Chapter 269: Zaifu teaches Sun the intention of proposing marriage
At this time, in the residence of Prime Minister Zhu Sidao, Zhu Ji was kneeling in the main hall with a drooped face.
"Master, Ji'er has been kneeling for more than half an hour. It's very cold on the ground today, otherwise..."
Zhu Sidao's first wife, Mrs. Li, was very heartbroken when she saw her grandson kneeling on the ground. Little did she know that she had just finished speaking when her husband said coldly: "Let him kneel."
Ms. Li immediately shut up and didn't dare to say anything. After spending a lifetime together, she naturally heard the unquestionable tone in her husband's tone.
The emperor is traveling today. As the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhu Sidao naturally has to stay behind the cabinet, but this does not prevent him from obtaining information from the outside world.
After a while, a servant gave Zhu Sidao a bowl of ginseng soup.
Even if he is on duty, Zhu Sidao often works in the study until late at night. He usually sits down to sort out his thoughts or respond to letters from friends. A bowl of refreshing ginseng soup is indispensable.
Putting down the soup bowl, Zhu Sidao spoke calmly: "Do you know why I asked you to kneel here?"
Zhu Ji was shocked and quickly replied: "My grandson thinks it's for Lin Hou's daughter?"
Although he is a dandy, he is not unlearned.
Zhu Sidao's three sons are all officials outside. Zhu Ji, as the eldest grandson, has been raised by his grandparents since he was a child. After Zhu Sidao personally trained him, his knowledge is not bad, even pretty good. It's just that Zhu Sidao cherishes feathers and doesn't want to attract criticism or influence. In order to deal with the great affairs of the imperial court, Zhu Ji had to stay by his side.
Because of this more or less guilt, he doted on his eldest grandson and did not interfere with his friendship with Wu Nayan and others.
Hearing what Zhu Ji said, Zhu Sidao hummed and said lightly: "Get up!"
Mrs. Li on the side was overjoyed and quickly asked the attendants to give her grandson a cup of hot tea to drive away the cold.
"The fact that you can say it proves that you have something in mind. I also know the cause and effect of this matter. You are not the instigator, but you are also the same. Tell me, how should I be punished?"
"Repay the punishment?" Li said dissatisfied: "I also heard a general idea of what happened, but it was just a slight misunderstanding..."
"Misunderstanding?" Zhu Sidao sneered, which made Zhu Ji's heart tremble.
Seeing her husband's expression, Ms. Li gradually began to pay more attention to her.
Her husband was born into a poor family, but she was the daughter of an aristocratic family. However, time has changed and her family's career has gradually declined.
"Could it be that Ji'er was deceived by someone outside and did something wrong?"
Zhu Sidao shook his head slightly, looked at his grandson and said slowly: "Now I hear Jie's dog barking Yao!"
Plop!
Zhu Ji was shocked and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Sidao: "Grandpa, my grandson has realized his mistake!"
Jie dog barking Yao comes from "The Book of Shangliang King in Prison", which is a metaphor for a subordinate who is dedicated to his master, does not distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, and does all the bad things.
"Do you know that Your Majesty has always felt guilty for Mr. Lin Wenjing?"
Zhu Ji was shocked when he heard this, and at the same time he felt a deep uneasiness in his heart.
He had a feeling that what Wu Nayan did today might be self-defeating.
Seeing Zhu Ji's look, Zhu Sidao laughed and said: "I don't know if the second master of the Wu family is really stupid or fake. He actually wants to make friends with the generals of Bian Town. He really wants to be the Taiping Marquis?! Are you really serious?
Your Majesty doesn’t know anything? That is, the guy named Sun came over stupidly, and now he will lose his skin even if he doesn’t die!”
Bang!
A tea bowl fell to the ground and broke into pieces, and the flying fragments almost cut Zhu Ji.
Li was shocked and quickly ordered someone to check whether her grandson had been injured. However, the other person turned around and said, "Master, why are you suddenly involved in such a thing?"
She was familiar with history books and knew that what her husband was telling was a story from the pre-Ming Dynasty.
During the Tumu Fort Incident, the British Duke Zhang Fu died in battle and Emperor Daizong ascended the throne. Under the plan of Zhang Fu's brother Zhang Fu, the British Duke took refuge with the returning Ying Zong. Later, due to the restoration, he was granted the title of Taiping Marquis, and the Zhang family became a double-noble family.
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Zhu Ji was sweating coldly and kowtowed quickly: "Please teach me, grandpa!"
"You should study hard at home during this time and don't go anywhere!"
"My grandson knows, then the Wu family..."
"After all, I am the uncle of the country, and I have always been friendly to scholars. You still have to interact with each other, but think twice before doing anything. You are already this age, so there is no need for my grandfather to explain this simple truth, right?"
After Zhu Ji retreated, Zhu Sidao sighed.
"Madam, do you think it's time for this child to get married? This child is already in his early twenties and is still very frizzy. Maybe after marrying a wife, he can be adopted and raised."
"Marriage?" Mrs. Li looked at her husband in surprise and raised her voice slightly: "But you weren't the master at the beginning...?"
"Back then, how many pairs of eyes from the imperial court were staring at me? Besides, in the past few years, how many suitable families for girls were there in Beijing? Most of those noble families intermarried with each other, and in the end
How many of them haven’t been decided yet?”
"That's true..." Mrs. Li nodded awkwardly.
She has always insisted on being a good match, but although the Zhu family came from a poor family, it has become a good family of prime minister and assistant after decades of management. Finding the right one is not easy.
The couple pondered for a moment, and Zhu Sidao suddenly spoke: "I heard that there are several girls in the Jia family who have not yet left the palace."
"Jia Mansion?" Mrs. Li frowned: "Aren't you afraid?"
She also heard about what happened in the Ning and Rong mansions back then.
"At this time and that time, how long has passed? Don't look at the eldest girls of the Jia family who have entered the palace, and they were named concubines not long ago. Besides, Xian Rongguo is also one of the teachers of the present, and the Holy Master is also a nostalgic
People, maybe..."
"But I remember that all the girls in the Jia family were concubines."
"As long as your character is pure and good, is it really that important whether you are a concubine or a concubine?" Zhu Sidao asked back: "Madam, you were just a concubine back then, right? But I am interested in you. A husband will work hard for fame, but a
A good wife is rare."
Mrs. Li stared at her husband, and after a moment she laughed: "What the master said is that I was the one who got confused in the past."
"Besides, the Jia family's daughters are not the only ones in the Jia family. Lin Wenjing's only daughter is also raised in the Jia family."
"Orphan?" Ms. Li raised her eyebrows, as if she was thinking about something.
"What, are you?"
Li waved her hand: "Lin Hou's daughter was personally raised by Mrs. Shi, how could I despise it? I just remembered the rumors that this orphan girl is weak, I'm afraid..."
"That's a problem..." Zhu Sidao nodded slightly. If Lin Daiyu's body and bones were not strong enough, she would have no choice but to give up.
"That's right!" Mrs. Li's eyes lit up: "My sister, who was born in the Yongping Marquis Mansion and married into the Sheng family, seems to have raised several girls of the right age in the house."
"Oh? But that old lady who governs the Sheng family in Shuntian?"