Chapter XII

Sheng Qian was a little dumbfounded, and only after a long time did he hold back a sentence from his throat, "Nan, I know what you are thinking." But it's not as simple as you think? Do you believe that Daddy is good? ”

Sheng Mingzhu shook his head, "What about the spirit beads?" Are you suspicious of her, suspicious of my mother? "Bingzhou is a small place, but Sheng Qian's background is not small. Sheng Mingzhu even had a nurturing grandmother from the capital to take care of her and Lingzhu when she was young, she knew her identity, she also understood that she was a concubine, and she also understood the difference between her father and brothers and sisters in the gate compound and ordinary people.

But Sheng Qian is really a good father. She had been like this for so many years, so it was hard to tolerate her father not being in the same position as her.

"Dad, what the hell are you thinking? Would you rather believe in a strange Chen Zheng than believe in my mother's innocence? ”

Sheng Qian, as a father, was really annoyed by his daughter's questioning to this point, and said in a low voice, "Is it because I don't want to believe your mother?" In fact, he had used the utmost patience to treat Yun Niang and her daughter - even though he had always thought that Lingzhu was not his child, and he had been cuckolded alive for almost ten years.

The moment he was about to take it off, his mood was more than guilty. That kind of mixed emotions almost made Sheng Qian's whole person explode, especially Guan Ping's words today - he knew that it was far more than that.

He squatted down violently, and even held his head a little disregarded. The entire Sheng Mansion depends on him, and far away from the capital, there are people he needs to watch out for, and now the sooner he returns to Beijing, especially Mingzhu's dream, he feels that the things on his entire shoulders are almost overwhelming.

"Daddy......"

"Go ahead, give Dad some more time, Dad will take care of it."

Sheng Mingzhu hung her head and didn't speak.

"Do you know why I married your mother?" He got up and paced back into the yard, firstly, his legs were a little numb, and secondly, he really had to consider his daughter's age. At her age, she is a semi-adult, and she can't be coaxed like she did when she was a child, but she can't tell the truth all about it.

The mother here refers to the Song family, Sheng Mingzhu knows, "Because of the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker." ”

Sheng Qian shook his head, "That's not the case. Thinking of some bad experiences in the past, he didn't look very good, "Although my father is the son-in-law of the Shengfu in the capital, but in the big family, there are many wives and concubines, and everything is complicated, I have seen too many unborn brothers and sisters stillborn, and I have never thought of marrying more." ”

"Your mother, she...... He lived in Sheng Mansion since he was a child. At that time, your grandmother had me in her womb, and she was assassinated when she went out to offer incense, and it was she who was only five years old at the time who saved your grandmother and saved me when I was still in the womb. "It can be said that if there is no Song family, there will be no Sheng Qian today.

"The outcome of everything is unknown, even though I know that your mother is innocent, and you suspect your mother, but she is your mother, filial piety and etiquette, you must respect her before there is no evidence, you know, Mingzhu?" Song's Yu Shengqian, said to be his wife, is more similar to the existence of a mother and a sister.

"What if I find evidence? And after that? Sheng Mingzhu didn't seem to understand, "What if something happens to my mother before the evidence is found?" ”

Sheng Qian didn't know.

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On the first day of the new year, the whole family had breakfast.

"It's time for Mr. Ledger to settle accounts today", Song hurriedly got up, and Zhou also helped her arrange her clothes and sideburns.

On the way, they rinsed their mouths with bitter tea, and the two walked all the way to the main hall. Sheng Qian sat on the first seat, Lingzhu and Yun Niang didn't sleep well at night, they got up early, and they all sat down and waited.

"Brother Qian, I've let people put everything in your study." Song wiped the sweat from his forehead slightly, and naturally sat next to Sheng Qian. This seat could have only been occupied by her, the main mother.

"Uncle, drink tea." Ping'er is wearing a pink-purple dress today, with a fresh flower on her head. Youth is the best decoration, she is like the flower, fresh can pinch out the water.

The two women looked up at her, Sheng Mingzhu didn't pay much attention, Sheng Qian was a junior to offer tea, and took it over for face. There was a sudden pause in his hand, and the teacup didn't fall into his hand, so he looked up suspiciously.

Ping'er lowered her head slightly, revealing her flat white neck, "Uncle, the tea is hot, be careful." ”

Sheng Qian looked at her posture and frowned. Reflexively glanced at Yun Niang, she was hanging her head with vegetables, and she didn't say anything, just drank the tea. Ping'er saw that he drank all the tea, and although he sat down on the chair steadily, his heart was overturned.

Just like all Sichun girls, she wants to speak, and she can't help but want to express herself.

"It seems that the house is on fire a few days ago", no one in the four seats spoke, Ping'er's voice was as soft as possible to not make herself appear abrupt, "Uncle, what happened that day, did you lose any property at home?" ”

Sheng Mingzhu choked while eating, looked at her cousin again, and found that her face was really a little unlucky, and she was typically looking for a pump.

