The next afternoon, Yang Yuanqing was reading a book in the room. There was a knock on the door, and he put down his book and walked towards the yard.

"Who?"

"It's me, young master!"

The voice was a little unfamiliar. Yang Yuanqing opened the door. The person knocking was Aunt Zhang, the housekeeper of the Yang Mansion inner courtyard. He smiled and asked, "Aunt Zhang, what happened?"

Aunt Zhang is over fifty years old and has served the Yang Mansion for more than 30 years. She has been in charge of the inner courtyard and has not dealt with Yang Yuanqing much. She waved to Yang Yuanqing and smiled: "Come back with me quickly. The master has something urgent to come to you:"

Yang Yuanqing was stunned, "Is my grandfather back?"

"It's not too master, it's master."

Only then did Yang Yuanqing realize that his father was looking for Ziliu. In the Yang Mansion, his family also called Yang Su the master, and often confused Yang Su and Yang Xuangan. Only when they talked about it at the same time would they actually call Yang Su the master.

Yang Yuanqing had already talked with his father Yang Xuangan the day before yesterday. It was the first time that their father and son met in five years. The atmosphere was quite friendly. Yang Yuanqing also maintained the respect he deserved to his father:

Since his father had an urgent matter to him, he didn't ask much questions and followed Zhang Gui back to the Yang Mansion. When he came to the back house, Yang Xuangan's usual living yard, this was also the small courtyard when Yang Yuanqing first entered the Yang Mansion twelve years ago.

After waiting in the yard for a while, a maid came out of the room and smiled and said, "Young Master Yuanqing, Master, please come in."

The layout of the room is no different from the twelve years, but things change. In addition to his father Yang Xuangan, his mother, Zheng, also sat aside on the couch.

Yang Xuangan is 42 years old this year, his temples are slightly white, but he is still energetic, his waist is straight, and his long cheeks are a bit of a kind smile. He is very satisfied with Yuan Qing, the son. He relies on his military merits to be named viscount by his military merits at the age of fifteen. This is the third person in the Yang family who has a title except his father, uncle and himself. He doesn't even have a few brothers, and he gives him a very good face.

However, Yang Xuangan still had a little unhappy feeling, that is, his son did not kneel when he saw him. Although the relationship was harmonious, Yuan Qing also showed enough respect for him, but the small details of not kneeling still exposed the deepest gap between the father and son.

Yang Xuangan was helpless. He also knew that the result of more than ten years of indifference could not be changed overnight. In fact, Yang Yuanqing had already performed beyond his expectations.

Yuan Qing stepped forward and gave a deep bow, "See Father!"

He saluted Mrs. Zheng again, "See mother!"

Mrs. Zheng has not changed much. She has combed her hair in the clouds, her hair is covered with pearls and jade, and the thick powder on her face covers the traces of time. Her true appearance cannot be seen on the outside. Her cheekbones are very high and her lips are very thin. It is difficult for her to change the natural thinness of her bones, even though she is already a grandmother.

For Yang Xuangan, Yuanqing is his son, which is an unchangeable bloodline. He still has a father-son relationship with Yang Yuanqing, and he will be happy because of Yang Yuanqing's achievements.

But Mrs. Zheng is different. Yuan Qing is not her child. The child born to her husband and another woman is born to be her opponent and her enemy. Although she has not seen Yuan Qing for five years, when she met, Mrs. Zheng’s eyes still cannot hide her inner jealousy. When Yuan Qing was a child, she was jealous of Yuan Qing as taller than her two sons. Later, she was jealous of her father Yang Su’s bias towards Ya Qing, and now she is still jealous.

Her eldest son was only a sixth-rank magistrate of Shangdang County, and there was no title. Although the second son Rong received the position of King Cangcao of Qi yesterday, Yang Yuanqing was already a fourth-rank officer and a viscount of Feihu County. This made her feel so happy and comfortable.

However, Mrs. Zheng will no longer be as arrogant and fierce as she first met Yuanqing for more than ten years. She gave her husband some face. Her husband has been repeatedly reminding her these days not to have any conflicts with Yuanqing. Moreover, Yang Yuanqing respects her, so she said lightly: "You have to be polite, please be exempted!"

Yang Xuan felt that his wife's attitude towards Yuan Qing was like a guest, and even added a name, please, and the name was "please" and he had no choice. His wife had shown jealousy towards Yuan Qing in his ear more than once. She now had this attitude, and she was already very proud of herself.

"Yuan Qing, there is a relatively important thing to be so anxious to get you back."

Yang Xuangan looked at his wife again and said, "Your uncle celebrated his birthday in Xingyang last month, but we were late and did not send the birthday gift in time. It was a bit rude. Today he returned from Xingyang, and we must go and make up a gift. This is usually the younger generation. Your elder brother and second brother are not in Beijing, so we have to let you go: "

Yang Yuanqing thought something big happened, but he just asked him to give gifts. He was also a little surprised. His second brother Yang Rong was clearly in the middle of the capital and met him yesterday. Why did his father say that he was not in the capital? Did he leave Beijing early in the morning? It shouldn't be! It's strange.

Although he was strange in his heart, Yang Yuanqing didn't say much. He bowed, "I'm willing to go!"

Yang Yuanqing's affection for the Yang family has always been very weak. He joined the army five years ago, to a certain extent, to escape from the Yang family. Although he lived in the Yang family at this time, he had no relationship with the Yang family and went out early and returned late every time.

