Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 616
When Shen Chong saw the Empress Dowager, he didn't have any special topics. He just explained the details of the Jiangzhou turmoil, slandered others, and showed his loyalty by the way.The empress dowager praised a few times, because it was not a formal audience, so there was no special reward.

At the end of the meeting, Shen Chong mentioned the successor of the internal history of Kuaiji by the way, expressing that he was willing to obey the empress dowager's order in everything, and then resigned and left with the empress dowager's thoughtful expression.

Shen Zhezi sent his father out of Taicheng, but stayed behind.When I entered the audience just now, the emperor was also in the banquet, winking at Shen Zhezi all the time.Sure enough, not long after he returned to the official office, he received a notice from the servant, and then entered the garden to go to the emperor's palace.

"Brother-in-law, come quickly and try the food on the table and your family's delicious food, which one is better?"

As soon as Shen Zhezi stepped into the palace, the emperor waved repeatedly in front of the case, signaling Shen Zhezi to come closer.

Recently, thanks to the empress dowager's good mood, the control of the emperor is no longer as harsh as before, so the emperor has really had a good time during this period.The most obvious thing is that the cheeks are more fair and plump. After all, this kid is often in the garden and has no other entertainment. The quality of his situation is directly reflected in his diet.

At this time, there were more than a dozen bowls and dishes on the table in front of him, each containing different styles of pastries, some of which were learned from the Shen family, and some that even Shen Zhezi had never seen before.

Seeing the astonishment on Shen Zhezi's face, the emperor smiled complacently: "Brother-in-law, you are not good at learning miscellaneous things, and you are finally beaten by me in this food table? Most of these sweet foods are refined and made by myself." Well, just now someone bought another copy and sent it to your house for my sister to taste and have a look. I am not wasting my time. And your bad brother, Xiao Heer, always blamed me earlier Competing with him for food, I am a gentleman, and I will send him a copy regardless of the past. But I will enjoy it often in the future, hehe..."

Although the words are not exhaustive, the meaning is already very clear. It can be seen that disregarding previous suspicions and the like are all false words.

There was no one else in the room at the moment, so Shen Zhezi stopped being courteous and polite, picked up a few pieces of cakes, tasted them, and then spit them out on the desk, sweetly: "The caramel flavoring is just for decoration, Your Majesty insists on this." , it’s too late!”

"how come?"

Seeing that the fruits of his labor were not respected, the emperor threw two pieces of cakes into his mouth and chewed them in anger, with a look of enjoyment on his face, and then sighed: "Brother-in-law, you have changed, you are not as close as you used to be. Are you Let's talk about sweet food? It's just to persuade me not to indulge in these trivial things, or to know how to forge ahead, right?"

Shen Zhezi picked up the tea and rinsed his mouth. After hearing the words, he almost sprayed a sip of tea into the spit pot, and he was really speechless in his heart.This kid really thought too much, or he was too confident in his craftsmanship. He really just complained that the cakes were unpalatable. As a result, this kid would rather consider himself not a qualified king than admit that his craftsmanship is not good.

"People have different tastes, but in the end, they still have to seek their own enjoyment."

Shen Zhezi backed away from the case. He was really insensitive to the table full of sweets, and he really didn't have such a good stomach: "However, your majesty really should stop in moderation, and it is always wrong to lose everything. The most beautiful thing about human affairs is always between gaining and not gaining." Time, taste the aftertaste, the most memorable, exhausted, but lost the spirit."

The emperor was still sulking with his chin up at the beginning, but when he heard Shen Zhezi say this, he slapped his thigh as if he had realized something, and said with emotion: "I understand the confusion for a long time after listening to you, brother-in-law. Do you know when is the sweetest thing I have eaten in my life? It was the sugar pancakes sent by you when you led your troops back to the capital the year before last to repel the rebels! I eat other things after that, but the taste is always lacking. I still say it is a palace There are not enough people to use, and it is still not beautiful to do it yourself. It turns out that..."

Shen Zhezi was taken aback when he heard the words, how could he keep such a trivial matter in his heart, but he didn't expect the emperor to be so obsessed with it.

"However, what my sister said earlier is different from what my brother-in-law said. She said that my taste in food and drink is like getting along with people. The closer we get to each other, the better we get to know the taste. If we don't reach the extreme, we don't know that there will be a happy place in this world..."

When Shen Zhezi heard this, his expression became a little weird, but seeing that the emperor was only frowning slightly and looking at the food table, probably based on his experience, he couldn't figure out that there was something else in the words.

"I still think what my brother-in-law said is more reasonable, women are after all superficial."

After pondering for a while, the emperor sighed, still feeling that his brother-in-law was more reliable than his sister.But after saying this, a trace of shyness flashed across his plump cheeks, and he leaned in front of Shen Zhezi and whispered: "Brother-in-law, I want to ask you something private, don't tell others, especially sister-in-law." !"

Seeing the embarrassed expression on this kid's face, Shen Zhezi couldn't help being curious, and leaned over and nodded.

"Brother-in-law, before you got married with my sister, did you ever worry that my sister was an ugly woman? I don't think that beauty and ugliness can judge people from good to bad, but who doesn't want to be a good-looking person in the house? Wait for me Although sister is not ugly, she is an evil lady, are you disappointed? How to treat her and teach her to be the docile lady she is today?"

After the emperor asked this question, Fatty's face turned red with embarrassment, and he rubbed his palms together rather awkwardly.

