Chapter 76 Trick

Ran Ning originally wanted people to follow her to take a look, she knew that there must be a secret guard by her side, but the next moment, she felt that this was very unsafe. Putting Zhong Jin aside, by the side of the eldest prince, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no shadows with stronger martial arts than Zhong Su's secret guards, if they are discovered, not only will they startle the snake, but they may also harm the lives of the secret guards, which is really not worth it. So Ran Ning decided not to take a rash risk, she had to go back and discuss it with Zhong Su, anyway, the monk couldn't run the temple.

Back at Seifu-in, Zhong Su had already gotten up and was eating breakfast at the table. His breakfast is still light, and the porridge is boiled with medicinal herbs, which tastes a little strange, but it is good for the body.

"You're coming back late." Seeing Ran Ning enter the door, Zhong Su looked up at her.

"It's you who woke up early." Ran Ningxiao sat next to him, in fact, she came back a little late, and it took a lot of time to walk with General Fengguo.

"You're not here, you can't sleep soundly." Zhong Su said.

Ran Ning cleaned his hands, lifted his chopsticks and put some special side dishes for him, and said, "I have already taken a leave of absence, and I will go to the Rite and Music Division when you come up to me." ”

Zhong Su nodded and said, "You can use some more, right?" ”

"No, I've brought some snacks back, just eat some snacks later." She had already had breakfast before she went out, and she wasn't hungry now.

"Okay." Zhong Su didn't object, anyway, it's better to eat than not to eat.

When Zhong Su finished breakfast, Bizhu brought in the prepared snacks and freshly cooked hot tea. Ran Ning's wrist had been healed during the days when Zhong Su was recuperating from her injury, and Shen Feng also gave her a box of ointment, which had an excellent effect on treating this injury, and now as long as she didn't lift heavy objects, it was basically no problem.

After Bizhu withdrew, there were only two people left in the room, Ran Ning and Zhong Su, and then Ran Ning spoke: "I met the eldest prince in the palace today, and the eldest prince asked me about your situation, and I fooled it. When I was waiting for a snack in Qinxiaoju, I saw my eldest brother arrive at a narrow alley opposite Qinxiaoju alone, and after a while, the eldest prince also came in an inconspicuous carriage, and then entered the alley with my eldest brother. I was afraid of startling the snake, so I didn't let people follow. When did the eldest brother get in touch with the eldest prince? Or am I reading it wrong? ”

After listening to Ran Ning's words, Zhong Su frowned slightly, "Big brother and big prince? ”

"Yes. The two of them are mysterious, and I think they may be discussing something behind their backs. And isn't the eldest brother supposed to be studying in the courtyard at this time? Ran Ning felt that this matter made Zhong Su think about it, and it must have been faster than her alone.

Zhong Su was silent for a moment, and said outside: "Little Wu, come in." ”

Xiao Wu, who was waiting outside, immediately walked in, "Master, what are your orders?" ”

"You quietly go to the big brother's courtyard to see if the big brother is there. If not, ask the housekeeper when he went out. "Generally, the entry and exit of the house, as long as it is not deliberately avoiding people, the housekeeper will know.

"Yes." Xiao Wu didn't ask much, and immediately went to do something.

"If the eldest brother and the eldest prince should not have been social, but now they are close, then we should be careful." Ran Ning said. Anyway, when it comes to the eldest prince and the third prince, you have to pay extra attention.

"I've always felt that even if my eldest brother is restless, he can't make any tricks." It's not that Zhong Su hasn't paid attention to Zhong Jin before, but he hasn't taken him too seriously, and with so many people in the house, it's impossible to can't look down on a Zhong Jin.

"If he wants to do something by himself, there is nothing to be afraid of, if he is used and he doesn't know it, then he will really be unable to prevent it." Even if it is an inconspicuous person, as long as it involves Zhong Su's interests, Ran Ning will not lightly expose it.

"Yes. I'll send someone to keep an eye on you. Zhong Su said.

