The emperor was very busy, and most of his time was spent on government affairs.

In fact, after he set up for the southern tour that day, from the capital to the localities, from top to bottom, many people had a lot of complaints. In the Jiangnan area, many scholars and Confucians jointly opposed it.

The word "Southern Tour" sounds simple, but everyone knows that to put it bluntly, it is still arrogant and lascivious eating, drinking and pleasure, and what is squandered is gold and silver, in exchange for only labor and money.

In the perception of many people, the chaos five or six years ago was the disaster that began to be planted from the southern tour. As a result, many people were disgusted when they heard about the Southern Tour.

But Zhu Changzhe used his physical actions to silence everyone.

On this trip to the south, behind him are either capable generals or rookies in various departments, and even the concubines are not brought.

He only received a symbolic one or two tributes from all over the world, and declined the banquets and beauties invited by various names.

He traveled back and forth to various places in Jiangnan every day, brought many new fortifications and measures to benefit the people, increased the number of scientific examinations in Jiangnan, personally started and presided over the new examinations in Jiangnan, and absorbed nearly 100 talented people in one go......

In this way, the voice of dissatisfaction became less and less, on the contrary, the voice of welcome to him became more and more enthusiastic.

Thanks to Zhu Changzhe's diligence, the southern tour process has not yet passed the halfway point, and the original goal of the imperial court has been basically completed.

For a time, due to the war, Zhu Changzhe's reputation in the Jiangnan area was not very good, and it quickly rose like a newly built tower.

After the Empress Dowager arrived in Jingxi, she stayed in the Taihu Lake Courtyard that she had been thinking about for a long time. As in her previous life, she had a soft spot for this place, and she was reluctant to move it as soon as she lived.

Zhu Changzhe also took a few days to stay in this courtyard.

For him, it means a lot.

He saved his life in the land and waited for help to come. This was the turning point for him to turn the tide. This is also the final battlefield where the two anti-thieves were caught.

It was a blessed place for him and for him today, the starting point for all that he has today.

He has a special and deep affection for this place.

Even the basement of the other courtyard, he also sailed to go again. Thinking about it at the moment, those homely days that are not free but warm are also endlessly memorable.

In love, he poured ink and left books everywhere in the courtyard, gave plaques and set up monuments, by Taihu Lake, in front of the treasure building, on the pavilion, there are his ink treasures everywhere. In his heart, he also hopes that this place will last forever, the Cheng family will always be maintained, and he and his descendants can continue to be blessed and noble.

The more his grace gives, the more stable the future of this place and the Cheng family will be......

The Empress Dowager's birthday is fast approaching.

The officials in Jiangnan asked for a big event, and the Empress Dowager pushed it with the word "thrifty", and just wanted to hold a small banquet simply.

So this banquet was held in the Cheng family's courtyard.

The scale is not large, but it is better than the lively and warm, which is liked by the emperor and satisfied by the old lady.

Nianbei He Yun and Xiaoyu presented a monkey show on behalf of Cheng He's family.

Several monkeys have been taken care of by the children, and they have already developed feelings, and the long-term choreography and drills, coupled with the tacit understanding between the children, the whole performance is full of fun and won the house.

Especially at the end of the performance, the children knelt on the ground and kowtowed to bless, the big monkey took a plate of nine longevity peaches to celebrate the birthday, and the two little monkeys opened the greeting banner on the left and right, and the atmosphere was baked to the top.

The children were rewarded, and even Xiaoyu was praised by the emperor and the queen mother.

Everything is so peaceful and harmonious.

In the midst of the staggering, the vision of the king of Joseon was a little blurred.

I don't know if he drank too much, or recently he heard the story of a few of his favorite baby daughters, but they have died of incense, and he knows how the daughter who left home back then was so calculated, and how he was wronged, so that every time he thought of Wen Lan, he couldn't help but have hot eyes and sour eyes.

The more he drank, the more his heart hurt.

That child made the best choice and effort for his family and country, but the ending was so bleak. She is alone in a foreign land, helpless, no family love, the only faith is the responsibility to the family and country, she has suffered so much, but the harvest is the last step behind.

