"Your Majesty, be safe." Li Xiangjun entered the hall and saluted Emperor Yongkang, who was sitting upright.
Emperor Yongkang waved his hand, saying that he had to show respect to his wife. So the expression on his face softened: "Get up. There is no need to be so polite between husband and wife."
The first thing Li Xiangjun did when he got up was to look at Emperor Yongkang's face. Then he frowned: "How long has it been? How come His Majesty has lost so much weight?"
The two of them didn't meet often, and it was normal not to see each other for ten days and a half. Therefore, it was obvious at a glance that he was fatter and thinner. In addition, Emperor Yongkang's face was sallow and his expression was haggard and depressed, making him look like he was seriously ill.
Of course the queen was shocked.
In fact, Emperor Yongkang himself knew that the thing Lin Fanghua used was probably inappropriate. No one knew the condition of his body better than him. In the past, there was no problem at all when riding a horse and shooting arrows, going up mountains and down rivers. Now he walks in the garden,
My feet were shaking.
When the Queen asked about his face, he almost lost his expression. He just shook his head and said: "There have been a lot of things in the court recently, and I feel a little uncomfortable. I can't eat or sleep, and I don't look good. It's nothing serious. Just wait and see.
Take some time off and take care of yourself."
The queen also knew about Chu Yuan, with a clear look on her face: "The Chu family is not good."
Emperor Yongkang glanced at the queen in astonishment. Before, he was thinking of choosing a crown princess from the Chu family, but things turned so fast!
The queen was a little embarrassed, "Actually, before, I also thought that a girl from the Chu family should be a suitable princess. But as a wife, it's really not that interesting."
You can simply say that you are obsessed with the power of the Chu family. Emperor Yongkang felt a little helpless when facing a queen who was always so sincere, "Okay, let's not talk about this. What's the matter with the queen coming here today?"
"
The queen then said: "I have sent a message to the imperial doctors and asked them to take a look at it for you."
See the imperial doctor?
Emperor Yongkang's expression became strange, "Call Imperial Physician Jiang." This Imperial Physician Jiang had some connection with Xu's arrogant old man, and he knew about his physical condition. The lives of their families were all in his hands.
So they know what can and cannot be said. Over the years, they have never made any mistakes.
The queen disagreed a little: "If Dr. Jiang is useful, why is your dragon body like this? I told Dr. Li..."
The look on Emperor Yongkang's face became gloomy, "Can anyone find out what the dragon's body is like? Queen, you have overstepped your bounds!"
"Is it wrong for a wife to care about her husband?" The queen felt that these were her responsibilities as a queen. "Your Majesty, you are happy to have your concubines and concubines stay up all night long..."
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" The veins on Emperor Yongkang's head popped up. "Prying on my whereabouts, what do you want to do?"
The people outside the main hall were fighting each other, and the cold sweat on their heads was just dripping down. Oh my God! What on earth did you hear today?
Laifu wiped the sweat from his forehead and just plucked up the courage to go in and take a look when he heard the queen shouting: "If your majesty still doesn't listen to the advice and just accepts the invitation of that charming Li Cairen, I want to invite you out of the palace."
Note sheet..."
Laifu's steps suddenly stopped, and he turned around and glared rudely at Nanny Zhang who was waiting aside. Isn't it good that the queen is so quiet? Why is she endlessly fussing about it? He turned around and called a little eunuch.
He came over and gave a few instructions in a low voice. He was relieved when he saw the little eunuch running away.
Nanny Zhang really wished she could kneel down at this moment. This was not the reason why she persuaded the Queen to come. Even if the Emperor takes a two-day break on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, even if there are no children, the relationship between husband and wife can always be eased. Don't look at your own master.
Now she is the queen, but without the queen who is favored by the emperor, her life in this palace is not as comfortable as that of Li Cai. If there is no prince under the queen's knees, there is simply no place in this palace. But the master has such a temper! He is really capable.
Trick herself to death!
Mrs. Gan stayed up for half the night and got up a little late today. Just after breakfast, Grandma He came in and whispered a few words in Mr. Gan's ear.
"Is she crazy?" Mrs. Gan looked at Aunt He in disbelief, thinking that she was hallucinating.
