"Young Master, the second young master of the Xiao family just sent someone here. He said that there will be a banquet in a while, and he also sent you an invitation." Mr. Fu followed Shangguan Beicang with an honest face.
behind.
Shangguan Beicang nodded, and then ordered: "I understand, old master, you prepare some gifts for me. They don't need to be too expensive. Brother Xiao is a scholar and doesn't like those things."
"Understood." Fu Zhang agreed with a smile. Looking at Shangguan Beicang's leaving figure, he suddenly felt a sense of emotion in his heart. The young master has indeed grown up. What a pity.
Ever since the fire in the Gongsun family, Shangguan Beicang seemed to have grown up overnight. He no longer talked about the word "jianghu" every day, but took the initiative to take over the family industry that he had hated before.
At first glance, Shangguan Beicang seems to have finally returned to the serious path after escaping from the quagmire of the world.
But Shangguan Shaoqin knew that Fu Zhangyi also knew that this was just a way for the other party to escape reality.
Before the fire in the Gongsun family, Miss Gongsun used a wonderful method to put a green-looking hat on Shangguan Shaoqin's head, so that Shangguan Beicang, who was half-informed about the matter, was also affected.
great impact.
Shangguan Beicang was horrified to discover for the first time that his identity, which he had never cared about, was so important to him.
It's not that Shangguan Beicang was completely blinded by money and status, but once he recalled the closeness between his mother and Wen Chenyang, when he thought that he might not be a child of Shangguan's family, when he thought that everything now would be different from his
It didn't matter, he just felt so painful that it was hard to breathe.
After Wen Chenyang went crazy, his mother did not push him as usual, hoping that he would continue to practice martial arts and walk around the world. Without the push of others, Shangguan Beicang immediately began to move in the completely opposite direction.
His father, Shangguan Shaoqin, whom he once felt very uncomfortable getting along with, now became someone to be treated with caution in his heart.
Shangguan Beicang was always frightened by bloodline troubles, so much so that after following his father to the capital, the father introduced him to a series of friends and integrated him into the circle, which moved him beyond measure.
The guilt in his heart and an indescribable timidity made Shangguan Beicang show an unprecedented level of submission when facing his father.
At the same time, as he gradually came into contact with these family industries, he slowly realized how ridiculous his previous ideas were.
What Shangguan Shaoqin wanted to leave to him was an unimaginably huge business empire and a staggeringly complex network of relationships. If nothing else, the students in the academy alone were not known to be able to bring him anything.
How much help.
It was at this time that Shangguan Beicang sadly discovered that the free and unfettered knight-errant he once yearned for was, in the eyes of most people, the same virtuous being as the street gangster.
This made Shangguan Beicang feel more and more inferior in his heart, and at the same time he also had special admiration for his father, who was born as a businessman but could be treated politely by these wealthy families.
In fact, this was deliberately guided by someone, because the freedom in the eyes of a true knight is not uncontrolled lawlessness. They have their own ambitions and ideals, and they also follow their inner moral constraints. The most important point is -
Chivalrous people are carefree and carefree. They never need approval or affirmation from others. It is precisely because of this that the world is incompatible with the temple.
Shangguan Beicang only learned the form, but no one taught him the inner spirit, and there was no way to teach him this kind of thing. That's why he felt confused and inferior at this moment, and at the same time he cherished everything he had in his hands at this moment.
And this humility was exactly what Shangguan Shaoqin needed. Ever since he received the letter from his teacher, he took his wife and children north to Beijing, and his next series of actions also proved that he was
Shangguan Beicang is grooming him as his successor.
He has made people speechless both emotionally and rationally. No matter who looks at it, this is the act of a father who loves his children.
...
In the touchingly luxurious room, Le Zhili was like a dressed up doll, sitting blankly with a pair of dull eyes. The maids beside her were like wooden stakes, saying nothing.
Footsteps sounded outside the door, and then Shangguan Beicang walked into the room with a complex expression: "Mother."
This call made Le Zhili's dazed eyes gradually focus, and she showed a pale smile: "Beicang is here, have you eaten? I'll let someone..."
"No need," Shangguan Beicang said in a distant tone, "My son has an appointment with Mr. Xiao, so he won't be having dinner with his mother at home today."
Le Zhili opened her mouth and looked at the increasingly unfamiliar child. She looked a little disappointed and said: "Didn't you hate these wine parties the most in the past? Why do you do it now-"
"Mom, stop talking. As a child of the Shangguan family, this is what I should do. Don't mention the Jianghu matter again in the future."
Shangguan Beicang interrupted Le Zhili impatiently, and when he saw his mother's sad eyes, he felt a little distressed in his heart, but mostly he complained.
If it weren't for the unclear relationship between his mother and Wen Chenyang, why would he be walking on thin ice like this today? Even if others don't know, even though his father loves him as always, there is a hurdle in his heart that he can't get over.
Because of this, he has lost a lot of closeness to his mother, and he still has resentment in his heart. Naturally, he cannot get along with his mother like he once did. At one moment, he will even feel pity for his ignorant father.
....
"One more thing," Shangguan Beicang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "My son is not young anymore, and my mother still has to worry about this marriage. What my father means is that as the new year is approaching, he wants his mother to spend more time with several families in Beijing and Shangguan."
When I walk around with someone I'm friends with, I can take a look at my son's side."
"This..." Le Zhili was stunned. He still vaguely remembered that his son would never accept the woman chosen by his family and said he wanted to marry a woman he liked. At that time, she even felt
She is quite happy, because in a sense, her son is fulfilling her wish.
Looking at her son who looked more and more like Shangguan Shaoqin, Le Zhili suddenly felt a little disappointed.
"Don't worry about mother, son, please leave." After Shangguan Beicang finished speaking, he withdrew. Le Zhili raised her hand to persuade her to stay, but she didn't know what to say. For a moment, the bitterness in her heart became stronger.
On the other side, Shangguan Beicang left home with the gift Fu Zhangyi prepared for him, and everything about him, down to the smallest details, was reported to Shangguan Shaoqin.
"It's not too late for the prodigal son to turn back. This kid woke up a little late, but fortunately he has good talent."
Shangguan Shaoqin read the record handed over by Fu Zhangyi, then picked up another letter on the table, and sighed with emotion: "It's a pity that Mr. Lu can't wait any longer, otherwise I would have expected that child to be able to take care of him."