I thought it was Xiao Lang's injury that was repeated, but when he entered the room, he saw that this person was concentrating on washing the purple sand tea set in the tea tray with tea, and Chen Lan finally let go. And the Jiang family was also relieved, and immediately reproached: "The prince can send people to say anything, but what is not a good situation is not good, people of my age can not be frightened!" ”

"Huh?" Xiao Lang raised his head at this time, and found that it was the Jiang family and Chen Lan who had entered the room, hurriedly put down the things in their hands and stood up, and said a little embarrassedly, "I just looked at that Fan Cheng and felt disgusted, so I thought of such an excuse." Well, I'll leave that behind, he will never dare to come to see me, this will always send people away! ”

"You can't make excuses and joke about yourself!" Jiang Shi angrily glared at Juque, who was tiptoeing to the side and retreating outside the room, and then stepped forward and said with concern, "The prince was injured just now, so he should be in bed to recuperate, why did he think about the tea ceremony at this time?" Don't think that if you are young, it doesn't matter, if you don't take care of it, the same old injury will recur when you are older, and then you will regret it too late! ”

Xiao Lang was stunned by Jiang's words, and he didn't know how to answer. Seeing this situation, Chen Lan on the side didn't know that it was his mother-in-law's old problem, so he pursed his lips and smiled: "Xiao Shizi, you left your parents and entered Beijing alone, and now you have gone to Jiangnan, and the people naturally dare not disobey your affairs. Well, this was the case with my fourth child at the beginning, and my mother counted him, and she never showed mercy. ”

"Ahem, I just can't help it." Jiang smiled self-deprecatingly, and seeing that Xiao Lang blushed a little, he couldn't help but add, "Child's mother is worried, since you are an adult, you should take good care of your body, don't let your parents who are thousands of miles away worry." You must know that "you have already been injured once in the capital, and now it is another time, you must take care of it." Okay, now is the time to take a nap, "You have a good rest, my daughter-in-law and I won't bother you......"

Chen Lan smiled at Xiao Lang, who was stunned there, and then helped the Jiang family to walk out. But after a few steps, she heard a low murmur behind her: "Is the mother of the child worried...... Since I was a child, my father taught me to do zama, and my mother supervised and watched from the side, and a little lazy is ...... They have a big battle that they can't finish all day, and an account that can't be counted all day long, "how can they have the kung fu to worry about me......"

Hearing this, Chen Lan suddenly stopped, and so did the Jiang family next to him. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law slowly turned around, "Seeing Xiao Lang standing there, he was a little depressed, and he couldn't help but glance at each other with some worry. Seeing that Juque, the only one in the room who was waiting just now, was not here at this time, and it was even more inappropriate to go out and call someone in, the Jiang family pondered for a moment, and then simply let go of Chen Lan and walked back.

"You're not right, where can there be parents who don't love and worry about their sons?" At this moment, the Jiang family looked at Xiao Lang as much as his own son, and simply didn't care about anything else, and couldn't help but press him to sit down on the rattan chair in front of the tea tray, and said word by word, "I think your father is used to being a strict father, and the slave is in a dangerous situation, so most of his thoughts are on big things." As for your mother, most of them are busy with affairs in the house, and they have to be a good helper to your father. I see, they just don't show it, and you don't see what they're thinking. ”

Chen Lan had already briskly continued the work of making tea for Xiao Lang just now, and after a while, he filled the small purple sand teacup and handed it over. Seeing that Xiao Lang took it in a daze, she didn't even look at it, and she didn't even think it was too hot" and drank it all directly, and then coughed again and again, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

"However, they are much more concerned about the second brother, not only do they shush the cold and ask for warmth, but the second brother does not like to practice martial arts, they let it go, what they want, and most of them let his temperament be, and it is my turn to be accommodating at all. Once, because I was angry in the army, I wanted to ask my father for an explanation, but I was reprimanded by a split head and face, and when I went to my mother and said that I didn't want to practice martial arts anymore, she scolded me for not being productive, and if I couldn't hold it, I would go home as soon as possible to learn embroidery! I don't want my parents to look down on ......."

Hearing this, Jiang found that Xiao Lang's shoulders were already trembling slightly, and her right hand could barely hold the cup, and she only felt another sour feeling in her heart. She already felt that compared to her son, this prince of Zhendong looked more cold and not good at getting along with people, and she had secretly speculated whether it was just simple arrogance, but she had completely understood it. She couldn't help rubbing his shoulders and sighed softly.

