“So hot and hot!”

Xiaoman trotted in from outside the Ginkgo Garden with a pot of stir-fried noodles.

Zhang Zheng quickly got up and took the pottery basin from her hand, and hurriedly turned around and placed it on the stone table in the yard. The moment the pottery basin was put down, the two of them were so hot that they touched their earlobes together.

Xiaoman complained, "The servants of the Chen family are too good at changing their minds. The day before yesterday, she called Xiaoman girl Xiaoman, who was very attentive. When she saw me in the kitchen today, the nanny secretly hid all the meat and didn't even say hello. If I hadn't been quick-eyed, I was afraid that the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar would be taken away by them. Young Master, why don't we stay here? It's better to buy a small house on Qipan Street, which will also make it easier for you to go to the governor's office in the future."

Zhang Zheng said happily: "That's right, there is a small house. I'll go to find Axia and I don't have to look at the faces of the Chen family."

Chen Ji rubbed his chopsticks: "There is a big shot who takes the condition that I stayed in the Chen family and changed his princess to a way out."

Zhang Zheng was stunned: "Who?"

Chen Ji was silent for a few breaths: "Spy Department, Feng Wenzheng."

Zhang Zheng suddenly realized that while picking up the noodles and putting them into a bowl, he said curiously: "What does that person named Feng want you to stay in the Chen family for? He wants to overthrow the Chen family like he moves to the Liu family?"

Chen Ji shook his head: "I don't know either. He only told me to get the Chen family's smuggled account book...but this person has very little truth, and I don't know if he really wants to get the account book."

He thought, "This person sometimes goes in the opposite direction and goes against the other side. Only when everything is settled can he see clearly what he wants to do. I have asked him what he wants to do, but he said he had told me long ago... but I don't know what he is referring to."

At this moment, Zhang Xia suddenly stopped chanting the scriptures silently and said, "Wenzheng."

Chen Ji was stunned for a moment: "What's wrong with Wen Zheng?"

Zhang Xia whispered: "Wenzheng is not a name, but a posthumous title. Looking at the posthumous posthumous law for thousands of years, "Wen" is the first of beautiful posthumous posthumous posthumous titles, symbolizing the heaven and earth, and being knowledgeable; "Zheng" symbolizes the unwaveringness of the way, loyalty and unyielding. Only those who make merits and virtues can get the posthumous title of Wenzheng. The posthumous title of "Wenzheng" is the highest pursuit of our literati and will not stop until death. Therefore, when he used his pseudonym, he wanted to use this to show his ambition."

Xiaoman said curiously: "Then is Mr. Feng a good person or a bad person? I heard Zhang Zheng mention him before and said that he likes to kill people..."

Zhang Xia smiled and patted her head: "Those people are very complicated, let them be judged by future generations."

At this time, a knock on the door outside the Ginkgo Garden was heard.

Xiaoman said vigilantly: "Will the second wife come back, right?"

Zhang Xia put down the bowls and chopsticks, smoothed her white arrow clothes, and said calmly: "Xiaoman goes to open the door. Whoever comes today will have to kill her back."

Xiaoman stood up and opened the door, and a creaking sound revealed a middle-aged couple outside the wooden door. There were several maids and servants carrying the "Chen Mansion" lanterns behind the couple.

The front and back are surrounded by the back, and the noblest is extremely noble.

However, the middle-aged man had a white face and was wearing a simple dark blue Confucian shirt. If he hadn't been wearing a square flat scarf, he might have looked more like a simple Taoist priest.

The woman has a very good face. A plain collar and a large lace with a silk cloth is also simple. Her thick hair is only tied with two wooden hairpins, and it is particularly eye-catching without the contrast between gold, silver and jade.

Or, if gold, silver and jade are placed on her, it will be suspected of being a serious person.

Chen Ji hesitated... Who are these two people? He has never seen these two people before.

Is it Chen Lizun from the big room or Chen Lizhi from the second room? Only these two people are of the same age.

