"The backstage of the Liu family is quite strong, the power of the Liu family is now on the rise, according to the practice of the imperial court, as a servant of the ministry, the next one will be Shangshu left and right, and the next step is to participate in political affairs, that is to say, Liu Ran's father is likely to worship the prime minister within ten years.

And our Zhu family's imperial favor is gradually exhausted, your father was transferred out of Beijing, and my grandfather and I have taken up a vacant position, and in fact it has begun to decline.

At this time, if Zhu Liu marries, with the Zhu family's financial resources and the power of the Liu family, it is enough to stop the Zhu family's downward trend and enable the Zhu family to regain momentum, so the marriage between you and Zhu Ran is related to the future and fate of the Zhu family! ”

Zhu Yuanjun said very sincerely, and used righteousness to exert pressure, these words made no one of the Zhu family children refuse, and if you don't agree, it will be a betrayal of the family.

Zhu Pei bowed his head for a long time and said, "The stakes are very high, let my granddaughter think about it for a few more days!" ”

Zhu Yuanjun didn't expect Zhu Pei to let go, he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "It's okay to think about it for a few days, but you have to tell me, how many days do you have to think about it?" ”

"Three days! Three days later, I gave my second grandfather a clear answer. ”

"Good! Good boy, you are really the number one hero of the family! In the future, when the family will prosper, I will definitely include your name in the ancestral hall. ”

"Second grandfather, let's talk about things later! It is estimated that the third grandfather is coming back, and I don't want him to know about it. ”

"You're right, you really can't let him know that a businessman has always been short-sighted, and he doesn't understand politics."

Zhu Yuanjun was also afraid of being embarrassed by Zhu Yuanfeng, so he got up and said, "Then my grandfather will go back and listen to your good news in three days." ”

Zhu Yuanjun said goodbye happily and left, as soon as he left, Jian Meizi frowned and asked, "Ah Pei, you don't really want to marry that Liu Ran, right?" ”

"Marry him a big-headed ghost!"

Juppe jumped up and said, "Hurry up and pack your things, let's go!" ”

Jian Meizi was stunned, "Where are you going?" ”

"Of course, I went back to Wujiang's grandfather, and my dumb mother is going back in the next two days, and I happen to go with her."

Jian Meizi suddenly understood, thirty-six strategies, going is the best policy, Zhu Pei left, and Zhu Er was blind.

Jian Meizi smiled: "You call him dumb again, beware of him being angry." ”

"He's not angry! This girl calls him dumb because she can afford him, and besides, in front of others, I just don't call him. ”

After talking for a long time, Zhu Pei suddenly said urgently: "What are you talking about, hurry up and pack your things, Awen!" Arwen, hurry up! ”

.........

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhu Pei explained to her third grandfather Zhu Yuanfeng, and Zhu Yuanfeng also supported her to return to Wujiang, but it was best to go back to Wu County.

Half an hour later, the boat that Zhu Pei was riding stopped at the dock of Fanning's back house, and Zhu Pei saw the maid Xiaodong at a glance, standing right behind, she hurriedly waved her hand and shouted: "Xiaodong!" ”

When Xiao Dong saw Zhu Pei, he immediately ran down in surprise, "Why is the girl here?" ”

"Can't I come? What are you doing sneaking around the back door, little girl? I'm not passing on a message to my lover! ”

Xiao Dong's face turned red, and he said coyly: "The girl laughed at me!" Where do I have a lover? ”

Juppey sneered, "It's me who said it wrong, you really don't have a lover, but you have a fiancé, right?" ”

Xiaodong is fifteen years old this year, last year his parents set a family affair for her, is the son of a tofu seller in the capital, twenty years old, although the family is not high, but after all, he is a native of the capital, and his ancestors passed down a small courtyard in the inner city, and this family is already very good.

