Wen walked up to Zhu Xiaochang, snatched the plum bottle, and threw it to Rong's mother.

stared at Zhu Xiaochang's eyes, grabbed his wrist, and dragged the person to the study.

There is a painting hanging on the nave here, depicting the peaks of the mountains, in the middle of the canyon there is a river flowing through, in the nearest place is a huge lake, a little sail on it, a poem below the inscription is Zhu Yuntang.

Wen Shi dragged Zhu Xiaochang to the front of the painting, raised his leg and kicked at Zhu Xiaochang, and Zhu Xiaochang instantly knelt on the ground.

"Look at your father's painting and kneel, such a little thing knocked you down? Are you worthy of your father, worthy of my years of operation? What am I doing so much for, and you tell me what am I for? ”

The last sentence, Wen almost roared, heartbroken and unwilling to be angry, and all his emotions were vented with this roar.

Zhu Xiaochang cried, knelt on the ground and looked at the painting, snot and tears flowed down.

"Mother, I'm tired, really tired, when other children play, I have to recite the Four Books and Five Classics, when other children are asleep, I have to get up and wear thin clothes to go out for a morning run, my mother said to exercise my will, only through the tempering of the cold and summer, I can be tough.

Enlightened at the age of four, I haven't had an easy day until now, and it feels like I'm suffocating, suffocating, you know? You want to compete for the throne of the prince, you want to put the second uncle to death, so that I can get the title, but is this what I want?

I know your love for me, but this love makes me feel terrible, I am so tightly wrapped that I lose myself, I don't know who I am, I don't know what I want to do, I live according to your wishes, I am just a tool for your revenge. ”

Wen tilted her head to look at Zhu Xiaochang, she didn't expect Zhu Xiaochang to look at herself like this.

The word suffocation is associated with love, which makes Wen's heart tingle for a while.

Raising his head to look at the painting, Wen sat on his knees, bowed his head and muttered for a moment, raised his sleeve to wipe away his tears, and then returned to his former indifferent appearance.

"I don't want you to think, I want me to think, you want to be free, you want to live the way you want, then inherit the title, compare Zhu Yunmo to Zhu, and wait for one day when you become the real master of Ning Wangfu, you can talk to me about freedom."

Zhu Xiaochang shook his head.

"I don't want to, I really don't want to, now that my reputation is stinky, what do you want me to fight for, even if my grandfather is implicated in this matter, what else can I do?"

Wen pursed his lips and reached out to pull Zhu Xiaochang up.

"If your reputation is stinky, you can earn it back, nothing is irretrievable, you should read and read, even if you can't participate in the imperial examination, if you don't study too much, you can't waste it, your knowledge is not within the reach of those people, no matter how difficult it is, you can break the game."

Zhu Xiaochang raised his eyes to look at Wen, with a face full of incomprehension.

"How do you break the game?"

"Although it is difficult, there is always a way, you are so good to read, I will take you to meet someone in a few days, your grandfather has already helped me write a post, you have to cheer up."

Zhu Xiaochang looked puzzled, lost the decadence just now, stood up on the ground, and looked at Wen.

"Who is Mother going to take me to?"

Wen Shi took Zhu Xiaochang's hand, "Xu Ge old Xu Jinshou." ”

Zhu Xiaochang was stunned for a moment, and thought about it for a while, all the people surnamed Xu in the court have taken inventory, there is no such person, and the mother is talking about the elder of the pavilion, which is even more not, it can't be a mistake, right?

"There's no such thing, huh? There are only a few officials surnamed Xu in the DPRK, could it be a Confucian or a ......?"

Wen shook his head, "How old are you, I don't know how normal it is, this Xu Ge is always the junior brother of Cao Xinrang, but his reputation is slightly lower than Cao Xinrang, after all, Cao Taishi is the emperor's teacher, and the students are all important members of the imperial court."

And this Xu Ge Lao was also in the limelight at that time, but he suffered from a leg disease and was not good at walking, so he gradually withdrew from the court, but his talent and reputation were no worse than that of Cao Taishi, and your second uncle was once assigned by him and had the friendship of half a teacher.

