Chapter 41: Forced Marriage

She wondered in her heart, and her face did not change, but she was even kinder: "Why didn't that little brother Zhang enter Beijing with you, with your identity and the friendship between him, we are enough to make him carefree for the rest of his life." ”

Zhao Ling shook his head: "She refuses, there is still an old mother at home who needs to be supported." ”

Hearing this, the queen actually had the illusion of relief.

"Forget it." The queen said helplessly.

Zhao Ling's eyes fell on the picture scroll on the table, he frowned, walked into one of the picture scrolls, and asked, "Queen Mother, what is this?" ”

Seeing Zhao Ling mention it herself, the queen hurriedly walked to his side, picked up a picture scroll and unfolded it in front of Zhao Ling.

"I'm thinking that you're not too young, it's time to marry a wife, so that you can have someone by your side later, so that you can have some concerns when you are in danger."

As she spoke, she opened a few picture scrolls one after another, and put them directly in front of Zhao Ling: "These girls are carefully selected by me, all of them are dragons and phoenixes in the world, all of them can do everything in poetry, calligraphy and painting, and their conduct is also gentle and family-oriented." ”

"You take a look at it, and if there is anything you like, I will personally propose it for you."

Zhao Ling's eyes swept back and forth on the scroll, the beauty of the woman in the painting is beautiful, but there is always a lack of taste.

He frowned, what did it smell like?

Zhang Ruoyu's face appeared in front of him again, and that smile full of vitality will always remain in Zhao Ling's eyes.

"If I can't get a mother, I think a man should start a business first and then start a family, so I'd better wait." Zhao Ling shook his head, which could be regarded as a tactful refusal.

"Your father said that you should start a family first and then start a business. Besides, if it's not like marrying a wife, then it's not bad to be a side concubine, what do you think? ”

The queen still refuses to let go of Zhao Ling, in her eyes, the matter of choosing a concubine is still the tone of the emperor's side.

"That child, it would be nice if you got married."

Now most of the officials in the court are on Zhao Ling's side, and the meaning of Emperor Lao'er's words is also a little tendency, and the queen naturally can't sit still.

"No, the child already has a candidate for a wife in her heart, and she will only love her alone in her life, and she will not receive others again."

Zhao Ling shook his head, I don't know why, he didn't hesitate to say what he thought in his heart, and even after he finished speaking, he was slightly stunned, and then strengthened the idea in his heart.

"Where is that girl, I'll inquire first." The queen was shocked, and she had a faint sense of foreboding.

Zhao Ling said calmly: "It's the woman who saved me, Zhang Ruoyu." ”

The scroll in her hand fell to the ground, and the queen paused in surprise: "You mean that woman who sells wine?" ”

"Yes!"

"This woman's status is very different from yours!"

Zhao Ling knelt on one knee and lowered his head: "The child is the only one in her heart, and she hopes that the queen mother will be fulfilled!" ”

Looking at Zhao Ling kneeling on the wallpaper, the queen's heart was angry and helpless, and it was also to blame that she didn't dare to do it, so that the concubine had a chance, and Zhao Ling was injured, but now she fell in love with the daughter of the village woman?

This identity is simply a disgrace to the royal family!

"That's it, I'm tired, I'll talk about this another day."

Seeing that the two were at a stalemate on this matter, the queen had to wave her hand and leave first, leaving Zhao Ling kneeling there alone, cold and helpless.

In any case, it was impossible for her to let the daughter of the village woman marry Zhao Ling!

After Zhao Ling left in despair, the queen stared at his back, and her eyes gradually darkened.

"Call me Li Yiran."

"Yes!"

Li resolutely knelt in front of the queen in a panic, he didn't know what was going on, how could the queen lose his temper as soon as he came!

On the ground was the residue of the tea cup, and Li resolutely asked: "The queen mother, please say, if the villain has not done anything well, he must change his life and start over!" ”

The queen tugged at the corners of her mouth, what does it mean to change her life and start over, Zhao Ling's matter involves his head, how should he change it?

"This palace will ask you one thing, do you know about Zhao Ling's favorite rude village woman?"

"Huh?" Li resolutely raised his head, his face was dazed, and his reaction at that moment couldn't be faked, but this made the queen even more depressed.

That kid in Zhao Ling seems to have really grown up, and his wings are stiff, and he doesn't know what kind of Gu that rude village woman gave him, and even Li Yiran doesn't know about it?!

"Well, you step down, this matter has nothing to do with you after all. From today onwards, be optimistic about Zhao Ling for me, and tell me every move. ”

The queen thought for a while, and then said, "Don't let him meet others alone, you must accompany him." If he asks, you will say that it is my command. ”

"Yes!"

Although confused, Li resolutely agreed.

When he came out of Yanchun Palace, he still couldn't figure out what happened today. Who is the rude village woman that the queen mother is talking about? Zhao Ling's favorite rude village woman?

Oh no! Zhao Ling's favorite person!

Isn't that Zhang Ruoyu!

