Gu Yunji and Xu Shuhua were stunned, and then decisively got up and knelt down: "Disciple/daughter doesn't dare." ”

"Okay, how do you get down on your knees and get up and speak."

Xu Chengyu still lowered his head and rubbed the wine glass in his hand, with an indifferent expression: "There is such a big thing, none of you two told me, if Xu Ziqi hadn't written a letter a few days ago, I wouldn't have known that Xu Shuchang had committed a felony and had been arrested and imprisoned." ”

"Xu Shuchang is my nephew in the end, his father and mother are gone, I am the one who has direct responsibility for his upbringing, he is now breaking the law and colluding with the Japanese, since you know the situation, should you tell me?"

"Even if you didn't have time at the time, but what about afterwards? Half a month has passed since the arrest, and you haven't even delivered a word. It was only from Mei Feng that I learned what happened that day. ”

Saying that, Xu Chengyu smiled self-deprecatingly: "If it weren't for the fact that you took Xi'er to Hangzhou today and said that you wanted to celebrate the festival with me, I would have almost thought that you really didn't take me to heart as an old man." ”

When Gu Yunji and the others heard this, they knelt down silently.

"Why are you kneeling again?" Xu Chengyu glanced at the two of them and sighed lightly, "Get up." ”

Seeing that the two were still kneeling wordlessly, Xu Chengyu accentuated his tone: "What? It doesn't work for me to talk? ”

Gu Yunji replied sullenly: "The disciple is at fault, so he doesn't dare to get up." ”

Xu Shuhua also lowered his eyes and said: "The daughter is at fault, and she is ashamed of her father." ”

"Something wrong?" Xu Chengyu smiled silently, "Okay, since you say that you are at fault, then I will ask them one by one." Yun Ji, as a teacher, I ask you, what is wrong with you? ”

Gu Yunji hesitated for a moment: "...... Disciple, live up to the teacher's teachings. ”

Xu Chengyu took a sip of wine and was noncommittal: "Yunji, after I accept you as an apprentice, I will mainly teach you three aspects, one is to study the imperial examination, the second is to be an official, and the third is the foundation of life." Needless to say, your studies are self-explanatory, the township test Xie Yuan, the will test Hui Yuan, the eighteen-year-old Tanhualang, the scenery is unique, and there are few people in the world who can compare to you. ”

"In terms of official career, you became the prefect of Zhengsi in your twenties, and some time ago you also served as the Zhejiang Metropolitan Division, and you have done an excellent job in both military and political affairs, which can be described as a remarkable political achievement. In his position, you have carried out this sentence thoroughly, and I am very satisfied. ”

"As for character-" Xu Chengyu paused, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Not to mention this, if you have a bad character, I won't marry Shuhua to you at all." It turns out that you are indeed a pure person, you are not a sage, you cannot be completely selfless, as long as you have a clear conscience, you are already very good. ”

"As I said, Yunji, you have lived up to my teaching to you, so you are not wrong."

Gu Yunji's face was hesitant, but when he heard this, he buried his head lower: "Maybe as a disciple, I have lived up to the teacher's teachings...... But as a son-in-law, I still feel guilty about my father-in-law. ”

"Speaking of sons-in-law, then I have to ask my daughter." Xu Chengyu said, turning to Xu Shuhua beside Gu Yunji, "Shuhua, what are you doing wrong?" ”

The calmer Xu Chengyu's expression was, the more uncomfortable Xu Shuhua's heart became, her eyes were hot, and she hurriedly lowered her head to cover up: "Daughter...... does not miss family affection, openly indulges in the family ancestral hall, points at his cousin, and deviates from the scriptures, which is unfilial. ”

Xu Chengyu sighed slowly, his expression was as patient as he was with Xu Shuhua when he was a child: "Shuhua, my father taught you in the past, and you should be loyal and filial piety, but the world is difficult to complete. ”

"Xu Shuchang is certainly your cousin, but he broke the law and committed a serious crime, and as a father, he cares about family affection, and there is no reason to ask you to protect him. Xu Ziqi was confused that day, and he dared to hide Xu Shuchang in the ancestral hall and refused to hand it over, openly confronting the government. ”

"If you hadn't arrived in time and made the right choice, the Xu family would have become the target of public criticism a long time ago, the spittle of the people could drown people, and the good reputation left by Wen Zhenggong to the Xu family would have been ruined long ago."

"Of course, your behavior of forcing Xu Shuchang with a sword is indeed a bit excessive, but you are out of helplessness, and afterwards you also went to the ancestral hall to ask for punishment and knelt, which is not to blame for you."

The mist in Xu Shuhua's eyes began to fill, and he choked up: "Daddy......"

"Okay, I've analyzed them all for you, and you're not wrong." Xu Chengyu spoke gently, and stretched out his hand to help the two of them up, "Let's all get up, the food is going to be cold." ”

Gu Yunji rubbed his eyes, held back his tears, picked up his chopsticks in disguise, and prepared to continue eating.

"But I'm still disappointed in you."

Gu Yunji's movements froze, his breath instantly blocked his chest, he couldn't go up or down, and the whole person seemed to be a solidified sculpture.

Xu Shuhua burst into tears, and subconsciously wanted to get up and kneel, but was stopped by Xu Chengyu: "Sit down." ”

"One is my daughter, the other is my personal disciple, I have devoted all my heart and soul to teaching you, I think I trust you enough, but what about you, do you trust me?"

Xu Chengyu closed his eyes tiredly, and complained in a complaining tone: "Xu Shuchang caught it, but you didn't even write me a letter, so you didn't dare to face me?" In your hearts, I am such an image that does not distinguish between right and wrong, and does not know what to do? ”

Xu Shu was often arrested, Xu Chengyu was sad, but what hit him even more was the distrust of his daughter and son-in-law.

Regarding Xu Shuchang, Xu Chengyu first learned about it from Xu Ziqi, who added fuel and vinegar to the letter, reprimanding Gu Yunji and Xu Shuhua for how excessive their behavior was.

Although Xu Chengyu was very surprised by this, he also knew that he couldn't listen to Xu Ziqi's words, so he subconsciously waited for his daughter and son-in-law to write a letter to explain.

However, half a month has passed, and there is still no news from Gu Yunji and Xu Shuhua. During this period, although Xu Chengyu had already learned the whole story from Mei Feng, he didn't wait for the explanation of the parties, and he was always a little unsmooth in his heart.

In the days of waiting for news, Mei Feng, Su Qi and others wrote to him several times, persuading him not to be angry with Gu Yunji and his wife, and to say good things to the two openly and secretly, for fear that he would have a bad heart.

Together with Chen He, who was teaching at Luxi Academy, after hearing about the affairs of Shaoxing Mansion, they all tested his tone side by side, as if they were worried that he would sprinkle all his anger on Gu Yunji and his wife regardless of 3721.

The attitude of the people around him can't help but make Xu Chengyu have self-doubts: how much does he not distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, so that everyone thinks that he will be angry with his daughter and son-in-law because Xu Shuchang was arrested?

Thinking of this, Xu Chengyu suddenly felt a little dazed, and began to reflect on whether he had done something wrong - he might have given up Xu Shuchang who couldn't support the wall, if it weren't for his repeated indulgence and difficulty in completely abandoning him, Gu Yunji and Xu Shuhua would not have misunderstood him deeply.