When Zhao Junchen returned to the study, it was already evening, and the dusk was deep outside the window.
Although the family banquet between Zhao Junchen and the Zhao family in Yangzhou was decided not long ago, it is about to start.
Therefore, before Zhao Junchen could deal with some papers, there was a knock on the door outside the study, and then Fang Ru pushed the door open and entered.
At this time, Zhao Junchen was reviewing the household department. Wei Ying looked serious, frowned, and wrote and crossed W on the folder from time to time.
And when Fang Ru saw Zhao Junchen like this, even though she had something to report, she didn't bother her in a hurry. Instead, she quietly came to Zhao Junchen's side, replaced Chu Jiayi, and personally prepared pen and ink for Zhao Junchen, planning to wait until
Zhao Junchen took a moment to relax and then talked to Zhao Junchen.
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The brochure that Zhao Junchen is reviewing is a relief brochure from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
When Zhao Junchen spent a hundred thousand taels of his own wealth to help the people who had been displaced due to the preparations for the southern tour, the household department naturally did not dare to neglect it. In just two days, the process was already prepared
Well, I sent it to Zhao Junchen for review today.
Zhao Junchen also attached great importance to this matter, and even regarded it as an important beginning for improving his reputation among the people. After reviewing the excerpts, he made changes from time to time.
In Zhao Junchen's view, there are two most important points for the Ministry of Household Relief to help the people this time: first, it is to allow the people to truly benefit, and not to do it perfunctory like the court's previous relief; second, it is to allow those who have been relieved
The common people understood that they had benefited from Zhao Junchen, and thus became grateful to Zhao Junchen.
But obviously, the servants and ministers at the Ministry of Household Affairs did not understand Zhao Junchen's true intention, so the process of relieving the people was not in line with Zhao Junchen's expectations at all.
So, after halfway through the revision, Zhao Junchen suddenly sighed, simply put the rabbit hair aside, closed the folding paper in his hand, and prepared to reiterate his intention and position to the household department after the morning meeting tomorrow, and let them prepare again.
Then, Zhao Junchen discovered that the person serving him had changed from Chu Jiayi to Fang Ru at some point.
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"Oh? I didn't expect that in these days, you would actually learn the skill of grinding ink. This grinding of ink may seem simple, but it is a delicate job. If you want to sharpen it well, you still need to work hard. Qingyan, he always
I couldn't grind the ink well, so when Jiayi came, I left it to Jiayi. But I never expected that the ink you grind out is no worse than Jiayi's. The color is even, thick and heavy.
I didn’t even notice that there was a change of people around me just now.”
After seeing Fang Ru next to him, Zhao Junchen relaxed his frown and said with a smile.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's compliment, Fang Ru smiled happily, her almond-shaped eyes curved into a crescent shape, and said: "If you like Ru'er's ink, Master, then Ru'er will come to the study to serve Master's pen and ink in her free time from now on."
how?"
Because Chu Jiayi is so talented and beautiful, and she often follows Zhao Junchen, even though she knows she is a spy, Fang Ru always has an inexplicable sense of crisis, and always has an inexplicable desire to compare.
Although Zhao Junchen wanted to take her as his side wife?a href='/txt/16711/7020704/'>. The promise made Fang Ru feel relieved a little bit, but this is the reason why she is so obsessed with love?
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So, these days, because Chu Jiayi is good at making pastries and supper, which is loved by Zhao Junchen, Fang Ru also learns to make pastries and supper; because Chu Jiayi's ink research has been praised by Zhao Junchen, Fang Ru also learns to make pastries and supper.
I practice sharpening ink secretly, always not wanting to be compared.
However, after hearing Fang Ru's inquiry, Zhao Junchen shook his head and said, "Nowadays, everything inside and outside the house cannot be done without you, so how can you have so much free time to come to the study to accompany me?
If you really have some free time, you might as well take a rest and relax so as not to tire yourself out."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, a trace of disappointment flashed across Fang Ru's expression, but she did not get entangled.
Zhao Junchen asked: "Speaking of which, why did you come to see me?"
With some careful probing, Fang Ru asked: "I heard that the master said that there will be a family banquet tonight to entertain the clan members from Yangzhou. Now the kitchen has started to prepare, but the Zhao family in Yangzhou has come all at once."
There are so few people that one table may not be able to seat, but I don’t know how many people I plan to entertain? Who in our house...is going to attend?"
Fang Ru is not like Xu Qingyan. Although she also knows about the grievances between Zhao Junchen and the Yangzhou Zhao family, she has never seen it with her own eyes, and her dissatisfaction with the Yangzhou Zhao family is not as strong as Xu Qingyan's.
Now Zhao Junchen wants to get back together with the Zhao family in Yangzhou, and there will be a family banquet in the house tonight. But since it is a "family banquet", naturally only people from the Zhao family can attend, so in Fang Ru's heart, she very much hopes that she will be
able to attend.
After all, this is equivalent to Zhao Junchen admitting her status as the "mistress" in the Zhao family in front of the Zhao family. The significance of this to Fang Ru is extraordinary.
But after all, she is still just a concubine. This little thought cannot be explained clearly, so it is just a cautious test.
Although Zhao Junchen is very familiar with Fang Ru's character, it is rare that he can guess through Fang Ru's little thoughts. The reason is that there are too many things that require him to quarrel with each other on weekdays, and Zhao Junchen often feels mentally exhausted because of this, so
In front of close people like Fang Ru and Xu Qingyan, they were unwilling to think too much.
