Rebirth of Weak Daughter of the General's Family

Chapter 51-60

Chapter 51

Shen Wen left the Hou Mansion, before he walked far, he heard the hissing from the side, Zhang Yunzheng came out, and asked in a low voice: "Why are you here so late, I have waited for a long time."

Shen Wen asked: "Should we say it's good time, I can come later."

Zhang Yunzheng frowned: "Didn't your mother teach you to say sorry?"

Shen Wen retorted: "Didn't your mother teach you not to quarrel with girls"

Zhang Yunzheng curled his lips: "You are not an ordinary girl. Do girls come out this hour?"

undefinedShen Wen immediately said: "Didn't your mother teach you not to quarrel with female ghosts?"

Zhang Yunzheng was agitated, but when she saw the small man on his chest before Shen Wen, he was able to no longer feel any fear when he pulled down the curvy eyes exposed by the scarf, and said, "I have never seen such a fat female ghost."

Shen Wen stuck out his tongue again, and Zhang Yunzheng frowned in disgust: "Don't throw up! It's not scary at all! It's like you are going to eat wontons."

Shen Wen waved his hand: "I hate it! Mention wonton, you go buy it again!"

Zhang Yunzheng said: "You want to be beautiful! Only when you come out of the house, you want to eat! How many meals do you want to eat a day"

Shen Wen replied: "It's boring to be with you! Did you buy a yard?"

Zhang Yunzheng hummed: "Listen, buy, buy, buy! You kid in the eyes of money-dropping! Just thinking about the yard!" After speaking, he turned and left, and Shen Wen followed him through the streets to an old courtyard. Going over the wall, there are desolate grasses, half-dead trees, and broken lotus ponds. Further inside, two entered the house with black holes in the windows.

Zhang Yunzheng brought Shen Wen to the front of the house. Shen Wen stopped and said, "Your brother bought it for you."

Zhang Yunzheng said: "Of course."

Shen Wen sighed and said: "Daddy Zhang is the most respectable person! Not to mention both civil and military, but also very chic and suave and considerate..."

Zhang Yunming rushed out of the room, breathed hard, took the fan in his hand and slammed it hard for a long time. Shen Wen smiled, and Zhang Yunming said to Shen Wen: "You really know how disgusting people are."

Shen Wen rolled his eyes: "Who told you to hide in trying to scare people"

Zhang Yunzheng felt that the two of them were particularly unpleasant, and reprimanded: "What a laugh! Go in!"

The three people entered the room, and when their eyes adjusted to the darkness, Zhang Yunming motioned to the simple table and chair, let Shen Wen sit down, and sat down in the dark. Zhang Yunzheng stepped on the chair and stood in the dark.

Zhang Yunming said: "I bought this under the name of a relative on my mother's side, and I am waiting to transfer the property to the Yamen. I just came over the past two days to clean up a bit and let you come over and have a place to sit. Wait for the title deed. Only after it's done can we bring people to clean it. There are a few wealthy people's houses around here, and there are usually few people on the street..."

Shen Wen asked: "Why is it so shabby?"

Zhang Yunming smiled and said, "It's because some people say it's haunted here."

Shen Wen sighed. Zhang Yunming tremblingly asked: "Aren't you afraid of ghosts?"

Zhang Yunzheng snorted coldly-she is a ghost, and you scared her

Shen Wen chuckled: "What's terrible about ghosts is a soul. I have an unfinished wish and stay here. At most I move something to make a noise, and it won't hurt anyone."

Zhang Yunming looked at Shen Wen in the dark: "How do you know if it's...you--yes--ghost--" He was deceived by Shen Wen, and he always wanted to watch Shen Wen make an ugly thing, so that he could find something back.

Shen Wen also got serious, and whispered: "Don't tell me, I--really--yes--"

Zhang Yunming trembled inexplicably, his back was chill...

Zhang Yunzheng interrupted impatiently: "You have nothing to do with it! Quickly talk about business!"

Zhang Yunming coughed and asked, "I heard that the emperor's abolition was related to the murder in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion."

Shen Wen nodded and said, "Someone wanted to kill my fourth brother. We arrested people and sent them off to officials. As a result, those people and their families were killed. There were more than 160 people in total. The trouble is going to be spread to the emperor. There."

Zhang Yunming asked: "Should it be the prince?"

Shen Wen said: "I think so too. But in the end the queen was abolished."

Zhang Yunming waved his hand and said, "Of course he was the culprit."

Shen Wen wondered: "Actually, the prince really wanted to kill my brother, but he didn't kill it. What if the emperor knows it? You see the queen in front poisoned me, and the four princesses pushed me out. What's the difference between this time and the previous few times, the queen has to come forward to stand up to the crime, and the queen was abolished"

Zhang Yunming wondered, "Could it be that the emperor was not pleasing to the prince and used this stubbornness to deal with him severely, but the queen knew about it and went to stop him, and the emperor was angered."

Zhang Yunzheng interrupted: "Follow him! Anyway, the queen may be abolished now! Isn't this a good thing?"

Zhang Yunming agreed: "It's a good thing, because the prince loses the background of the protégé." He looked at Shen Wen: "Oh, my brother said you all know, you have to talk about this from beginning to end."

Shen Wen sighed: "What I saw was the past life. Now, many variables have appeared."

Zhang Yunming condescendingly said: "It's okay, let me talk about what you saw first." His mother, Li, was a superstitious Taoist prophet who locked up her son. Zhang Yunming was unsure of these prophets and the like. Strange talk has the gene to accept.

Shen Wen talked about how Bei Rong invaded in his previous life, how Shen Jiajun was destroyed, how his two elder brothers died in battle, how Ping Yuan Hou asked to fight, Zhang Yunming's pioneer, the three princes Shen Zhuo and Shen Xiang accompanied, and how Ping Yuan Hou fought. Death, the prince framed the three princes for colluding with the two provinces of Beirong, Shen Zhuo and Zhang Yunming. How did the three princes Zhang Yunming and Shen Zhuo die under the rain of arrows from the Imperial Forest Army, and then ransack the two provinces? Moving south, how did Zhang Yunzheng fight for twenty years later, and how did he die tragically in the end...

The night is deep, and Shen Wen's whispers in the room are like ghostly chants. At first, Zhang Yunzheng's few words made Zhang Yunming feel the danger. And now, Shen Wen tells a long story, scenes, personalities, blood and tears... Zhang Yunming was terrified when he heard it, while Zhang Yunzheng's blood boiled and his teeth clenched.

After Shen Wen finished speaking, in the courtyard, there was a rustle of wind. It was the beginning of spring, but it was like cold autumn.

For a long time, Zhang Yunming said to Zhang Yunzheng: "Brother, I have suffered for you."

Shen Wen was surprised that Zhang Yunming's first thought was to comfort Zhang Yunzheng, but then he realized that Zhang Yunzheng was not the lonely warrior with the red eye at this time, but was just a sixteen-year-old boy kept in captivity by his parents. Where can I see There is no experience in interpersonal communication in any world, and it is really as innocent and kind as Zhang Yunming said. No wonder Zhang Yunming is so indulgent that Zhang Yunzheng bullies himself.

In the past, Shen Wen wanted to get acquainted with Zhang Yunzheng because he wanted to meet the indomitable fighter in the previous life, but now Shen Wen realizes how cruel Zhang Yunzheng's experience in the previous life is: In one day, a young man who had never experienced world affairs was thrown into the whirlpool. In the center, all the relatives who had been loving him all died tragically. He had to endure so much pain and deep guilt. At the same time, he had to take up the sword and start a murder with the prince...

Shen Wen suddenly didn't want to see that Zhang Yunzheng. She hoped that Zhang Yunzheng would grow up purely in this life. He was a spoiled brother, a bad-tempered boy. He would never have to experience those heart-wrenching pains and would never grow into that madness. The revenge thug...

Zhang Yunzheng stammered and said, "Brother...I'm useless...I didn't get revenge in the end."

Zhang Yunming sighed: "Actually, as long as you live well, no one wants you to take revenge."

Zhang Yunzheng said: "But, I want revenge!"

Shen Wen nodded and said: "I also choose revenge. So I have arranged countermeasures for what they did. It's just..." Shen Wen said worriedly: "As soon as I acted, things started to change. In the previous life, my brother didn't have anything at all. After birth, Concubine Chen Gui died recently. Grandpa Gu is dead. The queen has not been abolished, and the fifth prince is still alive... Now, the prince did not succeed in the winter hunt, but someone murdered my little brother, and then the queen was abolished... I don't know which direction things will go in anymore. I worry that my strategy will be biased. If the situation in the future is different from the previous life, the countermeasures I prepared will be useless."

Since Zhang Yunming knew that Shen Wen could be a prophet, he felt that she should have a countermeasure. He didn't doubt Shen Wen's intelligence like Shen Jian. Because Shen Wen had blinded him all these years, he thought Shen Wen was the kind of heavenly prodigy, and he was very motivated.

Zhang Yunming is not entangled in whether Shen Wen's arrangement can compete with the prince, but rather contemplates the changes mentioned by Shen Wen. He thought for a while and said: "The overall situation will not change, and it will be the same as in the previous life."

Shen Wen immediately asked: "Why?"

Zhang Yunming said: "In the previous life, the prince wanted to get rid of Zhenbeihou because he was afraid of the three princes. You see, the current situation is different."

Shen Wen said: "The current situation is more unfavorable for the prince than in the previous life. He should want to do this more!"

Zhang Yunming nodded and said, "Besides, there is no one in Beirong to change the status quo."

Zhang Yunzheng clenched a fist and said, "Then we should start to be strong and get rid of the prince!"

Shen Wen curled his lips: "After the prince is eliminated, Bei Rong will not enter the army."

However, Zhang Yunming agreed with Zhang Yunzheng: "Just to enter the army, there is no restriction from the prince, and it is better to deal with it. It should be able to withstand them."

Shen Wen laughed, sounding particularly gloomy in the dark, she said softly: "My purpose is not to resist Bei Rong and prevent him from invading."

Zhang Yunming frowned and asked: "Then what is your purpose?"

Shen Wen whispered: "My purpose is to punish the crime!"

Zhang Yunzheng said: "That's what you said last time! Look at the murder in your mansion. If it was really done by the prince, he already has life in his hands! Killing him will be punished! Don't do it anymore. Push three and four!"

Shen Wen sighed softly: "But I'm very greedy."

Zhang Yunming asked: "What are you greedy?"

Shen Wen said: "If you kill the prince, you will avenge the emperor who knew that he was poisoned and did not pursue it. The staff who gave him advice, the courtiers who did not insist on justice, the sergeants who killed your mother and your little brother, The emperor's elite soldiers who shot you, the third prince and my third brother, killed one of my female family members, killed my father and brother, killed my sister, and slaughtered the 500,000 army of Bei Rong who killed 200,000 Shen's army. , They are all fine"

Zhang Yunming finally understood Shen Wen's meaning, and for a while, he felt cold and stared at Shen Wen dumbfounded.

Zhang Yunzheng didn't quite understand, and asked Zhang Yunming, "What the **** is she going to do?"

Zhang Yunming slowly explained: "She wants blood to flow into a river."

Shen Wen's black clothes seemed to blend with the night, she looked out the window and said to herself: "Yes, I want them to choose evil as they did in the previous life, but this time, they just chose what they deserve. Punishment!"

Since her rebirth, this is the first time she has confessed her purpose, without concealment and scruples. She is not just the protector of her family. Although she insists on her bottom line, she is also a messenger who has come to redistribute life and death in the world. She is here to retaliate.

Zhang Yunming was shocked by this grand plan, frowning and thinking. Zhang Yunzheng immediately accepted Shen Wen's opinion and said, "This is what it should be! What I saw with heaven's eyes is that it hasn't happened yet, but it has already happened! They shouldn't be better off!"

Zhang Yunming said slowly: "You want to make things happen as before. You don't kill the prince, but let him lead people and things behind, and then hit them hard. You are really not a good person! Good people will prevent these things from happening and save people from falling into the abyss."

Shen Wen whispered: "Who said I am a good person?"

Zhang Yunzheng rolled his eyes and said, "Of course she is not a good person!" She is a ghost! Last time, he thought Shen Wen was kind and didn't hurt the innocent. But he didn't understand what Shen Wen meant by "punishment for guilt". Now he had peeped into Shen Wen's intention for the first time, it was more **** than his assassination of a person! Even if she can kill a prince, she will not do it. Because she wants to use the prince as a pretext to uproot all the connections and then eliminate them all.

For a long time, Zhang Yunming said slowly as if he was persuading him: "It won't work to remove the prince now. If you only get rid of him, his foundation cannot be destroyed, the three princes have not established their own power, the Lu family is huge. The network of bureaucrats, and the aides who had given the prince overtly and secretly, would help the three princes wholeheartedly in the future, surely they would stumble him. The emperor can have other princes, and there is no guarantee that the three princes will eventually rise to the throne. With the prince removed, the emperor is still there, and the situation is not much better than it is now. If something leaks, it will attract the attention of the emperor. If we chase our two residences, it will also be a catastrophe... well, just leave it to you."

Zhang Yunzheng asked: "Listen to her, listen to her?"

Zhang Yunming listened carefully to the outside, Shen Wen also closed his eyes and felt his surroundings. Zhang Yunming whispered: "You didn't hear that she mentioned the emperor."

Zhang Yunzheng understood that Shen Wen wanted to change even the emperor together. He was naturally rebellious. He didn't think this was so rebellious, so he said, "That's quite thorough."

Shen Wen whispered: "This thing has to be done step by step. If you can't do it clearly, if it causes chaos, it will be harmful to the people, and it will make the invasion of Beirong easier in the future. Don't say it. In my father's loyal mind, even if I If the plan is successful, he will either commit suicide and apologize or kill his relatives righteously."

Zhang Yunming asked: "Then how are you going?"

Shen Wen said: "You must plan carefully, not in a hurry. I want the throne to be replaced by a good word, and I have to make sure that the superior is the third prince."

Zhang Yunming asked in a low voice: "Can you do it?"

Shen Wen said: "With your family's support, I can."

Zhang Yunming nodded slowly.

Zhang Yunzheng hummed: "She wants money again!"

After being said by Zhang Yunzheng, Shen Wen defended: "Don't be so blunt, OK, we have to protect ourselves, so many people's lives, money gods, they are all clouds!"

Zhang Yunming smiled bitterly: "You are really good-sounding."

Shen Wen said of course: "Of course! When will you buy food?"

Zhang Yunming said: "After more than a month, go to my grandfather's house first and persuade my grandfather to buy grains too. If you receive summer grains and autumn grains and come back, it will be November." He looked outside and said. :"Let's go."

Zhang Yunzheng said to Zhang Yunming: "You go first, I have to ask her a few more words."

Zhang Yunming is upset now. Anyway, the two of them had talked before and said to Shen Wen: "We will meet here again in ten days, and we will see you one last time before we leave Beijing."

Shen Wen nodded and agreed. Zhang Yunming left first. He wanted to walk alone, thinking about what Shen Wen said.

After Zhang Yunming left, Zhang Yunzheng seriously asked Shen Wen: "What did you do in that previous life?"

Shen Wen blinked: "No...nothing..." She didn't say anything about herself in the narrative. These two people are not family members. She didn't want to say such a shameful thing.

Zhang Yunzheng was angry: "Liar! If you don't want to tell me, it means you are ashamed!"

Shen Wen immediately became angry: "Who lied to you! Didn't you see in the eyes of the sky about you? You didn't see it later because you wanted to wake up!"

Zhang Yunzheng said: "Don't confuse right from wrong, I'm saying you didn't tell me about yourself!"

Shen Wen turned his face: "Why do I want to tell you about me"

Zhang Yunzheng was furious: "Of course you have to tell! You know everything about me, you have to tell me!"

Shen Wen curled his lips: "Don't tell!"

Zhang Yunzheng: "Tell!"

Shen Wen: "No!"

Zhang Yunzheng: "Say it!"

Shen Wen shamelessly: "I don't want to say!"

Zhang Yunzheng started offending: "You must say! Otherwise I will make trouble for you!"

Shen Wen's thin eyes widened: "Dare you! How do you want to make trouble! If my business is broken, your family will not survive!"

Zhang Yunzheng frowned for a while and said, "Then I will catch a lot of mice, cockroaches, and cauliflower snakes, and put them in your house! Many, many! Let them crawl on your bed! Then I will catch many centipede spiders and throw them. On your clothes..."

Shen Wen was numb all over, and cursed: "You little bastard! You are a little hooligan!"

Zhang Yunzheng half raised his chin: "Tell me quickly! Otherwise I will catch it now! That cauliflower snake is fat! I especially like girl's powder and can drill..."

Shen Wen waved his hand with anger: "Hate! You really hate! You are a bastard!"

Zhang Yunzheng raised his eyebrows: "Hurry up!"

Shen Wen knew that Zhang Yunzheng was a guy who could entangle unscrupulously, so he had no choice but to say: "What can I say in my previous life, I was married to the prince's official in the East Palace. They presented evidence of my father and brother's collaborating with the enemy in my name." Strangled me to death. Are you happy!"

Zhang Yunzheng looked at Shen Wen with extremely contempt: "How can you be so stupid!"

It was at the most vulnerable moment that Shen Wen had tears in his eyes, and cried, "What's wrong with me! I'm just a woman raised in a boudoir. She was only sixteen years old when she married, and seventeen and a half years old when she died! Know what! You are not much better! Toss and toss and toss, no and no revenge! At least I have waited for a thousand years! I understand everything, I am back! Otherwise, you are still in the yard now as you Where's Miss Zhang!"

Seeing Shen Wen in tears, Zhang Yunzheng felt a little bit wronged in his heart, but at the end of the hearing, he became angry again: "It can be seen how stupid you were back then! Otherwise, you won't be able to put it down for a thousand years!"

Shen Wen knew that what Zhang Yunzheng was telling was the truth, but was angry with Zhang Yunzheng's poisonous tongue, jumping and saying: "That was the year! I am much smarter than you now! You are a clumsy wood! Fuck!"

Zhang Yunzheng sneered: "I don't see how smart you are! Just a pig that loves to eat and drink! His hands are as fat as a pig's feet."

Shen Wen was extremely angry: "Your head looks like a pig's head! Asshole! Big badass! I won't care about you anymore! I only talk to your brother!" Then he walked out.

Zhang Yunzheng said: "I know that after my brother agrees, if you have money, you don't have to make false claims with me! Little liar!"

Shen Wen stomped: "Your brother is more sensible than you! You nasty brat!" But she also knows that Zhang Yunzheng is right-Zhang Yunming agrees, and she doesn't have to play tricks on Zhang Yunzheng anymore. Scold it!

Zhang Yunzheng wouldn't apologize anymore, and he followed Shen Wen and said: "Snobbish, you know money!" He asked Shen Wen for money as soon as he met, and his impression was extremely bad.

Shen Wenlin came out of the yard and turned around and said to Zhang Yunzheng: "You are a bully who knows to bully! Bad boy! I hate you! Don't follow me!"

Not to be outdone, Zhang Yunzheng whispered: "You are a little liar! Who cares about you!"

The two snorted at each other, and Shen Wen ran away, disappearing.

Zhang Yunzheng returned to the Hou Mansion sullenly, why he was uncomfortable, so he pulled a few young men into a fight, beat three or four people around like fleas, screamed and tossed for a long time before falling asleep. Up.

Shen Wen also returned to the house depressed, and lay down before talking to Su Wanniang. She was a little confused.

She didn't actually hate Zhang Yunzheng. Those are Shen Wen's words that scolded herself so many times, and now Zhang Yunzheng said it, although a bit sharp, but from Shen Wen's point of view, it is the truth, she can't care about the truth.

Shen Wen was a little confused about why he couldn't get along with Zhang Yunzheng so much.

She has drifted for thousands of years, and can't let go of hatred and guilt. But speaking of maturity, she is like a seventeen-year-old girl who has read a whole library of books and mastered all the theories and knowledge, but in terms of emotional experience, she has only the life of the past and the present.

In the previous life, she was autistic and partial, pursuing those so-called elegant rules, and her life was depressing and boring. The only time she had a slight emotional choice was to find herself a husband who strangled her in the future. After her death, she understood that she was so naive and ignorant, she had no idea of ​​political situation and conspiracy, and was used by others to harm her relatives. In this life, she doesn't want to live so stupidly. She has to protect her lost family relationship, but she also has to plan what she wants to do carefully. She allowed herself to grow up like a good child, step by step in the dark, never relaxed and unruly.

She thought for a long time, and had to admit: Although Zhang Yunzheng did not cover her words and sometimes made people hate to death, he was able to drag her into the naive quagmire, forget all her maturity for a moment, and turned into a mud man. This made her feel that there was another place in her heart that was a child, still growing up, and not really becoming a female ghost that has been for thousands of years, already rotten like a corpse that can be wiped out at any time. She understood why old people would be with children and laugh like children-that would make people feel energetic and fresh. She indulged herself and allowed herself to be agitated by Zhang Yunzheng to talk nonsense. She was really angry and angry like a normal little girl, and experienced the life she missed. This shouldn't be a problem...Shen Wen asked herself when she fell asleep. Naturally there is no answer.

As soon as he woke up, Shen Wen forgot the quarrel of the previous night. When we went to bed together, Su Wanniang came in with a smile, and whispered to her: "Xiao Hei Pi dug a big hole in the yard yesterday. The lady thought he would go back to play, so she didn't let anyone fill it in. As a result, Qian Anguan coffin. The fat tube ran away, and my ankle was swollen like a big steamed bun."

Shen Wen half-opened his mouth: "There is such a coincidence"

Su Wanniang nodded and said, "Why don't people say that there is retribution? This time, Qian Hake was playing tricks on the little black skin. I originally said that those people were dead, but she was okay, so she hid. Don't you think she's out of luck?"

Shen Wen had some thoughts in her mind, but she didn't think about it, but she could only say with emotion: "It seems that my brother is really lucky. If he doesn't die, no one will end up harming him."

Su Wanniang said: "Of course, the appearance of Xiao Hei Pi will be a military commander in the future. How can a military commander not be angry, the old man said, this is brought by fate, but ordinary people do not."

Shen Wen found her thoughts that disappeared: Shen Qiang is what people call the evil star, she frowned and said: "I have time to bring that guy, I have to give him a good enlightenment, and some poems, books, etiquette, etc. of."

Su Wanniang covered her mouth and smiled: "What are you talking about! What kind of poetry and etiquette does Xiao Heipi learn?"

Shen Wen sighed: "If he is really like what you said, with evil spirits in his womb, if he doesn't cultivate him, he will be a murderous person in the future."

Su Wanniang said: "He must be on the battlefield, isn't he just going to kill people? Don't talk about poems and etiquette, be serious to him. My father said that the benevolent is invincible, and the only thing that can restrain him is love. ."

Shen Wen was shocked for a while, and asked: "The benevolent is invincible, should those who defeat evil should use the way of benevolence and righteousness instead of violence against violence?"

Su Wanniang knew what she was thinking, and whispered: "If you have time, you can definitely try it. But if you only have a few years, I'm afraid that the other party will kill herself before the education is complete."

Shen Wen smiled: "Then I can't take this risk."

Su Wanniang also sighed: "Yes, those who have time to talk about benevolence, justice and morality, few are put on the neck by a knife."

Shen Wen said: "Of course, no one should be arbitrarily slaughtered, and the murderer should die by the knife!"

Su Wanniang was taken aback by the resentment in Shen Wen's tone. For the first time, she felt that this lady who was usually humming and pretending to be weak was actually killed by her life.

The four princes had not seen Su Wanniang since last winter hunting. When he played chess with others in Guanyi Pavilion, he always remembered the jade pendant he gave to Su Wanniang here, thinking of Su Wanniang's smile that shocked his soul. He often patrols the crowd sometimes, knowing that it is impossible to see Su Wanniang, but it is better to be able to see the changing flow of people than to stay in the palace. It's like a little hope, and it's far better than no hope...

The four princes were sitting at the table next to the window holding a teacup, with some melancholy watching the people walking outside the window under the spring sun, and envied them that they could walk in the street so vigorously, without pretending that they were lame, and there was no need to worry about being spied. , Don't dare to see the girl you like...

"Young Master Jiang, don't you go out to...You Chun" the friend babbled while adding tea to the four princes. The word "step" requires legs, and the four princes have inconvenient legs and feet. If you say "You Chun" is very thoughtful and wordy, the guy is very proud of his carefulness.

The four princes have been here for a long time, but he doesn't like people calling him "four princes", he still uses the name "Jiangzi". If anyone yelled "Four Princes" from the public, the Four Princes could pretend not to hear them, and if they were chased, they would say "I don't know you".

The four princes were still thinking about how to answer so that they would not appear to be self-satisfied, and that they could not make people feel that they were lonely and self-admired... just listened to the long-winded man continuing to chant: "You know that the people from Zhenbei Houfu are going to Xiangye outside the city." Go to the temple... to enjoy the spring, they also invited the three princes, Ping Yuanhou, Ye family, there seems to be others, I can't remember, why don't you go with them"

The fourth prince's heart beat faster and faster, and he could only reluctantly say: "Well... I will think about it."

He wiped the table and said, "If you still want to go, let's go together, let's play together, so happy. I really envy those people. I went to the outskirts and looked at the scenery and listened to a song. A fairy-like day. Yeah!"

The fourth prince lamented in his heart: Then someone must invite me!

He didn't care about whether the fourth prince gave feedback, and then said: "Hey, you say, I wipe tea on the table every day, will I be able to cultivate a prince in the next life... Don't... Young Master Dangdang"

The fourth prince sighed deeply, too lazy to talk about it, buddy. Looking at someone coming in, he hurriedly screamed and rushed over. The fourth prince also got up and signaled that the attendant Ding Nai helped him and returned to the palace early.

In the next two days, the fourth prince asked Ding's attendant to arrange the actions of people staring at the third prince. As soon as he came out or went in, he went out quickly to see if he could "encounter" him.

Because there are not many princes in the palace, they are not kept together in captivity, but live in the courtyard separately. They cannot be called palaces, but they are not far away from each other.

I heard that a long time ago, there was a school for the prince, and the princes could go to school together, but the queen wanted the prince to study alone, so they asked each prince to hire his own husband. The four princes were originally urged by their mother to enlighten, read, and learn to ride and shoot, but since he broke his leg and his mother passed away, he no longer hired his husband and taught, and he was bored in the courtyard of the house. Now it finally started activities again, but before the queen was abolished, he had never mentioned asking her husband again, and the emperor didn't care about it. The four princes were left deserted and were in the stage of self-study.

When the three princes were alive, the three princes naturally taught martial arts, and Gu Gonggong supervised martial arts. Once Chen Guifei died, his husband resigned, and Gu Gonggong returned to the emperor's side. The three princes ran wild, did not recite the Four Books and Five Classics, did not write the articles, and did not practice the handwriting. They always went to Zhenbeihou Mansion to ride with those princes. The fourth prince suspected that the third prince had stopped reading at all, and he was even worse than himself.

The fourth prince took the third prince and strolled outside when they left the yard. They didn't bump into it the first two times, but for the third time they just ran into the third prince who came back with his head swaggering.

The four princes hurriedly bowed and shouted, "Brother Three Emperors."

The third prince stopped, and quickly returned the gift.

The brother of the four emperors had not been too close to himself since he pointed out the symptoms of his mother's poisoning at the maidservant's house in Zhenbei Houfu. The three princes were also dizzy by a series of events such as mother funerals, finger marriages, and assassinations, and did not have time to pay attention to the four princes. Although the officials are still competing with the emperor, the possibility of the queen being deposed is still very high. The third prince is in a good mood. Seeing the brother of the fourth emperor, he feels that he has lost love to the disabled brother, and feels a little guilty in his heart.

He asked the four princes: "How are the four princes getting better these days?"

The four princes hurriedly said: "Thank you, brother, for your question, I'm fine. Now it's spring time, and the emperor won't go out for a walk."

The third prince said immediately: "Oh, April 4th, I'm going to visit Xiangye Temple outside the city with Shen Er Gongzi."

The fourth prince blinked, and looked at the third prince with some eagerness. The four princes came to ask from time to time whether he could learn from the Baoguan who played a game of chess with him.

The third prince immediately lost: "If the fourth prince wants to go, you can go with me."

The four princes hurriedly saluted and said, "Thank you, Brother Three."

The two said a few more words and then bid farewell, the fourth prince smiled back to his palace. And the three princes returned to the house, only to realize that the four princes intercepted him to let him invite the four princes to spring outing. The third prince smiled: "The fourth child, if you can't tell me anything, what if I can't guess it?"

Naibu Ding also asked the four princes in a low voice: "What if the three princes don't say the invitation?"

The four princes said frankly: "Chen Guifei takes care of others' feelings and is polite. The third prince is her son, so she can't go far, so she will naturally invite me. If he forgets, I will meet again. Ask the same question until he asks me to go with him."

Ding Nei Shixin said how he didn't realize that his master could be so cheeky in the past.

As the pro-sericulture ceremony is approaching, the officials still oppose the emperor's decision to abolish the emperor. Some people demand that the queen be abolished and preside over the pro-sericulture ceremony. After all, the post-abolition edict has not been officially promulgated by the Ministry of Rites.

Hearing the voices of these ministers, the prince saw the emperor's vague remarks, and believed that the mother was still expected to keep the position of the queen. The harem needs a queen, and the important ceremonies of the country need a queen. He was going to see his mother in the cold palace, and wanted his mother to accompany his father. Maybe the emperor could take back his words.

Chapter 52

After the dynasty, the prince went to a house in the northern part of the palace complex. The winter here is facing the north wind, the sunshine is scarce, and it is really a "cold" palace. Fortunately, it is spring now, and the wind and the sun are warm, so I should still be able to live.

Although the courtyard of Jingfei Jia's family was small, it was still tidy, and the palace people waiting in front of the door looked energetic. This is the second time the Prince has come. The first time I came to greet her, Jing Fei was in a bad mood, so she let him go after a few words. The prince knew that he should come every day, but when he thought of coming to see his mother, he felt terrified in his heart. Jia's condemnation for him, in the emperor's study, the kind of contempt she looked at him deeply pierced his heart. The prince believed that if he really had a brother, his mother would give up herself without hesitation.

This feeling of guilt and low self-esteem made the prince exhausted. Today, because of the hope that his mother can reset, he mustered up the courage to meet Jia.

When entering the door, the prince calmed his face and said to the palace people who were saluting to him: "You'd better wait carefully! Otherwise..." He didn't say anything further, and those who were able to do it didn't need to use words to threaten.

The people in the palace hurriedly said in unison: "The servants dare not."

undefined"Is anyone coming to inquire about the mother and concubine of this palace these days?" The prince specifically pointed out the connection between Jia family and himself, showing Jia family's extraordinary identity, in case these snobs look down on Jia family.

A court lady said respectfully: "His Royal Highness the Four Princesses comes every day, but every time she cries, the Concubine Jing is very tired."

The prince remembered that his sister, who could only cry and lose his temper, was also upset, so he hummed and entered the door of Jia's bedroom.

Before the evening, Jia was already half lying in bed. The prince felt that his mother's face after removing the makeup powder was particularly yellow, even black. He was shocked that his mother had really grown old and no longer had the beauty of youth.

The prince whispered: "The child pleased his mother."

Jia's head was hurting, and his stomach was aching. He half opened his eyes and said weakly: "The emperor is here, what's the matter?"

The prince said in a cheerful tone as much as possible: "Mother, there has been a lot of talk in the court against the abolition of the father, and the father seems to have a sense of relaxation. The silkworm ceremony is approaching, if the mother can say a few good things to the father... ..."

Jia's brow furrowed, and the vertical line between his brows was like a black line. She closed her eyes and said nothing.

The prince waited for a while, and then said: "Mother, a country cannot be without a mother. Looking at the harem, who has the talent and means like a mother, a mother..."

Jia's shook his head slightly and exhaled, "I don't want this anymore."

The prince looked at Jia's incredulously: "Mother, you don't want to reset."

Jia said impatiently: "I just want to get a good night's sleep, without headache and stomach pain. I really don't have the energy to do anything anymore."

The prince looked at Jia's cheekbone bulge and asked worriedly: "If my mother is not feeling well, didn't you ask the doctor to see it?

Jia snorted: "They couldn't see anything when I was a queen, and they can't see much now."

The prince became angry: "Do they dare to treat their mother slowly, I'll talk to them!"

Jia Shi sighed: "It's not necessarily slow, a group of quack doctors! Every time I talk about it, there are just a few words, what evil is from humidification, stagnation hinders the spleen and stomach, and dampness hinders the spleen and stomach, it is empty talk. It's useless!"

The prince asked: "You can find a few doctors from outside the palace..."

Jia's interrupted: "Who is reliable for so many years, how many people want me to die, it is not the most convenient to buy a doctor"

The prince hesitated, and Jia's eyes opened again, and said weakly: "I can do everything for you..."

The prince knelt down suddenly: "Mother, the child is not filial!"

Jia did not open his eyes again: "Take good care of your sister and find a good home for her..."

The prince said hurriedly: "I have let people get out of the wind, wanting the eldest son of Yuanhou."

Jia's brow furrowed deeper, and closed his eyes and said, "Ping Yuan Hou is not a good friend. You don't want to watch him sit idle in the capital, marry a business girl, and don't care about anything. He was fifteen years old. At that time, one person led more than ten people to attack the enemy camp at night, beheaded six enemy generals, and burned the opponent's grain. He was a cruel master, and he was more mindful than Zhenbeihou. You hit his house. It's better to find someone who is generous and ordinary."

The prince didn't like what he did. His mother always disapproved and whispered: "But my sister likes it."

Jia said impatiently: "Your sister knows what she only looks at the superficial things. I can't protect you now. You can find a kind husband for her, and you can treat her better in the future. After all, she is broken. Look, and anxious."

The prince also stubbornly said: "That Young Master Zhang, who has won a scholar, is considered a scholar, and he is also famous in Beijing..."

Jia originally endured a headache and stomachache to teach the prince, but the prince refused to listen. She suddenly became angry and opened her eyes and yelled: "Idiot! You can't understand how many times you have said it! There is such an old man, that son. It can be a good mistake! Ping Yuanhou personally killed more people than you know in your life. He found himself a beautiful and rich lady. You think he will let his son marry a shameless princess. See you every day. You still have to salute! Your sister is in that house, how long you can live, you can watch every day! Find it in a civil servant, preferably from my brother's house, at least, they look at my face and can treat you well What a little sister!"

The prince hurriedly responded, "Okay, mother, I'll find it now." But he disagreed in his heart-in that case, the sister's marriage would be of no use to him. Besides, now that the wind has been released, I heard that Young Master Zhang has been hiding and disappearing. If it changes again, wouldn't it be cheaper? That Zhang Yunming is lying here anyway, probably not thinking about his actions, the prince decided to just Temporarily unchanged.

Jia's got angry, closed his eyes again, and said, "I'm tired, you can go back."

Only then did the prince realize that he hadn't persuaded the Jia family to say a good word to the emperor, so he asked again: "Mother, you really can't go to the emperor father..."

Jia said tiredly: "I really don't bother to move. I don't want to go to my ancestors. I don't want to go to my ancestors. You arrange for people to eat softer, so that I can rest more. Don't disturb people at ordinary times. Me." She's really not lying. These days, her increasingly severe headaches have consumed all of her energy, and stomach pains have made daily diet a pain rather than enjoyment. Every minute of the day seemed long in pain, and she felt uncomfortable in her chest even when she spoke, let alone got up and walked around. She just wants a good night's sleep and a full day without colic.

The prince promised again and promised that he knew that his mother meant that he asked him to find someone to protect her, and don't let anyone come and hurt her. She did not want to move, it seemed that Jia Shi was really sick.

The prince took leave from Jia's family and hurriedly called the four imperial doctors on duty to his chamber and asked them about Jia's illness.

The imperial doctors unanimously said: Jia's is suffering from deficiency and coldness in the middle Jiao, and his symptoms are pale complexion, continual stomach pain, warmth and pressure, and no food or drink.

Hearing that the symptoms were right, the prince said something to make them pay attention so that they could not delay Jia's illness. The doctors agreed one by one and withdrew.

All the imperial doctors dared not say anything in the palace. After returning to the imperial hospital, they talked a few words in a low voice, but none of them said what they all understood: Jia's poisoning.

It was a chronic poison, eroding her internal organs bit by bit. Even if the poison is no longer being used, the doctors can't restore her organs anymore. She is only dying slowly, for as long as three years, and as little as one and a half years.

The imperial doctors had diagnosed this kind of poisoning on other concubines before, but it was more acute and the symptoms were more intense. It didn't start at the end like Jia's, so they didn't figure out what the disease was for a long time. When they were diagnosed, the damage to the viscera had already occurred. It seems that this time, it was Jia's retribution.

