The night is getting darker, and the moon is bright and the stars are scarce. It was the cool autumn time, like water and moonlight, in the Li Mansion, the brightly lit dining room was dim, and only a few servants were talking and laughing softly, as if cleaning up something.

Looking back, in the small garden behind the main hall, an old lady and a middle-aged woman were each wrapped in a cloak, and several maids were pacing slowly.

The whole Li Mansion is a leisurely and relaxing scenery after a busy day.

However, in Li Mao's study, which was located in the depths of the Li Mansion, Li Xi was standing there, his little face was already flushed,

"I don't agree!"

She said with a puff.

Li Mao stroked his beard and looked at the angry granddaughter on the other side with a wry smile on her face: "Xi'er, there are a lot of reasons, why don't you explain slowly Grandpa-"

He thought about it, just as he spoke, and before he finished speaking, he was interrupted angrily by the girl again: "I don't listen, in short, I will never agree to that bastard to worship under your door!" ”

The girl said crisply, and her words were full of grievances.

Li Mao smiled bitterly again, and he looked at the girl patiently: "What grandpa did, there must be a reason." You girl, you have to listen to grandpa's reasoning first-"

"I won't listen!" His words were interrupted again by the girl, whose eyes were already slightly red: "That bastard treated me like this, can you forgive him?" I'll never forgive him for the rest of my life! ”

Li Mao was interrupted by his granddaughter repeatedly, his old face was a little unbearable, and he sneered: "Didn't you fortunately not change your clothes at that time, he didn't see anything...... Even so, he had learned his lesson at the beginning, and now he has changed his ways......"

"Not really! I-" Li Xizheng continued angrily, but suddenly sudden.

I saw that she was stunned, and a trace of strong shame suddenly flashed in her eyes: "Just ...... Even if he didn't see it, how could he be forgiven for what he had done so shamelessly? If it weren't for him...... He didn't see it, Sister Yuwei kept begging for it. I, I'm not going to just leave it at that! ”

Li Mao looked at the girl lovingly: "Silly child, a gentleman is as gentle as jade, no matter how big a mistake others make, as long as it does not cause irreparable results, it is also necessary to punish it, and if it is regretted, it will be forgiven, how can this humble gentleman be disgusted with people for a lifetime just by one thing?" ”

"Besides, grandpa has already promised Lord Lu, how can he be treacherous? Besides, this person has really changed a lot, and the prodigal son will not change his money, so he must always leave a chance for people to be a new person, right? The sage cloud has no class, as the so-called-"

"I don't listen! In short, I would never agree with it! Before Li Mao's words were finished, Li Xi defended again, and his eyes were full of tears.

Li Mao smiled bitterly, he looked at the girl in front of him dotingly, although he was interrupted by the girl again, his face was already extremely embarrassed, but he was also full of helplessness.

While he was groaning, a solemn voice sounded in the room: "Xi'er, how did you talk to your grandfather?" It's so presumptuous! And big things in the family, when will it be your turn to agree or disagree? ”

I only heard a middle-aged man who had been sitting silently on the side suddenly say this, and even confessed to Li Mao: "Father, it's all because my son spoiled Xi'er, and he is so disrespectful and inferior, it's unreasonable. ”

The middle-aged man was dressed in a green cloth robe, and his face was somewhat similar to Li Mao and Li Xi, but there was little agility between his eyebrows, but it was a little more old-fashioned.

This person's name is Li Yu, and he is the son of Li Mao and the father of Li Xi. Li Yu is Li Mao's only son in his later years, although he has no talent, he also gave birth to a good daughter, and now, he is a gentleman in the county school.

His father went to Lufu to ask about the principle of centrifuges, and Li Yu knew about it.

However, I didn't want to, after my father came back and finished eating, he summoned himself and his daughter to the study, briefly described the principle of the centrifuge that his daughter had been pestering and asking, and after muttering for a long time, he suddenly came up with such a sentence, to accept Xie Xiuqi as a disciple.

Li Yu was surprised, but he also adhered to the way of the Son of Man, and was thinking about it on the side. saw that her daughter was so indistinguishable and interrupted her grandfather's words several times.

The son inherited his father's business, as a county teacher, and Li Yuzi, who was known for his sternness and old-fashionedness, gradually became angry, and couldn't help but look at his daughter and teach him a lesson.

Hearing the reprimand, Li Xi looked at his father timidly, his expression was becoming more and more aggrieved, and after a while, the girl sobbed suddenly, but she couldn't hold back anymore, and choked and rolled down with tears.

