Chapter Twenty-Eight: My Fair Lady
As the voice fell, a woman in a light pink shirt appeared in front of the main hall door with a smile.
Looking at the woman in front of him, Shen Chongming couldn't help but be stunned, tsk, they all said that there are beautiful women in the south of the Yangtze River, this is not false at all, how can these women he saw be beautiful one by one, not to mention the appearance, the sweet smile on his face plus two small dimples is enough to make people's eyes shine.
Seeing that there was only one man making a living in the main hall, the woman was also stunned, and she didn't know what to do for a while.
"In Xia Shen Chongming, I came to pay homage to Zhao Governor's Mansion." Shen Chongming, who came back to his senses, quickly got up and said, but his eyes didn't turn and stared at the woman in front of him in a daze.
"This is my young lady, why are you staying here alone?" At this moment, a little maid about seventeen or eighteen years old appeared behind the woman, looking at Shen Chongming very suspiciously and asked.
"This ...... The housekeeper went to inform Lord Zhao after he came in, so there was only Xia here. Shen Chongming pointed to the empty main hall and said.
Miss Zhao smiled apologetically, "Please wait a while, the little girl will retire first." Saying that, he was blessed, and his body turned around and was about to leave.
At this time, the master of this room, Governor Zhao, finally came in a hurry, and said with an apologetic smile: "Lord Lao Shen has been waiting for a long time, this official is rude, hehe." ”
"Daddy." Seeing the appearance of the Zhao Governor's Mansion, the Miss Zhao family took a few steps to meet her.
"Hehe, Ziqian, Daddy will introduce you to you, this is Lord Shen, but this year's Tanhualang, who is the top three in the Spring Festival, is also the proud disciple of Master Shangshu Gao of the Beijing Rite Department, a young talent." Governor Zhao took his daughter's hand and stepped forward to introduce.
Shen Chongming couldn't help but be a little shy when he said this, this Zhao Governor is too capable of boasting.
Without waiting for the girl to react, Governor Zhao said with a smile: "Lord Shen, this is the little girl Zhao Ziqian, she likes to read on weekdays, but she is coarse in writing and ink, and the female red is also a student in Hangzhou, look, this handkerchief was given to the official by him, hehe." ”
"Daddy." Seeing her father introduce herself like this, Miss Zhao's face couldn't help but turn red, there is such an introduction there.
Shen Chongming also felt embarrassed, how could he feel that this Zhao Governor was selling his daughter to himself.
Seeing that his daughter was unhappy, Governor Zhao smiled, then stretched out his hand to invite Shen Chongming to sit down, and then ordered someone to serve tea and entertain him. Forget it, he didn't let his daughter leave, so he had to let Zhao Ziqian sit opposite Shen Chongming.
"Lord Zhao, I don't know what advice you have for letting the lower officials come to the house?" There was a beautiful woman sitting opposite, Shen Chongming only felt uncomfortable, so he wanted to ask Zhao Mingda what he meant and hurriedly said goodbye.
Before Zhao Mingda could speak, the old housekeeper who had just run down Shen Chongming hurriedly ran in again. "Master, there are drums in the front office, you have to be promoted."
Zhao Mingda nodded hurriedly, and Shen Chongming also stood up, arching his hand and saying, "Since Lord Zhao has official business, then the next official will come back another day." ”
"Hey, Lord Shen finally came once, you must have dinner before leaving, you wait a minute, the official will come back when he is done." finally invited Shen Chongming to come, where could Zhao Mingda let him leave easily.
Then he turned his head and instructed his daughter: "Ziqian, treat Lord Shen well on behalf of your father." Anyway, whether the girl was happy or not, she smiled apologetically at Shen Chongming and walked out.
In the blink of an eye, there were two more masters and servants in the main hall, Shen Chongming and Zhao Ziqian, a man and two women, who were not familiar with them, and the atmosphere was inevitably a little awkward.
At this moment, the evil housekeeper appeared again, saluted Shen Chongming and Zhao Ziqian, looked up at Zhao Ziqian's maid and said, "Hong'er, you come out for a while." ”
The housekeeper had orders, and the maid Hong'er was helpless, so she could only bless her body to her young lady and follow the housekeeper out.
Shen Chongming only felt that his head was big for a while, this Zhao family was really evil, how could they greet guests like this. Shaking his head, Shen Chongming planned to slip away, otherwise it would be a little embarrassing to sit with such a beautiful woman.
"Miss Zhao." "Lord Shen." As soon as Shen Chongming spoke, Miss Zhao also said at the same time.
Looking at each other, Zhao Ziqian's face turned red instantly, and she bowed her head and whispered, "Lord Shen, please use tea." As he spoke, he couldn't help but fiddle with the corners of his clothes.
"Oh, thank you. Shen Chongming nodded again and again, and took a sip of the teacup.
"Lord Shen." "Miss Zhao." The scene just now appeared again, although Shen Chongming thought that his face was thick enough, but when such a situation appeared twice in a row, an old face would inevitably turn red.
