Prince Jing was a man who kept his promises. On the third day after the two of them had tea, Xiao Jingyan received a handwritten order from the emperor, sending him to accompany Prince Jing to the northwest and granting him the position of a fifth-rank secretary. The pretext was that he was going to the northwest to collect some calligraphy and paintings with local characteristics for the emperor.
After the Xiao family learned that the emperor had issued such an order, most of them were surprised but then faced it calmly. Only Qin had the handkerchief in her hand wet with tears.
"Why did the emperor issue such an order? Brother Yan has gone to the northwest, what should I do?" Qin repeated the same words while sobbing softly.
"What's the meaning of your endless crying? Are you expressing your dissatisfaction, or do you want to send our entire family to jail?" General Xiao, who could no longer bear it, scolded softly.
"My son is running away from home again. Can't I even cry a little?"
"You can't bear to part with him, right? Then I will risk disobeying the imperial decree and having my property confiscated and thrown into prison. I will go to the palace and ask the emperor to revoke his order. Will you be satisfied with this?"
"Please don't go. I won't cry anymore. Isn't it okay if I never cry again?" The house is going to be searched, who can still cry.
Seeing that his wife had finally calmed down, General Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. In just a short while, he had been so overwhelmed by her crying.
Men should go out more often. Even if they can't make a name for themselves, it's good to gain some experience!
What's more, Kyoto is full of rumors now. Instead of letting his son be upset at home, it's better to go out and relax!
There shouldn't be any major danger in this bandit suppression campaign, otherwise the emperor wouldn't have sent his own brother. His son also got a formal official position because of this. All of these things are good things. I don't know why my wife is crying.
"My son will be back in three to five months at most. Look, I've only been away for a few months, but I've been promoted and have become friends with King Jing. It's really a great job!" Seeing that his mother had regained her senses, Xiao Jingyan also joined in persuading her.
General Xiao glared at his son fiercely and asked, "What were you doing just now? Now that I've almost persuaded people, you come and act like a good boy again."
Xiao Jingyan really wanted to say, I should have been able to get a word in just now. How dare you talk to me in that tone? Do I dare?
"Mother, don't be sad. Maybe my fourth brother will bring you a daughter-in-law this time!" Xiao Jingtai thought that what he said was very appropriate.
"I want a well-educated and well-mannered woman as my daughter-in-law, like your three sisters-in-law. Brother Yan, you must not look for those barbarians or foreign women outside. There are people in Kyoto who are eyeing them. Tell me, how can I feel at ease if he goes out alone?" There was a hint of tears in his tone.
"Fourth brother will definitely not do anything rash. He has always taken your words to heart, right, fourth brother?" Tong Mingyu hurriedly poured a cup of tea for her mother-in-law and handed it to her, persuading her with soft words.
"My marriage is decided by my mother. My son will marry whoever you choose. He can get married whenever you want him to." Xiao Jingyan promised without hesitation.
"Since the matter has been settled, let's all do what we should do." General Xiao was eager to escape from this disgusting scene. He threw down a sentence and was the first to leave the upper room.
"My eldest son's wife, please have someone prepare something. I will go to the temple to burn incense on the first day of next month." I prayed to the Buddha to bless my son to go and come back early and safely.
"Which temple would you like to visit?"
"Let's go to Biyun Temple. Everyone who has nothing to do that day must go." Qin, who rarely gave orders, repeatedly urged. It seemed as if the more people who went, the more guaranteed her son's safety would be.
"Okay, then we'll all go, the whole family." Tong Mingyu not only agreed to go herself, but also agreed to go for her brother's wife, daughter, and niece. Now was not the time to reason with her mother-in-law. As long as it would make her feel at ease, she would agree to go to the temple ten times, not just once.
When the two little girls heard that they were going to the temple to pray for their fourth uncle and ask for amulets, they had no objection.
Xiao Yao: No matter if it's useful or not, it's good to have peace of mind. Xiao Yuan: I can go out and play again. I heard that the vegetarian food at Biyun Temple is especially delicious.
To show her sincerity, Qin personally did all the pilgrimages. Even after everything was ready, she would still ask three times a day, "Have you put everything away?" and "Have you forgotten anything?"
The night before they went to burn incense, Xiao Jingkang massaged his wife's shoulders and joked, "You have to check the items you use for burning incense several times a day. Will good things get damaged?"
"I can understand how she feels. If it was Ayi or Ayang who were traveling, I'm afraid I wouldn't feel much better than her!"
"A good man has ambitions and should go out and explore more."
"Men will never understand the feelings of a woman and a mother." Tong Mingyu shook her head and sighed.
"My second brother and I have been away from home before, but we've never been treated like this by my fourth brother. Luckily, we're both generous. Otherwise, we'd have to ask Mother, 'Are we adopted children?'"
"Do you think parents should treat every child fairly?"
"Isn't it?" Xiao Jingkang asked doubtfully.
"That's fine. Starting tomorrow, I will treat all four of my children equally. How about that?"
"That's not what I meant. How can boys and girls be the same? Boys should grow up in an environment where they're thrown around and endure hardships. Girls must be the complete opposite. They must be pampered, protected, and even given everything they want."
Look, "must", "definitely", "even", Tong Mingyu really wanted to ask her husband on behalf of her son, your son was also picked up from outside!
"Take Ping An for a good tour of Biyun Temple tomorrow. The bamboo forest and inscriptions there are world-famous, and the vegetarian food is also very popular among many dignitaries."
"Actually, I think being your son isn't the most pitiful thing. The most pitiful person should be the one who will be your son-in-law in the future."
"What you said is not right. What he pities most is not having a father-in-law like me, but having a grandfather like his father." After saying this, Xiao Jingkang couldn't help but laugh with schadenfreude. If anyone thinks that being the son-in-law of the Xiao family is easy, then he is totally wrong. However, that brat must not get away with it.
Tong Mingyu quickly understood the meaning of her husband's words, and the couple couldn't help but smile at each other.
Xiao Yao and Xiao Yuan were also discussing burning incense tomorrow.
"I heard that the vegetarian food in Biyun Temple is particularly delicious." Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and occasionally smacked his lips.
Ruyi, it seems we are going to pray for blessings tomorrow.
"I heard that the Forest of Steles there is world-famous. We can go and see it tomorrow." Xiao Yuan didn't care which master's masterpiece it was. The key was to have an excuse to wander around.
As far as we are concerned, we should be more concerned about how to get a peace amulet tomorrow.
"Sister, do you think there are any little nuns in the temple? If so, let's stay there for a few days." I have never seen a little nun before!
"Go to bed, you have to get up early tomorrow." Ruyi's imagination is too wild, and he can't keep up with her pace at all. It's better to take a shower and go to bed quickly!
"Sister, I'm afraid I won't be able to get up tomorrow morning. How about we sleep together?"
"Ruyi, it's not that I don't like sleeping in the same bed with you..." I really can't sleep in the same bed with you!
"I've thought of a solution to this problem."
Although Xiao Yuanren was fat, he was very nimble. He ran to his sister's bed, kicked off his shoes, climbed onto the bed, and rolled on the quilt that the maid had laid out in advance. In a short while, he rolled himself into a big dumpling.
"Sister, am I smart? Is this a good idea?"
This is the solution you came up with. Xiao Yao felt that she was really defeated by this sister!
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