Chapter 50

As soon as Zhen's father said this, everyone in the room looked very different. Whether it was Mrs. Pei on the couch or Zhen Yiyun who was standing on the side, their expressions changed. Only Zhen Tingyun looked calm, turned around and bowed, and said seriously. : "Thank you father."

Zhen's father looked at her with gentle eyes, full of relief.

On one side, the wound on Zhen Yiyun's clenched right hand cracked, and the wound was bloody. At the same time, her heart hurts to the point of bleeding: that Zhuangzi, it was obviously her mother who promised to give it to her!

Zhen's father came from a poor family, and when Pei's family was married, the Pei family was in a difficult time, and there was no too rich dowry. Therefore, the Zhen family now has all these things, all of which have been successively purchased over the years. Except for those to be left to Zhen Hengzhe, if those Zhuangzi shops are given to someone, there will be fewer people left. Originally, she was older than Zhen Tingyun, and she was valued by Pei's family. Everything at home was close to her, so naturally she didn't have to worry about it. But this time if she really gave this Zhuangzi to Zhen Tingyun, what would she do?

Zhen Yiyun hated it so much that she could bite blood, but fortunately, she was still sensible. She was someone who knew the importance and understood Father Zhen's temper best: Father Zhen always disliked his children's unreasonable troubles, especially when they cried and begged. Opposing it will only make Father Zhen even more displeased. Therefore, Zhen Yiyun had to turn his eyes to Pei Shi, full of expectation and pleading.

Pei will also agree. However, she has never refuted Zhen's father's decision in front of others, and this time she just euphemistically said: "Will it be too urgent? Sister Ting is still young, even if you want to give Zhuangzi to her, you don't have to be in such a hurry, right? I really can't, ask her to take charge of Zhuangzi first, and my mother will keep the land deeds for her temporarily, and it will not be too late to give her when she is older."

Zhen's father said with a serious face: "Since he said he would give it, naturally he would give it together with the land deed." After a pause, he turned to look at Mrs. Pei, his voice was soft, but his tone was firm: "Jun Yuan, As parents, we should lead by example and do what we say. Since you promised her Zhuangzi at the beginning, you can’t begrudge her now.”

Pei's face was a little stiff - Zhen's father would not call her name directly like this on weekdays. If he did, there would be only two situations: one is when the husband and wife are intimate in private, and the other is when Zhen's father is unhappy.

Pei Shi was silent for a moment, but he still didn't refute any more, he just snorted coldly: "Forget it, I'll listen to you."

Father Zhen sighed secretly, and was about to open his mouth to comfort his wife, when he heard the young girl beside him ask timidly, "Then, where is the shop that my aunt gave me?"

Pei Shi was originally obstructing her husband's face, so she managed to suppress the fire and gave Zhuangzi away with the heart of cutting flesh. At this time, when she heard Zhen Tingyun's progress, she finally couldn't help it, and turned to Zhen's father and sneered: "You Look at the good daughter you taught - if you want Zhuangzi and want a shop, I just wish you could have hollowed out the bottom of our family and sucked the marrow of our parents!"

Zhen Tingyun has picturesque features, graceful and beautiful, and because of his young age, he is still a bit delicate and immature, and it is quite clear to pretend to be wronged. However, in the face of Pei's anger, she was not afraid and confused. She just raised her head and stared at Pei's. The expression on her snow-white and delicate face did not change. She only listened to her earnestly: "Mother misunderstood. I also said that the reason why you gave me my voucher is because my aunt bought the shop in exchange, and you saved the dowry for me. Yuli, this is the shop I exchanged for my voucher, so I should give it to me naturally. Yu Qing: Since my mother said it was a dowry she saved for me, why not give it to me earlier? I really don’t have any other thoughts about what my daughter said.”

Pei Shi was going to be mad at Zhen Tingyun's mouth, but she turned to look at Zhen's father, only to see Zhen's father nodded in agreement.

Realizing Pei's gaze, Father Zhen said to her in a warm voice, "Didn't you tell me that you are going to give that shop to Tingyun as a dowry? That being the case, there is nothing wrong with giving it to her first. It's just a small shop on the left and right, she has also been admitted to a women's school now, it's time to learn to take care of this."

