Sending Shen Li away, the afternoon sun was warm, and Tian Jiang was accompanied by a maid to hang out in Qitong Courtyard.

But I saw that the shadow of the green onion cage tree was sparse and yellow, the hibiscus golden chrysanthemum was fragrant, and the pink butterflies danced in pairs, and they swayed along a narrow stone road.

Tian Jiang wondered in her heart, and always felt that this place looked familiar, as if she had been here several times, for example, she was familiar with the road through the corridor, through the moon cave door, there was a garden gate by the pink wall, half covered and half open, two women in green clothes were talking there, and when they saw the master coming, they were busy kowtowing to salute.

Tian Jiang saw the merchant who was carrying the burden, and flashed past the door, she asked, "Why are people coming and going outside?" The mother-in-law replied: "Because the Qitong Courtyard is far away from the main gate, the second master is inconvenient to enter and exit, so he opens a door through the street here, which is not open. ”

Yingge interjected: "Yes, the second master said that you should set up a short couch in the study, and you can rest when you are tired." “

Tian Jiang bowed his head slightly, let Cuimei give the two mothers-in-law a reward, not much to say, walked a few steps forward, a corner door suddenly appeared in the northeast, there was no mother-in-law to guard, just bolted the door, Yingge said that this road leads directly to the old lady's main house, except for the second master, no one dares to go.

Tian Jiang glanced at her, the old lady was dignified and pure, disgusted with enchanting and gorgeous colors, and the clothes of the big girl in the Shen Mansion were blue, white and green, while Yingge's white shirt was covered with silver and red sprinkled flowers, drawing eyebrows and eyes, and wiping lips.

She had hidden suspicions in her heart, but she remained silent on the surface, and returned the same way, and saw Cuixiang hurriedly walking over and saying, "The third lady is eating tea in the room and waiting." “

Tian Jiang "um", when he entered the room, he saw Cui's sitting at the table, and when he saw her come in, he got up with a smile and said very affectionately: "I passed by Qinxiang Courtyard and saw Sister Li eating osmanthus candy, she gave me a taste, it was delicious, and she said that it was made by the second sister-in-law herself. “

Cai Rong brought the tea fruit, Tian Jiang was a little thirsty, and ate the tea slowly, listening to her say this, he said humbly: "But the surface fur that I learned from my aunt is just eating and playing when my mouth is light on weekdays, so I can't take it seriously." ”

Cui Shi knew that the aunt she mentioned was the wife of Xu Ling, the Duke of Liang Guo, but she couldn't be provoked, her eyes flowed, and she praised it in a flash: "The second sister-in-law is young and good-looking, has a splendid belly and a beautiful mouth, and is so ingenious, don't say that the old lady and the second master, I also admire my sister-in-law in my heart." ”

Tian Jiang looked at her smiling face, and suddenly remembered a common saying, nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief.

Cui Shi came to see her, presumably not only to beg for a few osmanthus candy to eat, but also to see what tricks she had to play.

Tian Jiang slowly curled the corners of his lips: "Brother and sister praise falsely, I am just smooth on the surface, and you take care of the Shen Mansion, you are the real skill." ”

The two of them went back and forth a few times, Cui's heart was anxious, and he couldn't help but speak: "This autumn day is getting shorter and longer, and the weather is getting cooler and thinner. “

"Mother's words are very true." Tian Jiang agreed.

"The silver in my hand is fine, and the daily consumption is tight, where there is any extra money, this is a good woman, and it is difficult to cook without rice!"

Cui's chattered and complained, and secretly probed Tian Jiang's demeanor, but he was neither cold nor indifferent.

His face was a little unbearable, and he continued: "In previous years, the capital and silver that bought animal charcoal were all from the second master, and Mengsheng's sister-in-law has never said anything, and now the new sister-in-law has entered the door, and I will go to find the second master again, so it is reasonable, I always want to know you, if you don't want to, I still need to discuss it again!" ”

Tian Jiang smiled slightly: "Brother and sister's words are wrong, I have only been in the door for two days, and I am still ignorant of everything, since you have found the second master to ask for it in previous years, this time it is still the same, the husband sings and the wife follows, he means that it is my will, and I dare not have the heart of unwillingness." ”

Cui Shi heard the word "begging" in her words, and felt uncomfortable, and felt that he had nothing to say, so he casually pointed to something and got up to leave, Tian Jiang smiled and said: "Brother and sister, wait a minute, I asked Cai Rong to wrap the osmanthus candy, you take it back and give it to Sister Yan to taste." “

"Not necessarily! Your osmanthus candy tastes okay at first taste, but after eating it for a long time, you will feel greasy, and your sister-in-law should enjoy it by herself! Cui threw the curtain away.

"Really?!" Tian Jiang picked up a piece of osmanthus candy from the plate, put it in his mouth thoughtfully, and took it in his mouth.

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Taihe Palace, Chang Dynasty.

Emperor Zhu Yu sat on the dragon chair in a yellow robe, his eyes were a little blue, and his expression was slightly tired.

Zhaoyi, who was fortunate last night, had just entered the palace, and refused to give in easily, making trouble all night, and I didn't know if she was serving him or he was serving her, until he pressed Zhaoyi under him, and looked down at her obedient appearance.

The official of the rank of the first grade stands in front of the palace, the interval between the threshold is the second grade of the official, and then back, the third grade of the official can not see the end, the black pressure is like a dark cloud, suddenly hear the drum of the city tower at noon, the officials move neatly to worship, and kneel and kowtow three times.

Whether it is the harem Zhaoyi or the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, watching them (her) surrender to their own deterrence, this kind of imperial power is really indescribable.

He glanced around, Xu Bingyonggui was the first assistant, standing tall and standing at the head of a hundred officials, his eyes were blazing, and his chin was raised, like an aggressive big rooster.

Zhu Yu thought this idea was very interesting, he smiled, and slowly moved his gaze to Shen Zetang, the gentleman was as gentle as jade, but he was an old fox who was deeply hidden.

Before the news was heard, he married his wife and entered the house, and I heard that she was the niece of the Duchess of Liang Guo, who was twenty-eight years old, beautiful as a flower, and delicate in temperament.

Zhu Yu was a little interested.

His cranky thoughts are only here, Xu Bingyong has taken two steps forward, and his voice is like a Hong Zhong: "The old minister has a secret report, the king of Hao in Yunnan intends to rebel, and the daily training of soldiers Huo Huo has a voice, hundreds of blacksmiths forging weapons are endless, and the "mighty four guards" under the king of Qi were originally used by the imperial court, but they changed halfway through, and turned to the command of King Hao, the danger is imminent, and the emperor is asked to make a decision as soon as possible, so as not to raise tigers and suffer from them!" “

Zhu Yu was full of anger: "The mighty four guards are elite soldiers, and whoever falls into the hands will be like a tiger with wings, King Hao has become a climate, how easy is it to calm down the chaos, can Zhong Aiqing have a good plan?" ”

Chen Wangsheng, the governor of Yunnan, came to Beijing to report on his work, and he asked loudly: "I don't know where Xu Shoufu's secret report came from?" ”

Everyone looked at the young and unfamiliar face in amazement.

Shen Zetang's expression was calm, he looked ahead without squinting, the autumn wind in the early morning was slightly cold, and he swept through the gap of official shoes with a roll, and lifted his clothes and fluttered.

He has read Chen Wangsheng's register, he has been an official for five years, he is upright and honest, has a clean character, is loved by the people, and has the talent to govern the world.

His career will end there.