Just when Wang Qi and Dao Chi were stunned, a palace guard also came from the direction of the gate. When he reached Dao Chi, he stopped and said: "Second Young Master Wang, there is someone at the gate of the palace asking to see the young master."

Hutou just came back. Someone asked to see him at the gate of the palace. Who was it?

The Taoist idiot looked at the tiger's head. The tiger's head was thinner than when he left the house a year ago, and the person was also wilted, and said: "Second uncle."

Dao Chi glanced at him intently, thinking that he was a good child. Instead of gaining weight during the Chinese New Year, he lost a lot of weight. He wondered what the tiger-headed father and mother might do again.

The palace guard also said: "He came here with Wang Dingshan."

Dao Chi thought for a while and said to Wang Qi: "Brother Qi will take Hu Tou back first, and I will go outside to take a look." After that, he softly said to Hu Tou: "You go with Brother Qi first, and I will come back when I see your second uncle.

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Wang Qi had the intention to go with Dao Chi, but looking at Hu Tou's pitiful appearance, she couldn't bear it, so she agreed and took Hu Tou towards Fu Xue.

Wang Qi took out a silver lock of one or two weights from his purse, stuffed it into the hands of the palace guard, and said, "I'd like to ask this big brother to help me pass the message. I'm tired."

The palace guard smiled and said: "It's just an errand. I'm tired. Second Young Master Wang is so polite."

When we arrived at the gate of the palace, it was Hutou's second uncle who was standing outside with an anxious expression.

Dao Chi suppressed the anger in his heart, walked forward, looked at Uncle Wang coldly, and said directly: "Who slapped the tiger's head on the face?"

Uncle Wang swallowed his mouth and said, "Yes... I am the villain's sister-in-law."

Dao Chi narrowed his eyes and said, "Why hit the tiger's head?"

It's all a family scandal. Uncle Wang originally wanted to hide it, but thinking about his father's instructions, he told the truth: "The little man and sister-in-law don't want to let Hutou out, and want to stop him, but Hutou refuses."

Is that such a biased and paranoid woman really making trouble? Dao Chi frowned and said, "She is still making trouble and doesn't want the tiger's head to be in the palace?"

When Hutou first entered the palace the year before last, Hutou's mother made trouble twice. But later she became more honest. What's the fuss about now?

Second Uncle Wang blushed and said, "Sister-in-law... I want my second nephew to come over with the tiger's head."

There was a hint of sarcasm on Dao Chi's lips: "Didn't she think it was embarrassing for Hu Tou to be her companion before? Why did she change her mind again?"

The second uncle Wang said sarcastically: "Because the second young master is good at his homework, the villain and the elder sister-in-law have confused thoughts."

In his heart, he also complained about his sister-in-law.

Why, isn't it because the second young master now has a biological father who is a third-rank official, and an uncle who is a sixth-rank official. Even ordinary people who are not familiar with the officialdom have heard the saying "There are people in the court who are easy to be officials."

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There is also the second young master himself. He passed the county and government examinations at the age of twelve, and passed the hospital examination at the age of thirteen. He is a real hero among the younger generation of the Wang family.

Hutou's second brother was praised as a "child prodigy" by his master in the village school. Lao Fuping was afraid of delaying his grandson, so after Hutou entered the palace, he gave up his shame and went to Mrs. Wang, hoping to send his grandson to study in the Wang family.

In his opinion, since the eldest grandson was sent to Dao Chi as a companion for the sake of the relationship between the great master and the clan, it would be better for the second grandson to borrow more money from the clan.

The Wang clan has two private schools, namely Zongxue and Clanxue.

The Zongxue only accepts the brothers from the clan and the Wang family's inner chamber. No one from the outer clan can squeeze in, let alone servants like Wang Fuping's family.

The clan school accepts many students, and many in-laws also study here.

Thinking that after Wang Fuping became a loyal servant, his nephew worked in a shop under the name of the clan house and asked for the advancement of his children and grandchildren, so Mr. Wang happily agreed, and the second brother Hutou began to go to the city to study.

The tiger-headed parents were originally very confident that their second son would end this year. Years ago, they cut off the bacon, tied up live chickens and ducks, and urged Wang Fuping to come forward to find the teacher in the ethnography school.

