Chapter 212: Explaining the Aftermath (II)
The Mansion of the Kingdom of Jin, the side gate.
Since the death of the old prince, the Jin State Mansion has been keeping filial piety, and the doors of these four doors are idle and can play with flies. No one came to visit during the filial piety period, and even if someone visited, their own master did not dare to receive it. Goshi's eyes are like knives, staring at them all day long.
Now the lord has been robbed of love, but he still doesn't dare to make a mistake, and some subordinates come to visit for official business, and they only ask people to go from the corner gate of the main courtyard, and do not go through the side door of the main gate.
So when Li Rui came to the door with the name of his house, the doorman at the door thought that he had seen it wrong.
"Letter...... Shin Kok Gong ...... Shinkoku Mansion? Menzi rubbed his eyes, looked at the young man in front of him, and then looked at the post in his hand, "You are Xinguo Gong, no, Xinguo Gong is on the front line." Which master of the Shinkoku Mansion are you? ”
"My father is Li Meng, and my uncle is the current Duke of Xinguo." Li Rui is not surprised that this man does not know him. But this disciple is not young anymore, and he will not recognize his father.
His father used to study with the old Jin Guogong, and he had always been a disciple during his lifetime.
"The little one understands, please sit in the corner room first, and the little one will go in and deliver the letter." The man was also simply, after knowing Li Rui's identity, he invited him and the generals behind him to enter the house, and then turned around and went to report the news.
Li Rui only came to the door after hearing that the Duke of Jin Guo was resting today, and Zhang Nuo was naturally in the house. The Jin State Mansion is different from the Xinguo Mansion, their family has a big business and complicated affairs, so even in the mansion, Zhang Nuo is not idle.
What's more, there will be all kinds of staff officials and confidants to report on various work.
When Menzi came, Zhang Nuo was discussing the issue of this year's autumn harvest with a subordinate official, and when he saw Menzi coming in in a panic, he couldn't help frowning: "Why are you so flustered?" What a system! ”
"Master, there is a guest visiting ......" Menzi handed over the name thorn, not daring to say more.
Zhang Nuo opened the name post, and couldn't help but look up a few more times, and after confirming that the words he saw were correct, he turned his head and said to the subordinate official: "My father has other important things, you can come back in the afternoon." ”
Zhang Nuo's subordinate officer was not stupid, so he immediately bowed his hand and retired.
Zhang Nuo asked the attendants around him to send the subordinate officials away from another door, and immediately asked the doorman to invite Li Rui in.
When Li Rui entered the study of the Jin State Mansion, he passed at least three gates, and the strict guards of the Jin State Mansion showed this. So Li Rui thought of his uncle always saying that his house was a sieve, so he looked at it, his own house was not only a sieve, compared with the Jin State Mansion, I was afraid that it was a broken gong that leaked everywhere.
Li Rui entered the study and saw this Duke of Jin, without saying a word, he gave a big salute first.
Yu Gong, he is the prime minister, and he is just a six-grade prince; Yu Private, he is an elder, and he is a junior; In terms of personal relations, Jin Guogong and his father were once friends; In terms of relatives, he is likely to be his future Taishan.
Either way, he had to do it.
Li Rui knelt on his knees, pressed his left hand to his right hand, arched his hand to the ground, and slowly placed his head on the ground.
Zhang Nuo nodded with satisfaction, and then picked him up.
"You must have come to me for something difficult." Zhang Nuo knew that Old Taijun Qiu's body was no longer good, so he asked him bluntly: "Why did you come?" ”
But Zhang Nuo never expected that Li Ruilai would be the reason.
"The ancestor's physical condition is getting worse and worse, the imperial doctor said that the situation is not good, grandmother ......" Li Rui's face blushed slightly, "Grandmother wants to meet Miss Yan of your mansion." ”
After Zhang Nuo listened to Li Rui's words, the whole person was stunned.
Not here to ask for help, not to discuss marriage before dying, just to see his daughter?
This old lady Qiu ......
Why is the style the same as that of Li Lao Guogong?
Zhang Nuo pondered for a while, and asked about the situation of Old Taijun Qiu, and Li Rui told him bluntly. Including the grandmother who is now in a coma every day, and the time of waking is getting shorter and shorter, including Zhang Xuanguan of the Heavenly Master Dao, who believes that his grandmother only has a 100-day lifespan, and so on.
