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Chamber had always been an old man, and he was a man of few words, often not saying a word for a whole day.

Du Hengshuang had never seen such a happy look like this since he could remember.

"Uncle Qian, why are you so happy? Can I go back to my mother's house first, say a few words to my sister, and then go to see someone with you?" Du Hengshuang didn't ask who wanted to see her, because she knew that Uncle Qian was not People who don't know the severity.He said that if someone wants to see her, there must be a reason and it is very important, and of course he will not harm her.

Uncle Qian almost blurted out, but remembering the man's solemn exhortations, he swallowed those words, and anxiously bowed to Du Hengshuang, "Miss, just listen to my old Qian once, go see me first Is that person okay?"

When Qian Bo spoke, Du Hengshuang was already sitting in the cart.

When Du Hengshuang went out, Qian Bo usually accompanied him, either as a coachman or as a guard.

Outside the car sat Qian Bo, and inside the car Zhihua accompanied Du Hengshuang.

Du Hengshuang thought for a while, nodded and said: "Since Uncle Qian said so, I will listen to Uncle Qian. ——Let that person come to see me at home. I can go back to my mother's house tomorrow to see my sister. It's not too late."

Qian Bo shook his head hastily, "Miss, that man is waiting for Miss in Du's house."

"Oh?" Du Hengshuang was a little interested, his long eyelashes like crow's wings flickered, and he said with a smile, "Could it be that my father's former close friend came to Beijing?"

Du Xiancheng is a bold person and has made many friends.After his death, his former friends often came from other places, or went to the grave to express their condolences.Or visit the orphans and widows of Du's family, and help their family a lot in the open and in the dark.

From his father, Du Hengshuang understood the importance of friendship.It's a pity that this is a kind of friendship between men, and this kind of friendship is extremely rare among women.

Uncle Qian was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "How did Missy know?" The man did tell him that if Du Hengshuang asked who it was.It is said that her father's former friend came to see her...

Du Hengshuang tilted his head triumphantly, showing a playful smile.

Zhi Hua misunderstood and secretly laughed, and persuaded in a low voice: "Uncle Qian, now I'm going to call you Young Mistress instead of Mistress, my uncle must be upset."

Chamber did "hum".He was very disapproving, and said in a low voice: "What is the young mistress? Just because he ignored the young lady's beating, and even lost his temper and ran out, and didn't stay at home overnight. This kind of man should be divorced!"

Du Hengshuang coughed violently. "...Ahem, Chamberlain. Don't talk nonsense."

Of course, Uncle Qian did not say this, but at this moment, Uncle Qian couldn't say who said it, so he closed his mouth angrily, raised his whip and whipped the horse on the back of the cart, "Well, drive!"

The horse pulling the cart ran forward.It didn't take long to come to Du's old house.

After Du Hengshuang got married.The old house of the Du family is still preserved.Du Hengshuang discussed with Fang Wuniang that this old house will be used as a dowry for Du Hengxue in the future.

Zhihua helped Du Hengshuang get off the carriage, and followed Qian Bo into the Du family mansion through the corner gate.

Enter the gate, bypass the screen wall, and walk along the corridor through the mountain to the front of the double hanging flower gate.

The Du family mansion is the same as the Xiao family mansion. It consists of three houses: the main courtyard, the east courtyard and the west courtyard. Each has four entrances. There is also a back garden in the back yard.

There are five main rooms in the main courtyard, with roll-shaped tile roofs, corridors in front and mansions in the back, and steps in front of the corridors.There are two side rooms with a width of one foot on each side.

Du Hengshuang walked in front alone, went straight through the hanging flower gate, and entered the main courtyard.

If they hadn't moved away, this would be the residence of Du Xiancheng and Fang Wuniang.

Du Xiancheng passed away, and Fang Wuniang remarried, so this place became deserted, only for Du Xiancheng's tablet.

Qian Bo held back Zhihua at the hanging flower gate, not allowing her to go in with Du Hengshuang.

Zhihua was puzzled, Qian Bo said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I'm here to guard, Missy will be fine."

"Qian Bo, what are you talking about?" Zhihua complained, "It's not like you don't know that the eldest lady is married, and I don't know how many people stare at her and make mistakes."

Qian Bo snorted, "I see. You little girl, can't you just wait a while?"

