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

He Wenyan returned to the capital before the New Year. He didn't go home the last time he came back, so he didn't mention it.

Mo Chenxi felt better, but still had a cough. When the family met, she just dealt with it briefly and hurried back to her room, asking Mother Wang to arrange for He Wenyan to live in Madam Jiang's courtyard. As for which concubine he would like to serve him, she would not arrange it.

The whole family had a dinner together on New Year's Eve, but Mo Chenxi did not show up. The reason was to avoid infecting the children with illness. This was a legitimate reason.

There are a lot of Chinese New Year gifts this year. The ones given by others are very expensive, and you should return them with something similar.

Bao was worried when she looked at the gift list. The gifts were given to the He family, but the He family could not afford to buy a return gift.

Mo Chenxi directly asked Mother Wang to meet Mrs. Bao and bring back a separate account book for this year's festival gifts.

Bao was relieved. Her sister-in-law was using her personal account. She was willing to use the public account, which was the honor of the He family, but the public account could not support it at all.

I told my husband about it, and he also sighed.

Mo Chenxi gave return gifts to those families and asked his eldest son to go in person. His son always had to learn to grow up and gain experience. Seeing comes first and knowing comes later. If he stayed at home and saw nothing, how could he talk about knowledge?

Anyway, those people are not targeting the He family, nor will they care about the performance of the eldest son of the He family. Unless he is a talent like He Shanqiao, he will attract others' attention.

He Shanqiao is indeed a talented person. When Mo Chenxi fell ill, he asked for leave to come back. However, since he was only his cousin, he could not really take care of him. He followed He Shanluo every day, very quietly, and would not even read a book when he was alone.

When the elders are sick, do the younger generations still have the mood to study?

He had been to the general's mansion for a banquet and met General Xue's son, but he never mentioned it. He was respectful to his elders and loving to his cousins. Every time he came back, he would buy some snacks and some hair flowers for Yinhua and his cousins ​​from the second and third rooms.

He behaves naturally at such a young age. This is a teenager with both high IQ and EQ.

He Wenyan and He Wenliang came back together. On the night of their return, He Wenpu asked his third brother to meet his eldest brother and told him about the Queen Mother Wang's family coming to Beijing.

He Wenyan was still thinking, what does the Empress Dowager's family coming have to do with him? It's worth his second brother talking about it with such excitement and mystery.

He Wenliang's heart skipped a beat and he immediately thought of Wang Dongjia.

He Wenpu said, "The Wang family who built the restaurant for my sister-in-law's family is the Empress Dowager's cousin. This time, the Empress Dowager's grandfather and father both live in the Wang family. Mr. Nie is Xiao Daru's son-in-law and his last disciple."

He Wenyan was surprised and immediately thought of his eldest son studying with Mr. Nie, his two daughters being raised by the Wang family for a long time, and the fact that Wang Dongjia had borrowed money from his father-in-law's family, and he was worried that he would not be able to pay it back.

His heart was pounding. No wonder his superiors in Tongzhou were so polite and respectful when they met him.

The reason why we were able to attend the banquet at General Xue’s residence and why so many distinguished guests came to the opening of the Mo Family Restaurant was because Wang Dongjia was the cousin of the Empress Dowager.

Did the wife know about this in advance?

If you knew, why didn't you tell her a thing or two?

No wonder she is so cold to him, it's because her family has climbed up the social ladder.

He Wenliang felt complicated. The Mo family didn't reveal anything, nor did they ask his eldest brother to make friends with the Wang family.

But we can't blame the Mo family. The eldest brother looked down on businessmen. Apart from looking up to Mr. Nie and reluctantly agreeing to let his nephew study with Mr. Nie, he never took the initiative to meet the Wang family.

Fortunately, in order to make up for his elder brother's rudeness, he went to help out at the Mo Family Restaurant and became somewhat familiar with Wang Dongjia.

