The next day, Zhu Lei came over accompanied by Mr. He, but he also brought a handful of pearls that the Chief of Guard Ying had rewarded last night. Mr. He said on his behalf: "He should have saved the second grandson. That's right." The second grandson, Jiren, has his own destiny. He just happened to help him. How can he ask for a generous reward from the young lady? Besides, the young lady has taken great care of him in the past few years. "
Wei Changying saw how much he hated Miao and his son yesterday, and how pleased he was with Zhu Lei today, especially since Zhu Lei was Jiang Zheng's disciple, and could even be considered her junior brother. At this moment, he said in a friendly manner: "It's not like that. Yes, if it weren't for Zhu Lei's generous help yesterday, Guang'er..." Thinking of the danger at that time, Wei Changying calmed down a lot even after a night, and he couldn't help but have red eyes again at this moment.
Mrs. He hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her. After a while, Wei Changying regained his composure and said, "Auntie, you are my wet nurse. You brought me up. We are all your own. I am not lying. Originally, , Thinking of my aunt and Uncle Jiang, I will not treat Zhu Lei badly. Now that Zhu Lei has made such a great contribution and saved Guang'er, he also saved my life. If I don't repay such a great kindness, I will feel sad in my heart. Definitely can’t get through it.”
When it came to this, Mr. He could no longer stop him, so he said: "The young lady can reward him with whatever she wants, but a handful of pearls is too much. Even if he gets married and starts a career in the future, he won't be able to use these many. "
Wei Changying waved his hand to stop He, and said to Zhu Lei: "We all learn from Uncle Jiang, and strictly speaking we are not outsiders. Don't be polite now. Whatever I have and whatever I can do, just say it. "
This Zhu Lei had grown up a few years ago when he was still a young man who had not yet grown his hair. In the past two years, he had been traveling in Youyan, and he had become a bit rough and rugged. He looked like a man with a curly beard who was over thirty years old. Like a big man. But he seemed very embarrassed at this moment, and said rather awkwardly: "I am a warrior, the one who is a chivalrous and righteous person... uh..."
Halfway through the words, Mr. He glared at him, and then he realized that he was no longer traveling. He touched his head awkwardly - Wei Changying burst out laughing, and said to Mr. He: "It seems that Zhu Lei When you travel, do you often act chivalrously?"
He said: "He is just wandering around. He has been away for several years, but he is still alone when he comes back!"
Wei Changying naturally helped Zhu Lei at this moment and said: "As for marriage, it is better to be in the hands of the elders. Doesn't Zhu Lei respect his aunt and Uncle Jiang, so he doesn't make a private decision for life?"
"It's been a few days since I came back, and it's still the same." The meaning of He's words was very clear.
Wei Changying pondered: "The people in front of me are quite neat, and they are also diligent and smart..."
The ambassadors around her have now reached the age of marriage, and they will definitely get married if they serve for a year or two at most. The future mistress's personal attendant has outstanding talents and a master-servant relationship with the mistress, so naturally there are many people who covet her. It's just that since Wei Changying returned to the imperial capital, he has been busy with one thing or another. He has no time to take care of his three relatives and his own flesh and blood, and he has no time to pay attention to the life-long affairs of his maid.
And the He family has been targeting Zhu Yi since Zhu Lei came back. However, Zhu Lei is not a servant of the Shen family or the Wei family, and Jiang Zheng does not intend to let him be a slave. If Zhu Yi and others are If you want to marry him, you must leave your citizenship. On this point, the family may not be willing to have children - after all, although the life and death of a slave is in the hands of others, the children of a family like Zhu Yi, who is not small in power, can live a more prosperous life than the small gentry outside, and even the children of the master's family are not casual. Anyone can be disrespectful.
Moreover, in the current situation, the people of Li are in danger, and it is safer to follow the Shen family.
What's more, apart from his martial arts skills, Zhu Lei himself is neither handsome nor talented, so it may be difficult for him to impress Zhu Yi and others. So even though He was Wei Changying's wet nurse, it was hard for her to speak without any reason. Now it happened that Zhu Lei rescued Shen Shuguang, so He mentioned it tactfully.
But Wei Changying had not thought about which of the ambassadors to give to Zhu Lei. Zhu Lei himself became anxious: "The sisters in front of you are all very good. I am afraid I am not worthy of you."
