Chapter XII

Liu Ke's feet froze slightly, and he quickened his pace, shouting happily as he walked, "Grandfather-grandfather-I heard that my father has returned. ”

When she reached the door, she heard no sound inside.

The little guy at the door rushed inside and said, "Old lady, the eldest lady is here." ”

The room was silent for a while, and after a while, I heard Liu Jiafu say, "Let her in." ”

Liu Jiafu's tone in the room softened slightly.

Liu Ke pushed the door and walked in.

At this time, Liu Yi didn't know where to hide.

I only saw Liu Ming standing on the ground with his waist bowed, his clothes at his knees wrinkled, and he looked like he had just gotten up.

Liu Ke smiled and saluted Liu Jialu, and then turned sideways to face Liu Ming.

There was a faint smell of wine from Liu Ming's body.

Today, however, he is not disheveled, bearded, or drunk.

Today he is the closest to his true colors.

The demeanor is elegant, the face is delicate and handsome, but the brows are tightly locked, and there is a strong melancholy color in his expression.

The moment he saw Liu Ke, a trace of surprise and bitterness flashed in Liu Ming's eyes.

The daughter is looking more and more like her mother.

Liu Ke bowed deeply to Liu Ming: "My daughter meets my father." ”

Liu Ming smiled reluctantly on his face and said, "Ke'er has really grown up, and she is becoming more and more likeable." ”

Liu Ke smiled, her eyes were as bright as ice: "Ke'er is older, but my father has not grown old." ”

Liu Jiafu sat behind the bookcase and coughed softly.

Liu Ke rolled his eyes, turned around and smiled at Liu Jiafu: "The granddaughter must have followed her father, so she is so popular, and her father must have followed her grandfather, so in the final analysis, the source is still with her grandfather." ”

After listening to Liu Ke's words, Liu Jiafu's tense cheeks relaxed, "You're not sick, why don't you run around well." ”

"As soon as I heard that my father had returned, it was all right, and it made people feel refreshed on happy occasions." She didn't wait for Liu Jiafu to speak, so she turned to Liu Ming and said, "Father, have you seen your grandmother?" ”

Liu Ming glanced at Liu Jiafu and said softly, "Not yet." ”

Liu Ke was waiting for this sentence, she stepped forward and hugged Liu Ming's arm and said, "I'm going to see my grandmother with my father, she doesn't know that I'm cured." ”

Seeing this, Liu Jiafu couldn't stop him, so he lowered his face and said to Liu Ming: "Go see your mother." ”

Liu Ming bowed to Liu Jiafu and retreated out of the door of the study.

As soon as he went out, Liu Ke took the initiative to shake Liu Ming's hand.

At first, Liu Ming was a little uncomfortable with his daughter's closeness, but after a while, he became natural in Liu Ke's witty words.

They laughed and walked into the Garden of Compassion.

At this time, Zhu was talking to Han in front of the old lady Wang.

Liu Ke followed behind Liu Ming and saluted the old lady Wang.

The old lady Wang, when she saw Liu Ke coming with her, she couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Ke'er, why did you come out, be careful and sick." ”

Liu Ke said with a smile: "Thanks to the old lady and the third aunt for asking for medical advice day and night, the granddaughter feels a lot lighter today, so she thinks about coming to say hello to the old lady, the wife, and the third aunt." ”

When the old lady Wang and Han heard Liu Ke say this in front of Zhu, they couldn't help but feel that there was light on their faces, and they felt that Liu Ke had really grown up.

Liu Ke could see from their expressions that the conversation here just now was definitely not a happy scene of reunion after a long absence.

Zhu's face still had a look of grievance.

When she saw Liu Ke, there was a hint of surprise on her face, because she had already heard that Liu Ke was sick, and thought that she would not come to say goodbye, but she didn't want to come instead.

When Liu Ke saluted, he hurriedly let the girl help her up and said a few polite words.

Liu Ke responded with a smile.

This made Zhu Shi a little surprised, after Liu Ke saw her this time, he didn't speak as coldly as before.

The old lady Wang's face was full of relief, and Liu Ming also cast a satisfied look at Liu Ke.

