There is a saying that time makes people grow old.
In fact, it is not the years that make people grow old, but the rapidly growing generations of young people.
Like the bloody sunset, Xu Zhen rode a horse and walked among the crowds of cars and horses on Zhuque Street. This feeling became stronger and stronger.
The Third Highness and Li Yuhua are not powerful political figures. The Third Highness has just failed in the competition for the throne. The crown prince is not him, and there is no political group around the Third Highness that can gain a foothold in the government.
However, this young prince obviously did not give up on his destiny and made great achievements as soon as he entered the court. He is young and strong and in his prime. It is obvious that the prince will not succeed to the throne in the near future. The future of His Highness is really difficult.
predict.
As for Li Yuhua——
Li Yuhua is like his ambitious self when he was young. Xu Zhen looks at Li Yuhua as if he sees his own youth, with the firm lips pursed into a line, and the burning eyes that seem to be burning with the flame of desire. There is this weirdness about blood relations.
of replicability.
Just like Liu Shen Wu Zhu looked panicked when he heard that the Third Highness named Xu Huiran as his concubine, Xu Zhen did not let go of this opportunity that did not seem to be very good.
The favored prince is also worth a lot. As for the topic of marriage and happiness, the choice comes first.
Xu Zhen never thought there was anything wrong with this gifted marriage. Xu Huiran did not want such a prominent position because this daughter was unlucky.
Li Yuhua's thinking circuit is the same as Xu Zhen's, and Li Yuhua's shrewdness is not inferior to Xu Zhen's. Therefore, Li Yuhua can also get fish by using the bear's paw.
As for the Xu family, Li Yuhua doesn't care at all. Li Yuhua doesn't like the Xu family, but she doesn't regard the Xu family as an opponent. Li Yuhua's thinking circuit is always, what use can you be to me?
This is Li Yuhua.
This is also Xu Zhen.
Let's put aside the ties of blood and let's talk about interests.
Of course Xu Zhen would not be moved by Li Yuhua's words, but Li Yuhua's words were not entirely unreasonable. The two were blood relatives after all. Otherwise, Xu Zhen would not have brought Li Yuhua all the way to the imperial capital to bring the princess's wife.
He gave her a piece of cake, although in the eyes of most of the people in the imperial capital at that time, this piece of cake was not very tasty.
But it was not the Xu family, a family of middle-level officials, who could really sell cakes that looked good and tasted good.
Third Highness Li Yuhua is recruiting troops, but Xu Zhen is not in a hurry to take a stand. Today is in the prime of life, why should we give up the emperor's heart in front of us for the uncertain glory and wealth in the future?
It was getting late when Xu Zhen returned home. Mrs. Lu helped him change into his regular clothes and asked casually, "It's late today, but the government office is busy."
"I went to the Third Prince's Mansion."
Mrs. Lu's hand arranging Xu Zhen's robe hesitated slightly, then she took the sash from the maid's hand and tied it around Xu Zhen's waist. She said casually, "I discussed with the old lady several times that we should go over and have a look."
The princess has not gone yet."
"You don't have to go there anymore."
Xu Zhen was calm, but Mrs. Lu suddenly raised her head and looked at her husband in surprise, her heart boiling like a pot of boiling soup. Xu Zhen looked cold and said, "Tell the old lady, just say it was me who said it."
Mu Anzhi didn't know that Li Yuhua and Xu Zhen had boasted such a big story. After all, Mu Anzhi had not yet clearly expressed his intention to compete for the throne. Li Yuhua knew clearly that Mu Anzhi could not coexist with the Lu family, and Li Yuhua did not like Lu.
Family, but Li Yuhua can tolerate it, but Mu Anzhi cannot!
Therefore, if Mu Anzhi wants to survive, he must kill the Lu family.
If Mu Anzhi can kill the Lu family, will there be any surprises about his future future?
Li Yuhua's logic is so clear.
