Son as Wife

Chapter 36 Farewell

 Going out and rushing on the road, the things you bring should not be too complicated and complicated. Everything should be convenient and simple. With the help of the very experienced Jiang Chenghan, it took less than half an hour for the two of them to pack up two bags. Big luggage.

Two of them have five sets of inner clothes, and three sets of outerwear that are not allowed to be dirty, and thinking that the weather will become colder when going north, so they also brought two sets of cloaks and blankets. In addition, there are emergency medicines, seasonings and other items. As for the necessary water bags and dry food on the road, they must wait until the day of departure.

When everything was ready, the night was already a little late, so the two of them fell asleep for the time being. In the morning of the next day, Yan Jingshu continued to arrange to pack up the belongings, while Jiang Chenghan went to Xishifang, found Xi Muyuan and brought them back.

After calling the servants at home, Jiang Chenghan and Yan Jingshu informed them and Xi Muyuan that they would return to Ningcheng with Kou Shijun in the near future. Due to time constraints, only the two of them went first, and the rest followed Xi Muyuan's caravan to Ningcheng.

Everyone was very surprised, but Jiang Chenghan and Yan Jingshu both ordered so, so naturally they obeyed. The person has ordered, and the family must make proper arrangements before leaving.

Jiang Chenghan and Yan Jingshu are about to leave, and the small courtyard they are renting now needs to be turned down in advance. Fortunately, Yan Jingshu has a dowry house in Beijing, so he plans to let all the family members move to the dowry house for a while.

As for the belongings in the house, Jiang Chenghan spent all his money on the wedding. Most of the furniture and furnishings in the house belonged to the original owner. He only bought some cups, bowls, saucers, candles, charcoal and other things later, which were not worth much. , it is not worth taking them all away, but the dowry that Yan Jingshu brought after her marriage and her daily habits should all be packed up and taken away.

Mrs. Yan knew that Yan Jingshu would go north sooner or later, so at the beginning his dowry was mostly gold and silver, houses and land properties, but there were not many other playthings and decorations. I took it with me personally, and stored the rest of the bulky, expensive, and difficult-to-carry items in the five-entry house, leaving only a few small and exquisite items that I liked, as well as some books, calligraphy, paintings, cloth, silk and satin, as well as my frequently used items. After that, the materials were transported northward with Xi Muyuan to Ningcheng.

After ordering and ordering one by one, everyone in the small yard quickly became busy, packing boxes, packing bags, and going out to hire a carriage to load things. While busy with work, a colleague of Jiang Chenghan came and told Jiang Chenghan that the imperial court had ordered Kou Shijun to return to Ningcheng tomorrow.

Jiang Chenghan had expected it a long time ago, so he was not surprised, but his colleague, who told Jiang Chenghan that Yan Jingshu would also go with them, looked a little weird, but didn't say anything, patted Jiang Chenghan on the shoulder and left.

Tomorrow was leaving, and Jiang Chenghan and Yan Jingshu went to the Duke's Mansion in the afternoon to bid farewell to Mrs. Yan and Duke An.

When they arrived at An Guogong's mansion, the two of them learned some unexpected news that Yan Jingshu's grandfather and grandmother were also in the mansion. The two looked at each other, and there was a faint guess in their hearts.

Sure enough, when they arrived at Rong'an Courtyard, they heard Madam Yan's indistinguishable voice from inside through the door, "...the two of you have met Mrs. Xie, why I invited you here today Presumably the two of you already know about it.

Xie is your daughter. She poisoned and murdered my mother-in-law before. I was concerned about the relationship between the two families and kept silent. Now she has confused my Yan family's blood, not to mention it, and wants to use it Threatening my wife, such a vicious daughter-in-law, I absolutely can't keep it, what can my parents-in-law and mother-in-law say?"

After a moment of silence, an old voice with a hint of sigh came up, saying: "...It is because we have no way to teach our daughters, which has caused the in-laws and the Duke's mansion to suffer one after another. What she has done, even death is unavoidable." Resignation. It's just... I also ask my mother-in-law, for the sake of Brother Yan and Yuer's two children, to forgive me, at least, at least leave my unfilial daughter alive, so that she can have a chance to reflect on her mistakes Make up for one or two. I can also guarantee that she will be strictly guarded in the future, and she will not be allowed to do evil and do things that insult the lintel of the two houses."

Jiang Chenghan couldn't help looking at Yan Jingshu, Yan Jingshu opened his mouth and said silently Three words "grandfather". Although he seldom saw people from his maternal family, he still remembered the voices of his grandfather and grandmother.

