There is a small pavilion on the grassland side of the Fan Mansion, and there is a small study room for guests in the small pavilion. Fan Mo followed Fan Ji and entered the study. Fan Jishu seemed to be in good spirits today, and he didn't talk about big things as soon as he came up, but talked about his children with Fan Ji.

"My two sons and daughters are spoiled by me and my wife on weekdays, and their tempers are arrogant and tight." Fan Ji laughed.

"Gentlemen and nobles are born with gold and nobles, even if they are arrogant, they don't care, this king is from all families, and what family is not arrogant. Pets can be arrogant, and those who are not arrogant are mostly unfavored. Fan said contemptuously.

Fan Ji shot out laugh and said, "Yes, too." Aren't these two of my family spoiled? Because my wife and I are very fond of them, sometimes we know that they are wrong, but we are not willing to punish them. ”

"That's sometimes the case with parents. Sometimes my kid commits a jerk, sometimes he really wants to die, but when he really does it, he can't do it. Fan Yan also smiled.

Fan Jichu smiled and said as if with emotion: "Children always grow up quickly, and in a blink of an eye, one by one they are all older." My aunt is my eldest daughter, in my place, it is really a unique favor, when I was a child, I was so lovely in Yuxue, I feel in my heart that my daughter is the best in the world, even if she is a princess, she is not as good as her. ”

Fan Yan smiled and nodded, and said, "What about the princess, even the princess is not as arbitrary as the Fan daughter." ”

When Fan Ji heard this, he hooked the corners of his mouth and laughed. He came to the back of the book and sat down, and said proudly: "That's natural, in this world, how many families can summon the Eighteen Princes Alliance." My Fan's daughter is naturally noble, and she can't be matched if she is not a prince. ”

Fan Yan heard the meaning of Fan Ji's words, pondered for a moment, and said, "Could it be that the lord intends to marry the palace again?" ”

Fan Ji said: "Gongzi Chengyi's move has been scrapped and is not usable. If the father wants to raise another son, then Miao Miao is the most suitable person. Let my daughter be appointed as king. What do you think, Uncle? ”

Fan Mo frowned slightly, thought about it, and said, "Lord, please forgive me for speaking bluntly." ”

When Fan Jijiao saw Fan Miao's expression, he knew that he was not very optimistic, but he was willing to listen to Fan Miao's look, so he said, "Say it." ”

"I think that instead of marrying with the clan again, it is better to marry directly with the big family. The matter of Gongzi Chengyi is placed in front, and it can be seen that people's hearts are unpredictable. At present, there are only a few sons worth supporting in the country, and feeding people with authority will inevitably feed people, so it is better to choose authority directly from the beginning. The lord now has only one concubine, and there are several sons to be selected, among which there are other families who have been raised. It can be seen that the throne of this king will not necessarily fall on anyone in the future. ”

Although Fan Jijiao felt that what Fan said made sense, he still couldn't convince him. He frowned and said in a deep voice: "But if this seat is not in the hands of his own family, he will always be uneasy. If the next monarch is supported by another family, wouldn't it be detrimental to the Fan family? ”

Fan said contemptuously: "The way of this world: that is, to respect the strong, as long as we are strong enough, no matter which monarch goes up in the future, don't we have to listen to the words of our family?" ”

Fan Ji's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "You go on." ”

Fan said contemptuously: "Lord, do you think, who is our Fan family most afraid of now?" Is it the king? Apparently not. The Fan family is most afraid of the Zhao family. Now among the six Qings, in addition to our Fan family, the Zhongxing family and the Zhao family are the most powerful. The Zhi clan is neutral, and the Han and Wei clans are weak. Now Han, Wei and Zhao are on good terms, and they have the intention of fighting together. Although it is true that our Fan family and the Bank of China clan have a good relationship, but the friendship of interests prevails, if we can transfer a part of the interests into in-laws, so that the two families become truly one, wouldn't it be better? ”

When Fan Ji heard this, his fingertips tapped on the bookcase, and while pondering, he tapped the table for a while. Gradually, the corners of Fan Ji's mouth raised a smile, and said: "Uncle Wu really sees it thoroughly, and he can get to the point every time." It's a good thing you chose me, not my big brother, or I would have been apart from you. ”

When Fan Ji heard this, Fan Ji didn't panic, and only smiled: "No matter how I choose, I won't choose a great gentleman." ”

