Chapter 44: The Gift

Zhao Pu's "Yuanzhi" has inadvertently brought the relationship between the two closer.

Then Zhao Pu even entrusted the important task of "assisting" the second prince to himself.

Shi Wei thought to himself that I was just a Southern Tang Dynasty man who had surrendered to the Great Song Dynasty for less than a year, and the reason why you Zhao Pu came from was that you trusted me so much.

Thinking of this, Shi Wei smiled and laughed at himself: "Zhao Xiang's words are serious, the lower officials are just a Langzhong who came back from the Southern Tang Dynasty, how can he dare to take on such a heavy responsibility." ”

The corners of Zhao Pu's mouth squeezed out a smile slightly, and he stroked his beard and said: "Shi Yuanzhi has some ability, the old man's eyes can see clearly, and besides, if it weren't for your earth-shattering kick in the Qi Palace, the old man would not trust you so much." ”

Speaking of this old matter, Shi Wei's heart couldn't help but shock slightly.

The beginning of his offending Zhao Guangyi was precisely because of Ju Cheng's unintentional kick, and it seemed that from that moment on, Zhao Guangyi was destined to become his enemy.

Zhao Pu is afraid that he has seen this since the day of the Qi Palace.

This person's vision is really good.

"Wei Cai is shallow in learning, but I am afraid that if I have a heart, I will be weak, I don't know if Zhao Xiang can teach you a lesson or two."

Having said that, since the position has been decided, it is useless to do more prevarication on those scenes, so it is better to take the opportunity to ask this resourceful former prime minister for advice.

Zhao Pu shook his head and sighed: "That person's power is rooted in Jingshi, and he is deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven, it is quite unrealistic to want to bring him down, the only thing you can do is to find a way to urge the Son of Heaven to establish the crown prince as soon as possible, and then the throne has been decided, even if that person tries his best in vain." ”

This is the same as not saying this, Shi Wei himself did not think of it before.

It's just easy to say, but hard to do, Zhao Kuangyin is just delaying the establishment of the prince, what can you do.

"Zhao Xiang said this, the lower officials have not thought about it, but Your Majesty is not in a hurry, what can we do as courtiers." Shi Wei sighed.

At this time, Zhao Pu's condensed brows loosened.

He poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, and said with a smile: "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, you need to know that the world is unpredictable, come, let's drink." ”

Listening to his tone, it seems that he does not intend to continue this topic.

Shi Wei also felt that since he couldn't think of any plan for a while, why rack his brains and seek troubles for himself, life needs to be happy in time, and happy when it is time to be happy.

So he smiled happily and raised his glass and said: "It's rare for Zhao Xiang to be so free and easy, okay, I will accompany Zhao Xiang to have a few drinks tonight." ”

When the moon was like water at night, in the bamboo pavilion, Shi Wei and the founder of the Great Song Empire had a good drink.

The next time, Zhao Pu set off to the west and went to Heyang to go to his Jiedu envoy.

Shi Wei accompanied the Lord of Cheshire and continued east to Bianjing.

Two days later, in the afternoon, Shi Wei finally saw the magnificent outline of Bianjing again.

I don't want to leave Beijing for a few months in a blink of an eye, this trip to Fangzhou, a lot of things have happened, and when I returned to Beijing, many people and things have changed.

Looking at the majestic Yanjing, Shi Wei felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

"Damn, I'm finally back in Beijing."

Pan Weide was as relaxed as if he had been released from prison, and he said excitedly: "Brother Shi, I'll be the east in Qingfeng Building tonight, order a few top girls, let's have a good time with him, you gave me the medicine before, I just haven't tried a few flavors." ”

Looking at Pan Weide with an evil face, Shi Wei shook his head and smiled: "Another day, my little brother has been away from home for so long, and I want to go back tonight to accompany my family." ”

Pan Weide was a little disappointed, but said with a smile: "I forgot, Brother Shi is a golden house hideout, okay, whatever you want." ”

While the two were talking and laughing, Na Wumei suddenly came and said that the county lord was a little unwell, and he wanted to stop the convoy and rest for a while, and by the way, he asked Shi Wei to go and take a look.

Pan Weide was anxious, but the county lord had to obey his orders, so he had to ask the carriage and horses to stop by the official road to rest.

The Lord of Cheshire got out of the carriage, found a clean stone in the sparse forest beside the road, sat down, and waited at a distance on the left and right, only to ask Shi Wei to come and examine her for a while.

Shi Wei closed his eyes and quietly took a pulse for the Lord of Cheshire.

After a moment's pause, he let go and said, "The county lord's pulse is normal, and there is nothing wrong with his body. ”

But the Lord of Cheshire pouted, "Who said it's no problem, I've been feeling tired lately. ”

"That should be the county lord's journey, after returning to Beijing, take a few days of rest, and be fine." Shi Wei said with relief.

There seemed to be a little hesitation between the Cheshire Lord's eyebrows.

She paused, but suddenly remembered something, and said: "I feel that I always feel tired, mostly because of my weak body. ”

Shi Wei was stunned for a moment, his thoughts were racing, and he quickly remembered the scene of that day.

At that time, he did promise to teach the Cheshire Lord Yoga, but after she kissed herself that day, she never mentioned it again, and Shi Wei didn't take it to heart.

But I don't know why she suddenly mentioned it at this time.

"Well...... The yoga technique can't be learned in a day or two, and the lower officials are only afraid that the county lord will not have time, so ......"

