"......" He Shi was silent, although she was still unconvinced, but she also knew that Duanmu Chao was right, and her heart seemed to be pressed against a mountain.

Her children and grandchildren can only rely on the little girl in the long house to get ahead, which is really ironic!

But the situation is stronger than people, even if she is unwilling in her heart, she can only endure it first, this is also for the sake of the third child.

As the saying goes, the son with dysentery is good at home.

The third child is no longer his own son, who else does he not think about him!

Their carriage drove faster and faster to the sound of the coachman's whip.

Duanmu Chao sipped tea lightly, while observing the change in the expression on He's face, knowing that He's listened, his heart let go a little, and finally his mother still knew what was important, not like the third child......

Thinking about Duanmu Chao, Duanmu period has a little headache. He inquired, today is Duanmu Heng's father's hall, with the third child's temperament, there is a chance that he will still hold a grudge against Shangduan Muheng today.

It was not easy for the eldest son to be sandwiched between his grandfather and his third uncle.

At this moment, Duanmu Heng had already returned to Duanmu Mansion and was reporting today's verdict to Duanmu Xian, and he didn't say much, only said that Jing Zhaoyin sentenced Duanmu to 33 boards plus exile to Lingnan.

"I see." Duanmuxian said succinctly, his tone was flat, and he couldn't hear any emotions and ups and downs.

It is a capital crime for a son to kill his father, and if he is not dead, then according to the law is exile, and Jing Zhaoyin's sentence is completely from the law and is impartial.

Duanmu Xian glanced at the swaying green bamboo outside the window and sighed, "I only hope that your third uncle can learn the lesson of this time." ”

"......" Duanmu Heng didn't speak, and the appearance of Duanmu Shi, who had just been in the lobby of Jingzhao Mansion, was noncommittal.

Duanmu Xian sighed casually, and didn't expect Duanmu Heng to respond anything.

"Ah Heng, you can accompany me to play a game of chess."

Duanmu Xian opened his mouth, and Duanmu Heng responded.

The grandparents and grandchildren set up the chessboard, and before they could start playing, the Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Fei sisters came, and they came with a bowl of hot soup.

Duanmufei personally brought the medicine bowl to Duanmuxian, "Grandfather, it's time to drink the medicine." ”

The sisters came to supervise Duanmuxian to drink the medicine.

Duanmuxian drank all the potions in the bowl in one go, frowning.

Duanmu Scarlet quickly stuffed a candied fruit into Duanmu Xian's mouth, and took out today's sherbet from the food box, and earnestly advised: "Grandfather, don't be greedy, you can only drink this cup every day." ”

Duanmu Xian likes his little granddaughter to take care of himself, and he is very useful, but he deliberately asked, "No more than half a cup?" ”

Duanmu shook his head matter-of-factly: "No." She turned her head again and told Duanmu Xian's eldest maid to take a good look at him.

Duanmujun watched interestingly on the side, no wonder as the saying goes, the old man is like a child, and when his grandfather gets along with his sister, he is really like a child.

Duanmujun and Duanmuheng exchanged a tacit look, and their eyes were full of smiles.

Duanmu Heng smiled and proposed: "Fourth sister, why don't you accompany your grandfather in the next game." ”

"Not today." Duanmu refused with a smile, "Grandfather, big brother, I'm going to go out soon." ”

After a pause, Duanmufei said soothingly: "Grandfather, you are obedient at home, and when I come back, I will bring you something delicious." ”

Duanmu Fei coaxed Duanmu Xian in a few words, and Duanmu Xian said secretly with relief: It's better to be a granddaughter, how can it be like an eldest grandson, it's like an elm pimple, it's very boring.

Duanmu Xian smiled and waved his hand, "Four girls, you go play." If you don't have enough money to spend, ask your grandfather for it. ”

Duanmu smiled scarletly, "Grandfather, don't worry, I will not be polite to my grandfather." ”

Duanmu Fei stayed in the study for less than a cup of tea, then left, and went straight to the Yimen, and after a while, the carriage drove her out of the corner gate on the west side and walked away along Quanyu Street.

The carriage drove through seven or eight streets and came to its destination, Cen Fu.

When the porter of Cen Mansion saw that the fourth girl was coming, he immediately nodded and welcomed people in.

Cen Yin is not in the mansion, but it doesn't matter, for the subordinates of the Cen Mansion, the fourth girl is half of the master here, and a small chamberlain directly led Duanmu Fei to the small flower hall in the garden.

Someone took the initiative to recruit the little starling.

"Really, really."

