Chapter 374: Great Change

Zhu Ning is naturally not the kind of royal county lord who blindly locks himself in the boudoir and learns from female celebrities, and has only read a few books on female training and female morality. She is the daughter of Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, after returning to Kaifeng from Yunnan, she has been raised as a boy since she was a child, and she has always relied on her own heart. Although King Zhou and the Zhang family used to be in Kaifeng Mansion together, they were vassal kings on the one hand, and Xungui on the other, and they did not have too close contacts with each other. However, now that her close friend Du Juan is married to Zhang Yue, she is more attentive to the affairs of the Zhang family.

When she reprimanded for a headache, seeing Zhang Chao's embarrassed face, she turned her head to look at the woman in a silver-red shirt again, and sneered contemptuously: "If you want to pretend to be a beautiful girl, you have to work harder, although it is not a national funeral now, but if it is really from a well-educated family, you will never dare to wear such bright color clothes!" I don't care if you hook up with her, or what promises he gave you, I just want to remind you that the main house in his house is the sister of Uncle Xiangcheng! ”

When Feng Ying was in Jiangnan, she was used to seeing those coquettish, cowardly, and delicate daughters, who had never seen Zhu Ning with such a temperament? Even though she didn't care about face for a long time, she couldn't help but be annoyed and angry at this time, and immediately sneered at each other: "This girl has no reason to speak, who are you from the eldest prince, and you actually care about his family's affairs?" ”

"Who am I?"

Zhu Ning originally just wanted to warn Zhang Chao to rein in the precipice, but when he saw this woman asking such a stupid question, his face suddenly became colder. She glanced at Zhang Chao, and saw that he was already sweating profusely, and the anger in his heart suddenly changed from seven points to ten points, and he no longer paid attention to Feng Ying at the moment, but reprimanded Zhang Chao: "Even if you really want to find an outer room, you should find a good one, what cats and dogs dare to stay by your side?" Your father made an earl, and you yourself were promoted to the first level and rewarded countless times, do you really think that this reward is only because of the merits of your father and son? If you let the emperor know that you are so misbelieving, your father will have to bear the fault of lax discipline, and you will not think about it again in the future! The eldest brother should be like the eldest brother, look what a good example you have set for your brother! ”

After that, she didn't bother to say any more, and raised her head at Zhang Yue and said, "Zhang Yue, don't worry about your eldest brother's affairs anymore." If he can't even figure out this kind of thing and deal with it well, not to mention that he has lived in vain for the past 20 years, he deserves the bad luck of your second uncle and second aunt, and deserves that your Zhang family gave birth to such unreasonable children and grandchildren! Get on the horse, I'm just going to your house to see Juan'er, don't delay your efforts here! ”

Xiao Wu's anger was completely extinguished by Zhu Ning's words, and he glared at Zhang Yue at the moment and turned back to get into the car first. And glancing at Zhang Chao, who was self-conscious, Zhang Yue suddenly felt that the stick he was going to take out on the way back was useless. This time he learned Zhu Ning's unforgiving momentum, and he couldn't help but recall the scene when he met her in the peach blossom forest of Qixia Temple three years ago.

Such a crisp and crisp woman, the Ming Dynasty is really rare!

"Big brother, I'll go first, and Lian Sheng and Lian Hu will stay here at your call. I'll just warn you, she's not the person you had in mind. ”

Seeing that Zhu Ning also turned around and got into the carriage, Zhang Yue said this to Zhang Chao, and then took the horse and turned over on the horse's back. When he got out of the alley and went onto the avenue, he felt full of irritability and vanished - it was really timely to kill a Zhu Ning halfway today, saving him a lot of effort. You must know that compared with the fourth brother Zhang Zhen, who seems to be arrogant but is actually weak, the eldest brother Zhang Chao is actually more difficult to persuade, especially since he still has the past in his heart, and some words are even more difficult to deliver.

When the carriage passed the main gate of Zhang's house, Zhu Ning lifted the curtain and glanced at it, and saw that the gate had been repainted and rebuilt, and had become three gold-painted beast-faced tin ring gates, and she couldn't help but smile at the corner of her mouth. On the gatehouse, Yang Wubo's Mansion was written in gold paint, but it was extraordinary. It was just given by the emperor himself, and then written by those civil officials who were famous for their calligraphy in the Hanlin Academy, and she felt a little ironic when she looked at it now.

The prince can be proud of the princely minister, and Zhu Ning, a favored county lord, should have let people open the door to greet him wherever he went. However, she hated these red tape the most, so she used to go to the Du family and Meng's house quietly. However, after Du Juan married into the Zhang family, she returned to Kaifeng, and this time she returned to Beijing coincided with the death of Wang Guifei, and she came to the Zhang family for the first time.

After looking at the main entrance, she instructed the coachman to continue walking and not stop until he was in front of the west corner gate of Zhangjia's house. Hou Xiaowu jumped out of the carriage in one step, and as soon as she stood firm, she said to Zhang Yue with a smile: "Your second uncle is the earl, and this gatehouse is changing quickly." Your family's five rooms and seven frames of Ruiqing Hall can now be replaced by seven rooms and nine frames, when are you going to start construction? ”

"Grandmother had already spoken, saying that she should not make a big deal as soon as she was made an earl, and for no reason she showed her nouveau riche style. This gatehouse was also repaired because the emperor sent Zhu Kongyu and Lord Zhu to come to inscribe, otherwise he would not have chosen to whitewash the gate at this time. ”

"Your ancestors have been in charge of housework for many years, and it is really extraordinary to be able to bring the Zhang family to where it is today. Wan'er didn't marry you at the beginning, so I can't come here casually. Since I'm here today, I should go to visit her first and then go to see Wan'er. It's just that I'm empty-handed, so don't blame me for being cheeky when the old lady comes. ”

Zhang Yue knew that Zhu Ning was joking, and hurriedly ordered a porter to go in and let him know, so he invited Zhu Ning in. From Yongdao all the way to the front of the second gate, there were already two first-class stewards' daughters-in-law who had received the news waiting there to greet them, and then led the way. After entering the door, he accompanied Zhu Ning to walk another stone's throw away, but saw that the eldest aunt Feng and the second aunt Dongfang came out.

