In the room, Zhao Haitang sent all the subordinates out, leaving only Liu's mother to serve in the house.

"Miss, how do you want the old slave to say hello, this is a blank hit, I'm afraid my shoulder is going to hurt for a month."

Mother Liu held the hibiscus flower ointment in her hand, and rubbed most of it in the palm of her hand to dissolve, and the ointment that had just clumped slowly condensed into flower dew, and Mother Liu rubbed it on Zhao Haitang's shoulder little by little, her eyes full of distress.

"Miss, this ointment is a little painful to melt, so bear with it."

Zhao Haitang lowered his head, compared with the upheaval of the previous life, this pain is really nothing, but just now, the Lord Lei in the mouth of the little guy is talking about Lei Du?

That man always had a cold face in his impression, as if the whole world owed him, but he would smile a little from time to time when he looked at her.

Originally, they had a marriage contract, but later, because of her willfulness, she insisted on marrying Shen Zhi, so that the two families broke up unhappily, and in the end, even the marriage contract was canceled.

Zhao Haitang touched the jade bracelet in his left hand and sighed slightly.

Remembering that when Mrs. Lei lovingly held her hand and put on a jade bracelet symbolizing the daughter-in-law of the Lei family, she was only seven or eight years old, and it was probably just a joke of the elders at that time.

Later, her wrists grew bigger and bigger, and she couldn't take off the bracelet.

Before getting married, she wanted to marry Shen Zhi wholeheartedly, and she was very concerned about wearing another family's bracelet on her hand, "Otherwise, I will break it and return it to you." ”

"No need, since it was given to you by your mother, you can wear it, and it can be regarded as a wedding gift from me."

Lei Du in the previous life showed a flustered look in front of Zhao Haitang for the first time. His eyes flashed with anger, as if he wanted to stare at the bracelet through a hole.

"Hey!"

Zhao Haitang thought of the past and couldn't help sighing, she simply turned over and lay straight on the cushion to make herself more comfortable.

In the following years, she also met Lei Du several times one after another, all in Shen Zhi's Lanyue Pavilion, which was where he often met with his staff. Lei Du always came over with a solemn expression every time, and chatted with Shen Zhi until late at night.

Later, the Shen Mansion participated in the fall of the heir, Shen Zhi was imprisoned, and the Lei family was too close to the Shen Mansion because of its close relationship, and finally ended up stealing the family and filling the army. When did Lei Du start to communicate with Shen Zhi?

Zhao Haitang squinted his eyes and closed his eyes to recuperate.

It seems that it is since he married Shen Zhi, right? Won't it ......

An idea surged into Zhao Haitang's mind.

Lei Du used to be the top student in high school, but he was demoted in the palace examination because he was unwilling to follow the flames, and now, Lei Du, who is unwilling to get involved in officialdom, took the initiative to take refuge in Shen Zhi, an empty shell prince who has almost no chance of winning in the battle for succession, shouldn't it be for her?

"No, no, no."

Zhao Haitang shook her head, not knowing whether to escape or not be confident, in short, she quickly denied her idea.

The autumn breeze outside was bleak, but the room was unusually warm, the shoulders were coated with ointment to reduce swelling, and there was a burst of coolness, Zhao Haitang's eyes were confused, I don't know if he was asleep, or he was thinking about something.

On the other side, in the front hall of the Shen Mansion, a man with a cold face was sitting on a side chair, with a cup of steaming tea in his hand, and a few petals floating on the tea floating layer, lively but also deserted.

In the lobby, the red word "happiness" is pasted in the center, but in addition to this happy word, in this lobby, there is no way to find the appearance of yesterday's newlywed.

"I'm really sorry for keeping Brother Lei waiting for a long time."

Shen Zhi changed his clothes, and when he saw Lei Du, he really made a good backhand salute, he was an idle prince, Lei Du's family had a big business, and it was not easy to say which power was more important than the one in his hands.

"The prince is polite, today is the second day of the prince's wedding, and on the occasion of the official newlywed, Lei came to disturb him early in the morning, which is really rude, and I ask the prince to forgive me."

Lei Du was very respectful, holding his hands and saluting in a proper manner, but his face was very cold, and his eyes were a little threatening.

She just entered the door yesterday, and today this happy hall was withdrawn, and it is not difficult to see how much Shen Zhi doesn't care about this side concubine. Thinking of this, Lei Du couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart, and the palm hanging on the side unconsciously clenched a little.

