Chapter 189: Strange Situation in the Inner City
In this way, Zhang Zhongjun rode his horse and walked slowly, and the butler led a few servants carrying burdens to follow in high spirits, all the way towards Li Mude's mansion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
There was still a distance from the Earl's Court to the Limud's Mansion, and several servants were already red and sweaty, but the old butler was still straight and energetic.
The big frog squatting on top of Zhang Zhongjun's head couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Your housekeeper had the most refinement double when he was young, and now he is so old, he has walked such a long way, and his spirit is still so vigorous, he is definitely a diehard loyalist of your family!"
"Well, it is said that he is an old man of my grandfather's generation, and his qualifications are the oldest in the family, and fortunately he stayed in the capital, if he follows my father back to his hometown, I am afraid it will be ......," Zhang Zhongjun sighed.
The big frog was silent, and the catastrophe of the Earl's Mansion could be said to have wiped out the foundation of the Zhang family, so that Zhang Zhongjun couldn't find a loyal old servant.
Those subordinates recruited later, although they can also be said to be loyal, they still can't compare emotionally with the old servants who have served the Zhang family for generations. It's just a pity that Zhang Zhongjun, who originally belonged to the second generation of nobles, only had a few old men in the imperial capital mansion, and the others were all wiped out.
It can even be said that the current Zhang Zhongjun is not even as good as the nouveau riche aristocracy, after all, the nouveau riche nobles have been local tyrants and gentry for many years before becoming nobles, and their connections are definitely far beyond the current Zhang Zhongjun.
But the big frog just sighed, it's used to having everything with a big fist, it's all fart, and strength is the most important thing!
Walking slowly all the way, Zhang Zhongjun was in the mood to look at the inner city, and this time he looked carefully, and really made him find some weirdness, because the mansions he passed by along the way, except for a few occasional houses, he could hardly see the smoke rising, and when he turned his head to look at the outer city, the sky in the outer city had been dyed gray by the cooking smoke!
It stands to reason that even if the people in the inner city have a good time in the outer city, they will have to go home and sleep, right? And even if they don't go home to sleep, the servants at home will have to eat breakfast?
In retrospect, Zhang Zhongjun also ran back and forth in this place twice yesterday, and the inner city was quiet and cold both day and night.
You must know that when I lived in the imperial capital, I often saw those powerful sons and gentlemen running outside the city to play, although it was not lively, but it was definitely not so deserted.
However, Zhang Zhongjun didn't bother to explore, anyway, after finishing things, he would leave the imperial capital.
The group staggered to Li Mude's mansion in this way, and did not stop at the closed main entrance, but directly led people to the side door.
It's not that Zhang Zhongjun is modest, but in the imperial capital, the mansion in the inner city, the master goes back and forth on weekdays, and even the prince visits, all enter and exit through the side door.
The main entrance is basically only opened when receiving angels and emperors, and this opportunity is only once or twice a year.
In addition, when the owner of the mansion takes a wife, he will also open the main door, but marrying a wife, regardless of special circumstances, is a once-in-a-lifetime affair for most people.
Just like the main entrance of the palace, it will only be opened when the emperor marries the queen, provided that the emperor actually marries after ascending the throne. Other princes who have already married their relatives and crowned the throne only need to elevate the queen to queen.
The empire has gone through so many emperors for so many years, and it has never been opened because of the matter of marrying the queen.
When Zhang Zhongjun was still thinking nonsense, the housekeeper had already stepped forward to sing his identity and hand over the post.
The side door opened to the end, and two rows of servants knelt directly on the ground and shouted: "Welcome the young master back to his house!"
Without waiting for Zhang Zhongjun to react, several old men who practiced qi nine times greeted him with a smile on their faces, knelt down on one knee and saluted, and then warmly greeted Zhang Zhongjun's housekeeper and servant, one of whom looked like a leader, and said to Zhang Zhongjun very familiarly: "Young master, go in by yourself, the master is waiting for you in the hall." ”
"Thank you. Zhang Zhongjun is very satisfied with this kind of self-familiarity, this is like the relationship between a righteous father and a righteous son, it really has to be too strict and grand, but it makes everyone have a diaphragm.
He turned over and dismounted, and walked towards the main hall with a familiar way.
He hadn't been to this place before, but the architectural format of the inner city mansions was almost identical, especially the location of the main hall and lobby. The difference is only due to the changes in the pattern and decoration caused by the high and low titles.
Of course, in such a private place as the inner house, there will be basically no similarities.
When he came to the main hall, Zhang Zhongjun saw Li Mude sitting on the main seat with a smile on his face, he didn't say a word, knelt down and kowtowed and shouted: "The child greets his father-in-law." ”
"Haha, good boy, hurry up, your family doesn't need to be so outside. Li Mude smiled so much that the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were folded, and he came to Zhang Zhongjun's side in an instant and helped Zhang Zhongjun up with his own hands.
After helping him up, he didn't let go, first grabbed his arm and looked at it, and then led Zhang Zhongjun to sit with him hand in hand, then let go of his hand and beckoned the servant to serve tea, and then he couldn't wait to warm up.
No wonder Li Mude behaved like this, with the permission of the Emperor of Heaven, the relationship between Li Mude and Zhang Zhongjun's father-in-law and son can be described as sure and stable.
And this is the relationship between father and son recognized by the Emperor of Heaven, which means that Li Mude can have an heir to Zhang Zhongjun as a grandson. You don't have to care about the concubine, even the maid's is fine, as long as it is Zhang Zhongjun's blood.
With this grandson surnamed Li, Li Mude's seedling can be passed on, and after his death, there will be people to worship him on New Year's holidays! For an old eunuch, there is no better reward than this.
It can be said that Zhang Zhongjun's status in Li Mude's heart has long been far greater than that of Xiao Dezi, who is also his righteous son.
After some Hara, Li Mude also understood the purpose of Zhang Zhongjun's visit to the imperial capital.
Zhang Zhongjun thought that the Black Ice Platform belonged to the Emperor of Heaven, and Li Mude was waiting for the Emperor of Heaven, and he was considered a person in the same system, so he had no worries about the Black Ice Platform and the fact that he was a member of the Black Ice Platform, as well as preparing to find Xiao Dezi to inquire about the contact information of the Shadow Gate, and how many meritorious points it would take to find his biological mother, and he said it one by one.
Li Mude is very satisfied with Zhang Zhongjun's confession, which completely treats him as his own.
At the same time, he was a little frightened. He naturally knew the existence of the Black Ice Platform, how to say that he was also the first eunuch, the most descendant angel of the Heavenly Emperor.
But the Black Ice Platform and the Angel are not the same system, and he doesn't know much about the Black Ice Platform, after all, being by the side of the Heavenly Emperor, it is necessary to be cautious, and he is not interested in exploring the situation of the Black Ice Platform.
Even so, he also understands that Black Ice Platform is not recruited by everyone, let alone such a good thing as sending a task to someone like sending merit points.
This also made Li Mude more sure that Zhang Zhongjun had a unique status in the heart of the Emperor of Heaven.
(End of chapter)