Although old Uncle Jingyuan didn't find out the third prince's plot, he at least had the intention to investigate, and he really cared about the original owner's unfulfilled son.
Si Yuan told Old Jing Yuan Bo how the original owner was targeted by the three prosperous shops in Qinghe Casino and how he was tricked into gambling. Of course, he did not hide it from Old Jing Yuan Bo. things.
After hearing the whole story, Old Uncle Jingyuan fell into deep thought. After a while, he raised his eyes to look at Si Yuan and asked, "Did you really win money by relying on fortune telling?"
Si Yuan's face showed a smug expression: "Of course, although I am not very good at reading, I am self-taught in divination and am a genius. My predictions have never been inaccurate. "
Uncle Jingyuan looked at the familiar proud expression on his third son's face, and the thought that just occurred in his mind was, "Is such a capable son really my unsatisfactory third son?" 'The thought disappeared in an instant, but this boy still had the unsatisfactory character.
Old Uncle Jingyuan tapped the ground with his cane and said, "Then you can tell me your fortune now. Do the math..." He looked around, and finally landed on a clump of flowers in the small flowerbed in his yard. The white peony has not bloomed for a long time. “Let’s calculate the day when the white peony in my garden will bloom.”
Si Yuan also took a look at the white peony in the small flowerbed that had not yet bloomed but had only small buds. Then he took out three copper coins from his sleeve and started shaking them up and down again in a meaningless and pretentious manner.
Li Chengyuan, who stood aside and said nothing, watched Si Yuan's movements. He didn't believe Si Yuan's words that his divination was accurate. He watched Si Yuan's performance with interest, wanting to see what kind of performance he could produce. .
Then Si Yuan threw three copper coins on the stone table in front of him under the eyes of old Jing Yuanbo and Li Chengyuan who were watching the show together. The three coins all showed the same side, and they couldn't tell why. But Si Yuan just looked at the three copper coins and immediately gave an accurate answer: "Father, the white peony flowers on the left will bloom at 10:00 three days later, and the white peony flowers on the right will bloom at 10:00 five days later. It blooms at three o'clock, and there are a few scattered flowers that bloom at the Yin hour on the tenth day, the Chou hour on the eleventh day, and the Zi hour on the sixteenth day..."
Old Jingyuan Bo and Li Chengyuan both looked at him in surprise. They thought that even if Si Yuan gave a result, it would probably be vague. For example, the result he calculated was that these peonies would bloom one after another in three days. .
He won't tell you the specific time of flowering, and it's even more mysterious, and his words are even more vague. After all, most fortune tellers are riddle people. Suddenly he met Si Yuan, a person who is not a riddle at all, and he even told each flower to bloom. The time was clearly stated, which shocked both Old Jingyuan Bo and Li Chengyuan.
Si Yuan spoke in such detail, wasn't he afraid that the white peony would not bloom when the time came, exposing his true identity?
"Hey, hey, don't you need to look at me like that? I dare to tell you in such detail, of course, because I can calculate accurately and I will never make mistakes!" Si Yuan said speechlessly, "Otherwise I can win the casino. Do the people behind the casino come to complain to my father because of the money won?"
Seeing Si Yuan's confident look, Li Chengyuan was a little unsure whether it was true or not. After all, Si Yuan's current performance didn't look like it was false. He couldn't fake it when he won money in the casino, but Li Siyuan's previous The playboy's behavior and Si Yuan's current appearance are inconsistent and unreliable, making it really hard to believe that his words are true...
Old Uncle Jing Yuan had a sullen face, took a deep look at Si Yuan, and said, "Chengyuan, send someone to keep an eye on these white peonies and carefully record the flowering time of each peony."
Whether it is true or false, you only need to wait a few days and see the flowering time of white peony to confirm.
This white peony grew in a small flowerbed in his yard, and Si Yuan couldn't reach out to his yard even if he wanted to cheat.
When Si Yuan saw that Old Uncle Jing Yuan had no intention of continuing to investigate, he cheered up, stepped forward with a playful smile and said, "Father, please help me. That Qinghe Casino actually dared to plot against me. If I hadn't I am quite talented in divination and self-taught, but I am afraid that I will fall into their trap and lose everything. Now that I have not bankrupted their casino, their casino dares to ask you to file a lawsuit against me. For To prevent our Uncle Jingyuan's residence from being looked down upon by outsiders, we must give them a hard look. If we back down this time, wouldn't anyone be able to step on our Uncle Jingyuan's residence in the future? "
Uncle Jingyuan didn't take Si Yuan's previous words to heart, but his last words spoke to his heart.
Originally, what old Uncle Jingyuan was most concerned about and sad about was the decline of Uncle Jingyuan's mansion. Each generation was worse than the last, and it was far away from the center of power of the imperial court. Even if there were still relatives and friends to help him, the connections and favors left by his ancestors could only be used. A little less.
The most important thing is that the younger generation in the family who has no future will not be able to use it even if they have connections.
After all, having connections can only make the career path of one's talented children smoother, but it cannot make a person who is not qualified to enter the official career rise to the top.
In order to maintain the prestige and intimidation of Uncle Jingyuan's mansion, old Uncle Jingyuan had to work hard to find ways to maintain the dignity of Uncle Jingyuan's mansion.
The weaker the Jingyuan family is, the more powerful they must be to avoid being easily provoked by other forces, in order to prevent other forces from treating Jingyuan family as a soft persimmon and pinching them casually when they think of it.
Old Uncle Jingyuan said with calm eyes and a dormant aura: "I know this matter well. You don't have to worry about it. You go and see your mother. She happens to be thinking about you too."
Si Yuan resigned from Shan Ruliu.
