Chapter 161 - Door (1)
The madame looked at her son's daughter-in-law kneeling before her. She felt both gratified and emotional. She did not make things difficult for them and took a sip from her teacup before handing each of them a red letter.
“Get up, we'll be a family in the future. As an old woman, she doesn't have any extravagant hopes. As long as the family is happy, it's fine.” Before the madame left the pavilion, she had seen many deceitful people. After marrying her husband, she had calmed down, not having the same worries as her concubines and her children. The husband and wife had spent most of their time together, and their only son had gone to the battlefield earlier.
After greeting Ann, she let Maid Zhong take Zuo Shaoqing to get to know the relatives of Lu Family. On the side, she indistinctly pointed out: “It's rare to have so many children here today, so the house suddenly became quite lively.”
Zuo Shaoqing saw how anxious they were to push their children out, so how could he not understand? He secretly glanced at Lu Zheng and saw that his face was expressionless and his eyes were calm. For a moment, he could not figure out what Lu Zheng was thinking.
However, this scene made Zuo Shaoqing secretly heave a sigh of relief. At least, it meant that the madame had no intention of giving Lu Zheng a concubine.
“Madam, this is my third son. He already knows a lot of words at the age of two. He is very clever and obedient.” A beautiful woman pushed a little girl in front of Zuo Shaoqing and urged, “Huan`er, quickly call for someone …”
The little boy raised his head, had the face of a golden boy, and revealed an untidy set of teeth as he smiled and said, “Greetings, Aunt.”
The corner of Zuo Shaoqing's mouth twitched, and the wind suddenly blew wildly …
If anything dissatisfied him the most when he married into Duke Zhen Manor, it was definitely this title. Since yesterday, all the servants that saw him respectfully greeted him: “Madam.”
Previously, he didn't have the time or energy to correct these terms, but now after hearing these little guys call each other ‘Aunt' or ‘Sister-in-law', his scalp began to tingle.
He forced out a twisted smile, took a purse from Luo Xiaoliu and gave it to the kid. He said with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes: “Good boy, this is Uncle's greeting gift.”
After all, the little ghost was only two years old. Previously, he was taught by his mother countless times to only remember those three words. Now that he heard Zuo Shaoqing's different address, he was at a loss.
Zuo Shaoqing didn't think too much about it, rubbed his head and walked towards the next position.
After a circle, he did not remember who was who. He only remembered which brat was able to read and write.
His legs were so weak that they could barely hold on. It felt as if hundreds of needles were stabbing into his body. Luckily, Lu Zheng kept his arm around his waist, allowing him to barely finish walking around.
When he returned to the Qinglu Garden where he and Lu Zheng were at, Zuo Shaoqing threw himself onto the bed and didn't even want to move.
Lu Zheng took off his outer robe and changed into the home's cotton dress. He sat on the bed and patted Zuo Shaoqing's buttocks, “Lie down and sleep a little more.”
Zuo Shaoqing cried out “oh”. He turned his head and looked at Lu Zheng with sparkling eyes. Then, he inched his body towards the side of the bed and let go of half of the bed, silently inviting Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes and covered Zuo Shaoqing's body with a quilt. He laughed deeply and said, “If you still want to have a good rest, then don't look at me like this.”
Zuo Shaoqing thought about Lu Zheng's warm embrace, but after thinking about his body right now, he decided that life was more important. Thus, he smiled obsequiously: “You are busy with work, so I won't bother you anymore.”
After saying that, he quickly took off his clothes and threw them out of the bed. With a tug on the blanket, he fell asleep.
Lu Zheng was amused by his actions. He looked at the documents on the bed for a while, then got someone to send the documents in and sit on the brick bed in front of the window to read them.
The navy had already been reorganized, and all the soldiers that needed to be eliminated had been sent out. All that remained were the construction of battleships and the new recruits. These were both things that could not be completed in a short period of time.
Therefore, Lu Zheng wasn't in a hurry. He picked a few useful people from the sea bandits that he caught last time and was ready to nurture a group of high-ranking officers who understood the battles in the sea. As for the new recruits, they should first practice their basic skills.
Zuo Shaoqing rested on the bed for one day and one night. Every few hours, he would be pressed down by Lu Zheng to apply the medicine on his pants. By the second day, he had actually recovered pretty much completely.
At that time, Lu Zheng sighed with emotion as he applied the medicine: “What a great talent.”