When he thought of such a lively and lively child like a peony, what if he was posthumously named a concubine in the end? It's not that you can't even go home to a lonely grave for thousands of miles?

The king of Joseon had a pain in his heart, and this night, he drank too much and returned to his residence with shaking steps.

However, no matter how painful your heart is, you have to take care of your identity and face, and you can't rest when you get drunk.

The attendant brought the decanting soup.

The king sighed, cleaned his hands and face, and drank from the bowl.

I poured it in one bite and tasted it.

The sweet taste is refreshing, is it so...... Familiar.

The sweet white porcelain bowl slammed to the ground, and the king of Joseon had red eyes.

"Your Majesty?" The entourage looked caring.

"This soup was ordered to be made by you?" He asked.

"No, it was sent by the cook of the Cheng Mansion."

"No, it can't be."

His heart shuddered, and he grabbed his attendant's arm.

"What about the decanting soup? Anything else? He only blamed himself for drinking too fast. He didn't know if he was drunk or if he hadn't tasted it carefully.

Only memories flood in.

His Wenlan, no matter how much he messes around on weekdays, he is the most intimate existence for him. After many banquets, she would hold a bowl of sweet decanting soup.

There are various ways to make decanting soups, and they Koreans mostly use salty and fresh flavors.

She is the only one who will boil sweet pears in his decanting soup, put some of his favorite tangerine peel and green plums, and a small piece of ginseng.

And the recent decanting soup was delivered by the imperial chef. The royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty paid attention to the body, and the sobering soup was mostly Ganoderma lucidum with honey, and the taste was bitter, and he was really unaccustomed to drinking it, so he swallowed it in one gulp.

Today he drank soup as usual, but at this moment...... He regretted it immensely.

"I didn't ...... Nope. "I brought a cup." If the king is not enough, go down and take it. ”

The king of Joseon asked for the soup cup, and in the stunned eyes of his henchmen, he actually poured out the last small mouthful of soup at the bottom of the cup, and tasted it carefully.

Then, crying and laughing again.

Is it?

Is it Vinland?

But how is that possible?

The cronies went and went, but the decanting soup they brought back was a different kind.

Sure enough, really?

The king of Joseon suddenly thought that since he arrived in Jingxi, his courtyard has always had their North Korean snacks, such as beaten cakes, pine nuts, and chestnuts...... What's more, these are the things he loves to eat.

But he did not find these in the residence of the Empress Dowager and the emperor, and the residence of other officials.

The king of Joseon panicked and picked up a cake, bean noodles, and bean paste, and the familiar taste became clearer. This is an authentic North Korean approach.

He realized that maybe this was the reason why he kept thinking about Vinland these days.

His heart suddenly hung high.

After going to the steward of the Cheng family to ask, the girl replied with a smile that she knew that the king of Joseon was coming, so they specially invited the North Korean chef to make snacks, and the sobering soup was also ordered by the master.

"The county lord had a good relationship with Princess Wenlan that day, and I think it was Princess Wenlan who taught the county lord how to sober up the soup." The cronie thought for a moment.

"What do you mean...... Be. Step aside. ”

But the tears of the Joseon king could not be stopped.

Before Wen Lan left, he left the queen with a sobering soup. But the decanting soup made by the queen tasted different from that made by Vinland. He didn't believe it, he didn't believe that Cheng Ziyu could do so well, so much like ...... And that ginseng taste, others can't taste it, but he can! It's clearly the taste of Korean ginseng!

What the cronies said is that Cheng Ziyu and Wen Lan have a good relationship, so good! Since it's good, then ...... Will...... Could it be...... It was Cheng Ziyu who helped......

The last half of the sentence was something he couldn't and didn't dare to ask and point out.

If it is true, it is the crime of deceit!

How many people will be affected, he doesn't dare to think deeply! Even North Korea, the concubines in the palace, and the princes will be implicated.

The best thing he can do is to play dumb.

His Vinland is not dead!

Good!

Under the protection of Cheng Ziyu, living a good life is better than anything else, isn't it?

The king of Joseon is very sober and more and more sober.

