Three days after the wedding, when I returned to the door. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoWhen the morning sun was hanging high, Xia Shuanghan, who had a sweet smile disguised as a newlywed Yan'er on her face, walked into Xia's house in Shuanghe Lane in the east of the city with her nominal newlywed husband Jun Su Yixing.

"Brother Zhen Chen? Can I call you Brother Zhe Chen? In the main hall of the Xia family's hospitality, Xia Chaoyang, who listened to his father and brother-in-law greeting a few words, was very curious about the brother-in-law who suddenly appeared in front of him and married his sister, tilting his head to look at the tall man in front of him, and unconsciously said: "Judging from my brother's appearance, such an evil appearance should not be the type that my sister likes." ”

"Poof", Xia Chaoyang's side, Xia Shuanghan, who clearly heard his brother's sigh and observed Su Yixing's slightly aggrieved expression when he heard this, couldn't help but sigh in his heart at the same time: "It is worthy of being my good brother, and I really understand my sister's aesthetic preferences." ”

"Oh, is it? Doesn't your brother's appearance match your sister's liking? Su Yixing, who looked far more handsome than Lu Shaoyun, but gave people the feeling of "not a gentleman" because of his evil temperament, smiled and withdrew his gaze from Xia Jingzhi, who was talking to him, and turned to Xia Chaoyang beside him and said, "Then Brother Chaoyang, tell me, what kind of appearance does your sister like?" ”

"It should be Brother Tingxuan's heroic, resolute and calm appearance!" Xia Chaoyang, who was unscrupulous, only used one sentence to make Su Yixing's expression freeze slightly for a moment. But then, Su Yixing, who thought that such an answer was already reasonable, quickly adjusted.

"Frost and cold, how are you doing these days?" ended the conversation in the main hall, leaving Su Yixing, who was entangled by Xia Chaoyang with all kinds of questions, Xia Jingzhi, who had always remembered his daughter in his heart, called Xia Shuanghan into his study and asked, "How do the prince and the princess treat you?" Is there a slave in the Xiangyang Mansion who bullied you? ”

"Dad, don't worry, I've been doing well these days." Knowing that Xia Jingzhi was still worried about her being forced to marry, so Xia Shuanghan, who didn't want her father to worry about her, smiled and comforted Xia Jingzhi: "The prince and the princess are very good to me, and their kind attitude has never saddened me at all." The people in the palace were also respectful to me, and it was impossible for them to play those tricks with me. ”

"Really? That's the case, that's good. Although he knew that what his daughter said now might be a white lie after beautifying the facts, after careful observation, Xia Jingzhi, who saw Xia Shuanghan's ruddy face and full of energy, finally chose to believe the good news brought by his daughter.

The three adults, who were silent all day long, and only wanted to maintain the seemingly harmonious and harmonious atmosphere, spent a peaceful and ordinary return day under the condition of completely blinding Xia Chaoyang, the only one who did not know the truth. Subsequently, before Jin Wuxi fell, Xia Shuanghan, who had dinner at Xia's house, went out with Su Yixing and boarded the carriage back to Xiangyang Palace.

"Tomorrow is the day when I return to duty after my marriage leave, and I think that my colleagues should not have much official work assigned to me, considering that I am in a hurry to go home and be reunited with my bride. So, in the evening, I tried to get off duty as early as possible, and then went to Chen's house. ”

On the carriage moving slowly, Su Yixing, who was expected to take out the poison to save Chen Jinglun next according to the original agreement, said: "I don't encourage you to go to Chen's house with me tomorrow, of course, if you want to go, then I won't stop you." ”

"Does the poisoning process really seem dangerous?" Thinking back to what the old doctor who had been invited from the Chen family a few days ago, Xia Shuanghan, who was curious, asked, "Is it even more unacceptable than the process of pulling out Gu?" ”

"It does look dangerous." In order to get Xia Chaoyang's favor and recognition, Su Yixing, who was willing to accompany him at Xia's house for most of the day, has not let his expression be as rich as it is today for a long time, so at this time, he only felt that his expression muscles were a little tired, and he closed his eyes and explained to Xia Shuanghan: "Because Chen Jinglun can't swallow now, he can't use it orally, and he can only be saved by passing the golden needle through the acupoint and forcing the toxin into his organs by pricking the needle." ”

"......" dozens of poisonous silver needles entered Chen Jinglun's body inch by inch, and the toxins that entered the body were then induced by Su Yixing's luck to penetrate the internal organs, causing the poisoned person to convulsions all over his body because of the pain...... Xia Shuanghan thought that such a scene was unacceptable, so she decided to follow Su Yixing's suggestion, and after a few days of Chen Jinglun's condition was completely stabilized, she would take Xia Chaoyang, who was on vacation, to visit Chen's house together.

