In Zhang Shuning's nine years of life, he has seen many big scenes and knows more big people, but he only doesn't know how sinister people's hearts can be!
This is not a simple confrontation between good and evil, right and wrong, but clearly as your relative, in the name of doing your best, I want to force you to do something you don't want to do. Or simply say, risk your life-long happiness.
, exchange for your own benefits.
Are there any such relatives?
Maybe a lot, but Zhang Shuning has never really experienced it... His father did not recognize the original Zhang family at all, and his father's side was blocked.
Jiang Nan is also selfless, and his uncle Jiang Ke only hates that he is not as good as his sister. He is afraid of being laughed at, and is unwilling to even enter the Zhang family.
As for the grandparents, they had already arranged their family business and focused on taking care of their grandson.
Not to mention close relatives, even Zhu Ying, if he forced Zhu Chun to come over, Zhang Shuning would be furious. How could he dare to play more excessively?
After all, with Zhang Ximeng here, could he not even want the Nine Clans?
It's just ironic that in the entire Ming Dynasty, the more top people were, the more they knew Zhang Ximeng was terrifying. On the contrary, among the people, some people knew that Zhang Ximeng was a good official, and some knew that he had great authority.
But not many people can explain clearly what the three words Zhang Ximeng actually mean.
For example, Xia Zhifeng, the second aunt, has ignored Xia Zhifeng and his daughter since her mother died. The main reason is that Xia Zhifeng is a jerk, not very good at business, has little money, and can't count on anything.
The two parties only had occasional contacts during the New Year holidays, but basically parted ways on bad terms.
But not long ago, Xia Zhifeng was admitted to Jimin Academy with extremely high grades, which attracted the attention of her second aunt.
Mainly because the son of the second aunt's family has been studying in the elementary school for seven years and has not successfully graduated. It is two years longer than the normal schooling period, and Xia Zhifeng actually finished it one and a half years early.
Moreover, he was admitted to the best Jimin Xuetang Elementary School. Not only that, not long after Xia Zhifeng entered the school, he jumped up to another grade and was in the same class as Zhang Shuning.
A girl who continuously surpasses other levels, is extremely smart, and is loved by many people.
Before Zhang Ximeng came, Xia Zhifeng was already somewhat famous.
After the second aunt heard about it, she brought her son over and wanted to ask Xia Zhifeng to help tutor him. At least he should graduate from elementary school first and stop being so big and hanging around with a bunch of kids.
As a result, Xia Zhifeng was not at home that time and went to Zhang Shuning's place to copy books. It was Xia's father who saw the two of them.
Father Xia looked at it and felt unhappy.
"Girl Feng is very busy. She has to copy books every day. As a father, I feel sad. If he doesn't know how to do it, I will pay for someone who can teach him. Don't bother our little girl Feng. Your son
, I entered elementary school at the age of seven, which is later than others. Is she already fourteen or five years old now? Feng girl is still young, so it’s not good to be together."
Father Xia refused directly. What was he thinking about asking Feng Yatou to give him tutoring lessons for such a giant!
The second aunt and daughter were driven away, and Father Xia felt that he was being justified.
But the second aunt felt very wronged... How could she learn to read without any sense of family ties? It was like she had captured the king of thieves? She had really become a phoenix on a branch?
The second aunt is a matchmaker. She has a bad mouth and goes around to ruin Xia Zhifeng's reputation.
It's just that the Xia family's father and daughter didn't pay too much attention... It happened that at this time, Mr. Xia went to Yingtian on behalf of Huaxia Bookstore to help with business, and then Zhang Ximeng came again.
He lectured in the school and accepted Xia Zhifeng as his disciple.
Everyone in the school was envious of becoming Zhang Xiang's disciple. Everyone knew that Xia Zhifeng was now almost the same as a real Phoenix.
Zhang Xiang's disciple is almost as good as Princess Ming, a full-fledged phoenix on a branch.
But again, people like Liu Sanwu understood the weight of it, but Xia Zhifeng's second aunt did not.
She only knew that this girl Xia Zhifeng had really become ingratiated with a big shot and could look down on others.
Seeing the Xia family getting better was simply more uncomfortable for her than falling into the eighteenth level of hell.
As a result, the second aunt went around and said that Xia Zhifeng Niang had died early. She, the second aunt, had been busy and helped so much that she was almost as helpful as her biological mother. As a result, the girl was so lucky that she actually forgot about her second aunt.
, it’s really chilling.
As the words were passed around, they changed.
Second Aunt Han and Xia Zhifeng became like mother and daughter, and they could decide everything...
One evening, someone brought a box to Aunt Han's house and took out 10,000 guan!
Is it enough?
Not enough, add more!
