His stepmother and sister actually interceded for him!
Zhu Er felt that everything was going wrong, and his whole head was a little dizzy. Forget about his sister, although she hated him so much that she wanted to bite two pieces of his flesh to vent her anger, but when he was short of money and asked her to borrow money,
But almost never failed. She had always been hard-spoken and soft-hearted, and she was very good to him as her second brother, so she forgave him when her anger subsided, which was not surprising.
However, his stepmother left home in anger and stayed in Zhaoming Temple for sixteen years. Although she could not say she treated him badly when she came back, she treated him lightly, but now she is willing to speak for him and blame herself. This kind of love is very valuable.
After all, he originally wanted to betroth his stepmother's only daughter to that damn fat man Lu Zhu! Moved, Zhu Er couldn't help but burst into tears.
He lay on the ground and said in a solemn voice: "I was really scared when I heard the bad news about dad and eldest brother. That Zhu Gongquan kept talking about his interests in my ears again. I thought that the little fat man of the Lu family would at least be interested in
Yingying, that’s why I did such a wrong thing! Now that I think about it, I want to strangle myself to death. I misjudged Lu Shangshu, and I even misjudged that damn fat man..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a cough: "Second brother, that damn fat guy you were talking about is now the chief of Jiuzhangtang. He just set a wedding date with the Liu family a few days ago. Although the so-called arithmetic
The word "genius" may be discounted a little, but it is true that Jiuzhangtang is managed in an orderly manner. Unlike you, Banshantang has been the acting chief of the restaurant for more than a month and still can't control the situation."
Zhu Er didn't expect that his eldest brother Zhu Tingfang would not open any pot. His whole face turned dark for a moment, and he thought of the beating he received after his eldest brother came back! But before he could straighten up and prepare to defend, Zhu Tingfang said again
Then he said something.
"Dad, I am not begging for mercy for my second brother. Although he made a big mistake by staying in Beijing this time, he is indeed much more sensible now than before. The emperor appointed Ah Liu, who is beside Dr. Zhang, to teach him martial arts. Every time he
He practiced very hard and did not slack off. Even if his martial arts progress is slow, at least he has really worked hard to practice. Since Banshan Hall reopened, he has not missed a class."
"You will learn a lesson from your mistakes. It will be great if my second brother can change his ways. Please forgive him."
Even his eldest brother, who had always been harsh to him, spoke for him. At this moment, Zhu Er finally had a clear sense of belonging to the Zhu family. He swallowed hard and tried his best to look at his father with the most honest and sincere eyes, for fear that his father
When his anger was still lingering, he directly said that even if it was the case, he would hit him first before talking. After waiting and waiting, he did not wait for his father's answer, but waited for another sentence.
"Now that the children are older, things can only be done in three ways. Because Erlang did something wrong, his eldest brother and I taught him a lesson twice. Now Jiuniang and Yingying are willing to forgive him, so don't hold on to him all the time.
"
Seeing Zhu Jing stand up quickly, Mrs. Tai looked at Zhu Er and said, "Erlang, remember this lesson yourself. This time, you are lucky, and the Zhu family is also lucky. There will be no next time. Always be careful in everything."
Don't be betrayed and count the money for him! The Lu family and his son don't have a fuel-saving lamp, but they are not treacherous and evil people. If they were, then you would have made a big mistake."
"Yes, yes, yes." Zhu Er quickly nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice, and then heard Zhu Jing shout loudly.
"Still not getting up? You will only kneel down to apologize. Let me see when you can make some achievements!"
Normally, Zhu Er would have lost his mind when he heard this scolding, but at this moment, while getting up, he responded with his head held high: "Yes, I will definitely work hard in the future and make some achievements for Dad to see!"
"
Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu, the two followers who can only follow Zhang Chen, can be proud of themselves. Lu Sanlang can become a genius, why can't he? As the acting chief, he still doesn't have enough prestige, but he is doing it
By dividing and winning over those stubborn guys, you will quickly establish your own prestige. When Zhang Chen recovers from his injuries and returns, the position of chief of the prison will no longer belong to that guy!
Zhu Jing, who had just sat down, did not expect that his second son, who had always been careless, would be so confident. He couldn't help but look at him twice. Immediately afterwards, he heard a soft hum. When he looked up, he
He found Zhu Ying looking at him with some anger. Thinking of his promise in front of the emperor, he couldn't help but laugh. He coughed and then bowed to his mother.
"Mom, Yingying told me about the messy rumors outside. There were even rumors that my Duke Zhao was cheating on marriages. It was really a big deal in the world. The marriage was a verbal agreement and there was no marriage contract. This is indeed true.
