Seeing this, Sheng Changbai secretly regretted it in his heart.

How did you forget this stubble!

As we all know, Xu Ying, the old lady of the Sheng family, is the only daughter of Xu Pingjing, the Marquis of Yongyi, who has been raised in the palace since she was a child, and has been influenced by royal etiquette and has a very noble background.

But few people know that the old lady, who is the only daughter of Yongyi Hou, has long broken off contact with her mother's Yongyi Hou Mansion.

The old lady is an only daughter, and has no brothers and sisters, after the death of her parents, the title of marquis will be inherited by the heirs of the family, so far, the people of the Marquis of Yongyi have little family affection with the old lady.

After Sheng Hong entered high school, the old lady proposed marriage for him, and originally intended to marry his mother's Yongyi Hou Mansion, but the Hou Mansion didn't take it seriously, and only sent a few side girls out, and the appearance and family background were not in line with the old lady's wishes.

In the end, for the sake of Sheng Hong's future, the old lady rejected the girl from her mother's family, and instead asked Sheng Hong to marry Ruofu, the second queen of the Wang family, which led to Hua Lan, Changbai and others later.

Of course, the old lady also paid a painful price for this, and since then, the old lady has no contact with her mother's family, and the love for many years has been dispersed.

After many years, the old lady's choice back then was right or wrong, whether it was worth it or not, I am afraid that only she knows it in her own heart.

But from Sheng Changbai's standpoint, he doesn't want to get involved with the Xu family in Jiangning no matter what, after all, if he really lets the Xu family intervene and form a relationship with Sheng Hong, how can he Sheng Changbai?

And Mr. Zhuang Jun of Qingteng, who had accompanied the brave and righteous Marquis Xu Pingjing to fight in the south and the north, made suggestions under the account, and later returned to the field with Xu Pingjing, and then traveled all over the world and lectured in the world.

Zhuang Jun was originally a native of Ji'an, Jiangxi, but now he lives in seclusion on the outskirts of Jiangning.

Therefore, Sheng Changbai took it for granted that Zhuang Jun still had close contacts with the Xu family in Jiangning.

This is also why, when Wei Chen apprenticed before, he wanted to take Sheng Changbai with him, but Sheng Changbai shirked in every possible way and refused to go.

It's not that Sheng Changbai doesn't recognize Zhuang Jun's knowledge and character, but Sheng Changbai is pure and filial piety, respects his grandmother, and he is worried that if he becomes Zhuang Jun's disciple, I'm afraid it will hurt his grandmother's heart.

But Sheng Changbai never thought that in the end, something went wrong with him, and when he talked about his friend Wei Chen, he was too excited, and he was quick to talk for a while, and he actually brought out the name Mr. Qingteng.

At this time, the old lady's unusual reaction when she heard Mr. Qingteng seemed to confirm Sheng Changbai's hidden worries before.

Sheng Changbai immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said: "It's the grandson who is not filial, he shouldn't mention that person's name in front of his grandmother, ask his grandmother to punish him heavily, and the grandson will never complain!" ”

"Okay, what are you doing on your knees?"

The old lady was taken aback when she saw her grandson kneeling on the ground inexplicably, and hurriedly ordered Fang's mother to help Sheng Changbai up and ask the reason.

After hearing Sheng Changbai explain the cause and effect clearly, the old lady suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, pointed at Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu and said angrily: "This is how you arranged my old woman in front of your son?" ”

Sheng Hong himself is a witness of those old events, and he naturally knows more than his son, he just heard the conversation between his grandfather and grandson, and saw Sheng Changbai kneeling on the ground to plead guilty, and immediately guessed a few points.

Sheng Hong knew about these things about Chen Sesame and rotten grain, only a few old people in the house knew, no one had the courage to chew the root of his tongue, and only Wang Ruofu was idle, and he would tell his son, forget it, and he couldn't say it clearly, making such a big oolong in front of the old lady.

Looking at her husband's dissatisfied eyes, Wang Ruofu also looked aggrieved, how did she know that her son was so stunned, and before the matter was clarified, she took the blame on herself first.