Before Shi Wei finished speaking, the Cheshire Lord immediately said: "This county lord has time, so let's do it, when you return to Beijing, you will often come to my house to teach me the yoga technique until I learn it." ”

Hearing her words, Shi Wei suddenly realized.

After being euphemistic for a long time, she didn't feel unwell at all, she just wanted to find an excuse to let herself go to the house to see her often.

It is rare for the Cheshire Lord to be so attentive, Shi Wei was moved in his heart, so he gladly responded to the Cheshire Lord's low eyebrows and smiled, and a touch of shyness but joy passed over his face, as soon as the mood was good, his body was fine, and he was about to leave again.

Just as she got up, Shi Wei suddenly thought of an extremely important matter.

He hurriedly stopped the Cheshire Lord, looked around at no one on the left and right, and said: "Please ask the county lord to promise the lower officials one thing, about the matter of Nagansui, please don't talk to Your Majesty for the time being after the county lord returns to Beijing." ”

Lord Cheshire's face changed slightly, and he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why?" ”

This matter is too complicated, and there are many people involved, Shi Wei doesn't want the Cheshire Lord to be involved too much, and for many internal reasons, it is naturally inconvenient for him to say it clearly.

He then said: "The lower official does this, naturally has the intention of the lower official, but it is inconvenient to tell the county lord the truth for the time being, but please rest assured that everything the lower official does is for the county lord, please believe the lower official." ”

Shi Wei's words were indeed sincere, and at this time, his eyes were sincere, and he did not have any false feelings.

Previously, the Lord of Cheshire hated Na Gansui deeply because of King Zheng's illness, but now that his brother's illness has been cured, the hatred in her heart has actually diminished a lot.

Now I heard Shi Wei's sincere words again, and then looked at the sincere and handsome face.

Lord Cheshire pondered for a long time, then nodded and sighed: "Okay, I believe you, I won't mention this matter to Uncle Huang for the time being, but you must give me a reasonable explanation in the future." ”

Shi Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After arranging the affairs of the Cheshire Lord, the convoy returned to the road, and before evening, it finally returned to Bianjing.

At this time, the palace was closed, and it was inconvenient for the Lord of Cheshire to enter the palace to disturb the rest of the Son of Heaven, so he went straight back to his house, and the people dispersed, and each returned to his own home.

After a few months of absence, Shi Wei's return home made Fan Peilan and other female relatives happy.

All the ladies surrounded him, asking for warmth in the cold, and Yingying Yanyan, which made Shi Wei feel the warmth of going home.

After the wine and food were prepared, the family ate, drank and laughed around the table, and during the banquet, Shi Wei told them all kinds of interesting things about the trip to Fangzhou, only to hear that they were surprised for a while, and happy for a while.

After dinner, it's time to distribute the gifts.

This trip Shi Wei went around half of the Great Song Dynasty, and bought a lot of local products along the way, such as the brocade of Shu and the jade ornaments of Shaanxi, all of which are good goods that are difficult to buy in Bianjing.

Shi Wei distributed these gifts one by one to Fan Peilan, Xiong Qingdai, and even Lilacs.

It's just that when he was assigned to Pan Zisu, Shi Wei slapped his head and blamed himself: "Oh, look at my surname, I forgot to buy a gift for Zisu." ”

Pan Zisu was also looking forward to it, but when he heard Shi Wei's words, his face suddenly flashed a little unhappy.

Seeing this, Fan Peilan hurriedly smiled and said: "Yuanzhi, you are really good, how can you forget to buy a gift for Miss Pan, so let's give my jade bracelet to Miss Pan." ”

Pan Zisu hurriedly said: "No need, this is a gift that Yuanzhi bought for his wife, how can I accept it." Besides, Yuanzhi has worked hard all the way, and it's nothing to bring one less gift, so I wouldn't mind. ”

Fan Peilan was still waiting to let go again, but Pan Zisu just didn't comply, so she found an excuse and hurriedly went back to her room.

As soon as she left, the atmosphere in the hall was suddenly a little awkward.

Fan Peilan hurriedly gave Shi Wei a look and persuaded: "Yuanzhi, what are you still doing in a daze, why don't you go and coax Miss Pan quickly." ”

Shi Wei was not in a hurry, and walked out of the lobby with a casual expression.

When he walked through the courtyard and gently pushed open the door of Pan Zisu's room, he saw that she was sitting in front of the dresser, and what was reflected on the bronze mirror was a flower and moon with resentment.

When you see that your beloved man has brought gifts to other women, but only forgets herself, even if she is a well-informed lady like Pan Zisu, she will inevitably feel resentful.

Seeing Shi Wei coming in, Pan Zisu pretended not to know, only twisted his head to the side, and did not look at Shi Wei who was gradually approaching in the mirror.

"Are you still mad at me?" Shi Wei asked with a smile.

Pan Zisu pursed his lips and snorted softly, and said angrily: "I'm just a poor person under the fence, if you don't drive me out of the house, you will be satisfied, how dare you expect anything else." ”

There is obviously a bit of resentment in these words.

Seeing her resentful appearance like this, Shi Wei felt more and more cute.

"Everyone else has gifts, but how could I forget about you, it's just that your gift is different from theirs, so it's not good for me to take it out in person."

Hearing this, Pan Zisu's resentment suddenly dissipated, and the color of his eyebrows reappeared, and he couldn't help but look back, his eyes full of surprise.

Shi Wei then took out a piece of paper from his arms and held it to her with both hands with a smile.

When Pan Zisu saw that his gift was just a piece of paper, his brows couldn't help frowning slightly.

(To be continued)