The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

Coming out of the teahouse, Zhao Zhang reached out and grabbed Zhao Ting who was about to slip away, and asked coldly, "Where do you want to go when you come back to the palace with me?"

Zhao Ting has had a lot of contact with him recently, and has gradually let go of his guard, boldly said: "Uncle, half a day has not arrived yet, my nephew can return to the palace in the afternoon, you go back first."

Zhao Zhang frowned, looking very unhappy. Zhao Ting thought he was blaming himself for being disobedient, so he winked at Shen Jia, who smiled and said, "The little prince has an appointment with my mother, right?" ?”

Zhao Ting nodded immediately, "Yes, this king and Mrs. Shen have agreed to have lunch at her home today."

Zhao Zhang was even more upset, his nephew could often go to the gate of Shen's mansion, and was warmly welcomed, and he was obviously the son-in-law of Shen's mansion, why didn't he even dare to take a step forward to the gate of Shen's mansion?

He let go of his hand, lifted his chin and said calmly: "Then go, lead the way."

"Ah?" Zhao Ting and Shen Jiaqi looked at him in surprise, Shen Jia leaned over and asked: "The emperor is going to my house?"

Zhao Zhang lowered his eyelids to look at him, and asked angrily, "I can't go?"

"Go and go, but the family is not prepared, afraid of neglecting the emperor." Shen Jia didn't expect to bring the ugly daughter-in-law to see her in-laws so soon, feeling uneasy, she winked at Zhao Ting, wanting him to give up and go to Shen Jia. According to the government's plan, it's no wonder that this rash visit doesn't frighten the family members.

"It's not that I haven't seen them before, why are you worried?" Seeing Shen Jia's melancholy expression, Zhao Zhang's face darkened.

Shen Jia looked down at the small stone on the ground, and muttered, "I haven't seen the Queen Mother either."

Zhao Zhang's face turned cloudy in an instant, and he stretched out his hand to flick his official hat, "It's not easy to see, I will show you when the Queen Mother returns to the palace."

"No, I'm just joking, hehe..." Shen Jia didn't want to get into trouble, it was lucky that the queen mother didn't come to trouble him, how dare he go to her old man?

Shen Jia brought the uncles and nephews into his carriage, thanks to the large space in the carriage, it didn't feel cramped for two adults and one child, but the rest of them could only walk.

After walking two steps, Zhao Zhang lifted the curtain and told the little eunuch outside: "Go and buy some gifts and send them to the concierge of Shen's residence. I will wait there."

Zhao Zhang glanced at his nephew, and asked with an unclear expression, "Did you bring a gift when you first visited someone's house?"

"Never."

"You are not young anymore, how can you go to someone else's house as a guest empty-handed? This time I will make it up together, let your people go shopping together, and buy more."

"Yes." Zhao Ting hurriedly ordered Xiao Muzi to go together, fearing that the two young eunuchs were not strong enough, he also ordered two guards to carry it together.

Shen Jia wanted to persuade them not to buy anything, but after thinking about it, it was okay. Zhao Zhang came to the door for the first time, and it would be more confident to bring some things, although he knew that Shen's mother would be happy as long as she saw him.

The carriage moved slowly to Yujingfang. Shen's residence was in the middle of Yujingfang, and he had to pass several official residences along the way. The marks on the carriage were also very recognizable, and many people looked at them curiously along the way.

"Did Mr. Shen bring any guests back today? The people behind and behind the carriage are a bit unfamiliar."

"Recently, Shen's residence is very lively. There are a lot of people who visit the door every day. I'm afraid it belongs to some company. It's really admirable to have such a city and talent at such a young age."

"Don't they all say that the emperor favors him and follows him around? Many businesses in Chang'an City are complaining, thinking that he is meddlesome."

"Hmph, of course those profiteers wish the court would ignore them. I heard that Master Shen's revised accounting method will completely expose their financial resources. It is difficult to make false accounts, so why not slander Master Shen?"

"So that's how it is. Shen University has only been around for [-] years. I don't know how Shen Jia and his elders raised him for such an achievement. Thinking about the monkeys in my family, it's really worrying."

"Don't mention these bad things, who doesn't have a few worry-free things? Go for a walk, go for a drink, Qingfenglou has a few beautiful and graceful dancers from the Western Regions, and you won't be able to see them if you go late ,hey-hey……"

As soon as the Shen family's concierge saw the master's carriage coming back, he rushed out to greet him, passed a group of unknown guards, and asked with a smile: "But the master is back?"

