C7

From that handkerchief you could tell that Lee Yuvniang was about to touch the hairpin.

When the Ming Dynasty reached a certain age, men and women had to marry according to the law, or else they would have to pay taxes. Most of the women in the Ming Dynasty married out at around the age of fifteen. If she couldn't get married at the age of eighteen, even if she was a leftover girl, she would still be despised by her neighbors and neighbors.

For example, if she couldn't get married, her family couldn't bear to spend the wedding money or pay for her dowry. Or, this girl couldn't get married because her morals and character were at a disadvantage. Anyway, the girl couldn't get married, and the whole family couldn't hold their heads up.

The middle and late Ming Dynasty was a time of wealth and marriage. Even the common people had to keep the wedding in style. The bride price offered by the Fang Clan was not light compared to how it was in the modern days, and the dowry that the Fang Clan had to pay for the bride price was even more so.

This was related to the face of the daughter in the family, and the dowry was not for the husband. The ownership was still in the hands of the daughter, and if the daughter's son were to inherit in the future, the other women's children would not have the right to inherit it. If the married daughter has no son and no stepson, the ownership of the dowry is still in the hands of the family.

As for the betrothal gift from the male side, if the marriage broke down, the betrothal gift would have to be returned. The circumstances would depend on the reason for the breakdown of the marriage. The crime was committed by the man, so there was no need to return the betrothal gift.

For the betrothal gift and dowry, one had to borrow money no matter how poor they were. As for the civilians who lived on the line, it was very difficult to pay attention to such matters. Most of them simply raised child brides and skipped their betrothal gifts. Or the two families swapping their daughters for each other, all with the aim of saving money.

But weddings can't be sloppy.

Now, when Lee Yuvniang was about to pass away, Second Elder Brother Zhu still hadn't gotten rid of the jurisdiction of Imperial Clan Court. Even proposing marriage didn't have any legal effect. On the contrary, it would violate the rules of Imperial Clan Court, and was highly likely that he would be sent to Feng Yang, Zhong Jing, to guard Zu Ling. Within the high walls, there was food, clothing, and no communication. It would slowly torture one to death or turn one into a madman.

Whether or not he could escape from the Imperial Clan Court all depended on Zhu Yisu's pen holder and a little bit of luck. Second Elder Brother Zhu couldn't do much about it, but he couldn't wait for death either.

In this life, one could not become a scholar once one became a clan member. A clan member and a scholar were two groups that naturally wouldn't deal with each other. They all wished that the other party would die. One was jealous that the other party would have the freedom to become an official, while the other was jealous that the other party would not be worried about marriage when they were born.

The funny thing was that both groups believed that the other party was a pest of Ming Dynasty.

Even if Second Elder Brother Zhu escaped now, he wouldn't be a scholar. This was because he was still a black sheep, and he could not find a genuine family tree to prove that his background was clean.

There was only one way out, and that was to join the army.

The military merits of the clansmen were nothing to be feared. To the Emperor, the clansmen who had been thrown into a mess with the scholars group was a threat. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's Zongke from beginning to end was a joke. Those who couldn't see through it would die, and those who couldn't see through it would be unable to do so. With Sir Lu around, how could he live leisurely?

If Lee Yuvniang was interested in him, he would just turn around and run away. With that set of gymnastics, he would be able to exercise even faster than Lu Bu sooner or later. Second Elder Brother Zhu was confident that he could climb up step by step to fulfill his dream of being a 'king of Qing'.

A person who had crossed the border felt too good for himself, even though his body was still a hairless little kid. It had nothing to do with Lee Yuvniangsu. Why would she think so highly of him?

Second Elder Brother Zhu's eyes were calm as he wrote the three words on the white paper.

He did not know what the situation was, but the moment he came into this world, the three words were like a demon in his mind. After burning the piece of paper, Second Elder Brother Zhu blew on the oil lamp and went back to sleep on the warm brick bed.

With five years ahead of the world, everyone has the potential to take control of the world and make up for the national regrets. He was not an emperor, and he could not rule a country as a scholar. There was only one way he could do it, and that was to rebel and sever ties.

