A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 781 Taking concubines! (Please order in full!)

After Lin Daiyu made such a fuss, Hua Twelve remembered that he had not told his family that he wanted to take a concubine. Now that people knew about it, he felt a little uneasy.

First I went to pay my respects to Zhou Tong and Coach Zhang, and then called Yue Fei. Food and wine were served in the flower hall, and the men began to drink and eat meat.

During the dinner, Coach Zhang suddenly asked Hua Twelve: "Chong'er, I heard that you want to take a concubine?"

Hua Twelve felt somewhat guilty: "Ah, that seems to be the case!"

Zhou Tong saw his apprentice's guilty conscience and said with a smile: "A man, a real man, marries a wife and takes concubines. What's so shameful about it? Mr. Zhang dares not to allow it. You have a master who will stand up for you!"

Coach Zhang also laughed, and then sighed: "There are three unfilial piety, the worst is not having an heir. Zhen Niang has been married to you for several years and has nothing to show for it. It's time for you to take a concubine!"

Hua Twelve said quickly: "My father-in-law, please don't get me wrong. It's not that Zhen Niang has nothing to do."

Everyone was suddenly stunned and looked at Hua Twelve with sympathetic eyes.

Hua Twelve has a black line on his head. What are you looking at? He quickly explained: "It's not my problem either."

Coach Zhang waved his hand: "Anyway, the old man doesn't blame you for taking a concubine, I just want to ask you, I think that girl Jin'er is good, and she is good to you, why don't you take her into your house? That girl and Zhen Niang have been together since they were young. We grew up together and are like sisters, so don’t let her down!"

Old man Zhang obviously felt that it was inappropriate for his father-in-law to discuss the matter of his son-in-law taking concubines. He explained his feelings in a few words, stopped at the point, and then waved his hand:

"Pour the wine, pour the wine!"

Hua Twelve stopped talking and poured wine for his father-in-law and teacher, and they drank happily.

After two jars of wine, Coach Zhang went back to sleep. Zhou Tong, a little tipsy, gave Yue Fei Kung Fu instructions. Hua Twelve used his internal strength to dispel the alcohol, and then went back to the house with some anxiety.

Needless to say about today's situation, the whole family probably knew that he was going to take a concubine. He didn't take this matter to heart in the first place. Now that he was thinking about facing Zhenniang, he felt a little guilty for some reason, just like the one who went out in the future. The big sword was discovered by my wife, and I felt the same when I returned home.

When he arrived at the door of the bedroom, he met Jin'er walking out with water. When he saw Hua Twelve, he didn't say hello, but just gave him a resentful look, and then quickly walked past him.

"Hey" Hua Twelve wanted to scold her for that look, but thinking of what his father-in-law, Coach Lin, said at the wine table just now, he opened his mouth and swallowed back the scolding words.

When he walked into the bedroom, he saw Zhang Zhenniang dressing up in front of the mirror, holding a wooden comb in her hand, combing her hair absently as if she was preoccupied.

But this kind of quiet and elegant look that was revealed unintentionally made Hua Twelve stunned. The same bright eyes, white teeth, plump muscles and bones, all covered with broken flowers and broken jade, seemed to make him see something in a movie. Nie Xiaoqian was sitting in front of her alive.

I couldn't help but think of that poem, and I read it subconsciously: "The sky is covered with frost over the ten-mile flat lake, and every inch of blue hair is worried about the past years. I only look at the moon to protect each other. I only envy the mandarin ducks, not the immortals!"

After reading it, he put his hands on Zhenniang's shoulders and looked at the person in front of him through the bronze mirror, full of fondness.

He asked softly: "It's already night, why are you still putting on your makeup?"

Zhang Zhenniang had a smile on her face, but her mouth was unforgiving:

"Hey, I thought that the officials in my family could only use guns and sticks, but I didn't expect that they could also write poems. No wonder I wanted to marry a daughter of the Xue family. I guess I want to imitate that scholar, who wears red sleeves and reads at night!"

