Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 366 364 - Zhao Guogong is back!

"What does Xu Jingchang mean?"

After Xiao Liu came out of Xu Jingchang's house, she kept thinking about this question while walking on the road. She had actually expected something in her heart, but Xiao Liu always felt a little unreliable in this kind of thing.

At this moment, the sound of gongs and drums, and bursts of firecrackers reached Xiao Liu's ears.

Xiao Liu looked up.

Today seems to be a good day, but it happened that she bumped into a procession to welcome the bride.

The team walked forward joyfully, everyone's faces were beaming, and the groom riding on the tall horse was a little dizzy in his joyful expression, and he didn't know that he was a little confused by the complicated rules. Confused, or a little dreamy because of marrying the daughter-in-law he likes.

But Xiao Liu looked at this scene, his eyes became a little dim.

The favorite lively place when she was a child, I don't know when it started, she actually had the idea of ​​avoiding or escaping.

As she grew older, she began to be full of anxiety about her age just like when Erxian was unmarried, but their anxiety was different. Erxian was afraid that she would not be able to marry, while Xiaoliu was afraid to get married.

It's not that she's afraid of being a wife or a mother, it's just that she has seen too many older brothers marrying wives and older sisters getting married. She has witnessed several times with her own eyes that the relationship between her older brother and older sister has become less intimate than before. She is afraid that one day she will be the same as her elder brother. At that time, even if my heart is full of missing my brother, I have to learn to keep it in my heart, and I can no longer compete with my sister-in-law for anything, and I can't ignore her future husband.

Since she was a child, her eyes were full of big brothers. In the past, she couldn't share the hardships with her big brother because she was young, and now she couldn't share the joys and sorrows with her big brother because she was old.

Those who owe big brother will eventually owe forever.

In fact, Xiao Liu doesn't know that most of the parents and children in this world are like this.

Xiao Liu sighed, turned around and walked towards home.

On the way, Xiao Liu became inexplicably irritable, so when she got home, she got into the archery range, and then bowed and set the arrow without saying a word, and did not do other things, just kept shooting the bow and arrow in silence .

As arrows struck the target like lightning, she didn't put down her bow and arrow until Xiao Liu was exhausted, and sat down on a chair beside her in a low voice.

After all, I still want to get married.

At this moment, Xiao Liu's mind somehow appeared Xu Jingchang looking at her stupidly.

This person is dumbfounded, and his family background is also good.

If you want to marry, it's okay to marry someone like this, at least Xu Jingchang doesn't hate it.

only…

Xiao Liu frowned.

Why did my sister-in-law ask her to choose Xu Jingchang?
Xiao Liu thought hard for a while, but she still didn't have any clues. The impatient she immediately stopped thinking, got up and moved her legs, and went to find Zhu Yuying.

Zhu Yuying was accompanying her youngest son at the moment, using toys to make him stretch out his two little arms on the bed and dangling. Seeing Xiao Liu coming over suddenly, she gave the toy in her hand to the maid, and asked the maid to play with her young son. , she got up from the bed and sat down beside the table, looking at Xiao Liu curiously.

"I heard people said that you went to Dingguo Mansion this morning? Why did you come back so early? Is it because my aunt is not at home or she doesn't want to mess around with you? It makes you feel boring?"

Xiao Liuyi sat down next to Zhu Yuying, shook his head and said, "I'm not looking for my aunt, I'm looking for Xu Jingchang."

Xu Jingchang?
Zhu Yuying was taken aback for a moment, and then said angrily: "You girl, you're so nonsense, you don't have to worry about others spreading gossip."

Xiao Liu chuckled, let Zhu Yuying stare at her, and didn't argue much.

After getting along with Zhu Yuying these years, she has already figured out Zhu Yuying's temperament. In many cases, as long as the mistakes she made are not too big, Zhu Yuying is too lazy to talk about it too much, but if she retorts a few words, she will let her Zhu Yuying talked more and more vigorously.

This is completely opposite to Zhang Yuqing.

If Zhang Yuqing started talking about something, and Xiao Liuyue showed an attitude of admitting his mistake, Zhang Yuqing would talk more vigorously. However, if he explained his reasons confidently, most of the time, Zhang Yuqing would be able to stop talking about it.

