During the end of the year, Chen Xi was completely idle. He walked in the yamen and at both sides of his home every day. He occasionally went to Huiniang's place, and he would not stay for too long. There were even fewer overnight because Lin Dai, who was pregnant at home, needed him to accompany him.

Just at this moment, Xie Hengnu also became pregnant.

The Shen family was full of joy.

The two women became pregnant at the same time, which greatly increased the possibility of giving birth to a male child. Zhou started running to the Shen family every day, and even didn't go back at night. He spent the night in Shenxi's house, saying that he wanted to mention the two daughters-in-law, but in fact, when he was old, he felt that her husband could not be regarded as a supporter, and his son needed to shelter her from the wind and rain.

During the end of the year, more and more people came to Chen Mansion to give gifts.

Chen Xi has a remarkable status in the court, and his relationship with Xie Qian, the civil and military ministers of the court are all full of expectations for Chen Xi.

In order to contact Chen Xi, the officials of the court basically came to give gifts and went through a formality. Even if Chen Xi did not like these official etiquettes, they still arranged for people to return gifts, and Xie Qian and Xie Duo also had to give gifts, which was a basic etiquette.

As the end of the year approaches, Xie Yuner and his family moved from Tingzhou Prefecture to the capital, saying that they would arrive in the next few days.

Because Chen Xi was a stable official in the capital, he had become the Minister of War and had no possibility of being transferred to the local area for the time being. Xie Bolian had no living in her hometown in western Fujian, and the number of land and houses at home was not very large, so she simply decided to move her family back to the capital.

In this way, where Xie Bolian's family lives becomes a problem.

Logically speaking, Xie Bolian and his family should go back to the old house of Xie Mansion, but now that house is Shen Mingjun and his wife live in, so it is obviously not suitable for them to move out.

Xie Yuner arranged for a while and was going to find another place for Shen Mingjun and his wife, but according to Zhou's intention, she either lived in the old house of Xie's mansion or moved back to Shenxi's Shangshu Mansion to let Xie Yuner make a choice among them.

Xie Yun'er had no choice but to ask Chen Xi for instructions.

Chen Xi has nothing to do these days, so he has been home early. He wanted to accompany Lin Dai and Xie Hengnu, but who knew that he would encounter such a bad thing?

Chen Xi frowned and said, "Didn't you tell you before that you can prepare a new mansion for the two elders? The mansion has enough silver. I have also purchased some real estate and land before, so I asked my mother to choose any place..."

Xie Yuner's face was full of embarrassment: "My husband, my mother refuses to move."

Chen Xi's breath was a little uncomfortable: "The old house of Xie's family is owned by the Xie family, but my parents are here for the time being. Since the owner should move out when he comes back, do you still want them to live together?"

"My husband, I want to move to our place!" Xie Yuner reminded.

"Is it not right!"

Chen Xi was a little annoyed. It was not that he was unfilial, but that he didn't want to face Zhou's day and night. Zhou's family had no education, had vulgar words, was scruples, and always liked to make things difficult for him when they were done. He was already very upset about the affairs of the court, and seeing Zhou would make him feel a little angry.

Xie Yun'er stood beside her honestly, obviously helpless.

Chen Xi calmed down his anger and said, "You have to let my mother move out of Xie's mansion. You said she didn't listen. I'll talk to her carefully when I turned around. I can't rely on her temperament. The peace of the Shen family cannot be destroyed by her alone!"

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Chen Xi originally wanted to discuss the moving matter with Zhou, but because the Sili Supervisor suddenly launched an attack, it was said that it was to conduct a financial review of the six ministries, and focused on "careing" the Ministry of War. Chen Xi had to stay in the yamen for two consecutive days, and the matter was delayed.

I didn't have home for two days. When Chen Xi came back, it was already the 26th morning of the twelfth lunar month. I received a message that it was the 27th lunar month, that is, tomorrow, Xie Bolian and his family would arrive in the capital.

In order to welcome her family, Xie Yuner took great pains to meet her family. After all, the problems that arose between her mother-in-law's family and her parents' family needed to mediate, so she simply rented a yard and prepared to let Xie Bolian and her family live outside and discuss it slowly.

After Chen Xi came back and heard about it, he went directly to the old house to meet Zhou. Who would have thought that as soon as he met, Zhou scolded him before he could speak.

"...You stupid baby, mom raised you with great difficulty and cultivated you into a talent. You are so good. Now that you are hard, you dislike mom for being in the way? Your wife's family is human, but parents are not human, right? You would rather give such a good house for your wife and family than for your parents... Why did I give birth to such a conscience-free thing..."

