That night, Xie An and the others came to the Donggong Mansion for dinner.

I have to say that the family sat around the table to eat, and this warm and harmonious atmosphere made Xie Anbei feel at ease.

Sometimes pouring wine for the old lady Liang Qiugong, and sometimes sandwiching vegetables for the wives of the ladies, it is undeniable that this kind of happy family affection is exactly what Xie An has always looked forward to.

After eating, Liang Qiuwu, Yiyi, and Jin Ling'er helped clean up the table, but the eldest grandson Xiangyu, who was pampered alone, couldn't help because he was not familiar with this kind of housework, so he sat on the side.

It stands to reason that this kind of housework does not need to be done by the women themselves, the problem is that after Xie An married the daughters, he deliberately planned to recruit some subordinates from the house.

After Liang Qiugong learned of this, he ordered most of the domestic servants and slaves of the Donggong Mansion to move to Xie An's Mansion, leaving only a cook who cooked and cooked, and a few domestic servants who took care of the house.

At first, Xie An was a little embarrassed, although he also knew that the domestic servants and slaves of the Donggong Mansion, most of them were old people who had been in the mansion for several years or even more than ten years, and they must be more trustworthy than the newly recruited subordinates, but the problem was that in this way, wouldn't there be fewer people to serve on the side of Liang Qiugong?

In this regard, Liang Qiugong laughed, and said that now there is only an old man like him living in the Donggong Mansion, and he doesn't need so many people, and besides, he is not old enough to ask others to serve, I have to say that this old man who has been in the house all his life, whether it is physical or temperament, is quite tough, and he is really worthy of being an old man who came from the chaotic era of internal and external troubles in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even, even the [Eight Sages King] Li Xian is not exempt from vulgarity.

In this regard, Xie An is an exception, it is not that he does not know how to do laundry and cook, after all, when he was in the Su family mansion in Guangling, he was a miscellaneous housekeeper, the problem is that he is now a minister of the criminal department, not to mention that he has become much lazy, even if he is willing. Several wives in his house will not agree, after all, Da Zhou pays a lot of attention to the door, if you put anything high, deliberately make a dilapidated house, and say what you can do yourself. This is not necessarily admired by the world, but will be despised by others.

After receiving the after-dinner tea offered by Yi Yi, Liang Qiugong took a sip, smacked his lips, turned his head to Xie An and said with a smile, "Xiao An, since you became the secretary of the Criminal Department. I rarely go to the Great Prison Temple, and the old guy Kong is complaining to the old man today...... It's not the old man who said, the old man loves you very much! ”

At this time, Xie An was turning around to take the tea offered by Yi Yi, and was stunned when he heard the words. Then he said half-jokingly, "With Old Man Kong's stinky chess hand, it is just bullying and bullying the kid, and the kid is promoted." The old man has no opponent, and he can't beat the rest. Naturally, it's a joyful tight kid! ――Did the old lady meet Mr. Kong today? ”

"But isn't it," Liang Qiu Gong couldn't stop laughing when he heard this, thinking that he also knew the level of chess skills of Qing Kong of the Great Prison Temple, stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Thanks to your kindness, that old man is very leisurely now, but when you go, he is really uncomfortable, no, today the old man went to the Xuanfu to find him for a drink, and the old guy Kong came to visit the door......"

"I see!" Xie An nodded suddenly in realization when he heard this, he naturally knew that the Xuan in Liang Qiugong's mouth was referring to his Xie An's other old lady, the grandfather of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and the former Prime Minister Yingong.

"Grandpa went to Yingong for a drink again today?" At this time, Liang Qiuwu was cleaning up the table with Yiyi and Jin Ling'er, frowned when he heard this, and said unhappily, "Didn't my grandson say that grandpa doesn't have to be back then, and drinking needs to be tempered......

"Uh," Hearing his granddaughter's complaints, Liang Qiugong, who was famous all over the country thirty years ago, showed a little embarrassment on his old face, stroked his beard and said, "Xiao Wu, now that grandpa has resigned from his official position and has nothing to do every day, what he can do is to find those old immortals of the same generation as the old man to eat and drink together and talk about the past......"

"Eat and drink...... Can't you replace wine with tea when you talk about the past? ”

"Look at what you said," Liang Qiugong smacked his lips and said angrily, "Tea instead of wine, the old man used to wear the general's armor, not the silk and satin of the women's family...... Like words? Tea instead of wine, wine instead of tea is almost the same! ――Light and tasteless tea, that has spirits over the intestines and refreshing? ”

"......" Liang Qiuwu was even more unhappy when she heard this, and suddenly, she seemed to think of something, and said, "Grandpa, why don't you move over too?" When she said this, her beautiful eyes were looking at Xie An.

