Zhuoying

(One)

Pu Cheng was locked outside the door.

The door was bolted from the inside and closed tightly.At this moment, Jingzhen was in the severe cold of wind and snow, so he was wearing a robe with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Rong Yang!" He gritted his teeth, "Open the door!"

Inside the bench was blocked with a "bang", and Rong Yang said, "Go!"

"This is my house." Pu Cheng softened his tone, "Sui'an, I'm so cold. Where do you want me to go?"

"I don't see you!" Rong Yang opened the window and threw out his robe.

Before Pu Cheng had time to close the window, his face was covered by a hood.He tore off his coat, and said viciously: "Rong Yang! You are so courageous! Are you chasing me?"

"I won't drive you away," Rong Yang said, sobbing, "I'll divorce you!"

"You...huh?" Pu Cheng knocked on the door in shock, "You have the guts to say it again, what are you?"

"I divorced you!" Rong Yang cried through the door, "Park Changzong is a jerk!"

"No..." Pu Cheng frowned, "What did I do?"

The people inside ignored him, a cloud of snow slipped from the eaves and hit him on the head.

Fly to disaster.

what has he done?

During the Jing Army's northern tour in October, Pu Cheng led people deep into Dayuan, and he did not see Rong Yang for two full months.Yesterday when he returned to Jingzhen, he only went to the reception banquet hosted by Wu Yu, drank a little wine...then he bullied Rong Yang until late at night, and was kicked out before he woke up.

The north wind howled, and the paper windows of the wine shop were blown "hula".Pu Cheng planted his head on the table, sullenly said: "I really... didn't do anything wrong."

"Yo," Wu Yu rubbed his ear, "No, Suian seldom makes trouble, and he wasn't offended by anything earth-shattering, so he won't kick you out. What are you doing? Think about it carefully. "

"Cruising in the north, as far as the glacier, I can't sleep enough, what can I do?" Pu Cheng raised his head, "If you really said what you did, it was only something that should be done. I haven't seen him for so long, I think It hurts my heart."

"Stop it." Wannian Lone Wolf Wu Yu sighed, "Don't you want to be complacent right now? I'm a lonely family, and I'm rushing to celebrate the New Year. It's so frustrating to see you two in pairs."

Pu Cheng poured another jug ​​of wine and leaned back on the chair.He was a little drunk, so he spoke more recklessly than usual, and only said: "Yeah, the Chinese New Year is coming soon... I rushed back to accompany him to celebrate the New Year." He rubbed his hair irritably, "What's the matter?"

"Ask him." Wu Yu poured the wine, "Only by asking can the right medicine be prescribed."

"If he can say it, I'm not here anymore." Pu Cheng said, "Master, you don't go out and see him every day, so you don't know anything?"

"If I knew." Wu Yu shrugged, "I wouldn't be sitting here anymore. But I wrote a letter when I came down to the south a few days ago. You can ask your senior brother Su Duchuan, maybe you can find out something."

"If senior brother sends a letter, it's about Susu's marriage," Pu Cheng said, "I was planning a date half a year ago. Is there no one from the capital?"

"My lord, although I am guarding the border here, I am not idle every day. You ask so many questions, how can I keep an eye on him all the time?" Wu Yu shook his cup, "It's just business, people from Kyoto are here."

"Rare." Pu Cheng said, "I've never heard of it."

"Of course you don't know. This matter is hidden, and no one else can talk about it." Wu Yu knocked on the table, "What do you think they are here for?"

"At this time," Pu Cheng stared at him, "come to find out what's going on in Dayuan?"

"Well, that's it." Wu Yu said: "Seeing that the heavy snow is not stopping and the road in Jingzhen is blocked, it must be even more difficult to live in Dayuan to the north, let alone the area near the glacier. If the spring is late next year, there will be another change in fate. Let half of the Dayuan grassland be abandoned, I am afraid that most of the livestock will starve to death."

This is by no means a small problem.

If this is the case, Dayuan will not only kill livestock but also people in the coming year.All the tribes made compromises, and after being hit by the Haiyi incident, Dalan not only built a higher wall in the north to prevent lions, but also tightened the supervision of the mutual market, which made Dayuan act cautiously and cramped in recent years.The safety of cattle and sheep can be tolerated, but if it is not possible, I am afraid that we will take risks.

