At dusk of autumn, lotuses are sprinkled randomly, and pearls rain down. The rain passes by the moon, and it is so cold that Yuanyangpu is so cold. On the pond, there is no one to worry about, but I feel like living alone, but I share a golden cage with parrots, reciting the words of Pink Lang. .
Since Zhu Shou left, Hua Yurong has been looking forward to that person appearing in front of the hospital every day. However, after so many days, the person still has not come again. It seems that he has forgotten this place. She can't help but miss Zhu Shou. It makes no sense to fall in love with someone.
The maid followed behind. Seeing the young lady like this, she felt sad and didn't know how to comfort her. It had been almost a month since Zhu Shou had appeared. It was like a dream. The No. 1 Scholar had even disappeared from the world. Just the same, there is news that the imperial court deprived Zhu Shou of his status as the number one scholar and was not allowed to take the exam again for ten years.
This incident caused a stir in the capital, and everyone knew about it. It was talked about after dinner, and everything was said. However, there was one thing that everyone agreed on, that is, this young man named Zhu Shou, perhaps He just wanted to gain a reputation and had no intention of entering an official career. Otherwise, he would not have given up the top spot in the top prize after high school and disappeared without a trace. Just like in the late Song Dynasty, something like this also happened. Someone used the imperial examination to persuade the imperial court, which caused a sensation. So far, we have not found out who that person is? Not all storytellers say it often.
Ever since the young lady found out about this, it has become like this. She often talks to herself alone in front of the kittens, puppies or flowers and birds in the yard, saying strange things. Sometimes she feels sorry for herself, sometimes she smiles, and sometimes she smiles less. , worries come to mind more often.
During this period, the madam came to comfort her several times, but she didn't know what to do. She couldn't go to the commander of the Jinyi Guards to ask him who Zhu Shou was. If he asked, it would be better to kill her directly. Even better, the secret order of the Jin Yiwei secret guards stipulates that if you execute the order without asking about right or wrong, you will die if you violate any secret order. However, she really had the courage to go there. Fortunately, Mou Bin did not kill her.
That Zhu Shou must have a great background. He is either a relative of the emperor or a nobleman. When he was in Qionglou, he might have seen the flower girl being so popular and wanted to take him as a concubine and not allow anyone to get involved. But after leaving here, the world of flowers, With his status, he naturally wouldn't care about a beautiful girl who was born in a brothel, not even a famous courtesan in the capital. The two of them are not from the same world at all.
In the past few days, the young masters of the adults often come here to look for the flower girl. Almost all of them come here except Wang Jinglong. Some even clamor for ten thousand taels of silver to comb the flower girl and redeem her as a concubine. Ten thousand taels, these The guy who is obsessed with ghosts really doesn't know how to live or die.
The madam didn't dare to make the decision without permission, so he went to Fusi, Jinyiwei Town, to ask for an audience with the superior, and made some insinuations about Hua Niang's affairs. Mou Bin did not dare to say anything. After all, this was His Majesty's private matter, and it was better not to interfere, so he did not interfere. , let her handle it herself.
It was precisely because of Mou Bin's attitude that the madam misunderstood something while not getting the news. But he didn't want to lose so much money. After hesitating again and again, he went to Hua Niang's private courtyard and persuaded her many times. , here again today.
"Daughter, my godmother has come over. Mr. Zhu Shou is no longer an ordinary young man. You, my godmother advises you to put it down and forget about him!" The old bustard sighed, after so many years, how many years have passed. It's not a bit emotional, so at least call her godmother.
After hearing this, Hua Niang covered her mouth and smiled softly: "Godmother, Mr. Zhu is not that kind of person. He will definitely show up, and I will definitely wait for him." After saying this, her face turned crimson, showing a shy look, which was annoying. Love.
The old bustard tentatively said, "Daughter, Mr. Zhu's identity is not simple. You are not from the same place. My godmother is doing this for your own good. Let it go. Seeing you feel uncomfortable, my godmother also feels uncomfortable. After thinking about it, I found a good one for you." Regarding the marriage, someone has offered you 10,000 taels of silver to buy you into the house as a concubine. From then on, you can get rid of your shackles and enjoy the happiness. My godmother is here to ask you what you mean. "
"Godmother, my daughter's heart belongs to Mr. Zhu, and she believes that Mr. Zhu will definitely come back. She will definitely come back." Hua Yurong's last sentence was one that even she was not sure about, and her words were self-pitying.
The madam sighed. Zhang Zhong's warning to her still rang in her ears, and it was better not to force her too much. But after so many days, Mr. Zhu still didn't show up. Will he really come back? Remember Hua Niang?
