Lu Nianjin took care of the child in his womb, even if he was reluctant to live under the same roof with Wuxian Gongzi in his heart, he finally agreed to him, and compromised in a low voice, "I listen to the national teacher." ”

Because of her words, Wuxian's originally cold face softened slightly, "Rushing all the way from the Chengguo Mansion, the crown princess shouldn't have had lunch yet, so wait for lunch, and then let Bing arrange a place to live for you." ”

"I listen to the national teacher." Lu Nianjin still said the same thing.

Childe Wuxian: "......"

He looked at her, the corners of his lips curled slightly, "Isn't it that you will listen to what this seat says now?" ”

Lu Nianjin didn't expect that she just gave him a good face, and he would be able to ask such a shameless question, and immediately threw a knife over, "National teacher, it's not dark yet!" "So don't daydream!

Seeing that she had finally returned to normal, Wuxian raised his hand and said to her, "Come here!" ”

"No!" Lu Nianjin refused without thinking about it.

Wuxian Gongzi pondered for a moment, his cold eyes narrowed slightly, and threatened, "You're not afraid that this seat will drive you down the mountain?" ”

Lu Nianjin thought about it, this big pig's trotters have always been excessive, and he really did this kind of thing, so he had to stand up and reluctantly move towards him.

"What's the matter?" Standing in front of the table, she looked at the unenvy boy who was only separated from her by a desk and asked, her tone a little impatient and a little fierce.

Wuxian Gongzi looked sideways, pushed a stack of account books on his right hand to her, and said, "Look at these account books, there is a problem." ”

Lu Nianjin's clear eyes widened slightly, "What do you mean by that, National Teacher?" ”

Wuxian Gongzi glanced at her, "You don't want to live here for nothing?" ”

Lu Nianjin looked at him with a slightly frowning brow, a straight face, hooked his lips and nodded slowly, "Okay, I think it is." As she spoke, she turned to Xuanyi, who was standing aside, and said, "Go, bring me the bamboo chair!" ”

“…… Yes, Crown Princess! Xuan Yi pretended not to see the eyebrow lawsuit between the two masters, and moved the bamboo chair over as soon as possible.

"You go to the kitchen and help Bing." After Lu Nianjin sat down, Wuxian Gongzi looked at Xuanyi and commanded.

When Xuan Yi heard his master's command, he subconsciously clasped his hands and said, "My subordinates don't know how to cook!" ”

When Wuxian Gongzi heard this, his eyebrows were slightly folded, and he accentuated his tone, "Will you burn the fire?" ”

"Yes!" Hearing the dissatisfaction in the master's tone, Xuanyi had a strong desire to survive and said, "My subordinates have orders, so I'll go to the kitchen to help Bing!" With that, he retreated.

Lu Nianjin ignored His Majesty the Prince of Wuxian, she directly took a jade tube from the pen stand, opened the account book and sorted it out.

Seeing that she didn't care where the account books he gave her were or what kind of business they were, Wuxian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

I don't know when she'll find out about the anomaly in his identity.

Seven or eight account books, Lu Nianjin only took less than an hour to sort out seven, seven, eight, eight.

She used the double-entry accounting method of later generations, and the current bookkeeping method of the Yun Dynasty is the single-entry accounting method commonly used in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties, so the eight account books are only a little more thick after her integration and review.

"Uncle Shi, lunch is ready." Lu Nianjin finished reviewing the account books, and when he was doing the final sweep, Bing knocked on the door of the study.

Wuxian Gongzi raised his head and replied in a deep voice, "Got it," and then looked at Lu Nianjin again, "I'll look at the account books in the afternoon, let's go to dinner first." ”

"Oh." Lu Nianjin responded, stood up, and walked out of the study with him.

Lunch was placed in the hall, and when they passed, Bing had already set up the rice, four dishes and one soup, namely: dogwood shiitake mushrooms, white siad stuffed tofu, fried kidney beans with ginger, stir-fried red cabbage moss, and winter melon and tofu soup.

"Sit down." Wuxian Gongzi sat down first, and said to Lu Nianjin.

