Outside the Zheng Mansion in Chang'an!

Cheng Cuishi stood at the door for a long time, and finally took a deep breath and asked his subordinates to call the door.

Choi sent a greeting post in advance, and Jung In-ki also ordered it in advance, and the porter directly invited Choi into the lobby.

As soon as Choi sat down, Jung In-gi strode into the lobby through the side door. In just over a few years, Zheng Renji seems to be ten years older, with some gray hair on his temples and a little wrinkle on his forehead at the corners of his eyes.

"Mrs. Cheng!"

Cheng Zheng's two families walked closer, Cui Zheng was in the same breath, and Zheng Renji greeted Cui warmly.

Choi smiled back and looked at Jung In-gi slightly.

Compared with the last time they met, Zheng Renji looked a little old, and his spirit was obviously much better. Although Zheng Liwan's disappearance had a great impact on Zheng Renji, and he did not hesitate to bury himself in family affairs to escape, time is the best healing medicine. As the days passed, Jung In-ki finally walked out of his sadness and faced a new life with the soothing of time.

The Zheng family promoted him to be a steward because Zheng Renji had Luo Shixin's son-in-law, and now that there was an accident, the Zheng family did not remove Zheng Renji. First, the position of steward is not to say that he will be withdrawn, and secondly, Zheng Renji is honest and steady, very suitable for managing accounts, and he is indeed a talent.

Because he was obsessed with family affairs, Zheng Renji's strategy was recognized by the Zheng family.

Life is on the right track, and life is still good. However, in my spare time, I will think of my daughter who "died young", with a little sadness and nostalgia.

"Actually, I have a reluctant invitation to come today." Choi looked at Jung In-ki. It was a little hard to say, but she said it anyway.

Zheng Renji smiled: "Mrs. Cheng, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Cui Shi sighed and said, "Is Liwan's funeral possible?" ”

Jung In-ki's expression stiffened, but it didn't take long for him to ease. For more than a year, he had accepted this fact in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Mrs. Cheng is here for Shixin, right?" ”

Choi nodded, she also knew that mentioning this kind of thing was tantamount to rubbing salt on Zheng Renji's wounds, but as the eldest sister-in-law, she was also obliged to think about her brother's future. embarrassed and said: "This is the Zheng family's family matter, and it stands to reason that I, an outsider, should not intervene." It's just that my little brother is a real man, straight and straight. One day I am not sure that Liwan is dead, and I am afraid that I will not think about remarrying one day. Unfilial piety has three no queens, and their Luo family is in the same vein as him, but there is no queen so far. Count the years. He passed the year. It's twenty-three. is twenty-three, according to the "Tang Law", at his age, the local governor will forcibly give him a matchmaker and force him to marry a wife. At his age, my children have all started to go to school. It's not a problem to drag it out, you say? ”

"Tang Law" records that men are twenty years old, and women are fifteen years old. and after the funeral of the wife. The widow's service discipline has been removed. and must apply for marriage. If you are past this age. Parents insist on not marrying, and local officials have the right to match men and women. Forced marriage.

There is this regulation only because of the backwardness of ancient science and technology, one more person has more taxes, and one more labor. Throughout the ages, all dynasties have had such laws and regulations on forced marriage. Especially in the dynasties with poor populations, such things were more strictly grasped.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the population of the world fell by three-quarters, so that the productivity was low, and the Tang Dynasty was naturally strict with this marriage law.

Luo Shixin is because the official is in a high position, but no one cares about him not complying with the marriage regulations, and he is a common person, and the local officials have already come to the door and forced him to marry.

Zheng Renji listened silently, and said for a moment: "I understand, I'll handle Wan'er's funeral recently." When Shixin came to ask, I would tell him that I had found Wan'er's jewelry and was sure that she had really died. As he spoke, he still couldn't help but sigh sadly.

Zheng Renji's response was so simply a bit unexpected that he didn't know how to speak,

Seeing that Cui Shi was a little stunned, Zheng Renji smiled and said, "Mrs. Cheng is not surprised, Shixin is indeed a good boy." Although some rude contempt for etiquette, I can't see this kind of old stubbornness. But people are not bad, and they are also sincere to Wan'er. I like this child very much, but Wan'er has a hard life and has not really become the daughter-in-law of the Luo family. It's been a year, and if Wan'er was alive, there should have been news a long time ago. I can't delay him for the little expectation in my heart, so I decided to do so. ”

Cui Shi didn't expect Luo Shixin to be so recognized by Zheng Renji, and said happily: "It's really good that Zheng Gong can think like this." ”

Almost at the same time, Li Yuan, who was in the palace, received a letter from Pingyang from Nanyang.

Pingyang was thoughtful, and there was nothing in the letter, but directly explained that she and Luo Shixin went to Funiu Mountain to hunt together, and when they came back, they met Liu Chen and Liu Bao. Liu Chen and Liu Bao saw that he was beautiful and spoke disrespectfully. also intended to kill Luo Shixin and capture her and insult her.