Xie Anke is a smart person, how could he not know his daughter-in-law's thoughts, and nodded again and again, after all, this is a good time to show loyalty to his daughter-in-law.

Of course, judging by Liang Qiugong's attitude, Xie An didn't think that this old man would agree.

To be honest, Xie An really had some doubts, how did the Liang Qiu family educate such an upright and rigid granddaughter as Liang Qiu Wu, well, everything is done according to the framework and dogma, and sometimes even Xie An is a little unbearable.

No, under Xie An's secret attention, a trace of anxiety flashed in Liang Qiugong's eyes when he heard this, and he waved his hand and said repeatedly, "No, no, the old man won't go to trouble you and your wife......"

"How is this trouble?" Liang Qiuwu frowned and said.

Liang Qiu Gong is a little out of line, he raised his granddaughter Liang Qiu Wu from the call, his granddaughter's temper, he still doesn't know? Sometimes, this old man really regrets that he was too strict in educating his granddaughter, but this is good, and he plans to relax when he is old, and he will be managed by his granddaughter in turn.

If you move to your grandson-in-law's mansion and be stared at by your granddaughter every day, I'm afraid you will be thankful for half a pot of wine every day......

Thinking of this, Liang Qiugong coughed and secretly glanced at Xie An.

Seeing this, Xie An secretly smiled bitterly, to be honest, he really didn't want to meddle in this matter, but the old lady sent a look for help, as a grandson-in-law, he was not easy to turn a blind eye, after thinking about it, he turned his head to Liang Qiu Wu and said, "Wu'er, the old man has been fighting all his life, and he has served my Da Zhou all his life, worrying about his mind." Now that I've finally stepped down from my position, it's time to enjoy myself...... As the saying goes, it's hard to drink without alcohol, and the old man of the old man's generation is most enthusiastic at the moment, and I'm afraid the only way to catch up with old friends in the past and eat and drink...... Besides, the old man hasn't eaten more salt than you've eaten? The old man also knows about drinking and hurting his body, so you don't have to worry...... Sister Jin is good at medicine. From time to time, you can supervise the old man's number and supervise it......"

Hearing Xie An's words, Liang Qiugong smiled, and he had to admit that his son-in-law was indeed quite eloquent. Look at what he said.

"This ......" Liang Qiuwu hesitated for a moment, and then said helplessly, "In this case, grandpa should pay attention to his body, after all, it will be difficult for his granddaughter to serve by his side from time to time in the future......"

"Hmm! - The old man knows, knows! Liang Qiugong nodded, and Xie An saw it clearly. The old man was relieved.

"By the way, Xiao An, while these girls are not finished yet, why don't I play a few games in the study of my grandfather and grandson? -- Speaking of which. The old man hasn't played chess with Xiao An, right? When he said this, Liang Qiugong had a deep meaning in his eyes.

Glancing at Liang Qiugong thoughtfully, Xie An smiled and said, "Since that's the case." Old lady, you have to be merciful......"

"Hehehe!" Liang Qiu Gong stroked his beard and chuckled a few times, and then said to Liang Qiu Wu. "Xiao Wu, the old man and Xiao An will go to the study first, and when you are done here, you will go to the study......"

As soon as the words fell, the eldest grandson Xiangyu over there stood up and said, "Wait, the slave family will also go!" ”

"What are you going to do?" Xie An frowned slightly.

It's not that he doesn't want the eldest grandson Xiangyu to follow, the problem is that he has already seen that Liang Qiugong seems to have something to say to him in private, so it is not very suitable to take the eldest grandson Xiangyu with him.

"The slave family is going to support the husband!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu blinked, smiled and said, "If the husband was killed by Liang Qiu on the chessboard and threw away his armor, wouldn't it be very shameless?" Speaking of this, the corners of her mouth faintly raised a little inexplicable smile, and there was a faint sense that she seemed to have seen through everything.

"Heh, I'm so confident, the little girl of the eldest grandson's family...... It's okay, follow along! With that, Liang Qiugong stood up and led Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu to the study in front, while the three daughters of Liang Qiuwu, Yiyi, and Jin Ling'er stayed in the hall to clean up the table and bring the remaining dishes back to the kitchen.

