So I play chess

Chapter 141 Miss Tian's Hope
"It's really a good place to stay inside. The prefect's aunt doesn't pick and choose her background, she has all kinds of people, and as long as she has the ability, the work is not so tiring, but there is still a lot of free time." Zheng sat down at dinner At the table, I didn't care about eating, so I talked to Lady Tian excitedly.

"Eat." Lady Tian didn't show any emotion, she just put vegetables in her son's bowl and didn't reply to his words.

"I heard that if you have read the book, if you still want to read it, you can even borrow it from the prefect's bookstore. Even if you just don't miss the library, the collection of books is much more than that of ordinary people." Zheng Bai was still eloquent.

"Where to study is not reading, and my mother is not short of the money you paid for the books." Mrs. Tian's face is no longer the same as before, obviously unhappy.

Zheng Bai knew that he couldn't say it clearly, so he had to persuade him: "So I think it's more appropriate. If the pen and ink expenses are reduced, mother can also do less work."

Mrs. Tian ate a few mouthfuls of food in a muffled voice, and then she said: "Our wives live well on our own, we don't rely on outsiders."

"This is really relying on myself. I earn my own wages, and I feel at ease when I eat." Zheng Bai continued to argue.

"Are you not eating well now? Missing your meal or missing your clothes? Mother worked so hard to pull you up, just to make you walk the right path." Tian Niangzi became emotional for a while, and spoke hastily. Some, and then he said softly, "You can study at ease, and don't think about these heretics anymore. My son is so smart, and he will stand out sooner or later."

Although Mrs. Tian suppressed her emotions, Zheng Bai finally couldn't hold back anymore: "Why is this not the right way? But the only way to enter his Zheng's house is the right way?"

"You are from the Zheng family." Lady Tian repeated the words she had said a thousand times, but she still didn't get angry.He simply didn't even eat anymore, and sat back in the room by himself, not knowing whether to cry or sigh.

Zheng Bai also lost his temper and didn't try to persuade him. He quickly ate the meal and asked "Mother, come and eat", and Lady Tian came out without eating, and just picked up the bowls and chopsticks.Zheng Bai wanted to help but was reprimanded by her, "Go study", so he had no choice but to go back to his room.

The uninvited arrival of those nobles yesterday not only made Zheng shake his mind, but Lady Tian also saw some hope from it.

Since leaving Zheng's house 18 years ago, Zheng Jiao has only come to look for him twice, most of the time she hid in a corner to see him quietly, but in recent years she dared not even go.Even the firm hope of "going back to Zheng's house" that she often said on her lips gradually began to doubt herself.

But yesterday, Zheng Jiao came to the door by himself, and finally she was waiting for him to give him some hope.

Although Zheng Bai is not very clear about the past, she naturally thinks that her mother is right, but Mrs. Tian feels that although it was Zheng Jiao's misconduct that day, she really had something in her heart, and she did act of seduction .

Although I knew in my heart that this was wrong, but the little hope of entering the room and the momentary excitement overwhelmed all other thoughts.

Even though she really admired Zheng Jiao, she had been entangled with herself for many years because of her thoughts at that moment.

At that time, she was just a servant girl serving in Zheng Jiao's study room, if this happened in normal times, she might really be included in the room.

However, Zheng Jiao was not married at the time, and he had just negotiated marriage with a rich family in Dingyi. The first wife had not yet married, so she brought a concubine who was born as a slave and maid, and this concubine was pregnant. In this way, I am afraid that this relative will not be able to talk about it.

The sixth room of the Zheng family pointed out that this in-law has re-established himself in the clan.

After that, Zheng Jiao's biological mother drove Lady Tian out, but Zheng Jiao felt guilty after all, so she personally arranged such a yard for her, and asked the mansion to provide some mending and tailoring for a living.This barely prevented the mother and son from sleeping on the street.

But since then, apart from Zheng Jiao showing up when Zheng Bai was born, seeing her hard work and seeing her son, she softened on the spot, and said that she would go back to the mansion to discuss that her mother and son should return to live in Zheng's house, and let her have a son named Zheng. name.

However, at the time he made a vow, but since Zheng Jiao went back that day, he never appeared again in the next 18 years.

Mrs. Tian had sympathized with countless his difficulties in her heart, but that day, "You are the Zheng family" became her long-term knot and only hope.

But when Zheng Bai was able to talk, Zheng Jiao was not there. Mrs. Tian felt that the child was still young, and maybe he became more sensible and likable. Zheng Jiaohui would meet him.

But when it was time for Zheng to put his hair back together, Zheng Jiao was still gone, and Mrs. Tian felt that if she was older, she would see Zheng Jiaohui.

Therefore, she has also lived cautiously these years, for fear that doing something wrong will completely shatter this hope.

And in the past two or three years, among the clothes sent by Zheng's house, there are always some clothes worn by the main family who are not so shabby, obviously to take care of her.Who else could have such an arrangement but Zheng Jiao.

Lady Tian thought about the past in her heart, but gradually became happier.After washing the dishes and chopsticks, he even wanted to take advantage of the low price at night and go to the street to buy some seasonal melons and fruits for Zheng to eat.

So he simply tidied up, and said to Zheng Bai through the door, "Mother, go out for a while, you should study hard at home", and then went out.

As soon as the door opened, Zheng Tong who came to look for her with two or three servants happened to meet.

Lady Tian was startled, hurriedly retreated two steps to salute, and timidly called out "Master".

Zheng Tong smiled kindly: "I didn't know there was such a place in my house in the past, so I treated you poorly."

Lady Tian was overwhelmed by the flattery, and hurriedly replied: "Master is busy with business, we humble servants, how can we make Master worry about you."

After speaking, he let Zheng Tong and others in, and turned around to clean up the tables and stools, but even if he wiped it quickly, he still felt that it was not clean, and poured a bowl of water for Zheng Tong, but remembered that tea should be served when entertaining noblemen. But where there is tea at home, I can only apologize repeatedly in embarrassment.

Zheng Tong didn't pay attention to these things, he said "don't be busy", and sat down generously. Of course he didn't drink the water, he just wanted to talk to Mrs. Tian.

"Although it is still far away, this year is hotter than in previous years. The mansion has increased the expenses for those who live in the outer courtyard. I came to see how simple your mother and child are living yesterday. I don't know what is missing, so I just came to ask."

As Zheng Tong said, he signaled the servant to put down the things in his hands, which were nothing more than some scattered silver, grain, meat, melons and fruits, and a piece of Gebu.

Lady Tian didn't know how to respond, so she had no choice but to accept it gratefully.At this time Zheng Bai also heard the voice and came out of the room.Zheng Tong took a good look at him, and Mrs. Tian hurriedly asked, "I don't know what orders the master has come to this servant."

Only then did Zheng Tong look away, still chuckled, and said, "I happen to have something to discuss with you."

(End of this chapter)