After hearing this, Li Hao thought something had happened to Minglan, and quickly asked: "But what happened to your girl?"
Xiao Tao said hurriedly: "No, Miss is fine. You can come with me quickly. Miss is still waiting for you in the house." After saying that, she was about to pull Li Hao's sleeve and walk out. Li Hao hurriedly said: "Don't worry, My carriage is right outside the courtyard, and it will go there very quickly."
Then he took Xiao Tao and walked outside the courtyard. When Li Hao and Fu Deng got into the carriage, they asked the driver to drive. Xiao Tao sat on the shaft and rushed to Sheng Mansion. On the way, Xiao Tao kept urging the driver to hurry up.
After setting off, Li Hao said to Xiao Tao: "Don't be anxious, we'll be here soon. What else happened to call me over in such a hurry, why don't you explain clearly."
After hearing this, Xiao Tao replied: "I don't know the specifics. It's just that the master has not come back since he went to court. The family is very anxious now. Then the young lady asked me to ask you to come to the house."
After hearing this, Li Hao roughly guessed that Sheng Hong was deceived by Sheng Changfeng and had happened now, but he would wait until he got the details. After all, he was here, so there might be some changes.
When they arrived at Sheng Mansion, Li Hao went straight to Shou'antang with Xiao Tao leading the way. When they arrived at Shou'an Hall, they saw that in addition to the old lady and Minglan, Mrs. Wang was also there. Seeing Li Hao's arrival, Mrs. Wang hurriedly came over and said, "Brother Hao, your uncle has not returned from the court. You just grew up." Brother Bai went to the Duke of Qi's Mansion to inquire about the news and came back. Princess Pingning said that the officials lost their temper and locked up several people in the palace. I still don't know why. You are familiar with Bachelor Ouyang. I want to ask you to help. Check to see if your uncle is okay."
After hearing this, Li Hao confirmed that the incident was as he had guessed, but he did not expect it to take so long before it broke out. So he said: "Madam, don't worry. I will go to Bachelor Ouyang's house and ask if the bachelor knows about this matter. But madam, don't worry too much. This dynasty has always treated civil servants favorably, and today's officials are not too benevolent." It’s to embarrass the courtiers. Besides, if there is really something big, news should have come from the palace long ago. Since there is no news now, I think my uncle will be fine."
After hearing this, the old lady also said: "Brother Hao, what you said makes sense. Don't be so panicked. The first thing is to tighten the fence and guard the door. Don't let your family get into trouble and be laughed at."
Then he said to Li Hao: "Brother Hao, this matter will bother you again. Anyway, I will send it back when I have the news."
Li Hao promised: "Okay, I will go to Ouyang Xueshi's Mansion now. If there is any news, I will send it immediately." Then he left Sheng Mansion with Xiao Tao leading the way.
When he got on the carriage, Li Hao knew that Sheng Hong should be fine, but something might have happened, so he asked the coachman to drive to Ouyang Mansion.
When I arrived at Ouyang Mansion, I entered the main hall after the announcement. I found that in addition to Ouyang Xiu sitting at the head, there was also a woman who was nearly forty years old. The pool is full of delicate lotus leaves and hairpins, but the weathered face cannot hide the delicate and handsome look in front of her. She is wearing a narrow-sleeved short jacket and a silver-gray brocade silk shirt and skirt. She looks very kind-hearted.
After reading it, Li Hao guessed that this was Ouyang Xiu Xuxian's wife, Mrs. Xue. Sure enough, Ouyang Xiu introduced him: "This is your aunt, Mrs. Xue, who has just returned to Beijing from her hometown." Then he said to Mr. Xue: "This is the brother Qin Li Hao I mentioned to you. Now he has won This year’s top pick.”
After hearing this, Li Hao quickly saluted Xue, and then Xue asked Li Hao to stand up and sit down.
After Li Hao was done, Ouyang Xiu asked, "Why are you here in such a hurry today?"
Li Hao replied: "I really came here today to see my uncle for something. Because my family has relatives in Bianjing, a prosperous family in Jiying Lane."
