Seven days later, Liu Tianbao's new store was finally in full swing, and Shi Yushui carefully selected a few good cooks and sent them to the back kitchen to cook. Liu Tianbao named the new store "Repeat Customer", which is concise and to the point - it is delicious and comes again.

When it opened, Yuan Xi went to drink a glass of opening wine, tasted the dishes, and sure enough, with Shi Yushui, the level of food in this store skyrocketed. Mother Zhong smiled: "If you really rely on Liu Tianbao, this store will have to pay for death." ”

The sixth master, Rong Zhan, quietly went back and forth to Guiyunzhou, for fear of alarming people, so he rushed into the city at dawn when there were few people, so as not to be discovered by Li Lin. It's better to come early than to be coincidental, the emperor called the big morning today, when the sixth master entered the city, Gao Bingyan, Xiao Rongshen, Lan Chengjie and others were standing in the Qinzheng Hall and scolded, they didn't expect what kind of surprise the sixth master would bring them.

Rong Run is a kind person, and he has no official pretensions, and he has long been involved with Li Lin on the road in the past few days. As soon as he returned to the palace, he pushed Li Lin into the bedroom with one palm: "Go, take a bath!"

Li Lin was dusty all the way, and the clothes on his body had already been rancid, if he went to see the emperor like this, wouldn't he smoke the emperor out?

Rong Run hooked his hand and called a little girl over: "You go to the prince's mansion immediately, tell the princess, and say that the sixth master has returned to Beijing." ”

The little girl answered, and hurriedly ran to the prince's mansion to say. Mother Zhong was overjoyed: "Niangniang, it's time." ”

Yuan Xi smiled slightly, took out his famous strategy from the cabinet, and said to Mother Zhong: "Mother Zhong, you asked Liu Tianbao to take my famous strategy to the Nine Gate Defense Division to borrow two hundred soldiers, and give me the Jingzhao Yin Mansion to see, and don't let go of an ant." ”

Mother Zhong answered and asked someone to prepare a carriage and go to the store to find Liu Tianbao.

Yuan Xi stood in the courtyard and glanced at the side hall where Zhao Kezhen lived. Although Zhao Kezhen's door is airtight, there is a faint figure, Yuan Xi turned around and stared at the crack in the door for a while, startling Zhao Kezhen inside the door, could it be that she found herself?

Three or two steps to the door of Zhao Kezhen's room and pushed open the lattice door. Zhao Kezhen had just found a corner of the table to sit down, and when she saw Yuan Xi, she was busy pretending to be surprised: "Yo, why is Niangniang here?"

"Is there a place in this prince's mansion where I can't come?" asked Yuan Xi.

Zhao Kezhen was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Of course, Niangniang is the main mother of the Prince's Mansion, so naturally she can go anywhere, but the concubine just didn't expect Niangniang to come." ”

Yuan Xi glanced at her gently: "Concubine Zhao, there are so many things in this world, how can you think of everything?"

Zhao Kezhen lowered her eyelids, she seemed to have something to say, but this time Zhao Kezhen really didn't understand, so she asked, "What does Niangniang mean by this?"

Yuan Xi smiled disapprerovingly, sat down to get a cup of tea, and asked, "Did Concubine Zhao not expect Concubine Ben to come, or did she not understand what Concubine Ben was going to do?"

Zhao Kezhen lowered her head slightly and didn't make a sound.

Yuan Xi coughed dryly, stood in front of Zhao Kezhen, and patted her on the shoulder: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, you can ask?"

Zhao Kezhen was extremely uneasy, and looked at Yuan Xi with wide eyes for a while, hesitating whether she should ask. Ask, anyway, whether he asks or not, Wei Yuanxi can guess what he is curious about.

Zhao Kezhen flattened her mouth: "Where was Niangniang going just now?"

Yuan Xi didn't answer and asked: "Who is Concubine Zhao curious about? Is it Zhao Jing's son, or is it Shangshu's master?"

Zhao Kezhen was speechless for a while, but she didn't expect Wei Yuanxi to be playing with her own words. panicked, and mixed garlic in his mouth: "Eh, then, didn't Niangniang say that you can ask?"

Yuan Xi was slightly self-conscious: "You can ask, but Concubine Ben didn't say that she would answer." ”

"What do you mean?" Zhao Kezhen leaned over to Yuan Xi's side.

"Meaning, Concubine Zhao, I thought that after staying in my hospital for so many days, you could grow a little and know what to ask and what not to be curious about. But Concubine Ben didn't expect that Concubine Zhao's curious heart was still so vigorous. There's no way, that concubine can only lock you up for a few more days. Yuan Xi's eyes were like sharp arrows, revealing cold light.

Zhao Kezhen's face twitched, this, this is fishing law enforcement!

Helpless, people had to bow their heads under the eaves, and Zhao Kezhen flattened her mouth: "Niangniang, the concubine is not spying on Niangniang, the concubine is just caring about Niangniang." I haven't been in touch with the people of the Zhao family for a long time, and my mother said that I was curious for my eldest brother and father, but I really wronged my concubine!"

Zhao Kezhen's words Yuan Xi never believed it, looked at her indifferently for a while, and asked coldly: "Care about this concubine?

"Eh, this ......" Zhao Kezhen faintly began to regret it, when she was a child, she often listened to her father's teachings, don't lie, as long as people tell a lie, they must use more lies to make it round.

"Niangniang is the backbone of the prince's mansion, the concubine and the Zhao family, in the future, they have to rely on Niangniang's care, of course, the concubine does not want Niangniang to have any mistakes. ”

"This seems to be a sincere statement, but you can tell me, what will happen to this concubine?" Yuan Xi simply pulled Zhang Yuandun to sit down and asked.

