Early September.
Jinling.
The living room of Yongqinghou Mansion.
Li Qing was sipping tea, his face was dusty and tired, and he couldn't hide his tiredness.
Zhu Wanqing stayed by the side and said flatteringly: "Uncle Li, you are really punctual. Are you exhausted from running all the way?"
"Okay, stop flattering," Li Qing put down his tea cup, "Get ready, I'll take you to the capital."
"Okay." Zhu Wanqing nodded with a smile, "Uncle Li, after a long journey, let's rest for two days. We have a big stall at home and a lot of things to do. My niece needs to explain before I can go to the capital with Uncle Li."
"Well, go ahead." Li Qing nodded, "I just have something to do. I'll come back in two days."
"Are you...looking at Aunt Li?" Zhu Wanqing asked tentatively. Seeing Uncle Li's expression was different, she hurriedly said: "My niece made a mistake."
Li Qing didn't argue with her, "Go and do your business. I'll be back in two days."
"Uncle Li, this is your home. You'd better come back and stay at night, and your niece will take care of you." Zhu Wanqing said.
"It's just a house and some houses..." Li Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head, "You don't have to worry about me, just do your business."óΠъ.oяＧ
"……All right."
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"Mom, who is that person?" the young man asked.
"He, he is your father's... elder." Zhu Wanqing said heartily: He hugged you when you were a child.
"Which branch are you from, Mr. Cao Guogong?" The young man was surprised: "This generation is quite senior."
"Where do so many problems come from?" Zhu Wanqing asked impatiently, "You should spend your energy on studying, so as not to piss off a few gentlemen."
"Uh-huh... Mom, my son is really not good at studying," the young man said with a smile, "I am the only son in the family. In the future, I will help my mother to manage the family business. It doesn't matter if I don't study well."
Zhu Wanqing was furious and cursed: "I'm so smart all my life, why did I give birth to a fool like you?"
"Isn't this... just following my father." The young man said mischievously, "My child thinks... the sound of abacus sounds much better than the sound of reading. It's not that my son doesn't want to study, it's just that... my son gets sleepy when he hears his husband reading."
"You're a waste of money..." Zhu Wanqing raised her eyebrows and raised her hand to grab her son's ear, "If you don't study hard, you won't be able to understand business. With your brain, you've been deceived and given money."
"Mother, my son is not that stupid." The young man argued hard. The next moment, his expression twisted, and he immediately surrendered, "I'm wrong, I know I was wrong, mother, please spare my life."
"Huh, go and study." Zhu Wanqing said bitterly, "We'll talk about it later when your father comes back."
"mother……"
"Don't call me mother, I don't have a son like you." Zhu Wanqing snorted angrily, "Also, this family property is not ours."
"I know, Yongqinghou, mother, you have told the child many times." The young man said with a smile, "But isn't my father the future Yongqinghou."
At this point, he paused suddenly and asked curiously: "Mom, where did my godfather go?"
"Xiao Hao, do you know..."
"What?"
"...It's nothing. You just need to know that we are helping others to guard this family business and we have to position ourselves properly," Zhu Wan said calmly, "Go and study hard, otherwise, your father and I will have another child and kill you." Get out."
"...Mother~"
"roll."
"yes."
…
Two days later, Li Qing came to visit again.
"Let's go."
"Well, okay." Zhu Wanqing couldn't wait, turned her head, and said seriously: "Xiao Hao, call me grandpa."
The young man Li Hao bowed and said a little embarrassedly: "Grandpa."
"Well." Li Qing looked him up and down, then moved his eyes to Zhu Wanqing again, "Let's go, it's almost winter, and you will suffer if you delay any longer."
Zhu Wanqing nodded and said to her son: "Mom went out to do some errands. You take care of your sister at home."
"Mom, where are you going?"
"You have nothing to do with this." Zhu Wanqing hummed, "Mom has sent someone to write a letter to your father. He will be back soon. If you want to ask, just ask him."
When Li Hao heard that his father was coming back soon, he couldn't help but shrink his neck and said helplessly: "Mom, when will you come back?"
"This..." Zhu Wanqing looked at Li Qing.
Li Qing shrugged, "It depends on your wishes. If you want to stay longer, just let Hong'er pick you up when the time comes."
Hong'er... Li Hao was stunned for a moment and asked, "You mean my father?"
"Besides your father, who else can I ask to pick me up?" Zhu Wanqing glanced sideways at her son and smiled awkwardly at Li Qing, "Uncle Li, this little bastard is too naughty. I will discipline him well when he comes back this time."
Li Qing smiled: "Without further delay, let's go."
"Um."
"Mom..." Seeing that my mother was going crazy, Li Hao had to ask Li Qing, "Um...Grandpa Li, where are you and my mother going? How long will it take?"
Looking at Li Qing, who was at least five or six years older than him, he was really embarrassed to speak about this 'grandpa'.
"It's hard to say," Li Qing said, "Everyone has their own things to do. At your age, it's important to study hard and not let your parents worry about you."
"Uh...yes." The young man felt a little unconvinced, but he didn't dare to contradict.
He could only say: "Mom, my father comes back, what will the child say?"
"I told your father in the letter, so why don't you say it?" Zhu Wanqing said, "Do you remember what your grandfather just said?"
"...Remember." Li Hao nodded sadly and said reluctantly: "Mother, what are you...doing?"
