Early in the morning of the second day, the group set off in full gear and rushed all the way to Suzhou. Finally, four days later, one afternoon, they arrived outside Suzhou.

Suzhou is the richest place in the south of the Yangtze River in the Dasheng Dynasty, where chaebol businessmen gather, and families are everywhere. The carriage stopped outside the city gate, Shen Qianmo lifted the curtain and looked outside, the city gate was tall and majestic, and the pedestrians were endless, which was almost the same as the prosperity of Shengjing.

Taking advantage of the carriage queuing up to enter the city, Xie Mingyu sent Bi'an to come and asked Shen Qianmo: "Miss Cousin, my son-in-law asked you, should you go to the academy to ask the old lady first, or go to the Xie Mansion to rest for a while?" ”

Shen Qianmo thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the academy first." "Mr. Ethereal is the highest ranking person in the Xie family, so naturally he should go to him first.

So after the group entered the city, they drove directly to Bishan Academy, which is located at the foot of Wangyang Mountain in Dongcheng.

Shen Qianmo got out of the carriage and looked up at the four big characters of "Bishan Academy" on the door plaque, which were written by Emperor Ming Xiao. The academy is built next to the mountain, and the pavilions and gardens are all in the shade of towering ancient trees, showing the charm of tranquility and elegance. What a great place! She sighed from the bottom of her heart.

The vermilion gate opened, and Xie Mingyu led Shen Qianmo, Meng Yuanheng, Feng Ze, Lu Ziqing and others through the corridors to a secluded bamboo house in the depths of the academy. An old man dressed as a servant outside the door saw Xie Mingyu and stepped forward to salute, "Young Master, you are here." ”

Xie Mingyu nodded, "Fu Bo, can my grandfather wake up from a nap?" "It's Mr. Ethereal's habit to take a nap for half an hour every day.

Fu Bo was about to answer, when an old voice came from the room: "Is it Mingyu, come in." ”

"Yes, grandfather." Xie Mingyu replied respectfully, "Mingyu also brought a few guests, I wonder if my grandfather would like to see them?" ”

"Come in." Mr. Ethereal was silent for a moment, and then said slowly.

With a "squeak", Fubo opened the bamboo door and led everyone in. The first thing Shen Qianmo saw was a room full of ancient books and classics, and then saw an old man with white hair and white beard and a clear face sitting upright on the bamboo floor, holding a parchment book in his hand, looking at everyone calmly.

Is this the world-famous Hongru, his maternal grandfather, Mr. Ethereal? Shen Qianmo felt that Mr. Ethereal's image was in line with his imagination.

Mr. Ethereal is a great Confucian in the world, erudite in the world, and a person who is taught in front of him, no matter whether he is rich or poor, there is no difference, noble sentiments, and his name is incomparable. Therefore, Rao is Meng Yuanheng, Feng Ze, Lu Ziqing and other people with noble status or power, and they also respect him and salute him respectfully.

Although Mr. Ethereal has a calm gaze, his wise eyes seem to be able to see everything, which makes people feel a sense of oppression without concealment. When he swept to King Xuan who was in a wheelchair, he paused slightly, then turned to Shen Qianmo, and saw that she was somewhat similar to Xie Yun back then, and suddenly felt a little emotion in his heart. His daughter is a person with a thin life, and she died early, leaving this granddaughter must have suffered a lot.

Thinking of this, he said lovingly: "You are Mo'er, come here, let your grandfather take a good look at you." ”

When Shen Qianmo saw Mr. Ethereal, she also felt a little affection. In modern times, she is an orphan, without relatives, and the original owner is a father who does not love her mother in the Guogong Mansion, and family affection has long been a luxury for her. But here, she has a sense of happiness that is remembered. She stepped forward a few steps, knelt under Mr. Ethereal's seat, and said in a choked voice, "Mo'er meets my grandfather." ”

"Okay, okay." Mr. Ethereal said two good words in succession, and his mood was also uneasy for a while.

After the ceremony, Mr. Miao left Xie Mingyu and Shen Qianmo in the room to continue talking, while the others were led by Fu Bo to the side of the reception room to wait.