Moreover, as for Li Yuhua herself, she is aggressive by nature and loves to compete with others all her life. She has occupied the position of princess and concubine. Do you ask her whether she envies the position of Fengyi Palace? Put "The Biography of Empress Mingsheng" on the page every day.
Who is that on the pillow?
Li Yuhua sent Xu Zhen away and went back to the house to have dinner.
Of course, it is impossible for an old fox like Xu Zhen to surrender just because of her words. Now, let the old fox keep a loose button, maybe he will need it later.
When Mu Anzhi saw that Li Yuhua was really going back, he couldn't help but said, "Your father is gone?"
"Let's go." Li Yuhua said, "Let's eat?"
"What is he here for?"
"We don't want to do anything. We just share the same name. We are no better than strangers. We both know it in our hearts. Let's talk about it this time. It will save us all the trouble in the future." Li Yuhua left a loose button, but
She doesn't plan to have any contact with the Xu family anymore. Let Xu Zhen feel free to associate with the Lu family, so as to avoid Xu Zhen getting into trouble on both sides. The Lu family is so powerful that Xu Zhen cannot turn to her. In a few years, the third brother will
When the Lu family is evenly matched, Xu Zhen must be excited!
Li Yuhua said lightly that she did not plan to have any contact with the Xu family in the future. Xu Zhen was, after all, a third-rank minister with real power, and Mu Anzhi did not feel it was a pity.
Or, this was the biggest change that dream brought to Mu Anzhi.
He is more decisive and more selective, and will not feel sorry for trying to win over these ambiguous political forces.
Mu Anzhi now just wants to do something practical in a down-to-earth manner.
So, Mu Anzhi said, "Let's go to dinner. There is a stew you like to eat tonight. I asked them to add hazelnut mushrooms. This is the way they do it in Bei'anguan. You can try it out."
Li Yuhua stretched out his hand to Mu Anzhi. Mu Anzhi covered his lips and coughed lightly, "The hand is very white."
"The pearl whitening prescription given to me by Mrs. Yong'an Hou."
"You don't need to whiten your skin. You're not dark either."
"Stop talking nonsense, am I asking you to look at my hand?" Li Yuhua pulled down Mu Anzhixu's hand that was covering his lips to pretend to cough, held it in his hand, and said fairly, "I will hold you back this time, but next time you will
Take the initiative to save me."
"Yuhua, we have an agreement in the past, right?" Mu Anzhi whispered in Li Yuhua's ear. His hand was tightly held by Li Yuhua's thin palm, and the temperature in his palm was a little hot.
Li Yuhua walked forward as if he had lost his memory, "I forgot what you said."
Li Yuhua sincerely wanted to cheat, but Mu Anzhi really couldn't do anything to her.
Mu Anzhi is not afraid of you being tough on him; if you want to be nice to him, he won't be willing to be tough on you. Li Yuhua has seen through him a long time ago and has eaten Mu Anzhi to death.
In the evening, there were two soups, four cold and one hot. Li Yuhua was particularly happy when he saw his favorite stew. He sat very reservedly next to Mu Anzhi, waiting for Mu Anzhi to open the chopsticks first, and Mu Anzhi to scoop a spoonful of soup for Li Yuhua first.
Juicy and fragrant stew.
Li Yuhua also gave Mu Anzhi a bowl of crab soup first. The fine azure porcelain lined Li Yuhua's thin hands. Mu Anzhi couldn't help but think of Li Yuhua's scalding palm just now. He reached out to take the soup bowl, and Li Yuhua quickly scratched the back of his hand.
, the back of Mu Anzhi's hand felt as if it had been scratched by a feather, and there was an itch in his heart that almost made him smash the bowl. He finally put the bowl back in front of him and went to see Li Yuhua. Li Yuhua was looking at him with a pair of smiling eyes.
Next, she was serious and went to eat the stew.
Mu Anzhi was depressed, I thought this girl was teasing me.
