"Third Master, I asked you to come over." The steward of Anhetang waited outside Yongfan Garden for a long time. When he saw the exhausted family of four returning, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
Sheng Xiangxun rubbed his face: "I'll change my clothes before we talk!"
"Third Master, while I have been waiting for you here for an hour, I have sent people to ask more than twenty times. You...otherwise just go over there!"
The steward of Anhetang had a sad face and talked nicely.
When Sheng Xiangxun heard this, he immediately cheered up: "I've asked more than twenty times, and I don't care if I wait a little longer!"
After saying this, he actually carried Sheng Yuan into the yard in a hurry.
The steward of Anhetang stretched out his hand and looked into the distance. He was shocked to see the third master's back walking away, speechless and choked.
Okay, we are all masters, just wait!
"I just saw a lot of people walking around in the outer courtyard. Could it be that... guests from the house are coming from afar?" Mrs. Zheng helped her husband change his coat and speculated casually.
Sheng Xiangxun yawned, half a tear welling up in the corner of his eye: "Who knows? I wonder if the old man has another fantastic idea!"
He glanced at his daughters who were already dozing on the couch, smiled, and whispered to his wife: "If I had known better, I would have had some refreshments outside before coming back!"
Having said that, when it was time to tidy up, he no longer delayed, told Mrs. Zheng to rest alone, and then stepped out with a folding fan.
As soon as he entered Anhe Hall, Sheng Xiangxun heard his father's high-pitched laughter, and murmured in his heart: This old man doesn't know what kind of proud things he has encountered, and he can't wait to look for him over and over... Could it be that he wants to show off to him? Bar?
"Third son, come here!" In front of the stone table in the courtyard, Duke Sheng Guo saw the third son walking through the Moon Gate and immediately waved to summon him.
It was rare for Sheng Xiangxun to see his father look so kind and cheerful, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Looking around his father again, he noticed that all his brothers were accompanying him, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
"Did you find gold?" Sheng Xiangxun greeted his brothers, sat next to his eldest brother, and asked casually while waving his fan.
I thought that these words would make the old man smoke again, but unexpectedly all the brothers were the first to laugh.
It was rare that Duke Sheng Guo didn't argue with him. He looked sultry and said, "What you said is not wrong. You really have found gold!"
"???" Sheng Xiangxun's first reaction was, "As for that, it's not like picking up a gold mountain."
etc! After recalling the slander, he felt that sparks were flying in his mind as gold and stone collided!
"mine?!"
His chain of thought was something neither Sheng Guogong nor his sons had thought of!
Everyone's original smiles suddenly froze.
Everyone has an expression like "Do you know you are right? How did you guess it? Have you never thought of other possibilities?"
Sheng Xiangxun saw that his father and brothers were stunned, and he was also a little stunned: "No, isn't it? My guess is so accurate?"
He just said it casually as he thought!
"Cough, cough, cough!" After all, Duke Sheng Guogong was mature and prudent. Although his heart was beating a little excited, he still calmed down. He resisted the urge to get to the bottom of the matter and lowered his tone with an unpredictable face, "Let's Two mines were discovered on our ancestral property, one for iron and one for copper.”
"!!!" I really found gold! However, it is a bit hot!
Seeing the disgusted expression on his third son's face with satisfaction, Duke Sheng said with a smile: "My father has dedicated the two mines together with the mountains where they are located to His Majesty."
When Sheng Xiangxun heard this, he immediately felt relieved.
The source of trouble is gone, so relieved!
Seeing his attitude, Sheng Guogong sighed with relief.
There are several sons in the family, but this son is the only one who agrees with what he wants.
Whether it was Chengye's eldest son or the second son who loved him the most, when he heard that his family had a mine, his breathing became heavier. At that moment, there was an ambition blooming in their eyes that they may not have realized; when they heard that he would The mine was dedicated to His Majesty, and the reluctance in their faces could not be too obvious.
Duke Sheng Guo was thinking about finding an opportunity to have a good talk with his sons. No matter what, the foundation of Duke Sheng's government should not be forgotten!
While he sighed, he couldn't help but praise Lao San a few more times in his heart.
But he didn't expect that his son seemed to be born to anger him. Every time he showed some unusual affection for him, he would jump up and take pictures. It was simply a mockery of his love for his son!
It's the same now, listen to what this guy said!
"Old man, Your Majesty will definitely not let Duke Sheng Guo's Mansion suffer... Tell me quickly, what kind of reward has Your Majesty given to the mansion? If there are good things, you should share them quickly. We brothers will also have a share!"
Sheng Xiangxun waved his fan carelessly and laughed with his father.
His father heard this and roared and slapped the stone table: "I'll give you some canes, do you want them?"
"Third brother!" Sheng Xiangya glared at his younger brother dissatisfied, "How old are you, you always act like this!"
"Brother, don't always talk about the third brother. I think what he said is right!" Sheng Xiangjiang, the second master Sheng, smiled and answered, "Aren't the good things of the old man only belong to us brothers? We wait and see when the old man will be happy. , giving us a few points can also make us more hands-on."
The fourth master Sheng, Sheng Xiangtuan, said yes repeatedly. Although the fifth master Sheng, Sheng Xiangjun, did not say it explicitly, he agreed by looking at his expression.
The uncle Sheng Xiangya snorted coldly: "You are quite transparent!"
Sheng Xiangxun shrugged and did not answer these questions.
When the princes were quarreling, Duke Sheng Guogong had already managed his emotions well. He glared at his sons angrily, turned sideways and cupped his hands in the direction of the imperial city: "Your Majesty will merge the several imperial mansions in the neighboring counties with those in the border counties." A horse farm was gifted as compensation; a government academy in the outer city was also given to our family."
"Academy?!" Sheng Xiangxun immediately remembered the imperial edict promulgated by His Majesty in the court not long ago. The reward given to girls who have outstanding performance in the kindergarten examination can be said to have caused thousands of waves with one stone!
"Not long ago, His Majesty dismissed many officials because he was dissatisfied with the official school's arrangements for kindergartens. Among them, Youlin Academy was punished the most. From the mountain chief to Zhixue, everyone was investigated and punished. There were only students left in the entire academy."
Duke Sheng Guogong stroked his beard proudly and glanced sideways at the three sons:
"From now on, our Sheng family, like the Zheng family, has our own academy, and the treatment in the academy is the same as that of a government school! Hahaha! Our family is becoming more and more different!
Now that the imperial edict has arrived and the procedures have been completed, we are waiting for the government to send the mountain chief to supervise the courtyard and ask a good master to take charge of the school! "
Sheng Xiangxun didn't expect that the Sheng family would have such an opportunity. Didn't his father always want to become a civil servant? Now it's hard for that circle to exclude their family.
"This is a good thing!"
Seeing that the three sons sincerely agreed, Duke Sheng Guo nodded happily: "Not only that, your Majesty also wants to distribute the beauties selected by the people to the ministers. Our family has the largest number."
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