These people have worked together for many years and have long been in a tacit understanding. If Jia's died of illness, it should be a natural outcome of old age, sickness and death. Especially now that she is not a queen anymore, "qi stagnation center", "liver qi stagnation" and the like, there are as many as you want. How many people in this world died in depression, and lived soon after the abolition, it is really normal.

But if it is pointed out that Jia's is poisoned, first of all, none of them will survive-how long has it been poisoned for at least one to two years, and how can I find an accomplice now! After Jia's abolition, his son is still the prince! Yes, don't talk about your own life, look at the **** crime in Zhenbeihou's mansion committed by either the prince or the queen, and you will know that the lives of the young and old in your family can't be saved! Not to mention how many people will die in the palace if they are tracked down. Therefore, these imperial doctors were forced by Jia to not diagnose poisoning for others in the past, but now they have not diagnosed him with poisoning. Among the medicines prescribed, only the usual detoxification and nourishing yin medicines were prescribed, and no precious and effective detoxification medicine was used, for fear that the discerning person would see it. A few people only hope that Jia Clan will die sooner, so that they will be in peace, and this matter will pass quickly.

The emperor flipped through the memorials in the study. He knew that the prince was going to see Jia's family in Lenggong, so he asked people to follow them to find out the result.

He did mean to ease. The queen had presided over the harem for so many years and was suddenly sent to the cold palace. Many things in the harem were a little chaotic. Let alone the pro-sericulture ceremony, there will be no one. The two concubines who were put up to take charge of the affairs of the harem have not yet given birth to the prince, so their status cannot be overwhelmed by the other concubines. These days there are always some concubines seeing him. At the time, he hummed and said sour words, and looked at him and couldn't hear it. I heard from Grandpa Sun that people who lost things in the palace during this period, gambling, secretly leaving the palace, and bribery were everywhere. As the emperor, is he going to take care of these little things?

Although he was angry at Jia's rudeness and presumption that day, as a king, he would consider the problem from the perspective of employing people. He does not adhere to the constraints of those ethical standards, and he will not even completely rely on his own likes and dislikes to decide his choice of people. He can tolerate the descendants of Beihou, the old town he hates, attacking the prince, and continue to guard Beijiang, and he can also tolerate the fierce Jia family to give him a stable harem. What's more, Jia's family has been together since he was the prince, and has a deep connection with him. They can be said to be a kind of person-able to achieve their goals by any means.

Many things at the beginning-the death of the emperor who would have been made the prince, the father died quickly after the death of the emperor. The queen who raised her father's emperor, soon became the empress dowager and went to accompany the first emperor... Some people say that the palace's feng shui is not good, the emperor's life is not long, and there are too many people dead... The real reason is probably only Jia in the world. Shi and I know. Jia had helped a lot at that time, otherwise her child would not be established as a prince. He didn't get rid of Jia's because Jia's cooperated well with him. For many things he was inconvenient to do, Jia's would come forward for him. And Jia Clan wants his son to be the prince, so naturally he will never reveal anything, lest he lose his trust.

The emperor felt that he was very kind to the Jia family. Originally, the emperor consciously did not want to establish any crown prince at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period. The establishment of the prince was just considering the promise to Jia's family. Since ancient times, the prince has been standing as a prince. For the other princes, he never thought about standing as a prince. Even if the second prince, who was very clever and abnormal, survived, the emperor wouldn't let him have a heart to fight for savings. He felt that Jia's was a woman's opinion, and he knew that tossing around.

The emperor believed that personal talents and generosity were not important indicators of being emperor. Otherwise, the emperor would not disagree with those who used to say that his emperor's brother was "learned", "good", "can be established as a prince" and so on, and even took action to prevent it from becoming a reality. In the previous dynasty, there were emperors who ignored the government for fifteen years, and others were licentious and mediocre all their lives. What do so many ministers do? The accumulation of government affairs in the past guarantees that most things can follow the old rules. Why should the emperor personally believe that the most important ability to be an emperor is to achieve oneself by using various people and balancing the forces of all parties. the goal of. And the facts proved that if he succeeded, he should be more suitable to be the emperor than the emperor brother.

Once he is in power, he must ensure that his power is not provoked, even his own son! This seat belongs to his own. If anyone dared to have any thoughts during his lifetime, he would really be impatient. The most ideal situation is to set up a prince just before you die.

It can be seen that he appointed Jia's son as the prince, how much he valued her! He didn't care that the prince didn't show much talent for ruling the country. What he cared about was whether the prince was absolutely obedient to himself. I hope that this time being demoted to Leng Gong will make Jia and the prince sober, understand how much she owes them, understand who is the one who can make decisions, and don't always think of playing tricks behind yourself.

The emperor thought to himself, if Jia cried and asked him to forgive himself this time, and said a bunch of good things, he would be able to take back his fate after the abolition by the opposition of the ministers. Even if I read on my old love, let her go this time. After thinking about coming here, Jia should be grateful to himself, no longer annoy him, and manage the harem more conscientiously. I have brought in a few young women. If I am pregnant with the prince again, I will say hello to her. If something happens, she will really be abolished! ...

The emperor was thinking, and the **** who had gone to inquire came back and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the prince will persuade the Jia family to come and say something nice to your Majesty..."

The emperor was very satisfied with the prince's eyesight, and said in a long voice: "How did Jia say?" He should dress up and come to see him right away.

The **** whispered: "Jia refused, saying that he was uncomfortable. He just wanted to get a good night's sleep and didn't want to do anything."

The emperor was immediately angry, frowning, and the **** hurriedly finished what he had to say: "Jia also asked the prince to find a generous family for the fourth princess. The prince said that he had let the wind go and set a peace for the fourth princess. The eldest son..."

"Naughty!" The emperor scolded: "Who does he think he is! Only I can call the shots! What does he think his mother is still the queen!" The emperor didn't know. When the prince made this decision, the queen was still there. The prince only wanted to use the four princesses to punish Zhang Yunming, he didn't think much about whether the emperor would agree. He thought that as long as the younger sister was pacified, the queen would naturally agree to her request before the queen in the future. After all, the marriage of the four princesses would be decided by the queen.

The **** hurriedly said: "The Jia family also said it was bad, saying that Ping Yuan Hou had killed people, it was not a good match."

The emperor waved his hand and told the **** to retreat, and then said to Grandpa Grandpa who came over to pour him tea: "He is too anxious. He hasn't gotten a few people around, so he wants to stumble others."

Grandpa Sun carefully said in a low voice, "Perhaps because Pingyuan Hou's family is very wealthy."

The emperor sneered: "Don't speak for him! The four princesses, who will make enemies for whom! He wants to give her to Ping Yuanhou, isn't it because the old man Zhang and the youngest went together during the winter hunt."

Grandpa Sun sweats: "The emperor Shengming, the prince, is still young..."

The emperor was angry about Jia's affairs, and took a picture of the book case and said, "That woman is the one who taught me badly! I always thought that only I was the smartest and could play tricks on others. She was blind! She didn't see who she was with. Playing with my heart and eyes, I am afraid that she will put on airs! Who is she, the queen must be her..." The emperor coughed

Grandpa Sun beat the emperor on his back while saying: "Your majesty calm down, maybe Concubine Jia Jing is really sick."

The emperor eased his anger and said angrily: "She will get sick. I don't know her. Her greed has always burned her vigorously like coals. When she was sealed that year, she went on for five days and nights. She didn't sleep, she was still full of energy. She had only given birth to four princesses for a few days, so she got up to take care of the full moon. What disease can she do now that she is not even the queen she wants the most! It's just an excuse. I want to embarrass me. She, dreaming! She thought she was still a teenage girl who would have people coaxing me to abolish the edict tomorrow, regardless of those officials..."

Grandpa Sun had a feeling: the emperor had become moody, lost his former calmness, and behaved a little impulsively. He secretly looked at the emperor's profile, and saw that the emperor's complexion seemed dark, unlike the past, with a well-maintained luster. The grandson was nervous and decided to check the emperor's meals carefully.

Sure enough, the next day, the emperor officially issued the abolished edict. This time he not only said that Jia's **** is like luxury and not thrifty, but also said that she had a malaise and was already unfit for the queen. At this time, the ministers couldn't say anything anymore. Malignant illnesses, that is, patients who couldn't speak, were more than seven in a normal family, let alone a royal family. The emperor even said such a poisonous excuse, which shows that it is inevitable after the abolition. Soon, the Ministry of Rites issued an edict, and the Queen Jia family was formally abolished.

During this time, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion was busy. One is to get busy with Shen Jian's marriage on the first day of June, one is to post and invite people for the spring outing in early April, one is to catch Zhou Zhou for Shen Wei, and the other is to prepare for Liu's production.

Shen Wei's grasping Zhou is the easiest, much more indifferent than Shen Qiang's grasping Zhou. Shen Wei is a normal one-year-old child, soft and light. As soon as he was taken to the bed and sat there, he immediately picked up a pen. Standing under the bed, Shen Qiang yelled and wanted to climb on the bed, probably for Help this nephew he often bullies to choose some weapons, but Yang's hold on tightly to prevent him from going to bed. Shen Qiang could only drain all his saliva to the edge of the bed, and yelled "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhg Shen Wei was not disturbed by Shen Qiang, so he picked up another book, opened it, and buried his face between the pages. As everyone laughed, the old lady took the book away, and Shen Wei picked up another piece of ink. , Put it in his mouth, and Liu Shi on the side hurriedly stopped. It seemed that Shen Wei was afraid that the expression was not obvious enough, so he went to get a piece of inkstone. Shen Jian smiled and said to Yang, "Mother, you are happy this time, he must want to learn Chinese."

Yang's eyes are wet again: Shen Wei is the eldest grandson of the long house, and he is the descendant of Zhenbeihou in the future. How can he learn the literature, standing on the bed, Liu also sighed sadly.

When Shen Wei finished catching Zhou and was picked up by Yang, Shen Qiang finally broke free and quickly climbed onto the bed on all fours. He picked out a wooden gun between the bed and something in the blink of an eye. He felt that it was really picking up. After getting cheaper, he ran out with his arms in his arms and screamed. Shen Wei also struggled in the direction in which Shen Qiang ran out, Yang had to put him down, and he hobbled after Shen Qiang.

Yang looked at the backs of the two children and sighed in a low voice, "Why don't these two change?"

The old lady looked away now: a bunch of children didn't know what they were tossing about, and learning literary martial arts might not be possible now. She said to the Yang family: "Don't complain in advance. Look at the future. In this world, who knows what it will be like in the future."

Yang feels that the old lady is a little weird now, she doesn't quarrel with herself anymore, but she speaks fascinatingly. Does it matter when people are old?

By the end of March, the Liu family was in labor.

Although the Hou Mansion had brought Wen Po into the mansion for a long time, giving birth was a major event after all. As soon as the Liu clan started, the Yang clan sent someone to invite Shi Helin and Duan Zeng.

Fortunately, Liu was a second child, and it was not difficult at all to give birth. It took only three hours in total. Shi Helin and Duan Zeng arrived at the Hou Mansion, just drank a cup of tea, ate some snacks, and talked about gossip, and the wife over there said that the child had come out and she was a little boy again!

Hearing the words, the old lady wished to reward her for her possessions: Possessing Possessing Possibilities, Two Combats, Shi Helin and Duan Zeng, although they only used the lower veins, they prescribed a simple Qi replenishing prescription, each of them had three combos! The errand boy, the maidservant present, the kitchen where the meals are made...all extra rewards! All over the house...

Yang had to stop: "Mother, don't be like this..." generously.

The old lady whispered: "You don't understand, Liu's **** light may be able to rush into resentment." A while ago, so many people died, although the old lady knew that it was not the hands of the Hou Mansion, but Shen Jian arranged it like that. Send those people to the edge of the knife.

If you really want to protect them, you should stay in the Hou Mansion. If you really want to save their family, they should be taken into the house right away, where can they say so much that they will do it the next day.

At that time, the old lady agreed to Shen Jian's plan to kill someone by borrowing a knife because the other party actually attacked a child, but then she really regretted it: that was more than a hundred lives. She asked the Yang family to pay to collect those people and not to mention, she also invited the monk to recite the scriptures to save the dead.

Shen Jian, Shen Zhuo and Shen Xiang both felt that the old lady was too soft-hearted, and said privately that the old lady was troublesome. The old lady knows that these children are just teenagers, full of blood, without mercy, and will not listen to persuasion, so she can only chat with Shen Wen sometimes "More kindness is always no harm", "If you can do good things, you must do them." , Never thought that she was chanting to the initiator.

Now that the Liu family has given birth to a son, the old lady wants to re-enjoy the family and dilute the tragedy of the incident with a festive atmosphere.

The Yang family understood what the old lady meant. Since he rewarded everyone again, he couldn't treat his children wrongly and simply make new clothes! Anyway, the spring is just right, and a few single shirts are not time-consuming, making everyone happy and happy.

So Zhenbeihou Mansion was like the New Year. The children of the family were all dressed up. The servants of the whole mansion were beaming because of the bonuses, and they couldn't keep their mouths happy when they were dealing with others.

After the abolished edict was issued for a period of time, the prince stayed in the study every day.

Every day, the four princesses would cry to find him, but every time, the prince would not see her because of his busy schedule.

In fact, the prince was not busy with anything, but was looking for a temporary relief from warm-up activities with the woman. As soon as he entered the study, no matter whether the sun was setting or not, he immediately recruited people to attend. Except for the prince, all the girls in the harem got rain and dew, and sometimes even a few of them accepted the prince at the same time. Therefore, although the crown prince was a waste of business for the aides waiting outside, for the harem + palace, this was a golden day for the duan prince to work hard.

When the prince finally calmed down and summoned his staff and confidant into the palace, his eyes were dark, as if he was five years old.

Everyone dared not face the prince's face. After talking about some important news, the prince asked: "What happened to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion recently?" He knew that asking this question was to find himself awkward, but he just had to ask, like self-abuse. , Following the movements of the people he hates.

One person said: "Zhenbeihou has a new grandson. The Gu family rewarded the whole mansion on the same day. The Yang family made new clothes for the sons and ladies. The mansion has been lively for several days. Moreover, the Zhenbeihou mansion has already been set. On April 4th, we had a spring outing in the city and invited the three princes and four princes Pingyuan Hou Ye Zhongshu and two other children..."

They are really celebrating! The prince was trembling with hatred. As soon as his mother was abolished, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion celebrated with the family and invited friends for a spring outing with great fanfare, deceiving people too much!

The prince gritted his teeth and said: "The three princes and the four princes are all going to spring outing"

An staff member whispered: "Exactly."

Seeing that the prince's expression was not good, one of his staff members comforted: "The four princes will go to guard the mausoleum in the future. Since Concubine Jiang passed away, he has not re-appointed Mr. Jiang. It seems that he knows his duty. This time, he is about to join in the fun... ..."

The prince waved his hand and said: "None of them is not the mother who died, so they stopped reading, and acted as lazy. If they dare to work hard, they will be unpredictable! If the mother does not do anything, the father will not tolerate them. But don't let them deceive them. Now! The four princes helped whoever talked on Dongshou, and the third princes were holding Zhenbeihou to death. What thoughts were moved not to be the father, but to the main palace! They wanted to partner, and they pretended to be with you. There is no conflict in the world, blinding the father, here is against the palace!" The prince was panting, and the people next to him hurriedly stepped forward to pour tea for the prince.

The prince drank tea, and after a long silence, he asked, "What you said last time, how was it planned?"

Although they didn't say it clearly, everyone knew it was about getting rid of Zhenbeihou and Shen Jiajun with the help of foreign barbarians. A person said very quietly: "At the moment, Beirong's internal conflict has not yet subsided, and the strongest of them is Tugu Khan. He was nearly forty years old, and it was when he was strong. He was bloodthirsty and had already killed his own. The two brothers are now vying for the throne with their eldest brother and two other younger brothers. Although his eldest brother is more crowded, he is far less powerful than him, and Tugu will win out of ten."

The prince frowned: "They have not sorted out their own affairs, how can they help the palace?"

An staff member said: "We can bring a letter to Tugu Khan, saying that His Highness will support him, let him send people to the court, and make alliances. Let him tell the emperor that if he is in power, he will be in harmony and friendship with my court. Violation. The emperor is not happy about military affairs, so he is bound to be pleased and will grant his request."

The prince still frowned: "Why do you want to form an alliance with the help of their hands except Shen Jiajun?"

The aides whispered: "Your Majesty, if you don't make an alliance first, how can you have an excuse to reduce the royal government's salary to the Shen's army, forcing Zhenbeihou to cut troops and generals and weaken your strength if you don't form an alliance first."

The prince finally opened his brows slightly and nodded, "It's just that if an alliance is established, how can we let them enter the army in the future?"

The staff member whispered: "Tugu is the most untrustworthy. At the beginning, he also entered into an alliance with a few brothers and did not violate each other. However, after he gained the strength, he cut them off one by one, and showed no mercy. At the turn of the day, it was only due to internal uncertainties. Once northern Xinjiang was unified, the covenant would be with him, but it was just a piece of paper.

Another said: "If he sends someone to come, we will show them the wealth and prosperity of my country, and the barbarians are the most ignorant. Looking at this glory, how unmoved will definitely be the first time after sitting on the throne. , Command an attack."

One person said: "At that time, we tried our best to inform the details of the Shen Jiajun, and sent people to the front line to respond to it. How can we prevent Zhenbeihou from being defeated."

Another went on to say: "As soon as the Shen Jiajun is defeated, we will produce evidence that Zhenbeihou is connected with the enemy, and then we will implicate the three princes. Naturally, we will kill two birds with one stone."

The prince nodded slowly, gritted his teeth a bit.

Someone whispered: "The soldiers of the Northern Rong are strong. If the Shen Jiajun can't stop them, they will go south by victory, weak inland, and there is little resistance. If they reach the capital, what should they do?"

Everyone in the room was quiet for a moment.

There have been no major wars in this dynasty for more than a hundred years. None of these people have personally experienced wars. They have never participated in the small battles on the border. They have never seen the cruelty and unpredictability of war. In addition, the Shen family's army is extremely powerful, and there have been heroic deeds from generation to generation, making people feel that it is simply invincible. The staff were even more worried that Bei Rong would not be able to deal a fatal blow to Shen Jiajun, and Zhen Beihou's status could not be shaken. The prince recently disliked the emperor, and the prospects are worrying. If the prince falls, everyone will have no future in the future. As for the possibility of Beirong's complete victory, everyone felt that it was very slim.

One person said: "Shen Jiajun has always been brave and brave, but after the Bei Rong has been fighting for years, there are not many soldiers and horses. Both of them will naturally lose and both. If the Bei Rong wins, the remaining troops are bound to be very few. Even if they come from the south, they can handle it ."

The prince nodded again: "The top priority is to remove Shen Jiajun. Everything else is trivial."

After hearing this, everyone knew that it was wrong, "other", including how trivial things could be, but no one dared to say anything. The prince looked sinister, with sunken cheeks, and he seemed to be angry at any time. No one dared to step forward to touch this mold.

After discussing for a while, everyone decided on the outline of the letter to Beirong Tugu Khan, arranged for the messenger, and the prince's expression seemed to ease.

At the same time, in the harem for who can replace the queen to host the silkworm ceremony, it became a pot of porridge. The concubines saw who could take the lead in this ceremony as a sign of who would be the next queen. Everyone adored themselves, all of them recommended themselves to the emperor or slandered her. The emperor was so bored that at the end he instructed all concubines to go together to pick mulberries, regardless of the order, it was fair, and this settled all the disputes.

Chapter 53

The day before April 4, the emperor suddenly called Duke Gu into the imperial study room. After Duke Gu arrived, the emperor did not speak for a long time, and Duke Gu did not speak, but just waited silently.

Finally, the emperor asked: "Tomorrow, the three princes will go on a field outing with the people from the Zhenbeihou Mansion, won't you follow them?"

Grandpa Gu bowed and said: "Listen to your majesty's will."

The emperor nodded and said, "If this is the case, then you don't have to go. There should be nothing wrong with going out to play."

Father Gu bowed again: "Just listen to your Majesty."

undefinedThe emperor pushed the teacup in front of him: "Give you it."

Father Gu didn't hesitate, he immediately picked up and drank, and then returned with both hands, saying, "Thank you, the emperor."

The emperor nodded in satisfaction, and asked a few more words before letting Father Gu retreat.

Although he didn't taste any taste in the tea, Mr. Gu walked to no one's place, vomited everything in his stomach, and immediately fed himself a pill. In the next few days, he drank a lot of water. One late night, he entered the emperor's study and sprinkled some fine dust on several books that the emperor often read. He has never been poisoned by food. It is not safer if he touches the dust with his fingers and then touches the tea cup or food.

Because of this, Grandpa Sun carefully checked the emperor's eating and drinking utensils, and the imperial dining room also did a general cleaning, but nothing was achieved. He could only attribute the emperor's poor complexion to the emperor because a few young people were taken into the palace. The newcomers have suddenly increased their intercourse.

The last time Shen Wen and Zhang Yunming met, Zhang Yunming said that they would meet again in ten days. It was considered that they would meet again before heading to the south. This time happened to fall on the night before the spring outing.

When the Yehou Mansion was brightly lit and many people slept very late, Shen Wen could not come out early. When she arrived at the small courtyard, the night was already very deep.

With the lights on in the dilapidated house, Shen Wen took a small stone and hit it, the door opened, and Zhang Yunzheng stood at the door with a stinky face.

Shen Wen walked in front of him, snorted, turned his face back to the other side, indicating that he still remembered the last quarrel, and disdain to watch Zhang Yunzheng enter the door.

Zhang Yunzheng said: "What are you hum! You are so late!"

Shen Wen rolled his eyes: "There are too many eyeliners in our house! I have to wait for everyone to sleep before I can come out, where is so easy as you."

Zhang Yunzheng said: "It's no wonder that the prince acted unscrupulously. Your family still accommodates so many eyeliners in the house! What kind of precaution is this!"

It is the fourth time that Shen Wen has seen Zhang Yunzheng, and he has begun to adapt to Zhang Yunzheng's aggressive social style. He felt that he could be regarded as an object of quiz, and retorted: "This is our family's defense! Honesty, no conspiracy! This is the emperor's talent. Don't start."

Zhang Yunzheng disdain: "But the prince has started! It doesn't matter if you are against it or not!"

Shen Wen moved in his heart and saw a loophole in his family's thinking-just to prevent the emperor from suspicious, but not to prevent others from taking Zhenbeihou as a stumbling block. Too magnanimous, it makes people have no scruples. But he couldn't admit defeat and said: "Your family has taken precautions, but the result is!"

Zhang Yunming sat on the chair with Erlang's legs tilted, and shook the fan and said, "Forget it, forget it! Are you guys getting older, okay?"

Shen Wen sat down on a chair and said to Zhang Yunming: "I didn't want to talk to him anymore! He provoke me!"

Zhang Yunming said to Shen Wen in a painful tone: "Well, I want to formally introduce my brother to you-he is a thorny head, anyone can provoke him!"

Zhang Yunzheng raised his eyebrows at Zhang Yunming: "You are the stinger!"

Shen Wen said to Zhang Yunzheng: "You are a thorn in the head!"

Zhang Yunzheng to Shen Wen: "You are a pig!"

Shen Wen said: "You are the head of a donkey!"

Zhang Yunming smiled and raised his fan: "Stop! Stop! We are talking about things when we meet! It's not a fight!"

Shen Wen and Zhang Yunzheng both turned their heads at the same time, indicating that no one wanted to look at each other.

Zhang Yunming said to Shen Wen: "I persuaded my mother to give me more than one hundred thousand taels."

Shen Wen was happy and said, "Great! The more you buy, the better. You can give my second brother some more money. Although there is not much food near the border, let him persuade my father to buy all of it as much as possible. Also, taking advantage of this year's abundant food, no one will grab the food, it is best to transport the food to the border as soon as possible."

Zhang Yunming asked: "Is it handed over to your eldest brother?"

Shen Wen shook his head: "No, the secret exists in a large household near the border. When Bei Rong invades..."

Zhang Yunming asked: "Let them offer food again"

Shen Wen still shook his head: "No, let my brother and them grab food."

Zhang Yunzheng hummed: "Little liar!"

Shen Wen fought back at Zhang Yunzheng: "Little idiot!"

Zhang Yunming tried his best to keep the conversation at a mature level, and said to Shen Wen: "You don't want people to see that you and my government have a tacit understanding.

Shen Wen changed a solemn tone and said: "No matter who is the emperor, he will not like courtiers' partnership, especially if the wealthy and soldiers are together, it is even more dangerous."

Zhang Yunming nodded: "Now that we are really soldiers and money together, what you planned should be possible."

Shen Wen raised her head and said, "Of course! I spent..." She wanted to say that she had spent a thousand years conspiring, but was interrupted by Zhang Yunzheng: "What you spent is just spending some tongue, little liar!"

Shen Wen knew that Zhang Yunzheng did not want her to say that she had spent a thousand years and was possessed by a ghost, so he cast aside Zhang Yunzheng, then ignored him, and said to Zhang Yunming with great interest: "There are many delicious foods in the south." Pointing his fingers, he stated: Yangzhou's soup dumplings, Jiankang's duck blood soup, Kuaiji's sweet and sour fish... and all kinds of dried fruits! Dried plums, dried plums, dried peaches...

Although she knows that Shen Wen is serious, but seeing Shen Wen like this, Zhang Yunming can't help but say condescendingly like a child: "You are not asking us to buy you delicious food and bring it back. I can tell you. The road is too far, too troublesome."

Shen Wen said disappointedly: "Then forget it! Just come back, anyway, it's too late."

Zhang Yunming asked: "What's the time?"

Shen Wen said casually: "It's time to prevent the five princesses and Fan."

"What!" Zhang Yunming blurted out.

Shen Wen pursed his lips with a well-behaved expression.

Zhang Yunzheng was so angry that she said to Zhang Yunming, "Look, she is fooling people again!"

Zhang Yunming asked, "What Hefan!"

Zhang Yunzheng also said: "You liar, you said last time that you let the five princesses marry my brother!"

Shen Wen tilted his head and said, "I said I would'prevent', but I didn't say that she would definitely go to Hefan."

Zhang Yunming frowned and asked: "What the **** is going on"

Shen Wen smiled and said: "You still have time to come back, now go buy food! Oh, can you bring me some dried fruit is very convenient, and it is not easy to spoil..."

Zhang Yunming gritted his teeth and said: "What did you see! Say it now!"

Seeing Zhang Yunming's seriousness, Shen Wen didn't dare to tease him anymore, he hummed and said: "In the past life, Concubine Chen Gui died, the crown prince let the fifth princess marry the second son of Beirong Tugu Khan's Huo Luo. After getting married, five The princess died soon."

Zhang Yunming asked after a long period of weather: "You have a way to stop it."

Shen Wen nodded confidently: "Of course!"

Zhang Yunming squinted at Shen Wen and said: "Are you afraid that we will go to buy food and not do well for you, just use this to hang my appetite"

Zhang Yunzheng beat the drum: "That's what she meant!"

Shen Wen quickly denied: "What are you talking about! How come! I trust you very much! I can't get out, I can't do things personally, can we survive in the future, don't we all count on you?" Then he told the two people Blink an eye to express trust. But both looked like they didn't believe it.

Zhang Yunming asked: "Who knows about your family?"

Shen Wen stretched out his finger: "My three brothers."

Zhang Yunming slowly shook his head and said to Shen Wen: "I used to think that the most hated person in your family is Shen San..."

Shen Wen smiled and said, "Ah, don't you love and hate others so much. You have wrinkles. The fifth princess likes young people..." Seeing Zhang Yunming's uncommon expression on her face, she hurriedly turned her head and looked down the room. Seeing that it was tidied up and had a few pieces of furniture, he said: "I want a secret room where I can hide things, and I'd better be able to hide people. I'm here to do important things, but it's crucial for us in the future. The life and death of you. Come back and I will draw you a sketch."

Zhang Yunming was a little irritable, frowning and asked: "How can someone find someone to build the secret room and then kill them?"

Shen Wen looked at him: "Why are you looking for someone to kill you to build it yourself!"

Zhang Yunming turned to look at Zhang Yunzheng: "I heard you are going to build a secret room without us!"

Zhang Yunzheng replied simply: "Don't do it! Whoever said it will build it!"

Shen Wen pointed to Zhang Yunzheng and said to Zhang Yunming, "Look! Is he a jerk?"

Zhang Yunzheng replied, "What about you, you are a slacker!"

Shen Wen said: "You are a slacker!"

Zhang Yunming raised his hand again: "It's alright! Isn't it possible for everyone to do it together?"

Shen Wen looked at his hands: "I can't get my nails dirty, others will see."

Zhang Yunzheng said harshly: "Just say you got dirty from the ground. Who would doubt that pigs are all like this?"

Zhang Yunming chuckled, Shen Wen gritted his teeth and said to Zhang Yunming: "Hefan!"

Zhang Yunming coughed, stopped smiling, and said to Zhang Yunzheng: "You have to be polite to girls, and be gentle."

Zhang Yunzheng said: "She is not a girl! She is a kid!"

Shen Wen said: "He is not a gentleman, he is a villain!"

Zhang Yunzheng said: "You are a kid!"

Shen Wen: "You are a villain!"

Zhang Yunming smiled bitterly and drew out the fan, sighed: "This place is so hot before summer"

Shen Wen and Zhang Yunzheng grimaced at each other, and Zhang Yunming said to Shen Wen: "I will see you during the spring outing tomorrow. You can't fight like this."

Shen Wen waved his hand and said, "Who would be so stupid I would pretend not to know him!"

Zhang Yunzheng said angrily: "I don't know you either!"

Shen Wen ignored him and asked Zhang Yunming, "I still want to ask you, aren't you still sheltering from the limelight now, why are you going to spring outing with such fanfare?"

Zhang Yunming said: "I have to have fun too, many friends never meet, they will be strange. There are also three princes, Ye Datong, who are all my friends." He glanced at Zhang Yunzheng, and whispered to Shen. Wen said: "I have to take this, as my cousin far away, to meet with everyone."

Shen Wen knew that he wanted to introduce Zhang Yunzheng to his friends, so he could take care of something in the future. Moreover, everyone has decided to go against the prince, and naturally they will have a good relationship with the third prince.

Shen Wen asked: "Does your father allow you to make friends with the third prince?"

Zhang Yunming shook his head and said, "Of course I don't agree, but I can't hold back someone making a big noise." He raised his eyebrows in Zhang Yunzheng's direction.

Zhang Yunzheng coldly snorted: "You want to go too, but you just borrowed me to be a gun again."

Shen Wen asked: "You told your father about this."

Zhang Yunming replied: "No, there is no place for him yet, just wait."

Shen Wen also nodded: "I don't want to make a big move too soon."

Zhang Yunming whispered: "But I think my father sees that this abolition is very unfavorable to the prince. Otherwise, no matter how loud my brother is, he won't let us go."

Shen Wen asked: "Did your father doubt the prince before?"

Zhang Yunming said: "He probably didn't expect the prince to do that in the future, but he always said that the prince was too narrow, and he had to care about a girl of six or seven years old, so beware." Zhang Yunming looked at Shen Wen: "That. The child is you! It seems that you set up the set, and the prince is not enough!"

Shen Wen wrinkled his nose: "He is a narrow-minded person if he is wronged. Was it because of your father that your stupid brother went to visit the Grand Prince's Mansion and was almost caught" Shen Wen complained fiercely After a complaint, who said she can't defend herself

Zhang Yunming was shocked and said to Zhang Yunzheng, "You went to visit the mansion of the eldest prince and you were almost arrested! What are you going to do! Do you know how much trouble you will cause your father if you are caught!"

Zhang Yunzheng glared at Shen Wen angrily, and said to Zhang Yunming, "It's what you told your father. I want to see what he looks like. Who can catch me? My master said that my light work is the best in the world! "

Shen Wen immediately said: "Second!"

Zhang Yunzheng said: "Who compares with you! Little liar with a ghost in his heart!"

Shen Wen continued his efforts, and then revealed the short: "Then why did you go to Wanhualou that night in Wanhuawu, you are not ashamed to go to see Yanwu when you are young!"

Zhang Yunming was surprised again: "You went to Wanhualou! How do you know where Wanhualou is! Ah, I remembered that that day I came back from Zhenbei Houfu and told you that there was Wanhua dance in Wanhualou that night, You asked me to take you to see, I said you were too young, if you didn't take you, you wouldn't let me go, but you went there yourself!"

Zhang Yunzheng finally got a bit of a target ∝ Shunjiao, in fact, I didn't see it either..."

Shen Wen said with a smile: "That's because he and Father Gu met!"

Zhang Yunming was really angry and rebuked Zhang Yunzheng: "I didn't know that you could cause such a big thing! You can also touch Grandpa Gu's kung fu! This winter hunting, he killed nearly 30 people alone. Although Those people got incense, but his skill is definitely not one tenth that you or I can beat! You are against him, what can you do if something goes wrong! Where are we going to find you! I have to go and tell my father, you I can't go out at night casually in the future!"

Zhang Yunzheng scolded Shen Wen: "You little long tongue woman! No, long tongue ghost!"

Shen Wen absolutely cannot be subdued! She cursed back: "You stupid idiot! Short-legged crabs, prawns on feet, and boring wooden bumps!" She tried to express her wit with rich vocabulary.

Zhang Yunming pulled Zhang Yunzheng and said, "Go! Go home! You two will not meet again in the future!"

Zhang Yunzheng and Zhang Yunming walked out and said, "Who wants to see her! She came to me!"

Shen Wen said loudly: "I shouldn't have gone to see you at all! Give me back my sparrow!"

Zhang Yunzheng was held in check, turned his head and said to Shen Wen: "It's not easy to find a sparrow, I can catch ten for you!"

Shen Wen knew that the sparrow had run away, so he shouted: "I want the one I want as a gift! I touched the ink on its forehead! Don't blind me! You pay! One hundred thousand...no, one million taels of silver!"

Zhang Yunzheng had already left the house and turned back and shouted: "Greedy ghost! I saw, where is the ink liar! Spit out the wonton! That is also a million taels of silver!"

Shen Wen chased it out: "It's so stingy, please remember the bowl of wontons!"

Zhang Yunzheng turned his head vigorously: "How about you give gifts to sparrows! Don't be stingy!"

Shen Wen jumped: "I hate you!" The girl's killer!

Zhang Yunzheng was unwilling to show weakness: "I hate you too!" It sounded weird.

Zhang Yunming laughed, turning around and said to Shen Wen: "Go and turn off the light, don't burn the house, how long did you buy it?" The two walked away.

Shen Wen returned to the empty room alone, and let out a long sigh - she actually felt very happy! It must be because from then on, there is no need to worry about money and food, and the food problem at the border has been completely resolved. Shen Wen blew out the lights, and there were no locks in the broken house. She was in a good mood and returned home briskly. When I returned to the Fuzhong, I only had time to change clothes and didn't sleep well, because soon people started to get up to wash and prepare to go.

Spring outing is only one day, so go early to have time for outing. So early in the morning, when the sky was still dark, the motorcade of Zhenbei Houfu set off.

But when they arrived at the gate and waited to leave the city, the motorcade of Pingyuan Houfu also arrived, followed by the imperial motorcade of the three princes on horseback accompanied by the five princesses, the motorcade of Yefu, and the other two motorcades. Inside the gate, the carriages and horse teams were discharged several streets. As the gate opened, it took these convoys two quarters of an hour to get out of the gate. Even in the dim light of the morning, the people watching inside and outside the city gate could see clearly these people's fresh clothes and sturdy guards. They couldn't help but talk and were amazed.

This team of horses and wagons stretched out of the city, leaving many miles of road. The third prince was on the horse, and saw a figure dressed in red from afar, which often flashed in the motorcade in the northern town of Beihou in front of him, and often distracted. Several times, the horse deviated from the road, but he did not find out in time.

The fourth prince opened the curtain and looked outside with nice eyes. The fields are full of spring. Was Su Wanniang also looking at the same scenery? He touched a hosta in his sleeve. He picked out his mother's jewelry for a long time yesterday. This is a lotus hairpin carved out of a whole piece of jade. The most valuable thing is the tip of two lotus petals. There is a faint pink color, which makes this hairpin crystal clear, and there is also a kind of aura. He thinks it is worthy of Su Wanniang. That beautiful face. I just don't know how to give it to her. Although it is almost impossible to meet Su Wanniang alone in this short day of spring outing, the four princes still hope that they will have the opportunity to hand over the hairpin to Su Wanniang.

Originally an hour and a half, this team walked for an hour and a half, and when they arrived at Xiangye Temple, the sun was already high in the sky. The people in the Hou Mansion of Zhenbei knew the surrounding terrain and led people to the open area. The servants began to unload the trucks, set up tents for the women and their families, and the men got off their horses and cars. The fourth prince got out of the car with the help of Ding's attendant, and followed the third prince and the fifth princess limpingly.

