Zhang Weize, who was scolded by the old doctor Zhang, looked aggrieved at first, thinking that his father scolded him for a pot of orchids, which was too unkind. But after listening to the words of the old doctor Zhang, the more he thought about it, the more frightened and shocked he became.
He broke out in a cold sweat, "A big thing almost happened," he couldn't help but rejoice, "If my father hadn't reminded me, both sides would have been offended. If I had sent the white jade Maitreya Buddha to the Lin family as a birthday gift, I would have been offended."
If you marry the Lin family and make the emperor dissatisfied, then you will definitely have no future. Fortunately, it is not too late to stop now." Zhang Weize thought of this and was very grateful to his father, Dr. Zhang, for scolding him clearly, but the white jade Maitreya Buddha
I spent 8,000 taels to buy it back, and the money I had in hand was almost spent. Now in this situation, my father should not subsidize himself.
"Go and bring me that pot of orchids!" Seeing that his son had understood, Old Doctor Zhang ordered again.
Zhang Weize suddenly had a bitter look on his face when he heard his father's order. He still clearly remembered what Lu Mingtao said. He would never accept his return, "Father, this may not be exchangeable. Mr. Lu said
Once sold, it will not be returned." He said with some embarrassment.
"Just tell him that you don't want the money and ask him to return the flowers to me." Old Doctor Zhang said forcefully. He kept slandering Lu Mingtao in his heart. Boy, he put forward this condition just to prevent me from asking for the pot of orchids back.
It would be too greedy to take away the top-quality Xia Hemei for only five thousand taels.
"Father, this..." Zhang Weize was a little embarrassed. Lu Mingtao's methods in the shopping mall were obvious to all. Although he was an official, he was not a vegetarian and had a deep background. If he wanted to use his power to overpower others, he would have to
It's really not that good.
"Forget it, I guess I won't come back." Old Doctor Zhang knew exactly where the pot of orchid had gone, and he must be feeling distressed. After all, he hadn't appreciated it enough. It was such a pity. He could only continue shamelessly.
He asked Zhu Yatou for a pot, but he couldn't let him go so easily. The old doctor Zhang had some concerns in his mind and stopped embarrassing his second son. It's just that what he did was too disappointing, "You will be at home from today on."
Close your door and think about your mistakes, and you are not allowed to go anywhere except to the Yamen. Do you understand? You can’t get back those pots of orchids and two Maitreya Buddhas, you have ruined them all. Hum! Get out.”
Zhang Weize, who was kicked out, still had the sentence in his mind, "Two Maitreya Buddhas can't exchange for a pot of orchids." "I really lost my wife and lost my army!" At this moment, he wanted to slap himself twice in the mouth. Not only could he not
To fulfill his wish, he smashed a white jade Maitreya Buddha into his own hands. No matter who he gave it to, it was inappropriate. He also secretly hated Lu Mingtao for being too cunning. It turned out that he had known the value of this pot of orchids for a long time but deliberately did not tell him, thus deceiving himself.
I even said that he was nice, which was so abominable. But I never thought that from the moment he took it without telling me, he had done something wrong step by step.
But Zhang Weize suddenly thought, who on earth gave his father such a precious orchid? He remembered what happened at the gate that day. The two people who came to see Butler Zhang seemed to have said that the car contained a pot of orchids.
At that time, for fear of upsetting Lu Mingtao, he sent down a servant. Could it be the pot of orchid? Who was it? And for what purpose did he come to please his father? He returned to his courtyard with doubts.
"How did I raise such an idiot? Why didn't he see that the Maitreya Buddha from Muzue Trading Company was a rare commodity, but no one could buy it. It must have been prepared for a big shot, so let me
He bought it. How can he give it away? If he really gave it away, he would give it to him with the front foot and return it with the back foot. How could the Lin family cause such trouble? Thanks to him for having been in the officialdom for so many years." Old Doctor Zhang.
He scolded his second son with a look of hatred, but Butler Zhang who was beside him did not say anything. He knew that the old man was just venting his anger.
"Zhu Yatou is so considerate. Look at the things she brought me. They are all what I like."
"Miss Zhu has always been very filial to you," Butler Zhang followed Old Doctor Zhang's words, "Master, why don't you write a letter and get another pot from Miss Zhu. With Miss Zhu's temperament, I'm sure
I will send it to you as soon as I receive the letter. Besides, she also mentioned in the letter that there are five orchids in total."
"Of course she will send it over. It's just such a precious orchid. It's a great fate to get one. And the person from Muyue Trading Company obviously wants to give it to the Crown Princess as a gift. When the time comes, I will have another pot of the same thing here.
The orchid is inappropriate or inappropriate. Well, let’s talk about it later.” Old doctor Zhang sighed. “But sir, do you want to say hello to your family about Miss Zhu?” Butler Zhang asked, Zhang Weize, about the orchid.
I will definitely ask who sent it, and I won’t be able to hide it even if I want to.
