The Forbidden City of the capital, the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked coldly at Mu Chun, who was kneeling in front of him, thinking that when the child was seventeen years old, he was awarded an official, and the ministers all proposed that he should be tried for a year and a half, and then awarded a real position according to his merits.

After that, Mu Chun really did not disgrace himself, dared to fight, took the lead, and soon stood out from the army, and was promoted to commander at the age of nineteen. At the age of twenty-five, he was awarded the title of Marquis for his military exploits. In him, he vaguely saw another righteous son Mu Ying, who was an all-round man in civil and military affairs.

Alas! The two righteous sons are too good, so good that they can't be faulty, why aren't they my own sons?

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly, the eldest son Zhu Biao was too benevolent and affectionate, which was originally a fortunate thing for the benefit of the country and the people. However, it is easy to trust others with affection and sex, so that it is inevitable to be controlled by others, giving those ambitious people an opportunity, especially the special status of the two righteous sons, who are too powerful, Zhu Yuanzhang is worried that the 'Chenqiao Mutiny' of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin will be repeated in the future, and in order to clear all obstacles for the eldest son, he has to be ruthless and secretly get rid of the two righteous sons.

The eldest son has now passed away, and his grandson Yunwen has the same temperament as his Lao Tzu, and he is also a good child of benevolence and righteousness. Poor me, I have to be busy eradicating all the troubles for my grandson.

We must ensure that there are no hidden dangers after my grandson ascends the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, and a killing intent suddenly appeared in his heart.

Mu Chun is too good, so good that at the age of 30, he managed Yunnan, which had frequent rebellions, in an orderly manner, and repeatedly quelled the rebellion with his own strength, not to mention, 300,000 mu of fertile land alone was reclaimed, more than 5,000 displaced households were resettled, and more than 30,000 people were reduced. Recently, he has been digging the Tiechi River, and he said that once he succeeds, he can irrigate tens of thousands of acres of paddy fields in one fell swoop.

The thirty-year-old general of Zhenxi is on the pillar country, the prince of the country, and the minister of the extreme! It can also be said that there is no way to rise, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, such an ambitious young man, can he guarantee that he will not have a different heart in the future?

Moreover, he is in charge of the military and civilians of a province, his power is too heavy, and he has a heavy army under his command, and it will be bad if he rebels. In the future, there are no famous generals who can compete with him in the DPRK, and it is difficult for generals from all over the country to protect themselves from both ends of the snake and mouse, and the only one who can suppress him, Zhu Di, is far away in Yanjing to guard the frontier, and he will be out of reach for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was like an iron stone, although he had plans to kill Mu Chun, he still said with a pleasant face: "Get up, I promise you not to embarrass the Fu family." ”

Mu Chun stood up happily and said impressively: "Thank you grandfather, the marriage of the sister?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered in his heart, and said with a smile on his face: "Don't worry about this matter." I had promised Ning Xue a long time ago, and let that girl choose her own son-in-law, how could I break my promise? Besides, Xu Hao, the guard next to me, heard that he likes her very much, according to me, this pair of children is a good match in Yemen, talented and beautiful, and they both have some good feelings for each other, so let's just fulfill this pair of lovers. ”

Mu Chun was sincere, and immediately said unhappily: "Since ancient times, the parents have been in charge of all major marriage events, and the father has passed away, so the minister has to replace his father, how can he let Ning Xue make a private decision for life?" As far as Xiao Chen knows, none of the brothers of the same generation of the Xu family can be called an outstanding talent, so presumably Xu Hao is no more than Erer, no. I don't promise. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was too lazy to worry about this matter, and said with a smile: "That's your family's business, you go back to fight with your sister-in-law, I won't ask too much." ”

Mu Chun saw that the emperor didn't want the Mu family and the Fu family to marry, since the saint personally promised not to embarrass the Fu family, and the goal was achieved, then forget about the marriage. Therefore, he also smiled: "Xiaomei's marriage is not in a hurry, Xiaochen will slowly find a talented person for her who is enough to match, as for Xu Hao, Xiaochen will make him die as soon as possible." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with a smile, he didn't want the Mu family and the Xu family to marry, since Mu Chun was the best.

Xu family.

Since Xu Hao left Beijing, Xu Cuitao, who had no family affairs, was bored, so she thought about moving to the garden to live with her sisters.

Regarding the daughters' lifelong events, the eldest wife Wang and the second wife Xiao have the same opinion, and they both want to keep the children for a year or two, anyway, the daughter of the Xu family is not worried about getting married, and it is not too late to marry before the age of twenty.

