The Great General and His Little Scholars

Seeing Liao Mingli approaching, Jiang Tong hurriedly put down the bowl, stood up, and said respectfully, "Second brother." But Liao Mingsi glanced at Liao Mingli and said coldly, "Why didn't you go out for a stroll today?"

Liao Mingli was always afraid of Liao Mingsi, so he rushed over and said with a smile: "Father is at home, how can I dare to wander around. Besides, I have to learn riding and archery from my elder brother."

Liao Mingsi looked at Liao Mingli strangely: "Are you looking for me for something? Let me tell you, you are responsible for the trouble you caused. Don't let me ask my father."

"Oh, big brother, look at what you said, I didn't even leave the door, what trouble did I cause?" Liao Mingli said, glanced at Jiang Tong and said: "It's just that I overheard something today, and I think big brother should know , I came here to tell my elder brother."

Liao Mingsi was a little impatient with Liao Mingli's mystification, and frowned: "What's the matter?"

Liao Mingli only looked at Jiang Tong and asked: "Jiang Tong, eldest brother likes you so much, you say in front of eldest brother, are you really the wife's distant relative?"

Jiang Tong was taken aback, glanced at Liao Mingsi, but immediately avoided his gaze, muttering: "Yes..."

"Oh?" Liao Mingli raised his eyebrows, and said provocatively: "Then tell me, what is your father's name, and how do you call your wife?"

Jiang Tong bit his lip, and said in embarrassment, "I...I can't say..."

Liao Mingsi's face darkened, he looked at Liao Mingli and scolded, "What are you doing?"

Liao Mingli hurriedly said: "Brother, don't worry, are you so easy to believe that Jiang Tong is our cousin? Younger brother, I naturally have no right to wander around in front of Madam, but Eldest Brother is often by Madam's side. Dare I ask Elder Brother if he could have done so before that?" Have you ever heard of Jiang Tong's name?"

Liao Mingsi was startled, and said immediately: "Since father said so, he naturally has his reasons. Are you doubting father?"

"That's not daring, but it's not that father can't tell lies." Liao Mingli poised his neck and boldly said, "If Jiang Tong is his father's privately adopted son outside, it's impossible for father to hide it."

There was a "buzz" in Liao Mingsi's mind, as if a huge firecracker had burst.He suddenly thought of his mother's hidden gaze last night, and his father's secretive expression.

In fact, Liao Mingsi was not without doubts about Jiang Tong who came quietly.But when he saw Jiang Tong for the first time, he was already occupied by him, so he didn't think about anything else.Now that Liao Mingli suddenly brought up the suspiciousness of this matter again, Liao Mingsi's thoughts seemed to be shaken at once, and he froze there in surprise.

Seeing this, Liao Mingli hurriedly added embellishments and said: "Brother, think about it again, if it is a relative of mother, why should father pick it up, or sneaked into the house at night. Isn't this strange?"

"Brother, think about it, when did our General's Mansion act so timidly? Even if it was the cousin who was convicted back then, didn't my father bring his family to the capital in an open and honest manner?"

Liao Mingsi raised his eyes, hesitantly looked at Jiang Tong who was at a loss.Jiang Tong hurriedly said: "Brother, I'm not..." but suddenly bit his lip and swallowed the rest of the words.

"Look, brother, look at the way he deliberately conceals it." Liao Mingli squinted at Jiang Tong: "If what I said was a lie, why didn't he justify himself because he was wronged for no reason. It's just that he can tell the name of his parents." Clear things, but he can’t say them.”

Liao Mingsi ignored Liao Mingli, only looked at Jiang Tong and said, "Just tell the truth, don't pay attention to what other people say, no matter what the truth is, I only believe you."

Jiang Tong's anxious eyes overflowed with tears, his face flushed, and he said after a while: "I swore an oath in front of the general, and I can't say it. A gentleman's words are hard to follow, brother..."

"Haha, a little boy, what kind of gentleman is you using as a shield." Liao Mingli laughed and said, "It's clear that there is a secret. Since you are the private son of your father outside, you dare to come into the mansion to live with your wife. Daily Seeing you as a thorn in the flesh, have you ever thought about Madam's feelings?"

"Shut up!" Liao Mingsi stopped Liao Mingli, stretched out his hand to grab Jiang Tong's shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "I will only believe what you said yourself. As long as you tell the truth, even if it is what Mingli said, I will will forgive you."

Jiang Tong looked at Liao Mingsi with a pair of crystal-like black eyes, as if he had a thousand words to say, but he kept his mouth tightly shut and remained silent.

Liao Mingsi's complexion gradually turned cold, and a sneer appeared on his lips: "This stubborn appearance is very similar to my family. Since you refuse to tell, I will not ask any more. But I can't be like my father, disregarding and mother's feelings."

After finishing speaking, he tossed his robe, turned and left the gazebo.After a long time, Jiang Tong's immature "brother" came from behind.

Liao Mingsi only felt a pain in his heart, gritted his teeth, and left quickly.

After leaving the back garden, Liao Mingsi went straight to He Qing's yard. He wanted to ask his mother what the truth was.

When Fang walked to He Qing's courtyard, a young servant came up to meet him and said, "It's a coincidence that the eldest son came, and the general just arrived."

