Chapter 724 Gui Ning
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Huo Xi returned home.
Returning with her, Bizhu and Biyue also brought their husbands and children back, and the family reunited happily.
Bi Zhu married Uncle Fu Yuan's eldest son, and Bi Yue married into Mrs. Tai's natal family.
Zhang Fu saw a few grandchildren, and Xiao Yuer and others pulled several beards. He yelled, kissed the grandchildren, and smiled more on his face.
Huo Xi and Mu Yan were talking with their family in the hall. He asked Huo Nian in a low voice, "Why Zhang Xie and his father don't look very well, is there something wrong?"
Huo Nian glanced at the two of them, shook his head, and said in a low voice, "Nothing. The second sister sent someone to bring an annual gift from the Eastern Palace a few years ago. My father learned that she has been depressed recently, and she was seriously ill a few days ago. Field, worry."
Huo Xi sighed when thinking of Zhang Biyao's days in the East Palace these years.
Women married to the royal family, if they have no children and are not favored, they may die of old age inside the palace walls for the rest of their lives. You can't leave, and you can't even go back to your natal family easily. If you want to see your natal family, you have to ask everywhere.
When Zhang Jie was young, he often went to the East Palace to look for Baguio. After Zhang Jie grew up, in order to avoid suspicion, he seldom went there, and Baguio could not leave the East Palace.
All of this is the fault of the Wu family. Originally, the women of the British government do not need to be sent to the imperial court. For Zhang Jie, Baguio's life was ruined in vain.
Having lunch with the family, Huo Xi and Zhang Fu digested food in the garden.
"Father is worried about Baguio?"
Zhang Fu paused and glanced at Huo Xi.
Baguio and Nannan are different mothers, separated by a floor. Sisterhood is faint, it is better to have a harmonious relationship with Bizhu, Biyue, Bike and the others. Seeing that Huo Xi's face was the same, Zhang Fu heaved a sigh of relief, and said: "Biyao has been married to the East Palace for several years, but her knees are still empty. Father is really worried about her."
Four of Zhang Fu's five daughters are married. Apart from Bi Yao, Huo Xi and Bi Zhu Bi Yue are living very well in her husband's house. No worries.
Baguio is afraid that he will be trapped within the palace walls for the rest of his life.
There are many women in the East Palace, and there are also many who gave birth to the prince. Although with him as the Duke of the state, Baguio can still be favored occasionally, but without heirs, I'm afraid it will be difficult in the future.
"Your aunt is in the palace, and she doesn't see her relatives all year round. Your grandmother sheds tears when she mentions her. Being a father is afraid that Baguio will follow in your aunt's footsteps."
Recalling what Wu had done without telling him, Zhang Fu hated again.
I don't want to mention Wu's trouble for my daughter, so I just said: "I have often dreamed about your mother recently, and told me to take good care of you and Nian'er. As a father, I dare not refuse to listen. When I want to talk to her a few more times, she will disappear. Now, I'm afraid you still blame me... Seeing that you are doing well in Mu's house, my father is relieved. Son-in-law is a caring person, so father is very relieved to entrust you to him."
Seeing him sad, Huo Xi didn't know how to comfort him. The mother is the thorn in the hearts of the three of them. It’s okay if you don’t mention it, but it hurts when you mention it.
Huo Xi smiled: "That's not what you said to Mu Yan. He often told me that his nose is not a nose, his eyes are not eyes, and he often reprimanded him."
Zhang Fu snorted, "He has no elders around him to teach him a lesson, he just follows his own temper and acts recklessly, almost offending all the noble officials in the capital."
Huo Xi was silent.
Zhang Fu sighed: "Daughter, father wants you to live comfortably, but the son-in-law is getting more and more aggressive now, because the father knows his thoughts, he is loyal to the emperor's heart, and he listens to the emperor's orders wholeheartedly. In the Qing Dynasty, there are no fish, and it is necessary to judge the situation before the water can flow smoothly. If the public opinion is not good for him, although the emperor knows that he is loyal, he may not be able to keep him in the future."
