Chapter 77

school.

get out of class was finally over, and under the awe-inspiring gazes of the four children, Chen Tingjian walked away unhurriedly.

When his figure disappeared, San Lang ran to Wan Yi's side first: "Sister, let's go find Fourth Uncle now, and eat outside at noon!"

Wan Yi had this in mind, and happily took Da Lang's hand: "Come on, I heard that there are many food stalls on the streets of Capital City, which is more interesting than going to restaurants!"

Da Lang looked at his sister's hand.

In fact, he is very sad, he is not as smart as Erlang, and today he made his grandfather angry and disappointed again.

But my sister's hands are warm, and my sister smiles so happily.

After all, Da Lang is only seven years old, and he is also a bit playful in his bones. Thinking that he will be able to go out with his fourth uncle soon, and that his fourth uncle will not value his homework like his grandfather and father, Da Lang's sadness is like a dark cloud in the sky, caught by a gust of wind.Gently blow away.

"Ok!"

Like little sparrows that finally broke free from the cage, the four younger sisters flew to Si Yitang in one go.

Hua Yang and Chen Jingzong sat on the couch in the second room, chatting one after another while waiting for the lunch to be delivered from the kitchen.

"Princess, Eldest Young Lady and the others are here, waiting in the front yard."

Chaolu came to report.

Hua Yang smiled: "Bring it here."

After Chaolu left, she looked at Chen Jingzong.

Chen Jingzong was not happy: "You are the one who wants to listen to the old man's lecture. I have no benefit at all. Why do you want me to take them out in the end?"

Hua Yang: "I didn't mean to order you, who asked me what reward Wan Yi wants, she just likes to go out."

When discussing with Wan Yi about the plan to coax her father-in-law into teaching, Hua Yang was ready to reward the children with money. He didn't want Wan Yi to be the boss of his younger brothers, and only wanted his fourth uncle to play with him.

Of course, Hua Yang wants to satisfy the simple and simple wish of the children.

Chen Jingzong: "No."

Hua Yang frowned: "You clearly promised me earlier."

Chen Jingzong: "If you don't regard me as your husband, and you don't feel sorry for the suffering and anger I suffered from the old man when I was young, I will lose my leisure and leisure."

Hua Yang: "...OK, I love you."

Chen Jingzong: "A twisted melon has no sincerity."

Hua Yang gritted his teeth, and through the glazed window, the figures of the children had already appeared in the corridor.

"what on earth do you want?"

Chen Jingzong looked out the window, then at her, raised his hand, and patted the edge of the couch next to him.

He didn't say anything, even his face was serious, but there was a faint fire in his eyes, which burned Hua Yang even after a distance of ten feet.

During the stalemate, the children had already walked under the eaves, and Sanlang's voice was so cheerful.

Hua Yang glared at him, and then looked away, it was a tacit consent.

Chen Jingzong looked at her rosy face, the tips of her ears were even redder, he got off the bed suddenly, and strode outside.

"Fourth Uncle!"

Erlang and Sanlang rushed over together.

Chen Jingzong pressed a head with one hand, and said to Wan Yi and Da Lang, who were quieter and more stable, "Let's go, Fourth Uncle will take you to a restaurant."

Wan Yi looked inside: "We haven't thanked Fourth Aunt yet."

It's all here, it would be too rude not to ask for an greeting.

Chen Jingzong raised his eyebrows: "I will accompany you, how can I thank her?"

Wan Yi snorted and said, "If Fourth Aunt hadn't spoken, Fourth Uncle would have thought of us? You haven't made a fuss about it before."

Chen Jingzong: ...

At this time, Hua Yang came out from inside, and Chen Jingzong turned his head, and saw that her complexion had basically returned to normal, but she refused to meet his gaze.

"If you still want to go to the restaurant, let's go now, otherwise there will be too many diners later, and you may have to queue up." She smiled and said to the children.

Sanlang: "Shall Fourth Aunt go too?"

Hua Yang smiled: "I have other things to do, so I won't be with you today."

Chen Jingzong: "Okay, let's go, let the old man know later, if you want to go, you can't go."

The four children stopped delaying immediately, and left surrounded by the tall and tall fourth uncle.

Hua Yang stood at the door, until Chen Jingzong looked back when he went up the corridor, she gave him another look, turned and went to the next room.

Chunhetang.

