Hu Shanwei has seen all the delicacies in the world in the Shangshi Bureau in the past six months, and he has also learned a few good dim sum dishes, and butter pickled snails are one of them.

Yao Miaoyi was gluttonous, Hu Shanwei made a cup of strong black tea for her to relieve her oiliness, and on winter nights, the two of them talked considerately around the quilt on the bed, and they were reluctant to sleep.

"Wang Ning, how is his health?" Hu Shanwei asked with some concern.

Yao Miaoyi: "I broke two ribs, but fortunately, he is young and strong, and he should be fine next spring." ”

Hu Shanwei said: "Chang Sen, the third son of the Chang family, is studying in the main hall of the palace, and he has come to me and asked me to persuade Wang Ning to stay in the Kaiping Palace. I said that as a female official, it was inconvenient for me to leave the palace, so he asked me to write a letter. ”

Yao Miaoyi frowned slightly, "This Chang Sen is not dead, he went to Baihetang to find me today-what did you say in your letter?" ”

Hu Shanwei smiled lightly: "I didn't mention the move, I just told him to pay attention to his body, take care of your business, support you, and don't be bullied." Miaoyi, the three of us are good friends who love each other, and friends should not force others to do things they don't like through the old friendship, otherwise the friendship will slowly wear out. ”

"Besides, the Chang family of Kaiping Wangfu is the prince's father-in-law's family, and now that the princes are older, they are secretly competing with each other. If Wang Ning has been living in the Kaiping Palace, he is likely to be considered the person of the crown prince, and he will be involved in all kinds of troubles in the future, and it will be difficult to get out, so it is better to take the opportunity to move out and be a pure minister trusted by the emperor. ”

Hu Shanwei whispered in a low voice: "In fact, the emperor hates the most about the courtiers forming gangs, and in the future factional struggles, there will inevitably be a group of people who will be unlucky." ”

"Huh?" Yao Miaoyi asked, "Have you seen the emperor?" How do you know so clearly? ”

"I'm not qualified to serve the emperor and queen in close quarters, only a trusted old palace like Li Siji can. But-" Hu Shanwei said: "The female eunuchs in the palace sometimes quietly discuss some things, I listen to them in my heart, and I slowly figure them out, and I will say this to you and Wang Ning." ”

"It's not just Wang Ning who wants to move out of the Kaiping Palace. And you, Miaoyi, will follow the four princes less in the future, and after serving the Yongping County Lord to give birth, you will also find an excuse to slowly fade out of the sight of the four princes, take good care of Baihetang's business, and be an ordinary doctor, at least you can save your life. ”

Yao Miaoyi was surprised: "Is it so strict?" ”

Hu Shanwei sighed: "In the years in the palace, the most I learned was to be cautious in words and deeds. Do more things, talk less, things must go to the heart, but you can't talk too much, and the trouble comes from the mouth. I often worry about the future of you and Wang Ning. Wang Ning and Chang Sen became sworn brothers, so they had to be labeled as □□; You helped the four princes solve the strange case of killing their wives, and now you are serving the lord of Yongping County to give birth, and others think that you are the person of the four princes, and each will be the master in the future - have you ever thought that you and Wang Ning's position is contrary, and your friends are enemies? ”

To be honest, Yao Miaoyi didn't think that far, and she was a member of the Ming Sect, and her position was to overthrow the Zhu Ming Dynasty, so her potential enemies were both the crown prince and the fourth prince!

All the Zhu family members are enemies!

Of course, Yao Miaoyi could only bury these words deep in her stomach, and she pretended to be relaxed and said: "I know, when the lord of Yongping County gives birth to a dragon, I will return to the rivers and lakes and never go out of the mountain again." ”

Hu Shanwei said with a smile: "That's right, Wang Ning and I are already walking on thin ice in the circle of fame and fortune, sometimes if you are wronged, you have to retreat; When it's time to fight, you have to fight hard, this is the price of fame and profit, and you are destined to live a very tired life. ”

"You have been casual and free since you were a child, you don't like to be restrained, you have a character like a wild crane, you can open a shop to make a living, don't get involved in the disputes of the emperor's family, the water is deep here."

