After the early dynasty, Chu Zihou asked Emperor Guangzhao for instructions and said that he wanted to go out of the palace for a walk, and Emperor Guangzhao took pity on him for living outside the fortress for a long time and did not know much about the situation in the capital, so he readily agreed. But he is required not to cause trouble, and to return to the palace as soon as possible.

Chu Zihou immediately agreed.

Not far from the palace gate, Chu Zihou found that someone was following him, and he sneered in his heart at the moment: I was about to change my appearance, you followed just right! Then he jumped into an alley, and then flew quickly towards a ruined temple not far away.

When he arrived at the dilapidated temple, he immediately hid behind the Buddha statue, and in three or two strokes he turned into an old man with a wrinkled face and a gray beard, then changed into a set of black cloth clothes, took out a compass, and limped out of the door on the right side.

The man who followed him went into the temple and searched everywhere, but after looking around for a long time, he found no human figure, which was very strange. Suddenly, he remembered the old man who had just walked out, and suddenly realized that he hurriedly chased him out of the right door. However, where are the figures? I had to go back to the Protector to restore my life, and I didn't dare to say that I had lost it, but I only said that I disappeared as soon as I left the palace gate, and the Protector was so angry that he slapped the table, but it was useless, this is a later story.

Chu Zihou relied on the information he learned from the archives the day before yesterday, searched while walking, and found the Shen Mansion in less than an hour.

At this time, the sun had set in the west, and the bright light was shining obliquely on the quaint walls of the Shen Mansion, which looked unique.

Chu Zihou first observed the surroundings of the Shen Mansion, and then returned to the front gate, and said loudly: "Look at feng shui, look at the combination of heaven, earth, and people, eliminate disasters and evils, check yin and yang taboos, and help prosperity and development......." While singing, he deliberately lengthened the tail note, his voice was high and bright, and he could hear it clearly within a mile.

Du Qiniang has always believed in feng shui, and after listening to it, she was interested, and hurriedly asked the housekeeper Lao Liu to open the door and invite her.

Chu Zihou saw that someone came out, and immediately pretended to be passing by and walked slowly to the front, Lao Liu hurriedly caught up with him, Chu Zihou immediately agreed, and followed Lao Liu into the Shen Mansion.

Du Qiniang was already waiting in the living room.

Seeing that it was an old man with a wrinkled face and a gray beard who came in, Du Qiniang's respect in her heart was even greater, and she hurriedly asked him to help take a look at the feng shui of the Shen Mansion. Chu Zihou pretended to be an insider, took out a compass to measure, and said loudly: "Your house has the mountains and rivers at its back, and the wind gathers qi, which is a rare treasure of feng shui!" ”

Du Qiniang was very happy to hear this, and asked him to look at the courtyard and the layout of the rooms in the courtyard.

Hearing that a feng shui master came to the house, Xiang'er also wanted to see it, so Xizhen gave her permission, and she immediately ran out of the study.

Chu Zihou walked around the courtyard and sighed: "This courtyard is thoughtful and sunny, which is not only ventilated and breathable, but also can hide wealth, which is wonderful!" ”

Du Qi Niang's face burst into laughter.

He looked at the layout of the entire mansion again, stroked his palms and praised: "The layout of each house in your mansion is well-thought, there are no strange sharp corners, and the door direction is also well designed, presumably the people living in the house are also extremely kind." ”

"It's true that people in the family rarely have conflicts." Du Qiniang replied with a smile.

"However, judging from the aura of the whole house, the people in your mansion are not very prosperous, madam, dare to ask how many children you have?"

"Master Hui, three."

"Are you all married?"

"The eldest son has a marriage contract, but he is not married, and the other two are not married."

"Oh, no wonder people aren't very prosperous, but you are righteous here, and you must be able to produce talents." Chu Zihou was overjoyed when he heard this, and then reassured.

"The master is amazing!" Seeing that he was so accurate, Du Qiniang was immediately full of admiration.

"Are your other two children male or female?"

"A man and a woman."

"Oh, your sons and daughters can be talented and glorious."

"Really? How so? Du Qiniang hurriedly asked.

