The yellow-skinned pears on the table were full of plates, these pears were really not beautiful, like a young girl, rolling in the sun all day long, her skin was tanned wheat, and there were dense freckles on her cheeks to the bridge of her nose.

Shen Baiyan picked up a pear and pinched it, then glanced at the letter on the table, only to see that it was written: "The hard places of pears have been stung by bees, bees are smarter than people, so this pear must be extra sweet." ”

The little girl didn't know what she was thinking all day long, and she actually said that bees are smarter than people. Shen Baiyan thought helplessly. There was still a little wetness on this pear, and I thought it was sent by the maidservant girl who had washed it before.

I don't know when a drop of water stuck to the letter paper, it was falling on the word 'sweet', Shen Baiyan reached out to wipe it, but the water stain became bigger and bigger, and Duanli's handwriting was blurry, and he couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed.

Shen Baiyan looked at the ugly pear in his hand again, and reluctantly bit it, the moment the flesh broke, it was like opening a sweet spring, the juice was sweet, lingering between his lips and tongue.

"Young Master." Uncle Cui called outside the door, he asked the small kitchen to prepare food, and now he wants to send it to Shen Baiyan.

"Come in." Shen Baiyan said.

The maid lowered her head and put a bowl of light wonton on the table, and respectfully withdrew.

"This, where did this ugly pear come from!?" Uncle Cui saw the plate of ugly pears on the table and was very puzzled. Even if there is a weed in the Dingbei Palace, it looks more beautiful than the outside, how could he have ever seen such an ugly thing in Shen Baiyan's room?

Shen Baiyan didn't say a word and threw one to him, Uncle Cui subconsciously took it, looking at Shen Baiyan's meaning, he wanted him to taste it. Uncle Cui took a bite hesitantly, and the next moment he said loudly: "Look ugly, the taste is excellent, where did this come from?" ”

"She gave it." Shen Baiyan buried his head in eating wonton, and said a word without a beginning or end, but Uncle Cui understood it at once, and said with a smile: "My own family is my own family, I know that it is useless to look good on the surface, and it is true to eat it in my stomach." ”

Shen Baiyan just arrived home yesterday, and Song Zhi sent a basket of pears this afternoon, saying that it was newly offered in Zhuangzi, and she felt very good after eating it herself, so she sent it to Shen Baiyan. Her words were small and fragmented, and the whole text was inconsequential, but it completely pulled Shen Baiyan out of this state of rushing and exhausting.

Originally, Shen Baiyan should have arrived a day early, but there was a night rain on the eve of arriving in the capital, so he rested at the post station for a night. When he set off early on the second day, he saw the big cotton clouds in the distant mountains along the way, and although he had not yet arrived home, he felt a little stable in his heart.

The crape myrtles on the side of the road are luxuriant, and the flowers are growing at the door of ordinary people's houses, they pass by a farmhouse, and they also see a whole wall of woody fragrant flowers, the flowers are thick and thick, the fragrance is strong, and there is a kind of strong vitality.

Shen Baiyan remembered that Song Ling had told him that Song Zhi's courtyard was full of flowers and grass, and a wall of woody flowers was also planted, but the flowers in the deep courtyard of this mansion probably wouldn't want the flowers outside to grow so wantonly.

"Miss Song is so hearted, can the young master give someone a gift back, or invite the young lady to drink tea and eat?" I don't know if it's because Uncle Cui is getting older, he will nag more and more, he has seen Song Zhi once, although he doesn't dare to say it because of his identity, but he is very satisfied in his heart, thinking about taking care of his body all day long, and he wants to take care of the two of them!

"Ruohui is not in Beijing, if you invite her to dinner, I am afraid it will be inconvenient." Although they are engaged, it is not good to meet in private, it would be good if Song Ling was there, and no one would gossip.

It is rare to hear Shen Baiyan say this kind of ironing words, Uncle Cui can't help but smile on his face, he is most afraid that Shen Baiyan's family affairs will become a powerful transaction, and the most intimate pillow person is actually a stranger, fortunately, these two people are a pair of people with the same heart.

"What's new in Beijing these days?" Shen Baiyan asked.

Uncle Cui thought about it, there are many new things, where to start? He pondered for a moment and said, "The other two ladies of the Song family are also engaged and have also changed Geng Ti, the older one is from the Qian family in Shandong, and the other is from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion." ”

Although Shen Baiyan didn't show any surprise, he still asked with some doubts: "Is it really the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion?" ”

"Yes." Uncle Cui said.

The spoon in Shen Baiyan's hand stirred a small shrimp, revealing a thoughtful look.

"And the Zeng family and the second son of Song, it seems that there are also some signs of intersection." Uncle Cui said again.

"Oh?" Hearing this, Shen Baiyan was a little more interested.

The Zeng family is good, when Mrs. Cui was looking for Shen Baiyan's relatives before, the concubine of the Zeng family has always been the first choice, and a few gusts of wind blew in Shen Baiyan's ears, saying that the Zeng family girl was gentle and gentle, and her appearance was amiable.

It was only later that Emperor Shun'an took it upon himself to set the Song family, and Mrs. Cui did it. Although she didn't say anything, she didn't mind a little in her heart.

can make Mrs. Cui so stubborn, this girl shouldn't be wrong, the corners of Shen Baiyan's mouth hooked slightly, happy for Song Ling. "How true is this?"