Hearing the rejection in his words, Wei Changying was a little curious, but He Shi glared at him fiercely and reprimanded: "You already said that the girl you liked before was unwilling to be with you. We are separated and the current situation is chaotic. Whether we can meet again in this life is a question. Are you going to miss her forever and never get married? "
...Co-author Zhu Lei met a woman he fell in love with when he went out before. However, the fate was not good enough, so he kept thinking about her, so he has not married her yet.
Zhu Lei was scolded by Mr. He and shrank his head without saying a word, but it was clear that he still didn't want to marry the ambassador in front of Wei Changying. Seeing this situation, Wei Changying couldn't force it, so he said: "Then let's slow down this matter for a while. Zhu Lei, is there anything else you want to do?"
"To tell you the truth, Madam, I am following my master and my wife now. Everything is safe and sound. There is nothing I want." Zhu Lei said quickly.
It can be seen that he really thinks so - Wei Changying's evaluation of him cannot help but be higher: Although she is determined this time, even if Zhu Lei opens his mouth, she will not refuse, but no matter what, A person who is not greedy will always be more respected and appreciated.
Wei Changying thought about it for a moment and said: "Take this Dendrobium Pearl back. Just as Aunt He said, even if you have no intention of having sex now, you will eventually get married in the future. What's more, for me, a Dendrobium Pearl It’s nothing, just a way to express my feelings.”
Zhu Lei looked at He, who thought for a moment and said, "In that case, let him keep the maid and give it to him when he gets married."
"Zhu Lei, since you have nothing to ask for now, and it sounds like you have nothing to do with Uncle Jiang." Wei Chief Ying Xia took a sip of tea and said, "How about I send you something?"
Hearing this, Mr. He was overjoyed—Zhu Lei was young after all, and he still said cautiously: "I must try my best."
As a result, Wei Changying smiled at him and said kindly: "My son Shu Guang is already five years old. Last year he started to learn about civil affairs. If he starts practicing martial arts now, he will be the same age as when I was a child. I don't know. Are you willing to accept him as your disciple and teach him the skills of close combat? "
"..." Zhu Lei stayed for a long time before confirming that he heard correctly: Wei Changying was talking about accepting Shen Shuguang as his disciple, not teaching Shen Shuguang martial arts. You know, these two are worlds apart! The former has a formal master-disciple status. Even if the status of the disciple is noble and the master is from a humble background, the disciple must always treat the master with courtesy.
The latter, however, was just like Jiang Zheng's former teacher, Ying, who was the head guard. Although it was said that Jiang Zheng had a high status among the servants because of Wei Chief Ying - but only among the servants, in the eyes of the nobles, Jiang Zheng was just a somewhat respectable slave.
When King Heng Shen Xun was still the prince, he beat Jiang Zheng in the street to vent his anger, because Jiang Zheng was only Wei Changying's tutor, and Wei Changying even went to the palace to plead guilty to the queen. But if Jiang Zheng is Wei Changying's official apprentice, then when Wei Changying enters the palace, he will avenge his master.
Of course, there is a difference between being a master and being a teacher. The latter only teaches some martial arts skills, while the former usually teaches at least a few of the most unique skills in order to live up to the name of master and disciple.
But who is the Shen family? The martial arts of the children of the Shen family have always been taught by the elders of the clan, and they have never been taught by outsiders. A noble family that has been guarding the border for hundreds of years has its own means of fighting on the battlefield.
Even if Zhu Lei's lineage is good at close combat, since the Shen family is able to train private soldiers and secret guards, how can there be no such teaching
Wei Changying had such a naive idea before, thinking that after practicing hard with Jiang Zheng, he would be able to beat his husband into submission, and then... ahem, let's not talk about this anymore.
In short, after He came back to his senses, he immediately declined on Zhu Lei's behalf: "How can this be done?"
"Zhu Lei is a disciple of Uncle Jiang, and I am very confident in his martial arts skills." Wei Changying said, "Otherwise, how could he return safely from Youyan in such a chaotic world in the past two years?"
