The Way of the Consort

Princess Fuchen woke up and saw that Ji Zhao's eyes were black and blue, she was frightened and made a fuss, and immediately asked someone to boil eggs.

Sitting under the window, she peeled off the eggshell with her own hands and rolled his eyelids for him. The freshly boiled egg was very hot, and Ji Zhao was "hissing" from time to time. Princess Fuchen also "hissed" and complained in a low voice: It's true, since I felt cold last night, why didn't I say it! You see, I didn't sleep well all night, and it's so dark now!"

Ji Zhao casually made an excuse, but at this moment he could only laugh "hehe".

Princess Fuchen continued to roll the eggs for him, and said unhappily: "I regard the son-in-law as my family, and the son-in-law is so alien to me!"

"No, no, I won't do it next time!"

Ji Zhao smiled at her, and Princess Fuchen hummed, reluctantly forgiving him temporarily.

Cheng Shen came to deliver things, and Princess Fuchen specially called him in for questioning. As soon as Cheng Shen came in, she said "Mother" in her heart. Before the princess and the son-in-law even had time to change their outer clothes, they put on a cloak Sitting there together, they were so close, and if you look closely, the princess is still rolling eggs on the son-in-law's face, and if you look more carefully, the son-in-law's eyes are so green now!

"Is brother better today?" Fu Chen asked him, without stopping his hands.

Ji Zhao, on the other hand, lowered his eyes and didn't look at Cheng Shen.

"It's much better, princess, don't worry! Your Highness ate what you gave yesterday, and you like it!"

Only then did Princess Fuchen laugh: "Don't coax me, my brother must have eaten half of the noodles because of the noodles I made with my own hands, and there is only half of it!"

Cheng Shen smiled foolishly.

"Okay, I get it. It's been a hard trip for you, Lan Tian, ​​so early, you take Cheng Shen to have breakfast, and send him out of the house after eating."

"Yes..." Lan Tian responded with a smile, and was about to lead Cheng Shen away.

Cheng Shen said again: "Princess, Your Highness also asked the little one to bring some food today. I just made it and warmed it with charcoal underneath! It's still hot!"

"Okay, tell them to deliver it now." Fu Chen still smiled at Ji Zhao, "We have breakfast!"

Ji Zhao reluctantly twitched the corners of his mouth. Cheng Shen saw it and felt a little sad for some reason. While the maids and sisters were setting the table, he introduced: "This is made by Xiao Quanzi from the dining room of the Eastern Palace! Craftsmanship excellent!"

Cheng Shen said while staring at Ji Zhao.

Last night, His Highness specially called Xiao Quanzi over to give instructions. Before dawn this morning, he went to the dining room to keep an eye on it. All the dishes he cooked were the consort's favorite food!But before he came out, His Highness explained and explained again, not to say that it was instructed by their Highness.

Cheng Shen thought that the son-in-law would be happier when he heard this, but he guessed wrong.

Ever since he came in, the son-in-law hadn't raised his head, and until he left, he didn't see the expression on the son-in-law's face, and the son-in-law acted as if he wasn't in his eyes, and didn't say anything.

After Cheng Shen left, Princess Fuchen rolled a few more hot eggs. Seeing that the blackness under his eyes had improved a lot, she applied balm on him, and then let Ji Zhao go.

The two of them sat on the couch and had breakfast at the small table. Xiao Quanzi's cooking skills needless to say, Princess Fuchen praised from time to time: "Big brother's cooking skills in the palace are even more exquisite!" Ji Zhao said, "You eat it too! It's really delicious!"

The food that can be praised by Princess Fuchen is delicious. Ji Zhao has eaten it countless times. If you have an appetite, let's eat, princess."

"Okay... I'm going to talk to Chen Xing later, it's getting cold, you need to add more quilts at night, so you don't get frozen again."

While talking, the two of them finished their breakfast, changed their clothes, saw that the sky was about the same, and went out to Ji's mansion.

On the way, Ji Zhao was drowsy at first, but Princess Fuchen told him a gossip, and he cheered up again.

"Really?" Ji Zhao asked in disbelief.

"I can lie to you. I saw it with my own eyes. My own cousin. Can I still admit my mistake? It's your elder brother who left soon. I don't know if I met you later or what the marriage is about. I know, I didn't ask about it either."

