Chapter 527: It is the most difficult to repay the kindness of relatives

The twenty-third day of the lunar month is a small year for the people, and there has been a custom of sacrificing stoves since the Tang and Song dynasties. Although Xuanfu is an important border town and cannot be sealed early for holidays like other yamen, the General Military Mansion will not get up early on the day of the new year. I heard from Qiu Zhen that Zheng Heng's Aunt Zhang had just arrived today, and Zhang Yue was even more sure that the old and strong Wu Anhou would probably be late tomorrow to go out, and he happened to be fine, so it was rare to steal a day of leisure.

The kang has already been warmed, and the autumn marks have spread the newly brought bedding on it. The satin pattern of carp embroidered with pine flowers and gold thread glittered in the flickering lights, adding a bit of luxury to this humble house. And Zhang Yue, who was sitting on the kang, watched Qiu Ji take out a lot of things from the box as if he was playing a trick, and couldn't help but hold his chin and sigh.

"I came here, and I actually brought so many household utensils. Where is there so much attention to when you go out? ”

"Later, the young grandmother will also come, and the things will naturally be prepared, so it is easy for the emperor to have such a grace!" Thinking of Zhang Yue just laughing and scolding her stupid girl angrily, Qiu Zhen only felt that the whole person was brisk at this moment, so he turned out a few things from the box with a smile, and handed them to Zhang Yue as if offering a treasure, "This is the letter from the young grandmother, this is the purse made by Lingxi and Amber himself, one of which is a talisman from Lingji Palace, and the other is a Buddhist bead that has been recited from Daqingshou Temple." This is the best gold medicine brought by the old lady, and this is the longevity lock that the wife specially let bring, this is the old lady's ......"

Seeing that there were a lot of things in his hand all of a sudden, although Zhang Yue felt funny, he knew that this was all a piece of kindness from his family. Putting all of this on the kang table for the time being, he opened the letter while inquiring about the situation at home. Unfolding the stack full of letterheads, he couldn't help but smile at the corners of his mouth when he saw the familiar words at the beginning.

Du Juan didn't have anything to do with the letter, and he chewed the words, just like the usual sayings on weekdays, but he just talked about trivial things at home. From his grandmother Gu's health gradually improving, to his mother Sun's cough at night, and even Xiao Jingguan gradually likes to cry, Zhang Jing often teases this nephew one by one, even if he doesn't see it, he can imagine that kind of warm and pleasant situation. However, when he saw the fourth piece of paper along the way, his face showed hesitation.

"Because my father-in-law returned to Beijing to serve his illness, he served the old lady most of the day, and only went out often after Shen Zheng in the afternoon, and he would return very late. My mother-in-law was suspicious and impatient in her illness, but when she asked, my father-in-law replied that he would go out to pay a visit, so one day he asked me to go outside to ask my attendants, only to learn that every time I went out, I brought two followers from Nanjing. In order to avoid my mother-in-law's anxiety, I did not inform me about this, but this fact is strange, and I didn't want to worry you, so I had to mention it specifically in case something happened. ”

Father often goes out quietly? Regarding the matter mentioned by Du Juan at the end, Zhang Yue was naturally very concerned. Although others say that Zhang Zhuo's father is expensive by his son, he never sees it that way. He can get to this point, even if he has the opportunity and his own efforts, but he is inseparable from the support of his family, especially his father's quiet contribution to him and his help, and through Yuan Fang, he has helped him through many difficulties, which must not be ignored.

If there is something that makes Zhang Zhuo so sneaky, then there is only one reason he can think of. Unless it is to see Yuan Fang, there is no other possibility. If this is the case, then another question arises - what is there that requires my father to venture out to meet Yuan Fang again and again? Could it be that something happened again?

There is only such a clue, even if Zhang Yue thinks about it, he still doesn't come to a conclusion in the end, so he has to let go of the matter. Folding the remaining three pieces of paper and stuffing them back into the envelope, he got up and threw the last piece of paper into the charcoal basin, and watched it burn to ashes. When he turned around and walked back, he saw Qiu Zhen holding several sets of clothes in his hands.

"These are what we do for you when we have nothing to do at home." The set of autumn marks like a treasure was shaken open to Zhang Yue, and the smile on her face became brighter and brighter, "Young grandma was originally going to do it with us, but it's a pity that she just made that set of small clothes for Jingguan, just because the second wife put her hand away, she had to take care of the housework, so she had to put it aside temporarily." Lingxi had to help the young grandmother, so in the end, the slave and the amber each made two sets. The other two sets are Mrs.'s craftsmanship, I heard that when you were trapped in Xinghe, the young master, even your clothes were in tatters, so Mrs. specially instructed, saying that you must bring these new ones to you, and the New Year's dress is also spirit! ”

"My mother is still the same, I'm so old, and I still think I'm a child!"

Remembering that since he was ten years old, every Chinese New Year, Sun had to sew a new set of clothes for him in addition to the ones prepared at home, Zhang Yue sighed with emotion, but he was worried about his mother in his heart. Due to the cost of saving money when they were young, the clothes of Zhang Zhuo and Zhang Yue were all cut by Sun himself, so the two sets of clothes of stone blue and sapphire blue are all stitched finely, not inferior to the needlework of amber and autumn marks, and the material is even more dense and soft, which is obviously from Su Song's best goods.

