After listening to the conversation between Zhu Ying and the emperor, the fourth prince almost stared out of his eyes. Just now he was thinking that his father had made no movement on the wedding day of Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying, but now, the movement was simply huge.
, because his father took his third brother directly over the wall to Zhang Yuan! And he, who has always been inseparable from his father and third brother, missed such an interesting thing this time!
That's right, the naughty boy didn't think there was anything wrong with his father and his third brother at all. He was just annoyed that he couldn't join in the fun!
However, when he heard the footsteps outside and realized that his father might be entering the house with his third brother, the fourth prince immediately forgot about his frustration just now and thought of a more serious problem. He was not afraid of being considered insufficiently filial by his father.
It's that he hasn't done anything to win praise from others (pretending to be a ghost doesn't count), so now he can't meet his father and third brother.
Since he can't appear gracefully in front of the two of them, it's better to stay away for now!
The naughty boy scanned around as fast as he could, trying to find any place in the closet or suitcase where someone could hide. However, the new house was too spacious, and the nearest closet was far away from him. He had no idea at all.
He was confident that he could get in before his father came in, but what made him even more helpless was that the current bed was like a small house, with no bottom for him to get under!
So, almost instinctively, the fourth prince kicked off his shoes, threw himself on the bed behind Zhu Ying, and then hid himself under the festive red brocade quilt.
Faced with this scene, Zhang Shoudeng was furious, and his first reaction was to rush forward and catch this naughty kid out. But then, he heard the fourth prince's humming like a mosquito, but he
A very fast voice: "Teacher, sister Yingying, just treat me as if I'm on the bed for you, please help me cover up!"
I only know about bed rolling...I have never heard of bed rolling! Zhang Shou complained in his heart. When Zhu Ying pulled him, he reluctantly suppressed the unknown fire in his heart.
So, when the emperor came in, he saw a smiling Zhu Ying and a calm-looking Zhang Shou both coming to greet him. The emperor initially thought that Zhang Shou was trying to show his face, but when he found out that after saluting, Zhang Shou
His eyes frequently glanced at the bed, and he thought of the report from the imperial servants before, saying that the fourth prince also sneaked into Zhang Yuan through the back door.
Since the fourth prince most likely won't go to the wedding banquet to show his face, then there is probably only one place he will come, and that is... Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying's new house. I didn't expect that people would actually run to the wedding bed to hide.
!
Fortunately, in the capital city, there is a tradition of children rolling on the bed on their wedding night to pray for more children. Otherwise, he really doubted that Zhang Shou would beat this boy's butt to pieces in a rage! He would never stop him at that time, but
Will be clapping and applauding from the sidelines!
Thinking this in his heart, the emperor just pretended not to notice on his face and waved his hands with a smile to signal the young couple to excuse themselves. However, he did not sit down. Instead, he looked at the new house with his hands behind his back with great interest. After a while, he didn't worry.
He spoke unhurriedly: "I sneaked out with Saburo, so I can't let the famous people outside know about my visit to your house, so as not to hurt you."
Although he knew that the emperor's intentions were for his own good, the emperor and the prince jumped over the wall first, and the fourth prince hid on the wedding bed to avoid seeing each other. Zhang Shou really couldn't feel any gratitude.
This father and son are so tossing! Can't they imitate the third prince? Look at the apologetic look on the third prince's face. He is simply ashamed of his father and younger brother...
So, Zhang Shou simply turned his head and looked at Zhu Ying. With a clear understanding, Zhu Ying immediately understood that it was Zhang Shou who hoped that she, who knew the emperor's temperament better, would speak out, so she did not show any pretense and said directly and openly:
"Since Ah Liu personally brought the emperor here, no one will know about it without the emperor saying so."
"Oh, you just believe him that much?"
The emperor was asking Zhu Ying, but it was Zhang Shou who was looking at him. But when he saw that Zhang Shou was busy making eye contact with the third prince, as if they could understand each other's meanings without speaking, he couldn't help but feel a little disgusted.
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The next moment, he just heard Zhu Ying say in a very matter-of-fact tone: "Of course, Ah Shou believes in him, and I believe in him. If we can't even believe in him, who can we believe in?"
When Ah Liu outside the door heard this, he couldn't help but have a very slight smile on his face. That was his expected answer, and it was for the sake of people who could say such things to him that he regarded this place as a place.
Own your own home and devote all your efforts and efforts to maintain the peace and tranquility of this home.
