After Cheng Xuezheng chatted with Xie Xiuwen for a few words, they got down to business.
"This kid Jingzhou is smart, but I am not very talented and have little knowledge. I am often troubled by his questions. I am really ashamed to say that."
Xie Xiuwen smiled and said: "Brother Cheng is too self-effacing. But I see that this kid Jingzhou is bold and careful. If he is taught well, his future will be limitless."
"I'm not afraid of my dear brother's jokes. There have been a lot of twists and turns in my family recently. There was a young boy who dared to put medicine in Jing Zhou's food before. Fortunately, Chang Sheng discovered this first, otherwise, something big would have happened."
Xie Xiuwen looked stern: "How could this be? Is Jingzhou's body in trouble now? I just said that he looked a lot thinner just now."
This kind of secretiveness inside the house will make you feel embarrassed if you talk about it too much.
However, Cheng Xuezheng didn't treat him as an outsider, after all, he was an in-law.
"The matter has been found out, and it turned out to be the villain in my third brother's room. After finding out, I wanted to make the decision and send him to the official. But later, the evil servant actually exposed the thief."
Speaking of this, Cheng Xuezheng looked sad.
"I have Gao Tang in my family. She has always doted on that bastard. After learning the news, she naturally tried her best to protect her. On the surface, she said it was to protect the family's reputation."
Cheng Xuezheng couldn't help but smile bitterly. He couldn't protect his biological son in his own home.
"Then how was this matter handled?"
"Those evil servants were beaten, given dumb drugs, and then sent to Zhuangzi."
Xie Xiuwen was not stupid. When he heard how he was dealt with, he knew that he didn't want his master's affairs to be exposed, so it was probably his own family who said they would attack Cheng Jingzhou.
"Brother Cheng, you are going to the official school. Jingzhou is young and he lives in the front yard. It is not easy for my wife to go to the front yard to see him all the time. If you are worried, why not leave him to me."
When Cheng Xuezheng heard this, he immediately bowed his hands and said with gratitude: "That's exactly what I meant! To be honest, brother, I have no better way. My wife wanted to send him to my maternal home. , but I only have this son, how can I let him live in his maternal home? Besides, my wife has always had a strong temper. If she really takes her son back to her maternal home, it will be difficult to take him back. "
This is also concerned about the family's reputation.
He had originally planned to send Cheng Jingzhou to study abroad, so that he could at least avoid the evil hands at home, but he was even more worried about going to his mother's house.
After all, Cheng Jingzhou is a member of the Cheng family. When he goes to his maternal home, there are more cousins there. Who knows what troubles may arise?
"Brother Cheng, don't worry. As long as I'm here, I will definitely keep an eye on his studies and progress. Besides, there are many good private schools in the capital. I'll let him study for a few more years so that he can get a good reputation when he comes back."
"Okay, as a brother, you can rest assured that you have a good brother. Jingzhou is also your junior. If he makes a mistake, you just punish him, and I will definitely not protect him."
Xie Xiuwen was in a good mood: "Brother Cheng, if it were someone else, I might not be able to do my best, but if it were Jingzhou, I really have to teach him well."
There is obviously something behind the words!
Cheng Xuezheng understood what he meant instantly. Cheng Jingzhou was Xie Xiuwen's future son-in-law, and he would never miss any opportunity to train him.
The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
As soon as Xie Rongzhao was forced to sit down on the couch by Cheng Jingzhou, he said with a distressed look on his face: "Brother Jingzhou, why have you lost so much weight? But studying is too hard? Look at your chin, it's pointy, I wanted to I don’t recognize you.”
When Cheng Jingzhou heard that she cared about him, his heart felt as sweet as honey.
"My dear, it's not hard for me. How long can you stay when you come back this time?"
"My dad said we can stay for about half a month. Brother Jingzhou, why don't you tell uncle and come with us to the capital."
Cheng Jingzhou smiled, he indeed had this intention.
There are more academies in the capital, and being able to stay with Uncle Xie, you can learn things that no ordinary gentleman can teach you.
The most important thing is that this way he can be with Guobao every day.
"Well, my father and mother also mean the same thing."
Xie Rongzhao noticed something was wrong: "Brother Jingzhou is hiding something from me?"
Cheng Jingzhou didn't want Guabao to worry about him, but he also knew her temperament. If he kept hiding it, she would definitely find out from somewhere else. Thinking of Uncle Xie who was talking to his father now, Cheng Jingzhou knew that he was obviously not a good person to hide it. decision.
After analyzing the pros and cons clearly, Cheng Jingzhou still told the matter exactly as it was.
"Is this Cheng Yuanyuan crazy? Why would she do such a thing? Also, didn't you say before that Cheng Yuanyuan has fallen out of favor at home, and the old lady will no longer favor her?"
Cheng Jingzhou sighed and said helplessly: "I don't know where my grandmother heard about a Taoist's divine judgment, saying that Cheng Yuanyuan was her lucky star. As long as she was by her side, she would be free from illness and disaster, and she would be able to Make the entire Cheng family more prosperous."
Xie Rongzhao's mouth twitched: "Your grandmother actually believed such nonsense?"
Cheng Jingzhou couldn't help but smile bitterly. Listen, even the little boy knew this was nonsense, but the old lady just believed it.
"On the one hand, there is an old Taoist saying illusory words, and on the other hand, she is trying to poison you. Comparing these two, no one will focus more on what happened, right? How can she protect a murderer because of this?"
The more Xie Rongzhao thought about it, the angrier he became. When he got excited, his voice naturally became louder.
"Don't be angry, dear. There is no need for us to get angry over irrelevant people. Be good."
Cheng Jingzhou said while gently calming her down.
Xie Rongzhao was still angry and said bitterly: "Is that Cheng Yuanyuan mentally ill? You are the son of the second bedroom, and she is the young lady of the third bedroom. You two are not close to each other, so why does she want to harm you?"
This is hard to say.
Cheng Jingzhou had several guesses in his mind, but these words were not suitable to be told to children, even though he was only a child now.
"My dear, let's not be angry anymore. Come on, I've asked someone to make your favorite snack. Let's talk carefully. That little starter is not worth our attention."
Xie Rongzhao exhaled angrily, and then looked at Cheng Jingzhou helplessly. He had not seen him for half a year, and he had become as thin as a stalk. It was obviously caused by that hateful Cheng Yuanyuan.
However, she also heard it. After all, there was no actual evidence to prove that Cheng Yuanyuan did it. She might have just said it casually, and then the people below took it upon themselves to please her.
Although this possibility sounds ridiculous, it is what it is. Who says there is no evidence?
And for the sake of the reputation of the Cheng family, even if the old lady doesn't come forward, I'm afraid the uncles of the Cheng family won't want to make the matter bigger.
"Brother Jingzhou, hasn't Uncle ever thought about splitting up the family?"
(End of chapter)
