Come on, Your Highness

After the second lady came down like this, no one else came to embarrass the poor mother and child again.

He Xichao had a leisurely time on the bed, but after that, the people in the Duke's Mansion seemed to have forgotten about them. Except for the three meals a day, which were delivered regularly by maids, no one came to this small courtyard during the rest of the time. He is not clear about the situation in the mansion.

I only know that the original old lady has passed away, and I learned from the mouth of the second wife that this is now a concubine who is helping her upright, and the second wife is with her. Judging by the posture of shouting and embracing, it must be popular in this mansion. Get the wind, get the rain.

No wonder they knelt to death at the door and no one came to answer them. It is normal for a grandmother who is not a direct relative not to want to recognize him.Who wants the ex-wife's grandson to come and get in the way, eating and drinking, maybe even get a share of the family property?

He Xichao probably knew the reason why they were unpopular, but what was powerless was that he couldn't change this reason.

He glanced at Li Yuechan who was dazed beside him, and sighed slightly in his heart.

As long as this mother can stand up a bit, he doesn't want to stay in this mansion. Although the conditions outside are difficult, at least he is comfortable.

However, he could not force the innocent woman who was raised in a boudoir since she was a child to be ignorant of world affairs, and was still doted on by her husband after marriage, to be as independent as later generations, so he dismissed the idea of ​​leaving the house.

So since he has to live in this duke's mansion with the cheek in the future, He Xichao is eager to find out what's going on in the mansion.

He temporarily stayed on the bed and couldn't move, and Li Yuechan couldn't count on it. As a little maid, Chunxiang could only be assigned this difficult task.

"At least inquire about the masters of the houses in the mansion." He Xichao said to Chunxiang.

"I, servant girl, let's try it. Sister Osmanthus Flower who came to deliver the meal is quite kind. This servant girl has a sweeter mouth and flatters her. She should pay attention to me." Chunxiang is in He Xichao's house. His family's population is simple, the rules are not big, and there is no requirement for addressing.

As a lonely soul of later generations, He Xichao didn't think there was any problem, until he came to Beijing and entered the palace, the hierarchy of master and servant immediately became stricter, Chunxiang had only been here for two days, and he had already seen it, and was trained by Osmanthus a few times , so is slowly changing.

Sent here to deliver meals, Osmanthus fragrans is just a lowly girl in the Duke's mansion, and when she sees other maids, she has to be obedient and humble.She doesn't like to come, who doesn't know that the old lady and the second lady don't want to see here, but Chunxiang can't hold back Chunxiang's sweet mouth, sister comes, sister goes, sister is not sensible, please teach her, her eyes are sincere and she blurts out that sister is really amazing, everything I understand... After being praised a few times, Osmanthus fragrans, who is out of vanity, likes to run here.With the airs of a big maid, she frowns coldly at Chunxiang, bosses her around, and feels aloof.

Naturally, she wanted to please Chunxiang's carefulness and ask for advice. Although she was impatient, Osmanthus spoke proudly.

When Chunxiang got the news, she came back immediately and reported: "There are three masters and two aunts in the Duke's mansion. The eldest master and the third master, and the eldest aunt are descendants of the former old Duke's wife. The elder master has passed away, leaving the eldest lady and the eldest daughter. The eldest lady is thirteen this year. The third master is the young master's father. The eldest aunt is the queen's mother, who gave birth to a prince... Unfortunately, she is no longer here."

When He Xichao and Li Yuechan heard this, they looked at each other in blank dismay, so the whole line of the original direct line has been wiped out?

What a miserable word!

"You keep talking."

"The second master and the second aunt were born by this old lady. The second master and the second wife gave birth to the eldest young master and the second lady, and another concubine gave birth to the third lady. The second aunt also entered the palace, and now she is the concubine Shu. , gave birth to the third prince, and the young master is the companion of His Royal Highness, one year older than you, and has been in the palace for the past two days. It is said that it is to show respect for the third prince and the young master, so the old man carried the old man people."

Chunxiang was also surprised when she heard the news, and worried about her young master and grandma.

"How could this be..." Li Yuechan murmured, "They're all gone."

So it has been two days so far, and there is a reason why no one has come to visit.

There are differences in closeness, although they are both grandsons of Wei Guogong, but they are not the same grandmother. Except for the mother and daughter of the big house, they must not be happy about the arrival of their mother and son.

He Xichao rubbed his forehead, and felt that this glamorous Duke's Mansion was a huge pit. If this old lady was cruel, she would torture their mother and child to death in secret, and no one would help her to call for grievances.

"Master, what should we do?" Chunxiang asked worriedly.