The little starling flapped his wings and flew happily towards Duanmu Fei, who stretched out his finger in disgust and flicked it on the forehead, "You're fat again!" If you get fat again, be careful of being caught cooking starling soup! ”

Compared to the last time Duanmu Fei saw the little starling, it was fat again, and if it flew out, Duanmu Fei was afraid that he would not dare to recognize this fat and round stupid bird.

Even if the little starling couldn't understand Duanmufei's words, he could feel her disgust from her movements, the little starling was angry, and flew around Duanmufei several times, shouting in his mouth: "Bad!" Bad! ”

The two little waiters diligently served tea to Duanmu Fei, and served snacks and candied fruits and melons and fruits, set up a full table, and called the maid to fan Duanmu Fei.

One of the round-faced little waiters explained with a smile: "Fourth girl, don't worry, the little one went to invite the bird keeper to see Xiao Hachi, Xiao Hachi is just right now, not fat...... It's sturdy. ”

The little waiter solemnly expressed his loyalty, the little starling was the bird of the four girls, and they didn't dare to be careless.

The little starling seemed to know that he was defending himself, and the bird's heart stopped on the shoulder of the round-faced little chamberlain, jumping and screaming.

Look at this stupid bird living as a bird uncle here, Duanmu smiled happily.

"Hachi!" Duanmu Fei casually threw a grape at it.

The little starling immediately flapped his wings and flew up, accurately grasping the thumb-sized grape in mid-air.

In the past, when he was in Duanmu Mansion, the little starling often played with Duanmu Fei, shuttlecocks, flowers, dates, fruits and everything could be thrown to play, one was lost, one was connected, and the tacit understanding was very good.

Duanmufei ate one by himself, and then fed the little starling one, and even fed seven or eight grapes, and the little starling caught it firmly with his mouth.

Duanmu Fei is very comfortable, just like his own home, play when he wants, eat when he wants, and say what he wants.

Half an hour later, Cen Yin returned home, and from a distance, he heard Duanmu Fei's crisp laughter and the little starling's rough cry staggered.

"Quack!"

The sharp-eyed little starling was the first to discover Cen Yin, and flew towards Cen Yin enthusiastically flapping his wings to welcome him home.

As Cen Yin walked, the little starling flew around it, calling it "quack" for a while, and "Zhenzhen" for a while, as if telling him that Duanmu Fei was coming.

Duanmu Fei also saw Cen Yin, and beckoned to him happily, her white and flawless little face was smeared with a delicate flush, and she warmly beckoned Cen Yin to sit down, and ordered someone to serve him tea, as if she was the master here.

"Master Cen, you try this grape, it's sweet and sour, just right. Hachi likes it too. ”

"And this peach is also good, sweet and juicy, I estimate that it should be good to use it to make preserved fruit preserves."

“……”

Under Duanmufei's coaxing and recommendation, Cen Yin ate a lot of fruits without giving up, and the two little waiters on the side admired it in their hearts: probably only the fourth girl can have this kind of ability!

The two gossiped for a while, and Duanmu Fei remembered the business of this trip, and said with a smile: "Gongzi Cen, it will be my sister's birthday in a few days, and I want to invite Gongzi to go to my sister's house to play that day." ”

"......" Cen Yin didn't expect Duanmu Fei to suddenly turn the topic to Duanmu Jun, and he was stunned.

Without waiting for Cen Yin to agree, Duanmu Fei said to himself: "Then let's talk about it, Gongzi Cen, you have to remember to bring a gift to your sister." Duanmu smiled very happily, his eyebrows crooked.

"......" Cen Yin blinked slowly. He doesn't seem to say anything, does he? How did it come to be what they said?

Duanmu smiled and leaned his face towards Cen Yin, and said in a low voice: "Young Master Cen, do you want to know what my sister likes, I can tell you." ”

Cen Yin accidentally overlapped Duanmu Fei and Mu Yan's faces: These two guys, what kind of pot with what lid!

Duanmu asked persistently, "Young Master Cen, do you want to know?" ”

Cen Yin was pressed by the little girl step by step, and could only tell the truth: "I'm ready." ”

"Quack?"

At this moment, the little starling who stopped on the small square table between the two suddenly screamed, tilted his little head and looked at Cen Yin, his amber eyes were round, which happened to be very similar to Duanmu Fei's expression and movement at the moment, and one person and one bird looked very cute.

Duanmu Fei blinked, looking at Cen Yin expectantly, waiting for Cen Yin to take the initiative to say what he had prepared, thinking in her heart that she could ask her sister for a reward when she turned around.

The little girl's big black and white eyes seemed to be able to speak, showing what she was thinking.

This girl! Cen Yin really didn't have a way to take Duanmu Scarf, and now that Mu Yan is not in Beijing, he can't let him pack this girl away.