As long as it can facilitate the marriage, you can have as much as you want!
Second Aunt Han was also dumbfounded. She had never seen so much money before, and her heart began to beat wildly.
Even if Xia Zhifeng flies to the branch, she may not be given so much money!
Second Aunt Han thought over and over again, and based on her years of experience as a matchmaker, she really came up with a bad idea.
That is raw rice cooked into cooked rice.
Anyway, Xia's father is not at home. She is Xia Zhifeng's second aunt. There are not many relatives in her mother's family, so she can have the final say.
As a relative, I acted as a matchmaker for Xia Zhifeng and took advantage of Xia's father not being at home to accept the engagement gift. This was more than half the matter.
The other party is not stupid. Father Xia is not at home. Can this be done?
"This is why you are confused. My parents ordered me to be a matchmaker. Now that my mother is gone, I am both the second aunt and the matchmaker. I can be half of the family. As long as you give enough betrothal gifts and sincere intentions, as long as you give the gifts
Send it over, take it over there, and then publicize it so that everyone knows it. Even if my brother-in-law comes back, what can he do?"
"Forced to withdraw the bride price? What's the reason for that? Could it be that he dislikes the poor and loves the rich, and wants to climb high? Or does he feel that the bride price is not enough and wants more? No matter what he says, it will ruin his daughter's reputation. If he is smart, he can only admit it
Down!"
The person opposite frowned, "What you say makes sense, but it involves Mr. Zhang. Xia Zhifeng is Mr. Zhang's disciple. If you offend him, the consequences will be disastrous!"
The second aunt smiled happily and said, "What you said is right to the point. What does it mean to be high, Mr. Zhang? But the higher you are, the less you can get involved in such trivial matters. It is difficult for an upright official to handle household affairs. This is the truth."
You don’t understand? I might as well make it clear. I heard that Prime Minister Zhang is an upright official. If I become his apprentice, that girl may not benefit me much. Now that I have just become a disciple, it’s not easy for Mr. Zhang to ask too many questions.
, I have settled the matter, how can he, a dignified prime minister, still have trouble with me, a civilian woman?"
"But I have to make it clear... the marriage is done, but we can't get married for a while. You have to be nice to that girl and don't let her fall out, so that this matter can finally be settled!"
The visitor pondered for a while, "What should we do?"
The second aunt smiled and said: "This is not difficult. How much knowledge can a little girl have? Just give her gifts and be willing to spend money so that she can't live without you, that's it. But... you won't be reluctant to spend money.
Money?"
The person who came quickly shook his head, "This is Prime Minister Zhang's disciple. We are willing to spend any money! Second Aunt Han, you have a good idea. I still have five thousand coins here, so keep it safe!"
Second Aunt Han smiled happily and quickly took it.
"So, when will we pay the betrothal gift?"
The visitor thought for a while and said in deep thought: "The difference between the Xia family and the current residence of Prime Minister Zhang is less than a hundred steps. There are many people protecting Prime Minister Zhang around. If you go there in a big way, you won't alarm those people, right?"
Second Aunt Han thought over and over again. She walked the streets all year round and passed by there several times. She finally came up with a solution.
"I asked the young men around me to be porters. They all listened to me and were not outsiders. We didn't bring any weapons. We just said that we were giving betrothal gifts to fulfill good deeds, and we also gave some candies and other things. You said to protect Prime Minister Zhang
Can those people still allow us to get engaged and get married?"
After thinking for a while, the visitor nodded repeatedly.
Not to mention, these matchmakers don't have any great skills, but they have a lot of crooked ideas. If they follow her approach, they are really sure of success.
No matter how you put it, as long as you can get married to one of Prime Minister Zhang's female disciples and get on top of Prime Minister Zhang's family, it will be worth the price.
Thinking about it, our young master is a talented person with a handsome appearance. After getting engaged, he speaks softly and keeps giving gifts, so he doesn't have to worry about whether it will happen or not.
And seeing our sincerity, Prime Minister Zhang might agree. It would be best if we could get his permission.
Things turned out exactly as Aunt Han expected.
She asked the young men nearby to carry the bride price, play music, and rush to Xia's house. She really didn't encounter any obstacles and arrived at Xia's house smoothly.
It was just Xia Zhifeng's attitude that caught her off guard.
How old is this girl?
How dare you disobey?
Second Aunt Han wanted to use coaxing and deception to force Xia Zhifeng into submission.
As a result, another little kid suddenly appeared, which also made Aunt Han a little angry.
She simply used the methods she used to play matchmaker, go around the streets, confuse the public, make mischief, and create something out of nothing.
These methods are enough to deal with 90% of honest people.
