The rebirth of the son-in-law

On the painting boat, the wine and food are hot, and the breeze is blowing. Song Zhi and Zhang He are very popular with wine and poetry, but Song Zhi dare not show off. Although she can recite some Tang poetry and Song Ci, she is afraid that after plagiarizing, she will not be suitable for Song Fang. The image of a mediocre son-in-law.I have never heard of it and I don’t remember what poems and songs Song Fang knew in my memory. A Yue people’s song was composed by the ancients.

Zhang He chanted a few words, and Song Zhipin took a moment, feeling that people are different.She said: "Uncle Que is both civil and military, I'm not as good as him!"

It was embarrassing to exaggerate Zhang He.Princess Xianning, who was listening, heard Song Zhi's exaggerated congratulations on "both civil and military", and it flashed in his mind that Song Zhi had said the same thing about her before, his eyes twitched, and his fingers under his sleeves tightened.

"Zhang Zuojian hasn't found out the whereabouts of Song Mengxue and the truth about the arson case in Situ's mansion. Recently, there is another missing case of the fifth son. It's really hard work." Princess Xianning casually mentioned.

Zhang He remembered that he came here to find clues and breakthroughs, not to play for real, so he changed his mind and said with a smile: "Coincidentally, these three things are all related to the son-in-law. The last time the son-in-law saw the fifth son-in-law What time is it?"

"I don't remember." Song Zhi met Zhang He's gaze very calmly, "Since the newlywed drowned, my mind has been in a mess and I can't remember many things. The imperial physician said that the brain was too hypoxic, which caused amnesia."

"Hypoxia?" Zhang He was stunned for a moment, not understanding the meaning of the word, thinking it was the name of some disease. "The son-in-law really doesn't remember?"

Song Zhi nodded: "Yes."

Zhang He was silent. He didn't know if what Song Zhi said was true or not. If it was true, then his clues would be broken again, and these cases would really be unsolved.

"Zhang Zuojian, do you remember this place?" Princess Xianning said.

"I remember." Zhang He's eyes were a little erratic, as if he was trying to remember this place, "This is the first time I met Song Jun...my son-in-law here. At that time, I was still a scholar on a study tour. I met the son-in-law. At that time, the fifth son-in-law was with the son-in-law—" He suddenly stopped talking, looked at Song Zhi with a guilty conscience, and changed the subject in embarrassment. It is an honor to be a guest.”

"Hahaha, Uncle Que is too polite. You and I are destined, and sooner or later we will become confidants. Besides, we are still officials in the same dynasty, so we have more opportunities to meet. It's a pity that I will leave Beijing to take office at the end of the month, otherwise I can be with Uncle. Move around a lot." Song Zhi laughed, but there was no sincerity in his words.

Zhang He didn't take it seriously, he just smiled and walked over.The three of them sat together for a while, Princess Xianning and Zhang He talked about the customs, and when they talked about Yingchuan, Zhang He said that the Song family's ancestral home was in Yingchuan, and that if Song Zhi went to Yingchuan to take office, he could go back to his ancestral home directly. .Zhang He talked about many things that Song Zhi didn't know. Song Zhi listened carefully and asked a few questions from time to time.

The three stayed until noon and returned to the city together. Zhang He rode on the horse and bid farewell to Song Zhi and the princess.

Song Zhi returned to the mansion, and Princess Xianning asked someone to pass the meal, Song Zhi couldn't wait to ask the question he had been wanting to ask all along: "The princess took the minister out in the morning not only for fun, but also for the purpose of attracting Zhang He?"

Princess Xianning raised her eyebrows: "Why does the son-in-law ask such a question? Does my palace need any design to take the son-in-law to relax?"

"Being with the princess for half a decade, I feel that the princess always does things with a purpose, and will not do meaningless things." Song Zhi curled his lips, thinking that Princess Xianning underestimated her, and she is not without brains.

"Then tell me, what is the purpose of this palace?" Princess Xianning said.

Song Zhi kept pacing, his brain was wide open, thinking about all kinds of possibilities, but he denied them one by one.Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration, and she asked tentatively: "I thought, could the princess want to see if Zhang He admired me more than he was hostile? That's where my brother and Zhang He met. Talking there will even arouse Zhang He's dissatisfaction." The reminiscence of seeing him at the beginning of the year can also tell how he treats his brother."

Princess Xianning smiled without saying a word, neither saying yes nor no: "It's interesting, let's continue."

"During the Huafang conversation, the princess intentionally talked about recent events, and she also probed him with the matter of the fifth son. He was worried that the princess would keep her mouth shut because of the rift between the fifth son and the minister, which meant that he was not a straightforward person. He also knows how to read the situation. Such a person can bend and stretch. If the princess wants to win him over, it will be a good help." Looking at the smile on Princess Xianning's lips, Song Zhi stopped, as if he was encouraged, and the more he talked, the more he talked. Fluency, "Zhang He has grown up over time. He is not only a capable minister but also an official. He does not form a party with his benefactor, the Song family, and is not afraid of power. Maybe he can use his hands to break the vigilance of the Song family. To be able to fight back and become a good knife in the hands of the princess!"

After speaking, Song Zhi stared at Princess Xianning intently, his eyes full of anticipation, like a child waiting for a compliment.Princess Xianning nodded and kept smiling.

"Am I wrong?" Song Zhi racked his brains, but couldn't think of any other possibility.

"No." Princess Xianning, who finally let go, clapped her hands and said with a smile, "You're right. It's very good for you to have this kind of insight, and it's much better than ordinary boudoir girls."