The crowd flocked to the two princes and the fifth princesses, and the families greeted them.

Zhang Yunming remembered what Shen Wen had said about the Five Lords and Fan, so he looked at the five princesses when he saluted, and met the five princesses looking at him in a series of eyes. The fifth princess has imitated Chen Guifei's attitude since she was a child: she must be smiling when looking at people, her eyes must be gentle and affectionate, when others see it, she must bow her head slightly to show humility, half-cast her eyes, and her face is shy... She is already Familiar and natural, with Zhang Yunming's eyes, he immediately lowered his eyes, pursed his lips and smiled, lowered his head to show his respect.

Zhang Yunming's behavior has always been chic and detached. Seeing that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised and his face remained unchanged, he opened the fan in his hand and slapped it twice. Over there, the fifth princess raised her eyes again and saw Zhang Yunming's piety. She remembered that Zhang Yunming used a fan to fan wildly during winter hunting. His face was a bit deeper with a smile, and his cheeks were a little red.

After paying respects to the royal people, everyone bowed to each other. Zhang Yunming introduced Zhang Yunzheng: "This is my distant brother, Zhang Yunzheng. He is number two over there, the second son of Zhang." He so solemnly introduced Zhang Yunzheng. Everyone knows that this young man is a very close person to Zhang Yunzheng. The handsome, but stiff-faced teenager clasped his fists. Zhang Yunzheng was very cautious, biting his lip, returning salutes one by one, occasionally saying a word or two, and stuttering. Everyone thought he was so nervous because he hadn't seen the world and didn't care. Only Shen Zhuo felt that this young man was a little familiar, so he couldn't help but glance at him a few more times. Zhang Yunzheng frowned immediately, with a cold look, but sweat could be seen on his forehead. The four princes felt sympathy, walked a few steps towards him lamely, and asked with a smile: "Where is Young Master Zhang and how old is this year?"

Zhang Yunzheng just saw the Four Princes, his eyes were fixed on the yellow brocade clothes embroidered with auspicious clouds on the Four Princes' chests, and he stuttered: "Yes...yes...people, this year ten...sixteen..." If Shen Wen sees this I don't know how happy one scene is.

The fourth prince smiled and said, "I'm as old as you."

Zhang Yunming on one side also smiled and said: "The four princes are the most approachable. They often watch your chess. I have never beaten him. You can play with the four princes when you have time."

Zhang Yunzheng nodded bluntly and said, "I like to play chess too, let's play a game now!" Just like a child, he said it seriously.

The fourth prince had to pretend to be lame and not want to walk too much, so he said: "Well, let's put the plate under the shade of the tree over there, facing the fruit forest, you can see trees full of new leaves and flowers."

Zhang Yunzheng was not accustomed to being with everyone. Seeing that there was an open space over there, he agreed.

The four princes bid farewell to the third princes and walked under the tree far away with the help of Ding Nei. Ding Nai waiter turned his head and ordered people to bring the table and chess board to follow. Zhang Yunzheng also immediately followed. He watched the fourth prince walking with limps, and felt that this young man about his size was worse than himself, and he gradually relaxed.

Zhang Yunming saw that Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo saw that his eyes were full of meaning. In fact, he wanted to go with Shen Jian and the others, but he was worried that Zhang Yunzheng was alone with the four princes. He was afraid that this stunned brother would say anything to reveal the secret. Come, let the people from Pingyuan Hou Mansion bring some refreshments and go with them.

In the shade of the tree, the attendant Ding Nei set up a small table, placed a chessboard and chess pot, laid a thick felt mat on the ground, and helped the four princes to sit cross-legged. Zhang Yunzheng had no social experience. Seeing that Ding Naishi had also laid a thick cushion opposite the four princes, he naturally sat down, with no politeness at all, and directly took the chess pieces and the fourth prince guesses.

The four princes had never seen a person like himself who went straight and didn't have any nonsense. For a while, he was very relaxed and played chess with Zhang Yunzheng.

Zhang Yunming watched, thinking that this younger brother had been kept at home, only playing chess with him, and now he can finally come out to play against others, joy and a little bit sorrow in his heart.

Pingyuan Hou Mansion has always been particular about it. The people next to him set up a small clay pot and began to boil water to prepare tea, and the maid came over and put a hand towel to wipe their faces one by one.

Zhang Yunming watched for a while, and couldn't help pointing Zhang Yunzheng's moves. Zhang Yunzheng didn't give him any face, and raised his eyebrows and said, "I want to play by myself! If you want to play, play against him alone!"

The four princes were surprised that this distant brother, who didn't know where he came from, was really rude to Ping Yuanhou's eldest son, and he didn't stutter at all when talking to Zhang Yunming. Seeing Zhang Yunming's depressed face and sympathy in his heart, he smiled and said, "Master Zhang is idle, so it's better to start a game. I can play with you at the same time."

Zhang Yunming had never beaten the Four Princes before, and at this time he was humbled: "This way, it is very unfair to your Highness..."

The fourth prince smiled: "If you can defeat me, it will be unfair..." This meant that he could not win at all.

No matter how thick-skinned Zhang Yunming was, he couldn't hold it anymore. He turned around and said, "I will set up another table, and I will practice hand skills with His Royal Highness."

The four princes smiled and said: "Don't see your Highness, you should still be Jiang Gongzi, as we called him when we met."

Zhang Yunming remembered how he was secretly calculated by Shen Zhuo, and said to others: "Go and ask the third son of Shen to come and say that we are here to fight against Jiang, let him help out."

Zhang Yunming sat at the new small table next to the four princes, and began to play against the four princes.

Because it is a spring outing, there is no such strict guard against men and women. Everyone got out of the car and greeted the prince and princess together, and there was no separation of men and women. In the subsequent chaotic greetings and salutes, the men and women were gradually separated. Shen Zhuo stretched her neck and looked into the group of Pingyuan Hou Zhang's family. Zhang Yunjin's rigid appearance flashed through the crowd. She didn't even see herself, but Zhang Yunzheng glared at herself.

Shen Zhuo was very sorry, and immediately ran to the side, a branch that was folded a foot long was inserted into his hair, and immediately achieved the effect of standing out from the crowd. Then Shen Zhuo continued to salute other people and was asked what he was doing with a smile. He said that he was for this spring outing, and everyone laughed. Soon, the girl also pointed here. Zhang Yunjin looked over and naturally saw Shen Zhuoyao grinning at her. Zhang Yunjin gritted her teeth and whispered: "Grandstand!" She couldn't help but smile.

Upon seeing this, Shen Zhuo went to find a wild peony and inserted it by the sideburns, but before he allowed him to perform more, someone came to him and said, Lord Zhang would like to please.

Shen Zhuo was frustrated, knowing that Zhang Yunming was obstructing himself again, but now he has a cooperative relationship with Ping Yuanhou, so he can only hold his back and walk to the place where he is playing chess with a straight face.

When Zhang Yunming saw that Shen Zhuo's head was planted with branches and flowers, he secretly rejoiced that he had called Shen Zhuo, otherwise Shen Zhuo must be going to harm his sister, but he smiled and said: "Shen Zhuo always Self-proclaimed master, you can't miss this opportunity."

Seeing that the two of them were facing the fourth prince, Shen Zhuo said in an injustice, "You are bullying people."

Zhang Yunzheng was immersed in the fierce game with the four princes, and couldn't speak for a while. Zhang Yunming said: "We are barely supporting it. We are waiting to see you show off."

Shen Zhuo went to the side and looked for a while, and found that both Zhang Yunzheng and Zhang Yunming obviously could not beat the Fourth Prince. He shook his head and said, "I thought you were modest, but it seems that you really can't do it!"

Zhang Yunming squinted at Shen Zhuo: "San Young Master Shen can also hold a plate." Let him take care of you too!

Shen Zhuo started gearing up. Although he had never beaten the Four Princes, he might not lose as badly as Zhang Yunming. So seeing the four princes smiling and nodding at him, they put their heads on the table and played chess with the fourth princes.

The four princes left by themselves, and the youths such as Ye Da Gongzi, Shen Jian and others surrounded the three princes. Shen Jian smiled and said: "When you get here, you should go up and take a look."

The third prince immediately agreed: "Then let's go climbing!"

A group of people walked up the hillside not far away. At the beginning, there was still a large group of people walking together, but slowly, the crowd became a long line. Finally, those who walked in the front were left with Shen Jian and the third prince, who usually had martial arts and swift steps, and there was one who complained about them. Young Master Ye who walked too fast but was not left behind.

Here, the girls from different families introduced each other, and it was also full of hustle and bustle. The fifth princess pulled Zhang Yunjin and Shen Xiang, first wiped their tears, and then walked together in the woods, walking all the way, chatting in a low voice. The three of them ran away together during the winter hunt, and this friendship was much deeper than the others.

The huge tents were propped up and the brocade floor was covered. Some of the girls wore drapery hats and visited the surrounding orchard, and some sat under the shade of the trees, chatting and laughing happily.

Shen Wen couldn't be too active because of "healing from a serious illness", so he found a place with the sun, sitting weakly on the sun loungers with full eyesight, in fact, to make up for sleep, and Xia Zi waited on the side.

Su Wanniang was not with Shen Wen, she was gradually leaving the circle of girls with Shen Qiang.

Shen Qiang usually wakes up early. This morning, as if he knew they were going out to play, he would get up and make a noise whenever there was a movement in the yard. Yang had to agree to Shen Jian to take him out of the house. When he got on the carriage, he fell asleep and slept all the way to Xiangye Temple. When they all unloaded the cart, set up the curtain, and people played for a long time, he woke up near noon. After being served by someone, I ate and drank water, and I became very energetic.

This is the first time Shen Qiang has been in the wild, and he is going crazy. In the circle of the girls, running around, like Sa Huan'er's puppy, no one would listen. Because only Su Wanniang could control him for one or two at ordinary times, Shen Wen asked Su Wanniang to watch Shen Qiang specifically. When Su Wanniang came, the maids and ladies were happy to let go, and went to rest.

Su Wanniang chased Shen Qiang and ran back and forth on the grass, sweating profusely, she finally used a colored ball to lure Shen Qiang over, grabbed Shen Qiang's hand, held him, and led him away from the center of the crowd that excited him. Arrived at the Moon Pavilion not far away.

Seeing that it was a pavilion, Shen Qiang looked at it inside and out, peeling the stones, peeling the paint, and quieting for a while.

Su Wanniang was finally able to sit down and rest for a while. She looked at the pavilion, and it was more broken than when she came last time. She remembered meeting Ji Wenzhao here three years ago, as if she had passed away. She was only in her early ten years old at that time. Although she is now only a fourteen-year-old girl, in her heart, she has grown up and is no longer that confused child.

Shen Qiang slowed down, took the colored ball and kicked it fiercely. The colored ball flew far away. He screamed and ran away. Su Wanniang could only stand up quickly and chase him.

Among the three players who played against the Four Princes, Zhang Yunming and Shen Zhuo had already surrendered, and Zhang Yunming had lost more, which made Shen Zhuo very proud. Only Zhang Yunzheng was entangled so hard that he didn't admit defeat. Obviously the overall situation has been determined, but he was there to fight back, escaped several times, and counterattacked again and again.

The four princes were secretly surprised in their hearts, how could this young man who was about his size, looked inexperienced and hadn't seen the world so much, could be so tenacious. With this kind of enthusiasm, the fourth prince looked at Zhang Yunzheng's serious and focused face, and actually liked this somewhat rude young man very much.

Zhang Yunming was not surprised at all. His younger brother was like this. He usually played against himself, maybe he was reluctant to go, maybe he didn't like winning by himself, every time he stalked, fighting desperately for every eye, fighting to the last breath.

Shen Zhuo had already seen that the four princes would win. He had no patience to watch Zhang Yunzheng's dying struggle, so he got up and said that he was going to supervise the lunch arrangements. After a while, the people who were outing came back to eat and drink. Zhang Yunming saw that the veil had been erected on the female family, and knew that Shen Zhuo would not be able to pass easily, so he let Shen Zhuo go.

Finally, Zhang Yunzheng took the last shot and said with a long breath: "I'm done."

The fourth prince was even a little moved, and said: "Second Young Master Zhang is really admirable for his perseverance."

Zhang Yunzheng said in a daze: "Where there is any perseverance, it is necessary to make every step well."

The four princes nodded and said: "That's right. I usually watch your chess game. If you have time, go and play with me." If Ji Wenzhao is the first person to invite the four princes, Zhang Yunzheng is the second one.

Zhang Yunzheng nodded but shook his head again and said, "Uh...I will go to the south right away. When I come back, I will definitely go to you to play chess..."

The two of them were talking, and a colorful light flew from the corner of the light. The three sitting on the ground looked at the same time, and saw a colorful ball falling from the air on the lawn near them, and a dark little boy grinned. She was running quickly with her crystal clear saliva, and a girl behind her was panting and chasing.

Chapter 54

The heart of the fourth prince leaped loudly, and that girl was Su Wanniang. Having not seen her for so long, she looks more and more beautiful. The four princes immediately looked at Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng. Zhang Yunming was looking at the boy and said to Zhang Yunzheng, "I know that girl, she is by Miss Shen Er. Then this child should be the youngest son of their family. He is just so old. I dared to let go when I ran to their house, my younger brother is almost eight years old, and my mother won't let him out this time..."

When Zhang Yunzheng heard that he was the young son of the Shen family, remembering that Shen Wen had mentioned that the prince was going to murder her younger brother, he immediately liked the little black boy and beckoned: "Come here, little black bean!" It seemed that he hadn't noticed the back. The girl, the fourth prince breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Qiang turned his face and saw someone paying attention to him. He immediately barked his white teeth and ran over with open hands. Before the people arrived, everyone could see that the bib on his chest had been soaked with saliva.

Zhang Yunming just smiled and said, "It's so wet, is it raining?" Shen Qiang rushed into his arms, rushed Zhang Yunming back, and hurriedly supported the ground with his elbows before falling to the ground. Zhang Yunming yelled, just about to raise his hand to grab Shen Qiang, Shen Qiang quickly got up from him, using all four feet together, threw on the fourth prince, pulled the fourth prince's shoulder, and raised his mouth to the fourth prince's face. , In the consternation that the four princes did not react, he gave the four princes a big kiss, leaving a half-faced drool for the four princes.

Su Wanniang, who had just arrived, panted and bent over, squatted down, and smiled while apologizing. She used to grab Shen Qiang's arm with one hand, trying to pull him off the fourth prince, and subconsciously withdrew the handkerchief from her arms. He wiped the face of the fourth prince and wiped away Shen Qiang's saliva for him.

undefinedAll this happened so quickly that before the fourth prince had time to flush, Shen Qiang had gotten off the fourth prince, broke free of Su Wanniang's hand, and attacked Zhang Yunzheng, the target he had not yet conquered. Zhang Yunzheng was already prepared for what happened to the other two people. When Shen Qiang rushed forward, he grasped his armpit, picked him up on his shoulders, and stood up from the ground.

Shen Qiang grew taller abruptly, and yelled with excitement. Zhang Yunzheng lifted Shen Qiang again, let him sit on his neck with his legs split, holding Shen Qiang's legs in both hands, and ran in zigzag strides. Shen Qiang hugged Zhang Yunzheng's head and screamed louder with joy.

Zhang Yunming knew Zhang Yunzheng's child's character, and was afraid that he would throw Shen Qiang, so he quickly got up, followed the past and said, "Be careful!"

Su Wanniang, who was next to the Fourth Prince, was about to follow, and the Fourth Prince said softly: "Daddy Zhang is a prudent person. You will not let the children get into trouble. You can rest."

Su Wanniang turned and smiled at the fourth prince: "It's okay, you can still strengthen yourself by running with him."

She just ran over, her body exuding the unique fragrance of a girl, her breath was blue, her face was white and red, and her eyes were so clear that she reflected the face of the four princes. The four princes blushed, half-downeyed, and asked in a low voice: "You how have you been"

Su Wanniang suddenly remembered what Shen Wen had asked her to pass to Shen Jian yesterday--giving the third prince the opportunity to suggest that the emperor buy grain this summer to prevent the poor from hurting the farmers, so she returned to the fourth prince and sat on her knees to rest, low Sheng said: "If you have a chance, just tell the three princes, last year it was ripe, this year is another good year, the price of grain is low, and the agricultural labor costs are not harvested. But the good years cannot be continuous, so you should buy grains to help the farmers prepare. In a disaster year, you can kill two birds with one stone, so why not do it."

The fourth prince asked in a low voice: "This is what your master meant."

Su Wanniang's eyes flashed when she looked at the fourth prince, and the fourth prince hurriedly said: "If your master doesn't believe me, you don't have to say it. Just pay tribute to him and say that I admire his chess skills."

Su Wanniang felt relieved, knowing that the four princes had not guessed that it was Shen Wen, she must be like Ji Wenzhao, thinking that her master was a man. She smiled at the four princes and whispered: "My master has calculated that next year will be a severe drought for four consecutive years and then floods, but the son does not have to say this. I just want the son to know that if the son is asked the third prince to make this proposal, he should There can be nothing wrong."

Facing Su Wanniang's smile, the thoughts of the four princes flew in their heads: Does he like Su Wanniang or call him the son, let him remember the way they met when they first met... There must be an expert in Zhenbei Houfu that no one knows. Instruct the stupid and stupid second lady and her maid to do things... Su Wanniang doesn't have anything to do with that expert. Such a stunning woman, smart and alert, who can not like...

The four princes looked at Su Wanniang foolishly. Su Wanniang blushed from being stared at, and she coughed lightly. The fourth prince awakened suddenly, blushing himself, and hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Don't worry, I will go and tell the third prince.

Su Wanniang said, she was about to get up and chase Zhang Yunzheng and the others, who had gone far away. Before leaving, she said to the fourth prince: "Don't sit for too long. You have to walk more in spring. Go over there and see. The flowers are blooming. Okay."

The fourth prince said hurriedly: "Wait!"

Su Wanniang had half stood up, and she squatted down again after hearing the words of the fourth prince, waiting for the fourth prince to speak, the fourth prince blushed, took out the hosta from his sleeve, and handed it to Su Wanniang.

No matter how dull Su Wanniang was, she understood now, her face blushed again, and she remembered what she had advised Shen Xiang to say, but at this time she actually fell on her! The fourth prince is still crippled on the surface, but he is also a prince. There will be concubines and concubines in the future. I am a maid, so naturally I can't be a concubine. Isn't it a concubine to be a concubine? What is the family motto my father gave me? She is really not interested in sharing her husband's marriage with others, so she lowered her head and said in a low voice, "No...I can't want."

At this time, the fourth prince's neck was red. He stretched out his hand and said in a low voice, "Do you remember that you saw me here three years ago. At that time, you hit me...injured..."

Su Wanniang realized that just now when she was looking at Yueting Pavilion, she just thought of Ji Wenzhao, she didn't even think that she was the first time she met the four princes in Xiangye Temple three years ago. The kind boy who saw her crying... she felt in her heart I'm sorry for the four princes, but I didn't even think of him. Hearing what he said, he hurriedly raised his head and asked, "Really."

The fourth prince blushed and nodded and said: "I have been painful for several days when I went back, and I am worried about you. I wonder if you will have trouble..."

Su Wanniang pursed her mouth and smiled, lowered her head, and the fourth prince sent the hairpin forward again: "You take it, it's... it's an apologize to me."

Su Wanniang smiled and looked up at the fourth prince, her eyes were shining, and the fourth prince was in a trance, but Su Wanniang suppressed her smile, and said in the tone of educating Su Chuanya: "You keep it well, it must be your mother who will stay again. Yes, you will give it to your princess in the future, you can't give it away casually."

The fourth prince stubbornly said: "I don't just send it casually..." Moreover, I want you to be the princess.

Su Wanniang said with a stern face: "My father taught me that in the Su family, men are not servants and women are not concubines. The prince is the prince, and the future marriage must be the right one. I am just a maid of the Hou Mansion. Reason, you shouldn't have anything to do with the son." After saying that he gave a salute and was about to leave. The fourth prince's original ruddy complexion turned pale. Su Wanniang saw it at a glance, feeling compassionate, and sighed: "We are not destined. People. Don't think about it, it won't be uncomfortable."

Looking at Su Wanniang, the four princes frowned slightly, clasped the hosta, and said: "This is for you, I will keep it for you. Among all living beings, you are the only one who hit me here, so why are you and I missed?"

Su Wanniang reluctantly shook her head to the fourth prince, and she was about to walk away. The fourth prince continued, "I'll just go over there and think about it! It will still be uncomfortable and uncomfortable!"

Su Wanniang laughed again and turned around and said, "You can really be good friends with my brother, and you know how to shame." She had bright eyes and a brisk tone. After speaking, she turned and chased Shen Qiang and the others. She did yoga while waiting for Shen Wen at night, and her waist was soft and graceful, and she walked lightly. The fourth prince looked at her back, and only felt that her chest was cut with a knife. The pain was tolerable, but it was so deep that there was no possibility of recovery.

Su Wanniang finally caught up with Zhang Yunzheng who was turning left and right after Shen Qiang, clapping her hands, taking Shen Qiang from Zhang Yunzheng's shoulder, thanking Zhang Yunzheng, and pulling Shen Qiang into the encirclement.

Zhang Yunzheng looked in the direction of Su Wanniang, wanting to see where she was going, maybe in the gap, you can see the location of the little girl who knows the money scam. She is so hateful, she must have quarreled with her after meeting!

Zhang Yunming saw Zhang Yunzheng chasing Su Wanniang with his eyes, thinking he couldn't move his eyes when he saw a good-looking girl, and hurriedly persuaded: "Although she looks good, you can't stare at others like this."

Zhang Yunzheng returned to his senses and asked puzzledly: "Is she good-looking?"

Zhang Yunming nodded and said: "It's really beautiful, she should be called stunning. The second Miss Shen put her by her side, obviously to divert people's attention from her." Zhang Yunming felt that she was deceived by Shen Wen again, and felt anxious. , Although he himself is also a liar every day.

Zhang Yunzheng shook his head and said, "I didn't find it." That little ghost girl's round face, slender eyes, curled when she smiles, and her lips are like petals... It's really ugly! Zhang Yunzheng said coldly: "There is nothing pretty for women!"

Zhang Yunming grabbed Zhang Yunzheng's shoulders, dragged him around, and said as he walked: "Well, I have to tell you, marry a wife and virtue, marry a concubine and sex..."

Zhang Yunzheng said impatiently: "Don't worry about me! Go tell your mother that she has no sex, and see if she spares you!"

Zhang Yunming slapped Zhang Yunzheng: "If you are disobedient, who brought you out to play"

Zhang Yunzheng patted back with his backhand: "I want to fight!" Zhang Yunming jumped away, and the two of them patted me, I hit you, and chased in the grass and woods.

The four princes stared at the two brothers in a daze, and suddenly said to the waiter Ding who stood silently behind him pretending to be nothingness: "You help me up and I will walk around."

When Ding Nai waiter saw that the fourth prince had finally spoken, he secretly relieved. Just now, he thought the four princes would suffocate.

The fourth prince limped and walked on the grass for a long time. He also picked a large bouquet of flowers for Ding Nei to hold, and he didn't look uncomfortable at all.

What the fourth prince thought was that the second son Zhang had just played chess with himself, and obviously there was no possibility of winning, but he still stomped every step and had to play to the last moment. He is as serious as he is at his own age. Su Wanniang didn't pick up her hairpin. This was just a move. She might have been raised a few times, but the game just started. Who said that there is no chance of winning? The four princes felt deeply inspired by Zhang Yunzheng and immediately recovered. Not to mention the mentality, I am more optimistic than before.

On the top of the hill, Shen Jian, the third prince and the big prince Ye finally reached the highest point, standing together, looking at the clouds of the capital in the distance, the other prince brothers fell behind in twos and threes.

At the end of spring and early summer, the fields are lush and green, and the flowers are still blooming in several places. The sun started to heat up, and everyone's faces were sweaty. The cool breeze from the top of the mountain is particularly refreshing.

Shen Jianyao pointed to the golden place in the distant dwellings, smiled and said to the third prince: "Look, that should be the palace, your home."

The third prince sneered: "The prison is pretty much the same."

Shen Jian was taken aback, and hurriedly looked around, then looked at Young Master Ye warily.

The third prince said to Shen Jian: "Master Ye has known me for a long time, and he is fine."

Master Ye is the oldest of them here, he sighed and shook his head and said, "Why can't you change your temper?"

The third prince curled his lips: "If you change anything and then change it, I will become a woman."

Shen Jian smiled: "Don't underestimate women, women have great things too." He thought of Shen Wen, at a young age, so he played them all around.

The third prince sighed: "I'm not even as good as a woman"

Young Master Ye punched him in his upper arm: "What did you do today? You climbed high and looked far away. You should be in a good mood, but you are full of complaints."

The third prince shook his head: "I just think it's boring to stay here. I don't know when I can come out of Beijing."

Shen Jian remembered the dream that Shen Wen had said. In the future, the three princes did not get a fief, and they failed to go north with reinforcements. When they withdrew, they were shot to death by the emperor's elite soldiers together with his third brother and Zhang Da Gongzi. His heart burst into anger and his face was gloomy. Come down.

Young Master Ye was surprised. He looked at Shen Jian. This second Young Master Shen had always been good-tempered and always smiled, so he was suddenly upset.

Shen Jian asked unintentionally, "Have you ever thought about how the emperor has not given you a fief?"

The third prince was silent for a while, and suddenly said to Shen Jian, "Can I be your son-in-law?"

Young Master Ye couldn't help but laughed loudly, Shen Jian couldn't help but smile wryly. The third prince looked at them upset.

Shen Jian laughed and saw the seriousness of the third prince, thinking that he might be serious, patted his shoulder and said: "How long we have known each other, I am sure. It's just that this is not what we have the final say. Yes." He is more than half a year older than the three princes, is similar in age, and is usually very talkative.

The third prince was finally embarrassed and asked in a low voice: "Do you think... your father will be willing?"

Shen Jian sighed. He is eighteen years old this year. He has an understanding of the overall situation of the government and his father's principles. My father just wanted to keep the border well and would never want to get involved in disputes such as disputes over reserves. Unfortunately, the father just didn't want to, and it was too late now, and the prince would not let their family go. Shen Jian also understood the reason why Shen Wen didn't tell his father: If his father didn't believe in her, he wanted to be loyal to the emperor, and he didn't want to resist the emperor's designated prince, then they would have nowhere to survive.

"My father always listens to the emperor. Your marriage matters to the emperor." Shen Jian said solemnly to the third prince.

Young Master Ye next to Shen Jian gave Shen Jian a elbow: "Your family must be no show, how could the emperor point him to a heavily armed old man, if my family is similar, at least a civil servant. By the way, we also have a few beautiful sisters..."

The third prince turned his eyes and looked into the distance, and said stubbornly: "But I just want to be the son-in-law of Zhenbeihou." This is the mother's death, and this is his wish.

Shen Jian and Master Ye looked at each other, and then looked around vigilantly at the same time. Master Ye approached the third prince and whispered, "This is not something you can say casually!"

The third prince didn't look back at him, but said: "You are my friends, even you can't say, do I still have friends?"

Young Master Ye sighed: "Well, I can only tell us, others can't say it! Since I was a child, I told you to think carefully before you speak. After so many years, why are you getting back more and more!"

The third prince sighed deeply: "I understand what my mother and concubine have said now-after so many years, it is really boring! You have to think about words three times, and you can suffocate you by looking at people's winks at any time. Sometimes I really want to. Those who go far, far away, never need to come back again."

Shen Jian worries secretly: The three princes obviously want to avoid the struggle in the palace, unlike those who are interested in the throne in their hearts. I have to mention this to Shen Wen in the future.

Young Master Ye said with relief: "You have to be so careful when you were born in the royal family. Accept your fate."

Shen Jian also smiled and said: "We are still young, who knows the future, don't worry."

Da Young Master Ye suddenly turned his face to look at Shen Jian, and said in a low voice and sternly: "You don't need me to teach it! This kind of things that can make people think about it, it's better to say less!"

Shen Jian pushed Old Master Ye: "Isn't this making him happy, and it's not for others. Just don't chew your tongue."

The third prince sighed deeply and said to Shen Jian: "I don't want to think about what is the future or what I can do. Isn't this already destined? If I don't leave, it is nothing more than letting him kill me. Or let me murder siblings like him. You have known me for so long, tell me what kind of person I am"

Shen Jian's worry was confirmed again-the third prince did not want to fight with the prince! Shen Jian remembered that in the ending that Shen Wen said, the third prince did not force the palace or kill the prince, but actually went north to fight the enemy. He said a little depressed: "I know you are a person of love and righteousness, but if you don't do anything, what can you do in the winter hunting if you are dead, it is so obvious that you have done it."

The third prince said: "To tell you the truth, I sometimes think it's good to die. It's just a man, I'm a bit regretful for not doing indomitable things before death. But if I were to be like him, I would break every day. Fingers are calculating how to harm people, I would rather die."

Master Ye shook his head: "How many times have I told you, don't be so self-defeating! If others have not killed you, you want to die. If you come to this world alive, you must have the responsibility of God. And the purpose is to be worthy of your own life only if you complete it..."

Shen Jian chuckled and punched Young Master Ye: "You still say me! Listen, what are you instigating?"

Master Ye raised his eyebrows: "I remind him not to think about it from the perspective of being a human being. Unlike you, the semantics are vague!"

Shen Jian said: "Why am I vague is to let him patiently wait for the king to be sealed."

Young Master Ye squinted, "It's the phrase 'who knows the future'." The prince should be enthroned as the emperor. Isn't this kind of future something someone doesn't know about?

Shen Jian smiled and said, "Isn't that just what I said smoothly?"

The third prince turned around and said to Shen Jian, "I like to hear what you say."

Da Young Master Ye pushed back Shen Jian: "Listen! You gave him the wrong hope. Do you dare to say what will happen in the future?"

Shen Jian smiled and said: "I don't dare to say what will happen in the future, but the weather this year is going well and I am sure it will be another mature year."

Master Ye sighed: "Don't worry about him!"

Shen Jian said in a low voice: "The rice is ripe and the grain is low, and the grain is low and hurts the farmer. The third prince should suggest to the emperor to buy grain rice with gold and silver on the market in order to raise the market price."

Ye Da Young Master really became serious: "You are advising."

Shen Jian smiled and said, "There is a military minister in my family, there is no suggestion that you can help polish it."

The three princes asked: "Why would it be a good thing to raise this discussion to my father?"

Young Master Ye frowned and explained: "If the price of grain is too low, and the farmers can't get much money in exchange for a year's harvest, wouldn't it be that if you have a loan, you may lose your home."

Shen Jian also said: "Furthermore, there is no famine after years of abundant years, in case there are years of famine after a few years, more rice can be stored to prepare for famine."

Da Young Master Ye said: "In these years, the royal court's taxes and grains have already surpassed the granaries everywhere, and buying more grains is really superfluous."

Shen Jian said: "Even if the three princes mentioned it, there is nothing the emperor would do if he didn't do it. There will be years of famine in the future, and when how much food will be eaten in the sky, everyone will remember that he had such a discussion."

Young Master Ye thought to the third prince and said: "Then I will help you think about the words, you can find the opportunity to talk about it."

The third prince looked disinterested: "I rarely see the father now. If he wants to see me, I will mention it, otherwise, I won't bother to see him."

Da Young Master Ye patted the three princes on the shoulders: "You have to cheer up! Only eighteen years old, why are you so depressed and have a chance to show it, just like you did before."

The third prince shook his head slightly: "When my mother and concubine was there, I did that to make her happy. Now that she is gone, I don't want to do anything, I just want to ride a horse or something."

Shen Jian sighed, "Go show your face, maybe the emperor will remember to give you a fief or something" Isn't this coaxing the child?

The three princes really had some interest: "Really"

Shen Jian nodded against his will: "Really." Of course it's impossible.

"Okay." The third prince reluctantly said, not at all concerned.

Shen Jian roared in his heart: What to do! This is depressed, how can he fight with the prince?

Young Master Ye clearly saw this, and said, "You resigned from your husband, and you are lazy on the surface. This is what you should. But secretly, you can't give up reading, don't waste your studies. The book list I gave you in the past, you Have you read it all?"

The third prince shook his head and said: "I really don't want to read anything. Every time I read those words, I think they are talking nonsense! What kind of benevolence and morality, what self-cultivation, look at the history, it is not that who has the right, who can kill Whoever has a soldier will win the world. It's boring to have a few good people! I really don't bother to read those useless things!"

Shen Jian frowned and looked at each other with Young Master Ye. Young Master Ye also sighed and said, "I know, your mother and concubine passed away and made you sad..."

The third prince shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm sad, it's that I'm boring, I'm boring to see nothing!"

Shen Jian naturally did not know that later generations called this state of mind disillusionment, and this emotion was melancholia. He only knew that the three princes were now cynical and lacking in ambition. He comforted him in a low voice, "This feeling will definitely pass. Forbearance."

Mr. Ye said: "This is why people have to keep filial piety for three years. Because of the death of their parents, people are very sad and unable to do government affairs. It has not been three years since your mother passed away, so naturally you are uncomfortable. After waiting for this period of time, It will be better."

The third prince looked into the distance and said absently: "Well, just wait."

The younger sons and some servants arrived one after another, all came around them, sighing in the distance, and some even quoted ancient poems and said some sayings such as "Hui Dangling extremely top view of the mountains and small mountains". . Knowing that their words would eventually be passed to the prince's ears, Shen Jian and Master Ye didn't say a word, the third prince was obviously not in a high mood, and soon turned and went down the mountain.

They came down from the mountain, and the people below had already placed long seats. A row of clay stoves boiled tea over charcoal fire, and in the distance, several chefs in various prefectures were cooking main dishes for lunch.

When the crowd saw them returning from the mountain, they opened a banquet. The masters washed up one after another, and the servants put the refreshments and cold food they had brought on the table. The third prince sat in the chief, the fourth prince and Ye Da prince sat in the second seat, and Shen Jian sat in the front seat opposite the seat.

Seeing that everyone was seated, the third prince said something to start the banquet, everyone bowed, and began to pass the wine and food. Many people are already hungry because they eat very early to leave the house early, coupled with hiking and mountain climbing. Now that the banquet is full of wine and food, I have a natural appetite, and the atmosphere on the banquet is very lively.

Shen Jian asked Shen Qiang to take him over, saying that he couldn't grow up among girls and he had to be with men. Ever since Shen Qiang sat on Zhang Yunzheng's shoulders, he felt that it was a good place, and he crawled on others' shoulders when he saw people. Everyone didn't let him ride to the neck, so they handed him to the next one. Shen Qiang was hugged by others in turn, drooling happily.

The third prince knew that this was the fourth son of Zhenbeihou, so naturally he liked it very much. He took Shen Qiang from someone else and let Shen Qiang stand on his lap. As soon as Shen Qiang stood firm, he raised his leg high and wanted to ride on his shoulder. The third prince laughed, and slapped Shen Qiang on his shoulders like a coat. Shen Qiang was head down, screaming with excitement, kicking with both legs in the air. The third prince brought Shen Qiangshun back again. Shen Qiang's face was flushed with scary eyes, and he was about to kiss the third prince. The third prince smiled and dodged while stretching his arms to pass Shen Qiang to the fourth prince.

The fourth prince did not have the arm strength of the third prince. After taking over Shen Qiang, he was hugged by Shen Qiangli and successfully climbed onto the fourth prince's face again and kissed him. The fourth prince remembered that Su Wanniang gave himself a handkerchief at the time. After wiping his face, his face flushed, making everyone laugh.

Shen Qiang's little black eyes looked straight at the fourth prince. The fourth prince hugged him to his face and asked in a low voice, "Don't you know everything, right?"

Shen Qiang yelled, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

A drapery was separated, and the women's family also opened their seats, but it was much quieter than here. The fifth princess took the main seat, Shen Xiang and Zhang Yunjin sat with them on both sides. The girls ate carefully and elegantly. There was only the occasional sound of dishes and dishes on the table, which was very quiet.

On the outskirts of spring, in the mountains and forests, birds sing slowly. Among the grass, bees and butterflies fly. In such a place full of wild fun, people are very interested. There was an hour after this meal, some were drunk, some laughed, some talked loudly, and some took the flute and sang.

On the far hillside stood two people, an old Taoist priest and a child who also wore Taoist clothes. The old Taoist squinted his eyes and looked at these happy people, and the kid next to him asked, "Master, why don't we go there?"

The old Taoist sighed, "I now understand why the Guaxiang requires that he must leave at that hour, just to be able to see this scene now."

The child looked at the large expanse of beautiful clusters in the distance: "Those people are very beautiful."

The old Taoist Twisted his head and shook his head: "The hidden dragon is in the abyss, the evil stars are shining, and there are many stars of civil and martial arts in the middle. It is a rare occasion to see."

