Chapter 185: Xu's Affairs
Liulan and Crispy Core changed Gan Peilin's clothes, only to find that Mo Yanqing was really ruthless, and when she dragged her clothes, she even pulled her skin, and there were a large red marks.
"The eldest lady is really, she is so ruthless, why do you want to let her." Liulan looked unhappy: "At that time, I should have asked the slave maid to give her some color." ”
"Isn't it? The eldest lady didn't tell the old lady either, and it was good to let the old lady punish her more heavily. Crispy Core was distressed: "The people outside are really useless." Obviously, the eldest young master absconded when he was exiled, but it was as simple as chopping off two fingers. Why don't you rectify the Fa on the spot, and see what spirit the Mo clan still has to hurt our eldest lady. ”
"My father's official position is still there, and so is my official authority. Gan Puyang has military merits again. "Gan Peilin has long known that this escape will not kill him." It's okay, it's just some flesh wounds, you don't have to worry about it so much. ”
"Miss......" Crispy Core was even more sad when she heard her say this, and tears welled up in her eyes: "When Madame was still there, where did you suffer like this." In the past, even if you bumped into a bruise, you would also be coquettish to your wife in pain. ”
"At that time, I really didn't see any blood." Gan Peilin thought of his former self and felt very funny. "What is like ...... now"
calmed down a little, she hooked her lips slightly: "Okay, let's not talk about this." Gan Puyang suffered such a big loss, and the Mo family will definitely do it. asked Chen Rui to stare cautiously. ”
"Yes." While Crispy Core nodded, he had already fastened his belt for Gan Peilin. Today, it is a very beautiful piece of purple jade, carved into the style of a treasure gourd. The inside of the gourd is hollow, filled with some spices, and the aroma lingers when you walk. "Do you like it?"
Gan Peilin lowered his eyebrows and glanced at him: "Where did you come from?" ”
"It was sent by the Governor earlier." Crisp Core smiled slightly: "The eldest lady never refuses to use the things he sends, but the slave feels that everything is done with care." ”
"That's it." Gan Peilin sighed heavily: "There is another thing, let you find the slave who served your mother before, but you can find it?" ”
"Not yet." The brittle core is also strange. Chen Rui asked people to visit several households in the imperial city, all of whom had served their wives, but those who moved away moved away, and those who passed away, but they didn't find any of them. So I can only go out of the city to other towns to investigate. ”
"So weird?" Gan Peilin was puzzled: "In the past, my mother was the daughter of the Xu Mansion and the mother of the Gan Mansion, and the people who served her were not fifty, but at least thirty. There will always be no less than a dozen people waiting for you. I couldn't find any of ......."
"yes." Crispy Core also felt strange: "The young master hasn't replied yet, maybe there can be any clues." ”
"Then wait a little longer." Gan Peilin didn't say much about it, but said: "I feel a little unquiet in my heart, go get pen and ink, write something and calm down." ”
In the Xu Mansion, Xu Zhongshen was sitting precariously, his face faintly uneasy.
Xu Jing entered the door first, and was led by the housekeeper to the master's study. It's just that I didn't expect my mother and Xu Baisen to be here.
"The child greets his father and mother." Xu Jingxian saluted respectfully.
Xu Baisen waited for him to salute before he arched his hand and said, "Father, you are back." ”
"Hmm." Xu Jingxian saw that he was tall and energetic, and couldn't help but be happy: "I haven't seen you for a few days, but you kid is a lot stronger." ”
"The fist does not leave his hand, and my son will not dare to slack off for a day." When Xu Baisen spoke, his face was not very good-looking.
"This is ......" Xu Jingxian sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked: "Father, the child hasn't returned home for a while, is something wrong?" No matter how you look at my father and Parson's faces, they are not very good. ”
Xu Zhongshen took a deep breath, but didn't know what to say.
It was Mrs. Xu who opened her mouth first: "It's rare for my son to go back to the house, I should have prepared delicious food and wine, so that the three of you father and son can get together." Can...... There are some things that have to be said at the moment. ”
"Mother, please speak clearly." Xu Jing gave up his hand first.
"Pei Lin's kid seems to have begun to suspect the cause of Lu Wen's death, and asked Bai Sen to find the maid who once served Lu Gong to go to Ganfu for questioning." A trace of sadness flashed in Mrs. Xu's eyes: "We have been hiding this matter from Peilin for three or four years, but now we don't know whether to hide it or not." Seeing that she is about to get married, if she doesn't hide it, it is also a blessing for her to marry in a beautiful way and live a peaceful life. But since she has suspicions in her heart, we still hide it, if she takes the risk to investigate and let people know, it will not be in danger. I'm afraid that she is already trapped in that danger, but she doesn't know it. ”
Speaking of this, Mrs. Xu's tears slid down her cheeks: "The Xu Mansion is incompetent, and he has not kept his daughter, does even Peilin have to catch it?" ”
"This ......" Xu Jingxian thought of his poor sister, and he was also sad.
