Chapter 204 Is the number of generations messed up?
In the Qing'an Hall of Duke Zhao's Mansion, when Mrs. Tai learned that Zhu Ying had returned with a seven or eight-year-old girl, and Zhang Shou was following behind with Ah Liu, even though he was always as smart as her, she couldn't help but feel baffled. This
If ten or eight years later, after the two get married, Zhu Ying could still be said to be taking her daughter back to her parents' home, but now...
It is impossible for Zhang Shou to have such a big daughter at such an old age! Not even with someone else!
At that moment, Mrs. Tai told Yutang on the side: "Go to Yuqingtang and ask Madam to come over."
If it's rare for a young couple to quarrel, Jiuniang might be able to come over and try to persuade her...
Although this was just a precaution, when Zhu Ying burst into the Qing'an Hall like a gust of wind, holding a confused little girl with one hand, who was obviously confused about the situation, the wife saw her
With a fierce look on his face, he still couldn't help but feel that Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou might really be at odds with each other.
Sure enough, the next moment, Zhu Ying let go of her hand, rushed over directly, and called out aggrievedly: "Grandma!"
The wife's heart trembled at the sound of her grandmother calling her, and she felt more and more seriously that the matter was serious. She quickly hugged her beloved granddaughter and asked in a low voice: "What's going on? Don't worry, speak slowly, I have already asked someone
Go call your mother..." As she said this, she used the corner of her eye to observe the little girl in green clothes and green skirt still stained with dust.
With her sharp eyes, she could naturally tell that the little girl's dress looked pretty good, but in fact it was not made of good material. Moreover, she was quite thin, and judging from her face, she was clearly malnourished, standing there.
He looked around uneasily, with alert eyes, like a cub that had broken into a strange environment.
When she saw the door curtain move, it was Zhang Shou who entered the room, followed by Ah Liu. The madam saw that Zhu Ying's eyes were already red. She thought about it and decided that she still didn't start the army without knowing anything about it.
Instead, he nodded kindly to Zhang Shou, who held his hands in salute, and then asked gently: "Ah Shou, what happened? Why is Yingying like this?"
Zhang Shou took the box from Ah Liu, stepped forward slowly, opened the lid with both hands, and handed it to Mrs. Tai: "After Yingying read the articles and handwriting in this box, she said it belonged to her eldest brother. Mrs. Tai, please do the same."
Let’s see, is this really the case?”
Yingying’s eldest brother? Zhu Tingfang?
The Madam took a deep breath and immediately reached out and took out all the calligraphy papers from the box. She only looked at a few sheets. She found that there were traces of smoothing and compaction on each piece of paper, as if they had been removed from the calligraphy paper.
She picked them out one by one from the basket and kept them specially. However, she clearly remembered that the Zhao Guogong Mansion always had the strictest rules, and all discarded writing papers were burned.
After all, I think there were many officials who were betrayed by their servants and caused major crimes because they were not cautious enough.
After confirming that the handwriting was indeed written by her most respected eldest grandson, Zhu Tingfang, she quickly raised her head and asked, "It is indeed Brother Yingying's writing style and handwriting. Ah Shou, where did this come from?"
Zhang Shou handed the box to the side, and when Ah Liu took it quickly, he pulled Xiao Cheng over, and then told the whole story. Even Ah Liu searched all around the Imperial Academy.
He had long discovered that there was suspicion between the two families, and in order to study the mystery of the emperor's gift, he asked Lu Sanlang to buy the blacksmith shop, and he did not hide it.
Firstly, it was easy for others to make guesses, and secondly, since he had already taken it easy on Zhang Kang, there was no need to hide it from the Duke of Zhao.
Mrs. Tai was a little surprised at first, and then she sighed again and again. In the end, her expression was complicated and difficult to understand. But when Zhang Shou explained that Xiao Cheng, who was wearing green clothes and green skirt, was in the clothing store just because Ah Liu wanted to make people quieter.
When I bought him a set of girl's clothes, but he turned out to be a real boy, she was a little bit dumbfounded.
However, it was Zhu Ying who reacted even more. The eldest lady almost jumped up and said with annoyance: "How can it be a boy!"
This time, no matter how beautiful she was, Xiao Cheng could not help but feel ashamed and angry. He held his head high and shouted, "It's not what I wanted to wear. He forced me to wear it!" As he said this, he pointed at Ah Liu angrily.
He didn't blink an eyelid, and he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
After Zhu Ying was angry, she couldn't help but smile again when she saw Xiao Cheng's angry look. She had met many boys and girls in the homes of other dignitaries. Although there were many surly and arrogant ones, they were well-behaved.
There are many cute ones, but the same thing is that most of them are brats and good at pretending. But the Xiao Cheng in front of him seems much more real.
