Chapter 405 – Outer Male
The sun was setting, and the colorful clouds in the sky were getting thicker and thicker.
Duke Cheng and Second Master Meng returned home around the same time and were invited to the outer study.
Before they even entered the courtyard, they heard the sound of Cun Cun and Yin Er’s laughter coming from inside, which was also interspersed with catcalls and Zheng Ji’s laughter.
Duke Cheng and Second Master Meng looked at each other.
This was Muzai, the outer study where the men of the Meng family discussed important matters and entertained honored guests. It was never solemn and silent.
How could it be that a childish child and an outsider, or even a cat, were allowed to run amok here?
Entering the courtyard, the two were even more shocked. Zheng Ji was holding Yin Er, holding Cun Cun, Hua Hua ran and jumped around them, the three of them and the cat were extremely happy.
How long had it been since Zheng Ji had smiled like this? It seems like he was still a teenager.
Second Master Meng arched his hand and smiled, “Great General Zheng, what’s so cheerful?”
Duke Cheng’s face did not look good, this scene was in his way.
He was the grandfather of those two children, he had yet to hold his grandchildren, and his grandchildren had never been so warm to him. Zheng Ji, a foreign man, what right did he have to hug his granddaughter and lick his face and smile like this.
Duke Cheng Guo said with a smile on his face, “General Zheng, your son is also about to get married, so let your daughter-in-law give birth to a few more of her own grandchildren, so you can hug and have fun.”
Zheng Ji’s face stiffened. He knew that Meng Daoming, the straw man, had always been bad to his son-in-law, and was not good to his own daughter and grandchildren. In his heart, he had been unhappy for a long time, but he just couldn’t say it out loud.
Hearing this, Zheng Ji sneered, “Don’t worry, Lord Meng, I will definitely be happy with my own grandchildren when I have my own grandchildren, just like now. I won’t be like Lord Meng, such a well-behaved grandchild doesn’t know how to love and cherish, it’s not as good as me.”
Saying that, he kissed Yin’er, and Yin’er kissed him back. He then leaned down and picked up CunCun with his other arm and kissed CunCun, who kissed him back.
Yin’er kissed Zheng Ji simply because she liked Zheng Ji. Cun Cun kissed Zheng Ji, in addition to liking him, but also to show his grandfather.
He could see that his grandfather was not close to himself and his sister, and he didn’t want to be close to his grandfather.
Not admitting that he did not cherish his grandchildren, Duke Cheng Guo walked over and extended his hand and said, “Cun Cun, Yin Er, come here, Grandfather hugs.”
Cun Cun and Yin Er both looked at him expressionlessly, Zheng Ji gave a “humph” and turned around and walked towards the house.
Duke Cheng wanted to chase after him, but was startled by a sharp cat call.
Hua Hua was standing in front of him.
Cheng Guogong instinctively raised his leg to kick Flower and retracted. Father was much better to this cat than he was to him, if he dared to kick it, his old father would beat him up.
Not long after, Meng Zhimo also returned.
Wine and food were served before Zheng Ji reluctantly let go of the two children, and the nursemaid carried them back to the inner courtyard.
Seeing Zheng Ji’s reluctance, Second Elder Meng laughed, “General Zheng also wants to enjoy his grandchildren.”
Zheng Ji laughed, “I didn’t know how to cherish them when I was young, but at this age, I’ve grown to cherish children.”
The Duke of Cheng Guozhong was still angry and sneered at him, “General Zheng is less than forty years old, he is still young. More than two concubines, to give you a group of children, how rare you want to rare how rare …… “Why bother to rare other people’s children.
The last half of the sentence did not dare to say.
Zheng Ji coldly snorted, “You think I am those fools? Hmph, good women don’t know how to cherish, thinking about concubines every day.”
Duke Cheng knew that he was scolding himself and just wanted to sneer back, but when he saw the old Duke coldly glaring at him, he didn’t dare to speak again. In his heart, he was furious, he is now not only inferior to a cat, but even an outsider.
