In the Northern Wasteland, in Xunyang City, Zhang Li has always thought that he is extremely proud to be the lord of a city.

Except for Princess Fengning, who recently came to visit the Northland, he has never saluted anyone in his life and bowed his head.

It's just that now, the Lord Shen from the capital in front of him ......

Shen Yue's name, in fact, he has heard of it a long time ago, the second son of the Jiangnan prefect, who is known all over the Great Chu for his cynicism.

It's just that as early as last year, this Shen Gongzi was above the court, and he had a lot of words to refute that Chen Daxue had no power to fight back, and in this regard, Shen Yue was also on the rise in the officialdom and was even favored.

It can be said that now Shen Yue's position is only an official to the rank of Shaoqing from the fifth grade, which is far lower than him......

But in a few moments, the thoughts in Zhang Li's heart had wandered and turned a few strategies, and when he came back to his senses, the protagonist who had just been slandered in his stomach stood in front of him.

When he saw Shen Yue's face again, Zhang Li still couldn't help but sigh in his heart, sure enough, if this young son Shen didn't have the appearance and talent that he could handle, where would he be so wildly sought after by the ladies in Shengjing City.

"Lord Shen, please take a seat."

Zhang Li stepped forward with a smile, he arched his hand and invited Shen Yue to sit on the top, his tone couldn't be more respectful.

Shen Yue raised his eyes, there was no superfluous expression on his face, and after listening to Zhang Li's words, he only raised his hand lightly, signaling his refusal.

"Xia Guan came here today, not to talk to the city lord, but for the princess's business."

"The matter of Princess Fengning?" Zhang Li was a little surprised on his face, he pondered for a while, and then asked, "What Lord Shen said is ...... The princess wants to leave a servant in the official mansion? ”

At the mention of the servant, Shen Yue's face showed a trace of imperceptible coldness, and Yuan Xing, who was standing beside him, could see clearly that his son-in-law's hand behind him was already clenched tightly.

"I heard that he is from Wangzhou." Shen Yue suppressed the coldness in his eyes, and his expression was tired, "Jiangnan is far away from this northern wasteland, and the city lord naturally knows it. ”

"What's more, the Wangzhou area is located in the south, which is the richest place, what is there that can make people escape here. With such a strange identity, the city lord didn't even bother to ask for half a point, so he directly let people go to the princess's side. ”

When Shen Yue said this, his tone suddenly became sharp: "If this person has a bad plan, the city lord thinks, how dare you take the crime of murdering the princess?" Or is the city lord risking his life to fight for the tiger? ”

Shen Yue's words really frightened Zhang Li, he was stunned at first, and then panicked.

"Lord Shen, this official, I ...... No such intention! ”

Shen Yue's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said slowly to the person in front of him who was really frightened: "Whether the city lord has such intentions is yours, the words have come to this, and the official will leave." ”

Seeing that the people were gone, Zhang Li breathed a sigh of relief, his forehead was already covered with cold sweat, and he raised his sleeve to wipe it.

This Lord Shen ...... It's really a rumor spread by the people in the capital, whose prodigal son brother would be so terrifying!

"Daddy!"

A person came out of the door, Zhang Wenwen carried the hem of his skirt, walked into the room quickly, and asked, "That is Lord Shen Yue Shen, who came with the princess?" ”

"Don't come up with any more ideas, this man...... It's not an easy thing to get along with. Zhang Li put down his sleeves, glared at his daughter, and warned him.

"You met him a few times, and only said a few words, how do you know what this Shen Yue is?"

Zhang Wenwen was not convinced, but when she saw her father looking at her again, she shrank her neck and restrained it slightly.

"Dad, don't leave yet, tell me, why did Shen Yue lose his temper so much, is it just because Princess Fengning took away a little slave from your mansion?"

Seeing that Zhang Li threw off his sleeves and turned his head to leave, Zhang Wenwen hurriedly followed him step by step, and analyzed it carefully: "My daughter looks at it is not so simple, you said that you took the girls to the yard before, but he didn't even look at it, so he said that he would let the princess eat first, which caused those little hooves to anger the princess." ”

"Now he is so annoyed again, combined with this kind of thing-" Zhang Wenwen struck with both palms, and directly made a conclusion on this matter, "Then Lord Shen Yue Shen must like Princess Fengning......"

It's just that before her words could come to an end, she was directly interrupted by her father Zhang Li, "Sanfu, take Miss down, no one is allowed to enter her yard to visit if she hasn't copied the women's rules a hundred times, let alone let her out!" ”

The servant on the side came down in response, causing Zhang Wenwen to stomp his feet vigorously, "Dad! My daughter must have guessed correctly! You men don't have our instincts......"

Zhang Li only felt a headache, "Take her down quickly." ”

Passing through the corridor, it is now on the verge of summer, but unfortunately the spring and summer seasons in the north have never been very distinct, let alone this barren land in the north, and the lotus transplanted from the south cannot be planted one after another.

It is said that summer is a hot and boring season, although the climate is not hot at this time, Zhang Li can feel the dryness in his heart.

"My lord, do you want to find some lotus flowers from the south this year?"

The housekeeper looked at Zhang Li staring at the hoarded mud in front of the porch, and thought that he wanted to see those flowers again, so he couldn't help but ask out loud.

"No need, this kind of flower is destined to be unfazed here, didn't you see it with your own eyes in the early years?"

Zhang Li sighed, a few years ago, he wanted to transplant these summer flowers to decorate the house, but unfortunately none of them survived.

After repeating it a few times, he stopped fiddling with it and wasting the money and flowers.

The housekeeper already had some bottom in his heart, and he was waiting outside the door, and he naturally heard what his lord said to that Lord Shen clearly.

After hesitating for a moment, and then considering the words, the housekeeper said: "My lord, if the old slave says something that is out of line, what the eldest lady said may not be the willful words of the young lady, the adult may wish to think about it carefully, and then decide how to deal with Ling Yi is not too late." ”

Zhang Li didn't understand that what the girl said was the truth, but did she protect Ling Yi from the princess, or stand on Shen Yue's side and bring people back? This choice is the reason for his dilemma.

"But today...... Shen Yue's threat is nothing more than asking the official to bring people back. ”

Seeing that there was still a puzzled look on his face, the housekeeper knew that the master had not yet understood the true meaning of his words, so he said again: "My lord, you might as well think about it, if you offend the princess and make the princess unhappy, Lord Shen will ...... And how can you get it right? ”

After listening, Zhang Li had an epiphany.