Chapter 8: The Human Heart (9)

"Didn't get distracted?" Fu Zhaoxu frowned, his face full of grievances and incomprehension.

Didn't he just not inform his sister and find an opportunity to take the child out to meet Zheng Ziming and the others? What does this have to do with not being distracted? Zheng Ziming is not the first time he has seen Zong Xun? After his sister and Chai Rong got married, they couldn't conceive a child for a long time, and they finally had good news after taking the decoction prescribed by Zheng Ziming. The relationship between the two families is so close, why do you care about so much red tape?

"What I want is for your sister to take Zongxun and come out to meet the champion Hou under the witness of the old man!" Seeing that Fu Zhaoxu was still a picture of rotten wood and difficult to carve, Fu Yanqing really wanted to kick his son's head a few times so that he could reopen his mind. "Zheng Zi will be weak next year, and he will already be the champion Hou, the envoy of the Seven Towns Festival. In the future, if the crown prince becomes the emperor, how can his position be low? And since he is the emperor, it is impossible to marry only one of your sisters. In the unlikely event that the crown prince gives birth to another child with someone else, how should Zongxun's status be guaranteed? Why don't you hurry up and find a suitable backer for your sister and the prince when the relationship between the husband and wife is upright, and the old man can still have a little thin face? If Zheng Ziming agrees to take care of Zong Xun a few more times, or simply accepts Zong Xun as a disciple, even if you are not angry as uncles in the future, who in the world can bully the old man's grandson?"

"This ......" didn't expect that a seemingly ordinary little thing would hide so many mysteries behind it. Fu Zhaoxu was stunned when he heard this. However, deep down, there was still a very low voice shouting unconvinced, 'Is it necessary? The family can't say anything directly?' Besides, Zongxun may not be treated by his father no matter how hard he tries in the future, like me......

"Are you not convinced? Do you still think that the old man doesn't know how the achievements in office in the past two years came about?" Knowing what his own family son looks like, Fu Lao Wolf sighed and pouted, "All year round, when and what to do, Zheng Ziming has almost written it on paper for you, you just need to do it, you don't have to think about it yourself." In case of emergencies, there are also Zhao Kuangyin and Gao Huaide to help you with advice, and you don't need to work hard. This kind of cheap moderation may not be worse than you for the root and bone dogs, what else do you have to be complacent?"

"Father!" was so angry by Fu Yanqing's analogy that his eyes turned red. Fu Zhaoxu couldn't bear it anymore and protested loudly, "Child, child is so unbearable in your eyes?" Child, the child can have today, and it is also a knife and a shot on the battlefield, but it is not relying on your old man's shadow!"

"Don't rely on my old man Yu Yin?" hehe, that's a good point! Don't rely on my old man Yu Yin, will the prince and Zheng Ziming take a fancy to you?" Fu Yanqing didn't care about his son's feelings at all, and continued to sneer loudly, "Okay, even if people take a fancy to you." I like you to be honest and obedient, loyal and reliable, and especially grateful for your kindness. But with your straight heart, will you be able to ascend from the place to the center in the future? You, don't blame your father for being ruthless back then, and let your brother replace you. With your temperament and ability, you may be able to establish a career when you meet a pioneering and enterprising master. If we keep it in the troubled times, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that our Fu family will repeat the disaster that was almost wiped out back then!"

Speaking of the disaster of annihilation, he couldn't help but think of his eldest brother Fu Yanchao and second brother Fu Yanrao. The two elder brothers are as straightforward as Fu Zhaoxu, and the two elder brothers are as grateful as Fu Zhaoxu, and they are honest and honest. But the two elder brothers ended up dead without a place to be buried. Only the third child, who was the least courageous and didn't want to do everything five times, survived by luck and became the pillar of the entire family.

"Father, don't be angry. I, I have no intention of being the head of the family!" Seeing my father's eyes, tears suddenly welled up. Fu Zhaoxu's heart was sour, and his stomach full of resentment suddenly disappeared with the wind.

I have already had my own territory, my own soldiers and horses, and a large number of friends who can fight side by side, so why should I stare at this little inheritance that my father has worked so hard to accumulate for half his life? Forget it, let him go, my father is old, let him say a few words, anyway, a piece of meat is indispensable.

"I know you don't care about the position of the head of the family anymore!" Listening to his son's eagerness, Fu Yanqing quickly realized that his attitude today was a little excessive. He sighed again, and added faintly, "Alas, it is good for the father, and it is good, why should you not be happy! You can lay your own foundation outside, and it is too late to be happy for the father." In the future, you two brothers, one will spread out outside, and the other will keep the family in the old house, and within five generations, our Fu family will not worry about glory and wealth! Alas, that's it, let's not talk about it, the prince's car is about to arrive. We both breathe a sigh of relief and are ready to drive!"

As soon as the words fell, sure enough, there was a sound of gongs and drums in the distance. Countless whale wax lanterns were raised high, illuminating the street in front of the Wei Palace's mansion as bright as day. Immediately after, the crown prince Chai Rong and the champion Hou Zheng Ziming came together, jumped off their mounts from a distance, and gave Fu Yanqing a salute one after another, "Son-in-law Guo Rong, meet your father-in-law." ”

"The king of Wei is above, and the last general Zheng Ziming is polite!"

