Of course, the king of Anjun now lives not in the county palace under construction, but the house where the emperor temporarily lived when he first entered Beijing. Originally, the unmarried prince should have lived in the palace, but he was already a weak crown year, and it was inconvenient to live in the harem, and the queen mother didn't want to see him, let alone get close to the emperor, so he simply threw it outside the palace.

In fact, the house is not bad, it was originally a squire's house, and later he was dismissed from the official and raided the house, and the house was returned to the royal family. This person has some research in the study of gardening, there is no shortage of rockery and flowing water, and he also feels cool in midsummer, Shen Shu is alone with a few people, and he lives very spacious and comfortable.

But in this way, the visitors will have to work harder. The doorkeeper at the door was the little chamberlain sent by the Zongren Mansion, who was ready to go directly to the palace on an errand when the county prince's mansion was built in the future, his eyes inevitably grew to his forehead: "Where did you come from, what are you doing to see the prince?" ”

Mint handed over a purse: "We are Jiang Langzhong's mansion and give a gift to him." ”

The little waiter pinched the purse, and there was a small piece of hard stuff in it, and seeing that the clothes of mint and Sanqi did not look like giving Jin Douzi, his face was pulled down: "What kind of gift to give at this time?" Can anyone see our king? ”

While there was a commotion, six horses came from the street, and when they arrived at the door, they all lifted the reins, and Qi Shushu stopped: "This is the place where the county king is down?" ”

The little waiter looked at the appearance of these people, and the clothes on their bodies were inconspicuous, and their noses were still facing the sky: "Who are you?" When I arrived at the gate of the county king's mansion, I didn't get off the horse! ”

Before he could say anything, he was whipped on the head: "With a pair of blind dog eyes, he is also worthy of being an errand in the county king's mansion?" ”

The little chamberlain screamed, and several inner prisoners ran out of it. These few were all sent by the Zongren Mansion, and they were said to be errands, and many of them were staring at Shen Shu's eyeliner, all of them were arrogant, and they felt that they would do it with a little fist and kick, and they were about to do it when they rolled up their sleeves.

Mint and Sanqi were dazzled on the side, and they saw that only two young people came down from the six horses, and they beat the five inner supervisors into rolling gourds, which was so lively.

Fighting here, the person on the horse over there had already leaned over to Sanqi and asked, "Are you here to see the prince of the county?" ”

The man was in his thirties, small, unsightly, with a goatee on his chin, and sat on a tall horse like a monkey, but his voice was unexpectedly low and pleasant. Sanqi was stunned for a moment, not knowing what kind of person he was, and said cautiously: "Yes." We are Jiang Langzhong's mansion, and we met with the prince of the county in the temple a few days ago, and today we will send a festival gift. ”

Goatee swept the "Boxing Gift" on the car, and it was nothing more than some fresh fruit and two boxes of ginseng. At this time, it is not a festival, and this festival is also embarrassing.

"Jiang Langzhong-" Jiang Langzhong, isn't he the descendant of the two Imperial Doctors Jiang back then? Why did you get involved with the prince of the county?

There was such a commotion outside the door, and finally it alarmed the inside, and when he came out to take a look, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Mr. Wu!" A few brothers, it's coming! "When I saw Mint, I felt a little familiar, "You're not—"

Mint hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I ...... in Xingjiao Temple that day."

As soon as he said this, he knew it on the first day of the junior high school, and first reprimanded the little attendants: "This is someone from the Dingbei Hou Mansion, you dare to do it?" ”

Mr. Wu, that is, a goatee, stroked a few whiskers under his chin and smiled: "Not only do you do it, your eyes will grow to your forehead, and it is a shame for the prince of the county to openly ask for a door bag here!" ”

It is a common practice to ask for a door bag, and everyone knows it, but if it is exposed, the subordinates of ordinary people will be just it, and the eunuch will ask for bribes, which is a crime! Don't look at the palace outside the palace, but the rules of the errand are the same as in the palace, if you take a door bag, if the master doesn't see it, it doesn't matter, and if it is exposed, you will be asked.

The little chamberlain fell on the spot. When he came out on an errand, he was not good and was returned again, no matter where he was, this future was almost over, and the master of which place was willing to ask for a slave who was returned by others?

