The two of them exchanged New Year greetings, and You Qi walked in towards Zhao Hao.

As soon as he entered the front yard, the monks came out to greet him. His two brothers-in-law greeted him happily and asked for red envelopes.

Zhao Hao was well prepared, and took out six heavy red envelopes from his sleeves. Each red envelope contained a stack of brand new red silver notes, one hundred in total, which was one thousand taels of silver.

Zhang Jingxiu is the same age as Zhao Hao. He didn't expect that he would be one too. He was very happy and said that his parents had too few daughters...

"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about!" A coquettish voice came from inside the Moon Gate.

Zhao Hao looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xiao Zhuzi wearing a light gold and pink floral jacket, and a bright red sea dragon cape. Even the exposed undergarment was cinnabar-colored. Against her white jade-like skin, it looked even more like a pearl or jade, so bright that one couldn't look at it directly, and it had a subtle fragrance that could not be ignored...

"Haha, my brother-in-law is stunned." Mao Xiu, Yun Xiu and the others started to make a noise. "Sister is dressed like a bride!"

"You're all itchy, aren't you?" Zhang Xiaojing blushed and scolded the little brothers.

She knew that if she came out at this time, she would be laughed at by her brothers. But she just wanted to see her...fiancé on the first day of the new year.

Zhao Hao's eyes lit up. Xiao Zhuzi was becoming more and more beautiful, and he was finally looking forward to this year's wedding.

Zhang Xiaojing was delighted and walked forward with a delicate look on her face. She bowed to Zhao Hao and then, suppressing her shyness, hung a purse embroidered with green bamboo on the blue silk ribbon around his waist in accordance with the custom at that time.

Then she stretched out her soft little hand to him.

"What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up," the brothers-in-law started to make a noise.

"Is this appropriate?" Young Master Zhao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"What's inappropriate about that!" said the brother-in-law with a smile.

Zhao Hao bent down, stretched out his right hand, held Xiaojing's hand, and then gently kissed the back of her hand.

"Ah..." Xiao Zhuzi's face suddenly felt like it was on fire and his ears turned pink. He wanted to pull his hand away but couldn't bear to.

Ouch, so embarrassing...

Xiuxiu and the others also started to make a noise excitedly, and Sixiu even covered Yunxiu's eyes.

"Don't look at it, or you'll get stye!"

"Brother-in-law, you misunderstood. My sister wants a red envelope!" Zhang Jingxiu sighed and said, "You are really shameless. No wonder..."

He didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence, "No wonder he could marry so many wives at once." No one dared to offend the God of Wealth during the Chinese New Year.

"Oh, it's a red envelope." Zhao Hao smiled awkwardly and quickly took out a red envelope from his sleeve and presented it to him.

The Zhang brothers saw that the red envelope was so thin and light, and Xiao Jing kept it close to her body as if it were a treasure. Xiao Yunxiu couldn't help but speak up for his sister. When the eldest brother led his brother-in-law into the back hall, he muttered in a low voice: "Now that you have the girl, you become stingy."

"What do you know? That's a love poem my brother-in-law wrote to my sister." Mao Xiu tapped his head and said, "My brother-in-law's poem is worth a thousand gold coins. Even the famous prostitutes in Beijing can't get it."

"What nonsense!" Sixiu tapped Maoxiu's head again and said, "How can you put my sister and her people on the same level!"

"Oh..." Mao Xiu covered his head in grievance.

"Sister, how can you have their talent, beauty and fame..." But Sixiu said with a fascinated look on his face.

It can be seen that the pursuit of famous prostitutes in this era has really reached a distorted level...

"I really want to know what new works the melancholy traveler in the world has created?" Mao Xiu also looked fascinated.

"Forget about it. Love poems must be as corny as possible. How can I show them to you?" Si Xiu criticized him.

"Ah..." Mao Xiu nodded disappointedly, "That's right."

~~

In the main hall of Zhang's house, elegant New Year's offerings are set up. The so-called "New Year's offerings" is a kind of interest for literati during the New Year.

What is "Sui Chao"? It is the beginning of a year. The ancients called the first day of the new year "San Chao", which means Sui Chao, Yue Chao and Ri Chao.

What is "Qinggong"? It is an environmental art with flower arrangement as the main body. The flowers offered are naturally flowers from late winter to early spring. In addition to plum blossoms, there are also chrysanthemums, asparagus, narcissus, camellia and so on. The utensils used are all very exquisite. There are also many objects, including fruits, collectibles, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, which are arranged on the desk in a staggered manner, creating an elegant festive atmosphere.

Zhang Juzheng and Gu sat on either side of the rosewood square table in front of the offerings. Their majestic and wealthy appearance made Zhao Hao want to take a picture of them.

Mr. Zhao knelt down in the hall and kowtowed firmly, wishing his father-in-law and mother-in-law a happy new year. Gu smiled and gave him two red envelopes, telling him to get up and eat.

Zhao Hao glanced at his father-in-law and saw that Zhang Juzheng was dressed in a homely silk Taoist robe with his hair tied up with a jade hairpin. He was dressed very casually, but had a stern face, as if he had abducted his daughter.

The Zhang family is a scholarly family. They believe in not talking while sleeping or eating. There were ten people eating at the table, but not a single sound of talking was heard.

After dinner, Zhang Juzheng picked up a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, glanced at Zhao Hao, and walked towards the study.

Zhao Hao felt bad, but he had no choice but to follow him obediently.

