Time is slow

   Chapter 522 Warmth

  Qiao Zhao just got off the boat, when a middle-aged man dressed as a servant rushed over: "Three girls, you are back!"

  Qiao Zhao has a good memory and remembered that the manservant in front of him was the old man who fed the horses in the front yard.

   "Why is Uncle Zhang here?"

   Uncle Zhang was obviously very happy to see Qiao Zhao, and explained: "Isn't it the twelfth lunar month? The old lady at home thought that you might come back someday, so the old slave came to guard the pier every day."

  Qiao Zhao's heart warmed and he turned to look at Shao Mingyuan.

   "I'll take someone to Miansheng, you go home first." Shao Mingyuan removed the reluctance in his eyes and said warmly.

   "Yes, Miss Li, you go back first. Shi Xi and I will go to the palace to see the queen mother. When the queen mother summons you, you can enter the palace again."

  Qiao Zhao nodded, thought for a while and told Shao Mingyuan: "Those rescued women insist on following me, just stay in the champion mansion, you can arrange for them to do whatever you want."

   "Okay, don't worry, I will arrange it."

   Zhu Yan looked at Qiao Zhao and Shao Mingyuan's interaction with a cold eye, and looked at Yang Houcheng with questioning eyes.

  Yang Houcheng coughed lightly and blinked.

   Zhu Yan had to suppress his doubts and not ask.

   On the way back, Qiao Zhao couldn't help but ask the old servant, "How is the old lady?"

   "Don't worry, Miss San, the old lady is in good spirits."

   "Where's your wife?"

   "My wife is also in good health. The doctor said that this baby is very stable. The third girl will have a younger brother in the arms of the next year."

  Qiao Zhao smiled: "Where's the eldest master?"

   "Master—" The old servant paused.

  Qiao Zhao restrained his smile: "Is there something wrong with the eldest master?"

   "I'm fine, sir—"

   "Zhang Bo said it straight."

"The eldest master is not a big deal. It was just a few days ago when he played chess with someone and got into a fight with him. The other party drank some wine and beat the eldest master uncontrollably." The old servant saw that Qiao Zhao's expression changed slightly and he was busy Said, "Don't worry about the third girl, the eldest master is not hurt, and you have to take a half month's vacation for this."

  Qiao Zhao felt wrong as soon as he heard it: "You can still have a half-month vacation when you play chess and fight?"

   The old servant laughed: "The one who beat the eldest master is the Hanlin Courtyard."

  Qiao Zhao: "…"

   "Are everyone else okay?"

   "We're pretty good in the West Mansion, just remembering that you are away. But the fellow from the East Mansion is not very good, and you can't see at all..."

   "By the way, the family also received news that the second master will return to Beijing to report his work, and he will be there in a few days..."

  Qiao Zhao patiently listened to the old servant's story, and when he returned to the Loei House, he already had a general understanding of the situation at home.

  The winter in the capital is much colder than that in the south. The ground dragon has already burned in the Qingsong Hall. The eldest wife, Mrs. He and the second wife, Mrs. Liu, stayed there to discuss the New Year's affairs with Mrs. Deng.

  The Second Master Li Guangshu has been placed outside for several years. This is the first time in several years that he has returned to Beijing to celebrate the New Year.

  The second wife, Mrs. Liu, had a happy look on the corners of her eyebrows and eyes. She held a long shopping list and asked Mrs. Deng to look at it: "Old lady, do you see any mistakes in the list prepared by my daughter-in-law?"

   Mrs. Deng glanced at it and saw that the specifications were higher than in previous years. She did not raise any objection, and nodded, "Just do it like this. Boss and daughter-in-law, have you prepared your gift list?"

   Before waiting for He's response, Mrs. Deng shouted again: "Eldest daughter-in-law?"

   Mr. He then reacted: "Old Madam, are you calling me?"

   "Eldest daughter-in-law, what do you think?"

Mrs He touched her bulging abdomen with a worried look on her face: "Old Madam, I had a dream yesterday that my Zhao Zhao was taken away by a **** eagle, and I was so scared that I didn't sleep much all night. , do you think anything will happen to Zhaozhao?"

   Before Mrs. Deng could speak, Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you haven't heard that dreams are the opposite. The three girls must be fine, maybe they are already on their way home."

  Liu's voice just fell, and the eldest maid Qingyun ran in quickly and smiled before saying a word: "Old Madam, the third girl is back!"

   Mrs. Deng stood up abruptly: "Really?"

   Mr. He lifted his feet and walked out, and was grabbed by Mrs. Deng: "Slow down, be careful of the child in your belly."

   After Mrs. Deng finished speaking, she leapt past He and rushed out.

  There has not been much change in the Loei House, but the green plants in the courtyard have lost their color, and the bluestone road has been swept clean.

  Qiao Zhao saw Mrs. Deng coming out at the head, hurriedly walked up to meet her, and gave a big gift: "Grandmother, granddaughter is back."

   Mrs. Deng hurriedly pulled Qiao Zhao up, looked her up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Just come back, just come back. It's cold outside, go back to the room and talk."

   Before Qiao Zhao could speak, he was hugged by Mrs He and burst into tears: "Why is my Zhao Zhao so skinny? Ah Zhu, Binglu, how do you take care of the girl?"

   He glared at Binglu and Azhu in dissatisfaction, and he was dumbfounded.

  Compared with Ice Green and Ah Zhu, the baby girl looks pretty good.

   "Didn't you go to collect herbs under the order of the Queen Mother, don't you care about food?"

   Mrs. Deng coughed: "Okay, let's go back to the room."

   Qingsongtang was as warm as spring. As soon as Qiao Zhao entered, he felt hot. He took off his big clothes and handed them to Azhu. He instructed, "You two should go back to the West Crossing Courtyard to rest first. It's been hard work these days."

   Mrs. Deng and others took their seats, and Qiao Zhao greeted the elders one by one again.

   "Is it going well?" Madam Deng asked.

"Going well, the medicine has been brought back." Qiao Zhao greeted the happy faces and said hesitantly, "Tell my grandmother a happy thing, Grandpa Li is still alive, and my granddaughter met his old man this time on the south trip. ."

   "Really?" Madam Deng was overjoyed, clasping her hands together, "God bless, I said that a living fairy like Li Shenyi will be fine..."

   Then Mrs. Deng and the three of them dragged Qiao Zhao and kept asking questions, and Qiao Zhao said everything he could say.

   She was articulate, and when she talked about the local customs and customs in the south, Madam Deng and the three of them could not take their eyes off them until an eager male voice came from the door: "Is Zhaozhao back?"

  Qiao Zhao hurriedly stood up and looked at the door: "Father—"

  Li Guangwen walked in quickly.

   After not seeing him for a few months, Mr. Lai's demeanor is still the same, but the bruises at the corners of his eyes spoil his image.

   "Zhaozhao has lost weight." In front of Mrs. Deng and others, Li Guangwen tried his best to appear calm, looked at Qiao Zhao for a long time and sighed.

  Qiao Zhao smiled and said, "It's not as comfortable as home when I go out, and I will gain weight after a while."

   Mrs. Deng only then reacted, and hurriedly ordered Qing Yun to inform the kitchen to prepare a first-class table, and urged Qiao Zhao to wash up.

He accompanied Qiao Zhao back to the Yahe Garden, his eyes fell on the Moon Gate in the east, and he bit his daughter's ears and said, "Your grandmother chose a family for Li Jiao, and you will not discuss the marriage in the twelfth lunar month, and plan to make a decision in the spring of next year. ."

   (end of this chapter)