At this time, Chu Yi didn't care about him, and beckoned people from outside to go in first. The six horsemen who came today are all familiar to him, a Wu Zheng, is the new bookkeeper and strategist of the Dingbei Hou Mansion a few years ago, he used to be a lifter, because of the uncle at home, he even sat down to win fame, wandered to the northwest, after being an official eunuch, he was quite clear about the situation in Beijing, and he happened to be a staff officer for Shen Shu at this time.

The other five people are all generals of the Dingbei Hou Mansion, and the leading Yin Zhongxing was even transferred from the side of the Dingbei Hou. The other four are younger, and their skills are all good, and they each have some other skills, and they were sent to Shen Shu.

Mint is an eye-catcher, and she can see that these people are important people for King Anjun, and she won't be an eyesore there. It was also the blessing of the first year of junior high school, and directly brought her to Shen Shu, first saluted Shen Shu, and then presented a gift: "Some mustaches and gifts...... "The most important thing is the letter, which must be submitted in person, "Please take a look at the prince." Then he said goodbye with a very eye-catching look, "If the prince has anything to say, send someone to Jiang's house to tell Sanqi to do it." ”

As soon as they left, Dieyi's face collapsed, staring at the letter in front of Shen Shu, as if he wanted to throw the letter out: "The Jiang family is not a festival, what kind of gift to give." The prince helped them in Xingjiao Temple for more than ten days, and only then did he come to give gifts--just take this little thing, and you can still see this ginseng. ”

Wu Zheng's goatee moved slightly, and he glanced at Dieyi. Dieyi didn't notice it, just frowned and looked at the box of ginseng. Chu Yi gently pulled her with a very good eye, coughed and said, "Don't stand here, Mr. Wu and a few brothers are here, where do you want to live, let's go and arrange it quickly." ”

Dieyi was ripped away by him, and said in his mouth: "I cleaned up the place a few days earlier--I haven't served tea yet......"

As soon as she left, the room was quieter, Cicada Yi sent tea, Yin Zhongxing saluted Shen Shu and followed Cicada Yi out to settle down, leaving Wu Zheng and Shen Shu sitting opposite each other, touching his goatee and smiling: "The prince seems to have lost some weight." ”

Shen Shu touched his face and said with a smile: "Is there one?" When I came to Beijing, I didn't have to drill or patrol, but I felt like I was covered with a little white face. ”

Wu Zheng smiled meaningfully: "Although the labor is tired, the labor is almost the same." The prince has worked hard these days. ”

Shen Shu waved his hand: "What's hard, can it be harder than my uncle at the border." It's a pity that it's been half a year, and I still haven't been able to get the arrears of military salaries down. ”

Wu Zheng said indifferently: "The arrears of military salaries are important, but the military salaries that can be paid are even more important." He put away the playful look he had just had, leaned forward, and stared at Shen Shu seriously, "The letter sent back by the prince said that the emperor ......"

Shen Shu also nodded solemnly: "Although every time I enter the palace, there are people from the Queen Mother staring at me, but the emperor's meaning, I don't think I will understand the mistake." ”

Wu Zheng had a smile on his face again: "According to what was written in the prince's letter, I also think this is the case." The prince insisted on returning to Beijing this time, and he really did the right thing. ”

Shen Shu had a slight regret: "It would be nice if it was Mr. early." If you can get in touch with the emperor a few years earlier, it may be better now. ”

Wu Zheng said with a smile: "Hou Ye is in the game, and he is too worried about the prince, so he doesn't dare to let the prince return to Beijing, which is also human nature." "After all, Concubine Xian is so favored by the first emperor, she hasn't been killed, Shen Shu has neither a father nor a mother, how dare the Marquis of Dingbei let his nephew go back to the capital? That is, Shen Shu is now an adult, skilled in arching horses, and skilled, and he is really old enough to get married, so Dingbei Hou reluctantly agreed to his nephew's plan.

Shen Shu couldn't help but smile a little, no matter what, it is always a pleasure to be cared for and loved by relatives.

Wu Zheng said again: "But the prince doesn't have to regret it, the Yu family is still powerful, the emperor has long had this heart, and he can't do anything in the past few years. ”

Shen Shu nodded thoughtfully: "Even now, the emperor is not free." ”

Wu Zheng stroked his beard: "The emperor is not the queen mother's son, and now the queen has not been able to give birth to a son-in-law, how can the Yu family not be guarded?" When the emperor ascended the throne, he was a son with a noble mother, and he was young, and he didn't even have a mother's family, and it was not easy to endure it alone. ”

The emperor was the palace maid in the queen mother's palace, and the palace maid died not long after he was born, and there was no mother's family to help.

