When Mrs. Zhao saw the old man, she still doubted Mr. Zhao's ability. She didn't know whether she was proud or sad. The sad thing was that even though she had said it many times, the old man still didn't believe Mr. Zhao. The proud thing was that her son had been pretending for many years, but the old man didn't notice anything.
flaw.
Although she had figured it out and planned to make up for Xu'er well, she was still worried that Mr. Zhao would be left out in the cold.
Yesterday, she saw that the old man had received a letter from Uncle Xian from Licheng. After reading it, the old man's face had not been very good. She didn't know the content of the letter, but she was very worried. Uncle Xian had never liked Bin.
Maybe he sent a special letter to complain. This time, although Bin'er worked for Pluto, he didn't take care of his own business. I think it was because of business matters, otherwise the master's face would not be so ugly.
"Don't worry, mother, father has his own plan. Since father probably knows about it, he won't be biased against me. But, you also know that when I left, I did leave with four girls. I want
The girl I am marrying is the daughter of the Anling Houfu, and has just been made a princess by His Majesty. My father asked me repeatedly, naturally he was worried that I would hurt He'er and bring disaster to the Zhao family." Mr. Zhao said.
"Xu'er has been doing well recently. Your father is very pleased to see Xu'er, but for some reason, he sighs after seeing you." The lady said.
"Mom, if I have a chance in the future, I will have a good chat with my father," Mr. Zhao said.
The mother and son didn't chat for a while when they saw the housekeeper coming to the front yard.
"Madam, young master," the housekeeper said.
"What do you want to report?" the lady asked.
"Madam, the master has invited the young master to go to the study room," the housekeeper said.
"Oh? Master, did you tell me what happened?" the lady asked.
"The master didn't say anything, but it should be about Uncle Xian's letter," the steward said.
"Just look at it and I'll know. Yesterday, your father looked extremely ugly after reading the letter from Uncle Xian. When you were in Licheng, were you only focused on helping the Luo family and not taking into account the Zhao family's business?" asked the lady.
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Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "Mother, my son will come as soon as he goes. It shouldn't be anything serious."
"Is it really going to be okay?" the lady asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, mother, everything will be fine," Mr. Zhao said.
"Remember to explain it to your father properly," the lady said.
Mr. Zhao followed the housekeeper to the study. If it was really related to Uncle Xian's letter, then his father would not be angry with him.
After arriving at the study, Mr. Zhao said respectfully, "Father."
"Well, is your mother worried that I will lose my temper with you?" Mr. Zhao said.
"I was such a bastard before, so I blamed my father for not believing in me." Mr. Zhao said.
"Actually, after you came back from Licheng, I saw changes in you. Later, I was very moved when I heard your mother's words. You did this to protect Xu'er, even as a father, I didn't
Do something for him." Mr. Zhao said.
"Father, you didn't do anything because you were worried that your mother would continue to harm him. You know that the more you care about Xu'er, the more your mother wants his life. You also know that I have liked Yue'er since I was a child, but my mother repeatedly
Please tell me not to have any wishful thinking. Coupled with Xu'er's incident, I took advantage of it. Maybe my father has forgotten what Bin'er looked like when he was a child, right?" Mr. Zhao said.
Over the years, Mr. Zhao has never carefully looked at his son's changes. Although Bin'er had some baby fat when he was young, he should be very handsome in the future. Even if he is fat, he should not grow up like he is now.
Bin'er doesn't look like a good person now. His face was originally round and had a few wrinkles.
If it was said that the young lady from the Anling Houfu family fell in love with him, the father would definitely not believe it. Therefore, after he heard about the incident early this morning, he was very worried. He was worried that his son was wishful thinking and that the Houfu family
The young lady has no sympathy for him at all.
Mr. Zhao came back to his senses and said, "Bin'er, you look nothing like you did when you were a child now. When you were a child, you looked like your mother, but now you don't look like me."
"Father, in fact, your son looks very much like his mother." Mr. Zhao said.
"When your mother was young, her appearance was outstanding. If Madam hears this, she will definitely not spare you," Mr. Zhao said.
Mr. Zhao smiled, took a small step back, then turned around and started playing with the makeup on his face. He put the things on the chair and then turned around.
Mr. Zhao was startled by Mr. Zhao's change. Although the son standing in front of him was still chubby, his face became very delicate and handsome. He looked much more handsome. He did have the shadow of his wife back then.ap
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"This is it, you actually changed your appearance?" Mr. Zhao said in surprise.
"When I was seven or eight years old, my mother told me not to have any ideas about Yue'er. Since I was a teenager, I secretly started to disguise myself. One was to make Yue'er hate me, and the other was to make Yue'er hate me.
"Xu'er. Only in this way can I cover up others' eyes and ears. Seeing how disgusting I look, who would like the legitimate son of the Zhao family?" Mr. Zhao said.
"So you have done something to your body?" Mr. Zhao asked.
"My son's fatness and thinness are actually very similar to Mr. Li's, but my son is stronger than him." Mr. Zhao said.