Song Zhi clenched his fists happily, with a triumphant look on his face.The family order Yu Du came in with his robe in hand, seeing Song Zhi there, he swallowed the words again.

Princess Xianning saw it, straightened her sleeves, and said indifferently: "Let's talk about the old year, the son-in-law is guessing why this palace wants to lure Zhang He to Mingyang Lake."

Yu Du glanced at the excited Song Zhi, lowered his head and cupped his hands to Princess Xianning, and said in a deep voice: "I am ordered by the princess to go to Tingwei's mansion and check Zhang He's records. Zhang He is indeed right. The son-in-law became suspicious, he suspected that the son-in-law was covering up Song Min and hid Song Min." After speaking, he took a stack of papers from his sleeve and handed it to Princess Xianning.

Song Zhi was startled, and the smile on his face disappeared.She looked at Princess Xianning, and reluctantly raised the corners of her mouth: "Did the princess do the trick of 'turning the tiger away from the mountain' in order to check his records?" But that smile couldn't express frustration.

Princess Xianning looked down at the copy that Yu Du had copied, and said in a relaxed tone, "That's right."

Song Zhi showed a smile uglier than crying, feeling overwhelmed by the fact that he had uttered a bunch of nonsense that didn't work out.Maybe Princess Xianning thinks she is just a child who is trying to behave well, very naive.

Didn't hear Song Zhi's voice, Princess Xianning raised her head, put the transcript aside casually, smiled, and said to her: "What's the matter? What you said is the main purpose of this palace, as for the transcript, it was just made casually." The son-in-law is very smart, and in time, he can get rid of the Song family without relying on me."

Song Zhi didn't understand whether Princess Xianning was comforting her or if she really thought so, but even if it was consolation, Princess Xianning was willing to comfort a "proton", which made her very happy.She stopped worrying about these things, regained her smile, and obediently copied the hundred times of "Han Feizi" contentedly.

It’s a bit strange to say that the Chen Dynasty advocated Confucianism to govern the country. In fact, few emperors really took Confucianism as the foundation. Song Zhi asked Princess Xianning what kind of academics the emperors of the past used to govern the country, and the answer was Legalism.Legalism is the bone, and Confucianism is the skin. Although the aristocratic family is immersed in Confucianism, the superiors often believe in the law.Even Princess Xianning is just a princess, and she always carries legalist classics with her. "Han Feizi" is still the theory of imperial art. After today's son ascended the throne, he often asked the court to ask questions and consult legal representatives.

"Han Feizi" advocates extreme utilitarianism, believes that there are only interests but no benevolence between people, and emphasizes the rule of law to make use of people.The "Han Feizi" of later generations is not complete, and some are even changed by later generations, but Princess Xianning gave the complete version.Song Zhi read it briefly, and extracted the three key words "balance", "utilization", and "dictatorship", admiring the ancient people's thinking is extremely powerful.Thinking about it further, seeing the Son of Heaven for the first time, the Son of Heaven's closeness and love to her might actually be a way of coaxing her.But she denied this idea again - how could she think of everyone so darkly, was she infected by Princess Xianning's scheming every step of the way?

She struggled to write traditional Chinese characters. She was part of the archaeological team, and she knew all those ancient characters. The problem was that reading and writing were two different things. Those who could eat did not necessarily know how to cook.She wanted to ask someone to help copy it, but the whole house is full of Princess Xianning's people, who would she ask to copy it?She also wanted to be fooled, but she thought of Princess Xianning's serious attitude towards everything, if she was caught, it would be the crime of deceiving the emperor, and her life would be hard to save.

Song Zhi copied the books in the dark, from day to night, copying to dozing off on the desk.Junjun turned on the wick several times, trying to persuade her to go to bed first, but Song Zhi held on stubbornly, and finally fell asleep.

Of course, the book must not be finished. When she came out to eat early in the morning, Princess Xianning looked at her two dark circles, her face was dark, and directly taught her: "How much did the son-in-law copy the book without sleeping? Burning ointment is effective." Is it? It hurts the body and can’t speed up the writing, so if you still do it, this is extremely stupid.”

Song Zhi tried his best to open his eyes wide, pretending that he was not sleepy at all, and argued: "I think the princess asked me to copy the book to make my memory better. I dare not be perfunctory and prevaricate, so I am naturally tireless and more diligent."

"Stupid!" Princess Xianning was slightly annoyed, and scolded, "You just copied and wrote the words several times, did you read the book by heart? Really stupid! Hopelessly stupid!"

Song Zhi pouted, feeling aggrieved.Princess Xianning saw tears in her eyes, couldn't help but sighed in disappointment, shook her head, and got up to leave.Song Zhi hurriedly took two steps on his knees, gently tugged at the corner of Princess Xianning's skirt, looked at her sadly, pitifully.

"Use your intelligence on reading. Read more, so you won't keep causing trouble for me." Princess Xianning calmed down, pulled the corner of her skirt, and walked away without looking back.

Song Zhi felt very sad, she felt that she had failed Princess Xianning's expectations.Princess Xianning thought that Song Zhi was playing tricks and showing her the state of going all out to complete the task, so she was upset.

"What can I do!" Song Zhi wailed, laying on the table with red eyes, one was worried that Princess Xianning really hated her, and the other was that Princess Xianning always thought of others maliciously, and was at a loss what to do In the future, it is hard to say whether she will suspect that she is actually still in the Song family.

Song Zhi sighed and sighed, tidied up the broken glass heart, and began to think of a way to explain to Princess Xianning, and she had to make sure that she would have a regular schedule in the future, study hard, take it seriously, and listen to what the princess said.Life is bitter, too bitter!