Chapter 404: Little Five

The West Fourth Archway is located at the junction of Xuanwumen Street and Fuchengmen Street, the shops are lined up one after another, the carriages flow endlessly, the crowd is bustling, it is the most prosperous place in Beijing, known as the West Market. Although it is not the day of execution, the head still hangs from the high wooden stake, which looks hideous and terrifying. However, the passers-by seem to have become accustomed to it, pointing and discussing with interest, and those who are not interested are too lazy to look.

After having lunch at Liu Sheng's house, Zhang Yue naturally had to pass through Xuanwumen Street. Seeing these dozen or so heads from a distance who could no longer distinguish their true colors, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then remembered that most of them were those rebellious criminals who had gone to Jinyi to guard the prison before.

In Qingzhou, he cut off hundreds of heads, and killed a lot of Japanese in Shanghai County with his own hands - it is said that several guards also built them into Jingguan - beheaded in Jiangnan and added a flail and I don't know how many were killed, and now when he saw this scene, he just frowned. Everyone has a different righteousness in their hearts, since there is no foresight before doing it, don't regret it after doing it.

When passing through the tall south archway, he saw an acquaintance standing under the east archway in a daze, and he was about to step forward, but he didn't know what to say when he thought of going up, and he finally dispelled this idea. Although Wang Yu has done his best, he is afraid that even if he saves his uncle's family, people will never be grateful-just like if it weren't for the fact that Hou Liusheng of An Yuan was not implicated, even if he was straightforward, he would not have ended up after a lunch, and even asked him to draft the second plea on his behalf.

Leaving the north archway, he sped up his horse and rushed home. Turning into Wu'anhou Hutong, he happened to meet a group of horses, and after seeing the honor guard clearly, he planned to lead the horse to avoid it, but unexpectedly, the sharp-eyed Wu'anhou Zheng Heng actually opened his mouth to stop him. The two families have always lived next to each other, and Zheng Heng has always regarded the Zhang family's nephew as his own junior, asked about the situation in the East Palace, and heard that Zhang Yue had just returned from the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion, so he had to ask a few more words, and finally showed a thoughtful expression.

"Liu Sheng is just a little tired, and if he figures it out, he will be fine. Only this time the emperor waited for the Marquis of Baoding, which can be regarded as a grace of heaven and earth, and such a big rebellion was not implicated in the slightest. I heard that my old bones will not let me go, and after the deed is completed, they plan to send troops to kidnap me and go to the court. I still have one hundred and eighty generals in my family, and if it is really activated, our noble family will not be vegetarians! Having said that, you have a rather steady style of dealing with the opportunity this time, and it's a pity to be a civil official! ”

"Uncle Zheng, I don't dare to take this praise seriously, this time it is a duty, so I naturally need to be conscientious. I've just been on the road for four or five days before I can't bear it, if I really don't want to be this civil official, do you still need an officer of my body under your command? ”

Zheng Heng laughed when he heard this: "That's right, if you go to my command, you have to go through a few more years of training!" ”

After a few more jokes, seeing Zheng Heng nodding and beating the horse to lead people galloping away, Zhang Yue continued to move forward, and arrived at his house in a short time. It was already the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, and he had not returned home for a full month, so when he saw him dismount in front of the door, the porter on the door in the west corner went in to report the news, and the rest of them came out to greet him.

Surrounded by a group of people along the Yongdao into the second gate, Zhang Yue saw that the three brothers who heard the news were waiting here, and after a good fight, they went to the north courtyard together, and the elders and peers were another lively. Because it was not yet time for dinner, after a conversation, the Gu family only left Zhang Jing to accompany them, let each room disperse, and instructed Zhang Yue: "Haosheng helped your daughter-in-law to go back, and now that the yamen is sealed, Haosheng will accompany your daughter-in-law for a few days!" ”

The Sun family had just arrived home in the morning, and although he had an ordinary relationship with the two concubines, he had to go to the rooms to sit at this time, so he smiled and motioned to his son and daughter-in-law to take care of themselves. Although Zhang Jing was a little reluctant, firstly, the Gu family pulled it, and secondly, the Sun family looked at her, and she couldn't step forward and force Du Juan, so she had to watch Zhang Yue help Du Juan away.

Although it was cold, there was no more snow these days, and the road behind the north courtyard was naturally refreshing and clean. Du Juan's body was already a little heavy, but because Xiao Wu said that pregnant women would move around more, and they didn't want to be too much of an eyesore, so they insisted on walking with a sliding rod. At this time, seeing Zhang Yue carefully supporting her, she couldn't help but say: "You are really what your grandmother says!" She's not here now, and no one is watching! ”

"It's not for anyone else...... Besides, if others can't see it, can't the baby in your belly see it? ”

Hearing Zhang Yue say this, Du Juan couldn't help but glance at him, and then gently rubbed his lower abdomen with his hand, and said thoughtfully: "You are not in these times, my mother has come to see me several times, and she is even happier than me." My mother has always liked children very much, but soon after giving birth to me, my father avoided it, so it was just our mother and daughter who depended on each other. Now, although my father and mother are still as loving as they were back then, when I get married, they have no one to accompany them. ”

Xiao Wu was originally holding Du Juan's left arm, but at this time Leng Buding interjected: "Yes, yes, when I went to visit the master last time, he also said that he wanted to accept a disciple to rely on in his old age, but who knew that the proud protégé kidnapped his baby daughter!" ”

"Flamboyant girl, all nonsense!"

