The sound of Xie's mother in the inner room had already heard, suddenly opened her eyes, sat up from the bed, put on her clothes, came out hurriedly, shouting: "But my son is back?"

Xie Changgeng took off the wet straw raincoat on his body and handed it to Amao who was running towards him. Then he stepped into the threshold and walked quickly towards his mother.

Qiuju took a look at the sky, and saw Amao happily holding the straw raincoat, looking at him proudly, his face froze, and he stared at a snot hanging under her nose in disgust.

"It's not put away yet! The ground is wet! What if the old lady slips while walking!"

Amao was not annoyed, sucked his nose and pointed at her clothes with a smile: "Your collar..."

Qiu Ju looked down and found that there were still a few melon seed shells on her collar. Her face suddenly turned red. She quickly patted her eyes and saw Amao gloating and scolded in a low voice: "Beware of me! You will pretend to be stupid and do something bad again. Let me see if I won't cut your rotten nose in the future!"

Amao was infected when she was five or six years old and was abandoned next to the inn. In the cold winter, she was dressed in tatters and curled up in the snow, like a cat, and was about to freeze to death. Xie's father couldn't bear it when he met him, so he picked him up. Xie's mother complained and raised him, and became a maid at home.

Ah Mao was not very smart and stupid. His nose was frozen after a while. The weather changed. He had runny nose even more severely. This year, after the wife came here, she treated her for a while and took medicine to slowly condition it. Although it was not eradicated, it was much better than in previous years.

She was not afraid of Qiuju, and sneered and muttered: "As soon as my master comes back, he will apply rouge on his face, like a monkey's butt, so beautiful..."

Qiu Ju was furious and was about to come up and twist her ears. Ah Mao blew his nose and shook it at her.

Qiu Ju's face changed and she hurriedly stepped back.

Amao snorted, raised his chin, hugged the straw raincoat tightly, and turned around and ran away.

Qiu Ju was so angry that she gritted her teeth, and she wanted to cut this stupid girl into pieces before she could relieve her anger. She heard the sound of Xie's mother talking to Xie Changgeng in her ears, and then she suppressed her anger, quietly came to the door, and listened with her ears.

Xie Changgeng reached out to support his mother who was running out, and a smile appeared on his face.

"My mother, it's me. I'm back."

Xie's mother was very happy. She grabbed the arm of her son who had not seen for more than half a year, looked him up and down, muttering that he had lost weight in his mouth. She saw that his clothes and boots on his feet were wet with the rain, and shouted: "Qiuju! Come in and wait for the change of clothes!"

Qiuju said "ah" and hurriedly walked in, smiling and said, "Master, sit down quickly, I'll take off your shoes first!" As she said that, she squatted down and stretched out her hand.

Xie Changgeng did not move, so he asked her to make a brazier for her mother's house.

Qiuju bit her lip, slowly retracted her hand, responded softly, got up and walked out.

"My mother, it's cold. How are you in good health?"

Xie Changgeng helped his mother sit beside the bed.

"I'm fine! Don't worry! Just be careful when you are outside!" Xie's mother said with a smile.

"Why are you the only one coming back?"

She looked out the door.

It was quiet outside, without any sounds.

"Why didn't those state officials come with you? Could it be that the war is not going well?"

Xie's mother was used to the scene where every time her son came back, there were many local officials following her. Seeing this abnormality, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Don't worry, the war is going well. I just don't want to alarm outsiders, so I'll go back first."

Xie's mother breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good. That's good. Geng'er, are you hungry? Look at you being so thin! Take a rest first, mom will cook for you!"

Xie's mother got up and was about to go out, but was stopped by Xie Changgeng and said she was not hungry. She turned around and looked at the direction of the east wing, hesitated, and asked, "Mother, where is the bride? She just passed by the east wing courtyard, and there seemed to be no one inside?"

When Xie's mother heard her son ask about the Mu girl, she lost her joy just now and snorted: "Let's go! I went back to my parents' home half a month ago! I can't stop me!"

Xie Changgeng was stunned.

Xie's mother complained bitterly.

"Son, my mother tells you that this bride is really hard to describe. I don't know how to say she is okay! After you left, she was quite honest in the beginning of that period and would come to see me sooner or later. I asked myself that I didn't treat her badly. Suddenly, half a month ago, I looked at me and said I wanted to go back to my parents' home! My mother advised her that you didn't mean to leave her, and I thought you were going to go back to her, so she asked her to wait a little longer. She didn't get in, so she left me and took everyone back that day!"

Thinking of the scene at that time, Xie's mother still didn't call each other.

Xie Changgeng thought for a while and asked, "Did she say why she suddenly want to go back?"

Xie’s mother shook her head: “Just say nothing! You just leave when you want to leave! That made me so angry! Geng'er, do you think there is such a daughter-in-law? It’s not because of the power of her mother’s family! What can I do? I can only let her go!”

Xie Changgeng frowned slightly and didn't say anything.

Xie's mother thought for a while and began to persuade her son.

"Forget it! Don't be upset. She just leaves if she wants to leave. We can't tie her legs up, and it's not uncommon! My mother told you that we have another good thing."

A happy expression appeared on her face.

