Ning Tong and Zhu Chen sat down, and Chen's daughter, as Zhang Zhou's servant, could only stand behind her, after all, among the three daughters, her status was the lowest.

Zhu Chen came up and stated the situation of the heir of the Pingjiang family.

"My brother is still keeping filial piety for his parents' mourning hall recently, and I would like to ask my husband to ask for it on my behalf, so that my brother can inherit the title as soon as possible, so that he can maintain the incense ......"

When Zhu Chen spoke, he seemed very resolute.

Within a year, his father died and his mother died, Chen Rui still died in a nest, and now anyone who mentions Chen Rui will laugh shamefully.

used to ridicule Chen Liangjiu, but now the ridicule is that he has not been able to justify himself until he died, but he was affected by Zhu Hui's case.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Your brother has incense and can inherit the family business?" ”

Zhu Chen's face was not very good.

Chen Rui has a son and a daughter, but no grandson, which is also Chen Rui's regret all along, and later after the death of Chen Rui's son Chen Xiong, the successor to the title is also the heir of Chen Rui's younger brother's family in the past, which is equivalent to saying that Chen Rui's vein is broken.

And Chen Xiong himself has no ability, so that now the Chen family wants to come out to speak, it depends on the Zhu Chen family.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Zhijie has not returned from the expedition, and it is actually best to wait for his mother's family affairs to come back." ”

Zhu Chen said: "But the matter of my brother's inheritance of the family business, because of the heir, and delayed for more than half a year, if this matter can not be decided in the spring of the next year, I am afraid that outsiders will have a lot of gossip about my Chen family." ”

"What gossip can there be? Will you say that Ling Zun lost the title he received? Zhang Zhou spoke with a little unceremoniousness.

Zhu Chen lowered his head and didn't answer, but it was actually equivalent to acquiescence.

Chen Rui died, and his son could not inherit the title, and outsiders would definitely say that the emperor did not intend to let the title of Earl of Pingjiang pass on again.

"Go back and let your brother serve in the army, if you want to be the heir, you still have to show some ability, even if you can't make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, you can't just rely on the concealment of your ancestors to make a living, and not to mention the merits of your ancestors, I'm afraid that it will also be consumed by Ling Zun!" Zhang Zhou's speech is still difficult to hear.

Ning Tong on the side couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

Zhang Zhou is very vicious, scolding people does not reveal shortcomings, Zhang Zhou clearly did not have a single word of scolding, but it was like a knife poking at the heart of the little woman in front of him.

"Let's go back first." Zhang Zhou said, "Before Zhijie comes back, you have to take care of the affairs of the Anbian Hou Mansion, and don't always think about the affairs of the Chen family, Zhijie is also a person who values affection and righteousness, even if it is ...... Well...... He will also ...... Well. Let's go back and wait for news. ”

Zhu Chen got up and saluted and retired.

Ning Tong, who was on the side, looked at Zhang Zhou with curious eyes, as if he wanted to "fill in the blanks" of Zhang Zhou's words from the heart.

Zhang Zhou said as if she was Zhu Feng's newlywed wife, but her words seemed to refer to her.

If you don't say it, it's not clear that "even if Zhu Feng snubs you, he will still help you complete the internal affairs of the family",

Ning Tong thought of what happened to him, probably Zhu Feng can only be a friend, but not a husband and wife.

……

……

"Why did you hurt her so much? I see that she is very concerned about family affairs, and she will help if she can. After Zhu Chen's and Chen's daughters both retreated, Ning Tong stayed alone, but it seemed that he was holding grievances for Zhu Chen's.

"Bang bang!"

Zhang Zhou knocked on the table and said, "This lady, who are you?" Are you teaching me how to do it? ”

Ning Tong instantly realized that he was not familiar with Zhang Zhou to the point where he could teach Zhang Zhou to do things.

Zhang Zhou said: "If there is anything, tell me quickly." ”

This made Ning Tong also feel ashamed, she said: "In the prescription you gave before, there are many medicines, I mentioned them to the people in the Tai Hospital, they prevaricated that they could not find them, and also said that they could not use drugs of unknown origin on the nobles in the palace, I inquired in many pharmacies in Beijing, and they all said that they had never heard of these medicines, and some medicines had heard of them, and they also said that they could not purchase them. ”

Zhang Zhou asked, "Then do you have to use these medicines?" ”

Ning Tong said: "I want to ...... It's not like them. ”

For the sake of being maverick and maverick, Zhang Zhou found that in fact, sometimes Ning Tong is quite like him, what this woman pursues is "different", she may have broken the jar in marriage, and now she has finally found another way to achieve something, making Ning Tong more unscrupulous to be a woman who does not tolerate the world.

