The green dress turned into a red jacket, sprinkled with flowers and silk pants, the original horn was scattered, the hair fell down, and it had turned into two pigtails under Jiu Niang's dexterous hands, at first glance, Xiao Cheng seemed to be like a white fat boy on the New Year's painting, if the smile on his face was not so stiff.

And the dishes that were brought to him not only looked delicate and beautiful, but also tasted delicious, and although he tried his best to tell himself to be polite and educated, he still ate unconsciously and unknowingly, and when all the dishes and bowls were removed, he could not help but burp, and then his face turned red with embarrassment.

"This kid has really suffered a lot." Mrs. Tai was originally a person who wanted to be soft-hearted and hard-hearted, not to mention that this was still a child taken care of by the eldest grandson in front of her, so Mrs. Tai was naturally willing to take people in. Therefore, when Yutang and Yulan both brought tea to everyone present, she said gently, "Xiao Cheng, how about you live here in the future?" ”

Seeing that the little guy's eyes were round, he was obviously surprised, Zhang Shou said with a smile: "This is the Zhu family of the Zhao State Mansion, you can continue to read and read here, learn martial arts, and then wait for your big brother Zhu to come back." Of course, once there is news of your Brother Zhu, everyone will tell you as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Guogong's Mansion? Too young, Xiao Cheng couldn't understand the meaning of these four words at all. But Zhang Shou, who looked kind and kind-faced before, told him that this was Brother Zhu's home, but he could understand. Although he was very grateful to others for being willing to take him in because of Brother Zhu, he was reluctant to leave just like that when he thought of his home where he had finally restored his old outlook.

He finally shook his head gloomily: "When Brother Zhu left, let me wait for him to come back at home." When the time comes, he will give me a horse suitable for me to ride and a snow-white wool blanket, but only on the condition that I can memorize all the "Three Hundred Tang Poems" compiled by Emperor Taizu himself. But I'm all wasted these days, and I'm going back to endorse it well! ”

"Moreover, there is a sword left by Brother Zhu for me to defend myself at home!"

Regarding his words, Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang sighed that he knew Xinyi at a young age, Zhu Ying was sad that his eldest brother had no whereabouts so far, and Zhang Shou was Zhu Er, who slandered Emperor Taizu and did not let go of the three hundred capital of Tang poems, and was not brought in until dinner......

When he ate this dinner, he just realized that his eldest brother had gone to study with Liu Zhiyuan, a former soldier in the former military department, without telling his family, but he felt that life was really gloomy. The eldest brother is already such an excellent person, why do you spare no effort to improve yourself like that, and don't give him such a mediocre way to live? With such a big brother in the family, how can he not be stressed?

Zhu Er's self-pity is not as he thinks, no one notices - of course, Zhu Ying, who is always optimistic, is absolutely impossible to discover. Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang secretly exchanged glances, both a little hesitant about how to place Xiao Cheng's child, and some worries about how to cheer up Zhu Er, the only man left in the family now.

At this time, Zhang Shou said slowly: "Mrs. Tai, Aunt Jiu, let Xiao Cheng live in his own house and wait for the return of the eldest prince in peace, I think this is more suitable for him." I happened to buy the house next door, although one blacksmith and two carpenters will inevitably be a little noisy when they do things, but I also sent Yang Hao and Qiao Dang from the family, and Xiao Cheng can also have a companion. ”

As he spoke, he bowed his head slightly at the surprised and happy little guy and said, "Hengzhu, I will also return to the country, and I will send you back in a while." Seeing Xiao Cheng nodding again and again, he suddenly looked sideways at Zhu Er.

"I still want to trouble the second son to go with me, Lu Sanlang came up with an idea for a scholarship before, you can also help him refer to it." Seeing that Zhu Er was stunned at first, then he showed a hesitant expression, he coughed and said, "This is the right thing, if you do it well, it can benefit the people in the country's prison, and it will also be beneficial to your reputation." Anyway, if it's late, there is a boarding house from the Xiao family, and you won't be able to miss tomorrow's class. ”

Zhu Er's biggest headache now is his reputation that can't be cleared, plus the blow he suffered tonight is too great, he doesn't want to face his grandmother and stepmother, and of course he doesn't want to face his simple, rough and direct sister. So, he immediately said, "Okay! ”

Grandmother and stepmother easily agreed to go out for the night because of Zhang Shou's words, Zhu Er breathed a sigh of relief, but he couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved, and only felt that he was someone he didn't need at home. After following Zhang Shou out and getting into the carriage, he still felt heavy in his heart, listless and didn't want to speak.

What's more, there is also a child next to him who obviously worships his eldest brother as a god.

