The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 241 Force..., Persuade...

Zhu Feng visited the ancestral ancestral hall with Zhu Hushi and got some instructions.

Zhu Hu asked him to go back and deal with the inner house affairs.

Then Zhu Feng came to a small courtyard in the corner of the back house of the official office, went up and knocked on the door, and the maid opened the door. When the maid saw that it was Zhu Feng coming, there was some fear in her eyes.

"What about your lady?"

"In...inside."

Seeing that the maid's eyes were wrong, Zhu Feng thought that Ning Tong was committing suicide in there, but after entering, she found that Ning Tong was sitting there with a packed package in front of her, probably because Ning Tong also knew that "ex-husband" today To come back, after speaking clearly, they parted ways.

"Tong'er, why did we end up in such a situation? Before I went to Pianguan, wasn't it fine?"

Zhu Feng was a little helpless.

He thought about what the old lady had said to him, how could he deal with the affairs of state if he couldn't handle the affairs in his own backyard well?
Ning Tong gave him a cold look: "Why do you come to such a field, do you still have to tell me?"

"Hey! Back then, my family was pressing me to get married. I'm not talented...Tong'er, even if we're not husband and wife, we're still friends. We can sit down and discuss things between friends, so why not leave room for them? But we It's also good to get together and get away, I also told my grandmother, she agreed to let you leave Cheng Guogong's mansion."

Zhu Feng's words made Ning Tong feel a little relieved.

Sure enough, the old lady started talking after meeting her second grandson?
Are you really talking about it?
Zhu Fengdao: "But grandma said that you can leave Duke Cheng's mansion, but you can't marry someone else."

Ning Tong got up angrily.

If you don't let me get married, then why should I leave Duke Cheng's mansion?

"You are bullying! I am not even from your Zhu family, why should I listen to you?"

Zhu Feng said with a sad face: "Don't be impulsive, I am actually on your side in this matter, you sit down and let's talk about it. Actually, it's not a question of whether you want it or not. Marriage is always the order of your parents. According to the matchmaker, as long as grandma tells you Ning family members, then your future marriage... I can't help it."

Ning Tong was stunned.

Originally, she was very determined, and thought that she could break free from the shackles of Duke Cheng's mansion, but after Zhu Feng said so, she understood that even if she left Duke Cheng's mansion, his fate would still be firmly controlled by the Zhu family .

The Ning family did not dare to offend the Zhu family.

In these years, a marriage without the blessing of parents and relatives is not only unhappy, but impossible.

unless……

She chose to elope with someone.

But who would want him to be a woman from Duke Cheng's mansion?Or the former wife of Marquis Anbian?If all the old ladies of the Zhu family speak out, who would dare to offend the Zhu family?

"Grandmother may have met your Ning family and conveyed all the meaning. Tong'er, don't cry. I hate women crying the most. When you cry, I want to hug you..." Zhu Feng He also seems to be a very soft-hearted person.

"roll!"

Ning Tong's answer was also very direct.

Zhu Feng got up resentfully, and was about to leave, when he suddenly remembered something, he reminded: "But grandma also said, you will either be a Taoist nun and live alone forever, or...you marry brother Zhang as a concubine, if that is the case , then the Zhu family... can't object."

Ning Tong already had the idea of ​​suicide because of the unfair fate.

How can a woman with a strong personality be controlled by these men?
But after hearing Zhu Feng's words, she was stunned.

"Tong'er, can we talk about it?" Seeing that Ning Tong was not so sad anymore, Zhu Feng sat down cheekily, and continued, "I also heard the news from my elder brother. Even if I let you die, I won't let you go out of Cheng Guogong's mansion, because this person can't afford to lose it. But I heard that you have a book in your hand, which was given to you by Brother Zhang, and said that you have seen him... Then Grandmother has changed sex, so she is not so tense."

Ning Tong said coldly: "So, you Zhu family have even thought about my way out, right?"

Zhu Feng sighed: "Actually, you also know that although my father has just succeeded as the Duke of the state for a few years, his reputation is not very high, but judging from the current situation in the court, apart from your Majesty and the various palaces, we cannot afford to offend. , and the rest, who won't give us a little bit of trouble? It can even be said that, except for His Majesty, our Zhu family is not afraid of anyone. Because we have no contact with other royal palaces."

"Hmph!" Ning Tong also understood that Zhu Feng was not bragging.