Shen Jia jumped out of the carriage and handed him the paper bag in her hand, "Have someone bring some tea to the concierge, if there are distinguished guests coming, ask the old lady to prepare more dishes for lunch."

The concierge was brought by the two elders from their hometown, and it was the son of Shen's family. The former Uncle Zhong is now a full-time groom who drives Shen Jia's carriage.

Out of the corner of the porter's eye, he caught a glimpse of one big and one small walking out of the carriage. The young one was naturally the young master of the Zhao family who had been loved by the old lady recently, but why did the big one look so familiar?

"Go quickly." Shen Jia urged.

"Hey, I'm going now."

Shen Jia led Zhao Zhang and Zhao Zhang to sit in the concierge. The concierges of big families all set up small reception rooms, which is convenient for visitors to wait. If it was another house, they would not dare to put the emperor and Prince Rui in this small room, it must be If you want to open the middle door, the whole house will kneel down to welcome you.

Shen Jia poured Zhao Zhang a cup of hot tea, and said distressedly, "Your Majesty has been wronged."

Zhao Zhang glanced at him sideways and didn't say a word, but it could be seen from the strength of his grip on the cup that he was actually nervous.

When he was in Baoning Mansion before, before he established a relationship with Shen Jia, he was very comfortable going to Shen Mansion, but since the two of them got together, every time he came to the door, he felt ashamed, feeling that he had snatched away the old lady son.

This sense of shame still exists to this day, so that he didn't think about his identity at all, but thought about what to say when he saw the old lady for a while.

Zhao Ting only thought that the emperor's uncle was waiting for a gift, and thought: the emperor's uncle is really a polite person, and he should be like this in the future.

"I heard that the old lady of the Shen family loves you very much?" Zhao Zhang suddenly asked Zhao Ting.

"Also...it's okay."

Zhao Ting didn't know why his heart jumped, and he sat upright, fearing that the emperor's uncle might misunderstand that he had too close contacts with his courtiers' families.

"Oh, when I saw you, old lady..." Zhao Zhang wanted his nephew to say something nice for him, but he couldn't say anything, so he waved his hand lightly, "It's nothing."

The two young eunuchs came soon, they were clever servants, otherwise it would be impossible to serve these two masters at close quarters, and the gifts they chose were also very classy, ​​taking care of every aspect.

"I don't know what the old man and the old lady like, so I made some random things." Du Xin is the godson of Du Fucheng, and he is also the next generation he focuses on training. He also has a lot of face in front of Zhao Zhang. Say "Little Eunuch Du".

"It doesn't matter, my parents are loving, they will like it."

Shen Jia was about to bring the senior and junior into the door, when she heard hurried footsteps from outside, before anyone saw her, she heard his mother's iconic call: "Brother Ting, why don't you come here?" Go straight in?"

Zhao Ting has always been a prudent and precocious child in the eyes of outsiders. If it weren't for his age, some people would believe that he is the emperor's son, and the expressions on their faces were exactly the same.

But as soon as he heard Mother Shen's voice, Zhao Ting stood up suddenly, with a smile on his face, restrained his glance at Zhao Zhang, and then ran out.

"Old lady, I'm here!"

"Brother Ting, why are you sitting in the concierge? Didn't you say you came and went in directly? The weather is so hot, what should I do if it's stuffy?" Mrs. Shen waved the round fan in her hand to fan him, and even handed him a handkerchief. He wiped his sweat, and those who didn't know thought it was her grandson.

Zhao Ting looked at her with bright eyes, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Shen and my uncle are also here."

Mother Shen knew that both of Zhao Ting's parents died, and she grew up with her grandmother and lived in her uncle's house. She heard that his uncle was also here, and she really wanted to see her. The child was raised so well, and his uncle must be good.

At this time, Shen Jia led Zhao Zhang out, and he comforted Zhao Zhang in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, it's not like you haven't seen it before!"

Zhao Zhang glared at him: "I'm not afraid!"

Shen Jia pouted, if Zhao Zhang hadn't knocked over the teacup or accidentally stepped on his foot just now, then he would have believed it.