Zhang Zhou nodded and said, "What is missing, list it down, send it here, and someone will send these medicines to you when you come back." If you can do the business of your pharmacy, you won't do it, and concentrate on taking care of the affairs of the palace. ”

"I ...... I haven't been in the palace for a long time......" Ning Tong suddenly said.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Is it the queen who won't let you enter the palace?" ”

Ning Tong nodded slightly, looking a little embarrassed: "Since the relationship between Concubine Xian and the queen eased, Concubine Xian usually has a minor illness, and she doesn't dare to let me go for diagnosis and treatment, and she will summon me in before and gossip with me, but later, ...... The queen kept an eye on it, so she didn't dare to let me go. ”

Concubine Xian herself is a sinner girl from the Huanyi Bureau, where does she have the courage to fight a strong woman like Queen Zhang?

Just like Zhu Youji's old lady, she was afraid that the hostess in the palace would be unhappy, and she didn't even know how to die, not to mention that Concubine Xian had to protect her son Zhu Houxuan.

Zhang Zhoudao: "If you don't enter the palace, you can't live?" It's already winter, and the number of sick people in the palace will gradually increase, and the people in the hospital will be too mediocre, and gradually they will remember you. There will also be relatives of dignitaries and dignitaries in the DPRK and China, who need you to go to the doctor, if you don't know how to do business...... Uh-huh, then come here, usually here, I have time to come, you can accompany me to drink tea. ”

Ning Tong frowned slightly and said, "Who do you think of me?" ”

Zhang Zhou shrugged his shoulders and said, "Love doesn't come." I don't have time to give you some medical advice today, so you should study the medical books I gave you earlier. If a doctor is not even proficient in basic medical skills, it is easy for others to take advantage of him. ”

"Oh." Ning Tong nodded.

Zhang Zhouben also wanted to remind Ning Tong of something.

But looking at Ning Tong's arrogant appearance now, he didn't even know how to say a few nice words when he came to ask someone, so he knew that this woman was not on the road yet.

Maybe this kind of woman has to suffer a big loss, so she knows that this world is sinister.

"Remember, don't just take the prescription I gave you to treat your illness, use the usual prescription as much as possible, so that no one can attack you if something happens. Otherwise, even if your medicine works, others will take the opportunity to attack you...... It's useless to talk too much, let's go. ”

Ning Tong got up when he heard this.

She also wanted to ask Zhang Zhou why the medicine didn't work.

It seems that she doesn't quite understand it yet.

Because in her impression, she was able to gain a foothold in the palace by relying on those novel prescriptions, and those prescriptions were given to her by Zhang Zhou, what could happen?

Or, even if something happens, it is probably Zhang Zhou's responsibility, he is just a person responsible for healing, how can there be trouble?

……

……

Ningxia, Huamachi.

Zhang Mao, accompanied by Zhong Decai and Liu Jing, was listening to the summary of the investigation information of the past few days by the generals under his command, and Zhang Mao's face became more and more solemn.

“…… Within a hundred miles of Huamachi, the sentry cavalry has run all over, and the farthest to the north, more than one hundred and fifty miles, still there is no news of the little grandfather and the general soldier of Ma, and there is no sign of any soldiers and horses......"

"After the Tatars withdrew their troops, they burned a lot of villages and tribes along the way, and after some interrogation, it was determined that there was no news of the Ming soldiers and horses crossing the border......

When Zhang Mao heard the end, he couldn't sit still.

Liu Jing said: "Retreat first." ”

Then the generals left the house.

Zhang Mao couldn't bear it at all, and he almost looked up to the sky and roared.

Zhong Decai analyzed on the side: "Grandpa, you really don't have to worry too much, there is no news or is it good news?" This shows that the little grandfather did not go this way with Ma Yi, he may have gone to the east, but he can't say. ”

Liu Jing glanced at Zhong Decai, but said as if pouring cold water: "When the troops were first dispatched, it was reported that Ma Yi came to the northwest with his men and horses, and it has been more than half a month, whether he wins or not, there should be news." If there is no news until now, it can only ...... Prepare for the worst. ”

Zhong Decai was a little dissatisfied and frowned slightly.

Like, you have to be so frustrating, right? That little grandfather just has to die?

Liu Jingdao: "Old man Zhang, you should also understand that Ling Lang and Ma Yi went on an expedition to be blinded by meritorious deeds for a while, how could this kind of expedition have results?" Even the newly built Bodu returned with a feather, and they also saw the expedition to the grassland as too simple! ”

Zhang Mao was also a little unwilling to admit defeat and said: "In this way, Wu'er has no chance of winning?" ”

"Alas!" Liu Jing sighed, "Let's recognize the reality." The little Tatar prince Batu Munk, with hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under his command, has made waves on the grassland in the past few years, even if the Ming Dynasty has made some progress in sending troops, it has not hurt its muscles and bones, Ling Lang and Ma Yi only led thousands of troops, and dared to fight with the Tatars head-on, and even in such a cold and snowy environment, it can be said that the time and place are favorable. ”

"Ahem......"

