Mrs. Xie laughed and said, "Isn't it strange what you said? You have already called me your second sister-in-law. Is it anything strange to meet your second sister-in-law at your parents' house?"
Xie Wenyuan stopped talking and just looked at his mother quietly.
Mrs. Xie looked at her daughter's expression, and finally sighed and said, "You guys! That's what's bad about you. When something happens, you always want to know it clearly.
But how can I, an old woman, know about the affairs between them? Your second brother thinks it’s not good to keep your wife in the house all the time. Why don’t you let her go out and move around more?
After all, I am an elderly person, and my health is not good, and I will easily get sick if I am bored all day long."
Xie Wenyuan then understood that this was what Xie Yuncang meant.
Even though he doesn't quite understand it, his second brother has never been the kind of person to do things regardless of the consequences. Since it was his arrangement, there is nothing to say.
However, Mrs. Xie suddenly asked: "There is no more news from the Lin family?"
Xie Wenyuan didn't know why her mother mentioned the Lin family, but she still smiled honestly and said: "What other news can there be? I no longer have any relationship with Lin Jiyan, what else can the Lin family say to me?
But Brother Shen said that he is very confident about this subject, but he doesn’t know if it can be successfully held. If it goes well, he can also come to the capital, and we, mother and son, can see each other again."
"Brother Shen is busy with schoolwork now, so he doesn't write many letters, right?"
Speaking of her son, Xie Wenyuan felt a little guilty, but more of a longing for him.
Then he sighed and said, "It's not because he is busy with schoolwork. This child has always been filial. No matter how busy he is, he will never forget to write to me.
It’s just that the world is not peaceful nowadays. Even if you write a letter, it is easy to get lost on the road. It often takes several letters to arrive. The preface and follow-up of the letters between us are often inconsistent. Even if they are not lost, they are slow to arrive.
"
Xie Wenyuan sighed worriedly as he spoke, "I don't know when this chaos will be resolved."
When he raised his eyes, he saw that his mother was deep in thought, as if she was thinking about something.
"mother?"
Only then did Mrs. Xie come back to her senses and smiled vaguely, "It's been a while since I last saw Brother Shen, and I missed him strangely.
Brother Lang may not have been back for a long time. Your eldest nephew is also gone now. Who knows that the matter in southern Yunnan has also been transferred there. It is said that the young master of the Wen family personally named your eldest sister-in-law.
Because of this incident, I have been in a bad mood during this period. If she said something just now, don’t be the same as her."
Xie Wenyuan really didn't know that Xie Wenhua was going on an expedition, so she couldn't help but be shocked, "Why didn't anyone tell me? I'll go and give it away anyway."
Mrs. Xie sighed and said: "They say this battle will be won, and they are the ones from aristocratic families who have taken credit for their achievements in the past.
It's not that I don't feel sorry for my child. There are no weapons or weapons on the battlefield. Even though your eldest nephew is smart, he has never been to such a scene. I am really worried.
"Mother, you have forgotten that there is also my second brother in the court!
He is the chief minister of the dynasty. If we say who knows the situation of this war best, can anyone else be better than him? If something happens to Brother Wen when he returns this time, the second brother will definitely stop him.
Since he didn't speak, it means that it's not a big problem. He was promoted even if he couldn't come back. At this young age, he is already a fifth-rank official. When he comes back with military merit, he will become a general in the future.
uncertain."
Although she knew these were words of comfort, it still made Mrs. Xie feel a little more comfortable, "I hope so."
After this conversation with his mother, Xie Wenyuan felt a lot more relaxed. In addition to the incident with Xie Wenhua, when he came out, he saw An roll his eyes after seeing him, but he didn't feel angry at all.
"Sister-in-law, do you have anything interesting? I'll have someone bring it to you."
Anshi, who always likes to take advantage of others, said calmly: "Thank you for your kindness, sister-in-law. I'm not in the mood to dress up recently. You might as well ask your other two sisters-in-law."
Mrs. Yu smiled and said: "My sister-in-law and my nephew have really good taste. You have all the fashionable styles in Beijing now, but there are two that I have never seen before. They are really exquisite and must be shameless.
I'll ask my sister-in-law for something."
When Mrs. An heard this, she said "cut" and left with her maid looking like she couldn't stand it.
Mrs. Yu could only smile apologetically, "Your sister-in-law has always been like this, so don't think too much about it."
"Can I still not know?"
The two sisters talked for a while and then separated.
On the contrary, when going to the Summer Palace, Xie Wenyuan was a little hesitant.
But he didn't expect that Mrs. Qi was not inside, but happened to come back from outside. When he saw her, he smiled and said, "Why do you have time to come to my place?"
Is this a question because the booklet you just asked for was not delivered to her?
Mrs. Qi glanced at her maid in the yard. After hearing what the maid said back, she smiled and said, "So that's what happened. I can't help my sister to think about it."
Now that you're here, why don't we go in and sit down together for a while to chat, our sisters-in-law haven't seen each other for a long time."
Xie Wenyuan has never liked Mrs. Qi very much, and after experiencing so many things, how could she be willing to actually go in and chat with her now?
Mrs. Qi saw it at a glance and said with a smile: "My sister-in-law seems to be more sincere than others. She doesn't want to enter my house and she shows it on her face."
Xie Wenyuan felt embarrassed for a while, so she had to say: "It's not that I don't want to go in and chat with my second sister-in-law, it's just that it's getting late now, and I've made an appointment with a batch of goods in the shop, so I have to go and hand them over in person."
Such a random excuse makes it impossible to force it.
Mrs. Qi nodded lightly, "So that's what happened, so I'll keep you here, and my sister-in-law can go and do her own business! Remember to take some time to sit with me when you come back later.
Nowadays, my Summer Palace is really deserted, and it is rare for a living person to come, so I can't help but want to keep people here to sit, as if this can make my place more popular."
Xie Wenyuan was not interested in such a topic at all. Some of the other people said it was okay, but she echoed it, which seemed to add insult to injury, so she casually said a few words, ended the topic in a hurry and turned around to leave.
After just two steps out, she heard Mrs. Qi suddenly say from behind: "When we were in the house, she had the best relationship with my sister-in-law, and they looked like a real mother and daughter. Now my sister-in-law knows that she is here."
