Chun'er sadly wiped her teary eyes, and was saddened, Uncle Liu stood up, looked out and said, "The master's car is back." ”

Chun'er didn't dare to cry anymore and picked up the lantern to greet her.

The carriage stopped steadily in front of the mansion, and Zhou Zheng, the prince of the country, was helped out of the car by the coachman with a tired face, and when he saw Chun'er, he asked, "What is Chun'er doing here?" ”

Chun'er said: "Madame saw that the grandfather had not come back so late, so she was worried and asked me to come to the concierge to ask." ”

Zhou Zheng smiled bitterly, since that time he told his wife about Shen Ao's thoughts, Mrs. has been urging this matter very tightly these days, needless to say, today I am here to inquire about the news.

He coughed and said to Chun'er: "You should go back and rest earlier, you don't have to go back." ”

Chun'er refused, and wanted to carry a lantern to show him the way, Zhou Zheng was a careful person, and at a glance, he saw that there were tears in the corners of Chun'er's eyes, so he asked: "Chun'er, why are you crying?" Could it be that someone is making things difficult for you? ”

Uncle Liu wanted to say something on the side, but Chun'er hurriedly gave him a look and said, "No...... Nothing, it's the sand in the eyes. She was very miserable in her heart, thinking: "If this matter is known to the master, the master will definitely urge Brother Shen to marry me, Brother Shen doesn't like me, I have self-knowledge, I can't teach him to be embarrassed." ”

Then he thought, "I am so considerate of him, I wonder if he has ever thought about me." My heart was even more sour, and I held back my tears so that they didn't come out.

Carrying a lantern to lead Zhou Zheng to the bedroom, Chun'er retired, Zhou Zheng coughed, and always felt that Xiao Chun'er's behavior was very strange, but family affairs have always been taken care of by his wife, and he did not interfere; When I raised my legs and went in, I heard my wife shouting in the back room: "Is the master back?" ”

Zhou Zheng answered, tiredly walked into the back room, Mrs. was looking at a Buddhist scripture, raised her eyes to see Zhou Zheng, then put the Buddhist scripture on the table, got up and said: "Why did the master come back so late today, have you eaten?" Do you want the cook to heat it up? ”

Tonight, it was Xiang'er who took care of her daily life, brought a basin of warm water, Zhou Zheng soaked her hands, and said slowly: "I have used it, don't bother." ”

The lady knocked on the side again: "Does the master have something on his mind?" I see that you have six gods and no owners these days, as if you have lost your soul, and Heng'er is so scared that he doesn't know where to hide, I'm afraid that you will take out your anger on him!"

Speaking of Zhou Heng, Zhou Zheng was a little angry, and said: "This rebel, if he has half of Shen Ao, why would I beat him?" He is self-inflicted, usually idle, such a good opportunity, but he is not good at studying, I don't beat him, he has to go to the house to uncover the tiles. ”

When Mrs. heard Zhou Zheng mention Shen Ao, she said: "Heng'er has filial piety, and I don't ask for anything else." But Shen Ao's study has been inquired about recently? What does Taixue say. ”

Asked about this, Zhou Zheng sighed and said: "Just now I went to Zhang Xuezheng to intercede for this matter, it stands to reason that Shen Ao is very in line with Taixue's recruitment rules." However, Zhang Xuezheng said that the recommendation period has passed, and the list has been submitted to the official family, and the official family has also approved it, and it is too late to change it now. We can only wait until next year. ”

The lady was a little anxious and said, "Do you have to wait for the next year?" When will this wait, how can Shen Ao afford to delay, master, you and Zhang Xuezheng also have a relationship, so you can't let him open the net? ”

Zhou Zheng's face was flushed, in fact, he said this favor, but Zhang Xuezheng is too pedantic to make sense, of course it is not good to talk to his wife about this matter, but he said perfunctorily: "This is the law of the country, how can it be changed without authorization." ”

The lady looked gloomy, took off her coat for Zhou Zheng, frowned and thought about her thoughts.

The two of them fell asleep in their clothes and didn't talk anymore, in fact, they had their own hearts, and they didn't fall asleep, Mrs. was still thinking about Shen Ao's schooling, and Zhou Zhengyi was worried about the ring, and on the other hand, he was also worried about Shen Ao's affairs.

