Chapter 1 Encounter with the White Lotus

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Tingli, the eldest son of Zhong Shangshu of the North Street Rite Department, was born on the same year, the same month and the same day as Xizhu, the youngest daughter of the Zhao family, an imperial merchant on East Street. The horse-drawn carriages of officials and merchants who came to congratulate him on East Street and North Street caused traffic jams on South Street and West Street.

According to the old Taoist of Xianfeng Daogu, in the future, the son of North Street will be a virtuous and elegant gentleman, and the young lady of East Street will be a bright and beautiful flower in the world. The auspicious words made all the parents close their mouths. The older generations of the two families are old acquaintances, so they simply set a baby kiss.

This doll relationship is known to the whole capital, and the storyteller spits and talks about it with relish.

The Zhao family's business is full of stars, and the strength of the imperial merchants is not only the strength of the economic force, but also the support of the official family behind it.

The majestic stone lion guards the carved red lacquer door, the solemn plaque, and the word Zhao Fu with a sharp pen are given by the imperial pen of Taizu.

The Zhao Mansion has a deep relationship with the royal family, and the former emperor's teaching mother is the Zhao Li family. Zhao Li resigned, just because there was still a young Zhao Muxun at home. Taizu was benevolent, and gifted Zhao Muxun, who was still young, into the palace to raise him as a companion to the emperor.

Zhao Muxun grew up with the emperor, had a deep friendship, and saved the emperor's life many times. After the political situation stabilized, Zhao Muxun left the palace and became an imperial businessman, guarding the country with his loyalty and strength. In line with the principle that fat water does not flow into outsiders' fields, the emperor married his most beloved sister Princess Qingxiang to Zhao Muxun, which broke the hearts of many handsome men and beauties overnight.

Some people say that the beautiful princess has a heart, and the handsome and elegant horse is obsessed with keeping the clouds open and seeing the moon. Some people also say that the merry horse has no choice but to marry a barbaric princess.

The truth of that year is no longer known, but the love between the princess and the concubine after marriage is obvious to all, and it is also a good story of a storyteller in Beijing.

However, God is not perfect, Princess Qingxiang has not come out for many years, Zhao Muxun ignored the rumors, insisted on not accepting concubines, and did not add to the princess. From the side branch to the knee of Princess Qingxiang.

Under the teaching of Princess Qingxiang and Zhao Muxun, Zhao Xizhu's father Zhao Chengye was relaxed and relaxed, and he won the favor of the emperor and gave him the position of county prince. Today, he once intended to recruit him as an official, but he was not ambitious, his son inherited his father's business, and he was dedicated to business.

The Zhao family initially became imperial merchants, mainly responsible for assisting in the manufacture of weapons and transporting grain and grass. In the hands of Zhao Chengye, it was to purchase internal materials for the imperial court. From the wood built by the palace, the clothing weaving of the harem, to the planting of flowers and trees in the court, and the rouge gouache of women.

Although the matter is trivial and detailed, the treatment is quite generous, and with the care of the royal in-laws, the financial resources of the Zhao family have been extended and expanded in the hands of Zhao Chengye. Zhao Chengye himself is also handsome, and the people who come to the Zhao family to propose relatives have almost broken the threshold of the Zhao family. The Zhao family has always been infatuated, and Zhao Chengye has a fancy for the powerless textile girl. Princess Qingxiang is open-minded and benevolent, looking down on the high door, and only asking her children to be happy.

Although Zhao Chengye has two sons, he has always wanted a daughter, and finally got a daughter in his later years and got what he wanted. The lawless side of Zhao Xizhu's personality stems from her father and two older brothers who dote on her. Although she is loved by thousands of people, Zhao Xizhu has not grown into an arrogant and domineering coquettish straw bag.

Zhao Xizhu is kind and charitable, setting up a medicine shed in the summer and a porridge shop in the winter. He is exquisite, eccentric, upright and righteous. So, once in a while, I get into trouble.

For example, he once beat up Zhuo and his entourage, a little bully in the capital, and once disguised himself to go to a gambling house, because he won too much and was chased by people all over the street.

In the words of Zhao Xizhu's eldest brother who served as the prince's servant: Xizhu just pierced the sky, and his brother tried his best to make up for it.

Zhao Xizhu agreed, because the second brother always pulled her cheek and said that if he dared to make trouble again, he would definitely pick her skin. But every time she messed up, the second brother always rushed in front of the eldest brother to help her clean up, and she was reluctant to be blamed by the eldest brother.

On a dense tree near the teahouse, someone spit out the big green jujube core with a "bah". Zhang Xiumei's face immediately poked out from the tree, bent green willow eyebrows, bright eyes like stars, a pretty white little nose, and a small cherry mouth redder than a flower. There is a dashing and delicate movement in the action. Pink Jiao'e pretends to be a child, who else can there be, Zhao Xizhu, the daughter of the Zhao family!

Zhao Xizhu looked at the direction of the teahouse with disdain, and heard that the storyteller told about the doll's good relationship. Sitting on the fork of the tree, he pouted: "Stinky Taoist priest, he will say good things and cheat money, why did our father and mother fall for it, do you say yes, idiot."

The person standing under the tree was dressed in an azure brocade robe, wearing white jade at his waist, elegant and quiet, looking up at the people on the tree and smiling. He didn't dare to be distracted, for fear that she would accidentally fall from the tree.

Zhao Xizhu sat on the branch and swayed, the man who could protect her so much since she was a child, except for her father and two brothers in the city, it was Zhong Tingli.

"Idiot, look at me stupidly again, answer my words." Zhao Xizhu took out a big green jujube from the sachet and smashed him.

Zhong Tingli habitually flashed sideways, looked at her empty sachet, and thought that she was about to come down: "What the old Taoist said is very accurate."

