Although it was originally supposed to be a young couple enjoying the autumn, now the third and fourth princes were added to it, which was a bit embarrassing. However, Zhang Shou knew that Zhu Ying seemed cheerful and generous, but in fact she was still a little tender-faced many times, so he
It doesn't matter that we have these two followers. Moreover, the two little guys who obviously don't come to Long Live Mountain often are running around and shouting, but they are a little more cheerful.
Rather than competing with others for wits, he preferred to stay in the small world of the Imperial College, tossing those students who fell into a sea of confusion as soon as they came into contact with a truly complete mathematical system. However, this relaxing leisure time at this time is naturally better than in the
Jiuzhangtang felt more comfortable being a teacher after putting in all the effort. He even felt as if he and Zhu Ying had children and were an old married couple.
It wasn't until he followed Zhu Ying and the cheerful third and fourth princes to the top of the Long Live Mountain and saw the palaces under the mountain shining with golden light under the bright sunshine that he felt relaxed and happy. In this imperial power
In this era, there are not many opportunities to overlook the palace like this, so wait and see and cherish it...
But while he was enjoying the feeling of looking at the scenery from a high place, he heard a burst of laughter like silver bells. When he turned his head again, he was shocked. Last time he came, he only noticed the pavilion on the top of the mountain overlooking the palace, but
I didn't notice that not far from the pavilion, there was a swing hanging on a thick branch of a towering tree.
At this moment, Zhu Ying was sitting on the swing. As for the two people next to her who were working hard to push the swing up high... who else could it be if they weren't the third prince and the fourth prince? These two boys should have some aura of princes after all.
What's the point of following the crowd like a flower girl at a wedding!
When Zhang Shouzheng was watching this scene and complaining, he saw that the fourth prince took advantage of others and secretly climbed onto the swing. Zhu Ying not only didn't care, but directly hugged him to her side, and they sat in a row like this! See
This thrilling scene of a big boy and a small boy playing on a swing made him have to agree with Mrs. Tai's previous practice of never installing a swing at home, nor letting Zhu Ying go to any house with a swing.
This bold girl is not afraid of anything happening!
Zhang Shou almost subconsciously wanted to catch up quickly, but he had only taken two steps, and before he could speak or stop, a familiar voice came to his ears: "Miss, don't you know that in the emperor's ears?"
Even the madam didn't know how long we had to talk about before we installed such a swing on Long Live Mountain. It's rare for her to be so indulgent, so please let her have her own way."
Recognizing that it was Hua Qi's voice, Zhang Shou was stunned for a moment and then said with a wry smile: "It turns out that Hua Qi, you are by your side to save me at any time, so I don't have to worry anymore."
Hua Qiren didn't show up, but the voice still came through: "Uncle, if you have good martial arts skills, you can be a hero and save the beauty at critical moments. Madam, didn't you learn the swordsmanship from Ah Liu?"
"I just learned the airs, and what Ah Liu learned is the essence." Zhang Shou was not so nervous at this time. Even when he saw the third prince getting itchy and unbearable, he also boarded the swing together. At this moment, the three of them were forgetting themselves.
Even while playing, he expressed his calmness. Since the emperor agreed to build this kind of swing on the top of Longevity Mountain, and then placed a top bodyguard like Hua Qi, it would be unreasonable if something happened again.
Sure enough, he and Hua Qi were talking to each other all the time, and until Zhu Ying and the third and fourth princes went crazy and had enough fun, the swing finally stopped without making any mistakes.
The swing would naturally stop if no one was pushing it. As for the guards hiding in the distance, they probably were just like him, wishing that this crazy swing would stop quickly, and how could they help push it.
Zhu Ying, who jumped off the swing and ran over quickly, had a slight sweat on her forehead, but she was obviously in a good mood. Before Zhang Shou could speak, she stretched out her hand and grabbed him without any explanation: "Ah Shou."
, come and play on the swing with me!"
Swinging? Me? Zhang Shou was in a daze when he was dragged away by Zhu Ying. Immediately afterwards, he felt someone push him on his back and his arm was pulled. He saw that it was the third prince who was in high spirits.
With the Fourth Prince, he suddenly felt like his parents were taking their children to the park, only to be dragged by two little brats to play together.
He originally planned to put up a fight, but when he heard Hua Qi's words that were obviously a bit gloating about his misfortune, he felt a pebble gently hit his waist. He knew that if he didn't go, Hua Qi might show up.
He tried to force himself to "help", but he finally bit the bullet and sat on the swing.
