At the gate of Splendid Academy, Zhu Cuizhi caught up with Xiong Shuzhen.

Xiong Shuzhen said: "What are you chasing out?" ”

"It's Master, she..."

"She asked you to come to me? Why didn't she come on her own? ”

Zhu Cuizhi said: "What are you angry about? Our family has paid the silver, if you don't learn, isn't it a big loss? ”

Xiong Shuzhen pouted, she would definitely persuade her father when she went back and asked him not to give money.

"Then why don't we go back?"

"Don't go back, let's go out to play, and don't go back tonight, I'm going to kill her." Xiong Shuzhen thought badly in her heart that if her family couldn't pick her up at night, they would definitely rush to trouble her.

As soon as the two left, Zhong Jinxiu learned the news, she asked the two young ladies to follow, and even notified their respective mothers.

After the two little girls were caught by their mothers, they were directly tied up by their mothers and sent back to the academy.

Mrs. Xiong said: "The child is open-mouthed, and I hope that the master can ignore the past suspicions." ”

Zhong Jinxiu said: "Madam, child, what kind of education you want her to become, you should give it." ”

"Master, this child doesn't talk, I'll teach her a good lesson when I go back..."

Zhong Jinxiu shook her head and said, "That's it, madam, go back." ”

Zhong Jinxiu asked Xiong Shuzhen and Zhu Cuizhi to miss class today, and Zhong Jinxiu kindly left her for an hour and did not give tutoring.

And it's in her little yard.

Xiong Shuzhen looked at her small courtyard and couldn't help but sarcastically: "Sure enough, I became a canary, and the place where I live is different." ”

"How does it compare to your home?"

"Hmph, how can you compare with my family."

Zhong Jinxiu said with a smile: "Do you know what is the opposite of things?" ”

Xiong Shuzhen frowned slightly, she didn't know.

"I know this man, his name is Su Nuo. But what are you telling me about this? ”

"I want you to tell your mother this story, and it will be the opposite. Let's have a master-apprentice game, I want her to leave you with a sunny day, not an empty one. She stepped forward and patted Xiong Shuzhen lightly on the shoulder, "That's all for today, let's go back." ”

Although Xiong Shuzhen didn't understand what this meant, she went back and told his mother who told him about it.

"Mother, what do you mean by her, is she threatening me?"

Madame Bear was silent, for she heard it, and it was for her.

"This husband and wife are soft and strong, and they are determined to separate our flesh."

"Mother, what do you say? Do you understand what she means? ”

Mrs. Xiong didn't want her daughter to care, so she said, "I'm tired after a day of studying, let's go, let's go to dinner." ”

At night, Zhong Jinxiu was asleep, but he heard a commotion outside, and when he came out to take a look, he could see from a distance that there was a fire.

The next day, Zhong Jinxiu went to the academy, and a student didn't come, Zhong Jinxiu asked a few more questions, and Zhu Cuizhi said: "Their house had a fire last night, and overnight, it all came to naught." ”

"Are you alright?"

Zhu Cuizhi shook his head and said, "There are no casualties. ”

That's fine, Zhong Jinxiu originally wanted to continue lecturing, but Xiong Shuzhen asked: "I heard that this is Lord Shen's masterpiece, as her wife, what do you have to say?"

Zhong Jinxiu only glanced at her casually, she lowered her head, no longer fighting with her, she can come today, I think someone in the family has persuaded her.

After class, Zhong Jinxiu didn't have the heart to eat outside, so she went back to cook and eat.

She wanted to do it herself, but Banniang insisted on not allowing it, so she could only give up.

Not long after, the meal made by Banniang was on the table, looking at the exquisite food on the table, but she couldn't raise her appetite, she said, "Make me a slurry noodle." ”

"Yes, ma'am."

Banniang sometimes wonders, is this really a princess?

The daily meal is very simple, and it is eaten every day by the inferior people, but if the master wants to eat her, she has to do it.

When it was served and tasted twice, Zhong Jinxiu didn't like it very much, she just felt that it was not the taste she had eaten before, so she stopped eating it.

"That's it, I guess I don't have an appetite today."

