Come on, Your Highness

On the first day of the new year, pay homage to the new year.

Duke Wei's mansion is busier than ever.

The Duke's Mansion has been standing for a hundred years, with relatives and old friends everywhere. Duke Wei is of a high seniority, and there is an endless stream of people coming to the mansion to pay New Year's greetings. These are just some in-laws, and the subordinates have not yet come.

However, no matter how lively it was outside, it had nothing to do with An Yunxuan.

Li Yuechan looked at He Xichao who was shaking her pen with her head buried in her head, and sighed: "Xichao, after all, it was your mother who hurt you."

"I don't like to hear these words anymore. No one has ever forgiven me if you're sorry." He Xi said without turning her head.

It's really sensible to make her warm and sour.

"By the way, mother, the second day of the new year, the day when a married woman returns home, are you going to Li's mansion?"

Li Yuechan froze for a moment, lowered her head slowly, and said with a wry smile: "How can I go back? My aunt has already left. Madam must hate me to the bone. Father... I'm afraid I don't care about my daughter. Xi Chao, mother will not come back. If you go, you are destined not to have a foreign family."

Seeing the guilt in Li Yuechan's eyes and the reddened eyes, He Xichao nodded and said, "It's best not to go back, I'm really too lazy to deal with it. If we go, we'll only get stared at. Why don't you let me read a few more pages of the book?" .”

Seeing that He Xichao was not sad, and had an expression of relief, Li Yuechan really didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she could only tell her: "You should also take care of yourself, it's important to work hard, don't let it go."

He Xichao waved his hand, "Don't worry, my son is clear."

His subordinates were correcting the test papers, which were handed in by Xiao Hong last night.

Looking at the large swathes of smear marks on the scroll, and the black ink here and there, one can tell that this guy hastily turned back and redid it after receiving his big gift.

Some places have been smeared and can be seen clearly, so I can only find another clean piece of paper and paste it on.

The cleanliness of the rolls was extremely poor, but the readiness rate was quite high. There were only three wrong questions for the calculation of hundreds to thousands of five sheets, and five questions for the addition and subtraction of two sheets.Two of them were crossed out because He Xichao couldn't tell what he was writing.

Overall, a qualitative leap.

"That's why, a lazy donkey grinds the mill and takes a whip to get one step closer."

However, Xiao Hong's ability can be seen from these papers, and He Xichao knows it well.

At noon, He Xichao was called to have a meal of noodles.

His table was full of children of about the same age, and He Mingrui had the highest status.

This scene was somewhat familiar, just like going to the study room, these children also knew who to hang out with, and each of them looked at He Xichao with their nostrils upturned, wishing they could write disdain on their faces.

It's a pity that He Xichao ate and ate vegetables the whole time, as long as he didn't provoke them directly, he would ignore them.

However, these days, the more you don't want to cause trouble, the more you will cause trouble.

He Xichao watched helplessly as the maid who delivered the food tripped over him, and the dishes spilled on his front, wet and a little sticky. Seeing his distressed appearance, everyone across the table roared with laughter.

He Xichao saw that He Mingrui was sitting opposite him, mocking him all over his face.

He couldn't help but ask with emotion in his heart, is it seven years old, oh, now eight-year-old children are like this remembering to eat or not to play?

He Xichao stood up silently, looked down at the man, and was not about to withdraw his feet, but looked at his unknown descendants triumphantly, and couldn't help showing a sarcastic smile on his face.

Then he picked up the biggest plate on the table, squinted his eyes, and smashed it down hard on that foot with all his strength.

"Ah—" The pig-killing screams overwhelmed all the laughter, and even the tables next to him fell silent, looking over in horror.

But after He Xichao finished smashing, Yun Danfeng brushed his hands lightly, looked at the broken foot or something, and sighed, "Ah, I'm sorry, my hand slipped..." Then his eyes turned cold for a moment. After a while, he said coldly, "Unfortunately, I did it on purpose."

After he finished speaking, he glanced lightly at the other children at the table, only to see them subconsciously dodge back in horror.

He Xichao raised his eyebrows and sneered, it turned out they were all cowards.

Only He Mingrui immediately stood up, glared at He Xichao and asked, "Are you crazy?"

However, He Xichao Qingqing just glanced at him casually, and didn't even look at the child beside him who was sweating in pain, rolling and crying, and reminded: "Give your dog a doctor, don't be disabled. ,Ah."

After finishing speaking, he recruited his own servant, and ordered in a low voice: "When the Duke asked, he said that I would go back and change clothes, and you don't need to ask me to eat anymore. This young master is not happy."

Ah Fu swallowed his saliva, lowered his head and said yes.

So He Xichao swaggered away with his whole body covered in soup.

When Wei Guogong saw this scene, he felt full of anger, and said angrily, "What about others?"

Ah Fu knelt on the ground tremblingly and said: "The young master was soaked all over, so he went back to change his clothes, and he said he couldn't eat anymore, so he was unhappy."

