"My father can dance the sword, and he dances very well!"

"My father can fly high. Last time my sister's kite was hung on a tree, and my father flew up and took it down."

"My father can make up grasshoppers, and it's so beautiful."

...

The immature voices were scrambling for each other, making Shen Xinyan who was behind the bushes unable to stop laughing, and just as she was about to go out, she heard Shen Feng and Cui's eldest son ask softly, "Angel, what about your father? What will your father do?"

An Ge'er's eyes twitched, and after a while, he said crisply, "My father can embroider!"

"An Ge'er lied, only mother can embroider, father can't!" A child retorted loudly.

"No, my mother can embroider, and my father can also do embroidery. The embroidery is beautiful, even better than my mother's embroidery!" Seeing that they didn't believe it, Ange said angrily.

"Really?" a dubious voice.

"Of course it's true, it's not a good boy to lie, I never lie!" An Ge'er puffed out her small chest and said proudly.

Then he added loudly: "Your father can do it, so can my father, but my father can, but your father can't, so, my father is still the best!"

"An Ge'er's father is amazing!"

"Mmmmmm, it's really amazing, I can even know what my mother knows."

"Hey, if only my father could embroider, it would be better than An Ge'er's father!"

...

"Pfft!" Shen Xinyan couldn't help laughing anymore.

An Ge'er, who was surrounded by his friends, saw her figure sharply, and immediately ran over with his short legs, calling out, "Grandma!"

Shen Xinyan smiled and caressed the little guy's face, and the other little guys also shouted and surrounded them, chattering non-stop, rushing to speak.

"Auntie, I recognized five more characters today, and my husband is complimenting me!"

"Grandmother and grandmother, I recognized one more character than him today!"

"I learned a new poem yesterday, second grandmother, do you want to listen to me?"

"Aunt Shen, your thousand-layer cakes are delicious. Can I bring a few pieces back for daddy to eat?"

Aunt grandmother, grandmother, second grandmother, aunt Shen... all kinds of names, but they all refer to the same person - Shen Xinyan who patiently listened to what they said and what I said.

Shen Xinyan always had a gentle smile on her face, responding to their childish words one by one.

Not far away, Wei Junhang, who was just returning to the house, stood beside the rockery with a smile, and saw this scene completely.

Time flies, as if the blink of an eye, the smiling woman in the hundred flowers back then has been with him hand in hand for decades. Today, they have been promoted to grandparents, and the entire British government is always haunted by the childish laughter of children.

After finally coaxing the little guys to follow their respective maids to wash their hands and wash their faces, Shen Xinyan raised her eyes and met Wei Junhang's smiling face.

She couldn't help laughing, and walked towards him slowly: "I'm back? Didn't you say you'll be back later?"

"Knowing that Mrs. Xu left Dundun in our house, Qiao Liu couldn't be in the mood to sit still and slipped away early." Wei Junhang explained.

Shen Xinyan chuckled: "Is he planning to take his son to make his mother?"

"No, he intends to forcibly pick one up and send one away." Wei Junhang replied solemnly.

Shen Xinyan laughed out loud and gave him an angry look: "You, you like to watch other people's jokes by the side, don't you!"

Wei Junhang laughed, but did not deny it.

"It was Ying'er who brought An Ge'er back? Could it be that she quarreled with Yunfu again?" He asked again, watching his grandson, An Ge'er, jumping back to the house, pulling the grandmother's hand.

"It was brought back by Ying'er. When will the young couple stop making trouble? Look at it, Yunfu will be here in less than half an hour. At most, it only takes a cup of tea for the two of them to be able to do it. Reconciled." Shen Xinyan disagreed.

Isn't it enough for a petty quarrel with the enemy? It won't be long before they will be reconciled, and the muzzle will be unanimous.

"This is really what kind of pot goes with what kind of lid." Wei Junhang laughed.

The two chatted and laughed, all the way to the Funing Institute.

"Second uncle, second aunt." On the way, they saw Wei Chengqi walking with his wife who was pregnant with Liujia. Wei Chengqi and his wife also saw them and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.

Wei Chengqi's wife's background is not high, but the daughter of a fifth-rank civil official, but this quiet temperament is very similar to Wei Chengqi. Shen Xinyan originally thought that these two people who didn't like to talk got together, I was afraid that the sky was deaf and the earth was dumb, and there was nothing to say. It was only when she accidentally saw them getting along in private that she knew that she really guessed wrong.

Except for Wei Chenglin, who is far away in the northern border, all the men of the younger generation in the Guogong's mansion are married, and now even Wei Chengqi is about to become a father. In contrast, Shen Xinyan is inevitably lost.

Seeing her staring blankly at the back of Wei Chengqi and his wife leaving without saying a word, Wei Junhang felt strange at first, but he understood after only a little thought, and after a while, he took her hand and said softly, "After half a year, Chenglin will I'm going back to Beijing."