He could only silently look away, picked up the teacup, and avoided talking about it.

Duanmufei silently stretched out his finger and poked the little starling's abdomen, and the little starling screamed again, as if he was asking Duanmufei questions.

One person and one bird continued to stare at Cen Yin.

The corner of Cen Yin's eyes twitched, and he made a gesture, and the round-faced little waiter who had been avoiding it immediately came over.

"Go and get the little gadget I got recently." Cen Yin commanded.

The little starling was a curious bird, and immediately flapped his wings and flew away with the round-faced little attendant, and the cry of "quack" gradually faded away......

Suddenly, the familiar rough cry gradually approached, and the little starling followed the little waiter back to the small flower hall, and the little waiter had an exquisite box in his hand.

When the box is opened, a cylindrical gadget with various delicate patterns painted on the surface reveals inside, which at first glance looks a bit like a clairvoyant.

But Duanmu Fei immediately saw the clue, his eyes lit up, and he was surprised: "Is this a kaleidoscope from the West?" ”

Cen Yin raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise and nodded. He just bought this thing two days ago, but he didn't expect Duanmu Fei to know.

Cen Yin took out the kaleidoscope from the box, handed it to Duanmu Fei and said, "Do you know how to play?" ”

Duanmu Fei nodded, put the kaleidoscope to his right eye, and looked inside while turning the end of the kaleidoscope, "I saw this kaleidoscope in a Western book before. ”

As he spoke, Duanmu let out a sigh of exclamation, "This thing is really as interesting as the one in the book." ”

The little starling was very curious, circling around Duanmu, and the beak occasionally pecked at the kaleidoscope, as if asking, what are you looking at.

Duanmu Fei watched it with relish, where did he have time to pay attention to the little starling.

"Hachi." Cen Yin screamed, picked up a grape from the fruit bowl and threw it at the little starling, who was immediately attracted to the attention and chased the grape instead.

Cen Yin looked at the little starling, and then at Duanmu Fei, the corners of his lips curled slightly. If there is really a master, there must be a favor. This little girl is as coaxing as her birds.

The two little chamberlains also took this scene into their eyes, and felt that this scene was really familiar, and thought with emotion in their hearts: The overseer and the fourth girl are really worthy of being righteous brothers and sisters.

Duanmu didn't pay attention to the other people around her, her attention was completely attracted by the kaleidoscope in front of her.

The world in the kaleidoscope is colorful, every time you turn, there will be a thousand strange patterns in front of you, all kinds of colors, flowers, Duanmu Fei played a tea kung fu, and then reluctantly put down the kaleidoscope.

"There are really a lot of things in the West that we don't have in Dasheng." Duanmu said with emotion, with a look of fascination in his eyes.

Cen Yin has come into contact with far more Western gadgets than Duanmufei, and his feelings are far deeper than Duanmufei. He and Mu Yan once discussed that when Dasheng settles down in the future, he will send a group of students to study in the West......

We'll have to wait a little longer. The fact that they have to do is too much......

Cen Yin flashed slightly, and his handsome side face was calm and peaceful, like a jade carving.

Duanmu Fei rarely saw Cen Yin's flash, blinked in surprise, and suddenly remembered, by the way, the question she wanted to ask just now hadn't been answered yet!

"Young Master Cen, what exactly have you prepared?" Duanmu Fei looked at Cen Yin with a serious face, smiling sweetly and cutely, which made people can't bear to say no to her.

Cen Yin replied to the question: "You can understand Western writing, it just so happens that I recently got a few boxes of Western books, so why don't I give them to you?" ”

Duanmu Fei shook his head solemnly, looking at Cen Yin confused.

"From the Western books I read, there are many countries in the West, each with its own language, and I only know one or two of them. However, according to my research, there are several languages that seem to have something in common, and it will be much easier to learn one of the others......"

When it came to the topics she was interested in, Duanmu kept talking, and accidentally forgot her "business" for the time being.

Duanmu Fei left Cen Mansion an hour later, and when she left, she took a lot of things with her, and Cen Yin also sent a carriage to carry her things.

Duanmu Fei didn't suddenly exclaim until the carriage was halfway away: "Ah! ”

Bi Chan was taken aback, "Fourth girl, what's wrong?" ”

Duanmu Fei showed a subtle expression and said, "I forgot." ”

She forgot all the things she was going to ask, and was accidentally distracted by Cen Gongzi, who didn't do much business, but brought back a lot of inconsequential objects. Duanmu thought introspectively in his heart.

