Chen Nian and Xia Tian hugged each other for a while outside the city gate as if no one was around.
Mrs. Xu, who got off the carriage right behind them, saw this scene and paused for a moment. In the end, she did not disturb the two of them and got on the carriage directly.
Yi Mochen didn't expect that Master Shen cared so much about his wife. His eyes flashed, and he became more determined to make friends with Master Shen.
After the two of them separated, Yi Mochen stepped forward and saluted, "Sir Shen, this is a small gift prepared by the family to thank Madam Shen. Do you think it should be sent directly to the mansion?"
Yi Mochen pointed to the carriage behind him.
Chen Nian took Xia Tian's hand and looked at her.
Xia Tian smiled and said, "These are all gifts from Mr. Yi and his old friends. Please accept them."
Shen Nian then nodded towards Yi Mochen, "Thank you! I won't bother you anymore, Master Yi."
"You are too polite, Lord Shen."
Yi Mochen smiled and took out a note from his sleeve and handed it over, "I heard that Madam Shen also opened a restaurant, so she must be in need of rice, flour, grain, oil, etc.
This is the address of my family's grain and oil store in the capital. If Madam Shen needs it, my Yi family will definitely give you the best discount."
"Thank you, Mr. Yi." Xia Tian accepted Yi Mochen's kindness with a smile.
Seeing that Xia Tian didn’t refuse, Shen Nian took the note.
Yi Mochen didn't say anything more. He directed people to move the things to the carriage brought by Shen Nian, and then said goodbye.
It was getting dark, and after Xia Tian said goodbye to Madam Xu, he got in Shen Nian’s carriage and left.
After returning to the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, Xia Tian first reported to the old lady before returning to Jinglan Garden with Shen Nian.
After eating, Xiatian sat on the kang in the warm room and stretched his waist comfortably.
It's already November and it's too cold to stay outside for a while.
"It's still so comfortable at home!" Xia Tian sighed while drinking hot tea.
Chen Nian sat opposite her and looked at her. He hadn't seen her for six days and was worried every day, fearing that something might happen on the road.
"Is everything safe along the way?" Shen Nian asked.
"It's not so bad. Although there are a lot of refugees on the road, I guess they saw that there are more of us, so they didn't come to harass us."
Xia Tian thought of what he had seen along the way and felt a little sorry. "Brother Shen, I see there seem to be a lot more refugees on the road recently. The weather is getting colder. Will they freeze to death?"
She felt that some refugees might not be able to make it to the capital.
"The Emperor has already arranged for resettlement, and relief grain has been allocated to the south. Don't worry for now."
The Ministry of Revenue has been very busy recently, and he, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, has been transferred to help.
"I think there should be a few relief points along the way, like soup kitchens, so they don't go too hungry."
"Yes. I will make a suggestion to the emperor tomorrow." Shen Nian thought this was also a solution.
We can also set up more relief points in more places to reduce the resettlement pressure in Beijing.
"Oh, Brother Shen, I met an assassin disguised as a refugee on the road. You should be careful when you go out every day." Xia Tian suddenly remembered this.
"An assassin disguised as a refugee?" Shen Nian frowned, took Xia Tian's hand and looked at him carefully, "You're not hurt, are you? Why didn't you tell me just now?"
"I'm not hurt. I just forgot about it!" Xia Tian quickly comforted him.
Without waiting for Shen Nian to continue asking, he quickly recounted what had happened.
Then he pointed at himself and asked him with a cheeky grin, "Well, am I smart?"
Shen Nian had a cold face and said nothing.
Xia Tian leaned over and hugged his waist, "Brother Shen, I was wrong! I will be more careful next time. Don't worry, I'm serious."
Shen Nian paused for a moment before saying “hmm”.
Xia Tian hugged his waist and continued to act coquettishly, "Then smile!"
Shen Nian looked at Xia Tian’s wet eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
Xia Tian changed the subject, "Brother Shen, how did you know I would come back today?" He was just waiting for her outside the city gate.
"I didn't see you come back yesterday, I thought you would come back today."
In fact, he had been waiting outside the city gate to pick someone up since yesterday, but he didn't wait.
Xia Tian was touched. It was so nice to have someone waiting for her when she got home.
He raised his head and pecked Shen Nian lightly on the face.
Having expressed their emotions at this point, the two of them took a break.
A short absence makes the heart grow fonder!
That night, the candles on the table outside flickered for most of the night.
The next day, I woke up in the summer with back pain!
If it weren't for the spiritual spring water, she probably wouldn't be able to get up at all.
After paying her respects in the morning, she divided the things she brought back with the old lady and others, and then took a carriage to the palace.
It was originally agreed that she would teach a painting class every seven days, but this time she went to Pingyang City and was three days late.
After entering the palace, he first went to apologize to the Queen Mother.
The Empress did not blame him, "Your Lord Shen has already asked the Emperor for leave."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xia Tian still thanked the Queen.
The Queen Mother waved her hand and asked her with a smile, "I wonder how Madam Shen's trip to Pingyang City went?"
She has grown up and has never been there!
When Xia Tian heard the Queen ask this, he picked out the interesting parts and told them.
After having a conversation, it felt much more natural.
Xia Tian took out some small toys she had bought in Pingyang City, such as spinning tops and clay figurines, and placed them on the table. Then she said embarrassedly, "These are some small toys I bought in Pingyang City. I'll show them to the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and the little princesses."
After all, it would be unreasonable to go out without bringing some gifts.
But the princes and princesses had everything they needed, and they didn't dare bring any food with them, so they could only find some little toys they had never seen before to entertain the children.
"Mrs. Shen is thoughtful." The Queen nodded and looked at the pile of little things. They were not valuable, but they were not available in the palace, and they were exactly what the little prince and princess liked.
"Your Majesty, please let the imperial physician check it first before giving it to the prince and the others. After all, it's better to be cautious with things coming in from outside the palace." Xia Tian saw that the Queen did not refuse, so he still gave a reminder.
What she fears most now is that others will tamper with the things she gives away, so she simply does everything in advance.
Don't give others any handle!
The Queen raised her eyebrows slightly, which was quite cautious.
But it’s also good, it’s not easy to be exploited this way.
He nodded and asked the maid to take it away and ask the imperial physician to check it out.
After waiting for a while, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and several little princesses arrived. Xia Tian was very happy to see them.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and several little princesses were also very happy to see her, and ran over to ask her questions one after another.
"Teacher, why didn't you come last time?"
"Teacher, where did you go to play?"
"Teacher, is it fun outside?"
…
Xia Tian answered their questions one by one with a smile before starting to teach them how to draw.
Seeing that they were in high spirits, I taught them for a while longer.
After leaving the palace at noon, Xia Tian went directly to Linglong Lane.
I haven't seen you for a few days, and I don't know how the pills, cotton clothes, cotton shoes and other things that Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen prepared are doing.
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