"Mother, the colt has arrived." Qiu Su reported in a low voice.

"Did anyone see him enter the palace?" Concubine Jing asked.

"No, the slave and maid picked up the concubine at the gate of the palace, and no one saw it from the path."

"Okay." Concubine Jing closed the book, closed her eyes and was silent for a while, then slowly opened her eyes and said, "Call him in." ”

"Yes." Qiu Su should retreat. In less than a moment, Shen Zhizhang bowed in and kowtowed to Concubine Jing to say hello.

Look, what should come will still come, be prepared to bear the accusations and lessons from your mother-in-law! Big horses, two horses, three horses, you must bless him!

Where do you dare to be wild in front of your mother-in-law?

Shen Zhizhang looked well-behaved, and he was uneasy in his heart: The injury is only healed, but don't be beaten again? He secretly looked at Concubine Jing's expression on the other side, trying to guess her heart. Unexpectedly, Concubine Jing and Yan Yue's tone was gentle: "Good boy, sit down and talk." ”

"Thank you, Concubine Jing." Shen Zhizhang hurriedly got up and sat aside.

Concubine Jing picked up the tea, took a sip slowly, and then said softly: "Drink tea to warm your body, it's autumn, remember to add more clothes." ”

"Thank you for your concern." Shen Zhizhang was completely confused at the moment, he had seen the aggrieved appearance of the three horses in front of the queen's mother, and he really didn't expect Concubine Jing to be the opposite, so pleasant.

"We haven't spoken much, so you don't have to be restrained when we call you over today, let's just talk. Drink tea! Concubine Jing smiled and looked gentle and amiable.

Shen Zhizhang said in his heart: "No wonder the sixth princess has a good temper, it turns out that she is like her mother!" ”

Seeing that he was not as restrained as when he first came, Concubine Jing slowly talked about the topic of chat: "Zhizhang, at first, when the emperor promised to give you a marriage, everyone else wanted to hide, and this marriage fell on Shu'er's head, don't you say?" ”

Shen Zhizhang's heart was alarmed, and he instantly became nervous, and hurriedly echoed: "Yes, it is the mother and the princess who don't dislike me......"

Concubine Jing interrupted his rainbow fart with a smile, waved her hand and said, "Actually, you must know that if this palace wants to refuse this marriage, it is not a difficult matter. ”

Shen Zhizhang was uneasy and didn't know how to answer.

"Do you want to know why this family affair should be done?" Concubine Jing asked.

Shen Zhizhang was confused: "The son-in-law doesn't know. ”

"In the tenth year of Yuanhe, the emperor organized an autumn hunt and asked you to compete with a few children to shoot geese. In order to win the emperor's reward, others tried their best to shoot the geese, even the young birds. Concubine Jing recalled the past and couldn't help but sigh: "Only you, you didn't shoot a single arrow, and after the game, you secretly went to pick up the wild geese that were discarded and saved a few geese that had not yet died." At that time, I was thinking, no matter what you do in the future, you will be a kind person. At this point, the palace did not block this family business. ”

Shen Zhizhang's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it: "Niangniang, how do you know ......?"

Concubine Jing smiled: "At that time, this palace was just a little Jieyu, but I just happened to see your actions." ”

Shen Zhizhang sniffed, he didn't know what emotions were in his heart for a while, mixed with shock and a little relief, it was rare to hear praise, and he was slightly fluttering.

He lowered his head, his tone softened a lot, and said softly, "Thank you Niangniang for looking at me like this." ”

Concubine Jing shook her head and said earnestly: "It's not what the palace thinks of you doing, but what you do, how the palace thinks of it." Now that you're older, it's time to think about your life. ”

Compared with his mother's crying and punishment, his brother's nagging and scolding, and Concubine Jing's soft voice and enlightenment can move Shen Zhizhang's heart even more. His heart rippled, and he looked up at Concubine Jing with clear eyes, but his mouth couldn't say a word.

"This palace is not all for the sixth princess to say these words to you." Concubine Jing said gently: "She said something to me yesterday, which is very reasonable. She said that life is her own, how to choose is also her own, and no matter how hard others work, it is not as good as making up her own mind. You're a good boy and you'll figure something out. ”

Shen Zhizhang froze in place.

Concubine Jing had already slowly stood up, and with Qiu Yun's support, she turned around and walked into the inner room. When parting, he turned around and said, "What you and I said today, don't let Jinshu know." ”

Shen Zhizhang hurriedly responded. He stared at the direction where Concubine Jing left for a while, stood for a long time, bowed three times, and left without looking back.

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Jinshu was used to keeping a low profile, and did not notify the seven princes of the Shen Mansion in advance to go. So when they passed, Old Madam Shen was not at home, and only the Wang family came to greet them.

Wang was a little embarrassed and explained: "Princess, my mother just went to Guanyun Temple the day before yesterday, and I am afraid that she will have to stay for a while before coming back. ”

Jin Shu understood, so he nodded and smiled: "It's okay, it's okay." There will be many opportunities in the future. ”

The seventh princess was also quite sensible and said: "It was the mother concubine who told me to visit Old Madam Shen and Grandpa Guo, since the old lady is not here today, it is okay to see you another day." ”

Wang breathed a sigh of relief and was grateful. Sure enough, the person who can get along with the sixth princess is estimated to have a strong personality.

