I won't be a courtier anymore

Huaiyin.

As soon as Xie Feng arrived outside the city of Huai'an, he saw the Huai River raging everywhere. The crops and villages along the coast had all been destroyed in the water, and sometimes lonely roofs could be seen in the Huai River mixed with sand.

Xie Feng first went to see Su Xie, the prefect of Huai'an.

"Oh, thank you sir!" Seeing Xie Feng, Su Xie acted as if she had seen a savior, she stepped forward and grabbed Xie Feng's hand and said, "You are here! Wait for Sha Su!"

Xie Feng: ...

"Everyone said Master Xie was the savior, but I never thought it would be my turn today!" Su Xie laughed loudly.

Xie Feng didn't expect to have such a name. Thinking about it, he was an official for three years, the snowstorm in the Northwest, the locust plague in Yuzhou, the drought in Ganzhou, and the flood in Huaiyin.As soon as the Hubu Shangshu saw himself, he wondered if the money in the treasury would be less.

"Master Su." Xie Feng clasped his fists and said without mentioning the matter of entering the yamen with Su Xie.

As soon as Xie Feng arrived in Huaiyin, when he left the yamen, he was carried away by the small sedan chair of the Marquis of Huaiyin.

The kindness of my aunt, and the fact that I was originally on the territory of the Marquis of Huaiyin, I should go to visit him because of the situation and reason, so Xie Feng went along with the trend.

"Has cousin come?" Xu Jiwu stood at the door and asked outside, his eyes kept looking at the street, and after a lot of waiting, he finally waited for his small sedan chair.

"Young Master, here we come, here we come, over there!" The young servant had sharp eyes and saw it first.

"Where is it?" Xu Jiwu shouted, and the servant hurriedly pointed it out to him: "Master over there."

Xu Jiwu also saw it, ran down the steps in a few steps, and went up to meet him.

The sedan chair stopped, Xu Jiwu rushed forward, but Xie Feng lifted the curtain and walked out first.

"Cousin!" Xu Jiwu stepped forward and gave Xie Feng a bear.

Although Xie Feng is tall and straight, he is a literati, after all, his body is thinner, but Xu Jiwu is a warrior, he wanders in the rivers and lakes on weekdays, his body is very strong, Xie Feng knocked him half a step back, and said with a smile: " What's the matter with being so enthusiastic?"

Xu Jiwu patted Xie Feng's shoulder vigorously, laughed and said: "Isn't this missing my cousin?"

Xie Feng: "Ahem..."

"What's wrong with you, cousin, are you okay?" Xu Jiwu tugged on Xie Feng's arms and legs for a long time.

Xie Feng: "It's okay, cough cough, it's okay."

"Cousin, please come to the mansion. My mother is thinking about it. I heard that you are the one who came to relieve the disaster, but she is very happy." Xu Jiwu said.

"Thank you aunt for remembering." Xie Feng said as he followed Xu Jiwu in.

The Huaiyin Hou Mansion Yishuier Jiangnan pavilion garden looks a bit expensive but not obvious.

Xu Jiwu led Xie Feng through the lobby, and met two young girls on the way to the main courtyard.

"Brother." The two girls turned to Xu Jiwu at the same time.

Xu Jiwu nodded, ignored the two girls, only dragged Xie Feng and said, "Cousin, go quickly."

"Okay." Xie Feng didn't ask.

The backyard of the Marquis of Huaiyin's mansion is known to be in chaos, and these two daughters are probably the concubine daughters of some concubine's house.

"Those two are Aunt Lan's daughters." Xu Jiwu said simply, "Cousin, this is it."

While Xu Jiwu was talking, he had already reached the door, Xie Feng hurriedly arranged his clothes, and followed Xu Jiwu in.

The light sandalwood is lingering in the room.

"Mother, cousin is here." Xu Jiwu said.

Mrs. Yang was copying Buddhist scriptures, but when she heard Xu Jiwu's words, she hurriedly put down her pen. The maid next to her helped Mrs. Yang stand up. Mrs. Yang is only 40 years old this year. She is well maintained and looks like a beautiful woman.

"Feng'er is here, sit down quickly." Yang said as she came out to welcome her.

Xie Feng hurriedly saluted Mrs. Yang respectfully and said, "Auntie."

