happy match

This chuckle finally broke the thick and intractable embarrassment a little bit.

Shen Chang'an finally realized what he said just now under Meng Zijun's condemning and contemptuous eyes, his face turned red, and he wished he could find a hole in the ground and get in.

How can you say everything you secretly think in your heart?Now, the standard horoscope has not yet been written, and he just calls him father-in-law and mother-in-law... It's over, their impression of him must have dropped to the lowest point at this moment.Shen Changan, who doesn't believe in gods and Buddhas, prayed pitifully in his heart, gods of all walks of life, can you take back what you said?

Mrs. Zheng finally opened her mouth to break the silence: "Young Master Shen is so funny, even if you want to be the son-in-law of our Dingguo mansion again, you have to wait until you get engaged in the future, and you can only change your mouth after the three matchmakers and six hired ones marry Yu'er into the door." !” Although there was a hint of a lesson, the tone was very gentle.

No matter how stupid Shen Changan was, he knew that his future mother-in-law was giving him a step down, and he felt agitated, and blurted out: "Yes, yes, mother-in-law taught me the lesson."

Mrs. Zheng: "..."

Meng Zijun couldn't bear it anymore and coughed hard: "Brother Shen, why don't you sit down and rest for a while, drink some tea before talking."

Everyone nodded in unison.

Shen Chang'an offered his gift with shame on his face, then sat down, lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything casually.

Mrs. Zheng gathered herself together, invited everyone to sit down together, and ordered them to serve tea.Except for Shen Chang'an, everyone present here is a master at concealing their emotions, as if they forgot the embarrassment just now, and started chatting casually as if nothing had happened.

Let the atmosphere be a little more relaxed.Only then did Mrs. Zheng look at Shen Chang'an again, and asked with a faint smile, "I don't know how old Mr. Shen is this year?"

Shen Chang'an lowered his head firmly and reflected for a long time just now, learned from the painful experience, and made up his mind to perform well in the future.Hearing Mrs. Zheng's question, she hurriedly recovered and responded respectfully: "Auntie doesn't have to be so polite, just call my nephew Chang'an. My birthday was just last month, and I happen to be 23 years old."

This response was quite appropriate, and Meng Zijun secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Madam Zheng also had a smile on her face: "You are the same age as Xi Nian, but a few months younger than Xi Nian."

Shen Chang'an hurriedly smiled and said: "Although I am the same age, I am far behind Gu Shixiong. Gu Shixiong became the servant of the household department at a young age, and he is highly regarded by the emperor. When it comes to these, I am far behind ..."

This is quite decent, Meng Zijun was about to secretly breathe a sigh of relief, but Shen Changan continued: "What's more, Gu Shixiong married a beautiful wife in April this year. Love and sweetness are enviable. I am still lonely One, I really don’t know when I will have this blessing to marry my sweetheart.” Fearing that others would not know what he was trying to express, he even gave Madam Zheng a blatant look.

Meng Zijun's expression was horrible, and he silently turned his head away.He was really wrong, the job of smoothing things out for Shen Changan is definitely not something ordinary people can do! ! !

... This Shen Changan.He is really thick-skinned and courageous, dare to say anything!

Mrs. Zheng is a famous lady.I have long been accustomed to the way of speaking implicitly and euphemistically, but when I suddenly met Shen Chang'an who spoke outspokenly and unreasonably, he didn't know how to proceed properly.

Not to mention Gu Xinian, who never looked favorably on Shen Changan from the beginning to the end, and then heard such... such an undisguised and extremely explicit statement, his face almost turned black.If he hadn't suppressed the noble young master's demeanor, he would have turned his face and kicked him out long ago.

Ye Qinglan has been paying attention to Gu Xinian's reaction.Seeing that he was about to open his mouth with a sullen face, he knew it was going to be bad, so he quickly smiled and opened his mouth to smooth things over: "I heard that the border war is urgent recently. Even though I stay in the mansion every day, I have heard a lot of rumors. Mr. Shen is on duty in the military department, so the news must be I'm much smarter. I don't know what's going on now?"

This topic couldn't be more appropriate. The most popular topic in the aristocratic circle of the capital is definitely related to war.Of course the men are concerned about the country and the people, even the female relatives cannot help exchanging a few words when they get together.Shen Chang'an is the only son of General Shen and holds an important position in the Ministry of War, so of course he is the best candidate to inquire about the military situation.

Although Shen Chang'an was rough and unconcerned by nature, he could also tell that Ye Qinglan was helping him out of the siege. He glanced at Ye Qinglan gratefully and said, "The mansion reports from the border are indeed not very good, and they have suffered repeated defeats recently. Although the casualties are not too great. , but it has a great impact on morale. The Ministry of War is dispatching soldiers from various places to support them recently, and the capital is also recruiting new soldiers.

As soon as this topic was mentioned, everyone's attention was attracted by coincidence.

Gu Hong slightly frowned and said, "It's nothing more than dispatching garrisons from various places to support. Even if the recruits have been trained, they won't be able to go to the battlefield for the time being!"

