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After Lin Luo Lin Xun left the Tang Mansion, Mrs. Tang sat in the room for a long time, and forgot to eat, until the shadow of the sun flew away and the weather turned slightly cooler, and she came back to her senses from her heavy thoughts. She straightened her clothes, wiped her face with a towel, and got up and walked to the master's study.

In the dimly lit study, the lights were already lit early. Tang Yuanwai didn't know whether to wake up or sleep, just lay straight with his eyes closed, his breath was steady and long, after Mrs. Tang walked in, she forgot about him from a distance in front of the door, pondered for a moment, and then walked in and sat next to the sickbed.

I don't know how long later, Tang Yuanwai opened his eyes, the candle flame flickered on his face, and his dull voice sounded: "This day...... It went dark so quickly. ”

"Master, are you awake?" Mrs. Tang raised her head.

"Hmm."

"I'll help you up and sit down for a while." Madame Tang said softly, helping Tang Yuanwai's upper body up, so that he leaned on the soft pillow behind him.

Tang Yuanwai gasped for breath, leaned on the pillow for a long time, and then calmed down, in the shadow of the candle, he glanced at his wife, and said slowly: "I said something too much this morning, you still don't want to be angry." ”

"The master's words have their own truth, but I was too paranoid and didn't think it through."

Tang Yuanwai squinted at the corner of his eyes, glanced at her, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "You...... Do you really think so? ”

"I really think so." Mrs. Tang replied calmly, her voice was as light as water, the corners of her mouth hooked up a smile, and the eyebrows and eyes were also softened, "The master is very thoughtful and appropriate, just imagine that the son of the Hou Mansion must have an extraordinary bearing and excellent upbringing." Although I have never seen the face of the young man of Rong, I have also heard the people and the master say a little, no matter whose mouth is the words of appreciation of the young man of Rong, I have not heard anyone say that he is not. ”

Tang Yuanwai listened with satisfaction, nodded from time to time, and Mrs. Tang continued: "Not to mention that Gongzi Rong has a little appreciation for Xi'er, but without that fate, we can marry others, which is something that we can't ask for in a few lifetimes." ”

"Madam, if you really think so, then I will be at ease!" Tang Yuanwai's sallow face was a little bloody, and his eyes were also shining, "Madame doesn't know what, yesterday in that ring, I have been paying attention to that Rong Gongzi, and when I saw his eyes, I have been on Xi'er, and I haven't moved at all." And when Xi'er first arrived, he took the initiative to come over to greet him, and then I saw the clue, and I thought that the two of them knew each other before! Ha ha...... If, as expected, I think that Rong Gongzi ...... In a few days, I will visit my house again! ”

"Why is the lord so sure? In case that Gongzi Rong is just ......"

"Don't worry, ma'am." Tang Yuanwai closed his eyes and waved his hand, then opened his eyes and said with a smile, "I once said a word when I watched with him at the banquet, I said, if I don't recruit a son-in-law today, then within five days, if no one comes to the house to propose marriage, I will abolish her martial arts and completely change her temperament......"

"Ahh Master, you ......" Mrs. Tang was shocked.

"Madame, don't blame, I just said it casually, and only to him." Tang Yuanwai comforted her and said, "You think, that Rong Gongzi has always admired people who practice martial arts, and our Xi'er martial arts are not bad, if you lose your martial arts because of this, then Rong Gongzi must not be able to accept it." I'll bet on this, and if it happens, it's good, but it doesn't work...... ...... don't hesitate."

Mrs. Tang listened stunned, and after a long time, she gradually showed a knowing smile. She looked up again and asked, "Master, if it can really be done...... I don't know where the Gongsun Marquis Mansion is in Linqing? Not far from us? ”

Tang Yuanwai smiled: "What? If you haven't married your daughter yet, you have to be reluctant? ”

Mrs. Tang just hung her head with a smile and did not speak.

"I advise you not to worry, how far away can you go? In this city, is it possible to marry to the ends of the earth? ”

"Don't laugh, sir, I'm not worried about this, it's just ...... I just want to know, is it difficult for outsiders to enter this Hou Mansion? ”

"That's nature! Don't forget, Gongsun Marquis is the most prosperous official of the dynasty, he is favored by the world, the soldiers and servants are only under the palace, and no one in the country can compare! Of course, I am the biological parents of you and Naxi'er, so it will be much easier to meet her......"

