Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

281 The Finale 5
The one big and the two young were playing around on the bed, pillows and cushions were scattered everywhere, this is what Ma Miner saw when she entered the room, before she could stare, the older one quickly put on a serious look, clear He raised his voice, "What time is it?" After speaking, he purposely looked outside to see the sky.

"It's already evening?"

"From yesterday to now?"

"if not?"

Xia Zhen got out of bed in a hurry, but was grabbed by two little guys, "Ah..." The little girl pointed at the pillow and let him toss it to play.

"Yeah..." The son pulled his finger and made him fly with the pillow on his head.

Hmm... My elegant, elegant, noble-minded temperament... was completely ruined by these two little bastards, he pretended not to understand what the children said, and looked at his wife: "I need to change and wash up. "

"Go." Ma Min'er deliberately did not understand what he meant.

"You..." Coax me, I can't let me just leave, it's not good for my young heart.

"Haha..." Ma Min'er saw Xia Zhen who was taking care of the children's emotions, and smiled innocently, "Okay, I'll come..." She stretched out her hands, "Xian'er, Fan'er..."

The attention of the two little guys was finally attracted by Ma Min'er, seeing her open her arms, crawling and rolling habitually, quickly approaching her, "Hey, you two little guys, be careful, be careful not to fall!" to the ground." She hugged the two children quickly and carefully.

While Xia Zhen was washing up, Ma Miner took the two children to play, she was patient and gentle, making the two children very happy.

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Patiently letting his wife take care of herself, Xia Zetao asked, "What time is it?"

"Back to the General, it's almost time for dinner."

"Oh, don't tell me I don't feel it, but when I talk about it, I really feel hungry. Has Zhen's daughter-in-law called?"

The servant nodded: "Yes, General!"

"Then go eat." Being able to eat with his son's family, Xia Zetao's depressed mood instantly improved.

After stepping out of the study room, just as he reached the door, the gatekeeper came to ask, "General, Mr. Huang, please see me."

The magistrate of Liangzhou, the parent official appointed by Xia's family, recalling the hard work and painstaking efforts he has put in for Liangzhou City in the past few years, Xia Zetao didn't even think about it, "See, let him in quickly."

"Back to the general, Lord Huang even brought someone to recognize relatives."

"Recognize relatives?" Xia Zetao was puzzled.

The concierge glanced at Mrs.

Xia Zetao looked at his wife following the gaze of the servant, "Could it be related to Madam?"

"Yes, General?"

Most of Suxin's relatives are in the capital, and because the capital is far away, the Xia family has almost lost contact with the Zhao family, "Who could it be?"

When Xia Zetao went to the main hall, he saw the old woman behind Huang Junyao, but he didn't recognize who it was. He frowned slightly and looked at Master Huang, "She is..." Who?

"Back to the general, this lady said she is the sister of the general's wife?" Huang Junyao cupped his hands.

Zhao Suxin sat down with her husband in the main hall, she was recognizing someone at the moment, she really didn't recognize who the woman was for a while?
"Sister, you...you really don't know me?" Zhao Suzhi looked at the sister-in-law who was sitting in the main seat. She was obviously a year older than herself, but she looked like a young woman in her early thirties, with delicate skin and no trace of wrinkles. Not only that, but with exquisite dress and elegant manners, she is a real rich and noble lady!
Looking down at herself, if the Gu family hadn't given her clean and tidy clothes, she might be worse than a beggar, and her throat suddenly choked.

Zhao Suxin frowned thoughtfully: "Are you Su... Suzhi?" Her eyebrows and eyes were similar, but how could my sister be so old?
Hearing her sister call out her name, Zhao Suzhi covered her mouth and cried: "Sister... sister..." excitedly threw herself in front of Zhao Suxin, knelt down on her knees, and put down the hand covering her mouth, "I'm suffering so much! "

"You..." Zhao Suxin retracted her feet unknowingly. She still can't believe that the person in front of her is her concubine Zhao Suzhi.

"Sister, Qianyan...he's long gone, we...have a hard time."

"Brother-in-law, he...he is still young, so why..."

Xia Zetao sneered secretly, Ling Qianyan thought he was dead, and defected to his former subordinate Shao Youliang, wanting to dominate Xiangzhou. At that time, he happened to be rescued by his daughter-in-law in Pingding County, who saw him as a good brother-in-law It's just that he didn't expect that he would be killed on the way. Is this retribution.

