Daming: From the end of Hongwu

They have also lived in Beiping since then.

Coincidentally, they happened to live near Zhen's Mansion. A few months ago, the princess Zhu Yuying was unwell one night, and when the mansion was in a hurry to invite a doctor, this woman came to the door with kindness and stabilized her in a critical moment. After discussing Zhu Yuying's illness, the two sides chatted to find out that this woman not only has good martial arts, but also has good medical skills.

This made Zhu Yuying feel a little admiration, and sighed a strange woman in the world.

It is also for this reason that whenever a female family member in Zhen's mansion is ill, they often invite such a woman to come for treatment, and this woman has never disappointed anyone.

Through this woman's self-introduction, everyone in Zhen's residence also knows that this woman's surname is Zhang and her name is Rou Jia.

At this moment, Mrs. Tai sighed, took Zhang Roujia's hand and said in a homely way: "Actually, let me say that this is all because of the worry of the family. In the first few winters, I held the child and washed a pile of clothes. If it's in the way, even if you're not comfortable, you'll be fine after a night's sleep, but now that you're delicate, it's not a big deal, but it caused Miss Zhang to run away so many times."

Zhang Roujia smiled, she was inexplicably kind to the elder in front of her, she didn't know if it was because of Zhen Wu, or because the elder himself was kind.

She smiled and said: "Mrs. Tai, don't say that. If you feel unwell, it's reasonable to take a look as soon as possible. What's more, I'm only a few steps away from the house, so there's no need to be tired."

"In the final analysis, you are kind-hearted. I have noticed since you came to the door that time. The world says that doctors are very kind. As expected, it is even more rare that you are still so handsome. That means I don't have a son of the right age. Otherwise, I would definitely want to keep you in my house."

Mrs. Tai was just talking here casually, but as she was talking, she became concerned for a while, and she suggested with bright eyes: "Otherwise, you don't go back to the south in the future, my eldest son must have something for you too." I heard that he has been in the army for many years and knows many young talents, I will ask him to introduce you to a gentleman to ensure your satisfaction."

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Tai looked at Zhang Roujia expectantly.

But Zhang Roujia was embarrassed.

Even the little thoughts in her heart that cannot be spoken to others, under the kind and caring eyes of Mrs. Tai, turned into a flame of shame, burning her heart.

At this moment, she inexplicably wanted to tell about her acquaintance with Zhen Wu, and begged Mrs. Tai to forgive her for approaching with ulterior motives, but at this moment, Zhu Yuying walked in from the outside.

Zhang Roujia breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had escaped a death penalty.

When Mrs. Tai saw Zhu Yuying coming in, she said to Zhu Yuying excitedly, "Come here soon, Yuying. I just said that the boss should introduce Miss Zhang to a gentleman. What do you think?"

"Good thing."

Zhu Yuying walked in, smiled at Zhang Roujia, and said, "Miss Zhang has such an appearance and character, it's hard to find another one in the world, I must let my husband think about it."

"I dare not be praised by the princess."

Zhang Roujia got up to give up the seat beside the bed, let Zhu Yuying go over and sit down, and then she secretly glanced at the dignified and generous Zhu Yuying. Fold temperament.

And these days, she has never seen Zhu Yuying's arrogance as a princess princess. The only time she felt more majestic was when she put on a straight face and disciplined the two mischievous younger sister and younger brother.

Zhang Roujia felt sad, but she had to admit that maybe only such a woman could be worthy of that man, and a carefree and hot-tempered woman like her might only be suitable for wandering around the world.

But she still has one thing to be unwilling, or rather curious.

She plucked up her courage, and asked Zhu Yuying as if she was chatting casually: "I often hear the princess misses General Zhen these days. I think General Zhen must be very considerate to the princess, and must be enviable."

Zhu Yuying was taken aback for a moment, then let out a chuckle the next moment, she and Madam Tai looked at each other with a smile in the corner of her eyes.

"What kind of considerate is not considerate? Apart from being kind to the family, he is definitely not as concerned about our daughter's family as he is about the military. I remember that when I was not married, I sometimes ran into him in the palace. He, I managed to muster up the energy to say a few words to him, but he was fine, he was always thinking about his military camp, whether you said it was funny or not, it made me sullen for a long time many times, even if you didn’t talk about me, Let's just say that now, when he came back that time, he would have made my sixth sister so angry, thinking that everyone was as crazy as him and didn't care about anything."

Although what Zhu Yuying said was complaining, there was a happy smile on her face: "Now that I've been married to him for many years, I don't have any other expectations, I just hope that he will be safe and sound."