"Thank you father-in-law for teaching me, my son-in-law will keep it in mind."
Huo Xi and Zhang Fu Qiqi looked back and saw Mu Yan walking slowly from another place.
He said a few words of kindness to his daughter, and this person's ears were pricked up, as if he was afraid that he would say something bad about him. He glared at him, very dissatisfied.
Can't live without his daughter for even a moment?
Mu Yan approached, with a respectful attitude: "I know my father-in-law is full of love and love. My son-in-law will keep it in mind."
"Don't just talk about it, you need to keep it in your heart and put it into action. Now you are not alone. You have a family, a wife and children, and everything is on the line. For you, your wife and children, They are all very beneficial. When doing things, you need to consider your family in many ways, don’t narrow the road, there is no shortage of capable people around the emperor, and you are missing a lot.”
"But father, if the emperor knows that he has reservations in doing things, can he still use him with confidence? As you said, the emperor has no shortage of capable ministers. If he loses his sacred heart, I'm afraid he will not be able to do everything smoothly."
If the officials of the Jinyiwei do not have the Sacred Heart, and are pushed out by all the officials, I am afraid that there is really no way out.
Zhang Fu snorted, "There are a lot of ways in the officialdom. He doesn't even have full hair, so he has a lot to learn."
"Father-in-law please advise." Mu Yan bowed his hands and saluted.
Zhang Fu expressed satisfaction with his attitude.
"You must remember that everything must be thought twice before acting. Mo Gu is straightforward and has no detours. Doesn't the emperor like capable officials and ministers? But the loyal words of competent officials and ministers are also very harsh. Occasionally, I listen to others to say some flattering words. You will feel at ease in your heart. All the superiors are playing with a good balance. Don’t be stupid and go all the way to the dark. At that time, you will become a lonely minister. No one will pull you up. Are you alone, or are you a group of ministers?"
"My son-in-law, please remember. Thank you father-in-law for your teaching."
Mu Yan bowed to Zhang Fuyi sincerely.
In these years, he has walked all the way, stumbled, and no one helped him. He made the way all by himself. It was extremely difficult to walk all the way. Now there is a father-in-law who points out from time to time, so that he can avoid many detours.
"Father-in-law don't worry, son-in-law will remember. My son-in-law regards my daughter as my life, and everything depends on her. You must think twice before acting, and make decisions before acting."
snort. "Don't just talk about it."
"My son-in-law swears on his life..."
"Who wants you to swear!" Zhang Fu interrupted him.
Huo Xi glanced at the Weng and his son-in-law, smiled, and helped Zhang Fu to walk with him. Zhang Fu glanced down at the girl's hand on his arm indiscriminately, and suddenly felt a little wet in his eye sockets.
His sons and daughters are close to him, but not close. Since the age of seven, no one has been so close to him.
Only his niece, as if she doesn't care about secular women's virtues and women's rings, she can pull father's hand if she wants to, and pull his sleeve if she wants to.
Zhang Fu looked up at the sky and blinked a few times.
Mu Yan glanced at him, then looked at Huo Xi holding his hand, the corner of his mouth twitched.
"Father, don't worry about Baguio. She is still young now, and maybe some good news will come in a few days. Besides, even if she has no children in her life, who would dare Bullying her! Now that she is like this, it might be a good thing, the wives and concubines in the Eastern Palace are fighting fiercely for favor, and she is alone, so maybe she can be saved. When the future is clear and sunny, she will have a good day."
Zhang Fuyou was comforted by his daughter, and his mood improved a lot. He patted Huo Xi's hand on his arm, "Alright, father listens to you."
Huo Xi smiled, and took him home for a while, and after a while, Huo Nian also found him, and the siblings walked around and talked with him.
"I heard that in the year, father is going to Jiaozhi again to suppress the rebellion?"
After Huo Xi finished speaking, he took another look at Huo Nian, "Does Nian'er go with you?"
(end of this chapter)