Mrs. Rebirth

The two finished the meal quietly. The dishes of the Zhen Guogong Mansion were delicious in color and fragrance, and each plate was full of meat, and most of them were meat dishes. Zuo Shaoqing opened his stomach and ate two bowls of rice before finishing.

After he finished his meal, he studied Lu Zheng's taste while picking up food for him. Watching him eat the food he handed over without any hesitation, it felt like an old married couple.

Watching Lu Zheng eat is a very enjoyable thing. Every dish he eats tastes delicious, and it is rare that he is not picky about his food. He is much easier to feed than ordinary sons.

After eating and drinking enough, he asked his servants to leave, and Lu Zheng took Zuo Shaoqing to pay his respects to the old lady.

Zuo Shaoqing was a little uneasy. According to etiquette, he should go to greet him as soon as he entered the door, but he was distracted by Lu Zheng at the time, and couldn't think of it at all.

When he remembered, the two of them had already soaked in the bathtub, and the big things had to be moved back.

The Duke of Zhen's mansion is very large, and Lu Zheng himself lives in a courtyard with three entrances. Outside the courtyard is a large garden, and there is a large pond in the garden.

Zuo Shaoqing didn't run into a few servants along the way, which was quite different from the general situation where the servants of rich and noble families were in groups.

It wasn't until they entered the Nuanxiang Pavilion where the old lady was, that they gradually gained popularity. The women guarding the door saluted Lu Zheng one after another, "Master Lu, third master Zuo."

Zuo Shaoqing didn't expect that he would have this kind of treatment. He only came to Zhen Guogong's mansion once, and the second time he didn't even enter the gate. These women could recognize him, obviously someone had explained it in advance.

As soon as he stepped into the wing room, he heard hearty laughter from inside, full of air, and it was the unique voice of the old lady.

"Mother, why are you smiling so happily?" Lu Zheng was always a little too casual in front of the old lady.

The old lady's laughter stopped abruptly, and Zuo Shaoqing's heart bulged when he saw her fading smile, could it be that he blamed himself for being rude?

"You're back? Why don't you rest for a night before coming back?"

Zuo Shaoqing could hear the teasing in her words, and recalled the incident of the two of them sneaking into the room as soon as they entered the mansion, heat gradually rushed to their cheeks, and electric sweat broke out in the palms held by Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng didn't care, and pulled Zuo Shaoqing to sit on the chair on the other side of the old lady, "I'm a little tired from rushing all the way back, so I'll come here to see you before going to rest."

The corner of the old lady's mouth twitched, a little disapproving, she turned her gaze to Zuo Shaoqing, and saw him sitting next to Lu Zheng obediently and peacefully. Peerless, it looks like a perfect match.

It's a pity that it's a man, the old lady sighed secretly.

She beckoned to Zuo Shaoqing, and said with a smile on her face: "I heard that Shaoqing got the first place in the general examination, and she is so promising at such a young age, I plan to get someone to send a congratulatory gift."

To be honest, such a result was beyond the old lady's expectation. Although I knew that Zuo Shaoqing was a scholar, and a scholar with good knowledge, but at this age, he was able to win the top spot, which is not something ordinary scholars can do. up.

But think about it, if there is nothing special about him, how can Lu Zheng be so determined?

The more the old lady looked at Zuo Shaoqing, the more pleasing she was, and she felt pity for him being abducted by her son to this cheap road at such an age.

Zuo Shaoqing walked up to the old lady, bent her waist, and said flatteringly: "The old lady looks more radiant after a few days."

"This kid has such a sweet mouth!" The old lady held his hand, and stuffed a piece of square jade into his hand, "Here, someone sent me a little thing yesterday, take it back and carve a chapter for fun. "

The jade was warm and moist, it was a high-quality Tianhuang stone, Zuo Shaoqing didn't refuse, carefully put it away, gave a thousand smiles and said: "Thank you, old lady, for the reward."

He remembered that the old lady was a well-known talented woman when she was young, so she could just use this piece of Tianhuang stone to engrave a seal for her. Even Zuo Shuhui could remember every poem the old lady made, so he couldn't be too ignorant. .