Meng Zijun also echoed: "Yes, I also find it strange. Isn't it too hasty to recruit recruits for training at this time?"

"The Ministry of War has issued an official document, dispatching garrisons from Zhejiang, Hunan and other places to the border for support." Shen Chang'an said confidently: "However, dispatching the garrisons is only a temporary measure. All the garrisons cannot be transferred to the border, at least they have to go to the border. Leave a part to guard various places, lest some bandits take the opportunity to make trouble. I don’t know when the war will end, and recruit recruits just in case. If the war drags on for too long, recruits will definitely be needed as supplements. At this time, recruit recruits and train three It can barely be used in about a month. Even if the war ends early, there must be many casualties. At that time, recruits can be incorporated into the army to make up for the establishment."

What he said was straightforward but well-organized, which fully demonstrated Shen Changan's competent and excellent side as a general.

Gu Hong nodded secretly in his heart, finally he had a better impression of Shen Changan, and his tone was much gentler: "So, you will have to work hard in the future." Training recruits is definitely not a pleasant job.

Sensing the subtle change in Gu Hong's attitude, Shen Chang'an secretly rejoiced, puffed up his chest and replied, "This is all my job, and it's not hard work. Compared with those soldiers who were fighting and bleeding at the border, this is nothing .”

Gu Hong smiled without saying a word, but there was a hint of approval in his eyes.

Shen Chang'an received the admiring eyes from the prospective father-in-law, and his whole body was immediately in a high mood, the smile on his face was not to mention how bright it was.Seeing his appearance, Gu Xinian found it unpleasant no matter what he looked at, and snorted softly: "You said it lightly, don't you need to spend money to recruit recruits? The household department is already devastated just to meet the food and grass for the border war. Your military department A flimsy piece of official document, and the people who are busy with it from the Ministry of Finance will turn their backs on their backs."

As soon as Shen Chang'an met Gu Xinian, his voice became much softer: "This is something that can't be helped. You can't stop conscription and fight wars just because you're afraid of spending money! The money in the treasury is originally taken from The people are for the people. Now that there is a war, the stability of the court and the safety of the people must be the first priority. Isn’t the money spent at this time and where is it spent?”

... To say that he is a vulgar martial artist is really wronging him.I understand everything I should understand!

Gu Xinian twitched the corners of his lips with a half-smile: "It's true that the Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of the money in the treasury, but there are places where money is spent everywhere. You have to spend money in wars, and the palaces in the imperial city also need money." Don’t build it anymore? Do you still need disaster relief according to the disasters reported by the provinces? Also, will the salaries of the officials of all sizes in the capital be paid? Don’t you just ignore all the emergencies and leave all the money in the treasury to the Ministry of War?”

……

It was the turn of the sharp tongue, and the ten Shen Chang'an were not Gu Xinian's opponents, so they were immediately defeated: "That's not what I meant..."

Gu Xinian gave him a sideways look: "What else could it mean?" It's not his style to stop at the end of the mouth, it's to chase after the victory!

Shen Chang'an had a bitter face, and kept winking at Meng Zijun.Brother, hurry up and help out!

Sure enough, Meng Zijun opened his mouth with a smile: "Cousin Gu, why must you be so excited? As the servant of the household department, you naturally have to consider these issues from the perspective of the household department. As a general, Brother Shen must stand from the perspective of a general. There is nothing to argue about. When the country is prosperous and the people are safe, the Ministry of Finance must have enough treasury and silver, so there is no need to rack your brains. Now that the border war is urgent, it is time to test the Ministry of Accounts. I think, with Cousin Gu's ability, Surely you won’t be stumped by these trifles!” When it came to the last sentence, there was finally a trace of provocation and mockery.

Gu Xinian raised his eyebrows, and smiled faintly: "What Cousin Meng said is reasonable, I really didn't take this trivial matter to heart."

The two tried their best to restrain their tit-for-tat momentum, and they only exchanged eyes once before they changed the subject as if nothing had happened.

Shen Changan was deflated one after another, and he didn't dare to say anything, and sat there obediently for the rest of the time.Meng Zijun had no shirked responsibility, so he could only take on the heavy responsibility of sounding out the tone, intentionally or unintentionally brought up the topic of marriage: "...Brother Shen is not young, and has never been married, not to mention himself, even I watched him secretly for him in a hurry."

For the same meaning, speaking from Meng Zijun's mouth, it would be much more euphemistic.

Mrs. Zheng smiled, and said implicitly: "General Shen is not in the capital, and there are no other elders in the mansion to handle the marriage affairs for him. It is indeed a bit embarrassing."

Sure enough, there is a show!

Meng Zijun regained his energy immediately, and tentatively said: "The elders should be the ones to take the lead in lifelong affairs. However, General Shen is at the border. I'm afraid he won't be able to return to the capital in the short term. If we wait like this, I'm afraid it will delay Shen's decision." Big brother's marriage. It's better to settle the marriage first, and wait for General Shen's class to return to court before getting married, which happens to be a good couple."

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