"Master Zhang sent someone here. He is in the front yard. He said he would take Hua Niang into the house, and he also brought a lot of money and subordinates." A young boy ran in and shouted excitedly.
When the madam heard this, she frowned, thought for a moment, and said to Hua Niang: "Daughter, someone is coming to Mr. Zhang's house. Look..."
Hua Yurong's face turned ugly, and a look of misery appeared on her face. Could it be that her fate was doomed? It was said that Mr. Zhang was not good at women, but he had many wives and concubines at home. It was said that he already had four concubines. She Can you refuse?
In the Ming Dynasty, officials were not allowed to enter brothels and have sex with prostitutes. Offenders would be thrown out of office and jailed, and in serious cases, they would be exiled. However, if a Ming matchmaker took a concubine and married a brothel girl, there wouldn't be any big problem. At most, someone would say something offensive. It's not a big deal.
This Master Zhang is Zhang Cai, a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel. Because he has not been doing well in the Ministry of Personnel, he wants to find a way to get in. This time there is a vacancy in the Ministry of Personnel. He asks himself that he has no hope of filling the vacancy and making progress, and he does not want to fight for it. , but God gave him a chance.
One day, the son of Wang Shu, the official minister, came to him and asked him to do a small favor.
After a conversation, the two hit it off and each got what they wanted. Zhang Cai found the old bustard of Qionglou and was willing to pay ten thousand taels for the courtesan's wife to enter the house. The old bustard was naturally overjoyed and didn't know what he had promised, so he took the court lady to his house. Sold it and received a deposit of one thousand taels.
"Godmother, you really want to see your daughter fall into the pit of fire. My daughter doesn't want to. Please don't agree to him, otherwise my daughter would rather die." Hua Yurong refused to obey, looking at the old madam sadly and begging her not to agree.
When the madam saw this, she felt deeply sad and did not dare to force her anymore. After all, Zhang Zhonglai had warned her.
The reason why I agreed the day before yesterday was that I really couldn't bear to give up ten thousand taels of silver, so I thought, if Hua Niang herself is willing to agree, then she will not care about her. Who told Zhu Shou not to show up for so many days? If Hua Niang herself changes her mind , who can I blame?
She had already thought about this situation, but she didn't expect that the man named Zhang was so impatient and had no patience at all. Now he came to the door with money. She had no choice but to send him away first.
"Okay, okay, my godmother won't force you, I won't force you, but you have to think carefully about it. If you join our line of work, how can anyone look up to us? It's already a great thing to be a concubine in a big family." It's all good, you... think about it for yourself, alas..." The madam left with the young man.
Hua Niang stood in front of the window sill of the small building, her eyes moist, and she said to herself, Mr. Zhu, do you still remember Yurong? If you forget each other, why bother sending your family here to make Yurong worry about you? They all say you will never come back, making Yurong forget you, but how can you forget.
When Zhang's housekeeper came, Zhang Cai had given instructions that no matter what method he used, he must be brought back to the house.
Speaking of which, this matter is still Zhu Houzhao's fault. If he had not taken on the identity of Zhu Shou, offended these dandies, and made a bet with others, and then he won the first prize, these dandies would have been afraid of offending him. , dare not cause trouble again.
However, who would have known that within a few days, this damn Zhu Shou, the number one scholar, would be deprived of his status by the imperial court. This was really great news. Seeing that you, Zhu Shou, were still crazy, someone suggested that you go find him. Hua Niang, but she was blocked by the madam several times, and she couldn't use force, so she had to come up with a bad idea. They were just relying on the father of a high-ranking official in the court to show off their power, so it was reasonable for the madam not to show off her face. If This person is an official. If you don’t believe me, you, the madam, still dare not give me face.
The poor should not fight with the rich, and the rich should not fight with the officials. This was especially true during the Ming Dynasty.
So, Zhang Cai was chosen by the prince's son, and he was even willing to dig out his own pocket to get a chance. Although this opportunity seemed small, it was better than nothing, and Zhang Cai knew that this was one of the four princes. The most favored and most talented of the sons, with this in hand, spending some money to buy a concubine is a piece of cake.
He probably would never have thought that sometimes God loves to joke so much that the concubine he wanted to buy back to his home would be the woman chosen by the current emperor.
Zhu Houzhao took Liu Jin out of the imperial edict and went straight to Qionglou. They haven't seen her for a month. I wonder how Miss Yurong is doing. You must blame me for disappearing for so long.