"Since she is like this, I simply told Feng'er about it. It's also considered that she is self-aware, so she can't say it. My mother just wants to wait for you to come back and pick Feng'er up."

Xie Changgeng did not respond.

Xie's mother continued: "Our family was in a down-and-out past, and your father was just a postmaster. Fortunately, the master of the Qi family had a vision and believed that you would have a future prospect in the future and took the initiative to marry us. With this kind of love, we must remember it for the rest of our lives. Unfortunately, the marriage was not completed, and I did not have the blessing of that daughter-in-law. Later, you made a mistake and left. Thanks to the care of the Qi family, my mother could live a stable life. When you come back, we have risen, but the Qi family has unfortunately suffered."

Xie's mother sighed.

"It's not easy for Feng'er. In those years, you didn't know anything about it. She kept serving me like a biological mother. Later, when you came back, you said that you had already made a marriage outside. My mother knew what she wanted to do with you, and she had no choice but to ask her if she would be young. She didn't say a word, and she nodded at that time."

"You can't let such a good woman down, Geng'er!"

The son still didn't say anything. Xie's mother was immediately unhappy.

"Geng'er, you won't be fond of Feng'er after marrying a noble daughter, right? I tell you, we should not be ungrateful in our lives!"

Xie Changgeng smiled slightly.

"Ah Mother calms down, my son doesn't mean that. Since Ah Mother has already told Mu, she will bring the person back."

Xie's mother was a little happy, but she was still a little dissatisfied with her son's words.

"She left as soon as she said she could leave. She didn't have me, my mother-in-law, and Geng'er, why did she wait for her to come back? Who knows when she will come back? If she doesn't reply, can we let Feng'er wait like this?"

Xie Changgeng pondered for a while.

"My son will come there in two days and pick her up."

Xie's mother was angry.

"No! She has been married for more than half a year, and that's it! What's the matter? She left by herself and wanted to go back by herself! I don't allow you to pick her up! She won't let her get angry and want to go back there every three days!"

Xie Changgeng said patiently: "When I came back this time, my son had already planned to go to Changsha. When the old King Changsha died three years ago, his son was in Liangzhou and he was unable to go back to attend the funeral. In recent years, he has not had time to go to worship. It is my duty to take the people back."

When Xie's mother heard her son say this, Fang reluctantly said, "Forget it, then you go and come back early, don't ask Feng'er to wait too long!"

"She has been waiting for you for many years!"

After a pause, she added.

Xie Changgeng agreed.

Xie's mother finally got happy again and wanted to go and clean up the new house in the east wing for her son. She was stopped by Xie Changgeng and said that she could just clean up her husband and not have much of her own things.

Xie's mother was busy and yelled at the police.

Qiuju brought a basin in and placed it on the stove in the corner of the house.

Xie Changgeng went over, plucked the charcoal fire with his own hands, covered it with the cover, and ordered her to serve her mother. Then he left the house and returned to the east wing.

He walked through the veranda.

The double joy posted on the doors and windows when they were married in early spring was still there. It was just faded red and was soaked by the rain and mist blowing from the slanting wind, sticking together wrinkly. A gust of wind passed, and suddenly fell off the door, and fell to the ground with a "smack" sound.

Xie Changgeng glanced at him and stepped into the threshold of the new house.

The follower had already brought his carry-on luggage in. Amao and another maid were busy making the bed and wiping the table. When he saw him reply, he called "Master".

Xie Changgeng nodded and stood aside.

After packing up the house, the two girls wanted to take off their clothes and put them in their clothes. He stopped them and said he would come.

The two bowed to him and retreated.

Xie Changgeng took out his clothes and opened the cabinet door. A faint fragrance immediately came to his nose and penetrated into his lungs.

He raised his eyes.

The wardrobe was filled with women's clothes, pink silk, red silk, light smoke and soft mist. In the corner, an exquisite sachet with embroidered orchids was quietly hanging.

Xie Changgeng paused, and suddenly the scene of the bridal chamber night at the beginning of the year appeared in his mind.

He had just entered the room at that time. He had just put off the bride's veil. Before he could see the appearance of the Mu girl clearly, the door was slapped, saying that the court had arrived urgently.

He hurried out, then took off his wedding dress, bid farewell to his mother, and left home overnight.

It was early spring when I left, and it was late autumn when I came back today.

I can't remember what the bride looks like at this moment.

I only remember that the red candle was swaying, and her head was sagging deeply, with green temples like clouds. In a trance, it seemed like I had caught a silent head, gentle like water.

Xie Changgeng stood up for a moment, closed the cabinet door, and put his clothes aside casually. Hearing the sound of Amao humming while sweeping the floor, hesitated for a while, walked to the door and called her.

Amao dropped the broom, ran to the door, leaned in, and said with a smile: "Master, are you asking me for trouble?"

Xie Changgeng asked her: "After the wife passed by, is she still considerate in serving my mother?"

Amao liked the bride from Changsha who never thought he was dirty. When he heard this, he hurriedly walked in and nodded vigorously: "Too Zhou is here! He goes to the old lady's house early every day to comb his hair and wear shoes for him!"

"Then do you know why she went back suddenly?"
To be continued...