The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, Shen Ai looked at Zheng Wanyu with an surprised face, and said with a smile: "Sister Zheng, Zhuangyuanlang is looking for you." ”

Zheng Wanyu's face was slightly red and she didn't speak, so Shen Ai said to Jiang Liu, who was hidden in the corner: "Brother Jiang Liu, you go and open the door." ”

Jiang Liu looked at Jiang Yu and saw that he nodded slightly, so he walked up and opened the door.

Shen Ai was hugged into Jiang Yu's arms, looked at the champion who walked in, and looked her up and down again, it turned out that this was the third male!

She didn't remember when he didn't report his name, this champion who was praised by the emperor several times in a row also fell under Zheng Wanyu's pomegranate skirt, but she forgot what the scene was when the two first met in the book.

"The lower official pays a visit to the county lord of Anping." Qian Feng saluted Shen Ai when he came in.

That's right, here she is the county lord is extremely high, although Jiang Yu is from the Guogong Mansion, she is not an official, and Zheng Wanyu has no grade.

Shen Ai smiled at him and raised his hand to him: "Brother Zhuangyuan doesn't have to be polite. ”

After Qian Feng thanked Shen Ai, he said: "I heard a very pleasant sound of the piano when I was passing by, I don't know who it came from?" ”

Shen Ai immediately pointed at Zheng Wanyu and said, "It was played by Sister Zheng." ”

Zheng Wanyu also smiled and got up to give a salute, and said: "It was originally a piece of music for advice, but it was unbearable, but it made Zhuang Yuanlang laugh." ”

Qian Feng, who saw the beautiful woman's face, was stunned for a long time before he was surprised: "Oh? Not from Miss? ”

"That's true, it's from Jiang Gongzi's hand, I was fortunate to hear it for a while a few days ago, and I'm here to ask Jiang Gongzi for advice today."

Qian Feng bowed to Jiang Yu and said, "I wonder if I am lucky enough to listen to Jiang Gongzi's play?" ”

Jiang Yu leaned lazily on the chair, hugged Shen Ai on her lap, and smiled at Qian Feng: "Miss Zheng can play this song after listening to it once, it can be seen that she is good at the piano, and she is more suitable for playing than me, why not let Miss Zheng play it again?" ”

Qian Feng, who turned to Zheng Wanyu again, had a touch of crimson on his face, and he didn't dare to look at her directly, and said, "Xiaguan... Are you lucky? ”

Zheng Wanyu said with a smile: "Please also ask the champion not to give up." ”

"How dare you, Qian likes to listen to the piano the most."

Qian Feng bowed to Shen Ai, and when he saw him slightly bowed his head, he sat on the chair next to him, and Zheng Wanyu also sat back in front of the piano and plucked the strings lightly.

Qian Feng was fascinated when he heard this, Shen Ai secretly stretched his neck to look under the window, only to see Bangyan and Tanhualang also dismounted and walked towards here.

Obviously, if you don't have the champion, you will still be on the street, so you will simply get off the horse.

After listening to a song, this champion gave up, said goodbye to a few people and returned to the street, Shen Ai was a little tired of listening to it.

The next day, the news of Xinke Zhuangyuanlang's admiration for the fairy-like second lady of the Zheng family spread all over the streets and alleys, and was adapted into several versions by the storytellers.

Seven or eight days have passed, Shen Ai listened to it with relish in the teahouse, and from time to time commented with Jiang Yu on the side.

"Brother Jiang, who did you say spread this news?"

"So many people watched downstairs that day, and after a little inquiry, they knew which one would be so boring and deliberately spread."

"That's right, but Brother Jiang, why don't you go to the academy every day? It's strange that you're there every time I look for you. ”

"Hmph, if I go to the academy, who will accompany you out to hang out?"

He didn't take the top prize, and the academy is now full of students who teach students to take the imperial examination, and he felt bored when he went, besides, he went just because he was bored before, but now that there is this little thing, what kind of academy do you go to.

