It was said that Uncle Bao and Zhen Zangzhu had negotiated and returned to their home. Master Bao and Second Master Bao had been waiting for a long time. Uncle Bao told him in detail about his meeting with Zhen Zangzhu. After hearing this, Master Bao thought carefully for a long time and asked:
"Do you believe it?"
Uncle Bao said: "I probably believe it."
"I don't believe it."
"I can't believe it."
Mr. Bao nodded and asked the second Mr. Bao again. The second Mr. Bao said, "I only believe half of it."
"Why don't you believe it?"
Mr. Bao said: "According to the investigation in Beijing, I believe that this man is a thief; I also believe that he is a water-soluble person; but I don't believe that he is a bandit leader. We have bandits in our own family, and I have seen many bandits.
The leader of the water bandits. The leader is imposing. Master Zhen is a lone bandit and has no spirit of being a bandit leader. Therefore, why would he lie and claim to be the bandit leader?"
Uncle Bao said: "Maybe it's to enhance your status?"
Mr. Bao said: "You can't commit a crime unless the person is greedy for power."
Uncle Bao immediately said: "If he is greedy for power, it would be best if he stayed in Dacheng."
Mr. Bao nodded and said: "Therefore, I even doubted the person he said at first was a water-melting person. I couldn't tell which family sent Xizuo. Xizuo is afraid of drinking and sex, and he doesn't like women. Besides, Xizuo must be less involved.
, it makes sense that he doesn’t want to associate with Zhen Yingjia.”
Uncle Bao said: "Zhen Yingjia said that Zhen Deren's calligraphy and painting are all true. Zhen Deren has been dead for many years, and others have no idea that this person still exists in the world."
Mr. Bao said: "Zhen Deren must have made some secrets for the late emperor. Even if the Zhen family has secrets, they won't be on Zhen Yingjia's side. I'm just not sure whether Zhen Zangzhu's identity is true or false. If it's false,
Then he must be trying to lure someone to the bait. The fish must not be in Wu State, and we don’t know who is plotting against him. We can just make people keep an eye on him. Wu State is just a way for him to use it. This man is brave and resourceful.
See, he is also somewhat loyal to the third child, and his ideas can be put to use." Then he took two sips of tea.
Uncle Bao couldn't help but ask: "What if it's true?"
"If his identity is true. I thought, he might have been a craftsman of some sect in the green forest at first - since he used Shui Rong to talk about things, he must not be Shui Rong. The old servant passed away and acquired the identity of Zhen Zangzhu
, I came to the Kingdom of Wu to find my relatives, so far it has been true. I don’t want to meet our stupid third son.” Nai clicked his tongue and said, “What a good opportunity. It is much harder to send exquisite works to the King of Wu than to the green forest.
Why not go with the flow?"
Mr. Bao nodded and said, "Look, why did he ask the Zhen family to persuade the prince not to build Wu Palace?"
Mr. Bao said: "I really don't know about this. Regardless of whether he is Zhen Zangzhu or not, he has acquired this status. With Mei Ji's current favor, the construction of the Zhen family in Wu Palace will definitely take the opportunity, which will only be good for Zhen Zangzhu."
Mr. Bao pinched his beard and said, "I can't figure it out either." The father and son discussed it for a long time, but neither could guess the reason.
After a long time, Uncle Bao said: "Sir, do you still want to persuade the prince to build Wu Palace?"
Master Bao thought, "Wait a moment and see what kind of medicine is sold in this Zhenzang bead gourd." He ordered him to send two well-behaved and sensible virgins over.
As expected, the two women were returned by Zhen Zangzhu, saying that they were of no use. Mr. Bao laughed and said: "I'm afraid a woman who doesn't want the eldest brother doesn't like others who have slept with him. It would be weird to not even want a virgin. She must be careful.
