Zhang Shou was finally a little surprised. Looking at his mother Wu's expression, it was clear that she knew about it but had been hiding it from him, the male party, but even the other female party didn't know about it, which showed that this marriage contract was really a rip-off!
It's true that parents' orders and matchmaker's words are true, but you should at least inform your children early on!
He sighed deeply, and laid down on the straw with his hands under his head. "I only knew that I had a mother, but I didn't know who my father was. I thought I would finally know my life story, but it turned out to be nothing... Alas!"
In fact, he didn't really care about that father, he just used the lamentation of his life experience to hope to induce the eldest lady to reveal more information!
At this moment, Zhu Ying was also desperately blaming herself for being so outspoken.
Although it was the first time she met Zhang Shou today, whether it was the chance encounter in the field, the meeting at his home, or the unprecedented lunch she had just had, she felt that the young man in front of her did not fit her previous idea of a country fiancé.
He was not like the rich and powerful children she met in her daily social activities. They were either like peacocks showing off or superficial geese. If she really had to describe him... he was definitely not a country bumpkin, but a clear spring flowing in the mountains and forests! Moreover, the rich and powerful children in the capital usually think highly of themselves, but there was not a single one who was better looking than Zhang Shousheng!
So, seeing that he seemed a little depressed, she almost subconsciously said: "Don't worry, I remember all the famous people with the surname Zhang in Beijing!"
"That's great!" Zhang Shou sat up immediately. "Miss, can you tell me some famous people with the surname Zhang in the capital?"
Zhang Shou's look of seeking advice, which was very measured, naturally pleased Zhu Ying. She completely forgot that she held Zhang Shou hostage in order to talk to him alone for a few more words, and hopefully get the inside story of the so-called engagement.
She actually carefully organized her thoughts and thought about how to explain it clearly to Zhang Shou.
"In the officialdom of the capital, the most famous one is Duke of Chu, Zhang Rui, who is as famous as my father. His second brother, Xiangyang Earl Zhang Qiong, and third brother, Wuling Marquis Zhang Mao, are also generals with outstanding military exploits. Like my father, they are all meritorious officials who followed Emperor Ruizong in building his career. Duke of Chu is almost seventy years old, and he is still stationed in Xuanfu this time, and Marquis Wuling is on duty as a guard. However, my father and Duke of Chu do not have a very harmonious relationship."
When talking about her father who was impeached after a great defeat in a war, Zhu Ying's beautiful face showed a trace of sadness: "Dad never interacted with him. However, I actually met the Duke of Chu by chance. He is actually a very kind person, but I don't know why he doesn't get along with Dad."
The listener is interested, but the speaker is not. Zhang Shou could not help but boldly imagine a possibility. Could it be that the so-called hatred was fake? The two people were actually very close to each other, but on the surface they never interacted with each other, and the henpecked Duke of Chu also entrusted his concubine and illegitimate son to someone else
Zhu Ying didn't know that Zhang Shou, who seemed to be concentrating, was actually concentrating on his imagination, so she continued talking.
"Then there is Duke of Qin Zhang Chuan. His father Zhang Yun was an adviser to Emperor Ruizong. He was said to be a good judge of strategy and was always a must-have in Emperor Ruizong's army. He is the second generation, with average military skills and wisdom. He is more interested in compiling books than being an official. He compiled the "Records of Ruizong."