By the time Master Zhao sent Xiao Zhuzi back to the embroidery building and left Zhang's house with You Qi's farewell, it was already midnight.
Seeing that Master Zhao had a smooth journey, dealt with the master's family, and returned with a beautiful woman, You Qi was deeply proud of his own vision. He did not treat Master Zhao coldly because of his master's attitude. Even though he did not see the possibility of this man becoming the son-in-law of the Zhang family, he was still respectful.
It’s not because Mr. Zhao gave too much.
You Qi accompanied him all the way to the gate, waving his hand reluctantly and saying, "Young Master, come visit often..."
Zhao Hao's foot slipped and he almost fell down the stairs with a puff. Damn, this is Dashamao Hutong, not Bada Hutong!
Gao Wu quickly supported him.
The carriage was waiting quietly at the gate of Zhang's house. White smoke was coming out of the nostrils of the two horses, and a layer of frost had already covered the black body of the carriage.
Gao Wu lifted the curtain and opened the door for him, then helped the weak-legged young man into the carriage.
The heater in the carriage had gone out long ago and it was as cold as an ice cave.
Sister Ma sat quietly in the carriage, looking at him with her big eyes as bright as the morning stars.
"Huh? Why are you here?" Zhao Hao couldn't help but wonder, he didn't need a secretary today, especially a female secretary. So he didn't let Sister Ma follow him.
Seeing that Ma Xianglan was wearing very thin clothes and her nose was red from the cold, Mr. Zhao quickly reached out and hugged her in his arms, saying distressedly, "What should we do if she gets frozen?"
"I just wanted to wait for you." Sister Ma finally felt a little warm. "I was afraid that if you were kicked out, I would hug you as soon as possible."
She sniffed the sweet scent of a good friend in his arms, and then continued, "If you succeed, I will congratulate you immediately, and then ask you to hug me..."
When it comes to the best seduction skills, you still have to look at Ma Xianglan!
Even though Zhao Hao was a fellow practitioner and a master, he was also touched by the softest part of his heart. He hugged Ma Xianglan tightly, as if he wanted to rub her into his body.
The carriage moved slowly on the quiet street in the middle of the night. After being hugged tightly by him for a long time, Sister Ma gradually warmed up.
She curled up in Zhao Hao's arms like a kitten, and murmured shyly: "I also know that I can't compare the mountains with the mountains. Compared with those sisters who entered the Jiaofang Bureau with me, I am already the luckiest one. But seeing Qiaoqiao has her parents who love her, the little county lady has her mother and brother who love her, and even Miss Jiang has Grandma Ye, not to mention Miss Zhang... I feel that I am all alone in the world, and I can't help but envy them."
She felt like she had missed a relative for Qiaoqiao, but she really couldn't remember who else was in her family... It didn't matter who it was, as long as the meaning was conveyed.
Zhao Hao patted Sister Ma on the back and comforted her softly, "You are not alone, because you have me."
"Yeah." Sister Ma nodded happily, and then murmured with some resentment: "But they also have..."
"That's different. Look, I take you with me everywhere. All of them combined don't spend as much time with me as you do." Young Master Zhao said tenderly, "Besides, when we have children in the future, won't you have a few more little relatives?"
"Have a baby?" Sister Ma's heart warmed when she heard this. She had wanted it for a long time and was just waiting for the young master to be ready.
"Forget it." Sister Ma was successfully diverted from her thoughts. After thinking seriously for a moment, she slowly shook her head and said, "I don't want children."
"Why?" Mr. Zhao asked in surprise.
"I will be unable to leave for at least three to five years to give birth to a child and raise her. I can't let anyone take my position as a secretary away." She hugged Zhao Hao tightly, as if she was afraid of being snatched away by someone else.
"You still have a long life to live. Even if you regret it when you are in your seventies or eighties, you won't be able to have children even if you want to." Zhao Hao said with a smile.
"Meeting you has used up all my life's blessings. How can I live to that old?" Sister Ma shook her head. It is rare for a person to live to seventy years old. People's life span is short nowadays, and women's life span is even shorter. She couldn't imagine that she could live that long.
"Of course you can." Zhao Hao smiled and hooked her pretty nose bridge and said, "Haven't you heard that 'a woman who acts like a spoiled child has the best fate'? You are so good at acting like a spoiled child, you will definitely be blessed with a long life."
"Hate it, I mean all these words sincerely, I'm not just being coquettish." Sister Ma twisted her body unwillingly and asked moistly, "What will you do if I can't follow you for several years?"
"At worst, I can just find a male secretary when the time comes..." Zhao Hao immediately expressed his opinion.
"That's even worse. I'd rather you find another beautiful woman!" Sister Ma sat up suddenly as if she had been stung by a scorpion.
Mr. Zhao then realized that the scholars and officials of this era were amphibious, and that what he said could easily cause misunderstanding.
"Okay, okay, I'll find a beautiful woman then..." He followed suit.
"Are you really looking for it?" Sister Ma skillfully reached her hand into his lapel and twisted it.
"Then find an ugly one!" Young Master Zhao shivered, it was so cold.
"That's more like it..." Sister Ma's voice was so sweet that it made you cry.
Outside the carriage, Gao Wu, who was watching the surroundings vigilantly, saw the carriage begin to shake slightly, so he gestured to slow down and take a detour.
