Shen Tinglan is a neat person who does what he says, he was taught by his mother the day before, and he took action the next day.

He first asked his personal servant to secretly inquire about all the things related to the Sang family's siblings in private. The little girl's face was distorted, and Shen Tinglan knew that he wanted to be crooked, so he said, "It's not about the affairs of the wind and snow, you just have to go and investigate, don't alarm Madame." ”

The little maid was apprehensive, "If you want not to alarm Madame, you may be able to check slowly." Can you wait? ”

"Yes."

After sending the little maid away, Shen Tinglan sent a maid to Rose Garden for another trip and asked her to invite Qing'er. Is it an excuse for an invitation, the excuse that the brother-in-law has to point out the brother-in-law's knowledge is okay?

The maid walked out neatly, and Shen Tinglan changed his clothes and prepared to go to the front yard. Vaguely heard the voices of Zhou Baolu and the maid talking outside the window, and his movements paused.

A moment later, Zhou Baolu walked into the study.

Shen Tinglan rested in the study yesterday, which is a common situation. Because he wanted to go out as soon as possible, he studied very hard. He spends at least seven or eight days of the month in his study, which is usually lit until midnight.

Zhou Baolu said before that no matter how late it was, she would wait for him and let him go back to his room to rest. But before she was pregnant, she always couldn't sleep well at night, so he walked in and out to delay her rest; Later, there was Rong An, Zhou Baolu loved this son very much, and didn't want her to leave under his nose, so that Rong An slept with them before he was more than a year old. Children are small and tend to wake up when they sleep, and it is very hard for adults and children to rest well.

In view of this, if Shen Tinglan studied late, he usually would not return to his room. Today, it has become a regular occurrence.

Zhou Baolu walked into the study with a smile, and while sorting out Shen Tinglan's clothes, she asked casually, "I just heard the maid say that you asked her to go to the Rose Garden to find Qing'er." Don't you have to read to visit friends today, how do you think about taking children? ”

Zhou Baolu had already asked the maid to inquire about the specific matter, and the maid was afraid of the reputation of the third lady, and felt that there was nothing that the third master commanded, so he relayed Shen Tinglan's words word for word.

If you already know about it, why ask?

Is it because he is afraid that the maid will hide his secrets, and he is afraid that he has ulterior motives?

Shen Tinglan's eyes flashed with displeasure, but he quickly reflected on himself.

She is her own wife, and it is normal for her to inquire about her itinerary. Again, her mother said that she didn't deal with the cousin of the Sang family, and he started contact with Qing'er, and in her opinion, she was afraid that it would be a betrayal, and she would be unhappy and understandable.

Shen Tinglan's heart turned around, and the expression on his face softened again. He said, "I met the cousin of the Sang family yesterday, and I remembered that I had never met the cousin of the Sang family. The mother said that the child was in a pure mood, and he was very hard-working and self-motivated. I have nothing to do, I want to ask my cousin to go to the front yard for a walk, and I can solve any problems on my behalf. ”

Zhou Baolu said angrily, "You are a good intention, but there are more people who want to solve your cousin's doubts, I'm afraid I won't need you." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Zhou Baolu winked playfully, "Have you forgotten that Qing'er also has a sister." Although Yue'er is widowed, she is good-looking and has never given birth, and most of them are men......"

"Shut up!" Shen Tinglan was furious, and Zhou Baolu was startled by his sudden anger. The anger she had suppressed all night couldn't help but erupt at this time, "I'll tell you the truth, what are you angry about?" Sang Xuanyue is widowed, she just used her face to hang a man to give Qing'er homework, this matter is known to everyone, and it is not that I slandered her and deliberately ruined her reputation, which door are you angry at me? ”

Shen Tinglan gritted his teeth angrily, and a wave of anger rushed straight to Tianling Gai, he trembled and pointed at Zhou Baolu, "It is not easy for a woman to make a career in this world, you are the cousin of the cousin of the Sang family, let others spread rumors about her, you don't explain it on your behalf, and now the rumors are still spreading to me, this is how you treat your dearest?" ”

"What did I do to her? Did I make her hook up with a man? Did I make her unclean? She doesn't know how to hide from people's eyebrows, and when she is seen by others, don't I dislike and lose face? She loves vanity, but she can't listen to the advice of others, and even if she takes me, she has to be pointed at...... Shen Tinglan, where are you going? Zhou Baolu grabbed Shen Tinglan's arm, but Shen Tinglan broke free mercilessly.

