Prodigal Goro-kun

After thinking about it, Yan Qiuer finally didn't dare to see Yan Ling in the form of Mr. He, and only ordered someone to let Qing Jue take Yan Ling directly to the backyard of Huayue Pavilion to rest, and then ordered some business matters. Qiu'er slipped through the window before Yan Ling rushed into the box.

Yan Qiuer originally thought that in the fourth watch of the night, except for the guards who watched the night in Yan's mansion, everyone should be asleep. After all, those who guarded the roof of Shi'an Garden every night followed Yansheng to Luoyang. There was no one in the upper part of the mansion, so no one should have noticed his going out tonight, but Yan Qiuer still ignored Liang Cheng.

Seeing Yan Qiuer falling on the roof with a dissatisfied face, Liang Cheng chuckled lightly and said, "Mr. Wulang doesn't have to show such disgust and annoyance towards his subordinates, does he? The subordinates were not entrusted by the lord to monitor Mr. Wulang. I don't want to sit alone on the roof and watch the moon in desolation, but the lord has sent a letter from home, and the subordinates dare not delay." As he spoke, Liang Cheng took out a small bamboo tube that was as thick as a finger from his waist, and handed it to Yan. fall.

"Family letter?" Yan Qiuer took the small bamboo tube suspiciously, opened it and pulled out the scroll stuffed inside, "Didn't Yan Sheng just leave this morning? Arrived in Luoyang so soon?"

Liang Cheng smiled smugly, and explained to Yan Qiuer: "The lord probably hasn't arrived in Luoyang yet, but the Yan family has a special method of sending messages."

"Really?" Yan Qiuer didn't ask the bottom line of this special way of sending messages as Liang Cheng expected.

The so-called special way of sending messages is nothing more than flying pigeons or flying eagles, it can't be flying people, right?So Yan Qiuer ignored Liang Cheng's disappointed expression, read the family letter specially sent back by Yan Sheng by moonlight, thinking that if Yan Sheng had something to explain, he would tell Liang Cheng directly.

But who would have thought that when the scroll was unrolled, Yan Qiuer could only see one word on the long strip of paper, "Read".Yan Qiuer's heart warmed up, but her face was full of helplessness.

Noticing the change in Yan Qiuer's expression, Liang Cheng asked very curiously: "Dare to ask Mr. Wulang, what did the lord write?"

Yan Qiuer turned her head and looked at Liang Cheng with some surprise: "Didn't Manager Liang take a look first?"

Liang Cheng replied with a smile: "The Yan family's secret letter will never go wrong, so the subordinates will never open it before the master."

"Your lord is not here, you are in charge of Yan's residence." Saying that, Yan Qiuer handed the small note to Liang Cheng.

"That being said..." Liang Cheng took the note, unfolded it for a glance, then rolled it up again, secretly thinking that his lord is really a waste of resources, "But the mistress can be regarded as half the lord of a subordinate."

Yan Qiuer turned her head and glared at Liang Cheng: "I want mistress so much, go and ask grandma to find one for you." After finishing speaking, Yan Qiuer rolled her eyes to the sky and jumped off the roof.

Liang Cheng chuckled twice, then turned around and walked to the side of Yan Qiuer's main house, and climbed down the ladder.

Hearing Liang Cheng climbing the ladder, Yan Qiuer was a little confused.He remembered that Liang Cheng was skilled in martial arts, but why did he use a ladder every time he went to the room?

Cursing her lips, Yan Qiuer felt that this was something that she couldn't get a clear answer even if she asked, so she stopped being curious, went into the room, and fell asleep.

In the early morning, Yan Qiuer felt the coolness spreading across his face for the first time in a long time.Shouting and roaring in displeasure, he tore off the cloth towel off his face, and Yan Qiuer hurriedly opened his eyes, staring fixedly at Liang Cheng who was beside the bed with a smile on his face.

Liang Chengcheng was unmoved, just looked at Yan Qiuer with a smile, and said in a respectful tone: "Mr. Wulang, we have arrived at Yinzhijiao, you should get up, the old ladies in Dongyuan have already got up."

Yan Qiuer was taken aback for a moment, and immediately suppressed her displeasure and irritability, turned over and got out of bed: "When did grandma wake up?"

