Mrs. Rebirth

This year in Zhen Guogong's mansion is destined to be of great significance. The mansion that has been deserted has become much more lively because of the addition of two people.

All kinds of New Year's gifts were continuously sent into the mansion, and several large warehouses in the mansion were piled up to the brim. Zuo Shaoqing was very busy just looking at the account books, not to mention there were all kinds of human relations, so that Until the last day of the year, Zuo Xiaolang couldn't say a few words to his father.

The old lady has everything she needs to do with her grandchildren now, and she lives a life of caring for her grandchildren every day. If there is no major matter, don't even think about laboring her old man.

On New Year's Eve, the Duke of Zhen received a post from the palace. During the New Year's Eve banquet, all the courtiers who could receive the post were envied, although no one thought that the emperor would miss the Duke of Zhen.

The little eunuch who delivered the decree also brought the emperor's oral order, stating that the four members of the Zhenguo family must participate. The reason for the four members is obviously that they are not even prepared to let them find an excuse.

"The old lady must go this year. We also have grandchildren, so we just take them to show off." The old lady put a cinnabar mole on Zuo Xiaolang's eyebrows, adding a few more to the already cute and cute child. very festive.

At this time in previous years, the old lady was not at all interested in attending palace banquets, watching a group of women showing off their husbands and children, so she would rather eat alone in the mansion.

Even though Lu Zheng returned triumphantly last year, the two of them didn't intend to join in the fun. It was still a simple table of dishes, but changed from one person to two people.

It was not easy for her son to get married, and now she even has a grandson. Naturally, the old lady will not wrong herself any more, and is ready to fight with the whole family to destroy the prestige of others.

Lu Zheng and Zuo Shaoqing naturally wouldn't object, Zuo Xiaolang didn't know what a palace banquet was, but when he heard that there was something delicious, his eyes lit up instantly.

The whole family put on brand new clothes and set off for the palace in two carriages.

Both the old lady and Lord Lu were privileged people, and the carriage went straight through the palace gate, leaving behind a bunch of officials waiting in line.

As soon as the carriage stopped outside the main hall, a court lady came up to greet her, leading the old lady into the hall with all manners.

Men and women have different seats, the old lady still took Zuo Xiaolang away before leaving, holding her grandson in her arms and reluctant to let go, "Let him follow me tonight, how can you two men take care of children?"

Zuo Shaoqing really wanted to refute: When he didn't return to Beijing, Zuo Xiaolang was always under his care, and in terms of ability, he was definitely no worse than the old lady, who made the old lady never have a chance to hug her only son well .

Thinking about it this way, it is impossible for him to really compete with the old lady, but he is a little worried that some blind women will make the old lady angry. After all, Zuo Xiaolang is not the official successor of the Zhen Guogong's mansion.

The old lady knew what he was thinking when she saw his expression, she rolled her eyes at him, "You are a vegetarian when you are an old woman? You worry too much."

Thinking of the old lady's toughness, Zuo Shaoqing touched her nose in embarrassment, "Aren't you afraid that you will be pissed off?"

"You should worry about yourself first. It's not just ministers who are here tonight, there are also ladies from various families, and many of them are noble girls who volunteer to be Zheng'er's concubines."

Zuo Shaoqing chuckled, "Don't worry, Madam, Master Lu is not interested in women."

Seeing his self-satisfied appearance, the old lady let out a "huh!", and left with her grandson in her arms.

As soon as she left, Zuo Shaoqing immediately looked around and listened to all directions, and sure enough, he found many beautiful beauties.

He was about to look at the past one by one, when a tall figure occupied his sight in front of him, and then he heard Lu Zheng ask in a low voice: "Looks good?"

"Who?"

"Who are you looking at?"

"No." Zuo Shaoqing looked at him innocently, "I was just looking at who came here, it seems that there are many new faces."

Lu Zheng took him to the exclusive seat, and pointed out to him a few important ministers who had returned to Beijing from other places. It's normal that you haven't seen it on weekdays."

Zuo Shaoqing nodded, and had already scanned the people in the first few rows of seats, recording their appearances in his mind.

Seeing that many officials came with gift boxes, Zuo Shaoqing knew that it was a congratulatory gift to the emperor tonight. He suddenly remembered the things that the Zhen Guo Gongfu was going to send, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

He squinted at Lu Zheng, gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure you really want to give that?"

"Huh? What's wrong?" Lu Zheng didn't fail to notice the boxes that the officials were holding carefully, and raised his eyebrows and said, "Gifts should naturally be sent to the other party's heart."

Zuo Shaoqing turned his head away, not going to guess whether the emperor really liked their gift, he continued to scan the audience, and then found an accident in the corner.

"Huh? Why are they here?"

Lu Zheng followed his line of sight and saw an unexpected but not surprising person, "It seems that the emperor is serious this time, he has never made such a mistake because of personal feelings."