The next day Zheng Ji did not come into the State Duke of Cheng Palace, went to the palace and the emperor and the important ministers to discuss the affairs of state for a day. On the third day, he came back to play at the Duke of Cheng’s Mansion, and after that, he came to the Duke of Cheng’s Mansion every two or three days to play with his children.
He wanted to come every day and knew that he couldn’t be that capricious.
Jiang Yishi followed Hu’s wishes and his own heart, not to have too much interaction with Zheng Ji, disowning that biological father. But not willing to stop Zheng Ji with Cun Cun and Yin Er contact, Zheng Ji is not easy, she did not want him to live too hard.
February 19, this day Jiang Yishi sat half a month of the month, finally able to go out.
After breakfast, she went to Fu An Hall to give the old master and the old lady, and then took Mei Xiang to the Council Hall to assign matters.
When she returned to the Floating Life Residence, she saw Old Guozhi holding clippers and tending to the flowers and plants in the Brocade Garden, next to her stood a circle of children, Cun Cun, Yi Ge’er, and Yin Er.
In the blink of an eye, it was spring again. Spring still comes earlier in Jin Yuan than in other places, many flowers in other places have not yet bloomed, but here is already full of spring colors.
Jiang Yishi didn’t go into the Floating Life Residence, and turned the corner to go to the Brocade Garden.
After she accompanied the old lord for a few words, she smiled and said, “I would like to ask grandfather to help Xun’er go to the Zheng residence to make a deal.”
The old lord raised his head and laughed, “That kid Jiang Xun has vision. Ting Ting is good, well-born, nice, bright and atmospheric, and has a manly spirit. I look favorably on both children, so the old man will go and do a good deed.”
He was willing to go and talk things over, not only because he looked favorably on Jiang Xun and Zheng Tingting, but he was also willing to facilitate this marriage, with the Cheng Guo Gong Fu and Zheng Fu becoming in-laws.
In the next morning, Jiang Yishi sent someone to send a letter to the Jiang family, tomorrow she had important matters to go back to the Jiang family to discuss with the old lady, uncle Jiang and the third master.
Last time, the old lady Jiang suffered a loss in front of Xie, afraid of the old lady looking for trouble, must be Jiang uncle master and third master at home.
She just sent people away, rested in the morning Cun Cun and Yin’er was nurse led to the upper room.
Li Zhenbao said that the children should get more sunshine, called “calcium supplement”.
Jiang Yishi led the two children and a cat to play under a big tree.
At this time, the spring light is just right, not too cold and not too hot, the sunlight from the not too dense branches and leaves, shining on the warmth of people.
Jojo was also happy, reciting love poems at the top of her voice.
At this time, the granny from the outer courtyard came to report that General Zheng was looking for the Old Grand Duke to play chess, and the Old Grand Duke asked someone to lead Cun Cun and Yin Er to the front courtyard.
The granny added, “Lord Zheng also invited Old Lord to bring Cun Cun’s son, Sister Yin’er, to play with the Grand Princess tomorrow.”
Jiang Yishi sank her face. Letting Cun Cun and Yinyi’er go to the Grand Princess’ residence to play was actually letting the Grand Princess and the old extra horse harnessed by the side of a team look at them, wasn’t it?
She didn’t stop the children from socializing with Zheng Ji, but she didn’t want them to socialize with the Grand Princess. If it wasn’t for that old lady beating up the lovebirds, there wouldn’t have been so much going on behind the scenes. If it wasn’t for Jiang Chen saving Hu’s life, Hu and her life would have been lost.
She didn’t like that old lady at all.
Jiang Yishi said, “No, I’m going to take the child back to the Jiang family tomorrow.”
Zheng Ji was a smart person. She refused so dryly, hoping that she wouldn’t make unreasonable demands in the future, or she wouldn’t even see his face.
CunCun and Yin’er and HuaHua heard that Grandfather Zheng had come again and they all eagerly headed outside.
Hua Hua ran ahead of Cun Cun, followed closely by Yin Er. Yin’er was so anxious that she cried out with a “wow” sound.
“Flower, brother, wait, Tone is crying.”
Hua Hua and Cun Cun couldn’t stand Yin Er crying the most, and braked sharply, looking back.
Nurse picked up Yinyi, a few people and a cat walked outside.