==Chapter 29==

After sending people out, Liu Si turned around the room and saw Lang Jun sitting on the couch with a decadent and painful expression.

Lang Jun has always been uninhibited and uninhibited, acting wildly, and when he encounters something boring, at most he is drunk and drunk, and he relieves a thousand sorrows when he gets drunk, Liu Si has never seen such a look on his face.

"Lang Jun—"

Xiao Hang lay down on the couch and covered his eyes with his hands.

After a long time, he slowly put down his hand. It's just that from Liu Si's perspective, he can no longer see the look on Xiao Hang's face, he can only see him lying there, as if he is extremely tired.

"Liu Si, you say, am I a failure? Failure to be a son, failure to be a husband, failure to be a father......"

"Lang Jun—"

"I can't shelter my concubine, and my daughter can't shelter either, what kind of ...... am I?"

Xiao Hang's voice was deep and erratic, but the pain in his tone was so obvious that it made people tremble.

"No, Lang Jun is not......"

How could Lang Jun fail?

Liu Si has been by Xiao Hang's side since he was a child, Lang Jun is literate at the age of three, can recite poetry at the age of five, and has a wonderful pen Danqing magic axe, who doesn't say that Xiao Jiawu Langjun is a great talent, and the paintings of Qing'an Jushi are worth thousands of gold in the market, how can such a person fail?

If Lang Jun is unsatisfactory, he probably obeys the family to marry the lord of Chaoxia......

Thinking about what happened in the last few days, thinking about the crying of the little lady before, Liu Si's consolation could no longer come out, he didn't know what to say, he knew Lang Jun's embarrassment.

Seeing that Liu Si's words came to an abrupt end, Xiao Hang laughed bitterly.

The enclosure hunting prince was attacked, but the king of Chu coincidentally blocked the fatal arrow for the prince. Afterwards, there was a rumor in the palace, and Emperor Chengyuan was furious, and he strictly ordered a thorough investigation, and everyone was afraid to avoid it.

I didn't know that the whole thing was thunderous and rainy, and after checking for nearly a month, there was no follow-up, except that the king of Chu was unlucky, so it was revealed.

On the surface, this is true, but behind the scenes, there are infinite mysteries. Someone actually killed two birds with one stone, and wanted to beat the sick prince and the queen into hell with one move, and the queen had ordered someone to investigate, and the evidence and signs found showed that this matter was actually done by the queen and the king.

It's like a bolt from the blue!

Fortunately, the king of Chu blocked that arrow for the crown prince, otherwise with Emperor Chengyuan's attention to the prince's Cheng dù, the fate of the queen and King Cheng was unimaginable.

Only they know their own grievances, and Queen Xiao and King Cheng can only use the King of Chu to connect with themselves in the same vein to win the sympathy and trust of Emperor Chengyuan. If you look at this situation, things are developing on the good side, who knows that she will bite the gold halfway, and Princess Changping will use this matter as a threat.

If it was someone else, or even the main messenger of the whole thing, the queen and King Cheng would not be afraid, and now several forces in the palace know about this mystery. Obviously, everyone knew that the attack on the prince was the work of King Cheng's family, but no one dared to take the initiative to jump out. This needs to be thanked to the king of Chu for killing halfway to block an arrow for the prince, and it is estimated that the main messenger in the dark has already cursed the king of Chu hundreds of times.

Obviously, all the Yiqiē are well arranged, the prince is killed, the scapegoat is also there, and the two concubines of the middle palace are gone, so naturally it is their turn to be not from the middle palace. Taking a step back, even if you don't kill the prince, it's not bad to get rid of the queen and the Cheng Wang family, anyway, the prince is frail and sickly, and at first glance he doesn't have a long-lived face, so it's a big deal to wait or plot, all in all, this deal is not a loss.

But he never thought that a king of Chu would come out and do Cheng biting gold.

Now everyone doesn't dare to move, who dares to move the king and the family can bite back, if we do this, will let the king of Chu come out and destroy it? Someone must have framed it! And Emperor Chengyuan, who has always been taboo, half of the suspicion in his heart will disappear because of this, and the person who takes the initiative to jump out will also lose more than he gains, and he will be suspicious of Emperor Chengyuan.

