Chapter 50: Sabre Rattling

"Sixth brother, why are you back!"

It turned out that the person who came was the sixth prince of Bac Ninh.

The heirs of the emperor of Bac Ninh are thin, there are only six princes, except for the early death of the second prince and the fifth prince, the eldest prince Shu Yicheng was deposed as the crown prince, and the remaining three princes are named Su Yichen, the fourth prince is also Ling, and the sixth prince is divided into kings.

Among them, Shu Yihao and Shu Yiling were born to the same mother and have been friends since childhood. It's just that Su Yihao likes freedom, and when he became an adult, he asked the emperor to divide him to Yancheng, which is the farthest away from the capital. Yancheng is vast and sparsely populated, rich in real estate, and has close business and trade with neighboring countries, countless beauties and wines, gold and silver treasures are not a problem, and Su Yihao is at ease there, so happy.

Seeing his brother who he hadn't seen for almost a year standing in front of him, Su Yiling looked him up and down carefully, and found that this younger brother was not only much darker, but also a lot taller. The original weak-crowned boy seems to have become a man who stands up to the sky overnight.

"The mother sent a letter saying that if I don't attend her old man's birthday party this year, I don't want my son!"

"Haha-" Shu Yiling Lang smiled and stopped Su Yihao's shoulder and said, "You haven't been back for almost a year, and the mother concubine thinks about it tightly." If you don't need to be intimidated with strict words, you don't know when you will be able to think of coming back with your carefree nature. Why, the beauties of Yancheng really make you linger so much? ”

"Fourth brother, don't make fun of me, you're not a tigress who doesn't know my family." Shu Yihao shook his head and smiled, "By the way, I heard you angry when I entered the door just now, what happened?" ”

Speaking of this, Su Yiling slowly restrained her smile, frowned and said, "You should have heard about it, the position of the prince of Shu Yicheng has been abolished." ”

"Well, before I entered the capital, I had already heard about it. Isn't this something that everyone is happy about, it just so happens that the fourth brother can behave well, so that his father can notice your uniqueness and get the seal, it is very possible. ”

"The six princes don't know anything," the strategist beside Shu Yiling said, "The prince is gifted and talented, and he has done his best in this abolition of the seal, which has been appreciated by the emperor." But Prince Chen did the opposite and strongly opposed the emperor's abolition. Prince Chen's unexpected behavior has even gained a good reputation, although it is not liked by the emperor, but it seems that he has won a good reputation for Prince Chen. ”

"Hmph, hasn't that Su Yichen always been thoughtful? I see, he is just afraid that one day the prince will make a comeback, and he will not dare to offend. Speaking of which, aren't you still a coward? When the fourth brother becomes the prince one day, just wait for him to slap you! ”

"As far as the old minister knows, Prince Chen is not such a timid and fearful person."

The one who spoke this time was the old minister who was convinced by Su Yiling and Shu Yihao, Shang De'an. Shang Dean stroked his beard lightly, his eyes seemed to be open and closed, and said, "The third prince is thoughtful, and today's move is really a double win. ”

"Dare to ask Mr. Shang, how did Su Yichen kill two birds with one stone?"

"First, the third prince used the matter of the prince to show the emperor that he had no intention of competing for the prince. The emperor is suspicious, and the third prince's move can reassure the emperor. Second, the third prince won the name of virtue without spending a single soldier, even if he was lucky enough to get the position of the crown prince in the third day, then he can also try to show that he does not want to sit in that position, everything is just an expedient measure, otherwise why didn't he take advantage of the great opportunity to take advantage of the former prince's immorality to win the crown prince? Although I don't know what the three princes are thinking behind the scenes, the three princes have done a beautiful job of these superficial skills! ”

"I haven't seen him for almost a year, and Su Yichen is still so cunning!" Shu Yihao slapped the table and said angrily.

Shu Yiling was about to say something, when an idea suddenly crossed his mind, making him quiet down and looking intently at the flower butterfly standing on the lotus.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother? What do you think, so distracted? Seeing that Shu Yiling didn't make a sound for a long time, Shu Yihao pushed him with his elbow.

"Yihao, do you believe in the astrological theory?" Shu Yiling suddenly remembered Master Wuyan's words.

"Huh?" Su Yihao thought that Su Yiling was thinking about some national affairs, but he didn't want him to open his mouth and ask an illusory question.

Seeming to feel that her problem was also ridiculous, Shu Yiling lowered her head and smiled, "Maybe I haven't had a good rest recently, and my mind is a little confused." That's it, don't come back to you and talk to you about these troubles, come, our brothers haven't drunk together for a long time, and tonight is in my house, if you don't get drunk, you won't return! ”

"Good!" Seeing that Su Yiling was very interested, Su Yihao happily agreed, and said, "I miss the pineapple cake made by my fourth sister-in-law very much in Yancheng, it is really delicious." Everything in Yancheng is good, but few of them can cook a delicious one. I'm going to have a good time today. ”

Hearing that Su Yihao was going to live in King Ling's Mansion after returning to Beijing, Bai Xuan'er personally cooked and prepared delicious appetizers for the brothers early in the morning. It's just that it's noon, and the master who sent the Huadiao wine hasn't come yet. Bai Xuan'er's two important dishes are inseparable from the flavor of Huadiao wine, which makes her very anxious.

