Mr. Xiang teases her husband every day

Chapter 83

The old man of the Shen family has retired, and now he is only raising flowers, birds, and grandchildren at home.On this day, his eldest grandson helped him get into the carriage and headed all the way to Hejian Mansion.The grandson of Shen’s family, Shen Ze, opened the curtain and looked outside, seeing some dark clouds accumulating in the sky, he couldn’t help complaining: “Grandfather, even if the Futai is a second-rank official, it’s just a local official after all, how can you use it?” Go there yourself!"

The old man of the Shen family leaned comfortably in the carriage, picked up a piece of pastry, ate it carefully, and took a sip of hot tea before he said, "Do you know how old Xiang Futai is?"

"Thirty or so?"

Shen Ze thought for a while, but was a little uncertain.

"To be exact, it's 28. It's less than [-] years old, but it's a local official of the second rank. If you look at our Shen family, is there anyone who has reached this height at this age?"

Shen Ze looked embarrassed and shook his head. "Fourth Uncle's success as an official was the smoothest, and he only worked as a caretaker in Yunze Mansion for three years at the age of 35."

The old lady of the Shen family looked far away: "As a Futai, it was because your second uncle retired from the cabinet that your fourth uncle was promoted to Futai. After three years of experience in the local area, he was able to sit directly in the capital after entering the capital. The position of the third-rank Dali Temple Minister. But do you know how long it took Xiang Futai to climb from a seventh-rank local official to a second-rank governor?"

Shen Ze shook his head again, feeling in his heart that the answer must be unexpected.

"Four years!"

"What, four years? How come!"

The old lady of the Shen family sighed leisurely: "If he is not appreciated by the people at the top, how could he, a humble official, make it this far? There are many aristocratic families and many children, and the best among them are unknown, but Xiang Yuan, a young man from a poor family He was born in a household, but as if with the help of a god, his journey went smoothly, and he grew up to be a local official. In such a situation, do you think it is necessary for grandfather to come forward in person?"

Shen Ze nodded silently, feeling a little awkward in his heart.He is 21 years old this year, and he is only seven years younger than the 28-year-old Cong Erpin Futai.With such a comparison now, Shen Ze's face immediately turned hot, and he wished he had never heard of the compliment he was complacent about before.

The old man of the Shen family looked at his paternal grandson with an ugly look on his face, and he knew it from the bottom of his heart.His eldest grandson was intelligent and quick-witted since he was a child, but unfortunately, he was surrounded by all kinds of praises since he was a child, and he grew up with good clothes and good food and no pressure all the way to the present. Not to mention very arrogant, his temper is also half pride.Especially now that he won the exam, the old man of the Shen family looked on coldly, this eldest grandson was already a little flattered by the praise of everyone, and he was a little complacent.Their Shen family has been established in Guanzhong for a hundred years, and they have always paid attention to the cultivation of knowledge and character of the younger generation in the family. Seeing that the eldest grandson has been overly indulged in praise, the old lady Shen made a decisive decision and brought him out personally, telling him to truly see what it means to be a young talent !

I hope that after this beating, Shen Ze will be able to calm down, do his best to study hard, and strive to win the Toad Palace as soon as possible, and add luster to the Shen family.

When they arrived at the Governor's Yamen of Hejian Mansion, the sun was already high.Old Mrs. Shen held Shen Ze's hand and was invited all the way in. Before he reached the hall, he heard the voice of a young man Qingyue coming from inside.

"Okay, I know, don't worry, what's the matter! Don't wait for me for lunch, I will use it outside. Also, remember to accompany me to Yanliang River in the next afternoon, don't forget I'm leaving. I'm leaving!"

As he said that, a young man in a brocade robe and a face like a crown jade came out from inside with his head held high. He saw Old Mrs. Shen standing outside, and with only a slight glance, he walked away with his frowning entourage behind him.

After the young master came out, Mrs. Shen shrank his pupils suddenly, straightened his back, and couldn't help but become respectful. He firmly dragged Shen Ze to the side of the road.

Shen Ze glanced at the old man strangely, seeing that he looked nervous, he suppressed his doubts, and obediently stood behind the old man Shen with his head bowed.

Xiang Yuan chased out from inside, and raised his voice to warn: "Take good people, don't cause trouble, come back to me if there is anything difficult to solve!"

As soon as he came out, Xiang Yuan saw Mrs. Shen standing by the side of the road with a respectful expression.Xiang Yuan's eyes flickered, this old fox probably recognized the prince.

"I know, it's so long-winded!"

Young Zhang Yang's crisp voice came from a distance.

