Chu Xiuyi didn't expect the second old lady to be interested in this, he pondered for a moment, wanting to organize the language.

He took the boiling pot off the small stove, slowly washed the tea set, slowly brewed the tea, poured out the first pot of water, and the fragrance of tea instantly overflowed.

"Tell me about it." The second old lady saw him pinching the lid of the pot and skimming the foam floating on the surface of the water, and patiently encouraged.

Chu Xiuyi raised her eyes to look at the second old lady, and put the lid of the purple clay pot back on the spout, and the excess tea overflowed from the gap and flowed down the body of the pot.

He spoke slowly, "Second grandfather...... I want to come back into office. ”

The second old lady's eyes that had been half-open and half-closed for many years suddenly widened, and suddenly flashed the brilliance of the lion-like solemn condensation, and he opened his eyes and looked up and down at this young nephew, and his heart was full of shock and appreciation.

He is only eleven years old this year, and no one has ever told him about these things, but in these short days, he actually realized it himself, and his stupid second son, can he have this acumen?

He sighed, also rarely, and asked, "Then tell me why I'm not happy today?" ”

Chu Xiuyi actually knew that the second old lady wanted to return to the position of the elder of the pavilion, but it was not easy to say, he had to give an answer with reservations, but he didn't want the second old lady to continue to ask, what is this for? Tempt him? He's a child, what's the point of testing him?

Chu Xiuyi pondered for a while, remembering that the little sister who was a little strange and smart was very jealous of the second old lady, and finally decided to know everything and say everything, such a shrewd person as the second old lady, it was simply boring to be clever in front of him.

He raised his eyes and met the second old lady's gaze, "I think the second grandfather summoned the whole clan to pick up the driver today because he wanted to see the emperor, but he didn't see him, so he was not happy." ”

The second old lady had already expected that Chu Xiuyi was clear in her heart, and it was not surprising to hear him answer like this, but more appreciation.

Chu Xiuyi was horrified to find that the eyes of the second old lady looking at him were no longer the lion's examination of the prey, but the kind of eyes that appreciate his beloved antiques on weekdays, soft, soft, a little earnest, and a little timid.

The second old lady felt that his expression was extremely loving, he nodded with satisfaction, picked up the teapot and poured himself a bowl of tea, and poured a cup for Chu Xiuyi, and asked with a smile in a doting tone that he had never had before, "Do you like Zhao Zilong?" ”

Chu Xiuyi was still speculating about why the second old lady suddenly became so, uh...... He couldn't describe it, but it was very different from the usual high-minded and appropriately loving elders.

Seeing that the second old lady had pulled the topic back to Fang Cai's gossip, he couldn't figure out what the second old lady was thinking, so he had to follow the second old lady's words and replied, "Yes, my grandson admires his wisdom and bravery." ”

The second old lady looked at the little boy in front of him, the originally thin little body was a lot stronger, straight as a pine, his white face looked a little immature, and his clear eyes revealed perseverance and wisdom, this is a good seedling, although it is a succession, it can be regarded as his family, God bless Pukou Chu, he sighed ironically.

From his generation onwards, the third generation finally has a successor.

Looking at this little boy again, it is no longer just a bargaining chip he uses to hold the long house, but the future of his Chu family, the hope that needs to be carefully cultivated, "Then you also want to be a wise and brave person like him?" I see that you often like to read military books. ”

Speaking of this, the little boy lowered his head in some disappointment, and the corners of his mouth drooped slightly, "It's a peaceful age now, I'm afraid it's difficult to produce a talent like Zhao Zilong." ”

The second old lady looked at this little child, and the peaceful years also led to his sorrows, if it was really a young man who didn't know the taste of sorrow, and now, where is the peaceful years, only the people in the market feel that this world is peaceful.

He comforted the child, "I'll hire a master for you to learn martial arts another day, teach you some sticks and fists, don't practice with my old man anymore, by the way, learn to ride and shoot, your body is strong, and you can study well." ”

Chu Xiuyi's eyes burst out with a flash like fireworks, looking like that, as if she was about to jump.

"But there is one point, you can't delay your homework, we are scholars, and studying for the imperial examination is the right way." The second old lady was afraid that he would be childlike and playful, so he specially instructed.

Chu Xiuyi nodded vigorously, "Second grandfather, don't worry, I'm sure of the Yuan clan this time." "He has passed the children's examination a while ago, and he can go to the Xiucai exam.

The second old lady wiped her beard and nodded with satisfaction again.

His own sons and grandchildren just need to study hard, and the future of the family will be handed over to this kid.

In the inner courtyard of the old house in Jiangpu, in the courtyard of the second old lady, the sixth old lady in the fourth room, that is, Xiusun's grandmother is sitting opposite to the second old lady, and the daughters-in-law of the two are sitting in the circle chair below.

Ji Shi saw it, so he asked Xiuguan to take his sisters to the embroidery building to play with the sisters, the children were tired after a day in the sedan chair, don't follow the elders.

Xiusun glanced at the old lady, saw that the old lady nodded slightly, got up and saluted together, and withdrew.

Xiusun stood on the porch, looked back at the half-open partition door, it seems that the old lady and the ladies have something to say, maybe it is about today's trip, but at other people's homes, she is not good at eavesdropping, so she has to follow the sisters all the way to the embroidery building.

In the embroidery building, she made a new discovery, there were two more delicate guests in the embroidery building.

Those two girls look like they are fifteen or sixteen years old, they are dressed very decently, but their words and deeds are slightly shrunken, and they have a characteristic that cannot be ignored, that is, they are beautiful, with apricot eyes and peach cheeks, and they are really one in a hundred beauties.

After listening to Chu Pei's introduction, it became clear that these two were actually sent from the Lanling Chu family, and they were the daughters of the side branch of the Lanling Chu family.

Lanling Chu family, although there are people who are famous, but they are not as prominent as the Pukou Chu family, the side branch of the Lanling Chu family, it seems that the background is not too high, it looks so beautiful, and it still appears in Pukou at this juncture, combined with the fact that the second old lady summoned the daughter of the Pukou Chu family to pick and choose some time ago, there is nothing else I don't understand, this is obviously for the emperor.

But where did Chu Changxun's old man get his confidence to think that the emperor would be able to see these two beautiful daughters?

Also, Xiusun looked at these two flower-like girls, standing aside and gloating and snickering, the second old lady has a good eye, but after all, she is a foreign minister, and she doesn't know the emperor's preferences, even if these two girls see the emperor and enter the palace, they can't hook the emperor's heart. (To be continued.) )