At the beginning of winter, the snow falls, the eyes are clean and silvery, the roof eaves are covered with a thin layer of snow, the sun comes out, and the bare branches are crystal clear.

The Shen Mansion is very lively, in stark contrast to the cold outside the house, the hall is burning with charcoal braziers, and the red-hot silver silk charcoal blocks bake the room warm like spring.

All the male and female guests rushed to see the little master, the nurse took the young master out of the outer hall, turned around, and then returned to the back house flower hall, handed over the young master to the wife, Wu specially painted light makeup today, wearing a big red brocade tuanhua gown, a group of festive, it looks like people are more energetic, not so haggard.

Wu sat on the main seat with the little master, listening to the compliments of the ladies and wives, and the old man Shen also invited the opera troupe, the famous characters in the capital, and the wives and wives of the dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital chatted while listening to the play.

Feng'er stood in the distance, her eyes never left her son's body, straight hook, Shen Wanzhen saw it, saw her lost soul, and could understand how painful it was for her to leave her child as a mother, her eyes were dull, which made people worry about it.

Shen Wanzhen was surrounded by female dependents, flattering and flattering, Shen Wanzhen had to be perfunctory, separated by a few people, Shen Wanzhen saw that Wu's aunt Jiang and cousin-in-law Zhen came to cheer, and the married Wu Ailian and Wu Huilian also came, Shen Wanyu's matter did not affect the movement of Shen and Wu's mansions, which shows that Wu did not complain about her mother's family and swept the face of her husband's family, nor did she take Shen Wanyu's matter to heart, and it was Aunt Ding who was really sad.

Brother full moon wine, Shen Wanyu naturally can't hide and not show up, Zhen saw her, as if nothing had happened, as if nothing had happened, there was no suspicion between each other, took her hand, and asked, "How is my sister lately?" My sister has always wanted to come to see my sister, and I'm busy in the town, so don't blame my sister, at the beginning, I also persuaded my son, but my sister's temper sister also knows that my sister wants to open a little, and when my son's anger is gone, I will persuade my son to take my sister back, but I don't know if my sister still has this thought? ”

Shen Wanzhen was close, a few words floated into her ears, she listened carefully, Shen Wanyu lowered her head and did not answer, Shen Wanzhen's heart was cold, she glanced at Zhen, Zhen's smile became intriguing.

This is Zhen's temptation of her, it has come to this point, Zhen is not at ease, afraid that the two of her will reunite, if she knows that Shen Wanyu is going to get married, she doesn't know how happy she will be, but Shen Wanyu has never answered positively, not answering, it is tantamount to acquiescence, that is, she is not dead to Wu Jinglan.

It can be regarded as Shen Wanyu was greeted by Shen Wanxin and left, Zhen stared at her back, her eyes were full of disdain, probably a person was so confused, which made her despise and look down on her.

Zhao Shijiao and Shen Wanzhen came together, and if there was something to do, they left first, and Shen Wanzhen waited until the guests dispersed and helped to take care of the food before returning to the palace.

The palace has already been in charge of the lamp, the snow on the road in the courtyard has already been swept away, Xiuju and Qiaoshan are supporting the master on the left and right, pay attention to the soles of their feet, several maids and daughters-in-law are carrying glass lamps, illuminating the road under the princess's feet, Shen Wanzhen glanced at the room lights on, and said: "It's the prince who is back" and walked quickly, and when he entered the door, he was alone in the hall, and there was no movement in the inner room, Shen Wanzhen asked; "Hasn't the prince come back yet?"

Mohe shook his head, "No"

Shen Wanzhen is strange, the prince has already come out of the Shen Mansion, saying that there is something, and the matter should be done so late, is it to eat and drink with someone? But I should always tell you, Shen Wanzhen said to Xiuju; "Greeting Mr. Chen"

As soon as Chen Fu heard the summons of the princess, he didn't dare to slack off, Shen Wanzhen heard a slight footstep, "The slave has seen the princess" Chen Fu lowered his head and said humbly.

"Why hasn't the prince returned to the house yet, is he going to eat and drink? Tiandao is so late, have you ever sent someone back to tell you? ”

Chen Fu hesitated, drew his soul in his heart, said that he didn't say it, didn't say that the princess knew the way, he couldn't spare him, and said that he was afraid that the princess would be angry, "What, the prince still has things that I can't know about the way?" ”

Chen Fu saw that the princess's face was not good, so he didn't dare to hide it, and said; "The prince went to see Mrs. Xiao, Mrs. Xiao has not been in good health for the past two days, so she specially invited the prince to come over."