Xu Cuitao has been arrogant since she was a child, so she can't get along with her sister-in-law Zhu Qiaoqiao, she doesn't want to see Zhu Qiaoqiao herself, so she called the maid to go to the North Courtyard.

Zhu Qiaoqiao is listening to the housekeepers and wives in each room, in addition to serious things, they also have to deal with personnel disputes in the house, these quarrels, stealing people, petty theft and other troubles are undoubtedly the most upsetting. However, Zhu Qiaoqiao was decisive in killing and clear in rewards and punishments, punished regardless of the reason, and comforted the aggrieved people with rewards and clothes, etc., and the whole family went directly to their hometown, no matter who was standing behind them, they didn't give face.

Even Xu Hao's cronies were beaten up for drunkenness, the old lady's henchmen stole the baby and were sent to the government, and the old lady and the three wives came to intercede separately, which was not good, which can be called iron-faced and fearless. So much so that during these days, the Xu family can be regarded as having learned the pungent demeanor of the county lord.

In addition, after she got married, the Xu family had dealings with all the royal families, which made the expenditure on favors increase suddenly, and the eldest lady was a little unhappy about it.

Zhu Qiaoqiao has a strong nature, so he simply merged the ten good fields he married into the Xu family, which was more than ten times the Xu family's properties, and suddenly blocked the Wang family's mouth, and in turn praised his daughter-in-law for being good and capable.

Zhu Qiaoqiao, who was busy with his feet not touching the ground, finally finished taking care of the housework, and had to deal with a relative who wanted to do a certain errand, and Xu Han was also among them.

At this moment, Xu Cuitao's maid came over, and after being reported by the subordinates, she entered the house to say a blessing and told her about the matter.

Zhu Qiaoqiao thought for a moment and said: "It's not that I'm stingy with money and don't build an embroidery building for your girl, but my wife complained that the family's expenses were too much yesterday and told me to save." Besides, it takes at least three or five months to build a house, and the entry and exit of craftsmen will not only affect the work and rest of the girls in the garden, but even if it is repaired, it is not allowed that your girl will be ready to get married, and the house will be abandoned in a few days.

In this way, when the third child is not at home, he will ask the eldest girl and sister and the cousin of the Xiao family to move to Zhuyuan first, and vacate Tianxiang Pavilion for your girl and sister Luzhu. When the third child comes back, he is willing to live in Zhuyuan with his sisters, or live elsewhere, even if he lives with me, he will follow his own heart, who will make him my most precious brother? ”

As soon as Xu Hao was mentioned, Zhu Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "Anyway, I have been wronged for a while." Thinking that the bamboo garden is too remote and secluded, and he can't use it as a new house when he gets married in the future, it seems that I have to think about it for him. Well! You can't just save on this, so choose a place with the best scenery in the garden and build a new yard for him. ”

Xu Han, who was standing under the porch, was full of envy, and said that his sister-in-law was reluctant to repair the girl's house, but she was so generous to Xu Laosan! Ignoring so many brothers, there is only one Xu Hao in his eyes, which is too partial. Alas, when will my sister-in-law be so good to me? Even if you die, you are willing.

Others rejoiced that if the ground was broken in the garden, some errands would be assigned, and the next task would be a few years without worrying about food and clothing.

Now that the prestige of the eldest grandmother is increasing day by day, the maid didn't dare to say much, so she went back and told Xu Cuitao what she said.

Xu Cuitao sneered: "In her eyes, my sister-in-law is far less dignified than the eldest sister, and she doesn't dare to compete with the third child." That's it, who makes the third brother the most favored in front of his grandmother now, and who doesn't look at him differently? Fortunately, the third brother has always been considerate to my sister, and I don't blame him.

If you go again, you will say that Luzhu and I will live in the Peony Pavilion, and let Cuiyun and Cuiliu go to the Tianxiang Pavilion. By the way, I don't like noisy, so I'll move the kitchenette elsewhere. ”

The maid nodded, and returned to the north courtyard, at this time, Zhu Qiaoqiao leaned on the soft satin, smiling and letting Xu Han and the young men compete for flattery, but they didn't say anything.

These men are all masters of the family, and the maid doesn't need to dodge, and when the little girl tells her that she is coming, she goes in and tells Cui Tao's request.

Zhu Qiaoqiao concealed a trace of tiredness, and said with a bright smile: "According to your girl's wishes, I will order someone to move the small kitchen to another place as soon as possible." I pondered it again and again, seeing that autumn was about to pass, and that I could hurry up and repair the whole garden while winter was not yet coming.

