Chapter 56: Grandfather and Grandson

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  In a mess, Shu Yao couldn't understand the ancient poetry and books, but seeing the messy scene, Shu Yao felt a bit guilty. From behind the bookshelf, she emerged with her waist bent like a cat, hugging two secret books tightly: "Big brother, I...I didn't do it on purpose..."

  Shu Xuan didn't bother to reason with Shu Yao, busy rescuing the books that Shu Yao had ruined. First, he propped up the bookshelf to prevent more books from falling to the ground. As he picked up the books on the ground, his eyes ached with heartache. He picked up one and muttered: "Book, you'd better stay away from little sister from now on."

  Loving books is like being in a book pavilion. Shu Yao thought for a moment and understood the intention of Guwalgiya's sending of Shuxuan. Shu Yao had not returned after half an hour, and her mother-in-law Guwalgiya would be anxious. As long as she asked around, she would know that Shu Yao was taken away by Old Master. Zhiyuan was not in the mansion, and Guwalgiya, as a daughter-in-law, would not come to Old Master's courtyard without special circumstances.

  Understood, to avoid suspicion, and also because Madame Gualgi was extremely disdainful of Old Master's flirtatious nature, they would rather not meet if possible. Shu Yao worried that Madame Gualgi would scold Old Master severely, and in a confrontation between her mother and Mafa, Shu Yao would support her mother.

  Shu Xuan is the eldest grandson of Old Master, and it makes sense for him to come and pick up Shu Yao. Guwalgiya had thought a thousand times, ten thousand times, but still underestimated Shu Yao's ability to cause trouble, and also underestimated how much damage Shu Yao would do to the study. Shu Xuan couldn't bear to see ancient books get dusty, so every time Shu Yao went into the study, Shu Xuan would guard against her with his life. Shu Xuan used his sleeve to wipe away the water stains on the book, and Shu Yao said: "Big brother, it's not too wet, just dry it in the sun and it'll be fine."

  Shu Xuan glared at Shu Yao, "Can you dry it after soaking in water?"

  Shu Yao directly hid behind Old Master, blocking her small body, can't see me, just can't see me. Old Master was stunned, Long Sun Shu Xuan's momentum was overwhelming, originally thought the weak and bookish scholar had no backbone, but now seeing Shu Xuan's momentum, Old Master was relieved, stroking his beard, "Shu Xuan, this is my fault, don't blame Shu Yao."

  The old man thought that Shu Xuan's resentment would dissipate, as he was a senior and Shu Xuan had read the classics of Confucius and Mencius, and would adhere to the way of filial piety. However, the old man underestimated Shu Xuan, whose grandson was a scholar who read the classics but was not foolishly loyal. Shu Xuan said: "It's originally Ma Fa's fault."

  No one has ever rebuked him in front of the old master, when he was young, he had a fiery temper, during Kangxi's pacification of the three feudal lords, the old master went to war, and even in his old age, he was scolded by his grandson, the old master got angry: "Dare to speak to me without knowing the reason?"

  The real troublemaker was Shu Yao. The old man originally planned to pull out Shu Yao from behind, but felt that his granddaughter was hiding too tightly and saw the anger in Shu Xuan's eyes. The old man suspected that Shu Yao might be beaten by Shu Xuan? The old man had to protect his granddaughter and fight against the ferocious Shu Xuan.

  Shu Yao, who was protected by the old master behind him, poked out her little head and said, "Brother, help! Mafa is making me do hard labor. Brother, come quickly to save me, the newly baked sesame cake has cooled down." If the old master knew that Shu Yao had such thoughts, would he strangle her to death?

  But apparently the old man didn't know, Shu Xuan took a look at Shu Yao, had some understanding of her virtues, and gave her a "I'll settle with you later" glance. Shu Yao shrank her neck, looking up at her brother Shu Xuan with a flattering expression: Big brother, I'm innocent.

  Shu Xuan's ear roots turned red again, and he shifted his gaze. Little sister's skills have improved, so it can be said that Shu Xuan's senses are sharp, and Shu Yao's abilities have been upgraded. Shu Yao has sharp eyes and immediately saw the second brother hiding behind the door of the study room. Shu Yao moved her lips, and Shu Yi put his index finger to his lips, making a "shh" gesture. Where there is excitement, can't be without Shu Yi?