Lu Nianjin also sat down and took the bamboo chopsticks handed by Bing.

"I like spicy food, Bing will put some dogwood and pepper in cooking, if the princess is not used to eating, you don't have to force yourself." After Lu Nianjin ate a few bites of food, Wuxian Gongzi suddenly looked at her and said.

Lu Nianjin paused for a moment before he said, "If you are used to eating, thank you for remembering the national teacher." ”

When Wuxian Gongzi heard her say this, he said "um" and didn't say anything more.

A meal was eaten in silence.

After finishing the meal, Wuxian Gongzi instructed Bingying, "Wait and pack up the east chamber for the crown princess." ”

"Yes, Uncle Shi." Bing agreed, and after a moment, he looked at Lu Nianjin happily, "Please wait a while, the crown princess, I'll clean up the kitchen first, and I'll help you arrange it." ”

Lu Nianjin nodded politely, "There is labor." ”

Bing retreated with the food box.

Wuxian Gongzi got up, put one hand behind his back, looked at her and said, "Do you want to go out for a walk and eat?" ”

Lu Nianjin didn't eat much, she shook her head gently, "No need, national teacher, you go by yourself, I'll go to the study to read the account books first, and when the accounts are checked, Bing will clean up over there, I want to go back to the room and sleep for a while." ”

When Wuxian Gongzi heard her say this, his face was slightly surprised, "You finished reading those account books so quickly?" ”

Lu Nianjin nodded, "These two accounts are not big, and they are relatively easy to read." ”

"What's wrong with that?" Wuxian asked tentatively.

Lu Nianjin thought back to the results of his review just now, and said, "The fourth, sixth, and seventh books each have a mistake, but it's not a big problem. ”

Wuxian Gongzi was even more surprised, he was worried that she was not good at this, so he deliberately gave her the account books that she had seen, but she didn't expect that she was not only faster than him in reading the accounts, but also saw all the problems.

"Let's go to the study first," he said abruptly, with some curiosity.

Lu Nianjin had no objection to this, and the two walked out together and returned to the study.

In the study, after the prince Wuxian sat down, he saw at a glance that Lu Nianjin had just checked the account, and picked it up, but saw that the bookkeeping method on it was simple and simple, but the string of symbols was very unfamiliar.

"These ...... What is the meaning? He put down the account book in his hand, pointed to the symbol on it and asked Lu Nianjin.

Lu Nianjin glanced at it, pointed at the Arabic numerals on it, and said, "One, three, seven, nine, two, zero...... It's a simplified number, and it's much more convenient to use it for bookkeeping. ”

"Indeed." A hint of surprise appeared in the eyes of the unwavering son of Wuxian, "With this way of keeping accounts, the income and expenditure of the accounts look clear at a glance, and you can immediately see where you have done your tricks and feet." ”

Lu Nianjin heard him say this, but he couldn't help yawning.

After a day of running, she was really tired.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside again, it was Bing, "Crown Princess, I'm done, I can take you to the East Chamber, I don't know if it's convenient for you now?" ”

"Convenient." Lu Nianjin hurriedly responded, then said hello to Wuxian Gongzi and walked outside.

The unenvy prince watched her leave, but after a while, his eyes returned to the account book in front of him.

It took him half an hour to thoroughly understand this new method of accounting, and then he wrote a secret letter, called the ministers who were on standby outside the bamboo building to come in, handed over the things to him, and ordered, "Send them to the palace." ”

"Yes, master." The minister was ordered to leave.

And at this time, the imperial palace, Qianyuan Palace.

Xiao Ze, the fourth prince, bowed forward and presented a brand-new bookkeeping book to the emperor.

After the emperor took it, the more he looked back, the more excited his face became, and after reading the account book, he stroked his beard and asked Xiao Ze, "Fourth, did you come up with such a bookkeeping method?" ”

When Xiao Ze heard this, he hurriedly said, "Back to my father's words, Erchen is not good at general affairs, how can he come up with such a new bookkeeping method, it is actually Erchen's fiancée, the eldest lady of the Meng family, came up with it." ”

A few days ago, the queen had already told the emperor that Xiao Ze and Meng Qingting had been married.

