It always takes a certain amount of time for a woman to give birth to a child, not to mention that Zhao Qingyao is the first child, and the birth will not be so smooth. Chang Runzhi thought that there was also a possibility that Zhao Qingyao would still be in pain when it was dark.

But looking at the old lady's posture of waiting for news from Chang Peng's yard, Chang Runzhi hesitated, but still didn't say anything, just waited with the old lady.

However, the old lady waited for a while, Xu is mood calmed down and stabilized, and when she saw Chang Runzhi sitting obediently on the side, she couldn't help but say: "You go back to the prince's mansion, I'm afraid there will be no news until tomorrow." ”

Chang Runzhi shook his head with a smile and said, "It's still early, my granddaughter is waiting with the old lady." ”

Seeing that she didn't mean to be reluctant, the old lady didn't persuade her much, but said: "Let people look at the little missing moment, don't miss the time to go back." ”

Chang Runzhi responded yes and went back to continue copying her Buddhist scriptures.

The old lady didn't have the heart to chant at this time, so she simply walked in front of Chang Runzhi, watched her copy the scriptures, and pointed out the problems in her writing from time to time.

As she spoke, the old lady couldn't help but talk about the old marquis who had long since passed away.

"Your grandfather was a man of escape, and when he was young, he liked to play around, visit famous mountains and rivers, and make friends all over the world." The old lady said softly: "Because he has traveled a lot of places and seen a lot of things, even if he is not satisfied with his belly, he is better than having rich experience and insight into the world." Later, he inherited the title of Marquis of Anyuan, but he was bound by this title in the boxy mansion of the capital......"

Chang Runzhi couldn't help but stop writing and listened carefully to the old lady's past.

"Your grandfather was originally an idle man, but for the sake of the Chang family's ancestors, he still gave up being a ranger he always wanted to be, put down the long sword in his hand, and stayed in the capital honestly until he died...... Perhaps to make up for his regret that he didn't go all over the world, he raised your father to be a man with that kind of romantic feelings like him. ”

The old lady was still holding the Buddha beads in her hand, and said softly: "The founding four princes, seven marquis and eleven monarchs, the eleven mansions that were created, now only the Zhenguo Mansion, the Fuguo Mansion, the Anguo Mansion and the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, the Wenyuan Marquis Mansion and our Anyuan Marquis Mansion remain. Our Hou Mansion, after your father, is no longer the Hou Mansion. This was expected long before your grandfather was still alive. ”

Chang Runzhi couldn't help but say: "Grandfather is so knowledgeable, it must have been through the actions of previous generations of emperors that he anticipated the current situation." ”

The old lady smiled and said, "At that time, he said that our Hou Mansion will be cut off one day, but I don't know which emperor is the one who cut the marquis, and I don't know what kind of posture the Hou Mansion will be in when it is cut...... It wasn't until he died that he told me that as long as the Hou Mansion was safe, even if the Holy Lord made an excuse to cut the knighthood, we had to admit it honestly and have no other thoughts. He said that this is the inevitable trend of the development of the dynasty, and we can't resist it, so we can only conform to it, adapt to it, and find another way for the Chang family. ”

The old lady's face was in a trance, probably remembering the scene when the old marquis was dying, and her expression was sentimental for a moment.

The old lady continued: "Sure enough, he said it. After your father attacked the lord, one day he drank a little wine, and the next day when he went to the court, because he left a little alcohol on his body, and he was hot-headed and had a dispute with a courtier, and blurted out a few swearing words, he was questioned by the emperor for the dereliction of honor in front of the emperor, and directly let our marquis be demoted to the lord. Your father remembered what your grandfather said on his deathbed, and he was not dissatisfied, and honestly confessed his guilt and accepted punishment......"

The old lady smiled and said, "You see, in the final result, our Hou Mansion was just demoted to attack the lord, and it didn't hurt anything else." ”

Chang Runzhi nodded and said with a smile: "Grandfather has insight into the overall situation and has mapped out the future path for the Chang family. Now that the Chang family is safe and smooth, and the children and grandchildren are angry, I think my grandfather will be happy under Jiuquan. ”

"Yes...... old lady said softly: "He gave up what he always cared about most for the sake of the Chang family, if I can't protect the Chang family for him, he will blame my ...... when I see him in the future."

Chang Runzhi: "You have done your best, grandfather can only be grateful to you, who will blame you." ”

"That's not sure...... He's just a child's temper. The old lady smiled and sighed again: "The Chang family has never had a good life, your grandfather has only one brother, and your father is the only son...... Fortunately, when it comes to your eldest brother's generation, there are still four brothers. I still remember when I first married into the Chang family...... In the blink of an eye, I was going to hold my grandson. ”

Chang Runzhi smiled: "Are you satisfied with holding your grandson?" In another ten years, you will be able to hold your great-grandchildren. ”

"How can you live that long? That's not an old goblin. The old lady couldn't help laughing.

Chang Runzhi said seriously: "Why is it an old goblin?" Old lady, you eat, drink and sleep every day, have a regular schedule and are in a good mood, not to mention hugging your great-grandson, maybe you can even hug your grandchildren! ”

"The more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes." The old lady shook her head helplessly.

Chang Runzhi was very serious and calculated an age account with the old lady.

"You are only in your early sixties now, even if your great-grandson becomes a biological son at the age of eighteen, you will only be in your early eighties at that time, and you will naturally be able to hold your great-grandson at that time. Wait another eighteen years, and you will be 100 years old, and it is just right to bring your grandson. ”

The old lady smiled from ear to ear: "Live a hundred years old? That's really an old goblin. ”

"The old lady counts forward, there are many birthday stars in history who live to be 100 years old, and there are also those who live to be 100 years old." Chang Runzhi said with a smile: "So, the old lady is satisfied with not thinking about holding her grandson, you, you have to watch the Chang family flourish." ”

These words may have touched the old lady, and the old lady recited Amitabha Buddha and said softly: "I hope the Buddha will bless you and let the husband of the Peng'er family have a son." ”

Chang Runzhi paused, wanting to persuade the old lady to be more open to male and female genders, but it was difficult to open this mouth in the face of the old man.

It was the old lady who said first: "It's not that I don't like girls, but it's always boys who pass on the lineage...... With a boy, our Chang family can be passed down from generation to generation......"

When Chang Runzhi heard this, he also dispelled what he wanted to persuade.

The old lady is not a very patriarchal person, let's take Xiao Han's family as an example, Xiao Han's firstborn gave birth to the eldest daughter Chang Muzhi, and it took three or four years before giving birth to the eldest son Chang Peng. In the past three or four years, the old lady did not let her son take a concubine and have a child because she was in a hurry to hold her grandson.

The elderly value the family inheritance, so they need the boy to carry on the lineage. But the old man also values the family rules, and is not in a hurry to break the rules because he wants a grandson, ruining the peace of the family.

Xiao Han and the old lady have always had a good relationship, in addition to the fact that Xiao Han is the old lady's niece, I am afraid that Xiao Han is also grateful to the old lady for not forcing her husband to take a concubine at that time, but giving her time to recuperate and have a son. (To be continued.) )