Parents are busy farming

Ye Zifen... said sarcastically: "That old lady is a scoundrel. Zhang Gaoyi didn't come today. It seems that he is staying at home with his old lady!"

Wang Chuanshan couldn't help but feel sorry for Ye Zifen when he saw her expression. He said, "We all heard some news. It was said that his parents started to head to the capital after hearing about his official position. On the way, there were refugees snatching their luggage. The soldiers at the city gate thought they were refugees and didn't let them in. The old lady shouted at the city gate that she was the mother of the general of the Tiger Army and wanted to go to the capital to see her son. At that time, Zhang Gaoyi was fighting in the north! The soldiers didn't believe what they said. So they reported it to the city patrol officer."

Ye Zifen raised her hand and did not let Wang Chuanshan continue. She frowned and said, "Let's not talk about this. Where do my aunt and the others live now?"

She knew from Wang Chuanshen’s angry tone that there must be something fishy going on, but things didn’t seem that simple.

It turned out that the people from the City Patrol were bent on currying favor with high-ranking officials, and since General Zhang Gaoyi was now extremely popular, he naturally became their target.

The chief of the city patrol department happened to have a daughter, so he brought Old Man Zhang and Mrs. Zhang Wang to the capital, and sent someone to Lujia Village to investigate.

After learning about the identities of Old Man Zhang and Mrs. Zhang Wang, the people from the City Patrol were even more enthusiastic. They even directly brought Old Man Zhang and his wife to their own residence and treated them as guests of honor.

By the time Zhang Gaoyi returned to Beijing, Zhang Wangshi had already treated the girl from the City Patrol as her daughter-in-law.

Although Old Man Zhang had never agreed to the marriage, it was of no avail.

Because Zhang Wang had been staying in the inner courtyard, she treated the girl as her daughter-in-law.

That mother even called out "Mom, Mom" ​​every day, and everyone around knew about it.

That day, she actually brought the girl directly to the General's Mansion.

At this moment, Zhang Gaoyi was in the residence of the chief of the City Patrol Department. Today's matters must be properly handled, otherwise he would not be able to face Ye Zifen.

The chief of the city patrol department greeted Zhang Gaoyi politely.

Zhang Gaoyi said bluntly: "Master Patrolman, thank you for taking care of my father and mother over the past few days."

The city patrol officer quickly responded: "We are all family, no need to be so polite."

The tone was polite, reminding, and full of infinite satisfaction.

However, when Zhang Gaoyi heard this, the anger on his face was almost uncontrollable, his brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes flashed with anger, as if they would explode at any time.

But he took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart and kept himself calm.

He knew that now was not the time to act impulsively and that he needed to use wisdom and strategy to deal with the situation.

Zhang Gaoyi knew very well that the other party's purpose was to take advantage of his stupid and greedy mother in order to get close to him.

How could he not see that? The other party was almost using an open strategy.

Zhang Gaoyi is not the kind of person who can be easily tricked by others.

He has experienced countless life-and-death tests and walked through the smoke of battlefields. He survived every time with his tenacious will and intelligence.

Moreover, the soldiers he led out all returned safe and sound, which was enough to prove his strength and wisdom.

What's more, under Ye Zifen's influence, he is no longer the ignorant little chick.

He learned how to understand people's hearts and how to survive in a complex environment.

Now faced with such a situation, he naturally would not compromise easily.

He understood that he had to take some measures to show a tough attitude while leaving some room for the other party.

His voice became a little colder, and he continued, "The Lord of the City Patrol may not have attended the palace banquet, and he seems to be unaware that the emperor intended to arrange a marriage between me and Princess Fuxia. It was only because we both had important responsibilities that the marriage was put on hold. Could it be that the Lord of the City Patrol wanted to go against the emperor?"

That’s right, Zhang Gaoyi’s words were clearly threatening.

When the city patrol officer heard this, he was horrified and asked stutteringly, "What...what? The emperor granted the marriage? Why hasn't anyone heard of it?"

Zhang Gaoyi's face darkened, and he said sternly: "Do you think the reputation of Princess Fuxia and this general can be ruined? Who has the guts to spread it? You yourself don't know the seriousness of the matter, and you even let my mother take your daughter to parade in the streets. Do you want both of our families to be buried with you? My mother is an old country lady who doesn't know etiquette, don't you know it too?"

The city patrol officer's face turned red with shame and anger, but he didn't dare to say a word in rebuttal. He could only look at Zhang Gaoyi with frustration.

Seeing that he had surrendered, Zhang Gaoyi's expression eased a little, and his tone became gentler. He said, "I will ask my mother to recognize your daughter as my goddaughter, and I will personally bring generous gifts to visit you to thank you for your careful care of my parents these days. This way, we can give everyone a reasonable explanation, and our two families will not be punished by the emperor. Are you satisfied with this arrangement?"

Although Lord Patrolman was still unwilling in his heart, after all, he could have taken this opportunity to cling to the big tree of Zhang family, but now he could only maintain an ordinary friendship.

But now that things have come to this, how can he refuse?

With his official position now enabling him to go against the Tiger Army's general, he was afraid that he would never be able to advance any further.

The other party is worthy of being a great general. His aura and intelligence are beyond his reach.

Now he is both convinced and scared.

So he had no choice but to respond, "Thank you for your understanding, General."

It can be said that Zhang Gaoyi came here this time with a nervous heart, because he just wanted to cancel the marriage.

He was still unclear about the other person's personality and character. If he turned out to be as shameless as his mother, it would be difficult for him to deal with him.

Fortunately, the other party is very familiar with the ways of officialdom and knows who holds a higher position and who holds a lower position.

After Zhang Gaoyi came out of the mansion, he immediately asked his men to spread the news.

Due to time constraints, he didn't even have time to return to his mansion, but instead rode his horse straight to the city gate.

After all, if this matter was not resolved, he really didn't dare to face Ye Zifen, for fear of seeing her half-smile and meaningful look.

So when Wang Chuanshen reported to Ye Zifen that his parents lived in the house bought by Wang Chuanshen, Ye Zifen immediately caught a glimpse of Zhang Gaoyi riding a horse in the distance.

However, she pretended not to see it and continued chatting with everyone as if nothing had happened.

But the corners of her mouth slightly raised and her eyebrows raised, obviously she was very curious about the affairs of Zhang Gaoyi and Zhang Wangshi.