Chapter 9: 81-90

Chapter 81

"Brother Yang."

Liu Jingwen called Xia Yang, "You go and take a rest, I'll move the watermelons."

"No need." Xia Yang's face was a little red. He couldn't say that he bent down and felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach. "Let's move together."

He turned sideways and bent down to continue moving the watermelons to the car. "This is the last batch of watermelons. Tell your father to come and learn how to prepare the land tomorrow."

"Okay." Seeing that he couldn't be persuaded, Liu Jingwen moved his hands faster. "Just tell us how to do it, you don't have to do it yourself."

"Okay." Xia Yang felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach again. It was uncomfortable when he bent down. He raised his hand and put it on his abdomen and gently stroked it a few times. "Let's wait for your father to finish planting the watermelons before moving."

More than a month has passed since the Xia family made trouble. Xia Yang's belly is getting bigger and bigger, like a small basin.

He calculated that the child is four months old. Soon he will be like those pregnant men, walking with a big belly and a figure eight step.

Liu Jingwen saw that he was distracted, standing there, not knowing what he was thinking, running back and forth at a brisk pace, carrying baskets of watermelons.

He didn't want Xia Yang to do the hard work, but Liu Jingwen couldn't persuade him, so he could only think of ways to hurry up and do more.

Seeing that the watermelons were carried to the front of the car by him, Xia Yang was still standing there without moving. Liu Jingwen started to load the car with his hands and feet, trying to finish all the work by the time Xia Yang reacted.

"Ah!" Xia Yang saw Liu Jingwen quickly loading watermelons on the car in a blink of an eye, and stepped forward to help, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Why are you in a hurry?"

He wiped the sweat from Liu Jingwen's forehead with his sleeve, and said helplessly: "Even if you don't want me to work, you don't have to work so hard."

Xia Yang looked at Liu Jingwen in a short shirt, the same outfit as himself, and it couldn't hide his handsomeness and demeanor, which was different from a farmer.

"I'm fine." Xia Yang said, "Didn't the doctor say that we should also exercise appropriately? You see, which pregnant woman is idle? She still works in the fields."

It is the busy farming season in the north. Every family is busy working in the fields, even some half-grown children are no exception, not to mention those pregnant men and women.

Naturally, there are no special rights. If you want to eat, you have to work. In their concept, it has been an unchanging truth since ancient times.

"We don't need it in our family." Liu Jingwen said, "I can do all these jobs. You are not needed at all."

If he hadn't sent Ershu and Sanshu to the farm in advance to teach those farmers how to work, Xia Yang would have run to the farm long ago.

Liu Jingwen knew what was going on and watched closely, so he didn't let Xia Yang find a chance to go. Now doing some work is nothing, as long as they are safe.

"It's up to you." Xia Yang was helpless. Every time he saw Liu Jingwen's nervous eyes, he couldn't resist. "I can't sit idle anyway."

As he said that, he bent down and continued to move the watermelon from the basket, showing his attitude with his actions. "I'm not so weak that I can't do anything. Don't stop me from doing anything."

"I didn't stop you." Liu Jingwen said softly: "I just hope you can go slower and don't use too much force."

He knew that it was impossible to let Xia Yang do nothing at all, he just hoped that he would rush to do more and make Xia Yang feel more relaxed.

"The child is still young and can't stand the hard work." Liu Jingwen persuaded him and said, "If he doesn't feel well, you will feel uncomfortable too."

"Yeah." Xia Yang understood, but he just couldn't sit still and always wanted to find something to do, "I will pay attention, don't worry, you should think about your own business."

"What's my business?" Liu Jingwen was stunned, then reacted and smiled, "My current business is to take care of the safety of you and your son, nothing else matters."

"Besides, I haven't given up." Liu Jingwen said, "Whether it's reading or writing storybooks, I haven't fallen behind, helping you with some work won't delay me."

"You are not born to do these things." Xia Yang expressed his thoughts, "Don't get involved, you don't have to worry about me and the child, I will take care of it myself."

As they were talking, the manager of the restaurant came over and said, "The cars over there have been loaded, let them help you load this car."

He waved his hand, and the few people following behind him came forward to start loading the car. Xia Yang bowed and thanked the manager, "Thank you for your trouble."

"You're welcome." The steward said, his eyes fell on Xia Yang's belly, and he smiled: "I haven't congratulated you two yet, in a few months, we will have a baby."

He said that Liu Xiucai came out to help with the work, and followed Xia Yang, watching over her all the way and persuading her to work less, it turned out that she was pregnant.

"Thank you, thank you." Xia Yang smiled: "When the steward comes again in the future, you will see a little guy."

"You must share the joy when you come." The steward said politely: "Don't forget to notify me, but come and have a few drinks."

He was familiar with Xia Yang. Since Steward Wang left, he has been doing business with Xia Yang on his behalf. They have always cooperated happily, and he also wanted to make friends.

"I won't forget." Xia Yang said: "I will never forget you, steward, no matter who I forget. You have taken care of me for so long."

The two said a few polite words, and Xia Yang saw the steward off. After their car drove away, he raised his hand and stretched.

There really is nothing that needs him to be too busy in the future. Everything has been arranged by Liu Jingwen, and there are special people to take care of it, which completely frees him up.

Xia Yang smiled helplessly and shook his head. Did he really have to stay at home and wait for the birth of the baby?

As he was thinking about this, a pair of hands fell on his waist and held his waist forcefully.

Xia Yang turned around and saw Liu Jingwen with a smile on his face, "Are you happy this time?"

"Of course." Liu Jingwen did not hide anything and said frankly: "Next month, after we move, you will be relaxed, and you can do everything with just a word." "

Have you been looking forward to it for a long time?" Xia Yang asked suddenly.

Whatever he thought of Liu Jingwen, Liu Jingwen thought of him now. He hoped that the other party would be good and strive to do more for the other party.

He hoped that the people he cared about could be free and not suffer.

"Yes." Liu Jingwen hugged Xia Yang, feeling sorry, "It's just that we can be so comfortable, it's all thanks to you, Brother Yang, I didn't do anything."

"I said I would support you." Xia Yang laughed, "You haven't been idle either, you have been working hard to make money, even without me, you can take care of this family."

They sighed here, now their lives have reached a level of freedom, and they will no longer be miserable and struggling for food and clothing.

...

"Brother Liu."

Zhao Yujiang came to Liujia Village, found Liu's father and bowed deeply, "Brother, I blamed you wrongly, hereby apologize to you."

"Humph." Liu's father turned around and ignored him, "I dare not accept it."

"Brother Liu." How could Zhao Yujiang not know his temper? He hurriedly stepped forward to apologize and told Liu's father: "The general has arrived in the city and will be here soon." "General

?" Liu's father's heart jumped, and he asked in surprise: "The general is coming here?"

"Of course." Zhao Yujiang sighed.

He never dreamed that his general was actually a young man, and had a son to be raised by Liu's father.

When he came, Chu Yuwen had already explained everything clearly, and told Zhao Yujiang to find Liu's father and tell him the news of his coming, so that they could be mentally prepared.

Zhao Yujiang didn't hesitate and told Liu's father about his return to the capital. "The general never suspected you of betrayal, but he had no choice at the time and was sad that the young master had passed away, so he didn't let us look for you."

Liu's father was shocked. When he heard the young master's death, he vaguely guessed something, "You said the young master had passed away?"

"Yes." Zhao Yujiang told him about the two concubines and said angrily, "That bitch dared to deceive the general."

"Alas!" After listening, Liu's father shook his head and sighed, "She didn't really deceive."

If he hadn't rushed back to the mansion in time and encountered the murdered young master and secretly rescued him, he might have been killed by her.

Then he couldn't escape the blame. He really couldn't face the general. When

Liu's father thought of this, he felt a little more balanced, and the vague resentment disappeared. He told Zhao Yujiang what happened in the general's mansion after the general left.

"Bitch, vicious woman." Zhao Yujiang cursed bitterly after hearing this. "I didn't expect that she had harmed the young master, so she slandered you to the general and said that the young master had passed away."

"Find a way out for yourself." Father Liu's eyes were cold. He didn't expect that the hidden things inside were like this. "What can't be done."

"Alas!" Zhao Yujiang sighed: "I didn't expect that we missed so many years, and Brother Liu and the young master suffered."

"The general suffered." Father Liu said: "Father and son were separated, and they thought they were separated forever. How did the general survive so many years?" When Father Liu said

this, he vaguely understood why the general didn't send someone to find him and ask about this matter.

Not only was he afraid that he would implicate himself, but he might also be afraid that he would blame himself and ask the general to punish him, or the general might be afraid that he would not be able to control his emotions and take his anger out on him.

"Just endure it." Zhao Yujiang sighed.

He told Father Liu about what he had learned over the years, without hiding anything, and even told him how he found out that the young master was still alive.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank the young master's husband." Zhao Yujiang smiled and said, "If he hadn't known Manager Wang, sold him the greenhouse planting method at a low price, and asked for proper protection of the Liu family, the general would not have known that the young master was alive."

Zhao Yujiang thought about it, everything was really a coincidence. If it weren't for Xia Yang and Manager Wang's help, Liu's father and Liu Jingwen would not have been mentioned.

"It was also a coincidence." Liu's father also sighed.

But unlike Zhao Yujiang, he knew that he had never dared to let anyone know about Liu Jingwen, so he didn't even dare to step into the prefectural city easily.

Naturally, he didn't know that the general was still alive.

They missed each other for nearly 20 years.

It was mainly because of Wang's identity that Liu's father didn't dare to touch.

"If the general's concubine was not the illegitimate daughter of the prefect, I wouldn't have to worry so much." Liu's father said, "At that time, I only thought that she wanted to harm the young master, so I rescued her and took her away secretly, for fear that she would find out that she was still alive."

"You did the right thing." Zhao Yujiang said.

Their primary concern was to protect the young master. They naturally stayed away from the prefect, a huge figure. Father Liu did nothing wrong.

"Is the young master's eyesight better?" Zhao Yujiang suddenly remembered this incident, his eyes full of smiles, and he said mysteriously, "Do you know who the young master's biological father is?"

"Who?" Father Liu asked.

He had been curious for many years and had made secret guesses. He knew that he must not be an ordinary person, which was one of the reasons why Father Liu had been hiding Liu Jingwen.

He didn't know whether this biological father would treat Liu Jingwen well, and what would happen if he was discovered. These things had been entangled in his heart.

"Let's find a quiet place to talk." Zhao Yujiang thought of the identity of Prince Zhong, and it was not suitable to talk in public.

Father Liu looked around and found that many eyes were looking at them with a hint of curiosity. He also felt that it was not appropriate to talk about these things here.

When Zhao Yujiang came, he was working in the field. Because he was angry with him, he didn't invite him to his home, but just found a place away from people to talk.

"Wait a minute." Father Liu said.

He walked a few steps into his own field and shouted, "Big brother, you brothers come here."

"Hey." Big brother Liu responded, "I know, Dad."

He and the second brother Liu left the field and walked towards Liu's father and the others. He was also curious about who was looking for his father.

Zhao Yujiang was wearing a brocade robe and jade belt, riding a horse with a few followers behind him. He was either rich or noble.

"Dad." Big brother Liu and the second brother Liu called Liu's father and stood there in a proper manner, waiting for Liu's father's instructions.

"This is Dad's old friend." Liu's father said, "Give your uncle Zhao a salutation."

"Uncle Zhao." The Liu brothers saluted and greeted Zhao Yujiang.

"Good." Zhao Yujiang laughed, "Haha, he has some of your father's style, just as strong and powerful, he is a good man."

The brothers looked like Liu's father, and even their burly figures were the same as when Liu's father was young. Zhao Yujiang looked at their similar faces and thought of the past.

"If you join the army, you will be a brave general." Zhao Yujiang said: "Your bright future is here, and you will never be in the mud again in this life."

He took out a small box and handed it to Liu's father, saying: "This is what the general gave you when you settled down. I gave it to you."

Liu's father took it, opened it and looked at it. He remembered that the general left in a hurry and sent someone to tell him that he left something in the study for him to take back to settle down.

"I know." Liu's father said: "The general left in a hurry and sent someone to tell me, but he didn't have time to go back because his family life was good, so he kept it in the study and didn't take it."

Later, something happened, and he took Liu Jingwen back to Liujia Village without returning to the general's mansion. Naturally, he had no chance to get the box, but he didn't expect it to come back to him after a lot of twists and turns.

"I'm going to do something with your uncle Zhao." Liu's father looked at his two sons and said: "You don't have to look for me. You will go home naturally after you finish your business."

"Yes." Liu Laoda responded.

He was wondering what Liu's father was going to do, but he didn't dare to ask, so he could only nod and say yes, "If Dad goes out, send a message home."

"Hahaha." Zhao Yujiang laughed, patted Liu Laoda's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, your father won't go far, I will definitely send him back safely."

"Let's go and have a few drinks." Zhao Yujiang greeted Liu's father, and did not ask to see Liu Jingwen, "After so many years, let's reminisce about the past."

"Yeah." Liu's father nodded.

There were some things he didn't understand, and he wouldn't take people to Liu Jingwen. Liu's father thought that he still had to give an explanation to this son who had raised him for many years.

But when he heard about Liu Jingwen's identity and the general's wedding, he couldn't help but pull Zhao Yujiang and hurried to Liu Jingwen's house.

At this time, Liu's father had no intention of drinking.

He wanted to shout and vent the grievances and depression in his heart for so many years, but he was stuck in his throat and couldn't spit out a word.

Only tears kept flowing down, and he finally made it!

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Chapter 82

"Bang, bang, bang." "

Open the door." Father Liu knocked on the door and shouted, "Jingwen, open the door."

"Dad." Liu Jingwen came out quickly and opened the door before Xia Yang. "What's wrong with you?"

He looked at Father Liu in surprise and saw that his eyes were red, and his face was excited and patient. His heart sank and he knew that something was wrong.

"Come in and talk." Liu Jingwen made way for the door and waved to Xia Yang who followed him, indicating that it was okay. "Dad, don't scare Yang Ge'er."

He knew that Father Liu was emotionally unstable now. Liu Jingwen carried Xia Yang out to control him. A sudden outburst was not a good thing.

"Don't worry." Father Liu looked at Xia Yang and understood what his son meant. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. "Let's go in and talk."

At this time, Liu Jingwen saw Zhao Yujiang behind Father Liu. He didn't ask who it was, but just nodded and greeted him, letting the two people in. "Okay."

Xia Yang didn't say anything and followed Liu Jingwen in. He knew that Father Liu must have something wrong with his expression, and the person he brought might be the key.

"Little scholar." Xia Yang held Liu Jingwen's hand, smiled at him and said nothing, but the strength of his hand was conveying a message to him.

That was his absolute support and his determination to stand by Liu Jingwen.

"No problem." Liu Jingwen smiled and said, "No one and no matter what will affect us, and our children."

"Yeah." Xia Yang nodded.

He understood what Liu Jingwen meant by this.

Liu Jingwen was telling himself that nothing would affect him, because the most important thing to him was himself and his children.

"Jingwen." Father Liu took a deep breath and pointed at Zhao Yujiang and said, "This is your Uncle Zhao, Dad's good friend in the army is a brother of life and death."

He had been through this journey, and with Liu Jingwen's reminder, his mood had calmed down a little, but he was still a little excited, and his tone was full of joy.

"Uncle Zhao." Liu Jingwen saluted Zhao Yujiang.

He knew this person. Father Liu had talked about him when he came back from the prefectural city, and it was from him that he learned that his father who gave birth to him was still alive.

"I dare not, I dare not." Zhao Yujiang hurriedly stood up and dodged, "Master, I dare not accept your gift."

After all, this is not Liu's father's son, he can't be arrogant and accept the gift as his junior, Zhao Yujiang knows Liu Jingwen's true identity.

"You are my father's good friend, so you can accept it." Liu Jingwen said.

He insisted on bowing, Zhao Yujiang looked at Liu's father helplessly, seeing that he was sitting there calmly, he could only shake his head and said: "I should kowtow to you, but I'm afraid you can't accept it for the time being."

"Huh?" Xia Yang blinked at the side. He didn't feel anything about Zhao Yujiang's call of Master, but the latter sentence was obviously meaningful.

"In front of my father, don't talk about those vulgar etiquette." Liu Jingwen said lightly.

"Hahaha." Father Liu laughed out loud. Seeing Zhao Yujiang's reserved look, he felt relieved and asked, "How is it? Did I teach my son well?"

"Very good, very good." Zhao Yujiang admired him from the bottom of his heart. He looked at Liu Jingwen with appreciation. "He is neither arrogant nor impatient. He is calm. He is not comparable to ordinary young people."

Of course, Father Liu had already told him that Liu Jingwen knew his background. Zhao Yujiang called him Young Master, so Liu Jingwen should be able to guess his identity.

But he still insisted on doing the salute. From Father Liu's perspective, this is not something that ordinary people can do. After all, he and Father Liu are both subordinates of the general.

There is an order of seniority and distinction between the old and the young.

Liu Jingwen did the former. He did not show any surprise when he was called Young Master. It was just an insignificant sentence.

It was just a title, like a name.

"Of course." Father Liu was most proud of this. "Between people, it's not about status, it's about fate, it's also about character and conduct."

After he told Liu Jingwen about his life experience, he was mentally prepared that Liu Jingwen would be distant from him or treat him in a different way, but Liu Jingwen didn't. He was

even closer than before, and still sincerely regarded him as his father, which touched Father Liu and made him regard Liu Jingwen as his real son.

The previous respect and the thought of treating him as a master all faded away, and Father Liu never thought about the issue of respect and inferiority again.

Even if he knew that the general was still alive, Father Liu knew that Liu Jingwen would respect him as a father.

Liu Jingwen looked at them quietly, without asking any questions, patiently listening to the conversation between Father Liu and Zhao Yujiang, silently waiting for them to explain their intentions.

He was indeed not in a hurry, thinking that what was supposed to come would come, and it was not something that could be forced, and he just had to wait quietly.

Sure enough, Father Liu didn't let him wait for long.

He told Zhao Yujiang's intentions again, and told Liu Jingwen everything about his father in detail.

"Jingwen." Liu's father was a little excited again, his face full of joy, "Your biological father is a prince, you don't have to worry about your background anymore, and you don't have to worry about the general."

Everything is over, no more worries.

Liu's father's heart knot for so many years has been untied, and all the pent-up anger and entanglements have disappeared. All

that is left is relief, and the feeling of being happy for Liu Jingwen.

"Yeah." Liu Jingwen smiled, happy for his father who gave birth to him, "Father finally doesn't have to worry, happy for him!"

His reaction was unexpected. In addition to Liu's father being used to Liu Jingwen, Xia Yang and Zhao Yujiang were a little confused when they saw Liu Jingwen's reaction.

After sending Liu's father and Zhao Yujiang away, Xia Yang asked, "Little scholar, don't you want them to come?"

"Your biological parents came to see you." Xia Yang said, "It proves that they still love you and have you in their hearts. Aren't you happy

and excited at all?" "Happy and excited." Liu Jingwen said, "What's wrong?"

"I didn't see it." Xia Yang touched his head in confusion. Why did it feel weird? "Seeing that you looked indifferent, I thought you didn't want to recognize them."

"Should I cry or laugh?" Liu Jingwen was asked by Xia Yang and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I am already a father with children. Do I have to lose my temper and shout, or rush to see them impatiently?" "If

they come to me, I will recognize them." Liu Jingwen said, "If they don't come, I won't force it. I don't have too many expectations, and I don't expect any changes."

"I feel good now." Liu Jingwen said, holding Xia Yang's hand, "With you and the children, what else do I need? Everything else is just icing on the cake."

"That's right." Xia Yang nodded, understanding what Liu Jingwen meant, "You actually recognized them because you didn't want to disappoint them. After all, they are your biological parents. The grace of raising you is as great as the grace of giving birth to you, and it is also your responsibility."

"Yes." After Xia Yang finished speaking these words, Liu Jingwen's eyes were full of smiles, and he said gently: "What I feel for them now is responsibility, and as for other things, I will see later."

"I see." Xia Yang sighed in his heart.

He understood Liu Jingwen's thoughts. If he didn't ask for too much and only fulfilled his responsibilities, he wouldn't have too much hope, nor would he be disappointed in these strange parents.

Xia Yang and Liu Jingwen's thoughts were unexpectedly the same. They just wanted to live a good life together.

They would not fall behind in the things they should do and the responsibilities they should fulfill, but that was all.

They still couldn't compromise with strangers, or place any hope on them. Family affection also needs to be cultivated, and both sides have to make efforts.

But they still ignored human nature, and how powerful the bond of blood is.

...

Half a month later.

"General." Father Liu pointed to the yard in front, "This is it."

Chu Yuwen looked at the farmhouse yard with blue bricks and red tiles, which was quite impressive. His eyes were full of impatience, but he stood there timidly because of his homesickness.

"Go." Prince Zhong put his arm around his shoulders and comforted him: "That's our son, the son you gave birth to."

"Yes." Chu Yuwen nodded. He had to see his son no matter what. "I must ask him for forgiveness."

He walked towards the yard in front of him. Just across the wall was his son who he had been thinking about for more than ten years. Chu Yuwen's steps were heavy, but his heart was full of expectations.

Through the open gate, Chu Yuwen saw a figure sitting in the yard. The man was sewing clothes with a needle and thread in his hand.

The fine sunlight shines through the treetops, and the pale yellow light from the layers of green leaves falls on the corners of his eyes, revealing a bit of tenderness.

