The news of the three children in Zhilan Courtyard soon reached Hao Yetang.
Zheng Xiu was so shocked that she was speechless. These three children were so bold that they just went there? And behaved like that?
She tried to calm down and asked Minghui who was the messenger, "Are all your words true?"
Minghui replied, "I dare not act rashly. The three young masters said so. The servants of Hao Yetang conveyed it personally."
"They are so bold! Where are they now?"
Minghui said, "The second and third young masters did not return to the study. I heard from the servants that they seemed to have gone to the garden."
"Let someone bring them to me first and say that I said it. If they don't even listen to me, they don't have to come here anymore!"
Minghui responded and went out quickly.
Not long after, Xue Shao, Xue Mian and Zheng Yu all came to Hao Yetang obediently.
The three of them played in the garden for a long time, sweating and with red cheeks. After entering Hao Yetang, they all lowered their heads and did not speak.
Zheng Xiu was angry and helpless, "Aren't you still very capable when you were with Mr. Zou? Why do you become quails now? Didn't you go to the garden to play? Why, are you in a good mood?"
The three of them lowered their heads and looked at their noses.
"Ayu, you are the oldest, tell me, why did you offend Mr. Zou?" The three children have been under her nose for a long time, and she doesn't believe that these three people would do this for no reason.
Zheng Yu pretended to be obedient and said, "Sister, please calm down. We really know we are wrong. Father and brother-in-law are going to punish us soon. You must not beg for us." Xue
Shao also said, "Mom, don't be angry. We are wrong and we will be punished."
The two admitted their mistakes with a good attitude, and Zheng Xiu's anger subsided by half.
"Since you know that what you did is wrong, why did you do that?"
Xue Mian said, "Aunt, I came up with the idea, so I should be the first to be punished."
Zheng Xiu looked at him again, and Xue Mian continued, "We, we just don't want Mr. Zou to choose us as his disciples, and we don't want to leave home..."
Zheng Xiu understood, but still said, "If you have your own ideas, you can negotiate with the adults. How can you be so rude to Mr. Zou?"
Xue Mian muttered in a low voice, "It's useless to say it. When will your adults listen to us?"
Zheng Yu also said, "Yes, sister, besides you, who else in the family will discuss things with us and care about our ideas?"
"Then you shouldn't do that." Zheng Xiu looked at them helplessly, "Hurry up and come with me now to give gifts and apologize to Mr. Zou before things get out of hand."
The three children looked at each other, and no one said a word.
Zheng Xiu raised her voice and said, "What? You don't want to listen to me, right?"
"I won't go, second aunt. If Mr. Zou takes a fancy to me, I will be in trouble. I don't want to leave home. My mother is still sick. I can't ignore her!" Xue Mian's eyes became red as he spoke. Zheng
Xiu laughed at his self-righteousness, but felt sorry for what he said later - his mother was still sick.
"Mian brother, have you ever thought that if the princess knew that you were naughty in front of Mr. Zou, would she be angry again?"
Xue Mian was silent. His mother would definitely be angry, which would be very bad for her recovery.
Zheng Xiu added: "Just listen to us. Don't worry. Mr. Zou is not unreasonable. He knows that you are unwilling and will not force you. You should follow me to pay compensation and apologize first, so that the punishment you receive will be lighter when the time comes to settle the score."
"Really?" The three children asked in unison. They all knew that they should pay compensation and apologize, but they still couldn't help but worry that Mr. Zou would take them away from home.
"Really, I'm not lying to you." Zheng Xiu said seriously.
The three children nodded and agreed to go with her.
Zheng Xiu did not delay and immediately took them back to Zhilan Courtyard.
Zheng Ren was still talking about learning with Mr. Zou, but he was embarrassed because of the noise made by the three children in front of him, so he was a little distracted.
Zheng Xiu arrived at Zhilan Courtyard and asked the servant to report first.
Mr. Zou smiled and said, "Let them all in."
Zheng Ren couldn't help but frowned, "They must have something to do, don't blame them for bothering you."
"It's no problem." Mr. Zou smiled. At his age, he traveled around and had seen a lot of interesting people and things, but these three children were rarely interesting.
Zheng Xiu and his group were led into the house by the servant. Zheng Xiu took the lead and bowed to Mr. Zou. The three children didn't dare to be naughty anymore, and they all stood behind and bowed properly.
"Mr. Zou, please forgive me. The three children were a little naughty. They made trouble in front of you today. I hope you
can forgive them." Mr. Zou was still talking and laughing, and said in a very amiable way: "These three children really did it on purpose. I was wondering why they were afraid that I would not remember them and did not forget to introduce themselves when taking them away." Then he waved at them.
Zheng Xiu also winked at them, and the three children walked forward with their heads down.
Zheng Ren said: "Ah Xiu, what's going on?"
Zheng Xiu explained: "They heard that Mr. Zou was going to select disciples to join the family, and they were afraid that they would have to leave home if they were selected, so they..."
"Nonsense!" Zheng Ren scolded with a dark face. Children are simple-minded, but in Zheng Ren's opinion, he never thought that they would give up such a great opportunity and dare to be so clever in front of Mr. Zou!
Mr. Zou smiled and nodded, "I see. Jingxing, don't be angry. Children are still young, and it's common for them not to want to leave their families."
Jingxing is Zheng Ren's name.
After Mr. Zou spoke, Zheng Ren didn't say anything else, but just looked at Zheng Yu deeply, which made Zheng Yu shudder.
Xue Mian was the youngest but the bravest. He spoke first, "Mr. Zou, I know you are very knowledgeable and there are countless people who want to be your disciples. But I really can't leave. My mother just got a serious illness and I still have to be filial to her."
Mr. Zou nodded seriously, "That's right." He turned to Zheng Yu and Xue Shao and asked, "What about you? What are you doing?"
Zheng Yu said, "Mr. Zou, I, I haven't seen my sister for a long time. I just came to the capital with my father recently. I don't want to be separated from my sister."
Zheng Ren's face darkened even more. This brat, you can't bear to leave your sister, right? You can't bear to leave your father? ""I, I..." Xue Shao scratched his head, not knowing what to say for a moment. He didn't seem to have any special reason, he just didn't want to leave home.
Zheng Xiu helped and said, "A Shao used to wander outside with his father for many years. He just came back home in recent years and gradually settled down. Therefore, he misses home very much. Please forgive him."
Mr. Zou laughed and asked the three of them, "Do you know? If you follow me, what you will gain in the future may be unimaginable now. Knowledge, fame, honor... are all good things that people are eager for. It's just that we have been away from home for more than ten years, but we can get so many things in return. You have to think carefully..."
"We don't want it. Nothing is more important than family!" Xue Shao said. His mother had just expressed his thoughts.
Zheng Yu also said: "Yes, family is the most important."
Xue Mian was unwilling to be left behind, and said seriously: "Me too."
Mr. Zou nodded and smiled: "Okay, I hope that when you grow up, you can keep your original aspirations."
Seeing that Mr. Zou was no longer angry, Zheng Xiu finally put her heart back in her stomach.
"Then we won't bother you, sir. "Zheng Xiu bowed and said goodbye. The three children also bowed and followed Zheng Xiu closely.
Zheng Ren bowed his hands and apologized, "It's okay for Zheng to extinguish the fire. I'm sorry to make you laugh."
Mr. Zou shook his head indifferently, "They are all good children. You have brought them up very well."
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