"Ignorant boy, how can you talk nonsense!" Sheng Guogong's face turned red with anger, but he just roared angrily, as if he had thought of something, his eyes struggled a little, his expression changed for a moment, and he suppressed his anger.
Sheng Yuan was sitting in her father's arms, just in the direction where Sheng Guogong was glaring. Naturally, she could clearly see the changes in his expression. She couldn't help but mutter to the system in her heart: "This old man has such a strong ability to control his emotions. .”
[Maybe it’s because idols have too much baggage? 】
After hearing this, Sheng Yuan couldn't help but look at Duke Sheng Guo for a moment. Seeing that he had completely restored his previous elegance, a question mark popped up in his head: Could it be that this system really got it right?
"I'm not wrong, why are you so angry?" Her father's voice came from above her head, and Sheng Yuan couldn't help but look up.
Her father smiled and rubbed his head, and continued to argue with Sheng Guogong in the seat: "Isn't this a lesson learned from Mother Wu? If someone does it again, wouldn't you be happy for nothing?"
As soon as these words came out, Duke Sheng was speechless and felt that the anger in his heart seemed to have stagnated. He couldn't help stroking his beard to hide his guilt: "Do you think everyone is as ignorant of stability as you?"
His tone seemed to be much more relaxed.
Mrs. Chang heard Sheng Xuan's discomfort and immediately accepted the words in a tacit understanding, saying with a smile: "The third master wrongly blamed your father. Not long after the Taoist priest left, the master sent someone to investigate. This Taoist priest also has a reputation in Jiangnan. It is said that drunken people can tell the difference between official status and rank. This time he came to Beijing because he was invited by his senior brother to the Duke Anguo's Mansion to see his children and grandchildren."
Mrs. Liang frowned: "How can Duke An Guo behave like this now? Is he showing off his official arrogance to his children and grandchildren?"
Mrs. Chang's smile did not change and she nodded to Mrs. Liang: "Madam, you also know that Duke An Guo's two families, the Duke's Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion are all his descendants. Now His Majesty has given him the gift of choosing a son to accompany the Crown Prince on a tour of the capital. Isn't that just Let the two houses start to fight? In order to appease the wives of the two houses, An Guogong thought of this method. "
"Hi." Madam Liang looked over sarcastically, "When Your Majesty promotes his children and grandchildren, he should choose them based on merit. Why do you want someone to look at his official status? Even if it is said that one of his sons will be a very popular minister in the future, he really thinks that Are you the father of a powerful minister? He is just relying on your majesty's friendship with him since childhood. He is arrogant and arrogant, and his stupid actions have caused chaos in both houses. Looking at his family tradition, it can be said that it is comparable to It’s my house.”
These words were so harsh that the smile on Mrs. Chang's face froze: "..."
Who can't hear what she meant?
After Mrs. Liang finished speaking, she turned away and did not look at anyone, but the curvature of her lips expressed a strong sense of sarcasm.
Duke Sheng Guo frowned and wanted to speak, but when he heard his eldest son cough several times, he could only change his words and said, "What does Duke An Guo's mansion have to do with us? It's just an introduction, why bother with so many unreasonable remarks?"
Mrs. Chang was now calm again, as if Mrs. Liang had never said those words, and continued to talk to Sheng Xiangxun: "Dong An Guo and the master met when they were young, and they have a good relationship. There are such troubles in his family." , He would never plot against our family like this."
Sheng Yuan took a full look at what had just happened. Seeing Mrs. Chang's normal behavior, she couldn't help but admire her efforts in cultivating her energy.
Sheng Xiangxun also pretended that the little incident just now did not exist, and only expressed his own opinion: "The competition between the two houses of the An family is so obvious, so maybe one of them used his strength to get the Taoist priest to memorize the lyrics, but didn't want to Did the Taoist priest get drunk and go to the wrong place?"
When Sheng Guogong saw that he had deleted the reason for his joy in an understatement, he was immediately angry.
What made him even more depressed was that he actually still felt that this was really possible?
"Don't you think you can't see the government going any further?" Sheng Guogong was furious and pointed angrily at his third son's nose and scolded him, "Why can't Duke Sheng's palace produce talented people like Wang Zuo?"
"Father, you are too greedy!" Different from Sheng Guogong's anger, Sheng Xiangxun smiled and slowly argued with his father, "The inheritance of Sheng Guogong's mansion for hundreds of years is not enough to bring deep blessings? What kind of great progress is needed? ?
Besides, if you look through the records in the "Zhu Dai Lu" in the mansion, from the first generation Sheng Guogong to the present, has our family ever produced one of the top three in the first class? Our brothers were still the best, and we were only at the bottom of the second grade.
This is the style of study in our house. Look at the descendants here, which one seems to be able to follow Wang Zuo's affairs? "
"How do you know there is none? Oh, you brothers are not living up to expectations, why don't you allow my grandchildren to have a future?" At this point, Sheng Guogong felt that it made sense, and he immediately straightened his spine with confidence, "I have asked people to Inviting a great scholar to come to the house to teach, the big ones can't do it, there are so many little ones, and there will be more princes born in the future, and it is impossible to say that some of them will become talents!"