It's inappropriate. Now that I'm back, I might as well invite Zhang Shou's mother, Mrs. Wu, to come immediately and let the two families settle the matter. How about that?"
Zhu Jing's words immediately made Zhu Ying's face look happy. Mrs. Tai also smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's do it like this. A Jiang, please go to Zhang's house next door for me and invite Wu
When the lady comes, she will tell her that Yingying’s parents are looking for her to discuss their children’s marriage.”
Seeing Jiang's mother go out in response, the wife, who was in a good mood, glanced at the children and grandchildren in the room, and immediately smiled and said: "Now Yingying's matter is settled, but you are both old and young, so the marriage can't be postponed any longer.
.If you have a girl you like, you might as well tell her. If not, then don't blame me and your parents for having a bad match."
Zhu Er couldn't help but widen his eyes, and then said sarcastically: "I don't have any requirements, as long as the girl is a good wife and mother..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Ying rushed to say: "Grandma, dad, the second brother's matter is not urgent, let's do the best for the eldest brother first!"
Just as he was about to answer Zhu Er's words, he was suddenly interrupted by Zhu Ying. Zhu Jing couldn't help but be a little confused. But when he saw Zhu Ying blinking at him desperately, while Mrs. Tai and Jiu Niang looked calm, he realized that he must
There was something he didn't know. The next moment, he heard Zhu Tingfang speak.
"I let my grandmother and parents make the decision." Zhu Tingfang smiled bitterly, and then said lightly, "It's just that I have lost my appearance now and am very old. I'm afraid those girls may not be willing to give in."
"What are you talking about!" Jiuniang suddenly raised her eyebrows with disapproval on her face, "Who doesn't know that I, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhao, am both wise and brave, and made great achievements on the first battlefield? You can't tell a person by his appearance, not to mention that yours is just a sword.
Scar, you are talking about losing your appearance! If there are such shallow people who judge people by their appearance, he is not worthy of marrying my Zhu family!"
As soon as he said these words, Zhu Jing immediately thought of his former wife who was the most protective of his two young stepsons. He married Jiuniang when they remarried because he had witnessed her shrewdness and decency with his own eyes.
Before marrying Zhu Ying, she was indeed very kind to brothers Zhu Tingfang and Zhu Tingjie when they were young at that time. If not for what happened later, they would have been a very loving couple...
At that moment, he said without any doubt: "Dalang, your mother is right. You will inherit the Duke of Zhao's palace in the future, and you are both civil and military. If people find fault with your appearance, it doesn't matter if they don't want it! Don't worry, we will definitely give it to you.
If you choose a virtuous daughter-in-law, of course, just like Yingying Zhang Shou, you must both like each other."
Zhu Tingfang took his marriage very lightly. Now that his parents were insisting, and the wife was looking at him with a smile on her face, he couldn't say anything more. Seeing Zhu Er peeking at him with some resentment, he suddenly left
He stepped forward and told his second brother and I to go talk, and then he was easily carried out.
As soon as their brothers left, Zhu Ying immediately smiled and walked over to sit next to the madam. Then she looked sideways at Zhu Jing and said, "Dad, don't think that no one wants the second brother like that. The emperor personally defended him."
He Shuntian Prefecture Yin Wang Dayin... No, now it should be the Governor of Xuanda Wang Zongxian who is the matchmaker! Although Wang Zongxian did not agree, he did not reject it directly either! "
Zhu Jing simply thought there was something wrong with his ears.
If the emperor was the matchmaker for his eldest son Zhu Tingfang, then this is normal. He put his eldest son in danger this time, but he was actually not without guilt in his heart. If he could, he would do his best to make up for it. However, the eldest son did not
He was so sensible that he had nothing to say and didn't make excessive demands at all.
However, the emperor proposed marriage to Wang Jie for his second son, who was so stubborn and could not be brought up? Is this a joke?
He suddenly asked thoughtfully: "If I remember correctly, Wang Datou doesn't seem to have a daughter?"
This time, even Jiuniang laughed: "She is Wang Zongxian's niece. When Yingying came back and told me, I almost couldn't believe it. In fact, Yingying followed Ashou into the palace that time.
Wang Zongxian went to complain and sent the drawings and promotion plan of the new textile machinery made by Ah Shou. Later, for some reason, the emperor mentioned this. Wang Zongxian was probably not happy, but he did not refuse."