"People without long-term worries must have near-term worries." Wu Yu asked: "How do you see in the north?" Pu Cheng raised his head and thought for a moment, and when the alcohol faded, he said: "I have to worry, just as you expected, my lord. Canaan Mountain has always been It is a place with a heavy army in Dayuan, and most of the troops seen during this trip have been reduced by half. The Zhadalan tribe left Canaan Mountain under pressure, and was driven to the land of Glacier by the Qiyan tribe. Deep meaning." He gradually became sober, with sharp eyes, "After Ars was stunned, there was no lion king in Dayuan. Dayuan seemed to have lost its iron wings, but in fact the spears and spears were still there. Needless to say, the bravery of the Zadalan tribe, beg Yan Bu shifted this sharp weapon to the rear, probably with the intention of being paralyzed. If there is no plan, it will definitely not be like this."

"Zadalan Department." Wu Yu stretched out his hand lazily, and warmed his hand by the stove, "The old lion is dead, I don't believe they will be unprepared, and Qi Yan will have to use it, it can be seen that there are already some great people in it .”

"This man," Park Cheng said, "is called Baolidao. I heard this name being sung in Canaan Mountain, and they sang that he is the new lion king."

"A lion without scars can't be the lion king." Wu Yu said, "We will discuss it in a few years... By the way, do you remember?"

Park Cheng: "..."

Pu Cheng fell back to the table and let out a long sigh.

Pu Cheng, who was kicked out of the house, had nowhere to go, so he had to go back to the courtyard and turned inside.The dogs in the yard wagged their tails frantically and circled around him, huffing.Pu Cheng pushed it away with his foot, wanted to knock on the door, but changed his mind.

Rong Yang was reading in the room, but didn't read a word for a long time.The paper spread out at the edge was clean and nothing had been written on it.He stared at the words in a daze.

The door was slammed suddenly, and Hei Lang usually slammed it just like that.

Rong Yang closed the book and hurriedly said: "Don't worry." He got up to open the door, leaned over and said to Hei Lang. "It's not just feeding..."

"Rong Yang!"

Suddenly a person rushed towards the door, like a hungry wolf, he threw Rong Yang onto the carpet.Pu Cheng held him down, quickly pulled his belt away with his hands, and tied his hands tightly tightly.

"Bastard!" Rong Yang blushed, unable to struggle, and became more and more chaotic.

"I've grown fat." Pu Cheng squeezed his face fiercely, and stroked it twice, "I've also gained courage? Who do you want to divorce? Who do you think you want to divorce?"

Rong Yang was pinched so vaguely that he shouted angrily: "Stop Pu puppy!"

"...Pu, little, dog?" Pu Cheng laughed angrily at him, and asked again, "Who do you sleep with?"

After half an hour.

Rong Yang, whose hands and feet were bundled, was lying on his back on the carpet, his eyes were red from crying.Pu Cheng took a pen, dipped it in water, and drew ghostly symbols on his waist.The naked Rong Yang was angry and itchy, unable to laugh or cry, tears kept falling down.

"You bastard!" he said.

"You bastard, right?" Park Cheng held his foot, and wrote the word "bastard" on the sole of his foot.Rong Yang was so itchy that he couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help crying after laughing.Pu Cheng's pen gradually moved up, sliding along the inside of his leg to a hidden place.

"Asshole." Pu Cheng sneered, "Tonight I will show you the asshole."

Rong Yang bit her lip and gasped, being scratched badly by the tip of the brush.The lights in the room were shining brightly on the side. He wanted to cover up, but his hands were tied tightly, so he could only raise his head on the carpet and pant pitifully.The back shoulders rubbed against the densely velvet carpet, and the white shoulders were slightly red.

The thin breath gradually became uncontrollable, and he closed his eyes and choked up.Pu Cheng lifted his robe, leaned against him, lowered his head and asked in a rough voice, "Drive me out, huh?"

Rong Yang's waist, which was fixed between the palms, couldn't help shaking, Pu Cheng buried it slowly, leaned over and raised his legs heavily breathing.Rong Yang's back slid on the carpet, gradually his whole body turned reddish, his eyes were squinted and his voice was knocked away.

"Say." Pu Cheng picked him up and bit his neck, "Why chase me?"

"You..." Rong Yang cried in confusion, "Take it easy."

"It's a good idea." Pu Cheng tried hard to clean him up, and it was already past midnight when he was full.

The carpet was in a mess, and Pu Cheng hugged someone to wipe it.Rong Yang lay down on the bunk, let him wipe his body, only buried his face and sulked.Pu Cheng thought it was funny, and pinched the tip of his ear, "What's the matter, you have to explain it to the Lord, right? There's no reason to divorce me for no reason?"