Since she was injured, he sent five people to secretly follow her, and as soon as there was any movement, he naturally knew it as soon as possible, and when he came to look for him, he naturally waited in the mansion.

"Hehe..." Shen Aihe laughed twice, and then raised his little face and said happily: "Brother Jiang, the chrysanthemum wine will be fine in a few days, by the way, is that salted duck egg delicious?" ”

Speaking of that egg, Jiang Yu frowned slightly: "It's too salty, but my mother likes to eat it very much, she said that the porridge is very good." ”

"Then I'll send a few to the old lady in a few days." Shen Ai secretly calculated that he should be able to give four or five to the Duchess of the Kingdom, and keep the rest for himself, and the second batch of pickled ones will take more than ten days to be completed.

Now if there is porridge on the breakfast table, salted duck eggs are indispensable, and the Mu family also loves to eat them, so Shen Erye dislikes it too salty, and his brother Shen Qingfeng also dislikes it, and the uncle's family and grandfather praised her a few words when they tasted it for the first time, and the eggs sent were all eaten.

Jiang Yu nodded: "Then when will your chrysanthemum wine be good?" ”

"I'll bring you a pot to taste tomorrow."

"Hehe, then I should test the poison?" Jiang Yu raised the folding fan and made a gesture to hit her head

Shen Ai hurriedly covered his head: "What is a test of poison, don't say it so ugly, it's really a very good wine, if I didn't promise you, I would be happy to taste it myself." ”

"Hmph, count yourself obedient."

The next day, Shen Ai personally scooped a small jar of chrysanthemum wine, and ran to Jiang's mansion again.

Second Master Shen looked at the elated figure of his daughter and muttered to Mu's family: "Look, I'm running to Jiang's Mansion again." ”

Mu Shi glared at her: "It's too idle, isn't it?" That helps me keep my accounts? ”

Second Master Shen hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head: "I'm very busy, I'm going to the study to paint." After saying that, he ran to the study with a cigarette, and asked him to copy a few books and make a few pictures.

Mu knew that he would hide, so he didn't bother to call him back.

And Shen Ai, who said to Jiang's mansion, first sent a few salted duck eggs to the Duchess of Guo, and then accompanied her for a while before running to Jiang Yu's yard.

As soon as she entered the house, she instructed the maid who was waiting to boil some boiling water, because she often came and was indulged by Jiang Yu, and the people in the yard obediently took the order.

Shen Ai took the wine in Lingbi's hand and held it in his arms, waved her hand to step back before placing it on the table, and waved at Jiang Yu: "Brother Jiang, come here, you smell this." ”

Jiang Yu reclined on the soft collapse, glanced at her, and said, "If you open it, I can smell it." ”

Shen Ai wrinkled his little nose at him, opened the wine jar, and a burst of wine fragrance with a hint of chrysanthemum fragrance came to his nose.

Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows, put down the book in his hand and got up to the table, and said, "It feels good to smell this." ”

"That's a must."

Shen Ai raised his head proudly and said, "But it's best to boil water and drink it, whether it's hot or cold." ”

"Why?" Jiang Yu took a sip of wine and turned his head to ask

"The first is that her purity is too high and it is easy to be intoxicating, and the second is that the wine and chrysanthemum flavor are too strong and annoying, so this wine has to be mixed with boiled water to be completed."

After a while, the maid brought the boiled water, Shen Aiyou ordered to take a large bowl and a wine glass, scooped a spoonful of chrysanthemum wine in the wine jar with a spoon and placed it in the big bowl, poured boiling water, diluted it before scooping it into the cup and handed it to Jiang Yu, saying, "Taste it." ”

Then she looked at him expectantly.

Jiang Yu took it and smelled it, but the aroma of wine and chrysanthemum was a lot lighter, making people have a kind of being in the chrysanthemum bush, the breeze brought a wisp of elegant chrysanthemum, and then it was the same fresh and pleasant sweet wine aroma, the wine color in the cup was also like a chrysanthemum with light yellow, and the head flower wine entered the throat, and the fragrant and sweet taste filled the lips and teeth and hit the brain, only to feel that where the wine was drunk was obviously the nectar on the chrysanthemum.

