Hmph, Dad, I see that you are getting more and more floating now, this flying dragon is reliable, but what if it is unreliable? You know all about the concubine pass, right, all the dragoons sent by Long Wumastiff were killed by the Yinguo people, and none of them came back except him, even your cousin Zhao Wu also followed them to death, fortunately you didn't follow that battle, otherwise you think you still have a chance to eat steamed buns with your father here? If you don't have it, your mother won't have to cry and bleed?"

Speaking of the fiasco in the battle of Concubine Pass, a trace of coldness appeared on Zhao Yunlong's handsome face, and he said with a gritted tone: "One day, I will kill the prince of the Yin Kingdom with my own hands to avenge the brothers who died on the Concubine Pass!"

Grandpa Guo knew that his son was also stubborn, but fortunately, the ancestor did not let him participate in that battle, so he did not continue to talk about the matter of Concubine Pass, but asked: "What's the matter with that kid of the Shen family? Obviously he was the one who hit first, why did he trample you to death later?"

Zhao Yunlong was slightly stunned and said: "There is a young man with white hair who has come to the Shen family recently, he should be about the same age as me, his name is Tang Huang, he is Uncle Shen's son, he looks very handsome, does Dad want to see him?"

Grandpa Guo's eyes widened slightly, and the bun that he was about to send to his mouth suddenly fell from the chopsticks, and said loudly: "What are you talking about? Lao Shen actually has an illegitimate child, I rely on it, this dead fox actually secretly sent his son to Luoyang without telling me, and I took care of his litter of women for him when he was not in Luoyang, and didn't treat me as a brother?"

"Dad, don't shout so loudly, if your mother hears your words, she still thinks that you have an improper relationship with the wife of Uncle Shen's family. ”

Zhao Yunlong glared at his father lightly, fortunately, his mother is now back in the room to sleep, in case she hears a misunderstanding, this New Year's Mansion will be demolished again, but think about it carefully, what did Uncle Shen do with his illegitimate son to come to Luoyang City, could it be that he wanted him to take over the Shen family's family business?

"Listen to what you say, this kid is quite similar to your temper, the young man is very righteous and righteous, how can it be like you are not light or heavy, you have to talk to this Tang about this...... Don what?"

"Tang Huang. ”

Grandpa Guo frowned and said, "Tang Huang...... Why is it not called Shen Huang, could it be that this illegitimate son is also like you with your mother's surname? Although his background is not good, it does not prevent him from taking over the Shen family's property in the future, after all, Shen Fox only has one son. This kid is an outsider who comes to Luoyang and inevitably doesn't understand many rules, you have to socialize with him more on weekdays, just like me and your Uncle Shen, it's also good to be a close friend. ”

Zhao Yunlong was slightly stunned, and put down the chopsticks in his hand, "I know, but when it comes to having your mother's surname, it's clear that you are marrying your mother's family, why do I also have my mother's surname, you are so weak to your mother's family on weekdays, so that outsiders think that your father is from your mother's family, I should have your surname Chen, right?"

"That's what you say. Grandpa Guo smiled lightly, "You have to know that this is Luoyang City, the territory of the Daqing Dynasty, the reason why my father let you follow your mother's surname, which surname in this land is as safe and stable as the surname Zhao, this surname can keep you safe for a lifetime, whether your surname is Chen or Zhao, aren't they all father's sons?"

Everyone in Luoyang City knows that the grandfather of the country is afraid of the inside, but in Zhao Yunlong's opinion, his father's shrewdness is hidden under his weakness, and the princes and nobles do not worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the only thing they are worried about is how to sail against the current on this great river of power to save the life of the family.

Grandpa Guo said earnestly: "This person, you still have to be cowardly, don't always think about getting into trouble for yourself for others, your father and mother can only protect you for a while and not for a lifetime, you must know that the word peace is easy to write, but it is difficult to live." ”

Zhao Yunlong said softly: "I know." ”

"Speaking of the Shen family, it seems that there are still two daughters in the Shen Fox family who have not yet married, do you want to think about it?"

Zhao Yunlong probably couldn't stand his mother's daring to mention marrying, his father mentioned it to him again, and the beautiful Danfeng's eyes narrowed and said: "Dad, we haven't posted Spring Festival couplets at the door yet, and my mother nagged me about this matter last night." ”

Grandpa Guo put down his chopsticks with a snap, and suddenly realized: "Then hurry up and tell your subordinates to boil the paste and get red paper and gold ink, and your mother will nag after a while, let Daddy show you a carved small seal!"

