I'm watching the gate in the jail

Outside the Palace of Wenhua, Forbidden City

Putting on the luxurious clothes specially sent by the palace staff early in the morning, and having learned the full set of etiquette for entering the palace at the official post in advance, the father and son of the Wan family, under the guidance of the palace staff, stood outside the palace waiting for the emperor and concubine Wan to come. summoned.

Three days ago, the Wan family father and son were welcomed into the Forbidden City by Jin Yiwei under the "farewell" of the villagers in Bazhou City.

The hotel shopkeepers and vegetable market vendors who have the best relationship with Wanda are both happy and reluctant to leave this little bully.

I am happy that there will be one less street ghost in Bazhou, and I am sad that such a beautiful and clever boy is gone, and there will be much less laughter in the market from now on.

The great eunuch Huai En accompanied their father and son into the palace. This old palace man who entered the palace to serve in the Xuande Dynasty observed the "mother's family" of the three Wanfei empresses from the corner of his eye all the way.

Ever since Wan Gui and Wantong came in from the Shunzhen Gate, they hadn't raised their heads for a moment, and only dared to follow the footsteps of the guides ahead.Because I was too nervous, and it was a hot day, the new clothes I just put on were almost wet with sweat.

This Wangui was originally just a small official in Zhucheng, Qingzhou, Shandong. More than 30 years ago, because he offended his boss, he was demoted to Bazhou to serve as an army, and his family was enlisted in the army.

It was also in the same year that Wan Niangniang, who was only four years old, entered the palace and became a little palace maid, serving by the side of the then Empress Dowager Sun.

This Wangui and his eldest son Wantong are the gate guards at the head of the city in Bazhou. The most majestic building I have seen in this life is the Yamen of Bazhou City.The two of them were in awe and trepidation all the way, and the appearance of a countryman who had never seen the world formed a sharp contrast with the little boy beside them.

Wynn's eyelids drooped, and he looked calmly at the second son of the Wan family who was walking on his left.

Unaware that he was being watched, Wanda was looking at the 600-year-old Forbidden City with great interest, eyes full of curiosity.

This is the Forbidden City. He also visited it during the summer vacation of the year he graduated from technical school.It also happened to meet the "600 Years of the Forbidden City" exhibition, and many palaces that were originally closed and repaired were opened, which made the "Wanxinghai" at that time very happy to visit.

He walked all the way just now and found that the names of many palaces are different from those 600 years later, and even the architectural styles are slightly different. After all, the dynasty has changed.

"Eunuch, where is the 'Imperial Dining Room'?"

Wanda approached Wynn's ear and asked in a low voice, "I've seen my sister and brother-in-law in a while, can you take me to see them?"

At any rate, he also graduated as a chef, and Wanda was extremely curious about the legendary "Imperial Dining Room". I couldn't find it when I was wandering around the Forbidden City in my previous life. In this life, I have a rare chance to enter the palace. Why don't you find someone to take it with you?

"Hey, young master, that's not a good place, what's there to see?"

Wynn said dumbfoundedly, "I saw Your Majesty and Your Majesty in a while, but you can't shout 'sister' and 'brother-in-law' like that. It's against the rules."

This little boy is so courageous!

Entering the palace for the first time, she was not timid, and she really had the demeanor of Wan Niangniang back then.

Wynn murmured silently in his heart.

"Know, know."

Wanda nodded embarrassedly.

The general structure of the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty is similar to that in the Qing Dynasty.Divided into inner court and outer dynasty.The Outer Dynasty is the three famous halls of later generations - the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Central Harmony, and the Hall of Preserving Harmony.But in the Ming Dynasty, these three halls were not called by this name, but Fengtian, Huagai and Jinshen halls.

The inner court, like the Qing Dynasty, is the Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace, and the East and West Six Palaces where the emperor and queen lived respectively.

Meeting "foreign relatives" like Wan Gui and others naturally does not meet the standards of the Three Great Halls, but the three of them are men, so it is also unreasonable to meet in the inner court.

Generally speaking, the Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall between the inner court and the outer court are such an ambiguous area between the inner and outer courts. The emperor works here and can also receive courtiers from inside and outside.

The three of them entered the Wenhua Hall, and according to the previous instruction, bowed down to the emperor and empress sitting high above.

After doing so, it came to the "recognition link" that everyone loves to see.

Wan Niangniang deliberately walked down from the throne, holding her old father and two younger brothers whom she hadn't seen for more than 30 years and crying into a ball, half of the makeup on her face was gone.

In this atmosphere similar to the happy ending of the "Finally Found You" tracing variety show, Wanda also shed tears along with everyone.

