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However, the moment the palanquin stopped, they all looked over.

They were extremely respectful.

"Brother Zhizhai."

Jia Zheng's figure appeared at the door.

There were many servants following behind him. It looked like a big lineup.

Jia Zheng was so easy to coax.

It was a pleasant surprise.

He Shen took in Jia Zheng's expression.

As he walked forward, a hint of a smile appeared on his indifferent face.

"Brother Cunzhou," He Shen called out.

Jia Zheng was not offended at all. Instead, he smiled warmly at He Shen and said in surprise, "Brother Zhizhai is also on leave today. I was afraid that I couldn't invite Brother Zhizhai."

"I've been sick recently. The Emperor sympathized with me.

He allowed me to rest at home.

Yesterday, I went to the Taoist temple to ask the Taoist priest for medicine. "

Jia Zheng came to a sudden realization and said, "I'm going to the Daoist temple.

I just wanted to see how quiet it was.

But if I really wanted to ask for medicine, I'm afraid the Taoist priest doesn't have any ability. "

Speaking of this,

Jia Zheng wanted to say something but stopped.

"Brother Cunzhou, what do you want to say?

Just say it. Why are you hesitating? "He Shen's tone was neither cold nor warm, but it always gave people an illusion of intimacy. They couldn't help but want to get closer to He Shen.

"There is a doctor who often comes to the residence.

He is not a miraculous doctor.

But he has some insignificant ability.

If Brother Zhizhai doesn't mind,

I'll ask someone to invite him here. "

He Shen didn't lack a doctor.

Not to mention that he himself was a doctor.

Even if he was really sick, with his current status and power, it would be easy for him to find a good doctor.

If Jia Zheng said this to others, he would probably be laughed at.

However, He Shen could tell at a glance that Jia Zheng was sincere in befriending him and treating him as a confidant.

However, He Shen didn't take it to heart.

After all, there were too many people who wanted to treat him as a confidant with just a few words.

"Why would I mind?" He Shen smiled. "Thank you."

"What a coincidence. That doctor is in the manor today."

"Oh."

Without waiting for He Shen to utter another syllable, Jia Zheng angrily said, "It's all because of my unfilial son. He's not the least bit motivated and only knows how to be stubborn all day long."

Baoyu was beaten.

He Shen wanted to laugh.

Jia Zheng scolded, "You're really unbearable."

He Shen certainly wouldn't agree with Jia Zheng.

The reason why Jia Zheng always lectured Jia Baoyu was because he had high hopes for Jia Baoyu.

Naturally, he could only tolerate himself being beaten and scolded, but he couldn't tolerate others' comments.

He Shen said lightly, "I've long heard that there's a young master born with a jade in his mouth in Rongguo Province. He must have great luck. Brother Cunzhou, why are you so anxious?"

Jia Zheng scolded and scolded, but after hearing He Shen's comforting words, his expression became much better.

"If he could be half as good as Brother Zhizhai, then I wouldn't be like this." Jia Zheng sighed.

He Shen didn't continue the conversation.

If Jia Zheng saw He Lin and saw that He Lin was already full of poetry at such a young age, wouldn't he be even angrier?

Wouldn't Baoyu be beaten to the point that he couldn't get out of bed for ten days?

Seeing that He Shen didn't continue the conversation, Jia Zheng felt that something was wrong. He hurriedly led He Shen inside. "Brother Zhizhai, please."

After passing through the main gate, he could see even more wealth and grandeur inside.

Many female servants were bowing with their heads lowered. They looked extremely well-behaved.

However, He Shen's expression didn't change.

He was able to enter and leave the Imperial Palace. Even the splendor of the palace didn't surprise him at all.

What's more, it was only Rongguo Province.

After passing through the Yi Gate, He Shen opened his mouth again. He seemed to ask casually, "I heard that Rongguo Province and Gusu Province are in-laws."

Jia Zheng was stunned. He didn't understand why he suddenly brought this up, but he still nodded and said, "Yes."

Jia Zheng paused and said, "Brother Zhizhai should know my brother-in-law. He's the Yangzhou Salt Patrol Imperial Censor.

My youngest sister in the family married him. "

Speaking of this, Jia Zheng sighed. "My sister passed away a few years ago. Her remaining daughter had no one to take care of her. She didn't even have an elder to discuss marriage with her.

Old Madam missed her very much. As a matter of fact, a few months ago, she brought my niece over from Gusu Province. "

He Shen said, "Not only do I know, but I also recognize her.

Imperial Censor Lin wrote to me a long time ago and mentioned that his daughter was coming to my maternal grandfather's home. "

Jia Zheng's smile deepened. "It's really fate. Brother Zhizhai and my brother-in-law are friends."

It wasn't that Jia Zheng was close to his brother-in-law, Lin Ruhai.

However, there was such a strange thing when people interacted with each other.

As long as there were people who knew each other, their friendship would instantly become many times closer.