When the old lady Wang turned her gaze to Liu Ming, she became a little angry and said, "Have you seen your father?" ”

Liu Ming said respectfully: "I've seen it." ”

The old lady glanced at Liu Ke and said, "Ke'er, Han'er and Zhen'er may have gone to your Xiuzhu Garden, you can go and meet them." ”

After Liu Ke heard this, he said, "Yes." ”

Liu Ke turned his head sideways and smiled at Liu Ming, and said, "Father, my daughter has something to ask you about in the evening, can I go to you?" ”

After Liu Ming heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately replied to Liu Ke's faint smile, with a hint of imperceptible shame in his eyes, and said, "Of course, after dinner, you go to the study to find me." ”

Liu Ke gave Liu Ming a salute and went out.

After Liu Ke went out, the old lady Wang said to Liu Ming: "This time, if it weren't for your wife taking care of the overall situation, do you think you would only be so simple as demoting officials?" ”

Liu Ming just bowed his head and said, "Yes." ”

As soon as Han heard the old lady talk about it, he also pointed out the matter and hid out.

The old lady Wang saw that there were no outsiders left and right, so she said: "What kind of family are we, you have forgotten the etiquette, righteousness and shame of those gentlemen, if it weren't for your wife who pressed the Jiang family hard and rounded things up, and was guilty of being a ** good family woman by those imperial historians, you lost your official position, and we still don't want the face of the Liu family." ”

Speaking of anger, the old lady couldn't help but clap the armrests of the mahogany circle chair.

Liu Ming just bowed his head and stood silent.

At this time, Zhu reluctantly smiled and said: "The old lady is not angry, now the Jiang family has also recognized it, so it's okay, cousin Suqin, I know the roots, although I have wronged her, but if she can open up branches and leaves for the master, I am not the person who is jealous of her, I will definitely treat her well, and I am worthy of my deceased aunt." ”

After Zhu finished speaking, he couldn't help but be full of grievances.

Liu Ming said lightly to the old lady Wang: "There are rules in the imperial court, and only forty children can take concubines, and sons dare not disobey them." ”

Hearing this, Zhu swallowed.

With tears on his face, he looked at Liu Ming in a daze.

The old lady Wang angrily pointed at Liu Ming and said: "At this time, what are the regulations of the imperial court mentioned to me, the imperial court has allowed you to be a woman from a good family?" The court allows you to get drunk every day? ”

Zhu hurriedly stepped forward, stroked the back of the old lady Wang with one hand to give her a good breath, wiped the tears on his face with a handkerchief in the other, and said: "Don't worry, old lady, now that the wood is in the boat, as long as the daughter-in-law places her well, I haven't seen the court punish the man for taking a concubine, I think that the prince and minister are not three wives and four concubines, and the one who can stay until forty years before accepting concubines." Now there is only the eldest young master in front of the master, and the daughter-in-law is not angry, if Aunt Jiang can give birth to children for the master, it would be better. ”

After Zhu Shi's words, he was virtuous and courteous, impeccable.

The old lady Wang eased her breath and said to Liu Ming: "Zizhao, what your wife said is very true, now that the wood is in the boat, when you have dinner in the evening, let Aunt Jiang come out to serve, and just recognize the people in the family." ”

Liu Ming only bowed his head and said nothing.

When the old lady saw that he didn't speak, she became more and more angry in her heart, "Who are you looking like this, do you want to get away with it when you take advantage of other people's flowers?" If you are looking for flowers and asking willows, it is time to think about the heir, now you are thirty or four, but there is only one Feng'er in front of you, you don't think about it yourself, your wife has considered it for you, what are you not satisfied with. ”

Speaking of the matter of the heir, the Zhu family became more and more aggrieved.

Liu Ming has three women and one man, Liu Feng, Liu Ke, and Liu? They are all from the Su family, only one Liu Zhen was born in the second year of her marriage, and since then, Liu Ming has never entered her house, which is obviously to cut off her back road.

After Liu Ming listened to the old lady's words, he said helplessly: "Just follow what my mother said." ”

He is not a scheming person, but there are some things, although he may not be able to see them all clearly at the time, and after thinking about it carefully, he can distinguish the truth seven or eight points.