"I'm afraid that the officials like the new and dislike the old, so I can give some instructions to the provincial officials to forget the old ones when they have new ones!"

Hua Twelve said with a sarcastic smile: "I don't know how to compose any poems. I only heard them from other places. Madam, my husband forgot to tell you about concubinage. I am not after the Xue family's daughter. But there is another reason!”

Zhang Zhen's mother-in-law stopped teasing him after hearing this: "I don't blame you, it's just that Jin'er is no longer young this year. She has been with me all these years. You can't waste her life. You have to find a good family for her." It’s not that I can’t, it’s just that I can’t bear to part with it.”

Hua Twelve said in his heart that this is what you are thinking about, and he immediately made a decision: "What the lady said is true, then let Jin'er and the Xue family's daughter live together!"

Zhang Zhenniang smiled and nodded: "Then I will tell her about this later. This girl will definitely be very happy!"

After saying that, he asked about what happened just now: "My lord, you said you had another reason for marrying the Xue family's daughter. Could it be that you were interested in the Xue family's vast wealth?"

Hua Twelve wanted to say whether I was that kind of person, but he had never thought about it, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt that it was not impossible.

Those who achieve great things in ancient and modern times usually have the support of aristocratic families. Even Lao Zhu, who started with just one bowl, had Shen Wansan behind him. If he had the financial resources of the Xue family to help him, wouldn't he be able to get twice the result with half the effort?

Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhang Zhenniang felt that she had guessed her husband's thoughts and nodded:

"Officials are now in the officialdom, and there are many places to spend money. The Xue family has a rich background of several generations of royal merchants, so they are also suitable candidates. Officials can rest assured that when the Xue family's sister comes in, Zhenniang will treat her well. No. It will embarrass her!"

Such thoughtful words made Hua Twelve feel warm in his heart, and he felt like he had a wife like this, and what more could a husband ask for.

Zhang Zhenniang stood up and helped Hua Twelve undress. The couple sat on the bed. He talked about Lin Daiyu's previous incident and said that she felt that this girl was inexplicable.

Zhang Zhenniang seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Guanren, do you really not understand, or are you just pretending not to understand? That girl is not very old, but she has a lot of thoughts. She is also at the age when love begins, so I am afraid that her heart is all about you, Guanren!" "

It's not that Hua Twelve doesn't feel it, he just doesn't believe it. He feels a little embarrassed when he hears this: "How is this possible? I am her clan brother. If we are worshiping ancestors, then I am kowtowing in the same ancestral hall. We don't get married if we have the same surname!"

Zhang Zhenniang also knows this: "Who makes my official family so good? She has been in contact with you for a long time, who else can she like!"

"I love hearing what you say, please praise me more!"

"., virtue!"

After a while of laughter, a rustling sound suddenly came from the room, and then the lights went out, and a light rain started falling, like weeping.

When the clouds cleared and the rain stopped, Zhang Zhenniang leaned on Hua Twelve's shoulders and asked softly: "What do you think about Sister Lin?"

"What else can I think about? I have to pay attention to keep my distance, so that I won't have trouble explaining to my uncle in the future!"

Zhang Zhenniang immediately felt relieved when she heard this. She was also afraid that the officials would be confused and do something wrong.

In the days that followed, Hua Twelve paid attention to keeping a distance from Lin Daiyu, and the latter obviously noticed it. She gradually changed from lively and cheerful to sentimental and depressed.

Seeing this, Hua Twelve could only ask Zhang Zhenniang to comfort her, but there was nothing else she could do. Fortunately, Lin Daiyu had learned martial arts, and her illness was gone. Her energy and blood were strong, and her bad mood would not affect her body. .

