That night, Xie Qian returned to the house. Mrs. Xu was very happy. The family was reunited and the fun was lively, and it immediately felt like home again.

Xie Qian has nothing to do recently. Due to martial law in the capital, the six ministries and the various temples and yamen have basically dealt with the matter themselves. The major personnel mobilization has basically stagnated. The most important thing is that there is no peace in the northwest and no war reports have come. The Tatars who had a fierce quarrel suddenly disappeared, and the court was in harmony.

Xie Qian was in a good mood, but Emperor Hongzhi's condition seemed a little unpredictable. However, from the news reported from the Imperial Hospital, the emperor's condition seemed not serious enough to be life-threatening, so Xie Qian felt relieved and went home to accompany his wife and children every day.

When Xie Hengnu returned to the capital, the atmosphere of the Xie family improved a lot. When Mrs. Xu saw Xie Qian, she quickly took out the new clothes she had sewn for Xie Qian recently and asked her husband to try it on.

Seeing that her husband fits well after putting on it, Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "Master, it's cold, you should remember to add a few more clothes. You can't catch a cold when you are old. You are at home... and the foundation of the court. I can't live without you!"

When Mrs. Xu was old, her attachment to her husband became deeper. Unfortunately, her husband was unfamiliar with her and was extremely cold to her, which made Mrs. Xu’s life always desolate. She only saw her smile frequently recently.

Xie Qian was a little displeased when he heard such "exposed" thoughtful words, but he did not scold his wife, but just said coldly: "I understand!"

Mrs. Xu quickly took off the new clothes for Xie Qian, changed into casual clothes for Xie Qian, and said, "Master, today Jing'er accompanied me to Shen's house to see Jun'er. You don't know how beautiful and generous our little Jun'er is now. Her lower abdomen is already bulging. After the New Year, Jun'er will have children. At that time, we four generations live together... Master, do you think it's okay?"

Xie Qian said angrily: "Madam, are you sincerely angry with me? I know that I can't see Jun'er, so I always tell me about her. How can I feel happy after hearing this?"

Mrs. Xu knew that Xie Qian was not angry. She had been married for many years. She knew her husband's temperament. Xie Qian was a person with a stingy mouth and a slander. In the court, Xie Qian was known for his eloquence, but at home, Xie Qian was a good husband and a good father. Of course, this was just Mrs. Xu's wishful thinking. Xie Qian was actually not a kind father and husband, but Mrs. Xu had a blind admiration for her husband.

After tidying up the clothes for her husband, Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "Master, don't you know that you can't see Jun'er. Do you tell me about Jun'er? I guess Mr. Shen will come back from the northwest soon. At that time, let Lord Shen bring Jun'er back to see you. Wouldn't the master see Jun'er?"

"I hope so."

When talking about Shen Xi, Xie Qian narrowed his eyes and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Shen Xi is doing well in the northwest. I was worried about him when he heard that he sent troops to Xuanfu before. Now the Tatar cavalry disappeared, and most of them were evacuating the grasslands north. After all, the cold came early this year, and it might be snowing in a few days. The Tatars should have returned to the grasslands to spend the winter."

"Although Shen Xi did something wrong in this trip, he seemed timid, but it was just to be able to return safely. This kid is a real man who can bend and stretch. Jun'er followed him and finally had a place to settle down. When he comes back, let him take Jun'er to his parents' home. Our Xie Mansion will not treat him badly no matter how much we say!"

Mrs. Xu wiped her tears: "That's right, Xiao Jun'er has always been held in the palm of her hand in our house, but she gave her so much to her. I am still a concubine. I don't know how reluctant I am to bear it in my body and mind. Now seeing that she is treated well in the Shen Mansion and the family is harmonious, she smiles and feels at ease!"

Xie Qian cursed: "I didn't know who it was at the beginning, so I had to say good things about Chen Xi. Now I started blaming me for giving Jun'er to Chen Xi'an? But that's true. There are not many people in this world who can protect Jun'er. Although Chen Xi'an doesn't have the same wishes as me, he is finally a person who can entrust him to his life. Jun'er should be right to follow him. I'm afraid that after I leave, Chen Xi'an will not treat Jun'er as kind as he is now!"

Xie Qian mentioned a realistic question, which is whether Chen Xi treated Xie Hengnu well because of Xie Qian's status in the court, and even Mrs. Xu was a little worried.

After all, Mrs. Xu is from a wealthy family and knows her own affairs. Even her husband she admires becomes cold to her after entering the court, let alone Chen Xi, who is successful and glorious for her.

But in the blink of an eye, Mrs. Xu regained her confidence: "Master, I have visited Chen Mansion. The whole house is full of kindness. Mrs. Chen, Xie, is a wise and good girl. Everyone says that this family is in harmony and everything is going well. Jun'er has never been bullied. There is also a lonely orphan in Chen Mansion. Like Jun'er, she is a concubine of Master Shen. She lives a good life, which shows that the Shen family is not a person who despises the poor and loves the rich!"

"I hope so!"

Xie Qian said, waved his hand, "Go and prepare supper quickly. I'll go to the study to organize my notes, and then the whole family will have a meal!"

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Xie Qian relaxed and prepared for dinner at home, and the Chen Mansion was also peaceful.

There is no bad news in Chenxi in the northwest, but it is actually good news. In the eyes of the Shen family, there are so many soldiers in the northwest, even if there is a war, it may not be the turn of Chenxi to fight. Chenxi had a letter from his family to report his safety, which made Xie Yuner and other daughters feel at ease. This made the Shen family feel relieved.