"Although Erlang is not very successful now, with the encouragement of his elder brother and the guidance of his brother-in-law, he may not be able to achieve success in the future. Besides, Yingying also told me that she said in front of the emperor that Erlang has a soft ear and needs a lot of help.
My wife is in charge."
"Have you ever said that about your second brother?"
Zhu Jing glared at his daughter with a look that made him laugh. Seeing that Zhu Ying was not afraid in the arms of the wife, he could only shake his head and said: "Let's forget about Erlang for now. Let's see if he can impress Wang Datou... Just
However, Wang Datou..."
Thinking of what Wang Jie did all the way from Xuanfu to Datong, even if he killed many people on his way back to Beijing, Zhu Jing still couldn't help but feel a headache.
If he, Zhao Guogong, who has already caused a lot of trouble, and Wang Jie, who has also taken a lot of blame, become in-laws... will this be more likely than the two in-laws who will get into trouble?
At this moment, Zhu Ying said happily again: "By the way, Wang Zongxian was changed from Shuntian Prefecture Yin to Xuanda Governor this time. It was Ah Shou who recommended him! Also, I have only been promoted from the emperor to the emperor in the past few days.
When asked, even if Qin Guogong suddenly became the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, it was Ah Shou's suggestion to Wang Zongxian, so Wang Zongxian recommended Qin Guogong!"
"I think when this matter was discussed in the DPRK, I heard that it exploded immediately at the DPRK meeting. It's so fun!"
Fun...
This time, even Zhu Jing couldn't help his eyes twitching. When he was about to scold Zhu Ying, the wife held her in her arms, looking extremely doting on her face. Jiu Niang smiled disapprovingly.
Thinking that the emperor had even told this girl such a thing, and that she had always understood what could and could not be said outside, he just didn't think about it so much.
Anyway, when he returns to Beijing this time, he should be idle for a long time...
The four members of the family who were missing the Zhu Tingfang brothers talked happily for a while, and then a voice came from outside, saying that Mrs. Wu had arrived. Jiuniang went out immediately without saying a word, and not long after, Mrs. Wu was ushered in.
Although he had seen her before, after so many years, Zhu Jing could hardly recognize that the slightly weathered woman in front of him was the stubborn yet childish maid of the Zhang family. Seeing Wu
Shi bent his knees to salute him, so he stretched out his hand to support her and said: "In the future, your children will be in-laws, so you don't need to be polite."
Mrs. Wu's knees trembled at Zhu Jing's words about her children's relatives, and she almost lost her balance. Although she was once angry with Zhu Jing for settling her and Zhang Shou, she ignored him after Mr. Enlightenment returned, but later
Knowing that imperial masters like Ge Yong had come before, but she and Zhang Shou missed it for a while, all her resentment disappeared.
She had raised them for so many years, and now she was even willing to betroth a daughter of a rich daughter to Zhang Shou. What else could she be dissatisfied with?
Therefore, she still knelt down and saluted: "A Shou and I have been taking care of you for so many years, but we really have nothing to repay. This gift is from me to thank you on behalf of my wife."
Zhu Jing was startled for a moment, and then he noticed the burning gaze on his face. Knowing that it must be Jiuniang looking at him, he could only try his best to pretend as if nothing had happened and chuckled: "Mrs. Wu, I'm just being humble.
With his own strength, Zhang Shou became a talented person, but it was only on his own. What's more, during my absence in Beijing, it was also thanks to his help that the Zhu family was able to survive this disaster safely."
What he said was sincere. Even though this son-in-law came too quickly, he met his daughter when she went to the countryside, and it was love at first sight. Although Zhang Shou relied on the future son-in-law of Zhao Guogong to close the door with Ge Yong
With these two identities, the disciples established themselves in the capital, but they also carved out a bright future on their own, and also helped Zhao Guogong's government deal with several difficult enemies.
Therefore, even though he had never thought about regretting his marriage, he would never reveal his intentions now.
As long as Zhu Ying likes her, even if he is really a poor boy, he can't do anything to pave his way for her future. What's more, Zhang Shou is by no means incompetent?
When Mrs. Wu heard Zhu Jing commenting on Zhang Shou like this, she felt happy and gratified, but she forgot to give Zhang Shouqian a few words. When Jiuniang invited her to sit down, she heard Zhu Jing mention that he would immediately settle down.
She was even more happy when she received the marriage certificate. But when the Madam asked someone to get paper and pen, she suddenly hesitated.
"My lord, I can only be regarded as Ah Shou's adoptive mother. Am I not qualified to do such a thing on his behalf?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the lady smiled and said: "If you are not qualified, who in the world is qualified?"