Yao Miaoyi understood that Hu Shanwei gave this warning out of good intentions. Although it is useless to her, she is still grateful in her heart: "I know, it has not been easy for you and Wang Ning in the past six months." ”

"Is it easy in the world?" Hu Shanwei smiled mysteriously, "Actually, it's difficult now, but it will be easy in the future; It's easy now, but it's hard later, and there's always a reward for paying. Miaoyi, I am not willing to marry and have children, to be an ordinary woman for the rest of my life, I choose to get power in the palace, and it will be better to help you and Wang Ning in the future. ”

The two who had been reunited for a long time talked to each other, and only fell asleep in the second half of the night. Yao Miaoyi had a dream, dreaming that Hu Shanwei made butter snails for her, adding honey and syrup to the heavy cream, and beating it vigorously with chopsticks until the cream swelled and foamed, and slowly squeezed it in a thin-necked bag.

Hu Shanwei added a spoonful of peach blossom powder to the cream, and the squeezed out ghee snails became pink, and the red and white were spread on the porcelain plate, which was appetizing.

Yao Miaoyi licked the ghee snail into her mouth and chewed: Hey, why is it tasteless, it's still **?

Then I heard a shrill voice sound, "Ouch! Oh my hands! ”

What people!

Yao Miaoyi sat up suddenly, but saw Ma Sanbao with tears in his eyes, jumping his feet and blowing on his index finger covered with deep tooth marks, "It hurts, it hurts, Doctor Yao, why do you bite people at every turn." ”

"In the middle of the night, why are you here? What about Hu Shanwei? Yao Miaoyi said angrily: "What did you want to do just now?" Put a finger in my mouth? ”

Ma Sanbao said aggrievedly: "I screamed a few times and you didn't wake up, so I reached out and pushed you, but you grabbed my fingers tightly and sent them to your mouth while dreaming!" You see! It's all biting and bleeding, and it hurts me to death! ”

This is Hu Shan coming out of the cubicle with a brand new set of winter clothes, his face is a little anxious: "Miaoyi, don't make trouble." Ma Sanbao sealed the queen's mother's edict to take you into the palace. Your clothes are too coarse, and you should wear the dress of me, a court lady, into the palace, so as not to be looked down upon. ”

Yao Miaoyi was puzzled: "It's not dawn, what are you doing when you take it and enter the palace?" What is the queen doing with me as an ordinary doctor? What should I do on the side of the county lord of Yongping? ”

Hu Shanwei helped Yao Miaoyi get dressed, Ma Sanbao grinned in pain, and said: "The crown princess is pregnant, and it was suddenly launched this afternoon, premature birth plus dystocia, the child has not come out yet, and the imperial doctors all shook their heads, saying that this fetus is very dangerous." ”

"The Chang family of Kaiping Wangfu has entered the palace, Miss Chang San mentioned that you have excellent medical skills and are a woman, so it is convenient to serve the princess to give birth, and Chang Sangongzi Chang Sen also recommended you to enter the palace, and the queen mother was approved, and sent me out of the palace overnight to pick you up."

It turned out to be the mention of Hibiscus! Why did this Miss Chang San involve me?

Yao Miaoyi asked, "How many months has the crown princess been in her belly?" ”

Ma Sanbao said: "I heard that it has only been eight months. The crown princess's first child was Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the emperor, and she was pregnant twice, both of which had miscarriages, which was the fourth child of the crown princess. ”

Have you had a miscarriage before? It's a bit of a hassle. Yao Miaoyi asked again: "Why did the crown princess have a miscarriage?" ”

Ma Sanbao was well-informed and said: "The first one was lost in three months, I don't know the reason, it may be that which child is not lucky enough to be reincarnated into the royal family; This second one......"

Ma Sanbao hesitated a little, thought about it, and decided to tell Yao Miaoyi, "I'll tell you, don't say it, just know it in your heart." There are rumors in the palace that the prince prefers the side concubine Lu, and the Lu family gave birth to three sons and a daughter.

"Three guarantees, be cautious." Hu Shanwei, who was grooming Yao Miaoyi, threw an eye knife.