Sun looked at her husband who was washing his hands standing in front of the copper basin, and wondered, "Teaching the children, why do you still have a lot of troubles?"

Chen Tingjian smiled wryly and said: "The school is fine, but I only found out that the princess and the fourth child were eavesdropping outside for a while when I came out of the school."

He won't find it strange that the fourth child does anything absurd. What he doubts is why the princess...

I really want to listen to his lecture, just say hello and sit inside, why should observe secretly?

When he got the news, Chen Tingjian immediately realized that maybe even his granddaughter invited him to teach because of the princess or the fourth child.

Chen Tingjian has been an official for more than 30 years. When his colleagues say hello to him outside, he will analyze something based on the look and tone of the other party. When he returns home, Chen Tingjian relaxes physically and mentally. Maybe he will guess what his sons are thinking.The grandchildren set him up.

Sun was stunned for a moment, and seeing her husband's helplessness because of being framed by her granddaughter, she was suddenly in a good mood, gloating and said: "Who is to blame? It's because you are too strict and scared Da Lang into sickness. The princess is probably the firstOnce I heard that there is such an unreasonable grandfather in the world, so I want to see it with my own eyes."

Chen Tingjian: "Don't talk nonsense, the boss has already explained it, and the scene where Da Lang vomited because of his weak body has nothing to do with me."

Sun: "You also know that it is the boss. How can the boss blame you for being too strict as a teacher? Let alone Da Lang, even if you make me cry, the boss dare not say a word about you."

Chen Tingjian: "The more you talk, the more nonsense you get entangled."

At this time, the steward of the front yard sent a little maid to pass the news, saying that the son-in-law had gone out with the children.

This simply told Chen Tingjian directly that the morning class was indeed carefully designed by the children in cooperation with Si Yitang.

The question is, is it the fourth child or the princess who is in charge of all this?What is the purpose of the two?

Mrs. Sun sat down at the dinner table and guessed: "Princess, the fourth child has been taught by you, so I don't know what you are like."

Chen Tingjian ate in silence.

Sun: "Speaking of which, you must have lost your temper with the children again today, right? If you knew that the princess was eavesdropping outside, would you restrain yourself?"

Chen Tingjian: "Princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, of course I have to choose my tone so as not to offend the princess."

Sun: "So, the princess just wants to see your true face as a teacher."

Chen Tingjian had already guessed it, and even thought of the prince in the palace.

But Chen Tingjian didn't regret anything, a strict teacher produced a good student, not to mention the mistakes Da Lang and Erlang made today were really undeserved and could have been avoided with a correct attitude.

The princess is kind, maybe she can't understand him, maybe she won't treat him so politely anymore, Chen Tingjian can bear all these, he can't just turn a blind eye to Da Lang and Erlang's shortcomings just to satisfy the princess,That would miss the grandchildren.

He was not afraid that the princess would say something in front of the emperor and the empress out of concern for the prince. He wanted to be gentle with the prince at the beginning, but it was the empress who asked him to be strict.

Chen Tingjian rested for a while with peace of mind.

After waking up, Chen Tingjian went to the study.

Unknowingly, half an hour passed, and his wife suddenly came and looked at him with eyes watching the show: "The princess is here, waiting in the front hall."

Chen Tingjian immediately put down the book, looked down at his beard and clothes, and made sure that he was not impolite, so he and his wife walked quickly towards the front yard.

Hua Yang sat at the head seat in the hall, and when she saw the second elder coming, she left the table with a smile.

"I have met the princess." Chen Tingjian was as polite as ever.

Hua Yang: "Father, please sit down."

Chen Tingjian consciously sat in the guest chair to the left of the princess, there were two guest chairs here, and Mrs. Sun sat in the other.

Chen Tingjian turned his body slightly, looked peacefully at the princess' daughter-in-law on the main seat, and waited for the princess to speak.

Hua Yang smiled: "I think my father already guessed that I instructed Wan Yi to deceive you. If you are impolite, please also ask Father Haihan."

She dared to act boldly, and she was generous. This openness made Chen Tingjian laugh: "The princess is serious, but I am just a little confused. I don't understand why the princess is like this. If the princess just wants to listen to the lectures, the minister is in the school.You set up a seat."

