"Back to His Royal Highness, that's not true, in the past few days, Miss Shen has been at home behind closed doors and has never left the house." Dongchen immediately replied: "Then even if the third prince of Liao wants to meet by chance, he has no chance!" ”

When Shen Nianzhen came out of Liao's house that day, he met Liao Zhongwen, although he just said two words and left, but Dongchen still reported it to Rong Chen, and after Rong Chen heard it, he was very angry in his heart and reprimanded: "Didn't you tell you to trip him as much as possible?" Why did you just catch up with the moment when Nian Zhen returned home? It's too much of a coincidence, right? ”

Dongchen immediately lowered his head when he heard this, he didn't dare to look at Rong Chen's gaze, and Beiyang helped him explain: "Your Majesty, that's the case, the subordinates have actually worked hard to delay the time for the third prince Liao to return to the house, originally thought that it was so late, Miss Shen should have returned to the Shen family a long time ago, who knows......"

"Forget it! Don't dwell on that! Rong Chen said impatiently.

"Your Highness, ...... today Isn't Miss Shen coming to visit you yet? Dongchen asked cautiously.

"She said she was going to develop something in the next few days, and she would come back in a few days." Rong Chen said, his mood began to be irritable again, this is not Shen Nianzhen by his side, he is really unhappy every day!

"Oh, oh." Dongchen nodded, retracted his neck, and tried his best to stand to the side.

Rong Chen's legs were injured, and he couldn't go anywhere in the house, it was too boring, Dongchen and Beiyang called a lot of opera troupes and storytellers and singers to perform in the house in order to be amused, but Rong Chen was not interested in this.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! But at this moment, Nanfeng, who was out to inquire about the news, suddenly came back from outside with an excited face, holding a painting in his hand, and said, "My subordinates saw Miss Shen today!" ”

"Really? Where is she? Rong Chen was originally closing his eyes to recuperate, but when he heard the words, he suddenly opened his eyes.

There was a hint of excitement on his face.

"She, she is dressed as a scholar again, and she buys calligraphy and paintings in Wangjiang Tower! In just half a day, I earned three hundred taels of silver! ”

"It's only three hundred taels? I thought it was three thousand! ”

Rong Chen snorted when he heard this: "With this time, she might as well come into the mansion to accompany His Highness!" I'll give her 10,000 taels of silver a day! ”

"Your Highness! You don't know Miss Shen about this. Hearing this, Nanfeng immediately shook his head and said, "Is she someone who likes to rely on men?" It's about making money by your own means! Well, my subordinates also spent twenty taels of silver to buy a painting back, Your Highness will take a look. ”

As he spoke, he opened the painting that he had been holding in his hand as if offering a treasure and slowly unfolded it on the table.

But it is a picture of flowers and birds.

With a few brushstrokes, it depicts the ethereal feeling of clouds and mist, and the scene of birds flying is very meaningful, coupled with ingenious ideas, this painting is very attractive at a glance.

"Not bad! The pen is very old and spicy, and it can be seen that he often paints. Rong Chen glanced at it and immediately exclaimed.

can get a word of praise from Rong Chen, which proves that Shen Nianzhen's painting is really good.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the compliment." When Nanfeng heard that it was beautiful, he was about to put the painting away, but as soon as he touched it, he was beaten by Rong Chen with a tea bowl, and he snorted coldly: "This painting is confiscated in the palace, you go to the account room to get a hundred taels of silver." ”

Yes? Confiscate?

Nanfeng was stunned for a moment, and then nodded obediently: "Yes, Your Highness." ”

There is no handwritten painting by Miss Shen, but it is good to have a hundred taels of silver.

"Besides, you take the money and buy all her paintings, no matter how much money you want." Rong Chen said arrogantly.

With such a little money, he didn't care at all, but Shen Nianzhen's Mobao couldn't be left behind.

"Your Highness, no."

Nanfeng heard that he was about to take the order and leave, but Beiyang suddenly opened his mouth to persuade: "Of course, you have good intentions to do this, but have you thought about it, if Miss Shen knows, will she be happy or unhappy?" ”

"Bengong spent a lot of money for her, even if she knew that Bengong did it, she would definitely be happy." Rong Chen replied without thinking.

