The general will eat grass

Dongping followed the lost master, feeling anxious, he came back before Zhao Yuansong, and didn't know that Feng Jingde sent him back to the mansion in person.In order to make up for his mistakes, he not only actively prepared water for the young master to wash, but also ran to the big kitchen early in the morning to wait for the first pot of food, hoping that the young master would eat more abundantly.

"Dongping, so you are here. The butler has something to do with you, so you come with me." The visitor was dressed in a smoky gray coat, and he was Fubao, the butler's most trusted confidant.

"Brother Fubao, what's the matter?"

"Tell you to keep up, don't talk so much nonsense!" Fu Bao glared at him dissatisfied. He looked left and right for someone, and almost turned around the front yard before finally finding him. He was feeling unhappy.

Dong Ping curled his lips secretly, thinking: What are you dragging, isn't it just the second-class servant serving outside Hou Ye's study!What I want to follow is a decent young master, and I will definitely not be looked down upon by others.It's a pity, when the third young master got lost, he was still in Zhuangzi.If he was one or two years older, he would definitely be selected by the steward to enter the Marquis' Mansion earlier. If he entered the Marquis' Mansion earlier, he would be assigned to serve by the Third Young Master's side. If he could serve by the Third Young Master's side, how could the Third Young Master be lost? .With my own intelligence, I have already risen to the top, how could I be looked down upon by others!

Dong Ping, who thought he was very smart, was taken to the middle courtyard to make a room on the west side. When he entered the door, he found that the housekeeper was not the only one waiting for him.

"Are you the Dongping next to Fourth Young Master?" Zhao Nanny and the housekeeper sat on the square stools at the top of the hall respectively.There is a deep forehead line on her forehead, her eyes are like torches, and when she glances lightly, there is an illusion that people have nowhere to escape.

Dongping thought that they knew that he had not fulfilled his duty as a close servant with Young Master Diu, so he trembled in fright, immediately stood upright, and promised softly.

"Well, he looks like a good boy." Zhao mama helped her gray temples, and said with a smile, "I heard that the fourth young master went out for a horse race today, and was sent back by General Changying?"

Dongping felt bitter, he still didn't know about General Changying sending the young master back to his residence.

"Why, you don't know about this?" Seeing that he looked a little weak, the housekeeper patted the table and asked with staring eyes.

Dong Ping shuddered, and knelt down directly, "Forgive the housekeeper, forgive the mother, the young master likes to go to the western suburbs to play, and generally doesn't like young people to follow." He didn't dare to say that he was with the young master, so he turned a corner , Find some reasons for yourself.

"So, Fourth Young Master and General Changying have known each other for a long time?" Zhao Mama felt that although the child was not smart, he was honest and easy to deal with, so she asked tentatively.

Dongping didn't dare to talk nonsense, and shook his head: "I haven't seen the young master have any contact with General Changying. I only know that the young master admires General Changying. Every time I go to the street, I like to go to the teahouse to hear Mr. Shu's story about General Changying's confrontation with the enemy." General Feng Young and promising, he became famous in the first battle. Whether it is the young master or lady of the noble family or the common people in the city, they all admire him. Storytellers and masters who play ditty tunes like to use him as their prototype to tell heroic stories.Because of this, Dongping was not surprised that Zhao Yuansong was infatuated with General Changying.

"Fourth young master often go to the teahouse to listen to books?" Mother Zhao asked again.

Dongping nodded, knowing everything, "In addition to playing with Mr. Li, the censor's family, the young master often goes to the teahouse to listen to books. If there is a short story about General Changying fighting the Xiongnu, he will reward the storyteller with a few extra dollars."

Zhao Momo had the bottom line in her heart, and guessed that the fourth young master just admired Feng Changying, and the two probably met by chance.But just to be on the safe side, she still warned: "Madam is worried about the fourth young master, so ask me to come over and ask. From now on, you have to pay more attention to the fourth young master, and pay more attention to everything."

"Yes." Dongping's eyes lit up, and he could tell that Madam Zhao wanted to use her.As for the fourth young master... He was not favored by Lord Hou, and there was no future for him to follow him.In this world, people don't punish heaven and earth for themselves.

"Hey, it's not convenient for you to enter the back house. You can report to me directly if you have any needs from the young master." The housekeeper suddenly interrupted, "I will send another maid to report to Madam."

Upon hearing his words, Mother Zhao glanced over with light eyes, and a piercing smile appeared on her lips.

"Ahem, mother, I also mean it well. He is a half-baby, and it's not good to go in and out of the back house." The housekeeper felt a little guilty when she saw it.

Zhao Nanny knew that he wanted to show his face more in front of his wife, but how could she be happy when he actually took the idea on himself.Before, he snatched away the job of reporting the young master's whereabouts every month without saying a word, and she hasn't settled with him yet, and she did it again today...

