The twilight was dull, and the wide open windows on all sides could not relieve the stuffiness in the study, and the cicadas outside the window made the air quieter and quieter.

Xiao Qingyan was elegant and upright, kneeling on a bamboo mat: "Grandfather, Qingyan knows that he is wrong." ”

On the low couch in front, Xiao Pei was only wearing a loose plain single clothes, holding a bamboo slip in his hand, and lifted his eyelids lazily with a few tiredness, not having the leisurely comfort of a hermit outside the world.

The bridge of his nose is high, his phoenix eyes are shining, even if he is over the age of six, he can vaguely distinguish the chic and graceful when he was young.

Probably forgetting that he was still holding something in his hand, Xiao Kun let go of his hand, and the bamboo fell to the ground with a "snap".

Nowadays, although there is paper, it is not popular, and the carrier of writing is still mainly heavy bamboo slips.

Xiao Qingyan stretched out his hand to reach out to the bamboo slip, held it above his head with both hands, and put his attitude of admitting his mistake very upright, and he was familiar with it.

Xiao Pei chuckled, half-squinted his eyes, and said casually: "You didn't just know your mistake at this moment, I'm not those fools in the East Courtyard and the West Courtyard, they were deceived by your appearance, and they didn't know the real you, but I knew it clearly." ”

He supported his upper body with his arms, dragged his disabled legs, adjusted his sitting position, and looked at Xiao Qingyan with a smile.

"Long before you made your decision, you already knew how to do the right thing and how to be wrong, but you still insisted on choosing the wrong way, knowing that you were wrong and doing wrong, why did you pretend to come to me and admit your mistakes?"

He held out a hand: "Take it!" ”

Xiao Qingyan climbed up the pole, got up and sent the bamboo slips to his grandfather, and sat down next to his grandfather: "Sooner or later, I will take over the entire family, if I don't take some responsibility at this time, others will really treat me as just a casual child, how can I convince people in the future?" ”

Xiao Pei gently tapped her head with a bamboo slip, and said with a smile: "No matter how bright your tongue is like a lotus, to put it bluntly, there are only four words, the benevolence of women, if you don't pick up Liuniang, there will be no follow-up trouble."

"You should have helped those people in the Shuzhi after they suffered some hardships, not only to make them suffer some losses, but also to appreciate the benefits of you, the young master, but you let them take refuge in the North Courtyard in time, so that they were unharmed, and let them see your true colors, and from then on they became wary of you.

"Xihe, the art of maneuvering lies in the combination of grace and power, blindly giving grace, the benevolence of women, will only make yourself passive."

Xiao Pei was kind and gentle, and after speaking, he brought a plate of lotus lotus-colored delicate pastries to Xiao Qingyan.

"Try this, honey lotus cake, just sent from the small kitchen today, grandfather specially left it for you."

Xiao Pei is very keen on food, and he let the small kitchen work food in three days.

Xiao Qingyan pinched a piece and took a small bite, the taste was sweet and greasy.

"Well, it's better than last time." While eating, she changed the subject as if very casually, "You said that they would suffer some losses, I don't quite understand, to what extent?" ”

Could it be that so many people died in the East and West Courtyards, and it is not a loss?

In her grandfather's mind, what was the measure of loss? Is it because even the uncles, grandfathers, second uncles, and third uncles, or their wives and children have also lost a few of them, so that they really suffer and suffer losses?

Xiao Qingyan's face was relaxed and he didn't care much, but his heart was a little heavy.

Since she followed A-Niang back to the Xiao family, as the only heir of the Xiao family, her grandfather took her with her to raise her personally, she did learn a lot from this grandfather, but in some aspects, there are huge differences in the values of the two, and it can even be said that they are completely different, and these are not known to her grandfather.

They are the closest grandchildren, but they are not only grandchildren.

Xiao Qingyan could give her back to A-Niang with complete confidence, but she didn't dare to her grandfather.

She wanted to use words to find out where her grandfather's psychological bottom line was, if he could weigh the pros and cons of his uncle and grandfather, what about her grandson?

After a while, Xiao Qingyan never heard her grandfather's answer, she raised her head and met Xiao Pei's eyes that seemed to be smiling.

Xiao Pei grabbed the pu fan and patted her head: "I have taught you for so many years, if you don't even have this in your heart, then pack up your things and leave home as soon as possible, and don't say that you are my Xiao Pei's grandson." ”

Xiao Qingyan held the pastry in his mouth and raised his hand to protect the top of his head: "Grandfather, don't knock, you think I'm stupid, then I must have been knocked by you." ”

The wide sleeves covered the solemn expression on her face, and her grandfather was very good at grasping people's hearts, and he saw his own thoughts, but he refused to answer her directly.

Xiao Pei laughed loudly when he heard her words.

Xiao Qingyan saw his grandfather's bright smile, and couldn't help but fall his eyes on Xiao Pei's legs.

She didn't have the opportunity to see what her grandfather was like when he was young, but she had heard rumors about her grandfather back then.

Xiao Pei in his mouth is a child of a famous family, who is wise and close to demons, and is amazingly talented.

When Emperor Huai of Jin, who was born stupid, ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne, his grandfather used unpredictable means to shock the court, assisted Empress Yang to stabilize the chaotic court situation, and became the youngest prime minister since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty.

After his legs were disabled, his grandfather lived in seclusion for decades, and in the eyes of outsiders, Xiao Pei, the grandfather of the Xiao family, was disheartened because he was unbearable, and since then he has been indifferent to the world, and he has lost his former temperament and arrogance.

Even if the only son died in Qinghe County later, the clan was involved in court disputes one after another, countless clansmen died tragically, and the top gate lords of the White Horse Yutang were reduced to the last clansmen, and the remaining clansmen could only be cautious and snort, and the grandfather never reacted violently.

But no reaction does not mean that there is no hatred, but as the years accumulate, it turns into epiphysis and takes root in another silent way.

Xiao Qingyan always remembered that when she was a child, she once asked her mother why she didn't tell her grandfather the truth that she was a daughter, and her mother's answer at that time was ......

"Your grandfather poured all his heart and soul into you, counting on you to revive the Xiao family and wash away the humiliation he and the Xiao family have suffered over the years, he is getting older and older, and he has always breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, if he tells him the truth, he will not be able to bear it."

Xiao Qingyan couldn't help but ask, "Grandfather, why did you choose to assist Emperor Huai back then?" You know he's not fit in that seat. ”

Emperor Huai of Jin is the biological father of His Majesty Emperor Xiaocheng and the husband of Empress Dowager Yang.

may be the result of the marriage of close relatives, Emperor Huai of Jin, Emperor Xiaocheng, and now the crown prince, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren are all born stupid.