The peace talks on the court's side have come to fruition. The Song Dynasty and Xixia have temporarily ceased fighting and have won civil and military battles. This time the Song Dynasty only gave some symbolic gifts and did not pay much compensation as in the previous peace talks. Xia and Liao Dynasty The mission had already left Bianjing at this time. One month later, Hua Rong was brought to Bianjing by Yang Zhi. On the way, the former learned from Yang Zhi that it was Hua Twelve, the god general of the dynasty, who recommended him to become the instructor of the Forbidden Army. As soon as they met, Hua Rong He paid homage with great ceremony and said with gratitude:

"I am honored by the general's praise, and I am grateful for the kindness of knowing you. I will wear a flower ring with a grass ring, and I will never forget it!"

Hua Twelve smiled and helped him up: "I have long heard that General Hua's martial arts talents are first-class. Today, when I see him, he is indeed extraordinary. You are welcome, we will all be brothers from now on!"

He personally took Hua Rong to the Palace Commander's Mansion, met with Gao Qiu and received the errand, and usually let Hua Rong be at his command in the military camp.

Within a few days, Hua Twelve learned the mistakes of several commanders and reported them to Gao Qiu, making the latter look bad.

Gao Qiu groaned angrily and gritted his teeth and asked someone to take those commanders away. Then according to his master's wishes, he lifted Yang Zhi, Lu Da, Yue Fei and Hua Rong up, spent money, and scattered them in all directions, so that these few commanders could be taken away. Each of Hua Twelve's capable generals became commanders of a battalion.

At this point, several people have become Hua Twelve's die-hard loyalists and close confidants.

There was a reply from Liangshan. Although Wu Yong didn't know why Hua Twelve was so malicious towards Song Jiang, he also understood what his master meant. He expressed his feelings in the letter, saying that he was not familiar with Song Jiang and it was just a matter of face. Since the master No, Liangshan is not short of a black man.

Hua Twelve wrote again to explain the matter of dealing with Jia Baoyu, and told Liangshan people not to hurt anyone, just take the piece of jade.

In the blink of an eye, another half month has passed, and at the end of the month it is the day when Xue Baochai comes to the house. Taking a concubine is not a big deal for ordinary people, but Hua Twelve is now in a high position. Although he takes a concubine, it is not silent, and he must put it on the table. A few tables, please invite some familiar dignitaries.

Hua Twelve was too lazy to take care of these things. Fortunately, Zhang Zhenniang was the leader inside and outside and kept the house in order.

Good things are coming, and two more things related to Hua Twelve happened.

One thing is that the imperial court has promoted Lin Ruhai, and soon Uncle Lin will return to Bianjing to take up a post.

Lin Ruhai's promotion was mainly due to the Jiangnan salt merchant being eliminated by Hua Twelve. The position that was originally avoided by people has now become a favorite in the eyes of many people. Therefore, Lin Ruhai's promotion after working hard for many years actually also made him One person grabs the cake and gives the place to others.

Lin Ruhai was going back to Bianjing. Hua Twelve breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. There was no other reason. It was too uncomfortable at home these days. From the morning when he practiced, he could always feel Lin Daiyu's resentful eyes, just like It stabbed him in the back like a small dagger.

He turned around to look, but she looked away early, wanting to have a good talk with the girl, but the other girl started crying and said, "If you want to annoy me, I'll just move out." It's not okay for him to say that. Not even if you don’t say it.

In the end, he could only afford to offend her and hide away, so that he, the great general of the Song Dynasty and the governor of the Beijing Camp, had to swallow his anger and hide from the little girl in his own home.

This time Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing, and Lin Daiyu naturally had to go back to live at home. Hua Twelve could finally feel more comfortable at home and breathed a sigh of relief.

When Hua Twelve happily told Lin Daiyu that Lin Ruhai had been promoted and wanted to return to Beijing, the latter saw the smile on his face and asked aggrievedly: "Are you expecting me to leave early?"

Hua Twelve has a black line on his head, why is it coming again?

Before the little girl dropped the golden beans, Hua Twelve quickly rubbed oil on the soles of his feet. Lin Daiyu was so angry that she almost threw the embroidered shoes as a hidden weapon.