Pei shi took a deep breath, then exhaled again, and finally calmed the anger in his chest a little. She didn't stand against Father Zhen, but said: "That shop was what my sister-in-law said, but she didn't give it to me directly. Now that Mingzhu has fallen off the list, I'm afraid my sister-in-law will not feel well. Anyway, I am a little sister-in-law. Yes, I really don't have the face to ask for a shop at this time."

Having said this, Pei Shi paused, then turned to look at Zhen Tingyun, there seemed to be something in his eyes, but the words he said were cold and indifferent: "If you really want, then go and talk to your aunt yourself. Come on, I don't care about that."

Originally, as Mrs. Pei, even if Pei Mingzhu didn't pass the exam, she would not regret it for a shop, but now that Mrs. Pei is blocked, she simply doesn't want to connect to the shop.

Zhen Tingyun nodded thoughtfully, but didn't continue to speak - looking at Pei Shi's almost ashen face, if he continued to talk, he would be dizzy, right? !

I'm really going to be dizzy, and if Zhen Yiyun, a black hearted person, spreads it outside, what kind of reputation do you have? She is not yet married, married, and has a long life that she hasn't enjoyed well, so she really doesn't want to rush to get this dizzy mother's bad reputation.

Therefore, Zhen Tingyun closed his mouth when he saw it, comforted himself a few words in his heart, then stood up, and resigned with Mrs. Pei calmly: "In this case, it's not good for my daughter to disturb her mother's rest here. , let’s go down first.” Anyway, Zhuangzi has already got his hands, so we can take a look at the shop and wait…

Pei closed her eyes and nodded, she didn't even want to look at this wicked girl again.

It was Zhen Yiyun, she held back her anger and stood up with a smile: "I'll send my sister out."

Father Zhen was happy to see their sisters in harmony, and nodded, "Go."

Zhen Yiyun smiled and sent Zhen Tingyun out in person. This time, she and Zhen Tingyun had torn their faces. Seeing that there was no one left or right, she simply lowered her voice and sarcastically said, "I've never seen you so shameless again! However, you thought that you would beg Zhuangzi to go to Zhuangzi again. What's the use? My mother will only hate you even more. Today, I just took a Zhuangzi, and I don't know what you will take back in the future?!"

Zhen Tingyun took a deep look at Zhen Yiyun, looked at her red lips that opened and closed, and listened to the evil words spit out from the red lips, and suddenly laughed, her eyebrows were curved, and her cheeks were swollen.

Zhen Yiyun only felt that her smile was full of irony, and couldn't help but get even more angry: "What are you laughing at?!"

"I'm laughing at big sister, you have suffered so much, but you still haven't learned well." After speaking, Zhen Yiyun's expression changed, and he suddenly called out, "Father, mother, come quickly! Big sister's hand is injured! "

Zhen Yiyun reacted slowly, his face turned white, and he subconsciously wanted to move back his right palm that was bleeding.

That is, at this time, Zhen's father came out of the house - Pei was still lying on the couch to recover, Zhen Tingyun called his father and mother, but he was actually calling Zhen's father.

Father Zhen stood on the porch, looking down, and immediately saw the wound on the palm of the eldest daughter's right hand, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Yiyun, what's going on?"

Zhen Yiyun wants to hide the wound, but where can it be hidden?

She was pampered and her hands were tender and fair, so the wound on her palm that was pulled out with her fingernails was even more shocking, and because of her tossing and turning, it was bloody, and the bleeding couldn't stop.

Zhen's father had always loved and valued this eldest daughter. Seeing her situation, he was in a hurry for a while, and he quickly asked someone to take the eldest daughter back to apply medicine and bandage.

Zhen Tingyun also persuaded: "Eldest sister, you still have wounds on your hands, so you don't need to worry about me like this. As for what you told me earlier, that you want to send me Zhuangzi's account books from previous years, big sister also Don't worry too much, just ask the servants to send them away later. Big sister, you should go and bandage the wound first, right?"

Zhen Yiyun was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but want to get angry again: "What account book? I don't..."

