Li Hong was about to stand up and say goodbye when he heard Ji Xiaoshu's "horrified" voice and immediately frowned.
Zheng'er shook his head, "Impossible! Master is the best, so I won't beat him!"
Then, Ji Xiaoshu ran in from the door, without looking at anyone else, and just ran towards Su Liang, "Master's wife!"
Su Liang stretched out his arms to hug Ji Xiaoshu, who was rushing towards him, and could still smell the aroma of food brought from the kitchen on his body.
"Master's wife, the master is so cruel. You can take your sister to live with me!" Ji Xiaoshu snuggled next to Su Liang, hugged her arm, and rubbed her little head against it.
Li Hong: ...Gu Ling definitely didn't hit Ji Xiaoshu, but he definitely wants to hit him now...
"No!" Zheng'er answered for Su Liang, "You have to go home and do it yourself!"
Ji Xiaoshu said with a smile, "I have gone home! My father said that from now on I will be a member of my master's mother-in-law's family!"
Li Hong coughed lightly, "It's time for me to go."
Ji Xiaoshu slid off the chair, ran over and hugged Li Hong, and then quickly let go, "Master, please leave quickly. Go back and tell my father that I will visit him when I have time when I grow up."
It sounds emotional, but not much.
However, Li Hong knew that this was Ji Xiaoshu's "revenge" on Ji Yuebai for telling him to have fun and not miss home when he was leaving. At first, Ji Xiaoshu was a little sad to be sent away by Ji Yuebai, although he was not in front of Ji Yuebai.
It showed. Later I discovered that the outside world is very interesting and that I was far away from home, so I felt better.
"Senior, let's go after dinner. It won't take more than an hour and a half." Su Liang asked to stay. It was already dinner time. After all, we were guests.
Li Hong thought for a while and then agreed. He mainly wanted to see if the master and disciple Gu Ling and Ji Xiaoshu could get along harmoniously, so that he could explain to Ji Yuebai when he returned.
When lunch was served, Li Hong was surprised. Gu Ling's cooking skills were so good, and he seemed to be the one doing the cooking most of the time. This might be the only one in the world.
Ji Xiaoshu wanted to sit next to Su Liang, which was Gu Ling's seat.
Gu Ling glanced at him, picked it up, put it aside, and sat down.
Su Liang couldn't help laughing, "Be nice to your apprentice."
Gu Ling's expression was indifferent, "He said that I am very cruel, which means he wants me to be cruel to him."
Ji Xiaoshu was dumbfounded for a moment. Is this the logic...
Li Hong lowered his head to drink the soup, while Zheng'er held the bowl and snickered.
Seeing that Ji Xiaoshu only ate vegetables, Li Hong gave him a bun, thinking that he had already said he was hungry.
Ji Xiaoshu refused, "Master, let's eat. Master gave me steamed buns, fish soup, and a delicious one... What's the name of that sweet one, Master?"
Gu Ling replied, "Roasted sweet potatoes."
"I also ate roasted sweet potatoes!" Ji Xiaoshu thought about it for a moment, "It was delicious!"
Li Hong then learned that Gu Ling had carried Ji Xiaoshu to the kitchen to feed him, and he also understood that the reason why Ji Xiaoshu dared to shout that Gu Ling wanted to beat him just meant that he had discovered that Gu Ling was not vicious and was a good person.
, and she likes him.
This child is very sensitive and seems lively and out-of-the-box, but not many people see this side. He shows extra closeness to both Su Liang and Gu Ling, although the methods of getting close are different.
After eating a little, Ji Xiaoshu was full. Zheng'er put down his chopsticks and asked Gu Ling, "Master, can I take my junior brother upstairs to watch something interesting?"
Gu Ling nodded, and the two little guys raced upstairs.
"Big brother, what is this fun thing?"
“You’ll know it when you see it, it’s guaranteed to be an eye-opener for you!”
Li Hong was a little curious about what it was.
After a while, Ji Xiaoshu and Zheng'er's voices came from upstairs.
"What is this? So weird!"
"Wow! It can run like a big bug!"
"There are some who can dance!"
"Why did Master make a fake jumping toad?"
"It's a frog!"
…
Li Hong really wanted to put down his chopsticks and go up to see what was so interesting. Ji Xiaoshu was the prince of the Yan Kingdom and had definitely seen a lot of treasures, so it surprised him so much.
After lunch, Lao Mu took Li Hong to his place to rest.
Li Hong couldn't resist his kindness, so he left, thinking of resting for a while before leaving.