As soon as the two of them showed up, Shen's mother's eyes fell on Zhao Zhang, and she was stunned: "You...you are...Gu Zhuo?"

Four years is not a long time. Zhao Zhang's appearance has not changed much, but his temperament has undergone earth-shaking changes. The young man back then was not only majestic, but also had an indescribably calm expression.

"Old lady is well!" Zhao Zhang took two steps forward and handed over the brocade box in his hand, "Long time no see, old lady is still as radiant as before!"

Mother Shen came to her senses, her first reaction was to take a look at Shen Jia. Others don't know Shen Jia's thoughts, she can guess some of them as a mother, especially after Gu Zhuo left, Shen Jia was once in a state of despair, and borrowed several times. Drinking to soothe his sorrows, all he yelled was Gu Zhuo's name.

The old lady didn't know that the two had a relationship, she only thought it was Shen Jia who had a crush on him, and because of this, she would only agree when Shen Jia proposed to get a job first before getting married. She felt sorry for her son and hoped that he would let go of his knot , Now that my son is in high school, his official career is bright, and he is about to get married. At this time, Gu Zhuo appeared, and the old lady felt a little bit uncomfortable, feeling a little uncomfortable.

She also likes Gu Zhuo, this child's appearance and character are amazing, she can't wait to snatch him as her son, but if his appearance will make Shen Jia fall into pain again, then the old lady would rather he not appear.

"You...you are Brother Ting'er's uncle?" Mother Shen suddenly thought of this relationship.

"Yes, Brother Ting is my elder brother's child. Thanks to the old lady for taking care of him during this time, Brother Ting likes you very much."

Shen's mother's lips moved, and she had to admire the wonder of fate. People who she thought she would never see again in her life, unexpectedly met again in this way. She really liked Zhao Ting, but in terms of liking, she liked Gu Zhuo even more back then. It's really a family.

Shen Jia saw that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, and hurriedly said: "Mother, please invite the guests in first, it's not very nice to talk at the door."

Only then did Shen's mother regain her senses, took Zhao Ting's hand and said, "Yes, look at me, I was so excited that I forgot, go in quickly, I prepared a fruit smoothie to cool off the heat, your Uncle Shen taught me to make it, it's sweet and sour, You must like it."

Zhao Ting thanked him, turned his head to look at the emperor's uncle, and then at Shen Jia, feeling that the atmosphere was a bit weird.

He had heard about the relationship between Shen Jia and the emperor's uncle. The two of them worshiped Mr. Huai'an as their teacher and studied together. It is not surprising that the emperor recognizes the Shen family, but he always felt that Mrs. Shen didn't like the emperor's uncle very much. thing?Did the uncle offend her?

Shen's mother pulled Zhao Ting to the front and asked curiously: "One of you is named Zhao, and the other is named Gu. How can you be uncle and nephew?"

Zhao Ting was stunned, and Zhao Zhang answered for him: "Gu Zhuo is my pseudonym, my real name is Zhao."

Shen's mother was even more unhappy when she heard that his name was fake, she frowned, and said politely: "You left in a hurry and didn't even say goodbye, I thought I would never see you again in this life , I didn't expect that we still have this fate, and it is also the fate of your brothers.

It just so happens that Jiajia is getting married soon, and we must come to have a glass of wedding wine when the time comes, by the way, you must be married too, right?How many children are there?how old are you?Let your wife come and walk some other day. The relationship between our two families is extraordinary, so we should take a walk. "

Zhao Zhang looked up at the scorching sun, felt a bit chilly in the summer, and replied hesitantly: "She is already married, but she hasn't had a child yet, so it's not convenient for her to go out."

"Oh, which girl is it? My Jiajia is going to marry Princess Liu, do you know her?" The old lady said in an almost showing-off tone.

Shen Jia coughed dryly, and reminded: "Mother, he knows." He arranged the person, and he bestowed the marriage, how could he not know?

He was almost sure that his mother Shen knew something, otherwise it would be impossible to be hostile to Zhao Zhang, but when did she know it?I have never heard her mention it in these years.

"Oh, that's it." Shen's mother stopped talking to them, and pulled Zhao Ting to ask him how he was, whether his studies were heavy, whether he was taking care of him in daily life, whether there was anyone at home to accompany him, and asked every detail.