I was planning something in my heart, but I saw the old lady ask with a straight face, "Why haven't I seen you for a few days, and you don't even want to call me?"

Zuo Shaoqing immediately called Shengniang kindly, this feeling is very strange, as if a wandering person suddenly took root in this land, compared with Zuo Mansion, this place is more like a home.

The old lady was satisfied, and asked the maid to serve him and Lu Zheng a cup of ginseng tea, "One of you is busy suppressing bandits, and the other is busy with imperial examinations, so don't let your health get too busy."

Zuo Shaoqing found that her temper came and went quickly, as if she didn't care about anything, but everything was arranged properly.

For example, the piece of Tianhuang stone that was stuffed into himself, and the cup of ginseng tea poured into the palm of his hand, even though he knew that he was in Lu Zheng's favor, it still warmed people's hearts.

Thinking that there were still some things that could be sold in the warehouse of Zhenbao Pavilion, Zuo Shaoqing planned to bring them back next time to honor her old man.

After his heart settled down, Zuo Shaoqing began to observe the people in the room. He had seen a housekeeper and a mother Zhong, and there were also a few young maids. All of them were good-looking, but they were upright. , with clear eyebrows, but without any feminine charm, on the contrary, all of them are heroic.

In addition, there are two little girls, four or five years old, who have been picked up very cutely. The two children are sitting on the thick carpet and playing with sandbags.

Seeing him staring at the maid in the room, Lu Zheng frowned, pulled him down and sat down next to him, "What are you looking at?"

Zuo Shaoqing turned his head and blinked at him, pointed to the little girl on the ground and asked, "Why are there still such a young girl at home..." He didn't know the identities of these two girls, and he didn't know how to call them.

If he hadn't known that Lu Zheng had no children in his previous life, he would have suspected that these two lovely girls were the princesses of the Duke of Zhen's mansion.

"Oh, those are the two maids that the old lady just selected, and they are going to be raised by her side. After you get married, it's time to choose an heir for the mansion." The old lady answered first.

Zuo Shaoqing's eyes widened in an instant, and her chest was thumping violently. This kind of thing... can it be solved like this?

Although there have been precedents of individual men marrying men since ancient times, it has never been heard that such a family can even use adoptive heirs.

He is also worried that in the future, he will face the scene where the mother-in-law forces the daughter-in-law to take a concubine for the son, or the mother-in-law directly gives the son a house. Is it because he is worrying about it?

The old lady called the two girls to her side and introduced each other. Zuo Shaoqing noticed that the old lady still used the serious "Lord Lu" in her address, and she was not too intimate.

"I've taken a fancy to the third boy from your second uncle's family. He's two years old this year. He's got a tiger head and a tiger brain, but he's smart. If you're interested, I'll invite them to talk."

Over the past few decades, due to the single lineage of the Zhen Guo Gongfu, the relatives have become farther and farther away. It is not easy to find a suitable child with the same blood.

There are also a few relatives who see that their blood is weak, and they always try to send their sons in. Even if they can't inherit the title in the future, they can find a better future.

If luck is better, and the only biological son of the Zhen Guo Gong Mansion burps, then their son will be the legitimate heir, and the entire Zhen Guo Gong Mansion will be his own.

"There is no rush at this time." Lu Zheng frowned, "Shaoqing and I are still young, and there are too many variables in cultivating successors so early."

According to Lu Zheng's thinking, at least wait until they are 30 years old to consider this issue. After more than ten or twenty years of training, whether they are Jackie Chan or adults depends on his fortune.

Raised too early, when they grow up, they may have to experience a power struggle between the adoptive father and the adopted son.

The reason why the competition for the throne is so fierce is that the princes have grown up and their hearts have grown up.

The old lady gave her son a sideways look, and said sleepily: "It's up to you." Anyway, it's not her biological grandson, and there is not much difference between the early years and the later years.

The corner of Zuo Shaoqing's mouth raised an undetectable arc, and he lowered his head silently. Before he officially became a member of the family, it's better not to participate in this kind of topic.

