Silly Scholar's Wife

"young married woman."

Mu Chenxi came in from the outside, holding a letter in his hand, and said happily: "Senior brother sent someone to deliver a letter, father-in-law does not need to be exiled, and can return home with his family."

"Okay!"

Zhao Huan was very happy to hear that exile can kill someone, "I'm relieved now."

He paused his hands arranging things and asked, "When will it be released?"

"It's tomorrow morning, it seems to be leaving directly."

Mu Chenxi frowned slightly, with a displeased expression, "The emperor is so stingy, he didn't let him stay for a day, and he didn't give him any property."

"Humph."

Zhao Huan snorted softly and said, "What if we don't get some benefits, but fortunately we don't lack money, so we just need to prepare more."

Zhao Huan looked at the small box in front of him, it was given to him by Lord Zhao Hou. It contained a name card and ten thousand taels of bank notes, and now it happened to be returned to the original owner.

He thought for a while, let's pay it back quickly!

Zhao Huan went to take out the dowry money that the Hou Mansion had given him back then, but he didn't touch it, and now he was going to put it all in the box, and hand it over to Lord Zhao Hou together tomorrow.

"young married woman."

Mu Chenxi looked at the small box, "Is this given to you by your father-in-law in Rongdu back then? I remember someone looking for you that night, and you took this box when you came back."

"You have a pretty good memory."

Zhao Huan laughed when he heard it. He was still as sane as a child at that time, and he didn't expect to remember it for so long, "Here is a famous post from Master Hou, and there is a 1 taels of silver note, which is just for him to take back now. "

"Oh, right."

Zhao Huan paused while putting things away, "There is also the dowry silver given by the mansion at that time, I will take it back for them now."

"Well, they are in trouble now, and the emperor didn't give any money. Is it because they want them to return home hungry?"

Mu Chenxi was very dissatisfied with the emperor's move, "People from other families live comfortably, so there is no need to feel sorry for them. No wonder they are willing to raid their homes."

"That's the emperor, the lord of the world, so it's natural to say what you want."

Zhao Huan said indifferently, isn't it a symbol of ancient times that family raids and exterminations are not surprising, "Other people have a lot of money, and it doesn't take a little effort, isn't that good?"

"But the father-in-law earned it himself. Wouldn't it be too unreasonable to take it away if he said so, and he didn't make a mistake."

Mu Chenxi walked to Zhao Huan's side, and said solemnly, "Our family's money must be well hidden, don't wait until I become an official to be missed."

"puff."

Zhao Huan laughed, and he nodded at Mu Chenxi, "How could you think that Lord Hou is something that some people are afraid of, and the family property is also rich, so we can't compare. No one cares about us."

"It's just a penny, and it's also earned by you, daughter-in-law."

Mu Chenxi shook her head in disapproval, and said thoughtfully: "You can't let it out, who would have thought that even the Lord of the World would be jealous of other people's wealth!"

"Okay, okay."

Zhao Huan smiled and said, Mu Chenxi didn't know where his head was going at this moment, "Master Hou had a premonition when something happened, so he hid something in advance, let's go get it out for him, and bring it to him tomorrow."

"Okay, let's go now."

Mu Chenxi stood up and said, "I still have to hire a car for them. Let's prepare everything for them today."

…………

"The prince is here."

Suddenly there was a sound in the prison, Zhao Houye turned his head and saw the prison officer leading a group of people towards this side.

"The emperor has a purpose."

An eunuch held a bright yellow imperial decree in his hand, "Master Zhao accepts the decree."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your pardon."

Marquis Zhao knelt on the ground with a grateful face. He had just received an order in the morning, and another order came this afternoon. For some reason, he thought of Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi, and it was the truth.

"Marquis Zhao, you don't need to be too polite, let's invite you."

Seeing that the imperial decree had been announced, the crown prince took a few steps forward and said, "Tomorrow there will be someone specially assigned to send Marquis Zhao back to his hometown. If you need anything along the way, just ask."

"Um"

Marquis Zhao smiled slightly, knowing that someone sent him back, but he still pretended not to know, and said with a smile: "Thank you, the emperor and the crown prince, for your kindness. Don't bother. We already have a lot of people, so let's go back slowly."

