Chapter 29: The Gentle Sister-in-law (2nd Watch)
Zhang Yue listened to Li Dongyang's tone and sighed, "This Uncle Zhou is really a big man, no wonder my aunt is so proud of him." β
"Lord Zhou has a very strange temper, never participates in partisan disputes in the imperial court, neither clings to the powerful, nor makes friends with loyal ministers and aspirants, and has always been a loner in the officialdom. The emperor once wanted him to be the teacher of several princes three times and twice, but he politely refused. Lord Zhou is very trusted by the current emperor! β
"Oh, Uncle Zhou's temper is really weird."
Li Dongyang smiled, "When I was a Jinshi, he was the chief examiner, and after the title of the gold list, he was counted as half a protΓ©gΓ© according to the convention, and he should come to thank him. Scold! Xiao Wu, you'll understand when you see him. β
"Oh," Zhang Yue thought to herself, anyway, there is a letter from her aunt, presumably this Uncle Zhou will give her aunt more or less face.
Li Dongyang asked Zhang Yue about some of the situation after he arrived in the capital. At this time, an old woman came in from outside, and this mother-in-law saluted Li Dongyang at the door, Li Dongyang motioned for her mother-in-law to come in, and after her mother-in-law came in, she said to Li Dongyang, "My lord, the eldest young master woke up for a nap and clamored to see my lord." Madame asked the slave maid to report it, and if the adult could take a moment to go over and see. β
Li Dongyang's eyes were full of smiles and said to the woman, "Okay, you go back first, and I'll go later." β
The woman bowed and went out. Zhang Yue asked excitedly beside him, "Senior brother, but the beautiful sister-in-law and two lovely nephews you told me in the letter?" β
Li Dongyang laughed, "Not bad!" You should also meet your sister-in-law and nephew, and come with me. β
Zhang Yue scratched his head, "Senior brother, I really want to go, but can you let me eat something, I went out early in the morning, and I was already hungry..."
Li Dongyang smiled, "Haha! Patronizing and chatting, I forgot that Xiao Wu couldn't stand being hungry the most, so I immediately arranged for someone to bring some food to the two of you. β
Li Dongyang instructed his subordinates to prepare some meals, the dishes were very exquisite, Li Dongyang accompanied, Zhang Yue and Xiaotong ate unceremoniously. After a while, the two of them had already eaten and their stomachs were round.
After the meal, Li Dongyang took Zhang Yue and Xiaotong to the back house, and the three of them came to a main room in the back house, the maid lifted the door curtain, Zhang Yue swept into the house, and saw an elegant and generous young woman sitting in the house, who was teasing a baby in the maid's arms, and there was a three- or four-year-old boy standing next to the young woman. β
Li Dongyang picked up the boy, "Xian'er, haha, I heard that you want to be a father!" β
The young woman quickly stood up, "Xianggong, you're here." Li Dongyang nodded at him, Zhang Yue thought to himself, this young woman should be the wife of the senior brother, Liu. The young woman turned her head and saw Zhang Yue and Xiaotong dressed in men's clothes behind Li Dongyang, and was stunned, secretly blaming Li Dongyang for how he introduced the male guest into the back house, but her face did not show any clues, "Dongyang, who are these two?" β
"Oh, madam, this is what I mentioned to you, the teacher's closed disciple Zhang Xiaowu, his girlfriend name is Zhang Yue, and the one in the back is her maid Xiaotong, who was originally from our house, and now she is serving Xiao Wu, she is a woman disguised as a man, and you two have not come to see Madame?"
The two hurriedly saluted the Liu family,
"Zhang Yue see sister-in-law!"
"Mrs. Xiaotong!"
Liu hurriedly helped the two of them up, and said with a affectionate smile, "You are Yue'er, the little five in Dongyang's mouth, hehe, I have long admired the big name, and when I saw it today, it really deserves its reputation!" β
Zhang Yue scratched her head and replied shyly, "Sister-in-law, did my senior brother tell you bad things about me, preaching that I am not good at learning and always being taught by the master." β
Liu's eyebrows curled up, "What's the matter, your senior brother, but you always praise Xiao Wu for being smart and full of spirituality!" Even Mr. Huanchu likes you very much! β
Zhang Yue said shyly, "It's true that the master likes my dishes the most!" β
Liu smiled heartily, pulled Zhang Yue to sit down, Li Dongyang also walked down, the boy stuck to Li Dongyang, his two big eyes flickered, and he kept looking at Zhang Yue curiously, Zhang Yue looked at him with a smile and asked Liu, "Sister-in-law, is this the son of you and your senior brother?" β
"Yes, this is my eldest son with Dongyang, who is three years old this year, named Li Zhaoxian, and the youngest son Li Zhaotong is in the swaddling clothes, who is less than a year old." Liu happily introduced the two children. Li Dongyang pulled the boy next to him, "Xian'er, come here, call Aunt Yue'er." β
Xian'er slowly walked up to Zhang Yue and asked Zhang Yue suspiciously, "Aren't you uncle?" Why do I call you Aunt Yue'er? β
The people in the house laughed, Zhang Yue touched Xian'er's head with his hand, and said, "That's it, if Xian'er sees me dressed like this, call me Uncle Xiaowu, and if you see me dressed as beautiful as your mother, call me Aunt Yue'er, okay?"
Xian'er nodded as if he didn't understand, feeling that he had figured out something important, smiled happily, and Zhang Yue, who looked cute, picked him up and teased him for a long time.
A few people in the room chatted for a while, Zhang Yue saw that it was not early, so he got up and planned to leave, Xian'er actually hugged Zhang Yue's leg to prevent Zhang Yue from leaving, Zhang Yue persuaded for a long time, promised to come again tomorrow, Xiao Xian'er let go of Zhang Yue, Li Dongyang sent the two to the door, and instructed Zhang Yue,
"Xiao Wu, if you have nothing to do in the future, come to the house to chat with your sister-in-law, and play with Xian'er, Xian'er likes you very much."
"Senior brother, I also want to, my mother has been watching me very closely lately, and she asks me to learn female celebrity or something every day?"
"It seems that Ling Tang wants to train you to become a famous lady and find you a good mother-in-law! Ha ha! β
"Senior brother, you actually make fun of me!" Zhang Yue rolled her eyes. Xiao Tong behind her kept holding back a smile beside her, and at this time she couldn't help but pick up Li Dongyang's words, "Young Master Dongyang, Xiao Tong also thinks so, my wife is Miss Kantang, who is knowledgeable and married to a good family, and is in a hurry, pulling out seedlings to help cultivate my young lady." β
When Zhang Yue heard this, he glared at Xiaotong fiercely, and Xiaotong stuck out his tongue and shut up.
Li Dongyang gently patted Zhang Yue's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Okay, you two go back quickly!" β
Zhang Yue and Xiaotong left the Li Mansion and hurriedly returned to their house, and in an alley next to the house, the two changed back into women's clothes.
When Zhang Yue arrived home, it was already approaching dusk. When Jin saw his daughter come back, his face was ruddy and his expression was happy, which was completely different from his sad face in the morning, and he thought that Zhang Yue had received Zhang Zhen's guidance, and he was enlightened, and felt that he had found a good way to transform his daughter, and he was very happy, and added a lot of dishes for his daughter for dinner, and warned his daughter to go to Zhang Zhen often during the day. Of course, Zhang Yue couldn't ask for this kind of opportunity to go out, and he agreed.