Exquisite ingenuity

Chapter 154

"Speak carefully!" Zhao Chengze hastily scolded Huang, and quickly looked around, "It's just a coincidence, don't think about it."

Mrs. Huang snorted: "Master, I can save it. I always hate slaves fornicating. But my maid, Qiu Ling, takes care of the cat for me day and night. I have never seen her have anything to do with other men, but she is pregnant for no reason. I lost my body and even my life. How can I not dream? These days, Manager Hu has also kept it from me, and carefully checked the suspicious servants at home, but there is no trace. Master, you should pay attention. Don’t be targeted by those beautiful aunts who come back.”

The death of the cat and the maid Qiu Ling did not make Zhao Chengze feel terrible, but Zhao Chengze couldn't accept the thought of his concubine being targeted by others.His concubine is so delicate, only he can take care of him!How can I endure being defiled by others!

He immediately said: "Madam, don't be afraid. Since I'm back, I will leave this matter to me. I will definitely order my servants to patrol frequently so that the thief has nowhere to escape. Hey, it's getting late now, and I'm tired." Alright, let's go down and rest."

Huang looked at him: "Master hasn't had dinner yet."

Zhao Chengze said as he walked, "Send it to the back room."

As he spoke, he had already crossed the threshold and left in a hurry.

Huang looked blankly at her husband, whom she had not seen for more than ten years, leaving just like that.He didn't even ask her how the past ten years were going, but said that she had worked hard.It would never have occurred to her that she had lived alone in an empty house for more than ten years, and she needed her husband's love and affection.

Married to the wrong person, wrong steps!
Huang's eyes turned cold.Fortunately, for his official career, she had to bear the pain to part with her, and married her second daughter to that Lao Shizi An Shi.In the end, she was the one who was thankless.

The accompanying mother came in quietly, her tone was comforting but helpless: "Madam, those meals..."

Huang's tears flowed down silently: "Send them all to the back room."

"But ma'am, you haven't eaten yet..." The accompanying mother hurriedly handed over the handkerchief.

"But you don't need a meal, what's the point." Huang covered her face with a veil, her voice choked up.

The accompanying mother gritted her teeth, and finally said it: "Madam, please take care of your body, and live longer than the master!" This sentence is outrageous, if Zhao Chengze hears it, he must kill the accompanying mother.

"If the wife goes first, the house that the wife worked so hard on will be handed over to others! The wife is willing to take advantage of those coquettish bastards? If in the future, these unsightly things drag Da Lang down Your Majesty, is Madam willing?"

When mentioning his son, Huang felt infinite courage again: "Bring food."

She wants to live well and live for a long time. After Zhao Chengze's death, all his concubines will be sent to Zhuangzi to work.

Zhao Chengze didn't realize that his first wife had separated from him again.

He rushed to the back room in a hurry, kept his head low, managed to coax the crying aunts, took a few mouthfuls of food, and was about to take off his shoes and wash his feet, when his mother-in-law came to report: " Eldest Master, the Third Master has set up a reception banquet in the front yard, please come over."

It was almost the end of the moon, so there was some kind of reception banquet, Zhao Chengze really didn't want to go.

Suddenly a gust of anger surged up: He is the eldest son of Zhao's family. He has been released for more than ten years. It's still cold!He is the old man, and everyone in the Zhao family except the old man has to come to see him!
Thinking of this, Zhao Chengze threw the wipes: "I want to see who else in the Zhao family takes me seriously!"

When Zhao Chengze arrived at the front yard, he smelled wine, coriander and herbs before he even set foot on the steps.This dish is delicious...it's roasted lamb!
Zhao Chengze's anger dissipated immediately: it's still the third brother who knows him very well.He has been outside for more than ten years, and what haunts his dreams the most is the days when he gorged on wine and meat!
At this moment, a chubby fat man greeted Zhao Chengze from the room, and looked at Zhao Chengze with a smile: Huh?Who is this old, dark and thin old man? !Is it the eldest brother's long-term follower?

Zhao Chengze was also a little dazed: Who is this fat as a steamed bun?Is it a guest invited by the third brother?

The two looked at each other for a while, and then they saw a little deja vu from each other's attire.

"Big brother!"

"Third brother!"

