"How are you, old man?"
Mrs. Zheng saw her husband coming back with a tired face and hurriedly went to greet him.
Sheng Xiangxun threw himself on the couch and relaxed instantly.
Hearing his wife's question, he rubbed his brows and said, "The imperial doctor checked it out and said it's not a big problem, but he just needs to rest quietly."
Saying this, he sighed helplessly: "I don't know what kind of hysteria the old man had some time ago. Not only did he want to be strong, but he actually wanted to race with Zheng Guogong and An Guogong! Tell me, that was an old man of his age. Can you participate? Well now, he even broke his bones as a man and his horse!"
He became a little panicked when he thought of the old man, who had always been high-spirited, energetic and physically strong, leaning on the bed.
Although the imperial doctor believed that the old man had a good foundation and that as long as he was raised well, there would be no problems, he still couldn't help but panic.
"Do you want to call Sister Yuan back?" Seeing that her husband firmly believed that there would be no problem with the old prince, Mrs. Zheng could only ask him tactfully for his advice.
Sheng Xiangxun didn't think much about it, and thought about the feasibility of this idea: "It works. The old man has a lonely temper. Among the grandchildren, except for the eldest grandson who is the heir to the title of the eldest family, only our sister Yuan can like him. I'm interested. Sister Yuan, come back and talk to him more, maybe he will get better faster!"
Zheng opened her mouth, but didn't say much, just sighed silently.
I just hope that the old Duke can really recover, so that it will not delay Sister An's marriage, nor will it affect Sister Yuan's provincial examination.
Sheng Xiangxun didn't know what Zheng was worried about, and he couldn't think about it now. The Duke's Mansion, which he had been too lazy to go back to since he opened the mansion, became a place he went to three times a day.
In the inner room of Anhe Hall, Duke Sheng Guogong, who had just taken the medicine, glanced at his third son outside the door and shouted out with weakness: "You kid, come in here!"
Just as Sheng Xiangxun was about to step into the inner room, he saw his father's facial features wrinkled together as he downed a large bowl of medicinal soup. He thought that the old man was going to rest, so he retracted his feet.
I just didn't expect that this old man didn't appreciate his good intentions. He was completely out of energy and wanted to shout and drink!
"Old man, you are an old man, you should be aiming for a thousand miles. Why are you lying in bed and not getting up? Get well quickly!"
Sheng Xiangxun swayed and sat on the edge of the bed, and carefully looked at the old Duke's face. Although he still looked a little sluggish, he looked much better than before, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Haha, don't worry, now that I've seen you, I can jump out and beat you even if you're lying in a coffin!" Old Master Sheng sneered and waved his hand, "Even an old tiger can bite!"
Sheng Xiangxun didn't like the metaphor in his words, so he didn't take advantage of it and said instead: "Haha, who doesn't know how to talk big words? If you have the ability, get better quickly, otherwise Sister Yuan will come back in a few days and see you like this. , I’m afraid it’s going to be a joke!”
Hearing this, Old Master Sheng's face darkened: "Sister Yuan went out to play so easily, why did you call her back? Could it be that I thought I was dying and asked her to come back and wait! No need! I'm telling you, there's no need! I'm still waiting. I’m waiting to see her wearing her hairpin and parading around the streets!”
Seeing that he still had the energy to make trouble with him, Sheng Xiangxun felt much relieved and retorted eloquently: "Hey! If you hadn't been fooling around, how could I have called Sister Yuan back? If I didn't call her back, let her know that there was such a thing As soon as she comes out, won't she want to make trouble with me? Then it won't be me, the father, who will be blamed!"
"That's true, Sister Yuan has always been filial." Old Duke Sheng was not angry even after being ridiculed. Thinking of his granddaughter, a smile appeared on his face, "It's just that the child has been out of Beijing for several months. He might have slipped away somewhere. .”
"Stop pretending! When Sister Yuan arrived in Luo'an Prefecture, she was detained by Brother Xin. Don't you know where she is staying?" Sheng Xiangxun saw that the old man's energy was getting stronger and he immediately forgot about what he had done before. Relying on the old man's assurance, he continued to argue one sentence after another.
In the end, Lao Sheng Guogong almost jumped out of bed, and his roaring skills were restored to half of their original state.
"Get out! Get out of here! Don't let me see you before dinner today!"
With an angry shout, two pillows were thrown out of the room one after another, and accurately thrown into the arms of the current Sheng Guo Gong Sheng Xiangya.
Sheng Xiangya, who came to visit his father on time, heard his brother's irritating laughter coming from the inner room before he could figure out what was going on.
"Old man, okay, I think you're recovering well. Maybe you can participate in the martial arts competition tomorrow! Hehe, in terms of recovery speed, you are the best!"
Although he didn't see the scene inside, Sheng Xiangya could just imagine the scene of his brother holding up his thumb and praising the old man until he gasped just by his words.
Sheng Xiangya sighed helplessly and walked in.
"Father, the imperial doctor asked you to recuperate. Don't be too excited." After Sheng Xiangya came up to say hello, he coaxed the old Duke with kind words.
"Are you afraid?! I'm really going to die. You don't have to cry in a hurry. Grab this kid first. I won't be able to make you and I angry!" When Sheng Guogong saw his eldest son, he curled his lips and treated him like a raccoon dog. He stared at him with an attitude.
Sheng Xiangya, who was inexplicably angered, could only apologize. Fortunately, his younger brother, who was owed to Qian'er before, had calmed down now and did not make the situation more chaotic.
He was really afraid that this younger brother would make the old man so angry that he would use a crutch with one hand and wave the crutch with the other to get out of bed!
After finally coaxing the old Duke to sleep, Sheng Xiangya and Sheng Xiangxun walked outside the courtyard of Anhe Hall. He put his hands behind his hands and looked at the window of Anhe Hall: "Third brother, what do you say? It's time to know your destiny, so you should be more calm.
Master, you have to be more accommodating to him and don't start arguing as soon as you meet. You two are not suitable for making such a fuss that it won't be good for anyone else! "
He tried hard to admonish, but it sounded funny to Sheng Xiangxun's ears: "Brother, I know that you have always been filial... but you should also know that this old man likes to be cared for like a baby. !
When can he live in peace? If you let him sit for a while, he will feel aggrieved. Lying there for the past few days, unable to move, the old man couldn't help but feel angry. I asked him to shout out, make a fuss, vent his anger, and get rid of his anger. This is a good thing!
Don't be afraid of him shouting and getting angry. It's better to shout and get angry than to be listless!
What's more, he won't be really angry! If he gets really angry every time he sees me, how can he be so tough? I have been so angry that I have ascended eight hundred times! "
"Don't talk nonsense!" Sheng Xiangya glared at his disapproving brother, who had a headache.
"Does the Emperor have any opinions on Sister An's marriage?" Sheng Xiangya, who had a headache, didn't want to dwell on the previous topic anymore and turned to Sheng An.