Li Rui said that later, his eyes were red, and he was obviously very sad in his heart, and he couldn't help himself.
After listening to Li Rui's explanation, Zhang Nuo nodded, and only said "I know the way". I didn't say whether I would let my daughter go or not.
Li Rui didn't have a bottom in his heart.
Zhang Guogong is completely different from his uncle, his uncle has a kind face and a very simple temperament, and before talking to people, he has a three-point smile on his face. This Duke of Jin is more than forty years old, but his face is extremely serious, and his words and deeds are not angry and arrogant, and from the time he came in to the present, there is almost no smile.
"I've actually been following you for a long time." Zhang Nuo suddenly opened his mouth to talk about other things. "Ever since you beat Chu Yingyuan angrily on the Lantern Festival, I have been observing you."
Li Rui didn't know what to say in response.
"Later, you saved your uncle thousands of miles, galloped thousands of miles in half a month, and successfully moved the rescuers; After entering the palace to study, several lecturers said that you are smart and studious, and there are few impetuousness of young people, I think that you and your father are really in the same line, and they are both acquired people. Zhang Nuo seemed to be recalling something.
"There are many people in this world who are naturally smart, and there are even some people who are smart but are mistaken by smartness. Although the acquired talent started much later than others, he was determined to be older and more persistent than when he was young. So I appreciate you. ”
"I say so much to tell you that my Zhang family is not the same as other clans. I, Zhang Nuo, don't need to exchange my daughter for wealth and allies. ”
In his current position, any marriage is meaningless. His Zhang family has already produced a queen, and if he marries, can he be higher than the queen?
He patted Li Rui on the shoulder.
"Your family's reputation and reputation on family affairs are really good, my family is such a daughter, I am also a parent, I want to find a sincere, husband and wife and love for my daughter, I say this, do you understand?"
This is the beating.
But the beating is not disgusting at all.
Li Rui suddenly remembered the young sister at home.
Although his sister is not beautiful, from the current point of view, her temperament is not weak, but she is still the treasure of the whole family. Thinking that if they are going to marry in the future, not to mention their uncle, they are several brothers in their family, and I am afraid that they will also "mention" their future sister-in-law one by one.
Thinking of this, Li Rui smiled from the bottom of his heart and shook it to the ground:
"Lord Guogong, please rest assured, the little nephew knows what you mean. Several brothers in my family have been raised by their grandmothers since they were children, and they want to live a life of 'one life and one couple', and they will never let the daughters of your family be wronged. ”
"Is it a couple for a lifetime...... Zhang Nuo showed his first smile today, "I hope you remember what you said today." ”
"The little nephew is not lying."
"Still called the little nephew?" Zhang Nuoxu helped up the deep Li Rui, "Since you are my family's future son-in-law, you should call yourself 'little son-in-law'." ”
Li Rui was stunned for a long time, and he couldn't shout the title of "little son-in-law".
Zhang Nuo saw that his future uncle was actually such a simple character, and he couldn't help laughing loudly.
The laughter of serious people is really terrifying, and Li Rui can't shout this title anymore.
Li Rui and Zhang Nuo enjoyed themselves, Li Rui obviously came to invite Miss Zhang's family home to see her grandmother, but Zhang Nuo stayed to take the school exam for some homework. For example, the Four Books and the Five Classics, the reception of people and things, current affairs and policies, and even the art of war, Zhang Nuo asked.
Even Li Rui was surprised by Zhang Nuo's profound knowledge and breadth of knowledge.
You must know that his own uncle rarely asks about his and Li Ming's homework, and even if he does, he directly asks how the progress of several gentlemen in the family is. But the questions asked casually by this Duke of Jin are usually very meaningful, and Li Rui, who answered it, was drenched in cold sweat behind his back, and he was even more nervous than when he answered Taifu in the palace.
Zhang Nuo was also secretly surprised in his heart by the sharpness of Li Rui's vision and the reality of his thoughts. It is already very remarkable for a child of this age to have such insight. Especially regarding the art of war and the big picture, this kid seems to have a natural instinct and can repeatedly poke at the key points.
It's not just smart.
