The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

That night, Shen Jia followed Mr. Qu back home. At this juncture, the courtiers tried not to run out for dinner parties. It was safer at home anyway. It is said that the business of brothels in the city has been bleak recently.

"The food at home is simple, Mr. Shen, don't be offended, just eat it." Qu Hanlin looked at the handsome young man in front of him and felt quite emotional, thinking that a few months ago, this young man was still one of his subordinates. The little official is now a fifth-rank official, half a rank higher than himself, and he is only 20 years old.

Shen Jia hurriedly said: "Master Qu is too polite, you have great affection for Shen Jia, Shen Jia has been in Chang'an for more than a year, and you are like Shen Jia's elders, if Master Qu does not dislike it, I will treat Shen Jia as a Juniors can treat it."

"Don't dare, now everyone in the court doesn't know that Mr. Shen is a famous person in front of the emperor, and I will rely on you for help in the future. Don't make me annoyed." Qu Hanlin joked.

Mrs. Qu personally delivered wine to them. She is a gentle and virtuous woman. It is said that she is Mr. Qu's childhood sweetheart. He lost his fiancée, and he has been doing nothing all his life, which may also be related to this matter.

A person's career will not always be smooth sailing, but if the beginning goes well, they can usually rush forward. Qu Hanlin was hindered at the beginning. After those years, he became bearish and willing to spend his whole life with books .

"My lord is serious. If you have any difficulties, please let me know. To put it bluntly, I do still have a bit of face in front of the emperor. Don't be polite, Mr. Qu. Use the relationship while I still have to be pampered and useful. Come on, otherwise, if you are rejected by the emperor in the future, I will not be able to help you."

"Haha... this kid really knows how to joke. How can anyone think of his relationship with the emperor like this?" Mr. Qu shook his head and said with a smile: "You are young, and with such luck, it is normal to be frivolous, but when you meet the officialdom Those ministers have to be more humble, some people may not be used to seeing you like this, the intrigue in the officialdom is beyond your imagination, so don't ruin your bright future."

"My lord's lesson is that I will pay attention." After the two of them said a few words, the housekeeper came to inform that Li Shilang had arrived, and the two went out to greet him together. Li Shilang frowned when he saw Shen Jia present, but he didn't say anything. Say something nasty.

"Quick, Li Shilang, please take a seat, I'll be waiting for you." Qu Hanlin obviously has a good relationship with Li Shilang, and he didn't feel too restrained when speaking.

"Hmph, what is there to ask me for help this time? I declare in advance that if Master Shen is helping me, I will not dare to help." Li Shilang said angrily.

Shen Jia smiled awkwardly, Qu Hanlin hurriedly explained to him what happened, and sincerely apologized: "I was too impatient at the beginning, thinking that this matter was serious, and worried about him, so I found you. I didn't expect the matter to be resolved satisfactorily. , Shen Jia was promoted to an official, so she temporarily lost her mind to let go, you are old, why are you still angry with a junior, you are too impatient."

"It turns out that it really didn't end well for that scumbag Pu Kunpeng to stare at him. I thought that Zhang Qiang was also a young man I was optimistic about at the beginning, and he was related to my family. I didn't expect... hey, it's also my fault for not taking good care of him." Li Shilang was annoyed. After taking a sip of wine, my heart became heavy.

Shen Jia still didn't know that he had such a connection with that principal Zhang, so she hurriedly persuaded him: "Fortunately, the French Open has not been missed, and Pu Kunpeng has also received retribution. Mr. Li doesn't have to blame himself. Sometimes such disasters happen to me. Don't necessarily know."

Qu Hanlin also followed to comfort him: "Yes, if you hadn't told me afterwards, I wouldn't have known that you and Zhang Qiang still had a relationship. It can be seen that in the officialdom, people should not be too low-key. People are good at being bullied. If it is today, even if Pu Kunpeng is still alive and the Pu family is still alive, he will not dare to touch Shen Jia easily."

Li Shilang glanced at Shen Jia, this young man is too dazzling and high-profile, some people like him because he is young, energetic and capable, but some people don't like such a young man who is too flamboyant.

Li Shilang is probably the latter type. He feels that Shen Jia's promotion is too fast. Every step of his promotion is carried up by the emperor. The official department just got a message to prepare a case. This is a special case for the yamen in charge of official promotion. And normal people would not like this special case.

"You should also be more cautious. Although you are the emperor's favored minister, the favored minister may not end well in the end. There are many people who dislike you in the court. What's more, you now bear the emperor's brand on your body. I want to win you over, if I fail to win you over, I should get rid of you."

Shen Jia had expected this kind of thing, and he also knew that people who treat him better usually don't necessarily have good intentions, and those who show him face like Li Shilang don't necessarily treat him badly.

He raised his glass and toasted Li Shilang: "Thank you for reminding me, sir, I will pay attention."

Qu Hanlin smoothed things over and said: "Don't scare the young people. Everyone knows about the officialdom, but there is no way to guard against it. Who knows who is plotting against him behind his back? Shen Jia is young, and now he is favored again. Those people have to weigh it up if they want to do it."

Li Shilang nodded: "Of course this is the case at the moment. He has just emerged, and there is still a long way to go in the future. Fortunately, the emperor granted you a marriage, otherwise your marriage would be a hurdle, and with the form you presented, At present, all the yamen want to learn, and they will definitely try to win over you for a while, and during this time, you will be the most prosperous."

