Under the personal leadership of Xie Pi, Xu Ai followed him into the inner hall, while Youli and Feng Mu were arranged to wait in the living room, after all, the old lady Xie only wanted to see Xu Ai alone, and he was not interested in idle people.

Xu Ai stepped into Xie Qian's study, but he didn't see the old man, he searched in the three rows of bookshelves, and only then did he see Xie Ge Lao who was sorting out the books.

Xie Qian heard the faint sound of footsteps, which was different from the footsteps of his sons, and he was a little curious, and turned his head to look outside.

happened to see Xu Ai with a smiling face and bowing down, Xie Qian was both surprised and puzzled, because this time they met, this young man looked even more old and haggard than he imagined.

As a member of the cabinet, what kind of wind and waves have Xie Qian not seen? Although he is busy with official duties, as Xu Ai in the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, is he worthy of being an important member of his cabinet?

During his administration, there were countless public cases to deal with every day, but they did not age as quickly as this young man. Besides, except for the Ministry of War, all other departments in Nanjing are idle, so how can there be so many things to do.

"I haven't seen you for many days, Yuren, you are thin again, your avenue is important, but don't you take your body seriously?"

As soon as Xie Qian thought about it, he immediately understood that the reason why Xu Ai was so haggard was completely because he was contemplating the study of the mind, so that he forgot to sleep and eat, and ended up in the tired appearance he is now.

Xu Ai replied respectfully: "If you go back to the elder, what the students do is to take care of their bodies. ”

"What's the explanation?"

"In a lifetime, with a flick of a finger, it has turned into dust. And there is an old saying: 'There is virtue in the Tai, followed by meritorious service, followed by speech, although it has not been abandoned for a long time, this is called the three immortals.' 'If a student is not talented, he cannot make meritorious deeds like a saint, but only seek to speak for the glory of future generations. ”

"Good ambition, even so, you don't have to follow the ascetic practice, you are like this, and your parents will be distressed when they see it. The old man has been in the officialdom for decades, and he has experienced a lot of personnel who come and go, and finally came to the conclusion that plainness is true, and he doesn't force everything. ”

Regarding Xie Qian's earnest admonition, Xu Ai replied respectfully: "Thank you for the suggestion, the students must remember it." But those who have achieved great things in ancient times will work hard and work their muscles and bones, and compared to my teacher, I am really nothing. ”

"It seems that Bo'an does have something extraordinary, which can make you follow so desperately, many years ago, I saw him who was still a sesame petty official, and he did not pay attention to it, and later learned that he was demoted to Guizhou, and I felt that he would never come out. ”

"Pavilion Elder?"

Now it seems that the old man was wrong, and when I heard his deeds today, I have to sigh that he deserves to be a masterpiece in the world. The old man is more and more in agreement with what the man said back then, the rivers and lakes are so big, how many people are making a trend? I hope the old man can see a few more heroes in the world. ”

Xie Qian said with emotion, but he remembered Xu Changrun's face in his mind, his words a few years ago were still yesterday, Wang Bo'an, whom Xu Changrun had high hopes for, has now emerged, but I don't know what happened to the child who was taken away by him now?

None of the soldiers who had been sent to meet them three years later returned, and Xie Qian sent someone to inquire and learned that the ship had sunk to the bottom of the sea. After a long sigh, Xie Qian couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking that his old friend was famous, but after all, he still bet on the wrong treasure.

Listening to Xie Qian's words, Xu Ai opened his mouth and said: "Don't hide it from the elder, in addition to the teacher, the student admires one person very much, although he is still just a child now, but whether it is knowledge or foresight, he is first-class in the world. ”

Xie Qian expressed great interest and asked, "Oh, there are such characters, who can get Yue Ren's approval, who is he?"

The students knew very little about his background, except that his surname was Feng Mingmu, and his name was just over seven years old. ”

"What!" As soon as Xie Qian heard that the child's name was Feng Mu, he immediately shouted out with dignity, and asked in surprise, "Is he still alive?" ”

Xie Qian's performance made Xu Ai unexpected, he didn't expect that he would have such a big reaction when he talked about Feng Mu, in front of this old man who was used to seeing big scenes. It seemed that from the tone of the elder pavilion, he and the boy had known each other for a long time, and had thought that he was dead.

