In the Qing'an Hall of the Zhao Guogong Mansion, when Mrs. Tai learned that Zhu Ying came back with a seven or eight-year-old girl, Zhang Shou followed behind with Ah Liu, even though she was always as wise as her, she couldn't help but feel inexplicable. If it is ten or eight years later, after the two get married, Zhu Ying's scene can still be said to be taking her daughter back to her parents' house, but now......

Zhang Shou is so old, how can he not have such a big daughter! It's not possible even with others!

At that moment, Mrs. Tai instructed Yutang on the side: "You go to Yuqing Hall and ask Mrs. to come over." ”

In case it is rare for the young couple to quarrel, then Jiu Niang may be able to come over and persuade them......

Although this was just a precautionary thought, when Zhu Ying broke into Qing'an Hall like a gust of wind, holding a little girl who was ignorant and obviously couldn't figure out the situation with one hand, Mrs. Tai saw her with a tiger face, and couldn't help but feel that Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou might really be having an awkward trouble.

Sure enough, the next moment, Zhu Ying let go of her hand, rushed over directly, and shouted aggrievedly: "Grandmother! ”

Mrs. Tai's heart trembled at this grandmother's call, and she felt more and more serious that the matter was serious, so she hurriedly hugged this granddaughter she had always loved the most, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" Don't worry, speak slowly, I've already asked someone to call your mother......" she said, observing the little girl with dust on her green dress out of the corner of her eye.

With her sharp eyes, it can naturally be seen that the little girl's dress looks pretty good, but it is not good material. Moreover, the man was a little thin, and judging from his face, he was clearly a little malnourished, and he stood there looking around uneasily, his eyes vigilant, like a young beast that had broken into a strange environment.

When she saw the door curtain move, it was Zhang Shou who also entered the house, followed by Ah Liu, Mrs. Tai caught a glimpse of Zhu Ying's eyes on the side were already red, she thought about it, in the end, she still did not ask the teacher without knowing anything, but nodded kindly to Zhang Shou who bowed his hand, and then asked gently: "Ah Shou, what happened?" How could Yingying be like this? ”

Zhang Shou took the box from Ah Liu's hand, slowly stepped forward and opened the lid with both hands and handed it to Mrs. Tai: "The articles and handwriting in this box, after Yingying read it, she said that it was her eldest brother, and I would like to ask Mrs. Tai to take a look too, is this really the case?" ”

Yingying's big brother? Zhu Tingfang?

Mrs. Tai took a light breath, and immediately reached out and took out all the stacks of paper in the box, only looked at a few, and found that each piece of paper had traces of smoothing and compaction, as if it had been picked out from the paper basket one by one, and deliberately preserved. However, she clearly remembered that the Zhao Guogong Mansion had always had the strictest rules, and all discarded words and papers were burned.

After all, I think there were many eunuchs who were not cautious enough in this area, and they were betrayed by their subordinates and caused a big case.

After making sure that the handwriting was indeed written by her most important eldest grandson, Zhu Tingfang, she hurriedly raised her head and asked, "It is indeed Brother Yingying's writing and handwriting, Ah Shou, where did this come from?" ”

Zhang Shou handed the box to the side, and when he saw Ah Liu's quick action, he pulled Xiao Cheng over, and then explained the whole story of the matter one by one. Even Ah Liu investigated all the surroundings of Guozijian one by one, and found out that the two families were suspicious, and in order to study the mystery of the emperor's gifts, Lu Sanlang came forward to buy the blacksmith shop, and he did not hide it.

One is that others are easy to guess, and the other is that he is angry with Zhang Kangdu, and there is no need to hide it from the Zhao State Mansion.

Mrs. Tai was a little surprised at first, and then sighed again and again, but in the end, her expression was complicated and difficult to understand. But when Zhang Shou explained that Xiao Cheng, who was dressed in green clothes, bought a set of girls' clothes for him in a ready-to-wear store just because Ah Liu wanted to make people quiet, but in fact he was a fake boy, she couldn't cry or laugh.

However, it was Zhu Ying who reacted more. The eldest lady almost jumped up, and said with an annoyed face: "How can it be a boy!" ”

This time, no matter how beautiful she was, Xiao Cheng still couldn't help but be ashamed, and shouted with his head held high: "It's not what I want to wear, it's all forced by him!" He pointed at Ah Liu angrily as he spoke, and it could be seen that he didn't even blink his eyelids, and he couldn't help but be a little discouraged.

And after Zhu Ying was annoyed, when she saw Xiao Cheng's puffed up, she couldn't help but be angry again. In the past, she met a lot of male and female children in the homes of other dignitaries, although there are many who are obedient and arrogant, but there are also many who are well-behaved and cute, but the same is that most of them are small and big, and they are very good at pretending. And Xiao Cheng in front of him seems much more real.

