Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

He Shanluo was very excited. He didn't expect that Mr. Nie would accept him as his disciple.

When he came early this morning, Mr. Nie told him seriously that he should respect Uncle Mo and his mother.

What he meant was that he accepted him as a disciple because of the Mo family and his mother, and he didn't mention the He family at all.

He Shanluo was happy but also felt complicated.

Mo Chenxi witnessed the ancient ceremony of accepting disciples. He first set up an incense table for Confucius, burned incense, and kowtowed.

Then comes the ceremony of straightening clothes, washing hands, bowing, and putting on the robes.

Finally, Mr. Nie said, "Achievements and fame are not the most important. What matters most is a person's virtue. Virtue and talent should be combined, with virtue coming first and talent coming second. The ancients said: 'If one has virtue but no talent, talent will not be enough to help him succeed; if one has talent but no virtue, virtue will surely help him commit evil. If you lose your virtue in the future, I will still revoke our master-disciple relationship."

He Shanluo knelt down and answered respectfully yes.

Mo Yuanji nodded with a smile, and Mo Chenxi agreed even more with what Mr. Nie said, it is better to be without talent than without virtue.

Isn’t it that He Wenyan has some talent but lacks moral integrity?

The Wang family did not inform He Wenyan about accepting the eldest son of the He family as a disciple. I wonder what he would think when he finds out.

The Wang family ignored him because of her attitude towards He Wenyan, or because He Wenyan had some opinions about the Wang family after several contacts with him. Otherwise, as the head of the family, it was impossible for him to be ignored on such an important matter.

The Wang family also mentioned this. Wang Jingye meant to invite He Wenyan. Mrs. Wang said, "Chengping accepted Shanluo as his disciple because of Madam He. Wouldn't it make him even more proud if Lord He came?"

Wang Jingye said: "After all, he is my father, and I respect my teacher..."

Mrs. Wang interrupted her husband directly, "What about loving your wife and children, and raising them well? Don't give me that nonsense. Chengping is accepting disciples, let's see what he says."

Nie Chengping said, "I adopted Madam He's eldest son."

Wang Jingye had nothing to say. It was his brother-in-law's turn to make the decision.

Xiao Xiangming and Shang Yuanwu were listening nearby and guessed what was going on. That Lord He was not a likable person, no wonder Brother Mo never mentioned his brother-in-law.

Xiao Xiangming paid attention to his paintings. On the day before the opening, he wandered around the hall specifically to listen to other people's comments on the paintings. He had to admit that there were more praises for his brother-in-law's paintings than for his own.

No wonder my father said that his most proud disciple was my brother-in-law.

Nie Chengping signed his paintings as Nie Zihe, where Zihe is his pen name given to him by his master and father-in-law.

When he got married, his father-in-law gave him a calligraphy scroll with an excerpt from the Doctrine of the Mean: "The mean is the foundation of all things in the world; harmony is the universal way."

Let Wang Jingye say that it is fortunate that his brother-in-law has the influence of his father-in-law, otherwise his personality would have become very weird.

Nie Chengping's paintings are characterized by profound skill, sophisticated techniques and profound artistic conception. Wang Jingye deliberately revealed that he was Xiao Daru's favorite disciple and son-in-law.

Xiao Xiangming's paintings are more casual and have a sense of unrestrained and uninhibited freedom, so those formal literati prefer Nie Chengping's paintings.

Xiao Xiangming was just dissatisfied for a moment, then he turned around and drew more than a dozen erotic pictures and asked his brother-in-law Wang to help him sell them, saying that no matter how good his brother-in-law's paintings were, they would be useless if they couldn't be turned into silver.

When Xiao Xiangming sold serious paintings, he would use the name Xiguan Jushi, but when he sold erotic paintings, he would not sign his name.

Wang Jingye and his family moved back to their residence in Beijing. He met his cousin at Shuangfeng Mountain and told her that people outside had guessed that he was a member of the Empress Dowager's family. He also told her that Chengping had accepted Madam He's eldest son as his disciple.