Zhao Nanny smiled at the housekeeper, then turned to Dongping and said, "You should step back first, and take good care of the young master when you go back."

Dongping didn't see an undercurrent between the two of them, he was glad that he was reused, so he made up his mind to go back to Zizhu Courtyard and ask the young master about General Changying's situation.

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Dongping took back the dinner, saw that Zhao Yuansong was still wandering, put down the plate, walked to the side of Ruantao, raised his hand and shook in front of him, "Master? Master?"

Zhao Yuansong, who was leaning on the soft couch in a silly way, came back to his senses, gave him a blank look, and scolded with a smile: "You are called a soul!"

Dongping was stunned by his expression, rolled his eyes, and felt that he could try it out, so he asked cautiously: "Master, what good thing happened to you?"

He really encountered something good, a 14-year-old boy, excited and eager to share it with others.Just as he was about to speak, the camel felt curtain was lifted, and a girl wearing pink hibiscus flowers and silver beads in her ear came in.Behind her was the girl who was pulling the curtain for her. This girl was called Ling Dang, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked very clever.

"I heard that today, General Changying sent you back in person?" The girl was as arrogant as ever, straight to the point when she entered the door, without even calling him by a title.She flicked her eye knife, as if she was giving him alms, as if she was able to look at him because it was a blessing he had cultivated in several lifetimes.

Zhao Yuansong lost his joyful mood, and looked up and down at the second Miss Zhao who came uninvited and came looking for trouble.

"Fourth young master, our lady is asking you something!" Seeing his silence, Ling Dang thought he was scared as usual, so she rolled her eyes and sternly stood up for her master.

Zhao Yuansong glanced at the girl, and said unhurriedly: "The masters are talking, but the slave dares to intervene. Second sister, you girl, you really don't understand the rules more and more!"

In this era, there have been many schools of thought. In order to please those in power, they have reached the same goal by different routes, and they all criticize certain "sicknesses" of the previous dynasty.For example, the marriage system of the previous dynasty allowed men and women to marry, such as the custom of allowing women to be masters of the house, and the previous dynasty allowed foreign trade, selling large quantities of porcelain and silk, and so on.

Famous scholars and scholars began to advocate the theory of "Tian Dao Reproduction", the "Internal Training of Women's Virtue", the graded writings of "Official Farmers and Slaves" and so on.Among them, "Internal Training of Women's Virtue" not only has many restrictions on women's words and deeds, but also requires women to master certain skills, especially for women from high-ranking families. .

In this era, there is less entertainment, and little things are often publicized, so there are more and more restrictions on women in the back house.As the daughter of the Hou family, she can't even manage a little girl well. If this matter is going to be spread, how will Second Miss Zhao be the mistress of someone else's family?

Today is no different from the previous dynasty. A woman's boudoir is very important.

Zhao Yuansong's sarcasm pierced into Miss Zhao Er's heart like a knife. A stern look flashed in her eyes, she stroked the silk handkerchief vigorously, and raised her brows.Seeing the angry look on the young lady's face, Ling Dang stared blankly, turned her head and looked Zhao Yuansong up and down with incredulous eyes.The former Fourth Young Master was a coward and never dared to speak back!

Dongping was also dumbfounded, usually when the young master saw the second young lady, it was like a mouse seeing a cat, why did he look like a different person today?

Zhao Yuansong knew that they were all wondering why he became sharp and sarcastic, and he suddenly hit Miss Zhao's pain point.It may be that he met Feng Jingde today, or it may be that he got such a guarantee that he didn't want to pretend anymore.

Zhao Lanzhi, the second lady of the Hou Mansion, had a very ugly expression on her face.She raised her orchid fingers with her hands, wrapped her fingers with a silk handkerchief, and took a small half step, so as not to let the skirt swing too far and expose her ankles.She raised her chest and raised her head, holding the fan of the prostitute of the Hou family, but said sharply and arrogantly, "Who is your second sister! Don't call me so affectionate, you are just an illegitimate child, you really think you are flying on a branch !"

Second Miss Zhao always talked about his identity, and he was used to it.Zhao Yuansong sat up straight from the soft couch, staring at her dangling silver bead earrings, avoiding her ferocious twisted face, so as not to hurt his eyes.He casually asked: "I have already entered the family tree of the Wuyang Zhao family, and the household registration has also been changed on the government documents. If I don't call you 'Second Sister', what should I call you?"

"What are you proud of! Believe me, one day, you will be expelled." Zhao Lanzhi was irritated by his bold gaze staring at her, her fingers tightly pinched the silk handkerchief, and her fingertips turned white from exertion. "You, an illegitimate son, are definitely not worthy of being a royal son, nor are you worthy of Feng Changying!"