This man has a rather eccentric temper, and the erudite man in the eyes of ordinary people is not more than Erer in his opinion, but whoever he likes or likes, he will do his best to help, and your second uncle wrote a letter to him, but he did not expect that he would agree to meet you, so you must be prepared.

If you can get his approval, then everything in this capital will disappear, and you will study with this person for a period of time, even if you do not participate in the imperial examination, then the attention you will get is much higher than at this moment, and you will be admired by people in the capital of Taixue. ”

Zhu Xiaochang hurriedly wiped his face, at this moment he had completely lost his previous decadence, walked back and forth, suddenly paused, turned around to look at Wen, and knelt down for Wen.

"Xiaochang thanks his mother for his teachings, such a disaster will never give up on his son, and his son will definitely prepare well and live up to his mother's plan."

Wen smiled with relief on his face, holding Zhu Xiaochang's face, he looked a little distracted for a while, this face was almost exactly the same as Zhu Yuntang.

raised his hand and patted Zhu Xiaochang's face, sighing, so helpless and tired.

"Hurry up, you are your father and my hope, our only hope, so you have to do your best, seize any opportunity, Wen family, your cousins and cousins of this generation, none of them can stand up, it is up to you to take care of it, so nothing can knock you down, understand?

Sometimes think about it, this thing is not all bad, you hit a wall and fall earlier, it is the best experience for you, there is nothing smooth sailing in this world, if it is particularly smooth, but think about this thing is really what it looks like on the surface? ”

Zhu Xiaochang nodded, raised his eyes to look at Wen's, today's mother is different from the past, there is no violence and grievances, but she says such philosophical words, so that Zhu Xiaochang has to pay attention, and he kowtows to Wen's again.

"What my mother said is that the child is irritable, not to mention the head cantilever cone thorn thorn strand, I have to prepare well, I don't know if this Xu Ge Lao, does he like splendid articles, or poetry and songs, or calligraphy?"

Wen shook his head, took out an envelope from his arms, unfolded it, and handed it to Zhu Xiaochang.

"This is a secret letter sent back by your second uncle, this Xu Ge went to Shunyi County in Changping Prefecture, his sons and grandsons have not entered the office, all of them have opened lectures and will come back in two days.

According to your second uncle's understanding, this Xu Ge Lao doesn't like splendid articles with gorgeous rhetoric, but likes to talk about political affairs with Confucians or students, especially some novel views, this is his favorite, so although others are not in the court, he can know everything about the court. ”

Zhu Xiaochang thought for a moment, then pursed his lips and nodded.

"In this way, I don't like gorgeous poetry and songs, a literati has the majestic mind of a martial artist, it seems that he has a unique view of Ma Zheng and the current court situation."

Wen smiled and patted Zhu Xiaochang's head with satisfaction.

"It's still filial piety and smartness, okay, I'll let you clean up your Weizhu Hall, these little guys can't take care of them well, I replaced them all for you, and the newly found scholars and little guys are waiting outside.

No matter what happens, the master's shelf is up, and if you want to climb high, you must learn not to show emotion, whether it is the appreciation of your subordinates, or the love of women, these can only become your weaknesses. ”

Although Zhu Xiaochang was still a little unwilling, he also knew that his mother had done the right thing, and the maids he had taken care of before had brought him unparalleled happiness, and also made him a laughing stock in the capital.

Indeed, as my mother said, don't give others a handle and show your weaknesses to others, this is self-defeating, maybe you have to hide deep, strong enough, strong enough.

"What my mother said is that my son knows it, and he will become stronger and stronger in the future, protect his mother and the Wen family, and I know that the honor and wealth of these people will depend on me in the future.

As for the meeting with Xu Ge Lao, I am not afraid, I have read all the newspapers in the court, and I have not missed a single one, for people like Xu Ge Lao, I know what he wants to hear, mother don't worry, look at me later! ”

Wen Shi breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes, I'll see you later." ”