Chapter 65 Guests
Jing Xian followed Xiao Ming's footsteps closely and found that he was walking in the direction of the teahouse where the two little kids were just now.
Jing Xian followed Xiao Ming in two steps and asked, "What's going on? You're not really going to look for those two little twins, are you?"
Xiao Ming shook his head. He just wanted to confirm whether that person was Ji Zhongzi.
As soon as the two stepped into the store, the waiter came up to them warmly.
Judging from the way the two were dressed and the group of servants following them, the staff knew that they must be either wealthy or noble.
"Please go upstairs, both of you." They were directly welcomed to the private room upstairs.
But when he reached the stairs, Xiao Ming saw Ji Hean and Ji Zhongzi coming down chatting and laughing.
"Let's go to the east later. I heard there will be performances there!"
Ji Zhongzi was talking to Ji Hean while dancing with joy, his peach blossom eyes were smiling, looking very seductive.
He was already handsome, and with the good food and drink that Ji He'an had provided for him over the past year, he became even more handsome.
"Okay, okay." It was still early and Ji Zheng hadn't finished work yet, so Ji Hean was naturally willing to accompany Ji Zhongzi out to play.
Looking at Ji Zhongzi walking towards him, Xiao Ming suddenly felt a little nervous.
I couldn't help but wonder if Ji Zhongzi would be happy or angry to see me?
However, he did not get an answer to this question, because Ji Zhongzi, holding Ji Hean's arm, walked past them as if he did not see them.
Even Ji Zhongzi's gaze didn't stay on him for a second, as if he didn't even know him.
Xiao Ming stood still, staring blankly at Ji Zhongzi's back in the crowd. Didn't he recognize him? Or did he recognize him but didn't want to meet him?
On the other hand, Ji Zhongzi and Ji Hean really didn't recognize that it was Xiao Ming at all.
After all, there is a huge gap between Zhang Dashu and Xiao Ming.
Although they both had their faces covered and were of similar height and build, he had no image at all during the Zhang Dashu period. His hair was always messy, his clothes looked cheap and dirty, and Zhang Dashu always walked with a hunched back.
Xiao Ming, on the other hand, was the opposite. His clothes were not only fitted but also expensive brocade and silk. He wore a gold and jade crown on his head, a jade pendant that looked expensive around his waist, and a large group of servants followed him.
No matter how you look at it, you can tell that this person must be some high-ranking official.
Ji Zhongzi naturally did not associate him with Zhang Dashu.
Ji Hean had only seen Zhang Dashu once, so naturally he couldn't recognize him.
"Everyone has left, what are you still looking at?" Jing Xian patted Xiao Ming who was standing there in a daze, "By the way, what on earth is going on?"
Xiao Ming was in no mood to respond to Yu Jingxian's words, and only said sullenly, "I want to drink, please accompany me."
"good."
Looking at Xiao Ming like this, Jing Xian felt that something was wrong.
The two of them found a restaurant and asked for a private room.
After Xiao Ming drank two bottles of wine alone, Jing Xian couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"
After pouring another glass of wine, Xiao Ming finally spoke, "That man was married to me a year ago."
"What?" Jing Xian frowned, "You're married?"
"At that time, Zhang Dashu's mother was dying, and her only wish before she died was for Zhang Dashu to get married." Xiao Ming explained calmly.
Xiao Ming met Zhang Dashu when he entered the military camp at the age of fourteen.
The two of them are of similar age, so it's natural for them to play together.
The two had a very good relationship in the army. Later, Zhang Dashu died to save him. His only wish before his death was that he could help take care of his elderly mother.
The war in which Zhang Dashu died was also the one in which Xiao Ming was disgraced.
The death of his friend and his own disfigurement at such a young age made Xiao Ming feel a little overwhelmed, so he went directly to Zhang Dashu's village to help him take care of his mother.
After going there, they found that Zhang Dashu's mother was blind.
The reason is that she often sheds tears because she misses Zhang Dashu.
Not only was she blind, but her health was also failing. Xiao Ming couldn't bear to tell her that Zhang Dashu was dead, so he pretended to be Zhang Dashu.
Zhang Dashu was only twelve years old when he joined the army and was twenty-two when he died.
During the ten years, he never returned home once, so Zhang's mother did not realize that Xiao Ming was not Zhang Dashu.
Xiao Ming wrote a letter back to Beijing, and then lived in Shifu Village as Zhang Dashu.
Zhang's mother's health was getting worse, and she knew it, so she wanted to find a wife for Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming naturally refused, but he couldn't find any reason, so he told Zhang's mother that he didn't like women.
Twins are very rare, so he had never expected that there was one in Shiqiang Village.
And so he and Ji Zhongzi got engaged.
Later, Zhang's mother fell and her condition worsened significantly. She might not wake up one day.
She was afraid that she would die before she could see her son get married, so she asked a matchmaker to increase the betrothal money and move up the date of the marriage.
Xiao Ming only found out about it the night before her wedding.
It wasn't that he didn't want to pick up Ji Zhongzi on the wedding day, but Zhang's mother's condition had been very bad, so he could only stay by her bedside.
A few days after Ji Zhongzi arrived, Zhang's mother died.
After Zhang's mother died, his mission was completed, and his family kept writing to him urging him to return home.