Uncle Cui quietly gestured to eight, Uncle Cui was cautious, he said eight points, this matter must be nine out of ten.

When that kid returns to Beijing, he must be tortured and tortured, and such a good thing will not be told in advance! Shen Baiyan thought to himself, and reached out for another pear.

Song Ling was not in the capital but went to Beijing to investigate Wujingang, and Shen Baiyan also learned about it from Emperor Shun'an yesterday. should have gone to Shuojing to check, but Shuojing was the territory of the Eighth Prince, and as soon as he entered Shuojing, he must have known. As soon as Song Ling entered Shuojing, it was like a fish in a fishing net, all in Shen Ang's grasp.

Shuojing and the capital are separated by a partial Beijing, so Song Ling first went to the partial Beijing, and then thought of going to Shuojing. Shen Ang has always wanted to settle his forces in Bijing, but Gu Hansheng, the chief soldier of Bijing, is a man who does not enter the oil and salt, and Bijing is very tightly controlled by him, and Shen Ang can't do anything for a while.

Shen Baiyan only learned yesterday that Song Jian and Lin Song had been cooperating with each other to mine black gold steel from the west and transport it to the capital.

Because most of the mines of Wujin Steel are on the border with the Heavenly Split Country in the west, in order to prevent the people of the Heavenly Split Country from learning about the subtleties of the Black Gold Steel, the mining has been kept very secret. Some of the mined black gold steel was left in the west to be cast into weapons, and some was shipped to the capital to be preserved for future use.

But the last batch of people who wanted to be sent to Wujin Gang were robbed by Song Jian halfway, so angry that Lin Song specially sent three henchmen to the west to scold Song Ling, scolding him for not being able to give birth to him, and making such a disobedient son!

Because of this matter, Song Jian was involved, and Shen Ang was faintly hooked, Emperor Shun'an was a little anxious, Shen Baiyan returned to Beijing yesterday, and he entered the palace before entering the house.

I saw Shen Ang walking out of the imperial study, "Cousin." This inappropriate title is only something that Shen Ang would deliberately call out on such an occasion.

Shen Baiyan turned around, didn't even bother to look at him carefully, and said, "Eighth Emperor Prince." ”

"You have been running around for half of the year, working hard for your father." Shen Ang looked at Shen Baiyan unabashedly, only to see him in the dust, but he didn't see his tired face.

"It's my duty." Shen Baiyan said with a glance.

"It's okay if you don't get married now, if you become a relative to the Song family in the future, let such a beauty stay alone in the empty boudoir, it's really not enough to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade." Every time Shen Ang said a word, Shen Baiyan's face turned cold, and when he finished speaking, the look on the other party's face was as if he was looking at a dead person.

"The Eighth Prince is cautious." Shen Baiyan suddenly took a step forward, and inexplicably the rusty smell of the blade swept around him, "Concubine Qi invited herself to the Buddhist hall to copy Buddhist scriptures for the Empress Dowager, such filial piety is really rare." There is a mother like this, why should the eighth prince gossip with the ministers here, the day after tomorrow is the birthday ceremony of Concubine Qi, and I want to come back from Shuojing for this matter, so I should save some time to see her. ”

Where is Concubine Qi invited to go to the Buddhist hall, she was obviously forced to go by the Queen Mother. Shen Ang was poked in the sore spot, and sneered: "My cousin really has clairvoyance and ears, and he knows about the affairs of Beijing as far away as the west." ”

Shen Baiyan said leisurely: "What are the Eighth Prince talking about?" The minister is obviously patrolling in the south of the Yangtze River, what does it have to do with the southwest, this kind of wild place, the minister is afraid to avoid it. ”

I don't know when Shen Baiyan cultivated such a clever mouth and cheekiness, he actually opened his eyes and said nonsense, and before Shen Ang could sneer, Shen Baiyan turned around and left, without even saying a word of resignation.

"Bold!" Shen Ang's servant screamed, Shen Baiyan didn't even look back, but the entourage next to him glanced over coldly, and Shen Ang's servant was like a pickled rooster, very quiet.

'I didn't expect that even a minion's courage could compare to his!' Shen Ang was furious, but in front of the imperial study, so many eunuchs watched, it was really difficult to get angry, so he could only leave with his sleeves up.

Shen Angzheng's candidate for Concubine Zheng was still undecided, and he only married a girl from Concubine Qi's mother's family as a side concubine.

Concubine Qi's mother's family is just a scholarly family without merit, and it is naturally good for the woman raised to be a side concubine, but it is unbearable to be a concubine. But people don't think so, since they are already close relatives, but they are still a mere side concubine, they can't help but feel angry. This marriage has ruined the relationship between Concubine Qi and her mother's family.

"Lao Bafang asked General Runan's daughter to be his concubine." Emperor Shun'an chuckled lightly, and his tone was sarcastic, "He is getting full-fledged, and now he is becoming more and more public." ”

"Did the emperor promise him?" Shen Baiyan narrowed his eyebrows and asked.

"Concubine Jia told me that General Runan has two concubines, both of whom look like her husbands, and he loves beauty so much that he can even ask for it." As soon as he heard this, a rough man's face with a stubble appeared in Shen Ang's mind, and he pursed the corners of his mouth, not knowing what to say for a while.

Emperor Shun'an took the antidote found by Shen Baiyan, and his body was better, but in the end he lost money. This emperor's mind is really unpredictable, knowing who this poisoner is, but he lets him wander in front of his eyes.