Rong Yang got annoyed by being pinched, got up suddenly, and kicked him boldly.

"You have a baby with me!"

Pu Cheng, who was almost kicked to the ground, immediately grabbed his ankle, pulled him close to his arms, pinched him and asked, "Say it again?!"

"You, you..." Rong Yang's eyes quickly flooded with water, "You have a baby with me!"

What happened?

Have a baby?

Who?

Pu Cheng's face turned cold, "Which son of a bitch told you something worthless!"

(two)

Before dawn the next day, Pu Cheng rushed out the door with a gun in his hand, and aggressively patrolled the streets.In less than half a day, everyone knew that Pu Xiaojiang was looking for a woman.

"Looking for a woman, are you looking for a woman?" Wu Yu lay lazily on the city wall, "You went to Dayuan, did you really bring a woman back?"

"I didn't bring it with me." Pu Cheng squeezed out a few words through his teeth, "Shun, Lu, help."

"Ah, people should not be judged by their appearance." Wu Yu said, "You can still save people. People from Dayuan?"

"A woman from the Zhatalan tribe." Pu Cheng was full of anger, "She is a widow who is pregnant with a posthumous child. The cattle and sheep froze to death on the outskirts of Canaan Mountain, and she followed my horse on the snowy field alone, just to get food Drink hot water. It's freezing cold, if I don't save her, she will definitely not survive the night."

"Where is he?" Wu Yu turned his head, "You didn't give the higher-ups a chance."

"One is not a scout and the other is not a soldier. There is no such rule above." Pu Cheng said.

"What happened after that?" Wu Yu curled his lips, "If you explain this to Suian clearly, it will be solved."

"After that?" Pu Cheng's face turned livid, "After that, she told Rong Yang that she would give birth to me before I came back. Grandpa is strong and strong, so he doesn't care about sons!"

"That's it." Wu Yu pointed to his gun, "What is this for? Are you going to fight someone?"

"This woman was taciturn all the way. No one taught her to dare to talk like this." Pu Cheng said, "Maybe it was taught by some bastard who was spying on Sui'an!" The more he spoke, the angrier he became. It seemed that Quan Jingzhen was spying on his Rongyang family.

"You..." Wu Yu was speechless, "The boy is seriously ill. No... everyone likes this... an upright young man like me..."

"Upright youth." Pu Cheng sneered, "This word really doesn't touch you."

"Hey," Wu Yu was not happy, "we still have a little friendship, I know you are anxious, so I can't spoil people like this, what's the matter with me, I am really a young man. Don't carry a gun when you find someone, and you are not allowed to enter through the door. I ran into you and thanked Grandpa. He has to pay you."

Mr. Xie just came back from the capital, and these few days he wandered around the gate guarded by the Jing army when he had nothing to do.It was snowing three miles in winter, and he was still wearing bright colored robes, wrapped in a cloak bought by his family He Anchang, and with a folding fan, he was gliding around like a bird, coming and going coquettishly.

Pu Cheng turned around and blocked people at the bun shop.

The woman still had a big belly, picked out a sheepskin jacket to wear, and was burying her head in the shop, gobbling it up.She eats like this all the way, for fear that she will lose it if she slows down, and she has to eat it all in her stomach.Pu Cheng didn't want to care about it at first, but just seeing her eating like this, he felt that she was thinking about the child in her stomach so she worked so hard.

"You." Pu Cheng tapped the bench with his spear, "What are you doing?"

The woman swallowed the bun without making a sound, and kept stuffing it down, staring at Pu Cheng.Pu Cheng waited until she finished eating the tray before continuing, "Let's go."

The woman followed him out.It was snowing heavily in Jingzhen, and the sky was covered by a vast expanse of whiteness, making it difficult for people to see the road clearly when wading in the snow.Pu Cheng took the woman around a few streets and arrived at the small courtyard where she lived before.There are still a few women living in this yard, all picked up by Jing Jun in the snow field, and there are all from Dalan and Dayuan.Most of them were abandoned, and many of them dragged their children along.

Pu Cheng didn't enter the door, so he stood at the door with a gun in his hand, with a bad tone.

"What did you talk to Sui...Mr. Rong?"

The woman doesn't speak Chinese well, so she replied bluntly, "Return, child."

