Chapter 783: Hurting the Past, Thinking of the Bloodline, Thinking of Help

It is also a big New Year, but there is no festive atmosphere in the courtyard of Cuihai Mu Wangfu. First, Mu Sheng, the Duke of Qianguo, led the troops outside and had not yet returned, and it was possible to march to Jiaolu at any time, although I heard that the battle there had almost been fought; Second, Yang Wubo and Zhang You and his entourage had just arrived before, and they had to not only be busy serving, but also arranging other people to accompany them; As for the third, it is a secret news that only a few of Mrs. Cheng's top confidants know.

Yang Wubo Zhang You never thought that the first news he got from revisiting the old place was the death of Fang Shuixin. He has never returned to Beijing in Jiaolu for many years, and the Dongfang clan may occasionally have letters to him, but they are all ghostwritten by Zhang Chao and Zhang Qi's brothers, talking about some major events in the capital and the situation of his children, at most, there is an occasional mention of Fang Shuixin's son born to him. He used to like her bright and cheerful, but he got along more, but he also knew that her temperament was incompatible with the mansion, and he often made trouble, and he got a little tired of it over time. In his heart, meritorious deeds far overshadow the love of his children, not to mention that every time he thinks about it later, he can perceive another meaning of Mu Sheng's marriage.

However, she actually ran out of the house, and still heard the news that he was seriously injured and could not be saved, and committed suicide with a knife!

"Daddy......"

"Why didn't you tell me before? The mother and son both died and the funeral was done, why didn't you mention it before? ”

Zhang Chao grew up in front of his grandmother and mother since he was a child, and he didn't have many opportunities to get along with his father. At this time, he saw such a fierce appearance with blue muscles on his forehead for the first time in his life, and he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

Although he wanted to say that it was because he let his father recuperate with peace of mind that he temporarily concealed it, he knew in his heart that it was not the case. For that funeral, he and Zhang Qi brothers had a big quarrel with their mother, but they were suppressed by their mother's angry words.

"She ran again and again, so if she tossed back and forth, would she still have to live at home, and would our Zhang family still have face? I haven't seen anyone for a month, and I don't have any great news like last time, so I just treat her as dead! I was angry that your father brought back such a thorn, but since she ran away so once, the old lady told her when she left, which month I didn't provide for her according to my own share, I never lacked food and clothing, and the girl's mother-in-law let her call, and I didn't want her to come to me to set any rules, so she still had to leave, who could stop her? ”

After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Chao finally held his breath in his heart, and immediately said his mother's words as they were. Hearing this, Zhang You, who was still angry just now, suddenly sat down and was speechless for a long time. When he warned Zhang Yue, he already knew that this family affair was reckless at the beginning, but he thought that Mu Sheng would be helpful to his career, and Fang Shuixin was indeed a likable woman, if he knew that it would lead to such a situation, would he still marry her? To this day, he still remembers the eyes in the peach blossom forest, which were as bright as a clear spring.

"You go out and leave me alone for a while."

Hearing the obvious exhaustion and helplessness in his father's voice, Zhang Chao retreated silently. After wandering outside the door for a while, he always felt panicked in his heart, gritted his teeth and went to the next yard. Outside the door, the girl made a report, heard Zhang Zhuo call, he entered the door, to the west room, saw Zhang Zhuo put down the pen and stood up from the desk, he called the third uncle, and then sat on the chair next to him, holding his face silently.

Zhang Zuo knew what the father and son were doing now, and sighed in his heart, and knew that the most difficult thing at the moment was not someone else, but the child. So, after picking out the words to comfort Zhang Chao, he asked: "Now that your father is in chaos, he probably doesn't have the heart to think about anything else." The funeral Mu Wangfu was handled according to the example of distant relatives, but the child is still there after all, and he is your father's bloodline. Jingshi held a funeral, how should this child be placed, you have to help your father think about it. ”

"What else is there to say, that's my brother-in-law, naturally I want to take it home......" Zhang Chao raised his head with difficulty, and when he saw Zhang Zhuo sighing, he whispered again, "Mother has mother's suffering, father has father's difficulty, Aunt Fang...... I went to see him, and he didn't know anything at a young age, and I coaxed him for a while, but he was still close to me. It's better to tell people that it was my father who liked to accept him as a righteous son in Mu Wangfu, what did the third uncle think? Mrs. Cheng apologized several times, saying that if she couldn't leave the child in Muwang's mansion, she would treat it as her own son, but how could the family blood be lost? ”

Although he felt that Zhang Chao's move was really not good, but after thinking about it, Zhang Zhuo couldn't think of a more secure way, so he had to nod and say that he would wait for Zhang You's situation to be better in the future, and then he would go over and say. The uncle and nephew were talking, and a girl's voice came from outside, saying that they had sent pheasant cubs hot pot on the order of their wife.

