After a long separation, the Zhang family and his wife were naturally very happy. After dinner and wine, Zhang Yanling took a nice and comfortable hot bath and sat on the porch to chat with his wives and concubines.
The sun was shining brightly in the yard, the flowers and trees were luxuriant, butterflies were flying, and bees were buzzing. The clouds in the sky were floating slowly, and the wind was blowing gently. Three women with beautiful smiles beside them were talking softly.
.This situation made Zhang Yanling relax and feel extremely comfortable.
Zhang Yanling finally understood what it means to have a peaceful time, what it means to be peaceful and happy.
Although I don't want to think about it, the experience of this trip to Ningxia Town is vivid in my mind, and it is in sharp contrast with everything around me.
The scorching heat of the march in the desert and the ferocity of the sandstorm, the thrill and fear of sneaking into the city of Ningxia. The battles of blood and fire, the killings, conspiracy and calculation, hatred and betrayal. All of this makes people depressed and desperate.
He thought of Zhu Qingyi's beautiful face, her persistent yet weak and helpless eyes, the tears, joy, pain and entanglement she had spent the night before leaving.
All this is heartbreaking.
"Husband! Husband!"
The soft call pulled Zhang Yanling out of his thoughts. Zhang Yanling saw three pairs of gentle and concerned eyes looking at him, and then he realized that he was distracted.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I suddenly remembered something else. Wanyi, please continue. Just now, you said that the small building in the back garden is completed, right? Let's go and take a look later and see how the small building that our princess worked so hard to design looks like.
." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Xu Wanyi frowned and said, "Husband, I've already talked about Xiaolou's matter. We asked you about counterinsurgency. Tell us about Ningxia's affairs. We all want to know."
Zhang Yanling smiled bitterly and said: "What's there to say about those things? Just don't say them."
Xu Wanyi snorted and said: "My husband looks absent-minded, what's wrong?"
Tan Ruqing smiled and said: "Master Hou must be tired. He must be very tired after coming back all the way. It's better to go to sleep for a while. We shouldn't drag him to talk."
Zhang Yanling waved her hands and said: "No, no, no, I'm not tired. I don't know how relieved and happy I am now. Coming back to reunite with you, even just sitting here and listening to you talk, even if it's insignificant, is a kind of happiness to me.
You may not be able to understand my mood at this moment. I don’t know how much I cherish this moment. I love you more than ever at this moment."
Xu Wanyi said angrily: "Nasty."
Zhang Yanling smiled and took Xu Wanyi's hand and rubbed it gently: "It's not a lie, it's from the bottom of my heart. It's not that I don't want to tell you about the things in Ningxia Town, it's just that you shouldn't bear those things. I don't want to let you know
You went through what I went through, and I'd rather you didn't know anything about it."
Xu Wanyi looked at Zhang Yanling blankly, seeming to understand something.
Tan Ruqing said softly: "Master Hou seems to have experienced many bad things, poor Master Hou."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "I am not pitiful, it is other people who are pitiful. I just hope that the people around me will never experience those things. Never!"
…
In the evening, Zhang Yanling woke up from a nap. When he opened his eyes and stood up, he saw Xu Wanyi sitting on a chair under the long window, busy with something in his hands.
After chatting with his wives and concubines for a while, Zhang Yanling was not sleepy, but Xu Wanyi wanted to take a nap. After all, she was pregnant with Liujia. So Zhang Yanling accompanied her back to her room to rest. As a result, Xu Wanyi had already
After getting up, Zhang Yanling slept until evening.
Zhang Yanling leaned forward and looked at Xu Wanyi's peaceful figure sitting on the chair, feeling a little lost in thought.
The golden sunlight fell on her through the cracks in the window, dyeing her bun with a golden edge. Under the sunlight, her whole body exuded some kind of touching serenity and holiness.
"What are you watching secretly? Is there anything good to see? Did you sleep well?" Xu Wan asked with a soft smile without turning her head.
Zhang Yanling stood up with a smile and walked over and said, "Look at how beautiful you are, isn't it?"
Xu Wanyi came over with a graceful eye roll and said angrily: "This lie is too false. How can I be beautiful like this?"
Xu Wanyi was seven months pregnant and had a bloated figure, so she was very troubled by this matter. Zhang Yanling's praise was indeed a little heartless.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "The beauty you have now is special, it is called the beauty of giving birth to life. It is only found in pregnant women, and it is incomparable to others."
Xu Wanyi said angrily: "Kouhuahua, you don't even try to please me."
Zhang Yanling walked over with a smile, squatted next to Xu Wanyi, stretched out her hand to caress Xu Wanyi's bulging belly, and said softly: "I don't know who this child will look like in the future. I'm looking forward to it."
Xu Wanyi smiled and said: 'Of course I am like you. I will also be capable in the future.'