The two brothers were so excited that tears filled their eyes, and they said in unison: "You have changed, I almost couldn't recognize you!"

Zhao Chengze thought to himself, these three younger brothers are living such a happy life at home, they are almost like pigs!
Zhao Chenghuan said heartily: It seems that elder brother is not doing well in Jiangzhou. This is dark, thin and old, like a farmer who works day and night.

The two of them had their own thoughts and smiles, and they entered the table together. Looking at the table full of dishes, and the lamb chops were roasting on the small red clay stove, Zhao Chengze couldn't help but patted Zhao Chenghuan on the shoulder: "It's still three Brother understands big brother!"

Zhao Chenghuan laughed so hard that his eyes narrowed: "Brother is offended when he says that! The third brother is at home day and night, missing his elder brother."

Regardless of whether what Zhao Chenghuan said was true or not, Zhao Chengze took it seriously anyway.

He smiled and said, "Brother is in Jiangzhou, so he misses his family day and night."

The two brothers tacitly agreed, toasting to each other.

After drinking for three rounds and eating less than half of the lamb chops, Zhao Chengze began to pat his third brother on the shoulder, and asked in a low voice, "Wouldn't it be nice if there was something hidden in the third brother's room?"

Zhao Chenghuan smiled and said: "It's just seven or eight young girls, not as good as big brother."

Seven or eight!There are more than him!Are you busy?Zhao Chengze said enviously, "The third brother is still the best."

"Don't dare. Little brother heard that the ones that elder brother hides are all gentle and charming Jiangnan women, all of them are as gentle as water."

Zhao Chengze sighed: "It's better to be a little lady in the capital, with a hot temper and energy."

Zhao Chenghuan said heartily: "My sister-in-law is a woman from Kyoto, I don't see how much you like her."

Both of them have been in the officialdom for a long time, even when facing their own brothers, they have no reason to speak the truth.

Zhao Chengze gnawed on the mutton chops, and began to turn the topic into a serious matter: "As soon as I got home, I heard that the girls in my family were all engaged. Hua'er and Yun'er are fine. Tell me about your second brother, who is actually a pig You are delusional, and betrothed a well-behaved daughter to a petty official who was born as a vulgar craftsman, but you are really not worthy of being a father."

Zhao Chenghuan smiled: "It won't be soon."

Not soon?Zhao Chengze was a little confused: "What does the third brother mean?"

Zhao Chenghuan still smiled: "The little official was originally recommended by Su Bo, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and there were people in the Ministry of Industry who were not convinced. It was a coincidence that the little official probably relied on Su Shangshu's recommendation, and it was inappropriate to ask for leave all day long. Worth, I was out shopping on the street every day, so I accidentally saved the life of the fourth niece, and made the second brother feel grateful, and betrothed the fourth niece to him. But two days ago, I got the news that his boss had found Yu History, ready to impeach him."

However, for a small official, he is not on duty every day, and sometimes his boss will turn a blind eye.After all, the officialdom is complicated, what if the wrong person is moved?To take a step back, if the official's performance is not good, the superior can also report it to the household department, and the household department will find out the facts and remove that person from his official position without alarming the censor.

Although Zhao Chengze had drunk, his mind was still not muddled, but he suddenly realized that the man was not trying to impeach his fourth nephew and son-in-law, but he was clearly trying to pull Su Bo down behind him.

Su Bo has been favored by the heavenly family for many years, and he is too old to be an official.The people in the Ministry of Industry are probably very anxious, hoping that Su Bo's accident will happen sooner.

After Zhao Chengze figured it out, he couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic to his second brother, alas, he didn't know people well!Just don't implicate the whole Zhao family!
He hurriedly urged the third younger brother: "Then why don't you hurry up and remind your second brother to quit this marriage quickly! There are so many good men in this world!" Especially the most honorable person in the world!
Zhao Chenghuan said perfunctorily: "I have persuaded my second brother a long time ago. He wholeheartedly thought that the little craftsman was good and had a bright future, so he scolded me a lot. Big brother, you can save yourself. Second brother is always stubborn. It’s not easy to listen to other people’s words.”

Zhao Chengze patted the table: "This matter, you have to listen to it!"

(End of this chapter)