concubine leisurely

Chapter 14

When Cao Cao arrived, he looked up leisurely, and there was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy standing outside the door, looking at her with a half-smile.

This young man has clear features and handsome appearance. He is wearing a long-collared gown with Japanese satin embroidered in a sky blue color after the rain, and a plain belt inlaid with white jade is tied around his waist. The golden forehead with wide fingers, the more red lips and white teeth, the character is romantic.

Zhang Xie had already run out, dragged the beautiful boy and muttered.Xin Ran pulled You Ran over and asked in a low voice, "Who is this person?" An Ran listened calmly, what a beauty!Leisurely rolled his eyes at the young man, "He was born in the Duke of Wei's mansion. He is the fourth master of the Duke of Wei's mansion and the second son of Zhang Zhao, the servant of the criminal department. His name is Zhang Mao, and his name is Lingjia. He is 15 years old this year and seems to be a supervisor." The basic information said Are you ready?Are you satisfied?
Xin Ran's eyes showed satisfaction, "Young Master, you are really handsome." You Ran shook her head, "Ling Jia looks like a handsome young man, but he has a narrow personality and loves to tease others."

Meng Lai smiled and said, "Is Nephew Ling Jiaxian outside the door? Please come in and talk." The brothers and sisters of the Zhang family entered the room. Zhang Mao walked up to Meng Lai, bowed to the end to salute, stood up and said loudly, "Uncle Meng, you are here all right. After leaving Guangzhou, we will meet again today. How is Uncle Meng? My father is very concerned about it." Meng Lai nodded and smiled, "Very good, how is your father?"

Zhang Mao said with a smile, "Uncle Xie is worried, my father is still safe. Tonight my father brought my younger nephew and several brothers and sisters to have a banquet here. Ling Yi went out to change clothes and did not return, so my younger nephew came out to look for it. It happened that he was here with uncle."

Meng Zhengxuan and Meng Zhengxian had already stood up, greeted each other with Zhang Mao, the three of them were tall and straight, and they seemed to be sympathetic to each other.Zhang Mao glanced sideways, and saw Youran sitting quietly with Zhang Yan and the other two little girls, not looking at him at all, secretly angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to do anything wrong, and only talked with Meng Lai and his son People talk about the cold and temperature.

After a while, the young servant of the Zhang family came to invite him respectfully, "My fourth master has invited Mr. Meng to come and talk about it." Zhang Mao laughed and said, "Uncle's private room is called Xixinju. The thoughts fade away. I don’t even want to leave. There are still some cousins ​​of mine on my father’s side. They are rough people who beat and killed, which frightened Shimei, but it is inconvenient for Shimei to go there. Let Yi accompany the younger sisters .” Meng Lai nodded, “Very good.”

There were only four little girls left in the room.Zhang Xixi held Anran with one hand and Xinran with the other, "Ayou, your sisters and sisters are so beautiful, they can't compare you to you." Youran nodded, "You have vision." Xinran's excited little face flushed, An Ran smiled modestly, "Because of the wrong love from the Zhang family sister, I am not as good as the fifth sister, let alone the Zhang family sister. The Zhang family sister's character and bearing are what everyone looks like."

Zhang Yan smiled and rolled his eyes, "I love to hear that!" You Ran shook her head, "I'm so shameless." Zhang Yan pulled You Ran and threatened, "Don't call me Zhang Tianxin in the future." Youran agreed, "I won't call you Zhang Tianxin anymore. "What's that called?" An Ran and Xin Ran asked together with a tacit understanding.

"Thirteen sisters." Youran was very determined.Zhang Xi made a gesture to fight, and the four girls laughed together.

When Meng Lai was the magistrate of Guangzhou, Zhang Zhao was the procurator of Guangdong. His superiors and subordinates were all capable officials, and they were both clean and clear in their official affairs.The procuratorial envoy is in charge of the judicial affairs of a province, and is responsible for rectifying the political style of officials. He discusses major matters with the chief envoy and the commander of the capital, and obeys the orders of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. However, he is a Beijing official, and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Yan Lao Shangshu, is old and has written several times to beg for bones. Zhang Zhao is afraid that he will become a minister in the near future.

