Chapter Thirty-Six: First Strike
Zhu Hao was elected to Xingwangfu as a companion.
said that it was for the little prince to read with him, but after entering the palace, he didn't know what the situation was, and as a member of the Zhu family, it was basically difficult for him to be trusted, so would he get close to Zhu Houxi?
It's all a problem.
But the most important problem at the moment is how to persuade Zhu Niang and the Zhu family to let him enter the Xingwang Mansion.
"Why did I choose it, it seems that my mother is not very happy?" Seeing Jiang Lun away, the mother and son re-separated the door panel, the candlestick was lit, and the light filled the room, but the atmosphere was a little depressing.
The family was happy because they made money, and the family that had been poor for a long time finally ushered in financial freedom, but now they are smiling because Zhu Hao wants to enter the palace.
Zhu Niang said: "Xiao Hao, enter the palace...... Even if you are not a slave or a maid, it will be very hard, your mother is not by your side, what should you do if others abuse you...... Mother can't protect you anymore......"
What Zhu Niang is worried about is that the child is too young, and when she goes to a strange place, she is still a powerful family, and she is bullied and she can't support her son.
Zhu Hao comforted: "Mother, just rest assured, with my cleverness, it's good not to make trouble for others, and if others want to be embarrassed, you have to weigh your own ability...... I went into the palace to try, if I was really bullied, it was a big deal not to go in the future, and I didn't sign a deed of sale to be a slave for others, what are you worried about? ”
After hearing this, Aunt Li smiled and said: "Madam, what Brother Hao said is reasonable, if you are bullied, it is a big deal not to go, now you don't have to rely on the prestige of Xingwangfu...... Avoid the young master from returning to the Zhu family? ”
"Zhu Family ......"
Zhu Niang thought of the Zhu family's attitude towards orphans and widows, and felt even more headache.
"Mother agreed, didn't she?"
Zhu Hao took Zhu Niang's arm and began to be coquettish.
Zhu Niang nodded and reluctantly agreed.
Zhu Hao jumped up: "I know that my mother loves me the most, and she won't let me go back to Zhu's house to make cattle and horses...... Mother, let me tell you, my grandmother will definitely come to the shop when she knows the news of my election, and it is estimated that she will enter the city while the city gate is closed, and she will come to the door when it is completely dark. ”
Zhu Niang and Aunt Li looked at Zhu Hao at the same time, not understanding why Zhu Hao said this.
"Is the old lady coming?"
Zhu Hao's words scared Zhu Ting.
In the eyes of the innocent little girl, Zhu Jia's is no different from the bad guys, every time she comes, she is to make trouble for this small courtyard, and she has long equated Zhu Jia's with the old witch.
Zhu Hao nodded: "I will definitely come, look at it, it is estimated that I will come in through the back door...... Wait for my aunt to pay more attention to the movement in the backyard, and if there is a knock on the door, you must ask clearly, and then welcome people in. It is not easy for my grandmother to agree that I will enter the Xingwang Mansion, I need the cooperation of my mother and aunt, and I will call Yu San later, and I must perform this scene well......"
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Zhu Niang didn't believe the children's babbling.
But things are so mysterious, sure enough, after nightfall, the family had just had dinner and was about to wash up and rest, when there was a knock at the back door.
"Who?"
A few members of the family came to the backyard tremblingly and asked outside the courtyard gate.
Zhu Wanjian's voice came from outside: "Mother is here, open the door!" ”
Zhu Niang and Aunt Li glanced at each other, and then looked at Zhu Hao together.
Zhu Hao smiled and pointed in the direction of the back door, and nodded vigorously, his eyes were firm, meaning that since I was right, everything would be done according to what I said.
Then Aunt Li went over and opened the door.
Zhu Jia's sideburns were a little messy, looking like a dusty servant, followed by Zhu Wanjian and Steward Liu, and the coachman rubbed his hands and stood at the back, but there was no trace of the carriage, obviously the group came on foot.