Aunt He also looked startled and gave a wry smile: "Laifu has sent someone to ask you to come over quickly. The two of them are quarreling now."
The veins on Mrs. Gan's head popped up, and she stood up and left. Did the queen know how to speak? Did she have any brains? She said in front of others that the emperor favored his concubines, and she stayed up all night. This was already calling the emperor a fool.
.In addition, the period of filial piety has not passed yet. The emperor probably really wants to kill the queen at this moment. He also said that the power of the middle palace must be given by the emperor. Really?
I have to take away the Phoenix Seal from her hand first, and then I really won't have anywhere to cry. "I really can't count on it. She has never been so arrogant before..."
Who says it’s not?
People outside the main hall knelt down and saluted when they saw Mr. Gan. Mr. Gan ignored these people and walked along the steps to go inside. Just as he was about to enter, he heard a crisp sound of porcelain falling to the ground, and then the emperor was like a trapped animal.
Roaring voice: "You are brave! Now you even dare to threaten me. Based on the fact that you have done nothing in these years, I can destroy you!"
This time it was like stabbing the lung tube.
"Destroy me?" The queen suddenly turned pale when she thought of all these years of guarding an empty house. "Your Majesty said that I have nothing to do, so it's up to you..."
"The Queen!" Mrs. Gan quickly interrupted the Queen. It would be a mistake to say anything else. If she really wanted to say something bad from the Queen's mouth, she would be afraid that the Emperor would really have murderous intentions. So she hurried outside.
He called out, interrupting the quarrel between the two, and then walked in. He saw the emperor sitting on the couch, looking at the queen sinisterly, as if he wanted to eat her next moment. There was also fear on Mrs. Gan's face.
Her expression almost made her say something she shouldn't have said. Now, facing the emperor's gloomy eyes, she felt even more frightened.
Mrs. Gan stepped forward and stood between the emperor and the queen, blocking the view of the confrontation between the two.
"What's going on?" she asked softly, "Why are you so angry?"
When the Queen looked at Mr. Gan, she frowned and said, "When we are talking as husband and wife, who asked you to come in and interrupt? Find out who you are and whether there are any rules!"
Mrs. Gan turned to look at the queen, and her voice became lowered: "Think about what you just said? You are the queen, and the emperor will not do anything to you easily? But what about the Li family? What about Yangchun Baixue?"
The queen's face turned pale, but she still stubbornly glanced to the side, "Who else but me wants to be the queen who has suffered from being mute for half her life?"
What an extravagance!
Emperor Yongkang smoothly lifted the small kang table down: "Without you, Empress Li, there would be another Empress Li." Don't think there is no one else but you.
Mrs. Gan knew that the 'other Queen Li' the emperor was referring to was in general, and the surname might not necessarily be Li! But the queen may not have thought so.
Sure enough, the queen pushed Mrs. Gan away: "Another Queen Li, you still want to get rid of the concubine to make room for that foxy son in Yilan Palace, don't you?"
Mr. Gan held his forehead, can you grasp the key point? What's the point of quarreling like a shrew? Li Cairen is charming or not. This is not important at all. The important thing is that you are worried about the emperor's health.
The emperor has been very cold to the queen over the years, but he has never been embarrassed. He is even willing to pretend to be a modest gentleman in front of her. That is because he himself knows that the queen is sincere to him.
Now if she continues to be entangled like this, I'm afraid the emperor's guilt towards her will slowly fade away.
The emperor pointed at the queen, and his hands began to tremble: "You...you...I want to abolish..."
"Shut up!" Mrs. Gan scolded the two of them: "What are you arguing about? What are you arguing about? Do you still remember who you are?"
This sound not only scared the people outside to their knees, but Emperor Yongkang and the Queen inside were also stunned at the same time.
Mrs. Gan wiped her face, and then changed her tone: "We are all grown up now. We are no longer noisy and annoyed for three days and two days when we were children. To be honest, we have known each other since childhood. That's right.
Childhood sweethearts, this doesn’t count.” As she said that, she looked at Emperor Yongkang, “The Queen and you, can we be considered childhood sweethearts?”
Emperor Yongkang pursed his lips. They did know each other when they were young. She played with her junior sister all day long, and she could always see her from time to time. I can't say how deep the friendship was, but when we met, she was
Seven or eight years old.
