The Way of Favors

At the end of the early dynasty, Xu Jin sent someone to the official department to take a leave and went directly back to the Suwang Mansion.

"Prince, Mrs. Fu and Princess Jun are all out of the city this morning." Xu Jia put the teapot on the table and whispered.

Xu Jin poured a cup of tea himself, inhaling the refreshing tea fragrance, and leaning on the back of his chair asked, "Who is in front and who is behind?"

Xu Jia said: “The Fu’s carriage left the city soon after the gate was opened, and the princess and others were more than an hour late.” Mrs. Fu has always been more practical, but in hot weather, she would rather wake up early and stop at the post house rather than midday. The road is still bumpy before and after.

That is a coincidence.

Xu Jin thought for a while, and said, "When they arrive at Xindu safely, we will call all of us back, so there is no need to stare at the Fu family."

Since she was also born again, she would naturally not jump into the wolf den of the Imperial Mansion, and the Qi Ce family went to Liaobei. Their family would not have any trouble in Jizhou. He didn’t have to worry about her being framed and losing her life early. When she returned to the capital, it would not be too late for him to send someone to pay attention.

Xu Jia couldn't understand Xu Jin's thoughts, only when he really didn't like the three girls. Thinking of the prince's thoughts for the other party this year, he couldn't help but feel sorry for him, but he returned to a few things and went out to work.

People are gone, only Xu Jin is left in the study.

He stared at the green bamboo pattern on the teacup, motionless.

He didn't pick up the teacup until there was no more heat coming out of the cup, and took a sip.

A bit bitter.

The carriage of the Fu family and the carriage of the prefectural palace left Beijing at the same time. It was a period of time before and after they met at the post house that evening.

Qiao and others arrived first. They shouldn’t know the schedule of the princess concubine, but as they walked inside, the lady who came to receive them apologized: "Mrs. Fu, I will send a message from the Prince’s Palace in the morning. The princess’s car will arrive at the post in the evening, so..."

At the end of April, the Fu family’s carriage also stayed here when they entered Beijing. They lived in the best yard of this post house. In order to please the Qiao family, Mrs. Yi Cheng promised that they would still have this arrangement when they came back. The princess of a higher status.

The Qiao family didn’t care about this, and said with a smile: "Madam, you are honored, the princess of the county is noble. Of course, she has to live in the best yard. Our wife can arrange for one night. As long as the house is clean, we will all grateful."

Mrs. Yi Cheng was secretly thankful that she had not met an unreasonable official wife.

After the luggage was properly placed, Qiao went to the wing to see his two daughters, checked the utensils in the room, and said to Fu Rong: "Nong Nong is not feeling well. After a while, the mother will take Xuanxuan to visit the Princess of the county, and you will rest in the house. Right."

She was afraid that when her daughter met Xu Yan, her eldest son, she would be disturbed by thoughts she shouldn't.

Fu Rong looked at her mother unexpectedly, thinking that her mother was very dissatisfied with Princess Yongning that day when she came back from the government of Qing Dynasty, it was not difficult to guess the deep meaning of her mother's words, and smiled: "Okay, I can't ask for it. I want to go to bed early."

The daughter was so cute and sore, and Joe squeezed her nose dozingly.

After the princess of the county settled down, the Qiao family led Fu Xuan to pay a visit. If he didn't like it, the identity of the other party was placed there, and they couldn't help alienating them.

The princess of the county was talking to a pair of children, and she glanced at her son inadvertently when she heard the maid report that Qiao had come.

Xu Yan retired calmly: "The female guest is visiting, but the son is inconvenient to be there, so I will return to the room first."

The princess nodded.

Xu Yan touched her sister's head and turned away.

When I went out, I caught a glimpse of Qiao's mother and daughter waiting at the entrance of the courtyard. Xu Yan laughed at herself when she turned to the corridor.

What is he expecting, and what is he avoiding?

She didn't even give him a chance to avoid it.

The boy looked lonely, and Qiao looked at him from a distance, secretly saying that Xu Yan has a good character and appearance, and he would send medicinal materials to please them. She was satisfied with 10,000 people, but it was a pity that he had a grandmother who looked down on her daughter. Whether the princess of the county will be affected by Princess Yongning is still unknown.

