Brother-in-law?

Before he saw the woman who made that crisp scream, Chen Wen's first reaction was incredible. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

has been married for more than a year, and he has seen anyone in the Zhou family, and the identity of the son-in-law and half of the son is not too shy even if he is the daughter of the family, but Zhou Yueying has only one brother and no younger brothers and sisters. Her uncle's family also has two sons, one is now in Jiangxi and the other is in Shaoxing Mansion, both of them are working in the yamen, and a sister has jumped out.

It will not be like the civil strife in Tubo in the Tang Dynasty, when the eldest princess became pregnant and gave birth to a child overnight, and the Zhou family also gave birth to a "toothy girl".

The mother-in-law was still beside him, and Chen Wen suddenly had such a strange thought, and even he felt a little embarrassed. Unexpectedly, looking at it again, the worry on Zhou Yueying's face suddenly turned into incomprehension.

Afraid of being seen what he was thinking, Chen Wen hurriedly avoided that gaze and went to find the source of the sound. At this moment, a woman sprang out next to Zhou Yueying's mother.

The woman, who looked to be twelve or thirteen years old, wore a double bun and a light-colored skirt that outlined her green and well-proportioned figure just right. has bright eyes and bright teeth, and his appearance is also sweet and lovely. However, this little girl is not like other women in the boudoir, she doesn't recognize life at all, and her big eyes are full of innocence and curiosity when she looks at Chen Wen.

"Hello."

As soon as the words came out, Zhou Yueying's mother introduced to Chen Wen: "Virtuous son-in-law, this is Xiao Jiu'er in the family's room, Ying'er's cousin. ”

It turned out to be the daughter of Shaoxing's own family, no wonder a sister suddenly jumped out, which made Chen Wen think it was, hey, sometimes it's not necessarily a good thing to react too quickly.

In fact, if Chen Wen left Nanchang for a day, he would have received Zhou Yueying's letter, which mentioned the visit to his family's room. It's just that the Zhou family and the family in Shaoxing have been cut off for many years, and it is said that there was a contradiction before they separated, but now it is the family who came all the way to take a little girl, it seems that the majesty of the king of the county has blown to Shaoxing, so that they have to come over to the shore.

The girl came to Chen Wen's side, raised her arms high, tilted her head and gestured, and stood on tiptoe in the back.

"My brother-in-law is so tall, my grandfather and my father both say that my brother-in-law is a big hero. When I saw it today, it really lived up to its name. ”

Taller than her, a little girl of twelve or thirteen, is a hero, and this little girl is quite funny.

Smiling slightly, Chen Wen also knew that he had only come at this time, and the family in Shaoxing was probably not very satisfied with him for the benefit of the scholars, but he had no choice but to come over, and even eighty percent of this little girl's words were taught by her grandfather and father. It's just that they found such a little girl to say, and Chen Wen heard it at once, probably they were not afraid of being noticed by Chen Wen, just to show goodwill, and it was already very tactful to do so.

"It's windy outside, so let's go inside."

In the afternoon of mid-October, the weather was indeed a little cold, and Zhou Yueying, like her mother, was dressed as a life wife, and she would only be more tired after standing for a long time.

It's just that in front of his mother-in-law and sister-in-law, it is not good to show affection, Chen Wen watched Mo'er help Zhou Yueying to walk towards the lobby, just taking care of it next to him, but it was not convenient to do it himself, while his mother-in-law and sister-in-law had their own maids to serve, and soon returned to the house.

Counting the days, Zhou Yueying will give birth in about a month, and now she has a big belly, even if she comes out to greet her, it will only be a moment, but when she returns to the room, her forehead is full of fine beads of sweat, obviously very tired.

"Let's go back to our room and rest for a while."

Chen Wen's concerned gaze came, Zhou Yueying smiled slightly, and then replied: "Husband, the concubine is fine, but she is a little uncomfortable standing for a long time, just sit for a while." ”

"Obedient."

Softly reassured, Zhou Yueying got up and returned to the room. After sitting down and chatting for a few words, Chen Wen's mother-in-law and sister-in-law said goodbye and left, they were originally here to accompany Zhou Yueying, but now that Chen Wen has returned home, it is really not suitable to continue to stay, especially that little girl, who is still in the boudoir, even if it is a night at her brother-in-law's house, it is not good to say.

Riding in a carriage and escorted by guards, they soon returned to Zhou's house. It was already estimated that he would come back at this hour, because after Chen Wen had a meeting, Zhou Jingting had already informed his family. After eating, Chen Wen's mother-in-law went back to the room to rest, while the little girl went to greet her father.

At the same time, Chen Wen had already returned to the room. Since ancient times, a woman's pregnancy and childbirth is to go through the ghost gate, so the birthday of the ancients is also called the mother's day, that is, the day of celebration of the birthday, but also to thank the mother for bringing it back from the ghost gate.

The child in Zhou Yueying's womb has not yet given birth, but Chen Wen, who was born in the era of paternity leave in later generations, has been fighting abroad for half a year, and can be said to be full of indebtedness to Zhou Yueying. On the contrary, it was his wife, who was moved by this, but also didn't care much.