Yang Shi happily stopped Xie Feng to look carefully, and said with a tearful smile: "You are more handsome than when you were a child, and a little thinner, but the road is hard?"

Xie Feng raised his eyes and saw those eyes that were exactly the same as his own mother's. His heart felt sour and he got closer to him: "The road is fine, everything is fine. How has my aunt been all these years?"

Yang Shi took Xie Feng and sat down on the chair, and the maid served tea.

"I've been fine all these years, but Jiwu doesn't give me peace of mind." Yang said as he gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and sighed, "If my Jiwu can be as capable as you one day Well, I know all day long that I am wandering in the rivers and lakes, not doing my job properly."

Xu Jiwu smiled apologetically, "Mother, don't talk about your son like that."

"Why, you are allowed to do it, but mother is not allowed to say it?" Yang Shi gave Xu Jiwu a look, although she was staring, her eyes were full of love.

Xie Feng smiled and said: "Jiwu is still young, don't be in a hurry, it's good to see more of the world while wandering around."

Xu Jiwu immediately seemed to have found someone to support him, he quickly grabbed his mother and said: "Mother, you see what I said is right, even my cousin said so."

"How long will Feng'er stay in Huaiyin this time?" Yang asked, "Do you have a place to live, so why don't you just live in the Hou Mansion?"

Xie Feng hastily declined and said: "Auntie, this can't be helped. The Yamen has already prepared a place for me to stay, so I don't need to trouble Auntie. After the disaster relief is over, I will return to Beijing to return to my life."

Yang nodded and said: "That's fine, if you need anything, just tell your aunt."

"Yes." Xie Feng said with a smile.

Yang grabbed Xie Feng and said some homely things, Xie Feng listened one by one with a smile.

Xu Jiwu was frightened, he didn't expect that Xie Feng could bear the words that his family hadn't played all the time years ago.

Xie Feng's heart was in a different situation. For a person without a mother, looking at his aunt is also a kind of comfort.

In the evening, Marquis of Huaiyin came back, Xie Feng and Xu Jiwu went to see Marquis of Huaiyin again, Marquis of Huaiyin treated Xie Feng differently from Yang's, relatives were secondary, the key was that Xie Feng listened to the eldest prince's orders To be in charge of Huaiyin's flood control and disaster relief, he is a person who must not be offended.

This matter is not mentioned.

Xie Feng followed Xu Jiwu to see the Marquis of Huaiyin, and the maid beside Yang Shi reported to Yang Shi that Aunt Lan's two daughters had just seen Xie Feng.

After hearing this, Mrs. Yang laughed, and said something about her cousin in private, but she didn't know what kind of cousin it was. Aunt Lan's heart grew bigger.

Aunt Lan was originally the dowry maid of the Yang family, and was taken in by the Marquis of Huaiyin. This Lan family is gentle and obedient, and is quite good at currying favor with the Marquis of Huaiyin, so the Marquis of Huaiyin dotes on him very much among the few concubines in the backyard, and gave birth to Raised two daughters.

Two years ago, when Lan was in her thirties, she became pregnant suddenly. The old doctor said it was a boy, but Lan couldn't figure it out. She made a fuss and had an unhappiness with Jiwu. Jiwu had a big temper and left home angrily. Run away and come back after two years.It was also a boy at birth, but who would have expected it to be a foolish child.

Mrs. Yang took a sip of her tea. Concubines are the only ones who compete for favor. She has Jiwu, the elder sister is the imperial concubine, and the second sister died young, but she left behind a young and promising nephew. Her natal family is famous all over the world. , who can compare to her?As long as she doesn't have that kindness, she will have nothing.

After dinner in the evening, Xu Jiwu sent Xie Feng back to the Yamen under his father's order.

"Jiwu, I met you in Jincheng in the spring three years ago." Xie Fenglin was about to get into the sedan chair, and suddenly said to Xu Jiwu, "What is the origin of the monk who is with you?"

Xu Jiwu's face changed slightly when he heard the words, but he quickly covered it up. He suppressed the slight tension in his heart, smiled and said to Xie Feng: "Cousin, why are you in Jincheng? I have indeed been to Jincheng. The monk's name is Three treasures are friends I met on the road."

"Oh, friend?" Xie Feng said.

After all, the light from the lantern was a bit dim, and the shadows on Xie Feng's face made Xu Jiwu feel a little uncertain.

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