Ximen opened in a daze in the study of Ximen's house, this is where the old lady often sits, after the old lady returns to his hometown, here, he will have nothing to sit in. For him, it was as if the study was full of memories of his ancestors, and he could find more support here.

"They said you came back early, what's wrong?" When Simon came back, he heard that Simon had come back early and had not eaten, and had been sitting in the old lady's study since he came back. He went back to his room, washed his face, changed his clothes, sat down and drank a cup of hot tea, and let himself be silent.

Ximen Kai looked up at the second uncle, he was already a little middle-aged, sitting outside the desk, he sat down slowly, and then breathed a sigh of relief, think about it, "Second uncle, do you think the surname Ximen is very annoying?" ”

Simon was stunned for a moment and thought, "I didn't think about it, I was born with the surname Ximen, I can't change it, why hate it?" ”

"Haven't you hated it once?" Simon thought about it for a moment, but shook his head gently.

"Then have you ever been proud of your surname Simon?" Simon Kai shook his head and asked again.

"No, just a surname." Simon thought about it seriously, shook his head again, and Yahuan came in to bring tea, and immediately withdrew.

"What did you think about that cousin who had learned badly and was gone?" Ximen Kai looked at his second uncle, and in the eyes of his grandfather, his two sons had failed. His father didn't talk about it, he didn't think that his grandfather was right to blame his grandmother for choosing the wrong daughter-in-law. Even if the person who married him was that Yang Zhenniang, would he still feel that his parents had married him the wrong person, why should he give him a woman with a thousand ingenuity? As for the second aunt, a standard famous lady, when his cousin had an accident, he really felt that the second aunt was too conniving, if he stared at An An every day like Xiao He, and spent a lot of time on An An like Qingqing, maybe the cousins would not become like that. But things have changed, and when he looks back, he has to say that those two cousins are not bad in nature except for being a little playful. If it would be better to go to the mountains to learn martial arts with him? Is this really the second aunt's fault?

Simon frowned again, picked up the tea bowl himself, and slowly took another sip. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Ximen Kai, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"I feel a little tired of being the eldest son and grandson of the Simon family, and I wonder if I would be better if my brothers were here." Simon opened the corners of his mouth.

"You've learned badly from the Qiao family." Simon frowned again and said softly.

"By the way, you didn't support me in courting the Qiao family at the beginning, why?" Simon laughed and changed the subject.

"The daughter of a small official, even if she becomes a princess now, she can't change her background. I don't deny that this girl is smart, but how many more years can I do it? And then I'm different from your grandfather. After I joined the Shi, I stayed in the Hanlin Academy for three years, and I have been in the Criminal Department. I have never been a magistrate, and I have been doing every petty official in the Criminal Department, and then I have slowly risen to the position of Shangshu. It's not a qualification, how can you say it? In what you just said, this is the duty of the children and grandchildren of Simon. Originally, the person who entered the criminal department that year should have been your father's. He's a better fit than me, and you know why? ”

Immediately after he became a scholar, he went to the Guozijian and taught the law. In the future, as long as it is an official from Guozijian, it will be his student, and by the way, he can find more suitable talents. to bridge the gap between us. "Simon Kai is very open.

"Yes, I am the second, and my road at that time should be like your grandfather, starting from the magistrate after the Hanlin Academy, and slowly walking towards Dali Temple." Simon Kai sighed softly.

Ximen Kai's eyes widened, he thought that if Ximen didn't take over the family responsibility, he should take the route of a talented man, after all, it was impossible for their brothers to be in charge of the criminal department and Dali Temple at the same time, really when this world was their family's failure?

"It's not about being in charge, it's about sharing the pressure. Whoever is lucky, either me or your father, our family will be able to hold one place. That's the benefit of having two sons in the family, not putting the pressure on just one person. So when your father had an accident, I went directly to the Criminal Department and walked the farthest way, but it was not a way that no one could replace to defend the Criminal Department, so the pain and regret you just said did not exist in my heart, because either road was very hard for me. At least in the Criminal Department, I can always be in Beijing, and my life is quite comfortable. ”

"You don't have a temperament like Simon's family." Simon laughed, looked at his uncle, and now that he thought about it, this person was really a bit wise and foolish.

"I'm like your grandmother, can't I think of it? Your grandmother is very easy-going, but the biggest pain in life should be marrying your grandfather. Simon spread his hands again.

Simon was stunned for a moment, his grandmother in his impression should be the serious and strict mother in his grandfather's words, the two daughters-in-law he chose were wrong, and from his grandfather's words, Simon's family was defeated in his grandmother's chaotic mandarin duck spectrum.

"Don't believe me?" Simon couldn't help but laugh at Simon anymore, and let out a long sigh, "I don't mind that my surname is Simon, but I don't mind being your grandfather's son." ”

"Can you ask why?"

"No why!" Simon sighed softly again, leaned lightly, and looked at this study with some disdain, "This study used to be the place I hated the most, and I hated everything about him. Sometimes, I think he gave birth to us because he had to have children. He wanted to pass on Simon's family, but he was ruthless to anyone. To the wife, to the son, and even to the grandchildren......"

"Second uncle!" Ximen Kai was a little uneasy, what he obviously wanted to ask today was not this, he was just full of uneasiness in his heart. As a result, now it has led to the second uncle's resentment, not for his life that has been controlled, but for the root of hatred for everything, their grandfather.

"Whatever the old man asks you to do, don't say yes. You just wait quietly for him to die, and when he dies, you are free. Simon smiled a little cruelly.

"Second uncle!" Ximen Kai was a little angry and glared at Simon again.

"Don't you dare to ask me why I hate him?" Simon looked at Simon again, a little cruel.

"Do you want me to send you back?" Simon Kai avoided that look, and prepared to stand up and send him back to the house.

"His whole life has been calculating, just like Qiao Ye. Of course, it is not the same, the result of Qiao Ye's calculation is to protect the Qiao family and protect his children and grandchildren. Dare to touch the people of the Qiao family, he can kill them. It's like the Guo family is over. Of course, the demise of the Guo family also has the handiwork of your grandfather, but the roots are in the Qiao family. Your grandfather was just using his strength. I borrowed the platform of Qiao's family to help you gain a foothold in Dali Temple. Now who dares to compete with you in Dali Temple, they think that the Guo family and the Zheng family are your grandfather's handiwork. Simon sneered again.