The young man sewed seriously, not paying attention to the movements around him, with a gentle face, as if he had put all his heart and soul into the clothes in his hands.

The quiet courtyard gives people a sense

of peace and tranquility. The attitude of the young man and the needle and thread in his hand create a warm and happy atmosphere.

Chu Yuwen didn't want to destroy it, but just looked at the young man in front of him quietly. His beautiful face and gentleness revealed a kind of light alienation.

This is his son. Chu Yuwen recognized him at a glance, and there was a kind of intimacy lingering in his heart, making him happy and sad.

Liu Jingwen was threading the needle and sewing clothes, and suddenly felt a shadow on his head. He looked up and met a pair of red and swollen eyes filled with tears.

There was joy and expectation in his eyes, but also a few worries and sorrows hidden. He was looking at himself eagerly, but suppressed and endured it.

Liu Jingwen's whole body trembled violently, and his lips moved but no sound came out. Facing these eyes, he felt a kind and bitter feeling in his heart.

"Son." Chu Yuwen burst into tears. Looking at Liu Jingwen's dull eyes, his heart was even more painful, "I am your father, the father who gave birth to you!"

"Woo woo woo." Chu Yuwen cried out in pain and stretched out his trembling hands, "Jingwen, I am your father, I'm sorry, your father."

He couldn't bear it anymore, and took a step forward to hug Liu Jingwen in his arms, but he stopped and looked at Liu Jingwen expectantly.

"Dad." Liu Jingwen murmured.

Looking at the grieving man in front of him, the thin figure with thin cheeks, and the few strands of white hair at his temples, Liu Jingwen was filled with grief.

"It's Daddy who's sorry for you." Chu Yuwen couldn't stop crying. Guilt and grief made him afraid to step forward. "I let you suffer and didn't fulfill my responsibility."

"No." Liu Jingwen stood up unconsciously and shook his head, saying, "It's not your fault. I've done a good job and I didn't suffer."

Before he saw Chu Yuwen, Liu Jingwen had guessed how much he had suffered. Now he saw with his own eyes the pain and helplessness he had when he was struggling.

Liu Jingwen really knew that this father had suffered all his life and still blamed himself for it, taking everything on himself.

"Dad, giving birth to me is the greatest love for me." Liu Jingwen's tone was gentle and slow, with a soothing taste. "It's not your fault. Daddy has tried his best."

"Son." Chu Yuwen burst into tears.

He didn't expect that Liu Jingwen really didn't blame him at all in his heart. Chu Yuwen blamed himself more and more for not fulfilling his responsibility.

He didn't love his child, so that the father and son were separated for so many years, and they almost died.

"Dad." Liu Jingwen looked at his open arms, the arms he had longed for and fantasized about for many years, and he couldn't help but throw himself into it.

Hugging Chu Yuwen tightly, Liu Jingwen felt the warmth he had never felt before. This was his father's arms, an arms that belonged to him alone.

He had longed for Liu's mother's arms since he was a child, longed for her smiling face, and could snuggle up to her and enjoy her mother's love like his elder and second brothers.

But he was disappointed again and again, and became indifferent and distant after he became sensible. Liu Jingwen never knew what it felt like to have a mother.

Until he knew his life experience, even if he knew that he would never be held in his arms by his father who gave birth to him in this life,

he couldn't help but fantasize about what it felt like to be warm and in it. It can be said that his mother's arms were beyond his reach.

But when he knew that Chu Yuwen was alive, and because of his identity and various reasons, he had been suppressing and comforting himself, as long as he could get along with her, he didn't ask for too much.

So that he longed and resisted, expected and ignored, just like the so-called hopelessness, no disappointment, always maintaining a calm attitude.

Liu Jingwen never thought that Chu Yuwen would open her arms and warm chest to him the first time they met, giving him a mother's embrace that he never dared to hope for.

"My son." Chu Yuwen hugged Liu Jingwen and refused to let go. "Dad has missed you for nineteen years, nineteen years! I didn't expect to see you again." "

Dad." Liu Jingwen buried his head in Chu Yuwen's shoulders, tears dripping from the corners of his eyes, feeling the warmth and peace of mind in his embrace, "Don't cry, it's not your fault."

No matter how he comforted him, Chu Yuwen couldn't stop his grief, and he would cry until he was full while hugging Liu Jingwen. Blood connection cannot be replaced by others.

This kind of emotion can only be experienced by those who are deeply involved.

"Father." Liu Jingwen patted his back gently. He felt sad and felt the grief of Chu Yuwen's life. "Everything is over. Don't cry."

He was comforting Chu Yuwen when his shoulders suddenly sank. A pair of strong arms embraced them. "It's my fault. It's my arrogance and self-conceit that made you and your son suffer for so many years."

Prince Zhong finally repented. Seeing his lover and son hugging each other and hearing their crying, his heart felt like being stabbed by a needle.

"I was wrong. I'm sorry for you and your son." Prince Zhong's tone was difficult, and mist lingered in his eyes. He, who never shed tears, couldn't help but cry while hugging the two people he loved most.

He confessed: He shouldn't have acted willfully and shouldn't have indulged Chu Yuwen. The most wrong thing was that he knew about his son's affairs, but he had to wait for Chu Yuwen to open his heart before arranging everything.

Seeing this scene in front of him, the other people in the yard quietly retreated to the door, leaving this place for the father and son, so that they could have a quiet space.

After a long time, Chu Yuwen said in a sullen voice: "It's me, it's all because of my cowardice. I always think I'm righteous and take on everything. After knowing that my son is in trouble, I just give up and live a miserable life."

"Okay, okay." Prince Zhong was still sober, hugged Chu Yuwen and Liu Jingwen, and comforted them: "Don't blame yourself anymore, look at our son, with him, nothing is too late."

The three of them hugged each other quietly, enjoying the moment of reunion, saying goodbye to pain and welcoming joy, while also stabilizing their emotions.

In the arms of his father and father, Liu Jingwen felt the preciousness of family affection, and knew the truth that blood is thicker than water, which is an indispensable comfort to his heart.

"Father, father." Liu Jingwen raised his head and looked at the two people hugging him, "Son, let me introduce my husband to you."

He saw Xia Yang coming out with a yawn, and separated from Chu Yuwen and Prince Zhong.

Xia Yang walked out while rubbing his eyes, and said vaguely: "Someone is coming, why didn't you call me." As

he spoke, his eyes fell on his belly. He rubbed it gently a few times with his hands, and complained to Liu Jingwen: "This little guy is too lazy and always wants to sleep."

"Puchi." Liu Jingwen laughed, "Yes, he is too lazy. You have to teach him a lesson after he comes out."

He raised his hand to tidy up Xia Yang's messy hair and comforted him: "The doctor said this is normal. You eat a lot at this time, and you feel hungry, sleepy and tired. It will be fine after the baby is born." "

I know." Xia Yang was just complaining casually, and she had no impatience with the child in her belly. "When he comes out, I will teach him to be more diligent and not be lazy."

He raised his eyes and looked at the person standing next to Liu Jingwen. When he saw Chu Yuwen, he was not very good, but he looked a little familiar.

But when his eyes fell on Prince Zhong, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, looked at Chu Yuwen in disbelief, and asked: "You, your father and others came to find you?"

"It's your father too." Liu Jingwen held Xia Yang's hand and said to Chu Yuwen and Prince Zhong: "This is my son's husband, Brother Yang."

"This is my father." Liu Jingwen pointed at Chu Yuwen and then at Prince Zhong and said: "This is my father."

He had a bright smile on his face, and his eyes were full of tenderness when he looked at Xia Yang. He exuded joy and a breath of happiness.

"Uh." Xia Yang's heart stagnated, his eyes were a little erratic, and he said dryly: "Hello, both of you."

He didn't know how to address them. After all, the other party's status was too high. Xia Yang felt that he couldn't reach him, and he didn't want to be shameless.

"Brother Yang." Chu Yuwen ignored all this, and took a few steps forward to pull Xia Yang, "You are pregnant now, you can't get tired, go over and sit down."

He suffered a lot when he was pregnant with Liu Jingwen, and he was afraid and carefully concealed from everyone, and he was under a lot of pressure.

Seeing Xia Yang's belly now, he couldn't help but feel a little more affection for him, not caring about etiquette or trying to put on airs.

"You must take good care of him." Chu Yuwen said, "When my father was pregnant with Jingwen, he almost had an accident several times. I was so scared that I had to be careful even when I walked."

He then looked at Liu Jingwen and said with a look of relief, "I didn't expect that he was born as a small ball, so thin and small that he only hummed a few times when he cried, but now he has grown so big."

Chu Yuwen sighed and regretted that he had missed more than ten years, and his son had grown up until now, but he had only seen and held him in the few days after he was born.

"You can hold your grandson." Prince Zhong patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "We should cherish what we have today, not reminisce and regret."

Xia Yang looked at Chu Yuwen and Prince Zhong, and didn't hear anything else from their expressions and words. He finally calmed down and put down all his speculations and precautions.

"What will happen to you in the future?" Prince Zhong seemed to see what Xia Yang was thinking. He glanced at him and said calmly, "It's up to you to decide. We won't interfere."

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Chapter 83

"Dad, Father."

Liu Jingwen and Xia Yang bid farewell to them, "Have a safe trip, see you in the capital."

"Go back." Chu Yuwen was reluctant and waved to Liu Jingwen and the others, "Take good care of Yang'er."

"Got it." Liu Jingwen said, "Dad, you must take care of yourself too."

He turned to Prince Zhong, "Father, please persuade Dad more and don't think about the past."

"Okay." Prince Zhong's eyes were filled with relief. He didn't feel jealous at all that Liu Jingwen cared so much about his father. "Father and Dad are waiting for you in the capital."

"Okay." Liu Jingwen saluted again and watched the two leave.

Watching the carriage slowly moving forward, getting faster and faster until only a small black dot remained, Liu Jingwen held Xia Yang's hand and said, "Let's go back."

"Why do you have to take the imperial examination?" Xia Yang asked puzzledly, "You must inherit the royal palace, what's the point of taking the imperial examination?"

"Just take the exam." Liu Jingwen said indifferently, "I can't let my studies go to waste. I also want to give you the title of Juren Fulang and Jinshi Fulang."

There was a teasing look in his eyes, and he smiled, "One step to the princess, don't you think it's too boring?"

"Tsk." Xia Yang shook his head, he didn't care about the princess, he was a grown man, "If you want to be a prince, you still have many years to go."

He didn't ignore the teasing in Liu Jingwen's eyes, and deliberately said, "You are at most a prince now, and you haven't asked the emperor for a title yet."

"So!" Liu Jingwen smiled, "Father can still be a prince for many years, we can be more free and easy, isn't it good?"

"Are you doing this for me?" Xia Yang suddenly reacted, stopped, and looked at Liu Jingwen seriously, "Are you afraid that I won't be used to it, so you don't want to go back to the palace so soon?"

"It's not that you're not used to it." Liu Jingwen pinched Xia Yang's fingertips to comfort him, and explained: "I'm not used to it either, and I want to spend a few years with you outside."

"Yeah." Xia Yang did not ask any more questions, knowing in his heart that this was all for himself, "We can go slowly, but I feel guilty seeing your father reluctant to leave."

"Then let's try our best." Liu Jingwen was silent for a moment, and suddenly decided: "Try to get to the capital as soon as possible so that I can accompany my father and father."

...

They were talking about these here, and Chu Yuwen was also talking about Prince Zhong, his tone full of complaints and dissatisfaction, "How could you let them stay?"

"Then why don't you persuade your son?" Prince Zhong looked at Chu Yuwen sitting on the other side with a stern face, obviously distancing himself from himself.

He smiled helplessly and moved towards Chu Yuwen, "You don't want to force it, you want to make them happy, right?"

"Alas!" Prince Zhong sighed, "We have a good son and a good son-in-law. Wouldn't it be better to give them a little more time?"

He hugged Chu Yuwen and comforted him, "They will come to the capital soon, don't worry, they want to be close to us, so they won't stay here for too long."

"But they have to take the imperial examination." Chu Yuwen smiled bitterly. His son actually wanted to take the exam all the way to the capital by himself, "It's not something that can be done in a short time."

"Maybe." Prince Zhong pondered for a moment, smiled slightly and said confidently, "After I finish inspecting Dongchuan Prefecture, and after you arrange the military camp affairs, they may set off for the capital."

"Huh?" Chu Yuwen was stunned, looking at Prince Zhong in disbelief, and asked, "Are you so confident? Jingwen can pass the exam in one try?"

"Can't you see?" Prince Zhong said, "My son is unwilling to go back to the capital with us for his husband. He is afraid that the cheerful and straightforward husband will not be used to it."

"There are many rules in the capital, which are not comparable to this tiny place." Prince Zhong continued: "The royal palace is the most particular about rules and etiquette. Jingwen doesn't want his husband to be bound and restricted." "

We won't ask." Chu Yuwen said hurriedly: "Even if it is Jingwen, we won't ask him. They are used to being free in this countryside. How can we let them be bound by etiquette."

"We don't ask, but what about others?" Prince Zhong said: "What will others think? Will there be many accusations and contempt?"

"Our son thinks a lot and does a lot." Prince Zhong felt relieved and explained to Chu Yuwen: "He gives his husband time, and also time to us. This is a child who does things in all aspects."

Chu Yuwen was puzzled and didn't understand what Prince Zhong meant?

"Your identity is not revealed to the public, and suddenly a son this big appeared." Prince Zhong said: "He is also my biological son, don't I need to give everyone an explanation?"

"And." Prince Zhong looked at Chu Yuwen, the tenderness in his eyes was like a pool of water that could drown people, "He also cares about me as a father. I just stood up to improve my brother's status, and I married a boy with a hidden identity, and gave birth to a son out of an affair. There will always be people who use this as an excuse." "

This?" Chu Yuwen had also thought about this, but just didn't want Liu Jingwen to be stranded outside, "Didn't you say that if you wait for time, it will slowly pass?"

"Yes." Prince Zhong said: "I'm too lazy to pay attention to these, and no one dares to say anything in front of me. It's just that our son cares about us, and this thought is important."

"And." Prince Zhong said: "I have people to worry about, but they will be affected. You don't want Jingwen and his husband to be wronged, embarrassed or pointed at by others, right?"

"Yeah." Chu Yuwen thought about it and understood the key. "Giving each other more time is to get along better in the future, and to make them mentally prepared and better integrate into the capital, a place where the powerful gather."

"It's just that the child is wronged." Chu Yuwen was still unwilling and said depressedly: "When Yang Ge'er was born, we were not around, which is a bit unreasonable."

"They will be more comfortable when we are not here." Prince Zhong said: "Don't worry, there will be another one after this one, and you will see it."

"Yeah." Chu Yuwen finally nodded, "Forget it, let them go if they like it. After all, it's our child and will come back sooner or later."

...

That night, Xia Yang tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

He didn't want Liu Jingwen to continue to stay in this remote countryside for him.

Especially when Chu Yuwen was leaving, his reluctant eyes and swollen eyes always appeared in front of him.

Xia Yang also saw that Liu Jingwen accepted and was reluctant to let Chu Yuwen and the others. The reason why he did not choose to leave with them was largely due to himself.

If Xia Yang had to choose, he would not want to go to the capital. He would rather stay in the countryside freely and live the life he wanted.

The palace is like a huge cage. If you go in, you will be trapped in it. Dealing with the powerful class in ancient times is a very profound knowledge.

There is also a change of identity. Xia Yang and Liu Jingwen can no longer continue to be themselves. There will inevitably be some changes. It's not that they can't adapt, but they are unwilling.

"What's wrong?" Liu Jingwen grabbed Xia Yang's hand and rubbed his abdomen soothingly, "Did the child make you upset?"

"No." Xia Yang stopped turning over and lay flat to let Liu Jingwen rub his belly, "I just feel that your father was reluctant to leave, and we are somewhat sorry for them by doing this."

Liu Jingwen was silent. He didn't understand that he paid too much attention to himself and Xia Yang's feelings.

But in his heart, Xia Yang is the most important and most important person. Liu Jingwen can't ignore Xia Yang for himself and his father.

"Didn't you say you wanted to take the imperial examination?" Xia Yang said, "You can't learn anything at home. Let's go to the provincial capital. Aren't all your classmates studying in the academy there, and the autumn examination is also held there."

"I." Liu Jingwen was stopped by Xia Yang just after he finished a word, "Don't worry about me, I said, wherever you go, I will accompany you."

At this moment, Xia Yang was surprisingly calm, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Isn't it just the capital? I really want to go and see it."

"I'm the future princess." Xia Yang said, "Who dares to disrespect me? Even now, I am the prince's consort, and I can't suppress those scoundrels."

"Yes." Liu Jingwen laughed dumbly and gently rubbed Xia Yang's abdomen, "When we get to the capital, let your father ask for a title for you, and see who dares to offend you."

"Then it's settled." Xia Yang made the final decision, "Let's go to the provincial capital first, and when you pass the imperial examination, we will go to the capital, and fight our way there to see who dares to disobey."

"I'll listen to you." Liu Jingwen pondered for a moment and felt that this was not bad. There was still a chance for buffering. "But what about your orchard? You can't abandon it halfway."

"I will arrange these, don't worry." Xia Yang had already made up his mind that the orchard must be continued. "You just need to study hard and strive to pass the imperial examination as soon as possible."

"Okay." Liu Jingwen felt Xia Yang's heart and understood that he made the choice for himself. He kissed Xia Yang gently on the cheek, "I will study hard."

His original intention was to study in the county, and Xia Yang stayed in the manor to take care of his orchard and leave when he trained someone who could manage the orchard.

But Xia Yang had made a choice, and Liu Jingwen couldn't let him down. They could get to where they are today because they support and tolerate each other.

And they are willing to pay for each other and are committed to facing everything together.

"Aren't you sleepy?" A kiss fell on his face, and Xia Yang suddenly felt a surge of heat in his heart. He turned sideways to hook Liu Jingwen's neck and raised his head to offer his lips.

"Hmm." Liu Jingwen was startled by the sudden enthusiasm. It occurred to him that he and Xia Yang had not been intimate for a long time . "The doctor said that moderate sexual intercourse can help with childbirth."

Thinking of this, he no longer avoided being intimate with Xia Yang. He had been patient for a long time, and at this moment he couldn't help but turn over and cover Xia Yang.

"I'll be gentler."

"Yeah."

...

After a good night's sleep, Xia Yang got up the next day and moved a few times without feeling any discomfort.

He smiled. It seems that during pregnancy, it is also necessary to be intimate appropriately, which is conducive to physical and mental health.

Thinking of Liu Jingwen's carefulness last night, always controlling his desires, just to satisfy himself, he was sweating.

Xia Yang couldn't help but want to laugh in his heart. With such a caring person accompanying him, what else could he ask for!

So he was busy and arranged everything according to his own ideas, trying to leave with Liu Jingwen as soon as possible and go to the best academy in the city.

Seeing that Xia Yang was happy, Liu Jingwen would pay attention to the baby in her belly from time to time, and he no longer stopped her from following her and trying to help. He concentrated on picking up the book and studying hard.

A few days later, Xia Yang first found Ershu and asked him if he was willing to take care of the orchard for him.

"Ershu, we are going to the capital in the future. Is it okay for you to manage the orchard?" Xia Yang asked.

"Aren't you going to stay for a few years?" Ershu was surprised.

The news that Liu Jingwen's parents came to visit had spread throughout Liujia Village. When everyone thought they were leaving, they heard that they would stay for a few more years.

Because of this, some people speculated that Liu Jingwen's identity was not presentable and that he was an illegitimate child.

That was because they didn't know the identities of Chu Yuwen and the others.

But Ershu knew, but he was tight-lipped and didn't tell anyone.

"You have to stay for a while, waiting for the young scholar to pass the imperial examination before you leave." Xia Yang said, "There will not be many opportunities to come back in the future, and we need someone to help take care of the orchard."

"Of course I'm willing to." Ershu did not hesitate. He followed to the farm just to do things for Xia Yang. "Just arrange anything."

"Here." Xia Yang took out the blueprint he had drawn, which was used to build a greenhouse. "It's similar to a vegetable greenhouse. If you don't understand anything, just come and ask me in the next few days."

"Okay." Ershu took a few glances at the blueprint and felt that it was not too difficult. "Growing fruit trees in a greenhouse is different from normal planting, right? Just teach me anything you want to teach me. I will keep it a secret and not disclose the planting method."

Xia Yang couldn't help laughing when he heard this. Now he no longer cared about whether the planting method was kept confidential. After all, this was not the time to rush to make money.

"Okay, here are the planting methods." Xia Yang handed Ershu a thin booklet and said, "Everything I know is written down on it, and you can also study it yourself when planting."

"It looks like you're leaving soon?" Ershu saw the things Xia Yang gave him and sighed, "It won't be easy to see each other again in the future!" "There will be

many opportunities." Xia Yang patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "We can't stay away from you forever. You can take your family to the capital to play when you have time in the future."

"Yeah." Ershu nodded, knowing that there would always be a time to meet again. After all, Father Liu was still here, and Liu Jingwen and Xia Yang would not come back to see him. "I'll take a look at these as soon as possible. If I don't understand something, I'll come to you."

"You are a good farmer, you can learn

it just by looking at it." Xia Yang smiled and said, "It's very simple. Just do it according to what I wrote, and there will be no big problems." However, Xia Yang still comforted Ershu, "I wrote down the planting method based on other people's experience. Even if you can't plant it well at the moment, you can find the trick after studying and experimenting for a few years."

Xia Yang did not lie about this. He really had never planted fruit trees. His relatives had orchards, and he learned some when he went to help.