"Didn't you ask where I was going? I'm going to the front yard to meet the young master you call 'uncompromising', and see how unmotivated he is. I'm curious, is it because the Sang brothers and sisters have any deep hatred with you, why don't you have a good word about the Sang brothers and sisters in your mouth, but your mother praised the sisters and brothers a lot. Is it because you 'love them so much', or are they too good at pretending to fool their mothers? You insist on each other's words, but I cannot fully believe them. Fortunately, I am an adult and have my own judgment, whether it is good or bad, I will know when I see it myself. ”

But did Zhou Baolu dare to let him go to see him?

She said too many bad things about Sang Xuanyue and Qing'er in Shen Tinglan's ear. said that Sang Twisting Moon loves vanity, likes to work hard, is shameless, and is rude and willful; said that Qing'er was prodigal, didn't know how to improve, and only knew how to mess around in the maid bush all day long.

She dared to say this, just because she believed that he and Sang Zhuyue had no chance of contact, so there was no way to know whether what she said was true or false. An old lady jumped out halfway through the clinker, and she had nothing to do to talk about other female relatives in front of her son, what did the old lady mean, did she deliberately provoke the feelings of their husband and wife?

Zhou Baolu leaned back angrily, desperately pulling Shen Tinglan's arm to prevent him from leaving.

Indeed, just like Shen Tinglan just said, whether it is a person or a ghost, he knows it as soon as he sees it. But if he sees Qing'er, won't she break the big lie?

Yesterday was okay, Sang Twisting Yue was still measured, just a simple salute, the two didn't have much to say hello, what kind of character Sang Twisting Moon is, it is completely shaped by her, even if Shen Tingjun will have some doubts, he feels that Sang Twisting Moon is not like such a treacherous and shameless person, but he has no way to verify.

But if you ask to prove whether Qing'er is a prodigal or not, it is very easy, it is really a matter of a few words.

If it is proved that Qing'er not only does not have a bad character, but is motivated and diligent, I am afraid that it will affect the impression of Sang Xuanyue in Shen Tinglan's heart. There is an even worse consequence, that is, her lying and slandering and rumors about her relatives will also be known to Shen Tinglan, and the relationship between husband and wife will fall to the bottom, and I am afraid that there will be a big crack in the relationship between the two.

Zhou Baolu pulled desperately, but how could her little strength be worth Shen Tinglan's strength.

It's just that Shen Tinglan is still sensible, and he doesn't dare to use gravity on her, otherwise he can't say what the situation will be now.

But even though he was dragged hard by Zhou Baolu, Shen Tinglan still got out again.

Although the descendants of Wu'an Houfu started with military merits in the end, although now the children and grandchildren are all on the road of learning literature at the request of their ancestors, but fist and foot kung fu is used as a means to strengthen the body, and everyone must start practicing from the age of three.

Shen Tinglan's skills are far worse than his eldest brother, but it is easy to break free from Zhou Baolu's clamps.

He strode out of the study and out of the courtyard. Hearing the sound of crying behind him, Shen Tinglan's face sank like water.

He had to see what kind of character those sisters and brothers were today. Mulberry may not be seen, but it is not a major obstacle. After all, the pair of sisters and brothers have been dependent on each other for more than ten years, and the younger brother was completely raised by the elder sister, and the younger brother's character can be seen from what kind of temperament the elder sister is, even if there is a little error, the general direction will not be bad.

He will go to see who is a human and who is the real ghost today.

*

When Shen Tinglan arrived at his residence in the front yard, Qing'er had already come.

The little boy was dressed in a cyan straight dress, with a student scarf on his head, he muttered to a big tree, and only heard it clearly when he walked in, it turned out that he was endorsing.

