chunying breathed a sigh of relief, and asked him curiously: "What did you let Lao Zhang do? It's so mysterious." Hu Fei smiled: "I'll tell you when we leave Suzhou."

When Chunying bid farewell to her natal family with her son in her arms, entered the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal on the Hu family's boat, and officially headed north, she finally understood what Hu Fei was trying to hide by pretending to be mysterious.She looked at Hu Peng who was jumping angrily on the shore in the distance, and glanced at Hu Fei: "It's for this? What can I hide from me?"

Hu Fei smiled: "There is nothing to hide, but if you know why he is so anxious, you will know the reason."

Chunying's eyes showed curiosity, Hu Fei hugged Dai Bo, took out his finger in his mouth, gave him a serious warning, and handed it to the nanny, and ordered her to carry the son down, before he took his wife into the cabin Fang, said: "He lost a large amount of money in the casino yesterday, and he came here early this morning. He must have asked me for money to pay off the debt. I didn't expect that I would leave, and Lao Zhang was also sent to Nanjing by me to settle the accounts." Now, no one in the family can make the decision, let's see what he does now!"

Chunying was taken aback, thought for a while, and asked carefully: "Could it be...you set it up..."

Hu Fei smiled: "He has already been addicted to gambling. He even lost the money I paid for his old mother's medical treatment and medicine for a moment of kindness. He committed his own crimes. Who is to blame? I didn't force him. I quietly I asked the doctor, and said that his old mother can't last long, and it's good enough to survive the winter. Now that he owes a huge debt, he might die of anger within two days. That's fine, I don't need it when I'm outside It's disgusting to put on sackcloth and mourning for her!" He was even deprived of the qualification to wear sackcloth and mourning when his own biological father died, how could he wear mourning for that wicked woman? !The bitch who killed her husband deserved to end up like this!
Chunying felt relieved for a while, she also didn't want to wear mourning for such a person, and she even found it very annoying to give some money occasionally.I have never seen such a thick-skinned person again, who has done so many bad things, and has fallen into this situation, yet still has the face to put on airs like a mother-in-law and uncle in front of her? !Even the little concubine in his family was disgusting, because Hu Peng's wife took her daughter back to her mother's house, and she behaved like a serious concubine, and she dared to dictate other people's housework.The concubine put on airs like a sister-in-law last time, but Chunying ignored her and walked over, and she shouted shamelessly that the second grandma of the Hu family was disrespectful.Chunying asked her who she was in front of the respectable young ladies from rich families in the county, and she ran away in despair. Since then, she has never dared to call herself the Hu family's grandmother in front of others.

Considering that Hu Fei's social status in the south of the Yangtze River is not what it used to be, and the merchants who were familiar with the Hu family in the past recognized the Hu family. Only when relatives got involved did I realize how troublesome it was.Hu Fei gritted his teeth and endured the past every time, and it is a good thing that he can get rid of it now.It's just that she is still a little worried: "Anyway, everyone knows that she is your aunt, and you are more conspicuous now than in the past. If someone picks you, you still can't escape the hurdle of keeping filial piety. I don't want my son to be so young that he has to Go hungry and mourn for her!"

Hu Fei smiled: "Don't worry, they won't be jumping for long. When I came to Beijing last time, I had already met several elders of the Hu clan. There are many people who can't understand the behavior of the patriarch. I only hinted a few words." Well, someone wrote a letter last month, saying that the patriarch has changed. Now that we enter Beijing, we will publicize the evil deeds of Hu Peng's mother and son, and let the new patriarch decide to drive them out of the family. By then, they will be Life or death has nothing to do with us. It would be better for the old woman to die early, otherwise she will be caught by the government, but she will be beheaded!" He sneered, and after so many years, he could finally avenge his parents .The mother and son thought he was easy to bully?He was just waiting for his time!

Chunying didn't say a word, Hu Peng's mother and son had to suffer for themselves, so she wouldn't waste her compassion, but she was a little worried: "Hu Peng has no place to get money, will he come to my house? Also, their mother and son are down, his little concubine It's troublesome with the two children, right? It's not that I'm soft-hearted, after all, the children haven't committed any major crimes, and I'm afraid they will treat us as enemies in the future."