The Queen Mother was somewhat absent-minded and hadn't taken her cousin's words seriously. She suddenly asked, "Do you think Madam He is really... psychic?"

Wang Jingye was stunned for a moment and said, "I'm not sure, nor do I dare to deny it. Xiangxiang's mother believed that her mother-in-law's soul was in Madam He. She said that after Lingxuan recovered, she dreamed that her mother-in-law looked at her with tears in her eyes and slowly disappeared.

"Before, I had dreams of my mother-in-law staring at me with resentment, and I always woke up in fear. I asked Doctor An about this, and he said it was the work of an inner demon. But as Lingxuan got better, the inner demon was gone. That's why so many people practice vegetarianism, chant Buddhist scriptures, and do good deeds. It's because they all have inner demons, and doing good deeds brings peace of mind."

The Queen Mother nodded slowly.

"Tomorrow, ask my cousin's wife to invite Madam He to come to the farm. I want to see her."

Wang Jingye said yes, but didn't dare to ask why he wanted to see Mrs. He.

When Mo Chenxi received the message, she thought that Mrs. Wang wanted to see her to talk about something, so she took the Wang family's carriage to the farm the next day.

The Wang family and the Nie family are still living in the farm for the time being. The last time we had dinner together, Mrs. Wang said that she would move back to the capital before the New Year.

When they arrived at the farm, Mrs. Wang's smile was nervous. Mo Chenxi didn't know why, but thought that the little sister of the Nie family had changed again.

"How is Xuanxuan doing lately?"

"I'm feeling fine. I've been taking the medicine prescribed by Doctor An, and I'm gradually starting to feel more confident in seeing people again."

"That's good. I brought some snacks from Wufangzhai, all of which are Xuanxuan's favorites."

Mrs. Wang thanked him and asked cautiously, "Mrs. He, do you still feel like you have two souls in you?"

Mo Chenxi suddenly remembered that ever since she talked to Doctor An, Mrs. Wang no longer called her sister, but respectfully addressed her as Madam He.

Did she think that the other soul in her body was Nie Lingxuan's mother?

She deliberately thought for a moment and said, "I don't have that feeling anymore. Maybe it's because I took Doctor An's medicine. I'm much more stable now."

Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and her stepmother left only after seeing that her sister was getting better.

Seeing that her smile was relaxed at this moment, Mo Chenxi smiled back.

"Thank you, Mrs. Wang."

"Thank me for what? We should thank you."

"I thank my sister-in-law for not treating me like a monster and for interacting with me and my family on an equal footing."

Mrs. Wang said seriously, "You are a great benefactor to me. You are the one I can't even pray to the Buddha for. Doctor An said that Mrs. He is the one I am destined to be with. Those who cherish her will be blessed."

She laughed again, "Don't talk about monsters or not. I regard Madam He as my savior. She saved my sister's life and the lives of my whole family. My two brothers have never been happier. Chengping even drank some wine."

Mrs. Wang smiled with tears in her eyes. Chengping kowtowed towards Guanzhong, toasted his father and mother, and drank a glass himself. The next day, his face was swollen like a pig's head.

My sister’s illness is not only a pain for her, but also an indelible sadness for her two younger brothers.

Mo Chenxi was happy for Mrs. Wang and felt relieved that she could help the Wang family. She felt satisfied to be a person who could help others.

At this moment, a servant knocked on the door. Mrs. Wang said, "I asked you to come here today because my cousin wants to see you. You have seen her before."

Mo Chenxi immediately understood that it was the Queen Mother.

Her heart was pounding. Although she had previously guessed that Mrs. Wang was the Queen Mother, she was nervous to meet her now.

She followed Mrs. Wang to the study, but Mrs. Wang did not go in.

Mo Chenxi met Madam Wang, who should be the Queen Mother, sitting there with a dignified look on her face. What was different from before was that there was a hint of hostility on her face.

The Queen Mother smiled slightly, "We meet again."

Mo Chenxi quickly bowed and said, "Greetings to the Empress Dowager."