Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2306 It Turns Out to be Hidden Here 2.0

Old Madam Ning looked at the expressions of Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao and shook her head helplessly.

However, she could not deny that when she was young, she had a crush on this young man whom she had met once, but it was only a momentary thing. After leaving the Huo Mansion, although she occasionally thought of him, that momentary throbbing seemed to have never appeared again.

Now that I think about it, I must have been attracted by the loyalty of this brother Yelu. After all, there were so many people in the side hall, and except for him, no one noticed that the host was neglecting him.

The Third Master also noticed that something was wrong with Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao, and more or less understood what they meant, and sighed softly.

"You two should calm down and stop thinking about it."

"Uncle Master, we are not imagining things." Jin Miaomiao blinked her eyes and said with a smile, "You should not be suspicious!"

The Third Master glared at her unhappily, warned her not to talk nonsense, and then looked at Shen Cha.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I have a question." Shen Cha looked at the Third Master, then at Old Madam Ning, and said, "The old lady is a relative of Madam Huo's family, and she invited a famous doctor to diagnose the Huo family's master. Logically, she should be a guest of honor, but Uncle Shi said that the old lady should sit alone in a corner, without even anyone to entertain her. How is this possible? The servants of the Huo family should not have the courage to offend the guests!"

"That's right." Jin Miaomiao nodded. "Besides, the old lady is from the Wang family of Langya, the most prestigious family in Jiangnan. If word gets out that the Huo family treats the Wang family like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to survive in Jiangnan in the future, right?"

"Normally, you are right to think this way." Madam Ning sighed softly, "But Huo Huaizhi is different. Although Huo Huaizhi married the wife of the Jiangnan clan, they are not very close. They can barely be regarded as respectful to each other."

"He has someone he likes?"

"No." Madam Ning shook her head gently. "He only has Madam Huo by his side. He doesn't like brothels and is very self-disciplined."

"why?"

"Although Lord Huo Huaizhi married a lady from the Jiangnan clan, his hatred for the Jiangnan clan is almost engraved on his forehead." Madam Ning looked at the stunned children, "You heard it right, how many students from poor families don't hate clans? Even if the laws of Daxia explicitly prohibit clan examinations, you also know that there are always more solutions than problems. There are many ways to break this restriction, right?"

"That's true." Shen Cha nodded gently and smiled at Madam Ning, "This is something everyone knows."

"So, that's probably why they don't have much affection for each other. However, when we went to the Huo Mansion, it was because Mrs. Huo begged us repeatedly. Otherwise, we didn't want to make trouble for ourselves." "If the old lady hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have remembered it. I've also heard about Huo Huaizhi's hatred of the clan."

"Brother Xiaotian knows?"

"I just happened to hear an older gentleman mention that when Huo Huaizhi was young, he was also a prominent figure in Xijing City." Xue Ruitian nodded gently, "Before he was transferred from the Hanlin Academy, he made a lot of remarks criticizing the clan, saying that the clan was the cancer of Daxia and must be eradicated. His words were so fierce that if someone was not aware of it, he would really be bewitched by him. However, his target was not the local people of Xijing, but the poor students who, like him, had gone through untold hardships to pass the imperial examination and enter the officialdom."

"He succeeded?"

"Yeah!" Xue Ruitian nodded, "He has won over many people like him, but unfortunately, these people eventually became stepping stones for his promotion."

"He used them to climb up?"

"That's right." Xue Ruitian sneered, looked at Shen Cha, and said, "The old general hates him, not just because of Prime Minister Dou. This person is too ambitious and his methods are too low-class. Such a person is not worthy of staying in Xijing City."

"This is his style. He climbed up to the position of Yangzhou prefect step by step, using the same methods. Although I admit that he has ability, his methods are more outstanding than his ability." Madam Ning smiled, "Lord Huo hates the clan, so those servants naturally follow his principles and neglect me. Although Madam Huo invited me to accompany her in the backyard, I didn't like her style, so I didn't agree and just stayed in the side hall." She looked at the Third Master, "If it weren't for Brother Yelu's righteous words, I'm afraid that even if I sat there for a few hours, I wouldn't be able to get a cup of tea. Maybe when we leave the Huo family, they will even mock us."

"Uncle did the right thing. He should teach them a lesson."

"Right, I just can't stand these people bullying girls. Their family members are still in there treating their master and saving their master's life, but they actually did such a thing. If this gets out and angers the family members, will they save their master's life or not?" The Third Master picked up the teacup and took a sip. "At that time, the servants were really scared by my loud voice. They hurriedly served tea and snacks, fearing that if they were a little slow, I would overturn the table."

"Didn't Brother Yelu flip the table?" Old Madam Ning chuckled. "Oh, I remembered it wrong. He didn't flip the table, but he almost broke it. The people in the Huo family were trembling, afraid that Brother Yelu would slap them on the head next."

"Those bastards are so rude to each other, they deserve to die!" The Third Master snorted coldly, "I have seen countless people in my life, but this is the first time I have seen such people, and it will be the last time I will see them. They should be taught a lesson. However, after being scared by me, they behaved well and did not dare to neglect me at all." He looked at Madam Ning, "It's just that after such an episode, I was embarrassed to trouble this sister again. But it was awkward for two people to sit together without talking, so I could only make small talk. I didn't expect that..." He chuckled, "We chatted very well for more than an hour, until Senior Brother came out after seeing the patient, and we reluctantly parted."

"Yes!" Madam Ning nodded. "Although I have been out with my family a few times before, I didn't go too far, so I'm naturally not as knowledgeable as Brother Yelu. I've never heard of what he said. At the time, I thought that Jiangnan was so small that I would eventually meet him, so I didn't take this separation seriously. I didn't expect that this separation would last for more than ten years."

"When fate has come, we will naturally meet again. Haven't we already met?" Shen Cha smiled, "Uncle will stay here for a while. You two can slowly reminisce about the past and slowly make up for the regrets of these years."