With the wine in his stomach, Jiang Yu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "It's really good wine." ”

"Of course." Shen Ai said: "I have added a few flavors of medicinal herbs to this wine, and it can replenish the body after drinking it, such a good wine is sold in your store, and you made it." ”

Jiang Yu put down the wine glass and touched her head funny: "Then how are you going to sell it?" ”

"Uh... I haven't thought about it yet. Shen Ai touched her head in embarrassment

"Then you might as well leave it to me, and I'll buy you a good price."

"Okay." Shen Ai immediately agreed, Jiang Yu's integrity is still reliable, and besides, he is the son-in-law of Jiang Guogong's mansion, so he doesn't miss the money she has from selling wine.

After grinding here with Jiang Yu for a long time, he happily returned to the Shen Guogong Mansion, and the jar of chrysanthemum wine was left to Jiang Yu.

When she returned to the house, she took matters into her own hands, asked a few maids and women to help, scooped out a jar of wine and put it in a small jar, and when she finished eating, she took out a small jar, and poured a cup of boiling water for each person to taste, and the family praised it for drinking, and praised Shen Ai very flutteringly, it is conceivable that the altar was immediately divided, but Shen Ai was not distressed, and the next day he gave two altars to his grandfather and uncle.

handed over the matter of selling wine to Jiang Yu, Shen Ai found a few more small servants to brew a few jars, no matter whether it can be sold or not, it is good for the family to like to make a few more jars and put them away.

In the blink of an eye, the day of tribute has arrived, and in the evening, the palace will hold a banquet to entertain the envoys of neighboring countries who come from afar, and all people of grade must participate, even those of Shen Ai's age cannot be absent.

Originally, Shen Ai, who wanted to see the grand occasion of the envoys of various countries entering Beijing, had to stay in the mansion obediently and let the Mu family dress up.

Because Shen Erye has no official position, and the Mu family has no title and cannot participate in the banquet, the Zhang family did happen to meet the small day, and he had to stay at home, and only Shen Guogong and Uncle Shen and Shen Ai entered the palace.

Mu Shi has been helping her choose clothes and jewelry since the morning, while talking to her about the rules of the palace and all kinds of things that cannot be done, until he arrived at the palace gate in the carriage, and he heard him in a trance not to move around at will, talk less and bow his head, if there is anything, he must call the palace maid, and try to contact the envoys as little as possible, and he must dodge his eyes when he touches them, etc.

In fact, she felt that the Mu family was completely worried, who would notice her as a five-year-old doll, just like now, when she entered the table, the county lord of Qingxia, who had met before, whispered this to her.

"Sister Anping, do you look at the envoy on the third seat on the left, does it look like a rooster?" The county lord of Qingxia, who was sitting upright and sitting in a regular posture, tilted his head slightly towards Shen Ainunu, who was eating dim sum wrapped in a handkerchief, and motioned for her to look over there.

Shen Ai took a bite of dim sum and glanced at the person casually, not to mention that the county lord of Qingxia described it really appropriately, this person was wearing a red cockscomb hat on his head, dressed in colorful clothes, and at first glance he really looked like a rooster.

Shen Ai turned his head to look at the admiration on the face of the county lord of Qingxia: "Sister Qingxia is very discerning. ”

The county lord of Qingxia laughed twice, and Shen Ai glanced up at the 'rooster' and asked, "Sister Qingxia, do you know which country's envoy she is?" ”

"You're asking the right person." The county lord of Qingxia proudly explained to her the envoy opposite: "The rooster is the sixth prince of An Kou Kingdom, the eighteenth prince of Duan Yun Kingdom on his left, the prime minister of Xueye Kingdom on his right, and next to the prime minister is..."

After listening to the introduction of the county lord of Qingxia to her one by one, Shen Ai also roughly understood that these were all vassal states of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the envoys of Xiliang and Khitan, who were on the same feet as the Great Zhou Dynasty, had not yet arrived.