When Mrs. Xu returned to her parents' home, she talked about Xu Zhen's visit to the Third Prince's Mansion, "I don't know what that girl said to my husband. He said he didn't need to mention her anymore. No, she had already prepared things for the Winter Solstice Festival, and she didn't let her go."
deliver."
Mrs. Lu Guogong brought a plate of oranges to her sister-in-law to taste, "The third prince's concubine is famous for her sharp mouth. She has resentment towards you in her heart. She didn't express it in order to marry the third prince smoothly. Now she
My wish has been fulfilled, so why would I care about you? My brother-in-law’s infatuation has been in vain.”
"My husband is not infatuated. No one in our family, from the old lady to the servants, would have thought of it." Mrs. Xu put the orange cake on the hand stove and said softly, "I am scared to think about it now. She was so soft and well-behaved when she first came to the imperial capital.
It’s not a big deal. As soon as I married the third highness, I immediately turned my back and refused to recognize him. It’s really a scheming thing. I just pity my husband and our old lady. How many private rooms were used to add makeup to her, who could have guessed today.”
"You are so kind to forgive your son-in-law." Old Mrs. Lu said.
"He doesn't need me to forgive him. I feel much more relaxed when I look at him. Now that we've talked about it, he feels quiet." Mrs. Xu took a bite of the orange cake and ate it. She felt really happy and turned to inquire about her nephew's marriage with her sister-in-law.
Mrs. Lu Guogong smiled, "Everything is ready, I'm just waiting for my daughter-in-law to come in and enjoy the happiness."
"I'm just looking forward to being like my second sister-in-law someday." Mrs. Xu asked quietly, "It's been more than two months since the Crown Princess got married. Is there any news?"
Mrs. Lu Guo Gong smiled, "How would I know this? I have been busy with my husband's affairs recently and have not entered the palace."
Mrs. Xu said, "I heard that Guanyin in Guanyin Temple is the most effective at sending children. Second sister-in-law, when are you free, let's go and pay our respects together. Everything has gone smoothly for the Crown Princess since she was a child. Now that it's only a short month since she got married, let's go and give it to her."
The princess burns some incense and also burns it for Da Lang, wishing Da Lang to have many children and good fortune after he gets married."
Mrs. Lu Guogong has always been very close to her sister-in-law, and this is all for her son and daughter. She only feels that her sister-in-law is considerate. Mrs. Lu also said, "Go when you have time. I have one hundred taels of silver here, give me another one."
Sesame oil money.”
Mrs. Lu has limited legs and feet and never likes to go out much.
When the aunt and sister-in-law saw what Mrs. Lu said, they both smiled and agreed.
They went as they were told, and since this was an important matter, the aunt and sister made an appointment to go to the Guanyin Temple to burn incense.
Doctor Xu was riding a donkey, and his two long legs were stretched out on the ground. The cold winter wind blew away his sleepiness, and Doctor Zheng's face was longer than that of a donkey, "Whose clothing shop opens so early?"
"Before we go to the clothing store, let's go to Taiping House to have a bowl of wontons. You haven't invited me to breakfast for a long time."
Listening to these shameless words, was he born to treat this old man to dinner?
Doctor Zheng said with a dark face, "Why didn't you invite me?"
"You never asked me to treat you."
Did anyone ask others to ask for this? You have to take the initiative yourself! Mr. Zheng was angered by Mr. Xu's shamelessness again, "Then I'm asking for it now."
"Okay, I'll treat you today." He immediately stopped shouting and went to Taipingju. He casually found a simple stall on the roadside, selling pancakes, fried dough sticks, and tofu noodles.
Doctor Zheng felt that all his self-cultivation in his life had been spent on Xu.
Mr. Zheng didn't mind pancakes, fried dough sticks and tofu puffs. He ate the hot tofu puffs. Mr. Xu was always picky. When he got the fried dough sticks, he sent the boy to buy sweet fried dough cakes. After buying the sweet fried dough cakes, he asked for another.