Even if the Duke's Mansion is suppressed by the top civil servants, he usually doesn't need to look at the faces of the civil officials, at most he has no right to speak in the court.

In name, the Duke's Mansion really only fears the emperor.

Zhu Fengdao: "Besides Your Majesty, who else do you think can make my Zhu family more courteous... In fact, this is also wrong. It should be said, who can make my grandmother and father afraid?"

"Is that Zhang Bingkuan?" Ning Tong asked back.

"Yeah." Zhu Feng nodded, with some disappointment in his eyes, "Tong'er, in fact, you have been in my Zhu family for the past few years, and I still treat you as a close friend. I entrust most of the family affairs to you, and I also treat you as a Family's..."

"Humph!"

Ning Tong snorted coldly again.

Be a family or be a good sister?

This kind of family really can't bear it.

Zhu Feng said helplessly: "However Luo Hua intends to flow water ruthlessly, it's really..."

"Who is Luo Hua and who is Liu Shui?" Ning Tong interrupted Zhu Feng and asked sharply.

"Uh..." Zhu Feng made a fuss again.

Ning Tong continued to scold, "Apart from talking about how you usually make friends with friends outside, when did you treat this place as your home? You asked me to look after the second room for you, but if you have money or something, you live here." Is it my hand? You say you are a family, but you know where you are in charge of your family!"

"Cough cough!"

Zhu Feng could only cover up her embarrassment by coughing.

At this time, Zhu Feng really felt that it was like a young couple arguing.

It was probably because Ning Tong would not be able to be a husband and wife in the future, that Ning Tong didn't need to save face for him, and it was so straightforward to scold him.

And Zhu Feng also seems to like the feeling of being scolded... She never "enjoyed" this kind of treatment at Ning Tong's place before.

"You Zhu family, just like you, are all useless!"

"Tong'er, if you scold me, scold me, don't take our Zhu family with you."

"You have done so much to thank you, and you still won't be scolded? You will really embarrass your parents, and you will only be afraid of the royal family. I am afraid that anyone with some power in the court will be afraid of you? Nod and bow when you see the powerful, When you meet with your generals, you will flaunt your might, and now that Zhang Bingkuan has gained power in the court, and your Zhu family flatters him even more, do you have any shame?"

Ning Tong was purely dissatisfied, which was almost a curse.

Zhu Feng scratched his head and said, "My father never flattered anyone..."

"Huh!" Ning Tong said, "It's not even Zhang Bingkuan who helped you fight for your Marquis Anbian now? For your title, even your stubborn grandmother let me go out of the house, but still Are you embarrassed to say, let me be Zhang Bingkuan's concubine? You don't talk about your Zhu family's face at this time? What do people think when they hear it? You Zhu Zhijie gave your mother-in-law and aunt to others to be a concubine for yourself? This is you The faces of the Zhu family?"

"Uh……"

Zhu Feng was stunned by the scolding.

He still can't refute.

The reason is that he felt that what Ning Tong said was reasonable.

Ning Tong was angry from the heart, and she burst into tears: "At the beginning, our Ning family pushed me into the fire pit, but now for the benefit of the Ning family, we can't even speak for me..."

Zhu Feng asked curiously: "Then Tong'er, do you not want to leave? If you don't leave, you can continue to be my wife. What happened before, just pretend it never happened."

"roll!"

Ning Tong refused politely, "A good horse doesn't turn back. Not only do I not want to eat your rotten grass, I even don't want to smell it."

"Hey...how...how do you say this? Then do you agree or not?"

Zhu Feng felt that she had no dignity in front of her "ex-wife".

But he wasn't really angry, he just felt embarrassed and wanted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in.

Ning Tong said: "I left your Zhu family, and I can even draw a line with the Ning family. Why should I listen to you? Since you are all back, go to the government to settle our matter. From then on, I will be with your Zhu family." The family has nothing to do with it!"

"it is good."

Zhu Feng nodded, looked at Ning Tong with sympathy, and said, "Tong'er, we are a husband and wife, and this is the end of the husband who can help you. The future is up to you. But remember, except Besides Brother Zhang, if you marry someone else, I also think you are flowers stuck in cow dung!"

"Get out!" Ning Tong still only responded with this simple and rude word.

……

……

Zhu Feng and Ning Tong are going to reconcile and leave.

