The Way of the Consort

Zong Zhen read the letter over and over again, and at the end, he didn't know how many times he had read it.

He had read almost every letter written by Ji Zhao, but this was the first letter Ji Zhao wrote to him.

Zong Zhen never expected that Ji Zhao would actually write him a letter and send it to that address in Huizhou.

The purpose of this letter is also very clear, calling him "brother" throughout the text, in addition to saying "I'm sorry", that is, "missing you", and telling him to come to Jinling to play when he recovers.Zongzhen looked at it, and he hummed coldly in his heart. He felt that Ji Zhao was used to coaxing people with his mouth, and he would "miss you" and "miss you" to everyone. Anyway, the letter to Zongyan On, it's all like that.

Sure enough, it came to him as well.

Hypocrisy and affectation - this is the evaluation of His Royal Highness.

However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince held the hypocritical letter, but he was reluctant to let it go.

Bao Qing and Cheng Shen were puzzled, what did the son-in-law write?His Highness held it in their hands for almost an hour, but they never put it down.

The two of them stood at the door of the study, peeking in secretly from time to time, and they litigated each other with their eyes.

Just as the fight was in dire straits, Chen Keye came, Baoqing immediately cleared his throat, and went in to report.

Zongzhen pressed Ji Zhao's letter with blank paper that he had cut himself, clasped his hands and pressed it on top, and called Chen Keye in. Chen Keye told him that Xiao Wei had already arrived in Jinling.Xiao Wei is the doctor Zong Mi has been looking for. Xiao Wei is not a doctor commonly used in Prince Zheng's residence, but a doctor of Guo's residence, which is the natal family of the side concubine Guo.

Concubine Guo's mother is expensive because of her son. Although she was canonized as a concubine, she was not favored. In order to win the heart of Prince Zheng, she found three or four beautiful women from her relatives, and arranged for them to enter the mansion. King Zheng was a concubine and lived in her own yard.There are too many women, Prince Zheng is getting older, and there will always be times when he can't stand it anymore. Concubine Guo just wants to keep her, so she asks Xiao Wei to prescribe medicine for Prince Zheng in private.

With the help of medicine, the skills of Lord Zheng and his concubine have increased. In the past few years, several young masters have been born in their mansion.

Prince Zheng was even more complacent about this, and he didn't know how to restrain himself.

Zong Mi has always known about this matter, but he has never cared about it. One is that this is a matter in his father's room, and as a son, he really can't manage it. The heart of a side concubine?

However, too much medicine will always hurt the body, no matter how it is mended afterwards.

Years ago, not long after Zong Mi and Zong Yan brothers returned to Guizhou, Prince Zheng fell on top of a woman.

No one dared to speak out about this matter, a dignified prince, died of horse wind?

Not only is it a shame, but it is also a shocking joke.

It is rare for people in the whole Prince Zheng's mansion to work together on this matter, no one dared to say a word, even the side concubine Guo, who was most sympathetic to her natal family, did not dare to say it, she cried there every day, they tried their best, and at the end they couldn't help it. Failed to save the person.

In his previous life, Zong Zhen had been concealed from it. When he knew that Prince Zheng had passed away, he expressed his sorrow. At the same time, his father immediately canonized his son Zong Mi as the new King Zheng.

Until the time of his death, maybe Ji Zhao felt indifferent and picked a few things to tell him, and this was one of them.

No matter if you don’t know, you already know the truth, and if you don’t take advantage of it, are you a fool?

Zongzhen had sent someone to wait in Guizhou long ago, specially waiting for the incident to happen, and brought Xiao Wei back without anyone noticing it, which would be useful afterwards.

It can be said that things went very smoothly and people were well hidden by Chen Keye.

After Chen Keye finished his report and left, Zong Zhen was in a daze, and he didn't even hear what Baoqing said to him.

According to his plan, it was time for Ji Zhao to make an appearance.

He took away the blank sheets of paper, and Ji Zhao's letter appeared in his field of vision. Ji Zhao, who has not known his name until now, still called him "brother" in the letter. He is familiar with Ji Zhao's handwriting, which is a mess, and a few words are scribbled, and I don't know if it was soaked by water. Ji Zhao in this life is too frizzy, and he must have hidden it too deeply in his previous life. .

Zong Zhen looked at it and sighed.

