Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 677 Disciple is still brother-in-law

The "handicap" of Jing'an Hou's mansion has expanded a lot in recent years, but there is no one person in the mansion who can take charge of himself. Usually, Li Xin makes up his own mind and then explains everything. Sometimes he is a little helpless. Fortunately, there is Zhao Jia is willing to help him, and things in the southwest will be smoother in the past few years.

   Now, if you look at his age, Zhao Jia is already 31 years old. These five years have been the peak of his energy in the five years of his life. All of them have been handed over to the Jingan Houfu, so Li Xin is quite grateful to him.

It is worth mentioning that this guy is indeed getting fat because he is middle-aged. The whole person looks fatter than five years ago. Even though he is still dressed in white, he does not have the same elegant feeling that he used to be. .

   Zhao Jia heard the words, smiled bitterly, and said, "Master Hou teased, it is inevitable that you will grow more flesh when you are old."

  The Marquis of Jing'an smiled and said, "Go, get on my carriage and go home."

The carriage in the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion was much wider, so it would not be a problem to sit five or six people. Li Xin stepped up first, Zhao Jia looked back at the inconspicuous carriage behind him, and instructed the entourage, "Follow me. behind us."

   In this carriage, there is his luggage, mostly manuscripts, paintings and calligraphy that he wrote down in Hanzhou over the years. It is full of half a carriage.

   After explaining to the entourage, Zhao Jia and Zhao Fang boarded Li Xin's carriage. After the three sat down, the carriage slowly entered the city.

   Li Xin glanced at Zhao Fang, who was sitting next to Zhao Jia, and said with a smile, "Is this kid in trouble for Brother You'an during this period of time?"

   "Never."

Speaking of Zhao Fang, Zhao Jia smiled and said: "The apprentice Hou Ye is very intelligent, his talent for reading is even higher than mine, and he didn't read the dead books. If he grows a few years older, he will hone his skills. Opportunities come to the fore.”

  Li Xin shook his head slightly.

   "He is not my student, he just lived in my house for a few years."

   Zhao Fang's eyes dimmed a little when he heard this, but he had a cheerful temperament, so he didn't take it to heart soon.

  Li Xin glanced at him and asked, "Have you seen your grandfather in Hanzhou Mansion?"

The Zhao County Li family from Zhao Shidao’s branch was placed in the Hanzhou Mansion by Li Xin. In the blink of an eye, it has been five years. The Zhao County Li family has not been accepted. The second generation after Li Shidao did not have any great characters. In Hanzhou Prefecture, it is still safe, and nothing happened.

   However, their days in Hanzhou Prefecture were much more down-to-earth than when they were in Zhao County before.

   "Grandfather passed away."

   Zhao Fang, who was fourteen years old, was not much shorter than Li Xin. He took a deep breath and his tone was somewhat obscure.

   "The old man went there a year ago. When the disciples went to Hanzhou Mansion, they only saw the tombstone."

   Lord Jingan frowned slightly.

   "Patriarch Li is gone... How come I didn't know?"

   Zhao Fang was silent and did not speak.

Zhao Jia on the side of    wanted to say something, but considering that Zhao Fang was also there, he did not speak.

  Li Xin is a smart man, he just wondered for a moment, then he figured out the reason.

   The reason is simple and a little cruel.

   That is... Zhao County Li, it doesn't matter.

A family with only one or two thousand people left, and it has lost most of its industry and legitimacy, and there are not many talents in the family. This kind of family will disintegrate and cease to exist in more than 30 to 40 years. Qualification is concerned by many people.

   In other words, the news of the Li family in Zhao County is no longer eligible to be sent to Li Xin's desk.

   Wanting to understand this, Li Xin sighed slightly and said softly, "My condolences and change."

   Zhao Fang forced a smile on his face and said, "It's okay."

His previous name was "Li Chengye", and he grew up beside Li Shidao since childhood. It is impossible to say that he has no feelings for Li Shidao, but after all, he left Li Shidao at the age of five and came to live in Jing'an Houfu. The most important adolescence was growing up in Jing'an Houfu, so although he was inevitably sad, it was not too intense.

   What's more, he knew that this matter was several months ago, and it has eased a lot at this time.

  Li Xin reached out and patted the boy on the shoulder, and said nothing more.

   Then he turned to look at Zhao Jia and asked with a smile, "Brother You An is back in Beijing, what are your plans?"

  Compared with Zhao Jia, who was much calmer back then, hearing this, he bowed his head slightly and smiled, "Of course it's up to Lord Hou's arrangement."

  Li Xin said with a smile: "Brother You'an's wish is to serve in the imperial court. What if I let Brother You'an stay in Jing'an Houfu to help me?"

   Zhao Jia was silent.

   After a while, he sighed, "Then Zhao Jia doesn't have the ability to resist."

   Lord Li laughed: "Just kidding."

"Brother You'an, rest at home for a while, and then think about where you want to be an official. You used to be a deputy county magistrate in Mianzhu, and it can be regarded as a resume. I will write you a recommendation letter at that time. Let’s just say that you were injured when you fought in the west, and you have been recovering from your injuries in the southwest for the past few years, and you will be returning to Beijing to invite you to an official position.”

   Speaking of this, Li Xin said very generously: "The prefect of the local prefecture, the chief of the six departments, should have no problem."

The scholar takes Qi Zhiping as his life goal, and Zhao Jia is no exception. He originally came out of the Ye family to follow Li Xin in order to stop being a staff member one day. Now his wish will come true. Even if he is a lot calmer now, it is inevitable Somewhat excited.

   After taking a deep breath, Zhao Jia said slowly, "Allow me to think about it for a few days."

Li Xin patted him on the shoulder and said, "I can let Brother You An become an official, and I can also give Brother You An a good foundation, but what the future will be after becoming an official, that is the matter of the Ministry of Personnel. I can't get in."

The words of the Marquis of Jing'an are not aimed at attacking Zhao Jia. Although he is a civil official now, he is basically from the military attache system. Going to the bright place to be an official, Li Xin really couldn't help him.

Moreover, since Zhao Jia was recommended by him, he would naturally be labeled as the Marquis of Jing'an. Li Xin has offended many people in the imperial court over the years. These people have nothing to do with him. Embarrassing Zhao Jia.

   Zhao Jia smiled and bowed his head to Li Xin and said, "It's just being a parent official in a small county. As long as the people of the county can live and work in peace and contentment, it's enough to be convenient. I don't want to be promoted and get rich."

   Hearing Zhao Jia say this, Li Xin nodded reassuringly.

   "Brother You'an said so, I am relieved."

   As the two were talking, the carriage had already arrived at the gate of the Marquis of Jing'an. Li Xin stepped out of the carriage first, followed by Zhao Jia and Zhao Fang.

Li Xin glared at Zhao Fang and said angrily: "Xiaoxiao has asked you a few times during this time, since you are back, go see her, she is always worried that you will die outside. ."

   When Zhong Xiaoxiao was mentioned, Zhao Fang nodded immediately and said, "Disciple will go now."

   After he finished speaking, he ran into the Marquis of Jing'an mansion.

   Zhao Jia looked at the back of this kid who was going away, smiled at Li Xin and said, "Master Hou didn't accept him as a disciple, so he wanted him to be your brother-in-law?"

  Li Xin's face was a little unsightly, and he spoke slowly.

   "It also depends on Xiaoxiao's own thoughts and whether this kid is worthy of my sister in the future."

   (end of this chapter)