But who knew that Zhang Shuning first took out a waist card, and then said that he was the son of Prime Minister Zhang.
The porters were so frightened that they charged Aunt Han five times their wages, so they worked extra hard.
But if this was Zhang Ximeng's son, they didn't have the courage...especially since there were two veterans inside. They were so frightened that their blood ran cold.
Second Aunt Han was still not convinced, "You are the son of Prime Minister Zhang, and I am still the Queen Mother. Don't believe him. Just arrest him and send him to the Yamen, and ask the official to make the decision for us!"
But this time her clamor was in vain, because a group of people rushed in from outside, holding sticks in their hands, and immediately surrounded the person who gave the bride price.
One of the leaders was panting and said to Zhang Shuning: "Master, how are you? Are you okay?"
It turned out that Zhang Shuning passed by the Xia family's door and saw someone giving him a bride price. He felt something was wrong... But because he came and went frequently, those secret guards were only monitoring outsiders. After investigating the people inside, they confirmed that his family background was innocent, and he
There aren't many restrictions.
After all, when Prime Minister Zhang came here, he didn't want to cause chaos and make the people uneasy.
When the guard was not around, Zhang Shuning noticed a middle-aged man watching the excitement... He worked at Huaxia Bookstore and was a veteran.
Zhang Shuning hurriedly told him that the situation was not right and you should go find some people.
The veteran didn't feel much at first... His second aunt was a well-known matchmaker, he knew all the porters, and the betrothal gifts she sent were all real money.
He thought that the girl from the old Xia family had married into a good family and wanted to have a wedding banquet!
But when Zhang Shuning reminded him, he also felt something was wrong.
Then he hurriedly left to greet other neighbors... Zhu Ying told Zhang Shuning earlier that he would recruit workers from among the parents of Jimin School.
This trick worked. The veteran turned around and called dozens of people, and then a large group came one after another. Can they not help their boss?
Therefore, the strength reversed in an instant, and Zhang Shuning surrounded Second Aunt Han.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Shuning secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he still blamed himself, blaming himself for thinking too well of people and being negligent!
If there were a few people around or a few guards assigned to the Xia family, this wouldn't be the case.
Second Aunt Han saw this, and after being slightly surprised, she actually smiled and said: "We are all fellow villagers and neighbors, who doesn't know who is who? I'm here to propose marriage to my niece. What are you getting into with this big wedding? Do you want to drink wedding wine?"
Just wait a few more years! It’s all gone! It’s gone!”
She wanted to minimize the big deal and get away quickly, but Zhang Shuning had already regained his composure, and he hummed: "I heard what you said, the person who asked you to be the matchmaker is the nephew of a high official, is there such a thing?"
Second Aunt Han was stunned subconsciously, "What's wrong? Officials can't get married anymore?"
Zhang Shuning sneered and said: "I suspect that you are taking advantage of others and are here to force a marriage! I also suspect that you are coercing girls and buying and selling marriages. You have bad intentions!"
Second Aunt Han was even more surprised, this guy is so sharp!
"Why are you so vicious at such a young age? I am her second aunt, how can I harm her? Don't taint someone's innocence!"
"Innocent! You have to investigate to find out!" Zhang Shuning raised his badge, "Did you see it? This is the badge of Xunwei Qianhu Official!"
Zhang Shuning turned around and said to the veteran: "You are going to take people to this woman's home right now, do you know?"
The veteran was startled for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, I know everything!"
"You go over now, go to her home, seal it up immediately, see if there is any evidence, and tell me quickly!"
The old soldier pondered for a moment, then nodded, and immediately called a few brothers to follow him, and then called the others to stay here and obey his boss's orders.
Second Aunt Han was frightened when the veteran left. She had received so much money and a letter. If they all fell into the hands of this brat, she would be in trouble.
"You, who do you think you are, you dare to give orders, I, I can tell you, I came here to propose marriage on behalf of the Tang family!"
Zhang Shuning didn't even hum. He was too lazy to look at the shrew and turned his head to the side. By chance, his eyes met Xia Zhifeng's.
In an instant, Zhang Shuning's face turned red.
He was still a child after all, and in a hurry, he revealed his biggest secret easily. It was a bit embarrassing to face his friends at this time.
Xia Zhifeng frowned, looked at him carefully, and suddenly said: "You, you do look similar to Mr.! Are you really Mr.'s son?"
Zhang Shuning was stunned and nodded helplessly, "Indeed, I, I didn't mean to lie to you!"
Xia Zhifeng was stunned for a long time and suddenly said: "I, I was worried that your husband would not accept you!"
Zhang Shuning said helplessly: "He really doesn't want to accept me. After all, I'm still too stupid..."
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This chapter has a lot of words... is it a bit encouraging?