Xiang Yuan smiled, stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation to Mrs. Shen, and said, "I'm sorry, Mrs., I can't stay here, I kept you waiting."

Old Mrs. Shen's heart was turbulent and turbulent, but with a smile on his face, he bowed his hands kindly and said: "Xiang Futai."

Xiang Yuan hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to support old Mrs. Shen, and said with a smile: "Please get up, old man, there is no need to be polite. Xiang Yuan is young and I am afraid that I can't bear it when you are an old man saluting to me."

Mrs. Shen was very moved by Xiang Yuan's act of respecting the elderly, and praised: "I can't imagine that although Xiang Futai occupies a high position at a young age, he can still maintain his original aspirations. It's really admirable!" Ze, said: "This is my unworthy eldest grandson, Shen Ze, Xu Chi's junior Futai is seven years old, Futai can treat him as a junior. Aze, hurry up and greet Mr. Futai."

Shen Ze hastily bowed and saluted with a very upright attitude.

This time, Xiang Yuan accepted it graciously, looked Shen Ze up and down, and praised: "The Shen family is indeed worthy of a century-old scholarly family. Seeing Mr. Shen's dignified appearance and elegant demeanor, one knows that his knowledge and accomplishment must be excellent. "

"Hahahaha, Master Futai has a great reputation. My little grandson has just won the exam. If I have time, I would like to ask Master Futai to give me some advice."

Several people walked towards the hall and talked at the same time.

Shen Ze followed Old Master Shen, seeing that Xiang Yuan really treated himself as a junior in his words, he couldn't help but feel more uncomfortable.

Even though he was only seven years younger, he made him look like he was 17 years younger!

I am only less than [-] years old, what kind of elders are you!

Xiang Yuan glanced at Shen Ze's aggrieved face, and his mood of depression immediately improved because of the little ancestor running over privately.Seeing other people aggrieved and unhappy, it really improves the mood.

When the guest of honor was seated in the hall, Old Master Shen repeated the old saying, expressed his sincere thanks to Xiang Yuan for helping Shen Huiniang twice, and asked Shen Ze to offer a thank you gift, a box containing three rare books, all of which were formerly The work of famous masters in the dynasty; a box contains two fans with jade bamboo silk tops, both of which are antiques.

Xiang Yuan opened it and saw the value of the two thanks at a glance, and bluntly said that it was too expensive to refuse.Old Mrs. Shen waved his hand: "If Xiang Futai refuses to accept it again, the old man will have no face to sit down. How can these two dead things compare with the life of my little girl? The old man is very grateful for still stepping forward at the critical moment. Furthermore, Xiang Futai was born as the No. [-] Scholar in Jinke, so these two gifts of gratitude and the status of Xiang Futai still feel that this is not enough."

This is true.Ever since he saw that nobleman appearing in Xiang Yuan's governor's office, Mrs. Shen has never stopped calculating in his heart.

If you are not very familiar, how could the nobleman appear here?Moreover, from the conversation between the two just now, Mrs. Shen was shocked to find that the nobleman's attitude towards Xiang Futai was very casual.It's not just acquaintances that can be treated casually by noble people, but extremely close relationships!

Unexpectedly, Xiang Yuan, who was born in a humble family, has such a fortune here!Old Mrs. Shen regretted that he only brought these two gifts. He knew that Xiangyuan not only won the favor of the saint, but also the next backer would come to him so early. Get closer.

Although the saint has been prosperous for thousands of years, there is only one in the East Palace under his knees, and it is a certainty that he will inherit the orthodoxy in the future.From this point of view, the future of Xiang Yuan's son is truly limitless.

After making up his mind, Mrs. Shen didn't hesitate any longer. If something is good, it should be sold early and in time, otherwise the taste will change after time passes.

So the topic went round and round, and after two quarters of an hour, it naturally turned to Sanfu's human relations and sophistication.

"There have always been many aristocratic families in these three prefectures, and their relationships are complicated. Each family has a list of aristocratic families. All kinds of relationships are intricate and implicated. Our sons and daughters have to memorize these things since they were young. Dao, the relationship is close or distant, or if a joke is made, it will be embarrassing."

Old Mrs. Shen spoke wittily, and explained to Xiang Yuan one by one the twists and turns of the family and all kinds of complicated and trivial relationships by giving small examples.Finally, a detour to the point of the conversation.

"But it's still useless for Xiang Futai to write down these. In the boundary of the three prefectures, sometimes things have to be done according to King Qing's wishes."

"King Qing?"

"Well, King Qing made a great contribution when the sage seized his heir. The sage thought of his contribution and specially designated Jiangnan as the fiefdom of King Qing. King Qing is in charge of the grain and salt in Jiangnan, and the days are nourishing."