Undoubtedly, I was staring at him." He turned back to coax Mr. Bao: "Third brother, the second brother has just realized that your brother Zhen is a talent. I went to win over him, but he only said hello. If there is any news about him, you
Talk to your second brother so that I can figure out his preferences and try to win over you next time." Mr. Bao was so happy that his tail was raised to the sky, and he clapped his chest and agreed repeatedly.
Unexpectedly, only three days later, I heard Mr. Bao come home and say with a smile: "Brother Zhen just robbed a woman!"
Mr. Bao was slightly shocked: "What woman?"
"I picked it up on the road." Mr. Bao said, "It belongs to someone else!"
Second Master Bao was surprised: "Last time my eldest brother gave him a girl, he didn't even want it!" He quickly asked what was going on.
It turns out that Mr. Bao took Zhen Zangzhu to listen to a play today. After coming out of the theater, he was leading the horse while walking and discussing where to go to have a drink. Zhen Zangzhu suddenly disappeared. He only heard a commotion from the passers-by around him.
Looking up, he saw a horse galloping through the street without avoiding anyone. Everyone else was running away, but there was a woman standing there blankly. Seeing that the horse's hoof was about to kick the woman's head, Zhen Zangzhu ran over without knowing how.
Yes, he grabbed the woman. The woman threw herself to the ground and avoided the horse. The crowd cheered in unison. After Zhen Zangzhu saved the person, he ignored the woman and left like a normal person.
An aunt came forward and helped her up.
Zhen Zangzhu walked back to meet Mr. Bao. Others came forward to compliment him, and Mr. Bao suddenly felt honored. At that moment, the aunt helped the woman over to express her thanks. By then, the two of them had already got on the horse. Zhen Zangzhu only
Nodding, Mr. Bao said proudly: "Be careful when walking on the street! You won't meet my brother next time." The woman thanked her with a white face and walked towards the roadside.
Zhen Zangzhu glanced at her from the corner of his eyes and shouted: "That lady, come back."
The woman hurriedly came back and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
Zhen Zangzhu said: "You are still confused, but what's the problem?"
The woman immediately burst into tears and shook her head: "...No." She gave a blessing and walked away step by step. Zhen Zangzhu looked at her from the horse.
A woman with a long tongue came over and said, "Uncle, she is afraid to go home."
Seeing that Zhen Zangzhu seemed to be very interested, Mr. Bao asked quickly: "Why are you afraid of going home?"
The mother-in-law said: "Her man loves wine, but the family doesn't have much money. He usually beats her when she gets drunk. If she doesn't have money to buy wine, she will also beat her to vent her anger."
Zhen Zangzhu frowned and said, "Does her mother's family not care?"
The mother-in-law sighed: "The water thrown out by the married daughter is not the responsibility of the mother-in-law's family. Even if she hides away for three or two days, is it possible for her to stay at her mother-in-law's house for ten days and a half? Doesn't she have to go back to her husband's house? She still has to go back to her mother-in-law's house.
There is a mother-in-law waiting for her to serve, and her son is also young."
Zhen Zangzhu looked sideways at the woman for a moment and asked, "What's her name?"
The mother-in-law said: "Her man's name is Wang Tongsuo."
"I asked her what her name was."
The mother-in-law was startled: "Is her surname Xu or Xu?"
Zhen Zangzhu turned around and told the boy brought by Mr. Bao: "Call her back." The boy quickly jumped off the horse, jumped over like a rabbit, and pulled the woman back. The woman was timid and stood on the horse's head, which was a blessing. Zhen Zang
Zhu ordered her to "raise her head." The woman raised her head slightly, and Zhen Zangzhu lowered his head to look at her. There are many beautiful women in Jinling. This one is only in her early twenties. Although she is not as beautiful as a peerless beauty, she has some color. Zhen Zangzhu nodded.
, asked, "What's your last name? How old are you?"
The woman quickly lowered her head: "My surname is Xu, I am twenty-one years old this year."
"How old is your son?"
"Under three years old."