Meng Lai had already called on Zhang Zhao after returning to Beijing. The two were very happy to meet this time unexpectedly, and after exchanging pleasantries, they called their nephew over to salute and see each other.On Meng Lai's side are his two sons, and on Zhang Zhao's side are his second son and three nephews.There are three nephews, a heroic and mighty one is Zhang En, the seventh young master of Wei Guogong's mansion, a clean and gentle one is Zhang Zhong, the ninth young master of the fifth house, and Zhang Zhao, with a hint of embarrassment, only vaguely said that he is a nephew, named Zhang and.

There is no room share, no ranking, and no name according to the genealogy, but sitting with the children of the Zhang family, it is obvious that they are brothers of the same family. Maybe they are out-of-laws. Meng Lai secretly regrets that the ancestor of the Zhang family, Ji Yegong, is tall and resolute Wu Yong, Meng Lai once looked up at the portrait of Ji Yegong in the Gongchen Pavilion, and this picture is very similar to Ji Yegong in appearance and appearance.Such a talent, if the Zhang family is willing to allow him to recognize his ancestors, and the Zhang family will have a good son, he will also have a decent background.

There are the most filthy things in these famous families, and the children are not as good as the next generation. Meng Lai looked at his two sons who looked like Zhilan Yushu politely greeting the Zhang family's children. They were much better than these famous children, and suddenly gave birth. My family has the pride of a child growing up.

When Zhang Maosi saw him, he used the excuse that he was worried about his sister and went to Xixinju. The remaining young people made friends in a short time. Polo, Zhang Bing is very polite to others, but most of the time he is silent, he only listens to people talking and rarely speaks. After a while, Zhang Bing leaves the table to change clothes.

After changing clothes, Zhang He stood silently next to the peony tree in the yard, the night wind was blowing, the fragrance of flowers was intoxicating, and it was a rare tranquility.Suddenly heard a man and a woman talking, Zhang Bing frowned.

"Let me come out! Ling Jia, you are becoming more and more promising!" The delicate and clear female voice, even though she lost her temper, was indescribably pleasant.

"It's my fault, Fifth Younger Sister, don't be angry. I haven't seen you for a long time, I just want to talk to you properly." In anxiety, he humbly flattered him. Is this Zhang Mao with his eyes above his head?

"What do I have to say to you? You let me go back out of the way. If someone sees you, you're fine, and I'm in trouble. If you want to talk, go back and talk in front of everyone. My father, brother and your father are here .” The woman’s voice was calm.

"Fifth sister, you are ice and snow smart, don't you know that I want to talk to you alone? I... I haven't seen you for a long time, so I think it's hard." The voice was soft, low, and gentle. Lingering, "It's okay if my dad knows, he knows what I'm thinking, and he agrees."

"My father will not agree!" The girl was unmoved, "I just passed my 11th birthday, and my father always said that I am still young, and he loves me like a little girl. If I know how you feel, hum!"

"Besides, your mother won't agree. You brought some kind of Lao Shizi western clock to my house, and Lingtang followed me, saying that this is a rare item from your uncle, and you want to keep it for your future daughter-in-law. This prodigal son was given away at random. I didn't want the Western clock, but you forced me to accept it. I hurriedly returned it. Before she left, she turned around and said that your future daughter-in-law must be the daughter of a famous family. .”

"My mother is not like this usually. She has a bad temper this year. Fifth sister, you are the most generous. Don't argue with her. It won't happen in the future." Patiently explaining, swearing.

"Although I am a concubine, my father loves me very much. He loves me, so I can't do anything to disgrace him. Such private meetings will never be allowed again. You really have a heart, and everything is done in an aboveboard manner." requirements.

"Your father regards you as the apple of his eye, and will wait until you are old enough to discuss marriage." The one sighed, very frustrated.

The girl chuckled, "Daddy loves me, and I should love myself even more. Ling Jia, I've been out for a while, and if I don't go back, the sisters will be suspicious. You won't make things difficult for me, will you?" They were discussing tactfully.

"Yeah." This is agreed.

Hearing the footsteps of the two walking farther and farther away, Zhang Bing let out a sigh of relief.There are also those who are favored by concubines, but not everyone like him does not love grandma or uncle. "Daddy loves me, I should love myself more", if daddy doesn't love me, how can I still love myself?

While meditating, the banquet was over, Zhang Bing bid farewell to the members of the Meng family, escorted Zhang Zhao back to Wei Guogong's mansion, and went to the gate of the mansion, but Zhang Bing did not go in, bid farewell to the members of the Zhang family, and went back to the barracks alone.

Zhang Zhao looked at Zhang Bingyuan's back and let out a long sigh.

(End of this chapter)