Chapter 232 The new official takes office
Taking a breath of cool air, Zhao Duan walked into the dining hall in a happy mood.
The dining hall of the Zhao family's new house is quite large and even more impressive. When I arrived, I saw the bowls on the table, all of which were turned upside down.
After all, the weather is getting colder and the heat cannot be lost.
The plump and beautiful stepmother and the elegant stepsister sat quietly at the table and waited.
Maybe people are in high spirits during happy events.
During these days, not only him, but also the female family members' faces became more and more rosy, and their overall complexion was excellent.
Seeing him coming, I especially saw the official robes he was wearing. At the same time, his eyes lit up and he showed a bright smile:
"Da Lang is here."
"Brother, sit down quickly. You are going to the office today. Mom specially asked the cook to prepare it for you."
"Yes," Zhao Duan nodded casually, sitting on the main seat with a big golden knife as a habit, and raised his hand to open the bowl in front of him.
Then he frowned: "It's shark fin again..."
He looked a little embarrassed, and felt the smell of shark fin regurgitated in his throat.
Because of his promotion, a considerable part of the gifts given were all kinds of precious foods, especially bird's nests and shark's fins.
I was worried that it would get damaged if I kept it for a long time, and I also had to hold a banquet.
Zhao Duan has been eating bird's nests every time these days, and he's a little sick.
Eugene's eyes were soft, and she was dressing more and more like a lady from the capital, but her true nature remained the same.
Seeing that he was not happy, he quickly stood up, walked over in person, took the bowl away, replaced it with another bowl, and said:
"Da Lang doesn't like it, so he'll eat something else."
Zhao Duan opened the bowl and frowned again: "Why is it ginseng soup again? Didn't you just drink it last night?"
"Last night it was only the 90's. This morning's one is the 150's." Zhao Pan explained softly from the side.
Zhao Duan shook his head and handed it to the girl:
"You drink it."
Immediately, he opened another bowl:
Sea cucumber soup.
Open another bowl:
Deer Antler Water
Once again:
Wolfberry...
again.
Well, this time it’s ginseng, deer antler and wolfberry stewed...
Zhao Duan frowned and opened the densely packed soup bowls on the table one by one. He suddenly paused and said in confusion:
"This is..."
Eugene Hua's cheeks turned red, and she hurriedly took it away, saying: "Wrong, this is my aunt's Angelica Blood Replenishing Soup."
Danggui regulates blood and provides medicine for women, which means thinking about their husbands, hence the name Danggui...
No... people drink this just to have children and cure irregular menstruation... Zhao Duan said expressionlessly:
"Auntie, have you been feeling unwell lately?"
Eugene had an embarrassed look on his face and was ashamed to have his stepson talk about such a topic.
Zhao Pan was beside him, watching his little finger calmly drinking ginseng soup, and said calmly:
"There were too many tonics brought to my door as gifts. Mom said she was afraid they would spoil if she kept them, so she asked the cook to cook them and drink them. It is always good to replenish them. Well, I think my eldest brother went to the military camp this time to avoid being exhausted. It’s time to make up for it.”
"Are there many tonics for gifts?"
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, he ignored these trivial matters.
The gifts were counted and handed over to the stepmother.
However, why are these officials rushing to send supplements, each one taking more supplements than the other... I don't need it...
Zhao Duan suddenly fell silent when he met the strange looks in the two women's eyes.
Do you think that as the empress, you will feel weak?
Zhao Duan was speechless and choked.
It's so pitiful that I have only touched Zhenbao's hand twice...
He got up and left.
"Dalang, don't you want to eat?" the stepmother tried to persuade him.
"No more!" Zhao Duan walked out with a dark face.
He has too much and has no place to vent. …
…
When I walked out of the house, I happened to see a carriage slowly approaching.
The person driving the car today was not the driver Xiao Wang, but Hou Renmeng, one of the four major criminal suspects in Lihuatang.
