novelhk Chapter 380 Epilogue (1)
Chapter 380 Epilogue (1)
The tea service went smoothly. Gong Yuanzheng accepted the gifts from the elders and presented them with the "gift" that Zhang Xueming had prepared for him in advance.
Everyone was laughing and talking in a harmonious atmosphere.
Zhang Xueming took some time to appease her family, and leisurely took the young master out of the house, walked around half of the three rooms, and returned to that courtyard.
The courtyard was remote to begin with, and Zhang Xueming and Gong Yuanzheng would not live there for long. The family simply separated the entire southeast corner for them, built a wall, and opened a separate gate, so that they could enter and exit without passing through the inner courtyard and avoid gossip.
Zhang Xueming and Gong Yuanzheng would stay in this new house for three days. They would greet each other in the morning, eat dinner together, and spend the rest of the time doing whatever they wanted in their own yard.
The Zhang family was not so harsh as to urge Zhang Xueming to go to work right after she got married. With ten days of wedding leave, she and Gong Yuanzheng could enjoy the joy of their newlywed life.
After living in the new house for three days, Zhang Xueming and Gong Yuanzheng said goodbye to their elders, packed up their things and returned to their house in Wuliu Hutong.
Gong Shangjiao didn't need to ask any more questions. When he saw that the couple looked even sweeter than before, he knew how happy his brother's married life was.
He hid his envy deep in his heart, and spent three days with the couple, taking the Snow Palace duo with him. He checked the accounts of several shops in the city, made all the arrangements, and then left with peace of mind.
If the residents of the Old Dust Valley want to migrate to the northern border, they can no longer live together around the Chen Xi Sect as they did before, isolated from the outside world and exempt from paying taxes.
The Zhang family would not allow tens of thousands of outsiders to gather in one place and obey the orders of a martial arts sect.
Gong Shangjiao had to do a good job of persuasion and escort, and connect with Zhangqiu in a timely manner so that the Zhang family could accommodate the new immigrants.
After Gong Shangjiao and Xue Gong left, only Zhang Xueming and Gong Yuanzheng were left in the huge mansion.
With no one watching or controlling them, the two of them finally lived a happy life without any shame.
How can someone who has eaten meat before bear to eat only vegetarian food?
Zhang Xueming couldn't help it anyway.
The young man's wet eyes are very charming, his soft lips and tongue are extremely sweet, his thin muscles are beautiful, his thin waist is very powerful, and his slender fingers are extremely flexible...
There are many benefits and wonderful things, which can only be understood but not expressed in words.
In short, the newlywed couple worked tirelessly, practicing their skills every day, and it was common for them to forget about food and sleep. Their skills improved at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At the same time, they were full of curiosity about this greatly changed new home. From the bedroom to the bathroom, from the pharmacy to the study, there was no place without their presence.
If the weather wasn't cold, they would like to row a boat on the lake and look out the window at the view from the small building on the island.
The two of them were very much in love and had a deep affection for each other. Even though they didn't do anything out of the ordinary, just a glance at each other could make bystanders blush.
Zhang Xueming was happy and radiant, her appearance reached a new level, like a fairy in the palace in heaven.
No guard or servant in the mansion, regardless of gender, dared to look at her directly.
Gong Yuanzheng became more and more reluctant to slack off in his morning exercises and cultivation.
——This is the dividing line for opening the Great Law of Time——
Everything changes, the stars shift, and two years pass by in a flash.
The establishment of Chenxi Sect did not cause much splash in the northern border.
The more than 10,000 immigrants from the old dust who followed Gong Shangjiao to the northern border were dispersed to various counties and villages under Hualing City and the neighboring Qiye City by lottery, with special people to guide and instruct them so that they could integrate into the local area as soon as possible and adapt to their new life.
Gong Shangjiao left enough staff at the palace gate to manage the Zhenggong cosmetics workshop and medicine workshop in the Jiuchen Valley, and was responsible for the collection and transportation of raw materials such as forests, medicinal materials and minerals.
He continued to travel around the South with his men to do business.
This time he did not do everything himself, but picked out a few young people with business talent and taught them personally.
In the hope that he can hand over the burden to them in the near future, he can go on blind dates, get married and build his own family under the arrangement of the Zhang family.
I don’t have to just watch my younger brothers and sisters’ happiness and miss the past more and more.
……
Gong Zishang was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to a big fat girl.
The little girl's name was Gong Yashang. She was half a year younger than Lin Zhenzhen's son Gong Xinyu, but twice as tall as her brother. She had strong hands and feet, and her crying was deafening, causing chaos in the Shang Palace every day.
No matter how healthy the child was, Gong Zishang didn't dare to take the risk of taking the newborn on a long journey, not to mention that the palace gate couldn't do without her as its blade-wielding agent for a short period of time.
She could only suppress her yearning for a new life and exchange letters with Zhang Xueming from time to time to ease her homesickness.
Gong Zishang was a little disappointed at first about having a daughter.
She also had a secret fear in her heart, fearing that Mr. Hua would not welcome the birth of his daughter like her father, Gong Liushang.
The misfortunes of childhood take a lifetime to heal, and she doesn't want her daughter to experience what she has experienced.
The reality healed her heartache well.
Elder Hua was disappointed for only a moment, then he happily accepted this fact.
The saying that grandparents are close to each other is not groundless. After Elder Hua showed off to Elder Xue and the former Elder Yue, he threw away his face and rules and came to live in Shang Palace. If you don't hold your granddaughter once a day, you will not be able to eat or sleep.
The playboy who became a father did not feel disappointed at all.
At that time, he was outside the delivery room. When he heard the midwife say "mother and daughter are safe" through the window, he jumped three feet high with joy, shouting "I'm a father now" and "I have a daughter", and ran around in circles in the yard with his hands raised, and was kicked twice by his father.
From then on, he either accompanied his wife or held his daughter in his arms every day. Whether changing the child's diaper or bathing him, he actively participated, and in the end he did it more skillfully than the maid, and quickly grew into a qualified father.
Gong Zishang, who was not good at writing, once wrote to Zhang Xueming in a letter in plain and straightforward words:
"Zhao Zhao, how scared I was before that, how happy I was after that.
I am extremely grateful for your kindness and help, which woke me up from my sleep.
I am extremely glad that I let go of my reluctance and chose Xiao Hei to be my husband and the father of my children.
Seeing how carefully he took care of Ya Shang, and seeing how much my father-in-law loved Ya Shang, I seemed to be able to feel that warmth and cherishment.
I think from now on, I will no longer regret the fact that I am a woman.
I just wasn’t blessed enough to have a father like that.”
Not long after, Zhang Xueming's reply letter, along with gifts for Gong Zishang and the child, was delivered to the Shang Palace.
Zhang Xueming did not use classical Chinese to embarrass Gong Zishang. The words on the paper were simple and straightforward, just like the conversations he had had with her in the past:
“Sister, you are lucky enough to be born as a human being. Gender is not something you need to regret.
What you should be most grateful for today is your perseverance, persistence and decisiveness.
Childhood misfortunes often affect a person's entire life.
Fortunately, you have met your other half who understands you, cares for you and loves you, and you also have a daughter who is connected to you by blood and whom you can understand, care for and love.
Congratulations, sister, you have found a way to heal your past.
I am in Changling, looking forward to meeting a brand new you. "