Zhihua stopped making a sound, and watched Du Hengshuang walk around the screen wall, but she was no longer visible.

This is her home, and knowing that Qian Bo is right there, Du Hengshuang is not afraid.

Walking up the steps, Du Hengshuang opened the door curtain embroidered with densely packed double peonies, and looked at the nave.

With his back to the door, stood a tall and mighty man in Tsing Yi with his hands clasped behind his back. He was wearing a cape, looking at the tablet of Du Xiancheng on the altar table in a daze.

Du Hengshuang thought this figure looked familiar, but couldn't remember where he saw it.

But seeing the man's concentration on the tablet, Du Hengshuang was convinced that he was his father's friend before his death, so he coughed lightly at the door.

The man was shocked, and after a while, he turned around slowly and looked at the door.

At that time, the little girl who was only six years old with pink make-up and exquisite decoration had grown into a slim and elegant girl with the same beautiful features as her mother.

Cherry-pink beaded and folded branch flowers Shuanglin damask silk skirt, double silk light yellow ground printed gold partridge bouquet pattern yarn half arm, holding a thin snow-white merman gauze drape as thin as cicada's wings, only home-made clothes on the head, combed With her heart in a bun, she inserted two red gold silk phoenix hairpins wearing peony hairpins, stood by the door, looked at herself with a smile, put her hands on her waist for a moment, and gave him a blessing.

"My lord, what's your name?" Du Hengshuang looked at the man curiously, always feeling that his eyebrows and eyes were indescribably familiar, and he immediately felt admiration upon seeing him.

The man standing on the middle hall was Du Xiancheng, who everyone thought had died in a shipwreck, and Du Hengshuang's father.

It's a pity that Du Hengshuang was only six years old when he left. Although he can remember his father's appearance firmly at that time, after so many years, Du Xiancheng has gone through hardships overseas, and he has long been very different from his appearance back then.

Du Xiancheng's eyes were sore, he paused hurriedly, suppressed the tears in his throat, and said with a smile, "Shuang'er..."

Du Hengshuang heard the voice.As if struck by lightning, he took two steps back, supported the long pillar by the door to stand firm, and looked at the man in disbelief.

After ** years pass, the appearance of a person may change a lot, but the voice will not change that much.

Du Hengshuang kept Du Xiancheng's voice firmly in his mind.

She had long felt that this man was surprisingly familiar, and now that she heard this voice, she no longer had any doubts.

"Father...you came back? Did you come to see me?" Du Hengshuang asked softly as if he was dreaming.All of a sudden, the door was opened, and then it was closed in a hurry to keep the sun out.

Du Xiancheng was also very excited.He didn't expect that Du Hengshuang recognized him immediately.You know, she was only six years old when he left.So many years have passed.When he looks in the mirror, he doesn't even recognize himself.

"What are you doing behind closed doors? I'm not shameful?" Du Xiancheng smiled, calmed down, and walked towards Du Hengshuang.

Du Hengshuang turned around in surprise, "Father... aren't you?"

Du Xiancheng stood still five steps away from her, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, child. I'm not dead, I'm back from overseas."

Dad didn't die? !

Du Hengshuang's heart was tormented in the frying pan.Then it was picked up and put into the ice cellar, wandering between the coldest and hottest places.

"Father, are you really not dead?!" Du Hengshuang couldn't bear it anymore, threw himself into Du Xiancheng's arms and cried, just like when she was a child, every time she was taught by Fang Wuniang, she would go to her father and cry. Fan.Du Xiancheng would hold her in his arms.Not only warm words to comfort, but also promised many conditions.Bring her beautiful flowered clothes and jewelry, and take her out for horseback riding, hunting, and eating out.In the days before the age of six, in Du Hengshuang's mind, it was like being in heaven, without any regrets.

Du Xiancheng raised his hand, stayed in the air for a while, and then lightly patted Du Hengshuang on the shoulder, "Good boy, let's not cry. If there is anything that goes wrong, tell Dad, Dad will definitely help you take care of it properly." .”

Du Xiancheng's mind is as solid and reliable as a mountain.

Du Hengshuang snuggled into his arms, feeling an unprecedented peace of mind and peace.

It seems that a string that has been broken for nine years has only really relaxed today.

Even when she married Xiao Shiji, she never let go of this feeling.

Maybe it's because she knows that in this world, there is only one person who will spoil and love her unconditionally, regardless of any return, as long as she is happy, he can do anything. ——This man is her father.