Originally, it would be fine for Zhu Feng to send someone there, but Ning Tong didn't want to stay in Zhu's house, because she was afraid that Zhu Feng would go away, and there would be no legal agreement on her reconciliation. The status of the family is too high, and the old lady's personality is too cruel, she can't shout alone.

This time, Ning Tong asked Zhu Feng to "send" her out of Cheng Guogong's mansion.

Ever since, the couple went to visit Zhang Zhou together.

It was also in Li Guang's former house that he met Zhang who was directing the craftsmen to work in the yard.

"Hey, what wind brought you and your husband here at the same time? This is it?" Zhang Zhou looked at the two with a smile.

When Sun Shangqi said that Zhu Feng and his wife came together, Zhang Zhou was waiting to see a "good show".

The Zhu family's tearing drama should be coming to an end soon, right?

Zhu Feng looked at Zhang Zhou "with affection" and said, "Brother Zhang, I see you again..."

While talking, he wanted to go over and hug Zhang Zhou, but Zhang Zhou stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Zhijie, if we have something to say, don't touch your hands, it's not good for people to see, especially... your family is still there!" Zhang Zhou meant, who is Zhu Zhijie, isn't that secret.

Don't even think about eating my tofu in front of your mother-in-law!
Zhu Feng looked at Ning Tong with embarrassment, but saw Ning Tong looking at him with mocking eyes.

It's probably saying that people treat you as a friend, but you don't necessarily treat others as a friend, do you?
Zhu Fengdao: "Brother Zhang, what happened to me in Pianguan and Ningyuan, I will tell you later that I want you to witness something today. I...I want to make peace with Tong'er...that's her."

"What?"

Zhang Zhou stared at this wonderful couple.

If the two of you want to get divorced, it means that you need to apply for a divorce certificate. You can go by yourself. How can you tell me to witness it?
Do you still want to find psychological comfort from me?
The point is, I indirectly instigated the reconciliation of the two of you. Are you, Zhu Zhijie, lacking in conscience?I don't know what to avoid, and I don't know what to say or not to say?
And that former Mrs. Zhu...

Zhang Zhou glared at Ning Tong again.

Your husband is ignorant, and you are also ignorant?
Zhu Feng wondered: "I also know it's a bit abrupt to say that..."

"Don't say it if you know it's abrupt." Zhang Zhou interrupted Zhu Feng, "This is your own family matter, and all decisions are up to you. Don't listen to me, an outsider, and I don't need to witness anything about you."

"Strictly speaking, we are only moral friends. Zhijie, if you come to me after you finish the matter, I will tell you about the Yanwu Hall. Recently, His Majesty has sent people to various places , will recruit people who will enter the martial arts hall, and it is estimated that the martial arts hall will start at the end of April."

Zhang Zhou still didn't want to get involved with Zhu Feng's affairs.

Upright officials can hardly break housework.

Zhang Zhou himself didn't know, he asked Ning Tong to reconcile, didn't he have any selfish intentions?

Of course, this kind of selfishness is not about plotting against Ning Tong or Zhu Feng, but because he feels that he should do something for the times.

Advise a good man at home to get out of the haze in his heart, accept more concubines, and have more children.

Advise the dissatisfied woman to reconcile with her husband who has a contradictory orientation, and bravely find herself.

Zhang Zhou suddenly felt that he was a bit "forcing good people to become prostitutes, persuading prostitutes to be good".

Like an outsider, Ning Tong asked coldly, "You don't want to know, why did you let you accompany me as a witness?"

Zhang Zhou smiled.

This Ning Tong really has a kind of fortitude that women in this era don't have.

Maybe it's because of being a dissatisfied woman who has been tortured physically and mentally for many years, so she has such an independent will?
"Madam, please show some respect to Mr. Zhang." Sun Shangqi next to him couldn't listen anymore.

Even if you, Ning Tong, are Mrs. Anbian Hou, how dare you be so rude to Zhang Zhou?
What's more, you are still the "ex-wife".

"Sun Qianhu, it's your fault. They are all my friends. Marquis Anbian is, and so is Mrs. Zhu. Come on, go and hold a banquet at my house. If you and your wife have something to say, make it clear on your own." , take care of what you need to do, I will hold a banquet here and wait for you two to come back, we won’t go home until we’re drunk!”

Zhu Feng looked back at Ning Tong: "Tong'er, shall we go now?"

Ning Tong said: "For this kind of thing, you can do it yourself! Find me a house, I want to live in it, and I will pay you back the rent. Please also respect me from the Zhu family and don't come to disturb my life!"