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "I hope he is like you, arrogant, smart and not easy to mess with. No one will dare to bully him in the future."
Xu Wanyi said angrily: "Are you praising me or hurting me?"
Zhang Yanling laughed and saw that what she was holding was a small piece of clothing. She smiled and said, "What is this? Children's clothes?"
Xu Wanyi said: "Yes. The baby will be born in more than two months. I have nothing to do, so I sewed some clothes."
Zhang Yanling said: "I can't believe that you actually started sewing. This is not the Wanyi I know. Your hands are used to play the piano and write with a paintbrush. Besides, you don't need to make the children's clothes with your own hands. You can find a tailor to do it.
Yes."
Xu Wanyi looked at Zhang Yanling and said: "Husband, Wanyi has understood a lot of things since I married you. I am no longer the Xu Wanyi I used to be. Although playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting are my hobbies, I can't do everything.
No. I am the mistress of the Zhang family. From now on, I will be your husband, raise your children, and be your good wife. I can't just idle around all day long, know nothing, and understand nothing. To live my life, I have to be down-to-earth."
Zhang Yanling frowned and looked at Xu Wanyi and said: "Wanyi, you don't have to think so. I don't want you to force yourself to change. I have no requirements for you in this regard. As long as you live a happy life, you can do whatever you want.
.There is no need to force yourself to become a husband and godson."
Xu Wanyi smiled and said: "No one forced me, I wanted to do it myself. Ruqing and Axiu taught me a lot. I used to be floating, but now I have to sink. I don't know how to like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Lost, that is what I like. But I also have to learn needlework, sewing, things in the manor, things at home. I want to make myself more practical and capable."
Zhang Yanling stretched out her hand to caress Xu Wanyi's cheek, and said softly: "I have committed an evil act. You are a fairy who does not eat the fireworks of the world. There is no need to come down to earth to deal with such trivial matters. This is not my original intention."
Xu Wanyi poked Zhang Yanling's forehead and said: "What fairy? Are you kidding me for not being sensible before? I don't want to be a fairy anymore. I just want to live a down-to-earth life. This makes me feel at ease."
.I sometimes think back to the past
I feel that I am too willful and pretentious. That is not normal. I didn’t know that the world was difficult before. After getting to know A Xiu Youtang and Ru Qing, I realized that some things are not natural. You have to work hard.
Striving for and grasping.”
Zhang Yanling smiled bitterly and said: "It's amazing, you shouldn't have achieved enlightenment and want to become a monk."
Xu Wanyi said angrily: "I'm telling you the truth, but you're talking nonsense again. I won't tell you anymore. You don't understand what I'm thinking anyway."
Zhang Yanling chuckled and leaned forward to kiss Xu Wanyi and said: "Okay, okay, as long as you are happy. How could I not understand what you think? I just don't want you to change yourself for others. This is your own idea, not for others."
If you cater to others, it's up to you
Just do what you think. In fact, there is nothing wrong with what you said. People will naturally change themselves unknowingly as their experience, knowledge, and environment change. Sometimes this is a good thing, sometimes it is not necessarily. But no matter it is
I like you no matter what you are."
Xu Wanyi smiled and said: "My husband speaks strangely. He seems to have learned a lot during this trip to Ningxia."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "I dare not say what I have learned, but I have gained a lot. By the way, have you seen the few big boxes I brought back?"
Xu Wanyi said: "What good things did you bring back?"
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said, "Let's go and have a look at some local specialties."
Not long after, Xu Wanyi, Tan Ruqing and Axiu stood stunned in front of several large boxes of gold, silver, jewelry, calligraphy, paintings and antiques. The three women's scalps were numb and they didn't know what to say.
"This is the souvenir you are talking about? Husband, a gentleman loves money and gets it in the right way. Have you been bribed? You can't do this. Our family is not short of money, so we can't do this kind of thing.
." Xu Wanyi said.
"Yes, Mr. Hou, our medicine shop and hospital have very good profits. Why do we need to plunder the property of the people of Ningxia? Ruqing hopes that Mr. Hou will be upright and not get ill-gotten gains." Tan Ruqing said.
"My parents have told me since I was a child that you must not be greedy for things that you shouldn't take or things that don't belong to you, otherwise you will get into trouble. My husband, we don't have to worry about food and clothing, but we can't cause trouble for money.
." Axiu said.
Zhang Yanling scratched his head and was speechless. He thought they would be ecstatic when they saw the gold and silver, but he didn't expect that they would be scolded like this. It seems that he is still too shallow. They are all women with good character. In comparison, he
But it's far worse.
However, after all, they said that it was impossible to spit out the fat meat they had eaten. These properties were used to expand the scale of the arsenal and develop powerful firearms. Couldn't they donate it to the imperial court?