When Li Hong was about to leave at noon, he went to Yuanming Pavilion to say goodbye to Ji Xiaoshu, and was surprised to find that he was in class.
While Li Hong was resting, Su Liang had arranged for Ji Xiaoshu and Zheng'er to take a nap in the study upstairs and wait for Lin Shuzhi to wake them up.
Zheng'er is Lin Shuzhi's disciple. In the past, he went to Lin Shuzhi's home to write and study. After the year, it was changed to Lin Shuzhi who came to Su Mansion to teach Zheng'er. Mainly because of Gu Xiaonuan. Lin Shuzhi liked this little disciple so much that he simply didn't want him now.
He wasn't busy either. There were classes in the Imperial College in the morning, so he came to Su Liang's place to teach Zheng'er in the afternoon, and he could also give Gu Xiaonuan a hug.
Today Lin Shuzhi came over on time and learned that Gu Ling and Su Liang had arranged a new disciple for him.
After learning Ji Xiaoshu's identity, Lin Shuzhi asked uneasily, "Does the Emperor know that you are hiding Prince Yan at home?"
When Su Liang said that Duanmu Chen had known that Ji Xiaoshu would come and was very happy about it, Lin Shuzhi understood why, but was still a little speechless.
But now Lin Shuzhi is no longer surprised by anything that happens to Su Liang and Gu Ling, and quickly accepts the new arrangement. Teaching one is teaching, and the same is true for both. His original plan was to wait until his grandson and Gu Xiaonuan grow up
At first, he set up a small school at home and took care of all the schooling. What he loved most and was best at in his life was teaching and educating people, let alone teaching his own children.
Ji Xiaoshu is the same age as Zheng'er, he was born as the grandson of the emperor, and now he is the crown prince of the Yan Kingdom, so naturally he has already become enlightened.
Lin Shuzhi inquired and learned that Ji Xiaoshu's learning progress was similar to Zheng'er's, so it would be a good idea to teach together, and the two could still be companions.
Li Hong stood outside the window and looked at Lin Shuzhi who was reading. Ji Xiaoshu and Zheng'er were sitting upright and listening. Suddenly Ji Xiaoshu bumped Zheng'er with her elbow and wanted to lean in to whisper. Zheng'er immediately expressed his disapproval with a serious look in his eyes.
Noisy.
Lin Shuzhi smiled gently and said, "If Xiaoshu doesn't pay attention, I will copy one word as a punishment."
"Master, I was wrong." Ji Xiaoshu blinked his big eyes and looked at Lin Shuzhi.
Li Hong thought to himself that this child was testing Lin Shuzhi's temper to see if he was really strict or loose. Ji Xiaoshu always did this to new people, including Gu Ling, who was also carefully tested by him. If there were exceptions, then only
Su Liang was very affectionate as soon as they met.
"Don't want to write more?" Lin Shuzhi asked.
Ji Xiaoshu nodded, and Lin Shuzhi nodded as well, "Okay, we won't be punished for writing, but we will be punished for running. We will run three times around the lake."
"Ah?" Ji Xiaoshu was dumbfounded.
Lin Shuzhi looked at the well-behaved and sensible Zheng'er and the lively and playful Ji Xiaoshu, and felt that they really looked like Lin Boyan and Lin Bojun when they were children. Back then, Lin Bojun couldn't sit still in school, so Lin Shuzhi asked him to practice martial arts.
Li Hong nodded silently, so good. He had already heard of Lin Shuzhi's name, a father and son with three top prizes. He came to teach Ji Xiaoshu how to read, but Ji Yuebai couldn't invite him even if he wanted to. And Lin Shuzhi was gentle and principled, so he also
Li Hong recognized it very much.
When Li Hong finally left, Ji Xiaoshu was already running around the lake. Zheng'er took the initiative to accompany him, while Gu Ling was fishing by the lake.
Li Hong also heard Zheng'er's happy voice, "Xiao Shu, when master catches the fish, we will have fried fish to eat! Master's fried fish is the most delicious in the world!"
Li Hong couldn't help but smile with relief. At this point, he was very sure that Ji Yuebai was absolutely right to send Ji Xiaoshu here. Ji Xiaoshu now has a wife who is like a mother, an almighty perfect master, and little brothers to study, practice martial arts and play with.
, you will not fall behind in your studies, and will only be better than when you were in the Yanguo Palace. The most important thing is that Ji Xiaoshu will definitely be happy.
Li Hong did not say goodbye to Ji Xiaoshu specifically, but only said hello to Su Liang, took a letter and gift from Gu Ling to Ji Yuebai, and left.
