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Hearing that the city gate guard announced the arrival of his parents and nephew, Jiang Shu immediately put down his official business and went to greet him at the gate of the government office.

After waiting outside the door for a long time, I saw officers and soldiers escorting a carriage slowly approaching. Behind the carriage were two large carts of luggage and dozens of Jiang's trilogy, and the team was somewhat occupying the road.

Seeing the place, the coachman tightened the reins sharply, the horse neighed, and breathed out a white snort into the blue-gray sky of the winter afternoon.

After the carriage came to a complete stop, Jiang Ze stepped on the footstool and jumped out of the car. When he saw Jiang Shu, he immediately bowed and said, "My uncle."

Although I only saw my nephew not long ago, but the child in the growth and development period seems to be different every day. After seeing you after two months, Jiang Shu felt that he had opened up a little, especially compared to the immature child when he first met in memory. , is now a slender and tall young boy.

"Ah Ze is happy to come to Miryang?" He asked with a smile.

"En." The boy replied without thinking, "Because I can see my uncle."

"Is there something delicious to eat when you see your uncle?"

Jiang Ze's face was slightly red, and there was a bit of shyness in his smile.

After a while, the elders in thick cloaks were helped out of the car. Jiang Shu hurriedly walked down the steps to greet them, straightened his expression and saluted: "Father, mother."

Jiang Ke nodded, looked up at the gate of the state capital for a while, and then looked at Jiang Shu, with the majesty and warmth of a father in his eyes.

Seeing the tip of the young son's nose turned red by the wind, Mrs. Liu reproached with some distress: "It's so cold, why do you have to wait at the door in person, we are not some distinguished guests."

Jiang Shu deliberately teased and said: "The two are the parents of the governor of a state, aren't they noble enough?"

Liu Shi was amused and helpless: "I will say some jokes."

Jiang Ke shook his head wordlessly: "Okay, let's go in, don't delay the official business."

The old man brought a lot of luggage from Xunyang, Jiang Shu ordered someone to unload the luggage and move it to the back house, and asked the guards around him to inform the kitchen that there was going to be a family banquet tonight, so that the cook could cook more dishes that the old man and children liked.

Passing through the official office, Jiang Shu originally wanted to accompany his family to the backyard to get acquainted with the new environment, but Jiang Ke stopped him and said: "You go and do your work, and Sun Shi can do the leading the way."

It was actually close to the off-duty time at this time, but Jiang Shu had always been difficult to disobey this stern father in this regard, so he could only listen to his words and go back to work, and asked Manager Sun to arrange for his parents and nephew to move in.

Sun Shiben was the steward promoted by Jiang's mansion, and he was familiar with the master's family. Knowing that Jiang Ke was strict, he was always respectful and introduced them to the things in the mansion along the way.

Stepping into the long corridor of the back house, the few people who came from Xunyang felt that this mansion is much larger than the county mansion in Xunyang. The courtyards on both sides are wide, with many precious flowers and trees, and there are light and gorgeous purple flowers hanging under the corridor. The veil, decorated with beaded tassels, sways gently in the wind.

"Ayako on both sides...is too extravagant." Jiang Ke frowned and said.

Mrs. Liu also felt that such an arrangement was a little exaggerated, silk is already expensive, let alone purple, she asked: "Is this what Shuer did?"

"It wasn't arranged by the envoy," Sun Shi hurriedly explained, "It was arranged by Xie Zong when he first moved into the mansion."

"Is that Xie Jiaqilang?"

Xie Yin has a special status, so Jiang Ke naturally knew that the son of the grand tutor was acting as his son's deputy.

"Exactly," Sun Shi said, "Xie Zongzheng once lived in the mansion for a while, although he has moved out of the mansion now, all the things in the courtyard have not been removed."

"Why is Qilang Xie always willing to stay in Miryang?" Liu Shi was always puzzled by this, and asked after hearing this.

"Maybe he can't go," Jiang Ke said, "I heard that he has always been in poor health, and some time ago he rejected the appointment of Shang Shulang by the imperial court because of lung disease."

