After returning home, night had fallen. Yang Ji entered the back house and could hear a commotion coming from the brightly lit side hall. It seemed that there were many women talking. The noise was so loud that Yang Ji didn't know them. What are you saying. But among the chirping sounds, there was a faint sound of crying.
When Yang Ji heard the cry, he quickened his pace. When he walked into the side hall, he saw a room full of girls, except Xiao Ying, Qiu Shui, Qiu Yue, and Pei Shuying. Liu Rumei and Zhang went home first. Chuchen and others were all there, but the person crying was not Pei Shuying as expected, but Zhang Chuchen.
She knelt in front of Xiao Ying and cried. There was a small bundle on the ground beside her, and she looked like she wanted to run away from home.
"Hey, are you going to run away from home, or who are you running to at night?" Not long after Zhang Chuchen and others entered the palace, Yang Ji gave them their freedom. If she wanted to leave the palace, Yang Ji would not be surprised. The key is An hour ago, she was still enthusiastically asking about the formation of Tianmen. Why did it become like this at night?
When everyone saw Yang Ji arriving, they all saluted, and even Zhang Chuchen stood up.
Yang Ji nodded to everyone, then sat next to Xiao Ying, pursed his lips at the sobbing Zhang Chuchen, and asked Xiao Ying, "What's wrong with her?"
Xiao Ying shook her head helplessly: "I asked, but she refused to say anything. She just kept crying and said she wanted to leave the palace for a while to relax."
Yang Ji looked at Zhang Chuchen and asked, "Who bullied you?"
Zhang Chuchen was his right-hand man, and he had a kind of bloody spirit in his bones that could bleed but not shed tears. Now that he was crying like this, it was obvious that he had been greatly wronged. As the head of the family, he naturally wanted to seek justice for Zhang Chuchen.
Zhang Chuchen twitched and said, "My grandma!"
"Uh!" Yang Ji immediately turned off the engine. The mother and daughter were at odds. How big of a grudge could there be? No matter how tough and domineering he is, he can't control other people's family affairs. He calmed down and asked in a gentle voice: "It has actually evolved to this point. It seems that you are very unhappy?"
"Yes, I'm very unhappy." Zhang Chuchen nodded fiercely with tears in his eyes.
Yang Ji took the teacup handed over by Liu Rumei, took a sip, and said casually: "Then what are you unhappy about? You should say it and make everyone happy!"
"Pfft!" Yang Ji's words made everyone burst into laughter.
"Ah?" Zhang Chuchen was confused. She never expected Yang Jihui to speak like this. After being stunned for a short time, she cried even harder.
After Xiao Ying laughed out loud and saw that Zhang Chuchen was crying so hard, she glared at Yang Ji and said angrily: "Look at you, how angry Chuchen is."
"Chuchen, you have to understand that your unhappiness will only become a source of happiness for those who are hostile to you! People who really care about you will be sad and sad because of your unhappiness. The so-called loved ones hate the haters. That’s what fast means. The less happy you are, the happier you have to live. Otherwise, your relatives and friends will also be unhappy with you!”
When Yang Ji saw Zhang Chuchen crying hard, he put down the teacup in his hand helplessly and continued: "What happened? Come and tell us, maybe I can give you some advice. If you are bored in your heart, I have no idea how to solve your problems."
Zhang Chuchen looked at Yang Ji longingly while weeping. He cried so hard that his eyes were full of tears, and he replied: "It's my family's business, I'm a little embarrassed."
Yang Ji waved his hand: "The rest of you will go out first and close the door."
Everyone knew that the family scandal should not be made public, so they had no choice but to retreat.
Liu Rumei was also ready to quit. Although she was a concubine, her inferiority complex remained undiminished. Xiao Ying's status as a concubine and her noble family background made Liu Rumei's sensitive and inferior heart suddenly heavier. The only thing that gave her comfort was doing something for her husband.
Xiao Ying had already noticed Liu Rumei's thoughts. Seeing that she defined herself as "an idler", she couldn't help but shook her head secretly and said softly: "Rumei, you are also the master of this family, and you should know what is going on in our house." .Sit down."
"Here!" Liu Rumei was moved by Xiao Ying's thoughtfulness and attentiveness, and she sat down softly.
There were only three owners left in the hall: Yang Ji, Xiao Ying, Liu Rumei, and Zhang Chuchen, the client.
Zhang Chuchen looked up at his pretty face with pear blossoms and rain, and said with sobs: "Young Master, Madam, Sister Rumei, my mother-in-law doesn't want me anymore."
Yang Ji suddenly realized something and asked, holding back a smile, "Why don't I want you anymore?"
As expected by Yang Ji, Zhang Chuchen wiped away his tears and said angrily, "She wants to marry my adoptive father, Chief Manager Gongsun."