Shen Qianmo calmed down her mood, and together with Xie Mingyu, she explained in detail what happened in Yunzhou. When mentioning the Wuji Sect, Mr. Ethereal frowned slightly, and said with some surprise: "I didn't expect that after nearly 50 years, the Wuji Sect actually appeared again, and it seems that there will be another turmoil." ”

"After the resurgence of the Wuji Sect, it is still with the goal of recovering the previous dynasty, first of all, it is bound to create some turmoil and make the people of Dasheng panic, and they will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Judging from the previous series of actions such as instigating civil and military civil strife, assassinating champions on the street, and controlling the palace master of Huayue Palace to kidnap scholars in Yunzhou City, they should have wanted to start with the literati first. Therefore, the Xie family will become the next target of the Wuji Sect. Shen Qianmo said what she thought.

"That's right, Sun Er also agrees with Mo'er." Xie Mingyu echoed: "The Wuji Sect is ghostly, and the grandson is just worried that on the day of the grandfather's birthday banquet, they don't know what trouble will happen. ”

"The enemy is dark and I am clear, for today's plan, we can only brake with static, and respond to all changes with no change." Shen Qianmo said, a cold light flashed in her eyes.

Mr. Ethereal nodded, expressing some appreciation for Shen Qianmo's calm determination and calmness.

Although Xie Mingyu was worried about the safety of the Xie family and the academy, he did not mess with himself, and immediately showed his courage and responsibility, and said to Mr. Ethereal: "Wuji has raised a group of dead soldiers, and is good at disguise techniques, heart erosion techniques and other methods of the rivers and lakes, Sun Er wants to sort out the students in the academy first to see if there are any suspicious people. ”

Mr. Ethereal has not managed the chores of the academy much in recent years, and Xie Mingyu's father, Songyue Jushi, likes to travel around the country and does not often stay at home, so the affairs of the academy are basically handled by Xie Mingyu now, and Mr. Ethereal naturally let him do these things.

After Xie Mingyu retired, Mr. Miao left Shen Qianmo.

Xie Mingyu had informed Shen Qianmo of the situation in the Guogong Mansion in the letter, and now that he saw the scar on her face with his own eyes, he sighed secretly and said, "Mo'er, you have been wronged in the Guogong Mansion all these years. Come out this time, let's stay in the Xie family for a little longer, over there in the Guogong Mansion, my grandfather will write to explain. "This is Yun'er's only bloodline, and she is his only granddaughter, how can she allow others to be casually scorned and bullied.

Shen Qianmo was a little moved, she could hear that the old man in front of her really cared about her. Although the old lady of the Guogong Mansion also took good care of her, she could see that the old lady's concern for her was not from the heart, but more for the promise of the old Guogong and the reputation of the Guogong Mansion. She sincerely thanked Mr. Ethereal: "Thank you grandfather." ”

"By the way, how can King Xuan walk with you? Although you have a marriage with him, didn't Xuanwangfu postpone the marriage? Mr. Ethereal asked, slightly puzzled.

And as far as he saw just now, King Xuan was not unsympathetic to Mo'er.

He suddenly thought of something and said to Shen Qianmo: "Does Mo'er know who led the troops to exterminate the Wuji Sect back then?" ”

Shen Qianmo shook her head.

Mr. Miao was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "The leading general sent by the first emperor is the second generation of Xuan Wang Meng Baichuan. At that time, Meng Baichuan was only 18 years old, young and domineering, and after receiving the order of the first emperor, he led an army of 100,000 people all the way to the ground, pointing directly at the old nest of the Wuji Sect in Dingzhou, and exterminated all the members of the Wuji Sect with the momentum of cutting grass and eradicating the roots. ”

Mr. Miao was studying in Dingzhou and witnessed a group of Wuji Sect members being beheaded by the army led by Meng Baichuan and hanging their heads on the city wall. Although Meng Baichuan was ordered by the emperor to exterminate the anti-religion, he was indeed too brutal in terms of methods.

Shen Qianmo suddenly realized. "In this way, the Wuji Sect and the Xuanwang Mansion have a grudge against the sect. King Xuan should have gone south this time to explore the reality of the Wuji Sect. ”

Meng Yuanheng, this guy is really deep enough! It's just that why did he drag the cold poison to come in person? And why did he go south with him? Could it be to protect yourself along the way?

"Just now, I saw that King Xuan seems to have a slightly different attitude towards Mo'er, I don't know what Mo'er thinks of King Xuan?" Mr. Ethereal asked a profound question.

Shen Qianmo looked at him calmly and replied, "Although I don't like it, I don't dislike it." ”

"That's fine." Mr. Miao nodded, "Since the emperor has given you two a marriage, if there is no accident, you will become Princess Xuan." Just ......"

Mr. Ethereal paused and said, "I just saw that although King Xuan's face was calm, there was a faint violent aura between his eyebrows, I hope you can pay more attention in the future." ”