"This child is not mine." Pu Cheng raised his head, and the snow hit him on the shoulders, "I am not kind enough to raise him, and I don't like being a father. Mr. Rong is still a kid himself. But I'm still young, and I'm not in a hurry to become a father. So don't give your child to us. You can't raise it."

He thought about it while looking for someone.

Although he said that it was a bad idea for someone to spy on Rong Yang of his family, he actually knew in his heart that it was the woman's selfish intentions.No, maybe it's a mother's selfishness.Pu Cheng is not sure whether this child is posthumous or not, but he must have been abandoned together with his mother.The tribes in Dayuan were clearly differentiated. She couldn't survive in the snow with her belly, and no other tribe was willing to accept her.Either she will not have a child and live with another man, or she will starve to death with the child. Either way is hard work, and it is luck to meet Pu Cheng.

With a little luck, people believe that life can be better.She wanted to raise this child with Pu Cheng, probably not for other reasons, but just wanted him to be warmly clothed and fed without having to suffer in the snow after he was born.

But Pu Cheng was unwilling.

He and Rong Yang have been together for a long time, and Rong Yang's family has been urging Rong Yang to get married, and the two elders are waiting to have a child...but they have no chance.And look at Mr. Xie's yard, isn't it just two people living now?Pu Cheng knew that Rong Yang had a hard time going home every year, so he didn't want another child to be in the way of people's eyes.

What's more, he only wants to raise Rong Yang, and raising a group of beasts at home has taken a lot of Rong Yang's thoughts, and what is left for Pu Cheng is counting every day, and nothing less will do.

Snow covered silently, Pu Cheng shook his outer robe after speaking, turned around and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, the woman knelt on the ground with a "plop", dragged the hem of his robe, clumsily biting new words in the snow, and said with gestures: "Please... please, give, give you... child... child... I..." With tears in her eyes, she pointed at herself and waved her hands vigorously, "You don't, don't support me."

Pu Cheng hesitated.

He himself has never enjoyed the days of having a mother for a few days, and he understands the pain involved.But such things happen everywhere in the world, and he can't give people a chance just because he is soft-hearted.

So Pu Cheng frowned, "Jing Jun can afford to support you, as long as you make it to spring, you can find a job, and naturally you can afford to support your children."

"No, no... yes... chasing... me." The woman grabbed his leg eagerly, her knee was rubbing in the snow, her stomach was still touching the snow, no matter how you looked at it, it was so sad that people couldn't bear to look at it directly.The water in her eyes fell freely, she held her stomach with one hand and said with a stiff tongue, "Lan, Tribe, there are people, kill... chase..."

"Someone from Zhadalan is chasing you?" Pu Cheng turned his head, "Didn't your man die?"

"Bao..." The woman struggled to pronounce, "The man... Baoli said."

"Tell me." Pu Cheng said sternly, "Your man is Baolidao."

The new lion of Zadaran, sang that he was born strong, with a handsome face and god-given arms.It is rumored that he once carried the heavy tripod on the top of Canaan Mountain, and pulled the heavy string of the bed crossbow.He was sung at the foot of Mount Canaan, and every girl in every tribe knew him.This amorous lion had all kinds of women in his tent, and he sang love songs to each of them, and couldn't remember the name of each of them.

He was immersed in the beauty and called them according to his preference.It could be flowers, precious stones, or even his horse.He doesn't love any of them, and he has never married any of them. He reserves the position of his wife and plans to give it to the princess of the Qiyan Department.

"Oh." Pu Cheng leaned back on the chair, "It turns out that Bao Li Dao is a heartless man."

The woman was sitting by the stove, holding her stomach with downcast eyes, a little sad.Rong Yang poured her a bowl of hot milk, and comforted her, "Since you've arrived in Jingzhen, he can't care about you anymore."

"What does he want to do," Pu Cheng supported his head, "to kill his child in order to marry another woman?"

The posture of the woman drinking the milk was still fierce, she nodded and tightly grasped Rong Yang's sleeve.This girl from Dayuan was keenly aware of the truth, that is, the gentle and gentle Mr. Rong is the one who can really call the shots in this family.

Rong Yang's heart softened as expected.

"You don't even think about it." Pu Cheng was the first to catch everyone before he spoke, "The family is so big, it can't support a child."

"But it's very pitiful." Rong Yang looked at him, "You still keep it from me."

"There are so many poor people in the world, you can't raise them all." Pu Cheng frowned, "I didn't hide it from you, did you ask? It's also my fault, huh?"