Shen Shu sneered: "The Yu family is too arrogant. Sir, do you know, I came to the capital to know that the emperor's concubines have been pregnant several times, and all those who are diagnosed as male fetuses by the imperial doctor have been ...... by the queen."

To be honest, anyone who hears this will be speechless. If the queen has a son of her own, this can still be said to be an exclusion of dissidents, but she has not given birth to a son and a half daughter to the emperor so far, does this mean that the emperor will be the queen?

"The queen mother is far worse than the queen mother back then...... Wu Zheng shook his head, "It's no wonder, the queen mother back then, the Yu family was not so powerful, and the status of the first emperor was also precarious, and he was in urgent need of heirs." But now, the queen is a young daughter, she is spoiled at home, and after she gets married, she has her aunt's support, she is used to it, and she has never encountered any difficulties, so she is naturally arbitrary. ”

Shen Shu said coldly: "But Yu Ge is old, old." ”

Wu Zheng nodded in agreement: "Yes, what's even more regrettable is that none of his children and grandchildren can compare with him." "The Yu family has many children, but none of them can be compared with Yu Ge Lao, although there are many children of the Yu family who are officials, but most of them are five or six grade petty officials, and the highest is only the fourth grade prefect.

Shen Shu thought for a while: "He still has some in-laws. ”

"In-laws are not always as good as surnames. The same surname is not as good as one's own. Wu Zheng shrugged his shoulders very improperly, "It's a pity that Hubu Shangshu doesn't have a daughter of the right age." ”

Shen Shu sighed slightly: "If you accept a woman into the palace just to win over and divide ......" making a fuss about women, he always felt a little unacceptable.

Wu Zheng shook his head: "The emperor is in a predicament, what else can he do?" "Isn't it to divide the alliance between the Zhao family and the Yu family when she enters the harem and gives her a high position. Rather than relying on the support of in-laws, I want to come to the Zhao family and prefer my daughter to be the queen.

Shen Shu laughed self-deprecatingly: "I'm not as good as the emperor." "He's not the material.

Wu Zheng couldn't take this anymore, and he coughed lightly to change the topic: "Since the emperor has a heart, we can act slowly-hey, this letter has not been read by the prince, and I just heard at the door that it is the Jiang family, and the prince and them ......"

Shen Shu smiled, opened the letter and read it, and said casually: "I was passing through Wuxi, I wanted to see what the Jiang family was like, and I didn't want to diagnose the fifteenth." Later, they also entered Beijing, and met several times—" His words stopped, and his eyes stared at the letter.

Wu Zheng couldn't help but stretch out his head: "Lord Wang? "What is written in the letter, the prince is so attentive?

Shen Shu's eyes were still fixed on the letter, and he said, "Miss Jiang wants to ask Wuxi Pharmacy to make 10,000 packs of gold creation medicine and donate it to the Northwest Army, and ask me how to transport it." ”

"Ten thousand packs?" Wu Zheng was a little surprised, "What is the price of this golden drug now...... Ten thousand bags always get four or five thousand silver, how could the Jiang family be so generous? ”

Shen Shu said: "Miss Jiang said that this Jinchuang medicine is her own homemade, which is simpler than the common Jinchuang medicine materials, and its main effect is to stop bleeding, and the rest are inferior, so the cost is much cheaper." ”

Wu Zheng raised his eyebrows and said: "As long as the golden medicine can stop the bleeding, what else do you ask for when it is used in the army?" "Do you still want to leave no scars?

"It's just that we don't know exactly how effective it is......"

"She said—" Shen Shu continued to read the letter, "At the beginning, the Jiang Family Pharmacy sold me a pack of cheap Jinchuang Medicine, and that's what she said. Cheap Jinchuang medicine - cicada clothes, cicada clothes! ”

Cicada Yi came in response, and Shen Shu said with some excitement: "What about the bag of Jinchuang Medicine that I bought in the Jiang Family Medicine Hall?" It's the bag that Dieyi is afraid of falling into ashes! ”

Cicada Yi thought for a while: "It seems that it was thrown in the box......"

