Chapter 42: The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada (I)
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In July, the heat is scorching. Ge Tianzhen rushed from Cangzhou to Wucheng all the time, although the weather was hot and dry, his heart was surprisingly calm. Helian Yong couldn't help but say, "Boss Ge, I've arrived in Wucheng." ”
Ge Tianyan sat in the carriage with his eyes closed, and the little guy on the side fanned him, nodded, and said, "I know." ”
"Which inn are we staying in Wucheng?"
"Don't live in an inn, live in my house." Ge Tianjian opened his eyes and smiled, "Although I don't have a clear position now, I haven't reached the point where my friend came to Wucheng and wanted to stay in the guest house. ”
Helian Yong smiled: "My head, I almost forgot, it's me who is not good, you can go to see Mrs. Ge." …… Just don't you go to the palace to meet the national teacher first? You don't have to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet the Prime Minister? ”
"The national teacher's instructions have long been in the secret fold, so there is no need to make this effort to enter the palace, as for Zhou Yulan, naturally he came to visit me, let's just go home and wait." Ge Tianyan stretched, "This is the matter of the household department, I am busy." ”
Helian Yong didn't understand Ge Tianyan's words, but he didn't take it to heart. The two of them took a carriage all the way to Ge's house. The Ge family is Changge's family, Ge Tianzhen was brought to Wucheng by the national teacher from Changge, and later became an official in Wucheng, married Zhou Cangyi, the youngest daughter of the Zhou family, and the two also had a child, but they died, after that, Zhou Cangyi did not regenerate, but Ge Tianzhen did not remarry.
Ge Mansion looks very ordinary on the outside, if it weren't for that plaque, it is estimated that no one would know that this is the home of Ge Tianyan, who was dominant in the court back then.
The little guy at the door was also very excited when he saw Ge Tianjian coming back: "The master is back, I'll go tell Madame!" ”
Helian Yong followed behind Ge Tianjian, looking all the way, Ge's house is not big, the decoration is elegant, clean and crisp, like Ge Tianjian's style. Although Ge Tianzhen is not an official, he always runs around because of the task of the national teacher, and he doesn't go home much.
"Boss, you should go home more." Helian Yong couldn't help but say.
Ge Tianzhen lived in Helian's house when he was in Cangzhou, Helian Yong followed him almost every inch, one was to follow Ge Tianjian to grow some knowledge, and the other was to protect Ge Tianjian, the two of them were already familiar with each other, Helian Yong's name for Ge Tianyan has also changed from the original Ge Daren to the current boss, Ge Tianyan doesn't care what he calls, this title continues to this day.
At this time, a woman with a delicate face walked out, although she was dressed elegantly, her temperament was very good, and Helian Yong guessed that this was probably Mrs. Ge Zhou Cangyi.
Sure enough, Ge Tianyan showed a rare warm smile and said, "Yi'er." ”
"So you still know how to come back." Zhou Cangyi smiled lightly, her temperament was like an orchid, Helian Yong couldn't help but sigh in her heart, Zhou Cangyi must have been a rare beauty when she was young, and she gave people a feeling of wanting to be close.
"Hello Mrs. Ge, in Xia Helianyong." Helian Yong immediately stepped forward to report to his home.
"I've heard, thanks to you for taking care of Tianzhen outside." Zhou Cangyi said with a smile.
"The boss didn't tell me before, it turns out that Mrs. Ge has such a good appearance and temperament, the boss is really blessed."
"Helian Gongzi praised it falsely." Zhou Cangyi smiled, "Don't stand, let's go to the house and sit down." ”
The three of them then went into the house and sat down, and the maid brought fresh lotus seeds, sour plum soup and ice cubes. Zhou Cangyi handed the lotus seeds to Helian Yong, who took them with a smile and said, "Thank you, madam, I actually love to eat lotus seeds that don't have the core." ”
"Oh? That's really good, our family Yulan, has been a picky eater since he was a child, and the lotus seeds only eat the core, and he is bitter if he doesn't go to the core. Zhou Cangyi smiled and put the lotus seed in front of Helian Yong, "But your size really looks like Yu Lan, I looked at it from a distance inside, and I thought it was Yu Lan who came back with Tianyan." ”
"Yes, I haven't seen the prime minister..."
"I'm home today, he should come tomorrow at the latest, even if he doesn't come to see me, he has to come to see Yi'er." Ge Tianzhen said.
Zhou Cangyi squeezed her eyes at Ge Tianyan and said, "It's just that you are always so straightforward, Yu Lan is afraid of you when she is young." It's just that Yu Lan has been busy with affairs since she became the prime minister, and when you are away, you also have to lose that children like Dong Kui, Yu Qing, and Yu Mo often come to visit me. ”
Ge Tianzhen was silent for a while, and said, "It's me who is not good." ”
Zhou Cangyi said angrily: "Naturally, you are not good. ”
Helian Yong lowered his head and ate lotus seeds, and said in his heart that Ge Tianyan was talking about it outside, and no one dared to move, and when he returned home, he loved his wife very much, and he couldn't help but think of his father.
"How old is Helian Gongzi this year?"
"Twenty-two." Helian Yong replied honestly.
"Twenty-two... and Yu Lan is the same age. Zhou Cangyi said.
"Yes, it's the same age as Xiangye."
