In October, the situation in the capital was tense, with soldiers outside the city chaotic, and martial law inside the city was in a state of martial law. It was only half an hour and the city gate and market were opened for half an hour in the morning and evening. Rice and grain were priced at a day, and there was nowhere to buy vegetables. For residents in the city, this kind of life was simply hot. The fastest update

In the capital city, the family lives a very hard life.

The Shen family did not buy land in the capital. They all felt that Chen Xi could not last long in the court, so they would rather buy land in their hometown Tingzhou Prefecture. This is not only the idea of ​​Shen Mingjun and his wife, but also Xie Yuner, because Xie Yuner had considered buying land in the capital, but now she is secretly grateful that if she bought land in the capital, the land would be basically abandoned in the war, and it would be different whether she could get it back after the war.

"I don't know how my husband is doing!"

Xie Yun'er was the mistress of the family. When Chen Xi was away, she had to shoulder the food, drink, defecation and urination of the whole family.

There are many people in the family, from elders like Shen Mingjun and his wife to children like Chen Ping, they all need people to take care of them. Fortunately, there are maids and servants in the capital, and with Yun Bo and others helping each other, Xie Yun'er's burden is lighter, but she is still a little confused about what is happening in front of her. A woman's family always has many things that she can't reach, not to mention that she is still in charge of a mansion of a second-rank court official.

News from Northwest was cut off a month ago.

Chen Xi wrote a letter back and reported his safety. After that, there was no news. No one knew whether he was dead or alive. Xie Yun'er just found out from the words that came back from outside. He knew that the war was not going well now. It is said that after a series of defeats at the border, no one could tell where Chen Xi's troops went.

After Chen Xi, there was no letter to be sent back. Even if Xie Yuner asked Xie Hengnu to go back to her parents' home to inquire, she would not get valuable news. Now she only knows that Chen Xi is leading his troops in Xuanfu, and she doesn't know anything else.

She always likes annoying mother-in-law Zhou, who has nothing to do. Every day, she goes to the Shen family mansion to ask about the situation. At first, she asked the maid to ask, and then Zhou herself, as if Xie Yuner had abducted her son away.

"...I said daughter-in-law, you know that Hanwaer is a man. Sometimes he doesn't know how to be a good person. When I was taking the exam, I went there for several months, or even for years. I was always worried as a mother. Now that others are on the frontier, even if they are busy, they should write a letter back. He doesn't know, don't you know to remind him?"

In Zhou's opinion, Chen Xi went to the northwest to become an official, and whether to fight or not has much to do with him.

It was like Chen Xi was the governor of the southeast. Even if the war was tense, he would write one or two letters to send them back to make the family feel at ease. In Zhou's opinion, fighting is to accumulate merit for his son. Now his son goes to work in the northwest to be accused of great merit. As for any danger, it is all about joining the army below and has nothing to do with her son.

Xie Yuner felt powerless in front of Zhou and had nothing to explain.

Even if her mother-in-law is a "shirk" and always likes to cause trouble for others for nothing, she is at least good for her. She was once a good sister, but now she is a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and her relationship is always closer. Moreover, Xie Yuner does not know the situation of Chen Xi in the northwest. She doesn't want to say too much that makes Zhou's random thoughts.

Xie Yuner said: "Mom, don't worry, my husband is lucky and the heavenly beings. Even if he leads his troops outside, he can always be able to escape danger. This time, my husband is in the northwest and will definitely make contributions. I will just wait for the troops to return to the court!"

Zhou said happily: "Of course, I don't look at whose son it is. What can I do wrong with it? That Yun'er, this... Juro is naughty at home. I want to send someone here to study with you. And... Yi'er, you have no problem, right?"

Xie Yuner thought to herself that her brother-in-law Chen Yun is timid and can't be naughty? On the contrary, Chen Yier is simply a demon king who can argue wherever he goes. Perhaps her mother-in-law doesn't want to take Chen Yier, so she wants to send the twin brothers over.

Anyway, Xie Yuner took care of her brother-in-law and sister-in-law for a day or two. She has long been used to having two noisy little guys at home. After all, this huge mansion also needs some lively atmosphere, so she replied: "Mom, don't worry, send Juro and Yier here. I'm here and Xiaoyu. I'll ask Xiaoyu to help take care of her more!"

Xie Yun'er doesn't have much time. After all, she has to take care of her son and has to take care of the family business. Xie Hengnu is almost going to give birth, and she has a big belly and needs her sister's care.

Zhou was a little dissatisfied: "Have you seen a little bit of a girl when she asked her to take care of the child? Yun'er, no matter what, you have to take responsibility as your sister-in-law, so that your mother can rest assured!"

"I understand, mom!"

Xie Yuner agreed, but she didn't agree. After all, she was too busy and couldn't do anything at all. As for taking care of the child, she would rather give it to the girl who had two children and Xiaoyu. No matter what, Xiaoyu is now the mother of the child.