Shen Wanzhen wanted to ridicule a few words, saying more about three points of illness, seven points were pretended, using illness as an excuse to compete for favor and pity, and the fox's tail was exposed.

Shen Wanzhen couldn't help it, Mrs. Xiao was obviously a patient, if she spoke harshly, she didn't seem kind, and said calmly: "Let's go down."

Chen Fu glanced at the princess, but the princess was not angry and withdrew with confidence.

Shen Wanzhen was in the Xinuan Pavilion, leaning on the wall, and picked up a military book "Liutao" that Zhao Shijiao read to read, she liked to read the books of the ancients on military affairs.

After watching it for a while, she raised her eyes to see the copper kettle dripping in the house, and at three o'clock, she didn't see Zhao Shijiao come back, she was a little uneasy, thinking about what Zhao Shijiao and Mrs. Xiao were doing, since Mrs. Xiao pretended to be sick to achieve her goal, would she seduce Zhao Shijiao subtly, Shen Wanzhen's mind was full of random thoughts, and a few embroidered chrysanthemums were making water through the screen, "Master, the fragrant soup is ready"

Shen Wanzhen was lying in the wooden barrel, and the steaming water was floating with roses, peonies, chrysanthemums and other petals, which did not soothe her nerves, but made her heart even more confused.

Shen Wanzhen put on a loose white muslin robe and ordered: "Close the courtyard door and settle down." ”

Xiuju and Qiaoshan looked at each other, and Xiuju whispered timidly: "The prince hasn't come back yet."

Shen Wanzhen's face sank, "I didn't hear what I said clearly, close the courtyard door." ”

The two did not dare to make a sound, closed the door and extinguished the candle.

Talking about Zhao Shijiao, in the evening, as soon as the palace took the lamp, he came back, and when he walked to the upper room, Mrs. Xiao's maid Yue'er ran to him obliquely, and her steps were very urgent, "Lord, my master is not good, Lord Wang, go and take a look!" ”

Zhao Shijiao didn't say a word, and hurriedly followed her to Mrs. Xiao's room, when she entered the door, Mrs. Xiao was lying on the edge of the kang, her head drooping softly, Zhao Shijiao hurriedly stepped forward to hold her up, and called repeatedly: "Xiao's"

Mrs. Xiao slowly opened her eyes and called weakly, "Lord Wang, Lord Wang is here, isn't the concubine dreaming?" ”

"Xiao, what's wrong with you?"

Mrs. Xiao pretended to be exhausted, and leaned softly on Zhao Shijiao, "It's not in the way, let the prince worry, the concubine is cheap, the prince came to see the concubine today, the concubine is dead, and there are no regrets." ”

Zhao Shijiao put her on the bed and instructed the maid, "Quickly invite the doctor." ”

Mrs. Xiao is a concubine, and she is not qualified to invite the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital, so she invited an ordinary doctor in the capital to come over.

Zhao Shijiao settled Mrs. Xiao to lie down, ordered someone to light benzoin, and went out to wait for the doctor, he was worried about Mrs. Xiao's condition, he couldn't sit still, and paced back and forth in the hall with his hands in his hands.

After a long stick of incense, a mother-in-law led a middle-aged man with a medicine box into the door, bowed to the prince, Zhao Shijiao waved his hand, signaling him to be exempt, and the doctor went into the room to see the patient, sat in front of the bed and asked for a pulse through the tent, and Zhao Shijiao also went in.

When the doctor stood up, Zhao Shijiao asked, "How is it?" ”

This doctor once came to the palace to diagnose the relatives in the palace, the medical skills were profound, and he pondered for a long time, saying: "The pulse is weak, and the qi and blood are insufficient" This doctor Chen often goes in and out of large households to diagnose the women of the inner house, and knows that the female dependents of these official eunuchs are pampered, rich and sick, and accustomed to evil, so he added a sentence in passing, "Madame's body is too weak, and she needs to be well recuperated." ”

I wrote a prescription, prescribed a few doses of tonics, and left.