Shen Tinglan didn't bother Qing'er, and listened to him memorize a whole article of "Mencius. Gongsun Chou Chapter Sentence", only then did he open his mouth and ask in a complicated mood, "Have you already learned the chapter of Mencius?" ”

Qing'er was startled when she heard a human voice behind her. When he came back to his senses, he turned abruptly and recognized who it was, almost immediately. Qing'er's fair cheeks were stained with a flush, first saluted, shouted "brother-in-law", and scratched his head abruptly, "I only started to learn "Mencius" in the past two days, I still recited incoherently, while my brother-in-law has not come, I am bored and memorized it for a while, brother-in-law, have you been waiting for me for a long time?" ”

"No, I just came." Shen Tinglan's eyes were full of complexity, "I made you wait for a long time. ”

There is no need to ask any more questions, just look at the clear eyes of the young man in front of him, as well as his sincere eyes when he looks at people, his attitude of studying hard and progressive, his straight and upright posture, and his polite appearance, Shen Tinglan already knows who is the fierce and insidious ghost who is telling right and wrong.

His throat was congested, like a ball of cotton stuffed into it, and his heart was full of tastes, but he didn't know how to digest it.

Qing'er is not very sophisticated, but after the Xishan incident, his whole person has gotten rid of his previous impetuousness and timidity, and the whole person is slowly becoming brave and self-reliant.

He also learned to observe people's faces, to analyze what that person was thinking, and whether they would be malicious to him.

The cousin-in-law in front of him naturally had no ill will towards him, but the look in his eyes was extremely complicated, completely beyond Qing'er's understanding.

Qing'er was embarrassed and didn't know what to do, so she thought of a question, so she hurriedly asked, "I heard the maid say that my brother-in-law called me to the front yard, I don't know what my brother-in-law is looking for me?" ”

Because it was the first time they met, and this was the third master of the Hou Mansion, Qing'er's attitude towards Shen Tinglan was very respectful. If it is too respectful, it will be polite, without a hint of intimacy. But from another point of view, this kid doesn't have much heart to cling to power and wealth, and his words and deeds now are completely out of his original intention.

Shen Tinglan looked back and looked at Qing'er's gaze a little more complicated. He said, "It's not a big deal, it's just that I was studying abroad before, and I couldn't help you when your sister and brother entered the house." After returning to the mansion, I was busy feasting and meeting friends all day, and I neglected you brothers and sisters. I call you to speak today...... If you have any questions about reading, you can also tell me and I can answer them for you. ”

Qing'er's eyes quickly flashed with joy, but thinking of the consequences of the last time he looked for someone to answer the question on his behalf, he didn't dare to move forward.

About my sister and Shi Juren, my sister and Su Jin didn't tell him. Qing'er still moved back to the Rose Garden, and one day after dinner, he went out for a walk, and he only knew when he heard the maids chewing on the root of their tongues.

At that time, he was struck by lightning, and he never imagined that just because he coveted a master who answered a question, he would fall into such an unbearable situation for his sister. hated that he was reluctant to move back to Rose Garden at that time, and privately wondered if his sister didn't care whether his study was good or bad.

But since listening to that rumor, all doubts have been solved.

It turned out that it wasn't his sister who was sorry for him, but he was sorry for his sister. It was because of his own selfishness that he almost missed his sister's life.

Qing'er didn't mention Xingzhou again, and after sending a generous gift to her sister, she completely forgot about it.

But now, as soon as he heard that this brother-in-law was going to give him a homework, that unbearable past resurfaced in his mind, and Qing'er's face suddenly became ugly.

Seeing this, Shen Tinglan quipped, "What, but I didn't study my homework well, and I'm worried that I won't be able to ask in-depth questions?" ”

Qing'er's face turned red, "I don't think like that." ”

"And what do you think?"

Qing'er thought that Shi Xingzhou was a widower, and asking him questions would implicate his sister's reputation, but the third master in front of him was his brother-in-law. Although Zhou Baolu's cousin is not very good, the third master is bright and graceful, and he should be a suave gentleman.

He instructed his brother-in-law to learn, others shouldn't be able to gossip, right?

Qing'er hesitated.