The two parties are married, and when Xiaodong is sixteen years old next year, the eight-year maid contract will expire, and Xiaodong can officially get married, of course, the Zhu family and Fan Ning will give her a rich dowry

Zhu Pei said with a calm face: "Xiaodong, when you see your fiancé outside, no one will say anything about you, but I want to warn you, when the petty official is not in the capital, if you dare to bring your fiancé into the mansion, you will break the rules, not only will you not have a dowry, but you will also have to suffer a lawsuit, do you understand?" ”

Xiao Dong's face turned pale with fright, and he shook his head again and again, "I won't do this kind of thing if I kill me!" ”

In the capital, this kind of thing is indeed more common, and some servants and maids take advantage of the master's absence to bring the outside lover into the master's back house to mess around.

If the lover doesn't learn well, he will seduce some rogue prodigal sons to play together, and even prostitutes will be brought in, causing the master's mansion to become a miasma and ruining the master's reputation, so Zhu Pei must warn Xiao Dong that this little girl is more active, and she has to guard against her.

"Forget it! If the petty official is not in the capital, you will probably be afraid to live here alone, so you will go back to Zhufu to live with your parents first, and then pick you up when the petty official comes back. ”

"Thank you, girl, Xiaodong listened to the girl's arrangement."

Xiao Dong hesitated and asked, "Is the little official going to leave Beijing recently?" ”

"I'm not sure, you'll find out in a few days."

Zhu Pei took Jian Meizi and Xiaowen into the mansion from the back door, the back door was to figure it out with the lower room, Zhu Pei entered the back house through another small door, and happened to see Zhang Sanniang sweeping the floor in the backyard.

Zhu Pei hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Auntie, let me come, you sit and rest!" ”

Zhang Sanniang likes Zhu Pei the most, I don't know how many people want to be a matchmaker for their son, but they can't pass Zhang Sanniang's level, Zhang Sanniang watched Zhu Pei grow up, how many years ago she dreamed that her son and Zhu Pei got married, and now she sees that the dream has hope to become a reality, where can she still look at other people's daughters.

Zhang Sanniang hurriedly waved her hand and smiled: "Where can you, a charming little lady, do this kind of rough work, the eldest lady is a little tired, so she specially came to sweep the floor and invigorate her muscles and bones." ”

Zhang Sanniang suddenly saw Jian Meizi and Xiaowen carrying large bags of luggage, and couldn't help but be stunned, "Ah Pei, who are you?" ”

"I'm going back to Mudu Town, Wu County to visit my grandfather, and I heard A-Ning say that the eldest mother is going back in the next two days, so I want to go with the eldest mother!"

Zhang Sanniang was immediately overjoyed, "Okay! I'm leaving tomorrow, are you in time? ”

"Of course it's in time, I've packed my things, I'm afraid I'm going to live here tonight, let's talk to my aunt!"

Although it is a bit inappropriate for Zhu Pei to live here at night, Zhang Sanniang is a country woman, she thinks about the problem more practically, and she will leave before dawn tomorrow, of course Zhu Pei wants to live here.

She hurriedly said to Xiao Dong: "You go and tell the little official, just say that Miss Pei will go back to Wu County with me tomorrow and let him rent a bigger boat." ”

"Got it!" Xiao Dong rushed away.

Zhang Sanniang smiled at Zhu Pei again: "There are a lot of empty rooms here, you will live opposite the eldest mother's room tonight, there are ready-made bedding there, Amei and Xiaowen also live in the back house, I will clean up the two rooms and come out." ”

Zhu Peiqiao's face flushed, Fan Ning generally sleeps in the study, he leaves the master bedroom to his parents, but Zhang Sanniang knows that the master bedroom belongs to her son and daughter-in-law, she can't live, so she sleeps in the second bedroom, the opposite room she said is the master bedroom, how can Zhu Pei not blush?

However, blushing and blushing, Zhu Pei still lived in the master bedroom with peace of mind, she changed into men's clothes, wore a gauze hat, wore a robe, and held a folding fan, and walked to the front yard with a scholar's step.