Seeing Emperor Yongkang's acquiescence, Mrs. Gan turned to look at the queen whose eyes were already red: "You didn't know the emperor's identity at that time, you just thought he was my father's student, so you followed me and called your majesty senior brother. The one my senior brother gave you
You should still keep the rabbit lantern, right? The one I had was well kept before, but it was lost when the house was searched..."
The queen burst into tears, squatting on the ground and bursting into tears.
Emperor Yongkang looked at the queen who was squatting on the ground, pursed his lips, and then stood up and helped the queen up: "Okay! As Quan'er said, we have been childhood sweethearts for half our lives. There is no love between men and women, but I
I also treat you as... my own sister. I have not missed you in the house all these years. Stop making trouble! I know you are well-intentioned, but changing the position of the imperial doctor will easily make people outside think too much. Now the court
Zhongzheng is an eventful time, and I am very busy and exhausted. I am irritable and just go to Li Cairen's place to relax. What can she compare with you? We grew up together. You are worried about my health, I know.
I sent someone to invite Taoist Priest Xu. When I was in the palace before, Taoist Priest Xu always took care of my body, and there was never any trouble. You should be relieved now."
The queen sobbed twice and said, "I am my concubine today, right?"
Emperor Yongkang took the queen's hand and patted it: "I have something wrong too. There is nothing nice to say when you are angry. What I said today are all angry words. Don't take it to heart. Go back and have a good rest. I will ask someone to do it for you later.
Is it okay to have one hundred and eighty rabbit lanterns? At that time, I didn’t have much money, so I couldn’t buy as much as I wanted. Now, I can ask people to make them for you, no matter how many you want.”
The queen burst into laughter: "Then I am waiting for the emperor's light."
Emperor Yongkang smiled and nodded: "Go back first. When Xu comes and checks your pulse, I will send someone to call you over."
The queen then responded, turned around and went out.
Emperor Yongkang looked at the queen's back as she left, and the smile on his face faded a little, "Thank you for today." The prince was still in the name of the queen, so it didn't matter that he and the queen were not at odds, as he was afraid of what the people below would interpret.
, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the prince through his dissatisfaction with the queen. This is not what he wants to see.
Today, Mrs. Gan is just trying to bring the two of them together as their childhood sweethearts.
"You know the Queen's temper." Mrs. Gan helped him sit down, "You should pay more attention..."
Emperor Yongkang waved his hand: "Stop talking, I know everything."
Mrs. Gan still sat next to Emperor Yongkang and said softly: "Although the Queen has a tough temper, she does do it for your own good. If you don't listen to me, your body will fail too quickly. Lin Fanghua is determined
What kind of means were used? You still have to be on guard. Taoist Master Liaoxu, I really need to ask for you."
Emperor Yongkang took Gan's hand and said, "I know, but I'm really not craving for a moment of tenderness. It's just that I can't seem to get over it. I feel panicked and have no energy to do anything."
Mr. Gan's eyes flashed: "It sounds like he is lovesick."
Emperor Yongkang was stunned, "Don't tell me, it's really like being lovesick." Falling in love with that woman Lin Fanghua? This is simply impossible.
Mr. Gan smiled and changed the subject: "Since the matter of the previous dynasty is basically over, I will bring you the folder. It is not appropriate for me to deal with this."
Emperor Yongkang lay down on the couch: "It's okay to bring the folds here. I'll ask someone to clean up a compartment in the imperial study room for you. When no one is around, you can stay in there... look at the folds and give me a hand." The key is.
It's because his eyes are a little blurry and he can't see clearly. Apart from Gan, he has no one to entrust with such matters.
Mr. Gan lowered his head, his eyes flashed, and then he said: "The censor below wants to speak."
"The Chu Yuan case is pending. There are many people involved in it. If anyone is disobedient, check his background..." Emperor Yongkang sneered, "Well, let's see who else is disobedient."
But this will block the flow of speech!
Mr. Gan lowered his eyelids and said after a long time: "That's not necessary. It's just that through this matter, it would be good to see the hearts of the people below and the character of the ministers."
If a minister is implicated because of herself, she will definitely complain. She will not do such an unpopular thing!