"Go find it and try it!"

Of course, you can't just cut a knife on anyone, Chu Yi ran to find a dog, slashed a recut on the hind leg, and sprinkled the bag of medicine that was called "unsellable" by Dieyi, and sure enough, the blood stopped after a while.

Yin Zhongxing also came out to look at it and asked, "How much silver is a pack of this medicine?" ”

Dieyi tried her best to recall: "It seems to be ...... A penny? ”

Yin Zhongxing couldn't help but be a little moved: "Isn't this just half of the usual gold creation medicine?" "In this way, twice as much medicine can be bought for the same amount of silver!

Dieyi looked at the dog's legs and was stunned, and Shen Shu calmed down after the initial excitement: "Although the bleeding has stopped, it depends on the wound." "After the bleeding has stopped, the wound must not suppurate or rot, and it can be healed," the letter said, adding that after the bleeding has stopped, it is necessary to pay attention to cleaning the wound to avoid festering. ”

When Wu Zheng heard this, he was a little surprised: "This Jiang girl knows a lot. ”

Shen Shu smiled: "Her medical skills are indeed good. Take good care of this dog and see how it goes. ”

Dieyi pouted reluctantly and went over to lead the dog away. Shen Shu flipped through the letter in his hand and found that there was another one underneath, densely written more: "Pepper? The more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, "Can this thing be cooked?" ”

"Cooking?" Wu Zheng had heard of this thing, it was said that it came from the South Seas, and it could be used for medicinal purposes, but it was not very useful, let alone heard that it could be cooked.

"You can cook, you can also drive away the ......cold," Shen Shu was a little excited again, "Pepper soup can be used to resist spirits, drink it in winter to drive away the cold, Xingjiao Temple has planting - the first day of the new year, go to Xingjiao Temple, and ask for some pepper seeds!" ”

Wu Zheng hurriedly said: "Xingjiao Temple has peppers? But how do you grow it? ”

"It's all written on it!" Shen Shu suppressed the excitement in his voice, "There are also dishes that can be made with peppers!" "A dense piece of paper, there are six kinds of dishes alone!

"On the first day of the new year, ask for more sun-dried pepper fruits, let's try them first." If it really works, plant it as soon as you return to the northwest!

The first day of junior high school just found the dog, and before he could catch a few breaths, he heard that he was going to Pegasus to Xingjiao Temple again. Wu Zheng hurriedly stopped: "Slow and slow, don't be in a hurry, don't make too much trouble about this matter." Xingjiao Temple is planted for ornamental purposes, and if you want to give it away, we will quietly ask for it, and Mo Jiao people know that it is the prince who wants it. ”

Shen Shu suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "What Mr. said is true." This matter is arranged by Mr. ”

Wu Zheng said with a smile: "Don't worry, the prince is wrapped in the lower body." ”

Shen Shu returned to the room and sat down, still holding the two pages of letter paper in his hand: "Miss Jiang, this is really a good gift!" "It really surprised him.

Wu Zheng was really curious: "What is it, this Jiang girl and the prince...... "Why did you send such a surprise?"

This is a long story, Shen Shu took a sip of tea, and only then started buying medicine in Wuxi, and talked all the way to Xingjiao Temple meeting Yu Sirui. I didn't think there were many things, but when I finished speaking, I realized that I had been talking for a long time.

Wu Zheng listened with a smile all the time, and then said: "In this way, the father and daughter of the Jiang family, the prince has a good impression of them?" ”

Shen Shu hesitated slightly, but nodded: "They are all enthusiastic people." Although Miss Jiang has a bigger temper, she is very intelligent. The events of the year have nothing to do with them......"

Wu Zheng also nodded and said: "In fact, the ancestor concubine is dead, and the Hou Ye also knows it, so this matter may not be blamed on the doctor." It's just the eyes of the prince, but it has nothing to do with the imperial doctor. "The death of the virtuous concubine is due to the battle for the throne and the favor of the harem, and the Dingbei Hou family will not throw away the trouble of the main master and only looking for the imperial doctor, but later Shen Shu was sent to the border and found that the disease of his eyes was due to fetal poison, and the Yin family hated Jiang Fanghui deeply.

Shen Shu sighed and said: "It's okay to say anything else, it's rare that I talked about the difficulties in the Northwest Army in Xishi, and Miss Jiang has always kept it in mind." "If you don't really care about this matter, how can you see the pepper in Xingjiao Temple and think that it can be used in the army?