He couldn't find someone to investigate, it was as uncomfortable as scratching his ears and cheeks. The body is gradually out of the control of the mind.

As soon as the morning dawned, he practiced his fists and feet and stayed in the pavilion not far from the courtyard gate. He just wanted to see who brought him the refreshment.

He knew the person who came, it was Cheng Ziyu's confidant, the one named Liu'er.

Thinking that the girl knows martial arts, if he follows him, I am afraid it will not be easy. He couldn't help but sigh.

He followed slowly.

Seeing that people were about to fade out of sight, he was just about to leave, but before turning around, he saw Liu Er handing the bamboo basket in his hand to a sister-in-law in front of an osmanthus forest. The sister-in-law was followed by a child. Liu Er squatted down and pinched the children's faces, and waved goodbye to them.

So, the food was sent by the sister-in-law.

The sister-in-law didn't know her, and it was definitely not his Wenlan.

The kid ...... It's very smart.

He remembered.

The child's name is Xiaoyu.

Yesterday, I also played a monkey show with Nianbei.

The king of Joseon was in his heart.

Small fish?

The little fish is ......

The daughter-in-law just now?

No, definitely not!

Xiaoyu can be on the stage, naturally it will not be the child of the woman who was dressed up just now......

His mouth was parched.

The reason why he can remember Xiaoyu is because of the child's agility! Thinking about it now, isn't it just ...... Like his Vinlan?

Xiaoyu and Vinland are not five or six points similar?

The Joseon king is extremely weak.

Fortunately, there was a banquet that day, and he got his wish to see the little fish with the children.

The more I look at it, the more it looks, like Vinland.

He thought of breaking up a few of Nianbei, and privately said a few words to Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu is very polite and interested in the gifts he gives.

He knew that Xiaoyu's surname was Ji.

He asked her mother's last name.

"My father and mother have the same surname. All surnamed Ji. ”

"Ki?" He was slightly disappointed that it was not Lee. And Li and Ji, he couldn't think of a connection.

"What's your big name?"

"Ji Xiaoyu, I'll call Xiaoyu. I used to think that my family was in the fish business, so I called it Xiaoyu. Later, my mother told me that she wanted me to be ordinary, like a small fish in the lake and sea, although I did not have a big background, but I had unrestrained freedom and joy, and I could live an ordinary and simple life......"

"Good name." The king of Joseon choked, and his eyes turned red again.

It's her.

Such a distressing and humble wish, who else is there besides her, who has gone through the hardships of betrayal?

Two hours later, the king of Joseon rocked the boat at dusk and came to Ji's house, which was also on the shore of Taihu Lake.

In the distance, he saw a figure.

The golden afterglow of the sunset encircled her, and she couldn't see her face clearly. But with that glance, he was sure that it was his Vinland.

She was half-leaning on the boat, humming a little song, towards a large fishing boat that was fully loaded.

A muscular man at the bow of the boat was waving.

"Xianggong, today's harvest is good!" She jumped to her feet, her voice full of pleasure.

When the two boats met, she stood at the bow of the boat and stretched out her hand, and the man of the big boat smiled and pulled her up.

She fell into an embrace, and then the man reached the ship.

The sunset turned her face golden red, revealing beauty and happiness......

The tears of the Joseon king could not be held back.

She's still free!

"Excuse me......" He spoke slowly, and she slowly turned back.

Time almost stood still, and Wen Lan choked her throat.

This meeting came suddenly, Wen Lan was not mentally prepared, looking at her father, who had more gray hair and was obviously old, her heart instantly lifted.

"I ...... I, I seem to be lost. The king's words revealed helplessness, and his trembling lips showed his nervousness.

Get lost?

Vinland burst into tears. She may be worthy of North Korea, but she is unfilial. With her father in front, she didn't dare to pretend to be stupid, but she couldn't recognize each other.

At this moment, she felt that she had no face to see her father.

She couldn't speak, she couldn't answer.

"Ask the girl for advice."

His father's attitude made Vinland unable to refuse.

