Ming Dynasty: My Father Zhang Juzheng

Go into the hall and sit down.

Zhang Yunxiu took a quick look and saw that the interior was elegantly decorated and clean, with a faint fragrance filling the hall.

There is a ceramic tea set on the table in the middle, and a few landscape paintings are hung on the walls on both sides.

The scent of books arises spontaneously.

"By the way, where is your father? Why doesn't he live here?" Zhang Yunxiu looked around, sat down on the chair on his left, looked at Sun Yahan and asked.

"I went out to do business." Sun Yahan's eyes were cold, and she deliberately sat in the northeast corner of Zhang Yunxiu.

Sun Yahan's father was implicated in a counterfeit currency case, and although he escaped with his life, he could not return to Nanjing. Zhang Yunxiu gave him some money, allowing him to hide his identity and do some business to make a living.

Because of this matter, Sun Yahan almost killed Zhang Yunxiu with a hairpin.

The two met again today. Zhang Yunxiu looked at the cold Sun Yahan and couldn't help but think of the old things that he couldn't control before.

"So, who is the father of that child?"

"Anyway, it's not you!" Sun Yahan immediately scolded with a red face.

But her flower-like cheeks already showed a hint of shyness.

Zhang Yunxiu's heart moved, and he stepped forward, approaching Sun Yahan and asking, "If it's not me, why is his last name Zhang, and why is he named after my family's generation? Am I the father of that child?"

Sun Yahan smiled coldly, raised her head and looked directly at Zhang Yunxiu: "If you say yes, then yes. If you like it, just take it. Don't raise him for twenty years and then find out that you are raising someone else's son and get angry and embarrassed!"

Looking at the unruly woman in front of him, Zhang Yunxiu felt a surge of anger in his heart.

Just like the first time they met, the woman picked up the jade hairpin and stabbed herself.

If I hadn't been lucky, I would have died long ago.

If she was a man, I would have slapped her a long time ago. But this woman...

With a long sigh, Zhang Yunxiu sat back in his original position and said helplessly: "I am asking you seriously. If it is our child, I will naturally raise him and take him back to recognize his ancestors."

When Sun Yahan heard this, her heart warmed, but she still snorted coldly: "It was just a one-night stand. Do you really think it's so easy to get pregnant?"

"Who is the father of that child?" Zhang Yunxiu asked angrily.

"Go out." Sun Yahan replied.

"Where?"

"Are you the emperor? Do people have to tell you where they are going?"

After hearing what she said, and thinking back to the time when the child was beaten up, Zhang Yunxiu was sure that the woman should not have remarried.

Seeing her indifferent today, it is probably because she has resentment in her heart.

After realizing this, Zhang Yunxiu suddenly stood up and pounced towards Sun Yahan.

Sun Yahan was startled and quickly waved her arms to struggle, but she found that she was held tightly by Zhang Yunxiu. "You bastard, let me go, or I will scream."

"Go ahead and shout, it's better to shout out your wild man." Zhang Yunxiu answered without hesitation.

Sun Yahan was angry and anxious, and struggled desperately.

The man's hot breath hit her pink neck, and she felt her body soften and her breathing quickened. Zhang Yunxiu saw it clearly, so he tempted her and said, "Tell me whose child this is, and I'll let you go."

"What's yours is yours, okay?" Sun Yahan reluctantly gave in and revealed her true feelings.

She originally thought that her father was murdered by Zhang Yunxiu, so she went out alone to avenge him. Unexpectedly, she was subdued by this guy. Later, she learned that her father was not dead, and then she realized that she had caused a big disaster.

As a result, Zhang Yunxiu only locked her up in the cabin and served the rest of the people with good food and drink.

She was locked up for a month and never saw Zhang Yunxiu again.

Until one night when Zhang Yunxiu returned, the two of them were alone, and Sun Yahan knew that she owed someone, so a good thing happened.

I thought it was a fleeting love, but by some strange coincidence I got pregnant.

As a new mother, she could not bear to abort the baby, so she gave birth to the child and followed her father to Malacca in the south.

Today the two met again in a foreign land. Sun Yahan's years of grievances were brought to mind, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.

"It's really mine." Zhang Yunxiu murmured to himself, holding the beauty's hand even tighter.

Feeling the strangeness coming from her body and smelling the strong scent of the man, Sun Yahan's face flushed and she said angrily, "I've already said it, why don't you let me go!"

Zhang Yunxiu smiled awkwardly and let go of the beauty.

Sun Yahan glared at Zhang Yunxiu angrily, and quickly moved to the side, with a lingering fear on her face.

The two looked at each other, and Zhang Yunxiu stood there in a daze. He had a thousand things to say in his heart, but he didn't know where to start.