What you said is very problematic!

It may be that he is too concerned about Feng Jingde, Zhao Yuansong's love rival detection radar is very good.Being expelled, not being a son of the world, not worthy of Feng Changying, a few phrases, pieced together some information.Zhao Yuansong actually felt that the day she alluded to his identity being lost would be a far cry from Feng Jingde.Furthermore, Miss Zhao Er also mentioned the word matching, indicating that she must have heard the rumors outside and knew her thoughts on Feng Jingde.She is so excited, it can only show that she also has some thoughts about Feng Jingde.

Zhao Yuansong turned his eyes back to Miss Zhao Er's face, just in time to catch the jealousy and unwillingness flashing in her eyes.Zhao Yuansong couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Why did the second sister say that? Did you hear the rumors outside?"

"Are you shameless, are you still afraid that people will know? Today, Feng Changying came to you, and he must be holding you accountable. He has such a noble character, and he can't bear to see you as a rascal!"

"Hehe, the second sister said so, it seems that she knows a lot about foreign men!"

"You!" Hearing that he was insinuating that he did not abide by the "Internal Training of Women's Virtue", Second Miss Zhao almost lost her image.

Dongping saw that the second young lady's maid had retreated to the pillar without a trace, and he also slowly retreated.There are rumors in the house that the second young lady has a bad temper and sometimes hurts people by mistake.Regardless of whether the news is true or not, the two masters are fighting each other, it's better to stay away from servants like them.However, today's young master really exceeded his expectations. Every sentence used to refute the second lady not only pointed out the facts, but also implied threats, which made the second lady speechless with anger.

The young master is so capable, so why was he always submissive before?

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Second Miss Zhao took a deep breath to calm down her anger.

"Hey, Second Miss is here too!" With a frivolous voice, the door curtain was lifted, and a handsome and elegant middle-aged man with peach blossoms walked in.He looked at Zhao Lanzhi first, with hatred that no one noticed in his eyes, and then looked at Zhao Yuansong, who was beside him, with a more humane tone: "I didn't expect Yuansong to be so lively here."

After being interrupted, Zhao Yuansong's jealousy also faded.Feng Jingde has already made a promise to himself, what is the real comparison between him and a house idiot!He took two steps forward, bowed to the visitor, and stretched out his hand to invite him to sit down, "The third uncle came just in time, how about having a drink with my nephew?"

The third concubine's name is Zhao Shouli, he can be regarded as an old dude, and he takes good care of Zhao Yuansong on weekdays.He still lives in Changlehou's Mansion and has not moved out because his mother, Hua Shi, still lives in Changlehou's Mansion.I heard that Father Hou, in order to show his kindness and filial piety, declared to the outside world that he would take care of Aunt Hua, the concubine of Lord Hou, until the end of her life, and his biological mother was still there. Of course, the son, the Third Master, would not travel far.

The third concubine looked at the untouched food on the table, nodded and smiled and agreed, "It's just right, I'll have a few glasses of wine with the fourth young master." He walked past Miss Zhao Er without squinting, treating people like air .

Zhao Lanzhi saw that the two of them seemed to be talking to each other, and didn't take her seriously at all. She stomped her feet angrily, and shouted: "Bing Dang, let's go!" .

After waiting for the people to leave, Third Master Shu looked out of the door with a certain pleasure in his eyes.Zhao Yuansong felt strange, and couldn't help asking lightly: "Uncle San, are you...?"

Third Master Shu's eyes flickered, and he shook his head helplessly, "Don't talk about this, how did you provoke her?"

Zhao Yuansong didn't like to mention that he was jealous, so he shrugged and said, "It's still the same."

"It's about identity again! Tell me, will she sue Mrs. Hou this time?" Third Master Shu teased.

"Who knows? If you sue, just sue. At worst, I will be fined for a month. Besides, the second lady came to ask me about my boyfriend. Tell me, how should I answer her? If I talk too much, I won't He is the sinner who ruined the second lady's reputation!"

The third concubine glanced at him, then at Dongping, Zhao Yuansong understood and asked Dongping to go out first.Dongping didn't want to, but he thought he shouldn't be too obvious about inquiring about the news, so as not to make the young master wary, so he withdrew.

The third master concubine then revealed a worried face and said: "Third uncle is a little worried. With her unyielding character, if you fight her this time, it will not be a matter of suing Mrs. Hou and punishing Yueyin in the future."

Zhao Yuansong felt that the third master concubine had something to say, so he blinked and asked directly: "Uncle third, is there a gap between you and her?"

Zhao Shouli was silent for a while, then looked up at Zhao Yuansong with a serious expression, "Yuan Song, tell the truth to Third Uncle, is your relationship with General Feng good?"