At this moment, Jia Zheng felt that He Shen's appearance was becoming more and more amiable.

Although he was a bit young, it was really rare to meet a bosom friend.

Jia Zheng felt that he and Assistant Minister He had the feeling of meeting a soulmate in the mountains and flowing water of the previous dynasty.

Jia Zheng smiled and said, "Shouldn't my niece also call Brother Zhizhai uncle?"

He Shen's face almost twisted.

Uncle?

What kind of seniority was this?

However, when he thought about it, there didn't seem to be anything wrong.

After all, he had previously been friends with Jia Yucun and Lin Ruhai as equals. Of these two, the former was a smart person, while the latter was a wise gentleman. Neither of them looked down on him because of his young age.

Especially Lin Ruhai, who had a lot of correspondence with him through letters. They didn't seem like elders and juniors, but more like good friends.

He Shen wasn't satisfied with this address, but when he thought about it, if he wanted to meet Daiyu as his uncle, it would be much easier than meeting Daiyu as an equal.

The former was an elder meeting a junior, so there was nothing wrong with that.

However, the latter was a man meeting a woman in the backyard. There was a difference between men and women, so it was very inappropriate.

When he thought of this, He Shen was no longer dissatisfied with this address.

He smiled and said, "That's right.

I should also take care of her a little. "

Jia Zheng waved his hand and said, "That's my niece. She's in Rongguo Province. Of course, I won't let her suffer."

Is that so?

He Shen didn't take Jia Zheng's words to heart at all.

Although Jia Zheng controlled the power of Rongguo Province, he didn't have time to care about the affairs of the backyard.

Although his niece was close, he wouldn't let Jia Zheng take care of her too much.

He Shen smiled again and said, "Of course.

But I should also take care of her, so that I won't let you down. "

Jia Zheng didn't see He Shen's distrust at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "Why don't Brother Zhizhai send someone over to take a look?"

He Shen nodded and called Liu Quan over. "Go and take a look at your sister."

Jia Zheng was slightly surprised. "This is …"

"It's a coincidence.

The maidservant serving Miss Lin is actually the long-lost younger sister of this long-lost follower of mine.

I found her a few years ago, but we were separated in two different places, so we never met. "

Jia Zheng laughed and said, "It's really a coincidence. Let's go and take a look.

This way, Brother Zhizhai can also know how my niece is doing. "

After saying that, Jia Zheng gave a few orders to the servant next to him. The servant took Liu Quan over.

Liu Quan couldn't enter the backyard, but he could summon his Xue Yan.

For He Shen, this was enough to achieve his goal.

"He Shen."

"I'm here."

Qianlong raised his head and stared at him. Suddenly, he threw the memorial in his hand heavily on the table. Just when the palace servants were worried that the Emperor was about to get angry, Qianlong suddenly stood up and burst into laughter.

He laughed to his heart's content.

"Good, good. This memorial is well written." Qianlong praised him generously.

He Shen bowed slightly. "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"My dear minister, you really deserve to be the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue." Qianlong praised him again.

He Shen still said humbly, "I don't dare to claim credit for myself. It's just that I was influenced by Your Majesty, so I came up with these trivial ideas."

Qianlong was very pleased. His expression naturally became more cheerful. "My dear minister, what reward do you want?"

He Shen smiled. He was really elegant. "If I can be loyal to Your Majesty on this matter, it would be a great kindness."

Qianlong liked courtiers who were bold and dared to perform.

However, he didn't like courtiers who were arrogant and claimed credit for themselves.

It was very difficult for others to grasp the propriety.

However, for He Shen, it was very easy to guess.

He Shen didn't hide his talent in front of Qianlong. He only cared about serving Qianlong. On the other hand, he was modest enough. The more he pushed the credit to Qianlong, the more Qianlong wanted to reward him.

Sure enough.

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can I not want your reward?" Qianlong looked at him with a smile. "You're still young. You don't know how to plan for yourself. If it were someone else, they would have asked for my grace."

He Shen smiled but didn't say anything.

"Alright, I'll leave the memorial here with me.

You can go back and wait for your reward. "Qianlong was in a good mood. Even his tone was very amiable.

After that, he asked again, "How about it? Do you want me to give you a few more days to rest?"

However, before He Shen could answer, Qianlong shook his head and said, "No, no. It's rare to have a young official like you in the court. You can't rest now.

When you get married in the future, I'll give you enough wedding leave. Come to the court tomorrow. "

He Shen responded.

Qianlong sat back down and said, "Don't leave first.

Let me ask you. Have you met with Jia Zheng in the past few days? "

When the emperor called his courtiers by their names, it meant that he liked them very much and they were close. Secondly, he didn't like them very much.

This was obviously the latter.

"When I went back to write the memorial, I couldn't think straight for a while. I was a little angry and couldn't sleep at night. So I went to the Taoist temple to ask for medicine. I happened to meet the minister counsellor."