Hu Fei casually said: "I have already mentioned it to my father-in-law, and they will avoid it. As for Hu Peng's concubine, he has recently secretly hooked up with a wealthy household in the county. The man's wife is very powerful, and she can't make a fortune. If the two children are really left alone, when we come back, we will find a childless foreign businessman to adopt them and go far away , don’t worry about it! I’m worthy of them.”

Chunying saw that Hu Fei had considered everything carefully, so she stopped talking and asked him to appreciate and comment on the scenery on both sides of the strait.

Nothing happened all the way, and after more than 20 days, they arrived at Tongzhou Wharf.Chunying stepped on the pedal, stepped down the land on the shore, raised her head and looked around, and said to Hu Fei with a smile: "It's the first time to see the pier from this angle, it's strange." Hu Fei smiled: "If you like it, we will You can come back a few more times."

After a while, Mo Han, who arrived in Beijing earlier to make preparations, came over with several carriages, and bowed to Hu Feichunying: "I have seen the grandpa, grandma and young master, are you safe and sound? The little one has been rented in Beijing." house, and prepare a clean carriage, the uncle, grandma, and young master will go home to rest right now? The manager of Jingli is already waiting at home, and the uncle can ask questions at any time."

Hu Fei smiled and helped him up: "You are an old man by my side, why are you so polite? I have always been at ease when you do things. Did someone go to the second master Lu's house and Uncle Lu's house to notify you?"

"As soon as I got the letter from the master, the younger one has already sent someone to notify. When the uncle and grandma arrive at home, it won't be long before the two families will come."

"Okay." Hu Fei nodded in satisfaction, then turned around to greet Chunying and the others to get on the carriage.Chunying hugged the sleepy-eyed son from the nanny's hand, smiled and shook twice, and asked, "Brother Dai, isn't he awake yet? Take a look, this is the big wharf!"

Dai Bo squinted around in confusion, and touched Chunying's neck again.Chunying smiled: "What time is it, haven't you woken up yet?" Hu Fei curled his lips: "It's good for him to fall asleep obediently. If he really wakes up, we can still have a peaceful life? You can still lie when you are asleep." Deceiving people, making people who don't know his details think he's so clever." Chunying gave him a sharp look, and went straight to the carriage with her nanny.

Suddenly a young girl of sixteen or seventeen jumped out from behind the carriage, lifted the curtain courteously, and said with a smile, "Grandma Hu, please get in the carriage. The carriage has been cleaned and is very clean!"

Chunying was taken aback. Seeing that the girl had pretty features and a cheerful disposition. Although she was a bit courteous, she was not annoying, so she asked her with a smile, "Who are you? I don't know." The girl laughed. "It's good for grandma to call me A Miao. My family is now renting the land of my uncle's family in the capital, but it's the first time I've seen grandma. It's not surprising that grandma doesn't recognize her. I will recognize her in the future!"

It was only then that Chunying realized that she was the daughter of the tenant family. Just as she was about to ask again, she heard a low coughing sound not far behind her. Looking back, she turned out to be Mo Han.He seemed a little embarrassed, and waved at A Miao: "What are you doing here? Go and check your luggage!" A Miao made a face at him, then turned and left.Mo Han shyly said to Chunying: "The rented house was not cleaned, so I called her here because she was pretty smart. She doesn't know the rules, so don't be angry, grandma... If she does something wrong, grandma doesn't care. Tell me and I'll teach her a lesson!"

Chun Ying raised her eyebrows with great interest, and Xiao Xiang behind her had already covered her mouth and snickered: "Yo—Brother Mo Han is very caring—" Xiao Xiang had long recognized Mo Han's mother as her adoptive mother, and now To make fun of my brother-in-law, I spare no effort.Seeing that Mo Han's blush was almost comparable to that of a red egg, Chunying cleared her throat kindly: "Xiaoxiang, stop laughing at your brother, he is not young now. Let's get in the car quickly."

Embarrassed by the laughter, Mo Han ran to the front to lead the way.

