It's night, the moon is in the sky, and the stars are thousands of miles.

I stood outside the ancestral hall, and my ancestor asked my father to enter the ancestral hall to give me incense on the tablet of my ancestors.

"Brother Yang, you are a good boy." The old ancestor was on crutches and looked at me lovingly.

The sky and the moon were scattered all over her, and I only felt that behind the brocade and silk was a kind of mottled shadow that I would never see the end.

I didn't speak, and I didn't want to.

"It's been hard for you all these years, and you have to be careful in the officialdom now. I, who is a grandmother, look distressed, but I can't help you anything......" The old ancestor sighed, as if he was regretting what he did back then, "Brother Yang, don't blame your grandmother, and don't blame your father." ”

I looked at her with a smile, but my voice was cold and hard.

"Grandmother, what exactly do you want to tell your grandchildren?"

The old ancestor walked a few steps on crutches and said, "Just now in the Lin'er courtyard, there are many people, I know it's inconvenient, so I didn't ask more." Now there are only two of us, grandchildren and grandchildren, if Brother Yang still trusts me as an old woman, just tell me clearly, who is the kidnapper of Brother Lin?"

I glanced at the Ancestor in surprise, then looked away with a twinkle in my eyes.

"I don't... Not sure what you're talking about. The kidnapping of the second brother is just a group of bandits, what can it have to do with grandchildren? The grandson didn't know who kidnapped the second brother. ”

The Old Ancestor obviously didn't believe this, and her tone became a little impatient.

"Is Brother Yang still haunted by the events of the past? When will you untie this knot? ”

Hearing this, I knelt down in front of my ancestor in a panic.

"Grandmother said this about her grandson, which really made her grandson embarrassed."

Seeing that I was soft, the ancestor continued to add a handful of firewood to the fire, which was slightly threatening.

"Brother Yang bumped into a fortune and got the skill of the dragon, but he didn't have real talent and real learning, how could the position of prime minister be so easy to sit on? What kind of identity are you, you have to be vigilant, stay for a few years, resign at home, and still rely on Wei Yinghou's Mansion to survive. ”

"You are still young, you have never seen many worlds, and in the future you will understand that only men, only your father, and your brother are the only people you can rely on."

"If you have a bigger heart, you will be better in the future. Now that my wife is still alive in the world, I can help you with it, but what about me in the future? With your current relationship with your father and brother, how are you going to live in the future?"

I thought about it, and it really made sense.

So I suddenly realized, and kowtowed to her with gratitude,

"Grandmother is right, it's the grandson who is confused."

The old ancestor smiled with satisfaction, and she helped me to my feet.

"If you can help your father and your brother now, and wait for you to resign in the future, isn't this prime minister still a member of your family?"

Hearing this, I hesitated.

"But my father has long been away from officialdom, and my second brother is not yet ten years old, so he hasn't even taken the exam, what can I do for them?"

The old ancestor hated the iron and knocked me on the head.

"Although your father has been away from officialdom for many years, he is also the emperor's own Marquis of Wei Ying, plus you are the minister of a country, how many people in the court want to tie up with our Hou Mansion, and it is not easy to get an errand in the court? As for your second brother, he is just playful, you give your father the folds you have to deal with, let him deal with them for you, and teach your second brother by the way, and restrain his temperament. ”

Speaking of this, I was afraid that I would be unwilling in my heart, so the old ancestor's tone softened, and he comforted, "You are still young, you have only learned so many words, and you have no knowledge, and these things should not have been done by you. If you mess up the emperor's affairs and the emperor blames him, how can you bear it?"

In the face of the ancestor's reasonable and thorough analysis, I deeply admire it, and I intend to obey her old man's wishes.

"Grandmother really understands better than grandchildren, grandmother's meaning, grandchildren understand."

The old ancestor patted my hand lovingly.

"I really didn't mistake you, this kid, is the treasure of our Hou Mansion. Now it's time to tell grandmother who kidnapped your second brother, right?"

I took a deep breath and was a little nervous to the ancestor to protect, "This matter is top secret, there are many royal things to say, if grandmother promises her grandson not to leak this matter, grandson will tell you who he is." ”

The obvious impatience flashed in the eyes of the old ancestor, but for the sake of her children and grandchildren, she still held back and did not attack.

"Of course, grandmother will hurt you?"

I nodded, "What grandmother said is that the grandson is too worried." ”

The old ancestor looked at me with loving eyes, waiting for my next words.