But if the other party was an outsider, Zhang Xia would definitely give some reminders next to him. But now, I'm afraid even Zhang Xia would never have thought that Chen Ji could not even recognize his own family.

Under the night, in the soft light of the lantern, the middle-aged scholar glanced at the stone table and said gently: "Why are you eating so simple? Didn't the kitchen of Qinzheng Garden prepare food for Ginkgo Garden?"

Chen Ji stood up calmly and bowed, "I returned late, and I didn't disturb the kitchen again."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "It's not a problem. The kitchen has specially explained that it is always stewed with Poria cocos in Xianjia wine, and there are also ten warm cauldrons stewed with Qilin fetus and Xishi tongue. It's not a problem to call them to send them... Don't you invite us in and sit?"

Chen Ji bowed and said, "Please come in."

The middle-aged man came to the stone table and looked into the pottery pot: "It just so happened that I came back from the yamen late, so I only ate one bowl of stewed Poria cocos. Can I serve a bowl of this stir-fried noodles for me?"

Before Xiaoman could come, Zhang Xia had already stood up to serve the noodles, and then stood aside.

Only Chen Ji and the middle-aged couple were sitting next to the stone table, the servant and the maid were waiting far away, not getting close to each other.

The middle-aged man tasted the fried noodles and put down the bowls and chopsticks, and said with a smile: "It's not bad... Qinggui returned to Beijing from Luocheng, but never came to meet him. You were imprisoned in the imperial prison, and your friends should come to me as soon as possible. Today, I heard that you were imprisoned in the imperial prison, so I immediately went to the Silijian. As a result, I found out that you had come out."

The woman smiled and said, "Master, Chen Ji is now an adult and has made great contributions in Guyuan. You should not call him Qinggui anymore, but be called Daming."

Qing Kei?

Who is Qinggui?

Chen Ji reacted for a while before he realized that this was his nickname, and even Chen Liqin had never called it. Strange, which middle-aged man belongs to and why is he so close to him?

The more Chen Ji listened, the more he became, the more he was wrong.

He said in a vague way: "You are worried about it if you have any help."

The middle-aged man said warmly: "Don't be polite to me. When your father went to Luocheng, I told him to leave you in the capital. I will take care of you, but he refused to agree. Later, he took you to Luocheng, but he sent you to the clinic as an apprentice. I really don't know what he is good about... Or you should move to the Humble Administrator's Garden to live. I know that you like Koi the most. There are always people who take care of the pool in Koiyuan."

Humble Administrator's Garden?

This is the owner of the Chen family's main house, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Chen Lizun.

The woman beside him should be Chen Lizun’s wife, Liu.

But strangely, the secret spy department records that the Chen family’s eldest and third rooms are not close, and there are often quarrels, but the other party treats him so gentle?

etc!

Chen Ji's heart moved and replied, "Report to Master, it's a good place to live in Ginkgo Garden. It's close to the side door, making it easier to enter and exit."

Chen Lizun didn't force himself: "It's up to you to be happy."

Liu asked earnestly: "How are you doing in Luocheng? I haven't seen you send me a letter in the past three years. Your uncle was still thinking about stopping in Luocheng on the way south to Jinling last year, but the autumn harvest is approaching, so he finally puts business first."

Chen Ji whispered: "It's okay, I'm doing a good life in Luocheng."

Liu asked again: "Have you ever been injured in Guyuan?"

Chen Ji shook his head: "No injuries."

Liu breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you were not injured. Fortunately, you have entered the Yulin Army now, which is a leisurely yamen, so there is no need to worry about any more danger. By the way, in a few days I will call the shopkeeper of Wang Ji's clothing shop to come to the mansion and check your clothes for you. Look at your clothes are old..."

While speaking, she reached out to pull Chen Ji's sleeve, and Chen Ji subconsciously withdrew his left hand.

Liu was stunned for a moment, smiled and covered his embarrassment: "After the shopkeeper comes in a few days, I will call the servant to lead him to find you..."