"So that's how it is." With a sigh, Liu Yiwen didn't take this matter to heart.

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That day, because he wanted to share a family dinner with his relatives, Jiang Shu got off work on time and went back to the back house.

As dusk fell, a sumptuous dinner was served in the main house where the two elders lived, and the servants set up a charcoal fire in the house, so the house that had just been tidied up felt warm and cozy.

When Jiang Shu was living in Xunyang, he provided many recipes for the cooks of the county mansion at that time, which greatly improved the food of the Jiang family. The dishes are richer and more delicious.

The family hadn't seen each other for a long time, so it was inevitable to talk about homework during meals. Jiang Ke also asked Jiang Shu about some government affairs in the state, and then talked about Jiang Xian and his marriage without knowing it.

"Being married to the Yin family, your second brother has no objection to this, what about you?"

Hearing Jiang Ke ask this question, Jiang Shu suddenly felt that this moment had finally arrived.

He cheered up, swallowed the food in his mouth, and then replied seriously: "Father, my son doesn't want to marry a wife."

"Don't want to marry a wife? Why?" Jiang Ke showed doubts, "Could it be that you still don't like Yin's daughter?"

"That's not the case, it's because Xunzhou has just been settled, and I want to devote myself to my business and don't want to be distracted by other things."

"If this is the case, you should marry a virtuous woman to take care of everything in the back house for you." Jiang Ke said slowly, "You are already at the weakest age, and the marriage is settled earlier, so your mother and I can also be married sooner." Don't worry. Besides, the Yin family of the Southern Wu Dynasty can be regarded as a famous family in the southern land. People like them have fixed in-laws for generations, and they don't look down on newcomers. As a matchmaker, in terms of family status, our Jiang family is the best."

When the words fell, seeing that the youngest son was still unmoved, he persuaded again: "My father is old, and it will be difficult to help you in the future. Listen to my advice. If you get married with this family, if you have the opportunity to enter Beijing as an official , there are people who can take shelter in the Southland, think about it for yourself."

Jiang Shu sighed secretly. Jiang Ke has always been serious and reticent. This time he said so many words in one breath to persuade him to marry a wife. It seems that he is really satisfied with this marriage with Yin.

But he could only shake his head and refuse, saying: "My son doesn't want to marry a wife, please forgive me."

Jiang Ke looked at him and frowned slightly: "Why on earth don't you want to marry? Could it be that you haven't withdrawn your immorality?"

Liu's eyes flickered for a moment, and she quickly put down her chopsticks and said, "I've heard that the lady of the Yin family is so kind and attractive, why don't you think about it again?"

"No need." Jiang Shu refused bluntly, realizing that Jiang Ke's "immoral heart" should refer to the original owner's affection for Xun Ling, so he bowed his head and said, "I have no other intentions for General Xun, you don't have to I'm worried, but my son really doesn't want to think about marriage, so please take care of my father and mother, and refuse this marriage for my son."

After the words fell, the atmosphere suddenly fell into a deaf-like silence.

Jiang Ze wanted to say that the roast chicken on the plate was very crispy and juicy, but he didn't dare to intervene when he saw this, he just ate the food one bite after another.

After a while of silence, Jiang Ke sighed: "Come on, you have grown up and don't want to listen to my advice. If you don't want to marry a wife, you can do whatever you want."

"Thank you, Father, for your understanding."

Jiang Shu breathed out quietly, raised her eyes to meet Liu Shi's gaze, smiled obediently, then turned to Jiang Ze and said, "Ah Ze likes to eat roast chicken? I see you have eaten a lot."

"I like it!" Jiang Ze finally had a chance to speak, and ordered several dishes in a row, "There are also squirrel fish, twice-cooked pork, spicy fried mushrooms, mutton stewed in rice wine, and cabbage tofu soup, all of which are very delicious."

He almost pointed at the table and said that he liked all the dishes on the table.

