、、、、、、、、、、 Just as he was passing by Liu Chang and the county lord of Qinghua, Jiang Changzhong, the second prince of Jiang, was standing in front of the gate of the Duke of Zhu Guo and hesitated. He didn't know whether he should go in or not, it was absolutely impossible to hide what happened today, and it would spread throughout the upper circles of Beijing in two days at most, and if his father knew about it, he wouldn't be able to escape. The thought of being whipped made some parts of his body ache again. It was a terrible feeling to be whipped.

He began to be resentful, obviously last time it was the people in Jiang Changyang's village who didn't put him in his eyes and deliberately provoked him, Jiang Changyang is not a good thing, insidious and despicable, it is normal for such a thing to happen, if it weren't for his father being so partial, he wouldn't be so angry. He has grown up in front of his father for so many years, he is filial piety, he is also the one who is happy under his knees, and he is also the one who has been whipped the most, why is it that Jiang Changyang can get all the benefits in the end? If you go out on a bad horse, you will be whipped when you come back. He was sad and sad, in his father's mind, was he not as good as Jiang Changyang's horse? How could his father treat him like that?

From childhood to adulthood, his father's favorite thing was to punish him, squatting on the horse, holding a wine glass, until he had to be whipped when he kissed a small mouth with the maid, pumped, smoked, thinking of the whip "sighing" in the air, his father's angry and disappointed eyes, his legs couldn't help twitching, and cold sweat broke out in his palms, and he could barely hold the whip. Looking back at the missing ear, he said, "I don't want to go back, let's go to the village to live for a while, right?" ”

Missing Ears knew he was starting to retreat again. I can hide from the first day of junior high school, but I can't escape from the fifteenth, where can I hide from this? If you let the second prince escape in a hurry, you will have to follow, and then you will be caught by the grandfather of the country, for fear of being driven out. It is better to go in quickly to find the old lady and the lady to talk about it, and let the two of them try to resolve the matter, which is the most appropriate. Thinking of this, Missing Ear cautiously reminded: "Gong, there are also old ladies and ladies." If you go to the village, the old lady is old and healthy, but I am afraid that she will not be able to catch up. ”

Sooner or later, he will be caught by his father, Jiang Changzhong has no idea that he will flee to the ends of the earth, and he will be captured by his father on horseback. For now, he only relied on his grandmother, an old man, and I think how many times he escaped from his father's clutches by relying on her old man. Jiang Changzhong sighed, and then glared at the missing ear again: "It's just the bad idea that you dog slave gave me, I don't even say it's okay, you just say it's okay." If I don't get well this time, you won't be able to escape. ”

Obviously, your grand duke didn't listen to people, so he had to hurry up and make a splash, and he couldn't hold his breath afterwards to cause a big trouble, but it was his fault at this time. Lack of ears secretly slandered himself, but he didn't dare to come out on his face, so he had to coax this living treasure into the house first. He frowned and admitted his mistake: "It's all the villain's fault." Then he whispered a few words in Jiang Ergong's ear.

Although Jiang Changzhong nodded, he always felt that there seemed to be a thousand catties under his feet, but he couldn't take that step, he looked back fiercely at the attendants behind him who didn't dare to come out, and roared angrily: "No one wants to escape today's matter, but dare to betray the master, ask me to find out who did the good deeds, and promise that he will die without a place to be buried!" Zhengde, go in and lock them up for me! ”

Everyone was angry, but they didn't dare to speak, and this intercession could only add fuel to the fire, so they all buried their heads deeply. Only the leopard, known as the Storm, was very impatient because he had been in the cage for a long time, and walked up and down in the cage anxiously, baring his teeth from time to time, and making a low roar.

Zhengde was also a little impatient, and frowned slightly: "Father, Grandpa Guo will go home in a while." ”

Jiang Changzhong's buttocks immediately seemed to be burned by fire, and he didn't care about cleaning up the thieves, so he quickly entered the mansion and went to the back hall to find the old lady Zhongyong. He didn't need to brew emotions at all, just thinking about Zhu Guogong's hideous appearance, his eyes turned red, and his expression looked desperate and scared.

