Xie Rongzhao didn't know what Xie Xiuwen was thinking in his heart at this time, but he still looked at Xu Shanchang with great joy.
"Master Xu, isn't my father a beauty?"
Xu Yuanqing couldn't stand the little baby's innocent talk anymore, and burst out laughing on the spot.
The child was delivered, and Xu Yuanqing didn't stay long. But when he was halfway there, he was affected by the footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw that it was the young man who had carried the baby up the mountain.
"Sir, stay!"
Xu Yuanqing looked at him meaningfully: "What's the matter?"
Cheng Jingzhou also ran over as soon as he got excited, but when he got here he didn't know how to speak.
After all, it was a family matter of the Xie family. Even though he was engaged to Guobao, he was still an outsider.
But if Shanchang Xu was not told, I don't know if Guobao's previous words would have made the mountain chief feel grudge against Uncle Xie.
"Sir, sir, when Guabao asked you about some things about Xiao Jing, it was not because she doubted the wisdom of her ancestors. It was just that although she was young, she had suffered a lot, so she asked this question."
Xu Yuanqing paused slightly, thinking that Xie Xiuwen's joy when he saw the little girl was not an act.
Xiaoguaibao's previous question was obviously because he had doubts about filial piety. After all, he was just a child, so it was normal for him not to understand.
Now Cheng Jingzhou came here specifically to explain, probably because he was afraid that he would be dissatisfied with Xie Xiuwen again.
"Well, it doesn't matter. Children's words are not forbidden. Besides, I heard that what she said makes sense. You don't have to worry."
Cheng Jingzhou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you sir."
Xu Yuanqing didn't think this was a big deal. This young man should be concerned and confused.
Besides, after Xie Xiuwen entered the house with Guabao in his arms, he pinched her little face and began to interrogate her.
"Who taught you this? Why can you say this to the most beautiful dad in the world? Why are you so thick-skinned?"
Xie Rongzhao was so pulled that his face was deformed, and he said vaguely: "No one can teach me, my father is so beautiful!"
Xie Xiuwen was angry and funny, and scolded: "Don't talk like that again in the future."
Xie Xiuwen mainly wanted to save face. Fortunately, only Mr. Xu Shanchang heard this. If it spread to the ears of other classmates, he would be ashamed to come out to see others again.
What no one expected was that Xu Yuanqing met Xie Xiuwen alone the next day.
As soon as they met, Xu Yuanqing dumped Guobao's question on him.
"Those who love their relatives do not dare to do evil to others; those who respect their relatives do not dare to be rude to others. Do you think this is reasonable?"
Xie Xiuwen quickly said respectfully: "Since it is the "Book of Filial Piety" written by our ancestors, it must be well-founded."
Xu Yuanqing nodded with satisfaction: "Then tell me, if your parents wanted your life, would you give it to them?"
Xie Xiuwen's mouth opened slightly and he didn't say anything for a long time.
Cheng Jingzhou had already told him the ins and outs of the matter. To be honest, he didn't expect Guobao to ask such a tricky question.
Even if he thought about it all night, he still couldn't come to a conclusion that he could convince himself of.
"Have no idea?"
Xie Xiuwen was silent for another moment and said: "The Master said: When a son obeys his father, does he ridicule his son to be filial? When a minister obeys his emperor, does he ridicule his chastity? The reason why he obeys is called filial piety, and it is called chastity. The student thinks that his knowledge is shallow, but he still agrees with the saint's behavior. The explanation is just like the sage once confessed to his students that Zeng Shen was wrong. The students believed that filial piety itself was not wrong, but the specific reasons should be analyzed in detail."
The smile in Xu Yuanqing's eyes grew stronger.
It seems that he already has a candidate for his disciple this time.
Not blindly obey, this is the way to be a minister.
If you are like Zeng Shen and just stubbornly think that obeying your father's orders is filial piety, then you are totally wrong!
"Well, sit down."
Xie Xiuwen sat down in panic, fearing that his husband would give him another difficult test.
"There's a topic here, so I won't embarrass you. I want to see your article in a stick of incense."
"Yes, sir."
Xie Xiuwen couldn't care about anything at the moment. He knew very well that whether he could become Chief Xu Shan's disciple, success or failure depended on this!
An hour later, Xie Xiuwen came out of his husband's yard. No one knew that his inner clothes were soaked through.
Facing his former imperial master, Xie Xiuwen couldn't help but be nervous. Coupled with the power of Chief Xu Shan, Xie Xiuwen felt that if he dared to be opportunistic, he would be seen through.
After he carefully finished writing the inscription, he didn't notice that Xu Shanchang was displeased. Instead, he even gave him some pointers.
In this way, a huge stone in Xie Xiuwen's heart finally fell.
Even if you can't become his disciple, at least you won't be disgusted by Chief Xu Shan.
Xie Rongzhao was not able to stay in the academy for too long. The academy had its own rules, so allowing them to go up the mountain to deliver some clothes was already a special treat.
When leaving, Xie Rongzhao was extremely reluctant.
The little baby put her arms around his neck and cried for a while.
Although they could no longer stay in the academy, Cheng Jingzhou had not finished his matters yet, so he took them to a house of the Cheng family in Fucheng.
The Cheng family's family background is barely tolerable, and they are not considered wealthy. However, looking at the county, they are already a pretty good family.
The Cheng family's house in Fucheng is not big. After all, the housing prices here are much more expensive than in the county town.
Even for such a small courtyard with two entrances, it cost more than 600 taels of silver.
After Cheng Jingzhou settled Xie Rongzhao and Liu Sanlang, he went to the study alone to greet his father.
"You have learned a lot thanks to your uncle, but you were unsatisfied in the previous two examinations. Do you know why?"
Cheng Jingzhou looked curious: "Father, please clarify."
Cheng's father gave him a meaningful look: "Remember, you should never forget about family matters at any time. An uneasy home is the source of disaster."
Although Cheng's father didn't reveal much, how could Cheng Jingzhou not hear it?
Is this an allusion to the restlessness in the Xie family, which is why Uncle Xie failed the exam twice?
If you think about it carefully, the person who could make Uncle Xie feel unwell before the exam must be someone close to him.
Cheng Jingzhou was young after all, so his face changed with fright, and he felt at a loss for a moment.
Cheng's father took his reaction into consideration, "The two elders of the Xie family are partial to the eldest son, and Mrs. Xie is not willing to let Xie Xiuwen dominate the eldest son, so she does not want Xie Xiuwen to be too outstanding."
"But this is unreasonable!"
Cheng Jingzhou was taught by his grandfather since he was a child. He knew very well how important Zi Yi's glory was to the prosperity of his family. He couldn't understand. How could anyone think that it was his fault that his son was too good?
"You are right, this matter is unreasonable."
Cheng Jingzhou probed: "Father, can you send someone to verify it?"
Father Cheng smiled, shook his head and said, "This is your Uncle Xie's family matter. Besides, you think he can't think of problems that both you and I can think of?"
