When the Duchess heard this, she became a little anxious, began to fidget, got up and said, "Where is your grandson, take the old man and go quickly." The Duchess walked out of the hall with a cane, and walked under the guidance of the maid to the big tree in the backyard, looking up at the rule of the country above. Guozhi looked down at him and said, "Grandma." ”

"Ouch, my little ancestor, come down quickly," Mrs. Tai said very anxiously, the maid and the subordinates were standing behind, everyone was not so relaxed, looking up at the country and hoping that nothing would happen.

"Grandma, I'm fine," Kuniji grabbed the egg with one hand and slid down the tree. At this time, the servant brought the chair, and Mrs. Tai sat down with relief and put the cane aside. Guozhi rushed forward and lay on Mrs. Tai's knees, looked at Mrs. Tai and said, "Grandma, I'm fine, you see this is the bird egg I caught," Guozhi raised his head and smiled innocently. This kind of laughter can show his carefree even more, he should be happy, he should cry, he will cry, and he never knows what it means to hide it.

"My good grandson, you can frighten your grandmother, don't take such risks in the future, just catch the eggs and let them go, if you have any mistakes, how will grandma explain to your father and your mother?" Then, Mrs. Tai looked at the subordinate next to her very sternly and said, "Chunxiang, come here." ”

Chunxiang stepped forward and knelt in front of Mrs. Tai and said, "The slave is here." ”

"How do you take care of my grandchildren, and can you afford to take care of them if my grandchildren are misguided?" Mrs. Tai said harshly.

"Mrs. Tai, the slave knows that she is wrong, and the slave will not dare next time."

"And next time it will not be as simple as punishment, but the country has its own laws, and the family has its own rules. Someone came, and the rod was twenty scolded," and then two house slaves stood up, and the wooden staff stood up in their hands. Chunxiang looked at the wooden canes erected in the hands of the slaves on both sides, and the thick and long wooden canes had to open her ass to flowers, knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and said, "Mrs. Tai, the slave and maid don't dare, you can spare the slave and maid." ”

Guozhi looked at Chunxiang who was kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, he couldn't bear it, and said, "Grandma, you just spare Sister Chunxiang, it's your grandson's fault, you can punish your grandson," Guozhi got up and stepped back to intercede for Haruka, and then Yu Guang swept Haruka who was kneeling on the ground.

"I'll be exempt this time, why don't I thank my grandson."

"Thank you, little master, thank you, little master."

"All right, you go down," said Mrs. Tai, sitting beside her, her face gloomy.

"Yes, yes, slave and maid retreat, slave and maid retire," Haruka stood up and quickly stepped back. After that, a smile appeared on Mrs. Tai's face, and her smile was so kind, and she said, "Grandson, have you been hurt in any way?" ”

"Grandma, grandchildren are fine," then took out the eggs, looked at Mrs. Tai, and said, "Grandma, grandchildren want to raise them by raising birds by themselves." ”

"Silly grandson," Mrs. Tai couldn't cry or laugh, and hugged Guozhi in her arms. At this time, Guozhi was lying in Mrs. Tai's arms, and he looked much more well-behaved, and he was not so naughty. In He Yuan's meeting hall, there was an old man sitting next to him, who seemed kind, but from his eyes, he could see a kind of seriousness, not smiling. When the old man entered the hall, he saluted and said, "Taigong," so humble and polite can be seen that there is a kind of gentlemanly demeanor.

Taigong stood up and saluted back: "Sir, don't be polite, please take a seat." ”

"Thank you for your seat," and then the old man sat aside, very quiet, stroking his beard with one hand, his expression was very peaceful, and he seemed to be a very learned person. At this time, some of the subordinates got together privately to discuss the matter. This old man was the champion of the Qianlong period, and later withdrew from the court and hid in the mountains and forests to run a private school. Taigong heard that this person is knowledgeable and excludes the housekeeper Gou Cai to invite three times to Mengding Mountain, and the three times he met the boy who opened the door and said: "Mr. went out to lecture, not at home," and then Taigong personally went to Mengding Mountain to invite sincerely, and the old man thanked Taigong for his sincerity, and followed him down the mountain and entered He Yuan.

"Sir, the old man has already heard of your reputation, sir, and hereby invites you to enter He Yuan to teach your grandson the knowledge," and then called the housekeeper Gou Cai to go to the account room to get the silver taels, and said: "This is sincerity gold, please also ask Mr. to smile." ”

"Zhang has already withdrawn from fame and fortune, and entered your mansion only to teach, to be able to eat and live, and this body is also sufficient, and I ask the prince to understand Zhang's intention."

