Chapter 3275: The Si family members are all good at speaking
After a while, chairs were brought in and the three of them sat down.
However, Zhu Chengjun just sat down, then he shyly got down from the chair, ran to the old uncle and called sweetly: "Uncle, hold me."
Nan Yan couldn't help but feel a soreness in her teeth.
On the way here, she kept telling her son to act like a spoiled child in front of the old uncle. She knew very well that no matter how hard-hearted one was, those who had fought their way through thousands of troops would always crave the warmth of this world when they got older, especially when faced with such a well-behaved junior. It would be difficult for anyone to refuse. But she didn't expect that this kid was addicted to acting like a spoiled child.
In fact, it is no wonder. He has never enjoyed the love of the older generation since he was born. Although Nan Yan loves him, most of her energy is still spent following Zhu Feng. Her son is left to be taken care of by others, and Zhu Feng loves him more. It is rare for this child to meet someone who likes his coquettishness, so naturally he has to act coquettishly to the fullest.
What's more, there was Nan Yan's prior instructions.
The old uncle had obviously never encountered such a scene before. He was stunned for a moment, then looked at the little Chengjun who stretched out his arms to him with a hopeful look on his face. After thinking for a moment, he finally smiled and said, "Okay."
After saying that, he picked him up and placed him on his knees.
Nan Yan immediately said, "How rude! Uncle, don't pay any attention to him!"
As he said that, he glared at Xiao Chengjun.
The old uncle placed the child on his knees and said with a smile, "It's okay. It's rare that this child doesn't feel shy with me."
Little Chengjun sat on his knees and stuck out his tongue at Nan Yan.
After everyone was seated, the old uncle raised his head and said to Nan Yan, "I wonder what the Imperial Concubine has come here for this time..."
Before he could finish his words, Nan Yan interrupted him and said, "Uncle, please don't call me 'Niangniang'."
The old prince raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at her.
Nan Yan said earnestly, "Uncle has come this time to present such an important gift to the Emperor. Others may see him as performing a great service for the Emperor, but I only see the bond of kinship. Uncle has been a monk for so many years, so he's naturally long since given up fame and fortune. If it weren't for this bond, how could he have returned to the secular world?"
The old uncle didn't say anything, but his eyes were obviously softer.
Nan Yan continued, "So, I brought this child here to meet his great uncle, and I also came to meet my uncle just to chat about family matters. If I were to mention the Empress, it would be too formal."
“…”
The old uncle was silent for a long time.
Only the hand that he was holding little Chengjun was held in by little Chengjun, who was twisting his fingers and playing with them. This feeling was indeed very homely and close. Even though he had been practicing asceticism for more than ten years and thought he had become indifferent to many things, he still couldn't help feeling a little warmth passing from the child's fingertips to his own fingertips, and then slowly melting into his heart.
When he looked at Nan Yan again, there was a complex emotion in his eyes. He was no longer as polite and distant as before. Instead, he looked Nan Yan up and down.
That look was filled with a bit of complicated emotions.
Then, he chuckled and said, "Your words really leave me speechless. Are all the people in your Si family so eloquent?"
“…”
Nan Yan was suddenly stunned.
It was not until this time that she suddenly remembered that since the old uncle had followed Emperor Gao to conquer the world and had served in the court for a period of time after the founding of the country, he must be very familiar with her father and uncle, the two brothers of the Si family.
Damn it, she didn't even notice such an important relationship.
Probably because, as soon as the old uncle arrived, he proposed to give Zhu Feng a gust of east wind, which touched the softest spot in his and her hearts, and solved their urgent needs. So last night, she and Zhu Feng were thinking about the things in front of them all, and did not think about such a simple relationship.
When Nan Yan looked up again, there was a more solemn look in her eyes as she looked at the old uncle.
She smiled cautiously and said, "Uncle, do you still remember what happened in the past?"
The old uncle smiled and said, "Although people say that becoming a monk and practicing Taoism means being reborn as a human being, even if it is a rebirth as a human being, my previous life is still vivid in my mind and I have never forgotten it for a moment."
There was a glint in Nan Yan's eyes.
She whispered, "Well, how much does my uncle remember about the past?"
The old uncle smiled and played with the little Chengjun in his arms with his hands while saying, "I have served in the court for many years. Although I have become a monk, I have retained a good habit."
Nan Yan didn't know why he suddenly changed the subject and asked, "What is it?"
The old uncle laughed and said, "Exactly. I remember everything I should remember, and forget everything I shouldn't remember."
Nan Yan was stunned.
The old uncle continued, "It's just like an official. He will say what he should say sooner or later, but he won't say a single word of what he shouldn't say."
“…”
Having said that, there is nothing Nan Yan doesn’t understand.
Not only did she understand what the old uncle meant, she also vaguely sensed that the old uncle seemed to be aware of her life experience.
Not only was he not completely ignorant, he had just deliberately mentioned "someone from the Si family" in front of him, obviously hinting at something. But at the same time, he also said that what should be said would be said sooner or later, and not a single word that should not be said would be revealed. This was obviously an attempt to hold him hostage.
Nan Yan suddenly felt a sense of unease.
Although she brought little Chengjun here and successfully entered the old prince's room, the old prince took her under his control with just one sentence.
As expected... he was the one who once followed Emperor Gao to conquer the world.
Even though he has been a monk for so many years, he has not lost his skills.
Just as she was lost in thought, Xiao Chengjun's voice rang in her ears: "Mother, Mother!"
Nan Yan suddenly came back to her senses: "Huh?"
She saw her son sitting on the old uncle's lap, pouting and looking at her: "What are you thinking about, mother? I'm calling you."
Nan Yan finally cheered up: "What's wrong?"
Xiao Chengjun said, "I want to take my uncle out shopping."
"What?"
Nan Yan was stunned, but the old uncle had already stood up with him in his arms, saying with a smile, "This is my first time in Handongwei as well. I heard that since His Majesty opened up the northwest gate, this place has changed a lot. It's a good thing that His Royal Highness the Prince of Han is here with me, so I can go and see for myself."
Then he looked at Nan Yan and said, "Is it okay?"
Nan Yan smiled.
Since the old uncle had just said that, his original plan to come here to get some information would probably not be easy to implement. It would be better to let Cheng Jun take him out for a walk. If he could let his guard down, maybe he could get something out of him.
So he smiled and said, "Of course. I'll ask someone to prepare it right away."
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