"Stupid nerds, quasi-fart, will fool people. Your father is a model of etiquette in the capital, can your family tradition make you not virtuous! My family has been an imperial merchant for generations, as long as I am not defeated, no, even if I am a loser, I am still rich. ”

Zhong Tingli craned his neck and looked at the people on the tree, "After eating so many dates, beware of a stomachache, come down quickly." ”

The lotus pond stretches around the embankment, and the song and dance shake the new boat. Every year in this season, it is a good time for young men and women to meet on a boat to pick lotus, and the singing is faintly tender and sweet, only hoping that the lover will know his heart. Zhong Tingli looked at the weeping willows by the lake, the lotus flowers were fragrant, and many young ladies were swimming in boats.

The boat moves the lake light and waves,

Greedy for young letters.

Throwing lotus seeds across the water for no reason,

Haruka was known for a long time.

Zhong Tingli's clear eyes under Yuanshan's eyebrows were full of intense affection. He took Heezhu's boneless hands and put them on his chest and held them close to his heart. "Yu'er, wait for the coming-of-age ceremony and crown, and I can get married. I just hope that the time will be faster, and I can marry you and enter the door as soon as possible. ”

Even though Xizhu is bold on weekdays, she will always be shy and blush in the face of children's affection. said softly: "You get married, what does it matter to me." Zhong Tingli smiled softly: "Without a bride, how can you get married." ”

"I don't want to pay attention to you." Xizhu, who was red and delicate, ran away after speaking, leaving Zhong Tingli with a smile.

The Zhong family has a young lady who is the granddaughter of General Leyi, the guard of the border city. came to Zhongfu to visit relatives, and also came to the capital to see the world. In order to show respect, the Zhong family asked Zhong Tingli to lead the servants to greet her in person at the shadow wall when Miss Hong came to the door.

The carriage came slowly, mixed with the solemn wind and sand of the border city, and the carriage curtain door was opened by a white hand, dressed in a blue and white thinly embroidered lily robe, and a fine white light gauze skirt. Step by step, step by step. The fair face, the willow eyebrows are crooked, and the moles are tearful under the watery eyes, which adds a little charm to the air. The lips are red and shallots, and the voice is like a yellow warbler.

Many servants of the Zhong family were stunned, but they didn't expect that so many delicate women would be raised in the border city realm. Zhong Tingli had no superfluous expressions from beginning to end, and displayed the etiquette flawlessly.

Standing at the door, it was only after Miss Hong got out of the car that she said lightly: "Take Miss Watch back to Qinlan Pavilion to rest." ”

When everything was settled, Zhong Tingli took the little servant Fengyun to the Zhao Mansion. Pai Fengyun informed Hong Tingting and said that she was taking her to meet her future cousin-in-law.

Hong Tingting looked at the mahogany corridor from a distance, and the two personable sons in the pavilion, one green and one white, were talking happily with each other, confirming that the sentence was not a romantic young man.

Miss Hong couldn't help but blush a little. She thought that the men in the capital must be very fat powder.

Unexpectedly, all I saw were extraordinary colors. Especially his cousin, the first time he saw him, he was impressed by his elegant demeanor, in the border city she has always been the object of the sons and brothers, but I didn't expect my cousin to give her more than a glance.

"The little woman Hong Tingting has seen her cousin." The sound of Huang Ying coming out of the valley interrupted the conversation between the two in the pavilion.

"Cousin, no need to be polite, come in!" Zhong Tingli replied with a smile.

Xizhu smiled and admired: "What a delicate beauty, I don't know how old the beauty is, have you ever promised someone?" ”

Hong Tingting also replied generously: "The little girl is twenty-eight years old this year, and she has never allowed anyone. After speaking, his eyes flew towards Tingli.

Xizhu looked at her shy and slightly red cheeks, squinted her eyes and joked, "I know a little bit about the young talents in the capital, do you need to match?" ”

Hong Tingting's eyes skimmed at her cousin, his eyes only focused on the bright and beautiful woman in front of him, how could he look at her at half a minute. I couldn't help but feel a little jealous and annoyed in my heart.

"Don't bother the girl, Tingting already has a favorite person in her heart." His eyes turned to look at Zhong Tingli, and he was open, "Even if he has no self in his heart." ”

Xizhu didn't expect to be so bold, she choked back with a sip of tea, coughing non-stop, Zhong Tingli frowned, and hurriedly stroked her back to comfort her.

Waiting for Xizhu's breathing to be smooth, she said lightly, "You don't have to be a girl, it's all your own family, you don't have to see outside, it's more kind to call your cousin-in-law." ”

I want to mention Hong Tingting, this famous grass in front of me has a master, don't worry about it.

Hong Tingting was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that the vice general had mentioned before she entered Beijing that the marriage between the cousin of Zhongfu and the daughter of the Zhao family.

At that time, she was still disdainful, if it wasn't for the important matter of going to Beijing on this trip, how could she go to the Zhong family to settle down. Although the Zhong family has the position of Shangshu, they are poor officials, so what good life can they have.

Now that I see the grandeur of Zhongfu, it is not as poor as I imagined. Brother Zhong is a jade tree in the wind, and the scholar's temperament is elegant. What's more, when she saw that person, she strengthened the thoughts in her heart.

Xizhu didn't pay much attention to Hong Tingting's love for Tingli.

Although she is a little uncomfortable, she believes that the relationship between her and Tingli is not something that ordinary people can intervene in.

After that, Hee-joo never went to Zhongfu again. The main thing is that I don't want to see this cousin. The two have different views, and they can't talk in one place.

As for the deep dislike, it is also because Hong Tingting loves Tingli. Hong Tingting's obsessive gaze has been sticking to Zhong Tingli, and she never leaves her cousin when she speaks.

Zhao Xizhu is not stupid, this matter is left to Zhong Tingli to deal with by herself. Wise women deal with men, and only stupid women embarrass women. If a man changes his mind and cheats, what is the use of embarrassing a woman.

What's more, Tingli, that nerd will have affection for his cousin? Haha, then she Zhao Xizhu has lived for so many years.

