Tie Kui Fanwai (124)

The patriarch of the Meng family sent a letter, saying that several graves in his hometown had collapsed, and he planned to repair all the ancestral graves.

In writing this letter, one is to inform Meng Shangshu of this matter, and the other is to ask him to pay for it.

Meng Shangshu naturally supported such a major event as repairing the ancestral tomb. After thinking for a while, he called the third master and asked him to go back to his hometown.

Unexpectedly, after knowing this, Mrs. Zhou told the old lady that she wanted to go back to her hometown with the third master.

The old lady disagreed: "When the ancestral grave is repaired, the third child will come back. You can't do anything when you go back to your hometown." Seeing Zhou's indifference to Master Meng San, the old lady was very dissatisfied. But the old lady said that as long as Mrs. Zhou manages the third bedroom well, that's all, and let her not take care of the rest.

Zhou is not a person who gives up easily. She couldn't explain the old lady, so she asked the third master to explain.

Unable to resist her son, the old lady finally agreed to let Mrs. Zhou go with her. Unexpectedly, the Zhou family brought cotton back to his hometown.

Chen and Ruhui said: "Sister-in-law San, Mianmian is pregnant, why do you think my mother-in-law brought her back to her hometown?"

Ruhui hesitated and said: "I guess, she is planning to stay in her hometown and not return to Beijing. And the child in Mian Mian's stomach, she is afraid that she will raise it under her knees." Mian Mian has been living in the main courtyard since she became pregnant, and has not move out.

Chen was a little stunned: "In case father-in-law comes back, what is she doing in her hometown alone?"

Ruhui felt that the Zhou family could not completely let go of the past while staying in the capital, so she thought of a strange environment so that she could forget the past and start over.

Of course, these are purely Ruhui's guesses: "Third Aunt never cared about Third Uncle." So she doesn't care whether the Third Master will stay in his hometown or return to the capital.

Chen couldn't help but sighed.

Ruhui asked: "By the way, do you know how the former third aunt is doing now?"

Mrs. Chen really knew: "She had money, and she didn't go back to Geng's house after she was divorced. Instead, she bought a small house by herself. My husband would go to see her when he was free." Although Mrs. Geng was divorced, she was Meng Guangwu's own mother, this will never change. Meng Guangwu was going to see her, but Mrs. Chen knew it and didn't say anything.

After finishing speaking, Chen Shi said: "Now I am very worried that if the family is separated in the future, my husband will probably pick her up to live with us."

Ruhui smiled and said: "She's not the daughter-in-law of the Meng family, and she can't put on airs like a mother-in-law in front of you.

Furthermore, the third uncle and the third aunt are still there! If the fifth younger brother really does this, just let them come forward when the time comes. "Mr. Zhou is less than 30 now. It may not be easy for Mr. Geng to live longer than her. However, whether Mrs. Zhou can be allowed to come forward depends on Mrs. Chen's ability.

Chen shi hummed and said, "That's the only way."

Maisui walked in quickly from the outside, and said to Ruhui with a face of panic, "Third Mistress, it's not good, the old man fainted in the yamen and was carried back."

Chen's face instantly became ugly. Meng Shangshu is the pillar of the family, if he falls, the family may be broken up. And she is the one who is most unwilling to separate.

Backed by a big tree to enjoy the shade, her business is running so smoothly, not only because of the good management, but also because of the umbrella of the old lady.

Ru Hui took Chen Shi's hand and said, "Don't panic, brother and sister, I believe the old man will be fine."

The main reason is that Meng Shangshu is also in his sixties, and he was afraid that he would never wake up again if he fainted at such an old age.

Mrs. Chen shook Ruhui's hand and said tremblingly, "Sister-in-law three, let's go to the upper room to have a look!"

When the two sisters-in-law arrived at the upper room, Mrs. Meng and Grandma Meng Six were already there.

Meng Shangshu didn't know what was going on now, and everyone dared not speak too much, for fear of disturbing the imperial physician's diagnosis and treatment.

After taking the pulse, the imperial physician said: "Master Shang Shu is overworked, and he fainted only when his body couldn't bear it."

After prescribing the prescription, the imperial physician said: "The old age is the most unbearable. In the past two days, Mr. Meng must have a good rest." Recently, the Criminal Department has two major cases in succession, and there are many things. Meng Shangshu was busy until midnight yesterday, probably that's why old Shangshu was tired.

These words were like a reassurance, and made everyone feel at ease. Ruhui was not as optimistic as they were, she just fainted after a day of exhaustion, which shows that Meng Shangshu's health is not optimistic either.

Before the medicine was ready, Meng Shangshu woke up. The patient needed rest, and the old lady told everyone to go back.

Meng Ranxi was out on errands at the time, and when he got the news and rushed back, Meng Shangshu had already taken medicine and fell asleep.

Looking at the anxious Meng Ranxi, Ruhui comforted her and said, "Don't worry, the imperial doctor said that the old man is overworked, and he will be fine after two days of recuperation."

Meng Ranxi said: "I am very aware of my grandfather's health, he should not work hard anymore." He is still holding on for the sake of his children and grandchildren.

Ruhui said: "Then you should persuade the old man to follow my father's example and sue the old man!" When people get old, their physical strength and energy are not as good as before, and if they are still as tired as before, accidents are easy to happen.

