Xie Ming

Chapter 565: Family Affairs in the Courtyard

Xiao and Shen finalized the follow-up matters and worked hard for each other.

After Xiao Jingchuan came out of the main hall of the Shen Mansion, he did not stop, carrying Chang Ting and Yue Xiu through the hall and the courtyard, and in a flash, he went out of the gate of the mansion.

When I walked out of the Shen family mansion, I saw the setting red sun hanging in front of the door.

"call--"

"Changting, let's go. It's getting late now."

"We were wandering with the escort team all the way into the city, and we were delayed."

"It is better to meet up with Qin Jing and the others as soon as possible."

Xiao Lang gathered himself together and said that this was the end of his life.

But after he finished speaking, no one in the hall responded.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wei was puzzled, so he turned his head and looked towards the long courtyard.

At this moment, Gu Changting was dazed and still standing there in a daze, with an expression of hesitation and embarrassment on his face.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan went to inquire.

"kindness?"

"Long Court?!"

"What's the matter with you?"

"Lost soul and lost spirit."

"What? Is it that girl named Xiuying from the escort team who has seduced you and made you lose your soul?!"

"Hey, I'm telling you that you're just a piece of cake. It's fine if you don't understand the relationship between men and women, but once you do, why can't you stop it?"

"Why don't I give you a few days off so you can get married?"

"Is it possible?!"

Xiao Lang had a sharp tongue and whenever he got the chance, he would make sarcastic remarks.

Chang Ting didn't react, but Yue Xiu on the other side was trying so hard to hold back his laughter that he was about to get internal injuries.

"Uh, no, that's not it."

Gu Changting was a little slow, with a worried look on his face and a bad temper. He continued with this sentence without any beginning or end.

"Ah? Isn't it because of this?"

"What's wrong with you, kid? You're showing off to me like this!"

"What's the matter? Tell me quickly."

"I haven't had a proper meal all day, I don't have time to waste with you."

Xiao Wei was not polite, and could not stand Chang Ting's nagging, so he continued to question him impatiently.

Seeing this, Chang Ting took a deep breath and looked up.

"General, let's talk while we walk. It can't be explained in just a few words."

After he finished speaking, he walked forward, perhaps not wanting to waste time.

Xiao and Yue looked at each other in confusion, neither of them understood.

So I just had to follow behind.

"Hey, what's going on today?"

"You kid, this, this"

"Okay, there is always a way to get to the prefectural government office."

"Just tell me why."

"If we can do it, we will never be vague."

"Do you think it's possible?!"

Xiao Jingchuan and Bu looked at each other's expressions and felt that this situation might be complicated.

In the past, when he was in court, he rarely looked so worried.

Now that this kind of behavior has been put forward, there must be something difficult to describe.

So he stopped teasing and playing tricks on her, and just said these supporting words to ease her mind.

Hearing Xiao's sudden change in tone, Changting's expression indeed softened a little.

"Uh, yes, General."

"Actually, I didn't explain my life story clearly before. There is still one more part."

"I just heard about this from the Shen family. I feel like I have to tell you something, General."

Changting's words were solemn and serious.

Looking at it, it is somewhat difficult to get rid of.

Hearing this, Xiao Langyin seemed to have realized something, but he did not say it out loud. Instead, he remained silent, indicating that Changting should continue talking.

"Well, the truth is this. Before I came to Yangzhou, I didn't tell you that my family is from Shaoxing, Zhejiang."

"Well, that's true, but my mother's last name is also Gu."

"Her Gu family is the Gu family in Yangzhou."

"A few years ago, my father went to Beijing to work as a staff member."

"That is, I was a legal advisor to an official." "Within two years, I was thrown into jail because of a lawsuit."

"He was not in good health to begin with, and he was tortured in prison. He did not survive the Spring Festival that year and died in prison."

"In recent years, I have been living alone with my mother."

"Fortunately, I have a house left in the capital."

"Although life is a little bit harder and tighter, it is not so bad that we cannot survive."

"Later, Li Zicheng led his troops out of Hebei."

"They were expanding their power. When they invaded southern Gyeonggi Province last year, I felt that Beijing might not be able to be saved."

"It just so happened that at that time, a few of my fellow countrymen who were friends with me in the capital were clamoring to return to the south to escape the disaster."

"So I persuaded my mother to follow me and come south first."

"It's been half a year in a flash."

"Right now, I am living in the Gu family mansion in Yangzhou."

Changting spoke slowly and leisurely, but when it came to the Gu family, it was also understood from the Shen Mansion that they might have conflicts with the general and add to the hatred.

So as we talked on the way, we couldn't help feeling timid.

"The Gu family in Yangzhou, the master died of illness in his early years, the current head is called Gu Enquan."

"If we're talking about relationship, I...I'd still like to call you Second Uncle."

"My mother is the youngest in the family."

"Our relationship is pretty normal."

"But when I was a kid, I went to Yangzhou and lived there for a few years."

"Because my father's family was poor at that time, no one liked him."

"Alas, my father has been a poor scholar for most of his life, and he can never pass the imperial examination to gain a good reputation."

"After losing his temper, he became a staff advisor."

"At that time, one of them went north first to make his living."

"In Shaoxing, the families are not harmonious with each other."

"My mother had no other choice but to drag me back to her parents' home."

"But, hum!"

"Yangzhou is prosperous, and everything is good, except that my aunt is not a good person."

"I was young at that time, so I didn't think much of it."

"Only when I grew up did I understand why those people were nitpicking and ostracizing me."

"My mother really just endured it."

"It hurts me to see this, but even at this moment, there are some things that I am still unable to do."

"Don't ask her to come to the south to live with her relatives. Beijing is in danger every day and is a dangerous place."

"But this is a visit to relatives."

"I know. My mother doesn't want to drag me down. When I told her to come south, she kept saying that we are a family and she can't be treated unfairly."

"After all, there are people with stuttering and places to live, so I don't have to worry too much about her."

"But how could I not know what the situation is?!"

"She was just trying to comfort me the best she could."

"General!"

"I will follow you in all weathers."

"In my eyes, you are like my own brother."

"There are some things I won't hide."

"This time when I returned to Nanjing, I was promoted together with you. Along the way, I also saved some salary money."

"Now that we have arrived in Yangzhou, I want to take my mother with me when we leave."

"Take it back to Nanjing and find a house to rent."

"It's the little filial piety I can show over the years."

"It would save me from living under someone else's roof and being gossiped about."

He talked a lot in the court, then talked about other things.

When he spoke of his mother's words, his eye sockets were much more polished, and he just gritted his teeth to avoid being pretentious.

Hearing this, Xiao Lang also felt melancholy because of his love.

Seeing that he had been talking for a long time without daring to mention his real request, he glanced at him and retorted.

"Why didn't you tell me about your mother earlier?"

"Even if we don't go to Yangzhou in person, it wouldn't be too much trouble if we asked Feiyu to arrange for someone to help you do it."

"Who the hell are you alienating? Huh?!"

"Also, kid, what do you want to say?"

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't beat around the bush and annoy me!"

(End of this chapter)