The corners of Zheng Qingzhi's mouth barely squeezed out a smile: "It's good to retreat like this, since ancient times, the emperor's side is like a hell, and being able to retreat behind the scenes with an honorary title is already His Majesty's Hong Enjia." ”

Zheng Yunming said: "Yes, my father has worked for the country for many years, and he is always busy with government affairs. Now is the time to do something you love. ”

Zheng Qingzhi's face suddenly became serious again: "But you are still in the capital, and you actually left Xiangyang without permission for such a little woman, if Xiangyang suddenly changes at this time and loses the foundation of the country, how much do you regret it!" ”

Zheng Yunming didn't dare to refute, but just lowered his head and confessed.

Zheng Qingzhi snorted, ignored Zheng Yunming, and walked straight to the gate of Lai's Mansion and shouted: "Please inform Lai Wengong, just say that his old friends from Jinghu are visiting." ”

The situation outside the door, the family members of Laifu have already seen clearly in the crack of the door, and when they heard that it was the Lao Tzu of Zheng Yanei who arrived, they all knew that the big man had come to the house, and they hurriedly opened the door while busily spreading the word to the house.

Sure enough, when Lai Wengong heard that Zheng Xianggong was visiting in person, he was also surprised and inexplicable, and hurriedly led all his family members to greet him and welcomed Zheng Qingzhi into the mansion.

Zheng Yunming stepped forward and wanted to follow in, but was stopped by the old housekeeper Zheng Gui, who secretly winked at Zheng Yunming.

Lai Wengong led Zheng Qingzhi to the main hall, invited him to the main seat, and sat with him on the side. The maid ordered freshly brewed tea with crushed sunflower seeds in a little time, and the tea was forced by the heat, and the room was full of fragrance.

Zheng Qingzhi took a few sips of tea, put down the teacup and looked around the main hall, only to see that the home was decorated with extraordinary style, with several bronze ritual vessels of the Western Zhou Dynasty on the museum shelves, and Han Gan's "Jade Flower Skull" hanging on the wall. The furnishings on the case are also exquisite and elegant.

He put his hand on his beard and said with a smile: "Now you also learn from the big families in Lin'an to learn to taste, when you were captured, you saw the calligraphy and painting brush and ink and threw away everything you didn't want to think about, just went around to check the gold and silver, how about it?" Now that you've learned to appreciate this elegant beauty? ”

Lai Wengong scratched the back of his head and smiled embarrassedly: "In addition to these reckless brothers, there are also people in the government and literati in the family, and the decorations are vulgar, which will inevitably make people laugh. ”

Zheng Qingzhi sighed: "Even so, I still like Lai Wengong who stood under Zaoyang City with the head of the golden man and shouted, 'I am the Jinghu tea merchant army, who will go out of the city to die'." ”

Lai Wengong smiled bitterly: "That's all in the past, Xianggong is now the head of the imperial court, and he is the figure who rules the world, and there is no time to work with our reckless brothers anymore. ”

Zheng Qingzhi shook his head and said, "It's still so urgent, okay, I'm here to ask you to borrow something." ”

Lai Wengong was stunned for a moment, and said: "If the minister wants to borrow something, send someone to report it, I will personally send it to Lin'an Mansion, why borrow it myself?" ”

"Don't talk too much," Zheng Qingzhi said slowly: "I'm just afraid that you won't lend this thing." ”

"I have a good relationship with Xianggong, how can I be stingy" Lai Wengong only reacted at this time, his expression was solemn, and he stopped talking.

He was not a dull person, who Zheng Qingzhi came for, he originally understood what was on the table. It's just that he never expected that he would marry a concubine for his son, and the dignified Prime Minister Zuo actually visited Buyi's house in person.

Zheng Qingzhi saw him hesitate, frowned, and said, "What? Isn't Zheng Yunming worthy of your baby daughter? ”

Lai Wengong has been in his position for many years, and because of his prestige, he doesn't dare to refute it at will, but his daughter is like a pearl in his hand, even if he is the son of the prime minister's house, how can he wronged her to be a concubine for a lifetime? He gritted his teeth and said: "I only have one girl, Ruyue, and Wanguan's family wealth is not as good as one-ten-thousandth of this girl." The prime minister wants me to go to the soup and kill the enemy. It's just that Ruyue'er is going to make a partial house for her son, and if she is wronged, Wen Gong will definitely not be able to agree. ”

"I've heard a little about your little lady." Zheng Qingzhi said: "To be honest, only such a character of the Tiger Girl is worthy of the bearing of my family Yunming." If it is the daughter of an ordinary big family, I may not be able to look at my four sons and five sons. Now my son is in Jinghu Guanbai Deputy Commander, holding elite soldiers, lifting the town of Xiangfan key place, even the ancient Zhou Yu is just like this, such a young man, throughout the three hundred years of the founding of Taizu, where do you go to find? Do you think that if you let your daughter marry an ordinary rich family, or be reckless, she will feel that she will not be able to do it with her heart? ”

Zheng Qingzhi has always been known for observing people, and Lai Ruyue's affairs, he only read some of Zheng Xian and Zheng Yi's monthly secret reports to Zheng Gui, but he already knew that although this little woman was naïve, she had a magnanimity in her heart, and she couldn't get into her eyes if she wasn't a hero. His son has been tossing and turning in Jinghu nine times out of ten, and nine times out of ten he has already made the little lady of the Lai family fall in love, and although Zheng Yunming is humble and obvious on the outside, he is very stubborn on the inside, and the people he thinks of can't be dragged away.