Watching Si Yuan's leaving figure disappear behind the courtyard gate, Li Chengyuan finally couldn't help but asked old Uncle Jing Yuan: "Father, do you really believe in the fortune telling made by third brother? I have seen Tianhe Temple before. The fate and fortune-telling behavior of the master are not like that of the third brother at all."
Li Chengyuan has no sense of trust in Li Siyuan, his direct brother. After all, he has seen too many of his brothers being irresponsible and unreliable since he was a child. He is just a playboy, unable to do anything and spending money. One person.
Therefore, Li Chengyuan has a stereotype about his biological brother-that is, he is a piece of mud who cannot stick to the wall.
As for his concubine brothers, Li Chengyuan paid even less attention to them, and did not even have stereotypes, because as the eldest son who inherited the title, Li Chengyuan was raised as an heir from birth, and Li Siyuan, a compatriot from the same mother. His biological brother can make him pay more attention to him, but he has no intention of paying attention to other concubine brothers who are not born from his mother's side.
It’s not surprising that Old Uncle Jingyuan didn’t believe Si Yuan’s words. Li Chengyuan had a stereotype about Li Siyuan, so why didn’t Old Uncle Jingyuan not?
It's just that... Old Uncle Jingyuan said: "Can't you wait three days and check the flowering time of the peony to confirm it? Whether it is true or false, it is a good thing. If it is false, it means that your third brother has grown up now. , not only was he not successfully plotted, but he also plotted back. If it were true, wouldn't it be better? No matter what, he is your biological brother and a member of our Li family. "
Li Chengyuan nodded thoughtfully. Regardless of whether it was true or false, it would be beneficial to Uncle Jingyuan's house, and he would not suffer any loss. He also hoped that it was true.
On his way to the inner courtyard to see Li's mother, Si Yuan happened to meet Cuizhi, the eldest maid next to Li's mother, who was sending the doctor away with a smile on her face.
Seeing the happy smile on the face of the eldest maid Cuizhi, Si Yuan realized something and asked with a smile: "Cuizhi, I see you are smiling so happily, is there any big happy event?"
After Cuizhi saw Si Yuan, she knelt down and said, "I have met the third master." After she stood up straight, she congratulated him with a smile on her face, "Of course it is a great event. I would also like to congratulate the third master. Just now, the third lady I feel unwell at the old lady's place. The doctor just checked the third lady's pulse and found out the happy pulse. The third lady is already three months pregnant."
Although Si Yuan was not surprised, he still pretended to be surprised and excited. He took off the purse he had prepared in advance and gave it to the doctor who diagnosed his pulse and the maid Cuizhi who announced the good news and congratulated him.
The doctor and Cuizhi accepted the reward at the same time to express gratitude: "Thank you, Third Master, for the reward."
Si Yuan ignored their thanks and hurried into the inner courtyard: "I'm going to pay my respects to my mother!" But both Cuizhi and the doctor could see that he was going to the pregnant Third Lady.
Si Yuan arrived before he could say anything: "Mother! Madam! I'm here..."
Mother Li was holding the third daughter-in-law's hand to greet her. In the past, she had some eyes on Yu Yan because she was not pregnant.
Today, Li's mother wanted to give Yu Yan a good education, ask her to take good care of her husband, and let Li Siyuan calm down, so that the two of them could give her a fat grandson as soon as possible.
Mother Li's sarcastic lecture had just begun, but before she got to the point, she was interrupted by Yu Yan's pretended retching.
Who can be disgusted by this? Of course, I have to call the doctor to take a look and fulfill my responsibility as a mother-in-law.
Li's mother sent for the government doctor. After the government doctor diagnosed Yu Yan's happy pulse for three months, Li's mother immediately changed her attitude. She changed from asking questions to asking for help.
Si Yuan followed the original owner's informal nature and barged in. He did not wait for the maid to report to the door, so he happened to see Mrs. Li holding Yu Yan's hand and hadn't let go. He immediately joked in a pretense of wonder. : "What is my mother whispering to my wife? I am being scolded by my father, but my mother's place is warm and clean. I really want to change with Yu Yan before. I just come to see my mother first."
Si Yuan coaxed Mother Li to smile with just a few words. Even if she knew that Si Yuan was coaxing her deliberately, she still felt very useful.
Although the eldest son Li Chengyuan is the most valued in Mother Li's heart, and her favorite is Li Yuan, the caring little cotton-padded daughter who married the British prince's son, she is not very fond of the sweet-tongued son of the original owner, but the original owner is not as good as the other two. The child is promising and can bring enough benefits to Li's mother to support her. Naturally, the importance in her heart is much lower.
But in terms of interests that are not involved, Mother Li still loves her son Li Siyuan very much. Otherwise, she would not worry about Li Siyuan's heirs, let alone insist on subsidizing Li Siyuan after he lost all his money in gambling in the original plot. This son.
Mother Li let go of Yu Yan's hand, turned around and said angrily to Si Yuan who strode in from the door: "You have been married for so many years, why do you still act like a frizzy child? Can't you just wait for the maid to come in before entering? What if I have to break in without permission? "What if I have a female guest here?"
Si Yuan knew how strict the protection of men and women in ancient society was. Naturally, he would not be as reckless and careless as the original owner. His consciousness has always shrouded the entire Jingyuan Uncle's Mansion, and not a single clue in the Mansion has escaped. But his perception was that he still didn't know whether there were outsiders here at Mother Li's side.
Li's mother just gave Si Yuan a few words of instruction. She soon became happy again and said to Si Yuan: "You're here just in time, third brother. Your wife is already three months pregnant. You two young people are just careless." , I’m already three months pregnant and haven’t found out yet. If Yan’er hadn’t been feeling unwell and asked a doctor to check her pulse, she wouldn’t have found out yet.”
