Han Xiao agreed with a smile: "I understand, mother. I will pay attention next time."
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the dark clouds in the sky were so low that it felt like I could reach out and touch them.
The three of them didn't say anything more and quickened their pace to rush home.
Just when Han Xiao was about to take a shortcut into an alley, he suddenly felt someone following him.
Not only Han Xiaoshiwu felt this way.
"Uncle, I'll go."
Han Xiao held the drowsy young master in his arms and nodded, "Quick battle, quick decision."
Fifteen nodded: "I know."
Han's mother looked at Han Xiao with a confused look on her face, not knowing what had happened.
But looking at Han Xiao's expression, it didn't seem like a good thing, so she couldn't help but hug Han Yuer tightly.
Seeing Han's mother's worried expression, Han Xiao slowed down his pace: "Don't worry, Mom, it's okay, it's just a few mice."
As soon as Han Xiao finished speaking, a young man in gray jumped down from the eaves of the house next door.
Wow, it’s actually an acquaintance.
The person who came was Heiyun, who had protected Han Xiao.
"Long time no see!" Han Xiao greeted with a smile.
Hei Yun glanced at Han Xiao calmly, then followed behind him: "The carriage will be here soon."
Han Xiao held the young master in his arms and nodded, then said to Han's mother, "Mom, don't leave yet. Let's wait for the carriage to come."
From Han Xiao's expression, Han's mother knew what might have happened later. Although Han's mother was very worried, now was not the time to ask questions, so she simply followed Han Xiao.
Not long after, a carriage stopped next to Han Xiao. Hei Yun jumped onto the carriage and stretched out his hand to help carry the young master up.
Han Xiao dodged lightly: "No need."
Then he pushed hard with his feet and jumped directly onto the carriage holding the young master.
Hei Yun looked at Han Xiao in surprise when he saw this. He hadn't seen Han Xiao for a while, but he had discovered that his kung fu had improved so much.
Seeing that Han Xiao was unwilling, Hei Yun did not follow Han Xiao into the carriage, but sat with the coachman.
Han's mother got into the carriage nervously and said to Han Xiao, "Don't we have to wait until the fifteenth?"
In Han's mother's impression, Fifteen is still a weak little boy. It would not be nice to leave him alone.
"It's okay, mom. Shiwu knows his place and will be back soon." Han Xiao patted the young master's back and said softly.
When he jumped onto the carriage just now, he moved a little too much. The young master opened his eyes a little and saw that it was Han Xiao, then he fell asleep again with peace of mind.
Seeing this, Han's mother didn't say anything more. Since Han Xiao had said it, everything should be fine.
The carriage slowly headed towards home, and Han's mother breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the familiar streets.
When they returned home, Han's mother hesitated to ask Han Xiao what had happened just now.
Han Xiao saw the doubts on Han's mother's face, and thought that Han's mother would know these things sooner or later, so he might as well give her a heads-up today so that she would be on guard when she met the Zhang family in the future.
"Mom, if you don't understand something, just ask."
Seeing Han Xiao said this, Han's mother pushed Han Xiao and asked him to go back first: "No hurry, take Ruanruan back to sleep first, I will come to find you later."
It just so happened that she also put Han Yuer back.
"Okay then. I'll go find you in the East Courtyard later. It's cold, so please don't come out."
Listening to her son's caring words, Han's mother's face was full of tenderness: "I know, take Ruanruan back quickly, mother is not afraid of the cold."
After saying a few words to Han's mother, Han Xiao carried the young master back to the room.
Putting the young master on the bed, Han Xiao leaned over to sniff the young master a few times because he had just eaten hot pot, and then said to Chuyi, "Chuyi, go prepare some hot water. I'll come back later to use it."
Chuyi prepared clothes for the young master: "Okay, uncle, I'll go right away."
After covering the young master with a quilt, Han Xiao kissed him on the forehead before leaving.
When he arrived at the east courtyard, Han's mother was already embroidering a handkerchief waiting for Han Xiao.
"Ruanruan hasn't woken up yet, please sit down quickly." Han Xiao lifted his robe and sat down next to Han's mother.
"Mom, just ask whatever you want to ask."
Mother Han put down the embroidered handkerchief in her hand and asked worriedly, "What happened just now? Why did you suddenly leave on the 15th?"
Han Xiao poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip before slowly speaking to Han's mother, "Nothing, just some minor troubles we encountered earlier. They probably wanted to attack us since we were outnumbered."
"Fight? They want to hit someone?" Han's mother was so scared that her handkerchief fell to the ground.
Han Xiao bent down and picked up the handkerchief for his mother, thinking that it was not just a matter of beating someone up, they wanted to kill him.
However, Han Xiao would not tell this to his mother specifically, as his mother was timid and might be scared by such a sudden move.
"That's pretty much what I meant. But Mother might be coming for me this time. If I'm not mistaken, it should be someone from the Zhang family. You must pay special attention to these ladies when you meet them in the future."
"The Zhang family?" Han's mother had never cared about the complicated forces in the capital.
"Yes, the current consort is from the Zhang family and is the younger sister of the current Master Zhang. The ones I had a conflict with this time were probably Master Zhang's illegitimate sons, but they were just minor quarrels. You don't have to worry, mother. If you encounter them in the future, don't get involved with them."
Han's mother has always been well protected by Han Mingyuan, and Han Mingyuan has never told Han's mother all these things. In order to be on the safe side, Han Xiao still deliberately told Han's mother about some of the forces in the capital to let her have some understanding.
"How could I be involved with them? You just think too much." Han's mother said to Han Xiao with a smile. She was just a peasant woman from the countryside and had nothing to do with these officials' wives.
Besides, she never goes out and doesn't even know them, so how could she be involved with these people?
"Mom, have you forgotten that Dad is now a juren, and even a closed disciple of Mr. Qinghe? Do you know how many people want to get close to our family? Just this time, I beat up the Zhang family's illegitimate son, and you see, the Zhang family didn't come looking for me. Do you know why?"
Han's mother was stunned for a moment. She had never thought about so many and so complicated things.
Her husband wanted to take the imperial examination, so she supported him. Even after she knew that her husband was a disciple of Mr. Qinghe, she did not think of gaining anything by relying on Mr. Qinghe's influence.
After hearing Han Xiao's words today, Han's mother suddenly had a clear mind. Yes, her husband is already a juren. What if he passes the imperial examination and becomes a jinshi, or even a higher one? Would she, who can't read a single word, still be worthy of Han Mingyuan?
Han Xiao didn't expect that his words would make his mother think so much. Seeing that there was something wrong with Han's mother's expression, Han Xiao went forward and hugged her.
"Mom, don't worry, Dad and I will protect you." Although what they were doing was very dangerous, Han Xiao had to do it.
If someone else were to take that position, the Han family would face a dead end.
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