He knew that once this brat was wronged, he would definitely get it back. Wei Guogong took a deep breath, held back his breath and said: "Let him shut up and think about his mistakes, and he is not allowed to go anywhere for five days!"

that's it?

The faces of all the people changed suddenly, this punishment is too light.

Especially the father of the child who was hurriedly taken away for medical treatment showed even more dissatisfaction on his face.

Seeing this, Wei Guogong sneered, this is Wei Guogong's mansion, who do they think it is?

But then he turned his gaze to He Mingrui and asked, "Mingrui, how did Xi Chao get the soup?"

He Mingrui's dissatisfied expression suddenly froze, he looked at his little friend, hesitated, "Yes..." He felt guilty, and he knew it at a glance.

Wei Guogong couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Anyone with a bit of experience would know what happened in today's scene. It was too similar to the one in the study room in the palace.

It's just that Xiao Hong stood up for He Xichao at that time, but here, He Xichao went on stage and did it by himself, and he turned the audience upside down, causing a big mess.

He Mingrui didn't say anything, Wei Guogong turned his head and asked, "Who served the food?"

A servant girl knelt down in front of Wei Guogong, "It's...a slave girl."

"what happened?"

The servant girl complained endlessly in her heart, but she knew that she must not say that she was not careful, otherwise all the cause and effect would be caused by her.So she settled down and said: "Reporting to the Lord, the servant is serving the dishes, but I didn't expect Xi to suddenly stretch out her foot towards the young master next to the young master, and tripped the servant. It was poured on Master Xi Chao. Master Xi Chao stood up and saw that the young master still hadn't retracted his feet, so he picked up the plate and smashed it down without saying a word..."

The parent's expression was stunned for a moment, his face turned red and white.

Even if He Xichao is just a concubine, he is also the grandson of Duke Wei. Today he offered sacrifices to his ancestors, and the bloodline of the He family recognized by his ancestors. After suffering such an insult, it is fine to bear it. Disrespect to Wei Guogong.

No matter whose grievances or grievances are the cause of, or how serious the injury is, it's just their own fault, and they have to... apologize.

The man suppressed the resentment in his heart, bowed and said: "Cousin, it's all trustworthy, isn't it, I will discipline my nephew well when I go back."

Wei Guogong did not make things difficult, but said kindly: "Find a doctor and take a good look at it, so as not to cause the root cause of the disease."

"Thank you, uncle."

Although he called Tang Shu, his blood relationship with Wei Guogong is a little far away, and his status is not high. Being here today is because of his clan brother's face, so his son will flatter He Mingrui and step on He Xichao. It is estimated that he did this a lot in the past , It's a pity that I stepped on a deep pit this time and broke my foot.

After all the guests left the venue that day, He Mingrui was sent to the ancestral hall by Duke Wei and punished to kneel in front of his ancestors.

The old lady interceded, but the second lady didn't even cry.

An Yunxuan

He Xichao ate the noodles made by Chunxiang, and listened to Ah Fu's vivid description of the scene at that time.

"Young Master, you are so powerful. My heart is about to jump out just by 'slapping' you. The young master Xin heard from the doctor that his bones were broken and he had to lie on the bed for several days. If he is not well-trained, he will still You must be at the root of your illness. The Duke punished you to stay in the courtyard if it was so serious, but you didn’t leave the courtyard in the first place, and this punishment is the same as if you hadn’t been punished.” Ah Fu praised.

He Xichao snorted twice, thinking that it wasn't nonsense, he was the young master of the Duke of Wei's mansion, those gangsters looked at the face of the Duke of Wei's family, what were they, and humiliating him would be embarrassing for the Duke of Wei's mansion?If he suffered this loss silently, it would be a loss of identity.

"Also, the young master was locked up in the ancestral hall. The Duke is very angry. He probably has to kneel all night." Ah Fu can't say that he is gloating, but he is a member of He Xichao. He is also angry when he sees He Mingrui conniving those children to bully He Xichao .

He Mingrui... He Xichao picked up the noodles and clicked his tongue, what a naive and stupid child.

In the study room, he played in person, was beaten once by Xiao Hong, once by the emperor, and behaved well.So this time, he put on an attitude and smiled as he watched the gangsters make things difficult for He Xichao.

But does it make a difference?

Even if he didn't do it, he meant it.

Indulging outsiders to make things difficult for your cousin, do you know what a family ugliness should not be publicized?

He Xichao felt a headache for Wei Guogong.

"Don't worry, our Duke will take a thoughtful lesson."

That night, Duke Wei opened the door of the ancestral hall.

Seeing him, He Mingrui hurriedly wiped away the tears on his face, turned his head stubbornly, and didn't look at him.

Wei Guogong asked: "Do you feel wronged?"

"I didn't let He Xin stretch his feet. Why did you punish me? Even He Xichao, who hit someone's foot with a heavy hand, is fine. You... are too partial." He Mingrui was only eight years old, kneeling in front of the memorial tablet, scared and wronged, The whole person exudes a pitiful aura, where does he have the incomparable aura of today.

