"Master Hou, Master Hou."
At the gate of Jingan Hou Mansion, before Mr. Shen got out of the car, a middle-aged man called out twice from a distance. Just as he was about to approach Shen Yi's car, Ling Zhan strode forward and stopped him. Ling Zhan glared angrily and asked: "Who is it?"
The middle-aged man lowered his head, nodded and bowed and said: "This little brother, I am in Xia Zhengling. He is an old subordinate of the Marquis, and the Marquis recognizes him."
Shen Yi heard Zheng Ling's voice, got off the carriage, and walked up to the two of them with his hands behind his back. Looking at Zheng Ling in plain clothes, Mr. Shen was a little surprised and said with a smile: "It's already dark now, and it's like this Leng, Mr. Zheng is not at home in the middle of the night, what are you doing at my door?"
"Master Hou."
Zheng Ling bowed his head respectfully, his voice almost choked with sobs: "I haven't seen Lord Marquis for a long time, I miss you so much..."
"I heard that the Marquis returned to Jiankang today, so I am waiting for the Marquis here."
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly, patted his shoulder, and said, "If you really have something to do, you can go in and wait in my living room. Why do you have to stand in the doorway and get cold?"
As he said that, Shen Yi looked at the door of his house, frowned and said, "Is it possible that someone is blocking you from entering?"
Zheng Ling shook his head quickly and said: "No, no, I don't dare to disturb the Marquis' family, so I am waiting for the Marquis here."
Mr. Shen thought for a moment, stretched out his hand and said, "How about we go in and talk?"
Zheng Ling hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "It's too late today. I don't dare to disturb the Marquis from his rest. I'll come back another day. I just have something to report to the Marquis."
Shen Yi thoughtfully said: "Then tell me."
Zheng Ling whispered: "Master Hou, this official was transferred from the Ministry of War last year."
Master Shen frowned slightly: "Have you been demoted?"
"That's not true."
Zheng Ling quickly lowered his head and said: "The doctor of the Ministry of Rites has been transferred."
Hearing this, Shen Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, then quickly controlled his emotions and said with a smile: "That's Gaosheng, which department of the Ministry of Rites."
Zheng Ling raised his face and lowered his head.
"Department of Fine Food."
Shen Yi nodded.
"I understand the matter. When I am free in a few days, Dr. Zheng will come to my house and we can talk in detail."
Zheng Ling nodded, repeatedly handed over his hands, and left with a lot of thanks.
Master Shen looked at his back, thoughtfully.
Just as he was thinking about the problem, the main door of the Hou Mansion opened wide, and the Shen family, except for a few little ones who had fallen asleep, came to the door to greet Shen Yi.
Mr. Shen stepped forward and said with a smile: "Why do you come out so late at night if you don't sleep?"
Lu Ruoxi walked up to Shen Yi, took Shen Yi's arm, and said softly: "Husband, this Doctor Zheng has been waiting at the door of our house for more than an hour. The concierge asked him to come in, but he refused to come in."
Shen Yi nodded and said with a smile: "If he wants to wait, just let him wait."
Shen Heng also silently stepped forward and said softly: "Someone at the Censor's Office wrote to him to accept bribes, but the court probably did not punish him for the sake of the eldest brother, and transferred him to the Ministry of Rites."
Shen Yi nodded slightly, and then said calmly: "As long as you sit in the position of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, there will be no one who is not greedy. After all, there is a minister above who has written a letter. The minister said hello and asked you to do something. This money will If you don’t want to take it, take it.”
He laughed at himself: "I worked in this position for half a year back then, and my superiors never stopped greeting me. Didn't my brother also accept the money from those connections that led to the top?"
After saying this, Shen Yi looked back at the followers behind him, then smiled at Jiang Sheng and said, "Jiang Sheng, it's very late. You should go in and spend time with your family first."
Jiang Sheng said "Oh", stepped forward and saluted Lu Ruoxi, Shen Heng, Ye Chan and others, then lowered his head and entered the Hou Mansion.
His family all lived in the Hou Mansion, but they were not servants, they were considered half of the Shen family.
After Jiang Sheng left, Shen Yi waved: "Ling Zhan, come here to recognize me."
Ling Zhan immediately stepped forward, bowed his head and saluted Lu Ruoxi, calling him aunt.
