allonlinenovel Chapter 222 It has to be him
Chapter 222 It has to be him
Zhang Xueming laughed out loud when he heard this.
The old Zhang family is full of martial virtues, and her father Zhang is the worst. He is the most elegant when the noble families gather together, and he is the most crazy when killing barbarians. I heard that there is a country behind the snow-capped mountains, and the people don’t look like black hair and black eyes, they are definitely foreign races, it would be strange if he didn’t want to fight.
Poor Zhang Niang, she was originally a gentle and quiet girl from aristocratic family, but he turned her into a fierce general who was ready to pick up a gun, mount a horse, and whip people at any time.
It was normal for the second brother to be beaten, and even as a father, he could not let Zhang Dad put down his jeweled gold belt. However, Zhang Xueming always felt that Zhang Dad always found excuses to beat the second brother because the second brother looked most like the old man...
She was laughing there, but Gong Yuanzheng felt as if he had been hit on the head with a club, and his handsome face was full of confusion.
It was not Miss Zheng's business that Zhang Xueming was not Zheng Nanyiyi, the second young lady of the Zheng family. Although she did not say it explicitly, Gong Yuanzheng had already confirmed it from her attitude.
but!but!
Gong Yuanzheng always thought that even if she was not Zheng Nanyiyi, she must be the daughter of Master Zheng.
Now, from what she and Uncle Qiu said, her parents were still alive, and she had at least two older brothers. However, the words "remnants who fled north", "building a Jingguan", "hiding fields and households", "various cities", "white devils", "ice fields"... all sounded wrong.
As he had been trapped in the palace for many years and had limited knowledge, Gong Yuanzheng was unable to make an accurate judgment.
But he had also read the "Dayan Regional Chronicles", and knew that there would be ice fields further north of Dayan's northern border.
So, she is from the North?
Gong Yuanzheng's thoughts were in a tangle and he didn't know how to react.
Zhang Xueming glanced at him and just smiled faintly. After clarifying that Zhang Qiu wanted to stay in the south and wait for her to return to the north together, she gave him the task of investigating several sects.
"Uncle Qiu, it's the same old saying, safety first. You know my ability, I don't need too much detailed information... I don't want anyone else to die in the South."
Zhang Qiu nodded: "How can we contact each other then?"
Zhang Xueming called Su Rong in: "If my family wants to contact me in the future, where can I find someone to deliver the message?"
Su Rong now really suspected that she couldn't control her expression well, which was why Zhang Xueming could see through her thoughts every time. She handed over a small bamboo tube with a bit of frustration: "Zhi Ren told me that if the girl needs to keep in touch with her family, please ask her family to find the people in these strongholds to pass the message and watch them release the Swift Eagle before leaving."
Zhang Xueming opened it, took out the small note inside, read it, and handed it to Zhang Qiu: "Mr. Gong Er has a good reputation."
Zhang Qiu exchanged a glance with her and knew that what she meant was that Gong Shangjiao could be trusted, but his subordinates might not be. To be on the safe side, he should observe first before delivering the message and change it if there was any problem.
Zhang Qiu nodded, wrote down the contents of the note, destroyed it, and returned the bamboo tube to Su Rong.
When the food came, she and Gong Yuanzheng ate some together. As Gong Yuanzheng had no appetite, she said goodbye to Zhang Qiu: "Uncle Qiu, Qin Nan and the others are in your hands. It's getting late, so A Yuan and I will go back to the palace first and wait for your news."
Zhang Qiu called her over, looked Gong Yuanzheng up and down, and asked her seriously, "Zhao Zhao, have you decided?"
Gong Yuanzheng suddenly came back to his senses and instinctively grabbed Zhang Xueming's hand. He looked at Zhang Qiu vigilantly, his eyes wide open and his lips pursed, like a puppy that had sensed danger, with his ears almost popping out.
Zhang Xueming interlocked his fingers with his, raised them to show Zhang Qiu, smiled brightly, and replied firmly: "Uncle Qiu, it has to be him."
Gong Yuanzheng was slightly startled, then overjoyed. All his worries were washed away by the joy. He smiled so hard that his teeth were visible, and imitated Zhang Xueming's tone and said to Zhang Qiu: "Uncle Qiu, it must be her."
The innocence and sincerity of young people are always touching, not to mention that this young couple are both very good-looking and a perfect match.
Zhang Qiu couldn't help laughing: "Then Palace Master Zheng, I'll entrust my young master to you. Please take good care of her. I look forward to seeing you next time."
Gong Yuanzheng nodded and said, "Sure."
After they left, Zhang Qiu picked up the chopsticks but stopped picking up the food, frowned and thought: The smile of the Palace Master of Zheng Palace just now looked so familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
Where did you see it?