As soon as he walked to the outer corridor, Zhu Pei met Fan Ning who came in a hurry, Zhu Pei hugged his fists and smiled: "Brother Fan, is the boat ordered?" ”

"The Qianshi passenger ship that was originally booked, you don't need to change it, but why do you want to go back to Wu County?" Fanning asked curiously.

Zhu Pei shook his fan and said, "Ben Dong is mainly going to inspect the warehouse and the strange stone hall in Mudu, isn't it normal?" ”

Although Tian Huangshi began to open his reputation three years ago, he was really recognized by good stone people in the last year, and a lot of things happened during this period.

Including the fact that the Son of Heaven carved a seal for each of the officials above the fifth grade with Tian Huangshi, and during the New Year last year, the imperial palace held an exhibition of Tian Huangshi's fine products, which completely made the stone players recognize Tian Huangshi, which is on a par with Taihu stone.

Driven by Tian Huangshi, the frozen stone Shoushan stone has also become an ornamental stone, and has become the stone loved by the literati in the capital.

Since last year, the strange stone museum, which has been open for three years, has finally made profits, and last autumn, the stone stone museum opened a second store in the outer city.

Fanning, of course, knew that Juppé was just joking, presumably going back to visit his grandfather.

He smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know when I will leave Beijing?" ”

Fanning said that he was leaving Beijing to check the preparations at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and that he might participate in the official expedition, but it had not yet been decided.

Zhu Pei frowned slightly, "Isn't there any clear news yet?" ”

Fan Ning shook his head, "Zhao Zongshi hasn't come back yet, so he can't settle down, he has to wait a few more days, in fact, I also hope to talk about it in March, when a few junior disciples should also finish the exam." ”

Zhu Pei smiled lightly: "I'm afraid this can't help you!" ”

"I know, I'm just hoping for that."

The two walked slowly side by side in the plum forest, admiring a few plum trees in full bloom, and a burst of fragrance came to the nose, which was refreshing.

"Do you think they have any hope of making it?"

"Dong Kun and Lin Hong have great hopes, and I don't dare to say the other three, although I think they are good, but after all, there are too many talented people in the imperial examination, and the competition is fierce, but even if they can't pass the imperial examination, they can go to Taixue and become official students of Taixue, and they will also have a future in the future."

Zhu Peiyan smiled, "You are so hearted, I believe they will all do well in the exam!" ”

After a moment, Zhu Pei smiled again: "Xu Qing, I left it to you, I have already instructed him, let him follow you!" I think he likes to do things for you, too. ”

Fan Ning nodded silently, if he was going overseas, Xu Qing was really important, he really needed a subordinate with strong martial arts like him.

"What is Xu Qing's origin, and how can he be loyal to your grandfather?"

Zhu Pei said lightly: "He was originally a Jiangyang thief, committed a lot of crimes, and was ruthless, but he was filial to his mother, once his mother was about to die of illness, in a hurry, he came to kneel and begged my grandfather, my grandfather used an ancestral thousand-year-old ginseng to save his mother, and used various precious medicinal materials for him to support his mother for ten years.

His mother finally died of illness ten years later, and before she died, she asked him to repay my grandfather's kindness, and since then he has been faithful to my grandfather, but only my grandfather and I can call him, and even my father cannot command him. ”

Fanning asked puzzledly, "I can understand that your grandfather can summon him, but why is he also loyal to you?" ”

Zhu Pei asked rhetorically, "How old do you think Xu Qing is?" ”

Fan Ning always thought that Xu Qing was only in his twenties, but after listening to Zhu Pei's words, he hesitated a little, Xu Qing was obviously more than twenty years old.

"I used to think he was young, but now I don't know?" Fanning said honestly.

"Tell you what! He's forty-two years old. ”

Fan Ning was taken aback, Xu Qing was actually in his forties, and he couldn't see it at all!

"He followed my grandfather for fifteen years, and when I was born, he was responsible for holding me and taking care of me until now, and I feel that he treats me as a daughter in his heart."

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