"Not necessarily." Beiyang smiled slightly when he heard this, and said, "Your Highness, do you dare to make a bet with your subordinates?" ”

"Bet on what?"

Rong Chen raised his eyebrows, his face full of interest.

"Just bet that Nanfeng will buy a painting again this time, and Miss Shen will sell it to him." Beiyang said with a smile: "If Miss Shen sells the painting to Nanfeng, it proves that Your Highness has won, and if she refuses to sell it to Nanfeng, it proves that she doesn't want Your Highness to meddle in this matter at all." ”

"Good!" Rong Chen agreed when he heard this, his face was full of confidence, and he smiled at the moment and said: "Bengong is bored, so you put forward this bet, Bengong likes it very much!" Beiyang, wait a minute, if you lose, what are you going to do? ”

"It's all at Your Highness's orders."

Beiyang said with a smile.

"That's it......" Rong Chen immediately frowned tightly when he heard this, glanced at Beiyang coldly, and then turned his head to look at the sky outside, and said lazily: "If you lose, go to the stable and personally serve the sweaty horse from the Western Regions that the palace only got a few days ago for three months, and feed it personally, okay?" ”

"Good!" Beiyang agreed, and then asked rhetorically: "Then what if His Highness loses?" ”

"You mention the conditions!"

"The subordinate asked His Highness to give his subordinates a three-month vacation, so that the subordinates could go home to accompany their wives and daughters." Beiyang said slowly.

"Good!" Rong Chen agreed without hesitation.

The bet is placed.

Soon, Nanfeng set off with a silver ticket of several thousand taels, and before leaving, he looked at Rong Chen with some embarrassment, and said, "Your Highness, if Miss Shen refuses to sell the painting to her subordinates, please come back and don't be angry......

"How could Hongu be angry?" Rong Chen bit his lip when he heard this, and a faint smile hung on his lips: "Go quickly, otherwise this palace may screw your head off and kick it as a ball!" ”

It's really eyeless! It's not even started yet! Dare to say that he will lose? Is he the one who loses? Really?

"Huh? Then the subordinates will go. When Nanfeng heard this, he suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing on his neck, and he shrunk his neck, and quickly retreated after saluting.

Rong Chen glanced at his back and fled from the desert, and felt that it was not enjoyable, so he immediately ordered: "Dongchen, you also go, if Nianzhen refuses to sell the painting to Nanfeng, you also go and give it a try, and come back to tell the palace what she said word for word." ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Dongchen simply agreed, and then retreated.

Rong Chen felt that he was foolproof, and then cast a smug look at Beiyang.

With a faint smile on the corner of Beiyang's mouth, he suddenly asked leisurely: "Your Highness, in your heart, what kind of person is Miss Shen?" ”

"Why do you ask?" Rong Chen played with a delicate teapot in his hand without raising his head.

"The subordinates want to know, in your mind, do you regard Miss Shen as an accessory, or as an independent person." Beiyang said with a smile: "However, from your thinking mode, your subordinates feel that you treat her as a vassal. ”

"Nonsense! Nian Zhen is unique, she is the favorite person of this palace, and she is not a vassal. Rong Chen immediately retorted when he heard this.

"If Your Highness thinks so, why should she decide to buy all her paintings on her own initiative, instead of waiting to see if she can sell them herself?"

Beiyang asked rhetorically: "Your Highness might as well think like this, if Miss Shen wants Her Highness to pay for her paintings, then she doesn't have to go to such trouble, and directly send someone to send the paintings to the palace, Isn't it right for you to give her silver?" ”

Rong Chen was speechless when asked.

It took him a long time before he said angrily: "This palace just understands her hard work, and can't bear to see her disappointed, that's why I did this......"

"Your Highness may have good intentions, but if you do this, you may anger Miss Shen." Beiyang said lightly when he heard this: "Since Your Highness regards her very important, when you do things, you might as well think about it from her point of view, in fact, Miss Shen herself is a very considerate person who is willing to think about others." ”

"Oh? How so? Rong Chen was interested.

"Your Highness went back to the Second Prince's Mansion this time, why didn't Miss Shen come under the pretext of something?" Hearing this, Beiyang slowly spoke: "Isn't she just worried that her coming will cause Her Highness to quarrel with Concubine Qi?" Although, she didn't come, the result was still the same......"