"Daddy, I actually ......"

Grandpa Guo hurriedly stood up, because his body was fat and fat, he walked like a crab, Zhao Yunlong glared at him helplessly and said: "Look at your appearance as Grandpa Guo, no wonder others say that you are afraid of guilt." ”

Grandpa Guo said happily: "Your little grandfather will have a future in the future." ”

Zhao Yunlong folded his hands on each other to support his chin, looked at the falling snow in the yard, and did not make a sound.

New year, new atmosphere.

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This year's Chinese New Year's Eve is a very novel year for Chu Xianzhao, spending the New Year in someone else's house with a brand new identity, as the illegitimate son of Shen Taisui.

Shen Taisui sent a letter back to Sunset before Chinese New Year's Eve, probably saying that he had important things to deal with in Guhe City this year and couldn't go home for the New Year, so that the eldest lady and they could spend the New Year in the city well, and there was no need to worry about him, and there was also a letter for the eldest lady to personally hand over to Chu Xianzhao, with very important content written on it.

When Chu Xianzhao took the letter from the eldest lady's hand, his face was gloomy, and he returned to his small courtyard like a thief, reading the letter by the light of the fire on the table.

He learned that Shen Taisui's fleet to Heiyi City had been prepared before Chinese New Year's Eve, and when the first month passed, he would take Ying Liyang to Heiyi City to buy the Black Water Army, and as the Lord of the Apocalypse, he needed to gather all the Shadow Moon Sects in the Southern Continent

Cultists, used as a backbone against the Zhao royal family.

By the time they return to Guhe City with their army, they will have an army of their own, an army that can face the Daqing royal family.

The shadow of war has not yet reached this land, and everyone is immersed in the joy of the New Year, but for Chu Xianzhao, this Chinese New Year's Eve is a bit of a sin.

Because the eldest lady said, Shen Taisui can't come back for the New Year this year, but he is back, all the Spring Festival couplets in the Shen family manor must be written by him, and the content on it must not be repeated, otherwise it will be unlucky, even including the blessing words to be posted on the door, all blame Shen Huayu for blowing to himself in front of the eldest lady, saying that he is not only good at swordsmanship, but also excellent at writing poems and essays, and the eldest lady handed over the important task of writing Spring Festival couplets to herself.

There are more than 200 Spring Festival couplets to be written in total, and Chu Xianzhao can't find any reason to refuse the eldest lady, he has been living in the manor for so many days in vain these days, and he should always do something to repay others, so he wrote it head-on.

Chu Xianzhao sat on the small bench and walked against the red paper pen on the ground, Shen Huayu was very happy to grind the ink for Chu Xianzhao, and did not forget to cut the red paper for him.

These two hundred Spring Festival couplets were written by Chu Xianzhao for a whole morning, and after Shen Chuxia spread the Spring Festival couplets written by Chu Xianzhao aside to dry, he ordered his subordinates to take them and paste them.

The words written by Chu Xianzhao can be described as golden hook strokes, most of the content on it was made up by him on the spot, and he used to write Spring Festival couplets with his sister when he spent the Spring Festival in the palace, and the above content does not need to be too particular, it is enough to be blessed and wealthy, especially the Shen family, a business family, is even more enthusiastic about the meaning of seeking wealth.

Shen Chuxia squatted on the ground and looked at Chu Xianzhao writing with crooked eyebrows, as if she felt that it was a very happy thing to have a younger brother to accompany them to write Spring Festival couplets during the Chinese New Year this year, and the girl with a cold temperament unconsciously curled the corners of her mouth, full of happiness.

Chu Xianzhao finally wrote that her wrist was sore, so she handed her the pen and asked her to write a few, and the content of the writing was also very pleasing, Shen Huayu volunteered to write a pair, and the words written were like reptiles, even Shen Chuxia's sister wanted to shake her head when she saw it, she had to stick it in front of the door of Chu Xianzhao's yard, Chu Xianzhao didn't care about the quality of any words, she just felt that it was a lottery for the New Year, and it would be boring if she hurt this girl's heart.