What's more, judging from the truth he found, Li Rui didn't learn anything well before he was ten years old, except for writing, which was taught by Li Meng himself, most of the other knowledge was only started after the age of eleven or twelve.
"What, you don't want to take the road of Wenchen, you want to join the army?" Zhang Nuo asked unexpectedly, "I see that you are very concerned about the battle situation ahead!" ”
"It's not small...... My son-in-law wanted to join the army, and my uncle was on the front line, so I couldn't help but pay more attention; Second, my grandfather wrote "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", I grew up watching the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and I had an inexplicable longing for the battlefield. Li Rui touched his head embarrassedly, "What's more, my grandfather left a testament, and future generations can no longer take charge of military power, as a grandson, I naturally dare not disobey the family motto." ”
"If it's the old man's testament, it's nothing, if there is a war ahead, and the emperor orders you to lead the army, the testament is not as big as the king's order, you still have to go." Zhang Nuo thought for a while, "But it's better not to go to the front line, my daughter will marry you in the future, and it will be safe if you don't go to the front line." ”
Li Rui was stunned.
No matter what this lord says, he can talk about his daughter.
"Since you like the art of war, I have a few unique books, you can take them back." Zhang Nuo moved to a corner of the study, took out a few yellowed silk books from the bookcase, and handed them to Li Rui.
"The Collection of Emperor Wu of Wei", "The Collection of Zhuge Liang", "The Book of Wonders after the Wind" ......" Li Rui was speechless in surprise as soon as he looked at the titles of several books. This...... It's too precious......"
Judging from the paper and binding, these books are all manuscripts from the Wei and Jin dynasties. All books in the world are written, because there is no method of molding, people take the collection of books as precious, especially in times of war, books are the most easy to be destroyed, because in addition to the powerful family, many families simply have no ability to protect their own collections.
Most of the books in his family's Weishuang Hall were collected by his grandfather during the war. But even so, there are no of these books, otherwise how can they be called lonely!
"Take it, none of my four sons likes the art of war, and this book should be placed here to be transcribed, so it is better to leave it to those who can use it. You should be considered the dowry that my family gave me first. Zhang Nuo is also a book lover, seeing Li Rui's surprised face, he also admired it very much, "If you like books, but I have a lot of books, my daughter doesn't like women, don't let her embroider when the time comes, copy all the books in my house to your family." ”
Li Rui was overjoyed after hearing this, and immediately saluted and thanked Zhang Nuo for his generosity.
To know that Lu Dao a family's collection of books has always been for family heirlooms, the title, the preface, the note is often the spirit and accumulation of a family, the Zhang family has been the current family since the Han Dynasty, he said that the family collection of books to Li Rui to copy, that must not be Zhang Suyi personally copy, must be copied by the family.
Compared with embroidery, this dowry is more precious than gold.
Li Rui entered Zhang's Mansion this time, although he didn't get a letter whether Miss Zhang's family would come to visit her grandmother, but she could be regarded as a full return and full of ambition.
The most important thing is that Li Rui inexplicably has a little admiration for Jin Guogong. It is probably because Jin Guogong's temperament is very similar to his impression of his father, and his knowledge and reasoning are even more heartbreaking.
There is such a father, and the "burly" lady who wants to come to the Zhang family will definitely not have a bad character.
Even if...... Even if he is plump, he Li Rui is not a person who only looks at appearance.
Well, it's the mind and insight that matter!
Li Rui was guided out of the house by the entourage of the Duke of Xinguo, and just walked to a moon gate, but was blocked by a subordinate with a hesitant face.
"Zhang Qi, you don't serve the second master, what are you doing here!" Zhang Nuo's entourage saw that it was a subordinate next to Zhang Ying, and immediately shouted: "Don't go back to the courtyard yet!" ”
"Steward Qu, what kind of lazy is it, the second master asked me to guard here, please come over." This person's face is even more ugly than the surname Qu's Changsui, "I...... I ......"
"Master Li, look?"
"May I ask who is a relative of your mansion who wants to see me?"
"It is the younger brother of our father-in-law, Mr. Zhang Yingzhang. Master Zhang used to be a subordinate officer of Master Li Meng, and he was also assassinated back then, and now he can't move his lower body......"