Old Mrs. Shen's words stop here, if you don't understand it, it's up to Xiang Futai himself.

He was able to speak so much that he was already exchanging shallow words and deep words, showing full sincerity.

Naturally, Xiang Yuan knew what Old Master Shen meant, and was grateful for his words from the bottom of his heart, and the two of them tacitly said goodbye to each other, and talked about the customs of the three prefectures.

After chatting for a full hour, old Mrs. Shen took Fukasawa to leave, and Xiang Yuan personally delivered it to the gate of the government office, which caused old Mrs. Shen to refuse repeatedly. Seeing that Xiang Yuan really insisted, he had no choice but to sit in the carriage with an excited expression on his face.

Looking back at the governor's yamen, Mrs. Shen couldn't help sighing: "This Futai is indeed a well-known man with a high reputation. Today's meeting really impressed me."

As he said that, he turned his head to look at his eldest grandson Shen Ze, only to see Shen Ze's expression of bewilderment.Old Mrs. Shen choked, turned his head silently, and sighed secretly in his heart: It is better to practice more and more!

However, before Xiang Yuan and Mrs. Shen had a good conversation in the front hall, and Zhao Shen was checking the account books sent by Zhou Qinglin from Tongping Mansion in the back study, when the steward came in with a look of doubt: "Your Majesty, assign Guan Qing, who went to the back room to do the cleaning, was dissatisfied with the work he was assigned, and he was losing his temper."

Zhao Shen raised his eyebrows, thought for a while, and ordered the steward: "Take him to the side hall, and I will ask him in person."

The steward responded and went down to make arrangements, Zhao Shen sat down for a while, then got up and went to the side hall, after he got there, he saw Guan Qing, who had changed into a rough envoy's clothes, still looking like a nobleman, with a lonely and handsome face, Stubbornly standing in the middle of the ground.Seeing Zhao Shen come in, Guan Qing just bit his lip, but still froze and didn't move.

Zhao Shen waved his hand to signal the steward who wanted to come forward to reprimand him to step back, looking at Guan Qing, Zhao Shen couldn't help feeling amused.After being seated, Zhao Shen asked straight to the point, "Since you have been arranged to do something, why don't you do it?"

Guan Qing looked as if he had been humiliated by the great, with an extremely sad expression, he gritted his teeth and said, "I have been familiar with all kinds of scriptures and history since I was a child, learned the words of a sage, and acted like a gentleman, how can I be a sweeper? Rough work?!"

Zhao Shen was even more amused, and asked: "In your opinion, what should you do when you arrive at the governor's office?"

Guan Qing choked.

Anyone who was sent over naturally intended to climb into Mrs. Futai's bed.Although he understood, but because he didn't want to, he didn't care about Xiang Yuan. He was also secretly happy, but in his mind, even if he didn't plan to take him in, and kept him in the government office, he still had to eat and drink for offerings. , Have you ever seen someone just send people to do rough work like this?

Guan Qing opened and closed his mouth, unable to speak.He wanted to say that he couldn't do the rough work of cleaning, he wanted to say that he just wanted to stay quietly in the government office, read books, drink tea, and occasionally go out for a walk to pass the time.But for some reason, seeing Zhao Shen's cold eyes, he couldn't utter a single word.

"Our master doesn't accept any small servants, and you were sent in without any explanation, and you don't have to do your work. Is it possible that I have to pay for it?"

Zhao Shen showed a very obvious sarcasm, he looked Guan Qing up and down, and said: "I don't want to do work, and I don't want to agree to it. With your style, you might want to go back and talk about the good things in the building and the restaurant." Eat and drink well?"

These words were not polite, Guan Qing instantly turned pale, his lips trembled, his straight waist bent slightly as if frost had beaten it.

"You can't learn the height of your eyebrows, and you can't let go of your figure to work and support yourself. What do you support your arrogance? You claim to be knowledgeable, but you can't do anything but praise those stinky old men who paid money to support you. , what's the use?"

Guan Qing went on in a daze, never mentioning that he didn't want to do the cleaning.

Xiang Yuan walked in from behind, applauded Zhao Shen, and praised with a smile: "My daughter-in-law is also very talkative, what she said made Guan Qing really speechless, unable to respond, so he had to lose in despair."

Zhao Shen stood up, looked at Guan Qingyuan's back, and sighed softly.

"I really don't know what he's been thinking all day long! He really thought that if he entered this yamen, he would be served with good food, drink, and good service. After being a criminal minister, what did he think he should do? He was so naive, With a pedantic mind and a bad temper, how can such a personality live for a long time."