14 It's similar
Not long after Xiao Tingyun returned home, she heard the old Marquis Xiao Qu sent someone to ask her to go to the study.
Speaking of which, Old Marquis Xiao does treat Xiao Tingyun differently from his other grandchildren.
Xiao Tingyun can enter the study of Lord Xiao at will, but others cannot.
Old Marquis Xiao also made his partiality known, and anyone who dared to say anything would be separated from him and allowed to live on his own.
Anyway, their Xiao family doesn't have any so-called family motto. At worst, Xiao Ding will just revise the family tree which has only a few pages.
Xiao Tingyun took Lanzhi to the study of Old Marquis Xiao.
The old butler Huang Ping was waiting for her. As soon as she appeared, he came forward with a smile, "Miss San, you are here. The Marquis is waiting for you."
"Uncle Huang, has grandpa been drinking secretly these days?" Xiao Tingyun asked with a smile.
Huang Ping's smile froze, and his fluent expression just now seemed to be tongue-tied, "Um... Regarding this matter, the Marquis, I guess... probably... maybe..."
"Xiao Yun!" A sudden and bright shout came from the audience.
This sound was like the sound of nature. Huang Ping breathed a sigh of relief. Don't blame me if he doesn't come again...
Xiao Tingyun raised his eyebrows when he saw this.
A sturdy old man with gray hair and a long beard walked out of the study. He was Xiao Qu, the old marquis of the Xiao family.
Although he is almost 70 years old, he is still energetic, tall and strong, with a pair of bright and dark eyes.
"Greetings to grandfather, best wishes for the best!" Xiao Tingyun bowed respectfully.
When Xiao Qu heard this, he stopped and felt something was wrong!
There's a trap!
"Haha, Xiaoyun is becoming more and more thoughtful." Xiao Qu mustered up his energy to face his granddaughter.
Xiao Tingyun smiled, "Grandpa's affairs will definitely be of great concern to me."
"Okay, okay... okay..." Xiao Qu said okay while winking at Huang Ping and his face twitching.
He always felt that there was a hint of threat in the words "pay more attention to it".
Huang Ping looked at the Marquis who was about to sprain his eyes, and immediately realized, "Oh, Miss San, the Marquis is looking for you for something, you just came back and you are not feeling well, why don't you go in and sit down and rest."
"Ah... yes! Come in and sit down first!" Xiao Qu smoothed his long beard with his hand, put one hand behind his back, and immediately continued the conversation.
He strode towards the study with big strides, and there was a hint of escape in his expression.
Huang Ping: My Lord, you are the head of the family! ! !
Huang Ping happily sent the person in and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Don't mention it, he's also quite scared...
In the study, there was an armchair where Xiao Tingyun sat quietly, holding a cup of tea in his hand and taking two sips quietly.
The old marquis opposite had his strong body crammed into a stool, looking aggrieved. Xiao Qu touched his long beard awkwardly and coughed lightly twice.
Xiao Tingyun raised his eyes and asked with concern, "Is grandpa feeling unwell?"
"No, no!" Xiao Qu immediately replied seriously.
Xiao Tingyun chuckled, "It seems that asking Grandfather to stop drinking has worked. Grandfather hasn't been feeling unwell these days."
When Xiao Qu heard this, he quickly retorted, "Actually, I'm still a little uncomfortable today, and I can't just stop drinking!"
Climb——
The teacup was slowly put down, making a slight sound when it touched the ground. Xiao Tingyun stopped smiling and frowned slightly.
Click——
As soon as Xiao Qu saw her like this, he knew something was wrong!
"As expected, you are still feeling unwell. Uncle Huang asked me to persuade you just now, saying that you drank a lot of alcohol yesterday and you felt uncomfortable for a long time today. It seems that... you have adapted to moderate drinking now, so you should stop drinking completely in the future!"
It’s completely broken!
Break it off...
Xiao Qu's scalp tingled when he heard this. He was furious, and his beard was flying. "This old guy only knows how to tell on me! I'll skin him alive!!"
"Isn't it just a pound of wine? Is it so serious?"
"I!——" Xiao Qu wanted to say something, but suddenly he saw Xiao Tingyun staring at him with a smile.
I knew I was fooled!
Xiao Qu changed his expression, smiled and said, "Grandfather was wrong."