Emperor Yongkang nodded and waved his hand tiredly to Mrs. Gan, who then withdrew.
Walking outside the main hall, I heard the voice of Emperor Yongkang calling Laifu.
Immediately afterwards, the whole palace was shocked. The emperor's rewards continued to flow to Chaofeng Palace.
In the East Palace, Jin Yunshun silently listened to the report and wiped his hands with cold sweat. The situation was changing so fast. A quarter of an hour ago, I heard that the emperor and queen were quarreling, and the emperor was clamoring to abolish the queen. But a quarter of an hour later,
, turned into a queen with red eyes, but came out of the imperial study with a smile, and received a reward from the emperor.
Ji Xiang whispered: "... Your Highness is at ease. The Emperor and the Queen are childhood sweethearts, and they are a young couple. Even though they look simple, the love inside is different from others. According to this slave, this man is still tired of women.
At that time, there were relatively few relatives who turned against each other. The emperor and the queen were a bit like this. Otherwise, who else would have remained unharmed after almost destroying the imperial study. This kind of indulgence is comparable to that of Li Cairen.
Darling, it’s much thicker.”
Jin Yunshun nodded: "Pack up and go to pay respects to the queen later." Ji Xiang's words did make some sense. But he ignored one person, that was Concubine Chen. The emperor and the queen were so noisy, but she was such a concubine.
Entering the identity of the two people, it can cause the two of them to immediately stop the flames. How does the concubine adjust the relationship between husband and wife? This is really fantasy. But it is really true. It seems that Concubine Chen has no ill intentions towards the queen, so it is more cost-effective to be on good terms with her than to turn against her.
Duo. "It seems that I still need to persuade the queen..."
Mr. Gan went over to ask for a visit after all the rewards had gone into Chaofeng Palace.
No one dared to stop Nanny Zhang this time. This time, it was all thanks to the Gan family. After this quarrel, the queen's status became stronger. From now on, whoever faces Chaofeng Palace must be careful. Her own master is
After contradicting the emperor, he was still coaxed by the emperor.
When the queen saw Mr. Gan, the smile on her face slowly faded, and she turned away and dismissed the person waiting inside, "Thanks to you this time."
Mrs. Gan rolled her eyes at the queen: "Finally, she has made some progress and knows how to get off the donkey."
There was a somewhat sarcastic smile on the queen's lips: "Yes! It's the smartest thing for me to be a fool now, a fool who can be easily coaxed." As she said that, she raised her eyes and looked at Mr. Gan, "I
I have a prince at my side, and I need your help."
Mrs. Gan looked at the Queen in astonishment: "What do you want to do?"
The corners of the queen's lips pursed: "Don't worry, as long as you help me, the prince will not treat Yunyin badly in the future."
Mrs. Gan is most afraid of dealing with people like the Queen. She changes from one extreme to another too fast. She makes a decision before taking action. She will never do anything if she doesn't want to know clearly. But the Queen, she really thinks of everything.
.
When Mrs. Gan didn't speak, the queen frowned and said, "I see, he doesn't treat you that well now... If not for anything else, you should plan for Yunyin's future. Don't forget, she hasn't entered the genealogy yet.
Well. As long as I am here, Yunyin will not only be able to enter the genealogy, but also become the most noble eldest princess of our Great Zhou Dynasty."
Eldest Princess, only the emperor's sisters can be named eldest princess.
The queen's thoughts are so obvious. But can such thoughts be expressed in front of a person who is sometimes an enemy and sometimes a friend? At this level, you still dare to plan big things. Do you think you will die too slowly?
Besides, is there anyone who can support you? Do you dare to shout?
Mr. Gan closed his eyes and said very patiently: "In view of our past friendship, I will advise you one last time. I will never interfere in your affairs in the future. Just remember this!"
She didn't care about the queen's expression and just said with a straight face: "The prince is already the prince. As long as he behaves peacefully and doesn't make mistakes, then no one can do anything to the prince. But once he has thoughts that he shouldn't have, he can shoot himself
Confronted. Do you know how many people are watching the prince's every move? You don't know! Do you have civil servants who can respond in court? You don't! Do you have military generals who can go through life and death for you in critical moments? You still have
No! You don’t know anything, you don’t understand anything, what are you doing!”