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In the blink of an eye, it was late October and the situation in the capital completely deteriorated.

With the attack and loss of Zijing Pass, the capital was in full swing. Before, the soldiers outside the city were in chaos. Now the city has begun to become turbulent. A large number of officers and soldiers have begun to travel around the streets, and even strong men have been arrested in the city. All men over thirteen years old must register at the government office and may be recruited at any time.

Even Ma Jiu and others who had just arrived in the capital need to report their documents.

After all, Ma Jiu had fought bandits in the southeast with the army, so he had military experience. Originally, Chen Xi mentioned Ma Jiu's contribution in his request for merit to the court, hoping that Ma Jiu could serve in the army.

In the southeast, the situation reported by the court was feasible, but when he returned to the capital, Chen Xi was recruited to the northwest, and Ma Jiu and others stayed in the capital, so the matter of Houque in the Ministry of War was missing was gone.

But this time the war began, and Ma Jiu's military citizenship was brought up again.

This matter was led by Xie Qian. Xie Qian remembered that when Chen Xi was fighting pirates on the southeast coast, he was following a group of people. These people were cultivated by Chen Xi himself. Based on the idea of ​​having strong generals without weak soldiers, Xie Qian felt that these people could be entrusted to the Ministry of War, immediately greeted the Ministry of War, re-planned the meritorious service of Ma Jiu and others, and even proposed to recruit Chen Xi's subordinates to the capital, such as Jing Yue and others.

It takes a certain amount of time to transfer troops from the southeast to the capital, and the mountains and rivers are long, but it is not difficult to give Ma Jiu a general.

With Xie Qian's mediation, several people who followed Chen Xi to fight bandits in the southeast were requisitioned by the Ministry of War and were transferred to the Governor's Office of the Five Army, because Xie Qian did not actually take charge of the military power. Even if the Ministry of War and Governor's Office of the Five Army gave face, Ma Jiu and others still did not get the Governor's Office, which was similar in nature to the small officers in the reserve service.

Ma Jiu encountered some trouble in the Ministry of War. Although Xie Qian had spoken for him, the county magistrate was not as good as the current officer, and the official positions in the army were not vacant at any time.

After being appointed by the Governor's Office of the Central Army, Ma Jiu was temporarily awaiting absent as a small flag, which was considered "extra favor". Ma Jiu took the errand, but he didn't know which army he served in, so he returned to Shen's house in a daze. When he saw his wife telling the matter, Xiaoyu was very happy because his husband finally "stands ahead" with Lord Shen.

"My husband is doing well. When the master comes back, he will definitely find a way!" Xiaoyu said in an encouraging tone.

Ma Jiu smiled bitterly: "Xiaoyu, you look up to me. I followed the master to fight, but I just ran errands in front of the horse and behind the horse. Whoever did it might be better than me... Alas, I hope the master has something else to do in the northwest!"

In the minds of the old man in the carriage and horses, he already regarded himself as a servant of the Chen Mansion, and his heart was the Shen family. In the past, they regarded Hui Niang as their employer, but now Hui Niang died for some reason, they can only hope for Chen Mansion... Now Shen Xi's achievements are very dazzling, and it is also a supreme glory for these servants. Whenever there is any trouble when you go out, whenever you mention Chen Mansion, others will immediately look at them with admiration and everything will be fine.

Just as Ma Jiu was worried about his absence, someone suddenly came from his mansion that afternoon and summoned Ma Jiu to the Ministry of War to discuss matters.

"Ministry of War?"

When Ma Jiu heard this term, he felt extremely unfamiliar. He didn't feel that he was qualified to enter the gate of the Ministry of War. The entrance of the yamen was too big. He had to lower his head when passing by the Ministry of War.

The visitor was an official from the Ministry of War, with a smile on his face: "General Ma, you are a noble person. How can you do without your old man participating in military and national affairs?"

The sudden complimentary words made Ma Jiu's head "buzz". He had no idea what was going on, and thought to himself: "Has the master returned from the northwest?"

Ma Jiu was originally helping the mansion to make tofu, so he quickly asked Xiaoyu to go in and ask Xie Yuner for leave. He came out of the mansion and saw that the door was ready for a tall horse and there were escort soldiers in front and behind.

"Please, General Ma!" the official said with a smile.

Ma Jiu didn't bother to ask more because he felt that he was not qualified to ask questions. When he got on his horse and went to the Ministry of War, although the streets were deserted, he felt a sense of glory.

When he arrived at the Ministry of War, someone came to lead Ma Jiu. Ma Jiu jumped down and had not yet stood still, but he saw a gorgeously dressed young man standing on the steps of the Ministry of War's office looking at him. After seeing him, the young man walked over here, followed by a few servile people. Looking at the posture, Ma Jiu was very suspicious of being the eunuch in the play.
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