For delicate beauties, she would rather hide. It's just that Poor Tingli obeyed her father's orders, and she had to take her around for sightseeing. In the past, whenever Zhao Xizhu went out to play, he would be with Tingli. Now that Miss Cousin is here, Hee-joo would rather go home to sleep than go out.

At the gate of Yuebao Pavilion in the west of the city, Hong Tingting was accidentally rubbed by the person who went out, and her body shook. Zhong Tingli frowned, and out of courtesy, Hong Tingting took the opportunity to hold Zhong Tingli's hand. Zhong Tingli frowned, with a displeased face, and shook off Hong Tingting's hand, he didn't like to have physical contact with the opposite sex other than Xizhu.

Hong Tingting's face was gloomy for a moment, but it quickly changed to a harmless smiling face. In the past two days, Zhong Tingli has been very good to her, with good manners, and a cousin, but he refuses to call her by her name. It was clear that he turned her away and told her that he was just her cousin.

Hong Tingting gritted her teeth, she has never missed something she has liked since she was a child.

Zhao Xibao has been jumping in Yuebao Pavilion recently, and few people know that she is the behind-the-scenes shopkeeper of the famous Yuebao Pavilion in Beijing. Xiao Er in front of the store was very discerning, and when he saw Zhong Tingli and Hong Tingting coming, he immediately withdrew to report it.

Zhao Xibao's beautiful eyebrows were raised, the two of them were still shopping together, Zhong Tingli had gained a lot of courage. So, unhurriedly tidying up the men's clothes, shaking the folding fan and going downstairs.

"Oh, Miss will come back to my Yuebao Pavilion for the first time, Baofu will serve tea, and Longjing will be matched with beauty before the rain."

Hong Tingting stepped into the gate with her front foot, and she heard a chic and laughing voice, and she smiled back: "It turned out to be Miss Zhao, Miss Zhao is young and promising, and Yuebao Pavilion also has it in our border city." ”

Zhao Xibao smiled: "Xiao Baofu, lead the young lady to take a look around." ”

Sent Hong Tingting away, and watched Hong Tingting enter the compartment, Zhong Tingli took a step forward, held Lan Yu's hand and said, "Yu'er, why didn't you come to see me during this time?" ”

Lan Yu pursed her lips and replied, "There is a young lady in your family who is sitting there, and it is not convenient for me to find you!" ”

Zhong Tingli frowned: "No matter what she does, she will go back in a few days." Then he smiled: "Recently, I found out that a day is like three autumns." I miss you so much, Yu'er. ”

Zhao Xibao blushed, and nodded his forehead with a smile: "Tingli, after sending her back, let's see you at the old place." ”

Hong Tingting picked a pair of bracelets, a pair of earrings, and a white hosta, and Zhao Xibao unceremoniously pit a large bag of silver.

When he was about to go out, Zhong Tingli turned around and smiled at her, Xiao Bao Fula's sleeve pulled Lanyu's sleeve, and wondered why he still had to accept money from his future uncle. Lan Yu patted him on the head, "What's his, that's mine." What's yours is also mine, and mine is still mine. ”

The breeze is soft like willows, and the fragrance of flowers is intoxicating. Zhao Xibao sat on the big tree in the teahouse, peeling the melon seeds, crunchy, it has been so long, and he hasn't come yet.

Zhao Xibao swept his eyes and saw a blue cloth carriage parked in the alley next to the restaurant, although it looked mediocre at first glance. However, how can you hide from Zhao Xibao, who is in a business family, and look at the wood, the best golden silk nanmu. The grain of golden silk nan wood is straight and the structure is fine, it is not easy to deform and crack, the surface of the wood is shining golden in the sun, the gold wire emerges, and there is a light and elegant fragrance.

Looking at the blue cloth of the carriage, it is not like Luo Xuan and Qi Qi, but it should be like the forty-five-foot waterfall spring before the moon on Tiantai Mountain. Heaven sampling human weaving. Woven for the autumn geese outside the clouds, dyed as the spring water color of the south of the Yangtze River. The text of the colorful hall is faintly reflected, and the flowers are uncertain when you turn to the side. Silk weaving into a feat, Mo than ordinary silk and silk.

It seems that some distinguished guests have come to the restaurant for dinner, and at this time they sneak to the back kitchen, maybe they can find something delicious.

Touching her empty belly, smelling the fragrance of the food, she automatically ignored the fact that she had already eaten lunch.

When I walked near the restaurant, I felt in my pocket, uh, I didn't bring any money, and I habitually glanced back. In the past, as long as she stretched out her hand, Zhong Tingli automatically sent the money bag to her.

Now Tingli has not appeared, don't wait for him, the world has the biggest belly, and he is self-reliant.

Zhao Xibao went to the back wall of the restaurant and went to the kitchen to find something to eat to fill his stomach.

A few years later, Zhao Xibao couldn't bear to look back at the moonlight, and his heart was dripping blood, it was all gluttony!

Speaking of circumventing the wall, Zhao Xibao is full of pride. The walls of her house are the most peculiar walls on the fourth street of Beijing. Her mother has a hundred ways to lock her in the house, and she has a hundred and one ways to crack the wall and get out.

This also led to deep and frequent contacts between the Zhao Mansion and the major masters who were good at building walls in the capital.

It's so easy to climb over this kind of wall in a restaurant!

Ordinary people sneak into the back kitchen and will be treated as thieves, but the people in this restaurant all turn a blind eye when they see Lan Yu. The daughter of the shopkeeper came to the restaurant and did whatever she wanted, but the way of patrolling was a little different. They are all servants of the Zhao family, and when they see Miss, they will say one word, pet.

As long as she doesn't burn down the kitchen, she can make any trouble.

