On the third day, Cui Weizhen saw an uninvited guest who had been waiting for a long time at the gate of the county school.
Cui Shihuai, the 13th generation direct descendant of the Cui family in Qing and He, is also the direct cousin of the patriarch Cui Shihong. According to the rules, Cui Weizhen has to call him fourth uncle.
At the gate of the bustling county school, Cui Shihuai, who was as handsome and elegant as a scholar, stood out from the crowd. Everyone looked at him. However, he was stingy in focusing his eyes on insignificant people, and he recognized his nephew in the crowd at the first sight.
He and his five younger siblings were almost carved out of the same mold.
"Weizhen, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Compared with Cui Shihuai's gentleness and politeness, Cui Weizhen's expression can be called indifferent, "Fourth Uncle."
"I heard that you settled here, don't you mind taking me home to sit with you?" Cui Shihuai is a tolerant elder who doesn't mind the unreasonableness of the younger generation at all. "We haven't seen you for a long time, and my fourth uncle has a lot to talk with."
you say."
Cui Weizhen said calmly, "The humble house is simple and simple. There is Mingyue Tower in front of it. If Fourth Uncle has anything to say, you can go there and discuss it in detail."
The elegant pavilion on the second floor of Mingyue Building was reserved, and the uncle and nephew who had reunited after a long separation sat face to face. The mist of tea blurred each other's faces. They were too strange to be a family.
Cui Shihuai took a sip of tea, his eyebrows slightly relaxed, "I thought your life would be more difficult after leaving the Cui family, but now it seems to be pretty good. I heard that you married a peasant girl who is doing business?"
Although his tone was soothing and peaceful, he could not hide his disdain and displeasure, as if he felt that Cui Weizhen had tarnished the lintel of the Cui family by marrying a wife of low status.
"My wife is a virtuous man who manages the household and respects her mother-in-law. My nephew doesn't think her status is anything to worry about."
Cui Weizhen looked at Cui Shihuai, "Is the fourth uncle dissatisfied with my marriage?"
Cui Shihuai frowned slightly, "After all, your status is low. After all, you are the direct son and grandson of the Cui family. The marriage is not a trivial matter. Why don't you report it to the clan?"
"The legitimate son and grandson living abroad?"
Cui Weizhen's tone was filled with casual sarcasm and disdain. Cui Shihuai was immediately embarrassed and said angrily, "You are nothing like your father. Is this the way you talk to your elders?"
Father?
Cui Shihuai still has the nerve to mention his father?
Cui Weizhen suppressed the hatred and anger in his heart, and said restrainedly and coldly, "My father died young, and I was not able to receive his guidance. It is normal for me to have conflicting tempers. As for my elders... I have never been lucky enough to be loved by my elders, so why should I complain?
De? Do you think so, Fourth Uncle?"
The young man's gaze was as sharp as an eagle, seemingly able to penetrate a person's soul. Cui Shihuai was actually seen guilty and panicked, and could hardly maintain his gentle and elegant face.
He was surprised and even asked, "What do you know?"
"What should I know?" Cui Weizhen asked.
"nothing."
Cui Shihuai wiped his forehead and realized that cold sweat had broken out. This cousin had been smart and clever since he was a child. To him, he was just a close and lovely junior. Unexpectedly, he had not seen him for many years, but he was exposed like a polished sword.
The sharpness and vigor, the momentum is extraordinary.
He had no reason to know what happened back then.
He gradually calmed down, but his heart became more and more fearful. The eldest brother was right, this boy will definitely not be a thing in the pool in the future.
He thought he understood the hostility of his nephew, so his tone became gentler, "I know you are still resentful of the clan's treatment of your mother, but you should know that your mother made a mistake back then, and according to the clan rules she should be buried in the pond.
Yes, the treatment back then was already extrajudicial."
Cui Weizhen lowered his eyes, "Does Si Bot come here to get a word of thanks from us?"
"Fourth Uncle knows that you are prejudiced against the clan, but we are not ignoring you mother and son."
Cui Shihuai finally explained the purpose of his visit, "A few days ago, your uncle received a letter from Su Langzhong. His youngest son accidentally offended you and formed a grudge. Su Langzhong expressed his apology, and the clan learned that your mother and son had moved to Linxi County to live in seclusion.
, you specifically asked me to take you back to your clan."
Cui Weizhen smiled lightly, "I remember that the clan expelled my mother and son and said they would never come back. Now my uncle has changed his mind. He wants to find out that my mother was framed by a thief. Are you willing to clear my mother's name?"
Cui Shihuai's face was a bit ugly, "There is conclusive evidence that your mother was unfaithful to your father back then. The clan is willing to take you back for your sake. Brother Zhen, you are not young anymore. Don't do it again."
When you are motivated, only the Cui family can support you."
"I have disappointed my fourth uncle. My thoughts have never changed. If the clan is not willing to return my mother's innocence, I will never acknowledge my ancestor and return to the clan again in this life."
Cui Weizhen stood up, straightened his wrinkled clothes, and his smile did not reach his eyes. "The children in the clan are outstanding. It doesn't matter whether we have nephews or not. There is no need to trouble you to condescend to persuade me. Fourth uncle, please come back."
Cui Shihuai obviously did not expect this result.
When he came here, he had already imagined a lot. The orphaned and widowed couple would have to live in embarrassment and suffer a lot after leaving the family's protection. He heard that in order to improve their lives, Cui Weizhen was even willing to put down his pride and let his wife go into business. This shows that they have reached the end of their rope.
He thought he could persuade him to go back without any effort and let him become a noble and noble son again, but he actually refused.
Cui Shihuai could no longer maintain a gentle appearance and threatened, "You have offended the Su family now. Without the protection of the Cui family, you will no longer have a place to stand. Have you considered this clearly?"
Cui Weizhen simply broke up and said, "I don't know what deal the clan has reached with the Su family, but Fourth Uncle thought that just one Su family could threaten me. He was totally wrong. You are afraid of the Su family, but I am not."
"presumptuous!"
Cui Shihuai was so angry that he was so angry that he said, "My big family, why should we be afraid of the Su family? The family only reconciled with the Su family for your sake. I didn't expect that you don't recognize good people and would bite back. What's wrong with the Cui family?"
There are unfilial descendants like you!"
What a high-sounding excuse, it even provides an excuse for quarreling with powerful officials. The glorious and beautiful facade of the Cui family has long been covered with lice and is rotten.
They maintained the purity and excellence of the family, but it was just the vanity before the decline.
Cui Weizhen has never seen it so clearly as now. The Cui family is just like his fourth uncle, who is strong on the outside but strong on the inside, trying to maintain his dignity. He smiled slightly, with a sarcastic smile in his eyes.
"I can't compare to the care of the Cui family. Fourth uncle, you can continue to be your hermit master. There is no need to lower your noble head to others for me, an unworthy descendant."
His voice paused slightly, then continued, "No one from the Cui family is in the officialdom, and my uncle is the head of the clan. He must feel uncomfortable bowing his head to my father's former subordinates."