Like many noble ladies, the seventy-year-old lady also believes in Buddhism, she sits in the Buddha hall with her eyes closed and seriously knocks on the wooden fish and recites the scriptures, asking the merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva to bless the prosperity of the Zhuguo Mansion, the prosperity of the people, and the success of everything. Suddenly, I heard a wail from outside the Buddha hall: "Grandmother! Help me! My grandson is dying! ”

The wooden gas in the old lady's hand was so frightened that she knocked into the air, and she opened her old eyes, which were already cloudy, and looked sideways at the door. The navy blue curtain was lifted high, and her beloved grandson stood at the door. Jiang Changzhong had a pair of red eyes, his pink face still had the pink scars that had not dissipated from the last injury, he pouted a bright red mouth slightly, and the expression on his face was shocked and pitiful.

The old lady stretched out her hand to Jiang Changzhong tremblingly: "Come over and tell your grandmother, what's wrong?" ”

As soon as Jiang Changzhong heard this gentle voice, his eyes turned even redder, his nose was sore, he threw himself forward, knelt down in front of the old lady, buried his head in her arms, and cried while arching: "Grandmother, help!" The grandson has been framed! You have to call the shots for your grandchildren! ”

The old lady patted him on the shoulder vigorously and soothed: "Don't cry, don't cry, tell me what's going on?" ”

Jiang Changzhong licked his lips and praised himself first: "My grandson went hunting, and I hunted two deer yesterday, and no one did as well as me." ”

The old lady praised: "Good! My grandson is doing well. ”

"But some people can't see their grandchildren! I want my grandson to make a fool of myself and make the Duke of Zhu Guo make a fool of myself. Jiang Changzhong said the incident roughly in a sad and indignant manner, omitting the ugly things he had done, and only focusing on how Jiulang framed him, how everyone was sorry for him and laughed at him, and finally concluded: "Sun Er is wronged!" It is clear that someone deliberately bought the hunters in the mountains to frame me, and those people were jealous of me and made them lose face, and followed me to step on me! I couldn't speak clearly, I had the heart to settle accounts with Jiulang, and Zhengde told me that he was a sect disciple, and he couldn't be easily provoked, and if I did it, I would cause trouble for the family. The grandson had to knock out his teeth and swallow blood, and endured this evil breath for life. ”

This face is really embarrassed, but this is not the time to investigate what he did, but to see who is behind it. The expression on the old lady's face changed and changed, and she said slowly: "Then who have you offended during this time?" ”

Jiang Changzhong almost blurted out that it was Jiang Changyang's wild seed, and when the words came to his mouth, he changed his words in time: "Since my grandson came back from the eldest brother's village that day, he has strictly followed his father's teachings, lived in a simple house, studied and rode with peace of mind, and saw very few people during this time, where would he offend anyone?" My grandson really doesn't understand, who is so scheming about getting along with my grandson? ”

The old lady was silent for a long time, then raised her voice and said, "You really haven't offended anyone?" For no reason, how could Jiulang get along with you like this? ”

Jiang Changzhong shrank his neck and said in a low voice: "Xiao Xuexi and I have said a few more words. ”

The old lady's eyebrows suddenly raised: "Xiao Xuexi said a few more words to you?!" She also went? ”

Jiang Changzhong puffed out his chest: "Yes, she often talks to me." That's probably the reason, I heard Jiulang and them privately talk that our people in the Zhu Guogong Mansion are just a martial artist and are not worthy. ”

The old lady sighed and waved her hand: "You go down first." ”

Jiang Changzhong was in a hurry, and his eyes quickly turned red again: "Grandmother, my father will definitely kill me if he finds out, I am really wronged, what should I do?" ”

The old lady frowned, and a gleam flashed in her eyes: "When your father was as old as you, he had already gone into battle to kill the enemy for several years, and immediately collected his tears from me!" I have my own opinion on this matter, and you should honestly go and stay in your own courtyard and wait for your father to summon you. ”

Jiang Changzhong held back his tears and hugged her knees firmly: "If I don't go, my father won't listen to my explanation, and he will whip me to death first." I'm here with you, honoring you, grandmother, don't be grandchildren. ”

Since the loss of her eldest grandson, this child was held in the crook of her arm when he was born, and she watched his hair turn from yellow to black, from sparse to thick, and his teeth grew one by one, growing taller and taller, and she had placed countless hopes on him, but how did he become like this? The old lady wanted to think about it, the relationship between the grandfather and grandson was extraordinary, and seeing his pitiful appearance, she couldn't help but think that her own child was really heavy when he beat the child, and this child became like this, but he was afraid that he would be beaten.