Zhen Zangzhu thought for a moment and said, "Would you like to follow me?" The woman was shocked. Zhen Zangzhu said, "I can also raise your son."
The boy quickly said: "Master Zhen is the famous person in front of the prince!"
Mr. Bao Sanye glanced at Zhen Zangzhu in surprise and said to the woman: "My eldest brother is in the fifth rank of Shao Zhan. Even if he wants a girl of fifteen or sixteen, the person who gives it away can go out of the Shence Sect from here!"
Seeing that the woman was still frightened, she sneered and said, "It's not up to you whether you want to do this or not." He glanced at Zhen Zangzhu again.
I thought Zhen Zangzhu would say a few words about not robbing civilian girls, but he didn't say a word and actually acquiesced! After a while, he said: "I will buy two maids tomorrow."
Mr. Bao smiled and said, "I'll just give two of them to my eldest brother."
"No, I'll buy it myself. I'll lend it to a few of your family's helpers to get her daily things and her son."
The woman was frightened, and it took her a while to realize that she wanted her benefactor to snatch her away. She looked at her carefully and saw that the benefactor was quite old, as if he was an official... Before she could figure it out, Zhen Zangzhu relaxed softly on the horse.
With his arms, he picked up the woman and got on the horse. The woman exclaimed. Zhen Zangzhu smiled slightly, patted the horse and left. The old woman was watching the fun just now, but when she saw that Mrs. Xu was really about to be snatched away, she hurriedly shouted: "Uncle
!You can’t rob me by force!”
Zhen Zangzhu said calmly: "Do I have to?" She turned sideways and cupped her hands towards Mr. Bao.
Mr. Bao laughed twice, patted his chest and said, "Put it on me!"
Zhen Zangzhu said "Thank you" and couldn't help but take the woman and run away! Everyone was in an uproar. How could Mr. Bao care about this? He ordered the loser, "Take a few people to get Xu's things and son." This is so boring.
Naturally, his subordinates would do the work. He figured that now that Brother Zhen had a woman, he would have to give him some things and introduce some reliable people... So he returned home first.
After hearing what happened, Mr. Bao was also stunned. He snatched a drunkard's woman on the street instead of giving him his virginity? This Zhen Zangzhu tastes very weird. Mr. Bao was clamoring to give him a gift again, and Mr. Bao hurriedly said
"What do you know? Ask my sister-in-law to send someone to prepare. Just ask your wife to prepare a private gift." Mr. Bao thought, he really didn't understand this, and hurriedly turned back to his courtyard, chasing his wife
I went to prepare the gifts. Mr. Bao ordered important people to go check on Mrs. Xu’s natal family.
In just half a day, Mrs. Xu was thoroughly investigated - there really wasn't much to investigate. She was a woman from the market. My father was a boatman who drew fiberglasses, her husband was a clerk at a paper horse shop, and my son was two and a half years old. Her mother-in-law's family had ten ancestors.
In the Eight Dynasties, there was usually no official in the Outer Eight Roads. I heard from neighbors that Mrs. Xu was quite good-looking, and she was considered to be a standout among ordinary small families. At that time, Bao Sanye was already a loser.
They went to Xu's in-law's house and took away their belongings and children. Her husband didn't even dare to fart, but his mother cried and refused to take her grandson away, causing the Bao family to fall on their backs.
After thinking for a long time, Mr. Bao went back to the courtyard and asked Grandma Bao: "Go to the third son's yard and let the third daughter-in-law explore the new woman that Mr. Zhen Zangzhu has brought back." Grandma Bao hurriedly asked what kind of woman she was.
Mr. Bao Er said, "That sounds mediocre. I just don't know what Master Zhen sees in her. Master Zhen is a talented person."
Second Grandma Bao said hurriedly: "Do you want me to go and find out on behalf of Second Master?"