Looking at Zhu Yuying's expression, Zhang Roujia felt a burst of envy and sadness in her heart.

To get along so simply, she had secretly looked forward to it several times.

But for her and him, everything seemed too late.

At this moment, Xiaoliu's hurried voice came from outside.

"Mother~sister-in-law~"

Following the voice, Xiao Liu pushed open the door and rushed in like a gust of wind.

As soon as Xiao Liu came in, he saw Zhang Roujia was there, his eyes lit up, and he started talking non-stop: "Sister Zhang is also here, I have practiced the marksmanship you taught me a while ago, I will call you later You can't believe it, so you can't believe it, so you can teach me two tricks, and when I turn back, I will go to the palace to show Chang Ning, and she will stare enviously..."

While talking, Xiao Liu suddenly saw that Zhu Yuying beside her had frowned, and she covered her mouth reflexively.

Then, she smiled flatteringly at Zhu Yuying and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be angry, I came here today on a serious matter, and I have good news for you." He said: "I'm in the palace today, and I heard that my brother was made the Duke of Zhao, and I heard that my brother is coming back to pick us up to go to the capital."

what? !

The other three people present were shocked immediately.

The next moment, Mrs. Tai sat up directly from the bed: "So, the boss and the third brother have finally finished fighting? Are they finally coming back?"

Xiao Liu was dissatisfied and said: "Mother, I told you two months ago, big brother and the others entered the capital, and the battle is over, you just don't believe it."

"I believe it, I believe it this time, Yuying, hurry up and get your family ready, and also send someone to inform your other sisters, tell them about this, and make them happy too, And what about Xiaoqi? Is he still having fun? You have to arrest him quickly, or else his elder brother will beat him up when he comes back."

Zhu Yuying nodded again and again: "Xiaoqi went to Miyun to play a while ago, I'll send someone to call him back."

What the two said, Xiao Liu rolled his eyes.

"Mother and sister-in-law, please don't be in such a hurry. Even if my elder brother comes back, there will always be six or seven days on the way."

……

Zhang Roujia looked at Zhen Wu's family having a lively discussion. Although she wanted to ask, she finally held back, and then she said her goodbyes wisely and left.

Zhu Yuying and others were busy preparing for things, but they didn't keep Zhang Roujia.

When Zhang Roujia walked out of Zhen's mansion, she came to an empty corner, and finally couldn't help squatting down and crying. Only now did she understand that some things should not be expected.

No matter how vast Beiping is, it seems that there is no place for her at all.

……

Chapter 323 - The Children of the Zhen Family

Just two days later.

The news that the imperial court rewarded Jing Nan's heroes spread throughout Beiping City. Compared with the restraint in Nanjing City at the beginning, the atmosphere in Beiping City was much more direct. Countless families of Jing Nan officers and soldiers almost overturned Beiping City.

They are different from men, the more proud they are, the more they must remember not to forget their form, and Beiping City is also different from the capital, in this important military town, military households account for more than half of the households, there are not too many bullshit chores, it is also Therefore, everyone has pure views and expectations on military merits.

Whoever made the Duke of the country.

Whoever sealed the marquis.

Even whoever, from a small family, was awarded a hereditary commander by the court.

and many more.

Discourses such as this were circulated in the streets and alleys of Beiping almost all day long. The uncles and aunts gave full play to their role as intelligence stalls, so that the heat of this matter could not be lowered for a long time.

Among them, the Zhen family was the one that was mentioned the most, especially in the Fengwei Hutong and Qingshui Hutong where the Zhen family lived, those old neighbors gathered together to discuss more eagerly than their family's promotion.

"Who would have thought that the old Zhen's family could reach such a level of prosperity, tsk tsk, I think my brother and sister Yuqing borrowed money from me back then."

"Go, go, go, it's as if you didn't ask us to borrow it. Everyone here counts as one, and who is not an old neighbor of Lao Zhen's family. You are showing the wrong place."

"Hey, can you compare with my family? My house used to be next to Lao Zhen's house, and when Yuqing's younger siblings borrowed money, I gave Yuqing's younger siblings two hundred coins without saying a word. Who of you was as happy as me at that time Don’t say too much, I’m going to Zhen’s mansion now, and Yuqing’s siblings still call me old sister-in-law when they see me.”

"Cheng family, stop talking nonsense and wrong us for nothing. We also borrowed money happily back then."

"Yes, yes, who said no."

The Cheng family glanced at them squintingly, and snorted, "Yo, are you regretting it now? It's just that changing your tone is a fart. See if my brother and sister Yuqing recognize it."

