After being knighted, Zhou Shu's injuries quickly improved.

In the eyes of outsiders, he is in good spirits at happy events, and even his body and bones are strong. In fact, his injuries had already healed, but in order to stimulate the saint to pass on the decree faster, he just pretended to be for a while.

By the end of June, he was able to sit in a sedan chair and personally check the progress of the construction of the mansion.

He and Jian Ying have summed it up, and when the Bofu is repaired, it will be a year or two later. At present, they don't want to stay in the palace for a day, so they will go out after the Mid-Autumn Festival and live in the house on Shunjing Street first.

Bofu is not in a hurry, just repair it slowly. It's a place to live for a lifetime, and you have to be in tune with everything you want. The left and right spent the silver of the imperial court, and it would be a fool not to mention it if there was a request.

Xiao Zheng was playing wild in Jinan Mansion, so he simply asked someone to go to the road, took the initiative to ask for orders, and took on the errand of supervising the construction of Bofu. It can be said that both public and private are taken into account, and there is no delay between the two.

On this day, Zhou Shu went to the construction site as usual, and when he returned to the blue courtyard, he saw Jian Ying sitting at the table fiddling with a rectangular brocade box. Because of the déjà vu of looking at the brocade box, I couldn't help but look at it twice.

After looking at it carefully, I remembered, wasn't that what Xiao Lelin's father-in-law gave him? The four corners of the box are covered with openwork gold leaf, and the pattern is very special. Although he only glanced at it, he was also impressed, and he would never be mistaken.

I was shocked, and I didn't have to think about it, so I copied the box, "Why is this thing in your hand?" ”

Jian Ying raised her face and looked at him with a smile, "Why, this thing can't be in my hand?" ”

Zhou Shu met her mocking gaze, and at first he was inexplicably empty-hearted. This was followed by annoyance, "Monkey Kui, that bastard boy, didn't I let him burn this thing?" How did he ......"

"Don't blame the monkey." Jian Ying slowly cut off his words, "Monkey Kui is very loyal to you, but he has been eye-to-eye with our family Yuan Fang for a long time.

On the day of the proclamation, Father-in-law De sneakily called you out, and I knew that there was something unsightly going on here.

I just asked Yuan Fang to sneak over and take a look, but who knew that the girl was very fierce and kissed the monkey kui. I snatched the box easily. ”

Zhou Shu was surprised. "Yuan Fang and Monkey Kui? When did the two of them meet each other? How come I didn't know at all? ”

"Don't try to change the subject, let's break up this box." The curvature of Jian Ying's lips deepened slightly, "Ah, there's still something in the box." ”

Zhou Shu calmed down at this time. Toss the box aside. "What's there to talk about? From my personal standpoint. I don't have any affection for Xiao Lelin; Blood-wise, Xiao Lelin is my cousin.

Xiao Lelin and I can't and will never have any emotional involvement, others don't understand. Lady, you should understand. ”

Jian Ying looked at his serious appearance and laughed, "Then what were you panicking about just now?" ”

Zhou Shu's face was hot, "Aren't I afraid that the lady will be angry?" ”

"If you don't have a ghost in your heart, you're still afraid that I'll be angry?" Jian Ying deliberately teased him, opened the box, and took out a purse from it, "This is probably the first time in our life that Princess Xiao has moved needlework, look at the embroidery of these two geese, tsk, it's really ......

It's a good mood of roast duck! ”

He took out a strand of green silk from the purse, put it under his nose and sniffed it, "It's still jasmine-scented, hey, and a white hair, this means to grow old with someone?"

And this concentric knot ......"

"Lady, don't squeeze me anymore." Zhou Shu had no choice but to surrender.

Jian Ying stuffed the green silk into her purse, put the purse back in the box, and closed the lid, "You think I took out this thing just to squeeze you?" This box has been in my hands for more than half a month, and I want to squeeze you until now? ”

"What do you mean, lady?" Zhou Shu didn't know why.

"I went to Jane's house this morning to visit my grandmother and heard news." Jian Ying was looking up, "At first, the Holy Lord wanted to wait for you to heal from your injuries and give you a title in the Tai Hospital. The eldest uncle knew that you had no intention of becoming an official in the court, so he suggested to the saint that you should be rewarded with a grace. ”

Zhou Shu nodded, "I know that the eldest uncle has worried a lot about my affairs, and I have written down this favor, and I will repay it in the future." ”

"That's not the point." Jian Ying leaned over and stared into his eyes, "The point is, you can get the title of Count Zhongyong, and you also have a share of the credit of Princess Lelin." ”

Zhou Shu's face changed slightly, "This can't be, right?" The knighthood is a big deal, how can a princess interfere? ”

Jian Ying glanced at him, "The princess can't, can't the prince still can't?" It is said that the eldest prince doted on his sister, and he was even more than the saint.

After the eldest aunt returned to Beijing, she heard some rumors that the saint originally planned to reactivate the title of 'county duke' as a reward for you. Later, because the eldest prince highly respected you in the court, the saint changed his mind and named you a loyal and brave uncle.

For this reason, the ministers of the court and the central government have quite a few complaints, saying that when the first emperor made the hereditary prince of his father, he had broken the rules of knighthood, and now he has made a double lord, which is simply an insult to those of them who have done their best to serve the country.

You must know that the ministers of the DPRK and China have worked hard for most of their lives, and they may not be fortunate enough to be knighted.

The eldest aunt's letter also mentioned that not long after returning to Beijing, Xiao Lelin once sneaked out of the palace disguised as a little eunuch and went to the eldest uncle's mansion to inquire about you and me.

Grandmother was in a hurry to call me over, just to ask what was going on between you and Xiao Lelin. ”

Zhou Shu's brows furrowed after hearing this, this title was originally earned by him sacrificing his life, and it was well deserved. was stirred up by Xiao Lelin like this, just like someone spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm on a piece of fine white jade, and he had no heart to play, and he only felt disgusting.

"I didn't have anything to do with that princess, I didn't even say a word, what kind of mess is this?"

"Don't be in a hurry to get angry." Jian Ying held his hand and pulled him to sit down next to her, "The Holy Lord is not a faint king, no matter who is behind him, as long as the Holy Lord thinks that you are not qualified to be named a loyal and brave uncle, he will not give an order."

Since the saint has decreed, it means that this is what you deserve, and we don't need to get along with the title, right?

As for Xiao Lelin, her idea is careful, presumably Shengshang and Queen He don't know yet.

Queen He treats her like an eyeball, will she allow her to marry a second-hand man with a wife and children like you? ”

"What do you mean by a second-hand man?" Zhou Shu was not happy, "I am also a young talent with ambition and a future and a skill, okay?"

Jian Ying slapped him, "Don't interrupt, Queen He can't even look down on my cousin, can she still look down on you?" All in all, you are definitely not a candidate for a son-in-law in Queen He's mind.

Therefore, we have to stab this matter to Queen He, and let her personally nip Xiao Lelin's idea of spring heart for you in the bud! ”

- (To be continued.) )