Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 406 406. Going to Beijing
[There are always a few days in a month when you are not in your best mood, and today is just such a day... Today's two chapters are a little thin...]

Jiangcheng Bo's Mansion.

Main house, flower hall.

"Madam, my husband did say that it would be better to make it more festive, but...but look at the red silk, the red lanterns, and the '囍' all over the house..."

Zhu Xiuyuan sat on a chair, resting his elbows on the coffee table. He couldn't help but hold his forehead, feeling a slight headache.

"Husband, among the rewards I received from Your Majesty, there was a lot of red silk... Husband, I was wrong..."

Dong Shuzhen turned sideways and leaned on the armrest of the chair. Because of her petite stature, although she was sitting on the armrest, she was the same height as Zhu Xiuyuan.

She put her hands around Zhu Xiuyuan's neck, her slightly red face lowered, knowing that she had done something wrong, she didn't dare to look into Zhu Xiuyuan's eyes, where she apologized tenderly.

"If you want to punish me, please punish me. This is all my idea. No wonder Miss."

The two servant girls, Xia Wu and Qiu Wen, stood aside, with their heads lowered, their hands wringing each other, as if they were willing to be punished.

"That's all, that's all, it's not an important matter, let's talk about punishment! Am I, your uncle, such a rigid and unreasonable person? In fact, I am easy to talk to."

Zhu Xiuyuan waved his hand, glanced at Dong Shuzhen, Xia Wu and Qiu Wen, and said with a smile: "Stop hanging your head, come on, let's laugh together, hahaha..."

"Ha ha……"

"whee……"

"Pfft..."

Sure enough, Dong Shuzhen's three masters and servants couldn't help teasing, Zhu Xiuyuan took the lead in laughing, and the three of them finally laughed too.

"Well, husband, since it's inappropriate to put the word "囍" on it, shall we take it off overnight?"

After laughing, Dong Shuzhen suggested there.

She still had her arms around Zhu Xiuyuan's neck and rested her head on Zhu Xiuyuan's shoulder. Her big eyes, black and white, looked at him with dazzling eyes.

"Now that it's all posted, let's forget it. It's troublesome to take it off. The servants in the mansion have been busy all day today, cleaning the mansion and courtyard, etc., so I'm afraid they're tired... There's no need to remove it, just leave it like that. Father-in-law Your lord and Shu Yu are both family members, so don't worry about it so much."

Zhu Xiuyuan waved his hand and rejected Dong Shuzhen's suggestion.

……

The next day.

It was just dawn.

Zhu Xiuyuan slept soundly while listening to the chirping of birds in the mansion.

Suddenly, the door was knocked.

"Husband, husband, get up. Dad and sister are coming. Husband, get up..."

But it turned out that Dong Shuzhen was knocking on the door.

Dong Shuzhen is impatient, because she was going to meet Dong Cheng and Dong Shuyu at the pier today, she had already gotten up an hour ago.

After washing and dressing, she sat idle in the room for a long time, but she still didn't see her husband get up.

Dong Shuzhen was anxious, fearing that her husband would sleep in and miss the time to pick up the ship.

Therefore, this is the one that knocked on the door just now.

"Hmm... Madam, the sky... isn't even bright yet, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry..."

Zhu Xiuyuan turned over and went back to sleep.

It's winter now, and it's getting colder during breakfast time.On the other hand, the time in the morning is the best time to sleep. It is easy for people to be unable to get out of bed and want to sleep in.

"Husband... it's getting late. We still have to pack up the carriages and horses for the ship and rush to the dock outside the city... Husband, it's getting late..."

Dong Shuzhen was outside the door and kept knocking on the door.

"Okay, okay, stop knocking, my husband is getting up..."

……

After half an hour.

Zhu Xiuyuan had already washed and tidied up, had breakfast, and had the boat's car and other equipment ready.

But Zhu Xiuyuan sat firmly in the flower hall, took a volume of books, sipped fragrant tea, and was at ease.

