Zhu Kai looked Zhou Heng up and down and said, "You look like a down-to-earth guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes. How can you brag in front of a woman?"

"I……"

Zhou Heng looked embarrassed. He wanted to call out Zhu Kai's identity, but Zhu Kai clearly didn't want to reveal his identity today, and he kept finding fault, obviously trying to make himself look bad.

He was also cursing in his heart: "You, the Second Prince, are really good at playing tricks. Don't you know what I am like? Are you pretending not to know me now?"

Unfortunately, no one could save him.

"Brother Kai, what are you doing? This is my child's husband, you are not allowed to bully him."

Tofu Xishi stood in front of Zhou Heng and looked up at Zhu Kai: "If he is a liar, I will admit it! Is that ok?"

She spoke with such righteousness that she moved Zhou Heng who was hiding behind her. This tofu beauty was really stupid. She just met him by chance, but she never thought about what to do if she was really a liar?

Tofu Xishi is a good person.

Thinking about the contacts during these days, he found that Tofu Xishi was a good housekeeper and a hard-working person. She raised the child alone and raised the child to be so well-behaved and sensible. I have to say... Zhou Heng was moved. Isn't this the kind of woman who knows how to manage a life that he needs?
What lady from a noble family... Zhou Heng doesn't want her. Besides, his family is not a big family. If he marries a lady from a noble family, will he serve her or will she serve him?
No matter what, he felt that Tofu Xishi was his best choice, but when he thought of Tofu Xishi's identity, Zhou Heng hesitated again.

She is a widow, she has never been married...

But at the moment when Tofu Xishi stood in front of him, all of Zhou Heng's doubts disappeared, and he felt that only Tofu Xishi was his.

It doesn’t matter whether she is a widow or not, as long as you like her, that’s the best!

At this moment, Zhou Heng made up his mind.

"Brother Kai, right?"

Zhou Heng also showed his toughness for once, and stood shoulder to shoulder with Tofu Xishi: "My name is Zhou Heng. If you don't believe me, you can go to Yingtianfu to find me. I'll be there tomorrow."

Since you, Zhu Kai, want to act, I will accompany you.

"Oh, you're still a man!"

Zhu Kai whistled and said to Zhou Heng, "So, Tofu Xishi is your woman from now on, right?"

"Brother Kai, don't talk nonsense."

Tofu Xishi quickly explained, "We are just neighbors, he..."

Zhou Heng made up his mind and said directly: "So what?"

"..."

Tofu Xishi turned her head and looked at Zhou Heng in surprise. She didn't expect Zhou Heng to say that.

"Your name is Zhou Heng, right? I'll remember you."

Zhu Kai pointed at Zhou Heng and said, "Tofu Xishi is our sister. If you dare to let her down, I will make sure you will never be a man again. Go to Yingtian Prefecture and ask around to see if Master Kai keeps his word."

"..."

Zhou Heng didn't say anything. He felt a little impulsive.

"Brother Kai, what are you doing?"

Tofu Xishi's eyes were red. She came forward and hugged Momo in Zhu Kai's arms, crying and saying, "Mr. Zhou hasn't even gotten married yet, how could he marry a widow like me? Stop it, he's not a liar. Didn't he tell you his name? You can find out by yourself if you check it out."

Without Zhu Kai saying anything, Xu Yingxu next to him immediately rushed out: "Okay, you are really deceiving my sister's feelings."

“Who cheated?”

As a gentleman, Zhou Heng naturally did not want to be insulted by Xu Yingxu. He made up his mind, stepped forward, grabbed Tofu Xishi's arm, and then pulled Momo into his arms: "Tomorrow I will find a matchmaker to propose marriage, and I, Zhou Heng, will marry no one but her!"

"Mr. Zhou, you..."

Tofu Xishi wanted to say something else, but Zhou Heng stopped her with his eyes.

Keep quiet, I am the head of our family and it is not your turn to step forward.

"..."

Tofu Xishi swallowed her saliva, blushed, and stood beside Zhou Heng with lowered head and submissive look, like a newly married young wife.

"Okay, Zhou Heng, remember what you said today."

Zhu Kai seemed very angry, pointing at Zhou Heng and saying, "Brothers, remember his face. If he doesn't marry Tofu Xishi, we'll go and smash the door of Yingtian Prefecture!"

"it is good!"

All the wise men agreed in unison.

At this time, because of the conflict between them, a lot of people had gathered to watch. Zhou Heng couldn't accept being watched by so many people, so he hugged Momo and pulled Tofu Xishi to leave.

Before leaving, Tofu Xishi glanced at Zhu Kai, and Zhu Kai also glanced at Tofu Xishi with a smile.

They blinked at each other...cooperated well and succeeded!

"Damn it, Zhou Heng got such a great bargain."