Regarding the two big Buddhas in the family, how Xiaoliu should deal with them has long been familiar with the practice.

Sure enough, seeing Xiao Liu like this, Zhu Yuying stopped thinking about teaching Xiao Liu. Seeing this, Xiao Liu quickly asked: "By the way, sister-in-law, you have taken me to many people's homes this year, but why didn't you say you took me?" Let's go to Xu Jingchang's house."

Zhu Yuying paused, and looked at Xiaoliu suspiciously: "Why do you want to ask this?"

"I came back today, thinking of this, I wanted to ask my sister-in-law." Xiao Liu said.

Looking at Xiao Liu's calm face, Zhu Yuying was still a little suspicious, she asked tentatively: "You and Duke Ding, you..."

Xiao Liu was taken aback, quickly waved his hands and said, "Sister-in-law, don't think about it, I'm really just asking."

Zhu Yuying breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You almost scared my sister-in-law. You and Ding Guogong are not suitable. If you get married, it will be unfavorable to your elder brother. There are many men in this world. If you don't mean it, don't worry. Let's take it easy." Choose slowly, don’t mess around, understand?”

"Oh, that's it." Xiao Liu felt a little pity, but the next moment he laughed again and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I won't mess around."

"That's good."

Zhu Yuying said so, but Ren was a little worried in her heart. She then thought of something and said: "A few days ago, the princess came over and said that there was a poetry meeting next to the Qinhuai River, and it is said that there were some games like guessing lantern riddles. If you feel bored at home, invite two friends to take a boat together to relieve boredom."

Xiao Liu's eyes lit up, but the next moment he said worriedly: "Brother will be back in a month or so, will he let me go then?"

"At that time, my sister-in-law will tell your elder brother to take you there, and then you can have a good time with your elder brother." Zhu Yuying said with a smile.

"Really?" Xiao Liu suddenly cried out in surprise, causing the little one on the bed to babble twice.

Zhu Yuying nodded.

Xiaoliu got up happily and wanted to hug Zhu Yuying.

Zhu Yuying interrupted Xiao Liu's movements with her hand: "Wait, there is a condition that you must agree to sister-in-law."

"what?"

"I don't know why the last three months. It's very annoying. You have to help me with March for a while."

"Ah?" Xiao Liu's face became a bit bitter: "When you were young, you let me take care of Xiao Qi, and now you let me take care of San Yue, Zhu Xiuxiu laughed at me several times for being the head of the child."

Zhu Yuying laughed and said, "Aren't you the head of a child? How about it? Do you take it with you?"

Xiao Liu gritted his teeth and said, "Take me, I'll go find Sanyue right now." After speaking, Xiao Liu hurriedly ran outside, Zhu Yuying looked at Xiao Liu's back and shook her head angrily.

Her sister-in-law.

It may be this immature temperament for a lifetime.

……

From then on, Xiao Liu began to stay at home obediently, either playing with Sanyue, or shooting arrows in the archery range by himself, day by day passed like this.

soon.

Zhen Wu, who had been away from the capital for more than a year, finally came back.

On this day, when Zhen Wu arrived at the capital city, it was already late and the city gate had already been closed, but this obviously had no effect on Zhen Wu. Not in the city.

Holding Zhen Wu's waist card, Cheng Liang called a few times from the bottom of the city, and the city guard opened the city gate.

After Zhen Wu and his group entered the city, Zhen Wu asked Ma Yi and Liu Zhi to take his family home first, while he took a few horses to the palace to return to his command.

After saying goodbye to Jin'er and the others, the horses of Zhen Wu and the others ran fast, and the horseshoes made a clear and rhythmic sound on the bluestone slabs in the city.

more than a year.

Liaodong and Jianzhou Wei have undergone great changes, but the capital still seems to be swimming slowly in the long river of time, still so peaceful, and still so rich.

The imperial palace is also like a giant tiger looking at the world, quietly dozing on its stomach.

After Zhen Wu arrived at the palace, he sent someone to report to Zhu Di. The eunuch didn't dare to delay, so he quickly uploaded it layer by layer, and it reached Zhu Di's ears in a short while.

At this moment, Zhu Di was planning to sleep with Xu Miaoyun in his arms, and when he heard the news of Zhen Wu's return, he jumped out of the bed.

He smiled with great joy: "My boy, I'm back at last, but I'll have to wait for a while."

