The candle burned quietly, and the room was very quiet.
Zhang Xiwan was sitting on the edge of the bed, her hands resting nervously on her legs. The red hijab made her vision unclear.
The sound of husband and wife worshiping each other still blew in the ears, making people blush.
Squeak.
The door was pushed open and then closed.
Gu Zhengchen walked past the screen smelling of alcohol and looked at Zhang Xiwan who was sitting motionless by the bed. When he passed by the table, he picked up the scale beam, sat down by the bed and said softly: "Xiwan, I want I took off my hijab."
"Um."
Zhang Xiwan nodded slightly, the copper coin beside the corner of the red hijab shaking.
Gu Zhengchen used the weighing rod to carefully lift off the red hijab, and what came into view was a moving face.
The phoenix crown and harem already show the dignity of a woman, and coupled with Zhang Xiwan's already ladylike temperament, it is even more intoxicating.
The peach blossom-like cheeks contrast with the fair complexion, and the eyes are full of autumn water, like stars. Her warm red lips were slightly parted, revealing her silvery teeth.
Gu Zhengchen watched with fascination.
Zhang Xiwan was stared at all the time, looking a little embarrassed and shy, and reminded: "Husband, it's time for a drink."
Gu Zhengchen nodded slightly, came to his senses, walked to the table and brought two glasses of wine, and handed one glass to Zhang Xiwan. Recalling the first time they met, he said softly: "I, Gu Zhengchen, will give you guidance for the rest of my life."
Zhang Xiwan smiled, stretched out her arms, and brought the wine glass to her lips: "Little girl Zhang Xiwan, I will entrust you to you for the rest of my life, and I will be with you whether you are with me or not."
When the wine is gone, the hairpin falls.
The red belt is loose and the red coat falls off the shoulders.
Gu Zhengchen helped Zhang Xiwan lie down. Looking at Zhang Xiwan who was so nervous that beads of sweat oozed from the tip of her nose, her eyes closed and she dared not speak, he softly shouted: "Madam."
Zhang Xiwan felt a chill in her chest, turned her head slightly and shouted: "Husband, candle."
The candle was dissatisfied with the white smoke, and I overheard the painful groans, heavy breathing, soul-stirring murmurs, and indistinct shouts in the curtain.
At some point, the sound finally became clearer, and before long, the room became completely quiet.
Moonlight sneaked over, but before he could touch the desk, he heard a sound coming from the bed. He ran out in fright, whipping up a gust of wind that roared across the courtyard.
When Zhang Xiwan woke up, she saw that it was already daybreak and she burst into tears. She looked at Gu Zhengchen who had a wicked smile on his face and complained: "I have to get up early to visit my mother. If I miss the time, the people in the house will laugh to death."
Gu Zhengchen yawned, pulled Zhang Xiwan into his arms and said, "The rooster hasn't crowed since the first time. I guess mother has asked Zhang Pei to stew it. Let's sleep a little longer. Maybe we can drink some chicken soup later."
Zhang Xiwan broke away, as if she had touched a sore spot, and glared at Gu Zhengchen with resentment. If you hadn't tormented others last night, how could you have missed the time? If you had gone on later, you would have stopped being a human being.
Xiaohe's voice came from outside the door: "Miss, uncle, the hot water is ready. Can you bring it in now?"
Zhang Xiwan quickly agreed and urged Gu Zhengchen to get up.
Gu Zhengchen had no choice but to get up. The bathing tub was big enough. Xiao He wanted to serve him, but Gu Zhengchen kicked him out.
When Xiao He came in to clean up again, he looked at the room full of wet water and quickly said that the bucket was leaking. Zhang Xiwan was about to cry. He covered Xiao He's mouth to stop her from talking nonsense, and then glared at Gu Zhengchen fiercely. .
Gu Zhengchen was thick-skinned, so his lethality was not a threat at all.
Zhang Xiwan drove Gu Zhengchen out of the room, took the scissors, cut off Luo Hong on the bed, folded it and put it in a wooden box. Then she walked out of the room and paid homage to Gu's mother with Gu Zhengchen.
Mother Gu accepted the wooden box, drank the tea served by Zhang Xiwan, and called over Gu Qingqing, Liu Qianer, Gu Cheng, Sun Shiba and others with a smile. In front of everyone, she handed the keys to the warehouse at home to Zhang Xiwan and said to everyone : "From now on, she will be the mistress of the Gu family. Her words are my words. Everyone must listen. If there is any disobedience or disrespectful words, I will not be lenient."
"lady."
Gu Cheng, Sun Shiba and others saluted.
Zhang Xiwan looked at Gu Zhengchen for help.
Gu Zhengchen nodded slightly: "From now on, you will take care of this house. You can also take a look at the accounts when you have free time. There is some money in the house. If there is anything you like or want to buy, you can do it as you like. No need to ask anyone’s opinion.”
The female leads the inside and the male leads the outside. This is the division of labor.
Zhang Xiwan nodded in agreement and said to Gu Cheng and others: "I'd like to thank you for your attention when it comes to matters at home. Don't break the rules."
Gu Cheng and others responded one after another.
Zhang Xiwan is very good at winning people's hearts, and she always gives everyone a reward.
Gu Qingqing and Liu Qian'er pulled Zhang Xiwan away and didn't know what they asked. Zhang Xiwan blushed and looked back at Gu Zhengchen.
Gu Zhengchen had no one to accompany him, so he had to bask in the sun in the backyard.
The winter sunshine felt very comfortable on her body. Xiao He brought the soup and said, "Uncle, this is what the Madam asked me to bring."
