The old lady put down her son's letter and called someone to wait for the pen and ink.

Holding the pen, the old man only felt tinnitus and dazzled, and he didn't know how to write for a while.

It is definitely not okay to resign from the office, and at this juncture, in the eyes of others, it will become a "grudge". The emperor is jealous of the Nian family, if someone takes eye medicine, as soon as this fold is on, the Nian family will have another crime.

The second son is a feudal official, and the other daughter is a noble concubine, who is extremely rich and noble, and the old man is panicked.

Because of the second son's arrogant surname, he was somewhat prepared for today's result, and he was not surprised, but he didn't expect it to be so tragic.

The second son is in a desperate situation, and the daughter is sick and sick.

Harem woman, grace is in the emperor's thoughts.

If the emperor still has the slightest pity for the concubine, he will not show any mercy to the Nian family when she is seriously ill.

Falling out of favor and the family's disaster, how can the concubine be weak, how can she afford this?

The second son and daughter are all in the game, only the eldest son Xiyao, who is generous and scheming, may be able to escape.

How could the old lady let her eldest son enter the game at this time?

The old man sighed, and wrote with a pen: "The word is long Xiyao, family affairs are always safe, you don't think about family affairs, be diligent and errand, and reward the emperor's kindness......"

He had only written two lines when he saw a maid come in and say, "Old lady, the three young masters in the second room are here, and they will see you under the corridor." ”

The old lady frowned and said, "Call them in." ”

The maid responded, and then followed up with three young people, who were Nian Qianyao's second son Nian Xing, the third son Nian Fu, and the adopted son Nian Chao.

Among these grandchildren, only Nian Fu was in Beijing earlier, and when Nian Qianyao went to Beijing last year, he brought his second son Nian Xing and his adopted son Nian Chao.

Now, not only is the young man a knight, but the three of them have also served as Beijing officials.

Nian Xing is the deputy commander of the four products, Nian Fu is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple of the four products, and Nian is the Xiao riding school of the six products.

The three sons are all officials, and they are placed in other people's homes, which is a supreme grace; The Nian family, which is in turmoil, is more like a child, and it is all the adult sons of Nian Qianyao, and he does not let go of his adopted son.

Nian Xing was tired, Nian Fu was anxious, and Nian was a little confused and helpless.

After greeting the old lady, Nian Fu spoke first: "Grandfather, my father is in a worrying situation, and there is a rumor outside, saying that the emperor is going to take my father's title next...... If so...... If that's the case......" As he spoke, he was already choked.

If the title is still there, even if it is really enough to ask for guilt, there will still be a buffer; If you really become white, what can you use to atone for sin?

In the officialdom, there is no shortage of people who praise the high and the low.

In the early years, when the emperor relied on the Nian family, there were voices of Goethe and praise everywhere; Now that the emperor is tired of the Nian family, there are many people waiting to fall into the well.

The old lady looked at Nian Fu and said, "Don't talk nonsense. The Nian family can be decent today, all because of the early years when he accompanied the emperor to the dragon. Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, and since he is a descendant of the Nian family, he should be careful to repay the king, and he should not indulge in selfishness. ”

Seeing that his grandfather spoke coldly, and he didn't seem to have the intention of interfering, Nian Fu couldn't help but despair, knelt on the ground, walked to the side of the kang, and wept: "Grandfather, the only people who can protect my father now are my grandfather and my mother...... I also ask my grandfather to take pity on my grandchildren, who are young and inseparable from my father's teachings, and to protect my father's ......."

In the end, he fell to the ground and wept, no longer with his usual radiance.

In the past few months, he has been going around on behalf of his father, and he has endured the warmth and coldness of people, and he was originally scheduled to marry his wife in March, but the woman's family also postponed the marriage under the pretext that the elders in the family were sick.

All signs indicate that the situation is bad, and the rich are angry, but they are powerless to change the situation.

Seeing Nian Fu lying on the ground and crying bitterly, Nian Xing and Nian Yu couldn't stand anymore, and knelt down behind Nian Fu.

The old lady felt that the cry was piercing, and her temples trembled.

Over the years, while separating the long room from the second room, he couldn't help but pay attention to the second son's side.

If it is said that Nian Qianyao is arrogant, he has caused nine points of trouble; Nian Fu is the blue, and he made up the remaining points, which made the disaster of the Nian family tenth. In the northwest, those officials who want to honor General Nian, if they can't figure out the way, most of them will find the name of Nian Fu, the yamen.

Not to mention the external power struggle, uniting with the stepmother internally and squeezing out the eldest brother Nian Xi is the fatal fault of Nianfu.

Although the emperor hated the Nian family, he still treated Nian Xi differently.

After Nian Qianyao got the crown, he did not give his eldest son Nian Xi, but gave Nian Fu, which has caused the emperor's dissatisfaction, otherwise he would not have been rich for a long time.

Now ask the guilty Nian Qianyao, even if others are implicated, they are just dismissed or exiled; If you are rich, whether you can save your life is two words.

"Don't cry, I've written to your uncle to discuss this matter, you just need to wait for the news in peace, don't ask for advice again, if you anger the emperor, it will only backfire." The old lady leaned over, patted Nianfu's shoulder, and said gently.

"Really?" When Nianfu heard this, his eyes lit up, revealing a little hope.

The old lady nodded and said, "Naturally, it's true." Seven-foot man, crying and crying, what kind of system, why don't you hurry up? ”

Nian Fu was already afraid of the old lady, and when he saw that he was annoyed, he hurriedly lowered his head and wiped the tears on his face, and stood up in disdain.