In addition to Lin Ruhai's promotion, another thing is that Hua Twelve's future brother-in-law got into trouble.

His future brother-in-law is Xue Baochai's elder brother, Xue Pan.

Xue Pan is known as the foolish overlord and a complete playboy. When he was in Jinling, he was known as the "No. 1 Overlord of Jinling". Before coming to Bianjing, he was involved in a life-threatening lawsuit and is still a gangster now.

This guy was not honest in the original book, and after arriving in the capital, he also caused a lot of chaos by taking advantage of the Jia family's influence.

In this world, with the intervention of Hua Twelve, the Xue family did not benefit from the Jia family, and Xue Pan also restrained himself a lot. However, after Xue Baochai and Hua Twelve got engaged, Xue Pan thought that he had become the god general of the Song Dynasty. My brother-in-law, I don't know what he thought, started shaking again, and finally caused a big trouble.

This stupid overlord was vying for the top spot in a brothel after drinking. He got angry after being insulted by someone. He picked up a wine pot and hit someone on the head. It turned out that the person's name was 'Cai Chi', and he was Cai Jing's fifth The son-in-law is engaged to Emperor Maode and is the future Prince Consort.

Xue Pan, a commoner from a black family, opened the head of Cai Jing's son. This was so bad that he had someone take him and send him to Kaifeng Mansion Prison.

Cai Chi even said that Xue Pan was dead!

When Aunt Xue got the news, she cried so hard that she fainted. Xue Baochai had no idea and had to ask someone to go to Hua Twelve Mansion.

Hua Twelve also felt a headache after hearing this. Xue Pan usually looked honest and would avoid him when they met. He thought he had a different personality from the original plot and was honest, but he turned out to be the same.

But after all, this man was the brother of his future concubine, so he couldn't just let him die like this and immediately found Gao Qiu at his door.

Gao Qiu was so worried that he finally let the Xue family take 100,000 yuan. He went to the Cai Mansion to smooth things over and said a lot of good things, and then he was fished out.

Although Xue Pan was fished out, it was not a good outcome. He was tortured very much in the prison. It would be very painful to see if he would be released a few days later.

Gao Qiu also asked Hua Twelve to tell the Xue family that this matter was only superficial. Cai Jing and his son were both petty and might not retaliate afterwards.

Aunt Xue was so frightened when she heard what Hua Twelve said that she even had the idea of ​​leaving Bianjing and returning to Jinling.

Hua Twelve shook his head and said: "The Cai family does not dare to go too far under the emperor's feet. If you want to leave the capital, wouldn't it be playing into their hands? They have no scruples when they take action. Just think of a group of bandits rushing out on the way." After doing the work, there is nowhere to look for it!"

The Xue family was all confused. Xue Pan, who was covered in blood on the stretcher, struggled to get up and knelt down to Hua Twelve: "Brother-in-law, save me, brother-in-law, save me!"

Aunt Xue cried and said: "My family only has one seedling. If the general can save him, my Xue family..., my Xue family's millions of wealth will be used as a dowry for the general to use."

She hesitated several times when she spoke, showing how determined she was.

Xue Baochai opened his mouth and said nothing in the end.

Hua Twelve waved his hand and said: "I'm not greedy for your family assets. We are one family after all. So let Xue Pan go to our army to gain some experience. Finally there is a way out. The Cai family's father and son have great hands and eyes, but they don't If you dare to interfere in military affairs, you will definitely be jealous of the officials. I think as long as Xue Pan doesn't leave the military camp, it won't be a big deal!"

A few days later, Hua Twelve accepted Xue Baochai and Jin'er as concubines. Lin Ruhai, who returned to Beijing, also attended as an elder and drank Xue Baochai's tea.

The next day Xue Pan entered the military camp and was handed over to Lu Zhishen for discipline by Hua Twelve.

At the same time, as far away as Shandong, Liangshan also took action against Jia Zheng's family.

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