The eldest man greeted the old lady, chatted a few words with the old lady, and resigned and returned to the outer courtyard study. I saw a few Qing guests and handled a few errands in the yamen, and saw that the sky was already dark. At this time, the little girl named Qiu Aya came in and replied: The seventh girl has knelt for an hour and has returned to her small courtyard. The eldest man waved his hand unexpectedly, and told her to go down without saying anything.

For this seventh daughter, he can't see her a few times a year, because he doesn't want to think about it, because every time he thinks of her, he will bring up a very unhappy memory.

A steward came in and asked him if he wanted to pass on the meal, he didn't feel very hungry, so he shook his head and said, "I'll talk about it later, you go and call the second young master and the third young master, I haven't seen them for a few days." "In this life, the eldest lord has studied well, married a wife, and been an official, but he has not had many sons. There are only two sons, and they are all concubines, so it is inevitable that there will be a feeling of desolation under the knees. Over the years, he has become older and older, and he has paid more and more attention to his two concubines. Seeing that the two children were about to take the boy's exam, he didn't dare to relax.

The steward agreed, and after a while, he took the second young master Chengye and the third young master Chengzong into the study with bated breath. As soon as they entered the house, the two young masters knelt down: "Say hello to my father." ”

"Get up, stand and talk." The tone is very bad. He actually loves his two sons very much, but Da Chu pays attention to being a strict father and filial son, holding grandchildren but not children, and his son is afraid of Lao Tzu is a rule, and it is normal to punish him. Father and son are not like relatives, but like opponents.

The two sons got up and stood aside with their heads bowed, and the eldest man took a sip of tea and asked, "When will you end school today, and what did Mr. say?" ”

"Back to my father," Cheng Ye replied, "Considering that the time of the government examination is approaching, Mr. Fu's class time is longer than before, and in recent days, it has been two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. Today, my sons each wrote an article, and Mr. Fu changed our article and talked about the Analects for half an hour. ”

The eldest lord saw that he dealt with it decently, although he was fifteen years old, he had grown a good skin, and he was a little suave, very much like when he was young, so he was a little satisfied. He still has a little preference for this son, and then look at Chengzong on the side, although he is silent, but he is full of old and calm, he is several years younger than Chengye, but that kind of calm is a little stronger than his brother, and he can't help but be happy.

taught his son a lesson: "You are all descendants of my Yang family." Our Yang family has nothing else, relying on reading to nourish qi and work learning. Old lady, when you are so old, you have already passed the exam, look at you again, how many girls and mothers-in-law are waiting for you to eat and dress? This time, I didn't say goodbye, I tried the boy. Especially Ye'er, you are already fifteen years old, if you don't have a talent and fame, the Yang family will not have such unscrupulous descendants as you! ”

"My son can save it!" The two of them hurriedly bowed down and agreed.

"It's rare to have some time, I'm going to take a good test of your homework." After thinking about it, he didn't take the "Analects" he had just talked about, but he took out a copy of "The Mean" and pointed to Chengzong: "Zong'er will come first." Then they started their homework at the school.

Chengzong was not in a hurry, he seemed confident, first recited a paragraph of the book as required, and then explained the scriptures, although the eldest man did not say anything, the expression on his face became more and more relaxed.

After asking Chengzong, the eldest master was still very satisfied. Turned his head and asked Chengye again. Chengye was sweating in his palms at this time. These days, my mother-in-law sent four or five girls, all of whom are very smart. He is a pity for the fragrance and jade temperament, and one of them is called Huang Ying, not only looks curling Tingting, but also has a bit of talent, hooking him is not to chant poetry or painting, that is, when Mr. is lecturing, he is all ape-minded, where can he have time to warm up his books when he is scattered?

Outside, the little guys pouted him and met a few prodigal children in the capital, seeing that he was the son of the Shoufu Mansion, which one was not tightly knotted, there was no crooked melon and cracked dates in these people, they lured, called friends and companions all day long, and went down to the restaurant to hold a poetry meeting, although it was not enough to sleep in flowers and willows, but the schoolwork was wasted a lot.

Now that the old man asks him about his homework, he has some time to go. A paragraph of "The Mean" was stumbled to memorize. Jingyi also explains that the donkey's lips are not the horse's mouth.

The more the old man listened, the more angry he became, and he slapped the table hard: "You evil obstacle, why don't you advance in your homework, but retreat, and you can't read all your books in the dog's stomach?" ”

Chengye was so frightened that he fell to his knees all of a sudden, and kowtowed repeatedly: "Father is angry, son is stupid, and you are angry." When he goes back, his son must have his head hanging over the beam and stabbing his head, and he will work hard to make himself angry, and he will not dare to make his father angry again. Chengzong saw that his brother was kneeling, and he was not standing well, so he knelt down next to him.

