Chapter 26: Returning Home (II)
On Kinmen Island, not far from the center left, the Dingguo Mansion still stands there, and it has not changed in the slightest because of the distrust between Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui. Even, because of the relationship between Chen Kai and Zheng Xiyuan, Zheng Chenggong invested more there, and sent people to send some rare things from time to time, but he himself would never come.
Zheng Hongkui handed over all the troops to Zheng Chenggong, and the two did not disagree, so he returned to live in Baisha. Baisha is not far from Anping Town, and when it was decided to garrison there, he also had the intention to help defend Anping Town. However, in the past six months, the Qing army has not moved there, according to Zheng Zhibao's relationship in Fujian officialdom, it seems that the Qing court did not allow Zhang Xuesheng to move there, lest the way to Zhao'an be blocked, but made him have nothing to do.
He has been completely idle, but he does not plan to live in Jinmen, this family, including Zheng Hongkui's wife, concubine, and children, are ready to move to Baisha to accompany him, and are now packing their bags. Among them, only Zheng Xiyuan, as a daughter who has written a marriage letter with someone else, is considered to be a daughter who has been married, but she looks a little embarrassed.
"I'll go with my mother and go to Baisha to accompany my father."
"That's right."
In the embroidery building, Zheng Xiyuan's brother Zheng Zhaokitte rushed to send his mother, sister and others to Baisha. At this moment, he got Zheng Xiyuan's answer, and when he even clapped his hands and praised it, he immediately said seriously: "Grandmother won't agree, that guy has already left, and it's best for my little sister to think clearly." After a while, the marriage is retired, and choosing a good son-in-law to remarry is the right way. ”
How did Zheng Zhaoji make up for this, Zheng Xiyuan was shocked at first glance, but he quickly figured it out. It's a pity that her brother seems to be thinking a little too much, she goes to Baisha, it has nothing to do with who to wait for, and it has nothing to do with waiting or not, just to accompany her father, and do her filial piety, nothing else.
However, when Zheng Zhaoji mentioned Chen Kai, or even just used that guy as a pronoun, she still couldn't help but look a little gloomy.
The letter, which she had packed in a jewelry box, had never been read again. She believes that Chen Kai will not lie to her, saying that he will come back, he will definitely come back, and there is no need to confirm from the letter over and over again, confirm that Chen Kai has said such things, and confirm that all this is not her fantasy. Just like Chen Kai said to Liu Ru, she will miss him, and she also believes that Chen Kai will also think of her from time to time, and will definitely keep his promise to her.
Because of her stubborn and domineering grandmother's status in the family, Zheng Xiyuan has been persuaded more than once, persuading her to forget Chen Kai, and persuading her to let go of this fate to embrace the future. In this regard, she listened silently, and did not want to refute it, facts speak louder than words, and when Chen Kai really came back, there was no need to say anything more.
This time, Zheng Zhaoji said so, Zheng Xiyuan did not make any satisfactory reply. If you are someone else, I won't talk about it, but Zheng Zhaoji seems to be a little dissatisfied, saying that Zheng Xiyuan must give an answer to rest assured.
Pressed tightly, Zheng Xiyuan didn't want to listen to such noise anymore, so he simply said bluntly: "Brother must know that the little sister and Chen Lang have already written a marriage letter and are already members of the Chen family." My husband is running around for the country, and I have not been able to do a good job at home, let alone follow him, which is a big problem. This marriage, even if it doesn't work out, I can't live with him, he has never failed me, and he will not fail me in the future! ”
Standing up, Zheng Xiyuan fearlessly looked at Zheng Zhaoji's already somewhat dull gaze. This is what she thinks in her heart, so she said it in front of the gong and drum, and when she made it clear, the knots in her chest dissipated a lot, and even her breathing became much smoother.
However, Zheng Xiyuan's happiness was accompanied by Zheng Zhaoji's anger. In addition to liking to make do with Zheng Chenggong since she was a child, this sister of his, has always been respectful to him as an elder brother, and he asked himself that he was also very fond of this sister, but today, for the sake of an outsider, he spoke against him, not to mention it, and face is the most unbearable.
"Sister, don't forget, he is the enemy who killed the third uncle!"
"He killed the third uncle, I complained about him, complained about why he couldn't scare and scare, and complained about why he couldn't put the third uncle under house arrest. But I also know about the military order, and I also know that in that case, if the third uncle does not die, the center and left office will not be able to hold it, and more people will be killed because of the cowardice of the third uncle......"