The child opened his mouth: "Why didn't I see anything!"

The veteran Taoist said: "The colorful cloud miasma over there is mixed with black and purple air, and there is a light blue light that rushes into the sky. This is the air that is against the sky! This person is supporting the evil star to come to the world to help the real dragon. No wonder I couldn't calculate it more than ten years ago-this should be a young person, only twelve years old. Since his birth, the universe has turned upside down."

The child opened his eyes vigorously: "I'm not a few years older than me! How can people guard against the sky"

The veteran Taoist said with emotion: "Those who are against the sky get the resentment between the world and the earth, and can go retrograde for thousands of years. Such people are perverse minds, indistinguishable from good and evil, and unpredictable. To achieve their goals, they can turn the world upside down and turn the tide. "

The child was happy: "Let's go and take a look!"

The old Taoist shook his head: "No, not only can we not pass, we have to avoid it. The evil of the evil star is no small thing. If you commit one, you will suffer ten times the damage. The one who is against the sky will not be able to approach it. Behave unreasonably. You and I are both people with superficial blessings, and don't want to get into trouble."

The child curled his lips: "It's boring just to look so far. Will they have a delicious master going over there? Someone will definitely invite the master to come over, and the master can tell people fortune-telling or something. I'm hungry."

The old Taoist reprimanded the child: "Listen! It's because of you that I won't go there! I won't be in trouble if I go, but you, a mortal child with naked eyes, can't see anything. In case one of them is disturbed, Even if you just say a wrong sentence, it will lead to illness from the slightest, and life from the serious, it is better to avoid it far away!"

The child pouted hard and was dragged away by the old Dao reluctantly.

When the sun was westward, everyone packed up, prepared a horse and cart, said goodbye one after another, and began to return to the capital.

Zhang Yunzheng didn't see Shen Wen for a day, couldn't quarrel, and was a little disappointed. He rode a horse and followed Zhang Yunming speechlessly, his eyes always unwilling to take a look at the motorcade of Zhenbei Hou Mansion.

Shen Wen didn't even want to see Zhang Yunzheng. She took a good night's sleep, eating on the grass was also very comfortable, and was very satisfied with the spring outing on this day.

The three princes finally plucked up the courage and rode their horses on the road to Zhenbeihou's team. They found Shen Jian and told them about their schedule to go out on horseback. Then they turned back and aimed at Shen, who was riding on the horse under the veil. Xiang passed by, not waiting for Shen Xiang to see the courtesy, and hurriedly said: "You wait for me!" Without listening to Shen Xiang's answer, he kicked the horse and rode back to his team.

Shen Jian slowed the horse, waited for Shen Xiang to ride up, and asked in a low voice: "What did he say to you just now?"

Shen Xiang said angrily: "Who knows I didn't hear it!"

Shen Jian looked at Shen Xiang suspiciously. Shen Xiang's face behind the red veil was also flushed. Shen Jian naturally couldn't see clearly, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Shen Jian slowed down the horses, and gradually left the crowd in the Hou Mansion of Zhenbei. When Zhang Yunming saw the caravan behind Pingyuanhou, Zhang Yunming hurriedly urged the horse forward and rode side by side with Shen Jian. The two people smiled tacitly. Jian said, "Master Zhang seems to be in a good mood."

Zhang Yunming smiled: "I will go to the south to play soon, so I am naturally in a good mood."

Shen Jian guessed that he was going to buy food. It seemed that his sister's suggestion was really accepted, so he smiled and said, "Then I wish Mr. Zhang a full load."

Zhang Yunming laughed and said, "Second Young Master Shen can go to the Viewing Pavilion now."

Shen Jian knew this was something he wanted to give himself, so he said, "I will go the day after tomorrow."

Zhang Yunming smiled and said, "I like that place so much. Maybe I should go and see it before I leave the city." The two smiled and saluted, and Shen Jian urged the horse to leave.

On the way back to the city, their long team of carriages and horses met a small group of traveling merchants. The other party gave way, waited on the side of the road, and waited for them to pass, before starting the road again.

Most of them were in a good mood after the spring outing, and no one noticed these travelers. Even Shen Wen, who had previous life experience, did not know that among those dressed as businessmen, one of them was carrying a secret letter from the prince and was leaving for Beirong to contact Tugu Khan.

Chapter 55

After the three princes returned to the palace, they said goodbye to the five princesses. The fifth princess hesitated for a long time, and then asked in a low voice: "I heard... that Mr. Zhang is going to get married with the Fourth Sister". She has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and she rarely hears market rumors. Today, she heard this in gossip during a spring outing. gossip. Zhang Yunjin vaguely said that her brother would go to the south soon, and he seemed to be avoiding it, but he didn't know if it was meant by the emperor.

The third prince smiled and said, "They thought it well. You don't remember what he did that day, Mr. Zhang..." He was referring to the blue gown that fell from the sky and Zhang Yunming's vigorous figure in front of the assassin. , The five princesses turned red, afraid to look at the three princes.

The third prince did not notice, and then said: "You said he would do such a stupid thing."

The fifth princess lowered her head and whispered: "...he can't, but the father..."

The three princes were very self-righteous and said: "If Pingyuanhou offends his father, his father is possible. But now, Pingyuanhou is honest, why should the father embarrass him?"

undefinedThe fifth princess did not look up, the third prince exhorted a few more words, and the two said goodbye.

The third prince was about to return to his courtyard, and the fourth prince who was walking limping behind came up and shouted, "Brother Sanhuang."

The third prince looked back, and the fourth prince said to the third prince: "Thank you, brother third, for inviting me to go. I am very happy today, and I really feel the affection of the third prince."

The third prince waved his hand and said, "You and my brother, don't have to be so polite."

The four princes thought of Su Wanniang's entrustment, and wondered how to find an excuse to talk about the fact that the low grains hurt the farmers to buy extra grains. He heard the third princes ask: "Second son Shen said that they have been familiar with each other year after year. In the disaster situation, let me tell my father to use gold and silver to buy food in addition to taxes. What do the four emperors think?"

The four princes called the three princes "brother straightforward" in their hearts, and on the surface they thought about it and said: "Sounds reasonable, after all, flowers do not bloom for a hundred days, and after a harvest, there may be droughts and floods. Brother three emperors can mention to the father. , To show his feelings of worrying about the country and the people, the father will have his own opinions. However, let alone the words of the second son of Shen."

The third prince smiled: "Of course he can't say that, otherwise it will be in trouble." He sighed: "Actually, I don't have any thoughts about worrying about the country and the people. I just want a fief of my own. Or, the fourth emperor, you go Say to the emperor"

The fourth prince shook his head hurriedly: "I can't even see my father, so don't let me get ahead. Moreover, I don't expect any fiefdom. I just want to guard the mausoleum for my mother and concubine." In that case, Su Wanniang would definitely marry. Give it to me-her heart is the softest, I definitely can't see me so down. We are not short of money, we can live peacefully...

The fourth prince looked full of desire, but the third prince felt sorry for him: "Fourth emperor, don't be so arrogant and abandon yourselves... Take care, and I will often take you out for a walk in the future." The term "destroy and abandon yourself" is Ye Da. As soon as the prince used it on him, he immediately changed hands and gave it to the fourth prince.

The fourth prince said hurriedly and sincerely: "Thank you, brother third." The fourth prince felt that the third prince used improper words. He was not a self-deprecating one. In the past, he was, but since meeting Su Wanniang, he knows that someone in the Zhenbeihou mansion is right with the prince. After that, it's not anymore. I am now very actively welcoming a new life.

The two walked to the fork in the road to bid farewell. The fourth prince returned to his dormitory. Without washing, he hurriedly found a small box and put the white hosta that he did not send out today. He found a piece of paper and wrote today. Put it in.

The attendant on one side witnessed the frustration of the fourth prince's rejection. He didn't understand that the jade pendant of the fourth prince was at least sent out last time, and the hosta was not sent out this time, but he looked happier.

As if knowing Ding's incomprehension, the fourth prince whispered: "I am not married, she is not married, and this matter has not passed yet. I just save it for her and give it to her in the future."

Ding Neiji nodded quickly, admiring the inner strength of the four princes.

In fact, the four princes did not tell Ding Naishi another reason that made him very excited: Su Wanniang asked him to play a drum for the third prince, and Shen Jian gave suggestions to the third prince. Naturally, the expert finally started to attack the third prince! If the master can help the third prince to support the position of God, the third prince's disposition is most sincere and straightforward if he doesn't understand him. The relationship between himself and him is far better than with the current prince. Both mothers were killed and perished. Naturally, there is a layer of intimacy of sympathy and sympathy. At that time, no matter what you can't open your mouth to guard the imperial tomb or marry Su Wanniang, it's not just a matter of a word.

The four princes felt that the future was bright and naturally happy in their hearts. What's so great about Su Wanniang not accepting this hairpin now? When she is a gift to her, she will show her a jewelry box every time she wants to give her but can only store it for her. Can she be upset? Isn't it... The corners of the fourth prince's mouth are almost pulled to the corners of his eyes.

Ding's attendant was afraid that the four princes would be devilish, and whispered: "His Royal Highness is tired today, so let's wash up first. It's getting dark, and I'll have some rest soon."

The four princes smiled and waved: "Don't be your Royal Highness, it's horrible. You find someone to send a letter to the Jiang family and ask them to do their best to buy a large amount of grain and rice this summer and autumn. Of course, be careful not to let anyone get a handle on it. Or see the clues."

Ding Nei waiter hurriedly responded and served the four princes to change their clothes.

The four princes thought of the man behind the scenes and took a few moves, already making the prince disgusting, and forcing the queen to retreat. This is the first time he has given advice to the three princes, and it must be a foolproof move. How can he not follow up and take the opportunity to make more money? In the future, I can live a happy life with Su Wanniang.

Not to mention that the four princes ate and fell asleep with joy, Su Wanniang was also whispering to Shen Wen in the dark night.

She told Shen Wen what she said to the four princes, and the four princes gave herself the hostess what she didn't want, and asked Shen Wen with some worry: "He looks a little sad, won't he stop helping us because of this."

Shen Wen asked: "Do you think he is that kind of person"

Su Wanniang slowly shook her head: "No, he has a good temper, not a bad person."

Shen Wen leaned over and asked: "To tell the truth, do you regret not taking it down?"

Su Wanniang pushed Shen Wen away hard: "What! I am thinking about how to help you every day before it's too late, but I don't want to do more things, it's annoying!"

Shen Wen chuckled softly: "Do you remember how Yan clan seduced my second brother"

Su Wanniang remembered that the Yan clan's woman pretended to be a man and led Shen Jian to say kisses, and she also laughed. The two of them smirked in bed for a long time. Shen Wen whispered: "When you were away, the Yan clan had said a lot of things. As for the shameless words, but I also think she was a little right."

Su Wanniang smiled and asked: "Which point?"

Shen Wen leaned closer and smiled and said, "Just when you encounter something you like, don't let it go."

Su Wanniang pushed Shen Wen away again: "Fuck you! Who likes it..." At the end of the words, she was weak and inaudible.

Shen Wen laughed quietly, and Su Wanniang covered her face: "I won't think about it if I don't take revenge!"

Shen Wen whispered: "Our business will still look like five or six years. At that time, you are almost twenty. We plan this way but to live a good life in the future, don't intentionally miss a good marriage... "

Su Wanniang pinched Shen Wen's fleshy arm in the dark: "How old are you! Is this a matchmaker for me"

Shen Wen yelled: "What's wrong with being a matchmaker, I think the four princes are pretty good, don't lie to me, you also like him very much."

Su Wanniang stayed silent for a while, and sighed slightly and said, "He is the prince...I won't be a concubine!"

Shen Wen whispered again: "When the time comes, I will ask my mother to accept you as a righteous daughter, the righteous daughter of Zhenbeihou, the identity must be justified."

Su Wanniang whispered: "What are you talking about! I'm just a maid..."

Shen Wen shook Su Wanniang's hand and said, "I said before that we are sisters. If we do not act, the future Zhenbeihou Mansion will be razed to the ground. You and I are comrades fighting side by side. From the moment I told you the secret, I was already my sister Jinlan, why not the righteous girl"

Su Wanniang was silent for a while, and said firmly: "If my father is not revenge, I will not marry. If he can wait... if not..."

Shen Wen sighed: "Poor Fourth Prince, how come you like a cruel person..."

Su Wanniang groped to pinch Shen Wen's face: "I let you talk nonsense..."

The two people pressed into a ball of laughter.

The details of the spring outing were naturally sued to the emperor and prince.

The emperor heard that the three princes had a secret conversation with the second son of Zhenbeihou and the eldest son of the Ye family, and he was very upset--this is too ignorant, so he just hooked up in front of so many people! He decided to call the three princes to warn him.

The emperor summoned the three princes to go to the study to see him. Although the three princes arrived soon, his face was flat when he met the emperor, and he was a little listless. The emperor felt that the third prince was a little taller than the last time he saw him. He was really a young man. He remembered that a long time ago, the three princes had a table that high, and every time they saw him, the three princes threw their hands at him, shouting "Father", with a bright smile on his face, and there was always a gentle figure behind him. ...

The emperor coughed and asked: "How did you go out on a spring outing with someone a few days ago?"

The third prince replied neatly: "We had a good time, climbed the mountain, and ate."

The emperor was a little tight in his chest, frowned slightly, and asked: "That's it."

The three princes kept in mind Shen Jiantuo's matter, and according to the rhetoric that Ye Da Gongzi had prepared for him, said to the emperor: "Also, the child is in the suburbs. Seeing the joy of spring seedlings, this year should be another year of great familiarity. ."

The emperor was a little surprised at this turning point, and asked: "Do you still know what Dashu is"

The third prince nodded and said, "Of course, the child was in the market and found that the food was very plentiful. There were many restaurants on one street, and it was obvious that there was plenty of food."

The emperor snorted this naive explanation, and asked, "What about the familiarity?"

The third prince went on to say: "I heard people say that the low price of grain hurts the farmers, maybe the father should let all places use gold and silver to buy grain, um...the price of grain should be raised, and, um...buy more grain, and prepare for a famine year..."

Hearing the jerky words of the three princes, the emperor smiled: It seems that this is the result of the secret talks of the three princes-to buy food through the suggestions of the three princes! Why is it that Zhenbeihou is short of food? Or the Ye family wants to use this to enlighten the three princes and let him show the limelight. This matter has nothing to do with the political situation. The emperor prefers Zhenbeihou to want more military food in the future. Let the three princes come forward and ask now. This shows that the three princes really cannot be the princes! Isn't this a tool in Zhenbeihou's hand? Whatever Zhenbeihou wants to do, the third prince will speak for him

The warmth disappeared for a while, and the emperor coldly said to the three princes: "It's rare that you have such a caring heart for farmers. In the future, you can think about these important national events, and don't know about horse riding all day." But everyone can hear the irony and warning in it.

The third prince didn't care. He did what Shen Jian explained and felt very relaxed. He agreed and left after saluting.

In view of the dissatisfaction with the prince and the third prince, the emperor summoned the prince and said to the prince: "Your third prince said, if this year is another year of maturity, if you fear that the valley will hurt the peasants, you should let the court buy with gold and silver. Grain, what do you think"

When the prince heard the advice of the three princes, he immediately became angry, but tried his best not to show his anger. After thinking for a moment, he said: "If next year is still ripe, how will the court be full of granaries everywhere? Where will the purchased grains exist? If He Nengjiufang is broken, would it be worthless to ruin the silver two or three younger brothers or be young, and go out of the city once in a while, listening to the wind is rain."

The emperor felt that he was very accurate in his prediction of the prince, and said: "Anyway, you ask the people in the household to think about this, and see if there is something feasible."

The prince naturally agreed and sent the advice of the three princes to the household department. The Ministry of Households already had the foundation of the prince. In the next few days, the Ministry of Households stated that in order to increase the price of grain, a large amount of gold and silver was required, and the Treasury simply did not have so much extra silver. Moreover, the barns everywhere are full, even if next year is a famine year, there will be enough grain and rice, so there is no need to worry.

Originally, because the prince had already sent a contact to Beirong, he felt hopeful in his heart, and calmly accepted the troubles of who the four princes played chess with, and who the third prince had a close conversation with who climbed the mountain. But when the emperor summoned him like this, he provoked the anger suppressed by the prince again. When there was no one in private, the prince shot a case with his staff: "They all came out! My palace said it! They just want to pull the palace down! Now he has not only found the military commander Zhenbeihou, but also started to win over civil servants! I caught up with the Ye family!"

The staff said: "Ye Zhongshu is just a false job."

The prince gritted his teeth and said: "Void jobs are also useful. I put the words of my palace here, and the Ye family will definitely move!"

The prince's expectation was good, and a few days later, Ye Zhongshu took a few Qingliu to write a letter, saying that his son had met the three princes during the spring outing and found that the three princes were lacking in studies. As the prince, this is to discredit the emperor, hoping that the emperor will urge the three princes.

The prince heard this and grinned: "What is this palace talking about! This is to let the three princes come to compete with this palace! This group of forces is watching! After seeing the mother of this palace being abolished, they came to step on this palace! Ben! The palace must kill them in the future!"

The staff hurriedly persuaded: "His Royal Highness, maybe the emperor ignores it and just talks."

The prince shook his head and said, "When my mother was the queen, maybe I would ignore it, but now, my father will take care of it."

The prince was right again.

As soon as those people wrote, the emperor promised that he would find someone to urge the three princes to study, and would not indulge their ignorance.

When the emperor returned to the study, he asked the three princes to see him.

The emperor originally thought that after the three princes made a suggestion, when he heard the prince and the Ministry of Household's disapproval, he should come forward to convince himself again, maybe put aside some airs and be more affectionate to himself. But for a few days, the three princes did not come.

He naturally didn't know that the third prince didn't have any deep understanding of this matter. He told the emperor according to the instructions of Shen Jian and Master Ye, just as if he had finished his homework, he quickly forgot.

When he was called to the study by the emperor again, the third prince was a little impatient. After saluting, he stood silently and waited for the emperor to speak.

The emperor was also waiting for the three princes to speak, whether it was time to buy food, but waited and waited, the three princes did not say anything, the emperor finally couldn't wait, and asked, "Do you have anything to tell me?"

The third prince shook his head, the meaning is obvious-you let me come, what can I say to you

Only then did the emperor realize that the three princes were just a whim that day, and did not regard this suggestion as a way to stand up. The emperor was immediately satisfied. He somewhat dissipated his grievances against the three princes, coughed and said: "Some people say that you have abandoned your studies, and I want to test you."

As soon as the third prince thought about it, he knew that it was Mr. Ye that must have instructed people to tell the emperor to arrange for him to go to school again. He secretly scolded Mr. Ye for troublesome moments, what a damaging friend! He was absent-minded here, so naturally he didn't understand the emperor's questions. The emperor saw that the three princes really didn't learn anything, and they were all deserted. He was furious for a while and cursed the three princes as being useless. He ordered people to find a teacher for the three princes immediately, and could not stop studying literature, history and philosophy.

The third prince was a little panicked-he has been playing wild in the past two years, but he really doesn't want to go to school anymore, so he hurriedly said: "The brothers of the fourth emperor have no teachers, can I take him to learn together"

The emperor waved impatiently: "Let's do it with you!" The third prince retired.

The emperor looked at the back of the three princes and frowned: why he was so disappointed and angry that the three princes did not study, didn't he dislike this child?

The third prince came out from the emperor dejectedly, and went to the fourth prince apologetically to tell him that the free time for the two was over. It is rare for him to come to the pavilion where the four princes lived. The four princes were overjoyed and offered refreshments.

The third prince was even more embarrassed, and said with an awkward smile: "Fourth prince, I just went to see the father..."

The four princes immediately focused: "Is it about buying grains? How did the father react?"

The third prince was taken aback: "Oh, that matter, I told my father last time, let him make a decision."

The fourth prince asked: "Did you say it again?"

The third prince shook his head: "I said it last time, why should I mention it again"

The four princes yelled in their hearts: If the next year begins to have severe droughts, what a good move this will be! Shouldn't you work hard to write something and state your point of view so that your father can't help but pass it on to others and earn a good name for yourself?

The third prince smiled mockingly again and said: "I heard that the prince asked the prince to see this. If you said he can say anything good, I don't need to mention it anymore."

The four princes felt refreshed: This is the next move! It turned out that Yishou had expected that the three princes would not have any results, and what he wanted was to get sick of the prince again. Obviously it is not a mistake not to buy grains at this time, but if there is a famine in the future, the emperor will remember that the third prince raised this awake, but the prince was delayed.

The fourth prince smiled sincerely and said, "Since the third emperor has mentioned it, he has done his best."

The third prince was happy to stop talking about such boring topics, but began to be embarrassed again: "Fourth emperor, that, my father asked me to start studying, please give me a husband... I said I want to take you to learn together."

The fourth prince immediately thought that it would be possible to have a good relationship with the third prince, and it would be easy to ask for marriage or something in the future. Moreover, it is not difficult for him to leave his hand in these years, and reading is not difficult, so he immediately agreed: "Thank you, brother three. Support."

The third prince felt that the fourth brother was really loyal, and said happily: "Now I'm relieved, we can do our homework together."

The fourth prince smiled and nodded: "That's natural."

The two said goodbye, and the fourth prince felt that he had taken another big step towards a beautiful ideal. He hummed a little tune and watched Ding Naiji find out the books such as the Four Books and Five Classics and put them on the table. This is a return to school. Up.

Ding Naishi has never seen the Fourth Prince so happy for many years. Looking at the smiling teenager in the spring sun, Ding Naishi silently said in her heart that she hoped that Concubine Jiang Shu in the sky would bless the Fourth Prince to live so happily.

After another ten days, the emperor appointed the third and fourth princes the master of Guanwendian University as the teacher. Jian Gong, Ming Han, Words boundless, the former prime minister, has long been an official, and now he has passed his sixtieth birthday.

Old Master Jian didn't want to take this job, but the news came out that the emperor wanted to hire him, and his former protégé Ye Zhongshu came to visit him. Li Nong people. Such compassion and love for the people should not be ignorant.

Old Master Jane was soft-hearted and accepted the will. On the first day of class in the palace, he found that these two students had obviously not studied well in a long time. The three princes didn't know the book that should be memorized. The fourth princes could stumble and recite a few sentences, but they were far from fluent. It is reasonable to re-lay the foundation, but the two princes, one is 18 and the other is 16, now it is not appropriate to endorse from the beginning.

Old Master Jian took a different approach and taught policy theory directly. Choose a classic sentence, arrange the relevant content in 20 30 books, let students write the pros and cons after reading them through. In this way, he can save trouble himself, and he can come once every three to five days, without having to teach them every day.

This was a pain for the third prince. In the past, he was praised by his husband by his good endorsement. Now he doesn't need to memorize it, but he has to write it himself. He feels even more tired than memorizing, and there are a few big mountains on his head.

The fourth prince found it interesting, and went to find a lot of books after the class. The third prince saw that he was so interested, so he asked him to help him draft a copy. The fourth prince thought that he would count on his elder brother to grant him a marriage in the future, or persuade the emperor to grant him a marriage, so he agreed. Anyway, to write an article is to write, and to write two articles is to write, the angle of view is different, it is not difficult for him.

Mrs. Jane never dreamed that at the beginning of school, one of his students had a desertion, and he was also a key student recommended by Ye Zhongshu.

After the spring outing, Pingyuan Hou's Mansion sent away Mr. Zhang and his "distant brother" Zhang Yunzheng.

This is not only the first time Zhang Yunzheng has left home, but also the first time that the eldest son Zhang Yunming has traveled far. Although both brothers said they wanted to ride horses, Li still equipped more than ten carriages. Li knew that Ping Yuanhou had used his soldiers as escorts, and that they also had martial arts, but they were told to be careful and run away in case of trouble, and don't fight.

Before the two of them left, Li was still crying, and she said something silly like how she remembered how they were when they were young, but how did they leave their mother in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Yunming may be a little sad, but Zhang Yunzheng is not tempted at all, just thinks this mother is troublesome. Having locked herself for so many years, now she can go out to play with ease, she is not happy for herself, and she cries endlessly! Therefore, Zhang Yunzheng has always been unhappy, impatiently urging Zhang Yunming, who is kind and kind to comfort Li's, to leave. He looks very ruthless.

Finally, the two finally left the capital with their troops. Knowing that there will be no one behind, Zhang Yunzheng still looked back. Zhang Yunming asked him what he was looking at, and Zhang Yunzheng shook his head in a daze. Soon he was attracted by the scenery along the way and the unknown south, and he never thought about the flash in his heart at that time: If there weren't that little girl ghost, he wouldn't be able to get out now.

Although Shen Wen, who was ignored by Zhang Yunzheng, was "weak" and had to lie in the sun during the spring outing, she is now much more energetic and can help Yang and Liu with some trivial matters. Because Shen Jian's wedding was just over a month later, the whole government was in a hurry. Shen Wen didn't want to miss the Shen Jian expression when he saw the bridal chamber lifted his hijab, so he couldn't pretend to be sick.

The scale of Shen Jian's wedding was smaller than that of Shen Yi, but the redemption was not much less. The houses that should be painted, the happy characters that should be decorated, the banquets that should be set up, and so on, all have to be implemented one by one.

In May, the Yan family sent their relatives into Beijing. After receiving the letter, the Hou Mansion sent Shen Zhuo to greet him outside the city. Then he sent it to the Yan family's courtyard in the capital and invited the Yan family's two parents and elder brothers to live with Yang. Shi and the old lady met.

Generally, people who are married in different places rarely come in person by their elders. Yan's parents have arrived with their eldest son, showing their concern for their daughter.

Two days later, the eldest brother of Yan's parents came to visit, and Yang, the old lady and all their children were greeted in the hall.

The Yan family's parents are slightly older than the Yang family. In addition, they are the home of civil servants, and their manners are more mature and sophisticated. Yang's conversation is obviously not as elegant as the other's. But Shen Wen doesn't care about this now, and focuses on the attitude of Yan's parents to his second brother.

The Yan family's parents met Shen Zhuo a few days ago, and they felt that the third son of the Shen family was very good. When the Yang family called Shen Jian to meet with the future mother-in-law, Yan Erguan and his wife were even more satisfied.

It was summer, and Shen Jian wore a moon white gown with azure blue trim, a jade belt tied around his waist, a slender and straight waist, and a proper youthful appearance. Mrs. Yan Er remembered Yan's sigh: "That figure! That look! It's awesome..."

Mrs. Yan Er almost blushed, and immediately took out a handkerchief to cover her mouth and pretended to cough. No wonder people said that the mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, the more she liked it. My daughter found a good husband, maybe she really inherited a good look from her...

Yan Erguan also nodded with a smile, and twisted his short beard while holding a shelf, and said to Yang, "Ling Lang is really a talented person, and he is upright and upright."

Yang hurriedly smiled and said, "The officials have passed the award!"

Shen Zhuo and the others met, and Yang introduced Shen Qiang, Shen Xiang, Shen Wen and Heidouzi, to the two in-laws of the Yan family.

Madam Yan Er saw Shen Xiang's generous eyebrows, a martial arts figure, and Shen Wenwen's weak expression, she felt that these two were not like a little aunt who would make things bad, and she was even more relieved. Then he introduced his eldest son, Yan Cheng, to the Yang family. He was twenty-two and has been awarded a Jinshi, and he is now a county magistrate in one place.

The Yang family and the old lady naturally praised them greatly. The elders looked very happy, Yan Cheng also looked respectful and polite, but Shen Jian was a little distracted by standing aside. Shen Wen knew why, and smiled in his heart.

That night, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion hosted a banquet to entertain relatives.

The second elder of the Yan family was sent away, and it was already dark. After saying goodnight to Yang and the old lady, Shen Zhuo made a quiet gesture to Shen Wen, and Shen Wen blinked when he knew that this was meant to meet and talk.

In the middle of the night, Shen Wenzhao walked out of the house last time. Outside, Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo were both waiting for her. This time, she didn't go too far, and stopped in the cold backyard of a large house near the Hou Mansion.

The three heads together, Shen Zhuo whispered: "I found the prince's assistant who was almost assassinated on Winter Hunter. His name is Xu Chundao. Speaking ill of a person, and when you see a person, you will criticize the prince. He also criticized the prince. He said that the prince was narrow-minded and acted too ruthlessly. He also said that the death of Chen Guifei was the prince.

Shen Wen nodded and said, "Now I'm on the horn. Someone hates him and tells the prince what he said."

Shen Jian said: "We all understand this, borrowing a knife to kill, the prince was angry when he heard it, and wanted the assassin to kill him."

Shen Zhuo said: "Kill him and bury him with the third prince, so that everyone can't see that the assassins went there specifically for the third prince."

Shen Wen asked: "Then what happened to him after he returned from Dongshou"

Shen Zhuo said: "He drinks every day and is always drunk, so he often doesn't go to order. But the East Palace did not dismiss him."

Shen Jian said: "He should have discovered the prince's intentions, but he didn't dare to leave."

Shen Zhuo said: "Then let's talk to him"

Shen Wen said: "Wait a little longer, we will look for him again in a year."

Shen Zhuo asked: "Are you afraid..."

Shen Jian also understood: "You mean he is being watched"

Shen Wen nodded: "He has done too much. If he is scared for a few days, he recovers, and he still talks badly around like before. He is like this, which means he knows that the prince wants his life. This way. , The prince will definitely send someone to look at him to prevent him from having two hearts."

Shen Zhuo cursed in a low voice: "This idiot, originally thought he was a courage to scold people everywhere, but now it seems that he is scared."

Shen Wen whispered: "Not necessarily, maybe it's another layer of disguise for him. Besides, it's good for him."

Shen Jian said: "I have found seventeen craftsmen, all of which have promised silver taels, and set a six-year term. The average craftsmen here earn only sixty to one hundred taels a year. I set them one hundred and sixty taels a year. Shiliang also cares about eating, drinking and lodging. When I leave, they will go to the border with me. Before leaving, Mr. Zhang gave me 20,000 taels of silver tickets at Guanyi Pavilion, which should be enough. I will take the rest to the border to buy food."

Shen Wen said: "Well, when you leave the capital, they have to form a caravan outside the city and happen to go with you. Don't let people see that you have set them up in advance."

Shen Jian said: "Okay, I will arrange it."

Shen Zhuo said to Shen Jian: "I have also found a few people, and you will have a look at that time. There really is a day when you are going to the border, I will help you organize them."

Shen Jian said again: "On the spring outing, I chatted with the third prince and found that he didn't want to fight for reserve. He wanted to leave the capital and seal his territory. Do you remember the dream you said that he will have military power in the future, but he didn't actually fight the prince. Start."

When the third prince learned that Concubine Chen was poisoned, Shen Zhuo had been a punch bag for the third prince, and sympathized with the pain of the third prince. He won't be like the prince to kill people cruelly."

Shen Jian was unsure, looking at Shen Wen, Shen Wen frowned: "It's either the third prince or the fourth prince, but in my dream, the fourth prince did nothing in his life, and was claustrophobic to death by the prince. He should have no dispute. Chu Zhiyi. When the national crisis was at stake, he didn't even fight for the military power. He was more incompetent than the third prince."

Shen Zhuo said: "Moreover, the third prince is the elder brother. Unless he is dead, how can he not go past him to 'establish a child and not a long'."

Shen Jian was surprised that they didn't say that the fourth prince was still a lame, so they could only nod their heads: "If so, you must be the third prince."

Shen Zhuo said: "The third prince is pretty good, at least he is a man, not like that insidious villain."

The three people talked about something else, and Shen Wen asked Shen Jian in a low voice: "Are you looking for the uncle who will match you today?"

Shen Jian sighed: "Yeah, he made this matchmaker for me. How could he not come and he said he would finish the game with me. If he comes, it stands to reason that the Yan family should treat all his sons Introduce to us"

Shen Wen couldn't help laughing "hehe", Shen Zhuo frowned and asked, "What are you smirking?"

Shen Wen cleared his throat: "Nothing!"

Facing the suspicious eyes of the two brothers, Shen Wen couldn't help it anymore, and reluctantly said: "I...go back..." He whispered and ran away with a smile.

Shen Zhuo said dissatisfied: "Does she sound like a little night owl"

Shen Jian doubted: "She must be hiding something from us."

Shen Zhuo shook his head: "No, I was hiding it from you. I think this has nothing to do with me."

Shen Jian slapped Shen Zhuo: "You can't get away with anything."

The two wandered back to the house, stepped in from the courtyard wall, and broke up.

Chapter 56

On the first day of June, Shen Jian got married.

The wedding of the second son of Houfu in Zhenbei was not eye-catching. Lord Hou did not come back, and the wife's dowry was not public. Although the man's guards were brave, they were few in number and did not cause much movement.

Shen Jian rode a tall horse to marry the Yan family at the Yan family's house in Beijing. After a series of tests, he finally waited for the bride to arrive and was helped out of the courtyard, and then was carried on the sedan chair by Mr. Yan. Shen Jian was disappointed not to find the figure of the "big uncle" who served him as a matchmaker. He thought that the matchmaker probably never came to the capital at all, and the chess game agreed upon by the two could no longer be played.

After worshiping the heaven and earth hall and the husband and wife worshipping each other, the newlyweds were finally sent into the bridal chamber.

Although people of all ages, men, women, and children can enter the bridal chamber to molest the bride and say colorful words, the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei has a lot of rules. When Shen Yi got married, Shen Wen was less than ten years old, and Yang did not let her go to Shen Yi's bridal chamber. Now Shen Wen is about to be eleven years old before he can come to the bridal chamber.

undefinedShen Wen squeezed into the crowd excitedly, waiting for Shen Jian to pick a hijab for Yan. The people around were talking witty words, Shen Jian blushed, took the weighing pole, and carefully raised the hijab to the bride. Everyone stared at the bride, but Shen Wen stared at Shen Jian vigorously. Shen Jian showed a confused expression when he saw the bride's face with heavy pink makeup. Yan raised his eyes and looked down at Shen Jian, pursing his lips and smiling.

Shen Jian was still in a daze. Everyone shouted to drink a cup of wine. Shen Jian picked up the cup. When Yan met with him, he smiled and whispered in his ear: "Fool!"

The red on Shen Jian's face spread to the back of his neck, his eyes widened, and he said, "You...you..."

Yan said in a low voice, "What are you about to drink!"

Shen Jian hurriedly put the cup to his lips, and drank a cup of wine with Yan's eyes. The crowd applauded loudly. Shen Jian turned his eyes to find Shen Wen, and saw her covering her mouth with a smile, so she could only grit her teeth secretly.

Shen Jian suddenly became a little embarrassed, sitting next to Yan's, his eyes didn't dare to lift, his face flushed as if he was about to bleed. Shen Wen thought he probably remembered how Yan used to be a matchmaker for herself.

Everyone saw that Shen Jian seemed to be shyer than the bride, and even more booed. After asking a lot of things like "will you have children", Yan gave a generous and clear answer. Shen Jian just looked at Yan frequently and tightly. He closed his lips, but the curve was smiling.

It was midnight and everyone was gone. The newlyweds washed separately, Yan Shi washed away the lead, and sat on the bed without face. Shen Jian entered the house after taking a shower, wearing only a white single shirt.

When Yan saw him, his eyes brightened, and after making everyone else back, he smiled and got up and took Shen Jian's hand and said, "I miss you, do you miss me?"

Shen Jian blushed again, and whispered: "I'm still looking for you, thinking you haven't come."

Yan Shi shook Shen Jian's hand and said, "Do you like me?"

Shen Jian looked at Yan with ordinary eyebrows, and he could deceive people's eyes when dressed as a boy, but his eyes were sparkling, full of love for himself, and his heart was touched suddenly, nodding and softly saying, "You are my wife." , I naturally like it..."

Yan bit his lip and smiled. He stretched out his arms and hugged Shen Jian's waist, pressed his face to Shen Jian's chest, and said, "I like you as soon as I see you. I thought, I must Marry you, or I will live my life in vain..."

Shen Jian hugged Yan awkwardly, and said in a low voice: "Then we... have a good life..."

Yan raised his head and said, "Of course! We are happily having a lot of children and have a good life!"

Shen Jian suddenly remembered what Shen Wen had said that when the Zhenbei Hou Mansion was destroyed, the Yan clan of the Liu clan died. He was not married at that time, he didn't know what the clan Yan was like, and he didn't feel any pain. But at this moment, the woman in his arms who was deeply attached to him gave Shen Wen's dream real connotations. Shen Jian thought that if one day, such a happy and lively Yan would commit suicide, he suddenly felt a needle stick in his heart. The same pain. He hugged Yan Shi tightly and said: "I will protect you well, and will not let you... be harmed."

Yan Shi smiled and said to Shen Jian: "My husband is really nice! I knew you were the best!"

Shen Jian smiled reluctantly, blew out the candle, and the two hugged each other in the darkness... and then slowly walked to the bed...

