Chapter 571: Reconciliation
That night, Zeng Rong and his party stayed at an inn by the Slender West Lake, came out and took a turn, stood on the bridge, and fulfilled the dream of a moonlit night on the twenty-four bridges, and at the same time gave birth to the feeling of "life is infinite from generation to generation, and Jiang Yue looks similar every year".
Because Zhu Heng likes the scenery of Daming Temple and Slender West Lake, Zeng Rong and his entourage stayed in Daming Temple for two days and then stayed in Slender West Lake for two nights.
After returning to the city, Zeng Rongmo calculated the days, and took Ah Chun and Ah Mei to purchase local tuyi in Yangzhou City, and sorted them into four large boxes.
Jiang Dong took his token, sent the box to the post station, and followed the carriage and horses of the post station to the capital, which was regarded as a Mid-Autumn Festival festival.
Along with this festival sent to the capital, there are letters from Zeng Rong and Zhu Heng, one to the queen mother, one to the emperor, none of them mentioned what they encountered on the road, only mentioned some things they saw and interesting stories on the way, and there were also various local snacks, but for safety reasons, none of the food they sent to the capital was eaten.
The next trip Zeng Rong and his entourage were still according to the original plan, while treating and playing, after seeing the water in Zhenjiang flooding Jinshan, they transferred to Jinling to live for a month, walked all over the streets and alleys of Jinling, and also walked all over the temples and monuments outside the city, and tasted all the large and small restaurants.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, they spent in the Jiming Temple in Jinling, the Jiming Temple was built in the Southern Dynasty, it is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Jinling, and it has the reputation of "the first temple of the Southern Dynasty" and the "four hundred and eighty temples of the Southern Dynasty" since ancient times, and is located next to the beautiful Xuanwu Lake.
The reason why Zeng Rong and the others chose to live in Jiming Temple, in addition to its reputation, there is another rumor, saying that the sign of this temple is more effective, especially for marriage, health, and patient recovery.
For this reason, Zeng Rong and Zhu Heng specially fasted for three days before asking for a sign, and sure enough, it was not bad, it was a sign, saying that it was "seeking hope from the heart, marriage and pregnant men." The benefits of wealth are more beneficial to the silkworms. It means that whether it is seeking marriage, heirs or future, you can get your wish.
Interestingly, the story of this signed document is that Tang Ruizong Li Dan was demoted to the people because his mother Wu Zetian ascended the throne and married the folk daughter Hu Fengjiao.
At this point, Zeng Rong had to sigh at the magic of fate.
Zeng Rong and his entourage received two letters from Qian Yi when he was in Gusu, one was his own, he had finished handling the family affairs and was ready to return to Beijing, and after Qian Qian became married, he would return to Jiangnan to meet them.
There is also a letter written by the emperor, saying that he has sent someone to investigate when he learned that they are in distress, telling them to be careful in everything, and asking them if they can adapt all the way, whether they are sick, whether they are not accustomed to water and soil, etc.
Then, he told Zeng Rong that Yu Bing gave birth to another son, and Zheng Jiao was also pregnant.
At the end of the letter, he euphemistically asked about the next return date, and asked if they could rush back to Zhu Wu's wedding, and if not, the congratulatory gift should still be offered.
"Father should be missing us." Zeng Rong looked at the date of the letter and said.
This letter happened to be written on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, it should have received the festival gift they sent, the distress mentioned in the letter should refer to the experience of Liaocheng, most of it was Qian Yi who wrote to tell the emperor, and later what happened in Yangzhou did not even know Qian Yi, and the emperor was afraid that there was no way to know.
Zhu Heng heard Zeng Rong's words, glanced at the letter in her hand, and lowered his eyes.
"I miss you, not me."
"It's not, no matter how much other people's children like it, they can't compare to their own children, the emperor loves me and Wu, if it weren't for you, he would have a little love for me at most, and he would never be so tolerant, or even conniving." Zeng Rong corrected him.
If it is said that the emperor re-acquainted Zhu Heng and re-accepted Zhu Heng because of her, Zeng Rongxin believed this.
But later, the emperor's tolerance and cultivation of her was definitely because of Zhu Heng, otherwise, Zeng Rong would have been assigned to a corner of the harem a long time ago.
"Oh, where do you start?" Zhu Heng originally didn't believe it, but seeing Zeng Rong so solemn, he couldn't help but raise his eyes and ask.
Zeng Rong only gave two examples, not a foreign historian can go to the court meeting to observe, and the recital during the sealing period is organized.
"Actually, I suspect that my appointment as a female historian was also specially arranged by the emperor for you, at the beginning I was a low-level female official of the Pharmacopoeia Bureau, but because Aunt Cui found out that I was looking for the medical records of you and the former queen, I was forced to switch with Zheng Jiao. Reasoning, I should go to the Catering Bureau, but the emperor actually transferred me to the Inner Court Bureau, and even Aunt Cui was very surprised. Later, I often discussed with you those important copywriting, and I also informed you of any major events in the court, in fact, the emperor knew it, or rather, this was exactly what he was looking forward to. Zeng Rong explained.
She also found out later that it was precisely because the emperor knew these things that after returning from the Huanyi Bureau, he would keep her by his side and take her to the court meeting as a lady-in-waiting, and later, he directly taught her to read the folds, and even explained the approved folds to her.
To put it bluntly, isn't it because he is not good at teaching Zhu Heng directly, so he turned a corner and started from Zeng Rong's side.
However, Zeng Rong also analyzed that the emperor's move was to leave a way back for himself, and it was also a kind of protection for Zhu Heng, if Zhu Heng's legs could be healed, or if they had a queen, the crown prince would be returned to Zhu Heng.
Otherwise, the emperor will definitely have to re-elect people.
But if the emperor directly took Zhu Heng by his side to teach him personally, it would not only bring trouble and even danger to Zhu Heng, but also be detrimental to the balance of the court.
Zhu Heng listened to Zeng Rong's words, and did not refute it, but picked up the jade pendant hanging from his waist and rubbed it with his head down.
"Okay, don't think too much about it, what is the truth, we might as well wait for time to tell us the answer." Zeng Rong held Zhu Heng's hand.
"Well, for your sake, I'm willing to reconcile with him." Zhu Heng raised his head and replied to her with a smile comparable to that of a flower.
Zeng Rong, who was stunned at first when he heard this, chewed for a while to understand its true meaning, stretched out his hands, and gave Zhu Heng a hug.
The next day, Zeng Rong pushed Zhu Heng around the streets and alleys of Gusu for a day, picked up a few large embroideries that were treasures of the town store, and also picked a lot of small items such as purses, incense sachets, fans, fans, etc., as well as clay figures, woodcuts, books, calligraphy and paintings, etc., together with the tuyi they bought in Jinling, and sent them to the post station again.
After living in Gusu for more than 20 days, Zeng Rong and his family left for Jiaxing, and when they arrived in Hangzhou, it was another month later, and it was already late autumn.
Zhu Heng's second uncle Qian Duo received Zeng Rong and his party at the dock and led them to live in a separate courtyard of the Qian family on the edge of the West Lake.