Zhu Ying, who was born with family love and good food and clothing, would never think about issues of fairness and unfairness. She would pity the old and cherish the poor, punish the strong and help the weak, but she would never think about what would happen if
If she is not the daughter of the Duke of Zhao, what will happen? Since she was born as the daughter of the Zhu family, she is the eldest lady of the Zhu family. Why should she think about what she would be like if she were not!
So, after returning home from a fulfilling day, she went to Qing'an Hall as usual, and told her grandmother a lot about what she had seen and heard today. Even the Hong family tried to stop Hong Shan's chief minister from talking nonsense, and she smiled in the end.
The ground is greasy in my grandmother's arms.
"I sent someone to keep an eye on the door of Yashe. I heard that the old servant of Chief Hong Shan didn't come out. Maybe Madam Hong's method worked and the old stubborn man finally died down."
Unceremoniously giving Chang Hongshan the title of stubborn old man, she continued: "Ms. Hong said today that Chang Hong didn't want to stay in Beijing because Yuzhang Academy couldn't do without him as the superintendent. Before he came out this time,
Chief Lao Shan and several elders from the academy also specifically told her that Chief Hong’s character is definitely not suitable for being a prince’s tutor, and she just needs to show off in front of the emperor.”
The madam was originally worried about the second prince, but Zhu Ying smiled and her voice was clear, and her gloomy mood improved unconsciously. She listened to her with interest while examining her granddaughter Zhang Yue.
The face becomes more and more radiant and stunning.
"That's why Mr. Hong Shan was so unscrupulous in writing and speaking because he wanted nothing anyway. But later when the third prince was canonized as prince, he was obviously tempted. Because no matter how well he taught the princes, they would not
You are a wise king, but the prince's teacher is different, because if you become a good teacher, your own ideas of governing the country can be passed on to the prince."
"So Chief Hong Shan spared no effort to express himself, whether he was trying to impress Ah Shou at the sutra banquet or planning to write a letter to express his opinions this time."
Seeing that Zhu Ying clearly had no grudges against the Hong family, when talking about Hong Shan, although she was full of ridicule, it was not contempt or even hatred. The wife felt that this attitude was not bad, so she immediately smiled and said: "Look
I see you have a very good impression of Mrs. Hong. I remember she even wrote to me specifically in the beginning. Her words were elegant and courteous. She is indeed a pretty good girl."
She paused for a moment and then sighed: "It's a pity that most men in the world value color more than talent and virtue. With the talent and virtue of Mrs. Zuo Xie Daoyun, even if she trusts others, Hong can think of taking another path.
, but you’re still a little interested, so that’s the best. When you told me that Mr. Ye was willing to teach martial arts, I was relieved. I was really afraid that you would teach others this! "
"Grandma, what are you saying? Can't I teach people martial arts?"
Seeing Zhu Ying getting angry, the wife suddenly smiled so much that her eyes narrowed: "Yes, why not? Of course I can! But I'm afraid that you will teach a number of female heroes who can fight like you. What will happen to them then?"
You can get married! You know, there may be only one man like Zhang Shou in the world, and others are not as lucky as you!"
Before Zhu Ying could express her approval or objection, she quickly changed the topic and said: "Okay, your eldest brother's wedding is coming soon, and it will be you in the next few days. Don't focus on studying for girls, and hurry up and get ready for marriage!
Also, although your parents and brothers and I don’t mind you and Zhang Shou coming in and out together, you shouldn’t go to Zhang Garden these days. Here, take a good look at this.”
Just as Zhu Ying was about to protest, a thick stack of orders was stuffed into her hand by the Madam, and she was stunned for a moment. But when she heard the Madam's next words, she almost jumped up.
"This is the dowry list that your mother and I have drawn up for you. Take a good look at it and tell yourself what you want to add!"
Zhu Ying, who jumped up, was immediately suppressed by the Madam's eyes and sat down. However, when the announcement came from outside that Zhang Shou was asking for a meeting, she jumped up again, and then threw away the dowry list worth ten thousand gold.
He rushed out like a whirlwind.
Facing such a hot-tempered granddaughter, Mrs. Tai could only massage her temples and shake her head with a wry smile, until she saw the pair of beautiful ladies who seemed to match each other come in from the door together. She smiled and waved her hand to indicate that Zhang Shou didn't need to be polite, and motioned for him to sit down.
After getting off, he asked: "Why do you have time to come here now? It's not like you to leave your mother alone at home during dinner."