Banniang said: "Madame has very few meals every time, and if Madame has anything to eat, she has to tell the slave maid, and the slave maid will get it for you." ”

Zhong Jinxiu shook her head slightly and said, "That's it." Pack up and go rest. ”

Zhong Jinxiu has endured a lot of hardships in the past year, she has had the experience of not eating for several days, and she also eats a meal a day, seeing the folk and the true feelings of the world, and now she cherishes what she has gained.

The next day, she got up, dressed neatly, and then led Banniang out for breakfast.

This time when she went out, Banniang was nothing, but when she went out every day, Banniang inevitably had to persuade her: "Madam, why don't we eat at home?" ”

Zhong Jinxiu glanced at her slightly, and suddenly felt panicked, this girl is not very old, but the momentum makes people feel cold inexplicably.

She said cautiously: "It's always unclean outside, Madame's daughter, don't eat it outside." ”

Zhong Jinxiu said: "It's okay. ”

She still went out to eat bean curd and ate two more steamed buns.

Madame is so easy to support, she should be happy, she sometimes wonders, this is not someone faked, right?

However, not only did she think that Mrs. Zhong Jinxiu was fake, but even the people who had been following her felt a little strange.

There were many people who followed her, and one of them was Miss Wanyun, who looked at Zhong Jinxiu and felt that she was particularly untouchable.

Not to mention showing his face, he also went to eat in that kind of indiscriminate place, and he didn't even shy away from sharing a table with men.

"Girl, are we still following?"

"No need, let's go."

She went to the Yanyun Embassy Mansion to see Shen Mingze.

In the past few days, she found that Shen Mingze didn't go to his wife's residence at all, and he was in a trance like the golden house.

But this place should belong to her, he is hiding and she should be.

When Wanyun saw Shen Mingze, she said in a soft voice: "Shen Lang, you haven't been to see the slave family for a long time. ”

Shen Mingze glanced at her and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

Wanyun said: "I miss Shen Lang, so I'll come and see you." ”

Shen Mingze was playing chess with himself, and he was not too enthusiastic about her, Miss Wanyun didn't follow, reached out and grabbed the chess pieces and said, "Shen Lang, what's wrong with you lately?" Are you mad at me? Is it okay for you to tell the slave family? The slave family doesn't want to guess? ”

"Shen Lang..."

Shen Mingze asked, "What do you want?" Will I redeem you or will I make you an oiran? ”

When Miss Wanyun heard this, she said proudly: "I know that you are affectionate to me. ”

"Tell me now, or next time?"

"Now, I want you to redeem my life for me, so that I can wait for you in the future."

Shen Mingze's heart was darkly cold, and his eyes couldn't see a trace of temperature.

"It's okay to redeem myself, but I don't have to wait for me, my wife doesn't allow me to mess around outside."

"Shen Lang?" Miss Wanyun felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't say anything was wrong.

"Ah Xiang, send her out, and find her a house by the way. Go back and talk to Liang's mother and ask her to give the deed of sale to Miss Wanyun. "Mother Liang is Shen Mingze's person, and Wanchun Building is also Shen Mingze's industry.

Miss Wanyun didn't know this, and saw in her heart that he was willing to bother so much for herself, and her heart was sweet, as for the rest, the old days were long.

Ah Xiang sent Miss Wanyun away, and looked at her with a festive face, and couldn't help but shake his head.

I don't know that I have been disliked by my master.

It stands to reason that this Wanchun Building is the young master's property, if this girl works hard in it, the young master will definitely be promoted, but ah, the little girl didn't catch it.

He returned to the young master and said, "Young master, what do you think is the reason for the fire in the Chung family?" ”

"For what? Revenge, you will go and condolences later. ”

"Yes......"

Shen Mingze seemed to think of something, so he asked, "How is my cousin?" ”

Ah Xiang said: "Banniang followed, or as usual, went to the academy, and then most of them ate outside. ”

Shen Mingze shook his head slightly and said, "As long as you don't go on a hunger strike to protest." Having said that, he moved all her favorite snacks to the academy the next day.

The name is free meals for students.

In recent days, there has been an increase in the number of students at the academy, not only women, but also men.

Of course, there are other masters.

There are three new masters, one is Shen Yintang, one is You Shiqing, and one doesn't know, I heard that there are many famous ones, he is a pianist, Dugu Sujiao.

Zhong Jinxiu was still surprised when she saw Shen Yintang and You Shiqing.