This made Dong Shuzhen extremely anxious. She ran back and forth countless times in the flower hall, and stopped talking several times. She was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

"Madam, it's not that fast. According to Shuyu's reply, they may just set sail at this time. When the big ship arrives, it will be three hours at the earliest."

Zhu Xiuyuan put down the book and looked at the anxious lady, with a smile on his lips.

"Ah, it still takes three hours!"

Dong Shuzhen stopped, first surprised, then disappointed.

That expression is probably similar to when I was a child, counting the number of days in the new year with my fingers. "Lady, come here and read a book with my husband."

With a smile on his face, Zhu Xiuyuan put the book on the coffee table and stretched out his hands.

"Good husband!"

The disappointed look on Dong Shuzhen's face immediately disappeared, and she swooped over like a bird. With a twist, she was halfway leaning in Zhu Xiuyuan's arms, huddled up, and rested her head on Zhu Xiuyuan's shoulder.

Zhu Xiuyuan picked up the book again, opened it and started reading.

Dong Shuzhen was also very interested, her big eyes shining, and she followed him to watch.

……

In this way, a full two hours passed.

"Madam, it's almost time. Let's set off to the dock now."

"Okay, okay, finally we can set off!"

Dong Shuzhen jumped three feet high, grabbed the book from Zhu Xiuyuan's hand, threw it on the coffee table, then took Zhu Xiuyuan's hand and ran eagerly outside the flower hall.

"Slow down, slow down..."

Zhu Xiuyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

……

The people who received the ship, as well as the chariots and horses who received the ship, had already been prepared.

Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen got into the carriage directly, the driver whipped the whip, and the whole welcoming team set off.

The long welcoming team passed through most of the capital, exited from Fengyi Gate, and then rushed to the dock outside the city.

After arriving at the pier, we waited for another half an hour before a large ship slowly appeared on the river in the distance.

When the ship approached, standing on the deck were indeed his father-in-law, Dong Cheng, Dong Shuyu, and a group of servants of the Dong Mansion.

"Daddy, sister!"

Dong Shuzhen got excited on the dock, waved and jumped. If Zhu Xiuyuan hadn't pulled her, she might have jumped up and flew to the deck of the ship.

Dong Shuzhen can definitely do this kind of thing.

Zhu Xiuyuan also waved his hand, but said nothing because everything was silent.

The big ship docked, and Dong Cheng and others got off the ship one by one.

Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen immediately greeted him.

"Daddy! Sister!"

"Zhener!"

Dong Shuzhen rushed over first. Naturally, she was particularly moved when the father and daughter met.

Zhu Xiuyuan walked up to Dong Shuyu and said with a smile: "Shuyu, you are finally here, and we will all be in the capital from now on!"

Dong Shuyu's face tightened, he glanced left and right, and whispered: "Dad ordered me to come to Beijing, I have to obey!"

"It's good to come, it's good to come!"

Zhu Xiuyuan laughed.

He knew in his heart that Dong Shuyu had such a personality, and she took certain things very seriously.

From Dong Shuyu, Zhu Xiuyuan saw the stubbornness and persistence of ancient women.

Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't tell whether this was the merit of ancient women or the harm done to ancient women by feudal ideas.

"Father-in-law, congratulations to my father-in-law for being promoted to the county magistrate of Jingxian County!"

After meeting Dong Shuyu, Zhu Xiuyuan bowed to Dong Cheng again.

"Haha, my virtuous son-in-law, I have long noticed that my virtuous son-in-law is not an ordinary person. Now I have used the virtuous son-in-law's reputation to enter the capital and become a Beijing official. It shows that I have indeed seen the right person, haha!"

Dong Cheng twisted his beard and smiled.

Dong Cheng was promoted to magistrate of Jiangning County. Although he borrowed the honor of his son-in-law, Dong Cheng did not feel ashamed.

Because Dong Cheng had no children and only had two daughters. As for the eldest daughter, it would be difficult for her to get married because of her reputation as a "concubine".

Therefore, this little daughter's husband, his only son-in-law, is like his son!

What shame is there for a father to take the light of his son.

Besides, the family fortune Dong Cheng saved will not be handed over to Zhu Xiuyuan in the end...

(End of this chapter)