Sun Yahan, who was standing by, saw him like this, and felt disappointed, as he used to be troubled by this.

I couldn't help but think: "Yes, he has a bright future, why would he care about me, the daughter of a businessman. I wanted to avoid him, but who would have thought that I would run into him here today? It must be a bad fate."

The two men each had their own thoughts, and one could hear a pin drop in the hall.

"Come with me." After a long time, Zhang Yunxiu stretched out his hand and said softly.

"Where are we going?" Sun Yahan felt a little warmed in the heart, but her face was still cold.

"Go to the capital, I will marry you and let Chongwen recognize his ancestry."

Zhang Yunxiu was firm and resolute, but Sun Yahan half-jokingly and half-seriously teased, "Oh, Master Zhang, are you planning to turn me into a canary in your cage for you dignitaries to play with?"

Zhang Yunxiu was embarrassed after being rebuked.

"I know you are angry. I did look for you, but I couldn't find you. Besides, back then... back then..." At the end, Zhang Yunxiu couldn't say anything else.

"I didn't expect that there is a bastard among us, right?" Sun Yahan's eyes turned cold and she exposed the truth without any hesitation.

"Okay, okay, whatever you say." Zhang Yunxiu had no choice but to wave his hands and walk out of the living room. "Do whatever you want. I don't care whether you live or die in the future!"

Seeing Zhang Yunxiu turn around and leave, Sun Yahan felt flustered.

She chased out of the hall, holding up her skirt, and looked forward.

Han San picked up Zhang Chongwen and followed Zhang Yunxiu, running quickly out the door.

Sun Yahan's heart softened, thinking that they were father and son after all, and even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs, so there was no way he would harm his son.

The moon is like a silver plate, and the sky is filled with stars.

Zhang Yunxiu stood alone in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, looking up at the night sky. Thinking about what happened today, he felt his brain was in a mess and his heart was in turmoil.

Does that mean she has deep feelings for this woman?

There must be no such thing.

At first, he thought it was just a casual relationship, they both got what they wanted, and he didn't ask about the past after dawn. Unexpectedly, the woman got pregnant in just one night, so Zhang Yunxiu had to take care of it.

The first time he saw the child, he felt a sense of familiarity.

As a father, he couldn't let the child wander around outside.

"Hmph, it would be fine if that woman is sensible. If not, just knock her out and take her back to the capital. I don't believe that a weak woman like her can resist?" After thinking secretly in his heart for a while, Zhang Yunxiu suddenly understood.

At this time, Zhang Yunxiu heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw with the help of the moonlight that the people coming were Han San and Zhang Chongwen.

Zhang Chongwen's eyes widened as he looked at Zhang Yunxiu and asked crisply, "Are you really my father?"

"Yes." Zhang Yunxiu smiled, walked closer, squatted in front of Zhang Chongwen and said, "You also have a sister named Zhang Xuan, and two brothers, one named Zhang Chongrui and the other named Zhang Chongjie."

Zhang Chongwen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he shouted happily, "That's great!"

Han San and Zhang Yunxiu smiled at each other, and Zhang Chongwen suddenly shouted again: "Then I want this uncle to teach me martial arts, so that I can protect my mother, sister and brother in the future."

"Okay." Zhang Yunxiu looked at his son's strong-willed look and agreed readily.

Han Sanyi shook his head and said earnestly: "Practicing martial arts is ultimately a test of one's courage. No matter how powerful you are, you can only beat ten or twenty people at most. If you encounter a hundred people, there will be no way.

Young Master, you should read more books. When you command an army in the future, no one will dare to bully you."

"I want to practice martial arts and command thousands of troops." Zhang Chongwen looked naive.

Zhang Yunxiu and Han San were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. Zhang Yunxiu rubbed his son's head and joked, "You are such a greedy boy. You want everything."

Zhang Chongwen chuckled.

Then, Han San tactfully stepped aside and let the father and son talk.

Until Zhang Chongwen became sleepy, Zhang Yunxiu sent him back to the hut to sleep. Han Sancai took the opportunity when Zhang Yunxiu went out to remind him: "Sir, Madam has given birth to the eldest son. If the young master goes back, Madam may not be able to accept it."

"Then what do you think we should do?" Zhang Yunxiu asked him with a fierce face.

Facing Zhang Yunxiu's question, Han San pointed to the location of Song Ming's house, and then said carefully: "Sir, I heard that Song Ming has no sons, only a little girl, who is nine years old this year. Why not ask the young master to make a marriage contract with her, and then let the young master take over Song Ming's stall."

Zhang Yunxiu's eyes suddenly sparkled.

Yes.

Fertilizer does not flow into outsiders' fields.

