Chapter 1567 Accidentally dropped the portrait(1/2)
The group finally arrived at Zhang Zhao's mansion.
Outside the door of the mansion, a large number of men and women stopped to wait for the arrival of Wu Guotai.
Wu Guotai was the empress dowager in Eastern Wu, and no one dared to look down on her. If Sun Ce knew that someone did not respect Wu Guotai, that person would definitely not want to live.
Even as the chief and second seat of civil servants, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong should be too respectful to Wu Guo.
Wu Guotai got off the carriage with the help of Sun Shangxiang.
"See Madam!" Everyone, led by Zhang Hong, bowed to the Taishang State of Wu.
"You don't have to be polite! You are invited today, so don't be so restrictive." Wu Guotai said to everyone with a smile.
That's it, but in fact no one will listen. If you accidentally make a mistake, the consequences will be serious.
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong's wife came up to help Sun Shangxiang help Wu Guotai. They were relatively familiar with Wu Guotai and had seen him several times. Being able to support Sun Ce's mother is a privilege.
Wu Guotai and the two of them walked in talking and laughing.
Zhang Hong took advantage of this and no one paid attention to him. He hurriedly approached Zhang Zhao and said softly: "Zibu, why did Miss Sun come?"
"When I went to invite Guo Tai, Miss Sun was there. Guo Tai brought Miss Sun over." Zhang Zhao replied, and at the same time, he changed his mind and said, "Actually, Miss Sun is a good thing to come over! We can lend Guo Tai to put pressure on Miss Sun. Miss Sun can't get angry in front of Guo Tai!"
Zhang Hong's eyes lit up when he heard this, he raised his thumbs up and said, "Zibu is indeed a cunning man!"
Zhang Zhao stared at Zhang Hong fiercely. Is there anyone who said this?
Zhang Hong instantly knew that he had used the wrong adjective, so he changed his words and said, "It's just that he is a good country! He's a mistake! He's a mistake!"
Zhang Zhao was only satisfied. But with a person like Zhang Hong, would he be wrong? Aren’t he looking for an opportunity to mock Zhang Zhao?
No matter what, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong are both on the same boat now. Let’s deal with Sun Shangxiang and Wu Guotai first.
So after briefly contacting Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, they immediately followed and walked with Wu Guotai very quickly.
Everyone kept walking towards the back garden. Before they could get close, they could smell a faint fragrance of flowers.
Wu Guotai is a person who is very familiar with flowers. When he smells the fragrance of flowers, his spirit immediately rises. There are at least a dozen kinds of flowers in this fragrance of flowers.
When you really step into the back garden, what you see is a picture of a hundred flowers competing for beauty.
"It turns out that there are hundreds of flowers blooming, and the scenery is pleasant." Sun Guotai was in a very happy mood when he saw so many blooming flowers.
So many flowers are definitely not fake. Nowadays, it is very rare to have flowers in this season.
"Such beautiful scenery, Zibu really didn't recommend it wrong." Wu Guotai said to Zhang Zhao.
Seeing that Wu Guo was so satisfied, Zhang Zhao immediately flattered: "It would be great if the country could like it too much."
The group kept shuttled through the back garden, constantly admiring various flowers.
These flowers were planted by Zhang Zhao himself, and there are many kinds of them.
In this era, literati usually play chess and plant flowers, in addition to studying. Zhang Zhao prefers quietness, so it is normal to plant flowers.
Everyone kept praising the beauty of this kind of flowers, the holy flowers, etc., etc.
Unlike the constant praise of everyone, Sun Shangxiang was by Wu Guotai and said nothing. In her opinion, flowers that cannot be eaten or worn are at most pleasing to the eye and are useless at all. No matter how beautiful the flowers are, they are not as beautiful as swords!
When others were in a happy mood, Sun Shangxiang was very depressed. He just wanted Wu Guo to go home soon after he finished appreciating it.
