Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Gu Yunji and Xu Shuhua were both startled, then decisively stood up and knelt down: "Disciple/daughter don't dare."

"Why did you kneel down and get up to talk?"

Xu Chengyu still lowered his head and rubbed the wine glass in his hand, with an indifferent expression: "No one of you told me that such a big thing happened. If Xu Ziqi hadn't written a letter a few days ago, I wouldn't have known that Xu Shuchang had committed a serious crime and had been arrested. Caught and thrown into jail."

"Xu Shuchang is my nephew after all. His parents are gone, and I am the one directly responsible for his upbringing. Now he has violated the law and colluded with Japanese pirates. Since you know the situation, shouldn't you tell me?"

"Even if you were too late at the time, what happened afterwards? Less than half a month has passed since the arrest, and you haven't even sent a message. I only found out what happened that day from Mei Feng."

As he said that, Xu Chengyu smiled mockingly: "If you hadn't taken Xi'er to Hangzhou today and said you wanted to spend the holidays with me, I would have almost thought that you really don't care about me, an old man."

When Gu Yunji and Gu Yunji heard this, they knelt down silently again.

"Why are you kneeling down again?" Xu Chengyu glanced at the two of them and sighed softly, "Get up."

Seeing that the two of them were still kneeling in silence, Xu Chengyu emphasized his tone: "What? I can't speak anymore?"

Gu Yunji replied dully: "This disciple made a mistake and dare not get up."

Xu Shuhua also lowered his eyes and said: "My daughter made a mistake and she is unworthy of her father."

"Wrong?" Xu Chengyu smiled silently, "Okay, since you said you were wrong, let me ask you one by one. Yunji, my teacher, let me ask you, where did you go wrong?"

Gu Yunji hesitated for a moment: "...Disciple, you have failed the teacher's teachings."

Xu Chengyu took a sip of wine and said noncommittally: "Yunji, after I accept you as a disciple, I will teach you mainly three aspects, one is imperial examination studies, the other is the way to be an official, and the third is the foundation of being a human being. You don't need to study too much. It is said that the rural examination will reveal the essence, the general examination will reveal the essence, the Tanhualang is unparalleled, there are few people in the world who can compare with you."

"In terms of official career, you became the fourth-grade prefect in your 20s, and you also served as the governor of Zhejiang some time ago. You have done an outstanding job in both military and political affairs, which can be said to be a remarkable achievement. When you are in charge of your political affairs, you must implement this sentence It’s thorough, I’m very satisfied.”

"As for character -" Xu Chengyu paused, with a smile on his lips, "Needless to say, if you had bad character, I would never marry Shuhua to you. Facts have proved that you are indeed a good person. An upright person is not a saint and cannot be completely selfless. As long as he has a clear conscience, he is already doing very well."

"As I said, Yunji, you have lived up to my teachings to you, so you are not wrong."

Gu Yunji showed hesitation, but after hearing this, he buried his head lower: "Perhaps as a disciple, I have not failed the teacher's teachings... but as a son-in-law, I still feel guilty towards my father-in-law."

"Speaking of son-in-law, then I have to ask my daughter." Xu Chengyu said, turning to Xu Shuhua next to Gu Yunji, "Shuhua, where did you go wrong?"

The calmer Xu Chengyu's expression became, the more uncomfortable Xu Shuhua felt. Warmth surged up in her eyes. She quickly lowered her head to cover it up: "My daughter... doesn't care about family ties, openly acts recklessly in the family ancestral hall, points her sword at her cousin, and deviates from the norm. This is unfilial."

Xu Chengyu sighed slowly, his expression as patient as when he was Xu Shuhua when he was young: "Shuhua, my father taught you that you should be loyal, filial, and righteous. However, things in the world are not always safe. If there is a conflict, you should put the country at home. In the past, we should put aside small righteousness and consider the overall situation." "Although Xu Shuchang is your cousin, he has violated the law and committed a serious crime. As a father, even if he cares about family ties, he has no reason to ask you to protect him. Xu Ziqi was confused that day , actually dared to hide Xu Shuchang in the ancestral hall and refused to hand it over, openly confronting the government."

"If you hadn't arrived in time and made the right decision, the Xu family would have become the target of public criticism long ago. The people's spittle could drown people, and the good reputation left by Wen Zhenggong to the Xu family would have been destroyed long ago. .”

"Of course, your act of forcing Xu Shuchang with a sword was indeed a bit extreme, but you did it out of helplessness. Afterwards, you went to the ancestral hall to ask yourself to kneel as a punishment. As a father, I don't blame you."

Xu Shuhua's eyes began to fill with mist, and he choked with sobs: "Daddy..."

"Okay, I have analyzed everything for you one by one, and you are not wrong." Xu Chengyu said in a gentle tone, reaching out to help the two of them up, "Get up, the food is getting cold."

Gu Yunji rubbed his eyes, held back his tears, and picked up the chopsticks in a disguised manner, preparing to continue eating.

"But I'm still disappointed in you."

Gu Yunji's movements froze, and his breath suddenly became blocked in his chest. He couldn't get up or get down. His whole body was like a frozen sculpture.

Tears welled up in Xu Shuhua's eyes, and he subconsciously wanted to get up and kneel down, but Xu Chengyu stopped him: "Sit tight."

"One is my daughter, and the other is my direct disciple. I have devoted all my efforts to teach you. I think I trust you enough, but what about you, do you trust me?"

Xu Chengyu closed his eyes tiredly and complained: "Xu Shuchang arrested me immediately, but you didn't even write a letter to me. Why are you so afraid to face me? In your heart, I am such a person who doesn't know the difference between right and wrong. The image of affairs?"

Although Xu Shuchang was arrested, Xu Chengyu was heartbroken, but what hit him even harder was the distrust of his daughter and son-in-law.

Regarding Xu Shuchang's affairs, Xu Chengyu first learned about it from Xu Ziqi. Xu Ziqi added fuel to the letter and scolded Gu Yunji and Xu Shuhua for their excessive behavior.

Although Xu Chengyu was very surprised by this, he also knew that he could not listen to Xu Ziqi's words alone, so he subconsciously waited for a letter from his daughter and son-in-law to explain.

However, less than half a month has passed, and there is still no news from Gu Yunji and Xu Shuhua.During this period, although Xu Chengyu already knew the whole story from Mei Feng, he still felt a little uncomfortable without waiting for the explanation from the person involved.

During the days of waiting for the news, Mei Feng, Su Qi and others wrote to him several times, urging him not to be angry with Gu Yunji and his wife, and to say good things to them overtly and secretly, for fear that he might have a grudge.

After Chen He, who was teaching at Luxi Academy, heard about the incident in Shaoxing Mansion, they all made insinuations to test his tone, as if they were worried that he would take all his anger out on Gu Yunji and his wife regardless.

The attitude of the people around him made Xu Chengyu have self-doubt: How indifferent is he from right to wrong, good from evil, so that everyone thinks that he would be angry with his daughter and son-in-law because Xu Shuchang was arrested?
Thinking of this, Xu Chengyu suddenly felt dazed and began to reflect on whether he had done something wrong - maybe he should have given up on Xu Shuchang, who could not hold him up. If he had not indulged him repeatedly and was unable to give up completely, Gu Yunji and Xu Shuhua would not have misunderstood him. deep.