A group of people broke up immediately.

Even noisy jealousy and thick necks jumped up and down each other.

It's really rich in the mountains and someone climbs it.

However, we have been neighbors for many years, and we quarreled for a while, but there was no reason for the quarrel. After we got tired, we all quieted down again.

At this time, the old daughter-in-law of the Zhang family, who has always been a bit bitter and arrogant, sighed and said: "Speaking of which, I really didn't expect the Zhen family to be so prosperous before, even if I knew that the boss of the Zhen family was promising, I thought that marrying the princess would be the end of my life." Now, who would want to rely on his own ability to become the Duke of the State, that is the Duke of the State, and now that King Yan is in charge of the court, the boss of the Zhen family must be a son-in-law."

The old Cheng family also sighed, and enviously said: "Who said no, let's not talk about the boss of the Zhen family, after all these years, look at the girls of the Zhen family who married, and all of them are married now. It's Lord Hou's house. I remember who said that Er Xian must not be able to get married after being divorced. Later, he married Zhang Wu who moved to our Beetail Alley. How about the house now, not only did they move out later, but they also have their Hou Ye's mansion in the capital."

"That's right, even the reckless third son was named an uncle. This is really amazing. Oh, yes, I remembered. I remember that it was the old Zhang's family who said that the second virtuous married was not good."

The old Zhang's family jumped up all of a sudden, and said in a sharp voice: "Fart, Er Xian's girl has been young since she was a child, and after she was divorced that year, I was still thinking about finding a nephew at my natal family to beg Er Xian. "

"That's right. Didn't you say that you married poorly because you didn't get the second sage back then?"

A group of people suddenly started arguing again.

But while arguing and arguing, each of them couldn't help feeling sour in their hearts. They couldn't help but guess that when the Zhen family lived in Fengwei Hu, if they had made a baby marriage with the Zhen family early, then they would be in the boss of Zhen at this moment. Could it be possible to confer a title under the tugging of the master?

The more they think like this, the more uncomfortable they feel.

But there is no medicine for regret in this world.

And who can be a prophet?

……

In Zhen's mansion, the second sage, the fourth younger sister and the fifth younger sister are all gathered at home at this time, chatting lively about the family affairs. In these years, apart from Yan Wang's mansion, if anyone is under the greatest pressure, their Zhen family bears the brunt .

no way.

Their eldest brother boarded King Yan's boat early, and even married King Yan's daughter, and they both prospered and lost with King Yan, and they, as Zhen Wu's own sisters, could not escape or escape, so they could only live with King Yan. Like Zhen Wu, he was involved in this battle of Jing Nan.

Ruojing is hard to lose, they, including the people they marry, can't get better.

In addition, since Jing Nan raised the army, they have been fighting all the time, and even the imperial soldiers and horses once fought against the city of Beiping. If they say that they have no pressure in their hearts, they are lying.

Especially since the last time Zhen Wu and his troops left Beiping, it has been two years. Although there have been reports of victories coming to Peiping, who can not worry a little bit.

Not to mention too much, the real body of the fifth sister's father-in-law was sent back to Peiping a few months ago.

The military situation is dangerous, life and death are unpredictable, how can they really feel at ease in Beiping City.

Fortunately, the war is really over now.

They can also freely share with each other, the fruits of peace that their brothers and men have won.

Zhang Yuqing heard them talking excitedly about Duke Zhao, Marquis Cheng Yang, Marquis Zong Jing, etc. Although she was very excited and happy, she couldn't help beating her daughters when she saw their complacent looks.

"Now all of you are rich, but you also need to know how to keep this wealth, especially those of you who are married. You know how poor and miserable your family was back then. Don't just buy a handkerchief all at once. The days of reluctance have been left behind, and there is one more thing I need to tell you. Now that King Yan is in charge of the court, you also need to mention your men. To think of your sister-in-law's affection, this is a family."

Erxian and the others quickly responded.

Xiao Qi, who was on the side, couldn't help asking Xiao Liu: "Sixth sister, King Yan is now the emperor, will our sister-in-law also become a princess in the future, so should our elder brother be the Duke or the son-in-law?"

Xiao Liuyi scratched his head, thought for a while, and said, "It's different, we can't compare, the son-in-law or the county horse, it's all because our elder brother married his elder sister-in-law, but the Duke was typed by our elder brother himself, if we really want to compare ourselves, The son-in-law's yearly salary seems to be only a thousand stones, not as high as the Duke's, and probably not as high as the Duke's."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Liu looked at Zhu Yuying and asked, "Sister-in-law, am I right?"

