Chapter 42 Family Night Talk

"Mother, father, just laugh if you want to. There's no need to hold it back." Xie Hui said to his parents helplessly. In order to prevent his mother from really going to the palace to ask for the imperial physician, Xie Hui had to tell his mother the truth.

And then it became like this. The two of them were staring at him, looking like they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

"Ahem! I was wondering why I could still smell something when I passed by your yard these past two days."

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Xie Hui thought his mother was talking nonsense. He took four baths after returning that day! If it weren't for the official uniform he was wearing, he wouldn't even want the clothes.

Princess Kangle finally couldn't help laughing out loud. Seeing her son suffer from a disease was such a joy! Since the child grew up, there were not many such opportunities.

"Okay, no more jokes, mother has something serious to ask you."

Xie Hui wanted to stand up and leave, but when he heard this, he sat down again.

"I heard from Zhizi that the little girl from the Shen family was there when they brought you food, right?"

Xie Yuan was surprised, "Is this true? How come I didn't know about this?"

"Oh, Gardenia told me when she got home that she was busy these few days. I forgot to ask and forgot to tell you."

"How could you forget to tell me such an important thing? Don't forget next time."

"I know, I know. I'll tell you next time."

"That's more like it. Your mother asked you a question once, why didn't you say anything?" Xie Yuan looked at his son, signaling him to answer his mother's question quickly.

"Is this your business?"

"Isn't this a serious matter? I don't want to get involved in other serious matters, your mother."

Xie Hui took a deep breath and thought to himself: Who said she was a mother...

"She went to bring food to Lord Shen."

"Gardenia also said that you sent some snacks to them?"

Xie Hui couldn't help but look up at Gardenia who was standing behind his mother, while the latter was trying hard to lower her head to reduce her presence.

As a qualified maid, how could she not report such a "big" matter to the princess...

"Yes, because I also ate the Shen family's food."

The meaning of thanking in return is: after eating someone's food, return the favor.

What the princess heard was: Today they are giving each other food, and tomorrow they will be giving each other tokens of love!

"Tsk tsk tsk, you're really rude to eat other people's food."

Xie Yuan hurriedly took credit for it, "Xi'er, I have inquired about it. The daughter of the Shen family was born in the 23rd year of Yongning, and she will be a marriageable girl by the end of this year at the latest."

As for the month, he hadn't gotten the details. He had only gotten this through indirect means, asking almost half of the boys and girls from the official families in the capital.

Well, anyway, half of the day in the Hanlin Academy is spent on chatting, and those old guys like to gossip about other people's affairs the most.

"Father, you..."

"Hey, I didn't ask specifically, I hope it won't affect them."

Seeing that his parents were in high spirits, Xie Hui felt powerless to persuade them any further. He just thought that everything would be fine after they had calmed down for a while.

Shen Yuan is a likable girl, and it is understandable that my mother likes her, but I really can't think of any other ideas for the time being.

Here the Xie family was discussing Shen Yuan, and over there the Shen family also happened to be talking about Xie Huilai.

To be precise, it's about the snacks for taking home...

In the evening, the Shen family was admiring the moon in the garden. Although it was already the end of the month, the moon was almost invisible and it was unclear what kind of moon they were admiring.

Shen Yuan was eating the snacks made in his own kitchen, and he sighed that the snacks he had at the princess's house last time were still delicious.

"You are such a greedy girl. When have you ever been short of food at home?"

"I'm telling the truth. Is the food at the princess's house not delicious?"

Shen Yun thought back to the delicious dishes he had eaten that day and snorted softly, "The taste of Beijing, I'm not used to it."

"Don't be so stubborn, Dad."

He Ying smiled as she watched her sister-in-law and father-in-law bickering. Only Shen Suo said foolishly, "The princess's chef must be an extraordinary chef. The snacks he makes must be delicious."

Shen Yuan half-reclines on the chair, looking sideways at his brother who is speaking, "Brother, can you go back after the Dragon Boat Festival during your holiday this time?"

"Yes, this time we can come back on the seventh day, so that everyone can go back to celebrate the festival. If your family is far away, you can tell Si Ye and come back later."

Not all students of the Imperial College were from the capital, and these students could not return home during the ten-day holidays on weekdays. Taking this situation into consideration, the imperial court would have long holidays every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year to allow more students to return home to see their families.

Of course, if it is farther away, it will take ten days to go back, half a month, or even one or two months, and it is possible that you cannot go back for several years.

Such students would stay in the Imperial College and celebrate the festival with their classmates who could not go home, and the court would also give them festival subsidies.

Shen Su was very happy to be able to stay at home for a longer period of time this time so that he could spend more time with his wife and sister.

When he was in the Imperial College, there was not a day that he did not miss home, but Shen Su knew that it was all worth it. There was less than a year left, and the Spring Examination would be... He had to work even harder.

"Then we can go watch the dragon boat race together. There will be a lot of people at the restaurants along the river. We have to book a seat early."

"That's exactly right! I'll reserve a table tomorrow, the best one!"

"You don't have to go. I reserved the seat a month ago."

"Ah?" Shen Su and Shen Yuan looked at He Ying in surprise.

Shen Yun felt that even if he squeezed his two sons and daughters together, they could not catch up with his daughter-in-law.

"Then the several restaurants nearby probably sold out their seats half a month ago. If we wait until you guys remember, we won't even be able to watch the dragon boat race, even if we stand outside and listen."

"Sister-in-law, you are so nice. What would I do without you!" Shen Yuan squeezed directly onto He Ying's chair, hugged her and lay in her fragrant arms.

Shen Su looked at his sister with envy... He also wanted to hug her...

"Dad, do you think it's possible for me to bring my sister-in-law with me when I get married?"

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Well, impossible.

"Dad, to be honest, why don't we find a wealthy man for Manman in the future? You won't want her to marry someone else anyway." Shen Su felt that he had made a brilliant suggestion, and it was well-founded.

"Think about it. If Manman marries someone else, you won't be able to see her for ten days or half a month. You don't know if she has eaten well, slept well, or been bullied by her in-laws... Can you still sleep at night?"

After listening to his son's words, Shen Yun couldn't help but frown. Not to mention whether he could sleep or not, he would not be able to sleep tonight.

It's not that he hasn't thought about it, but it's not that easy to do.

There are a few men who are willing to marry, and it is okay if they look for a lower-class woman, but he is reluctant to let his daughter get married. Can he be willing to let his daughter marry a man who is inferior to her in every way?

The person involved, Shen Yuan, is not worried at all. He is worried before anything even starts happening. How can he live his life?

"I'm getting married tomorrow, so you can think about this later. If it doesn't work out, I'll just marry the one next door. Then our two families will merge and I'll come back every day."

"Full..."

"Ah, what's wrong, sister-in-law?"

"The grandson next door celebrated his first birthday last year, and we went to his house for the first birthday banquet."

"Oh... I was just giving an analogy."