"Then what do you think I should do?" Gan became hysterical all of a sudden. "The words he said after that were all to coax me. I am over thirty this year, and I am no longer a thirteen-year-old girl. These are not two good words.
A good face can fool me. But when he said he wanted to destroy me, his expression and tone, I knew it was the truth. He was really interested! Can I just sit back and wait for death? I
I have spent half my life for him, and I don’t want this half of my life to be fruitless!"
Mr. Gan closed his eyes tiredly, then stood up: "That's all I have to say, it's up to you whether you want to listen or not!"
Seeing that Mrs. Gan really said let's go, the queen quickly took a few steps and grabbed Mr. Gan's sleeve: "You haven't said anything yet..."
Mrs. Gan pulled her sleeve back and said, "I don't have a son. If I don't fight or rob, no one can do anything to me. I won't participate!"
"You..." The queen pointed at Mrs. Gan, but Mrs. Gan ignored her and turned around and went out.
But when I walked outside the main hall, I saw Nanny Zhang who looked embarrassed and the prince who looked complicated.
"Thank you, my dear mother." Jin Yunshun saluted Mrs. Gan. The prince heard what he said just now, and he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. For the first time, he felt that it was not a blessing to be remembered in the name of the queen. She was too easy-going.
Yes! If this continues, sooner or later I will be implicated and killed.
Mrs. Gan nodded, turned aside, and only received a half-ceremony. But she didn't say anything unnecessary to the prince.
In Yilan Palace, Lin Fanghua angrily asked the wet nurse to take down the crying brother Yuan, and asked in a low voice the little eunuch who came in to report the news, "Did you really hear that clearly?"
The little eunuch nodded: "Yes! I heard you clearly. The emperor said that he wanted to abolish the queen. He said that there is no such empress Li and that empress Li..."
Lin Fanghua laughed all of a sudden, rewarded him, and then sent him away.
She took out the blood toad in her arms and felt that its color had faded a little. Could it be that the aura of the phoenix in her body was getting stronger and stronger. If the emperor can say the words of the deposed queen today, he will certainly be able to do so tomorrow.
The queen is really deposed. Yes! There is no Empress Li as Li Xiangjun, and there is Empress Li as herself.
Finally one day, I will stand at the highest point.
"As long as you take down the prince... I see what you, Mr. Li Xiang, have to rely on!" Lin Fanghua carefully put the blood toad into his arms and murmured.
Autumn is a somber season.
Except for one of the Chu family members who was sentenced to death for raping a common girl, the others were released. They all said that Chu Yuan had found a good son-in-law, and they had reached this point. Jin Guo
It was not easy for the Duke to come out to plead for the Chu family. I didn’t see that he even broke his forehead in order to plead with the emperor. Mrs. Chu was very grateful, and the Chu family was also very grateful. Chu Huaiyu sneered in his heart, but he would not do it.
What should I really say? The more grateful the Chu family is to Jin Chengan, the more relieved Jin Chengan will be. In this way, he will not think about eradicating the roots. And he, lying dormant so quietly, one day, he will
Just like he bit his grandfather, he can also bite him hard.
Chu Yuan is irreplaceable to the Chu family, but not to the imperial court.
The newly appointed prime minister is already in full swing.
It was Guo Changhe.
"I heard that Concubine Chen once gave advice to the emperor, saying that Prime Minister Guo is good at everything, but is not good at all and is too stingy." Gui Wu whispered the information he had learned to Fourth Master and Lin Yutong. Although these information, Fourth Master
He knew much more comprehensively than what he had inquired about. "The emperor laughed loudly after hearing this and rewarded Prime Minister Guo with a house with five rooms, two villages, three thousand taels of silver, and various utensils and countless silks.
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Lin Yutong chuckled: "This person is stingy. It has nothing to do with whether he has money or not. The key is his temperament." As he said that, he asked doubtfully: "How did Concubine Chen's advice to the emperor get out?"
Gui Wu shook his head, where would he know where to go? It was all what others said and he just listened.
The fourth master waved his hand and told Gui Wu to go down: "Your Majesty, this is to prevent Guo Changhe from being the person arranged by Concubine Chen in advance. Concubine Chen said something bad about Guo Changhe. Judging from the fact that stingy people are petty, I'm afraid that
Guo Changhe does not have a good impression of Concubine Chen. I heard that Concubine Chen is serving in the imperial study. This is because the emperor is afraid that the people around him will join forces with the prime minister to alienate him and put a nail between the two of them."