"As a woman, the concubine also longs for her husband to accompany her, but men should also focus on their careers, and the affairs of the family, the concubine should take care of them, don't distract the husband."

Putting the woman's softness into his hand, Chen Wen, who has always been able to speak well, didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to hold it tightly to pass on this touch.

"It's just that the concubine is pregnant, so it's inconvenient to serve. At the beginning of marriage, the concubine was still thinking that if it was inconvenient to serve, she would let Mo'er serve her husband, which could be regarded as fulfilling the duty of a dowry maid. But now that her husband is the king of the county, Mo'er's status is too low......"

Zhou Yueying chattered for a long time, it was nothing more than a matter of taking a concubine, how could Chen Wen not hear it. This is the job of a wife, but Chen Wen never thought that she would mention it at this time, once she thought that she was pregnant and still looking for a mistress for her husband, Chen Wen felt uncomfortable all over her body.

"In the past few months, you have been very bitter in your heart."

"There is no concubine, there is no concubine, ...... concubine"

In the era when the male protagonist is outside the female protagonist and the female protagonist is inside, taking a concubine is the work of the main wife, and the reason why it will cause the social phenomenon that most of the dowry maids will become the first concubine of the head of the family is that the dowry maids are all the henchmen of the main wife since the boudoir era, and they can be used with confidence. But sharing her husband with another woman is a painful thing for a woman after all.

However, there are special circumstances that make a woman unable to serve her husband, such as when she is pregnant. At that time, instead of leaving a gap for wild women outside to enter the house to compete for favor, it was far better to let the dowry maid fill this vacancy, and by the way, they could also fix their favors. And the dowry maid is also happy to take on this glorious and arduous task, because this is already the best ending for a woman who sells herself under normal circumstances.

In the past few months, although the letter did not mention it, Zhou Yueying must have been worried that Chen Wen would not be able to bear the loneliness alone in Nanchang, so she took a concubine there and came back, and she immediately became the "yellow-faced woman of the family".

No matter how much a person's thinking transcends the times and wants to integrate into it, he will either die in prison like Li Zhen, or he will obey the times, and it is really rare for people who can turn the entire era around with their own strength, not to mention women like Zhou Yueying, who have only accepted some theories that transcend the times and are not valued by the times.

The incoherent woman sobbed softly, Chen Wen sighed, spread his arms, and gently held it in his arms.

"So you want that cousin of yours to be my concubine?"

"Yes."

The woman's answer was very light, but it was obviously not satisfied with Chen Wen. "You came up with the idea?"

"No, it's the concubine's own idea, and I mentioned it to my mother, and my mother agrees with it."

Zhou Yueying is telling the truth, as a mother, she naturally hopes that her daughter will be happy. In this era, women have to start from the beginning, but men don't have to be like this, so it is also an excellent choice to find a well-known family member to serve as a daughter at home - not only for the sake of solid pets, but also for the benefit of future generations to add a layer of protection, such as the sister is gone, and it is not uncommon for the sister to be a stepfamily in the family of scholars.

And now, Chen Wen's status is extremely high. In terms of strength, among the various forces in the Southern Ming Dynasty, only Sun Kewang can barely keep up with him, and the others don't even have the possibility of comparison. In terms of title, in the Ming Dynasty, the highest person was only the prince of the country when he was alive, and even now, the king of the county is only him, Li Dingguo, and Liu Wenxiu. On the whole, even if the Yongli is put aside, it is a situation of sitting on two and looking at one, which is certainly worth the Zhou family to increase investment.

As his status continues to improve, everyone around him is constantly repositioning his position in Chen Wen's side and in the entire Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ming military groups, which is inevitable, just like he is also repositioning his own position in the Yongli Imperial Court?

"Well, don't cry, you're going to be a mother, and if you cry your nose, you'll be laughed at by the child in your womb."

Looking at the person in front of him, he subconsciously touched his bulging belly, and burst into laughter, and Chen Wen's eyes crossed the playful figure of the little girl again.

"As for your cousin, I'll talk about it later."

"Why?"

"Don't you know, the lady starts in three years, and the maximum is indefinite, this is not for fun."

"What, what?"

Zhou Yueying's face was at a loss, obviously she couldn't understand the meaning of these words, in fact, Chen Wen also remembered another sentence corresponding to it in her mind, but she didn't say it, just simply told Zhou Yueying that this girl is too young, her ancestors have rules, and marrying a woman who is too young will be blessed.

"No wonder the husband likes an old girl like a concubine."

Old girl?

Chen Wen sighed, and secretly said in his heart that this "old girl" didn't seem to have been over the legal age for long when she got married, and she was a little old at this time.

"Yes, since I married a lady, I was the first to be the prince of the country, and then the king of the Jin county, if I can't get it, I will be able to triple jump in another year or two, isn't it the blessing of the lady?"