After saying that, she looked at Zhang Xia standing next to her: "This is Miss Zhang Er, she is really heroic. Your mother and I are old acquaintances. I played polo together when I was young. She played much better than me. I can only follow her and eat dust."

Zhang Xia said politely: "Thank you, aunt for your praise. My mother also mentioned you. She said that no matter how good she played polo at that time, she could not overshadow your limelight. Those literati were all going to see you."

Liu was silent for a moment, without a look of joy, and just replied softly: "It's all in the past."

Chen Lizun looked at the people, stood up and said to Chen Ji, "Since you friends are having a small gathering, I won't disturb you much. I will go to Tanggu tomorrow and see you when I return to Beijing."

Chen Ji bowed and said, "Grandmaster, walk slowly."

Chen Lizun and Liu turned around and went out. The servants carried lanterns to serve the left and right, leading them through Xiaoyingzhou and back to the Humble Administrator's Garden.

After the Ginkgo Garden became deserted again, Zhang Xia suddenly said, "I know why Mr. Feng wants you to return to the Chen family."

Chen Ji was silent.

Zhang Zheng and Xiaoman were confused: "Why?"

Zhang Xia said confidently: "He hopes that Chen Ji will return to the Chen family, adopt the Chen family's large house, and inherit the Chen family's business."

Xiaoman widened his eyes: "Ah? I haven't heard anyone mention it before. People in Qinzhengyuan said that they wanted to adopt Chen Yu, the concubine of the second wife, to the eldest master, and the second master often said that they wanted to adopt Chen Yu."

Zhang Xia whispered: "As far as I know, the Chen family's big house holds 80% of the Chen family's property, and the second house has been eyeing this. Of course, Chen Lizun wants to adopt it from the three houses who are indifferent to the world."

Xiaoman said in confusion: "No wonder the adoption has not really happened after so many years... Since the big house likes my son, why hasn't he adopted him for so many years?"

Zhang Xiasou said, "I think it was because the second wife interfered, maybe three years ago, Lord Chen Liqin and Lord Chen transferred to Luocheng, so the second wife thought of a way to send the third wife away."

Xiaoman looked at Chen Ji with bright eyes: "Young Master, go to Humble Administrator's Garden to live. If you adopt it, you can be included in the genealogy. The Chen family will also be yours in the future. In the words of my aunt, this is a big business without any capital and profit."

Zhang Xia smiled and said, "Let your young master think about it yourself. After all, even if you adopt it, you have to wait until the head of the Chen family and the boss of the main house, Chen Lizun, die, before your young master has the final say. You have to be the son of others for decades. Your young master is not the kind of person who swallows his anger."

Xiaoman's eyes turned: "When you kill them after adoption, can the young master inherit the Chen family?"

Zhang Xia, Zhang Zheng's face changed: "You..."

Before he finished speaking, a meow came from the room.

Chen Ji turned around and looked into the room.

Xiaoman exclaimed: "Forgot it."

She trotted into the house and brought out a black kitten. Chen Ji was puzzled. The black cat looked like a dark cloud, but he didn't know when it came: "Is this?"

Xiaoman explained: "On the day when the young master was arrested and was taken to me by the imperial prison, my second sister said that she would not arouse suspicion when she kept it at home."

Chen Ji looked at Zhang Xia, and Zhang Xia explained: "My father said he was sure that the queen's arms was dark clouds. Many people knew that there was a black cat around you. If it suddenly disappeared, it might cause suspicion. So he asked me to go to the six-campus farm and buy a similar one to deliver it."

Chen Ji sighed: "Thank you."

Zhang Xia nodded, stood up and said, "It's getting late, my brother and I will go back to rest..."

She walked to the door and looked back at Chen Ji: "If you can adopt the big house, you will be the 'make a legitimate son', and you can preside over the sacrifice and inherit the family business. If you want to save the princess, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort with this level, and even the practice path can get a lot of help. But you have to be careful. The family changes, and the dangers are not less than the royal family's throne, and the second house will not give up."

Chen Ji nodded: "I understand."
Chapter completed!