"What did you say?" Shen Xinyan was stunned, unable to believe what she heard.

If she lived at this age in her life, what else would she be able to let go of, only her eldest son Wei Chenglin, who was far away in the northern Xinjiang.

Several times, she watched the scene where the second room's Yang family was amused with her grandchildren. Although it was not obvious on the surface, she was very envious in her heart.

Sometimes she even thought, would it be because Zhou Wanning married another in this life, so her son couldn't even marry?

"Yes, His Majesty has already agreed, and the officials dispatched to replace him have already set off. Chenglin will be able to return to Beijing in half a year at most." Wei Junhang replied.

Shen Xinyan was both surprised and delighted: "That's great! If my mother knew the news, she would be very happy!"

don't know if it is because always care about the marriage of the eldest grandson in heart, the eldest princess in this life has lived longer than in the previous life. This time, in the days approaching the death of the eldest princess in her previous life, Shen Xinyan guarded her almost every step of the way, doing her best to make her happy, until she passed the death threshold of her previous life little by little. , this is a complete relief.

She felt that the most painful thing in her two lifetime memories was knowing that the person she cared about had passed away, and she tried every means to avoid the past for the other person, but in the end she was powerless.

For example, Mrs. Jingan Botai in this life, and her father-in-law in this life, the former British father-in-law.

One died earlier than the day in the previous life, and the other died at the same time as the previous life.

Wei Junhang had a smile on his lips, but there was a look of worry between his brows.

Although the body of the eldest princess looks fine on the surface, and the spirit is not bad, he will not fail to see that her health is not as good as it was in the past. If it wasn't for the fact that there was always something in his heart that he couldn't let go of, he would have followed the old prince early in the morning.

This is also the reason why he let his eldest son return to Beijing in advance.

Northern Xinjiang.

Wei Chenglin rode his horse and ran on the endless grassland. The blue sky was cloudless, and the breath of green grass was everywhere. With the breeze blowing, it brought a refreshing fragrance.

He reined in the reins and turned to look at the vast land with a satisfied smile on his face.

In the past three years, the situation in the northern Xinjiang has gradually stabilized. Although the conflict between the Rongdi people and the people in the northern Xinjiang has not been completely eliminated, it has been greatly reduced. The Rongdi people have gradually integrated into the local area, and the shock power of the government has also greatly increased.

At least, in the recent year, he no longer has to personally go out to shock the Rong Di and the people of northern Xinjiang.

"General, are we going back to Beijing?" A fourteen- or fifteen-year-old boy drove his horse to his side and asked.

"Yeah, I'm going back to Beijing!" Wei Chenglin smiled slightly, his expression full of nostalgia.

After being apart for many years, don't know what happened to grandmother and parents at home, whether it is as stated in the letter, and everything is fine.

"Is the general going back to marry the general's wife? If that's the case, the Mo family girl will be sad." The boy asked with a smile.

"Don't talk nonsense, be careful to damage Miss Mo's reputation." Wei Chenglin frowned and disapproved.

The teenager stuck out his tongue at him, knowing that he didn't like hearing these words, so he quickly changed the subject.

The general is good in everything, but he doesn't like to talk or laugh. But even so, it can't stop the girl who likes him from continuing to follow, especially the daughter of Mr. Mo, Mo Zhifu in the city, who is even more frustrated and brave, and has no intention of retreating.

The camp has secretly set up a bet, betting when the Miss Mo family will be able to take down the cold-faced general. Unfortunately, now that the cold-faced general is going back to Beijing, Miss Mo's heart is afraid that she will be let down.

And people who lose money because of this gamble will not be in the minority.

Wei Chenglin didn't pay attention to the regretful expression on his face, he only cared about his relatives far away in the capital, especially the eldest princess. From the letters from his father in the past, he could tell that his grandmother had been missing her for several years.

As soon as he thought of the loving face of the eldest princess, he hated so much that two wings were born under his ribs, and taught him to fly back to his relatives in the capital at once.

The eldest princess in Beijing also quickly learned the news that the eldest grandson was about to return to Beijing.

Seeing this, Shen Xinyan hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "The promise that Brother Lin made to his mother before he left Beijing is now about to be fulfilled. I wonder if your mother has a suitable grandson-in-law in her heart?"

Of course, the eldest princess also remembered what Wei Chenglin said to herself before she left the capital, that is, because of those words, she insisted that she would not let herself fall.

The eldest grandson-in-law didn't enter the door, how could she just close her eyes and kick her legs.

The eldest princess laughed and said proudly: "Of course there is."

"Yes?" Shen Xinyan just said casually to coax her, she never thought that she actually had a candidate, and was surprised for a while.

"I don't know which girl it is?" she asked.

"I liked this girl last year. She is the most suitable for Brother Lin, but at that time I didn't know when Brother Lin would be able to return to Beijing, so I didn't dare to say it, but I just kept paying attention."