He was also worried that Song Ming would become too powerful to be dealt with in the future, so today the two of them would marry their children to each other to avoid a falling out in the future.

After figuring this out, Zhang Yunxiu didn't care that it was getting dark and went straight to Song Ming's residence.

The two met in the hall.

After a few simple pleasantries, Zhang Yunxiu smiled and said, "Brother Song, I'm really sorry to bother you tonight. I came here today because I have something I want to ask you for help with."

"Oh, please speak, Censor Zhang." Song Ming said attentively.

"Just call me Brother Yunxiu. There's no need for us to be polite."

"Hahaha that couldn't be better."

Seeing Zhang Yunxiu getting so close today, Song Ming smiled constantly, "Brother Zhang, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I will do my best to help you."

"I feel relieved with your words, brother!"

Zhang Yunxiu smiled lightly, and took the opportunity to tell Song Ming the whole story and what he wanted.

After hearing this, Song Ming had a strange look on his face, staring straight at Zhang Yunxiu, thinking: No wonder he is so polite to me, it turns out he tricked my daughter here. But his illegitimate son is four or five years younger than my daughter, how can the two of them get along well?
"What's wrong? Brother Song is in trouble?" Zhang Yunxiu picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and asked softly.

Seeing his tone become three points colder, Song Ming knew that this guy held his life in his hands. If he did not agree, something dirty would happen between them sooner or later.

If two people get married, they will become a family.

By then, not to mention Malacca, even the surrounding islands will all fall into his pocket.

Thinking of this, Song Ming no longer hesitated and immediately responded with a smile: "Brother Zhang, since you have asked for this, if I refuse, it would be ungrateful. I will shamelessly marry you."

"That's great. We're going to Japan to fight soon. Why don't we take advantage of these few days to get this done?"

"Everything is up to Brother Zhang."

The two chatted enthusiastically until the moonlight disappeared into the clouds, and then they went their separate ways.

At noon the next day.

Mr. and Mrs. Song Ming walked into Zhang Yunxiu's residence with a little girl.

The girl was about one meter tall, with a fair and rosy face, black and bright eyes, and her black hair tied into two pigtails standing at the back of her head.

It looks very adorable.

As soon as the three of them walked in, Zhang Yunxiu immediately led Sun Yahan and Zhang Chongwen to greet them: "Brother, sister-in-law, I am a little late, please don't be offended."

The couple smiled and waved their hands repeatedly.

The adults greeted each other and the two children stared at each other with wide eyes, curiously.

Song Ming's daughter is called Song Yue. She is almost ten years old this year, so she knows a little about what adults call "getting married."

When she saw her future husband, who was not even as tall as her, her face immediately sank.

Zhang Chongwen was much simpler than her. He only thought that getting married would allow him to find a playmate, and he felt happy.

The adults on both sides had no idea what the children were thinking. They simply exchanged a few words and then took their children to the dining hall to sit down.

As soon as they sat down opposite each other, servants came in one after another and served the delicious food.

"Yue'er, why don't you say hello to your uncle?" Mrs. Song looked at her daughter and pointed at Zhang Yunxiu.

"Hello, uncle and aunt." Song Yue smiled obediently.

"Yue'er is so good."

Zhang Yunxiu replied, and Sun Yahan also smiled slightly, then instructed her son to say hello.

Zhang Chongwen jumped off the chair, walked up to the two men and shouted to them.

Mr. and Mrs. Song Ming nodded and smiled. Mrs. Song even picked up Zhang Chongwen and let him sit next to her daughter: "Yue'er, you are now several years older than your future husband. Don't bully him in the future."

"I got it." Song Yue glanced at the little boy and agreed to her mother impatiently.

Zhang Chongwen was aroused with fighting spirit, and he patted his chest and assured the couple: "Don't worry, aunt, after I learn Kung Fu from the master, I will be able to protect my sister."

"Who needs protection from a little brat like you?!" Song Yue's pretty face turned cold.

"Yue'er, don't be rude!" Song Ming scolded with a stern face.

Zhang Yunxiu laughed loudly, not caring at all: "Hahaha, it doesn't matter. Yue'er is right. With you as a father, who dares to bully Yue'er? But this good-for-nothing boy will have to be taken care of by Yue'er in the future."

After saying that, Zhang Yunxiu looked at Sun Yahan, who nodded slightly.

Although she didn't want to have much contact with Zhang Yunxiu, as soon as her son was mentioned, she felt like she was under a spell and could only let Zhang Yunxiu manipulate her.

She was very grateful to Zhang Yunxiu that her son could marry Song Ming today.

While she was thinking, the two families stood up and exchanged marriage certificates and tokens, and the matter was settled. (End of this chapter)