While wiping away his tears with his sleeves raised, he sneaked a glance at the emperor.He found that the emperor's brother-in-law, who was only two years older than himself, had red eyes and couldn't stop sobbing.

Seeing his brother-in-law secretly looking at him, Zhu Jianshen lowered his head and smiled a little embarrassedly.

"The Tian family's feelings are indifferent, and I don't have much chance to meet my brothers. Seeing the family of Minister Wan's family is like meeting my own family... I fell in love for a while."

After finishing speaking, he sniffed his nose twice.

Wow, this emperor's brother-in-law is really a man of temperament, and he is also very interesting. He actually calls his sister an official name like "Servant" instead of the vulgar "Aifei".

It is worthy of being the affectionate emperor in the 5000-year history of China, who is famous for his sister-brother romance!

Wanda nodded to Zhu Jianshen while wiping her tears.

"It's ashamed to say that I have been away from home for many years, and I can't be filial to my parents for a day, and I can't raise my two younger brothers... Even when my mother and mother died, I couldn't cry."

After crying, everyone calmed down, Wan Gui and Wantong sat down, and the youngest Wanda was held by Wan Niangniang and sat on a small chair next to Wan Fei.

"Look at this child, he looks really good. The Wu family's young lady must have been beautiful, and the second brother she gave birth to is also very handsome."

Wan Niangniang held Wanda's hand, and the more she watched, the more she liked it.

This little brother is 19 years younger than her, and she looks at him as if she is looking at her own son.

Although it was born by the stepmother, but compared to his mother and brother, he looks like a piece of wood compared to his mother and younger brother.This noodle-like little brother is much more lovable.

And... In the final analysis, because his father had just been relegated, the whole family went to Bazhou in a hurry as if fleeing from disaster.And just at this time, the mother gave birth to her eldest brother, and the family couldn't afford to support two children, so she had to be sent to this dark place at a young age.

For Wantong's younger brother, Wan Zhen'er always has a resentment in her heart.

"That's true. Uncle Xiao Lang was born really good-looking."

Zhu Jianshen nodded in agreement.

Huai En's companion also told himself just now that although this little uncle Lang entered the palace for the first time, he did not flinch, could talk and laugh freely, and was quite as heroic as Master Wan holding a sword to protect him, Zhu Jian deeply agreed.

Wan Zhen'er and his wife were looking at Wanda, and Wanda was also curiously observing this famous "heavy taste couple" in history.Especially his elder sister Wan Ahua... Ah no, Wan Zhen'er.

Influenced by the "previous life" film and television drama, before meeting the real person, Wan Zhen'er has always been the image of a "disastrous concubine" in his mind-red lips busty, sexy evildoer, "Su Daji" reincarnated.

But after the actual meeting, he found that those film and television dramas were completely nonsense!

The real Wan Zhen'er looks, looks - very "strong"...

Wanda thought for a long time, and finally found a suitable adjective.

Unexpectedly, Wan Zhen'er was more than a head taller than herself, a little bit taller than Zhu Jianshen, who was already considered tall by her side.

She is not the coquettish and coquettish appearance in later generations of movies and TV shows, but a tall and simple Shandong Daman... If she is not wearing concubine-grade clothes, but wearing a skirt skirt of an ordinary Ming Dynasty woman, she is just as alive The appearance of a simple northern elder sister.

Even though she had just been made a concubine and it was an important occasion to meet her family, Wan Niangniang didn't wear gold and silver, and she was dressed in a proper manner without being too grand.It's very different from the look of wanting to be covered in gold in the movie.

After all, she was a little older, and Wan Zhen'er's fair face was already slightly wrinkled.But more than 30 years of court life and upbringing of royal etiquette made her look tall and graceful in every move.When she was young, she must have been a heroic and valiant beauty.

After watching her sister, Wanda sneaked another look at his brother-in-law.

Brother-in-law Zhu Jianshen was thin and fair-skinned, with light brown pupils. He spoke softly and seemed to have a good temper.

It is said that the emperor's brother-in-law had a hard time when he was a child.After the Tumubao Incident, his father, Emperor Yingzong, was forced to "hunt north" and was detained outside the pass by the Tartars.After his uncle Jingtai ascended the throne, he abolished his crown prince not long after.

It was also from that time that the 17-year-old Wan Zhen'er was sent by the Empress Dowager Sun to take care of the emperor's brother-in-law because of her steady and reliable performance.This care is for a lifetime...

Wanda lowered her head, looking at Wan Zhen'er's hand holding her.

He could feel that there were thick calluses on his hands.It was a thick callus that only a woman from a very poor peasant family would have.