"He will have to hurt again, and it will hurt even more than when he was poisoned."

Lifting his eyelids and glancing at Xia Shuanghan, who was a little not very good on the side of his body, Su Yixing continued honestly: "On the day of pulling out the poison, you must also prick the needle, otherwise just by oral antidote, it will cause the toxin residue to accumulate in the internal organs, which will lead to the poisoned person's weak physique in the future, and it is very easy to get seriously ill." Of course, after the injection, Chen Jinglun still needs to soak in a medicinal bath, drink decoction, and carefully recuperate for more than half a year before he can fully recover his health. ”

"I can't imagine that this poison is so troublesome, if you don't know how to use it, I believe that even if someone steals this poison, they will be busy in vain and will not be able to save people."

"So, when there is no shortage of money at all, why should I spend so much effort to take out this poison to save people for someone who has nothing to do with him?" Su Yixing, who had an expression of "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have spent this effort" on his face, glanced at Xia Shuanghan lightly, and then closed his eyes again.

Glancing at Su Yixing, who was adhering to the concept of "people I don't know are alive or dead, what does it matter to me", Xia Shuanghan finally didn't try to raise any objections.

The second day of the return of the three dynasties was a day with light clouds and light winds and pleasant temperatures. Early in the morning, after sending Su Yixing, who had breakfast, out of the Xiangyang Palace, Xia Shuanghan, who was ready to take on part of the responsibilities of the princess according to the agreement, walked into the flower hall where Princess Xie handled the affairs of the palace.

Facing Xia Shuanghan, who was willing to participate in the management of the affairs of the government, Xie Shi, who did not know about the "three-year covenant", was sincerely happy. After all, in her opinion, Xia Shuanghan is going to become the real mistress of Xiangyang Mansion in the future, so when the future hostess is willing to take over, she, the "big housekeeper" who has worked hard for more than ten years, is also time to retire and retire.

In the elegant and spacious flower hall, the housekeepers and daughters-in-law of all sizes stepped forward one by one in an orderly manner, and saw Xia Shuanghan under Xie's orders. In the process of listening to the people's reports and replies to the Xie family, as well as the assignment of tasks by the Xie family to the stewards and daughters-in-law, Xia Shuanghan, who was proficient in arithmetic, made the abacus "crackle" with his fingers.

In his previous life, he lived in Naming Village for three years, and he was already accustomed to the summer frost and cold of doing business, and he was a good hand at reading, settling accounts, and keeping accounts. In the crisp sound of the abacus, but after a while, the accounts that should be checked and calculated today were calculated clearly and clearly by her.

The name of Xie's big housekeeper is by no means in vain, in the face of reasonable price records, the accounts with a difference of only a millimeter after reconciliation, and Xia Shuanghan, whose ability is comparable to that of a first-class bookkeeper, only in the accounts that should have been handed over to Xie's accounting today, a few small errors and omissions have been circled.

"I never thought that Frost Cold would be so good at calculating your accounts." At the black lacquered round table in the flower hall, Xie Shi, who was pleased with Xia Shuanghan's excellent arithmetic ability, drank tea with a smile on his face, and said: "I really didn't expect that this is an Arabic numeral that only a very few people in the capital have mastered, and Shuanghan has already used it for many years." ”

Looking down at the account book laid out in front of him, "time", "expenditure", "income", "handler", "source and use of funds", and "remarks" and other items are listed in the table one by one, Xia Shuanghan shook his hands and put the abacus in place, and couldn't help but think of his mother who died early.

"Accounting and being in charge of the house, these are what my mother taught me. This is an Arabic numeral originating from Tianzhu and transmitted by Arab merchants to Dilinar and other places through the Persian trade route, which was also learned and mastered by my mother in the process of business when she was young, and slowly taught to me after I entered the school. ”

"Princess, it's time for you to take medicine." After receiving Xie Shi's permission, Qingqiu, the maid who stepped into the flower hall from outside with a decoction, interrupted Xia Shuanghan's slight distraction. Raising her hand to pick up the medicine bowl from the tray and drink it all, she had some doubts and confusion while helplessly recalling the bitter taste in her mouth.