The next day, the newlyweds saw the old lady and Yang, just like in the previous life. Yan did not reveal his true colors at all, but when they saw Shen Wen and gave her a purse, he winked her eyes. Shen Wen smiled and saluted, and winked at Shen Jian.

After returning to her family on the third day, the Yan family took Shen Jian to the Yan family's house in Beijing. After dinner, the two officials and Mrs. Yan bid farewell to the Yan family, and they were going back to their hometown. Yan really cried, but Mrs. Yan's second wife comforted Yan not to be sorrowful, and she was filial to the elderly in her husband's house, and fell in love with Shen Jian. Master Yan assured the two parents that if he was in the capital, he would help his sister at any time.

After leaving Yan's house, Yan cried seldom for a long time. Shen Jian usually saw that Shen Wen cried a lot. He naturally knew how to coax, but he knew how to coax him. When he got home, he had already coaxed Yan and took his hand happily. Let go.

After that, except for the Yan family to come out to ask for an honor, he hid in his yard, stuck with Shen Jian, played chess and read books, and lived a nourishing life of two people. So Houfu only knew that Shen Jian and his wife were doing very well, and no one knew Yan's extraordinary personality.

This summer passed peacefully, Shen Xiang was thirteen years old, and Shen Wen was eleven years old.

In the far north, the crown prince's messenger finally found Tugu Khan and handed him a secret letter from the prince, assuring them: if they come to make friends, the court will form an alliance with them and will not violate each other.

Tugu Khan is gathering forces to fight to the death with his elder brother Qiuva Khan, his mother-in-law and several relatives who support him, and he is naturally happy to know that the Southern Dynasty will not attack him. He gave a ghostwriter and wrote back to the prince, saying that he would let his second son, Huo Luo, enter the South Face Saint as soon as possible on his behalf and negotiate the covenant.

In the autumn, the grain is ripe and the price of rice is low, and there are grain merchants buying grain and rice everywhere. In the capital, Zhenbeihoufu, with Shen Jian's insistence, spent all his savings to purchase grain and seeds. Both the Liu family and the Yan family quietly brought letters to their parents, asking them to buy food. Pingyuan Hou's Mansion, Ye Zhongshu's Mansion, Concubine Jiang Shu's foreign family, and some people familiar with them also bought a large amount of grains.

At the border, Zhenbeihou also agreed to use his savings to buy grains with Shen Yi's insistence. Shen Jian asked to take the silver ticket to the border and handed it to Shen Yi. Shen Yi did not give Zhenbeihou, but quietly bought a lot of grain. And other supplies.

Shen Wen even asked Su Wanniang to tell Shi Helin and Duan Zeng through Su Chuanya to store food as much as possible.

After Duan Zeng heard about it, he came to see Shen Wen once when he sent Su Chuanya to the mansion. Shen Wen is eleven years old, and he will set up a screen when he sees a foreigner. Duan Zeng is also fifteen or sixteen, so he is a teenager.

Su Chuanya heard that she wanted to see Shen Wen, and she must follow. Su Wanniang took them to the living room between the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard of the Hou Mansion. Four people stood on both sides of the screen, and Duan Zeng sighed: "I haven't seen him for a few days now. You just started to be so nonsense."

Su Chuanya poked her neck to look behind the screen, but was tugged by Duan Zeng.

Shen Wen clinging to the screen, lowered his voice and said, "I asked you to buy food, did you do it? If you don't have money, I can ask my second brother to give it to you."

Duan Zeng said with some disdain: "You don't need your money, the master is now very rich and has become a profiteer."

Shen Wen was surprised: "How come?"

Su Chuanya also smiled: "Really, we just bought the yard next to him. The master said that he would open a drug store. In the future, Master Qin will spend all the money that was scammed, and he can go to the drug store. The master said If others are good, selling medicine should be no problem."

Shen Wen asked incomprehensibly: "Why did your master make so much money?"

Duan Zeng said, "It's not the benzoin cake!"

Su Chuanya rushed and said, "Since the imperial palace wanted that fragrant cake, it spread in the capital. The master asked Master Qin to make it and sell it in our store. The more it sells, the more popular it is. Now we have twelve kinds of incense. It's a model! The expensive one is only a small piece for a couple of silver!"

Duan Zeng said indignantly: "He is almost like Robbery!"

Su Chuanya said to Duan Zeng: "But the master said that it was a daughter-in-law for you, you don't understand him at all, it's a little white-eyed wolf."

Duan Zeng hummed: "I don't want to marry me. How can I travel around the world with my family and I will become a master if I can't, I can only guard one place."

Shen Wen said hurriedly: "Don't worry about marrying or not, let your master take the money to buy rice and seeds. I figured it out. There will be a four-year drought in the future, so you need to save some grain."

Duan Zeng whispered: "Don't forget..."

Shen Wen knew that he was referring to going to the border together, and said hurriedly: "I haven't forgotten, that's another matter."

Duan Zeng breathed a sigh of relief: "I just came to ask you, I thought you let us buy a lot of grain, and you won't go anywhere."

Shen Wen said: "Why, that's a big deal."

Su Chuanya asked curiously: "What's the matter?"

Duan Zeng kissed the adult and said, "Don't ask children about adults."

Su Chuanya said firmly: "You'd better not do anything behind my back, otherwise..."

Duan Zeng smiled sinisterly: "Otherwise, put some croton juice in the water and sprinkle some tickle powder on the pillow" He is a doctor, who dares to stumble him

Su Chuanya cried out to the screen: "Sister, miss, he bullies me!"

Seeing that the time was almost up, Su Wanniang walked over to La Su Chuanya: "Okay, you should also go back."

Su Chuanya turned her face to the screen and said, "Miss, you must tell me if you have anything! I'm with you!"

Duan Zeng took Su Chuanya's other arm and pulled him out together with Su Wanniang. He said, "No one wants to be with you. Does a 7-year-old 8-year-old dog know it?"

Su Chuanya jumped: "I'm nine years old! Nine years old! Dogs don't dislike me anymore..."

After sending them away, Su Wanniang came back with a smile, and walked with Shen Wen into the yard. When passing the moon gate leading to the garden, Shen Wen felt keenly. During the walk, there was a figure flashing into the distant rocks inside the gate. On the back, she pulled Su Wanniang down, changed her direction halfway, and walked to the moon gate, saying: "Oh, sister Wanniang, I remembered that day..."

After passing the Moon Gate, there is a stone path with artificial rocks on one side and lawn on the other. After walking a few steps, Xia Zi is standing on the side of the road with a smile on her face, and she salutes them: "Miss, sister Xia Wan, I am right. Go to the garden to pick some flowers for the lady."

Shen Wen smiled and said, "Thank you Blind Sister." He heard the slight breathing from behind the mountain and hurriedly pointed to the other direction behind Xia Zi and said, "What is that?" Xia Zi turned around and Shen Wen said. Su Wanniang pushed behind the rock.

Su Wanniang followed Shen Wen's strength two steps forward and shouted: "There is someone behind this stone!"

When Xia Zi turned her head to cover up, Wang Zhi was already blushing and walked out embarrassedly from behind the rockery.

It stands to reason that the maid and the young man just met and said a few words, which is not a big deal, but why Wang Zhi hid Shen Wen's eyes and immediately understood. Rao is because she has thousands of years of experience, still can't help turning around slightly, not looking at Wang Zhi anymore.

Su Wanniang didn't notice anything unusual, and asked loudly, "Why are you hiding in a sneaky way?"

In fact, at this time, I was confused because I didn't want to "crash Miss" and so on. But Wang Zhijing caught his brain and suddenly knelt down to Shen Wen, saying, "I beg you to make it through..."

Su Wanniang stood in front of Shen Wen and said sharply: "You are crazy! Tell me about this kind of thing" Shen Wen is an eleven-year-old girl, how can he intervene in these adult marriages? Although Su Wanniang knows that Shen Wen has a thick skin, she must maintain Shen Wen's innocent image in front of outsiders.

Xia Zi also knelt down and said with tears: "Please forgive me, the slave and maid will do my best to serve the lady for the rest of my life, and please let the younger brother go..." She said this, as if Shen Wen was going to punish them, she would like to Save each other for a lifetime.

Shen Wen sneered secretly. In the previous life, you begged Shen Xiang not to marry Wang Zhi. I don't know if you used this kind of rhetoric behind him to get him to attack my second brother, and you ended up being a concubine under Donggong. , Really good calculation. Now, I naturally want to fulfill both of you.

Thinking of this, Shen Wen took out a handkerchief and rubbed his eyes, and cried, "You have served me a bit, how can I treat you badly? Let's go to see my mother, let her make the decision for you and arrange the marriage!"

Xia Zi lost her voice: "No--"

Wang Zhi thanked him in surprise: "Thank you, Miss!"

Xia Zi stepped forward in a panic and wanted to hug Shen Wen's legs. Shen Wen had already turned around and said to Su Wanniang, "Let's go to mother."

Su Wanniang glanced at Xia Zi contemptuously, and helped Shen Wen, who was "gentle and tender," and walked to the Yangs' chamber.

Xia Zi had to stand up, crying and said, "Miss, Miss, the servant girl still wants to serve you well..." chasing after Shen Wen.

Wang Zhi was finally able to stand up, following at the end, sometimes pulling Xia Zi's sleeve, Xia Zi throwing away his pull impatiently.

Several people arrived outside Yang's hall, and people reported to enter, and Yang asked them to enter immediately.

As soon as he entered the door, Xia Zi knelt on the ground. Just as he was about to speak, Su Wanniang reprimanded: "Let the young lady speak first! There are no rules at all."

Yang looked at Shen Wen, Shen Wen wiped his tears, and said to Yang, "Mother, sister Wanniang and I were walking in the yard. I passed a moon gate. I remembered that I saw a bird on a tree in the garden the day before yesterday. When I build a nest, I want to take sister Wanniang to see..."

Yang frowned and looked at Su Wanniang. Su Wanniang hurriedly bowed and said neatly: "Xia Zi is standing by the side of the road, and this little servant is hidden in the rocks behind him. He walked out and said that the young lady will complete it." Four words, The whole story is clear.

Yang's furious, this kind of stubbornness caused her daughter to come across! It is common for Xiaosi and maidservants to get married. The host can make the decision to marry. If the relationship with the host is good, the parents of both parties may also come to mention it. If it is usual to flirt with each other, but you can't hook up in such broad daylight, if the atmosphere of a house is corrupted, your own children will also be harmed.

The Yang family was about to ask someone to sell two people. Shen Wen cried and pulled Yang's sleeves and said, "Mother, they are all the hard-failed people saved by my father. Let our mansion fulfill them!" Hearing like It was to accept Wang Zhi's request.

Yang remembered that these two people were indeed brought back by Master Hou, and they were sold. Master Hou knew, no matter what the reason, they would frown and hesitate.

Xia Zi cried and said, "The servant girl is willing to serve the lady for a lifetime, and repay the Lord Hou Yeende! I beg Madam to let this little brother go, his parents are dead, and there is really nowhere to go." It sounded like Yang had made a decision. , She begged for love.

Shen Wen shook Yang's sleeves and said, "Mother, listen, she thinks of that person so much. The two must have a good friendship. Don't separate them, just let them be together..."

Yang was angry and said sharply to Shen Wen: "You are a girl, what are you talking about! Don't hurry up!"

Shen Wen covered his face with a handkerchief, and weeping, she was helped out by Su Wanniang. As soon as he went out, he was catching up with Shen Jian, who heard that Shen Wen was crying all the way to find Yang and hurried over. Shen Jian leaned over in front of Shen Wen and asked like a good brother: "Don't cry, little girl, what's the matter with the second brother."

Shen Wen choked, but there were no tears in her eyes lifted from the handkerchief. She hurriedly said in a low voice: "Let the two of them get married!" Then she cried: "Second brother, mother scolded me! Woo... ..." Weeping on Pameng's face again and walked away.

Shen Jian entered the hall door and saw Xia Zi and Wang Zhi kneeling in front of the Yang family. His heart was cold, but he still smiled and said to Yang family: "Mother, there is something big that makes the little girl cry."

Wang Zhi kowtowed to Shen Jian and said: "I am sincere to Miss Xia Zi! Please make it to the second son!"

Xia Zi cried and said, "The slave and maid would like to serve the lady for the rest of my life, and ask the lady for forgiveness..."

Yang's fingers trembled with anger: "The two of them were in the yard... and they were seen by the second lady."

Shen Jian smiled and comforted the Yang family: "Mother, they were brought back by Dad together. In our house, they probably share the same fate. The male elders should be married and the female elders should be married. Just do things for them. Why be angry I'm mad at you."

Since the last time Shen Jian used a knife to kill someone, Yang's later came back somewhat, and he didn't dare to despise this smiling son every day. Hearing Shen Jian's words, Yang's idea of ​​selling people was finally shaken.

Xia Zi cried bitterly and kowtow: "Madam, the maidservant is willing to serve the lady for a lifetime, and please forgive me!"

Shen Jian smiled and said: "You can still serve my sister even after you are married. Besides, my mother hasn't said what to do and talk about forgiving you. Would you let you marry, just let you go? Wang Zhi, tell me , Does this make sense?"

Xia Zi was speechless for a while, and Wang Zhi immediately kowtowed: "Thanks for the second son! Wang Zhi must take good care of the second son!"

Shen Jian still smiled: "Your life was saved by Lord Hou, so just serve the Hou Mansion well in the future."

Yang looked at Shen Jian with some doubts, and Shen Jian softly said to Yang, "Mother, let them get married, so that it would be a good explanation for father to ask in the future. Father rescued Wang Zhi from the dead. Let him follow me, I have to give him a good way out no matter what"

There was a faint irony in these words. Yang looked at Shen Jian carefully, and could not see anything from those smiling eyes.

Xia Zi looked at Yang in a panic: "Madam, madam..."

Yang finally sighed, "Well, let them be handled by them, but, Jian'er, do you want this person? I can let them go to Zhuangzi." Xia Zi cried loudly.

Shen Jian smiled and nodded and said, "Just let him come back to me. It's not wrong to like a maid, let alone getting married, it's not a frustration."

Yang was still a little depressed, looked at Xia Zi from the corner of his eye, and Shen Jian smiled and said: "I just came in, my sister is crying fiercely, my sister is nostalgic, mother doesn't have to punish this maid, let her return to her sister. Don't hurt my sister."

"How can you..." Just about to say that Shen Jian treated people too loosely, suddenly remembering the hundreds of dead people, he was shocked for a moment, looked at Shen Jian, Shen Jianzheng said gently to the two kneeling people on the ground: "Both Get up quickly, thank you, Madam. Wang Zhi, I will ask you to seal the silver, and the second lady will definitely have the silver on the side, congratulations."

Wang Zhi smiled with joy and saluted the Yang family again: "Mrs. Xie!" Then to Shen Jian: "Thank the second son!"

Yang turned his face depressed and ignored, Shen Jian motioned him to get up, Wang Zhi got up, and wanted to pull Xia Zi, who was still crying, and Xia Zi shook his arm to prevent him from touching.

Seeing this, Yang said, "The road is all on your own. Now that you have reached this point, so be it." She turned her head and called Qian Aiwu. All of them have no parents. You can stare a little, and find a matchmaker as soon as possible. The matter is done, don't drag it, don't get it right, there will be something shameless. "

Qian Huta slapped Xia Zi and said, "If you don't want to thank you, Madam, it's time to leave."

Xia Zi bowed to the Yangs reluctantly, crying with Qian Bai and Shuo Niu Wang Zhi awkwardly following them.

Yang frowned: "I don't understand, listen to what she said, and keep pleading for Wang Zhi, but let her marry him, why does she seem unwilling to do so?"

Shen Jian smiled: "Girls are all shy, just get married."

The Yang sighed deeply: "I have to ask your sister-in-law to take more things. This house is getting messy."

Shen Jian hurriedly reassured: "Where is the mess, it's just the maid's little sister who met her eyes. Don't worry about which house does not have a mother. Let them get married. Didn't this help them? Mother is considered a good thing."

Yang shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Qian followed the crying Xia Zi back to Shen Wen's yard. Shen Wen and Su Wanniang had already returned. Everyone knew what was going on. Now the maidservants in Qianjiao poking show are standing by the door or by the roadside, obviously waiting to hear the result.

Qian recessed Shen Wen and said with a smile: "Madam told them to take care of the marriage."

Shen Wen laughed: "My mother is so kind! Let me just say, they are sentimental and righteous, and they should be fulfilled!"

Qian'an Yun Nao's fiber and shoulders are all in a trance!

Xia Zi cried and saluted, Shen Wen hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't thank me, you just have to be happy!"

Xia Zi glanced at Shen Wen while crying. Shen Wen smiled and looked at her with swollen eyes. Xia Zi didn't see anything strange on Shen Wen's face, but Shen Wen saw clear hatred in Xia Zi's eyes.

Shen Wen asked Su Wanniang to give Xia Zi twenty taels of silver, and Xia Zi took it. Although she thanked her, she didn't have much gratitude. She withdrew from Shen Wen's house, and the maids who were watching came over to express her joy. Among them, there were many gloating people: Xia Zi was not very old, and she was very good-looking. No matter how she was the second largest maid beside Shen Wen, she could definitely find someone more. Ok. Whether you have a family or a career or a young manager, the lady will be older in two years, and she will open her mouth to her, but now she is sneaking around and finding a small servant. There is nothing to do. After you get married, you will have a couple. There is no place to live, and I have to rely on a single room given by the Hou Mansion. The other party doesn't have a maid himself. Now that we have married a wife, it's almost like having a maid. Someone washes her clothes and usually takes care of them. But Xia Zi is miserable, and she has another master, so she is here to serve. Miss, I have to serve another man when I go home...

This is the reason why many maids would rather be concubines than a servant: at least as a concubine, you don't need to wash your own and other people's clothes in a few cold days! You don't need to start a fire in front of the stove to cook, and you feel dizzy. No need to buy rotten vegetable leaves to save a few copper plates, no need to wear patched clothes...

In the eyes of many maids, Xia Zi had already ruined herself!

Xia Zi thought so too, and she couldn't stop crying amidst a congratulation.

In the room, Shen Wen whispered to Su Wanniang: "Wang Zhi is grateful to my second brother, and Xia Zi hates me. You said that the two of them are together. In the end, will they be good or bad to the Hou Mansion?"

Su Wanniang said without hesitation: "Bad thing, that Wang Zhi was ungrateful. His life was saved by Lord Hou, but he didn't make him grateful, so it doesn't matter how good he is! Xia Zi is on the pillow. Blow the air and he can do everything."

Shen Wen smiled: "Then we can also be considered a good marriage."

A few days later, a matchmaker walked through the scene and gave Qian Scarlai's wish for Qian Baiyu. Surrounded by several small servants and maids, Wang Zhi and Xia Zi paid homage to the tablets of Tiandi and their parents, and were sent to a single room given by the Hou Mansion.

Three days after the wedding, the two of them split up to work as errands. Wang Zhi still followed Shen Jian every day, while Xia Zi returned to the courtyard of Shenwen and became "Wang Zhi's house" and was relegated to a house-cleaning wife, recommended by the Liu family. Both Xia Qing and Xia Lan became Shen Wen's personal servants.

Before kissing Wang Zhicheng, Xia Zi wanted to escape several times, but her real master refused to let her go and she must guard the Hou Mansion. So, obviously there is a father and a mother, but just marry someone so unexplainably, and worship the tablet of the living parents!

Wang Zhi was a child in the northern village. He didn't know a few characters, and his usual customs were quite different from Xia Zi. Xia Zi lied about begging for relatives in other places. In fact, he grew up in Beijing. Although he is a commoner family, he feels superior to others. When you seduce Wang Zhi, you can show warmth, but once you get married, how do you think Wang Zhi is not pleasing to your eyes? Usually, it is rare to give a good face. I stay in the courtyard of Shen Wen every day until night before going home. I wish I could not see my husband. .

However, Wang Zhi was on his head. No matter how cold Xia Zi was, he didn't have to come back to sleep at night. He was in his youth and had no other place to use his brain. He became an animal thinking with his lower body. Every night, regardless of what Xia Zi's mood was, she tossed hard, making Xia Zi very annoying and hating her.

These helpless and unfilial things, Xia Zi was recorded in Shen Wen's account.

Zhang Yunming took Zhang Yunzheng all the way to the south, through hardships. It's not that food is not good and housing is not good. I won't talk about the tens of thousands of silver they brought. There are also various businesses of the Li family along the way. Naturally, they are well taken care of everywhere, but they are tired!

At the beginning, Zhang Yunzheng stopped everywhere, and he had to go and watch for a long time when he encountered a new thing. Passers-by quarreled, hawkers yelled, jealously jumped, yamen closed the case... he was going to join in the fun. Often when Zhang Yunming walked and turned his head, he couldn't see Zhang Yunzheng's shadow. Whether riding a horse or walking, Zhang Yunzheng can disappear inexplicably. Although there are so many times, Zhang Yunming can't get used to it. Every time he gets scared and sweats, he takes people back along the way, sometimes not far from the roadside, but sometimes far away from the road they have traveled. The place found Zhang Yunzheng who was watching the excitement with relish.

Zhang Yunming was angry: "You can't be so irresponsible, okay!"

Zhang Yunzheng is a little inexplicable: "What did I do?"

Zhang Yunming said: "You can't go alone! You have to follow me, you can't be gone without saying hello! I have to go to you!"

Zhang Yunzheng rolled his eyes: "Who asked you to find me, I will find it myself."

Zhang Yunming waved his fan: "How do you find it! We go south without staying! What if you get lost!"

Zhang Yunzheng disagreed: "Why! This pedestrian is so noticeable, but it only goes south, and it will definitely catch up if you inquire about it."

Although he knows that Zhang Yunzheng is right, Zhang Yunming is not at ease: "No! My parents handed you over to me, you have to listen to me! Let's go together!"

Zhang Yunzheng cried, "Why do you mean'hand it over' to you? You are only two years older than me! I asked you to come out with me! Leave me alone!"

Zhang Yunming said: "Of course you have to worry about it! I'm your brother! You are so playful and we walk so slowly. When can we get to Jiangnan and how to do things, it's no wonder that Miss Shen said you are a jerk!"

Zhang Yunzheng was angry and punched in the past... The two started their hands.

The two of them have seen each other a lot, they just stand on one side, yawning boredly, and chatting in a low voice. After they fisted and sweated profusely, the housekeeper of the Li family said with a smile: "Well, every time we go, we will allocate time for the second son of Zhang to play. Now the season is here. The son can go with me to buy food. Let's go all the way, buy all the way, and it won't delay things."

After the fight, Zhang Yunzheng also knew that he was at a loss, and his face was black and he didn't speak, so the matter was settled. In the days that followed, Zhang Yunming went to a place and went into the countryside with his butler to buy grain, and immediately arranged carts and horses to be transported to Li's station at the border gate. Zhang Yunzheng was able to wander around on his own at first, but then he followed Zhang Yunming and the housekeeper to buy food without emotion.

Because it is a good year, food prices are extremely cheap. Zhang Yunming didn't squeeze the price to death. He just spent a lot of money when it looked right. By the time they arrived at Li's home, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, most of the 400,000 silver bills they brought had already been spent.

The Li family, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, got news that his grandson and the eldest son of Ping Yuanhou had to come to see his grandfather in person, and he had already prepared. Although he is a junior, Li's father, Li Laoguan, requires the highest level of reception: the most beautiful courtyard, repainted houses, new window frames made of phoebe wood... the furniture is the latest style, bedding, etc. Not to mention, the silk and satin are resplendent and magnificent.

It was estimated that the time was almost there, and the Li family sent people ten miles out of the city to greet him. After waiting for fourteen or five days, they finally waited for the caravan with the Ping Yuan Hou logo.

Looking at the dozens of people running over with a hula la la laugh, Zhang Yunzheng frowned and asked Zhang Yunming, "What are they doing?"

Zhang Yunming said graciously: "Of course it is here to welcome us."

Zhang Yunzheng was puzzled: "Why are there so many people?"

Zhang Yunming glanced at Zhang Yunzheng and said: "You are really ignorant, there are so many people, do you understand that this shows that we have a school!"

Zhang Yunzheng still asked: "Why is there a faction?"

Zhang Yunming said meaningfully: "So that the whole city can know that we are here."

Before Zhang Yunzheng was not clear, he was already forced to dismount, and to meet the visitors. Then, those people beat the gongs and drums, and Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng mounted their horses again, and they were surrounded by people into the city.

From outside the city to the Li family, Li family and people watching the excitement warmly welcomed them all the way. Because of their arrival, Li's business in the city has temporarily reduced the profits! Where did Zhang Yunzheng have seen this scene? Amidst the noise of people, he felt irritable and frowned all the way.

As Zhang Yunming said, when they arrived at the Li family mansion, the whole city knew that the grandson of the Li family, the eldest son of Hou Pingyuan, traveled from the capital to visit his grandfather. Along with him was the child of a powerful relative in Ping Yuanhou. Everyone can see that the two young people are really like dragons and phoenixes. One is especially handsome and looks so arrogant that he really deserves the title of first-class young man from the capital.

Overnight, the wealthy and wealthy families all over the city hated and envied the Li family. In private, they felt that the old official Li did a great job. Many people have begun to figure out that their daughter should also marry a rich man in the capital, especially this one who is at the door of the house.

Chapter 57

Outside the door of Li's house, there were two long lines to welcome Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng. The two of them entered the house and got off their horses. The descendants rushed up, led the horses, offered hand towels and gargle tea, and brought soft chairs. , Asked them if they were sitting down to see the old official Li. Zhang Yunming laughed and said that they could go. But as soon as I left, I knew how big the house was. There were flowers everywhere, pavilions and pavilions, nine turns of the corridor, and small channels with flowing water. It took a quarter of an hour to reach the main hall at the back.

The main hall is located on the edge of the lake, with its back against the rockery and facing the small lake. There were also more than one hundred people standing outside the main hall. Seeing them being crowded around, the mountain saluted, it was very solemn. Zhang Yunzheng wanted to lie down and rest. He was very impatient with such a scene and kept frowning. However, Zhang Yunming kept smiling and nodded to everyone's salute, with a very noble demeanor.

The two entered the main hall, and Zhang Yunming took Zhang Yunzheng to give the grandfather and grandmother a greeting to the younger generation. The old official Li immediately asked them to help them up until Zhang Yunming was about to bow to the uncles and aunts standing next to him again. , The old official Li stopped, and the middle-aged men and women also declined - Zhang Yunming is the eldest son of Ping Yuanhou, born in honor of honor, and the Li family is a merchant and has no social status. It is reasonable for them to salute their immediate grandparents, but if they still salute their younger relatives, they would be somewhat reluctant. At the insistence of the old official Li, the two of them performed ordinary juvenile salutes.

The two raised their heads. Zhang Yunming cried out when he saw the old official Li-Li said that the old official Li is fifty-eight this year, but he looks like a person in his early 50s, and he can still see that he is young. Shi's handsome looks. Zhang Yunzheng looks a lot like the Li family, and naturally looks very much like this grandfather.

The old official Li was also stunned: This so-called second son of Zhang, a relative of the Zhang family of Pingyuan Hou, should be the child of the Li family! This eyebrow is entirely his daughter's. Mrs. Li also kept blinking: This child is exactly what the old official Li looked like when he was young, how could he not be the son of Ping Yuan Hou!

undefinedSeeing the old official Li stunned, the atmosphere in the main hall was a little tense for a while, but Zhang Yunzheng didn't notice anything. He frowned and waited impatiently for the interview to pass quickly. Seeing that everyone did not move, he stabbed Zhang Yunming from behind. . Zhang Yunming hurriedly smiled, said Li's greetings to everyone, and offered a gift list from Li's.

The old official Li smiled and said, "How can your mother be so polite." He handed the gift form to Mrs. Li and said to the two young people: "You guys come here once, so you can stay for a while and have more fun. ."

Zhang Yunming has many things to do, but at this time he definitely can't say it in front of everyone, only smiled and agreed.

Senior official Li said: "I know you are tired from coming from afar. But I still meet my cousins, and I will be able to talk during dinner later."

Zhang Yunzheng was very impatient, but Zhang Yunming bowed and said, "My grandfather said that."

An old official Li signaled, and more than 20 young men and women walked in at the door. A woman smiled and said, "I am your eldest aunt. Let me introduce it to you." Introduce them one by one who is the big watch. Brother, second cousin...until the eleventh cousin, then a team of gorgeous girls, the eldest cousin and the second cousin...until the tenth cousin.

Zhang Yunzheng was dizzy and he was about to explode. He clenched his teeth and followed Zhang Yunming's salute, and forced himself to leave without turning around. He even wondered if he could move out and live alone since he did not carry the title of Ping Yuanhou's son.

Upon seeing the ceremony, Li's eldest brother Li Daguanren took them to the courtyard arranged for them. As soon as they entered the door, ten small servants and ten young girls bent over to salute, Zhang Yunzheng couldn't help asking. : "What is this?"

Official Li smiled and said, "It's for your little servant girl."

Zhang Yunzheng said: "No!"

Official Li looked at Zhang Yunming, and Zhang Yunming smiled and said, "You stay here, the maid. My father is very strict and won't let us use the maid."

Li Daguan was surprised: "Where is there a maid who doesn't need a maid?"

Zhang Yunzheng waved his hand and said, "No need, no need! Hurry up, prepare water for me, I have to take a bath, it's so hot!"

Official Li was stunned to see that Zhang Yunzheng even ignored Zhang Yunming and entered the main house by himself. Zhang Yunming smiled and said, "We have enough people. Just leave two or three little men who run errands for us to find someone. Others All go back." Although his words were gentle, there was something in it that could not be rebutted.

This was the first time Li Daguan had dealt with a houmen's son. Even his nephew, he couldn't put on airs, so he had to point a few servants to stay and take the others away first.

After Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng washed their clothes, they changed their clothes. When someone came over there to invite them, they went to a reception banquet for them. In the summer, the Li family set up a table on the terrace near the water, and there was a boat on the small lake carrying silk and bamboo wind accompaniment.

Zhang Yunming was arranged next to the old official Li. Zhang Yunzheng was originally arranged at another table. Zhang Yunming didn't dare to let Zhang Yunzhen fly solo. I didn't know what this stunned youth would say to offend others, so he pulled his sleeves tightly. Let him sit by his side. The banquet also took care of him, and brought him some vegetables or something, so as not to get angry with Zhang Yunzheng who looked upset. Old official Li is even more suspicious-this must be a brother, otherwise there will be a problem!

At the banquet, many people secretly watched the two distinguished guests from Beijing. Li Shiyuan married Jingcheng and never came back, and his usual correspondence would not talk about privacy. Her brothers and sisters are very curious about her life. Now that she sees her eldest son coming and going out of style, handsome, confident and mature, she knows that she should be doing well. Looking at the other Zhang family brother, he was rude and childish, and he doubted whether he grew up in Pingyuan Hou Mansion. If you grew up elsewhere, just say it separately, but depending on the situation of the two people, they should have grown up together. Did Li deliberately feed the disabled to bring out his son's sensibility?

But in any case, the two of them are both relatives of the capital. As a merchant, no matter how much money, they are always worried about the government. They don't know where they will commit a crime, and the government takes the opportunity to squeeze out all the money. Up. This is why it is necessary to marry the official family. Now Li is the wife of Ping Yuanhou. His children are here, and they will get the first month near the water tower. Their unmarried daughters of the right age can't help but work hard.

After the banquet, the old official Li motioned to Zhang Yunming and himself to go to the study. Zhang Yunming did not want to let Zhang Yunzheng leave, but Zhang Yunzheng was tired of being cautious in front of others. He threw away Zhang Yunming's hand and said, "I will go back by myself, you leave me alone. !" After speaking, he said to the little servant of Li Mansion next to him: "Take me back to the yard!"

The young man looked at the old official Li, and the old official Li nodded and said, "Just take this young man back."

Zhang Yunzheng gave a salute, and followed the young man and left. Zhang Yunming said uneasy: "Don't go anywhere, just go to sleep when you go back!"

Zhang Yunzheng shook his hand without turning his head: "Don't worry about it!"

Zhang Yunming frowned and watched Zhang Yunzheng walking away worriedly.

The old official Li was very nervous: He should be a brother in this situation, but if he is a brother, how can he not disclose his identity... He has a doubt that he can't even think about it.

The old official Li led Zhang Yunming to his study and asked people to go out before talking. Zhang Yunming said, "Thank you for the hospitality. I wanted to tell my grandfather that we are here to do things this time. I'm afraid we can't. Stay here for a long time."

The old official Li didn't want to know what to do now, so he quickly figured out that Zhang Yunzheng's identity is the truth, and immediately asked: "That son is your younger brother, right?"

Zhang Yunming knew that the old official Li had seen it, so he nodded.

Old official Li clenched the handle of the chair tightly in fright: it was born of the Li family! But Ping Yuan Hou didn't even recognize his son!

Old official Li's face was green: "What's going on!"

Zhang Yunming has needed to guard a secret since he was a child. For so many years, he has been familiar with creating artistic expressions that are above the truth at any time, pondering for a moment, and solemnly said to the senior official Li: "This matter is an extremely important secret."

Old official Li's heart shrank into a ball: "Secret! Tell me! I will not only keep secrets for your mother, but also think of ways for her!" Li! How can you do such a thing!

Zhang Yunming whispered: "It turned out that a Taoist priest told my father that my younger brother cannot be raised publicly, otherwise the whole family will be a catastrophe. My father did not believe him, but my mother believed his words and asked my younger brother to stand against Zhang. Jiayuan's nephew's name..."

Old official Li slumped and leaned back on the chair: "So..." He is your father's son!

Zhang Yunming didn't know the dark thoughts his grandfather had in his mind, and continued: "The Taoist priest also said that if he wants to rectify his name, he has to make countless merits. He calculated that there will be four years of severe drought and one year of flooding. The food was scarce, so my mother asked us to bring 400,000 taels of silver to buy grains in the south. In the future, not only to feed and clothe everyone in my family, but also to save some people during the famine years. She asked me to tell my grandparents too. Make some preparations for buying grains. I'm not good at brokering. I have already spent most of the money my mother gave. I wonder if my grandparents can give me some to help my brother do more merits."

If Shen Wen were there, he would definitely admire Zhang Yunming's face, which was almost three points thicker than her.

The old official Li has sweated out, and his heart is infinitely relaxed! Lee is okay! This son is still her beloved, otherwise she would not spend four hundred thousand taels of silver to do merit for him! If there are really five years of famine, then the food... The old official Li said: "Your mother gave you 400,000 taels, but I can't give you less, so I will give you 600,000 taels!" He might be shocked. , My mind is a bit confused.

Rao is Zhang Yunming who prides himself on being sophisticated. At this time, he was also stunned by the grandeur of the old official Li. He stuttered and said: "Mother said...400,000 taels...not a small number...don't say 600,000 taels."

The old official Li smiled: "Naturally it's not a small amount to her..." The implication is that it is not to me. There is a lot of courage for later generations Li Ka-shing to put one billion Hong Kong dollars in cash from the bank to the kidnappers on the spot.

Zhang Yunming hurriedly said: "I will transport all of my food to the north, some near the capital, and some further north. Can my mother's housekeeper arrange the transportation?"

The old official Li nodded and said: "If it is a disaster year, the north will be more short of food, and the people in Beijing will be richer and will buy food at high prices. She is right to think about it. In fact, among my children, she is the most prosperous in business. It's divided... I won't talk about that, I should give her her butler, and you will let him see me tomorrow."

Zhang Yunming said sincerely: "Thank you for your help. This Taoist priest has the eye to the sky. He said that there will be five years of calamity, and it should be accurate. My grandfather should also buy more food."

Old official Li said: "This is natural. I will let people start building a few grain silos. Now it is summer grain, and in a few months it will be autumn grain. If you buy it, there will be a place to put it."

With so much silver, Zhang Yunming smiled and said to the old official Li: "The grandfather must buy more, not less than 600,000 taels."

Old official Li laughed: "Don't worry, it should be a million taels."

Zhang Yunming stammered again: "Grandpa...so many..."

The old official Li waved his hand: "Don't worry. In the famine years, you need to prepare more food, not only for your own sake, but also to consider the many villagers who depend on the Li family for survival. My family can become the richest man in Jiangnan because we usually do more good deeds and welfare. In the village. When you are so old, you should also know that in this world there is one fate, two luck, three geomantic omen, four accumulate merits, five readings, six seven phases and eight respects, nine acquaintances and ten health preservation. I'm afraid it's hard to die well. Since I have such fate, I will definitely try my best. Besides, if your brother knows his identity as soon as possible, your mother will be able to relax as soon as possible."

Zhang Yunming let out a sigh of relief and saluted the old official Li: "My grandfather bought grain, which can support the price of the grain and prevent the farmers from losing their money. In future famine years, the grain will surely help countless people. This The merit will not be wiped out."

