wWAs the New Year gradually approached, there was another light snow in Taiyuan City. Early on the 29th, a ox cart slowly drove into Taiyuan City.

In the ox cart was Yang Yuanqing's aunt Chen Qiuniang. Chen Qiuniang was over fifty years old, and the wind and frost of time had quietly dyed her temples white, and her eyes and forehead were covered with fine wrinkles.

But the eyes and eyebrows still maintained the beauty of her youth. She lifted the curtain on the ox cart and looked at the capital city second only to Chang'an and Luoyang curiously. This was her first time in Taiyuan.

Like other cities, Taiyuan City is also full of the New Year atmosphere. Every household is covered with wind chickens and bacon. Long bamboo poles stand up in the courtyard, and various colorful flags are carried on the bamboo poles, fluttering in the cold wind.

From time to time, you can see someone lit a fire in front of his mansion and threw the bamboo tube in. After a moment, the bamboo tube exploded and the firecrackers sounded, which means the beginning of the New Year's plague removal and evil spirits.

She also saw someone throwing twenty-seven sesame seeds and twenty-seven small beans into the well, and praying them all day long. This is the custom of warding off plague.

"Auntie, the customs here are the same as ours!"

The person who spoke was a **-year-old girl, who was smart and well-behaved. Her name was A Lai. She was an orphan at the foot of Hengshan Mountain. She lost her parents at the age of three and was adopted by Chen Qiuniang. Chen Qiuniang loved her very much. This time she came to Taiyuan and took her with her, so she could talk on the way.

A Lai spoke a divine voice in Hengshan. She had never left Hengshan. She had been studying northern official dialect for two months. Although her accent was still very heavy, she could barely understand what she was saying.

Chen Qiuniang smiled slightly, "The New Year is similar in the south. In fact, many customs in the south are passed down from the north, such as the year of the year Tachiba to seek the yoshi, the marriage daughter wants to go back to her parents' home on the day of the year, and burying old shoes in the yard means the 'son of seals', and the first time at Akiyoko, the broken broom to be burned in the yard. These customs were not originally in the south, but were passed down from the north."

"I see!"

The little girl remembered something again and asked curiously, "Auntie Yuanqing is a high-ranking official!"

"Well! His official position is quite good. He can be said to be the largest official in the world. But you can't call him Yuanqing, that's what I call him. Just call him Uncle according to the customs of your hometown, but you are a junior, so you have to learn to kowtow to your elders. Do you understand?"

"Auntie, I remember."

Chen Qiuniang thought of Yuan Qing again. He was already thirty years old! Twenty years have passed in a flash. Who would have thought that the child who hunted and raised his family would become a king of a generation?

For some reason, Chen Qiuniang felt a little nervous. Although Yang Yuanqing was the child she raised and her son-in-law, Chen Qiuniang felt an invisible pressure when she thought of his identity.

This is also one of the reasons why she never refused to live with her daughter. She was not used to this kind of life in the deep palace and high walls. More importantly, she could not let go of the children of Nanhua Palace. Orphans came in batches and left one by one after another after growing up. Being able to get married and have children is her lifelong career.

"Old lady, the royal mansion has arrived!" Outside the ox cart, a housekeeper who had made a special trip to pick her up pointed out the door in the distance and said with a smile.

Chen Qiuniang really didn't like this housekeeper very much. She was too attentive along the way and even secretly called her the Queen Mother. She was very disgusted, but he did work hard, and Chen Qiuniang was also grateful to him in her heart.

"Butler Chen, thank you for your hard work along the way. I will tell the princess truthfully, thank you for your care."

The housekeeper was so happy that he laughed. "The old lady is so polite. This is what I should do. I just didn't serve well all the way. I also asked the old lady to take care of her."

At this time, Chuchen had already received the news that her mother had arrived. She was waiting at the gate early, and Pei Minqiu also came out to greet her. She knew in her heart that this was not just Chuchen's mother, but that was actually the mother in her husband's heart.

Chen Qiuniang saw her daughter from the car window and happily leaned her head to wave to her, "Niu Niu!"

"mother!"

Chuchen's heart was so happy that she was about to explode. She rushed forward, grabbed her mother's hand, and complained, "Why did you arrive today?"

Chen Qiuniang came out of the ox cart. She hadn't seen her daughter for seven or eight years. She saw that her daughter had grown into a mature young woman, and she looked a little like herself back then. She was happy and sad in her heart. She tidied up her hair on her forehead and smiled and said, "There is snow on the road, and the ox cart is walking slowly. By the way, where is Bing'er?"

Chen Qiuniang remembered her granddaughter, and suddenly remembered that her daughter had a son. She actually forgot. She couldn't help but pat her forehead and blame herself, "Look at my pig brain and a baby grandson, why did I forget it?"

Chuchen quickly turned around and pulled his daughter up, and said with a smile: "Why don't you kowtow to grandma!"

Yang Bing knelt down timidly, "Bing'er kowtowed to her grandmother!"

"Good boy, get up quickly!"

Chen Qiuniang hurriedly pulled her granddaughter up. She had a deep relationship with Yang Bing. When the child was just born, she helped her daughter raise her. Yang Bing stood up. Chen Qiuniang realized that she had grown up, tall and pretty, and she was exactly the same as when she was born. She was stunned for a moment.

"Ba Chen, Bing'er is really exactly the same as when you were a child."

Chen Qiuniang sighed, "I feel like I'm back in the past."

Yang Bing blushed and smiled embarrassedly, explaining: "Dad also said that I looked very much like my mother when I was a child, and said that my second brother looked like him, and he was a terrible person."

