Chapter 81: The Second Young Master's Heart

Li Chang was shocked: "Father...... Why did my father say that?! He thought carefully about what he had done recently, except for going out to have a drink with a few friends, he went to the Qinglou for a walk, and he didn't do anything out of the ordinary, how could his father suddenly accuse him like this?

Hou Ye snorted coldly, raised his feet and walked into the house, and saw that there was a mess inside, and his son's little servant was still hurriedly cleaning up the broken books and study utensils on the ground. He was displeased, and shouted "out" to Drunken Green, who was so frightened that he dropped his belongings and ran away in a hurry.

Hou Ye picked up a copy of "Analects" with several shoe prints printed on the ground, and glanced back at his son. Li Chang's head hung lower, and when he heard his father's words "close the door", he hurriedly did so.

Hou Ye walked behind the table and sat down, sulking for a while before asking, "Today, Taishi Liang brought someone to the house to arrest Zisi, but the news you leaked?!" What did you tell someone?! ”

Li Chang was taken aback: "No! He threw himself at the table: "Father! This matter is related to the safety of the whole house, how could my son do such a foolish thing?! ”

"It's not you, who else?! You are our home. How many people know about this?! "Hou Ye is even more angry, he dares to do it but he doesn't dare to be, although he is a scholar, when did he give birth to such a responsible son? !

"There are more people who know!" Li Chang argued, "Don't say anything else, the eldest brother and the third brother all know, and there are people in the family who ...... it" He hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to mention this, Zisi's daily needs seem to be the responsibility of Mr. Wang, and Mr. Wang has always been very supportive of him, and he is the father-in-law of his nursing mother, he is not convinced, it is not a good idea to involve the Wang family.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Hou Ye's eyes, faintly. Authentic: "Your eldest brother just returned to the house, because he didn't know the way and accidentally crashed into the bamboo forest in the garden, he saw Zisi once, and he has never been close to it since!" Your third brother has always been good friends with Zisi, and he rarely goes out on weekdays, how could he leak this matter?! It's just you, who only messes around with those dumb kids all day long, and it's not easy to study! You must have been talking nonsense out there to make people know! ”

"Never!" Li Chang was anxious, "No matter how ignorant my son is, he also knows that things are light. Heavy and bad. That Zhou Nian had no grievances with his son, he was arrested, what good did it do to his son? What's more, when this matter spread, the family is going to be punished, and the son is not a fool, how could he do such a stupid thing that damages the family? Thinking about it, since Taishi Liang has a way to find out this news, he must have bought the traitors in the house! Otherwise, Zhou Nian was careless and revealed his traces so that people could see it! Father just called someone to interrogate, and he would definitely find out! He was so anxious to prove his innocence that he would never admit what he had not done, and if his father believed that he had done it, he would have no hope!

Hou Ye stared at this once pampered son, and was silent for a long time. After a while, he said, "Really?" ”

"Yes, yes! Father can ask Mr. Wang to inquire, and he can always find spider silk. Traces of ants! ”

Hou Ye didn't speak, just covered his forehead with his hand and closed his eyes, seemingly a little uncomfortable. Li Changzhan stood aside tremblingly and asked tentatively: "Father...... Do you feel unwell? ”

"I'm fine." Hou Ye put down his hand, thought about it, and then said, "Zi Si...... It's been more than ten years since I came to our house. Speaking of which, you and he have known each other since childhood, at that time, your uncle Zhou often brought his wife and children to our house as guests, because my father remembered that Zisi was very smart since he was a child, and he was better than you, so he often asked you to study with him. It stands to reason that you should be closer to him, but why is Brother Yu befriending him? And you...... but they regarded him as an enemy. My father once heard that you always bully Zisi, why is that?! ”

Li Chang's eyes rolled wildly, he lowered his head and didn't speak, on the surface, he seemed to have remorse, but in fact, he was very disapproving.

Who is good with Zhou Nianzi**? When he was a child, he was the treasure of the Hou Mansion, and he was born smart, from the old lady to the little girl, who didn't praise him? Only when Zhou Nian came, his grandmother and father would take their attention off him. They all praised Zhou Nian for being smarter than him, more talented than him, and more talented than him! But so what?! Zhou Nian is now just an official slave, like a worm who only sees the light of day, living in the Hou Mansion, and he is the son of the dignified Hou Mansion, he has a reputation for making a name for himself, and his reputation is far and wide, the next spring festival, he will definitely be in high school, and his future is limitless, who is more promising? Look, when he inherits the title of the Marquis of Qingguo, he will definitely drive out the pretentious Zhou Nian!

Hou Ye had been paying attention to his son's expression, and from the angry look on his face, he couldn't help but feel very disappointed when he guessed what he was thinking. He didn't understand why the son who had known Zhou Nian the longest time would be hostile to Zhou Nian, and even do things that hurt others and himself?! Could it be that this son, as his wife said, is spoiled, narrow-minded, and unusable? If he continues to indulge in nonsense, will it bring disaster to the whole family?