At that moment, she looked at Ah Liu and said slightly angrily: "Ah Liu, don't do this nonsense next time! Even if he is a young man, he still has dignity. How can you tease me like this?"
But just when Xiao Cheng burst into tears with gratitude, Zhu Ying, who only had an elder brother but no younger brother, said with a smile: "If you want him to wear women's clothes, you should let him agree obediently. How can you force him casually?"
Zhang Shou saw that the little guy who was relieved just now was so angry that his eyes were wide open. He couldn't help laughing, and then he stepped forward and touched the head, and said gently: "Don't be afraid, your brother Zhu is also this person."
My beautiful sister’s biological eldest brother is the grandson of Mrs. Tai. Since he has taken you in and taught you for a long time, we will treat you as one of our own."
Although he was young, after hearing these many words before and now, Xiao Cheng had already made some guesses in his mind. When the car came in before, because it did not stop at the gate, but parked directly at Qing'an Hall, he got out of the car.
He was stunned by the carved beams and painted buildings. At this time, Zhang Shou directly revealed the truth, and he suddenly felt even more dizzy.
Mrs. Tai also smiled and nodded and said: "Ah Shou is right. If Yingying's eldest brother had told us earlier, you wouldn't have been homeless and had such a difficult life during his absence. Even the Liu family,
We can also take care of one or two."
Seeing that Xiao Cheng burst into tears all of a sudden and was sobbing so much that he could not speak, Mrs. Tai ordered Yutang Yulan to take Xiao Cheng to change his clothes. The little guy followed Zhang Shou's persuasion hesitantly.
When she went there, she saw that Jiuniang had already entered the door, so she briefly explained to her what had just happened in a few words.
Immediately afterwards, the dowager sighed thoughtfully.
"Yingying's eldest brother has been strong since he was a child, and he is determined to be both civil and military. I never thought that he would hide it from me and his father and study quietly in private!" Even so, the wife thought of her childhood friend.
Her son Zhu Jing, who had great ideas, had a vague feeling in his heart that maybe she really didn't know, but Zhu Jing was probably pretending to be confused.
Zhu Ying couldn't help but lay on the Tai Madam's shoulder: "No wonder my eldest brother used to go out all day in the name of meeting friends, and refused to take me with him. I blamed him a lot for this. It turned out that he went to become a disciple."
Studying! Grandma, who is Mr. Liu? I heard that my eldest brother suffered a lot from him in order to become a disciple. My eldest brother is so good, why does he look down on me!"
"If the surname is Liu and your eldest brother still admires him so much, then there is probably only one person."
Jiuniang has been leading the practice in Zhaoming Temple these years, but she is not indifferent to what is going on outside the window. She is dedicated to seeking peace and tranquility from the ancient Buddha. She has eighteen years more experience than Zhu Ying. When she thinks about it, her face changes.
It became more subtle, and he actually glanced sideways at Zhang Shou. As a result, Zhang Shou didn't feel anything at all, but Zhu Ying, who had already wiped her eyes and was sitting up, saw it with sharp eyes.
"Mom, what do you think Ah Shou is doing? Is it possible that Big Brother's teacher is still related to Ah Shou?"
"Absolutely." Jiuniang gave a rare laugh, "Your second brother is now Ah Shou's student, and your eldest brother...his teacher Liu should also call Ah Shou his junior brother. After all, Boss Liu
He is a late bloomer, and he was admitted to Huiyuan when Ah Shou's teacher, Taishi Ge, presided over the examination. So, if Mr. Liu wants to call Taishi Ge a teacher, doesn't he have to call him Junior Brother Ah Shou?"
Zhu Ying was stunned. When she saw Zhang Shou couldn't help coughing, she woke up and said angrily: "But my father invited Grandpa Ge to teach me back then! My eldest brother is so powerful and excellent, so my father should be able to do the same."
It’s better to ask Grandpa Ge to teach him, he has to find someone else to do anything!”
It turns out that the eldest brother is one generation younger than Zhang Shou for no reason... Wait, she has always been called Grandpa Ge. Speaking of which, doesn't she also be one generation younger than Zhang Shou for no reason?
Mrs. Tai didn't know that Zhu Ying had strayed her thoughts so far in an instant. She shook her head helplessly, and then said angrily: "Who is like you? You don't know the blessings when you are in the blessings. Master Ge was
I came to teach you. I was so angry with you. Fortunately, I found Ah Shou as a disciple! You two and Princess Yongping experienced a catastrophe when you were children. The emperor felt sorry for you, so he just asked Taishi Ge."