If the prince doesn't say it clearly, then he will pretend to be confused, and naturally everyone understands the meaning inside, and some things don't need to be said on the surface.

"This."

After pondering for a moment, the prince nodded and said: "Okay, then Zhao Hou and his family will walk slowly. It is really not suitable for a family with young and old to walk fast."

He turned his head and told his attendants, "Leave the repatriation expenses to Marquis Zhao himself, and I will report the rest to the emperor."

"Yes."

The attendant took out a few silver bills from his pocket. He was an entourage arranged to be repatriated by the prince, and he just wanted to take care of Lord Zhao. "500 taels."

The prince frowned, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Just a little, how is it enough?"

Attendant: "Reporting to the prince, a total of 200 taels was allocated for the expenses, and the subordinates went to ask for some more, and only then did they make up 500 taels."

"enough."

Zhao Houye smiled gratefully and expressed his gratitude to the prince, "The prince has a heart, and the grassroots thank you."

Zhao Hou knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Now that I am a commoner, I naturally have to live a commoner life. These silver taels are enough."

"Ugh!"

The prince sighed helplessly, not saying much, "Someone will come to see you off tomorrow, Zhao Hou is very lucky."

After speaking, he turned around and left. If it wasn't for repatriation, the court would not even give 200 taels of silver. Fortunately, someone was busy for him, so he didn't need to worry too much.

After hearing his words, Zhao Houye was even more sure that it was Zhao Huan and the others.After being in the prison for many days, no one came to visit him, so he had long thought that he would not do what he wanted.

The interests of the world are at the forefront, and we must pay attention to avoiding evil and avoiding disaster. At this time, no one steps forward and there is nothing to complain about.

At the same time, he also knew that there must be people who wanted to visit and suffered from no connections, and everything would be clear tomorrow.

…………

Early the next morning, Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi were waiting outside the dungeon with their belongings and the hired motorcade.

After waiting for about half an hour, the gate of the sky prison opened, and Master Zhao and his party came out. They had already changed their prison uniforms and put on civilian clothes.

"Master Hou."

Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi walked over, "Everything has been arranged, and I have prepared a car for Lord Hou alone, with pens, ink, books and other things in it."

Marquis Zhao naturally understood what Zhao Huan said, nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Wu, take care of yourself from now on."

"Ah."

Zhao Huan nodded, knowing that this was the last time, he took out the small box, "This is a little heart, Lord Hou take it."

"it is good."

Zhao Houye was not polite to him, he directly took it and stared at the carriage, "Wait for me."

He entered the compartment after speaking, and came out again after a while, also holding a small box, "Keep it as a souvenir."

"Need not."

Of course Zhao Huan couldn't take it. He had just paid off the favor, so how could he accept it, "Master Hou, take it with you. The days will be long in the future, and the whole family is waiting."

"They are theirs and you are yours."

Master Zhao couldn't help but put the box directly into Mu Chenxi's arms, "This is prepared for you a long time ago. You brothers each have a share. I have already divided it up. I just wait for the day I leave to send someone to you." Send it, don't refuse anymore."

After speaking, he said to the coachman, "Let's go."

Before Zhao Huan could say anything, Lord Zhao Hou had already returned to the carriage, and no one could refuse him at all.

Mu Chenxi pulled Zhao Huan's hand and said in a low voice, "It's better to let Lord Hou go at ease."

"Ah."

Zhao Huan nodded helplessly. In this situation, how can he refuse firmly? Let's talk about it when we have a chance!

They also got into the car and were going to be sent outside the city.It is an ancient feature to leave others outside the farewell pavilion, and they are all sent to the long pavilion ten miles outside the city.

At this time, there were already many people waiting there, including colleagues and friends who sent Zhaohou off, family members with children, and a family of relatives. At this time, the outside of the pavilion was extremely lively.

Some were happy to finally get out of the prison, some were sad that they would never see each other again, and of course those relatives cried together.

Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi looked at this scene from afar, and felt uncomfortable.Parting is the most heart-wrenching, and the relatives will be heartbroken if they never see each other again.

"Father."

Suddenly there was a weeping sound from a distance, Zhao Huan turned his head to look, and saw a group of people being escorted, passing by the Changting Pavilion.