Li Chang was resentful for a while, and then remembered that his father had not spoken, and hurriedly looked up at him: "Father, you ...... Don't believe the nonsense of those people, although your son and Zhou Nian are not good friends, they are not enemies, how can they bully him? It's all someone else's rumor! ”

"Isn't it all meaningless?" Hou Ye was even more disappointed when he heard this, lowered his head and thought about it, and said, "Maybe when you were drinking with someone outside, you were drunk for a while and told Zisi about it, it's not surprising." For the sake of your homework, you still don't go out, and study at home for a year or two, and maybe you will pass the next subject. In the future, if you become an official, you will be able to support the portal when you leave the house. Hugh is going to mess around with those people again! He didn't want to go on, his long-loved son had let him down again and again, and he didn't even want to face him again.

"Father...... Father! Li Chang's face was full of shock, "What are you talking about?!" "What is out of the house? What underpins the portal? There's still hope for him, isn't there? Didn't my grandmother and father never determine who would inherit the Hou Mansion?! Could it be that just because some damn guy informed Zhou Nian's whereabouts to Taishi Liang and his group, his father decided that he had done it, and he was going to kick him out of the house? He fell to his knees with a thud, grabbed his father's sleeve, and begged, "Father spare his son!" It wasn't really my son's doing! ”

Hou Ye pulled the sleeves of his shirt and couldn't move, before he sighed: "Maybe you didn't mean to, but if this kind of thing happens, your grandmother won't indulge you anymore." Don't worry, since you are my son, I will never make you suffer outside. Your mother has already taken care of a family affair for you, that is, the young lady of the Miao Hanlin family, who is not only gentle and virtuous, but also knowledgeable and courteous, which is your good match. Wait for another two months, and Miss Miao will be in time, and then my father will invite a big media to come to your door to ask for marriage on your behalf. The Miao family is a noble family in the court, and with such a Yue family, you will definitely have a worry-free future in the future. He has worked hard for this son, the Miao family has only one daughter, she has a good temperament, her family wealth is quite rich, and Miao Hanlin is outstanding and open-minded, she will definitely not despise Chang'er is concubine, with the Miao family to take care of him, plus his son is famous, he doesn't have to worry about it in the future.

After Li Chang heard this, his face flushed angrily. Miao Hanlin's family? That's just a five-rank official! The daughter-in-law married by the boss is still from the Jiangnan family, and there is an uncle who is the prefect! How could his father humiliate him like this?! He knew that the Miao family was rich and had only one daughter, but what was that property compared to the title and property of the Hou Mansion?! Moreover, listening to his father's tone, it seems that he is going to let him marry and go out of the house independently?! How can my father bear it?!

He hurriedly grabbed his father's sleeve and wanted to argue again, but Hou Ye only heard two sentences, then impatiently shook him off and said angrily: "Son, are you still talking about human words?!" That's your eldest brother and sister-in-law! Hugh will let me hear again! Then he slammed the door and left.

Li Chang gasped and knelt there in a daze, not understanding why his father was suddenly angry. Shouldn't he have objections? His wife, even if she is not the daughter of a prince, at least she is from a high-ranking official family, how can he be willing to marry someone who is not as good as Jing's? !

The more he thought about it, the more angry he felt, and he couldn't help but shout out loudly, so frightened that the two drunken green and blue guys waiting outside the door whispered in fear: "Second young master...... What are the commands? ”

"Get out!" grabbed a book and threw it over, and the two little guys shrank their heads and disappeared.

After a long while, there was a voice outside the door: "Second Young Master, the little one has collected all the new books for you, are you going to do it now?" ”

Li Chang had already regained his senses a little, frowned and asked, "Who is outside?" ”

"The smaller one is Nanqiu." His scholar appeared outside the door with his head bowed, carrying a large bag of scriptures and historical books, just in time to replace those he had destroyed.

Li Chang saw that it was him, and suddenly felt a little aggrieved: "Nanqiu, my father wants to kick me out, how can this be a good ......?"

The young Nanqiu still lowered his head, cautiously walked in from the door, opened the baggage, lightly took out the book and put it on the table, and said in a low voice: "Master Hou is just angry for a while, where will he really kick you out?" ”

"But he listened to the words of others who wronged me, saying that I almost harmed the whole house!"

"Then you prove your innocence." Nanqiu raised his head slightly, "Otherwise, you want to share your worries for Hou Ye, right?" There are many words without mistakes, that Young Master Zhou...... Don't be embarrassed anymore. What does he have to do with you? Why make Hou Ye angry for him? ”

Li Chang woke up for a moment: "That's right! I didn't get into the Jinshi exam, so my father would be disappointed in me. If I could help him, he wouldn't have kicked me out! He immediately got up and walked around the house a few times, thinking about what had troubled his father lately, when he suddenly kicked the brush that had fallen off with his foot, and almost fell, and then scolded: "Clumsy, don't clean it up quickly!" After saying that, he walked towards the door, and there were words in his mouth: "Master Liang......"

A shadow flashed on Nanqiu's face, he gritted his teeth, lowered his head again and put away his things.

(There's no chapter of Chunying, ahem...... ）

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