When the emperor heard Xiao Ze say this, after the accident, there was a burst of joy, and he said continuously, "Meng Siqing teaches her daughter well, Miss Meng is a well-deserved talented woman, with such a bookkeeping method, I don't know how much faster the efficiency of the household department will be in the future...... A big reward! ”

"The minister thanked his father first." Xiao Ze thanked Meng Qingting.

The emperor rubbed the fold in his hand, thought about it, and gave him another sentence, "When the court meeting tomorrow, I have discussed this accounting method with the head of the household, and I will reward it to the Meng father and daughter." ”

"That's as it should be." Xiao Ze echoed.

Subsequently, he left a meal in the Qianyuan Hall before leaving.

Xiao Ze walked away, and the emperor looked at the new account book in front of him, and the joy in his heart had not yet dissipated.

A little eunuch serving in the inner hall suddenly walked over quickly, holding a cloth bag in his hand, and after arriving next to the imperial case, he approached the happy master and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the lord is here, and the servant will hand over this thing to you." ”

As soon as the emperor heard that it was something sent by the ministers, he understood what it meant.

He waved his hand and told the little eunuch to stand back, and then opened the cloth bag with his own hands, and inside the cloth bag was a letter and an account book.

Looking at these two things, a bad premonition suddenly appeared in his heart...... Sure enough, after the folds and account books were opened, they were almost identical to those sent by the fourth child, ninety percent of them were similar, and the only one percent was not the same, which was more streamlined and perfect for the ministers to send.

Because of the two folds and two account books, the emperor's originally happy and excited mood instantly turned into a faint melancholy and embarrassment.

He sighed, closed his eyes, and called out to the minister!

When the minister heard the voice, he immediately walked over from the shadows, knelt on one knee, hugged his fists and said, "I don't know what the emperor commands?" ”

The emperor sighed, opened his eyes and said, "When you go back to the national teacher, you said that the things he sent were a step late, and I received them from the four princes first." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Laichen agreed.

The emperor waved his hand at him, "Go back!" ”

Laichen got up and left unconsciously.

An hour later, the Mangosteen Building behind the Great Mercy and Grace Temple.

Wuxian Gongzi was using the new bookkeeping method to check the accounts, and suddenly there was a sound of three long and two short taps outside the window.

He put down the wolf in his hand, raised his head, and said coldly, "Come in." ”

The next moment, Laichen opened the window and jumped in, stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Master, my subordinates have already sent things into the palace, but in the end, it is still a step too late, the emperor said that the four princes have already sent him the same one." ”

The fourth prince also sent a new type of account book into the palace?

When the prince of Wuxian heard this, his brows tightened suddenly, "Can you ask who gave the fourth prince advice?" ”

Xiao Ze must not have come up with that straw bag by himself!

Laichen arched his hand again and said, "When his subordinates left the palace, the little eunuch who was looking for Qianyuan Hall inquired a few words, and heard him say that this new bookkeeping method was conceived by the fiancée of the fourth prince, Miss Meng. ”

"Meng Qingting?" The eyes of the unenvy son were cold.

"That's her."

"......" Wuxian Gongzi didn't say anything more, was silent for a while, and waved his hand at the minister.

The retainer bowed and withdrew.

……

On the other side, the east wing of the bamboo building.

Lu Nianjin was almost asleep, and with a sigh, he woke up.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Mama Qin guarding her side.

"Mama?" She screamed.

Mama Qin helped her up and explained to her kindly, "It was an adult surnamed Cai who took the old slave over, saying that the girl lived here during this time. ”

"What about Huanxi?" Lu Nianjin thought of the matter of the Chengguo Mansion, and asked with some worry, "How is she?" ”

"That girl is just newly married, and now she is not in good health, but she is clamoring to come to serve the girl, but she was rejected by the old slave." Mama Qin replied in a low voice.