At this moment, Lao Hou, who looked unruly, held the riding whip, held the reins, and called "Sir."
In the carriage, the round, apple-like face of confidential secretary Qian Kerou was also revealed, with a smile on her face:
"Sir!"
"Yes." Zhao Duan got into the carriage and gave the address.
"Hey, why don't you go directly to Shenji Camp?" Qian Kerou looked curious.
Today was the day when his lord went to Beijing to take up a temporary post. Zhao Duan considered that he was not familiar with the place, so he transferred the two of them over for temporary use.
Shen Juan and Zheng Laojiu were left to look after the house. Anyway, Lihuatang's KPIs for the year had been completed and they had nothing to do.
Qian Kerou and Qian Kerou were also quite curious about the Shenji Battalion, which also belonged to the Forbidden Army.
"No, we still have an acquaintance." Zhao Duan smiled.
…
When the carriage arrived at the agreed place, after waiting for a while, a familiar carriage arrived belatedly.
Zhao Duan directly entered the newly arrived carriage and asked Hou Ren to follow behind. Then the two cars rushed towards Nancheng Jingying.
"Mo Zhaorong, it was you who sent me to office again."
Zhao Duan smiled, sat down very familiarly, and talked with Da Bingtuozi on the opposite side of the carriage.
The "female prime minister" wearing a wingless black veil on her head and dressed in a neutrally beautiful dress originally closed her eyes, but now she opened her eyes and rolled her eyes:
"If you want to change someone else, I'd be more than happy."
Zhao Duan said with a smile: "How can that be possible? The first female official is here to take office, and officials all over the world can only ask for her. Besides, I am just replenishing my energy and blood, and I am looking for an ice cube to quell the fire."
Nonsense... Mo Chou frowned, not understanding what this guy was talking about.
But it’s definitely not a good word… He sighed softly.
After such a long battle, she had never gained any advantage against this thief.
Although she disliked Zhao Duan because of his "love rival", she had to admit that this thief was a reliable colleague.
Too lazy to argue with him, Mochou handed him the information in her hand and said: "Logically speaking, I don't have that much time, so I come to see you off every time.
It was His Majesty's wish to come here this time. Beijing Camp is no better than others...
Don't think that you know the military attache group just because you served as a guard in the Imperial Palace before and then entered the imperial office.
In fact, the real army is different from the palace guards and even more different from the imperial guards. "
Zhao Duan took the information and his expression became serious:
"I would like to hear the details."
Mochou did not speak directly, but said:
"How much do you know about the Shenji camp you are going to?"
Zhao Duan said frankly:
"There are only broad ones. The capital camp is a guard station stationed outside the city to protect the capital, and is under the cross jurisdiction of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War.
Well, is it considered Xue Shence’s territory?
The Shenji Battalion is one of the three major battalions. Its leader is a commander named Shi Meng. I went to work as his deputy to find ways to investigate the clues of the mole who colluded with Prince Jing's palace. "
Mochou nodded, then shook his head and said: "What you said is not wrong, but you may not understand the other force besides Shi Meng in the Shenji Camp, or to be precise, another force people."
"Who? Who is the official?" Zhao Duan was curious.
Mochou shook his head and said:
"His rank is very low. He is only a mid- to low-level officer. Your former enemy, Zhang Changji, is his subordinate. However, the real trouble with this man lies in his identity."
Zhao Duan had a strange expression:
"He's not just another playboy, is he?"
Mo Chou shook his head:
"He is not a playboy. On the contrary, he is a talented person with excellent military and martial arts skills. He has a high prestige among the junior generals in the army, and he is very likely to be a unique general in the future...
But this is not important. What I want to remind you is that his father was Tang Daren, the Duke of the current Dynasty. He was also the first commander of the border army stationed at the gate to the Western Regions and a general similar to Zhao Shixiong. So this person is..."
Zhao Duan lowered his eyes and looked at the name on the document in his hand, and heard Mochou's voice:
"Young Master, Tang Ping!"
(End of chapter)