"You..." Sheng Xiangxun wanted to say that his father was a gangster. If according to what the Taoist priest said, the official aura in the mansion was extraordinary, then the son who had great fortune and good official fortune must be in the mansion.
But at a glance, which of his nephews seemed unusual?
Even the youngest Jiulang has become enlightened, and he has not yet shown his extraordinary abilities. This shows that the Taoist priest's words should not be taken seriously.
However, what he wanted to say did not come out, because his eldest brother, Sheng Xiangya, stopped him: "Okay, third child, why do you have to insist on strong words? Father is happy that the younger generation in the family is talented, isn't it a good thing? You let him Isn’t it the end of the world for the old man to be happy?”
Sheng Guogong was angry.
Sheng Yuan was very happy to see it. She patted her father's thigh with her little hand, as if applauding her uncle.
Duke Sheng Guogong happened to see the smile on the face of his chubby granddaughter that was exactly the same as her father's. He immediately thought of his second grandson who was studying in the Zheng family, and his anger suddenly rose to six points: "I told you and your wife before that I want you to After taking Brother Xin back, why hasn’t the child turned around yet?
Please write a letter to your father-in-law, saying that the mansion has hired a famous teacher, and the descendants of the Sheng family will study together in the future. Please ask them to send brother Xin back as soon as possible. If it is inconvenient, the mansion can send someone to pick him up. "
Sheng Xiangxun didn't expect that his father would be as unreasonable as ever, and he immediately became unhappy: "Brother Xin has already become a disciple in the Zheng family. The great Confucian has been personally enlightened to this day. The status of teacher and student has been determined. How can he betray the teacher and find another one?"
As soon as he said these words, Sheng Guogong lowered his face and looked over coldly: "It is better for the descendants of the Sheng family to cultivate their relationship from an early age, so that they can help each other in the future."
Seeing that he was really angry, Sheng Xiangxun knew that he could not retreat: "Xin'er is also a cousin in the Zheng family. Father, don't worry. Just cultivate the talents of the princes and assistants in our house. Why bother with so many?"
When Duke Sheng Guo heard this, his narrow eyes gradually narrowed, and he carefully looked at the rebellious son in front of him.
At this moment, the anger in his heart was surging like a thick cloud, but his mind was extremely clear: "Do you still remember that your son's surname is Sheng? The children of the Sheng family are all in the same spirit, so don't let your child suffer."
"Father, do you still remember the names of your cousin's grandson from your hometown?" Sheng Xiangxun looked directly at his father's cold gaze without giving in, and asked with a smile, "We didn't even know each other before we even got out of the five clothes. It can be seen that you rely on People with the same surname and spirit are not very reliable; it is better to rely on yourself than rely on others, and it is better that Brother Xin does not come back."
Duke Sheng Guo did not speak, staring at him coldly; Sheng Xiangxun was not to be outdone, with a friendly smile on his face, but his eyes were looking back, and the two sides were locked in gaze, neither of them willing to bow their heads and give in.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the hall seemed to freeze. Everyone in the hall was nervously paying attention to the confrontation between the father and son. Even the four-year-old child did not dare to breathe.
Sitting in her father's arms, Sheng Yuan could best understand the pressure caused by the confrontation between the two sides.
For the first time, she clearly experienced what it felt like to be able to hear a needle drop.
Sheng Yuan is bold, not only dares to breathe, but also dares to look back and forth.
No, her eyes were no longer looking at the people in the hall honestly.
At this moment, Mrs. Chang and Mrs. Liang lowered their eyes in a tacit understanding. One was looking at the tea cup in his hand, and the other was studying the embroidery on the handkerchief. They didn't seem to notice anything unusual in the hall.
Sheng Yuan rolled her eyes again and looked at everyone sitting down. Her uncle turned his finger and looked calmly at the father and son who were frozen. His posture was leisurely, as if he was used to this kind of situation; while her second uncle and fourth uncle were playing with it. The folding fan in her hand seemed to be waiting for the result; as for her fifth uncle, he looked impatient, as if he wanted the two of them to fight each other.
Sheng Yuan: The government of this country is truly loving and filial!
With this thought in her mind, Sheng Yuan's attention shifted to the female relatives on the table. Among the female relatives, only her mother, Zheng, was the most relaxed. The other aunts and uncles all held their breaths and lowered their eyes in silence.
"Are you sure?" Sheng Guogong finally said with a sneer.
Immediately, the stagnant air returned to movement instantly, and everyone seemed to be alive.
"Of course." Sheng Xiangxun's smile did not diminish, and the determination in his eyes was unquestionable.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Sheng Guogong nodded expressionlessly, said "ok" three times in a row, and then pointed to the door, "Get out!"
"Okay!" Sheng Xiangxun didn't understand what he meant. He put down his crossed legs complacently, stood up, picked up his daughter in his arms, and said to his father with a smile, "Then please talk slowly, I will I won’t listen anymore, I’ll see you later!”
With that said, he hugged his daughter and walked out with his wife.
Sheng Han watched Sanfang and his family go away as everyone else did, and suddenly felt complicated in his heart.
But she didn't know that the seriousness in her eyes had been seen in the eyes of her cousin Sheng Ting.