"From the face of the lady, the lady's eyes are wide and full, which is a blessing for the woman, which shows that the children are very smart and filial and have made a difference."

"I really hope to accept your words!" Du Qiniang smiled.

"Madame, don't worry, you have children, and your family's feng shui is also very good, just wait to enjoy the joy of family!" After saying goodbye to Du Qiniang, Du Qiniang hurriedly sent someone to give him silver taels, and he accepted it unceremoniously.

Knowing that Shen Xizhen did not have a marriage contract yet, he was very happy, and felt that this trip was too worthwhile, the only thing he regretted was that he didn't see Xizhen, but as a famous lady, she naturally wouldn't come out to meet strangers lightly, so he didn't dare to ask too much.

"Miss, that person is very smart!" Xiang'er ran in with her skirt and said.

"What does he look like? What are you wearing? Xizhen put down the book and asked with a smile.

"He has a gray beard, a wrinkled face, and is dressed in black cloth." Xiang'er replied.

"Well, he's pretty good at cross-dressing!" Hee Zhen snickered.

"Cross-dressing?" Xiang'er's eyes widened instantly.

"Uh-huh, I already know who he is."

"Miss......." Xiang'er was puzzled.

"I heard it in his voice."

"That's an old man's voice."

"No, he's not that old. As you will see later, it is not time to talk more about him. ”

"Oh, okay." Xiang'er forcibly suppressed her curiosity and closed her mouth.

Chu Zihou came out of the Shen Mansion and immediately found a place where no one was there and changed his makeup back.

Seeing that the sky was about to darken, he was afraid that his father would worry, so he went back to the palace directly.

When he returned to the palace, it was already dark, and Emperor Guangzhao had already eaten dinner and was bathing at this time, so Chu Zihou reported to him outside the door of the bathing room and went back to the room.

When he returned to his room, he saw a letter on the table and immediately opened it to look at it.

It turned out that the general Ji Qing and Uncle Jiang Ping of Dali Temple invited him to the drunken immortal building to drink, he saw that the emperor had slept, and he had not yet been sleepy, these two adults were known for their honesty and integrity, and they were known for their dedication, but it was worth a while, so Chu Zihou said to Zhang Gongbus, changed into a set of civilian clothes, and went straight to the drunken immortal building.

Ji Qing and Uncle Jiang Ping have a very good relationship on weekdays, and they have long heard the rumors that 'the second prince is the face of destiny', they are benevolent, loyal and innovative, and they are very unaccustomed to the many * practices of the old school such as Liu Shipai, the protector of the country, and Ji Chengfan, the prime minister, so they are very willing to have a good relationship with Chu Zihou, in case it needs it from time to time.

Chu Zihou had never had in-depth communication with them, so he didn't know much about them, so he also kept an eye in mind when he went to the appointment alone this time, and carried a sword and antidote with him. Medicine.

Seeing Chu Zihou coming in, Ji Qing and Uncle Jiang Ping hurriedly got up to greet each other, and after some greetings, they took their respective seats, and the two insisted on letting Chu Zihou sit on the throne, Chu Zihou groaned for a moment and sat down.

"I wonder what the two adults are looking for me?" Chu Zihou asked straight to the point.

"Because the two of them have admired King Qingping for a long time, it is rare for King Qingping to stay in Beijing this time, so the ministers feel that they should not miss the opportunity to drink with King Qingping." Ji Qing hurriedly replied.

"Yes, I've long heard of King Qingping's reputation in Northern Xinjiang, it's rare to meet, let's have a few drinks." Uncle Jiang Ping raised his glass with a smile and said.

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, these two great talents are really the talents of the imperial court, I have no virtue and no talent, how dare I bear such a reputation." Chu Zihou picked up the wine glass while modestly responding, and at the same time deliberately spilled some of it on the table, and with the other hand, he quickly took out a thin silver needle from his pocket and put it on the wine with his palm, and found that it was not poisonous, so he relieved his heart.

"Yo, what a coincidence, I actually met you!" A chubby man in his fifties walked in with a smile on his face

Ba winked and begged for a collection and various tickets.