This is not because Zhu Yuanzhang is biased, but because he is reasonable.

It is an illegal act for General Dou to promote the people of the Dou clan to fill the northern and southern armies without going through General Wei, and what is wrong with Geng Rong deposing such a chaotic life in the capacity of General Wei?

If General Dou feels that he can't be angry, he can follow the law and go through the process, either wait for the term of office of a certain lieutenant to expire, or catch someone's pigtail and take the opportunity to go to work, and then after the review and approval of General Wei's mansion, send the right person to fill the position!

The law of the land is like this, and it cannot be said that Geng Rong is unreasonable wherever he goes.

Dou Jing was completely defeated, and his face was extremely gray, but he didn't bother arguing with Geng Rong, and he didn't even look at the faces of the court that might be proud or frustrated.

He only stared at the Son of Heaven.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded at him as if no one was around: "King Yan, but something is going on?" ”

Dou Jing laughed suddenly, looked sneering, and said abruptly: "The minister has nothing to do." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang let out an "oh", and the clouds were light and the wind was light.

The chamberlain observed the words and looks, and sang loudly: "Retreat from the dynasty-"

……

When Dou Jing returned home, he sat down in his chair and couldn't say a word.

I don't know how long later, a servant cautiously spread the word outside: "Mrs. Lu sent someone over, saying that the wine was warm, and asked if you have time to go over and enjoy it?" ”

Mrs. Lu's daughter, who was married to Zhang Xun, a former court lieutenant, was a step-family, and not long ago, when she heard that her husband had been deprived of her official position as a court lieutenant, Mrs. Zhang Dou hurried back to her parents' home, hoping that her father would be able to help.

This is why Mrs. Lu warmed the wine.

There was no one in the study.

The servant touched the generous gift in his sleeve and was hesitating to ask again, when the door of the study opened, and Dou Jing appeared with a cold expression At the door of the study, the servant glanced at it slightly, then hurriedly lowered his head and retreated respectfully to the side.

I didn't dare to say a word.

Dou Jing left the study, but did not go to Mrs. Lu, and after several hesitations, he finally went to the Buddhist hall in the backyard, where his wife, Mrs. Liang, had lived for a long time.

Mrs. Liang, as usual, knelt on the futon and chanted in a low voice.

Time is like an arrow, and she is also old, dressed simply, with her long hair pulled up, and between her eyebrows, you can still see the beautiful and beautiful appearance of her youth.

When Dou Jing came, she didn't get up, she still knelt on the spot, calmly reciting the scriptures she missed.

Dou Jing finally did not lose his temper again, waved his hand to send the attendants back, closed the door of the Buddhist hall, pulled a futon himself, and sat down casually.

"What have you been stubborn about all these years?"

He asked the puzzle in his heart: "Is it because of Nan Ji?" But I have already told you that she will only be a concubine and will never be able to shake your position. ”

Mrs. Liang was silent and ignored her.

Seeing this, Dou Jing said again: "Is it because I entered the mansion when Nanan Ji entered the mansion?" I had no choice but to do it—she was the daughter of the Frontier who had been sacrificed by her father, representing the obedience of the West Tooth tribe, and how could you make me refuse? ”

Mrs. Liang remained silent.

Dou Jing asked one by one: "It's not because of Nan Ji, but because of whom?" Lan, Lu, or someone else? Do you hate them so much, and hate me so much? ”

Mrs. Liang finally stopped chanting.

Holding the rosary, she turned her face to look at him, and told Dou Jing calmly: "I don't hate them, I don't hate Nanji, I don't hate Lan, I don't hate Lu, I don't hate all your concubines." I even felt pity for them. To be treated as goods and given away without dignity is a deeply humiliating thing that you will not understand. ”

Dou Jing was stunned.

And Mrs. Liang watched him quietly, trying to find the original shadow from this face.

But she was destined not to do so.

"I'm just grieving, for myself and for my children."

"Twenty-two years ago, my daughter lost her father, and I, forever, lost my husband who was with me through thick and thin," she said. ”

"Of course, I also hate," Mrs. Liang looked at the person in front of her and frowned inch by inch, but she continued: "I hate you for killing my husband, but you continue to appear in my life in a posture of grandeur and might, stupid and arrogant, asking me again and again what has changed me." ”

Dou Jing was stung .

He got up and was furious: "I think you have been in the Buddha hall for too long, and you have gone crazy!" ”

Mrs. Liang smiled.

She laughed and shook her head slightly.

Dou Jing was more and more annoyed by her laughter: "What are you laughing at? Is it really crazy?! ”

Mrs. Liang asked him, "I laugh because I see your fear and timidity." Dou Jing, have you reached the end of your rope? ”

Dou Jing's face changed greatly, but he reprimanded: "Nonsense! ”

"Why did General Dou come here on a whim to have a long talk with the people who are destined for his husband and wife? Is it because you regret what you have done in the past, or because your enemies have threatened you with life and death, and you want someone who has been hostile to you for decades to say a few words of comfort? ”

Mrs. Liang said: "In the middle of the day, the moon is eclipsed, the sky and the earth are empty, and the news of the times, and the situation is in people, and the situation is in ghosts and gods? General Dou has always respected ghosts and gods and believed in divination, but why didn't he even finish reading the Book of Changes? ”

Dou Jing stared at her coldly, without saying a word, and after a long time, he sneered.

He walked out and instructed the left and right: "Tear down this Buddha hall and do it immediately!" ”

Left and right were stunned, and when he saw Dou Jing's expression was cold, he hurriedly responded.

