A few days later, on the wide Qingshui River, an official ship was sailing downwind.

Because Mrs. Qian was pregnant with Liujia, the road to Wangjing was far away, and she couldn't bear the bumps in the car and horses all the way, and she was afraid of getting a tire, so Qian Qianli simply pretended to be a private person, and requisitioned an official ship with the prestige of his prime minister's son. The Qingshui River has always been stable, although it is slower, but it is indeed good for his wife.

Qian Chao sat on the side of the boat, tied the fishing line with a bamboo pole, and the hook was thrown into the river, and as the boat moved in the water, the fishing line drew long ripples on the water.

"Chao'er, you can't catch a fish like that, come here, beware of falling into the water." Mrs. Qian said to her son.

"Let him go, save him from being restless."

There was a chair on the deck, Qian Qianli was sitting on the chair reading a book, and there was a teapot on the small table next to him, and the fragrant tea in the teacup was steaming. He is not worried about his son, Qian Chao is still standing next to a family member who is familiar with water in the house, and his task is to guard Qian Chao every step of the way, so as not to put him in danger.

"Bite, bite, fish, fish!" Suddenly, Qian Chao began to shout, and sure enough, the fishing line was straight, and the bamboo pole was slightly bent.

"It's such a big fish, I can't pull it up."

Qian Chao tried his best to pull the biting fish up, but he was not very old, and his strength was naturally small, so he couldn't pull the fish out no matter how hard he tried, and it looked like a small fish. The family members who were ordered to stay by Qian Chao's side immediately took over Qian Chao's fishing rod, he was afraid that the fish would be too big and bring his little master to the water instead, which would be terrible.

"Hard, hard" Qian Chao, who was standing on the side, still cheered up this big man.

"It really doesn't seem small!" The family couldn't pull the fish out even with their might. "Hey!" As soon as the family was ruthless, there was a "snap", and a bunch of aquatic plants were brought out by the fishing line, and a series of water beads were drawn in the air and fell on the deck.

"Haha," Mrs. Qian was the first to laugh, "this is your fish!" ”

Qian Qianli also closed the book and looked at his son and smiled.

Qian Chao kicked the aquatic weeds with his foot, and after confirming that there were no fish in them, he was very disappointed, and kicked the aquatic weeds back into the water again, looked up and asked the family members who helped him fish: "Do we have nets on the boat?" ”

"Nonsense, this is an official ship, not a fishing boat, how can there be a net, you stay honestly, don't mess around anymore." Without waiting for the family to speak, Mrs. Qian spoke first.

As soon as I arrived on the ship, Qian Chao, who rarely took the ship, was very excited, and on the deck, the cabin and cargo hold turned back and forth, but after departure, I couldn't get off the ship, and no matter how big the official ship was, it was just a little place, and the ship was not fast, so the money tide, which had always been lively, soon felt bored.

So Qian Qianli set up a chessboard on the deck, and played a game with his son in black and white, but Qian Qianli did not put too much effort into chess, and soon lost one game after another, watching his son send candied fruit to his mouth with one hand, and eat his own dragon lightly on the chessboard with the other hand. Mrs. Qian was also a well-known talented woman when she was not out of the cabinet, and she was very accomplished in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially in chess, and she was instructed by famous experts, but Rao was so, and she could only barely maintain a non-fiasco in front of her son.

After getting on the boat, Mrs. Qian watched her husband read a book, managed her son to mess around, enjoyed the beautiful scenery by the river, and really enjoyed a family fun, but what her husband said to herself that night was like a big stone that had been pressing on her heart, so that every time she saw her son's back running around, she unconsciously had a trace of pity in her eyes, hoping that the boat would never reach the wharf in Wangjing.

But after thinking about it, after more than 20 days of sailing, they arrived at Wangjing Wharf, and their family got off the boat and got into the carriage, and entered the prime minister's mansion with the bustling flow of people in Wangjing.

On the day of the arrival of Qian Qianli's family, it was just in time for the court to rest, and Prime Minister Qian Jiangyun was in the house. Qian Qianli first took the family to visit his father, and then visited Qian Jiangyun's wives and concubines in turn, and finally came to his biological mother Cai's courtyard, which is the most relaxed and cordial place for the family.

Cai's son and daughter-in-law were overjoyed to see their son and daughter-in-law, especially their grandson, and they loved the baby in their arms for a long time, and asked the maid to give Qian Chao candied fruit and let him eat it vigorously, until Qian Qianli sent Qian Chao out to play, and told him not to get into trouble, the mother-son-in-law and daughter-in-law sat together and talked.

Cai's saw that his daughter-in-law was pregnant and came with him, knowing that his daughter-in-law already knew the purpose of looking back at Beijing this time, and saw that there was a faint trace of sadness in his daughter-in-law's eyes, so he comforted Mrs. Qian and said: "You don't have to be too sad, you may not be selected, and it is not a bad thing to be selected, and you can't come back if you are selected, I heard that the ancestor also came back after he was elected, and it is said that he also sent his parents to the end, don't worry too much, you will not raise a son in vain." But you still have one in your belly, don't leave after this time, wait for the child after giving birth, and leave when you are older, so that it is safe. Otherwise, I'll go to Qianli's father and ask him to find an official for Qianli in Wangjing, I don't ask Qianli how big his official can be, I just ask you to come and see me from time to time. ”

Qian Qianli and his wife hurriedly said yes, Qian Qianli said: "Daddy, there is no shortage of people to serve here, my son originally wanted to do this time, and he took his mother to Yuecheng together, so he would serve sooner or later." ”

Cai's was very happy to hear this, and even said that after his daughter-in-law gave birth, he would go back to Yuecheng for three generations to live in Yuecheng.

