As she was talking, Dugu Heng came running excitedly and laughed from a distance: "Brother Li
He ran to the small pavilion in one breath. When he saw Dugu Jinghua, his laughter stopped suddenly and he touched his head awkwardly: "Auntie..." []
"What's the matter?" Dugu Jinghua's snow-white face sank and he snorted majestically.
Dugu Heng touched the back of his head, blushed, and said, "No, nothing."
"Are you happy to hear that Zhu Shiping died?" Dugu Jinghua said lightly.
Dugu Heng nodded hurriedly: "Yes, this Zhu Shiping is a disaster. He died well, died wonderfully-!"
"No one will compete with you for Tang Tang now, right?" Dugu Jinghua snorted.
Dugu Heng rubbed the back of his head and chuckled, "That's true."
He seemed to suddenly realize something, but Dugu Jinghua saw his little trick at a glance and said calmly: "You asked Mr. Li to do it, right?"
"Aunt" Dugu Heng smiled awkwardly and looked at Li Muchan.
Li Muchan winked, and Dugu Heng understood immediately, but still said honestly: "Yes, aunt, I think Zhu Shiping is annoying and keeps pestering Tangtang."
"You're only good at this!" Dugu Jinghua shook his head and said, "You are the heir apparent, and you don't want to learn how to deal with affairs. You indulge in your children's personal affairs all day long!"
Dugu Heng smiled and said, "I have an aunt like you!"
Dugu Jinghua frowned displeased: "How can I, a woman, be in such a big position? The Dugu family will eventually fall on your shoulders. If you continue to be so unwilling to make progress, how can I rest assured!"
Dugu Heng said with a smile: "Auntie, you are a woman and you are much better than me. Those who are capable work harder. Auntie, you should be in charge of our family!"
Dugu Jinghua shook his head and said: "Women are outsiders after all. If I know you think like this, I will be mad to death! ... Starting from today, I will see Tang Tang every three days, and you are not allowed to go every day!"
The four major families all have rules. The secret knowledge of each house is passed down to sons rather than daughters, and it is not without reason that it is passed down to direct descendants rather than concubines. Women will eventually marry into other families, and girls are outgoing. Once married, they only think about their husband's family.
He may pass on his secret knowledge to outsiders.
Dugu Jinghua is also a woman. Because of her illness, she had never thought about getting married, so she could safely leave the affairs of Dugu Mansion to her.
Under Li Muchan's treatment, her body not only recovered, but became better than ordinary people. To everyone's surprise, according to this prediction, she would get married, and the heavy burden of Dugu Mansion would fall on Dugu Heng's shoulders.
When she saw that Dugu Heng didn't know the important responsibility and was obsessed with his children's affair, her teeth itched and she wished she could just ban him and never see Tang Tang.
However, she also felt a little bit of emotion, and knew that she couldn't do this, so she could only be patient and let them cool down slowly, and it would naturally fade away as time went by.
Dugu Heng snorted: "Dad, you're not just like me!"
"Xiao Heng!" Dugu Jinghua frowned.
Dugu Heng said: "Dad is so obsessed with martial arts that he leaves a lot of things to my aunt, and he is happy to practice martial arts in seclusion!"
Dugu Jinghua frowned and said, "Brother practices hard not because he is obsessed with martial arts, but because he wants to have stronger martial arts so that the Dugu family can be more stable!"
"I don't see anything insecure about us!" Dugu Heng shook his head and smiled disapprovingly.
Dugu Jinghua shook his head and sighed: "Silly boy, what do you know!"
Dugu Heng said: "Auntie, I'm not a child. What I don't understand is the emperor's concern for us. The emperor has been concerned about us for so many years, but our Dugu family is still standing!?"
Dugu Jinghua hummed: "Do you think that being obsessed with enjoyment and not thinking about advancement or retreat like you can keep the Dugu family stable? The family heads of the past generations don't know how to work hard to keep the family alive!"
Dugu Heng said: "Auntie, I think if we do nothing and show weakness, the emperor will be relieved!"
Dugu Jinghua shook his head and laughed: "What a silly boy, so naive!"
Li Muchan interrupted and said: "Brother Dugu, you think too simply. The emperor is concerned about you not because of your strength, but because of your loyalty."
"The iron heart of loyalty?" Dugu Heng said in surprise: "Is it because of Nao Shizi?"
Li Muchan smiled and said: "Brother Dugu, don't underestimate him. He can control the selection of the throne. How can he not worry about it? If you can't keep your loyalty, he will jump with joy!"
"The iron heart certificate is in our house, and it is protected by the four holy monks. Who can snatch it away?" Duguheng said with a disapproving smile: "Brother Li, you underestimate the four holy monks too much."