There are many kitchens in the restaurant, she saw a kitchen, the cook opened the door and left, and when she was secretly happy in her heart, suddenly the voice of the chef came from the left, "Zhao Sanye is here?" What would you like to eat today? ”

Zhao Xibao touched his cheeky skin: "Is there any new dish, I'm hungry." ”

The chef nodded: "It just so happens that you are here today, and it just so happens that an Accord on the second floor ordered four treasures of stewed pigeon." There is also a can, do you think you go to the second floor to find an Accord, or the first floor to listen to a book, or eat in the kitchenette here? ”

Zhao Xibao likes the pigeon soup that has just come out of the pot, and he has the starry eyes of a greedy cat: "Clean up a place in the small kitchen." ”

This restaurant is hard to find in the capital, the main reason is that no matter what the price of the food, you are satisfied. Especially for the dishes ordered in the private room on the second floor, there are many independent kitchenettes to ensure that every dish is a masterpiece. Therefore, many powerful people in the capital like to come to this restaurant.

Zhao Xibao watched next to the small kitchen of Sibao stewed pigeon, looking at the side dishes, she always felt that there was something strange. But the scent of squirrel fish made her throw away her distractions.

Squirrel fish, shrimp cakes, ivory chicken strips, and sunflower chopped meat are traditional dishes in Huaiyang cuisine. At this time, he was watching the chef make sunflower chopping meat, that is, the lion's head.

The chef chops 60% fatty meat and 40% lean meat with ingredients such as green onions, ginger, and eggs into a mashed meat to make fist-sized meatballs. And with egg white, so that it is easy to coagulate, add shrimp and crab powder. Blanch the cabbage hearts with boiling water, scoop them up and put them on a plate, and slice the ginger. Heat the oil in the pot, add the large meatballs, fry until golden on the outside and cook on the inside. Leave oil in the pot, add ginger slices, add chicken broth, and add large meatballs. Then collect the juice and pour over the thin soup.

Sweet potato glutinous rice cakes, tomato sauce lion's head?

No wonder there was a feeling that something was wrong, she glanced at the menu and smiled.

Eating sweet potatoes and tomatoes together can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. There is also fungus black chicken soup, red dates and white radish pig's trotter soup. She remembers that eating black fungus and white radish together can cause ringworm. Is it really possible to eat like this?

Zhao Xibao pondered for a moment, the ingredients were extremely fresh, and the use of ingredients was also very exquisite, it might be the banquet of a distinguished guest in an Accord. The ingredients are very ordinary, and if you use herbs such as astragalus, licorice, and angelica, it will make people suspicious. If a customer becomes unwell after eating the food, whether the food is poisonous or not, it will take a toll on the restaurant's reputation.

Today's dinner time is concentrated, and the chef has no time to pay attention to the details of the side dishes. Perhaps, the other party is taking advantage of this and doing it deliberately? Zhao Xibao smiled, it's just a table, where are there so many conspiracy theories? And these are not enough to kill, I hope I am too careful.

Ideas are ideas, but since she found out, she can't turn a blind eye, after all, it's her own business. She thought about it, beckoned to the chef and whispered a few words, the chef looked excited, said a few words in fear, and then left.

Zhao Xibao secretly sweated, walked to the small kitchen, and went to the sink to wash his hands. She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't notice that at the corner of the stairs in front of her right, there was a man in black who was still standing. The man watched her expression change the whole time. Look at the direction the chef left and ponder for a moment, then leave as well.

At this time, Zhao Xibao, who was full of doubts, only had a steaming pot in his eyes, and he had to think of removing these dishes that were mutually reinforcing. Roll up your sleeves, tie them to the sides, and tie the cloth.

The chef listened to his young lady's instructions and entered the box with the shopkeeper. As soon as the shrewd and capable shopkeeper heard this, he knew that something must have happened, and apologized to the guest with a smile on his face. "Today, I heard that there are distinguished guests here, and we will specially present the latest and most exquisite dishes, please try them. I ask you to wait a moment. ”

The lazy and evil voice came with the lifting of the bead curtain: "Seventh brother, look at how clever this Zhao family's shopkeeper is, as soon as you came back, you were discovered by this little old man." ”

The shopkeeper smiled flatteringly: "Little old man is clumsy, I don't know that His Royal Highness King Ning is also here." It was Xiao Lao'er who heard Xiao Er say that the prince of Yue came to the private seat with the guests, and specially instructed the kitchen to cook a few more side dishes, so he came late. Please also ask the prince to forgive his sins. ”

Standing in front of the shopkeeper, King Yue, with amorous Danfeng eyes, and the high nose bridge of Gu Feng, neutralized the tenderness in his eyes, and the thin lips of cherry blood with a hint of a smile. The face with cold and broad lines makes the whole person more exquisite. Black cloud brocade, covered with moon-white dark pattern dragon robe. It deserves to be called "Jade Face Shura".

The man seated in the main seat of the tea room separated by the screen, with jet-black hair, a high nose and thin lips, and sword-like eyebrows flying diagonally into a few strands of black hair under the corners of his temples. Handsome side face with impeccable facial contours. Dressed in a blue brocade robe, his black hair was tied with a ribbon of the same color, and a long tassel of white silk was tied around his waist, and a piece of mutton fat white jade was tied on it.

His eyes are the most attractive, free of any impurities, clear yet bottomless. If you look closely, it looks like a brown whirlpool that draws people in.

In the back kitchen, the man in black had already flashed back, went to the corner of the groceries, and looked in the direction of Zhao Xibao.

Zhao Xibao, who was aroused by the gluttonous insects, opened the cooking pot, smelled the aroma, opened his appetite, fished out a bowl, picked out some dishes, and tried the taste.

Three shreds of sweet and sour, cut the cabbage heart into thin strips, put it in a bowl to marinate, peel and shred the pear, and shred the hawthorn cake for later use. Squeeze out the water from the cabbage heart, put it on a plate, stack the shredded pears on the cabbage, and then put in the shredded hawthorn cake for later use. Take a small bowl, add sugar, white vinegar and water, mix until dissolved, pour on the three wires, and then drizzle with sesame oil.

Zhao Xibao chatted with the chef: This dish is also called Xueding a little red. Chinese cabbage nourishes the stomach and improves water, Yali pears moisten the lungs and dissolve phlegm, and hawthorn dissipates food and accumulates. Eating it together can clear the stomach and intestines, moisturize dryness and water.