Hua Yang seemed a little embarrassed, and lightly rubbed the edge of the tea bowl with his slender fingers, then explained: "Earlier, Dalang was ill, and I mentioned it to my son-in-law, who claimed that you were too strict in teaching and frightened Da Lang.Lang, I don't believe it, the son-in-law used the example of him getting along with you when he was a child, I still don't believe it, during the dispute, I came up with this method and offended you."

Sun said with a smile: "The fourth child is indeed lacking in etiquette, but he doesn't bother to lie. He didn't wrong his father at all in this matter, and I can testify to it."

Chen Tingjian looked ashamed, and was about to defend himself, when the princess said, "Strict masters make great disciples, Da Lang and the others are still young, and don't understand the painstaking efforts of their father. When they grow up, they will naturally understand."

Chen Tingjian looked at the princess unexpectedly, he thought that the princess would disapprove of his strictness.

The distance between the two is actually not suitable for the next conversation, so Hua Yang said sincerely: "I heard that my father is good at chess, so I ask my father to teach me a thing or two."

Chen Tingjian was even more surprised.

Mrs. Sun has ordered the maid to get the chessboard.

Soon, the servant girl placed the chessboard on the table by Hua Yang's side, and Chen Tingjian naturally sat opposite Hua Yang.

Mrs. Sun told the maids to back down, and she took the scissors to trim the potted flowers and plants placed by the window, which was convenient for the princess to talk to the old man, and it was also full of courtesy. After all, it is somewhat uncomfortable for a daughter-in-law to stay alone with her father-in-lawsuitable.

Hua Yang liked his mother-in-law more and more. Although he was born in a small family in Ling Zhou, he was not inferior to the family's wife in dealing with people and things.

She started playing chess with her father-in-law, walked a few steps, and chatted naturally: "Father, I have always had a doubt. The eldest brother and the third brother-in-law are all your children, and they have all been taught by you personally.They all passed the imperial examinations, and the high school champion was the top student, but the son-in-law didn't like studying, so he went to learn martial arts instead? Could it be that when you teach the son-in-law, you should teach the eldest brother and the third brother to do their best?"

Chen Tingjian looked at the chessboard, and replied: "I'm not doing my best, and the princess laughed at me. Back then, I was the most attentive in teaching the son-in-law. It's just that the son-in-law is naturally rebellious, and he always goes against the minister in everything."

Hua Yang: "Then father thinks that in terms of talent and aptitude, the son-in-law can lose to the eldest and third brothers?"

Chen Tingjian was silent for a moment, and said: "In terms of talent, he is only better than his two elder brothers, but he refuses to devote his mind to studying."

Hua Yang: "Is the son-in-law really not fond of reading? Erlang was studying in the morning, and he read 'sixty and his ears are deaf'. Before I realized it, the son-in-law was already laughing, which means that although he abandoned literature and went to martial arts early, he has always been familiar with what he learned when he was young."Remember it. If he is really tired of reading, how can he remember it so clearly?"

Chen Tingjian was stunned.

Mrs. Sun, who was pruning the flower branches, also forgot to move for a moment.

Hua Yang continued: "To be honest with my father, when I first married my son-in-law, I didn't like him because of his vulgar words and deeds. I only talked about washing feet before going to bed. The more I sneered at him, the more my son-in-law would go against me.During that time, he and I were on the point of confrontation, and the maids around me laughed at how I treated the son-in-law, which was almost exactly the same as how you treated the son-in-law, and he didn't like anything."

"Later there was a flood in the town, and the son-in-law carried me up the mountain and down the mountain, and never let me get a little bit of mud on the road. I was moved by his thoughtfulness, no longer making sarcastic remarks, I gave him a step first, and he didn't need me to persuade him, consciouslyGet rid of his vulgar habits."

Speaking of this, Hua Yang looked at the old man across from him, and asked softly: "Have you ever thought about it, if you were willing to accommodate a person like the concubine, if you were willing to accommodate his temper back then, he would feel at ease, and maybe he wouldWill he obediently follow you to study? Then with his intelligence, he will also be named the number one scholar in the high school, and when his qualifications grow, he will also join the cabinet like you and display more talents for the court?"

Why did Chen Tingjian insist on forcing his son to study?

It is because a civil official like him, a civil official who ranks high in the Inner Pavilion, feels that it is more promising to be a civil official, and the generals outside will be restricted and commanded by the imperial court and the Inner Pavilion even if they go to war.

