See you again
The mother's departure caused the child to feel uneasy.
The little one, held high by her grandfather, looked aggrievedly at the bewildered Taishi Zheng standing before the door, then suddenly burst into tears. Xiaoyu, startled by the child's cries, grabbed the hem of Taishi Zheng's clothes with one hand and a bamboo grasshopper in the other, tiptoeing to hand it over.
"Don't cry, brother. Don't cry. I'll give you the grasshopper that my third aunt gave me—"
Zheng touched Xiaoyu and said, "Yubao, be good. This is what Third Aunt bought for you. You can keep it for yourself. You don't have to give it to your brother."
Turning to look at Taishi Zhengjiang, Zheng asked, "Dad, my sister-in-law came and went in a hurry. What should we do now?"
what to do?
Taishi Zhengjiang regained consciousness, glanced down at the wailing child in his arms, and was helpless. He had never seen or cared for either of his children. How could he comfort such a young child? Taishi Zhengjiang's face showed hesitation. His eyes flickered, and he reached out and shoved the child into his daughter's arms, making an excuse, "Dad, there's a chicken stewing in the pot. I'll leave this child to you. I have to watch the fire. Bring the children in."
Before he finished speaking, the child was in his arms.
Zheng stared at her father's back, his face shirking responsibility, with wide eyes. She cried out in dissatisfaction, "If it weren't for Dad, I wouldn't know how to raise a child—and besides, this is your grandson! The only child of our Taishi family, don't you want to take a second look at him?"
Taishi Zhengjiang waved his hand and said, "Dad has already told me that I have something to do, so just consider this as getting familiar with it in advance." Then he left without looking back.
Familiarize yourself in advance? Familiarize yourself with what!
"Yuanzi, save me..."
Zheng, holding the child, looked at Fu Yuanzi with a bewildered look on her face. Fu Yuanzi suddenly became alert and quickly lowered her eyes to pull Xiaoyu's hand. She felt that this little girl was much more well-behaved than the little boy. "Come on, Sister Yu, don't you want to go see Fei Nu? Let's go and play."
Two girls, one big and one small, with the same bun, walked hand in hand through the door.
Only Yu Zheng was left alone, holding the crying little boy, wanting to cry but unable to. "Oh oh oh, little ancestor, what's wrong with you? Can you please stop crying? Your mother will be back soon, back soon..."
Oh my God, when will his mother come back?
Who, who can come and save me.
-
They say raising children makes you grow old, but Zheng didn't feel that way when she was raising Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu was well-behaved enough, but why is her nephew like this?
He howled for a long time, but he didn't seem tired at all.
Zheng slumped in the garden of Gaochun Garden, embracing the child, completely abandoned, her ears ringing with the little creature's noise. Fu Yuanzi, on the other side, squatted in front of the cage with Xiaoyu, feeding Fei Nu, but he was quiet.
Zheng couldn't help but stare.
She exclaimed: When it comes to giving birth to a child, it’s better to have a little girl.
"Yujie, you feed the grains here by yourself. Remember not to get pecked by them. I'll go check on your third aunt. Be good." Fu Yuanzi gently placed the remaining grains in the little girl's palm. The little girl smiled and hummed, "I understand, Sister Yuanzi."
Sister Yuanzi?
Fu Yuanzi walked briskly to Taishi Zheng's side with a smile on his face. However, after seeing the little boy, his expression turned from cheerful to gloomy. The little guy's crying gradually subsided. His attention was attracted by Zheng's earlobe. He stretched out his two chubby little hands and began to scratch Zheng.
The little guy is not big but very strong, just like his father.
Zheng hissed, glaring at the little one in her arms. Fu Yuanzi saw the resentment in Zheng's eyes, sneered, and said, "She's our own child, so just bear with it, ma'am."
After hearing Fu Yuanzi's words, Zheng heaved a sigh of relief.
I muttered to myself: Yes, yes... My dear nephew, my dear nephew, be patient.
But it hurts!
The pain of her ears being pulled spread throughout her head. Zheng finally couldn't stand it anymore and said, "You little bastard, let me go now. If you don't let go, I, your aunt, will rush to Weizhou and beat your father!"