When Shen Zhezi heard this question, he couldn't help but burst out laughing. Seeing that the emperor was even more ashamed, he waved his hands behind his back and reluctantly put away his smile.

As soon as the words came out, the emperor was no longer shy, but sighed, and said: "I'm really worried... the day before yesterday, my mother and queen read "Biography of Lie Nu", brother-in-law, do you know "Biography of Lie Nu"? An article about the king of Qi losing virtue, and the daughter of No Salt, Chen Siyi... My mother has always treated me harshly, and I am also dissatisfied. I am really worried that she only seeks literary justice, and will choose a relative for me because of the good and the ugly..."

Shen Zhezi had suppressed his smile at first, but when the emperor talked about his worries, he turned his back and endured it for a long time. When he turned around, he saw the emperor looking at him with resentment, and he also A little uncertain: "Is this not enough?"

Hearing Shen Zhezi's uncertain tone, the emperor's face became even more depressed, and he put his hands on his cheeks and sighed again and again: "What kind of temperament is the queen mother, brother-in-law, you don't know...you see, even you have doubts, and I have no idea." How can you be at ease!"

"That's not entirely true. Virtue without salt and virtue is rare in the world. Virtue and appearance are all damaged, but it's not that there is no history to learn from. After all, virtue is first and appearance is later. At present, everything is uncertain, why are you bothering yourself, Your Majesty?"

Shen Zhezi didn't know how to comfort his brother-in-law who was obviously suffering from pre-marital anxiety, but the empress dowager's reading of "Biography of Lie Nu" could lead to such a worry. Thinking about it this way, could it be that Jananfeng became the queen for this reason?It's also really thoughtful.

boom!
When the emperor heard what Shen Zhezi said, he was already so excited that he slapped the food table, and Shen Zhezi was startled by surprise.And this kid pulled Shen Zhezi's wrist with an excited expression, and sighed repeatedly: "I knew it was right to complain to my brother-in-law! Such a precedent, why didn't I think of it! Although it is rude to talk about it, it is in the end. I am worried about growing up, and I don't care about those empty etiquettes. If you are as tolerant and immoral as my sister, you can teach her to change. If you are born with this state, how can you change it!"

When Shen Zhezi heard this, his face turned a little ugly. After all, she was his own wife, how could she allow others to belittle her like this!Only you are tolerant, and your whole family is tolerant!There seems to be something wrong with such slander.Forget it, when the wind blows on my pillow when I go home, someone will always take care of this kid.

The emperor was still happy to find a strong reason for himself to persuade the queen mother. After a while, he realized that Shen Zhezi's face on the opposite side was a bit unsightly. Then he realized that he was about to make a slip of the tongue, and then he laughed all over his face: "Brother-in-law, you won't spread these things outside, will you?"

Shen Zhezi sneered, do you need to publicize it?When the wind blows on the pillow at home, it will be enough for your chicken feathers and duck blood.But he didn't intend to let the little fat man be so relaxed and happy, and he sighed before saying: "Since your majesty is in a great position, you should know that all people in the world are looking at you, troubles are inevitable, and capriciousness is hard to do. Fu, how can it only be dedicated to women! The choice of the next position, who can be admired by others, can be ruined by appearance within a few households!"

In other words, you don't have to be too happy too early, you are just a little pony who puts a label and sells himself, and whoever can get on the horse in the future, it doesn't matter what you say.

"Brother-in-law, you have changed... In the early years, I wanted to roll fat, eat sweets, and fell into a bandit army. You came to save me. How can you say that? Your wife abused me in the early years, and I did it because of the kindness of my brother-in-law." , just laugh it off! It’s hard to say, I don’t dare to tell my brothers and relatives, I want to ask my brother-in-law to clarify..."

Hearing the emperor's complaints, Shen Zhezi was a little embarrassed. It is true that the emperor did not tell himself these words, and he could not find others to confide in, and he had never held himself up with the courtesy of the emperor and ministers, and he was not lacking in guilt.But in this kind of matter, he really can't help in any real way.

After pondering for a while, Shen Zhezi said: "Your Majesty's worries are not irresolvable. Recently, there is indeed an opportunity to look ahead, but I can't decide where I will go."

"Can you take a look? It's good to have a look, brother-in-law, I really don't blame you. In fact, I, alas, how much I envy my sister who laughs all day long, carefree... You treat my sister sincerely, are you ...Even though my mother doesn't say anything, I can actually tell you a little bit about it. I, I also believe in my brother-in-law in the person entrusted by my father!"

After Shen Zhezi heard the words, he was a little stunned, but he was not used to the emperor's tone. He didn't know how to answer for a while, so he just patted the emperor's hand and turned to talk about what he just said.

After several months of turmoil, it was time to end.In the period of the Chinese and Korean Dynasties, the emperor should come out to feast and entertain the sages at home and abroad. At the same time, he would also call for rituals. However, the old rituals did not last long, and only existed in the early Taikang period.Later, the political atmosphere was unprecedentedly tense, and it was abolished.

Shen Zhezi intends to make use of this clean-up discussion to establish a precedent for his family's selection of office duties. This will be of great significance for the rectification of officials in the future, and even the establishment of a domineering mansion to preside over the Northern Expedition. Therefore, he is also planning the final finale event.At that time, it would not be difficult to arrange for the emperor to take a look at the looks of the girls who are candidates.

(End of this chapter)