Lu Nianjin breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that she's fine." ”

After that, she remembered that Mu Shi was killed, and asked tentatively, "When Mama and Cai Hun left, what happened to the Chengguo Mansion?" ”

When Mama Qin heard her ask like this, she also remembered the tragedy of the Mu family, sighed, and said, "The second old lady is gone." ”

"Uncle and grandmother...... So how did she not have it? ”

Mama Qin sighed, "An assassin entered the Guogong Mansion to assassinate the second old lady, and the second old lady was pushed to the rockery by the thieves in order to protect the second old lady, knocked her head, and died on the spot, and the second old lady was also scratched by the thief on the arm. ”

Lu Nianjin: "......"

She sneered in her heart, that thief, I'm afraid it's Lu He's person!

The two talked a little bit more.

It's almost dinner time.

Lu Nianjin thought about the Bing craftsmanship he tasted at lunch, and immediately instructed Mama Qin, "Mama, I want to eat the vegetarian stuffed small wontons you made, can you go to the kitchen and make it for me?" ”

When Mama Qin heard this, she glanced at her dotingly, "As long as the girl wants to eat, the old slave will cook everything for you." With that, he told her to wait, then got up and walked out.

Lu Nianjin watched Mama Qin leave, took a deep breath, and tried to get Lu He's murderous appearance out of his mind when he killed his wife......

Half an hour later, Mama Qin came back, saw that her face was pale and sweaty, she hurriedly walked in front of her in three steps and two steps, sat down on the edge of the bed and said nervously, "Girl, why is your face so bad, but what is uncomfortable?" ”

Lu Nianjin shook his head gently at her, "Mama, I'm fine, don't worry about it...... It's just that I took a nap just now, and I was caught in a nightmare, you go and pour me a glass of water, I'll drink it, just rest for a while. ”

"Okay, the old slave will go ......," Mama Qin said, and walked towards the table.

She poured a glass of water for Lu Nianjin as fast as she could, brought it to the side of the bed and handed it to her, "Girl, take a sip and press it." ”

Lu Nianjin took the teacup handed by Mama Qin, took a sip slowly, and the warm tea entered her throat, and the panic in her heart suddenly decreased a lot......

Mama Qin sat with her for a while before she spoke, "Dinner is ready, the old slave will help you over now?" ”

Lu Nianjin's stomach was indeed a little empty, and she nodded at Mama Qin, "Okay." ”

When Mama Qin heard this, she immediately served her to change her clothes and shoes, and led her to the bamboo hall.

In the hall, Wuxian Gongzi had already sat down, and when he saw Lu Nianjin coming, he noticed her pale face at a glance.

"Are you feeling unwell?" He furrowed his eyebrows and asked softly.

Lu Nianjin shook his head, raised his head and looked at him and said, "No, I just had a nightmare, and I was a little frightened." ”

Wuxian Gongzi heard this, paused for a moment, and said, "Don't be afraid, the Crown Princess is a century-old temple, and there are layers of formations outside the bamboo building, even if the vicious demons and monsters can't enter and hurt you." ”

Lu Nianjin didn't expect Wuxian Gongzi to comfort her, and she was stunned for a while before she said "um".

"Let's eat first." Seeing that her face was still not very good, Wuxian Gongzi softened his voice with difficulty.

Lu Nianjin nodded, scooped the wonton in front of him, and ate it in small bites.

Wuxian Gongzi looked at her for a while, feeling that her face was gradually improving, before he withdrew his gaze and used the wonton in front of him.

Finish dinner.

Lu Nianjin got up and planned to go back to the room.

Wuxian Gongzi stopped her and said first, "I have something I want to tell you, let's go to the study first." ”

Lu Nianjin thought about what should be about the account books, and nodded, "Then let's go." ”

The two went to the study together, Mama Qin naturally didn't follow, she went to the kitchen with Bingying, helped him clean up his things, and opened a small stove for him by the way.

In the study.

As soon as Lu Nianjinfu sat down, he asked Wuxian Gongzi, "The national teacher called me over, but what's wrong with the account books?" ”

Wuxian Gongzi nodded, and then explained that Meng Qingting had also come up with this new type of account book, and told Xiao Ze about the matter presented to the emperor.

