"No! Absolutely not! If you run back to the grassland to herd sheep, I will be laughed to death, have you heard of which noble concubine married to the family and gave birth to a baby and ran away. ”

Ma Du persuaded hard, and his mouth was about to wear out, but Urina still insisted on knowing the grassland, sitting there drooping her head, squinting her eyes at Ma Du, her mouth was pouting high, and her two hands were tangled together and kept circling and circling, this demeanor and movement were very familiar, and it seemed that she had learned from Bi Lin.

"I went, and it's not like I'm not coming back!"

"It's going to take a year and a half for you to come and go, Minglin is only a little bit old, what can I do if I don't have a mother!"

"I herd sheep every day, and the water chestnut and the little fish don't take good care of her, and she sees the little fish closer than me!"

What Wu Rina said was reasonable, and Ma Du smiled bitterly, "The girl is not close to you, it is your incompetence as a mother, how did it become your excuse." Don't say that it's impossible to bring her to the grassland, she can't eat the hardships of the grassland. ”

Song Shuang, who had never spoken, spoke, "The husband is usually a very enlightened person, how can he be more stubborn than those old masters this time, Sister Wurina wants to go to the grassland, you just let her go, the concubine is the head of the house, and she will definitely raise Minglin as her own child." ”

Song Shuang meant that Wu Rina went to the grassland and never came back, so that she and Xu Xiaopei sisters could occupy Ma Du alone, in fact, she didn't know, that would be the result that she herself was occupied by Xu Xiaopei and Ma Du.

In a wealthy family, if the housewife dares to snatch the concubine from Song Shuang like this, she will definitely be hated by the concubine. The Ma family is an exception.

Hearing Song Shuang say this, Wu Rina grabbed her hand and said with a touched face: "Sister, you are really a good person, you can persuade her for me, I just want to go to the grassland to see, and I will be back soon." ”

Song Shuang pulled her to sit beside her, "Your sister understands that which woman doesn't want her mother's house, although my brother and sister-in-law live in front of me, but I often think of the old house in Suzhou, speaking of which, you have been away from the grassland for many years, if you don't want to go home, it's strange." It's also okay to go back to your parents' house to take a look, and it's okay to go back to the grassland to live for ten years or eight years! ”

"Ten years and eight years? Why don't you say wait until she lets her teeth fall out and come back! "If Urina goes back to the grassland, who will ride with him, Song Shuang can't let go of his riding skills, and it will be far worse than Urina.

Seeing that Ma Du was angry, Song Shuang immediately rolled her eyes, got up and pulled Wu Rina and said: "Sister, don't be afraid of him, I'll make the decision for you, and my sister will arrange for you to go to the grassland, and His Royal Highness King Yan will go to Beiping in a few days, so you will go with him!" ”

"Cut!" Ma Du sneered disdainfully, "I don't know where his thesis is, can you just talk about it!" ”

This time, Ma Du looked down on people in the crack of the door, and Zhu Xiaosi was in the palace at this time, holding a fold and handing it to Lao Zhu, "Father, this is the paper on governing Beiping that the child has just written, please advise!" ”

Dao Yan deserves to be called the black-clothed prime minister, and it only took an hour to write Zhu Di's thesis, and Zhu Di copied it and couldn't wait to send it to the palace.

At this time, it was already dark, Yuan Sheng took a match to light the red candles on the brass lotus candlestick one by one, Lao Zhu waved his hand and said: "What to do if you order so much, two are enough, and one more can be seen on the table."

Zhu Di hurriedly lit a candle and held it to Lao Zhu's hand attentively, "Can my father see it clearly?" ”

"Hmm!" Lao Zhu nodded, put the fold to the side of the candle, this piece of paper is not long, but two or three thousand words, Lao Zhu read it very carefully, almost counting it one by one with his fingers.

After a cup of tea, he put down the fold in his hand and looked at Zhu Di with burning eyes, "Fourth, you wrote this?" ”

Zhu Di did not answer Lao Zhu's words directly, but asked rhetorically: "What does my father think of what he wrote?" ”

"Concise and capable, the words are substantial, the border defense and civil affairs are all based on the facts, and the suggestions put forward are not only old-fashioned and serious, but also have the meaning of being determined to innovate, and they are rare and good articles. Fourth, I haven't seen that you still have such skills. ”

"The children have been in the academy for many years, and the gentlemen have taught the children diligently, and the uncles have been kind and persuasive, so naturally they are not given in vain."

"Hahaha......" Looking at Zhu Di's serious appearance, Lao Zhu couldn't help laughing, such a cheeky skin is very similar to himself, and the other sons don't have it.

Zhu Di was laughed at by Lao Zhu, his two big eyes turned around, and asked tentatively: "Has the child passed the test?" Can you go to Beiping to become a vassal? ”

"Yes! How not! My son is both civil and military, and it is not easy to govern Beiping! ”

Zhu Di was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Thank you, child, father!" ”

"Alright, get up!" Lao Zhu raised his hand and floated a hand, "When I go back, I will let the Ministry of Rites organize your affairs." ”

"Father, it's better to take the opportunity to handle the child's marriage together, the second brother and the third brother all became relatives before they went to the domain."