After Zhang Mao heard this, he seemed to acquiesce in his heart that there was nothing wrong with this statement.

Even he himself didn't believe in his son.

If you believe it, you won't be able to impeach Ma Yi.

Liu Jing sighed: "I'm afraid of the worst result now, that is, ......"

"Say no more!" Zhang Mao stretched out his hand to interrupt Liu Jing's words, and said coldly, "Even if the army is defeated, the old man believes that Wu'er can come back!" He did his best for Daming, can't he even save his life? ”

"Grandpa......"

Liu Jing seemed to want to persuade Zhang Mao to recognize the reality.

Your son is gone!

And it is the kind that does not see people in life and corpses in death.

Zhong Decai said: "Master Hou, can you let Grandpa calm down?" This matter needs to be considered in the long run! ”

Liu Jing didn't seem to have achieved his goal, and his tone was still aggressive: "If Ling Lang is really gone...... Are we going to ...... this too? Do some articles? Someone caused you to lose your son, is this ...... Forget it? ”

Zhang Mao was already in a sad mood, after all, his son was already in a situation of more than one bad luck.

He turned to look at Liu Jing with surprised eyes and said, "You...... Do you want the old man to use my son's life to impeach Wang Bo'an? He...... He ......"

Liu Jingdao: "Grandpa, if something really happens to Ling Lang, will he let him die in vain?" Although everything he did was for the Ming Dynasty, wasn't he also for the British government? ”

Zhang Mao said with a sad face: "Do you want to use your life to let Your Majesty have mercy on the British Mansion, and let Your Majesty pity the old man's old bones, in exchange for the old man's peace?" Old man...... How could an old man do such a shameless thing? ”

Liu Jing hurriedly said: "Grandpa, this is not using Ling Lang, but just affirming the truth." ”

Zhong Decai also hurriedly said: "Yes, grandpa, let's appeal for the little grandpa, the little grandpa was obviously deceived by Ma Yi!" The new uncle is clearly ill-intentioned. ”

"That's it!"

Zhang Mao flicked his sleeves and said, "Let the old man calm down, these two days ...... The old man doesn't want to see anyone, the old man...... I just want to be alone. ”

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A few days after the end of the First World War in Guanshan, from Ningxia to Yansui, and then to Yatouguan and Datong, there was no news at all.

It is also because Ma Yi chose the tactic of withdrawing directly to Datong, which is equivalent to saying that he did not pass through the territory of the rest of the border towns of Daming, and did not even pass the good news here, but was ready to go directly to give Wang Shouren a "surprise".

Ma Yi can't do anything else, and he is also a good hand at settling with his boss.

He was a general under the Xuanda General System and was not responsible for the Trilateral General System, so he did not plan to tell Wang Qiong and his generals the news of the victory, but prepared to go directly to Wang Shouren to ask for credit.

This also delayed the day by a few days.

said that on this day, Zhang Mao was still hiding in the room and mourning alone, and people were also a little stunned, but he was hungry, so he brought dinner, but before he could pick up the chopsticks, Zhong De was in a hurry.

"Didn't I let you disturb the old man?" Zhang Mao was angry at Zhong Decai.

Zhong Decai took a look at the dining table, there was wine and meat, and the dishes were not sumptuous, the key was that there was a woman who accompanied the wine next to him......

This made Zhong Decai very embarrassed.

I'm also wondering in my heart...... Aren't you mourning your son? That's how mourning?

"Grandpa, there's something big." Zhong Decai hurriedly collected his heart.

Zhang Mao was suddenly startled, and said in a little panic: "The Tartars are here again?" ”

Zhong Decai didn't expect Zhang Mao to be so cowardly, and he could only defend Zhang Mao in his heart, this is a tense war situation, not fear.

"Grandpa, it's the little grandpa who has news!" Zhong Decai said, "Someone just came to report that the night is not 200 miles away from the north, I heard that the Tatars have fought a great defeat, and the soldiers and horses are being dispersed, and I heard that there are still a lot of people who are coming to the border of the Ming Dynasty, saying that they want to take refuge in the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Defeated?" Zhang Mao frowned and said, "Decai, this is all a matter of chasing after the wind and shadows, right?" ”

First said that my son was more than lucky, and then said that my son must be dead, and now tell me that my son may have won the battle?

What about playing with me?

Zhong Decai said: "According to the Tatars themselves, the big and bright military flag belongs to Xinbo, and it stands to reason that this is the north of Ningxia...... This will be able to show this military flag, probably only the people of Ma Zongbing's way! ”

"This ...... Is the message accurate? Zhang Mao was a little at a loss.

I don't know whether to be happy or sad.

Just after participating in the impeachment of Ma Yi, tell me that Ma Yi may have won the battle? And that my son may still be alive, or that they may have won the battle together?

I am involved in the impeachment of my son?

And then my son taught me a lesson with practical actions?

(End of chapter)