Distraught, Mrs. suddenly opened her eyes and asked, "Master, can I go to school over there?" ”

Zhou Zhengdao: "Guozijian is much more relaxed, but it requires the children and nephews of seventh-grade officials and above to be enrolled, which is inconsistent with Shen Ao's identity." ”

Madame said angrily: "It's a shame that you are still presiding over national affairs, and you don't even know this workaround, nephew, nephew, Shen Ao is my nephew, and I will go to register him tomorrow." ”

Zhou Zhengdao: "When did he become your nephew?" ”

Madame sat up suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she said: "Yes, now Shen Ao is my nephew and nephew of the Qiguo Mansion, he can't get into Taixue, so he will go to the Guozijian to see who can say anything." ”

Mrs. said to Zhou Zheng again: "Master, externally, we will say that Shen Ao is my nephew, and internally, I will also accept this child as a relative, how about it?" ”

Zhou Zheng was a little skeptical: "This is a solution, it's just ...... Isn't it a trick, if people know, wouldn't it be a joke? ”

"Who's going to make fun of it? Master, there are not many people in my mother's family, and it is hard to have a good child like Shen Ao who likes it, so what's wrong with recognizing a relative? I've made this aunt, don't you have an extra nephew? This kid is no ordinary person. I see that he has an official face, and many people say that he is good at learning, and he will go to high school sooner or later, and at that time, won't the master have another arm. She babbled a lot, and seeing that Zhou Zheng was still a little hesitant, she continued: "This matter is so decided, and I will tell him in a few days, the master takes advantage of this effort to walk around more, don't you usually say that the sacrificial wine and doctors of the country are very familiar with you?" This must be done. ”

Zhou Zheng had no choice but to smile and say, "Yes, my wife." ”

Madame Fu lay back on the bed, found a way to do things, and her mood improved, and said with great interest: "The more I think about it now, the more I think this method is feasible, and I just thought about it in a moment. It seems that I really have a fate with this Shen Ao, master, don't you say? ”

Zhou Heng was very tired and had already snored, it turned out that he had already slept, and his wife fell asleep not long after.

Two days later, Shen Ao was called by Director Zhao, saying that Wang Xianggong had consulted many manuscripts and wanted to see the paintings again. Shen Ao took the painting over again, deliberately making a very stupid and naïve look, the Wang Xianggong's modus operandi was very similar to Shen Ao's, just looking at the painting, he replaced Shen Ao's painting with a fake.

Although Shen Ao noticed it, he didn't break it, and took the fake and said, "Has Wang Xianggong identified the authenticity of this painting?" ”

Wang Xianggong shook his head with a sneer and said, "With all due respect, this painting is a forgery. ”

"Fake?" Shen Ao was very surprised, and said in his mouth: "How can it be a fake?" Is Wang Xianggong wrong? ”

Wang Xianggong put on an 'expert' posture, pointed to the painting and said: "Look here, the lines are very stiff, although the egret is eager to try, but the pen line has traces of redrawing, and there are inscriptions, obviously copied by people, this painting must be fake, if you don't believe it, you can ask others to take a look." ”

Shen Ao's face was as pale as earth, and he still muttered in his mouth: "How can it be fake, this is definitely not fake, you are deceiving people." He kept looking at the painting, and his hand trembling when he held the painting, and he said, "Then how can I explain it to my grandfather?" I can't get the painting, if my grandfather loses his temper, what should I do? ”

Wang Xianggong sneered: "This has nothing to do with me, you pack up the painting and leave quickly." ”

When Shen Ao and Zhao left, Wang Xianggong smiled slightly, and pulled out a painting from the bottom of the case, which was still a picture of an egret, but this picture of an egret was a little more spacious than the one that Shen Ao took away.

Wang Xianggong leaned down to look at the painting, the elegant and energetic pen line, the wonderful layout to the extreme in Wang Xianggong's eyes seemed to make the whole painting come alive, Wang Xianggong brushed his beard, his eyes smiled into a line, and muttered: "Good painting, good painting, haha, the only official painting in the world that has been handed down in the world, and now it has fallen into the hands of the old man, wonderful, wonderful." ”

But...... Wang Xianggong sniffed his nose, and there seemed to be a faint scratching smell under the tip of his nose, wondering, what was the reason for this. Wang Xianggong was silent for a moment, smiled slightly, and then no longer doubted, put away the painting, and thought to himself: "For the sake of prudence, you should leave this house as soon as possible and put this painting away." ”