Neither Tang Bohu nor Zhu Zhishan expected that Zhou Zhong, the author of Journey to the West, was actually the prospective son-in-law of his old friend Wang Lun, and that Zhou Zhong was somehow valued by His Majesty the Emperor and was granted a marriage by His Majesty. This was undoubtedly a big deal for ordinary people.

What a great honor.

Seeing the surprised looks on his two friends' faces, Wang Lun was also very proud. After all, having such a good son-in-law would help his daughter to have a smooth life for the rest of her life. This was also the greatest joy that he encountered in his later years.

After Wang Lun finished telling his own experience, the three of them discussed Tang Bohu's visit to Beijing. But as soon as he started talking, Zhu Zhishan suggested that everyone finally reunited and had a few drinks. This suggestion was also

Get Wang Lun and Tang Bohu

Agreeing, they greeted Shen Jiuniang, and Wang Lun explained to the two guards in front of the door. Finally, the three of them went to a small hotel diagonally opposite Tang Bohu's house and ordered several local specialties and snacks.

Eat and chat over a pot of good wine.

"Brother Wang, you have been an official in the court for many years, and you have just returned from the capital. You even met His Majesty the Emperor in person. Why did you call me to the capital this time? Is it really just to make paintings?

"After just drinking a few drinks, Tang Bohu immediately asked impatiently. Although Ma Baihu seemed to be talking very easily, he still felt unsure.

When Wang Lun heard Tang Bohu's question, he also showed a wry smile and said: "Brother Bohu, actually I have been thinking about you just now, but after thinking about it, I can only come up with an explanation, that is, His Majesty has a weird temperament today.

There are many places for fun in the leopard room he built. He probably thought of something related to painting on a whim, so he ordered several father-in-laws to ask Jin Yiwei to invite some famous painters back to the palace, and you happened to be one of them.

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It must be said that Wang Lun's guess was not far from the truth, but what he didn't know was that the order to find the painter was not sent by Zhu Houzhao, but by Gu Da, one of the Eight Tigers, with Tuo Jinyiwei.

The main purpose of finding someone was to paint Jin Ping Mei into an erotic painting, in order to please Emperor Zhengde.

"Brother Wang, according to you, there shouldn't be any danger in Bohu's visit to the capital this time, right?" Zhu Zhishan is most concerned about the safety of his friends. After all, the water in the capital is deep, and he may die if he encounters a small incident.

"This should not happen. In addition, I will write a letter to Mr. Li later. When Bohu enters the capital, he will take my letter and pay a visit to Mr. Li's house. For my sake, Mr. Li will definitely do the same.

I will take care of Bohu, and even if something happens, Mr. Li will not stand idly by!" Wang Lun then replied.

Tang Bohu also thanked Wang Lun for his help. Then the three of them talked about their respective experiences during this period. Because Wang Lun and Zhu Zhishan knew that Tang Bohu would leave tomorrow, they would definitely have to explain something to their wives and daughters today, so the three of them

He just had a few drinks and was not drunk. In addition, Tang Bohu also entrusted his wife and daughter to Zhu Zhishan to take care of him. After all, he didn't know when he would be back after leaving.

In the afternoon, Tang Bohu and the other three finally broke up the banquet. Wang Lun returned to the inn to rest, and Zhu Zhishan also went home to arrange accommodation for Shen Jiuniang and his daughter. After all, Tang Bohu was not at home, and Shen Jiuniang and her daughter were not safe living outside, so they might as well live in

In his home, since the Zhu Mansion is so big, there is no shortage of accommodation for their mother and daughter.

When Tang Bohu returned home, he saw two Jin Yiwei still standing outside the door. Although the small shop downstairs in his house was open, there was no business. When he entered the shop and came upstairs, he found Shen Jiuniang The mother and daughter were sitting at the table eating. She picked out the fish bones from the fish and stuffed it into Taosheng's mouth. Taosheng had rice grains all over her face, and she would also say something to her mother from time to time. Show a sweet smile.

"Ms. sir, why did you leave so early? I thought you wouldn't be back at noon today?" Shen Jiuniang asked in surprise when she saw Tang Bohu going upstairs.

"Haha, Brother Zhishan and Brother Wang know that I am leaving tomorrow. So they asked me to come back and stay with you for a while." Tang Bohu said with a smile on his face. At the same time, he came over and sat next to Taosheng. He saw that his daughter was only focused on eating. The fish ignored him, which made Tang Bohu couldn't help but reach out and pinch his daughter's face, but this made Taosheng turn away dissatisfied, and continued to eat the fish in her bowl.

"Ms. sir, do you really have to go to the capital?" At this time, Shen Jiuniang looked at Tang Bohu in front of her and asked with reluctance in her eyes. She was very satisfied with her current life. Although she was very poor, as long as she wanted to Being able to be with her husband-in-law and daughter is already a great blessing for a woman like her who was born into a wealthy family.

Tang Bohu also knew that his wife was reluctant to leave, but he sighed and said: "It's impossible not to go this time. Although Brother Wang has been reinstated, he can't help much. He can only write a letter to ask others to take care of him." One or two, plus the person who summoned me to the capital this time is probably related to the palace, so even if I don’t want to go, I’m afraid those royal guards will force me to go.”