Although my sister has asked the nurse to look for a house, she still wants to move out as soon as possible, so that she can find him a master to send him to study. But I don't know when it happened, but his doubts when he was reading were already stuffed in his head, and he couldn't wait for someone to relieve his burden.

Qing'er didn't wait to find a new master, he couldn't wait to become stronger, to be able to make decisions for his sister as soon as possible, and become his sister's support.

Therefore, when this temptation was sent to her, Qing'er finally couldn't help but open her mouth and bite it hard.

Shen Tinglan is also a lifter, and he is still preparing for next year's Spring Festival. He worshipped the great Confucian banquet master as his teacher, and he also had the eldest brother, a great talent of the three yuan and the first, to guide the knowledge, it can be said that he is a strong contender for next year's spring meeting. Letting such a character guide Qing'er who reads the "Four Books" is tantamount to killing chickens with a knife, which is too big and too useless.

Qing'er has finished studying the "University" and "Analects", and is now reading "Mencius". Because he first started reading, there were very few difficult questions about Mencius, but there were still many puzzles in the Analects that he had just learned, so that he read the book and did not understand it in detail.

Now it's good that with this brother-in-law who understands Yuan in the autumn and sharpens his knife Huo Huo to answer patiently to Huiyuan, Qing'er often has a sense of deafness, and his understanding of the books he reads is also more profound.

Qing'er's questions are many and complex, most of them are still very profound, and they are not easy to answer, but this shows from another aspect that the little boy in front of him is really not a showman, he really has books and wants to read good books.

For this kind of child who is eager to learn, especially his own relatives, who can not love to spoil a little?

Anyway, Shen Tinglan had already swept away his previous depression, and looked at Qing'er nodding frequently. From his smiling eyes and encouraging gesture, you can see how much he loves this cousin.

The conversation between the two began in the morning. Hearing Qing'er's stomach growling, Shen Tinglan came back to his senses and looked at the hourglass at the door, "It's already lunch time." ”

Qing'er's white cheeks became red because of her gaffe. He clutched his stomach in amazement, but Shen Tinglan smiled heartily and said, "You are growing your body, and it is common for you to be hungry easily." Let's go, my belly is empty, let's go to dinner together. ”

Qing'er was surprised and asked, "Aren't you going to dine with the old lady?" ”

"Who told you that I was going to dine with the old lady?"

Qing'er's face became more and more ruddy, and her eyes were timid, and she quickly turned her head sideways to avoid Shen Tinglan's questioning. Can he say that he listens to the gossip of the maids? The maids all said that the three masters in the house all served the old lady to filial piety, but whenever they were free at home, they basically accompanied the old lady for three meals a day.

As soon as Qing'er said this, Shen Tinglan laughed again, "That's right. But today I want to entertain my brother-in-law, and the old lady can only pass in the evening. But the old lady loves you, and if she knew that I was dining with you today, I am afraid that she would be able to buy us a table of wine at once. ”

"No, no, I can't drink."

Shen Tinglan's laughter became more and more hearty, and the whole person swept away the previous decadence and became high-spirited and proud.

Because Qing'er was worried that her sister would wait for her to eat, Shen Tinglan called a little maid to come over and asked her to go to the Rose Garden to pass a message.

He took Qing'er to sit down at the table, waiting for the little servants to serve the dishes.

The dishes are serious hospitality dishes, which can also be seen that Shen Tinglan really likes this cousin.

It's just that Qing'er is young, so he didn't let people drink, and the two drank two cups of tea, which can be regarded as replacing wine with tea.

After a short rest after dinner, Qing'er returned to the Rose Garden, and Shen Tinglan prepared to go to the old lady for a walk. The two went out together, but they didn't want to meet a thin and slender man wearing a blue uppercut at the door.

Isn't it the execution boat?

Shen Tinglan and Shi Zhou naturally knew each other, and Shi Xing Zhou stepped forward to salute, and Shen Tinglan hurriedly helped him.

Because both of them are lifting people, they are both preparing for the Spring Festival, and they are both gentle and upright, Shen Tinglan looked very gentle when he faced him.