"Even if you are an elder, then you will lead the way."
In fact, this subordinate is also in a posture, whether it is a long follower or a second master, it was all arranged by Zhang Nuo.
Let's ask Zhang Ying a waste person, and he has no ears, eyes and henchmen, Li Rui and his subordinates secretly asked to see him from the side door, he stayed in his main courtyard, where would he know that Li Rui was coming!
It's just that Zhang Nuo wanted to secretly arrange for his daughter to meet Li Rui, in the name of Zhang Ying.
Zhang Ying is also a person who is not afraid of heaven and earth, even if Zhang Nuo doesn't tell him, he himself wants to see what kind of man his baby niece is going to marry. So while calling his niece, he called someone to stop Li Rui at the door.
"Second master, the eldest son of the Li family has arrived at the door!"
"Hurry up, plain clothes, go behind my tent!" Zhang Ying sat in a wheelchair and patted the armrest in a hurry. "Go to the back of the tent and open a crack and see! I promise Li Rui can't see you! ”
"Second uncle, I always think this is not very good." Zhang Suyi stood in the room and hesitated, "Why don't I go to the inner room to take refuge?" ”
In the end, it is a mule or a horse, she has decided to kiss her, is it ugly and not married?
"Oh, my mother! You're also a super beautiful girl who has been taught by me, a twenty-one high-tech talent, why did you get so twisted at this juncture! Zhang Ying slapped the handrail, "Listen to your second uncle, when did your second uncle lie to you!" Go behind the tent! ”
Zhang Suyi saw that his second uncle was in a hurry and almost didn't stand up, so he had no choice but to hide behind the tent.
It's just hiding while slandering in my heart.
Is there less time for the second uncle to cheat people? Last time, I told her that the moon is a big rock, and the ebb and flow of the world are commanded by the moon; Later, it was said that the moon does not shine, but it is actually the sun's rays.
Isn't this a kid deception? On a big night, where is the sun!
Li Rui was taken into a somewhat dark room by his subordinates in a daze, and there was a wheelchair in the middle of the room, on which sat a skinny man with pale skin and no beard under his chin, and the whole person exuded a temperament that would die when he saw the light, only a pair of eyes were amazingly bright.
Disabled, thin, wheelchair, this should be the second master of the Jin State Mansion.
"Under Li Rui, meet Uncle Zhang."
As soon as Zhang Ying saw Li Rui, his eyes lit up.
Although he is not as handsome as he is in modern times, he is still handsome compared to most of the boys he has seen.
And in modern times, it is rare to see this traditional classical beautiful man.
How do you say that? "The face is like a crown of jade, the lips are like smearing Zhu, the sword eyebrows are starry, and the ape arms and bee waist are bees", what a handsome and beautiful boy!
This shoulders are wide and the legs are long, he bets that he definitely looks skinny, and it is all fine meat when he takes it off!
Who said it was fat? It's pure rumor-mongering!!
Zhang Suyi hid behind the tent and didn't dare to make a sound, but she couldn't hold back her curiosity and glanced at it quietly.
Just one glance, she almost forgot to breathe.
Li Rui was inexplicably asked a lot of questions by Zhang Ying, and when he was led out of the house by his subordinates with question marks, he was still confused, and he didn't know what his father's old friend was calling him for.
Ask him if he bathes every day.
Ask him if he sleeps if he snores, grinds his teeth, sleepwalks.
Ask him about his hobbies.
Ask him what kind of woman he admires.
The most outrageous thing is to ask his grandfather if he has left any treasures!
People outside said that the second master of the Zhang family had hysteria, and he looked at it today......
It's not hysterical, it's true that he's a weirdo!
After Li Rui left, Zhang Suyi finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked out from behind the tent.
After standing for a long time, my legs were numb.
Zhang Ying looked at his niece with shiny eyes, and the thief laughed.
"Pretty handsome."
"Hmm."
"I'm only sixteen years old, and I look like I'm about seven or eight meters old. Well, that's not how it is counted here. Suyi, how tall do you think he is? ”
"About eight feet."
"The figure is also good, not fat."
"Hmm."
"I take a shower once every two days when it's cold, and I usually take a shower once a day, and I love to be clean."
It's a good thing to love cleanliness, and keeping it clean is also good for women!
