Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Since the prince can't speak, the concubine should tell the truth to the prince."

"Ma'am, what are you talking about?" Defang sat on the stone bench, "I didn't understand."

Concubine Di took out a few pieces of paper from the study from her sleeve and put them on the stone table. Defang was stunned when she saw it, and looked at Concubine Di in a panic, "Ma'am, this...this."

"Why are you here with the concubine?"

"My lady. This painting."

"The concubine just went to the study to watch Xiao Pu's classwork. When she saw these paintings, Nangong has already told the concubine."

Defang didn't look up or speak, she stood up slowly and walked towards the dormitory.

"The Du family did propose marriage to the concubine's father."

Defang stopped when she heard this, and frowned a little. Concubine Di looked at Defang's back and said, "Chenqie and brother have known Du Wenkai for a long time, no. It should be Du Xueshu."

Defang turned her head slightly, and Concubine Di continued, "Du Xueshu's father, Du Youhai, and Chenqie's father are from Xuzhou. Like many people, they joined the army at the age of 16. Later, because of their military exploits, their father became an official, and Du Youhai I have been following along with a few Xuzhou fellow villagers, but they have little military merit and almost no promotion, but my father has always been very kind to the fellow villagers, and often gathers them together for drinking and chatting, and the children of these people get to know each other .”

"Then, madam and Du Xue. Du Xueshu."

"Chen Qie only met him a few times when he was young, and he was not familiar with him, but he and his elder brother are very good friends, because Du Xueshu is the best among the children of his generation, and he likes reading very much, and he is good at writing, so My elder brother often played with him, and my father also liked him very much, and said he wanted him to take the scientific examination and become a high-ranking official in the future."

"so."

"No reason," Concubine Di interrupted, "Father's love for Du Xueshu is entirely out of love for talent, and the reason Du Fu came to propose marriage is because of Du Youhai's selfishness."

"Selfishness?" Defang turned around, "What do you mean?"

"Twenty-seven years ago, Du Youhai was nearly 27 years old, but he was only a lieutenant colonel. His salary was not high, and his treatment was mediocre. Seeing that his fellow countryman was in a high position, Du Youhai felt unwilling, but he couldn't change it. What, he was drunk all day long, or stayed in a brothel, and his father tried to persuade him, but he couldn't listen to a word. When his father saw Du Youhai like this, he was very angry and reprimanded him many times. It didn't affect the friendship between Du Xueshu and his brother."

"Du Youhai is only a small official in the army, and he is so dissolute, how dare he propose marriage to his father-in-law?"

"Because Du Youhai wanted his only son, Du Xueshu, to attach himself to a heroic general, so that he could feel proud. That year, his concubine was sixteen and Du Xueshu was nineteen. They were about the same age. Seeing that many people came to propose marriage to his father, Du Youhai also agreed. Going to the door."

"What did the father-in-law say?"

"What can I say, of course he was asked to leave immediately, but Du Youhai was lying at the door of the mansion, calling for an engagement. Father was very angry and ordered someone to carry him away. Who would have thought that Du Youhai would come to the house several times to make noises?" , his father was so angry that he beat him up and kicked him out. Du Youhai was so indignant that he wanted to visit the door again after he recovered from his injury. He died at the gate of the mansion, but he saw General Pi and his son Pi Zhinan not far from the gate of his house."

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