After Lu Nianjin listened, there was no surprise, she glanced at Wuxian Gongzi lightly, and said, "It is something that people come up with, such a convenient and clear way of bookkeeping, I can come up with it, and others can naturally come up with it." ”

"Really?" Wuxian Gongzi raised his eyebrows, "Then why didn't so many accounts who are proficient in accounts come up with it, but her daughter, who has been in charge for only a few months, came up with it so quickly?" ”

Lu Nianjin heard Wuxian Gongzi ask like this, her face couldn't help but change, she clenched the hand in her sleeve, looked at him and said, "Wuxian Gongzi's words are not only suspicious of Miss Meng, but also suspicious of me, right?" ”

"Why do you think that?" Listening to her inexplicable speculation about him, Wuxian Gongzi couldn't help but say, "Who is she, what kind of person are you, how can she be compared to you!" ”

"In the eyes of the national teacher, who am I? Who is Miss Meng? ”

"In my heart, you are smart, kind-hearted, and generous, and Miss Meng ...... She is tall, narrow-minded, unclear, and has no merit. "The unenvy boy told the truth.

Lu Nianjin snorted coldly, "Where is my temperament?" ”

"Then this seat said Miss Meng, what are you angry about?" Wuxian Gongzi asked rhetorically.

Lu Nianjin pursed her lips: "......, can she say that she is weak-hearted?"

"Is there anything else going on besides this?" Anyway, the explanation of this matter was not clear, so she simply didn't tell him and changed the topic directly.

Wuxian Gongzi sighed, "Don't be angry anymore, this seat just wants to ask you, you used to be good friends with Concubine Jing, did this way of accounting inadvertently leak in front of her, so that she secretly remembered it?" ”

Lu Nianjin shook his head, "No, I have never kept an account in front of Concubine Jing, and today is the first time in front of the national teacher." ”

"......" Wuxian Gongzi listened to what she said, and for a while, he was silent.

Could it be that this method of bookkeeping was obtained by Xiao Ze and Meng Qingting from elsewhere?

He was speechless for a long time.

Lu Nianjin didn't speak.

After a while, she looked almost there, and asked to go back to her room to rest.

Wuxian Gongzi stared at her for a while, nodded helplessly, "If you want to go back, go back, if you have a nightmare again, come to the study to find this seat, this seat will always be in the study." ”

Lu Nianjin nodded and turned to leave.

Back in the bedroom, Mama Qin had already made the bed, and when she saw her coming back, she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The girl is back, are you tired, do you want to rest now?" ”

Lu Nianjin shook his head, "I remember that there are several rows of books in the Duobao Pavilion outside the East Wing, and Mama Lao will help me get one casually, I will pass the time for a while, and then sleep when I am sleepy." ”

"Okay, the old slave will go and get it for the girl." Mama Qin said, and walked outside.

When she came back, she didn't just take one book in her hand, but took four or five books, and when she came to Lu Nianjin, she lined up and said, "The old slave will take a few travelogues for you, and the girl will see which one she likes." ”

Lu Nianjin looked at the book on the table, and after a while, he chose a book of delicacies from all over the world.

Mama Qin laughed as soon as she saw her choice, "The old slave knows that the girl likes this book." ”

Lu Nianjin smiled, "Mama has nothing to do, so let's go down first." ”

When Mama Qin heard this, she hesitated a little, "Are you sure you can do it alone?" What if this is a nightmare again? ”

Lu Nianjin shook his head lightly, "Where is it so easy to have nightmares, don't worry, Mama, I will take good care of myself, besides, am I still a doctor?" ”

"Then the old slave will go down first," Mama Qin said, and before leaving, she added uneasily, "At night, if the girl has a nightmare again, she must call the old slave to come in and serve, don't feel sorry for the old slave." ”

"I know, it's getting late, go back quickly." Lu Nianjin explained with a smile.

Mama Qin left step by step.

After Lu Nianjin left, she tilted on the bamboo couch and looked at the travelogue in her hand.