When they arrived at the house that Mo Han had rented, Chun Ying settled the children down first, and only after they got out of the front yard did they take a closer look at the place.It turned out that this place was outside Chongwen Gate, not far from her sister and husband's house, not far from the former courtyard of the Lu family, and it was very convenient to enter the inner city.There are three entrances and three exits in total, the place is big enough, the house is [-]% new, and the flowers and trees in the courtyard are quite lush, the overall is not bad.Even if you set up a few banquet tables here to receive guests, you won't be ashamed.

She nodded secretly, and began to direct her family to put the luggage in a suitable place. After working for a long time, she finally settled down, and her sister, brother-in-law, second uncle and second aunt also arrived separately.

After three years of separation, the relatives miss each other very much.Chunying and Qiuyu cried while hugging their heads, and were reprimanded by their second uncle. They talked about the current situation of their parents and younger brothers, and talked about their experiences after parting. They cried again, and it was already dinner time.Chunying left them for dinner.

A Miao was very capable and cooked two tables of food and wine. Hu Feichunying accompanied the relatives to eat and drink, appraising A Miao's behavior in her heart, and nodded secretly.Chunying sent her sister and brother-in-law away, and then ordered the girl and mother-in-law to prepare a guest room for the second uncle's family, and after turning around, she gave Hu Fei a wink, and then asked her family to clean up the dining table.Hu Fei called Mo Han into the study and said he was going to do business.

The next day, the couple went outside the city to visit the grave of Hu Fei's parents.It is almost the Qingming Festival, and the world is drizzling.Hu Fei slightly tidied up his father's tomb, then went to the nearby mother's tomb and cried hard, and promised her that she would be reunited with his father in a short time. Chunying hugged her son and stayed with him all the time. Sensibly, he stopped making noise, and instead lightly touched the back of his father's hand, muttering words that others could not understand.Hu Fei hugged his son and then his wife, tears kept flowing, he just felt that he already had the best family, and the pain from the past gradually healed.In the past, he was incapable and unable to protect his family, but from now on, he will never let his family suffer any more grievances!
On the way home, the three of them sat next to each other affectionately in the carriage.Chunying coaxed her son in a low voice, and told her husband interesting stories about her son's childhood. With a smile on his lips, Hu Fei would occasionally pounce on Chunying, causing Chunying to beat him up.Dai Bo jumped up dissatisfied and wanted to kiss his mother, but was stared at by his father a few times, Dai Bo stared at him dissatisfied, Chunying laughed and crouched beside her, complaining of a stomachache.Hu Fei smiled embarrassedly when he saw it.The family of three laughed together.

On the third day after returning to Beijing, they had to go to Prince Wen's Mansion to pay their respects.Chunying wore a full set of silk and satin clothes, the safest red dress and green skirt, and a newly made red gold headgear inlaid with gemstones on her head, she looked like a female relative of a wealthy family.In her arms was Dai Bo who was dressed in pink and jade carvings, followed by a well-dressed girl, nanny and daughter-in-law, and a step behind, followed the newly dressed Hu Fei to go out, and got on the sedan chair properly.

This is the first time for her to carry out social activities in the capital in the name of Hu Feiyuan's spouse, and she is going to a place like the palace, so she can't be careless.

Hu Fei rode a horse and led the way, led the sedan chair and the carriage carrying maids and servants, entered the gate of the palace, got off the horse in the front yard, came to his wife's sedan chair and whispered a few words, and someone led him to the study to meet the prince. .Chunying took a deep breath, continued to take the sedan chair to the second gate, just now the lady in charge of the palace brought her servants to welcome her off the sedan chair, and led her to the main hall to meet the princess.

Just as she was about to enter the second gate, two more sedan chairs came suddenly, and Chunying couldn't help but pause.The servants who greeted the guests divided two people to meet them, and after a while, one of them came back and reported to the lady in charge: "It's the third young mistress from Qing Guohou's mansion." The lady in charge showed a subtle smile: "So it's that Aunt, then let someone report it to the inside.”

Chun Ying blinked.Isn't the third young mistress of Qing Guohou's mansion Fan Xiru?I remember that she seemed to have recognized Princess Wen as her godmother.Why is it such a coincidence that I ran into her today?

(Suddenly found that the version has been changed in the background, I'm really not used to it...)
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