The eldest lady and Xue Ying ran out together. As soon as the eldest lady, who was walking in the garden, heard that the family said that Shi Qingqian was back, she didn't even have time to react, so she rushed out.

"Mother!"

Shi Qingqian suddenly had a sour nose and threw himself into the arms of the eldest lady.

"Mother, I miss you so much."

"Good girl, good girl, my mother also wants to kill you," the eldest lady hugged Shi Qingqian silently, and hugged her for a while before she was willing to let go of the person in her arms, "Girl, look at you, have you lost weight?" ”

Shi Qingqian showed a well-behaved smile, "Qi'er is definitely not thin, I follow the master to eat roast chicken and grilled fish every day, how can I lose weight!" ”

"Master?" Hearing this, the eldest lady noticed that there was a smiling old man standing behind Shi Qingqi, and when she saw that Xue Ying had already come over, she was even more convinced that this was Xue Ying's grandfather, Yu Banxian, who passed on the book to them.

The eldest lady wiped away the tears on her face and stepped forward, "This is Yu Banxian...... Thank you for saving Yiming, our Hou Mansion will be a cow and a horse in the future! ”

Saying that, the eldest lady was just about to make a big gift, and Yu Banxian hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop it, and he waved his hand vigorously, "Madame, don't want to make this big gift, the old man can't stand it, he can't stand it!" ”

"Madam, my grandfather doesn't like this kind of prescriptive thing the most," Xue Ying also stepped forward to help the eldest lady and explained for Yu Banxian.

The eldest lady had no choice but to nod and warmly invite Yu Banxian to sit in the Hou Mansion.

Now it is the afternoon, Shi Yuan and Shi Ke have entered the palace to do errands, the eldest lady told Shi Qingqian that the eldest brother Shi Nian went out to study again, and Shi An should have continued to go to business a long time ago, but because he couldn't rest assured that Shi Qingqian couldn't do it, he dragged it out for more than ten days, and today happened to be his going out to do business, so he didn't stay in the Hou Mansion.

Xiaolian and Xue Ying brought them tea, and the eldest lady first replaced the wine with tea and toasted Yu Banxian with a cup.

"By the way, Er, you just said it...... Your Master? The eldest lady remembered Shi Qingqian's words and asked curiously.

Shi Qingqian glanced at Yu Banxian, and couldn't hide the happiness in his eyes, "Mother, Yu Banxian has already agreed to accept me as an apprentice, and the master not only taught me some martial arts and bowing skills, but also taught me a lot of medical skills." ”

Afraid that the eldest lady would not be able to understand the so-called 'art of controlling beasts', and more afraid that her mother-in-law would regard the magic of witchcraft as evil magic like most people, Shi Qingqian used the word 'medical skill' to cover it in general.

I thought that the eldest lady would not like to learn martial arts by herself, but I didn't expect the eldest lady to be full of surprise after hearing this, she stood up excitedly and said, "Great! Listening to Ying'er talk about Yu Banxian's excellent medical skills and martial arts, the concubine can't wait to meet Yu Banxian in person, and now you have accepted Yu'er as an apprentice......"

As she spoke, the eldest lady suddenly remembered something, and looked at Shi Qingqian: "Qi'er, can you do the apprenticeship?" ”

"Hmm...... He only kowtowed and did not perform other etiquette...... Shi Qingqian scratched his cheek.

"How does this work?" Hearing that Shi Qing's apprenticeship was so sloppy, the eldest lady couldn't help frowning, "Since Yu Banxian has already accepted Yu Banxian as an apprentice, he should not disrespect etiquette, and ask Yu Banxian to stay in the Hou Mansion, and when the Hou Ye returns, he will preside over the apprenticeship." ”

Yu Banxian sat aside and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, it is better to obey the fate of the old decay!" ”

Seeing that he decided to stay, the eldest lady and Xue Ying were just as happy, "Ying'er, take your grandfather to the upper room to rest, Yu Banxian, what do you need, just talk to the people in the mansion." By the way, Ying'er, you don't have to continue to do things today, your grandfather finally came back once, so you can accompany him well. ”

It was the first time that Yu Banxian did not shirk such a request.

He had treated the rich and noble, and most of the ladies he had seen were not presumptuous and domineering, and though they were polite in their mouths, they disliked him as old and dirty, and even more so because of his tattered clothes, they made excuses for not letting him into the house.

When she saw the eldest lady, from her face, Yu Banxian saw the spirit of good immortals in her, she was rich and noble, and she was not only a living Bodhisattva who had never done anything bad in her life, but also had always been kind and charitable.

What Yu Banxian appreciates even more is that the eldest lady is not blindly flattering, which can be seen from her attitude towards her granddaughter Xue Ying.

Xue Ying is the maidservant of their Hou Mansion, but the eldest lady did not meet Xue Ying because of her arrival, but as always.

sighed in his heart, he is worthy of being the mother of his apprentice, and if he has a mother, he must have a daughter, and it seems that the wit of his apprentice is inherited from the eldest lady.

Xue Ying left the main hall with Yu Banxian, leaving only the eldest lady, Shi Qingqian, and Xiaolian and a few other maidservants.

Xiaolian had already cried silently on the side, and Shi Qingqian had no choice but to smile helplessly to comfort her.

"This girl heard that you were missing, and she was so anxious that she had a serious illness." The eldest lady also looked at the two girls dotingly, she was very pleased that the subordinates beside Shi Qingqian were very loyal. Treating these loyal subordinates, the eldest lady is naturally much better than treating the unscrupulous people in the second and third rooms.

"Speaking of which, my mother's mother has always wanted you to contact martial arts, just because I was afraid of being injured," the eldest lady sighed with a wry smile, "But over the years, your girl's life has not been peaceful, and so many things have happened, my mother thinks that if you learn from it, you can better protect yourself." ”

So that's the case, no wonder the eldest lady didn't directly refuse when she heard about learning martial arts. Shi Qingqian sighed in his heart, his mother finally 'wanted to open'.

"However, since you have already apprenticed to the master, and the master is Yu Banxian, you must follow the master to learn the arts, and you must no longer be as casual as before."

Shi Qingqian was very moved by the words of the eldest lady, and she found out for the first time that her mother was also such a great person.

She patted her chest and promised, "Mother, don't worry, you will definitely live up to your father, and you will not live up to the master's heart!" ”

The eldest lady nodded.

In the past, she disciplined her younger brother He Yan to grow up, and she always felt that she was too strict with He Yan, so after she had a daughter, she only thought about pampering her.

But after going through so much, she also had to reflect on whether she spoiled Shi Qingqian too much and was unwilling to let her do anything that might hurt her, which led to her not being able to protect herself well.

"Okay, let's not talk about this," the eldest lady changed her words, "By the way, what about the little prince Shen?" Didn't he disappear with you? ”