Zuo Shaoqing buried his head in the pillow and didn't care about the disorderly way he said it. He waited for the medicine and put on his pants before jumping off the bed and got the servants to serve him.
It could be said that the first day missed the greeting hour because Master Lu's combat power was too strong, causing him to be unable to get out of bed. If he missed another hour on the second day, then it would not make sense.
When the two of them had washed up and walked to the Warm Fragrance Pavilion, the Countess was preparing to eat breakfast. When she saw the two of them, she even asked curiously, “Why are you up so early today?” After saying that, she meaningfully glanced at Zuo Shaoqing's lower body.
Zuo Shaoqing moved a little uncomfortably, then went up with a smile and said, “It's not too early, Master Lu usually gets up earlier than this, and he's been lazy these two days.”
The servants added extra chopsticks with great interest. The old lady made them sit down before saying maliciously, “Isn't this a special period? It's not a big deal to waste a day or two practicing martial arts. After all, the weather is short.”
After Lu Zheng returned from his triumphant return from the Northern Frontier, the madame knew that her son had no one by his side. She sent some beautiful servants and attendant over to him at the first possible moment.
At that time, the old mistress thought that her son was suffering from a hidden illness and was extremely worried. She didn't want to ask him directly, so she had the doctor prepare some medicinal food in private.
Unfortunately, she still couldn't find out which one her son tried to harm. It was only when Zuo Shaoqing appeared that she felt both happy and sad.
After accompanying the madame to her meal, the butler brought her a stack of bills and said, “Madam, these are congratulatory gifts sent by the guests. They have already been tidied up. When would you like to count them and send them to the storehouse?”
The old mistress yawned and waved her hands. “Leave this matter to Young Madame from now on. Young people are full of energy, so watch carefully.”
Zuo Shaoqing opened his mouth. He wanted to refuse, but Lu Zheng squeezed his hand under the table. He kept silent and thought, [Does the madame really want to give him this big family?] Wouldn't that mean he had no fate with the government?
However, when he took the list and began to count the gifts in the room, he immediately forgot about his little worries and began to count the priceless treasures.
Nowadays, when a woman marries, it's always a habit to return home for three days. As a man, no one would say anything about Zuo Shaoqing returning or not, not to mention that he never left his home when he first married.
Therefore, no one in the entire Wu Steel Manor prepared a door gift for this new wife. However, on the third day after breakfast, Zuo Shaoqing suggested that they should go home to take a look.
The old mistress looked up in surprise. “Go back to the door?” What was going on? However, although she was surprised, she still instructed the butler to prepare the door for her return at the first possible moment.
Ever since she knew about Zuo Family's performance at Zuo Shaoqing's wedding, the madame did not have a good impression of the family. Out of selfishness, she wished Zuo Shaoqing and Zuo Family would break off relationship, but knew that was impossible.
Zuo Shaoqing also had a sudden impulse. He suddenly wanted to go back to see his' yearning ‘parents and brothers, to see how Zuo Shuhui was going to be when he got married.
That day, when he was carried out of the door by Lu Zheng, he hadn't had the chance to appreciate Mrs. Xue's expression when she saw his dowry, so he took this opportunity to enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention.
“Bring more people with you and go out. Your status is not ordinary now, but if you go out, it will represent Duke Zhen's residence's face. Don't let others look down on you.” The old mistress reminded him with a frown.
Zuo Shaoqing knew that she shouldn't be worried about him being bullied. After all, he was here just to bully his.
Returning to his room and changing clothes, Zuo Shaoqing brought Luo Xiaoliu out the door in high spirits. As soon as they left the door, they saw several loaded carriages and two rows of energetic Mansion Guards.
“You're going too?” Zuo Shaoqing was surprised and happy at the same time. He ran up to Lu Zheng with a silly smile on his face.
Lu Zheng carried him onto the back of a horse, “How can a husband not accompany his wife back to the house?”
Zuo Shaoqing held his face and forcefully kissed it. Ignoring the dubious gazes around them, he hugged someone and said: “Then you have to be calm later. Don't ruin my good fortune.”
Lu Zheng's mouth curved into a straight line. He snorted coldly in displeasure and agreed.
Zuo Shaoqing patted his chest, then whispered beside his ear, “You should at least give me a chance to show off, right?”
Lu Zheng turned around and wiped the corner of Zuo Shaoqing's mouth, tightly hugged him, and looked at him indulgently, “Got it.”
The image of these two people riding together had already become a unique sight in the capital. Wherever they passed, all sorts of sighs could be heard.