She smiled politely: "The seventh princess can understand, and the concubine is grateful." It's just that Grandpa Guo is not in good health, and he needs to recuperate these days, and I'm afraid he won't be able to see the princess. ”

The seventh princess nodded: "Then take a good rest, I hope that Grandpa Guo can recover soon." After that, she looked at Jinshu's face, cautiously afraid that she had said the wrong thing.

Jin Shu smiled and patted her hands, but she was a ten-year-old child, and she was able to talk to people in such a down-to-earth manner, which had surpassed many of her peers.

She said to Wang: "What about Ruyi? She always talks about having no playmates on weekdays, and it just so happens that the seventh princess is here, and the two of them are of the same age, why don't you ask them to play, let's talk? ”

"It's fine." Wang obeyed, called Ruyi, and whispered.

The brocade book also attached to the ear of the seventh princess and said: "Go play for a while, it's rare to have a companion!" ”

The seventh princess's eyes lit up, she was a little excited, reserved for a while, and went out with Shen Ruyi with a smile.

Seeing them walk away, Jin Shucai asked, "Brother has been sick again recently?" ”

Wang lowered his head and sighed: "It's an old problem, and you always have to get sick as soon as autumn comes." It was also for this reason that my mother went to Guanyun Temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha. ”

"I still have a lot of medicinal herbs there, so I'll ask someone to pick them up and send them over." Jin Shu said sincerely: "If sister-in-law has anything, you can tell me, and anyone who can help can do your best." ”

"I know the princess's heart, but I really don't know how to thank her." Wang's words were a little choked, and while saying that the tears in the corners of his eyes were removed, he laughed and laughed at himself: "Look at me, my eyes are soft, and I can't help it." ”

"Family, why say thank you?" When Jinshu said this sentence naturally, she was stunned in her heart: the half-truth and half-truth sentence "family", even she herself couldn't tell how much sincerity there was, and sure enough, there were too many plays, and she couldn't distinguish between reality and acting.

The two were talking, but they saw Shen Zhizhang standing at the door with a birdcage, his eyes were complicated, but he grinned greatly: "The princess is here?" ”

Looks like this guy is recovering from his injuries!

Her eyes fell on the birdcage that Shen Zhizhang was carrying, and said in her heart: "Playing with cats, teasing dogs, walking birds, and raising fish is really the standard for gentlemen!" ”

She nodded and said, "Well, it's just here." ”

"Zhizhang, come and greet the princess!" Wang beckoned him over and said with a smile: "I'm going back to take care of your eldest brother, you come and sit with the princess for a while!" We'll have dinner as a family later. ”

The Wang family quickly slipped away, leaving only Jinshu and Shen Zhizhang speechless.

He looked at the brocade book, still turning sideways and teasing a pair of birds in the cage.

It was the afternoon, the autumn was getting thicker, the rain was gradually increasing, and in a blink of an eye the sky was gloomy, the thunder was whimpering, and the clouds were thick, and in less than a moment, the dripping rain fell, smashing on the eaves windowsill, crisp dingdong.

"It's raining so fast!" Shen Zhizhang sighed: "Fortunately, I came back one step earlier." ”

Jin Shu frowned, it's raining, is it going to go back in the rain? She didn't care, but the guards and palace maids who accompanied her were going to suffer.

Shen Zhizhang secretly raised his eyes to observe Jinshu's expression, pondered for a while, and then pretended to be casual and said, "Since it's raining, the princess might as well stay for one night." ”

Jin Shu was surprised, yo? Has your child suddenly learned to care about people? She opened her mouth to question: "Something to ask for?" ”

Shen Zhizhang was aggrieved in his heart, pouted his lips and said angrily: "No." The road is slippery on a rainy day, even if I don't keep you, my sister-in-law will keep you. ”

That's for sure.

Jin Shu smiled politely: "Thank you for your kindness." If the rain doesn't stop, it may be a real troublesome night. ”

Shen Zhizhang took the nuts on the table and fed them to the birds, and said casually: "If the princess says, why should the family say thank you?" ”

Should she be moved? Jin Shu always felt that he had something to say, and he specialized in learning to speak with her.

She was secretly speculating about the meaning of his words, but she heard Shen Zhizhang seem casual, but she said seriously: "I remember how well the princess treats her brother and sister-in-law." Maybe you and I are not a family, but the princess has done everything that the family should do, and Zhizhang is grateful. ”

Jin Shu couldn't stand the praise, a little shy, and he didn't know what to do.

"What the princess advised me that day was indeed very reasonable." Shen Zhizhang stopped teasing the bird, lowered his eyes and said seriously: "Thank you, princess." ”

Jin Shu wondered, he hadn't seen him for almost a month, why did Shen Zhizhang change so much?

Changed and started anew?