"Okay, okay, now I feel relieved. Wait, that young lady from the Hou Mansion also knows your current appearance?" Mr. Zhao said cautiously.
"Father, I know what you are worried about. Yunhe does not know who I really am, but the two of us are really in love with each other. I am not just wishful thinking." Mr. Zhao said.
"Is what you said true?" Mr. Zhao said.
"Why am I lying to you? I have already been to the Marquis's Mansion. If it was my wishful thinking, the Marquis wouldn't beat me out yet," Mr. Zhao said.
"If you really plan to marry Miss Houfu, you can't be half-hearted. You can't miss Yue'er. After all, Yue'er has already made an engagement. Wait, don't be in a hurry just because Yue'er has made an appointment.
Do you dare to get married in February?" Master Zhao said.
"Father, where are you thinking? I had already made a plan before going to Licheng. My son doesn't want to be used by her anymore, and he won't miss her anymore," Mr. Zhao said.
"If you can keep your word, even if the Marquis does not agree to your marriage, I will help you ask for it back." Mr. Zhao said.
"Thank you very much, father." Mr. Zhao said.
"Uncle Xian sent a letter yesterday, and only now is he telling me how you do things there. He rarely praises others, but he praised you in the letter. You have not let your father down, Zhao family
I leave my business to you, so I can rest assured as a father." Mr. Zhao also said.
After listening to Mr. Zhao's words, Mr. Zhao knew what they meant. He pretended not to understand Mr. Zhao's words and said, "Father, there shouldn't be any problem in entrusting the business in the capital to Xu'er."
"Do you really not understand, or are you pretending to be confused? I plan to hand over all the business in the capital to you, and then take your mother out to relax. Ever since you were praised by His Majesty, the attitude of the old men in the clan towards you has changed.
It's different. They no longer insist on re-electing the leader, and no one comes to complain." Mr. Zhao said.
"Father, my son is currently serving as a fourth-grade sword-wielding guard. Although his official position is not high, he was appointed by His Majesty. Moreover, my son also has his own ideas and hopes that you can hand over the business to Xu'er. In fact, there is another reason.
My son started a business partnership with the Luo family in Licheng. If there is no problem, my son would like to travel around and take the Zhao family's business to other places," Mr. Zhao said.
"Your idea is good, but if you leave the capital, will you take the daughter of the Marquis' family with you after you get married? An Linghou has just recalled his daughter, and it's not too late to dote on her. How can you be willing to let her suffer hardships with you?" Mr. Zhao?
asked.
"I have my own plan. After I have made the plan, I will discuss it with her first. I believe that I will definitely come up with a good way to get the best of both worlds." Mr. Zhao said.
"What business did you do with the Luo family?" Mr. Zhao asked.
"I opened a rouge shop. Although it is a small store, customers come in like clouds every day." Mr. Zhao said with a smile.
"Rouge Shop? Are you looking for the Zhao family?"
Did you take out the Rouge to cooperate with the Luo family?" Mr. Zhao said.
"Of course not. Those rouges are my own homemade rouges. After trying them out, I found that they look more natural than the rouges on the market." Mr. Zhao said.
"In the past, when you were visiting brothels all day long, where did you find the time to make your own rouge?" Mr. Zhao asked.
"Actually, I bought a house, and I hired people to make the rouge in the house. After it was done, I took it to Yanyu Building. At the beginning, I let the girls use it, and they used it well.
After that, I will naturally continue to buy it back. Because of its popularity, Yanyulou’s mother decided to send rouge to her on the sixth day of every month." Mr. Zhao said.
"So, you went to Yanyulou to sell rouge?" Mr. Zhao asked.
"Part of the reason is to deceive others," Mr. Zhao said.
"So you should have a private rouge shop in the capital?" Mr. Zhao asked.
"The shop is in Licheng and has not opened in the capital." Mr. Zhao said.
"Why don't you send the rouge to Zhao's rouge shop?" Mr. Zhao said.
"If I were sent to the Zhao family, you would definitely know. If you knew, could you still hide it from your mother?" Mr. Zhao said.
"It turns out that when you were in the capital, you did so much for the Zhao family." Mr. Zhao said.
"Father, this is nothing. The important thing is that the whole family is here. I like Xu'er very much, and I don't want to see my mother hurt him. I know that if my mother hurts him, she will definitely be hurt.
The relationship between you. Therefore, from that time on, I secretly swore that I would never let such a thing happen. However, Xu'er is a good child, otherwise I would not protect him with all my life." Mr. Zhao
said.
"When my father-in-law came to read the imperial edict, I thought I was dreaming. Your mother told me that it was not a dream. At that time, I just thought it was a coincidence that you helped Pluto. Now that I think about it, you had planned this all the time.
"That's why you asked Xu'er to speak and went to Licheng together, right?" Mr. Zhao said with a smile.
"Yes, father. The Luo family's affairs have been waiting for an opportunity. The time has just come and it's time to go over and deal with it. The shop over there has also been arranged, and we have a plan to set off." Mr. Zhao said.