The old lady waved her hand, "Okay, okay, what should I do, don't rely on the old lady, I'm upset just looking at you."

Lu Zheng greeted Zuo Shaoqing and took Zuo Shaoqing away without being sticky at all. Afterwards, Zuo Shaoqing asked: "You usually have this attitude when you face the old lady?" just leave?

Lu Zheng squeezed his palm and asked, "What's wrong with this attitude?"

Zuo Shaoqing thought to himself: when entering and leaving, he only greeted and did not salute, and depending on the situation, he may not even have a peaceful mind, so will he really not be imprisoned by the imperial censor?

He has always been very straightforward in front of Lu Zheng, and everything he thinks is written on his face. Lu Zheng also understood his unspoken doubts, and taught him a lesson: "Mother and child, why be too rigid about etiquette?"

Lu Zheng has also seen the complicated customs of many aristocratic families. Mother and child have not been close since childhood, and only meet each other in the morning and evening. The biological mother is not as close as the wet nurse.

Lu Zhengshi was fed by the old lady herself. Although they went to the battlefield at the age of 11, they are each other's only relatives. This family relationship is precious.

Zuo Shaoqing couldn't understand it for a while, he just thought it was because of his and his mother's special identities that he couldn't do this casually.

The wind was a bit cool and damp, so Lu Zheng took him for a walk around the garden, and then took a rest in the Huxin Pavilion.

Asking a servant to bring a cloak, Lu Zheng put it on Zuo Shaoqing himself, kissed his side face and said: "When the lotus in this pond is in full bloom, you can invite some friends to come back to enjoy the flowers."

Zuo Shaoqing imagined the beauty of the lotus in full bloom, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Can you take me to the lake by boat?" Zuo Shaoqing's focus is obviously different.

"Why is it so difficult? You can go now if you want."

Zuo Shaoqing shook his head quickly, and said politely: "It's cold and windy at this time, so it's not the best season for swimming in the lake." In the hot summer, how pleasant is it to paddle on the lake at night to enjoy the cool?

Maybe it's because the life in the future is so beautiful that Zuo Shaoqing forgot the time for a while, let alone that he is still a member of Zuo's family.

In the Zuo Mansion, Zuo Yunwen panicked when Zuo Shaoqing was not taken away. After thinking about it alone, he went to Ting Lanyuan to find Mrs. Xue, intending to ask her to go to the Cheng Mansion to find help.

Who would have thought that Mrs. Xue snorted coldly, "Master, it's not that the concubine is unwilling to help, it's just that the fraud in the imperial examination can be big or small, if Shaoqing really commits a crime, wouldn't it mean that both of us will be imprisoned. "

Zuo Yunwen was angry, "How could Shaoqing cheat? Where did he get the test questions?"

"You know people, you know your face, but you don't know your heart. Master, there are many things you don't know." Xue's words were originally intended to say that Zuo Shaoqing is very aloof and arrogant in the status of Juren these days. She acts cute in front of Zuo Yunwen. Others are not so polite.

Unexpectedly, what she said became admonishment. After two hours of talking, the couple heard about Zuo Shaoqing's deeds in court, especially the news that the third master of the Zuo family was taken away by Lord Lu.

The Zuo couple were so shocked that they even happily thought at first that Lu Gongye's move was because of Zuo Shuhui's love of the house and Wu.

But when they calmed down, they knew something was wrong, and there were some bad rumors outside, and the two of them were so angry that their heads were smoking after hearing it.

What Zuo Yun was angry about was that such a good man from the Zuo family was slandered like this, whether it was true or not, it would definitely be a hindrance to his reputation.

Mrs. Xue hated secretly: Sure enough, she was born of a fox, and she even seduces men. Do you still have any sense of shame?

"Master, what do you say this time?" Xue Shi gritted her teeth fiercely, and mockingly said, "Do you think that it's a marriage anyway, and it doesn't matter if it's a son or a daughter?"

After hearing this sentence, Zuo Yunwen's face became even darker than the bottom of a pot, and it was rare for him to swear in a vicious voice: "Put his mother's fart!"