He watched Annan's affairs three times a day, and he could hardly bear it.

Zhen Wu was the coach who calmed down Annan in his heart, and he had to discuss many things with Zhen Wu before he could implement them.

Under such circumstances, when Zhu Di heard that Zhen Wu came back, how could he keep calm, and immediately wanted to put on his shoes and go out to meet Zhen Wu, but at the moment when Zhu Di put on his shoes, Xu Miaoyun on the bed coughed dissatisfied twice as a reminder.

amount.

Zhu Di suddenly realized that his wife was still on the bed.

He turned his head to look at Xu Miaoyun shyly, and just wanted to explain a few words, but Xu Miaoyun seemed to have guessed Zhu Di's mind, and he glanced at Zhu Di with his beautiful eyes, and said in a strange tone: "It doesn't matter if I am a concubine. After all, your Majesty's state affairs are the most important. It's just that the concubine feels bitter for Yuying. Her husband-in-law was beaten to the sky by her father, and it's fine if he hasn't seen anyone for more than a year. After finally coming back, her father still wants to hold her husband-in-law back. At home, if the concubine knew this earlier, it would be better not to let Yuying marry Zhen Wu. Look at this big night, he didn't even have the time to reunite with Yuying. It's like something big."

This passage turned Zhu Di's face from blue to white.

Fortunately, Zhu Di also has a thick skin.

He took off the shoes that had just been put on his feet, and muttered: "You said that this Zhen Wu is true. He came back so late, and others still can't sleep. Besides, when he comes back now, I don't know what to do first." Go home and see Yuying, even if you come back tomorrow, what's the matter, can others pick on him? I have to talk about him until tomorrow, it's too naive."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Di lay down on the bed again as if nothing had happened, and flipped over on Xu Miaoyun's body dishonestly.

Xu Miaoyun spat angrily: "You..."

Afterwards, Xu Miaoyun turned to the door and said: "Your Majesty has already fallen asleep, go down and tell Duke Zhao, and let him come back tomorrow morning."

The eunuch outside the door responded, turned around and retreated.

After Zhen Wu received the reply, Zhen Wu was a little confused.

When did Zhu Di change his personality?
But this is exactly what Zhen Wu wanted, he was worried that Zhu Di would drag him to chat for most of the night, and now he can go home, just in time to sleep soundly with his wife in his arms.

Afterwards, Zhen Wu turned around and headed home.

At home, Zhen Wu suddenly came back early, which shocked everyone in the family. Zhang Yuqing, Zhu Yuying, Xiaoliu Xiaoqi, even Sanyue and Youshu all gathered in Zhang Yuqing's yard.

Everyone knew that after Zhen Wu came back, the first thing he did was to visit Zhang Yuqing.

At this moment, Zhang Yuqing held Jin'er's hand, looked at Jin'er's belly, and said hello again and again, and the family is prosperous.

Zhu Yuying got the letter that Jin'er was pregnant before, so although she felt a little uncomfortable, but thinking that she had already lost two, and that Jin'er was her maid since she was a child, she has always been cautious and indisputable, so she let out the uncomfortable feeling in her heart. pressed down.

She smiled and said to Jin'er: "Your courtyard was cleaned up earlier, you can just go live in it later, and the maids prepared by my mother and I are also waiting in the courtyard. Your sister-in-law will accompany you there to meet you."

"Princess..." Jin'er said a little nervously and moved.

Zhu Yuying shook her head with a smile and said, "I know what you want to say, but you don't need to say anything. From now on, you can just take care of the baby in your stomach. Don't worry about other things. It should be yours. Everyone in the family will care about it." I won't lose you."

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yuqing was inexplicably embarrassed. After thinking about it for a while, she was afraid that Jin'er would be here all the time and would block Zhu Yuying's eyes. When I come back, I will just pull you. If you are not tired, the child in your stomach should be tired. Don’t accompany me now. The boss enters the palace. He may come back when he enters the palace. Go back and meet the people in the courtyard. Get ready to go to bed."

Jin'er glanced at Zhu Yuying, seeing Zhu Yuying nodding, she bowed to Zhang Yuqing and said, "Then Jin'er will leave first."

"Go, go." Sitting on the bed, Zhang Yuqing waved his hands like an old lady, and then he waved to Sanyue and Youshu, calling them two to come closer, and started chatting.