Fan Jiji raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh?" Why is that? My eldest brother is famous, and how many celebrities from all over the world come here and are willing to be his staff, why don't you want to? ”

Fan said contemptuously: "The words of the world cannot be fully believed, and under the name of the virtuous, it is impossible to say whether it is a true sage or a false sage." ”

Fan Ji laughed when he heard this, pointed at Fan Yan and said: "If you dare to say such words, you dare to say it, it is worthy of contempt for you." Since Uncle Micha has followed me, there will be an opportunity for you to see the true face of this wise man in the future. ”

Fan Yan lowered his eyes and smiled, and said, "Contempt should be a plan for the lord. ”

In the main house of Fan's mansion, Fan Ying, the powerful and opposition-leaning Zhengqing doctor, was wrapped in a black and shiny mink fur, and through a bamboo curtain, he was sitting under the hall with his eyes closed. The corners of his mouth drooped downward as usual, his old face was calm, and his somewhat rickety body shook slightly with the ups and downs of his breathing, as if he was asleep. The hall was covered with dark brown wool blankets, and a thick layer of white tiger skin cushions was added under his seat. Beside him, there was a small stove, the stove was bright, and there was a copper pot with hot water boiling on it, and in the pot sat a pot of medicinal wine, and with the rising heat, the room was filled with the aroma of medicinal wine.

An old slave walked in slowly with a bent waist, knelt behind Fan Ying, and said, "My lord, the eldest lady asks to see you." ”

Fan Ying's eyes slowly opened, and he said slowly, "Let her in." Although his voice was hoarse and old, it exuded a thick majesty, which made people dare not make a mistake.

"Whoa." The old slave responded: Go out slowly and invite outsiders to come in.

"Miss, come in." The old slave smiled at Fan Miaoshu, who was waiting in the wind.

"There's Rauaun." Fan Miaoshu has never looked down on sluts like servants and maids, but she is quite polite to the old slave.

The old slave bent over, smiled lightly and said straightly: "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

After Fan Miaoshu entered the hall, she bowed down behind Fan Ying in a proper manner, and said, "My daughter has seen her father. "Today, she is dressed in a honey-colored tuanhua cloud brocade straight coat, light color, and looks quite plain.

The old slave stood outside, sitting quietly under the porch, watching the nimble little slaves busy shoveling ice and snow. He had two clever minions at his disposal, and one of them was idle, kneading his stiffening shoulders for him, and his eyes narrowed comfortably.

Suddenly, an old angry voice came from the hall: "Bastard! ”

The old slave immediately helped the little slave to stand up, and listened tightly, and heard the muffled sound of porcelain falling on the carpet inside. He hurriedly entered the hall, only to see Fan Miaoshu sitting on the ground sideways, with a slap on the right cheek, and Fan Ying was sitting on the right seat, his face was pale, a pair of cloudy eyes seemed to be raging with anger at the moment, and there were letters scattered all over the place under the table and a pile of broken white porcelain, which was a good pen wash. The old slave had served Fan Ying all his life, and when he saw this expression, he knew that it was not good, so he did not step forward to persuade him, so he silently withdrew.

After he went out, he found the little slave who served him, and attached his ear to him, and the little slave nodded again and again, and at last the old slave said, "Go quickly." ”

The little slave hurriedly went out of the courtyard, and after a little inquiry, he knew that Fan Jishu was now discussing with people in the small pavilion behind the grassland. Knowing the place, the little slave was afraid of delaying things, so he hurried all the way with fast steps.

Fan Jishu listened to the little slave's report with his hands behind his back, frowned and walked around the room twice, and said, "I know about this matter, you can go back first." Chenghua, go and send it. ”

When Cheng Hua, who had been serving by Fan Ji's side all the year round, heard this, he immediately understood what his master meant, he sent the little slave to the door and gave him a small wooden box, "Ah Weng bothered, a little something, talk about my master's gratitude." As he spoke, Cheng Hua grabbed a handful of silver beans from his purse and said, "It's hard for you to run around, take it and spend it." ”

The little slave got the reward and went back happily.

After the little slave went out, Fan Ji shot the matter to Fan Miao.

"Mrs. Childe, this is already clear to the boss." Fan said contemptuously.