"Sister... Sister..." Zhao Suzhi dared to say that because she betrayed Xia's family and was killed on the way, even if her sister was confused, she still had a brother-in-law who knew everything, so she had nothing but to cry.

Apart from men, Zhao Suxin, a woman who doesn't even care about her sons and daughters, how can she care about her natal family who has long been separated from her? When she saw her concubine crying, she didn't feel any pity. "Zening, how do you arrange for your sister?"

His wife made Xia Zetao dissatisfied in various ways, but he had no opinion on everything, and it was not bad to ask him everything, at least to avoid the trouble caused by self-assessment.

For Ling Qianyan's betrayal, Xia Zetao didn't have any sympathy for the woman in front of him, but... raised his eyes: "That child is..."

Seeing that the old lady kept silent, Mr. Huang had no choice but to reply: "The only thing I know is that he is Mrs. Zhao's grandson."

"Grandson?" Xia Zetao looked at Zhao Suzhi.

The elder sister skipped all the details of recognizing her relatives and emotions, and arranged her own future at once. Although Zhao Suzhi was extremely uncomfortable psychologically, she also knew that she was already a poor woman who had lost her life. Anyone qualified to have his own thoughts, quickly said: "It's Ya'er's son."

"This child's father..." Who is it?
When Zhao Suzhi heard the question, she trembled subconsciously, and didn't even dare to look at Xia Zetao, then lowered her head again, not daring to say a word.

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After washing, Xia Zhen went out of the bathroom, and smiled: "Are you eating?"

"Yes!" Ma Min'er got up from the bed and supported the two children bouncing on the bed, "Who are you hugging?"

Xia Zhen walked to the bed with long legs, grabbed one in each hand, hugged the son on the left and the sister on the right, "Let's go, let's go eat."

"Cuckoo..."

"Cuckoo..."

The two little ones were picked up by Xia Zhen suddenly, feeling a little weightless, light and light, after a moment of stunned, they liked it very much, "Ah..." as if to say, Dad, do it again.

"Boy, come back next time. Father is hungry. He has to eat first. Only when he is full will he have the energy to play with you."

Xiao Fan'er seemed to understand, biting a few grains of millet, nodded like pounding garlic, "Ahh..."

Little sister Xia Xian saw her nephew nodding, and followed suit, picking at her fingers with her two small hands, and nodding like pounding garlic, "Yeah..."

Playing together, the two children have already influenced each other. They used to be Xiao Faner...Xiao Xianer...now they are Xiao Faner...Xiao Xianer...

Hey, isn't it just a tone of voice to help cheer up, is there a difference?Of course, if a child grows up in an environment full of love, then his character must be peaceful and docile, and he will entertain himself, eating his fingers alone, or holding his own little feet to gnaw, and at this time, his mouth The sound that comes out is Yaya... This is the feeling of self-satisfaction and happiness.

If a child often lives in an environment that lacks a sense of security, his personality will inevitably be unstable, either timid and silent, or irritable and restless, manifested as fussiness, and the sound that comes out of his mouth when he is high is ah... irritable and restless.

Then Xiao Fan'er became irritable and restless?No, he is learning from his little aunt to play!Haha... Naughty brat, if my sister-in-law was sensible, wouldn't she be beaten so hard that he would find his teeth all over the place?
Xia Zhen and his wife went to the restaurant, but a servant came to report on the way, "My lord, the general asked you and the young lady to go to the main hall."

"What's the matter?" Xia Zhen asked while holding the two children.

"Madam's family has relatives coming to the door." The servant didn't say that the Zhao family had relatives, but that they were coming to the door. These are two different concepts, and they are extremely measured.

Xia Zhen and Ma Min'er immediately understood, looked at each other, and went to the main hall with a tacit understanding.

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Seeing a skinny little boy standing alone in the middle of the main hall, Ma Min'er glanced at Xia Zhen and followed him into the hall.

Master Huang, who was standing aside, saw Xia Zhen's arrival, and quickly stepped forward to salute, "Your Majesty Huang Junyao has seen the county king."

"Exemption."