Zhu Jiashi stepped into the threshold first, stared at Zhu Niang who came forward, and said contemptuously: "The third family, if you have something to do, go in and talk." ”
There was a touch of slaughter between his eyebrows, as if the orphans and widows in this courtyard had made some mistake.
Steward Liu and the coachman did not move, and had no intention of going inside.
Zhu Wanjian followed Zhu Jia's step by step, and was about to step into the threshold, but saw Zhu Niang owe a salute and said, "Mother, if you have something to say here, the night is already thick...... It may be inconvenient to enter. ”
Zhu Jiashi was stunned, looked back at his son who entered the door with a big grin, and suddenly realized what his daughter-in-law meant.
A widow in the family, or a festival woman certified by the imperial court, it is just a big night to welcome guests into the door, there is actually a big man coming in from the back door of the courtyard, even if it is his own relatives, in the end the two have no blood relationship, do you want the reputation of the festival woman?
Zhu Jiashi naturally couldn't joke about his daughter-in-law's reputation, and said to Zhu Wanjian, who followed up the yard with an indifferent face behind him: "It's the same everywhere...... Second, you go out and wait! ”
"Mother? What does it mean? Isn't this our brother's yard? When you get here, it's like going home, why should you let me go? "Zhu Wanjian doesn't care about that.
It's not once or twice to make trouble in the shop, although I didn't enter through the back door before, but I've long been used to it. This time, he also felt that he had been disadvantaged by entering through the back door of the courtyard, and he was even more reluctant to exit so gloomy.
"Get out!"
Zhu Jiashi snorted.
Zhu Wanjian could only walk towards the door, and as soon as he went out, he stopped, turned around, and glared at Zhu Niang viciously.
Zhu Niangxiu frowned slightly, waved her hand, and said, "I'm tired of my sister going over and closing the door." ”
Zhu Jiashi stretched out his hand to stop Aunt Li, his face was full of annoyance: "The third family, the second brother is your brother, just accept it when you see it...... Wei Niang came to you this time to ask one thing clearly...... Why did you want Hao'er to go to Yingxingwangfu to accompany the reading boys? Do you have the face of my Zhu family in your eyes? ”
It's coming, it's coming!
Zhu Niang was very surprised, Zhu Jia's reaction to this incident was exactly the same as Zhu Hao expected.
came up with an attitude of condemnation, made the daughter-in-law submit, and even asked the daughter-in-law to come up with conditions in exchange, so as to allow Zhu Hao to enter the Xingwang Mansion.
This trick is not unclever, but it underestimates the wisdom of others, thinking that no one understands the situation except you?
Zhu Niang's expression was calm and calm, and said: "My mother's lesson is that my daughter-in-law thinks the same, so after hearing the news, I have severely punished him, and sent someone to Xingwangfu to inform me that my Zhu family's children will never go to Xingwangfu to do that kind of companion." ”
This trick is to retreat into advance!
Don't you disagree?
I'm sorry, I've already sent someone back to the Xingwang Mansion in advance.
The child has to go to the election, and even if he is selected, we will not go.
Zhu Jiashi originally thought that everything was Zhu Niang's idea, but seeing Zhu Niang's serious expression, it didn't look like a fake at all, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, and then turned around and glared at Zhu Wanjian, and motioned to her son to help with a word, so that she could borrow the slope to get off the donkey.
Zhu Wanjian was worried about being kicked out of the door by his mother before, and when he saw Zhu Jia's eyes asking for help, he was at a loss, and he didn't know how to pick up the stubble.
"You...... Really sent someone to Xingwangfu and said that the child would not go? Zhu Jia's attitude was not as tough as before, and his voice was much softer.
