I fought back after reselling my engagement

Lu Yan suddenly recalled a sentence: Cousins ​​are a perfect match.

A feeling of bitterness filled her heart. She didn't feel this way even when she was with Wan in her previous life. Wan said she liked him and was willing to marry him, but now facing her past life's lover, she felt an indescribable bitterness. He owed her, and she didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore.

Lu Yan was silent for a moment, "Your maternal grandfather is not the eldest son of the fourth branch, why would the clan agree to let him establish another branch in the capital?"

"My great-grandmother passed away shortly after giving birth to my grandfather. My grandfather first grew up with my great-great-grandmother, and after he was six years old, he was taught by my great-grandfather and great-grandfather. My second great-grandmother didn't treat him well, and the second wife gave birth to three sons and two daughters. She was not on the same page with my grandfather, and there were many plots and calculations between them. After my grandfather married my grandmother, my great-grandfather asked him to establish another branch in the capital.

After my great-grandfather and great-grandfather passed away, my grandfather only interacted with the Jiangnan Su family among the eldest and fifth branches, and even the fourth branch did not interact with them. The reason for this is related to family and personal grudges, so I can't say much. When my great-grandfather ordered my grandfather to establish another branch in the capital, he originally intended to protect my grandfather. "

His biological grandfather asked him to establish another branch in order to provide protection. This shows that as the family grew larger, something dirty began to happen within it.

Lu Yan pondered and said, "Your grandfather is quite talented."

"Everything my grandfather has he earned by himself, and that's what I admire most."

When Zhen Su thought of his maternal grandfather, a warm feeling surged through his heart. The Su family founded by his maternal grandfather settled in the suburbs of Beijing, where they offered sacrifices to the mountains and fields. They did not build the clan ancestral hall in the county seat, but chose a town to build the clan ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall enshrines the first generation of ancestors of the Jinling Su family, and then jumps directly to the ninth generation, that is, my great-grandfather, and then to my great-grandfather. The family tree records my grandfather as a descendant of Su Gongliang, a great calligrapher of the previous dynasty, who was eleventh in generation.

Lu Yan ate for a while and said, "I see that you and Master Su Mo get along quite well."

“We found a common interest in calligraphy and painting.”

He has no interest in calligraphy and painting, and his calligraphy is not even good enough. Even though he has been studying hard, he is still not as good as the children from scholarly families who have famous masters and elders to guide them.

Lu Yan asked: "The attendants accompanying him are his guards?"

Guard? This means that the person has martial arts skills.

"Is he good at martial arts?" Zhen Su asked.

Lu Yan said: "This person's voice seems neither high nor low, but it is full of energy, deep and penetrating. He must be a person who has cultivated internal strength and energy in martial arts. When he walks, his lower body is steady and his martial arts skills are extremely high."

Su Mo is the future clan leader. When he goes out to travel, the elders in his family must select the most suitable attendant to accompany him. This is reasonable. Moreover, Su Mo is the only legitimate son in this generation. Even if he has half-brothers, he is still the one they value the most.

In the Jinling Su family, a son born out of wedlock is not worthy of becoming the patriarch. If that branch cannot pick out a legitimate son to succeed, they will choose the most suitable person from the same generation as the other four branches of the legitimate line. From then on, that branch is called the eldest branch, and the eldest branch is renamed the second or third branch of that branch, and the order and names of the two branches are swapped.

Zhen Su asked, "What are the identities of those two middle-aged scholars?"

Lu Yan said: "I can only tell whether they have martial arts and how well they have practiced martial arts, but those two have no martial arts, so I can't tell their identities."

"From the way they talk, they sound like aides or advisors. They have some talent, but they can't be compared with Master Su. They didn't show off their skills, they just flattered him, but they are familiar with the Jiangnan Su family. It's possible that the people assisting them are the master and master of the Su family."

Soon, Zhen Su's guess was confirmed. After another five days, a middle-aged man got off the boat with his wife and children. During this period, Zhen Su and Su Mo were familiar with each other, and the two often talked about calligraphy and painting, occasionally talked about poetry, played a few games of chess, or discussed music.

No matter what Su Mo wants to talk about, Zhen Su can always catch up and have her own unique insights, even in calligraphy. Zhen Su did not blindly praise him, but pointed out the shortcomings of Su Mo's calligraphy, "Arrogance like a peak, imposing and powerful, is not a good thing, too hard and easy to break, too straight and easy to break."

Su Mo was allowed by his family elders to travel around the world, and was given a time limit of three years, because of his overly straightforward and proud character. When he left home, his grandfather also said something similar.

"Too straight will break easily..." Su Mo pondered, "The handwriting reflects the person. Miss, you can tell my style of doing things by looking at my handwriting? Please give me some advice."

"I don't deserve your advice, but we can learn from each other during the days on the boat."

Ever since the first day he saw her painting, Zhen Su never took out the set of wolf-hair brushes again. Instead, she put them in a box and used ordinary brushes recently.

"Brother Su, those two gentlemen earlier were..."

"There is an uncle in the Su family who is an official in Hunan Province. With his support and help, several uncles and cousins ​​in the family got real jobs in Hunan and Hubei provinces. Some are county magistrates, some are deputy magistrates, and some are prefects. Those two gentlemen are the advisors who went to the uncles and brothers to help them."

Her earlier guess was correct.

No wonder the two of them were flattering in their words. Su Mo was the eldest son of the Su family and the future patriarch. Even though my grandfather had established another branch in the capital and had long since separated from the Jinling Su family, Su Mo said that my grandfather was still supporting the younger generations of the Jinling Su family.

Zhen Su smiled and asked, "Brother Su, are you going to Xiang Province to visit your uncle?"

Su Mo said: "One is visiting, the other is traveling. In our Su family, men travel for six months to three years before they get married. We do not approve of reading books blindly, but encourage our sons to go out and gain knowledge and experience."

She remembered that her uncle had used this method. After passing the imperial examination, he traveled for a year and got to know her aunt. When he returned to Beijing, he pestered her grandparents to marry her. Her grandmother was willing to agree, but her grandfather disliked her because she was born in a low class. For this matter, her grandfather found a way and spent money to transfer her aunt's father to the capital.

My aunt-in-law is a beautiful girl from a petite family. She is in her prime, pretty as a flower, strong-willed and eloquent. What my uncle likes is her peculiarity. In fact, my grandmother is gentle and docile, and Zhen Su's mother is also of such a personality. Only my aunt Su Qi is quite strong-willed and fierce.

When my uncle was young, he saw his two sisters-in-law being disrespectful to their grandmother, so he decided that only if he found such a powerful aunt-in-law could the family survive.

This was the reason why my uncle insisted on marrying my aunt and told my grandparents. My grandmother, feeling guilty for causing her children to suffer, fully supported it. However, my grandfather had a strong personality all his life and didn't want his most beloved youngest son to marry someone with a strong personality. He couldn't resist the persuasion of my grandmother and uncle and finally gave in.