He addressed Ye Chan as Mrs. Ye.
After Shen Yi introduced Shen Heng, Ling Zhan hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and clasped his fists, calling himself Uncle Jiu.
Shen Heng was only twenty-four years old this year. He looked at the tall young man in front of him and said with a smile: "Young General calling me that makes me feel uncomfortable."
Ling Zhan leaned forward and said, "My father once said that it is our Ling family's blessing that the Marquis is willing to condescend to me. Being able to call you Uncle Nine is also Ling Zhan's blessing."
Lu Ruoxi looked at Ling Zhan and said with a smile: "It's too late, so don't stand here. I'll have someone arrange for the Major General to rest at home."
Ling Zhancheng was frightened and lowered his head to thank him.
Shen Yi took him into the house, patted his shoulder, and asked with a smile: "Boy, are you not married yet?"
Ling Zhan shook his head: "No."
Shen Yi asked again: "Do you have a sweetheart in your hometown in Taizhou?"
Ling Zhan hesitated, lowered his head and said nothing.
Seeing his appearance, Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and sighed: "This is troublesome."
Ling Zhan scratched his head, not quite understanding: "Uncle, what do you mean by this?"
Shen Yi squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "It's okay, I have already written to your father. Let's talk again when he replies."
"You go and rest first."
Ling Zhan could only respond and follow the servants of the Hou Mansion down to rest.
After Ling Zhan left, Shen Heng stood in front of Shen Yi, thoughtfully: "Brother, is it..."
Shen Yi nodded and sighed softly: "Your Majesty wants to show mercy."
"It's hard for me to stop this kind of thing, and it's even harder for Ling Su to stop him. If one thing goes wrong, it might lead to a situation of beating mandarin ducks with each other, leading to a sad incident that will last for decades."
It is naturally impossible for His Majesty the Emperor to take over the Huai'an Army at this time.
But as His Majesty the Emperor, he could not be completely dissociated from some of the main generals of the Huai'an Army. At this time, showing kindness to the Ling family was what he, the Emperor, would definitely do.
That's why he thought about granting marriage to Ling Zhan, and even asked Shen Yi's opinion.
And this kind of thing is easy for everyone else to talk about, but Shen Yi alone can't stop it.
Even Ling Su couldn't refuse.
Shen Heng stood next to Shen Yi and sighed: "Looking at the expression of this young general, he probably already has a sweetheart in his hometown..."
"If we don't do it right, my eldest brother will become a villain."
"none of my business."
Mr. Shen looked back at his brother, shook his head and said, "I have never thought about this before."
Shen Heng said with a smile: "But it was indeed the eldest brother who brought him to Jiankang."
Shen Yi said helplessly: "This is the second generation of the Huai'an Army, the most advanced young man in the Huai'an Army. I want to lead him."
"You are Jiankang and don't understand my difficulties."
Shen Heng said "hmm" and said with a smile: "My brother once told me when I was a boy that the bigger the team, the harder it is to lead."
"That's probably the truth."
Mr. Shen was silent for a while, shook his head and said, "That's it, don't think about it anymore."
He turned back to look at Lu Ruoxi and said with a smile: "Madam, go get me some food. I really didn't get anything good in the palace."
"My son and I often have two drinks."
Lu Ruoxi responded and said softly: "Don't drink too much. You just came back from outside, so you still need to get more rest."
Shen Yi smiled and nodded, then pulled Shen Heng toward the inner courtyard. As he walked, he asked, "How are you doing in the Hanlin Academy recently?"
Shen Heng said with a smile: "Although the eldest brother is thousands of miles away, he is powerful in the court. The younger brother is naturally in the court, and everything goes smoothly."
"On weekdays, the new prime minister is always polite to my younger brother."
"The only trouble is that there is nothing to do in the Hanlin Academy on weekdays. It is too leisurely."
Shen Yi glared at him and said angrily: "You still have the nerve to say that my brother is in the north and is almost exhausted!"
Shen Heng laughed, then stopped smiling, coughed, and whispered.
"Brother, Yuan'er..."
"It seems that too many people have entered the palace in the past two years..."
"Because of this matter, Master Zhao called me over earlier to remind him."
Mr. Shen nodded silently.
"knew."
Thank you [Acheng Xiaoenge] for the reward~
(End of chapter)