Zhao Shijiao instructed Jean to take it to the big kitchen to fry, and told the maid to want to go back after a few words.

Just as he was about to go out, Mrs. Xiao was in the tent, and called weakly: "Lord" Zhao Shijiao stopped his steps, turned around and approached the bed, and the maid picked up the gauze tent.

"Can the prince stay with the concubine for a while? The concubine doesn't seem to have a long life. Mrs. Xiao's big eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and she looked at Zhao Shijiao pitifully begging.

Zhao Shijiao didn't want to walk hard, so he sat down on a chair not far from her, comforted her a few words, waited for the soup to be decocted, and watched the maid feed her the medicine and drink it, watching her close her eyes, and just got up, Mrs. Xiao's faint voice came, "Lord, Lord"

Zhao Shijiao wanted to leave several times, but Mrs. Xiao opened her eyes and called weakly: "Lord Wang"

Mrs. Xiao drank the soothing decoction, sleepy, and didn't want to sleep, but her eyelids didn't obey the call, and she complained about what kind of medicine the doctor prescribed, and the sleepiness hit her for a while, and the figure of the prince in front of her became blurred, and the figure of the prince seemed to be walking towards the door in the haze, and she hurriedly called softly, "The prince, the prince"

Zhao Shijiao stopped his steps, looked at Mrs. Xiao on the kang with half-closed eyes, looking anxious, as if he was left to not let him go, Zhao Shijiao was embarrassed to walk back, and still sat down.

It wasn't until Mrs. Xiao fell asleep that Zhao Shijiao got out and left.

Jixiang and Fusheng carried the lamp in front, the three of them walked to the upper room, it was pitch black, the lights went out early in the upper room, Fusheng stepped forward and pushed the courtyard door, and the courtyard door was latched.

Fusheng looked at the prince and whispered: "The princess is asleep"

Zhao Shijiao shook his head helplessly, speculating that this little goblin was angry, angry that he went to Xiao's house by himself, thinking that he would stay overnight, this little thing, jealousy is too outrageous, Xiao's is so sick, how can he have the strength to accept, besides, he just went to see it, and it should be the occasion.

Ji Xiang looked in the gap between the courtyard door, there was a faint light in the upper room, and Ji Xiang beckoned the prince and said: "Look, the Xinuan Pavilion where the prince and the princess usually live is still lit." ”

Zhao Shijiao put his head up, and also learned to look inside the crack of the door with auspiciousness, Fusheng saw it, and grinned, this is the night, no one is walking around in front of him, if outsiders look at it, maybe how to joke, a prince is locked out of the door, and he is still lying on the crack of the door, this is still like words.

Zhao Shijiao looked in along the crack in the door, and sure enough, as Jixiang said, there was a trace of light from Xinuan Pavilion, which was very faint, but it was indeed sent from Xinuan Pavilion, it seemed that Shen Wanzhen deliberately left the light and waited for him to come back, or he fell asleep, and the maid lamp forgot to go out.

Zhao Shijiao pushed the courtyard door again, did not push it open, the door latch was inserted inside, Zhao Shijiao was tempted by the hazy light, imagining Shen Wanzhen's obedient and lovely appearance when he was asleep, his heart was itchy, at this time, Fusheng said: "Lord, go back to the study to sleep, most of the princess has fallen asleep, the prince knocked on the door, woke up the princess, when people are sleeping soundly, it is difficult to fall asleep when they wake up." ”

Fusheng looked left and right, and looked at the prince to leave quickly, and after a long time, someone came over, or someone who was patrolling the night came, and saw that it was indecent.

Zhao Shijiao glared at him, thinking that he was verbose, and said in his heart, you eunuch know what to say, and you have never married a daughter-in-law.

He took two steps back and glanced at the courtyard wall, although the wall of the inner courtyard of the palace was not as tall as the outer wall, it was also two or three people high, Zhao Shijiao whispered and ordered the two of them: "You two are stacked against the wall"

Fusheng and Jixiang secretly screamed bitterly, this is what the prince often plays, after marrying the princess, he no longer plays this routine, how can he think about it today, the two of them don't dare not follow, Fusheng first stood under the root of the courtyard wall, Jixiang jumped to his shoulder, these two said okay, take turns to stand below, and the people above are always more relaxed.