Chengye didn't say that it was okay, but the more he said that the old man became angry, a teacup was thrown at his feet, and it was smashed with a "pop", and even the tea and water splashed Chengye's pants. "You think I don't know what you know! I see that you are already so old, and you have to keep your dignity! I don't know how to introspect and self-police, I know how to make flowers and grass at a young age, you look at what is it in your waist, a purse with tender red, are you a woman? ”

After a stinking scolding, Chengye only responded, and did not dare to reply a word. The old man scolded for a while, and then ordered: "You will go out for me now, and kneel in your own yard to memorize the book for an hour." Before the children's exam, in addition to reading in the home school, you give me an honest stay in my yard to study, if you dare to step out of the courtyard door, I will discount your dog legs! Get lost! ”

sent his sons out of the city, and called a few small servants who served Chengye on weekdays to come in for interrogation, and the little ones trembled, only saying that the second young master followed the rules, and occasionally went out of the house to meet friends with literature, and there was no side. Seeing that he couldn't ask anything, the eldest man had to order: "Good life is waiting!" If you dare to take your brother to learn something, don't blame me for knowing that he is spicy, I beat him to death and feed the dog! Seeing that the little guys were scared one by one, I let them go down.

He walked around the study irritably, remembering that Aunt Liu had been shadowy for a few days, and always hinted to himself that the eldest lady was uneasy and kind. The eldest lady is a person he knows, mean and stingy can't tolerate people, seeing that she has not been short of karma, I thought that she finally knew the way to take care of the overall situation, and figured out that she would rely on these two unrelated concubines in the future.

Seeing that Brother Ye is becoming more and more angry, is this really the eldest wife's pandering, and the eldest lady has such a vicious heart?

The relationship between him and the eldest lady has long faded, and the eldest lady can't get used to him pampering Aunt Liu, and he also knows the truth. But after all, the eldest lady is the niece of the Queen Mother, even if she is her husband, she always has to leave her a little dignity.

The more I think about it, the more irritated I become.

At this time, the steward came in again and asked him if he wanted to set the meal, and the old man said, "You go to the second door and say back, my wife will have dinner today." ”

When Yi Ningju got the news, the eldest lady had already had dinner. The eldest lady hurriedly instructed the small kitchen to make a few dishes that the eldest lord loved to eat on weekdays, and changed her clothes under the service of the girl, combed her bun, and inserted a few beaded jewelry. As soon as he finished cooking, the eldest man entered the courtyard gate.

The eldest lady hurriedly welcomed the eldest master into the hall and said, "The old man hasn't eaten yet, has he?" I've already asked the kitchenette man to get ready, and it's all right. The cooking is Ma Gui's family, and you usually love to eat her cooking. The girls came in with warm water, and the eldest lady took it, and waited for him to wash his hands and face.

"You rest, these girls, just let them serve!" The eldest man couldn't help but be a little moved when he saw that she was busy and thoughtful about herself everywhere.

After all, it was the wife of the main house who married back with three books and six rites, and there was such a prominent mother's family, and the eldest master never had the idea of spoiling his concubine and killing his wife.

The eldest lady said without resentment, "It's hard for you to sit here with me." I just want to serve you, but I haven't had this opportunity yet. The eldest man listened a little weakly.

As soon as the curtain cage was picked, the eighth girl Yuxin came in, and the eldest lady felt sorry for this in-law daughter, who was twelve years old and didn't let her go out of the courtyard to live alone, and still raised the main courtyard.

The eldest lord looked at Yuxin with a critical eye, the eighth girl was rude and willful, although she was a concubine, she was not liked by the eldest lord, and the eldest lord did not come to Yiningju much on weekdays, and the eighth girl Chenghuan had fewer opportunities to fall under her knees. Seeing that she was dressed neatly and neatly, but her eyebrows were full of willfulness, the eldest man was slightly unhappy, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

"Greetings to my father!" The eight girls greeted Ann with a big grin, and sat down on the next small pestle. The eldest lord looked at it twice and smiled: "I've grown taller."

The slight change in the old man's expression can't hide Yuxin. She is a straight tube, a little bit of a cannon temperament, the eldest man dotes on Aunt Liu and a pair of children in Hefeng Courtyard, she has long been quite complaining, she is angry when she hears this, and the corners of her mouth are slightly upturned and said: "My father's heart is all about the second brother and five sisters all day long, so naturally he has no time to pay attention to me." ”

There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone, how could the eldest master not hear it. He couldn't help but sink his face and slammed the pastel tea bowl on the table: "Have you talked to your father like this?" How adult, one day I only know that Lu Dao is causing trouble, boudoir and rushing sister, beating and scolding girls in the yard, I really don't know where you learned the rules? ”

It's good that he didn't say this, but as soon as he said this, Yu Xin was angry, so he sneered: "Could it be that my father saw us quarreling?" How do you know that it wasn't the fifth sister who bullied me, but that I collided with the fifth sister? Could it be that what the fifth sister said has become a fact? Yes, I'm good, and Seventh Sister is good, anyway, it's always us who is at fault. In your heart, our daughters together are not as cold as the fifth sister! You ask these subordinates, who doesn't know that the seventh sister of Lu Dao is steady and generous, docile and polite, and she was bullied by the fifth sister without saying anything, and she was not punished by you for kneeling and grounding! If you don't like me, you can just ground me! ”

The inner courtyard can't hide secrets, and the news that Yulan was punished by the eldest master has long been known inside and out. Yu Xin listened to Dasheng's hatred of the enemy, and now she is resolutely on Yulan's side.

The eldest lord was so angry that his face turned pale, and he stretched out his hand and pointed at Yuxin and said, "You evil obstacle, don't think that if your mother protects you, I won't dare to punish you?" ”

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