After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 198 The Jin Brothers Are Here
More than a month later, Rong Peilan received a letter from Rong Lingkuan, which contained nothing more than a few brief greetings.

In addition to Rong Lingkuan's letter, there was also an unexpected visitor.

It has rained in Zhaofeng for several days in a row.

Now there is a war between the rebel army and the imperial army, as well as harassment from the Western Jin Dynasty.

Manager Zhou traveled to many places and found cultivated fields next to a mountain in Yuezhou.

Manager Zhou signed a spring plowing contract with all the farmers in the mountains and now lives in the mountains, giving instructions on all matters.

Now, Rong Peilan takes care of almost all the shop affairs personally.

Especially now that it has been raining heavily, if a flood occurs, the granary will be destroyed.

Several children were sitting in a row in the hall writing. Mrs. Zhong and Mrs. Zhou were sitting on the side watching them sew socks and make new shoes for the children.

Children grow taller and their spring shoes are barely adequate for them. In summer, they will no longer fit into the shoes.

Haitang came in holding an umbrella and a piece of paper in her hand.

Her expression looked a little strange, but Zhong didn't notice it for a while.

"Madam, someone is coming from the capital."

"What?" Zhong paused.

"They are the two young masters of the Duke of Wei's Mansion."

Mrs. Zhong put down what she was holding and said, "Qingtan, take the children to the study to write."

"Haitang, please invite them in, and ask Jixing to go and call back Zhang'er and Lan'er."

"Yes."

The brothers Jin Shaoyi and Jin Shaojie were both good friends of Ji Yunzhang when he was young.

The Jin brothers lived with their father in Shiqiu since they were young. When they first arrived in the capital, the three of them got to know each other through fighting.

After the young master of the Xue family, Zhang'er now has two more good friends.

After the Jin brothers came in, Haitang served them tea.

Jin Shaoyi frowned. It turned out that the Ji family was living in such poverty now.

Except for two maids who did the rough work of sweeping the yard, the rest were old people from the Yanjing Mansion.

The house was short and small, not even as big as the courtyard of the Xinling Marquis Mansion.

Ji Yunzhang resigned from his official position and took his family to hide in such a deserted place?
Jin Shaojie still hasn't recovered from the news that Ji Yunzhang is not dead.

The scapegoat who was hung at Caishikou was not Ji Yunzhang.

He had secretly returned to Beijing in the first place because he wanted to be Emperor Chongguang's right-hand man again.

But it was too late. The court no longer had Zhuang Lao, Qin Xiang, Ji Hou, and several other former pillars of government.

Chen Xiang, who had been dormant for many years, was like a rapidly growing thorn bush, quickly filling the court.

Emperor Chongguang was placed on a high pedestal by Prime Minister Chen and became a real puppet emperor.

In today's Daqi, the king is not a king and the ministers are not ministers.

Chen Xiang actually had a permanent palace in the imperial city.

It is said that he can enjoy all the concubines and palace maids of His Majesty.

Haitang poured two cups of hot tea, "Please have some, sir. It's raining a lot in Zhaofeng now, and it's very cold. Drink some hot tea to drive away the cold."

Zhong, "This is Zhaofeng's famous Rain Rock Tea. It's freshly harvested and the taste couldn't be better."

The Jin brothers picked up their teacups and said, "Thank you, aunt."

Ji Yunzhang and Rong Peilan came back quickly.

The moment Ji Yunzhang saw the Jin brothers when he entered the room, he paused, then walked towards the flower hall.

Under the thick rain, the Jin brothers are no longer as young as they used to be.

It seems like the laughter and playfulness of our youth are just yesterday.

After putting away their oil-paper umbrellas in the corridor, the three of them finally met each other for the first time in all these years.

After Rong Peilan bowed to the two of them, she helped Zhong back to her room.

The flower hall suddenly became quiet, with only the sound of rain falling outside.

The corners of Jin Shaojie's lips twitched, and after a while, he slowly uttered a few words, "I'm sorry." Ji Yunzhang was stunned, "What do you mean by sorry?"

They haven't seen each other for many years.

Jin Shaojie lowered his head in self-mockery, "Two months before Emperor Chongguang passed away, you were used as a scapegoat..."

Ji Yunzhang placed the oil-paper umbrella at the door and said, "That's not me. Lord Wen let me go."

He only remembered what Wen Zhiwu said -

——"The whole court is drunk, only you are sober. So what if you voted for King Sheng? He is just another Majesty."

Unfortunately, it's too late. It's no longer a problem that can be solved by simply killing two corrupt officials.

Jin Shaojie nodded, and after a while he said softly, "Last year, Lord Wen was killed by Chen Xiang's party."

Ji Yunzhang paused as he entered the flower hall and did not respond to him.

"What brings you all here?"

Jin Shaoyi, "Mr. Chen sent us here."

Ji Yunzhang raised his head suddenly, "So, after all you have said, you are still acting as Chen Xiang's watchdog?"

Jin Shaoyi was not annoyed, "Prime Minister Chen knows your whereabouts. He asked us brothers to come, and I also know what he meant."

"Instead of others coming, it would be better for us brothers to come in person."

"Now the world is in chaos, the evil minister is ruining the country. If we want to break out of the killing path, Yunzhang, we can only look for you."

Ji Yunzhang pursed his lips.

Jin Shaoyi continued, "The court is full of complaints, but no one dares to resist. Now the Southwestern Army has surrounded Yanjing."

"Everyone in the court is Chen Xiang's men."

“No matter how powerful the rebels are, they are just a group of helpless people who are rising up because of public anger.”

"Why did the Western Jin Dynasty only take three cities? Because they wanted to reap the benefits."

He raised his head and said, "Yun Zhang, our fathers and grandfathers were all military commanders. What are we fighting for?"

"It's not just the Meng family, but also the millions of people."

"The General Temple in Yanhui is now very popular. Do you know why?"

"Why did they build a golden statue for Marquis Ji? The Meng family has had six dynasties, but so many emperors didn't build one."

Ji Yunzhang looked at their faces and saw deep wrinkles between their brows.

After a long while, he slowly said, "There are many old and young people in my family. I can only live an ordinary and stable life now."

Jin Shaojie was a little anxious, "Who in the world doesn't want to live a peaceful life, but when the nest is destroyed, how can the eggs remain intact?"

"Your Ji family has guarded the border for three generations, and they have a deep resentment! If you really let them succeed, they will not let go of the general's temple, not to mention the general's tomb!"

Ji Yunzhang's hands at his side tightened again and again.

"Zhang'er, mother thinks what they say makes sense."

Zhong supported the door frame with one hand and held Rong Peilan's wrist with the other.

"We eat the emperor's salary, which is also the people's tax. Our family eats the money of hundreds or thousands of households, all of which are the people's money."

“We can’t forget our roots.”

Rong Peilan looked at Zhong's inclinadous ear and slowly lowered his eyes.

She also knew that one of the reasons why Ji Yunzhang lived here was because of her.

Abandoned the once high-spirited identity.

She also admitted that she was selfish.

In the past, Kuan'er was not allowed to take the imperial examination, and now he is not allowed to join the army.

From Yanjing to Jinpeng.

And from Jinpeng to Zhaofeng.

The house became smaller and smaller, and Ji Yunzhang often sat in the study room in a daze or fell asleep.

Even the red tasseled spear had rusted in the corner of the room.

(End of this chapter)