The old lady's gaze slid over the faces of several grandchildren, and said, "From now on, you will stay in this mansion!" I'm old and can't stand the cold, so you will stay with the old man for a while. ”

When Nian Fu heard this, his eyes darkened, and he nodded in agreement.

After running outside for two months, he was also fed up with all kinds of prevarication and shirk; Now that their brothers have lost their officials, I am afraid that others will not even care about their faces, so they will directly give them a closed door.

In that case, what is the difference between living in your own house and living in your grandfather's house?

Nian Xing and Nian Yue have always been headed by Nian Fu, and they nodded their heads.

After saying this, the old lady was a little lacking in spirit, so she asked someone to take their brother down to settle down.

After their brothers went out, the old lady called the concubine Meng Shi, who was temporarily in charge of internal affairs, and ordered in a low voice: "Pick up a few grown maids and send them to their brothers to wait...... Two people, no, still four people, four ...... in each room."

Meng Shi listened and was startled: "Four? Old lady, the second young master, the third young master, more than the young master is only fifteen, where can I stand this ......"

"Brother Yu'er, then reduce two people, and add it to the rich brother's side......" The old lady said thoughtfully: "Teach a few more words, as long as you can wait close to the master, you will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver." ”

Meng Shi twitched the corners of his mouth, only feeling that the old lady's arrangement was very unusual.

Even if the old lady wants to detain his grandchildren in this mansion, he shouldn't use the trick of beauty. After all, now the second master has provoked official wrong, and if his son indulges in lust, it is really too unfilial...... * Zhili, Qingyuan City.

As Cao Haosheng approached, there was an endless stream of people sent by various states and counties to Qingyuan to give birthday gifts.

There are still three days left, and Cao Haosheng said that the congratulatory gift received by the Governor's Mansion has far exceeded the New Year's gift.

Outside the Governor's Palace, Cao Hao wore regular clothes and walked to the Lotus Academy with Nalan Fusen.

There is a new old Hanlin in Lotus Academy, who is the old man of Nalan Rongruo, and Nalan Fusen, as a junior, naturally wants to visit when he hears the news.

Cao Hao happened to be busy with the errand at hand, so he accompanied Nalan Fusen to go.

The outer wall of the Lotus Academy is only one road away from the Governor's Palace.

For the sake of the official silence, the academy did not open the back door. Cao Hao and Nalan Fusen took a few people, took a detour of more than half a mile, and entered through the side gate of the Lotus Academy.

In the morning, it was the time for classes in the academy, and as soon as the two of them entered the academy, they heard the sound of reading aloud in the distance.

After visiting the old Hanlin, the two did not rush back, and strolled to the lotus pond to enjoy the lotus.

At the end of summer, the lotus flower has passed its prime, and the withered lotus petals float on the water surface, and the lotus leaves have also been blown by the rain and wind, adding a lot of vicissitudes.

"Since it was just in time for Fu Ruo's birthday, I should have eaten the birthday wine and then returned to Beijing. But I have the emperor's order, and it is not appropriate to stay in the end because of my personal stay. Although you and I have a deep friendship, but now there is a difference between inside and outside, and we must avoid it in the end, so I will go back and ask for forgiveness. Standing next to the lotus pond, Naranfusen said.

Cao Hao's surname was cautious, knowing that it was powerful, so he didn't act like a child, nodded and said: "I have been friends with Brother Fusen for many years, and we know each other. ”

Saying this in his mouth, he was a little reluctant in his heart, so he continued: "Besides, if you want to eat wine, when can't you eat?" When I go back after a while, I will make people open two jars of lotus white, and they will not return if they are not drunk! ”

Nalan Fusen listened to Cao Hao's arrogance, and also said happily: "How can two altars be enough, it is good to have four altars!" Whoever doesn't drink it is a mallet! ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but think of a sentence: "A few jars of old wine to send to old friends, and a thousand good wines to practice bosom friends!" ”

Nalan Fusen's expression turned solemn, pointed to the lotus in front of him, and said to Cao Hao: "Fu Ruo, I am a person in the army, and I won't say anything nice, but I just want to persuade you two sentences on this scene, I don't know if you can make it or not?" ”

Seeing this, Cao Hao hurriedly said solemnly: "Please also ask Brother Fusen to give me advice!" ”

I listened to Nalan Fusen: "Flowers bloom and bloom, it is the natural cycle of heaven and earth, and it is impossible for human beings to resist; Family, what is the difference between this pool of lotus? If you are unfortunate and guard a pool of stagnant water, and wait until the pool dries up, it will completely lose your vitality; If it is a fluke, the pond has a continuous water source, even if the flowers fail, there are lotus seeds and lotus roots, which are full of vitality, but they can bloom again after a bitter cold. ”

Speaking of this, Nalan Fusen paused: "The Hesheri family, the Nalan family, and the Nian family, which is now in a dead end, are lessons from the past. These three families, either relatives or bachelor's mansions, should have bequeathed the descendants of Ze and were glorious for three generations. Just because of the unstable body, like a lotus flower stuck in stagnant water, it is already involuntary, and life and death must be resigned to fate, and there is no way to live...... Although the current foundation of the Cao family is not as good as the above ones, now the four of your cousins are in the officialdom, and there are female brothers by the side of the fourth elder brother, and they have taken off...... The more you are in the position, the more you can't help yourself, if you still have to take care and take care again, don't repeat the mistakes of the past......"

(To be continued)