They have already inquired about the fact that the county examination requires a junior student to pass the examination, and five people who are taking the examination are required to vouch for each other. They thought that they would inquire about Tuomen from family to family, so it would be better to ask the teacher directly. Even if they spend money, they will know the basics.

Will be blinded by others at will.

In Wang Fuping's heart, he felt that his second grandson was a bit young, but he still happily went to Beijing to pay his respects to his husband.

Unexpectedly, my husband refused to help me.

It's not that he looks down on Hu Tou's family as a servant, but he knows that Hu Tou's second brother is not suitable for the end. Because Hu Tou's second brother studied three thousand hundred in the village school, but only a rough reading of the Four Books and Five Classics, and Shi Wen even more

I haven’t studied either. I studied for more than a year after I arrived at the clan, but when I was studying the Four Books and Five Classics, I didn’t care about Shi Wen.

Wang Fuping is not an ignorant villager who cannot read Chinese characters. Of course he knows what his husband means. It is just a joke for a boy to take the Shi Wen test and fail to learn Shi Wen.

Wang Fuping was ashamed and ashamed, but for the sake of his grandson, he still asked shamelessly: "Sir, how long will it take for the little old man and his grandson to end?"

The teacher frowned, twirled his beard, and hesitated for a long time: "Diligence can make up for weakness. If Sun is willing to be practical, he should be able to read the four books in five or six years. Here, students have different understandings and different results. I can't believe it."

White teeth."

Wang Fuping knew that this was because his husband was not optimistic about his second grandson's qualifications. Thinking about what the eldest son and his eldest daughter-in-law praised his second grandson for, the old man was somewhat suspicious. Although his husband had no reason to lie and deceive others, he was a good "prodigy" grandson.

The old man is not willing to accept that it has become a bad product.

When he returned home, Wang Fuping scolded Hutou's father and mother, and then brought his second grandson to him to ask for details.

Even if the second grandson didn't learn Shiwen when he was in a private school in the countryside, why didn't he learn it after one year of studying in the Wang family?

Hutou's second brother only said that his husband had an eye for wealth, how he fawned over the young master of a certain house, and how he treated him coldly. He also complained that his husband said that he was ignorant of the four books and did not teach him the style of writing.

Hearing this, Hutou's father and mother could not help but feel aggrieved for their son and denounced Mr. Xuexue.

Wang Fuping heard that his second grandson had indeed not learned Shiwen, and his husband's words were right. The old man couldn't help but fell down in anger. He did not want to show his timidity in front of his grandson because he did not study much, so he took the task of supervising and inspecting his grandson's study.

I left it to the eldest son, but I didn't expect this to happen.

Thinking about what the husband said about his grandson's qualifications, and then looking at the second grandson who was spoiled like a little cock by the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law, the old man couldn't help but feel discouraged.

He didn't say anything that would be too harsh on his children and grandchildren. He thought that in a few years, if the second grandson really wasn't good enough to study, the other grandsons would also grow up.

Unexpectedly, after this incident broke out, Hutou's second brother refused to go to the clan school no matter what. Either he said that his classmates were snobbish or that his teacher was unfair.

Wang Fuping gave up his old face and asked his second grandson to join the clan, so there was no way he could be willful. But before he could discipline him, the second brother Hutou fell ill on his own.

The tiger-headed mother regarded her second son as her lifeblood, and sought medical advice and waited on him without taking any clothes off. As a result, the doctor came to see him and said he only had depression in his heart, but it was just a heart disease.

Hutou's father and mother begged Wang Fuping to follow him. Although Wang Fuping was not happy, he could not bear to force his grandson to death. In desperation, he had to go to the clan school to help his grandson drop out of school.

Because of this matter, the Hutou family did not have a peaceful life during the Chinese New Year.

Originally he didn't do anything about Hu Tou, but when Hu Tou returned home he was wearing a fine fur coat, carrying a snack box made by the palace, and there were gold and silver coins in his purse, which looked very respectable.

The Hutou family did not think about the prince, they only thought that the Taoist idiot would be dignified in the prince's palace and would be rewarded generously.