"I think that if there is fate, this girl has not set a marriage plan before Brother Lin returns to Beijing, then I will decide and order her for Brother Lin; if there is no fate, it can only be like this."

"Now it seems that this girl and our brother Lin are indeed destined!" Speaking of which, the eldest princess couldn't hide her pride, and the whole person looked like she was several years younger.

"Which girl is that girl? Mother really hooked me up." Hearing her say this, Shen Xinyan became even more curious and asked with a smile.

The eldest princess seemed to be deliberately betraying: "Who is Brother Lin going to the northern Xinjiang to replace?"

"To replace General Huang who was unable to perform his duties due to a relapse of an old illness."

"When did General Huang return to the capital?"

"It is reasonable to leave the trip back to Beijing after the handover of business affairs. It was just because the doctor diagnosed General Huang's injury that it was not suitable to travel far, so General Huang stayed in northern Xinjiang until his injury improved last year." Seeing her full of interest , Shen Xinyan also accompanied her around in circles.

"Then does General Huang have a daughter in the boudoir?"

"As far as I know, there is someone... Could it be that this is the yellow girl the mother said?" Shen Xinyan finally came to her senses.

The eldest princess smiled with satisfaction: "Yes, it is this girl!"

"This surprises me a bit. How could my mother like Miss Huang? This girl has lived in northern Xinjiang with her father since she was a child, and only returned to Beijing last year."

There are still some words Shen Xinyan didn't say, this Huang girl is indeed not a good candidate in the eyes of the ladies of the various governments.

First of all, this girl grew up in northern Xinjiang, where is northern Xinjiang? In the eyes of the people in the capital, it is a barbaric land, and the people there are barbarians. Naturally, this girl Huang is also half a barbarian from the northern Xinjiang.

Secondly, this girl Huang is the eldest daughter of General Huang. Mrs. Huang passed away a few years ago, and General Huang has never remarried. This eldest daughter who has no biological mother's guidance has never been a good daughter-in-law candidate for a wealthy family. .

In the end, the beauty of today's women is fairness and delicacy. This yellow girl is longer than the northern Xinjiang where the wind and sand are more than the fierce sunlight. Of course, it's not that this girl has any bad looks, but it's really not delicate enough compared to the pampered young lady in the capital.

There is another point that Shen Xinyan is not easy to tell people, that is, the life of this yellow girl is really not very good. She lost her mother when she was young, and she married a non-human person.

"This girl is a piece of rough jade. She is very good at carving. In the future, she will be able to support this family with Brother Lin. It's ridiculous and lamentable that people in the world are used to picking people up, and they are trapped in rules and regulations, and they don't know gold and jade."

"Although this girl lost her mother at an early age, she has taken her place as a mother over the years and has managed everything in the house in an orderly manner. It can be seen that she is extremely smart."

"filial piety to his father, raising his younger brother, filial piety and righteousness, and never complaining against others, which shows his broad-mindedness."

"In terms of character, there are not many girls like her in the whole capital. I look at these days with cold eyes, and I really feel distressed and happy."

"I feel bad that this child is being criticized for being so good, I'm glad that such vulgar goods don't know gold inlaid jade, which also gives us a chance to find out!" The eldest princess sighed.

"Mother speaks so highly of this girl, if we can't marry her back, it's really a pity in our house." Shen Xinyan said.

"As long as Brother Lin comes back and asks what he means, we will send someone to come to propose a marriage." The eldest princess made a final decision.

Shen Xinyan responded with a smile: "Just as my mother said."

So far, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have finally reached an agreement on the choice of Wei Chenglin's wife.

Five months later, Wei Chenglin, who had been away from the capital for more than three years, finally returned.

As soon as he entered the door, he knelt in front of the elder without saying a word, and kowtowed several times respectfully.

The eldest princess wanted to stop him, but Wei Junhang held her firmly to prevent her from coming forward, and shook his head at her inaudibly.

The eldest princess understood what he meant, and stood silently with tears in her eyes, watching the eldest grandson's forehead quickly swelled with redness.

"Grandmother, grandson is unfilial..." Wei Chenglin choked.

"Let the elderly grandmother in the family worry about you, you are indeed unfilial." Wei Junhang said slowly.

Wei Chenglin lowered his body again.

"Now, after so many years of self-imposed exile, have you figured it out? Have you let go of everything that should be released? Are you ready to take responsibility for what you should have?" Wei Junhang asked seriously with sharp eyes.

Wei Chenglin met his gaze calmly, and said calmly, "My child has experienced a lot over the years. He has been born and died several times, and his life has been on the line several times. After turning the corner, looking back on this life is like a dream."

"There are so many things in the past that can't be traced. The boy just thinks that the most important thing in life is the word responsibility."

Wei Junhang's expression finally softened, he stepped forward to help him up, patted his shoulder, and said softly, "Go see your grandmother and mother."