He was confident that with the help of farmers like Ershu, plus the planting method he wrote down and the experience of preventing and controlling pests and diseases,

the fruit tree planting would proceed smoothly, and greenhouse fruit would not be a delusion. After all, Xia Yang himself was also groping for planting bit by bit, and had no actual experience.

"Hi." Sanshu ran over from a distance and patted Xia Yang on the back, "Look at the watermelons we planted."

Xia Yang looked in the direction of his finger. A green vine was crawling all over the ground, and there were small watermelons on it. The place where he was standing was exactly the watermelon field.

"And the strawberries and grapes over there." Sanshu smiled and said with a show-off look: "Go and see if what we grow is good."

"Why not?" Xia Yang touched his head, "I've seen it many times. You grow very well. You can definitely sell a lot of money."

Although he didn't always come to be detained by Liu Jingwen at home, he would occasionally come to see if there was any problem. After all, these would become white silver in the future.

"I often go to the orchard." Sanshu smiled and said: "It's growing well too. Just listen to Brother Jingwen and take good care of yourself at home."

The child was only ten or eleven years old, but he had a lot of thoughts. He was close to Xia Yang and Liu Jingwen and always thought about them. He wished he could help with more work.

"Do you want to leave home?" Xia Yang thought for a moment and asked, "The little scholar and I are going to the provincial capital, and then to the capital in the future. Do you want to go?"

"Really?" Sanshu was surprised. He didn't expect Xia Yang and the others to leave so soon. He asked nervously, "Can you take me with you?"

"I'm just afraid that you can't leave home. What if you cry?" Xia Yang said with a smile.

He saw the desire in Sanshu's eyes. The child had shown his willingness to follow them before, but Xia Yang didn't expect them to go so far.

Leaving their hometown, it was difficult to reunite with their family. Xia Yang didn't dare to make a decision easily, fearing that Sanshu would miss home in the future, and their family would also have to agree.

"How could it be?" Sanshu smiled and narrowed his eyes, patted his chest and said: "A man with ambitions to

travel far and wide, how can he covet the comfort of his family, I must go." Xia Yang looked at Ershu, wanting to know his opinion, "Your family should discuss it. If you are willing to let Sanshu follow us, then take him with you in a few days."

"Go." Ershu said decisively without hesitation: "It is his blessing that you can take him with you. Sanshu himself is willing, I have no objection."

He paused for a moment, smiled apologetically at Xia Yang, and said: "My family doesn't object either. This is what they want. Besides, we are already relatives, so you don't need to worry so much."

"Okay, then take Sanshu with you and let him be Jingwen's book boy." Xia Yang said.

Liu Jingwen will need a book boy if he wants to continue his scientific research. Even if Sanshu doesn't go, he will find one. Using Sanshu is more convenient and worry-free than using others.

For both of them, it is a win-win situation.

...

On the day when Xia Yang and Liu Jingwen left, the entrance of Liujia Village was full of people, all to see them off.

Xia Yang and Liu Jingwen looked at the familiar villagers and their blessings before leaving, and they felt a little reluctant and sad.

But this is not their home. They must go to a place that belongs to them to truly stay. This is just a place to stay for a short time.

"Dad." Liu Jingwen held his father's arm, his eyes moist, "You must take care of yourself, and you must visit the capital in the future."

"Okay." Liu's father had a complicated look in his eyes, with reluctance and regret. He patted Liu Jingwen's hand and said

, "Dad is in good health. He will go to both the prefecture and the capital. You don't have to worry about it." "Yeah." Liu Jingwen looked at the Liu brothers again, "Big brother, second brother, please take care of Dad. I can't be filial to you!"

"Don't worry." The Liu brothers assured Liu Jingwen together, "We will definitely take good care of Dad. If Dad wants to see you, we will accompany him."

They felt guilty. They didn't expect that Liu Jingwen, who was so noble and treated badly in the Liu family, would still treat them as brothers.

Liu Jingwen said goodbye to the Liu family here, and Xia Yang was not idle either, saying goodbye to his sister and Wang Zhao.

"Third brother." Xia Lan reluctantly pulled Xia Yang's sleeve, "When will you come back?"

She only knew that Xia Yang accompanied Liu Jingwen to the capital city to study, and she didn't know that they were going to the capital city, let alone Liu Jingwen's identity. She thought they would come back.

"Come back when you have time." Xia Yang comforted: "Don't be afraid, come and ask for help if you have any problems. I have arranged it and will not let anyone bully you."

He gave Xia Lan a lot of personal belongings and secretly left silver bills, which were enough for her to live a good life. There was no need to tell her too much about some things.

As for whether they could meet in the future, it all depended on their fate.

"Brother Zhao." Xia Yang looked at Wang Zhao's haggard face and comforted him: "We will meet again in the future, you can come to me anytime."

His relationship with Wang Zhao was closer than that of Xia Lan, his sister. Wang Zhao knew some things, just like Liu Jingwen's life experience, Wang Zhao was an insider.

"Yeah." Wang Zhao smiled, and he was really reluctant to let Xia Yang go. "You have to take good care of yourself. You can't get pregnant now. You have to be careful."

His eyes fell on Xia Yang's belly, and his eyes were full of tenderness. "I was thinking about hugging your baby in the future, but it seems that I won't have that blessing."

Wang Zhao felt sad, and stretched out his hand to push his older brother forward, "Go, follow Brother Yang, you must be obedient, don't worry about home."

Wang Zhao heard that Xia Yang and Liu Jingwen were leaving, and wanted to give his older brother who was studying to Liu Jingwen as a book boy, hoping that he could always follow Xia Yang and them.

Xia Yang would naturally not refuse this, it was just one more person, just right to keep Sanshu company, and two children of similar age would not miss home too much.

"Yeah, I know." Wang Zhao's younger brother nodded, looking at his reluctant eyes, "Brother, you must come to see us in the future."

"Don't worry." Xia Yang touched his head and comforted him: "Brother Zhao will come, and you can come back in the future."

"Okay, get in the car." Wang Zhao handed a bundle to Xia Yang, "This is the clothes I made for the child, you take it."

"So many?" Xia Yang looked at the big bundle handed over by Wang Zhao, "How many have you made?"

"Since I knew you were pregnant, I started preparing." Wang Zhao said: "Children grow up fast, I must prepare more, and I will make more and send them to you in the future."

"Okay, thank you for your concern." Xia Yang did not refuse, knowing Wang Zhao's good intentions, "Your little brother is both literary and martial. Not only does he make money by farming and hunting, but he is also as good as women at sewing." "

Third brother." Xia Lan also handed over the bundle in her hand, which was obviously much smaller than Wang Zhao's. She blushed and said embarrassedly: "I didn't expect you to leave. I only made a few sets."

"It's okay, it's okay." Xia Yang had no intention of making comparisons, not to mention that Xia Lan was someone else's daughter-in-law. "I didn't expect to leave suddenly. It doesn't matter. It's all your kindness."

"Yang'er." Liu Jingwen saw that they were talking endlessly and didn't want them to be too sad, so he urged: "We're leaving."

"Okay, let's go." Xia Yang agreed, turned around and said to Xia Lan and Wang Zhao: "We still have to go on, you should go back too."

He waved to the two of them, led Wang Zhao's brother and turned away, saying goodbye to the villagers around them along the way. This time they really left Liujia Village.

Chapter 84

"Li Pa La."

A burst of firecrackers, a fruit store in Nanshi opened, the sound of firecrackers attracted all the people around to stop and watch.

"Watermelon, fresh big watermelon."

Xia Yang stood at the door, soliciting customers. In order to let them see the watermelon and arouse their desire to buy, he specially placed a table at the door.

There were several big watermelons on it. He raised his knife and cut a watermelon in half from the middle, revealing the bright red watermelon flesh inside.

The plump and juicy flesh and brightly colored flesh exuded bursts of sweet fragrance. It was a beautiful enjoyment to eat a bite in this hot summer.

"Watermelon, fresh big watermelon, sweet and delicious." Xia Yang cut it into pieces and placed it there for people to appreciate while selling.

The people in Fucheng were rich and had knowledge of watermelons. In the gathering place of the powerful and noble families in Dongshi, there was a fruit store selling it, and it was the first one in Nanshi.

"How much is a pound?" Someone couldn't resist the temptation and asked hesitantly: "Can

it be sold in bulk?" "Of course." Xia Yang smiled and said: "Didn't you see that I have cut it? You can buy as much as you want according to your needs."

"The price is not high, only three coins of silver per pound." Xia Yang said: "Other places are higher than this, at least half a tael of silver per pound."

When he heard the price, he was also shocked, secretly shocked that Wang Guanshi and others were too bold to sell. It's okay to sell it at a higher price in winter.

But it's also sold at such a high price in the summer, Xia Yang really can't do it, so he set the price at three coins, that is, 300 coins per pound.

"Give me two catties." The person asking the question was delighted when he heard the price and hurriedly said, "It has to be calculated according to your price."

"Of course." Xia Yang estimated and cut a knife, and put it on the scale to weigh it. "Two catties is one tael. You are the first customer, so it is two catties, six cents of silver."

"Okay, okay." The person buying the watermelon seemed to have found a great bargain. He hurriedly paid and took the watermelon in his hand before saying, "The cheapest one in the East Market sells half a tael of silver per catty. The other two are more expensive. I really found a great bargain today."

"Hahaha." Xia Yang smiled heartily, looking at the people around who were staring at the watermelons, and said, "My fruit shop will sell at this price in the future, and it won't be too expensive even in winter." The watermelons

that Manager Wang brought in last winter were sold directly for three taels of silver per catty, and they were still sold out by those wealthy families.

Many people had to use their connections to ask Manager Wang for favors because they couldn't buy them, but this year there will be no such phenomenon.

Because not only Xia Yang grows a lot of watermelons, but Manager Wang also grows a lot of them. It is natural that the price will drop when there are more things.

"I'll buy two catties too." Another person came forward. They all knew the price and knew that Xia Yang sold it cheaply. "Buy it quickly. If the fruit shops in the East City know that you sell it cheaply, they might come to make trouble. You may not be able to open it one day."

As soon as he said this, some people with a small fortune came forward and bought two or three catties each, ready to take it home to taste it. They couldn't bear to pay too much.

Xia Yang didn't respond to the man's words, but just cut the watermelon with a knife. Manager Wang was in the East City, so how could he let people come to trouble him.

Besides, in such a big city, there are only a few fruit shops selling watermelons, which can't meet the consumption. No one will come to settle accounts with him for this matter.

And the powerful families in the East City don't come to the South City. This is where some merchants live. In the eyes of those people, the class hierarchy is very clear.

Xia Yang sells so cheaply, not because he wants to compete for business, nor because he is afraid that the watermelons will not sell well, but because he wants more people to eat them, and no longer looks at the top dignitaries.

The middle-class wealthy families are now the consumption level that Xia Yang is striving for, and they are also the consumer group he is looking for for the fruits grown on his two farms.

When he opens up sales channels and builds a good reputation, this shop will be handed over to someone else to manage, and will specialize in selling fruits from his farm in the future.

"Let's do it." The knife in Xia Yang's hand was taken away, and Zhang Liu took over with a clerk, "You go and rest for a while."

"Okay." Xia Yang did not refuse and stepped aside.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and put one hand on his waist. He is now more than seven months pregnant, and he feels tired as long as he is busy for a while.

Fortunately, when Prince Zhong left, he pointed Zhang Liu to them and asked him to protect and take care of them all the way to the capital, which made Xia Yang feel a little relieved.

"Gudong gudong." Xia Yang was thirsty, and he drank two glasses of water in a row in the shop before he felt better.

Seeing the clerk in the shop greeting a few merchants dressed in silk and satin who were selecting watermelons, he did not go over to help, but sat at the counter to rest.

Seeing more and more people gathered outside to buy watermelons, more and more wealthy people and some managers came into the shop to buy whole watermelons.

Xia Yang showed a satisfied smile on his face. He was not short of money now, but he enjoyed the process of making money and did not want to live in mediocrity and rely on others.

Even if this person was Liu Jingwen, it would not work. This was his last pride and the only place where he could maintain his dignity.

Xia Yang sometimes felt that he was hypocritical, but he was just that kind of person. He always felt uneasy if he didn't make money by himself. Maybe he was afraid of being poor in the past!

"Are you okay?" Zhang Liu came in and saw Xia Yang was listless. He asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you want to go to the back and rest for a while?"

"No need to rest." Xia Yang shook his head. He was just a little tired and always felt sleepy in this hot summer. "I'm fine."

He looked at the crowd buying watermelons outside and gradually dispersed. He smiled and said, "I didn't expect that there would be so many people buying on the first day of opening."

"Cheap." Zhang Liu smiled and said, "This price is within their affordability. Occasionally buying some back home will make adults and children happy."

"That's right." Xia Yang smiled and said, "Working hard to make money is just to hope that the family lives well and that adults and children are all happy." "Okay

." Xia Yang looked at the sun in the sky, which was almost at the middle of the sky. He stood up and said, "You watch in front, I'll go cook."

Zhang Liu opened his mouth to dissuade him, but after thinking about it, he closed his mouth again, shook his head helplessly, and turned to walk into the counter.

Xia Yang was particularly persistent in cooking and would not listen to anyone's advice.

No matter how Liu Jingwen objected, he would cook and deliver it in person with a bulging stomach. He was afraid that the food in the academy was not good and Liu Jingwen would not eat well.

...

"Thump, thump, thump."

The hooves of the horses stepped on the stone road, making bursts of noises. Xia Yang drove the carriage to the academy to deliver food to Liu Jingwen.

He chose to open a fruit store in Nanshi, not only because of the consumer group, but also because there were several academies nearby.

Liu Jingwen was studying at the best Qiushan Academy, which made Xia Yang very satisfied. The only thing that made him unhappy was that he had to stay overnight.

In order to see Liu Jingwen every day and let him study with peace of mind, Xia Yang listened to his advice and only came to deliver food once a day at noon.

Half an hour later, Xia Yang came to the gate of Qiushan Academy. He held the shaft of the carriage and carefully got off the carriage. He turned around and picked up a food box and a basket.

He walked steadily towards the gate of the academy with an obvious big belly. Liu Jingwen would come here to see him.

"Mr. Liu is here." The old man who guards the academy saw him and greeted him with a smile, "School is not over yet, so you have to wait a while."

"I know." Xia Yang smiled and said, "I came here early on purpose to deliver something to the old man."

He couldn't bend down, holding the food box in one hand and a large basket in the other, Xia Yang held the basket in his left hand forward.

To let the old man see the watermelon inside, Xia Yang said: "This watermelon is for you, you can take it yourself, I won't give it to you."

"Ouch!" The old man hurriedly took the basket from his hand, bent down and put it on the ground and said: "These three watermelons must be thirty, forty, or ten kilograms, you can't carry such heavy things."

"It's okay, I have all the strength." Xia Yang shook his arms and said nonchalantly: "Except for the inconvenience of bending down, I can do everything."

"Alas!" The old man sighed.

He saw that Xia Yang, a big boy, had a strong body, and the muscles in his arms were tight and strong. He probably thought he was also a person who could endure hardships and work hard for his family's livelihood.

"Watermelons are not cheap." The old man said, "I can't take them. You should give them to Mr. Liu."

"No problem." Xia Yang smiled and said, "These are grown by ourselves. They are not worth much money."

He pointed to the basket and said, "There are two more. They are for Mr. Liu. You can take one, old man."

Xia Yang came to deliver food. According to the rules, the carriage could not be parked at the gate of the academy. It had to be far away. The old man who was guarding the gate saw that he was pregnant.

He deliberately let him stop for a while to prevent Xia Yang from being too tired. Xia Yang appreciated this favor and wanted to return it appropriately.

"Have you been here for a long time?" Liu Jingwen came out and saw Xia Yang talking to the old man. He came over and took the lunch box from his hand. "Are you tired?"

He looked distressed as he looked Xia Yang up and down. "Are the children bothering you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"No, everything is fine." Xia Yang's eyes lit up and he immediately smiled. He asked Liu Jingwen the same question he had to ask every day, "How are you? Are you tired from studying? Did you get enough rest?"

"Everything is fine, nothing is wrong." Liu Jingwen glanced at Xia Yang and found no problems. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, everything is fine. Remember to take care of yourself and don't get too tired."

"The fruit store is open." Xia Yang suddenly remembered this and pointed to the basket on the ground and said, "It arrived yesterday afternoon. I put it in the store today. It's selling well."

"That's good." Liu Jingwen paused slightly, looked at some people delivering things around, and instructed, "Leave the store to Brother Zhang. You should rest more and don't work too hard."

"Got it." Xia Yang agreed. It was time to say goodbye again. He pointed to the watermelons in the basket and said, "Give one to your teacher. I'll get another for you tomorrow." "Okay

." Liu Jingwen nodded. He knew that not giving too many gifts would cause gossip. Just giving one as a token of his appreciation would be enough. "You won't rest for ten days. You will leave the academy on the sixth day and prepare for the provincial examination on the ninth day." "Oh."

Xia Yang was a little disappointed. Tomorrow would be ten days, and he thought Liu Jingwen would be able to go back. "I know. You study with peace of mind. Everything is fine at home."

The old man who looked after the academy looked at their reluctant expressions, shook his head and smiled silently. These two people saw each other every day, and they said the same things and looked the same every day.

"Go back." Liu Jingwen urged Xia Yang, "It's hot, go back early to rest and eat more."

"Okay." Xia Yang moved his feet, thought about it and said, "You have been delayed for so long without studying, it doesn't matter if you don't participate in the provincial examination this time, don't feel pressured."

"It's okay, let's go." Liu Jingwen smiled and pushed him, and walked with him to the carriage, "I'll take you, and I'll go to the academy after you leave."

"Alas!" Xia Yang sighed in his heart: I blame myself for putting pressure on Liu Jingwen, saying that I want to go to the capital as soon as possible to reunite with Chu Yuwen and others.

Now it's good, Liu Jingwen studies hard every day, and Xia Yang feels tired for Liu Jingwen when he sees him like this.

Liu Jingwen is so hardworking at home, and he doesn't know how to work hard when he leaves his sight in the academy!

This is also one of the reasons why Xia Yang has been insisting on sending meals to Liu Jingwen. Want to see how he is? Persuade him more and let him take care of his body.

"You go back." Xia Yang was helped into the car by Liu Jingwen, and turned around and said, "It's hot outside, go in early."

"Well, let's go." Liu Jingwen nodded and waved to Xia Yang to drive away, "Go slowly on the road, bring someone next time, why do you always forget?"

"Got it." Xia Yang smiled, thinking that Liu Jingwen had forgotten this, "I'm free alone, you don't have to worry."

The two of them hesitated for a while, and seeing that others left one after another, Xia Yang couldn't delay any longer, so he waved to Liu Jingwen and drove away.

While driving the car, Xia Yang blamed himself for not understanding the things here and having to talk nonsense, making Liu Jingwen so hard, and he felt distressed. The joint

examination is held every three years, and it happens to be next year. Liu Jingwen said that he would stay here for a few more years, but he didn't want to participate in the joint examination next year.

Xia Yang urged him, and now Liu Jingwen had to work hard. He didn't know that Xia Yang didn't understand these at all.

Xia Yang thought that if he didn't pass the exam this year, he could take it next year. He didn't know anything about the joint examination held in the capital every three years.

He only knew that if he passed the imperial examination, he could go to the capital. Otherwise, he would have boasted to Chu Yuwen and others that it would not look good if he failed the exam.

Xia Yang did not know at this time that even if Liu Jingwen did not say that he would stay, he would have to come from the capital to the prefectural city to take the imperial examination. His hometown was here.

Unless he had some special privileges, it would be a lot of trouble.

...

A few days passed in a flash, and Liu Jingwen finally had time to rest and went home to prepare for the provincial examination.

"Don't read it." Xia Yang got up in the middle of the night and saw Liu Jingwen was still reading. He pulled him to bed and said, "You need to have a good rest now and take the exam in the best mental state, instead of studying hard for those books."

"Okay." Liu Jingwen went to bed obediently, turned over and hugged Xia Yang and said, "Don't worry, I can pass the exam."

"The future was unclear before, and I didn't dare to take this path." Liu Jingwen said, "Now I will try my best, but the ranking may be behind."

"It's okay." Xia Yang said, "It's nothing more than the failure of the examination. At worst, we won't participate next year and wait a few years. It doesn't mean that you have to become an official." As

he said that, he looked at Liu Jingwen and smiled, "It's just to let the people in the capital see that you, who grew up in the countryside, can also become an official by your own efforts, and you don't have to rely on your family background to have a future."

"The one who knows me is Yang Ge'er!" Liu Jingwen sighed, "You understand what I'm thinking, and I will definitely try my best."

"Well, go to sleep." Xia Yang leaned his head on Liu Jingwen's shoulder, yawned and murmured, "No need to care too much about others, it's too tiring to live like that."

Liu Jingwen was stunned and didn't say anything. Xia Yang's words suddenly made him understand that he had been under too much pressure during this period of time. When did he start to care about other people's eyes?

On the ninth day of August, Xia Yang got up early to cook and prepare to send Liu Jingwen to the examination room.

"You stay at home." Liu Jingwen shook his head to stop him. He looked at Xia Yang's growing belly and said firmly: "There are too many people there, you wait for me at home."

"If you go too." Liu Jingwen didn't wait for Xia Yang to speak, and said: "I will not be in the mood for the exam, and I will always be thinking about you."

"Be obedient." Liu Jingwen kissed Xia Yang on the face, and then hugged him in his arms and said: "Nothing is more important than you. If you must go, I will not go to the provincial examination."