"Do I still need to explain to you what I am doing?"
"..."
…
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"This kid is a little out of touch."
"Yes, I usually fight a lot, but I just don't have a long memory." Zhu Wanqing looked a little helpless and asked tentatively: "How about, Uncle Li, you can help me train him?"
Recalling the fear of being dominated by Uncle Li, she felt that Uncle Li's intervention would definitely work.
There is no such thing as rebellion here in Uncle Li.
"We'll see when the time comes. If I have time, I can help you with training, but..." Li Qing smiled, "You know Uncle Li. Uncle Li's discipline... is a bit troublesome."
"It doesn't matter, as long as he doesn't die or become disabled, Uncle Li is free to do whatever he wants." Zhu Wanqing said.
"Hmm..." Li Qing nodded, and then said: "Go to the city after dark, hold on tight, drive~"
"Uncle Li, please slow down and wait for me..."
~
When we arrived in the capital, it was already late September and the beginning of winter.
Lianjiatun'er.
Li Qing unlocked the door, pushed the door open and walked in. Zhu Wanqing followed him into the small courtyard.
She wanted to miss the past, but looking at the current furnishings, she was surprised and asked, "How come it was rebuilt?"
"Without being inhabited for a long time, the previous house collapsed long ago. This was rebuilt by the emperor." Li Qing said.
Zhu Wanqing nodded slowly and sighed: "Uncle Li, thank you for your hard work."
"You don't have to say this to a girl." Li Qing smiled, "You live in the west wing. There are beddings in the cupboard. I'll go buy some food on the street."
"It's better for my niece to go." She is no longer a young girl who has not left the court.
"Stay at home. What do you want to eat?"
"Uncle Li just wants to buy some. My niece doesn't want to choose." Zhu Wanqing rubbed her hands and said, "Bring some wine. It's really cold today. It's probably going to snow."
"Okay, just wait."
…
'Dang Dang Dang...'
Hearing the knock on the door, Zhu Wanqing came out of the east wing and came to the door to open the door. When she saw the person coming, she couldn't help but be stunned, "Are you...?"
"Are you...?" Wang Shouren was also stunned for a moment, and then realized that he had guessed wrong, and said with a cupped hand, "I'm sorry, I saw the big lock on the door was unlocked, I thought the original owner of this house was back, please Madam Haihan.”
With that said, he was about to leave.
"Wait a minute." Zhu Wanqing said, "Who is the original owner of the house that this young master is talking about...?"
"Li Qing." Wang Shouren asked curiously, "Didn't Madam buy the house from him, or...?"
"I am his niece," Zhu Wanqing said politely after hearing him say Uncle Li's name, "Young master, please come in. Uncle Li is back. He went to the street now, and he will probably be back soon."
"He's really back?" A hint of surprise flashed in Wang Shouren's eyes, and he cupped his hands and said, "There are women at home, so Xiaosheng won't go in. I'll just wait for him here."
"Since you are Uncle Li's guest, you'd better come in and wait, otherwise, Uncle Li will blame me for losing my hospitality." Zhu Wanqing turned sideways and said, "Young Master, please come in."
Wang Shouren was afraid of losing his etiquette, and Zhu Wanqing was afraid of losing his hospitality.
The two were in a stalemate for a while. Finally, Wang Shouren was defeated and said, "That's presumptuous."
Entering the small courtyard, he went straight to the bamboo forest and insisted not to go to the living room.
The yard is not big, and there is no front or back yard. The owner has not returned and there are only women in the house. It is very rude to enter the house.
Zhu Wanqing no longer insisted, poured him a cup of tea, and went to the west wing to pack the bedding.
About half an hour later, Li Qing opened the door and entered the courtyard. When he saw Wang Shouren, he couldn't help but be stunned. He thought for a while and then said: "Xiaoyun, why are you here?"
"Xiaosheng took the liberty of visiting me. Please don't blame me." Wang Shouren bowed his head and smiled, "My husband once said that after we said goodbye, we might never see each other again in this life. Now I see that I was wrong."
Li Qing nodded with a smile: "Let's go to the living room to talk."
"Sir please."
"Yeah." Li Qing said loudly, "Wanqing!"
"Here we come." Zhu Wanqing came out of the side room and said, "This young master is so polite that he refuses to wait for Uncle Li in the living room."
Li Qing handed her the packed food and wine, "Go and have something to eat first and have a night's rest. I'll take you there tomorrow."
"Okay." Zhu Wanqing took it, then nodded to Wang Shouren, who bowed in return.
Afterwards, Zhu Wanqing returned to her wing, and Wang Shouren followed Li Qing into the living room.
~
Changle Palace.
"Father, it's me, my son is very knowledgeable!" Zhu Jianshen said loudly.
Zhu Qizhen looked confused and stared at him for a long time. He smiled sheepishly and said, "I don't remember, I don't remember..."
"Grandpa Huang, do you remember your grandson?" Zhu Youtang leaned forward with a big face, "I am Youtang!"
"Haha... I don't even remember." Zhu Qizhen knew that these were his children and grandchildren, but he had no memory of them and could not recall any memories of his children and grandchildren.
Zhu Youtang sighed softly and looked at his father with a frown.
Zhu Jianshen smiled tiredly, his beloved wife lingered on the bedside, his father lost his mind again, he was exhausted mentally and physically...