Although marriage ethics requires women to stay together, the phenomenon of widows remarrying was very common in the Sui Dynasty. Whether they were relatives of the emperor, women of noble officials, or common people, they all had the right and freedom to remarry, and remarriage was not considered a problem. It is offensive or disgraceful to family status. However, famous families have their own family rules and dignity. For example, Princess Yang Awu of Lanling married Wang Fengxiao, the son of Wang Yi, an important official of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. After the Sui Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Awu was granted the title of Princess Lanling, and Wang Yi was promoted to a knight. As the Duke of Ying, the Wang family was extremely prosperous for a while, but the good times did not last long. The young Wang Fengxiao died of illness soon after. After discussion between the Yang family and the Wang family, they reached an agreement. Princess Lanling was ordered to stay in her natal family for three years after her late husband's widowhood. You can remarry at will.
The Yang and Wang families are like this, and so are other famous families. Mrs. Zhang had been widowed by her husband for more than ten years, and had raised her late husband's only daughter. Logically speaking, she would have no problem getting married, but as her daughter, Zhang Chuchen would definitely not be able to accept it.
Zhang Chuchen returned home early from school today and overheard her mother talking about marriage with the chief steward Gongsun Huan. When she heard that her mother, who was dependent on each other, was getting married, she almost collapsed. But she was an excellent killer after all, so she didn't make a fuss on the spot. Instead, she quietly slipped back to her room, silently dazing and weighing things up.
Emotionally, she cannot accept her mother's remarriage, but this world not only favors boys over girls, but is also very superstitious. People believe that after death, if a person cannot enjoy the incense offered by his descendants, he will become a homeless orphan. A wandering ghost cannot be reincarnated in every life.
If Zhang Chuchen was a boy, Mrs. Zhang would naturally not have to worry about the rest of her life or life and death, but she was a girl and would get married in the future. If she gets married, she cannot bring her mother to live with her husband's family, and the incense she burns in the future will not belong to the Zhang family. So from a mother's point of view, Zhang Chuchen felt that it would be better for his mother to remarry Gongsun Heng. Not only would he have someone to rely on for the rest of his life, but if he could give birth to several sons for Gongsun Huan, he would not have to worry about his death.
For a while, Zhang Chuchen couldn't make a good choice between emotion and reason, and planned to run away from home and escape for a while. But she was a filial child after all. She was worried that her mother would be worried about her leaving home for no reason, so she asked her sisters to confess, saying that she had a mission and needed to go out.
However, once the Qiao family has concerns, they will have many worries and worries will come one after another. So when she and Liu Xu waited for a discussion, they felt that they could not get around the family head, so they started making trouble and extended the situation to Xiao Ying. .
The depression and anguish in her heart could not be expressed in words, especially when she saw that her mother-in-law refused to sleep with Yang Xuangan and was beaten until she vomited blood. The fear of losing her mother-in-law forever suddenly enveloped her body and mind. Although she is no longer the helpless, helpless little girl she once was, her fear of losing her mother is still the same.
After being in Prince Wei's Mansion for so long, she accepted her new identity and liked her current free identity. She instinctively trusted Yang Ji who gave her this identity and this freedom.
Therefore, when Yang Ji asked, he told the matter like a bamboo tube, and he didn't even hide his dilemma.
After listening to Zhang Chuchen's statement, Yang Ji, Xiao Ying, and Liu Rumei also felt headaches. What a coincidence, among the four people present, except for Liu Rumei, whose parents are healthy, the other three have lost their fathers since childhood.
Among the three mothers, Dugu Min is undoubtedly the happiest and most free-spirited mother. As a princess, she has no chance to remarry. Therefore, after her husband died, she only wanted to raise her son and help her son and future grandchildren earn money. more money.
Compared with Dugumin, the situation of Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Zhang is more similar, except that Mrs. Xiao's mother is more important than her daughter. When Xiao Ying and Yang Ji got engaged, she was promoted to the step-in-law of Xiao Kui, who had died long ago. , this allows her to enter the Xiao family's ancestral graves after her death and receive incense and sacrifices from the Xiao family's descendants, so her situation is much better than Mrs. Zhang, who only has one daughter.
Yang Ji and Xiao Ying are both fatherless children. At this time, they can understand Zhang Chuchen's mood by comparing themselves with others and putting themselves in his shoes.
Yang Ji took a long breath and said, "When you were still slaves, if Yang Pushe and I forcibly betrothed your mother to a man, would it be useful if you objected?"
"No!" Zhang Chuchen said what was in his heart without even thinking about it. Although she could escape, how could she escape if her mother didn't know martial arts? If he is caught, he will definitely be beaten to death. Even if she gets revenge in the future, her mother will not come back alive.
"Since you also know that objection is useless, let me ask you again!" Yang Ji smiled and said: "What is your father like? When you think of the word 'father', who comes to your mind?"
Zhang Chuchen thought seriously for a while and felt very frustrated. The "father" in her mind was Gongsun Heng, her adoptive father who carefully cared for her. As for what her biological father looked like, she had no memory at all. The only thing that could connect them together was maybe It's 'Zhang'.
Seeing her tangled look, Yang Ji smiled and said, "If you don't allow her to get married, she will definitely not get married, but after you get married, what will she do when she is old?"
Zhang Chuchen said angrily: "I won't marry, I will take care of her for the rest of my life."