The gifts are not polite things, but several different antidotes, all homemade by Gu Ling and Su Liang. Ji Yuebai may not use them, but she is prepared.
…
Ji Xiaoshu could no longer run in the last lap, but Zheng'er, who was half a head shorter than him, still kept a steady pace. This level was just daily exercise for him.
Finally, Zheng'er pulled Ji Xiaoshu and finished running. Ji Xiaoshu lay on his back on the ground and couldn't get up, "Senior Brother, I'm so tired."
Zheng'er didn't pull Ji Xiaoshu up, but lay down next to him, reached out and patted him to comfort him, "Just practice more and you'll be fine."
"If you don't practice martial arts seriously, will master punish you?" Ji Xiaoshu asked.
Zheng'er nodded, "I know how to write."
Ji Xiaoshu suddenly became happy, "That's just right! I always want to run out when I'm studying, and I always want to go back to my room to write when I'm practicing martial arts!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt like a shadow enveloped him.
The next moment, Ji Xiaoshu was picked up by Gu Ling, "Say what you just said again."
Ji Xiaoshu waved his little hand quickly, "Master, I was joking with senior brother."
"Zheng'er, go to the other side." Gu Ling suddenly said to Zheng'er.
Just as he realized what he was doing, he climbed up and nimbly used Qinggong to cross the lake. In the blink of an eye, he reached the other side, and his landing posture was particularly handsome.
Ji Xiaoshu was stunned.
"Do you know why you are a junior brother?" Gu Ling asked.
Ji Xiaoshu lowered his head and said, "I understand."
"Do you want to learn?" Gu Ling asked.
Ji Xiaoshu raised her little face and said loudly, "Think!"
Gu Ling looked serious, "No matter what, don't do it. If you do it, you have to be serious. Do you understand?"
Ji Xiaoshu saw Su Liang standing not far away, looking at him with a gentle smile. He straightened his back and nodded heavily, "Master, I understand."
Gu Ling didn't immediately teach him the meaning of Qinggong. He turned around and walked back to the place where he was fishing.
Zheng'er flew across the lake again and landed next to Ji Xiaoshu, dragging him to look at the wooden barrel next to Gu Ling. There were already two fat fish swimming in it.
"Master, when will the fish be fried?" Zheng'er asked with a smile.
Gu Ling packed up the fishing rod and stood up, carrying the wooden bucket, "I'll call you when I'm ready."
Zheng'er then took Ji Xiaoshu around the house and introduced him to various places, including the types of flowers, plants and trees, and explained them clearly.
"Elder brother, how come you know everything?" Ji Xiaoshu was a little shocked.
Zheng'er said arrogantly, "It's all taught by my master and my wife."
"Doesn't Master only teach martial arts?" Ji Xiaoshu expressed doubts, "My father asked me to learn martial arts from Master."
"Master knows a lot of things. There are only things we can't think of, and there is nothing he doesn't know. Master's wife knows more than Master." Zheng'er shared his experience with Ji Xiaoshu seriously.
Ji Xiaoshu's eyes widened, "Does the master's wife know more?"
Zheng'er nodded, "Of course, you'll figure it out gradually."
"But why do I need to know that this tree is a metasequoia?" Ji Xiaoshu asked his doubts.
Zheng'er was stunned by the question for a moment, and after thinking about it, he said, "When you learn it, you think you won't need it, but the future is very long, and you may need it someday. The teacher's wife once said that whatever you learn is your own.
, some things don’t need to be used, but you have to know how to do it. Only after you know how to use them can you choose to use them or not. Just like this tree, it doesn’t matter what kind of tree you think it is, but what if the girl you like will ask you to say it in ten years?
If I tell you the name of this tree and if it’s wrong, I’ll think you’re a fool and ignore you?”
Ji Xiaoshu listened to the previous words and thought it made sense. The master's wife is so powerful. Hearing the last sentence, he rolled his eyes and said, "Senior Brother, your example is so strange."
Zheng'er shrugged, "Who can predict the future? Everything is possible."
"Senior brother, did you learn everything you say from your junior wife?" Ji Xiaoshu put his arm around Zheng'er's shoulders. The height difference between the two was just right.
Zheng'er nodded, "That's about right. There's still master."
Ji Xiaoshu exclaimed, "Master, is she not a fairy from heaven? Master is the cook who cooked for Master when she was a fairy in heaven! Haha!"
Gu Ling's voice came from not far away, "Zheng'er, come over and eat fried fish. It's not worth it to Xiaoshu."
Ji Xiaoshu was stunned for a moment and immediately said loudly, "My master is a god! My master and his wife are a couple of gods!"