"Okay, okay." Xia Yang had no choice but to compromise, but his heart to send Liu Jingwen to the examination room did not change. There are many things in life that will never come back if you miss them. "I will send you to a crowded place, and then stop and let you go by yourself."

"Okay." Liu Jingwen could only agree.

This is also fine. As long as it is not dangerous to Xia Yang, he is willing to compromise and let Xia Yang accompany him all the way.

This time, Liu Jingwen left for nine days. When Xia Yang came to pick him up again, there were still many students' families waiting outside.

He looked at the closed door of the examination room eagerly, expecting his own students to come out.

Xia Yang was sitting in the carriage, looking forward to the moment when the door opened, so that he could see Liu Jingwen earlier.

Zhang Liu stood under the carriage, always paying attention to the people around him, afraid that someone would come and startle the carriage, putting Xia Yang in danger.

When the provincial examination ended, the door of the examination room opened, and students came out one after another. Some were happy, some looked disappointed, and some cried as they walked.

Xia Yang was suddenly nervous, and he was afraid that Liu Jingwen was in the same state.

In his mind, it didn't matter if he didn't pass the exam, and they didn't need to be officials. It was only because Liu Jingwen wanted to take the imperial examination that Xia Yang supported him.

As for the result, it didn't matter, as long as Liu Jingwen was happy.

"It's out." When Xia Yang was distracted for a while, Zhang Liu suddenly pointed to the front and said, "Look, it's out, and it looks good."

"Oh." Xia Yang nodded to show that he saw it, and hurriedly got off the car, "I'll go pick it up."

He had just taken a few steps when he saw Liu Jingwen suddenly change his behavior and stride towards them with the exam basket, waving his hand as he walked to signal him not to go over.

"Yeah." Xia Yang saw Liu Jingwen's anxious expression, smiled and nodded to show that he understood, then stopped and waited there.

"Why are you at the entrance of the examination room?" Liu Jingwen walked in front of Xia Yang, looked around and saw that there were many people standing, frowned and said, "What if you are squeezed?"

"I came early." Xia Yang took the exam blueprint from him, winked at Liu Jingwen and said, "These people haven't come yet, so no one squeezed me."

"Hurry up and get in the car, go home and have a rest." Xia Yang pulled him into the car, "Your clothes are wrinkled and you smell of sweat. Go back and take a shower, eat something, and then have a good sleep."

Liu Jingwen slept until the next morning. He had slept from yesterday afternoon until this time, but he still didn't get up as early as Xia Yang.

He opened his eyes and didn't see anyone around him, so he got up, dressed and came out, and saw Xia Yang busy making breakfast for him.

"Are you awake?" Xia Yang turned around and saw Liu Jingwen standing by and looking at him, smiling: "Why don't you sleep a little longer? You're not going to the academy today."

"I couldn't lie down when I saw you were not there." Liu Jingwen hugged Xia Yang's waist and put his head on his shoulder, "If I had known that I would make you so tired by taking the imperial examination, I would not have taken it."

"No way." Xia Yang patted him on the back and smiled: "Do whatever you want to do, leave the housework to me, you don't have to worry about it."

"Yeah." Liu Jingwen closed his eyes and felt at ease next to Xia Yang, "I will also accompany you and do what you like."

...

Early September.

Xia Yang was a little nervous when the results were announced.

He had never asked Liu Jingwen how he did in the exam? He was afraid of putting pressure on Liu Jingwen.

Even prepared to let Liu Jingwen study for a few more years, Xia Yang had already inquired clearly that the ancient exams were too difficult.

It was not easy to pass the exam, especially since Liu Jingwen had been away from studying for a long time. Even if he failed the exam several times, Xia Yang thought it was normal.

"Has Brother Zhang not come back yet?" Xia Yang asked Sanshu again, "Go to the street corner to see why Wang Wen never came back?"

"Okay." Sanshu was also anxious. Hearing Xia Yang's constant questioning, he hurried out to find someone, "Don't worry, Brother Jingwen will definitely pass. The teacher said that there is a great chance of passing the exam."

Although Xia Yang did not express much during this period, and did not even mention the announcement of the results, today is the day of the announcement.

He could no longer sit still, and got up early in the morning to wait anxiously, wishing that Zhang Liu would come back immediately to let him know the situation.

"Don't be anxious." Liu Jingwen looked at Xia Yang who was spinning around. No matter how he comforted her, she was still anxious. He walked over and pressed her into his arms and said, "If you don't sit down, I'll kiss you."

"Huh?" Xia Yang looked at him in disbelief and complained, "How can you stay calm at this time? If I wasn't afraid that you would be sad, would I be so anxious?"

"I know." Liu Jingwen was helpless. He also knew that the reason why Xia Yang became like this was not only because he was worried about him, but also because he was pregnant. "Relax a little, don't be too nervous, don't hurt yourself and the child, I don't care about gains and losses that much."

"Passed, passed." Sanshu, who had just run out, suddenly ran back, grinning, "Brother Jingwen passed the exam, Yang'er, don't worry."

"Passed, passed." Wang Zhao's younger brother Wang Wen ran in afterwards, looked at Xia Yang and the others and smiled, "Passed, tenth and sixteenth place."

"Congratulations to the juren master." Wang Wen laughed and congratulated, "Congratulations to the juren husband too."

"Oh oh oh." Sanshu jumped and laughed happily on the ground, "Brother Jingwen is a juren master, and Yang'er is a juren husband."

"Well." Xia Yang's legs softened, and he fell into Liu Jingwen's arms all of a sudden. He couldn't stand up no matter what, and sighed, "You finally passed the exam!"

"I'll carry you in." Liu Jingwen hurriedly carried him into the house and let him lie on the bed to rest.

He said angrily and amusedly: "Why are you so nervous? I'm pregnant, how can I bear your nervousness?" "I'm afraid you'll be disappointed and want to make you happy." Xia Yang was exhausted all over. After being extremely nervous, he suddenly relaxed. He was so tired that he just wanted to have a good sleep.

He tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids were too heavy. He muttered: "I'm tired, sleep for a while, don't forget to give the wedding money."

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Chapter 85

"Wow!"

A loud cry immediately shocked Liu Jingwen and he stopped his anxious pace.

"It's born." He leaned against the door with a look of surprise and shouted, "Yang Ge'er, Yang Ge'er, how are you?"

"It's okay." Xia Yang replied tiredly and weakly, his clothes soaked with sweat, "I'll sleep for a while, don't come in."

In order not to make Liu Jingwen anxious, he gritted his teeth in the delivery room and endured the pain from his abdomen. Now that he finally gave birth, he was exhausted.

Xia Yang just wanted to have a good sleep at this moment. After comforting Liu Jingwen, he closed his eyes and fell asleep, not knowing that Liu Jingwen had broken into the room the next moment.

"Get out of the way." Liu Jingwen looked at Zhang Liu who was blocking the door of the delivery room, and calmed his mind and said: "The baby has been born, there is no need to be shy, I will go in and take a look."

Chapter 86 Extra 1

March was a sunny day, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and plants.

Outside the magnificent and solemn Jinluan Palace, a group of students were waiting quietly.

Today, the results of the palace examination were announced. Although the students were waiting quietly, they also gathered in groups of three or two. It was not too late to be too strict.

Only one person stood alone in a place, and there was a vacuum around him. Occasionally, someone would look at him, but their eyes were obscure.

Liu Jingwen stood aside silently, not in a place where many students gathered. Everyone was afraid of him and rejected him, so he did not join in the fun.

Since returning to the capital, Liu Jingwen has been studying hard in the palace and has not appeared in the public eye, but his face is really iconic.

During the examination, it caused quite a stir, putting Liu Jingwen in an awkward situation. His father had a bad reputation and was in a high position.

Now a series of influences all fell on him.

Liu Jingwen had already thought of these, which was one of the reasons why he insisted on taking the imperial examination, so he did not care about the attitudes and thoughts of the people around him.

He frowned and lowered his head slightly, not looking at the people around him, nor did he think about showing his goodwill. After this period of time, things will slowly improve.

Liu Jingwen's path has long been determined. He also has plans for what he should do in the future. He will not consider unnecessary things and will just follow his own path.

Soon it was time to call the names. An official held the list and led a team of people to stand on the high steps. He looked around and began to call the names.

First...

Second...

Third...

Liu Jingwen counted silently in his heart. He ranked eighth in the provincial examination. Even if he did poorly in the palace examination, he would not fall much. He did not expect that his name would be called when he was sixth.

He slowly raised his head, walked steadily with his eyes straight, and walked into the hall with his back straight, neither humble nor arrogant, and was not surprised by honor or disgrace.

In the solemn hall, civil and military officials were lined up on both sides, the emperor sat on the throne, and the ten most outstanding students lined up to receive the emperor's comments.

In fact, there is not much to do. It is nothing more than pointing out the top three, the second and the third. It is just that we have to choose carefully in the third place, and try to pick out a stunning third place.

Because of this, the ranking is a bit unfair. Maybe the first or second place will be changed to the third place, and maybe the later ranking will be promoted to the third place.

This has been a practice for many years. No one thinks it is unfair. Instead, it is an opportunity for some students with outstanding appearance. After all, good looks mean better rankings.

The emperor looked at the ten students below, and the civil and military officials also looked at these ten students, but some people were uneasy and their eyes frequently exchanged with each other.

Just because of one thing, there is an unusual person here. They are jealous and fearful, and they don't want this person to be in the most dazzling position.

"Well." The emperor nodded while looking at it. This class of students is not bad, with brilliant literary talent and extraordinary temperament. "Yes, each of them is an outstanding talent."

When he saw Liu Jingwen, a smile appeared in his eyes. This is his great-grandson. I heard that he already has children, and he has been promoted to a higher generation.

So he naturally spoke up and named the top two candidates, ranking them according to the rankings on the table. The rankings of these two did not change.

"Tanhua Lang." The emperor said Liu Jingwen's name, and read out Li Jingwen, who changed his surname to Li. "It is Li Jingwen who deserves the title."

"Your Majesty." Several ministers immediately stepped out to object. They said in a high-sounding manner: "Prince Zhong's appearance is obvious to all, and his descendants are also outstanding, but the people of the world don't know!" "Your Majesty." Prime Minister

He stepped out, "If Li Jingwen is selected, it may cause speculation. It is said that he is in a high position and controls the court. All the glory belongs to him. How can there be room for others?"

He looked at the center of the hall, where there were ten students standing. Among them, six were from humble backgrounds, and few of their aristocratic families came in.

So Prime Minister He seized this opportunity and reported to the emperor: "It is not easy for poor students to study hard, and among them there are people with outstanding looks and extraordinary bravery. Why doesn't the emperor show some grace and make the poor family glorious?"

He had just impeached Prince Zhong and Chu Yuwen for the crime of deceiving the emperor by concealing his identity, but was dismissed by Prince Zhong with a few words. He

is still indignant. It was not easy to find a handle, but not only did he not impeach him, but he was considered by the other party for the sake of the court and the people.

A young man dared to step into the battlefield and serve bravely, and was more upright than many good boys. As a result, he was rewarded by the emperor, but he was rejected.

Prime Minister He was determined not to let Prince Zhong, the heir who came out of nowhere, lead the way in glory, and he must make him lose face.

"Well." The emperor thought for a moment, glanced at Prime Minister He, and said with a smile: "Just as the Prime Minister said, there are also handsome and extraordinary people from humble families. Let the world see their style."

The emperor followed the wishes of the officials, carefully looked at him again, and passed over several children from aristocratic families, and fulfilled their wish to select one from the humble family.

This humble man was handsome and tall, with clear and open eyes. At first glance, he was a man of great ambition and courage. It also indicated that he would be a good official with integrity in the future.

The emperor would naturally not miss it. He immediately pointed at the man and announced his name, and appointed him as the third place winner. He also asked him to stand up in public for the civil and military officials to see.

"My dear ministers." The emperor's lips curled up slightly, his face full of smiles, "Do you have any objections?"

"Your Majesty is wise." The ministers shouted in unison, praising this poor student, "He is really dignified and talented."

Liu Jingwen stood there, not even blinking, allowing these officials to object and snatch his position as the third place winner, which he simply disdained.

He must enter the Ministry of Justice. If he enters the Hanlin Academy, it will be troublesome, and it will be considered as taking up other people's quotas. It is a good thing to be chosen as the third

place winner. As expected, the emperor then said: "The son follows in his father's footsteps. Prince Zhong is in charge of the three judicial departments, so he appointed Li Jingwen to enter the Ministry of Justice and start as the chief."

How could he let others lead him by the nose, and his own people would be suppressed below, is this to crush their royal family at will?

"Uh." The civil and military officials were stunned. They didn't expect the emperor to do this. What made them particularly irritated was the sentence: The son follows in his father's footsteps.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Liu Jingwen immediately stepped out of the line, knelt on the ground and thanked the emperor for his grace, "As a minister, I will definitely be diligent and conscientious and strictly abide by my duties."

"Puff." The ministers wanted to vomit blood. His words of strictly abiding by their duties were meant to imply that they did not abide by their duties as ministers and tried to influence the emperor's decision.

Although Liu Jingwen had already decided to enter the Ministry of Justice as an official and start from the bottom, it was not as legitimate as being appointed by the emperor.

Just like now, he can call himself a minister, and he is already a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Justice. He does not need to seek an official position by himself, and can look at everyone with confidence.

Liu Jingwen, no, he should be called Li Jingwen now, he looked around and took a look at the officials who just stepped out of the line, which has been deeply imprinted in his mind.

"Thank you for your advice, sirs." Li Jingwen smiled slightly, his attitude was respectful and amiable, "I will keep it in mind, everything starts from the people, and strive to be fair and strict in redressing their grievances."

Like Prince Zhong, he has a cold and indifferent side, which is a heritage engraved in his bones and blood, but his behavior is quite different.

Prince Zhong has no private feelings in his heart. He was born in a high position and does not need to look at other people's faces. When he is an official, he is not personal, but just for the matter. Everything is based on the Li family's country.

Only if you annoy him and do something that is not good for the court, Prince Zhong will be ruthless and ruthless and will not give you any chance to rebel.

But Li Jingwen came from the countryside and had different experiences. He disdained the righteousness of these adults and would definitely remember their humiliation today.

It is said that there are no fish in clear water, but in Li Jingwen's eyes, this fish must be a fish that cannot jump around in front of him.

It is also because of this that when he is an official in the future, he will not tolerate any mistakes made by some powerful families.

He also responded to what these adults said today one by one. Compared with the people, the people must be the main thing. The royal family can give way to the people. Do you powerful families still want to be higher than the royal family?

After this episode, there was no dispute, and the top ten were ranked smoothly, and Li Jingwen was able to get away.

He was going to go home and tell Xia Yang about his ranking and the emperor's appointment of officials, and the two of them would celebrate.

This was something Xia Yang had already decided. Li Jingwen thought as he walked. What he didn't care about became the focus of attention for those people.

It can only be said that even if a person has no ambition, he will be pushed to the front by others for his own selfishness, just like the poor student who looked at him with guilt.

However, it can also be concluded that this is an upright person. If it were someone else, he would probably only have joy in his eyes and would not care about his feelings.

"Brother Zhang." Li Jingwen went out of the palace gate and saw Zhang Liu waiting on the side, "Let's go back to the mansion."

"Yes." Zhang Liu responded and drove away.

Li Jingwen shook his head helplessly. He didn't know Zhang Liu's identity. He was a servant of Prince Zhong's mansion. Since he came back here, he has been keeping his head down and keeping his duty.

He mentioned Zhang Liu several times, and every time he responded, it was still the same. Li Jingwen didn't say it anymore. He also understood the etiquette and rules.

It is a hurdle and an insurmountable ravine. He can only follow Zhang Liu.

But when he saw Xia Yang waiting in front of his palace, he couldn't help but laugh. If everyone lived as freely as Xia Yang

, why would they need to be so cautious and careful in everything they said and did?

At this time, Xia Yang was waiting at the door, thinking about meeting the young scholar as soon as possible, but he gradually felt bored, so he kept playing with the little tiger in his arms.

He stood up with one foot, and stepped on the stone lion at the door with the other foot. He put the little tiger on his bent legs and held him behind his back with one hand.

With the remaining hand, he kept tapping the little tiger's forehead, face, nose and mouth, making the little tiger's eyes follow his fingers.

The round eyes kept moving back and forth along his fingers, and as soon as he stopped, they would freeze, like a puppet.

"Hahaha." Xia Yang laughed and laughed, and he became more and more cheerful.

He didn't know that a carriage was parked quietly beside him, and someone was watching his every move, with a smile on his face and a hint of tenderness, as if to melt him.

"Huh?" Xia Yang found that the little tiger's eyes suddenly stopped moving back and forth with his fingers, so he held up a finger and waved it in front of his eyes, "Why aren't you moving?"

"Where are you looking?" Xia Yang felt something was wrong. The little tiger's eyes were not moving, but looking in other directions, "Why aren't you looking at me, your father?"

He turned around and saw the little scholar he had been thinking about, looking at him tenderly, so he cheered and ran over, "You're back."

"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Li Jingwen caught the person who rushed over and hugged Xia Yang and his son, "Why don't you wait in the mansion? It must be tiring to stand outside."

"He made a fuss and came out." Xia Yang shifted the blame and pushed the culprit out, pointing at the little tiger in his arms and said, "He had to play at the door and wait for you to come back."

"Hahaha." Li Jingwen laughed. He was a silly husband. His son was only a few months old and what could he understand? He actually used this excuse, "Didn't you teach him a lesson?" Li

Jingwen said, touching his son's little face with his hand. That face was almost exactly the same as his own, as if it was a replica carved out of the same mold.

He also likes him very much, and loves him more than Xia Yang, the big-hearted father. Little Tiger is also close to Li Jingwen.

As soon as he sees Li Jingwen, he wants to be held, just like he has stretched out his little hand at this moment, looking up with a pair of big black eyes full of desire.

"Go, go." Xia Yang put Little Tiger into Li Jingwen's arms and said with a smile: "I didn't teach him a lesson because today is a good day. Our little Tiger's father is an official."

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"Okay." Zhang Liu moved aside the door. He did not want to stop Liu Jingwen. It was the rule and Xia Yang's instructions. He comforted her by the way: "It will only take half an hour to give birth. Both the adult and the child are probably fine."

"Brother Yang." Liu Jingwen pushed the door open and went in. Seeing Xia Yang with his eyes closed, he called softly.

Xia Yang was lying on the bed without any response. Liu Jingwen looked at his tired and pale face, and felt guilty. He should have stayed by his side.

"Mr. Liu." The midwife came over with the child in her arms, her face was apprehensive, she held the swaddling clothes with both hands and said, "Do you want to see the child?"

"Oh." Liu Jingwen was wiping Xia Yang's sweat, and when he turned around and saw a small ball in the swaddling clothes, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, "Mammy, you have worked hard, go and get the reward."

"Uh." The midwife was a boy, and was stunned when she heard Liu Jingwen's words, "There is also a reward?"

At this time, the two people who helped with the delivery were also boys. When they heard their conversation, they looked puzzled and lowered their heads to quietly clean the delivery room.

"Of course." Liu Jingwen looked at them, then looked at the child in the swaddling clothes, and suddenly his smile became bright, "But the little boy?"

Liu Jingwen took the child and carefully checked his left hand for marks. When he saw the red and dazzling little flower bud, he saw the boy's mole.

He immediately chuckled, his eyebrows and eyes were full of joy, as if he had gotten what he wanted, and said with a little emotion: "It's really a little boy, so good."

The midwife and the two young men who helped with the delivery looked at each other in bewilderment. Was this scholar a fool?

He didn't even abandon the little boy and turn around and leave, or get angry and scold them to drive them away, but praised him with satisfaction.

"Have you packed everything?" Liu Jingwen looked up at the others and asked, "If there is nothing to pack, go out and claim your reward. My husband needs to rest."

"Thank you, Mr. Liu." The midwife said to Liu Jingwen with an indescribable expression, "Everything has been packed. Mr. Liu is in good health and the delivery went smoothly. There is no big problem. Just rest and recuperate."

"Okay." Liu Jingwen was completely relieved after hearing these words, and told Zhang Liu outside the house, "Brother Zhang, give each of you two taels of silver as a reward, and prepare a portion of fruit snacks."

"Thank you, Mr. Liu." The midwife smiled happily. She did not expect to be rewarded for giving birth to a little boy. She gave two taels of silver at once, "Thank you, Mr. Liu."

He knew the situation and knew that Liu Jingwen must value his husband, so he would not mind giving birth to a little boy, so he sincerely thanked Xia Yang who was sleeping.

...

Xia Yang slept until it was almost dark. Perhaps because he had unloaded his burden and had nothing to worry about, he slept until he was satisfied and opened his eyes.

"What time is it?" Xia Yang saw only the afterglow of the setting sun outside the window and asked, "How long have I slept?"

"Not long." Liu Jingwen patted him soothingly and said with a smile, "It's only one afternoon. Are you hungry? Lunch is ready and you haven't eaten yet. I'll go get you some porridge."

"Where's the child?" Xia Yang ignored his hungry stomach and looked around for the child, "Didn't he say he was very healthy?"

"Here." Liu Jingwen pointed to a small wooden bed next to him and said with a smile, "He can sleep even better than you. He hasn't woken up yet. I guess we have to wait a while."

"Drink some water first. I'll bring him to you and take a look." Liu Jingwen was about to feed Xia Yang some water, but Xia Yang took it over and drank it all in one breath. He wiped his mouth and told Liu Jingwen, "Bring it to me."

