The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

There is nothing to say about the cooking skills of the imperial chef, Shen Jia is full again, the two of them can't finish more than a dozen dishes, so he can't wait to pack them up and take them away.

He stroked his belly and asked, "Your majesty, I like that sweet-scented osmanthus-flavored pastry, and that plate of crispy stewed duck, can I give it to me to take away?"

Zhao Zhang rolled his eyes at him, rinsed his mouth and wiped his mouth, then got up and called for someone to remove the food, ignoring Shen Jia's request at all.

Shen Jia was not disappointed either, one should keep something in mind for delicious food, and one would get tired of eating too much.

In the afternoon, Zhao Zhang continued to deal with official business. Shen Jia had finished reading the book and asked if he could have a copy. Zhao Zhang then threw a travel note to him and asked him to read it to himself.

So, this afternoon, Shen Jia's mouth became dry while he read aloud, while Zhao Zhang completed the accumulated official duties efficiently. He put down his pen and said with a smile: "It seems that I shouldn't withdraw my duty of serving as a lecturer, starting from tomorrow." , Mr. Shen will accompany you to the imperial study as usual."

Shen Jia accused Zhao Zhang with accusing eyes, thinking that if he had to rely on one mouth to read to him every day, he would be dumb within a month. He shirked and said, "Your Majesty, I remember that you still have a servant Bachelor, he should be more suitable to read to you than Weichen."

"You want to resist the edict?" Zhao Zhang looked at him indifferently.

"Wei Chen dare not."

Zhao Zhang picked up a book and said in a calm tone, "It's fine if Mr. Shen doesn't want to enter the palace to accompany you. I don't want you to."

Shen Jia hastily explained: "There's no such thing, it's too late for me to be happy, but I know that the emperor is always busy, and I'm afraid it will delay your business."

Zhao Zhang nodded, accepting his explanation, so he asked: "Speaking of business, Mr. Shen, think about it for me. How should we deal with the murder of Prince Pu?"

Shen Jia pondered for a moment, then lowered her voice and asked: "Your Majesty, I am a little puzzled, how did Prince Pu die?"

"The civilian girl who was violated by him was killed. The murder weapon was a sharp silver hairpin, which pierced her neck and bled profusely to death."

Shen Jia felt her neck hurt when she heard it, and looked down at her hands. This method of killing sounds very simple, but it is impossible for someone like Pu Kunpeng who often commits crimes to be unprepared.

"You don't need to worry about how he died. People die like a lamp. I have already sent people to the northwest to investigate the case. I am also accompanied by the second master of the Pu family. I am not afraid of their investigation. It's just that the Pu family can't let it go. How should I give up?" How about an explanation from the Pu family?"

Shen Jia pondered what he meant, and had a hunch in her heart that Pu Kunpeng's death might not be that simple, so what was Zhao Zhang's purpose?

"If the emperor wants to comfort the Pu family, then of course he should use a reward. The Pu family has lost a son, but there are still several sons, Duke Pu also has several sons and sons, the death of the eldest son and grandson of such a big family is nothing. You can make up for it by rewarding the heirs of the Pu family.

But if you think Pu Shizi deserved his crimes and died innocently, the accumulation of his actions along the way is enough to make him a death penalty. I feel that if the Pu family educated such unworthy descendants, it would be good if he didn’t lower his title. , Manchu civil and military should have an opinion. "

"What if the Pu family refuses to accept? I'm not afraid of the Pu family, but it's the Empress Dowager's natal family, and I have to give her face."

Shen Jia reminded: "There is also Concubine Ning. The two most noble women in the harem are from the Pu family. It is naturally difficult for you, but I don't know how the empress dowager is related to you?"

Zhao Zhang raised his eyebrows, "What do you want to ask?"

"The enemy of an enemy is a friend." Shen Jia rubbed her nose in embarrassment. Since ancient times, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been an eternal problem, and there is basically no good relationship, especially in the royal family.

Even a small official like him knew that the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager was not good, and it was said that the Empress Dowager supported the third prince, and the third prince's biological mother was the empress dowager's niece, so the relationship was naturally different.

Without even thinking about it, Zhao Zhang retorted: "The queen mother is also my biological mother, and she is one with me, but the empress dowager, do you think I will unite with an outsider to deal with my biological mother?"

"How can it be regarded as dealing with the empress dowager? It's just a little fuss with the help of the empress dowager. You want to get rid of the Pu family and don't want the empress dowager to be angry. How can there be such a perfect thing?"

Zhao Zhang also knew this, otherwise he would have taken action against the Pu family in his position of superiority, and keeping this foreign family would only cause chaos for the court. Many of his problems in the past few years were created for him by the Pu family.

Zhao Zhang looked up at Shen Jia, and asked in an unclear tone: "If you have a dispute with your parents, do you put filial piety first and obey their wishes, or do you help the relatives?"

Shen Jia thought about it carefully, and it was really difficult to make a decision when this question fell on him. He replied cautiously: "It depends on the specifics of the dispute. Naturally, filial piety is the most important thing in general small matters, but there are always some things that need to be persisted." It's up to you."