"I don't dare, I'm thinking that I should keep a low profile. In the troubled times, I've already suffered once. If I do it again, I'm afraid I might lose my life."

Everyone knew that he was talking about the night attack incident. Of course Li Shilang knew that it was not some petty thief who broke into Shen's mansion, so he nodded and didn't say much. After all, it was related to the emperor. language.

The meal was quite harmonious, Li Shilang's mouth was a bit poisonous, but his heart was not bad, Shen Jia wanted to repair the relationship between the two, and toasted a few more glasses of wine, and finally got his forgiveness, and treated him a lot more politely .

Accompanied by Qu Hanlin's three sons during the period, his eldest son is already very old, he is a bit simple and honest, doesn't talk much, and looks very ordinary. The second son is also around 30 years old, a little arrogant, it is said that this age He is still taking the exams, he is still a candidate, he ignores Shen Jia'ai, but bows to Li Shilang, even Qu Hanlin can't stand it, and dismisses him halfway.

The third son is younger than Shen Jia, and he is smart and cute. Shen Jia's first impression was very good. He is lively and loves to laugh, and he has two dimples when he smiles. Is like-minded people.

After the meal, Shen Jia gave gifts to Qu Hanlin and Li Shilang. What he gave to the former was a calligraphy and painting, the authentic work of a famous painter in the previous dynasty, which was sent to Qu Hanlin's heart.

"It's too precious, I dare not accept it for such a precious price." Although Qu Hanlin liked it wholeheartedly, he was really embarrassed to accept it.

Shen Jiasai went back to him and explained: "Master Qu also knows that I am favored. The emperor has rewarded me a lot with such things. This is not the most precious thing. Please take it easy. I still have a lot of ancient paintings at my place." And ancient books, you can visit my house on weekdays if you have nothing to do."

"Since it's a gift from the emperor, then I can't accept it. How can you give something from the emperor to others? Don't make any taboos."

"It wasn't an official reward, it was given by the emperor privately. You don't have to worry, I understand the truth."

Li Shilang also persuaded him to accept it, glared at Shen Jia, and said: "This kid is in full swing now, what is a painting? Just look at it, and there will be more people giving him gifts later on."

The gift Shen Jia gave to Li Shilang was a pure gold Pixiu. Pixiu meant to attract wealth. Li Shilang liked it very much. Although it was very vulgar, he was a layman, so he didn't like it and couldn't understand it. Calligraphy and ancient books.

Both parties were very satisfied with the gift, so Shen Jia felt relieved, bid farewell to Qu Hanlin and returned home, and saw Zhao Zhang sitting in his room reading a book.

"I'm back." Zhao Zhang said without raising his head.

"When did you come?" Because Zhao Zhang used secret passages every time he came, Shen Jia refused to let his servants enter his yard, and He Yan, the only one who could enter, followed him out, so every time Zhao Zhang came It was all deserted, not even a cup of hot tea.

Zhao Zhang smelled the alcohol on his body, put down his book and looked up at him, "Someone invited you to a banquet so soon? Who is so proud?"

Shen Jia told Zhao Zhang the matter in a few words, and there was nothing he couldn't say, "Master Qu is very kind, but it's a pity that he is old and doesn't have much ambition."

Zhao Zhang is not familiar with Qu Hanlin, he has never even heard of it before, he is just an ordinary Hanlin scholar, but since he is kind to Shen Jia, he will also take care of him.

"Since you said that he is not self-motivated, then I won't give him a promotion. If his children are capable, how about I give them a chance to become officials?"

Shen Jia took off her coat and changed into the normal clothes she wore at home before sitting beside him, and said with a smile: "This is my own favor, I'll pay it off if I come, how dare you work hard, you're overqualified."

He threw the book on the table and said calmly, "Didn't you say that you won't be coming anytime soon? Is there any news from the Queen Mother?"

"We will arrive in Chang'an in about three days. Ling Jingyun found a suspicious person near Xiaotang Mountain, so he was delayed for two days. In the end, Yao Zhan escorted the Queen Mother and the others back. Ling Jingyun stayed there and continued to follow. It seems that I didn't want to get distracted , Pu Zhan really wants to find the Queen Mother."

"But what's the use of looking for the queen mother? Could it be that the queen mother will deal with you for him when she hears about his experience? You are your own son, isn't it clear at a glance what is more important?"

"What if he didn't want to persuade the Queen Mother, but to take her as a hostage?"

"What's the benefit? Holding the queen mother hostage is no different from rebellion, and the crime is aggravated. He can't take the queen mother to escape, right?"

"Who knows." Zhao Zhang felt a little irritable and uneasy. As the day when the Queen Mother came back was getting closer, this feeling became more and more obvious. He stared at Shen Jia for a while, then suddenly got up and carried him to the bed.

"Hey, it's getting late, you..."

"Shut up, I know when I should go back to the palace!"

"You take it easy..."

"It's really squeamish..."

The temperature in the room was gradually heating up, and the light and shadow were shaking. He Yan came in once, but immediately slipped out when he heard some discordant voice, and then guarded the yard, not daring to leave, although the servants of the family would not come here on weekdays , But what if, his young master got into big trouble with the emperor, I really can't think about it.