Old official Li smiled and said: "You don't need to worry about this. Tomorrow I will call the people in the surrounding villagers to come and breathe with them. After four or five days, there will be a charter. You have to rest for two days. ."

Zhang Yunming agreed, saluted and retired, worried about Zhang Yunzheng, and hurriedly returned to the courtyard. As soon as I entered the room, I saw Zhang Yunzheng sitting right in front of the case and writing. For a while, he let go of his heart, and said to Zhang Yunzheng in a low voice excitedly: "Our grandfather gave us six hundred thousand taels of silver to buy food!"

Zhang Yunzheng looked at Zhang Yunming: "Are you a lie!"

Zhang Yunming whispered: "What! I mean to do merit for you."

Zhang Yunzheng looks sideways: "This is not a lie"

Zhang Yunming pointed to the paper: "You are wrong!"

Zhang Yunzheng didn't even look at it: "No, you lie!" Put down the pen and wanted to fight with Zhang Yunming. Zhang Yunming said hurriedly: "Don't fight! Don't fight! If you have a stomach full of food, what should I do if I vomit?"

Zhang Yunzheng was immediately uninterested, and picked up the pen again and said, "Go and don't bother me."

Zhang Yunming said: "You also have to write something to your parents, don't just write your own things."

Zhang Yunzheng said: "I'm too lazy to write! You just write."

Zhang Yunming yawned and said, "You are so lazy... I will write tomorrow."

The next day, the old official Li asked people from the surrounding villagers to come into the city, and sent another person to convey the instructions to buy grain through his extensive business network, and set up several locations to build warehouses... these are positive. At the same time, there were a lot of people coming to visit from all the cities in the city. When the words went, they all said that there were people in Li's Jingli, so they had to celebrate well. Don't let the people in Jingcheng underestimate Jiangnan's. beautiful. If it is inconvenient for the Li family, someone else has a banquet with various flowers and wine, and I would like to invite the two young masters of the capital to come here.

The old official Li has been in business for a lifetime, and he knows that this is because each family has extended a fishing rod, and they will come and drop a golden turtle. Both of his own grandchildren are precious, where can he marry a business girl casually-he does not look back at how he tried so hard to marry his daughter into an official family. Even if you really want to marry a business, your grandson should also marry your own grandson and granddaughter. But everyone has been doing business in the same city for generations, and couldn't give a good impression, so they decided to hold a large song and dance party at home and invite the children from each family to come and enjoy it. The two grandsons are under their own eyes, so it's good to have a look after them, don't let people blindfold them.

"Annoying! I won't go!" Zhang Yunzheng waved when he heard a big garden party the next day.

These days, as soon as they left the yard, they were followed all the way by maids of various colors, asking if they wanted something, and then bringing them tea-what kind of tea to drink on the road! Along the way, handkerchiefs and the like often fell on the ground, Zhang Yunming turned a blind eye, and Zhang Yunzheng sometimes stepped on it. Not only that, but also "random encounters" with cousins ​​who are supported by maids. The first meeting must be full of consternation and horror, and then he salutes extremely shyly and greets softly. Zhang Yunming replied politely, but Zhang Yunzheng didn't even look at it, his eyes turned to the sky and continued walking. He believes that there is no need to put an end to this deceptive trick.

Zhang Yunming whispered: "How can you not go to your grandparents to know your identity? He will be unhappy if you don't go."

Zhang Yunzheng said: "If you know it, you know, you tell him that I am too lazy to talk to people!"

Zhang Yunming sighed: "Why are you so ignorant! My grandfather gave us six hundred thousand taels of silver! He asked us to go to a banquet and we will not go, can he be happy?

Zhang Yunzheng rolled his eyes: "Shall I sell my body and I can't buy me for six hundred thousand taels. Just go!"

Zhang Yunming gritted his teeth: "I'll kill you bastard! Heartless thing! We are here to show our grandfather. If you don't go, people will say that people from Beijing don't give your grandfather face, you have to go, let He thinks that money is spent comfortably, which is considered to be a filial piety for his mother! Understand!"

Zhang Yunzheng was very unhappy, and the next day Zhang Yunming, with a stern face and a smile on his face, appeared in front of everyone. When they entered the city that day, everyone saw these two nobles and youngsters in the capital, one cool and the other cold, and looking at them in such a contrast, they really have their own merits, and they are all outstanding.

The youngsters of various families bowed to each other, making Zhang Yunzheng big. He didn't have the habit of being familiar with strangers, so naturally he didn't want to talk. People's talks were all nonsense to him. He answered one or two words before he was too lazy to speak, silently following Zhang Yunming. Everyone knows that he is Ping Yuanhou's relatives, nephews and relatives, and instead of fawning over him, they attacked Zhang Yunming.

Zhang Yunming was naturally familiar with this, and soon started talking with everyone, talking about the fashions that are popular in Beijing, etc., both decently and distinctively. There are often a few witty remarks that drew everyone into laughter, and also brought out Zhang Yunzheng's loneliness.

When the light singing and dancing on the lakeside begin, people will go to the lake, and they will naturally encounter groups of girls. Although they wear a veil, they can see the faint outline. Merchants in the south of the Yangtze River are wealthy for generations, and the women's dresses are some gorgeous, some are elegant, colorful, colorful, and their clothes are all luxurious.

Zhang Yunzheng's own spending has been the best since he was a child, and he didn't feel much about these things, but the attitude of those women always reminded him of the little liar in the capital! If the other party is shy, he remembers the shyness that Shen Wen had when he first came to see him asking for money-fake! If the other party's tone is sweet, he remembers the sweet and waxy tone Shen Wen used when asking for something at the beginning-it is also fake! If the other party was reserved and solemn, he would remember that he himself kept Shen Wen a secret, but Shen Wen solemnly told Zhang Yunming about his blackness-false and serious! ...

Shen Wen had ruined his novelty and respect for women, making him treat all the girls who had gathered together as liars, and no one was pleasing to his eyes.

Zhang Yunming had already remembered the five princesses in his heart. A few years ago in the Lantern Market, although the five princesses had their eyes red and swollen from crying because of their worries about Concubine Chen, they did not forget to pull out a pearl hairpin from their heads and give them to the second lady who was pretending to be silly and stupefied at the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei. In contrast, how cunning the second lady is, and how gentle and kind-hearted the fifth princess is. He has only seen the five princesses a few times in so many years, but every time she left him with a good impression: her appearance is soft and gentle, and she is in the same boat with his sister in times of crisis... I heard that the five princesses are a copy of Chen Guifei. The emperor was really blind, so that such a good woman was poisoned to death. If he married the fifth princess, he would treat her well... With these thoughts, Zhang Yunming looked at Yingying and Yanyan around him, but he didn't catch his eye at all. , Just superficially courteous, without a trace of error.

When they reached the lake, Zhang Yunzheng decided not to go to a crowded place with Zhang Yunming. He took a person to sit in a pavilion on the rockery, and watched the singing and dancing by the lake from a distance. He realized for the first time that although he yearned for socializing with people when he was raised in captivity, when it became a reality, he was not used to interacting with everyone at all. So many strangers made him unable to adapt, and he felt very anxious.

Zhang Yunzheng sat on the horizontal board of the pavilion, feeling a little melancholy. It's like something, he struggled for a long time, but when he got it, he didn't please him...

There was a burst of fragrance, and several women pushed each other towards the pavilion. Zhang Yunzheng frowned, but several girls had become accustomed to the expressions on this handsome boy's face, thinking that he might be acting so cool because he was shy, perhaps because the big young man Zhang had received most of his attention and he felt embarrassed. Seeing Zhang Yunzheng arrived in the pavilion alone, the few people wanted to "pass by" together to see if the young man would stand up and strike up a conversation.

Zhang Yunzheng turned away from the women walking towards the pavilion, looking at the lake. The women are all young ladies from businessmen in the city. They are usually wealthy at home. They have learned how to manage the family since they were young. They are very clever and are not as cautious as the daughters of ordinary officials and eunuchs. Seeing the handsome son from Beijing now, I feel that I should step forward and show myself. But they stood outside the pavilion for a while, Zhang Yunzheng just didn't look back at them. No matter how active the girls are, they can't stand such a coldness. Had to turn around and walked away, talking under the pressure of the voice. Zhang Yunzheng is a martial artist with very strong ears, and he can hear clearly: "It's just a nephew of Ping Yuanhou, and not a serious son, so big!" "It's rude..." "But he looks so good-looking." "Then you go and call him..." "No, you go..." "I don't know the family background, maybe he was born to a concubine." "Let's go and see Mr. Zhang..."

Zhang Yunzheng was even more bored, almost blurting out curses, but remembered that Zhang Yunming said that he could not lose face to his grandfather, and could only bear it down. After watching the singing and dancing for a while, it was really boring, so he got up and walked back. He showed his face, it's fair to say.

Seeing his unhappy expressions, the few servants did not dare to stop him, so they could only follow from a distance. Zhang Yunzheng passed through a few fallen weeping willows, and heard a woman's voice over there: "Miss, you are so beautiful, they will definitely like you." A soft female voice said, "The young man Zhang is not as good-looking as the other one. , But he is the eldest son of Ping Yuanhou, the other is very handsome, but he has no life experience, which one shall I choose" "Someone is coming, let's go quickly."...

Zhang Yunzheng rolled his eyes and hurried past. He heard the chaotic footsteps ahead. He hurriedly left the road, picked up the grass to avoid the people, and listened to the voices of several women from a distance: "Your daughter is well-known and reasonable, she should be worthy of Ping Yuan Hou. The son of the mansion..." "You really praised her! Your Sanniang is good, that needle and thread..." "The Xue family also brought the eldest lady here today..." "In fact, the Xue family had already intended to send her daughter off. To the capital..."

Zhang Yunzheng shook his head, as if trying to get rid of the spider web that had fallen on his head. He returned to the yard, turned around anxiously, trying to get out of the house, but knew that he would have to go out to entertain at the dinner party for a while, so he couldn't walk away. I had to sit at the table and start writing to calm my mood. After writing a page or two, he felt better and raised his head. At this time, the distant sheng music was melodious, mixed with occasional human laughter. Suddenly, the feeling of loneliness that often surged from being locked in the yard in the past reappeared. But this time he felt even more uncomfortable: he has come out, but still can't get rid of this feeling.

Soon after, someone came to invite him to the dinner. When I got there, I met with Zhang Yunming again, and Zhang Yunming asked in a low voice: "Where have you been, I can't find you everywhere."

Zhang Yunzheng said disgustedly: "I'll go back and rest for a while."

Zhang Yunming gritted his back teeth and said, "You silly fellow! Leave me here alone!"

Zhang Yunzheng frowned and said, "I think you are doing well, especially moisturizing, I don't bother to talk to people!"

Zhang Yunming asked in a low voice, "Who made it out for so many years!"

Zhang Yunzheng said angrily: "Who knew it would be so troublesome!"

Zhang Yunming coldly snorted: "Grow up! Everything comes at a price. If you want to get involved, you have to learn to deal with people, and avoid it."

Old official Li called out: "Come here and meet my old friend, Old Official Xue."

Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng stepped forward to see the ceremony. The round-faced old official Xue said with a smile: "It's really two young talents, come and meet my younger generation." After speaking, a few young sons and girls walked up and talked. When Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng saw the salute, the girls were blushing. One of them was extremely beautiful. When they looked at them, they had spring eyes and sentimentality. But Zhang Yunzheng recognized from her "Meet the Two Young Masters" that it was one of the voices heard in Liulin. He was not happy in his heart, and his face was faint. Zhang Yunming is still polite, nothing unusual. There was a sad expression on the woman's face, and there were tears in her eyes. But Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng didn't take a second look.

Seeing that the two grandchildren were not tempted by such a beautiful woman, the old official Li was a little proud, but he said to the old official Xue: "It's really scary to be born after generation. Boys and girls are so outstanding. The Xue family is really thriving. ."

Old official Xue was a little disappointed, but he didn't show it on the surface. He also smiled and said: "Where and where, who can compare to your Li family"

The teenagers all retreated. Old official Xue asked Old Official Li in a low voice, "I heard that you asked me to buy food, what's the matter?"

The old official Li knew that he could not hide such a big movement, he simply said something, and sighed: "It's not to prepare for a famine year. Isn't this a good harvest for a few years? I'm worried, always It feels unstable. They came from the capital and said they wanted to buy some food, so I would buy more, which would be considered as a backstop." But it didn't say that it was just for a few years.

Old official Xue secretly said that today's banquet was really not in vain, that is, his granddaughter had not been in the eyes of Pingyuan Hou's son, and it was worth the letter. Who doesn't know that the old official Li is a genius in business, and if he gets a move, he must quickly follow up.

So, the next day, the Xue family also began to send people out to buy food. Soon, the news spread that various merchants began to buy food in large quantities, and the news spread to their relatives. Some people in other cities also bought food. Jiangnan Regional food prices have been maintained, and they have not fallen into a trough that caused farmers to go bankrupt. This is something to be said.

After the flower fair, the Xue family had other gains in addition to the tips to buy food. Miss Xue, who had never wanted to enter the palace, told her grandfather that she was willing to enter the palace.

Although the emperor did not uniformly elect his concubine, it is known everywhere that after the emperor was abolished, the harem began to accept people. As long as they are young and beautiful, they are sent to the capital.

Miss Xue looks like a fairy and is sixteen years old. With eyes above the top, I can't look down on the local teenagers. The Xue family originally wanted to find a capital official, but now they finally have a chance to see two genuine princes from the capital, but they didn't even like her! This made Miss Xue very angry, and decided to join the court to break out of the world, so that people who look down on her now regret it!

Naturally, the two brothers in Li's mansion had no knowledge of these things. After the flower party, various parties and feasts continued for several days, and Zhang Yunzheng was on the verge of breaking out. He started clamoring to go outside and stopped eating in the house. Someone naturally told the old official Li of his request.

These days, the old official Li has fully understood the temperaments of the two children: Master Zhang is mature and sleek, but this younger brother is ignorant of the world, lacks in harmony, and has a short temper. Although Zhang Yunzheng was obviously crooked, the old official Li had a special love for him. Maybe he looks too much like himself. The old official Li and Mrs. Li also counted together to see if he could be sent by Li's, and they could take care of Li's. Hearing that Zhang Yunzheng was going out to eat, the old official Li smiled and said, "This is because our chefs are not diverse enough. It's okay, let people accompany them to the restaurants in the city to eat casually. Anyway, it is not easy for them to come here. Let them have a good time."

So Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng were led by the princes of each house to taste various delicacies in the city in turn. At the banquet, people often come to say hello, so he sits together. Director Zhang Yunming communicates with his cousins ​​and the important sons in the city. Zhang Yunzheng ignored no one, so he slumped his head to eat, and for the first time he was grateful that he hadn't made it public. Identity-Everyone believes that Zhang Yunming is the righteous master who should be pleased, and don't bother him.

A month later, Zhang Yunming couldn't stand it anymore, and told the old official Li that he would go to buy food far away. The veteran official Li knew that Ping Yuanhou had let them out because of the long experience, and he couldn't spend half a year playing with it, so he sent his own powerful purchaser and Li's housekeeper to take them to the south.

This time, the group of them was stronger than when they first left the capital, but Zhang Yunzheng was much more happy after they left the fixed courtyard and the people chasing them in groups every day. He probably got addiction when he went to the restaurant. Everywhere he went, he inquired about food, tasted it, and wrote down his own experience, which he called "Jiangnan Delicacy".

After being out for a long time, Zhang Yunming also gradually let go of Zhang Yunzheng, no longer worrying about him not being able to find him back. I feel that as long as he doesn't fight with himself, he can do anything, and he will encourage and less hinder Zhang Yunzheng's actions, and the two are in harmony. They roamed for thousands of miles for three months, until Zhang Yunming had spent all the money given by the Li family and the old officials, and then went back.

When they returned to the old official Li, it was already winter. After they met the old official Li, they stayed for a few days and then left, and tried to return to the capital before the New Year's Pass.

The old official Li called Zhang Yunming to the study room alone and said, "Your brother seems to have little experience in life. Go and tell your mother that if it is not convenient for him to show up in the capital, let him come to me. He wants to go to school. Okay, whether you practice martial arts, I can arrange it. There are many brothers here, and it's very lively."

Zhang Yunming said in his heart how it is possible that there will be a disaster in the capital, and Zhang Yunzheng has to go back to take care of it. But he said, "Thank you, grandpa, I must tell my mother when I go back."

The old official Li was worried about taking over Zhang Yunzheng, so naturally he should cultivate some affection with him. The next day he also called Zhang Yunzheng and asked: "Do you like it here? Is it good?"

Zhang Yunzheng usually doesn't have a good face to his parents. Now facing an old man, he can only suppress his temper, and nodded his head and said, "Thank you, grandpa, I live well."

Old official Li asked again: "Tell your grandparents what you want and I will let you do it."

Zhang Yunzheng asked unceremoniously: "Does my grandfather have a dried fruit shop? I want to pick it."

Old official Li smiled and said: "Those worthless things, as many as you want, can't be given away."

Zhang Yunzheng frowned: "Then how can I get it?"

Old official Li likes and sighs again. What he likes is that this child is simple and clear, and what he sighs is how he can deal with people without being fooled by others.

Old official Li said: "Then you have to work **** the utensils, and the boxes should be beautiful and expensive."

Zhang Yunzheng nodded and said, "Thank you, grandpa, then I will pick the dried fruits now."

The old official Li laughed: "Go, it's really impatient." He let in, took Zhang Yunzheng to the dried fruit shop opened by Li's family, and Zhang Yunzheng tasted them one by one, and finally ordered more than 20 kinds, each with a big bag , Packed a big sack. Because I was afraid that others would not take it seriously, I could not throw it away, so I carried it back on my own.

Zhang Yunming saw Zhang Yunzheng carrying a sack into the house, haha ​​smiled and asked, "What's inside?"

Zhang Yunzheng said grumpyly: "It's dried fruit, you forgot that little liar will never forget, what if I don't help you?"

Zhang Yunming tilted his head and said, "So much! Don't you give it to the second lady"

Zhang Yunzheng said: "Who would want it except her"

Zhang Yunming sighed: "My mother is so pitiful! And don't forget, you still have a younger sister!"

Zhang Yunzheng frowned and said, "My grandfather said it's not worth money, how can you buy something for your mother and sister, didn't you?"

Zhang Yunming rolled his eyes: "What did you buy for them?"

Zhang Yunzheng said: "I think you have bought enough, so I should count as one."

Zhang Yunming said: "Are you embarrassed to be out for more than half a year, I will not buy anything for my mother when I go back."

Zhang Yunzheng felt a lot of pressure and gave up and said, "Well, then I will put these dried fruits in a valuable box for my mother and sister..."

Zhang Yunming shook his head: "Just take any boxes for the family and take them directly from the sack. But you are embarrassed to give such a worthless thing."

Zhang Yunzheng was anxious: "What do you mean! It won't work if you don't give it, it won't work if you give it, right?"

Zhang Yunming raised his hand: "Well, courtesy is light and respectful. Any mother you give will be happy, as long as you don't tell her that you actually bought it for someone else."

Zhang Yunzheng was worried: "Then don't give it, let me buy something for my mother."

Zhang Yunming said: "Where is there so much time! That's it! I know you..."

Zhang Yunzheng finally punched him: "You know what to do when you say bad things!"...

After the two of them had finished fighting, Zhang Yunzheng went to the street with an annoyance. He bought Ping Yuanhou a pair of walnut balls, bought an abacus for Li, a comb for his younger sister, and a set of lake pens for his younger brother. Nothing was expensive in Pingyuanhou's Mansion, but after all, he personally bought it. Zhang Yunming felt that it was enough to make his parents happy.

On the day of departure, Li Mansion once again sent off warmly and surrounded them out of the city. Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng said goodbye again and again, and finally took a dozen carts full of gifts from each house to the capital. The return journey is much easier than when it came. Zhang Yunzheng has long stopped running around. He has become a skilled traveler. He will help unload the truck when he arrives. Then he will familiarize himself with the roads around the inn as soon as possible. When he asks where there is good food, he will come back and take Zhang Yunming with him. Go... Zhang Yunming remembered all the mischief of Zhang Yunzheng when he first left the capital, and even missed the younger brother who was always worried about taking care of him.

Chapter 58

From autumn to winter, the wind is bitter.

Since the queen was abolished, the prince has become unusually conformist. In the court hall, only promises to the emperor, never arguing about major events, only listening to the emperor's will. Occasionally speaking about my own thoughts on trivial matters, I also voted for the emperor's preferences.

Because of the good harvest, the court taxed abundantly and the affairs of the court were calm. The emperor was in a good mood, and he was kind to the prince. The prince did not change his respect and obedience at all, and showed no arrogance, which made the emperor very satisfied.

In fact, the prince is not as easy as it seems.

During the autumn harvest, the aides reported: "The news came from the border gate. Mr. Shen chose the people himself, formed a guard, and directly obeyed his command. Zhenbeihou was unwilling at first, but later Mr. Shen was willing to do so. Zhenbeihou Just gave in. In summer and autumn, Zhenbeihou went all out to buy grain..."

undefinedThe prince bit the case bitterly: "This is the advice of the three princes! They really breathe!"

Some staff members said: "Not only the Zhenbeihou, but also the Zhang family of the Jiang family's Yejiaping Yuanhou, and their relatives and friends around them, they also bought a large amount of grain."

The prince gnashed his teeth and said: "Remember them, remember them all! They listened to the words of the three princes! They didn't believe in this palace!"

Another staff member said: "I heard that many people in Jiangnan also buy grain."

One of the staff said carefully: "Maybe, we should buy some grains..."

The prince yokomu said: "Why! It seems that this palace has obeyed the advice of the three princes!"

The staff were only conscientious. The prince said viciously: "Just to fight them-we sell some grain! Maybe next year the grain will be cheaper!"

An staff member said hurriedly: "No!"

The other said: "It's okay, don't have to sell so much, just make a look on the market, and say that you will work against the three princes."

The prince nodded and said: "Just do it. Don't let them think that the palace has agreed with the views of the three princes!" Everyone had no choice but to respond.

Soon, there was a rumors in the capital that the prince believed that grain prices would fall next year. In order to express his position, the prince's staff also sold some grains. Many families close to the prince also sold food on the market to show their support. And another rumors spread: the three princes believed that there would be a disaster year after the harvest, and suggested that everyone store food. These two kinds of news are on par in the capital. Everyone argued with their own opinions after the rest of the meal, and they became more and more intense. In the end, the officials all over the country knew nothing about it, and even the common people across the country learned about the two princes' different political opinions on food .

The prince believed that this incident clearly showed the camp between himself and the three princes: whoever prepared the food was the people on the side of the three princes. And whoever sells the grain is on his own side.

People in the capital gradually became aware of the different affiliations of buying and selling grain. Unless they did not buy or sell, many people had to weigh how they should express who they heard. However, people are naturally more afraid of negative news, so they are easier to believe. Gradually, the "grain storage and shortage theory" of the three princes dominates the market. The worries about the famine years have overcome the choice of political situation. More and more people buy food and do nothing more than surreptitiously in order not to offend the prince.

Shen Wen originally just wanted to dig a hole for the prince in the future based on the advice of the three princes, but he didn't know a simple sentence, and finally turned into a big contest on the market: the prince sells food, the food supply greatly increases, and the price of food is increased. People who believe that the famine year is approaching will try their best to buy, as if they have gotten a big bargain, so the price of food has risen again. The prince was very angry that people could face him like this, and unconsciously sold a lot of food in a grudge. But in this way, there was no victory. The trend of the market is going to be a winter that can be blocked by a few people. The Prince's side has completely retreated: buying more than selling, supply exceeds demand, and food prices in many places have begun to rise. It turns out that the people who sold food in the summer and autumn, all began to regret, and had some complaints about the prince. Naturally, they don't know, and they will regret their intestines in the future.

The prince regarded this confrontation as the first public challenge of the three princes to him, and the three princes also won! The prince was very angry. He didn't know that he was actually against people's habitual psychology of risks and unknowns. There was no reason to win. He only thought that this marked the beginning of the action of the Three Princes to pull himself off his horse. He suspected that the Three Princes were planning day and night.

In fact, what the three princes in the palace did day and night was to copy the drafts of the four princes to him. They had to memorize the names of the books and the number of pages they were quoted, so as not to be caught by Old Master Jane. Having a class every three or four days has become a great burden for him, making him go out of the palace to ride a horse, and he can't be as careless as before. For this reason, he hated Ye Da Young Master very much, and ignored Ye Da Young Master for three months. Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo did not have much interest in business. Therefore, the Third Prince did not know that large-scale food sales were carried out in the market in his name. Teamfight.

Another thing that worries the prince is that after the abolition, Concubine Jia Jing's health is getting worse and worse. She is tired after walking a few steps every day, and she often lie down and doesn't want to move. The imperial doctors came many times and said that Jia Jingfei didn't eat much, didn't sleep well, and was naturally tired. In addition, when the weather turned cold, people were too lazy to move, and it was okay to lie down.

After going down, the prince mustered his courage for a long time and decided to see Concubine Jia Jing. He went to see his mother about once every ten days, but he would go away unhappy every time.

The prince cautiously arrived at the gate of the cold palace, and asked the palace resident Jia Jing about the situation in a low voice before walking into the door of the palace of Jia Jing.

In the shadows, Concubine Jia Jing was lying on her side, and the prince whispered: "Mother..."

Jia Jingfei gave a hmm and didn't move.

The prince whispered again: "Mother feels good"

Jia Jingfei said angrily: "I'm so good, don't just keep talking nonsense here!" After her illness, her temper became more and more irritable, and the daily struggle with the illness consumed all her patience.

The prince took out a few fragrant cakes and said, "This is the sleeping fragrant cakes made by the imperial doctor's room, and they are commonly used by people in the palace now."

Consort Jia Jing did not sleep well. Hearing these words, she relaxed and said, "Let it go."

The prince squatted: "If you have anything to do, please mother just give me instructions."

Concubine Jia Jing tried again and asked: "What happened to your sister's marriage?"

The prince did not dare to say that he still wanted to send the four princesses to Ping Yuanhou, so he didn't really look for it, so he could only say: "The kid is looking for..."

Concubine Jia Jing was in a hurry again, she turned over to face the prince with difficulty, her face was sallow, and she spitting stars and shouted: "You have no eyes! If you can't see that I'm dying, you can't fix your sister's marriage quickly, okay. Let me die at ease!"

The prince knelt down and said, "How can my mother say that..."

Jia Jingfei interrupted: "Get out! Useless things! I said once how many times you have said it, you have to do it right away, don't force me to say the second time, the third time! I don't have that energy anymore. I'm going to die, you won't make me happy!"

The prince hurriedly said, "Go and do it, kid!"

Jia Jingfei was suddenly tired, closed her eyes, frowned, and waved to the prince.

The prince said: "Mother take care."

Jia Jingfei did not answer.

The prince got up and walked out slowly, feeling very uncomfortable. Those sleeping fragrant cakes were made for the emperor by his special request from the Royal Fragrant House. Are they for ordinary concubines and concubines? He never noticed his mother's kind mother, and he couldn't take him at all. The grievance he suffered after failing the fight with the three princes told his mother that he could imagine that besides scolding, his mother would never comfort him, let alone cheer him...

He locked his eyebrows and walked out of the cold palace. The fourth princess was sitting on the palace and came here. The prince wanted to turn his head and walk away, but the fourth princess shouted from a distance: "Prince brother!" The prince stopped and waited for her.

The fourth princess came down from Hushang. Since her face was scratched, she has been wearing a veil, and she did not take it off when she saw the prince. She saluted the prince, and the two left the crowd and talked aside.

The fourth princess asked: "What happened to my mother?"

The prince shook his head: "Looking very tired."

The fourth princess said angrily: "Those useless doctors! No matter how you can cure them! You can get them to be chopped off!"

Perhaps the prince had just been scolded, and the prince suddenly felt that his mother was "useless". It would be okay if he passed away, but with this thought, he immediately felt guilty in his heart. In order to make up for this sinful feeling, he wanted to listen to his mother's words and find another person for the fourth princess.

The prince said in an apologetic tone: "Sister, my mother doesn't like Master Zhang in Ping Yuan Hou. She asked me to find you a generous family in the capital or choose someone from Changle Hou Jia's Mansion..."

The four princesses lost their voice: "No!" Since the prince said that the eldest son of Pingyuan Hou was "set down" for her, she has been thinking wholeheartedly about the beauty of being a prestigious blessing in the well-known rich and luxurious Hou's mansion in the future. In the future, I suddenly heard that it was about to change, and I couldn't turn my head.

The prince sighed: "My father is not happy to marry you to Ping Yuanhou..."

The four princesses screamed, "Why! I heard that the five emperors became good friends with the young lady in that mansion. It must be the brother of the three emperors who wanted to marry his sister! The prince brother, you are the prince! How can you be better than three? The emperor brother or the emperor father is partial to me and I want to go to the emperor father and say... "If you say that you have to leave, where the prince dare to let her make trouble, it will not let the emperor's heart hurriedly pull her sleeves.

The four princesses started crying: "It's because I broke my face! They bullied me like that! They will also take away the people the prince's brother ordered me! People in the capital know that Daddy Zhang is mine. If he marries, Sister Five Emperors, what have I become their stepping stone! Now that my mother is abolished, they are even more rampant. I can't live! The prince brother doesn't help me, I might as well ask Brother Three Emperors for mercy..."

The prince said with a sullen face: "Don't say a few words!"

The veils of the four princesses were wet, and they stamped their feet and said reluctantly: "The prince brother knows that he will be cruel to me! There is no way to do anything to others! I have broken the picture, are you taking revenge for me, you should at least send someone to do it? The second Miss Shen's face is also scratched! The queen mother is scrapped, what can you do! No wonder the mother always says you are useless..."

The prince raised his hand and wanted to slap her in the face. The fourth princess didn't seem to see her, and cried even louder: "You leave me alone now! Let me die..."

The prince made a fist in the air, put his hand down, turned and walked away, leaving the fourth princess there crying for a while, looking up and seeing that the prince had gone far, he had to walk back to his palace. As soon as she looked up, the eunuchs were looking at her, and there seemed to be a mockery in their eyes, and suddenly they went crazy and kicked the eunuchs: "a bunch of useless things! Looking at you is annoying!..." the eunuchs No one dared to put down Gong Hu. Only when the four princesses were standing and being beaten tired, did they sit on Gong Hu again and said, "Go back!"

The **** and the court ladies dared not say a word, and immediately carried her back to where she lived. Concubine Jia Jing's people watched them go away, and the report went in, saying that the four princesses had come and left. Jia Jingfei reluctantly said: "Something uneasy!"

The prince was hit by the four princesses and was in a bad mood, and trembling with anger on the way back to the East Palace. He hurriedly walked out of his study room and called his confidant to discuss matters. Just as he was about to enter the door, a little **** next to him said timidly: "Prince Concubine..."

The prince kicked the **** hard, kicked the **** to the ground, and cursed: "How much did she give you to let you talk to her and play ten boards, never let me see him again!" This month , Two more skids in the backyard! It's so shameless that the princess has the face to come to see him!

The little **** was pulled out crying. The princess who was waiting at the corner of the wall came out, saluted the princess, and said with a straight face: "The princess is the lord of the east palace..."

The prince interrupted: "You still call me the lord of the East Palace! You probably regard this palace as your slave. You have to listen to everything. If you want to see this palace, you will see what you have done. I am anxious. I want to tell this palace that you are pregnant. Who is pregnant in the backyard? Your grandfather kept my mother from being abolished." Since the queen was abolished, the prince felt that the Lu family did not try to help him. The queen chose the Lu family. , The queen is kind to the Lu family! But they didn't even help the queen to keep her position behind, this bunch of things that crossed the river and demolished the bridge! That being the case, why should he be polite to the princess

Although the princess was prepared for the prince to be in a bad mood - she had looked for opportunities to see him many times, and she knew that he was upset every time, but she could not bear being scolded and humiliated in front of so many eunuchs and palace people. She was in tears-the prince said that she could not get pregnant, but the prince hadn't been in her house for more than a year, and he didn't even have the basic respect for the wife on the fifteenth day of the year. How did she get pregnant? After the abandonment, she did let people bring a message to her grandfather. Grandfather said that she did her best. It was the queen who didn't want to reset herself. How could she blame herself now?

The crown prince choked and said: "How can your highness say that the concubines have been respectful and polite to your highness, and never dared to violate..."

The prince looked at the princess's small and exquisite face and sneered: "You were born into a scholarly family. The term'Yang Feng Yin violates' should be familiar. This palace has been married for a few years. There are at least 20 people in the backyard. How come you don't have a child until now. The palace says you are'polite'! Don't be disgusting in this palace!"

The princess cried hard: "His Royal Highness! Heaven and earth as proof! The concubines really..."

The prince waved his hand irritably: "The queen can be deposed, let alone a prince, don't be unscrupulous by virtue of a status, you know how many days you still have!"

The princess stopped crying in shock, looked up at the princess in disbelief, her face with teardrops instantly turned pale.

When the prince saw this, he felt refreshed from the bottom of his heart-this is the power of authority! Life and death can make people cry, and make people fear! This is how the emperor exercised his power to protect his dignity against himself and his mother, and he could finally use it. It turned out that this kind of trampling on people feels so good!

The prince snorted, lifted his robe, and stepped into the threshold of the study.

The princess stopped crying. She was lifted up by the maid, her legs were soft, and she could only rely on the maid's arm to slowly move her steps back, but she was still silent in the ring and her skirt could not afford. If Shen Wen from the previous life saw it, she would definitely admire her elegant demeanor.

Finally, the princess returned to her room and sat down tremblingly. A maid served her tea immediately. She shook her hand and took the cup to drink, looking at the ground in a dazed manner.

The close maid beside him winked, and the other maid came to the door and looked outside. The maid beside the princess said in a low voice: "Please don't be so sad, princess recently..."

The princess raised her hand slightly, and the maid stopped her mouth. After a long time, the princess asked in a low voice: "Faith Liu, did you do it?"

The maid nodded and whispered: "It's already off, it's only two days. Also, a good girl in the courtyard of the West Wing missed her little day, I don't know if it is."

The prince said: "Regardless of whether it is or not, I will prescribe it!"

The maid said hesitantly: "His Royal Highness didn't say today..."

The porcelain-like face of the crown princess finally cracked and a sneer appeared: "He wants to divorce me and righteously straighten a **** who gave birth to a child, but he has no upbringing! He still has the face to scold me that I was born to a little mother, just thinking about it every day. He dreams of being a child born and raised! I have been married for these years, and I have suffered from all these years, what have I gotten? As long as I spend a day with this child, he will not want to have children with other people! Have one, be one! I can't let him He was satisfied!"

The maid said worriedly: "But His Royal Highness said something cruel."

The crown prince said contemptuously: "He did nothing in the court, don't think I don't know! It's not obvious recently that the purchase and sale of food is not obvious. There are far fewer supporters for him than the three princes! If it weren't for my grandfather's support. He, he thought how long he could be the prince. I heard that the emperor said that he should not think that he would not dare to abolish the queen and replace the prince. The queen is abolished. You said how stable he can be the prince. He dares to divorce me! Support, how many people in the court really want to watch him, wait for him to fight with others half to death, and then choose to win."

The maid said in a low voice, "But now, except for the prince, no one is involved in politics."

The princess said: "Who doesn't want to take the seat of the third prince so much, but because the time is too late. The emperor is angry with the third prince, because he also has a love for the third prince, which is not for the prince."

The maid said in a puzzled way: "But, if the prince is abolished, then you..."

The crown prince gritted her teeth and said: "I'll be very happy! Look at him like a villain! When you become a prince, you will carry people one by one. Only those foxes make him happy every day. He is simply a man. A beast!"

The maid looked at the door in fright, and the watch maid also turned her head and shook her head.

The princess pinched her sleeves tightly, her small knuckles were all white, and her palm-sized face looked almost hideous: "Time is lost, I and you die!"

The maid did not read as many books as the prince. Naturally, I didn't know that this was a sentence in "Shang Shu Tang Oath". It said: If you don't let me live, I just don't want to live anymore. When the time comes, let's die together! This kind of desperate resentment is an oath before the battle. But the princess did not use it far-fetched, and expressed her feelings of love and killing.

The prince didn't know that he had been cursed with extreme hatred. Facing several henchmen, he was anxious about his mother's illness, irritated by the crying of the four princesses, and had just insulted the prince. The pleasure he felt made him eager to do something to relieve the depression in his heart.

The aides witnessed the prince's attack just now and wanted to say something to make the prince more happy. One person reported: "We have received news from Northern Xinjiang. The Bei Rong envoy led by Huo Luo, the second son of Tugu Khan, is probably here. Go to the capital in March and April."