Chen Tingjian can be angry with his son for being disobedient, but if someone can convince him that he could have made the fourth son take the imperial examination, but because he refused to compromise a little bit, the fourth son missed the opportunity to become a civil servant and enter the Inner PavilionChances are, as a father, Chen Tingjian will feel guilty.

The chess in Chen Tingjian's hand has not fallen for a long time.

Hua Yang looked sincerely: "Father, you don't have to blame yourself. In the heart of your daughter-in-law, you are already a very good father. You are a servant in the court. You must be very busy no matter before or now, but you still care about your children.I am still willing to make time to teach myself. In state affairs, you are worthy of the king and the people. At home, you have also taught talents like the eldest brother and the third brother. Even the son-in-law can stand out among the young military officers..."

"The princess has won the award, and I dare not be a minister." Chen Tingjian left the table and bowed deeply to the princess.

Hua Yang said with a smile: "You did a good job. This is what my father and queen mother said. You are a good father. This is what my daughter-in-law saw with her own eyes. How can it be considered an award?"

Sun, who had been listening for a long time, snorted: "Princess, you don't need to look at his modesty. You don't know how beautiful he is. You can just talk about his faults, lest he float up."

Chen Tingjian: ...

Hua Yang smiled and asked him to sit down, and said with a bit of playfulness: "Then, the daughter-in-law just listens to her mother-in-law, and continues to talk about you?"

Chen Tingjian hurriedly said, "Princess, just speak up."

Hua Yang: "Daughter-in-law is the same sentence, you are impeccable in state affairs, daughter-in-law only hopes that you can be gentler when teaching Dalang and the prince. They made a big mistake, you can't be too strict,If it's just a momentary explanation of the wrong meaning, negligence of mispronunciation, or even occasional playfulness, you can remind me gently, so don't criticize so harshly. Erlang is lively and loves to laugh, and it seems that he has not been affected too much, but Dalang is thin-skinned and thoughtful.Delicate and sensitive, no matter how harsh you are, my daughter-in-law is worried that Da Lang will not become a big brother, but will learn from his second uncle in his hometown instead."

Chen Tingjian: ...

Sun turned her back to them, gritted her teeth and said: "How dare you scare my good grandson like that, I can't live without you, and I will never live with you in my next life!"

Chen Tingjian looked at his wife helplessly, thought for a while, nodded and said: "I understand what the princess means. The son-in-law was rebellious when he was young, and Da Lang was sensitive and timid. I should not blindly criticize them, but should follow their temperament appropriately."

Hua Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "My daughter-in-law is exactly what I mean."

Chen Tingjian suddenly raised his eyes, looked directly at her and said, "What about the prince, how does the princess hope I can teach the prince?"

The fourth child and Da Lang are all members of their Chen family. The princess should really care about the prince.

Hua Yang is a noble princess, but she has never been involved in any important court affairs. She suddenly met the dignified Chief-of-Staff's piercing eyes, and Hua Yang subconsciously chose to avoid it.

Chen Tingjian smiled, and said, "Today, I'm just chatting with the princess, but the princess said it's all right. After leaving this room, I won't mention this matter to anyone again."

Hua Yang stabilized his mind, and quickly sorted out the words he had thought up before, and said in a voice that his mother-in-law couldn't hear clearly: "Father may not know, but the prince is actually very similar to a son-in-law. He is smart and has a good face. It's the same sentenceIn other words, he made a big mistake, you should be strict, if it is just a few small details, you can be gentle, he will listen to it more easily. Only when father and son are in harmony can they be consistent with the outside world.The prince is willing to cooperate with you."

Chen Tingjian secretly grasped the chess pieces in his palm.

Hua Yang looked at the chess on his side: "Don't treat the prince as the eldest brother or the third brother, but think of him as the son-in-law when you were young, then do you want the prince to fight against you like a son-in-law when he grows up, or do you want him to be like the emperor father?"Trust you as well, rest assured to hand over the Inner Pavilion to you?"

Chen Tingjian lowered his eyes.

He didn't want the prince who was against him everywhere like the fourth son, nor did he want the prince to become the second Emperor Jingshun.

He hoped that the prince would grow into a generation of Mingjun, a prosperous Mingjun who can know the virtuous and be good at responsibility, and is willing to work hard to govern!

"Princess, don't worry, I understand what to do."