However, Yang Yuanqing's mentality has gradually matured. He knew what Yang Xuangan was like to be his father. He had no feelings for his father anymore. But he could not violate the basic social ethics. He always kept a distance from Yang Xuangan, with great care and weak family affection.

He did some necessary gifts very well, such as Yang Xuangan asked him to give gifts. Although he didn't want to go, he still agreed. He didn't need to wipe out his father's face such an insignificant little thing.

Yang Yuanqing gave a gift, left his father's room, and waited for him to walk away. Mrs. Zheng said coldly to her husband: "It's just a blind date, why do you still find an excuse to give gifts? Is it not worthy of a concubine of the Yang family, as the noble of five surnames and seven families?"

Yang Xuangan hurriedly smiled and said, "This is actually what my father meant. Give Yuan Qing a wife of a famous gentry, but you also know his temper. If it was a blind date, he would definitely not go."

"What does it have to do with him or not?"

Mrs. Zheng's eyebrows were raised, and the fire of jealousy began to burn in her heart, "I tell you, this is only this time. I see your face. There will be no next time, no!"

Mrs. Zheng snorted heavily, stood up and rushed out of the door angrily. Yang Xuangan looked at his wife's back, and he smiled helplessly. His wife was a mountain between him and Yuan Qing. It would probably disappoint his father if it hindered the father-son relationship between them.

The Zheng family in Xingyang originated from the Zheng State in the Spring and Autumn Period and has been a famous gentry in the Central Plains for hundreds of years. Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty re-established the gentry family after the Five Barbarians Rebellion. The Zheng family in Xingyang was ranked along with the Lu family in Fanyang, Cui family in Qinghe, Wang family in Taiyuan, Zhaojun and Li family in Longxi, and together with the eight surnames of Tuoba, they became the most prominent family in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Shortly after the founding of the Sui Kingdom, Zheng Yi, the Duke of Pei, became a representative figure of the Zheng family in Xingyang. He was extremely honored in the court, and Yang Su and his son married the daughter of the Zheng family. However, in the 11th year of Kaihuang, Zheng Yi was convicted and lost his official position and died soon afterwards. The aura of the Zheng family's glory gradually began to fade.

The Zheng family's mansion is located in Anyefang. It is a large mansion covering an area of ​​30 acres. Zheng Yi's sons live here. The eldest son Zheng Shanyuan was named Guichang'an, and the second son Zheng Yuancong was named Baron of Yong'an County. However, Zheng Yi's Duke of Pei was inherited by his third son Zheng Yuanrang, and Yang Xuangan's wife Zheng was Zheng Yi's youngest daughter.

When he was down, Yang Yuanqing appeared outside the Zheng Mansion gate with a vermilion sandalwood box. He had no good feelings for the Zheng family, nor did he change into glossy clothes. He was still wearing blue cloth clothes in the morning, flat scarfs, and half-old black leather boots. His clothes looked very shabby. This was not what Yang Yuanqing did on purpose. He grew up wearing half-old blue cloth clothes since he was a child, and he was not used to clothes such as brocade robes and gold crowns. He had a special liking for blue erotic clothes. He felt relaxed and comfortable, as if he was back in his youth.

Yang Yuanqing didn't want to enter Zheng Mansion at all. After waiting for the Zheng Mansion butler to leave, he handed the gift to the butler and left. After waiting for a long time, the Zheng Mansion butler went out and bowed to Yang Yuanqing, "Please come in, Mr. Yang!"

Yang Yuanqing handed him the wooden box, "I won't go in. This is the birthday gift from the Yang family to your master. There are letters inside. Please convey it."

"this……"

The butler's face was a little weird. He scratched the back of his head and smiled, "I can't give this to you, Yang Mouzi, please come in!"

After all, Yang Yuanqing is a child of the Yang family, and he also knows that he is the father's front seat. It would be a bit rude if he doesn't enter the Zheng Mansion, but when he stepped into the Zheng Mansion, his high cheekbones and thin lips appeared in his mind. Thinking of the Liao Bo who had hated him since childhood, he also became disgusted with the Zheng Mansion.

Yang Yuanqing followed the housekeeper all the way to the middle hall, passed the front yard, and there were a few chrysanthemums in the yard. It was early September, and several yellow chrysanthemums were blooming in competition. He and a middle-aged man in a white robe were standing in front of a chrysanthemum with his hands behind his back to admire him.

"Second Master!"

The housekeeper respectfully bowed to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was Zheng Ya, Cong, the second master of the Zheng Mansion. He edited books in the History Museum and was named the Baron of Yong'an County. He was gentle and elegant. He had long beards left on his jaw. Zheng Yuancong nodded, looked at Yang Yuanqing, and smiled and said, "This little brother is...

"This is Mr. Yuan Qing, the son of the Minister of Rites Yang Zhuguo, who gave the eldest master a birthday gift."

Mrs. Zheng is the sister of Zheng Yuancong, and Yang Xuangan is his brother-in-law. Zheng Yuancong has also heard of Yang Ya. Qing's name and knows that he has made great military achievements. However, most of the Zheng family are literati. Now the world is peaceful and there is no interest in this kind of martial arts battle, so Qing doesn't know much about Yang Yun.

Zheng Yuancong squinted his eyes and looked at Yang Yuanqing for a long time, and the smile on his face faded slightly, and he said coldly: "Yuan Cheng is Yang Xian's nephew, and he has long admired him."

Yang Yuanqing felt the coldness in his eyes, which made him unhappy, so he bowed and said, "I disturbed Uncle Shi to appreciate the flowers."
Chapter completed!