Thinking of this, the old lady reluctantly instructed Mother Ye, who was the most trusted by her side: "Go and invite Mrs. over." Then he reprimanded Jiang Changzhong in a not very majestic voice: "Get up! Wipe your face, change your clothes, and look at you like this, where is the slightest bit of the appearance of the princess of the country? ”

Jiang Changzhong was not afraid of her at all, thinking that with her and Mrs. Du protecting him, his butt would at least not be able to bloom, at most it would be printed, so he got up and went to the next door, spreading out his hands and letting the maid serve. The old lady grabbed the wooden crush and continued to beat the wooden fish and chant the scriptures.

Not long after, wearing a colorful halo and silver clay robe, with a high bun of hair, and a gold knot and a hairpin, it is close to the age of confusion, and Mrs. Du, who still looks like a moon, walked in steadily, and saw that the old lady was still chanting, so she quietly stood aside and waited. When the old lady opened her eyes, she stepped forward to help the old lady and said with a smile: "I don't know what my mother commands?" ”

The old lady glanced at her and said majestically, "You don't know? ”

Mrs. Du had already been told by the lack of ears, and she knew it very well in her heart, but she was well versed in the old lady's temperament, and she would not admit that she already knew, so she only smiled and shook her head gently: "Mother said and laughed, how could the daughter-in-law know?" ”

The old lady glared at her fiercely: "You did a good thing! ”

Mrs. Du was surprised and aggrieved, but her tone was so meek: "Please teach my mother." ”

The old lady sat down on the couch, took the ginseng tea from Mrs. Du's hands, and took a sip gently. She was in a worse and worse mood, and put the teacup on the low table, and said, "Why did you let Zhong'er get close to the daughter of the Xiao family?" ”

Mrs. Du's face was full of surprise: "Mother, how can you say this?" Zhong'er saw the Xiao family's snow stream? ”

The old lady glanced at her coldly: "Don't pretend to be confused in front of me, don't think that I don't know your calculations." It's nice to say it in front of me, you obviously know that it's the girl that the grandfather plans to marry for the boss, and you let Zhong'er provoke it. Is this a brotherly wall? Is this your virtuousness? This time, stealing chickens and rice is not a loss, not only harming Zhong'er, but also tiring the reputation of the Guogong Mansion, making people see enough jokes, are you satisfied? ”

Mrs. Du was stunned for a moment, burst into tears in an instant, knelt down and said: "Mother, Zhong'er did something wrong, that is, the daughter-in-law did not teach well, please punish the old man, the daughter-in-law categorically did not complain." But what did Zhong'er do? I also asked my mother to tell my daughter-in-law that it would be better to make amends first, and then my daughter-in-law would be guilty of pleading again, and ask my mother to punish her. ”

Don't justify, don't shout grievances, admit your mistakes as soon as you come, and then point to the crux of the problem, this daughter-in-law really has nothing to say. The old lady rubbed her forehead, and didn't have the heart to investigate whether she deliberately instructed Jiang Changzhong to stir up the situation, so she straightforwardly told what had happened, and said: "Zhong'er was dug and buried, this time his face was clean enough, and he couldn't justify it, I think he has no face to go out to meet people in a short time, even his old brothers and sisters are afraid that they will be laughed at." ”

Mrs. Du wiped her tears and said, "Mother, if you want to say that your daughter-in-law is selfish, then there is also that." The daughter-in-law was thinking that this child was a little wilted, innocent, soft and kind, and didn't know what to do, and it was not the law to go on like this. I happened to hear that there was such a hunt, and it was the family members in the army who went to the army, who were pure and loyal in nature, so they would let Zhong'er go for a walk, get to know a few more, and behave in the world, which would also be good for him in the future. How could he have thought that someone like Xiao Xuexi would also go, and the clan disciples would also be involved? Otherwise, his daughter-in-law would not have let him mix with these people and cause such a disaster. As for the boss, the daughter-in-law only feels guilty about him in her heart, and she can't wait to think of a way to compensate him, I hope he doesn't resent us, and in the future, he can also do his filial piety in front of you and Grandpa Guo, and love his siblings, where will he go out of his way to do bad things? You also know that Grandpa Guo has thought in his heart for many years, how dare I make him unhappy? I've been in contact with almost all my relatives over there all these years, so how dare I do such a foolish thing just to make him happy? After speaking, tears welled up and I was sad.

