CHAPTER 239: To BE RUTHLESS
When An Mingxuan turned around and saw that it was his father, he got up and saluted respectfully: “Son has met Father ……”
”Well, what have you been learning lately?” An Zhongtao asked casually.
”Back to Father, teacher has been talking about the Doctrine of the Mean recently ……”
An Zhongtao nodded slightly, “After all, you have gone to school, your speech and act differently ……”
”Yes, concubine also feels strange. This half year, Mingxuan’s progress is really fast. He seems to have been enlightened all of a sudden. He even came back yesterday and spoke to me about the book for a while, saying something that I didn’t understand, Mingxuan, right, what you don’t understand from the book now, just ask your father ……” Lian Jinrong gave a wink to An Mingxuan.
Seeing this, An Mingxuan came forward and took the book and said: “Father, this sentence in the book, my son has always thought about it not too thoroughly: The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position. What son understands that a gentleman should act in accordance with the times and do whatever is appropriate to the situation at the time, to be in accordance with the Mandate of Heaven, I wonder if this is the right way to think about it?”
An Zhongtao laughed at this, “You have explained it very well, and this is indeed what the saying means. It means that when one is rich, one does what is rich, and when one is poor, one does what is poor, and to be able to do this is enough to be called a gentleman.”
”Then Father, son is now the son of a General, so he ought to act with the same atmosphere as his father, is that what you mean?” An Mingxuan said with a smile.
”Yes! Very well said.” An Zhongtao’s face also showed a more flourishing smile, “Xuan’er is able to consider these things at such a young age, and he will also be able to deduce many things from one case (idiom), children can also be taught ……”
An Mingxuan did not show delight at the praise, but said modestly: “Son is just a glimpse of the leopard in the tube ……”
TN: Looking at the leopard from the small hole in the bamboo tube, only one spot on the leopard’s body was seen / The metaphor sees only a part of the thing, which means that what you see is not comprehensive or you get a little.
”The more you say, the more modest you are, well, that’s it for today, go down and have some fun.” An Zhongtao patted him on the shoulder, An Mingxuan this time was really cheerful and ran down.
After he went out, An Zhongtao turned to look at Lian Jinrong: “It’s rare that Mingxuan has grown so prosperous, it seems you have put in much effort.”
” Concubine afraid of delaying Mingxuan’s development. Although he is not very smart, he is still a man with a heart. So usually I have to tell him that your father is the General of ZhenGuo, you cannot add glory to the General’s Mansion and by all means you must not disgrace the General’s Mansion, that is the most important thing.”
“I think disgrace is categorically impossible. The way he is developing now, maybe one day, Mingxuan can really add to our glory.” An Zhongtao’s tone was tinged with relief.
Recently, things in the mansion had really pleased him. An Yanran was better behaved than before and An Mingxuan was also let him satisfying more and more. It seems that the child has grown up and is giving him all the surprises.
An Qingran knew what her father was thinking and also knew that her mother was unhappy. She even told her mother at the time that the matter would be left to her and that she would take care of it,her mother was not quite convinced yet.
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She said this because she knew that by recognizing An Yanran as the Di daughter, her mother would not be willing and her yiniang then would be even more disatisfied. She did not mean it in such a simple way, obviously father had taken it out of context.
An Qingran sat in the courtyard, twirling the willow flute in her hand in a relaxed manner, while Rendong is weaving rattan mats intended to be laid out in the courtyard in the summer to keep cool.
Neither of them spoke.
An Qingran smiled when she remembered her monkey, “Do you remember our monkey?”
”Yes, did you see it again on your visit to Yuehua Temple?”
”That’s not true, I think it was too frightened to come near people again. …… By the way, how is Sister Qiao now?”
”Sister Qiao? Why is Miss suddenly asking about her? She doesn’t have anything to do with monkeys either.”
”No, but she is like that monkey, afraid that both have no good feelings for me …… Later, when you go to serve the meal, do one thing for me.” An Qingran lowered her voice when she said this, and Rendong nodded after listening and promised to finish.
Lan Xiao Courtyard.
Sister Qiao put down the tray in her hand and looked at Lian Jinrong and said, “Furen, slave servant heard something, and this is something that Furen needs to know.”
Lian Jinrong looked at the four dishes and one soup and was satisfied, under her eyes was self-satisfaction: “What is it, so nervous?”
Recently, because of the General’s favours, her food standards had been raised.
“Furen, I saw Rendong just now, she was talking to someone else and stopped talking when she saw me. But she didn’t know that the Xiao Hong she was talking had a friendship with me, so I asked about it, and it turns out that the General wants to make the second miss a daughter of the first born ……”
”Isn’t that a good thing?” Lian Jinrong said with a frown.
”No, what she meant by that was that the General wanted the second young miss to recognize her Mistress as her Di mother, that is, the second young miss will not have you as her mother from now on ……” Sister Qiao finally finished her sentence.
Lian Jinrong froze and slowly a cold smile rose from the corners of her mouth, “Did you hear it clearly?”
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”Slave servant heard it really well and it seems like that Rendong is not usually a talkative person. So obviously, she wants you to know.”
”Huh? You little maid has some ability to think in such a roundabout way ……,” Lian Jinrong looked at her, amazed.
”Slave servant doesn’t dare to say that she is capable, she just thinks for madam at all times.”
”Don’t call me Furen, I am still no more than a concubine.” Under Lian Jinrong’s eyes was sorrow.
This was something she hadn’t expected the General to give her another note.
How could that be.
She couldn’t even lose her daughter.
Sister Qiao asked her what to do, but Lian Jinrong only gritted her teeth and didn’t say anything, she only had one thought in her mind now, if Lian Jingyu lived for one day, there was no possibility for her to get what she wanted.
She had been in the General’s residence for more than ten years and had been in power for more ten years. Which person doesn’t respect her and fear her, and now it’s a good thing she’s definitely not just going to let go so easily.
Sister Qiao looked at the expression on her master’s face and knew there was a good show.
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The Shouwang Mansion.
Dongfang Ruo Xue was sitting on the swing set in a daze.
Dongfang Run approached and did not speak, only leaned quietly against the phoenix-tailed tree next to her and watched her sister, also dazed along.
Dongfang Ruoxue came back to her senses: “Brother? Are you alright?”
”Oh, nothing …… By the way, have you contacted An Qingran recently?” Dongfang Run said carelessly.
”An Qingran?” Dongfang Ruoxue’s eyes lit up, she felt as if she sensed something, “Why did brother suddenly remember to ask An Qingran?”
Could it be that brother had An Qingran in his heart?
Yes, every time she went to Yuehua Temple, when brother heard that An Qingran was going, he also followed. Otherwise when did brother ever go out with her, he was as idle as a crane, now he even brought her up once again, there was a drama.