"Yes, I forgot that since I gave Zhuangzi to you, Zhuangzi's income account book will always be given to you earlier." Father Zhen quickly reacted, looking up at Zhen Yiyun with gentle eyes, "It's hard for Yiyun. You can think of this for your sister. In this way, you go to bandage the wound first, and let the father go to your room to get the account book for your second sister. "

After all, that Zhuangzi was originally promised to Zhen Yiyun by Pei's family, and Zhen Yiyun took care of it before, and the account books and other things were also in Zhen Yiyun's place, so Zhen's father would say this.

Zhen Yiyun was stunned, she was a little stunned: she just wanted to vent her anger, how could it be like this?

However, when he raised his eyes to meet Father Zhen's gentle and unrepentant gaze, Zhen Yiyun still didn't say anything.

After Zhen Yiyun went down, Zhen Tingyun just took away the smile on his face, and said softly to Zhen's father: "Father, I heard that the girls' school can be accommodated, I think it may be better to go to the girls' school for accommodation in my current situation. "

"No." Zhen's father refused categorically, "the people who would choose to live in a women's school are mostly female students from other places or from poor families. Our family is not the kind of family that can't accommodate their own daughter, so why should I ask you to go to a women's school? stay."

Zhen Tingyun looked up at Zhen's father, blinked his eyes, and his slender eyelashes raised slightly, as if they were adorned with tiny bits of light, each of which was extremely clear.

She looked at Zhen's father with earnest eyes and a quiet voice: "I know that my father really loves me, and I hope I can get along with my mother and elder sister at home. Accident..." As she said that, she couldn't help lowering her eyes, her eyelashes drooping down, leaving a faint shadow on her eyelids. She added lightly, "I really don't want you and your mother to argue endlessly about me, and I don't want your mother and eldest sister to feel uncomfortable because of me."

"Sister Ting, you think too much, your mother and sister, they are just..." Father Zhen wanted to persuade him a few more words, but he didn't know what to say when he was halfway through.

Pei's attitude is already so obvious that she is too lazy to hide it as a mother; and Zhen Yiyun... The wound on her palm was obviously dug out by herself with her fingernails. After this point, I became a little soft-hearted, and I didn't say anything.

At this time, seeing the young girl's childish face and clear eyes, Father Zhen's face softened, and he felt a little bit in his heart, but he still said: "I have to deal with this matter. Your mother will discuss one or two things."

It's not that Father Zhen doesn't understand the truth of this far-flung and near-stinking truth. Back then, when he separated Pei's and Zhen's mother-in-law, who were almost enmity, he also had such thoughts in his heart, and it was indeed useful. Of course, just by looking at the current situation at home, we know that this kind of method can only cure the symptoms but not the root cause, and it can only be used when it is absolutely necessary...

Zhen Tingyun knew in his heart that Zhen's father had responded, and he was greatly relieved, and he had to bow and retire.

It was at this moment that Father Zhen stopped her and asked, "I heard that you took Madam Chu as your teacher, and that's why you were recommended to take the entrance exam for women's schools?"

Zhen Tingyun didn't know why Zhen's father thought of asking this, but nodded anyway.

Seeing her ignorant appearance, Zhen's father couldn't even sigh: his daughter has been raised in the countryside for more than ten years. So, he made a special mention: "Have you told your gentleman who lives in the Xishan Courtyard about this?"

Zhen Tingyun was stunned, and then came to regret it and asked tentatively, "I should talk to my husband about this first?"

"Naturally." Father Zhen nodded as a matter of course, "Although you haven't done the proper apprenticeship ceremony, you have been taught by others to be called Mr. Ren, and now you are going to apprentice to someone else, how can you not tell him?"

Seeing his daughter still didn't seem to understand, Zhen's father had to say it more straightforwardly: "People say that master and apprentice are like father and son, have you ever seen a person with two fathers?"

Zhen Tingyun: "..."

Master and apprentice are like father and son. Zhen Tingyun used it to choke Yuan Hui before, but it was really uncomfortable to listen to at this time.