As soon as he said this, he couldn't help but think of the Cui family who was about to get married, if Cui Xiuwan was half as concerned about the Northwest Military as the Jiang family's girl......

"How is the Cui girl's illness?" Wu Zheng came this time, and Mrs. Dingbei Hou pulled his ear and mentioned that it was the matter of marriage, and when she talked about the girl, she naturally thought of the Cui family.

Shen Shu's expression immediately became indifferent: "I saw it once in the palace during the Dragon Boat Festival, and it looks quite yellow and thin. "He looked sick, obviously not healed.

"Actually, you don't need to be cured." Wu Zheng pondered for a while, "In a few days, the matter of the county king's mansion will be revealed, and then I am afraid that the queen mother will use an excuse to postpone the marriage." It's better to set a date first, and then slowly recuperate after getting married. ”

Shen Shu snorted: "When she heard about the northwest, she avoided it, but she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to ......" If you say that you will go to the northwest to recuperate after marriage, I am afraid that something will not be scared.

Wu Zhengzheng said: "Marriage is a big event, how can she have any ideas, this is a family matter given by the first emperor!" He is a close confidant of the Marquis of Dingbei, and he is very familiar with Shen Shu, so he naturally knows that before he came to the capital, he still had a lot of hope for this fiancée, but when he spoke at this moment, he was mocking, and he knew that he was disappointed in his heart, so he said, "The prince just let Qin Tianjian pick the day, and the matter will be discussed by the Cui family, and it can't be delayed any longer." ”

Shen Shu smiled a little abruptly: "I originally thought that I could be like my uncle and aunt...... "Qin Se is harmonious and protects the northwest together."

Wu Zheng coughed dryly and said: "Marriage is good for two families, and the wives are all together, raise their eyebrows, and respect each other like guests, that is." "How many couples in the world can be as similar in temperament as Dingbei Hou and his wife? It's more about looking at each other's lintels and seeking more benefits.

Shen Shu smiled: "Mr. himself hasn't married a wife yet?" ”

Wu Zheng's old face flushed, and he got up and said, "Go down and take a look at those account books." ”

He went out and walked a few steps along the corridor, and then heard someone talking in front of him, but it was Cicada Yi who was scolding Dieyi: "Mr. Wu is here, and several of the guards are also there, and the prince hasn't said anything, so you rushed to speak, what kind of rule is this?" ”

Dieyi pouted and said, "I was angry at the broken things sent by the Jiang family...... Besides, you didn't say anything along the way......"

Cicada Yi said with a calm face: "At that time, the prince was unhappy, I thought it would be good for you to say a few more words and make him smile, but who knew that he gradually indulged you, and even forgot the rules of the family." What does the Jiang family send, it is up to the prince to deal with it, which round will you speak first? What's more, Jiang Jia's letter said that what he wanted to give was Jinchuang Medicine, and those gifts were just for show, you didn't understand anything, so you were reckless, what kind of system! Fortunately, today are all members of your own family, if there are outsiders like you are like this, can you not lose the face of the prince and the marquis? ”

Dieyi lowered her head and said, "If there are outsiders, I will never do this." ”

"When you do what goes well, habit becomes natural. You say it won't be like this, but who can guarantee that they won't be able to say what they are used to saying with a single negligence? Could it really be said that you can still swallow it back? ”

Dieyi was speechless at this time, and only after a while did she say, "Sister, I know it's wrong." I don't dare to beat me anymore, and if I do it again, you will hit me in the mouth. ”

Cicada Yi turned her anger into joy, took her hand and said, "You have changed so much, where am I willing to beat you." Because we have served the prince since we were children, the prince also gave us dignity, but we must not forget our identity. Remember, if you are proud, you will get carried away, and if you forget your form, you will be rude. The prince may not care about us, if he marries the princess in the future and sees us rude, not to say that you and I are frivolous, but to suspect that the prince has no rules. ”

Dieyi nodded repeatedly, and the two walked away hand in hand. Wu Zheng stood in place, stroked his beard and nodded, and said in his heart: "This is a measured girl, Mama Lin didn't see the wrong person." In the future, if the girl of the Cui family does not succeed, there will be this girl in the prince's room, and there will be no chaos. ”