There was still Yan Sheng in charge before, so even if the three meals a day and the work and rest of the entire Yan Mansion were a little out of order, it would not be a problem. As long as Mrs. Yan saw Yan Sheng, she would be happy and would not care about those things.But now that Yan Sheng has left for Luoyang, there are not so many people in this mansion that Mrs. Yan likes. According to Mrs. Yan's character, she must start to find fault.

"The old lady woke up just after Yinshi. The lord previously opened a Buddhist hall for the old lady in the wing room. When the old lady woke up in the morning, she first worshiped the Buddha in the Buddhist hall. In the past few days, she waited for the lord to get up before meeting with her." It's about this time for the lord to have breakfast together." Liang Cheng explained everything to Yan Qiuer carefully.

What is Yan Sheng doing up so early?Yan Qiuer frowned and cursed, even though he was dissatisfied, he changed his clothes and washed his hands and feet neatly: "Are all the brothers and sisters awake? Manager Liang, you send someone to go and see, and those who haven't woken up screamed. Breakfast will be served in Tengyuan Hall."

"The old lady said the same thing, but the gentleman and the lady..." Hearing Yan Qiuer's words, Liang Cheng hesitated.Except for the holidays, the people in their house seldom get together for a meal, so it might be a bit inappropriate to suddenly gather people together for breakfast, right?

"Grandmother said that too?" Yan Qiuer frowned, "Then there should be no delay. Yansheng is not here, so don't let grandma find fault. Manager Liang can just ask someone to call, and the smart ones will definitely not complain."

"The subordinates know." Liang Cheng thought for a moment, and felt that what Yan Qiuer said was somewhat reasonable. The left and right were just waking up those gentlemen and ladies in advance. They should be more cautious, who knows if the old lady will He will make use of the problem and make troubles.

"By the way, the little note on the desk in my study, please trouble Steward Liang to send it to Yansheng through our Yan family's special mailing method." That was his reply letter to Yansheng.

"Yes." Liang Cheng quickly went to Yan Qiuer's study with full curiosity, found the note, but picked it up and looked carefully, Liang Cheng twitched the corners of his mouth.

The lord's family letter has only one word, "read", but Mr. Wulang's reply has two words, "don't read", is this a correct answer or not?Why do you feel so awkward?

Liang Cheng carefully rolled up the note, turned around and left quickly. On the one hand, he asked people to call the gentlemen and ladies from the East and West Gardens to Tengyuan Hall, and on the other hand, he arranged for people to go to Tengyuan Hall to set up the dining table. , I have not forgotten the black eagle who sent the letter to the Yan family in Anyuan.

After Yan Qiuer tidied herself up neatly, she immediately rushed to Tengyuan Hall, but even though Yan Qiuer was in such a hurry, she was still one step behind Mrs. Yan, when Yan Qiuer stepped into Tengyuan Hall, Mrs. Yan was already sitting there steadily, her eyes half-closed, and she was twisting a long string of rosary beads in her hand, making a slight crisp sound.

"Grandson pays respects to grandma." Yan Qiuer bowed straightly, then raised her face and smiled and asked Mrs. Yan, "Did grandma sleep well last night?"

Hearing the voice, Mrs. Yan slowly raised her eyes to look at Yan Qiuer, as if confirming Yan Qiuer's identity, then lowered her eyes again, and said slowly: "My son travels thousands of miles and my mother is worried. How can I sleep well?" Got it."

Can't sleep?Yan Qiuer pouted secretly.Their mother and child have been separated for so many years, if Mrs. Yan wants to worry, isn't it because she worries about insomnia every day and night?She can still be healthy without sleeping every night, Mrs. Yan's physique is also quite special.

Slandering in her heart, Yan Qiuer still insisted on following Madam Yan's words: "Sure enough, my grandson just saw that grandma's face is not very good. Grandma must pay attention to her body, daddy often walks outside, It can be regarded as experienced, and yesterday I also sent a letter from my family to report that I was safe, but it was already four o'clock when my grandson received my father's letter from my father, so I didn't wake up my grandmother."

Old Madam Yan looked at Yan Qiuer again, and asked suspiciously, "How did that family letter get to you?"

Yan Qiuer smiled, but was taken aback in his heart.If this book is not passed on to him, who will it go to?Did it reach Mrs. Yan?

