General Guan was so angry that he laughed. His old wife had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem and thought it was just a prank between children.
"Oh, you said that if I apologize, they will definitely accept it? Our Guan Mansion may not have such a big face. I am just a second-rank general, and an old man who has been idle at home for a long time.
The Qiao family is prosperous, and old lady Qiao is a second-rank official. These little brats have no chance of causing any big trouble. Otherwise, do you think she can still stand here intact?
I just saw that you are a useless guy who likes to show off, so I don't care about it!"
"Well, the Qiao family can't be so arrogant, right? After all, we all live in the capital, and we'll see each other every day. We should at least give each other some face!"
"The prince and his grandson are also in the capital with us. Will they give us some face? Stop flattering yourself. If you are wrong, you should admit it. You are always so caring for the child without knowing right from wrong. This is harming him. How many more years can we protect him?"
"this......"
Seeing his old wife speechless after being rebuked, General Guan couldn't bear it anymore.
Ever since the accident of the eldest son and his wife, the old wife placed all her regrets for her eldest son on the birth of her eldest grandson, and she loves him especially hard.
Over the years, she has been eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha in the back house. She rarely cares about things outside the house. It is normal that she does not understand the changes in the situation outside. After all, she is his old wife who has been with him all the way, and the two have always had a good relationship. He patiently explained it to her. It is better to say that he is speaking to his eldest grandson beside him rather than to his old wife.
"Haven't the servants in our mansion found out everything? No sooner had Qiao Zhuangyuan and her mother left the palace than they came to the academy. Then the King of Qi sent someone to inquire about the matter. Otherwise, why do you think those families suddenly dared not say a word?"
You are such a brainless grandson, and you still dare to jump around! If the Qiao family mentions this to His Majesty, he will have no hope in this life. "
Their Guan family was also considered a military family in the previous dynasty. They were originally prosperous and large. However, the older the last emperor got, the more suspicious he became of the military family.
The old general had five brothers of his generation, and each of them worked diligently to defend the territory for the previous dynasty. But in the end, except for the young himself, all of them died on the battlefield, which meant they had fulfilled their duties and missions as military generals.
What is even more chilling is that when the Northern Rong invaded, they massacred the noble families and the common people in Jiangcheng, forcing the last emperor to abandon the city and flee. It was he who protected the last emperor halfway into the Weicheng and repelled the Northern Rong. He was considered to have worked hard and made great contributions to protecting his master, but he could not resist the slander of the villains. He ended up with his property confiscated and imprisoned.
The charge was even more absurd and ridiculous. Just because Beirong was deep in the hinterland of the city territory that their Guan family had previously guarded, their family was accused of treason and collaborating with the enemy.
But the last emperor didn't think about it, but the people guarding that piece of land were the brothers of the former imperial concubine, and they were no longer the generals of their Guan family.
The other party was just trying to shift all the blame onto others in order to escape punishment. But with such a ridiculous reason, the foolish last emperor did not even investigate and directly raided their mansion.
If it weren't for the current emperor, who is still the Grand Marshal, who went against the majority's opinion and pleaded for them, the grass on the graves of everyone in the Guan family would have grown several feet high.
When the late emperor raised the banner of rebellion, I joined him without hesitation.
After this blow, the Guanfu had already gone into decline in the turmoil of more than 20 years. The clan members were alienated, some died, some scattered. It had long lost its former glory.
He and his wife depended on each other for survival and had two sons and one daughter.
The eldest son completely inherited his strengths. He was a good candidate for military commander. He followed the late emperor in his teens and fought all the way to the south and the north. His future was bright. However, he was unlucky and fate played tricks on him. He eventually fell just before the attack on the capital.
At that time, the daughter-in-law was already in poor health and had a deep love for her son. She fell ill after the blow and dragged her body to endure for half a year, but finally passed away! The second son was born not to like swords and guns, so he chose the path of a civil servant and married a girl from a civil servant family. He and he were born to have no common ground.
But he was also very hardworking. He passed the imperial examination with his own ability and was sent to work as a minor official. Now, with the help of his father-in-law, he has become a governor of a place. On the contrary, he has become more distant from his parents.
Since he could no longer rely on his son, General Guan put all his energy into raising his six-year-old grandson.
But the big tree that I watered every day finally produced such a bitter fruit!
As soon as Guan Qingyun returned to her mother's home, she heard her old father educating her eldest nephew.
"Dad, are you still worried about Jianze and the Qiao family?"
"Why are you back during such a strange time of the year?" The old couple were shocked. Why did their daughter suddenly return to her parents' home without telling them first? Did they have a fight?
"My husband heard about Jianze's situation in the academy and asked me to come back to see him!" The husband Guan Qingyun was referring to was Pei Xinshu, the Supervisor of the Imperial Household. He was also present when the servants of the Qiao Mansion reported the incident. After a little inquiry, she knew the whole story.
"How did this get to his ears? This...you two didn't have a fight over this, did you?" Although the old couple loved their grandson, they didn't want their daughter to be implicated.
"No, don't worry, Dad. My husband said that since Old Madam Qiao said it was just a quarrel between children, then the Qiao family has truly let it go. But Dalang's temper needs to be managed. If we continue to let him go like this, he will get into trouble sooner or later."
General Guan said with some distress, "I know that I am worried about this. I am not trying to boost others' ambitions and destroy my own prestige. Haven't you seen those boys from the Qiao family? They are really likable."
Guan Qingyun smiled and said, "Our Jianze is not bad, but he is a little bit simple-minded. As the saying goes, those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black. If he plays with that smart kid more, maybe he can become more thoughtful."
Madam Guan rolled her eyes at her and said, "You make it sound easy, but it's easier said than done. Look at the students in this school, they are bullying him like a fool."
"Mother, this man is so far away and yet so close to us. He is the only child of Marquis Xiaoyao's family. He was so naughty before, but now he has changed completely, like a prodigal son. Daddy must have heard about this when he went out recently!"
Guan Qingyun reminded him. General Guan just remembered that it was no wonder that Xiaoyao Hou was usually so stingy, but he often invited them to drink tea, and he had a strong young man with black charcoal hair by his side.
If he hadn't introduced himself with a big grin, I really wouldn't have dared to associate that guy with the weak little bully from before.
Judging from Xu Can's appearance, it's not an exaggeration to say that he has returned from a disaster! I heard that it seems to be related to the Qiao family. At that time, they thought it was an excuse made by Xiaoyao Hou to fool them, but now it seems that there may be something wrong!
Thinking of this, the old man suddenly had an idea.
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