"This ...... Old...... Daddy, I'll send you. Vinland could barely hear her own trembling voice. The man sent her back to the boat, and then returned with the boat, leaving room for the father and daughter.

The two boats were arm's length apart and slowly headed into the lake.

"I'm sorry." Both spoke softly at the same time.

"The lake is windy, and the girl is confused. Quickly wipe it. "On the lake, there are a lot of boats coming and going. The king of Joseon took several deep breaths and finally stabilized his emotions.

"Hmm. I'll just wipe it dry. ”

"The girl has a ruddy face and looks very happy."

"Hmm...... When the heart is relaxed, it is happy. Where's you, Daddy? ”

"As a father, it is natural that his children are happy, and he will also be happy. I saw that the girl was happy, and I wanted to come to the girl's father...... No regrets. ”

Vinland's tears couldn't be stopped, and she wet her clothes again.

"But I abandoned my father and mother, I am not filial. I miss home, I miss my family, but I can't go home......"

"The girl has a good heart, your father and mother must be proud of you, and will neither forget you nor blame you."

“…… Thank you...... Put it this way. It's so important to me. ”

After only a few words, it seems that it is almost there. More than a dozen feet away, there were dense guards, and Wen Lan hurriedly put on the hat.

"Dad, you must take care of your body and live a long life."

"You're going to be okay too."

"Dad, the weather is getting colder, remember to add clothes. Tomorrow, I'll ask Xiaoyu to bring you snacks. ”

"Good. Daddy waited. ”

"When I'm older and no one can recognize me, I'll go back to my hometown to visit my parents."

"Okay."

“……”

The emotional father and daughter were immersed in their own emotions, and naturally they didn't notice that on the calm lake, there was always a big boat following them not far away.

Zhu Changzhe stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, quietly looking at the lake.

Cheng Ziyu stood a foot behind him, looking at his hands when they were tight and loose.

"She's happy." It took a long time for him to say.

"Hmm."

"Why don't you say a few words to calm me down? To excuse yourself? ”

"The emperor will figure it out for himself. Time has passed, and this is her choice. ”

"You're talking about it!" Zhu Changzhe turned around, and the bitter smile on his face had disappeared and turned into relief. "I did figure it out. I really can't give what she wants. She had said early on that it was just a deal, and that she was going to leave after the deal, and it was I who took it seriously. ”

Zhu Changzhe took the tea handed by Ziyu and drank it all in one gulp.

"I really want to make it up to her, but I can't give her the only love, nor can I give her the protection of freedom. She wants to be a free fish, but I only have the largest fish pond in the world. It's that simple! ”

Zhu Changzhe breathed a heavy sigh of relief. "I was relieved to find her happy. I owe her so much, so why not give her freedom? ”

Thinking of this, Zhu Changzhe laughed. He found that he was really getting more and more generous. He was able to do this to Cheng Ziyu back then, and he is still like this to Wenlan today. Tolerance, this has always been the most lacking quality of the old Zhu family, but it has been fulfilled in him!

"So, you will definitely be a good emperor!"

"Promise your good words!" Zhu Changzhe came up and clinked his glass......

God knows, Cheng Ziyu was wet from the palm of her hand to the vest!

What a great sin of deception!

Fortunately, there are all kinds of feelings, fortunately, Zhu Changzhe is not the first emperor, fortunately, Zhu Changzhe has changed a lot, otherwise, this turmoil will definitely not give up.

In fact, she is also innocent, okay?

Wen Lan cheated to death that day, and she didn't know it.

Wen Lan's girl has always been bold, and she actually instigated their North Korean security chief to run away with her.

That night, the Xiao family led people to occupy the Zhewang Mansion, and the war was about to break out. The Zhewang Mansion is in the hands of Wen Lan, and she has a North Korean post house to collect news for her, so the first-hand information about the external environment is in her hands.

The Xiao family is menacing, and she is naturally not afraid.

But her brain spun fast, and even when she directed a scene.

She identified a servant girl beside Xiao who was similar to her, and thought of "stealing" it and ending it. As soon as the clothes were changed, and then a fire was put down, the corpse was unrecognizable. Not to mention outsiders, even a few of her henchmen don't know anything.