It is said that during the years when my brother-in-law was deprived of the crown prince by Emperor Jingtai and abolished as King Qi, those palace people in the palace who were used to praising the high and trampling the low felt that he would never recover and treated them very harshly.

On weekdays, I only send some rotten vegetables to get rid of, but in winter, I don’t even send charcoal.If it wasn't for the Empress Dowager Sun who specially sent someone to bring charcoal, the dignified former prince would have almost frozen to death in the imperial city.

Wan Zhen'er had to take care of the young Zhu Jianshen at that time, and also had to do a lot of needlework to exchange money for rice and vegetables.Cutting firewood and lighting the fire by myself is a very miserable life.

In addition, in order to prevent someone from assassinating the prince, she went to bed with a sword every night.Rescued the prince several times on the verge of dire straits.So Zhu Jianshen's dependence on her has long surpassed the relationship between master and servant.

——These are all what eunuch Wynn told him personally when he was teaching himself etiquette a few days ago.

Originally, he was skeptical, thinking that this eunuch might be Wan Zhener's confidant, and might be trying to cover up for her.But after seeing Wan Zhen'er herself, Wanda felt that he might have had too much prejudice against her before...

"Has Uncle Lang ever read? Can he know martial arts?"

Zhu Jianshen smiled and looked at his beautiful brother-in-law with a "kind face".Wanda got goosebumps all over her body watching it.

Hey, brother-in-law, although you are my brother-in-law, at least we are only two years apart, so don't be like your sister, looking at me like you look at your son...

"I haven't read books for a few days, but I know a few words... Martial arts, I learned some rough moves with my father and brother in the regiment camp when I was young."

Wanda replied cautiously.

Speaking of which, when Wanda was first reborn into this era, it was not easy for Wanda.

Wan Xinghai remembered that he was reborn on Wanda's body with his head grabbing the land and his head covered in blood.

He seriously suspected that there was no one in the family at the time, and little Wanda was so hungry that when he got off the kang to find food, he fell to his death.He will be reborn on him.

Both Wan Gui and Wantong were rough men who served in the army. At that time, the elder brother was not married, and there was no woman in the family. They really didn't know how to take care of this six-year-old child whose mother had just died.

The two of them spent lunch in the barracks during the day, and when they returned home, they brought back two dry steamed buns to feed little Wanda.When you are busy, you may be away from home all day.

After recovering from his injuries, Wanda couldn't help but pick up a small stool and go to the stove to light a fire to cook by himself after a period of time when he could only drink cold water and eat hard steamed buns.

After all, Wanda is a professional cook. After a few experiments, he mastered the usage of earth stove.

He asked his neighbors to borrow a handful of vegetables from the east and a handful of garlic from the west, and made a few decent dishes, which surprised Wangui and his son who came back from the military camp.

Neighbors also came to look at it one after another, seeing the funny appearance of this little doll, who is not as tall as the stove, holding up a shovel to stir-fry vegetables.

Some praised him for learning how to cook without a teacher at a young age.Some blamed the old man of the Wan family for neglecting his family and forcing such a young child to cook and boil water by himself, which made Wangui and his son ashamed.

But this is not a big deal. After solving the problem of eating, Wanda, who couldn't help being lonely, started to expand the "map" on the street.

The first time I went to the street, I didn't take two steps.A kidnapper who "patted flowers" stopped little Wanda and asked him if he wanted to watch juggling in the Goulan.

With a soul, Wanda, who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger, nodded innocently... I happened to see a group of soldiers on patrol passing by, and shouted at them: I am the son of Wan Gui, the guard of the city, this man is a kidnapper!Uncle save me!

Although the soldiers didn't know Wanda, they all knew the father and son of the Wan family who were also guards in the city, and immediately arrested the kidnapper.

Wanda was taken back to the barracks, met his father and elder brother, and ate a meal in the canteen of the Ming army.

It was heard that a child "abducted" the kidnapper into the military camp. For a while, many people from the yamen and the military camp came to watch the excitement.

General Gu, who guards the city, has been married for more than 20 years. He has married three concubines but has not given birth to a son.Seeing that Wan Gui, an "old gangster", actually gave birth to such a beautiful and smart child, he was so jealous.Holding him in her arms, she kissed him as much as she liked, and immediately recognized him as her adopted son.

From then on, Wanda has the right to freely enter and leave the Bazhou garrison barracks, and follows his father and brother every day...to the canteen of the Bazhou barracks.

Although Wanda likes to cook, cooking on an earthen stove with a six-year-old body is really a test of physical strength.The food in the cafeteria is rough, but he can go to General Gu's camp to eat the cadre's small stove!