Hao'er complained several times that my garden here was better than his, and she was very unhappy, which made my boss bored. Besides, the ancestors like to go to the garden to have fun with the girls, and the money on it cannot be saved, and if the garden is not repaired beautifully, it is my unfilial piety as a granddaughter-in-law. ”

Xu Han hurriedly flattered: "It's still my sister-in-law who thinks thoughtfully, and our brother has nothing to do, so I am willing to share some trivial matters for my sister-in-law." ”

Zhu Qiaoqiao glanced at him and sneered: "Aren't you revolving around the eldest young master all day long?" Even if he goes, there is no one around me? ”

Xu Han suddenly looked at it, licked his face and said, "The eldest brother is very helpful to us, and the younger brothers are grateful to him." But doesn't the eldest brother have to listen to his sister-in-law? He doesn't care about his home, so who will he ask you to go if he doesn't ask you? Sister-in-law, you can do it, have mercy on us. ”

Zhu Qiaoqiao smiled and said: "Let's talk about this matter, I'm also tired, you all go back, come over if you want to." ”

Xu Han and the others had no choice but to come out and find Xu Wen to complain and eat and drink together.

As soon as they left, Zhu Qiaoqiao immediately ordered the maids to change their clothes, and after grooming and dressing, they took a group of maids and women to the garden.

In Tianxiang Pavilion, Zhu Qiaoqiao took Xu Qinglian's hand and said: "Sister-in-law doesn't hide it from you, in order to save money and plan for Hao'er, let Cui Tao live in Peony Pavilion, three girls and four girls live here, and you and Hongye go to live in the bamboo garden for a few days." Here I ordered someone to build a new house for Hao'er, no matter how much it costs, I am willing, as for his future marriage, and by the way, overhaul the entire garden for the elders to play at leisure. Sister-in-law thinks that the bamboo garden is quiet, and it won't be disturbed by the movement here, do you think it's okay? ”

Xu Qinglian nodded and said: "Thank you sister-in-law for thinking about Hao'er, I have five hundred taels of gold earned by Hongye in my hand, sister-in-law, please use it, it is a little bit of love between me and Hongye to Hao'er." Let's pack up and move to Zhuyuan right away. ”

Zhu Qiaoqiao was shocked in her heart, these two sisters actually have so much money? easily took out five hundred taels of gold, it turned out to be a pair of rich people, maybe how much gold there was in their hands, it must have been earned by Hao'er behind his back for his sisters and sisters.

Xu Hao, do you dare to hide it from me? I'll settle the score when you get back. Zhu Qiaoqiao was embarrassed at the moment and said: "In the end, you are reasonable." By the way, how to settle the maids around Hao'er? His people can't afford to offend, and they have wronged the girls, and they have come back to be angry with us. ”

Xu Qinglian said with a smile: "It's okay, Hao'er's bamboo garden has already prepared our sisters' residences, Zhulan and they live as usual, we live in connected bamboo houses, next to each other and don't disturb each other, not to mention that everyone is used to playing and making trouble on weekdays, even if they live together, it is okay." ”

Hao'er's mind is too delicate! I can't help but say admiration.

Zhu Qiaoqiao sighed at this point: "In the end, Hao'er is thoughtful, much better than his two elder brothers." Your eldest brother doesn't do his job all day long, and I don't bother to talk about him. Your second brother has opened his face to the two maids in a row in the past few days, which is not counted, and he went to the Qinhuai River every day to eat flowers, drink and stay with prostitutes, so he really didn't want any face, so the Wang family was very dissatisfied, and sent people to say it a few times, but they were all blocked back by his wife, and let your second brother have fun. The Wang family is also pitiful, and now the hairless phoenix is not as good as a chicken. ”

Xu Qinglian frowned and said: "In the past, the second brother was very strong and motivated, why did he change his personality all of a sudden?" Unreasonable. ”

Zhu Qiaoqiao knows this, the ambiguous relationship between the three of them in the past has passed, and the past should be forgotten when the matter is a foregone conclusion.

didn't want Xu Ji to come to tease her with words several times, but he had an unspeakable mind. At that time, Zhu Qiaoqiao didn't give him a good face, and once he was in a hurry and scolded Xu Jitian for being shameless, and he was ashamed of Xu Jitian, and fled in the wilderness.

Few people knew about this matter, Zhu Qiaoqiao didn't want to tell Xu Qinglian, and after talking for a while, he resigned and went to Fushouju.