"Hmm."
"No snoring, grinding teeth, sleepwalking, like blue, well, people who like blue are generous, hobbies are horseback riding and archery, athletic boys, good health."
"Hmm."
The best part was to ask him what kind of woman he liked, and he replied. Are you satisfied, niece? ”
"Hmm." Zhang Suyi replied reflexively, and after answering, he realized what Uncle Lu Dao was asking, and his face suddenly turned crimson, glared at his uncle, and went out with his head down.
She walked far away from the main house, and she could still hear her uncle's hearty laughter.
The impatiens on the side of the road bloomed just right, Zhang Suyi pinched a phoenix, held it in the palm of his hand, and a smile appeared on his lips.
"I naturally love my own wife, other women, what does it have to do with me?"
She...... Sure enough, I got married well.
Li Rui didn't get the right answer, and was pulled by a strange person to ask him, and when he returned to the mansion, he was naturally a little disappointed. However, when he came back, he brought back three solitary books, which showed that Jin Guogong was very satisfied with him, even if it was for this, it was worth a trip, so although he didn't get his wish, he still frowned.
Gu Qing asked his grandson, and after learning about the passing by, he couldn't help but look at Li Rui carefully.
Li Rui was worried about being seen by his grandmother.
"Grandma, what are you looking at?"
"I think my grandson is handsome, even if he doesn't know how to pick up girls......
This answer is really his grandmother's standard answer!
Even in modern times, this answer can't be wrong!
That Zhang Ying was obviously an elder who loved his niece, and pulled Li Rui to look at him.
Look at the question he asked, how professional and mother-in-law! If you're not careful, you'll fall into the ditch!
Fortunately, her grandson is smart!
"What is the Pickling Technique?"
"Oh, that's not important." Gu Qing waved his hand indifferently, "The important thing is that you did a good job." ”
went to the Jin State Mansion, came back with three books, and took a few carts of books for the dowry, her eldest grandson was really unexpectedly capable.
Or is it said that no matter ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, good looks are the last word, and you are not afraid to go all over the world?
So, the key is to look at the face!
After another three days, just when Gu Qing was already hopeless about Zhang Suyi's visit, the county lord of Deyang, who was good friends with the Xinguo Mansion, suddenly visited.
And the woman with a sarong behind the county lord of Deyang was not her niece Wan Ning, but a girl that Gu Qing was no longer familiar with.
The magnificent ......
Summer, can't be covered, can't be covered!
The county lord of Deyang smiled at Mrs. Qiu, and said that he wanted to go to see Li Mei, leaving Zhang Suyi and leaving.
After Zhang Suyi and the others retreated, they lifted the sarong and saluted Gu Qing.
Gu Qing saw Zhang Suyi, who had not seen her for a year, and her mouth couldn't close when she smiled, and immediately asked Mama Hua behind her to bring up the gift she had prepared a long time ago.
"Lady of the Zhang family, the old man has prepared a few gifts for you, all of which are some clothes, not valuable, but very useful." Gu Qing smiled and pulled Zhang Suyi and asked her to sit on the chair next to her.
Well, the little hands are soft and boneless, tender and smooth, and the skin feels great when you want to come to other places......
Hiss......
Can't think about it, can't think about it.
Mama Hua brought a big box, and Gu Qing opened her with a smile.
In the box, several strangely shaped silk fabrics were placed inside, shaped like a bowl, with a hard object underneath and two slender straps on top.
Hey, hey, hey......
Gu Qing had an obscene villain in his heart and laughed.
The future eldest grandson and daughter-in-law, do you know how much effort the old man has spent to protect your breasts!
Come on, come on, for the happy life of your grandson, come and listen to the old body talk about the maintenance scriptures!
The author has something to say: Small Theater One:
Zhang Ying: Although it is not as handsome as in modern times, compared with most teenagers, it is still handsome.
Author:...... Sure enough, it was because it was too shameless, so it ended up like this?
Zhang Ying: !! What did you say?
Author:...... Oh, didn't say anything. I didn't say you don't have a beard for anything!
Small Theatre II:
Come on, come on, for the happy life of your grandson, come and listen to the old body talk about the maintenance scriptures!
Author:...... Do you need it?
Gu Qing: Get out!