Suddenly, the two girls came in with a small square table, but there was a steaming hot pot. When it was set, the girl in front of her bowed her knees and said, "Madame said, for the Chinese New Year, the previous meal was cold again, so I happened to send fresh game outside, so let the slave maid bring it to the old man and the super young master to taste, and it was the right to be a supper." The lady also asked the slave and maid to convey the good news, saying that there was a letter from the Jiaolu side, and the last state in the south had been taken down, and the Jiaolu had almost all been recovered, and it would be triumphant in a few days. A messenger also came from Jingshi, saying that the court was planning to summon Lord Xiao Zhang back to Beijing as soon as possible. ”

Although the room was filled with the aroma of hot pot, and Zhang Zhuo didn't eat much at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, he had no malice at this moment, but the two news that the girl said made him pay more attention. After thinking for a moment, he said: "The stakes are very high, I, as a father, am a little relieved, I wonder if my wife has time now?" ”

The girl had been instructed by Mrs. Cheng before she came, and immediately smiled when she heard the words: "Madam is in Young Master Bin's room, if the old man wants to see him, please come with the slave." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Zhuo asked Zhang Chao to use it in the room for his own use, and he got up and followed out. The regulations of the Cuihai Courtyard are very large, they occupy the west compound, and now they go out of the north corner gate, first to the east along the sandwich road, and then to the south, the east area is full of people's houses, at this moment because it is the New Year, they are still lit with lights. followed the maid carrying the lantern into the east corner door of the back porch, which was Mrs. Cheng's backyard. When he was led inside, it happened that Mu Sheng's eldest son Mu Bin was also there, and Mu Bin hurriedly bowed to the juniors.

"It's really a shame to come to disturb Madame so late. It's just that when I heard the news, I couldn't help but think about my son. ”

"The heart of the beloved son is the same, if my family is in that kind of chaotic place, I am afraid that I will be more unbearable than my brother."

Mrs. Cheng smiled and turned her head to look at Mu Bin beside her, her face was full of love. instructed the mother beside her to show Zhang Zhuo all the two letters, and she sighed with emotion: "I heard that your family is a thousand-mile horse, and this time I have returned to our south, and I really know that the rumors are not only not exaggerated, but still inferior." The news of Jiaolu is unequivocal, and as for the news of the DPRK and China...... Bin'er, come and tell your uncle about it. ”

Mu Bin is nearly thirty years old but has not yet left his parents' side, and he is naturally very curious about Zhang Yue, who is younger than him but has a great reputation, but at this time, his mother asked about the Jingshi, so he cleared his throat and talked about the dispute between the palaces and courtyards of the Jingshi Department, and added a sentence at the end: "According to the news from Beijing, now the emperor is revealing the tone of the prince, and the ministers have their own opinions, and the cabinet Yang is trying to preside over the examination." Everyone knows that the emperor and the younger brother of the Yuan Festival are not more affectionate than ordinary monarchs and ministers, and it is natural to think that he should go back as soon as possible, and there will be one more person around him to give advice. ”

"Mouthy, the emperor's intentions are also what you speculated?"

Mrs. Cheng reprimanded Mu Bin with a calm face, and then smiled at Zhang Zhuo and said: "He is young and ignorant, you just have heard about it, and these things can not be solved by worrying." It's now the New Year's Day, there are only two little girls in your line who are twelve or thirteen years old, and they don't know whether it's cold or hot, although I chose a few girls to go over, but these days they are very stupid to look at coldly. Yang Wubo is now sad time, and I am not good at adding people, but by the side of Brother Shi and Brother Chao, I might as well add another dexterous and capable person to take care of my daily life, after all, I am afraid that this recuperation will take three or five months, lest others say that the Mu family is not even willing to ...... personally."

