Chapter Seventy-Eight: A Beautiful Day
Along the way, the wind and waves were calm, and Zhu Cheng and Xu Xianchun escorted Wei Zhongxian to Zhu's mansion without any danger.
Sitting down in the main hall of the Zhu Mansion, Wei Zhongxian asked: "Cheng'er, I have always been cautious and cautious, trying not to touch the Donglin Party, and even bending to flatter and intentionally make friends. Why are they pointing the finger at me today? ”
"Grandpa, they are Xiang Zhuang dancing swords, which means Pei Gong. On the surface, they are impeaching you, but in fact, they are wrestling with the emperor, vainly trying to replace the monarchy with the power of the prime minister, paving the way for the Donglin Party to take charge of the government in the future. Therefore, no matter how the emperor maintains, they will not change their intention to kill you. ”
"Cheng'er, what now?"
"I don't know if my grandfather remembers the Zhengde Dynasty, Li Dongyang, Liu Jian, and Xie Qian led the ministers to impeach the eunuch Liu Jin?"
"You mean to ask me to beg the emperor to save my life, it's useless, if I can save it, the emperor would have saved me a long time ago, why did I make trouble to this point? What's more, the Donglin Party has now blocked the palace gate, even if you want to enter, how can you get in? ”
"Don't worry about entering the palace, I brought more than 20 Huangzhuang brocade guards, and it is not difficult to send my grandfather into the palace. However, do you know why Emperor Zhengde did not hesitate to break with his ministers and rescue Liu Jin? ”
"Isn't it Liu Jin begging bitterly?"
"Of course not. Liu Jin has taken care of Zhengde since he was a child and has established a deep relationship with him. Zhengde didn't want to kill Liu Jin, but he was forced by the ministers during the court meeting and messed up. When I returned to the palace and thought about it, the more I thought about it, the more I felt wronged, as an emperor above 10,000 people, I couldn't even keep a favorite eunuch, and I still had the face to sit on top of the temple? Liu Jin came to visit late at night and gave Emperor Zhengde a step down, and also happened to give the emperor a shield. In this way, if Liu Jin is not killed, it is not because the emperor is mediocre, but because he misses the old and spreads it, which will not affect the emperor's reputation. Whether to kill Liu Jin or not is not a simple question of the confrontation between good and evil, but the struggle between imperial power and vassal power. Today's scene is so similar to that year, from the past to the present, my grandfather entered the palace, imitated Liu Jin's play, and he must be rescued. ”
"Then let's enter the palace now."
"Don't worry, it's still early, let's wait until midnight. The emperor will have trouble sleeping tonight, and he can go whenever he wants. ”
"So what do we do now?"
"Eat first, grandpa has no appetite to eat all day today, he must be hungry." Now that I'm here in Cheng'er, I'll be a host, please have a good meal. and my mother, who ran around for most of the day and didn't even drink saliva. Today's family reunion, let's have a good meal. ”
There are servants in Zhu's house, but no one usually lives there, so I didn't hire a cook. Zhu Cheng asked Jin Yiwei to call for wine and food in the restaurant outside, and put them in the courtyard, with chrysanthemums all over the courtyard, to have an elegant night banquet.
In order to unite sincerely and achieve great things together, Zhu Cheng asked the servants to carry out all the tables in the house and put them together to form a giant dining table, Zhu Youzhen, Wei Zhongxian, Wei Honglian, Zhu Cheng, Ke Qingqing, Xu Xianchun, Wu Huping and Chen Guoqi and other more than 20 brocade guards ate at the same table.
Wei Honglian was very happy today, with a smile on her face all the time, and kept giving Zhu Cheng, Zhu Youzhen, and Keqing green cloth vegetables.
Xu Xianchun heard that Wei Honglian liked to eat roast duck wings very much, so he had already taken the lead and tore off the two duck wings from the roast duck, but unfortunately Ke Qingqing kept staring at it and didn't find a chance to send the duck wings over. While Ke Qingqing was serving vegetables to Zhu Cheng, Xu Xianchun quickly sent a duck wing over.
Wei Honglian couldn't help but laugh when she saw that Xu Xianchun, such an Angzang man, actually secretly sent her a duck wing. This smile almost hooked Xu Xianchun's soul away.
When Wei Zhongxian heard the laughter, his eyes swept away, and he already knew it in his heart, and asked, "Red Lotus, what do you think of Xu Xianchun?" ”
Wei Honglian's face turned red all of a sudden, and she snorted, "Why does my father ask that? I, I, I ......"