"By the way, who is talking nonsense about what kind of clothes are tattered?" Thinking that the emperor even mentioned such an incident when he was rewarded last time, Zhang Yue only felt that this was really incredible, "I was trapped in Xinghe at the time, and not many people saw these situations, how could they spread everywhere!" ”

Where did Qiu Zhen know this, but at this time, he still couldn't help but feel palpitations: "Young master, you also said that when you got the news at that time, the eldest young master and they worked together to hide it from the old lady and the family, and even the young grandmother didn't know, but the county lord Chen Liu often came over." The slave maid still waited until the good news of the good news came to know, and she was scared half to death, and then went to Daqingshou Temple to worship the Bodhisattva. As for your tattered clothes or something, this is after the Xuanfu reported the victory, the Manjing division suddenly spread, saying that you personally made suggestions, braved the rain of arrows on the city wall to supervise the battle, shot down the Tartar military flag with an arrow, and burned them to the flying dogs, and led the soldiers to shout Long live the emperor, long live, I heard that the emperor specially praised you in the early dynasty, as for what slaves and maids were praised, I don't know. ”

Du Juan didn't know...... How could she not know! The news of Lord Chen Liujun is often faster than anyone else, and she is a cool and bright person, as soon as she learns of such a big event, she must tell Du Juan. It's hard for her to hide it, and she can't even see the slightest trace of someone as close as Qiu Zhen.

Zhang Yue listened and pondered, until he heard the last sentence, a trace of doubt appeared on his originally stunned face, and then he thought of two words - build momentum. Moreover, the level of this momentum is actually accurate to Zhu Di's psychology, and the few words that circulate outside will definitely not provoke the anger of Emperor Lao Tzu, and if he can control the context in this way, there will probably be no one else except Yuan Fang.

On the night of the twenty-second day of the lunar month, every household in Beijing is also preparing for next year's sacrificial stove. At this time, it was already the time of curfew, but there were still bursts of sheng songs in the mansions of many dignitaries. Because it is the end of the year, and this day is the birthday of Zhu Ning, the lord of Chenliu County, after the birthday feast, the stage was rarely set up in the Zhou Wang Mansion and several close royal relatives were invited to watch the play.

The male guest downstairs and the female guests upstairs, and the actors on the stage are dressed up like flowers, but it is a new miscellaneous drama "Yaochi Club Eight Immortals Celebrate Birthday". What's even rarer is that the entire troupe is from the palace teaching department, and Zhu Di has rewarded countless things for Zhu Ning's birthday, and the long list when he received the order at the beginning made everyone envious.

"King Zhou Chitose is good at medicine, and His Royal Highness the Prince is good at music and opera, and he is really a tiger father without a dog!"

"I heard that the Jiaofang Division just staged this scene for the emperor before, and the emperor praised the music and rhythm as beautiful and the scene was grand, and said that he wanted to reward His Royal Highness!"

"Oh, county lord, why aren't you interested in such a grand show? If it weren't for your birthday today, the music team of this sect division would not have all rushed over, not to mention that this play was specially made for you by His Royal Highness the Prince of the World! ”

Surrounded by a group of noble ladies, with words of praise in his ears, Zhu Ning was really a little uncomfortable. She naturally knew that her eldest brother Zhu Youstew had taken such painstaking steps to write such a play, not just to congratulate her on her birthday, but to congratulate the emperor on his accession to the throne for 20 years. It's just that these words are not easy to say in front of others, so it was easy to see a loophole, and she left the table.

When she arrived outside the garden, she couldn't help but feel stunned when she remembered that Du Juan was not good at coming to the door today, so she just asked Xiao Wu to bring her a box of handmade candied fruits and an embroidered handkerchief. Although the emperor rewarded a lot, the guests did not invite much, because they were afraid that someone would say something swaggering in the end. My father went back at the beginning of the year, and she had to go back with her no matter what method she used, and by that time, everything in the Jingshi should be broken. Of course, Kaifeng is not far from Jingshi, and when the time comes, you can communicate, and Xiao Wu can often come to see her...... Wait, Du Juan said before, it seems that someone has taken a fancy to Xiao Wu?

"That lucky girl...... No, no, what lucky man can be worthy of this girl! ”

Muttering to himself, Zhu Ning suddenly heard movement on the other side of the trail, and suddenly felt a little strange. Tiptoeing a few steps forward, she recognized that the person on the other side of the moon gate was talking to her father, Zhu Hu, but the one on the other side seemed to be very unfamiliar.

"The news was inquired about quickly, and the action was fast afterwards, and the momentum last time was good, and this domain didn't use the wrong person! If you go on, this year's New Year's Eve will be doubled! ”

"Thank you King Zhou Chitose!"

Seeing that person kneeling down and kowtowing, and then leaving respectfully, Zhu Ning's heart suddenly jumped. Naturally, she won't fail to understand these two words, and the object of the momentum is...... The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't help but take two steps back, but her toes inadvertently kicked the small stone, but the slight movement immediately attracted people.

"Aning?" Zhu Hu, who hurried over a few steps, saw the two palace guards sandwiching Zhu Ning in the middle, and immediately waved his hand angrily to drive people away. Seeing his daughter glaring at him angrily, he got closer and doted on Zhu Ning's hood, "Silly girl, I'm building momentum for that stupid boy Zhang Yue." He has made such a great contribution before, if the emperor still doesn't let go of his old father-in-law, it will make the hero feel cold. Don't think nonsense, Lao Du and I are a friendship after all! ”