Bi Chan blinked, looked at Duanmu Fei with a strange expression, thinking that she was saying that she forgot to bring Xiaoba back, and thought: Xiaoba has been away from home for so long, and it is not a bad day.

Never mind. Duanmu Fei only reflected for a while, and then took the kaleidoscope and played again.

After returning home, she was not in a hurry to go back to Zhanqing Courtyard, but first carried a food box to Duanmuxian's outer study.

At this time, Duanmuheng and Duanmujun had already left, and only Duanmuxian sat by the window reading books and tasting tea, which was very comfortable.

"Grandfather," Duanmu said with a smile, "The osmanthus lotus root cake and white fungus lotus root juice of Gongzi Cen's family taste very good, I specially brought them back for my grandfather to eat." I think it shouldn't be difficult to do, and if my grandfather likes it, we can let the cook learn to do it later. ”

What the?! Duanmu Xian's hand shook, and there was an extra half-inch-long tear on the page, and his eyes looked at his innocent little granddaughter with a complicated look.

In other words, the little granddaughter just said that she was going out, so she went to Cen Yin?

Duanmuxian's mouth opened and closed, and his heart suddenly felt very tired.

Duanmufei didn't notice it, and took out the dim sum from the food box with great interest and sent it to Duanmuxian.

"Grandfather, try the taste!" Duanmu Fei blinked his eyes and looked at Duanmu Xian expectantly, so that Duanmu Xian couldn't say a word "no" at all.

Duanmu Xian picked up a piece of osmanthus lotus root cake with red beans from the plate, took a bite, and there was a sweet and soft taste in the mouth, as soon as he ate it, he knew that this was the taste that little girls liked, especially the two granddaughters.

Although Cen Yin rarely revealed his preferences in eating, Duanmu Xian was also sure that this could not be something that Cen Yin would like, it must be for his little granddaughter, no......

Duanmuxian thought of another possibility, maybe it was for his own ......

Duanmu Fei also picked up a piece of osmanthus lotus root cake, ate it deliciously, and comforted Duanmu Xian casually: "Grandfather, this is for you, sister, I have already asked someone to send another one." ”

"......" Duanmuxian almost choked, and he didn't know the taste of food.

Duanmufei didn't feel his grandfather's entanglement at all, and finished the pastry in his hand in three or two bites.

When she wiped her fingers with a handkerchief, she found that Duanmu Xian's expression was a little strange.

She followed his gaze, her eyes fell on the torn book, and she thought that her grandfather was distressed about this notebook, and comforted: "Grandfather, it just so happened that Gongzi Cen gave me a copy of Li Zhiwei's notebook today, and I will have someone send it to you later." ”

"Is Grandfather going to practice calligraphy? While you have nothing to do at home, it's not bad to write and paint. ”

"The small seal I engraved for you recently is almost engraved, and it is engraved with your self-name 'Jiusi Jushi', and when you finish your calligraphy and painting, you can use it."

Duanmuxian didn't plan to write, he was just idle and bored, and he didn't want to use his brain, so he flipped through the notebook casually.

Duanmu Fei was also energetic, and beckoned Bi Chan and said, "Bi Chan, you go and bring the small seal I carved for my grandfather, and bring my carving knife." ”

Bi Chan took the order and left, and Duanmu Fei said to Duanmu Xian again: "Grandfather, this small seal is just a few knives away, you paint, I just engraved the small seal." ”

After a while, there was a faint smell of ink in the study.

Before Bi Chan came back, someone else came in first, and said, "Old lady, the second master asks to see you." ”

Duanmu Xian had just picked up the pen, and before he could get ink, he said lightly: "I don't see." ”

Duanmuxian dipped in ink, splashed ink on the rice paper, and the pen was like flowing water, and a few strokes were a few mountains appearing on the drawing paper......

Duanmuxian lowered his eyes and looked at the painting, and under the curtain, his eyes flickered.

Last time, for the sake of the third child, he called the other three sons to the house, the fourth and fifth were fine, An An stayed in their former yard, that is, the second child had to inquire a few words when he saw anyone, and called the big housekeeper several times, coercion and temptation, and all kinds of means of inquiry were used, maybe the second child thought that he was going to do something to him!

In that case, why should the second child come back!

The corners of Duanmu Xian's mouth hooked a mocking arc, in fact, he could probably guess that the second child came today to inquire about the third child.

He dipped the ink again, and his gestures became more and more rough, and he drew billowing dark clouds......

Thundered!

The sky outside darkened at some point, clouds piled up in the sky, and the deafening thunder continued to explode again and again.

Duanmu looked at the porter who seemed to be passing on the oral training, and then looked at the sky above, and his heart was not very happy.