Ji Chongjin wants to marry a girl from the Zhang family?

Ji Zhao asked: "Princess, if my eldest brother really wants to marry the Zhang family, this..."

Princess Fuchen smiled and said: "The Zhang family is a little confused, but now their official positions have been taken away by the emperor, and they will be rich and idle people in the future. This is what the emperor and elder brother mean. It's okay, just..." Princess Chen frowned, "I think my cousin is not good enough for your elder brother."

"Ah?" Ji Zhao was surprised.

Princess Fuchen smiled again: "Although they are my direct cousins, I don't like them. They were all born in Zizhou, where they are like the emperors of the earth. They are also the nieces of my mother's family. They have always been favored. Don't look at them. They are not bad looking, they are not very good-tempered, they even dare to speak against me, their eyes are taller than mine, and they have not learned much, how can they match your brother. I have few opportunities to meet them, and our friendship is also very small. Very light."

In her previous life, a cousin was whipped to death by her for offending Princess Fuchen, and she was the one who had a blind date with Ji Chongjin.

So, Princess Fuchen in her previous life is actually more terrifying than Princess Qingyang, and she has always said the same thing.

After arriving at the Ji Mansion, Princess Fuchen, who came back for the first time, received the highest standard of welcome. Princess Fuchen smiled and did not ask everyone to salute, and she took the initiative to chat with Mrs. Lin, and later she and Mrs. Lin were accompanied by Ji Chongjin, Go to see Ji Chongjin's yard full of magnolia trees that she longs for.

Ji Zhao's two concubine younger sisters were also on the side. Although Princess Fuchen didn't like them, they were better than her own cousin.

As for Ji Zhao, he pulled Ji Chongyuan aside and asked Ji Chongjin about the blind date.

Ji Chongyuan really has something to say about this matter.

Ji Chongyuan excitedly said: "My mother has seen that girl and said she is very beautiful! She has a lively temper! The Zhang family also wants to marry my family. What my mother means is that the eldest brother is too quiet, so find a lively one to complement him. It is the best. In Jinling City, the Zhang family is the queen's mother's family, the safest, and my mother said, His Majesty will not let the Zhang family be an official again, it is very suitable for our family." Ji Chongyuan said, and started Let yourself go, "My mother also said that when I want to get married, I will go to Yangzhou to find a scholar who will match me with a girl..."

Ji Zhao glared at him: "How old are you, what kind of relationship are you!"

Ji Chongyuan was not convinced: "In a few days, after the new year, I will be fourteen."

Ji Zhao ignored him, and asked again, "What did elder brother say?"

"Oh, this is the most frustrating thing, the eldest brother refuses."

"Why? Brother doesn't like that girl?"

"That's not true. Eldest brother has never met before. Eldest brother said he doesn't want to get married yet. Eldest brother is 20 years old and still not married?" Ji Chongyuan scratched his head, "I look forward to getting married every day!"

Ji Zhao really wanted to roll his eyes at him, and Ji Chongyuan said excitedly again: "That girl knows about elder brother! The last time Mrs. Zhang came to my house as a guest, that girl from the Zhang family sneaked into the vicinity of elder brother's yard, wanting to have a look at elder brother."

"Elder brother is also the son of Yulan who is well-known in Jinling City. It should be admired by some people."

"That's right, my mother said that there are many girls in the city who want to marry the elder brother. If other people know that the girl from the Zhang family sees the elder brother, they will probably be jealous. When I want to see the girl in the future, I don't know... "

The more Ji Chongyuan talked, the further he went, and Ji Zhao also thought too far.Zongzhen disliked the Zhang family very much. The reason why the Zhang family was uprooted was planned by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself. No one else knew about it, but he knew about it.What good will happen to a family who is not liked by the future emperor?Besides, Princess Fuchen also said that Miss Zhang's temper is bad, so it's fine if things don't work out!

In fact, if you want him to say, it would be great if Wang Xi could marry Ji Chongjin.Originally, he was thinking about helping Wang Xi find a good home, but he thought of Ji Chongjin. The two have a matching family background, looks, talents, and love.

Ji Chongjin is a very good person.

