"Although the folk woman is English, she has married into the Chen family, that is, she is a member of the Chen family, not that the folk woman wants to be an Englishman, but as Lord Liu Shicai said: 'The body is skinned, and the parents are received', the folk woman cannot decide her birth and nationality, but she can decide what kind of husband she marries. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThis is where the women of the people are luckier than Bao Xi and Daji, because they have no possibility of choosing a husband. ”

Speaking of this, Sara turned her head to look at Chen Hong, her eyes full of happiness.

"I'm luckier than Daji and Bao Xi, I found Ruyi Langjun, but they, not only will they never have the opportunity to get the same happiness as me, but they will also be detained as 'red face and trouble'."

After listening to Sarah's words, Liu Xihong wanted to refute, but he searched his stomach for a long time and couldn't find a word to refute her.

At this time, Guo Songtao looked at Sara with a little more respect in his eyes.

He couldn't imagine that a Western woman was so proficient in Chinese culture.

Liu Xihong's face was red and white, and he unconsciously turned his head to look at Guo Songtao, as if he wanted to ask for help, but this time Guo Songtao turned a blind eye and did not mean to help him get out of trouble.

Liu Xihong was annoyed and angry, glared at Chen Tingxuan and said, "Gong Chen, is this your Chen family's daughter-in-law?" In the next time, I can be regarded as a teacher! ”

"Duke Liu doesn't have to be angry with others, there is a way for a gentleman to stand in the world, he must respect and love himself, and never be arrogant and arrogant, otherwise he will bring humiliation on himself." Sara smiled slightly and said, "What the woman said, I don't know what Gong Liu thinks?" ”

Liu Xihong was speechless again, he glared at Sara angrily, his thin face became distorted because of annoyance, Xiao Chen Wei saw his hideous face, looked at his mother's eyes were extremely vicious, not only was he not afraid, but instinctively ran over and blocked his body in front of his mother, glaring at Liu Xihong angrily.

"What Liu Gongshicai said, the folk women have benefited a lot," Sara glanced at Liu Xihong, turned her head to Guo Songtao and saluted with a smile, "The time for the dog to teach is approaching, and the folk woman and the dog will retire." ”

"Madame, please." Guo Songtao said.

Watching Sara take Chen Wei away, Liu Xihong couldn't sit still anymore, he got up and picked up the last bowl of tea, opened the lid, drank it all, and then slammed the tea bowl on the table and arched his hand: "Farewell!" ”

Seeing Liu Xihong's rude behavior, Guo Songtao on the side was stunned.

The last action of "serving tea to guests" was originally done by the host.

"Sending off guests." Chen Tingxuan said expressionlessly.

The old housekeeper shouted "Sending off the guest-" Liu Xihong strode towards the door of the living room without looking back, Guo Songtao saw this, sighed helplessly, and said goodbye to Chen Tingxuan and his son, Chen Tingxuan stepped forward with a smile, took Guo Songtao's hand, and personally sent him out, while Chen Hong followed behind his father.

Seeing the expressions of Chen Tingxuan's father and son as when they first met, Guo Songtao felt a little relieved and got into the carriage.

Back in the living room, Chen Tingxuan bowed his head and stood silent for a long time in front of the two chairs where Guo Songtao and Liu Xihong had sit. He was clearly thinking about something.

"My father also saw it just now, Master Guo has the heart to make friends with us, but the ...... surnamed Liu"

"When my father and son arrived in England at the beginning of that year, they were almost killed on the streets without food and clothing—where was the Qing court? It's easy to look forward to a good envoy like Lord Guo who cares for overseas Chinese people, but the Qing Dynasty court has just assigned such a deputy envoy......"

Just when Chen Hong complained to his father, Sara brought 8-year-old Chen Wei to Chen Tingxuan. As soon as the grandfather saw his grandson, he immediately leaned down with a smile and patted Chen Wei's little face.

"Wei'er, the person sitting on this chair just now is Guo Songtao Guo, what do you think of him?" Chen Tingxuan asked seemingly casually.

In Chen Wei's impression, Guo Songtao was a kind and kind old man, and he immediately replied without thinking: "Wei'er likes Grandpa Guo." ”

Chen Tingxuan smiled and said to Chen Hong and Sarah, "Look, my grandson is still very smart-" and then pointed to another chair, "On this chair is Liu Xihong and Lord Liu-"

Without waiting for Chen Tingxuan to finish speaking, Xiao Chen Wei walked quickly to the chair, and before everyone present could react, Xiao Chen Wei kicked the chair violently with all his strength, and with a "bang", the Eight Immortals chair, which was much taller than himself, suddenly fell to the ground.

"Wei'er doesn't want him!" Chen Wei pouted and said angrily.

Obviously, Liu Xihong's hideous face has formed a shadow in Chen Wei's young heart.

"Hmm-" Chen Tingxuan nodded thoughtfully, and then changed to a smile to tease Xiao Chen Wei, who had just finished kicking the Eight Immortals chair and was tired and panting, "Wei'er, we don't want it, come on, take out this chair and split it and burn it!" ”

Seeing Chen Tingxuan's unexpected move, Sara was slightly stunned at first, but she immediately understood what Chen Tingxuan was planning to do.