"Huh...... Hehe, it's just that the side concubine entered the door, not enough to mention. ”

Shen Zhi waved his hand casually, his face was full of indifference, it seemed that he didn't marry a beautiful girl yesterday, it was just an ordinary day.

Lei Du lowered his eyes slightly, and leaned sideways to give up the main seat.

How, what do you want to hear? Do you want to hear Shen Zhi say how good Zhao Haitang is and how happy he is to marry her? That kind of happiness is something you can't have in this life.

The clenched hands, the nails that were almost embedded in the palms, instantly released weakly. looked at Shen Zhi's eyes, and then dimmed a lot.

"Brother Lei came here today, what advice do you have?"

Shen Zhi has always been a kind prince with no temper in front of others, unless he faces Zhao Haitang, that woman can always easily make him thunderous.

"There is a big drought in Qizhou this year, and the grain harvest is likely to fail, and no one in the DPRK has mentioned the removal of imperial grain." Lei Du picked up the teacup on the side and gossiped like a friend and confidant.

"Well, my father recently took a fancy to a clear spring behind Nanshan, and the excavation construction requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and it all needs money."

Shen Zhi didn't have any image of Erlang's legs, picked the fruit plate on the table, and put the grapes in his mouth one by one.

Lei Du said, of course Shen Zhi knew, Shen Zhi's implication was that the hundred officials in the court did not mention the exemption of the emperor's grain, that is, they knew that the emperor needed this money for other purposes.

"If you report the free food now, and the disaster has not yet happened, the emperor may not approve it, but when the disaster happens, I am afraid that the sheep will be killed, and the distant water will not be able to save the fire." Lei Du didn't seem to hear Shen Zhi's words, and spoke to himself.

"So?"

Shen Zhi squinted his eyes slightly, he was sure that Lei Du heard what he said, but why did he deliberately ignore the point?

"The difference between the free grain and the start of construction is subsidized by the Lei family."

Lei Du put down the teacup, tilted his head, and stared at Shen Zhi for a moment, a pair of eyes full of the essence of a hunter.

Shen Zhi was still playful just now, and instantly tightened the smile in his eyes.

"Brother Lei, what does this mean?"

Prior to this, Lei Du was the champion of high school, and Shen Zhi had the idea of gathering it as a wing, and repeatedly threw olive branches.

Now, although he offended the saint in the palace examination because of his outspokenness, he did not really mean to derogatory, but won the love of Gu Zhongtang, and after only half a month in high school, he was named the imperial history of the left capital, managing the affairs of the Supervision Academy.

Although the official position is in the fifth rank, he can directly control the center and has great power. He is really a pivotal figure in the DPRK.

Yesterday's wedding, Shen Zhi sent an invitation, but Lei Du did not accept it, Shen Zhi felt that this Lord Lei's position was already obvious, but why did he take the initiative to come to the door today?

"Weichen has admired the prince for many years, and is willing to assist the prince to ascend to the supreme position." Lei Du put down his body, bowed his head and bent over, and made a serious salute.

He said panic! This was Shen Zhi's first thought, but what followed was more Shen Zhi's doubts. What did he do this for?

"Oh? This king has been idle for many years, and Lord Lei is afraid that he is powerless. ”

Shen Zhi's face returned to his former warm appearance, as if the cold gaze just now had nothing to do with him.

"As a prince, who doesn't want that supreme position."

Lei Du seemed to expect Shen Zhi's reaction, and he was not in a hurry to take a stand, he only tilted his head slightly, looking at the hall, not knowing what he was thinking.

"I heard that the Lei Mansion was newly built, Brother Lei might as well live in the mansion first, and it is really inconvenient to live in the post station."

Shen Zhi did not answer Lei Du's question positively, the Lei Mansion was still being renovated, and the second elder of the Lei family also went to the south to collect rent, and he would not come back for a month.

"Wechen thanked the prince."

Lei Du did not hesitate, while he bent down to thank him, a carriage roared and stopped at the gate, and a person who looked like a small man turned over and jumped out of the car, unloading the things on the car in an orderly manner, and beckoning the people standing guard at the door to move in.

Shen Zhi frowned, how could he feel that he had been calculated by Lei Du? As soon as he gave the invitation, the carriage and horses arrived at the door.