Duanmu's lips pursed into a straight line, and he raised his eyes to look in the direction of the outer study.

This was originally his house, but now he was going to be blocked out, and without his father's permission, he couldn't even step through the door of Duanmu's house.

The more Duanmu Chao thought about it, the more annoyed he became, but in the end he didn't ask anything, and said to himself in his heart that his father was afraid that he was still annoyed about the third child, and he didn't need to go up to the pole to find a scolding at this time, so he just waited a few more days.

Duanmu Chao turned over and got on the horse, planning to hurry back to the house before it rained, who thought that he had just gotten on the horse and was stopped again:

"Father."

A horse-drawn carriage was coming this way along Kwon Yu Street, and a half-familiar face peeked out of the window on the side of the carriage.

"Ah Qi." Duanmu Chao grabbed the horse's rope, and the brown horse stepped on the horse's hooves.

It was the carriage of the Yang Mansion that came, and it was Duanmuqi and Yang Xuyao who were sitting in the carriage.

The carriage of the Yang family soon stopped beside Duanmu Chao, Duanmu Qi and Yang Xuyao greeted Duanmu Chao from the window, and Duanmu Qi said: "Father, my husband and I came to visit my grandfather, but it was a coincidence that I happened to meet you." ”

Duanmuqi seems to have a good complexion, she is rounder than before, and the red gown on her body makes her skin as smooth as jade.

Yang Xuyao smiled slightly and said, "Father-in-law, I happened to be on vacation today, so I accompanied Qi'er to come over to see my grandfather." ”

Yang Xuyao's thoughtful appearance made Duanmuqi very useful.

Since Duanmuxian said that Duanmuqi would not be allowed to enter the door of Duanmu's house again, Duanmuqi was panicked at first, but gradually, seeing that the Yang family, including Yang Xuyao's attitude towards her, had been consistent and had not changed, so she gradually let go of her heart.

Now Duanmuqi just wants to give birth to a son and a half daughter for Yang Xuyao as soon as possible, but her belly is not angry, and there is no movement until now......

Looking at the talented and beautiful young couple in front of him, Duanmu Chao was also quite pleased. Although there are many unsatisfactory aspects of this marriage, but the daughters are married to the Yang family, and the wood is already in the boat, and he only asks the young couple to live a good life now.

Duanmu cleared his throat and said casually, "You two also have a heart." ”

"Your grandfather is recuperating, I don't think you should go in and disturb his old man's house." Duanmu Chao said euphemistically, "Your filial piety, your grandfather will know." ”

In front of his daughter and son-in-law, Duanmu Chao was embarrassed to say that he was turned away, and he didn't see his father at all. Moreover, since the father is not even allowed to enter the door himself, I am afraid that he will not let his daughter and son-in-law in, and will only eat behind closed doors.

"Father is right." Duanmu Qi couldn't wait to echo the words, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Duanmuqi didn't think much about it at all, for her, if she didn't go, she wouldn't go, and it wasn't something she wanted to come to.

If it weren't for Yang Xuyao saying that he was going to visit his grandfather, Duanmuqi wouldn't have thought about it, and she would have to use it to stick her grandfather's cold ass with her hot face. Anyway, my grandfather didn't treat her as my own granddaughter, and in my grandfather's heart, I am afraid that only the sisters in the long house are his heart! !

Duanmuqi pursed her lips disdainfully.

is as shrewd as Yang Xuyao, but he understood the meaning of Duanmu Chao's words, his eyes flashed, his handsome face was still full of smiles, and he greeted Duanmu Chao warmly: "Father-in-law, it's rare to meet, why don't we go to Huating Restaurant for a drink together." ”

Duanmu Chao thought that the He clan was still waiting for his news, and his face hesitated slightly.

Yang Xuyao seemed to see Duanmu Chao's hesitation, and said: "Father-in-law, the son-in-law just heard that the third uncle's case has been sentenced...... his tone was a little tentative.

Duanmu Qi's face was slightly gloomy, and he felt that these three uncles were really embarrassing to their Duanmu family. and my grandfather too, who had to publicize the ugliness of the family, which made the Duanmu family a joke in Beijing.

Hearing Yang Xuyao mention the Duanmu period, Duanmu made up his mind and responded: "Okay, Xuyao, let's have a drink, and we have something to say slowly." After the words fell, he summoned the little maid, and whispered a few words to the little maid, and the little guy hurried away.

After that, the carriage of the Yang family turned around and left the road it came from, and Duanmu Chao left with the carriage.

Yang Xuyao glanced back at Duanmu Mansion, his eyes as deep as a pool suddenly became bottomless, and the emotions contained in his eyes were elusive......