Zhu Niang said: "Yes mother, the daughter-in-law really didn't know about this before, but the daughter-in-law found the gentleman surnamed Lu for the child, he couldn't stay in Anlu for a long time, thinking of having a very personal relationship with the Sui Jiaoxi of the palace, so he asked Xiao Hao to participate in the palace companion selection before leaving...... After the daughter-in-law found out, she wanted to ask Mr. Lu clearly, who thought that he had left Anlu, so she had no choice but to ask someone to inform Xingwangfu, and the matter was stopped! ”
Zhu Niang's words are all Professor Zhu Hao's words.
The purpose is to tell the old lady that the child can pass the exam, not because of how high his knowledge and ability, but because the gentleman he invited before has a good relationship with the royal school and belongs to the family.
What does Zhu Hao defend?
Prevent the Zhu family from coming and snatch him away directly, otherwise the old lady will come to the door and bring three big men, what will you do? She didn't know that this would affect her daughter-in-law's reputation?
To put it bluntly, it is better to discuss with your daughter-in-law with good words, it is better to rob people directly...... Your son is in my hands, I will have the absolute initiative, and when the time comes, I will let him enter the Xingwang Mansion, and if he does not let him in, he will not enter, and he will advance and retreat freely.
But now it's a different story.
Zhu Niang showed her resistance to Zhu Hao's entry into Xingwangfu as a companion, and indicated that she had sent someone to refuse Xingwangfu...... In this way, the initiative has fallen.
For a while, Zhu Jiashi was so angry that his teeth were itching, but there was nothing he could do.
Obviously, it's useless to bring Zhu Hao back, the daughter-in-law has sent someone to Xingwangfu to refuse, and you will send someone in when you turn around...... You should be Xingwangfu is a good church, you can come and go if you want to come?
What's the fuss?
"The third family, in fact, that Mr. Lu is also a good intention, why don't you appreciate it?"
Zhu Jiashi was very anxious, on the one hand, he hoped that his son would hurry to Xingwangfu and stop the person who took his daughter-in-law to refuse, and on the other hand, he hoped to maintain his authority in front of his daughter-in-law.
Not to mention that Zhu Wanjian has complaints now, even if there are no negative emotions, with his elm head, can he understand Zhu Jia's mood at this time?
Besides, what's the use of going there?
Yu San, who was sent out under the guise of a pretense, didn't go to Xingwangfu at all, where did you go to stop people?
Zhu Niang's face was full of emotion: "My daughter-in-law has thought about it carefully, instead of letting Xiaohao study and seek a career through the imperial examination, the chances are slim, it is better to practice martial arts with peace of mind, and go back to the Zhu family to polish his body better than anything else, so that when he becomes an adult, he can inherit the position of Jinyi Wei Baihu left by his father...... The daughter-in-law hopes that he will repay the country with martial arts and inherit his father's legacy. ”
The muscles on Zhu Jia's face twitched twice.
This daughter-in-law obviously doesn't play cards according to the routine!
Zhu Jiashi shouted: "Do you think it's good to practice martial arts? Wei Niang has already thought clearly, the position of Jinyi Wei 100 households will be handed over to the second house brother to inherit in the future, and you don't even think about it in the third room. ”
"Huh!?"
Zhu Niang didn't expect Zhu Jiashi to be so ruthless, "But...... Mother, that was the ...... passed on to him by Xiao Hao's father."
Zhu Jiashi sneered: "What's the matter? It was originally a military position under the shade of the Zhu family, and his mother had the right to distribute it, and the second child had made a mistake, but it didn't mean that his next generation could not inherit it, as for your son...... In fact, it's good to be a companion in Xingwangfu, at least you can read, and you have a chance to get ahead...... You immediately find someone and call back the person who was sent back to the palace of the king of Juxing, otherwise you ......"
Zhu Jiashi wanted to make a threat, but suddenly thought of a question, and now he is very passive.
Finally, because Zhu Hao was selected to study with the palace, he had some initiative in front of Lin Baihu and the court, and probably because of his daughter-in-law's "stubbornness", the Zhu family reluctantly gave up the initiative.