In the cramped study room, Zheng Puyan was leaning on the couch to relax.
However, the listlessness this time was not the same as the tiredness of the Luo Family Courtyard in Luomen County, Longyou County, where the back was sore and the legs were weak.
After a few years, he returned to Chengdu. After his mission, he had a month's rest, but this kind of rest was more tiring than the military expedition.
For example, Xiang Chong from his in-laws' family, Jiang Wan, the governor who stayed in the palace, and Li Yan, who lived in leisurely life in Zuoqian but had spoken kind words for him, etc., all wanted to visit him one by one. There were also Zhang Biao, Zhao Tong and Jiang who were familiar with him.
To show the others, he needs to hold a banquet and invite everyone to come.
Not to mention the irreversible friendship between Qiao Zhou and Ma Su.
Although Ma Su, who was engaged in the governance of Yizhou, no longer led the military expedition, his habit of discussing military strategies did not change. He actually took two days of rest to let Zheng Pu explain to him the strategy of regaining Liangzhou.
From beginning to end, when I was very interested, I even slept all night long.
Qiao Zhou, who was now engaged in classics and was in charge of the academic affairs of a state, after expressing his long separation, asked him to go to the academy to teach and to instruct his direct disciples for one day each.
Zheng Pu could not refuse this.
When Qiao Zhou returned to Shu, he claimed that he could take some talents from his younger generation to teach him so that they could be used as assistants in the future.
Furthermore, Qiao Zhou's direct disciples such as Wen Li, Luo Xian, Chen Shou, etc., all have extraordinary character and talents, so it is a good thing to have the opportunity to teach them. But these people are too young to be promoted.
Entering an official career avoids stunting the growth.
Coupled with the visits from his wife's Zhang family and the frequent invitations to banquets by Emperor Liu Chan, Zheng Pu was busy welcoming and sending off guests for half a month in a row. He was so sophisticated in the world that he never had a free day.
As for why he was able to steal half a day of leisure in the small house today, it was because he had just returned from the palace to say goodbye to the emperor.
He would return to Shifang Mulberry Garden early the next morning, and then set off directly for Longyou.
It took him a few years to return, but he also went back to fulfill his filial duty to his widowed mother Lu, such as accompanying her to talk about the family's troubles, going to the mountain behind the mulberry garden to dig some bamboo shoots that his mother was happy with, and going to the bank of the Jian River to repair his late father's tomb. Moreover,
Since Shifang County is adjacent to Wenshan County, he also needed to spare three days for a round trip to visit his brother Zheng Yan, who was the prefect.
All in all, after he had to take a rest, he was spinning endlessly like a top that was constantly being whipped.
"Ji Ya~"
Accompanied by the dry sound of wooden shafts rubbing, the study door was pushed open.
Zheng Pu did not open his eyes.
Apart from him, only his wife Zhang Yan can enter this study.
There was a sound of footsteps, and Zhang Yan walked slowly in without making a sound.
First, he burned some more sandalwood before sitting down on the wooden couch. He placed his hands on Zheng Pu's temples and kneaded them gently with his fingertips.
This is a habit that the two have developed over the years they have been married.
Whenever Zheng Pu returned home and locked herself in the study, she would always come and rub her husband's head to relieve his fatigue, casually telling him about the current situation at home or some daily trivial matters.
Today is no exception.
After rubbing them gently for a while, Zhang Yan said softly, "I have prepared all the gifts for my nephews, nieces, brothers and children a few days ago, and I just went to count them again, and there is nothing missing."
"Um"
With a slight nasal sound, Zheng Pu raised his head slightly, stretched out his hand and pulled off the scarf that bound his hair, making it easier for Zhang Yan to massage it.
Unexpectedly, this move caused Zhang Yan to pause for a while.
She suddenly discovered that many of Zheng Pu's hair roots, which had just entered his thirties, had already begun to wither and turn yellow.
Those who work hard will hurt their bodies, and those who work hard will hurt their spirits.
