Chapter 232 New official takes office
Chapter 232 New official takes office
Taking a breath of the slightly cool air, Zhao Duan walked into the cafeteria in a happy mood.
The dining hall in the Zhao family's new house is quite large and even more magnificent. When we arrived, we saw that the bowls on the table were all turned upside down by larger bowls.
After all, the weather is getting cooler and we can’t let the heat dissipate.
The plump and beautiful stepmother, and the elegant and refined stepsister, sat quietly at the table waiting.
Maybe it's because people feel refreshed when something happy happens.
During this period, not only he, but also the women in his family had rosier faces and looked in great shape.
Seeing him approaching, especially seeing clearly the official robes he was wearing, her eyes lit up and she smiled brilliantly:
"Da Lang is here."
"Brother, please take a seat. You will be going to the government office today, so mother specially asked the cook to prepare this for you."
"Yeah," Zhao Duan nodded casually, sat in the main seat as usual, raised his hand and opened the bowl in front of him.
Then he frowned: "Shark fin again..."
He looked a little embarrassed, and could smell the taste of shark fin in his throat.
Among the gifts sent in response to promotion, a considerable portion were various precious foods, especially bird's nests and shark's fins.
We were concerned that it might go bad if left for too long, and we also had to prepare a banquet.
Zhao Duan has been eating shark fin and bird's nest every day these days and he feels a little sick of it.
Eugene Hua's eyes were soft, and she was dressing more and more like a noble lady from the capital, but her nature remained the same.
Seeing that he was unhappy, he quickly stood up, walked over personally, took the bowl away, replaced it with another one, and said:
"If Dalang doesn't taste good, eat something else."
Zhao Duan opened the bowl and frowned again:
"Why is it ginseng soup again? Didn't we drink it last night?"
"Last night's was only the one from the 90s. This morning's is the one from the 150s." Zhao Pan explained softly.
Zhao Duan shook his head and handed it to the girl:
"You drink it."
Then he opened another bowl:
Sea cucumber soup.
Open another bowl:
Deer antler water
again:
Wolfberry...
one more time.
Well, this time it’s ginseng, deer antler and wolfberry stew…
Zhao Duan frowned and opened the densely packed soup bowls on the table one by one. Suddenly he paused and was stunned:
"This is……"
Eugene's cheeks turned red, and she hurriedly took it away, saying:
"Wrong, this is Auntie's Angelica Blood-Replenishing Soup."
Angelica sinensis regulates blood and is an essential medicine for women. It has the meaning of missing a husband, hence the name Angelica sinensis...
No... people drink this to have children and treat irregular menstruation... Zhao Duan had a blank expression:
"Auntie, are you feeling unwell recently?"
Eugene Hua looked embarrassed and was too ashamed to talk about such a topic with her stepson.
Zhao Pan was standing by, watching Little Finger calmly drinking the ginseng soup, and said calmly:
"There were too many tonics given as gifts. Mother said they might go bad if left alone, so she asked the cook to cook them for us to drink. It's always good to have some tonic. Well, mother thought that you should have some tonic to avoid fatigue during your trip to the military camp."
"Are there many tonics for gifts?"
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, he ignored these trivial matters.
I counted the gifts and gave them to my stepmother to deal with.
But why are these officials rushing to send me supplements, and each one is more tonic than the other... I don't need them...
Zhao Duan met the two girls' strange looks and suddenly fell silent.
So, do you all feel that being the empress's lover would be a weak thing?
Zhao Duan was speechless.
God have mercy on me. I only touched Zhenbao's hand twice...
He got up and left.
"Da Lang, don't you want to eat anymore?" the stepmother tried to argue.
"I don't want to eat anymore!" Zhao Duan walked out with a dark face.
Others are too weak to be nourished, but he has taken too much and has no place to vent. …
……
As I walked out of the house, I saw a carriage slowly approaching.
The one driving today was not the coachman Xiao Wang, but Hou Renmeng, one of the four great detectives of Lihuatang.