From then on, little Wanda registered in the Bazhou military camp. Besides eating and drinking every day, his older brothers accompanied him to punch and play, and he was like a fish in water.

Not only that, he can even wander around the county government office next door.

Bazhou City is a small county town, and the government office and the garrison camp are right next door.

During this visit, I almost got the title of "child prodigy".

The clerks and petty officials in the government office are no strangers to seeing General Gu's adoptive son coming in and out every day.

Once, the county magistrate saw that he was a big kid walking with his hands behind his back, so he teased him to read the official documents posted on the bulletin board—you must know that in the Ming Dynasty, when the illiteracy rate reached almost 90.00%, even It's a small official in the yamen, and they don't necessarily know a few big characters.

How did Wanda know this? It was just a show for relatives during the Chinese New Year.Although the traditional Chinese characters were quite difficult for him, he managed to read a few words after stumbled.Seeing the county magistrate's surprised appearance, he recited "Moonlight Before the Bed" very "crazyly".

"It's terrible! The old Wantou who watched the city gate gave birth to a 'child prodigy'!"

Having worked as colleagues for so many years, no one knows that Wan Laodi and Wan Dalang are rough guys who can't read a single word.This Wanjia Erlang couldn't pass his studies in a day, yet he could read and recite poems. He is not a child prodigy!

Everyone came out to watch the fun again, especially General Gu, who literally wrote the words "envy, jealousy and hate" all over his face, and asked Wangui how he taught his son and how he raised such a genius.

Wan Gui and his eldest son Wantong were also puzzled by Monk Zhang Er.They themselves are all illiterate, they can write their own names at most, and even in the barracks, they are rough people who can only draw a cross. When did they teach Wanda to read and recognize?

"Ah... Last year, Uncle Zhang's family came to visit a distant relative. He was a candidate for an exam. He rented a small courtyard next to my house for a few months. Because the Dabi was going to be held in March this year, he moved out at the end of the year. .”

Wantong thought for a long time, and finally thought of it, it seems...maybe...someone who can teach his little brother to read.

"At that time, Erlang often went to play in the Juzi room, so he probably learned it at that time."

"I see!"

Everyone suddenly realized.

"Nor have I ever entered school seriously. I've only learned so many characters with a master for a few months. You really are a child prodigy!"

The county magistrate twirled his beard solemnly and said.

"Prodigy, prodigy!"

Everyone agreed, and Wanda couldn't help but roll his eyes wildly.

please!What about Juzi who lived next door last year? At that time, I hadn’t traveled through time at all. Who knew him.

Because of "inadvertently" revealing his talent in reading, his father Wan Gui once wanted to send him to study in a school, hoping that he would pass the exam.

Wan Jia is now a military member, and he could also take the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty.For example, the later famous Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui both came from military households.

However, Wanda believes that he is not really suitable for studying. In his "last life", he was not good at studying. After graduating from junior high school, he devoted himself to the food business that he really loves.

There is no reason to live a new life, and to torture yourself in ancient times when the exams are more difficult.

So he was soft and hard, and after a long time of rolling around, Wan Gui gave up on Wan Gui's idea of ​​making him a scholar.

His "child prodigy" road was cut off.

Because there are already two middle-aged men in the family who have joined the army, Wanda, the youngest, does not need to go to the barracks and can freely choose a career he likes.

When she was in her early teens, Wanda went to the streets to beg for a living by herself.

His goal is the largest hotel in Bazhou - Linqing Restaurant.

Wanda, a child laborer, started as a handyman and finally became a buyer and head chef of Linqing Restaurant after five years.

I thought I could finally show my strengths, but who knows, people are not as good as heaven, so I came to the capital.

"Looking energetic, proficient in writing and ink, and good at martial arts..."

As Zhu Jianshen spoke, his eyes gradually lit up.Excitedly, she turned her head and looked at Wan Zhen'er, who also had a loving face beside her.

"Uncle Lang, I will make you a 'Jinyiwei', okay?"

The author has something to say:

Regarding Concubine Wan Gui's appearance, I had watched too many movies and thought she was a beauty like Su Daji.

However, according to historical records, Wan Zhen'er was "male in appearance and voice, like a man".The Empress Dowager Zhou once asked Xianzong: "How beautiful is he, but he has a lot of grace?" Xianzong said: "It's not about appearance."

It is said that Wan Zhen'er often wore military uniforms in the palace and led the maids to practice martial arts. It can be seen that she is a strong Shandong elder sister.

Zhu Jianshen's taste is really special, it brings hope to us fat women~