Seeing Mrs. Xu's solemn expression, Li Shi owed a debt in the audience and said, "The old lady is above, and the daughter-in-law has something to ask for." The daughter-in-law wanted to take Brother Jun and Ah Man to live in Jinan for a while and see their grandmother. ”

Although her voice was not loud, the pleading in her words seemed very earnest.

Old Madam Xu stared at her, and after a long time, asked, "Your brother said in the letter that he wants to take his mother to the post, is it a quasi-Xin'er?" ”

"Yes, old lady." Li Shi hung his head slightly, and his voice was very sad: "My brother only asked the housekeeper to pass on a few words a few days ago, saying that my mother had already set off in advance, and I am afraid that I have already arrived in Jinan at this time, and my brother will soon be on the road, and if my daughter-in-law sets off at this time, she will be able to join her eldest brother soon after leaving Beijing." ”

"This letter didn't say that I wanted you to go to Jinan together." Old Madam Xu's voice became slower and slower, and she picked up the tea cup on the side, but she didn't drink it, only looked at the tea in the cup, and her expression was unknown.

Li slowly raised his head.

Her eyes were still a little red, and her voice became trembling uncontrollably: "What happened today, the old lady doesn't say, and the daughter-in-law doesn't ask." The daughter-in-law only knows the same thing, in this mansion, Ah Man...... It wasn't a happy day. ”

Her voice suddenly became urgent, and her gaze at Old Madam Xu also showed eagerness: "The daughter-in-law has nothing to ask for now, but to look at a pair of children to be happy and healthy, they are the hope of the daughter-in-law for the rest of her life." I also ask the old lady to fulfill this little thought of her daughter-in-law. ”

"I know what you mean." Old Madam Xu said, there was no fluctuation in her tone, and the eyes that looked up at Li were extremely calm: "It's just that Brother Jun is still in the Guozijian now, as soon as you say that you want to leave, you will take him to Shandong as well, so won't his homework fall behind?" ”

When Li Shi heard this, his expression immediately relaxed, and he said with a smile: "The old lady probably doesn't know, Jun'er mentioned it to me before, saying that she wanted to go out to study." ”

"Oh?" Old Madam Xu's face was surprised, and the hand holding the teacup also paused: "Then the country is also willing to ask the prisoners to go out to study?" ”

"Brother Jun said yes, and his daughter-in-law also wrote to ask his brother, and his brother also said yes." Li replied respectfully.

It can be seen that the Li family came today not without preparation, and Mrs. Xu's question did not stump her, so she said again: "Besides, Shandong has always had a very good literary style, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an outstanding person. There is now a Quancheng Academy in Jinan Prefecture, which is also counted in Dachu. ”

Even Chen Jun thought about which academy to enter after going to Jinan, it can be seen that Li Shi's thoughts were not a matter of one or two days, but he was touched by Chen Ying's incident today, so he broke out in advance.

Old Madam Xu looked at her thoughtfully for a while, and said slowly: "I have also heard about the Quancheng Academy, and I know that Feng Youzhi and Feng Daru are the head of the academy, and it is said that he is extremely strict in his studies. Brother Jun passed like this, if people didn't accept it, wouldn't it be a mistake for him to go? ”

Li smiled and said, "If you just go like this, you can't do it." Fortunately, my brother has a classmate who is now working as a master in Quancheng Academy, if he recommends him, and Jun'er is a prisoner, he will be a little more proficient. After a pause, he added: "Even if Quancheng Academy can't work, there is also a academy in Yanzhou Mansion, and I heard that it is also very good." Unlike Quancheng Academy, the academy is happy to accept inmates as an enrollee, as long as they pass their exams. ”

Old Madam Xu listened silently and couldn't help nodding secretly.

Dare to let go and let Chen Jun go thousands of miles, this is probably not the meaning of the Li family alone, but after following the advice of his brother Li Heng, he only had this insight.

With such an uncle here, even if Chen Jun can't get the help of the Xu family in the future, he will not be bad.

Thinking like this, Old Madam Xu put down the teacup, rubbed her handkerchief and fingers, and said, "Even if you say so, it's just that Shandong Province...... It's not a peaceful place after all. As she spoke, she frowned, and her expression was a little worried: "I think you also know about the rebellion of King Kang back then." When His Majesty drove his own expedition many years ago, that place did not stop, although the rebellion was later quelled, after all, there were also rebellious ministers and thieves. ”

"How many years ago was that?" Li Shi was unimpressed, and said with a smile: "King Kang's fief has long been turned into fertile land now, and in addition to natural disasters in Shandong, the people have always been fine. ”

Old Madam Xu nodded, looked at the Li family with a straight face, and said, "Erlang daughter-in-law, you and tell me the truth, is there someone in this mansion who is embarrassing you?" ”

"The old lady is serious, that's never been the case." Li Shi immediately said, the expression on his face was very sincere: "There is an old lady sitting in the mansion, and no matter who he is, he doesn't dare to embarrass me." ”

Old Madam Xu didn't speak, just kept staring at her.

Li Shi knew the old man's thoughts, so he said softly: "Old lady, if your daughter-in-law says something arrogant, I hope you don't take it to heart." Daughter-in-law has been ...... years Stuffy at home, staying at home, I really want to ...... Go out and take a walk. The daughter-in-law knows that the daughter who marries out spills the water, and since the daughter-in-law marries into the Guogong Mansion, she should put the in-law's family in the first place. ”

Speaking of this, she hesitated a little, and only after a few breaths did she continue: "It's just...... In the end, this is also an opportunity, not only to ask the daughter-in-law to go home to visit the old mother, to do her filial piety in front of her, but also to make Ah Man ......"

She suddenly stopped talking, and said casually: "Don't hide it from the old lady, my brother said that my mother and her old man have not been in good health recently, and my daughter-in-law is really worried about it." ”

Although her two words were a bit vague, Old Madam Xu had already understood what she meant.

The main purpose of the Li family is to take Chen Ying out of the capital and avoid the limelight.

From Xingjibo's Mansion, to the lord of Xiangshan County, the eldest princess and even the Empress Dowager Xiao, Chen Ying has offended the noblewomen and nobles of the Great Chu Dynasty. Now that she has the credit of an escort, and she has won a royal gold medal, she may be able to stop for a few days. However, this credit cannot protect Chen Ying forever, and when the time goes by and Emperor Yuan Jia no longer pays attention to Chen Ying, he is afraid that she will get into trouble again.

Li had thought of this a long time ago, and at this time, she felt a little sad, her eyes were red, but she couldn't help herself, and said with a smile: "The daughter-in-law also knows that the daughter-in-law's request is indeed excessive." It's just that the situation is different now, but it just so happens that the mother went to Jinan, and it was only seven or eight days of work from Shengjing to Jinan by water, and it was not far away, so the daughter-in-law wanted to ask the old lady for a favor, and the daughter-in-law took the children out to relax, and by the way, she also avoided it. Just ...... If the person is not in the capital, the eyes on the Guogong Mansion must be less. The old lady said yes? ”

Don't talk about these pickled things in the house, every word is thinking about the national government.