Li Muchan shook his head and said: "There is no sun in the sky that never sets, and there is no city on the earth that cannot be conquered. No matter how strong the four holy monks are, what if someone can really defeat them? So you still have to rely on yourself. Your Majesty, practicing hard is the right way."
"Brother Li, you also help my aunt!" Dugu Heng said helplessly.
Li Muchan smiled and said, "I'm a helper, not a bride. You, the prince, can't be playful anymore. It's time to clean up your mood and start working hard to shoulder your responsibilities. You shouldn't have to put all the pressure on your aunt's thin shoulders, right?"
"Well, since you said that, what can I say?!" Dugu Heng shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, I see Tangtang once every three days!"
Dugu Jinghua pursed his lips and chuckled: "I finally feel a little manly! After Zhu Shiping dies, the Tang family may not marry Tang Tang to you, but if you live up to your expectations, the Tang family may look at you differently. The key is to rely on your own efforts and the help of others.
Nothing!"
She said and glanced at Li Muchan, who smiled.
Duguheng lowered his head: "Yes, aunt!"
Dugu Jinghua said: "Starting from today, every morning, you must stay with me and learn how to handle affairs with me."
"Yes." Dugu Heng nodded resignedly, feebly.
He knew that his good days were coming to an end. He was like a horse that finally had to be put on a bridle and saddle. It had to be controlled by worldly affairs and could not be free.
Li Muchan smiled and said: "Brother Dugu, you are finally growing up. Aren't you very sad?"
Duguheng rolled his eyes.
Li Muchan smiled and said: "This day will eventually come. It's better to do it sooner than later."
"Oh, forget it, Brother Li, you are a well-fed man and don't know a hungry man is hungry!" Dugu Heng shook his head.
Li Muchan said with a smile: "Brother Dugu, if you enjoy more than others, you will have to pay more. This is an eternal and uneasy law in the world. Just accept your fate!"
He continued: "You are in Dugu Mansion. You cannot be willful. Don't think about running away with Tang Tang. The right way is to find a way to win the favor of the Tang family!"
"Okay, I get it!" Dugu Heng sighed.
Dugu Jinghua frowned and said, "What are you sighing for? A manly man, straighten your chest and raise your head, what a droopy head!"
Dugu Heng straightened his back, raised his head, and said loudly: "Yes, aunt!"
In the morning, Li Muchan and Feng Mingxue finished practicing the sword technique. She studied it quietly and slowly realized it. She was immersed in the sword technique and had no time to be distracted.
She found that practicing swordsmanship is also of great benefit to swordsmanship. The two are connected. By studying swordsmanship, her swordsmanship has also greatly improved.
She studied martial arts not to improve her strength, but because she simply liked martial arts and found it to be mysterious - endless, flavorful and enjoyable.
Li Muchan invited her to go shopping together, but she refused without hesitation. Rather than going shopping, she wanted to stay at home and study her sword skills quietly.
Li Muchan invited Dugu Jinghua again. She had to deal with matters in the morning and could not go out anymore. She went out the day before yesterday and had already delayed a lot of things. Moreover, she wanted to set an example for Dugu Heng, so she could only decline Li Muchan's kindness.
Li Muchan shook his head and sighed. He was really helpless. However, he had been kept in the house for so long and yearned for the outside. He always wanted to go out for some air and could only do it by himself.
He was wearing a green shirt, holding a folding fan in his hand and looking like a middle-aged scholar. He slowly walked out of Dugu Mansion and came to the street.
He wandered along the street. Tianjing City was extremely prosperous, and there were all kinds of stalls in front of him. He stopped to look at them from time to time, but he didn't buy anything. He just watched the hot lots.
At the same time, he opened his eyes of the void and looked around carefully, looking at the details of each store, and then compared it with the information from Dugu Mansion.
He got information about the Zhu family from Dugu Mansion. The situation of each store was recorded. He found out one by one and thought of a way to take revenge.
He didn't want to move these shops. Even if he moved, they wouldn't be able to damage the roots of the Zhu family. He wanted to find the main roots of the Zhu family and then cut them off.
After walking around, he came to an antique shop and walked in with a sudden impulse.
This antique shop mainly deals in calligraphy and painting. Each calligraphy and painting is hung high and can be seen clearly at a glance. However, it is so densely packed that unless you are an expert, you will easily be dazzled.
But the store was very big. As soon as he entered, he saw an old man with white hair and a long beard standing behind the counter, and next to him was a loyal and honest boy.