But Princess Changping came out halfway but it was different, Princess Changping was a princess, and it didn't have much to do with the competition for the position of prince. And she is the sister of Emperor Chengyuan, the Queen Mother died, Princess Changping is Emperor Chengyuan's only relative, so Emperor Chengyuan has always valued Princess Changping, even if she occasionally has an out-of-character behavior, it is also a tolerant attitude.

Princess Changping has always been domineering, if she really publicized this matter in front of others, the main messenger behind her and the person who sat on the mountain to watch the tiger fight would definitely come out to add fuel to the fire, and then under the pressure of public opinion, the queen and the king would be finished.

Therefore, the queen and King Cheng can only make concessions, and the Xiao family must also make concessions, including Xiao Hang.

……

The room was very quiet, and Xiao Hang and Liu Si were each immersed in their own thoughts.

Suddenly, a hoarse voice rang out.

"What time is it?"

Liu Si was stunned for a moment and looked out the window.

"It's just past the end of the day."

"Go to my uncle."

With that, Xiao Hang stood up and walked out the door.

*

Xiao Heng and Xiao Meng came for the selection this time and stayed in Chang'an City for a long time. There are many affairs in the ancestral house of Lanling, and the two of them can't always stay in Chang'an and never return.

On this day, Xiao Hu, the Duke of Anguo, who was busy and time, set up a family banquet for the eldest brother and younger brother to practice.

During the banquet, the three Xiao Hu brothers drank and talked happily, the three brothers have always had a good relationship, and they can be regarded as the pillars of the entire Xiao family. Xiao Hu was resourceful and strategic, so he inherited the position of An Guogong and was responsible for the general direction of the entire Xiao family. The eldest Xiao Heng is the patriarch of the Xiao clan and is in charge of the affairs of the clan. The third brother, Xiao Meng, is not as capable as the two elder brothers, but he is quite talented in business, so he is responsible for taking care of the affairs of the clan related to business. The three brothers worked together, but the Xiao family's business also flourished.

"Second brother, there is one more thing to discuss for the brother." Xiao Heng put down the wine cup in his hand and said.

"Big brother, please speak."

"This selection of the daughter of the clan as a brother is also from the beginning to the end. The daughters of this generation are not bad, the only thing that is missing is that the etiquette and etiquette are not enough, I told my younger siblings about this earlier. Our Xiao family is a famous family, a big family gate, the five surnames and seven families were all depressed, why did my Xiao family stand out and continue to this day? This is the wisdom of my Xiao ancestors, and it is also the heritage of my Xiao family for generations. In the previous dynasty, everyone was proud to be able to marry a woman with five surnames, and even did not hesitate to spend all their family wealth. Why is that? Not only because the five surnames and seven families were the top scholars at that time, but also because the daughters from the five surnames and seven families were different from others......"

Xiao Heng drank a lot of wine today, his thin old face was ruddy, and his emotions were extremely excited. This time he talked endlessly, and he said that it was so exciting, but he didn't tell the history of the Xiao family from generation to generation.

However, he is an elder, and the juniors below Xiao Dalangjun can only listen, including Xiao Hu, who is also attentive and solemn.

"So what does the big brother mean?"

"When I went back to Lanling this time, I wanted to bring those juniors back, firstly, to enter the family tree, and secondly, to let them feel the atmosphere of the clan and teach them well. They are not very old for a few years, and it is still too late to adjust/teach at this time, and they will be taught for two years, and when they return to Chang'an, they will definitely surprise everyone. ”

In the circle of upper-class nobles in Chang'an City, the daughter's family generally started to get involved in the family at thirteen or fourteen, and Xiao Jiuniang was of the same age, even if she stayed in Lanling for two years, it would be too late to return to Chang'an. And this is a matter of duty, the Xiao family has already planned it, to be selected by others, to be educated for a few years, and when it appears in front of people, it is just the right age. At that time, it attracted the children of all families, won a reputation or two, and chose the object of marriage in the future.