Chang Sen was extremely fond of Tofu Xishi. "If I were a dozen years older and my wife died, I would definitely marry Tofu Xishi!"

Chang Sheng: “…Me too.”

"Who isn't? I was born before you were born, but you were born when I was already old..."

"Zhou Heng, the one with thick eyebrows and big eyes is not a good person."

The group of celebrities continued to walk around the lantern festival, muttering to themselves. The sound of their conversation reached Zhu Kai's ears, and he just smiled.

But Tofu Xishi is very beautiful, and Zhu Kai also admits that she is very beautiful, but...is it really that Zhou Heng got the upper hand by marrying her?

No, the one who took advantage was Tofu Xishi.

If Tofu Xishi had no interest in Zhou Heng, she would definitely not have brought her son and Zhou Heng to the lantern festival. They happened to meet Zhu Kai, and the tacit understanding between the two of them was self-explanatory. With tacit cooperation, Zhu Kai lit the fire and Tofu Xishi set up the pot, and with just a few words, they put Zhou Heng on the pot and roasted him.

Zhou Heng...is still too young.

Think about it, if she was born in a turbulent time and became a widow, how could she survive in this turbulent time without her own means? Why did she dare to joke with Zhu Kai and say dirty words? Because the widow saw that Zhu Kai only knew how to joke with her, and his advantage was limited to his mouth. Moreover, Zhu Kai was kind-hearted, so Tofu Xishi was willing to let Zhu Kai be her backer.

Zhu Kai even helped her arrange a marriage, allowing Tofu Xishi to make the leap to become the wife of a second-rank official.

Although Zhou Heng's official appointment has not yet come down, it is basically a done deal.

If Zhu Kai had not suddenly appeared, Tofu Xishi would never have been able to defeat Zhou Heng so easily.

As for whether the two will be together, Zhu Kai feels that with Tofu Xishi's skills, he can easily take down Zhou Heng by just playing hard to get!

So what if Zhou Heng is from the second rank? He is still too young!
...Zhou Heng and Tofu Xishi took Momo home. Neither side said a word on the way. When they got home, Momo had fallen asleep.

There was a kang in Tofu Xishi's home, so the room was very warm. Zhou Heng helped put Momo on the kang. Tofu Xishi had already taken off her thick cotton jacket and was ready to wash a towel to wipe her son's face.

Zhou Heng looked at Tofu Xishi's back and felt as if there were nails stuck in his feet, unable to move a step.

"What are you doing? Go home."

Tofu Xishi washed the towel and pretended not to care about anything and said to Zhou Heng: "What do you want to say? Just say it!"

"Well, what I said tonight..."

Zhou Heng was a little speechless, but Tofu Xishi relieved his embarrassment: "Brother Kai just likes to make trouble, and I... am just like that, I speak without hesitation. I am a rough person, and I am also a widow. If I don't speak rudely, the men around me will always take advantage of you. It's better to be more ruthless than them and let them stay away. Mr. Zhou is a scholar and has never been exposed to such things. We are not from the same world."

It seemed that Tofu Xishi's open-minded look made Zhou Heng even more embarrassed.

If I don't keep my promise, am I still a man?

Zhou Heng wanted to tell Tofu Xishi that what he said tonight was true and asked her to wait for him, but when the words came to his lips, the energy of a scholar came up again and he stammered, unable to say anything. Tofu Xishi saw it in her eyes but did not say anything.

It seems that the medicine I took tonight was not enough.

This little man is such a rookie.

Zhou Heng was speechless and had to change the subject: "You, you don't know the identities of Kai Ge'er and the others?"

"I know. Master Kai has been doing justice in Yingtian Prefecture since he was a child. All the cities in the east, south, west and north have received his kindness."

Tofu Xishi only knew Master Kai, but didn't know Zhu Kai's true identity: "I heard that his family is very powerful and is related to the emperor... Hey, Mr. Zhou, you are in the court, do you know the identity of Brother Kai? Is he related to the emperor?"

Seemingly very interested, Tofu Xishi came closer. Zhou Heng smiled bitterly. She was not only related to the emperor, she was the emperor's own son... uh, what was that?
Zhou Heng then realized that he and Tofu Xishi were so close, and Tofu Xishi took off her thick coat, and the thin shirt made her look sinister and charming. Zhou Heng was a novice, where had he seen such a scene in the car? He was stunned immediately.

How to do?
"T-That...what I said tonight was true."

Zhou Heng was so angry that he said, "Tomorrow, tomorrow I will send someone to propose marriage! Let's get married!"

"what?"

Tofu Xishi uttered an "ah" and then shook her head like a rattle: "No, no, we can't do this, Mr. Zhou, you..."

Before she could finish her words, Zhou Heng grabbed her and said, "Silly girl, this is a good thing, don't refuse, I will definitely marry you!"