At that moment, she looked at Ah Liu and said with a slight disappointment: "Ah Liu, don't mess around like this next time!" Even if you are a small, manly husband, it is dignified, how can you tease like this? ”

But just when Xiao Cheng was grateful, Zhu Ying, who only had an elder brother and no younger brother, said with a smile: "If you want him to wear women's clothes, then you should let him agree obediently, how can you force him casually?" ”

Zhang Shou saw that the little guy who was relieved just now was instantly angry again, he couldn't help laughing, and then stepped forward to touch the head, and said gently: "Don't be afraid, your eldest brother Zhu is also the eldest brother of this beautiful sister, and the grandson of Mrs. Tai." Since he has taken you in and taught you for a long time, then we will treat you as our own. ”

Although he was young, but after listening to so many words before and now, Xiao Cheng already had a guess in his heart, and when the car came in before, because it did not stop at the gate, but directly parked in Qing'an Hall, he got out of the car and was stunned by the carved beams and paintings. At this time, Zhang Shou directly pierced the truth, and he suddenly felt even more dizzy.

And Mrs. Tai also nodded with a smile and said: "Ah Shou is right, if Yingying's eldest brother had told us earlier, you would not have been displaced during his absence, and you would have had such a difficult time, even the Liu family, we can also come forward to take care of one or two." ”

Seeing that Xiao Cheng burst into tears all of a sudden, but he was so sobbed that he couldn't speak, Mrs. Tai instructed Yutang Yulan to take Xiao Cheng to change his clothes, and waited for the little guy to follow with him under the persuasion of Zhang Shou.

Immediately after, Mrs. Tai sighed thoughtfully.

"Yingying's eldest brother has been strong since he was a child, and he is more determined to be both civil and military, but I really didn't expect that he would hide from me and his father, and go to study quietly in private!" Having said that, Mrs. Tai thought of her son Zhu Jing, who had a lot of ideas since he was a child, but she faintly felt in her heart that she might not really know, but Zhu Jing was probably pretending to be confused.

Zhu Ying couldn't help but lie on Mrs. Tai's shoulder: "No wonder my eldest brother used to be a friend, and he refused to take me with him when he went out all day, so I didn't complain about him a lot, it turned out that he actually went to study with a teacher!" Grandmother, who is that Boss Liu? I heard that my eldest brother suffered a lot of grievances from him at the beginning, my eldest brother is so good, why can't he look down on it! ”

"If the surname is Liu, your eldest brother still respects him so much, then there is probably only one person."

Jiuniang has been practicing in Zhaoming Temple for many years, but it is not that she is ignorant of things outside the window, and she is dedicated to the green light and ancient Buddha seeking tranquility. She has eighteen years more experience than Zhu Ying, and after thinking about it at this time, her face became delicate, and she actually glanced at Zhang Shou. As a result, Zhang Shou didn't feel anything, but Zhu Ying, who had already wiped his eyes and sat down, saw it with sharp eyes.

"Mother, what do you think Ah Shou is doing? Is it possible that the eldest brother's teacher still has something to do with Ah Shou? ”

"Pretty much." Jiu Niang laughed rarely, "Your second brother is now a student of Ah Shou, and your eldest brother ...... His teacher Liu should also call Ah Shou a junior brother, after all, Boss Liu is a late bloomer, and he is the Huiyuan who was admitted when Ah Shou's teacher, Master Ge Taishi, presided over the examination. Therefore, if Mr. Liu wants to call Master Ge Taishi, wouldn't he call Mr. Ah Shou a junior brother? ”

Zhu Ying was stunned for a moment, and when she saw Zhang Shou couldn't help coughing, she woke up in shock, and immediately said angrily: "But my father also invited Grandpa Ge to teach me!" The eldest brother is so powerful and so good, his father should also ask Grandpa Ge to teach him, why does he have to find someone else! ”

As a result, the eldest brother was a generation lower than Zhang Shou for no reason...... Wait, she has always been called Grandpa Ge, speaking of which, isn't she also inferior to Zhang Shou for no reason?