When Rong Chen heard this, his face couldn't help but soften, thinking about it carefully, Shen Nianzhen was indeed a very considerate and meticulous person.

Such a person shouldn't like a person like him, who only relies on his own preferences and completely ignores the ideas of others, right?

An hour later, Nanfeng came back panting, empty-handed.

"Your Highness! When she went down, Miss Shen only sold the last painting, but she didn't sell it to her subordinates. Her subordinates saw that she sold the painting to a man for two hundred taels of silver. ”

"Your Highness!" At this time, Dongchen also came back, and as usual, he didn't have anything in his hand: "When I went down, Miss Shen's paintings had been sold out, and I was about to pack up my things and go home!" ”

"How?" Beiyang looked at Rong Chen with a smile.

Rong Chen understood that he had lost.

Shen Nianzhen really didn't want him to interfere and buy all her paintings, but relied on his own strength to sell those paintings.

As for the pair she sold to Nanfeng for twenty taels, it is likely that she gave a friendly price for the sake of Nanfeng's acquaintance.

That painting, she did give it to Nanfeng, not to him, the second prince.

"It's Hongu who loses." Rong Chen looked at Beiyang very happily and said, "You can take a vacation and go back for three months to accompany your relatives well." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness! ”

Beiyang was so happy when he heard the words that he didn't know what to do, so he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Li Jingting, looking so excited that he couldn't help himself.

"Is this palace so harsh on weekdays? Just put a price, and you're happy to be like this? Rong Chen glanced at Beiyang suspiciously, then turned his head to look at Nanfeng and Dongchen, and asked lazily, "Do you two want to rest?" The palace can also give you three days off as a reward for running away. ”

As he spoke, he took out the painting that he confiscated and handed it to Nanfeng: "Since this is given to you by Nianzhen, you can keep it yourself, but when others ask in the future, don't say that it is her painting that it is completed, so as not to cause any misunderstanding." ”

"In that case, let's put it next to the prince!" When Nanfeng heard this, he smiled shyly, and then said: "My subordinates are a boss, and I don't know how to appreciate paintings, so if I give them to my subordinates, it will be a waste of cow chewing peonies." ”

"You're pretty self-aware." Rong Chen sneered when he heard this, and then took the painting back: "Since this is the case, then the palace will reluctantly accept it for you." ”

"Your Highness, my subordinates don't want to rest." At this time, Dongchen spoke.

As soon as he took the lead, Nanfeng also nodded: "Yes, Your Highness, your subordinates will not rest." ”

Why is that? Why are the two of you completely opposite to Beiyang? Rong Chen was a little surprised.

"That's the case, Brother Beiyang, he has a family, he has a wife and a young family, so he naturally likes to go home to accompany his relatives." Dongchen touched his head embarrassedly, and then said, "But the subordinates and Nanfeng haven't married yet!" Even if he went home, it was empty and unmanned, so it was better to be on duty. ”

"Yes, that's right!" Nanfeng nodded repeatedly.

Rong Chen immediately laughed when he heard this: "It turns out that you are two singles!" No wonder! ”

"Still." As soon as he spoke, his expression suddenly became serious: "Why did she pretend to be a scholar to sell paintings in Wangjiang Tower?" Is she short of money? This palace gave her so much jewelry, and the Shen family is not short of money! ”

"It's kind of weird." Beiyang said.

"No! This matter needs to be investigated. Rong Chen frowned tightly when he heard this, and said, "This palace needs to know why she is like this......

"It's easy! His Highness asked her directly. Dongchen said bluntly: "As soon as you ask, everything will be clear." ”

When the words fell, Rong Chen's white eyes glared: "Stupid! What a lot of people who have ideas! When Hongu asks her, will she say? I'm sure I'll want to prevaricate this palace! This matter has to be investigated secretly! ”

"How does Your Highness want to investigate? Infiltrating the Shen family? Dongchen asked, "Is the subordinate willing to ......?"

