I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

The book boy immediately stepped aside and motioned for the two to come in: "The master is reading in the room. I will go and call him over. Please wait in the front hall for a moment."

The man nodded and took his servant to the front hall to wait patiently.

The book boy went in another direction, stopped in front of a room, knocked on the door and said respectfully, "Master, the young master is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was suddenly opened from the inside.

Zhao Sixian was wearing a simple brocade robe, with an expression of surprise and astonishment on his face.

"Who did you say is coming?"

"Master, the young master is here and is now in the front hall." The servant boy replied with a faint smile.

He knew that the Master was happy.

Hearing what the book boy said, Zhao Sixian hurried out: "Quick, take me to see him."

"Master, please slow down and be careful with your steps."

The servant walked forward, held Zhao Sixian's hand, and took him to the front hall.

After arriving at the front hall, Zhao Sixian saw from afar a tall figure standing in the pavilion with his hands behind his back, seemingly admiring the words he was writing.

Zhao Sixian waved his hand to signal the servant to go down. The servant nodded and then left the front hall, leaving the grandfather and grandson with some space to be alone.

Zhao Sixian walked forward, his old face full of smiles: "He'er."

Hearing the voice, Zhao Linhe quickly turned around and saw his grandfather standing not far away. He quickly stepped forward to help him.

"grandfather."

"Hey, good boy, why did you come here suddenly? Qingshui Town is quite far from the capital. You must be tired from walking." Zhao Sixian hadn't seen his grandson for a long time. Now seeing Zhao Linhe's high-spirited look, he felt very relieved.

The more I look at him, the more I like him.

Zhao Linhe helped Zhao Sixian sit down and explained with a smile: "Grandpa, I came to Fengzhen a few days ago to preside over this year's provincial examination. Now the examination is over, and I thought Fengzhen is not far from Qingshui Town, so I came to see you."

Hearing what he said, Zhao Sixian was even more satisfied with him: "Very good, very good, He'er can now preside over the provincial examination. You are really becoming more and more promising. It seems that my training of you has not been in vain. How was the provincial examination this year? Are there many good candidates?"

When it comes to this aspect, Zhao Sixian started talking incessantly as if he had opened a box of conversation.

Zhao Linhe knew his grandfather's temperament and patiently explained: "This year's provincial examination went very well. The number of participants was the highest in recent years, and naturally many people passed. Two of them are really amazing and may very well be the top scorers. Moreover, one of them is from Qingshui Town."

Hearing what he said, Zhao Sixian burst into laughter and stood up excitedly: "Great! Great, great, maybe this person is one of my former students. Our Qingshui Town is really promising."

Seeing his happy expression, a smile also appeared on Zhao Linhe's handsome face.

"By the way, Grandpa, I came here this time to tell you something else."

"What's wrong?" Zhao Sixian looked up at him.

Zhao Linhe pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment and then spoke: "Grandpa, my aunt is getting worse and worse, and there is no one to teach the prince under my aunt's knee. My aunt wants you to go back and help teach the prince."

When talking about Concubine Dun, the smile on Zhao Sixian's face gradually faded.

Concubine Dun is his daughter, how could he not care about her? Now when Zhao Linhe said that she was in poor health, Zhao Sixian suddenly felt worried.

"Alas, everything is God's will. I should have insisted on not sending Qing'er to the palace. Otherwise, Qing'er would not have ended up like this."

Zhao Sixian sighed deeply, his tone full of regret.

Zhao Yuqing's health was not good to begin with, and Zhao Sixian didn't want her to enter the palace, so he thought of letting other daughters in the family enter the palace in her place.

However, she did not expect that the emperor specifically asked Zhao Yuqing to enter the palace, and the emperor let her get pregnant even though he knew she was in poor health.

Zhao Yuqing nearly died when giving birth, but fortunately she was rescued in the end.

However, since then, Zhao Yuqing's health has become worse, and the prince she gave birth to was also very weak.

From then on, the emperor seldom visited Zhao Yuqing again.

Whenever Zhao Sixian thought of his daughter suffering such torture in the palace, he felt heartbroken.

Later, the emperor wanted to appoint him as Grand Tutor and let him enjoy wealth and honor, but Zhao Sixian did not want the wealth and honor that could be gained by offering his daughter. In a fit of anger, he disobeyed the order and came to Qingshui Town, vowing never to return to Beijing.

I want to vent my dissatisfaction in this way.

At that time, the emperor was delighted to have a prince. He did not mind at all that Zhao Sixian disobeyed his order. Instead, he happily let him go.

Zhao Sixian has been staying in Qingshui Town for more than ten years.

Looking at Zhao Sixian's thoughtful face, Zhao Linhe knew that his grandfather was thinking about what happened in the past. He pursed his lips and said, "Grandpa, it's been so long since what happened in the past. You should let it go. Now is the time when aunt needs you. I know you feel guilty for not protecting aunt back then, but you can go back and protect aunt now. At least it's better than regretting it for the rest of your life in this remote place."

Hearing what he said, a trace of hesitation flashed across Zhao Sixian's old face. After a long silence, he spoke: "Forget it, forget it. It's because I am too deeply stuck in the past. He'er, when you return to Beijing, tell Qing'er that I will be back in Beijing soon to support her. This time, don't talk about the royal family. Even if the gods come, I will protect Qing'er!"

"Yes, He'er knows."

Hearing that Zhao Sixian agreed to return to Beijing, Zhao Linhe was delighted: "Grandpa, that's great. Fu'er has long said that she misses you. If she hadn't been busy this time, she would have come with me to see you."

When Zhao Sixian heard Zhao Linhe mention Zhao Fuqiu, Zhao Fuqiu's pretty little face suddenly appeared in his mind, and he smiled kindly and amiably.

"It's been a long time since I last saw Fu'er..."

"Grandpa, everyone misses you very much. I'm sure everyone will be very happy that you're back this time." Zhao Linhe said with a faint smile.

Zhao Sixian nodded, then looked up at Zhao Linhe as if he remembered something: "Oh, He'er, I have to deal with some things in the academy, and I will set off back to Beijing after I finish these things. You arrived in the capital before me, and I want you to find a person. He is my student, very talented, smart and willing to work hard. He will definitely be a material for a high-ranking official in the future. You have to find him, take him with you and teach him some ways to be an official, understand?"

Zhao Linhe was slightly stunned when he heard what Zhao Sixian said.

His grandfather has many students all over the world, so many that he can’t even count them. This is the first time he has heard his grandfather praise a child like this.

After realizing what was happening, Zhao Linhe nodded: "Yes, Grandpa, He'er knows."

"Well, the child's name is Xiao Ze. He has a jade pendant given by me. As long as you find the jade pendant when you go back, you will find him." Zhao Sixian said with a smile.