So much worry, forget it.

Unintentionally, when he entered the hall, the Qiao family only maintained the politeness of the official wives, inquiring about the situation of Princess Jun, and by the way, his own hardship, such as Fu Rong's heatstroke, car sickness, fell asleep early, so he couldn't come to see him.

The princess of the county asked Fu Rong a few words with concern, and finally inquired: "When will you leave tomorrow?"

Qiao smiled and replied: "While it is cool in the morning, leave at dawn."

The princess princess praised: "You are still thoughtful, and I want to learn from you, but I can't get up in the morning without you, I'm afraid I can't walk with you."

Qiao suddenly understood that the princess did not want to get too close to her home.

She smiled and praised the spirit of the princess concubine, and then said goodbye wittily.

Both of them deliberately avoided it. In the next few days, they would not be able to meet each other during the day, and would only meet at the post in the evening.

Seeing that he could enter Xinducheng in the afternoon of the next day, after setting up at the post house that day, Qiao looked in the mirror carefully and said to Sister Fu Rong, "I will give you enough sleep tomorrow, we can't afford to leave early." After a good night’s sleep, I could see her husband radiantly. Joe didn’t want to reunite for a long time, but let her husband see his haggard look.

Fu Xuanren didn't understand. Fu Rong could see through his mother's stinky thoughts. He couldn't help feeling that his father was lucky and his mother was beautiful and charming. How much advantage was taken by his father.

So when the Princess of the Jun family was preparing to set off the next day, they were surprised to find that Fu's carriage was parked in front of the post house and had not set off yet.

Just wondering, Qiao led the maidservants out and saw the princess of the county. Qiao motioned the maids to go and give the ceremony first. She rushed over to talk to the princess of the county: "Let me laugh, my two daughters are tired these days. It broke, no one got up this morning, so I had to brave the heat and leave."

The princess concubine looked at her daughter, expressed her understanding, and offered to invite: "Then let's go together."

Ashamed, Qiao declined: "No need, no, they haven't cleaned up yet, so how dare you bother you to wait specially, mother, please go ahead."

Seeing that she didn't mean to be close, the princess princess was ashamed of her own villain, but looking at the son on one side, princess princess did not insist anymore. After saying goodbye to the Qiao family, she went to have fun with her daughter. Carriage.

Qiao watched them leave, waited another half an hour, and then set off slowly.

June is scorching hot and the sun is scorching.

In a pavilion ten miles away from Xindu City, Fu Pinyan glanced at the corner of the official road and complained again: "Why are you so slow?"

Wearing a curtain hat, Fu Wan was lowering his head to shake the fan for his sleeping brother in the wooden car, and smiled upon hearing the words: "Daddy, don't worry, it should be soon."

Fu Pinyan was afraid of the hard work of the eldest daughter, so she asked her to give the fan to the maid: "You should also rest, don't just think about the official brother."

"I'm not tired." Fu Wan replied funny. I heard that my mother came back today, and my younger brother insisted on coming out to greet him. Soon after he got here, he fell asleep again. That's okay, when the younger brother wakes up, the mother and younger sister are almost there, so don't wait for nothing.

Just thinking about it, the sound of horseshoes came from the official road.

Fu Wan paused and looked up.

Fu Pinyan had already got off the pavilion.

Looking eagerly, unexpectedly, it was not his own carriage that came into view. Fu Pinyan's expression was very ugly. He was about to curse badly, but suddenly recognized that it was the carriage of the Prince's Mansion, and couldn't help but froze on the spot.

In the hot weather, Xu Yan was also sitting in the carriage. Hearing movement outside, he raised the curtain and took a look. Seeing that it was Fu Pinyan, he hurriedly asked the coachman to stop, and he went down to meet him.

"Is my son coming back from Beijing?" Seeing the carriage stopped, Fu Pinyan hurried to Xu Yan under the scorching sun and asked politely.

Xu Yan nodded, looked at the pavilion, and said with a smile: "Is my uncle here to pick up my aunt and two younger sisters? They are behind, and they will be there in two quarters of an hour."