Although Zhang Zhuo said that his ability to be an official is ordinary, he can be called a human spirit, and Mrs. Cheng woke up to the three flavors after saying a little bit, so he quickly shook his head and said: "It's not that I want to refuse Mrs. Cheng's kindness, this time I already didn't want to bother, let alone add people." Brother Chao had planted a fight on a woman at the beginning, and for this reason, he had no hope of inheriting the title in the future, and when the old lady was there, he strictly ordered that no more people should be added to his side in the future, lest something happen again and end badly. ”

He directly took out the late Gu Shi as a shield, and even simply pointed out Zhang Chao's incident back then, and then he didn't wait for Mrs. Cheng to say anything, and sighed and said: "As for me, I don't need to mention it, when I was young, the husband and wife were old companions, and they were not young, and they were not young people, so my thoughts had long since faded, and I delayed others for no reason." Besides, I often go out, but it's just a daily life, and even if there is no one to serve me, I can cope with it. ”

Mrs. Cheng had also vaguely heard that Zhang Chao seemed to have annoyed Zhu Di and was demoted because of the outer room, so naturally she wouldn't say more, after all, most of Yang Wubo's family would be silent for a while. As for Zhang Zhuo, Mu Sheng also talked about Zhang Zhuo's fear of guilt, she just listened to it as a joke, and only then did she realize that this was true, and she couldn't help but be jealous of the Sun family.

Mu Sheng also said that young couples come to accompany each other, but those subordinates and tribes have beautiful girls sent into the house from time to time, and they will accept two or three girls if they are not serious about taking concubines all year round, and send more to the rest of the generals. However, those concubines are like cats and dogs, they come and go and don't know how much they have changed, what do they have to remember? She is the Duchess of the Kingdom, after all, she can't leave her husband a reputation for fear of guilt like the Sun family!

Mu Bin couldn't help but look at Zhang Zhuolai curiously, thinking that if there is a son, there must be a father, Zhang Yue is so capable, but Zhang Zhuo doesn't seem to have any achievements in his career, is it because of his fear of guilt? Seeing Mrs. Cheng throw a look, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and saluted: "Uncle Shi, there is still news from the capital, my nephew has to go to Beijing to pay homage to the emperor after the New Year, and then he will be the son of the country to study." The fourth uncle is in Nanjing, and the third uncle has to help his father take care of military affairs, but there is no one in Beijing. My nephew is young, and someone has to mention it in many places, and after I arrive in Beijing, I will also ask your family to shelter one or two. ”

This was said modestly and tactfully, but Zhang Zhuo almost didn't bare out of his eyes when he listened. If it was the British public who was sitting here, he would naturally be able to agree softly and skillfully. But he only got the second-rank official with the blessing of his son, and he didn't have a title, but the other party was the prince of the country, so he begged him with his eyes? At this moment, he hurriedly stood up.

"Where do you dare to take the word protection, it is for the sake of Brother Mu Shi's countless dealings with me over the years, the virtuous nephew just doesn't say it, and I should take more care of it. If there is any inconvenience in the virtuous nephew in Beijing, but as long as I can do it, I will naturally never dare to resign. ”

Seeing that although Zhang Zhuo agreed, in addition to emphasizing what he could, he also carefully removed Zhang Yue from it, Mrs. Cheng was a little displeased. However, if possible, she didn't want her in-laws' son to leave her side at all, at this time, thinking about the news she got before and the message Mu Sheng brought her, she sighed half-truthfully, and her words revealed that her son's entry into Beijing was a holy will. When Zhang Zhuo said goodbye and left, she leaned back tiredly, and looked up at Mu Bin again.

"The Mu family guards Yunnan, your father is the prince of the country, and he controls the military power of the province, and your third uncle is also in charge of the affairs of the capital, and the political secretary has to report to our Mu family first if there is anything to do, although this is set by Emperor Taizu, but after all, it is easy to attract people. The first is that the wife and children and their families are staying in the capital, although they are all in Yunnan now, but in the future, each generation will go to the capital to study, and then live in the capital again, I am afraid it will become a rule...... The Mu family is certainly powerful in Yunnan, but the water in Jingshi is deep, and I really don't worry about you. Your father said, the British Duke is already the extreme, and I am afraid that there are many decorations in the court, and I can't blindly help you, but Zhang Yue is still young, and the rise is infinite. ”

"Mother rest assured, these sons know. As long as my son doesn't act willfully, no matter how annoying those civil officials are, it will be difficult for him to get me. Mu Bin was a little more determined than his father, and after smiling slightly, his voice lowered, "Besides, among so many nobles and nobles, there are many talents, why do you have to listen to those civil officials in everything?" If there are a few more talents like Zhang Yuanjie among our noble children, they will not be left aside in the future! ”