"Then this proves that he is not sick yet." Lin Yutong smacked his lips. According to what the fourth master said, Emperor Yongkang was very ill. It's really unbelievable that he has already reached this level and his brain can still move so quickly.
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"For some people, using their brains is as simple and necessary as eating and drinking." The Fourth Master dropped his wife's chess pieces on the chessboard and chuckled: "Waiting for you to do this one day, it will be almost the same.
." After saying that, he sighed again, looked at Lin Yutong, and then shook his head, "But your talent is really..." It's okay not to say it.
Lin Yutong rolled her eyes at him, put down a chess piece, grabbed another corn cob and gnawed on it.
Sanxi quietly took away the plate with corn. Even a girl like her knew that playing chess was an elegant thing. People would burn incense, make tea, and then play chess. But as for her master, on the small table next to him, there were
Everything is food. It's not elegant food, it's corn on the cob that poor people eat.
It's a good thing that I met someone like my uncle, otherwise I would have been rejected to death. My own girl is not like this in the Lin family. After getting married, she becomes more and more careless.
The two of them were sitting in a pavilion on the top of the mountain playing chess. Occasionally they looked down, the forest was dyed, the autumn wind was blowing, and the leaves were swaying with the branches and trunks, bringing with them a different rhythm. This was a different scenery.
When Lin Yutong was working hard and was about to cheat on the fourth master, Guixi ran up panting and handed the post in his hand to the fourth master: "Master, a young master who claims to be a descendant of the Miao family is visiting."
Lin Yutong immediately put down the chess piece and sighed: "This guy is really patient, I only found him now."
The fourth master read the post and handed it back to Guixi: "Go! Invite the people up."
Miao Zhuang followed the boy named Guixi and walked up the mountain along the path. Now, the weather was already a little cold, and the temperature in the mountains was even lower. Walking through this mountain forest where there is no sunlight all year round, he couldn't help but feel
He tightened his clothes tightly. He wanted to ask a few words about the princess and the prince-in-law, but he saw that the young man was very tight-lipped. He talked about the wild vegetables and weeds on the mountain, but he didn't say anything useful.
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When he reached the top of the mountain and looked at the man and woman sitting in the pavilion playing chess, he suddenly felt the emotion of envying mandarin ducks but not immortals. He had seen Princess Yunyin in the main hall. But this one was said to be him.
This was the first time he saw his cousin. He was not as weak as the legend said, but rather invisible at first sight. He was obviously not very old, but he felt that there was nothing he could do in front of him.
He calmed down and stepped forward to salute.
"Get up." Princess Yunyin said calmly. From her tone, no unnecessary emotion could be heard.
Miao Zhuang stood up and stood aside, quietly watching the two of them playing chess. They didn't ask, and he didn't say anything. It wasn't until the game of chess was over that Princess Yunyin stood up and said with a smile: "I want to do some exercise, you go over there."
Let’s continue with the consort.”
Miao Zhuang bowed in response, watched Princess Yunyin turn around, and then took the small basket and shovel from the girl's hand, as if she really wanted to dig wild vegetables.
"Sit down." Fourth Master collected the chess pieces one by one and then reopened the game, "Black or white?"
"Bai." Miao Zhuang replied.
The fourth master smiled and said nothing, and took a step forward. Miao Zhuang followed closely and dropped a move. The fourth master walked faster and faster, but Miao Zhuang always followed up after thinking about it for a moment.
It wasn't until the sky slowly darkened and Guixi was thinking about whether to put a curtain around the pavilion and light the lamps that the game ended. In the end, the fourth master won two pieces.
"Come back! It's time to eat." Fourth Master got up and left.
Miao Zhuang followed closely. On the way, he heard Guixi's boy talking about the wild vegetables the princess had found. When he was preparing what to eat in the evening, he didn't find a chance to speak.
He could tell that the other person had no intention of speaking. But he couldn't do it if he didn't take the initiative.