The chef nodded and pecked the rice, praising the son for being so good. Zhao Xibao grinned, the knife in his hand kept stopping, and he was actively preparing the next dish.

Roast lentils with shiitake mushrooms and winter bamboo shoots, cut the shiitake mushrooms in half, wash and slice the winter bamboo shoots, remove the tendons from the lentils, blanch them in a pot of boiling water, drain and set aside. Add the ginger to the fragrant, add the shiitake mushrooms and bamboo shoots and lentils, stir-fry over high heat, and finally order the broth.

The chef asked, "Childe, what's so special about this dish?" Zhao Xibao raised his eyebrows: "Shiitake mushrooms invigorate qi and replenish deficiency, strengthen the spleen and stomach." Winter bamboo shoots quench thirst, lentils clear the liver and eyes. Eat it together, strengthen the spleen and stomach. ”

Zhao Xibao took the lead in tasting it: "It's so delicious, why am I so good." ”

While eating, he muttered: "My cooking skills have reached the point of being alone and seeking defeat, invincible, how lonely!" ”

Zhao Xibao is used to pretending to be a merry man, and his tone of voice is also merry, but the man peeking in the corner, listening to Qingli's voice, smiled secretly: "This person's face is really thick." ”

The dishes were passed on one by one, and the chef admired his own young lady more and more, who was beautiful and could cook good dishes. It is their blessing that Zhaojia Restaurant can have an owner like Miss.

Suddenly, there was a noise from the front building, as if someone was arguing. Zhao Xibao took off the cloth and ran out to see the excitement.

The crown of gold and emerald flowers on the top of the head, at a glance, is the moving gold. Wearing a crimson skirt with a green hanger. With such a bold color, his voice is loud and powerful: Little slut, I kindly invite you to a banquet. You also instructed the slut to do something to me, and you are lawless. There is no such thing as a natural order.

At this moment, there were many onlookers on the second floor, and the woman felt more and more proud, like a rooster with teeth and claws. On the other hand, she blamed the young woman who cowered and hid in the corner. Dressed in a peach-colored skirt, her hair is disheveled, her pointed face has a string of teardrops, and her right hand has been protecting her abdomen, she is thin and weak.

Zhao Xibao touched his chin, this is the scene of the main room tearing the concubine? Her eyes wandered around the crowd of onlookers, and she found the shopkeeper standing in the crowd aggrievedly. She motioned for him to come over and find out what was going on.

It turned out that when Xiao Er brought up the pigeon soup, the delicate little lady had a vomiting reaction. How could the main room not even be able to distinguish the obvious morning sickness, so he overturned the table and chair and wanted to grab the little lady and slap her.

Listening to the scolding words of the main room, it turned out that this little concubine was the maid of the main room, and when the main room was unwell, she seduced the husband of the main room. The two of them also secretly Chen Cang, and the bead fetus was secretly knotted. Originally, the main room bought jewelry to take her to the banquet, and by the way, I wanted to talk about carrying her to the door. Unexpectedly, the two hooked up a long time ago. Masamurai is angry, the betrayal of the two.

Zhao Xibao also sighed for a while when he heard this, he was not worthy of the main room, and he was ashamed of the concubine's behavior. Xiao Er also shook his head and muttered to himself: It's a pity to have a good can of Sibao pigeon soup.

"Huh?" Zhao Xibao glanced at the dishes that were pasted on the ground. With a slight glance, she could tell what was once on the table. She has always been obsessed, and the menu with problems at noon comes from this table. Lan Yu smiled, it seems that this lady is not good at stubble. Tomatoes and sweet potatoes can make people cramp, and for the little lady who is two or three months pregnant, abdominal pain is the most fatal.

She neither poisoned nor drugged, and quietly solved the serious problem of her henchmen. Not only could she not be found, but her reputation for generosity was fulfilled. When she saw that the dishes were changed, she realized that someone had seen through her tricks, so she simply didn't do anything, overturned the table, and staged a miserable scene.

At that time, Zhao Xibao's instructions to the chef were to let the shopkeeper know the information. After the shopkeeper knew that the dishes were mutually reinforcing, he immediately changed the recipes of several dishes.

Because I wasn't sure whether there was a problem with this table, or someone did it on purpose, the shopkeeper took the chef to each side room on the second floor for the sake of insurance, called to promote new dishes, but in fact to check the situation. If someone deliberately frames you, you can also replace the problematic one in the name of serving the dish.

The strongsuit guard Xi Cheng chattered about the situation outside, and by the way, he also laughed at the little chef in the rear. He was dutifully staring at the food at the table, but he accidentally bumped into Zhao Xibao cooking. So Zhao Xibao's cheeky and boastful words were also repeated by Xicheng to his master.

The scale of Zhao's restaurant is very large, and in order to be lively, a stage was specially built on the first floor. The lively wing room on the second floor happened to be opposite to them, and Xicheng had just opened the door for a few masters to see the excitement.

When the excitement dissipated, Zhao Xibao deliberately bypassed the crowd, clapped his hands and left. Passing by the door of their wing. Xicheng glanced at it and pointed with his hand: "No, he is the little chef you just praised for the good cooking." ”

King Ning felt the joke of his guards, took a sip of tea with a teacup, and smiled slightly: "I know whose young lady she is." ”

Xicheng was stunned: "Miss? Clearly a silly boy."