"It's good to pay attention to monitoring in the house, and if you go out, you should stay away, the enemy is dark and I am clear, so it's better to be careful." Ran Ning reminded. Cultivating a qualified secret guard is not an overnight thing, so any damage must be avoided, which is also for the sake of Zhong Su's safety.

"Don't worry." Zhong Su was also unwilling to recklessly sacrifice his secret guard.

After a while, Xiao Wu came back, saying that the door of Zhong Jin's study was closed, and he secretly checked that Zhong Jin was not in the study, and there was no one in Li's place. asked the housekeeper, but the housekeeper didn't know about Zhong Jin going out.

As soon as Xiao Wu's words were finished, Zhenbei Hou walked in, "What's wrong?" Su'er is looking for Jin'er? Zhenbei Hou only vaguely heard Xiao Wu mention the eldest young master, so he asked.

The Marquis of Zhenbei will come to visit Zhong Su every day, and it is really unfilial to let the elders come to see it every day, but Zhong Su still has to raise it, and there is no way.

There are some words that Zhong Su also knows that he can't say directly, no matter how good his grandfather is to him, it doesn't mean that he can directly hurt his grandfather's heart, "Yesterday Ran Ning went to the warehouse to get something, and saw a lot of good ink and paper, thinking that we were limited in use, and it was a waste to put it away, so I asked Xiao Wu to see when the eldest brother would get out of class, and I asked someone to send it over." But the eldest brother doesn't seem to be in the house. ”

For Zhong Su's absolutely shrewd behavior when he should be smart, Ran Ning praised it from the bottom of his heart. When to be direct, when to be roundabout, even for relatives, we must grasp a degree.

"Absent?" Zhenbei Hou was also a little puzzled.

"Xiao Wu asked the housekeeper by the way, and the housekeeper said that he didn't see the eldest brother go out." Zhong Su asked, "Doesn't the eldest brother study with Mr. today?" ”

"Mr. went back to his hometown during the Chinese New Year, and when he encountered heavy snow on the way back, he had already sent someone to say that it would be about a day or two late." Mr. Zhenbeihou knew about his late return, but ......, "Jin'er is not studying in the room, where did she go?" ”

"Probably tired of reading, let's go to the garden to relax." Zhong Su said.

Zhenbei Hou said to the little guy beside him: "You go and wait in the courtyard of the eldest young master, wait for him to come back, and let him come to Su'er." ”

"Yes." The little guy responded and retreated first.

After Bizhu brought tea to Zhenbei Hou, he still retreated to the door and waited.

After the Marquis of Zhenbei drank a few sips of tea, Ran Ning spoke: "Grandfather, when my granddaughter-in-law left the palace today, I happened to go to General Fengguo, and the general mentioned that the emperor intends to send him to transport grain and grass to the border this year. ”

"General Fengguo?" The Marquis of Zhenbei didn't know much about General Fengguo, but he also knew that he used to fight with Lao Wan Pingbo, "What does he mean?" ”

"General Fengguo asked his granddaughter-in-law if his father intended to go." Sometimes you don't have to say it too clearly, and people who understand it will understand.

The Marquis of Zhenbei smiled: "General Fengguo has a heart. What do you think? ”

"General Fengguo wants the six princes to go with him, right?" Zhong Su said: "Now the east and south will not harass Beixin lightly, and the only one worthy of General Fengguo's personal escort of grain and grass should be the Xiya border." Although there are dangers on the road, if it is delivered smoothly, it will also be a credit to the six princes. ”

The emperor does not give the prince military power, and the prince will take the initiative to ask to participate in such a thing in order to show his loyalty and share his worries for the emperor. And the danger is relatively low, if you go along and come back to talk about meritorious deeds, you will probably get a good errand, no matter how bad you are, you can get a lot of gold and silver.

"Definitely. Last time, the eldest prince went with General Huaiyuan, and when he came back, he had the opportunity to enter the imperial study to discuss politics. This time the marriage of the three princes is imminent, it should not be a good opportunity for the six princes, even if the other princes and princes are interested in going, if General Fengguo is unwilling, the emperor will not be reluctant. Zhenbei Hou analyzed.