It wasn't until he was firmly seated that he pulled the sling next to him and found that the fine steel rings were connected one by one. He then confirmed that this thing was indeed very stable, but no matter how stable it was, it was not as strong as Zhu Ying's sudden push from behind.
Then he jumped up lightly.
Zhang Shou didn't even know what kind of balance this girl had when she sat down next to him, especially when the swing reached the highest point in front and he could almost see clearly what was going on at the foot of the mountain, the only thing spinning in his heart was
My only thought was that if the iron chain holding the swing was broken, who would Hua Qi save?
And when he once again came from the highest point in the rear to the highest point in the front, listening to Zhu Ying's cheers, he glanced down again in horror, only to find that someone was looking up at the foot of the mountain. A long way away.
Although he was far away, he just felt that someone had seen him. The reason was simple. He had already recognized it. It was Ah Liu who had not followed him to the Long Live Mountain.
And when he swung high for the third, fourth, and Nth time, Zhang Shou felt that something was wrong. The third and fourth princes were both still young, so how could they have the strength to push the swing so much?
Although he was a little afraid of heights, when the swing reached the highest point behind him, he still tried his best to look back. This sight almost made him angry to death. He saw the man who rolled up his sleeves and cheered excitedly at the third and fourth princes.
The person who pushed the swing hard was Hua Qi. No wonder someone just whispered in his ear to encourage him to go up!
However, Zhu Ying, who had just started playing, was very happy. She grabbed the iron chain with one hand and held Zhang Shou tightly with the other hand, and said loudly: "Ah Shou, this is what I did after my birthday on August 15th, so that the emperor can
I installed a swing on Long Live Mountain, and I just thought I could sit on it with you one day! Ah Shou, I like you. From the first time I saw you, I felt that you were the one I wanted!"
Zhang Shou didn't expect to hear Zhu Ying's confession on such an occasion - although they had already made an engagement and had already expressed their love for each other, Zhu Ying acted unscrupulously in such an occasion where there was more than just two people.
He was still a little surprised when he said such words.
"So, it doesn't matter if the wedding date is a few days later, a few months later, or even a few years later, as long as I have you, it's enough!"
At this moment, Zhang Shou finally understood. Zhu Ying was probably still worried about the postponed wedding date. He looked sideways at the girl with a charming face and fiery eyes, and suddenly smiled and said: "Actually, Zhang Yuanli's family
The temple is almost completed and will be completed in November. We will hold a wedding after your eldest brother, Yingying, marry me."
Hua Qi, who was stretching out his hand to push the swing, had such strong ears. Although the third prince and the fourth prince were laughing and laughing, he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the words, and he missed the opportunity to push the swing.
Without his huge driving force, the swing's forward momentum was suddenly insufficient, and it fell down in an instant.
However, Zhu Ying completely forgot about this incident, and her ears were buzzing with the echo of Zhang Shou's words just now.
She said these words to Zhang Shou at this time. Firstly, she wanted to express her feelings. Secondly, she wanted the third and fourth princes to tell the emperor and Hua Qi to tell her grandmother and parents. But she wanted to tell Zhang Shou.
The words caught me off guard, but at the same time, I was also pleasantly surprised.
Therefore, before the swing could stop, she tightly grabbed Zhang Shou's hand and jumped down suddenly. Hua Qi, who had been dazed for a while, finally came back to her senses and hurriedly grabbed the swing to prevent it from stopping.
The steady and heavy object bumped into the pair of beauties. But when he saw Zhu Ying dragging Zhang Shou and leaving him and the third and fourth princes to the pavilion on the other side, he couldn't help but click his tongue.
Immediately afterwards, he heard the voice of the third prince: "Did the teacher just say that sister Yingying should marry him as soon as possible?"
"Third brother, did you hear it wrong? The teacher obviously said that we should wait until sister Yingying and her eldest brother get married before holding a wedding ceremony." The fourth prince retorted plausibly, "Sister Yingying's eldest brother has never been engaged. Wait until he gets married.
, how long will it take for this to happen? Let me tell you, my father might as well marry the third sister to Yingying’s elder brother, wouldn’t that be a perfect match?”
"Really? Fourth brother, you are so smart, why didn't I think of that!"
How clever, this is really childish talk! At first glance, this marriage seems to be a perfect match, the man is talented and the woman is pretty, they are a perfect match, but Princess Yongping does not dare to marry, and Zhu Tingfang does not dare to marry! God knows if they are brother and sister!
Hua Qi was almost choked by the two naughty children who were thinking clearly. At this time, he could only stare at the two curious little princes, and even wanted to sneak over to watch the lively little prince up close, until he was keenly aware of something that seemed to be happening not far away.