As for Ji Zhongzi, the two had only been together for a few days, and he could feel that Ji Zhongzi had no feelings for him, and he seemed to have no feelings for him either.
He didn't want to marry someone so casually to spend the rest of his life with her, so he left a letter and one hundred taels of silver for Ji Zhongzi and left.
It can be regarded as compensation to Ji Zhongzi.
After hearing what Xiao Ming said, Jing Xian fell silent.
In fact, the moment he saw Ji Zhongzi, Xiao Ming was not only surprised but also felt an unknown joy. That joy made him lose his mind instantly and he hurried over.
But Ji Zhongzi didn't recognize him, and that feeling was like a basin of ice water pouring down his body, chilling him to the bone.
On the other side, Ji Hean and Ji Zhongzi were having a lot of fun, especially Ji Zhongzi, who was just like a little bird that had just been released from a cage, looking here and playing there.
Soon the two of them played until the afternoon, felt hungry and tired, and went home.
Ji Hean was a little tired and planned to go back to his room to sleep for a while.
Ji Zhongzi was full of energy. He took the things he bought and went to play with Mu Ya.
A few more servants were added to the family because Ji Hean liked Mu Ya, so although Mu Ya was a servant in the family on the surface, his actual status was similar to Ji Zhongzi.
After hiring servants, Mu Ya stopped working altogether and spent most of the day playing with Ji and An.
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Ji Zheng was walking on his way home at this moment, with a visible smile on his face and brisk steps, and it was obvious that he was very happy at the moment.
He is about to meet his wife, if he is not happy, who will be happy?
But there is a saying that goes "Extreme joy leads to sorrow."
Because he met the Crown Prince and General Xiao who were about to return to the palace.
Normally, they would just need to say hello when they met, but who knew what was in the prince's mind that he insisted on visiting his home.
Ji Zheng was also convinced, and he even wanted to kiss and hug his wife as soon as he got back.
In fact, the prince's idea was very simple. He just wanted to get closer to Ji Zheng.
Ever since Emperor Ren showed him Ji Zheng's answer sheet last time, he felt that this man must be capable.
When his father abdicates in the future, some older ministers will certainly have to retire, so he has to build up his own power.
As for Xiao Ming, although he drank a lot of wine, he was not very drunk.
In fact, he and Ji Zheng had met each other before, but neither of them took it seriously.
Ji Zheng jumped off the carriage and turned to Jing Xian and Xiao Ming and said, "Your Highness, General, please do not be offended by my humble abode."
Jing Xian waved his hand and said, "No, Master Ji, I hope you don't mind our sudden visit."
You also know that you are being presumptuous, big brother! Ji Zheng rolled his eyes in his heart, but his face was still full of a warm smile, "Not presumptuous, not at all. Your Highness's visit to my humble home is a blessing for me."
"Your Highness, please." Ji Zheng leaned over and made a gesture of invitation, letting Jing Xian go first. "General, please."
As soon as I stepped into the living room, I heard Ji Hean's very cheerful and loud voice.
"Ah Lang, you're back!"
Following the sound, Ji and An ran over jumping and skipping.
Seeing Ji Hean, Ji Zheng was so excited that he even forgot about Jing Xian and Xiao Ming for a moment.
He walked up to Ji Hean and hugged him and kissed him, "I missed you."
But Ji Hean saw that there was someone else, and his face immediately turned red. He quickly stepped out of Ji Zheng's arms and whispered, "There's someone!"
The sound of someone evoked Ji Zheng's memory. He thought something was wrong and immediately took Ji Hean forward to apologize.
"Your Highness, General Xiao, this is my wife, Ji Hean."
Ji Hean was shocked when he heard that the visitors were the prince and the general. Such persons of similar identities, whom he had only heard of from others before, unexpectedly appeared in his home.
Jing Xian and Xiao Ming's eyes widened when they saw Ji and An. Wasn't this the person they just saw on the street?
He is actually Ji Zheng’s husband?
Ji Zheng noticed that Ji Hean was uncomfortable, so he squeezed his hand and said, "Go back and play with Ji Zhongzi and Mu Ya first, and come back later when it's time for dinner."
After hearing Ji Zheng's words, Ji Hean breathed a sigh of relief, bowed to the prince and the general, and left.
It is said that he learned etiquette from Mu Ya after hearing that Ji Zheng became an official. He did not expect that it would take effect so quickly.
"Your Highness, let's go in and sit down." Ji Zheng turned around and said to the two of them, "General?"
Xiao Ming was in a daze. He had drunk some wine and just heard Ji Zhongzi's name, so he was in a trance at the moment.
He came back to his senses after being called twice by Ji Zheng. Looking at Xiao Ming who was absent-minded, Ji Zheng was speechless.
The three of them sat down in the living room.
Jing Xian said, "I didn't expect that Lord Ji and his wife have such a good relationship. It's really enviable."
So you came to me just to talk nonsense like this? Ji Zheng was very angry when he was interrupted from being intimate with his wife.
But she didn't show it at all, "No, no, I heard that Your Highness and the Crown Princess are childhood sweethearts, and their love is so deep that it makes people envious."
The prince is twenty-three years old this year and has been married for two years. Ji Zheng heard from others that the prince and the princess were childhood sweethearts and have a deep relationship.
Speaking of the Crown Princess, Jing Xian's face lit up with warmth. It seemed that she liked his Crown Princess as much as the legend said.
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