The old lady was silent.

Jiang Changzhong was changing clothes, and suddenly saw a maid next to the old lady come in, and drove the maid who had been serving him out with an excuse, and said in a low voice: "Grandpa, Madam already knows, let you go out and don't care about anything, just admit your mistakes." Then he whispered in Jiang Changzhong's ear.

Jiang Changzhong changed his clothes and went out, and when he saw his mother crying with pear blossoms and rain, he immediately knelt forward and cried: "Mother, it's all unfilial piety, and it's embarrassing for you." ”

Mrs. Du pushed him hard with tears in her eyes, and scolded sharply: "Evil animal! Something that doesn't fight! You are so bold to do such a shameless thing! Don't wait for your father to come back, I'll clean you up first! And everybody was clean! "It's different from Jiang Changzhong's idea of wanting to hide the dead in the end, she knows very well that what she did can't be hidden, and she can find out it after a check, rather than covering it up for him at this time, and then being exposed and then being shamed and dragging her in, it is better to straighten her up at this time and win over the old lady.

When Jiang Changzhong heard what she meant, he concluded that he had done something unseemly, so he couldn't help but let out an "ah" and shouted: "Mother, it's really not what you did, you are wronged!" ”

Mrs. Du slapped him in the face with hatred: "Shut up!" Evil! Dare to quibble! If you are willing to listen to your father's teachings, listen to me, and behave in a down-to-earth manner, how can you be so humiliated? Those who do not respect themselves will be humiliated. Do you dare to scream? How dare you hide and deceive your grandmother? Now the reputation of the whole family has been dragged down by you, you unfilial thing! I'll beat you to death! Then he cried bitterly and beat Jiang Changzhong.

Jiang Changzhong lay on the ground and cried bitterly: "My son knows that he is wrong, and he doesn't dare anymore." My son just grew so big, and I was never looked down upon by my father, and they all laughed at me and said that I was not as good as my eldest brother, and that I was a bad seed. I was confused for a while, so I wanted them to see how good I was, but I thought I had just fallen into someone's trap......"

The old lady's heart was aroused by Mrs. Du's confession and her mother's crying, and she felt heartache for a while, and struggled to break up: "Shut up for me!" Now is not the time to cry! ”

Mrs. Du and Jiang Changzhong both shut up, looked back at the old lady, and the old lady said calmly: "The most important thing now is to go to the door immediately to apologize to Jiulang, if he is willing to come forward to make it clear that this matter is a misunderstanding, it is the best." Even if he can't, it can't make this hatred deeper, he just shut up. The second is to find out who is behind this. Lock up all the people who followed Zhong'er for me, and don't let go if I can't find out. First, Zhong'er told all the things that had happened in the past few days one by one, and he was not allowed to hide anything. ”

Seeing the old lady make a move, Mrs. Du secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She thought of all this, but the old lady has a strong personality and is suspicious, no matter what she says and does, she can't be good in the eyes of Zhu Guogong, so it is better for the old lady to come forward to make overall arrangements, and find out that no matter who is making trouble, it has nothing to do with her.

Jiang Changzhong knelt on the ground, only a little more than the version he said before, and everything that could be concealed was concealed, including his use of leopards to scare people, asking Peony to calculate Jiang Changyang and Xiao Xuexi, taking the initiative to hook up with Xiao Xuexi, etc., without mentioning a word. The old lady was tired of listening, and closed her eyes, "Go down, I'll rest." When Grandpa Guo comes back, let him come to me immediately. "But Jiang Changzhong is not here.

