For several days in a row, I was fighting the autumn breeze in Honglu Temple, Shen Ao was also annoyed, and it was really boring to pull with some businessmen, and there was no spring yet, and the envoys of various countries were not interested in coming, so these days were very dull.

But the queen mother, I heard that Shen Ao was back, and invited Shen Ao into the palace several times to play leaf cards, Shen Ao is also a very good person, and immediately brought some rare gifts into the palace, what Liulizun, rhino horn ornaments, sent over in one go, anyway, these things are also businessmen's, received money from others, and then came to give gifts, Shen Ao did not shirk, but these things are of no use except for a few ladies, and Shen Ao is not short of this money, it is better to coax the old lady to be happy.

Zhao Ji naturally has a gift over there, a merchant sent a rhinoceros sculpture, a relief with Central Asian characteristics, this thing Zhao Ji likes very much, and can't put it down. Shen Ao is a smart person, others give him gifts, he does not monopolize it, the so-called interests are evenly distributed, everyone has a share, and he often brings some gifts to the concubines in the palace, that is, the queen mother, Shen Ao also went to give it, but the queen mother was a little embarrassed, but she reluctantly accepted it.

This day I went to the harem again, and played cards with the Queen Mother for a while, the Queen Mother had a very good impression of him, and said to Shen Ao with a smile: "Yesterday, the emperor and the mourning family said something about recruiting relatives, and An Ning also agreed." ”

Shen Ao pretended to be surprised and said, "Huh? Recruiting relatives, what recruiting relatives, I don't know at all. ”

The Queen Mother said with a straight face: "The emperor said that it was your idea." ”

Shen Ao was embarrassed, he didn't think that Zhao Ji had betrayed him, this scene was a waste of expression, and hurriedly said: "Oh, I remembered, it seems that I did make this suggestion to Your Majesty." ”

The Queen Mother sighed: "Good and dignified emperor, what kind of relatives to recruit, but what the emperor said is also very reasonable, An Ning is weak at the moment, she should recruit a family affair, there are few good children of meritorious nobles, or it is a waste of nothing, but there are a few people who look good and have some talent, and the mourning family has a special opinion, but An Ning listened, but he didn't like it." asked her which one she liked, and she refused to say, it was really very anxious; An Ning's child looks very docile, but he is very proud in his heart, and it is a good way to recruit relatives. ”

Shen Ao said: "It's still the Queen Mother who is open-minded." ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "I'm enlightened, yesterday I scolded the emperor for this matter, saying that it was unseemly, and the emperor didn't say anything at first, but after thinking about it all night, the mourning family understands that he is also a parent, if there is no way, how can he be so anxious that he even adopts this idea." Shen Ao, you are a capable person, I heard that even the Khitan people have been bluffed by you, and when you go to see him later, you will say that the mourning family agrees. ”

Shen Ao knew that the Queen Mother was embarrassed to show weakness to Zhao Ji, so she asked herself to be the lead, so she hurriedly responded.

Then I went to see Zhao Ji again, Zhao Ji sat in a daze in Wenjing Pavilion, saw Shen Aolai, just nodded with him, and fell into a hesitation again, Shen Ao stood and didn't, sat and didn't, waited for a while, Zhao Ji suddenly raised his eyes and said, "Shen Ao, why don't you sit down and talk?" ”

Shen Ao stood so that his legs were about to be sore, so he immediately sat down and relayed the words of the Queen Mother, Zhao Ji was overjoyed and said, "The Queen Mother agreed?" That's great. Then he shook his spirits and said: "I wanted to leave this matter to you, but you don't ......" After that, he glanced at Shen Ao, and then said: "I love to mess around too much, so I should leave the matter of recruiting relatives to Taishi Cai." ”

Shen Ao said: "Taishi Cai is loyal and honest, and shrewd and capable, he naturally has no problem when he comes out." "I thought to myself, there is no loyalty, but he is very thick-skinned, shrewd is really shrewd, the old fox can mix up a few ups and downs, and at such an age, he can still take charge of the three provinces, monopolize the court, and say that he is not shrewd, then there is really a ghost; As for what can be done...... Shen Ao looked up at Liang Zhu and thought about it, this Cai Jing is only afraid that it will be the biggest stumbling block in the court in his future, the problem is that he has not really made a move on himself yet, this is really terrible, a person is not afraid of thieves, he is afraid of thieves, and I don't know when this old thief Cai Jing will stab himself behind him!