Big crispy fried crisps. When he bought the big crisps, he smelled the aroma of donkey meat on the side. If you have donkey meat, it must be paired with pretzels.
Mr. Zheng only cares about what he comes to eat, and whoever makes the fuss is the one who makes the fuss.
After the four masters and servants had finished eating, Mr. Xu took Mr. Zheng and said, "Let's go for a walk and make clothes." He got on the donkey and continued to the inner city.
His Highness the Third Prince Qian'er gave him various tickets for clothing, hats and shoes, including tickets from Qianzhenfang, a very famous tailor shop in the imperial capital. Today, while he was having a rest, Langzhong Xu hurriedly took Langzhong Zheng to have clothes made.
Thousand Needle Shop is located on Zhuque Street, with five rooms. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the most famous tailor shop in the imperial capital. Especially in recent years, it has been very popular. Even the time-honored embroidery shop has gradually fallen out of favor.
As soon as the two of them arrived, they were immediately greeted by someone wearing a gray cotton robe and asked to step in. A clean and neat waiter in Tsing Yi came forward to greet them. Mr. Xu handed the two people's coat tickets to the waiter. The waiter healed immediately.
He said, "Two adults, please come in." Another younger guy brought a very fragrant tea.
Tong and Tong, a clever waiter in Tsing Yi, introduced, "Each clothes ticket includes a large fur cloak, a large sweater, two leather hats, two earmuffs, and two leather handbags. We have high-quality Jiangnan silk in our store.
, the fine leather materials from Bei'anguan are all leather-like, the adults can just tell you which ones you like."
Doctor Xu said, "The clothes are made of red official uniform material for the surface, and fox fur is used for the lining. Use good leather materials for us, but we are not allowed to use scraps to make them."
"Looking at what the adults said, we don't even want scraps in our shop."
Doctor Xu asked Doctor Zheng to pick out the color of his cloak. Doctor Zheng was warming himself by the fire and eating tea, "Give me a black cloak."
"If you are old-fashioned, you should wear sapphire blue."
"Unsteady."
"No matter how steady you are, you will become an old man." Xu Langzhong teased, and he chose a particularly elegant moon-white color. Langzhong Zheng felt that it was impractical, unlike the black color he chose, which was stable and durable, and he didn't need to wear it all the time.
It's starching.
As for the leather hat, earmuffs, leather tube and other items, they all come in the same color as the cloak.
The two of them ordered clothes and cloaks, and the shopkeeper recorded the addresses of the two adults and sent them home when the clothes were available. The two of them were about to leave when the waiter walked out and met a middle-aged man wearing a dark hooded hood who was also walking out.
, the two met, and the man nodded politely to Mr. Zheng. Mr. Zheng also nodded slightly, and left with Mr. Xu first.
After leaving Qianzhenfang, Mr. Xu Zhongfang asked, "Old Zheng, when did you recognize such a rich man?" Even though neither of them was rich, the old man in the Ministry of Punishment had seen them before, especially Mr. Xu, who was in charge of Bi.
It is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Punishment to collect and collect the items confiscated from homes. The material on the person just now is made of fine silk, and if the wind hair coming out of the collar and cuffs is correct, it is sable hair.
Mink fur is more precious than fox fur. People have worn mink fur clothes since ancient times to keep them warm in the wind and snow.
Doctor Zheng said calmly, "That's the steward of Lu Gong's Mansion. I met him last time I went to Lu Xing's Mansion to raid his house."
Doctor Xu smiled, "That's no wonder."
"No wonder. I heard that Duke Lu is very strict in running the army. I should use some of the methods of running the army to run the family, even if I make this rich slave." Zheng Langzhong is a rigid person and always believes that running a family should be strict.
Doctor Xu smiled lightly, "Okay, let's take care of these things. We still have to make boots."
By the way, the things given by His Highness the Third Highness were really generous, and all the clothes, shoes and hats were ready in no time.
