The two children were summoned to the palace, and it was not known whether they behaved appropriately in the palace, whether they made any mistakes, and what the imperial concubine's attitude towards the two children was.
It wasn't until I returned to the mansion that I heard that the imperial concubine liked the two children very much and rewarded them generously. Not only that, I also met the emperor, who also rewarded them, and I couldn't help but feel reassured.
Very relieved.
Just as he was about to go to Lanxiangyuan to visit his two children, Zhang Jie ran over and hugged Zhang Fu's waist.
He buried his head in his waist and said nothing.
Zhang Fu was amused, "You are so old, but you still look like a child."
"How old is your son? He's not old enough to marry." How big can he be?
Zhang Fu burst out laughing, "Are you thinking about the young lady? How about I tell you something early? Let me think about which young lady in the capital is worthy of my son..."
"Father!" Zhang Jie stomped his feet dissatisfied.
Seeing his son's shy look, Zhang Fu laughed a few more times and said, "Did you come to intercede with your father after being scolded by your husband?"
"certainly not!"
I just didn't say why for a long time.
Zhang Fu comforted him warmly: "If there is anything you don't understand about your studies, you can ask your fifth brother. Although he has just entered the Imperial College, he has been taught by good teachers since he was a child, and his literary classes are very solid. My father heard that even the Ph.D.
Everyone praised..."
Just as he was talking, he saw his son staring at him with bulging eyes, "Father, do you have a new son? Don't worry about it!"
After stamping his feet a few times, his eyes became foggy.
The accuser said: "You have a new son. Not only did you let him go to the Imperial Academy, but you also let him live next to your yard. You taught him martial arts! You didn't even mention this. You gave him Zhuangzi and money! You even gave him money!
Even my brother, my son, has no private property! But he does! Today, the aunt in the palace rewarded him generously. Even the emperor rewarded him, but my son has nothing!"
The more he spoke, the more aggrieved he became, and he burst into tears. He even sat down on the ground and started howling.
Zhang Fu opened his mouth to explain, but couldn't get a word in. He stood aside and listened to what he had to say. Then he saw him sitting on the ground, crying with tears streaming down his face. He couldn't bear it.
He knelt down and explained: "Your yard is the largest and most beautiful in the house. How about you switch with your fifth brother?"
"I do not want it!"
His yard was the best on the East Road. When he moved to the front yard, his mother specially selected it for him. Although Huo Nian's yard was close to his father's, it didn't have as great a view as his yard!
He was reluctant to change it.
Zhang Fu also advised: "Your fifth brother gets up to practice before the rooster crows, and he practices at dusk until dark. My father gets up early every day to practice, so I go with him. But I have never seen you come over to practice with me. How about we, father and son, tomorrow?
The three of them practice together?”
Zhang Jie paused in crying. He didn't want to get up early, and he didn't want to practice martial arts. He was the legitimate son of the Duke's family, the young prince, so he didn't want to go to the battlefield.
The crying was louder.
Zhang Fu sighed. He didn't think raising children was so difficult.
Trying to reason with him: "Your fifth brother has been away from home since he was a child. He went fishing with his adoptive father and mother, and sold fish together in the fish market street. Only by earning copper coins can he have money to eat. You have everything in the house, so what else do you want?
private property?"
"Then he has returned to the mansion now. Does the mansion lack food and drink for him? Then why does he want private property?"
"Father is going to compensate your eldest sister and fifth brother. How about you live on a fishing boat for a while, catch and sell fish, and father will also buy you a village?"
Should every child own a private property? Zhang Fucai didn't want to spoil him.
"I don't want it, I don't want it!"
When he went fishing and selling fish, his classmates in the Imperial College didn't know how to laugh at him!
"You just don't love me anymore. You won't love me anymore after you have a new son."
"What nonsense are you talking about, a new son and an old son? Those are your biological brothers and eldest sister. Let me know your attitude again and see how my father will deal with you!"
Zhang Fu's attitude became serious, which made Zhang Jie a little scared and he even forgot to cry.
Look at him blankly.
Zhang Fu felt soft for a moment and said, "You have a rest tomorrow. How about my father take you to ride horses outside the temple? Your fifth brother is very good at riding now. How about my father gives you a pony and teaches you how to ride?"
When Zhang Jie heard that the newcomer was also going, he loudly responded: "Then I will go too! My father also gave me a pony, which is better than his!"
Well……
Nian'er's horse was not given by him.
I don't know where the boy named Mu got the good horse. Even he was jealous of it, so he gave it to Nian'er so lightly.
Thinking of Mu Yan, I snorted secretly.
He couldn't afford to give his son a horse? What kind of courtesy could he ask for? He was very dissatisfied.
"Okay, then father will choose a foal for you."
Although he couldn't get Zhuangzi, but he could get a pony, Zhang Jie didn't dare to make any more trouble. After being coaxed by Zhang Fu for a few words, he stopped crying and ran back to Wu's courtyard to share this good news with Wu.
information.