Fan Jishu nodded and said, "My father has always doted on my sister, if it weren't for this, I can't imagine anything that could make my father beat her." My sister has already chosen to say it clearly, so I guess the next step is to do it. He suddenly laughed and said: "My sister, she is really ruthless, she and her son have been husband and wife for almost 20 years, and they all say that husband and wife are one, but she wishes that the other party would die sooner." ”

"It's just a marriage, what kind of feelings can it have." Fan said contemptuously.

Fan Jishu shook his head and said, "No, no. That being said, it's not all emotionless, and in the first few years, I remember that they still had a good relationship. After all, people's hearts can't withstand the tribulation. ”

At this time, Cheng Hua entered the house, and Fan Jijiao was writing a creed on the bookcase. After he finished writing, he sealed it himself and said to him: "When Auntie comes out of Father's place, you go to Miaoyuan and give this to Sister." ”

Cheng Hua said yes, took the letter and went down immediately.

Fan Ying was really angry at this time, he was not only angry at Gongzi Chengyi's betrayal, but also angry at Fan Miaoshu's knowledge and not retribution, and even more angry at the destruction of the wings he had carefully cultivated for nearly 20 years. In a fit of rage, he stepped down from his seat, pointed at Fan Miaoshu and said, "What a bastard, I asked you to marry the clan for this day?" Don't think I don't know: You have lived with that son Cheng Yi like the enemy family over the years, one mansion is divided into east and west courtyards, and one family has been two houses. You can really do it, my daughter, the daughter I have spoiled all my life, and in the end gave me such a big surprise. If it weren't for your willful behavior, why would Gongzi Chengyi be like this. "Gongzi Chengyi's chess piece was carefully selected by Fan Ying, and he has also been painstakingly cultivated for more than ten years, and he has always been very important, thinking that he will definitely be the best choice for the next monarch. Fan Ying never believed that he had gone away.

Fan Miaoshu couldn't be clearer about what her father thought, she guessed that when her father had scolded enough, she should think about how to pull out this "rotten nail".

"Father, please listen to your daughter." Fan Miaoshu moved to Fan Ying's side, grabbed the corner of her father's sleeve and said, "Father, my daughter is wrong, it's all my daughter's bad, I didn't expect it." Besides, after the daughter found out about this, she immediately gave it to her father when she found out, which can be regarded as meritorious. ”

Fan Ying angrily pushed Fan Miaoshu away, pointed at her and said: "What credit, the chessboard I have cultivated for nearly twenty years has been destroyed, if you are not my daughter, I will give you death!" ”

Fan Miaoshu pounced again and said, "Father, it's all your daughter's fault, even if you kill your daughter, your daughter will admit it." But father, please give your daughter a chance to make amends. ”

When Fan Miaoshu came back from Fan Ying, she put on a hanging yarn hat and hurriedly returned to Miaoyuan. The road she passed through let the next person clear the road in advance, leaving not a single idle person to wait. After returning to the house, Fan Miaoshu threw the hanging yarn hat on the ground and shouted, "Hurry up and get the ice!" ”

Fan Miaoshu roared, and the people in the entire courtyard began to tremble, where did they dare to delay, in the blink of an eye, the ice had already arrived in front of them. Luo Ying got the ice and quickly wrapped it in a handkerchief to help Fan Miaoshu cover her face. In fact, Fan Miaoshu's right face was just red, not very swollen, Fan Ying was old, even if he was angry, the slap did not have much strength. But Fan Miaoshu has always cherished her appearance the most, so a toss must be indispensable.

It didn't take long for Luo Ying to receive the creed sent by Cheng Hua, and quickly took it to Fan Miaoshu, and said, "Madam, Cheng Hua sent a creed. ”

Fan Miaoshu opened the creed, glanced at it roughly, then crumpled the note into a ball and threw it on the ground, and sneered: "He is now with his hands and eyes, and he can't hide anything, he can really do it." ”

"Ma'am, don't be angry." Luo Ying persuaded.

"Every move is under people's noses, it's cold to think about it, how is the inner ghost he inserted?" Fan Miaoshu asked angrily.

"That person has been hiding for more than ten years, he must be extremely cunning, and it is difficult to find out in such a short time." Luo Ying told the truth.

Fan Miaoshu's eyes flowed, and the ruthlessness she revealed made her heart tremble, and she said coldly: "I'd rather kill by mistake than let go." ”