The old man with a long beard had a slender appearance and clear eyes. He could tell at a glance that he had accomplished something in his studies. He looked at Li Muchan quietly and just smiled at him without saying much.
There are very few customers in the store, most of them are middle-aged or old people. They all stare at the calligraphy and paintings non-stop, intoxicated and showing signs of enjoyment.
Li Muchan glanced around, and then focused on the calligraphy and paintings he was painting. He walked and looked at them, and he glanced at them without feeling anything.
Although the store was big and he walked fast, there were many fine calligraphy and paintings, but in his eyes they were very ordinary. What he wanted to see was something that could truly touch his spirit.
When he came to a piece of cursive calligraphy, he suddenly paused. No one stopped in front of this piece of calligraphy. Almost everyone who passed by took a glance at it, shook their heads, and walked away.
At first glance, this piece of writing seems ordinary, with scrawled words all over the paper. It really looks like a pile of weeds. There is no clue and it is difficult to recognize what is written.
However, Li Muchan concentrated his mind slightly, watched quietly, and saw a hint of mystery.
He turned around and stretched his arms. The shopkeeper came over slowly, but the loyal boy didn't move. He looked around, obviously looking at everyone.
"Sir, do you like this picture?" The old man stroked his beard and smiled.
Li Muchan nodded: "Who did this?"
The old man did not even look at the postscript, but shook his head and said: "This is an old calligraphy painting. It has been displayed in the shop for several years, but no one has ever taken a fancy to it. I didn't expect that sir has a unique eye."
"When is the word?" Li Muchan asked.
The old man pondered: "It's about ten years old. Looking at this time, it is at least a hundred years ago. It is indeed an ancient calligraphy."
Li Muchan nodded and was about to order it to be wrapped when a young man next to him suddenly spoke and pointed at the cursive calligraphy in front of Li Muchan: "Shopkeeper, I bought this calligraphy."
The old man was startled, then looked at the young man, then at Li Muchan, with a troubled expression: "This young master..."
The young man waved his hand: "No need to talk nonsense, I will pay twice the price!"
Li Muchan turned to look at this young man. He was dressed in a purple shirt, with a face like a crown of jade and a melon-seed face, handsome eyebrows, long eyes and a straight nose. He was truly a rare and beautiful man.
Looking at his appearance, it was difficult to tell that he was a woman. His makeup was flawless, but he was someone who knew the art of disguise. Li Muchan secretly sighed, it seemed that the world was not without the art of disguise, but only very few.
But she couldn't hide it from Li Muchan. This woman's cultivation was so advanced that he could feel a hint of danger.
With his current level of cultivation, there are not many people who can make him feel dangerous.
"This little brother" Li Muchan clasped his fists and smiled friendly: "This little brother also likes this calligraphy?"
"Not bad." The girl folded the folding fan, clasped her fists, and said with a smile: "This calligraphy is good, I like it very much, why don't you give it up, sir?"
Li Muchan shook his head and said: "I also like this calligraphy very much, and I got it first. Everything comes first, first served, right?"
The girl smiled slightly, cheerfully and calmly: "Then the one with the highest price will get it!"
Li Muchan frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Well, after I buy it, if I like it, I might as well make a copy of it."
The girl shook her head and smiled: "Copying is hard to come by, but I still like the original characters."
Li Muchan frowned and looked at her, then suddenly laughed: "Brother, are you looking for something to do with me?"
"Huh?" The girl looked surprised and said with a smile: "Sir, what you said is strange. I don't recognize you, why are you looking for him?"
Li Muchan sighed: "In that case, how about this? I'll give you the original painting and I'll copy it."
"This is a very good idea." The girl swung open the folding fan, shook it a few times, and said with a smile: "It's rare for sir to be reasonable, very good, very good!"
Li Muchan narrowed his eyes and smiled. It seemed that this girl really wasn't here for him, but he was overly worried. Now his appearance has changed so much that even his original friends can't recognize him.
The old man breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two had settled the dispute. He was afraid that the two of them would fight. The young man looked like he was not an ordinary person and would inevitably bully others.
"Put it away!" The girl waved her hand, then clasped her fists at Li Muchan and said with a smile: "Let's go to the restaurant, I'll buy you a drink!"
She behaves cheerfully and in a manly manner.
A servant in gray clothes responded, pointed, and then threw a bag of money to the old man. The old man hurriedly called to the loyal boy, collected the words, put them in a box, and handed them to the servant in gray clothes.
Li Muchan smiled and nodded, agreeing to the invitation. The key was to copy a copy of the cursive script.
He could feel that this cursive script contained a set of sword skills, which were definitely not ordinary sword skills and could not be missed. (To be continued)