However, she really didn't know this - she grew up in the country since she was a child, and Mrs. Zhen herself didn't know this, and naturally she couldn't teach her granddaughter this. Therefore, her understanding of the matter of apprenticeship is equivalent to learning craftsmanship from apprenticeships in the village. Because of this, when she found Yuan Hui, who was suspected of being a horse thief, she still thought about learning how to ride and shoot from others—after all, it’s just a matter of learning a craft, so it’s almost enough to give Mr. Shouxiu a stalker? Just like Li Er at the head of the village, he first learned woodworking from a carpenter and then learned clay tiles from a mason. Although some people say that Li Er has a big heart, but when Li Er's house was built, the village said that he was able.

Now, after Zhen's father said this, she realized that she was wrong. Thinking that Yuan Hui might be unhappy and even angry because of this, Zhen Tingyun couldn't help but feel uneasy, and asked for help: "Then, shall I go and apologize to Mr. him?"

Zhen's father finally saw some real panic and worry on his daughter's face, but felt that this is what a girl of this age should have. As a father, he saw it in his eyes, and he felt a bit of pity in his heart. He raised his eyes to look at the sky, but he stopped his daughter and said, "It's still tomorrow, if it's getting late today, you are one of them. It’s not always appropriate for the girl’s family to go to the West Mountain. I’ll ask someone to prepare a gift for you later, and you can bring a gift tomorrow to apologize sincerely, and he won’t be too angry if he comes—after all, it’s not surprising that you don’t know.”

Zhen Tingyun thought that what Father Zhen said was also reasonable, so he nodded in response, but he was worried about Yuanhui, and he still couldn't rest assured.

Fortunately, Zhen's father was quite resolute in his work, and he soon had Zhuangzi's land deed and account books sent to him.

Seeing these things, Zhen Tingyun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He flipped through the account book, and he was completely satisfied: Pei's original plan was to give this Zhuangzi to Zhen Yiyun as a dowry, so this Zhuangzi is not big. , Pei still put a lot of thought into it; after that, Pei gave Zhuangzi to Zhen Yiyun to take care of and practice, because Zhen Yiyun had long regarded this Zhuangzi as his future dowry, and he also took care of it...

It's a pity that Pei's efforts and Zhen Yiyun's care are now all cheaper for him!

Zhen Tingyun thought about it for a while, and was happy for a while, only to feel the tightness in his chest disappeared, and he couldn't sit still with joy. So, Zhen Tingyun thought about it, and went to the old lady Zhen's yard with the account book and the title deed.

Mrs. Zhen was pretending to be sick and lying on the bed all day, she was really annoyed, she couldn't help but smile when she saw her granddaughter coming over: "I was wondering if I should ask them to prepare your meal."

"Let's not talk about this!" Zhen Tingyun sat directly by the bed, then handed over the title deed as if offering a treasure, and said earnestly, "Grandmother, this is what I only asked for from my parents, you will collect it for me first. on."

Mrs. Zhen had seen Zhen Tingyun holding a stack of books in her hand, but because her granddaughter always paid attention to reading, she didn't care much. Now that she heard Zhen Tingyun's words, she only reacted, and tentatively took the things from Zhen Tingyun's hand, looked at it, and almost couldn't believe it: "This, this is the land deed of the previous Zhuangzi?"

"Yeah." Zhen Tingyun blinked his eyes and looked at Madam Zhen's surprised and delighted appearance.

Madam Zhen was really surprised and delighted: she thought that after such a riot, Pei's family pretended to be ill, and Zhuangzi, her granddaughter, might not be able to get it. As a result, the twists and turns, the granddaughter was admitted to the women's school, and Zhuangzi still got it. Madam Zhen smiled so brightly that she couldn't help but ask, "Your mother's temper...how did you come here?"

Zhen Tingyun then said: "This Zhuangzi was originally given to me by my mother. Since I passed the entrance examination for women's school this time, I naturally have to talk to my mother and my father in the past. My father and mother are not unreasonable people, definitely Still have to give."