The two greeted each other, but for some reason, Xingxing Zhou seemed to have something on his mind today, always answering the wrong questions, and his words stumbled, his eyes were erratic, and his attention was always difficult to concentrate.

Shen Tinglan was very considerate of his eldest brother's doorman, so he gently said that he could leave if he had something to do, and it would not be too late to talk about it in the future.

Shi Xingzhou said "um", and after realizing something, he seemed to want to refute, and finally responded, "Okay, come and bother the third master again in the future." ”

Shi Xingzhou was about to leave, but Shen Tinglan knocked his head, "By the way, look at my memory, I forgot to introduce it to you." ”

He pulled Qing'er beside him and said with a smile, "This is for my brother-in-law, who is now reading Mencius." He introduced Qing'er to Shizhou, but Qing'er tugged at his sleeve at this time, "Brother-in-law, we know each other." ”

"Acquaintance?" Shen Tinglan looked at the absent-minded Xingzhou, and then at the embarrassed Qing'er, and he also recalled the strangeness of the two just now. He was already a shrewd person, and there were so many clues that what Zhou Baolu said to him today quickly jumped back into his mind.

Almost immediately, Shen Tinglan understood that the individual Zhou Baolu was pointing out Qing'er's knowledge was afraid that it was the execution boat in front of him.

The implementation of the boat, it is good to be a person, and the family background is acceptable, if you and Sang twist the moon jade into a marriage......

For some reason, when he thought of the word "marriage", he was sullen in his heart.

He was a little glad that it was just a rumor, and the relationship between the two was innocent. Besides, now that the two have been torn apart, even if there was anything before, it is all in the past......

What was he thinking?

Shen Tinglan was in a state of confusion, and he didn't have the time to deal with the execution boat, so the execution boat bowed and retired, and Shen Tinglan took Qing'er to the direction of the Rose Garden.

On the way, the two of them didn't talk much, and Qing'er was still immersed in the awkward and lonely atmosphere just now.

Shi Zhou is really a good master, but the Shi family should not coerce his sister to agree to this family business by teaching him knowledge.

But then again, the giver is really good to him, and he wants to come to his own child, that's it.

But because of his sister, he broke off contact with Shi Fuzi, and even when they met just now, he didn't wake up and wanted to salute him.

I always feel that I owe it to the giver.

The two quickly walked to the fork in the road next to the Rose Garden, and Shen Tinglan looked at the path on the right hand side and said, "It's inconvenient for me to send you over, can you go back by yourself?" ”

"Of course you can, it's already at your doorstep."

"Then you go back first, and I'll go see the old lady."

Qing'er nodded again and again, "Brother-in-law, you go slowly, my brother-in-law worked hard today to answer my questions, and when the snow melts in the coming day, the road is good, I will invite my brother-in-law out to dinner." ”

Shen Tinglan laughed, "You are my brother-in-law, I should answer your questions." Again, I'm an elder, how can I ask your junior to invite you to dinner. Wait for two more days, when I have free time, I will take you out to see the art exhibition, and by the way, please go to the restaurant outside to try the dishes outside. ”

The two agreed on this matter, and Qing'er entered the Rose Garden with cheerful steps.

He didn't see Shen Tinglan standing at the intersection, and saw him disappear at the end of the road, so he slowly walked in the direction of the inner courtyard.

In the Rose Garden, Qing'er came back alive, and Sang Xuanyue's heart finally let go of a little.

She has prejudices against Zhou Baolu and is always wary of her, but she still believes in the character of the third master of the Hou Mansion. Therefore, when the little maid came to pass the word and asked Qing'er to wait at the residence of the third master in the front yard, she only hesitated for a moment and let Qing'er respond.

can know that Shen Tinglan is the descendant of the Hou Mansion's relatives, with a good character and good cultivation, and his younger brother will definitely not have an accident with him, but for no reason, what did he ask his younger brother to meet?

Unknown things bring unknown fears, and Sang Xuanyue was a little uneasy this morning.

Finally waited for Qing'er to come back, Sang Xuanyue glanced at his brother's whole body without a trace, and saw that he was fine, no illness or disaster, and his heart suddenly let go.

(End of chapter)