As Song Wan Yue had said, the old gentleman did not go straight back to his house after coming out of the South City, but instructed the carriage driver to make a few detours before returning, and just as Song Wan Yue had said, he saw Wen Zhong at his door.
The watchman hurriedly let go of the hand that was pulling Wen Zhong, “Old sir.”
Wen Zhong also saluted, “Grandfather.”
“What’s going on?”
The old gentleman approached and asked the caretaker.
The watchman said what he had just said again.
When he heard that Meng had taken back the power of the house, the old gentleman was secretly shocked, but he did not show it on his face, waving his hand at the doorkeeper, “If your First Lady asks, just say that I let Wen Zhong in.”
The watchman answered and retreated.
“Go on.”
The old gentleman finished and walked towards his courtyard, Wen Zhong chased after him after a slight hesitation, “Grandfather, I am here to see you.”
“Oh?”
The old gentleman pretended not to know anything, “Then follow me there.”
Wen Zhong followed him and kept peeking at him, seeing that the old gentleman kept a smile on the corner of his mouth, Wen Zhong’s heart sank to the bottom a little.
However, his face carried a smile, “I see that grandfather is in a good mood today, is there something good going on?”
“Yes there is something good, the day after tomorrow is the temple exam, I went to see Song Si today and gave him some advice, if there is no accident, the first three grades should not be a problem.”
Wen Zhong’s hand at his side tightened, “Is that all?”
The old gentleman looked at him in confusion.
Only then did Wen Zhong realise that he had asked too abruptly and hastily squeezed out a smile, “I mean is there anything else to make grandfather happy?”
“One thing is enough, Song Si is not only a man of great talent, but also of good character, if he joins the court, in time, he will definitely become a pillar of the country.”
If he joins the court, he will become a pillar of the country in time.” He looked at him, “By the way, he is a student from a humble family and has little power in the court, so for grandfather’s sake, you should help him more in the future.”
“Grandfather gave the word, Wen Zhong will do his best.”
“Good, good.”
Wen Zhong suddenly stopped walking and said, “Actually, I went to see Song Si today at noon while I was on an errand in the southern city, and I had thought of rubbing a meal at their house and then giving him a talk about the temple exams, but I didn’t expect Miss Xiao to be there, so I didn’t stay. Originally, I also wanted to come back to tell grandfather about him, but since grandfather said he could get into the top three, I won’t say much more, so I’ll wait for his good news.”
“Good, good, good.”
The old gentleman said three more good words in a row and didn’t stay with him, and when he heard his footsteps go away, the smile on his face retreated.
“Zhong’er, you’ve come!”
Huo’s eyes were red and swollen as she returned from the First Lady’s, went to the study and cried in front of the First Gentleman.
The Grand Master, who was usually heartbroken when she frowned, did not comfort her this time, but simply said, “That woman Meng is now mad, you and I had better not mess with her yet.”
“What’s going on?”
Wen Zhong’s brows sank.
Huo told her what had just happened, and when he heard that Mr. Big was not on Huo’s side, Wen Zhong’s expression became even gloomier, “What does he mean? Just let Meng go like that?”
Huo was also at a loss for words, since she had entered the Xu residence, she was used to smooth sailing and had suddenly been taken by surprise by Meng, and had not yet recovered.
Wen Zhong looked at her and said word by word, “My people saw that Xu Qingwan really came back.”
Huo’s face turned white as she fell into a chair.
“She’s hiding in South City …….”
A ghostly light flashed in Wen Zhong’s eyes, he must not let Xu Qingwan come back, he had gone so far to get everything he had today, he could not afford to lose everything.”
“Zhong, Zhong’er ……”
Huo’s voice trembled.
“We can’t be so tied up.”
“Then, then what is to be done?”
Huo was truly panicking.
Wen Zhong hooked up the corners of his mouth.
……
From the Xu House, Wen Zhong went to the place where Wen’s mother and daughter lived for the first time, the place where Huo lived before she took them to the Xu Family and ……”
Wen Zhong took a deep breath, did not use anyone to report, and walked straight in.
Li An was not in, only Wen’s mother and daughter, after living in such a place for several days, even Wen was going to be unable to bear it, not to mention Xu Ling’er, several times to make a temper.
Wen kept coaxing her, “After you and Sun Jin are engaged, let them buy the mansion first, and then we’ll move in.”
“I can’t wait any longer. Mother will ask uncle and grandparents to buy us a house with silver money.”
The courtyard she had lived in at the Xu residence was bigger than the current one, and it looked uncomfortable in every way.
“Nonsense!”
Wen reprimanded her in a rare moment, “Where did your uncle and grandparents have so much silver?”
As she was talking, she heard footsteps, followed by the maid’s voice, “Uncle Master.”
Big brother was here?
Wen was busy getting up and welcoming him, somewhat afraid to look at him. At the beginning, her elder brother had repeatedly told her to stay well in the Xu residence and not to cause any trouble, and she had agreed to do so at that time.
She spoke carefully, “Big brother, why are you here?”
Wen Zhong looked at her and didn’t say anything. Xu Ling’er rushed out from the house, her eyes red, “Uncle, you’re finally here, I don’t want to stay here, please take me away quickly.”
Wen Zhong looked at her, a teenage girl, just like a flower, especially after so many years in the Xu family, at first glance she was no different from the ladies of the house, but the truth was, not only was she no match for Xu Qingwan, even Song Wan Yue, the girl who grew up in the countryside, was no match for her.
Her voice was a little cold, “Where will you take me?”
Wen Zhong had never spoken to her in such a tone, and Xu Ling’er froze for a moment.
Wen Zhong passed by her without raising his eyes and walked straight into the house, Wen hurriedly followed her, pulling her as she passed by Xu Ling’er, who then came back to her senses and tried to turn around and follow her in.
“You go and make tea.”
Wen whispered.
She could see that her elder brother was in a bad mood today, and if Xu Ling’er said anything wrong again, she was sure to get a reprimand.
Thinking of Wen Zhong’s tone of voice just now, Xu Ling’er did not dare to go in and obediently went to make tea.
“Big brother.”
Wen didn’t dare to sit down when she entered the room, her gaze peeking at him.
“Close the door behind you.”
Wen looked back at the closed room door, dutifully went back to close it again and returned, her heart beating suddenly, intuiting that Wen Zhong was going to tell her something.
Sure enough, Wen Zhong spoke, “Xu Qingwan is back.”
Wen’s heart jumped heavily and her voice rose sharply, “How is that possible?”
Wen Zhong gave her a faint look, and Wen hurriedly covered her mouth, but her face had already changed drastically, her legs and feet were a little weak, and it was only with one hand that she propped herself up on the tabletop that she did not fall limp on the floor.
“She is Song Wan Yue’s mother, Song Si’s eldest aunt, she is still in the Song family and has not returned to the Xu House, we need to settle her before that happens.”
It took Wen a long moment before she let out a shaky voice, “What, what do we need to do?”
“The idea is to get Sun Jin to ask Song Si to dinner tonight, leave the rest to me.”