"It's New Year's Day, please say less about your son-in-law." Gu advised reluctantly.

"Hmph." Mr. Zhang just snorted coldly and told his wife not to meddle in other people's business.

~~

It was still the same study room with a sign saying "Be moderate in desires and anger, be casual and natural", and it was still sitting in the same seat.

Zhang Juzheng slammed the table and shouted, "Tell me, how many lovers do you have?"

He just found out that Zhao Hao had asked Emperor Longqing for another imperial edict and two imperial decrees. This was enough to make a picture of five beauties!

"There are really only these five. There is definitely no sixth one..." Zhao Hao hurriedly replied cautiously: "There won't be any more."

Speaking of this, I feel a little sad.

"Five is not enough?!" Zhang Juzheng was so angry that he didn't even have a good New Year's Eve. He pointed at his face and scolded: "I haven't heard of a groom divided into five equal parts!"

"It's not an equal division. How can the imperial edict and the imperial decree be the same..." Master Zhao said hurriedly in a low voice.

"Don't try to trick me, you are just plotting against Bu Gu!" Zhang Juzheng was furious. "You hid the three first and only said there was another county lady. You tricked Bu Gu into asking the emperor for a marriage, and then revealed the three more after it was too late to undo the damage. This is a naked fraud, don't you know?!"

"Father-in-law, calm down. Today is New Year's Day and you can't lose your temper, otherwise you will be angry all the year round..." Zhao Hao came forward with a shy face, bowed and massaged his legs, trying his best to flatter him.

"I even killed someone on the first day of the first lunar month!" Zhang Juzheng cursed casually, but suddenly felt that this was not his line, so he snorted and said, "Tell me, how did you brainwash my daughter so that she was willing to cut you into five equal parts?"

"Hey, father-in-law, do you think I want to marry five women at once? I am also forced to do so. It is difficult for me..." Zhao Hao's eyes turned red as he spoke. He told the whole story of how the five women set up a company to jointly own him and deal with him. After that, he looked at his idol pitifully and said:

"You think my son-in-law is enjoying all the blessings, but in fact, I am their common property. So you don't have to worry that Xiaojing will be bullied in the future. In this family, the only one who is bullied is my son-in-law..."

Speaking of sad things, Zhao Hao couldn't help but shed two lines of tears. It seemed that he was really defeated by Lianli Company.

Actually, the matter had now reached the emperor's ears, and the matter was a done deal. Zhang Juzheng could not forcefully break up the couple. He just wanted to give him a warning so that he wouldn't be so arrogant, but he didn't intend to do anything else.

Now that Mr. Zhang knew the truth, he felt that this guy was not so hateful anymore, and even felt a little pity for him.

Zhang Juzheng scolded him with a stern face, asking him to be nicer to his daughter in the future, not to lie to her or scold her, to pamper her and care for her; to do everything he promised her; to be sincere in every word he said to her. When others bully her, he should come out to help her at the first time; when she is happy, he should be happy with her; when she is unhappy, he should make her happy; and he should always think that she is the most beautiful...

Listening to Bu Gu's nagging instructions, Mr. Zhao realized that his father-in-law was a daughter slave, but his majestic appearance concealed it deeply.

But this is also reasonable. If Bu Gu was not a daughter slave, how could he agree to such a ridiculous thing as a five-part bride?

~~

After a long while, Zhang Juzheng let Zhao Hao sit down again. He then pulled the rope to call in the servant boy to replace the cold tea.

Prime Minister Zhang then got to the point and asked him, "What do you think of the current political situation?"

"How dare I show off my sword in front of Guan Gong or grow a beard in front of my father-in-law?" Young Master Zhao smiled and said, "Of course, I will do whatever you think."

"Stop being so slick!" Zhang Juzheng glared at him and said, "Bugu wants to hear your opinion precisely because I can't see clearly."

"Yes." Zhao Hao quickly stopped laughing and said seriously, "In my humble opinion, the chaos in the court will probably continue for some time..."

The tribute from Altan Khan passed by at low altitude a few years ago. Instead of ending the dispute in the court, it caused Gao Gong and Zhao Zhenji to fall out completely. The censors clamored to eliminate the thieves for the country, and Gao Gong was also full of energy to deal with the Paw Patrol who could not change their ways. It was only when the Chinese New Year came that the two sides temporarily stopped fighting.

After all, the world is big, and the Chinese New Year is the biggest.

"Alas, Bu Gu also thinks so." Zhang Juzheng sighed, and a deep sense of powerlessness surged in his heart. "There is no need for your father to hide it from you. In fact, His Majesty has long been prepared to accept the resignation of the Prime Minister, but he did not want to change the Prime Minister too frequently, which would not look good in the records in the future. That's why he delayed accepting it last year."

"So this is the truth..." Zhao Hao couldn't help but laugh. "There's a rumor in the capital that the emperor didn't allow it because he was afraid that the prime minister would leave and Gao Gelao would be the only one in power."

"That's just the wishful thinking of the anti-Gong faction. The censors are so naive, they always look at things in a wishful way." Zhang Juzheng snorted disdainfully, "They are always unable to accomplish anything, but always fail!"

Zhao Hao couldn't help but secretly gasp. It seemed that his father-in-law had a strong opinion of the censors, even more than Gao Gong. But this was not surprising. After all, the first item in his father-in-law's governing program, "Six Matters to Be Reported," was "Reducing Discussions."