What else can I do?Do you want to leave here?He Xichao cast a gloomy glance at Li Yuechan, only to see that the latter said to him with a sad face, "Xichao, this is the end of the matter, and there is no other way. No one will support our mother and child. From now on, we can only be more careful, cautious in our words and deeds. To the old lady and the second lady, you must be more respectful. Don't take it to heart if you hear their harsh words. Brothers and sisters, don't be arrogant for a while. If you can bear it... just bear it, who will let you... Dad is gone..."

He Xichao was not surprised that Li Yuechan would say that. As a former concubine, patience was probably her greatest strength.

When mentioning his father, it was time for his mother to wipe away tears again, he nodded quickly with a headache, "I understand, mother, don't worry, don't cry."

Li Yuechan burst into laughter immediately. Her son's well-behaved and sensible way made her feel that this country mansion is not so scary. She used to live under the head of the house, but now she changed to another place. , at least there is no need to worry about food and clothing here, and there is no need to run around for a living.

"Let mother take a look at your knee. It's been two days, and the swelling should go away."

Lying on the bed at night, He Xichao didn't feel sleepy, he leaned on his arm and stared at the curtain on the bed.

Although he promised Li Yuechan to be patient in everything, it's okay to be patient for a while, but it's not okay to be patient all the time and become a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

Blind forbearance will not make people forgive and pity, but will make the other party look down on them even more and criticize them more severely.

Moreover, He Xichao didn't intend to live here all his life as a moth in the Duke's mansion, wasting his time doing nothing.He wants to break out and earn his own world.

It's just that he is still so young and has no resources at hand. If he wants to lead his mother to live a good life, he must fight for something for himself.

Although Mei Xiang didn't inquire deeply, He Xichao has already discovered that Wei Guogong's heirs are really weak based on this bit of news.

In the ancient times where sons were preferred to daughters, only one son of Wei Guogong's two wives survived, and only one grandson was the young master, so he must be very anxious.

The old lady definitely didn't want He Xichao to come back, but what about Wei Guogong?

This is Duodu's other grandson, doesn't he want it?

Not necessarily, I'm afraid it's not good to refute the face of his wife and son, not to mention He Yu's resolute elopement at the beginning, and the Duke's mansion threatened to sever the relationship between father and son. Always put on a cool look.

Li Yuechan led him to kneel at the door of the mansion, and he knelt down to the ground and passed out again, his pleading gesture was full, so didn't he come in?

It's been almost three days, and his knee is almost healed, and he hasn't thrown their mother and child out.

He Xichao was a little excited when he thought of this, he seemed to feel that he had touched Wei Guogong's thoughts and found a way out for himself.

He put down his sore arm from the pillow, turned over on the bed, and propped his head.

In the darkness, his eyes became brighter.

If he was raised in the inner house with Li Yuechan, he would never be able to stand out in this life. The only way is to attract Wei Guogong's attention and leave the inner house.

He is different from the young master who the prince was studying with. A halfway grandson is better than nothing. Only by showing his own value can he get Wei Guogong's favor and is willing to train him.

These days, if you want to get ahead, you just need to be an official.

Officials are divided into civil and military. Now that the world is in peace, the promotion of military officers is slow. Even if there is a battle to fight, the danger is too high. As a gentle scum and a mother who needs to be taken care of, He Xichao has ruled out this road without even thinking about it.

The position of civil servants in ruling the country is more respected, but if you want to climb to a high position, you have to take the imperial examination, step by step, until the Golden Luan Hall, where you can get the golden list.

Thinking about it this way, He Xichao had no other choice but to go through the imperial examination.

Reading... He Xichao couldn't guarantee anything else, but he was the best at reading.

He Xichao smiled slightly, turned over and lay flat again, raised his hand and clenched it into a fist.

Fortunately, now that I am young, I don't need to work hard to show my talent, as long as I can memorize a few more books and understand a few more meanings than my peers, that's enough.

He put his hands together and bowed to the sky.

Thank God, He Xichao is still the same He Xichao, crossing the Naihe Bridge without drinking Mengpo soup, and having more precious memories than others for a lifetime.

After making up his mind, He Xichao was finally able to sleep soundly, but suddenly he heard a footstep, so he immediately tilted his head and closed his eyes.

The kerosene lamp was carefully placed on the table, Li Yuechan sat down beside He Xichao's bed, gently hid He Xichao's hand outside the quilt inside, and then tucked in the quilt.Then suddenly lowered her head, touched his forehead with her lips, and said softly, "Mother is really disappointing, let you suffer, I cherish the court."

He Xichao's eyelashes trembled, but he didn't open his eyes.

After Li Yuechan left, he stretched out his hand and touched the kissed forehead, then turned sideways and curled his mouth.

This life is still better than the last one. If there is a mother who loves her, if her father is there, she will love him too.

The author has something to say: He Xichao: My mother can't help much anymore, the only one I can rely on is myself.

Haruka: As long as you know, work hard, boy!