Zhao Kezhen saw that Yuanxi was interested in her words, so she hurriedly went to the round table and poured her a cup of tea: "Niangniang, the king of Lijun disobeyed the holy order and married Lanyu privately, and the mother must never mention it." ”

Yuan Xi raised his eyebrows, what about thinking about it behind closed doors? What about not hearing about things outside the window? Even these secrets that ordinary people can't inquire about, Zhao Kezhen knows them clearly, and dares to say that she didn't pass on the news? With such thoughts, if she wants to say that she is willing to give in, she will not believe it if she kills Yuan Xi.

Although she was not very satisfied with the results of Zhao Kezhen's closed-door thinking, Yuan Xi still allowed her to continue: "How do you say it?"

Zhao Kezhen spoke more and more happily: "Niangniang, speaking of which, King Lijun and Lan Yu only give and receive each other privately, and there are no three media and six hires, so there is no talk of private marriage." If Niangniang said this in front of the emperor, wouldn't it leave a huge gap for King Lijun? When the time comes, King Lijun will bite Niangniang again, won't Niangniang be victimized?"

Yuan Xi smiled, naturally, she saw that the emperor was not for this matter.

"Then you say, what should I say to the emperor?" Yuan Xi looked at Zhao Kezhen with interest.

Zhao Kezhen pondered for a moment and said: "Niangniang, according to the concubine's opinion, Niangniang should say some good things for the fourth master, so that the emperor will feel that Niangniang is tolerant and has the demeanor of a mother." ”

As soon as Yuan Xi heard the four words of Mu Yi in the world, he covered Zhao Kezhen's mouth, and his face suddenly became a little more fierce: "What a bold man, the queen mother is now in the spring and autumn season, what do you mean by this?"

Zhao Kezhen was taken aback, she said this to please Yuan Xi, where is there any special meaning? But when Yuan Xi said this, she herself felt that this was unseemly, and hurriedly knelt down: "The crown princess is angry, the concubine is speechless for a while, and I hope that the mother will forgive her sins!"

Zhao Kezhen bowed her head and knelt at Wonxi's feet, looking very sincere, but the more earnest she was, the more suspicious Wonxi became. What kind of temper Zhao Kezhen is, she doesn't know that in order to keep Rong Zhan, she actually jumped into the lotus pond near Cheng'an Palace, she is good at disguise, there is no doubt about this.

But whether she is pretending now or not, Won-hee is a little unclear, half-truth, sometimes true and sometimes false.

Yuan Xi shook his head: "You get up." ”

Zhao Kezhen stood up timidly, looking like an angry little daughter-in-law: "Don't tell others, otherwise the queen will never spare the concubine." ”

Yuan Xi glanced at her indifferently: "Concubine Zhao, sometimes I really can't figure out whether you really changed sex, or pretend that you have forgotten who you are." ”

Zhao Kezhen lowered her head, tried to stabilize her breath, and forced a smile: "Niangniang, what you said, the concubine can't understand it?"

"Really?" Yuan Xi got closer, looked directly at Zhao Kezhen's face, and reached out to pinch Zhao Kezhen's cheek: "Concubine Zhao, what I hate the most is people who are obviously very smart and deliberately pretend to be stupid." But you're so stupid, you don't look like it at all, and you're full of flaws. ”

Won-hee just lied to her, that's why he said it so resolutely. Zhao Kezhen heard a sigh in her heart, if the other party sees your play clearly, then what's the point of you doing a play? Isn't it beyond your means? But Zhao Kezhen was afraid that Yuan Xi was just cheating on her, and this play had to continue, her face was pale, and she tried her best to maintain a calm expression, and tentatively pushed Yuan Xi's hand away: "Niangniang, the concubine really doesn't understand." ”

Zhao Kezhen turned around and squeezed her facial features hard, how could this Wei Yuanxi be as difficult as a ghost? Zhao Kezhen felt an unprecedented depression, and this depression came from the all-round crushing of the woman behind her.

But no matter how powerful a person is, there will always be some soft spots, and Wei Yuanxi's soft place is her character of eating soft and not eating hard. This woman has to be coaxed, and the more you fight her, the more powerful she becomes, and in the end it will hurt you. Zhao Kezhen slowly realized this truth after dealing with her a few times. You can't use those real tactics to deal with Wei Yuanxi, but you should be gentle, the more humble you are, the more you don't treat yourself as a person, the more she can't do anything about you!

That's all there is to it. Zhao Kezhen calmed down and said: "Niangniang, the concubine body said the truth, the concubine body was dissatisfied with the mother at first, but later, the concubine body gradually understood. The emperor's real intention of asking a woman like you to be the crown princess and concubine, your vision is much taller than the concubine. The concubine is both respectful and afraid of you. The concubine now just wants to make a living by her mother's side, and when the prince comes back, she hopes to serve the prince well, and there is nothing else to ask for. ”

After Zhao Kezhen finished saying this, she felt that her brain was blank, and she felt that any more words would make her incoherent. Hoping that this could deceive her, Zhao Kezhen silently recited this idea in her heart several times. Until she felt a hand on her shoulder.

Zhao Kezhen slowly turned around and said with a smile: "Niangniang, the concubine is sincere." The concubine knows that she is sorry for the mother, how can the mother punish the concubine, the concubine recognizes it, and the concubine really wants to ask the mother for her guilt. ”

Won-hee stared at her face and snorted softly.