When Wang Qinghong came back from the capital and Uncle Liu returned to his hometown in fine clothes, everyone in the Wang family couldn't help but talk about it. When it came to Dao Chi, they all felt that he had a good future.

Hutou's parents were undecided about where their second son should go to study. After hearing these words, they thought of Dao Chi.

Not to mention whether there is a famous teacher in the palace, Dao Chi himself has already passed the boy examination. If he is willing to guide his son for two years, the exam will be easier in the future. Moreover, if he catches up with Dao Chi, he will also be able to catch up with Wang Qinghong and Uncle Liu in the future.

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At first, they thought it was shameful to be "a companion", but now the couple feels that there is nothing wrong with "bearing the humiliation" for the sake of their second son's studies.

The couple went to Wang Fuping to talk to Wang Fuping. They were scolded by Wang Fuping, but they still refused to give up.

During the first half of the New Year, the couple took turns persuading Hutou to voluntarily give up his role as "companion" to his younger brother. Hutou was already clumsy and spoke less in front of his parents, but just listened and didn't respond.

Today, Hu Tou's return to the palace could not be postponed any longer. Hu Tou's mother asked his father to beat Hu Tou and broke a stick. Hu Tou did not even nod. Hu Tou's mother was so annoyed that she started to fight.

Come on, give the tiger a few slaps.

Only by letting Uncle Hutou see it and move Wang Fuping out did Hutou Niang's madness be controlled.

Because of the injury on Hutou's face, Wang Fuping wanted to keep him for a few days before sending him back to the city, but Hutou refused.

He was so strong that no one could stop him, so Wang Fuping still asked Uncle Wang to send him to Beijing. Thinking that the Taoist idiot already knew about Hutou's father and mother's favoritism, Wang Fuping asked Uncle Wang to tell him directly.

Although Taoist Chi doesn't know about these things about the Wang family, he can tell from the few words Uncle Wang said that it's just that his mother-in-law is biased again.

Although Dao Chi was angry, he did not anger Uncle Wang. He nodded and said, "I understand."

He didn't say a word about anything else. Uncle Wang was neither the tiger-headed grandfather nor his father, so it would be useless to tell him.

Second Uncle Wang saw that Dao Chi was not angry, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He looked into the palace, a little worried, and said: "Second Young Master, in addition to the tiger head on the face, I am afraid there are also injuries on the body. I would like to trouble Second Young Master to take care of him."

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Dao Chi frowned and said, "Did his father hit the tiger head?"

Uncle Wang nodded and did not defend his brother. He did not reveal the matter at home because he was afraid that his father would save face and would not let the tiger's head come out when he knew it was injured. But when he looked at his brother and sister-in-law's appearance, it really didn't make sense.

It would be torture to keep the child with them, so it would be better to leave it in the hands of the second young master so that he can rest assured.

He often went to Xishan in those days and knew the love between Dao Chi and Hu Tou.

Dao Chi was worried about the tiger's head and did not say much to Uncle Wang. He only said: "Please help me send a message to Village Chief Wang. Since the master has entrusted the tiger's head to me, I will protect him."

Uncle Wang blushed and agreed, watching Dao Chi turn around and enter the palace...

Dao Chi's heart was on fire. Even if he wanted Hu Tou to recognize the cruelty of his parents, it didn't mean that he was really willing to let Hu Tou be beaten.

Now there is nothing in Hutou for them to peep at. A "companion" status that they looked down on earlier is snatched away just because they want it. What kind of parents are they?

Lu Song had already announced that when Hu Tou was fifteen, he would give Hu Tou a brocade uniform as a school captain. With Hu Tou's bravery and the Crown Prince's respect for him, it would not be a problem to be promoted to Baihu. Baihu was the sixth rank.

Military attache, with the royal palace behind him, no one in Anlu dares to bully him.

Xing Baihu also said that if there are no vacancies for the Jinyi Guards, he will let the tiger head attack his Baihu position in the future.

In fact, when the prince comes to the capital, how can the future of the guards who are trusted by the prince be just a hundred households?

But how can such parents make people feel at ease? Due to the hindrance of worldly sentiments and filial piety, they have become the masters of Hutou.
To be continued...