267. The Brother's Heart
Su Changlin saw the cleaned up mansion with a satisfied smile on his face. From now on, he will stop wandering and enjoy the life of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea in the capital.
Su Xiaoqian looked at it, his eyes showing a look of envy. He has always dreamed of such a big mansion, and Xiao Yu and the two of them chanted poems together to appreciate the lotus flowers.
Thinking of Xiao Yu, his eyes dimmed, he hadn't seen each other for so long, and he was going crazy. What about her, is she also living like herself?
Su Xiaojin stretched out his finger and pointed to the yard to tell his father about his plan. This lake can raise some koi fish and plant lotus flowers in it. Further down the pavilion in front, you can plant vines, shade them in midsummer, and taste melons and fruits in late autumn.
"Also, Daddy, my brother loves plum blossoms the most, so we planted plum blossoms in the open space in front of us for my younger brother to tread the snow and look for plum blossoms in winter." Su Xiaojin talked about her ideal home with great interest, but she didn't hear Su Xiaoqian's response, she turned her head to look for him.
Who knows, Su Xiaoqian was looking at the yellow fallen leaves on the branches in a daze, and his expression looked like he was missing someone. Today, I touched the scene, so I was a little sad for a while.
"Brother." She couldn't help but whisper to him.
Su Xiaoqian raised his head and looked at her blankly, not knowing what she was calling out to herself.
"Just now, your sister said to plant plum blossoms in this yard for you to enjoy." Su Changlin walked over and patted him gently on the shoulder and said.
"Everything is up to my sister, I don't have any opinions." Su Xiaoqian smiled calmly and nodded in agreement.
Su Xiaojin smiled, this kid, think he doesn't know what he thinks? When Fang Cai himself talked endlessly, he didn't say a word. Even now he is also absent-minded, and at a glance, he knows that his heart is not here, I am afraid that he will fly to Xiao Yu's side a long time ago.
Come to think of it, since the last time I saw her at the princess's banquet, there has been no news of her, and I don't know if this infatuated woman has replied to her brother.
Su Xiaojin secretly thought to himself, after these few days passed, he had to find a way to let his younger brother and Xiao Yu meet.
After the matter of the courtyard was settled, Su Xiaojin winked at his brother and told him that he had good news to tell him. Su Xiaoqian nodded sullenly, not looking interested.
The old rumor knew that the young master's heart was not here, but there were many people here, and the lady couldn't tell the princess about the reply. She glanced at Su Xiaoqian with admiration, and secretly envied Xiao Yu's good fortune to meet such an infatuated man.
Tang Muchen has been busy in the palace because he has official business. The matter of the last investigation was over, the emperor no longer mentioned it, and Meng Shangshu did not dare to pursue it again, so the matter passed. The other colleagues are also smart people, and when they see the wind and rudder, they continue to befriend him as if nothing happened.
Tang Muchen was used to the deceit of officialdom, so he didn't care too much. It's just that those who are behind the bad things are all remembered by him, and he will definitely avoid them in the future.
"Master Hou, what does the emperor mean? Does he also think that the floods in Jiangnan are natural disasters rather than man-made disasters? Zhu Ling followed behind him and asked in a low voice.
When he was waiting for Tang Muchen at the door today, he heard the palace maids and eunuchs discussing this matter, and it seemed that it was the flood in the south of the Yangtze River, which flooded thousands of acres of fertile land, and the emperor was furious in the court.
Tang Muchen sneered, I'm afraid things are not that simple. The emperor is discerning, so naturally he will not believe the words of the governor of Jiangnan. In doing so, he is nothing more than diverting the attention of the people and trying to minimize the impact.
"Tomorrow, let's go to Jiangnan to investigate the case!" After he lifted his clothes and got into the carriage, he instructed Zhu Ling.
Zhu Ling nodded, motioning for the others to go.
Inside the carriage, Tang Muchen closed his eyes a little tiredly, planning in his heart what to do next?
Tomorrow, the emperor will sacrifice to the sky, saying that he prays for God to bless the people with good weather and good weather. However, if you really want to block the mouth of Youyou, it is not enough to just move out of the sky, and it is more important how to do a good job in the aftermath of the disaster. It is late autumn now, and it is rainy in the south of the Yangtze River, and if there is no suitable way, I am afraid that more people will be affected.
Tang Muchen sighed, every year at this time, it is the time when there are the most problems. It is often said that eventful times are true.
It was only at this time that he missed Su Xiaojin very much and wanted her to be by his side. Even if she doesn't speak, just sit quietly.
At this time, the car suddenly stopped. Tang Muchen was not mentally prepared, and he almost hit his head when he sat unsteadily.
"How did you catch the car!" Seeing this, Zhu Ling raised the curtain and scolded loudly.
"Master Hou spares his life, it was this woman who suddenly rushed out to stop the carriage, and the slave really couldn't stop it!" The groom made amends in trepidation.
Tang Muchen waved his hand at Zhu Ling, he was fine, don't reprimand an old man like this.
He looked outside through the curtain and saw a woman who looked like a palace maid blocking the carriage with a serious expression. Tang Muchen saw that she was staring at herself neither humbly nor arrogantly, as if she had something important to tell.
"The maidservant Rou'er has seen Master Hou." When the woman saw Tang Muchen, she lowered her head and saluted.
Tang Muchen didn't speak, his eyes stared at her. This woman is a face, as if she has never seen it before.
"Which palace are you from, and what are you looking for me?" He asked coldly.
"Back to the Hou Ye, the slave maid is the palace maid who works as an errand in the palace of the king and queen of the Qianqing Palace. Today, the emperor had dinner in the harem and said that you should wait for him in the Qianqing Palace. The maidservant said respectfully.
Zhu Ling thought so deeply and was ready to go with Tang Muchen. Who knows, Tang Muchen stood motionless, staring at this palace maid with alert eyes, with a playful smile on his face.
"Master Hou?" Zhu Ling saw that his expression was not right, and asked in a low voice.
Tang Muchen sneered, eunuchs are not allowed to enter the harem, this is a rule left by the ancestors, she is a little palace maid who doesn't know, and it is impossible for Queen Wang not to know.
"Uh, what else did the emperor say?" He pretended not to know and continued to ask.
The little palace maid seemed to have expected him to ask like this, and lowered her head and replied loudly that she didn't know, but just did what her master ordered.
Tang Muchen nodded, since this is the case, then let her master invite herself.
Zhu Ling was stunned, and the little palace maid looked up in amazement, looking at Tang Muchen in shock, but she didn't expect him to be very old, and his tone was quite crazy.
"Bamboo Spirit, let's go!" Tang Muchen shouted a bamboo spirit and jumped into the carriage first.
Zhu Ling hurriedly followed, beckoning the groom to continue walking. The little palace maid who was left behind watched the carriage drift away, and a sneer appeared on her face.
When Queen Wang heard the palace maid's reply, she angrily threw the tea cup in her hand directly to the ground......