What's more, with his relationship with Lai Wengong, he also thinks that if his son wants to marry a concubine, marrying the Lai family as an in-law must be the best choice.

So after he stepped down, he came to Changsha in person to ask for this family affair for Zheng Yunming.

Zheng Qingzhi said that Lai Ruyue's temperament smashed into Lai Wengong's heart. Of course, he knew that his daughter had been determined to marry a heroic man since she was a child, and she had taught her to read and write over the years, so that she gradually had some reckless children who hated vulgar language. She once asked her to secretly judge several young heroes in the rivers and lakes, but she suspected that they were not proficient in literature and ink, and the scholars who were familiar with literature and ink were not heroic enough. Now that I have seen Zheng Yunming, just like the wishful Langjun who was set up by heaven to match her, how could she stop easily?

But he also had another layer of concerns, and smiled bitterly at Zheng Qingzhi at the moment: "I am really willing to marry the son of an ordinary rich businessman and spend my life peacefully." Heroic people must have a heroic temperament, along the way, I don't know how much suffering and hard work are waiting, Ruyue really followed the second son, and she will have a lot of hardships in the future, why should I send my daughter into Huanglianwo? ”

Zheng Qingzhi laughed, stood up and walked in front of Lai Wengong, and held Lai Wengong's shoulder with his right hand: "Lai Da, you and your daughter will not be ordinary people who live their lives with the taste of tea stalks after all." ”

Lai Wengong's shoulders shook suddenly, his heart was twisted, and everything seemed to be back to more than 20 years ago.

Zheng Qingzhi, the young official of Jinghu Pacification Envoy Division, was not afraid of the fierce and brutal tea smugglers in Jingnan, and came to the tea garden where everyone gathered alone, and persuaded these guys who didn't even pay attention to Wang Fa with a three-inch tongue, not only drank and chatted with him, became brothers, but also promised to serve the commander-in-chief of Huguang and become the soldiers and horses of the imperial court.

When his ears were drunk, Zheng Qingzhi also patted Lai Da, the young leader of the tea merchants, on the shoulder and shouted: "Lai Da Lai Da, you will not be a layman who lives a lifetime with the taste of tea stalks!" Follow me on your way to the world! ”

Since then, Guanshan has flown across the drum horn, the iron-clad frost does not complain about the cold, and hundreds of hot-blooded men in Jingnan have grown up with halberds on the battlefield of the Song and Jin armies, and they have entered with blood, many people have lost their lives, and more people have finally fought their own world.

After more than 20 years of reincarnation, is it time for Zheng Yunming and Lai Ruyue to start anew?

Zheng Yunming was anxious to wait outside the door of Lai's Mansion, and the family members of Lai's Mansion brought a bench for Xianggong's son-in-law to sit on, but Zheng Yunming had the quiet mind to sit and wait. Just pacing back and forth in front of Laifu Gate again and again.

After a long time, I saw Lai Wen respectfully send Zheng Qingzhi out.

Zheng Qingzhi saw Zheng Yunming who came forward, and immediately put on a straight face: "What are you still doing here?" Hurry back to Xiangyang! If I know that I will leave my post without permission in the future, resulting in damage to the country, I will blame me for not thinking about the relationship between father and son, and I will definitely play the emperor to deal with you strictly! ”

Zheng Yunming only dared to say yes, but he secretly aimed his eyes at Lai Wengong.

Lai Wengong's face was much softer at this time, he stepped forward and stuffed a sachet embroidered with gold thread into Zheng Yunming's hand.

"If the girl is not stayed, Yue'er will entrust it to the son, and when she is diligent in the king's affairs in the future, don't forget to take care of this unsuccessful girl."

Zheng Yunming's face was solemn, holding the sachet and said: "Ruyue's love and righteousness, since then I will never dare to bear it." ”

Everyone couldn't help but want to laugh out loud when they saw what he said very solemnly, but at this moment, whoever dared to speak out could only barely hold back.

Zheng Yunming was about to say a few more words to the future Taishan, and suddenly saw Lai Ruyue behind the gate sneakily revealing half of a hibiscus pretty face, and quietly hooked his finger to Zheng Yunming.

Zheng Qingzhi and Lai Wengong turned their faces in unison, such an embarrassing moment is best for young people to solve it themselves.

Zheng Yunming hurriedly confessed his guilt, and quickly came to the back of the gate to talk to Lai Ruyue.

"You stay here well, later my family will send a matchmaker to ask for employment, the three books and six ceremonies must be complete, in short, I can't wronged you"

Lai Ruyue took a sip with a blushing face, and said: "Who wants to tell you this, a few days ago, Brother Shi asked someone to bring a letter, saying that the jackal has recently run to Ezhou and Jiangling to carry out activities, I can only wait at home now without me restraining him in Jinghu, I don't know what poisonous tricks he will have, you have to be careful"

"The White Army Division has already arranged for people to keep an eye on it, and the jackal has been active in Xiangyang for more than a year, but his intelligence network has basically been destroyed in the large-scale search after the mutiny, and it is not so easy to rebuild." Zheng Yunming said: "You can just wait at home with peace of mind, and leave these ruthless and courageous things to men." What else? ”

"Hmph, there's another thing to tell Bai Yijie." Lai Ruyue gritted her silver teeth and said hatefully: "When I go back to Xiangyang, see if I don't let Sister Wei dismantle his bones properly!" ”