The little guy blinked his eyes, and was extremely excited when he heard that his father was going to be beaten. He happily grabbed Zheng's hair again.
“…”
The master and servant looked at each other in silence. This child is really filial...
Zheng had no choice but to clench her two fists, which were as hard as stone eggs, and pouting, she said, "You are not a good boy. You are not allowed to grab your aunt's hair."
The little guy was temporarily restrained and quieted down. Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. She then carefully examined the little guy's features and said, "Yuanzi, I have to say, this kid really does look like his big brother. The way he's been so noisy, he's even more like him."
Fu Yuanzi held up her chin. She hadn't seen Dalangjun for a long time. When she suddenly mentioned it, she couldn't even remember his face.
Fu Yuanzi only remembered that the eldest son was tall and strong. He possessed a chivalrous spirit, a loyal and righteous man. However, as a child, he was a mischievous child, always enjoying jumping high with his zither on his shoulders and running around with it on his shoulders. Although the brother and sister had a close relationship, their relationship was strained. He often bullied Zheng and Qi Liyuan, forcing them to cry and complain to Kunning Palace, causing unrest in the harem and even the Eastern Palace.
Later, the sage was so angry that he ordered Tai Shi Zhengjiang to return to the capital and took him to Weizhou for training.
However, he had been gone for ten years. Aside from the time he returned to Beijing to pay respects to his wife a few years ago, Fu Yuanzi hadn't seen him since. So it was normal that he didn't remember. Looking down at the little one in Zheng's arms, Fu Yuanzi asked in confusion, "Is our eldest young master's wife a Khitan?"
Zheng nodded. "Yes, have you forgotten? My eldest brother once said in a letter that my eldest sister-in-law is a Khitan who returned to the Ming Dynasty."
Fu Yuanzi doesn't remember.
She only has food on her mind.
"Gui Ming? How did the eldest son and the eldest young lady know each other? Did he tell you about this?"
Fu Yuanzi started gossiping.
Zheng's brain was useless. The two of them had lived together for a long time and actually looked more and more alike. "I can't remember clearly, it happened a long time ago. It seems that my sister-in-law chose to return to Ming Yuanliang because she was beaten by my brother. After returning to Ming, my sister-in-law has always followed my brother. But what is certain is that it was my sister-in-law who asked for their marriage. So this is what they say - no fighting, no acquaintance. I didn't expect that my brother, who is not stingy, is actually quite charming."
"Did you see that just now? My sister-in-law is so beautiful~"
Fu Yuanzi nodded, her mind was in a fog and she still couldn't remember what Dalangjun looked like.
But forget it, it doesn’t matter whether you want to or not.
What’s important is…
"My lady, it's been almost half an hour, and it's almost noon. When will the eldest young lady come back? I don't mean anything else, and I'm not hungry, right?" Fu Yuanzi said as he raised his foot and walked towards Xiaoyu.
Zheng didn't understand what was going on. She watched as Fu Yuanzi leaned over and whispered something in Xiaoyu's ear. Xiaoyu then stood up, clapped her hands, and ran over, tugging at her clothes. She said pitifully, "Auntie, food, Xiaoyu is hungry."
Zheng suddenly smiled, raised her eyes and exposed Fu Yuanzi's trick, "Stinky Yuanzi, instigating the children. I see - you are hungry."
-
Two adults and two children walked across the wooden bridge over the pond. Zheng was practically bent over by the weight of the little one in her arms. She couldn't imagine how her sister-in-law had managed to carry the children for such a long distance. But seeing how energetic she was today, not a trace of fatigue at all, Zheng was filled with admiration. Then there was the hardy little one, even with the constant jolting of the horse's back, he didn't seem to sag, but was still full of energy.
Zheng pounded her waist and said: These two mothers are really good...
Passing by the front hall, they heard a few knocks on the door, and everyone turned their heads. Fu Yuanzi, holding the little girl, was about to go out when Zheng stopped them. Zheng said, "Aren't you two hungry? Okay, you two go to the kitchen first, and I'll open this door."
Fu Yuanzi sighed.