As a result, I don't know if I don't read it, and I was shocked when I saw it, this travelogue turned out to be written by Master Kuming.

It contains many unknown and near-lost delicacies.

Lu Nianjin's eyes lit up.

At this moment, where can she still think about the things that make her afraid, and immediately put all her thoughts into the food travelogue in front of her......

What can be recorded by Master Kuming is the essence, so the book in his hand is not very thick.

Lu Nianjin only took more than an hour to finish reading.

Because she was too interested, she couldn't hold back, and went outside to get a pen and paper and copied the travelogue......

When she was done, she was finally sleepy, squinting, and walking towards the bed with a little vague steps...... After putting down the tent, it didn't take long for him to fall asleep.

In the study, the son of Wuxian was still looking at the account books.

He was worried about Lu Nianjin, afraid that she would have nightmares at night, and he didn't feel sleepy at all......

In the first half of the night, everything was fine.

In the second half of the night, in the East Chamber, Lu Nianjin's eyelids suddenly trembled violently, and she muttered, "Don't, don't...... Don't kill me! ”

When she shouted the last sentence, she suddenly opened her eyes, and a carp straightened up and sat upright, her moist eyes full of horror and fear.

In the dream, Lang Yueju, when Lu He wanted to kill her, the four dead soldiers who were ordered to guard her did not appear.

Shrouded in Lu He's ruthless gaze, she stepped back step by step, and finally fell to the ground, she watched as the beast crouched down in front of her, pulled out the dagger in his boot, and stabbed her in the abdomen......

She was so frightened that she couldn't hold back her screams anymore and woke up.

In the bedroom, at some point, the candle was blown out by the wind, and in the shadow of the moonlight, she lifted the curtain and looked out.

Because of the demons in her heart, for a while, she only felt that the cabinets, Duobao Pavilion, tables, and wardrobes in the house had all become man-eating ghosts.

More and deeper fear hit her heart, and her hand holding the edge of the bed was unsteady, and the whole person fell headfirst to the ground......

His head slammed to the ground, and Lu Nianjin's tears of pain flowed out.

She protected her stomach and slowly got up from the ground, no longer daring to look at any of the furniture in the house, her legs and stomach swayed, and she walked out in fear and without looking back.

Out of the East Chamber, she didn't dare to look at the dark grass and mountains in the distance, and only walked quickly towards the brightly lit study.

……

When she arrived at the door of the study, through the window paper, and saw the warm lights inside, her heart that had been afraid and uneasy finally fell into place, raised her hand and knocked on the door gently, and asked in a trembling voice, "Is there anyone?" ”

As soon as the Wuxian son heard the sound of footsteps outside, he got up. At this moment, hearing Lu Nianjin's panicked and cautious tone, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, and he immediately bypassed the table and walked towards her.

"Nightmare again?" As soon as the door opened, his worried gaze enveloped her, and he asked in a deep voice.

Lu Nianjin nodded with a pale face, squeezed his hands together, and said in a low voice, "Yes, I...... I dreamed of him again, and he cornered me, stared at me fiercely, raised his short knife, and stabbed me in the stomach......"

"Don't be afraid." His voice was low, reassuring, and he wrapped his arms around her shoulders and whispered, "I'm here." ”

Lu Nianjin raised his head and looked at him.

I saw that his eyes were gentle, and he nodded at her calmly, took her hand, and led her inside.

"Sit down first, and I'll make you some honey." He led her directly to the study, settled her on the bamboo couch, and belched.

Lu Nianjin bit his lip tightly, his eyes were red, and he said weakly, "Then don't go far." ”

"It's in the study." Wuxian Gongzi coaxed her softly, "You slow down, count three and come back from this seat." ”

"Okay, I'll slow down." Lu Nianjin said obediently like a child.

Wuxian Gongzi smiled, touched her heart, and turned to walk out.

"One, two, three......" Lu Nianjin counted slowly, and when the word "three" fell, the reassuring thin figure really returned.

In his hand he was holding a cherry-red glass jar, which was filled with extremely drunken rose dew.