Not long after, a handsome young man in his early twenties followed the servant to the pavilion beside the lotus pond.
"Common citizen Liu Wei'an, please give my regards to Princess Duanyang." The young man handed his hand to Du Shichu as a greeting. Duanyang was her title.
"You're welcome, please get up." Du Shichu said, and then asked the maid to show him the tea, and then said, "I wonder which cousin of mine you are? It's rude to say that my mother and concubine left early, and I I have never been back to Lincheng, so I don’t know much about who is in my grandfather’s family.”
After hearing this, Liu Wei'an immediately replied with some guilt: "It's not the princess's fault. The princess is young and the prince is also busy with business. It's understandable that you haven't returned to Lincheng. It's us, as your mother and concubine's natal family. , but no one has visited you in these years, it's our fault... By the way, I am the second eldest son in the family, and I am your uncle's second son, named Wei'an."
Du Shichu took a sip of tea and did not refute his words politely. Instead, he asked: "Cousin Wei'an, do you have anything else to do when you come back to the capital?"
When Liu Wei'an heard her words, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He knew that the princess probably had no feelings for her maternal grandfather's family, but this was normal. After all, she had never even met in person, and had almost no contact in these years, and now she came to her door again. Come on, the princess did not deny that he was already generous.
"Princess, when my uncle passed away, our family originally planned to send someone to attend his funeral. Unfortunately, my grandmother became seriously ill at that time, so we were unable to go. Later, I found out that you would return to the capital to live. So the family sent me to visit you... I hope you don't blame your grandmother and father..." Liu Wei'an said with a bit of heat.
In fact, these reasons are not very sufficient. Does grandma need all her children and grandchildren to stay by her bedside when she is seriously ill? Even if it is really necessary, it is okay to send a few respectable stewards to take a look, right? At that time, King Qi passed away, and the entire palace only had the original owner, who was only twelve years old. It was when someone from the maternal grandfather's family was needed to help, but it was a pity that the Liu family didn't even send a steward. If the emperor hadn't sent someone Go to help, many things in Prince Qi's Mansion have been stolen by Zhou Yizhu.
So Liu Wei'an's words are really unconvincing, but Du Shichu is no longer a real twelve-year-old child in his heart. If she is, then Liu Wei'an's words can still fool her, but she is not, so Liu Wei'an It would seem too empty.
"No, after all, grandma is sick, and her children and grandchildren should serve her filial piety at her bedside. This is human nature." Du Shichu said nonchalantly.
"By the way, is my cousin just here to visit me this time?" Du Shichu asked again.
"Ahem, not entirely. Of course, visiting you is one of the important purposes of my visit to Beijing this time. In addition, I also plan to attend next year's Spring Festival." Liu Wei'an didn't know why, but he felt a little guilty as he spoke.
Du Shichu understood that it turned out that he came to visit her just by the way, but it was just right. She didn't like to have too much contact with others. It was much better for Liu Wei'an to come to the capital for spring than to come to see her specifically.
"Ah, but isn't it true that people from my grandfather's family don't serve as officials?" Du Shichu asked in surprise. The Liu family was a scholarly family, and their ancestors produced many talented and famous people. However, they were indifferent to fame and fortune, and they did not study to become officials. I like to be a learned scholar and teach and educate people.
Liu Wei'an smiled dryly and said: "Isn't it true that everyone has his own ambitions? I read some books with my elders in the family, but I want to pass the Jinshi examination and realize my ambition of serving the country and the people."
Du Shichu understood. It seemed that there was finally someone in the Liu family who was not "indifferent to fame and fortune." She smiled lightly and said, "Then I would like to congratulate my cousin in advance on being named to the gold list next year."
Everyone likes to hear auspicious words, and Liu Wei'an is no exception. He sincerely bowed his hand to Du Shichu: "Then I accept your noble words."
Du Shichu politely asked about the physical condition of his grandmother and others, and exchanged some indispensable words. Liu Wei'an drank a lot of tea, but Du Shichu didn't even say anything to let him stay in the Princess's Mansion. After staying, he knew that he could not stay here.
So he wised up and said goodbye to Du Shichu: "I didn't expect to delay the princess for such a long time. It's getting late. I have to go back to the inn to rest for a while..."
Du Shichu immediately smiled more sincerely: "It's all my fault. I forgot that my cousin has just arrived in the capital and must be very tired. I let you accompany me and talk for so long. It's really inappropriate, so I won't stay." You, cousin, please go back and rest early."
Liu Wei'an said goodbye and left. After leaving the princess's mansion, he turned back to look at the magnificent princess's mansion and smiled bitterly. It seemed that the princess really had no feelings for his family and would not even stay with him for one night. Yes, the look on her face just now made her feel very unhappy as she left.
But it's no wonder she has never gotten along with her, so where does the relationship come from?
Thinking of this, Liu Wei'an was glad that he found an inn to freshen up before visiting, otherwise he would be in the embarrassing situation of having nowhere to go.
Du Shichu saw off Liu Wei'an and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He hugged the little lion in his arms, rubbed it, and gently rubbed its head with his cheek, making it purr.
No matter what the real purpose of Liu Wei'an's visit this time was, she didn't care. He was not an important person anyway. If he wanted to use her like Zhou Yizhu, then he was wrong.
In fact, Du Shichu was right. Liu Weian did have the idea of repairing the relationship with her. After all, she was a princess whom the emperor valued. As long as he got close to her, he would fall into the eyes of the emperor. As a person who wanted to pass the imperial examination and become an official, Liu Weian A student would know how important it is to his career after being remembered by the emperor.
It's just that haste makes waste, Liu Wei'an knew that he couldn't be too anxious.
Du Shichu didn't know that she had really become a hot cake, and everyone wanted to take a bite.
In fact, Liu Wei'an also appeared in the original owner's life, but the original owner had already moved into the Zhou family at that time. When Liu Wei'an came to Beijing, he had to go to the Zhou family to find the original owner.
However, how could the Zhou family let another "cousin" distract the original owner? After all, the profit pie is so big, who is willing to give a share to others for free?
Therefore, when Liu Wei'an came to visit Zhou's family, Mrs. Liu did not tell the original owner at all, but sent someone to severely humiliate Liu Wei'an, saying that he did not go to the Three Treasures Hall for any reason, and did not even go to express condolences after his own uncle died. The purpose of finding the original owner was definitely to make a profit. The Zhou family did not think wrong about Liu Wei'an when he used himself to save others.
It's just that Liu Wei'an still had the arrogance of a scholar at that time. When she heard from the Zhou family that the original owner hated her maternal grandfather's family and never helped her, she couldn't bear the humiliation and never wanted to meet the original owner again.