King Yue looked at the guards with a look of disgust: "Xicheng, you have good skills, but your head is not good." This is clearly the baby sister of the pet sister slave Zhao Hengde. ”

Xi Cheng looked at King Ning with a frustrated face: "Master, how do you know?" ”

King Ning smiled, "Her boots fell silently, they must be animal skin soft satin." When passing by the door, he has agarwood incense on his body, and his form and demeanor have everyone's demeanor, and he must be taught etiquette, either rich or expensive. The women of the official family are strict in discipline and rarely go out, and she dresses as a man, and the shopkeeper of the restaurant bows her head in front of her and replies, and the restaurant is at her disposal, she must have been accustomed to her coming here. ”

After that, he looked at Xifeng again: "Xifeng has been by my side for many years, and most of the people I have seen are children of official families. Since, he was silent at the first sight of her, there must be someone in her family who is an official in the palace. This kind of lively and active woman must have other deeds, think more about the famous boudoir woman in the capital, and guess that she is the daughter of the Zhao family. In addition, when you said that you were a man, Xifeng looked at your expression and determined that she was the daughter of the Zhao family. ”

Xicheng exclaimed, "Xifeng, I won't discriminate against your IQ in the future." ”

Zhao Xibao came to the bottom of the big tree after eating and drinking, "Hey, Fengyun, why did your master send you?" Where is he? ”

Feng Yun had an indignant expression on her face, "Miss, that Miss Cousin is too much." ”

Zhao Xibao was even more surprised: "What's wrong with her?" ”

Feng Yun said with a flushed face: "How can she hold the young master and not let go!" ”

Zhao Xibao's face suddenly darkened, "What's the matter?" "Dare to pry her corner, I don't want to live!

After thinking about it again, he went directly to Zhongfu with the charm. Listen to the illogical words on the road and piece together the truth.

After the watch lady bought the jewelry, she became more and more attached to Zhong Tingli. Zhong Tingli, that nerd, has always been gentle to people, and it is not easy to express dissatisfaction directly, so he has always refused tactfully and can't accompany her.

Who knew that Miss Biao was unrelenting, and pulled Zhong Tingli stiffly, the two were pushing, Zhong Tingli made a mistake and let her push down in the lotus pond, the lotus pond of the Zhong family is a small pond that is deeply chiseled, Miss Biao does not know the nature of water, and almost drowned, Zhong Tingli hurriedly jumped down to save people.

As a result, after being rescued, the weak lady cried and cried at the second elder of the Zhong family, and asked the two old men to reprimand Zhong Tingli.

Zhong Tingli served the order of the second elder to take care of Hong Tingting, but Hong Tingting was even more unforgiving. kept dragging Zhong Tingli, saying that she was frightened and scared and didn't let him leave. As soon as she left, she cried.

Zhong Tingli was annoyed by the trouble, and he couldn't get out when he wanted to see Lan Yu. Let Fengyun come first, only Zhao Xibao will say.

When Zhao Xibao came, he saw that the two of them were talking and laughing, and there was a little bit of charm.

Zhao Xibao stood at the door and snorted coldly, "Let me go of the pigeon, it turned out to be to accompany the beauty, where do you remember me!" ”

Zhong Tingli hurriedly stood up and explained, "Yu'er, it's not like this. ”

Lan Yu didn't want to stay any longer, so she turned around and left. Zhong Tingli hurriedly chased out.

Inside the house, Hong Tingting's eyes became gloomy, thinking that she was the daughter of an ordinary family. My cousin is a person who attaches great importance to filial piety, as long as she coaxes the second elder of the Zhong family, she is not afraid that her cousin will not accept her.

These days, I am still glad why my cousin didn't mention that woman at all, I thought that I had a good chance of marrying my cousin. She tried her best to curry favor with the second elder of the Zhong family, and she did not hesitate to spoil her reputation, but also had a relationship with her cousin. Now it seems that Miss Zhao will inevitably get in the way of her entering the Zhong Mansion.

Zhong Tingli panted and grabbed Zhao Xibao's hand, "Yu'er, you said that we would trust each other." ”

Zhao Xibao felt aggrieved, and Baba ran to take a look, and wanted to rescue him. As a result, people are simply willing to do so.

She pouted and didn't want to see him, Zhong Tingli was helpless: "Yu'er, I wanted to coax her earlier and come to see you earlier." ”

Zhao Xibao exploded: "I look at the two of you, it's very sweet!" ”

Zhong Tingli took her hand and hurriedly said, "Heaven and earth can be learned, I, Zhong Tingli, only love Zhao Xibao in this life, how can I like other women." If I like someone else, I"

Zhao Xibao looked at Zhong Tingli's anxious appearance, and hurriedly covered his mouth, "Are you stupid, I said these two words, and you began to swear." What if one day we do separate and this vow is fulfilled! ”

Zhong Tingli said angrily: "There will be no separation, Yu'er is talking nonsense, if there is really that time, the oath will be fulfilled, if you can't stay with you in this life, life is just an empty skin." ”

Zhao Xibao listened to the stupid words of the nerd and sneered.

"Okay, tease you, don't say stupid things, you jump into the pool today, drink some ginger soup, don't catch a cold."

Zhong Tingli was smirking stupidly again.

Zhao Xibao thought that Hong Tingting was pestering Zhong Tingli all the time, and his heart was not a good feeling. "Idiot, it's too late, I should go home, remember not to get too close to your cousin," Zhao Xibao thought to himself, you are a big fool, your cousin is not good at first glance, and he doesn't know if he is sold.

Zhong Tingli nodded, as long as it was what Lan Yu said, it was all right.

The sun shines on the two stone lions of the Zhao Mansion, and the vermilion gate shows the grandeur and majesty of the master's family.

Zhao Xibao ran to the pharmacy early in the morning, Zhong Tingli was a nerd, and his body was really weak. Jumped into the pool a few days ago to save his idiot cousin, but he contracted a wind chill and hasn't been well for so long.

Zhao Xibao jumped back to Zhao's mansion, and before she entered the door, she suddenly felt the wind behind her, and as soon as she turned around, she quickly caught the sneak attacker.

"Oh, it hurts, it hurts, little sister, let go, it's your brother and me!"

Zhao Hengyuan twisted his eyebrows and shouted exaggeratedly. Xibao has long been merciful, and if she can not alarm the doorman at the gate of Zhao's mansion to approach her, who else can there be besides the second brother!

