Wu An looked at Su Shi with a pleased expression, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, because Su Shi kept bringing food and wine for him, looking as respectful as he could.
At this time, in Wu An's eyes, Su Shi was not only well-educated and well-behaved, but also extremely well-behaved. In addition, when he was drunk, he told a lot of embarrassing things about Su when he was young.
Su Shi was a little depressed at first, but when he heard Wu An talking about his father's childhood memories at the table, he became interested and the depressed mood was temporarily swept away. When he saw that Wu An's wine glass was empty, he immediately filled it for him.
Wu An quickly waved his hands and said, "That's enough, that's enough, but I don't dare to drink anymore."
Su Shi smiled and said, "This wine is light. Drinking a few more glasses will not harm your health. Don't worry."
As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass and asked curiously: "You just mentioned that my father was also very naughty when he was seven or eight years old. He collaborated with others to steal pears from other people's houses. After being discovered by the host, both of them claimed to be the mastermind. Instead, I got your master’s forgiveness, but did you get whipped by grandpa after you came back?”
Wu An smiled and said: "Of course not."
Su Shi said in surprise: "No? I remember that when I was a child, I was almost beaten to death by my father for stealing things from home. When my mother tried to persuade me, my father said that family law should not be abolished. I was almost beaten to death that time."
Wu An couldn't help but glare at him: "Not only did you steal things from home that time, but you also framed others after the incident, which almost caused the master and his wife to blame a good person. How can it be compared with what I did."
Having said this, Wu An paused and continued: "What's more, the owner of the house personally sent the master and his companions home, and also told the master's master that they were not the things in the pool. After receiving the noble man's words, the master's master will naturally It was just a verbal punishment.”
Su Shi became even more curious and couldn't help but ask, "Who is that noble man?"
"That's the current Duke Rong."
Su Shi was stunned: "The relationship between father and Duke Rong is so deep?"
Wu An couldn't help but sigh: "If Rongguo was the Duke, there would be no General Su today."
Su Shi thought for a while and suddenly asked in confusion: "Since my father has such a deep connection with Duke Rong, the relationship between the General's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion does not seem to be close."
In his memory, there seemed to be no contact between the General's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion, except for Liang, the eldest grandson of the Duke's Mansion, who was coming to visit him.
And even this visit ended with Su Shi suddenly being placed under house arrest.
Wu An naturally couldn't answer this question, so he had no choice but to shake his head.
Seeing that Wu An didn't know anything, Su Shi picked up the wine glass and asked, "Who was the person who stole pears with his father that time?"
Wu An smiled and said: "That's Mr. Zuo now."
At this time, Su Shi drank a glass of wine. Before he could swallow it, he almost spit out the glass of wine when he heard Wu An's words. He forced himself to swallow the wine, but because he was too eager, he choked on it, and for a while his coughing could be heard throughout the room.
The strong wine choked his throat, and Su Shi coughed while tears streamed down his face. He drank several large sips of ice drink before he regained consciousness, and then looked at Wu An blankly.
"The Master Zuo you are talking about is not Master Zuo Xiangting, the Great Scholar of the Left, right?"
Wu An looked at him with pity and said, "This is Mr. Zuo."
Su Shi felt his head was in chaos and hurriedly asked, "What is the relationship between father and Mr. Zuo?"
Wu An recalled: "I remember that the master and Mr. Zuo often played together when they were young. However, later on, the master learned martial arts and Mr. Zuo studied literature. Gradually, the two seemed to become estranged."
Speaking of this, Wu An seemed to remember something and said with emotion: "Speaking of which, Mr. Zuo is still the prince's father-in-law. Mr. Zuo's daughter married the prince, but the prince died young, leaving the princess alone to raise the posthumous son."
Su Shi suddenly felt that his mind was in chaos, so confused that he couldn't even drink, because he had a vague feeling that the complexity of the matter was far beyond his imagination.
He covered his face with his hands, then couldn't help but rub his cheeks vigorously, and sighed: "God, what on earth do you want to play?"
Seeing Su Shi's frustrated look, Wu An put down his wine glass and asked with concern: "Young Master, are you okay?"
Su Shi covered his face and shook his head feebly: "I'm fine. It's just that it's too exciting tonight. I'm afraid I'm going to have insomnia again."
Naturally, Wu An couldn't understand what he meant, and just looked at him with a smile on his face: "The last big thing in my life now is to see the young master marry Miss Qin Nan."
Su Shi's mind was still in confusion at this time, so he said casually: "Of course I will follow your wishes, and I will ask you to be more considerate in the future. The General's Mansion cannot be left without you."
Unexpectedly, Wu An shook his head resolutely: "After the young master gets married, everything in the General's Mansion should of course be left to the young lady to take care of. It's time for the old man to retire and return home."
Seeing Wu An's resolute attitude, Su Shi couldn't help but be startled and said hurriedly: "What are you always talking about? I believe Qin Nan respects you very much. What's more, you entered the government at the age of eight and have never returned to your hometown since then. , this General’s Mansion is your home, why are you suing me and returning home?”
Wu An drank a few more drinks tonight. Although the alcohol content was not high, he was already a bit drunk at this time, and there was a trace of sadness in his cloudy eyes.
"I came to the General's Mansion when I was eight years old and have stayed in the Mansion for sixty years. I have long regarded the General's Mansion as my home." At this point, his eyes became confused again: "It's just that the fallen leaves must return to their roots after all. I I know I don’t have much time left, so I hope to return to my hometown in my last days.”
Then he smiled sadly: "Although my parents sold me cruelly at the time, I never blamed them, and I still wanted to be buried next to them after my death. So I ask the young master for your forgiveness. After the young master gets married, I can no longer serve him." I’m with the young master now.”
Su Shi hurriedly said: "Your body is still so strong, how can you talk about life and death?"
Wu An shook his head gently: "I know my body well, so I bought a few rooms in my hometown a year ago. After the young master gets married, he will leave everything in the hands of the young lady, and I can return to my hometown with peace of mind." ”
After drinking until this point, Su Shi suddenly felt a little sentimental, and the mood for drinking disappeared. After a few drinks with Wu An, he ordered the old housekeeper to be helped back to the house to rest.
Under the moonlight, Su Shi walked aimlessly in the mansion because he was in a low mood, while Lin Mo followed behind silently like a shadow.
Suddenly, Su Shi violently started to expand his chest, and then took a deep breath, because he knew that it was still his time to be sentimental.
With a few long breaths, the depression in my heart finally faded a bit, and then my thoughts began to work quickly.
When chatting with Wu An just now, Su Shi vaguely felt that he had a clue. However, he received too much information at that time and could not think about it carefully. Only then could he calm down and think.
At this time, he sat on the stone bench, carefully replayed his conversation with Wu An, and then fell into deep thought.
After a long time, his expression suddenly changed, as if he had figured something out, and then he stood up suddenly. His expression suddenly became extremely ugly, and there was even a hint of panic.
