"Old lady, what's wrong with the letter?"

"It's not." After reading the letter, the old lady put it away and stuffed it into the envelope again, "You go to Shoufu's mansion and call Xu Shoufu." ”

The old housekeeper was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly nodded and exited the study.

After an hour or so, the old butler walked in with an old man with hair of half a hundred and over sixty years old; This person's eyes are shrewd and introverted, and his thoughts are deep and not exposed.

"Teacher."

"Come on, come and sit; The butler served tea and snacks. The old lady sat in front of the desk in the study, and only raised her hand to Xu Shoufu.

The old butler was ordered to go out.

Xu Shoufu walked to the first position on the left under the desk steps and sat down, and the housekeeper brought tea and snacks, put two plates of dim sum and a cup of tea in front of him, and bowed slightly and withdrew.

After the man had gone, the old lady took out the letter again, put it on the edge of the desk, and motioned for him to take it.

"Take a look."

Xu Shoufu stepped forward to pick up the letter, sat back in his place, opened it and read it; After reading it, a smile appeared on his face, "Senior brother wants to ask you to accept apprentices?" ”

"He didn't have that mind." The old lady's eyes and face were slightly constricted, and her expression was calm.

"And what is this?"

The old lady raised his eyelids and said slowly: "He is a pity for talents, and he is also a test for me." ”

"How smart can a little girl be, no matter how smart she is? The seven-year-old student is really outstanding, and no one can say what will happen in the future. Xu Shoufu shook his head silently.

"Then you are wrong, Your Majesty is young, no accident, and reigns for a long time; She has enough time to grow, if you don't want to accept it, I'll let your second senior brother collect it. "The old lady has some plans in his heart.

Xu Shoufu smiled bitterly, "Teacher, I know that you are planning for me, but if I accept apprentices, all parties will pay attention to them; Can the little girl handle it? If you pay more attention, you will inevitably have troubles. ”

The little girl's parents can't be trusted, and how many powerful people want to send their disciples to him; He didn't even agree, if he suddenly accepted the closed disciples, you can imagine what some people should laugh at.

"In this case, I will let your second senior brother collect it, he is only a scholar in the court; If you are not in the cabinet, you have less to worry about. "The old lady thinks about it, but the fate of master and apprentice can't be forced.

Xu Shoufu shook his head, and after careful consideration, he said: "I have no opinion on accepting the closed disciples; I'm afraid that the little girl is young and uncertain. ”

The old lady glanced at him, "Then you don't accept it?" Don't hesitate, you're too cautious; Our vein is prosperous, and it is enough for everyone to be loyal and patriotic, but he is just a son of a poor family. ”

"Accept, you have spoken, I also want to meet the little girl."

"That's right, hesitating will miss the good apprentice; Entered our vein, don't you protect it? How many of your brothers and sisters don't protect you? As long as you are in the day; No one dares to bully at will, and you have to make this clear to my disciples when you accept apprentices. "Young and malleable, smart and able to read, well-behaved and cute, why don't you accept it?

They are still here, so why worry about not being able to protect people?

What's wrong with the children of the poor family, it's not that the children of the poor family who have entered his door are not nothing; One by one, they are very promising, except for the unfilial disciples surnamed Fan.

"That's what you said." Xu Shoufu asked, "Is that me taking some free time to go to Xianyun Town, or is my senior brother sending people to Beijing?" ”

"You have a lot of opportunities, and it's hard to go away; Let your senior brother send people to Beijing, so that it is convenient to cultivate, see the world while you are young, and broaden your horizons. ”

And so it was settled.

Xu Shoufu accompanied his teacher to talk for a long time, and then accompanied him to lunch before leaving; When I went home, I sent a letter to the Weiyuan Mansion, and sent it to Xianyun Town together with the old lady's letter.

Dean Fan, who was far away in Xianyun Town, was worried for a month, and received the letter handed over by the messenger himself, and after reading it, he breathed a sigh of relief; After all, the teacher loved him, and he couldn't bear to blame, even if there were many words in the letters that said that he was unfilial, but every word was full of care.

"Ah San, go and call Xiao Zhengning over and bring his girl."

"Yes, sir." Ah San hunched his back outside and turned to leave.

Dean Fan waited for half an hour, and Xiao Zhengning led Ming Wu from outside to greet him first; Dean Fan hurriedly waved his hand, "No need to be polite, you guys are here just in time; My mentor intends to let a junior disciple take in an apprentice, as for who it is I can't disclose, I can only say that he has a lot of status in the court. Because of this, my junior brother couldn't leave, so I could only take Ming Wu to the capital. ”

Xiao Zhengning hung down at his side, and his hand in the sleeve cage was slightly tight.

"Dean, Ming is so young, ...... leaving her parents"

"Mu Xiu returned home once, and he lived well in the academy; Ming, what do you think? Would you like to go to the capital with me? "Skip Xiao Zhengning and ask the party directly.

Ming Wu replied: "I am willing, my father is worried that I am young and there is no one to take care of me, as the saying goes, raising a child is a hundred years old, and I am worried about ninety-nine." Please don't be angry with your father, the students are willing to follow you into Beijing. ”

Dean Fan was satisfied, and bowed slightly, "He's a good boy." ”

Ming Wu smiled slightly.

Xiao Zhengning's eyebrows were tightly locked, her daughter was going to leave them to go to a far place, and she might not come back for a year, two years, or three years; Slowly, will the relationship with my daughter fade? Can she eat and dress well when she is alone outside? Will you get sick?

Too many worries come to mind.

"Zhengning."

"Ning Zai, Dean, please speak." Barely retracting his mind.

Dean Fan said: "You don't have to worry, the people of my teacher's lineage are not difficult to get along with, they all have one advantage - to protect their shortcomings; The policy is very clear that the children are right when they are outside, and they will teach them well at home, so you can rest assured. If you miss her, you can go to Beijing to visit; Or, you can arrange for a family member to take care of you and come to Beijing with us. ”

"Okay, Dean, I see; I don't know when to start, can I make a decision? Xiao Zhengning's mind is slight, Sanya is not like other daughters in the boudoir, she has ideas and ambitions; Her goals are clear, and they are more determined than those of her two sons.

With such a daughter, no matter how worried he is, he can't stop her future.

As for the fact that he could be accompanied by his family, he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

"The matter in my hands needs to be taken care of in two days, and I will leave early in the morning on the third day; You can pack some simple clothes for Ming's wife, and then bring some silver to spend. ”

"Well, all the troubles are in the dean's place, and I would rather go home and discuss it with my family; I also ask for the Dean's forgiveness. ”

Dean Fan frowned, fell to the ground and didn't say anything else, only let them not worry about their schoolwork today; Give them two days off, and rush over early in the morning on the third day, without delaying the trip.

Xiao Zhengning responded, took Ming Wu back to the outside of the girls' academy, "Go in and explain it clearly to the gentlemen, and say goodbye to your classmates by the way; I don't know when the goodbye day went. ”

"Understood, Daddy will wait for me for a while, and he will come out soon."

Xiao Zhengning looked at his daughter Jiao. The small figure trotted into the academy; Disappearing at the entrance of the academy, he withdrew his gaze and looked up at the sky.