Xibao deliberately twisted his arm, "Second brother! Dare to sneak attack me, the shop in the outer village has collected too much, hold on! ”

The second brother said with a hippie smile: "I'm trying your kung fu, have you regressed?" ”

Zhao Hengde listened to the report from the porter, saying that Xibao left the house without breakfast, and when he came to the door to look for Xibao, he saw her and Hengyuan mingling, holding her forehead: "Don't come in yet, there is a commotion at the door, and it won't look good." ”

Zhao Xibao snorted, and Hengde sighed, "There is a hot eight-treasure duck in the room, if you don't eat it, it will be cold." ”

When Zhao Xibao heard this, he quickly threw away Second Brother Zhao and took the eldest brother's hand, "Ah, why didn't you say it earlier, it's still the eldest brother who loves me the most." After that, he glared at the second brother fiercely.

Zhao Hengyuan was speechless, watching her chatter with her eldest brother affectionately, and sighed jealously: "My hard-earned aquamarine, no one appreciates it." ”

The eyes of a certain wealth fan lit up suddenly, she has liked blue treasures since she was a child, and the second brother found them must not be ordinary. With lightning speed, he put his arm around Second Brother Zhao, "Ah, Second Brother, why are you so handsome and chic today, the more I look at you, the more I feel that our Zhao family has a bright future in the future, and there is a lot of silver waiting for us to earn." Second brother, you are the big hero in my heart. ”

The second brother nodded Zhao Xibao's forehead: "Net will make people happy." After speaking, he took out the hot aquamarine in his arms and put a set of it in her hand, while teasing her: "Little ponyf." ”

Zhao Xibao got a string of beads, and there was no figure after a while.

In the room, Xiao Taozi rummaged through the wardrobe and muttered to herself: "Qing Jinxuan's clothes, why haven't they been delivered yet?" ”

"Little Peach, what are you talking about, come and help your young lady become the number one beauty in the capital."

"Miss is stinky and beautiful!"

After a while, the door opened, dressed in a sky-blue silk skirt, covered with a light white silver silk veil, embroidered with tiny flowers. pulled the double swallow hair bun, inserted the blue hanging bead carved hairpin given by Zhong Ting, a gentle and delicate beauty, gently raised her hand, Hao Haosu wrist is a string of aquamarine beads, which flowed to the market from overseas and was purchased by Zhao Erge Wanjin.

Zhao Xibao dressed himself up carefully, carried the medicine, and went to Zhongfu happily.

In the morning, I felt a little unwell and didn't want to take a small sedan chair. Walking all the way with the little peach, the master and servant also greeted many acquaintance vendors.

When they happily walked to the Zhong Mansion, they were ready to surprise him. But when she saw that the porter of Zhongfu stopped her, she didn't say anything, only said the charm around the young master, and asked her to stop her.

Her heart chuckled, it couldn't be that something had happened to Tingli again! Unable to care less, he quickly broke into Tingli's room.

There was a woman's crying sound in his bedroom, but Zhong Tingli didn't like to have a maid to serve, and he always took care of him.

She frowned and turned the screen, clanging, the medicine bag in her hand falling to the ground. Little Peach grabbed the unsteady young lady.

Zhao Xibao saw that the robes on the ground were scattered everywhere, and the coats she had painstakingly made for him were still under her feet. The weeping woman's eyebrows were red, and when she saw her coming, she demonstrated and provoked her with a flattering look in the corners of her eyes, the quilt on her body was half-covered and half-hidden, and the kiss marks on her neck were dazzling.

And Zhong Tingli was naked, half sitting on the bed, and his face still had a high fever and a flush that did not go away. His face was full of ignorance, helplessness, shyness, and some joy.

It seems that he obviously just woke up, and the clever Fengyun immediately sealed the news, and then sent someone to stop her. And Fengyun is here, go and invite Mrs. Zhong!

Xibao ironically wondered if she had come a moment earlier, would she have been able to see with her own eyes how the two of them were entangled in love by the red waves.

Looking at her, Zhong Tingli's eyes seemed to be a little clear, and then he stared at the woman sleeping next to him incredulously.

Zhao Xibao looked at the somewhat familiar clothes of the woman on the ground, his mind was surging, staring at the stimulation in front of him, his heart was beating violently, and he tried to suppress the fishy sweetness in his mouth. The woman on the bed smiled defiantly: "As you can see, I am already his woman." It seems to have unintentionally slid down the quilt, leaking out the kiss marks on the collarbone.

Xibao looked at the dazzling kiss marks and looked at the mess all over the ground. Qi and blood surged, anger hit the heart, his hand grabbed the sudden pain of the heart, pointed at Zhong Tingli, a mouthful of blood sprayed on their scattered clothes, and fainted to the ground. Little Peach screamed, "Miss." ”

At this time, Xiao Peach's cry attracted the maid, and everyone saw the two people on the bed, and they all subconsciously bowed their heads, and Little Peach scolded angrily: "Send my young lady back to the house, quickly." The room was instantly noisy and messy, which finally made Zhong Tingli's mind more and more sober.

Zhong Tingli pulled a shirt from the head of the bed and put it on, pushed the woman on the bed hard, pointed to the door and shouted angrily, "Get out." ”

He kept suppressing his hands, afraid that he would not be able to restrain himself and kill this person.

Hong Tingting didn't expect that he, who was usually elegant, would push himself down and grit his silver teeth: "Don't forget, we are already husband and wife." ”

Zhong Tingli's eyes were dark red and disgusted staring at her, and he roared, "Get out, don't force me to kill you." ”

Hong Tingting had never seen him like this, for fear that he would really kill her, so she trembled and cried on the bed.

Zhong Tingli looked at the bloodstains on the ground, thinking about Xibao's sad and angry eyes. This distance seemed to have consumed the strength of his life, and with each step closer, the knife stabbed in his heart, and he staggered to the azure coat, his knees weakened, and he knelt on the shirt, holding the blood stains on his shirt and covering his heart.