"Come to spring to expand the yard." Rong Yang said, "It's big on the side."

"No." Pu Cheng was unmoved.

Rong Yang endured it, first sent the woman to a guest house, then closed the door, a few jumped onto Pu Cheng's lap.

"Let's raise it." He rubbed Pu Cheng's face, "We still have goat's milk! It's so pitiful that we only raise it through the winter with adults."

"Let me tell you." Pu Cheng let him ride up and supported the man's back, "This matter is not discussed."

Rong Yang's eyes widened, and Pu Cheng said: "If it's Bao Li Dao's son, then he is also the little lion. If there is any change in the Zha Dalan tribe in the future, we will probably have to find him. How will we explain to the adults? We are in the Jing army. , raised a child for the Zadaran tribe?"

"No one will tell." Rong Yang said, "No one is born a lion cub, I will teach him to read."

"No." Pu Cheng closed his eyes, "It's easy to change the country, but it's hard to change the nature."

"Changzong." Rong Yang leaned into his ear, "I... can I do this?"

Park Cheng hissed.

Rong Yang said: "It can still be like that."

Park Cheng opened his eyes.

Rong Yang continued: "You can start now." He slid his hand into Pu Cheng's robe, and asked innocently: "Is it okay?"

"You..." Pu Cheng raised his head, his Adam's apple rolled, and pinched his waist hastily, "It's going against the sky!"

So finally kept it.

Pu Cheng first mentioned it to Wu Yu, but kept it as a report.Wu Yu turned around to discuss with Xie Jingsheng, and felt that raising a little lion and handing it over to He Anchang and Rong Yang, under Jingjun's nose, would be a good thing for the future.

Poor Pu Cheng hasn't had a comfortable winter yet, and he has to live the life of being a father again.He hasn't hugged his waist enough, so turning around has become exclusive to the little baby.

It's so frustrating.

(three)

Once the new year is over, Jingzhen is busy raising children, and Zhong Xie in the capital can hardly move.

Rain is precious in spring, and the bluestone slabs of Luyi Mountain are wet and slippery, and when a horse's hoof steps over it, it is like splashing pearls and jade.The deer ran among the maple leaves, and the horse stopped at the end of the bluestone slab.The man on horseback got off his horse, turned around the gravel road, and saw a small pond.The rock by the pool was drenched in rain, and Zhong Xie sat cross-legged, wearing a bamboo hat and holding a fishing rod in his hand.

Hair wet from the rain.

"Why don't you even open an umbrella?" Zhong Xie looked sideways, "Are you in such a hurry?"

"I'm in a hurry to see you." Shaozhen sat down next to him with the red official robe half lifted.

"It's rare to say that." Zhong Xie smiled, "It's urgent to go south."

"Then we have to wait for the documents to be issued, and we can leave tomorrow." Shaozhen propped his knees, "How long are you going to stay in Beijing?"

"There is no fixed date yet." Zhong Xie looked at the flowers on the pond that were blown by the rain and wind, "From years ago until now, the old man has made up his mind to marry me. If he doesn't do what he wants this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back in autumn." He sighed, and said melancholy, "Now you are leaving Beijing. Congratulations. If you meet a white gull, remember to say hello for me."

"That's it." Shaozhen gave him a weird look, "There are gossips in the capital, if this matter is not settled, all the daughters of the family will think you have something to hide."

Zhong Xie tutted lightly, turned his head and said seriously, "You think so too? Is there a small one?"

"I never think so." Shaozhen replied immediately, and then hesitated, "But if that's the case, then you have to see a doctor earlier..."

"Are you planning to piss me off before you leave?" Zhong Xie frowned, "Do you really believe it? Although...although I have not married for a long time, it is definitely not because of unspeakable secrets." He turned his head and said, "In the early years, Xuhang was determined, and all the things to go south were reorganized, and when Qingping was still in the air, how could there be any leisure time? Recently, the canal was newly opened, and Qingping built a port, and it stopped before the year. Many things failed, even though Getting married is also neglecting a girl."

"There are countless inspectors who go out, and those who work hard for the people are not rare. Why do you always neglect girls when you come here?" Shaozhen said, "Don't lie to me."

