Tao Cheng hurriedly stood up and said goodbye.

Xu Sizhun ordered Wang Shu to send him out.

When they reached the door, Tao Cheng quickly pulled out a small silver ingot from his sleeve and stuffed it into Wang Shu's hand. "Brother Wang, this is for your tea! In the future, please say a few good words for me in front of the prince."

The silver fell into Wang Shu's hand, and he weighed it subconsciously.

I never thought that he, a small farm manager, would spend five silver coins. How generous!

But Wang Shu didn't dare to answer it.

When he entered the mansion, his father had repeatedly warned him: "Don't be greedy for petty gains. When the day comes when you have to pay back your debt, you will know how serious it is. Not to mention your future, you may even lose your life."

"We are family, what are you doing, Steward Tao!" He stuffed the silver back and said, "The fourth young master is still waiting for my service, Steward Tao, take care, I won't see you off!" After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the house.

"Hey, brother Wang..." Tao Cheng called out, but seeing that Wang Shu didn't even turn his head, he curled his lips slightly and cursed softly, "What the hell?" He turned around to go out, but saw Li, a manager from the outer courtyard of the Xu family, walking towards him.

"Manager Li!" He immediately smiled and greeted him, "It's been a while since we last met. How are you? Have you finished eating the wild rabbit I brought you last time? If you have, I'll bring you two more." Then he stuffed the silver ingot that had not been given away just now into Manager Li's hand, "The prince suddenly called me into the mansion, and I came in a hurry and brought nothing. These two bottles of wine are my filial piety to you..."

This Tao Cheng is very perceptive.

For the sake of the prince's face, some harmless purchases in the mansion would sometimes be entrusted to him.

Manager Li laughed and put the silver into his sleeve naturally: "The Fourth Young Master is calling you to come in and talk again! Speaking of which, our Fourth Young Master is really a nostalgic person..." The two of them walked out shoulder to shoulder, talking very intimately, and naturally did not notice Wang Shu's sudden turn back and the gloomy face.

* * * * * *

Jing'er raised his eyelids quietly and saw that his father, lying on the drunkard's chair, was still reading a book. He pouted in disappointment and returned his gaze to the rice paper in front of him - these two days, he was trying to put aside the tracing paper and write big characters on the rice paper.

Xu Lingyi, who was reading a book, curled up the corners of his mouth slightly.

This little guy has been a little absent-minded for two days.

Is there any other trick?

If you don’t interact with children, you will never know how interesting they are.

Especially Jing'er.

He is always in high spirits, making you feel full of energy at a glance.

Thinking of this, Xu Lingyi put down the book in his hand and looked at his son quietly.

He looked like a child from the Xu family, taller than other children of the same age. He had black and shiny hair, and fair and rosy skin, but he took after Shiyi Niang. He sat there straight, staring at the rice paper in front of him, holding the brush with his wrist suspended and writing carefully on the paper. His rosy lips were a little tight, and there were a few beads of sweat on the tip of his beautiful nose. His expression was solemn and handsome because of his seriousness.

Xu Lingyi felt a vague sense of pride in his heart.

Feeling someone was watching him, Jing'er looked up.

The eyes of father and son met in the air.

"Jin'er!" Xu Lingyi smiled slightly and waved to his son, motioning him to come over to him.

Jing'er dropped his pen and ran to his father, but instead of standing there respectfully like Xu Sizun or Xu Sijie, he hugged Xu Lingyi's arm.

Xu Lingyi's heart softened, and his voice became softer: "What do you have to say to me?"

Brother Jing laughed: "Daddy knows!"

Xu Lingyi raised his eyebrows, as if to say, "Don't try to hide this from me."

"They all said that Fourth Brother is getting married..." Jing'er's expression was still somewhat tentative, "and he will move to the back of our house, so his place will be empty... Can I move in with Fourth Brother?"

Xu Lingyi was stunned and asked with a smile, "Why did you want to move in with Fourth Brother?"

Seeing his father's gentle expression, Jin Ge'er's voice became louder: "I don't want to live in the main courtyard. I want to live in the outer courtyard like my fourth and fifth brothers. Anyway, my fourth brother's courtyard is empty..." As he spoke, he shouted in dissatisfaction, "They always make a fuss. They tell mother when they see me jumping down from the corridor, and they tell mother when they see my sweaty back, and they tell mother when they see me and Chang'an practicing... Mother will scold me." At this point, he secretly regretted it. Dad knew that mother had scolded him, and might continue to scold him. Thinking of this, his voice lowered all the way, "I, I didn't mean it." He glanced at Xu Lingyi from the corner of his eye, "Sometimes when I'm in a hurry, I'll jump directly from the corridor into the yard and go out through the corridor... It's much shorter to go straight than to go around, and you told me that!" Seeing Xu Lingyi laughing, Jing'er's voice not only rose again, but also argued, "I'm practicing boxing with Master Pang now. How can I not sweat while practicing boxing? As for practicing with Chang'an, those little maids don't know, but don't you know either? If we don't practice, how can we react quickly when we meet an opponent..."

