First Prince of Ming Dynasty - Chapter 777

  Chapter 777 Dragon Figure

   Mrs. Cao led his sons and daughters in. Duke Wei Deng Yu was no longer in a state of drunkenness just now, and sat at the head of the throne. The second son Deng Ming was serving hangover soup.

  Deng Yu got up and said solemnly: “My husband is away all the year round, and Mrs. Lao takes care of everything at home.”

  Cao’s eyes were slightly red when she heard the words, and she comforted herself: “What are you talking about, it’s just a concubine’s duty.”

  The husband and wife sat down hand in hand, Deng Ming put down the hangover soup and stood up with his brothers and sisters, and then saluted his father, making up for the filial piety owed by the four seasons and eight festivals.

   “Okay, let’s all get up.”

  Deng Yu first looked at his eldest daughter and said: “Your wedding is coming soon, the two oriental beads bestowed by the emperor will be used as jewelry for you, and my father has sent someone to buy the rest.”

  Deng Zhilan slightly bent her knees: “Daughter thanked father.”

  Deng Yu asked his sons and daughters in turn, but after all, they are away all the year round, and unfamiliarity is inevitable, but it is not a rare thing, as is the case with most families.

   Seeing that her husband had nothing to say, Mrs. Cao ordered, “Okay, you guys go back to rest first, Zhilan stays here, your marriage is special, and your father and I want to remind you a few words.”

   “No.”

When everyone else retreated, Deng Zhilan stepped forward and took the hangover soup and presented it to her father. Deng Yu didn’t like to drink this stuff at first, but after all, it was her own daughter’s wish, so she happily took it and drank it up. .

   “His Royal Highness Prince Jin just drank a lot. Seeing His Highness as a father is very strict and heroic. He is definitely not as bad as the rumors in the market. It can be seen that he is just following what others say. My daughter is ready to marry with peace of mind.”

  Deng Zhilan sobbed suddenly: “Father has lived all his life, didn’t he know the principle of knowing people, knowing the face but not the heart, how can he know the root of a person with a cup of wine? Who in Beijing doesn’t know what kind of temperament King Jin is?”

“His Royal Highness, there is no need to say too much. His Royal Highness Chu has made great contributions to disaster relief and peace of the people. Now he supervises the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, and is known as a virtuous person. His Royal Highness Qi has made great achievements with the army. His Royal Highness has a benevolent character and has always been a sacred heart…”

   “Only…Only King Jin, there are rumors in the palace that even the land can’t be planted well, it’s not as good as mere…”

  Deng Yu frowned and scolded: “Shut up! What can you say about the prince?”

Deng Zhilan didn’t say anything anymore, she just lowered her head and covered her eyes with a handkerchief and wiped her tears. Seeing her daughter like this, Deng Yu had no choice but to soften her tone: “How can you believe such words, but some sour people envy the emperor’s son. It’s nothing more than the slander of the nobles, King Jin is the leader of all the kings, and now he has decided to conquer the land of Qin, which shows the holy favor.”

Mrs. Cao also persuaded: “The king of Jin is only so old. He was just ignorant and playful at first, which is nothing. You are a wife and concubine when you marry. It is good to persuade you, you must not be so contradictory, otherwise what will happen to the couple for a hundred years?” get along.”

  Of course Deng Zhilan knows that there is absolutely no possibility of changing this marriage. As a courtier, it is no less difficult to refuse a prince’s marriage than directly changing the dynasty, so there must be no need to think too much.

  But it doesn’t mean she has to endure it silently. If she doesn’t talk about her grievances, that’s okay. She must take the opportunity to let her parents understand that the family owes her.

  My mother didn’t give birth to my own siblings. In the future, this Duke’s mansion will no longer be my mother’s family that I can rely on. I won’t take more away at this time. When will I have to wait.

  …………

  Zhu Biao played Nianqi and asked casually: “What did the queen mother say in the letter?”

Chang Luohua’s thoughts are all on the chessboard. Although she is the daughter of a general, she didn’t like dancing swords too much since she was a child. She mainly learned knitting, red piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Some attainments.

   “Talk about Yang’er Liang’er’s recent situation, and some palace affairs.”

  Chang Luohua sighed and surrendered: “The master lost his concubine even if he was absent-minded.”

  Holding his wife’s hand, he said with a smile: “Chen Rong’s painting of Nine Dragons is exquisite and lifelike. I really can’t help but want to watch it.”

  Chang Luohua was silent for a moment and said: “Father’s Longevity Day is coming soon. Since this dragon picture is so exquisite, why not dedicate it to Father?”

