Chapter 108: Cousin Zhao

"It's great to be young. You can do whatever you want when you are full of blood. Hahaha, you are quite brave back then."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Wei Mingxian also smiled.

Apparently he was very satisfied with his grandson.

Shang Qilang sighed in his heart. He couldn't say more, so he had to shut up.

By chance, Shang Yu, accompanied by Shang Silang, had just returned from socializing and met a few people.

He immediately stepped forward and bowed.

"My son-in-law has met his father-in-law and his uncle."

"Today is your birthday party, no need to be polite, just be more comfortable."

After Captain Wei finished speaking, Wei Mingxian next to him also spoke.

"Brother-in-law looks good today, and Shiro is also in good spirits."

"I admire my uncle for being as powerful as ever."

"It's easy to talk about."

They were talking and laughing as if they were really a family, but this scene made Shang Ji and Shang Zhiping feel a little uncomfortable.

Once upon a time, they had the same in-law relationship with the Gu family.

But these all gradually disappeared with the death of Mrs. Gu, Shang Dalang, and the entire Gu family died in the battlefield.

Instead, it was the Wei family who had been planning hard over the years.

Whether it is the front house or the back house.

Shang Ji couldn't stand such a scene, so his aura began to become cold.

No one around him could talk to him, so he felt a little overwhelmed by the coldness.

When he was embarrassed, someone suddenly patted Shang Ji on the shoulder quite intimately.

He responded with a chokehold and almost crippled the person's arm.

"Ahhhhh, it's me, it's me, you kid, see clearly before you hit someone!"

Hearing the sound that made the branches tremble, Shang Ji relaxed his grip.

The other party was lucky enough to save a "life" and said breathlessly.

"Is this the Duke's Mansion a place for cannibalism? I fell down last time I came back, and it took me half a month of rest to recover. Today I was almost strangled to death by you. It was really fatal!"

The man kept talking like a firecracker was exploding in his mouth.

It actually made Shang Zhiping next to him laugh.

Then he called out happily, "Uncle Zhao."

The cousin Zhao he mentioned was Xing Zhao, the most favored son of the Xing family, who was a river transporter.

He is handsome in life and has a lively temperament.

His mother is the biological niece of Marshal Gu, so she is also a member of the Gu family.

He also had experience in the Gu family army for several years, and he and Shang Ji were good brothers and close buddies.

Therefore, it was not too much for Shang Zhiping to call him "uncle Zhao".

Seeing this, Xing Zhao teased Shang Zhiping like a gangster seeing a good girl.

"Hey, you have such a sweet mouth. Did you know that I brought you your favorite walnut shortbread, so that's why you acted like this?"

When he heard the words walnut shortbread, Shang Zhiping smiled even more happily.

There are not many people in this world who can notice him, and even fewer who can remember what he likes.

Therefore, although this was just a small box of shortbread, it made Shang Zhiping particularly happy.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhao. I will not waste it. I will just eat it all."

Seeing this, Xing Zhao also glanced at Shang Zhiping with pity, and then touched his head.

"It's okay. I'll bring some more for you to save someday. You can eat whatever you want."

"Um."

Shang Ji looked at his nephew. This was the first time he had seen him smiling so brightly since he came back. He felt both emotional and pitiful in his heart.

This child must have suffered a lot of neglect to grow up like this.

I can be happy for a long time just for a box of shortbread cookies.

"Where's my aunt? Why don't you see her coming?"

"My cousin, this is the front hall. It's strange that my mother would come over, okay? But you...I heard that you will run home from the military camp on the third or fourth day or even the next day or two. What's going on?"

When he said this, although his face was joking, his words were serious.

After all, he knew more or less what was going on in the Duke of Shang's mansion.

Could it be that after he came back, the female members of the family suffered a lot, so he had to come back every now and then to calm things down?

The more Xing Zhao thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

But Shang Ji couldn't answer.

It can't be said that he is greedy for his wife's warm bed at home and doesn't want to stay in the military camp and be a bachelor.

So he shook his head, but didn't say much.

Xing Zhao knew his temperament, so he didn't ask much.

Anyway, my mother has already passed in the flower hall. If she asks, she will probably know something.

Thinking of this, I put aside these thoughts.

He concentrated on introducing his good brothers to Shang Ji.

River transport is a bad job.

Therefore, Xing Zhao was very popular among the young masters in Sui'an City.

In addition, his temperament is lively and fun-loving, so those who can become brothers with him are also young men with bold temperaments and informality.

With his blessing, Shang Ji and Shang Zhiping no longer look lifeless around them.

Instead, it caused bursts of laughter and laughter, making everyone look sideways.

Captain Wei saw it, with a flash of disdain in his eyes.

But the Xing family is not someone to be trifled with, so he has no intention of making grudges.

With Xing Zhao in the front hall, the uncle and nephew Shang Ji are no longer alone.

And the flower hall a few yards away was also packed with guests.

Mrs. Wei is good at dancing, and Silang's wife is of high status.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law complement each other in the backyard, so the people standing and sitting around are all the wealthy families in Sui'an City.

But the eldest sister-in-law Liu was a little embarrassed.

She hasn't come out to see people for ten years.

Those ladies who used to be on good terms with her have now become nodding acquaintances.

After a few words, they left on the pretext of having something to do.

It really proves the old saying that when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.

Therefore, the women of Dongyuan seem a little out of place in this sea of ​​flowers.

It doesn't seem appropriate to squeeze into a certain circle to talk.

These people may not all have noble births, but this virtue of looking down on others is spreading quickly.

Although Du Jingyi is the general's wife, outsiders don't know what Shang Ji thinks of her.

And there were three wives of Liu Lang in the past, and she is the fourth one.

It was still a question whether she could survive to the next banquet, so not many people would come up to make friends with her.

More importantly, her background.

A mere merchant woman was not worth their efforts to get along with.

Du Jingyi didn't care about it, but after seeing the anger and embarrassment of her elder sister-in-law Liu, she took the initiative to speak.

"Sister-in-law, please teach me how to recognize these people, so that I won't be confused when I meet them later."

After hearing her words, her elder sister-in-law Liu also knew that she was trying to comfort her and help her out.