"One more thing." Xu Zhongshen sighed again, Lu Guang fell on Xu Baisen's face, and his tone was heavy: "When the first emperor died and the new emperor succeeded to the throne, our Xu family was pushed to the forefront, and for two whole years, we were alive on the blade." Immediately after the death of your sister, you were disheartened by your father, so you issued a strict order to withdraw from the court, for which the Xu Mansion was defeated, and you were also sent abroad to be a small civil official. In the blink of an eye, three years later, there is finally a peaceful day to live. But you, a good son, and I, a good grandson, actually went to the Governor of Dadu behind our backs, became a military general under the command of the Governor, and were once again involved in the political turmoil. Are you going to me off alive? ”
"Father calmed his anger and asked Parson clearly." Xu Jingxian was a little unconvinced, he turned his face and looked at Xu Baisen solemnly: "What your grandfather said is true?" ”
Xu Baisen did not hesitate, and said solemnly: "Yes." ”
"You rebellious son, how can you ......" Xu Jingxian raised his palm.
Xu Baisen could only kneel down hard: "Grandfather, grandmother, father, how can the beast be kept in captivity?" How can a military general only hold a pen and make meritorious service on the Golden Palace like a civil official. The Xu family can't just give up the achievements of their ancestors over the years. I just want to do my part for the court with my own skills. ”
"Confused." Xu Zhongshen's tone was both distressed and angry: "There are so many people in the court who are loyal, and you are not bad at heart." But Xu Mansion can no longer withstand such a toss. ”
"But grandfather, that's the person Pei Lin wants to marry." Xu Baisen said with a serious face: "If he is not a good master, how can Pei Lin marry him." I want to be under his command, and I can also help Peilin. ”
"Fallacy." Xu Zhongshen said unhappily: "Pei Lin is married to him, what do you help." The Xu family must not be involved in the court turmoil again. ”
Mrs. Xu felt sorry for Gan Peilin on the one hand, and worried about her grandson's future on the other, so she didn't know what to say for a while, just crying silently.
"Jing Xian, you are talking." Xu Zhongshen looked at his son unhappily: "You can persuade him well, and before he is deeply trapped, quickly break off such thoughts." ”
"Father." Xu Jingxian raised his head heavily, looked at his father's slightly cloudy eyes, and said in a resolute tone: "The child thinks that Bai Sen is doing the right thing." ”
"What did you say?" Xu Zhongshen looked at him in surprise: "You say it again." ”
"Father." Xu Jing gritted his teeth first: "The Xu family is the gatekeeper, blindly shrinking to protect itself, which is really disgraceful." You have been in power for most of your life, and you should live in your old age, and your son has no opinion. In order to protect the safety of the Xu family, the son is willing to be a mediocre petty official, but he can't bear to watch his child put down the knife and take the pen. It's been five years, father, it's been five years, and there hasn't been a day when the son hasn't looked forward to the comeback of the Xu family. Please, just let Parson go. ”
"Father." Xu Baisen's excited eyes flashed with tears. "Thank you father for supporting the child."
"Wow, wow." Xu Zhongshen didn't expect Xu Jingxian to come back first, it would be like this, and he trembled with anger. "It seems that I am old and useless, my children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, why should I care about your so many idle things."
He slammed to his feet, and before he had taken two steps, he fell to the ground.
"Old man......"
"Father's ......"
"Grandfather!"
The three of them hurriedly walked over to help in a panic, but Xu Zhongshen had already fainted.
When the news reached Ganfu, Gan Peilin was about to have lunch.
"What do you say? My grandfather fell ill? Gan Peilin hurriedly put down his chopsticks and instructed Liulan: "You go and tell your grandmother, I have to go back to Xu's Mansion immediately." Let Chen Rui go to set the car, crispy core, you accompany me back. ”
Several people acted separately, and soon Gan Peilin rushed back.
"What happened to my grandfather?" As soon as he entered the door, Gan Peilin hurriedly asked the housekeeper who greeted him.
"Lang Zhong has already come to take a look. said that the old man was obsessed with anger, and it would lead to fainting when he was angry. It's not a big deal, but you have to take care of it carefully. The butler said truthfully.
"Furious?" Gan Peilin knows his grandfather's temper best, although he is a veteran general who has led soldiers to the battlefield, he has always been gentle and elegant, and he has never been irritable. "Who grandfather?"
"This ......" Before the housekeeper could speak, Gan Peilin had already seen Xu Baisen kneeling in the courtyard.
"Cousin." She hurriedly walked over: "What the hell is going on......"
Halfway through the question, Gan Peilin guessed. "Grandfather won't let you follow Jiang Yu to the battlefield, right?"
"Hmm." Xu Baisen's face was guilty, and he couldn't raise his head. "I shouldn't have confronted him."
He said that he should not contradict his grandfather, not that he should not be disobedient. Gan Peilin gasped: "Sometimes, fate is like this. What is destined is predestined. There are so many of us who can't stop you, and we can't persuade you to listen to you. Cousin, do you really want to step on the horse with a sharp blade and use your life and death to serve the court? ”
"I ......" Xu Baisen gritted his teeth and nodded: "I think." ”
"I see." Gan Peilin didn't say any more, and walked straight into the inner room.
"Is my grandfather better?" Gan Peilin was surprised to find that Xu Jingxian was also kneeling in front of the bed: "Uncle is also there." ”
"Peilin, you're back." Mrs. Xu came over and held her hand with tears in her eyes: "It's good to come back." ”
"Don't worry, grandmother." Gan Peilin asked Crispy Core to take the medicine: "This medicine is excellent, and I asked my grandmother to let people take it to Lang Zhong to see if my grandfather can take it." ”
"Okay." Mrs. Xu said quietly: "I'll come when I go." You can stay here with your grandfather. ”