"Hmm... If Yong'er is still here, it should be twenty-two..."Zhou Cangyi muttered to herself, and Ge Tianzhen immediately changed the topic: "Yi'er, even if you are about to give birth to a winter sunflower, you wrote a letter from ago saying that you made clothes for the child, and now show it to me." ”
Zhou Cangyi smiled: "Okay." Zhou Cangyi got up and went to the room, and Ge Tianyan motioned for the two maids to follow immediately. Helian Yong was confused, and when Zhou Cangyi left, Ge Tianyan said, "You should know that I once had a child." ”
"Yes, but you died?" Helian Yong asked cautiously.
"Yes, I was born on the same day as Yulan, but I died not long after I was born, the name I gave him at that time was also a Yongzi, for so many years, this has always been Yi'er's heart knot, as long as it is involved in this child's problem, Yi'er will have some chatter, and I have invited countless doctors, but there is no way." Ge Tianyan sighed and said, "We didn't mention this matter. ”
"I see." Helian Yong nodded.
"Because Yong'er and Yulan were born on the same day, Yi'er likes Yulan very much, so she treats Yulan as her own child, and Yulan is also very good to Yi'er, just compare me..."
"Afraid? Not to deal with? ”
"Pretty much." Ge Tianzhen shrugged.
"Boss, let me ask you a question, you... Don't be angry, since that child died, why not have another one? ”
"Yi'er can't regenerate after giving birth to Yong'er." Ge Tianzhen said lightly, "It's just that I haven't told her." ”
Helian Yong's heart felt unspeakable pity for Ge Tianyan and Zhou Cangyi, who were as plain as water: "That... Then won't the Ge family pass on the ancestry? ”
"Our family is a big family, I am not a sister-in-law, and I don't go back much after coming to Wucheng, my family estimates that it doesn't matter if I have descendants." Ge Tianzhen shrugged, "Besides, Zhou Cang has so many children, I don't need to have any more." ”
"Not a rumor... Don't you deal with Prime Minister Zhou? ”
"Yes, he is unassuming, I am low-key and down-to-earth, and I do look like a completely different person." Ge Tianzhen poured tea for Helian Yong, "Everyone thinks that the two of us are good at each other, but secretly we don't deal with each other, and even my marriage to Yi'er is also a move by the national teacher to adjust the relationship between the two of us." ”
"Could it be... No? Helian Yong asked tentatively.
"You think so." Ge Tianzhen smiled, "I don't care. ”
"But you're kind to Madame."
"Yi'er is Yi'er, he's him, it's different." Ge Tianzhen said, Zhou Cangyi brought the clothes, and Ge Tianzhen immediately said, "Don't you know if it's a man or a woman?" ”
"So I made one each, and if the hollyhock gave birth to a dragon and phoenix fetus, it would be great." Zhou Cangyi said with a smile.
"Madame, the lady is very good." Helian Yong immediately patted his ass.
The three of them talked and laughed for a while, the little guy came to report, and Tang Xue, the head of the household, came to ask for a meeting, Ge Tianzhen's face sank: "Tang Xue is so well-informed." ”
"Boss?"
"No, I said that I was unhappy and had rested."
"It's not dark, boss..."Helian Yongxin said can't you find a more reliable reason?
"I said no, just go back to her." Ge Tianzhen raised his eyebrows.
"On such a hot day, Lord Tang is a woman, it is inevitable that she can't support it, Lin Bai, you go and bring some watermelon and sour plum soup out and bring it out to her."
"Well, I got it, ma'am." Lin Bai responded.
"Get out with the ice!" Zhou Cangyi added.
"Got it!"
Saying that, Zhou Cangyi said: "You and Prince Helian go to the inner room, and I will send Lord Tang away." ”
Ge Tianyan got up and said to the maid beside Zhou Cangyi: "Take care of Madame." ”
Helian Yong looked at Zhou Cangyi's back and couldn't help but say, "Madam... What a gentle man. ”
Ge Tianyan was silent, turned to leave, and Helian Yong hurried to follow him. Walking all the way to the study, Helian Yong couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you see Lord Tang?" "On the way here, did you read the Di Bao?" Ge Tianzhen asked, "Tang Xue came to me for the sake of the household. "But the one who had the accident was the head of the household, Kong Youquan, what does it have to do with Lord Tang?"
Ge Tianjian sat on the chair, picked up the fan and fanned the wind slowly: "Most of it was Kong Yougong and Tang's money village that was found out by Zhou Yulan, and Tang Xue came to beg me to open up to her family." ”
Helian Yong blinked and thought for a moment, "What's the use of begging you?" ”
Ge Tianzhen thought it was funny: "Do you really think that the national teacher suddenly called me back, just to find me to enter the palace to catch up?" That's what he asked me to take over this mess. ”
Helian Yong frowned: "But... The case of the household department, if it is to be investigated, it should be investigated by the criminal department, and the presiding judge should be the secretary of the criminal department, Master Li, and the prime minister sitting behind him, what does it have to do with you? ”
Ge Tianzhen looked at Helian Yong's frowning and contemplative appearance, and smiled: "Fortunately, your father didn't think about letting you enter the court as an official." ”
Helian Yong's eyes widened: "What's wrong." ”
Ge Tianzhen shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just you, it's really not suitable for the government to cheat... I'll give you a task, you go to the Xiangfu and help me invite someone to come, this person's surname is Jin, and the single name is a Se character, and now he lives in the Xiangfu, you just say that I called her here, don't let Zhou Yulan know that she came to me, go. ”
"Boss, will you be arrested if you climb the wall of the prime minister's house?"
"He Yunsheng is not in Wucheng, no one should come to arrest you." Ge Tianzhen smiled, "Go and come back quickly." (To be continued.) )