After entering the other courtyard, Miao Zhuang just mustered up his courage when he heard the prince-in-law telling the boy: "Take good care of the guests and don't be careless about the food. Don't put those wild things on the table for the guests."
With that said, Shi Shiran left. Only the boy named Guixi was left, leading him to the guest house with a smile.
When Lin Yutong saw Fourth Master coming back, he smiled and said, "Wash your hands and eat."
The fourth master glanced at the table and saw that there were thinly sliced vegetable steamed buns. He smiled and said, "Do you really want to eat this?"
"It's from the creek, it's tender." Lin Yutong took a piece and stuffed it into Fourth Master's mouth, "How do you like it? It tastes good."
"Yeah!" Fourth Master wiped his hands and took a bite, "Not bad, it's fragrant."
Lin Yutong smiled and said: "Eat less of this first. The palace sent someone to send a dozen taros. It should be a tribute from Lipu. I haven't eaten this stuff for a long time. I asked someone to steam it.
Eat it as a late night snack."
"Now I am sending a tribute, a hundred to the capital. I'm afraid it's good if only one is left intact." The fourth master shook his head, "It wastes people and money. This is not something that must be eaten."
The two talked and started eating. Lin Yutong then asked: "Is Miao Zhuang a real Miao family or a fake Miao family?"
"No question." Fourth Master replied calmly.
"You didn't ask?" Lin Yutong looked at him, "Then why did you and him stay up here for so long?"
"Didn't you ask me to play chess with others?" Fourth Master said matter-of-factly.
This person!
"You're teasing me." Lin Yutong glanced outside, "Seriously, you've been testing him all afternoon. If it weren't for testing him, would he have been able to last so long playing chess with you?"
It is not good if you are too familiar with someone, as there is no sense of mystery at all.
Fourth Master smiled and said: "He is a thoughtful person. He is not old, and he is not arrogant or arrogant. After dinner, I will talk to him again, and he is almost done."
When Miao Zhuang was invited to the study, it was already time to light the lamp.
Fourth Master asked him to sit across from the desk and said directly: "Tell the truth, are you from the Miao family?"
Miao Zhuang thought: Sure enough! He really doubted it.
So he smiled bitterly and sighed: "I am from the Miao family, my father is Miao Kai, my grandfather Miao Cai, and my great-grandfather Miao Jin."
"You can know this with just a little inquiry." The Fourth Master waved to Guixi for tea, and looked at Miao Zhuang, "I think you also know what the relationship between the Miao family and Chu Yuan and Jin Cheng'an is. And I only see you.
I have cooperation with Jin Chengan."
Miao Zhuang pursed his lips: "My father and mother are in Jin Chengan's hands, what can I do? It is said that there is an extra sister now." He raised his hands to cover his eyes, "I have been in Jin Chengan's account all these years.
Next...I don't dare to think about what will happen to my parents if they don't obey. I will learn whatever he tells me to do. I will do whatever he tells me to do. I have never gone against his wishes. Follow his instructions.
After training like a dog for so many years, he dared to let me out. I came to you this time because of his intention. He hopes that I can gain your trust."
After saying that, he seemed to have been drained of all his strength and slumped down on the chair.
The Fourth Master frowned, "I don't quite understand what you're talking about. Why is he holding people from the Miao family captive? What on earth does the Miao family have in their hands that deserves such a calculation?"
The corner of Miao Zhuang's mouth moved, and he was silent for a long time before saying: "What I know is actually not very clear. But it should be related to a kind of goods that the ancestors of the Miao family used to trade with the green-eyed ghosts on the beach."
Green-eyed ghost?
This probably refers to foreigners.
"Do you know what it is?" Fourth Master looked at Miao Zhuang, "You don't know anything about it, do you?"
Miao Zhuang sighed: "When I was a child, I heard my father mention it once. My great-great-grandfather was at the beach and encountered a large ship floating down the river. The big ship was full of green-eyed ghosts. I don't know where it came from overseas.
.They had no water or food on the boat, so they offered to exchange food with their grandfather. There was nothing else on their boat, but there were a lot of black balls. It is said that after being thrown out, they can kill even the biggest fish in the sea.
die……"
The fourth master laughed, it turned out that this was the treasure Jin Chengan was looking for!
He had already told me that I would make him as many as he wanted... Why should I treat him as a treasure?