After saying that, Zhou Heng tried hard to control his emotions, let go of Tofu Xishi and ran away.

If this continues, it will have a bad impact. The child is sleeping next to us.

Watching Zhou Heng's fleeing figure, Tofu Xishi cursed inwardly, "This idiot... why is he so stupid?"

……

Zhou Heng was a real man. He said he would marry a widow. Meng Duan was shocked when he heard it: "Brother, are you crazy? You have a bright future. You are from a famous family in Yingtian Prefecture. You can choose any lady from a noble family. Why would you marry a widow?"

"Master Meng, you are joking. I am a lonely man who grew up begging for food. If it weren't for my mentor taking me in, I don't know where I would have died... The idea of ​​being a lady from a noble family is of no use to me."

Zhou Heng seemed to have made up his mind. "She is quite good. She can manage the household, cook well, and raise the child by herself. If it weren't for the war, her husband might not have died... Lord Meng, I want to get married, and she is the one."

No matter who said it, Zhou Heng would not change his mind.

Meng Duan saw that Zhou Heng was determined to marry a widow, and there was no way he could get Zhou Heng to think about it again. He said, "Okay, let my wife find a matchmaker to propose marriage to you."

Such a promising future minister of the Ming Dynasty actually fell in love with a widow. Meng Duan shook his head helplessly. Zhou Heng was really a weirdo. His way of doing things was completely different from that of normal people.

……

Whether Tofu Xishi is married or not has little impact on Zhu Kai. Even if she is married, it will not affect Zhu Kai's behavior of saying dirty words to her. So what can Zhou Heng do?
After the fifteenth day of the lunar month, Zhu Kai had nothing to do, but he didn't find it boring, so he went on a super ocean freighter to open blind boxes.

There were quite a few second-hand parts before, which gave Zhu Kai a headache when he saw them, but today Zhu Kai was lucky. He actually found a container of Polaroid "point-and-shoot cameras" on a super ocean freighter. This thing is a good thing.

There are point-and-shoot cameras and instant imaging paper. As long as you use batteries, you can use the point-and-shoot camera to take pictures. Zhu Kai is very happy... It has been three months, and finally something fun has been developed.

After Zhu Kai got the point-and-shoot camera, he started taking pictures everywhere in the palace.

Fengxian Hall, Kunning Palace, bird's-eye view... Zhu Kai was about to go somewhere else to play, and when he saw Zhu Biao and Li Shanchang coming over, he happily greeted them: "Brother, Lao Li, you two come over here, I'll take a picture of you."

Photograph?

What is this for?

It was the first time for Zhu Biao and Li Shanchang to hear of this new thing, and they couldn't help but show curious looks.

First was Zhu Biao. He stood as arranged by Zhu Kai, and Zhu Kai pointed the Polaroid camera at him.

Click!

The sky was bright and there was no need to use a flash, but even so, the 'click' sound still startled Zhu Biao.

"Brother Kai, what are you doing?"

Zhu Biao walked over curiously and saw the photo paper in Zhu Kai's hand. He shook it twice in his hand, and his own face appeared on the photo paper.

"This……"

Zhu Biao widened his eyes. This, is this me?

Li Shanchang was also shocked by the new thing Zhu Kai was holding, but after hearing Zhu Kai's explanation, Li Shanchang suddenly felt that this Polaroid camera seemed to be a very interesting thing.

"The Second Prince really has some new and interesting things here."

Li Shanchang was very jealous and wanted Zhu Kai to take a photo of him as well. Zhu Kai was holding a Polaroid camera and having fun. When he heard Li Shanchang's request, he naturally agreed. After asking Li Shanchang to stand as he asked, the photo soon appeared in his hands.

Looking at the identical self in the photo, Li Shanchang was extremely excited: "Hey, Your Highness, can you give me a copy of the photo? I want to keep it as a souvenir."

"No."

Zhu Kai laughed and said, "If Lao Li wants to see it, you can come to me for it, but you can't take it out."

After that, Zhu Kai asked the two to take a group photo and even taught them how to use the classic scissors hand gesture to take photos.

Seeing Li Shanchang's disappointed look because he couldn't get the photo, Zhu Kai said to him: "Tomorrow... forget it, next time when I have time, I will use another camera to take pictures of you, and then I will give you a few photos, okay?"

There was a color printer on the super ocean freighter, so Zhu Kai could take a few photos of Li Shanchang with a digital camera and then print them out with the printer.

"it is good!"

Li Shanchang then smiled happily, "I thank the Second Prince for the reward."

Zhu Biao naturally couldn't be left behind, he also wanted to... Then Zhu Biao and Li Shanchang forgot what they had come to discuss with Zhu Kai. Zhu Biao asked Li Shanchang to go first, and he took Zhu Biao to take pictures around the palace, leaving behind invaluable memories. (End of this chapter)