This stems from the Shen family's blind obedience to Chen Xi.

Whether it is Xie Yun'er, Lin Dai, Xie Hengnu, Yin Wen, Lu Xier, or the servants and servants from all over the Chen Mansion, the worship of Chen Xi was beyond the reach of no more.

The glory of the Shen family was brought by Chen Xi, and their own honor and disgrace also depended entirely on Chen Xi.

Even Xie Hengnu, who was born in the Prime Minister's House, was extremely obsessed with Chen Xi because Chen Xi knew too much, which always brought her novel and interesting stories, as well as unexpected geography and humanities knowledge. There was always an indescribable feeling lingering around him, making her immersed in Shen Xi's love without realizing it.

That feeling is actually Chen Xi's frankness and equal treatment. Although Chen Xi has a certain degree of machismo, he is already very enlightened compared to men of this era. He cares and cares about the people around him, and even if he is just a slave, he will respect him. Especially his pity for his wives and concubines is definitely from the bottom of his heart, which is something that ordinary women in the Ming Dynasty cannot understand.

For Xie Yuner and other daughters, joining the Chen Mansion is wrapped in a huge happiness, which makes people feel very relieved.

Chen Xi was not at home, so in order to maintain the harmonious atmosphere of the Shen family, Xie Yuner held family dinners every day. She used soybeans, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, fungus, kelp, fish, shrimps, shellfish and other dried goods brought back from Fujian and Guangdong to tinker with delicious food in a variety of ways. Not to mention anything else, just the tofu ground soybeans has been developed to study more than a dozen ways to eat it.

The family gathers together to have a meal every day. If you have any problems, talk about them before and after meals. If you face difficulties, you can also share them.

But Chen Xi is not here, and the family banquet is always missing a backbone, so behind this excitement, I always feel that something is missing.

The food here is served, and Lu Xier happily went to get the chopsticks. Xie Yuner glanced at her: "Xi'er, don't be unruly. The master is not at home. We should pray for the master first so that he can come back safely. Let's move the chopsticks again! Xiaowen, what do you think?"

"Uh-huh."

Yin Wen nodded quickly. The little girl was originally only attached to Chen Xi, but with the care of the Shen family, she had gradually accepted this new home. Even if Chen Xi was not at home, she would no longer be frowning.

After reaching a certain age, the little girl finally felt a real family atmosphere.

Only Lin Dai pouted and looked at Xie Hengnu, who was closing his eyes and praying for blessings. Seeing Xie Hengnu's slightly raised belly, he was indescribable jealousy. Finally, he touched his stomach and closed his eyes to pray for Chen Xi: "Bad man, come back quickly. If you can't let me get pregnant with your flesh and blood, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life!"

As she grew older, Lin Dai had deeply realized that in terms of appearance and beauty, she had no advantage in front of women such as Xie Hengnu. In terms of youth, she was even less than Xie Hengnu, Yin Wen and Lu Xier. If she could not have children, she would have never had any guarantee in the Shen family.

Beauty is the source of women's love for marriage and husbands, but to be favored, one must also pass on the incense to the family, especially men.

A woman's status in the family is entirely supported by her children. Just like Xie Yuner, the reason why she can gain the absolute trust of Chen Xi and Zhou and others is that in addition to Xie Yuner's generous and wise rule, she also gave birth to the eldest son of the Shen family because of Xie Yuner.

After the brief blessing ceremony, the Shen family began to have a meal.

Xie Hengnu was originally happy, but before Jufu thought of Chen Xi, the little girl sent her husband a little more remotely, and there was a little sadness on her originally carefree little face.

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Inside the Xiefang Hall of the Imperial Palace.

Zhu Houzhao also started preparing for dinner. He had been busy and sleeping these days and finished reading more than a dozen martial arts novels written by Chen Xi. He felt unsatisfied. He seemed to be addicted to drugs, and he yawned everywhere he went. Those who didn't know thought that Zhu Houzhao had been studying so much that his head was hanging from the beam and thorned on his thighs.

Unfortunately, Zhu Houzhao is indeed reading, but she is reading martial arts novels and not studying moral articles, but chivalrous things in the world.

"Your Highness, your dinner is ready. Will you bring it in?"

Zhang Yuan entered Zhu Houzhao's bedroom and asked as usual. He originally thought that Zhu Houzhao, who was reading a martial arts novel, would wave his hand and ask him to retreat, or simply ignore it.

But this time Zhu Houzhao closed the book and looked up at him. It was not because Zhu Houzhao's addiction to martial arts novels has weakened, but because Zhu Houzhao has read all the new martial arts novels written by Chen Xi, and it is no longer fresh when he looks back.

Zhu Houzhao asked, "Eunuch Zhang, you are well-informed on weekdays, are there any news about Mr. Chen in the northwest?"

Zhang Yuan was stunned when asked. The person he had heard the most talked about by others recently was his nephew Chen Xi. Because he was from his family, his surname was Chen, so Zhang Yuan naturally paid more attention to Chen Xi.

It was not that Zhang Yuan was concerned about family affection, but that he felt that his status in the palace was not guaranteed and was coerced by Zhang's relatives. If Chen Xi could call the wind and rain in the court, it would always be helpful to his status in the palace. (To be continued.)
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