Mrs. Liang didn't think about it and walked out the door: "It's just a Buddhist hall, what if it is demolished?" Can you also tear down the Buddha hall in your heart? ”

Dou Jing brushed his sleeves away.

……

Shifu.

The life in the Shi family was far better than the Jiang family brothers and sisters imagined.

When they first arrived, Shi Yun did not give them a lecture, but gave a lecture.

The etiquette system of this dynasty, intersecting with the same door, visiting relatives and friends, all roads are inseparable from the word "etiquette".

Mrs. He is also teaching the Jiang sisters.

Teach them the etiquette of today's women when they go out to meet guests, and also let them dabble in a shallow amount of leisure and elegance, incense, tea ceremony, flower arrangement, and finally manners, makeup and clothing.

It was only on this day that the professor's clothes were used to buy them clothes.

In just a few days, the Jiang brothers and sisters felt a sense of rebirth.

After Jiang Liniang came to this world, this period was the most comfortable, she didn't need to fatigue her limbs, she didn't need to run for a living, and she felt for the first time that it was so comfortable to concentrate on studying.

Yuan Niang and Jiang Ning are even more so.

After a few days away from home, the three brothers and sisters gathered together to discuss going home to have a look, but it happened that the wife of the senior brother Sun Sanqiao, Han, came to visit Shi Yun and his wife, and when she heard that the three brothers and sisters were going back on their legs, they laughed on the spot: "Good boy, don't be stupid, you go back all the way, so that people can see, how inconsiderate a few senior brothers are!" ”

Several of the senior brothers were already middle-aged, and Mrs. Han was also over forty years old, so she called them "good boys," which was not a big deal, and asked someone to prepare a carriage: "You are brothers and sisters, and you don't have so many restraints, so you can go back all the way." ”

Jiang Ning nodded and thanked him, and Mrs. Han hurriedly said: "It's just a gesture, you have to thank me, but it makes me uncomfortable!" ”

Jiang Liniang peeked at Mrs. He's expression, and saw that she was still smiling slightly, obviously not thinking that there was anything out of place, so she was relieved.

When the three brothers and sisters returned in a carriage, they inevitably felt something: "I am afraid that the kindness of the teacher to us will not be finished in this life!" ”

He also talked about what he had seen and heard over the past few days, and he was listed as a classmate.

Jiang Ning said: "The senior brothers are very friendly and caring. ”

The sisters Yuan Niang and Li Niang also said: "My mother treats us very well, and my own daughter is nothing more than that!" ”

He also told his brother: "Sister-in-law Han was very enthusiastic, saying that she would wait for us to go back and ask her to be a guest at the house. ”

The social circle is open, which is a good thing, and Jiang Ning is sincerely happy for them.

The three brothers and sisters talked along the way, but they didn't think the road was far, and when they arrived in Xibao Village, Yuan Niang picked up the curtain to see, almost thinking that they had come to the wrong place.

In the past, the muddy and uneven village road was carefully paved with smooth bluestone, although it is not as good as the official road, but compared to the past, it is much better!

Jiang Ning couldn't help but be surprised: "Who paid for the road?" ”

When the people of Xibao Village saw a carriage coming from a distance, they couldn't help but start talking, and when they saw the people behind the curtain, they immediately gathered around excitedly: "Is Da Lang back?!" ”

"Yuan Niang and Li Niang are also back!"

When the three of them got out of the carriage, the clothes and demeanor that were very different from those of the people in Xibao Village were almost blinding everyone's eyes, and their envious eyes were densely gathered on them.

“…… It's not what it used to be! ”

"What a good thing that they have caught up!"

When the three brothers and sisters arrived at the familiar door, they were a little afraid to recognize them.

The walls were newly repaired, the front of the house was neatly laid, and even the tiles on the roof of the main house, which had been dulled by the wind and sun, were replaced with new ones.

Jiang Manchu was not at home, but Fei was there, and when he saw the children coming back, he was not happy but worried: "Why are they all back?" Does Shi Gong know? ”

I am afraid that a few children will not learn well and will be returned by the teacher.

Jiang Ning hurriedly said, "It was the teacher who ordered us to come back to visit our relatives." ”

Fei Shi was relieved, but he still did not forget to advise: "You can't skip class, you know?!" ”

Jiang Liniang couldn't wait to ask: "Mother, our house, and the road in the village, what's going on?" ”

Fei Shi said: "Not two days after you left, someone came, saying that it was your senior brother's family, and sent a lot of things over, and sealed the silver ......."

Jiang Liniang was anxious: "You took it?!" ”

Fei Shi was seen by his daughter as weak-hearted, and whispered: "I just started confiscating it, how dare I?" I said no, but if they said I wouldn't accept it, I would blame it when I went back to the master's house, and said that it was only a few dozen taels of silver, which could be regarded as a gift from my senior brother to my younger brothers and sisters, and the patriarch also persuaded me, so I accepted it. ”

Jiang Liniang's heart was a little relieved: "How many families came, did they come together or separately?" ”

Fei said: "It's all together." ”

Jiang Liniang breathed a sigh of relief.

That being the case, it is expected that a few senior brothers will discuss it together.

She asked, "How much money is given?" ”

Fei nodded: "I gave fifty taels." ”

She looked frightened and said uneasily: "Am I causing trouble for you......?"

Seeing this, Jiang Liniang couldn't bear it, took her mother's hand, and shook her head vigorously: "No, isn't the patriarch also there?" He said that he could accept it, of course he would not be wrong. ”

Only then did Fei Shi put his mind at ease and continued: "The four families sent two hundred taels of silver, and I discussed with your father and sealed one hundred and fifty taels to the patriarch. The patriarch left fifty taels for the school, and the remaining one hundred taels were repaired......"