The emperor didn't need to guess how Ah Liu was feeling outside. He shook his head in shame, and then said lightly: "I and Sanlang came to watch the ceremony. Of course, no one can know about this, but Chen Yongshou will come over to see me off soon."
A congratulatory gift for you and your young couple. One is the two lines of poetry that Jiuniang mentioned to my cousin Zhu Jing that she liked very much. I wrote the words myself this time."
"It doesn't matter whether my calligraphy is good or not, those two lines of poetry are very good - 'There is no need to die if you have success, I only envy mandarin ducks but not immortals'."
He paused, and seeing that Zhu Ying was indeed very satisfied, he continued unhurriedly: "The other thing is a pair of long hairpins and two sets of Taoist robes that I gave to you two. Zhang
An immortal Taoist like you, Shou, is very suitable for wearing Taoist robes. You can try dressing up with Yingying later, hey, I guarantee you will have the charm of Xiao Shi ascending to immortality and playing jade."
At this moment, Zhang Shou simply wanted to curse.
Xiao Shi and Nong Yu, a pair of lovers during the Qin Mugong period, if you put it nicely, they are harmonious with the piano and the sewer, and they can help each other to become immortals, but if you put it badly... they are just like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl who abducted the eldest daughter in later generations.
The original blueprint of a love story!
However, Zhang Shou, who had experienced all kinds of fairy tales and legends, and who had already lacked romantic qualities, was cursing in his heart, but Zhu Ying actually raised her eyebrows in the same way and said: "How can Xiao Shi compare with A Shou?
Apart from being good at playing the flute and having a good face, how can he have Ashou's mind, his ambition, and his talent?"
"What's the point of being a self-centered immortal? I don't want it!"
Seeing that the emperor was choked and his face darkened, Zhang Shou gave a thumbs up to the eldest lady, and then he said casually: "Although Yingying said that you are too cruel to praise me, please tell the truth, Xiao Shi married
He kidnapped Nongyu, the daughter-in-law of Qin State, but did not do anything useful to Qin State, and even kidnapped Nongyu directly. This is really not very kind."
"This is not the Tang Dynasty anymore. In order to escape the forced marriage of the Turkic Khan, Princess Taiping did not like red makeup and favored Taoist attire. For a time, the whole Tang Dynasty women's crown became popular. I also want to advise the emperor, wearing Taoist robes is of course
It's cool and good-looking, but it's a fancy dress. Once the emperor wears it, it will become popular all over the world, but history will inevitably say that the emperor is good at teaching."
After all, Zhang Shou was a little more restrained. He did not mention the Taoist emperor Song Huizong who lost his country, nor did he mention the emperors of the past dynasties who died after taking Taoist elixirs. Of course, he did not mention the drug-taking imperial concubines.
The Emperor Jiajing, who was so unruly that the palace people could not bear it and rebelled directly, almost achieving regicide - this man had been killed by butterfly wings long ago!
However, Zhang Shou's words were even more embarrassing than Zhu Ying's words just now, so the third prince realized that his father was already very unhappy, so he hurriedly spoke.
"The teacher is right, and sister Yingying is right, but my father doesn't really like Taoist robes that much, but..." He organized his sentence and then said with some embarrassment, "It's just because my father said
, the teacher is as elegant as bamboo, and wearing a Taoist robe to stand next to sister Yingying should be a perfect match. But the most important thing is that the pair of long hairpins that can be used as weapons can only be matched with a Taoist robe."
Zhang Shou almost choked to death on his own saliva. There are many things that are suitable to be given to lovers or even couples in pairs, but the emperor chose a pair of long hairpins as a reward. This is really strange. It turns out that it is because of the original style.
He is the one who is worthy of the Taoist robe! He imagined the image of him taking off his long hairpin and facing the enemy in style when he met the assassin, but in the end he determined a sad fact.
No matter how long the hairpin is, it has a limit. It can only be as long as a dagger or a short sword at most. It has no handle. His sword skills are only limited to a few life-saving moves. After all, even those moves were passed down to Ah by Jiuniang.
Six, Ah Liu taught him step by step.
Is it possible that at that critical moment, he still had time to use some cloth to wrap the long hairpin, so that this dual-purpose decoration and weapon could be more handy?
But Zhu Ying was very satisfied with the third prince's explanation, and immediately said with a smile: "It turns out to be a good thing that can be used as a weapon. That's not bad. The emperor finally knows what I like. But I don't need to pretend to be a Taoist...
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Before she could finish her words, the emperor said angrily: "Don't bargain with me! It's up to you whether you wear it or not, but the next time I come over, you will wear it and show it to me. That's settled!"