"Don't talk nonsense to me." Xu Lingyi pinched his son's nose. "If you were just sparring with Chang'an, why would your mother scold you?" He said, his expression serious, "If you want to move out, just say you want to move out. Don't make excuses for yourself, and don't put the blame on your mother. I tell you, your mother is not an ignorant woman. Since she scolded you, you must be wrong."

Jing'er's face turned red.

A servant came in and said, "My Lord, Wang Shu wants to see you!"

Xu Lingyi would not teach Jing'er a lesson in front of these servants.

He looked at Jing'er deeply and said in a deep voice, "Let him in!"

* * * * * *

Wei Zi and Mother Hang were talking to Xu Sizhun about moving: "...All the things have been put away in the back room. Here are the account books. Send someone to count them, and then you can seal them."

Because it was for his marriage, Xu Sizhun felt a little embarrassed. He called Biluo: "You and Wang Shu go and seal the two mothers together!"

Biluo looked at Xu Sizhun with a joyful smile, bent her knees and responded, then went to the back room with the two of them.

"Where did Wang Shu go?" Biluo waited for a long time but no one showed up.

Huo Qing laughed and said, "The young master asked him to see Steward Tao off... maybe Steward Tao took him out for a drink!"

Every time Steward Tao comes, he always tries to be attentive.

"Okay, you actually plotted against me behind my back." Before Huo Qing finished speaking, Wang Shu walked in with a smile, "I caught you red-handed this time!"

"The young master has been looking for you!" Huo Qing tried to divert Wang Shu's attention. "Where have you been? Come on, help us count the things that were moved from the late Madam's place, so that we can report back to the young master later!"

Wang Shu had something on his mind. He smiled and took the account book from Biluo: "Where did you guys point to..."

* * * * * *

The lady placed the agarwood rosary on the black lacquered table decorated with flower and bird patterns, making a rustling sound.

"Eleventh Lady is very generous." She took the teacup offered by Mother Du and took a sip gently. "For so many years, Yuan Niang's room has always been cleaned, and she would bring Zhun'er to pay respects every New Year and anniversary. Zhun'er is getting married soon, and if Miss Nine of the Jiang family sees us, she might think we are dissatisfied with Eleventh Lady, which would be bad. We might as well take this opportunity to renovate the room." After saying that, she thought for a while and suddenly stood up. "I think I should go to Zhun'er in person and tell him these things. Otherwise, he will have a knot in his heart."

Mother Du didn't dare to say a word. She smiled and helped the lady to go to Danbozhai together.

"...Mother has been gone for so many years," Xu Sizhun did not feel unhappy about this matter as the lady had imagined, "I am grown up now, not an ignorant child. I will not think that everyone has forgotten mother just because her residence has been rearranged..." At this point, he laughed, "Besides, it is me who lives there, not someone else. If mother were still alive, she would definitely be very happy!"

The lady nodded slightly, took Xu Sizhun's hand and sighed: "Our Zhun brother has really grown up!"

The grandparents and grandchildren talked for the whole afternoon before the lady went back.

Early the next morning, while he was still having breakfast, Xu Lingyi asked his personal servant to light the light and call him over.

Xu Sizhun was a little surprised.

Every morning, he was in the outer study, and Xu Lingyi was in the small study behind the outer study. If there was anything, he would just call him... Why didn't he wait for him to go to the outer study and call him home!

Xu Sizhun didn't even bother to have breakfast. He dropped his chopsticks and urged Biluo to help him change his clothes. He also guessed what his father was thinking: Was he talking to him about moving?

He hurried to the outer study.

Xu Lingyi stood on the steps of the outer study with his hands behind his back. Jing'er, wearing a bright red silk brocade robe, pulled at the corner of his father's clothes and looked at Xu Sizhun with curiosity.

Xu Sizhun was even more suspicious.

"Daddy!" He had just bowed his hands and saluted when Xu Lingyi stepped down the stairs: "Let's go out for a walk!"

Jing'er trotted behind Xu Lingyi.

Xu Sizun was stunned and followed him.

It was just daybreak and the streets were filled with maids sweeping the ground.

Everyone hurriedly stepped aside and bowed.

The gate of Xu's mansion had been opened long ago, and an inconspicuous black lacquered flat-roofed carriage was parked there.

Xu Lingyi got on the carriage and told the driver: "Go to Daxing."

With a wave of the whip, the carriage started to gallop.

Xu Sizhun was very surprised, and soon sat there straight, his eyes on his nose, his nose on his heart, looking like a noble young man from an aristocratic family.

Jing'er lay on Xu Lingyi's lap: "Dad, why do we have to go to Daxing? It takes a day to walk to Daxing. Should we have lunch in a restaurant?" At this point, he seemed very excited, "Dad, are we coming back today? Should we stay in an inn? I heard from Master Pang that the inn is very big, and they feed horses for guests and have food. On the way from Cangzhou to Yanjing, there is a very famous inn called Gaosheng Inn. The sorghum wine there is very strong..."

"Sit down!" Xu Lingyi grabbed his youngest son by the collar, "I brought you out here and you're still nagging..."

"I won't talk anymore, I won't talk anymore!" Jing'er quickly covered his mouth with both hands, and a vague voice came out from between his palms, "Daddy, take me with you next time you go out!"

Xu Sizun couldn't hold back any longer and laughed muffledly.

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Please read the updated version tomorrow at noon!

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