Chapter 142 You can only be ranked second

Shen Liuzhen swallowed what was in his mouth and said: "The teacher supports me very much and keeps sending me money. In addition, every month His Highness the Prince also allocates some money and food to me to subsidize my family. I have a small population here. , so I saved a lot.”

Ulei was not in a good mood and said: "How many can there be? Those people are not sitting on fertile land, holding high official positions, and are not richer than you. How can they value your money?"

Shen Liuzhen put down the plate in his hand, his eyes wide open and full of innocence: "Does the royal grandson look down on me?...Not only these, I also have the gifts that others usually give me."

When Ulei heard this, he was immediately shocked. He pointed at Shen Liuzhen's nose and said, "You actually accepted a bribe!"

Shen Liuzhen leaned back a little, looked at his fingertips and said: "...How do you call accepting bribes? They either do it because I am a student of the Xie family, or because I am the direct grandson of the emperor. I feel that I am a child who is alone in Pingcheng and needs someone to take care of me, so the elders sent someone to send something to show their care... How can this be regarded as a bribe? "

Shen Liuzhen raised his hand and gently opened Ulei's fingers, and said: "Besides... I am a little companion, and I can't give anyone any benefits. There is no transaction, so how can I talk about bribes?"

Ulei was completely speechless. He always made sense. He couldn't find anything to say, so he could only stare at him unconvinced.

When Shen Liuzhen saw this, he moved forward humbly and said, "But the emperor's grandson is right. The money I have to bribe those people is really not enough, so I can only bribe their concierge and concubine. of… …"

Ulei snorted coldly and asked, "Is this useful?"

"It's useful. The money is enough for me to meet them and recommend them greater benefits." Shen Liuzhen said mysteriously.

"What's the benefit?"

"You are the grandson of the emperor." Shen Liuzhen said as he should, swallowing the remaining pastry into his mouth and licking the residue.

Seeing him like this, Ulei wanted to laugh, thought about the meaning of his words, and said self-deprecatingly: "You really don't take me seriously anymore, now you dare to say such things.

Shen Liuzhen wiped his hands clean and suddenly became serious. He looked at Ulei and said seriously: "No, the direct emperor's grandson is my hope and my brother."

Seeing his affectionate look, Ulei was about to be moved when he saw Shen Liuzhen suddenly relaxed again and said:

"Of course, A Yuan ranks first, and the direct emperor's grandson can only rank second."

For some reason, Ulei suddenly felt sour in his heart and said, "Who cares about being number one?" Then he pushed the plate in front of him irritably, and half of the pastry inside shook with the plate and almost fell out of it. come out.

Shen Liuzhen stood up, looked at the piece of pastry and said, "My grandson, this pastry is very expensive and time-consuming to make. If you don't eat this piece, you won't be able to eat it."

Ulei looked at the half piece of pastry without saying a word. He had suffered a lot recently with Shen Liuzhen and had eaten half as much food as before. Besides, their cook had learned from the Xie family and was really good at what he did. , you can’t eat it anywhere else.

Otherwise, the eunuch Zong Ai would not like to eat so much. As usual, the food box was sent to Zong Ai.

Thinking about it makes me angry, and a person who even dreams of peeling off skin and cramps is now saving up delicious food and sending it to him!

He wasn't dead, and Ulay felt like he was going to be mad to death.

I don't know how Shen Liuzhen did it. I have never seen him angry... But it has always been like this since I met him. How much he was bullied by He'an and the others, and he won't do anything the next time they meet. It seems like it happened, should we just laugh when we should?

"My grandson, I'm going to inquire about the situation in the palace. I may come back later today. I'm leaving." Shen Liuzhen said, picked up the food box and turned around to leave.

"Then what should I do?" Ulay asked as he stood up.

Shen Liuzhen turned around and smiled, and said: "The emperor's grandson must do his best to ensure his own safety and wait for the opportunity to respond."

After saying that, Liu Qinbing opened the door for him, and Shen Liuzhen went out with him.

Ulay and his own people who were brought from the palace were the only ones left in the room.

The little eunuch who followed him had also been following him since he was a child. At this moment, he looked at Ulei's expression and felt a little uneasy. He hesitated to speak. Finally he said:

"The direct grandson of the emperor... Shen Bandu is really hard to understand. He is so close to that Zong Ai, so it won't be detrimental to you, right?"

Ulei woke up from the emotion, turned his head to look at him, his eyes swayed, and then he sneered at himself and said:

"With my current situation, if he and Zong Ai want to harm me, why bother to go through so much trouble."

Ulei sat down again dejectedly and said: "The emperor's grandfather and father passed away one after another, and the new emperor ascended the throne. Who will remember me, the former direct grandson of the emperor?"

…

Zong Ai was now the Grand Sima and Grand Master. He opened the door directly outside the palace. When Shen Liuzhen went there with the food box, he happened to meet Zong Ai losing his temper at home.

Outside the mansion, although there were many people visiting, most of them were Han civil servants, and there were not many Xianbei nobles.

This is a huge difference from the time when His Majesty the Emperor Shi Yu Foli was here.

In the past, he was a popular person in front of His Majesty. Whether they were civil servants or Xianbei nobles, if they wanted to get a few words or ask for favor from His Majesty, they had to nod and bow to him.

What now? Your Majesty is gone. Because he has benefited from the reputation of your Majesty's confidant and constant attendant, he said that whoever your Majesty appoints will be the orthodoxy. Only then did he make a deal with the Xianbei nobles and obtain the seemingly glorious status he has now.

Zong Ai held up a large vase and smashed it into pieces. The pieces of porcelain flew to the feet of Shen Liuzhen who came in.

Shen Liuzhen jumped in fright while carrying the food box and almost fell over.

Zong Ai had finished throwing and his temper had subsided a bit. He saw Shen Liuzhen taking a breath, waved and said, "You're here, come and sit."

Shen Liuzhen walked carefully around the porcelain and said, "If Grand Master is not in a happy mood, I will come back another day."

Zong Ai took the food box in his hand, opened it and looked at it, and saw that the pastries inside were all in a mess.

Shen Liuzhen also saw it and said "Oh!" and said regretfully: "I carried it carefully all the way, but I just jumped and failed!"

He looked at it with a pinched face, took the food box back from Zong Ai's hand, and said: "...Some of them are broken. How about I take this one back and make a better one later."

"No need." Zong Ai raised his eyes, his voice suddenly rose, and his voice was sharp. He was still angry, and his tone was impatient, and said: "Will breaking it affect the taste?... How can our family be so delicate? I’ve been eating military rations for most of my life, and you still care about this?!”

After saying that, he directly pulled Shen Liuzhen to sit on the seat next to him, picked up the pastries and started eating.

In a blink of an eye, he looked at Shen Liuzhen's cautious eyes and frowned, saying:

"Look at your little coward, what's the matter?... Just watch what I'm doing, and you'll eat it too!"
Chapter completed!