Chapter 251 Hello, two unscrupulous sons-in-law

Shen Yuan was secretly shocked, she seemed to have heard something big, Miss Su and Zhou Shaoyin... it felt like ice meeting fire.

Zhou Zhongan was also quite helpless. Lord Su, the Jingzhao Yin, was somewhat related to Su Ciyin's Su family. Although they were not very close in terms of blood, when they met relatives with the same surname in the capital, they would inevitably interact more. With the relationship of Lord Su, both the Su family and the Zhou family were very eager to arrange this marriage.

"Hey! What are you doing? Stop fighting!"

There was another quarrel at a wonton stall in front, and Zhou Zhongan immediately rushed forward to stop it. Halfway through his run, he turned back and said to Xie Hui: "Xie Youqi, if you have a conscience, come and help your brothers earlier."

Zhou Zhongan almost got drowned in the half-eaten wonton soup as soon as he passed by. Shen Yuan was stunned, "So Jingzhao Prefecture is so... scary."

"Let's go."

On the way home, Xie Hui said to Shen Yuan, "Originally, the emperor wanted me to take up my post in Jingzhao Prefecture after the New Year, but it's busy during the New Year, so I thought I'd go to Jingzhao Prefecture earlier to help."

"Okay, just make your own plans, but be careful when you're on duty."

Xie Hui smiled and said, "I know. I will definitely be careful and not let myself get disfigured."

"Oh, that's not what I meant."

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As soon as Shen Yuan arrived at the door of his house, the housekeeper said with a happy face: "Hello, Master Xie, Miss, the third lady is back!"

"Sister is back?! When did she arrive? Didn't she say in her last letter that she would arrive on the 27th or 28th?"

"They arrived at noon. The third young lady and the third aunt came together. I don't know about the other servants."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan thanked him and replied, "Brother Youqi, please come in with me. My father and brother are both on duty, and there is no one to talk to my brother-in-law now that he is here."

I have nothing to do today, so I went in to talk to Lu Ne. Otherwise, there is no man in the Shen family, so it would be difficult to entertain Lu Ne.

"good."

Shen Yuan asked the servants and learned that everyone was talking in the main hall of the grandmother's courtyard, so he went straight back to the grandmother's courtyard with Xie. Shen Yuan couldn't wait to see his sister, so he walked quickly. When he arrived at the gate of the courtyard and heard the voices, he ran in directly holding up his skirt.

"Sister! Sister, I miss you so much." Shen Yuan hugged Shen Xi as soon as he entered the room, thanked her and then came in and greeted everyone.

After hugging for quite a while, Shen Yuan finally let go of her hand, and looked carefully at Shen Xi's face again. Seeing that his elder sister's face was rosy and her smile was the same as always, he finally came to his senses, turned around and called out "brother-in-law".

Old Madam Shen scolded, "You've only called me brother-in-law after being here for half a day." Then she said to Lu Ne, "Don't blame Minsi. Manman is just like that. She missed her elder sister so much that she couldn't care about anything else for a while."

Lu Ne didn't take it to heart. He quickly stood up and said, "Grandma, it's okay."

"I remember my brother-in-law too, and I brought Mr. Xie here to talk to him, so he wouldn't have to sit here alone and feel bored."

Lu Ne was very polite, but he was indeed a man of few words. He basically answered every question he was asked. It was Shen Xi who did most of the talking for the young couple, especially when it was his first visit after marriage. He became even less talkative when he got nervous.

He Ying said: "Manman is right. It is indeed not convenient for my brother-in-law to talk to us. Thank you very much, sir." It was not just a matter of etiquette. The family had many questions to ask about how Xixi was doing after marriage, and some questions were not convenient to ask in front of Lu Ne.

Just like that, Xie Hui and Lu Ne talked together in the main hall, and they moved to the warm room next door.

"Why did my sister and brother-in-law come back early?"

"The county magistrate was considerate and knew that we were going to the capital, so he granted Minsi a few more days of leave, and we set off early."

"Then I have to thank the county magistrate for allowing my sister to stay with me for a few more days."

He Ying smiled and said, "You came at a good time. I heard that the Qintian Observatory observed the sky at night and said that there will be heavy snow in two days. The weather has been good these two days, and the snow that had fallen has melted long ago."

"Yes, Yanzhou is close to Beijing, and the journey is smooth, so it doesn't take much effort."

"Sister, how are you doing in Yanzhou? I only heard about it in your letters before, but this time you have to tell me in person."

Old Madam Shen also said, "Yes, Xixi, have you been happy these days? Don't keep anything a secret from your family."

Facing the family members who were concerned about her, Shen Xi smiled and replied, "Really not. Minsi is very busy with official duties, and I also found something to do during the day. It's the private school I told you about in the letter. In fact, it can't be called a private school, and I'm not a teacher. I just teach them to recognize words and read books. I live a very comfortable life. As for Minsi, you can see that he will never let me wrong him."

"Minsi is a good kid in every way, except that she talks too little."

Speaking of this, Shen Xi also sighed, "In fact, he talks a lot when he is at home with me, but he talks less when he is outside. He works hard in the government office. The county magistrate intends to train him and asks him to try cases. When I have time, I also ask him to talk with me and the neighbors. Now he is better than before."

Shen Xi had told her husband that although the officialdom was a place where practical work was done, it was not acceptable to not talk at all. It was obvious that her husband spoke quite a lot when they were in the room.

"Everyone has different personalities. This will surely change over time."

"Grandma, I will come to pick you up next spring. You can go to Yanzhou with me and live for a while. Then you can see for yourself whether your granddaughter is doing well."

"Okay, Grandma will definitely go. Xixi, Grandma wants to ask you, have you received any letters from Minsi's family in Yanzhou?"

Shen Xi nodded. "Every time she came, Minsi brought the letter back to me to read. She just asked us how we were doing and whether everything was going well. She didn't say anything else."

"That's good. If it's about your children, just ignore it for now."

After hearing this, Shen Xi subconsciously looked at Shen Yuan.

"You don't have to be so cautious. She's engaged and will get married in two years. There's no harm in listening to some of her stories. You and Minsi didn't get along well before marriage, so don't rush to have children after marriage. Get your relationship clear before talking about anything else."

In the main hall, the Shen family's current son-in-law and future son-in-law sat opposite each other... After a moment of silence, Xie Hui spoke first.

Xie Hui made small talk, "Brother Lu, are you the county magistrate in Lingxi County?"

"Yes. Thank you, sir. Just call me Minsi."

"You are Manman's brother-in-law. I should call you brother. Just call me brother Minsi for a period of time."

"There is a time limit."

Lu Ne shouted something dryly, and the two fell silent again.

——Small Theater

Lune: Xixi, save me...

Xie Hui: Manman, save me...