But it's not up to him to make decisions about such things, he doesn't force it, and he can't force it, so he can only watch it like this, but he decided to pay attention to this matter in the future, after all, it is still very important.

Later, he entrusted this matter to Princess Fuchen, and she immediately responded: "Don't worry, I know a lot of wives and ladies, and I still have a lot of news. I will help you care about this matter! Your eldest brother, too. My eldest brother, I also hope that he can marry a caring wife! My cousin, it’s really not a good match! This can’t be the best. "

After all, Ji's family is not as good as my grandfather's family. After lunch, they rested for a while and left.

Princess Fuchen really likes Ji Chongjin's yard. She and Ji Zhao sat in a carriage, boasting about the yard: "Last year, I said I would come to see it this spring. It is full of flowers, white, pink, and purple are layered and staggered, and the petals fall with the wind, covering the stone road and grass.

"The Chinese New Year is only one month away. Next spring, I will definitely take you to see it."

"Just waiting for your words!"

The two laughed again, and when the road forked, Ji Zhao sent Princess Fuchen off the carriage, watched her get into his own carriage, and waved goodbye.Although the place where they stopped was relatively hidden and there were not many passers-by, there were still people who saw it.The car of the princess and the concubine has always been conspicuous, and they can be recognized at a glance. The scene where Ji Zhao supported Princess Fuchen's hand was also seen by others. After a while, the news of the love between the concubine and the princess spread to everyone again. Everyone knows.

After Princess Fuchen left, Ji Zhao went to Pipa Lane.

In a few days, he is going to Zhuangzi to spend the winter, and he plans to visit Zongyan and Qin Wen while he is still in the city for a few days. Don't look at him going to Liangguo, because he has a lot of fun with Zongzhen Besides, it's not convenient for him to go out for shopping. In fact, he didn't get any Yanjing specialties.When you come back from a long trip to see friends, always bring some gifts.

He had no choice but to go to Loquat Lane to buy it!

In the end, he met Zong Zhen in Loquat Lane...

Every time he came to Pipa Lane, he would get off at the entrance of the alley, first go to the deepest part of the alley, go to his favorite study to read, and then go out and slowly browse other stores.Today, like this, he took Chen Xing and walked leisurely into the depths of the alley, and then...he saw the tall loquat tree in the middle of the road, and now seeing this tree again, he was full of displeasure.

He went under the tree and looked up, the cloth strip was still hanging high!

He stood on tiptoe, trying to pull it down, but couldn't reach it, he jumped up to pull it, and many people passing by looked at him strangely, so he turned around and ran away embarrassingly.He rushed to the study, only to breathe a sigh of relief, but found that there was no one in the study, and the shopkeeper, who usually laughed whenever he saw him, went somewhere.

Guessing that it might be going to the toilet or doing other small things, Ji Zhao is not in a hurry, and Chen Xing and Chen Xing leisurely take books from the bookshelf to read.There is a floor dedicated to travel notes, he flipped through it, but didn't find Xiaoyaozi's new book, so he didn't bother to read it again.

Chen Xing called him: "Lang Jun, come and see, here is a booklet, which records the title of the Spring Festival every year during the time of the late emperor."

Ji Zhao strode over and took it from his hand. In addition to selling new books, there are also many old and second-hand books in the study.During his visit to Liangguo, Qin Wenqiu participated in the Qiuwei exam and had already passed the exam. He only waited for the next spring to attend the Chunwei. This book was just right for Qin Wen.

Ji Zhao handed it to Chen Xing, searched the bookshelf again, and found several books suitable for Qin Wen.

Just watching, Ji Zhao heard footsteps behind him, and turned his head: "You are finally here, look at how much money these are—"

Ji Zhao's words stopped in the middle. There is a private room in the study, and Ji Zhao often goes in. At this time, two people walked out of that door. The one walking in front respectfully is the shopkeeper, and the one walking behind... It's Zong Zhen.

Even though he was wearing an ordinary gown with no decorations on his body, half of his body was showing, and his face was still blocked by the door curtain, Ji Zhao could recognize him at a glance.

Zong Zhen lifted the curtain to reveal his face, and it was indeed him.