The official saluted. Even though he was at home, it was still a business. Ma Min'er reached out to pick up the two children, but when he signaled that it was okay, she withdrew her hand again.

After the confession, Huang Junyao felt that he should retire, and saluted again, "General, my lord, if you have nothing to ask, I will go back first."

Old man Gu, who has been following Master Huang without any sense of presence, also stepped forward to salute.

Ma Min'er recognized old man Gu: "Old man, come to the mansion when you have time."

The concubine deliberately talked to him, and the old man was flattered: "Xiaomin thanked the concubine, I will definitely come if... I am free!" In fact, he didn't dare to come, but it was not easy to take away his kindness.

Ma Min'er smiled, turned her head and said, "Miss Shan, take out two copies of the special products we brought from the capital, one for Master Huang and one for Uncle Gu."

"Yes, Young Madam." Shan Xiaodan hurried to make arrangements.

Huang Junyao and Old Man Gu who were about to retreat had to stop and wait for gifts.

Xia Zetao saw his son holding his son in one hand and his younger sister in the other. For some reason, he wanted to laugh, but in an instant, he felt an unspeakable sadness.

When Zhao Suxin saw her son reporting to her daughter, she only glanced at it. The rest of the time, she sat on the main seat like a young lady, or used it as a background wall, or looked at her man with adoring eyes, and talked with a little girl who didn't know much about the world. Like children.

Oh my God!Ma Min'er just stroked her forehead, and said in her heart, it seems that she can only deal with the matter in the hall by herself. After a mental construction, she smiled a little, and asked: "This is..."

"Suxin's concubine sister brought her grandson to visit relatives."

"The father means..."

"The entire Ling family is empty, what should we do if we don't reach out to help?" The wife should have said these things to her daughter-in-law, but she was obviously her concubine, but she was like an outsider, sitting there with nothing to do. Guan Ji, what can I do, I can only speak up as an old man.

"Oh." Ma Min'er asked, "This child..."

"It's Ya Niang's child."

Ya Niang?Could it be Ling Ruya?Ma Min'er glanced at Xia Zhen, he glanced back, and got confirmation, it really is, secretly pouted, seeing her with the golden prince four years ago, I heard that she is still by the golden prince's side now, for the sake of prosperity and wealth I don't want my son anymore, but I still have her.

Who is the father of the child?Ma Min'er wanted to ask, but she didn't ask after thinking about it. Fortunately, she didn't ask. Afterwards, she quietly asked Xia Zhen and found out that it turned out to be the traitor - Shao Youliang's child.

"You mean, back then, Madam Ling took Ling Ruya back and gave it to Shao Youliang as a concubine?"

"Yeah." Xia Zhen nodded. As a general, he knew many things, but he only inquired about the army and generals. He didn't inquire about his cousin, but just incidentally.

Now that they have defected, the Xia family are not heartless people, of course they arranged for the grandparents, gave them a better small yard, and assigned a miscellaneous woman to take care of their lives.

"From now on, six taels of silver a month, they five taels, and your monthly silver one tael, don't neglect Madam Ling, do you understand?"

"Yes, Young Madam, this old slave knows."

"Well, pack up and go."

"Yes!" The old lady took her change of clothes and went to the small courtyard of the Ling family.

Zhao Suzhi originally wanted to live with her sister-in-law, in the palace, but... thinking about it, she resigned to her fate, as long as she has food and drink, then let her live like this, it's better than wandering and being cheated by others.

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The Allied Forces of the Four Kingdoms finally retreated, and the common people in Liangzhou City finally stopped living in fear. Mr. Tian suggested to the generals, "After more than a year of fighting, the common people in Liangzhou City have really worked hard. Why don't you use the help of my son-in-law?" On the first birthday, let the common people have fun together?"

"Mr.'s proposal is very good, and that's exactly what I mean." Xia Zhen said, "It's time to make up for the New Year."

Xia Zetao was the happiest person when he heard that his daughter's birthday was going to be a big one. After his daughter was born, he didn't have time for his wife's side. He never got close to his daughter during the war. He wanted to make up for her, and that's exactly what he meant.

"It's just that the time is coming, I'm afraid your grandfather won't be able to catch up."

Xia Zhen smiled softly, "The grandparents have already set off secretly, and they will arrive in two days."

"Great." Xia Zetao smiled happily.

