my grandmother

Chapter 285 Thoughts
Jianle City is a clean house next to the Liangzhe Road Guild Hall.

Wu Jie hurriedly entered the gate and went straight to the back garden.

Mr. Dongxi was sitting in a cool and breezy pavilion, writing letters one after another.

"Sir." Wu Jie entered the pavilion and bowed to greet him.

"Sit down." Mr. Dong Xi didn't raise his head. "Did you meet Mr. Wang? What did he say?"

"Yes, Xianggong Wang said that he already knew about the prince's invitation to give lectures. He said that it was the prince who asked him to host the cultural gathering. Wang Xianggong said that he had already agreed." Wu Jie frowned slightly and never let go.

"Huh?" Mr. Dongxi stopped writing and signaled to Wu Jie, "Make some tea and wait until I finish writing this letter."

"Yes." Wu Jie sat down and made tea.

Mr. Dongxi wrote the letter, sealed it, called in the servant and ordered it to be sent out immediately.

"What else did Mr. Wang say? Why did the Crown Prince ask him to host the cultural gathering?" Mr. Dong Xi took the tea handed to him by Wu Jie.

"Wang Xianggong also said: The Li sisters rented looms on Liangzhe Road and recycled fine cloth at a very reasonable price. This is a good thing that benefits the people. He said that Mr. Liangzhe Road did not know the basis of this matter. Some should not ." Wu Jie looked at Mr. Dong Xi's expression.

"I'm not saying that this business is wrong, but that the Li sisters behaved inappropriately!" Mr. Dongxi snorted sullenly, "Let's not talk about it anymore. Why did the prince ask him to host the cultural gathering?"

"Xianggong Wang didn't say anything about this." Wu Jie paused, swallowed the words that Xianggong Wang always had a bad look on his face, and continued: "On the way back, I met Mr. Lu, and Mr. Lu took me and talked for a while."

"What did he say? Did he meet you by chance or did he make a special trip to meet you by chance?" Mr. Dong Xi's face darkened as he thought about Lu Wentai and Zhou Chennian who were talking to each other that day.

Wu Jie glanced at Mr. Dong Xi, who had a stern look on his face, "Second Master Lu came out of the teahouse next door..."

"Then he's just waiting to meet you by chance! What did he say?" Mr. Dong Xi interrupted Wu Jie.

"We talked for a long time about what happened in Hanshan Temple, how his aunt was so thoughtful, and so on. Then he said that Zhou Chennian and his third brother had the same temperament, and asked Mr. when he would return to the south." Wu Jie summed it up in a few words. The essence of Lu Wentai’s words.

"Is he trying to persuade me to go back?" Mr. Dong Xi sneered.

"The Lu family has always been cautious." Wu Jie finished.

"Is it his intention, or did Zhou Chennian ask him to come forward to persuade me? If it is Zhou Chennian's intention, then it is the prince's order to drive me back?" Mr. Dongxi sneered.

"Sir, do you really want to face that Miss Li?" Wu Jie asked vaguely, looking at Mr. Dong Xi worriedly.

"What's wrong? What are you worried about?" Mr. Dongxi asked keenly.

"The student feels that as a gentleman, being face to face with someone like Miss Li is really, I mean, humiliating as a gentleman." Wu Jie said vaguely.

"I know what you mean." Mr. Dongxi's face was gloomy. "As soon as the prince brought up this cultural meeting, I could tell. This was at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Several Yunlang Palace bachelors were compared with the Hanlin Academy. With the learned tricks, victory is not glorious, but defeat is a complete defeat. But!" Mr. Dong Xi sighed: "There is no way to retreat, there is no way out."

"Since Mr. Lu has handed over the message, is it from his side..." Wu Jie leaned over and asked.

"No!" Mr. Dong Xi interrupted Wu Jie, "To retreat now would be to flee! There is no place for us in Jiangle City, and there is no place for us in Jiangnan!"

Wu Jie looked at Mr. Dong Xi and opened his mouth, but could not speak.

What the gentleman said is very true. The prince is overbearing and powerful. If they were in Jiangnan now, there might be room for maneuver. But now in Jiale City, they can only follow the prince's arrangements and move forward. .

"Sir, you can't be at their mercy." Wu Jie said angrily.

"The Crown Prince's idea is just to let Miss Li surpass me, just like the erudite contest at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, but! Does that Miss Li have the knowledge of those Yunlang Palace bachelors who founded the country? ? Just a country girl." Mr. Dong Xi sneered.

