Tang Bohu and Zhu Zhishan did not expect that Zhou Chong, the author of Journey to the West, turned out to be the quasi-son-in-law of his old friend Wang Lun, and Zhou Chong was somehow valued by His Majesty the Emperor, and was actually given marriage by His Majesty, which is undoubtedly a great honor for ordinary people.

Seeing the surprised look of the two friends, Wang Lun was also very proud, after all, to have such a good son-in-law, his daughter's second half of life will be settled, which is also the biggest joy he encountered in his later years.

After Wang Lun finished talking about his experience, the three of them then discussed Tang Bohu's entry into Beijing, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Zhu Zhishan proposed that everyone finally get together together, of course, to have a few drinks, this proposal was also approved by Wang Lun and Tang Bohu, and they said hello to Shen Jiuniang at the moment, Wang Lun explained to the two brocade guards in front of the door, and the last three went to a small hotel diagonally opposite Tang Bohu's house, and asked for a few local specialties and a pot of good wine to eat and chat.

"Brother Wang, you have been an official in the court for many years, and you have just returned from the capital, and you have even met His Majesty the Emperor in person, why did you say that you summoned me to Beijing this time, is it really just to paint?" After just a few drinks, Tang Bohu immediately asked impatiently, although Ma Baihu seemed to be very relaxed, but he still had no bottom in his heart.

Wang Lun also showed a wry smile when he heard Tang Bohu's question: "Brother Bohu, in fact, I have been thinking about you just now, but after thinking about it, I can only come up with one explanation, that is, His Majesty has a strange temperament today, and there are many frolicking places in the leopard house built by him, it is estimated that he has a whim, so he thought of something related to painting." Only then did he order a few fathers-in-law to ask Jinyiwei to invite some famous painters back to the palace. And you happen to be one of them. ”

I have to say that Wang Lun's speculation is not far from the truth. It's just that what he didn't know was that the order to find the painter this time was not issued by Zhu Houzhao, but Gu Da, one of the Eight Tigers, used Tuojin Yiwei to find someone, but the main purpose was to paint the golden plum as a picture of the Spring Palace, so as to please Emperor Zhengde.

"Brother Wang, then according to what you say, there should be no danger for Bohu to enter Beijing this time, right?" Zhu Zhishan is most concerned about the safety of his friends, after all, the water in the capital is deep. Maybe a little thing will kill you.

"This shouldn't be, in addition, I will write a letter to Li Gong in a while, and after Bohu enters the capital, take my letter to Li Gong's mansion to visit, for the sake of my face, Li Gong will definitely take care of Bohu, even if there is something at that time, Li Gong will not stand idly by!" Wang Lun then replied.

For Wang Lun's help, Tang Bohu also thanked him repeatedly, and then the three of them chatted about their respective experiences during this time. Because Wang Lun and Zhu Zhishan knew that Tang Bohu would leave tomorrow. I must explain some things to my wife and daughter today, so the three of them just had a few drinks. was not drunk, and Tang Bohu also entrusted his wife and daughter to Zhu Zhishan to take care of, after all, he didn't know when Lu Dao would come back.

In the afternoon, Tang Bohu and the three finally dispersed the banquet, Wang Lun returned to the inn to rest, and Zhu Zhishan also went home to arrange accommodation for Shen Jiuniang's mother and daughter, after all, Tang Bohu was not at home, and it was not safe for Shen Jiuniang's mother and daughter to live outside, it was better to live in his house, anyway, Zhu's mansion was so big, and there was no shortage of accommodation for their mother and daughter.

When Tang Bohu returned home, he saw that the two brocade guards were still standing outside the door, although the small shop downstairs of his house was open, but there was no business, he entered the store and came upstairs, and found that Shen Jiuniang's mother and daughter were sitting at the table eating, only to see her pick off the fish bones in the fish and stuff them into Tao Sheng's small mouth, and Tao Sheng ate all over the rice grains, and from time to time he would show a sweet smile to his mother.

"Xianggong, why did you end so early, I thought you wouldn't be back at noon today?" When Shen Jiuniang saw Tang Bohu who was going upstairs, she was also very surprised and asked.

"Hehe, Brother Zhishan and Brother Wang know that I have to leave tomorrow, so let me come back and spend a while with you." Tang Bohu said with a smile on his face, and at the same time walked over and sat next to Taosheng, seeing that his daughter only cared about eating fish and ignoring herself, which made Tang Bohu can't help but stretch out his hand and pinch his daughter's little face, but this made Taosheng turn his face dissatisfied, and then eat the fish in his bowl.

"Xianggong, do you really have to go to the capital?" At this time, Shen Jiuniang looked at Tang Bohu in front of her, and asked with reluctance in her eyes, she was very satisfied with her current life, although she was very poor, but as long as she could be with her father-in-law and daughter, this was already a great blessing for a woman like her, who was born in the dust.