"Now your priority is to raise the baby with peace of mind and give birth to our baby." Relieved the pimple in Zhou Yueying's heart, Chen Wen then smiled and said: "As for the concubine, let's talk about it when I have time, how can you man have such leisure to think about these now." ”

The next day, Chen Wen convened a joint meeting between the Huiji County Mansion and the Zhejiang Governor Yamen. Yesterday's internal meeting of the palace was mainly aimed at dealing with the case of embezzlement of public funds by the guard, while today's meeting is to further improve its own system and mobilization methods on the basis of patching up the loopholes in the system.

"The tone of the case of embezzlement of public funds by officials in the health center must have been well known. Before his return, he had worked with Governor Wang of Jiangxi, and after his return, he also consulted Governor Sun and decided to adjust the punishment for corruption in the government to be on a par with the quartermaster. If you have any objections, you can say that you are with this king, and if there is no objection, once the decree is issued, it will be immediately implemented in the occupied areas of our Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Wang Divisions. ”

After a week's review, although the officials present inevitably whispered, no one dared to jump out and publicly raise objections.

Anti-corruption was extremely strict in the Ming Taizu, and the punishment was also extremely harsh, peeling and pulling grass was the most common, and Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang, who had a relatively large brain, also came up with more methods, such as embezzling the construction fees of the school, and simply burying the heads of corrupt officials under the gate, in order to be trampled on. There are many similar jokes, Chen Wen is now like a rainbow, and it is not unreasonable to punish corrupt officials with military law during the war. Besides, who wants to jump out at this time to make Chen Wen unhappy.

"Second, it has been several months since the recovery of the southern Jiangxi region, and because it borders with the three provinces of Huguang, Guangdong, and Fujian, the military situation is complicated, so it has always been dominated by military management. Now that Jiangxi has become more and more stable, the king has discussed with Governor Sun, and restored the post of governor of Southern Jiangxi, with jurisdiction over the four prefectures of Ganzhou, Nan'an, Nanxiong and Tingzhou. As for the candidates......

Hearing this, the officials present at the meeting all sat up straight and their eyes widened. The civil and military group of the Ming Army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang, is naturally Chen Wen who is in charge, and the highest level below is Sun Yu and Wang Jiang, the two governors, among which Sun Yu has more seniority and has always been Chen Wen's most trusted civil leader.

The following officials are given the title of political envoy by administrative officials, and judicial officials are given the title of judicial envoy by the prosecutorial department, and a series of officials directly subordinate to the royal palace of Huiji County are not among them. Now that there is another governor, perhaps the internal structure of the entire civil bureaucracy will change.

Chen Wen looked at the people attending the meeting, and finally turned his attention to Gu Shouli, the head of the Military Justice Department, and took out the temporary appointment of the document.

"As for the candidates, they will be the head of the Military Justice Department of the Huiji County Palace, and Gu Shouli, the left deputy of the Imperial Palace, will take over temporarily, and will officially take over after the holy decree approved by the Son of Heaven is issued."

Gu Shouli performed very well in the embezzlement case of officials in the health center that he had just handled, and he succeeded Qi Xiufeng to preside over the Military Justice Department for many years, and he was also conscientious, especially since he was still the most senior staff member under Chen Wen, and he was even more imprisoned in the Cao Conglong Rebellion and did not change his loyalty. With this person as the governor of Nangan, and Hou Guoyuan, the former commander of the Nantang battalion, as the leader of the civil and military officials who were far away from the core occupation area, Chen Wen could put his mind at ease.

Thanks to everyone's congratulations, this old boy who has tried and failed has burst into tears. He has never been able to reach such a high-ranking official as the governor, and he has followed Chen Wen diligently for several years, and his official position has soared to 90,000 miles like a rocket.

"The subordinate official Xie Dawang knows the grace of the encounter, and Xie Sun Governor Xie Sun promotes the grace. After the arrival of the lower officials, they will do their best to manage Nangan well, and they will live up to the king's trust. ”

After the appointment of the governor of Nanjiang ended, Chen Wen further announced the decision to split the Military Intelligence Department into two parts: the external military intelligence department and the internal supervision department.

Chen Wenzhi is not afraid of the excessive authority of the Military Intelligence Department, because there are also institutional constraints of prison officers and military judges, and it is extremely difficult for intelligence officers to cover the sky with one hand. However, Chen Wen could not bear the inefficiency of the Military Intelligence Department, and they dispersed their already limited forces into two parts, external and internal, resulting in the performance of both aspects It was difficult to meet Chen Wen's high requirements, so there was today's split.

After the order for the split was issued, Chen Wen copied another dozen documents, opened the first of them, and said to the officials attending the meeting: "In the final analysis, the case of embezzlement of public funds by officials of the health center is still a certain function of a quartermaster, but there is a lack of effective supervision. But if we send quartermasters and supervisors to every hundred households, we can't do it with the current strength of our Jiangsu and Zhejiang Wang Division. Therefore, on the way back, the king decided and set up a rough framework for its internal regulations and overall construction, which is now discussed at the meeting. ”

"The king has decided to set up an official ticket number, take over public and private businesses, including the tenant of the health office, and issue interest to depositors to accelerate economic recovery."