An Mingxuan turned around and saw his father. He quickly stood up and saluted respectfully: "My son has seen his father..."
"Well, what have you learned recently?" An Zhongtao asked casually.
"Back to dad, the teacher is talking about moderation recently..."
An Zhongtao nodded slightly: "Now that I have gone to school, my words and actions are different..."
"Yes, I also feel strange. In the past six months, Mingxuan has made really rapid progress. He seems to have enlightened himself all of a sudden. He came back yesterday and taught me a book for a while. I didn't know what to say.
I understand, Mingxuan, by the way, if you don’t understand anything in the book now, please ask your father..." Lian Jinrong winked at An Mingxuan.
Upon seeing this, An Mingxuan stepped forward, held the book and said: "Father, my son can't think clearly about this sentence in the book: a gentleman acts according to his position and does not want to be outside of it.
Born poor and humble, my son understands that a gentleman should adapt to the current situation, do whatever he does in line with the situation at that time, and comply with the destiny of heaven. Is this right?"
An Zhongtao laughed when he heard this: "You explained it very well. This sentence indeed means this. It means that people do rich things when they are rich and do poor things when they are poor. They can do these things.
He can be called a gentleman."
"Father, my son is now the son of a general, so he should act like his father, is that what you mean?" An Mingxuan said with a smile.
"Yes! That's very true." An Zhongtao also had a brighter smile on his face, "At Xuan'er's age, he can consider these things and draw inferences about other cases in this way. A child can be taught..."
An Mingxuan did not show joy when he was praised, but said modestly: "My son is just taking a peek..."
"The more you talk, the more humble you become. Okay, that's all for today. Let's go down and play for a while." An Zhongtao patted his shoulder, and An Mingxuan really ran away happily this time.
After he went out, An Zhongtao turned around and looked at Lian Jinrong: "It's rare that Mingxuan has such a promising future. It seems that you have put a lot of thought into it."
"I am deeply afraid that I will delay Mingxuan's development. Although he is not very smart, he is still thoughtful. Therefore, I must tell him that your father is the general of the country. You cannot bring glory to the general's office, and you must not
Bringing embarrassment to the general's palace is the most important thing."
"I think it is absolutely impossible to lose face. If things continue as they are now, maybe one day Mingxuan can really bring glory to us." An Zhongtao said with relief in his tone.
Recently, things in the house have really made him very happy. An Yanran is more well-behaved than before, and An Mingxuan is becoming more and more satisfied with him. It seems that the child has grown up and is full of surprises for him.
An Qingran knew her father's thoughts and her mother was unhappy. She told her mother at that time that she would leave the matter to her and she would handle it well, but her mother didn't quite believe it yet.
She said this because she knew that her mother was not willing to accept An Yanran as her legitimate daughter, and her aunt would be even more dissatisfied. She did not mean such a simple thing, and her father obviously took it out of context.
An Qingran was sitting in the yard, twisting the willow flute in her hand with a leisurely expression. Honeysuckle was darning a rattan mat next to her, preparing to lay it out in the yard for shade when summer comes.
Neither master nor servant spoke.
Only hearing the occasional chirping of birds, An Qingran thought of her monkey and smiled: "Lonicera, do you still remember our monkey?"
"Remember, Miss, did you see it again this time when you went to Yuehua Temple?"
"That's not true. I think it's frightened. It's true that it doesn't dare to approach people anymore... By the way, how is Sister Qiao now?"
"Sister Qiao? Why do you ask about her suddenly? She has nothing to do with monkeys."
"No, but she is just like a monkey. I'm afraid she doesn't like me very much... Later, when you go to serve the food, do something for me." When An Qingran said this, she lowered her voice.
After hearing this, Liao Dong nodded and promised to complete it.
Lanxiao Pavilion.
Sister Qiao put down the tray in her hand, looked at Lian Jinrong and said, "Madam, I heard something, and Madam needs to know about it."
Lian Jinrong looked at the four dishes and one soup, very satisfied, with a look of ease in her eyes: "What's going on, you're so nervous?"
Recently, because of the general's favor, her food standards have been improved.
"Madam, I just saw Lonicera. She was chatting with someone else. She stopped talking when she saw me. But she didn't know that the Xiaohong she was chatting with had a relationship with me, so I asked. It turns out that General
I want to make the second young lady my legitimate daughter..."
"Isn't this a good thing?" Lian Jinrong frowned.
"No, what she means is that the general wants the second young lady to recognize his mistress as his legitimate mother. That is to say, the second young lady will no longer have you as his mother from now on..." Sister Qiao finally finished her words.
Lian Jinrong was stunned, and slowly a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Did you hear clearly?"
"My slave heard it clearly, and it seems that Lonicera is not a talkative person. Obviously, she wants you to know."
"Huh? You, a little girl, are quite capable. You can still think in such a roundabout way..." Lian Jinrong looked at her, very surprised.
"I don't dare to say that I am capable. I just think about my wife at all times."
"Don't call me madam, I'm still just a concubine." Lian Jinrong's eyes were filled with sadness.
She didn't expect the general to give her another note on this matter.
How can that be done?
She couldn't lose her daughter.
Sister Qiao asked her what to do, but Lian Jinrong just gritted her teeth and said nothing. She only had one thought in her mind now. If Lian Jinyu lived for a day, she would not be able to 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. Who doesn't respect her and fear her? It's better now. She will never let go so easily.
Looking at the expression on her master's face, Sister Qiao knew she was in for a good show.
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Prince Shou's Mansion.
Dongfang Ruoxue was sitting on the swing in a daze.
Dongfang Run came closer and didn't speak. He just leaned quietly against the phoenix tree next to him, looking at his sister and also in a daze.
Dongfang Ruoxue came back to her senses: "Brother? Are you okay?"
"Oh, it's okay... By the way, have you been in contact with An Qingran recently?" Dongfang Run said casually.
"An Qingran?" Dongfang Ruoxue's eyes lit up. She felt like she felt something, "Why did my brother suddenly think of asking An Qingran?"
Could it be that my brother has An Qingran in his heart?
Yes, every time I go to Yuehua Temple, my brother hears that An Qingran is going, so he goes with him. Otherwise, when would his brother have gone out with me, he is just like Xianyun Yehe, and now he mentions her again, which is funny.