"I just stopped by, said a few words and then left." Zhang Shou had long been accustomed to such teasing. At this time, he smiled freely and said straightforwardly, "I said to His Highness the Crown Prince when I went to Ciqing Palace to teach today.
Yes, I plan to change the class from two days to three days."
He briefly mentioned the general reason, then coughed and said: "Besides, my wedding is coming soon. Even if my mother runs away, Mrs. Tai, you and Jiuyi will send people to Zhangyuan to help organize it, but I still have to smoke a little."
If you have free time, prepare yourself. Even after we get married, if I am too busy all day long and Yingying is too busy with her own things, then we will be too pitiful."
Zhu Ying's eyes widened for a moment, and then she couldn't help but burst into laughter, but then she immediately became serious after Zhang Shou glared at her resentfully, and she nodded repeatedly under the gaze of Mrs. Tai: "Grandma
, Ah Shou is right, it would be better to change the class to once every three days, otherwise Ah Shou will be too busy!"
"What should I say about you? Are you a husband and a wife, or do you want to make progress?"
Mrs. Tai touched Zhu Ying with her hand in an angry and funny manner. Seeing that she didn't want to repent at all, she suddenly grabbed the dowry list that she hadn't even glanced at before, and sat down next to Zhang Shou without saying a word.
She showed him the list without hesitation, and she immediately felt even more helpless.
Of course she only believed half of Zhang Shou's reasons. After all, others gave lectures every five days, while he gave lectures every other day. Zhang Shou probably wanted to eliminate the influence of the huge difference. Naturally, he said to the outside world that Jiuzhangtang was too busy.
She cited the approaching wedding date as a reason. But Zhu Ying was really not as reserved as a girl. How could any unmarried girl show her husband the dowry list in person?
But she only saw Zhang Shou looking at it casually for a few times, and then stuffed it back to Zhu Ying: "Anyway, you will keep it from now on, you just have to make the decision. Anyway, I am satisfied with everything if I have one thousand or ten thousand."
, I won’t even mention it.”
Zhu Ying was very dissatisfied with Zhang Shou's answer. She snorted and said angrily: "I know you won't think my dowry is too small. I want you to help me see if my dowry is too much. I'll see you later."
As a result, my eldest brother and second brother have no money to find wives!"
Mrs. Tai almost choked at Zhu Ying's words. Before she could laugh or scold, she heard Zhang Shou suddenly say: "This is right. If you have too much dowry, your eldest brother and second brother will have less."
Yes! Well, let me take a closer look!"
Seeing Zhang Shouzhen pointing at the paper, he immediately told Zhu Ying in a serious manner that this shop has great potential and should be left to Brother Zhu, and that farm has a good harvest and should be left to Brother Zhu... The wife finally couldn't bear it anymore and lightly
He knocked on the handrail lightly and stopped the comments: "That's enough for you two! The Zhu family is not so poor that they can't afford to marry their daughter, and they can still afford this dowry!"
"Grandma! If you really packed up all your and my mother's dowries and gave them to me, it would be too unfair to the eldest brother and the second brother!" Zhu Ying took the dowry list from Zhang Shou and stepped forward to stuff it in the
It fell into the hands of the madam.
"I'm not short of money. Ah Shou said before that when I come back, I will take care of all the workshop and other things that day. The same goes for Zhang Yuan. He doesn't care about the family affairs!"
Seeing Zhu Ying say the word "excellent" without any coyness, the wife was so angry and funny. But when Zhang Shouzhen expressed his stance and handed over all the most profitable and core things of Zhang Yuan to Zhu Ying, she still
I can't help but feel the trust between the two.
So, she could only say with a straight face: "If the Zhu family raises a daughter who is rich and a son who is poor, then your eldest brother and second brother will get half the dowry each, which is much more than your current dowry! You have to subsidize your second brother, and you will subsidize it in the future. Now
Don’t spoil him!”
Zhang Shou couldn't help crying tears of sympathy for Zhu Er, but then, Zhu Ying found another way and made a fuss about the dowry of his future eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, claiming that he could not let others compare the dowry amount. As a result, he was betrayed by Mrs.
Just blocked it and went back.
"I will have people send the furniture and furnishings to Zhang Yuan in advance. As for these things, I will only select some of them and put them in the dowry to show off to the market. Don't forget that the emperor mentioned your life experience in public. If you get married in a humble way, you will not even be able to get married.
His face has also been completely lost. I did some calculations, and if you include the makeup you received from the palace and other relatives and friends, it would be about one hundred and twenty-eight dollars."