Zhao Ji didn't know what Shen Ao was thinking, and said with a slight smile: "Yes, you can look at the Taishi like this, I am very pleased, in fact, although the two of you had a disagreement in the past, don't divide it again in the future, a few days ago, the Taishi entered the palace, and I am full of praise for mentioning you." ”

Shen Ao just smiled, but didn't speak, Zhao Ji said regretfully: "You finally came back, I wanted to wait for you to be born for a few days to discuss calligraphy and painting with you, but the peaceful thing made me upset, you step down, do a good job, don't live up to my expectations." ”

Two days later, Shen Ao and his three wives were playing in the back garden, and they heard two girls whispering, this one said, "The emperor wants to recruit relatives?" This is interesting, it is said that many talented people have gone to sign up, this princess Anning is the most favored by the emperor, if anyone gets her favor, it is really envious. ”

Another girl said: "Hey, how good is the princess, if you want to find a wishful husband, men all over the world are eager to follow it, but it's a pity that we are hard-working people, slaves and servants all our lives, and when we marry people in the future, most of them are also horsemen and cooks." ”

The little girl was innocent and romantic, and she didn't take it into account when she spoke, when she talked about it, she was both envious and a little complaining about her life experience, and she chattered about it, and she couldn't help but see Shen Ao suddenly appear and said to them with a smile: "What princess recruits relatives?" ”

Shen Ao has always been a good-tempered master at home, Zhou Ruo and Liu Sheng, the heads of the family, are red-faced, and Shen Ao is a bad person, anyway, he never cares about family affairs, and he doesn't have to establish any majesty. Therefore, although the two girls were startled, they were not afraid of him, and a girl stood up and said: "Young master, it has long been spread in the market, saying that it is An Ning's princess who wants to choose a parent, and also said that as long as there is a famous young man, you can go to sign up, and many sons and princesses are rushing to sign up, and they all want to be this choice of relatives." ”

Shen Ao really heard the news for the first time, although he knew that the will would come out in the palace sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so fast, and said with a smile: "What does the princess have to do with you, don't always listen to some gossip from outside." ”

The two girls hurriedly said yes, and went to do things; At this time, Zhen Zhen came from nowhere, and said with a smile: "What? Is Mo Feifu also interested in the princess's choice of marriage? ”

Shen Ao made a straight face and said: "The conscience of heaven and earth, I already have four delicate wives, don't say any princesses, even fairies go down to earth, and I will never look at them." ”

Zhen Zhen just smiled, she was wearing a green dress, although she was without makeup, but this smile had a wonderful style, especially the affectionate eyes, there was a seductive demeanor, the waist was twisted, and the charm was even worse, and said: "I don't believe my husband's words." ”

Shen Ao suddenly sank his face, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Zhen Zhen, if I really bring someone to be your companion, do you say it's okay?" ”

The two stood under the eaves, Zhen Zhen just smiled, but in this smile, it was a little complicated, seeing that there was no one around, she leaned weakly on Shen Ao's shoulder, snuggled in Shen Ao's arms, and said confusedly: "If Zhen Zhen is willing, does the husband believe it?" ”

Shen Ao shook his head: "I don't believe it." ”

Zhen Zhen sighed, felt the warmth brought by Shen Ao's chest, bit her lip and said: "Of course Zhen Zhen is uncomfortable in her heart, there is only one Shen Ao in Zhen Zhen's world, he is Zhen Zhen's husband, and Zhen Zhen's only support, but in the eyes of her husband, Zhen Zhen only accounts for a few percent, this is of course a woman's life, but Zhen Zhen hopes that there are fewer women in her husband's heart, the better." ”

Zhen Zhen said as she spoke, tears fell down like beads, dripping on Shen Ao's clothes, and said again after a long time: "But Zhen Zhen understands that Zhen Zhen's husband is not a merciless person, and it is his real surname to provoke flowers and herbs, how does he do it, as a wife, I should rely on him, I just hope that he will still be satisfied with Zhen Zhen in his heart." ”

Shen Ao was very moved by the previous words, but later his evaluation of himself was like pouring a basin of cold water on Shen Ao's head in these dog days, Shen Ao thought to himself, it turned out that in Zhen Zhen's eyes, he liked to mess with flowers and grass, and hurriedly hugged her tightly, and whispered: "Zhen Zhen will always be the best in my heart." ”

Shen Ao suddenly had an urge to give up, but soon, thinking of Anning, who was seriously ill, he couldn't help but shake his head in his heart, what a wrong.

Taking advantage of the work of duty, Shen Ao skipped class and went to the Ministry of Rites to sign up. When he arrived here, Shen Ao knew that this time the movement was too big, and the scholars and sons who came to sign up were so dense that the entire street was blocked impermeable, which was spectacular.