Xu Ai planned to lead Xie Qian to find Feng Mu, but Xie Qian was too surprised, his blood and qi surged, and he made an old mistake, so he fainted immediately. Xu Ai pinched his people, and when he didn't see him wake up, he shouted loudly outside the door, and in a moment, a family member came and carried the old lady back to the room.

It stands to reason that with Xie Pi's identity, he will not accompany Feng Mu and Youli to wait in the living room, but in recent days, there are no so-called young talents to come to visit, Xie Pi is really a little bored, seeing that Feng Mu is neither humble nor arrogant, he feels that this child has some backbone, so he beckons him to eat some snacks.

He opened his mouth to ask about Feng Mu's life background, and Feng Mu replied respectfully: "Back to Master Tanhua, I don't know my birth, and I have lived on an island with an old grandfather since I was sensible. Later, my grandfather asked me to follow my two uncles back to the Central Plains, and we were separated, so I wandered the rivers and lakes, and met Brother Xu by chance. ”

Feng Mu said vaguely, he didn't want to admit his identity, because he didn't know how to face it at this time. Hearing his words, Xie Pi asked again: "Then what is your name, people should always have a name, right?"

"This, this ......" Feng Mu scratched his head, a little embarrassed.

The courtesy on the side was still when Feng Mu had never seen a big scene, and he was cramped in front of Master Tanhua, so he opened his mouth and replied for him: "If you go back to the adult, his name is Feng Mu, and the word is from." ”

"Bang dang", Sister Qi, who came to Biluochun outside the door, happened to hear the polite words, and then looked at the child, her hands shook suddenly, and she smashed the tea bowl to the ground.

Xie Pi turned his head to look at her, Miss Qi is usually cautious, she never makes such a mistake, what happened today. Seeing her flustered expression and pale face again, Xie Pi knew that she must have something on her mind.

And Sister Qi, who made a mistake, hurriedly acknowledged the crime and said, "I'm sorry master, I didn't mean to." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, what does Miss Qi have on her mind?"

Sister Qi was obviously stunned, her eyes swept over Feng Mu's face, Feng Mu met her gaze, a little dodgy, and bowed her head slightly.

Sister Qi has been properly maintained over the years and has not seen aging, but because she misses a child who met in Pingshui, she looks a little haggard. Looking at Feng Mu, her tone trembled a little, and asked, "That little brother said that your name is Feng Mu, but you are following an old man surnamed Zhao, a lame uncle, and an uncle named Thirteen?"

Feng Mu frowned slightly, he didn't know how to answer, if he admitted it, his identity would be revealed, if he didn't admit it, he would only be able to hide it for a while.

Anyway, he couldn't hide from what he should have come, Feng Mu hesitated for a moment, nodded slightly, and replied softly, "Yes." ”

Hearing his affirmative answer, Sister Qi couldn't help but tremble, didn't the sea boat that Old Lady Xie sent out to pick them up sink to the bottom of the sea?

She thought the same as everyone thought, she just thought that the child had a hard life and had been buried in the sea, how could she think that he was standing in front of her now?

Unable to suppress the impulse, Sister Qi stepped forward and hugged Feng Mu in her arms, Feng Mu didn't know what to call her, and asked, "Who are you?"

Sister Qi's body trembled even more, let go of Feng Mu, looked at his somewhat blank eyes, gritted her teeth, and said loudly: "I am your mother's sister, you can call me Aunt Qi." ”

"Aunt Qi. Feng Mu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and shouted.

When Sister Qi heard Feng Mu call her like this, she felt a little bitter in her heart, she hoped that this child could call her "Mother" in her heart, but as soon as she thought of the death of the seventh girl, she couldn't bear to let the woman die without turning a blind eye.

Her temporary decision, both for her and for Feng Mu, was a relief.

It is both liberation and a new shackle.