"As a result, Princess Yongping praised Taishi Ge's craftsmanship even more. In recent years, Taishi Ge has shown little interest in those stepping stones. As for you, when you were studying, you spent three days fishing and two days drying nets, and you didn't know how to calculate the classics.
You know nothing about it, how could Grand Master Ge accept a disciple like you!"
When Zhang Shou originally heard that Ge Yong had lived in the bamboo house in Rongshui Village for a few months, he always felt that Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing was too proud to hire Ge Yong for a child with unknown qualifications.
Now that he heard that Mrs. Tai revealed that it was the emperor who personally went to seek help from the teacher, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings.
Some things are just coincidence, and some things are really fate.
After hearing the story of her birth, Zhu Ying glanced at Zhang Shou uncomfortably. Seeing that his expression only dimmed a little, she quickly changed the subject and said, "Okay, even if dad didn't ask for Grandpa Ge's help, the eldest brother should still do it."
I know Grandpa Ge is very knowledgeable! As long as he asks sincerely, Grandpa Ge might accept him!"
"There are specialties in the arts. Taishi Ge is good at writing articles. He is a great master in arithmetic. He is also very knowledgeable in people's livelihood. But there is only one thing that Taishi Ge doesn't like to touch, and that is military strategy.
To be more precise, he is a border officer. But your eldest brother only hopes to be able to serve as the commander-in-chief of the army, so for him, Taishi Ge is certainly not the best choice."
It was Mrs. Tai who gave the explanation, and she further revealed the mystery to Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying: "Yingying, Mr. Liu, your eldest brother's apprentice, was once the minister of the Ministry of War, and was later
Liu Zhiyuan, who participated in the impeachment attack and resigned in anger. By the way, after Zhang Chen helped people file a complaint, it was the Linhai Camp that he went to clean up under the holy orders."
At this point, she paused, and then said meaningfully: "That time, one hundred and three people were beheaded in front of the camp gate, and countless more were exiled to hard labor, and many people's financial paths were cut off. That time, Liu Zhiyuan
Then he got the bad reputation of being decapitated."
"Zhang Chen was young and frivolous at that time and came from a noble family. No one could do anything to him. However, Liu Zhiyuan was only elected as a Huiyuan at the age of forty-eight. He became the minister of the Ministry of War in his early sixties. Later, he was attacked and resigned. Naturally, he was almost unwilling to do anything to him.
It may have happened again. Grand Master Ge tried to persuade him, but he said that if you spend your good time fighting with others, it is better to write a book and establish your opinions!"
Zhu Yingzai recalled carefully, and finally remembered that she had heard that Liu Shilang of the Ministry of War was very tough, and that he killed a river of blood in the Linhai camp, but no one would tell her the details in front of a girl, so she naturally
That's all she had heard. But at this moment, her previous thoughts of being unfair to her eldest brother were gone.
And Zhang Shou couldn't help but admired: "Such an upright old man is indeed worthy of admiration. Mr. Zhu really has a good vision. However, he has been able to study as a teacher for so long without telling his family and outsiders. His ability to keep secrets is also unbelievable."
It’s truly breathtaking!”
"That's right, why are you hiding it from your family?" Zhu Ying agreed very much with Zhang Shou's words, but then she said thoughtfully, "But Ah Liu said that spies from Si Li Jianwai Yamen were around there.
Are they staring at the area around the Imperial Academy because of Ah Shou, or are they staring there because of Big Brother and Mr. Liu?"
It was only then that Zhu Ying unconsciously noticed this, so she brought it up. Seeing that Zhang Shou did not answer, but looked at Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang, she quickly said: "Mother, since you are the eldest brother,
My teacher was forced to return to his hometown by some so-called creditor. This must be the same group as those who attacked dad and eldest brother before! Send someone to investigate quickly!"
"By the time you think of this, it will be too late!" Madam Tai shook her head angrily, then looked at Ah Liu and said, "Ah Liu, have you told your master?"
"I haven't met any crazy people recently." Ah Liu habitually used the word "crazy" to refer to Hua Qi. Ah Liu thought for a moment and then explained, "But Mr. Liu will definitely be fine."
Zhu Ying was naturally dissatisfied with such a guarantee. At this time, Zhang Shou suddenly laughed and said: "Even if Mr. Zhu left money and food for Xiao Cheng, it would be impossible for him to last for several months, especially with Liu next door.
After the family moved, the little guy just lost a little weight, but he is not skinny. Someone should have given him food during this period."
Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang immediately understood. Maybe the people who regularly sent food to the child were the spies from the Supervisory Office. Since the Supervisor knew about it a long time ago, the emperor must have known it too, so the Liu family's
There is no need to worry about the current situation.
On the contrary, Zhu Tingfang, whose whereabouts are still unknown, is more worthy of worry!