"Where," Cheng Mingzhi was inexplicably reprimanded by Cheng Xuan, feeling a little aggrieved, "I didn't do anything." ”

No matter how he is, he is only a thirteen-year-old and a half-year-old, and he usually likes to learn from adults to drink, listen to plays, and at most join in the fun, although he never wants to study hard, but he is just a little lazy, he has not done anything bad, and he is not as arrogant as Cheng Mingyuan.

If it was in normal times, Cheng Chan would either say a few more words about him, or ignore him less, but in the past few days, first because of the matter of King Qi's son, and because of the pressure from the palace, she was panicking, and when she saw Cheng Mingzhi's unreliable appearance, her eyes turned red, which scared Cheng Mingzhi a lot.

"Eldest sister," Cheng Mingzhi stood up at a loss, not knowing where he had made Cheng Chan sad, "Eldest sister, don't cry, I will definitely work hard in the future......"

Cheng Chan wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, "From the beginning of your words, who will take it seriously." ”

"Okay, Ah Zhi, you go back and rest first, your eldest sister won't be angry about this, since you have come back, just wait for your grandmother's birthday to go back, Ah Niang sent someone to talk to Mr., but the homework can't be left behind, Ah Niang will go to ask Mr. Fan to come and give you a warm book." Mrs. Cheng also wanted to discuss with Cheng Chan about Mrs. Cheng's entry into the palace, and patted Cheng Mingzhi on the shoulder and took him away.

Cheng Mingzhi was most afraid of people crying, looking at Cheng Zhan's red eyes, and regardless of grinding Wen Shu with Mrs. Cheng, he ran faster than a rabbit.

"Okay, what's wrong with you?" Mrs. Cheng took a handkerchief and wiped Cheng Chu's face, and asked the maid to fetch water to tidy it up for her, "Ah Zhi came back so easily, why are you crying?" The girl's eyes are golden, don't cry your eyes. ”

"I just persuaded Ah Zhi to go down this autumn, he was scared like something, I asked him when he was going to get off, he couldn't answer, look at him like that, I'm afraid he won't be ready to end for the rest of his life. He is the eldest son, and he will support the door in the future, and now he is half a year old, and he is still like a child, can he afford such a large family in the future? We are not the hereditary titles, he will not have a proper business in the future, do you want to sit and eat nothing? "Cheng Chan was sensible early, and he helped his mother manage his younger brother since he was a child, and he was so sad when he saw Cheng Mingzhi like this.

Mrs. Cheng smiled bitterly when she heard this, she hoped that her two sons would have a future than anyone else, but she had beaten and scolded, and these two children just didn't succeed.

Many of the children of noble civil officials in Beijing have been carefully raised by their families, although they also have a handful, but most of them are young and steady, and Cheng Mingzhi, who is still like a child at the age of thirteen, is simply different from them.

Mrs. Cheng understands in her heart, but she is helpless, the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, Cheng Enhou himself still doesn't know where to wander, where can Cheng Mingzhi be stable?

No matter how she disciplined her, Cheng Mingzhi always looked lazy, and now she has gradually gotten used to it, and she no longer asks Cheng Mingzhi too much, just asking him for a safe and smooth life.

"Forget it, this thing is not so terrible, A-Niang will save more shops and granges for the two of them, in the future, they will not do things, and collecting rent is also a livelihood, and they will not starve to death, as long as they are safe and sound, it is better than anything." Mrs. Cheng is currently taking care of the affairs of the entire Hou Mansion, but what really bothers her is her own dowry shop and grange, although her dowry back then was not very rich, but under her careful care over the years, relying on the momentum of the Cheng'en Hou Mansion, her dowry is also snowballing more and more, not to mention anything else, at least it can ensure that Cheng Chan and their four sisters and brothers have no worries in their lives.

Cheng Chan didn't approve of Mrs. Cheng letting her two younger brothers go on like this, "Ah Niang, if you don't make a jade cut, if you let Ah Zhi play like this, he is afraid that he will achieve nothing in this life, and now with you and his father to take care of him, in the future, he will start a family and always have to support the family business for his wife and children, he is like this, which good girl is willing to entrust for life?" I pondered, if this autumn will also let Ah Zhi end up with us, he has read books for so many years, and he will not even be able to compare with us. ”

Although Mrs. Cheng dotes on her son, she also feels that Cheng Mingzhi should be let go, there is no harm in leaving or right, even if you don't get an insight in the test, it is okay, "I'll go to a letter and ask the gentleman of the academy." ”

Cheng Chan didn't think so, Cheng Mingzhi was a student who was not good at homework and was lazy, where would Mr. take it to heart, he would write to Mr., and the reply was just some perfunctory words.

"Why isn't Ah Jin here with you?" Cheng Jin has a very good relationship with Cheng Zhan, usually unless necessary, it is almost Meng who does not leave the focus, and the focus does not leave Meng, Mrs. Cheng did not see Cheng Jin here, so she was a little surprised.

"Ah Jin's face is ugly today, I think it's already resting."

Mrs. Cheng nodded worriedly, "She is young, the first time she entered the palace, she encountered today's incident, I'm afraid I'm scared, this kid is also a person who can hide things in his heart, I'm afraid that we will worry, I didn't mention half a word before." ”

"Ah Niang don't worry, Ah Jin is a smart person, and her courage is not small, maybe she didn't sleep well last night, I see that she has been secretly dozing off."

Mrs. Cheng felt that it made sense, whether it was when she was back and forth in the carriage, or when she was sitting together and talking, Cheng Jin looked so inenergetic, and even couldn't help but doze off in front of the Queen Mother, and I didn't see her so sleepy on weekdays, "Maybe I didn't sleep well last night, I think it's better to call a doctor to check her pulse and prescribe a few doses of calming medicine to eat." ”

As soon as Cheng Zhan heard the medicine to calm his nerves, he thought of Mrs. Cheng's medicinal tea, and felt that he was in his heart, so he hurriedly said, "A-Niang, let's let her rest for a few days first, it's three points of poison, and it's not good to drink more, if she is still so sleepy in a few days, it's not too late for people to come and see it." ”

Mrs. Cheng nodded hesitantly.

Cheng Chancai asked in a low voice, "Ah Niang, the Queen Mother has never disliked the second aunt, and she reprimanded her not long ago, why did she suddenly summon her into the palace?" ”

Cheng's second wife, Song, was born in a businessman, has a lot of money, lives a very wanton life, and is also very unruly, that is, she pours Mrs. Cheng all day long to invite the opera troupe into the house to sing, the most disgusting thing is her mouth, never expect her to say anything good, not to mention that Mrs. Cheng doesn't like her, even the Empress Dowager Cheng has never been waiting to see her, not to mention that some time ago she also caused Mrs. Cheng to get drunk, hurt the old man's body, and made the Empress Dowager Cheng very angry.

After being reprimanded, she finally restrained a lot in the Hou Mansion during this time, and kept living in her own yard, and no longer dared to go to Mrs. Cheng.