"Auntie, what is my physical condition, I believe you and Uncle Su should know it, right?" After finishing the deliberations in the flower hall, Xia Shuanghan walked with her in the warm sunshine according to Xie's request, and asked the doubts in his heart, "In this case, when Zhe Chen is the only heir of the Su family, why do you still support his decision and agree to let me pass the door?" ”

"I don't deny it, but believing that Zhen Chen can find a doctor to cure you and make you completely well is indeed part of the reason why we agree with his decision. But the more reason is that I and the prince, we both hope that he can be happy. At this point, Xie Shi, who sighed slightly, retreated left and right, and only beckoned Xia Shuanghan to continue walking forward with her.

"Before Zhen Chen met you, he didn't have the slightest interest in marrying a wife, I believe you have heard of it, right?"

"Yes, it is said that the prince does not want to get married, mainly because he witnessed the righteous destruction of the prince when he was a child, ending the life of the former princess." Although he was not interested in what kind of past his nominal husband who had been around for about three years, he decided to listen carefully considering that correctly grasping Su Yixing's mental journey would help him live a better life.

"The death of the former princess and the appearance of me, the 'vixen' who occupies the magpie's nest, have indeed affected Zhen Chen's view of women to a great extent. But the fundamental reason for his hostility and contempt for women was the concubines of the prince back then. ”

Xie Shi, who was moving forward gracefully and slowly, led Xia Shuanghan, who was half a step behind, to the door of the flower room where all kinds of out-of-season flowers were cultivated, and then, with a dignified face, she raised her hand and pointed to the flower room in front of her and said: "It was here that Zhen Chen once witnessed a concubine of the prince cheating with a foreign man. ”

"Back then, when the first emperor was in power, in order to dispel the suspicions of the first emperor, the prince married me when the first princess's bones were not cold. Later, for political considerations, the prince accepted many concubines who were sent in by his father and brother or his master. ”

"According to the original assumption, considering that some of these people did not come to be concubines willingly, the prince wanted to wait until the death of the first emperor, give a sum of money and a new identity to the people who voluntarily left the palace, and find a suitable family for them to marry."

"It's a pity that some people are not greedy enough to swallow elephants, and on the surface they keep saying that they have nowhere to go, as long as they can find a place to live in the palace, but behind the scenes, while enjoying a rich material life, they do some incorruptible and shameful things, which stains Ochre Chen's eyes."

"It's really a scripture that is difficult to read!" I have long known that Xia Shuanghan, who is accustomed to hiding filth and dirt in the Gaomen compound, has a feeling and said: "In the final analysis, those who can't live because they have too many desires and don't know what they really want, so they will lose their way, step into the air, and finally fall into the abyss." As the saying goes, if heaven wants to make it perish, it must first make it crazy, and if a person is seized by greed and loses his reason and sobriety, then he is not far from destruction. ”

"Yes, exactly." After hearing Xia Shuanghan's remarks, Xie Shi, who nodded slightly and smiled lightly with satisfaction, praised her and said: "So only in the face of your daughter-in-law who is so rational and calm and knows how she should live her life, will I and the prince believe that Zhen Chen will be happy after marrying you." ”

After comprehending the fact that "the Xiangyang Wang couple regards the soul mate who fits their son as the first condition for choosing a daughter-in-law", Xia Shuanghan, who sank slightly in his heart, said to himself silently: "In this way, if Su Yixing violates the agreement and does not return my freedom after three years, then even if my body is not cured and I cannot conceive an heir for the rest of my life, it is impossible to get help from the Xiangyang Wang and his wife to help me reconcile with Su Yixing." ”

The walk in the garden did not last long, and as the sun gradually rose, and the hour approached noon, Xia Shuanghan, who had a more agreeable conversation with her titular mother-in-law, returned to the main courtyard with her at the request of the Xie family, and had lunch together.

The scorching sun was in the sky and sleepiness hit, and Xie Shi, who had slightly eliminated his appetite after lunch, went into the inner room to take a lunch break as before. And Xia Shuanghan, who walked out of the main courtyard in high spirits and planned to listen back to the Tao Courtyard to do some needlework for his younger brother Chaoyang, was on the way back to her residence when she received a famous post from a guest who came to visit her at this moment. (To be continued.) )