The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

Shen Jia skillfully started the stove, and there was still hot water in the pot. He turned around and asked Cao Ruiwen, "What kind of food does Brother Cao like?"

Cao Ruiwen didn't expect anything from his culinary skills, and said casually: "It's all right, Mr. Shen can do whatever he wants."

Shen Jia saw that it was getting late, and thought that Zhao Zhang would be back soon, so he prepared to make a quick fried noodles. His movements were smooth, and he walked around the kitchen alone without any fuss. He didn't even know where to put things. Clearly, it can be seen that there is no less cooking on weekdays.

Cao Ruiwen was stunned when he saw it. It seems that this level cannot be learned in a day or two.

"Master Shen usually cooks by himself?"

"Occasionally, I don't do it often, mainly because I don't have time."

Cao Ruiwen can't figure out why a big man loves to cook. He knows how busy the yamen is. In the little time he has, he would rather read books, paint pictures, read poems and drink with friends, or mingle with wives and concubines. Which one is better? Interested in cooking?

Embarrassed, Cao Ruiwen just stood still and stepped into the kitchen door with difficulty, "Let me help, what can I do?"

Without turning her head, Shen Jia waved her hand: "No, it will be ready soon, brother Cao can go to the yard if you are bored."

Cao Ruiwen saw that he was washing vegetables, and there were still some unwashed vegetables in the vegetable basket next to him, so he rolled up his sleeves and walked over, but before his hands touched the vegetable basket, he kicked over the basket on the ground, the lid was lifted, and a group of crabs Scrambling to get out waving their pincers!

“啊啊啊啊……这……这是什么？”曹瑞文这辈子都没自己动手剥过螃蟹，更没见过活物，乍一眼这丑陋的东西，还以为是什么毒物，心想：这一定It's Shen Jia's new way to plot against me!

He backed up again and again, and accidentally knocked over a jar of old wine, and the rich aroma of the wine diffused and stained his whole body at the same time.

Shen Jia didn't know that there were crabs in the kitchen beforehand, and it was not the time to eat crabs in autumn, and they looked more like sea crabs, they were preserved somehow, but they were still alive.

"Don't move, brother Cao, there is..."

"Ahh..." Cao Ruiwen roared, hopped and ran out of the kitchen, and bumped into Zhao Zhang.

"Presumptuous!" Following Zhao Zhang's return to the mansion, the hidden guards rushed out and threw them away before they could see the figure clearly. Cao Ruiwen hit the ground heavily.

Zhao Zhang glanced at the messy scene in the kitchen, waved his hands to let the hidden guard deal with it, walked up to Cao Ruiwen, and asked condescendingly, "Why are you here?"

Cao Ruiwen's wailing stopped abruptly, and when he looked up and saw Zhao Zhang's livid face, he hurriedly got up and knelt down, "I see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

"Don't be too polite, answer me, why are you here?"

"Yes... Mr. Shen invited the minister to his home." Cao Ruiwen is not stupid, now he finally understands what this Yiyuan is, it is obviously the place where the emperor's golden house hides his charms, and Shen Jia is really plotting against him!

Such a secret must not be leaked, and now that he has bumped into him, will the emperor kill someone to silence him?

Shen Jia washed her hands and came out, and helped Cao Ruiwen up herself, "I'm really sorry, I didn't know there was that thing in the kitchen, did it scare Brother Cao?"

"No...not in the way." Cao Ruiwen was indeed frightened, but not because of the unknown creature, but because of the King of Hades in front of him.

Shen Jia explained to Zhao Zhang: "Today in Shuntian Mansion's trial, Hu Shang deliberately set up a fraud. The truth has been found out. Master Cao cleared the grievances of the people in the north of the city, so I invited him over to the mansion for a drink."

Zhao Zhang's face was still not very good-looking, and he asked, "Then what are you doing in the kitchen?"

"Get something to eat, have you had dinner yet?"

Zhao Zhang gave him a blank look. Didn't he come back at this time just to have dinner with Shen Jia, and he still has the face to ask.

The kitchen was cleaned up quickly, and the sea crabs were put back into the basket. Shen Jia ran in happily, and a voice came from inside: "It's rare that this crab is still alive. Let me make some soup. You go outside and wait." .”

Soon there was the sound of chopping vegetables in the kitchen. Cao Ruiwen was extremely embarrassed, so he simply took his leave and left, "Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered something at home, please allow me to leave first!"

"If you leave at this time, wouldn't he mistakenly think that I drove you away?" Zhao Zhang angrily reprimanded, "A gentleman keeps his word!"

"Yes, that minister..."

"Go outside and wait, come in when you're done."

Cao Ruiwen looked at him helplessly. He was not treated like this when he was a companion student. At least give him a room and a cup of tea.

Zhao Zhang left a sentence: "Find what you want, there are no servants in this house." Then he also got into the kitchen.

Cao Ruiwen stood in the courtyard looking at the sky and thought lonely: What kind of life did these two people live?Is this the fun of breaking the sleeves and dividing the peaches?

The clothes on his body were stained with wine, and smelled like wine. He wanted to change clothes so as not to offend the emperor, but he went around and couldn't find a change, let alone find a change of clothes.

He sat on the stone by the side of the road, looking helplessly at this huge mansion. He really didn't know where those two people got the interest to live in such a place, and they were not even worthy of serving servants. Is it an eyesore?

In the end, it was Shen Jia who found him not there after cooking dinner, and asked the hidden guard to find him. Seeing that he was still wearing dirty clothes, he said apologetically, "Brother Cao, I have new clothes that are not upper body. We are about the same height. , why don’t you just wear my general first.”

Cao Ruiwen could only nod his head, and after changing into new clothes, he sat anxiously beside Shen Jia, facing the emperor, with three servings of food and a large pot of soup on the table.