"When my brother was a child, he was also trained by his father to death, and I could only shed tears behind my back at that time, but I had to encourage him in person, and he was not allowed to be lazy and slippery. Because he has no capital for pleasure, if he doesn't work at that time, he will suffer for the rest of his life. Well, come on, your father and mother are the same for you. You are the eldest son, and you will take over your father's burden in the future, and in such a dangerous place as Nuer Gancheng, if you can't bear it, you will bring tired people from a family, a clan, and a city! As for your brother, he is the second son, and he does not need to bear such a burden, and what if he is like you, and fights with you in the future? There is only one fault with your father, and you shouldn't completely hide a piece of hard work in your heart, even if you don't reveal it when you leave there. ”

Chen Lan used to only think that the Jiang family was amiable, and although she was a mother-in-law, she was almost as caring and loving as her biological mother. However, at this moment, in the face of that kind of maternal brilliance that is far better than ordinary and accessible to the world, she thinks of her past, and she is unconsciously a little stupid. She was still like this, Xiao Lang, who was sitting there, was even more like a lightning strike, and she didn't know how long it took before the stiff hand moved, but the cup suddenly fell on the huge boxwood tea tray.

"It turns out that I just didn't know anything all along......"

Xiao Lang suddenly buried his head in his palms, and his voice was indescribably hoarse, "I should have known it a long time ago, I should have understood it a long time ago." From morning to night, my father arranged all kinds of things from cotton clothes to carriages and horses...... I still often dangle in front of them covered in wounds, and I just want them to look at me a few more times, even if it's just a glance...... Why am I so stupid, I have to be far away to understand! ”

"Alas, it's not your fault, it's not your fault!"

Jiang suddenly pulled Xiao Lang up, and then said earnestly: "It's not that people can't be filial if they are not around." When you send the letter back, in addition to the usual greetings, write more about your own side and let them know how you are doing. When piggybacking on the Boxing Prayer, "in addition to the usual things, attach your own thoughts." Also, you have to teach your brother well, even if you can't let him be as good as you", you can't let him be too lazy and too freewheeling, and fall into the name of the Zhendong Hou Mansion. You must know that you are the son of the world, and you are the future Marquis of Zhendong! ”

"Yes...... That's right! ”

Xiao Lang suddenly regained his former coldness and nodded heavily. But when he found that the Jiang family was looking at him with a relieved gaze, and Chen Lan under him also looked relaxed, he suddenly felt embarrassed. He had almost never shown such weakness in front of people, but today not only did he say anything, but he even shed tears unconsciously...... Why is he so discouraged and so embarrassed!

Walking on the same road these days" Chen Lan has already roughly touched the temperament of this Zhendong Hou Shizi, at this time, seeing that he doesn't even know where to put his hand, where he doesn't know that he is mostly ashamed, his eyes rolled and he smiled: "Mother, if I wasn't next to me, I really thought that you would treat Xiao Shizi as an uncle?" ”

"Really...... Hey, who made him as big as Uncle Quan, but the frowning and cold face sometimes looks similar. Jiang Shi then removed his hand" and said with a smile, "Since you have understood, I won't say more, take a good rest, and don't think about so many miscellaneous things." You are the wounded, and you are the most injured right now! ”

Seeing Chen Lan helping Jiang to walk out again, Xiao Lang was silent, and the whole person was motionless, but when the curtain of Huamen opened, he suddenly shouted: "Mrs. Tai, thank you today!" In the future, if I say something bastard, "What do you do bastard, please scold me like your son!" ”

"You kid!" The Jiang family, who turned around, smiled helplessly, and said again, "As long as you don't think I'm wordy, I'll treat you like half my son!" Okay, "Go and rest, the days to come are still long!" ”

Chen Lan caught a glimpse of Xiao Lang stiffening his neck and nodded, and then he actually bowed to the ground, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that his mother-in-law's first drink today can be regarded as a great merit. When she got out of the house, because she thought that Xiao Lang's appearance would not be easy for people to see, she asked Juque and Zhan Lu to wait outside for instructions, and then helped Jiang to go outside.

"Mother, what you just said was so good." Although Aunt Yun and the others were not far behind him, Chen Lan still said seriously word by word, "At that time, I really felt that you were like his mother, and every word seemed to fall into people's hearts. You have always cared so deeply for me, even my own parents have never been so kind to me. ”

"Silly boy!" Jiang Shi was slightly stunned, and then reached out and put his hand on Chen Lan's hand that reached into the crook of his arm, "You are my daughter-in-law, I see that you are naturally like my daughter, I am not good to you, do I still regard you as an enemy?" As for him............ He's too similar to Brother Quan, really too similar! When Brother Quan's father died, Brother Quan was really completely sensible, but some things were irreparable, so I really don't want him to have lifelong regrets like Brother Quan. It is also good to have one more happy person in this world. ”

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law helped each other to move forward, and Mother Zhuang, Aunt Yun and others in the back looked at this scene, and they naturally had mixed feelings when they looked at each other. On the one hand, he lamented that the Jiang family had worked hard for half of his life, and he was finally a son and a daughter-in-law who was filial; On the other hand, Chen Lan, who lost his parents since he was a child, finally relied on that sincerity, not only cleaned up the stubbornness of his mother's family, but also completely integrated into his in-law's family. It's just that when the group came to the gate of Jiang's courtyard, they saw a little person rushing over, and they had another idea almost at the same time.

