On the way, Minglan said: "Thank you today, otherwise our family will not even be able to sleep well." ”

After hearing this, Li Hao replied with a smile: "I don't have to see it, the old lady is afraid that she has already succeeded, as for my cousin, I think my cousin has a resolute and resolute personality, and she is introverted, and she will not be frightened by such a scene." ”

Minglan stopped after hearing this, and looked at Li Hao with some surprise in her eyes, and Li Hao also looked at Minglan silently. After I don't know how long, Minglan laughed lightly and said, "Where did my cousin see it, even I don't know that I am such a person." ”

After hearing this, Li Hao replied: "That means that my cousin doesn't have a comprehensive understanding of herself." ”

"Yes," Minglan said lightly, and then stopped talking. The two walked silently to the courtyard gate, and after Minglan sent Li Hao back to the house, they looked at the direction where the carriage left for a while before turning around and going back to the house.

After Li Hao went home all the way, he saw that there was nothing to do, so he began to fiddle with the bow and arrow, to say that Li Hao did have some talent for martial arts, and he didn't know if he practiced other things well anyway. But one-handed archery, not to mention a hundred steps through Yang, but thirty steps away can also hit the bull's-eye. Li Hao practiced by himself for a while, and when he was tired, he went back to his room to rest.

Then two days later, Li Hao was eating breakfast at home, and someone came to report that Sheng Changbai had come to the house with a gift.

Li Hao asked the people to be led to the main hall, and he hurriedly padded a few mouthfuls of his stomach, then asked people to put away the things and went to the main hall by himself.

By the time Li Hao arrived, Sheng Changbai was already sitting in the main hall. Li Hao went in and said, "What is the matter with Cousin Changbai's coming over today, why did you come here with a gift." ”

After hearing this, Sheng Changbai replied: "I have been inquiring about the news outside the house the day before yesterday, and I didn't expect you to be here. I also have to thank you for helping my family a lot, and bringing gifts from my mother. In addition, my father said that he would come and thank you in person. ”

Li Hao hurriedly said: "How can this be so, this is what I should do." And my uncle is an elder, only I have the reason to go to see the elders, how can there be a reason to let the elders come to see me. After a pause, he continued: "That's it, I'll go to Sheng Mansion with you to meet my uncle later, and I don't have to let my uncle go on this trip." ”

After hearing this, Sheng Changbai thought for a while and said, "That's fine, then we have to go back quickly, otherwise it will be easy to miss when my father leaves." ”

Li Hao said: "Okay, then let's go now, I'll go with you in a carriage, and let my carriage follow behind." ”

On the way to Sheng Mansion, Li Hao roughly heard from Sheng Changbai about the specific circumstances that happened in the past two days, such as the housekeeping rights were still handed over to Minglan , Sheng Changfeng was also beaten dozens of rattans, and now he is bedridden.

However, Li Hao thought about it after hearing this, since he had been beaten once, he might as well let Sheng Changfeng take another beating, and end the last betrayal by him, so that Sheng Changfeng could also recover from the two beatings together, otherwise it would be more troublesome to lie down twice.

After arriving at the Sheng Mansion, Li Hao followed Sheng Changbai into the main hall, and after a while, Sheng Changbai was called away by the maid in his courtyard, leaving Li Hao alone in the hall, but fortunately, it didn't take long for Sheng Hong to come with Mrs. Wang.

Li Hao saluted the two, and then was motioned to sit down. Sheng Hong said: "I have to thank Brother Hao for helping to inquire about the day before yesterday, otherwise my house would not have been so peaceful so soon." After speaking, he glanced at Mrs. Wang.

After Li Hao noticed it, he thought of Lin Xiaoniang and Mrs. Wang's defeat and tearing each other, and said with a smile: "Uncle is polite, in fact, I didn't help much, I just went to ask for the news." ”

Sheng Hong said: "This has helped a lot. Originally, I was going to go to your house today to thank you, but I didn't expect you to come by yourself. ”

Li Hao said: "I heard what Cousin Changbai said, but you are an elder, I should always visit you, and you shouldn't let you go to me, it's unreasonable." ”

"It's nothing, but since you're here today, take the gifts with you when you leave." Sheng Hong said after hearing this.