"Thank you, my son." Fu Pinyan smiled and thanked him, looking back at the pavilion and said: "The young son missed his mother too much, so I had to take him over to welcome others."

It is clearly an excuse.

Seeing the handsome and elegant middle-aged man in front of him, Xu Yan was envious.

If she is his wife, and she will return from a long journey in the future, he will also be willing to go out of the city to welcome her, no matter how hot or cold she is.

"It's hot outside, let's go back to the pavilion to rest, and we'll leave too." Xu Yan bowed his hands away, afraid that Fu Pinyan would see his distraction.

Fu Pinyan watched them by the side of the road.

In the carriage in front, the princess of the county could not tell what it was like after listening to the conversation between the two.

Qiao is a concubine, married to a concubine, and she, she is the daughter of Princess Yongning, the cousin of the current emperor, married to the dignified king. But at this moment, the princess really envied the Qiao family. If Xu Yaocheng was half as good as Fu Pinyan to Qiao, she would be content.

The luxurious carriage went away with the sour heart of the owner.

Fu Pinyan walked back to the pavilion and continued to wait for his wife and daughter.

When the official brother woke up, Qiao’s mother and daughter were too late to arrive. He heard someone calling his wife from a distance. Qiao raised the curtain of the car and immediately called someone to stop and led the two daughters to the pavilion. family reunion.

Because the husband was there, even though Qiao was eager to think, he still paid attention to his steps, and the maid walked forward slowly under the umbrella.

Fu Xuan followed his mother sensibly, with unconcealable joy on his face.

As for Fu Rong, he didn’t worry about his sweetheart, and didn’t have his sister’s Shouli. After getting off the car, he ran to the pavilion and snatched his brother from Fu Wan for a while. ?"

Guan'er just woke up and was dumbfounded, only to be tickled by his sister. He smiled and became energetic, twisting and asking for help from his elder sister.

"Okay, give me a hug." The Qiao family had already walked in, without seeing her husband, and eagerly went to hug his son.

"mother!"

To everyone's surprise, the official brother who was still smiling just now saw his mother and cried. After being picked up by Joe's two small arms, he hugged his mother's arm tightly, for fear that the mother would disappear. Crying.

Joe's back to her husband sat in a corner of the pavilion, wiping tears while coaxing his son.

Fu Pinyan shook his head helplessly, and sat on the other side with Fu Rong's three sisters.

"Okay, let's go home first." Qiao Haoguan brother, Qiao turned around.

Fu Pinyan smiled at her.

Qiao gave him a quiet glance.

Fu Rong watched his parents’ eye contact, and thoughtfully went to pick up the official brother: "My sister wants to be an official brother. Can you make a carriage with your sister, okay? My sister brought the official brother from Beijing. Many good things are placed on the carriage."

Brother Guan nodded and stretched out his hand for his sister to hold.

So the three sisters Fu Rong got into a carriage with the little guy.

"Carry the car slowly." Fu Pinyan told the coachman sternly. The driver responded happily. He turned to Qiao and said, "Let's get in the car too."

Joe blushed.

It seems that the dazzling sunlight in midsummer is not as hot as the longing and longing in the eyes of her husband.

But she was willing to be scalded by her husband.

He got into the carriage nervously, before he could sit still, he was held in his arms by the man who followed.

Qiao was anxious and pressed her husband's hand and whispered at him, "What are you doing?"

Fu Pinyan ordered the coachman to drive the carriage. When the carriage moved, he could not refuse to roll up his wife’s light green dress embroidered with lotus flowers, and then lifted his robe, slowly put the person on his leg, staring at her as beautiful as a peony Face said: "If I don't do anything, wouldn't I fail Su Niang's tenderness like'water'?"

Qiao was so embarrassed that he punched him hard, biting his lip, and followed him up.

King Su: Father-in-law, I am jealous of you.

Fu Pinyan: If you want face, don't blame the lack of meat.

King Su: Your daughter bullied me first!

Fu Pinyan: Get out!

King Su: Be bold and be careful not to let you enter Beijing!

Xu Jia: Lord, meat, meat...