Xi Bao must have hated him!

When Mrs. Zhong was hurriedly helped in, she was shocked when she saw that her beloved grandson's palms were bleeding, "Please Langzhong, go and invite Langzhong!" ”

All the subordinates were shocked, and Steward Zhong reached out to help Mrs. Zhong and shouted, "Help the young master up, don't stand still!"

The old lady trembled and took Zhong Tingli's hand and cried: "Li'er, Li'er, what's going on, don't scare grandma!"

Zhong Tingli's eyes were blank, and he kept muttering, "She won't forgive me."

Zhong Tingli touched the crimson blood stains on his shirt, "Grandma, grandma is not filial, if she has three long and two short, her grandson will go with her." ”

Mrs. Zhong cried, "Li'er, don't say such things to scare grandma, grandma has hurt you since you were a child, how can you say such things to break grandma's heart." ”

Zhong Tingli wanted to say something more, but with a bang, his body tilted down, and Steward Zhong stood behind him with a large vase, and said worriedly, "The old slave is in charge of his own affairs, and Mrs. Wang's wife is not strange, it is appropriate to urgently recruit the master to return to Beijing." ”

Mrs. Zhong also stabilized her mind at this moment, and the demeanor of the head of the family back then also returned, "Send the most precious medicinal materials to choose and send them to the Zhao Mansion." The old lady squinted her eyes and thought for a moment, "Call Miss Cousin too." ”

When Hong Tingting came, she had already cleaned up her whole body, and she looked like she was being victimized and obedient, and when she arrived in front of Mrs. Zhong, she preemptively began to cry.

"Old lady, you have to be the master for me, Tingli he bullied me, I was kind enough to come to see him, but he treated me... Hong Tingting was whimpering and crying.

"Although my grandfather, General Zhuguo, is no longer here, if my father, General Leyi, and all my frontier uncles and uncles know about this matter, I will definitely ask the emperor to make decisions for me. I know that Cousin Tingli doesn't like me, and since I'm already my cousin's person, I can't embarrass him, so I'll hit the wall. ”

Mrs. Zhong knew that the little girl was retreating and forcing their family to marry her. If you don't marry, I'm afraid that the court will embarrass the Zhong family in order to appease the hearts of the generals in the border city!

Mrs. Zhong closed her eyes, seemed to be recuperating, and seemed to be thinking about something, and finally sighed faintly, "I have wronged you, you have a good rest first, and the Zhong family will give you an explanation." ”

The atmosphere in Zhao's mansion was very dull, and the young lady had not woken up since she fainted and entered the mansion that day.

Every day, the precious decoction continues, but the person has not yet gotten better. The palace also gave a lot of valuable medicinal materials, and the prince even sent the imperial doctor. All the doctors said that Miss was suffering from a heart attack, coupled with anger, it was difficult to treat, it was difficult to treat!

Master Zhao asked Xiao Taozi many times why, and Xiao Taozi just said that the two quarreled, but the specific reason was not said.

First, in order to save the face of the young lady, the unmarried aunt still has a marriage contract, so he is happy with other women, and it is not good for the reputation of the young lady to spread it.

The second is that she has followed Miss since she was a child, and if she tells the truth, the master will definitely not let go of the Zhong family. Although the young lady hates Zhong Tingli now, she definitely doesn't want to, and let the Zhao family deal with him without anyone stopping the master.

"Doctor, how is my daughter?" Father Zhao was anxious and took Dr. Wang's hand and asked. Doctor Wang looked at his old friend and shook his head: "I have been in a coma for three days, and the old man has tried his best to keep the girl's heart." If the girl doesn't wake up after seven days, she really can't go back. ”

Father Zhao, who has always been wide-hearted and fat, is full of tears and tears, "God, Bao'er is still young, doesn't God bless my Zhao family and want me to send my white hair to the black-haired person first." Heaven please open your eyes and save my son, if you can exchange my old life for it, it will be worth it. ”

Mrs. Zhao has been guarding Xibao's bedside, holding Xibao's hand, her eyes are about to cry blind, "Bao'er, do you always dislike your mother's strict discipline, your mother also hopes that you can become the best girl in Beijing, as long as you are willing to wake up, your mother promises you, even if you want to turn the world upside down, your mother will let you play, okay, my mother begs you, I beg you, wake up, don't leave my father and mother alone." Daddy is your daughter, if you have any three longs and two shorts, how can you let your father and mother live! Boa, my Boa. ”

Zhao Hengde was playing chess with the crown prince, King Ning, King Yue and others in the imperial garden, and several people were talking and laughing. King Ning's guard Xi Cheng saw a person turning around at the door of the weeping flower, it should be an urgent matter, and it seemed to be a servant by Zhao Hengde's side.

Zhao Hengde turned his back to the door and was concentrating on playing chess with the prince, and the two sides were indistinguishable. King Yue sat lazily at the outer railing of the pavilion to watch the scenery, and King Ning drank tea and watched chess. It was inconvenient for Xicheng to break in rashly to disturb him, so he had to whisper to the prince.

King Ning held a son in his hand and played on the chessboard, breaking Zhao Hengde's chess game and allowing the prince to win narrowly. The prince clapped his hands and shouted a clever move. Zhao Hengde was about to come back to another game, and King Ning pointed to the Hanging Flower Gate, "Your scholar is looking for you." ”

The scholar hurriedly passed the word: "The eldest young master, the young lady has a heart attack and is now unconscious, the old lady hopes that you will go back and have a look quickly." ”

Zhao Hengde's face was solemn, and non-major matters would not easily enter the palace to spread the word. It seems that Xiaomei's heart attack is particularly serious. He begged the prince, "The little sister has a heart attack, and she is afraid of her life, and I hope that the prince will allow the imperial doctor in the palace to go to the cold house to diagnose the little sister." ”

The prince grew up with Zhao Hengde, and knew that he was the most precious sister on weekdays, so he immediately asked the little eunuch to lead the way for Zhao Hengde.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

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