The prince nodded: "Make arrangements for them to eat and live, send someone to the city to meet them, teach them how to talk, don't say the wrong thing to the emperor!"

Someone hurriedly said: "Well, your Highness can rest assured, we will definitely meet with them before they see the emperor."

Thinking of why the Beirong people came, I thought of Zhenbeihou and the three princes who depended on him, and thought of the defeat in the market with the three princes, and the prince's emotions fell into a deep valley again. , He smirked and said: "At that time, tell them that if the two parties reconcile, they can ask the emperor to marry the princess, and the palace will match them up!"

Everyone understood what the prince meant, and only felt a chill on his back: the prince was going to push the fifth princess, the sister of the third prince, to Hefan. When Bei Rong turned his face, is the fifth princess still alive, but no one dared to show any objection, and even said yes.

The prince didn't feel enough, and asked, "There are still a few useful eyeliners in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion." The last time he tried to murder Shen Qiang, the prince's people in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion lost more than half of their losses.

One person said: "The eyeliner sent to Miss Shen Er's side was arrested by Miss Shen Er on the spot for seducing the young man by Shen Er's son. Miss Shen Er asked Yang to let them get married. In addition, the one beside Yang's The person is still there, there is a woman next to the old lady Gu. The others are rude people and are of little use."

The prince said: "Tell our people that whoever of them can kill the children of Zhenbeihou can get reuse, gold and silver treasures, promotion and wealth, whatever you promise." Since you can promise casually, it must not be in the future. Realization is about to be silenced.

The staff member said carefully: "Since... after that incident, the Zhenbeihou Mansion has paid special attention to the children. The youngest son of Zhenbeihou has a brother and sister with him every day, and the two children of Mr. Shen are completely brought by the Liu family. The people who came looked at them, and they didn't use the people from Zhenbeihoufu..."

The prince waved wildly: "This palace doesn't care about this! Not only children, as long as they are descendants of Zhenbeihou, anyone can do it!" He has no children himself, and hates the many descendants of Zhenbeihou very much. The prince said bitterly: "Let go of the words of the palace, whoever kills will go to the sky in one step! Under the great reward, there will be a brave man, and no one will be able to guard well sooner or later. There will always be someone. If you take the risk seriously, you may get it done." The prince didn't realize that he had used the queen's logic, and he felt that he had designed it carefully.

Everyone agreed again and left, and the prince felt a little less depressed, but that did not mean that he did not need to ask for physical and mental comfort from a few coquettish women.

It was the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye, and the wind was calm. The Hou Mansion of Zhenbei could not feel the prince's hatred of the people in this mansion. The old lady and the Yang family were somewhat healed and the scars forgot to hurt.

The Fuzhong Shen Qiang is two and a half years old, and with sufficient energy, several adults are tired and aches in their backs and backs every day. And Liu's two children, one more than one year old and one less than one year old, can sometimes hear the cry of children in the courtyard. The old lady felt that this was thriving, and Yang's also began to re-moment, speaking loudly, pointing at others with her arms akimbo.

Su Wanniang trained the two maids Xia Qing and Xia Lan given by the Liu family as one in charge of reception and communication and one in charge of food and clothes. In addition to instructing others, she accompanied Shen Wen to talk and chat. "Wang Zhi's" Xia Zi looked at Su Wanniang. He barely worked, and easily earned the money of the maidservant. After he got married, he would not have the money to be a maidservant, and he would never have the opportunity to become a maidservant in the future, making it even more depressing.

Shen Wen was going to start a series of pen-based work, but one day, when the paper was just laid out, and he picked up a pen to write a few words, his eyes accidentally scanned the money box Su Wanniang placed on the table next to him, and the keyhole was moisturized.的Reflective. Shen Wen was brewing vocabulary, and his eyes were involuntarily fixed on the keyhole. When the words came up, Shen Wen stopped writing, and cut off the words he had already written, and tore them carefully.

Su Wanniang came in and saw Shen Wen sitting at the table, looking a little angry. She looked back and found that the courtyard was empty. Then she walked over and said, "No one is there now. You can write. I'll show you at the door. "

Shen Wen shook his head: "I wrote it, I'm afraid there is no place to put it."

Su Wanniang asked: "I can lock you in the money box. What's wrong?"

Shen Wen said: "Are you carrying the key to the money box?"

Su Wanniang nodded, touched it from her waist to Shen Wen, Shen Wen took it, gently touched the lower surface with her fingers, and closed her eyes with consciousness, and she pressed her lips to hand over the key when she saw the substance with different frequencies on the surface. Back to Su Wanniang.

Su Wanniang took the key, touched it, walked to the window again, looked carefully in the sun, and cursed in a low voice: "That mad man! He really wants to die!" There is residual oil on the surface of the key. wax.

Shen Wen asked: "It should be a recent thing."

Su Wanniang said, "It was probably three or four days ago. I took a bath and Xia Zi went in and said to add water to me. I said no. After a while, she went again and said something about her past feelings. If I can help her more... She must be the key that touched my outer clothes at that time, and it was printed on the wax!" The wax on the key, when inserted into the keyhole, left some in the lock Kong, let Shen Wen see it.

Su Wanniang blushed with anger, and said with a trembling voice: "If she made the key to open the cash drawer..." She almost cried: It's not a question of money. She took the money from the cash drawer, and she found that there was little money. Now, how can I explain to the lady that I really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't clean it up!

Shen Wen knew what she was worried about, and comforted: "Sister Wanniang, I don't worry about money, and I can't doubt you. There is really little money. If you tell me, I will know immediately that someone is setting you up. You should believe me."

Su Wanniang was moved and sighed, "But I can't stand it."

Shen Wen said: "I understand you, and I am afraid of being wronged."

Su Wanniang asked: "That's why you don't want to write anymore"

Shen Wen nodded: "She even dared to touch the money box, and there is nothing I want to write about to paint. It's all about the lives of thousands of people. Let her see it and it will be over."

Su Wanniang frowned: "We always have to go to see you, when we are not in the house. If Xia Lan Xia Qing look at this house day and night, it will make her feel even more tickled."

Shen Wen pushed the table, "Then I won't write anymore, I'll talk about it later, let's rest for a while." Anyway, Zhang Yunming has bought the yard, and when the repairs are completed, he can go there every night. Thinking about it this way, I really hope that Zhang Yunming and the others will come back soon...no! Excluding that **** Zhang Yunzheng.

Shen Wen was stunned, Su Wanniang said: "I definitely can't change the box."

Shen Wen said: "Of course not, you are now waiting for her to take the money someday to threaten you."

Su Wanniang asked angrily: "Can I slap her in the face by then"

Shen Wen smiled: "Tap, you're done, let's say you listen to her."

Su Wanniang grinned: "You are really bad enough!"

Shen Wenla Su Wanniang's sleeve, said softly: "You know now, do you still like me?"

Su Wanniang pushed her: "Don't flatter me like that, I can't stand it."

Shen Wen let go and pouted: "Sister Wanniang used to eat this set. Now that she has someone in her heart is different..."

Su Wanniang gritted her teeth and twisted Shen Wen's face: "I really have to teach you a lesson! Is this what a girl said?"

Shen Wen giggled and hid. The two chased for a while, and they had enough trouble. After sitting on the bed, Shen Wen asked in a low voice: "You prepare my night clothes for me and make one more set. I will probably have to do more in the future. Go out." Go to draw pictures in that yard.

Su Wanniang frowned: She was afraid that Shen Wen would go out at night! She has to wait in the dark.

Shen Wen said: "You will sleep on my bed in the future, don't always wait for me."

Su Wanniang sighed: "I have to sleep too!"

Shen Wen comforted: "You can continue to practice yoga. Some people say that it is better than sleeping."

Su Wanniang said: "Don't make any suggestions for me! It's better to come back without eating too much at that time!"

Shen Wen looked at Su Wanniang apologetically: "Wonton really can't be brought back..."

Su Wanniang glanced at Shen Wen: "You are ashamed to say! You don't need to bring me anything, you can come back soon! Don't let me wait!"

Shen Wen pounced on Su Wanniang: "I know, sister Wanniang likes me the most..."

Su Wanniang pushed Shen Wen hard: "Don't come here again!"

Shen Wen made a cry: "Could it be that Sister Wanniang's favorite...it's not me anymore" she looked at Su Wanniang and blinked vigorously.

Su Wanniang blushed and stood up and said, "I'm an adult, so I don't want to be more serious with children." She couldn't help but cocked her mouth, and walked out quickly in Shen Wen's low smile.

When it comes to the New Year, the Fuzhong will make new clothes and shoes. In this era, the coarse cloth was torn after being washed a few times, not to mention that some of the guards and servants had to practice martial arts, and their clothes would rot faster. How can people in the Hou Mansion of Zhenbei wear patched clothes when they go out and have to make new ones. During the holidays, everyone will get a set of winter clothes plus two sets of single clothes, which is a happy event. At the end of the new year, everyone put on new clothes again, and the welfare was good several times this year, and the whole government was happy.

At the same time, Pingyuan Hou Mansion was also very lively, and Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng came back.

As soon as the team entered the city, someone ran to the mansion to report. The elders couldn't greet them, so Ping Yuanhou and Li Si sat in the hall and waited, and Li began to cry again. Ping Yuan Hou smiled and said: "Look at you, they cried when they left, and cried again when they came back, what is the best way to do it?"

Lee sobbed and said, "Those two unscrupulous people! They have worried me for so long."

Ping Yuan Hou said: "Don't cry when you come back badly, what should I do if my eyes are swollen"

Li was busy wiping his face with a handkerchief, and asked vigilantly: "Is it swollen now, is it not good? I have to make up the makeup..."

Ping Yuan Hou immediately said, "No need! It's okay if it's swollen. Goldfish look very nice, otherwise there would be so many people raising them."

Li chuckled, took the handkerchief and flattened Yuan Hou: "Master Hou teased me again!"

Ping Yuan Hou leaned in and said in a low voice: "I just don't see my wife crying for those two boys, and I feel a little jealous for my husband..."

Li was a little embarrassed, and flattened Yuanhou: "What! Isn't that your son?"

Ping Yuan Hou snorted, "Those two boys!" I couldn't tell whether it was pride or dissatisfaction.

People outside reported that Mr. Zhang had arrived at the front door, and Ping Yuanhou immediately sat down, posing as everyone else looked like.

Chapter 59

Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng arrived at the gate of the mansion, and a large number of people rushed out of the gate. When Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng got off their horses, they walked in. When they arrived in the hall, Li's faces were all dusty when they saw them, while Zhang Yunzheng, who was obviously taller, was sad for a while and began to cry again. Pingyuan Hou just persuaded Li, but now seeing his two sons, his eyes are also wet.

Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng saluted, and Zhang Yunming smiled and said: "Daddy, we played very well this time and didn't suffer at all. You see, my distant brother has grown taller again."

Li looked at taking off some younger and more handsome second sons, apologized and relieved in his heart, and said carefully: "How are you..."

Zhang Yunzheng nodded with a stern face. He used to see that his parents had no good expressions, and he would get angry with his parents at every turn. Now he wants to change his evil spirits, and has a good attitude towards his parents. He is also embarrassed and embarrassed.

Zhang Yunming rushed and said, "He bought gifts for his parents and younger siblings in person!"

undefinedLi said in surprise: "Really!"

Zhang Yunzheng glared at Zhang Yunming: "Why are you talking too much!"

Zhang Yunming shouted to the outside: "Hurry up and bring in the things of the second son!"

The second son's things were a sack and a small wooden box. The little boy from the outhouse hurriedly came in and gave the wooden box to Zhang Yunming. The sack was put aside, and then back out. Zhang Yunming stuffed the wooden box to Zhang Yunzheng: "Go, give it to parents!"

Zhang Yunzheng was awkward: "You go give it."

Zhang Yunming pushed Zhang Yunzheng: "You go, you go!"

Zhang Yunzheng was pushed by Zhang Yunming's elbow and handed the wooden box to Li in a very embarrassing manner. Li opened it and took out a brocade box inside. After opening it, he pleasantly said to Ping Yuanhou: "Oh! This pair of walnut **** is definitely for you!"

Ping Yuanhou dignifiedly took it, nodded and said, "I'm looking for a walnut, you are paying attention." There was no smile on his face.

Li picked up the abacus: "This must be given to me. It is so thoughtful! I can use it every day." She was so happy that she would cry again.

Zhang Yunzheng frowned and said, "Um... he bought you a lot more, more than a dozen cars!"

Li smiled tearfully and said: "You just buy it, my mother likes it very much."

Zhang Yunzheng suddenly felt very sorry for his parents, and turned around and grabbed Zhang Yunming's arm: "Hurry up and give them your gift list!"

Zhang Yunming smiled and handed the gift list to Li, and said: "Not only I bought it, but my grandfather and relatives gave the gift, and they listed it all."

Li took it, almost crying and said: "You have bothered too much. My son has grown up and can work..." He sounded a little sad.

Zhang Yunming understood very well. After Zhang Yunzheng became self-reliant, he also felt this sense of loss. He hurriedly said with a smile: "Mother is more instructive. My grandfather said that among his children, the mother is the most business-minded."

Li said in surprise: "Really! He has never said this to me before."

Zhang Yunming nodded and said, "My grandfather also gave us 600,000 yuan to buy food, and he spent a million." He didn't dare to write these numbers in the letter, so as not to be seen by others.

Li was shocked: "So many!"

Ping Yuanhou also leaned forward: "This is too much!"

Although there was no one around, Zhang Yunming lowered his voice and said, "The rice is cheap in the south of the Yangtze River. A few words or even one or two words are worth a fight. We spent most of the money before our grandfather's house, so I opened my mouth to the grandfather. Up."

Ping Yuan Hou slapped the handle of the chair: "You kid!"

Li sighed: "This is the first time your grandson went to see your grandfather. You opened your mouth, how could he not give it to me!"

Zhang Yunming said: "My grandfather said that he would give us more than my mother would give us, so he gave us 600,000 taels. I said that when the famine year will come, if you want to build merits for your younger brother, my grandfather said you should buy more. Later, I bought more. Except for the food delivered, my grandparents built more than a dozen large granaries before putting them down."

Ping Yuan Hou asked keenly: "You told my grandfather about him"

Zhang Yunming said: "I can't help but tell, he looks too much like his grandfather."

Li covered his mouth with a handkerchief and smiled: "I want to come to my father because of joy in his heart, so he is so generous. If it is really a famine, these foods are life-saving, and there is no harm in buying them. I am afraid that they will continue in the next year. It's a good year, and the price of food has fallen even more, so much of the food is spoiled."

Ping Yuan Hou said: "How could it be ruined. Haven't you heard that the price of food has risen a little now?"

Li said in a low voice to Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng: "You don't know, just buy food and sell food for this. There is a lot of trouble in the capital. The three princes said that everyone should prepare food, and the prince said that everyone should sell food. People who buy and sell for a while, so as not to offend one party, they secretly store or sell the grain based on the amount of the transaction. I can see a lot of excitement in my several rice shops."

Zhang Yunming smiled: "Such a big movement"

Ping Yuan Hou also nodded and said: "The prince originally wanted to see the price of food fall further, but now that the price of food does not fall but rises, it can be seen that the prince has fallen behind. I also heard that the emperor did not want to point you to the four princesses, so you Don't worry about it."

Zhang Yunming let out a sigh of relief.

Li looked at the sack on one side and asked, "What is that?"

Zhang Yunzheng said: "It's dried fruit."

Li's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands and said, "Oh! My dear boy! That's Weimother's favorite! I ate a lot when I was young, but I rarely see it when I come to the north. This is not a precious thing, and it's not worth a thousand miles. Bring it around, get it here! I tell you, girls like this! Your sister and the sisters over there must like it! Great..."

Zhang Yunzheng frowned: "But..."

Li asked: "But what!"

Zhang Yunming held back a smile: "But he likes to eat too! Mother, you have to save everything for him."

Li looked at Zhang Yunzheng: "You are really a mother, our tastes really look like! Okay, don't worry, I will keep everything for you! Don't eat too much, your teeth will fall."

Zhang Yunzheng had to carry the sack he had taken care of all the way to Li's, and Li opened the sack, his eyes lined up with a smile. This time, Zhang Yunming was a little jealous, and said to Li's family: "Mother don't tell me, I can bring a car to my mother."

Li shook his head and said, "That's a loss. What kind of car is there, and what is installed is not more valuable than this."

Zhang Yunming sighed: "As long as my mother likes it, what can I lose?"

Li smiled and looked at Zhang Yunming: "Really a good boy..." She looked at Zhang Yunzheng again: "You are also a good boy...all good..." He smiled and looked into the sack, took out a small bag, and opened it to taste. taste. Ping Yuanhou stood up and said, "You two come with me, I have to ask you a few words." He took them out.

In the remote area, Ping Yuanhou sat down and said solemnly: "The third prince suggested to the emperor that he wanted to buy grain. It was after the third prince and the Zhenbeihou mansion went out for a spring trip. You were there at the time. You can see what you have seen. "

Zhang Yunming shook his head and said: "Second Young Master Shen took the Third Prince to climb the mountain. We were playing chess with the Fourth Prince, but did not go with them."

Ping Yuan Hou stared at Zhang Yunming and said: "When the second Miss Shen came to our house and said a dream, you took your mother's money to buy food. After the spring outing, the second son and the third son went to mountaineering, and the third son gave a suggestion. Buying grain, and I heard that Ye Mansion Jiang Mansion and his relatives all bought grain. Could it be that Miss Shen Er told her dream to her family, and son Shen Er went to tell the third prince."

Zhang Yunzheng looked at the ground, did not lift it up, and Zhang Yunming resisted it completely. Zhang Yunming smiled and said, "Probably so."

Ping Yuan Hou turned the jade ball with a clatter, his brows knotted slightly: "Shen's family believes in that child's dream so that they dare to let the three princes speak for themselves."

Zhang Yunming's face stiffened, and he whispered: "It's not necessarily the Shen family, but it must be the second son of Shen. Besides, that kid can say his brother's name, don't you think she is credible?"

Ping Yuan Hou was meditating, half rolled his upper eyelids and looked at Zhang Yunming: "Are you hiding something from me?"

Just as Zhang Yunming was about to cover up, Zhang Yunzheng murmured, "She is a kid, of course she knows."

Ping Yuanhou said solemnly: "You can't just talk about other people's girls, that is a teenage girl, if others hear her, it will ruin her reputation."

Zhang Yunming said hurriedly: "Of course, of course, we certainly won't say it casually." Taking the opportunity, he did not answer Ping Yuanhou's question.

The two came out, and Zhang Yunming said, "We have to ask that little fat duck out."

Zhang Yunzheng is struggling with the sacks-to make his mother so happy, he feels less guilty because of the scarce gifts he bought, but the dried fruit is not worth any money, there is not much left, so he can't take it out... Hearing what Zhang Yunming said, he snorted: "You are just thinking about Hefan."

Zhang Yunming squinted: "Don't lose your temper with me just because your dried fruit was cut off by your mother."

It was said that Zhang Yunzheng threw a fist: "I want to fight!"

Zhang Yunming said: "It's time to discuss what to play! You will imitate your mother's handwriting, go ask her, and then we will meet her together." Zhang Yunzheng is smart by nature and can learn everything. In the past, when he was held back and irritated, he did many unthinkable things, such as imitating the family's notes and leaving all kinds of weird notes for his parents and eldest brother.

Zhang Yunzheng was unhappy: "I don't want to see her! I bought dried fruits just to help you!"

Zhang Yunming sighed: "Okay! You write a letter, and we will blindfold you that day, and you won't see her, okay?"

Zhang Yunzheng had to agree.

The New Year came in a few days. Every family is busy celebrating the New Year and worshiping their ancestors.

In a dilapidated earth temple outside a small village outside the capital, a child dressed as a little Taoist priest said to the old Taoist priest sitting on the altar: "What the **** does the master want to do? It's over! We will either go back to the mountain or go to the city, can you give me a quasi-trust!"

The old Taoist priest said to the little Taoist with his arms folded, "I am in a dilemma as a teacher!"

The little Taoist asked curiously: "The master is in trouble."

The old Taoist sighed: "Originally, as a teacher, I was going to spend this life on the mountain and escape the war. But now, things have changed so much, I want to go down the mountain and have a look. Is this wrong?"

The little Taoist was anxious: "I didn't say that you were wrong, I also like to go out to play. Then let's go to the city! The master can make money by showing people the fortune-telling."

The old Taoist priest shook his head: "There are some people there, some of whom are high-ranking officials and famous generals. I have killed them. But now some people have changed their lives against the sky, and the fate of the country and many individuals have also changed. Not allowed. If I were hit by them, I would not be ashamed as a teacher."

The little Taoist rolled his eyes: "Then let's change place"

The old Taoist sighed: "I used to travel everywhere, fortune telling thousands of people, and pointing to the future, I'm afraid I can't hide."

The little Taoist shook his head: "Look at what you have caused yourself! Then we have to go back to the mountain" he asked frustratedly.

The old Taoist looked at the direction of the capital with reluctance: "But this change of fate will never happen once in thousands of years. It is a pity to miss out on the sidelines."

The little Taoist said hurriedly: "Then let's not go back to the mountain! Find a Taoist temple and hide here and watch it slowly."

The old Taoist sighed again: "You have an uncle, who is the watcher of the clouds outside the city..."

The little Taoist became excited immediately: "Then let's go and surrender to him!"

The old Taoist said in low spirits: "I have counted for him before. If you are poor, you will live long and rich but you will live short lives. If you give up fame and fortune, you can die well. He was very unhappy at the time. We came here, and I heard about this Xiao outside the capital. Yunguan incense is very good, and he has a great reputation. These are not good omen..."

The little Taoist said impatiently: "But you just said that you may have been inaccurate in the calculations in the past! Isn't this because someone changed his life? Let's go see him quickly, at least I have some hot food!"

The old Taoist sighed and sighed: "In the past, I said he couldn't end well, but now I'm going to beat his autumn wind, where do I put my old face"

Little Taoist Lao Taoist: "You can just show him a clear road."

The old Taoist did not want to move: "I said, but he doesn't want to listen to me."

It's rare for the little Taoist priest to reprove him like a little adult: "You let him suffer from poverty, but he won't be able to gain fame and fortune. Who would like it? Hurry up and take me. Don't speak when you see him. You don't want to come. Will drive you away..." He dragged the old Taoist up to his feet, dragged him on the road, and went to find Xiao Yunguan.

Xiaoyunguan's master Mao Daoist is indeed the same fellow of this old Taoist priest. Hearing that Taoist Youfang came and claimed to be his own brother, he guessed seven or eight. He came out wearing a Dao robe with fringed edges, and saw that an old and a little Taoist priests described them as desperate. Standing outside the door, the old man was just the brother who used to keep saying that he couldn't live a good life, and his heart was very happy for a while. Welcoming the two people in with a smile, happy to see the old Taoist look dodging with a guilty conscience. He said that it's not easy to meet old friends, although you don't have to worry about things like Yinliang when you live here, and then asked them to go to the guest room, and loudly told the Taoist priests to take care of their meals and not to neglect his brothers. ――Although he is here to eat rice.

That night the old Taoist priest and the little Taoist slept in a room with charcoal fire. The little Taoist lay on the bed and sighed comfortably: "Master, you see how good the master is! We are fortunate to be here!"

The old Taoist closed his eyes and sighed, "You have dragged me into the mud."

The little Taoist was puzzled: "What's wrong with me, we will starve to death outside if we don't come."

The old Taoist shook his head: "I saw his face, and the original judgment. He doesn't listen to me, he will definitely not end well. And the deeds of the man who is against the sky are not in his life at all. I can't analyze it, and there is no way to liberate him. . Now you let us owe him the favor, how will I pay it back in the future"

The little Taoist said in disbelief: "Such a big Taoist temple, the incense is so good. I just heard other Taoist priests say that Shishu is a Taoist, and there is a reputation for hundreds of miles around, how can something happen?"

The old Taoist sighed deeply: "Because of this, it didn't end."

The little Taoist yawned: "Who knows what will happen in the future, the master will go to bed first, so sleepy..." Before finishing speaking, he was already asleep.

The old Taoist priest looked at the fire in the charcoal basin for a long time, frowning.

Years later, Shen Zhuo went to Guanyi Pavilion one day and met Zhang Yunming, who had been missing for a long time. The two talked about some southern customs, and Zhang Yunming suddenly said, "Oh, my sister also wrote a post to the ladies in your mansion, inviting them to visit the mansion. I brought a lot of things from the south, probably something to give them. "After speaking, he smiled and gave Shen Zhuo two letterheads, one for Shen Xiang and the other for Shen Wen. The covers were very beautiful, dotted with plum blossoms of Phnom Penh, and full of girlish air.

Shen Zhuo agreed, but Zhang Yunming always felt that Zhang Yunming's smile was too cordial, which made him a little uncomfortable.

When he got home, he gave the two posts to the Yang family, and Yang immediately opened them without hesitation-the mother's letter to the underage daughter was from ancient times, and one was from Zhang Yunjin to Shen Xiang, saying that her brother was from the south. Come back, there are many new things, please visit the two sisters in early February. The other letter was sent by Miss Zhang to Shen Wen, with beautiful handwriting, saying that she had received greetings from Shen Wen in previous years. Now some gifts can be returned to Shen Wen. The meaning of the words is almost the same as Zhang Yunjin's, except that the bottom corner of the letter is decorated with plum seal characters. It looks particularly elegant.

The Yang family was born in a military commander's family. Although he was literate, he hadn't read a few books except for the Sutra of Filial Piety for Women, and he couldn't recognize the seal characters. He only thought it was a lace painted by a girl and didn't care.

The letter was delivered to Shen Wen. Shen Wen and Su Wanniang read the letter. Su Wanniang pointed to the lace and said: "This lady asked you to meet at the end of January 26th. She is so ill. Why don't you want to let his wife? know"

Shen Wen remembered that Su Wanniang didn't know that Miss Zhang was not a woman, but Zhang Yunzheng, the second son of Zhang, so he whispered to Su Wanniang. Su Wanniang said in shock: "That Miss Zhang is not a woman! Then you wrote him a note!"

Shen Wen nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, it's the poem you made, and invited him to meet."

Su Wanniang's face turned yellow from fright: "Miss! If this falls into someone else's hands..."

Shen Wen shook the paper in his hand: "Has his letter also fallen into our hands?"

Su Wanniang shook her head vigorously: "Miss! This is not the same thing! Oh! You went to see him last time! He is a foreigner! This time you are going to see him alone again! You are only eleven years old, this If my wife knows..."

Shen Wenxin said that he met more than once, and hurriedly booed to comfort Su Wanniang: "What! You haven't heard that this letter is from the third brother Zhang. It must have passed the eyes of the third brother. He naturally knows that this day, it will definitely be. Go. Besides, you don't know that I have been to the palace. For so many years, I have never seen a male or female person."

Su Wanniang covered her chest: "Don't say that anymore, how can I listen to my horror! If I were your mother, I would have to **** + die! No, I'm not your mother, I'm exhausted too!"

Shen Wen hugged Su Wanniang and giggled, and whispered: "Sister Wanniang, don't worry! There are not many people in this world who can do anything to me."

Su Wanniang sighed: "Miss, are you really disregarding your fame? You are not thinking about marrying him in the future, right?"

Shen Wen cutly said: "What a fame! That second son Zhang is a little bastard! I want to shoot him when I see him! Sister Wanniang, I have to arrange a lot of things, and I have to go and see people."

Su Wanniang nodded: This is, whose child's child is six or seven years old, and she dares to sigh helplessly with the prince. Well, then treat Shen Wen as an alternative, don't use ordinary people's standards to demand She's gone.

But even though she persuaded herself that way, on the night of January 26, she sent out Shen Wen, who was dressed in black, and still sat on the side of the bed unsure: Shen Wen was single to see the Zhang brothers, this If someone finds out, how Shen Wen will marry in the future is to marry one of the Zhang family brothers. Because of this reputation, she can't be a proper wife... Su Wanniang was thinking wildly in the dark, and almost grayed her hair.

Shen Wen didn't care about this at all. She went to the desolate courtyard and went over the wall. The rows of small houses were dark and empty. Shen Wen found a dark corner and stood.

At the same night, in Zhang Yunzheng's bedroom in Pingyuanhou's mansion, Zhang Yunzheng was already completely dark, standing by the door urging Zhang Yunming: "Hurry up!"

Zhang Yunming was wrapping a four-layer food box with cloth on Zhang Yunzheng's book case, making a package, saying, "I'm not packing your dried fruit?"

Zhang Yunzheng said anxiously: "Don't talk about me! I don't want to be so faceless!"

In the end, Li left a small handful of each and put it in the food box and brought it to Zhang Yunzheng. On the one hand, Zhang Yunzheng was happy that his mother liked it, and on the other hand, he could not give it away-how could it be handed out? Zhang Yunming refused to agree, insisted on giving it, and volunteered to say that he would carry it on his back.

Zhang Yunzheng opened the door: "You won't be able to catch up with me if you don't leave."

Zhang Yunming hurriedly put the package on his back, and said: "What is the urgency to make her wait..." Zhang Yunzheng had already gone out.

Shen Wen only waited for a while, two figures ran forward and backward. When they arrived at the hut, the person behind was carrying a package, panting and bending over and coughing, and whispered: "You are trying to exhaust me" listening to Zhang Yunming.

Zhang Yunzheng in front said annoyedly: "We'll be there early so we can accuse her of being late!"

Zhang Yunming is still moving: "Didn't you say...you don't want to see her? Now...for the little fat duck to murder my brother..."

Hearing Zhang Yunming attacking him, Shen Wen pushed the wooden door of the hut in the dark with conscious force. The door suddenly creaked and Zhang Yunming straightened up immediately: "Who!"

Shen Wen shook the window again, Zhang Yunming stepped forward, pushed open the hidden door, and entered the room, but Zhang Yunzheng did not enter, standing outside the door and looking left and right.

Shen Wen pushed the window again with consciousness, and then slammed the door again. Zhang Yunming in the room suddenly jumped out and eagerly said to Zhang Yunzheng: "It's really haunted here! We can't be here!"

Shen Wen giggled and walked out of the darkness, Zhang Yunming immediately coughed: "You kid, so naughty!"

Shen Wen learned his tone: "You kid, so timid!"

Zhang Yunzheng said coldly: "I'm not afraid, I knew it was you doing the trick!"

Shen Wen glanced at it and saw that Zhang Yunzheng was obviously taller and darker, and seemed to be more handsome and more arrogant, with a stinky face!

Shen Wen was unwilling to be left behind. In order to make up for his shortness, he turned his nostrils up to the sky and made faces at him: "I didn't talk to you!"

Zhang Yunzheng said: "I'm talking to a nasty guy!" In the past six months, he hasn't met a person outside who can let him talk freely! Finally, I saw Shen Wen again. If Zhang Yunzheng had feathers on his body, he would probably be stunned now.

Shen Wen knew that Zhang Yunzheng was still a bastard, and immediately fought back: "That's better than you, a bastard!"

Zhang Yunming shouted: "It's alright! I haven't seen you for so long. Why is it noisy like the last time after seeing you? It's like I've never been separated! I'm afraid of you! Let's go in."

Shen Wen also realized that people should have been separated for a long time, there should be some sense of distance, and they would have to be familiar with each other again. How could Zhang Yunzheng drag the two people back into the ditch with a single sentence. Shen Wen glanced at Zhang Yunzheng and found that he hadn't Seeing myself, I didn't think about it anymore.

The three people entered the dark room. Zhang Yunming fumbled and lit the lights. Zhang Yunming was scared by Shen Wen. Now he looked back and forth at the dark corners of the house by the lights and complained: "No wonder they sell so cheaply! Cheap is not good. The spirits that I bought but not sold, these profiteers!"

Shen Wen laughed again: "Don't behave if you get a bargain. Hurry up and talk about how things are going on in the South."

Zhang Yunming repeated what he had said to his father to Shen Wen, and added: "We also found eleven carpenters, seven stonemasons, nine blacksmiths, and other strippers and masons. There were more than 40 in total. There are people. Afraid to attract attention, I arranged for them to enter Beijing sporadically."

Shen Wen let out a long sigh: "Great!"

Zhang Yunming asked: "What are you going to do?"

Shen Wen said: "I want to build a city of trapped soldiers."

Zhang Yunming suddenly said: "No wonder you want a secret room, you want to draw a picture."

Shen Wen nodded and said, "Exactly." She stood up and walked around the room a few times, and said, "I will draw you a simple secret room..."

Zhang Yunming looked around and said: "Next time, there is no paper and pen now." He unloaded the package behind him, smiled and said to Shen Wen, "This is the dried fruit for you."

When Shen Wen heard that it was dried fruit, he was overjoyed. As soon as he stretched out his hand, seeing Zhang Yunming smiling like a fox, he became vigilant and took his hand back again.

Zhang Yunming smiled enthusiastically: "Come on, you are welcome! There are dried prunes, dried plums, and dried apricots. They are all sweet and sour. My sister really likes it."

Shen Wen swallowed and spit, finally reached out and took it, put the package aside, and said, "Thank you."

Zhang Yunzheng snorted coldly.

Zhang Yunming smiled and shook his hand: "Look at what you said, it's nothing compared to a million taels of silver, the salary of a craftsman, and this house. How can you say thank you?"

Shen Wen smiled and said, "I can't spend the money, and the house is not mine, but the dried fruit is for me. Thank you naturally."

Zhang Yunming smiled and said, "Even so, don't thank me." I didn't buy it for you. Before Shen Wen could investigate further, he asked kindly: "You tell me how can we not let...that..."

Shen Wen looked at Zhang Yunming pretending to be puzzled. Zhang Yunming turned his face to look at the room and sighed: "There are so many things to do, clean and paint, reset the furniture..."

Zhang Yunzheng said loudly: "No need to do it! Just set up a table!"

Shen Wen chuckled and smiled: "Your two brothers now know how to cooperate."

Zhang Yunming waved his hand and said, "That's natural!..." He wanted to deal with it again, but Zhang Yunzheng couldn't wait, and interrupted: "Come on! How can we not let the five princesses and Fan!"

Shen Wen looked at Zhang Yunming, Zhang Yunming smiled and stared at Shen Wen, saying that he had acquiesced to Zhang Yunzheng's question.

Shen Wen said to Zhang Yunming with a tone of voice: "Your sister must marry my third brother."

Zhang Yunming immediately said: "Impossible!"

Shen Wen immediately said melancholy: "I wanted to let the lovers finally get married, but..."

Zhang Yunming said: "This marriage has always been decided by the parents, so I can't count it!"

Shen Wen said in a sweet voice, "I know I know that when the time comes, I will naturally have a way to make your mother think about it, but you can only talk good things together, not bad things!"

Zhang Yunzheng muttered in a low voice: "Little liar!"

Zhang Yunming was still not reconciled: "I don't like the third son of your family, who has a smooth tongue and a little ruffian. I have been thinking about my sister since I was a child. There is really no ethics! My sister is such a good manner..."

Shen Wen became unhappy, and said with a curled lips: "It's not that you marry. What do you choose? My third brother is much better than your younger brother!"

Zhang Yunzheng immediately fought back: "What's wrong with me! I'm much better than you, a liar!"

Shen Wen said to Zhang Yunming in the tone of Zhang Yunming just now: "I don't like your second son, he is crude and naive, and has no manners!"

Zhang Yunming frowned in pretense, "What does this matter have to do with my brother? You mean my sister!"

Shen Wen sighed loudly: "I'm also talking about the fifth princesses! If she gets married, she will die there. It may be killed or tortured to death. That Huo Luo is a vicious person. ..."

Zhang Yunming gritted his teeth: "Well, if my mother considers this marriage, I won't say bad things, just say good things, okay."

Shen Wen hurriedly smiled and nodded and said: "Then we are settled!"

Zhang Yunzheng said in disbelief: "You'd better stop bragging, and talk about how you can make Huoruo not propose marriage in the future."

Shen Wen said: "I didn't say to let Huo Luo not mention his relatives..."

"What do you mean!" Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng said loudly at the same time, and Shen Wen said with a smile: "I only said that the five princesses could not be with Fan."

Two people breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, Zhang Yunzheng angrily said Zhang Yunming: "I just said she was a little liar!"

Shen Wen pouted: "Then I won't talk about it!"

Zhang Yunming sighed: "Okay, okay, you're not a 'liar', can't you?"

Shen Wen snorted to Zhang Yunzheng, and Zhang Yunzheng whispered: "Yes!"

Shen Wen also knew that he did not do deceptive things less, so he didn't entangle too much at this time, and said to Zhang Yunming: "It is his business whether to mention marriage, but whether to marry a daughter or not requires the emperor's permission. In my dreams , The prince moved the thoughts of calculating the five princesses and persuaded the emperor to marry his daughter. My plan is harmful, but if the prince does not move this idea, he will not suffer himself. You agree to do so. "

Zhang Yunzheng disdainfully said: "You are still so afraid of the future, how can you get it?"