Jiang Chenghan nodded, but felt a little emotional in his heart. Xie's guilt is irrefutable, and Xie's father did not defend her, but Xie's threat of Yan Jingshu's background, although it will have an impact on the Duke's Mansion, but the Xie family will suffer the most. After all, Mrs. Xie is the daughter of the Xie family, but she did something to confuse the blood of her husband's family. If word got out, who would dare to marry the daughter of the Xie family again.

But even so, Xie's father still wanted to protect the Xie family, so loving his daughter so eagerly was a rare and loving father's heart.

Mrs. Yan didn't seem to be moved by Xie's father, her voice was still calm, she just said: "Reflect and make up for it? In-laws don't blame me for speaking harshly, Xie's ruthless character, if I continue to tolerate her, I'm afraid that the government of our country will completely corrupt her. As for the two guards, Mrs. Xie obviously had a miscarriage back then, but they used someone else's son as the blood of my Yan family and deceived my Yan family for more than ten years. It's rare for the father-in-law and the mother to really not know? At the beginning, Mrs. Xie could give birth in your Xie family."

It seemed a little speechless, and the room was quiet for a while, and Xie's father's voice sounded again, but it sounded louder than before. Showing a little dejected, he said: "My mother-in-law is right, our husband and wife do know about this matter, even the child Shu'er was found by our husband and wife..."

Hearing this, Jiang Chenghan felt that Yan Jingshu's body beside him suddenly tensed up, his lips were so tight that his blood was almost gone, he couldn't help holding the hand of the person around him with some distress, stretched his tightly clenched fingers, and gently rubbed Yan Jingshu Palms with deep fingerprints.

The voice in the room continued, "...At that time, because I was seriously ill, Yu'er's mother went home to see me regardless of her pregnancy, but she gave birth prematurely, and the child could not be kept.

I felt deeply guilty and afraid that Yu'er would Er'er's mother couldn't accept this fact, and felt that she couldn't explain to the Duke's government. She was fascinated for a while, so she found a newborn baby to pretend to be the newborn child of Yu'er's mother. I wanted to tell this story later , but seeing that both you and your son-in-law are very fond of this child, then, you can no longer say anything."

"According to what you say, Mrs. Xie is innocent and ignorant?"

"This, at the beginning, Yu'er's mother did not know about it, but the mother and son were connected, and they finally found out about it. It's just that it's a done deal and can't look back. Yu'er's mother also hid it for me and her mother. Speaking of it, After all, it was our big mistake, we were sorry for the Yan family, our mother-in-law and son-in-law..."

At the end, Father Xie was choked up in his words, with a look of remorse, self-blame and shame, Mrs. Yan But his expression was still indifferent, An Guogong couldn't bear to see his aging father-in-law showing such an appearance,

but thinking of Xie's various behaviors, he finally let out a long sigh, moved his eyes away, and stopped looking.

Father Xie saw that the soft-hearted and talkative son-in-law was avoiding his gaze, he couldn't help feeling cold, knowing that today might not be a good day, so he could only say: "Yu'er's mother did something wrong, she deserves to be punished, I thank you The family is also ashamed of the in-laws, but the in-laws have needs, so they can talk about it, and I just hope to make up for it."

At this time, Mrs. Yan said: "There is no need for compensation, my Yan family is not short of anything, just thank you Shi, however, cannot continue to keep it no matter what..."

"Mother-in-law—" Hearing the decisive meaning in Mrs. Yan's words, Father Xie's heart tightened, but he couldn't help but make a sound.

Mrs. Yan didn't seem to hear, and continued: "I am going to send Mrs. Xie back to her hometown in Qingzhou, together with Yan Jingyu. Mother and daughter are united, Mrs. Xie can completely ignore her husband's family and her mother's family for Yan Jingyu. The daughter is separated. How does the father-in-law feel?"

At first, Father Xie thought that Mrs. Yan was going to kill Mrs. Xie, but now it sounds like she is just sending Mrs. Xie back to Qingzhou, where the Yan family's ancestral home is, and let Yan Jingyu go with her. I was really wrong. Thinking that although it may be difficult to see her daughter in the future, as long as she knows that her daughter is still alive, it is enough.

Immediately said: "My mother-in-law is magnanimous, so naturally everything is according to the wishes of my mother-in-law."

But what Father Xie didn't know was that Mrs. Yan didn't want Xie's life, but that if Xie's death at this time, Yan Jingshu would act as His son, of course, was going to attend the funeral, so it would delay his journey to the north, so that he left Xie's life behind for the time being.

Mrs. Yan nodded, and then said: "There is one more thing. Mrs. Xie threatened Shu'er's life experience. I believe that my father-in-law would not want to see this matter spread and damage the dignity of you and my two houses. My Yan Although the family cared about the relationship for many years and couldn't bear to let Shu'er's child wander outside, his biological parents are a hidden danger after all, I wonder if the father-in-law still remembers where he brought Shu'er?"