After hearing her husband's words, Shen Jiuniang fell silent. She was originally a famous prostitute in Suzhou. She had learned music, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child. She had read no less books than ordinary scholars, and she also knew a little about the situation in the court, so she was very concerned about the situation in the court. Tang Bohu could also understand what he said. He saw her sighing softly at the end, then stood up and said: "My husband, please stay with Taosheng for a while, and I will go pack your luggage."

But before Shen Jiuniang could leave, Tang Bohu suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist and said, "Jiuniang, please wait until tonight to pack your luggage. Our family will have a good meal today!"

Shen Jiuniang turned her head and saw the true feelings on her husband's face, which made her feel sweet. She said "hmm" and sat down. She was about to reach out to serve her husband rice, but at this time, Tang Bohu took the bowl and served it to Shen Jiuniang. After eating a bowl of rice, I finally served some for myself.

Seeing her husband's considerate behavior, the smile on Shen Jiuniang's face became sweeter. However, the thought of her husband going to the capital was not known to be a blessing or a curse, which made her sweet heart feel a little more worried.

After lunch, Tang Bohu stayed at home with his wife and daughter all afternoon. By the next morning, Shen Jiuniang had already packed Tang Bohu's luggage. At this time, Jin Yiwei also arranged a vehicle to return to the capital. Ma Baihu Wu Baihu had something important to do, so it was naturally impossible to go back with Tang Bohu, so he transferred a dozen people from the local Jinyi Guards and asked them to take Tang Bohu back to Beijing. There would naturally be Jinyi Guards to take care of him.

Wang Lun and Zhu Zhishan personally saw off Tang Bohu. Because this incident involved the Jin Yiwei, Zhu Zhishan did not notify other friends. After sending Tang Bohu away, he took Shen Jiuniang and Tao Sheng to his house, and Wang Lun After watching Tang Bohu's wife and daughter settle down, he set off on the road with Ma Baihu and the others.

Suzhou was not far from Songjiang, and Ma Baihu and the others were all riding horses, so they moved forward very quickly. After two days of traveling, Songjiang City was already in sight, and unlike other places, Wang Lun

The news of returning to Songjiang was not kept secret. As early as a few days ago,

At that time, Wang Lun sent someone to notify his relatives and friends in the city. As a result, not only the officials of Xu Prefecture were very excited, but also the ordinary people who had sent Wang Lun off at the beginning were also very happy and spontaneously came to the north gate of Songjiang City again.

Prepare to welcome Wang Lun's return.

It is precisely because of this that when Wang Lun and Ma Baihu rushed to Songjiang City, they saw groups of people gathering under the north gate. In addition, officials headed by Xu Zhifu were also standing in front of the city gate, laughing.

Hehe looked at Wang Lun's team approaching.

When Wang Lun on the carriage saw the people who came to greet him, his eyes filled with excitement. At the same time, he also remembered that when he left in the prison carriage, there were also so many people seeing him off. But in the blink of an eye, he actually

The official resumed his duties and returned to his hometown in fine clothes. The wonders of the world are really unbelievable.

When the carriage approached Songjiang City, Wang Lun took the initiative to get off the carriage, and then came to the front of the team. As he walked, he greeted the people on both sides who came to greet him. Among them, several old men who had seen him off on behalf of the people even gave Wang Lun

They prepared wine to catch the wind, but Wang Lun also refused to accept anyone who came. He almost fell drunk again before reaching the city gate.

"Father~" While Wang Lun was drinking with the people who greeted him, he suddenly saw Wang Jinxuan rushing out of a large carriage beside the road, and shouted into his arms, followed by Zhou Zhong

Come up.

Zhou Zhong was the first to know about Wang Lun's return, and he had always asked people to pay attention to Wang Lun's whereabouts. Therefore, when he knew that Wang Lun was coming back today, he and Wang Jinxuan rushed to Songjiang yesterday, stayed at Zhou Mansion for a night, and then arrived again.

He was greeted outside the city, but just now Wang Jinxuan saw her father in a very excited mood, so she ran out of the carriage and threw herself into her father's arms and cried bitterly.

At this time, Wang Lun saw his daughter crying, which made him feel a little sad. But he didn't know that Wang Jinxuan was not only worried about him, but also because of the matter between Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun that made Wang Jinxuan very painful.

, now when I see my father, I vent all the grievances in my heart at once.

However, Wang Jinxuan did not cry for too long, because at this time, Magistrate Xu and other officials also gathered around him. As the local official of Songjiang and a close friend of Wang Lun, Magistrate Xu was naturally very happy. The officials behind him

Naturally, they also came forward to pay respects to Wang Lun.

Wang Jinxuan also knew that it was not the time to cry, so she had to hold back her tears and stand aside. Zhou Zhong was also very embarrassed at this time, because he didn't know how to explain to Wang Lun what happened between him and Xie Lingyun, let alone how to explain it to Wang Lun.

He proposed to break off the engagement, so now he can only stand with Wang Jinxuan, thinking about how to deal with the next thing.

But at this moment, Wang Lun, who was surrounded in the middle, suddenly said loudly: "Dear colleagues, Wang has come back this time to bear the emperor's orders. Please step aside and let Wang read out His Majesty's imperial edict before reminiscing with you.
Chapter completed!