Yan Shichong solemnly entered, saluted respectfully to the prince and said, "Minister Yan Shichong knocks to see His Royal Highness the Prince."

"Excuse me, teacher, please take a seat." Prince Zhu Yan said with a smile.

After the two took their seats, Yan Shichong looked at the poem "Seeing Joy" on the prince's desk, and said sincerely: "I didn't expect the prince to write love poems so well!" ”

"The teacher has won the prize! Compared with the "Looking for Plum Shadow" written by the teacher back then, it is far behind. Zhu Yan responded succinctly, raising his eyes and signaling Gonggong Li to close the door.

Gonggong Li hurriedly complied.

After closing the door, Gonggong Li came over to pour them tea.

The fragrance of Biluochun soon filled the room.

Zhu Yan drank slowly, waiting for Yan Shichong to speak.

Yan Shichong pondered for a while, leaned close to the prince's ear and said, "Prince, do you know what the third prince has been busy with recently?" ”

Zhu Yan was slightly stunned, not understanding the purpose of his question, so he smiled and said: "This palace has been busy lately, and I really don't know much about the third brother's affairs, could it be that the teacher heard something?" ”

"The prince is busy with creation, and it is understandable that he doesn't know, but the minister accidentally learned that he has often met privately with Du Chenghuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Shen Jiahui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Yan Jinxuan, the governor of Zhongshu Province, Zhu Yuantong, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and Shangguanxiong, the priest of the Guozi Priest, and others." Yan Shichong said as he observed Zhu Yan's reaction.

"It's not surprising that the third brother has always liked to make friends." Zhu Yan said. He's a free-spirited person and doesn't mind these things.

What's more, he himself often met with ministers in private.

Yan Shichong sighed secretly, feeling that the prince still thought things too simply.

"Prince. Think about it, the people he saw were all ambitious people! ”

"What official has no ambitions?" The prince disagreed. Of course, his disdain is somewhat pretended, and he doesn't want Yan Shichong to think that he needs to rely on him.

"It stands to reason that the minister shouldn't talk too much, but the minister always thinks that the prince should pay more attention. You're the future monarch, and you don't want any variables to happen, do you? Yan Shichong said earnestly.

Zhu Yan smiled slightly, picked up the teacup and continued to drink tea.

After a while, Zhu Yan put down the teacup and said calmly, "Teacher." This is something that the palace will do by itself. You don't have to worry about it. ”

Yan Shichong saw that he was unmoved, and immediately changed his face to indifferent and said: "It seems that the minister is too troublesome, and the minister should die." ”

Immediately salute him and plead guilty.

Zhu Yan hurriedly said: "This palace doesn't mean to blame you, don't take it to heart." ”

So Yan Shichong sat down again.

"I have something to do in this palace and want to go out. I won't spend much time with the teacher. We'll talk next time we have time. Zhu Yan stood up as he spoke.

Yan Shichong hurriedly got up and retreated.

Yan Shichong thought that he could get closer to each other through this conversation with Zhu Yan, and took the opportunity to treat Zhu Yan as one of his pawns. didn't expect Zhu Yan to have such an attitude, so after walking out of the East Palace, Yan Shichong immediately gave up his plan to join forces with him.

"We'll see." Yan Shichong looked back at Donggong and snorted coldly.

After Yan Shichong walked away, Zhu Yan and Li Gonggong went out.

"Prince. What do you mean by Yan Shichong's words? Gonggong Li asked Zhu Yan who was walking quickly.

"It's just that he wants to pull me to be a pawn for him, and I'm not stupid, how can I be at his mercy." Zhu Yan said.

The two soon entered the royal hunting grounds.

The second prince, Zhu Jiong, was already waiting there.

"Big brother." Seeing Zhu Yan come in, Zhu Jiong hurriedly saluted him.

Zhu Yan nodded at him, picked up a bow and arrow, and walked into the shooting area.

With a snap, the arrow hit the bull's-eye of the target.

The second arrow was also shot firmly at the bull's-eye.

"That's amazing!" Zhu Jiong clapped his hands.

Zhu Yan then shot the third arrow, still hitting the bull's-eye.

"Why didn't the third brother come today?" Zhu Yan asked Zhu Jiong.

"It seems that I went to Zhou Shilang's house." Zhu Jiong said.

Zhou Shilang is Zhou Zhou's father and Zhu Rui's future father-in-law, and it is understandable that Zhu Rui went to his house. But Zhu Yan has become sensitive to Zhu Rui's whereabouts since he heard Yan Shichong's words.

"Oh, he's going there a lot." Zhu Yan said quietly.

"The father and daughter of the Zhou family love to invent new things, and the third brother happens to be interested in these things, so it is not surprising that he will move around a lot." Zhu Jiong said with a smile.

Zhu Yan didn't speak again.

After returning to the East Palace, Zhu Yan instructed Gonggong Li: "Send three people to take turns to keep an eye on the actions of the three princes, and report anything unusual as soon as possible." ”

"Yes." Gonggong Li hurriedly took the order to do it.

That night, Zhu Rui, the third prince who came out of the Zhou Mansion, quickly sensed the movement behind him, and he immediately clenched the sword in his hand.

When he returned to the Dongwang Mansion, he said to his most trusted subordinate, Shen Wanquan, "In addition to Yan Shichong's people, there was another person following us just now, you know?" ”

"Yes. And martial arts should be pretty good. Shen Wanquan replied.

"Tomorrow you pay extra attention to that man, and you'd better find a way to recognize his face."

"Yes."

……………

The next morning after Su Shanyun returned to Su Mansion, she and Feng went to Phoenix Xuan to buy bed/top supplies as promised.

At the gate of Phoenix Pavilion, they saw Honka coming in a carriage.

So the three of them entered the Phoenix Pavilion together.

"Yunsi brocade quilt is the best, warm, breathable, non-moisture-absorbing, and durable." Feng gave Su Shanyun advice.

"Okay, then I'll buy a cloud silk brocade quilt." Su Shanyun nodded.

She asked Fung to come with her in the hope that Fung would give advice, and she knew that Fung was very experienced in purchasing bed/top products.

"The cushion can also be Yunjin, which looks gorgeous. It is best to choose silk for a thin quilt, and it is silky and comfortable. The tent is made of silver yarn, thin as cicada wings, light and ......faint," Feng said in an insider's tone.

Su Shanyun wrote them down one by one and chose them according to her idea.

She found that what Feng recommended was really good.

After some price comparison and selection, Su Shanyun finally bought the Tuanhua Yunsi brocade quilt, the lake blue slippery silk thin quilt, the royal blue Tuanhua kang mattress, and the broken flower horizontal skirt Ten beds, ten pink flower cloud brocade cushions, ten silver gauze tents, and twenty white peony brocade pillows on a blue background.

Since the Feng family often visited this house, the boss gave them a 20% discount.

Su Shanyun saw that the amount was within the range of what he could pay, so he took out the silver from his savings to pay.

In this way, Second Master Yan's bag of silver was brought back untouched.

Since they were all fluffy, they filled a wagon even if they were tightly tied.

So Honka took the carriage and happily went back to his new house in Changxingmen.

Su Shanyun and Feng returned to Su Mansion.

When Yan Jinxuan looked at the cart full of goods and the list made by Su Shanyun, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

He found that the things she bought were not only good, but also reasonably priced.

"The little girl knows how to be budget-conscious!" He said in his heart. (To be continued......)

PS: Dear friends, the second shift is coming, and the third shift is about 12 o'clock.