Du Xiancheng was also extremely excited.

My favorite daughter has finally grown up, and after so many years, she has not forgotten herself.

Du Hengshuang cried presumptuously for a while, feeling much better, took out a handkerchief to wipe away tears embarrassingly, "Father, I'm rude."

Du Xiancheng let out a snort, helped Du Hengshuang to sit down on the high chair beside her, sat down beside her, stared closely at her face and asked, "I heard that your mother-in-law beat you?"

Du Hengshuang let out an "uh" and diverted the conversation with some embarrassment, "Father, where have you been all these years? Why didn't you even send a letter back?"

Du Xiancheng knocked on the table seriously, "What am I asking you? Don't interrupt me. ——Did that dead woman, Long Xiangye, hit you?"

Du Hengshuang coughed again, and finally covered his mouth with a veil and said angrily, "Father, how can you say that about my mother-in-law? Besides, it's been more than a month, and I'm already healed, the pain is gone, it's all gone. My mother-in-law is very good to me now."

Du Xiancheng snorted and scolded with a smile: "Little slicker, you know how to talk about him." Finally, he said: "Shuang'er, father came back late, if I came back earlier, I would not let you marry Xiao Shi And that kid. ——My good daughter was married, but she was slapped in the face by that woman! I heard that your face was swollen from the beating, tell me honestly, is it true?"

Du Hengshuang lowered his head, played with the flounder rose pendant hanging on his waist with both hands, hesitated and refused to answer directly.

"Don't try to be sloppy. Qian Bo told me everything." Du Xiancheng held back his breath.He escaped death overseas and finally returned in glory, only to find that his wife had remarried five years ago and brought two children to Jing Zhaoyin's residence.

If it is an ordinary common people's family, he will spend a lot of money to bring back his wife and children.But Jing Zhaoyin's mansion is not something that he, who just returned from overseas, can touch.Even with his status as the special envoy of Frans Ya, he still can't beat Jing Zhaoyin.Besides, he already knew.Fang Wuniang has given birth to a son to Jing Zhao Yin Xu Shao.

With a son, it's different.

Du Xiancheng didn't understand why Fang Wuniang remarried, so he went back to Luoyang to make an unannounced investigation for a while before he understood the situation back then.It turned out that eight years ago, his "death news" came back. Fang Wuniang thought he was really dead, so she took her two children back to the ancestral house in Luoyang, but was bullied by the Du family who almost took her away. property.Sweep her and her two children out of the house.

It was Xu Shao, who was then the chief minister of Luoyang, who came forward to save their family's property.

Later, after Fang Wuniang kept his filial piety for him for three years, she married Xu Shao to fill in the house.

The property of the Du family was still given to Du Hengshuang as a dowry.

Du Xiancheng learned about all this, and also knew that Xu Shao was married to a matchmaker, and Fang Wuniang did not suffer.Just breathed a sigh of relief.

Later, when he returned to Chang'an, he asked someone to report to Jing Zhaoyin's mansion, and he only met Fang Wuniang a few days ago.

When Fang Wuniang saw him, she also had mixed feelings, and cried in his arms, but when it came to the future of the two of them.Fang Wuniang was still reluctant to leave the Xu family, after all she and Xu Shao had a son.Boys are different from girls.Girls are considered to be oil bottles.Anyway, I'm going to get married in the future, so it doesn't matter.

Boys will be criticized for being oil bottles.

Of course, the most important thing is that Xu Shao will definitely not allow Fang Wuniang to leave him and follow Du Xiancheng again.

Du Xiancheng had no choice but to leave quietly, not disturbing Fang Wuniang's life anymore.

His days in Daqi with the mission are numbered.Soon to be sailing back to France.

Originally, he wanted to take his family to sea together, but now he doesn't need it.

The wife remarried.When the daughter married, the younger daughter didn't recognize him at all.

He originally thought that he was in Daqi, so he had nothing to look forward to.

But just yesterday, he heard Uncle Qian talk about Du Hengshuang, saying that she was not living comfortably in Xiao's house.

Hearing that that dead woman Long Xiangye dared to beat his daughter, Du Xiancheng became very angry.The daughter he held in his hands and raised so pampered was actually abused by that woman. Did she eat the courage of her ambition? !