"Okay." Liu Jingwen looked at Xia Yang with a headache. He got up to hold the child and said, "You have to take good care of him. You can't be so careless about everything like before."

"I know." Xia Yang frowned, thinking of the headache of confinement, "I will pay attention."

"Look." Liu Jingwen held the child to Xia Yang, and then put it next to him, saying with regret: "It's a little boy, but it's a pity that he doesn't look like you."

"Tsk." Xia Yang looked at the child in the cradle, the little person's face was a little red, and smiled: "It doesn't look like me at all, how can you be so handsome and full of manliness."

As for whether it's a little boy or a man, Xia Yang doesn't care at all, as long as it's his own child, he likes it.

"I think it looks like you." Xia Yang looked at his son's face carefully, and then looked at Liu Jingwen and said: "If he looks like you, he won't have to worry about not being able to get married. It's better than being disliked for being ugly like me."

He doesn't care what others say. If his child also falls to the point of being disliked, Xia Yang feels bad when he thinks about it.

"How come?" Liu Jingwen said, "I hope to look like you. There's nothing good about looking like me. Don't you always complain that I'm not as handsome as you? I don't have the masculine aura much less."

"How can I be like that?" Xia Yang laughed "hahaha" after hearing what Liu Jingwen said. Could he say that it was because Liu Jingwen was too handsome and he wanted to attack him?

Liu Jingwen pursed his lips and said nothing, his eyes were full of smiles. He knew whether he was heroic or not, and he said this just to make Xia Yang happy.

In fact, he had regrets in his heart. Liu Jingwen had always wanted this child to be a little boy who looked like Xia Yang.

Liu Jingwen really liked Xia Yang's appearance, as well as his personality and rough and carefree attitude, living a free and easy life.

"The child is born." Xia Yang said, "You can prepare to go to the capital to see your father and his family."

"No hurry." Liu Jingwen looked at Xia Yang and saw that his face had turned ruddy. He said, "Let's take the last boat to take care of your health first and wait until the child is older before we set off."

"That's fine." Xia Yang thought about it and said, "Today is the eighth day of the ninth month. The last boat will not be until the end of October. There is enough time."

"I was scared to death!" Liu Jingwen suddenly said, "You gave birth early, and I was afraid that there would be accidents. Fortunately, you and your son are safe. Don't let this happen again in the future."

Since the days of his provincial examination, Xia Yang has been anxious for no reason. It was not until the day when the results were finally announced that he knew he had passed the exam that he relaxed.

Once he relaxed, his spirit has been sluggish. Liu Jingwen was afraid that there would be problems between him and the child, so he looked for a midwife in advance and asked the doctor.

Knowing that the little brother usually gave birth early, he felt relieved. However, Xia Yang went into labor three days later and felt stomach pain. Fortunately, he was born quickly.

"It's okay." Xia Yang was also scared. She didn't expect that her worry would lead to premature birth. Fortunately, the child is fine. "I will pay attention in the future and ensure that I am emotionally stable." "

What do you mean by later?" Liu Jingwen shook his head, and said with a serious expression and fear: "No more children, never again in the future."

"Let it be." Xia Yang grinned and waved to Liu Jingwen generously, "This is not something you and I can decide. If we are pregnant, we will have the baby. If not, we won't force it."

This child was unexpected. Xia Yang and Liu Jingwen didn't expect to have a child so soon, so they were surprised and unbelievable at first.

Of course, they were happy, but their first reaction was not surprise. After that period of time, they were full of joy and love.

"Just call him Little Tiger." Xia Yang looked at his son and smiled, "This year is the Year of the Tiger. I hope he grows up to be as strong as a little tiger."

Liu Jingwen silently glanced at the child in the cradle. He couldn't bear to hear the name, but could only say sorry in his heart. He followed Xia Yang and said, "This is a good name. It sounds like a tiger with majestic power. He will definitely be the roaring king of the forest when he grows up."

"Hahaha." Xia Yang laughed and reached out to touch his son's little face. "Grow up quickly, go to your forest and be the king of the mountain, and roar hard to be the king of beasts."

He just thought it was a joke and didn't take it to heart. Liu Jingwen watched from the side and said, "Lie down for a while, I'll bring you some porridge."

"Go ahead." Xia Yang touched his empty belly. The big belly that was originally bulging had been unloaded and now it has become flat again.

"Tsk." Xia Yang shook his head, still feeling a little uncomfortable. He looked at the child sleeping beside him and said, "You figured it out yourself. I didn't force you to come out early. Be obedient to me in the future."

His words seemed to foreshadow that this child had no intention of being obedient. No matter whether it was day or night, as long as he felt a little uncomfortable, he would open his mouth and cry. His

voice was as loud as a horn. No matter how far away you were from him, he could call you. He could not leave his side for a moment. He would cry immediately if you were a little far away.

In order to let Xia Yang rest and recuperate, Liu Jingwen held him in his arms all day and night, and saw that he lost weight due to torture.

Half a month later, Xia Yang was allowed to get out of bed by the doctor. The first thing he did was to look at Liu Jingwen's dark circles and then push him out.

"Go to the study and read a book." Xia Yang did not allow any objection, pushed Liu Jingwen to the door, and said: "Don't come over if you have nothing to do, I'll take care of the child, you just read a book and rest, don't worry about anything else."

"You're not well yet." Liu Jingwen didn't want to go out, afraid that the child would bother Xia Yang, "This child can't be left alone, your arm will hurt if you hold him."

"You don't have to hold him all the time even if he can't be left alone." Xia Yang glared at Liu Jingwen, then looked at the child's luck, and said with a dark face: "It's all because of you who spoiled him. Just feed him and let him play. Why do you cry every day? Who abused you?"

"I'm tired." Liu Jingwen refused to leave, facing Xia Yang's angry eyes, and said embarrassedly: "I'll go lie on the bed for a while."

"Go ahead." Xia Yang moved the child's crib next to the big bed, and lay on the bed sideways, tapping his son's forehead, "Little tiger, don't act like a tiger in front of me, just lie down quietly and don't cry for someone to hold you."

He looked at the child in the cradle, his eyes rolling back and forth, and sneered, "It's no use trying to come up with any tricks. I've seen all kinds of naughty children, how can I be tormented by you?"

"Can he understand?" Seeing him talking nonstop, Liu Jingwen curiously poked his head out from behind Xia Yang, looking at his son who was becoming more and more fair and chubby. "Look, he's going to pout again and is about to cry."

"Let him cry." Xia Yang pushed Liu Jingwen away, "Go to sleep, don't worry about him. If he wants to cry, let him cry enough. It's a good opportunity to practice his lung capacity."

"Lung capacity?" Liu Jingwen didn't understand, but before he asked, Xia Yang had already taken out two balls of cotton and stuffed them into his ears, "Go to sleep quickly. Look at the dark circles under your eyes. You're almost driven to death by him."

"Children can't be spoiled. Crying is good for health. This is scientific parenting. You don't understand." Xia Yang also took out two balls of cotton and stuffed them into his ears, "Go to sleep."

They fell asleep, and the child in the cradle was still awake. He stretched out his little hands and looked around. He didn't feel anyone, and pouting for a long time to prepare tears.

"Wow!" A cry came out, followed by a loud cry.

Liu Jingwen was really tired. The child cried for a while but he didn't wake up. Xia Yang was close to the crib and was awakened by the crying of the little tiger. He took a dazed look.

Then he frowned and stretched out his hand, and a finger stretched to the little tiger's mouth, just blocking the crying. He fell asleep again after hearing the crying stopped.

The little tiger was crying vigorously, and suddenly there was something at his mouth. He didn't know what it was, but he felt the breath was very kind, so he moved his mouth to hold the finger and sucked it slowly.

It seemed to be fun, and he forgot to cry. With tears in his eyes, he began to play with Xia Yang's fingers. Slowly, he fell asleep after playing tiredly.

When Liu Jingwen woke up, Xia Yang was still snoring and sleeping soundly. The little tiger didn't wake up either, and his little face was red as he slept with Xia Yang's finger in his mouth.

Liu Jingwen got up quickly in fear and took out Xia Yang's finger. He saw that the tip of his finger was red, obviously being sucked by the child.

"Alas!" Liu Jingwen looked at his son who didn't cry or make a fuss, and sighed in his heart: Being treated like this, he stopped making a fuss.

At night, Xiao Huzi started crying again. Liu Jingwen stood up and was about to hold him, but Xia Yang pushed him back into the quilt, "I'll do it, don't worry about it."

Xia Yang took Xiao Huzi out of the crib, put him next to him, stuffed cotton in his ears, tapped his forehead and said, "Sleep well, if you want to cry, cry enough by yourself."

After he said that, he lay down, put his hand on Xiao Huzi's shoulder, patted him from time to time, and didn't hold him to coax him. When he was sleepy, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Liu Jingwen quietly got up, leaned on the bed with one hand, and looked over Xia Yang to see his son, and saw Xiao Huzi lying obediently.

He yawned with his little mouth open, as if he was tired of crying and wanted to sleep. Liu Jingwen just watched quietly until his son completely closed his eyes and fell asleep peacefully.

He then lay down again with peace of mind, looking at Xia Yang who was sleeping beside him, sleeping soundly, occasionally muttering: "If you cry again, just cry by yourself."

He couldn't help but think with a smile: What will Xia Yang teach his son to be like in the future? If he really looks like Xia Yang, it would be good, and it would be his wish come true.

During this month of confinement, Xia Yang, under Liu Jingwen's close watch, rested honestly in the room for a whole month without leaving the room.

And under Xia Yang's barbaric education and Liu Jingwen's secret comfort, the little tiger grew up little by little without any danger.

As soon as she was out of confinement, Xia Yang wanted to go out for some fresh air, but Liu Jingwen stopped her, "It's windy outside, don't go out these few days, wait until the weather is better."

"Can the weather be better?" Xia Yang was surprised, looking at Liu Jingwen with questioning eyes, "It's early winter now, it's only going to get colder and colder, and the wind is getting stronger and stronger. If I don't go out these few days, when will I go out? Am I going to go out in the snow and the biting cold wind of the coldest days of winter?"

"That's right." Liu Jingwen nodded and thought, and after a moment he said, "It's early October now, and it will get even colder if

we wait any longer." "How about this." Liu Jingwen looked at Xia Yang with a smile in his eyes, "Pack up your things these few days, don't wait for the last boat at the end of the month to leave, wait for Dad to come and see the child, and then we'll leave in the middle of the month."

"The wind is strong on the boat and the child is too young." Liu Jingwen didn't wait for Xia Yang to speak, and said, "We adults can bear it, but little Tiger certainly can't. We'd better leave a few days earlier. If he catches a cold, it will be very dangerous."

"Okay." Xia Yang's desire to go out for a walk faded. He couldn't risk his son's safety. "I'll prepare in the next few days. Let's get up as soon as possible while it's not too cold."

...

Five days later, Liu's father arrived.

He came to take over the fruit shop and help Xia Yang with business matters. Liu Jingwen also bought the boat tickets in advance.

On October 16, Xia Yang and Liu Jingwen, holding the child, came to the dock with Zhang Liu, Sanshu and Wang Wen, preparing to leave Dongchuan Prefecture by boat.

"Dad." Liu Jingwen supported Liu's father's arm. "Dongchuan Prefecture is convenient to the capital. It's only more than 20 days away. We will find time to come back."

"Go." Liu's father looked at Liu Jingwen, then at Xia Yang and the child in his arms. "I will go to the capital in the future. You don't have to worry about this place."

At this moment, Xia Yang, who had nothing to worry about, also felt a sense of melancholy, knowing that he might not come back in a short time.

After all, the place where they were going to take root was not here but the distant capital. They would not travel far without important things.

He looked at Father Liu and thought to himself: If Father Liu had not gone to the capital, if they had returned, this person would probably have reached the end of his life too!

"Dad." Liu Jingwen hugged his father's shoulders and threw himself into his arms like he did when he was a child, with tears in his eyes, "Will you go with us?"

"Silly child." His father's sadness was diluted by his childish words, "Sooner or later you will leave dad and live your life on your own."

"Okay, okay." He couldn't help choking up after he said that. He understood that Liu Jingwen was young after all, and was always a child in his eyes. He comforted him, "Dad said that he would go to the capital to see you in the future."

"Yeah." Liu Jingwen wiped the tears from his eyes silently, knowing that his father could not abandon his family here and go with him, "Wait until I pass the imperial examination, Dad will go." "

Sure, let's go." His father pushed him, restrained his emotions and said, "Get on the boat quickly, don't let the child get cold."

"Okay." Liu Jingwen turned around silently, helped Xia Yang walk onto the boat, and whispered to Xia Yang, "We are finally leaving! I don't know when we will be back in the future."

"If you want to come back, we can come back anytime." Xia Yang looked at Liu Jingwen and smiled, "Wherever you are, I will go there, and that is my home."

"Yeah." Liu Jingwen's mouth corners lifted, and he gradually smiled, "Yes! You are the only one who can accompany me to the end."

"Yeah." Xia Yang nodded, "Whether it is parents or brothers and sisters, they all have their own lives. Even our children cannot always be with us. They also have their own lives."

(End)

The author has something to say: It's over! Thank you for your company, thank you! There are a few more chapters about life in the capital, which I will mark as extras. Looking for advance collection: the current "The Little Wife of a Wealthy Family Picked Up by a Migrant Worker" and the fixed nitrogen "The Story of the Evil Male Supporting Character Turning Good"

Chapter 87 Extra 2

"Are you dressed?"

Li Jingwen looked at Xia Yang standing in front of the bronze mirror and asked with a smile: "Do you need my help?"

"No." Xia Yang tugged at the clothes on her body, feeling that the formal dress for the audience was too complicated and particularly difficult to put on, "It's really uncomfortable to wear."

"I don't wear it many times a year." Li Jingwen went over and put his arms around Xia Yang, smiling: "Hold on, it's only an hour or two."

"I know." Xia Yang didn't struggle, knowing that entering the palace to meet the emperor couldn't be casual, "It's just a little uncomfortable."

The emperor gave him a small official of the sixth rank, and they had to go to the palace to thank him. In Xia Yang's mind, it would be better for him to enter the Ministry of Justice.

Whether it was Prince Zhong, Li Jingwen's identity, or his fame, he was qualified to seek an official position in various departments.

"Come." Xia Yang clapped his hands and said to the little tiger lying on the bed: "Dad will take you to the palace to broaden your horizons and see what the emperor looks like."

"I'll go hold him." Li Jingwen let go of Xia Yang's hand, held his son in his arms, and said with a smile: "Our little tiger is dressed festively today, and everyone who sees him will like him."

Little Tiger is more than half a year old, and he looks like a delicate jade sculpture. He has a pair of peach blossom eyes that are the same as Li Jingwen's. At a young age, he has already shown some style.

The clear and moist eyes are like thousands of stars shining, the white little face is rosy and cute, and the delicate eyebrows and eyes are like they were specially carved.

Wearing a red dress embroidered with gold thread, it further sets off his whiteness and cuteness. The eyes that keep turning back and forth to find people reveal a hint of cleverness.

Li Jingwen picked him up, and the little tiger immediately opened his mouth to give a big smile, and then put his pink little face against Li Jingwen's face.

He rubbed against her affectionately, looking extremely happy, so Xia Yang poked his little face and said with a smile: "You are happy when I hug you, you are such a clingy person."

"Hehehe." Little Tiger thought Xia Yang was teasing him, and laughed out loud, and stretched out his little hand to Xia Yang for him to hold him.

"Let your father hold him." Xia Yang said.

He took a basket and started to pack things, and prepared the diapers, handkerchiefs, clothes, pants, and milk that Little Tiger needed.

They went out of the palace to take their son for a walk. They had been in the capital for so long, but because Li Jingwen had to take the imperial examination and the weather was cold, they had never taken the child out to play.

It happened that Li Jingwen would go to the Ministry of Justice in a few days, so Xia Yang discussed with Li Jingwen and took advantage of these few days to play around and let Little Tiger meet more people.

"You go back." Xia Yang left the palace and asked the driver to go back. He didn't like the family of three to go out to play with outsiders. "I'll drive the car."

"Yes." The driver handed over the whip and got off the car without hesitation. The whole palace had experienced the style of this prince's wife.

Even the posture at the gate of the palace was particularly fierce. There was no scruples at all, and no fear of anyone's eyes.

"Go." Xia Yang shouted, and the horse ran slowly. He turned back and said to the little tiger in the carriage: "Daddy will take you to play, you just listen obediently."

Li Jingwen took the little tiger's hand, waved at Xia Yang and smiled: "Your father is driving the car for you, is our little tiger happy?"

Xia Yang and the others played with the little tiger all the way, and soon came to the palace gate. Xia Yang jumped off the car and ignored the eyes of the guards guarding the palace gate.

After picking up the father and son, Xia Yang passed the basket to Li Jingwen. He had held the little Huzi himself, so he knew the rules here.

He didn't know who decided to hold the grandson but not the son. Xia Yang sneered. No wonder these powerful and noble families always have fathers and sons at odds with each other and brothers seeing each other through the wall.

When they saw the emperor, the other party seemed to know that they were coming, and they were invited in as soon as they were informed. "

Your Highness."

Xia Yang and Li Jingwen saluted, and just as they bent down, the emperor called them, "No need to be polite."

"Let me see the grandson." The emperor didn't let Xia Yang hold him over, but walked over and held the little Huzi in his arms.

"Hahaha." The emperor laughed when he saw the little Huzi wearing a red and golden outfit, "It's really festive, it's a good omen at first glance."

"Come here, give me a reward." The emperor waved his hand, and a eunuch came over with a lacquer tray.

On it were a pair of jade ruyi, two night-shining pearls as big as a newborn baby's fist, and two pieces of beautiful jade.

Xia Yang was well prepared. He looked at the emperor who was teasing the little tiger. He was in his early thirties but he looked well maintained, like he was in his twenties.

No wonder he liked the little tiger. He was already a great master at such a young age. Anyone would be happy!

"Not bad." The emperor teased the little tiger for a while, turned to look at Xia Yang, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, he is diligent in managing the family. Prince Zhong is right."

He waved his hand again, and another eunuch came over, holding a lacquer tray with two jade hairpins and two fine jade pendants on it.

"Reward the Crown Prince's Consort." The emperor said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xia Yang bowed.

"Yes." The emperor nodded and turned to Li Jingwen, his eyes full of satisfaction, "Please share your father's worries. Without you coming back, he can't go to the various palaces for inspection. You need to familiarize yourself with the duties of the three judicial officials as soon as possible."

"Yes." Li Jingwen replied.

As they were talking, a eunuch suddenly came in from outside and reported to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the maid of the Empress Dowager wants to see you."

"Summon her." The emperor frowned slightly.

He put the little tiger back into Xia Yang's arms, turned around and sat behind the jade table, looking at the maid who came in with a serious expression.

The maid saluted the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager and the Empress, as well as the concubines of the palace are waiting to meet the Prince Zhong's wife."

"Yes." The emperor nodded, looked at Li Jingwen and the others and said: "Go and pay your respects to the Empress Dowager."

"Yes." Li Jingwen and Xia Yang replied.

The maid looked at the two of them, and was stunned when she saw the little tiger. She looked at Xia Yang with an inexplicable look, and said, "Prince, please come in

, the prince's wife." But to Xia Yang's surprise, when they arrived at the Queen Mother's palace, the maid stopped and said, "The Queen Mother only summoned the prince's wife. Please wait for a moment, Prince."

Xia Yang and Li Jingwen looked at each other, not understanding what was going on. What did this mean?

"You go in first." Li Jingwen said, "I'll wait for you here."

"Okay." Xia Yang nodded, without saying anything more, holding the little tiger and was about to step in, but was stopped by the maid, "Please leave the little prince outside."

"What do you mean by leaving?" Xia Yang was immediately angry. He couldn't hold his son. "My son can't leave me. If you want to see him, we can go together. If not, we can go back."

He glared at the maid, which scared her. She took two steps back and looked at Xia Yang in disbelief. She didn't expect him to have such a bad temper.

"This is the order of the Empress Dowager." The maid said.

"Don't talk nonsense to me." Xia Yang frowned and looked at the maid with a very bad face, "The Empress Dowager, don't you want me to hold my son? Where did such a big rule come from in this palace? Could it be bigger than the emperor's?"

He knew that the emperor's biological mother had passed away many years ago. He lost his biological mother when he was just born, and was fostered in the Prince Zhong's other courtyard for many years.

Where did another mother come from? This matter is too much.

"Are you going to let us in or not? If not, we'll leave." Xia Yang said impatiently.

"Please come in, Princess." The maid suppressed her dissatisfaction, glanced at Li Jingwen and saw that he had no intention of stopping her, and stretched out her hand to make a gesture of invitation.

"Humph." Xia Yang snorted coldly and strode forward. Didn't he think he didn't know? Not letting a child in was a clear sign of looking down on him.

Prince Zhong had told him that as long as it wasn't treason, there was no need to avoid anything. They were not afraid of anyone in Prince Zhong's Mansion.

Apart from being respectful to the emperor, there was no need to worry about anything else. Just follow your own temperament and don't compromise yourself for others.

"Greetings to the Queen Mother." Xia Yang didn't know anyone either. Seeing that there were many people sitting in the palace, he ignored them and only saluted the person on the high seat.

"Why don't you kneel down?" An old maid next to the Queen Mother asked, "Does the Crown Prince's Consort still have any rules?"

"Tsk." Upon hearing this, Xia Yang stopped bowing and stood up, looking at the maid and said, "When do you have to kneel down when you meet a concubine? Who made the rules, you?"