Therefore, as always, Zhao Junchen still did not guess Fang Ru's little thoughts, but said matter-of-factly: "Since it is a family banquet, naturally only family members can participate. I have no relatives in the capital, and I have no other distant relatives.
So in our house, apart from me, only you and Qingyan can participate. As for the Zhao family in Yangzhou, let them make arrangements by themselves."
This matter-of-fact tone made Fang Ru's almond-shaped eyes turn into crescent moons again, shining brightly.
On the other side, Xu Qingyan heard what Zhao Junchen said. Although he still looked like a nonchalant scoundrel, he suddenly didn't hate the family dinner tonight as much as before.
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When Fang Ru happily left the study and went to prepare for the family dinner in the evening. Once again, only Zhao Junchen, Xu Qingyan, and Chu Jiayi were left in the study.
After Fang Ru's interruption, Zhao Junchen had no intention of continuing to deal with government affairs. Instead, he was thinking about something thoughtfully.
However, Zhao Junchen suddenly discovered that he still didn't understand the people of the Zhao family in Yangzhou, who were his blood relatives in this world, and he didn't even know what attitude he should use to face them.
Today's Zhao Junchen has already occupied the magpie's nest and has inherited some of his memories. However, the current Zhao Junchen has not personally experienced the experiences of the original Zhao Junchen.
The Zhao family in Yangzhou can be said to have indirectly forced Zhao Junchen's mother to death in this world, but now Zhao Junchen doesn't even know what his mother looks like in this body.
So, do I need to resent the Zhao family in Yangzhou? What should my attitude be when they meet next?
Zhao Junchen couldn't figure it out for a while.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Junchen simply stopped thinking about it. He just turned to Xu Qingyan and asked: "Speaking of which, how many years has it been since I last contacted the Zhao family in Yangzhou? What is going on with the Zhao family in Yangzhou now?
I had no idea about the situation. Although I have reconnected with them now, my mood is a bit complicated and I don’t know how to face them. Qingyan, what do you think?"
Hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Xu Qingyan curled his lips and said, "Because I often receive letters from my father. I do have some news about the Zhao family in Yangzhou. The current head of the Zhao family in Yangzhou is named Zhao Deqing. He is your uncle, young master. He lives there in Yangzhou.
He is not a good person at all who bullies men, bullies women, and colludes with the government to occupy people's land. And besides Zhao Deqing, most of the people who came to Beijing to contact us this time are people of his generation."
After a pause, Xu Qingyan's disdain became more obvious, and he said: "As for how to face them, Master, why do you have to worry about this kind of thing? My mistress was exhausted to death, and even Master, you were almost hungry.
They were dead on the street, but their Zhao family had a great business, but they ignored it. When the young master passed the exam and became the top scholar, they eagerly came to Beijing to please the young master and wanted to reconcile with him, but their faces changed so quickly.
We also know that the Zhao family in Yangzhou has a villainous character that tends to follow people's influence.
Although we want to get back together with them due to the situation, in the final analysis, they are still in a weak position. They are begging you, young master, and want to get benefits from you, but how can they really treat you as a relative?
?Let me tell you, young master, how do you treat the officials below you on weekdays? How do you treat them now? When you need to show off, show off, when you need to put on airs, use what you need to use, why bother thinking about it? "
Hearing what Xu Qingyan said, Zhao Junchen was slightly startled, then nodded thoughtfully, but smiled: "You can see clearly, I made things complicated."
Although Chu Jiayi came to the Zhao Mansion to work as a spy and was smart, she was not qualified in this field. Before coming to the Zhao Mansion, she did not even understand the basic information about Zhao Junchen.
Now when I heard the conversation between Zhao Junchen and Xu Qingyan, I couldn't help but ask: "Master, your relationship with my family is not very good?"
After Zhao Junchen was silent for a moment, he replied: "When my mother got pregnant out of wedlock, it was considered a great shame and humiliation there, so she was kicked out of the clan before she even gave birth to me, leaving us, mother and son, to suffer all kinds of things outside.
Contempt and suffering, when I was ten years old, my mother was exhausted to raise me. And when I was still young, I almost starved to death on the street. Qingyan's father, Mr. Xu, took me in.
And taught me how to read and write, so that I can live till now.
Later, I won the first prize in the exam, and after being valued by His Majesty, I became a success. After they saw the benefits, they contacted me many times and wanted to get back together with me, but I didn't see them, so it has been many years.
We have not contacted them. Now His Majesty has personally come forward to help me repair the relationship between the two parties, and promised many benefits, so after considering the pros and cons, I still contacted them, but now that we are about to meet, I still have some complicated thoughts."
Zhao Junchen's tone was calm. In fact, he didn't know what tone he should use to describe these experiences that he had never experienced. But when Chu Jiayi heard it, she thought it was Zhao Junchen trying to suppress the complicated feelings in his heart.
mood.
For a moment, due to misunderstanding, Chu Jiayi actually thought that she had a better understanding of Zhao Junchen, and even thought that she understood the reason why Zhao Junchen became a corrupt official.
Looking at Zhao Junchen, Chu Jiayi had complicated eyes. Faced with Zhao Junchen's experience, she didn't know whether she should sympathize with him or not.
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Not long after, Fang Ru came to the study again and said that the family banquet had been prepared, and the people from the Yangzhou Zhao family were already waiting in the main hall.
After receiving the news, Zhao Junchen no longer hesitated, but left the study with Xu Qingyan and Fang Ru and headed towards the main hall.
Chu Jiayi was left alone in the study, still having complicated thoughts.
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ps: The first update today, there will be a big chapter before midnight!