If there is a child as cute as Jun'er, this house is really perfect!

"Mother-in-law, aunt!"

When he first came to a completely unfamiliar place, although there were red tassels around him, Jun'er was still extremely uneasy after all, and at this moment, he was relieved to see Jiang and Chen Lan come back. Running to the front, he saluted first, and when he saw Jiang touching his head with a smile, he grinned.

"How's it going, but you're a little hungry in the car? If that's the case, I'll have people prepare somewhat, heart. ”

Remembering that he was in a hurry just now, and he didn't have time to tell the little guy anything, Chen Lan couldn't help but feel a little apologetic in his heart, and when he took his hand and walked inside, he asked with a smile. But as soon as the words fell, she saw Jun'er shaking her head vigorously: "Thank you, auntie, I have eaten enough in the temple just now, and I am not hungry at all!" ”

"Then it's already afternoon at this time, so it's better to have a good rest first."

Jiang's casually said, "Jun'er still shook his head: "Mother-in-law is kind to Jun'er, but I still haven't done my homework in the afternoon, as well as reciting and reading, if it's delayed, grandpa will be ...... in the future."

"Oh, your grandfather is really strict!" Jiang Shi laughed as he spoke, but he still nodded considerately, and then said to Chen Lan, "That's it, I remember that the east house there seems to be neatly cleaned up and used as a study, and Brother Hengzhi only uses it occasionally" Just clean up a table and give it to him first. I can't do it anymore, people are sleepy when they're old, so they have to get a good night's sleep first. You don't have to follow me anymore, take the child to settle down. ”

Chen Lan saw that the Jiang family yawned, knowing that her mother-in-law was old and did not sleep well at night, but she was sleepy a lot in the afternoon, so she agreed with a smile, and took the horse to the door. Then he turned back to his own yard. When she dragged the horse to the main landlord's house, she found that the little one was looking around, and his face was full of surprise.

"Why, but you like it here?"

"I like it." Jun'er instinctively burst out two words, then turned her head to look at Chen Lan, and said in a clear voice, "Auntie, this place is really similar to my family!" Grandpa also liked to decorate the house in this way, with a large bookshelf standing up to the sky, and a bluegrass raise, "Even the position of this piano stand is the same." ”

As he spoke, he walked quickly to the piano platform, carefully examined the guzheng on it, and showed an irrepressible love on his face: "I wanted to reach out and touch the strings several times, but finally retracted my hand." Chen Lan looked at the funny "suddenly wanted to tease him, so he slowly stepped forward and reached out to press the little guy's shoulder, and asked softly: "Your guzheng plays very well, but you like this guzheng?" If you really like it, I will discuss with the master at that time, and ask him to cut his love and give you the guzheng, okay? ”

"A gentleman does not take the favor of others. My guzheng was made for me by my grandfather, but this one looks very old and should be very valuable. It's someone else's stuff, you can only look at it, you can't allow it to move at will, and you can't be delusional. Jun'er shook her head like a rattle, and then raised her head to look at Chen Lan and said, Isn't this my aunt's house?

"Good boy. My aunt's home is in the capital, so I'm just living here temporarily. Chen Lan felt more and more that this child was really sensible, and felt that the pink cheeks were really cute, and couldn't help but stretch out her finger and poke it gently, seeing that the little guy blushed all of a sudden, she withdrew her hand, and said to Yun'er next to her, "They all say that Tong Yan is unscrupulous, but what he said is right." After all, this is someone else's house, even if the furnishings and so on are not to your liking, don't move it without permission, otherwise the owner will not say it, but he may not have ideas in his heart. Okay, Aunt Lao Yun and Aunt Liu went outside to sort out the rosters of those officials in Yangzhou Mansion, Yun'er, a few of you go and tidy up the things that Jun'er brought back, and don't tell people not to let people in. ”

"Yes."

After the neat sound of promise, as soon as the people went out, the room fell silent. At this time, Chen Lan pulled Jun'er to the side and sat down on the soft couch, and asked again: "Jun'er, you said about your grandfather's sale of Xiaotaoyuan before, what is going on, can you tell me more details now?" Also, when you were sent to Daming Temple, what did your grandfather say and remind, you should think about it and don't miss a word, this is very important to your grandfather. Jun'er immediately sat up straight. After pondering for a while, he cleared his throat and spoke. Despite his best efforts, his face turned red when he spoke of the emotional turmoil, and his words inevitably became repetitive and intense, and his hands couldn't help but clench hard.