Mrs. Tang nodded thoughtfully, her eyes lit up slightly, and she lowered her head and muttered, "That's good, that's good......"

Just as he was saying this, he suddenly heard a noise outside the door, and the two of them listened carefully, but it was Xi'er's voice. After glancing at the master, Mrs. Tang got up and walked quickly to the door.

I saw Tang Guxi hurrying over with Yu Ming, and the two maids were guarding the door of the study, blocking the young lady, and helplessly persuaded: "It was the lady who ordered no one to enter, young lady, you should be considerate and considerate of us!" ”

"Miss, you really can't go in!"

"Alright, you guys get out of the way, let the young lady in." Madame Tang's warm and loud words sounded behind her. The two maids turned around and saw that Mrs. Tang was already standing behind them, so they both nodded and retreated to both ends.

Tang Guxi gasped sharply, standing at the door and looking at her mother in the house, her chest fell together, and Yuming lowered her head timidly behind her, holding two fingers in silence. Tang Guxi and his mother were relatively close for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and asked, "Why did my mother send someone to guard the door, to prevent me from entering?" What is there that I can't hear? ”

"Xi'er, you're messing around again." Mrs. Tang lowered her eyes slightly, unfazed.

"Xi'er doesn't!" Tang Guxi couldn't help it for a while, and couldn't help shouting, "Mother, you also know what your father did, right?" You should stop him, and you must not do anything that is contrary to morality! ”

Mrs. Tang's eyes moved slightly, took a deep breath, and said, "Since you know everything, you don't have to hide something...... Come in. ”

With that, she turned around and went inside, Tang Guxi stood for a moment, and then followed in.

The two came to Tang Yuanwai's bed, Mrs. Tang sat down unhurriedly, and saw Tang Yuanwai looking at her with a puzzled face, and when she was about to speak, she heard her daughter standing aside say: "Father, can my daughter ask, what have you been doing recently?" What kind of goods are they trafficking? Please tell me the truth! ”

Mrs. Tang was stunned for a moment, and after a long silence she understood, she couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, her heart was completely settled, and then she lowered her eyes and stopped talking.

I saw Tang Yuanwai's eyes wide open, his lips closed, his eyes shot at Tang Guxi like a sword, the flames in his eyes kept jumping, and his cheeks, which had just had blood, instantly turned into an iron blue, staring at Tang Guxi for a long time, before he shouted: "Presumptuous!" How dare you speak to the Father with such an attitude? Where is the etiquette, where is the filial piety! ”

Being yelled at by his father, Tang Guxi's momentum immediately dropped, and after thinking about it carefully, he was indeed too reckless, so he lowered his head and said, "Xi'er...... Xi'er knew that she was wrong. ”

Tang Yuanwai's eyes turned cold from fire, he glanced at her, and snorted coldly: "Today, I slept for a day, as a child, have you ever come to see your father?" ”

"Xi'er came, but you were asleep at the time, and I waited for an hour...... Seeing that you haven't woken up yet, you ...... gone."

"Then are you here for your father's sickness, or for what you are asking at this moment?" Tang Yuanwai said coldly.

Tang Guxi's face was flushed, his head lowered, and he whispered for a long time: "Xi'er, I came here for these two things." In the case of the former, it is because you are afraid that you will get angry again, so you will hesitate and dare not come. In the latter case, it is necessary to come because the matter is important and urgent......"

"Well, if I had dealt with you, I would have made fun of your mother." Tang Yuan waved his hand, lowered his head and coughed twice. Mrs. Tang hurriedly grabbed a handkerchief and stroked Tang Yuanwai's back, patted it gently, and said angrily: "She's just not good at expressing her heart, why are you in a hurry?" ”

"Daddy, are you feeling better now?" Seeing his father's cough, Tang Guxi was indeed worried.

"Okay, it's better than you me off."

"Look at you, what are you talking about...... Mrs. Tang blamed in her mouth, but she went to get a cup of tea on the table, Tang Guxi saw this, and hurriedly reached out to bring it to her mother.