Everyone thought she was dead.

The chief of the guard also "sacrificed" to protect her. Ahem, of course, the substitute ghost of the Wei chief is also a member of the Xiao family.

Who called it so messy that night, no one noticed that it was wrong.

The prince's side is not safe, there are many dead and injured, where do you know that there are two people missing from Xiao's side.

And Wen Lan took advantage of the chaos to escape from the Zhewang Mansion.

There was chaos everywhere that day, and taking advantage of this chaos, she disguised herself as a commoner, and unknowingly, she successfully left the capital.

One day almost two months later, the Cheng family's Beijing Workshop was recruiting, and when Wenlan appeared in front of Cheng Ziyu, Cheng Ziyu was startled and almost rolled off the chair.

"Can I be hired?" When Wen Lan showed her white teeth, Cheng Ziyu just wanted to step forward and strangle her.

"Hey, hey, I'm not going to die, you don't like to be angry, do you have a conscience?"

At that time, Cheng Ziyu only felt that the front head, the back of the head, the left side of the head, and the right brain were beating suddenly.

God, on the day she entered Beijing a few days ago, Zhu Changzhe went to pick her up and told her a lot about Vinland, but she wiped her tears in front of him for a long time.

Now the dead come back to life...... She immediately understood that nine times out of ten, Zhu Changzhe suspected Wenlan's death, so he asked her to spy on her. But she believed in Vinlan's death at that time, and naturally showed no loopholes, but what is this at this moment? ……

Vinland was already in her house, and if she said she didn't know anything about it, would anyone believe her? Is this considered a deception? This dead girl, just run away, why don't you run away, if you run, you will never come back, what are you doing when you come to the Cheng family!

"I can't go back to North Korea, and I have no friends in Da Zhou except for you guys!" Vinlan deliberately bit and bit the word "friend" again and again. "I have no relatives and no reason, and I don't even have anyone to talk to, so what am I going to do when I run away?"

"So, you're trying to help me? Or arrest me and go to Zhu Changzhe? ”

Wen Lan is a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, but even Cheng Ziyu has become a pig Bajie looking in the mirror, not a person inside and out.

"You're well-connected, so it's easy and convenient to do something. You sent me far away, far away. You arrange an identity for me, get me a place, I change my name and surname, change my face, you and I are still good friends, hello, I am good. You know me, don't you? You also let me taste the sky and the sea, right? Okay? ”

"Didn't I think of the best way to deal with North Korea? My body is incomplete, and Zhu Changzhe doesn't look down on me. Such a me, by his side, is too much of a loss to my home country. So it's best for me to die.

He can marry a dignified and virtuous Korean princess and treat him well. And as soon as I died, I died in the infighting of the Great Zhou royal family, and the Great Zhou royal family and the imperial court owed a favor to North Korea. Coupled with the fact that North Korea and I have done so much for Da Zhou, this debt is like a snowball. Da Zhou must be compensated.

In this way, it is not a matter of a few coins. So Ziyu, what you are doing is a big thing that concerns the thousands of people of North Korea. What do you think? ”

If you don't help her, what else can you do?

Let her "cheat the corpse"? Send her back to the palace in person?

She will die, and North Korea will be implicated. Emotionally, Cheng Ziyu can't do it. And intellectually, Cheng Ziyu also knew that Wen Lan was right, she could no longer find happiness in the Great Zhou royal family, and her choice was indeed the best. At least it can help North Korea to knock a bamboo bar on the Great Zhou royal family.

In this way, Cheng Ziyu could only bite the bullet and send a boat to Wen Lan.

That guy, with the captain of the guard, went on a tour of the mountains and rivers the next day.

More than two years later, Cheng Ziyu returned to Jingxi, and Wen Lan soon came to the door again.

Cheng Ziyu was startled again.

She...... Yes! Marriage! Finish!

Still...... With a child!

Wen Lan had a bad temperament, and the two broke into trouble in the south of the village, and Wen Lan was almost snatched away by the barbarians. The guard commander picked out a hundred and fought in the ring for three days and three nights before winning her back.