"Where nonsense! Every time I go, my lord asks my aunt and you how they are, and I know that you two are living beautifully, and he knows what it is...... Great relief! ”

Seeing that Du Juan was about to get angry, Xiao Wu hurriedly spread his hand and slipped to Zhang Yue's side, and immediately poked his head and said, "Although you can't accept Huan's knees, Miss, but Mrs. said, I'll treat them as a daughter when I catch up with Ming'er, and that's it!" Anyway, I don't want to get married, I can take care of it every day, Miss, you don't have to worry! ”

"What's not easy to learn, it's just Sister Ning's tone. Even if it's her, she has to marry someone in this life, otherwise what will she do when she gets old? ”

"Hey, why don't I serve the old lady and go to be my sister Ning in the future?"

Seeing that the master and servant were in a mess, Zhang Yue had to cough dryly, stopping Xiao Wu's more and more outrageous words. Xiao Wu found that Du Wan really sank his face, and as soon as he stuck out his tongue, he glanced at the amber and autumn marks behind him, and then smeared oil on the soles of his feet. At this time, seeing that Autumn Mark Amber was going to come over to help each other, Zhang Yue waved his hand to the two, and said, "Xiao Wu is just joking, how can you be angry with her?" Men should get married, women should get married, and the pearl peony around my father and mother is not all married now. ”

Du Juan glanced at Amber and Autumn Scars out of the corner of her eye, and when she saw that one was calm and the other was pale, she whispered: "Xiao Wu is different, she is not joking." ”

She stretched out her left hand and put it on Zhang Yue's hand holding her right arm, and her face showed a trace of confusion: "When Master Daoyan picked her up from the street, she was only six years old at the time, and at first she ignored and didn't believe anyone like a thorn ball. Although the master said that he had returned to the world at that time, once he was still in monk's clothes, he often took her with him when reciting Buddhist scriptures, and over time she seemed to have forgotten the past and became lively. After all, the master was a high-ranking official who was favored by the emperor, and when he was free, he asked someone to inquire where she came from, only to learn that she was not an ordinary homeless beggar. ”

Although he has always felt that Xiao Wu is very cute, Zhang Yue has never thought deeply about the strange theory that she does not marry, at this time, hearing Du Juan say this, he was surprised and couldn't help asking: "What ......about her life experience?"

After her father's death, her mother-in-law not only decided to go on a hunger strike to go to Huangquan herself, but also forced two aunts to go on a hunger strike and die together, including her biological mother. The adults are all dead, and the archway of the imperial court to reward the festival woman has not yet come down, seeing that there is only one daughter like her in the family, but the clansmen have different intentions and fake her father's will to set up an heir. If it weren't for her cleverness since she was a child, and with the help of domestic servants, I'm afraid she would have died a long time ago. It's just that although those people got good land and family wealth, because they were Jiangzuo and Luright, they were all defeated after being ordered to move to Beiping, but they were busy and happy. ”

I have heard of the observance of the festival to death, and I have also heard of the funeral of the husband, that is, it is not uncommon for the wife to force the concubine to be buried, but Zhang Yue heard for the first time that the wife forced the concubine to die with him, and immediately gasped.

"She has always been afraid of getting married, afraid that she will be as extreme as her mother-in-law, and afraid that she will be as pitiful as her biological mother." Du Juan couldn't help but grab Zhang Yue's hand, and his steps were a little slower, "Master Daoyan mentioned in the letter he left me that he wanted to officially adopt Xiao Wu as his adopted daughter, but there is a way for people to take tea and cool, even if she is reluctantly married to a wealthy family, she has no maternal family to rely on, and her husband may not be good to her in the future, so I asked me to choose a family for her." ”

Du Juan didn't marry the girl, although Xiao Wu called a young lady, but it was just that she was used to being called and it was difficult to change her words, she always treated her as a sister. After she persuaded her sister-in-law Li Yun last time, Dongfang didn't know where she knew, so she often came to her house to walk around with this excuse, and when no one was around, she persuaded her to take advantage of the fact that the elders have not yet decided which girl to take in the house, and marry Xiao Wuxu to Zhang Yue as soon as possible, and place a proper person next to her husband. God knows how much she tried to restrain herself at that time, so she just didn't hear it, and didn't directly blast the second aunt out.

The outrageous words of marrying Xiao Wuxu to Zhang Yue can also be said, dare to love Dongfang's face who thinks she doesn't understand anything? Or does Dongfang treat Xiao Wu as the kind of girl who is kneaded by others? What's more, if she did this, what would be the difference between her and Xiao Wu's mother-in-law?

"Little Five is very good." Zhang Yue pondered for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "I have always liked her unrestrained temperament, and besides, she speaks and acts with true temperament, but now she just can't figure it out for a while, sooner or later she will figure it out." It doesn't matter, you persuade slowly, I will also help pay attention to the right people, she doesn't have a mother family, and we can both support her. Wouldn't it be a joke if she, the future goddess doctor, couldn't get married? ”