Therefore, Brother Gao is the one who has no selfish feelings towards the young master...
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The next morning, Zhang Juzheng's sedan chair had just landed in front of Wenyuan Pavilion when he saw the Secretary of the Central Secretariat Shen Yingkui already waiting there.
"Prime Minister Zhang, Mr. Xuan invites you." Shen Yingkui was handsome, heroic, and very polite.
But Zhang Juzheng just didn't like him, because he was the son-in-law of Shao Daxia, who was involved in both black and white affairs. It was said that he had run around to contact his father-in-law and Gao Gong, and made a lot of efforts to help Gao Gong get back on his feet. And because he had the title of scholar, Gao Gong arranged him into the cabinet as a secretary in the imperial edict room after he returned to Beijing to make contributions.
Although he was only a seventh-rank official, he was in charge of confidential documents and held an important position. Gao Gong trusted him very much and asked him to accompany him on a daily basis and run errands and pass messages when there was something to do. This shows how close the relationship between Gao Gong and Shao Fang was.
Zhang Juzheng naturally felt extremely disgusted with Gao Gong for bringing a gangster into the cabinet.
He also heard from an unnamed eunuch Feng from the East Factory that Shao Fang and Chen Hong also had a very close relationship. Nowadays, there is nothing that Shao can't do, and all the first-rank officials, dukes and princes have requests from him.
Shao Fang seemed cautious, but in fact he was very arrogant. It was said that even if he was the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, he would call him and he would come immediately, otherwise he would turn his face against him and not let him do anything for you anymore. He would also use Gao Gong to make things difficult for you. Therefore, all the officials in the capital were very terrified and were very careful in dealing with this Mr. Chu Xiu.
This made Shao the hero inflated beyond control, and he really thought of himself as a great man who held the sun and the moon in his hands and the law of heaven on his lips. According to the East Factory's investigation, he set up another small room in his study room for secret talks with others, and posted a note on the door, saying: "This is a confidential room, no one is allowed to enter without permission." His arrogance can be seen from this.
Zhang Juzheng regretted it very much. He had contacted Gaojiazhuang several times through Shao Daxia, but he ended up with such an ignorant idiot who sold himself out at some point.
But Gao Gong trusted someone without reservation, and he couldn't do anything to Shao Da Xia. He could only put aside his disgust for the time being, nodded, and followed Shen Yingkui into the cabinet, went up to the end of the second floor, and came to Gao Gong's room.
After Shen Yingkui served the tea, he tactfully closed the door and left.
Before Zhang Juzheng could even sit down, Gao Gong couldn't wait to ask, "Uncle, how was the conversation with Zhao?"
"I'm ashamed, Brother Suqing." Zhang Juzheng said with a hint of embarrassment, "I was so angry when I saw that kid last night. I questioned him and scolded him for a long time, but in the end he didn't say a few words about the real business."
"Oh?" Gao Gong's eyes flickered when he heard that, and he couldn't help but laugh: "So, the matter between him and your daughter... is really just groundless rumors?"
"Alas, it is a misfortune for our family..." Zhang Juzheng said with a look of frustration, "I am really sorry to have embarrassed you this time, Brother Suqing."
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng had been together for so many years, but he had never seen Bu Gu look so weak. He only had one daughter, who could understand the feeling of having his crystal stolen while he was having sex, so he naturally would not rub salt into his wounds, and comforted Zhang Juzheng, "Uncle, think positively, that kid Zhao has everything he wants, except that he is not good at breeding, so he is a good match..."
"Bah! He's nothing!" Zhang Juzheng's face suddenly turned red, and he growled in a low voice: "That bastard is two-timing. I wish I could castrate him!"
The more Zhang Juzheng got angry, the more Gao Gong believed it, and he tried to comfort him, "Oh, really? Men, try to understand each other. Didn't you just take in two beautiful concubines?"
"How did you get involved with me?" Zhang Juzheng's face turned red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm just full and have nothing better to do. I don't care how many concubines he has. The problem is that the one on his other boat is the eldest princess's daughter!"
"Oh, so the rumors are true..." Gao Gong felt a little gloating. He didn't expect that Zhang Juzheng, who had been proud for half his life, would fall into such a trap because of his daughter. "Why, does he still want your daughter to be his concubine? He is indeed the grandson of that old castrated donkey. He only wants to get rich all day long!"
"How is that possible?!" Zhang Juzheng was immediately furious. When Xu Jie married his granddaughter to Yan Shifan as a concubine, people laughed at him behind his back for many years. How could he repeat his teacher's mistakes? "I will never answer that kind of thing!"
"Then let him break up with the eldest princess's daughter?" Gao Gong suggested again.
"If I could break it off, would I have complained to Brother Su Qing?" Zhang Juzheng sighed and said, "To tell you the truth, that bastard is a romantic man, and he has a few women he's not sure about, and he doesn't want to give up any of them."
"Really?" Gao Gong had also heard Shao Fang talk about Zhao Hao and Jiang Xueying. Now he heard Zhang Juzheng say that the boy actually wanted to marry both of them and didn't want to treat either of them unfairly. This made him reveal a contemptuous expression: "It seems that I overestimated him. How can such an ambitious person be so careless about his feathers?"
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