Wu was very dissatisfied with this result.
She originally thought that if Xie'er cried in front of the Duke, the Duke would soften his heart and give Xie'er a lesson.
When the time comes, she will hand over the management of the village to her mother's family, and arrange for the whole Wu family to live in the village. This way she can have some peace and quiet, and Jie'er will also benefit.
But the Duke of Guo turned a blind eye to Xie'er who was crying sadly, and even gave Xie'er a village without agreeing.
Wu was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
The Duke's heart is indeed biased. They, mother and son, are afraid that they will be abandoned.
"Mother, there would be no Zhuangzi without Zhuangzi, and I don't know how to take care of it. My father promised to give me a colt, but he doesn't even have Zhang Mao. That Zhang Yuzhong, his horse was not a gift from his father."
Zhang Jie didn't care much about whether Zhuangzi was Zhuangzi. He couldn't see or touch it. It would be better for his father to give him a horse. Wouldn't it be more beneficial if he could see it before his eyes?
Moreover, his father only sent him as a gift. Zhang Jie looked proud.
Unexpectedly, he was scolded by Wu, "Shut up. In the past, I asked you to study hard and practice martial arts. You either complained about hardship or tiredness, but now you have been stepped on by an outsider. You were born in this Duke's Mansion.
You grew up under your father's nose, but he was blind and couldn't see you, so he sent you away with a horse!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Mrs. Wu felt that this son was raised stupidly. How could he compete with that scoundrel like this?
Wu's heart was full of crises.
Zhang Jie was scolded by his own mother, but he did not dare to reply and stood aside with his head lowered. Wu asked him and learned that they were going horseback riding tomorrow, and she had an idea in mind.
The Wu family was dissatisfied, and Huo Xi frowned when he heard the news.
Although Nian'er said that he could be granted the title of Crown Prince, it was not enough.
Fortunately, Mrs. Wu stayed in her courtyard and acted as the concubine of the duke. Mrs. Wang also gave orders in the duke's palace as the concubine of the duke.
Due to her filial piety, she couldn't do anything to Mrs. Wu, and Mrs. Wu couldn't do anything openly. But secretly...
Does she want to risk losing everything because of a Wu family?
Both Mu Yan and Ma Ma asked her to wait for the opportunity to borrow a knife to kill someone, but this was too slow. Killing must be paid with life, and Wu must die to apologize to her mother.
But she can't do anything to any of these damn three cardinal principles and five constant principles.
"Mommy, you said we would lure Wu outside and quietly..."
"No." Mother Ma shouted to stop her.
"But seeing her jumping up and down, I couldn't help it."
She wanted to use Nian'er to erect a monument to her mother again to comfort her mother. But now she has done nothing for her mother, and her enemy is still living freely.
"Girl, as the saying goes, it's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Girls have been waiting for ten years, so why rush for this moment?"
Seeing that Huo Xi listened to the advice, he continued to persuade: "There are a lot of rumors outside now. If something happens to the Wu family, I'm afraid everyone's attention will be focused on the girl and the young master. When the time comes, Zhang Bin will cry, and the prince will have someone check it out.
, everything that is not there is said to be there. When the time comes, it will definitely endanger the young master’s status.”
"Not only can we not do it ourselves now, but we also have to keep the Wu family safe in the short term. The young master has to be crowned the crown prince, and if something happens to the Wu family, there will be a lot of verbal criticism from outside, and there will be a lot of spit. If the young master can't bear it, I'm afraid he will give it to others.
Made a wedding dress."
"Yes, girl, we should listen to grandma. The Wu family has its own destiny, girl, there is no need to dirty her hands." Vanilla, Xia He and others were advising from the side.
Huo Xi gradually calmed down.
Mother Ma breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Girl, let's think about how to arrange it when Vanilla Xiahe and Shi Hua get married in a few days. Where would it be better for them to get married?"
As soon as the two girls heard the words being said to them, they were so embarrassed that they ran away, but were caught by Amber and others.
"Why are you ashamed? This is a major event in your life. You don't have to worry about it yourself. You have to leave it all to the girl? Aren't you afraid of tiring the girl?"
The two girls just waved their hands, how could they bear to tire the girl.
He also called the attendant to discuss it together.
Finally, they decided to let them go to the Huo family the day before the wedding and marry them from the Huo family.
After getting married, they still serve Huo Xi and Huo Nian, but they no longer serve personally. The general affairs of the two courtyards will be handed over to them and they will be allowed to run around in the backyard, front yard and outside.
"Let Qiu Shuang come and replace Xia He, and then call Dong Xue, the daughter of Zhao Zhuangtou of the hot spring village, to come and serve you. The girl has been able to handle you as much as you can. On the young master's side, the attendant painting is still in his courtyard, and there is a Liuli and
There is no need to add more people to the first class of Jixiang Junior High School."