Wei Guogong walked up to He Mingrui, bent down, wiped his face with his hand, and said slowly and clearly: "Mingrui, you are the grandson I have watched and grown up since childhood, and you are my favorite heir to the government. I have high hopes for you, how can He Xichao compare with you?"

He Mingrui was stunned, a little disbelieving, "But..."

"But what?" Wei Guogong said: "But he threatened you, huh?"

"Yes, you asked him to worship his ancestors yesterday." He Mingrui said angrily.

"He is a descendant of the He family. It is common sense to recognize the ancestor and return to the clan. You should know the moment he returns home."

He Mingrui immediately retorted: "I don't want to."

Wei Guogong nodded, "So, this is what I worry about you and why I am hesitant about you. It doesn't matter whether He Xi Chaocun exists or not, but whether you fit the image of a person in power in the government."

"how is it like?"

Wei Guogong said: "Don't say anything else, at least be brave. Why did Xi Chao make a fool of yourself in today's congratulatory letter? Even if it wasn't your intention, you indulged and were happy to see it. The old man asked you how the soup on He Xichao's body came from and why? Don't tell me straight?"

He Mingrui bit his lip, "Grandson is afraid..."

"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that people say it's all yours? Are you afraid that others will blame you? Are you afraid that I will punish you?"

With tears in his eyes, He Mingrui nodded gently.

"But so what? You are bullying Xi Chao openly. Now that you have done it, what can you do if you admit it boldly? At most, I will be reprimanded by the old man and scold you for disregarding the overall situation. It is even worse to be so hesitant and irresponsible." it disappointed me!"

He Mingrui was stunned when he heard this.

I saw Wei Guogong said: "You are still young, so it's okay to be self-willed. You can be stubborn. When you grow up, you will always understand the truth that the overall situation is the most important thing. But if you don't dare to do things and shrink back, then I will do whatever you want. And I won’t rest assured that I will hand over the authority to you in the future. Think about it, will those children who have always followed your lead be willing to be driven by you in the future? You don’t dare to bear the consequences for them, do they dare?”

He Mingrui burst into tears immediately, feeling regretful in his heart.

"Let's talk about it in detail. Those children are just collateral children. Why are they attached to you now? It's just because you are the young master of Duke Wei's mansion. The choice of interests has half of your own relationship? The one who is really in the same vein as you is It's Xi Chao, no matter how much you hate him, he is your own cousin. It doesn't matter how you dislike him in private. But in front of outsiders, even if you can't act like a brother and friend, you have to show him respect. respectable."

He Mingrui bit his lip after hearing this.

"Aren't you happy?"

"Um……"

"Then you have to learn to hold back. To save face and be unanimous to the outside world is also my requirement for the heir."

Wei Guogong stared at him closely. Under the light, He Mingrui was silent for a while, then nodded slowly.

Wei Guogong relaxed slightly, and continued: "Next, let's talk about He and Xichao. After kneeling for so long, have you ever wondered why he broke He Xin's leg today, and I didn't punish him much?"

He Mingrui nodded, "I've thought about it, but I don't understand." He shook his head suddenly, and said reluctantly, "Now that my grandson knows, he has saved the face of the Duke."

"That's right." Duke Wei comforted him a little when he saw that he was enlightened, "How about Xi Chao's background, no matter how much you hate him, he is also the young master of Duke Wei's mansion, how dare they insult him? Breaking a foot is already light. Speaking of the incident of going to the study room, it's the same, why is the emperor so angry afterwards, understand?"

He Mingrui fell silent, thoughtful.

"Mingrui, have you already discovered that Xi Chao is not as timid and ignorant as you imagined, he is more open-minded than anyone else, and his actions are very organized, so every time you confront each other, you are the one who suffers, why?"

He Mingrui had to admit, "He has reason."

"Yeah, he is always forced to do this. That's why he uses this reason every time. He didn't provoke others, it was others who provoked him to come back to me. Ming Rui, how can I punish him? To be partial, I'm partial to you too! Did I ever punish you severely if you troubled him? But if he troubles you, the old man won't let it go easily. "

He Mingrui sniffed and shouted, "Grandfather..."

"Hey." Wei Guogong patted He Mingrui on the shoulder, "So, Mingrui, you have to look farther away, open your mind, and don't stare at him all the time. He Xichao is not your enemy. With your grandfather around, he can't shake you On the contrary, if you can win over him, it will be your help and your ability in the future."

He Mingrui's eyes lit up, "Mingrui, Mingrui understands."

"Be a good companion for the third prince, assist him, study hard, and grow up quickly. This is your mission, and it is also the expectation of your grandfather."

"Mingrui follows the teachings of his grandfather."

"Okay, now that you've figured it out, go out with grandpa, go back and have a good rest, tomorrow you have to go back to your grandparents' house with your mother, don't go with your eyes swollen!"

"Ah."

The author has something to say: Yao: Do ​​you see where the remaining 20% ​​are?

He Xichao: As expected.