When Wu Guotai saw Sun Shangxiang silently, he also knew Sun Shangxiang's personality. However, at least so many people were there this time, so it was not easy for Sun Shangxiang to leave first, so he pretended not to know and continued to watch.
When he walked to a pavilion, Zhang Zhao said to Wu Guotai: "Grandma, I have prepared some tea and snacks. Why should Guotai take a break here?"
Sun Shangxiang is not interested in enjoying flowers. After walking around for so long, she is even more tiring than practicing sword skills for a night. Now that Zhang Zhao says that, Sun Shangxiang wants to have a good rest.
"Mother, let's take a break." Sun Shangxiang said proactively.
Wu Guo was too tired, but seeing that his daughter wanted to rest, she followed Sun Shangxiang's wishes.
At most, there are a few people sitting in the pavilion. Except for Wu Guotai, Sun Shangxiang, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and his wife, everyone else rested in another place. The identity and status were there, and smart people knew how to do it.
After drinking some tea and a few snacks, Wu Guotai became very good.
Wu Guotai said to Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong with a smile: "Zibu, Zigang, you two should not just enjoy the flowers today, right?"
Wu Guotai is a very smart woman. She could see that Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong had other things to look for her today.
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong couldn't help but praise Wu Guotai as Sun Jian's woman. This kind of thought is not something that ordinary women can have!
Zhang Hong said awkwardly: "The country is very keen, I and Zibu are really ashamed!"
Sun Shangxiang listened, not caring about the conversation between Wu Guotai and Zhang Hong, and was eating and drinking on his own.
Wu Guotai took a sip of tea very appropriately.
Zhang Zhao felt that it was time to get straight to the point, so he said, "I and Zi Gang invited Guo Tai to come today. In addition to all the simple and pleasing scenery of today, I want to invite Guo Tai to come together to appreciate it. It just couldn't stand the request of several friends, so I invited Guo Tai to come. It was so offensive, so I asked Guo Tai to forgive my crimes."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Wu Guo was so interested.
Zhang Hong smiled at Wu Guotai and said, "Governor, the flowers blooming need to be at that time, and it will wither as soon as time passes. Just like life, it will wither soon. And I and Zibu invited Guotai to come today, and asked Guotai for a relative to the request of several friends! I asked Miss Sun for a good match!"
Sun Shangxiang was drinking tea well, but when she heard that Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong wanted to find a husband for her, she almost spewed out the tea. Sun Shangxiang widened her eyes and looked at Zhang Hong and Zhang Hong. If Wu Guotai was not by her side, she would have exploded.
"Haha!" Wu Guotai chuckled, "The two are really mean! But Shang Xiang is still young, so let's not mention it for now."
Wu Guotai knew that Sun Shangxiang was famous, just like a tigress. She thought that Sun Shangxiang was not practical now. She gave Wu Guotai some time and she could train Sun Shangxiang well.
Zhang Zhao said, "The Grand Prince, Miss Sun is beautiful and beautiful, and many young talents are longing for me. I have many talents in Wu, so why not find a good son-in-law for her and become a good story?"
Of course, Wu Guotai didn't believe Zhang Zhao's words. Sun Shangxiang might have some crush on him, but there were definitely not many.
At the same time, Wu Guotai felt that it would be impossible if he had a good son-in-law this time!
"It seems that Zibu and Zigang are so troublesome to talk so much. It seems that the other party is sincere. Why not talk about those families?" Wu Guotai said.
When Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong heard that Wu Guo was too relieved, they cheered in their hearts. Their plan went very smoothly.
Sun Shangxiang couldn't help it and wanted to stand up and leave. But she was stared back by Wu Guotai's eyes.
Zhang Hong said respectfully to Wu Guotai: "The eldest son of Chen family in Wuzhong, Chen Shimei, the eldest son of the Huang family in Lin'an, Huang Chang and Huang Feihong, and Duan Yu and Duan Zhengchun, the eldest son of the Duan family in Kuaiji. Now the heads of the three families are here today."