Zhou's words made Chen Xi speechless.

In Shen Xi's opinion, Zhou is usually quite restrained and will not curse people casually, at least she can do her duty and pretend to behave. But in this private situation, Zhou is just a stingy person. She used to be like a stingy person, but now she is still like a bear when she becomes Shangshu's mother.

Shen Mingjun didn't come out, and there were only two little guys Chen Yun and Shen Yier watching.

At this time, the two little guys were no longer ignorant, they both grew up, and it was the time to grow up, especially Chen Yier, who was half a head taller than her brother, and was staring at her mother with a look of admiration on her face.

My brother is a high-ranking official in the court, but when I meet my mother, I will be scolded to death.

"You two, go out first, I have something to say to my mother." Chen Xi knew that being scolded by my mother in front of her brother and sister is not a good thing for their growth.

But then I thought about it and letting my younger brother and sister live with me is a life of being beaten and scolded every day, so it makes no sense to let them avoid it.

Zhou now believes in her previous educational logic and feels that it is her own beating and scolding education that cultivated Chen Xi, so that she adopted the same method in the education of Chen Yun and Shen Yier.

Chen Yi'er had no scruples, but Chen's luck would be in trouble.

Chen Yun himself has a very restrained personality, a bit like Shen Mingjun. He has a strong brother, a strong mother and sister, but a cowardly father, which makes his personality tend to be as dull and dull as his father.

Chen Yun had a very average understanding. His family invited his husband to come back and taught him the Four Books and Five Classics. Unfortunately, he was not good at reading and his grades were stagnant, which made Zhou's family very angry.

After the two young men went out, Chen Xi said, "Mom, is it okay to talk about things and do things? This house is the old house of the Xie family. When the Xie family comes back, we will return the house to them. If you think you don't like other houses you buy, then the child will buy you a bigger house and buy you a dozen servants and maids... Anyway, you want, just buy it for you!"

"Um!?"

Zhou, who was very angry before, heard that there would be a bigger house and more servants and maids. His eyes suddenly widened and he asked, "Your father-in-law will arrive in Beijing in the next two days. Is it time to go?"

Chen Xidao: "It's time to have money. Besides, what is the child's identity now? Does it take a long time to buy a house for a minister of War? As long as the house is feng shui good, you can buy it directly if you like it... When will the mother go to see the house?"

Zhou lifted her sleeves: "It's OK at any time!"

After Zhou arrived in the capital, he did not live the life she wanted.

She wanted to be Chen Xi's home, but Chen Xi didn't like her, and often she was rude to her. Chen Xi's status in the court was too high, so Xie Yun'er listened to Chen Xi's everything, so that Zhou did not even have the minimum financial power.

Now Shen Xi bought her a house to relax her heart so that she would not always want to take everything into her hands.

Chen Xi has money on hand, so it basically costs about 1,000 taels of silver to buy a house in Beijing, or even 2,000 taels. This is almost an unbearable burden for ordinary people, but for Chen Xi, buying a house is not a big deal.

He usually does not need to accept bribes or pay bribes. The two major chambers of commerce under his name make money every day, and the silver that Zhu Houzhao rewarded him before, were very generous.

After Chen Xi returned, he asked Zhu Qi to buy a house. Zhu Qi had accumulated extensive connections in the capital for several years, and whenever he came forward, ordinary things could be solved.

After Chen Xi made arrangements, he felt relieved.

Just after noon, Zhu Qi brought a few messages from the house and came back to Chen Xi to report to Chen Xi. Chen Xi asked Zhu Qi to take full responsibility and took Zhou to take him to take him to see him, and he would buy wherever he liked, and it would be best to buy all the furniture. If there was something missing, Zhou could move some from the old house of Xie’s mansion.

In the end, we have to get things done before Xie Bolian and his family return to the capital tomorrow.

Chen Xi never thought that buying a house would be so hasty. In order to take advantage of Zhou's heart, he asked Zhu Qi to agree with the man in the capital to solve the matter of servants and maids. The maids and servants they bought must have a contract to sell their bodies. In his vision, Zhou had the right to use the house and control the servants and maids, but had no final decision.

In one day, everything needs to be handled. In Shen Xi's opinion, it seems a bit hasty. Fortunately, his identity is there, and even if he goes through a household registration procedures, it will be smoother than others. Chen Xi simply asked Zhu Qi to act on behalf of him and did not ask more about it.

