As soon as Song Xingchen returned to Beijing, Zhou Jin came to Song Mansion to look for her, and complained that Song Xingchen was not authentic when they met.

It turned out that Zhou Jin went out of the palace to play in the Rui Wangfu, but he ate a dish made of vinegar, and immediately liked the taste, not only snatched some vinegar from the Rui Wangfu, but also let his palace maid learn a few simple side dishes, and made them for the emperor and queen to eat after returning to the palace, which was also praised.

There is only so much vinegar in Kerui Wangfu, and he knows that there is not much vinegar in the Song family's vinegar workshop, and Song Xingchen is still very useful, so he is embarrassed to ask for it again, so he hurriedly gave it to Song March.

Zhou Jin went to King Rui's mansion to ask for it again, but was directly rejected by Princess Rui, she came to Song Xingchen and learned that Song Xingchen had gone to another courtyard, and she was embarrassed to ask for a few bottles of vinegar, so she could only return to the palace with a mouth full of saliva.

"You're too unparticular, you don't give me a copy of such delicious things, and you say that we are good sisters, you don't know how to think about me, so I don't have much appetite these days, you see I've lost a lot of weight." Zhou Jin pointed to his round face and complained aggrievedly.

"Stop!" Song Xingchen made a pause gesture, stepped forward and circled around Zhou Jin, pinched her face, and said, "I've really lost weight, I don't feel like I can pinch it." No, I'll have to rub it hard for a while, it's not fun if it's not swollen, I almost don't recognize you. ”

Song Xingchen's serious appearance frightened Zhou Jin and hurriedly took a few steps back, so as not to be destroyed by her.

"Don't move, I deliberately painted makeup today, if you get me flowers, be careful that I cry to you." Zhou Jin took out a small bronze mirror from his sleeve pocket, and compared it left and right, "This bronze mirror is convenient to carry, but it is not clear to people, it is better to have a mirror, but I am afraid that it will be distressed if it is broken." ”

"You're a princess, and you're reluctant to break a mirror?" Song Xingchen rolled his eyes, not believing Zhou Jin's words.

"There's no way, who let our Great Zhou Kingdom not produce mirrors, we have to purchase them from other countries, but those countries are limited to purchases, and the prices are ridiculously expensive, even if I am a princess, I can't be so extravagant, and there are still many people in the harem who can't use it." Zhou Jin pouted.

Song Xingchen's eyes flashed, and he suddenly remembered that he had planned to do this business before, but there was a lack of professional talents, so the plan was shelved, and it was definitely a good deal to make money.

"Princess, are you interested in making money?" Song Xingchen's eyes narrowed, and he came to the dresser with Zhou Jin's arm, "As long as the princess agrees, in the future, you can have as many mirrors as you want, even if you decorate the walls of the room with mirrors, it's not impossible." ”

"Really?" Zhou Jin's eyes brightened instantly, and he looked up at Song Xingchen and asked, "Is that going to put a lot of silver in?" I am very poor, only a hundred thousand taels of silver private money, my father and queen mother will not help me get silver, my second brother earns a lot of money and has more places to use silver. ”

Zhou Jin said pitifully, looking at Song Xingchen selling cuteness.

"The princess doesn't need to pay money, I will solve the problem of funds, as long as the princess can borrow a few people from the emperor, and let the emperor allow me to monopolize the market of the mirror for ten years, and after ten years, I will contribute the secret recipe to the court free of charge, and I will not do the business of producing the mirror in the future." Of course, in the past ten years, in addition to paying taxes to the treasury normally, I will give the princess fifty percent of the net profits. Song Xingchen said his thoughts, and there were still boxes of silver floating in front of him.

As soon as Zhou Jin heard it, he knew that Song Xingchen was sure, and this business was absolutely sure to make money, so he was also interested.

However, Zhou Jin's background made her dare not agree indiscriminately, so she could only say: "Then after I return to the palace, I will discuss it with my father, and I will reply to you as soon as possible." ”

"It's a deal." Song Xingchen squinted his eyes with a smile, this financial road is definitely more profitable than the previous businesses, and it is the kind that makes quick money.

"By the way, you haven't said how much vinegar you took away from me, this time I came out of the palace for this, if I can't bring it back, my mother will definitely laugh at me." As soon as Zhou Jin changed his words, he became a snack again.

Song Xingchen laughed, patted Zhou Jin on the shoulder and said, "No problem, that's all trivial, even if you don't come, at the latest in three days, I will send you a letter, I have something better for you, but it is not time yet, so I delayed for a while." ”

"What's good? Is it better than vinegar and spiegel? Zhou Jin asked excitedly.

"Well, you'll find out in three days." Song Xingchen's eyes rolled, and he deliberately sold Guan Zidao.

Zhou Jin saw that he couldn't ask, so he didn't ask, shook Song Xingchen's arm and said: "I heard that you can cook a lot of vinegar-related delicacies, I finally came out of the palace today, you have to cook a few more dishes for me, if you don't eat well, I will rely on you and not return to the palace, see how you explain to my father and queen mother." ”

"The county lord is so scared." Song Xingchen patted his chest with an exaggerated expression, and Zhou Jin laughed loudly.

"Xingchen, it's so good to be in your house, you can laugh out loud if you want to, it's not like being in the palace at all, people are staring at your words and deeds, I'm almost suffocating." After Zhou Jin finished laughing, he began to complain about the boredom and rules in the palace again.

