Chapter 809: No Guarantee for the Evening Festival (Part 2)
Not long after, Xue Changshou quickly came to Guo Song's official room.
Xue Changshou was about forty years old when he followed Guo Song as a military doctor to Anxi as an envoy. More than ten years later, he was almost sixty years old.
However, he is a doctor by training and knows how to take care of himself. There is not a single gray hair on his head and not a single wrinkle on his face. He looks like he is in his early forties.
But what is a bit ironic is that Xue Changshou is best at treating infertility, but he has no children, only two daughters. Both daughters are married, and even his grandson is several years old.
Xue Changshou was really sad that his grandson was also the heir of another family and had nothing to do with him, but he never thought that when he was nearly sixty years old, his maid Chun Xing would actually become pregnant and give birth to a child.
Although Chunxing was already Zhou Pingan's wife, Xue Changshou intuitively told Xue Changshou that the child was his.
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"Your Highness is looking for me?" Xue Changshou asked as he entered the room.
Guo Song pointed to the chair next to him, "Sit down and talk."
Xue Changshou sat down, and Guo Song looked at him with a smile for a long time, "Has the spring breeze swept through the house recently, and happy events are coming?"
Xue Changshou's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that His Highness Prince Jin was looking for him for that matter?
He nodded, "To be honest with Your Highness, there is indeed something happy. I have a son."
"Old Xue had a son in his later years. This is a huge joy. Why do you hide it and prevent everyone from sharing your joy?"
"This..." Xue Changshou was speechless for a moment.
Guo Song knocked on the paper on the table and said, "They have already filed a complaint in front of me, accusing you of seizing my wife and kidnapping my son. Lao Xue, if this is true, you won't be able to guarantee your security for the rest of the year!"
Xue Changshou's head suddenly swollen and he jumped up and said: "Where did I seize the wife? Chun Xing's confinement was not done well. She went to confinement in my house again to recuperate. I didn't touch her even a hair. That child
He is clearly my son, why can't I take my son back?"
"Don't be anxious! Don't be anxious! Sit down and speak slowly. I am now trying to understand the truth and resolve this matter. It is related to the reputation of Prince Jin's palace and I cannot ignore it."
Xue Changshou sat down and said bitterly: "In the worst case, I will resign so that His Highness will not be harmed!"
"What are you talking about? You have been with me for so many years and I don't know who you are? No matter if I am King Jin or your old boss, I have to make things clear."
Xue Changshou sighed heavily, "If you want to ask anything, just ask Your Highness! I tell the truth and will not hide anything."
"Old Xue, I know that you have married two concubines in order to have a son, but neither of them gave birth to a child. Why are you so sure that the child is yours?"
"Your Highness, you don't know. I am a doctor. I have been recuperating myself, but I am unwilling to have no children. I want to finally gain a chance. I know that I can actually give birth to children. It's just that my wife is old and my two concubines are in poor health.
, the other one was also in her thirties, past the age of giving birth, so when the news of Chunxing’s pregnancy came out, I calculated the time carefully and found that it was probably me who had planted the seed, but I couldn’t harass them because of my dignity.
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"Then what? You still went to harass me." Guo Song shook his head and said.
"No! No! No! Your Highness, please listen to me. She used to be my old wife's personal maid. After she gave birth to the child, I specially asked my old wife to visit her. The old wife came back and told me that the child was very handsome.
, unlike the Zhou family, the facial features and face shape are exactly the same as when I was young. Your Highness, I am fifty-eight years old this year and finally have a son. Can you understand my feelings? "
Speaking of this, Xue Changshou was extremely emotional and covered his face and burst into tears.
Guo Song was really embarrassed. There was no genetic testing in the Tang Dynasty, and he really couldn't tell who the child was. What if it was really Xue Changshou's?
This kind of thing can only rely on mediation to see which party is willing to let go in the end.
"Then you and Zhou Pingan should have a good talk!"
"I was willing to talk to him, but he insisted that I was occupying his wife and children and refused to talk to him. He just made trouble and came to his house every day to make a fuss. I began to bear it, but the housekeeper and his friends couldn't bear it anymore, so they reported it to the official."
"How serious is his trouble?" Guo Song asked.
"He stood at the gate every day and just yelled and cursed. But at night he threw rocks at the house. As a result, he punched a hole in the cook's head and the blood flowed, so the county government arrested him."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said: "Okay! I'll convince Zhou Ping'an to negotiate with you. Whether the negotiation can be successful or not depends on you."
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Of course, Guo Song would not go to Zhou Pingan by himself. He sent his general Zhao Jun to convince Zhou Pingan that there was no reason in this matter. Even if he forced Zhou Pingan to sit down and negotiate, he would do it.
Half an hour later, Zhao Jun came back and smiled at Guo Song: "Zhou Pingan has agreed to go to Xue's house to negotiate early tomorrow morning."
Guo Song was overjoyed and asked quickly: "How did you convince him?"
Zhao Jun said with a smile: "Magistrate Wu still has a way. He took the cook's husband to Zhou's house to claim compensation for medical expenses and recuperation expenses. He asked for 120 yuan, otherwise he would be sentenced to five years in prison for intentional injury.
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But the Zhou family was so poor that they couldn't even afford five ounces of money. His grandparents cried and tried to persuade Zhou Pingan, and Zhou Pingan had no choice but to agree. Although this method was a bit cruel, it did not blackmail him. He did injure people.
, if the Xue family does not advance the money, he will have to pay for it himself!"
