My aunt chatted for a few minutes and then went to arrange the banquet.
Xia Tian chatted with the old lady of the Cui family, her fifth aunt, and her aunt Shen Nian.
"Xia Xia, how long have you been married?" asked Shen Nian's aunt Cui Biyun.
"Three years." Xia Tian also replied with a smile.
"So how many children do you two have now?" Cui Biyun continued to ask.
"We don't have any children yet!" Xia Tian smiled a little embarrassedly.
"No children yet?" Mrs. Cui asked in surprise.
"Well, the mansion was not very stable during those two years, so I was not in a hurry to have children." Xia Tian did not hide anything. Seeing the curious looks of the three people, he told them all about the persecution Shen Nian had suffered at the hands of Liu in those years.
Xia Tian said this out of selfish motives. He just wanted the Cui family to know how difficult it had been for Chen Nian over the years, and not to feel resentful about not having been in touch for all these years.
In addition, although the Cui family does not have many high-ranking officials in the court, the Cui family has many scholars, and their students are all over the world. They have a great influence among scholars. With their help, Shen Nian's future path will be smoother.
"That bastard!" Old Madam Cui slammed the table. "My grandson!"
She was angry and started wiping away tears.
Cui Bijun was also angry. "That damn woman is always putting on airs, but Marquis Wu'an is too blind to understand."
The old man of the Cui family and the two uncles of the Cui family, who were pulling Shen Nian to question him, also looked over when they heard the noise.
Seeing how angry Madam Cui was, Mr. Cui asked in confusion, "What's going on?"
"You don't know anything. Nian'er has suffered so much over the years." The old lady wiped her tears and complained to Mr. Cui.
Shen Nian glanced at Xia Tian, feeling quite helpless.
He didn't expect her to tell the Cui family about that.
The old man was stunned by what the old lady said, and didn't know what was going on.
Cui Bijun quickly repeated what Xia Tian had just said.
Mr. Cui had a gloomy face and remained silent for a long time without saying a word.
Cui's uncle was a little annoyed. "It's all my fault. I should have insisted on bringing the two children back."
"What's the point of saying that now? If you hadn't resigned and were still in the capital, would the Shen family dare to treat my two grandsons like this?" The old lady was displeased with everyone at this moment.
"Yes, mother taught me a lesson." Cui's uncle bowed his head and admitted his mistake, blaming himself in his heart for being too angry.
Seeing that the old lady was upset because of his affairs, Shen Nian quickly comforted her, "Grandma, it's over now. Please don't blame your uncles anymore. After all, it was your grandson who was ignorant and disappointed your uncles."
"You are the same, kid. You have encountered so many things, but you didn't even write a letter to your family. They are your uncles, can they really turn away from you?" The old lady complained and waved for Shen Nian to sit over.
When Shen Nian came over, he pulled her and rubbed her again and again, muttering "Suffering, suffering."
Shen Nian's originally distant heart gradually became eager.
After my aunt arranged the banquet, she came in and saw that everyone in the room looked a little strange. She asked curiously, "What happened?"
The fifth aunt quickly pulled her aside and whispered about Shen Nian.
The eldest aunt was silent for a moment, then smiled and comforted everyone, "What's past is past. From now on, with our Cui family here, no one will bully them anymore."
Then he turned around and comforted the old lady, "Mother, don't be sad. Nian'er has returned and is now the governor of Linzhou. No one can bully him anymore. Don't worry."
The old lady then forced a smile.
Xia Tian didn't expect that her words would bring so many tears, and she felt a little embarrassed.
However, it can be seen from what was said just now that the Cui family really regards Shen Nian as a relative, and they did not rush to curry favor with him just because he is now a high-ranking official.
Then this relative can continue to be a long-term friend in the future.
Seeing that the old lady was feeling better, the aunt-in-law quickly asked the maid to bring warm water and a handkerchief and asked the old lady to wipe her face.
He then began to invite everyone to go to the hall for dinner.
The atmosphere at the table was quite harmonious, and no one adhered to the rule of "no talking while eating or sleeping".
The uncle even asked Chen Nian curiously, "I heard that the kang that people in Linzhou want to build in their homes now is the one you promoted?"
"Yeah." Chen Nian nodded, "I saw that some people were poor and had thin clothes, so I thought of building a kang in the north to make winter easier for them."
"That's a good thing," Mr. Cui praised. "Although the south isn't as cold as the north, it's still cold and damp in the winter. The kang in the north is indeed much warmer in the winter."
Old Master Cui used to be an official in the capital for several years. Later, when he got old, he resigned and returned home. He had slept on that kang, so he knew all this.
When they talked about official affairs, they began to talk more.
Mr. Cui and his two uncles also told Shen Nian in detail about the situation in Linzhou.
Following the conversation, Shen Nian asked about the situation during the disaster, "Then grandpa and uncle, do you know why Governor Luo did that?"
"Governor Luo probably feared that the Emperor would blame him for his incompetence after the plague was reported, so he wanted to control it himself.
But the plague spread quickly, and without a proper response, it quickly spread and became uncontrollable."
Cui's uncle was also very anxious at the time. Many students in the academy were infected, and they went to see Governor Luo.
Governor Luo only ordered the infected people to be isolated and did not find a doctor to treat them. Fortunately, the emperor later sent an imperial physician to control the plague.
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