"Yes, my grandson was so worried that I couldn't sleep last night. When the family letter was delivered to Guanshi Liang, my grandson was still awake, so I took a look at it. Dad was also worried about grandma, so he told Guanshi Liang not to worry about it. less things."

Upon hearing that the family book contained matters related to her, Madam Yan unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth.She thought that after all these years of separation, the child Ah Sheng must not be close to her, but she did not expect that her son was raised well, and he was somewhat filial.

While Yan Qiuer was chatting with Mrs. Yan, people from the east and west gardens stepped into Tengyuan hall one after another, and after greeting Mrs. Yan, they took their seats. Each of them was a little more cautious than in front of Yan Sheng. point.

Seeing that a group of people, big and small, from the East and West Gardens were all present, Yan Qiuer winked at Liang Cheng.

With older brothers and sisters present, the task of presiding over the overall situation was not up to him, but Yan Yuan and Yan Fusheng kept their heads down and kept silent, as if they didn't realize that they should be on such an occasion To preside over the overall situation, Liang Cheng is the only one who is qualified to speak in Tengyuan hall, except Mrs. Yan.

Liang Cheng received the hint, and walked lightly behind Old Madam Yan, bent slightly, and said softly: "Old Madam, everyone is here, Liang Cheng will let people bring all the food?"

Mrs. Yan took a deep breath, hung the long string of rosary beads around her neck, then raised her eyes, her eyes swept over the people sitting below, and after seeing everyone's backs shivered, Mrs. Yan The talent said in a deep voice: "The head of our Yan family has already had breakfast and started to work every day, but you haven't gotten up when you are there. If the old man didn't want you to come to Tengyuan Hall to share breakfast today, you were going to sleep. By when?"

Today in Tengyuan Hall, apart from Yan Yuan, Yan Xintang, Yan Qiuer, and Yan Fusheng who have seen the world, Yan Siren and those who are lower in the ranking are still children, and they usually look timid when they meet the elders. Being reprimanded by Mrs. Yan again, the less timid Liu Niangzi, who is not yet six years old, has red eyes from fright and is about to cry.

This Chang'an Yan Mansion was jointly built by Liang Cheng and Yan Sheng. Seeing that the people in his mansion were being criticized by outsiders, Liang Cheng subconsciously wanted to refute, so he opened his mouth. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Yan actually looked like a head The eyes seemed to grow in the back, Liang Chengcai just opened his mouth, before he even had time to make a sound, he was blocked by Mrs. Yan.

"Acheng, you don't need to excuse them. As the Yan family, don't you even have this consciousness?"

Yan Yuan frowned slightly, feeling that they didn't need to be reprimanded by Mrs. Yan, so he explained: "Father didn't stipulate..."

"Regulations?" As a result, Yan Yuan couldn't finish his sentence, and was interrupted forcefully by Mrs. Yan, "Ah Sheng didn't use the rules to restrain you, that's because he's treating you well! You're still slapping your nose? If you You can’t help A Sheng, so what’s the use for A Sheng to support you?!” At the end, Mrs. Yan was so angry that she slammed down the table violently, and the muffled sound of “bang” made Liu Niangzi burst into tears immediately.

Yan Qiuer moved back slightly, then kowtowed to Mrs. Yan, and said: "Grandmother taught you well, it's the grandchildren who are slack and can't understand Father's intentions, grandson's doing this The elder brother has failed to set a good example for the younger siblings, if the grandmother is angry, she should punish her grandson, the younger siblings are still young and cannot stand being frightened, and the noise will disturb the grandmother."

While talking, Yan Qiu'er thought about the intentions of Old Madam Yan, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Madam Yan had plots.

Mrs. Yan cultivated a Yan Sheng, why did Yan Feng have such virtues when she cultivated Yan Feng again?Could it be that Mrs. Yan doted on Yan Feng from the bottom of her heart, that's why she spoiled Yan Fengjiao?Yan Qiuer thinks otherwise.If Mrs. Yan really loved Yan Feng, she would not send Yan Feng away so easily. Even if it was a mess, Mrs. Yan should have a way to force Yan Sheng to keep Yan Feng.Did Mrs. Yan expect that she would enter Chang'an Yan's mansion because of Yan Feng when she sent Yan Feng into Chang'an Yan's mansion?