Wu Jie opened his eyebrows and breathed a long sigh of relief, "Yes, I am too worried.

"I told you that you are too cautious by nature, so you need to be more relaxed." Mr. Dong Xi looked at Wu Jie and said.

"Yes, the student has taken note of it." Wu Jie accepted the instruction.

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Mrs. Shi took refuge outside the city next to the nunnery. She was much more isolated than before. However, to Mrs. Pan's good fortune, at least the affairs of Prince Rui's Mansion and Li Xiaonan, if Mrs. Pan knew about it, she would definitely run away. Tell Madam Shi once.

Madam Pan Jiu knew about the quarrel between Li Xiaonan and Mr. Dong Xi that afternoon, and rushed out of the city early the next morning to report this huge gossip to Madam Shi.

After seeing Mrs. Pan Jiu off, Mrs. Shi sat in silence for a while, called into Yulan and said: "Go to the nunnery and ask Mrs. Qiao to borrow a car. I'm going to the city. Just follow me alone and don't disturb me." other people."

"You?" Yulan hesitated to persuade her, but Mrs. Shi interrupted her, "Go and borrow a car."

"Okay." Yulan turned around and walked out.

She has never been able to persuade her girls. Not only her, it is also very difficult for others to persuade her girls.

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Li Xiaonan was jumping up the steps at the door of the main house with her hands behind her back, and then jumped down again to think about something.

When she was in Pingjiang City, she ran out almost every day and exercised enough. Now in Jianle City, it is inappropriate to go to the temple to copy scriptures, and it is definitely not suitable to walk around like she did in Pingjiang City. In order to maintain the amount of exercise, she has to Use local materials.

"Hey!" Awu put his head into the second door and let out a strange sigh.

"What's going on?" Wan Qing raised her eyebrows.

She is teaching Yu Ting and A Wu to learn the rules. Yu Ting is very good, but this A Wu just doesn't follow the rules!Look, what's the point of stretching your neck and saying "Hey"?
Ah Wu ignored Wan Qing, stared at Li Xiaonan and waved vigorously.

Li Xiaonan was jumping up with her back to Ah Wu. Yu Ting understood Ah Wu best and stood up, "Something happened?"

Ah Wu said nothing, nodded at Li Xiaonan, and waved vigorously.

"It seems like something happened." Yuting pulled Li Xiaonan.

"You can't touch the girl!" Wan Qing exhaled angrily.

Yuting accompanied him with a smile on his face, "I forgot about it in a hurry."

"In urgent matters, follow authority." Li Xiaonan defended Yu Ting and ran to the second door.

"You can't run!" Wan Qing shouted after him.

Alas, this girl gave her the same headache as Wu.

"That one! That one! The door!" The expression on Awu's face was extremely rich. "Who is it? The Crown Prince?" Li Xiaonan passed A Wu and walked out.

"It's not the prince, it's that, that, ex-wife?" Ah Wu was so excited that he forgot what to say.

Li Xiaonan paused and glanced sideways at Ah Wu, "Go comb your horse!"

"Hey! Be careful, I'll be right there. I'll be there as soon as you call." Ah Wu confessed, standing in the corner behind the screen wall, trying his best to squint his eyes and watch Li Xiaonan let Mrs. Shi enter.

Mrs. Shi took a step forward and looked at this small house.

"Shall I take you to the back? There is a small garden in the back. Although it is a bit small, it is very exquisite." Li Xiaonan said with a smile.

"No need. Just you guys? It's quite clean." Lady Shi smiled at Wan Qing and Yu Ting and lowered her eyes in greeting.

"Well, the receptionist lives in the yard next door. You have to go around the gate to get in and out, and sit on the porch? It's a bit stuffy in the house." Li Xiaonan smiled.

"Okay." Mrs. Shi sat down and looked around again.

"Are you here by the way or on a special trip?" Li Xiaonan was surprised by Mrs. Shi's arrival and asked directly.

"Yes." Mrs. Shi hummed speciously. She looked at Wan Qing and brought tea over. She looked at Li Xiaonan and smiled and said, "I thought your place would be quiet, so I came here to talk."

Before Li Xiaonan could react, Wan Qing laughed first and said, "Shall I accompany Sister Yulan to see Awu's two horses?"

Li Xiaonan realized now, "Okay, Yuting will go too."