Lao Zhu scolded: "At a young age, what are you anxious about, the daughter of the Xu family can still run away." Mrs. Xu told your mother that Miaoyun is still young and has not yet grown up, and she will encounter dystocia if she marries too early, and she wants to marry two years later. ”

Zhu Di pursed his lips and said, "It's another good thing that my uncle spoiled me." ”

"It's brainless, what's the matter with your uncle, he's still your matchmaker."

"When I lived in my uncle's house, I heard my uncle say this more than once, didn't you find that his three sisters married quite late, Mrs. Xu was good friends with her aunt, and I heard this from my aunt."

Lao Zhu said earnestly: "Your uncle is a miracle doctor, and it must make sense to say this." I heard that you secretly climbed the wall of Xu's Mansion several times to meet his daughter, if you really love her for her good, what if you have two years at night. ”

"The child knows, thank you for your father's teachings!" Zhu Di was sincere.

"Go down and see your mother!"

"Leave the child!" Zhu Di bowed and retreated, and as soon as he left the palace gate, he saw Ma Dajia coming over with the palace maid, "What a coincidence, the child was about to go to see the queen mother, and my father allowed me to go to Beiping to become a vassal." ”

"Oh, that's a good thing, it seems that my son's thesis is not bad." Ma Dajia stretched out his hand and pinched Zhu Di's black face, "I've lost weight, it seems that I have suffered a lot on this trip to Beiping." ”

"It's not bitter, the child also went out of the customs and killed several Tartars this time!" Zhu Di touched his stomach and went to lift the food box in the palace maid's hand, "The child is hungry, what delicious food did the queen mother take." ”

Ma Dajia knocked his hand off, "There are no rules, this is for your father." Go to my palace, there is still a lot of food. ”

"The child is gone, the queen mother hurry up and send food to his father, he will lose his temper when he is hungry!"

Looking at Zhu Di's back, Ma Dajia smiled, took the food box in the palace maid's hand and stepped into the hall, "This is black, and the emperor doesn't light a few more candles." ”

"It's okay, I just need to see the folds clearly." Lao Zhu put down his pen and said, "I met the fourth child just now, and I heard you two talking." ”

Ma Dajia cleaned up the dragon case and pounced on a tablecloth, "See, this kid suffered, he told his concubine that he went to Beiping this time and went out to fight." ”

"The queen doesn't have to worry about him, he is waiting for this day when he practices martial arts, and besides, his son, who will defend the country of the Ming Dynasty if he doesn't defend it." Lao Zhu handed Zhu Di's paper to Ma Dajia, "Look, the fourth child's ability is not small." ”

Ma Dajia smiled after reading it with a glance and ten lines: "The fourth child's thesis is justified and well-founded, which is really wonderful!" ”

"Hmph, the queen is pretending to be confused, the fourth hand has some kung fu, there is no ink in the stomach, and I don't know who to ghostwrite, and the transcription is not serious, and the typos on it can pick up a basket."

Ma Dajia put down the fold and took out the food from the food box, "The emperor still allows him to go to the domain." ”

"Yes! Being able to find a suitable talent is also the ability of the fourth child. Lao Zhu took Zhu Di's paper aside, "Fortunately, this article was not written by him, otherwise I would be worried." ”

Zhu Di finally got his wish to go to Yingtian to go to the domain, after this day of the early dynasty, he first went to the body shop to worship Zhu Chuyi and Zhu Wusi two ancestors, and then to the Huagai Hall to say goodbye to the old Zhu couple, and finally the East Palace said goodbye to Zhu Biao.

Then, under the banner of honor, surrounded by hundreds of officials, he swept out of the palace, and did not go directly to the river, but first went around the streets of the city.

Order flags, cloth flags, Luo umbrellas, halberds, my staffs, and pavilions...... There are hundreds of ceremonial guards of sixty kinds, paved all over the street, and only the head can be seen, but the tail cannot be seen.

Speaking of Lao Zhu is basically out of the palace in micro-service, such a battle is only available when the King of Qin and the King of Jin are in the domain, although some princes also play honor guards when they go out of the palace, and the comparison with the prince is shabby, not to mention that there are 8,000 neatly armored guards accompanying him It is really majestic, no wonder these little princes, one by one, want to be a vassal.

Zhu Di is wearing a yellow robe and a crown of golden silk wings, if you don't look carefully at this dress, it is similar to Lao Zhu's bright yellow dragon robe, but it is a pity that this guy does not look like a prince when he wears a dragon robe.

He did not ride in a chariot, but on a large horse, and he waved the reins in one hand to greet the people around him, and ordered the guards with umbrellas around him not to cover him.

