On the way, Minglan said: "Thank you very much for today, otherwise our family might not even be able to sleep well."
After hearing this, Li Hao smiled and replied: "It's not necessarily true that I saw it. The old lady may have made up her mind. As for my cousin, I think my cousin is resolute and courageous, with a restrained edge, and will not be intimidated by such a scene. "
Minglan stopped after hearing this and looked at Li Hao with some surprise. Li Hao also looked at Minglan silently. After an unknown amount of time, Minglan smiled slightly and said, "How did my cousin figure it out? Even I don't know that I am such a person."
After hearing this, Li Hao replied: "That means my cousin doesn't have a comprehensive understanding of herself."
"Really?" Minglan said lightly, and then stopped talking. The two walked silently to the courtyard gate. After Minglan sent Li Hao to the car and returned home, they looked at the direction the carriage left for a while before turning around and returning home.
After Li Hao went home all the way, he saw that he had nothing to do, so he started playing with bows and arrows. It must be said that Li Hao did have some talent in martial arts, but he didn't know how good he was in other things without trying it on the field. But with one-handed archery, not only can you hit the target at a hundred steps, but you can definitely hit the target from thirty steps away. Li Hao practiced by himself for a while and then went back to his room to rest when he was tired.
After waiting for two days, Li Hao was eating breakfast at home when someone came to report that it was Sheng Changbai who came to the house with gifts.
Li Hao asked the general to lead him to the main hall. He hurriedly filled his stomach a few times, then asked people to collect his things, and then went to the main hall.
When Li Hao arrived, Sheng Changbai was already sitting in the main hall. Li Hao went in and said, "Cousin Changbai, why are you here today? Why are you here with gifts?"
After hearing this, Sheng Changbai replied: "I have been looking for news outside the house the day before yesterday, and I didn't expect you to come here. I have to thank you for helping my family a lot. The gifts my mother specially prepared for me to send. In addition, my father He also said he would come over in person to thank you later."
Li Hao hurriedly said: "How can this be so? This is what I should do. Moreover, my uncle is an elder, so there is no reason for me to go to see the elders. There is no reason for the elders to come to see me." After a pause, he continued: "Let's do this. I'll go to Sheng Mansion with you later to visit my uncle, and I won't have to make this trip to my uncle."
After hearing this, Sheng Changbai thought for a while and said, "That's fine, then we have to go back quickly, otherwise we will easily miss it when my father sets off."
Li Hao said: "Okay, let's set off now. You and I will go there in a carriage and let my carriage follow behind."
On the way to the Sheng Mansion, Li Hao roughly heard from Sheng Changbai the details of what happened in the past two days. For example, the housekeeping power was still handed over to Minglan, and Sheng Changfeng was beaten with dozens of canes and is now bedridden.
However, Li Hao thought about it after hearing this. Since he had been beaten once, he might as well give Sheng Changfeng another beating and settle the matter of being betrayed by him last time, so that Sheng Changfeng could be beaten twice. Recovery, otherwise it would be troublesome to lie down twice.
After waiting for Sheng Mansion, Li Hao followed Sheng Changbai into the main hall. After sitting for a while, Sheng Changbai was called away by the maid in his courtyard, leaving Li Hao alone waiting in the hall. Fortunately, it didn't take long for Sheng Hong to meet Mrs. Wang. Come together.
Li Hao greeted the two of them and was then motioned to sit down. Sheng Hong said: "I have to thank Brother Hao for helping me inquire the day before yesterday, otherwise my house would not have settled down so quickly." After saying this, he glanced at Mrs. Wang.
After Li Hao noticed it, he thought of the mutual conflict between Lin Xiaoniang and Wang Wang. He suppressed a smile and said, "Uncle, you are too polite. In fact, I didn't do much to help. I just went to ask for news."
Sheng Hong said: "This has been of great help. Originally, I planned to go to your house today to thank you, but unexpectedly you came over by yourself."
Li Hao said: "I heard it from cousin Changbai, but you are the elder, I should always visit you, and you should not be allowed to go to me. This is unjustifiable."
"It's nothing, but since you are here today, take the gifts you prepared with you when you leave." Sheng Hong said after hearing this.
Li Hao refused and said, "Uncle, this is too polite. There is no need to be like this."
Sheng Hong said: "Etiquette must be followed. If you don't take it away today, I will have to deliver it to you in person."
Li Hao had no choice but to say, "Thank you very much, uncle."
Seeing that Li Hao agreed, Sheng Hong said, "That's how it should be." Then Sheng Hong mentioned the sad experience of being detained in the palace, talked about how he was tired of Sheng Changfeng's drunken nonsense, and warned Li Hao in the future. As an official, you need to be cautious in your words and deeds.
Li Hao, who happened to find an opportunity at this time, pretended to be slightly hesitant and said: "There is something I didn't plan to say, but now that the situation is going on, I think it's better to talk to my uncle."
Sheng Hong asked curiously: "What's the matter? Don't hesitate, just say it."
"After the examination, wasn't there a group of non-sergeants who made trouble, and Senior Brother Zeng and I were involved in it. In fact, after thinking about Senior Brother Zeng, many people knew about it, so it's not surprising. But I only went to Ouyang Xueshi's Mansion. Before Bachelor Ouyang was promoted to be the examiner of the general examination, and he basically went there alone, not many people knew about it, and even fewer people knew that Senior Brother Zeng and the others lived in my house." Li Haoden said. Then he continued:
"But those scholars reacted very quickly. If Brother Changbai hadn't learned from Gu Tingye and hurriedly came to inform us, we might have been blocked by those people at that time. Therefore, I'm worried that it was done by someone with ulterior motives who wanted to use this to trap us. Academician Ouyang and the others, so even though things calmed down afterwards, they still sent people to investigate."
"The result..." Li Hao pretended to be hesitant and said nothing.
Then Mrs. Wang answered: "What's the result? Tell me quickly."
After hearing this, Li Hao continued: "As a result, I found out that cousin Chang Feng was also involved, and the relationship between Senior Brother Zeng and me and Academician Ouyang was what Cousin Chang Feng said. Of course, I believe Cousin Chang Feng There should be no malice, but he just blurted it out without careful consideration. I thought he just failed the scientific examination and acted a little inappropriately, so I didn't tell anyone."
"But today I heard that my uncle was also detained in the palace because of cousin Changfeng's drunken remarks, so I thought of telling my uncle."
After hearing this, Sheng Hong's expression immediately changed and he said, "Okay, I just thought he was drunk and confused for a while, talking nonsense, but I didn't expect him to be a repeat offender."
Li Hao persuaded him at this time: "Actually, this is not a big deal, but I feel that cousin Chang Feng will always become an official in the future. If he makes such a mistake in the officialdom, it will inevitably bring disaster to himself and even endanger himself. Family, that’s why I wanted to talk to my uncle today, please don’t blame me for talking too much.”
After hearing this, Sheng Hong said: "What you said is for the good of my Sheng family. I should thank you. It seems that I was too indulgent towards him in the past. Today I have to make him understand what a disaster is." Truth comes from the mouth.”
Then Sheng Hong said, "You are here today. You haven't visited the old lady yet."
Li Hao said: "Not yet. I just came here directly with Brother Changbai. I will go to Shou'an Hall to see the old lady later."
Sheng Hong said with a smile: "Okay, then you might as well go now and let the lady take you there. I have something to do later, so I won't accompany you." After that, he left and hurried to the backyard. .
Madam Wang stood up and said with a smile, "Then I'll go to Shou'antang with you."
Then the two of them got up and walked toward Shou'antang. Li Hao vaguely seemed to hear screams coming from the distance.