Father Xie didn't speak for a moment, and separated Looking at the door, Jiang Chenghan and Yan Jingshu couldn't see his expression, and it was only after a while that they heard him say: "...the mother-in-law can rest assured about this matter, I bought that child Shu'er from Ren Yazi, and he His biological parents thought he was a twin, so they sold him to Ren Yazi. And Ren Yazi died of illness a few years ago, and his biological parents couldn't find him even if they wanted to." The

room was quiet again After getting down, after a while, Mrs. Yan said: "If that's the case, then that's all. Do the parents-in-law and the mother-in-law want to see Mrs. Xie again?"

Xie father and mother thought for a while, and then agreed. Madam Yan didn't move, she just asked her servants to thank her father and mother to go to the courtyard where Xie and Yan Jingyu were imprisoned.

Yan Jingshu and Jiang Chenghan were standing outside the door, Xie's father and Xie's mother collided with them as soon as they went out.

"Grandfather, grandmother—" Yan Jingshu called out subconsciously.

And Xie's father and mother were also shocked when they saw Yan Jingshu suddenly. Xie's father had an incomprehensible complexity on his face, but Xie's mother was a little excited. Looking at Yan Jing's book, her eyes were red from crying and she couldn't control it. Tears welled up in the living room, but after all, nothing was said.

Jiang Chenghan looked at Xie's father and mother who faced Yan Jingshu in a completely different way, and remembered Xie's father's strange silence when Mrs. Yan asked about Yan Jingshu's biological parents just now, and felt that something was wrong in his heart, but this feeling passed in a flash , rootless and invisible, so that he couldn't think of anything.

"Shu'er and Cheng Han are here? Why don't you come in?" Mrs. Yan's voice came out of the room at the right time, breaking the stagnant atmosphere at this moment.

Yan Jingshu saluted Xie's father and mother, then passed them into the house, and Jiang Chenghan naturally followed.

In the room, Mrs. Yan was sitting on the upper Arhat couch, while Mr. An was sitting on the first chair on the right. Seeing Yan Jingshu and Jiang Chenghan coming in, her complexion was complicated, and she was no longer as happy as when she returned the day before yesterday. The color of intimacy.

Yan Jingshu had expected it a long time ago, but she still felt sore in her heart. She forced herself to go forward with Jiang Chenghan to salute Mrs. Yan and An Guogong.

"Okay, get up." Mrs. Yan was still amiable to Yan Jingshu and Jiang Chenghan, no different.

"Get up, get up." An Guogong also said, seeing that although his tone was a little blunt, but he was not angry or disgusted, Yan Jingshu couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

"Grandmother, father, there seems to be injustice in the northern border. The emperor ordered General Kou to return to Ningcheng. I will go with him as a personal entourage. I will leave tomorrow. Today I specially wrote a letter to say goodbye to you." Jiang Chenghan got up and said goodbye. He made it clear to Mrs. Yan and An Guogong why he came here.

Mrs. Yan knew this time, but she didn't feel anything, but An Guogong was surprised, and blurted out: "The journey is hard, how can Shuer be with you?"

He went to court today, and he also knew about the chaos on the border. It wasn't surprising that Jiang Chenghan wanted to leave Beijing and return to Ningcheng, but he didn't want Yan Jingshu to go with Jiang Chenghan. And even though she knew that Yan Jingshu was not her own flesh and blood, years of love had become instinctive, so she couldn't help but express her concern.

Seeing that Yan Jingshu's eyes were instantly red because of his words, Duke An felt a little uncomfortable, but when he thought of his mother's persuasion, he still couldn't bear to let go of the child he had watched grow up in front of him, and said, "Shu'er, although you are not from the Yan family Bloodline, but you have called me my father for more than ten years. As long as you still want to be named Yan, my father is willing to recognize you. Cheng Han and the others are marching outside, and the hardships are beyond your imagination. You have been spoiled since childhood, how can you bear it That bitterness. It's better to stay here for the time being, wouldn't it be better for Dad to personally send someone to send you to Ningcheng in the future?"

"Father, I..." Yan Jingshu didn't expect her father to still be willing to recognize herself after learning that she was not her own, and Still so concerned with himself, he felt as if he was alive after a catastrophe, and he almost blurted out and agreed.

Fortunately, Mrs. Yan interrupted him in time, and said: "Okay, Shu'er is not as delicate as you said, don't forget that he has also learned martial arts since he was a child. Besides, their young couple just got married. You can bear to let them separate in a few days."

Mr. An originally thought that it was inappropriate for Yan Jingshu to go with Jiang Chenghan, but after listening to Mrs. Yan's words, he felt that there was some truth to it, and Mrs. Yan agreed with Yan Jingshu's plan , then he didn't say anything more.