Zhang Bi has just returned from abroad, but he grew up in Beijing. Although he has been abroad for more than a year, he has no sense of strangeness to the capital. His wife is also a famous family in the capital. She is a very beautiful and elegant woman.
Mrs. Zhang Shao has been pregnant for three or four months. Although she still can't see anything, she has been obviously cautious in her actions. Fu Zheng looked at Mrs. Zhang Shao standing next to Zhang Bi and couldn't help looking at Zhuo Lin.
Zhuo Lin certainly knew what he was thinking, but it was hard to say anything in front of outsiders. She just glanced at him.
To Zhuolin's and Fu Zheng's surprise, Zhang Bi didn't just bring his wife to the banquet. Zhang Zuo, the second young master of Zhang Jia, came with them. Zhuo Lin is not uncomfortable to see Zhang Zuo. After all, she and Zhang Zuo were not even engaged at the beginning. Moreover, Zhang Zuo married earlier than her. In fact, they have no intersection at all.
But Zhang Jia, the second junior, has always kept a low profile. Zhuo Lin just met Zhang Bi twice in school before he left the capital. He still kept silent behind Zhang Bi. Zhuo Lin didn't talk to him. Today, Zhang Zuo will come with Zhang Bi, which really surprised Zhuo Lin.
As for Fu Zheng, he didn't know Zhang Zuo at all, and he didn't care who he was.
"Arlene, brother Fu, please sit down." Zhang Bi took his wife and smiled at the couple who had just come in.
Fu Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly because of his address, but he didn't say anything.
Zhuo Lin said with a generous smile, "let the seniors spend money. Congratulations to the seniors and their wife."
Mrs. Zhang smiled gently and said, "we have heard about sister Zhuo's style in other places. Unfortunately, I didn't witness it with my own eyes in the capital. Everyone will come and go more in the future. Sister Zhuo, don't dislike me."
Zhuo Lin said with a smile, "Madam sister-in-law is joking. I have to rely on you in the future." the two women smiled at each other. Although their personalities and aspirations were very different, they both felt good about each other.
When they sat down, Zhang bicai seriously introduced Zhang Zuo to them.
Zhang Zuo was several years younger than Zhang Bi. He looked thin, pale and silent. Zhuo Lin and Fu Zheng just glanced at each other. It seemed that he didn't mean to make friends with them.
Seeing him so, Zhang Bi could not help frowning slightly. His brother was weak and sick since childhood, and his character was silent and introverted. It was better to follow him in the past. This time I came back and found that he was more and more silent. His father was busy and didn't have time to take care of him. Zhang Bi brought him out in the hope that he could make more friends. However, although he visited many people these days, the effect was not satisfactory.
Today, Zhang Zuo took the initiative to come. He thought it would be better. He didn't want Zhang Zuo to still look like this.
"Azo." Zhang Bi said in a deep voice.
Hearing his brother's slightly unhappy voice, Zhang Zuo looked up at them and nodded to them. He had seen them.
Zhang Bi's face was slightly heavy. Mrs. Zhang Shao next to him pulled him and signaled that there were still guests. Zhang Bi sighed and exchanged greetings with Fu Zheng.
Zhang Bi didn't know Fu Zheng. Zhang bi was surprised when he heard that Zhuo Lin married Fu Zheng. After all, Zhuo Lin is a woman who rejected Zhang Jia. He always thought that even if Zhuo Lin got married, the person she chose would be a rare person.
It's not that Fu Zheng is not good enough. With Fu Zheng's background and current status, Rao is Zhang Bi, and he doesn't dare to say he can do it. But in the eyes of the vast majority of people in the world, Fu Zheng is really nothing compared with those noble and powerful families.
This is also the reason why Zhang Bi took the initiative to entertain Zhuolin and his wife. He was curious about what kind of man Zhuolin could choose among countless suitors.
At first sight today, Zhang Bi felt that he had some understanding. Fu Zheng was indeed a rare great figure. At least he could not find such a figure by picking up those childe brothers who were elegant, noble, disciplined or unruly in the capital.
Not to mention, Fu Zheng is still the deputy of Wang dujun, who has monopolized the two prefectures of Jiang and Yong, and he has just turned 30.
Zhang Bi can naturally see that Fu Zheng is by no means a person who has lived under people for a long time. Sooner or later, this person will be an overlord.