"As a parent, there is no one who doesn't want their children to start a family and have a family full of children and grandchildren. If Mrs. Zhang knew that you didn't marry because of her, she might be unhappy because of your marriage and shorten your life." Yang Ji He continued: "They are in love, and you don't dislike Grand Manager Gongsun. So after they become a couple, Mrs. Zhang will have someone to rely on for the rest of her life, and you can marry without worries. It can be said to be the best of both worlds. And from a utilitarian point of view, After you arrive at your husband's house, you will also have a father who is strong in force, has a high IQ, and loves you in the background. Who will dare to bully you in the future?"
"Maybe you won't get used to it for a while, but things like people are the easiest to adapt to. All the struggles now are because you can't get over that hurdle, but if you put your mind to it, you will soon find that everything will suddenly fall into place. Cheerful.”
Speaking of this, Yang Ji took his own embarrassing story as an example: "When I was ordered to destroy the Yiwu Kingdom, I actually had no confidence in myself at all. It was just because I had Li Jing, Xue Ju, and Yao Junsu around me. So. I naively thought they could fight, so I led the troops with confidence and stupidity. Unexpectedly, a war started right away. They, the people I had placed high hopes on, didn't have any idea at all, except to stare at each other. Nothing else.”
Recalling the fear and anxiety he felt at that time, Yang Ji said with lingering trepidation: "My subordinates are all unreliable, so I, as the coach, had no choice but to bite the bullet. Although the so-called 'decapitation operation' was formulated at that time, I didn't have much hope in my heart." . I never expected that you would succeed."
When Liu Rumei and Zhang Chuchen heard these words, their faces turned dark.
They were one of the executors of the beheading operation. Since Yang Ji acted like he had the pearls of wisdom at the time, they naively thought that Yang Ji was fully confident, and then they carried out the 'beheading operation' with great interest and confidence. .
I didn't expect that the person who made the plan was so unreliable at the time. Didn't this push them into a pit of fire?
But then again, even if Yang Ji made his words clear at the time, they still had to bite the bullet, and this was like a mountain of military orders.
"But when I got out of that inner barrier, everything suddenly became clear. Not only did I gain confidence in myself, but I also became more comfortable in deploying large and small battles. So, everything is difficult at the beginning. And this beginning The difficulty does not come from the enemy, but from oneself." After Yang Ji said this, he said to Zhang Chuchen: "In the same way, this is also a state of mind problem for you. If you cross the threshold in your heart, you will feel that your mother is married. It’s actually quite good to give it to Gongsun, the Chief Manager.”
Zhang Chuchen rolled his eyes at Yang Ji and said, "Master, this is obviously different, right?"
Yang Ji racked his brains and thought for a while, then said: "Then let's do something simple. As Mrs. Zhang's daughter, should you let her live a happy life?"
Zhang Chuchen said without hesitation: "Absolutely!"
Yang Ji chuckled and said, "The happiest thing for her is to marry Grand Manager Gongsun, so that she can rely on her for the rest of her life. Then what reason do you have to object?"
When the three girls heard the word 'lower body', they immediately blushed.
"On the other hand, if she doesn't allow you to marry your sweetheart, will you be happy? Are you happy?" Yang Ji looked at Zhang Chuchen and answered on his behalf: "You are definitely not happy, you are definitely not happy, and then what will you do? You It must be Hong Fu Ye Ben."
Yang Ji's determined tone and firm eyes made Zhang Chuchen feel in a daze. It was really strange why he wanted to run at night.
She raised her head and saw Yang Ji looking at her expectantly. She bit her lip, her eyes flashing like gems: "If the young master lets me stay at night...if the young master, the eldest lady, and Sister Rumei let me There is nothing I can do about my mother’s marriage.”
"..." Yang Ji, Xiao Ying, and Liu Rumei heard a black line!
She was obviously relieved by Yang Ji's words, but she still felt a little bit in a dilemma, so she simply threw this problem and this villain to the three of them. If the head of the family was 'strong' in agreeing to marry Mrs. Zhang to Grand Manager Gongsun, then she, a 'weak' woman who couldn't fight against the powerful, would have no choice but to go with the flow and reluctantly accept it.
What's this?
Want to cover up the obvious!
Seeing that Zhang Chuchen was no longer crying about running away from home, Yang Ji secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If he were an ordinary servant, he wouldn't bother to care so much. But one of them is Gongsun Huan, who is also a teacher and a loyal servant. , one person was Zhang Chuchen, whom he regarded as a confidant, so he took the trouble to explain it, hoping that the matter could have a happy ending.
Judging from Zhang Chuchen's current attitude, this matter must be resolved satisfactorily.
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While Yang Ji was handling family affairs, Li Yuan, the head of the Li family in Guanzhong, was respectfully receiving his visiting uncle Dugu Zheng.
The late emperor was very loyal to Li Yuan. He first appointed him as the governor of Qizhou, and last year he was promoted to the governor of Yanzhou. However, within a year, he was appointed as the governor of Guanzhou by the new emperor Yang Guang, and he was promoted to five levels in one breath. class.
Li Yuan came from Yanzhou today to express his gratitude and accept the new appointment. He should have set off immediately, but there are still many things to clear up with the new Yanzhou governor, so he is still in Daxing City.
Li Yuan's visit was actually expected, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.