"Just keep the rest quietly."
Regarding the statement of his future grandmother-in-law, Zhang Shou immediately broke into a sweat. One hundred and twenty-eight lifts... or about the same? If every household spent so much on marrying off their daughters, how many families in the capital would go bankrupt?
It has to be said that if a lot of clocks had been sold in advance and the deposit had not been collected easily, and in terms of glass, the emperor had instructed the chief ceremonial officer to partner with him in the royal workshop, he would not have been able to afford a wife based on his little wealth.
Can't afford to marry...
Zhang Shou never mentioned the incident of the second prince's death due to a shipwreck that he just learned from the fourth prince today, and the Tai Furen and Zhu Ying also tacitly forgot about it. It wasn't until Zhu Ying saw Zhang Shou off that she
Then he couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Ah Shou, do you think the second prince is really dead?"
"He is better dead than alive."
Zhang Shou gave a straightforward answer. Seeing that Zhu Ying did not ask any more questions, but instead tightened the cloak tightly for him with a smile, he shook the eldest lady's catkins, then turned around and went out to board the car.
This is an answer that is so simple that you don’t need to think too much. If the second prince dies, and the emperor does not offer to pardon his sins, at least he will not treat him unduly in terms of posthumous title, funeral ceremony (even if it can only be a burial tomb), etc. However,
If the person is not dead...unless he is rescued and sent back to the capital, he will either be kidnapped or run away voluntarily. In any case, the only way to live is to be a rare commodity.
The protagonist who has a rare commodity will not end well, even if he succeeds - just look at the origin of this four-character idiom, King Zhuang Xiang, who was actually very capable, but finally died of a sudden illness in just four years!
After learning that her father's old servant had not gone out, Hong did not go back to visit her father. Instead, she returned to the palace with Princess Yongping. When they arrived at the Youyi Zhai behind Kunning Palace, she continued to sort out her collection of essays - more accurately
It was said that it was a textbook that would be used in girls' school in the future. However, at nightfall, she suddenly heard a scream that was so shrill and indescribable that she suddenly shivered.
The palace was filled with gloom after nightfall, and Hong felt it from the first day she entered the palace. But she didn't think it was because there were too many dead people in the palace - over the years of history in China, there was no place where people had not died -
- But I feel that there are many buildings in the palace, but they are all very high. Many places have lost sunlight early, so they naturally look cold.
However, today's emperor is not a debauched king with countless concubines, and there are no such people in the harem as rapists and poisonous concubines, so she has been in the palace for so long and has hardly heard much messy movements. At this time, this kind of
The sound was actually the first time.
Ms. Hong tried her best to listen, but she never heard another voice. She breathed a sigh of relief. She was an anomaly in this palace because she was not a concubine, so she had no intention of meddling in other people's affairs. However,
She never expected that if she didn't mind her own business, the business would come to her.
Just when she had sorted out the manuscript, washed up, dismissed the palace servants, and was about to go to bed, she heard a strange rustling noise. Even though she was always brave, when she found someone pushing open the window
, still shocked.
She subconsciously picked up a skirt knife from the pillow for self-defense, took a deep breath, came to the window, and shouted in a low voice: "Who is it?"
However, her shouting undoubtedly received no answer. She pretended to move the window latch, but then suddenly raised the window after a seemingly slow movement. The next moment, she saw only a figure.
He jumped up, threw something out of the window, and then ran away quickly and incoherently.
Hong subconsciously wanted to ask someone to chase her, but when she saw a letter in front of her, her heart immediately tightened, and she was even more suspicious and frightened. How could someone send her a letter? She was like this in the palace.
How could someone even consider her an insignificant person? Do you think she can influence any noble person?
Although she knew that her wisest choice was to wake up everyone, and then let people try to hunt down the guy who had ulterior motives to write to her, and then hand the letter to the emperor intact, but after a quick glance, it didn't make sense at all.
After sealing the letter, she gave up the idea after thinking that her low voice just now did not attract anyone to check.
Whether you read the letter or not is the same thing. Rather than seeming to be frank, you should first find out what the other party plans to do.
Opening the envelope, she took out the letter and glanced at it quickly. Hong suddenly smiled, but immediately did not call for help. Instead, she directly put down her hand, picked up the window, and unlatched the window. She knew that even though her father said
He is stubborn, but he should not be easily fooled. The only things that can seduce him are the so-called right and wrong, and human ethics!
At this point, only the soldiers can stop it, and the water has come to cover it up!