As soon as they came over, another group of people gathered around and howled. The scene was out of control for a while, and the voice became quieter after being scolded by the officials.

"This should be Qin Shilang's family. They were all exiled to a place of bitter cold. I don't know how much they can survive."

Mu Chenxi whispered in Zhao Huan's ear, full of unbearable words, "There are still many children!"

"Isn't it the saying that if one prospers, the other prospers, and the other loses?"

Zhao Huan couldn't bear to look at it, the ancient Lianzai really cheated people, and some innocent people were victimized, "It's just that they have been slaves for generations."

These things are not clear, and Qin Shilang's embezzlement of his family has also benefited. It is reasonable to say that he should be punished, but what about some innocent and ignorant people?

If they knew this situation, would they be willing to enjoy the wealth?Zhao Huan thought that as long as they were honest people with some conscience in their hearts, even if they didn't punish them for this, they probably wouldn't want those riches and honors.

"The emperor punished too much."

Mu Chenxi said, with a serious and serious expression on his face, "There are some things that people can choose whether they want to or not. It's not important for a family to sit together, and it's even more unacceptable to judge crimes based on their ethnicity."

"What we say doesn't count."

Zhao Huan hardened his heart and didn't let him continue talking. Mu Chenxi's words were considered treasonous in this era, and they were incapable of challenging the imperial power, and they couldn't change anything.

"Even if the emperor needs to change the law, someone needs to support it. The rules set by the ancestors cannot be changed, and no one can move."

Seeing that he was still puzzled, Zhao Huan hurriedly comforted him: "In the future, if there is a strong monarch who can openly think of these things, he may be able to change, but now is not the time."

"The ancestors made it unchangeable, so don't change it."

Mu Chenxi took Zhao Huan's hand and signaled him not to worry, "Put those rules on the shelf, the ancestor's things are too precious, how can you take them out and use them at will, and leave them for future generations to appreciate."

As he spoke, he smiled at Zhao Huan again, blinking his big clear eyes, "Leave the rules for future generations now, and change them from now on! This generation also belongs to the ancestors of the next generation. Who dares to promulgate the decree?" No."

"Whatever you think about in your head all day, why can everything come to you easily."

Zhao Huan looked at Mu Chenxi with a funny face, not understanding where he came up with these strange ideas, which made people feel very reasonable, "It's none of your business, so don't worry about it."

He pointed to Zhao Houye and the others in the distance, "See, this is an innocent disaster. Hou Ye has made great contributions in the battle all his life, and the emperor almost fell to the point where life is worse than death, you little scholar, don't care about it." .”

"Yes, yes, my fault."

Mu Chenxi was only thinking about things just now, but she didn't expect Zhao Huan to care about these things, so she hurriedly assured her, "Daughter-in-law, don't worry, I won't say these things to you in the future."

"Remember, misfortune comes from your mouth."

Zhao Huan warned him again that after a catastrophe, Mu Chenxi not only changed a lot, but also became very courageous.

"If you talk nonsense again, think about me first, and see if you become like them. Maybe it's good for them to be like this, maybe your head will move someday."

Zhao Huan had no choice but to warn Mu Chenxi against himself.He is so smart and clear thinking, Zhao Huan can't even speak up against him in reasoning now, and sometimes he is so tricky that people are speechless.

"No nonsense."

Mu Chenxi looked at Zhao Huan's serious appearance, and immediately nodded his head, "Daughter-in-law, don't worry, I will never let you be like them, I will protect you."

Zhao Huan really wanted to be laughed at by him, so he was still protecting him, and he might cause trouble one day, "Remember, no one but me should say these things, you know?"

"Hmm."

Mu Chenxi stopped talking, her attitude was honest and sincere, her eyes were so innocent that people couldn't bear to be taught a lesson, so Zhao Huan had to turn his head to one side, and continued to look at Master Zhao and the others.

Seeing that they received a lot of things, Zhao Huan estimated that there would be a lot of money and things. After all, they all knew that their family property had been confiscated, so since they could come to give them away, they would definitely prepare some.

The same is true for Qin Shilang's family, but they don't know whether those things and finances can be kept with those escorts.