Du Xiancheng was already a bit gangster, so he pulled out a shiny dagger from his hand, and said to Du Hengshuang, "Your father and I are going back to Fransya soon, do you want me to help you save this big knife before I leave?" Trouble solved?"

Du Hengshuang was scared out of his wits, and hurriedly said: "Father, don't do this, my mother-in-law treats me well."

"That's not bad?" Du Xiancheng patted the table, "How did your mother teach you during the few years I was away? The Xiao family is so messy, why did she allow you to marry? I told her back then However, if Xiao Shi and this kid grow up to be incompetent, we will break the contract and not marry him. Fortunately for her, this pedantic woman actually married you into the cave of dragons and tigers."

It is too exaggerated to compare the Xiao family to a dragon's pool and a tiger's den.

Du Hengshuang couldn't help laughing, "Father, there's no such thing."

"Don't speak for them anymore. I won't talk about Long Xiangye, that damn old woman. Back then, Big Brother Xiao found out that she was such a virtuous person, and his intestines were full of regret. It's a pity that she would give birth to a son, otherwise she would have divorced her. Now Seeing her like this, I really regret that I pleaded for good things for her back then, so I should have let Brother Xiao just divorce her back then!" Du Xiancheng was very dissatisfied with his precious daughter being mistreated, and kept scolding Long Xiangye, He also scolded Xiao Shiji, "If you don't worry about it, you will let my old lady bully her daughter-in-law to seek a good name. We don't want this kind of man." He began to urge Du Hengshuang to break up with Xiao Shiji and throw him away. Du Xiancheng Help her find a good husband.

Du Hengshuang was both funny and moved.

A father's love is like a mountain, and this feeling of being backed by a mountain cannot be given by my mother.

Du Hengshuang spoke for Xiao Shiji, "Father, and elder brother also thought of me and did a lot of things..." After speaking, he told about Xiao Shiji's trap to scare Long Xiangye, and finally emphasized: "Father , Don't tell anyone about this matter at all. You know, if this kind of thing spreads, the mother-in-law will be so ashamed. If she can't think about it for a while, it will also affect my brother's reputation. "

Although Du Xiancheng looks heroic on the outside, he is very shrewd and meticulous on the inside.

"You don't need to remind me, don't I know the virtues of that damned woman Long Xiangye? ——You want to save face and suffer, you can't be like her."

Du Hengshuang nodded with a smile, and asked Du Xiancheng about his future plans.

Du Xiancheng said conveniently that he would soon return to France with the mission, and then said sincerely: "This time I go back, I will ask the king of France for the opportunity to be stationed in Daqi. Living in Chang'an."

Du Hengshuang was very happy, and asked many questions. The father and daughter kept talking until the sun was setting in the west, Xiao Shiji kicked the gate open, and the two stopped talking and looked back at the door.

Xiao Shiji stood at the door with a pale face, the sun shone in from behind him, covering his face in the backlight, so he couldn't see the expression on his face clearly.

Qian Bo followed to the door, and said anxiously: "Uncle Xiao, I told you, Missy has something important..."

Du Hengshuang stood up from the high chair, and said displeasedly, "What's the matter with you? This is the middle hall of my house."

Xiao Shiji just came in from the light, his eyes couldn't adapt to the gloom in the room for a while, he could only see a tall man sitting beside Du Hengshuang, he was so angry and impatient, he wished to draw out his knife and stab him seven or eight times a hole.

Chamber rubbed his hands anxiously.But Du Xiancheng had previously explained to him, telling him not to tell others that he was back, otherwise it would be difficult for Fang Wuniang.

Now that Xiao Shiji looks like this, he obviously misunderstood.

Du Hengshuang also understood, and said with a wry smile: "Uncle Qian, it's fine. You can go and rest first."

Qian Bo looked at Du Xiancheng.

Du Xiancheng nodded slightly to him.

Only then did Qian Bo go down, and before leaving, he closed the door again.

Xiao Shiji was surprised when he saw the door closed again.

His eyes adjusted to the light in the room, he looked carefully at the man sitting, and suddenly remembered who he was, and for a moment his chest felt like he had been hit by a sledgehammer, his knees softened, and he knelt in front of Du Xiancheng, screaming "Father-in-law..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: There is another update around 7:[-] pm.Today is the third watch for fans.Khan, everyone's pink tickets seem to be gone.Oops.