Wei Honglian's words can't be said anymore, Xu Xianchun is dignified and responsible, which daughter doesn't like it? It's just a woman, how can she be embarrassed to say that she likes others in public.
"Okay, you don't have to say it, I see. Xu Xianchun ......"
"The subordinates are here."
"I'll entrust Wei Honglian to you today, are you willing?"
Xu Xianchun knelt on the ground all of a sudden and kowtowed to Wei Zhongxian three times: "Son-in-law Xu Xianchun has seen his father-in-law. Father-in-law, the younger one will notify his parents at home tomorrow, and then come to the door to propose. ”
Wei Honglian looked at Zhu Cheng with a little doubt, but saw that he was smiling brightly and there was encouragement in his eyes, so she put her mind at ease.
Ke Qingqing's face changed when he heard this, and he took a few mouthfuls of food sullenly, and said, "I'm full." ”
After speaking, she put down the dishes and chopsticks and left the table.
Zhu Cheng smiled and said to Wei Zhongxian: "Grandpa, I'll leave for a while and come back immediately." ”
Wei Zhongxian nodded, and Zhu Cheng chased after him.
Ke Qingqing stood in a corner, looking down at the chrysanthemums all over the ground, a cool breeze blew, shaking off a few petals, just like her mood, a little inexplicably lost.
"What's wrong, suddenly upset?"
"Aunt Wei is obviously supposed to be with my father, why does Grandpa Wei mess with the mandarin duck spectrum? You say, which is better, my father or that Xu Xianchun? ”
Zhu Cheng didn't answer, you can't say that your father Ke Yintian can't even compare to Xu Xianchun's little finger.
In terms of appearance, Xu Xianchun has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he is the idol of middle-aged and elderly women, while Ke Yintian is rustic, at most he can only be regarded as the dream love of the cow Ah Huang - not scolding him, because he looks too much like the buddies in the village herding cattle; In terms of background, Xu Xianchun's grandfather was a captain of the horse, and Ke Yintian counted down three generations from the top, and the highest official was just a small chief; In terms of status, Xu Xianchun is the commander of the Jinyi Guard from the three grades, while Ke Yintian is just a flat-headed common man; In terms of knowledge, Xu Xianchun is a martial artist from the two lists, and Keyintian can't even read words, and he made a joke about the word "longevity" in the hall before he was forty; In terms of character, Xu Xianchun dares to act boldly, while Ke Yintian is afraid. It's not that Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are white, they can't be compared at all.
Zhu Cheng pondered for a moment and said: "Actually, mother and Uncle Hak, me and you, can only be a pair between the two pairs. If Mom and Uncle Hakka are in harmony, then we are brothers and sisters, and there is no other possibility. And if we get along, my mother and Uncle Hakka are in-laws, and we can't go any further...... Do you understand what I mean? ”
Ke Qingqing's face turned red and said, "Who wants to be nice to you......"
Obviously, her mood improved because of Zhu Cheng's persuasion.
Back at the table, he was in a very good mood now, and poured a glass of wine and tasted it slowly.
Seeing Zhu Cheng coming in, Wei Zhongxian beckoned and called him aside.
"Cheng'er, I gave the red lotus to Xu Xianchun, are you a little dissatisfied?"
"No, Xu Xianchun pursued his mother, or I instigated it. My mother lives alone in the capital where she is not familiar with life, and my grandfather and I have a lot of things to do, so we can't always be with us, so it would be nice if someone took care of her. When Xu Xianchun betrayed his relatives and left the public, he never abandoned his mother, which is really rare, and Cheng'er likes him very much. ”
"Yes, after this incident, I have also become more aware of the good and evil of human nature, and I have seen which people in the DPRK and China can be relied on and which ones can only be used. Xu Xianchun is a good boy, although his origin is Red Lotus, but with his family background and wealth, what kind of woman can he not find? He was willing to take risks and run for me, and I wrote down this love. And I'm uncertain about my life and death now, let's settle the matter, no matter what happens to me in the future, at least Red Lotus has a good home. ”
Wei Zhongxian's face showed a piece of love, at this time, he was no longer a power traitor, just an ordinary father.
In the courtyard of Zhu's mansion, there is no sword light and sword shadow at this moment, only the fragrance of flowers and the cool moonlight in the courtyard, which is a beautiful scenery.
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