It took half a month to bump on the road before he arrived at the first place that the prince wanted to inspect - Xizhou. Xizhou is also regarded as a treasure of nature, a place of outstanding people, and has encountered only a handful of disasters in the past few decades. The flood can be said to have caught Xizhou officials off guard.

Fortunately, Jiangnan has always been wealthy, and disaster relief is no problem.

"Lord Jia, Your Highness is invited. Come with me. Tan Chen waved to Jia Renyi, the prefect of Xizhou, who was constantly wiping his sweat.

Jia Renyi's fat shook all over his body, and he couldn't hold the handkerchief in his hand.

He arched his hand towards Tan Chen, "There is Lao Tan's father-in-law, a small meaning is not a respect", Jia Renyi took out two ingots of gold from his arms and handed them over.

Tan Chen stretched out his wide sleeves to block his movements, took two ingots of gold, and said in his mouth, "What is Lord Jia doing, please come in quickly, don't let His Highness wait." ”

Seeing that Tan Chen accepted the gold, Jia Renyi breathed a sigh of relief, just accept it, just accept it.

He walked to the room with Tan Chen, and saw a young man in a dragon-patterned regular dress looking over with a smile, obviously with a kind smile, but Jia Renyi felt a chill, and he immediately saluted, "See His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness is a thousand years old." ”

"Get up" The voice was gentle and with a smile, "Lord Jia is a veteran minister, so you don't have to be so restrained, Tan Chen, give me a seat." ”

Jia Renyi was a little stunned, Tan Chen coughed lightly, he came back to his senses, bowed down and said, "Your Highness Xie gave me a seat." Then he sat down.

The prince took a sip of tea and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Jiangnan's new tea tastes better than Beijing." He shook the teacup, picked it up and put it in front of his eyes to look at it carefully, Jia Renyi felt that his heart was about to jump out of his chest, hanging in his throat, shaking with the shaking of the teacup in the prince's hand.

As if sensing Jia Renyi's nervousness, the prince put down the teacup, "It looks like the craftsmanship of Ruyao, or maybe the master is wrong?" ”

Jia Renyi's face turned red and he couldn't speak.

Tan Chen said softly beside him, "My lord, Your Highness is asking you." ”

Of course, Jia Renyi knew that His Highness was asking him, but what could he reply?

Say yes, hey, you are a little prefect who also uses the tea cup of Ruyao? Drag it out and fight.

Said no, hey, after being discovered, he was charged with bullying, and he was directly killed.

Jia Renyi was neither left nor right, so he had to stop talking.

Fortunately, the prince didn't dwell too much, and changed the topic, "Immediately submit all the account books used on the river dam over the years, if there are mistakes or omissions, you know what to do." "Although the words are light, they contain the momentum of thunder.

Jia Renyi didn't dare to underestimate the gentle-looking prince, and when he withdrew, he tripped over the threshold and almost fell.

Tan Chen and the others left before they took out the two ingots of gold and showed them to the prince, "This is for the slave from Master Jia." ”

The prince glanced at it casually, "Give it to you and you will keep it." ”

Tan Chen also knew that the prince wouldn't care about this, but he still had to go through the motions, he put it away and poured a cup of tea for the prince to re-use the tea set he brought, "When does Your Highness plan to entertain the officials of Xizhou?" When they come back to the minions to ask for words, what do you think the minions should say? ”

The prince held a tea set that was almost as delicate as the one just now, and smiled with a little coldness, "Don't worry, hang them first, I'm really in a hurry, just say that I favor the Zhuang family and let them go to your master." ”

At the mention of Zhuang Zhao, the prince's eyes softened.

Tan Chen was secretly frightened when he saw it, the master of the village could be regarded as taking root in His Highness's heart now.

During dinner, the prince explained a few words to Zhuang Zhao by the way, asking her to accept the gift and leave nothing else alone. Give him the list of people who gave the gift.

Zhuang Zhao gave the prince chopsticks, "The concubine knows about it, and she must handle this matter for His Royal Highness!" She puffed out her face and swore that the prince couldn't help but reach out and pinch her.

The two of them sweetly perfected it, and it was time for Zhuang Zhao to be shy again.

After getting along day and night for more than ten days, the relationship between the two has become better, and the top is naturally more open.

The prince also asked her to use everything she had learned, she said that she had forgotten it, and he still put on a straight face and applied what he had learned, how could he forget what he had learned?

Phew, bad billet, Zhuang Zhao smacked him in his heart. I'm not afraid to keep a straight face. The corners of her eyebrows unconsciously brought out a sweetness.

"Master, the wife of Lord Jia, the prefect of Xizhou, asks to see" Bai Cha said across Luo Wei.

"So fast" Zhuang Zhao stretched out his hand from the curtain, "Help me up"

Bai Cha ignored the blushing red marks on her lotus root arm, and gently helped her up, "Which is the master wearing today?" "Although the skirt is cool, it is very light, and I am afraid that it will not cover those traces.

Zhuang Zhao was a little uninterested, she was still sour, and said happily, "If you choose from the rich, you must always show off the identity of my favorite concubine." ”

Bai Cha sneered, "This place is not as good as the palace, I'm afraid that the name of the master's favorite concubine can be spread everywhere." She picked out a set of peach-colored gold-sprinkled koji robes, coiled them in a high bun, and inserted many beads and emeralds in bits and pieces.