"I am the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Zhong's Mansion after all, and you, a servant, dare to yell at me. Where is this rule, who taught you?" Xia Yang didn't give her a good face at all, and directly scolded.

He had studied the rules here. The concubines in the harem didn't need to kneel down when they met, and even when they met the emperor, as long as they didn't commit a crime, they didn't need to kneel down and kowtow.

Kneeling down was the rule in the court. Few people would kneel down outside the court. Why should he kneel down if he didn't break the law?

These people wanted to kneel down by themselves, either to embarrass him or to have bad intentions. How could Xia Yang let them do what they wanted?

"I am representing the Empress Dowager." The old nanny raised her head with contempt, raised her chin and said arrogantly: "I am also teaching the Crown Prince's Consort the rules."

"Does my Prince Zhong's Mansion need you to teach me?" Xia Yang was so angry that he laughed. He looked around and saw the concubines sitting on both sides, all of whom looked like they were enjoying a good show. "You, a little servant, are not worthy of it."

"How dare you." The Empress Dowager finally raised her eyes, no longer looking uncritical, and scolded: "This is how the Prince Zhong's Mansion taught you, allowing you to shout and yell in front of me, without respecting any etiquette or rules?"

"There are ways to follow." Xia Yang grinned, and met the Empress Dowager's gaze without showing any weakness, "The Empress Dowager's servants are here."

He said bluntly: "A servant dares to be so arrogant and reprimand me, the Crown Prince's Consort, without respecting the difference. As a member of the royal family and the Crown Prince's Consort of the Prince Zhong's Mansion, how can I not teach a servant a lesson?"

"You?" A trace of anger flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes. Just as she was about to explode, she was stopped by the Empress on the side. "Mother, the Crown Prince's Consort has just come from a remote countryside and doesn't know the etiquette. Please calm down, Mother."

The two exchanged glances, suppressed their hearts, and looked at Xia Yang standing in the middle, their eyes obscure and forbearing.

"Forget it." The Queen Mother took a deep breath, waved her hand and said, "I won't argue with you, give Prince Zhong some face." After

she finished speaking, she turned around and said, "Prince Zhong's mansion has few descendants. As a young man, you have always had difficulty in having children. I will arrange a marriage for Prince Zhong's son and expand the lineage of Prince Zhong."

"Huh?" Xia Yang's eyes condensed. It turned out that they were waiting for him here. No wonder he had to kneel down when he came in. This was to suppress him.

Before he opened his mouth, the Queen Mother said again: "You are from the countryside and cannot bear the responsibility of the Crown Prince's Consort. Considering that you have a son, you will be demoted to a concubine from today. I will give the Queen's daughter to the Crown Prince Zhong as a concubine. I hope you will keep your duty in the future."

"Pah." Xia Yang couldn't listen any more and spat directly on the ground, "I have never seen such a self-talking person. Who agreed with what the Queen Mother said? Is it the Queen Mother's words that count?" His action immediately stunned the Queen Mother. Even the Queen and the silent concubines were shocked. I don't know where Xia Yang got such courage? But what surprised them was still to come. As soon as Xia Yang finished speaking, before everyone reacted. Two more "Pah" fell into everyone's ears. Xia Yang looked down and saw that the little tiger was staring at the Queen Mother with round eyes without blinking. "Puh." Little Tiger spitted twice more, directly at the Empress Dowager, without a smile on his little face. He stared at the Empress Dowager with his big eyes, fearlessly meeting her gaze, then pointed at her with his little finger, and spitted twice more with his little mouth. Little Tiger seemed to be afraid that the Empress Dowager would not understand, so he pointed at her and told her that he was "puh"ing you, that is, spitting at you. "You guys?" The Queen Mother was immediately furious, her youthful face flushed red, and she shouted, "How dare you." "Hey!" Xia Yang rolled his eyes and reached out to wipe Xiao Huzi's mouth, "Queen Mother, keep your voice down, don't scare my son." "Xiao Huzi." Xia Yang looked down at his son, his eyes full of smiles. At this time, the child always imitated the actions of adults, "Don't dirty your mouth just to spit at others, it's not worth it." "Did the Queen Mother see it?" Xia Yang looked up at the Queen Mother, then glanced at the Queen, and said, "Children also know what is good and what is bad. They are angry at people with bad intentions. How can I possibly do what others want?" " Besides." Xia Yang looked around at the concubines and said, "The affairs of our Prince Zhong's Mansion do not need outsiders to worry about. Whether we have heirs or not does not need others to worry about it. Everyone should concentrate and don't put your hopes on our palace." "One more thing." Xia Yang did not give them a chance to speak, and said directly: "All the properties of the palace are now in my hands. No one can eat a bite of food in the palace if I don't want to." "Empress Dowager." Xia Yang pressed Xiao Huzi into her arms, so that he would not face the angry eyes of the Empress Dowager and others. "I, the Crown Prince's consort, still have to inspect the properties of the palace. I am too busy with affairs to waste much time. I'm sorry that I can't accompany you to discuss the matter of seizing Prince Zhong's palace." "By the way." Xia Yang turned and walked out, saying: "If anyone is shameless and sends people over, don't blame me for not letting them in the door and beat them out directly. Don't blame me for not saving your face then." "How dare you." The Empress Dowager was furious and wanted to ask someone to stop Xia Yang, but the Queen grabbed her sleeve and said: "Mother, this kind of unruly little brother should be punished by decree, so that the world will know his disrespect." The author has something to say:

Chapter 88 Extra 3

"Let's go."

Xia Yang walked out of the Queen Mother's Palace and waved to Li Jingwen who was waiting on the side, "Let's go back."

Li Jingwen, who was admiring the scenery, obviously noticed that Xia Yang was in a bad mood and no longer lingered at the scenery of blooming flowers.

"What's wrong?" Li Jingwen walked over and naturally took the little tiger in his arms, "What happened?"

"Hmph." Xia Yang snorted coldly and handed the little tiger to Li Jingwen. He didn't pretend to be a good boy and didn't need to care about other people's eyes. "They are targeting you."

He told Li Jingwen all the words of the Empress Dowager and the hypocrisy of the Empress. Finally, he scolded: "They are a bunch of trash. They have nothing to do and they care whether other people have children or not."

"Just reply." Li Jingwen frowned, his face cold and thoughtful, "They are thinking about Prince Zhong's Mansion, not about having children."

"They didn't succeed with father, so they want to ask for a chance from me." Li Jingwen shook his head and felt funny. How could Xia Yang be someone they could control.

"Don't be angry." Li Jingwen looked at Xia Yang's eyes with hidden anger, and comforted him: "We won't go to the palace in the future. They can do whatever they want. Just watch the gate of our palace and don't let anyone in."

He had a smile in his eyes. He saw Xia Yang walking in front of him with his hands behind his back, head held high and chest puffed out, looking like anyone who met him would be unlucky. He

didn't care what he said at all, as if he didn't hear it. Li Jingwen took a few quick steps to catch up with Xia Yang and followed him.

"Maybe they want to kill first and report later, and suddenly send people to the palace." Xia Yang was still angry. He was now full of anger and had nowhere to vent.

Someone actually snatched Li Jingwen from him, and snatched it openly, and made him a concubine to make room for others. It was really unreasonable.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He turned around and ran to the imperial study. "I want to see the emperor. I want to ask him what's going on. Does the royal family have to decide whether someone gets married or not?"

"This." Li Jingwen did not stop him. He just said, "No matter what happens in normal times, if you are given a marriage, you can only accept it with a pinch of your nose."

It was also out of this idea that he did not stop Xia Yang. It would be better to say what he wanted to say, so as to avoid random matchmaking.

If things get ugly, it will be embarrassing for everyone.

"Your Majesty." The chief eunuch reported, "Prince Zhong and his wife want to see you."

"Hmm?" The emperor put down the memorial in his hand, his eyes full of doubts, "Please come in."

"Yes." The chief eunuch bowed and retreated.

"Your Majesty." Li Jingwen and Xia Yang came to the imperial study and saluted the emperor.

"Why are you back again?" the emperor asked, "Did you forget to tell me something?"

"No." Li Jingwen did not speak, Xia Yang answered directly, "I just want to ask the emperor, the people of the world need the consent of others to marry a wife, and can they demote their wife to a concubine and marry someone else?"

The emperor understood as soon as he heard it, and something happened in the harem. He frowned and said, "There is no guilt, but it is not allowed to demote a wife to a concubine. It depends on the specific situation."

"Oh." Xia Yang looked at this king of a dynasty, the ruler of the world, who held the power of life and death, "We don't care what other families do, but we will never allow such a thing to happen in our family."

"Your Majesty." Li Jingwen felt that Xia Yang's words were too blunt, so he stepped forward to ease the atmosphere and said, "We are husband and wife, and we don't want others to destroy it, nor do we want some irrelevant people to enter the palace."

"Let me put it this way." Xia Yang ignored Li Jingwen's roundabout way and said directly to the emperor, "Other people's families have several wives, which is their business, but our family can only have one."

"Moreover." Xia Yang looked directly into the emperor's eyes, observing his expression, and said: "The children in our family have nothing to do with others. Whether it is a little boy or not, whether there is someone to inherit the palace or not, no one else needs to worry about it."

Xia Yang directly used the word "worry", just short of putting the Empress Dowager and the others' desire for the palace openly, he knew that the emperor must understand this meaning.

"Whether there is an heir to the palace, it will not be handed over to others." Xia Yang said clearly: "We have Xiao Huzi in our family, who says that the little boy can't inherit the family business?" "

Even if the royal family does not allow it, at worst there will be no Zhongqin Prince's Palace from now on." Xia Yang said: "We will not let others get it, so just calm down."

"This is what I mean." Li Jingwen said: "This minister, I only have this husband in this life, even if I only have a little boy, I will be satisfied."

He didn't think Xia Yang could give him a child at first, especially when he knew that Xia Yang was resistant to this matter, Li Jingwen didn't think about the issue of offspring.

Now that Xia Yang has given birth to a little tiger, he is already satisfied. With the danger and fear of childbirth, Li Jingwen has never thought of letting Xia Yang give birth again.

The emperor looked at the couple with a determined look on his face. He suddenly chuckled and shook his head and said, "Forget it! Your father also has his own insistence. Even if the old prince and the princess made so much trouble, he didn't change his mind to marry and have children."

"Since you also have your own ideas, I will naturally not object." The emperor said.

He hoped from the bottom of his heart that Prince Zhong would have successors and heirs, as a reward for Prince Zhong's affection, but he would not force anyone.

Just like the old prince, he had no intention of supporting himself to ascend the throne. It was the result of the efforts of this generation of Prince Zhong to fight that pushed him to the throne.

If there are other interests involved in the future heirs of the palace, no one can say what kind of person will inherit or what the result will be.

How many years can I stay in power? Why do I care so much when I close my eyes? Isn't this kind of freedom what I want!

It was only for the sake of survival and for the sake of eternal comfort in the future that they took the path of the emperor. It was also a forced choice.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xia Yang and Li Jingwen got the result they wanted, and bowed together to express their gratitude.

If it weren't for the emperor's order to intervene, Xia Yang and his men wouldn't have to worry about other people.

With the status of Prince Zhong's mansion and the deterrence of Prince Zhong, they could shut everyone out.

"I." The emperor wrote down an imperial edict with a brush, "I will grant you."

He wrote an imperial edict, allowing Xia Yang and Li Jingwen to be husband and wife forever, not to take concubines or marry others, as a talisman for them.

"Take this." After the emperor finished writing the imperial edict, he tore off a jade pendant from his body and gave it to Xia Yang, saying, "You are born in the countryside and do not know etiquette and rules. Considering your kind and ignorant nature, I will exempt you from following any rules of secular etiquette."

"Ah?" Xia Yang was dumbfounded. He did not expect the emperor to be so generous and think of this. He hurriedly accepted the reward and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

How could his brain think too much? He still did not fully understand the ancient rules and constraints, and some people's hearts were sinister and cunning.

You will not speculate with the greatest malice, and you will never know who is on the other side. Maybe you are talking and laughing with you in the last moment, and you may be killed in the next moment. Who is

born in the royal family? Who is not as cunning as a fox, who can betray you in the blink of an eye and harm you in a way that makes you grateful.

"Thank you, uncle." Li Jingwen suddenly knelt down and kowtowed, full of gratitude to the emperor, "Your grandson will always remember it in his heart."

"Stand up." The emperor smiled faintly.

He looked at Xia Yang and saw that he looked confused. He shook his head with a smile in his heart: I don't know how dangerous I am now. How can the people in the harem let go easily just because you refuse? They might be thinking about how to deal with this simple child.

...

"Why are you kneeling?"

Xia Yang came out of the imperial study and felt something was wrong. He asked Li Jingwen: "I know that the imperial edict and this jade pendant are very useful, but it doesn't mean that you have to make a promise, right?"

He was a little confused and didn't understand what was wrong. He was also eager to understand what was going on. Xia Yang was also afraid of the royal family.

They were people who could take lives at any time.

If it weren't for the words that Prince Zhong specifically told him before his tour, he would not have competed with the Queen Mother and the others, and he would have to discuss it with Li Jingwen.

Xia Yang was not really ignorant, but he didn't know enough about ancient times. It was far from his position, and some things could not be understood immediately.

"This is our amulet." Li Jingwen said, "No matter who it is, even if they use despicable means, they can't even step into the palace. They can only blame themselves."

"If someone uses your etiquette and rules to make trouble." Li Jingwen sneered, "I can't use this to oppress you or punish you."

He looked at Xia Yang, and saw that he was thinking about something, and said, "We came out of the Empress Dowager's palace and told the emperor about this. How could he not understand what happened and what means they would use."

"The harem kills people without bloodshed, which is even worse than the mansions of the aristocratic families." Li Jingwen sighed, "The emperor is probably annoyed and wants to give them a warning."

"So that's the case." Xia Yang touched his chin, and suddenly looked around, leaned close to Li Jingwen and whispered in his ear, "This emperor is so bad, he is using me!"

If the emperor really wanted to consider them, he should have announced this imperial edict to the public, and would not have handed it directly to Xia Yang and Li Jingwen.

Anyone who sees this imperial edict will be concerned about the emperor's face and will not openly plan to attack Prince Zhong's mansion.

Even those who are less courageous will put away their evil thoughts, and those who are more courageous and have support will not confront Xia Yang openly, which will cause chaos.

This is to give Xia Yang the confidence to go against everyone, and also to prevent those who have hidden thoughts from being quiet, so that they can jump around everywhere.

Then let Xia Yang fight back, make them lose face, embarrass themselves everywhere, and become a laughing stock of others.

It can be said that this emperor is not a fuel-saving lamp. He pushed out Xia Yang, a reckless person who slapped everyone in the face, so that he could secretly vent his anger and enjoy it.

"Pfft." Li Jingwen couldn't help laughing "hahaha" after hearing this. Her husband was very smart and knew that there was another meaning in it. "It's good for you too, isn't it?"

"That's right." Xia Yang immediately straightened his chest and put on an even more arrogant look with a proud face. "It doesn't matter if I'm being used, as long as I don't swallow my anger."

He strode out of the palace, thinking in high spirits: I can walk sideways in the future, and see who dares to stand up to me?

Xia Yang wanted to encounter something immediately so that he could show his power and let others know that although the concubine of Prince Zhong came from a remote countryside, not everyone could mess with them.

He had a talisman and a gold medal of immunity from death.

But he didn't expect that he would encounter something soon. This day was extremely unlucky, and he didn't even have the chance to play with his son.

"Let's go to the fruit store first." Xia Yang got on the carriage and said to Liu Jingwen: "The grapes planted last year are ripe. They are sold in the fruit store these days. Let's go and see how the situation is."

"Okay, let's go and see." Li Jingwen said.

They were out for fun, and they didn't have a specific destination. They just wanted to walk around and see what was going on in their own fruit shop. It was a win-win situation.

...

"What is this?"

A young man in luxurious clothes was carrying a bunch of grapes in the fruit shop, with a look of disgust in his eyes. "Such small grapes are sold for two taels of silver per catty?"

"Are you trying to rob me?" The young man was arrogant and pointed at the shopkeeper's face and scolded him: "Even the grapes as big as pigeon eggs that are tribute to the palace are not so expensive?"

"Your Prince Zhong's Mansion values ​​money as your life." The young man looked at the shopkeeper with disdain, and then looked at the rich and noble young men and women in the fruit shop and said: "You married a young man from the countryside just to make money, right?"

"I heard that these grapes were grown by the young man from the countryside. Your palace married such a rough person just for a little money."

The young man smiled maliciously: "It's better to marry a young man from a noble family. He can also bring a lot of dowry, which is much more valuable than these grapes."

"Hahaha."

His words made many people burst into laughter. They gathered around from all directions of the fruit shop, and their faces looked like they were watching a good show.

Those who came here are all rich and noble. Ordinary people can't afford to buy fruit to eat. Most of them are people from noble families, and the rest are merchants.

They can take out money to buy fruit to eat, and they are also well-informed people. None of them don't know the origin of Prince Zhong's Mansion and the Crown Prince's Concubine.

"This one." The shopkeeper had a gloomy face and was about to speak.

Then he saw a hand reaching out and snatching the bunch of grapes from the boy's hand. "If you don't want to buy, get out."

Xia Yang looked at the boy in front of him. Hearing those insults to him and the palace, his eyes seemed to be about to spit fire. "Who gave you the face to come here and be arrogant?"

"Get out." He directly grabbed the boy's collar and dragged him out. "If you can't afford it, get out. What are you looking for here to feel a sense of existence?"

"Hey!" The boy was stunned by his scolding and didn't react for a while. Now he was dragged out by the collar, and he immediately became angry and said, "Let me go."

"No." Xia Yang refused flatly, and said gloomily: "If you dare to fight with me, I will break your legs."

"Let go, do you know who I am?" The boy struggled hard and shouted loudly, "Come on, catch him and see whose legs are broken."

The people in the fruit shop looked at Xia Yang in amazement. They didn't know who this tough guy was? How could he fight with a boy? Is he still a man?

"Plop." Without waiting for the young man's entourage to come up, Xia Yang quickly dragged him out of the fruit shop, threw him to the ground, and then pointed at the young man and said, "No matter who you are, get out of here. The fruit shop doesn't want your business."

"Remember." Xia Yang put his hands on his hips, looked at the young man coldly and said, "You, your family, and dogs are not allowed to enter the fruit shop."

"Shopkeeper." Xia Yang shouted, "Come here, put up a sign at the door. Anyone who enters our fruit shop, no matter who it is, as long as they have foul mouths and don't speak human language, write their names on it and they will not be allowed to enter like dogs."

"Side husband." Several young men's attendants ran over, helped the young man who fell to the ground, and asked anxiously, "Side husband, are you okay?"

"You, you are so bold." The young man grimaced after falling, and after being helped up, he pointed at Xia Yang and cursed, "You dare to hit me, do you know who I am?"

"I think you are looking for death?" The young man cursed angrily. If Xia Yang had not been tall and strong, he would have wanted to pounce on him and beat Xia Yang to death. "Just wait and see, I will arrest you and make you wish you were dead."

"Tsk." Xia Yang heard his curse and sneered: "I can arrest you now and let you taste the feeling of being in jail."

"Send him to the yamen." Xia Yang raised his chin to the shopkeeper, "What is the crime for insulting the prince's wife? What is the crime for humiliating Prince Zhong's Mansion? Those honest officials in the yamen should know."

"You?" The young man paused, his face twisted for a moment, "Who are you?"

"You don't even know who I am?" Xia Yang looked at him with disdain, and said contemptuously: "You dare to curse people in my fruit shop, and dare to speak dirty words, you are really capable?"

"Why don't you do it?" Xia Yang glared at the shopkeeper impatiently. If he dared not listen to his orders, he would be fired immediately no matter how much anyone pleaded for him.

"Yes." The shopkeeper bowed and said, "I will follow the orders of the Crown Prince's Consort."

He waved his hand behind him, and several shop assistants came out immediately, all of them were strong and sturdy, "Catch him and send him to Jingzhao Prefecture. Please punish him for insulting the palace and the Crown Prince's Consort."

"I, I." The young man saw that he was going to get serious, and he panicked and took a few steps back. "My father is the Minister of Revenue, and my father-in-law is Prince Su."

"No one can help." Xia Yang said, "Even if your father comes to scold you in person today, you will be sent to the yamen to seek justice, so that you will know the consequences of your foul mouth."

"Insulting the Crown Prince's Consort will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane." Li Jingwen, who was watching the excitement at the side, stepped forward a few steps and said coldly, "Insulting Prince Zhong is a more serious crime, and even detention is a light sentence."

"Me, I." The young man was even more panicked when he saw Li Jingwen's face, and waved his hands and stepped back repeatedly, "I didn't say anything."

"You'd better go to the government office to say this." Xia Yang waved his hand impatiently and asked someone to send him to the government office.

At this time, someone came to intercede and asked Li Jingwen to forgive the young man's sins. He introduced himself and said that he was also a royal relative, and asked Li Jingwen to give him some face.

"You should ask the prince's wife about this matter." Li Jingwen smiled faintly, "After all, it's not me who was insulted, and the prince's house is now in charge of the prince's wife, and everything must be approved by her."

"Uh." The person who came was a young man. After hearing what Li Jingwen said, he was stunned. He didn't know why he said that?

How could a prince of a royal house not be able to manage the affairs of the house, dare not be the master of his own husband, and want to ask the prince's wife for approval.

