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Dong Lei saw that Dong Shu was actually crying because of what she had said, and appeared to be at a loss as to how to console Dong Shu.

Just as Dong Lei was anxious to go out and find someone to comfort Dong Shu, Dong Shu calmed herself down and looked at Dong Lei: "Brother Lei, is everything alright at home?"

Well, Miao-er had a son, and his family was delighted." Father and Mother are still well, and I have been reading books for a few months now, so I have grown a lot. " Dong Lei looked at Dong Shu and explained the situation of his family before blushing red. He continued in embarrassment, "Also, the marriage has been set. It was the second daughter of a merchant in the county. Her grandfather had also been an official in the family, but his rank was not high.

Hearing that Dong Lei's marriage was set, Dong Shu's face immediately revealed a happy smile: "Brother Lei is not young anymore, it's time to set the marriage." After saying this, Dong Shu paused for a moment before continuing, "Why didn't you write to me earlier to tell me about this matter, so that I could prepare some gifts for you. I don't know if I'll make it in time. "

"No, no." When Dong Lei heard that Dong Shu wanted to prepare a wedding gift for him, he already knew that his cousin's identity had changed over the past few months, so he quickly waved his hand and said: "I have prepared everything at home. I also know that it's inconvenient for you to return to the capital.

In the end, Dong Lei would choose a merchant woman for his wedding. The most important reason was that the merchant woman would never reject his identity.

The most crucial point was that the girl had a good temper. He had come into contact with her twice, so he didn't have to worry about her. Her family wasn't that nosy, he felt that this type of family was the best. In the future, he wouldn't use his Xu Family's power to do anything.

Although Dong Lei said that, Dong Shu insisted on giving him a gift.

Dong Shu understood, no matter what happened at the end of the year, she would not be able to return to Xiahe Village to attend Cousin's wedding next year, so it was necessary to prepare the wedding gifts.

Dong Shu was too persistent. After Dong Lei was unable to persuade her, he could only give up.

Because of this matter, Dong Shu's mood became a lot better in the next two days, and also because of the commotion she made while preparing Dong Lei's wedding present. On the afternoon of the second day, Old Madame Xu also found out about Dong Lei's upcoming wedding.

"You're not young anymore, and you're the eldest son of the family. Once you get married, your parents will be relieved." The reason the Old Madame Xu said such words was because she was aware of the Dong Clan's situation. She was well aware that the Dong Clan was currently reliant on Dong Lei, and if they wanted to change their sect, they would need to rely on Dong Lei.

Although the youngest son of the Dong Clan was still studying, Old Madame Xu knew that this child was not very smart. He would at most be an Elementary Scholar, and it would be difficult for him to become a High Scholar.

Since he could not become a High Scholar, he could not become a government official. Therefore, the only person who would be able to support the Dong Clan in the future would be Dong Lei.

Moreover, Dong Lei had not become a merchant yet, he was only a manager hired by the Xu Family. When his son was born in the future, with the personality of his third daughter-in-law, he would definitely take care of her a lot.

With such a relationship, it would only take two generations before the Dong Clan would be able to change its name.

Dong Lei arrived too late last night, and met with the other stewards of the Xu Family this morning as well. Only then did he have the time to come and pay respects to the Old Madame Xu.

Because Dong Lei was Dong Shu's Cousin, Old Madame Xu did not have the attitude of seeing a manager, and instead, came to see Dong Lei like he was seeing his own family.

Dong Lei could sense that the Old Madame Xu was concerned about him, so when he heard that the Old Madame Xu was concerned about her marriage, he immediately nodded with a smile. Dong Lei looked at the Old Madame Xu who had finished speaking, paused for a while, and continued: Old lady, I was chatting with the other stewards today, and felt that the news from the capital was not right.

Dong Lei hesitated for a long time before asking this.

Old Madame Xu did not expect Dong Lei to be so detailed, to be able to guess from his idle conversation with the other managers that something was amiss recently in the capital.

Raising her eyes to look at Dong Lei's nervous expression, Old Madame Xu laughed: "There are indeed some matters, but it's alright, you don't have to worry." After saying this, the Old Madame Xu thought for a moment, then said, "Even if we were to return by the end of the year, it would be at least until the end of the year. "Why don't you hurry back in two days. This way, you can hurry along the way and get home before the year ends."

Old Madame Xu's words were actually a little inappropriate, but she was still an elder. These words could be understood as the elder's concern for the junior.