Seeing how hard she was trying to trick me, I decided to tell her what she wanted to know.

"Grandmother, the kidnapper is ......"

"Qingzhi? Is that you? It's so late, why haven't you returned to your yard yet? I have to get up early tomorrow to go to court, but I can't stay up all night like before. ”

A little light came on the path not far away, and the center of the light was a plain gauze, a thin skirt and a thin waist, without powder, and when she got closer, she could see her pale face as white as snow, and her eyes as gentle as water.

It's a mother.

Seeing my mother like this, I really feel that I am not a good son.

I took off my coat and hurried up to put it on her.

"Mother, it's even deeper, why did you come out wearing so thin?" I held my mother's two hands, only to feel cold and piercing, I couldn't help but be angry, and scolded Xiaoju, the maid behind my mother's body, "Madame goes out at night, don't you know how to put on a cloak for her?" How to do it! Could it be that my mother is soft, so I also feel that my young character is soft? ”

When Xiao Ju heard this, she knelt on the ground in fright and began to cry. When my mother saw it, I couldn't bear it.

"Don't blame Xiaoju for this matter, it's because my mother heard that you haven't returned to Lan Yixuan so late, and she was in a hurry to come out to look for you, so she forgot to take a cloak."

I looked at my mother with both guilt and helplessness.

Alas, if my mother's heart could have been harder, maybe she wouldn't have married into Wei Yinghou's mansion in the first place, and maybe I wouldn't have to plan step by step now.

My mother and I are here to flirt, and the ancestors on one side can't bear it anymore, after all, the boiled duck just flies like this, if you are you, will you be angry?

He stomped his cane on the ground twice, and the old ancestor looked at us with a dark face.

Because it was dark, the place where a lantern shone was limited, and the mother saw the old ancestor standing in the shadows.

hurriedly asked the ancestor to say goodbye, and the mother's face turned even paler.

"Mother, it's the daughter-in-law who is negligent. I was in a hurry just now, so I didn't look at you for a while, don't be angry. ”

The ancestor looked at me and was afraid that I would regret it, so he didn't dare to make things difficult for my mother.

"That's it, it's not in the way, I know it's not easy to be a mother,."

It just so happened that at this time, Shen Jingzhi had already finished worshipping the spiritual seats inside one by one, and when he saw his mother's clothes standing next to me in thin clothes, he frowned slightly.

"You're still sick, why did you come out like this? Won't the girls stop you?"

I saw that my mother's face was a little ruddy, and the joy in her eyes could hardly be hidden.

"Husband is also here? I'm out of the way, just a slight wind chill. ”

Although my mother said this, Shen Jingzhi still stepped forward, he took off my shirt, and then took off his coat and put it on my mother.

"Your body is no better than others, don't take off your coat casually." Shen Jingzhi returned my clothes to me.

I lowered my eyes and didn't speak.

"Okay, Brother Yang, there are no outsiders here, you continue to talk about what you haven't said just now." Ancestor Dao.

I raised my eyes, and under the dim candlelight, my mother was holding a snow-white handkerchief and wiping off the incense ash that my father had just touched when he was incense, and her eyes were full of tenderness and admiration.

When it came to the mouth, it was so hard to block the mouth of the throat.

"Brother Yang?" Seeing that I was silent, the old ancestor opened his mouth and called me.

I saluted her.

"The grandson didn't have anything else to say. It's late at night, and my grandson will get up early tomorrow, and since the incense ceremony has ended, please forgive my grandson for going back first. ”

After that, I didn't even have time to wait for the ancestor to speak, so I left directly with my coat.

From the ancestral hall to Yilanxuan, along the way, my mind kept repeating the scene of Fang Cai's mother wiping the ashes of my father, my chest was stuffy, and I didn't know what to do.

After entering Yilanxuan, Wang Jie and Sun Hu really hadn't slept yet.

Seeing that my expression was wrong, Sun Hu said, "Xiangye, is this a failure?"

I tried to collect my feelings, trying to hide it.

Before I could speak, Wang Jie directly pierced my mind.

"Since the master can't do anything to Wei Yinghou's mansion, it's better to move to live outside the Hou mansion."

Although Sun Hu also guessed my plan, he didn't follow me all the time, so he didn't know how I laid it out.

However, seeing my face now, he also agreed with Wang Jie's statement.

"Xiangye, everyone will be soft-hearted, but for those in high positions, it is enough to be soft-hearted once. If Xiangye is worried about his wife, he can just pick it up together, with Xiangye's current status, are you still afraid that he won't be able to take care of his wife?"