  Shu Yao's eyebrows slightly adjusted, and she asked with a slanted smile, "Is there any benefit?" Shu Yi should be the one who understands Shu Yao the most. He gritted his teeth and took out a pair of jade pearl hairpins from his pocket. Shu Yao slowly shook her head, indicating that it was not enough. Shu Yi had another idea, taking out a gold hairpin with a pendant. Shu Yao was curious, "How did second brother get such an expensive trinket?" The hairpins were left behind, and the pendant was given to E Niang to wear. E Niang would like it.

  Shu Yi saw Shu Yao nodding, and knew she had agreed without making a sound. Is it easy to watch the excitement of the crowd? Shu Yi originally planned to give these pieces of jewelry to his mother, but was preempted by his little sister. In two days, he would sneak out again and exchange for some good things for his mother. At the same time, Shu Yi's friends all felt a chill, the weather had changed too quickly.

  When Shu Yao and Shu Xuan exchanged eye contact, Shu Xuan and the old man started fighting. Shu Xuan said: "Ma Fa, I know the reason, isn't it just that Shu Yao picked a few of your begonias? Little sister is planning to use the begonias to show filial piety to her mother, but grandson doesn't think begonias are more important than filial piety."

  "The peony tree was planted by me with my own hands and carefully tended to. Shu Yao is filial to her mother, but it's annoying to me."

  "Ma Fa, your grandson doesn't look like you."

  Bingo, right on the old man's sore spot. Shu Xuan made a gesture to Shu Yao hiding behind the old man, "Is there anyone who has been protecting someone and making themselves unhappy?" The old man said, "You... you are all Zhiyuan's children, all of you have come to annoy me."

  "Grandson just talks about things, doesn't dare to make you angry." Shu Xuan's eyes were very calm and innocent. The old man suddenly realized that he seemed to be making a fuss over nothing. Shu Xuan said: "Knowing people and using them well is what Ama taught, Ma Fa let little sister tidy up the study room, not to mention whether it was punishment for little sister, but speaking of little sister's temperament, since she was spoiled from childhood, little sister can't do hard work, Ma Fa, you did wrong."

  Is it all Lao Ye Zi's fault now? Lao Ye Zi is both embarrassed and distressed, he is easy-going, isn't it just planting a few camellias? Isn't it just to let Shu Yao find a collection of poems? Looking at Sunzi Shuxuan's attitude, he has done many wrong things. Lao Ye Zi said: "Your sister can't recite poetry, I'm teaching her to understand poetry."

  "The ancients said that each skill has its own specialty, Little Sister can't recite poetry, can't paint, can't play the zither, can't play chess, can't do needlework, and isn't skilled in riding and shooting..."

  The old man interrupted Shu Xuan, who was talking non-stop, "Just say what Shu Yao is good at." The old man did not expect that Shu Yao would not be so capable, what had she learned all these years?

  "Little sister understands algorithms, knows how to govern rivers, knows etiquette, and knows shame. Mother said that little sister is already very good, she understands what even mother doesn't."

  Xiuyao's face turned red, actually she knew best how to muddle along and wait for death, big brother, I'm not as good as you said.

  Shu Xuan took the opportunity to recite a long string of ancient texts, which made the old man dizzy and confused. Sunzi compared his son Zhiyuan to be more talented than him, but the old man pulled out Shu Yao from behind and said, "You understand a lot."

  "It's nothing, just general."

  The old man seemed to have figured it out, Shu Xuan didn't dare to blame Shu Yao, and the old man didn't want to think that he would protect her after just seeing her twice. Shu Xuan and Shu Yao grew up together as biological siblings, so the old man had overthought things. The old man pushed Shu Yao towards Shu Xuan, "Go, go, go, you two troublemaking siblings get out of here."

  The old man decided to turn a blind eye, but also had to distinguish between people. Shu Xuan said: "Mafa has another mistake, you shouldn't let the ancient books collect dust, they should be placed in a high cabinet, my son will come here tomorrow to get the ancient books."

  Shu Xuan held Shu Yao's hand and looked around the study, full of regret. "We should clean up the study first, it's too messy."

  "Grandson takes his leave."

  After the ceremony, Shu Xuan led Shu Yao away with a flourish. Shu Yao turned back to look at the old man who was staring in shock, "Don't grieve, the study has its master now, and your days of spouting fire will return more than ever."