After Zhou Da left, Jiang Zhong and Old Lady Fan continued the previous words and said, Jiang Zhong wanted to ask Old Lady Fan what realm he is now, but then he thought about how to announce such a secret thing to people, and he was new to the world, so it was not appropriate to say more, so he asked: "The old man just said that the master of the world, he didn't mention the Demon Lord and the Western Emperor, I don't know what realm they are?"

Old Lady Fan shook her head slightly, and said: "The demon clan has always been mysterious, and it has been hidden in the Wanzhong Mountain for many years, looking down on the human race, but I don't know which demon lord is in power now. ”

Jiang Zhong nodded and snorted.

"Speaking of the Western Emperor Xingqingqiu, many years ago there was a relationship, that year he went to Jiang to propose to Fang everyone, I happened to be a guest in the Jiang Palace, on the day of the kiss was invited to watch the ceremony, personally saw Fang everyone handed over the handwritten "Tao Yao" to the West Emperor, and he returned to Taihua City with his negative poems. ”

Jiang Zhong said: "Negative poems back to the city?"

Mrs. Fan's face moved, and said with a smile: "Exactly, it's just that everyone Fang's handwritten handwriting, a thousand words, and the courage can be imagined! After the team returned to Taihua City, Xing Qingqiu immediately sent an envoy to Jiang Guo to send a letter of state, which mentioned this matter in the book, and wrote 'step by step, straight into the top of Mount Tai', this word then spread far and wide, and passed on as a beautiful talk, and later people called his wife and father 'Mount Tai', and because Mount Tai is the first of the five mountains, so there is also the name of 'father-in-law'. ”

Jiang Zhong listened to it leisurely and said with a smile: "Everyone Fang is a pun, which not only reminds the Western Emperor to treat his daughter well, but also reminds him not to live up to the covenant with the human race, which is to kill two birds with one stone, but the Western Emperor can carry a Mount Tai back to the city, and the cultivation is high, which can be seen." ”

Old lady Fan agreed.

"I just don't know what Miss Fang felt in her heart at the beginning, if she belonged to her heart and didn't want to go to Taihua City, wouldn't she have to regret it for life?"

Old lady Fan was a little disapproving, and said: "Xiao Chen Gongzi also said children's words, the two clans of the demon clan are good for Qin and Jin, which is the righteousness of the alliance of the two clans to fight against the demon clan, the so-called 'save the righteousness, not informal', which is more important between personal gains and losses and the peace of the world, presumably Xiao Chen Gongzi should also know how to choose." ”

Jiang Zhong smiled silently and did not refute.

Old lady Fan said again: "And as far as I know, the Western Emperor and his wife are very affectionate, and now they have two sons and a daughter. But Xiao Chen Gongzi, your statement is similar to my gourd grandson, which shows that it is the same fate. ”

Jiang Zhong naturally knew that Fang Muyue, the eldest lady of the Fang family who was named a princess and married in Taihua City, about the specific details of the marriage that year, and also talked to Yang Qice's brothers and sisters and Xiang Qi in private a few times, and remembered that the eldest lady of the Fang family seemed to have been in love with a student of the Fang family, that is, the current Jiang Guowen Pavilion University scholar Gu Hou'an, but it was a pity that the lover failed to become a family member, and Jiang Zhong's "regret statement" originated from this.

As the two were talking, they saw Zhou Da coming with five or six maids carrying food boxes, and there were two other people who came together, a young man wearing a red silk gown and a gold belt on his head, and a young man wearing a scarlet robe and holding a paper fan.

"Grandpa!" The young man saw Old Lady Fan and ran quickly towards this side, it wasn't the gourd young master Fan Baotong, which one else?

Old lady Fan smiled at Jiang Zhong and said, "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives." ”

Fan Baotong walked closer, was taken into his arms by Mrs. Fan, and asked, "Have you eaten?"