I shook my head.

"You can't take Madame out of the house."

I used the trap that Gu Yuancheng gave me to set everyone in the Hou Mansion, I know how greedy the ancestor is for power and status, I know how mediocre and incompetent Shen Jingzhi is, and I know how bitter and mean Jin Ling and her two children are.

Since Gu Yuancheng deliberately kidnapped Shen Lin because he was making an enmity with me, making me lose face in the mansion and discredit me, why don't I use this to make my ancestor think that she is my only reliance and easily believe me? Let my mother see the faces of their family clearly and make up their minds to leave with me? Let Gu Yuancheng think that I have been spurned and driven out of the house?

I'm going to destroy Wei Yinghou's Mansion, turn it into a tool in the palm of my hand, use it as a shackle, and set up another game, a game that will make Gu Yuancheng have no return.

But all these plans have been null and void.

"When I left the house, I had already responded to Gu Yuancheng's bureau, if my mother was with me, I would only be in danger."

"Did the master decide to stay in the mansion?" Wang Jie asked.

I still shook my head.

After thinking about it for a while, Sun Hu suddenly understood what I meant.

"Xiangye wants the emperor to personally issue an order to give you a mansion and let you live outside the Hou Mansion?"

According to Sun Hu's words, Wang Jie also understood.

I looked at their way of understanding, and I felt both relieved and amused.

"I really deserve to be my two confidants, since you are so smart, this royal gift will be left to you to handle." I waved at them and didn't give them a chance to bargain, "Stand down, I'm tired, I'm going to bed." ”

Wang Jie and Sun Hu were stunned, no one thought that their master would hand over this matter to them, they were just two little followers of Xiangye, how could they make the emperor make an order......

I lay down on the couch and raised my eyebrows to look at them, "What, you want to sleep with your own image?"

Wang Jie and Sun Hu glanced at each other and unanimously decided to shut up and retreat.

Seeing the two of them leaving, I stayed and dragged out the Tianfang wine specially prepared for Gu Yuancheng under the desk.

I have saved dozens of jars of Tianfang wine, and every day I have to break one jar to relieve the surging anger in my heart against Gu Yuancheng, but tonight is different, I want to leave one altar for myself tonight.

"Shen Qingzhi, Shen Qingzhi, don't think that your surname is Shen, you have the right to waste your calculations! How many people are there in this world, how many can be as smart as you? How many people are as beautiful as you?" I took a hard sip of wine.

The two people listening to the corner outside the door had twitching expressions on their faces.

"Gu Yuancheng, you bastard, even if you can't kill you this time, if you have the ability, we will compare it next time! Next time, I'll leave you with no bones! ”

As soon as the cold wind passed outside the door, the two people who were sneaking around trembled.

On the second day, I got up early to go to court, with the smell of alcohol.

Emperor Cen who was sitting on the dragon chair endured it, he couldn't help it, he opened his mouth and asked me, "What trouble did Shen Qing encounter?"

I took a step forward and bowed respectfully.

"The minister took a bloody BMW yesterday and paraded through the capital, and returned to the house very late. During the day, many government affairs were backlogged into the evening. This night, the minister was sleepy, and the minister heard that drinking wine was the most refreshing, so he hugged an altar to drink. ”

There was silence in the courtroom.

Let's drink and work here, not to mention whether you can refresh yourself when you drink, just talk about this official document, what should this official document be handled!

Emperor Cen felt a faint pain in his temples again.

"Shen Qing worked hard for state affairs, but I failed to understand it properly. Spread my will and give Qing thirty catties of Jianyan tea. ”

As soon as the words came out, the ministers were in an uproar.

How much the emperor should favor Shen Xiang, Shen Xiang is so funny, the emperor not only does not blame, but also gives the best tea, even if the palace does not have much.

The courtiers below talked a lot, but the two parties above the hall were very calm.

My face remained unchanged, and I knelt down to thank him, "Thank you for the emperor's gift." ”

"Let's be flat." The emperor said.

"Your Majesty, it's not appropriate for a nipple child to serve as prime minister, and the emperor still wants to trust him so much, isn't this a disregard for the country?"

Pei Lu, the patriarch of the Three Dynasties, couldn't help but step forward to persuade.

Emperor Cen said lightly, "Pei Lao is too worried, Shen Qing's talent, I can definitely trust it." ”

"Your Majesty, this son has no signs of confusion at all."

Another courtier, who was not young, also came out to speak.