On the way back, there were only Ye Lan and Qiu Yan in the carriage, and Qiu Yan said to Ye Lan: "Our county lady likes your tea very much, I heard that it is a female tea maker, so I want to get acquainted, and my wife said that your tea is fragrant like Lan Gui and tastes like Ganlin, and originally I had a lot to say to you." ”

Ye Lan suddenly remembered the tea in her bag, and hurriedly took it out and handed it to Qiu Yan, "I forgot when I left, this tea is my private keeping, and there is not much left, and I hope Mrs. Jun will not dislike it." ”

Qiu Yan smiled and took it: "Madame must like it, in fact, our Madame is drinking tea, I love your tea so much, Qiu Yan hopes that you will have to agree to Madame." ”

When Ye Lan arrived home, Liu Zixi, Liu Ziming, and Qin Zhiyuan were all standing in the courtyard waiting for her.

She was stunned and stepped forward: "Isn't it dark yet?" ”

Liu Zixi pursed his lips: "It's my younger brother, he's worried about his mother, so I brought Brother Qin here." ”

Liu Ziming ran forward and hugged Ye Lan's thigh, "Mother, you're finally back." ”

Ye Lan raised her head, looked at Qin Zhiyuan with some concern, unconsciously put it aside, and said to her two sons: "It's nothing, it's just that a lady likes my tea and wants to see me, I'm not coming back soon, let's go into the house and talk." ”

Ye Lan knew that she had seen something she shouldn't have seen today, so she asked Qin Zhiyuan: "The one who invited me over to the mansion today is Mrs. Heningjun from the Chengwang Mansion, has Gongzi Qin heard of it?" ”

Qin Zhiyuan was a little surprised: "She? I did hear the same period raise the son to mention, King Cheng's side concubine Dong Qingyan, her father was the Marquis of Dingyuan, she is the only daughter in the family, she has been favored since she was a child, and King Cheng can be said to be childhood sweethearts, and it is rumored that the two are very affectionate. ”

Affectionate? Ye Lan sighed, not necessarily.

Sure enough, Qin Zhiyuan said again: "He was originally the concubine of King Cheng, but not long ago, her father committed an accident and was robbed of the title, she was demoted from a concubine to a side concubine, and King Cheng immediately married the young daughter of the Fengguo family. ”

"What happened?" What kind of big thing would be so serious as taking the title?

"That's not what we should know." Qin Zhiyuan wanted to hit her again, but he looked at Liu Zixi and couldn't help it, but said: "These are just rumors, the specific truth is unknown, it has nothing to do with us, and we can't inquire." ”

Ye Lan didn't feel right when she heard this, who is with us?

However, the new concubine married by King Cheng is very powerful, and before he entered the door, he gave the former original partner Ma Wei, and the county lady is really pitiful, the mother's family has fallen, the position of the wife is gone, and the husband has married another.

"Put away your sympathy, what is the identity of the person." Qin Zhiyuan glanced at her faintly.

Ye Lan coughed lightly: "I naturally know that I want you to talk more." ”

She just thought about it in her heart, her family's small life was still tight, how could she have the leisure to pity the noble man who was on top.

Liu Zixi glanced at Brother Qin, and then at his mother, he knew that his mother was unstable, but he didn't find that Brother Qin had talked so much before.

"Daddy's death day is coming."

"Huh?" Liu Zixi's sentence for no reason, Ye Lan almost didn't react, seeing his cold gaze, Ye Lan nodded: "Yes, I remember, it just so happened that my brother came back, and I should go and tell your father." ”

"Now that we are reunited as a family, my father must be very happy."

"yes, I'll be happy."

"You rarely went to worship your father in the past, did you feel sad to see your father? My mother misses her father too. ”

“……”

How can this kid say one sentence after another, can I say that he has no feelings for your father at all?

Ye Lan could only nod awkwardly: "Yes, I didn't dare to go because I missed your father too much." ”

"Will Brother Qin come with us tomorrow?" Liu Zixi asked again.

Ye Lan frowned and scolded: "Why are you talking so much, let's go to worship your father, what is he going to do?" ”

"Now I study with Brother Qin, and Brother Qin is also a very important family member to me."

Ye Lan wanted to say a few more words to him, but Qin Zhiyuan took over and asked him, "Do you want me to go with you?" ”

Liu Zixi said honestly: "I don't know. ”

Ye Lan listened to it, but she didn't understand what Liu Zixi was going to do, and suddenly mentioned his father's death day, and that's it.

But what is this about Qin Zhiyuan?

After being silent for a while, Qin Zhiyuan said seriously: "You have been studying with me for a while, because of the previous relationship, I have never asked you to change your voice and call me a teacher, the gift of apprenticeship cannot be abolished, Liu Zixi, do you really think I am your teacher?" ”

Liu Zixi was stunned, he naturally respected Brother Qin as a teacher in his heart, Brother Qin was well-read and full of wealth, and he never reserved him, and listening to Brother Qin's lectures was much more interesting than those old scholars in the academy.

"Sincerely, in my heart, you are my teacher."

"Okay, you can change your words from now on, you should also learn the etiquette of apprenticeship as a child, let's just keep everything simple."

There happened to be a portrait of "The Most Holy Master Confucius Sage" in Liu Zixi's house, and he kowtowed to the portrait nine, and then kowtowed to Qin Zhiyuan three times.

Ye Lan looked at the serious two of them, and put away all the untimely thoughts, apprenticeship is a very serious matter after all.

Only when everything was over did Ye Lan ask Qin Zhiyuan: "You said before that you didn't care about this, why did you suddenly let Zixi apprentice?" ”

"Since he is going to worship Zixi's father, he naturally has to have a legitimate identity, and it is very suitable to go as his teacher."

Liu Zixi pursed his lips and did not speak, while Liu Ziming lay on the small stool and stared in confusion.

Ye Lan took Liu Ziming to coax him to take a nap, and Liu Zixi sent Qin Zhiyuan out.

Before leaving, Qin Zhiyuan looked at him sideways and said, "Your kid is a little abnormal today. ”

"Yes, yes?"

Qin Zhiyuan sighed: "Study hard and be filial to your mother." ”

When Liu Zixi came back, he saw his mother looking at him for a long time.

He turned his head and walked into his room, and his mother also said, "Why are you so strange today?" ”

Liu Zixi couldn't say anything, and he didn't know what was wrong with him.

Ye Lan patted him on the shoulder, "You can also go and lie down for a while, and cook for you." ”

"Mother." Liu Zixi shouted vaguely.

Ye Lan smiled, she was not surprised by this sound, but is this word a hot mouth.

"I will study well and take good care of my younger brother...... And you. ”

This...... There was a sense of relief from an old mother.

Ye Lan pushed him into the house and said, "I'm very happy that you have this heart, you are still young, you don't have to think so much, but it's right to study hard." ”

Speaking of studying, Ye Lan looked into the house, Liu Ziming was six years old and had not yet enlightened.

It seems that Liu Ziming will be sent to the academy as soon as possible.

As soon as Ye Lan and Liu Zixi said, Liu Zixi twisted his eyebrows: "Entrance to the academy requires an exam. ”

I still have to take an exam to get in......

"Let my brother study with me for a while, and you can also go to the academy first to ask if there are any places." In general, there is a shortage of places in good colleges.