Soon.

The servants outside reported that Zhen Wu had returned and was walking this way.

Everyone in the room was shocked and stood up expectantly. Even Zhang Yuqing couldn't help standing up.

When Zhen Wu opened the door curtain and walked in, the adults hadn't moved yet. San Yue and You Shu ran over at once, hugged Zhen Wu's leg, raised their heads and shouted affectionately: "Daddy!" .”

Seeing this scene, Zhen Wu felt extremely relieved, as if all the fatigue of the past year was swept away at this moment.

However, just as Zhen Wu was about to say a few words to Sanyue Youshu, Xiao Liu also squeezed over, and she dragged one away with one hand in her hand. You haven't spoken yet, you two go first."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Liu smiled at Zhen Wu and shouted with tears in his eyes: "Brother, I miss you so much."

Zhen Wu's eyes were touched, but his face pretended to be disgusted: "Go and go, elder brother doesn't want you, my mother hasn't spoken yet, you jumped out and acted like a senior."

Afterwards, Zhen Wu put Xiao Liu aside with one hand and came to Zhang Yuqing. He bent down to support Zhang Yuqing's arm and said, "Mother, my son is back."

Zhang Yuqing nodded excitedly, but couldn't say a word.

Zhu Yuying kept looking at Zhen Wu tenderly, while Xiao Liu and Sanyue Youshu had already made funny faces because of the action just now.

……

After chatting for a while, the family went away late at night. When Zhen Wu and Zhu Yuying returned to their courtyard, Zhen Wu simply cleaned up and let all the servants go down.

He hugged Zhu Yuying, breathing on Zhu Yuying's neck, causing Zhu Yuying to make a seductive nasal sound, this nasal sound was like a flame that suddenly lit up in a barrel of explosives.

boom.

Blasted.

After the cloud and rain.

Zhen Wu held Zhu Yuying in his arms without feeling sleepy at all, the two of them were chattering and missing each other, and at some point, they suddenly mentioned Xiao Liu, which reminded Zhu Yuying that Xiao Liu had asked her about Xu Jingchang some time ago.

After she told Zhen Wu about this, she said worriedly: "The girl Xiao Liu has never mentioned other men to me, but she suddenly asked me that day, and I was worried that she would be a little moved by Duke Ding."

"What does Duke Ding mean?" Zhen Wu asked.

Zhu Yuying shook her head.

Zhen Wu thought for a while and said: "Let's do this, let's get to know each other later. If the two really hit it off, then let them do something good."

Zhu Yuying was a little surprised, she raised her upper body slightly and looked at Zhen Wu, and said anxiously: "This is not possible."

"Why not?" Zhen Wu asked.

Seeing that Zhen Armed Forces didn't understand, Zhu Yuying lay down angrily and turned her back to Zhen Wu. She said sullenly, "Even if you hurt my sister, I won't allow you to hurt your future."

Zhen Wu laughed, he stretched out his hand and pulled Zhu Yuying over and said, "In your heart, I am a person who is greedy for power?"

Zhu Yuying shook her head.

Zhen Wu hugged Zhu Yuying vigorously and said: "After Annan and Mobei were pacified, I originally wanted to hand over the military power. To be honest, I am tired from fighting these years. I always want to give young people some opportunities. Soldiers and horses are not a problem. At that time, whether I am at home or have a job, I can think about how to improve the firearms and improve the domestic system. This is also a good thing for me. Of course, at that time there will be I spent more time with you, so I can spend time with you."

"But..." Zhu Yuying was still a little worried.

Zhen Wu smiled and said: "You underestimate the father, his heart is wider than you imagined, not to mention... the father has the most soldiers and horses, the little Zhen Wu, he can bear it." .”

Zhu Yuying wanted to say something else, but Zhen Wu shook her head and interrupted her: "Okay, stop thinking about it, Xiaoliu's matter has not yet been written off, it's not too late to talk about these things in the future, anyway, you just know a little bit and you'll be fine." , your husband and I, I don’t miss these powers. I am content with being a duke and son-in-law who allows me to do something for the people of Ming Dynasty. As for military power, I really don’t care. Years of credit, as long as I don't care about those military powers, no one else will touch me."

……

(End of this chapter)