Maybe it's because her husband Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing is not here; maybe it's because her mother-in-law has a very low profile and a soft tone; maybe it's because her daughter Zhu Ying is acting like a coquettish girl and trying hard to persuade her to stay; maybe it's because the mother-in-law has spotted her son-in-law, and the more she looks at her, the happier she is...
...In short, Jiuniang finally reluctantly agreed to stay, but still insisted that she would only stay "for two nights."
After Zhu Ying and Mrs. Tai talked for a while, she was overjoyed and helped her mother go back to dress up. She also invited Mrs. Wu to go with her. Mrs. Tai asked Zhang Shou to ask about what she had seen today.
Zhang Shou spoke frankly about how he met Chu Ying and Qi Jingshan at Zhi Gong Tower, and later met Lu Wan, Minister of the Ministry of War. He thought that Mrs. Tai would combine him and Zhu Ying last night and run to the Lu Mansion to ask about the whole story. Who knew her?
He just laughed it off lightly and asked a completely irrelevant question.
"Ah Shou, do you know how Yingying could block you in front of the office outside the Li Prison?"
Zhang Shou followed Zhu Ying in a hurry, and later he had to deal with Jiuniang, who had a more personality than Zhu Ying. At this time, he was suddenly reminded by the Madam, and he just realized the problem. He frowned and asked: "So
It’s really strange to say the least.”
"That's because others regard you as the second prince in the palace who is known for his outstanding appearance. The news has spread to all the nearby yamen! You know, the place outside the yamen of the Si Li Jian is so shunned by others that you can actually do it.
It's hard for others not to misunderstand if you go in so carelessly! When Yingying told me secretly just now, I was shocked!"
After getting angry, seeing that Zhang Shou was a little embarrassed, Mrs. Tai shook her head and said with a smile: "Yingying ran to your house because her mother came back and no one was there. I heard about the Shuntian Mansion trial case and thought that you might have gone there. In the end,
Zhi Gong Lou, I happened to hear that you had met Mr. Chu, Mr. Qi and Lu Shangshu here, so I hurried all the way to find you."
"When she saw people along the way, she asked if she had seen an extremely handsome young man. Then she heard that the second prince had entered the Li Jianwai Yamen, and she knew she was wrong. She had been to the palace these two days, so she knew
The eldest prince and the second prince had a quarrel before and were both grounded and could not be released. You might have been the one who went to the Si Li Jianwai Yamen to look for Chu Kuan, but in the end, she really guessed it right!"
Zhang Shou didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment, but what Mrs. Tai said next made him even more surprised.
"Our dynasty is no better than that of the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties. Emperor Taizu said that when a prince lands, he will be crowned king. Why? I don't know if he is an elite talent or a drunkard. Let's all grow up to 18 years old first. Let's see if he is a dragon, a phoenix, or a mouse.
Besides! Princesses, on the other hand, are given titles upon landing, and are more delicate than princes. In fact, your marriage was just a verbal talk, and you didn't decide who it would be."
Seeing that Zhang Shou was slightly stunned, the Dowager said sincerely: "In other words, maybe Concubine Yu also takes a fancy to you and wants to recruit you to be Princess Yongping's consort. Of course, this is because you are not only talented, but also
He is also a gifted person. People in the world judge people by their appearance, and often people with unremarkable appearance have to work a thousand times harder to prove their talent."
Only then did Zhang Shou laugh. He didn't have much resentment towards Mrs. Tai's outspokenness. However, he didn't take it seriously for the so-called Prince Consort's theory. He also spoke out bluntly at the moment: "I think it was because of my mother's concern that Concubine Yu was concerned before."
Because, it definitely doesn’t mean what you said. As for Princess Yongping, in my opinion, her eyes are higher than hers and she doesn’t look down on me.”
"Oh? What if you guessed wrong and they actually like you too?"
Seeing the interested look on Mrs. Tai's face, Zhang Shou smiled and said, "Some things require mutual consent. Even if someone likes me, I may not be happy with it."
"Then you mean, Yingying is better than Princess Yongping?"
Zhang Shou didn't expect that Mrs. Tai would press forward so closely. After a moment of silence, he said frankly: "It's actually difficult for me to accept my parents' orders and matchmaker's words. Regarding my marriage, I think I can do it myself."
Call the shots.”