"When did I ever lie to you?" Zhong Xie raised his hand and pressed the bamboo hat on Shaozhen's head, and pressed down, "How dare I lie to you. It's just that this matter has been deadlocked for a long time, and it's inconvenient to tell others, I just want to say it to you , I don't want to. There are many rich and powerful families in Beijing, and the old man asked me to marry him, and he would only look up, never down. But today, more and more children of poor concubines are promoted, and the sons of nobles are gradually becoming less and less central. If I marry a The first daughter of the noble family, Gao Pan is small, idle is big. Qingping is getting better, and I don't want to let go easily." He shook his hands and raised his pole, "In the end, I still don't want to part with this official robe."

"It's not a good idea to wait like this." Shaozhen raised his eyes covered by the brim of the bamboo hat, "What are you going to do?"

"Let's wait and see." Zhong Xie said, "If it really doesn't work, I can only kneel down and beg the saint to be sent down, and leave the capital."

Shaozhen Wangyu remained silent, Zhong Xie said, "This matter is irrelevant, don't take it to heart. Inspector Xu Hang, you have to work with Duchuan Mingsha after you go. I'm worried that someone will obstruct it. Just pay attention."

"I have my own measure." Shaozhen paused, "Do you have something to say to your husband?"

"No." Zhong Xie sighed, "The reconstruction of the Jiangtang embankment had already required him to travel for a long time, Shi Yu kept a close eye on him, and he could no longer be allowed to work hard, so let him enjoy himself for a while."

The two faced the pool and chatted for another half an hour. When Shaozhen was about to leave, Zhong Xie sent him to the horse and patted the temples.

"If something happens, report back to Beijing immediately. Even if ghosts are watching you, don't forget that your current backer is the Holy One."

"It's half a year at most, and I'll be back in April at least." Shaozhen reined in, "I'll go to Qingping first."

"May I not miss the appointment." Zhong Xie smiled and raised his hands to join him.

"See you Qingping."

Shaozhen left Beijing the next day with only two attendants bestowed by the palace, and rode lightly on his horse.They went straight down to Qingping, crossed Jiangtang by water, and then arrived at Xuhang.Shaozhen has only one mission on this trip, which is to inspect the Jingtang Canal.One thing to say about this matter, in fact, it is detailed and cumbersome, focusing on the transportation of the canal and the inspection of the ban on tobacco and millet.Originally considered a fat job, but Shaozhen has long been known as being unkind. If you can't get rid of it with bribes on the way, you can only get it right if you replace Shaozhen, so Zhong Xie told him to be cautious.

Shaozhen traveled quickly all the way, and when he arrived at Xuhang, no one was disturbed, only Su Zhou was waiting at the port for a long time.

Mr. Duchuan is now traveling south with a reputation, but he is still wearing a plain robe and wooden hairpin, and he is waiting for people in a simple carriage with wooden clogs on.It's just that his wife went south to embroider her name, the plain gown looks dull, but when you get close, you can see the dark patterns and colors, all of which are of the best texture.

"How's the road going?" Su Zhou greeted Shaozhen, "I was in such a hurry, I didn't take a look at the scenery."

"On business." Shaozhen patted each other's shoulders with him, "Has Susu's wedding date been set?"

"Hey, I'm just waiting for your uncle to come." Su Zhou slid open the folding fan, "It's scheduled for mid-July, the little girl is very playful, and her mother is reluctant, so it has been delayed until now. But you guys Sui An sent three letters to inquire about my uncle. Now that you are here, send a letter to the teacher and Mr. Zhong on the way."

"Sui'an is the life to worry about." Shaozhen smiled, "Didn't he just accept a son there?"

"Pu Cheng is not easy." Su Zhou also laughed, "I have to raise a child to control his temper. He has reached the general level, and he is very aggressive."

"I don't need a child." Shaozhen sighed, "Sui'an will hold him steady. It's good to have a child, give my parents an explanation, the last time I saw Rong's father, he asked me a lot of Pu Cheng's questions , how can I come back?"

"Just answer the truth." Su Zhou lifted the curtain to let him get into the car. After the two sat down, Su Zhou continued, "Can father Rong know Pu Cheng's temper? Mostly he is asking for comfort. So this is pitiful." The hearts of parents in the world, good Sui'an, Pu Cheng took over without paying attention. I didn't know if I was not a father in the past, but now I really feel bad."

"I think you are reluctant." Shaozhen said, "Fortunately, the marriage is not far away, otherwise we, uncles, would have to worry about it."

"Don't tell me." Su Zhou raised his eyebrows, "Dao'er, you went to Luan's shop without telling me and Yunniang, and slipped the Luan's kid around."