After Ma Ma finished speaking, Huo Xi nodded, "Mama, let's make arrangements."
After taking a look at Vanilla and the others, she said to Mother Ma: "After a while, Mother brought my jewelry box and asked the three of them to choose a set of jewelry each. Then I gave each of them one hundred taels of silver to pack in the box, as if I had given it to them.
The dowry. The rest of the clothing, materials, etc., you can go to the shop to get, and all of them will be recorded on my head."
"Thank you, girl!" The three of them agreed happily without being polite.
Shi Hua also didn't expect that she fell in love with Ta Xue and changed her master to serve her. She thought she would switch from an official family to an ordinary private family, but she didn't expect that she would suddenly enter the first-class Duke's mansion, which frightened both her and the young lady.
One jump.
Who would have thought that Miss Huo would have such an identity!
The girl not only allowed her to marry Tayue, but also gave her such a generous dowry. From now on, she and Tayue will follow the girl and the young master carefully, and will definitely help the girl protect the young master!
The next day, Gong Ziyi hosted a banquet for the guests, and Huo Xi arrived as promised.
When they arrived at the door of Huixian Tower, as soon as they opened the curtain, a hand stretched out from the side. Huo Xi was startled and he looked intently...
"How did you come?"
"If I don't come, do you plan to attend the banquet alone?" Mu Yan looked dissatisfied.
"The couple entertained me alone, why can't I go to the banquet?" Are you overthinking it?
"There are two of us, but you alone don't feel lonely." He looked reasonable.
"Then there's nothing lonely about it." The girls were all waiting outside. The sky was clear and the capital was crowded with people. There was nothing lonely about it.
Not wanting to argue with him, I took his hand and got off the carriage.
The two entered the Huixian Building and were led to the private room upstairs by the waiter.
Gong Ziyi was not surprised at all that Mu Yan would follow.
Perhaps Gong Ziyi knew it when he saw that he arrived at the Duke's Mansion that day without any notice, and the British Duke seemed accustomed to his arrival.
I'm afraid the British Duke also knows what Young Master Mu is thinking.
I felt lost in my heart.
After glancing at Huo Xi, he quickly looked away and turned to entertain Mu Yan.
Mrs. Chen also enthusiastically came up to hold her hand, asked her to sit down, and poured her tea herself.
"I heard that my sister went to the palace yesterday? Did she also meet the emperor?"
Huo Xi nodded yes.
Mrs. Chen was a little regretful, "I often heard my father say how wise and powerful the emperor was, but he never had the opportunity to see Tianyan. When I lived in the capital, my family was often invited to the palace for banquets..." But she never had the chance to enter the palace.
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Now that the other party's status is more than one or two levels higher than hers, there may be many such opportunities, but as a business woman, she will never have the chance to enter the palace.
If you can't make bad friends, you can only make good friends.
"I'm very curious about what the emperor looks like." Mrs. Chen pulled Huo Xi to talk about home affairs.
Ordinary people were afraid that they would never have the chance to see Tianyan in their lifetime, so they would naturally be curious about the emperor who ruled the world on the throne. Huo Xi described it to her a few words.
Gong Ziyi listened on the side and glanced at Mu Yan opposite him, knowing that he and his status were completely different now, and he was afraid that he would never be able to go to that person again. He listened to her whispering softly,
It seems like something is gradually peeling off in my heart.
As a pillow person, Mrs. Chen quickly sensed his emotions.
She said to Huo Xi: "Sister, I heard that the storyteller in Huixian Tower has attracted people all over the capital. We have all heard about it in Huai'an. I wonder if my sister can accompany me to listen to books outside?"
Huo Xi was naturally willing, so the two of them went outside to listen to a book on the corridor.
In the private room, only Mu Yan and Gong Ziyi were left sitting opposite each other. They were silent, neither of them spoke first.
Mu Yan was a man of few words, and he had nothing to do with Gong Ziyi, so he stared at Huo Xi's figure through the open window.
Gong Ziyi's eyes darkened again. She looked at him: "Are you sincere to her?"
Mu Yan looked at him with sincere and serious eyes: "I knew her earlier than you." It was not sincere and there was no need to say it to others.
"I've known her since she was young." Gong Ziyi was unwilling to be outdone.
Mu Yan smiled and said, "It would be better for me to do it sooner." He knew what was going on with her.
Even though he knows that he has no chance now, in a duel between men, no one wants to make the other weaker.
Gong Ziyi then said: "But she was interested in me first."
"That's because she didn't understand her thoughts clearly."
Mu Yan's expression remained motionless, but he squeezed it with his fingers. He spoke with certainty, and he understood that he would spend more time with her, but he was also worried about her thoughts.
Now her surname is Huo, Zhang, but not Mu. What kind of feelings does she have for herself?