Xiao Tingyun was helpless, "How come Grandfather has learned to lie now? Drinking is drinking, it's not appropriate for Grandfather to be seen like this."
Xiao Qu was completely depressed by what he said. The big guy looked aggrieved and muttered softly, "How could other people see this..."
After all, I am the head of the family and your grandfather!
All three sons in the family are very respectful to him, and even His Majesty has to give him some face.
When I got in front of this granddaughter, I felt like a child being scolded. How embarrassing...
Xiao Tingyun opened his mouth, feeling somewhat helpless.
"What does Grandfather want to see me for?"
Xiao Qu thought of his own affairs, straightened his back suddenly, and his expression became much more serious.
"After the court session today, your father and I were suddenly left behind."
Xiao Tingyun's face froze, "What did your Majesty say?"
At this point, Xiao Qu's face looked a little strange, "His Majesty asked your father, and he remembered that your father was a third place winner in the imperial examination."
Xiao Tingyun:? ? ?
Did Xiao Tingyun feel a little confused?
After all this time, Your Majesty just asked this?
"Why ask this, father?"
Xiao Qu was also puzzled. "Your father said yes at the time, but His Majesty looked at your father again and again, and said something inexplicably - they are similar???"
Xiao Qu didn't say what that look was like... like choosing a concubine, inexplicably gentle.
He had never seen such a gentle look on His Majesty.
Although His Majesty does not look scary, and can be considered as one of the rare handsome men in the Great Qi, and is usually kind to others, he is never sincere to me. He has a bit of the coldness and indifference of an emperor, and although he is a natural descendant of a noble family, he has many thundering methods, and can decide life and death while chatting and laughing.
Especially in the past three or four years, he has become even more unfathomable and can see into people's hearts at a glance.
"I see your father is also stunned. He must be very scared." Xiao Qu laughed at his own son with some pride.
Xiao Tingyun laughed and said that the old man must have exaggerated when he said her father was seriously frightened.
Her father was a scholar who won the imperial examination. He was a man of great potential, elegant and easy-going. How could he be so frightened?
However, your majesty's behavior is indeed puzzling.
"Your Majesty...what does this mean?" Xiao Tingyun's eyes were confused.
Xiao Qu shook his head and said seriously, "I don't know what your majesty means. I asked your father, and he has never done anything against his conscience."
Does this sound like something your dad would say?
Xiao Tingyun was helplessly amused by the old man and couldn't help but defend his father, "How could father say such a shameless thing? I guess he meant that you and father are somewhat similar."
Unexpectedly, when Xiao Qu heard this, his brows immediately stood up, and he said with disdain, "Your father looks like a woman, only your mother doesn't dislike him. He looks like your grandmother, not me."
Looking at my granddaughter's face, she looks similar to my son.
However, the face that is not pleasing to the eye on my son's face looks beautiful no matter how you look at it on my granddaughter's face!
She is worthy of being Xiao Qu’s granddaughter!
Xiao Qu didn't think much about it. After all, His Majesty had never seen Ayun, so how could he know whether the father and daughter looked alike.
No one expected that the old man would reveal the truth at this time...
When he thought about this incident later, the old man wanted to slap himself twice.
I have to say that sometimes, the truth is just a question away, which may bring about an unexpected butterfly effect...
"No matter what my father said, he was the third place in the imperial examination chosen by the late emperor. How could he be so unbearable in my grandfather's words?" Xiao Tingyun was speechless.
No matter what, he doesn't look like a girl. It's just that his grandfather, uncle and third uncle are all strong and burly, and even his third uncle is tall and strong.
The only thing is that my father was born to be elegant and refined, just like my grandmother. He lacked the aura of a military commander and had more of the elegance of a scholar. Standing among the elders in the family, he seemed a little out of place.
Xiao Qu waved his hands. He didn’t care whether it looked good or not. He didn’t like to watch it anyway!
As he was thinking, Xiao Qu suddenly had a bold idea and turned around to speak.
"Could it be that your father got into some romantic trouble outside and His Majesty found out? Could it be that His Majesty saw the girl he kept outside and came here to warn your father in various ways, but was afraid that your father would be secretive and refuse to listen, so he called me over to be reprimanded!"
The more Xiao Qu thought about it, the more he became confused. "If it's true, I'll break his legs!"
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