Seeing the three people walking out of the second door, Li Xiaonan let out a long sigh.

Mrs. Shi understood the reason for Li Xiaonan's long sigh and said calmly: "These are all trivial matters. A smart person like Miss Li will understand them after a few times."

Li Xiaonan grunted, "You came here so suddenly, what happened?"

"I heard that you had an argument with Mr. Dongxi?" Mrs. Shi said directly.

"How do you know?" Li Xiaonan was extremely surprised.

This morning the Crown Prince just asked Shi Gun to tell her that the arrangements were almost complete. How come Mrs. Shi already knew about it?

"Pan Jiu came to my place in the morning and said a few words." Mrs. Shi explained.

Li Xiaonan breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the argument she was talking about was about what happened yesterday. How could yesterday's argument be called an argument?
"Is it what happened yesterday? That's not a defense, I just explained a few words." Li Xiaonan explained.

Mrs. Shi glanced sideways at Li Xiaonan.

"Why did you come here for this matter? What's the matter... I mean, what's the matter?" Li Xiaonan didn't quite understand. "Do you know Mr. Dongxi?"

"I haven't heard of it before. I just heard that it is said that he is very popular in Jiangnan and can be regarded as the leader of Jiangnan scholars." Mrs. Shi first answered Li Xiaonan's last question and then said: "He shouldn't use his subordinates to do this. I said bad things about your sister, but you can’t just say it back to her face.”

Li Xiaonan looked at Mrs. Shi and was silent for a moment, "In three days, I will have a face-to-face argument with him. If he can convince me, I will worship him as my teacher."

"Is this the Crown Prince's arrangement?" Lady Shi raised her eyebrows.

"Ah."

"You agreed?" Mrs. Shi was even more surprised.

"Ah."

"You!" Mrs. Shi stared at Li Xiaonan, she didn't know what to say. For a moment, Mrs. Shi lowered her eyes, took a sip of tea, and calmed down.

"You want to refute Mr. Dongxi? Is this the prince's intention?" Mrs. Shi asked.

"I don't think I can refute him. His knowledge is definitely much better than mine. I just don't want to be his teacher." Li Xiaonan replied.

"Is it because you don't want to become a disciple, or the Crown Prince doesn't want you to become a disciple?" Mrs. Shi then asked.

"I don't want to. The prince thinks it's okay to become a disciple. I don't like people like Dong Xi." Li Xiaonan confessed.

"Your Majesty, do you think you can refute Mr. Dong Xi?" Mrs. Shi asked after being silent for a moment.

"Yeah." Li Xiaonan simply affirmed, "I don't think I can. I told the prince."

Mrs. Shi was silent for a moment, looked at Li Xiaonan and asked: "Can Mr. Dongxi influence the government? Or is he involved in the Customs and Excise Department?"

"I don't know." Li Xiaonan shook her head.

Mrs. Shi was silent for a long time, then she raised her eyes and looked at Li Xiaonan, "Don't you feel that the Crown Prince is using you as a weapon?"

"I feel like he and I are both guns, the same gun." Li Xiaonan thought for a while and said.

Mrs. Shi was stunned for a while, and then sighed softly.

She understood a little bit. She had never been as wholeheartedly as a husband and wife like Miss Li.

"I don't like Dong Xi, I think he is a disaster. It just so happens that the Crown Prince doesn't like him either, that's all." Li Xiaonan was not sure what Madam Shi meant by this sigh, so she explained.

"If you really refute Mr. Dongxi, you may offend the entire Jiangnan scholars, or even the entire world." Mrs. Shi looked at Li Xiaonan.

"I haven't thought about it." Li Xiaonan met Madam Shi's gaze.

The two of you looked at me and I looked at you. For a while, Madam Shi leaned back on her chair and said with a smile: "That's right. If you think too much, you will only stop moving forward. It's better to go on a rampage. When will it be set?" "Ms. Shi stood up.

"Three days later, I still don't know the location. When I find out, I'll ask Ah Wu to tell you." Li Xiaonan stood up.

"No need. I am a Qing cultivator." Mrs. Shi said with lowered eyes.

"Thank you." Li Xiaonan thanked her.

After exiting the second door, Mrs. Shi stopped Li Xiaonan and said, "No need to send her off. If you have time, come to my place for tea."

"Okay." Li Xiaonan stood at the second door and watched Mrs. Shi get into the car behind the screen wall.

(End of this chapter)