Mr. Bao Erye said with a smile: "He has a good relationship with Lao San. The past of Lao San's family is more suitable. I just don't trust Lao San, but his wife is quite sensible." He thought for a while, "If I get the chance, let me
She took advantage of the situation and made a few words - Master Zhen's house is really too small, so it's better to rent it." Second Mistress Bao agreed.
The next day, Grandma Bao, dressed in a lake-green spring shirt and wearing a hairpin, rode a small carriage to Zhen Zangzhu's house. Xu's son was snatched away yesterday and cried for half the night. He was sleeping now.
Zhen Zangzhu went to the Yamen, and Mrs. Xu was alone at home - she didn't dare to run away. She heard someone knocking on the door, and after hesitating for a long time, she moved over and opened it. She saw a smiling young lady who was as beautiful as a fairy standing at the door.
, followed by two pretty maids in silk clothes. Mrs. Xu was immediately stunned.
Grandma Bao San said with a smile: "Hello, Sister Xu. My husband is a friend of Lord Zhen. I heard that Master Zhen has such a good thing, so I came here to see my sister." Mrs. Xu didn't know how to answer the conversation at all, and stood at a loss what to do. Bao San
Grandma stepped forward and took her hand, and led her to the yard. When she went to the main room to find two chairs to sit down, Mrs. Xu was still confused. Grandma Baosan then pulled her to talk. She asked a question, and Mr. Xu replied
One sentence, not even a single word of lie. After talking for more than an hour, Grandma Bao San left a lot of gifts and left.
Back at Bao's house, the third grandma told the second grandma, and the second grandma told the second master. "She doesn't look outstanding, but she is very white and tender. She is like a little white rabbit, dumb and stunned. Nothing."
Having seen the world, she believed everything anyone said, and she expressed her heart to the third daughter-in-law in just a few words." "Yesterday, Lord Zhen only snatched her away, but did nothing. He told her to take care of her son. This morning, he
It’s time to go to the Yamen.” “There is no rice in the kitchen of Master Zhen’s house! Master Zhen went out early in the morning and bought breakfast for her to take back. He also said that someone would deliver food at noon and asked her to stay at home. She took it seriously.
I don't dare to go out even half a step." "This woman, the third daughter-in-law said, she doesn't know what Lord Zhen sees in her. It's not known that some men like women like this." After hearing this, Mr. Bao was still confused.
That afternoon, Zhen Zangzhu asked Mr. Bao to borrow money and said that he wanted to buy a house. Mr. Bao was such a generous person! He immediately said: "What to buy! Brother is such a happy event, brother, I have many houses, and I can't live in so many of them.
, give you one." Zhen Zangzhu immediately clasped his fists: "In that case, Brother Yu will be disrespectful!" Mr. Bao ordered someone to go home to get the house deed, and Zhen Zangzhu accepted it on the spot without any courtesy.
The next day, Zhen Zangzhu found Yazi and bought two maids, two boys and a cook. Now that she had servants, Zhen Zangzhu ordered the boys to send five taels of silver to Xu's husband's family. Her husband accepted
He was so happy that he got the money and immediately went out to have a drink. His mother cried for a long time, saying that it was okay for the mother-in-law to give it to the eldest man, and begged the eldest man to return her grandson to her. The young man said: "Our master said that our young master will study in the future.
The one who can read and take the first prize." The woman cried more and more. She lamented that in ordinary people's homes, the government officials wanted to rob someone, but Baba was the only one who was robbed. There was no way to reason.
One day later, Zhen Zangzhu led Mr. Xu and Mr. Xu's son to move to the house given by Master Bao. Three days later, he posted a message to his colleagues with whom he had always been close, choosing an auspicious day to do so.
Zhen Zangzhu smiled and said, "In the past, I didn't pay much attention to money matters. Now that I have women and children, I pay more attention to them."
It’s time.” Then he bowed down and said, “Thank you, Your Majesty.”
The prince put his hands on his hands and smiled: "It's strange that my uncle said that Zhen Aiqing looked like a human being when she blinked."