Zhang Bi became more and more polite to Fu Zheng.
At the banquet, they exchanged their views on the current situation. When he said goodbye to the three of Zhang Jia, Fu Zhengcai couldn't help but breathe.
Zhuo Lin looked up at him, a little funny, "what's the matter? What's your opinion on Zhang Bi?"
Fu Zheng looked up at the vast sky and narrowed his eyes slightly. "I have too many eyes. I'm too tired to get along with such people."
Zhuo Lin raised her eyebrows. "Aren't you insinuating me?" in essence, she and Zhang Bi are actually one kind of people,
Fu Zheng stretched out his hand and took her into his arms. He turned sideways to block the night wind for her and said, "how's that the same? You're my wife. Who is he?"
Zhuo Lin couldn't help laughing. She raised her hand and straightened his messy collar and said, "in the future, you can't deal with people like this. You'd better get used to it earlier."
"I know." Fu Zheng was a little depressed. He didn't like people like Zhang Bi. He was annoyed at it. Unfortunately, Zhuo Lin is right. Zhang Bi is one of the people he will deal with in the future.
Zhuo Lin said with a smile, "go back and finish reading the book I picked for you."
"Arlene, you don't know. I hate reading." Fu Zheng was dissatisfied.
"Do you see?" Zhuo Lin asked, looking up at him.
"Look!" Fu Zhengdao said, "read it to me?"
Zhuo Lin couldn't help laughing, leaned forward and kissed him gently on the cheek.
In fact, Zhuo Lin knows that although Fu Zheng looks a little big and doesn't like reading, he also has his own way of doing things, otherwise he can't get to where he is today.
It's just that I always have to worry about him, and I will mention something from time to time.
Fu Zheng stretched out his hand and circled her in his arms. He bowed his head and kissed the bright red linglip.
For a long time, he leaned his forehead against her forehead and whispered, "Arlene, Zhang Bi is going to hold his son. Shall we have a child, too?"
Zhuo Lin has a headache. Before he looked at Mrs. Zhang Shao's look, she guessed what he was thinking.
"Didn't you say you wouldn't have children for the time being?"
Fu Zheng was also distressed. "Yes, I don't trust you to be alone in the capital now. I thought we could live together for two years."
Zhuo Lin pushed him to his forehead. "Forget it, even if we live together, you can't be at home every day." Fu Zheng has to spend most of his time in the army now. Even if Zhuo Lin and he go back to the south, they can't be together every day.
Fu Zheng's eyes brightened, "then ask my mother to take care of you?"
Zhuo Lin said, "wait until you have it."
Fu Zheng was immediately happy when he heard the speech. "Let's work harder!"
"..." Zhuo Lin said nothing.
Fu Zheng stayed in the capital for more than a month and was urgently recruited back by Governor Wang a few days before the new year. Fu Zheng was very dissatisfied with this. He originally planned to stay in the capital to accompany Zhuo Lin for the new year.
Zhuo Lin was also very helpless, but when people's men naturally could not be too casual, they had to persuade Fu Zheng, who was trying to delay time, to leave on the grounds that she could go back to spend the new year with her parents.
Fu Zheng wanted to take Zhuolin back to Yongcheng, but now it's approaching the year. Zhuolin is busy and has to give up because it's too hard to get on the road temporarily.
After seeing Fu Zheng off, Zhuo Lin had a quiet new year in the capital.
Just a year later, Zhuo Lin vaguely felt that the situation in the capital was not very good. In the past two years, the contradictions between the emperor, courtiers and warlords around the country have become more and more intense. At the most serious time, Xiao Zhu, as the emperor, and the royal family, who are important courtiers in the court, have even been unable to maintain superficial peace.
In this regard, Xiao Zhu is also very helpless.
"Your Majesty, is it really okay?" Zhuo Lin took a sip of coffee in a new coffee shop outside Beijing University. The mellow but bitter taste made her frown slightly.
Xiao Zhu gracefully stirred the coffee in front of him and said with a smile, "at present, it shouldn't matter."
Zhuo Lin sighed slightly. She didn't say that she was worried that Xiao Zhu might be usurped at any time.
"I understand your Majesty's idea. Zhang Xiang seems to support it, but..."
Xiao Zhu said with a wry smile, "but most of the dignitaries and royal families in the court disagree."