Mrs. Tang glanced at her lightly, withdrew her gaze, lowered her eyes and went to feed Tang Yuan to drink, and asked intentionally or unintentionally, "What you just said, what happened to your father's business?" After all, your daughter's family really shouldn't care about these things......"

Tang Guxi frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Father, don't you usually travel from south to north, don't you do some silk and porcelain trading?" But beyond that...... Do you have any other business? If...... If you really have something to do with the imperial court, I hope you can ......"

Before he finished speaking, the teacup fell to the ground and suddenly fell apart. Tang Yuanwai's face was purple, and there was still a drop of tea on his beard that he had just drunk tea, and he glared at Tang Guxi angrily, trembling all over.

"Do you know what you're talking about right now?" The old voice seemed to be squeezed from the depths of Tang Yuanwai's chest.

"Father, you really ......"

"Say, who told you?" Tang Yuanwai's body straightened up, as if he was shocked, and in an instant, he was no longer sick, his whole body became stronger, and his eyes were red and he asked, "How much do you know?" ”

"Xi'er...... Xi'er only knows that you are going to the north to transport goods about the army, and nothing else...... Nothing! ”

Only a crisp sound was heard, and another piece of porcelain fell to the ground.

The blue and white porcelain spoon in Mrs. Tang's hand, just now, also gently slipped down from her fingertips, and fell to the ground into two halves with distinct edges. Compared to the violent shattering of the teacup just now, this sound seemed clear and subtle, but because of the extraordinarily quiet at the moment, the sound added to the extra shock and alarm.

"What did you say?" Mrs. Tang's face turned slowly was incredibly shocked and frightened, this expression surprised Tang Guxi, and made her even more panicked, "Xi'er, what did you just say...... Are you sure you're not lying? ”

"Xi'er doesn't know whether the original thing is true or false, but what Fang just said is not false." Tang Guxi's voice was much quieter. But immediately she suddenly woke up again, it turned out that her mother did not know about it, so that the two of them had a private conversation in the room...... And what are you talking about?

"So what." Tang Yuanwai was not shocked at this time, his face was even less angry, and he said slowly, "I'm just working for the imperial court, relying on this little bit of connections and channels to transport some of the needs of the army." You two, why make such a fuss? ”

"Dad, although I have never met my grandfather and uncle, I have heard about them since I was a child. Father, do you ...... Have you forgotten how they died? ”

When Tang Yuanwai heard this, his eyes were still staring at him in a daze, but he couldn't make a sound, he stalemate for a moment, his back gradually softened, and finally leaned back on the jade pillow behind him, his tone was still as tough as ever: "This matter has nothing to do with them!" ”

"Nature has nothing to do with them." Tang Guxi replied clearly, his gaze never leaving his father's slightly changing face, "The Si people have passed away, and of course anything the living do has nothing to do with them. But, Father, if you have done something that is contrary to your conscience and treacherous, Heaven will see it. ”

It was already dark, as if a gust of wind was blowing, and the flames on the candlestick danced with the breeze, and for a time the hall was in a trance, and the figures were blurred. Except for the crackling sound of the candle flame burning the flying insects, the room was quiet at this time, except for the deep gasps in Tang Yuan's chest.

And the direct gaze of his daughter was like the roar of a landslide and a sea at this moment, so that he didn't dare to look at it directly.

"You're just ...... A bunch of gibberish. After a long time, he gasped lightly and spat out these words.

Tang Guxi smiled slightly bitterly, took a deep breath, and said, "Father, Xi'er has said this, and I don't want to say more. As for the future...... How do you do it, Xi'er will no longer interfere...... My father was sick and healthy, and Xi'er went back first. With that, Tang Guxi turned around slightly and saluted his mother, "Mother said goodbye." ”

Mrs. Tang nodded slightly, and after Tang Guxi withdrew from the room, she finally raised her head, which had been silent. A pair of dark eyes stared at Tang Yuanwai tightly, his brows were slightly locked, and he spoke for a long time: "Master, you can hide it from Xi'er, but you can't hide it from me......"

Tang Yuanwai was taken aback, but he still controlled his expression properly, glanced at Mrs. Tang, chuckled coldly, and said, "Madame is really sharp-eyed. ”