"Really." Liao Mingsi's heart skipped a beat, his father didn't care about the personal relationship between his children.I just respect my mother as a guest. If I were at home, I would not come to He Qing's yard often if I had those concubines.But when Jiang Tong came, Liao Shan came every day, which was really abnormal.

Liao Mingsi pretended to smile calmly, and said mysteriously: "There's no need to communicate, I'm going in to scare them."

The servant smiled helplessly: "My lord, is it that your skin is itchy? The general seems to be very preoccupied these days."

"That's why I want to distract them and make them happy." Liao Mingsi squeezed his eyes, sneaked in pretending to be mischievous, bent over and nestled under the window sill, and heard Liao Shan talking to He Qing in the living room.

He Qing's voice was displeased and said: "Your Excellency is determined to go his own way, but have you ever thought about being a concubine, Ming Si and the entire General's Mansion?"

Liao Shan said apologetically, "It happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to think about it, so I could only settle the matter before asking Madam for forgiveness. Jiang Tong watched his mother die beside him, thinking of him as a child, how frightened he was... ...So...it's hard for Madam to comfort him..."

He Qing seemed to be sobbing: "Jiang Tong is pitiful, but my lord didn't expect that our mother and son are also pitiful?"

Liao Mingsi heard the anger coming out of his heart, looking at this, what Liao Mingli said was actually true?It turned out that the woman outside his father died, and Jiang Tong was brought back.

Liao Mingsi didn't care too much, stood up and rushed into the living room.

Both Liao Shan and He Qing were taken aback. Looking at Liao Mingsi, Liao Shan's face darkened and he said, "My parents are discussing matters, why did you barge in without notifying them, what's wrong with that?"

Liao Mingsi gritted his teeth, stared at Liao Shan fiercely, and said coldly: "Father, you already have so many concubines in your house, why do you want to raise some slaves outside to hurt mother's heart?"

As soon as these words came out, He Qing and Liao Shan were even more surprised, He Qing hastily reprimanded: "Mingsi, where did you hear these nonsense, so disregarding the rules and offending your father?"

"Do you still need me to hear it?" Liao Mingsi gritted his teeth and said, "The entire family has spread the word that Jiang Tong is his father's privately adopted son, but he actually took it back and gave it to his mother to raise him. !"

"Mingsi!" He Qing shouted sharply, stood up and was about to scold Liao Mingsi, but unexpectedly, Liao Shan reached out to stop He Qing, looked at Liao Mingsi seriously and said, "If this is the case, what are you going to do?" ?”

Liao Mingsi suddenly felt numb all over his body, as if someone had poured a basin of cold water from head to toe, shivering in the scorching summer.

Seeing that Liao Mingsi's face turned pale suddenly, He Qing hurriedly looked at Liao Shan, but Liao Shan signaled He Qing not to panic, and said to Liao Mingsi indifferently: "I have told your mother about this, and your mother has accepted it completely. Jiang Tong doesn't have any relatives now, so he can only live in the mansion. If you are a good big brother, let it go, if you can't, then stay away from Jiang Tong."

Liao Mingsi clenched his fists tightly, trembling all over, he stared at Liao Shan firmly, and said coldly: "Father is a heartless person, that's why he did such heartless things, forgive my son Unfeeling to mother."

After finishing speaking, he turned and left He Qing's room angrily.

He Qing looked at Liao Mingsi's back, complained bitterly to Liao Shan, and said: "Master, you also know Mingsi's temperament, why bother to treat him like this? If there is really a rift between you and your father and son from then on, what should we do?" .”

But Liao Shan smiled complacently: "Don't worry, he is my son of Liao Shan. He has the ability to distinguish right from wrong, so it's okay." If this rumor goes on, we can temporarily escape the crisis if we think about it."

He Qing looked at Liao Shan distressedly, and said after a long while: "Sir, the country and the country are important, but you have to guarantee yourself more. Everyone in our general's house is still pointing at you."

Liao Shan sighed softly, and stretched out his arms to hold He Qing in his arms: "For so many years, you have been afraid of following me. It's just that traitors are in power. If we only protect ourselves, wouldn't our country and society be more precarious. "

"There is another battle report today. There is another war on the border, and there are internal and external troubles. What I, Liao Shan, can do is only the duty of an upright courtier."

He Qing wiped away tears, looked up at Liao Shan and asked, "When will your lord leave?"

"Three days later, I have received the imperial decree." Liao Shan said, looking deeply at He Qing and said: "Before I left, I lived here. Ming Si is right, I have been too ungrateful to you these years .”

He Qing leaned his head into Liao Shan's arms, weeping uncontrollably.

Liao Mingsi walked back to his yard in a huff, and when he reached the door, he saw two boys carrying a box towards the empty yard behind.Then I remembered that Jiang Tong was arranged to live there.

When he was in a daze, suddenly a timid milk voice called out: "Brother."

When Liao Mingsi turned his head, he saw Jiang Tong standing beside him holding a small package, accompanied by a nanny, staring at him eagerly with eyes like water grapes.

Liao Mingsi's heart softened, and he almost couldn't help walking over.He pinched his thigh fiercely, made up his mind, and walked into his yard without looking back.