Zhuo Lin nodded, looked at Xiao Zhu and couldn't help saying, "actually... I don't understand. Is it worth your Majesty's doing this?" reform has never been an easy thing, because it is destined to touch the interests of many people in power. As the king of a country, Xiao Zhu is precisely the biggest stakeholder.
Xiao Zhu looked calm. "Arlene felt that if it continued like this, how many years could Anxia last?"
Zhuo Lin is silent.
Nowadays, generals everywhere support soldiers and respect themselves. Although no one has openly rebelled, they almost don't pay attention to the imperial court. As long as the warlords around the country are shuffled several times to expand their power, sooner or later someone will challenge the royal family.
Xiao Zhu put down the metal spoon in his hand, looked at Zhuo Lin and said, "just last year, there were 17 local wars in Daxia, four generals of the separatist party died, and three of their territory was annexed. At present, there are ten generals who support troops and respect themselves in Daxia. The pattern will become, and then... Is the real death."
Zhuo Lin looked more solemn. Xiao Zhu said with a smile, "I guess Fu Zheng doesn't like Wang Derui?"
"..." what did she say that Fu Zheng was unhappy with Wang because he delayed his new year in the capital?
After thinking about it, Zhuo Lin said, "Fu Zheng, he..."
Xiao Zhu raised his hand to stop her and said, "I know he doesn't mean that now." it's hard to say whether there will be any in the future.
Zhuo Lin was silent and had to admit Xiao Zhu's words that every general didn't run for rebellion at the beginning.
Xiao Zhu sighed and said, "actually, I discussed this topic with Fu Zheng and long Xiao earlier. Unfortunately... I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint them."
Zhuo Lin said, "it's not something you can decide."
Xiao Zhu said with a smile, "will Fu Zheng come back today? Will you be unhappy to hear that I invite you to coffee?"
Zhuo Lin was a little helpless, nodded and said, "he's not so stingy."
Xiao Zhu disagreed. "Really? Only you think so?"
A bodyguard came in outside the door and went to Xiao Zhu. He leaned over and whispered a few words.
Xiao Zhu stood up and said to Zhuolin reluctantly, "it's really not free at all. I'll go back first. Arlene, thank you for drinking coffee with me."
Zhuo Lin took a look at the coffee he didn't drink. Daxia people still prefer tea. Although coffee is not a new variety, it has only really become popular in recent years.
"Your Majesty is serious. Go slowly."
Xiao Zhu nodded, turned around and took people away.
Zhuo Lin sat in the shop and watched Xiao Zhu take people out and get on the bus from the glass window. She found that Xiao Zhu seemed to be thinner after a new year. It seems that the Royal year is really hard.
After sitting in the coffee shop for a while, Zhuo Lin got up and left, ready to go back to school and get something, so she hurried home.
As soon as I got to the school gate, I saw Zhang Zuo and a young woman bowing their heads and saying something. The woman turned her back to her and lowered her head as if she were sobbing. Zhang Zuo had a bit of gloom and impatience on his face. When he looked up and saw her, he was a little stiff and soon eased down, but he nodded at her uneasily.
"Second childe Zhang?" Zhuo Lin thought and walked over.
Hearing someone coming, the girl immediately stopped crying, but the trace of just crying could not be covered up.
Zhuo Lin looked at them. "Are you two?"
Zhang Zuo drooped his eyes and said, "Madam Fu, what a coincidence."
The woman couldn't help looking up at Zhuo Lin when she heard the speech, and soon lowered her head again.
Zhuo Lin said, "what a coincidence, young master Zhang. What can I do for you?"
Zhang Zuo shook his head. "No, this is a girl from Xing Xuemei's relatives who came to the capital to join her relatives. She got lost walking. I helped find someone."
Zhuolin was a little surprised. When was Zhang Zuo so helpful?
However, she is not familiar with Zhang Zuo. She only met Xing Wei occasionally at some banquets. She didn't say a few words. It's not easy to meddle. Just looked sideways at the woman. The woman quickly whispered, "Zhang... Second childe Zhang is right. Don't bother this and madam."
Zhuo Lin nodded, "that's good. I have something else to do. Excuse me."
Zhang Zuo said, "Madam Fu, go slowly."
Zhuo Lin said goodbye to them and walked quickly to the school gate.
When I got to the door, I couldn't help looking back at my back for some reason. Zhuo Lin raised her hand and pressed the center of her eyebrows. Somehow she was upset.