Not to mention that the three daughters of Liangqiu Dance were busy in the kitchen, and that Liangqiu Gong led Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu to the study, and then, the grandfather and grandson sat opposite each other to play chess, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu sat on Xie An's side, supporting his chin with one hand and playing with the folding fan in his hand with the other, looking at the chessboard with a quiet face, and giving advice to Xie An from time to time, which made Xie An very helpless.

"Is it me or you? ――Watching chess without saying a word, a true gentleman, do you know? ”

The eldest grandson Xiangyu didn't think it was a pestle at all when he heard this, and said with a wink and a smile, "The little woman is not a gentleman......

"You ......" Facing this eccentric woman, Xie An was really a little out of line, ignoring the eldest grandson Xiangyu's moves, playing chess according to his own will, and said softly, "Old man, there is no one around at this time, can you say it?" ”

From the side, the eldest grandson Xiangyu saw that her husband Xie An did not listen to his instructions to play chess, and his face was a little sullen.

"See?" replied lightly, the smile on Liang Qiugong's face gradually put away, and said with a slight sigh, "Xiao An, that night a few days ago, you were too careless......

Xie An was stunned when he heard this, and asked tentatively, "Didn't you catch that Taiping army named Wu Heng?" Or ......"

As if he had guessed Xie An's thoughts, Liang Qiugong smiled slightly and said, "Heh, Wu Heng...... Listening to what Xiao Si said, it is said that he is the son of Wu Wei, the first deputy marshal of the Taiping Army, right? ”

Little four?

I won't talk about the fourth son of the emperor [Yan Wang] Li Mao, right?

Xie An secretly glanced at Liang Qiugong in astonishment, but after thinking about it, he was also relieved, after all, the old man in front of him was the master of Li Mao's martial arts, and now in Da Zhou, only this old man is qualified to call the domineering Yan King Li Mao like this.

"The old man is really well-informed, and he can't hide anything from you......" After thinking about it, Xie An said in a vague tone of eclecticism.

I don't know if I saw Xie An's thoughts, Liang Qiugong sighed slightly, and said, "Actually, Xiaosi is a good person, but the mistake is that the old man should not teach him martial arts in the future before his mind is mature, so as to promote his competitive character...... According to the old man's understanding, coupled with what happened when he was drinking with the old man the day before yesterday, the child would not just give up...... Don't underestimate him. That kid's talent is probably not under the first emperor, but his heart has not been tempered by setbacks, and in time, I am afraid that he will become a fierce rival between you and His Royal Highness......

"What does the old man mean, Li Mao will rebel?"

"......" Liang Qiu Gong opened his mouth when he heard this, and was silent.

Seeing this, Xie An realized that he had asked too bluntly, which made the old man in front of him a little embarrassed, and coughed. Changing his tone, he changed the topic and said, "The old man is referring to [carelessly], isn't this thing?" ――It's still Wu Heng, right? ”

"Huh." Seeing that Xie An took the initiative to relieve himself, Liang Qiugong smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Wu Wei, the first deputy commander of the Taiping Army, the old man has heard of this name...... Hmph, a rat who was chased away by the old man's youngest son, his son. What kind of wind and waves can be stirred? - Like this kind of guy, the old man doesn't know how many killings in his life, so he shouldn't be afraid! ――What's more, Xiao Wu's strength now surpasses that of the old man in his heyday. In this world, if there is anyone who is difficult for even her to deal with, I'm afraid it is only that child......"

"Uncle Chen Bei...... Oh no, Liang Qiuhao! Xie An whispered what Liang Qiu Gong had not finished.

"......" saw Xie An mention the name. Liang Qiugong subconsciously glanced at the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and saw that she was looking at the chessboard with interest. His face did not change in the slightest, obviously he already knew about it, so Liang Qiu Gong no longer covered it up too much, nodded and said, "Not bad!" - Xiao Wu and Xiao Hao, these two are extremely talented, far more than any ancestor of my Liangqiu family, they are simply unprecedented geniuses, the old man thinks he is also talented, and he can be said to be a bypass in the matter of martial arts, which can be compared with these two juniors, hehehe...... It's really a big blow, fortunately these two children were born thirty years late, otherwise, the old man's situation would be embarrassing......" At this, he laughed out loud in bitterness.

"Where did the old man speak, the old man is known as the first fierce general of the Great Zhou!"