“………… When Grandpa received the letter, his expression was ugly. Uncle Liu said that such a lawless thing can be reported to the yamen, but grandpa shook his head and said that it may not be possible. Uncle Cang asked why, but Grandpa said that there must be something to worry about, but I didn't hear anything else. ”

“………… Uncle Liu went to the yamen, but the door did not inform him at all, and the yamen and tenon of the government and county were like this. Even some of the people who had come to the court from there ignored him as if they didn't know him, and even almost got beaten up.........

"" sold the little Taoyuan, and Uncle Liu took the little grandmother back.

The little grandmother knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, but the grandfather didn't say anything else, and then asked Uncle Liu and Uncle Cang and a few sisters to pack up together, but took me out of the door, but sent me to Daming Temple" said to me to play the guzheng. Grandpa also said to me that if there is no movement for a month, let me temporarily shave the current little novice in Daming Temple, and let me put away the guzheng ......, only to say that "Jun'er is already crying." And Chen Lan, who was pondering these words while listening, hurriedly got up and sat down beside him, and comforted him softly. Fortunately, the little guy is not such a wayward person, and he quickly stopped slowly, only a little sobbing. At this time, Chen Lan had almost sorted out his clue, and suddenly asked again: "You said that your guzheng was made by your grandfather himself, and when he left, he ordered it to be put away?" ”

"Hmm."

Chen Lan patted Jun'er's head, stood up immediately, and when he left the east house, he beckoned to call the red snail who was guarding in the bright room, and whispered a few words to her. ”

"Madame, rest assured!"

After arranging these and letting Yun'er and Chen Lan re-enter the house, they caught a glimpse of the little guy wiping his face with his sleeve, as if he felt that the cry just now was really embarrassing. Seeing this scene, she couldn't help laughing, and after stepping forward, she softly said a few words of relief, "When those red posts and pen, ink, paper and inkstone are sent one by one, I pulled the little guy to sit down behind the desk, and instructed Yun'er to wait for the pen and ink on the side, and then quietly retreated."

Before sunset, Yang Jinzhou still hadn't returned, "but the things in the guzheng had already been sent by the red snail." The cavity of the guzheng is not hidden in the letters and other things imagined by Chen Lan, but it is a flying dragon and a unicorn engraved on one side two inches wide and two inches long, tied with a gold medal of red silk, and the emperor's decree is engraved in the center of the back. Holding this heavy thing, she couldn't help but become more and more suspicious. Just then, she suddenly heard a low voice from the front of the battle.

"Ma'am."

Chen Lan raised her head and ordered to come in, and when she saw that it was Aunt Yun, she couldn't help but show an inquiring expression. Sure enough, after Aunt Yun stepped forward, she said with a strange face: "Madam" Someone outside asked to see her, and it was Jiang Jiashilang. I went to the door, and I was going to send someone away, but then I recognized that I had seen it yesterday in Xiaotaoyuan. He also said that he didn't dare to disturb the old lady, this time he wanted to see his wife, and he had something important to report. I was a little hesitant at first, but he emphasized that it was for the sake of Xiaotaoyuan. ”

"This Eshiro is interesting." Chen Lan frowned thoughtfully, and then smiled, "In this case, please invite him to the small huā hall in front, and I will clean up here and go over, you go to the front to accompany you first, and try to be tempted." ”

"Yes."

When he went to the east room and looked at Jun'er, who was still writing seriously, Chen Lan put on another gown, and called Changdi to accompany him out of the door. But I didn't go far along the mezzanine road after leaving the courtyard gate, but I saw a mother-in-law running over with a smoke, and it was brought out by her own family before. The woman hurriedly curtsied and saluted, and then lowered her head and said, "Madam, there are suddenly a lot of soldiers outside, and they have seen the whole garden here, and the posture is really terrifying......

"What's scary? Was it disrespectful, or was someone trying to break in, or was it simply touching the door? After Chen Lan asked a series of questions, seeing that the woman was stunned and couldn't answer, she said lightly, "If you just stay around the house, it's just to protect the house, don't pay attention to what to do so much, don't panic!" ”

After saying this, she stopped looking at the mother-in-law, and continued to walk forward with the long dysprosium. It wasn't until he crossed the corner that Changdi couldn't hold back and asked, "Madam, you're really not worried... Just "What is there to worry about?" Chen Lan's steps stopped slightly, glanced sideways at Changdi, and then smiled, "Our family used to have brocade guards guarding around the house, and now even if it is a big battle, it can be compared to that time?" ”

As long as there are people in Jiangnan who want to rebel in the open, there will definitely be no real situation!