The red leaf business that Zhu Ying wanted to do was finally completed...
Although the emperor finally revealed shocking news, he had previously been noncommittal about Zhu Ying's request for a red leaf blessing, but he actually promised in a good mood that he would give her a red leaf bookmark when he gave her. Important ministers such as Zhao Guogong and Zhu Jing wrote a few words. As for the other batch of Ah Liucai, they were sent to the public school and the Imperial College, and of course they were stamped with a small seal.
Zhang Shou watched the emperor who dropped the bombshell leisurely get up and leave, but the Queen Mother looked like she had a splitting headache. He thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I and Yingying will keep it secret about today's matter. , In addition, I have one more thing that I have to advise. Although I have a quarrel with the second prince, I still have to say that the risk for him to go to Qiongzhou Mansion is too great."
The Queen Mother couldn't help but glance at Zhang Shou in surprise, then nodded in approval and said: "I understand, Zhang Shou, you have a broad mind. Yingying is indeed the right person."
Until she resigned from Qingning Palace, Zhu Ying glanced at Ah Liu behind her, who was now empty-handed. She thought that all the red leaves had just been sent to Qianqing Palace by the Queen Mother's order Yuquan, waiting to be dried and processed before being stamped with seals before being sent out. She He couldn't help but shaved his face at Zhang Shou, and said with a smile: "You are a true gentleman with a broad heart?"
Zhang Shou couldn't tell that Zhu Ying was mocking him, but he looked as if nothing had happened at the moment. But Zhu Ying couldn't help but continued to joke: "Ah Shou, you just said in front of the Queen Mother that it would be too risky, didn't you mean There is a miasma running rampant in that place, and that guy might die, but you are afraid that he will cause trouble there and hold you back, right?"
I was just talking to the Queen Mother. Apart from the most noble mother and son in the world, there were only three of them in the room. There were people guarding the door. It didn't matter that the topic was mentioned. At this time, Zhu Ying was cleverly vague. Ci, anyway, she wasn't worried that Zhang Shou wouldn't understand.
Sure enough, the next moment, she saw Zhang Shou smiling at her and saying, "Yingying, you have always said that I am a gentleman, why bother to expose it, can't you just think that I am repaying evil with kindness?"
"A gentleman is a gentleman, but I also know that a gentleman takes revenge. It is never too late in ten years. As long as you can repay it, you will do so immediately." Zhu Ying chuckled without changing her face and her heart did not beat. Then she whispered, "But you don't have to worry about him. He went to stir up trouble, but he turned around and harmed those people. You know, some people are persevering, but some people are set back to the end. I know him best, he doesn't have this ability."
Zhang Shou could only laugh at Zhu Ying's statement. He also looked down upon someone like the second prince, but he knew better that for some people, the words "a rare item can live in" are sometimes enough to make a bet. No matter whether the second prince gave up on himself or not, he would rather the emperor treated the second prince like the eldest prince and imprisoned him in Zongzheng Temple, so as not to let him out and become a disaster.
If nothing else, look at Emperor Yingzong who only ascended the throne in his fifties, and look at Emperor Ruizong who held back and finally won the throne. This kind of thing has happened to two generations in a row. Emperor, since you want to prepare for a rainy day, why bother? At least it’s a more thorough solution!
What the hell is that about sending the second prince to Qiongzhou? Didn’t you see that Qin Shihuang and his father were sent to Zhao as a hostage to make a comeback? Of course, there is no Huayang Queen for the second prince to fawn over, but maybe there will be one Where is Lu Buwei?
Such an idea flashed through Zhang Shou's mind, but what was even more troubling was that the emperor made it clear that he had decided on the candidate for the crown prince of the East Palace. If the eldest prince and the second prince are excluded, the situation is now very obvious, that is, the remaining
Choose one of the two. And considering that the third prince has already shown many outstanding qualities, plus he is the elder, is there any need to say this result?
If he recruited the third prince into Jiuzhangtang, it was only because he passed five levels and killed six generals, so that other candidates had to be convinced. Then now he actually has a little regret - because as long as the emperor appoints this prince in the East Palace
Once the news is announced, regardless of the students in Jiuzhang Hall, the four mountain chiefs who were summoned to the capital will definitely go crazy.
Even Chief Hong Shan, who was determined to return to the mountain before, will change his mind in all likelihood! How can it be the same if he teaches the prince who hopes to take over the East Palace and teaches the prince? If he really succeeds, he will be the next one in the blink of an eye.
Imperial Master, the next Ge Yong!
"The rain is about to come and the wind is filling the building!"
Zhang Shou sighed casually, but Zhu Ying smiled nonchalantly and said, "Anyway, if the soldiers come to block it, the water will cover it. Ah Shou, you have shown your sharpness since you entered the capital. Now even if you want to keep a low profile, it's too late. You can only be so high-profile as you have always been unstoppable."