Seeing that it was still early, Zuo Shaoqing got up and walked towards that corner. Many officials were paying attention to him and Lu Zheng. At this moment, he couldn't help but want to see who this master looked at differently.

Zuo Shaoqing went through the crowd and reached the corner of the main hall, and saluted as a junior, "How is Cao Shibo? I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you all right?"

Cao Daiteng stood up and looked at the person in front of him carefully. Seeing that he was younger than his own son, but dressed in a fourth-rank official uniform, he was extremely handsome, so he quickly guessed his identity, even if he couldn't. From the person in front of him, he could see the slightest shadow of the concubine of the Zuo family in the past.

"Haha, isn't this nephew Zuo Xian? I have heard that my nephew has been promoted every step of the way. I didn't expect that Shi Bo would call "Master" when he sees you. What a trick of luck." Cao Daiteng is only a fifth-rank official, and he is still a Local officials, of course, cannot be compared with Zuo Shaoqing.

He deliberately didn't mention the matter of Zuo Shaoqing's marriage, and he also wanted to establish a good relationship with Zuo Shaoqing. He never imagined that this child who had no sense of existence before could soar into the sky.

The two families were originally family friends, and aside from that unpleasant experience, Cao Daiteng had every reason to call Zuo Shaoqing a "virtuous nephew".

"Shibo is too famous. I didn't know that you are always in Beijing. Please be sure to show your face to the government some other day."

"It's natural. To be honest, if the nephew hadn't spoken, the old face of Uncle Shi wouldn't dare to go there."

Cao Daiteng's face was flushed, and his smile couldn't be stopped. He and his wife hadn't seen their son for a long time, so they went to Beijing to see him during the Chinese New Year. Who would have thought that they had received a post from His Majesty today? At that moment, he was more shocked than happy.

Looking at the past, the fifth-rank officials who were lucky enough to participate in the palace banquet were either young talents who were valued by His Majesty, or they were relatives of the emperor, and it was impossible for him, a little-known local official.

In shock, he didn't notice his son's weird and embarrassing look at that moment.

"Uncle Shi is serious. Brother Cao and I are as close as brothers. You have come from a long way, so it is unreasonable not to come and sit at my house."

Cao Daiteng didn't expect Zuo Shaoqing to give him face in this way. With the other party's current status and the broken relationship between the two families, he can completely ignore him, but since the other party has offered goodwill, he has no reason not to accept it.

The two continued to exchange a few words, Zuo Shaoqing said goodbye and returned to his seat, but turned around and gave Cao Zongguan a worried look.

Cao Zongguan was embarrassed and distressed by him, and he didn't expect Zhan Yuanfeng to do this. It seems that Zhan Yuanfeng's attitude towards him has become strange since he visited his house last time.

Although he would occasionally be summoned into the palace late at night, he never did that kind of thing with him again, just chatted and slept under the quilt normally.

If he hadn't personally experienced his ability, he would have wondered if Zhan Yuanfeng was not good enough in that aspect.

However, this was a good thing for him, and he would not be so stupid as to ask Zhan Yuanfeng.

When Zuo Shaoqing returned to his seat, he saw a man with a pot belly talking to Lu Zheng. He didn't know what Lu Zheng said, but the other party laughed out loud.

Zuo Shaoqing thought strangely: Could it be that Mr. Lu still tells jokes?

When he got closer, he heard that the other party was not speaking the common language of Dayang, but with a strong northern accent.

When the man saw him, he immediately closed his mouth. Instead, he looked at him with a hair-raising gaze, and whispered something to Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng sat with a blank expression on his face, and didn't react much when he heard his words. The other party made fun of him, nodded to Zuo Shaoqing with a smile, and left.

"Who?" Zuo Shaoqing asked curiously as soon as he sat down.

"Beidi Messenger!"

"..." Zuo Shaoqing suddenly realized, no wonder there was hostility in the man's eyes, he thought it was some unlucky guy who wanted to marry a woman to Lu Zheng but failed.

"The person who came with Cao Zongguan is his father?" Lu Zheng asked, changing the subject.

"Well, they said they went to Beijing to see their son." Zuo Shaoqing's mind was still on the messenger, and he answered a little casually.

"I'm afraid he will be promoted again next year."

Zuo Shaoqing paused for a moment before he understood the meaning of his words, and asked thoughtfully: "Has the emperor ever thought about enlightening the way?"

Lu Zheng shook his head: "I don't know, but there is no doubt that he has moved his heart to your brother Cao, but he doesn't know how much."

The two of them leaned their heads against each other, and they were whispering, so they didn't have to worry about being overheard. Zuo Shaoqing thought about Yuan Feng's temper, but he wasn't quite sure what he was thinking.

He didn't think for too long before he heard a thin voice coming into the hall: "The emperor is here..."