Halfway there, Zuo Shaoqing asked, “Can I discuss something with you?”
“Hmm?”
“Can we change the name?” They call me ‘Madam' all the time, and I'm not used to it. “
“What's wrong, Madam? Aren't you my wife? ” Lu Zheng lowered his head slightly and called out to Zuo Shaoqing in a deep voice, “Madam …”
Zuo Shaoqing rubbed his arm and suppressed the goosebumps on his body with difficulty. “Cough, cough …” You and I are men, it's always a little too feminine to be called that. They call it awkward, and it sounds awkward to me. “
Lu Zheng grunted but didn't express any opinion. However, when Zuo Shaoqing returned home, he found that everyone had consciously changed their words when they saw him.
Since then, San Ye had been living in Duke Zhen's residence.
Zuo's Mansion's gatekeeper had already seen from far away a group of people slowly approaching with great momentum. When he saw the person seated on the leading big horse clearly, he was so shocked that he scrambled into the manor to report the news.
“Master… Madam … San Ye returned to the door … “
Although Zuo Yunwen didn't forget that he had married a son, he didn't expect that his son would actually come back to the sect. Zuo Yunwen was filled with mixed feelings and didn't know if he should be happy or terrified.
However, regardless of his feelings, when he found out that Master Lu had also come to visit, he had no choice but to dress up and go out to welcome him.
Therefore, when Zuo Shaoqing and Lu Zheng jumped down from their horses at Zuo's Mansion gate, they saw that other than Zuo Shuhui, the rest of the masters of Zuo Family were all standing respectfully at the gate to welcome them.
Mrs. Xue looked at Duke Zhen Manor's grand display and gritted her teeth. How great would it be if her daughter returned home?
When the family had finished with their rituals, Lu Zheng waved his hand without a care, “No need to be overly polite, we're all family. Master Zuo didn't forget that today is Shao Qing's way of returning home, right?”
Zuo Yunwen wiped off his cold sweat and replied with a lack of confidence: “Of course …” “Of course I haven't forgotten. Come in quickly!”
Lu Zheng walked openly in front of everyone, holding Zuo Shaoqing by the hand. He frowned as he entered and said, “I remember that Shao Qing didn't come out of the house. So what happened to the red silk that filled the house?”
“This… “This old one's daughter will be married in a few days, so …”
“Oh?” Lu Zheng stopped his steps, dragged his tail and narrowed his eyes, “So that's how it is. I didn't expect that in Master Zuo's heart, his daughter is more valuable.”
Without waiting for Zuo Yunwen to explain, he coldly snorted: “Or rather, is this Zuo's Mansion really like what others said, only knowing how to bully a weak bastard?”
“I don't dare to!” Zuo Yunwen quickly explained, “Master Lu misunderstood. Previously, my son desperately wanted to marry out of his second uncle's family, so I was helpless. These are actually all prepared for Shao Qing. I just remembered that my daughter still needs them so I didn't tear them apart.”
“Clap clap …” Zuo Shaoqing clapped his hands happily and said, “Father didn't say that his son is going to forget, but elder sister went out the day after tomorrow, right? …” “Aiya, how come my son vaguely remembers that she was married to a concubine?”
Wu Tie gave him a meaningful glance, but Zuo Shaoqing didn't want to respond to him at all. He continued, “Son, you seem to remember that you can't use bright red as a concubine, right?” He turned around and asked with a serious expression, “Master Lu, am I right?”
Lu Zheng scratched his palm, and nodded with a smile in his eyes: “Indeed so. Thinking about it, your Zuo Family has been around for generations, so you don't even know this little bit of etiquette, right?”
Mrs. Xue listened to their mocking, did not dare to retort to Lu Zheng, and could only point her spearhead at Zuo Shaoqing, “Shao Qing is wrong, you can marry a man, your elder sister can't be considered out of line even with a bit of red.”
Zuo Shaoqing blinked and innocently asked, “Is our son's marriage bestowed by the Emperor? Don't tell me Big Sis also has special approval from the Emperor's imperial edict? Tsk tsk, my son's news fell behind. “
Zuo Yunwen grabbed Mrs. Xue, who still wanted to say something, and said respectfully, “It's just my negligence. I'll have someone rearrange it later.”
Lu Zheng nodded: “After all, this is my wife's family, you have to pay attention to what you need to. Otherwise, if I get a piece of history recital tomorrow, my face won't look good either.”
“Yes, yes …” Zuo Yunwen replied obediently.
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