Qian Qianli asked again: "When I come back this time, I don't know when I will be able to see that old ancestor again." He still had something in his heart to kowtow to the old ancestor, so he asked.

Cai's naturally knew his son's thoughts, and said: "You don't need to worry about this, the other rooms you arrived first are the ancestors who went to see the adults and children that night, and your father will definitely come to you at night, just wait." ”

(The ancestor of the Qian family)

Sure enough, in the evening, Qian Jiangyun sent someone to find Cai's family, Qian Qianli and his wife, and Qian Chao, and had a pure family banquet together, and there was no one else except these five people. In the face of his prime minister's grandfather's question, Qian Chao was not in a hurry, quoted scriptures, and explained witty words, which caused Qian Jiangyun to laugh with great relief.

After the meal, under the guidance of Qian Qianli's eyes, Mrs. Qian and her mother-in-law Cai went back with the support of the maid. Only the three ancestors of Qian Jiangyun were left in the hall.

"Let's go, take you to see the ancestors." Qian Jiangyun said, as if he was very satisfied with Qian Chao, and even reached out to hold Qian Chao's hand and walked in front.

I don't know how many moonlit doors I passed, and I turned around a few verandahs, and finally the three of them arrived at a secluded courtyard in Qianfu, where there was only a simple hut with lights shining in the house.

Qian Jiangyun stood in front of the hut and tidied up his robe, and before he could speak, the door opened, and someone in the room said, "Come in." ”

After tidying up his clothes, Qian Jiangyun entered the house and bowed, saying, "I've seen Lord Gaozu." ”

Qian Qianli and Qian Chao knelt behind Qian Jiangyun and said together: "Meet the ancestor." ”

The room was simply furnished, only a few tables, a futon, and a bed, and on the futon sat a thin middle-aged man with black beard, who said, "Get up." ”

Qian Jiangyun and Qian Qianli stood up and bowed down in front of the case, but still let Qian Chao kneel there.

"This is the child of Chisato?"

Qian Jiangyun bent down and said, "Exactly, this child's name is Qian Chao." ”

"Well, child, come here, let the old man see you." The middle-aged man said.

Qian Chao didn't stand up, so he knelt down and walked to the front of the case, raised his head and knelt straight for this old ancestor to look at carefully.

After a moment, the middle-aged man nodded, stretched out his hand and said, "Give me your hand." ”

Qian Chao stretched out his right hand for the middle-aged man to grab, and after a while, he was let go again, listening to the middle-aged ancestor say to himself, "Do you remember the way you came?" ”

"Yes."

"Then go back to your mother yourself, there's nothing to do with you here."

"Yes," Qian Chao kowtowed respectfully.

After Qian Chao left, Qian Jiangyun and Qian Qianli both looked at the middle-aged man with inquiring eyes. I only heard the middle-aged man ask, "Chisato is the last to arrive, right?" ”

"Yes, Chao'er's mother has a body, and they take the waterway, so it's slower." Qian Jiangyun replied.

"In other words, Chao'er is the last child to arrive," Before the middle-aged man finished speaking, Qian Jiangyun had already knelt down and asked, "Gaozu, how is Chao'er?" Seeing this, Qian Qianli also hurriedly knelt down.

"The old man's art of observing people is only a little dabbling, not to mention proficient, in the old man's opinion, those children before the tide have little hope, the Qian family is not optimistic about the first selection, if you can barely enter the old man's eyes, that is, this tide, unfortunately, this child's qualifications are also roughly between the can and the indispensable, I don't know which senior in the sect will preside over the first election, alas, when I can't say it, I spelled this old face, maybe there is some hope."

Hearing this, Qian Jiangyun seemed to be half relieved, but Qian Qianli slammed his forehead on the ground again.

"I heard that Chao'er, this child was born precocious, just like your two children who died early?" The middle-aged man naturally knew what he meant, so he turned his head and asked Qian Jiangyun.

"Exactly." Qian Jiangyun replied.

"My face is not longevity, I'm afraid it's not easy to raise here." As soon as the middle-aged man said this, Qian Qianli heard a shock all over his body, and knocked the floor with a bang.

"Okay, it doesn't have to be like this, even if the first selection tide can't be selected this time, the old man will protect the safety of this child if he loses some yang longevity, this child is naturally smart, rare in the world, no matter whether he can be selected or not, the Qian family will have this child in the future, do you understand?" The middle-aged man asked.

"Understood!"

"It's good to understand, don't delay here with the old man, the messenger of the first choice will arrive in a few days, go."

When the father and son left the courtyard, Qian Jiangyun said to Qian Qianli: "After all, there is still a glimmer of hope, so let's accompany the child these days." He has already planned, even if the first election fails, Qian Chao will stay in Wangjing to study, so that he can get a reputation in the future for future promotion.

Qian Qianli naturally knew his father's plan, as he said to his wife before, but his wife was definitely reluctant, Chao'er was her heart.

"Chao'er saw his ancestor for the first time today, he was well-founded, and the etiquette was thoughtful, not bad, not bad." Qian Jiangyun said to his son when they broke up.

These words made Qian Qianli's heart move, yes, he only told his wife about the first choice, why did this kid seem to know his performance today, but Chao'er was eccentric, eighty percent of them eavesdropped, since they eavesdropped, then the early death probably this child also knew, since the child didn't say anything, his father didn't say it, let it be.

A few days passed in a flash, and in the past few days, Qian Chao did not run out to play crazy, but stayed in Cai's courtyard to spend it with his relatives, and the rest of the Qian family's children who came to participate in the first election were the same, the prime minister's mansion came to close the door for a few days, and Qian Jiangyun didn't even go to the court at home, waiting for the arrival of the first election day wholeheartedly.