……
It was already dusk when Zhang Xueming and Gong Yuanzheng left Pinghu Restaurant. The guard team that stretched from the mountain to the dock was still carrying things.
Zhang Xueming was stunned. From a distance, he saw several guards panting as they carried a pile of carved partitions. The corners of his mouth twitched. "Did Qin Nan and his men dismantle my entire yard at the Zheng family and move it here?"
Then she saw a group of guards walking up the mountain carrying large blue and white porcelain flower pots planted with herbs and flowers. She widened her eyes in shock and said, "It seems that they have also dug out the garden!"
The Northerners' style of scraping the ground three feet deep is really...
awesome!
Zhang Xueming burst into laughter and shook Gong Yuanzheng's hand: "Look, Yuan, those are the herbs and flowers I planted at the Zheng family."
Gong Yuanzheng wanted to say that it would be difficult for these foreign plants to survive in the palace gate, but when he saw her smile, he said something very gentle: "Zheng Palace will become the most beautiful place in the palace gate because of them."
Jin Miao and her two personal maids were sent back. They did not follow the route taken by the guards, but chose the mountain path they took after returning from Wanhua Tower that day.
Gong Yuanzheng knew that this was the time Zhang Xueming had specially reserved for him to ask questions. Once they returned, they would no longer have the chance to be alone together.
He suddenly felt that Gong Shangjiao's coming to recruit Gong to stay was not so good after all.
Gong Yuanzheng pursed his lips and asked directly, "Is Zhao Zhao from the Northern Territory?"
"Yes, my home is in Changling City, the place closest to the border. That's my biological mother's family, the Zhang family in the northern border."
"What about the head of the Hunyuan Zheng family?"
"He is my biological father, and Zheng Nanyi is my twin sister. My parents in the North are actually my third uncle and aunt. I was taken back to Changling before I was even one year old."
"Why did Sect Leader Zheng send you to such a dangerous place? I remember reading a book about the northern border. It said that it was dry and cold, with a shortage of supplies, and there were ferocious barbarians. Every autumn and winter, they would go south in groups to rob food and kill people. Every few years, there would be a war..." Gong Yuanzheng frowned and said, "Is it because of Wu Feng?"
"Yes. After my father took over the Zheng family, he was very tough on Wu Feng. At that time, the entire Hunyuan was like an iron plate. Wu Feng changed his target after hitting a wall several times. After a long time, even my father relaxed his vigilance.
Later, my brother and mother died one after another due to Wufeng's conspiracy, so my father gave me to my third uncle who came to pay his respects and took me back to Changling. Although there was a threat of war there, the Zhang family was a family that had been operating in the northern border for hundreds of years, and its influence spread across various cities, so Wufeng didn't dare to provoke them. I grew up there."
Zhang Xueming paused, and without waiting for him to ask, he continued, "When I was fifteen, not long after I came back from the battlefield, my family received news of the death of two cousins who were close to me. I obtained the consent of my family, and after the coming-of-age ceremony, I came to the South alone, claiming to be traveling, but in fact to track down the murderer. I found out that it was Wu Feng's men who did it, so I started chasing Wu Feng to kill him, and then I met my brother and Jin Fu and others outside Dafu City... What happened next was that my brother and I teamed up to lure Wu Feng to death. I've told you about that."
Gong Yuanzheng stopped and hugged her.
After a while, he asked in a muffled voice: "Did brother know about these things a long time ago?"
Zhang Xueming smiled and hugged him back: "How is it possible? If I don't want him to, his suspicion will always be just suspicion - do you think that the young master of the Zhang family is a vegetarian?"
"Just a suspicion?"
"Yeah, he didn't ask directly, so my father and I didn't say it clearly." If you like guessing riddles and being a riddle teller, then just be one.
Gong Yuanzheng felt relieved immediately. He asked again: "Can I tell him this?"
Zhang Xueming said indifferently: "Whatever you like."
It was impossible for Gong Shangjiao to bypass her and make deals with the Zhang family, and it was even more impossible for him to use her to take advantage of the Zhang family. If Gong Shangjiao was too annoying, she would just roll up the things, carry the young man, and run away, just to see if he would cry.
"Then can we not tell brother for the time being?" Gong Yuanzheng said with bright eyes, "If I don't tell you, Zhao Zhao, don't tell you either. Let him guess."
Zhang Xueming was surprised: "...Is this okay?"
Gong Yuanzheng held her hand and walked forward. Zhang Xueming could only see the corners of his mouth curled up with a bit of pride: "This is good. He used to think I was stupid and didn't play with me. He was always vague and asked me to guess. If I guessed wrong, he would laugh at me. This time, let brother guess. I want to see what he can guess."