In the restaurant near the Duwei's Mansion, Shi Xun and Wu Shaochen were drinking in a private room. The atmosphere was a bit dreary, and neither of them spoke much at first. It wasn't until the wine passed three rounds and the dishes were five flavors that the conversation with each other came up a little.

Shi Xuan sighed and said, "I remember how high-spirited you were when you first came to the Governor's Mansion. At that time, although there were no major cases in our Governor's Mansion, you quickly made great achievements on your own one-acre and three-point land, which was able to be promoted two levels in just two years and become the general flag of the Governor's Mansion. ”

Wu Shaochen said in a sullen voice: "It's just a trivial matter of some peddlers' pawns, what is there to say." ”

The rich neighborhoods of Yanping City were all firmly controlled by Jingzhao Mansion before, and in some areas where oil and water were scarce, Jingzhao Mansion did not look at it, and the Duwei Mansion mainly operated in those places, managing the affairs between peddlers, pawns, and small gangs in the market.

The river water is shallow, and there are naturally no big fish and big meat, but after all, there are some small fish and small shrimp, and if there are many of them, they can also scrape a lot of oil and water, but things are more complicated. At that time, the Jingzhao Mansion often ridiculed the Duwei Mansion as the largest market gang in Nancheng.

Wu Shaochen glanced up at Shi Xuan, and said with a slightly yin and yang weirdness: "Because of Zhao Ning's house, now the reputation of the Duwei Mansion is shocking, where we go, the people of Jingzhao Mansion will retreat."

"Especially after Liu's case, Jing Zhaoyin was impeached for dereliction of duty and negligence because of the unfavorable supervision of local people's livelihood, and the officials of Jingzhao Mansion were too busy to take care of themselves, so they did not dare to compete with the officials of the Governor's Mansion.

"Even if Lord Duwei is on a business trip now, going to Pingkangfang to have a good time, no old bustard who is not long-eyed dares to accept the adult's silver, but he has to take the initiative to ask the popular Qingqi'er to accompany him and give him a generous gift, right?"

Shi Xuan was told by Wu Shaochen that he was embarrassed and proud, before that, this was the treatment that only prominent officials in Jingzhao Mansion had, but now it has been transferred to himself, Shi Xuan enjoys it and enjoys it.

"The Duwei Mansion is different from the past, I am naturally happy, but people, it is always inevitable to look at Shu. If you can get more, why not go for it?" Shi Fu chuckled as he stroked his short hair.

"If you have any commands, it is all right. "Wu Shaochen looks at his nose and nose and his heart.

Shi Xuan drank a glass of wine, made up his mind, looked at Wu Shaochen and said: "Zhao Ning's house, right now, his prestige in the Duwei Mansion is growing, and after the Zhao family came out to bring down the Liu family, the people below are even more in awe of him.

"Nowadays, all the big and small things in the yamen, but whatever Zhao Ning wants to do, those snobs don't tell me at all, and they do it for Zhao Ning on their own. The day before yesterday, Zhao Ning went to the warehouse to get a hundred bottles of pills, so many quantities, Cang Cao actually gave him the things directly, and only afterwards took the documents to report to me, this is to treat Captain Bendu as a puppet?

"If this continues, will he Zhao Ning be in charge of the Duwei Mansion, or will Ben Duwei be in charge?

After saying this, Shi Xuan's breathing became quite rapid.

Looking at his appearance, it seems that he would rather the Duwei Mansion be the way it used to be, although he has no dignity outside, there is not much oil and water, although he is so pressed by the Jingzhao Mansion that he can't raise his head, and he is angry everywhere, but at least after closing the door, his power position is undoubted, and he is the undisputed first person in the Duwei Mansion.

Wu Shaochen's eyes flashed, Shi Heng said this, it was similar to digging out his heart and lungs, the purpose was naturally to ask him to say what was in his heart without reservation, otherwise he would inevitably be hated by Shi Xuan.