Zhuang Zhao got up and walked two steps, flicked his sleeves and turned back, raised his arms slightly, and looked at the white tea ceremony, "How is it?" Prestige"

Bai Cha knelt down and squatted down to straighten her skirt for her, before she bowed her head and said, "Majestic, if the master shows a little momentum, he doesn't need this, he can suppress them without saying anything." ”

Since Zhuang Zhao entered the palace, he has been avoiding the limelight of the crown princess, saying that the side concubine is more like a master than his wife, where to put the princess's face.

was also in charge of the palace before, because it was explained by the prince, and if it was not done well, it would hurt the prince's face, so he revealed some of it.

The words of white tea reveal some unfair meanings.

Zhuang Zhao patted her hand, "Don't be in a hurry, the days of me and the crown princess are still long." "If the crown princess can keep the well water with her without violating the river water, then it is the best, if not......

Zhuang Zhao provoked a smile and walked out with Bai Cha's arm.

Mrs. Jia has been waiting for a while, and the tea has been refilled, she is a little dissatisfied, but she is just a concubine, and she has put it on the table.

Mrs. Jia was born in a small family, but she has also lived a rich life with Lord Jia for more than ten years. To put it mildly, in Xizhou, Lord Jia is a standard soil emperor. Mrs. Jia hasn't scared anyone yet.

was pouting, and listened to the little eunuch at the door, "The slave asks the master for peace."

Mrs. Jia hurriedly stood up and made a squatting salute, "The courtiers have seen the master of the village, and the master is auspicious. She lowered her head and saw a flowery corner of her clothes wafting in front of her, with a faint fragrance of flowers.

"Let's get up. Mrs. Jia has been waiting for a long time. The voice was loud and coquettish. Mrs. Jia's heart was relieved at once, she was still a little girl.

She stood up and squeezed out a smile, "The master of the village has been promoted, this is the blessing of the slave." ”

Zhuang Zhao smiled slightly, "Don't be restrained, sit down." Seeing Mrs. Jia unceremoniously filling the stool, Zhuang Zhao's smile deepened.

"Madame's house is very exquisitely furnished, I walked around the garden yesterday, thousands of purples and reds, and the patterns are very complete." She looked at Mrs. Jia with a smile on her face, and her tone still carried the innocence of a girl.

Mrs. Jia also relaxed, "Where, thank you for not disliking the master." We have mountains and rivers here to raise people, and people are more delicate than flowers. The farmer looked like we went out. ”

Zhuang Zhao took a sip of tea and smiled without saying a word.

"Ling'er, come, look up and meet your master." Mrs. Jia pulled the woman beside her who had been keeping her head down.

Zhuang Zhao thought it was funny, feeling that the gift given by Mrs. Jia was a woman?

The girl named Ling'er raised her head shyly and glanced at Zhuang Zhao, and then quickly lowered her head. She looks beautiful, with big almond eyes, and she is very innocent.

In all fairness, she is indeed a beauty, no wonder Mrs. Jia dared to bring it to the prince.

The corners of Zhuang Zhao's mouth drooped down, and he smiled, "What does Mrs. Jia mean by this?" She changed her tone, and her majesty made Mrs. Jia's heart beat a little, but thinking of what her master said, she cheered up again.

"Forgive the master of the village, this is the little girl Ling'er, the courtier heard that the master of the village has an extraordinary bearing and good etiquette. Thinking that if our Ling'er can serve by the side of the owner for a while, we must be able to learn some things. "Is it to be sent over to serve her, or to serve the prince?

Zhuang Zhao raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Miss Jia is also a young lady, and she is willing to serve me? There was ridicule in her words, Jia Ling'er was a girl after all, she was thin-skinned, she felt ashamed, and her eyes were red on the spot.

Mrs. Jia didn't hear it, and when Zhuang Zhao agreed, she hurriedly continued: "Willing to be willing, if you can really serve the master of the village, this is her blessing, why don't you want to?" ”

Bai Cha smiled and said on the side: "Miss Jia hasn't learned the rules of the palace, I'm afraid she can't." ”

Seeing that she was neither humble nor arrogant, and dressed with a spirit, Mrs. Jia knew that this was the palace maid with a face next to Zhuang Zhao, and was afraid that Zhuang Zhao would listen to her words and refuse to mention herself, so she hurriedly said: "I just want her to learn some rules, although the master of Zhuang teaches her, I can't ask for it." ”

Zhuang Zhao should come down at this time, "Mrs. Jia is very gracious, so I will come down with a thick face." But after all, it's a young lady, and she doesn't have a name or a point to serve me, and it's not like words. She paused deliberately, looked at Mrs. Jia's happy and anxious expression, and said, "In this way, let's just say that I will let Miss Jia stay by my side and tell me about the customs of Xizhou." It also saves others from knowing, and we should rob the people's daughters" The latter sentence is talking to Baicha.

Bai Cha covered his mouth and smiled, "What the master said is that we can't do such things." ”

Mrs. Jia was a little disappointed when she heard that she just stayed by her side and talked with her, but if a person can stay, it can be regarded as half the success. She smiled and said, "The owner of the village said very much, Ling'er is here to accompany you to talk about the customs, and there is nothing beside you." ”

Zhuang Zhao hummed nonchalantly.

"Is there anything else going on with Mrs. Jia?" Bai Cha looked at Zhuang Zhao's face, and knew that she had no interest in talking to deal with Mrs. Jia, and politely chased away the guest.

Mrs. Jia understood what she said, she left Jia Ling'er and left happily, walking quite fast, as if she was afraid that Zhuang Zhao would regret it.