Jiang Changzhong was about to speak, but Mrs. Du gave him a look, glared at him and said, "Evil animal, you disturbed your grandmother's discomfort, why don't you hurry up and go back with me and let your grandmother be clean?" ”

Jiang Changzhong didn't dare to say more, and bowed with Mrs. Du to leave, and Mrs. Du gave a look to a maid beside the old lady before turning around. If it wasn't as she expected, the old lady was going to talk to Zhu Guogong about Jiang Changyang behind her mother's back. Presumably, the old lady was also suspicious.

It is true that the old lady misses Jiang Changyang, the eldest grandson, but it is also true that she hates not to forgive Mrs. Wang. Maybe she wants to compensate Jiang Changyang and likes Jiang Changyang's ability, but she definitely won't like a person who has been away for more than ten years, full of hatred, and has just come back to stir up the whole family into a miasma, and is no longer of the same heart as them. Mrs. Du gave Jiang Changzhong a haircut and sighed, she didn't believe it, this child, who was almost raised by the old lady, was not as important as Jiang Changyang, a stranger, in the old lady's mind.

The mother and the mother walked out of the old lady's residence, walked through the path surrounded by holly trees, and were about to walk to the courtyard where Mrs. Du lived, when they were confronted by a young man with clear eyebrows, tall and thin figures, and elegant manners. When the young man saw the two, he immediately smiled on his face, stepped forward to kiss each other, and respectfully greeted the two: "Mother Wan'an, brother is good, did you just come out of your grandmother?" "It is Jiang Gong Jiang Changyi.

Mrs. Du looked at him and smiled gently: "Yi'er, where are you going?" ”

Jiang Changzhong also reached out and pulled his clothes: "Nerd, where are you going to go if you are dressed like this?" ”

Jiang Changyi said with a smile: "I made an appointment with a few classmates to go to Qujiangchi Furong Garden to sing poems. I came to say goodbye to my mother. I heard that my mother went to my grandmother's and was about to go over. He looked at Jiang Changzhong's red eyes, but he didn't ask what was going on.

Mrs. Du sighed: "Good boy, it's hard for you to be so sensible, if your brother had half of you, I wouldn't be so heartbroken." ”

Jiang Changyi looked at Mrs. Du suspiciously, then at Jiang Changzhong, hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously: "My brother is much stronger than me." Our Zhu Guogong Mansion started with military exploits, but I can't even pull the most ordinary bow, let alone anything else......"

Mrs. Du sighed: "That's it, you go, be careful, it's cool on the lake, remember to bring a thick cloak." ”

Jiang Changyi responded, but he was not busy walking, but stood in place and watched Mrs. Du and Jiang Changzhong enter the courtyard, and stood silently for a moment before turning around and leaving.

Before Mrs. Du entered the hospital, she heard Bai Xiang, the most trusted big girl around her, come over and say, "Madam, Aunt Line is sick again." ”

Mrs. Du's face twitched slightly, she raised her eyes to look at the place where Jiang Changyi had disappeared, and said thoughtfully, "Why don't you hurry up and ask for a doctor?" Bai Xiang took the order and left, and Mrs. Du looked at Jiang Changzhong sternly: "Come, tell me what has happened in the past few days, if you miss a word, I won't care about you." ”

After hearing Jiang Changzhong say that he saw the peony, and let the leopard scare people on the peony's shoulder, and said that kind of thing to the peony, Mrs. Du thought for a long time with a solemn face, and said in a low voice: "You are really stupid, and I don't know how I raised you like this." I have to come to the door in person to make amends for you, and by the way, I will meet this He Peony ......"

At this time, Zhu Guogong listened to the old lady with a solemn face, clenched his trembling iron fist, and said angrily: "This evil who dares to do things but does not dare to do it...... I've lost all the face of my life...... What to check? It doesn't have to be covered up either. If he is standing upright, how can he give people a chance to take advantage of it? The mother doesn't have to worry about this anymore, and the son will deal with it. ”

The old lady sighed: "I'm old, and the palms and backs of my hands are full of meat, because I don't want to see the tragedy of my brothers' walls." You have to come up with a charter. ”

Zhu Guogong's eyes widened suddenly: "What did my mother say?" ”