The crown prince is of course also a dragon, but the dragon also needs to be big or small, able to rise or hide, big to make clouds and fog, small to hide and hide, rising to fly between the universe, hidden to hide in the waves good conduct.

   Zhu Biao can naturally understand what the princess wants to express: “The country is upright and the sky is smooth, the officials are clean and the people are at peace, the wife is virtuous and the husband is less troublesome, the son is filial to the father, and the heart is magnanimous. Sincerity and reasoning are also famous sayings, saving money for the husband.”

  Chang Luohua breathed a sigh of relief. Since ancient times, the emperor loved his eldest son, but that was mostly in the early years. As he got older, his mentality might begin to change, so there is nothing wrong with maintaining it carefully.

The couple went to the study room, which was very elegantly decorated. There were many calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, but now they were all noticed by a picture of a dragon. Eyes wide open; or parade in the sky, covered by thunder, clouds and mist, or dragons playing with water droplets, the waves are rough, or male and female treat each other, eager to chase.

  Dyeing with wet ink and heavy ink sets off the low-level white clouds and dragon body. Kowloon is all based on the posture and movements of half-human and half-god, or it can be said that this is the personification of the dragon.

   “Nine dragons have different expressions, and I am only happy with the fourth dragon.”

  Chang Luohua looked carefully and said: “The concubine likes the elegance of the seventh dragon.”

  The fourth dragon in the picture is drawn into the vortex by the sudden huge waves, struggling hard, with ferocious eyes, the pearl in the left claw seems to be crushed, and the posture is extremely painful.

  Chen Rong is a Jinshi in the Southern Song Dynasty. Combining the national situation and environment of the Southern Song Dynasty at that time, he can understand the true meaning of the charm of the dragon. As for the seventh dragon, which the princess likes, it is almost buried in the sea of ​​clouds.

Zhu Biao said happily: “burning incense, playing chess, tasting tea, listening to the rain, appreciating the snow, viewing paintings, waiting for the moon, drinking wine, planting flowers, searching for secluded places, playing the piano, reading, etc. It’s done, it’s not in vain.”

  Chang Luohua responded: “Then prepare to leave for Beijing, the concubine also misses the child.”

   “Well, let’s order it.”

  ………

   “It’s only been a few days since His Royal Highness returned to Beijing. The “Nine Dragons” has been presented, and Weizong’s “Furong Golden Pheasant” hasn’t been delivered yet?”

   “Tomorrow will arrive, ordinary things are not easy to respect, but these few are extremely elegant, my lord is brilliant.”

   “Our family relies on His Highness to take care of us. Now that the Lord is here, we should serve him with all our heart.”

  A sixth-rank official beside him said with a smile: “It’s a pity that the Crown Princess is also here, otherwise we would have other honors.”

   “Hey, the princess is also our mistress, how can I speak so frivolously.”

  The man hurriedly begged for forgiveness, and the people in the hall didn’t say anything, they just hated it. After all, if such words spread, it would only make His Highness have a bad impression of the entire Jiangnan family and damage the interests of the whole.

   “These little gadgets are nothing, they’re just a show of innocence. You still have to do what His Highness ordered. Don’t care about the pros and cons of the moment, and keep your eyes on the long-term.”

   There are many officials sitting in the hall, but the old men at the top are dressed in beautiful plain robes. They are the elders of Jiangnan aristocratic families.

   “You Zong has done an excellent job. What he saw and heard in the capital is more sensitive than ours. Therefore, if there are any orders, you must first cooperate with them. After the loss of each family and family name, everyone will make up for you.”

   “Wu Xun is powerful and lawless. If there is no protection of His Royal Highness, how can our family property be preserved? If it is a mere financial matter, how can it end well if we get involved with them.”

A white-haired old man leaned on a deer crutch and said word by word: “Zhu Ming has no background in the release of military power without a cup of wine. He can only follow the example of Liu Han and divide the vassal kings. In the future, there may be dangers of reducing the vassal and flattening the vassal, but the current prince is like this. It’s not a big deal if you think about it.”

Another person continued: “Only one point, does your Highness have a long life and long-term vision? Historically, the founders of the country were brutally killed. Among the founding princes, Qin Fusu committed suicide, Liu Ying died early in the Western Han Dynasty, and Liu Qiang died early in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was the resignation of the crown prince, Jin Sima Zhong was poisoned, Sui Yang Yong was abolished, Tang Li Jiancheng was killed, Song Taizu did not make the crown prince his younger brother, and Yuan Bo’er died at a very young age.”

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  (end of this chapter)