With the bumps of the carriage, Xiao Cheng, who had been nervous and worried all day, gradually fell asleep, and muttered to himself from time to time, calling Brother Zhu, Zhu Er became more and more impetuous. However, just when he was a little headache when he was bumped by the carriage, Zhang Shou's voice suddenly came from the side: "Have you heard Lu Sanlang say that the emperor is going to personally choose a son-in-law for Princess Yongping and Princess Deyang?" ”

What, the emperor is personally choosing the horses?

Zhu Er is not a person like Zhang Chen and Zhang Wu Zhang Lu who still has to take management responsibilities in the Mid-Levels Hall, and it is an elective course in the afternoon, and his drum class is only two candidates except for him, of course, he went home after the class, so the news revealed by Zhang Shou is the first time he has heard of it! Caught off guard, he instinctively burst out five words: "What's the matter with me?" ”

Zhang Shou smiled meaningfully: "It seems that you don't want to be the master, then I will rest assured." ”

Zhu Er's face was already slightly stiff, and when he heard Zhang Shou say this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then said with some annoyance: "What do you mean by this?" What does it mean to be reassured? Do you think I'm not worthy of a princess? ”

"It's not a question of whether you are worthy or not, it's because there are too many people who want to be the Lord."

Zhang Shou smiled, and then said casually: "For example, there are so many people in the Mid-Levels Hall, and there are at least dozens of them who want to be the master. After all, since you are in the Mid-Levels Hall, your classmates' reading talent and diligence must be inferior, in this case, Lord Shang is a good way out, in the future, he will open a mansion with the princess, and be able to go out as an official, what's not bad? ”

Zhu Er instinctively racked his brains to refute: "They didn't think that after the master, the husband was sluggish, maybe if he said a few more words to the woman, the woman would be beheaded?" ”

"You've read too much of those messy legends, haven't you?" Zhang Shou couldn't help but be amazed, "Although the princess of this dynasty has a powerful woman, but in general, at most, there are people who are not allowed to take concubines, but I have never heard of someone who kills people casually because of jealousy, and the royal tutor has always been good." What's more, sending people to snort under the fence is not similar to the husband's sluggishness? ”

Zhu Er was dumbfounded for a moment, but there was a faint sense of anger, and he only felt that Zhang Shou seemed to be talking about himself. But to his surprise, Zhang Shou said indifferently next: "Zhang Chen pursued Yingying in the past, but now he finds that the wood has become a boat, and he has little hope, and he still made a lot of nonsense in front of me that day, saying that I wanted me to compensate him for his beauty, and then shouted that he wanted to marry Princess Yongping!" ”

Seeing that Zhu Er almost didn't stare out his eyes, Zhang Shou shrugged his shoulders and said, "Of course, I asked him, can he write Bagu Wen?" ”

Zhu Er immediately laughed, only to feel relieved: "That is, an ice beauty like Princess Yongping, whose eyes are above the top, will she look down on him?" The toad wants to eat swan meat! ”

But he smiled and smiled, and when he saw Zhang Shou staring at him, he was suddenly in an awkward mood, and he stopped laughing all of a sudden, and didn't look away.

"However, there are several princesses, but there is only one Princess Yongping who has eyes above the top, such as Princess Deyang, if Zhang Chen says that she wants to marry, you say, will she be willing to marry? You must know that the current Zhang Chen is not the idle guy who only has the name of Qin Guogong's only son in the past, he is the chief of Banshan Hall, and he has gradually revealed his potential. ”

Although he is similar to Zhang Chen's background, Zhang Chen is the only son, but he is the second son, at this time, Zhu Er felt unconvinced in his heart that if he was in tune with Zhang Chen, he would definitely be better than that guy. However, what Zhang Shou said next shocked his scalp numb, and then he immediately turned his head and glared at Zhang Shou angrily.

"Didn't you want to marry Yingying to Lu Sanlang and win the support of his father Lu Shangshu? At that time, you should think that if your father and your eldest brother can't come back, then you will have to support the family. ”

"Hey, even if you are my teacher now and my brother-in-law in the future, I have to warn you that it is all in the past! At that time, I was in a hurry to go to the doctor, in fact, I was also for Yingying's good! Besides, my ancestral ancestral hall has also knelt down, and I have also come to ask you for the guilt, and I have even been beaten, what do you want me to do! ”

Zhang Shou didn't care about Zhu Er's reaction to the stress of a hedgehog, he was instantly covered with thorns, and said calmly: "Even now, you still have to think about it, your father is in charge of the army, and he has won the battle, and he may be able to triumph safely in the near future, but if your excellent and diligent eldest brother who makes most people feel ashamed really can't come back safely, what will you do?" ”

"I ......" Zhu Er only felt as if his throat was blocked by something, and he wanted to speak, but he couldn't say a word.