Meng Ranxi shook her head and said, "I persuaded my grandfather before, but he couldn't let go." The uncle is only a fourth-rank magistrate until now, and he is unwilling to be transferred back to the capital. Their generation had just entered the official position for a few years, and grandfather was worried.

There is no way.

It's just that the husband and wife didn't expect that after Meng Shangshu recovered from his illness, he would report to the old man, saying that he was too old and too old for the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and wanted to retire.

Meng Ranxi was very happy to know this, but who would have expected that the emperor would not approve it.

Ruhui asked Meng Ranxi very strangely: "Young King You's talent is sufficient for the position of minister of the Ministry of War. Why does the emperor not agree to the appointment of grandfather this time?" There is another reason besides this, that is Qi Hao likes to use young courtiers. So she thought that Meng Shangshu's acceptance of the job would be as smooth as her father's.

Meng Ranxi also didn't understand: "Perhaps, the emperor has other ideas!"

Ruhui said: "The emperor trusts King You the most. Azhan said that the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment must belong to King You. The Emperor disagrees. I think there must be some reason we don't know about it."

Meng Ranxi said, "I just don't want to burden my grandfather anymore."

"This is easy to handle! You Wang is so powerful, and You Shilang is also capable. Grandfather only needs to take care of the big things. Other trivial matters can be handled by You Wang and You Shilang." Like their housekeepers, if you handle everything by yourself, you won't be exhausted.

Meng Ranxi felt that she should have a good talk with Meng Shangshu.

When Ning Hai heard that it was Zao Zao who succeeded him, he said to Ah Shao with some emotion: "It's true that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves hit the beach to death." You know, the eldest princess is only in her early thirties.

But Ah Shao said worriedly: "Uncle, can the Eldest Princess take on this important task?"

Ning Hai smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this, she is definitely competent. The emperor will not make fun of Jiangshan." There is no problem in fighting. As for other things, after staying in Guizhou for so many years, they should have experienced it.

Xiao's eyes widened when he heard that Zao Zao was succeeding Ning Hai.

This appearance successfully made Ning Hai happy: "What's your expression? Don't you think the Eldest Princess is not qualified for this position?"

Shaking her head, Xiao said, "I find it incredible. By the way, is there no objection to this decision?"

"There must be objections. However, the Eldest Princess joined the army at the age of 12 and has been in the army for nearly 20 years. Over the years, she has made great military exploits. Others object, and there is no good reason." Military exploits are the foundation , all others are false.

Xiao Shi still found it unbelievable.

"Okay, the imperial decree has been issued. After a while, the Eldest Princess will come over."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xiao immediately regained her spirits: "So, since the eldest princess is here, we can go back?"

Ning Hai shook his head and said: "No way. The eldest princess didn't understand many things when she first came here. I have to let her get acquainted before I can leave."

Xiao was a little happy, and asked: "So, we may not be able to go back this year?"

Ning Hai nodded and said: "Let's go back in the spring of next year." More than half a year is enough for Zao Zao to subdue those who are not optimistic about her and control the overall situation.

Xiao Shi was not very willing, but he didn't say anything against it. If someone else takes over, Xiao feels that Ning Hai can leave after handing over. But Zao Zao is not only valuable, but also their juniors. As the elders, naturally they should try their best to teach their younger generations.

A month later, Zao Zao arrived in Tongcheng. As soon as she came, she went directly to the barracks to look for Ning Hai.

Seeing her, Ning Hai smiled and said, "It's more stable than what I saw last time."

Zao Zao smiled and said: "Uncle, I don't understand anything when I first came here, so please give me some guidance."

Ning Hai was not pretentious, and said: "I plan to go back next spring, if you have anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."

Zao Zao had originally received the imperial edict, and was still a little apprehensive about taking over the post of Tongcheng General. Now that he has Ning Hai, he immediately feels at ease.

Ning Hai was succeeded by Princess Dachang, and all the middle and high-level generals in the army knew about it. So Ning Hai called everyone over, and it was no surprise that everyone saw Zao Zao.

Feng Zhiao was a little disappointed, but in terms of qualifications and military achievements, he was indeed inferior to Zao Zao, so there was nothing wrong with him. However, some of the other Jiangliang were very dissatisfied. It's just that Ning Hai has a lot of prestige, and these people don't dare to act presumptuously in front of him. Therefore, Zao Zao's first contact with these generals was quite harmonious.

After the meeting, all the generals returned to their respective armies. Ning Hai and Zaozao said: "These days, I will be in the army during the day." In this way, he can quickly answer what Zaozao doesn't understand.

Zao Zao thanked Ning Hai for his kindness, and said, "Uncle, thank you."

Ning Hai smiled and said, "Silly boy, tell uncle what to thank. These are what I should do."

Back home, Ning Hai couldn't help but said to Xiao Shi: "I don't know how the Queen Mother teaches the children. They are all so smart and capable." The four sons stopped talking, and the two daughters were a general and a Qin. art master. All six children have grown up.

Xiao said with a smile: "You ask me about this, who should I ask? But speaking of it, we have followed suit." Ah Zhan grew up beside the Queen Mother, and never let them worry about it since he was a child. .

Ning Hai hummed and said, "Sending Ning Zhan to the northwest is the most correct decision I've ever made in my life."