A farmer's daughter who traveled through time: Marrying a sickly man

Chapter 464 Extra: Xia Family 1

Three months later, the news that Xia Tian was named Lady Virtuous reached Xia Yang and the others.

"Brother, brother?" Xia Shi ran in frantically from outside, calling Xia Yang as he ran.

Xia Yang was coaxing his newborn daughter in the house. The child had just begun to sleep when she was frightened by Xia Shi's loud voice and started howling again.

"Xia Shi, don't you know your little niece is sleeping? Why are you making so much noise?" Xia Yang handed the child to his wife, walked out of the door, and scolded her angrily.

"Why are you running back here so late in the afternoon instead of studying hard at the academy?"

Xia Yang was a little annoyed. His wife Sun Maimiao had just given birth to a daughter for him, and he cherished her very much.

Although the family had some money, they were not that wealthy. They all came from a poor background, so Sun Maimiao raised the child herself and did not hire a wet nurse.

Xia Yang loves this daughter very much, but she is also very noisy. When she is sleepy, she must be held and walked around to coax her to sleep.

He had just coaxed his baby to sleep after a long time, but was woken up by Xia Shi's shout. Isn't that infuriating?

Xia Shi also knew that he had gotten into trouble. He scratched his head a little embarrassedly, but still said excitedly, "Brother, I'm sorry. But I have good news, do you want to hear it?"

"What good news?" Xia Yang asked unhappily.

"This is great news." Xia Shi's face was full of smiles. He took a step forward and took Xia Yang's arm. "Brother, I just got the news that the fourth sister was named the Virtuous Lady by the Emperor."

After saying this, Xia Shi looked at Xia Yang excitedly.

Xia Yang was a little confused. "Your fourth sister is already a second-rank imperial consort. What does this virtuous consort mean? Is there any difference?"

He didn't quite understand and thought it was similar to a noble lady.

"Oh, that's a huge difference!" Xia Shi explained in surprise, "The prefect's son is a good person, but the title of virtuous lady is equivalent to an official position, and it's the first in the court."

Xia Shi said this proudly, but Xia Yang still didn't quite understand, "You mean your fourth sister is an official?"

"Almost. The prefect said that Fourth Sister's virtuous wife enjoys the same status as a Duke." Xia Shi patiently explained to his brother, "I forgot to tell you that Fourth Brother-in-law has been granted the title of Duke of Qing."

"Really?" Xia Yang raised his voice a little, and when he reacted, he quickly pulled Xia Shi to confirm.

This fourth brother-in-law is already the eldest son of a marquisate, and he will undoubtedly be the Marquis of Wu'an in the future. Now he is given the title of Duke of Qing. Doesn't that mean he will have two titles in the future?

Xia Yang was shocked. This brother-in-law was like someone who fell from the sky, making him a little dazed!

Xia Shi nodded, "The prefect's son would definitely not say anything nonsense."

The prefect's son was his classmate and studied in the same academy. He was usually very polite to him.

Occasionally we meet in the cafeteria and have a meal together.

As soon as he arrived at the academy this morning, the prefect's son excitedly pulled him aside and told him the news.

After confirming it repeatedly, he was so excited that he finished the morning class with gritted teeth. After lunch, he asked for leave from his teacher, thinking of coming back early to tell his brother this great news.

He also knew that the prefect's son was not someone who would make friends with just anyone. He must have listened to his father, the prefect, and made friends with him on purpose.

"Then hurry up and tell our parents the good news." Xia Yang was so happy that he was spinning around.

God? Madam Xiande? Duke Qing?

This fourth brother-in-law and fourth sister are really amazing!

He wouldn't even dare to think about that in his dreams!

"Brother, wait a minute!" Xia Shi grabbed Xia Yang who was about to rush out the door, "Go tell my sister-in-law first."

My sister-in-law is the one who calls the shots in this family now. Besides, she is in the room, so it would be wrong not to tell her first.

"Yes, yes." Xia Yang nodded repeatedly and turned back into the house.

After a while, Sun Maimiao came out holding his little girl, also looking excited, "Little brother, are you serious? Fourth sister really became an official?"

Sun Maimiao's tone was filled with unconcealed excitement.

Xia Shi felt helpless and could only nod and say, "I guess so!"

To be honest, he was not very clear about this. He just heard it from the son of the prefect, and he didn't know whether it was an official position or not.

"Then let's go tell our parents!" Sun Maimiao carried the child and went to the yard where her parents-in-law lived.

Xia Shi stopped them, "Now that my parents know about this, will my grandparents know about it too?"

He was a little worried. His parents knew it was okay, but if his grandparents knew, that whole family would be in trouble.

Will it cause any trouble to his fourth sister?

Although his parents have changed a lot, his mother is still okay, but he still feels unsafe about his father.

"Don't worry, I have a way!" Xia Yang was not worried. Although he had asked people to bring things to his grandparents during the New Year and other festivals in recent years, he had never told them where he lived.

His father never went back!

As long as he explains the interests involved clearly in this matter, I believe his father will not dare to do anything rash.

The three of them hurried to their parents' yard.

Xia Shi called Xia Chen over as well.

"What's going on? Why are you here together?"

When Chen saw that her son, daughter-in-law, and daughter had all come, and even Xia Shi who was going to school had come, her heart tightened, thinking that something had happened, and she spoke in a cautious tone.

"Mom and Dad, I have good news to tell you!" Xia Yang pulled his mother to sit down, and seeing that his father was also staring at him, he didn't keep her in suspense and told her directly.

Before Xia Zhengan and Chen could react, Xia Yang knew that they didn't understand, so he repeated what Xia Shi had told him.

Only then did the two of them react.

Xia Zhengan was so excited that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Chen just clasped her hands together and muttered, "God bless us, God bless us!"

After the two of them calmed down, Sun Mai Miao said, "Dad and Mom, this is such a big event, our family must celebrate. I'll arrange for a banquet shortly."

"Okay, let's book a room at Yunlai Restaurant." Xia Zhengan made the final decision. Yunlai Restaurant is the largest restaurant in the city, and people like their family usually can't afford to eat there.

A meal would cost dozens of taels of silver.

"Okay, let's go to Yunlai Restaurant!" Xia Yang also nodded with a smile.

Xia Chen was also very happy.

The better the fourth sister is, the better their family will be.

Xia Shi did not return to the academy in the afternoon, and the family celebrated at Yunlai Restaurant in the evening.

Xia Zhengan, a man who had been honest all his life, got drunk and started crying.

"It was Dad who wronged your fourth sister before. It was Dad who was useless!"

Xia Zhengan cried like a child.

Over the years, although he never said it, he always felt guilty towards his daughter Xia Tian.

The same goes for Chen. If her daughter hadn't worked hard to improve herself, who knows what would have happened to her.

Thinking of the life she lived before getting married in the summer, Chen could hardly eat.

In the end, it took Xia Yang a long time of persuasion to persuade the two of them to calm down.

The next day, after Xia Zhengan sobered up, no one mentioned what happened last night.

The whole family tacitly did not mention Mrs. Xia and others who were still in Xia Village.

Since Xia Zhengan didn't mention it, the others pretended not to remember it.

Xia Yang took some time to go to the county town and told Xia Yue the good news.

He also told her about his plan to move to Beijing and asked her if she wanted to move there with him.