Gu Ling turned around and said, "You can have two pieces."
After Ji Xiaoshu and Zheng'er finished eating a plate of fried fish, they sighed comfortably, "I don't want to go home."
"Don't you miss your dad?" Zheng'er asked.
Ji Xiaoshu hummed, "I don't miss him!"
Zheng'er thought about the situation where Ji Xiaoshu's father didn't want to care about him and sent him to someone else's home. He couldn't help but sympathize with him and took the initiative to share his own life experience, "My real father is a scumbag and is dead."
As a result, Ji Xiaoshu said, "Wow, that's great!"
Zheng'er: ...That's right, that's right...
…
Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu stayed in Gu Ling and Su Liang's study at night. Knowing that he was coming, a bunk bed had been prepared in advance, and they took naps together during the day.
When Ji Xiaoshu learned that he had several junior brothers, but they were all little boys, he was happy and looking forward to it, hoping that they would grow up quickly and become his little brothers.
Before going to bed, Su Liang heard that two children were still playing in the study room and asked Gu Ling to go over and take a look.
Gu Ling opened the door. It was very quiet inside, as if the sounds he and Su Liang heard were hallucinations, but there were still piles of bricks scattered on the ground...
"Ji Xiaoshu, your father is here." Gu Ling said.
Ji Xiaoshu immediately jumped up from Zheng'er's bed, "Really?"
Gu Ling walked over, grabbed him and threw him to the upper bunk, covered him with a quilt, "Go to sleep."
Ji Xiaoshu grabbed the quilt with her little hands and asked with bright eyes, "Master, can you tell us a story?"
"Okay." Gu Ling nodded, "There once was a child who didn't sleep well."
"Then what?" Ji Xiaoshu felt that something was wrong.
"Then he won't grow any taller." Gu Ling turned around and left.
Ji Xiaoshu:...What a terrible story!
Gu Ling returned to the room, and Gu Xiaonuan was already asleep. He lay down next to Su Liang, and Su Liang leaned over and asked him how he felt about accepting a new apprentice today.
"Very good." Gu Ling said. He liked children, but he didn't plan to let Su Liang have any more babies unless Su Liang wanted to have children. In this case, he would just raise these apprentices as sons.
…
The next day, Duanmu Chen came out of the palace incognito and came to the Su Mansion to visit his goddaughter Gu Xiaonuan. He also wanted to see the young prince of Yan Kingdom.
After learning Ji Xiaoshu's nickname, Duanmu Chen's lips twitched, "Then Ji Yuebai is indeed not a serious person."
Ji Xiaoshu was just curious about Duanmu Chen and asked a question, "Is it fun to be an emperor?"
Duanmu Chen shook his head, "It's not fun."
"Then why do you want to be the emperor?" Ji Xiaoshu asked.
"Because there has to be someone to do this unfun thing." Duanmu Chen smiled.
Ji Xiaoshu nodded, "It's exactly what my father said." After saying that, he ran out.
Duanmu Chen smiled. Indeed, he and Ji Yuebai had something in common. They were both Gu Ling's friends. Seeing Ji Yuebai's son, Duanmu Chen felt that the long-term things he had thought before were meaningless.
What the world will be like in the future may be known next month, but it is certain that Ji Yuebai is not his enemy.
…
Liangguo Yaocheng.
Situ Xie saw mountains of grain and grass in the warehouse that had been prepared long ago, but he had no idea how they appeared.
One day later, when Situ Xie looked again, he found it empty again, as if what he saw yesterday was just an illusion.
Situ Xie returned to Prince Yue's Mansion and went straight to the study. There was an honored guest inside.
Upon entering, Situ Xie held his hand and said, "Brother Mo." His expression and tone were very polite.
The man sitting in the shadow looked over with old eyes, "Don't ask if you have any unnecessary questions. In early March, the grain and grass will arrive at the border of Liang Kingdom."
"I wonder if Brother Mo needs my help in any way?" Situ Xie's tone was even more respectful, "The matter about Gu Ling that I mentioned earlier..."
"Is he really your grandson?" the old man in the shadow asked.
Situ Xie was a little confused, "Gu Ling is the only child of my daughter A Ning."
"Since he was a child, has he ever been sick or seriously injured and nearly died, but then came back to life?" the old man asked.
Situ Xie thought for a moment and shook his head, "Perhaps he did, but we are so far apart that I don't know many things about him."
The old man was silent for a while and then asked another question, "What happened in the past two years, do you think it was Gu Ling who changed because of Su Liang, or whether Su Liang changed because of Gu Ling? Who is in the dominant position between them as husband and wife?"