Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

The British Duke rushed to the mansion with his guards on horseback, luckily it was already up, and there was no one on the road in heavy snow, otherwise at his speed, tsk tsk, whenever he meets any common people, or is seen by the censor Riding a horse in the capital, he will definitely be impeached for forgetting his last name.

The dozens of guards who followed him didn't know why the Duke was so excited, they all rode their horses and followed closely, trying every means to slow down his speed.

In the end, he annoyed the Duke of England, in exchange for being reprimanded for not being able to run a horse smoothly and getting in the way.

After entering the mansion, the British Duke ran to the second gate before jumping off his horse.Throwing the reins of the horse to the guard who ran after the horse, he went to the main house without caring about patting the fallen snow on his body.

The courtyard of the main house was quiet, only the sound of his striding footsteps.Just arrived at the door, the servant girl opened the door, opened the cotton door curtain and smiled.

"The master is back. The madam and the eldest girl are talking inside. The madam is talking well, and she said that she heard the footsteps of the master's return. The servant girl also said that the master will come back later. Sure enough, the madam is right."

While talking, the servant girl reached out to take the English Duke's snow-covered cloak, and ordered the other servant girls to quickly bring the shoes and the dinner prepared by the madam.

The maid who spoke was tall and slender, with a vigorous face, more energetic than the boys of fifteen or six.This is the granddaughter of the family general who grew up with the Duke of England. She used to practice martial arts with her brothers at home. After entering the mansion, she became a first-class maid in front of the Duke of England. Yan took a fancy to her, and pestered her mother to be a sparring partner.

Zhang Weixian saw that the maid was there, so he knew that his daughter was staying with his wife in the back room.He was impatient outside, but he was not in a hurry when he returned home.After changing the clothes and shoes outside, I calmly entered the east room.

The daughter was standing by the kang table scooping up soup, while his wife was half kneeling on the kang to warm the wine for him.Taking another glance at the big bowls and deep plates on the Kang table, all of them were his favorite dishes, and he was full of relief.

"Father, drink some hot mutton soup first to drive away the cold air." Zhang Yan waited for the British prince to wash his hands and face, and threw the face towel to the servant girl, then brought half a bowl of mutton soup to the British prince.

The British Duke sniffled, "Good soup."

After taking one sip after another, most of the soup went down, and there was hot food in my stomach, and I immediately felt that most of the cold air in my body had gone away.

"Delicious? The daughter followed the method mother said and watched the cook cook for two hours."

"Good girl. Your brothers will never think of going to cook the hot mutton soup that father likes to drink."

The British princess cast a reproachful glance at her husband, and poured him half a cup of hot wine.

"If your sons are thinking about watching the cook make soup, you can't beat them until they can't get up."

"That's what I said, sons are not as caring as daughters."

This made the Duke and Duchess of England happy immediately, and she refilled half a glass of wine for him with a smile.

"Drink slowly, and eat something to fill your belly."

The warm Huadiao wine is in your hand, the color is rich and mellow, and the aroma is lingering.The Duke of England only took a sip this time, then put down the wine cup, and sighed as he looked at his daughter who was standing by the kang table, smiling without saying a word, serving him dishes.

"Father eats first. It's a big deal. Only when you're full will you have the strength to think about it."

"My niece is right. Let's talk about things after we are full."

British Gong then let go of the other thoughts that had arisen from Hua Diao wine's alias Nv Nu Hong, which was used for wedding banquets for married girls, and concentrated on tasting the delicious food in front of him.

"This braised lamb brisket tastes good. The braised deer tendon is also very good, and it melts in the mouth."

The British prince ate and praised, and then slipped into a half-cup of Huadiao.

"Father, try this bright bamboo shoot in chicken sauce. It's not bad even though it's light. And the chives are also very tender, and they are grown in the greenhouse."

"Okay, okay. Go sit on the kang and cool off in the ground."

Zhang Yan pursed her lips and smiled, went to the kang to take over the hot wine from her mother, and poured half a cup of hot wine for her father after a while.Halfway through eating, the British male saw a little hot sweat on the tip of his nose, and felt that the cold air of the day had been expelled.

Satisfied with wine and food, several maidservants came forward to clear away the dishes on the kang table, and Zhang Yan went down to bring a glass of hawthorn water to the British father.

"Father, the priest in the mansion told you not to drink tea at night, but to drink some hawthorn water for digestion."

The British father took a big sip to save face for his daughter. Sweet and sour things are not to his taste. If the old wife gave it to him, well, he would drink it too.

A sip at most.

"I came back so early today, but the affairs of the Qing Palace are not going well?" the British lady asked with her arms around her daughter.

"Today we are talking about the budgets of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites. There is nothing special about these two departments. By the way, our daughter's marriage has been finalized today."

"Really?" The British lady couldn't help raising her tone, and then stared at the British prince suspiciously and asked: "Aren't you talking about next year's budget? How did it involve the marriage? The seventh prince and tenth princess died young .”