Ping'an rode a horse and followed him, and whispered: "Your Highness, can you not show off, the emperor and the crown prince have never shown their faces like you, beware of the imperial history impeaching you!" ”

"I'll leave right away, I don't care about them, I was envious when my second brother was in the domain last year, and today it's my turn, just like a girl getting married, and it's just this time in my life. Besides, you also showed your face, it's a pity that Jiujiang is not there. ”

Ping An suddenly smiled and said, "My Highness, you shouldn't have deliberately shown it to her!" ”

Ping'an said and pointed to a restaurant, only to see an open window on the second floor, showing two heads looking this way, not Xu Miaoyun and Xiao Yu'er.

Zhu Di smiled, "She really came, but it's a pity that the two of us haven't gotten married yet, otherwise we would have ridden with her for the people of Yingtian to see!" It turned out that he wanted to sprinkle dog food in front of all the people of Yingtian, because Ma Du's words could not be realized, no wonder he was resentful.

"See, your little fish is also there, let's go over and say hello...... Hey, why did you close the window? ”

Ping'an grabbed his reins, "Forget it, why is the woman embarrassed to talk to us when so many people are thin-skinned." ”

Although he said so, Ping An was also full of pride and pride, two days ago, Zhao Desheng was the matchmaker to go to Ma's house to propose marriage, and Ma Du naturally didn't say anything. On the contrary, the old loach knew that Ping An had no father and no mother, and thought that this kid's life was too hard and he hesitated.

When I heard that he was Lao Zhu's godson, and there was a hereditary commander in the family, he agreed without saying a word, and this condition was much stronger than Hua Wei. Just waiting for him to come back from a year and a half of training in Beiping, he was officially hired to marry, and of course the dowry was Lao Zhu.

Zhu Di's guard of honor traveled all the way to the Qinhuai River, then made a bend and went out of the city from the north gate along the street, until he reached the wharf by the river.

Zhu Di and Ping'an saw Ma Du near the trestle, so they dismounted and walked to Ma Du, "Uncle! "Big brother!"

Zhu Di glared at Ping'an, "You take advantage of me!" ”

"I got engaged to Xiao Yu'er, so naturally I should call my eldest brother, it's a big deal, let's talk about it, don't you say it's big brother!"

"Okay, don't get cheap and sell well! His Royal Highness King Yan can't stop you from beating you, now he is the prince of the real power faction. Ma Du said and patted Zhu Di's solid chest.

"Uncle will laugh, I always feel awkward to hear you call me that, but you still call me the fourth child. Speaking of which, my uncle loves me the most, and he came so far to see me off on this hot day. ”

There are a lot of officials who see Zhu Di off, but in fact, there are no big officials, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites can be regarded as the top of the sky, and the nobles will not come to send it, Ma Du has no taboo, beckoning to the small shed behind him, and Wu Zhna walked over.

"I don't have so much spare time to see you off, I'm looking for you to help, help me send her to the grassland outside Juyong Pass!"

"Oh, is the second aunt going back to her parents' house?"

Uzhina's chick nodded as if pecking rice, "Well, go back to your parents' house!" As if remembering something, he added: "Trouble Your Highness!" Then he blessed Zhu Di with the same hands and feet, and his movements were extremely awkward.

"It's a trivial matter, the second aunt is too polite!" Zhu Di stretched out his hand and beckoned a subordinate official, "Please ask the second uncle to get on the boat!" ”

Uzhna pointed to a few boxes under the shed, "And my salute!" I can't miss it! ”

The subordinate officer immediately called a few guards to escort the cage and escorted Uzhina onto the boat, but the woman only cared about looking at the box, and did not even look at Ma Du, so that he was not disappointed, and reluctantly ordered Ergou to take a few servants and maids of the family to follow the boat.

"Huh...... Is my uncle's family ready to add another new person? ”

"Okay, don't tease me, come to the shed, I still have something to tell Your Highness!"

Zhu Di stretched out his hand to the subordinate officer and instructed the subordinate officer to let the honor guard escort get on the boat first, so he followed Ma Du to the shed and asked straight to the point: "Uncle, do you want me to help take care of the second uncle's clan?" ”

"No, let you take care of it is for you to contain, don't let her clan grow too strong!"

Zhu Di scratched his scalp, "What does uncle mean?" The nephew didn't quite understand. ”

"The grassland is not as good as other places, as long as a tribe has enough food and cattle and sheep, there will be small tribes to take refuge, it will grow rapidly like a snowball, the stronger the strength, the greater the ambition, I don't want you to raise a knife at them one day."

"Hey...... It turned out that the uncle was talking about this, you can rest assured that before her tribe becomes a tribe of ten thousand people, the nephew will definitely support a few more tribes to let them compete with each other to contain them, and when the time comes, the treasurer of the uncle's family will help more. ”

Ma Du was surprised: "Ouch, this is not an idea you can come up with, it was instructed by the emperor?" ”