Tang Bohu also knew that his wife was reluctant, but he sighed and said: "I can't go this time, although Brother Wang is reinstated, he can't help much, so he can only write a letter and ask others to take care of him, plus the person who summoned me to Beijing this time is likely to be related to the palace, so even if I don't want to go, I'm afraid those brocade guards will also carry me there." ”

Hearing her husband's words, Shen Jiuniang also fell silent all of a sudden, she was a famous prostitute in Suzhou, she has studied piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and she has read no fewer books than ordinary readers, and she also knows a little about the situation in the court, so she can also understand Tang Bohu's words, I saw her sigh lightly, and stood up and said: "Xianggong, you accompany Taosheng for a while, and I will go to pack your luggage for you." ”

But before Shen Jiuniang left, she saw Tang Bohu suddenly reach out and grab her wrist and said, "Jiuniang, wait until the evening to pack your luggage, let's have a good meal as a family today!" ”

Shen Jiuniang turned her head and saw the true feelings on her husband's face, which made her also sweet in her heart, "um" and sat down, just wanted to reach out and serve rice to her husband, but at this time, Tang Bohu took the bowl and served a bowl of rice to Shen Jiuniang, and only after the last did he give himself some of it.

Seeing her husband's intimate behavior, the smile on Shen Jiuniang's face became sweeter and sweeter, but she didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse when she thought of Xianggong going to the capital, which made her heart full of sweetness and couldn't help but feel a little more worried.

After lunch, Tang Bohu spent the whole afternoon at home with his wife and daughter, and when the next morning, Shen Jiuniang had already helped Tang Bohu pack his bags, and at this time Jinyiwei also arranged a vehicle back to the capital.

Wang Lun and Zhu Zhishan personally saw off Tang Bohu, because this matter involved Jinyiwei, so Zhu Zhishan did not inform other friends, and after sending Tang Bohu away, he took Shen Jiuniang and Taosheng to the house, and Wang Lun watched Tang Bohu's wife and daughter settle down, and then they went on the road with Ma Baihu.

Suzhou is not far from Songjiang, plus the horse hundred households and they are all riding horses, so the speed of progress is very fast, after two days of hurrying, Songjiang City has been far away, and unlike other places, Wang Lun's news back to Songjiang is not secret, as early as a few days ago, Wang Lun sent someone to notify the relatives and friends in the city, the result is not only that the officials of the prefect are very excited, and even the ordinary people who saw off Wang Lun are also very happy, Once again, he spontaneously came to the north gate of Songjiang City to prepare for Wang Lun's return.

It is precisely because of this that when Wang Lun and Ma Baihu arrived at Songjiang City, what they saw was groups of people gathered there under the north gate, and the officials led by Xu Zhifu were also standing in front of the city gate, smiling and watching Wang Lun's team coming.

Wang Lun on the carriage was also excited and tearful when he saw the people who came to greet him, and at the same time he also remembered that when he left in the prisoner car, there were also so many people to see him off, but in a blink of an eye, he actually returned to his hometown in fine clothes, and the wonder of the world is really unbelievable.

When the carriage approached Songjiang City, Wang Lun took the initiative to get out of the carriage, and then came to the front of the team, and greeted the people who came to greet him on both sides while walking.

"Father~" When Wang Lun was drinking with the people who greeted him, he suddenly saw Wang Jinxuan rushing out of a big carriage next to the road, and then rushed into his arms with a shout, and Zhou Zhong also walked up.

Zhou Zhong was the first to know about Wang Lun's return, and he has always let people pay attention to Wang Lun's whereabouts, so when the other party came back today, he and Wang Jinxuan rushed to Songjiang yesterday, stayed in Zhou's mansion for a night and rushed outside the city to greet him, but just now Wang Jinxuan saw that his father was excited, and he suddenly ran off the carriage and threw himself into his father's arms and cried bitterly.

At this time, Wang Lun saw his daughter crying bitterly, which made him feel a slight pain in his heart, but he didn't know that Wang Jinxuan was not only worried about him, but also because of Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun's affairs, which made Wang Jinxuan very painful, and now when he saw his father, he vented all the grievances in his heart at once.

However, Wang Jinxuan didn't cry for too long, because at this time, Xu Zhifu and other officials also surrounded him, as the local parents and officials of Songjiang, and at the same time Wang Lun's close friend, Xu Zhifu was naturally very happy, and those officials behind him naturally stepped forward to greet Wang Lun.

Wang Jinxuan also knew that Lu Dao was not the time to cry bitterly, so he had to hold back his tears and stand aside, Zhou Zhong was also very embarrassed at this time, because he didn't know how Lu Dao should explain himself and Xie Lingyun to Wang Lun, let alone how Lu Dao should propose to withdraw from the marriage, so now he can only stand with Wang Jinxuan, thinking about how to deal with the next thing.

But at this moment, Wang Lun, who was surrounded in the middle, suddenly said in a loud voice: "Colleagues, Wang is back this time to bear the emperor's order, please step back and let Wang read out the holy decree of His Majesty and then catch up with you!" (To be continued......)