"Miss Zhao first." Seeing that Zhao Ziqian lowered her head again and didn't speak, Shen Chongming picked up the teacup very embarrassed and said.
Zhao Ziqian nodded slightly, and said cautiously: "Lord Shen, the little woman doesn't go out often, and she hasn't gone far away, she likes to read some miscellaneous books on weekdays, but there are many places in the book that are not exhaustive, can you tell me about what you saw and heard in the capital?" ”
I read a lot of books, and I always like to think cranky. Zhao Ziqian has had a wish since she was a child, that is, to go out for a walk and travel. But this kind of thing is really not easy for a man, let alone her as a daughter.
Now that she finally met Shen Chongming, a person who has passed through the world in her eyes, she can't help but want to ask.
"This ...... The walls of the capital are very high, and there are many people, so it is not very convenient to go out and walk. Facing this beauty for the first time, Shen Chongming made another mistake, he was so scared that he died, and his IQ decreased again.
"In this way, then Shen Gongzi must have entered the imperial city, can you tell me about the situation inside, the book is not very detailed." asked the first sentence, and Zhao Ziqian was a lot bolder.
Shen Chongming is the same, as long as he speaks, this mood will inevitably relax a little and return to his true colors again. "Imperial City, in fact, that's it, except that it is much larger than the ordinary mansion and beautifully decorated, the rest is nothing. In fact, in the next one, I think that the places that really open my eyes should be famous places in various places, such as the wonders of Guilin's landscapes...... "Shen Chongming poured out all the things he saw in magazines and TV in his later life, and talked to Zhao Ziqian who was full of interest.
In Zhao Mingda's study, the old housekeeper sneakily walked in, and said with a smile: "Master, Miss and that Lord Shen have a very good conversation." ”
Zhao Mingda, who had always wanted to know the situation of the two people in the main hall, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, nodded and smiled: "That's good, let them get along for a few more days, then the certainty of the matter will be greater." ”
"Hehe, the old man's clever calculation, coupled with Miss's natural appearance, I'm afraid that this Lord Shen will be difficult to resist. When he really becomes the master, your son-in-law, then you will be a tall person, and this career in the future, hehehe. The old butler smiled obscenely.
Zhao Mingda was also very proud, nodded and said: "Yes, this official has been paying this position for nearly ten years, just because there is no one in the court. ”
"That's what the lord said. But the little one doesn't understand a little, since you are interested in matching Miss and Lord Shen, then why don't you tell Miss directly, now Miss She doesn't know your mind, and the progress of this matter will be much slower. The butler asked, a little puzzled.
Zhao Mingda glanced at him, "Confused, you don't know Ziqian's character, if you let her know that my lord and I are using her as a father, I will definitely not see Shen Chongming, and this matter will be all in vain." Let the two of them take their time, if nothing goes wrong, there should be no problem. ”
The housekeeper looked admiring, bowed down and said, "Master, you are really scheming, little admiration." ”
"Fart, what a scheming, sir, I call it a clever plan." Looking at this housekeeper who has been with him for nearly 20 years, Zhao Mingda can't help but be a little angry, after so many years, he is still illiterate, and he is a waste talent!
And Shen Chongming, who was in the main hall, was already getting better at this time, and he was talking and gesturing, occasionally interspersed with a small joke, which made Zhao Ziqian, who was originally quiet and quiet, laugh from time to time.
It was an hour to talk like this, and it wasn't until his stomach rumbled that Shen Chongming stopped, looking at Zhao Ziqian very embarrassed, his belly was really uncompromising, he dared to rebel on this occasion, isn't this the shortness of the miscellaneous family?
"Miss Ziqian, it's not too early, let's take my leave first." Unconsciously, the salutation has become a lot closer.
"Shen Gongzi, didn't my father let you stay and eat?" Seeing that Shen Chongming was leaving, Zhao Ziqian felt a trace of reluctance in her heart for some reason.
"Uh...... Hehe, Lord Zhao is busy with official business, so he won't beg for mercy too much, and he will come back to listen to the teachings when he has free time that day. "In the morning, because Guo Lin didn't eat, it was already past noon, and my stomach really couldn't wait.
"In that case, then the little girl will send her son." With that, Zhao Ziqian stood up and followed Shen Chongming out.
"Master, just let Lord Shen go, will he be angry?" The old butler, who was hiding not far away, whispered to Zhao Mingda in front of him.
Seeing Shen Chongming walking away accompanied by his daughter, Zhao Mingda couldn't help laughing, and then turned around and said: "Later, you will go to the post station to compensate him, just say that this official is really too free to be free for the case, and invite him to come to the house as a guest another day." ”
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, and then understood: "Gao, so that this Lord Shen can come to our house and be alone with Xiao Xie again, the so-called long-term love, what you hope for will come naturally, hehe." ”
Seeing his thoughts by his subordinates, Zhao Mingda couldn't help but smile, he was also very proud of his plan.