Yanfeng left, but Mrs. Yan stayed behind. Yansheng had no reason to drive her away, she could stay here, but why did she look kind and kind when Yansheng was there, but she immediately started to stand up when Yansheng left? Prestige?What is her plan to establish her prestige in Chang'an Yan's mansion?

"Grandmother please punish me." Yan Xintang and Yan Fusheng could always react quickly to Yan Qiuer's words, so they imitated Yan Qiuer's example and bowed down.

Regardless of whether this matter was their fault or not, at this time, the only way to stop Mrs. Yan's censure is to be soft.

Yan Yuan glanced at Yan Qiuer, and followed suit.

The older brothers and sisters all saluted, and Yan Siren and the rest of the younger siblings followed suit, saying "please punish me, grandma" in a childish voice.

"It's good for you to know." Seeing a group of timid little ones, Madam Yan was satisfied. She also knew that there was no rush for Liwei to take power, and it was better to take it slow and slowly, so Madam Yan put away her stern look. He tilted his head and told Liang Cheng, "Ah Cheng, let them bring the food. From today onwards, breakfast will be served at Mao, lunch at half past noon, and dinner at You time. Except for these three meals, the kitchen is not allowed to open fire." , the entire family must abide by this time. You have been pampered by Ah Sheng for so many years, it is time to learn what it means to be frugal."

Yan Qiuer secretly rolled her eyes.Is this thrifty?The kitchen is not allowed to open fire again. This is clearly a trick, right?Most of the people in their house are going out to discuss business, so how can they have a fixed meal?Isn't this forcing people like Yan Yuan and Yan Xintang who are running around all day to eat out of their own pockets?

Yan Qiuer frowned, and secretly exchanged glances with Yan Yuan and Yan Xintang. The three of them thought it was inappropriate to resist at this time, so they led their siblings to agree, and they were able to finish breakfast smoothly.

However, after breakfast, Mrs. Yan made another attack: "Fusheng, are you full?"

Yan Fusheng was taken aback, immediately put down his chopsticks, swallowed the food in his mouth whole, and replied: "Go back to grandma, I'm full." When he said this, Yan Fusheng suddenly had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, Mrs. Yan nodded, and said something that made Yan Fusheng want to cry: "Well, since I'm full, I'll send Laoshen back to my room. Laoshen, I always wanted to have a chat with you. It's a pity that I haven't been free all the time. Or is it that Fusheng is not free?" After speaking, Mrs. Yan was about to stand up unsteadily.

"Grandmother, be careful!" Yan Fusheng stepped forward boldly, held Mrs. Yan's arm, and winked at Yan Qiuer while replying, "It's rare that grandma is so interested, even if Fusheng has something to do, she should push her away."

Yan Qiuer couldn't figure out what Madam Yan was thinking, so she could only put her index finger in front of her lips, and made a silent gesture to Yan Fusheng, asking her not to reveal anything to Madam Yan.

Yan Fusheng nodded, and helped Mrs. Yan to leave Tengyuan Hall.

Yan Qiuer breathed a sigh of relief, then turned her head and looked at each of her brothers and sisters one by one, and saw that everyone was bewildered, and everyone seemed to have a lot to ask, but they didn't know how to say it.

Yan Qiu'er thought for a while, then smiled and said, "I wonder if the second brother, third brother and Siren are free today? Our brothers haven't had a gathering for a long time, why don't we find a place where Qiuer is the host today?" How about a drink?"

Hearing this, Yan Yuan and Yan Xintang agreed immediately. Although Yan Siren felt that he was not qualified to discuss matters with his brothers, he also felt that his older self seemed to have become the guardian of his younger brothers and sisters unintentionally. Maybe it can help the brothers, so Yan Siren also agreed.

Yan Qiuer gave Liang Cheng a clean-up when everyone was not paying attention, and then left the Yan Mansion with Yan Yuan and the three of them.

Because of Yan Siren's presence, the four brothers finally only chose an ordinary restaurant in Xishi.

"Hey, what do you mean by grandma?" After the four of them sat down, Yan Xintang couldn't help asking first.

"I don't know." Yan Yuan pondered for a while, and only choked out two words to answer Yan Xintang.

Yan Xintang twitched the corners of his mouth, turned his head to look at Yan Qiuer again, and asked impatiently: "Wulang, you have the most eyes, what do you mean by grandmother?"