Gu Zhengchen looked at the ginseng mixed in the rice porridge and felt a little depressed, but he had no choice but to comply with his mother's arrangements. He drank two mouthfuls of soup, glanced at Xiao He and asked, "Why didn't you stay at the Zhang family?"
It's over.
Xiaohe ran away crying and went to Zhang Xiwan to complain, saying that her uncle would not let her stay in the Gu family.
Zhang Xiwan comforted her for a long time and then found Gu Zhengchen: "Xiao He is my maid. She came here as a dowry. How can my husband drive her away..."
"dowry?"
Gu Zhengchen glanced at the living Xiao He. She was not a wild goose, so she was considered a dowry.
But considering that slaves are private property, this is understandable.
That’s all.
Zhang Xiwan always needs a maid to take care of her.
Gu Zhengchen accompanied Zhang Xiwan to the Gu family's warehouse. When Zhang Xiwan saw things filling the three rooms, he was full of surprise: "I heard from Qingqing that you were fashionable in Teng County and owed a debt, which almost broke your family..."
"Yeah, but it's in the past now."
Gu Zhengchen casually opened a box, touched the silky satin in the box and said, "It's just like your skin..."
Zhang Xiwan rolled her eyes at Gu Zhengchen and looked through the account books. The account books were different from those she had seen in the past. They were all tables. The upper side was the date, the left side was the origin, entry, and type of goods. The right side was the expenditure, and the lower right side was the balance. .
Although the format of the account book is a bit strange, it can be understood at a glance.
When she saw the balance of 2,100 yuan written in the account book at the end, Zhang Xiwan couldn't help but exclaimed: "So much?"
Gu Zhengchen closed the lid and said with a smile: "Most of them were given by His Majesty and the Crown Prince. A man from Ming County, a dignified man, is not so poor that he only has a hundred dollars."
Zhang Xiwan originally thought that the Gu family was a poor family. After all, Gu's mother would not even spare a few maids and servants, but who could have imagined that the family only had so much money.
With more than two thousand dollars, this is no longer an ordinary home.
Zhang Xiwan looked through the account book carefully and found that it was exactly as Gu Zhengchen said. Among the two thousand one hundred guans, as many as 1,400 guans were sent by the royal family, and more than half of the remaining 700 guans were from Buddha, The Dao family contributed only a negligible part of Gu Zhengchen's county magistrate's salary and county boy's salary, and some of it was earned by Gu Qingqing from the sugar business.
All of this money is clean and not a single penny comes from corruption.
On the two days of the wedding, no one came to disturb me.
During the day, Gu Zhengchen and Zhang Xiwan sat in the study, talking about the past and the present, talking softly and smiling to enhance their relationship.
At night, Gu Zhengchen and Zhang Xiwan stayed in the bedroom, turning over and over to enhance their feelings.
On the third day, Zhang Xiwan returned to Ning's Zhang family early in the morning, went back to see Zhang He, and stayed at home for three days. This made Gu Zhengchen very uncomfortable. Just when Gu Zhengchen was about to find something to do, the chamberlain announced: "Xuan A man from Quanzhou County enters the palace to meet the saint."
Gu Zhengchen complained that Lao Zhu was unkind and made him busy right after his wife left. He didn't know that he was very tired from exercising in the past few days and needed more rest.
I had no choice but to enter the palace yawning.
Huagai Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Gu Zhengchen who was saluting, laughed and said, "Young newlyweds, don't be too indulgent."
"Your Majesty said so."
Gu Zhengchen was very depressed. My surname is not Zhu. I have to worry too much about this personal matter.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand: "Get up and talk."
Gu Zhengchen thanked En and stood up.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat and looked through the memorial and said, "I have carefully considered what you told Duke Wei about firearms. Can you tell me thoroughly? Can the problem of firearms really be solved within a year?"
Gu Zhengchen became serious and replied seriously: "Your Majesty, within one year it is based on the full support of the imperial court, that is, if you want people, you have money, and you want things. If you don't want people, you don't have money. If you want to delay things, don't say it's just one year, even five years or even ten years may not be able to solve it."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "This is a major event related to the destiny of the country, and full support is what we should do. But, what guarantee can you give?"
Gu Zhengchen thought for a while and replied cautiously: "As long as the people, money and resources are in place, I think, the problems will be solved one by one and overcome one by one. As for whether the combat strength will be formed in one year or three years, it needs to be seen. His Majesty’s determination.”
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and looked deeply at Gu Zhengchen: "You are quite confident."
Gu Zhengchen was noncommittal.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath: "Tell me how many people, how much money, and how many materials you need. In addition, give me an accurate deadline."
Gu Zhengchen frowned: "Your Majesty, I am the magistrate of Jurong County."
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his brows slightly: "From now on, you are not only the magistrate of Jurong County, but also the doctor of the Ministry of Industry. I plan to set up Jurong Guards in Jurong. There is no commander, no commander, no commander, no command, and there is a lack of a guard. It's up to you. Tell me, what else do you need?"
"Jurongwei?"
Gu Zhengchen was surprised.
Wei Zhenfu is from the fifth rank and is mainly in charge of judicial affairs.
However, if there are no commanders, commanders, or the like in the Jurong Guards, then the Guard Town Fuke will need to act as commanders, and both the Qianhu and the Deputy Qianhu will have to obey orders.
This means that if Gu Zhengchen agrees, he will control the soldiers of the First Guard as Wei Zhenfu!
Gu Zhengchen took a deep breath and asked, "Has Your Majesty promised to fully support the improvement of firearms?"