Chu Xianzhao asked them to find a ladder and paste to post the Spring Festival couplets, Shen Huayu felt that although she couldn't write well, she had to at least help Chu Xianzhao paste the Spring Festival couplets, and she had to stand on the ladder and stand on tiptoe to paste it, when Chu Xianzhao pointed at her, she didn't step on one foot, and the whole person fell off the ladder, and her head was planted in the wooden barrel containing the paste, which scared Shen Chuxia for a while.

Chu Zhaozhao helped her up, and when the time came, this girl had a ball of white paste on her head, and she would cry at any time, so she quickly asked Shen Chuxia to take her to take a bath, and she would be cold for a while.

Chu Xianzhao picked up the ladder and the paste bucket, looked at the direction where the two sisters left, and said helplessly: "You remember to take the ladder away." ”

When I was a child, Chu Xun's handwriting was correct, and Chu Yingyang's handwriting could be regarded as a golden hook stroke, but Chu Xianzhao wrote it the most carefully, but the words were still very disgusting, but even I didn't like the words, I never thought that my sister had to take these words away and paste them in front of her own courtyard, saying that it was a celebration and didn't care about the quality of the words, as for the three of their brothers and sisters to paste the Spring Festival couplets, the elder brother always liked to let himself ride on his shoulders and let him paste the Spring Festival couplets, and even liked to let him take off his shoes and step on his shoulders to paste banners, Chu Xun stood behind them and pointed, standing and talking without back pain, pointing to make the brothers sweat profusely, It wasn't until the couplets on the left and right sides were neat enough to be no more than half a fingernail away that Chu Xun nodded contentedly.

It is only at such a special time as the Chinese New Year that the children born in the emperor's family will briefly forget the cumbersome etiquette in the palace, and their faces will be filled with happy smiles that truly belong to children.

Memories of the past now seem like a dream to him.

Even the firecrackers in the manor seemed to have no end in sight, always reminding him that everything now is more real than any dream.

Tonight's Shen Family Manor, although there is no Shen Sanqian here, it still does not affect the festive and lively atmosphere.

Still like the rules of the past, Shen Sanqian's absence is that the eldest lady sits in the master's seat, Chu Xianzhao and Shen Huayu and Shen Chuxia are all sitting together, Shen Sanqian's six wives, including the two daughters who have become widows, these lineage members, including some members of the branch who Chu Xianzhao can't call out their names but are related to Shen Sanqian, are also sitting here.

Their fingers were full of golden rings, some of them looked like old men who were teasing their grandchildren, and some of them looked like young men in their prime like themselves, but their eyes swept to themselves from time to time, with scrutiny and disgust.

Chu Xuanzhao's appearance was undoubtedly like a disaster for them, most of them hoped that Shen Sanqian would die soon, and only in this way would they have the opportunity to compete for the Shen family's core industry.

Now that Chu Xianzhao, Shen Sanqian's "nominally" illegitimate son, was sitting between them at this time, how could he not let them harbor hatred?

The seemingly festive Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is an invisible war for some people.

"This is the illegitimate son of the head of the family?" Obviously, someone already knew Chu Xianzhao's identity, and now he was no longer a nameless person in the Shen family.

"It doesn't look like the head of the house at all, and the hair is actually white?"

"The eyes are still purple, just like a youkai. ”

"Don't come to us elders to toast, what a kid with no one in his eyes. ”

Chu Xianzhao lowered his head to eat and said nothing, as for Shen Huayu, he was too lazy to care about these broken-mouthed relatives, and he put it into Chu Zhaozhao's bowl one by one

dishes, and told him to eat more.

The eldest lady put on a calm and dignified posture as always, looking at the people of this family with a smile indifferently, never feeling that Shen Sanqian was not around, and this year would not be able to pass.

In fact, when she planned to arrange Chu Xianzhao at the table of the Shen family's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, she guessed that it would cause quite a stir, and there were whispers all around, and the people who could sit here to eat were all big people related to the Shen family's business.

There is a saying that people can't look good, but there is also a saying that each other is born from the heart, although the eldest lady is old, but her heart is open and her eyes are open, everyone sitting here is wearing a mask with a dirty belly and eyes, and the ambition of a litter of wolves is eager for Shen Sanqian to die early and be born sooner.

