An Mingxuan turned around and saw that it was his father. He quickly stood up and bowed respectfully: "Son greets father..."
"Well, what have you learned recently?" An Zhongtao asked casually.
"Father, the teacher is talking about the Doctrine of the Mean recently..."
An Zhongtao nodded slightly: "After all, I'm in school, and my way of speaking and acting is different..."
"Yes, I also find it strange. Mingxuan has made rapid progress in the past six months. He seems to have suddenly become smart. He came back yesterday and talked to me about books for a while. I don't understand what he was talking about. Mingxuan, by the way, if you don't understand anything in the book, please ask your father..." Lian Jinrong winked at An Mingxuan.
Seeing this, An Mingxuan stepped forward, holding the book and said, "Father, I have never understood this sentence in the book very well: A gentleman should act according to his position and not be dissatisfied with it. If he is born rich, he should act in a rich and noble way; if he is born poor, he should act in a poor and humble way. What I understand is that a gentleman should follow the trend of the times and do everything in accordance with the situation at the time. He should follow the will of heaven. I wonder if this is right?"
An Zhongtao laughed when he heard it: "You explained it very well. This sentence really means that when a person is rich and noble, he should behave like a rich man, and when he is poor and humble, he should behave like a poor man. If he can do this, he can be called a gentleman."
"Then father, I am now the general's son, so I should act with the magnanimity of my father, is that what you mean?" An Mingxuan said with a smile.
"Yes! That's very true." An Zhongtao smiled even more broadly, "Xuan'er, at this age, can already think about these things, and can draw inferences from one example to another. He is a teachable kid..."
An Mingxuan did not show any joy when he was praised, but said modestly: "My son only saw the tip of the iceberg..."
"The more I talk, the more modest you become. Well, let's stop here today and go downstairs to play for a while." An Zhongtao patted his shoulder, and this time An Mingxuan really ran downstairs happily.
After he left, An Zhongtao turned around and looked at Lian Jinrong: "It's rare that Mingxuan has achieved such success. It seems that you have put a lot of effort into it."
"I am deeply afraid that I have delayed Mingxuan's development. Although he is not very smart, he is thoughtful after all. So I have to tell him that your father is a general who protects the country. You cannot bring glory to the general's mansion, and you must not bring shame to the general's mansion. This is the most important thing."
"I don't think it's possible for him to be embarrassed. If he continues to develop the way he is now, maybe one day Mingxuan will really bring us glory." An Zhongtao said with relief in his tone.
Recently, things happening in the mansion have really made him happy. An Yanran is more well-behaved than before, and An Mingxuan is making him more and more satisfied. It seems that the child has grown up and is giving him all kinds of surprises.
An Qingran knew what her father was thinking and that her mother was unhappy. She told her mother at the time that the matter was left to her and that she would handle it, but her mother didn't quite believe it.
She said this because she knew that her mother would not be willing to recognize An Yanran as the legitimate daughter, and her aunt would be even more dissatisfied. She did not mean it so simply. It was obvious that her father had taken her words out of context.
An Qingran was sitting in the yard, twisting the willow flute in her hands with a leisurely look on her face. Honeysuckle was mending a rattan mat beside her, preparing to spread it in the yard for coolness when summer came.
Neither the master nor the servant spoke a word.
Only the occasional bird calls could be heard, and An Qingran thought of her monkey and burst into laughter: "Rosewood, do you still remember our monkey?"
"Remember, did you see it again when you went to Yuehua Temple this time?"
"No, I think it was frightened and it really doesn't dare to get close to people... By the way, how is Qiaojie now?"
"Qiaojie? Why did you suddenly ask about her? She has nothing to do with monkeys."
"No, but she is just like Monkey. I'm afraid she doesn't have a good impression of me... Later, when you go to serve the meal, do something for me." When An Qingran said this, she lowered her voice. After listening, Rendong nodded and promised to complete it.
Lanxiao Pavilion.
Qiaojie put down the tray in her hand, looked at Lian Jinrong and said, "Madam, I heard something, and you must know about it."
Lian Jinrong looked at the four dishes and one soup and was very satisfied. She looked relaxed and asked, "What's going on? Why are you so nervous?"
Recently, because of the general's favor, her food standards have been improved.
"Madam, I just saw Ren Dong. She was chatting with someone else. She didn't say anything when she saw me. But she didn't know that the girl she was chatting with, Xiao Hong, was my friend, so I asked her about it. It turned out that the general wanted to make the second young lady a legitimate daughter..."
"Isn't this a good thing?" Lian Jinrong said with a frown.
"No, what she meant was that the general wanted the second young lady to recognize the mistress as her legal mother, which means that from now on, the second young lady will no longer have you as her mother..." Qiaojie finally finished her words.
Lian Jinrong was stunned, and slowly a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Did you hear it clearly?"
"I heard it clearly, and it seems that Honeysuckle is not a talkative person. Obviously, she wants you to know."
"Huh? You little girl are quite capable. You can think in such a roundabout way..." Lian Jinrong looked at her, very surprised.
"I dare not say that I have any ability, but I always think about you, Madam."
"Don't call me Madam, I'm still just a concubine." There was sadness in Lian Jinrong's eyes.
She didn't expect that the general would give her another explanation for this matter.
That won't work.
She couldn't lose her daughter.
Qiaojie asked her what to do, but Lian Jinrong just gritted her teeth and said nothing. She had only one thought in her mind now: as long as Lian Jinyu was alive, she would never get what she wanted.
She has been in the General's Mansion for more than ten years and has been in power for more than ten years. Everyone is respectful to her and afraid of her. But now, she will never let go so easily.
When Qiaojie saw the expression on her master's face, she knew that there was going to be a good show to watch.
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Shouwang Mansion.
Dongfang Ruoxue was sitting on the swing in a daze.
Dongfang Run came forward, without saying a word, just leaning quietly against the phoenix tree next to him, looking at his sister, also in a daze.
Dongfang Ruoxue came back to her senses: "Brother? Are you okay?"
"Oh, it's okay... By the way, have you contacted An Qingran recently?" Dongfang Run said casually.
"An Qingran?" Dongfang Ruoxue's eyes lit up. She felt as if she had sensed something. "Why did my brother suddenly think of asking about An Qingran?"
Could it be that my brother has An Qingran in his heart?
Yes, every time I went to Yuehua Temple, my brother would go with me when he heard that An Qingran was going there. Otherwise, when had my brother ever gone out with me? He was like a free and easy wandering cloud and now he actually mentioned her again. There was something going on.
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