"You and your eldest brother are completely different qualifications and personalities. This is not to belittle you, there are people in this world who are born geniuses, such as your eldest brother, and what is even more terrifying is that such geniuses work harder than you. Therefore, the path you can take is different from that of your eldest brother. It doesn't matter if you want to be the lord or not, but whether you can perform well on this occasion of facing the emperor is very important. ”

Zhu Er was stunned for a moment. That's right, he didn't really resist the lord so much-of course, of course, what his grandmother, stepmother, and even sister thought, he wasn't sure - but if he wasn't like Zhu Ying, who regarded entering the palace as a daily routine, and could behave when he was rarely in the face of the saint, then at least he wouldn't know where to go as he is now!

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly realized a problem, hurriedly looked at Zhang Shou and asked, "How can I perform well?" ”

You actually ask me this kind of question?

Zhang Shou was so angry and funny: "I don't know what the emperor will ask you, how do I know how to perform well?" However, I think the emperor should know what to do, so I don't think you don't have to worry that he will test you for essays, or arithmetic questions or something, and it is more likely to be improvised. ”

Emergent ...... But I can't do that! Growing up, I didn't solve any problems on my own!

Seeing that Zhu Er began to panic involuntarily, Zhang Shou could only say in his ear: "It's a selection of horses, not the top prize, so the best thing to do at this time is to be honest and frank, generous and hearty, and don't make unrealistic statements and promises in order to show yourself." To be honest, the emperor didn't expect everyone who wanted to be a concubine to be as amazing and brilliant as the talent that Princess Yongping admired. ”

"Because if you have that kind of talent, like your eldest brother, you should know what choices they will make. Therefore, you must grasp the proportion, don't make a mistake The purpose is to use the opportunity of the emperor's selection of horses to show yourself, not to run for the sake of showing yourself. After all, the latter is called impure motives. ”

Seeing that Zhu Er suddenly realized, Zhang Shou complained in his heart, this is like a billionaire picking a son-in-law, but you are not interested in other people's daughters, but you actually want to apply for the general manager, and talked about a bunch of things that you don't have, but it made the other party angry.

You don't like my daughter to come to the election, with bad intentions! But if you are a billionaire, you may only lose a job opportunity, but if you are facing the king of a country and annoy him, you may not have the opportunity to work in the future......

When Lu Sanlang heard the movement of the carriage and horses outside, and hurriedly ran out of the door of the Xiao family's courtyard, what he saw was that Zhang Shou and Zhu Eryi got off the carriage one after the other, and then Ah Liu took out a child from the carriage.

Seeing that the image of the child was completely different from the previous image of the green dress, he was only slightly stunned, but then he only thought that Zhang Shou had changed the child back into men's clothes, and did not pay too much attention to it: "Little sir, where have you been?" I almost want to go back......"

Zhang Shou didn't answer, but waved his hand first, and waited until he told Ah Liu to take Xiao Cheng and put him on the bed, and then took Lu Sanlang and Zhu Er into the house, and then he concisely told Lu Sanlang about a series of events such as Zhu Ying's eldest brother Zhu Tingfang. At this moment, Lu Sanfat's mouth was a little closed.

Especially when he heard that Zhu Tingfang had spent half a year in order to worship Liu Zhiyuan's disciples, he glanced at Zhu Er, who was full of bitterness, and couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp: "It's already so good but still working so hard, Zhu Er, your eldest brother really doesn't leave a way for others to live!" ”

"Who's to say it isn't?"

Zhu Er smiled bitterly, and before he could answer, Lu Sanlang had already said with a smile on his face: "Little sir, Miss Zhu hasn't told the whole story today, and the official news has been spread to the Guozijian later, I heard that this time the emperor will not only choose a horse, but also a guest of honor." In addition to Princess Yongping and Princess Deyang, there are also two county lords who are quite favored in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor. ”

He paused, and then winked at Zhu Er: "The emperor said that the daughter of the clan whose parents are there, he will not marry on behalf of the lord, and the father of the two county lords is not there, so he should be a good royal elder, and he will definitely give them a good check and choose Ruyi Langjun." Moreover, it is possible to bypass the parents to apply for the election themselves. At this moment, in the entire Mid-Levels Hall, many people are ready to move! ”

He paused for a moment, and then said with a hippie smile: "The two surnamed Zhang, and many others who have stayed in the Cuiyun room before, begged me to come to you, Mr. Xiao, and said......" He paused, and actually frowned, "said that he wanted to apply for special counseling." ”

Special counseling? What to counsel? Zhang Shou was surprised at first, but immediately after, he saw Zhu Er, who also had a delicate complexion.

At this moment, he finally came to his senses. These guys actually think that he attracted Zhu Ying at first sight, and he got a good impression when he first stepped on the gate of Zhao Guogong's mansion, so he relied on his real skills? If he said that the first impression was actually based on the face, would they despair?

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