Then the two of them were locked up in the cave by the guys in the stockade.

Wei Chang has been fond of her for many years, and he took the initiative to follow Da Zhou back then, and it was all because of her. Over the years, the two have taken care of each other, and they have already had feelings after coming and going, but it was this little accident that pierced the window paper.

Cheng Ziyu took their marriage letter in Chinese and barbarian and was speechless.

The key person is shameless, saying that it is enough to have a place to live as a wedding gift.

The Cheng family has indeed earned a lot of money from Wenlan over the years, even if you don't look at the affection, this gift is also deserved.

Cheng Ziyu made some arrangements, and the two quickly settled down.

The surname "Ji" was thought of by Wen Lan, and later Cheng Ziyu realized that it was her sycophants and hints.

"You should think that it is the "send" of "fostering", I foster me under your wings, and my little fish and Xianggong are also fostered by your side. At that time, Wen Lan shook Cheng Ziyu's arm into a rattle......

The chief of the guard has martial arts and has learned everything well.

A small family business, with the hard work of the two, it has really become big.

And at the beginning of the southern tour, Cheng Ziyu was very troubled.

Vinland had no other requirements, she just wanted to look at her father from a distance and do her filial piety to her father. So come and ask her to arrange.

Zhu Changzhe also came to her, saying that he suspected that she was hiding Wen Lan, and bluntly told her that he confirmed that the body was not Wen Lan.

Cheng Ziyu secretly complained to herself.

She didn't know what to do to get everyone what they wanted and keep the current situation the same.

simply, she exposed the Ji family by Liu'er, and inadvertently exposed Wenlan with Zhu Changzhe.

Of course, she also expressed all her embarrassment.

She was not completely sure that Zhu Changzhe could maintain restraint, but in the face of Zhu Changzhe's questioning, she could only try. Fortunately, Zhu Changzhe did not disappoint them.

"Your Majesty...... Would you like to meet her? ”

"No need. Seeing each other is also speechless. She was even happier to see her father, and I didn't disturb her good mood. ”

"The emperor has been wronged."

"Huh. You're underestimating me. Zhu Changzhe smiled loudly. I have even the whole world, so why bother with you who only want to be free? I know my position very well, what I am really responsible for is the world, and I have too many things to do. As for you, I'm willing to let you go. ”

"The emperor is wise!" Cheng Ziyu bowed sincerely......

The sky is high, the water is clear......

Who would have thought that the wishes made by Cheng Ziyu, Wen Lan and Wang Yue would come true.

One afternoon, in the misty drizzle, the three of them lay in the same boat, toasted together, and drifted with the waves.

The bait on the hook has long been eaten, but who cares?

Indulging in the mountains and rivers is much stronger than the competition for fame and fortune......

Six years later, Cheng Ziyu once again presided over the Doutao Conference.

At that conference, she brought a series of ingenious pottery, giving full play to the simple elegance of the five-color pottery, each color was used to the extreme, and it was highly sought after for a while, and she finally got her wish to become a generation of pottery masters.

After another six years, she re-refined the clay used to make the pot, further stabilized the characteristics of the purple sand, and changed the shape of the pot from the medium-sized handle to the small purple sand pot standing in the palm of the hand, which was called "Zhanggui" by later generations......

The name of purple jade, this time not only resounded in the Great Zhou, but also made her famous in history.

Purple jade, purple jade, and later the same as the word "palm", was used to refer to purple sand and Jingxi clay, and its far-reaching influence can be seen.

For Cheng Ziyu, in her life, she has no debts, no regrets, and is satisfied. She and Li Chun gave birth to eight children in 25 years.

She made her promise to Li Chun, and she did it.

Li Chun is the same, in her later career, she guarded the Cheng family and ensured the long-term peace of the Cheng family. Li Chun's shortcomings in the first 20 years were all made up for in the next 60 years.

The two of them have made it a full house of children and grandchildren.

After Cheng Ziyu closed her eyes forever, Li Chun finished telling her about the aftermath and also lay down beside her.

He is willing to follow her to walk the Nahe Bridge, just hoping that he will have the opportunity to meet ...... in the next life.

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