The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 107
Zhao Jing stayed at home for a few days, and her health was almost recovered. She remembered that Aunt Zhu had mentioned the matter of inviting a husband to the Marquis of Wu'an that day, and wondered if Aunt Zhu had arranged for someone else.

Yuan Shi also told the matchmaker about her promise to Shen Congcai, and now she is only waiting for the Shen family to make an appointment. From the appointment to the marriage, it will take at least two or three months. Zhao Jing doesn't want to be idle at home. , She would think of what happened that night when she was free, and she couldn't sleep well all night because of her nervousness.

After the New Year's Eve, the business in Xingyue Building is good, the private rooms are full of guests, ladies rarely come out to play, and the shopkeeper of Treasure Square brought a few little maids, specially came to show the guests here New jewelry look.

Zhao Jing entered the building, and saw shopkeeper Liu was settling accounts at the counter, and the little maid was busy greeting her up and down, a scene of prosperous business.

Seeing Zhao Jing coming in, shopkeeper Liu stopped the abacus beads in his hand, smiled at her, blessed her body, Zhao Jing also smiled and blessed shopkeeper Liu.

The little maids were busy greeting the guests, but no one greeted them at this moment, so shopkeeper Liu walked over from the counter and said with a smile: "The girl is here to find Aunt Zhu, right? She just went out now, I guess I have to wait a while to come back, I will take you to her room to wait for a while."

It was rare for Zhao Jing to come out, and she didn't want to go back just like this, so she thanked Shopkeeper Liu and followed her upstairs.

"I heard Aunt Zhu mention the girl, saying that she served the queen mother and the emperor in the palace. She is no match for us. She only served ordinary masters. It is not uncommon for her to find a way out."

There are many maids in the palace, but not many have the opportunity to show their faces in front of the master. If they are not good at it, they may not even see the face of the master for more than ten years. Naturally, no one will make decisions for them. To give a marriage, you can only go home and rely on your parents.But looking at shopkeeper Liu's age, he was at least a court lady from the previous court. When the late emperor entered the palace, he was kind enough to release him once, and the court ladies from the previous court were almost gone by then.

"I don't know which nobleman the shopkeeper served before? I think it should be someone from the previous court."

"No, I used to serve Mrs. Zhu Lei, I don't know if the girl has heard of it." Shopkeeper Liu said lightly, raised his head and glanced at Zhao Jing, his eyes seemed to be thoughtful.

Zhao Jing lowered her eyes and thought for a moment. She had really heard about this Mrs. Zhulei, but it was all told by the elderly eunuchs when she was working in the palace.I heard that this Zhulei lady was originally a concubine that the Taizu found from the south of the Yangtze River. It is said that she has a beautiful appearance, and the facts have proved that she has indeed done it.

Taizu was originally a military general of the former dynasty. Unexpectedly, after the emperor of the previous dynasty saw his concubine, he fell in love with him at first sight. Regardless of etiquette and shame, he occupied the minister's wife and took this lady of tears into the palace. add.Taizu Chongguan was furious and became a concubine. After winning the border, he rose up and fought all the way back to the capital.

It's a pity that Taizu probably didn't have the life to be an emperor in this life. Before the army entered the capital, Taizu died. Ancestor, can only be posthumously named Taizu.

But it is a pity that the lady Zhulei who caused a regime change also disappeared in this catastrophe.Some people say that she was snatched out of the palace, and she has been hiding in the golden house since then; some people say that when the army entered the city, she was afraid that she would be ruined, so she hanged herself.

"I've heard of her, and she is also a beautiful woman." Zhao Jing sighed lightly. The Splendid Palace where Mrs. Zhulei once lived has become a forbidden area in the palace. Those decayed carved beams and painted buildings can still be seen. of brilliance.Prosperity is perishable, and Zhu Yan is old, and what can be left behind is nothing more than a few gossips after dinner.

"Let's not say that fate is not bad, but the appearance is really good-looking. The graceful and gentleness of the Jiangnan woman is like a spring water. It makes people's heart beat just by looking at it." Shopkeeper Liu recalled the appearance of Mrs. Zhulei, and then Looking at Zhao Jing, he asked her: "There is a face drawn for her by the former emperor in the palace, have you seen it?"

Zhao Jing shook her head, how could she have seen these things, the things from the previous dynasty were sealed up when the first emperor moved into the palace, how could it be so easy to see.She saw that shopkeeper Liu still had some regrets on his face, and said with a smile: "After so many years, shopkeeper Liu still remembers his master back then, so it can be seen that Mrs. Zhulei must be very kind."

Shopkeeper Liu nodded awkwardly and smiled, a few deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were clearly visible.

The two of them didn't say anything else along the way, Zhao Jing entered Aunt Zhu's room, she opened the window a small crack, and seeing the busy traffic and pedestrians outside, she suddenly felt much more at ease.

After all, the life in the palace was not as vibrant as outside the palace, Zhao Jing took a deep breath, she had to forget about that matter earlier and start her new life.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, why have you lost a lot of weight?"

(End of this chapter)