At this moment, two more carriages came from the direction of Rongdu City, and several people accompanied them on horseback. They stopped in front of Marquis Zhao.

Zhao Huan faintly heard that it seemed that the prince had given him some kindness to send some old people who were serving Lord Zhao Hou to return home with them.

"Prince"

Zhao Huan couldn't help muttering, feeling a little puzzled in his heart, is there any relationship between the crown prince and Lord Hou, so that he would openly take care of him like this.

It stands to reason that after ransacking the house, the imperial court would sell those servants and servants, and the money obtained would also belong to the imperial court.

If you want to come back, you can only buy it, but now you are sent back by the prince, and you are still an old man who has served Lord Hou. This kind of affection is great.

"It's always good to send it, it doesn't matter why."

Mu Chenxi said softly, Zhao Huan always thinks too much, he has no choice but to compromise on many things, "Don't think too much, it will be peaceful after they leave."

They never passed, Qin Shilang was so impatient with the escorting officials, urging them to leave immediately, cursing loudly.

He saw Master Zhao say a few words to his daughter who was crying beside him, and Zhao Huan saw her return to the escort team with the child in her arms.

The child in her arms was about a few months old. Zhao Huan saw her walking towards a young man who was holding a three or four-year-old boy in his arms. He probably belonged to a small family.

Zhao Huan was really worried about them on the way to the bitter cold place, wondering if they could get there safely.It's hard to imagine what will happen after arriving.

"what?"

Mu Chenxi suddenly said, "Master Zhao has a car coming out of the team."

When Zhao Huan heard this, he turned his head and saw that the eldest son and third son of Marquis Zhao were saluting to him, and then got into the carriage, accompanied by two unknown people.

Zhao Huan saw that it should be the attendant sent by the prince just now, and the direction of the carriage was the escort team. He suddenly understood Zhao Houye's meaning, he must have asked his son to send his daughter to a certain place, and he meant to make proper arrangements.

Poor parents all over the world, at this time Master Zhao has not forgotten his child, even if it is a married daughter, even if it is because of her that the emperor has an excuse to punish him, he still has to take care of his child.

"Ugh!"

Seeing this, Zhao Huan didn't want to think about taking the box that Master Zhao had given him, and immediately thought of a way to send it back, just like what Mu Chenxi said to calm his heart first.

"gone."

Mu Chenxi reminded Zhao Huan, "Father-in-law is looking here."

Zhao Huan looked at Lord Zhao Hou and couldn't help but waved to him as farewell.He didn't go over to speak anymore, because he didn't know what to say at this time.

Master Zhao also waved his hand to his side, but the gesture was to tell them to go back, then turned around and got into the car, and finally it was time for the real parting.

"gone!"

Zhao Huan felt extremely relaxed now, he had done the right thing.He didn't avoid seeing, didn't just sit idly by, and fulfilled all the feelings he had received and the obligations that the original owner should fulfill.

"Let's go back"

Mu Chenxi saw that the convoy had gone a long way, and pulled Zhao Huan into the car, "Is it cold? You've been outside for so long, hurry up and test yourself."

Mu Chenxi brought the charcoal basin to Zhao Huan, and then sat beside him, "From now on, we will stay at home, the weather is cold and there is nothing interesting to do, after I know how to try it, we can go out for a spring outing, and then we will have a good time." Take a look at the surrounding scenery of Rongdu, and play all of them."

"I'm not sad, you don't need to comfort me."

Zhao Huan understood what Mu Chenxi meant, because he was afraid that he would be sad about parting, "Let's see what Lord Hou gave, it should be something good."

He opened the box, and inside were a pair of fine jade pendants, a pair of fist-sized night pearls, and 20 taels of silver notes.

There is also a note on it. Judging from the handwriting and the time just now, it should have been prepared long ago, which is consistent with what Zhao Houye said.

The note said: The five sons see the words as if they were face, this is a share of your family property.The silver ticket is with you to live and live, the jade pendant is with you to keep in mind, and the Pearl wishes you a bright life.

"Can't send it back!"

Zhao Huan sighed, this is a father's sincere affection, a precious heart, "Let's count it as a good relationship with Lord Hou."