He thought, maybe the so-called benevolence in his previous life was still at work, and it wasn't that he wanted Ji Zhao's life now, but he just made use of it a little, but he felt a little uncomfortable.

However, no matter how uncomfortable it is, what should be done is still to be done.

He folded the letter from Ji Zhao, pressed it with the rabbit, thought for a while, called Cheng Shen in, and said, "Go and ask in private, is there still fireworks at the Liushang Bureau? Yes, unobtrusive, silent, bring some over quietly."

Cheng Shen didn't know why, so he agreed and went.

Of course there are fireworks, Cheng Shen went to get them himself, and brought back three boxes, Zong Zhen looked at it, nodded, then looked at Cheng Shen: "Send it to the son-in-law..."

Cheng Shen was dumbfounded: "Your Highness..."

"How to send it, you know." Zong Zhen said inscrutablely.

Cheng Shen wanted to say, he didn't know!

Zongzhen said again: "After he received it, about half an hour, you go to the concubine's mansion again, and tell me what I mean. Aunt Changning is living in the hot spring village on the mountain. What happened last time, is it really scary?" Cousin, cousin, he is in good health now, he should make amends and come back in a few days."

"Oh……"

Cheng Shen agreed, and he didn't understand until he left the study and pondered with Bao Qing.

Hey, their Highness is really serious, the son-in-law has even found a reason to go out of the city to set off fireworks!

Ji Zhao was sitting on the couch playing with the rabbit, Yin Ming came in and said, "Mr. Lang, that peddler who sold imported goods from last time is here again."

Ji Zhao wrinkled his nose: "That person is not good, cheating money, years have passed, I won't buy it."

Yin Ming came up and said in a low voice: "I also drove him away directly. He insisted that he had something good, and he showed me it."

"Is it really a good thing?" Ji Zhao looked up at him.

Yin Ming nodded: "You will know when you see it."

"Then have a look!"

It is said that it is a good thing that cannot be easily shown to others. They called the peddler in. Ji Zhao looked at it, and he was really happy immediately. bought.

Chen Xing had many eyes, and asked in a low voice: "My little brother, this thing is a rare item, where did you get it?"

In fact, the "seller" brother who is the personal bodyguard of His Royal Highness also lowered his voice, and said seriously: "I dare not hide it from my son-in-law. I have a fellow from my hometown who works as a handyman in the firearms workshop. Their workshop Responsible for making these things and sending them there..." He pointed in the direction of the palace, "Some don't look good, and if they can't be sent to the palace, they have to be destroyed in private, but you guys understand, hehe..."

Ji Zhao understood that when the water is clear, there will be no fish.

Someone always steals some, and secretly sells them. Anyway, they are secretly stored in the mountains, in empty spaces where no one makes a sound, and no one knows about it.

"The salesman" said again: "The little one dares to say that to your concubine, hehe..."

Ji Zhao was very loyal: "Don't worry, I won't tell this matter!"

The "seller" happily left with an empty shoulder pole and 3000 taels of silver bills. When he returned to the palace, His Royal Highness the crown prince put the silver bills into a small box.

Ji Zhao was also happy. After being happy for a while, he became unhappy again. After buying something, where to put it is also a problem.

It would be best to put it in a village outside the city. The mountains are all his territory, and at night, there will be no one in a radius of ten miles. However, how to get outside the city is a problem.

Do you want to enter the palace again to beg the prince?

But he just came back from the temple, and he also knew that pervert would not agree.

Ji Zhao was troubled and struggling, and came to report outside, and the official Cheng Shen came.

Seeing Cheng Shen and knowing his reason for coming, Ji Zhao wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare to laugh too much, so he could only grit his teeth hard. Cheng Shen felt happy in his heart, and thought: If you are happy, you will be happy!

For this reason, Cheng Shen immediately bowed his head considerately, pretending not to know anything, and then Ji Zhao began to laugh wantonly.

This is called dozing off and just passing the pillow!

Cheng Shen also said: "My son-in-law, Your Highness said, you'd better go out of the city today, have a rest overnight, and go to see Princess Changning early tomorrow."

"No problem, no problem! Definitely!"

Cheng Shen sent them to the gate of the city before returning to report. Ji Zhao was more excited than Zong Zhen imagined.

Zong Zhen felt that the guilt in his heart was lighter, and he also found it ridiculous. Why should he feel guilty towards Ji Zhao?From the beginning to the end, Ji Zhao was sorry for him and betrayed him.

