Spring in Chang'an is always so short, and summer comes even more. Yesterday, the spring flowers were still gorgeous, but today it turned into a hot summer, with no excessiveness in the middle.

Zhang Zong stood in front of the city gate, wiped his sweat and looked into the distance. He saw that the wide official road was grilled by the scorching sun, and the steaming water vapor was even like a mirror, which could reflect the scenery in the distance, like a mirage.

"Cousin, why don't we go back first? Don't tell us when you see uncle!" At this time, Zhang Jing stepped forward with a nervous look on his face. Today is the day when Zhang Jianzhi entered Beijing, so Zhang Zong also asked Zhang Jing to come to greet him. However, Zhang Jing eloped out after all, and now he was very scared when he wanted to see the strict uncle.

"It's okay. No matter how angry the uncle is, it's been so long since the matter has passed. I guess his anger has almost disappeared. And my cousin's wife is already pregnant, are you still afraid that my uncle will break you up again?" Zhang Zong smiled and explained. After Zhang Jing's unremitting efforts, his cousin's wife finally got pregnant, which is also the main reason why Zhang Jing dared to come.

"Yes, we already have children. No matter how unkind uncle is, he can't really do anything to us!" Zhang Jing also said to himself when he heard this, as if he was cheering himself up.

Zhang Zong couldn't help but shake his head and smile when he saw this. It seemed that Zhang Jianzhi's majesty had penetrated into Zhang Jing's bones, otherwise he wouldn't be so afraid of the other party.

While talking, a carriage was running towards the official road. There were already traffic on the official road. At first, Zhang Zong and the others did not notice the carriage. However, when the carriage approached, Zhang Jing showed a nervous look again and said to Zhang Zong in a low voice: "Cousin, uncle's carriage is here."

Zhang Zong was shocked when he heard this. He immediately looked at Zhang Jing's eyes and saw that it was an old carriage. The shafts and other places had a lot of wear and tear. The person who pulled the carriage was also a very ordinary slow horse. The person who drove the carriage was an old coachman. He looked at least fifty or sixty years old. His gray hair and beard were very conspicuous in the dust.

"Xu" With the old coachman's shout, the carriage also stopped in front of Zhang Zong and Zhang Jing. Zhang Jing also immediately pulled Zhang Zong forward and bowed: "Thank you for your hard work, can you still be safe on the way?"

Zhang Zong also bowed at this time because he heard Zhang Jing tell him that Zhao Bo was said to be Zhang Jianzhi's book boy when he was young. Later, he became the steward of the Zhang family and helped Zhang Jianzhi manage the entire family. The younger generations in the family respected him very much and never dared to really regard him as a slave.

"Don't worry, little brother, the journey is very smooth!" Zhao Bo responded with a smile. When he said this, he also looked at Zhang Zong next to him, and then asked, "Is this the young master from the second master's family?"

"I've seen Uncle Zhao!" Zhang Zong also smiled and saluted.

At this moment, the door of the car was opened, and a tall and thin old man walked out from inside. Although Zhang Zong had seen Zhang Jianzhi as a child, so many years have passed and he has long forgotten what Zhang Jianzhi looks like, so he also looked at the other party curiously.

I saw Zhang Jianzhi's hair was gray, rectangular, long eyebrows, and his facial features were upright without anger. It was awesome, which made people feel daunting. No wonder Zhang Jing was so afraid of him.

"Greetings to uncle!" Zhang Zong was the first to go forward and salute. As for Zhang Jing, he was so scared that he hid behind Zhang Zong, and lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Zhang Jianzhi directly.

"June doesn't have to be too polite. If you haven't seen each other for many years, you have really grown up!" Zhang Jianzhi got off the carriage at this time, then held Zhang Zong's shoulder and looked at it, and then said with emotion.

"Uncle hasn't changed much." Zhang Zong immediately slapped him up and said.

"Haha, you, it's not like your father at all!" Zhang Jianzhi laughed loudly when he heard this, but he was not fainted by Zhang Zong's flattery.

However, when Zhang Jianzhi said this, he also saw Zhang Jing behind Zhang Zong, and his face immediately became dark. Zhang Jing knew that he could not avoid it at this time, so he could only grit his teeth and salute and said, "Blessing... Meet uncle!"

"Hmph! You still know that I am the uncle!" Zhang Jianzhi said angrily with a cold face. This scared Zhang Jing and his whole body trembled. He immediately lowered his head and never dared to speak again.

"Uncle is angry. Although my cousin does something wrong, it is inevitable that young people are trapped by love and do some impulsive things. Moreover, my cousin is indeed a rare good wife and mother. She is even pregnant recently. Uncle, you have a lot of them, so don't bother with your cousin!" Zhang Zong immediately stepped forward and persuaded him.

Hearing that Zhang Jing and his wife had children, Zhang Jianzhi was so angry that he wanted to hit him, but his hand raised did not fall. Finally, he sighed and said with a long sigh: "Forget it, although this matter is embarrassing, but the rice is cooked after all. However, the governor Xie was furious about your affairs and even said that he would not recognize this daughter. You and his wife would be in trouble in the future!"

"Uncle, don't worry, I have decided to participate in the imperial examination this year. If I go to high school in the future, I will explain to the Xie family slowly. I think they should be able to understand our difficulties!" Zhang Jing also blushed at this time and stepped forward again, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the uncle's anger fades, the Xie family's affairs can be pushed back.

"Uncle, the weather is so hot, let's go home first!" Zhang Zong said immediately. He and Zhang Jing had been waiting in the scorching sun for a long time. At this time, they were so hot that they couldn't stand it. Moreover, Wan'er had already prepared a banquet and was waiting to welcome Zhang Jianzhi.

After hearing this, Zhang Jianzhi nodded, so the three of them got on the carriage and soon came to Zhang Zong's house. However, Zhang Jianzhi stood at the door but did not go in immediately. Instead, he looked at it with some emotion. He often came here back then, but so many years have passed, but things have changed here, and his talented second brother will never see him again.

"Shaoer, where is your father buried?" Zhang Jianzhi sighed and asked Zhang Zong that Zhang Zong's father died because the journey was long, so he was buried directly in the capital and was not transported back to his hometown Xiangzhou. Even Zhang Jianzhi could not come to attend the funeral in person.

"It's in the western suburbs. Uncle, please take a rest today. I'll take you to worship if you have time in the future!" Zhang Zong also replied in a low voice.

"Well, then tomorrow!" Zhang Jianzhi sighed. His visit to Beijing this time was actually mainly to worship Zhang Zong's father. Of course, there was another important thing to do, but this matter was very dangerous. He was very hesitant now because he was worried that Zhang Zong would be involved because of this matter.
Chapter completed!