"I come from a humble background, and I definitely don't dare to allow my second grandson to become my disciple." Zhu Lei has been practicing for several years. Doesn't he know that although the opportunity in front of him is a big opportunity, a bad move can also become the source of trouble? The martial arts practices of the Shen family members are all passed down from father to son, and martial arts skills are passed down from father to son. What's more, Shen Shuguang's father is the unofficial next leader of the clan, so how can his teacher be ordinary
At the beginning, Jiang Zheng was just Wei Changying's tutor, but he had numerous grudges and was even scolded by He for more than ten years. Wei Changying is still just a young lady from the Wei family!
Zhu Lei had heard and witnessed his master's encounter in Ruiyu Hall, and did not want to wade into such troubled waters, so he tried his best to refuse based on He's words, "Besides, my martial arts skills are actually ordinary. Although my teacher taught me a lot, I am so stupid. Don't dare to delay the second grandson."
After pushing and pushing for a long time, Huang came over to smooth things over and let Zhu Lei teach Shen Shuguang first. As for whether he should formally become a disciple, we would wait until Shen Zangfeng came back. After all, Shen Shuguang's surname was Shen, so it would be better to ask his father's opinion about becoming a disciple.
Wei Changying sent He and Zhu Lei away, and the results of Shen Lianheng's treatment were also reported from the upper room. Mrs. Su directly pushed the matter to Shen Xuan. Shen Xuan was furious after hearing the news. The daughter-in-law slapped her youngest son in public and cursed him bitterly: "You deserve it!"
Because Shen Lianheng was living alone in a separate courtyard and rarely visited his aunt and biological mother, Mrs. Su said nothing, and even Mrs. Miao was only scolded and driven back to her own courtyard. Shen Xuanqiang summoned Shen Lianheng's teacher out of anger and found out that the young boy was lazy and had not attended classes for several days, and he had not skipped classes like this once or twice before.
It's not like the teacher never complained, but Shen Xuan was busy with court affairs during this period, and whenever he returned to the mansion, he always ordered not to be disturbed by trivial matters. Shen Lianheng also bribed the servant who communicated with him with money, so that the servant would send the teacher away every time on the grounds that "the boss has important matters." As time went by, the teacher stopped complaining.
Knowing this news, Shen Xuan was furious and beat Shen Lianheng to pieces with his own hands, and punished him with grounding for half a year. After half a year, he would have to check his homework. If he didn't learn well, he would still be good-looking. Then he expelled the guards and Shen Lianheng's book boy who had been bribed to stop the teacher's complaint from the house. The guard commander who was in charge of the mastiffs was also given ten sticks as a lesson for neglecting his duties - this was punishment.
The next step was to appease the third wife. Shen Xuan gave an old ginseng plant to his grandson in his own name, and asked Mrs. Su to reward his daughter-in-law with some jewelry and clothing materials. Of course, Shen Xuan will not forget Zhu Lei who saved Shen Shuguang. Because Zhu Lei was young and although he was not a servant of the Shen family, he was still just a disciple of the person his wife was marrying, so Shen Xuan did not see him. Instead, he sent his housekeeper to encourage him and gave him a large thank you gift.
Two days later, Shen Xuan gave Zhu Lei another Wusan official title—Deputy Lieutenant of Yihui, a rank lower than the seventh rank.
Even though he only had the lowest official rank, Jiang Zheng was so excited that he cried with joy when he heard the news - even more excited than receiving a bunch of pearls from Wei Changying, which Jiang Zheng had no choice but to accept.
When Wei Changying found out, he couldn't help being surprised, and Huang said: "Young Madam, you are of noble birth and have served as ministers for many years. Officials in the court must be polite when they see you. You are only a seventh-ranked person, so naturally you won't take it seriously." Son. But Jiang Wei comes from a humble background, and getting an official status is as difficult as climbing to heaven. Now that Zhu Lei has gotten an official status, even the lowest one, how can he not be excited? "
"So that's what happened." Wei Changying really didn't take a seventh-grade official seriously. Although Shen Zangfeng was only a seventh-grade official when he married her, they were imperial guards. How could they be so numerous? Can Deputy Lieutenant Yihui compare? What's more, for young people like them, it doesn't matter what title they hold at the beginning. No matter how bad they are, after a few years, their elders will try to promote them to the next level.
She couldn't help but laugh, "After all, my father-in-law has a sharp vision. I thanked him for a long time and it turned out that I didn't thank him to the point at all." (To be continued)