After Zhang Hong finished speaking, he pointed at Wu Guotai at the few people sitting in another place.
What Zhang Hong said was not a lie, these people really existed. They all went to Wujun first because of fear of the impact of war. Moreover, these three families were small families in Eastern Wu, not big forces. They were all happy to marry Sun Ce, the leader of Eastern Wu, to further develop their families.
Of course, the heads of the small family did not come to Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong at once, but contacted each other many times at the beginning and laid a lot of foundations. This is the unspoken rule between the aristocratic families. Anyone is willing to pay when contacting big people. Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong also regarded them as some backup resources and did not refuse their kindness.
And just so happened that Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong used them today. When they heard that they wanted to introduce their son to Sun Shangxiang, the three of them were so happy. They came early in the morning and brought a lot of gifts, in addition to Wu Guotai, of course, there was also the one from Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong.
Whether it is successful or not, this effort is worth it. The three heads of the family are not hostile to each other, and seem to have a bit of a sense of mutual friendship.
When the heads of the three aristocratic families saw Zhang Hong and Wu Guotai looking at them, they immediately stood up and smiled at Zhang Hong and Wu Guotai.
Wu Guota looked at the few people not far away, thinking that these people were decent.
Zhang Zhao immediately took out three volumes of portraits and said to Wu Guotai: "Governor, look, this is the portrait of three young talents Zigang mentioned. He originally wanted to let them come over to give the country too much purpose. But the three of them are busy with official business and cannot get rid of themselves."
Wu Guotai immediately knew that all three young people should be under Sun Ce's command. Now the situation is tense, so it is normal that it is impossible to escape.
Sun Shangxiang was immediately dissatisfied and said, "Mother, it's too boring here, let's go back!"
Wu Guotai said with a smile: "No hurry, let's take a look at these talents."
Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao did not give Sun Shangxiang any time to react, so they immediately spread out their portraits and introduced them one by one.
After reading the three portraits, Wu Guotai was not very satisfied.
Although the portrait is good, it can be seen at a glance that it has been beautified.
When Sun Shangxiang saw that they all looked like literati, she had no heroic appearance at all, and she felt unwilling to do so.
Wu Guotai also said: "These are all young talents, but Shang Xiang is still young, so let's forget it."
Obviously, Wu Guotai didn't like it.
Sun Shangxiang really wanted to shout long live. Wu Guo looked down on him too much, and she didn't like him either. The mother and daughter were united.
Seeing that Wu Guo didn't like it, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong pretended to be embarrassed and put away the portrait.
At this time, a portrait of Liu Xuan fell from Zhang Hong's sleeves and spread it out on the ground.
Wu Guotai's eyes were instantly attracted by Liu Xuan's portrait, so he picked it up and looked at it.
"There are such a handsome man in the world?!" Wu Guotai couldn't help but exclaim.
Sun Shangxiang had an expression of disregard for her, but when she looked at the portrait in Wu Guotai's hand, her eyes widened.
All kinds of adjectives that Sun Shangxiang can think of can be used in this portrait.
Wu Guotai put down the portrait and said to Zhang Hong with a smile: "Zi Gang, is this a portrait of which talented man? Why don't you take it out?"
Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao were so proud, but they couldn't show it.
Zhang Hong pretended to be a little nervous and said with a little embarrassment: "I'd better ask too much. The person in this portrait is not a person in our country."
"Huh?" Wu Guotai was very confused. There were tricks here.
Sun Shangxiang put his eyes away from the portrait and asked Zhang Hong: "Isn't a middle-aged man in our country? Then who is this person? Why does Lord Zigang have a portrait of this person?"
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zhao looked at each other, and each got a trace of information from each other's eyes.
The little girl Sun Shangxiang was a little moved by Liu Xuan.
To be continued...