Moreover, when there is a quarrel among the aristocratic families, it is usually dealt with face to face or compensated afterwards. They will more or less consider their face and leave some room for each other. How can they go to the government office to deal with it?

These two people clearly refused to give up easily, and they also wanted to make the young man completely embarrassed.

"Please give me some face, Princess." He had no choice. Who asked him to be related to this young man? He had to intervene to deal with him. He suppressed his turbulent thoughts and his pride and pleaded with Xia Yang: "Forgive him this time. I will definitely remember this kindness."

"Okay." Xia Yang thought for a moment, raised his eyebrows and said: "You don't have to go to the yamen, but I want him to apologize in public and promise not to say anything bad about our palace in the future."

"Why don't you apologize?" The young man turned around and glared at the young man without any hesitation. He seemed very dissatisfied with him. "Thank you, Princess, for your magnanimity."

"Yes, I'm sorry." The young man had already been scared. He didn't expect that he would meet Xia Yang for saying some sarcastic words, and he was a person who didn't care about his face and had to pursue it in person. "In the future, I will never say a word against Prince Zhong's Palace and the Crown Princess."

He didn't finish his words. His face was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at the faces of the onlookers around him.

"Forget it." Xia Yang reached out to brush off the invisible dust on his body, just like this little boy was the dust, and he brushed it away lightly, "Remember to control your mouth in the future, you don't need to worry about what happens in other people's families."

...

After dealing with this matter, Xia Yang was in a bad mood, so he decided not to go out to play, and he and Li Jingwen went back home.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the mansion, he met the people sent by the Queen Mother to announce the decree.

He looked up helplessly, his eyes looking at the sky: This is really the most unlucky day for me, why can't I have a break!

So, Xia Yang made a prompt decision, refused the Queen Mother's decree outside the door, and said to the eunuch with a kind face: "The prince is not here, and this prince's consort dare not make the decision on her own. Please come back another day to receive the decree of the most honorable Queen Mother."

"You?" The eunuch was so angry that he almost fumed. How could he not understand what Xia Yang meant, and shouted angrily: "Does the prince's consort want to disobey the decree?"

"Hey, hey, hey." Xia Yang smiled indifferently, but he was shouting in injustice, "I don't even know what the decree is, how can I disobey it? Don't wrongly accuse this prince's consort!"

"Okay, okay." The eunuch naturally knew what the decree was, and immediately relied on the power of the Queen Mother and did not give Xia Yang any face, "Then I will announce the decree outside the palace, and the prince's consort, kneel down to receive it."

"I said I would wait for the prince to come back." Xia Yang rolled her eyes at him, "Didn't you hear me? If you want to, you can read it. If you don't want to, forget it. But don't let the prince come back and blame me."

He raised his eyebrows proudly, blinked innocently at the eunuch, looked at the eunuch with a smile, as if to say: You can read it if you want, it's none of my business anyway.

So the eunuch announced the decree outside the gate, loudly scolding him for not knowing the etiquette and rules, and asked Xia Yang to go to the palace to study every day, and when he learned to be competent for the position of the prince's consort, he would be worthy of being the prince's consort in the palace.

But Xia Yang didn't care at all, as if the person he was talking about was not him.

In front of the crowd of onlookers, he scratched his ears shamelessly and said to the eunuch, "What? I can't hear you. Please read it a few more times."

Then he smiled and said, "If you have time, you can come and read it every day until you can hear it. As long as you don't enter the palace, this prince's wife will not stop you."

Those onlookers were shocked. They didn't expect that the prince's wife of Prince Zhong would be so shameless and bold enough to ignore the Queen Mother.

They were all waiting to see the Queen Mother's reaction, but unfortunately there was no news after the eunuch returned to the palace. This imperial decree was like a joke.

The prince Li Jingwen didn't come forward to deal with these things. When someone mentioned it to him, he said, "Prince's wife, first, it doesn't violate the king's law, and second, it doesn't violate the family rules. This prince has no way to deal with it."

The emperor was the same, and the words of evasion were smoother: "My grandson's wife, how can I come forward? Let the harem deal with it."

But who can deal with Xia Yang?

Prince Zhong's mansion had guards at the gates, so no one could break in or catch him.

When he was summoned to the palace, he was always busy with affairs: the Crown Prince's Consort was busy, the palace was so poor that he had to find a way to earn money to support his family.

From then on, everyone in the capital knew that this Crown Prince's Consort from the countryside was rude and ignorant, arrogant and unreasonable, and didn't care about her face, so they didn't dare to confront him easily.

Xia Yang also began his career of walking sideways in the capital.

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Chapter 89 Extra 4

It was hot in the afternoon, and many people were hiding in the house to rest.

Sometimes they would find a cool place to avoid the sultry heat brought by the hot summer.

Wang Zhao sat under a big tree in his yard, carefully sewing a piece of clothing. His movements were so meticulous and careful that he was afraid of making any mistakes.

He lowered his head slightly, and the needle in his hand kept sewing back and forth. A slightly white part of his neck was exposed, looking well-behaved and cute.

"Brother." Wang Xiaomei came out of the house yawning, looked at Wang Zhao making clothes, and asked: "Aren't you going to sleep for a while?"

"I'm not sleepy." Wang Zhao didn't look up, but looked at the clothes in his hands intently, with a smile on his lips, "It's just right that I have time now, so I'll finish the clothes."

Wang Xiaomei blinked, sat opposite Wang Zhao, leaned on the table with her hands on her chin, and asked curiously: "Who is this for?"

She saw that no one in the family could wear this dress, so it must be made by the eldest brother for an outsider. Could it be Yang Ge'er?

But it didn't seem to be. She looked puzzled and said, "It doesn't look like it's for Yang Ge'er? Who else can it be for?"

Wang Zhao paused, and lowered his head with a guilty conscience. After a while, he said, "It's for Brother Zhang. He has helped us so much, and we want to give him a thank you gift."

"Oh." Wang Xiaomei nodded, still puzzled, "Make some delicious food when you come, or buy some things to send over? Why do you have to make clothes when you are so busy?"

"What are you busy with?" Wang Zhao said angrily, "This is not the busy season. Who doesn't make clothes at this time?"

Wang Xiaomei pouted. Making clothes is so troublesome. Isn't it enough to give a piece of cloth? This is a heavy gift.

Wang Zhao saw that his sister was silent and didn't say anything, and he was relieved: How could he not know how to thank him? He just wanted to do it.

He thought about his own thoughts. He couldn't take his eyes off Zhang Liu the first time he saw him, and he was so humble that he was not qualified to approach him.

Fortunately, because of the last incident with Liu's father, he had contact with Zhang Liu. He would come to see him from time to time and help him.

He would also eat a meal cooked by himself at home because he had asked him to stay. Wang Zhao wanted him to wear the clothes he had made by himself.

Although he could not have such wishful thinking, Wang Zhao felt satisfied with these things. Every time, he felt like he was taking care of everything for the person closest to him.

It was like they were a real family.

"Knock knock knock."

There was a knock on the door, and a voice came from outside: "Brother Zhao, open the door."

"Brother Zhang." Wang Zhao's heart jumped suddenly, and his face turned red and he became a little stuttering because of the little thoughts he had just thought about. "Come, come."

He hurriedly put down the needle and thread in his hand, got up in a panic and wanted to open the door, but Wang Xiaomei had already trotted to open the door for Zhang Liu to come in.

"Brother Zhang." Wang Zhao pretended to be calm and greeted him with a smile: "Why are you here at this time? Sit down and cool down."

He poured water for Zhang Liu, pushed it in front of him and said: "Brother Zhang, where have you been? It's so hot today, and you're still going out."

"To Yang Ge'er's house." Zhang Liu picked up the water and drank it in one gulp, then said: "I'm leaving with them in a few days, and may not come back here in the future. I came to say goodbye to you."

"Going, where are you going?" Wang Zhao's heart suddenly beat wildly, and he asked in a panic: "Why aren't you coming back? Are Yang Ge'er and the others not coming back either?"

"Yeah." Zhang Liu nodded, looked at Wang Zhao who was lowering his head, and said: "At least, they won't be back for ten or eight years."

He paused, and said hesitantly: "It is possible that you will never come back in this lifetime. This is how life is. You can only stay there for a long time if you take root there."

"Yes, yes." Wang Zhao smiled bitterly, looked up at Zhang Liu and said, "I may not be able to stay in my own house for a long time, let alone just passing by."

He seemed to be talking about Xia Yang and the others, but Wang Zhao knew in his heart that he was talking about Zhang Liu. How could a man who refused to marry and have children stay in this remote place for a long time?

Xia Yang and he had speculated about who Zhang Liu was. Although there was no conclusion, they knew that he did not belong here. Isn't it the case now?

"Take care of yourself." Zhang Liu was silent for a moment, then said, "My brothers in town are still here. If you need help with anything, you can go to them."

"Thank you, Brother Zhang." Wang Zhao suppressed his emotions, chuckled and blessed, "I wish Brother Zhang a safe journey and good luck in this life."

"You too." Zhang Liu didn't stay long after he got up and said goodbye. "You must live a good life. There are many days to come. Take care of yourself."

"Well, I will." Wang Zhao saw him off, staring at his back as he galloped on horseback. "This is the last time we see each other. I wish you happiness and health!"

"Brother." A weak call came from his ear. Wang Xiaomei looked at his distraught appearance and seemed to understand something.

She thought for a moment and reminded him, "Brother, you haven't given me your clothes yet?"

"Oh." Wang Zhao responded woodenly, walked back to the tree slowly, picked up the clothes mechanically and said, "Take it as a farewell gift."

His eyes were full of confusion. He knew that he shouldn't be sad, but should be happy that Zhang Liu left this place and had a future with Xia Yang and Liu Jingwen.

It was much better than staying here, in this remote countryside.

But why did my chest feel stuffy and my heart hurt like a needle? Wasn't the needle in my hand sewing new clothes?

Why did it feel like sewing my heart? It hurt so much.

"Brother." Wang Xiaomei stood aside silently, looked at him for a long time, and suddenly said, "You can go too, I will take care of my brothers."

In her heart, her elder brother suffered too much, and she should share some of the burden for him. Wang Xiaomei didn't want to see her elder brother in tears.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Wang Zhao refused, "You are already old enough to get married. You will have to live your own life after you get married. You don't need to worry about the family because your elder brother is here."

"What about your elder brother?" Wang Xiaomei asked, "You are already old enough to get married. Other brothers have already married at this age, and some have even had children."

"I'm not in a hurry." Wang Zhao opened his mouth and found that he was crying. He didn't hesitate to raise his hand to wipe the tears from his face. "In this life, my elder brother has never thought about getting married."

In the past, it was just because he was a burden that no one was willing to share the burden for him. He didn't want to bring trouble to others, and he didn't want to abandon his younger brothers and sisters at home.

Wang Zhao knew his fate long ago, that he had to live a lonely life, and he had no regrets.

And now, even if someone is willing to join hands with him, he will not be willing, and will face the future life calmly.

Because the heart already has someone, how can it accommodate others.

"Don't worry." Wang Zhao felt his sister's worried eyes and forced a smile. "We are living so well now, and we will live even better in the future."

He put down the clothes in his hands, stood up and said, "I'm going to Liujia Village. Yang Ge'er is leaving. I'll go see if there is any place I can help."

Wang Zhao fled under his sister's eyes.

He felt so ashamed that his thoughts were seen through. He was hiding and dreaming about things that he shouldn't think about. He

lived in the dream he wove every day, which was sweet and bitter, indicating that he would wake up sooner or later, but Wang Zhao didn't expect it to be so soon.

Fortunately! Wang Zhao comforted himself in his heart that Brother Zhang was leaving here, not marrying and having children, otherwise he didn't know if he would still be so calm.

Maybe? God is also fair. He didn't give himself the opportunity to continue to indulge in dreams, nor did he cruelly let himself see the person he likes marry someone else.

...

A few days passed quickly, and it was the day when Xia Yang and his family left.

Wang Zhao got up early in the morning and was busy preparing things for his eldest brother Wang Wen to take on the road. When he said goodbye to Xia Yang later, his brother would also go on the road with him.

He owed Xia Yang too much, and he knew Liu Jingwen's identity. He was afraid that Xia Yang would have no one to use in the capital and would be wronged in that aristocratic family.

So Wang Zhao gave his eldest brother to Liu Jingwen as a book boy, and told Wang Wen in advance that everything should be based on Xia Yang and help Xia Yang with all his heart. It

can also be regarded as the Wang Zhao family's repayment to Xia Yang. This is also the only thing they can do and a little bit of their heart.

"Give this to Brother Zhang." Wang Zhao handed a bundle to Wang Wen and said, "Brother Zhang has helped us a lot. Here are the things for him as a thank you gift."

"If there is anything I can help in the future," Wang Zhao said, "you should also help Brother Zhang. We owe him too many favors."

"Got it." Wang Wen nodded.

He did not blame his elder brother for sending him to be a book boy for others. Wang Wen understood that this was also an opportunity. Whether he could make a name for himself depended entirely on himself. His

elder brother had done everything he could. Although Wang Wen was young, he also understood that even if he took the imperial examination, he might not have a future.

It was far better to leave here and have more opportunities outside. Moreover, Xia Yang helped his family. Even if Wang Wen made him a slave, he would not hesitate.

"Brother." Wang Wen held Wang Zhao's hand and said soothingly, "Don't worry about me. I will listen to Brother Yang and work hard to get him. I will come back to pick you up."

"Okay." Wang Zhao couldn't help but smile, touched his brother's head, and said reluctantly, "Remember what you said, brother, do good things for Brother Yang, don't worry about home, brother is here." "Yeah."

Wang Wen nodded fiercely, trying to hold back the tears that were about to fall from his eyes, "Brother, I'm leaving. I will write to you to let you know I'm safe when I get to the place." Wang Zhao waved

to him and watched him get on the carriage. He saw Zhang Liu standing beside him from the corner of his eye. He was wearing a straw hat with the brim pressed down low on his forehead to block his eyes.

He didn't go forward to speak. He had already said the farewell words. It would be meaningless to say the same thing over and over again.

Wang Zhao stood there quietly, watching Xia Yang and the others get on the carriage, watching Zhang Liu drive the carriage away, and his heart suddenly calmed down.

Since you are powerless to seek, try to let go of yourself and others, live in your own place, and walk the path you should walk.

But can a lost heart and a love that has been blown away by the wind come back? Where have they all gone?

Wang Zhao touched his chest and murmured: "What do I have left? What belongs to me!"

...

Three years passed in a flash, and Wang Zhao's life was as peaceful as water.

He also knew what he had left? A body without any desire, and a heart full of thoughts and blessings.

Looking at the peace every day, in fact, the heart has never forgotten for a moment. A pair of eyes always look into the distance, looking forward to the stars that flash and emit dazzling light in the night sky.

"Are you okay?" Wang Zhao looked up foolishly, looking up at the night sky full of thousands of stars, "Can you also shine on another person and know his news?"

He didn't know if that person could know under the same starry sky that in a distant place, there was someone praying for him every day.

I hope he is happy and healthy, surrounded by his lovely wife and children, just so that he can smile happily.

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Chapter 90 Extra 5

"Get in the car."

Xia Yang kicked Sanshu onto the carriage and pointed at him, saying, "Even if you don't want to, you have to pass the exam and come back as a scholar, otherwise I'll show you how I'll deal with you."

"Got it." Sanshu sat on the carriage listlessly, his eyes full of reluctance, "Yang'er, I'll come back after I finish the exam, even if I don't pass." "

Who said you can't come back?" Xia Yang scolded him with a smile, "Your teacher said you are smart and you can give it a try. You'd better work hard for me. If you pass the exam, I won't force you to take the next exam. It will be completely up to you in the future." "

Actually, I just want to help you more." Sanshu glanced at Xia Yang's belly and said, "It doesn't matter whether you take the imperial examination or not. I'm not interested in that. I just want to do more for you."

"You guys!" Xia Yang sighed: "I know everything. If you want to help me, you may not necessarily help me. It's the same if you can be an official to help your brother Jingwen."

How could he not know what Sanshu and Wang Wen were thinking? But the two children were smart and studious. He couldn't stop them. Being able to take the imperial examination was something many people dreamed of.

But the two children were stubborn and thought that helping him was the most important thing. Fortunately, he had the intention to help them and sent them to school, only to find that their intelligence and talents were suitable for taking the imperial examination.

"You should study hard in the exam." Xia Yang instructed: "There are many paths that suit you, and there are many ways you can help me. You have to choose the one that suits you best."

"The imperial examination suits you." Xia Yang smiled and rubbed Sanshu's head, then turned around and patted Wang Wen's shoulder, saying: "We have the same heart, just like you hope for the best for me, I also hope for the best for you, so the imperial examination is now the best path for you to take, not to stay by my side and help me do things or do business."

"Got it." Sanshu said: "I will definitely study hard in the exam, Yang'er, don't worry, I also want to be an official, and it would be nice to help Brother Jingwen. Anyway, we are all in the capital, and you can help me when you have something to do."

"Think it through?" Xia Yang waved his hand impatiently, "Have you figured it out, then get out of here quickly, come back and continue studying after you finish the exam, and if you can't become an official, go and help me manage the business. In short, there are many things you can do when you are idle."

"Brother Zhang." After Xia Yang finished speaking, he turned and looked at Zhang Liu, "Send them away, they are so old now, and they can both go back to Dongchuan Prefecture by themselves. Everything depends on their luck."

"Okay." Zhang Liu picked up the whip and drove the carriage. He wanted to send the two young boys to the dock. "Don't worry, Princess, they will definitely arrive safely."

"I'm not worried at all." Xia Yang smiled and said, "If they can't even go home, what's the point of coming here? If they get lost, they get lost. It won't waste food."

He has trained Sanshu and Wang Wen a lot. Three years is enough for them to be independent and no longer bumpkins who just came from the countryside.

...

After arriving at the dock, Zhang Liu sent the two boys on the boat and told them, "Be quiet along the way, don't cause trouble, and try to go and come back early." After all,

they are two fourteen-year-old children. Although they have learned a lot, Zhang Liu is still a little worried. He keeps telling them what to pay attention to when going out.

"Brother Zhang." Sanshu patted his chest proudly. The boy had grown up and was fearless. "We have learned a lot from you. How can anyone bully us?"

"I'm afraid that you will bully others." Zhang Liu patted his head with a smile. "Be honest. The Crown Prince's Consort asked you to go back, not because the teacher said you can take a try and you must take the exam to become a scholar. The main purpose is to let you take this opportunity to visit your family."

"I know." Wang Wen said, "We will try our best and live up to the Crown Prince's Consort's kindness in training you."

He also knew that he was not absolutely sure of passing the exam. In his plan, he wanted to wait for another two years. Unexpectedly, Xia Yang sent them back in a hurry. On the surface,

the teacher said that they could take a try and let them take the exam to gain more experience. In fact, it was to let them visit their families. They were away for three years in the hope that they would reunite with their families.

He was also assigned a task, which was to go back and pick up Wang Zhao to the capital and let them settle down here.

Zhang Liu saw them leave and gradually disappear in front of him on the boat. A smile appeared on his face. The boy should be happy.

...

"Zhao'er."

Aunt Liu from the neighboring house saw him busy working in the fields alone and couldn't help but persuade him: "Your sister is already married, and your little brother is ten years old. You don't need to take care of him anymore. It's time to get married."

"Wait a little longer." Wang Zhao smiled. He couldn't say that he planned to live alone for the rest of his life, which would make people speculate and gossip. "Wait until your brother

is older." "It will be difficult to find a husband if you wait any longer." Aunt Liu looked sympathetic and said: "You are already in your twenties this year. Can you find a good man any later? He can only be a widower who has been married for the second time."

"Auntie has also watched you grow up and knows it's not easy for you." Aunt Liu said: "Your life is already good now. Except for your little brother who needs your care, there is nothing else to worry about. You should consider it earlier?"

"Yeah." Wang Zhao didn't look up, but just responded lightly. He appreciated Aunt Liu's kindness. "I'll consider it again in two years, when my little brother can be independent."

Aunt Liu was stunned. She didn't expect that Wang Zhao was still indifferent after saying this. Her idea of ​​being a matchmaker suddenly became empty.

"Brother Zhao," Aunt Liu said unwillingly, "You are living a good life now. Your elder brother has gone with the nobleman. He will definitely have a promising future. Your younger brother is also studying now. It seems that he will not be bad in the future. Your sister is also married well. What are you worried about?"

Back then, Wang Zhao sent his younger brother away and followed the nobleman in Liujia Village to recognize his ancestors. Many people in the village were tempted to marry Wang Zhao.

Waiting for his sister to get married, the dowry she sent was even more dizzying. Even marrying a wife would not cost so much money.

A full twenty taels of silver were given as a dowry, as well as jewelry, cloth and other dowries, which added up to four, five, or ten taels of silver.

The people in their village at the foot of the mountain only then realized that Wang Zhao had secretly accumulated a lot of money without knowing it, and the money he gave to his sister must be a small part.

A large amount of money must still be in his hands. Many people wanted to find out how Wang Zhao earned the money, but he did not hide it and told them directly that he was growing a greenhouse in the yard.

To know how profitable winter vegetables are, just look at Liujia Village. Although the price has been falling, they still make much more than them.

Now, Wang Zhao is a hot commodity. Whoever marries him will be the God of Wealth. However, he has not agreed to any of them and rejected all those who proposed marriage.

"My younger brothers haven't married yet, how can I feel at ease?" Wang Zhao raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smiled: "Let's talk about it later. After all, I am an old man now, and I don't want to marry into a good family."