"He's an older brother." Shaozhen asked, "Sneaked around?"

"It's nothing more than a trick to see injustice. Xiuxing has a good temper, and finally he found out and invited him back gently. After going back and forth, the two became confidants first." Su Zhou said.

Luan Xiuxing is Susu's future husband-in-law.

Shaozhen shook his head and smiled, "Dao'er is more lively than before after returning from her study tour."

"After all, I have seen the mountains and rivers, and I know there are people outside the world. When my eyes are opened, my mood suddenly becomes clear. The teacher asked him to go out to study, I am afraid that he had expected it." Su Zhou said, "Just stay at home, yours The yard has been cleaned up all the time, and it is also close to the Yamen.”

The key is that in his territory of Su Duchuan, there is no eye-catching Xiao Xiao who can do it.

"Of course I live at home." Shaozhen replied.

When getting off the car, Su Zhou asked, "When will Mr. Zhong return to Qingping?"

"He doesn't even know when he will return." Only now did Shao Zhen feel the warmth of Xu Hang's spring, squinting against the sun, "Mr. Zhong is waiting for him to get married."

"Kyoto boudoir," Su Zhou pointed to the well-trimmed flowers on the side of the road, "it's not as interesting as Xiaojiabiyu."

This is a pun, and the two of them tacitly agree.

"He thinks, it's Mr. Zhong who can't get through it." Shaozhen looked at the person from a distance, and said quickly, "How can Mr. Zhong be willing to let him marry Xiaojiabiyu?" "Don't talk about him." Su Zhou said, "Let's talk about you, I have been busy with official duties, so I really have no plan?"

"I'm used to being alone." Shaozhen said, "There's no rush.

Having reached the main hall, Su Zhou stopped mentioning this matter.He only said that Susu came here with her skirt on, saw Shaozhen laugh for a while, and then asked Rongyang.She has three uncles, Shao Zhen is her favorite, Rong Yang is her closest friend, and Pu Cheng... Su Dao really likes her.

"You send him a book, and he will arrive within half a month." Shaozhen took Su Sufeng's tea, "Sui'an has no classes recently, so it doesn't matter if you go south."

"I can also go to Jingzhen." Susu said, "Tell Dad, it will take only a few days to go back and forth, and I haven't seen my little uncle for a long time."

"So that's the idea." Su Zhou nodded at her, "How can a girl who is waiting to be married run around?"

"Let mother go, brother Dao will go too, and I can go to see Grandpa Meng. Our family's boat goes all the way to Wuhan, and it will be the boundary of Jingzhen from now on, so there will be no danger." Susu said coquettishly, "I won't have this chance in the future. gone."

"What I say doesn't count." Su Zhou smiled, "What my wife says counts."

Su Suchang sighed, and showed an expression of "not listening" to Shaozhen, and Shaozhen was amused by her weirdness.After a short rest after dinner, I went to the Yamen of Xuzhou Prefecture.

The handover of everything was extremely trivial, and it was dark when Shaozhen finished handling it.The inspection of the canal began the next day, and the entry and exit records at each port were unavoidable. The two accompanying people in the palace were well received by Su Zhou, and they were full of energy, and quickly calculated the accounts of the official ship transportation.

It had been half a month since Shaozhen entered Xuhang, and it passed in a blink of an eye. By the time Zhong Xie's letter arrived, he had already changed into a summer shirt.The letter only briefly mentioned that there is nothing wrong with Beijing and China, and most of them asked him how Xu Hang was.Shaozhen wrote many times under the lamp at night, but in the end he only replied the most concise letter.

"Nothing, smooth."

I don't know what Zhong Xie's expression was when he received it, but half a month later he sent another letter.This time the letter was thick and detailed, from the blooming of the flowers in Beijing to the fishing of Lu Yi, everything was so detailed that I almost wrote down my daily food and clothing.After Shaozhen received it, it took another night, and he returned a little more, making up a page.

"Everything is going well, and there is no worry. The flowers in Xuhang are like brocade, and the waves of the long river are like snow. The incense is presented to you, and I hope you will cherish it."

The letter was sent back with spring flowers under the steps.

Another half month later, Zhong Xie simply sent a package of maple leaves, and this time he directly told him everything about his daily food, clothing, and going out.After deliberating all night, Shaozhen reluctantly replied a detailed letter.

He had never realized that Zhong Ruchen was such a talkative person before.