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Huang Junyao not only did it himself, helping common people repair houses and make up households, but also announced tax exemption policies, encouraging scavenging and farming, and childbirth policies to rebuild the post-war economy with the best government behavior.

While Xia Zhen and his wife were so busy that their feet didn't touch the ground, Xiao Lin took his wife and children and walked leisurely in Liangzhou City, admiring the customs and customs of the northernmost city in the Great Wei Dynasty.

"Father, look, we saw that Master Huang again."

Xiao Lin followed his son's gaze to the street not far away, and saw that he was explaining something to a group of ordinary people, with a gentle and patient attitude.

Shu Yueru chuckled and said, "It's the first time I've seen a fifth-rank official go to the street to solve people's livelihood issues in person."

"That's right!" Xiao Lin said, "When the magistrate goes out, it's the yamen who clear the way. No one will avoid it. In Liangzhou City, not to mention the magistrate, even generals and generals are very close to the people when they go out."

"Father, I also saw Princess Beijun go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables in person?"

"Yes, what my family Xiaoyu said is correct." Xiao Lin was relaxed and at ease, "If it weren't for the emperor's life, I would like to live here for three to five years."

Xiao Xun said: "Father, why don't you ask the emperor for instructions, let's live here for a year."

"Why is it one year?" Xiao Lin looked at his son with a smile.

"We lived here for a year, then went back to the capital for three years, then went to another place for a year, and then went back to Beijing for three years. We grew up before we knew it."

"Haha..." Xiao Lin laughed loudly, "Yes, my son is right."

Hearing the laughter, Huang Junyao turned his head and looked over. Xiao Lin bowed his hands to him, signaling him to do whatever he wanted and not to worry about himself.

Huang Junyao was not polite, and continued to solve the merchant's problem with the small official.

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Huang Yihan cried at home for three whole days. During these three days, it seemed as if she had cried all her life's tears. Sitting numbly by the dressing table, she looked at herself in the bronze mirror. The years have become dim.

"It would be great if I didn't meet someone who was amazing in my youth." In this way, I can accept ordinary people and live an ordinary life, but I was so close to the person in that amazing age...so close...

"Hanniang..." Qingzhi looked at her wife with distress. She used to think that her wife was not worthy of Qiu Da's shopkeeper, but now, she is also heartbroken. No matter what, it's good to give a message. Now that I think about it, it turns out that Men are ruthless people.

well!Thinking that she had spent all her efforts and failed to find out about Shopkeeper Qiu, she felt depressed and incomprehensible, as if this person had never appeared in Liangzhou, nor had she ever met them.

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Treating Xia Xian's first birthday as Chinese New Year, the excitement can be imagined, the whole Liangzhou city is in full bloom, as lively as Chinese New Year, hanging lights like Lantern Festival, how lively it is.

Except for the general's wife, Zhao Suxin, the entire Beijun palace was busy from top to bottom, no one touched the ground, they got up early and stayed late, from the number of banquet tables to the amount of toilet paper in the mansion, there were countless incidents, big or small.

When Xia Shiyong and his wife arrived, the entire Beijun palace was completely immersed in the joy. The Xia family father and son led their wives and children to welcome them outside the city, "Father—"

"grandfather--"

Both father and son went forward to salute the juniors.

Xia Shiyong didn't care about anything, he opened his eyes and asked, "Where's my great-great-grandson?"

"Yes, where is my great-great-grandson?" Madam Xia followed suit.

Lan Ruo hugged Xia Yifan, and Lan Xi hugged Xia Xian, and they all stepped forward, "Master, Mrs. Tai—"

Great grandson...

eldest granddaughter...

For a while, the old couple didn't know who to hug first?After looking at each other, there seemed to be some kind of tacit understanding, one stepped forward to hug the great-great-grandson, and the other stepped forward to hug the eldest granddaughter, they were all overjoyed.

"Oh, brat, you're so heavy, your great-grandfather can't even hug you!"

"My dear, grandma has seen you!"

Mr. Tian looked at the Xia family and secretly sighed that they were finally reunited. Then he looked at the youngest generation of the Xia family, and then at Ma Erniang unconsciously. The Xia family has prospered for seven generations, and the eighth generation will continue to prosper. , he dared to think so boldly.

(End of this chapter)