Li Hao refused and said, "Uncle, this is too polite, there is no need to be like this." ”

Sheng Hong said: "There must be a number of courtesies, if you don't take it away today, then I can only send it in person." ”

Li Hao had no choice but to say: "Then thank you uncle." ”

Sheng Hong saw that Li Hao had agreed, and said, "That's how it should be." Then Sheng Hong mentioned the sad journey of being detained in the palace this time, talking about being tired of Sheng Changfeng's drunken nonsense this time, and warned Li Hao that he would need to be cautious in his words and deeds as an official in the future.

At this time, Li Hao, who happened to find an opportunity, pretended to be slightly hesitant and said, "There is something I didn't plan to say, but now I think it's better to say it to my uncle." ”

Sheng Hong asked curiously: "What's the matter, don't spit out, just say it." ”

"Didn't there be a group of non-sergeants who made trouble after the exam, and I and Senior Brother Zeng were involved in the middle, in fact, it is not surprising to think that many people actually know about Senior Brother Zeng afterwards. But I only went to Ouyang Bachelor's Mansion before Ouyang Bachelor was promoted to the main exam, and basically went alone, so it stands to reason that there are not many people who know about it, and even fewer people know that Senior Brother Zeng and they live in my house. Li Hao paused and continued:

"But those scholars reacted very quickly, if it weren't for Brother Changbai who learned from Gu Tingye that he hurriedly came to inform us, I'm afraid that we would have been blocked outside by those people at that time. Therefore, I was worried that someone with a heart would do it and wanted to use this to trap Master Ouyang and them, so although the matter calmed down afterwards, I still deliberately sent someone to investigate. ”

"The result is ......," Li Hao pretended to hesitate and did not speak.

Then Mrs. Wang answered: "What is the result, you can say it quickly." ”

After hearing this, Li Hao continued: "As a result, I found out that Cousin Changfeng was also involved at that time, and the relationship between Senior Brother Zeng and me and Bachelor Ouyang was said by Cousin Changfeng. Of course, I believe that Cousin Changfeng should have no malicious intent, but he blurted it out without a detailed judgment. That's because I thought he just failed the scientific examination and acted a little improperly, so I didn't say anything to anyone. ”

"But today I heard that my uncle was also detained in the palace because of Changfeng's cousin's drunken words, so I thought about telling my uncle."

After hearing this, Sheng Hong's face immediately changed, and he said: "Okay, I just thought he was drunk and confused for a while, talking nonsense, but I didn't expect him to be a repeat offender." ”

Li Hao persuaded at this time: "Actually, this is not a big deal, but I think that in the future, Cousin Changfeng will always be an official, if he is making such a mistake in the officialdom." At that time, it will inevitably harm myself and even my family, so I just thought about talking to my uncle today, and asked my uncle not to blame me for talking too much. ”

After hearing this, Sheng Hong said: "Wherever you say, what you say is for the good of my Sheng family, and I should thank you." It seems that I was indeed too indulgent to him in the past, and today I have to let him understand what is the truth of misfortune. ”

Then Sheng Hong said: "You are here today, the old lady has not visited there." ”

Li Hao said: "Not yet, I just came directly with Brother Changbai, and I will go to Shou'an Hall to meet the old lady later." ”

Sheng Hong smiled and said, "Okay, then you might as well go now, let the eldest lady take you over, I will have something to do later, so I won't accompany you." After saying that, he left and hurried to the backyard.

After seeing it, Mrs. Wang got up and said with a smile: "Then I will go to Shou'an Hall with you." ”

Then the two got up and walked in the direction of Shou'an Hall, and vaguely Li Hao seemed to hear a scream in the distance.