"..."

On the ninth of April, the father and son had breakfast together. Zhu Yisu took Zhao Qi with him to Daizhou State after a night of preparation. After eating his fill, Second Elder Brother Zhu began to practice his gymnastics in the house.

This gymnastics is extremely coherent and can move up to every muscle in the body. Just by going through it once, he would be able to use up all of his energy. Even though his body was tired, his spirit was still incomparably vigorous.

Second Elder Brother Zhu, who had nothing better to do, could only go back to his house to read and pass the time. He actually found an ancient novel about teleportation. It was written by the Song people. The main character was a Sima from the Ba Shu region, who had transmigrated to Sima Yi.

After reading this book, he washed his hair. Although his hair was elegant, it was just that washing it was too troublesome. It was currently hot, so he felt a bit oily. Since his hair was untied, he changed into a cotton robe and put on a green sleeveless robe. He then took half of the Myriad Trials Treasure Second Elder Brother Zhu and went out to drink medicine.

The Lee Family infirmary at the village entrance was closed, but there was a side door that they could enter through, and the door was open. Inside the courtyard, there were a few medicinal ingredients that were unknown to each other on the bluestone floor. young lady was still dressed as she had the day before, wearing a bamboo hat and plain gauze while flipping through the medicinal ingredients in her hands.

Other than practicing medicine, there was no food that could be gathered by farming in the large courtyard. The Lee Family was also doing some medicine business, purchasing some common medicinal ingredients for simple processing, waiting for the merchants to come and buy them.

After drinking a big bowl of black soup, Second Elder Brother Zhu was so bitter that he twisted his 5 officials. Lee Yuvniang then handed another small bowl over. Second Elder Brother Zhu's face immediately fell: "Sis Yuvniang, still drinking?"

"This is cooked with licorice, adding honey is the most bitter."

He hurriedly brought it over and blew on it. After drinking a mouthful, he finally regained 1 point of consciousness. Li Xiumei had nothing to entertain Second Elder Brother Zhu with. She carried over a plate of fried soybeans and a plate of fried beans before leaving for lunch.

In this era, people usually only ate two meals and saved lunch.

For a meal of white rice, scrambled eggs with leek and fried tofu, these were the only dishes. Second Elder Brother Zhu didn't feel too good about this meal. A man and a woman must have had all sorts of conversations to get close to each other. But in ancient times, people didn't talk when they ate.

It could be said that Lee Yuvniang didn't want to talk much about it, so she decided to find a topic to talk about. Lee Yuvniang just wanted to let him eat instead of having a good chat. After this meal, Second Elder Brother Zhu said in a tone of agreement, "Sis Yuvniang, from now on, it's not good to come to your place every day to eat. "How about you give the medicine to Jiro and let him fry it himself."

"No, second brother is afraid of suffering. If you give this medicine to second brother, then it'll be useless."

Who would dare to give the medicinal herb to Second Elder Brother Zhu? If he found out that the medicine bag was full of yellow lotuses, wouldn't he be exposed? Besides, there was no problem with the medicine. The girl wouldn't give the medicine to Second Elder Brother Zhu, this thoughtful young man, in case this guy lost the medicine.

Feeling dejected, Second Elder Brother Zhu said in a low voice, "Then I'll make lunch tomorrow and bring it to Sis Yuvniang when you come."

Beneath the bamboo hat, the girl blinked in surprise and said, "Erlang knows how to cook?"

"He's still learning. Yesterday, he gave his father a taste of Erlang craftsmanship. My father was full of praises. I'll also invite Sis Yuvniang to have a taste.

"If second brother is interested, why don't you bring more? Tomorrow, Yuvniang will ask my sister to help second brother out."

It was just a matter of not knowing each other too much. Second Elder Brother Zhu agreed immediately and said goodbye to Lee Yuvniang as he strolled around the village. Although the village was busy, the villagers were always in the mountains, digging herbs or cutting firewood for food. There were also some hardworking villagers and tenants who were still hoeing the land.