"Xiaoli, you go out to inquire, what's wrong with Master Li today, why haven't you seen anyone at this hour?"

The servant girl left with her orders, but in a quarter of an hour, she hurried back.

"Princess, Master Li has already come here just now, saying that he has left the Huadiao wine in the palace kitchen."

"Stay here? How is it possible, I've been here all along, I've never seen it. Has Master Li forgotten it, talking nonsense! Bai Xuan'er complained while the kitchen knife was flying.

"It shouldn't be, Master Li even said clearly that the little guy on duty in the palace today, there is no reason why everyone has come here, but there are no things."

Gradually stopped the movements in her hand, Bai Xuan'er's face turned cold, and with a ruthless hand, she cut the kitchen knife deep into the wooden pier, and said angrily, "It must be Zhao Ji's slut!" Hmph, relying on the favor of the prince on weekdays, he is becoming more and more lawless. If I don't teach her a lesson today, will I really be the princess who is dead! With that, Bai Xuan'er unbuttoned her apron and was about to rush out, but was picked up by Xiao Li.

"My good princess, now Zhao Ji is waiting for you to trouble her, if you delay your time, you will not be able to complete the dinner dishes as usual, which will make the prince unhappy. Then Zhao Ji didn't bother to let you be scolded by the prince, this is clearly a trap! ”

After Xiaoli said, Bai Xuan'er slowly calmed down, and said angrily with gloomy eyes, "That little slut, sooner or later, I will tear her face one day and see what she is using to seduce the prince!" ”

"Princess, what should I do now, it's definitely too late to ask Master Li to send it away."

Bai Xuan'er's eyes rolled, and she was already thinking about it. Taking off her clothes, Bai Xuan'er instructed, "You first order them here to wash and cut the vegetables, and I will personally go to Fengxiang Winery and ask the boss there for half a jar." Remember, all knife lines should be on one side, not messy! ”

"Yes!"

In order to save time, Bai Xuan'er didn't dress up much, only dressed in casual clothes, without Zhu Hai, followed by a house slave.

The owner of Fengxiang Winery is a distant relative of Bai Xuan'er, and the business is not big, but the reputation is excellent, and the whole capital knows that there is a winery on North Street, with a distant wine fragrance and a strong and mellow taste.

"Yo, isn't this the eldest girl of the Bai family, why do you have time to come to me today?"

Bai Xuan'er knew that the proprietress was joking with herself, so she didn't take it to heart, just glared at her with disgust, and pretended to be angry, "I've been married for many years, and you still say that I'm a big girl, aren't you entertaining me." ”

"Where, where, isn't it like seeing you look like an unmarried girl, and you lost your heart for a while!"

Hearing the flattery, Bai Xuan'er smiled, "You, I really don't know if you sell wine or sugar, your mouth is sweeter than honey." Okay, okay, I won't talk to you here, I'm here today to ask you for half a bottle of good flower carving, I'm in a hurry to use it. ”

"If you want to drink, let people come and let you know, why bother to come in person." The proprietress smiled and took out a bottle of unopened wine from the inner room, handed it to Bai Xuan'er proudly, and said, "Take it and take it, don't say anything to borrow it to shame me." ”

Bai Xuan'er was in a hurry to go back, so she didn't bother to say hello, thanked her, and hurried to the palace with the house slaves. But Bai Xuan'er was in a hurry, and there was someone who was more anxious than her.

Bai Xuan'er had just left North Street, and before she reached the place where the carriage stopped, she heard the sound of hurried horses' hooves, and immediately a woman rode her horse and galloped wildly, while shaking her whip, and shouted loudly, "Get out of the way, get out of the way!" ”

The woman came too quickly, Bai Xuan'er was afraid that the house slave would break the wine bottle, but the wine bottle was still held by her, which made her move even more inconvenient. When the horse galloped over, Bai Xuan'er could dodge sideways, but due to fright, the flower carving in her hand was not hugged tightly, and she fell to the ground with a "pop" and fell to pieces.

"Ah, my wine! You, get back to me! ”

Seeing the fine flower carving in her hand sprinkled on the ground, Bai Xuan'er's lungs were about to explode, and she roared loudly at the arrogant back.

Immediately, after the woman heard the scolding, she tightened the reins of the horse, turned the horse's head, looked at Bai Xuan'er fiercely with a pair of beautiful eyes, pointed at the horsewhip, and asked, "What you said just now, you said it!" ”

"Exactly what I said! What kind of place do you think the capital dares to gallop on the streets in broad daylight! Fifty lashes for everything you do. Hurry up and make amends for me, maybe if I'm happy, I can get them to beat you less!" ”

As if she had heard a joke, the woman rode her horse briskly to Bai Xuan'er and said condescendingly, "Where did the ignorant wild woman come from, she dared me to make amends for you." I didn't punish you for disturbing my mount, it's already a net open. Go farther away, let me see you, don't blame me for scratching your face! ”

When did Bai Xuan'er suffer such humiliation, and there were more and more people around her who came to see the excitement, all kinds of fingers, if this was spread, how would she raise her head in front of the noble ladies in the capital in the future! Thinking of this, Bai Xuan'er picked up the broken porcelain piece on the ground and threw it at the horse. Seeing this, the servant was afraid that his housewife would be injured, so he blocked Bai Xuan'er with his body, so as not to let the horse go crazy and hurt Bai Xuan'er.