When Mrs. Zhen heard Zhen Tingyun say that Pei's was reasonable, she couldn't help pouting, ignoring it directly, and then nodding in agreement: "That's right, your father has always been the most reasonable, and he's right. Since he promised you, he will definitely give it to you." Now that the granddaughter explained the origin of the land deed and sent it over voluntarily, Mrs. Zhen was not at all embarrassed, she immediately took the land deed, and said to her granddaughter, "Don't worry, my grandmother will keep it for you. , I'm sure you won't suffer any losses!"

Zhen Tingyun nodded, and looked at Madam Zhen's flamboyant appearance and was relieved a lot: when people are old, it is easy to feel insecure, and they always like to save some private houses. Especially when Mrs. Zhen came to Beijing from the countryside and lived with her son and daughter-in-law, she couldn't tell how uncomfortable it was.

Zhen Tingyun thought about it: she will go to women's school next, and her foundation is not as good as others, so she must focus most of her attention on her studies, and Zhuangzi might as well leave it to Mrs. Zhen. With Zhuangzi, Mrs. Zhen is at peace, and she has something to be busy with. She will definitely be in a good mood. She probably won't have time to fight with her daughter-in-law. Suffocation, evil fire.

Therefore, Zhen Tingyun didn't hesitate, just nodded and said: "Then I will leave it all to my grandmother, you must take care of our Zhuangzi."

"If you know, you can rest assured." Madam Zhen was greatly relieved, and took her granddaughter into her arms, kneading and pinching, and it hurt like a heart.

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Just as Mrs. Zhen and Zhen Tingyun's grandson and grandson were talking, everyone was discussing matters in the imperial study of Qianyuan Palace.

The emperor sat on the red gold dragon chair in the center. Because he was young and frail, even though it was almost July, the dragon chair was still covered with a layer of warm fur. He sat on it, his face was slightly pale, and his toes still couldn't reach the ground, but his expression was very calm.

On the left and right sides of the red gold dragon chair, the Regent Fu Changxi is seated on the left, and the Empress Dowager Zheng is on the right.

Further down are several senior ministers of the cabinet, the first assistant Sun Qichang, the second assistant Zheng Pang, and the third assistant Pei Ziliang are all present, and they are discussing each other and arguing endlessly. It is also because everyone has been arguing and things have not been able to be settled, and it has been delayed in the imperial study until now.

Fu Changxi was a little impatient, looked at the sky, finally raised his hand, and tapped lightly on the case with his fingers.

For a moment, the important ministers who were arguing and arguing at the bottom all stopped their voices and looked up at the regent sitting at the top.

The light in the imperial study room was bright, and it shone on Fu Changxi's face, as if it was dyed with a little light, which softened his facial features. However, when everyone looked up, they were still aggressive and handsome as sharp as a blade.

I just listened to Fu Changxi's slow opening and said: "In short, we are discussing two things now: one is that Wu Jianjiang cheated and formed a party for selfishness, what should he be blamed for; the other is that after Wu Jianjiang goes, the position of commander of the Imperial Guard should be taken by Heren. In my opinion, it's not that troublesome."

The needles fell silently in the imperial study, and everyone was waiting for Fu Changxi to speak.

Fu Changxi didn't delay, and said bluntly: "Wu Jianjiang is guilty of an unforgivable crime, so he will go to the post directly and hand it over to the three divisions of the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Police and the Dali Temple for trial and conviction. As for Wu Jianjiang's departure, the position of the commander of the Imperial Army..."

The position of the commander of the Imperial Guard, which is about to be vacated, is the place where everyone is really talking about it. At this moment, there is a gentle coughing sound from the quiet imperial study.

But it was the Empress Dowager Zheng sitting on the right who covered her lips with a handkerchief and coughed gently.

The second assistant, Zheng Pang, was the father of the Empress Dowager Zheng. He understood it at this time, and immediately said, "I wonder if the Empress Dowager has any ideas?"

Fu Changxi also turned his head to look at her, his eyebrows raised slightly, his eyes were lacquered. He said with a half-smile, "Yes, if the Queen Mother has any thoughts, just say it."