At least, when Dong Lei heard the words of the Old Madame Xu, he didn't feel uncomfortable.

But at this time, he didn't directly answer Old Madame Xu, he only said that he hadn't seen Dong Shu for close to a year, and when he thought about how he needed to talk to her, and how his experience as a manager was still insufficient, he wanted to consult with the other experienced stewards in the capital.

As for returning home, before he left, he had considered that the journey to the north would not be so smooth, so he had told his family in advance that he might not be able to return until the new year.

Since Dong Lei had already said so, Old Madame Xu had no choice but to say something else so he could quickly return.

Furthermore, the Old Madame Xu could also tell that because of Dong Lei's arrival, Dong Shu was in an especially good mood. Therefore, even if it was for her own daughter-in-law, she couldn't say something that was similar to chasing Dong Lei away.

Seeing that Old Madame Xu had stopped talking, Dong Lei could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that he was lingering in the capital, but rather that he had been in charge of the city for months and had always had a good intuition when making decisions or encountering big problems.

The reason why he found out that there was something going on in the capital was due to his self-awareness.

Furthermore, he felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere of the Xu Family. Although no one said it openly, he could feel it.

However, after a few days of probing, Dong Lei could tell that his own cousin did not know too much, so he was slowly sure that the matter in the capital must have an impact on her Xu Family. Otherwise, Old Madame Xu would not hide this from his cousin.

After confirming such a matter, Dong Lei was even more unwilling to leave at this time.

He had arranged for the employees who came with him to return home. Previously, they were here to help him deliver the goods to the capital. Now that he had decided to stay in the capital and not return home for the new year, he couldn't ask them to accompany him.

Dong Lei gave each of them a sum of silver, and entrusted them with the task of bringing letters and gifts to their families.

When Dong Shu found out that Dong Lei was not going to return home to celebrate the new year, she asked Dong Lei about it, but Dong Lei insisted that he did not understand anything about the shop, and wanted to ask the stewards in charge of the shops to advise him.

The most important thing was that before he left the house, he mentioned to his family that he might not return for the new year. He wanted to stay in the capital to attend Yuanxi's capture Zhou banquet before returning.

Hearing Dong Lei's words, even Dong Shu could not say anything.

She only had Yuanxi as her only child at the moment, so her cleansing method and the full moon were all done in Xiahe Village.

If that really happened, it wouldn't be good if no one from his family was present.

Because of this thought, Dong Shu didn't ask when Cousin would return home again.

It just so happened that during this period of time, she would have more time to prepare some gifts for his wedding, and since the villagers of Xiahe Village had brought presents for her, she had to prepare some things for Cousin to bring back when he returned.

Dong Lei waited for another two days. Seeing that Dong Shu did not ask him any further, he could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

After all, he was only guessing. He didn't even find any evidence because of his intuition.

Today, was already the fifteenth day of the twelfth month, and the new year was just around the corner, but Xu Shiqiu still did not have the intention to return.

However, with Dong Lei at home, although he was not a person from the Xu Family, he was still Dong Shu's Cousin and could be considered to be Xu Shiqiu's big brother. Sometimes, when male guests came to visit, he would be able to help receive them.

Even though Yan Ye was the grandson-in-law of Xu Family, he could not openly reveal his identity, so even though he was closer to Dong Lei than him, it was inconvenient for him to reveal his identity.

Although it was not convenient for Yan Ye to appear openly, he had secretly gone to meet many people during this period.

The Elder Sun was sure that they would not betray Yan Ye's people, especially since they had secretly belonged to the crown prince's bloodline and had been in contact with the Sun family all this time.

This time, Yan Ye used his identity as a Sun family member to visit these people. A few sharp-eyed people were able to tell that the lower half of Yan Ye's face was a little familiar.

Of course, they only felt that it was a little familiar, but they did not dare to casually guess Yan Ye's identity. After all, no matter if it was Yan Ye's real identity or the Sun family that he was representing, they did not dare to offend him.

However, Ye Jingde was not one of them.

When the crown prince was still around, Ye Jingde was only around ten years old. At that time, he would not have gotten married, nor would he have any power of his own.

When he was on his way home from the palace this time, he occasionally saw Yan Ye's side profile. Although it was just one glance, he was still suspicious of Yan Ye's identity.

Yan Ye was just passing by in a hurry that day, he did not notice that his identity had already been guessed by someone.