"Stop!" Rong Chen directly refused when he heard this: "Is this palace the one who has no taste?" Also infiltrated the Shen family! If it is discovered, where will the palace still have the face to go to the Shen family again! You can't do that! ”

"The subordinates listened to Miss Shen's meaning, she will go to Wangjiang Tower tomorrow to sell things." Nanfeng said: "Your Highness, why don't we find another opportunity to inquire tomorrow?" ”

"That's a good idea! Still the south wind smart! Rong Chen immediately praised.

Dongchen touched his head when he heard this, a little unconvinced.

"Tomorrow, the palace will go to Wangjiang Tower in person." Rong Chen suddenly said: "I went to see the princess sell paintings in person, it's interesting to think about it." ”

"Your Highness! Are you going to go in person? Nanfeng and the others were all taken aback when they heard this, and looked at him in disbelief one by one, all of them wanted to speak and stopped.

Rong Chen raised his eyebrows, and said indifferently: "What, can't you go to this palace yet?" ”

"However, Your Highness, your legs ......" Dongchen glanced down at his legs and stopped talking.

Ever since Rong Chen's legs were seriously injured, the thing he hated the most was to appear in front of people, and whenever someone looked at him, he was furious.

This time when they went back to the Second Prince's Mansion, they spent a lot of effort to persuade them before agreeing.

Now, two days after coming back, I actually want to go to Wangjianglou, a place where celebrities in Beijing are gathered? Oh, my God!

When Dongchen thought about it, he felt incredible.

"In the past, I also felt that if I injured my leg, I should stay at home and not go out to make people laugh." Rong Chen said a little uncomfortably: "But Nianzhen told Bengong that this is not the case, other people's ridicule is painless and itchy, so you don't have to care at all, as long as Bengong himself feels happy." ”

"Your Highness! That's true! Dongchen almost burst into tears when he heard this: "Or Miss Shen has a way!" No matter how much her subordinates persuade them, she only uses one sentence, and you will be obedient......"

Rong Chen felt that this sentence was so awkward, and immediately frowned and interrupted: "This palace just agrees with her point of view, not listens to her!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes! Whatever His Highness says, it is what it is! Miss Shen has always listened to you! Dongchen was about to light his head like a rattle, and looked at Rong Chen with a sincere face.

Rong Chen: "......"

He waved his hand and said, "Get down!" Get ready early tomorrow! Go to Wangjiang Tower! ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

……

Early the next morning, Rong Chen put on a newly made blue satin robe, dressed in a chic and handsome wheelchair, and led several guards out of the bright autumn light in the rising sun.

Unexpectedly, when he went out, he ran into Beiyang, who was hurrying back, he got into the carriage directly, and whispered a few words in Rong Chen's ear.

Rong Chen's face changed suddenly.

"Your Highness, what do you think? Do you want to act at the opportunity, or do you ......" Beiyang asked in a low voice.

"The stakes are so high that Hongu has to be present in person." Rong Chen's face was entangled: "However, the palace has already said that I will go to Wangjiang Tower today......"

"Your Highness! In the end, revenge is important! It's important to go and cheer for Miss Shen! Beiyang said anxiously: "Your Highness has ever thought that you can accompany Miss Shen whenever you want, but the opportunity for revenge is once in a lifetime, fleeting, once you miss it, there will be no more!" ”

As he spoke, he knelt down: "I beg Your Highness to make a decision as soon as possible!" ”

Seeing that the situation was not good, Dongchen and Nanfeng's guards also knelt down.

Rong Chen looked at them with a very solemn face.

He thought carefully for a while before he slowly spoke, "You all get up." ”

"Yes, Your Highness." The crowd stood up.

Rong Chen said slowly: "You all understand what this palace means, but for such a big matter, this palace is really not suitable to be present, so it is easy for my father to think that this whole thing is designed by this palace, but it will let the eldest brother get away with it." ”

"It's better to go to Wangjiang Tower in this palace, the more powerful the better, so that even if my father wants to doubt me, he doesn't have that opportunity."

"This ......" Beiyang immediately hesitated when he heard this.

Dongchen and Nanfeng are left, and Xishuang is waiting for you to look at me, and I will look at you, but they haven't spoken.

"So it was decided." Rong Chen made a decision: "You act according to the original plan, don't be truthful, and this palace will go to Wangjiang Tower to enjoy yourself." As he spoke, a smile appeared on his lips.