Li Yuan's lungs were about to explode when she saw this, Pingyang was her most beloved child, and in the territory of Datang, the officials of Datang dared to attack her, so angry that her beard stood on end, and she was furious, and her hand holding the letter began to tremble, and she muttered to herself: "I must dismantle Liu Chen and Liu Bao into eight pieces, no, no, my son will not teach his parents." Parents are also guilty of raising this kind of child, and their sons may not be good goods, so they are all killed, and they are all killed. ”

As a father who protects calves, he has absolutely no affection for those who endanger his sons and daughters.

He continued to watch patiently, and saw that Luo Shixin killed Liu Bao and Pingyang turned out Liu Chen, in order not to cause panic and reveal his identity, he replaced Liu Chen's position with the county lieutenant of Fangcheng, and asked for his opinion or changed to another capable person to take over Fangcheng, and he was also relieved in his heart. There was no change to Pingyang's arrangement, and with a stroke of the pen, the county lieutenant was promoted to a genuine taishou.

After doing this, Li Yuan lightly wiped his beard and said in his heart: "It turns out that Pingyang ran to Nanyang, no wonder there is no ...... nowhere to be seen."

Wait a minute!

Wrong!

Li Yuan suddenly remembered that he had received a message from Pingyang two days ago saying that he was very happy to play in Weishui, how could he be in Nanyang?

Or?

It turned out that Pingyang told Li Yuan that he was going out to relax, and in order to prevent Li Yuan from not getting news for a long time and caring about his daughter's heart, he turned Guanzhong upside down, and made all preparations. Regularly arrange for cronies to report Li Yuan's whereabouts and talk about what he has seen and heard.

In the 800-mile pass, Pingyang has lived for nearly ten years, and I haven't been to anything.

Li Yuan felt that her daughter was having a good time and having fun, so he didn't let her come back, and let her play freely, so as not to spoil her interest.

But now that the two pieces of news are mixed together, Li Yuan is not an old fool, how can he not notice it?

Two news, one is the same story, and the other is an emergency, which is true and which is false, which still needs to be studied.

Li Yuan closed his eyes and pondered, recalling the events of a few months ago, and soon after he agreed to go out for a walk in Pingyang, Li Shimin reported to him the news of Luo Shixin's leave. The two of them went one after the other, he didn't notice it at first, but now that he thinks about it, it is indeed full of cats and big problems.

Thinking about it, Li Yuan's old face had a wicked smile on his face, and he looked intent on asking the teacher for sin.

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Dogen Island.

Zheng Liwan stood on the big reef near the island with a stupid appearance, looking at the far west, like a wangfu stone, with a faint sadness on her face.

Because the injury was too severe, the wound was cut by the rusty iron nails, and the rust soaked into the skin and soaked in the water of the Yellow River for many days, all kinds of bacteria entered the body, and the wound became extremely inflamed. Although it has not reached the point of tetanus death, it is not much worse. In the initial rectification, the doctor even mentioned that yì saw the leg to save his life and ensure that everything was safe.

However, this method made Zhang Zhongjian, a bearded customer, refuse, and treated it in another way, and it took half a year to recover, and he recuperated until two months ago.

Although she is homesick and misses her father and lover who are far away, Zheng Liwan, who is far away, does not say that she will return to the Central Plains. It takes a long sea voyage from Daoyuan Island to Dengzhou Port in Shandong. Ships that need to withstand wind and waves also need to choose to go to sea when there is no wind and less wind.

Because of the difficult conditions, there is only one sea ship on Daoyuan Island that can withstand the wind and waves.

The only sea ship was still four months ago, when she had not recovered from her illness, she went to sea through Wu Shike and returned to the Central Plains to take revenge.

Now Zheng Liwan will come to this big reef every day to look at it for a long time, hoping to see the sea ship come back, hoping to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible to complete the wedding that has not yet begun, and even hope that Luo Shixin can take the sea boat to Daoyuan Island to pick her up.

Even though I knew that there was little hope, I couldn't help but think about it.

"Sister Liwan, the king called you over!"

Zheng Liwan suddenly heard someone calling on the shore, and when she saw that it was Ling'er, who had been taking care of her, she answered, and reluctantly walked down the reef and stepped on the waves to the shore.

"What did Uncle Bearded tell me to do?" Zheng Liwan said it more affectionately, but in her heart she was slandered and scolded the bearded guest. Although he saved her, he caused her to be trapped on an overseas island and not allowed to see her father and lover. For him, there is gratitude and resentment.

"It seems that there is a Silla ship going to the Central Plains, the king ......" Ling'er had not finished speaking, and Zheng Liwan's figure was already gone.

She was like a sprinter who disappeared from Ling'er's field of vision in an instant. Ling'er stuck out her tongue and trotted after her.

"Uncle Bearded, can I go home?" From afar, Zheng Liwan saw Zhang Zhongjian shouting loudly.

Zhang Zhongjian responded with a smile: "Hurry up and prepare, let's go back together." (To be continued......)