Ma Sanbao said in a low voice: "Anyway, either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind." The crown princess suffered a little bit of wimpedness and lost a formed male fetus. It is rumored that Concubine Lu in the East Palace took off her hairpin and asked for forgiveness. Later, this matter was not resolved, and the people in the palace did not dare to discuss it, so I secretly told you, you must not say it, remember to remember. ”

Yao Miaoyi said secretly, Chang Yuchun was still there at that time, and Concubine Lu dared to be so arrogant? It should be a rumor, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma attach so much importance to the imperial heir, they will definitely not sit idly by and watch Concubine Lu come to Hu, and besides, hasn't the prince Zhu Biao always been known as virtuous? Even if he favors the Lu family again, he will not blatantly do such a thing as spoiling his concubine and killing his wife......

Hu Shanwei was ingenious, and during the conversation, he quickly combed Yao Miaoyi's double snail bun, inserted a pair of gold-inlaid treasure phoenix hairpins, and wore a feverish sheepskin five-color Luo face cardigan jacket and eighteen red makeup velvet horse-faced skirts.

People rely on clothes, and Yao Miaoyi looks like a lady at this time.

Hu Shanwei buttoned the white jade collar of her placket and advised: "Remember to listen less, watch less, talk less, and meddle less." Alas, I originally told you to hide, but now it seems that you can't dodge. ”

Yao Miaoyi has been wearing this kind of "gorgeous clothes" from head to toe for the first time since she became an adult, she has a noble temperament, but she does not shrink back, Ma Sanbao glanced at Yao Miaoyi a few more times, remembered Zhu Di's guess about her true identity, and was a little more sure in his heart: This Doctor Yao, Bacheng is Xu Feng who disappeared that year.

After getting off the boat, he turned into a carriage and entered the palace, and Zhu Di was sitting in the car. Zhu Di actually poured her a cup of hot tea with his own hands and asked, "Do you want the fifth brother to help investigate the evidence of Uncle Song Xiu'er's corruption and bribery, and it has been sent to Fang Yushi?" ”

Zhu Hu's mouth really leaked, and he told his brother everything. Yao Miaoyi felt that the cup in her hand was so hot, and honestly admitted: "Exactly, I am a grass citizen, and my ability is limited, and I can't shake the corrupt officials." The five princes were kind-hearted, and after listening to my story of Song Xiu'er's tragic experience, they decided to help. ”

Zhu Di asked, "Why don't you look for me?" ”

Yao Miaoyi: "Huh? ”

Zhu Di grimaced and repeated again, "Why don't you look for me first?" ”

Yao Miaoyi: "This ...... You are the right Zongzheng of the Zongren Mansion, and you are usually very busy. Zhu Hu is relatively idle, and besides, he sits in Baihetang almost every day, so I looked for him. ”

Zhu Di looked at Yao Miaoyi, who was "dressed up", her appearance and temperament were not inferior to any wealthy ladies, as if she had eaten hot sauce, her heartbeat was inexplicably fast, and her palms were slightly sweaty.

However, at this time, the suspicion in his heart became bigger and bigger, and he asked, "Do you know who Song Xiu'er's father is?" ”

Sure enough, it came!

Yao Miaoyi had expected that once this matter was known to the suspicious Zhu Di, it would inevitably be investigated very far-reaching.

Yao Miaoyi's face did not change, and said lightly: "I know, Song Xiu'er often told me that her father was a school captain when he was alive, and he died in battle to protect Mrs. Xu, and posthumously sealed the hereditary thousand households. General Xu also gave a lot of money to compensate the Song family. ”

But these have nothing to do with Song Xiuer, she was abducted and bullied. The stepmother's son inherited the official position of the thousand households, and the gold and silver fields, including her dowry, were all swallowed by the stepmother. The current Song family, even the stone lion at the door is dirty, and Song Xiuer doesn't want to go back. ”

Zhu Di suddenly shouted, "Xu Feng." ”

Yao Miaoyi's hand holding the hot tea did not move at all, there was no reaction, and the water did not leak. At the end, he asked with a puzzled face, "Who is Xu Feng?" ”

Zhu Di stared at Yao Miaoyi closely, but still couldn't catch any subtle expressions, and was faintly disappointed in his heart: Could it be that it was really just a coincidence that she helped Song Xiuer redeem herself and take revenge by mistake? Instead of Captain Song once desperately escorting Mrs. Xu's mother and daughter, Xu Feng was grateful for the reason why he came to the rescue?

