The backyard of the East General's Mansion in Wancheng Town.
Since the last exchange with Zhang Xiu, Zou has been paying attention to girls of the right age in Nanyang County and wants to find a suitable inner room for Zhang Xiu.
But after asking for a long time, no one was satisfied, and she couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Especially now that Zhang Xiu was leading his army on an expedition, she was even more worried.
I feel that Zhang Xiu's marriage is imminent.
For some reason, she felt a strong sense of dependence on Zhang Xiu in her heart and regarded him as her supporter. This strong sense of dependence made her suffer. She knew clearly in her heart that Zhang Xiu was her nephew. But during the long night, she actually dreamed that Zhang Xiu was in bed with her...
A shy blush appeared on Zou's face. She felt that the room was stuffy, so she got up and walked outside for some fresh air.
March is full of spring, and it's the season for animals to have sex.
The warm spring weather is coming, and Zou feels a little itchy in her nose.
She looked at the twigs that had sprouted spring buds in the backyard, but she couldn't get rid of the torrent in her heart. She was only twenty-six years old this year, in the passionate years of youth, and she also understood the fun of husband and wife.
Knowing is scarier than not knowing.
It gave her the urge and fear to do something she knew she couldn't do. The loneliness after night came made her feel cold.
She wanted to find a suitable helper for Zhang Xiu, but she was also afraid that Zhang Xiu would marry another woman and forget about her young aunt.
As she walked, Zou couldn't help but walk to the door of the front yard.
She looked toward the open space in the front yard, where Zhang Xiu practiced shooting every morning and evening. She had seen it once, and that time she was fascinated by it.
At that time, Zhang Xiu's upper body was naked, and his strong muscles were bulging. The sweat washed his body smooth and shiny. His body was steaming with steam, and his masculine aura filled the courtyard.
"Ah! Madam!"
Just when Ms. Zou was thinking wildly and her face was getting wet, Liu Rui walked out of the room, looked up and suddenly saw Ms. Zou, and couldn't help but wonder why she appeared in the front yard.
Liu Rui's voice brought her back to reality, her face flushed with embarrassment, and then she calmed down her inner confusion and said calmly: "I'm tired of being alone in the room. Come out for a walk, and you can follow me." Let’s take a walk.”
Liu Rui did not dare to refute, but she was already a woman who had experienced sexual intercourse. She was keenly aware of Zou's strangeness today. She lowered her head and did not dare to speak, and followed Zou around the backyard.
Zou was afraid that Liu Rui would find out what she was like today and tell Zhang Xiu, so she held her hand affectionately and said, "Rui'er, are you used to staying in the front yard?"
Liu Rui felt that Mrs. Zou was a little uncomfortable with her kindness and whispered: "Being able to serve the Marquis is a blessing that Rui'er earned in her previous life. She doesn't dare to ask for anything else."
Seeing Liu Rui lowering her head and feeling a little scared, Mrs. Zou said affectionately: "Now you are the Marquis's woman, and we are a family. Don't be afraid. If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't be afraid."
Liu Rui knew her status very well. She knew that Zhang Xiu promoted her, but she could only be regarded as a concubine at best and could not become the head wife. She did not dare to dream about it. She also knew that the position of Zhang Xiu's head wife was vacant. Been looking for it for a while.
It would be better for Ms. Zou to recommend her herself, so that her life in the backyard might be easier in the future. During this time, she had become familiar with Miss Huang from the side yard and felt that she was quite good.
After thinking for a while, he lowered his head and said: "Madam, some time ago, Mr. Hou brought a young lady from outside. She is a young lady from the Huang family in Jingzhou. She is now living in the side courtyard. She seems to be helping Mr. Hou with something. I think she looks good. Delicate, behaves appropriately and appropriately..."
By the time she finished speaking, Ms. Zou probably understood what she meant, but she didn't say it clearly.
Zou didn't expect that Liu Rui would recommend Zhang Xiu's wife. Looking at Liu Rui who lowered her head, she suddenly felt that she had underestimated this little girl and was actually thinking about making a future for herself.