Sheng Qian's face really darkened, and the rice bowl was just picked up and put down, after all, it was a female guest, he didn't speak, "There is also business, I'll leave first." ”

Seeing that he was in such a hurry, Song hurriedly asked Zhou to fill two layers of snacks in a food box, "I didn't eat much in the morning, you can pad it when you're hungry." I'll bring you food when it's night. ”

Sheng Qian didn't speak, Ma Wu took it and left quickly.

Song sat down and continued to eat a few bites, quickly wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, and said slowly, "You don't say anything when you eat, you don't say anything when you sleep." You should also teach your mother's family such rules, she has never been far away and doesn't understand, and you, as an elder, don't mention it, which makes the old man angry in vain. She stood up again when she said it was late, "I can't eat it, you take the two children and use it slowly." ”

Yun Niang nodded hurriedly and got up to see her off.

After listening to what Sister Ping said, she hung her head and her eyes instantly turned red again. For a while, she couldn't help but raise her eyes and look at Yun Niang aggrievedly, how could she be her own aunt, and she didn't tell her the rules at the dinner table, so she was embarrassed in front of her uncle in vain.

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It was a long time before the kingfisher chirped.

Guan Ping fell in love with the garden of the Sheng family in this small and state city, and made a chessboard to fight left and right.

"Master ......" Gray Yi had quietly stood up at some point, "Everything is normal in the capital. It's just those who know that you have come to the south, and are afraid that you will find out something, and then talk to the emperor when you return to Beijing. ”

Guan Ping put his hand on the chessboard, "The ability is not big, but the eyes of each heart are not small." ”

"Master?" Gray Yi also heard the conversation between Guan Ping and Master Sheng Mansion today, "Why are you interested in taking care of this matter?" Wouldn't it be better to let those people in Beijing eat dogs? "Watch the fire from the other side, and then sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

"You've really put me in the same place as those people."

Guan Ping's hand holding the chess piece paused slightly, what he wanted was these small profits in front of him. And what is more than the palm of the world.

Gray's ears moved, "It seems that someone is going this way, master, do you want your subordinates to go first?" ”

Guan Ping shook his head.

The sun tilted slightly, and the little man less than six feet tall walked dejectedly. Sheng Qian has been living next to the lakeside cottage for the past few days, he said that he likes the scenery here, the visitors are guests, and he is also the life-saving benefactor of the eldest lady, they all think that he is cheeky and kicks his nose on the face, but no one refutes him.

Therefore, as long as Mingzhu returns to the house these days, he can see his face.

It's pleasing to the eye, but it's also appetizing. When it comes to skirts, I don't even prepare to take care of them.

"Miss Shanda......" Guan Ping prefers to tease her, "why are you in such a hurry?" ”

Sheng Mingzhu turned his head to look at him, "Mr. Guan, I'm in a hurry." ”

The gray clothes are dark guards, and their mood is invisible. But he had never seen a lady like Sheng Mingzhu, and his indifferent face turned into a shocked face.

Guan Ping didn't expect her to say this, her handsome face was slightly raised, and the sun was shining here, just right to meet her black and white phoenix eyes.

This eldest lady of the Sheng family looks similar to Sheng Qian, but her appearance is much more flared by him, especially the phoenix eyes, others are dead fish eyes, and when she comes here, she just looks forward to Shenfei, shiny, and like amber. Guan Ping pinched the chess pieces in his hand, and his heart itched for a while.

Sometimes it's so strange that there's no reason for it.

"Who is this man, I haven't seen it before?" Sheng Mingzhu looked at the gray clothes with some suspicion.

"It's a descendant of my family, who came here to look for me."

Sheng Mingzhu looked at Guan Ping with distrust. She heard her father say that this person is not simple, and she can't be offended, and she looked at the gray clothes again, but found the whip on his waist, and suddenly her whole eyes lit up, "Will you make a whip?" ”

The gray cloth held the whip at his waist and looked at his master again.

"He's more than just whipping."

Sheng Mingzhu's heart was about to itch and explode. There is a girl who doesn't like red clothes and loves arms, she loves red clothes and wants to be armed. looked at Guan Ping again, "Mr. Guan......" Her eyes were rippling, so she almost raised her hands to make a move.

It's really a good hand.

"A few days ago, because I was entangled in important tasks, I delayed a little more time in the house. Thanks to Miss Sheng, who doesn't care about villains, Gray Yi is my guard, and her martial arts are strong. If Miss Sheng doesn't dislike it, after asking Master Shan, she can keep him for half a year, and thank him for taking him in at that time. ”

Don't dislike, don't dislike at all.

Sheng Mingzhu was happy in her heart, but although she had not been together for a long time, this Mr. Guan did not leave a good impression in her heart, and she asked a little uneasily, "Mr. Guan, is it that simple?" ”

Little fox.

Guan Ping thought to himself, "Naturally, I have grown up with you a lot, and I can be regarded as an elder." When it is a parting send-off, a little friend. ”

Sheng Mingzhu smiled sweetly, Guan Ping felt that it was worth sending the gray clothes out, "Thank you, Uncle Guan." ”

Guan Ping: ......

Gray Yi looked at his master indifferently on the side, he never thought that he would lose himself if he came here.

Sheng Mingzhu left in front, Guan Ping hurriedly glanced at him, and the gray clothes were helpless, so he could only follow the eldest lady. I still think of a way to get out.