Chapter 241: No Expectations
What happened in the Zheng Mansion had nothing to do with Han Rui, because at that time, he had already returned home, and he was usually calm and did not leave any mustard, after all, he was standing at a different height, and Han Rui did not have much awe for the so-called family, but more indifference.
Han Rui has this self-confidence, if he is given the opportunity to do anything without scruples, in twenty or thirty years, he may not be able to establish a famous family of scholars who have been inherited for hundreds of years, and it is not much worse than the so-called five surnames of Shandong and the nobles of Guanlong.
But for now, it should ...... It's okay.
Han Rui is not very sure, carefully analyze his advantages, whether he admits it or not, anyway, the signboard of the Zheng family's son-in-law should be able to be called the foundation of the business, and the second is the relationship with the powerful people in the DPRK and China, not to mention intimate, but at least there are contacts, at least it can make some people have concerns.
In the end, it was naturally the crown prince Li Chengqian, Han Rui groaned, his heart was a little warm, but he treated himself sincerely, if there was anything, he should have helped, but Li Chengqian's identity is special, if there is no need, it will definitely be difficult to bother others.
The ancients often said that first start a family, then start a business, this is the natural principle, now that the advantage is there, what industry should be operated, how to develop and operate, but also to carefully consider it.
"Husband, are you angry about what happened just now?" Xiushou lightly leaned on Han Rui's shoulder, Zheng Nao's beautiful eyes flashed with a look of annoyance, he was extremely dissatisfied with the behavior of his uncle and brother, and went to say goodbye kindly, but their reaction was so cold, they should really follow A-Niang's advice and say goodbye.
"What?" Han Rui suddenly woke up and said in a daze: "What's the matter?" ”
Zheng Naoyue raised his head, looked at Han Rui carefully, and after confirming that he didn't care about this matter, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, smiled sweetly and gently, gently curled up in his arms, quietly closed his beautiful eyes, and told himself once again that his choice was not wrong.
It's a bit inexplicable, but a woman's mind has always been difficult to guess, and Han Rui didn't mean to figure it out, but felt that this feeling of attachment was good, so he temporarily put down his thoughts, hugged his wife lightly, and enjoyed this silent warmth.
After a while, the carriage returned home, it was almost the end of the Shen hour, the path in front of the house had been cleared of snow, but the quaint bluestone stairs were a little smooth, the two walked up hand in hand, and entered the courtyard gate, Zheng Naoyue was full of interest, and threatened to go to the kitchen to cook dinner for Han Rui himself.
Why did you suddenly have this idea, could it be Cui's order? Han Rui muttered secretly, persuaded a few words, exaggerated the damage of oil smoke to women's skin, Zheng Naoyue really hesitated, his beautiful eyes flashed, and he didn't change his mind.
In the end, seeing that Zheng Nao's appointment had been decided, Han Rui did not continue to persuade him, but just smiled: "You can go, but what dishes you want to cook, you can guide by yourself, and tell Ku Ding to do it, so as not to hurt yourself." ”
Zheng Naoyu nodded in agreement, and then rushed to the kitchen with Liuying and the painting screen, looking at their appearance, not like they were preparing to cook, but attending some party.
"Keep extra ingredients in the kitchen in case you need them."
Han Rui quietly ordered, obviously he didn't have much confidence in Zheng Nao's appointment, and the servant also thought so, so in order not to be hungry at night, he hurriedly ran and arrived at the kitchen before Zheng Nao's appointment.
"Alas, Uncle Hui, at dinner, if you feel that the taste is wrong, just bear with it." Han Rui sighed and said softly, "Let her play for a while, and I will persuade her at night." ”
Han Hui walked over, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Lang Jun, you are too arbitrary, you know that the young lady's cooking skills are not good, maybe it is exquisite." ”
"Do you think it's possible?" Han Rui said with a smile, elegant arts such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Han Rui has already understood, Zheng Naoyo is indeed extraordinary, but his cooking skills, even a small landlord like him, do not have a few opportunities to cook, let alone a delicate woman like Zheng Naoyue, maybe now is the first time she has stepped into the kitchen.
However, although he didn't care about it on the surface, Han Rui was quite moved in his heart, after all, this was Zheng Naoyue's intention, and decided that no matter what the dishes looked like, he would try his best to solve it if he could, even if it was food poisoning, Han Rui's face was sad, and he considered whether it would be more appropriate to ask a doctor to sit at home.
At the same time, Han Hui thought about it for a moment, smiled lightly, and changed the topic with interest: "Lang Jun, go back to visit relatives, why did you come back so early, I thought you were spending the night at Zheng's house." ”
"The Zheng family has a guest." Han Rui said.
Noticing that Han Rui's expression seemed a little unnatural, Han Hui frowned and said, "What kind of guest is actually more important than his daughter and son-in-law returning to visit relatives?" ”
"Brothers, sons and nephews of father-in-law and mother-in-law." Han Rui said: "Coming together, it seems that there is something important to discuss with my father-in-law, and we don't want to disturb us, anyway, the two families are so close, you can visit whenever you want, and you will come back first." ”
Based on Han Hui's experience, it can naturally be seen that Han Rui was a little insincere in his words, but he didn't mean to ask, he just smiled lightly: "Five surnames and seven families, famous nobles, Lang Jun's father-in-law, can be regarded as a relatively easy-going ...... with a spleen surname."
