Zhu Bowen suddenly felt a little envious of Hua Yizheng, but he could only envy him. After looking through all the families in Beijing, only Hua Yizheng could raise a girl like this.
Thinking of his old friend far away in the north, Zhu Bowen sighed. A man who could change five or six sets of clothes a day and lived a glorious life had to suffer so much when he got old. I wonder how he is doing now.
Hua Zhi lowered her head and took a sip of tea. "I plan to go to the North around July. If you have anything to bring to Grandfather, please let me know in advance."
Zhu Bowen's face was filled with surprise. "You're going again this year? Jingzhou is not close. I'm afraid it will take you more than two months to go back and forth. Can you handle going to the north in July?"
"It doesn't take that long to get there by horseback, and the weather is good now, so there won't be any delays on the road. We should be able to return in a month or so."
"I remember you went to the Northland just years ago."
"Yes, it depends on when I come back from Jingzhou. If I come back early, I will go earlier and go again at the end of the year."
Zhu Bowen never thought that she would come up with this idea. He couldn't help but sit up a little and lean forward slightly, "Go once every six months? Will it be like this in the future?"
"yes."
"Why do you have to work so hard? It's your great contribution to take good care of the Hua family."
"Merit is judged by others. What does it have to do with me? I have enjoyed the wealth of the Hua family for many years. Now I am just fulfilling my duty as a girl of the Hua family." Hua Zhi looked at her energetic grandfather, thinking of her grandfather whose hair had turned half white after just a few months of not seeing him. She knew that stubborn old man. He would certainly not regret what he had done, but he blamed himself for dragging the Hua family to this point.
"Now people look at me as if they are watching a show, but I have also grown up from a baby to sixteen years old. If it weren't for my grandfather's indulgence, how could I live a peaceful life in a place as I wished? The knowledge I know is not born in my brain, and what I say and do is also taught to me by my grandfather. If my grandfather treats me like this for the sake of the family, it would be fine, and I will pay back a little when it is due. But he is not like that. He doesn't know that the Hua family is in such a disaster. He just indulges me and lets me live the life I want."
Hua Zhi's eyes were slightly hot. If her grandfather treated her well for a purpose, she would not be so grateful. But her grandfather really indulged her and spoiled her in a not-so-conspicuous way.
"If the Daqing Dynasty allowed women to enter the government, I would do my best to earn a future for the Hua family. If women were allowed to be generals, I would be willing to fight on the battlefield to earn military merit and do my best for them to come back. But I don't have this opportunity. I can only take it step by step. Before that, I have to make my grandfather feel at ease. I don't want them to be missing the most important person when they can finally go home."
By the end of her speech, Hua Zhi's voice was trembling. This was the thing she feared the most, so she would rather be a little tired and send herself to her grandfather, tell him that everything was fine at home, tell him what she had done, and tell him that they would be able to go home soon.
She could tolerate her grandfather's illness and old age, but she could never accept that this man was gone! In this way, he must be unwilling to accept it.
It was the first time that Zhu Bowen saw his granddaughter express her emotions so openly. He understood what she wanted to express. As a grandfather, he had not known for many years that he had such a granddaughter. It was obvious how much thought Hua Yi had put into her.
Put yourself in his shoes. If he were exiled thousands of miles away, the best way to comfort himself would be to know that everything was fine at home. Zhier's doing this was the best comfort for Hua Yizhen.
"I understand. You can go ahead without any worries."
Hua Zhi stood up and knelt down. This was exactly what she wanted to hear. The Hua family was too weak. If someone took advantage of the situation at this time, the young people in the family would not be able to handle it.
She could just walk away, but she also had to build a protection network for them.
"What are you talking about? So serious?" Zhu Haocheng's heart skipped a beat when he came in and saw this scene. He knew that his second brother was unhappy about that deal these days. Zhi'er was here today, so could it be that something happened while he was away
Hua Zhi stood up and called him "Uncle", and then greeted Zhu Ziwen behind him.
When Mr. Zhu saw his eldest grandson, his mind suddenly brightened. "Zhi'er, how about letting Ziwen accompany you on this trip south?"
"Not appropriate." Hua Zhi refused without thinking. There is no saying here that marriage is not allowed within the five degrees of mourning. Marriage between close relatives is normal. Not to mention that Yan Xi was there, even if Yan Xi was not there, she did not want to stage a drama of cousin marrying cousin.
"Zhi'er is going south?" When Zhu's uncle heard that it had nothing to do with business, he felt relieved and sat aside to ask.
"Yes, Grandfather, this is inappropriate."
Seeing her firm attitude, Mr. Zhu didn't want to force her any further. He did have that idea in mind. If the two of them were attracted to each other, then wouldn't the girl belong to his Zhu family
pity.
Before Zhu Ziwen could say anything, he was pushed out and then pushed back. He was not angry, but smiled and said, "Didn't my cousin say that she wanted to play a game of hand with my grandfather? This is a good opportunity for me to broaden my horizons."
Hua Zhi raised her eyebrows. She was not really afraid of this matter.
Everything was ready, and several people moved to sit around the chessboard, like they were divided into camps. Zhu Haocheng and his son stood behind the old man, and Zhu's second uncle stood next to Hua Zhi.
The layman watches the excitement while the expert watches the details. The children of aristocratic families all know something about this, the only difference is how skilled they are. It just so happens that the children of the Zhu family are all quite good.
The old man's chess style was famously steady, but what surprised them was that Hua Zhi also took a steady and cautious approach, and she made her moves very quickly, as if she didn't need to think about it, and it seemed that she was evenly matched with the old man.
Zhu Bowen's original leisurely mood disappeared, and he truly regarded his granddaughter as his rival.
In the first game, Zhu Bowen won half a point.
In the second game, Hua Zhi played with black pieces first. She drank up the tea in the cup, her eyes sparkling with fighting spirit.
When it came to the seventh piece, several people discovered that Hua Zhi's style of play was different this time. Unlike the first game, which was open and aboveboard, this game was actually set up with a series of traps, and in the end Zhu Bowen lost half a piece.
In the third game, Zhu Bowen played with black pieces. He hadn't felt so refreshed in a long time, and his beard was shaking with excitement.
In this game, Hua Zhi changed her strategy again. She used cunning tactics, and all her arrangements were true and false. When you thought her plan was real, she made it fake. When several people were not optimistic about the plan, it turned out to be the key to victory. In this game, Zhu Bowen gave up and admitted defeat.
The old man actually lost, this was a result no one had expected!
The old man laughed heartily towards the sky, he was really happy. It was a blessing for the Hua family to have such a girl, but it was also a blessing for his Zhu family!
"Have you read military books?"
"The Hua family's library has all kinds of books, and I read all of them."