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Chapter 560 Redeeming Zhou Miaotong

After some in-depth exchanges, Zhang Jin has preliminarily persuaded Zhu Youjian to temporarily give up killing Guo Zhen, Lu Wenzhao and others.

At that time, Guo Zhen can succeed Wei Zhongxian as the new eunuch party leader and become a sharp sword in Chongzhen's hands.And Lu Wenzhao is in charge of controlling Jinyiwei, as the scabbard in Chongzhen's hand, so as to ensure that the sharp sword will not hurt himself.

In addition to these, Zhang Jin also promised Zhu Youjian to create a blessing from the sky on the day he ascended the throne, making him a famous king of Xingguo, and providing some help for his drastic reforms in the future.

And he also promised to help temporarily relieve the pressure brought by Liaodong Jurchen, so that he can reorganize the country with peace of mind within one or two years after he ascends the throne, without worrying about external interference.

Jiang Guangtou has a famous saying that is indeed very suitable for the late Ming Dynasty, that is, to fight against the outside world, you must first secure the inside.

Without the military pressure brought by Liaodong Jurchen, Liao Xiang can reduce a lot of expenses, and the money will definitely play a big role in disaster relief and quelling the uprising.

The two of them had already discussed and decided, and then they both walked out of the room.

"Your Highness." The three people guarding the door hurriedly saluted.

Lu Wenzhao's gaze fell on Zhang Jin immediately, trying to find out some clues from his face, but to his disappointment, there was only a faint expression on Zhang Jin's face, and nothing could be seen at all.

Zhu Youjian looked at Guo Zhen, who had an uneasy expression on his face, smiled slightly, and said, "Eunuch Guo, let the previous misunderstandings pass, my king will not be able to do without your effectiveness in the future."

When Guo Zhen heard the words, his sad face immediately changed into a new one, with joy on his face, he bowed and saluted and said, "Thank you Your Highness, if Your Highness sends you in the future, I will definitely die!"

After listening, Lu Wenzhao stepped forward in surprise and said, "Your Highness, you have to think twice about this matter! The matter is of great importance, so don't easily listen to other people's nonsense."

He meant something, the so-called other people naturally refers to Zhang Jin, and the nonsense refers to the article Xing Mingce.

"Lord Lu, you don't have to worry about this matter, this king will take care of it." Zhu Youjian smiled in an unquestionable tone.

Lu Wenzhao felt unwilling, but he could only obey: "Yes, Your Highness."

"It's too late today, everyone should leave." Zhu Youjian said.

Lu Wenzhao asked junior sister Ding Baiying to send Xin Wang back to the mansion, while he personally sent Guo Zhen back to the mansion.

As for Zhang Jin, no one paid attention to him, and he was happy to be at leisure. After watching Zhu Youjian, Lu Wenzhao and others leave, he flew across the roof of the house and disappeared into the night.

After returning home, he washed and slept as usual, and went to the yamen on time the next day.

When he met Lu Wenzhao in Qianhu Office, Zhang Jin found that although he looked at him with subtle eyes, he didn't have much contact with him. I don't know if Zhu Youjian mentioned it when he went back last night. he.

The days that followed were much calmer. Guo Zhen's assassination was stopped, Zhu Youjian's thoughts of silence were eliminated, Miaoxuan would not be implicated in Guo Zhen's case, and Shen Lian had nothing to do with it.

Taking advantage of this peaceful time, Zhang Jin got the amnesty document from Zhu's trustee, and redeemed Zhou Miaotong from the Nuanxiang Pavilion of Jiaofang Si according to the agreement, and placed him in his own home.

"From now on, you will live in this room. The quilts and straw mats are newly bought. The room is a bit small, but it is only for a while. After the matter is over, I will send you to Jiangnan. How long do you want to live in?" Any house will do,” Zhang Jin said.

Zhou Miaotong looked at this room of only twenty square meters, and her eyes were suddenly attracted by something on the table. She leaned over to take a look, and her own appearance was reflected in the round mirror so clearly that she opened her small mouth slightly and showed a smile on her face. stunned!

"This is a diorama. You can use it to dress up in the future. It will be more clear than the bronze mirror." Zhang Jin came over and explained.

"I know it's a diorama, and I've seen it a few hours ago."

"I almost forgot, you are Miss Zhou Shilang's daughter, and such ingenious gadgets should not be uncommon."

Zhou Miaotong gave him a strange look: "This diorama is expensive, why do you have one?"

"You don't think I stole this from my house, do you?" Zhang Jin quickly realized, "Don't worry, I bought it for 200 taels of silver, and it's a gift for Mr. Zhou. And the gift of Ji."

