The next day, Yue Ziyun's family came to the second room of the Guogong Mansion - younger brother Yue Bochao, younger sister Zheng He, and nephew and niece: Yue Yanbin (male), Yue Shuzhen (female).

In fact, Yue Ziyun also has an older sister, Yue Ziting, but because the family went back to her parents' house for dinner, she hasn't returned yet, so she didn't appear.

In the center of a black lacquer Pengya square table is a plum blossom tea tray with red lacquer and gold painting, which is a full set of exquisite tea sets, the tea leaves are Xinyang Maojian and Lushan clouds, and there are plates of food around the tea tray: melon seeds, almonds, willow leaf sugar, osmanthus sugar steamed chestnut flour cake, auspicious ruyi rolls, cream pine rolls.

More than a dozen people sat around, drinking tea and eating melon seeds and chatting.

"Bo Chao, how are you preparing for next year's scientific expedition?" Yue Ziyun poured tea for the Hetian jade tea cup in front of everyone, looked at her younger brother with a smile, and encouraged, "If there is anything you don't understand, ask your brother-in-law." ”

Yue Bochao said with a smile: "Thank you, sister, thanks to my brother-in-law for guiding me a lot before the exam a few years ago, I finally got to solve the yuan, this time I want to take the exam again, and I hope my brother-in-law will mention more." ”

"That is, my brother-in-law is a top three jinshi and works in the Hanlin Academy," Zheng He stopped eating melon seeds, took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "If my husband can enter the Hanlin as he wishes in the future, he will also point to his brother-in-law to take care of him." ”

"My uncle's fame is based on his own intelligence and hard work," Yun Tianyou picked up the Hetian jade teacup and sipped it lightly, and said with a modest smile, "I'm just moving my mouth, what's the merit?" ”

Everyone present laughed when she said this, but five-year-old Yue Shuzhen asked coldly:

"Auntie, I heard my father and mother say that you gave birth to a younger sister, why didn't you see it?"

Yue Ziyun's hand holding the kettle and pouring tea shook slightly, almost burning, Yun Tianyou hurriedly reached out and took the kettle from Yue's hand and put it on the table, with a worried look on his face.

"Blame me, I forgot to tell the children when I came," Zheng He frowned and said apologetically, "Actually, I've always wanted to say it, but I just don't know how to explain it, after all, they're still ......young."

"Brother and sister, it's not your fault," Yueshi smiled bitterly, her beautiful face was shrouded in a cloud of sorrow, and her voice was a little choked, "If Yun Ke and Yun Yan were born behind Sister Xin, I don't know how to tell them about this." ”

Yun Ke was sad and helpless when he saw his mother's sad appearance, he thought of many ways to try to let the seventh sister know his background, but he repeatedly asked his father to stop him.

Because this is not allowed in the inheritance regulations, once it is discovered by the elders of the Yun clan, it will be disobedient, and it is not too kind to do so, and he can't live with his own brother, so Yun Tianyou kept his promise despite being reluctant, and never showed half a point in front of his daughter.

Of course, the second room didn't know anything about the purpose of the third grandmother's stepchild, so it was only to soothe the third room's "restless children" and bring the brothers closer.

"Brother-in-law, you are also the emperor's canonized Wei Qihou," Yue Bochao ate peanuts and looked at Yun Tianyou with puzzled eyes, "Why do you still have to look at the faces of those three old men, you can't make your own decisions?" ”

"Regardless of Da Tai and ruling the world with filial piety, today's saints also say that 'all good and filial piety come first'," Yun Tianyou's face was solemn when he mentioned the emperor, "How can we, as human ministers, not follow suit?" The Yun clan has gone through three generations, regardless of generation, just saying that the contribution made to the Yun clan is indelible, how can I, as a descendant of the Yun clan, be disobedient, no! ”

Yue Ziyun and Zheng He didn't dare to interject, they just sat quietly and listened to the two men, and then poured tea and water for them, and added fruits-

“…… But after all, this is a matter of biological blood and blood," although Yue Bochao has always respected his brother-in-law, he will not hide what he should say, "It's not that I haven't seen the succession, and I even think that this is very common, and it can also bring the relationship between brothers closer, but if I can't explain my life experience to the heir of the step, it's really the first time I've heard of it," he said this, and his words became sharp, "Brother-in-law, why don't you ask the Yun clan relatives for an ......understanding" The meaning of the words is very much, "Brother-in-law, this marquis is inevitably aggrieved".

"I asked, the third uncle said that this succession is different from the past, it is a special case," Yun Tianyou took the kettle in Yue's hand, poured himself a drink, and said gently, "The heirs of the three houses are restless, and the matter of succession was set before Sister Xin was born, hoping that it will no longer be difficult for them to continue to bring the gospel to their children in the future, so that if she tells Sister Xin about her life experience, on the bright side, she will take care of her biological parents and neglect her adoptive parents, or even be unfilial, what is the point of 'adoptive'?" Even if the third brother and the third brother and sister don't care, we can't get over it in our hearts; At worst, Sister Xin is too young to understand the reason, if she doesn't understand our explanation, it will make her misunderstand that we dislike her and don't want her, so we passed it to Sanfang, which will have a shadow in her heart, which is not conducive to growth......"

Yue Ziyun sneered and shook her head: The third uncle always speaks so well, and he is allowed to say good and bad things alone, what else can others say?

"Master Hou and I both thought that what the third uncle said made sense, so we didn't insist on it anymore," Yue's heart was dissatisfied, but he didn't show it in front of his family, he just said it plainly, "Otherwise, if the third room misunderstands and can't get Kexin's understanding, then both sides will not be pleased...... Fortunately, Hou Ye put forward conditions for the three old men at the beginning, and finally had the opportunity to make up for the seven girls. ”

Zheng He was curious, so he asked what the conditions were, Yue Ziyun said to her younger brother and sister about the "succession condition", and heard Yue Bochao praise "smart", so far, he didn't want to say anything more, after all, this is the Yun family's business, no matter how close he is to the second room, he is always an outsider to the Yun family, it is really difficult to interfere, and it is still in the case of "the wood is already in the boat".

"Dad, mother, then let's go to the third room to see my cousin," although Yue Yanbin understood the meaning of the adult's words, he was still unconvinced, "I haven't seen this sister since she was born, so I want to know what she looks like." ”

"We promise not to talk much," Yue Shuzhen said with a clever smile ...... blinking.

The four adults looked at each other and showed a shallow smile, which could be regarded as acquiescence, so Yun Tianyou smiled and said:

"In this way, it is rare for my brother and sister to come here today, and we will go to the third room together."

At this time, Yun Kexin was learning to read in Yun Tianyang's study. There is a copy of the "Three Character Classic" on the green rosewood incense case.

Yun Tianyang sat on the red sandalwood chair carved by the Qingluan Peony Group, sitting with Yun Kexin in his arms, he pointed to the words in the book and read it to her, he read it again, she followed it again, patience is unlimited, every time Yun Kexin reads a word correctly, Yun Tianyang will smile to show praise.

Fu Lianyin on the side looked jealous and hateful: It's not her own daughter, so she needs to be so attentive? He had never been so patient with himself!