Faced with such an arrogant and bold declaration, the Dowager was startled at first, and then the joking look on her eyebrows gradually disappeared, replaced by the caution and scrutiny of a grandmother protecting her granddaughter; "You don't like Yingying?
"
"When she first appeared, I was surprised and kept away from her, but I soon discovered that it was difficult to do so. She was very real and beautiful, unlike a virtuous and virtuous puppet. After getting along with her for a long time, no one would
No one is moved, including me."
Speaking frankly about his true feelings deep in his heart, Zhang Shou looked directly at the old lady's sharp eyes and said word by word: "I don't want her to regret it in the future. So, I want to let her see more of the real thing."
I also want to see more of the real her. If she still doesn’t change her original intention after seeing my true temperament and person, then it’s not too late to talk about the future.”
"You...just tell me that you still need time. You don't want to get married so soon, but just want to be free and get along with Yingying for a while." The wife laughed dumbly, and she suddenly felt a little embarrassed when she saw Zhang Shou, who was talking calmly just now.
, she said calmly, "Just admit that you are attracted to Yingying. It's easy for her to really like someone. I don't want her to show her true feelings by mistake."
Just when she was acting like a loving grandmother, she suddenly changed her words and said: "Ah Shou, you accompanied Yingying last night, and you even chased Erlang and Zhu Gongquan to the Lu Mansion to ask why Lu Wan wanted to deal with Yingying.
Ying's father?"
When she was just ready to answer this question, Mrs. Tai was rambling. Now when Zhang Shou had to face up to his own feelings because of her question, he was asked this question again. To say that he was not confused at all.
, that was impossible. After being stunned for a moment, he simply said calmly: "Yes, because Yingying said that she felt that it was time for her to grow up."
This was an expected answer. The lady smiled slightly, and then asked: "Then why did you convince Erlang and let her persuade Zhu Gongquan? It was easy for you to convince Erlang, but her simple and crude methods
She may not be able to convince the sophisticated Zhu Gongquan. If she doesn’t understand, don’t you who are smart and astute also understand?”
"At that time, I felt that her method of intimidating Zhu Gongquan was a little inappropriate, but then I thought about it, so what? Even if Zhu Gongquan went to inform Lu Shangshu after entering the Lu Mansion, the second young master should have met Lu Sanlang.
.Lu Shangshu will probably invite me and Yingying into the house to have a chat with him. At that time, we can meet him head-on, and the result is as expected."
"Yingying is so stupid and bold. You didn't even try to persuade her, but still relied on her!" The madam said she was reproaching her, but she couldn't hide the smile on her face.
, but it also broke the mystery of the secret letter, Lu Shangshu threw the rat weapon, maybe some things have stopped for the time being."
As she spoke, she stood up and saluted Zhang Shouxian solemnly: "No matter what, I want to thank you. The most right thing I have done these days is to send Yingying to the countryside.
"
Zhang Shou was stunned for a moment, then turned sideways, and then returned the courtesy: "We, mother and son, have benefited a lot from having to worry about food and clothing over the years. This time it was just an accident, so my wife does not need to say thank you. But...
…”
He hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask: "The sack Ah Liu brought back last night..."
"Of course he sank in the Shichahai Sea." Mrs. Tai said calmly. Seeing Zhang Shou's eyes suddenly widening, she smiled and said, "I'm just kidding you! You were able to convince Yingying to send Zhu Yu to Shuntian Mansion in the first place.
, now that a staff member is betraying his master, what else can be said? Isn’t Yingying threatening Zhu Gongquan and being careful about the leverage in the hands of the Zhu family? "
"I sent him to the Shuntian government office, and there was evidence of his past misappropriation of money and food. Fortunately, what he helped Yingying's father handle were trivial matters, and did not involve private messages. Wang Datou is a capable person, and he works hard.
I can only trouble him."
Zhang Shou was dumbfounded and deeply sympathized with the Shuntian Prefecture Yin, who was busy with many things these days. However, he soon realized that he was sympathizing with the wrong person, because Mother Jiang's voice came from outside the door for a moment.
"Mrs. Tai, someone came from the Shuntian government office and said that Wang Dayin summoned my uncle." Mother Jiang paused, and then added emphatically, "Wang Dayin said that it is urgent. If my uncle has no food, he will go to his place to eat, and if he wants to sleep, he will go to his place."
You can also sleep. In short, he has to see someone in half an hour, otherwise he will come in person! He also sent a sedan to wait outside the door. "