After he left, the Lee Family gate closed and Lee Yuvniang entered the side room to pick up her bamboo hat, revealing a beautiful face. There was a small red mole at the corner of her left eye, she raised the cold tea and took a sip.

This wasn't Lee Yuvniang, this was her sister, Lee Xiuhsing. The only difference was that the two sisters were one year apart in age. They hid Second Elder Brother Zhu because they had nice figures and were both covered in silk and had slightly different voices.

Second Elder Brother Zhu was not close with the Lee Family sisters, and since he was weighed down with matters of the heart, how could he seriously differentiate between Lee Yuvniang's true personality and real life?

The real Lee Yuvniang put down the needle and thread in her hand and smiled, "Sister, this Second Elder Brother Zhu is still young, but he has a lot of thoughts. No matter how much he changes his mind, he can forget about escaping from us sisters' grasp. "

Lee Xiuhsing smiled and said, "Yuvniang, be careful. Second Elder Brother Zhu has a heavy heart today. When you and I can use our veils to cover him, we can't hide it for long. "

"How can he tell if it's true or false?" Lee Yuvniang said confidently as she sat down at the table and said, "Sister, there's nothing strange about Second Elder Brother Zhu's cooking, but how can sister tell me?"

"Don't worry, sister. Second Elder Brother Zhu is not a nosy person."

"I'm just worried. If he spread the news about our elder sister, then our family would be in big trouble."

Lee Xiuhsing didn't say anything else. She raised her teacup and took a sip, thinking about the way Second Elder Brother Zhu looked at her. Such a gaze was definitely not something an ordinary teenager could possess. The other youths at most only had expressions of curiosity under their veils. Second Elder Brother Zhu's eyes seemed to want to see through her through her veil.

Second Elder Brother Zhu's heart was troubled by the problems of the imperial duke. Due to being plagued by this worry, he did not find out whether the Lee Family sisters were real or fake. It was just strange that Lee Yuvniang, who she came into contact with, was sometimes impulsive and willful, while she was sometimes very sensible and could be called gentle and elegant.

As the days passed, Zhu Yisu's report finally reached the Imperial Clan Court and attracted their attention. The family investigated Zhu Yisu's history of 1 lineage migration. They were a little surprised that one of his branch families, Prince Lu 1, didn't stay in Shandong province to go to Shanxi for?

It was only after the investigation that they found out that Zhu Yisu's 6th generation had participated in the change of the stone fortress with the support of the imperial duke, and that Zhu Yong, the patriarch who had rescued the emperor of the British Sect who was trapped in the stone fortress, had died in battle. After his death, a descendant of Zhu Yisu had moved to the north to guard the tomb.

This matter was somewhat strange, but as it was recorded in the family tree, as the descendants, they could only believe it. Presumably, the sixth generation ancestor who died in battle was also unwilling that the imperial duke was too low, and wanted to rely on his military merits to rise to prominence.

As long as there were ancestors, there would be descendants. Therefore, Zhu Yisu's zeal could be considered as a rule. There was a clan that was willing to give up on imperial duke Lord Lu. This was a good example, thus, this piece of news was given to Emperor Wanli.

Emperor Wanli had been the emperor for 48 years, and his grandfather was the famous Taoist emperor Jia Jing. Jia Jing's eccentric character had put a lot of psychological pressure on the crown prince. Therefore, Emperor Wanli had ascended the throne at the age of ten, but he was only 58 years old now.

There were many old, monstrous subjects of the Ming dynasty who had lived to the age of 78, but not many emperors. At this time, Emperor Wanli couldn't take it anymore, so he had to work overtime to monitor the movements of the seignior.

It was a good thing that some clansmen were willing to give up on him. After looking at Zhu Yisu's records, he realized that his family's reputation was not bad. It was rare for them to fail to bring disaster to their family, and they were even a filial son. They missed the homecoming test twice because of filial piety, and their eldest son's illness ended the homecoming test once.

It could be seen that he was an emotional person. Wan Li waved his brush, and happily gave a big gift to his nephew who had performed meritorious deeds.