Zhang Yunming also became serious: "Don't worry about whether it is harmful to people, you have to make sure that this plan is feasible. As you see in your dreams, this is a matter of life, and there can be no mistakes! You can talk about it, and I will listen. Is it reasonable."

Shen Wen said: "We can only change what we can change. In this matter, can we make the prince not have bad thoughts?"

Zhang Yunming shook his head: "No way."

Shen Wen asked again: "Can we change the emperor's mind?"

Zhang Yunming said: "It's choking! In the court, who can guarantee that he will persuade the emperor"

Shen Wen nodded and said, "Then we have to change the other party."

Zhang Yunming asked: "How can Bei Rong change Bei Rong not to marry a Hefan girl?"

Shen Wen shook his head and said: "In the last life, Tugu Khan made Hefan's request. We can't change him. We only have one variable left: Huola."

Zhang Yunming frowned: "You want Huo Luo to change his mind, what was his original idea and what will he become"

Shen Wen said: "In my dream, he had no idea. This matter was the prince's idea for him."

Zhang Yunming was surprised: "You mean, you want to make decisions for him this time."

Zhang Yunzheng disagreed: "How could he listen to her?"

Shen Wen lowered his voice: "It's not for him to listen to me, but for him to listen to himself!"

Zhang Yunming was puzzled: "What idea can he have?"

Shen Wen said: "He has a very, very vengeful temperament! In my dream, after he entered Beijing, he fought with my second brother. My second brother won. He remembered it for six years. Bei Rong has committed a crime. In the middle of the horse, he found my second brother and wanted to avenge the beating. My second brother was stabbed in the back by his own guard. He was already seriously injured at the time, and Huo Luo took the opportunity to kill my second brother. He also cut off his head and laughed up to the sky, not feeling shameful at all. So..." Shen Wen pursed his lips, and took a quick look at Zhang Yunzheng. Zhang Yunzheng immediately understood, and said, "Little liar!"

Zhang Yunming frowned in thought, then touched Shen Wen's eyes and said, "You are so ruthless."

Shen Wen lowered his lips: "Don't you say: Thank you"

Zhang Yunming thought for a while and said: "It's best to have real royal things. My house has luxurious ones, but they don't have those colors. If you make them fresh, they will easily attract attention."

Shen Wen said: "I will make arrangements."

Zhang Yunming asked: "You won't find the third prince, right?"

Shen Wen shook his head and said, "No."

Zhang Yunming nodded and said, "His temperament is too sincere, and he probably can't do this."

Shen Wen said: "We can't tell him about these things. Oh, you go to Guanyi Pavilion and stare at them these days, and bring a letter to the Fourth Prince and let him tell you the days when he can be there."

Zhang Yunming said meaningfully: "You are looking for his help. We will see you here in ten days. I will tell you the day when you can see him."

Shen Wen wanted to open the package, Zhang Yunming stopped her and said: "Don't open it here, you take it back and eat it."

Shen Wen was a little worried: "We don't have these food boxes in our house..."

Zhang Yunzheng said sarcastically: "You can get it if you hide in the quilt."

Shen Wen stared, and Zhang Yunming said hurriedly: "You really don't know his kindness. He is thinking of you. This way, you can lie on the bed at night and secretly eat this and that. Is it beautiful?"

Shen Wen said to Zhang Yunming: "Don't say anything strange here!"

Zhang Yunzheng said to Zhang Yunming: "Listen to her, and she knows to eat! It's so jealous."

Shen Wen thought that he could give Su Wanniang a part of these dried fruits, so he hurriedly tied the package behind him. After taking other people's things, Shen Wen decided not to care about Zhang Yunzheng too much, and said to Zhang Yunming with a smirk, "Thank you. Not only because of the dried fruit, but also other things, you...you helped a lot."

Zhang Yunzheng whispered: "False and serious!"

Shen Wen broke his power again, baring his teeth at Zhang Yunzheng: "You are still the same as before when you come back, you haven't grown up at all!"

Zhang Yunzheng slightly lifted his chin and squinted at Shen Wen: "But I think you are different from before."

Shen Wen was taken aback and blinked: "Of course, I have grown up! Sister Wanniang also said that I am more than an inch taller..."

Zhang Yunzheng sneered: "But how do I think you are stupid and fatter than before!"

Shen Wen stomped, "You're still that little bastard!" ran away.

It is estimated that Shen Wenyuan is far away, and Zhang Yunming sighed deeply and said, "What a cruel heart!"

Zhang Yunzheng snorted-he knew Shen Wen's background, it was not surprising at all.

Zhang Yunming sighed and patted him on the shoulder: "You stay away from that girl! She is too smart, you can't beat her."

Zhang Yunzheng said unconvincedly: "Who said I would fight her! She is a little liar!" Without a thousand years of knowledge, she would be a fool who strangled her husband to death!

Zhang Yunming said: "You don't listen to me, don't come to me to cry if you suffer in the future!"

Zhang Yunzheng was angry: "Who came to you to cry!"

Zhang Yunming tweeted: "Why did you forget when you were three years old..."

Zhang Yunzheng fisted away: "You made up!"

Zhang Yunming flashed past quickly, jumped outside from the concealed door, and whispered: "Don't surprise others."

Zhang Yunzheng blew the lamp and went out. The two of them went to Pingyuan Hou Mansion one after another.

Chapter 60 

Pingyuan stayed up at night, sitting alone in the living room, flipping through a book with the lamp on. A person came in and said: "The old man and the young man were leaving when our people followed halfway. They were too fast. But that direction should be the abandoned house that the old man bought before he left."

Ping Yuan Hou gave a hum, and the man stepped back.

After a long time, a person came in and whispered, "They are back, and the package on the old man's back is gone."

Ping Yuan Hou nodded, waited for someone to withdraw, closed the book, and sighed: "Two little bastards! Go to give gifts to people in the middle of the night and keep them secret from me! Ow beat!"

He got up, picked up the walnut ball on the table, turned it slowly in his hand, and paced towards the bedroom.

undefinedShen Wen ran back to her house happily, but Su Wanniang was naturally still waiting for her. Shen Wen put down the package and excitedly said to Su Wanniang: "I have made a lot of money! He... they gave me a lot of delicious food! Do you want to eat some?"

Su Wanniang sighed: "How can you eat at night? Did you eat there? Shouldn't you rinse your mouth and brush your teeth again"

Shen Wen laughed: "Let's go to sleep!"

Su Wanniang whispered: "So you can wake up and eat"

Shen Wen hugged Su Wanniang: "You know me best!" In a very satisfied tone.

Helplessly, Su Wanniang helped Shen Wen undress, rolled up her night clothes and hid her in the pillow, before she sighed and fell asleep.

When I got up the next day, at breakfast, Shen Wen sat at the table, Fei pulled Su Wanniang and sat with him, and wanted to taste various dried fruits together. Su Wanniang opened the parcel. In addition to the food box, there was a booklet. She picked it up and handed it to Shen Wen. When Shen Wen opened it, she couldn't put it down, and there was a sound in her mouth. Su Wanniang hurriedly leaned over to read. The book read: "...Along the river to the east, turn left into the alley at the big elm tree and Tianshuijing, you can see the flag of'Osmanthus fragrans', among which the sweet-scented osmanthus cake is white and tender. Slightly sweet and fragrant, it tastes better with light tea. The other double-cornered crisp, browned and crispy, with egg yolk filling, slightly salty...Crispy pot stickers at the end of Yujia Lane in Yangzhou City, with pork filling. Adding green onion and **** water, I feel that it is far better than yesterday's Yangzhou's No. 1 Li's Meatloaf... Today, I tasted the honey suckling pig. Its unique feature is that the skin is smeared with honey and then baked on the fire... Old yam Duck soup... Chinese wolfberry and pigeon soup... Hongjin Begonia fruit..."

This whole book actually memorizes the flavors, locations, characteristics and so on of various snacks. The handwriting is neat, there is no alteration, if it is not transcribed, it is extremely attentive.

Su Wanniang sighed, "How detailed is this person? You can print it out and sell it as a book."

Shen Wen read as he said, "Probably it was Mr. Zhang who found it for me. He is so greedy for me, this bad guy!"

At this time, Pingyuan Hou Mansion, Zhang Yunming said to Zhang Yunzheng: "Oh, I put your "Food Memorabilia" in the package for the little fat duck."

Zhang Yunzheng shouted: "What! Who asked you to give it to her! It was written by me, who wants to show it to that pesky!"

Zhang Yunming smiled and said: "How good is your writing, so that she can't read it and can't eat it, drooling, and greedy her to death!"

Zhang Yunzheng is still unhappy: "You must come back for me! Don't let her think that I wrote for her, **** it!"

Shen Wen reluctantly closed the booklet. There were three words "Jiangnan Cuisine" on the cover. Su Wanniang said, "You have to put it away! Don't let people see it. Put it in your arms, we don't even have a cash box here. The law is released."

Shen Wen had to put the book in his arms, and then considered the words and said to Su Wanniang: "Uh, I thought of a way to avoid letting the fifth princess and Fan."

Su Wanniang nodded and said, "That's right."

Shen Wen felt a little sorry for Su Wanniang, and said carefully, "Probably, we need to use beauty tricks."

Su Wanniang asked: "Who should I look for?"

Shen Wen looked at Su Wanniang, Su Wanniang was puzzled: "What's the matter?"

Shen Wen asked: "Sister Wanniang, don't you think you are a stunning beauty"

Su Wanniang twitched her lips: "What are you talking about, kid's house, Mrs. Careful hear you!"

Shen Wen said hurriedly: "Really, Sister Wanniang's appearance is the best in the world!"

Su Wanniang pushed Shen Wen: "It just didn't grow into a crooked nose and mouth."

Shen Wen said: "I want you to show half of your face, you say, your fourth prince won't be angry, right"

Su Wanniang stared: "What are you talking about! I didn't show my face someday, he is him, I am me, why are you talking about that person?"

Shen Wen said: "Because we have to borrow something from him, if he knows, will he not lend us"

Su Wanniang said confidently: "I'll go tell him, if he doesn't borrow, I will..."

Shen Wen blinked vigorously, Su Wanniang stopped for a moment, and said awe-inspiringly: "I will return the jade pendant to him! I didn't want him anyway!"

Shen Wen covered his chest: "Fortunately, I am not the fourth prince, or my heart will be broken!" Pretending to be distressed.

Su Wanniang poked Shen Wen's head: "You are actually holding your book!"

Shen Wen was taken aback and found that he was really pressing the book in his arms, and smiled and said, "Because it's all delicious!"

Su Wanniang reluctantly touched Shen Wen's head: "You like to eat! Someday someone will buy you something delicious."

Shen Wen said: "How could it be better than sister Wanniang to treat me better!"

Su Wanniang said: "Whatever you want, you have to be kind to him. You can't expect others to be kind to you."

Shen Wen asked: "Why?"

Su Wanniang whispered: "My mother said it."

Shen Wen asked hurriedly: "What did you say?"

Su Wanniang sighed and whispered: "Actually, I don't quite understand it. She just said, you have to be nice to him, otherwise, you will be very boring in your life. Only the other person is good to you is not enough."

Shen Wen tilted his neck and smiled: "Do you want to be nice to the Fourth Prince?"

Su Wanniang pushed Shen Wen: "I'm not serious! I won't talk to you!"

Shen Wen hugged Su Wanniang's arm: "Let's talk, let's talk, I can't live without you." The two laughed for a while, and Shen Wen suddenly remembered that Shen Jian said that the three princes had no intention of the throne. In the previous life, the three princes did not force the palace. . Although the four princes did nothing in the previous life, Shen Wen felt that he could still ask, so he said to Su Wanniang: "Oh, if you have a chance, you have to ask the fourth prince if he wants to be an emperor."

Su Wanniang's heart suddenly fell into the deep well, her tongue a little knotted: "Why... why?"

Shen Wen sighed: "You have to ask him what he thinks. If he has this thought, we can help him, because I know that the third prince really doesn't want to be the emperor."

Su Wanniang was depressed, but nodded.

Shen Wen was a little sad seeing this scene, and said to Su Wanniang: "You..."

Su Wanniang interrupted Shen Wen and said: "Don't persuade me, I will naturally ask. If he has this mind, I really won't pay attention to him anymore."

Shen Wen whispered: "I'm sorry."

Su Wanniang sighed: "Nieyuan, why did you say I hit him at Xiangye Temple, even if I hit a monk!"

Shen Wen smiled bitterly, and took Su Wanniang's hand and said, "Don't be discouraged. People who are really destined will definitely be together."

Su Wanniang slowly shook her head: "It's not just being together."

Shen Wen said hurriedly: "Yes, it has to be lovebirds, not a group of geese, a group of females followed by a male..."

Su Wanniang laughed suddenly and hit Shen Wen: "What nonsense are you talking about! It's terrible!"

The two finally became happy again, carefully tasting slices of dried fruit, no longer worrying about the future.

Most of these dried fruits are sweet and sour, and some are soaked in salt. They have a bit of salty taste. Both Shen Wen and Su Wanniang like to eat them. If they are greedy, they eat too much. All day long, even drinking water has toothache. The tip of the tongue also blistered, and in the evening both of them repented of their indefiniteness.

A few days later, Shen Xiang and Shen Wen were invited to see Zhang Yunjin at Pingyuan Hou Mansion. Zhang Yunjin gave them a share of the gadgets brought to the south and some dried fruits.

Zhang Yunjin said a little apologetically: "Although this dried fruit is inconspicuous, it is really delicious. I like it very much. Would you like to try it?"

Probably the tip of his tongue was better, and Shen Wen's saliva came out again, and he nodded quickly: "Think about it, I like it too, give me more..."

Shen Xiang despised Shen Wen: "You know how to eat! It's still..."

Shen Wen frowned and pouted, Zhang Yunjin hurriedly stopped and said, "If you like to eat, I will get you more."

Shen Xiang sternly stopped: "No! Where is such a beggar?" She threatened Shen Wen: "I'll go back and tell my mother! I won't take you out!" Shen Wen stayed in the yard every day, and Shen Xiang felt that he would not take it. She came out to be a great punishment.

Shen Wen made a depressed look, and Zhang Yunjin came to the round again: "How can I come like this, eat some of this first..."

When Shen Xiang and Shen Wen left, Zhang Yunjin went to report to Li, just as Zhang Yunming was there, Zhang Yunjin smiled and said to Li, "Mother, you are right. Those dried fruits are really delicious, Miss Shen Er especially likes it. ."

Li said: "Let me just say it! Girls who don't like it."

Zhang Yunming said that Shen Wen took two copies in secret, which shows that she really wanted it. Fortunately, Zhang Yunzheng bought it, otherwise the little girl didn't know if she would be angry, so she started to punish her. Although he didn't know Shen Wen's background, he had a vague sense of jealousy for Shen Wen-people who were too scheming would make people stay away from him, and only Zhang Yunzheng's kind of stupid person was unaware of the danger.

Hou Ye's letter to Shen Jian to go to the border finally arrived. Perhaps it was because Shen Jian had no children yet, and Master Hou's letter was more gentle, and he didn't rush him to go hurriedly. He just said that it would be the border gate in summer.

When talking with Shen Wen about preparing to deal with the disaster in the future, Shen Jian was a little impatient to go to the border. Shen Wen jokingly said that he should not bear his wife at that time, and Shen Jian didn't feel it at all. But now that he received the letter from the tearful Yang family, Shen Jian finally felt a strong reluctance in his heart.

He does not want to leave here. The Hou Mansion where he grew up, his relatives, and his wife who was newly married less than a year. He read the letter silently, and said with a strong smile: "Mother, it's only the beginning of spring, and there are still a few months left, so don't be sad."

Yang wiping tears, choked up and said: "You must stay until June, and you have to spend a year with your wife, otherwise your family will blame us..."

Shen Jian sighed deeply, nodded and said, "Okay."

After he left Yang, he immediately went to see Shen Wen. After hearing the report, Shen Wen greeted Shen Jian into the room and had tea. Shen Jian said: "My father has received a letter, and I will probably go to the border. Your sister-in-law has just come here, and we have no children. You have to accompany her more."

Shen Wen smiled and said: "Whatever the second brother said, I have always wanted to play with my sister-in-law, I am afraid that it will disturb you. I will go to your place tomorrow, so don't think I am superfluous."

Shen Jian also laughed: "How come I let your sister-in-law prepare tea, waiting for you tomorrow."

The two set a time, and Shen Jian left immediately. In the eyes of the people next to him, this was just a normal relationship between brothers and sisters.

When Shen Wen arrived in Shen Jian's yard the next day, she realized that it was not the Hou Mansion who was guarding the door, but the maid and wife of Yan's dowry. Yan greeted him, smiled and took Shen Wen's hand and said: "Sister, you have never been here before, and I don't know what tea you like, so I made you what I like..." The maid on one side coughed softly. .

Yan Shi introduced to Shen Wen: "This is my maid crucian carp."

Shen Wen laughed all of a sudden, and Yan said: "It's because she's covered with thorns, and she is picking my fault every day!"

Shen Wen smiled and said to crucian carp: "I am not an outsider. I have seen my second wife before." At that time, she pretended to be a man to seduce my second brother!

Crucian carp sighed helplessly, and said to Shen Wen solemnly: "The second lady's temperament is a bit different, but the person is superb."

Shen Wen quickly nodded and agreed: "That's natural." He looked particularly docile.

Yan waved his hand: "When we enter this yard, don't talk around, how tired, sister, if you don't like it, it's okay to just say it."

Shen Wen almost automatically said: "How come there are dislikes, no..."

Shen Jian smiled and waited at the door of the house. Yan released Shen Wen and naturally took Shen Jian's hand. Shen Jian looked at Shen Wen and was a little embarrassed, but Shen Wen could only smile.

The three of them sat down, and the carp came over to serve tea, and closed the door when they went out. Su Wanniang sat by the door, Shen Jian's smile disappeared, but Yan still held Shen Jian's hand and didn't let go.

Shen Wen didn't laugh anymore, got up and took the pen and paper, and while studying ink, he said, "I have even the money box assigned with a key, so I don't dare to put anything, so I can only write to my second brother now."

Shen Wen, who was surprised by Yan's smile just outside, suddenly changed his face, let go of Shen Jian's hand, and said to Shen Wen: "I'll study ink, you talk." She didn't particularly believe Shen Jian and said Shen. Wen had a dream, but out of trust in her husband, she accepted it first.

Shen Wen moistened the ink and began to write, while saying: "Second brother, after you get there, you will start quarrying stone and wood. These are the dimensions of the stone and wood I want."

Shen Jian asked: "There must be a reason for this."

Shen Wen said: "There is a river over there that flows from south to north, and then circled around Beirong, and then returned to the south. The second brother said that he wanted to save enough materials to build a dam on the river. ."

Shen Jian thought: "If you need it, cut off the water. This is a ruthless trick."

Shen Wen said: "Maybe this can really be done in the future, but this project is huge and can't be completed in a few years. The second brother has enough materials, and then I will do what I want to do first."

Shen Jian asked: "What are you going to do"

Shen Wen said: "I will turn part of Yancheng into a maze of trapped soldiers by then."

Shen Jian suddenly smiled and nodded: "This is a good idea."

Shen Wen said: "When I went to the border at the age of fourteen, I would give you detailed drawings of the project. For these two or three years, you only need to prepare the materials."

Shen Jian said: "No wonder you are looking for those craftsmen."

Shen Wen unfolded another piece of paper and began to draw. He said: "The gates of Yancheng must be transformed into what I said, especially the north gate. It was the gate that was breached by the inside and outside of the city when the city was broken. This is me. The required iron sizes and styles are all made first, but now they don't need to be assembled."

Yan Shi finally said: "You are afraid that someone will see the clues

Shen Wen nodded: "There will be a lot of spies and gangsters over there, the second brother must be cautious."

Shen Jian nodded again.

Shen Wen began to write again: "This is the scale and content of the army's rotation training. Brother, I have told the eldest brother to create a good soldier. After the second brother goes, he has to take turns to transfer people who are not among the good soldiers over there in the name of training. To teach combat skills and train their physical stamina."

Yan couldn't help asking: "You mean, the eldest brother pinched the tip, and your second brother is going to promote other soldiers."

Shen Wen replied: "Exactly, what the eldest brother built is a strong army for attack. And the second brother will organize other sergeants for defense. The army must be regularized and each has its own functions.

Shen Jian frowned: "What is regularization"

Shen Wen wrote as he said: "Regularization is...like making a piece of furniture. Ding is Ding Mao or Mao, and it cannot be chaotic. The army must have a balanced and fixed team, and it must be divided into military operations, logistics, equipment, and engineering. Each department has stable leaders. Moreover, these people must know how to respond to each other and cooperate. Orders and actions are prohibited, rewards and punishments are clearly defined, and their ideas are unified. Normally, education should be carried out first, and then basic physical training, equipment and weapons training. Finally, the cooperation in actual combat exercises..."

Shen Wen wrote and talked endlessly about the reform of the military system.

Although the ancient Chinese army had company awareness, it did not have a systematic organization, let alone unified leadership and training. In many cases, it is entirely dependent on the bravery and luck of the leader. The cooperation between generals and officials relied on loyalty and friendship. People have not yet regarded the army as a tool like a weapon. It needs to be sharpened from time to time, and it needs to be carefully maintained to survive war.

Yan was even more surprised: This usually cowardly sister-in-law was able to talk about the way of running the army. Shen Jian finally believed that Shen Wen really had read the military books in the Palace of the Kings for thousands of years. Otherwise, an eleven-year-old girl who did not leave the house, even if she talked about war on paper, she could not even use the manuscripts. Out these training regulations.

Shen Wen explained silently for two hours and drank two pots of tea in between. In the evening, it finally came to an end. Shen Jian stayed with Shen Wen for dinner, but Shen Wen knew that the time for the two of them was running out, so he said that he would go back to eat.

Shen Jian and Yan knew that Shen Wen was tired, so they didn't force her to stay. Before leaving, Shen Wen said to Shen Jian: "Pay attention to Wang Zhi. If you see what's wrong with him, go and listen to what the two couples say."

Yan Shi was somewhat inexplicable, but Shen Jian immediately agreed.

Su Wanniang accompanied Shen Wen back to the courtyard, only to say that watching Yan Shi and Shen Jian play chess, she came back late.

In the next few days, Shen Jian and Yan Shi were bored in the room. Yan helped Shen Jian to transcribe Shen Wen's draft, discussing the meaning and application of those words with Shen Jian word by word, sometimes adding his own opinions. Shen Jian used to think that Yan was clever, but now he felt that Yan could be his counselor.

When Shen Jian withdrew from the sweet village of "children's love", he found that Wang Zhi was in a good mood.

One or two months after Wang Zhi got married, he experienced the addiction to his wish. Every day when he goes back, he can see the beauties he likes, and what else... It's just that she shook her face and said a few ruthless words, and she was what she was. People who got the benefits.

But after a few months of this kind of life, Wang Zhi was a little dissatisfied: the daughter-in-law of someone else's family had to show some face to her husband, and she couldn't just shake her face in front of everyone. I have been married for more than half a year, so I should sew and fix myself a few times. I can't see my socks with big holes, just frown disgustingly, and don't care about anything. Although the two of them have food in the yard of the son and the young lady, the most unbearable thing about the fact that there is no hot water in the mouth is that two people do it every day. If she scolds it, it is unpleasant. Isn't it what the couple want to do? Put yourself like a four-legged guy...

Several times, Wang Zhi almost shook his fist at Xia Zi: In his village, it is common for men to beat women, and his father often beats his mother to the ground. Women don't turn around the pot or take care of their lives for men. Are they still called women? Xia Zi seems to be the maid of the young lady and she is stunned, forgetting her duty. But when he saw Xia Zijiao's appearance, Wang Zhi couldn't bear it again. I thought about this girl for a long time, and Yueyin picked up small jewelry or something for her. In the garden that day, she just hugged her and almost went off the hook... Fortunately, the second lady and the second son were perfect, otherwise she probably didn't. Can't marry Xia Zi. It's just that Xia Zi was very good to herself at that time, how did she change after getting married? She must have not been used to living a hard life, she had no money, no real estate, and wronged her...

But in the past two days, Xia Zi had a smile on him again, and usually winks. Today he even gave him semi-consecutive money to buy some wine. Wang Zhi had a smile on his face all day, and sometimes Shen Jian called him without hearing.

Shen Jian smiled and said, "Wang Zhi, what's wrong with my wife?"

Wang Zhi was a little embarrassed: "Second Young Master, it depends on what you said."

Shen Jian smiled and asked with his eyes narrowed, "Is it a good day?"

Wang Zhi was a little proud: "It's okay, today, she will give me the money and let me buy wine."

Shen Jian patted Wang Zhi: "You are really a blessed person!"

Wang Zhi was shy, and suddenly asked: "Oh, I heard that the second son is going to the border."

Shen Jian nodded and said, "There should be two or three months left. We will leave in June."

The smile on Wang Zhi's face immediately hardened, and Shen Jian saw it in his eyes, smiling without saying anything.

As soon as the sun went down, Shen Jian changed into tight-fitting night-walking black clothes. Yan had never seen Shen Jian in this dress, clinging to Shen Jian, almost drooling: "Husband, you are so handsome! You can't Let others see you in such a dress, you will be robbed!"

Shen Jian smiled: "It's just that you stupid girl is so rare, who in the barracks is not this figure"

Yan's hands clasped Shen Jian's arm: "No one smells like this! Husband, you are so infatuated with me!" She hugged Shen Jian tightly, "My lord! Can you rob me?"

Shen Jian also smiled and hugged Yan Shi: "You are guarding in the cottage, I will go back in a moment."

Yan's eyes squinted and asked: "Where is the king going?"

Shen Jian said: "Just to listen to what my little servant Wang Zhi said to his wife."

Yan's still reluctant to leave, he hummed and said, "A little boy, there is nothing to watch about him marrying such a charming girl, let alone you can't watch it!"

Shen Jian didn't want Yan to think that he was unreasonable, so he explained in a low voice: "My little sister said that she dreamed that he was an informant, and it would be unfavorable to me in the future. She asked me to stare a little bit." He didn't want to tell Yan. Shi Shenwen said that Wang Zhi would stab himself from the back in the future, but he was hacked to death by the enemy, so that Yan Shibai would not worry.

But even such vague words still wiped out Yan's smile. Yan Shi said: "Wait!" He tore his shirt and long skirt immediately, and soon revealed his body. Shen Jian had never seen Yan so unrestrained, and hurriedly stopped him: "Don't take it off now, I can't go if you take it off."

Yan Shibai glanced at him: "What do you want? I want to change my clothes and go with you."

After speaking, wearing only underwear, he ran into Shen Jian's closet, rummaged through Shen Jian's black clothes, and put on himself indiscriminately.

Shen Jian asked in surprise: "You will work lightly"

Yan Shi tied the belt and said, "Of course not. But you will, you are carrying me."

Shen Jian complained: "You think you can still use light work when you carry yourself."

Yan replied: "Of course, it is said in the books!" As he went to the table, he took off all the hairpins on his head, tied his hair with a blue scarf, and then pulled Shen Jian's arm: " Let's go, I'll accompany you!"

Shen Jian sighed, but thought that Wang Zhi and his wife didn't have any martial arts, and probably wouldn't be so alert, so he went out with Yan. Pulling Yan's hand, picking up the dark part of Hou's mansion, evasively went to the place where the servants lived, let Yan step on his shoulders to climb the wall, then jumped onto the wall, and walked to Wang Zhi's house with Yan's back on his back. Later, he jumped off the wall first, and then motioned to Yan to jump off.

Yan's sight was right, and he rushed into Shen Jian's arms, and took the opportunity to kiss Shen Jian. Shen Jian didn't dare to make a sound, so he could only hold Yan's, step lightly, and into the darkness under the rear window. Shen Jian put down the Yan family, and the two sat side by side under the wall. Above their heads was the window of Wang Zhi's room with lights on.

The window is a thick layer of paper, and the sound inside is faintly audible.

Shen Jian and Yan Shi sat there boredly, playing with each other's fingers, listening to the conversation between Wang Zhi and Xia Zi in the room: "Did you get a reward today..."

"I will go to the border gate with the second son in June..."

"Madam will definitely make more clothes for you..."

Scattered, with no substance, and then the two fell asleep. Shen Jian pulled Yan to get up, helped her get up to the wall, and slipped back to her residence.

Shen Jian said: "Look, there is nothing to hear, it's so cold, your hands are cold, don't follow tomorrow."

As Yan gave Shen Jian the broadband, he said, "No, I have to follow, otherwise what should you do if you miss something? Maybe they are afraid of someone overhearing and they will speak in secret words. Don't look at me and don't care about it. I understand! Those winding around, I grew up in a civil servant's house, and they speak so much!"

Shen Jian laughed: "Where they are so alert, Wang Zhi doesn't know a few characters. Maybe they are a little clever, but they haven't received much instruction. Xia Zi also came out of the small door. Listen, but you think they suspect that someone is there. listen"

Yan also blushed a little thinking of the intimacy of those two who would not avoid others. He took the opportunity to stick to Shen Jian and said, "Then I have to go with you, too. It is good to sit with you there."

Shen Jian has no objection-the two people have not been together for a long time, and listening to the wall every day is a pleasure.

For the next two or three days, every day Shen Jian and Yan Shi went to Wang Zhi and Xia Zi's window to listen to that hour. Finally one day, Wang Zhi drank half a pot of wine, and he was in a particularly good mood and talked a lot. He smiled to Xia Zi and said, "You...you look good...in my life, I'm caught..."

Xia Zi didn't like his vulgarity, but for the sake of what he was going to say later, he had to perfuse, and said with a smile: "You really don't want much, so you don't want a big house or land or a big house. Don't want a small garden, good clothes and jewellery, gold and silver, go out with big horses, servants in groups, don't you want those?"

Wang Zhichang sighed: "Human lives are different!"

Xia Zi hummed: "What life is different, it's lazy!"

Wang Zhi said with a drink of wine, "You said, I'm a little boy, how can I earn a house and earn land? The second son is going to the border gate in June, and I have to accompany him. You don't know where the border gate is, the wind in winter, You can freeze to death like a knife. The ice is harder than a rock, where it's so comfortable. If I can't go to the border, I'll be fine now, what else do I think of."

Xia Zi lowered her voice: "I can really tell you a way to stay."

Wang Zhi asked immediately: "Tell me quickly."

Xia Zi whispered: "I heard someone has said that if you can kill a child of Zhenbeihou, you will get a great reward, get promoted and make a fortune, and you will have a house and a land."

Wang Zhi suddenly said: "Oh! Do you remember that those few people started on the Fourth Young Master, it turned out to be for this!"

Xia Zi said impatiently, "What are they doing! Aren't they talking about you now!"

Wang Zhi thought for a while before he realized: "You don't want me to kill people, right?"

Xia Zi said contemptuously: "You listen to what you say, as if it is asking you to do bad things. This is meritorious service. If you understand that it is not merit, how can people allow officials to do it and have money to take it?"

Wang Zhi hurriedly shook his head and said: "If you can't do it, you will definitely get caught. He is dead. What is the use of any official who can do money."

Xia Zi hummed: "Why are you so stupid, why you must be caught. If you do, you don't have to go to the north, you will leave the Hou Mansion immediately and become a small official or something."

Wang Zhi still disagreed: "How could it be possible that if a child really died in this mansion, it would be upset without investigation, where can I go?"

Xia Zi was a little anxious: "You're so dead-hearted! If this doesn't happen, that doesn't happen, then you go to the border gate, where it freezes to death, don't return!"

Wang Zhi didn't speak for a long time, Xia Zi ignored him, and the sound of slamming and beating, Wang Zhi said: "If you really want to do it, you have to be on the battlefield, taking advantage of the chaos, stabbing him in the back, and no People know..."

Yan's fingers pinched deeply into Shen Jian's arm.

Xia Zi's surprised voice: "You are so smart!"

Wang Zhi's hesitant voice: "Master Hou saved me, the second son treats me well..."

Xia Zi interrupted and said, "It's not you. Someone else will do it! If you start, maybe you can give him a good time! That said, don't talk about cats and dogs in Hou Mansion of Zhenbei. You can't leave a mouse. The worse you die, the better, they are serious. At that time, if you don't have any credit, don't even want to run away! You will definitely be beheaded. Hey, don't say I didn't tell you in advance!"

Wang Zhi's voice: "Thank you for my heart!"

Xia Zi also laughed: "If you have done meritorious service, I won't enjoy the blessings. Think about it. You only need to kill one person, you don't need too many, just one! You don't need to fight with thousands of troops, all the gold and silver are. With that, I can still be an official. Where can I find such a cheap thing!"

Wang Zhi sighed and said, "That's fine. Let's buy a big house with a garden. There are at least three main rooms. I see the madam's main hall. Those shelves are made of sandalwood. As soon as you enter the door , The house is full of fragrance."

Xia Zi said: "It's not called a shelf, it's called Baibaoge. In fact, they said that the old lady lived in a place more particular. Oh, I heard that Pingyuanhou's mansion is covered with silver and gold is used as bowls and chopsticks!"

Wang Zhixiao: "It is impossible for us to be so rich in this life. It will take many years to earn it."

Xia Zi hummed: "Maybe many people have been killed!"

Wang Zhi said in a desired tone: "I only need to kill one person, and I can't be too greedy."

Xia Zi said helplessly: "Okay, okay, in fact, I'm not that greedy. I just want Fushuntang's pink and pink satin with gold thread inside. It's really beautiful. That idiot doesn't wear it himself. It was given to Xia Wan! She dared to wear it too!"

Wang Zhi said: "Xia Wan is so beautiful...Oh, oh, she's not as pretty as the lady...really... lady... I will definitely buy it for the lady..."

The figure on the window was chaotic, and Shen Jian pulled Yan to stand up gently, then walked to the wall with Yan on his back, let Yan go up to the wall, rushed up by himself, and walked away along the wall with Yan on his back. Some of them, just over the wall. Shen Jian put down Yan Shi and found that his shoulders were wet. He looked closely at Yan Shi and found that Yan Shi was crying, crying silently, his eyes wide open, but tears rolled down in series.

Shen Jian dodged Yan Shi back to the yard and hurriedly entered the door. As soon as he entered the door, Yan held Shen Jian tightly and made no sound, but Shen Jian knew that she was still crying. After waiting for a long time, Yan said, "I will go to the border with you." He did not ask, but made a statement.

Shen Jian sighed: "Not now."

Yan raised his head: "When will it be done?"

Shen Jian knew that Yan was a daredevil. If her thoughts were beaten to death with a stick, she would be tempted to take risks. He wanted to delay for a while and said: "You didn't hear the little girl say that when she was fourteen, she would Go to the border, then you can ask if she can take you." I handed over to Shen Wen to persuade Yan.

Yan frowned: "How old is she this year"

Shen Jian said: "August will be twelve years old."

Yan shook his head: "No, it's been too long. I'm afraid you will have an accident."

Shen Jian comforted: "No, in her dream, I died when she was seventeen."

Yan's hugged Shen Jian, raised his head and asked, "He stabbed you, didn't he?"

Shen Jian blinked and said, "My sister said that I was hacked to death by Bei Rong's enemy after he was seriously injured."

Yan's heart was like a knife, and with tears in his eyes, he asked, "Am I dead in front of you or behind you"

Shen Jian hesitated and said: "Behind me, you also died that year and died." After speaking, he also felt severe pain in his chest, not as indifferent as when Shen Wen first told him.

Yan Shi slowly shook his head and said, "I must be particularly unwilling..."

Shen Jian nodded and said, "Yes, you were still very young..."

Yan continued: "...I can't avenge you if I'm not willing!"

Shen Jian comforted Yan Shi and said, "You are just a woman. It is not easy to keep your innocence."

In the darkness, Yan stared at Shen Jian with extremely bright eyes after being washed with tears, as if to see him in his heart, and said: "I must have not had time! It's fine now, I know in advance, it's great... ..." she said softly through her teeth.

Shen Jian smiled: "You are really like my sister. She has been planning these dreams since she had these dreams. She is..." Shen Jian stopped, let's not say that she has read a thousand years of military books in the Palace of the King. Right.

Yan asked: "That's why she learned so much."

Shen Jian mumbled vaguely: "She already has a plan, you must discuss it with her."

Yan nodded and asked: "We can't kill them"

Shen Jian shook his head: "No, we only know a few people, they will be useful in the future."

Yan placed his face on Shen Jian's chest, wrapped his hands tightly around Shen Jian's lower waist, and whispered, "This time, I will die first."

Shen Jian kissed Yan's head softly: "What nonsense are you talking about, none of us will die until we live to be a hundred years old."

Yan raised his head and said, "Okay, we are settled!"

Shen Jian nodded, getting closer and closer to Yan's lips, and said softly: "It's a deal..."