Liu Jin knew what the emperor was thinking. He would definitely go to see Miss Yurong when he finally came out. He was going to meet her last time, but it was ruined by those damn black-hearted traffickers. This delay was like a month. Yes, that girl Yurong will definitely enter the palace in the future. We should be careful about what we say later, so as not to offend her.
Zhu Houzhao walked ahead swaggeringly. Since he made a decree to crack down on gangs and evil, the capital has really gotten better. At least there are no more begging on the streets. There are more and more orphans in the almshouses. These Children always have to be placed. Once you pat your head, you will have an idea. How did the Iron Eagle Guard come from? Didn't the late emperor just gather orphans and found them from the dead on the battlefield? Needless to say, their loyalty was undeniable.
Now that the Iron Eagle Guards have appeared in the sight of the government and the public, and are no longer secretly obeying the emperor's orders, it is necessary to train another group. Moreover, the research and development of thermal weapons has also begun in the Royal Manufacturing Bureau. They are just waiting for people. We have started testing the results. These children are all good seedlings. They have no fixed thinking patterns and their ability to accept new things is much easier to use than soldiers who are accustomed to cold weapons. It's just you.
A mysterious firearms battalion just appeared. Zhu Houzhao specially formulated a complete training system for them, simulating training completely based on the military knowledge he had hobbied in his previous life. Within a few years, these little guys will be a A terrifying war weapon.
Zhu Yuanzhang provided good welfare to the people. The nursing home was a government-run welfare home responsible for taking in orphans and young children. The Luze Garden was the official tomb of the Ming Dynasty court. It specialized in handling unclaimed bones. The court paid for their burial. Huimin Pharmacy was a free medical hospital of the Ming Dynasty, where you could receive free medical consultations and medicines. The establishment of these institutions benefited many people of the Ming Dynasty. Who dares to say that Zhu Yuanzhang was a tyrant, but the common people were very happy.
Now, under the hands of Zhu Houzhao, development has been unprecedented, and a modern supervision system with strict standards has been issued. If there is laziness, indolence, mismanagement, oppression of the people, etc., once found, they will be dismissed immediately and investigated.
The series of methods were dazzling, but no ministers stood up to oppose these decrees, because Zhu Houzhao had discussed it with them, and the three cabinet elders first agreed. His Majesty wants to do things for the world, can they not agree? Naturally, they are in favor of it with both hands raised, so what do the three cabinet ministers agree with, do they want to oppose it? Of course I have no objection.
In the eyes of the courtiers, Zhu Houzhao is not yet a mature and stable qualified emperor. He may be very smart, but he is too wanton and willful. But when it comes to the people, it is different. People arranged by Jin Yiwei, The emperor's deeds were spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. Every time he issued an imperial edict, there would be people from the royal guards who would spread the word about the emperor's decree and its benefits to the common people. It was just like the TV broadcasts in the previous life, which were spread everywhere. Even the countryside was not spared. One can imagine what a saint he was in the hearts of the people.
But now the Holy Emperor is going to do Qiong Lou Lang. If the people below find out, I don’t know what they will think. Maybe they won’t care about you. As long as you can have a full stomach, the Emperor likes to do it. Whatever you do, it doesn't bother anyone.
"You collected the deposit from the house the day before yesterday, and now you dare to go back on your word. If you don't take out the contract today, we will go to the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen to reason. Think about it for yourself." The manager of the Zhang Mansion said arrogantly, behind him The seven or eight servants from the mansion who followed him took a menacing step forward.
The old bustard is not a good man and a believer in women. Hearing this, he sneered in his heart and sued me? Do you think Jingzhao Mansion is your hut? You can go in if you want. How many people are there? How can you outnumber 100,000 Ming Dynasty Jinyi guards? hehe·····.
"The housekeeper of the Zhang Mansion has something to say. I took your deposit, but I just promised to help negotiate peace. I haven't decided today. What's going on? Do you still dare to use force in broad daylight? Hua Niang If she doesn't agree, no one can take her one step away from Qionglou!" The old madam also started to get angry. She put one hand on her waist and pointed at the housekeeper, refusing to give an inch.
At this time, Zhu Houzhao waved his folding fan in a remote manner, followed by Liu Jin, and stepped into the Qiong Tower. He looked at the madam with a half-smile, then looked at the people on the other side, and asked casually with a chuckle: "Who wants it?" Stealing the flower girl?”
He listened for a moment at the door and realized that it was unbearable. Some people even wanted to get involved with my woman. It was simply audacious.
Liu Jin stood in front of Zhu Houzhao with a strong momentum. At this time, it was his turn to show off.