This time, Empress Ma summoned Yao Miaoyi into the palace, which means that she will soon tell Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, of Yao Miaoyi's deposit. There's no time to beat around the bush now.

"Xu Feng is the eldest daughter of Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, ten years ago, Captain Song escorted Mrs. Xu's mother and daughter back to Jinling, and encountered assassins on the way, Mrs. Xu committed suicide with her full name, and Xu Feng disappeared......" Zhu Di slowly told the past, while observing Yao Miaoyi's face.

Yao Miaoyi seemed to be listening to other people's stories, and asked curiously, "I haven't found it yet?" That's troublesome, even if Xu Feng is alive, she is a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, her appearance has changed, how can she recognize each other? ”

Zhu Di said: "You were also adopted by Zen Master Daoyan about ten years ago, and you really don't remember anything from before?" Miaoyi, I suspect that you are the missing Xu Feng. Mrs. Xu has a sister, she has passed away, but she has a son named Zhu Shouqian, who is also your cousin. You're - look a little similar. ”

I didn't expect to take precautions, but I showed clues to my cousin Zhu Shouqian!

Yao Miaoyi opened her mouth wide, couldn't close it for a long time, and then smiled and said: "The fourth prince is joking, I am a rural grass people, how can I be the eldest lady of the Gonghou Gate." ”

Zhu Di still wondered if Yao Miaoyi really couldn't remember, or if she had other troubles. said: "The blood relationship is destined, yes or no, you and Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, are about to meet." ”

Yao Miaoyi hurriedly said: "Pretending to be the daughter of Xu Da, the first hero of the Ming Dynasty? The sin is so heinous that it will be killed! “

Zhu Di said: "The queen mother came forward and asked you to meet with Wei Guogong, who would dare to punish you?" ”

Yao Miaoyi snorted coldly and said, "What about after meeting?" Wei Guogong said that this was my daughter, so he recognized me back; Wei Guogong said that I am not, so I will continue to be a doctor? ”

"I am a human being, a living person with feelings and ideas of his own! The only thing I know for sure now is that my parents are unknown, and Zen Master Daoyan is my adoptive father. Before I identify with my own background, no one should think about changing my life like claiming an object! What if Wei was wrong? Am I not going to be someone else's cheap daughter? ”

has known Yao Miaoyi for two years, and Zhu Di has never seen her dare to confront her face-to-face. The girl in front of her has a proud body, and even more arrogance, like a sword with a frost blade, and her temperament is aggressive.

Will be the door of the tiger girl.

Zhu Di was silent for a moment and said: "If you don't want to, you have doubts about your life experience, and the Xu family will not rob the people's daughters." Besides, Zen Master Daoyan is still on his way to Goryeo, even if you and the father and daughter of Wei recognize each other, you need the nod of your adoptive father. And ......"

Zhu Di spit out a few words with difficulty, "And I'm here, no one dares to embarrass you." ”

Yao Miaoyi was angry just now, and she secretly regretted it, she was afraid of angering Zhu Di, but she didn't expect that Zhu Di was not only not angry, but also dismissed her and wanted to be her backer?

What's the situation?

It seems that he accidentally stirred the beard of a fierce tiger, and was waiting for the tiger to exert his might, but the tiger meowed and became a cat that was too lazy to show its claws!

For Yao Miaoyi, who is accustomed to the image of Zhu Di's cold-faced fourth master, this is not a surprise, but a fright.

The atmosphere took a sharp turn and became a little awkward.

Fortunately, at this time, the carriage also arrived in the palace, and Yao Miaoyi was led straight to the prince's east palace.

Under the corridor of the east palace, there are all kinds of palace lights, bright as day, a beautiful lady is directing the palace people to hang a bow and arrow at the door of each hall, this is a folk custom, according to legend, the person who is in labor can use the bow and arrow to lead the boy's soul to their own reincarnation.

There is the blessing of smooth childbirth and a man in one fell swoop.

The noble lady was still kneeling in the cold snow, kowtowing and praying: "The sky is above, I, the Zhumen Lu family, am willing to live for ten years to protect the safety of the princess's mother and son." ”

It's Concubine Lu! Looking at her pious appearance, she can't tell that she is the prince's favorite concubine at all!

With that look of concern, I didn't know that I thought she was the princess's mother-in-law.