"Even if righteousness kills relatives?"

It has been 12 years since Shen Jia transmigrated into this person, and she has deep feelings for her current parents, and they also dote on Shen Jia, not to say that they will be destroyed if they kill their relatives.

He sighed helplessly, "Your majesty's question is difficult for me, I understand the reason, but people have feelings, the closer they are, the less reasonable they are."

Zhao Zhang approached him and asked, "Then if you choose between me and your parents? Who do you choose?"

Shen Jia's heart tightened, this is a question of justice, he quickly stood up straight, and replied with awe-inspiring righteousness: "The emperor is the emperor, and the parents of the ministers are the people. If it involves the country, the country, it is natural that the country is the most important thing. There must be a country before a family." , presumably Chen's parents would also choose to do so."

Zhao Zhang's face was pale, he didn't see whether he was satisfied or not, but he didn't dwell on this issue any more, and waved Shen Jia to leave.

Shen Jia bid farewell, walked three steps and then turned around and asked: "Your Majesty, may I ask you a question?"

Zhao Zhang bluntly refused, "I can't."

"Uh, why don't you listen to the question first?"

"I don't want to hear it, get out!"

Well, Shen Jia took the question back to her stomach, and when she went back, she was still thinking about how to solve the Pu family's problem for Zhao Zhang.

The officials of the Hanlin Academy heard that the emperor had resumed the right of servant Shen to accompany him in the palace, and none of them could understand what the emperor was thinking, but it is always enviable to be the emperor's close courtiers. Not only that, they also I heard that the emperor gave Shen Jia the privilege of discussing matters in the imperial study.

"Congratulations, Mr. Shen. It seems that the emperor values ​​you very much, otherwise he would not let you participate in the discussion in the imperial study." I knew that the people who can enter the imperial study are either the heads of various ministries or the cabinet ministers. A person with great power.

"My lord Wu has been praised, but it's just that the emperor is quite peaceful when he sees the officials, and it's easier to order him."

Shen Jia also knew that with this privilege, his status rose instantly, and the treatment he received in the Imperial Academy was much higher than before.

Back home, He Yan was more surprised than happy when he heard the news. He always felt that the emperor was deliberately torturing his young master by being so capricious, and maybe he was holding back some big tricks.

"Master, didn't you say you want to be transferred to be an official?" He Yan asked.

Shen Jia was in a happy mood today, and said indifferently: "This young master has such thoughts, but the emperor can't do without me. Alas, being too important is also an annoyance."

He Yan was more cautious than him, and also more rational than him. He reminded: "Are you sure that the emperor really values ​​your talent when he keeps you by his side? Don't be dazzled by love. Are you reconciled?"

Shen Jia's smile froze on his face, he was completely lost by the drink today, and almost forgot that the conflict between him and Zhao Zhang has not been resolved yet.

He whispered to He Yan: "Let me tell you a secret, don't tell it everywhere... Zhao Zhang, the emperor has never touched any of the concubines in the harem, do you think he still misses this young master?"

He Yan rolled his eyes at him, "Master, if I am treated like that, I will definitely not forget him in a short time. As for what you said, maybe the emperor just doesn't like the women in his harem? Or do you have any concerns?" .”

"What you said seems to make sense, so I really have no chance at all?"

He Yan couldn't bear to hit him, but the other party was the emperor aloof, if he didn't wake up, his young master would suffer.

"Young master, do you think he can never touch women for the rest of his life? Even if he agrees with the courtiers and the harem, he will not agree. This is not a family matter, but a major matter related to the country and society."

"I know, alas... I understand the truth, but as soon as I get close to him, I can't help it." Shen Jia supported her head, not wanting to dwell on this issue any longer.

"Young master, if you really can't let go, why don't you just be a passive person. If the emperor is willing to give up the harem for you, then it's okay for you to accept him. Let's talk about the future. You don't often say that the happiness you have is also happiness. "

Shen Jia sighed and said: "I was originally on the passive side. If he doesn't want to see me, I will never see him in my life. Thinking about it, I really don't want to. Why is it so tiring to be in a relationship?"

He Yan wanted to roll his eyes again, and said in a bad tone: "Who made you have to like men? It's fine if you like, but you don't want to marry, if you don't delay getting married and having children like those good-mannered sons, then No one can control you!"

"Ayan, you have changed. You didn't say that before. You said that if I fall in love with someone, young master, you will definitely arrest him and make him my husband."

He Yan said weakly: "But... if that man is the emperor, even if the slave has unrivaled martial arts, he can't do anything about it." In the end, whoever makes Shen Jia fall in love with who is not good must fall in love with the most noble man in the world.

No matter what, Shen Jia went to work in the palace with arrogance the next day. The ministers all recognized him and were puzzled that he could participate in the discussion of the Imperial Study, but no one would question the emperor's decision because of such a trivial matter.

But Xu Shoufu saw that he had been silent for a few months and was showing signs of rising again, and remembered the marriage that he had proposed. Now that he proposes a marriage, the other party must be asking for it, right?