Blessed wife descends from heaven

Chapter 209

After tossing and tossing for a while, Zhang Mandun was satisfied to serve his wife himself.At this moment, the six sons had already brought Da Ya and Hongmei Qingqing out to play, and now the inn has the eldest brother sitting in charge in person, and there is also the secret guard of His Royal Highness Prince Rui to help, presumably there will be no short-sighted people bumping up, So the brothers are relieved.

After dinner, Zhang Mandun led his wife out. In fact, there are still many places to play in the land of Yanjing.Although the daughter-in-law doesn't care about having fun, last time when he went out with His Highness Prince Rui, he thought in his heart that if he had the opportunity, he would definitely take his daughter-in-law for a stroll.

To be honest, along the way, Prince Rui gave a lot of rewards, at least it made his purse bulge again, so he was naturally full of confidence when he took his wife out.Anyway, I can't go home empty-handed without even preparing a gift like last time.

Lin Baozhu can't help laughing at a man who speaks like a rich man, just like the man who just now had a purse full of money, as if he suddenly remembered something, he groped in his arms for a long time, and then took out a few The silver ticket was stuffed with a gold hairpin.

"Daughter-in-law, the silver ticket was rewarded by His Royal Highness Prince Rui. There is nothing else to reward except the silver. The golden hairpin was last time in the suburbs of Beijing. I heard from other brothers that the mother-in-law at home said that all the ladies liked it. It looks good to me. I just bought it back." As he said that, he leaned over with a flattering look and begged for compliments, "Daughter-in-law, I'll put it on for you."

Lin Baozhu is now more and more used to his own man's way of burning his wife. It's not very clever, but it burns his heart every time.As for the other lady in his words, Lin Baozhu ignored it spontaneously. After all, she was still confident that she knew this man well enough. It must be a pretext for him to talk about other's young lady or mother-in-law.

She wasn't coy and hypocritical, she sat in front of the dressing table generously, letting her man wear the gold hairpin that looked tacky and didn't show much beauty.Looking left and right in the mirror, it's pretty delicate, at least it adds a bit of richness to myself.

Squinting her eyes, Lin Baozhu tilted her head to look at her man, and took the initiative to kiss her rarely.To be honest, she really didn't dare to agree with her own man's vision, but it didn't prevent her from being happy when she got the gift.Thinking about it, when this thick-skinned man went to a jewelry store, he was fooled by the shopkeeper to buy such a solid gold hairpin.But in the end it was his intention, even if it was a lump of dirt, he was still rare.

How does Zhang Mantun think his daughter-in-law looks good, not to mention just a gold hairpin, even if the daughter-in-law is full of gold hairpins and silver hairpins, he will think that the daughter-in-law is the prettiest.

After packing up, the two went to the street hand in hand.People came and went, shoulder to shoulder, very lively, but Zhang Mandun didn't let go of his wife's hand for a moment, as if he couldn't see the eyes of others.

Zhang Mandun and his two guards almost didn't close their eyes in shock, but seeing their cold-faced, reticent, heroic, mighty and indomitable general, when he faced his wife with a silly look, their cognition was refreshed again .Earlier, I just knew that the general was thinking about his wife, but now I know where it is. I am afraid of losing it in my hand, and afraid of melting it in my mouth.Just watching the general personally choose rouge and gouache gadgets for his wife is enough to make them jaw-dropping, and now he even buys snacks for his wife and feeds them himself?
Anyway, no matter how surprised they were, they could only honestly follow the general and his wife in the end.Then on the crowded street, in case someone would shoot and hurt the two of them.

Zhang Mandun took Lin Baozhu out to play today, so the mood was naturally different from when she took the big girls out before.If there was some interest before, then now it is full of interest and joy.

Obviously it was also a stall selling gadgets, but it became more interesting because there was a man doting on him around him.There are also the street food vendors, the candied haws and sugar figurines, which seem to be more and more attractive.Seeing some craftsmen cleverly weaving many smart or interesting small objects also attracted her to take a few more glances.

Xu is in a different mood, everything Lin Baozhu looks at is good-looking, even the white-haired old man next to him, the creases on his face when he smiles seem to be full of warmth.Occasionally seeing a few old couples walking together holding hands, or selling some small things, Lin Baozhu would take her own man over to patronize, not for anything else, just for the rare companionship and affection, it was enough for her to go there of.

This trip was also full of rewards. Of course, there was still nothing valuable. Most of them were interesting or food. After taking them back to the inn, they shared them among the six who had already returned.Let Da Ya and Hongmei Qingqing play with the rest.

Da Ya hasn't seen Zhang Mantun for a long time. If it's easy for her aunt named Lin Baozhu to change her name to mother, she's actually not used to her father Zhang Mantun.At least, after yelling, she blushed and shyly hid behind her mother.