Han Rui smiled, and also understood what Han Hui meant, it seems that Zheng Renji's easy-going is just a special case, and arrogance is the original surname of the children of the family, but people also have arrogant capital, since Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty ranked the surnames in the world and established the dignity, the Shandong Shi clan has become the most prominent family in the world.
According to legend, when the surname was arranged, the Li family of Longxi got the news, worried that it was not among them, and hurriedly went to Luoyang by camel starry night, but when he arrived, the ranking had been decided, and there was no Li family in Longxi, Han Rui guessed, maybe this is the reason why the Shandong Shi clan despised the Li Tang royal family, it is not a level, and naturally there is not much respect.
But now, the power of the Guanlong nobles who made meritorious contributions to the Tang Dynasty is the most prominent, although Li Shimin has not deliberately suppressed it, but throughout the important ministers of the court, there are few people from the Shandong Shi clan, it can be seen that their influence has also declined, to be precise, when the court is strong, it must be the emperor and courtiers who control the overall situation of the world, and it is not about the affairs of the aristocratic group.
The imperial examination will be held in the coming year, Han Rui slandered and despised in his heart, and secretly speculated that at this time, the clansmen surnamed Cui Zheng came to Chang'an with their eyes in their eyes, either to dredge up and seek officials, or to prepare for the exam.
However, these things have nothing to do with him, and Han Rui has no intention of ignoring them, chatting with Han Hui for a while, running to Qian Xu, telling them that there may be an abnormal situation in dinner, so that they can be mentally prepared, and then went to the kitchen, wanting to see with their own eyes, Zheng Nao asked them to make a mess of the kitchen, which is also secondly, I am afraid that they will have fun and accidentally hurt themselves.
It's a pity that when he arrived at the kitchen door, he found out, and after Zheng Nao's appointment was pushed and pressed, Han Rui had to be defeated and obediently returned to the study, at least there was no sign of smoke miasma in the kitchen, which also made him a little relieved.
Finally, when it was time for dinner, in the small hall, Qian Xu and his wife and Han Hui sat quietly in the banquet, and when they saw Han Rui's restless appearance, they couldn't help but look at each other and laugh, and persuaded each other.
"Twenty-one Lang, everything is difficult at the beginning, the first time, lack of experience, we can understand." Qian Xu said with a smile.
Zheng agreed: "If Jo'er is interested in learning, I can teach her ...... later."
"If, the dishes are really ...... Not so good. Han Rui's face was a little ruddy, and he said embarrassedly: "You also have to help cover up, don't blame." ”
"Lang Jun has said it dozens of times, we remember it ourselves." Han Han said with a smile, relieved in his heart, Lang Jun is deeply affectionate, and the young lady is not bad, ready to follow suit and raise eyebrows, just have this intention, as for the rest, it is secondary.
Everyone sitting here had this kind of thought, and they didn't have any expectations, and after a while, Zheng Naoyu came, holding the case with a slender hand, and a pair of autumn-like bright eyes floated with a touching look.
"Naoyu." Han Rui smiled and stood up to greet him, his eyes swept over the case, and he was surprised, the dishes didn't seem to be bad in appearance, oily and shiny, neatly arranged, steaming hot, and vaguely able to smell the tempting aroma.
"Husband has been waiting for a long time." Zheng Naoyue smiled, learned enough of the posture of the little daughter-in-law, held it lightly with her slender hand, raised the board between her eyebrows, and carefully placed it in front of Han Rui.
After that, several maidservants rushed in, put their meals on the case of Qian Xu and others in turn, and withdrew.
Everyone looked at the meal in front of the case, it was really unexpected, the color, fragrance and shape were complete, and the taste didn't seem to be bad, for a while, they were all a little stunned, if they hadn't seen Zheng Naoyo drive Ku Ding out, there were only her and Liuying and the painting screen in the kitchen, Han Rui really wanted to wonder if these dishes were cooked by her own hands.
"Husband, please eat." Zheng Naoyue said, lowered his eyebrows, handed over a pair of chopsticks, and his eyes were full of anticipation.
Without hesitation, Han Rui held up a piece of mutton, put it in his mouth and chewed it lightly, the taste was moderate, even though it was not a delicacy, but it was also the best of home-cooked dishes, so far, Han Rui could finally be sure that this was definitely a dish cooked by Zheng Nao himself, and he was surprised, of course, he was full of praise.
Next to them, Qian Xu and them did the same, after tasting it, they did not hesitate to praise it, praising Zheng Naoyo and bowing his head shyly, with a bright smile on his soft lips, and a moving flush on his pretty face.
At night, after bathing in the bath, he changed into a loose robe, Han Rui returned to the bedroom, only to see that next to the lamp and candle by the desk, Zheng Nao sat with his head swaying, where the candlelight was swaying, his body was slender and slender, his waist was straight, the charcoal fire in the room was booming, she seemed to feel a little warm and hot, her collar faded slightly, and her fragrant shoulders were white and delicate, like fat and jade, exciting.
Hearing the movement, Zheng Nao suddenly looked back, smiled lightly, charming, got up slightly, and called softly: "Husband." ”
Han Rui smiled, stepped forward to grab Zheng Nao's hand, and said strangely: "Nao Yue, I've only been away for a while, and your appearance makes me feel as if it's been a long time." ”
(To be continued)