Only by going down can you give back to those who hate you! Because if you win once, you have to keep winning!"
"I'm not afraid of being high-profile..." Zhang Shou raised his eyebrows, but said with a half-smile, "I'm just afraid of trouble."
"It's exactly what the emperor said. Ah Shou, you look diligent, but you are lazy at heart!" Zhu Ying said so angry, but her face was full of energy. She walked all the way and said, "Don't worry, you just need to be disciplined."
Students, what’s going on outside is not only Zhang Chen and those students from the Lu family’s dead fat guy, but also me!”
"When the teacher has something to do, the disciple will do his duty; when the husband has something to do, his wife will do his duty!" Zhu Ying plausibly added the second half of the old saying, and the word wife came out naturally without any pause. But when she said it,
After speaking out, she suddenly realized that she was too impatient, but when she turned to look at Zhang Shou, she only saw a smile on his lips, as if there was no special reaction.
When she was a little annoyed, her hand was grabbed by someone. She turned around and saw that Zhang Shouzheng was holding her hand as if nothing had happened. She was surprised and happy. When she heard Zhang Shouzheng's words in her ears,
In a word, her little emotion suddenly disappeared completely.
"Yingying, since you are becoming more and more capable, I will rely on you for all these annoying things in the future. Let's go, let's go to your house first. I have to say what I said to you before, so as not to catch them off guard.
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After leaving Xuanwu Gate, they boarded the loaded sedan again and left the palace from the Outer Imperial City via Bei'an Gate. When the loaded sedan finally stopped in front of the Zhao Guogong Mansion, Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying stepped on and off the carriage one after another.
, the concierge who came forward said with a smile: "Miss, Mr. Shou, you have come back at the right time. Mrs. Ge has just arrived."
When she heard that Ge Yong was coming, Zhu Ying was naturally extremely happy. Without saying a word, she rushed in like a gust of wind. When she ran, Zhang Shou, who had no time to stop her, couldn't help laughing, thinking that this was just right. So, he
He simply turned around and whispered to Ah Liu: "Go back home and mention what I said to Yingying today to my mother. If it's convenient for her, ask her to come over."
Ah Liu agreed and was about to go, but in an instant he stopped and came back. He looked at Zhang Shou with suspicion and said, "Master, what did you say to the eldest lady? If you don't tell me, how can I mention it?"
"Stop pretending!" Zhang Shou glared at Ah Liu angrily, and said with a half-smile, "Don't I know you yet? You have heard everything that should be heard and shouldn't be heard, and you still call it a flattering name.
Prevent others from eavesdropping!"
Seeing that Zhang Shou exposed his eavesdropping behavior, Ah Liu immediately turned his head with an unnatural expression on his face, but then he realized that Zhang Shou suddenly slapped him on the head. Although he could easily dodge it
, but after such hesitation, he was slapped several times in the end. However, the force of Zhang Shou's pat on the head was very light, just like teasing a child.
"Stop dawdling here, go and come back quickly. Do you think I don't know you are the smartest? You act stupid all the time. Anyone who thinks you are a stupid boy with a single head is the real fool!"
Being praised by Zhang Shou's few words, Ah Liu's eyebrows naturally shone, and he immediately jumped on the back of the horse like a gust of wind. When Zhang Shou saw his horse galloping, he suddenly remembered the horse that the emperor gave to Zhu Ying, but Zhu Ying
He said boldly that he would go back and train the royal horse that he was going to give to Ah Liu. The horse named Xiaohong seemed to be stubborn at first glance, and I don’t know how Zhu Ying trained it.
Anyway, it will definitely not be like Wu Zetian, with an iron whip, hammer and dagger...
Because he told Ah Liu to go back and invite the Wu family, when Zhang Shou came to the Qing'an Hall of the Tai Madam, he was more than a little late. Zhu Ying was sitting next to the Tai Madam with a smile, and Ge Yong was sitting on the lower right side with the presence of an old god.
On the first Taishi chair, he was drinking tea slowly. As soon as he entered, he saw two old people looking at him.
Ge Yong was the first to say: "Mrs. Tai, look at my closed disciples. They must have demeanor, magnanimity, knowledge, and official positions... except for those who rely on their family background to get into the world.
Boy, who can reach the fifth rank of officialdom like him at the age of seventeen? This girl Yingying has excellent vision and is very quick to strike, so she doesn't let others take over this good cabbage."
Zhang Shou was speechless at Ge Yong's extremely vulgar tone. Teacher, after all, you are also a well-educated scholar praised by everyone, can you be more refined? He instinctively felt that such praise was not in line with Ge Yong's style. Sure enough, next
In just a moment, Mrs. Tai revealed the answer to the mystery.