The two adults and two children went their separate ways. Zheng walked to the door and lifted the bolt. She muttered, "Little guy, your mother must be back. Are you happy now? Come on, let's go find her—"
When the door opened, the person Zheng imagined did not appear. Instead, a familiar voice...
"Xiao Zheng."
But it surprised her.
"Erlang."
Zheng's grievances burst out instantly the moment she saw Cui Zhijun. Her injured earlobe and messy hair all told Cui Zhijun how pitiful she was.
Her savior has arrived.
Cui Zhijun didn't care about the child in her arms. He only cared about the haggard look on Zheng's face. He asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"
Zheng came out of the door and threw herself into Cui Zhijun's arms without saying a word.
The little guy was sandwiched between the two of them, feeling a little dazed.
"How did you know I was here? Could it be that we are of the same mind, and you heard my voice and came to save me?" Zheng lowered her eyes and cried. Cui Zhijun didn't understand, so he explained, "What do you mean by save you? I came home from school today and found you weren't there. Aunt Wu told me you were here. I thought I had nothing to do, so I came to look for you, and it was a good opportunity to visit my father-in-law. Little Zheng, what's going on with you? And what about this child?"
"So that's how it is." Zheng left Cui Zhijun's side and pretended to wipe away her tears. "This is my eldest brother's child. Today, my eldest sister-in-law returned to the capital to report on my brother's work. She left the child with us and went to the palace to see the emperor."
"Come here, little guy, this is your uncle, come and meet him."
Zheng moved the little guy's hand, and Cui Zhijun finally understood what was going on. He didn't say anything, but his heart was on the person in front of him. Seeing that he didn't say much, he reached out and took the little guy from Taishi Zheng's arms.
Cui Zhijun asked, "Where is my father-in-law?"
Zheng said, "In the kitchen."
Cui Zhijun nodded and took Zheng's hand, and the couple walked in side by side.
But before they had taken a few steps, Zheng suggested, "Erlang, are you hungry? If not, let's wait here for our sister-in-law. She should be home soon. Let's greet her in the front hall so she doesn't have anyone to greet her when she returns."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
What opinion could Cui Zhijun have? His wife Tai Shi Zheng has the final say.
-
The young couple sat in the hall with their child. The little one was probably tired from playing and fell asleep in Cui Zhijun's arms.
Zheng pouted, somewhat dissatisfied, "Eh? How come he's so quiet now? He can fall asleep as soon as you hold him. You don't know how noisy he was just now. But this is great, Cui Erlang, from now on, you will be the one to take care of our child, and I won't have to worry about him anymore."
Cui Zhijun laughed when he heard this, but he restrained his laughter for fear of waking up the little person lying in front of him.
The young couple looked at each other.
Zheng seemed to sense the "ulterior motive" in Cui Zhijun's eyes and immediately whispered, "Cui Erlang, stop. Let's call it a day tonight. One day before spring doesn't make a difference."
But Cui Zhijun was really wronged. If she hadn't seduced him intentionally last night, why would he have lost control?
Look, he smiled and said, "I know."
The young couple in the front hall were whispering to each other, but Dang Zheng, leaning on Cui Zhijun's shoulder and looking out, could only think: "This guy...why hasn't he come back yet?"
Unexpectedly, before he could finish his words, Zhao Heiyuan returned and showed up with Qi Liyuan. When their eyes met, the first person Qi Liyuan saw was Cui Zhijun.
Zhao Qing, didn’t you say there were no young men present?
Deceiving the king, deceiving the king!
This is a crime of deceiving the emperor, kill, kill, kill—
Zheng looked at Qi Liyuan and suddenly stood up and asked, "Tenth Brother?! Why are you here?"
Why are you here again...
This is what Zheng meant.
Unexpectedly, the word "Tenth Brother" made the emperor change his expression. Qi Liyuan looked at Tai Shi Zheng, whom he had not seen for a long time, and smiled brightly.
Okay, okay, for Zheng’s sake, I’ll let you go today.
But Qi Liyuan's reason today was justified. He raised his head and said in front of the young couple: "I have come to give Zhao Qing's child a name..."
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