Rebel

Here, Shanyun Academy Gu Ao became a teacher, and in the Mangdang Mountains hundreds of miles away, Gu Ao's letter was like a thunder on the ground, and the colorful early summer song exploded in the originally peaceful Tianjiazhuang.

The first person to receive the letter was Master Tian. He called his eldest son Tian Song and asked him to read the letter to himself.This year at the end of spring and into summer, Mr. Tian felt that his spirit was getting worse and worse...Because of puffiness and frequent sweating, it was uncomfortable to move now, so he had to blow a cool breeze with a maid beside him.

Tian Song took the letter and read it aloud in front of his father as promised.

At the beginning, Mr. Tian was still sitting on a chair with his eyes closed, but as he listened, his eyes opened... When he heard that Gu Ao was accepted as a disciple by Shan Yunzi, the head of Shanyun Academy, When the news came, Mr. Tian stood up unsteadily from his chair regardless of his fat body.

Holding his slightly dizzy forehead, Master Tian hastily pulled up the handkerchief in the hand of the servant girl to wipe his sweat, and decisively stretched his sleeves, then said to Tian Song: "...Go! Go and call Tian Bai and your mother. Come here! Just tell them that something big happened at home!"

When Tian Song heard that his father was so solemn, he also vaguely understood in his heart, so he quickly accepted the letter and went to find his mother, Mrs. Xin.

Quickly walked through the small corridor of Tian's house, Tian Song let out a notification, and stepped into his mother's room in one step.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw his younger brother Tian Baiqia sitting on the side, talking with his mother, his words were slightly harsh as usual, which caused his mother to guide him even now that she was pregnant with Liujia.

Tian Bai heard the sound at this time, raised his eyes to look at Tian Song, saw his brother pushed the door eagerly, and even walked restlessly, so he couldn't help frowning and said: "...Brother, be careful, don't offend the mother's fetal gas .”

Tian Song didn't care about arguing with Tian Bai, but turned his eyes to his mother's now round belly.Because I was walking in a hurry, now that I stopped, I couldn't help but feel a lump in my throat.

Mrs. Xin saw it, she knew that her eldest son was usually the most restrained, and she didn't know why, why she got up in a hurry today, so she raised her eyes and asked, "...Is there something important?"

Tian Song gritted his teeth, and then calmed down his breath, and said, "It's something important! Father told you all to go over there!"

Mrs. Xin and Tian Bai looked at each other, and they both asked in doubt: "...but what's the matter?"

Tian Song didn't know whether it was sadness or joy, so he had a bitter face, with mixed feelings, and said: "Gu Ao has entered the big academy in the county town. It is said that the sons of the county governor all go to school there! Gu Ao thanks Teacher, Tian Rong said that many of the students taught by that teacher have become high officials. My father said that this is a blessing for the Tian family, and I want you to discuss countermeasures together!"

Mrs. Xin let out an "Ah" in surprise, opened her eyes wide, and couldn't help saying: "...Why is it Gu Ao? Even if it is, it should be Tian Rong..."

Tian Song explained: "Tian Rong also worshiped his master, but Tian Rong's master is not as powerful as Gu Ao's master!"

Mrs. Xin hurriedly got up from her chair with Tian Bai's support: "Let's go to Master's study!"

After Mrs. Xin and his party left, the servants present and the servant who just opened the door for Tian Song were also in shock, thinking in their hearts, "Gu Ao... isn't that the son of that old blind man? How blind? His son's life is so good? How can he be a high official in the future?!"

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, let alone the mouth of the servants of the Tian family, it is not even a wall.So soon, the news was spread to ten, ten to hundreds, and the whole Tianjiazhuang was boiling over it.

And here Mrs. Xin brought Tian Song and Tian Bai to Master Tian's study.It is said to be a study room, but there are no books to read. This is a director's place that Mr. Tian created after he sent his three sons to become "scholars", and it is called a "study room".

On the way here, Madam Xin thought to herself while walking:

Why do I always miss a move?Ever since I sent Zhu Niang away, I have been reciting words... I don't know what taboo I committed!

At first, it was calculated by others, and then a concubine was stuffed into the master's room, and the third son Tian Rong was born; later, my mother's family drove away the old blind man once, although the master refuted it, they took the old blind man back again, and returned the old blind man. I have rewarded a lot of things, but in the end it is a grudge...

Not only that, Mrs. Tian took the opportunity to treat Zhu Niang very kindly, and even brought Zhu Niang's son into the family school to accompany the third child.

The more Mrs. Xin thinks about it, the more uncomfortable she becomes... Actually, when she found out that Gu Ao had entered the school, she wanted to use it to make a fuss, but she heard her two sons say: "Master makes things difficult for Gu Ao every day" and she put down her fits again. , I thought to myself, this is also good, let everyone know that there is no good fruit to eat with Mrs. Tian!

She thought that the kid from the Gu family must be worthless after years of being ridiculed by his master in class, so she didn't care too much.

Unexpectedly, at the end of autumn last year, without knowing what happened, Gu Ao and Tian Rong were about to come out of the mountain suddenly... Mrs. Xin didn't even have time to react and countermeasures, she could only watch Mrs. Tian every day. He showed off proudly in front of himself: "Oh, Rong'er is coming out of the mountain, I don't know what to bring him."

Mrs. Xin had no choice but to say: "Look at what you said, actually, it doesn't matter what you bring, after all, it's better to come without a son by your mother's side!"

At that time, Mrs. Xin comforted herself and said: It’s good to go out of the mountains, but maybe you can succeed in learning or not.