No wonder it was so, it was because Zhang Mantun spent too little time at home, so naturally he was not that close to Da Ya.Fortunately, he also really cherished Da Ya, so he didn't feel embarrassed.Zhang Mantun originally liked children, but now he regards Da Ya as the daughter of himself and his wife, so he is willing to pamper him?

So a few stories on the battlefield, coupled with the forceful mentioning and circling, also made the somewhat unfamiliar big girl call daddy again and again with a smile on her face.

Because Zhang Mantun didn't hide from others, and had been delayed all night and day, so officials had already come to the inn to ask to see him.But he didn't intend to let other irrelevant people disturb his reunion with his wife, so he didn't see them at all.In the end, he didn't want to be disturbed, so he discussed with his wife to rent him in the small courtyard behind the inn.

In fact, it was also because of his selfish intentions. At that time, he heard the six sons say that the wife's barbecue was very delicious, so he was so greedy that he started to move.

When they got to the backyard, Lin Baozhu and Qingqing were busy packing up food.Fortunately, there are all kinds of food in the kitchen, and there are even some shopkeepers and waiters of the inn. Looking at the officials who came, they knew that the people staying here were the generals and husband and wife who had killed the Hun King, so they dared not be careless and were full of excitement. Prepared a lot of rare food, from seafood to vegetables and fruits, to poultry and meat left by merchants passing by.Naturally, after inquiring about the origin of the general's wife, the shopkeeper specially asked someone to buy Zhang Ji's tea and food.

Looking at the food in Yizaofang, Lin Baozhu couldn't help shaking her head. Before that, she felt that this inn was worthy of being the Yanjing Grand Inn. From the shopkeeper to the staff, they were all considerate and clever.Now it seems that it is more than considerate.

But speaking of it, it’s not that the shopkeeper of the inn just wanted to curry favor with Zhang Mandun and Lin Baozhu. In fact, the common people respected and admired the general who had returned from victory, no matter whether they were rich or poor.Especially Zhang Mantun, beheading the Xiongnu and exterminating the Xiongnu royal court is something that has never happened in a hundred years. As long as it is the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which one does not admire it?

Therefore, they are willing to prepare anything for the general and his wife.

After asking her own man if it had anything to do with him leaving the army, Lin Baozhu knew that he had left the army privately.Immediately, she became worried, for fear that her man's violation of military discipline would make him wrong.But he didn't want to, the man had a good time, hugged her for a while, and then said that this was Zhu Neng's idea, what is it called self-defilement.
Lin Baozhu didn't know the specific things in it, but it didn't prevent her from making guesses.Among other things, she has seen a lot of things like the Kangxi Dynasty, and she probably has an idea of ​​those infighting.

Since ancient times, emperors have been afraid of the appearance of someone with great achievements. If a person is good at fighting, has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and has made immortal achievements and is admired and appreciated by the people of Dazhou, then the emperor will inevitably be a little jealous.Just like when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, many generals were greedy and kept demanding land rewards from the emperor, or they were short-sighted and wanted to worship generals and become marquises, or they were even incompetent and unable to have children. This person is unbearable enough to raise troops and rebel.

Thinking about it carefully, Zhang Mandun's blatantly valuing his daughter-in-law and not seeing others, even disregarding the overall situation for the sake of love, can indeed be reassuring to a certain extent.

Thinking that she was the shield, Lin Baozhu only felt embarrassed, but she was still happy to see her own man looking over eagerly.She would be happy to be able to share some of that man's burden, even as a shield.

After she figured this out, she no longer struggled with it.After washing hands with Qingqing, he was busy picking up the fresh fish and shrimp, and of course the crab.The crabs in this season are quite delicious. Looking at their size and shape, they can simply be steamed.

As for the fish and shrimp that have been soaking in the water, it is necessary to stuff them with oil, and then fry a shrimp ball to eat.The rest, fish skin dumplings, although not easy to make, but you can also make some to try something new.Just right, the remaining fish meat and fish bones can be stewed in soup.
Thinking about the little glutton of Da Ya, Lin Baozhu had to start a pot and cook some pudding.Now that there are a lot of melons and fruits, the taste of pudding will naturally be more. It's a pity that I can't make ice cream, otherwise I think Da Ya and Hongmei Qingqing will like it more.

Qingqing was on the sidelines to help out, from the initial flurry of hands and feet to the quick kneading of the bacon meatballs, it can be said that the movements are extremely neat.She grew up by the sea, and learned many ways of handling fish from her mother, so scraping and cleaning the scales of the fish at this moment will not bother her.

Seeing the fish being sliced ​​open, Lin Baozhu quickly ordered the seasoning and steamed it in the pot. During this time, she made a sweet and sour sauce, and waited a while for the hot oil soup to be poured on the fresh and tender fish to make a dish. What about pine nut fish?