When he saw Ji Zhao, he was obviously a little stunned, and he couldn't help but stop where he was.

Looking at him, Ji Zhao felt sour in his heart. The unremarkable black robe and the hairpin with random wooden hairpins made him look better, but his face was a little pale and his lips were bloodless. because of the crime.

Ji Zhao first looked away, and continued to look down at the book in his hand, but he couldn't read anything anymore.

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Your son-in-law is here! I heard that you went to Liangguo, and I haven't seen you for more than two months. I really miss you!" He was very enthusiastic, "It's a coincidence, this one Mr. is a bookseller who just came to Jinling, and he sent a lot of books, including several of Xiaoyaozi's! There are also early essays!"

"..." Ji Zhao grabbed the paper of the book in his hand, and a group of ants rolled in his heart.

"Look, son-in-law, look!" The shopkeeper was obviously very excited, and he happened to be holding a book in his hand, and stepped forward, "Look! There are some others that I hide behind. If you sell it, I will keep it for you!"

Ji Zhao was upset, so he took the book in his hand and looked down at the cover. This was Xiaoyaozi's early essays.

He opened the cover and read a page, and while he was reading, Zong Zhen moved in the corner of his eyes, and walked past the two of them to the door, the shopkeeper immediately said: "You're leaving now!"

"Yes..." Zong Zhen said indifferently.

The shopkeeper didn't care: "I'll come back when I have a good book in the future! Look, this is His Royal Highness! He likes Xiaoyaozi the most! You send them all!"

Zong Zhen stopped at this moment and looked back at Ji Zhao.

Ji Zhao grasped the book tightly, lowered his head even more, but he kept looking at him from the corner of his eye.

Chen Xing looked at Ji Zhao worriedly, but Ji Zhao felt his fingers were a little stiff, Zong Zhen said, "If you write a letter to Xiaoyaozi, I have a solution."

"... "

It was inconvenient in Liangguo at that time, Zong Zhen said that he had to go back to Jinling to help him send the letter.He wrote many letters to Xiaoyaozi, just waiting to go back to Jinling, but once back to Jinling, the two of them quarreled again... The letter could not be sent, and he would not take the initiative to communicate with Xiaoyaozi I went to find Zong Zhen.

"Oh! This is great!" The shopkeeper was very happy.

"If the son-in-law wants to send a letter, just give the letter to the shopkeeper, and I will send someone to pick it up."

The shopkeeper replied: "Okay, okay!"

Then Zong Zhen's voice was no longer heard, and the shopkeeper walked out. Ji Zhao guessed that Zong Zhen might have left, and the shopkeeper went to see him off.

Chen Xing asked him softly: "Aren't you going to talk to His Highness?"

Ji Zhao pursed his lips: "It's not that I did something wrong, he won't talk to me, why should I talk to him."

"Your Highness is giving in... If we didn't happen to come here today, I wouldn't know that His Highness came quietly to give you Xiaoyaozi's book."

This is true, he is the only one who will come here to buy Xiaoyaozi books.

Chen Xing could see clearly that their lord obviously cared about His Highness very much.

Ji Zhao struggled for a moment, put the book in Chen Xing's arms, turned around and ran out, almost bumped into the shopkeeper who entered the door, "Ouch!" The shopkeeper was so frightened, he turned and watched the son-in-law run away.

As soon as he reached the entrance of the alley, Ji Zhao saw Zong Zhen's back, and he was wearing a bamboo hat, which looked like some kind of knight-errant. Ji Zhao only felt that he looked even better, and he had that sassy vigor.

He paused in his footsteps, stopped, took a deep breath, and planned to follow quietly and talk to no one.

Just like that, he just walked a few steps against the wall when Zong Zhen turned into Moli Lane.

He blinked in disbelief, and quickly ran forward, leaning against the wall at the entrance of the alley, and poked his head in. Zong Zhen not only entered Jasmine Alley, he also entered the gate of one of the houses!

If he didn't know before, since he knew that Ji Chongyuan has a lover here, he knows better than anyone else what kind of existence this Jasmine Lane is!The door Zong Zhen entered had white jasmine silk flowers hanging on it!In the cold wind of winter, there is a charming style on the contrary.

Zong Zhen actually entered this kind of place!