The Xiao family is in the circle of right and wrong in Chang'an City, and there are many trivial matters in the house, although the Duchess of An Guo can be distracted from teaching, it is inevitable that there will be negligence. And Xiao Rong and the others are still different from those daughters who came out of their daughters, they were all raised from childhood, but they were halfway monks, and Xiao Heng brought them back to Lanling to raise them for two years, which is a good thing to have the best of both worlds.

Duchess Anguo's eyes flashed, and she glanced at Xiao Hang, who had been sitting silently at the bottom of the place, and did not speak. Xiao Hu stroked his beard and groaned for a moment, then nodded briskly: "Since the eldest brother is willing to work hard, the younger brother has thanked him here." ”

Xiao Heng waved his hand, "The future of the daughter of the Xiao family is related to the prosperity of our family, and the brother is also for the Xiao family, so the second brother doesn't have to worry about it." ”

After discussion, the departure date of Xiao Heng and the others was postponed by three days. After all, this is not a simple outing, but a long journey, and everything needs to be prepared.

Xiao Hu also discussed with Xiao Heng the candidates to go to Lanling, and the three mothers, four mothers, and five mothers stopped going because they were old. Xiao Liuniang was originally within the range, but because Xiao Liuniang didn't want to stay away from Chang'an and go to Lanling, and the county lord of Chaoxia also interfered, she only brought Xiao Qiniang and five people.

When the news came out, Xiao Jiuniang and Xiao Shi Niang were relieved. It's good to be able to avoid the limelight now.

Because there were people preparing all the affairs in Lanling, Jiu Niang only brought some personal things and lotus branches, and the maidservants could have brought two of them, but she was not at ease with the three maids in Cuiyun Pavilion, so she stayed to watch the house.

Everything was ready, just waiting to go, but on the eve of departure, another incident happened.

However, Xiao Jiuniang and the others didn't know about this matter, and while they were preparing to leave, they were guessing in their minds what the Lanling ancestral mansion was like.

You must know that not only Xiao Jiuniang has never been to Lanling in her two lives combined, let alone Xiao Yu and others.

*

In the hall of Heluan, Queen Xiao had a kind face.

There was a handsome young man sitting next to the phoenix, this young man was not very old, about thirteen or fourteen years old, with long eyebrows like willows and handsome eyes like stars, but his face was a little strangely pale, adding a sense of weakness.

"Since Ting'er you had this incident, the queen mother has been worried day by day and can't sleep at night. Your aunt and the queen mother are sisters in the same vein, and they entrusted you to me before they died, you and Yi'er have the same status in the eyes of the queen mother, and the queen mother is distressed. Although you blocked that arrow for the prince for the sake of righteousness, you did the right thing, but it hurt you and hurt the heart of the queen mother, and the queen mother really wanted to replace it. You're still so young, what should you do in the future......"

Empress Xiao picked up the Jinpa, wiped the corners of her eyes, and her voice was full of choked words.

"Your Ah Weng and Grandma are also worried about the Xiao family, and your uncles are also running around, asking people to visit famous doctors everywhere. It's just that you can't even do the imperial doctor in the palace, let alone an ordinary doctor, fortunately the two uncles in the clan came this time, heard about it, and mentioned that there is a hidden famous doctor in Lanling, his hometown, who is the descendant of the former dynasty Sun Yao King, who has the art of disambiguation passed down by his ancestors, and has the ability to rejuvenate his hands. So the queen mother thought that if she didn't look for him to see if she could pull out the poison that forced you to your legs, but it was said that this person was old, old and weak, but he couldn't travel long distances to and from Chang'an. ”

"What does the Queen mean?"

"This time, your uncle and grandfather are going back to their hometown of Lanling, and the queen mother thinks that if you go to Lanling with you, if you can heal your leg, it will also solve a matter of the queen mother's heart."

"I wonder if my father has agreed?"

"The queen mother has just learned about this, if you are willing to go to Lanling, the queen mother will go and tell your father. Your father is also very worried about your leg injury, and if he and the crown prince know that there is a chance to heal you, they will be very happy. ”

"The son listens to his mother."