Li resolutely covered his mouth after reacting, for fear that he would scream. There were all the queen's eyeliner all around, and he still hurried to Zhao Ling's side to talk about this matter.

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"What!" Li resolutely slapped the table in surprise, "You just said what you like about Zhang Ruoyu so simply?" Or do you want to tell the queen mother?! ”

Ouch, I'll go, he really didn't expect Zhao Ling to be such a tiger! When I played chess before, I didn't say that I was just thinking about it by chance, why did I suddenly open my mind! It's no wonder that the queen sent him over to monitor Zhao Ling.

Speaking of this, Zhao Ling also thought carefully for a while after coming back, and felt that he was still too rash.

should not hastily confess Zhang Ruoyu because the queen wants to marry herself, so that she is in a weak position.

Li Yiran also told the story that he had just been called by the queen to supervise Zhao Ling, and Zhao Ling frowned even more when he heard it.

"Hey, I said, what are you going to do next?" He scratched his head, not knowing for a moment how this time it would end.

On the queen's side, she already knew about Zhang Ruoyu's existence, although she would not take other actions considering Zhao Ling's emotions, but if Zhao Ling really insisted on going her own way, I am afraid that the person who suffered in the end would be Zhang Ruoyu.

What Li Yiran was worried about was also in Zhao Ling's consideration, and now that he regretted not being at the beginning, he shouldn't have told Zhang Ruoyu about it.

But if there was no forced marriage by the queen's mother, he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to really face his feelings for Zhang Ruoyu.

"All the queen wants is peace, as long as I act like nothing has happened, she can't do anything about me."

"Lately, it's been a matter of keeping to yourself."

"By the way, I asked you to investigate the matter over there of the concubine, did you find anything?"

Li resolutely patted his head: "Coincidentally, I really found something......

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Zhang Ruoyu, who is far away in Shangyang County, didn't know that there were so many things happening around her, for her now, the drunken and proud business is on the right track, because she has a good relationship with various taverns, she has now connected with the wine business of various restaurants, and has taken the lion's lead.

And she didn't plan to bully other small wineries, but as she had planned at the beginning, other wineries could also buy wine from themselves at wholesale prices, so that everyone would be profitable.

Originally, those wineries had great opinions on Zhang Ruoyu's self-reliance, but they couldn't compete with her in winemaking, so they were very angry.

At present, Zhang Ruoyu is willing to let them make money together, and happily carries the gifts and goes straight to the drunk.

In this way, Zhang Ruoyu can be said to be very prosperous in Shangyang County, and even her status as a woman is rarely criticized.

Not only that, but she also opened an embroidery room, so that those women who were willing to look for jobs after marriage and earn some money with their own craftsmanship came to work, and Liu Xiulai served as the supervisor, which to some extent also led to the development of Shangyang County.

Later, the new county order was also a real person, he saw that Zhang Ruoyu had a talent for business, and he actually directly allocated funds to support Zhang Ruoyu's embroidery house, saying that "women are like men, and they should also have their own legitimate business!" ”

That Zhang Ruoyu's reputation is getting bigger and bigger, and there is no one in Shangyang County who doesn't know her.

But the fame grew, and the bugs that were staring at her and wanted to suck blood flew over again.

"Qiao'er, it's not that a new embroidery house has opened in the county, why don't you go to work to earn some money to supplement the family, you look at the current situation at home, if you don't want to make money, then you can only marry the second fool at the entrance of the village!"

Lan sat in Zhang Ruoqiao's room, his face full of sorrow.

It turned out that Mrs. Zhang fell a few days ago, and everyone thought there was no big deal, but it has become more and more serious in the past few days, and now she can't even get out of bed and walk around, and the whole person is also sleeping in a mixed bag, and it is rare to be conscious.

Originally, there was still some surplus money in the family, but she was asked by her son Zhang Wu to go out to pay off the debt. Now that Mrs. Zhang is sick, the family can't afford to treat her, which is really ridiculous.

Zhang Ruoqiao has never dared to provoke them since she was kicked out of Zhang's house by Zhang Ruoyu that time, and now in this situation at home, if she doesn't think about it, I'm afraid that she will really be married to the fool at the entrance of the village.

Zhang Ruoqiao lowered her head and thought about it, and said timidly: "Mother, why don't you go to Ruoyu to try it again?" She is so famous now, and her net worth is definitely rich. Besides, we don't ask for money for nothing, but now that my grandmother is sick, she should also do her filial piety as a granddaughter. ”

When the Lan family heard this, he sighed rarely: "It's not that I won't look for it, it's just that Zhang Ruoyu's stinky girl has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and now the city praises her so much, if I come to the door and be kicked out again, our Zhang family's reputation will be completely gone!" ”

"No, no, no, there is a second aunt who can start, right? She has always been soft-hearted, as long as the second uncle goes to ask for a favor, isn't it a simple matter to let them come back? Zhang Ruoqiao originally started Liu Xiu's idea.

"What you say is reasonable, I'll go and discuss with your second uncle!"