Zhao Shijiao took two steps back, jumped up, took the two of them to make a ladder, flew up to the wall in three or two steps, looked down at the courtyard, there was an open space under the wall, his body was vertical, and he fell lightly and skillfully, and he didn't care that Jixiang and Fusheng were still outside, and walked straight to the upper room.

He went up the steps, his steps were light, he tiptoed to the door, tried it with his hand, the door was hidden, he smiled, gently pushed open the gap of a person, and dodged in.

Xiuju didn't hear the movement, got up, there was no lamp in the hall, it was dark, a dark shadow appeared in front of him, he was startled, and just wanted to ask who out loud, Zhao Shijiao put his hand on his lips and said in a low voice, "It's me"

Xiuju caressed the frightened fluttering heart, pointed to the West Warm Pavilion, Zhao Shijiao was so light that he couldn't push open the door lightly, here Xiuju went out of the yard and opened the courtyard door, sure enough, Fusheng and Jixiang were standing outside, not daring to go, not going to sleep outside the door tonight, in winter, although the temperature is not very cold these days, the snow falls and the sun turns into water, but the night is still very cold, this is worrying, seeing the courtyard door opened from the inside, Xiuju poked his head out, the two of them were moved to almost cry, almost did not kneel down for Xiuju.

Zhao Shizhen entered the West Warm Pavilion, and saw a floor-to-ceiling palace lamp at the head of the bed, and saw Shen Wanzhen sleeping soundly on the couch, Zhao Shijiao passed lightly, Shen Wanzhen's black and shiny hair was scattered on the jade pillow, the small mouth was slightly open, the face was thin and white, and the light powder was revealed, the nightgown was scattered, revealing a trace of snow chest, and the warm pavilion was covered with dragons, Shen Wanzhen thought that it was hot to sleep, the gauze skirt rolled up and the old high, and the two long ** stretched out, Zhao Shizhen swallowed his saliva, and walked behind the screen, where there was a big wooden barrel, which contained most of the water, and the water surface was floating hot, he stretched out his hand to try, The temperature is just right, he pursed his lips and smiled at the screen, thinking, this little goblin, how can I know that she closed the courtyard door, and I can come in, specially prepare hot water for me, and wait for me.

At this time, Jixiang and Fusheng came in to wait, and their faces were obviously unhappy, and the prince ignored their thoughts about the princess and locked the two outside.

Zhao Shijiao soaked in hot water, and his mind was even more intimidating, and he was unashamed... Leave Mrs. Xiao behind.

Wrapped in a robe out of the water, turned a screen, saw that Shen Wanzhen was still asleep and did not wake up, went to the kang, sat down next to Shen Wanzhen, stretched out a hand, stroked her smooth legs, and moved up a little bit along her legs, thinking that her gauze skirt was in the way, so she simply dressed her widely, Shen Wanzhen was asleep, her mouth was thirsty, and she snorted, Zhao Shijiao didn't care about her falling asleep, spread out the robe, and pressed it.

Shen Wanzhen woke up on the second day, and she was in a trance last night. Dream, sat up in a daze, thinking about whether she was too eager to hallucinate, but in the dream it was like the real thing, she held her face, her cheeks were hot.

Through the tent, she smelled a faint fragrance, she didn't like incense, no matter winter or summer, there were flowers in the dormitory, she lifted the tent with one hand, and there was a crystal beauty on the table in front of her, with a few fresh red plums inserted in it.

Xiuju and Qiaoshan came in and waited for the master to get dressed, and Shen Wanzhen asked, "Did the prince come back last night?" ”

Xiuju was a little puzzled, didn't the master know the way, but he could hear the sound inside, like the two of them making love, and making the sound of water, "I'm back, the master is sleeping to death, don't you know the way?" ”

Shen Wanzhen shook her head, "It's like knowing the Tao in a trance, and it's like being in a dream." "I asked again;" How did the prince get in? ”

Xiuju pursed her lips and smiled: "I came in over the wall"

Qiao Shan helped the master tie the skirt strap, last night was embroidered chrysanthemum night, she got up early to hear that the prince came in over the wall last night, curiously looked out of the window at the high wall, wondering, "The wall is so high, how did the prince go up." ”

Shen Wanzhen suddenly remembered that when he was in Wu Mansion, Zhao Shijiao was lying on the wall and kicked a ball by himself, and since then the two have been entangled.