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Zhu Qi's work efficiency was extraordinary. He quickly got it done what was originally extremely complicated to Shen Xi.

As dusk approached in the afternoon, Zhou saw a house, which was an official house, with four inches in front and four inches. It was similar to the old house of Xie’s mansion, and both had courtyard houses, but it was more spacious than the old house of Xie’s mansion. What was more important was that the house was equipped with furniture and maids. Zhou was very satisfied after seeing it.

With Zhu Qi's mediation, the house soon signed a deal for sale.

After everything was done, Zhu Qi came back to report to Chen Xi.

At this time, Chen Xi was in the study room and had a rare day off. He really didn't want to worry about the things nearby. After hearing Zhu Qi's report, Chen Xi put down the official document at hand and nodded:

"Dad Zhu is doing a good job. It is rare that the old lady is not too picky. Today you will help her move over. Remember to transfer a few more people! As for the lady and the young master, you can let them stay in the mansion for a few days..."

Chen Xi knew very well that Zhou liked to make trouble. Even if he moved in a hurry, Zhou would definitely want to clean up his new home. In this way, he would simply let Zhou take Shen Mingjun to make trouble and keep his younger brother and sister in his home.

After all, Chen Yun and Shen Yier are not young anymore and cannot always treat them with the same style as their children. Education needs his guidance.

Chen Xi always felt that it was unreliable to leave his younger brother and sister in front of Zhou.

After receiving the order, Zhu Qi went to work hard, so after signing the transaction contract that day, Shen Mingjun and his wife moved immediately. When the sun set, Chen Yun and Shen Yier were sent back to Shenxi Mansion's house.

During dinner, Xie Yuner went to the study to see Chen Xi, her face full of gratitude. After all, her husband hurriedly asked Shen Mingjun and his wife to move out of the Xie family's old house to make room for her family. Xie Yuner wanted to express her apologies, thinking that it was her family who insisted on going north, which caused today's situation.

Chen Xi comforted, "Yun'er, don't be too heartless. They are all family members. It's a good thing to have their own house on their side. Your family will be in the capital in the future, so you can take care of everything. Oh, by the way, your younger brother and sister are not young this year, right?"

Xie Yuner's face turned slightly red.

Chen Xi's brother-in-law and sister-in-law are not much different from his age. Xie Yuner is the eldest sister at home, and many younger siblings are raised by Xie Yuner.

Xie Yuner was a little embarrassed and said, "My husband, my parents came to the capital because they were more considering the marriage of their younger siblings. My parents felt that staying in Tingzhou Prefecture was never a long-term solution."

Chen Xi couldn't help but smile.

There are some things that he can understand without Xie Yuner explaining in detail.

Xie Bolian herself has no ability, but she has many children, both legitimate and illegitimate. Xie Yun'er has never thought of favoring one or the other. Xie Bolian is also a person who is respectful and thinks that since her eldest son-in-law is the Minister of War and has a great position in the court, the Xie family should also be respectful, so she looks down on the aristocratic families of Tingzhou Prefecture, and the marriage is delayed.

Now, except for Xie Bolian's eldest son Xie Chong got married in Tingzhou Prefecture, the other children are not married.

Chen Xi felt that Xie Bolian brought her children to the capital, and she might have to come forward to help these sister-in-law and brother-in-law find their in-laws.

"I, the top scholar in the dynasty, not only have to consider the affairs of the Shen family, but also the affairs of the wife. Fortunately, there is nothing to bother with Dai'er and Jun'er. Speaking of which, Lin Heng has been out of news for a while..."

Thinking of this in his heart, Chen Xi smiled and said, "When your parents move out today, you can take some maids and servants back to the old house to take a look. If you have any places to clean up, prepare them. I'm afraid it's too late to find someone to make wooden tools. So just move some from the mansion, use them first, and change them a little bit!"

"Um."

Xie Yuner nodded, her expression a little unnatural, but because her mother's family was about to arrive in Beijing, she felt a little more anticipated.

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Xie Bolian and his family arrived in the capital as scheduled.

Originally, Chen Xi had business to do, and he would not welcome him personally, but the errands at the Ministry of War were basically done, and the yamen began to rest. Chen Xi returned home early in the afternoon, so he took Xie Yuner to the old house of Xie Mansion to wait.

When neighbors around the Xie Mansion heard that Xie Bolian's family was moving back, they all felt it was fresh and went out to look for it.

The Xie Mansion was decorated with lights and lights, as if there was a wedding event to be held.
To be continued...