"Brother-in-law, there are 140,000 women in other people's barracks. What's wrong with having two more women in your barracks? Let me tell you, my two wet nurses are not ordinary. They quarrel all the time and make a mess. You can tell at a glance that they are good soldiers. After all, you are my brother-in-law. If I don't help you, who else can I help? I'll give them all to you..."
The naughty kid Rui Ge'er raised his fat face and tried his best to sell his two wet nurses to Zhu Ping'an with a generous and kind look.
Do you really have to give your father a piece of grassland? !
Zhu Ping'an shook his head with a wry smile. This naughty kid was really going further and further down the road of getting beaten. Just as he was about to open his mouth to correct the kid's wrong idea, he heard an earth-shaking roar coming from outside the door.
"Rebellious son, what did you say?!" Linhuai Hou's roar came from outside the door.
Then, Marquis Linhuai was seen rushing into the study room with a vigorous pace that did not match his fat body. He was quick, accurate and ruthless. He did not give the naughty child any chance to escape and grabbed him.
Linhuai Hou was already annoyed by the two concubines in the backyard and was very angry. If he did not have the support of their mother's family, he would not have allowed them to be so unruly in the backyard. He spent a lot of money and promised two sets of gold jewelry. He finally appeased the two concubines. Before he even entered the door, he heard that the naughty boy wanted to give the two concubines to Zhu Ping'an. How could he suppress his anger, which immediately rushed to his head.
"I'm going to send my two wet nurses to my brother-in-law to join the army." The naughty child said with his neck stiff.
"Rebellious son, say it again!" Linhuai Hou was so angry that he was like a Spartan, staring at the naughty child with flaming eyes.
"What's wrong with me saying it again? She's my wet nurse. Can't I make the decision about her? I just want to send them to my brother-in-law to join the army." The naughty child became bolder when the time came and started yelling with his neck stiffened.
"I let you call the shots! I let you call the shots!" Linhuai Hou was so angry that his head flew off and smoke came out of his seven orifices. He pulled the naughty boy onto his lap and started beating him with a bear-paw-like slap.
Oh...
The naughty child immediately started screaming.
"Uncle, children speak without restraint. Rui Ge'er is also young and inexperienced. Uncle, please let him go this time."
Zhu Ping'an stepped forward to persuade Linhuai Hou.
"Brother Rui, why don't you admit your mistake to your father?" Zhu Ping'an then winked at the naughty boy, asking him to admit his mistake and be submissive.
"My dear nephew, you don't know that this rebellious son did it on purpose..." Linhuai Hou was still angry.
"I did nothing wrong. Dad, are they my wet nurses or your aunts?! If they are my wet nurses, why can't I have the final say?! They always fight when they meet, let them go to my brother-in-law's barracks and fight enough!" The naughty child covered his beaten buttocks and yelled loudly with his neck stiff, not admitting his fault at all and not being cowardly at all.
"Of course they hired a wet nurse for you!" Linhuai Hou gritted his teeth, "However, they are just a wet nurse for you, not a slave who has signed a contract to sell herself. What do you think of them? Besides, women are not allowed to enter the military camp. You even sent them to your brother-in-law to serve in the army. Aren't you harming your brother-in-law? I think you deserve a beating!"
"Hmph, why does the nanny I hired always run to your room to coax you to sleep..." the naughty child asked unconvinced.
"Have you finished your homework? You sneaked out again, right? I'll teach you a lesson!"
Linhuai Hou interrupted the kid with a roar, then hit him twice on the buttocks.
Then, he shouted to the outside of the door, "Butler, butler, hurry up and send this rebellious son to the teacher. Keep a close eye on him and don't let him skip classes again. Also, if he doesn't finish his homework today, don't give him any food..."
Linhuai Hou’s idea was that since he couldn’t answer the question, he should get rid of the person who raised the question.
"Yes, sir." Li Er responded and walked in, took the naughty child from Linhuai Hou, and walked out under duress.
"Dad, you are using public power to take revenge on me. I don't accept it. I don't accept it..."
The naughty child struggled hard in Li Er's arms, but to no avail. Li Er picked him up and took him away.
The sound of the naughty child's howling could be heard from far away.
"Ahem, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you for not educating my children properly." Marquis Linhuai coughed and said with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Uncle, you're too kind. Children are just talking without restraint. It's normal for them to be a little naughty." Zhu Ping'an said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, children speak without restraint, that's all children speak without restraint." Linhuai Hou nodded vigorously and found the step.
"Congratulations, nephew. You have been promoted to a fourth-rank official in one fell swoop. This is the first time such a young person has been promoted to a fourth-rank official in the Ming Dynasty."
Marquis Linhuai congratulated Zhu Ping'an and changed the subject.
"Haha, congratulations to uncle. Congratulations on taking office as deputy commander-in-chief of Jianghuai." Zhu Ping'an smiled and bowed in return.
"Hahahaha, it's all thanks to my nephew. If it weren't for my nephew's insistence, Old Xu and I wouldn't be where we are today."
Marquis Linhuai couldn't stop smiling and thanked Zhu Ping'an.
"Hahaha, I really want to thank you, nephew." The laughter of Duke Wei came from outside the study, and someone walked in.
Duke Wei was a frequent visitor to the Linhuai Marquis's residence, so no one stopped him and he walked into the study with ease.
"Haha, Old Xu, you're here. Eunuch Chen has arranged everything." Marquis Linhuai stood up and said with a smile.
"Uncle." Zhu Ping'an also stood up and saluted.
"Yes, everything has been arranged. I tell you, it is worthy of being from the palace, it is very exquisite, with a rosewood bed, Suzhou embroidery curtains, colorful silk quilts, and tufted jacquard carpets... ... Fortunately, we in Yingtian have everything we need, so we replaced it quickly, and there were no problems. We are all very satisfied."
Eunuch Wei clicked his tongue.
"It's fine if we want to be particular, it's just for these few days, and it's paid for by the government, so what's there to be afraid of?" Linhuai Hou said disapprovingly.
"That's true." Duke Wei nodded.
"My dear nephew, congratulations on your promotion to the fourth rank. This time, thanks to you, I also got a lot of reward for my contribution."
Duke Wei turned around, smiled and clasped his fists towards Zhu Ping'an.
"Haha, uncle, you're too kind. Congratulations." Zhu Ping'an also smiled and congratulated him.
"Old Xu, you have been given an additional rank of Zuofu and Jialu, don't just say thank you, show some real results."
Marquis Linhuai stepped forward and patted Duke Wei on the shoulder, asking for benefits on behalf of Zhu Ping'an.
"No, no." Zhu Ping'an waved his hand modestly, "I just gave the idea, and the two uncles are responsible for the specific execution."
"Don't worry, Old Li. I, Xu, am not a stingy person. I will definitely give my nephew a big gift in the future."
Duke Wei patted his chest and said, "Old Li, you have been promoted to deputy general, you have to show your respect."
"Don't worry, the gift I give will be no less than yours." Marquis Linhuai stroked his chin and said with a laugh.
Really, I can’t argue with you. Zhu Ping’an thought to himself that he couldn’t argue with them, so he accepted it silently.