"But 200 taels of silver, isn't that a lot? I wanted to ask you a hundred taels of Jinyiwei, where did you get so much money? You spent more than a thousand taels on me and bought such expensive things. You I said before that it was the silver taels left by my father, but I recalled it carefully during this time. My father is a clean and honest official, and the silver taels are managed by my mother. The house was searched on the day the house was raided. It is impossible to hide private money .” Zhou Miaotong looked at Zhang Jin seriously.

Zhang Jin smiled calmly: "How can a man's private money be known to his wife, is it still called private money?"

"With my father's personality, it's impossible for him to keep his own money." Zhou Miaotong's tone was very firm.

"If you don't believe me, there is nothing you can do. The fact is that the money was indeed left by Mr. Zhou. Otherwise, how could I have so much money in a family of Jinyiwei? Generally, most of the money raised is to be filial to the superiors, how many years will I have to search for the thousands of taels of silver to save enough? Five years, ten years?" Zhang Jin asked rhetorically.

These words made Zhou Miaotong speechless, and after a while, she whispered softly: "I blamed you."

"Forget it, I also know that you have a bad tone because of my official uniform." Zhang Jin waved his hand, "I am just a stopgap measure to be the Jinyiwei. I have successfully rescued you now. I will leave the Jinyiwei after the matter is settled .”

"You don't have to do it for me..."

"Miss Zhou, you are thinking too much. I didn't quit Jinyiwei for you, and I won't explain the specific reasons. You can stay here these days, and I will give you the silver that Master Zhou left. , You can spend whatever you like, buy whatever you like, you have to buy the dressing table, rouge and gouache, clothes, shoes and socks, jewelry and hairpins yourself." Zhang Jin said.

Zhou Miaotong frowned slightly, and said in a daze, "What should I do with these things?"

"Ask me? These are all household items of your girls, you still don't know?" Zhang Jin said.

"But... I haven't done it myself before. When I was young, I had a mother and a housekeeper in the mansion. Later, when I went to the Jiaofang Division, I also wore special clothes and shoes. When I arrived at the Nuanxiang Pavilion, it was Zhou's mother who helped make arrangements. " Zhou Miaotong blinked.

Zhang Jin secretly patted his forehead in his heart, and sighed, damn it!
After a while, he shook his head helplessly: "Forget it, you don't understand and I don't understand either. I'd better find someone under my command to ask. There are quite a few married people who should know these things."

"Then I will trouble you." Zhou Miaotong smiled.

Naturally, Zhang Jin would not break his promise on the things he had promised. On the second day, he asked a subordinate Xiao Qi who was familiar with these things to help him run errands, and took a few captains in Jinyi and Zhou Miaotong to make a big purchase in the capital.

These captains in Jinyi first acted as protectors, and secondly acted as coolies helping to carry things.

Although it is hard work, it is a matter of gaining the favor of the adults in the family. It will be good for future promotion, and you don't need to spend your own money. Naturally, you are very motivated and work hard. The left sentence is "sister-in-law is virtuous and virtuous" and the right sentence is "" The sister-in-law is as beautiful as a flower."

Zhou Miaotong listened to the compliments of these brocade guards, but couldn't explain it, so she could only respond with an embarrassed yet polite smile.

In one afternoon, with the help of a group of Jinyi guards, Zhou Miaotong quickly finished shopping for the things he needed. Except for some clothes that still needed time to tailor, other furniture such as dressing tables and rouge and gouache had already been packed. It was delivered to the door of Zhang Jin's small courtyard in a carriage.

The arrival of the crowd suddenly made the small courtyard of the Zhang family, which had been relatively deserted, suddenly lively.

Shen Lian, who came back from Fang Ya, passed by here, not only looked a few more times curiously.

Shen Lian and Zhang Jin belonged to the same hundred households as Lu Wenzhao's thousand households, and several helping Jinyiwei Xiaoqi and Xiaowei recognized him.

"Master Shen, go home!"

"Get out of the way, you guys, don't block the way of Master Baihu!"

Shen Lian said: "It's okay, you are busy with your work, is this moving Zhang Baihu?"

"Hey! It's not that Zhang Baihu has just begged for a new sister-in-law. Let's help her buy some furniture and clothes in the afternoon. All of this has been brought back."

Shen Lian nodded, but did not continue to ask. Although he was a little curious, he didn't care about other things.

Just as he was about to return to his home not far away, he suddenly saw a woman in red clothes walking out of a room in the courtyard. Her unique temperament and elegant appearance immediately caught his attention.

"you……"

Zhou Miaotong was about to speak to the Jinyi school captains who were moving things, but saw Shen Lian standing at the door and staring at her. Memories of when she was 12 years old suddenly flooded her mind, fear and fear immediately overwhelmed her, making her stand still Don't dare to move!