He Wenpu also talked about which families had sent holiday gifts. Because his sister-in-law was ill, he sent her some supplements. His sister-in-law kept a separate account and asked his nephew to go in person to return the gifts.

He Wenyan said: "Your sister-in-law is right. We are the eldest wife and should take responsibility."

He Wenliang felt helpless after hearing what his eldest brother said. His eldest sister-in-law did this to avoid embarrassing the second and third wives.

He Wenyan called his son over again, carefully inquired about the gift-giving situation, and gave him some pointers. Seeing that his eldest son was more stable than before, he nodded and said, "You have made great progress studying with Mr. Nie. I will take you to thank Mr. Nie on the fifth day of the New Year."

He Shanluo quickly said, "My master's brother-in-law is injured, and the Nie family is living in a farm outside the city, and they don't want outsiders to disturb them."

He Wenyan was surprised that his son called Mr. Nie "Master".

He Shanluo said that he had become Mr. Nie's apprentice and was Mr. Nie's only disciple.

He Wenyan felt a little disappointed. His wife didn't even discuss such a big thing with him, and she didn't tell him about it when she got home. She really didn't take her husband seriously.

He Wenliang was pleasantly surprised and said, "This is great news. Mr. Nie is a great talent. It is a blessing for Shanluo to be his disciple."

He Shanluo said proudly, "If nothing unexpected had happened to my master in the imperial examination, he would have easily been in the top ten. My master's paintings would not be sold even for 5,000 taels."

He Wenyan scolded him, "What does this have to do with you? What are you so proud of? If you can't even pass the exam to become a scholar, where will your master put his face?"

He Shanluo lowered his head and listened to the lecture.

He Wenliang came to his nephew's rescue, "I think Mr. Nie is impressed by Shanluo's diligence in work and study. Whether he is a scholar or not, how can it be more important than studying with Mr. Nie?"

He Shanluo spoke boldly in front of his father this time. He said, "Master said that he accepted me as his disciple because he respected my grandfather and mother. My mother is kind to everyone and treats Master's sister like her own sister. And my grandfather and grandmother also treat the Wang family's daughter like their own granddaughter. Master said that fame and status are not the most important thing. What is most important is a person's virtue. Virtue and talent should be both, with virtue first and talent second. Virtue without talent is not enough to help one succeed; talent without virtue will only help one commit evil. Master said that if I lose virtue in the future, our relationship as master and disciple will be revoked."

He Shanluo knew that he was not good at studying, but when he heard his father say that he would bring shame to his master if he failed to pass the imperial examination, he was very dissatisfied. His master did not accept him in order to train him to become a Jinshi. If that were the case, his master would not even teach him.

My mother said that the imperial examination was a matter of fate, and that my uncle didn't even pass the exam, but Mr. Nie treated my uncle like a brother and respected his character and broad-mindedness.

No matter what his father said, He Shanluo would only answer yes, and he also thought that his father was right. This time, he felt that his father scolded him and still looked down on him, thinking that it was shameful that he could not even pass the exam to become a scholar.

He Shanluo received recognition from his mother and the Nie family, but was scolded and looked down upon by his father.

He fought back the tears that were welling up in his eyes.

Seeing his son looking so aggrieved, He Wenyan scolded him even more. "What's wrong with you? Study hard and try to pass the imperial examination. I don't expect you to bring honor to the He family, but don't bring shame to them either! How will you answer when someone asks you about your achievements? How will you hold your head high when you go to your father-in-law's house?"

In the past, He Shanluo felt that his father was right to scold him, but during this period, his mother always praised him, his master never praised him or denied him, and Wang Dongjia said that he was better than him, and he was not even a student.

He Shanluo lowered his head and his waist slumped.

The two brothers He Wenpu were silent. This was how their father always taught his sons. Even if one of his sons won the top spot in the imperial examination, no matter how proud his father was, he would still scold him in front of his sons.

The same thing happened to them when it came to their sons.