At this moment, the old marquis with a defiant look on his face held the whip, held the reins, and called "Sir".
Inside the carriage, the confidential secretary Qian Kerou's round, apple-like face appeared, smiling:
"grown ups!"
"Yes." Zhao Duan got into the car and gave an address.
"Hey, why don't we go directly to Shenjiying?" Qian Kerou looked curious.
Today is the day when his master goes to the Beijing Camp to take up an official post. Taking into consideration that they are unfamiliar with the place, Zhao Duan transferred the two of them over to use them temporarily.
Shen Juan and Zheng Laojiu were left to look after the house. Anyway, Lihuatang had completed its KPI for the year and had nothing to do.
Qian Kerou and the other person were also quite curious about the Shenjiying, which was also part of the imperial guards.
"No, we have another acquaintance." Zhao Duan smiled.
……
When the carriage arrived at the agreed location, after waiting for a while, a familiar carriage finally arrived.
Zhao Duan went straight into the new carriage and asked Hou Renmeng to follow behind. Then the two carriages headed towards the Nancheng Jingying.
"Mo Zhaorong, it's you who sent me to the post again."
Zhao Duan smiled, sat down very familiarly, and talked to the big ice ball who was sitting opposite the carriage.
The "female prime minister" who was wearing a wingless black gauze and dressed in a neutral and beautiful way had her eyes closed, but now she opened them and rolled her eyes:
"If you want to change someone, I'd be happy to do that."
Zhao Duan said with a smile:
"How can that be possible? The first female official is sent to take office, and all officials in the world would love to have her. Besides, I'm replenishing my energy and blood now, and I just want to find a lump of ice to cool down."
Nonsense... Mo Chou frowned, not understanding what this guy was saying.
But it's definitely not a good thing... He sighed softly.
In all these long battles, she had never gained any advantage against this thief.
Although she disliked Zhao Duan because of his "rival in love", she had to admit that this bastard was a reliable colleague.
Too lazy to argue with him, Mo Chou handed him the information in his hand and said:
“Logically, I’m not that free to come and see you off every time.
This time, it was His Majesty's idea to come here. The Beijing Army is no different from other...
Don't think that just because you served as a guard in the imperial palace and entered the imperial court, you understand the military officer group.
In fact, the real army is different from the palace guards, and even more different from the imperial court officials."
Zhao Duan took the information and his expression became serious:
"Appreciate further details."
Mo Chou did not speak directly, but said:
"How much do you know about the Shenjiying you are going to?"
Zhao Duan said frankly:
"Only the broad ones, the Beijing Camp is a garrison stationed outside the city to protect the capital, under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War.
Well, is it Xue Shence’s territory?
The Shenji Camp is one of the three major camps. Its leader is a commander named Shi Meng. I will serve as his deputy and try to find clues about the traitor who is colluding with Prince Jing's Mansion."
Mo Chou nodded, then shook her head and said:
"You are not wrong, but you may not know about the other force in the Shenji Camp besides Shi Meng, or to be more precise, another person."
"Who? What rank?" Zhao Duan was curious.
Mo Chou shook his head and said:
"His rank is very low, he is only a low-level officer. Your previous enemy, Zhang Changji, was his subordinate. However, the real trouble with this person is his identity."
Zhao Duan had a strange expression:
"Isn't he another dandy boy?"
Mo Chou shook his head:
"He is not a playboy. On the contrary, he is a talented person with outstanding military skills and martial arts. He has a high prestige among the middle and low-ranking officers in the army. He is likely to be a capable general in the future...
But this is not important. I want to remind you that his father is Tang Daren, the Duke of Zhenguo, and the first commander of the frontier army stationed at the gate to the Western Regions, a general similar to Zhao Shixiong. So this man is..."
Zhao Duan lowered his eyes and looked at the name on the document in his hand. He heard Mo Chou's voice:
"Young Master, Tang Ping!"
(End of this chapter)