Fan Bao channel: "I'll come to eat with grandpa." ”

"Okay, I just want to introduce you to a little friend. ”

Fan Baotong glanced at Jiang Zhong, and then said coquettishly to his grandfather: "I also have someone to introduce to my grandfather." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and motioned to the young man in the scarlet robe, and called, "Ouyang Qing." ”

The young man in the scarlet robe said: "Ouyang Qing of the Hanlin Academy, who was born in the late years, has seen Old Lady Fan. ”

Old Lady Fan turned his head to look at Ouyang Qing and said busily: "Ouyang Gongzi doesn't need to be polite. Then he motioned to Jiang Zhong and said, "This is the son of Chen Renzhong, the prince of Ouyang and Hulu'er, who is a distinguished guest of my Fan Mansion, you will meet each other." ”

Jiang Zhong hugged his fists and said, "Ouyang Gongzi is good, Second Young Master Fan is good." ”

Ouyang Qing nodded slightly, Fan Baotong looked at Jiang Zhong, the ridicule in his eyes flashed, he pretended to be a mess, and said with a smile: "Hello Gongzi Chen." ”

Seeing this situation, Jiang Zhong understood after a little thought, this gourd young master probably heard that Old Lady Fan was going to arrange a companion for him to study, so he brought a Hanlin to the school to take the exam, and with a faint smile below, he watched the changes.

The food at the Octagonal Pavilion had been arranged, and Zhou Da came over to invite Mrs. Fan to sit at the table, and Mrs. Fan said, "Little Chen Gongzi, Ouyang Gongzi, let's go over together." ”

When everyone arrived at the Octagonal Pavilion, they sat down according to the host and guest, Old Lady Fan sat in the north and faced south, Fan Baotong was on the left, Ouyang Qing sat on the right hand side of Old Lady Fan because of his official position, Jiang Zhong was second, and Zhou Da and several maids stood next to him and waited.

After Mrs. Fan picked up the chopsticks, she asked curiously, "I don't know how Ouyang Hanlin met Baotong?"

Ouyang Qing said: "The second son I met at the birthday banquet of the little son of General Xue's family. ”

Fan Baotong continued: "Grandpa, this thing is really a coincidence, it can really be described as a godsend, carefully calculated, the source is in this octagonal pavilion." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Fan Baotong put down his chopsticks, and said with flying eyebrows: "Does grandpa remember the time when he spent a lot of money to buy couplets for this pavilion?"

Old Lady Fan's face was full of love, and she smiled: "Of course I remember." Then he shook his head regretfully and said: "It's a pity that I have received nearly a thousand couplets, and none of them have won my heart." Hulu'er, why did you think to ask about this today? Could it be that you invited Ouyang Hanlin over for this couplet?"

Fan Baotong smiled mysteriously and said, "Yes and no." ”

Ouyang Qing then continued: "If you are not talented in your later life, how dare you say that you can make a couplet that is consistent with the old lady's artistic conception? ”

Old lady Fan looked at Fan Baotong and asked, "Hulu'er, what kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd, don't you tell me quickly." ”

Fan Baotong smiled and waved his hand and said, "There's no medicine, I just want to fulfill one of my birthday wishes." ”

Mrs. Fan said, "If you have any wishes, tell grandpa." ”

Fan Baotong suddenly said: "Hulu'er's fourteenth birthday wish is to find that perfect couplet for grandpa, but this regret in grandpa's heart." ”

Old lady Fan stretched out her hand and patted Fan Baotong's head, and said with relief: "Good boy." ”

Fan Baotong was full of admiration, and said: "Grandpa, Hulu'er knows very well that because of his stubbornness and stubbornness, it is really unfilial piety for grandfather, father and uncles to work hard and sigh all night. Moreover, when I was young, it was difficult to understand the reason, and I often complained in the face of teachings, but now when I think about it, I am ashamed and regretful. ”

Old lady Fan comforted her when she heard this, and said, "It's not too late to realize now, it's not too late." ”

Jiang Zhong couldn't help but sigh secretly: "Second Young Master Fan has good acting skills, Old Master Fan really dotes on this son." ”

Fan Baotong was on the verge of tears, and reluctantly smiled: "Mr. said that filial piety to grandpa and parents, to start with small things, tomorrow happens to be my fourteenth birthday, I discussed with my second sister-in-law in private, which means that after dinner, let all the brothers and sisters in the house gather in the courtyard, everyone has a couplet competition, and grandpa will be the chief examiner, and you must choose a satisfactory couplet." ”

Fan Baotong said, and looked at Jiang Zhong again: "It just so happens that Chen Gongzi and Ouyang Hanlin are also there, they both waved their own money, leaving Mobao, if there is a good one, it will be my birthday gift, I thank you again, what do you think?"

Ouyang Qing said: "It is incumbent on you. ”

Jiang Zhong secretly thought, "I see", and said, "Do your best." ”