"My young master is asking, do you hear me?" He looked at everyone, and everyone was frightened by the evil aura on his body, and they all retreated.
Liu Jin's tall and thick appearance, coupled with his martial arts skills, are indeed scary enough, which can be compared with those of the servants in the mansion.
When the madam saw him suddenly coming in, he finally came to his senses and exclaimed in surprise, "Hey!" Isn't this Mr. Zhu? You have finally appeared, my daughter, but you have been waiting for him day and night, and finally you are here. I've been waiting for you, Si'er, why don't you take Mr. Zhu into the flower hall to wait on you? Go and invite the flower girl. Why are you still standing there? Why don't you wait on him quickly?
Photographed by Zhu Houzhao's sudden appearance and the evil aura of the servants around him. The servants of the Zhang Mansion suddenly lost all their momentum and did not dare to say a word. They watched Zhu Houzhao swaggering to the backyard.
The old bustard was relieved when he saw Mr. Zhu come back. At the same time, he was happy for Hua Niang. Finally, he had not misjudged the person.
"Go back and tell you Mr. Zhang, just say that I can't talk to Hua Niang. If he really has that intention, he can try it himself. However, I would like to remind you that Hua Niang is already famous and has a master, that is, the young master just now. If your master can cause trouble, just come." The old madam paused, then reluctantly took out a banknote and a deposit of one thousand taels.
"Take it back, and I can return the money to your master, please." The madam put her hands on her hips and pointed at the door.
The housekeeper of the Zhang Mansion took the money and the money with him and was extremely angry, but he really didn't dare to be presumptuous, otherwise, he would be causing trouble for the adults. He hurriedly left Qionglou with the money and a disgraced face.
When he returned to the house, he told Zhang Cai. Zhang Cai thought about it and couldn't figure out who the young man described by the housekeeper was. However, when he told the housekeeper that the young man's surname was Zhu and his name was Zhu Shou, he became excited. Well, the young man who had a quarrel with the prince's son is called Zhu Shou. I heard that the young man is still the number one scholar this time. Good news. You must tell the dandy prince about this news, and you will have a clue.
When he sent the news to the prince's house, the prince's youngest son was overjoyed when he heard it. Zhu Shou, a name he hated when he heard it, finally appeared in Qionglou again. Okay, great. , he immediately went to find other people to tell him the good news.
In the past, when Zhu Shou was still at the top of the list, they would still be afraid. Now, you are naked, do you still want to fight with us? I can't kill you.
After several people discussed it, they all automatically ignored Wang Jinglong, because that guy is very low-key now, almost like a lady who never leaves the house. Ever since he was hit by the imperial staff, he has hardly gone out. I don’t know if he has changed his temper.
They first sent people to notify the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, and then went to Jingzhao Mansion to pick up the person from Qionglou. If you are caught by these two people, let alone ten years, your fame and honor will be revoked. A scholar who goes to a brothel will be charged. It can be big or small, it mainly depends on the mood and motivation of the person who arrested you. For example, if someone is clearly behind it now, then I'm sorry, you are out of luck.
"Miss, miss, come on, who's coming?" The maid shouted at the window on the second floor, pointing to the courtyard.
Hua Yurong knelt down in front of the guqin brought by Zhu Houzhao, and carefully wiped the dust on it with a pair of white jade hands. In fact, it was spotless, but since it was given by the person she liked, she naturally cherished it very much. See things and miss people.
"Who's coming!" she said weakly.
She seemed to have remembered something, and exclaimed: "Ah... you mean ~ you mean, Mr. Zhu? Oh, please dress me up quickly, I can't see Mr. Zhu like this, I'm so embarrassed."
But the maid smiled evilly and said, "Miss, it's too late, Mr. Zhu has already come up."
"Ah~, go and help me for a while, and tell Mr. Zhu that I will freshen up and then go ask for gifts. Go quickly."
"Yes, miss."
Downstairs, Zhu Houzhao already smiled and said, "Zhu Shou, please see Miss. I wonder if Miss would be willing to play the piano for me for a while?"
Upstairs, her eyes were already red with excitement. He is here. He is really here. Will he take me away this time?
But when she heard Zhu Shou's words, she immediately turned back into the beautiful and talented woman who was famous all over the capital. Zhu Shou is still the same Zhu Shou. He must like her piano. It's enough to know this. Don't hate being thousands of miles away. Where can I find music books at the end of the world? I am embarrassed to see a pair of butterflies among the flowers, and I am worried about looking for six or six fish on the water.
The slave family is willing to play the piano for the son only for the rest of his life.