"Let's talk about it then. If he wants to know, let him ask me. One by one, let them compare themselves with Zhu Yatou to see if they are ashamed." Old doctor Zhang also felt that Lin Zhu's matter was unnecessary.
It's better to hide it. It's not a shameful thing to recognize a goddaughter. Besides, this goddaughter never wanted to take advantage of him. He didn't even ask what he did. So old doctor Zhang didn't think it would be helpful to tell him.
Nothing is wrong.
Zhang Weize found the servant who made the mistake that day, and the servant knelt in front of him tremblingly. "You raise your head and speak. Whatever I ask you, you just say it without any concealment. Do you understand?" Zhang Weize said in a deep voice.
"Yes, I must tell the truth." The servant was almost expelled from the Zhang family that day. Now that he finally had a chance to show off in front of his master, he dared not tell the truth. So Zhang Weize asked what happened when Wang Shudun and his son came over that day.
, the servant also answered carefully and seriously.
After asking, Zhang Weize realized that someone from Linjia Village had given something to his father, and that it had been received in the name of Butler Zhang. The precious orchid was also a gift from someone from Linjia Village. Who was it? Who was he with Old Doctor Zhang?
What's the relationship? After much deliberation, I came up with no result. I wanted to ask Butler Zhang, but Butler Zhang has always been my father's man and was very respectful to them. Others only acted according to his father's words.
But he was the one who knew what was going on best. When he had no choice but to do anything, Zhang Weize still called Butler Zhang to his study to inquire. "Butler Zhang, it's really hard for my father to have you take care of him every day."
"This is the duty of a slave. I don't deserve such praise from the second master." Butler Zhang replied humbly.
"This is not a compliment. Butler Zhang has indeed taken good care of my father by always staying with me. There is just something I want to ask Butler Zhang." Zhang Weize picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, but his eyes never left Butler Zhang's face.
Go up and keep observing his expression.
"I wonder what the second master wants to know?" Butler Zhang did not give him a clear answer.
"Did my father meet anyone in Linjia Village?" After putting down the teacup, Zhang Weize touched a string of Buddhist beads on his right wrist with his left hand and asked seemingly nonchalantly. "Back to the second master, I met a goddaughter there.
It was Miss Zhu who sent some things over these days." Butler Zhang hinted at the origin of the pot of orchids.
Hearing this, Zhang Weize was a little undecided. Where did the person who bought the best orchids worth ten thousand taels come from? If he was some noble person, would he have gotten into trouble? "Then who is this Miss Zhu?
How did a lady from a certain family meet my father in a rural place like that?"
So Butler Zhang picked up everything he could tell and told Zhang Weize, including the fact that Lin Zhu was an orphan and that she had adopted an abandoned baby. However, she did not reveal a word about the top-quality watermelons and top-quality white rice produced in her fields.
Come.
After listening to Butler Zhang's words, Zhang Weize's face turned gloomy and scary. His father actually got angry at him for giving something from such a person. Although it was for his own good, it made him embarrassed at home. Everyone in his family should know about his embarrassment.
The eldest brother and sister-in-law might be laughing at him. Without the orchid given by Lin Zhu, none of this would have happened. He put all his grievances on Lin Zhu.
"Isn't it a little rash for my father to do this? If he just said it verbally, forget it. If those rough people in the countryside take it seriously, won't our Zhang family become the laughing stock of the capital when we find this place?
Zhang Weize said in a very bad tone, "Steward Zhang, how do you take care of your father? You actually let a country girl disturb your father's peace!"
Butler Zhang saw that he suddenly turned his face. He was not panicked. He looked at him calmly and said slowly, "This is the master's decision. I just follow orders."
Zhang Weize was so angry at Old Doctor Zhang that he wanted to find someone to vent to, but Butler Zhang blocked his chest even with a word, leaving him with nowhere to vent his anger. It was really uncomfortable to hold it in, and his chest was rising and falling, but he
I can't do anything to Butler Zhang. After all, he is my father's most powerful person. He doesn't look at the Buddha's face without looking at Seng Cheng. I can only let him go. "Okay, I will talk to my father about this matter. I didn't find the girl in the country.
Solve this matter thoroughly beforehand. You can go down."
Butler Zhang took a deep look at Zhang Weize who was looking down and didn't know what he was thinking, and exited without saying a word. Just as he was about to close the door, a voice suddenly came from inside, "Butler Zhang, if you don't want to see our father and son at odds, don't get involved.
and get involved in this matter.”
"Yes." Butler Zhang replied after thinking for a while, turned and left.
Zhang Weize sat in the study for a long time. After his emotions calmed down, he went to the east courtyard to find his elder brother Zhang Yuze.
Zhang Yuze is thirty-eight years old this year and in his prime. Due to his cautious character and prudent work, he is doing well in the Tai Hospital. There are also many people who are helping him for the sake of old doctor Zhang, so he is becoming more and more valued.
.It also has a certain status in Tai Hospital.
Thanks to Danyu Sihan and Shannee for the reward (to be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)