After Tian Rong came out of the mountain, he went outside to ask for a living, but he couldn't take care of Mrs. Tian. Wouldn't the Tian family be his own Tian Song and Tian Bai in the future?What Mrs. Ke Xin didn't expect was that not only Tian Rong, but also Gu Ao, who she had never looked down upon, would be promising when she came out of the mountain!Moreover, Gu Ao not only achieved success in learning, but also achieved great success!

How can this be good?Mrs. Xin thought about it in her heart, and said angrily: It seems that Mrs. Tian is going to grab her hands again this time!

Before, Tian Rong was too well-behaved, which pleased Mr. Tian, ​​but Mr. Tian often went to Mrs. Tian's room, so that after Tian Rong was born, Mrs. Xin never came out again.

If Tian Rong, that stalker, hadn't left, I still don't know when I would be able to conceive another child.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Xin couldn't help touching her swollen abdomen again, feeling tenderness in her heart.

What Mrs. Xin didn't realize at this time was that... she had always regarded Mrs. Tian as an opponent, and only had one Mrs. Tian in her eyes.Now that such a big change has happened, she didn't even think about what Gu Ao would bring to the Tian family in the future, and what opportunity it would bring to Tian Song and Tian Bai, but thought: "I'm going to lose to Mrs. Tian , It’s cheaper for her again!”

But Mrs. Xin thinks so, it doesn't mean Mr. Tian also thinks so.Although he has never studied, he survived the Eight Kings Rebellion and made a fortune after all. He would be confused about some things at ordinary times, but Mr. Tian was quite aware of such important matters.

Mr. Tian didn't care about the affection of these children. As soon as he saw Mrs. Xin coming in, he said to Mrs. Xin: "Madam! I have a discussion with you!" As he spoke, Mr. Tian stepped forward and supported Mrs. Xin to sit with both hands. Down, between the movements, there was a sense of caution, as if she was afraid of hurting the child in her stomach.

Mrs. Xin saw that Mr. Tian was so attentive today, she couldn't help asking suspiciously: "...what's the matter?" Could it be that Mr. Tian wanted to use his dowry to pave the way for that boy Gu Ao to become official?

——Madam Xin can only think of this, as if only under such circumstances, Master Tian would be so considerate.

Master Tian also sat down across a small table from Mrs. Xin. He stared at Mrs. Xin's belly and said unexpectedly, "Madam... If our child is a girl, I want to marry him to Gu Ao !"

"Marry him? He deserves it?" It was Tian Bai who said these words. He originally went in with Mrs. Xin. Seeing that his parents were seated in the main seat, he stood by the side with Tian Song and listened. After hearing what his father said, he almost jumped up, so he blurted out this sentence.

Master Tian slapped the table with his fat palm, and the tea was shaken. Master Tian said angrily, "What do you know as a child? Shut up!"

Mrs. Xin watched Master Tian's expression from the side, and said slowly, "...just...it may not be my daughter!"

Mr. Tian glanced at Mrs. Xin, then he extinguished his anger, and said: "If it is a son, I have another plan! I think Gu Ao is not around Mr. Gu all the year round, and Mr. Gu has no children to serve him. If this child has a son, How about adopting Mr. Gu?"

Mrs. Xin frowned upon hearing this... she was thinking.

After listening to Mr. Tian's words, Madam Xin understood Mr. Tian's intentions: if it is a daughter, marrying Gu Ao is marrying a future official; if it is a son, being Gu Ao's younger brother is for the future. A path was built.

Mrs. Xin's natal family has been in business for generations, and her brains are quick to change. Now she immediately came to her senses: "I was thinking about it just now. What's the point of losing to Mrs. Tian?"Losing to Mrs. Tian is nothing compared to winning over Gu Ao now. '

Mrs. Xin thought about her previous scruples—"I want to compete with Mrs. Tian, ​​and let her vomit all the losses I suffered from Mrs. Tian before"—it didn't hit the point at all.Because they are two women, isn't their honor and disgrace tied to the man and the family?What's the use of worrying about Mrs. Tian... It's justified to worry about the family's future plans!

What can guide the Tian family's veins and affect the rise and fall of the Tian family is the key point.

Having figured this out, Mrs. Xin followed Mr. Tian to seriously consider this matter, and then thought of a difficulty, Mrs. Xin asked Mr. Tian, ​​"But my daughter is 12 years younger than Gu Ao at this age. Years old, can the Gu family agree?"

Only then did Master Tian express the result of his conjecture: "This is what I want to discuss with you. If Gu Ao can really become a high-ranking official in the future, then it is not something we can climb up to... There must be those big families who are willing to cooperate with him. It's not our turn to discuss marriage. I just want to ask you, would you like to let your daughter be a child for Gu Ao? If you are willing, I will go to find out Mr. Gu's intention."

Tian Bai was on the side, and when he heard this, he shouted unyieldingly like a fried pot: "What? Give him a baby?" Tian Song was concentrating on imitating his parents' handling of things. He was dragged aside and whispered, "Come here! Don't you understand father's foresight?"

Tian Song looked resigned, but in fact, how could he not know that the poor family of the Tian family had a rare chance to become an official, and now Gu Ao had such an opportunity, the courtyard of the Gu family was located in the manor of the Tian family, and his father and Gu Ao's father, and mutual kindness, now is a great opportunity for Tian family chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven and become an official, but one must not miss it...

It's just that Tian Song can't swallow this breath, if Tian Rong is that well-behaved, he just can't get used to the serious Gu Ao, and he can't accept his sister or brother, who will actually live under Gu Ao from now on!But now Tian Bai also knew that what his elder brother said was right, so he could only put on an ugly face aggrieved, and remained silent.