Jiang Shu laughed and said, "Don't eat too much if you like it, save some stomach, and there will be dessert after dinner."

Jiang Ze opened his eyes wide: "What is dessert?"

"It's a sweet snack."

Children have always been difficult to refuse snacks, and they immediately responded "yes" loudly when they heard the words.

Fortunately, Jiang Ze adjusted the atmosphere. Although there were some minor disputes during the process, the family dinner was generally enjoyable.

After eating and preparing to go back to the hospital, Jiang Shu pushed open the door, only to find that there was heavy snow falling outside again.

The snow was falling heavily, and it was flying in the night sky one after another. In just a short while, a thin layer of new snow had accumulated on the ground, which was shimmering under the lights in the corridor.

The snow scene is certainly beautiful, but the cold is also real. Under the escort of the guards with lanterns, Jiang Shu hurriedly returned to his courtyard, who knew that he had already reached the gate of the main courtyard, and Liu Shi suddenly took a robe with silk floss and chased after him , Said it was for his newly sewn winter coat, and asked him to try it on.

Of course, Jiang Shu tried on the clothes without saying a word. Liu Shi finished tidying up the laced collar for him, and directed the youngest son to turn around, and then smiled gently: "I thought you should grow taller, so I put the clothes on It was cut a little longer, but if it really fits you well, how warm are you wearing?"

"Warm, wearing this one, can survive a season of winter."

"Then you don't need to change it, just wear it and go back."

"Okay," Jiang Shu responded bluntly, "If Grandma has nothing else to do, I'll go back to the house."

Mrs. Liu nodded, watching the back of the youngest son disappear into the night, and was turning around to go back, when she suddenly heard the sound of sweeping the floor from the yard next door.

She looked suspiciously at the courtyard next door, and found that the lamp seemed to be still on, so she walked down the steps and took a few steps into the courtyard, and then saw two servants cleaning the snow in the courtyard.

The servant girl recognized the person and immediately bowed her head in salute.

Liu Yiwen asked: "There is no one living in this courtyard, why do you bother to sweep the snow here?"

"Returning to Madam, it is the envoy's order," one of the servants replied, "This servant was originally the sweeping maidservant in Xie Engeng's courtyard. Keep the courtyard tidy so that Xie Zong can come and live at any time."

Xie Zongzheng, Xieshi Qilang again...

Perhaps it was her intuition as a woman, but Liu Shi faintly felt something was wrong.

She asked: "Xie is engaged to live at this time, can my son have close contact with him?"

"The Shijun and Xie have a very good relationship, and they often go in and out of each other's houses."

Hearing this, Liu frowned immediately.

Especially recalling that during the family banquet, the youngest son refused to marry a wife in every possible way, but he couldn't give a reasonable explanation, and the bad feeling became more and more clear.

But doubts are just doubts, after all she doesn't want to think deeply about this aspect, only when Xie Jiaqilang is weak and has a noble status, the youngest son is given special treatment.

Until the evening of the next day, when she took people to deliver ginseng soup to the main courtyard, she happened to bump into Jiang Shu and an elegant and handsome young man walking towards him in the corridor.

Jiang Shu didn't expect to meet his mother on such an occasion. He couldn't help but glanced at Xie Yin in a panic. It took a few seconds before he realized it, and introduced to his mother: "This is Xie Engeng. I have a little relationship with him. For a business meeting, let him rest in the mansion for one night."

Xie Yin lowered his head slightly, and said in a gentle voice: "Please forgive me for disturbing your residence tonight."

Liu Yiwen was stunned for a moment, then pursed her lips and said, "Well, business matters, Xie Zong can live here with peace of mind, don't be restrained."

Although she dealt with it calmly and politely on the surface, when Liu Yiwen looked at the cold young man in white clothes in front of her, her thoughts were overwhelming.

She didn't miss the panicked eyes of her son just now, she thought to herself, no wonder, no wonder she had to be willing to marry a wife, no wonder she didn't care about Xun Rongyue, so she met Qilang Xie!