"It's the No. 1 general of the Great Zhou thirty years ago, right?" Liang Qiugong laughed at himself, then slowly put away his smile, and said, "Speaking of which, Xiao An, you should also know what the old man wants to say, right?" ”

"Is it a dance?"

"Hmm," Liang Qiugong nodded and said, "Yan Kai and those little guys have already mentioned this matter to the old man, and the day before yesterday, Xiao Si also mentioned it to the old man, and the old man planned to come to you the day before yesterday, but ......" Speaking of this, he glanced at Xie An intentionally or unintentionally.

Xie An smiled dryly, after all, even he knew that that excuse was really a bit lame.

Looking at Xie An's embarrassed appearance, Liang Qiugong smiled slightly, but it didn't break it, and said, "Although it's a little late, the old man feels that there are some things that you still need to know......

"Is it about the dance?"

Liang Qiu Gong groaned when he heard this, and said in a heavy tone, "It should be said that it is my Liangqiu family's business...... Speaking of this, he raised his hand and raised a son to fall on the chessboard, and sighed slightly, "How much do you know about the old man's two sons, Xiao An?" ”

"Is it Uncle Gong and Father-in-law Jing?" Xie An was stunned, thought about it, and according to what he knew, he stated, "It is said that the uncle died of illness during the period when the first emperor sent troops to conquer Beirong, and the father-in-law was injured by a stray arrow and ......died when he was chasing down Xue Ren, the first commander of the Taiping Army in Jiangnan."

As if seeing Xie An's thoughts, Liang Qiugong nodded and said, "Well, that's roughly the case...... However, this is just the news that the old man asked people to release at the beginning! ”

"Huh?" A trace of consternation flashed in Xie An's eyes, and he asked in surprise, "Could it be that this is not the case?" ”

Hearing this, a deep sadness appeared in Liang Qiugong's eyes, and he muttered, "The old man's two sons did not die in the hands of others, but in their own hands, in the hands of a stunt called [Wuyan] that has been passed down by my Liangqiu family for generations......" Speaking of this, he paused, his tone became even more painful, and he shook his head and sighed, "There are also the three brothers of the old man, the old man's uncle, uncle, and uncle, all died in the hands of this [stunt]......"

"This ......"

"Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, my Liangqiu family has been inherited for hundreds of years, although it is rumored that my Liangqiu family has countless children of the family who died on the battlefield and sacrificed their lives for the country, but in fact? It is true to sacrifice his life for the country, but he did not die in the hands of others, he was killed by the stunt of my Liangqiu family! - Because he cast [Fog Flame], he died violently for no reason! ”

“……”

No way?

So far, no one in the Liangqiu family has really died in the hands of others, all of them have died in their own hands?

Xie An opened his mouth with a shocked expression, in fact, he felt a little wrong earlier, after all, according to rumors in the world, the Liangqiu family is a tiger general, take Liang Qiugong's two sons as an example, what kind of bravery is that, but the result? One died of illness for no reason, the other was killed by a stray arrow, and the death was inexplicable.

And now listening to Liang Qiugong's words, Xie An understands, after all, he has long felt that there are many drawbacks in [Wuyan], which can be called a cheating Liangqiu family mastery, and it is extremely harmful to the human body.

Think about it, with the help of anger to stimulate the cells in the human body, speed up the metabolism, double the blood flow speed, increase the human reaction and strength by several grades, what kind of huge burden will this cause to the heart? One bad thing is sudden death, and that's no joke.

"That dance......" Xie An was a little anxious.

As if noticing the anxious look on Xie An's face, Liang Qiugong waved his hand and said with a smile, "Listen to the old man...... Xiao An, why do you think the old man would call Xiao Wu and Xiao Hao unprecedented geniuses of my Liangqiu family? ”

"Huh? Could it be ......"

"That's right," Liang Qiugong smiled slightly, and said in a deep voice, "The reason is that those two children are extremely talented and can withstand the burden of performing [Fog Flame], but in this way, another problem arises......"

"What's the problem?"

"That's it...... How to control your anger! Looking at Xie An, Liang Qiugong said in a deep voice, "Xiao Hao has already done this, but Xiao Wu is not good, that's why the old man wants you to help her!" ”

"How does this help? I don't know how to do martial arts......"

Smiling slightly, Liang Qiugong said softly, "It's very simple, accompany her more!" - Hmm, do something that interests the two of you......"

"Interested...... Affair? ”

After thinking for a while, a strange smile suddenly appeared on Xie An's face.

"That'...... Then there is no way...... Hey, hey, hey......"