Many people in the Ministry of Punishment exchanged their views for guns. Of course, everyone could not afford to wear the clothes of Qianzhenfang, but there were not many people who could afford it. For example, two doctors, Zheng Xu, suddenly looked respectable from head to toe, as well as Chief Duan and several others.
The person who helped in the case was also given the same clothing coupons, but his rank was slightly lower than that of Zheng and Xu. Everyone was very happy, and it was decent whether he cut his own clothes or gave them away.
After all, there are only a few wealthy households, which has aroused a little envy in the hearts of many officials, big and small, from ordinary families.
Tang Mo was not among those who were envious. He was immediately dissatisfied and asked Mu Anzhi why everyone had clothing tickets but not him. Mu Anzhi was surprised, "You wear clothes made from outside?" Mu Anzhi's clothes used to be
The clothes are made together with the Cien Palace, and now it is also done by the skilled embroiderers in the palace. Tang Mo is the darling of the eldest princess Fengyang, how can he wear clothes made by an outside tailor shop?
Tang Mo pouted, "Whether you wear it or not is one thing, but whether you give it to me or not is another thing! I even helped my cousin when you went out of the city to capture Lu Xing. Why is it that everyone has something, but I don't have it?"
"
"Okay, okay, I'll give you one. I don't think you need it."
"No need for me to keep it!"
Mu Anzhi smiled and took the coat tickets from the drawer. Tang Mo emphasized, "I want two sets."
"Everyone has one thing."
"On behalf of Ah Jian, he has also done a favor for you, cousin, and he deserves to be treated the same way!"
Mu Anzhi had to give him two sets, and Tang Mo left happily after getting the coat tickets. In the evening, Luoya went to the Chen Mansion and gave Chen Jian one set of coat tickets. Chen Jian first saw a mysterious picture of him
With a proud look on his face, Chen Jian took it out of his sleeve and stuffed it into his hand, thinking it was some good thing. Seeing that it was a coat ticket, Chen Jian pinched it and looked at it for a while, "What is this?"
"My cousin gave me the money to make clothes, shoes and hats. Everyone has it. This set is for you."
"I'm not an official from the Ministry of Justice."
"There are people who helped solve the case this time. Of course, you should have a share, and I will have a share. A Jian, let's go get some clothes cut tomorrow."
Seeing Tang Mo's eyebrows dancing with joy, Chen Jian smiled, "It's not like you've never had clothes cut before, so you look so happy."
"I used to make it at home, what's the point? This is earned through my own skills, so of course it's different. I'll treat you to a banquet tomorrow and use my salary!"
"Do you really want to continue working as a errand?" When Chen Jianjian investigated the matter of the missing Zhu Jing's will in the Imperial Palace, Tang Mo volunteered to go to the Punishment Department because his father was accused, saying that he would be a spy for him, and he could also inquire about the case in the Punishment Department.
Progress. After all, Tang Mo and Chen Fuyin also have a very good relationship. Unexpectedly, this little guy became addicted when he was working as an errand.
"of course."
"You don't want to take the imperial examination anymore? Uncle Tang really wants you to take the imperial examination, doesn't he?"
"Isn't the purpose of taking the exam for merit and fame just to be a errand? Besides, I won't be able to pass the exam. I will learn to be a errand now. This is like letting the stupid bird fly first. In the future, I won't be too far behind A Jian."
"How can you say that about yourself?" Chen Jian smiled, her ice-like features burst into a smile, and asked him, "Have you read the book I gave you last time?"
"I watched it, I watched it every night."
"Where did you see it?"
The two were talking, and Chen Jian left Tang Mo to have dinner at his home. Suddenly, fine snow fell from the sky, and the two people's cheerful chatter and laughter could be heard in the bright living room.
The author has something to say: ps: I am not feeling well and the stone needs to rest. I will update it in the next few days.
small theater:
Everyone's evaluation of Chen Jian: Mr. Chen has a serious temperament and is not easy to get close to.
Tang Mo's evaluation of Chen Jian: A Jian is a good person, with a particularly good temper.
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