Although it is an illegitimate child, after all, it is the biological flesh and blood of the head of the family, as long as Tang Huang sits here for a day, even if Lao Shen really falls one day, they will not be forced to the end of the road, as long as this child is still standing here, no one dares to cross the Lei Chi half a step.

The wine on the table is Wuliangye produced on Jinting Island, which is sweet and fragrant.

Shen Huayu chattered with him non-stop, which made it difficult for Chu Xianzhao to eat well, and he began to drink after half full.

Chu Xianzhao drank wine while telling Shen Huayu the story of the Northern Regions to the sisters, anyway, the adults couldn't intervene in the business conversations of their juniors, and when the time came, a few more polite words would be enough.

"Well, it's time for our family reunion to have Chinese New Year's Eve dinner again, it's a pleasure to see you all gathered here, it's a pity that the family owner is busy with affairs and can't catch up with Huiyang for the New Year, this year it is still up to me, a female streamer, to toast you for the New Year, I will toast you first." ”

The eldest lady raised the wine bottle in her hand and drank it all, her face was full of the demeanor of a woman who did not let her eyebrows go, and all the family members also raised their glasses to pay tribute to the eldest lady.

The eldest lady looked at the young men and women present, and said with a smile: "Our Shen family has a new junior this year, why don't you introduce yourself before eating and get to know each other?"

Chu Xianzhao put down the wine glass in his hand and looked at all the young people in the lobby who were about the same age as him, without saying a word.

The voices of the young men slowly cheating each other, and their postures began to straighten up, apparently not wanting to greet the bastard in their eyes.

The eldest lady frowned and said, "Shen Ji, I heard that your father said that you are now a Huangmenlang in the imperial court, and I want to recommend you to serve as an official in the Ministry of Rites, right? ”

A handsome-looking young man stood up and saluted: "My name is Shen Ji, the successor of the inheritance, my father is Shen Wei, the secretary of the Department of Affairs, I am twenty-one years old this year, and I am currently serving as the Huangmen Attendant in the DPRK, I am very happy to meet all of you relatives on Chinese New Year's Eve, and I wish you all good luck and good luck in the New Year." ”

"Shen Ji was promoted two years ago, and now he is a waiter in the imperial court, and the poems he wrote are full of praise from the bachelors in the imperial court. ”

The eldest lady smiled and took out a red envelope from her arms and motioned for him to come forward to receive it, making the young people around her look surprised.

The weight of this red envelope is not light, if the eldest lady thinks that Shen Ji has the potential to serve as an important official in the imperial court, the family may use money and silver to open the way for him, so that he can successfully get the desired court position.

The person in power on Daqingming's face is the Zhao royal family, but the place where they stand is too high, and they can't see those things that are dark under the lights.

There are countless parties in the imperial court, and many of these parties are attached to the Shen family, they are the real dark side royal family.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was actually a competitive event, and the adults in the family would look at the young people brought by the family members, and the best of them might be entrusted with important tasks, sent to the merchant house as stewards, or entered the imperial court as civil officials.

With Shen Ji making a start, the young people all enthusiastically got up to introduce themselves, eager to prove themselves in front of the eldest lady.

The red envelope is just a small gift, the most important thing is to be recognized by the family elders, with the recommendation of the family elders, they can be unimpeded in the imperial court and the chamber of commerce, and get a position that many people struggle for all their lives can not get.

Chu Xianzhao watched those tall young people stand up one by one and introduce themselves, at this time last year, he still returned to Yinguo as a concubine Guan Dragon Slayer, like a real national hero, it was really like a world away.

These young people of his age stood up and introduced themselves one by one, all talking about who they are now, what their father's position is, and what they want to do in the future.

Sure enough, it's not a family that doesn't speak a family, and the positions they say can easily frighten the people of Daqing, but some of them are more humble to each other, thinking that their current position is not worth mentioning.

Some of them held positions in the imperial court to write documents, some of them had already become Jin Wuwei, and some even entered the military system at a young age, and if they followed this pace in the future, they might really be able to enter the Dragon Protector Legion, and many of them would become important ministers of the country in the future.

Some things that ordinary people can't get in their lives are now held in their hands, like something that can be discarded at any time.

Everyone's eyes are full of heat, they are all excellent plays, and they really look like a harmonious family, just like the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in every family.

"It's your turn to introduce yourself, and the eldest lady is going to give you a big red envelope. Shen Huayu touched his shoulder with her elbow.