"Ai's family is only a woman's family, where can you have any ideas?" I saw Mrs. Zheng sitting on the right side of the phoenix seat, raising her hand and rubbing the armrest of the chair. She was born with picturesque eyebrows, splendid and elegant, and she was quiet and leisurely. Although she wore plain clothes, she was even more charming. I saw her lips pursed slightly, her voice was soft, her words were like pearls, the jade was round and pearly, crisp and pleasant, "It's just that this imperial guard guards the palace, and I still have to choose someone who can be at ease with the emperor. "

Fu Changxi raised his eyebrows and showed a faint smile: "What the Queen Mother said is that this king also thinks the same way. As it happens, this king has a candidate, but I can tell you for your reference."

"I don't know who the lord is talking about?" Sun Qichang, the first assistant, asked.

Fu Changxi slowly lifted the smile on his face and said with a serious face, "Song Yuan, Zhaoyong general of Pinglin Pass in the southwest."

This General Zhaoyong is only a third-rank, and he is still from Pinglin Pass in the southwest. This person said it, but many people did not respond. However, thanks to Song Yuan's special identity, most of the cabinet ministers were present, and some of them were tacit, and after a moment's thought, he thought of this person.

Oops, remembered! Isn't this Song Yuan the emperor's uncle?

Speaking of which, although the Song family was a bit unlucky in the past, they were really lucky. Not only did they have a Song family daughter who gave birth to an only son to the late emperor, but they also had a Song Yuan who went from a criminal to the position of a third-rank general step by step. . It is estimated that the ancestral grave is really smoking, and it will never be gone for a while.

When Song Yuan was mentioned, the little emperor who had been sitting silent for a while raised his eyes, looked at Fu Changxi, and asked, "I remember that General Song is still in the southwest?"

In the end, it was the emperor, who was raised in the deep palace. Although he was young, he was very thoughtful—his words seemed to ask Fu Changxi, but in fact it also revealed that he had an impression of Song Yuan. Although no one has mentioned the matter of seeking the title of Empress Dowager for the daughter of the Song family, and no one has asked for the title of Duke Cheng'en for the Song family, it is indeed the emperor's own mother and uncle, who hung up with the emperor. number. The people below will face Song Yuan in the future, and they must take care of them.

"It just so happens that he was transferred back to Beijing not long ago, and this king is thinking about how to settle this person. It just so happened that Wu Jianjiang happened to this dog, so it would be good to just mention it to Song Yuan." Fu Changxi said lightly. , as if from the third-rank general Zhaoyong to mention how easy it is to lead the first-rank forbidden army, "In my opinion, Song Yuan has made a lot of contributions in the southwest over the years, and he is quite good at governing the army and training troops. Especially he It is the first emperor who single-handedly promoted him, his kindness is as great as a mountain, and he will do his best for His Majesty and perform his duties faithfully."

Fu Changxi didn't mention the relationship between Song Yuan and the little emperor at all, but the little emperor's face was getting better and better, and he nodded directly: "Uncle Huang is very right, this Song Yuanguo is very suitable."

As soon as these words came out, the Empress Dowager Zheng, who was sitting on the right, looked very bad.

However, Fu Changxi had already preempted Empress Dowager Zheng's speech, ending the long-running debate: "The Empress Dowager said just now that we must choose someone who can be at ease with both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. Since Your Majesty can rest assured of Song Yuan, this person is indeed Some talents, that is Song Yuan."

After speaking, Fu Changxi seemed to have just remembered the next ministers, turned his head slightly to look at them, and asked humbly, "Do you think so, lords?"

Both the regent and the emperor nodded, even if the empress dowager Zheng had a livid face and never said a word, these wily courtiers would naturally not bear it hard, so it should be nodded.

At the same time, they couldn't help thinking a little further: Song Yuan was transferred back by Fu Changxi some time ago, and at that time, everyone didn't know what the other party was thinking. As a result, the matter of Wu Jianjiang happened immediately, and then the position of the commander of the forbidden army was vacated.

If this is a coincidence, it can only be said that this Prince Regent is a heavenly family member, and he is really helped by God; if it is not a coincidence, then it is a bit...

Thinking of this, everyone looked at the eyes of the regent, and became more and more respectful and careful, and did not dare to be careless.