But Wu Shaochen did not confess his intentions, but asked rhetorically: "Some time ago, didn't Lord Duwei already become closer to Zhao Ning? The lower officials also thought that Lord Duwei had planned to live in harmony with Zhao Ning and recognized his transcendent status in the Duwei Mansion. ”

Shi Xuan gritted his teeth and said: "I thought I could tolerate it before, but now I find that I can't tolerate the shrinking of the power in my hands!"

Wu Shaochen fell silent.

Shi Xuan's meaning is very clear, and he hopes that the two of them will join forces and suppress Zhao Ning's power in the Governor's Mansion together.

The attitude is obvious, and the disguised one is also very tough, as a Shangguan, Shi Xun did not give Wu Shaochen room to refuse.

This is because Shi Fu firmly believes that Wu Shaochen, who has been humiliated in front of Zhao Ning, will inevitably agree.

Why don't you agree? Wu Shaochen must have hated Zhao Ning to the core, and he thought about revenge day and night!

But Shi Fu miscalculated.

Wu Shaochen said: "Lord Duwei, my grudge with Zhao Ning has long been over. If Lord Duwei wants to deal with Zhao Ning, I can't help much. Of course, I will never do anything unfavorable to the Captain. I hope that Lord Commander can understand the difficulties of the lower officials. ”

After speaking, Wu Shaochen drank three glasses of wine in a row to show his guilt.

He was equally resolute.

Shi Xuan's complexion changed several times, and at the end he snorted coldly, and walked away with a gloomy face.

In the empty private room, Wu Shaochen's face was as usual.

Shi Xuan just wanted to use him as a knife, how could he not know? If he rejected Shi Xuan, he might not be able to stay in the Governor's Mansion at all, but it was better than continuing to fight against Zhao Ning.

In Wu Shaochen's judgment, Zhao Ning was much more terrifying than Shi Xuan. What it means to be in the late stage of a sixteen-year-old Imperial Qi Realm, no one is unclear.

This is also the meaning of the Wu family - two days ago, because the clan knew about Wu Shaochen and Zhao Ning, he specially sent someone to tell him, asking him not to conflict with Zhao Ning again, to endure if he can, to retreat if he can, but if he can't, he will leave the Duwei Mansion.

Because of the momentum of Zhao's counterattack on the door shown by the Liu family and Zhao Xuanji, the Wu family is already looking for the possibility of reconciliation with the Zhao family. At least, for the time being, he won't go against the Zhao family again.

Unlike the Shi family, the Wu family now only has the position of earl, and if one more wrong step is made, it may decline completely, and the family cannot be allowed to be imprudent.

Wu Shaochen drank the flask in one go.

"Zhao Ning......"

Wu Shaochen, who has not yet reached the age of the crown, chewed on the name again, and a monstrous fire rose in his heart, it was humiliation, disobedience, and the fighting spirit of shame and courage!

"You are a masterpiece, and I, Wu Shaochen, am not a rice bucket! One day, I will appear in front of you as a strong man!"

He was still young, he was strong, he was full of fighting spirit, he thought that he still had a lot of opportunities in life, and it was time to work hard.

Shi Xuan walked out of the door of the restaurant, stopped on the stone steps, looked up at the sea of stars, he had long passed the year of standing, he was no longer young, he sighed in frustration, and felt a sense of powerlessness.

He thought to himself, "That's it." Even Wu Shaochen, this kid, knows that it is not wise to go against Zhao Ning, so why should I force it? Today is the last time to try.

"I am still the captain of the Governor's Mansion, even though I no longer have the same prestige in the Governor's Mansion, I am still feared and majestic outside. Zhao Ning really became the chief official of the Governor's Mansion in the future, and I must be promoted on duty, and I will not lose anything...... Let him be. ”

He is a person who is neither strong nor weak in talent, and at an age that is neither high nor low, he is in a position that is neither high nor low.

He already knows a lot of officialdom and power struggles, and I don't know when he has enshrined these "wisdoms" as a guide, hoping to rely on these to make his life go to a higher level, but because all kinds of insights and means have not yet reached the point of perfection, he cannot meet his expectations, and he is often held in the palm of his hand by the more cunning old fox, unable to move.