On the night of arriving at Zhuangzi, Ji Zhao set off the fireworks.

At this time, this thing is indeed rare, everyone is happy to see it, and Mother Wei also likes it. The four sons of the drink drink from time to time to observe the face of the son-in-law. It was Cheng Shen who told them to remember the expression of the son-in-law before leaving, in case His Royal Highness would ask. rise.

There were three boxes of fireworks in total, and two boxes were put in. Ji Zhao wanted to put more, but turned around to see the expression of the four drinkers, and wondered, "Why don't you watch the fireworks, and watch what I do?"

"The little ones are happy to see the son-in-law, and they are also happy in their hearts!" Coke said immediately.

"Hmph..." Ji Zhao looked at them with a smile, thinking that he would flatter!

He lifted the lid of the third box, and was about to ask people to take it out, when suddenly he slammed his hands again, Chen Xing was surprised: "What's wrong, sir?"

Ji Zhao put the lid back on, straightened up and said, "Don't let it go, keep it."

"Why? We will go out of the city next time, and we don't know when."

Ji Zhao didn't speak any more, turned around and went back to the house, ran directly to the study, spread out the paper and started writing letters again.

Early the next morning, he went to see Princess Changning to make amends for scaring her girl last time.

Princess Changning is also her own sperm, so how can she have trouble with him, the son-in-law who is very popular with Princess Fuchen and His Majesty?Furthermore, Ji Zhao laughed, his eyes were crooked, and his mouth was cute. The old man was very happy to see him, so he kept what he had said for a long time. He kept Ji Zhao for lunch, and even wanted to keep dinner. Seeing that posture, he wished he could keep Ji Zhao at home for a few days.

It was Ji Zhao who said he still had something to do when he went back to the city, so he reluctantly let Ji Zhao go.

When Ji Zhao left, Princess Changning murmured to her daughter-in-law: "If I knew this grandson of the Yin family was so outstanding, I should have sent someone directly to Yangzhou to say goodbye to our girl." Then she sighed, "I was robbed by the palace." Make it first!"

After Ji Zhao left Princess Changning's Zhuangzi, he led his people back to the city.

He wrote another letter to Huishang brother last night and sent it to Huizhou in a hurry, so he simply went back to the city and forgot about it. He had something on his mind and he was not in the mood to play outside.It doesn't make sense, the brother Huishang fell into the water by him, and he doesn't know how he is now, so he is just playing here.

Helplessly, Princess Changning kept him talking for too long, and when she came out, the sky was already full of sunset, and Ji Zhao was dying, and she only hoped to return to the city before dark.

It was getting late, and there were a lot of people rushing into the city, so the road was a bit crowded. Ji Zhao lifted the curtain of the carriage from time to time to look at the passers-by outside. There were ox carts and mule carts. His gorgeous carriage seemed a bit special, and neither was the carriage. Most people can use it, and everyone will stay away from their carriage without knowing it.

The rest of the crowd became more crowded, and Ji Zhao wanted to tell the driver to step aside, but saw a child who fell off the ox cart and was almost stepped on by a mule from the next cart. Ji Zhao "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The child's father hurried over to pick him up, and the mule's owner also hurried to see if the child was okay, and they were in harmony.

Ji Zhao exclaimed, not because he wanted to help others again, but because he finally remembered something he seemed to have forgotten.

It is recorded in the book that there was a serious stampede accident in Guizhou, and it was in spring, during the Flower Festival, when everyone went outside the city for a spring outing, a wild boar ran out of the forest, the wild boar bit people, people stomped on people, Many people died.

Most of the accidents that can be specially recorded in the history books are relatively serious accidents.

Ji Zhao couldn't remember exactly which year's spring day it was, but he had never heard it mentioned, so it meant that it hadn't happened yet.

He was even more anxious, and wanted to go back and immediately write a letter to tell Zong Yan about it.

This is actually very easy to avoid, as long as the number of people participating in the Hua Chao Festival is controlled, or the living things in the forest are watched, it will be fine.

But how can he convince Zongyan to believe his words?How should he tell Zongyan?

Ji Zhao sighed, it would be great if he could go to Guizhou, and it would be better to tell Zongyan face to face than to say it in a letter, but he also knew how the crown prince would let him leave Jinling.