"Let people go into the palace and mention it to the six princes to see if he is willing to go. If he wants, it is naturally good to have General Fengguo take care of him, and his grandfather and father can also help him fight for it. If you don't want to, forget it, after all, the court is changing rapidly, and no one can guarantee that the six emperors will be away from Beijing for a few months, and the situation in the court and China will still be like this. Zhong Su didn't want to force the six princes, the six princes' fist and foot kung fu can only be said to be average, if they go out without comprehensive protection, they are really in danger, I am afraid that it will be difficult to ensure that they are unharmed.

"It's okay, let the six princes decide for themselves." The Marquis of Zhenbei nodded, and sent someone to the palace to spread the word, of course, in the name of sending something to the virtuous concubine.

Then Zhenbei Hou cared about Zhong Su's body again, Zhong Su answered one by one, and Zhenbei Hou was relieved to hear it.

When the snacks and tea ran out, Zhong Jin also came, even if he said that he didn't go out, no one would believe him.

"Where is this?" Zhenbei Hou asked.

Zhong Jin smiled and said with a very sincere expression: "Cui Ying wants to eat the sour plums of the whole shop, I got up early today and went to buy them for her." ”

Cui Ying is Li's maiden name, and Zhong Jin calls her like this on weekdays.

"Can you buy it back?" Zhenbei Hou asked.

Zhong Jin smiled wryly and said, "The shop is not open so early, and I ran for nothing." ”

"Let's go back and let the little guy go shopping. In the future, if Li wanted to eat something outside, he directly told the housekeeper that it was cold in the morning, so he should run out less, so as not to catch the wind and cold, and give Li the wrong gas after illness. Zhenbei Hou said with a stern face.

Ran Ning, a shop in the house, knows that it is mainly engaged in all kinds of snacks and small snacks, but it is not in the same direction as Qin Xiaoju at all, and Zhong Jin's lie is really unreliable.

Zhong Su glanced at Zhenbei Hou and didn't say anything.

"Yes, my grandson knows." Zhong Jin responded.

"Alright, let's go back to the book." Zhenbei Hou waved his hand, and didn't seem to want to say anything more.

However, Ran Ning stopped Zhong Jin, who was about to leave, and told him that he was going to give him ink and paper, originally just looking for an excuse, but now he naturally has to do all the tricks.

After Zhong Jin left, Zhong Su said to Zhenbei Hou: "You said yesterday that you would go to the Fengsheng Pavilion for morning tea and come back after today, if the eldest brother knows, let your little servant help buy it back, and you don't have to run for nothing." ”

Fengshengguan is a breakfast restaurant, the place is not big, but it can be regarded as a time-honored brand in Beijing, when the Hou of Zhenbei has nothing to do, he will go over with a few adults to have some morning tea, the price is not expensive, and it is convenient to chat.

Zhenbei Hou sighed slightly, got up and said, "I came out of the Fengsheng Pavilion, passed by the full shop, and bought some chestnut cakes back. Since the sixth day of the new year, they have changed the door to three o'clock in the morning, saying that they have invited a new master to make snacks that can be eaten for breakfast, and many people will come early in the morning to buy back to add some dishes to breakfast. After saying that, Zhenbei Hou shook his head and left.

Zhong Su and Ran Ning glanced at each other, and they both understood in their hearts that Zhong Jin's little trick had not deceived Zhenbei Hou at all, but had aroused his grandfather's suspicions. It's okay to have a grandfather watching, it's safer.

The next morning, the emperor mentioned the matter of transporting grain and grass to the western border, and the six princes took the initiative to ask for help and were willing to go. The emperor was very happy and agreed without much hesitation. Later, he issued a holy decree to recruit Zhuoqing to return to Beijing and serve as the right attendant of the Sanpin Criminal Department.

When Ran Ning heard the news, she smiled slightly, thinking in her heart that it was time to find an opportunity to invite Zuo Shangle to come to the mansion to sit down.