She clutched the hem of the skirt tightly with both hands, her fingertips turned pale from excessive force, and her eyes were fixed on Shen Lian.

"Sister-in-law? What's the matter? You know Shen Baihu?" Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi, who led the team, looked at Zhou Miaotong, then at Shen Lian at the door, pondering for a while.

It seemed that someone gave her a little courage, and Zhou Miaotong said "I don't know" and hurriedly turned and entered the room.Only after returning to her own room did she dare to take a big breath, her heart was beating violently, almost jumping out of her throat!
"It's him! The Jinyiwei who stole my house when I was 12 years old... How could he appear here? Could it be that he came to arrest me again!? Probably not, I have Zhang Baihu as my backer now, how can I not I can be regarded as half of Jinyiwei. What's more, after all these years, he can still recognize me?"

Zhou Miaotong leaned against the door, her mind was in a mess, and various thoughts flashed through her mind one by one.

Outside the small courtyard, Shen Lian was a little surprised, wondering why this new wife of Zhang Baihu saw him as if seeing a ghost?
The Jinyi guards who were moving things also noticed something was wrong, but no one dared to speak up, they just did things silently.When they work in Jinyiwei, it is clear that disaster comes from their mouth.

Regardless of the relationship between Shen Lian and Zhou Miaotong, it has nothing to do with them.

"Go ahead, I'll go back first." Shen Lian didn't think too much, turned around and walked towards her small courtyard.

"Shen Baihu, go slowly!"

After some episode, no one mentioned it again.

After helping to move things, Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi, the team leader, took his brothers to leave first. Zhang Jin gave them ten taels of silver for their hard work, which was enough for them to have a good time tonight.

Zhou Miaotong arranged the things in her room, hesitated for a while, and then walked towards the kitchen.

When Zhang Jin came back from the Yamen, he saw thick smoke rising from his yard all the way, he was startled, and hurried to the door, only to see Zhou Miaotong who was at a loss and Shen Lian who was carrying a bucket.

He walked in and asked, "What happened?"

Shen Lian turned back and said to Zhang Jin, "It's on fire. Fortunately, it's not a big one. I've already put out the fire. You have to ask her what exactly happened."

Zhou Miaotong met their gazes and whispered, "I...I want to light a fire and cook..."

These words made the two big men roll their eyes in their hearts, do you call this cooking with a fire?Almost burned down the house and even the people!
"Brother Zhang, I think you should stop letting Mrs. Sister-in-law cook in the future. Be nice to everyone. I'll go back first if I have nothing to do." Shen Lian put down the bucket and walked out.

"Thank you, Brother Shen!" Zhang Jin thanked.

After seeing off Shen Lian, Zhang Jin looked back at Zhou Miaotong, who had several smoky patches on his face and hands, and shook his head angrily and amusedly: "Go and wash your face, it's as dirty as a little cat."

After that, he walked towards the kitchen to see how it had been destroyed.

After a while, the two met under the eaves corridor.

"The kitchen is completely unusable, and I have to find someone to fix it again. Well, I can only go out to eat tonight." Zhang Jin said.

Zhou Miaotong apologized: "It's my fault, I didn't expect it to be so difficult to make a fire and cook."

Zhang Jin waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I don't think you look like you can light a fire and cook. Don't do these things in the future, and I don't need your service."

Zhou Miaotong shook her head slightly: "I also want to learn to do these housework, so that I can live well by myself in the future."

"That's fine. If you want to learn, I'll find someone to teach you. It's better than you groping alone." Zhang Jin nodded, "Let's go out to eat something. After a busy day, I think you will Are you hungry?"

Zhou Miaotong gave a "hmm" and followed him out of the courtyard, walking on the path, she suddenly asked, "Do you know that Jinyiwei just now?"

"You mean Shen Lian?" Zhang Jin nodded, "Of course I know each other. We belong to the same Qianhu Office. You should also know him. He also participated in Mr. Zhou's house raid."

"Of course I remember, he sent me to the Jiaofang Division with his own hands." Zhou Miaotong still trembled a little in his words, "When he suddenly appeared today, I was really scared. I thought he was here to arrest me."

The shadow of her childhood made it difficult for her to face Shen Lian with a normal heart.

Zhang Jin turned his head and comforted: "Now you don't have to worry, he won't do anything to you."

Zhou Miaotong asked, "When will we leave the capital?"

"Soon, it won't take two months." Zhang Jin replied.

After the Ghost Festival, Zhu Youxiao was about to die, and after Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, Wei Zhongxian would not live long.At the end of October and the beginning of November, the timeline of the entire dungeon is almost over.

(End of this chapter)