Zhu Yuying smiled, she was the eldest daughter of King Yan since she was a child, and she was the Princess of the princess when she was an adult, so she didn't feel any emotion about these titles.

In her heart, she has always regarded these things as foreign objects, so she explained to Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi: "It is meaningless to be higher or lower than this, the important thing is your own ability. Ability should not be underestimated by others. Let’s take my father... father emperor as an example. At the beginning, my father emperor had many brothers, all of whom were prince princes. How many of them can compare with my father emperor? This title, in the final analysis, That is to get some annual salary, just to eat, and other things are useless, if you only compare annual salary, the Duke of the State is indeed more than the son-in-law, but it doesn't matter how much, it's all from our family, there is no difference."

After saying this, Zhu Yuying looked at Xiaoqi, stared and said: "Sister-in-law said so much, do you understand what it means? Although your elder brother is tolerant of your studies, he does not allow you to be incapable of learning. These days you play I'm a little crazy, when your elder brother comes back, I will tell him in detail."

"what?"

Xiaoqi's face became bitter all of a sudden, he just said a word, but he didn't expect to be lectured, he just felt that he had no human rights at a young age, why didn't anyone talk about Sixth Sister.

It's unfair.

But he didn't dare to say these words, especially when his sisters were all present.

If you are not careful, the gossip meeting will turn into a criticism meeting.

Xiao Liu didn't have as many scruples as he did, and said with a smile on the spot: "Then I will marry a prince in the future, and it will be the greatest benefit for me to take care of the family." As he spoke, Xiao Liu giggled.

With such a smile, she immediately made Zhu Yuying and Er Xian amused.

Except for the fact that this girl had a hard life before she was five years old, but as long as she can remember, she can be said to be rich and well-fed, and she has always spent money lavishly. What she fears most in her life is Zhen Wu and Zhu Yuying's pocket money.

At this time, the fourth sister covered her mouth with a light smile and said, "Oh, my good girl, the sister of our father-in-law and the son-in-law, how can we still get married? Your food is absolutely indispensable, let alone with the strength of my elder brother who loves you." I don't know how much dowry I have to buy for you, but be careful that my mother is reluctant, I still remember that when we were married, our elder brother spent money to buy a house to add dowry, and my mother was so distressed that he couldn't sleep for half the night."

Speaking of which, the fourth younger sister turned to look at Zhang Yuqing, and continued, "Mother, my eldest brother is now the Duke of the state, and the third brother is also an uncle. You must stop feeling bad."

Zhang Yuqing glared at the fourth sister, and said, "You girl, don't say that your mother is partial, no matter how much dowry your eldest brother prepares for Xiao Liu, I, a mother, really don't feel bad."

These words made the fourth and fifth younger sisters a little puzzled. From childhood to adulthood, if their mothers said that they were partial to the eldest brother and second sister, they knew it well, but they had never seen their mothers partial to the younger six.

Zhang Yuqing curled her lips and said, "Do you think I am reluctant to part with those belongings and money? I feel sorry for your elder brother, and you don't think about it. Your father left early, and all the big and small things in the house were not earned by your elder brother." Yes, it’s easy for you to take it away, your elder brother loves your sister so much, he would give you anything, I understand, but I just love your elder brother.”

Speaking of this, Zhang Yuqing suddenly recalled the conversation between her and Zhen Wu many years ago. At that time, her family was poor and she really had no other choice. I have to rely on you, you can't think it's unfair, it's a matter of course, at that time she said that she would prefer Zhen Wu at home, so that Zhen Wu wouldn't feel so bitter when she thought of her mother .

Now that so many years have passed, Zhen Wu has done it.

Even better than she imagined.

But what is the price?

Zhang Yuqing couldn't help but a few glistening tears appeared in her eyes, she said: "You only know that your eldest brother is capable and can earn back anything, but have you ever thought about how many dangers and injuries your eldest brother has encountered over the years? The martial arts training hall at home, except for the third and the sixth, who of you have seen the dense knife marks on the armor that your elder brother replaced, and really thought that every time your elder brother came back after tidying up, nothing happened Is it? Xiaoliu really loves your elder brother, otherwise she is a girl, why is she so concerned about martial arts? She wants to help your elder brother, and she is afraid that your elder brother will not come back one day, so in the matter of getting married , I’m just a little six, I’m going to say this in front of you, and you all have to admit it.”

Erxian, Fourth Sister and Fifth Sister, even Xiao Qi, were all speechless for a while, and even lowered their heads with a bit ashamed expression.