"Why do I have too many thoughts?" Yan Qiuer retorted dissatisfiedly, and then said, "I can't figure out what grandma's intention is, and it's because I can't figure it out that I asked you to come out to discuss it." Saying that, Yan Qiuer Qiu'er poured wine for Yan Yuan and Yan Xintang in turn, and changed to tea when they arrived at Yan Siren's place.

After Yan Qiu'er poured the tea neatly, Yan Siren came to his senses, and said in a panic: "Fifth brother will spoil my younger brother! Just come and Siren." How can there be any reason for the elder brother to pour tea for the younger brother?

Yan Qiu'er was amused by Yan Siren's flustered look, and said indifferently: "When you're with me, don't worry about those things, I just got used to it because I've served Father by my side for a long time."

After a pause, Yan Qiuer brought the topic back to the main topic, and said unhurriedly: "Grandmother's behavior just now was obviously showing her prestige. In the hearts of the family members, there is a very majestic existence, not to mention the grandchildren, even the aunts are very scared, why does the grandmother who already has such a majestic image go to the trouble of making another majesty?"

Yan Yuan, Yan Xintang and Yan Siren fell into deep thought because of Yan Qiuer's words.

"Wu Lang means that grandma has other plans?" Yan Xintang followed Yan Qiuer's train of thought.

Yan Yuan frowned and said, "Perhaps grandma just wants to take care of the Yan Mansion while Father is away? After all, Chang'an Yan Mansion is very important to the Yan family."

"Manage it on your behalf?" Yan Qiuer shook his head with a smile, "If you talk about managing it on your behalf, Dad will go out with the caravan almost every year, and it takes three or four months. Yan Mansion?"

Yan Siren blinked, and said: "Isn't that because Guanshi Liang takes care of all the big and small affairs in our mansion? Guanshi Liang never walks around with Dad, just stays in the mansion, and when grandma comes, it's just... ..." Yan Siren didn't dare to say the last "extra".

However, Yan Siren didn't say anything, but Yan Qiuer and the three of them understood the meaning. Yan Qiuer didn't have any worries, so he continued: "Indeed, because the affairs of the house are managed by Liang, the grandmother It's unnecessary to come here, but Guanshi Liang has to take care of grandma, so what about this time? Guanshi Liang is here, so why did grandma come?"

Yan Siren replied in a daze: "Didn't Grandma come here because of Brother Feng?"

Yan Xintang snorted coldly, and said: "That's what you said, but now that Yanfeng has been sent away, and Dad has also left, it is understandable for Grandma to stay, but her sudden rise to power is... intriguing."

"Grandmother doesn't want to control Chang'an Yan Mansion, does she?" Yan Yuan said while looking at Yan Qiuer, as if asking Yan Qiuer for proof.

"But why does grandma want Chang'an Yanfu? Dad is not some unfilial son who will be rejected by his relatives when he has money. What is grandma planning to do?" Yan Xintang was puzzled.

Yes, what exactly is Mrs. Yan going to do?Yan Qiuer stared at the amber wine in the glass, squinted his eyes and thought, but couldn't figure it out.It's really hard to guess a woman's mind.

"In short, I think the second brother and the third brother should still be on guard against grandma. Whether it is a matter in the house or a business matter, it is better not to talk to grandma about important matters. Now only the second brother is left in Dongyuan. The only one Yuan can talk about is the third brother."

Yan Yuan and Yan Xintang looked at each other, and then Yan Yuan said: "Wu Lang is right. Although we don't know grandma's intentions, it is always right to be on guard. Liu Lang just needs to comfort his younger brothers and sisters. How did you do it before?" Yes, how do you do it now, the brothers are here if something goes wrong."

Although Yan Yuan could not understand Yan Qiuer being favored, at this time, his own family members were always more reliable than outsiders.Although Mrs. Yan is a person who has dedicated everything to the Yan family, judging from Yan Feng's affairs, it is not certain whether Mrs. Yan is more selfish or weak-minded. In short, if she is allowed to control Chang'an Yan Mansion It's not going to be a good thing.

"Siren understands."

Yan Qiuer sighed, thinking to himself that he couldn't calm down these days, he wouldn't let him calm down when Yan Sheng was around, and wouldn't let him calm down when Yan Sheng left.