Wang Ruofu hurriedly opened his mouth and explained to his son: "Bai'er, you misunderstood, it is true that your grandmother has no contact with the Xu family, but Mr. Zhuang is a friend of your maternal great-grandfather, and he also came to our house in the early years. ”

"Been to the house?" Sheng Changbai hurriedly asked, "When is it, why don't I know?" ”

Sheng Hong said softly: "It was the day of my wedding to your mother, and without you, you naturally don't know." ”

Sheng Changbai's mind was a little dazed, and it took a while to digest it before he came back to his senses, and hurriedly asked, "Then why didn't Mr. Zhuang go back to his hometown in Ji'an to recuperate, but live in seclusion in Jiangning?" ”

"We don't know about this ......." Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu glanced at each other and shook their heads.

At this time, the old lady opened her mouth and replied slowly: "I think, probably because of your maternal great-grandfather, he was buried outside Jiangning City......

Sheng Changbai suddenly realized and said abruptly: "In this way, Mr. Zhuang stayed in Jiangning not to assist the Marquis of Yongyi's Mansion?" ”

"What he cares about is your maternal great-grandfather, not a brave marquis."

The old lady said in a disdainful tone: "Now that Yongyi Marquis ......, heh, where can he get into his eyes?" I'm afraid that if I rush to ask him for assistance, he won't pay attention! ”

"I see......"

Sheng Changbai let out a long breath, and then he realized how big an oolong he had made.

Seeing Sheng Changbai standing in place in a daze, Wang Ruofu felt distressed for a while, and hurriedly stepped forward and said with relief: "It's all my mother's fault, I didn't make it clear to you in advance, it's okay, it's not too late to know now." Besides, doesn't what you did before mean that you have a pure filial heart for your grandmother? Your grandmother sees it and won't blame you. ”

Wang Ruofu said while looking at the old lady, and the old lady smiled and nodded: "Bai'er, your mother is right, you have this filial piety, and your grandmother is very pleased." ”

Sheng Hong glared at Wang Ruofu, the culprit, fiercely, and then seemed to suddenly think of something, walked up to the old lady in a few steps, and said in a slightly flattering tone: "Mother, you and Mr. Zhuang haven't seen each other for many years, since the other person is in Jiangning, why not take advantage of Hualan's wedding and invite him to the house, and it's good to talk about the old relationship." ”

The old lady glanced at Sheng Hong, and immediately knew what this son who was not related to her by blood was thinking, didn't she just rely on her old face to invite Mr. Zhuang to come to the house to teach Changbai and Changfeng?

However, the old lady had to admit that Sheng Hong's proposal really moved her.

The old lady looked at Sheng Changbai, who was standing respectfully on the side, and asked softly, "Bai'er, grandmother asked you, would you like to study under Mr. Zhuang?" ”

Sheng Changbai was stunned, and then said without thinking: "Grandson is willing." ”

Zhuang Jun is a world-famous Confucian, admired by scholars all over the world, Sheng Changbai is no exception, if it weren't for his scruples, I'm afraid Sheng Changbai would have gone to the lakeside courtyard with Wei Chen to apprentice.

Now listening to his grandmother's tone, he seems to be quite sure that Zhuang Jun will come to the Sheng family to teach, and Sheng Changbai is naturally happy.

The old lady nodded, withdrew her gaze from her grandson, looked at Sheng Hong in front of her, and said lightly: "Mr. Zhuang is old, he can't stand running back and forth, and when Hua'er's marriage is completed, you have also been promoted to Beijing official, everything is settled in Beijing, and I will personally repair the book to invite him." ”

Do you have to wait until you enter Beijing?

When Sheng Hong heard this, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

But after thinking about it carefully, I felt that the old lady was reasonable, anyway, the two brothers in the family are not very old, as long as the old lady can invite people, everything else is easy to say.

So, Sheng Hong bowed happily and said respectfully: "It's still the mother who thinks it through, and the children listen to the mother's arrangement!" ”