Song Xingchen didn't dare to talk, but he said with a smile: "It's not impossible to want to live this kind of life!" You're almost over, it just so happens that our Song family still lacks a housewife, the best thing about the Song family is that it won't restrain juniors, you see how carefree my second sister-in-law is now, just know. ”

Zhou Jin's face turned red, and he took Song Xingchen's hand and asked, "Doesn't your eldest brother have a favorite woman yet?" ”

"Big brother is too busy, how many times have I asked explicitly and implicitly, he is ......" Song Xingchen opened his mouth to reply, but halfway through speaking, he realized that it was wrong, with Zhou Jin's character, he shouldn't ask like this, "Princess, why is your face so red?" It can't be a fever, right? ”

"No, I'm just a little hot." Zhou Jin's eyes dodged, his face became even crimson because of lying, but his mouth emphasized, "Yes, it's just a little hot, nothing else." ”

Song Xingchen blinked, becoming more and more sure that Zhou Jin was wrong, so he pulled her and asked, "Should you be...... Like my big brother, right? ”

"Song Xingchen!" Zhou Jin hurriedly called out, and reached out to cover Song Xingchen's mouth, "Don't talk nonsense, I will be miserable when people hear me, and your eldest brother will be even worse than me!" ”

Song Xingchen nodded hurriedly, she naturally knew this truth, otherwise she would not have lowered her voice and asked.

Sure that Song Xingchen wouldn't talk nonsense, Zhou Jin let go of his hand, but listened to Song Xingchen say: "Then you tell me honestly, or nod and shake your head." ”

"I said I can't ask, why are you still asking!" Zhou Jin stomped his feet, and his pretty face was about to drip blood.

"If you don't ask, don't let me ask, anyway, my mother has been busy giving my eldest brother a good woman recently, maybe one day my mother has taken a fancy to which girl, my eldest brother's filial son will definitely nod, and then it will be too late for you to answer me, princess." Song Xingchen sighed deliberately, and Yu Guang looked at Zhou Jin, wanting to know her true intentions.

In Song Xingchen's heart, Zhou Jin is her friend, and she is kind-hearted, but she has the heart to distinguish between good and evil, such a woman is the most suitable to be a sister-in-law, and she can get along with her family.

Although Hang Kite is good, her temperament is too soft and not suitable to be an eldest sister-in-law, which is not as good as Zhou Jin.

Of course, the premise is not to look at Zhou Jin's identity, otherwise with the current foundation of the Song family, he is really not qualified to be a princess.

As for marrying a princess, whether it will affect Song Yang's future, Song Xingchen really didn't think about it, she didn't think that a person's career success was the only success, and being with the right person until he was old was the happiest thing.

Zhou Jin hesitated for a while, the blush on his face gradually dimmed, and his eyes were less shy than just now, and he was dyed with sadness.

"Your eldest brother is a good man, and he deserves a better woman. Moreover, he has his ambitions, and marrying a woman who is the right person will have a better future for him. Zhou Jin thought for a moment and said from the perspective of the overall situation.

"Putting your future aside, what would you choose? Ah Jin, what I'm asking is your heart, it has nothing to do with these, the Song family is by no means the kind of person who will grieve feelings for the sake of the future, you just look at my second brother, and my father and mother. Song Xingchen held Zhou Jin's shoulder, let her look at herself, and said seriously: "Although I don't know my eldest brother's intentions, I hope you can formalize your feelings, don't be bound by your identity, at least work hard for your future, this is the Zhou Jin I know." ”

Raising his confused eyes, Zhou Jin just looked at Song Xingchen, but did not reply.

Just when Song Xingchen was about to give up, he heard Zhou Jin ask: "If you like someone, shouldn't you want him to be good?" If it's hard for him to fulfill his ambitions because of himself, do you still like that? ”

"It depends on whether the other party also likes you, and you are not the other party, how do you know if the other party sees you as more important than the future?" Song Xingchen sighed lowly, and then thought that he didn't know Song Yang's thoughts, so he said to Zhou Jin: "I won't tell you this, you should think about these things slowly and clearly, you are a royal princess, and the Holy Destiny loves you today, so I won't send you to kiss, why can't I win a happiness for myself?" ”

"But your eldest brother ...... Will you like me? Zhou Jin lowered his head slightly and said shyly: "We haven't actually spoken a few times, and he has never expressed his heart." ”

This is Zhou Jin's disguised admission of his emotions, of course Song Xingchen can hear it.

"I don't know about this, if you need it, I can help you test it, so that it won't be embarrassing in the future." Song Xingchen thought for a moment and said.

"Don't." Zhou Jin hurriedly refused: "I still don't want to, I often come to the Song family, in case your eldest brother doesn't like me, then how can I come to your house again." ”

Seeing Zhou Jin's nervousness, Song Xingchen also nodded in response to her meaning, took Zhou Jin's hand and walked out, and diverted the topic: "Don't you want to eat the dishes I cooked?" You can't just sit here and wait for it to eat, just go to the kitchen and do it. ”

"Let the princess give a hand, you are so bold in this world." Although Zhou Jin said this, there was an excited expression on his face, obviously he liked to do these things that he couldn't try in the palace.

"I can come to the door to beg for food, and the princess's skin is really thick enough." Song Xingchen replied.

The two frolicked, putting all the topics just now behind for the time being, some things are not at the right time, no matter how much they say, it's empty talk, so it's better to leave time to test everything.

But neither of them knew that Song Yang, who was supposed to be in the yamen, had just been sent home because his hands were burned by a colleague who accidentally poured a cup of hot water, and he was comforting Song Lu, who was about to cry.