Li Mao was immediately very sorry when he saw this, he thought about it, and was about to speak, but saw the little granddaughter in front of him suddenly turn around: "I, I went back to the county to study, don't go home again!" ”

She sobbed bitterly and opened the door to the study, and ran out suddenly.

In the room, Li Mao's father and son immediately looked at each other.

"This little Xi'er ......" Li Mao sneered with a full face: "It's been so long, and I haven't been seen, how can I still remember it." ”

He looked at his son with a wry smile, but said half-explained and half-confused.

Li Yu also smiled slightly bitterly, only to see him look at Li Mao respectfully: "Father...... Xi'er is actually excusable. After all...... She was fortunate not to ...... But you think, if Qing'er comes back a little late, and the evil beast sees something-even if it doesn't hurt the reputation, it will damage the reputation......"

"Or if Qing'er doesn't notice the roof, it will be even more difficult to recover, and it will be a great shame."

Li Yu said, his face was full of fear and hatred: "Yes, how can my family easily forgive such shameless and evil deeds of that evil animal?" Now, you're ......"

He stopped talking again, and after a long time, he saw him and said: "At the beginning, when you saw Lord Lu and Yuwei, you only scolded him with a cane and drove him out of the county school, and my son was also a little resentful in his heart. But Yuwei burst into tears at the time, begging hard, and her son was helpless. But now...... In fact, my son is also puzzled, why do you ......"

"The beast...... was so prodigal back then, even if his performance in the Fang family that day may prove that he has changed his mind. But after all, what he preached is also the same as everyone else, and it is difficult to know whether it is true or false, so why should you ...... father?"

He thought about it, and asked more tentatively.

"Hard to know if it's true or not?" Li Mao already smiled bitterly: "Do you know...... As a father, what happened to Lu Mansion today? ”

His face was already extremely solemn, but he whispered in detail about the matter between Lu Mansion and Xie Xiuqi.

Li Yu listened silently, at first he was a little disapproving, but gradually, his face gradually changed, and in the end, he was even more shocked and dumbfounded.

"How is it possible...... How could he change so much? How is that possible? ”

In the end, Li Yu has eaten a series of dishes.

"If this is not the case, how can we explain what Fang Cai said for my father, and for my father to agree to Lord Lu's request?" Li Mao smiled bitterly again.

Then, a trace of incomparably strange look suddenly appeared in his eyes: "Speaking of which, after a great change overnight, this person seems to have become an extremely smart person, which is really weird." His strange talent for science is only seen in the old man's life, and it is incredible. If it weren't for the fact that the father had already believed that everything had its own scientific reason, the myth of the gods and ghosts was pure nonsense, and it was really necessary to believe that he was endowed by heaven......"

The old man muttered, and his eyes were full of incredulity.

Li Yu listened to his father's words for a long time before he ate and said, "Even Xi'er and Yuwei can't compare?" ”

His voice was full of tremors, and his face was already extremely strange.

Li Mao slowly shook his head: "Xi'er may be good at the chemistry of all things changing, but it is not as comprehensive as this person. Although Yuwei is ice and snow smart, she has no idea in the way of science, but she is just a scholar, and as a woman, she overwhelms Xu Mei with the achievements of the right way of scientific research, which is just admirable. ”

Then, he sighed: "In my father's life, there are many Confucianists among the disciples, and those who are both scientific and Confucian scholars do not know how many, but only the talent of scientific expertise is a lifelong regret." Now, if you want to teach an academician of the Wang Academy of Sciences, thirty percent can be placed on Xi'er to solve the gunpowder problem, and seventy percent is probably placed on this Xie Xiuqi now. ”

He muttered, but Li Yu was already shaking his expression on the side.

"You...... Are you really so optimistic about him? ”

He asked again.

"Exactly." Li Mao nodded: "When his father told him to the end, he was almost tempted by some unsolved mysteries in today's scientific world, but even so, even if he had to meditate for a long time, even if he didn't know two of the three questions, he could still have a few things to say." ”

To be honest, on the way back, my father took him and thought about it, but I felt that his all-round talent became more and more weird and special, and even made my father gradually remember it...... Someone as special as ......"

The old man didn't say any more, but his eyes suddenly revealed a trace of incomparable fascination.

"Who?" Li Yu asked in a trembling voice.

Li Mao was silent, and after a long time, he said softly: "His Royal Highness the Ancestor ......"