"Respect does not give way to inferiority. The Son of Heaven's filial piety period will be over at the end of next winter, and the Ministry of Rites' budget for next year will naturally include the expenses for the Son of Heaven's wedding."

"But it's finally settled, and we've passed the clear road. Amitabha!" The British lady hugged her daughter and recited the Buddha. "Otherwise, when the Chinese New Year comes, I won't know how to answer other people's questions. The budget is done well."

"This time you're finally able to talk to people. Sigh." The British Duke shook his head, unable to explain what he said.If someone's wife or daughter has a family and can't stay, if they want to go to Zhuangzi outside to live until it's cold, they won't feel comfortable.This small emotion of the British prince is basically negligible in front of his wife and daughter.

"Actually, you don't have to wait for the Chinese New Year, everyone in the capital will know about it."

"That is, there are so many people participating in the budget in the sixth part. Duke Ding is also there?"

"Yes." The Englishman replied briefly.

"Amitabha!" The British princess recited the Buddha again, and breathed a sigh of relief. "You don't have to wait until it gets dark tomorrow to find out about the Xungui mansion in the capital. No one will come to ask about your daughter's marriage this time."

"However, the formal arrangements will have to wait until March, when the two brothers and sisters who died young will pass a hundred days." The British Duke reminded his wife. "It is very likely that the wedding will be in the twelfth lunar month of next year."

"It's good to make a decision, and we will have a more relaxed life in the mansion later. Alas, those two children are pitiful. I heard that the emperor attaches great importance to taking care of his younger brothers and sisters. He specially built a kang and fire wall in the East Sixth Palace. "

"The son of heaven, the eldest brother, did a good job like his father. But God can't help him. The Tian family has lost many children in these years, and it's all fate. Girl, after you enter the palace, remember to treat those children Take care of the princess and the five princes."

Zhang Yan nodded, her cheeks flushed.

The eldest brother followed the emperor to the north at the beginning of the year, and every time he wrote home letters from Liaodong, he wrote back everything that involved the emperor, what he saw with his own eyes, no matter how big or small.These letters from home every few days slowly outline an approachable emperor through small things such as eating like soldiers.Moreover, through the two confrontations with Jiannu cavalry outside Liaoyang City and between Liaoshen and Shenyang, the image of a calm and calm commander was erected in front of the girl's eyes.

The little girl was full of respect for the emperor who dared to mount a horse and hold a gun to fight Jiannu head-on, and was able to kill Jiannu. She was no longer the mentality of wanting to compete with the emperor when the British Duke Chuchu mentioned her marriage last year .

Especially after the Son of Heaven not only captured the bandit chieftain Nu/Erhachi, but also dared to lead his army to chase down Jiannu who was several times his own. In the end, he was able to triumph in victory, and the little girl's mind became admiration.

A warrior who wins one or a hundred is rare, and a general who can lead a thousand or ten thousand to victory is even rarer.However, the emperor who can not only lead the army to fight, but also manage the world's major events, civil and military officials, has already captured the heart of a girl.

In Zhang Yan's heart, she was looking forward to the early settlement of the marriage day and night without any accidents.Such a capable man is the only one in Daming.Compared with the son of heaven in the words and letters of the father and elder brother, those honorable children who came to their mother and pre-married this year are far from the son of heaven.

"There's another piece of good news." The Duke of England couldn't restrain his inner excitement when he thought that the emperor himself said that he was not going to be a concubine.Without other concubines, it is guaranteed that the prince will come from the belly of his own daughter.Then the Zhang family will have a status not weaker than the Xu family, and even surpass the Xu family in terms of prestige.

Seeing that he successfully aroused the curiosity of his wife and daughter, he said slowly: "The emperor said that he is not going to be a concubine anymore."

"My son, you are really blessed." The British princess hugged her daughter tightly, her eyes were a little wet.

The British Duke felt a little uncomfortable. The Zhang family had no children born to concubines in the past few generations, but the British Dukes of any generation did not lack aunts and housemates.He doesn't have any children from concubines, but the servant girls who have come and gone over the years have never stopped.The madam has never said anything about those maids, so she thinks that she is not lucky enough?

"Girl, the emperor said it's okay, but you can't use this to ask the emperor to do it. Do you understand?"

The British Duke felt that it was very necessary for the old wife to explain the twists and turns to her daughter clearly.If a man is not willing to be forced by his wife not to take a concubine, he must explain it thoroughly and clearly to his daughter.What's more, the daughter is going to marry the emperor.

Zhang Yan didn't understand, she looked at the excited mother who was hugging her, and then looked up at the solemn father, blinking, not knowing what to say.

The father and elder brothers all have maidservants, and there are a few old concubines supported by the family temple... It is said that they were left by the great-grandfather and grandfather, who were determined not to leave the house to marry.She never felt that a man should only have a wife, and she never felt that there was anything wrong with having a maid.

But the emperor said that he was not going to be a concubine, and she still couldn't help but smile like a flower at the corner of her mouth, that means there will be no such person as the former Concubine Zheng, will she?