Although the Feng family and the Dongfang family heard that Zhu Ning and Du Juan were on good terms, they knew that the rumors were true when they saw someone coming to the door at this time. The two of them also went to congratulate Princess Zhou on her birthday when they were in Kaifeng in the past, and they saw this lord of Chenliu from afar, but after all, they couldn't meet each other face-to-face like now. Seeing Zhu Ning's silver-white gown, white silk skirt, and a silver fox fur coat on the outside, his demeanor was down-to-earth and generous, and his speech was unawkward, they couldn't help but have a trace of thought in their hearts.

One is to secretly sigh that his son is a little younger, and the prospects for this career are still slim, and he can't marry such a golden branch and jade leaf; One is that he regrets that he didn't give birth to one more son, otherwise the family would have been more prominent.

The group went to the upper room of the north courtyard, the Gu family had already gone out, and when they were about to salute, Zhu Ning took two steps forward to help her, and said with a smile: "Whether it was when I celebrated the 100th day or captured the week, the old lady had been there, how dare I accept your gift?" When I went back to Kaifeng this time, my father and mother often mentioned you, saying that you were blessed and longevity, and now the Zhang family is thriving because of you. Seeing that you are in good spirits, ginseng and bird's nest may not be used, I happened to bring some local products from Kaifeng this time, and I sent them back for the old lady to try? ”

The Gu family did attend the 100-day banquet and the Zhou ceremony of the lord of Chen Liu, but at that time, who had not been there by the daughters of the entire Kaifeng family? King Zhou is famous for favoring this daughter, and every year's birthday must be a big deal, but she has never had much contact, and she didn't expect such a pampered royal daughter to be so humble and polite, she couldn't help but feel good, and after thanking her repeatedly, she invited people into the house. Because Du Juan was pregnant, she knew that Zhu Ning would definitely go there when she came to the door, so she didn't call anyone. After Zhu Ning said for a while, she let the people get up and go to the West Courtyard.

"Juan'er, I'm coming to see you!"

Du Juan had already heard from Xiao Wu that Zhu Ning came to the door, but since he was a close friend, he had nothing to prepare. At this time, when people heard such a sound before they came in, she couldn't help but laugh, and the next moment, she saw Zhang Yue open the curtain, and it was Zhu Ning who entered the door. At this time, Zhu Ning lost the prestige of reprimanding Zhang Chao earlier, and he also lost his smile and demeanor in front of Gu; As soon as she saw Du Juan's slightly bulging lower abdomen, she actually took three steps and two steps up, and actually put her hand lightly up.

"Didn't you say that when you are pregnant, your child will kick your belly? Why is there no movement? ”

"County Lord, how can it be so fast, it will take five months for the fetus to move, and the number of times will increase in seven or eight months!"

Seeing Zhang Yue standing there just laughing, Du Juan couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and hurriedly slapped Zhu Ning's hand away, and said angrily: "If Sister Ning likes it so much, hurry up and choose a guest of honor, and then give birth to one herself, and come to trouble me!" ”

"Do you think I don't want to get married?" Zhu Ning straightened up and sat down at the other end, seeing that Zhang Yue went to make tea in person, and finally after giving it in front of her, he actually stuffed another special cup into Du Juan's hand, she couldn't help but smile slightly, "There are a few people in this world who are as blessed as you, Zhang Yue doesn't say anything else, but it's good for you." But, Juan'er, do you know how I happened to bump into him today? ”

Although he had already added fuel and vinegar to the scene when he came back from Little May Day, Du Juan couldn't help but look at Zhang Yue when he heard Zhu Ning talk about the scene again. At this time, Zhang Yue had no choice but to sit down next to Du Juan, and after telling him about today's situation, he also roughly talked about the past, and then explained: "So I plan to go with him once, and then let people find out the details of that woman." If it is innocent, if it is a person with ulterior motives, then the long pain is better than the short pain, I directly told him the truth, let him decide for himself, I didn't think that I met the county lord just after I came out. ”

Thinking that Zhang Chao's marriage had such a secret that day, whether it was Du Juan or Zhu Ning, they were quite unhappy in their hearts. The words of the matchmaker of the parents, the marriage of this year was originally like this, and if you want to blame, you can only blame Zhang Chao for knowing these truths, but he also went to provoke the sister of the robe, who died in battle, and in the end he didn't even know where the other party was, but now he is doing foolish things.

Seeing that Du Juan and Zhu Ning were silent, Zhang Yue was about to open his mouth to divert the topic, but he heard someone calling outside. When he went out to ask, he learned that Hu Qi had an urgent matter to see, so he could only say hello to the two people in the room, and then hurried out. When he arrived at the second gate, he saw Hu Qi, who was full of anxiety, rushing forward with an arrow step.

Hu Qi lowered his voice extremely low, and his voice even trembled a little: "Young Master, just now Lord Yuan sent someone to send a secret letter, saying that it was ...... Say yes...... Someone secretly accused King Zhou...... King Zhou rebelled, and the emperor instructed Jinyi Wei to investigate! The emperor was extremely manic under his anger, and Lord Yuan said that there were many magistrates who had made the secret report, and the evidence of the crime was conclusive......"