Saying that, Ning Tong turned around and left.

"Tong'er..."

Zhu Feng also chased them out.

……

……

Zhang Zhou stood there, watching Zhu Feng and Ning Tong making troubles as if they were playing with flower guns, and he couldn't figure it out.

heart said.

You husband and wife, one weirdness is enough, why both of you are weirdness?

Sun Shangqi asked: "Sir, is this banquet still ready?"

He meant to ask, Zhu Zhijie has already chased his wife and ran away, and he may not come back for a long time. Are you sure there is a banquet waiting for the two of them?
Zhang Zhoudao: "Put it on, even if I eat it myself. Eat something good! Alas! They...Sun Qianhu, pretend you haven't seen or heard it. Don't spread the word."

"Humble job understands." Sun Shangqi also snickered there.

Zhu Feng was promoted to Marquis of Anbian, but he was causing family troubles. The key is that Zhu Feng has no temper at all, and he actually came to ask his friends to witness the reconciliation of their husband and wife... From Sun Shangqi's point of view, no one would say this kind of thing. Letter, only Zhu Feng and his wife can do it.

……

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In the end, only Zhu Feng came back alone.

Zhang Zhou went over to ask a few words, and learned that Zhu Feng did not go to the government in person, but just asked Zhu Daqi to go on his behalf. If everything goes well, it is estimated that there will be no relationship between Zhu Feng and Ning Tong by the afternoon.

"Brother Zhang, this wine is really good."

Zhu Feng picked up the wine glass and took a sip of the wine, but he didn't seem to have the slightest appetite in the face of the dishes on the table.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Looking at you like this, you seem to care about Madam Ling very much, why do you want to do this?"

Zhu Feng raised his head, looked at Zhang Zhou first, then shook his head seriously: "I care about her, but I only treat her as a friend, nothing else."

I go.

Zhang Zhouxin said, you stole my lines.

"I just called someone and arranged a place for her. From now on, I will leave her affairs to you," Zhu Feng said.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Drunk after just one sip? What does her business have to do with me?"

Zhu Fengdao: "Ever since grandma came to the capital, she knew that Tong'er was going to reconcile with me, so she has been making things difficult for her. I heard that it was you who told grandma to treat her kindly, so that their master and servant would not be locked up in the firewood room."

"Really? I'm helping you." Zhang Zhou defended himself.

Zhu Feng shook his head: "Grandmother also said that if Tong'er leaves Duke Cheng's mansion... no, it should be said that she is leaving Anbianhou's mansion now, and she is not allowed to marry again, unless the person she marries is you..."

"You're wrong! I have a family and a house, so it's impossible for me to think about your wife. We are friends." Zhang Zhou understood what the old lady of the Zhu family meant when he heard it.

The Zhu family wanted to say that if Ning Tong wants to reconcile because of being with you, Zhang Zhou, then our Zhu family will recognize it.

Other than that, we don't admit anything about Ning Tong's remarriage.

Zhu Fengdao: "I also know, in fact, I also asked Tong'er, she seems to have no idea about you..."

Zhang Zhou was taken aback.

Although this sounds fine, how could your wife have thoughts about me?We are just friends of interests!It's all about etiquette... This may not be right, it should be called abiding by etiquette.

But when you say that, it seems that I, Mr. Zhang, are very incompetent and cannot be favored by women.

"But for her future, I also have to make it clear to you, Brother Zhang. In fact, even I think that if she follows you, it is her best choice." Zhu Feng looked at her with very firm eyes this time. Zhang Zhou.

As if to say.

I can't do it bro.

It's up to you in the future!
"You kid, are you deliberately making fun of me?" Zhang Zhou picked up his wine glass and almost wanted to throw it at Zhu Feng.

Zhu Feng dodged subconsciously, and looked resentful, probably because he felt that he had said something wrong, but he didn't think it should be mentioned.

Zhu Feng said: "Brother Zhang, I still have an unfeeling request...how about you accept me as a student, and I'll treat you as a teacher from now on. If you want to beat or punish, you can greet me casually!"

Zhang Zhou squinted at Zhu Feng.

Hello, Zhu Zhijie.

Are you digging a hole for me?

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, your wife has become your teacher's wife, wouldn't others say that I, Zhang, robbed my student's wife?

What is your intention, Zhu Zhijie?

(End of this chapter)