Before Guo Songtao arrived, Sara had already received a long letter from Lin Yizhe to bring to the Rothchild family messenger. In the letter, Lin Yizhe gave a detailed account of the situation of Guo Songtao and Liu Xihong, the two envoys to the United Kingdom, and instructed Sara to "act with a camera" as a last resort. Because of Lin Yizhe's warning in the letter, Sara has always been very wary of Liu Xihong, and what happened just now really made her move to kill.

But what she didn't expect was that her father-in-law would have the same idea.

At this time, Sara looked at her father-in-law who was happily teasing her grandson, and after thinking about it for a while, she still didn't take out Lin Yizhe's letter and show it to Chen Tingxuan.

At about the same time, in the carriage back to the legation, Liu Xihong was still arguing with Guo Songtao with a blushing face and a thick neck.

"That poisonous tongue foreign woman repeatedly humiliated the lower officials, and Guo Gong was indifferent and did not say a word, which really made the lower officials feel cold!"

"This is Yunsheng, you have brought humiliation on yourself! This place is not the Qing Dynasty, Yunsheng prefers to ask the British to follow the gift of the Qing Dynasty, which is difficult for the strongman! Guo Songtao remembered Liu Xihong's sentence to Sara, "Daji of the West", so he was angry, "Do you call people's sons and wives the envoys of Daji?" ”

"There is an ancient saying: If you are not of my race, your heart will be different! His Chen family can even forget the ancestral crown, and Huayi's great defense is gone! It's the charm of this foreign girl! As soon as Liu Xihong mentioned Sarah, his liver immediately rose and his voice became louder, "What if you say that she is Daji?!" ”

"Look! And voila! Guo Songtao scolded, "Yunsheng, what nonsense are you talking about?" What a sweep! ”

Hearing Guo Songtao's reprimand, Liu Xihong realized his gaffe, but he still said with a heartfelt voice: "Born as a Qing Dynasty person, and died as a Qing ghost, even if you starve to death, how can you go to the country?" This kind of **** abandons the people, abandons the king, does not hesitate to carry the tomb of the ancestors, and goes abroad to make profits, but in fact, the sin is self-inflicted, and it is **** for many years without asking, if you can concentrate on the transformation and serve the country, or you can atone for the previous sins in case. It can be seen today, wearing Western clothes and marrying foreign women, although this generation is not born in another place, it is no different from foreigners! The lower officials are envoys of the imperial court, and they teach such subservient ghosts a lesson, which is to maintain the face of the imperial court! ”

"Maintain the face of the court?" Guo Songtao said angrily, "The rumor will go out, and the dignified envoy of the Qing Dynasty doesn't even know how to be a guest!" You've lost all the face of the court! ”

"The dignified **** envoy, actually deigned to visit a merchant Jia's house, if it is passed on, where is the face of the court?" Liu Xihong stiffened his neck, like a fighting rooster, "What the lower officials did today is to protect the national system!" It's not your Guo Gong's face! ”

"Presumptuous!" Guo Songtao was furious, "How dare you speak like this!" ”

"Xiaguan has always respected you Guo Gong is upright, but I never thought that you Guo Gong would be so flattering, which really made Xiaguan's heart extremely cold!" Liu Xihong saw that Guo Songtao was extremely angry, knowing that the previous personal friendship between the two today was gone, so he simply tore his face with a heart, "Xia Guan is an official of the imperial court, Guo Gong has hurt the national body, and he must report it to the imperial court!" When the time comes, the court will have its own judgment! ”

"Good, good! ――In this way, you, Liu Yunsheng, are you going to join me? Guo Songtao trembled with anger, pointed at Liu Xihong and said, "Let's go!" It's just that Guo has been blind for so many years! I didn't see that you Liu Yunsheng were such a person! ”

"The last resort of the lower officials is out of a public heart! It's not for personal grudges, this heart can show the sun and the moon! Liu Xihong snorted and turned his head, as if he didn't bother to argue with Guo Songtao again.

Guo Songtao also stopped talking, and when the carriage arrived at the embassy, the two got out of the carriage and left separately, without saying a word.

At this time, it was already evening, Guo Songtao entered his room, and was surprised to find that his newly married wife Liang in Beijing was sitting in the room, looking through his diary.

Seeing Guo Songtao come in, Liang immediately put down the diary in his hand, walked up quickly, and took off Guo Songtao's coat.

"Why don't you sleep yet?" Guo Songtao saw the beautiful Liang family, and the unhappiness caused by the quarrel between Shicai and Liu Xihong instantly dissipated, and he asked casually, but his voice still seemed very unnatural.

"If you don't come back, I won't be able to sleep by myself." Liang noticed the gloomy look on Guo Songtao's face, said softly, moved the chair, and let Guo Songtao sit down, "I just saw your diary, so I flipped through it." ”

"Have you read a book?" Guo Songtao was slightly stunned when she heard her say this, "Why haven't I seen you say it before?" ”

"I haven't read many books, I have only read "Kindergarten", "Three Character Classic" and "Daughter's Classic", and I just recognize some words." Liang's face turned red and he replied a little embarrassed.

"Can you read this diary I wrote?" Guo Songtao's heart moved, and he asked again.

"I don't understand some words, but I can guess," Liang laughed, "When I encounter a word I don't know, I can guess what it is by comparing the sentences before and after." ”