In such a situation, the cleverness of weighing the pros and cons and seeing the wind and steering the rudder has replaced the indomitable momentum. One day, when I looked back in the loss of not being able to advance against the current, I suddenly realized that I had long lost the ability to ride the wind and waves.

In the end, all that is left in life is the phrase "get by." ”

......

In front of the small table in the kitchen, Zhao Ning, who was immersed in munching, ate evilly, and he didn't know how many grains of rice were stained on the corners of his mouth, and he didn't have time to wipe it, maybe he did it on purpose, letting the corners of his mouth share some of the pressure for himself, even if it was just a few grains of rice.

If Wei Wuxian sat opposite Zhao Ning, he would definitely feel that he was looking in the mirror, Zhao Ning's eating appearance at this time was too similar to him.

It's just that at this time, Zhao Ning is facing Zhao Qiyue, so the situation is different, the smiling eldest sister is obviously a look that I am very proud but I don't say.

"It's a bit strange to say, since I came back from Daizhou, my cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and I don't know what's going on. I haven't encountered anything out of the ordinary in Daizhou......"

Zhao Qiyue supported his small and round chin with both hands, blinked his big puzzled eyes, and talked to Zhao Ning, who had no time to talk, "It's that you have become a little strange in Daizhou, roasting sheep for me under the scorching sun on a hot day, and the first time you made it, it turned out to be delicious, it's incredible." ”

She now looks like a very small woman, in the most relaxed posture, talking the most boring gossip, and completely missing the majesty of the eldest sister that she has always deliberately maintained.

This is also a change that has gradually taken place in the past few months, every time Zhao Ning does a big thing, every time she breaks through a realm, her words and deeds are a little easier.

Now, I probably feel that Zhao Ning has grown up completely, and there is no need to restrain myself as the eldest sister anymore, so I let myself go, how to be comfortable.

After eating the new dish made by Zhao Qiyue's practice, when he swallowed the last bite of the meal, Zhao Ning gave himself two punches in the chest, which suppressed the strange impulse in his stomach.

With a long sigh of relief, Zhao Ning spontaneously felt a sense of pride, feeling that he had won another hard-fought battle, which was really amazing.

"It's not the first time either. In fact, before that, I had secretly practiced outside several times, if I hadn't confirmed that I had already taken it, how dare I make it for you to eat?" Zhao Ning said half-explained and half-laughed.

Speaking of this, his heart suddenly moved, and he turned his head to look at the corner of the stove, and sure enough, near the residual bucket there, there were corners of various ingredients, stretched his neck, and saw that there were a lot of vegetable residues in it.

He hadn't practiced specifically because he wanted to make roast lamb for Zhao Qiyue, but Zhao Qiyue didn't know how many times he had studied and practiced dishes on weekdays, on nights like today.

Recently, Zhao Qiqi has been sending lunch to the Governor's Mansion more and more frequently, and it has changed from once every few days to once every two days.

When Zhao Qiyue heard Zhao Ning's words, he believed it, and his eyes that were bent into a slit obviously showed a thick smile.

Zhao Ning reluctantly suppressed the heat surging in his heart, pretended to be indifferent, and looked left and right, "Today's dish, shredded ginger with shredded potatoes, is very chic...... How did you come up with it?"

This is definitely the most unpalatable, unbelievably unpalatable dish he has ever eaten in his life, and the ginger silk tortured him to death.

But he couldn't pick out the ginger shreds, the shredded potatoes were too similar to the ginger shreds in color and size, and they were almost indistinguishable.

"I saw that the ginger and potatoes were about the same color, so I tried ......"

Zhao Qiyue began to clean up the dishes with ease, and when he heard this, he raised his eyes and glanced at Zhao Ning, "Since you like it so much, I will make another plate tomorrow and send it to the Governor's Mansion for you." ”

Zhao Ning: "......"

In a flash of light, he had already made up his mind that he would pull Wei Wuxian tomorrow no matter what!