A figure flashed past, and after a casual glance, he couldn't help but smile.
Ah Liu, this kid, must have discovered the thrilling swing that Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou had just done, so he climbed up the mountain, right? Although this Long Live Mountain is not high at all, but after rushing up in such a short time, this kid should be
He used some of the designs he had left behind in Long Live Mountain to come up straight up and down...
Hua Qi noticed the two little followers who might disturb the scenery, but she did not expect that after Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou sat down in the pavilion not far away, there was no love for each other. At this time, there were no flowers, no moon, but there was a mountain full of flowers.
The red leaves and the palace reflecting the sunshine have their own mood, but the scene of Zhu Ying counting her dowry on her fingers was particularly dumbfounding to Zhang Shou.
"My mother's dowry belongs to me. She told me that her family loved her so much that they gave her a small manor of 600 acres. My grandmother also gave her a shop on Qianmen Street and a lot of jewelry. It's a pity that my
My grandparents are gone, and my uncles have been away as officials in recent years. I haven’t seen them much. I must thank them well in the future!”
"My grandmother has liked to give me jewelry since I was a child. The Queen Mother and the Emperor have also rewarded me a lot. In addition, others know that I like those luxurious things, and they give them to me during holidays. I seem to have several boxes. I clean them up later, and they look good.
Just keep the tricks, and if they don’t look good, just melt them into gold and silver ingots. That can come in handy when you’re in a hurry and need money!”
"Grandma and dad said that Haidian Zhaoyuan was given to me as a dowry, but I feel very sorry for my eldest and second brothers. Ah Shou, can we not let Zhaoyuan go? In the future, we will build a garden in Haidian, and it will be called Rongshui Garden.
, this name sounds very nice!”
"But I took over the farm that my grandmother and father gave me. It was a cotton field. Although it was not Cangzhou or Xingtai, and it was fragmented, it totaled two thousand acres! Aren't you and your second brother thinking about improvements?
Cotton seeds? It will definitely come in handy in the future!"
"I still have a lot of clothing materials, and I haven't had time to make clothes. I even have seven or eight boxes of unworn clothes. I don't know if they will be suitable for you when I marry you in the future. It would be a pity to waste them. But if you give them away, others will
Maybe she would put it away with a smile and then turn around and throw it away! Liu Qing would be able to put it away, but her body shape is slightly different from mine, so I can’t give her two big boxes of clothes, right?"
"Ah Shou, do you think I should quietly send those unworn clothes to a pawn shop? I heard from Mother Li that if they were pawned, the clothes would probably be worth six or seven depending on the material and whether they are trendy.
If the money is made, then it won’t be wasted.”
Zhang Shou listened thoughtfully at first, but gradually, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Yingying, am I so poor in your eyes? Do you want you to melt jewelry and use it as clothes in exchange for money?"
"You are not poor!" Zhu Ying said four words without thinking, and then said confidently, "But I am used to spending a lot of money, so I have to make more preparations in advance. Moreover, my grandmother and my parents have agreed to give me
I was embarrassed that I had more dowry money, but in the end, they decided to give me fifty thousand taels of silver. Besides, what’s mine is yours, and what’s yours is mine!”
Hearing this last sentence, Zhang Shou couldn't help but feel excited. He chuckled and did not insist anymore, but said with a smile: "You are so thoughtful that I don't know what to say about you. Mother said, you can come to this house in the future
Of course. But I am really not as poor as you think. In addition to cheating the eldest prince and getting a small sum of money, those cotton fields and textile looms also made a lot of gains."
"the most important is……"
Zhang Shou paused for a moment, then said with a smile: "I was right about that boy Guan Qiu. This boy is very talented in machinery. He has already made something very rare."
Seeing that Zhu Ying was suddenly surprised, he smiled and said: "This thing is different from spinning machines and looms. Maybe it can help me get rid of poverty and become rich."
"Really?" Zhu Ying's eyes were bright, and when she saw Zhang Shou nodded slightly, she immediately became happy, "Don't worry, I will find a way to help you sell it at a good price. Even if I can't prevent imitation, I will let those profiteers
Being nailed to the pillar of shame! If anyone dares to steal your money, I will..."
She forcibly cut off the words "kill him" in her mouth, but then Zhang Shou said with a faint smile: "This thing is different from looms and spinning machines. Things are rare and valuable. Of course I
It cannot be copied easily. Just like you said, whoever dares to steal my money, although I can’t kill him, I can still kill him!"