Zhao Ting replied in a soft voice, with a smile on his face all the time. It could be seen that he was sincerely close to the old lady. Shen Jia pinched Zhao Zhang and said in a low voice: "Children still need elders to take care of them. Why don't the queen care about him more?"

Zhao Zhang squeezed his hand, and replied in a low voice, "Didn't it make you care about him? He is much closer to you now." Zhao Zhang thought more about the shameful relationship between him and Shen Jia. Both of them had no heirs, and the only one, Zhao Ting, must be well-educated and filial to Shen Jia, otherwise, if he left first, Shen Jia would be considered a lonely family.

Shen Jia's heart ached, she took his hand and walked for a while covered by her sleeve.

It was already lunch time, the old lady took them directly to the restaurant, a maid brought warm water to wash their hands and rinse their mouths, and then they all sat down.

The three members of Shen Jing's family were here today, and they didn't shy away when they thought it was just a few children. Now when they saw Shen Jia bringing an adult man in, Shen Jing wanted to avoid it.

Shen Jia stopped her and said, "Eldest sister, don't be shy, you've seen him too."

When Zhao Zhang went to Baoning Mansion, Shen Jing was already married, but the married woman would come back every year, so she saw Zhao Zhang, looked carefully, and said in surprise: "Isn't this Mr. Gu? You met again?" up?"

Zhao Zhang nodded to them and explained, "My surname is Zhao, and I am Zhao Ting's uncle."

"Ah? That's it. No wonder Brother Ting is so outstanding. It turns out that he is a child of your family. Back then, my mother liked you so much that she wished to recruit you as her son-in-law. It's a pity that you left so suddenly. The whole family was sad for a long time. "Shen Jing said carelessly.

Mother Shen glared at her, "Shut up, it sounds like you know him very well."

Because there is an extra male, although there is no taboo, there are two tables for men and women. Because Zhao Ting is young, Shen's mother pulls him to sit beside him, and Shen Jing's youngest daughter sits on the other side.

"Serve the food." Mother Shen ordered.

Yang Sen is not very familiar with Zhao Zhang. He has such a number one person in his impression, but he has too little contact with him, and Zhao Zhang has too much momentum. So harsh, presumably such a person is born to torture people.

Zhao Zhang chatted with Mrs. Shen, the two had a good relationship back then, every time he went back to Shen's mansion, he would be dragged to play chess by him, but he was a stinky chess player, so Zhao Zhang was willing to let him take a few moves.

Talking about the past is always very painful, Zhao Zhang doesn't want to think about it anymore, that period of the past was not only happy for him and Shen Jia, but also painful, so after the two reunited, they seldom mentioned the past .

But Shen's father obviously didn't think so, he always asked him from time to time: "Do you still remember that time..."

Zhao Zhang could only nod his head, "I remember." Then he recalled the past with him, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up when he thought of the happy things, and the majestic face became a little more kind, so that people would not feel terrified when they looked at it.

Yang Sen asked Shen Jia in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, is your junior brother an official? Is the official position very important?"

Shen Jia smiled and nodded: "Yes, a big, very big official." There is no bigger official than him in this world.

"No wonder, he's so majestic. A small businessman like me is flustered when he sees him. He has become a high-ranking official at such a young age, and his family is definitely not bad."

Shen Jia continued to nod, "It's really not bad."

"It's rare that he is willing to come to our house. He has a good relationship with his father-in-law and mother-in-law. That brother-in-law has won the heart of the old lady. The two families can move around more in the future." Some.

Shen Jia nodded and did not speak. After today, whether Zhao Zhang can enter Shen's house or not depends on Shen's mother's attitude.

After the meal, some servants brought gifts from the Zhao family's uncle and nephew to the flower hall. Everyone went to the flower hall to drink tea and chat. Only then did Shen's mother have time to open the wooden box Zhao Zhang gave her. Inside were a pair of fine jadeite bracelets , the whole body is emerald green, and it is a joy to see it in the hot summer.

"It costs you so much, how can you give such an expensive gift?" Shen's mother deliberately refused.

Shen Jia took the first step to put the bracelet on for her, and said foolishly: "Mother, he is not short of this money, so you can keep it for a little bit, if you don't accept it, he won't dare to come next time...Look, how beautiful it is!" .”

Zhao Zhang echoed: "That's true. I was in a hurry to go out today, and I decided to come here temporarily, so I didn't buy the presents properly. I will make up for it next time."