"Does the old master plan to turn around and make Ah Shou the male protagonist?"
"That is, his father is gone. If I don't come forward, who will come forward?" Ge Yong's voice was as loud as a bell, and he looked like it was natural. Then he glanced at Zhang Shou, who was stunned, and said seriously, "Don't look at him.
I have been an official for more than a year and even have a bunch of students, but in real terms, I am still young enough to be crowned."
"It doesn't make sense that he got married before he came of age, not to mention that he doesn't even have a cousin name!"
Speaking of which, how could Zhang Shou still not know that Ge Yong came here to discuss his marriage with the Zhu family? However, when Ge Yong mentioned that he had not yet been crowned and had not yet expressed his name,
, he realized such a problem belatedly.
He grew up in the countryside, and none of the adults in the village were scholars, so he never paid attention to it. Later, when he met Zhang Chen, a bunch of dandies, and saw that they also called each other by their names, he didn't even notice it.
Be aware of this.
Zhang Shouzheng was thinking this, and then he heard Zhu Ying yelling: "Grandpa Ge, it turns out that your teacher has never given Ah Shou a first name. I thought it was because you were not nice, so I and Lu Sanlang disliked him.
Just like the name, Ah Shou has never been willing to mention it! Zhang Chen and Lu Sanlang said behind his back that this must be Ah Shou's taboo and told everyone not to mention it!"
"What kind of taboo is this? I haven't thought about it all this time. This word must either be related to the name or have good wishes. I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I still can't decide!"
Ge Yong spoke plausibly, but actually he felt a little guilty - he hadn't had a student for many years. After all, he had never presided over the examination. The students he could take under his wing in the past were all adults.
There is no such thing as asking him to change his nickname again. If Chu Ying hadn't suddenly asked about it yesterday, he would have completely forgotten about it!
Therefore, after resolutely denying that he was an old fool, he said to Zhang Shou seriously: "Zhang Shou, although the Zhu family wants to arrange Yingying's eldest brother's marriage first, he is marrying Yingying.
It’s a delay. You and Yingying have been a couple for a long time, and there’s no point in delaying it any longer. So I’ll make the decision for you, and you can just follow Yingying’s eldest brother’s lead, how about that?”
"November happens to have two auspicious days!"
Is there any need to ask? Didn’t you, old man, already make this decision for me? Zhang Shou, who couldn’t laugh or cry, looked at Zhu Ying whose face was shining brightly, and couldn’t help but sigh. But when he found that Ge Yong was pointing at him
Blowing his beard and glaring, he simply said sincerely: "Since the teacher has said that you will be the master of my wedding in the future, then I will naturally listen to you on this matter."
Seeing Ge Yong immediately beaming, he smiled again and said: "Although I should have said that I have my wish and I didn't dare to ask for help, in fact, I told Yingying today not to wait any longer for February or March next year.
, we will hold a wedding after her eldest brother, so I specially came to mention it. Now that the teacher has personally made the decision, I don’t have to think about how to open my mouth to the madam. "
The lady immediately turned her head to look at Zhu Ying in surprise, and saw that her granddaughter's face was full of joy. She sighed secretly in her heart, but she saw Zhang Shouzheng looking at Zhu Ying with a smile. This pair was just as Ge Yong said.
, the match was perfect, and she was relieved.
After raising this little girl for so many years, hasn't she always hoped that she could marry a good man and have a harmonious and happy future?
Therefore, Mrs. Tai finally nodded happily and said: "I have already ordered someone to inform Yingying's father. As for her mother, she had already gone to the most famous gold and silver shop in the capital today in person and planned to meet with a few of them.
Old friends, let's take a look at what kind of pattern we should make. I guess I'll be back at noon, but they will definitely not have any objections to this matter. Once I invite Lady Wu to come, everything will be ready."
Speaking of this, she suddenly asked with great interest: "Since the old master said that he had given Zhang Shou many nicknames, but he really couldn't make up his mind, I wonder if you can tell us so that we can also listen?"
Ge Yongdeng's heart skipped a beat when he saw the sincerity on Mrs. Tai's face, Zhu Ying was extremely curious, and Zhang Shou was very interested - Zhang Shou didn't seem to know that this expression was closely related to him, and his expression was more like he was watching a joke.
So, he straightened his face and snorted softly: "Of course I have to wait until the day of the crowning ceremony to say this. If I had said it earlier, wouldn't there be no suspense at all?"
He drafted more than a dozen cousin names for Zhang Shou last night, and he is still undecided! How can he give this kind of privilege of being a teacher to others! Well, keep your grace, keep your grace, and don't let the lady across the way overshadow you.