Mu Yun'an said: "Uncle, don't be sad. You have done your best to these brothers and sisters. It's because they don't know how to cherish them that they end up like this."
Wang Shouzhi felt very sad. He didn't want to see the Gao family die off, but these siblings had been raised bad, and it was at this point that it was useless to say anything.
He asked: "What are you going to do with that girl Xinlan?"
Xiao Chengyi said: "As long as she behaves herself, my cousin will find a good marriage for her."
Wang Shouzhi nodded: "Yan Yan comes here only once, so please stay and have a meal and have a nice chat with me."
Mu Yun'an was naturally happy, and she said: "Second sister and Xuan Du are still at the house. Let's call them all over and let's have some fun together."
Wang Zefang volunteered: "I'll go, you guys talk to my dad first."
After leaving these words, he went out happily.
Mu Yun'an hugged Wang Shouzhi's arm and said, "Uncle, tell me about my mother."
Wang Shouzhi's eyes moved slightly and he sighed: "The Wang family back then was also a great scholar in the world, and their ancestors had served as emperor's teachers, so they had a rich heritage.
When your mother was born, the Wang family had not yet fallen into decline. She was a typical boudoir girl, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
He just has a soft temper and puts his family first in everything he does, and doesn't know how to think about himself."
After hearing what he said, Mu Yun'an probably had a picture in her mind, but it was a pity that she was too young and her memory of her mother was very vague.
Xiao Chengyi said: "I have met my mother-in-law. She is a very gentle woman with a kind heart."
Wang Shouzhi was very surprised: "Have you seen Tong Niang?"
Xiao Chengyi nodded: "When Yan Yan was six years old, my mother-in-law rescued me when I was living in the capital. She gave me silver and clothes to keep out the cold, so I remember it clearly."
Wang Shouzhi did not expect that Xiao Chengyi and Tong Niang would have such an intersection. I guess it was destined to be fate.
Mu Yunan said: "Not only that, Mom also asked Brother Yi to protect me, so Brother Yi is the son-in-law chosen by Mom."
Wang Shouzhi snorted: "Let you be captured by the Mobei people. Is this how he protects you?"
Mu Yun'an pouted: "Brother Yi is a human being, not a god. Uncle, don't you want to be so strict?"
Wang Shouzhi looked at his niece and his heart went to Xiao Chengyi.
He touched Mu Yunan's head and said, "If you didn't marry your father, your mother might be very happy."
Mu Yun'an was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Does my mother have someone she likes?"
Wang Shouzhi asked her: "Why do you ask that?"
Mu Yun'an said: "It just feels like it, and my uncle always says that my mother doesn't know how to resist. She married my father for the benefit of the family, but what happened before she left the government? Does she have a sweetheart?"
Wang Shouzhi was stunned for a moment, then said: "Your mother does have someone she likes."
Mu Yunan blinked and asked curiously: "Who is he?"
Wang Shouzhi said: "It's a gentleman in the house named Shen Huaiting. He is actually the son of my father's old friend. He is very poor because of the decline of his family.
When my father learned of his plight, he invited him to the house in the name of master and asked him to teach Tong Niang.
Although Shen Huaiting was poor, he was very talented. One of his poems was praised by everyone in the capital. He should have had a great future, but unfortunately..."
Wang Shouzhi shook his head, his eyes full of pity: "I can see that Tong Niang admires him very much.
I often see them at home discussing poetry and current affairs in the world. At that time, Tong Niang’s eyes were filled with light.