And she was talking about the Huang family in Jingzhou. The only powerful family in Jingzhou with the surname Huang was the Huangjiawan family. They must be a noble lady. I didn't expect that the daughter of the Huang family would come to Wancheng to work for Zhang Xiu.
Looking at Liu Rui's white and smooth face, the sunlight splashing on her face seems to be slipping off. She is also a rare beauty. Liu Rui was the girl she carefully selected for Zhang Xiu. She was pretty and sensible, but she didn't expect that this sensible girl would also plan her own future.
This is not surprising. Everyone has to consider themselves. As long as she serves Zhang Xiu wholeheartedly, these problems are reasonable.
Zou nodded and smiled: "Since Rui'er introduced me, then take me to see this Miss Huang."
Huang Yueying is studying the process of making paper in the yard. The yard is filled with various debris. There is a huge water tank in the middle. Broken bamboo, wheat and rice and other things are soaked in the water tank. On the other side is a huge water tank. pot.
When Zou and Liu Rui came in, Yueying led someone to pound the water tank with a mallet. This is the first step in making paper. The bamboo fibers are soaked, mashed, and then heated over fire to separate and spread the bamboo fibers into paper pulp.
Yueying did not see the two of them coming in. Instead, she led seven or eight servants to pound the bamboo in the jar into pieces. One of the servants turned around to get something, and suddenly saw Zou. She shook in fright and bowed. He lowered his waist and said, "Mrs."
When the others heard the sound, they saw the people behind them and immediately greeted them respectfully.
Yueying rolled up her sleeves, exposing her white and tender wrists, and her fair face was splashed with water stains, shining in the sun. When she saw Zou coming in, she immediately put down the gavel and went over.
Zou knew that they were helping Zhang Xiu, but she didn't know what they were doing. She also saw the beautiful and generous Huang Yueying doing it enthusiastically, and asked curiously: "Are you Huang Yueying?"
"Yes!" Yueying nodded, looked at Zou, and then looked at Liu Rui's attitude, and guessed that the person in front of her was Zhang Xiu's aunt Zou.
I couldn't help but admire in my heart, Ms. Zou is indeed a great beauty. I can't help but think evilly in my heart: 'I don't know how the Marquis can bear it when there is such a beautiful woman guarding an empty room alone in the backyard. '
Zou also observed Huang Yueying and was very satisfied with Huang Yueying's figure and appearance, not to mention that she was willing to help Zhang Xiu.
Huang Yueying smiled and said: "Are you Mr. Hou's aunt, Mrs. Zou?"
Mrs. Zou nodded, stretched out her hand affectionately and wiped the water stains on her face with a handkerchief: "What are you doing? You are so busy, you can see that the clothes are stained."
Huang Yueying felt that Zou was very kind and had a cute smile on her face. "The task assigned to me by the Marquis is to develop paper for study."
"Paper? For study?" Zou said he didn't understand.
"Auntie, you will know when I finish the research, ah! Crush it quickly, don't wait until it becomes sticky." Huang Yueying turned her head to remind them as if alert.
The servants hurried back to make trouble.
Ms. Zou took Yue Ying's Xiu Nen hand and walked to the willow tree with buds. She looked at her more and more fondly: "I don't know why, seeing you makes me feel a sense of intimacy. I think it's something I haven't seen in many years." My dear, I see that you are hair-haired but not yet married, would you like to marry the Marquis?"
"ah--!"
Huang Yueying's beautiful eyes were stunned, and then her face turned red with shame. This sudden question made her panic and didn't know how to answer. She was completely panicked.
But she didn't have the courage or strength to refuse. She was so excited that countless hands seemed to grow in her heart, trying to open her mouth and shout the word "agree".
Finally, she lowered her head and looked at her small toes and said, "Auntie should discuss this matter with me, Ah Weng. Yueying doesn't dare to make the decision."
Seeing Yueying's reaction, Ms. Zou smiled knowingly, and a gentle and joyful smile bloomed on her face. She was also a woman, and Yueying's behavior said everything.
She touched Yueying's delicate hand and said, "Of course, I will send Deng Changshi to propose marriage tomorrow."
Yueying felt nervous, expectant, and excited. She couldn't express these complicated emotions and just kept tugging on her clothes.