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During dinner, the children rushed to tell Guo Song about today's play. When it came to the flower boat parade, even Guo Jincheng, who had always been steady and steady, couldn't help it. He asked curiously: "Dad, what's the matter with that guy who swallows knives and spits fire?"
Did you do it? It’s simply amazing!”
Guo Song laughed loudly and said to his eldest son: "You have to remember one thing. If only one or two people master swallowing swords and spitting fire by chance, it may be a very advanced skill, but if many people can master it, then there will be a problem!"
Guo Jincheng scratched his head, "How many people know this skill?"
"There are probably hundreds of Brahmin congregations in Chang'an, and there are probably countless more in their hometown."
Even Dugu Youlan couldn't bear it anymore and asked quickly: "Husband, what's the trick here?"
"The trick! It's actually very simple. Those daggers look cold and shiny, but their blades are round and blunt, polished very smooth, and then slowly slide down the esophagus until they reach the throat. If there are
The dagger is very long, two feet long, so its hilt must also be very long. It is empty inside. It shrinks into the hilt while swallowing. It looks like it swallowed two feet, but in fact it may only swallow less than 2 feet.
One foot."
Guo Jincheng was stunned for a moment and lost his voice: "This... isn't this a fake?"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "So it is called Bai Xi instead of martial arts, which means it has tricks and is not real Kung Fu."
If Guo Jincheng realized something, he quickly asked: "What about spitting fire?"
"Spitting fire is also a trick. You must not have seen anyone spitting fire in the sky! It must be a circle with fire. What they are actually spraying is not fire, but an easily flammable liquid, and sprays it on the very pure wine, Meishou Liquor.
If it's not enough, purify it a dozen times and it's almost ready to ignite. When the wine mist is sprayed and passed through the ring of fire, it ignites instantly."
"So that's it!" Guo Jincheng was really disappointed.
Guo Song said with a smile: "This kind of spitting fire actually requires skills. It must be sprayed very evenly and with sufficient volume. It takes at least several years of hard practice to gradually master the trick. The same goes for swallowing a knife. It is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will stab.
He died from a broken throat. I don’t know how many people have lost their lives practicing it. We only see the glory on the surface, but there is a hard price to pay behind the scenes.”
Guo Jincheng nodded, began to eat seriously, and stopped talking.
Guo Weiwei whispered: "Daddy, I want to learn to sing!"
Guo Song was stunned for a moment, how could his daughter have such a strange idea?
Xue Tao, who was next to him, smiled and explained: "Weiwei was attracted by Liu Caichun's beautiful singing."
Guo Song burst out laughing, "What a silly kid. Liu Caichun is a talented person. She may be the only one among hundreds of millions of people. I heard that she not only sings well, but also writes good poetry. She is also excellent at landscape painting. You can learn landscape painting from her."
, I think it will be more rewarding.”
Xue Tao smiled and said: "Husband, I plan to invite Liu Caichun to live in my house for a while and teach Weiwei how to paint and sing. I don't mind your objection!"
Guo Song picked up the wine glass and said: "As long as Liu Caichun is willing, I have no objection. If she doesn't want to come, don't force her."
Zhang Minqiu next to him smiled and said: "In fact, the eldest sister has already sent out the invitation, and Liu Caichun agreed immediately and will come to our house as a guest tomorrow."
Guo Song nodded. At this time, the children had finished their dinner and went back to their rooms. Guo Song took a sip of wine and said to his three wives: "Something happened today, which is really troublesome. Let me tell you.
Tell me, how do you think we can solve it?"
Guo Song then told his three wives about Xue Changshou. This kind of thing was always the most interesting topic for women, and they immediately stopped caring about eating.
"I think the most important thing here is Zhou Pingan's wife!"
Xue Tao hit the nail on the head and said: "Xue Changshou has never had a reputation for being lecherous, and he will not easily get involved with maids. Why did this happen on the last night when she served the master, and she was married."
"Sister, do you mean that this woman is deliberately seducing Xue Changshou?" Dugu Youlan asked.
Xue Tao shook his head, "I dare not say this, but this matter is very strange, and judging from her various behaviors, she is a person who dislikes poverty and loves wealth. She is the most responsible for the big thing."
Zhang Minqiu said: "Sister, is this possible? She didn't know that Zhou Pingan's family was very poor, because they were in Taiyuan before, and Zhou Pingan was from Chang'an. Maybe she wanted to come to Chang'an, and then followed Zhou Pingan to Chang'an.
Later, she found out that his family was very poor, and she began to regret it, but she was already pregnant, and she had no choice. After the child was born, Xue Changshou came to fight for the child, and she realized it was an opportunity, so she changed her mind."
Dugu Youlan snorted, "It's even more wrong to say it this way. A woman who is obviously married still has sex with other men. This is unruly women. Such women should be arrested and severely punished!"
"Second sister, what if she was forced? After all, Xue Changshou is her master! How dare she disobey the master's request?" Zhang Minqiu has always been more sympathetic to Zhou's wife, maybe because she was also a maid.
Guo Song knew that their conversation would not reach any conclusion, so he stood up and said: "You continue to talk, I will go to the study first!"
After Guo Song left, Guo Weiwei sneaked over from the side and pestered her mother: "Mom, I think that Zhou Pingan is very pitiful, and he was arrested!"
The three women looked at each other and said with a straight face: "This kind of thing is not your responsibility, go back to your room quickly!"
Guo Weiwei pouted and left with an unhappy look on her face.
Xue Tao stood up and said with a smile: "You go to my study first, I will bring tea to your husband, and then we can continue chatting."