In the old house of Jiangpu, the second old lady was anxious.

Almost a year ago, Jin Yiwei commanded Guo Tang to break into the old mansion in Jiangpu at night, told him about it, and brought the emperor's secret decree, saying that he planned to abandon the Jinling Palace and want to drive the old mansion in Jiangpu, but now, the emperor didn't even show his face, and Guo Tang also disappeared with the emperor.

He has been preparing for so long, and he is still licking his face everywhere and asking for money.

In the sunny study, the second old lady sat alone on the Luohan bed, the lid of the iron kettle on the small red clay stove had been snapping up for a while, and the white mist-like steam was bubbling out.

The second old lady sat in place like a clay wood carving, and the agarwood rosary in her hand turned quickly.

He is fifty-five years old this year, and it is the first time he feels so lonely, and he has never seen his father being excluded by other rooms in his early years, and he has never begged for a career in the cold window for ten years, nor has he ever been forced to become a member of the sea when he has been forced to become a leader, because he firmly believes that with his wisdom, strength and ruthlessness, sooner or later he can climb to that high position, what is it to be trampled on the soles of his feet, what are the ups and downs, as long as he can laugh to the end, it is considered a victory.

However, time passed little by little, and before he knew it, he had changed from a high-spirited teenager to an old man who was about to reach the sixtieth birthday, and looking back, he seemed to be still staying www.biquge.info the Biqu Pavilion, and there was still a long road in front of him.

In the past few years, he has integrated the forces of the Chu family, and finally became the actual ruler of the Chu family, but the power in his hands is closely related to the future of the children of the Chu family.

His future, the future of his descendants, will also lose the support of these people.

For so many years, everyone knows that he is insidious and cunning, and everyone calls him an old fox behind his back, but he often accepts his conditions, that is because he is a trustworthy person, and the promises he makes will be fulfilled, which is his final bottom line and the strongest competitiveness.

It's the same this time, he took the money from each house, and such a large amount of money is naturally to seek some benefits for each house, and now, he doubts very much whether he still has the ability.

The heart of heaven is unpredictable, he shouldn't be so rash, thinking of this, the second old lady sighed.

"Second grandfather." Chu Xiuyi entered the study, saw that the small iron kettle was burned dry, took the handkerchief on the small kang table and covered the handle of the small iron kettle, lifted the small lake, and went to the water urn in the corner of the house.

"Alas, the second grandfather is old, and he is tired like this." The second old lady laughed self-deprecatingly.

Chu Xiuyi put the small iron kettle on the flower table in front of the water urn, lifted the lid of the kettle, and lifted the lid of the water urn, without turning her head back, and said with a smile, "The second grandfather is still young, didn't he take me to practice the five poultry opera this morning?" ”

"Huh." The second old lady smiled wryly, staring at the cracks in the green bricks in the house, where the sunlight shining in from the window left a square of light, which should have been flat reflections, because the cracks shattered into two.

"What's the use of the five fowls? To be old is to be old. "It's like this floor tile, if it cracks, it cracks, and no matter how good the paste is, it can't stick back.

Chu Xiuyi picked up the long-handled water scoop on the shelf next to him, scooped out the water from the water urn, and poured it into the iron kettle, which was not too big, and the two scoops filled most of the pot, he packed up the things, and covered the iron kettle and carried it back to Luohan's bedside.

"I heard that Lian Po is eighty, ten buckets of rice a day, Huang Zhong is a veteran sixty-eight, Xiahou Yuan is slashed before the battle, She Lao Taijun is 100 years old, and the second grandfather is still a child compared to them."

"Haha," I didn't expect this kid in his early teens to give him such a few examples, the second old lady finally laughed twice, his face softened a lot, and he felt happy in his heart, "You kid, where have you listened to so many reviews?" ”

Chu Xiuyi smiled, with a slight naughty naughty on her face, "Originally, when I was in Lanling, I often sneaked out to the teahouse on the street to eavesdrop. ”

Speaking of this, he seemed to remember something again, his expression wilted, and he lowered his head to continue the movement in his hand.

Chu Xiuyi put the small iron kettle back on the red clay small wind stove, took the iron drill and poked the silver wire carbon in the furnace, and the fire was still a little wilting, scorching red again, and the weather in early autumn still felt a little hot, "Second grandfather, I'll open the partition fan, don't suffer the charcoal." ”

"Okay." The second old lady turned out the iron drill in his hand and continued to pound the furnace, and the charcoal fire became more and more vigorous.

"I see that you love the stories of famous generals?" The second old lady asked with interest while poking the charcoal fire.

"That's nature," Chu Xiuyi said here, and became happy again, "I admire Zhao Zilong the most, the minister's bureau, not only a famous general, but both civil and military." ”

He was talking about it on his head, when he raised his eyes and saw that the second old lady was staring at him with a little dignified gaze, he couldn't help but sneer, and said with a smile, "That boy is not a little bloody, right, second grandfather, when you were young, you must have had a fight." ”

The second old lady looked at him with a raised gaze, his beard was ethereal, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, as if he was reminiscing about the past, and he was really right by this kid.

However, as an elder, it is not good to admit to the junior that he was stubborn when he was young, he raised his eyebrows and said, "What can be solved quietly, why do you want to fight, it's not cost-effective." He waved his hand.

Chu Xiuyi laughed when she heard this, "The second grandfather is wise, and the grandson is out of reach." ”

The second old lady raised her eyes and looked at him for a while, and suddenly asked, "Where is your sixth brother?" He asked about his own grandson, Chu Xiudi.

Chu Xiuyi thought for a while and said, "I just went back to the house, and the sixth brother went to study when he saw that there was nothing wrong," and seemed to explain why he didn't go to study, and added, "I saw that the second grandfather had something on his mind, and I didn't feel at ease, so I came over to take a look, and I went to study in a while." ”

The second old lady sighed in her heart this time, the son is not like the father. His eldest son Chu You is quite useful, but this second son Chu Lun is not as keen as his daughter-in-law, and he is not very good at giving birth to a son, Chu Xiudi.

Today he spent so much effort to gather the whole clan to pick up the driver, and when he came back, his son actually went back to the courtyard with just a casual question if there was anything else, completely unaware of the importance of this matter.

He definitely can't directly tell the emperor that the emperor was scheduled to stay in the old mansion in Jiangpu today, and so far only the second old lady and the staff around him know about this matter, but his behavior is so abnormal today, how can he ask more.

There is also the embroidered pillow of the old fourth room, which disappeared on its own at the dock, it is not as good as his mother and his daughter-in-law, if it weren't for his once-in-a-century outstanding learning, and the silver of the old fourth room, he would really be too lazy to carry him.

Before the nephew who had passed by was sensible, the second old lady glanced at Chu Xiuyi again.

Suddenly very interested, he teased Chu Xiuyi, "Then tell me, why am I unhappy today?" (To be continued.) )