It's been a year, I don't know if there is any progress?

You Shiqing and Shen Yintang were not surprised, because they thought that Shen Zhong Jinxiu should have been in Jiangnan.

"You two are?"

Shen Yintang's face was a little embarrassed, and he said, "It's a pity that Ming Ze said that I am not a master." ”

You Shiqing said: "I have long heard of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, so I have traveled here, and my sister-in-law has disturbed me..."

Shen Yintang said: "What is the name of Mrs. Sister-in-law, they are younger than me." ”

"Then I... Calling the young lady? ”

"You... Just call whatever you want. ”

Then Zhong Jinxiu went to class and told the students that there were three new masters from the college.

This lady's team, it can be seen that Shen Mingze can afford to lose his blood.

And at this moment, His Majesty the Emperor, who was far away in the capital, complained to the Empress Mother: "Mingze, this kid, doesn't take my words to heart more and more, and runs to that small place and throws me alone to clean up the mess here, it's just hateful." ”

Shen Laidi listened to him scold Ming Ze no less than eight times this month.

"He's still young, he can do whatever he wants, just grinding his temperament outside, and there will be time to enslave him in the future."

The emperor disagreed: "You just get used to him, Zhong Guogong returned to Changzhou, he went to Jiangnan again, and the court lost two loyal ministers in a row. ”

Shen Laidi also knew that the court was busy, and the emperor sometimes couldn't even eat.

I was distressed, and I hurriedly stepped forward to relax my muscles and bones, and said: "He's outside, it's not that he doesn't pay attention to the court, isn't he raising disaster relief materials these days?" Now it's time for the results. ”

When it came to this, the emperor was relieved.

Recently, the locust plague has been severe, and there has been no harvest in Sandong and other places, and refugees have been congested to Kyoto.

However, the dismissal of Shandong officials and the replacement of this personnel are another major matter.

Now the court is divided into two factions, headed by Pan Shoufu and headed by the emperor's uncle King Chu, all of whom have to promote their own people, and he can't offend anyone now.

"What's so difficult about this, if neither side is offended, then the emperor will nominate someone other than the two."

"But it's not a good choice."

Shen Laidi pondered for a moment and said: "My second brother-in-law, Kong Yu, is not a high school leader this year, and now he is the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and his father has done this kind of thing in office, so why not?" ”

"Hole partridge? Second sister, is she willing? ”

"The affairs of the Kong family, the emperor has not always known, her father-in-law has accepted a new lady, it is amazing, she is not very happy at home, it is better to let it out, if the emperor agrees, it is written on the holy decree to take the family to the post?"

The emperor felt that Kong Partridge could indeed do it.

"Well, when the time comes, the queen will take the blame for me."

"Yes, the concubine can't ask for it."

The next day, when the king of Chu and Pan admitted that they were arguing, the emperor did not answer after hearing it, he said: "I was in the queen's palace yesterday, and the queen said that she had not seen her second sister for a few days, and she missed her very much. Kong Yuan, go back and let your wife enter the palace to see the queen. The queen has recently become pregnant with a dragon heir, and she misses her sisters very much. ”

Kong Partridge was suddenly mentioned and flattered.

"Yes, I obey."

As soon as the emperor said the topic, other courtiers seemed to see the signs, among which Zhong Ming said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the candidates mentioned by the two adults are all superior candidates, but a small governor, let the two of them feel that it is overkill, why don't the two adults give the newcomer a chance to go out and exercise?" ”

"What does General Zhong mean?"

Zhong Ming said: "Master Kong's hometown is in Shandong, and he knows the region and people of Shandong very well, so the minister thinks that Kong Lu is suitable to be the governor of Shandong." ”

The emperor bowed slightly.

Pan Shoufu and the King of Chu saw that the emperor did not choose the other party's person, so they also agreed.

At that time, Shen Mingze received the holy decree from the emperor and said that he should go back quickly, but Shen Mingze only looked at it twice and threw it away.

A year ago, he came here to deal with the corruption case, involving several salt envoys, he never acted softly, whose fault is whose fault, those salt envoys were all beheaded by her, so vigorous and resolute, ruthless, so that many people are afraid, but it has not yet won the trust of the salt merchants.

At this point, it will take two or three years to win their trust, and he doesn't want to waste a year of hard work in vain.