"Killed, killed. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please hurry, Champion Hou, please hurry!" Fu Yanqing immediately changed his face and happily stepped forward to greet him. "Come, play music, please move His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the Humble House!"

The royal musical instrument team that has been prepared for a long time blows all kinds of sheng flutes. The main entrance of the Wei Palace's palace was wide open. Eight guards in gold armor, holding honor guards, lead the way in front of their heads. Fu Yanqing and Fu Zhaoxu, father and son, one supported the arm of the crown prince Chai Rong, and the other held Zheng Ziming's hand, stepped on the soft red carpet, and slowly walked into the mansion.

Although he is a close relative of Weng's son-in-law, the prince's arrival at the princes' mansions is indispensable for some necessary etiquette. Therefore, it took more than half an hour before the guests and hosts sat down with smiles.

Fu Yanqing first raised the wine cup and greeted the crown prince and the emperor on behalf of the entire family. Chai Rong immediately got up to thank him, and on behalf of Guo Wei and the imperial court, expressed his condolences to the Fu family father and son, so it was another red tape that everyone felt tired, but no one could escape, until both sides were tossed to the back pain, and the "performance" ended and entered the official eating and drinking time.

After three rounds of wine in a blink of an eye, Fu Ying hugged Chai Rong's son, who was less than half a year old, and came out to meet the third uncle and uncles. Inevitably, everyone got up and answered, and threw the blessings out in a cart. Finally coaxed away Fu Ying and the child, Fu Zhaoxin, the son of King Wei, and a few younger brothers, each holding a wine glass, stepped forward to greet everyone one by one.

As a result, a meal is more tiring than carrying sandbags to repair the river embankment. finally survived to the end, and both the guest and the host became exhausted.

The Fu family had already set aside a courtyard for the prince and the guards of the prince's mansion to live in. Zheng Ziming was also arranged near the prince's temporary residence, and could go over at any time to wait for Chai Rong's dispatch, or kill him to provide support if necessary. Others, such as Pan Mei, Tao Dachun, Li Shun, and Guo Zhi, opened a separate courtyard, separated from Zheng Ziming's courtyard only by a low wall, and as long as they heard the wind and grass, they could immediately turn over and converge.

After all, he is almost sixty years old, and Fu Yanqing's spirit is far less vigorous than that of the guests. After forcibly sending Chai Rong and Zheng Ziming and other juniors out of the lobby, he plunged into the bedroom, lay on the bed, and began to snore.

Mrs. Li was worried that he would catch a cold, so she hurriedly took the maid and carefully took off his shoes and socks, wiped his hands and feet, and then covered him with a brocade quilt. was about to order someone to blow out the whale wax in the bedroom, and he squinted for a while, but there was a sound of broken footsteps outside the door, followed by Fu Ying's voice through the window, "Erniang, is Grandpa asleep?"

"I've fallen asleep, is there anything wrong with Niangniang looking for him?" The Li family was born in an ordinary family, and he didn't dare to slack off Fu Ying, the crown princess who had been smart since she was a child. Turned over and jumped out of bed, kicked silk shoes to greet the door in person.

"Erniang, your own family doesn't have to be so polite. If I cared what it was called, I wouldn't have come here in person!" Fu Ying took a half step back, first squatted down towards Li, and then protested with a smile.

Even according to the rules of the palace, when a daughter enters the back house in the middle of the night to meet her parents, she needs to report it in advance. But this rule has always been ineffective for Fu Win. Therefore, Li didn't dare to care about anything, and immediately returned the blessing, and explained with a smile: "Today's wine, I may be a little anxious to drink. When your father entered the house, he didn't speak to anyone, but went to sleep. I secretly changed his shoes and socks for him, for fear of waking him up!"

"Thank you Erniang, then, then I'll come over early tomorrow morning to say hello to my father!" Fu Yingwan smiled, turned around and prepared to leave.

Before her steps began to move, Fu Yanqing, who had been sleeping like a stone before, suddenly turned over and sat up. "Who's outside, is it a little eaglet? Come in, hurry in, it's autumn, beware of the heavy dew outside." I guess that even if you don't come to the old man today, you'll come early tomorrow morning. Why, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been messing with Zheng Ziming again, ignoring your child?"

"Grandpa, you, what did you say?" Fu Ying's face was slightly red from his father's ridicule, Fu Ying stomped his foot and whispered in disgust. Immediately, he was not polite at all, bypassed the reluctant Li family, and drove straight in, "The prince toasted so much wine tonight, and he fell asleep after going back." It's my daughter who feels unsteady in her heart, and I'm afraid that you will drink too much when you're old, so I came here to take a look!"

"Hehe, it's not to visit the old man, it's that I'm worried that the old man will cover his face with wine and continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb!" Fu Yanqing grinned and shook her head helplessly, "It is said that girls are extroverted, and this is true." You can't even wait for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to get up in the middle of the night tomorrow morning? Anyway, what do you want, or what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants the old man to do, say it first. The old man should think about it carefully, so that you and the couple will not go home empty-handed!"