"Etiquette is still exchanged, so as to show the sincerity of the old man," after speaking, he instructed Gou to send the sincerity gold up. Gou Cai stepped forward to give the silver taels, the old man looked at these silver taels, and then said to the Taigong with kind eyebrows: "The Taigong is so sincere, but Zhang is disrespectful." ”

"Mr. is too modest, and the gentleman's confession is sincere, so he should laugh at it," and called Gou Cai: "Gou Cai." ”

"The slave is here," Gou Cai stepped forward and stood in the lobby, looking at the prince and saluting.

"Go and call the second young master."

"Yes," then Gou Cai exited the hall, went to Chen Qianyuan's room, and said, "Madam, the old man has sent a message to the second young master." ”

"Gou Cai, I don't know what happened to the old man's rule?" Chen Qianyuan sat in front of the dresser, facing herself in the mirror, a maid stood behind Chen Qianyuan to comb her long hair, looked left and right in the mirror, and then said.

"The second young master is about to enter the hall, and the prince hereby invites Mr. to teach knowledge," Gou Cai replied very seriously.

"The gentleman invited by the princess?" Then, Chen Qianyuan selected this hairpin from the box to face the mirror, and said to the maid next to her: "Chunxiang, what do you think of this hairpin?" ”

Chen Qianyuan handed the hairpin in her hand to the maid behind her, and the maid took the hairpin in Chen Qianyuan's hand and inserted it into the hairpin, looked at the mirror in front of her and said, "This hairpin is very suitable for Mrs." ”

"Okay, that's it."

Gou Cai stood beside him, his waist was bent very low, his eyes looked at Chen Qianyuan, as if Chen Qianyuan didn't care much about this, and then threw out a sentence and said: "Listen to them, this person is the champion of the Qianlong period, Zhang Shancai." ”

This sentence immediately attracted Chen Qianyuan's attention, turned to face Gou Cai in front of her, and did not say a word, but silently chanted, "The champion of the Qianlong period, Zhang Shancai," seeing that she was contemplative, she had heard of this person from somewhere, and then said: "This person has a great reputation, I saw this person at home when I was a child, this person is arrogant, but after leaving my father's house, I don't know where to go." Zhang Shancai was indeed the champion in the Qianlong period, a foreign official who had served as a government inspection school, and he thought that this official was useless, and he left the officialdom with a grudge and did not know where to go. ”

"Chunxiang, go find the second young master and see where he is?" Then he faced the maid behind him.

"Yes, the slave will go and find it," the maid Chunxiang exited Chen Qianyuan's room and looked around for the second young master. At this time, He Guozhi and his brother Guoan were swinging in the backyard, and the two children were laughing and playing like this, and the maid and the subordinates were accompanying them to take care of them. Chunxiang asked the people who were cleaning in the garden to find this, and Guozhi rushed forward and said, "Sister Chunxiang, come and play with us." ”

Chunxiang faced Guoan and said, "The eldest young master is also here!" ”

Guoan just stood aside, drooping his head, and didn't say a word, as if he had no status in this family, and was looked at coldly, so he couldn't raise his head. Not good at words, not smiling, wooden expression, introverted, good at hiding.

Then Chunxiang faced Guozhi and said, "Second young master, Madame is looking for you." ”

"Oh," holding Haruka's big hand, he turned back to Guoan, who was standing behind him, and said, "Brother." ”

Only then did Guoan raise his head and say, "Brother, you can go." ”

"Brother, I'll play with you later."

"Okay."

Guoji took Haruka's big hand and left, leaving Guoan standing in place, looking into the distance in a daze. The maid Qiuyue stood up and said, "Young Master, we should go back." ”

"Got it, you guys go first," Guoan was alone, walking slowly, and his lonely and frightened heart was afraid that no one would know, so old as a little adult. Slowly entered his room, sat down and began to practice calligraphy.

"Mother," Guozhi called out as he ran into Chen Qianyuan's room.

"Zhi'er," Guozhi threw himself into Chen Qianyuan's arms. Gou Cai stood aside and said, "Little master." ”

"Gou Cai, what do you call me?" Listening to his tone, it seems that Guozhi doesn't like Gou Cai very much.

"Zhi'er, don't be rude, do you want to study, tell your mother."

"I don't want to, the child wants to learn kung fu, and in the future, when he grows up, he will be chivalrous and righteous, so that everyone will obey me and be afraid of me."

"Learning kung fu is not the goal of Zhi'er, it is a crude idea. Zhi'er wants to study literature, take the imperial examination, and grow up to be a big official like your father in the future. Grandpa invited you a teaching gentleman, he can teach you knowledge, you have to study hard and don't live up to grandpa's trust in you," and then called Chunxiang and said: "Go and take Zhi'er to change clothes, you see where he went to play, his clothes are so dirty." ”

"The backyard is with the eldest young master."

"Guoan, this kid is silent, he has nothing to do in the future, he is only promised, he will take care of his children in the future, and don't play with him anymore."

"Yes."