"Then your father must treat you as a treasure."

At this time, Pei Minqiu also walked up and smiled and said, "I'm thankful for your hard work all the way."

Chen Qiuniang had met Pei Minqiu before, and she knew that this was the Princess of Chu. The future queen hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "Small people meet the princess!"

Pei Minqiu was so scared that he grabbed her, "Auntie, don't do this. You are not an outsider, you are the children's grandmother. Just call me Minqiu just like before."

Chen Qiuniang didn't want to make her embarrassed. She thought about it and smiled, "Okay! I'll call you Minqiu just like before."

Chuchen saw the little girl hiding behind her mother and asked curiously: "Mom, who is this little girl?"

Chen Qiuniang reached out and pulled her out from behind, and introduced Dongban with a smile: "Her name is A Lai, I am the child I adopted. I have never left Hengshan. This time I took her out for a walk."

A Lai immediately knelt down obediently and kowtowed, "A Lai has met the aunt, second wife."

She forgot for a moment and actually spoke the dialect of her hometown. Her voice was crisp, sweet, handsome, and cute, and she was also liked by Chaochen. So she pulled her up and said, "We have many children in our house, and we just happened to play with you."

She turned around and told her daughter, "Bing'er, take this little sister back home, you can take care of you."

"Why!"

Yang Bing liked her in his heart and quickly agreed and led her into the mansion.

Pei Minqiu smiled and said, "I have said so much outside, hurry up and go to the mansion to rest!"

Everyone surrounded Chen Qiuniang and entered the palace.

.........

Today is the last day of court, and the holiday will be held tomorrow. The court affairs are also very busy. Yang Yuanqing had already received the news from his wife and was busy until noon, so he hurried back to the mansion.

He walked quickly to the back hall and heard bursts of laughter from the hall. From a distance, he saw two old men, aunt and master's wife, sitting in the middle, and his wives, concubines and children sitting on both sides. Everyone was talking and laughing, talking about parting.

When women are together, most of them are talking about children. Naturally, there are many topics, laughter is constantly, and it is extremely lively. However, as Yang Yuanqing walked into the lobby, the hall suddenly became quiet. Looking at him together, Yang Yuanqing quickly stepped forward. He knelt down in front of his aunt, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he said in a choked voice: "Yuanqing meets his aunt!"

Chen Qiuniang also became sad and quickly helped him up. Seeing that he was more mature and majestic than the last time, she couldn't help but sigh. "Yuan Qing, my aunt has always missed you, and I also wanted to see you several times, but when I think of your identity, I really don't dare to come. As long as you live a good life, I will feel relieved."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head and stared at his aunt and said, "Identity is just to the outside world. In front of my aunt, I will always be the child you raised since childhood. In my heart, you are my mother."

Chen Qiuniang burst into tears. She quickly turned her head away, wiped the tears away, and nodded with tears, "Child, aunt understands your heart, we two are the same as before."

At this time, Pei Minqiu clapped and smiled, "Since Yuan Qing is back, then you can start a meal. The children are hungry, so let's go to have a meal! If you have anything to say, let's talk slowly after the meal."

Everyone stood up with a smile and walked towards the dining hall next to them.

......

After lunch, everyone went back to the room. Yang Yuanqing and his aunt came to Chuchen's yard. They sat down in the living room, and Chuchen and Minqiu also sat aside.

Chen Qiuniang then asked with concern: "Yuanqing, how is the situation of your uncle's family? Why didn't you hear you mention them? It seems that I heard that they are in Chang'an?"

"I've been replaced long ago. My uncle is now serving as the chief of Shangdang County. The whole family is in Shangdang. Although my uncle's ability is very popular with the people."

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing asked again: "Auntie is still running on both Wujun and Hengshan?"

Chen Qiuniang shook her head, "In the past, I dare not go to Wujun now. After Chen Faxing was destroyed by Li Mi, the Shen family was also affected. I heard that hundreds of masked men attacked Chen Mansion at night, and nearly half of the Shen family were killed, leaving only some women and old people to survive. All men and children were killed, and the casualties were very heavy. Even the head of the family Shen Bai was beheaded with a knife, and the family wealth was looted. Some people recognized that the masked man was pretending to be Chen Faxing's old subordinate."

Chen Qiuniang has always had hatred for the Shen family in Wuxing, and her brothers and nephews in this room are in Dunhuang, so she is not sad about the experience of the Shen family in Wuxing.

But Yang Yuanqing was shocked. Shen Bai was actually killed and the Shen family was almost wiped out. He didn't even know at all. He planned to regain Jiangnan and reuse the Shen family and make them become alien relatives. Unexpectedly, this accident happened.

Chuchen was also surprised, "Mom, when did this happen?"

"It was the third day when Chen Faxing's defeat, there was chaos in Jiangnan. Li Zitong was also killed, and there were fleeing soldiers everywhere. At that time, many wealthy families were robbed by the soldiers and killed many people. So, everyone was accused of something that happened to the Shen family."

This unexpected news disrupted Yang Yuanqing's plan. After defeating Li Mi, Wuxing Shen led the famous Jiangnan family to stabilize the situation in the south. Now something happened to the Shen family, which forced him to change his plan.

If it really didn't work, he used the Yu family and the Xie family to comfort Jiangnan. At this time, Yang Yuanqing thought of Yu Shinan, the prefect of Dongjun.

.........

[Please guess, who took advantage of the chaos to destroy the Shen family? Lao Gao set the foreshadowing before]

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