Although his own children are not ugly, and Princess Yongping is also a rare beauty, is it not impossible to find such a talented couple as Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou? He does not expect to be able to figure it out in this life.
Who is his biological daughter, Zhu Ying or Princess Yongping? But at least when he dies in the future, there will be a portrait of Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou accompanying him in his tomb.
Just like when the news of the "death" of the eldest prince and the second prince came, he was in a daze for several days staring at the portraits of the two of them in the past when they could at least act filial.
Regarding the emperor's tough statement, Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying couldn't help but look at each other, and the third prince quickly smoothed things over again: "Teacher, sister Yingying, let Chen Yongshou bring the gift I gave you. It's not some expensive gold and jade jewelry."
, The Four Treasures of the Study are ten sets of ancient books, which Eunuch Chu accompanied me to select from the Ancient and Modern Collection."
Seeing Zhang Shou's horrified expression, he thought that Zhang Shou thought these things were too precious, and quickly explained: "These are all copies that already have copies. Although they are precious, there is no risk of being lost after all. And..."
He smiled honestly, but then looked at his father: "My father nodded and instructed me to pick this up with Eunuch Chu."
In other words, is this the emperor's real gift? Zhu Ying finally raised the corners of her mouth, but she saluted with a smile: "Then I would like to thank the emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince for their deep friendship! These two gifts
They are all very good, both Ashou and I like them very much."
This is simply telling lies with open eyes. At least with the gift from you, the emperor, I don’t catch a cold very much... But although Zhang Shou had other thoughts, he still followed the salute. He thought that the business was done, and the emperor and the three of them
The prince would not stay in this new house any longer, but he never thought that the emperor looked around for a while and finally sat down on the brocade pier in front of the bed.
At this moment, he didn't know whether the fourth prince had opened a crack in the quilt and quietly paid attention to what was going on outside, whether he had seen the emperor's behavior, whether his heartbeat and breathing had almost stopped at this moment, but the emperor treated himself like an outsider -
—In other words, he was really helpless as he acted like a quasi-father-in-law.
Zhu Ying, on the other hand, stepped forward and sat down on the wedding bed with a smile, and playfully dug into the brocade quilt, scaring the fourth prince's hair. She then grabbed a handful of peanuts, red dates, longans, and lotus seeds.
Immediately he said to the emperor: "These things that the emperor rewarded my elder brother before, they immediately spread like wildfire in the capital. Your Majesty, you see, it is all over here today."
Zhang Shou couldn't help but complain: "Your Majesty, you don't know, just because of the good intention of having a baby early, now there is no trace of peanuts in the new year, and the price has almost skyrocketed."
The emperor glanced at the arched brocade quilt and knew that the fourth prince inside must have been frightened. He immediately smiled. And when Zhu Ying talked about the previous reward, he was naturally very proud. He didn't care about Zhang Shou.
This complaint made me laugh immediately.
"I also had an idea before... Hehe, in fact, there are more than just peanuts that occupy a new word, but these four are all round, which is rare. Don't underestimate this circle, round and round, it is all round
What everyone in the world hopes for most."
Having said this, the emperor finally showed a somewhat melancholy expression. However, he quickly put away this emotion with strong self-control and turned to smile: "But Zhang Shou, you don't have to worry. You are still young.
, you can learn from your father-in-law and have children later. Look at your uncle Zhu Tingfang, he was born late, but he took all the glory of this generation of young people in the capital."
Zhang Shou glanced at Zhu Ying, who was suddenly blushing, and then coughed and said: "Your Majesty, regarding the birth of a child, I intend to let nature take its course, but if possible, I really hope to have it later. Yingying is still young.
I am still young, I had a child too early, and I am too busy to take care of it, so she has to stay at home and play around with this little kid all day long."
"At this age when we should be free, wouldn't it be better to do what we want to do at will, and then come back and have children when we are tired, and the two of us can accompany him to grow up in peace and contentment? At that time, outside
I have a lot of students like me to worry about, and I think the girls' school affairs are on the right track, so Yingying no longer has to be her iron-faced school inspector.
Seeing Zhu Ying's beautiful eyes, which were clearly full of joy, the emperor finally truly believed that the young couple was a match made in heaven. Being blinded by the flash on such an auspicious day, he finally did not continue to sit down and torture Jin quilt.
The poor fourth prince below stood up straight away. Before leaving, he said lightly: "Shou, please remember to read the book that Sanlang gave you."