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu asked doubtfully: "I haven't heard you mention this before. The family information you filled in during the imperial examination didn't include this."
Li Hao said: "Because my grandfather was seriously ill and the family was in ruins, my aunt had to marry someone as a concubine to make a living for the family. The person she married was Jun Sheng Hong, the head of the Sheng family in Jiying Lane. My aunt only left one child. daughter, and then passed away. Today, my cousin hurriedly came to see me, saying that the court had already dispersed, and other officials had returned home. But there has been no news about my uncle Sheng, and he has never left the palace. So he came to me to inquire. But how could I know the news from the court, so I had no choice but to bother my uncle to see if he had any news."
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu said: "I do know some information about this matter. You also know that nowadays the official family has no children, and the people in the court are talking about establishing a heir. Today, your uncle is involved, and the consequences are unpredictable. ah."
Li Hao was very surprised and said: "My uncle Sheng has been cautious all his life. He is a person who would rather do nothing than do more. According to his character, he will not get caught up in it."
Ouyang Xiu laughed after hearing this and said: "You really know your uncle. Don't worry. Although I don't know the specific situation, the officials have no intention of going into details. They detained these officials just to scare the monkeys. It's just Your uncle was unlucky enough to be the chicken."
After hearing this, Li Hao said: "If that's the case, I'll be relieved. I'll tell you the news later."
Ouyang Xiu then said: "But regarding this matter, I have to ask you, in this current situation, how do you think the official family should choose to establish a heir apparent."
After hearing this, Li Hao said: "My cousin has given me the answer to this matter. I think it makes sense."
"Oh, you might as well come and listen." Ouyang Xiu said.
Li Hao replied: "My cousin's original words are that a man should be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, so it is better to be a pure minister, so there is no point in arguing."
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu said three times: "Okay, okay, okay." Then he said, "I didn't expect a girl to have such knowledge. It's really rare."
Then I heard Mrs.
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu smiled and said, "Madam, I just made a mistake."
At this time, Li Hao intervened to please Mr.
Mrs. Xue was indeed very happy after hearing this and said, "Brother Hao, what you said is good. If you can think of it, it will be a blessing for any girl to marry you in the future."
After hearing this, Li Hao didn't want to answer the question, fearing that it would lead to another headache. He quickly changed the topic and said: "The main reason why I came here today is because of this matter. At this time, my cousin and the others are probably still restless at home. I will go back and inform them of the situation first, so that they can rest assured."
After saying that, he stood up and left. After returning to Sheng Mansion, Li Hao went directly to Shou'an Hall. At this time, Mrs. Wang was no longer there, only the old lady and Minglan were there.
So Li Hao said to the two of them: "I just came out of Ouyang's residence. Ouyang said that my uncle was detained in the palace because of his unreasonable discussion about establishing a heir."
As soon as he said this, Li Hao heard Mrs. Wang's voice from behind: "Isn't that a big disaster?" Then he saw his feet soften and he fell to the ground. Fortunately, the maid beside him gave him a hand. Hold on.
Seeing this situation, Li Hao hurriedly said: "Madam, don't worry, my uncle is probably just a little implicated. I have asked Bachelor Ouyang, and he said clearly that the officials have never thought of a big fight over this matter, and detaining my uncle is just to deter some people with evil intentions." He's just a court official, I think my uncle will be able to return home tomorrow, so you don't have to worry too much, Madam."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Then the old lady said: "Brother Hao, I should be very grateful for your hard work, but there is something going on at home today, and the master is not here. When Hong'er comes back, he will thank you personally."
Then Mrs. Wang next to her also echoed: "When my master comes back, I will come to express my thanks."
Li Hao said: "The two families are relatives. This is what I should do. No need to say thank you."
After hearing this, the old lady said: "Having said that, I still have to thank you. But if there is something at home today, I won't keep you." Then she said to Minglan: "Go and see your cousin off."
Minglan nodded in agreement and led Li Hao out of the mansion. Although Li Hao wanted to see the drama between Lin Xiaoniang and Mrs. Wang in the Sheng Mansion, after all, outsiders couldn't get involved, so he said goodbye and followed. Minglan left.