Perhaps, the world has only seen Zheng Pu's continuous promotion in official positions in recent years, and laments that he is favored by the Prime Minister and close to the Emperor. However, the price paid behind this is that he rarely returns home after he is one year old, and is often alone when he returns.
She was the one who understood the hardships of meditating hard on the map in the study room, as the person beside her.
"What's wrong?"
Zheng Pu, who had no idea why Zhang Yan was speechless, raised his head and opened his eyes to ask.
"Nothing else."
Zhang Yan, who had woken up, chuckled softly, gently pressed Zheng Pu down, and said softly, "I just thought about my husband for a moment. He has not returned to the mulberry garden for a long time. I have more than ten brothers and children. I don't know if my husband is still here."
Can you tell each other apart?"
"Haha, Mr. Xi, please don't underestimate me."
Hearing this, Zheng Pu closed his eyes again and said with high spirits, "There are only a dozen or so people. How can you tell them apart? When I was supervising the army in the early years, all the soldiers from the three schools under my command could name them."
"Do your best!"
Zhang Yanfang clenched her fist and lightly punched her shoulder while laughing and cursing. Zhang Yanfang continued to talk about trivial matters at home.
"Brother Zhong's eldest son will be a year old in more than a month, and my husband cannot expect the meeting, so I prepared some etiquette first and told Zheng Yi to send it off on time."
"Um"
"After my husband returned from Jiangdong, when my sister and I went to the Prime Minister's home, we also gave away all the things that General Wu had entrusted. The Prime Minister's wife sent some personally woven cloth to thank her yesterday, and I wanted to take them back.
In the mulberry garden, I made new clothes with my aunt (mother-in-law)."
"good."
"Yuanji just sent someone to inform her that she has received permission from her family to return to Mulberry Garden with her husband the next day."
Yuan Ji is my younger sister Zheng Yan.
As a married woman, if she wanted to return to the province, she had to seek permission from her husband's family in advance.
"So good."
"By the way, a soldier from the imperial palace just now sent me an armor and a sharp sword, which were given to Gongyuan by the emperor. Now that Gongyuan's achievements have not been revealed, the emperor wanted to avoid letting other soldiers have the idea of favoring one over the other, so he asked his husband to take it with him to Long.
right."
"good."
The soft words and chatter made the floating sandalwood incense appear softer and more elegant.
Zheng Pu, who was originally tired and tired, didn't know whether he was inadvertently listening to these parents' petty remarks, or because his head and shoulders were rubbed for a while to drive away the fatigue, and he stood up and sat up.
Afterwards, Zhang Yan was pushed down on the couch with a startled sound.
He looked very ashamed, put his hands on his hands, and said in a low voice with a hint of annoyance, "Husband, it's not yet dusk yet!"
"Hey, it's okay."
Zheng Pu, who was full of bad intentions, grinned and said with relief, "Jun Xi knows about it, no one in the study dares to disturb him."
However, sometimes things don't go as planned.
Just when Zheng Pu was about to take further action, the servant Qi Yacuo who was accustomed to guarding the small court outside the study heard a loud request for instructions at this time.
"Mr. Sir, we have a visitor."
Zheng Pu was also stunned for a moment.
"Hehe~~~"
Zhang Yan, whose temples were slightly messy, was snickering.
When he took the opportunity to break free and get up to tidy up his appearance, he pushed him in shame and said, "What are you doing standing there in such a daze? Why don't you go and entertain the guests!"
call!
Taking a deep breath angrily, Zheng Pu also helplessly tidied up his slightly messy clothes and shouted angrily, "Who is it that is visiting at this time!"
Perhaps, he heard the annoyance in Zheng Pu’s voice~
The servant Qi Yacuo paused for a while, then lowered his voice and replied, "Back to Mr. Lang, this person claims to be under the command of General Hou, and has been ordered to protect the staff Mr. Lang has recruited in Wu County."