Shaozhen waited for half a month, but did not receive any letter from Zhong Xie for a long time.It was not until May that news came from Beijing that Zhong Xie was punished with a hundred sticks and demoted to one level because of his inappropriate words.

"The news said," Su Zhou made tea, "it was because he refused to listen to persuasion, rejected the proposal to marry the daughter of Zhang's family, insisted on going his own way, and provoked the anger of the superior to be punished today."

"The Zhang family?" Shaozhen was slightly startled, "The Holy One wants him to marry a girl from the Zhang family?"

"Although Mr. Zhang has no children." Su Zhou said, "but his son-in-law is married. The Zhang family has only one young daughter, who is Mr. Zhang's granddaughter. You know that the new officials of the central center have admired Mr. Zhang for a long time. Who among the world's scholars has never admired Zhang Qianjin. The Holy One is missing a person who can lead the Qingliu in a proper way. Mr. Zhong is just the right person to choose. He is under the tutelage of Hou Xiang and belongs to Zhang Lao's lineage. The age is suitable and he is outgoing. As a feudal official, the performance is obvious to all, and the family has no long-term accumulation. It is suitable no matter how you look at it."

Zhong Xie is a pure minister who was raised by the Holy Master, and he is different from Shaozhen, he also has a prominent family background.And this illustrious family background is neither an entrenched wealthy family nor a nobleman with a title, but an upstart who has been established firmly at the will of the Holy One.In other words, it is the door gesture between the palms of the whole department.The Holy One is its only master, and even the Supreme Emperor and King Pingding cannot control it.

It is appropriate for Zhong Xie to take on this important task.

But he didn't want to.

"You have always been on good terms with the lord, do you know why?" Su Zhou said, "If you don't have a personal interest in this matter, it might not be a good marriage. Zhang Qianjin is wise and sensitive, and has the talent to sing Xu, so she is worthy of the lord Zhong The above is correct." "He never mentioned it." Shaozhen thought about the three letters, "It should be and I didn't expect it. I don't know if he has something in his heart, but it doesn't necessarily have to be with him. Good marriage. Zhong Ruchen has been away from Beijing for 12 years and has devoted himself to Qingping. If he marries a girl from the Zhang family, he will be trapped in Beijing for the rest of his life.

"This is the end of the matter." Su Zhou set aside tea, "Let's see what the Holy Majesty decides, otherwise he is unwilling, and I'm afraid it will not be easy to solve it."

"It's not easy to be an official." Shaozhen got up and looked out the window, "This way of yin and yang blends together, and if you walk in it a little carelessly, you will touch the interests of others. He has been with me all the way so far, and he has taken care of me for many years, and put away those unpleasant things. It's all up to others, and I'm the only one left innocent." He paused for a moment, "...the inspection is over as soon as possible, and I'll go back to Beijing to plead for him."

"To the end." Su Zhou's robe dusted off the dust, "Since your lord dares to refuse like this, he must have a plan. Don't be in a hurry, you can't neglect the inspection."

"Naturally." Shaozhen looked back, "Brother, don't worry."

(four)

Zhong Xie lay on the couch.

It was drizzling outside the window, so he propped his head up, throwing stones in his palms.Zhong He was sitting on the chair beside the couch, talking about "Zhang Qianjin".

"Brother." Zhong Xie caught the stone, squeezed it between his fingertips and looked at it repeatedly, letting the drizzle wet his hair, "Since I'm sick on the bed, why bother to tell me about this matter."

"You are not sick on the couch." Zhong He said, "You are suffering on your own."

"A good match from heaven." Zhong Xie fell down, "But I really don't know what's good and what's wrong. It's a pity. I thought I could leave Beijing in the near future, so I have to stay for another month."

"There are thousands of ways to solve it, but you still have to speak out." Zhong He shook his head, "Mr. Zhang still had compassion at first, but now I'm afraid he won't."

"How can I not be blunt?" Zhong Xie raised his eyes, his thick eyelashes were splashed by raindrops, he said, "The Holy Majesty has mentioned me so far, and what he wants is for me to be blunt. There are indeed ten thousand ways to solve this matter. But there is only this one, which is what Zhong Ruchen should do." He smiled, "The Holy Majesty may not have chosen me, most likely it was just a temptation."

Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, the ancients never deceived me.

"It's not a bad deal to trade a board for peace." Zhong Xie threw the stone beside his pillow and asked in a muffled voice, "Is there any letter from you?"

"No." Zhong He said, "You are... more and more like a father.