Thinking back to her girlhood, although her third uncle who was not very successful was kind to her, on one side was her third uncle, and on the other hand was her husband, bit by bit, every memory was a knife in her heart. This long-term depression, even from the moment she heard that Chen Kai shot Zheng Zhiguan, had been piled up in her heart one by one. At this moment, Zheng Xiyuan was also very angry, all this broke out, and its turbulence was even something she herself had never imagined.
"But brother, aren't you the one who looks down on the third uncle the most? At that time, the third uncle spoiled me, and you always said that the uncle looked down on the third uncle, saying that the third uncle was a wine bag and rice bag, and if he couldn't do anything, he could coax a stupid girl like me. Now it turns out that you are right, Sanbo is indeed not a person who does big things. According to your temperament, shouldn't you be hyping up your foresight, why are you speaking for the third uncle now? ”
The sharpness of the blurted out even she hadn't thought of it, and she already regretted it a little when she said it, but she didn't want to apologize for it, she didn't want to apologize for this, because her brother said it like this back then, she didn't change a word, why should she apologize for telling the truth.
The younger sister who didn't want to apologize was so scared that she couldn't even say a word to refute it, Zheng Zhaoji's anger broke through the Tianling Gai immediately, strode in front of Zheng Xiyuan, stretched out his hand, and was about to slap it down.
Unexpectedly, this hand had just been raised, looking at these eyes as clear as water, but he couldn't do it at all. In this, it is not that there is no unbearable emotion, but more of it is a fear that he can't imagine at all, a deterrent that doesn't seem to be in his well-behaved sister at all.
"It's Chen Kai, it must be Chen Kai!"
Zheng Zhaoji didn't plan to contact Chen Kai, but he could do so, except for his father Zheng Hongkui, there was only Chen Kai, a murderous guy.
Perhaps, as Zheng Xiyuan said, Chen Kai will really come back. But even so, he had no reason to be afraid of anything. But after thinking about it, in the face of Chen Kai, a guy who even Zheng Zhiguan dared to kill, his biggest reliance was only that he was Zheng Xiyuan's own brother, which may be what he should be most afraid of.
"You have to remember, the eldest brother is like a father, with me, this marriage will be withdrawn!"
In this way, the fear can be relieved, even if it is necessary to carry even greater fear after that. This is a common problem of many fools, and Zheng Zhaoji is no exception. It's just that this time, before he could put down any more cruel words, an angry voice came from the stairs of the embroidery building, and he completely blocked his "bold words".
"Rebel, you are so capable, you will bully your sister. Your father and I are not dead yet, it's not your turn to decide! ”
As he spoke, Zheng Hongkui actually pulled out the saber on his waist and rushed directly. Zheng Zhaoji is most afraid of his father, who always has an attitude of hating him but not steel, knowing that Zheng Hongkui is already very angry at this moment, he didn't even dare to explain, he ran out of the room, and then jumped and went straight down from the second floor.
At this moment, Zheng Zhaoji's skills are so vigorous that it is estimated that even Zheng Hongkui's second brother Zheng Zhihu, who has always been known for his martial arts, is completely unattainable.
It's a pity, the action of jumping down is very clean, but the moment I landed, I only heard a "ouch" sound, and one didn't stand firm and actually gave his foot to Wei. But even so, he didn't dare to stay for a moment, and he limped away quickly without a trace.
Zheng Zhaoji took the road and fled, and Zheng Hongkui didn't really keep chasing him. just blasted it out of Zheng Xiyuan's small courtyard, and then returned to the embroidery building. At this time, Zheng Hongkui's anger had faded, but the exhaustion and aging from the heart could no longer be concealed in the expression of this man who was not yet forty years old.
Just now, her own brother was like this, and Zheng Xiyuan never had the slightest urge to cry. But now, when she saw her father and looked at her father's exhaustion, tears suddenly welled up.
"Daddy, it's your daughter's unfilial piety, and it's your daughter's willfulness that makes you suffer so many grievances...... The daughter is not married, the daughter is not married......"
"Good daughter, you are wrong, all this is Daddy's choice. Even if it didn't work out, Daki wouldn't forgive me for letting go of Ma Degong. I've figured it out in Baisha, so why do you have to suffer so much. ”
Home, or country, if you can do it all over again, Chen Kai will still do that, and Zheng Hongkui will not change either. This is nature, but after doing Shenyang once, Zheng Hongkui asked himself if he still had this ability. Anyway, he was also educated in the imperial examination back then, not like his eldest brother and second brother, who was recruited as a pirate. Even if it's just a martial arts, it's the same.
"This brother of yours is really an idiot, and I don't expect this rebel son to take care of your mother and daughter in the future. Daddy is old, if Chen Kai can really come back, I will no longer block the marriage. In this way, you have hope for your future, and Oki also has a brother who can fight side by side. Maybe for our Zheng family, this is the best result! ”