"My brother deserves the best person." Wang Wen stood aside and listened for a long time. Looking at Wang Zhao's thin back, her eyes couldn't stop being sour, "He must marry the best person and enjoy a lifetime of happiness."

"Xiao Wen?" Wang Zhao looked at him in surprise. Three years had passed and his younger brother had almost caught up with him in height, but the childish look on his face had not changed at all. "Why are you back?"

"I came back to take the imperial examination." Wang Wen's eyes were blurred with tears. He looked at Wang Zhao and smiled, "Brother, Yang Ge'er sent Sanshu and me to the best academy to study and asked us to come back to take the examination."

"Xiao Wen." Wang Zhao was surprised and delighted. He didn't expect that he could continue to study. "You, you can take the imperial examination?"

"The teacher said that I can give it a try. Even if I fail, I can get more experience." Wang Wen couldn't help but stepped forward a few steps, "Brother, I'm back to pick you up."

This was the young man's dream and the motivation for his hard work. He wanted to protect his brother who had suffered so much for his brothers and endured all the grievances and make him happy all his life.

"Let's talk about it after we get home." Wang Zhao looked at Aunt Liu standing by the side, and people in the distance also looked over here frequently, "You've worked hard all the way, go home and rest first."

"Aunt Liu." Wang Zhao turned around and said, "I'll take my brother back first, you guys go ahead."

"Okay, okay." Aunt Liu had an almost flattering smile on her face, and waved her hands to let them go, "Go back quickly, Xiaowen can take the imperial examination, and your family will be very successful." "

Thank you Aunt Liu for your good words." Wang Zhao smiled.

He liked to hear this, and after talking to Aunt Liu for a few more words, he took Wang Wen home, not caring about working, just wanting to go home and let his brother have a good rest.

...

"You must not forget Yang Ge'er's kindness." Wang Zhao returned home and heard some of his younger brother's words, "The kindness our family owes us can never be repaid in this lifetime."

"I know." Wang Wen nodded. He knew it in his heart. "Don't worry, big brother. Yang Ge'er is my biological brother and my master. I will put him first in everything."

"Yeah." Wang Zhao nodded and looked at his sensible brother with relief. "Are you sure about the outcome? It doesn't matter if you fail once. You are still young."

"It was just an excuse." Wang Wen smiled and said, "Yang Ge'er took this opportunity to let us come back to visit home. It doesn't matter whether we pass or not. I wanted to take the imperial examination in two years."

"Oh, that's good." Wang Zhao was relieved to see that he had his own ideas and would not be hit by failure. He smiled and said, "It's good to give it a try. Now we can afford the exam. As long as you are willing, I will support you. Don't worry about the money, and you don't have to worry about the things at home."

"Big brother." Wang Wen seemed to say casually: "After we go to the capital, you can help Yang Ge'er. He is pregnant again now. A lot of things are done by Big Brother Zhang, which is very hard." "

Oh." Wang Zhao hesitated for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "I won't go. I don't know anything. I can't help anything if I go, and I will cause trouble for them."

He was happy for him when he heard that Xia Yang was pregnant again, but Wang Zhao knew that Xia Yang must want to take this opportunity to take him to the capital.

He can't help at all now, and he can't bother Xia Yang again. And that person also makes him stay away. It's not good for anyone to go.

He didn't dare to ask his brother whether Zhang Liu was married. After so many years, he probably has a child! What should he do by himself?

"Who said that?" Wang Wen's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect his elder brother to not go to the capital. "These are all things about the farm and the shop. You don't understand other things, but farming is not difficult for you."

"And there's more!" Wang Wen sighed like a little adult: "Yang Ge'er often told Brother Zhang to find a wife, but he said he didn't want to get married and kept running around and couldn't settle down."

He still remembered what his sister told him when he left: Brother likes Brother Zhang, but our family is not worthy.

Wang Wen wanted Wang Zhao to go to the capital. If time passed, there might be some opportunities, which would also help his elder brother. This is also one of the reasons why he studied hard.

If he could become an official, his family background would be worthy of Zhang Liu, and then he could secretly ask Xia Yang to make a match, and maybe he could really make his elder brother's wish come true.

"Really?" Wang Zhao blinked and said in confusion: "Hasn't he always stayed with Yang Ge'er and stayed in the capital?"

"Yes." Wang Wen nodded and said affirmatively: "But he has never married. I guess there is no one he likes in the capital."

"That's right." Wang Wen slapped the table in front of him as if he had just thought of it and said: "When Brother Zhang sent us to the dock, he also said that he didn't like anyone." Wang Wen

looked at the changing expressions on Wang Zhao's face and added fuel to the fire: "Brother, why don't you go and help? Didn't you say that Yang Ge'er and Brother Zhang have helped us a lot, don't you want to repay them?"

"Let me think about it." Wang Zhao said.

He was now in a state of confusion and didn't know what to do? In addition, the villagers had been eager to make a move, and they came every few days to propose marriage, which made Wang Zhao annoyed and even more self-pitying. ... When it was late at night, Wang Zhao sat in

the yard again, looking up at the stars and thinking about his thoughts silently. He has decided to live his life alone, but no one does not desire happiness, even if this happiness is far away, no one will not even want to dream about it. "Brother Zhang." Wang Zhao called softly. He did not expect that Zhang Liu had not married yet. With this call, an impulse suddenly surged in his heart. He wanted to see this person. Wang Zhao did not know why Zhang Liu had not married, but the desire in his heart at this moment overwhelmed his humbleness and timidity. As long as nothing happened that he could not accept, Wang Zhao felt that he could still accept going to the capital to be closer to Zhang Liu. "Humble people, do they really not deserve happiness?" Wang Zhao murmured: "Really not?" He did not even say that he liked it himself. He thought he was not qualified. Wang Zhao also had his own pride in his heart and did not want to end up being rejected. But because of this, he was always unwilling, just like his love was incomplete, it ended before it even began. "No." Wang Zhao suddenly clenched his fists. He thought he was unworthy, but he didn't think he was useless. "I want to go to the capital, at least I have to have the courage to say it." He didn't want to be accompanied by endless thoughts. He wanted to tell that person in person, even if he was rejected. It was better than hiding in a corner, licking his wounds, surrounded by endless loneliness and loss. Wang Zhao stood up without the slightest hesitation. He was willing to risk his life for his family. What did it matter if he lost face for his future? "I, Wang Zhao, never accept my fate." If they accepted their fate, the brothers would not survive. At this moment, Wang Zhao figured it out and took a chance for his future happiness. The author has something to say:

Chapter 91 Extra 6

"Brother."

Wang Wen looked at Wang Zhao standing at the bow and smiled, "In less than a month, we will be able to reach the capital."

"Yes." Wang Zhao stood straight, his thin face full of determination, "I will be able to see Yang Ge'er soon."

He had another sentence in his heart that he had not said: He would also be able to see the person he thought about day and night soon.

Although Wang Zhao did not know the result, he also planned to give it a try. At worst, he would give up and leave, and then return to the place where he grew up.

He did not want to miss her silently anymore. It would be best if he could untie his knot by going to the capital. I, Wang Zhao, am not someone who cannot afford to lose.

"Go in." Wang Wen watched his face change, his body became thinner and thinner, not much better than when they were starving.

His eyes were full of heartache, and he advised, "It's windy outside, go in and rest."

"Okay." Wang Zhao smiled at him and reached out to touch his brother's head, "Brother, it's okay, don't be so tense like a little adult."

...

Time passed quickly, and more than two or ten days passed in a blink of an eye. On this day, they arrived in the capital.

"This is the palace."

Wang Wen pointed at the Prince Zhong's Palace and said to Wang Zhao: "Brother, do you think it's magnificent?"

"Yes!" Wang Zhao looked up at the high-hanging plaque, the tall gatehouse and the guards in armor holding weapons, "It looks more impressive than the government office."

"Hey!" Suddenly a crisp and tender childish voice came out, "Why are you going to the government office? My father is an official and can make a decision for you. Do you want to redress your grievances?"

Wang Zhao looked in the direction of the voice and saw a three or four-year-old child sitting on the head of a tall stone lion in front of the palace, looking at him with a pair of clear eyes and curiosity.

The child looked delicate and cute, with a pair of big watery eyes. There were a few mud marks on his cheeks, and his cotton clothes were also stained with a lot of mud. At first glance, he was a naughty boy.

"Little Tiger." Wang Zhao called out subconsciously. When he saw his appearance, he immediately knew who it was. He walked over with a smile, "I'm not looking for your father, I'm looking for your daddy. Is he here?"

"Do you know me?" Little Tiger's eyes widened immediately, looking at Wang Zhao in surprise, "I didn't tell you my name?" "

Look at your silly look?" Sanshu looked at him with disdain, "We got off the car together, how could he not recognize you? How could he call out your name if he didn't know you?"

"You are the stupid one, your whole family is stupid." Little Tiger was immediately unhappy, pointing at Sanshu and said, "Look at your bumpkin look? My daddy says this to you every day."

"Hahaha." Wang Zhao laughed so hard that he fell backwards. He didn't expect that this child's temper was like Xia Yang. He stretched out his hand and said, "You are right, he is the stupid one, not Little Tiger."

"Can uncle carry you down?" Wang Zhao looked at him sitting on the head of the tall stone lion, afraid that he would fall down, "My surname is Wang, my name is Wang Zhao, and I'm a friend of your daddy."

"Uncle Zhao?" Little Huzi's eyes widened and he immediately stretched out his little hands for Wang Zhao to hold him. "My father talks about you every day. I come out every day just to help my father wait for you." "

Little Huzi is so obedient." Wang Zhao picked him up, held him in his arms and said with a smile, "You can help your father

." "I can also help with the work." Little Huzi puffed out his little chest and said proudly, "I go to the farm to farm, and all the flowers and plants in our mansion are planted by me."

"Okay, you won't pull up the flowers and plants in the mansion again today, will you?" Sanshu was holding the package, looked at him and smiled, "You were afraid that your father would beat you, so you ran outside the mansion to wait for your father to come back and save you."

"Shut up." Little Huzi was hit on the head by what he said, and immediately pointed at Sanshu in shame and anger and said, "You are so rude, my father is right."

"Hahaha." Wang Zhao and Sanshu couldn't help laughing. This child spoke like Xia Yang, not at all like Li Jingwen, who was gentle and elegant.

"Dad, Dad." The little tiger was so angry that he broke free from Wang Zhao's arms, turned around and ran in front with his short legs, "Sanshu is back again, he bullied me."

"Who can bully you?" Xia Yang didn't believe it. Looking at the little tiger holding his legs, he tapped his forehead and said disdainfully: "Look at how dirty you are. What did you ruin again?"

"Yang brother." Wang Zhao followed in and looked at Xia Yang sitting in the hall, "Finally I see you!"

"Zhao brother." Xia Yang stood up happily, took a few steps forward and held Wang Zhao, "You are finally here, I have been counting the days."

"Why are you so thin?" Xia Yang's smile faded a little, looked Wang Zhao up and down, and asked: "Did something happen after we left?"

This shouldn't be right? Xia Yang was puzzled.

"No, I just can't gain weight." Wang Zhao's explanation was weak and his voice gradually became lower. "I'm really fine, very good."

"Oh." Xia Yang looked at Wang Wen and saw him shaking his head to indicate that he was fine. "Is it because of the hard work? Farming is hard work."

When Wang Zhao was at home, he obviously gained a lot of weight after making money. In this situation, anyone can see that there is a problem.

As long as he is not bullied, he can slowly understand.

"Yeah." Wang Zhao followed Xia Yang's words and said, "Maybe. He may be tired from the spring plowing in the first period of time."

"Go and settle down first. I have arranged a yard for you." Xia Yang said, "Have a good sleep, and I will welcome you in the evening."

"Don't go." Wang Zhao held Xia Yang's shoulders and looked at his big belly. "It's so late in the month, you should rest more. Let Xiaowen take me there."

"Okay." Xia Yang didn't beat around the bush. He knew that Wang Zhao was unfamiliar with this place and needed some time to adapt. "It's next to Xiaowen's yard. It has been cleaned every day these days so you can move in at any time."

...

They met Zhang Liu as soon as they went out.

He looked at Wang Zhao in surprise, "Brother Zhao, why have you lost so much weight?"

"Maybe it's the bitter summer." Wang Zhao found a better excuse and bowed to Zhang Liu, "Brother Zhang, how are you?" "

Let's go, let's go." Wang Wen cleverly pulled Sanshu and his brother, "Let's go put the things down first, let Brother Zhang and the others talk."

He wanted to bring his brother together, so he didn't want to miss this opportunity, and said to Wang Zhao, "Brother, let's go first, and let Brother Zhang take you there later."

"Uh." Wang Zhao watched them run away, a little stunned, "Brother Zhang, if you have something to do, just do it, I'll go over and settle it first."

He was not in a hurry, some things still needed to be thought about, and he had to catch a suitable opportunity to talk about it. He couldn't express his feelings right away, otherwise it would embarrass the other party.

"Brother Zhao." Zhang Liu called him, looking at the complexity that flashed across Wang Zhao's face, "Are you not married yet?"

He hadn't paid attention to Wang Zhao's news since he left, and even deliberately avoided it.

Zhang Liu hoped that Wang Zhao could marry into a good family, which would be better than following him, but now it seems that this is far from the case.

"Not yet." Wang Zhao paused, his heart pounding, and he answered casually: "My brothers are still young, I'm not in a hurry."

"I should consider it." Zhang Liu sighed: "My brothers will grow up day by day, and sooner or later they will leave you and have their own lives. It's impossible for them to be protected by you forever."

"I know." Wang Zhao took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart, "I will consider it in the future."

"Everyone has constraints." Zhang Liu said: "I am the same, I have responsibilities that must be fulfilled, but you don't need to do this."

"Brother Zhang." Wang Zhao looked at Zhang Liu in confusion, not understanding what he meant. "Is this the reason why you don't want to get married?"

"Yes." Zhang Liu avoided Wang Zhao's gaze, put his hands behind his back and looked up at the clear sky. "Thanks to the prince and the princess, I have been able to stay in the capital safely in the past few years."

"Actually, I'm a wanderer. I never know how long I can stay in one place. Maybe I will drift away like the clouds in the sky at any time."

Zhang Liu pointed to the sky and turned to look at Wang Zhao. "Maybe I will disappear in the next moment. Is there anyone willing to marry such a person? We may not be together for a lifetime, and we may even face separation at any time."

"At least I don't want to." Zhang Liu looked at Wang Zhao's surprised eyes and continued, "I don't want the person I like to suffer this kind of pain with me, and I don't want my child to be without a father."

"Brother Zhang." Wang Zhao heard these words and knew that he was talking to him, but he didn't understand what he meant. "Aren't you from the palace?"

"Yes." Zhang Liu smiled bitterly. He was indeed a member of the palace, and he could not leave it for the rest of his life. "I am a servant of the palace, and the palace has also been kind to me."

"Zhao'er, live a good life." Zhang Liu's fists loosened and clenched, and he finally controlled himself to touch Wang Zhao's head. "You should be happy and find someone who can stay with you forever."

"But is that what I want?" Wang Zhao said faintly: "I know that Brother Zhang is kind and for my own good, but is that what I want?"

"If we can only be together for a while, it's better than being alone for life." Wang Zhao's eyes couldn't help but turn red. He knew that Zhang Liu had seen through his thoughts long ago, otherwise he wouldn't have said these words.

"There is no room for anyone else here." Wang Zhao raised his hand to cover his chest, "I am destined to spend my whole life alone. If I can be with you for a while, I have no regrets."

"Zhao'er." Zhang Liu called out, unable to say anything else, with a look of reluctance in his eyes.

He didn't expect Wang Zhao to be so determined. Zhang Liu once thought that he might have been married in the past few years, and even had children, but when he saw him today,

This beautiful and gentle boy tortured himself to the point of being emaciated. He couldn't bear to reveal that he had no choice. He hoped that he could get over it soon.

"Brother Zhang, don't you want someone to accompany you for a while?" Wang Zhao asked: "Do you really like being alone, or is it because you have no choice?"

"I never thought about this before." Zhang Liu turned his eyes away, not wanting to see the expectation hidden in Wang Zhao's eyes, "But I don't want it because I delay other people's lives."

"What if someone is willing?" Wang Zhao asked again: "Is Brother Zhang willing? I am willing, at least someone can accompany you for a while in the long loneliness, which is also something that is out of reach."

"Brother Zhao." Zhang Liu sighed: "Why do you have to? Aren't you asking for trouble?"

"How could it be?" Wang Zhao suddenly laughed: "Even this short journey is something I look forward to, and even dare not ask for."

"Have you really thought it through?" Zhang Liu looked at Wang Zhao's persistent eyes and said again: "Think about it again? This is a major event in your life." Zhang Liu

couldn't bear to refuse. Just like Wang Zhao said, he was doing it for Wang Zhao's good, but this was not what he wanted.

If he really wanted to understand, why would he keep refusing.

If his heart hadn't already fallen on him, how could he bear to watch Wang Zhao torture himself like this.

Even cruelly choose to live alone for the rest of their lives, endure the long loneliness and see no hope.

"Three years ago, I thought about it." Wang Zhao's tears finally flowed down, no longer having any scruples, and said frankly: "This time, I came here just to fight for it. After all, Brother Zhang also said that this is a major event in life. I can't give up too hastily. I must let that person know my feelings."

"Alas!" Zhang Liu closed his eyes, not wanting to see Wang Zhao cry, "Forget it, I'll give it to you."

He took off a jade pendant from his neck, which was as round as the palm of his hand, and handed it to Wang Zhao, saying: "It's for you, take it, and thank you for being willing to accompany me for a while."

"This?" Wang Zhao looked at the portrait on the jade pendant, which turned out to be himself. He looked at Zhang Liu in disbelief, "Brother Zhang, you..."

"This was carved when I left a few days ago." Zhang Liu said: "I thought of keeping it as a souvenir, but since you are here and will accompany me until the moment I leave, I'll give it to you."

"Brother Zhang?" Wang Zhao was surprised and looked straight at Zhang Liu, "You, you mean...?"

"Yes." Zhang Liu nodded, smiling, "If you are willing? I want to marry you, and I will do my best to make you happy in my life."

"I, I do." Wang Zhao was so excited that he was incoherent, holding the jade pendant tightly. He didn't expect that Zhang Liu also had his heart.

He cried loudly, his shoulders trembling, and he raised his hands to cover his face, "Brother Zhang, I didn't expect that you also..."

"Yes, I like you too." Zhang Liu finally reached out and stroked Wang Zhao's hair, "Brother Zhao, since that time in the restaurant, you threw yourself behind me several times and blocked other people's attacks for me with your weak body. I will never forget it."

"This is the first time someone stood up to protect me." Zhang Liu said sadly, "From that moment on, I liked you, but I didn't want to hurt you, so I pretended not to see your feelings."

...

Their conversation was heard by Xia Yang in the room.

He held Xiao Huzi and covered his mouth, hiding behind the door and heard it clearly.

Xia Yang frowned, not understanding why Zhang Liu would say those words. What exactly does that mean?

Can't they get married just because he is from the palace?

In the dead of night, Xia Yang told Li Jingwen his doubts, "I thought that Brother Zhang really didn't like Zhao Ge'er. It turns out that he had his own reasons and didn't want to implicate Zhao Ge'er."

"Alas!" Li Jingwen frowned and thought about it, and suddenly remembered something, "I know, Brother Zhang really means well."

When he took over the palace, he had sorted out the affairs of the palace, but he didn't pay attention to it at the beginning, so he ignored this matter.

"Brother Zhang is a servant in the palace." Li Jingwen said: "But there are many kinds of servants. He has another identity, which is the secret guard in the palace."

"Secret guard?" Xia Yang widened his eyes in surprise and looked at Li Jingwen in disbelief, "Isn't that equivalent to a dead soldier, who must obey the arrangements of the palace at any time to do anything, and even hand over his life at any time."

He knew that Zhang Liu's identity did have many problems. He might stay in one place for a long time, or he might evacuate to other places at any time.

No matter where the palace arranges him to go, he must act immediately without any delay. If he needs to risk his life, Zhang Liu will not hesitate to sacrifice his life.

"Secret guard." Xia Yang thought for a moment and asked, "Can't this identity be eliminated? Is there no other way?"

"How can a secret guard get away? This is a lifelong thing." Li Jingwen smiled and said, "They know too many things. It is impossible for someone to let the secret guards leave, unless..."

"Unless what?" Xia Yang looked at him resentfully and complained, "Don't you know that I am worried about them? Why are you hesitating?"

"Just don't send him on any mission, isn't it?" Li Jingwen smiled helplessly, but still couldn't help saying, "If you want to completely get rid of him, it's not impossible. He is now with us. From the dark to the light, it is also the grace given to him by our father." "

It's better to get rid of the identity of the secret guard and feel at ease." Xia Yang thought about it and said, "He has been with us all the time, and he will not betray us. You completely change Brother Zhang's identity from dark to light. It can be regarded as our wedding gift to them."

Xia Yang thought about it and decided to implement it in detail. He almost broke up the couple because of this incident, and he didn't want any sudden changes in the future.

It would be better to involve Zhang Liu in it once and for all.

"Okay, as you say." Li Jingwen smiled lightly and didn't care about this matter at all. "Tomorrow I will remove his name and change it to Mingwei." Wang

Zhao is really lucky. Because he met Xia Yang, a noble man, he will be blessed in this life.

The author has something to say: After a day of stuck, I finally finished deleting and rewriting! All the extras are written. This is the last chapter. Thank you for your support! Bow!