He remembered what this bowl of soup was made of, and suddenly he was a little scared. At this time, let alone just a soup, he would have to swallow even the poison in front of him.

"Master Cao certainly seldom eats these simple foods. I don't know if he is used to it." Shen Jia made a big pot of noodles with fried sauce. Except for the three of them, the rest was shared among the hidden guards.

Not to mention, this crude food is very popular with the dark guards. It is fragrant and oily, and it still fills you up. It is much better than the exquisite food made by the imperial dining room.

"Brother Cao, don't be cautious. Let's treat it as a visit to a friend's house today. If you feel uncomfortable, how about the two of us go out to eat?" Shen Jia asked considerately.

Cao Ruiwen didn't dare, "Thank you Lord Shen, it's very kind, it's a great honor for me to have the honor of sharing the table with the emperor." He picked up the chopsticks under the eyes of the two, and started to eat, the first bite was too hasty and burned After a while, it was unexpectedly delicious. The aroma of the meat sauce is very unique and can directly stimulate the taste buds. The pasta is also chewy, much better than he expected.

Shen Jia scooped a spoonful of chili sauce into her bowl, mixed it and started to eat it. By this point, everyone was hungry, so they didn't have too many worries.

Cao Ruiwen came home dizzy that night, washed up and went to bed dizzy, and lay down dizzy, as if he had thought about many things, but he didn't seem to think about anything.

Mrs. Cao felt very sad when she saw him wandering off into the sky, but she didn't dare to ask questions, so she could only turn over frequently to try to get her husband's attention.

After waiting for the third watch, Cao Ruiwen suddenly asked, "Ma'am, what do you think the life of the husband and wife should be like?"

Mrs. Cao thought he was tired of her, so she clutched the quilt uncomfortable, and asked cautiously, "What kind of life does the master want to live?"

Cao Ruiwen recalled the scene of the two getting along. They were obviously two men, but their lives were warm and enviable, as if they should be like this, and even an outsider couldn't bear to destroy them.

When he guessed the relationship between Shen Jia and the emperor, he never thought that the two would get along like this, only when the emperor doted on Shen Jia because of her beauty and other reasons, and Shen Jia had to give in for the sake of power, or maybe it was He took the initiative to seduce the emperor, if that was the case, no matter who made the first move, he wanted to cut off the relationship between the two of them.

But what he saw and heard today, he realized that he was too one-sided. There is love between men and women in the world, and there will naturally be love between men and men. When they get along, they are more equal than ordinary couples. One party is willing to cook for the other. Tangtang, the other party is willing to put down their dignity, wash the dishes with their sleeves, and enjoy themselves, so that the Ninth Five-Year Lord can put down his body and make such a compromise. What a deep relationship is that?

"Forget it, I'm going to sleep, I don't care about other people's affairs, and it's beyond my control." Cao Ruiwen put down his worries and closed his eyes to sleep.

Shen Jia and Zhao Zhang washed the dishes together, and then took a walk in the garden side by side. The night was dark and the surroundings were quiet. They could abandon their troubles and chat as they wanted. At this moment, they were free, relaxed, and without burdens. No psychological burden.

"No wonder you don't like having outsiders at home. It's really comfortable to feel like this." Zhao Zhang lived in the palace since he was a child, surrounded by servants. After such a day, I don't want to go back to the palace.

Shen Jia's dream in his previous life was probably just like this. He had a stable job, a luxurious house and a luxury car, and lived with his beloved. in sight.

"I invited Cao Ruiwen to visit today without your consent, are you angry?" Shen Jia asked.

"Fortunately, he was my companion when I was a child. He has a different relationship. I just don't understand why you need to make such a fuss. He already knew about our relationship beforehand?"

"I should have guessed it seven or eight points. Now in the court, there should be quite a few people who know about this matter. It's better not to block it. The short-term tranquility in front of us is the calm before the storm. It can win one or two courtiers to support us. It's also a good thing."

Zhao Zhang held Shen Jia's hand, wanting to say that he didn't care about it at all, but Shen Jia was not him, the emperor could have the willfulness of the emperor, but the courtiers couldn't do whatever they wanted, he could kill any courtier who slandered Shen Jia, but what would he do? Block the mouth of the people in the world?

He didn't want to hear even a little rumor that would damage Shen Jia's reputation, which was why he had been carefully hiding this relationship, he cared about Shen Jia more than himself.

"Qiao Yuanchu once again wrote a letter to ask for an official position. I am ready to agree, and tomorrow morning the court will announce that you will take over the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. Originally, I wanted you to take charge of the Ministry of Accounts. Now it seems that I will let you stand on the side of San Gong. The position of the Six Ministers is good, the position of the Six Ministers is equivalent to entering the cabinet, plus your appealing power as a lonesome person, it will not be so easy to crusade against you."

Shen Jia stopped, pursed her lips and struggled for a moment, then looked up at Zhao Zhang, "I have an idea, I wonder if the emperor agrees."

"Ok?"

Shen Jia took a step back, knelt down on one knee, and said calmly: "I want to be released for a few years."

"What did you say?" Zhao Zhang was shocked, thinking he had heard it wrong, "Say it again."

Shen Jia got up and held his hand again, took him to sit aside, and analyzed her thoughts with him, "At this critical moment, all forces are staring at me, and if I get promoted at this time, it will stimulate their rebellious psychology even more. , It might even be against me by the united front, why not take this opportunity to let them go outside for a few years, so that they have nowhere to focus, and after a few years, the matter will fade away, and they won't have such intense emotions when they want to bring up old things again."

Zhao Zhang didn't speak. He folded his arms and looked at him, then looked away, "I'll think about it."