The gift to Shen's father was a chessboard and two boxes of jade chess pieces. They were also good things, and once they got started, they were reluctant to put them down.

The three members of Shen Jing's family also received great gifts. Shen Jing received a set of ruby ​​face masks with fine workmanship, and Yang Sen a set of snuff bottles. Even the youngest daughter received a box of toys and a box of beads.

Such an all-encompassing gift was only temporarily bought by the other party, and the Shen family didn't quite believe it. If he bought it in advance, wouldn't he have to move the whole shop here?

Afterwards, the gifts Zhao Ting sent were much more practical, all tonics, bird's nest antler and ginseng, were also top-notch good things, no wonder Shen Jia said that the Zhao family was rich, and they couldn't afford such good things if they didn't have any wealth.

Shen's mother frowned and said: "It's too expensive, one or two items are okay, we dare not accept so much, and we have nothing to return."

Zhao Zhang persuaded: "They are all ordinary things. If you feel uneasy, why don't you ask Brother Ting to walk around more. He has no father and mother, and his grandmother is not around. He is too lonely on weekdays. You can help take care of him. I'm also relieved."

"As long as he comes, our family will definitely welcome him, even if he stays at the mansion for a few days, it won't be a problem."

Zhao Ting's eyes lit up, and he looked at his uncle expectantly, "Can I?"

Shen Jia refused first, "It's not suitable, Brother Ting has to attend classes every day, so it's not good to delay his studies."

The old lady thought about it and said, "Forget it, and come back when the master gives you a holiday."

Zhao Ting nodded in disappointment, making the old lady's heart soften.

Zhao Zhang's status was limited, so he couldn't stay longer at Shen's house, so he took Zhao Ting and left after drinking a few cups of tea and a glass of smoothie.

Shen Jia and Yang Sen personally sent them out, a luxurious carriage was parked at the door, in order not to reveal their identities, there was no sign on the carriage, but just looking at the four horses pulling the carriage, one knew that this carriage was not owned by ordinary people.

After Shen Jia sent Zhao Zhang off, she also went to work in the yamen. As soon as they left, the huge Shen residence became quiet. The old lady sat in the room and sighed, and didn't even take a nap.

Shen Jing walked in and asked, "Mother, do you like that child so much? My sister-in-law will give birth to a big fat grandson for you in the next year. By then, you probably won't have time to take care of others."

Mother Shen sighed, "It's not that easy."

Shen Jing thought she was saying that it was not so easy to have a son, so she smiled and said, "Even if you don't have a grandson and have a granddaughter, it's fine. My brother is still young, and I'm sure there will be a lot of children in the future. Don't be bothered by that time."

Shen's mother had a hard time opening her mouth. This matter had been buried in her heart for several years, and she never said anything to anyone. If she hadn't met Gu Zhuo today, she might have died in her stomach for the rest of her life.

She changed the subject and asked: "Have you mailed the letter to your mother? Are you sure you will send Brother Han?"

"This time, my husband is determined to bring Brother Han to come. I said that there is no chance. He said that it should not be a problem, and it is for the future of the child. It will not work if the mother-in-law disagrees. Besides, I am the real master of the family. Eunuch."

"That's good. Although grandma should raise children, I can't bear to see your mother and child separated. If she is willing to let go, you must be filial to her in the future, lest she talk about it."

"I understand."

"Also, you can choose some of the medicinal materials sent by Brother Ting and send them back. Just say that you bought them for her to make up for her body. Caring for her, people's hearts are full of meat."

"Mother, this can't be done. It's something for you and father. How can we get it? I have to buy it for myself, and it's really hard to give these away, otherwise she will say that I wasted his son's money." The money is gone, I'll buy her some fashionable fabrics and go back."

"Okay, make up your mind." Shen's mother didn't have the energy to say anything about the family, she was full of Shen Jia, and after her daughter left, she waited for Shen Jia to come back in the house, and didn't even eat dinner.

Shen Jia felt something in her heart, and after going down to the yamen, she pushed back the banquet of her colleagues, and hurried home. The servants said that the old lady hadn't come out for a long time, and she didn't even have a meal.

Shen Jia stood outside the house for a while, and went in after she had made enough mental preparations. At the same time, she ordered the servants in the yard: "Everyone get out, I have something to say to the old lady."