Mrs. Tai didn't know that Zhu Ying had diverged her thoughts so far in an instant, she shook her head helplessly, and then said with anger on her face: "Who is like you, you don't know how to be blessed in the midst of blessings, Master Ge came to teach you, and you were so angry that you choked on it, but fortunately you also picked up the disciple of Ah Shou!" The two of you and Princess Yongping experienced a catastrophe when they were children, and the emperor felt that he couldn't stand you, so he begged Mrs. Ge. ”

As a result, Princess Yongping admired Ge Taishi's art and literature even more, but Ge Taishi had little interest in those stepping stones over the years. As for you, when you were studying, you fished for three days and dried nets for two days, and you didn't know anything about arithmetic, how could Master Ge accept disciples like you! ”

Zhang Shou originally heard that Ge Yong had lived in the bamboo house in Rongshui Village for a few months, and he always felt that Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing's face was too big, and he could invite Ge Yong for a child who didn't know what his qualifications were. Now that Mrs. Tai revealed that it was the emperor who had personally begged the teacher, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings.

Some things are due to coincidences, and some things are really fate.

Hearing the old story of birth, Zhu Ying suddenly glanced at Zhang Shou uncomfortably, and saw that his face was only a little darker, so she quickly changed the topic and said: "Okay, even if Dad didn't ask Grandpa Ge at the beginning, the eldest brother should always know that Grandpa Ge is knowledgeable!" As long as he asks sincerely, Grandpa Ge may accept him too! ”

"There is a specialization in the art industry, Ge Taishi's articles are well written, and he is a generation of grandmasters in arithmetic, and he is also quite insightful in the people's economy and people's livelihood, but there is only one thing that Ge Taishi does not like to touch, that is, military strategy, more precisely, border affairs. But your eldest brother is bent on being able to go out of the town as the chief soldier, so for him, of course, Ge Taishi is not the best choice. ”

It was Mrs. Tai who explained, and she also further revealed the mystery to Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying: "Yingying, your eldest brother's apprenticeship is Liu Zhiyuan, who once served as a waiter in the military department, and was later attacked and impeached, and resigned at home in a fit of anger. By the way, after Zhang Chen sued others, it was the Linhai camp that he was ordered to clean up. ”

Speaking of this, she paused, and then said meaningfully: "That time, one hundred and three people were beheaded in front of the camp gate, and countless people were exiled to hard labor, and many people's financial routes were cut off. That time, Liu Zhiyuan gained the notoriety of the beheaded Liu. ”

Zhang Chen was young and frivolous at that time, and his background was noble, so others couldn't do anything with him, but Liu Zhiyuan was only a Huiyuan at the age of forty-eight, and he only became a squire in his early sixties. Master Ge persuaded him, but he said that it is better to spend a good time fighting with others than to write a book and talk about it! ”

Zhu Yingzai recalled carefully, and finally remembered that she had heard that Liu Shilang of the Ministry of War was very tough, and the Linhai camp was full of blood, but no one would say the specific inside story in front of her as a girl, and she naturally heard it. But at this moment, her previous thoughts about her eldest brother were gone.

And Zhang Shou couldn't help but admire: "Such an upright old man is indeed worthy of admiration, and Master Zhu is really a good vision." However, being able to study under the auspices of his family and outsiders for so long, his ability to keep secrets is really breathtaking! ”

"That's it, what are you doing hiding from your family!" Zhu Ying agreed very much with Zhang Shou's words, but then said thoughtfully, "But Ah Liu said that the spies of the outer office of the ceremonial eunuch are haunting around there, is this because of Ah Shou, are they staring at the surroundings of Guozijian because of Ah Shou, or are they staring there because of the eldest brother and Elder Liu?" ”

Zhu Ying did not notice this until this time, so she brought it up. Seeing that Zhang Shou didn't answer, but looked at Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang, she hurriedly said: "Mother, since you are the eldest brother's teacher, and you were forced to return to your hometown by some so-called creditor, this matter must be in the same group as those who attacked your father and eldest brother before!" Hurry up and send someone to find out! ”

"By the time you think about it, it's already too late!" Mrs. Tai shook her head angrily, then looked at Ah Liu and said, "Ah Liu, have you told your master?" ”

"I haven't met a madman lately." Habitually using the word madman to refer to Hua Qi, Ah Liu thought for a while and explained, "But Master Liu will definitely be fine." ”

Zhu Ying is naturally dissatisfied with such a guarantee. At this time, Zhang Shou suddenly smiled and said: "Even if Prince Zhu left money and food for Xiao Cheng, it is impossible to hold on for a few months, especially after the Liu family next door also moved away." The little guy has only lost a little weight, but he is not skinny, and someone should have brought him food these days. ”

Mrs. Tai and Jiu Niang immediately understood in their hearts. Perhaps, it was the spies of the celebrant who brought the child food on a regular basis. Since the celebrant has known for a long time, and the emperor must also know, there is no need to worry about the current situation of the Liu family.

On the contrary, Zhu Tingfang, whose whereabouts are still unknown, is even more worth worrying!