The originally unremarkable fish, within half a quarter of an hour, is like a flower, and it is served with a bright red sweet and sour sauce, no matter how attractive it looks.Liu Zi and Yang Yong, who came to help serve the dishes, almost didn't drool directly.

For a meal, it was no worse than when we were in Taoshuwan.Not to mention Zhang Mandun, the six sons hugged their stomachs and yelled, and when they went out, they wished they could walk by the wall.

In the evening, the two of them exercised like glue again, until it was fast time.Zhang Mantun kissed his wife who was sleeping peacefully, then got up, greeted the six sons outside, and left in a hurry.

Going back this time, it is inevitable that he will not be blamed, and he will inevitably be punished. After all, even if he is self-defiled, he cannot violate military discipline for nothing.The way of governing the army is strict and strict, even he cannot easily violate it.But how could he have the heart to let his wife know and worry her?
Sure enough, as soon as he returned to the barracks, Eunuch Li, who was beside His Highness Prince Rui, arrived with an urgent imperial edict from the capital.The general who protects the country has no military discipline, and reprimands twenty army sticks to make an example.

Leaving aside how Zhang Mantun gritted his teeth and received the punishment, let's say that Lin Baozhu's side is now on the road again.Although there was an assassination, because of the appearance of Zhang Mandun and the approaching of the capital, the people in the dark did not dare to attack again even though they were ready to move.

You know, this time the general who protects the country left the army and left, who doesn't know the reason now?Could it be that the general's wife was assassinated? Not only were there many rumors in the market, but even the emperor was suspicious.

At this juncture, he is not that brain-dead enough to assassinate someone who has meritorious service, so even if he wanted to suppress Prince Rui, Zhang Mandun, he would have to find a way to do it after he arrived in the capital.If the secret assassination was really successful, a basin of dirty water would have to be poured on the royal family's head.Thinking of this, the emperor's mood became a little bad, and he threw the secret book aside fiercely, his face full of anger.

"Come here, let someone secretly protect the wife of the general who protects the country and go to Beijing. I want them to go to Beijing safely and receive rewards." Not everyone can bear the emperor's anger.

"Yes." In the originally empty Qianqing Palace, a guard in red clothes suddenly appeared, and got the emperor's order to dodge and leave.

Meanwhile, Eunuch Zhang, the chief eunuch who was serving the emperor, bowed and continued to serve, as if he didn't see the person who suddenly appeared and disappeared out of thin air.Such things in the palace are the least of them. After all, it is the emperor's world, so hide a master, what's so strange?
"Zhang Lai, tell me, what kind of people do you think this General Protecting the Nation and Prince Rui are?" Xu Shi vented his anger, the emperor rubbed his temples, then took the hot tea handed over by the eunuch next to him, and waited After drinking the tea, I felt a little more relaxed after stretching my limbs.

"The slave is terrified, the emperor is embarrassing the slave." Zhang Lai quickly knelt down and saluted when he heard the emperor's name-calling.

"Don't pretend to be with me, get up and talk, since you are here with me, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Zhang Lai is an old man who has been serving him since the Qian mansion. For decades, those who followed him in the early years are the only ones, so the emperor still values ​​and trusts Zhang Lai very much.

"Your majesty is wise, the slave is really I don't know what to say, but I just feel that the general who protects the country and left the army for a woman is a bit too hasty, and he doesn't seem to be a person with great ability and ability. Just like the emperor, wise Shenwu should focus on the overall situation. As for His Highness Prince Rui, I think His Highness is a filial person." If the first few sentences were to criticize Zhang Mandun as a joke, then the latter sentence is Zhang Lai playing tricks, no matter what It is said that His Highness Prince Rui is a master, so he cannot be tolerated as a slave.But just talking about His Highness Prince Rui's filial piety, if you think about it, you can say that it hurts the Emperor's heart.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhang Lai's words, the emperor was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing.I don't know which sentence pleased him, but it made him clap his hands and laugh.

"It's just that I didn't see it through."

That's right, a man is tied down by a woman. If he says he has the world in his heart, he still thinks highly of him.But with such an obvious weakness, I am not afraid that Zhang Mandun will have a different heart.As for Prince Rui. Well, after all, he is his very valued son. Let's see what his plans are after he returns to Beijing.
In the capital, no one knew what the emperor was thinking.However, the respectful Zhang Lai breathed a sigh of relief after the emperor laughed out loud.In this way, it can be regarded as helping His Highness escape, at least the emperor is no longer so afraid.

So with the joint efforts of several groups of people, Lin Baozhu and his party's next journey can be said to be much smoother and safer.The day before the army was stationed outside the capital and the imperial decree was obtained, Lin Baozhu and the others also arrived in the capital.

(End of this chapter)