Shen Ao couldn't get in for a while, so he had to take a look at the situation in the corner first, and then he heard a few sons and brothers on the side talking about Princess Anning's beauty, and they were all full of energy; Shen Ao ignored them, and heard someone behind him shouting, "Lord Shen." ”

Shen Ao looked back, but saw Deng Long mysteriously coming over, Shen Ao's eyes widened, and said, "Deng Long, what are you doing?" ”

Deng Long smiled hesitantly: "When I came here, I naturally wanted to try my luck." ”

Shen Ao said: "You don't have a reputation, how can you sign up?" ”

Deng Long said vividly: "I am a martial artist who built Yasukuni, isn't this a meritorious name?" Don't you look at me as a rough person, maybe Princess An Ning likes me, and it may not be my type. ”

Shen Ao was speechless, and listened to Deng Long again: "Lord Shen is here, isn't it also here to sign up?" Oh, Lord Shen, didn't I say you, you have so many wives in your family, are you still not satisfied? Even the poor jobs of the brothers have to be robbed, and they still teach people to live? ”

Shen Ao crossed his hands and said awe-inspiringly: "You can come, why can't I come, don't be verbose, you come and think of a way, how to squeeze in." ”

Deng Long scratched his head and said, "How can I do it?" ”

At this time, I heard a burst of shouting and scolding from Yonghe Alley, and it was dozens of family members with sticks, forcibly driving people away from a road, and the first one was very arrogant, and scolded loudly: "Are you tired of living?" You guy, get out of the way, even dare to block the road in the high office, whoever dares to block the way, you will be dragged to the cavalry division one by one to eat the board! ”

Shen Ao looked over and saw that the dozens of ferocious family members were actually forced to drive a way, and when they encountered the arrogant Gao Yanei, which thing that did not open their eyes dared to speak out, and that Ding was a fan of flowers, shaking and shaking themselves in the winter, and there was another person beside this Gao Yanei, who was born with a graceful demeanor, arrogantly carrying his hands, and walking side by side with Gao Yanei.

It's Cai Lun...... Shen Ao recognized this pair of guys, and suddenly had an idea in his heart, and said to Deng Long: "Come with me, I have a way." ”

The two of them squeezed in the direction of Gao Yanei, lined up the crowd, and finally arrived at the open space left by the family, and shouted to Gao Yanei: "Brother Gao, don't come unharmed, haha, I haven't seen you for many days, but Shen misses it." ”

Gao Yanei held a fan, when he heard someone call him, he thought it was an acquaintance, looked at Shen Ao's side, and suddenly his face was as frightened as earth, you must know that the last time he offended Shen Ao, Shen Ao not only beat him badly, but when he arrived at the Yamen, this Shen Caizi was not afraid at all, and made him suffer a big loss, and the godfather finally bailed him out, and originally wanted to ask the godfather to clean up this eyeless thing, who knew that Gao Yu listened to his words, and actually slapped him with a slap, and did not forget to warn:" Anyone in Bianjing City can be provoked, but this surname Shen can never be provoked again! ”

The slap and warning were still in his ears, and when he saw Shen Ao, Gao Yanei was like a mouse seeing a cat, and he was so frightened that he retreated again and again, and said, "You...... Don't come here. ”

Shen Ao wanted to go over, calmly put his arm on Gao Yanei's shoulder, like a friend who had been reunited for a long time, and said with a smile: "Brother Gao forgot me so soon?" Oh, you're too unrighteous, we were good brothers who burned yellow paper and cut off chicken heads, do you know each other, and if you don't know, I'm going to be angry! ”

This sentence was angry, and Gao Yanei was frightened, his eyes rolled, and he smiled bitterly: "I know, I know, it's Brother Shen, Brother Shen is my good friend, good brother, how can I not know it." ”

"That's right!" Shen Ao smiled proudly in his heart, stretched out his hand and said, "Even if you are a brother, you should settle the account, right, do you remember that the senior brother still remembered that he borrowed 5,000 yuan from me the year before last, and he should pay it back quickly." ”

Gao Yanei couldn't help but say: "When did I owe ......" This sentence came out, under Shen Ao's cold eyes, he suddenly didn't dare to say it anymore, gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, yes, I remembered, but I didn't have any money on me, how can this be good?" ”

Shen Ao patted him on the shoulder very sincerely, and said with a smile: "Who is with whom the two of us, it is a friendship of wearing the same pair of pants, and it doesn't matter if you don't bring anything, just make a note for me later, just sign and draw it." ”

Gao Ya thought in his heart: Is this blackmail? Should I scream for help?

Gao Yanei's heart flashed this thought, after all, he still didn't dare to call it out, this Yanei usually bullies people, except for Shen Ao, no one dares to bully him, he has no experience in the fact that he was blackmailed, and in front of Shen Ao, he doesn't dare to let go of a fart.